ten: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ten
- gotten«Word Popularity Bar5/5
get
- noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquire.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
- noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
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beaten
- adjective formed or made thin by hammering
- beaten gold
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out; vanquish.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- adjective formed or made thin by hammering
- often5/5
often
- adverb many times at short intervals
oftentimes; frequently; oft; ofttimes.
- we often met over a cup of coffee
- adverb frequently or in great quantities
much; a great deal.
- I don't drink much
- I don't travel much
- adverb many times at short intervals
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written
- adjective set down in writing in any of various ways
- written evidence
- verb produce a literary work
write; pen; compose; indite.
- She composed a poem
- He wrote four novels
- adjective set down in writing in any of various ways
- eaten5/5
eat
- verb take in solid food
- She was eating a banana
- What did you eat for dinner last night?
- verb eat a meal; take a meal
- We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls
- I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation
- verb take in solid food
- listen5/5
listen
- verb hear with intention
- Listen to the sound of this cello
- verb listen and pay attention
take heed; hear.
- Listen to your father
- We must hear the expert before we make a decision
- verb hear with intention
- forgotten5/5
forgotten
- adjective satellite not noticed inadvertently
disregarded.
- her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night
- he was scolded for his forgotten chores
- verb dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
bury; forget.
- I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
- adjective satellite not noticed inadvertently
- soften4/5
soften
- verb make (images or sounds) soft or softer
- verb lessen in force or effect
break; damp; weaken; dampen.
- soften a shock
- break a fall
- verb make (images or sounds) soft or softer
- tighten4/5
tighten
- verb make tight or tighter
fasten.
- Tighten the wire
- verb become tight or tighter
- The rope tightened
- verb make tight or tighter
- straighten4/5
straighten
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
unbend.
- verb make straight
straighten out.
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
- shorten4/5
shorten
- verb make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
- He shortened his trip due to illness
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
- molten4/5
molten
- adjective satellite reduced to liquid form by heating
liquefied; liquified.
- a mass of molten rock
- verb reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
melt down; run; melt.
- melt butter
- melt down gold
- The wax melted in the sun
- adjective satellite reduced to liquid form by heating
- hasten4/5
hasten
- verb act or move at high speed
rush; festinate; look sharp; hurry.
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
- verb move fast
rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; speed; pelt along; rush along.
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- verb act or move at high speed
- bitten4/5
bite
- noun a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- noun a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
bit; morsel.
- all they had left was a bit of bread
- noun a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- rewritten4/5
rewrite
- noun something that has been written again
rescript; revision.
- the rewrite was much better
- verb write differently; alter the writing of
- The student rewrote his thesis
- noun something that has been written again
- threaten4/5
threaten
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
- rotten4/5
rotten
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; shitty; stinky; crappy; lousy; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
rotted; decayed.
- rotten floor boards
- rotted beams
- a decayed foundation
- adjective satellite very bad
- austen4/5
austen
- noun English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
Jane Austen.
- noun English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
- frighten4/5
frighten
- verb cause fear in
scare; fright; affright.
- The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
- Ghosts could never affright her
- verb drive out by frightening
- verb cause fear in
- kindergarten4/5
kindergarten
- noun a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
- noun a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
- handwritten4/5
handwritten
- adjective satellite written by hand
- adjective satellite written by hand
- lighten3/5
lighten
- verb make more cheerful
lighten up; buoy up.
- the conversation lightened me up a bit
- verb reduce the weight on; make lighter
- she lightened the load on the tired donkey
- verb make more cheerful
- fasten3/5
fasten
- verb cause to be firmly attached
fix; secure.
- fasten the lock onto the door
- she fixed her gaze on the man
- verb become fixed or fastened
- This dress fastens in the back
- verb cause to be firmly attached
- flatten3/5
flatten
- verb make flat or flatter
- flatten a road
- flatten your stomach with these exercises
- verb become flat or flatter
flatten out.
- The landscape flattened
- verb make flat or flatter
- brighten3/5
brighten
- verb make lighter or brighter
lighten; lighten up.
- The paint will brighten the room
- verb become clear
clear up; clear; light up.
- The sky cleared after the storm
- verb make lighter or brighter
- heighten3/5
heighten
- verb become more extreme
rise.
- The tension heightened
- verb make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
- heightened interest
- verb become more extreme
- smitten3/5
smitten
- adjective satellite (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
stricken; struck.
- conscience-smitten
- awe-struck
- verb inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
smite.
- adjective satellite (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
- batten3/5
batten
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
batting.
- noun a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- begotten3/5
begotten
- adjective satellite (of offspring) generated by procreation
- naturally begotten child
- verb make children
engender; sire; get; father; mother; bring forth; beget; generate.
- Abraham begot Isaac
- Men often father children but don't recognize them
- adjective satellite (of offspring) generated by procreation
- patten3/5
patten
- noun footwear usually with wooden soles
geta; clog; sabot.
- noun footwear usually with wooden soles
- kitten3/5
kitten
- noun young domestic cat
kitty.
- verb have kittens
- our cat kittened again this year
- noun young domestic cat
- tungsten3/5
tungsten
- noun 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
atomic number 74; W; wolfram.
- noun 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
- enlighten3/5
enlighten
- verb make understand
edify.
- Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
irradiate.
- verb make understand
- gluten3/5
gluten
- noun a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
- noun a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
- unwritten3/5
unwritten
- adjective based on custom rather than documentation
- an unwritten law
- rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence
- adjective satellite using speech rather than writing
oral.
- an oral tradition
- an oral agreement
- adjective based on custom rather than documentation
- britten3/5
britten
- noun major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
Edward Benjamin Britten; Lord Britten of Aldeburgh; Benjamin Britten.
- noun major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
- marten3/5
marten
- noun agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
marten cat.
- noun agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
- kristen3/5
kristen
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- staten3/5
staten
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- kirsten3/5
kirsten
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- mountbatten3/5
mountbatten
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- typewritten2/5
typewrite
- verb write by means of a keyboard with types
type.
- type the acceptance letter, please
- verb write by means of a keyboard with types
- sweeten2/5
sweeten
- verb make sweeter in taste
dulcify; edulcorate; dulcorate.
- verb make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable
- sweeten a deal
- verb make sweeter in taste
- fatten2/5
fatten
- verb make fat or plump
fatten up; fat; fill out; flesh out; fatten out; plump out; plump.
- We will plump out that poor starving child
- verb make fat or plump
- chasten2/5
chasten
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- verb restrain
moderate; temper.
- verb censure severely
- moisten2/5
moisten
- verb make moist
wash; dampen.
- The dew moistened the meadows
- verb moisten with fine drops
drizzle.
- drizzle the meat with melted butter
- verb make moist
- overwritten2/5
overwrite
- verb write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
- overwrite that file
- verb write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
- glisten2/5
glisten
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glister; scintillation; glitter; sparkle.
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- quieten2/5
quieten
- verb become quiet or quieter
quiesce; pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb become quiet or quieter
- christen2/5
christen
- verb administer baptism to
baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- verb administer baptism to
- lenten2/5
lenten
- adjective of or relating to or suitable for Lent
- lenten food
- adjective of or relating to or suitable for Lent
- whiten2/5
whiten
- verb turn white
white.
- This detergent will whiten your laundry
- verb turn white
- platen2/5
platen
- noun work table of a machine tool
- noun the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
- noun work table of a machine tool
- unfasten2/5
unfasten
- verb cause to become undone
- unfasten your belt
- verb become undone or untied
- The shoelaces unfastened
- verb cause to become undone
- gestalten2/5
gestalt
- noun a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
- noun a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
- underwritten2/5
underwrite
- verb guarantee financial support of
subvent; subvention.
- The opera tour was subvented by a bank
- verb protect by insurance
insure; cover.
- The insurance won't cover this
- verb guarantee financial support of
- akhenaten2/5
akhenaten
- noun early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
Ikhanaton; Akhenaton; Amenhotep IV.
- noun early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
- mitten2/5
mitten
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- aten2/5
aten
- noun the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten
Aton.
- noun the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten
- misbegotten2/5
misbegotten
- adjective satellite born out of wedlock
spurious; bastardly; misbegot.
- the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
- adjective satellite born out of wedlock
- frostbitten2/5
frostbitten
- adjective satellite injured by freezing or partial freezing
- frostbitten fingers
- frostbitten grapes unsalable as fresh fruit
- adjective satellite injured by freezing or partial freezing
- unbeaten2/5
unbeaten
- adjective satellite not conquered
unvanquished; unconquered.
- adjective satellite not conquered
- wheaten2/5
wheaten
- adjective of or relating to or derived from wheat
wholemeal; whole-wheat.
- wheaten bread
- adjective of or relating to or derived from wheat
- verboten2/5
verboten
- adjective satellite excluded from use or mention
proscribed; forbidden; tabu; prohibited; taboo; out.
- forbidden fruit
- in our house dancing and playing cards were out
- a taboo subject
- adjective satellite excluded from use or mention
- sten2/5
sten
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- whitten2/5
whitten
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- maarten2/5
maarten
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- witten2/5
witten
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- garten2/5
garten
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- sudeten2/5
sudeten
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- totten2/5
totten
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- wooten2/5
wooten
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- seiten2/5
seiten
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- hapten2/5
hapten
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- uneaten2/5
uneaten
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- prekindergarten2/5
prekindergarten
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- paten2/5
paten
A plate. Obs.
- sitten2/5
sitten
p. p. of Sit , for sat.
- weatherbeaten2/5
- moten2/5
moten
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- dishearten1/5
dishearten
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
put off.
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
- foreshorten1/5
foreshorten
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- tauten1/5
tauten
- verb become taut or tauter
firm.
- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
- verb make taut or tauter
firm.
- tauten a rope
- verb become taut or tauter
- neaten1/5
neaten
- verb put (things or places) in order
straighten out; tidy up; tidy; straighten; clean up; square away.
- Tidy up your room!
- verb care for one's external appearance
groom.
- He is always well-groomed
- verb put (things or places) in order
- straiten1/5
straiten
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
distress.
- verb squeeze together
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
- lofoten1/5
lofoten
- noun a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea
- noun a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea
- browbeaten1/5
browbeat
- verb be bossy towards
bully; ballyrag; bullyrag; hector; push around; boss around; strong-arm.
- Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
- verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
swagger; bully.
- verb be bossy towards
- hearten1/5
hearten
- verb give encouragement to
embolden; cheer; recreate.
- verb give encouragement to
- ghostwritten1/5
ghostwrite
- verb write for someone else
ghost.
- How many books have you ghostwritten so far?
- verb write for someone else
- sauerbraten1/5
sauerbraten
- noun pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings
- noun pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings
- festschriften1/5
festschrift
- noun a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
- noun a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
- oaten1/5
oaten
- adjective of or related to or derived from oats
- oaten bread
- adjective of or related to or derived from oats
- latten1/5
latten
- noun brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
- noun brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
- capoten1/5
capoten
- noun 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
captopril.
- noun 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
- boughten1/5
boughten
- adjective satellite purchased; not homemade
store-bought.
- my boughten clothes
- a store-bought dress
- adjective satellite purchased; not homemade
- gesellschaften1/5
- putten1/5
putten
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- cowritten1/5
- harten1/5
harten
To hearten; to encourage; to incite. Obs. Spenser.
- unforgotten1/5
unforgotten
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- pecten1/5
pecten
(Anat.) (a) A vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous humor within the globe of the eye in birds, and in many reptiles and fishes; -- also called marsupium .(b) The pubic bone.
- litten1/5
litten
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- unbegotten1/5
unbegotten
Not begot; not yet generated; also, having never been generated; self-existent; eternal.
- outen1/5
outen
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- laten1/5
latin
Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the .Latin language
- chorten1/5
chorten
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- gemeinschaften1/5
- platten1/5
platten
(Glass Making) To flatten and make into sheets or plates; as, to .platten cylinder glass
- smarten1/5
smarten
To make smart or spruce; -- usually with up. Colloq.She had to go and smarten herself up somewhat. W. Black.
- parten1/5
parten
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- withouten1/5
withouten
Without. Obs. Chaucer.
- eten1/5
eat
- verb take in solid food
- She was eating a banana
- What did you eat for dinner last night?
- verb eat a meal; take a meal
- We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls
- I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation
- verb take in solid food
- basten1/5
baste
- noun a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
basting stitch; basting; tacking.
- verb cover with liquid before cooking
- baste a roast
- noun a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
- casten1/5
casten
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- salten1/5
- overtighten1/5
overtighten
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- ratten1/5
ratten
To deprive feloniously of the tools used in one's employment (as by breaking or stealing them), for the purpose of annoying; Trades-union Cant J. McCarthy.as, to .ratten a mechanic who works during a strike
- luiten1/5
- widmanstatten1/5
widmanstatten
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- letten1/5
let
- noun a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
Army of the Pure; Army of the Righteous; Lashkar-e-Taiba; Lashkar-e-Tayyiba; Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus
- noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
net ball.
- noun a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
- kanten1/5
kanten
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- voeten1/5
- fitten1/5
- retighten1/5
retighten
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- gesten1/5
gesten
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- groten1/5
groten
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- overeaten1/5
overeat
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
engorge; gormandize; gormandise; overgorge; glut; satiate; englut; stuff; ingurgitate; overindulge; gorge; scarf out; gourmandize; binge; pig out.
- She stuffed herself at the dinner
- The kids binged on ice cream
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
- refasten1/5
refasten
To fasten again.
- gatten1/5
gatten
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- bursten1/5
bursten
p. p. of Obs.Burst , v. i.
- tutankhaten1/5
- rechristen1/5
rechristen
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- shotten1/5
shotten
Having ejected the spawn; Shak.as, a .shotten herring
- gritten1/5
- heaten1/5
heaten
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Suffixes of ten
- tend«Word Popularity Bar5/5
tend
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- verb have care of or look after
- She tends to the children
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- tends5/5
tend
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- verb have care of or look after
- She tends to the children
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- tended5/5
tend
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- verb have care of or look after
- She tends to the children
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- tender5/5
tender
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
legal tender; stamp.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
attendant; attender.
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- tense5/5
tense
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- verb become stretched or tense or taut
strain.
- the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
- "the rope strained when the weight was attached
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- tenth5/5
tenth
- noun a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
ten percent; tenth part; one-tenth.
- noun position ten in a countable series of things
- noun a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
- tendency5/5
tendency
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
disposition; inclination.
- he had an inclination to give up too easily
- a tendency to be too strict
- noun an inclination to do something
propensity; leaning.
- he felt leanings toward frivolity
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- tension5/5
tension
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
stress; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
tautness; tenseness; tensity.
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- tensions5/5
tension
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
stress; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
tautness; tenseness; tensity.
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- tendencies5/5
tendency
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
disposition; inclination.
- he had an inclination to give up too easily
- a tendency to be too strict
- noun an inclination to do something
propensity; leaning.
- he felt leanings toward frivolity
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- tenure5/5
tenure
- noun the term during which some position is held
term of office; incumbency.
- noun the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
land tenure.
- noun the term during which some position is held
- tent5/5
tent
- noun a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
collapsible shelter.
- he pitched his tent near the creek
- noun a web that resembles a tent or carpet
- noun a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
- tenant5/5
tenant
- noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
renter.
- the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent
- noun a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
- noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
- tennis5/5
tennis
- noun a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
lawn tennis.
- noun a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
- tennessee5/5
tennessee
- noun a state in east central United States
TN; Volunteer State.
- noun 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
Tennessee River.
- noun a state in east central United States
- tens4/5
ten
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
10; decade; tenner; X.
- noun one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
ten-spot.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- tending4/5
tending
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; attention; care.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given; tend.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- tenants4/5
tenant
- noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
renter.
- the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent
- noun a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
- noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
- tenderness4/5
tenderness
- noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- noun a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
soreness; rawness.
- 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
- noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- tents4/5
tent
- noun a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
collapsible shelter.
- he pitched his tent near the creek
- noun a web that resembles a tent or carpet
- noun a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
- tentative4/5
tentative
- adjective satellite under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
provisional; probationary; provisionary.
- probationary employees
- a provisional government
- just a tentative schedule
- adjective satellite unsettled in mind or opinion
doubtful.
- drew a few tentative conclusions
- adjective satellite under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
- tensile4/5
tensile
- adjective of or relating to tension
- tensile stress
- tensile pull
- adjective satellite capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
ductile; pliable; malleable; pliant; tractile.
- ductile copper
- malleable metals such as gold
- they soaked the leather to made it pliable
- pliant molten glass
- made of highly tensile steel alloy
- adjective of or relating to tension
- tenor4/5
tenor
- noun the adult male singing voice above baritone
tenor voice.
- noun the pitch range of the highest male voice
- noun the adult male singing voice above baritone
- tensor4/5
tensor
- noun a generalization of the concept of a vector
- noun any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
- noun a generalization of the concept of a vector
- tentatively4/5
tentatively
- adverb in a tentative manner
- we agreed tentatively on a dinner date
- adverb in a tentative manner
- tenancy4/5
tenancy
- noun an act of being a tenant or occupant
occupancy.
- noun an act of being a tenant or occupant
- tennyson4/5
tennyson
- noun Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
First Baron Tennyson; Alfred Tennyson; Alfred Lord Tennyson.
- noun Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
- tendon4/5
tendon
- noun a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
sinew.
- noun a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
- tenets4/5
tenet
- noun a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
dogma.
- noun a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
- tendons4/5
tendon
- noun a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
sinew.
- noun a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
- tenderly4/5
tenderly
- adverb with tenderness; in a tender manner
- tenderly she placed her arms round him
- adverb with tenderness; in a tender manner
- tensed3/5
tensed
- adjective satellite having inflections to indicate tense
- verb become stretched or tense or taut
strain; tense.
- the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
- "the rope strained when the weight was attached
- adjective satellite having inflections to indicate tense
- tenses3/5
tense
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- verb become stretched or tense or taut
strain.
- the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
- "the rope strained when the weight was attached
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- tendered3/5
tender
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
legal tender; stamp.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
attendant; attender.
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- tenders3/5
tender
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
legal tender; stamp.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
attendant; attender.
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- tendering3/5
tender
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
legal tender; stamp.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
attendant; attender.
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- tenuous3/5
tenuous
- adjective satellite having thin consistency
- a tenuous fluid
- adjective satellite very thin in gauge or diameter
- a tenuous thread
- adjective satellite having thin consistency
- tenacity3/5
tenacity
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; persistency; tenaciousness; doggedness; pertinacity; persistence.
- noun persistent determination
- tenacious3/5
tenacious
- adjective good at remembering
recollective; long; retentive.
- a retentive mind
- tenacious memory
- adjective satellite stubbornly unyielding
dour; dogged; persistent; unyielding; pertinacious.
- dogged persistence
- dour determination
- the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
- a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot
- men tenacious of opinion
- adjective good at remembering
- tenths3/5
tenth
- noun a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
ten percent; tenth part; one-tenth.
- noun position ten in a countable series of things
- noun a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
- tenured3/5
tenured
- adjective satellite appointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime
- an irremovable officer
- a tenured professor
- verb give life-time employment to
tenure.
- She was tenured after she published her book
- adjective satellite appointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime
- tenement3/5
tenement
- noun a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
tenement house.
- noun a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
- tentacles3/5
tentacle
- noun something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
- caught in the tentacles of organized crime
- noun 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
- noun something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
- tenements3/5
tenement
- noun a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
tenement house.
- noun a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
- tendrils3/5
tendril
- noun slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
- noun slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
- tenable3/5
tenable
- adjective satellite based on sound reasoning or evidence
well-founded.
- well-founded suspicions
- adjective satellite based on sound reasoning or evidence
- tenet3/5
tenet
- noun a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
dogma.
- noun a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
- tenfold3/5
tenfold
- adjective satellite containing ten or ten parts
denary; ten-fold.
- adverb by ten times as much
- the population increased tenfold
- adjective satellite containing ten or ten parts
- tenaciously3/5
tenaciously
- adverb with obstinate determination
doggedly.
- he pursued her doggedly
- adverb with obstinate determination
- teng3/5
teng
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- tenner2/5
tenner
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
10; decade; ten; X.
- noun a United States bill worth 10 dollars
ten dollar bill.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- tensing2/5
tense
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- verb become stretched or tense or taut
strain.
- the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
- "the rope strained when the weight was attached
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- tenures2/5
tenure
- noun the term during which some position is held
term of office; incumbency.
- noun the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
land tenure.
- noun the term during which some position is held
- tenderest2/5
tender
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
legal tender; stamp.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
attendant; attender.
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- tenderer2/5
tender
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
legal tender; stamp.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
attendant; attender.
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- tensors2/5
tensor
- noun a generalization of the concept of a vector
- noun any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
- noun a generalization of the concept of a vector
- tenon2/5
tenon
- noun a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
- noun a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
- tendentious2/5
tendentious
- adjective satellite having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
tendencious.
- a tendentious account of recent elections
- distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion
- adjective satellite having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
- tenantry2/5
tenantry
- noun tenants of an estate considered as a group
- noun tenants of an estate considered as a group
- tenseness2/5
tenseness
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
tension; tautness; tensity.
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
tension; stress.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
- tenons2/5
tenon
- noun a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
- noun a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
- tennessean2/5
tennessean
- noun a native or resident of Tennessee
Volunteer.
- noun a native or resident of Tennessee
- tenia2/5
tenia
- noun a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
taenia; fillet.
- noun a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
- tennesseans2/5
tennessean
- noun a native or resident of Tennessee
Volunteer.
- noun a native or resident of Tennessee
- tenderloin2/5
tenderloin
- noun a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
combat zone.
- noun the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
undercut.
- noun a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
- tendinitis2/5
tendinitis
- noun inflammation of a tendon
tenonitis; tendonitis.
- noun inflammation of a tendon
- tenancies2/5
tenancy
- noun an act of being a tenant or occupant
occupancy.
- noun an act of being a tenant or occupant
- tenerife2/5
tenerife
- noun a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands
- noun a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands
- tentacle2/5
tentacle
- noun something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
- caught in the tentacles of organized crime
- noun 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
- noun something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
- tented2/5
tent
- noun a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
collapsible shelter.
- he pitched his tent near the creek
- noun a web that resembles a tent or carpet
- noun a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
- tenors2/5
tenor
- noun the adult male singing voice above baritone
tenor voice.
- noun the pitch range of the highest male voice
- noun the adult male singing voice above baritone
- tendril2/5
tendril
- noun slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
- noun slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
- tenanted2/5
tenanted
- adjective satellite resided in; having tenants
occupied.
- not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up
- verb occupy as a tenant
tenant.
- adjective satellite resided in; having tenants
- tendonitis2/5
tendonitis
- noun inflammation of a tendon
tenonitis; tendinitis.
- noun inflammation of a tendon
- tenderfoot2/5
tenderfoot
- noun an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
- noun an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
- tentorium2/5
tentorium
- noun (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum
- noun (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum
- tenting2/5
tenting
- noun the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
encampment; bivouacking; camping.
- verb live in or as if in a tent
bivouac; camp; encamp; camp out; tent.
- Can we go camping again this summer?
- The circus tented near the town
- The houseguests had to camp in the living room
- noun the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
- tensely2/5
tensely
- adverb in a tense manner
- he sat down tensely
- adverb in a tense manner
- tenosynovitis2/5
tenosynovitis
- noun inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath
tendosynovitis; tendonous synovitis.
- noun inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath
- tenno2/5
tenno
- noun the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno
mikado.
- noun the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno
- tenesmus2/5
tenesmus
- noun painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome
- noun painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome
- tendinous2/5
tendinous
- adjective consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
sinewy.
- adjective consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
- tenuously2/5
tenuously
- adverb in a tenuous manner
- his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars
- adverb in a tenuous manner
- tenderhearted2/5
tenderhearted
- adjective satellite easily moved to love
- adjective satellite easily moved by another's distress
- a noble tenderhearted creature who sympathizes with all the human race"- W.M.Thackeray
- adjective satellite easily moved to love
- tench2/5
tench
- noun freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water
Tinca tinca.
- noun freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water
- tenochtitlan2/5
tenochtitlan
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- tenn2/5
ten
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
10; decade; tenner; X.
- noun one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
ten-spot.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- tensioned2/5
tension
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
stress; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
tautness; tenseness; tensity.
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- tensioning2/5
tension
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
stress; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
tautness; tenseness; tensity.
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- tene2/5
tene
See 1st and 2d Obs.Teen .
- tentativeness2/5
tentativeness
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- tenzing2/5
tenzing
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- tenseless2/5
tenseless
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- tendance2/5
tendance
The act of attending or waiting; attendance. Archaic Spenser.The breath Of her sweet tendance hovering over him. Tennyson.
- tendre2/5
tend
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- verb have care of or look after
- She tends to the children
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- teniente2/5
- tenurial2/5
- tensegrity2/5
- tenggara2/5
tenggara
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- tensioner2/5
tension
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
stress; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
tautness; tenseness; tensity.
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- tenuis2/5
tenuis
(Gr. Gram.) One of the three surd mutes κ, π, τ; -- so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, γ, β, δ, and their aspirates, χ, φ, θ. The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages.
- tenax2/5
tenax
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- tenue2/5
tenue
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- tenderers2/5
tender
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
legal tender; stamp.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
attendant; attender.
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- tention2/5
tention
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- tenga2/5
tenga
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- tenderize1/5
tenderize
- verb make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
tender; tenderise.
- tenderize meat
- verb make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
- tenderizing1/5
tenderize
- verb make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
tender; tenderise.
- tenderize meat
- verb make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
- tenderized1/5
tenderized
- adjective satellite made tender as by marinating or pounding
tenderised.
- tenderized meat
- verb make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
tender; tenderise; tenderize.
- tenderize meat
- adjective satellite made tender as by marinating or pounding
- tenderizes1/5
tenderize
- verb make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
tender; tenderise.
- tenderize meat
- verb make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
- tenuity1/5
tenuity
- noun relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
thinness; slenderness.
- the tenuity of a hair
- the thinness of a rope
- noun a rarified quality
low density; rarity.
- the tenuity of the upper atmosphere
- noun relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
- tenderizer1/5
tenderizer
- noun a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender
tenderiser.
- noun a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender
- tenderization1/5
tenderization
- noun the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it
tenderisation.
- noun the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it
- tenderizers1/5
tenderizer
- noun a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender
tenderiser.
- noun a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender
- tenterhooks1/5
tenterhook
- noun one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
- noun one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
- tensity1/5
tensity
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
tension; tautness; tenseness.
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
- tenge1/5
tenge
- noun 100 tenge equal 1 manat in Turkmenistan
- noun the basic unit of money in Kazakhstan
- noun 100 tenge equal 1 manat in Turkmenistan
- tentmaker1/5
tentmaker
- noun someone who makes or repairs tents
- noun someone who makes or repairs tents
- tenaciousness1/5
tenaciousness
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; persistency; doggedness; tenacity; pertinacity; persistence.
- noun persistent determination
- tendernesses1/5
tenderness
- noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- noun a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
soreness; rawness.
- 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
- noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- tenpins1/5
tenpins
- noun bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
tenpin bowling.
- noun one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling
tenpin.
- noun bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
- teniae1/5
tenia
- noun a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
taenia; fillet.
- noun a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
- tensional1/5
tensional
- adjective of or relating to or produced by tension
- adjective of or relating to or produced by tension
- tenter1/5
tenter
- noun a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
- noun a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
- tenser1/5
tense
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- verb become stretched or tense or taut
strain.
- the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
- "the rope strained when the weight was attached
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- tensiometer1/5
tensiometer
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil
- tenability1/5
tenability
- noun the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
reasonableness; tenableness.
- he questioned the tenability of my claims
- noun the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
- tenderloins1/5
tenderloin
- noun a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
combat zone.
- noun the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
undercut.
- noun a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
- tendentiously1/5
tendentiously
- adverb in a tendentious manner
- the paper reported rather tendentiously on the war atrocities
- adverb in a tendentious manner
- tensiometers1/5
tensiometer
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil
- tendentiousness1/5
tendentiousness
- noun an intentional and controversial bias
- noun an intentional and controversial bias
- tenderfeet1/5
tenderfoot
- noun an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
- noun an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
- tenters1/5
tenter
- noun a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
- noun a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
- tensest1/5
tense
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- verb become stretched or tense or taut
strain.
- the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
- "the rope strained when the weight was attached
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- tenpin1/5
tenpin
- noun one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling
- noun one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling
- tenanting1/5
tenant
- noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
renter.
- the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent
- noun a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
- noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
- tenniel1/5
tenniel
- noun English cartoonist (1820-1914)
Sir John Tenniel.
- noun English cartoonist (1820-1914)
- tenebrous1/5
tenebrous
- adjective satellite dark and gloomy
tenebrious; tenebrific.
- a tenebrous cave
- adjective satellite dark and gloomy
- tentacular1/5
tentacular
- adjective of or relating to or resembling tentacles
- adjective of or relating to or resembling tentacles
- tentacled1/5
tentacled
- adjective having tentacles
- adjective having tentacles
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tenebrionidae
- noun a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
family Tenebrionidae.
- noun a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
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tenrec
- noun small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
tendrac.
- noun small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
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tenorist
- noun a musician who plays the tenor saxophone
tenor saxophonist.
- noun a musician who plays the tenor saxophone
- tensionless1/5
tensionless
- adjective satellite free from tension
- adjective satellite free from tension
- tenrec1/5
tenrec
- noun small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
tendrac.
- noun small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
- tenormin1/5
tenormin
- noun 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.)
atenolol.
- noun 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.)
- tenpence1/5
tenpence
- noun a decimal coin worth ten pennies
- noun a decimal coin worth ten pennies
- tenebrionid1/5
tenebrionid
- noun sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
darkling groung beetle; darkling beetle.
- noun sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
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tenderheartedness
- noun warm compassionate feelings
tenderness.
- noun warm compassionate feelings
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tenotomy
(Surg.) The division of a tendon, or the act of dividing a tendon.
- tenny1/5
tenny
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teneriffe
A white wine resembling Madeira in taste, but more tart, produced in Teneriffe, one of the Canary Islands; -- called also Vidonia .
- tendo1/5
tendo
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tentorial
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- tendances1/5
tendance
The act of attending or waiting; attendance. Archaic Spenser.The breath Of her sweet tendance hovering over him. Tennyson.
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tenor
- noun the adult male singing voice above baritone
tenor voice.
- noun the pitch range of the highest male voice
- noun the adult male singing voice above baritone
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tentation
Trial; temptation. Obs. Sir T. Browne.
- tenent1/5
tenent
A tenet. Obs. Bp. Sanderson.
- tendenz1/5
tendenz
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- tendu1/5
tendu
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- tensive1/5
tensive
Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction. A tensive pain from distension of the parts. Floyer.
- tenuousness1/5
tenuousness
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- tengu1/5
- tenuto1/5
tenuto
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- tenne1/5
ten
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
10; decade; tenner; X.
- noun one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
ten-spot.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- tenens1/5
tenens
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- tenore1/5
tenore
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tenebrae
(R. C. Ch.) The matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week, commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, -- usually sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, instead of on the following days.
- tendresse1/5
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tentative
- adjective satellite under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
provisional; probationary; provisionary.
- probationary employees
- a provisional government
- just a tentative schedule
- adjective satellite unsettled in mind or opinion
doubtful.
- drew a few tentative conclusions
- adjective satellite under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
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tenantless
Having no tenants; unoccupied; Shak.as, a .tenantless mansion
- tenoned1/5
tenon
- noun a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
- noun a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
- tenella1/5
tenella
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tendential
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tenaculum
(Surg.) An instrument consisting of a fine, sharp hook attached to a handle, and used mainly for taking up arteries, and the like.
- tendent1/5
tendent
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tenace
(Whist) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best with third best card of a suit in any hand.
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tenuis
(Gr. Gram.) One of the three surd mutes κ, π, τ; -- so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, γ, β, δ, and their aspirates, χ, φ, θ. The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages.
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tenuifolia
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tennesseeans
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tenpenny
Valued or sold at ten pence; as, a . See 2dtenpenny cakePenny , n.
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tenebrio
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- tenuit1/5
tenuit
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tenne
(Her.) A tincture, rarely employed, which is considered as an orange color or bright brown. It is represented by diagonal lines from sinister to dexter, crossed by vertical lines.
- tendant1/5
tendant
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- tensioners1/5
tensioners
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- tenso1/5
tenso
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tennesseean
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- tendres1/5
tendres
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- tentage1/5
tentage
A collection of tents; an encampment. Obs. Drayton.
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tentacula
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- tenoning1/5
tenon
- noun a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
- noun a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
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- tenuate1/5
tenuate
To make thin; to attenuate. R.
- tentations1/5
tentation
Trial; temptation. Obs. Sir T. Browne.
- tenendum1/5
- tenantable1/5
tenantable
Fit to be rented; in a condition suitable for a tenant. --Ten"ant*a*ble*ness , n.
- tendido1/5
tendido
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tendus
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tenson
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teneral
(Zoöl.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a condition assumed by the imago of certain Neuroptera, after exclusion from the pupa. In this state the insect is soft, and has not fully attained its mature coloring.
Derived words of ten
- content«Word Popularity Bar5/5
content
- noun 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
- noun what a communication that is about something is about
message; substance; subject matter.
- noun everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
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extended
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
lengthy; protracted; prolonged; drawn-out.
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen; extend.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
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contents
- noun a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
table of contents.
- noun everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
content.
- he emptied the contents of his pockets
- the two groups were similar in content
- noun a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
- extend5/5
extend
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
go; run; lead; pass.
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- verb extend in scope or range or area
- patent5/5
patent
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
patent of invention.
- noun an official document granting a right or privilege
letters patent.
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
- extending5/5
extend
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
go; run; lead; pass.
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- verb extend in scope or range or area
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extend
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
go; run; lead; pass.
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- verb extend in scope or range or area
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consistency
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
body; consistence; eubstance.
- wool has more body than rayon
- when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
consistence.
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
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extent
- noun 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
- noun the distance or area or volume over which something extends
- the vast extent of the desert
- an orchard of considerable extent
- noun the point or degree to which something extends
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intended
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
- your intended trip abroad
- an intended insult
- verb have in mind as a purpose
intend; think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
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sentence
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- he always spoke in grammatical sentences
- noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
condemnation; judgment of conviction; conviction.
- the conviction came as no surprise
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
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consistent
- adjective (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
- testimony consistent with the known facts
- I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR
- adjective capable of being reproduced
reproducible.
- astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
- adjective (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
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maintenance
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
upkeep; care.
- he wrote the manual on car care
- noun means of maintenance of a family or group
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
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extension
- noun 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
- noun act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
- extension of the program to all in need
- noun a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
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intensity
- noun the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
strength; intensity level.
- he adjusted the intensity of the sound
- they measured the station's signal strength
- noun high level or degree; the property of being intense
intensiveness.
- noun the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
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sentence
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- he always spoke in grammatical sentences
- noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
condemnation; judgment of conviction; conviction.
- the conviction came as no surprise
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
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intend
- verb have in mind as a purpose
think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- verb design or destine
destine; specify; designate.
- She was intended to become the director
- verb have in mind as a purpose
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attention
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attending.
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; tending; care.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
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existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
being; beingness.
- a point of view gradually coming into being
- laws in existence for centuries
- noun everything that exists anywhere
universe; creation; macrocosm; world; cosmos.
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
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extensive
- adjective satellite large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
extended.
- an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
- extended farm lands
- surgeons with extended experience
- they suffered extensive damage
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
wide; across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
- adjective satellite large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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intention
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
aim; design; intent; purpose.
- 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
- noun (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
- his intentions are entirely honorable
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- intense5/5
intense
- adjective possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
- intense heat
- intense anxiety
- intense desire
- intense emotion
- the skunk's intense acrid odor
- intense pain
- enemy fire was intense
- adjective satellite extremely sharp or intense
acute.
- acute pain
- felt acute annoyance
- intense itching and burning
- adjective possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
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threatened
- adjective satellite (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
- the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- adjective satellite (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
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intent
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
aim; intention; design; purpose.
- 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
- noun the intended meaning of a communication
spirit; purport.
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
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lieutenant
- noun a commissioned military officer
- noun an officer in a police force
police lieutenant.
- noun a commissioned military officer
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intention
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
aim; design; intent; purpose.
- 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
- noun (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
- his intentions are entirely honorable
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
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persistent
- adjective satellite never-ceasing
unrelenting; relentless.
- the relentless beat of the drums
- adjective satellite continually recurring to the mind
haunting.
- haunting memories
- the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy
- adjective satellite never-ceasing
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enlightenment
- noun education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
- noun (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
nirvana.
- noun education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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attendance
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attending.
- noun the frequency with which a person is present
- a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
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pretend
- noun the enactment of a pretense
make-believe.
- it was just pretend
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- noun the enactment of a pretense
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persistence
- noun the property of a continuous and connected period of time
continuity.
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; persistency; tenaciousness; doggedness; tenacity; pertinacity.
- noun the property of a continuous and connected period of time
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potential
- noun the inherent capacity for coming into being
potentiality; potency.
- noun the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
electric potential; potential difference; voltage; potential drop.
- noun the inherent capacity for coming into being
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listening
- noun the act of hearing attentively
hearing.
- you can learn a lot by just listening
- they make good music--you should give them a hearing
- verb hear with intention
listen.
- Listen to the sound of this cello
- noun the act of hearing attentively
- attend5/5
attend
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
go to.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
- verb take charge of or deal with
see; take care; look.
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
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attended
- adjective playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
accompanied.
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
attend; go to.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
- adjective playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
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listen
- verb hear with intention
- Listen to the sound of this cello
- verb listen and pay attention
take heed; hear.
- Listen to your father
- We must hear the expert before we make a decision
- verb hear with intention
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intensive
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
intensifier.
- `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
- `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
- adjective satellite characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
- the questioning was intensive
- intensive care
- research-intensive
- a labor-intensive industry
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
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consistently
- adverb in a systematic or consistent manner
systematically.
- they systematically excluded women
- adverb in a systematic or consistent manner
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threatening
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
minatory; minacious; sinister; forbidding; baleful; ominous; menacing.
- a baleful look
- forbidding thunderclouds
- his tone became menacing
- ominous rumblings of discontent
- sinister storm clouds
- a sinister smile
- his threatening behavior
- ugly black clouds
- the situation became ugly
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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competence
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
competency.
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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attending
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attention.
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attendance.
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
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competent
- adjective properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
- a competent typist
- adjective satellite adequate for the purpose
- a competent performance
- adjective properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
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frightened
- adjective satellite made afraid
scared.
- the frightened child cowered in the corner
- too shocked and scared to move
- verb cause fear in
frighten; scare; fright; affright.
- The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
- Ghosts could never affright her
- adjective satellite made afraid
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retention
- noun the act of retaining something
keeping; holding.
- noun the power of retaining and recalling past experience
retentivity; retentiveness; memory.
- he had a good memory when he was younger
- noun the act of retaining something
- extensively5/5
extensively
- adverb in a widespread way
- oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest
- adverb in a widespread way
- inconsistent5/5
inconsistent
- adjective displaying a lack of consistency
- inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time
- inconsistent with the roadmap
- adjective satellite not capable of being made consistent or harmonious
- inconsistent accounts
- adjective displaying a lack of consistency
- potentially5/5
potentially
- adverb with a possibility of becoming actual
- he is potentially dangerous
- potentially useful
- adverb with a possibility of becoming actual
- hypertension5/5
hypertension
- noun a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
high blood pressure.
- noun a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
- patents4/5
patent
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
patent of invention.
- noun an official document granting a right or privilege
letters patent.
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
- contend4/5
contend
- verb maintain or assert
postulate.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- verb have an argument about something
argue; debate; fence.
- verb maintain or assert
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intensified
- adjective satellite made more intense
- the intensified scrutiny of the candidate's background
- verb increase in extent or intensity
escalate; step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- adjective satellite made more intense
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fastened
- adjective firmly closed or secured
- found the gate fastened
- a fastened seatbelt
- verb cause to be firmly attached
fasten; fix; secure.
- fasten the lock onto the door
- she fixed her gaze on the man
- adjective firmly closed or secured
- tightened4/5
tighten
- verb make tight or tighter
fasten.
- Tighten the wire
- verb become tight or tighter
- The rope tightened
- verb make tight or tighter
- softened4/5
softened
- adjective satellite toned down
- verb make (images or sounds) soft or softer
soften.
- adjective satellite toned down
- contended4/5
contend
- verb maintain or assert
postulate.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- verb have an argument about something
argue; debate; fence.
- verb maintain or assert
- straightened4/5
straighten
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
unbend.
- verb make straight
straighten out.
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
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completeness
- noun the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed
- noun (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
- noun the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed
- contends4/5
contend
- verb maintain or assert
postulate.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- verb have an argument about something
argue; debate; fence.
- verb maintain or assert
- flattened4/5
flattened
- adjective satellite having been flattened
planate.
- verb make flat or flatter
flatten.
- flatten a road
- flatten your stomach with these exercises
- adjective satellite having been flattened
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contented
- adjective satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
content.
- a contented smile
- verb satisfy in a limited way
content.
- He contented himself with one glass of beer per day
- adjective satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
- shortened4/5
shortened
- adjective satellite cut short
sawed-off; sawn-off.
- a sawed-off shotgun
- a sawed-off broomstick
- the shortened rope was easier to use
- verb make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
shorten.
- He shortened his trip due to illness
- adjective satellite cut short
- shortening4/5
shortening
- noun fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
- noun act of decreasing in length
- the dress needs shortening
- noun fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
- tightening4/5
tightening
- noun the act of making something tighter
- the tightening of economic controls
- verb make tight or tighter
fasten; tighten.
- Tighten the wire
- noun the act of making something tighter
- contending4/5
contend
- verb maintain or assert
postulate.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- verb have an argument about something
argue; debate; fence.
- verb maintain or assert
- patented4/5
patented
- adjective satellite (of devices and processes) protected by patent
- they are patented inventions
- verb obtain a patent for
patent.
- Should I patent this invention?
- adjective satellite (of devices and processes) protected by patent
- softening4/5
softening
- noun the process of becoming softer
- refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit
- he observed the softening of iron by heat
- verb make (images or sounds) soft or softer
soften.
- noun the process of becoming softer
- extensions4/5
extension
- noun 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
- noun act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
- extension of the program to all in need
- noun a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
- contention4/5
contention
- noun a point asserted as part of an argument
- noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
contestation; arguing; tilt; argument; controversy; disputation; disceptation.
- they were involved in a violent argument
- noun a point asserted as part of an argument
- insistence4/5
insistence
- noun continual and persistent demands
insisting.
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
press; pressure; insistency; imperativeness.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun continual and persistent demands
- countenance4/5
countenance
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
visage.
- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
- noun formal and explicit approval
sanction; indorsement; endorsement; imprimatur; warrant.
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- heightened4/5
heighten
- verb become more extreme
rise.
- The tension heightened
- verb make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
- heightened interest
- verb become more extreme
- intends4/5
intend
- verb have in mind as a purpose
think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- verb design or destine
destine; specify; designate.
- She was intended to become the director
- verb have in mind as a purpose
- whiteness4/5
whiteness
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
white.
- noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
sinlessness; purity; innocence; pureness.
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
- hastened4/5
hasten
- verb act or move at high speed
rush; festinate; look sharp; hurry.
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
- verb move fast
rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; speed; pelt along; rush along.
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- verb act or move at high speed
- latency4/5
latency
- noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
rotational latency.
- noun the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
reaction time; latent period; response time.
- noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
- intending4/5
intend
- verb have in mind as a purpose
think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- verb design or destine
destine; specify; designate.
- She was intended to become the director
- verb have in mind as a purpose
- intensities4/5
intensity
- noun the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
strength; intensity level.
- he adjusted the intensity of the sound
- they measured the station's signal strength
- noun high level or degree; the property of being intense
intensiveness.
- noun the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
- contentment4/5
contentment
- noun happiness with one's situation in life
- noun happiness with one's situation in life
- sustenance4/5
sustenance
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
nutrition; alimentation; aliment; nutriment; nourishment; victuals.
- noun the financial means whereby one lives
living; support; livelihood; bread and butter; keep.
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
- intensification4/5
intensification
- noun action that makes something stronger or more extreme
- noun the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
- noun action that makes something stronger or more extreme
- attenuated4/5
attenuated
- adjective satellite of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
attenuate; rarefy.
- adjective satellite of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
- attendant4/5
attendant
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
tender; attender.
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
attendee; attender; meeter.
- he was a regular attender at department meetings
- the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- listener4/5
listener
- noun someone who listens attentively
hearer; auditor; attender.
- noun someone who listens attentively
- listeners4/5
listener
- noun someone who listens attentively
hearer; auditor; attender.
- noun someone who listens attentively
- subsistence4/5
subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- social security provided only a bare subsistence
- noun a means of surviving
- farming is a hard means of subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- detention4/5
detention
- noun a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
hold; custody; detainment.
- his detention was politically motivated
- the prisoner is on hold
- he is in the custody of police
- noun a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
- the detention of tardy pupils
- noun a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- sentenced4/5
sentence
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- he always spoke in grammatical sentences
- noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
condemnation; judgment of conviction; conviction.
- the conviction came as no surprise
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- pretended4/5
pretended
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
false; put on; assumed; fictitious; fictive; sham.
- an assumed name
- an assumed cheerfulness
- a fictitious address
- fictive sympathy
- a pretended interest
- a put-on childish voice
- sham modesty
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; pretend; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
- existential4/5
existential
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
experiential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective of or as conceived by existentialism
- an existential moment of choice
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
- pretending4/5
pretending
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
pretence; feigning; pretense; simulation.
- his conformity was only pretending
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; pretend; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
- sentencing4/5
sentence
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- he always spoke in grammatical sentences
- noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
condemnation; judgment of conviction; conviction.
- the conviction came as no surprise
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- ostensibly4/5
ostensibly
- adverb from appearances alone
on the face of it; apparently; seemingly.
- irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land
- the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned
- had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy
- on the face of it the problem seems minor
- adverb from appearances alone
- attenuation4/5
attenuation
- noun weakening in force or intensity
fading.
- attenuation in the volume of the sound
- noun the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
- noun weakening in force or intensity
- attendants4/5
attendant
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
tender; attender.
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
attendee; attender; meeter.
- he was a regular attender at department meetings
- the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- incompetent4/5
incompetent
- noun someone who is not competent to take effective action
incompetent person.
- adjective legally not qualified or sufficient
unqualified.
- a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
- incompetent witnesses
- noun someone who is not competent to take effective action
- politeness4/5
politeness
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
niceness.
- noun the act of showing regard for others
civility.
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- insistent4/5
insistent
- adjective satellite repetitive and persistent
repetitive.
- the bluejay's insistent cry
- adjective satellite demanding attention
instant; clamant; crying; exigent.
- clamant needs
- a crying need
- regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken
- insistent hunger
- an instant need
- adjective satellite repetitive and persistent
- impotence4/5
impotence
- noun the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
powerlessness; impotency.
- noun an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
impotency.
- noun the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
- utensils4/5
utensil
- noun an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
- noun an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
- potent4/5
potent
- adjective satellite having great influence
powerful.
- adjective satellite having or wielding force or authority
strong.
- providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons
- adjective satellite having great influence
- latent4/5
latent
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- a latent fingerprint
- latent talent
- adjective satellite (pathology) not presently active
- latent infection
- latent diabetes
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- enlightened4/5
enlightened
- noun people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
initiate.
- it is very familiar to the initiate
- verb make understand
edify; enlighten.
- Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
- noun people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
- superintendent4/5
superintendent
- noun a person who directs and manages an organization
overseer.
- noun a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
super.
- noun a person who directs and manages an organization
- antenna4/5
antenna
- noun an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
aerial; transmitting aerial.
- noun sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
feeler.
- he had a special antenna for public relations
- noun an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
- potentials4/5
potential
- noun the inherent capacity for coming into being
potentiality; potency.
- noun the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
electric potential; potential difference; voltage; potential drop.
- noun the inherent capacity for coming into being
- competencies4/5
competency
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
competence.
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
- frightening4/5
frightening
- noun the act of inspiring with fear
terrorisation; terrorization.
- verb cause fear in
frighten; scare; fright; affright.
- The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
- Ghosts could never affright her
- noun the act of inspiring with fear
- attentive4/5
attentive
- adjective (often followed by `to') giving care or attention
- attentive to details
- the nurse was attentive to her patient
- an attentive suitor
- adjective taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
paying attention; thoughtful; heedful.
- heedful of the warnings
- so heedful a writer
- heedful of what they were doing
- adjective (often followed by `to') giving care or attention
- threatens4/5
threaten
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
- competency4/5
competency
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
competence.
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
- discontent4/5
discontent
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
discontentment; discontentedness.
- verb make dissatisfied
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
- existent4/5
existent
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
existing.
- an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
- much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
- adjective being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"
real.
- real objects
- real people
- a film based on real life
- a real illness
- real humility
- Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
- potency4/5
potency
- noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
authority; say-so; authorisation; dominance; authorization.
- he has the authority to issue warrants
- deputies are given authorization to make arrests
- a place of potency in the state
- noun capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
strength; effectiveness.
- the toxin's potency
- the strength of the drinks
- noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- contentious4/5
contentious
- adjective satellite inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
disputatious; combative; litigious; disputative.
- a style described as abrasive and contentious
- a disputatious lawyer
- a litigious and acrimonious spirit
- adjective satellite involving or likely to cause controversy
- a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
- adjective satellite inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
- appropriateness4/5
appropriateness
- noun appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
rightness.
- noun the quality of being specially suitable
- noun appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
- listens4/5
listen
- verb hear with intention
- Listen to the sound of this cello
- verb listen and pay attention
take heed; hear.
- Listen to your father
- We must hear the expert before we make a decision
- verb hear with intention
- stent4/5
stent
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- antennas4/5
antenna
- noun an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
aerial; transmitting aerial.
- noun sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
feeler.
- he had a special antenna for public relations
- noun an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
- christendom4/5
christendom
The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it. Obs. Shak.
- incompetence4/5
incompetence
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
incompetency.
- noun inability of a part or organ to function properly
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
- pretensions4/5
pretension
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretense; pretence.
- noun the advancing of a claim
- his pretension to the crown
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- persistently4/5
persistently
- adverb in a persistent manner
- he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently...
- adverb with persistence
- adverb in a persistent manner
- attends4/5
attend
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
go to.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
- verb take charge of or deal with
see; take care; look.
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
- intentional4/5
intentional
- adjective satellite characterized by conscious design or purpose
knowing.
- intentional damage
- a knowing attempt to defraud
- a willful waste of time
- adjective done or made or performed with purpose and intent
designed.
- style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation"- Havelock Ellis
- games designed for all ages
- well-designed houses
- adjective satellite characterized by conscious design or purpose
- intentionally4/5
intentionally
- adverb with intention; in an intentional manner
designedly; advisedly; on purpose; by choice; by design; deliberately; purposely.
- he used that word intentionally
- I did this by choice
- adverb with intention; in an intentional manner
- intensely4/5
intensely
- adverb in an intense manner
- he worked intensely
- adverb in an intense manner
- intermittent4/5
intermittent
- adjective satellite stopping and starting at irregular intervals
- intermittent rain showers
- adjective satellite stopping and starting at irregular intervals
- stenosis4/5
stenosis
- noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
stricture.
- noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
- inadvertently4/5
inadvertently
- adverb without knowledge or intention
unknowingly; unwittingly.
- he unwittingly deleted the references
- adverb without knowledge or intention
- inconsistency4/5
inconsistency
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
incompatibility; mutual exclusiveness; repugnance.
- noun the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
- unintended4/5
unintended
- adjective not deliberate
- adjective not deliberate
- inconsistencies4/5
inconsistency
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
incompatibility; mutual exclusiveness; repugnance.
- noun the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
- coexistence4/5
coexistence
- noun existing peacefully together
- noun existing peacefully together
- nonexistent4/5
nonexistent
- adjective not having existence or being or actuality
- chimeras are nonexistent
- adjective not having existence or being or actuality
- angiotensin4/5
angiotensin
- noun any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
Hypertensin; angiotonin.
- noun any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
- intently4/5
intently
- adverb with strained or eager attention
- listened intently
- stood watching intently
- adverb with strained or eager attention
- hypotension4/5
hypotension
- noun abnormally low blood pressure
- noun abnormally low blood pressure
- intensify3/5
intensify
- verb increase in extent or intensity
escalate; step up.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- verb make more intense, stronger, or more marked
heighten; deepen; compound.
- The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
- Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
- This event only deepened my convictions
- verb increase in extent or intensity
- centennial3/5
centennial
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
centenary.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
centenary.
- centennial celebration
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- brightened3/5
brighten
- verb make lighter or brighter
lighten; lighten up.
- The paint will brighten the room
- verb become clear
clear up; clear; light up.
- The sky cleared after the storm
- verb make lighter or brighter
- straightening3/5
straighten
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
unbend.
- verb make straight
straighten out.
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
- intensifying3/5
intensifying
- adjective increasing in strength or intensity
- verb increase in extent or intensity
escalate; step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- adjective increasing in strength or intensity
- flattening3/5
flatten
- verb make flat or flatter
- flatten a road
- flatten your stomach with these exercises
- verb become flat or flatter
flatten out.
- The landscape flattened
- verb make flat or flatter
- centenary3/5
centenary
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
centennial.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
centennial.
- centennial celebration
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- fastening3/5
fastening
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
fixing; fastener; holdfast.
- noun the act of fastening things together
attachment.
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
- lightening3/5
lightening
- noun descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
- noun changing to a lighter color
whitening.
- noun descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
- lightened3/5
lighten
- verb make more cheerful
lighten up; buoy up.
- the conversation lightened me up a bit
- verb reduce the weight on; make lighter
- she lightened the load on the tired donkey
- verb make more cheerful
- intensifies3/5
intensify
- verb increase in extent or intensity
escalate; step up.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- verb make more intense, stronger, or more marked
heighten; deepen; compound.
- The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
- Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
- This event only deepened my convictions
- verb increase in extent or intensity
- sweetened3/5
sweetened
- adjective satellite with sweetening added
sweet; sugared; sweet-flavored.
- verb make sweeter in taste
sweeten; dulcify; edulcorate; dulcorate.
- adjective satellite with sweetening added
- patenting3/5
patent
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
patent of invention.
- noun an official document granting a right or privilege
letters patent.
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
- brightening3/5
brighten
- verb make lighter or brighter
lighten; lighten up.
- The paint will brighten the room
- verb become clear
clear up; clear; light up.
- The sky cleared after the storm
- verb make lighter or brighter
- extensional3/5
extensional
- adjective satellite defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
- adjective satellite defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
- chastened3/5
chasten
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- verb restrain
moderate; temper.
- verb censure severely
- softens3/5
soften
- verb make (images or sounds) soft or softer
- verb lessen in force or effect
break; damp; weaken; dampen.
- soften a shock
- break a fall
- verb make (images or sounds) soft or softer
- bicentennial3/5
bicentennial
- noun the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
bicentenary.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
bicentenary.
- bicentennial celebration
- noun the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- fattening3/5
fattening
- adjective satellite subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter
- a fattening hog
- fattening pens
- verb make fat or plump
fatten up; fat; fill out; flesh out; fatten; fatten out; plump out; plump.
- We will plump out that poor starving child
- adjective satellite subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter
- glistening3/5
glistening
- adjective satellite reflecting light
lustrous; sheeny; glossy; shiny; shining.
- glistening bodies of swimmers
- the horse's glossy coat
- lustrous auburn hair
- saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
- shining white enamel
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; glisten; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- adjective satellite reflecting light
- oftentimes3/5
oftentimes
- adverb many times at short intervals
frequently; often; oft; ofttimes.
- we often met over a cup of coffee
- adverb many times at short intervals
- ostensible3/5
ostensible
- adjective satellite appearing as such but not necessarily so
apparent; seeming.
- for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
- the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
- the ostensible truth of their theories
- his seeming honesty
- adjective satellite represented or appearing as such; pretended
ostensive.
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
- adjective satellite appearing as such but not necessarily so
- existentialism3/5
existentialism
- noun (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
existential philosophy; existentialist philosophy.
- noun (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
- glistened3/5
glisten
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glister; scintillation; glitter; sparkle.
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- stencil3/5
stencil
- noun 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
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun 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
- hastening3/5
hasten
- verb act or move at high speed
rush; festinate; look sharp; hurry.
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
- verb move fast
rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; speed; pelt along; rush along.
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- verb act or move at high speed
- contentions3/5
contention
- noun a point asserted as part of an argument
- noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
contestation; arguing; tilt; argument; controversy; disputation; disceptation.
- they were involved in a violent argument
- noun a point asserted as part of an argument
- moistened3/5
moisten
- verb make moist
wash; dampen.
- The dew moistened the meadows
- verb moisten with fine drops
drizzle.
- drizzle the meat with melted butter
- verb make moist
- patency3/5
patency
- noun the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
- noun the property of being easy to see and understand
obviousness; noticeability; noticeableness.
- noun the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
- contenders3/5
contender
- noun the contestant you hope to defeat
rival; competitor; competition; challenger.
- he had respect for his rivals
- he wanted to know what the competition was doing
- noun the contestant you hope to defeat
- contender3/5
contender
- noun the contestant you hope to defeat
rival; competitor; competition; challenger.
- he had respect for his rivals
- he wanted to know what the competition was doing
- noun the contestant you hope to defeat
- fasteners3/5
fastener
- noun a person who fastens or makes fast
- he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
fastening; fixing; holdfast.
- noun a person who fastens or makes fast
- extents3/5
extent
- noun 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
- noun the distance or area or volume over which something extends
- the vast extent of the desert
- an orchard of considerable extent
- noun the point or degree to which something extends
- disheartened3/5
disheartened
- adjective satellite made less hopeful or enthusiastic
demoralized; demoralised; discouraged.
- desperate demoralized people looking for work
- felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem
- the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
put off; dishearten.
- adjective satellite made less hopeful or enthusiastic
- attenuate3/5
attenuate
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
rarefy.
- verb become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- heightening3/5
heightening
- adjective satellite reaching a higher intensity
- their heightening fears
- verb become more extreme
rise; heighten.
- The tension heightened
- adjective satellite reaching a higher intensity
- heightens3/5
heighten
- verb become more extreme
rise.
- The tension heightened
- verb make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
- heightened interest
- verb become more extreme
- countenances3/5
countenance
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
visage.
- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
- noun formal and explicit approval
sanction; indorsement; endorsement; imprimatur; warrant.
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- sweeteners3/5
sweetener
- noun something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
sweetening.
- noun anything that serves as an enticement
come-on; lure; bait; hook.
- noun something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
- latencies3/5
latency
- noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
rotational latency.
- noun the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
reaction time; latent period; response time.
- noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
- attentions3/5
attention
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attending.
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; tending; care.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- lieutenants3/5
lieutenant
- noun a commissioned military officer
- noun an officer in a police force
police lieutenant.
- noun a commissioned military officer
- attentional3/5
attentional
- adjective of or relating to attention
- adjective of or relating to attention
- pretends3/5
pretend
- noun the enactment of a pretense
make-believe.
- it was just pretend
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- noun the enactment of a pretense
- penitent3/5
penitent
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
- adjective feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
repentant.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
- extensible3/5
extensible
- adjective capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
extensile.
- an extensile tongue
- an extensible measuring rule
- adjective capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
- intents3/5
intent
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
aim; intention; design; purpose.
- 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
- noun the intended meaning of a communication
spirit; purport.
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- patently3/5
patently
- adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
plainly; plain; obviously; manifestly; apparently; evidently.
- the answer is obviously wrong
- she was in bed and evidently in great pain
- he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
- it is all patently nonsense
- she has apparently been living here for some time
- I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
- You are plainly wrong
- he is plain stubborn
- adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
- christened3/5
christen
- verb administer baptism to
baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- verb administer baptism to
- distended3/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- entente3/5
entente
- noun an informal alliance between countries
entente cordiale.
- noun a friendly understanding between political powers
entente cordiale.
- noun an informal alliance between countries
- separateness3/5
separateness
- noun the state of being several and distinct
discreteness; severalty; distinctness.
- noun political independence
- seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan
- noun the state of being several and distinct
- concatenation3/5
concatenation
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- noun the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
- it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- carotenoids3/5
carotenoid
- noun any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
- noun any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
- patentee3/5
patentee
- noun the inventor to whom a patent is issued
- noun the inventor to whom a patent is issued
- abstention3/5
abstention
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
abstinence.
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- existences3/5
existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
being; beingness.
- a point of view gradually coming into being
- laws in existence for centuries
- noun everything that exists anywhere
universe; creation; macrocosm; world; cosmos.
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
- existentialist3/5
existentialist
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
existentialist philosopher; existential philosopher.
- adjective relating to or involving existentialism
- existentialist movement
- existentialist philosophy
- the existentialist character of his ideas
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
- austenite3/5
austenite
- noun a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite
- noun a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite
- christening3/5
christening
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- verb administer baptism to
christen; baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- pretence3/5
pretence
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretension; pretense.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretense; pretext.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- bartender3/5
bartender
- noun an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
barkeeper; mixologist; barman; barkeep.
- noun an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
- pretense3/5
pretense
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
pretence; feigning; pretending; simulation.
- his conformity was only pretending
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
pretence; dissembling; feigning.
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
- intentionality3/5
intentionality
- noun expressive of intentions
- noun expressive of intentions
- impotent3/5
impotent
- adjective lacking power or ability; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson
- Technology without morality is barbarous
- felt impotent rage
- adjective (of a male) unable to copulate
- adjective lacking power or ability; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson
- extensor3/5
extensor
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
extensor muscle.
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
- hypertensive3/5
hypertensive
- noun a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
- adjective having abnormally high blood pressure
- noun a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
- penitentiary3/5
penitentiary
- noun a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
pen.
- adjective satellite used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
- penitentiary institutions
- noun a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
- omnipotence3/5
omnipotence
- noun the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power
- noun the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power
- kittens3/5
kitten
- noun young domestic cat
kitty.
- verb have kittens
- our cat kittened again this year
- noun young domestic cat
- enlightening3/5
enlightening
- adjective tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
informative; illuminating.
- an enlightening glimpse of government in action
- an illuminating lecture
- verb make understand
edify; enlighten.
- Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
- adjective tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
- inadvertent3/5
inadvertent
- adjective satellite happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
accidental.
- with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table
- accidental poisoning
- an accidental shooting
- adjective satellite happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
- attendees3/5
attendee
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
attendant; attender; meeter.
- he was a regular attender at department meetings
- the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
- competences3/5
competence
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
competency.
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
- carotene3/5
carotene
- noun an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
provitamin A; carotin.
- noun yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants
- noun an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
- discontented3/5
discontented
- adjective showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
discontent.
- saw many discontent faces in the room
- was discontented with his position
- verb make dissatisfied
discontent.
- adjective showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
- antennae3/5
antenna
- noun an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
aerial; transmitting aerial.
- noun sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
feeler.
- he had a special antenna for public relations
- noun an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
- superintendents3/5
superintendent
- noun a person who directs and manages an organization
overseer.
- noun a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
super.
- noun a person who directs and manages an organization
- pretentious3/5
pretentious
- adjective making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
- a pretentious country house
- a pretentious fraud
- a pretentious scholarly edition
- adjective intended to attract notice and impress others
ostentatious.
- an ostentatious sable coat
- adjective making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
- stents3/5
stent
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- remoteness3/5
remoteness
- noun the property of being remote
farawayness; farness.
- noun a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
withdrawnness; aloofness; standoffishness.
- noun the property of being remote
- incompleteness3/5
incompleteness
- noun the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
rawness.
- the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research
- the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable
- noun the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
- distention3/5
distention
- noun the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
distension; dilatation.
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
distension.
- noun the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
- contentedly3/5
contentedly
- adverb with equanimity
- `I bought it,' she said contentedly
- adverb with equanimity
- pretender3/5
pretender
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fraud; shammer; imposter; impostor; pseudo; faker; pseud; role player; fake; sham.
- noun a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
- attentiveness3/5
attentiveness
- noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
paying attention; regard; heed.
- his attentiveness to her wishes
- he spends without heed to the consequences
- noun the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
- noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
- insistently3/5
insistently
- adverb in an insistent manner
- adverb in an insistent manner
- pretension3/5
pretension
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretense; pretence.
- noun the advancing of a claim
- his pretension to the crown
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- gutenberg3/5
gutenberg
- noun German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
Johannes Gutenberg; Johann Gutenberg.
- noun German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
- detente3/5
detente
- noun the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
- noun the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
- lichtenstein3/5
lichtenstein
- noun United States painter who was a leading exponent of pop art (1923-1997)
Roy Lichtenstein.
- noun United States painter who was a leading exponent of pop art (1923-1997)
- distension3/5
distension
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
distention.
- noun the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
dilatation; distention.
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
- inattentive3/5
inattentive
- adjective showing a lack of attention or care
- inattentive students
- an inattentive babysitter
- adjective satellite not showing due care or attention
neglectful.
- inattentive students
- an inattentive babysitter
- neglectful parents
- adjective showing a lack of attention or care
- potentiation3/5
potentiation
- noun (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
- noun (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
- portentous3/5
portentous
- adjective satellite of momentous or ominous significance
prodigious.
- such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville
- a prodigious vision
- adjective satellite ominously prophetic
foreboding; fateful.
- adjective satellite of momentous or ominous significance
- ostentation3/5
ostentation
- noun a gaudy outward display
flash; fanfare.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; inflation; pomposity; ostentatiousness.
- noun a gaudy outward display
- nonexistence3/5
nonexistence
- noun the state of not existing
nonentity.
- noun the state of not existing
- stench3/5
stench
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
foetor; stink; fetor; malodor; mephitis; malodour; reek.
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- omnipotent3/5
omnipotent
- adjective satellite having unlimited power
almighty; all-powerful.
- adjective satellite having unlimited power
- untenable3/5
untenable
- adjective satellite (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
indefensible.
- adjective satellite (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
- attentively3/5
attentively
- adverb with attention; in an attentive manner
- he listened attentively
- adverb with attention; in an attentive manner
- intensively3/5
intensively
- adverb in an intensive manner
- he studied the snake intensively
- adverb in an intensive manner
- unintentional3/5
unintentional
- adjective satellite without deliberate intent
unwilled.
- my heart with unwilled love grew warm"- George Macdonald
- adjective satellite not done with purpose or intent
unwitting; unplanned.
- an unintended slight
- an unintentional pun
- the offense was unintentional
- an unwitting mistake may be overlooked
- adjective satellite without deliberate intent
- unintentionally3/5
unintentionally
- adverb without intention; in an unintentional manner
accidentally.
- she hit him unintentionally
- adverb without intention; in an unintentional manner
- montenegro3/5
montenegro
- noun a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Crna Gora.
- noun a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
- potentiality3/5
potentiality
- noun the inherent capacity for coming into being
potential; potency.
- noun an aptitude that may be developed
capability; capableness.
- noun the inherent capacity for coming into being
- potentialities3/5
potentiality
- noun the inherent capacity for coming into being
potential; potency.
- noun an aptitude that may be developed
capability; capableness.
- noun the inherent capacity for coming into being
- inattention3/5
inattention
- noun lack of attention
- noun lack of attention
- antihypertensive3/5
antihypertensive
- noun a drug that reduces high blood pressure
antihypertensive drug.
- noun a drug that reduces high blood pressure
- ostentatious3/5
ostentatious
- adjective intended to attract notice and impress others
pretentious.
- an ostentatious sable coat
- adjective satellite (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
pretentious.
- adjective intended to attract notice and impress others
- discontents3/5
discontent
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
discontentment; discontentedness.
- verb make dissatisfied
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
- penitence3/5
penitence
- noun remorse for your past conduct
repentance; penance.
- noun remorse for your past conduct
- penitential3/5
penitential
- adjective satellite showing or constituting penance
penitentiary.
- penitential tears
- wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words
- adjective satellite showing or constituting penance
- competently3/5
competently
- adverb with competence; in a competent capable manner
ably; capably; aptly.
- they worked competently
- adverb with competence; in a competent capable manner
- mittens3/5
mitten
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- unpretentious3/5
unpretentious
- adjective lacking pretension or affectation
- an unpretentious country church
- her quiet unpretentious demeanor
- adjective not ostentatious
unostentatious; unpretending.
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
- adjective lacking pretension or affectation
- definiteness3/5
definiteness
- noun the quality of being predictable with great confidence
determinateness.
- noun the quality of being predictable with great confidence
- intermittently3/5
intermittently
- adverb in an intermittent manner
- intermittently we questioned the barometer
- adverb in an intermittent manner
- unattended3/5
unattended
- adjective satellite not watched
- she dashed out leaving the bar unattended
- a fire left unattended
- adjective satellite lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort
- unattended women
- problems unattended with danger
- adjective satellite not watched
- martens3/5
marten
- noun agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
marten cat.
- noun agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
- antenatal3/5
antenatal
- adjective occurring or existing before birth
antepartum; prenatal.
- the prenatal period
- antenatal care
- adjective occurring or existing before birth
- oftener3/5
oftener
- adverb more often or more frequently
- adverb more often or more frequently
- christensen3/5
christensen
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- intentioned3/5
intention
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
aim; design; intent; purpose.
- 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
- noun (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
- his intentions are entirely honorable
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- cheltenham3/5
- wittenberg3/5
wittenberg
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- stenting3/5
stent
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- hortense3/5
- nintendo3/5
nintendo
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- shortens2/5
shorten
- verb make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
- He shortened his trip due to illness
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
- tightens2/5
tighten
- verb make tight or tighter
fasten.
- Tighten the wire
- verb become tight or tighter
- The rope tightened
- verb make tight or tighter
- fattened2/5
fattened
- adjective satellite (of market animals) made ready for market
- verb make fat or plump
fatten up; fat; fill out; flesh out; fatten; fatten out; plump out; plump.
- We will plump out that poor starving child
- adjective satellite (of market animals) made ready for market
- flattens2/5
flatten
- verb make flat or flatter
- flatten a road
- flatten your stomach with these exercises
- verb become flat or flatter
flatten out.
- The landscape flattened
- verb make flat or flatter
- intensional2/5
intensional
- adjective satellite used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word
- adjective satellite used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word
- fastenings2/5
fastening
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
fixing; fastener; holdfast.
- noun the act of fastening things together
attachment.
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
- straightens2/5
straighten
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
unbend.
- verb make straight
straighten out.
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
- brightens2/5
brighten
- verb make lighter or brighter
lighten; lighten up.
- The paint will brighten the room
- verb become clear
clear up; clear; light up.
- The sky cleared after the storm
- verb make lighter or brighter
- lightens2/5
lighten
- verb make more cheerful
lighten up; buoy up.
- the conversation lightened me up a bit
- verb reduce the weight on; make lighter
- she lightened the load on the tired donkey
- verb make more cheerful
- consistencies2/5
consistency
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
body; consistence; eubstance.
- wool has more body than rayon
- when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
consistence.
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- chastening2/5
chastening
- noun a rebuke for making a mistake
chastisement; correction.
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; chasten; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- noun a rebuke for making a mistake
- sweetening2/5
sweetening
- noun something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
sweetener.
- noun an improvement that makes something more agreeable
enhancement.
- noun something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
- subtended2/5
subtend
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
delimit.
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
- fastens2/5
fasten
- verb cause to be firmly attached
fix; secure.
- fasten the lock onto the door
- she fixed her gaze on the man
- verb become fixed or fastened
- This dress fastens in the back
- verb cause to be firmly attached
- tercentenary2/5
tercentenary
- noun the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
tercentennial; triennial.
- noun the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- contenting2/5
content
- noun 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
- noun what a communication that is about something is about
message; substance; subject matter.
- noun everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
- bicentenary2/5
bicentenary
- noun the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
bicentennial.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
bicentennial.
- bicentennial celebration
- noun the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- subtends2/5
subtend
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
delimit.
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
- sesquicentennial2/5
sesquicentennial
- noun the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- noun the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- idempotent2/5
idempotent
- adjective satellite unchanged in value following multiplication by itself
- this matrix is idempotent
- adjective satellite unchanged in value following multiplication by itself
- disheartening2/5
disheartening
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
demoralizing; demoralising; dispiriting.
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
put off; dishearten.
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
- sweetener2/5
sweetener
- noun something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
sweetening.
- noun anything that serves as an enticement
come-on; lure; bait; hook.
- noun something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
- concatenated2/5
concatenate
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- verb add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
- concatenate terms
- concatenate characters
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- fastener2/5
fastener
- noun a person who fastens or makes fast
- he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
fastening; fixing; holdfast.
- noun a person who fastens or makes fast
- hastens2/5
hasten
- verb act or move at high speed
rush; festinate; look sharp; hurry.
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
- verb move fast
rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; speed; pelt along; rush along.
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- verb act or move at high speed
- attenuates2/5
attenuate
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
rarefy.
- verb become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- stencils2/5
stencil
- noun 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
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun 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
- malcontents2/5
malcontent
- noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
- adjective satellite discontented as toward authority
ill-affected; disaffected; rebellious.
- noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
- intension2/5
intension
- noun what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
connotation.
- noun what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
- attenuating2/5
attenuate
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
rarefy.
- verb become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- absoluteness2/5
absoluteness
- noun the quality of being complete or utter or extreme
starkness; utterness.
- the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections
- noun the quality of being absolute
- the absoluteness of the pope's decree could not be challenged
- noun the quality of being complete or utter or extreme
- foreshortened2/5
foreshorten
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- battens2/5
batten
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
batting.
- noun a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- softener2/5
softener
- noun a substance added to another to make it less hard
- noun a substance added to another to make it less hard
- moistening2/5
moistening
- noun the act of making something slightly wet
dampening.
- verb make moist
wash; moisten; dampen.
- The dew moistened the meadows
- noun the act of making something slightly wet
- concatenate2/5
concatenate
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- verb add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
- concatenate terms
- concatenate characters
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- foreshortening2/5
foreshorten
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- softeners2/5
softener
- noun a substance added to another to make it less hard
- noun a substance added to another to make it less hard
- concatenating2/5
concatenate
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- verb add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
- concatenate terms
- concatenate characters
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- malcontent2/5
malcontent
- noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
- adjective satellite discontented as toward authority
ill-affected; disaffected; rebellious.
- noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
- glistens2/5
glisten
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glister; scintillation; glitter; sparkle.
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- intensions2/5
intension
- noun what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
connotation.
- noun what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
- battened2/5
batten
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
batting.
- noun a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- quietened2/5
quieten
- verb become quiet or quieter
quiesce; pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb become quiet or quieter
- unfastening2/5
unfastening
- noun loosening the ties that fasten something; the untying is easy"
undoing; untying.
- the tying of bow ties is an art
- verb cause to become undone
unfasten.
- unfasten your belt
- noun loosening the ties that fasten something; the untying is easy"
- martensite2/5
martensite
- noun 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
- noun 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
- whitening2/5
whitening
- noun changing to a lighter color
lightening.
- verb turn white
white; whiten.
- This detergent will whiten your laundry
- noun changing to a lighter color
- whitened2/5
whitened
- adjective satellite (of hair) having lost its color
white.
- the white hairs of old age
- verb turn white
white; whiten.
- This detergent will whiten your laundry
- adjective satellite (of hair) having lost its color
- plenipotentiary2/5
plenipotentiary
- noun a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
- noun a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
- unfastened2/5
unfastened
- adjective not closed or secured
- the car door was unfastened
- unfastened seatbelts
- verb cause to become undone
unfasten.
- unfasten your belt
- adjective not closed or secured
- carotenoid2/5
carotenoid
- noun any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
- noun any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
- penitents2/5
penitent
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
- adjective feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
repentant.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
- superintend2/5
superintend
- verb watch and direct
oversee; manage; supervise.
- Who is overseeing this project?
- verb watch and direct
- potentate2/5
potentate
- noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law
dictator.
- noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- appurtenances2/5
appurtenance
- noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
gear; paraphernalia.
- noun a supplementary component that improves capability
add-on; supplement; accessory.
- noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- extenuating2/5
extenuating
- adjective satellite partially excusing or justifying
- extenuating circumstances
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
extenuate; mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- adjective satellite partially excusing or justifying
- utensil2/5
utensil
- noun an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
- noun an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
- superintending2/5
superintend
- verb watch and direct
oversee; manage; supervise.
- Who is overseeing this project?
- verb watch and direct
- potentates2/5
potentate
- noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law
dictator.
- noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- detentions2/5
detention
- noun a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
hold; custody; detainment.
- his detention was politically motivated
- the prisoner is on hold
- he is in the custody of police
- noun a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
- the detention of tardy pupils
- noun a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- stenciled2/5
stencil
- noun 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
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun 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
- straitened2/5
straiten
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
distress.
- verb squeeze together
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
- persistency2/5
persistency
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; tenaciousness; doggedness; tenacity; pertinacity; persistence.
- noun persistent determination
- finiteness2/5
finiteness
- noun the quality of being finite
boundedness; finitude.
- noun the quality of being finite
- superintended2/5
superintend
- verb watch and direct
oversee; manage; supervise.
- Who is overseeing this project?
- verb watch and direct
- plenipotentiaries2/5
plenipotentiary
- noun a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
- noun a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
- abstentions2/5
abstention
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
abstinence.
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- attendances2/5
attendance
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attending.
- noun the frequency with which a person is present
- a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
- existentialists2/5
existentialist
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
existentialist philosopher; existential philosopher.
- adjective relating to or involving existentialism
- existentialist movement
- existentialist philosophy
- the existentialist character of his ideas
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
- consistence2/5
consistence
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
consistency.
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
body; eubstance; consistency.
- wool has more body than rayon
- when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
- impotency2/5
impotency
- noun the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
powerlessness; impotence.
- noun an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
impotence.
- noun the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
- attenders2/5
attender
- noun someone who listens attentively
listener; hearer; auditor.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
tender; attendant.
- noun someone who listens attentively
- discreteness2/5
discreteness
- noun the state of being several and distinct
severalty; separateness; distinctness.
- noun the state of being several and distinct
- extendable2/5
extendable
- adjective satellite capable of being lengthened
extendible.
- adjective satellite capable of being lengthened
- patentees2/5
patentee
- noun the inventor to whom a patent is issued
- noun the inventor to whom a patent is issued
- muteness2/5
muteness
- noun the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
mutism.
- her muteness was a consequence of her deafness
- noun a refusal to speak when expected
silence.
- his silence about my contribution was surprising
- noun the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
- incompetents2/5
incompetent
- noun someone who is not competent to take effective action
incompetent person.
- adjective legally not qualified or sufficient
unqualified.
- a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
- incompetent witnesses
- noun someone who is not competent to take effective action
- extenuation2/5
extenuation
- noun a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
mitigation.
- noun to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
mitigation; palliation.
- noun a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
- stenciling2/5
stencil
- noun 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
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun 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
- distend2/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- distending2/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- cuteness2/5
cuteness
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
prettiness.
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
- deliberateness2/5
deliberateness
- noun a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
unhurriedness; deliberation; slowness.
- noun the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision
deliberation.
- he was a man of judicial deliberation
- noun a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
- christenings2/5
christening
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- verb administer baptism to
christen; baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- stencilled2/5
stencil
- noun 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
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun 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
- extenuate2/5
extenuate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- superintendence2/5
superintendence
- noun management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
oversight; supervising; supervision.
- noun management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
- concreteness2/5
concreteness
- noun the quality of being concrete (not abstract)
- noun the quality of being concrete (not abstract)
- frightens2/5
frighten
- verb cause fear in
scare; fright; affright.
- The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
- Ghosts could never affright her
- verb drive out by frightening
- verb cause fear in
- lateness2/5
lateness
- noun quality of coming late or later in time
- noun quality of coming late or later in time
- stendhal2/5
stendhal
- noun French writer whose novels were the first to feature psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842)
Marie Henri Beyle.
- noun French writer whose novels were the first to feature psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842)
- acuteness2/5
acuteness
- noun a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
- dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell
- noun a quick and penetrating intelligence
keenness; sharpness; acuity.
- he argued with great acuteness
- I admired the keenness of his mind
- noun a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
- hypotensive2/5
hypotensive
- noun a person who has abnormally low blood pressure
- adjective having abnormally low blood pressure
- noun a person who has abnormally low blood pressure
- pretenses2/5
pretense
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
pretence; feigning; pretending; simulation.
- his conformity was only pretending
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
pretence; dissembling; feigning.
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
- retentive2/5
retentive
- adjective good at remembering
tenacious; recollective; long.
- a retentive mind
- tenacious memory
- adjective having the capacity to retain something
- adjective good at remembering
- pretenders2/5
pretender
- noun a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fraud; shammer; imposter; impostor; pseudo; faker; pseud; role player; fake; sham.
- noun a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
- potencies2/5
potency
- noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
authority; say-so; authorisation; dominance; authorization.
- he has the authority to issue warrants
- deputies are given authorization to make arrests
- a place of potency in the state
- noun capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
strength; effectiveness.
- the toxin's potency
- the strength of the drinks
- noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- pretences2/5
pretence
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretension; pretense.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretense; pretext.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- countenanced2/5
countenance
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
visage.
- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
- noun formal and explicit approval
sanction; indorsement; endorsement; imprimatur; warrant.
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- extensors2/5
extensor
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
extensor muscle.
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
- unenlightened2/5
unenlightened
- adjective not enlightened; ignorant
- the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order
- adjective satellite lacking information or instruction
naive; uninstructed.
- lamentably unenlightened as to the laws
- adjective not enlightened; ignorant
- bartenders2/5
bartender
- noun an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
barkeeper; mixologist; barman; barkeep.
- noun an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
- potentiometer2/5
potentiometer
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
- noun a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
pot.
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
- potentiate2/5
potentiate
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- potentiate the drug
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- austenitic2/5
austenitic
- adjective composed of austenite
- austenitic alloy steel
- adjective composed of austenite
- portend2/5
portend
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- stengel2/5
stengel
- noun United States baseball manager (1890-1975)
Casey Stengel; Charles Dillon Stengel.
- noun United States baseball manager (1890-1975)
- inappropriateness2/5
inappropriateness
- noun inappropriate conduct
wrongness.
- noun the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
unworthiness.
- 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
- noun inappropriate conduct
- stenotic2/5
stenotic
- adjective satellite abnormally constricted body canal or passage
stenosed.
- a stenosed coronary artery
- adjective satellite abnormally constricted body canal or passage
- overextended2/5
overextend
- verb strain excessively
overstrain.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- verb strain excessively
- minuteness2/5
minuteness
- noun the property of being very small in size
diminutiveness; weeness; petiteness; tininess.
- hence the minuteness of detail in the painting
- noun great precision; painstaking attention to details
- he examined the essay with the greatest minuteness
- noun the property of being very small in size
- incompetency2/5
incompetency
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
incompetence.
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
- coexistent2/5
coexistent
- adjective satellite existing at the same time
coexisting.
- adjective satellite existing at the same time
- catena2/5
catena
- noun 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)
- noun 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)
- enlightens2/5
enlighten
- verb make understand
edify.
- Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
irradiate.
- verb make understand
- portends2/5
portend
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- potentiated2/5
potentiate
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- potentiate the drug
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- attendee2/5
attendee
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
attendant; attender; meeter.
- he was a regular attender at department meetings
- the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
- attenuator2/5
attenuator
- noun an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
- noun an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
- potentiates2/5
potentiate
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- potentiate the drug
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- astuteness2/5
astuteness
- noun intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
shrewdness; perspicaciousness; perspicacity.
- noun the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
depth; profundity; profoundness; deepness.
- noun intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
- portended2/5
portend
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- indefiniteness2/5
indefiniteness
- noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
indetermination; indeterminateness; indeterminacy; indefinity.
- noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
- ostensive2/5
ostensive
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- adjective satellite represented or appearing as such; pretended
ostensible.
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- rittenhouse2/5
rittenhouse
- noun United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)
David Rittenhouse.
- noun United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)
- rottenness2/5
rottenness
- noun in a state of progressive putrefaction
putrescence; corruption; putridness.
- noun the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
putrescence.
- noun in a state of progressive putrefaction
- butene2/5
butene
- noun any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
butylene.
- noun any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
- sententious2/5
sententious
- adjective satellite abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing
- too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes
- adjective satellite concise and full of meaning
pithy.
- welcomed her pithy comments
- the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen
- adjective satellite abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing
- centenarians2/5
centenarian
- noun someone who is at least 100 years old
- adjective satellite being at least 100 years old
- noun someone who is at least 100 years old
- pretentiousness2/5
pretentiousness
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; ostentation; puffiness; inflation; pomposity; ostentatiousness.
- noun the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
pretension; largeness.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- innateness2/5
innateness
- noun the quality of being innate
- noun the quality of being innate
- resoluteness2/5
resoluteness
- noun the trait of being resolute
resolve; firmness of purpose; resolution; firmness.
- his resoluteness carried him through the battle
- it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
- noun the trait of being resolute
- retentions2/5
retention
- noun the act of retaining something
keeping; holding.
- noun the power of retaining and recalling past experience
retentivity; retentiveness; memory.
- he had a good memory when he was younger
- noun the act of retaining something
- catenary2/5
catenary
- noun the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
- noun the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
- inattentiveness2/5
inattentiveness
- noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
heedlessness.
- noun the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
- noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
- intermittency2/5
intermittency
- noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
intermittence.
- noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
- extensiveness2/5
extensiveness
- noun large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness
largeness.
- the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness
- the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it
- noun large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness
- hypertensives2/5
hypertensive
- noun a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
- adjective having abnormally high blood pressure
- noun a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
- threatenings2/5
threaten
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
- potentiating2/5
potentiate
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- potentiate the drug
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- centenarian2/5
centenarian
- noun someone who is at least 100 years old
- adjective satellite being at least 100 years old
- noun someone who is at least 100 years old
- potentiometers2/5
potentiometer
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
- noun a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
pot.
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
- lieutenancy2/5
lieutenancy
- noun the position of a lieutenant
- noun the position of a lieutenant
- rotenone2/5
rotenone
- noun a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube
- noun a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube
- discountenanced2/5
discountenance
- verb look with disfavor on
- The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
- verb show disapproval by discouraging
- any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
- verb look with disfavor on
- portent2/5
portent
- noun a sign of something about to happen
omen; prognostic; prodigy; prognostication; presage.
- he looked for an omen before going into battle
- noun a sign of something about to happen
- liechtenstein2/5
liechtenstein
- noun a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland
Principality of Liechtenstein.
- noun a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland
- hypotenuse2/5
hypotenuse
- noun the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
- noun the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
- portents2/5
portent
- noun a sign of something about to happen
omen; prognostic; prodigy; prognostication; presage.
- he looked for an omen before going into battle
- noun a sign of something about to happen
- inconsistently2/5
inconsistently
- adverb without showing consistency
- he acted inconsistently when he bought these stocks
- adverb without showing consistency
- stenographer2/5
stenographer
- noun someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
shorthand typist; amanuensis.
- noun someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
- stenoses2/5
stenosis
- noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
stricture.
- noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
- coextensive2/5
coextensive
- adjective satellite being of equal extent or scope or duration
conterminous; coterminous.
- adjective satellite being of equal extent or scope or duration
- hyperextension2/5
hyperextension
- noun greater than normal extension
- noun greater than normal extension
- heartening2/5
heartening
- adjective satellite cheerfully encouraging
inspiriting.
- verb give encouragement to
embolden; cheer; recreate; hearten.
- adjective satellite cheerfully encouraging
- heartened2/5
hearten
- verb give encouragement to
embolden; cheer; recreate.
- verb give encouragement to
- immunocompetent2/5
immunocompetent
- adjective capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen
- immunocompetent cells
- adjective capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen
- intensifier2/5
intensifier
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
intensive.
- `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
- `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
- antihypertensives2/5
antihypertensive
- noun a drug that reduces high blood pressure
antihypertensive drug.
- noun a drug that reduces high blood pressure
- maintenon2/5
maintenon
- noun French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
Marquise de Maintenon; Francoise d'Aubigne; Madame de Maintenon.
- noun French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
- inadvertence2/5
inadvertence
- noun an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
oversight.
- noun the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
unmindfulness; heedlessness; inadvertency.
- noun an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
- arytenoid2/5
arytenoid
- noun either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
arytenoid cartilage; arytaenoid.
- noun either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
- penitentiaries2/5
penitentiary
- noun a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
pen.
- adjective satellite used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
- penitentiary institutions
- noun a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
- potently2/5
potently
- adverb in a manner having a powerful influence
powerfully.
- Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind
- adverb in a manner having a powerful influence
- antennal2/5
antennal
- adjective of or relating to antennae
antennary.
- antennal senses of insects
- adjective of or relating to antennae
- stenographers2/5
stenographer
- noun someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
shorthand typist; amanuensis.
- noun someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
- appurtenant2/5
appurtenant
- adjective satellite furnishing added support
auxiliary; accessory; adjunct; adjuvant; ancillary.
- an ancillary pump
- an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
- The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
- adjective satellite furnishing added support
- preexistent2/5
preexistent
- adjective satellite existing previously or before something
pre-existent; preexisting; pre-existing.
- variations on pre-existent musical themes
- adjective satellite existing previously or before something
- unthreatening2/5
unthreatening
- adjective satellite not unfriendly or threatening
well-meaning.
- her well-meaning words were received in silence
- the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs
- adjective satellite not unfriendly or threatening
- unpretending2/5
unpretending
- adjective not ostentatious
unostentatious; unpretentious.
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
- adjective not ostentatious
- preexistence2/5
preexistence
- noun existing in a former state or previous to something else
- noun existing in a former state or previous to something else
- discontentment2/5
discontentment
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
discontent; discontentedness.
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
- unostentatious2/5
unostentatious
- adjective not ostentatious
unpretentious; unpretending.
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
- adjective satellite exhibiting restrained good taste
unpretentious; understated.
- the room is pleasant and understated
- adjective not ostentatious
- intensifiers2/5
intensifier
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
intensive.
- `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
- `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
- fontenoy2/5
fontenoy
- noun a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland
Battle of Fontenoy.
- noun a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland
- intentness2/5
intentness
- noun the quality of being intent and concentrated
engrossment.
- the intentness of his gaze
- noun the quality of being intent and concentrated
- contentiousness2/5
contentiousness
- noun an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
quarrelsomeness.
- noun an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
- determinateness2/5
determinateness
- noun the quality of being predictable with great confidence
definiteness.
- noun the quality of being predictable with great confidence
- impotently2/5
impotently
- adverb in a helpless manner
helplessly; unable to help.
- the crowd watched him helplessly
- adverb in a helpless manner
- stenography2/5
stenography
- noun a method of writing rapidly
shorthand; tachygraphy.
- noun the act or art of writing in shorthand
- stenography is no longer a marketable skill
- noun a method of writing rapidly
- sententiously2/5
sententiously
- adverb in a pithy sententious manner
pithily.
- she expressed herself pithily
- adverb in a pithy sententious manner
- sentential2/5
sentential
- adjective of or relating to a sentence
- the sentential subject
- adjective of or relating to a sentence
- ostentatiously2/5
ostentatiously
- adverb with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
showily.
- Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly
- adverb with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
- kindergartens2/5
kindergarten
- noun a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
- noun a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
- threateningly2/5
threateningly
- adverb in a menacing manner
menacingly.
- the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly
- adverb in a menacing manner
- frighteningly2/5
frighteningly
- adverb in an alarming manner
scarily.
- the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true
- adverb in an alarming manner
- atenolol2/5
atenolol
- noun 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.)
Tenormin.
- noun 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.)
- hottentot2/5
hottentot
(Ethnol.) One of a degraded "pastoral", in MW10 and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.= The tribes speaking Khoisan; Bushman
- hottentots2/5
hottentot
- noun any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
Khoikhoi; Khoikhoin.
- noun any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
- stentorian2/5
stentorian
- adjective satellite used of the voice
booming.
- adjective satellite used of the voice
- stenographic2/5
stenographic
- adjective of or relating to or employing stenography
stenographical.
- adjective of or relating to or employing stenography
- impenitent2/5
impenitent
- adjective not penitent or remorseful
unremorseful; unrepentant.
- adjective satellite impervious to moral persuasion
- adjective not penitent or remorseful
- multipotent2/5
multipotent
- adjective satellite able to many things
- multipotent drugs
- adjective satellite able to many things
- potentilla2/5
potentilla
- noun chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil
genus Potentilla.
- noun chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil
- unpatented2/5
unpatented
- adjective satellite (of devices and processes) not protected by patent
- unpatented inventions
- adjective satellite (of devices and processes) not protected by patent
- unsweetened2/5
unsweetened
- adjective satellite not made sweet
- adjective satellite not made sweet
- hortensia2/5
hortensia
- noun deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue
Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis.
- noun very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads
Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia; golden glow; double gold.
- noun deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue
- untenanted2/5
untenanted
- adjective satellite not leased to or occupied by a tenant
unoccupied.
- an unoccupied apartment
- very little unclaimed and untenanted land
- adjective satellite not leased to or occupied by a tenant
- normotensive2/5
normotensive
- adjective having normal blood pressure
- adjective having normal blood pressure
- untended2/5
untended
- adjective satellite lacking care and attention
- untended garden was soon overgrown with weeds
- untended children
- adjective satellite lacking care and attention
- patentable2/5
patentable
Suitable to be patented; capable of being patented.
- extensibility2/5
extensibility
The quality of being extensible; the capacity of being extended; as, the .extensibility of a fiber, or of a plate of metal
- intendant2/5
intendant
One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; anintendant of finance.
- nonthreatening2/5
nonthreatening
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- patentability2/5
patentability
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- entendre2/5
entendre
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- existentially2/5
existential
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
experiential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective of or as conceived by existentialism
- an existential moment of choice
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
- frontenac2/5
frontenac
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- extender2/5
extend
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
go; run; lead; pass.
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- verb extend in scope or range or area
- ostend2/5
ostend
To exhibit; to manifest. Obs.Mercy to mean offenders we'll ostend. J. Webster.
- hyperintense2/5
- montenegrin2/5
montenegrin
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- martensitic2/5
- contenu2/5
contenu
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- pluripotent2/5
pluripotent
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- potentiometric2/5
potentiometric
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- sudetenland2/5
sudetenland
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- equipotential2/5
equipotential
(Mech. & Physics) Having the same potential.
- extenders2/5
extender
One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything.
- existents2/5
existent
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
existing.
- an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
- much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
- adjective being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"
real.
- real objects
- real people
- a film based on real life
- a real illness
- real humility
- Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
- steno2/5
steno
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- superintendency2/5
superintendency
The act of superintending; superintendence. Boyle.
- subsistent2/5
subsistent
Having real being; as, a .subsistent spirit
- détente2/5
- presentence2/5
presentence
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- montenegrins2/5
- contendere2/5
contendere
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- kootenay2/5
kootenay
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- midsentence2/5
- latently2/5
latent
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- a latent fingerprint
- latent talent
- adjective satellite (pathology) not presently active
- latent infection
- latent diabetes
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- sententia2/5
sententia
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- semitendinosus2/5
- rechristened2/5
rechristened
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- oftenest2/5
oftenest
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- resistencia2/5
- stenton2/5
- geopotential2/5
- charlottenburg2/5
- sententiae2/5
- pratensis2/5
pratensis
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- intendants2/5
intendant
One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; anintendant of finance.
- overpotential2/5
overpotential
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- overextension2/5
overextension
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- entendres2/5
entendres
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- stented2/5
stent
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- septenary1/5
septenary
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
seven; heptad; sevener; VII; septet; 7.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
- nilpotent1/5
nilpotent
- adjective equal to zero when raised to a certain power
- adjective equal to zero when raised to a certain power
- subtending1/5
subtend
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
delimit.
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
- sweetens1/5
sweeten
- verb make sweeter in taste
dulcify; edulcorate; dulcorate.
- verb make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable
- sweeten a deal
- verb make sweeter in taste
- shortenings1/5
shortening
- noun fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
- noun act of decreasing in length
- the dress needs shortening
- noun fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
- subtend1/5
subtend
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
delimit.
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
- fattens1/5
fatten
- verb make fat or plump
fatten up; fat; fill out; flesh out; fatten out; plump out; plump.
- We will plump out that poor starving child
- verb make fat or plump
- quincentenary1/5
quincentenary
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
quincentennial.
- adjective of or relating to a 500th anniversary
quincentennial.
- the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- chastens1/5
chasten
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- verb restrain
moderate; temper.
- verb censure severely
- quincentennial1/5
quincentennial
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
quincentenary.
- adjective of or relating to a 500th anniversary
quincentenary.
- the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- chasteness1/5
chasteness
- noun lack of ornamentation
restraint; simplicity; simpleness.
- the room was simply decorated with great restraint
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; chasten; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- noun lack of ornamentation
- centennials1/5
centennial
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
centenary.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
centenary.
- centennial celebration
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- centenaries1/5
centenary
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
centennial.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
centennial.
- centennial celebration
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- tercentennial1/5
tercentennial
- noun the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
tercentenary; triennial.
- noun the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- semicentennial1/5
semicentennial
- noun the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
semicentenary.
- adjective of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary
semicentenary.
- noun the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- contendings1/5
contend
- verb maintain or assert
postulate.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- verb have an argument about something
argue; debate; fence.
- verb maintain or assert
- concatenates1/5
concatenate
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- verb add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
- concatenate terms
- concatenate characters
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- moistens1/5
moisten
- verb make moist
wash; dampen.
- The dew moistened the meadows
- verb moisten with fine drops
drizzle.
- drizzle the meat with melted butter
- verb make moist
- elaborateness1/5
elaborateness
- noun marked by elaborately complex detail
intricacy; elaboration; involution.
- noun an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
ornateness.
- noun marked by elaborately complex detail
- pachytene1/5
pachytene
- noun the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
- noun the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
- contentedness1/5
contentedness
- noun the state of being contented with your situation in life
content.
- he relaxed in sleepy contentedness
- they could read to their heart's content
- noun the state of being contented with your situation in life
- battening1/5
batten
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
batting.
- noun a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- sustentation1/5
sustentation
- noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
sustainment; upkeep; maintenance; sustenance.
- they were in want of sustenance
- fishing was their main sustainment
- noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- tautened1/5
tauten
- verb become taut or tauter
firm.
- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
- verb make taut or tauter
firm.
- tauten a rope
- verb become taut or tauter
- straighteners1/5
straightener
- noun a device for straightening
- a hair straightener
- noun a device for straightening
- straightener1/5
straightener
- noun a device for straightening
- a hair straightener
- noun a device for straightening
- diplotene1/5
diplotene
- noun the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
- noun the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
- quietening1/5
quieten
- verb become quiet or quieter
quiesce; pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb become quiet or quieter
- intensifications1/5
intensification
- noun action that makes something stronger or more extreme
- noun the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
- noun action that makes something stronger or more extreme
- zygotene1/5
zygotene
- noun the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
- noun the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
- leptotene1/5
leptotene
- noun the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
- noun the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
- insistences1/5
insistence
- noun continual and persistent demands
insisting.
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
press; pressure; insistency; imperativeness.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun continual and persistent demands
- insistency1/5
insistency
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
press; pressure; imperativeness; insistence.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun the act of insisting on something
insistence.
- insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
- tricentennial1/5
tricentennial
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 300 years
tricentenary.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 300 years
- quietens1/5
quieten
- verb become quiet or quieter
quiesce; pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb become quiet or quieter
- contentments1/5
contentment
- noun happiness with one's situation in life
- noun happiness with one's situation in life
- disheartens1/5
dishearten
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
put off.
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
- foreshortenings1/5
foreshorten
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- tautening1/5
tauten
- verb become taut or tauter
firm.
- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
- verb make taut or tauter
firm.
- tauten a rope
- verb become taut or tauter
- maintenances1/5
maintenance
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
upkeep; care.
- he wrote the manual on car care
- noun means of maintenance of a family or group
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- foreshortens1/5
foreshorten
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- intensest1/5
intense
- adjective possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
- intense heat
- intense anxiety
- intense desire
- intense emotion
- the skunk's intense acrid odor
- intense pain
- enemy fire was intense
- adjective satellite extremely sharp or intense
acute.
- acute pain
- felt acute annoyance
- intense itching and burning
- adjective possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
- extendible1/5
extendible
- adjective satellite capable of being lengthened
extendable.
- adjective satellite capable of being lengthened
- goaltender1/5
goaltender
- noun the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
netminder; goalkeeper; netkeeper; goalie.
- noun 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
goalkeeper; netkeeper; goalie.
- noun the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
- intenser1/5
intense
- adjective possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
- intense heat
- intense anxiety
- intense desire
- intense emotion
- the skunk's intense acrid odor
- intense pain
- enemy fire was intense
- adjective satellite extremely sharp or intense
acute.
- acute pain
- felt acute annoyance
- intense itching and burning
- adjective possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
- detent1/5
detent
- noun a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
pawl; click; dog.
- noun a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- concatenations1/5
concatenation
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- noun the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
- it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- appurtenance1/5
appurtenance
- noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
gear; paraphernalia.
- noun a supplementary component that improves capability
add-on; supplement; accessory.
- noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- pattens1/5
patten
- noun footwear usually with wooden soles
geta; clog; sabot.
- noun footwear usually with wooden soles
- distends1/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- whitener1/5
whitener
- noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
blanching agent; bleaching agent; bleach.
- noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
- attenuations1/5
attenuation
- noun weakening in force or intensity
fading.
- attenuation in the volume of the sound
- noun the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
- noun weakening in force or intensity
- platens1/5
platen
- noun work table of a machine tool
- noun the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
- noun work table of a machine tool
- superintends1/5
superintend
- verb watch and direct
oversee; manage; supervise.
- Who is overseeing this project?
- verb watch and direct
- stencilling1/5
stencil
- noun 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
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun 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
- whitens1/5
whiten
- verb turn white
white.
- This detergent will whiten your laundry
- verb turn white
- distensible1/5
distensible
- adjective satellite capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand
- the stomach is a distensible organ
- adjective satellite capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand
- exquisiteness1/5
exquisiteness
- noun extreme beauty of a delicate sort
- noun extreme beauty of a delicate sort
- attender1/5
attender
- noun someone who listens attentively
listener; hearer; auditor.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
tender; attendant.
- noun someone who listens attentively
- intensiveness1/5
intensiveness
- noun high level or degree; the property of being intense
intensity.
- noun high level or degree; the property of being intense
- enlightenments1/5
enlightenment
- noun education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
- noun (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
nirvana.
- noun education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
- extenuated1/5
extenuate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- triteness1/5
triteness
- noun unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
staleness.
- noun unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
- extensile1/5
extensile
- adjective capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
extensible.
- an extensile tongue
- an extensible measuring rule
- adjective capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
- sustentacular1/5
sustentacular
- adjective serving to sustain or support
- sustentacular cells
- adjective serving to sustain or support
- prepotency1/5
prepotency
- noun the state of being predominant over others
predominance; predomination.
- noun the state of being predominant over others
- infiniteness1/5
infiniteness
- noun the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
limitlessness; infinitude; unboundedness; boundlessness.
- noun the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
- goaltenders1/5
goaltender
- noun the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
netminder; goalkeeper; netkeeper; goalie.
- noun 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
goalkeeper; netkeeper; goalie.
- noun the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
- christens1/5
christen
- verb administer baptism to
baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- verb administer baptism to
- ententes1/5
entente
- noun an informal alliance between countries
entente cordiale.
- noun a friendly understanding between political powers
entente cordiale.
- noun an informal alliance between countries
- whiteners1/5
whitener
- noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
blanching agent; bleaching agent; bleach.
- noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
- oppositeness1/5
oppositeness
- noun the relation between opposed entities
opposition.
- noun the relation between opposed entities
- catenated1/5
catenate
- verb arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
catenulate.
- verb arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
- neatened1/5
neaten
- verb put (things or places) in order
straighten out; tidy up; tidy; straighten; clean up; square away.
- Tidy up your room!
- verb care for one's external appearance
groom.
- He is always well-groomed
- verb put (things or places) in order
- subsistences1/5
subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- social security provided only a bare subsistence
- noun a means of surviving
- farming is a hard means of subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- unfastens1/5
unfasten
- verb cause to become undone
- unfasten your belt
- verb become undone or untied
- The shoelaces unfastened
- verb cause to become undone
- neatening1/5
neaten
- verb put (things or places) in order
straighten out; tidy up; tidy; straighten; clean up; square away.
- Tidy up your room!
- verb care for one's external appearance
groom.
- He is always well-groomed
- verb put (things or places) in order
- martensites1/5
martensite
- noun 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
- noun 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
- detents1/5
detent
- noun a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
pawl; click; dog.
- noun a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- politenesses1/5
politeness
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
niceness.
- noun the act of showing regard for others
civility.
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- straitening1/5
straiten
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
distress.
- verb squeeze together
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
- obsoleteness1/5
obsoleteness
- noun the property of being out of date and not current
superannuation.
- noun the property of being out of date and not current
- extenuations1/5
extenuation
- noun a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
mitigation.
- noun to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
mitigation; palliation.
- noun a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
- disheartenment1/5
disheartenment
- noun the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
dismay; discouragement.
- noun a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted
- noun the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
- catenate1/5
catenate
- verb arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
catenulate.
- verb arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
- extenuates1/5
extenuate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- countenancing1/5
countenance
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
visage.
- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
- noun formal and explicit approval
sanction; indorsement; endorsement; imprimatur; warrant.
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- carotenes1/5
carotene
- noun an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
provitamin A; carotin.
- noun yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants
- noun an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
- immunocompetence1/5
immunocompetence
- noun the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen
- noun the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen
- discountenance1/5
discountenance
- verb look with disfavor on
- The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
- verb show disapproval by discouraging
- any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
- verb look with disfavor on
- attenuators1/5
attenuator
- noun an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
- noun an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
- overextend1/5
overextend
- verb strain excessively
overstrain.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- verb strain excessively
- totipotent1/5
totipotent
- adjective having the ability to give rise to unlike cells
- embryonic stem cells are totipotent
- adjective having the ability to give rise to unlike cells
- portending1/5
portend
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- indeterminateness1/5
indeterminateness
- noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
indetermination; indefiniteness; indeterminacy; indefinity.
- noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
- stenosed1/5
stenosed
- adjective satellite abnormally constricted body canal or passage
stenotic.
- a stenosed coronary artery
- adjective satellite abnormally constricted body canal or passage
- stentor1/5
stentor
- noun a speaker with an unusually loud voice
- noun the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
- noun a speaker with an unusually loud voice
- dissoluteness1/5
dissoluteness
- noun indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
incontinence; self-gratification.
- noun indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
- kindergarteners1/5
kindergartener
- noun a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
preschooler; kindergartner.
- noun a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
- overextending1/5
overextend
- verb strain excessively
overstrain.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- verb strain excessively
- nonattendance1/5
nonattendance
- noun the failure to attend
- noun the failure to attend
- obtention1/5
obtention
- noun the act of obtaining
obtainment.
- noun the act of obtaining
- oblateness1/5
oblateness
- noun the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
ellipticity.
- the oblateness of the planet
- noun the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
- retentiveness1/5
retentiveness
- noun the power of retaining and recalling past experience
retention; retentivity; memory.
- he had a good memory when he was younger
- noun the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
retentivity.
- noun the power of retaining and recalling past experience
- attendings1/5
attending
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attention.
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attendance.
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- intermittence1/5
intermittence
- noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
intermittency.
- noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
- intentionalities1/5
intentionality
- noun expressive of intentions
- noun expressive of intentions
- lutenist1/5
lutenist
- noun a musician who plays the lute
lutanist; lutist.
- noun a musician who plays the lute
- ctenophores1/5
ctenophore
- noun biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
comb jelly.
- noun biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
- totipotency1/5
totipotency
- noun the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part
totipotence.
- animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development
- noun the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part
- potence1/5
potence
- noun the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
potency.
- noun the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
- sublieutenant1/5
sublieutenant
- noun an officer ranking next below a lieutenant
- noun an officer ranking next below a lieutenant
- catenae1/5
catena
- noun 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)
- noun 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)
- retentivity1/5
retentivity
- noun the power of retaining and recalling past experience
retention; retentiveness; memory.
- he had a good memory when he was younger
- noun the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
retentiveness.
- noun the power of retaining and recalling past experience
- unpretentiousness1/5
unpretentiousness
- noun the quality of being natural and without pretensions
- noun the quality of being natural and without pretensions
- privateness1/5
privateness
- noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
secrecy; concealment; privacy.
- noun the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
seclusion; privacy.
- noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
- butenes1/5
butene
- noun any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
butylene.
- noun any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
- ctenophora1/5
ctenophora
(Zoöl.) A class of Coelenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The separate paddles somewhat resemble combs.
- ctenophore1/5
ctenophore
- noun biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
comb jelly.
- noun biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
- listenings1/5
listening
- noun the act of hearing attentively
hearing.
- you can learn a lot by just listening
- they make good music--you should give them a hearing
- verb hear with intention
listen.
- Listen to the sound of this cello
- noun the act of hearing attentively
- ornateness1/5
ornateness
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; grandiloquence; rhetoric; magniloquence.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
- noun an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
elaborateness.
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
- discountenancing1/5
discountenance
- verb look with disfavor on
- The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
- verb show disapproval by discouraging
- any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
- verb look with disfavor on
- immediateness1/5
immediateness
- noun the quickness of action or occurrence
immediacy; instancy; instantaneousness.
- the immediacy of their response
- the instancy of modern communication
- noun lack of an intervening or mediating agency
immediacy.
- the immediacy of television coverage
- noun the quickness of action or occurrence
- compositeness1/5
compositeness
- noun the property of being a composite number
- noun the property of being a composite number
- ctenoid1/5
ctenoid
- adjective resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb
comb-like.
- adjective resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb
- rottenest1/5
rotten
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; shitty; stinky; crappy; lousy; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
rotted; decayed.
- rotten floor boards
- rotted beams
- a decayed foundation
- adjective satellite very bad
- kindergartener1/5
kindergartener
- noun a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
preschooler; kindergartner.
- noun a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
- catenas1/5
catena
- noun 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)
- noun 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)
- glutens1/5
gluten
- noun a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
- noun a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
- lutenists1/5
lutenist
- noun a musician who plays the lute
lutanist; lutist.
- noun a musician who plays the lute
- incompetencies1/5
incompetency
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
incompetence.
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
- distensions1/5
distension
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
distention.
- noun the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
dilatation; distention.
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
- ostentatiousness1/5
ostentatiousness
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; pretentiousness; ostentation; puffiness; inflation; pomposity.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- adequateness1/5
adequateness
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
adequacy.
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
- lieutenancies1/5
lieutenancy
- noun the position of a lieutenant
- noun the position of a lieutenant
- ostentations1/5
ostentation
- noun a gaudy outward display
flash; fanfare.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; inflation; pomposity; ostentatiousness.
- noun a gaudy outward display
- irresoluteness1/5
irresoluteness
- noun the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose
irresolution.
- noun the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose
- catenaries1/5
catenary
- noun the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
- noun the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
- hyperextended1/5
hyperextend
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- Don't hyperextend your elbow
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- neoteny1/5
neoteny
- noun 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
- noun 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
- pretentiously1/5
pretentiously
- adverb in a pretentious manner
- this author writes pretentiously
- adverb in a pretentious manner
- considerateness1/5
considerateness
- noun kind and considerate regard for others
consideration; thoughtfulness.
- he showed no consideration for her feelings
- noun kind and considerate regard for others
- remittent1/5
remittent
- adjective satellite (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity
- a remittent fever
- adjective satellite (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity
- cotenant1/5
cotenant
- noun one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property
- noun one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property
- penitently1/5
penitently
- adverb showing remorse
penitentially; repentantly.
- adverb showing remorse
- arytenoids1/5
arytenoid
- noun either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
arytenoid cartilage; arytaenoid.
- noun either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
- discontentedly1/5
discontentedly
- adverb with discontent; in a discontented manner
- he was still rumbling discontentedly when Pike returned bearing a folder of foolscap sheets
- adverb with discontent; in a discontented manner
- articulateness1/5
articulateness
- noun the quality of being facile in speech and writing
volubility; fluency.
- noun the quality of being facile in speech and writing
- impenitence1/5
impenitence
- noun the trait of refusing to repent
impenitency.
- noun the trait of refusing to repent
- stenches1/5
stench
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
foetor; stink; fetor; malodor; mephitis; malodour; reek.
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- cotenants1/5
cotenant
- noun one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property
- noun one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property
- hyperextend1/5
hyperextend
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- Don't hyperextend your elbow
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- inadvertency1/5
inadvertency
- noun the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
unmindfulness; heedlessness; inadvertence.
- noun the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
- countertenor1/5
countertenor
- noun a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
- noun the highest adult male singing voice
alto.
- noun a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
- intensives1/5
intensive
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
intensifier.
- `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
- `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
- adjective satellite characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
- the questioning was intensive
- intensive care
- research-intensive
- a labor-intensive industry
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
- sedateness1/5
sedateness
- noun a trait of dignified seriousness
solemness; staidness; solemnity.
- noun a trait of dignified seriousness
- appositeness1/5
appositeness
- noun appropriateness for the occasion
aptness.
- the phrase had considerable aptness
- noun appropriateness for the occasion
- inattentively1/5
inattentively
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
absently; absentmindedly; abstractedly.
- he read the letter absently
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
- affectionateness1/5
affectionateness
- noun a positive feeling of liking
heart; warmness; philia; warmheartedness; tenderness; affection; fondness.
- 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
- noun a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
lovingness; fondness; warmth.
- noun a positive feeling of liking
- mertensia1/5
mertensia
- noun a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
genus Mertensia.
- noun a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
- polybutene1/5
polybutene
- noun a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber
polybutylene.
- noun a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber
- neotenic1/5
neotenic
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
neotenous.
- neotenic development
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
- advertence1/5
advertence
- noun the process of being heedful
advertency.
- noun the process of being heedful
- hyperextending1/5
hyperextend
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- Don't hyperextend your elbow
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- passionateness1/5
passionateness
- noun a strong feeling or emotion
passion.
- noun a strong feeling or emotion
- aptenodytes1/5
aptenodytes
- noun large penguins
genus Aptenodytes.
- noun large penguins
- coexistences1/5
- ctenocephalides1/5
ctenocephalides
- noun an arthropod genus of fleas
genus Ctenocephalides.
- noun an arthropod genus of fleas
- temperateness1/5
temperateness
- noun moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
sunshine; fair weather.
- noun exhibiting restraint imposed on the self
self-restraint.
- an effective temperateness in debate
- noun moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- heartens1/5
hearten
- verb give encouragement to
embolden; cheer; recreate.
- verb give encouragement to
- advertently1/5
advertently
- adverb in a careful deliberate manner
mindfully; heedfully.
- adverb in a careful deliberate manner
- neotenous1/5
neotenous
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
neotenic.
- neotenic development
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
- disparateness1/5
disparateness
- noun utter dissimilarity
distinctiveness.
- noun utter dissimilarity
- antennary1/5
antennary
- adjective of or relating to antennae
antennal.
- antennal senses of insects
- adjective of or relating to antennae
- immaculateness1/5
immaculateness
- noun the state of being spotlessly clean
spotlessness.
- noun the state of being spotlessly clean
- coextension1/5
coextension
- noun equality of extension or duration
- noun equality of extension or duration
- advertent1/5
advertent
- adjective satellite giving attention
heedful.
- adjective satellite giving attention
- angiotensins1/5
angiotensin
- noun any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
Hypertensin; angiotonin.
- noun any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
- portentously1/5
portentously
- adverb in a portentous manner
- portentously, the engines began to roll
- adverb in a portentous manner
- antenuptial1/5
antenuptial
- adjective relating to events before a marriage
prenuptial; premarital.
- prenuptial agreement
- adjective relating to events before a marriage
- impoliteness1/5
impoliteness
- noun a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
- noun a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
- incompetently1/5
incompetently
- adverb in an incompetent manner
displaying incompetence.
- he did the job rather incompetently
- adverb in an incompetent manner
- equipotent1/5
equipotent
- adjective satellite having equal strength or efficacy
- adjective satellite having equal strength or efficacy
- metencephalon1/5
metencephalon
- noun the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
- noun the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
- unpretentiously1/5
unpretentiously
- adverb in an unpretentious manner
- she was unpretentiously dressed even though she was the guest of honor
- adverb in an unpretentious manner
- inconsiderateness1/5
inconsiderateness
- noun the quality of failing to be considerate of others
inconsideration; thoughtlessness.
- noun the quality of failing to be considerate of others
- appetency1/5
appetency
- noun a feeling of craving something
appetite; appetence.
- an appetite for life
- the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
- noun a feeling of craving something
- antennaria1/5
antennaria
- noun small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles
genus Antennaria.
- noun small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles
- ritenuto1/5
ritenuto
- adjective satellite gradually decreasing in tempo
rit.; ritardando; rallentando.
- adjective satellite gradually decreasing in tempo
- contriteness1/5
contriteness
- noun sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
attrition; contrition.
- noun sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
- kittenish1/5
kittenish
- adjective satellite playful like a lively kitten
frisky.
- adjective satellite playful like a lively kitten
- intrasentential1/5
intrasentential
- adjective of or relating to constituents within a sentence
- intrasentential co-occurrence
- adjective of or relating to constituents within a sentence
- banteng1/5
banteng
- noun wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
Bos banteng; banting; tsine.
- noun wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
- ctenidia1/5
ctenidium
- noun comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
- noun comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
- ctenidium1/5
ctenidium
- noun comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
- noun comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
- unextended1/5
unextended
- adjective not extended or stretched out
- an unextended arm
- adjective not extended or stretched out
- inextensible1/5
inextensible
- adjective not extensile
nonprotractile; nonextensile.
- adjective not extensile
- unenlightening1/5
unenlightening
- adjective failing to inform or clarify
unilluminating.
- an unenlightening comment
- adjective not edifying
unedifying.
- adjective failing to inform or clarify
- noncontentious1/5
noncontentious
- adjective satellite of persons; not given to controversy
- adjective satellite of persons; not given to controversy
- asphaltene1/5
asphaltene
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- entender1/5
entender
To make tender. R. Jer. Taylor.
- resistence1/5
resistance
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
opposition.
- he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
- despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
- noun any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- subtenant1/5
subtenant
(Law) One who rents a tenement, or land, etc., of one who is also a tenant; an undertenant.
- intentionalism1/5
- musculotendinous1/5
- patens1/5
- pratense1/5
pratense
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- bartending1/5
bartending
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- distensibility1/5
distensibility
The quality or capacity of being distensible. R.
- penitentes1/5
- polytene1/5
- stenning1/5
- penitentials1/5
penitential
- adjective satellite showing or constituting penance
penitentiary.
- penitential tears
- wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words
- adjective satellite showing or constituting penance
- glutenin1/5
glutenin
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- betacarotene1/5
- synteny1/5
- haptens1/5
- extensionality1/5
- quatenus1/5
- prepotent1/5
prepotent
Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. Plaifere.
- cricoarytenoid1/5
- sostenuto1/5
sostenuto
(Mus.) Sustained; -- applied to a movement or passage the sounds of which are to sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of the time; also, to a passage the tones of which are to be somewhat prolonged or protacted.
- mittened1/5
mitten
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- unpatentable1/5
unpatentable
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- penitente1/5
penitente
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- untenured1/5
- extensometer1/5
extensometer
An instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force.
- extensionally1/5
extensional
- adjective satellite defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
- adjective satellite defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
- uncontentious1/5
- ostension1/5
ostension
(Eccl.) The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
- extensity1/5
- entend1/5
intend
- verb have in mind as a purpose
think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- verb design or destine
destine; specify; designate.
- She was intended to become the director
- verb have in mind as a purpose
- nonpersistent1/5
- contentiously1/5
contentious
- adjective satellite inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
disputatious; combative; litigious; disputative.
- a style described as abrasive and contentious
- a disputatious lawyer
- a litigious and acrimonious spirit
- adjective satellite involving or likely to cause controversy
- a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
- adjective satellite inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
- contentful1/5
contentful
Full of content. Obs. Barrow.
- existentials1/5
existential
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
experiential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective of or as conceived by existentialism
- an existential moment of choice
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
- unthreatened1/5
- contentless1/5
contentless
Discontented; dissatisfied. R. Shak.
- isobutene1/5
- sistent1/5
sistent
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- inexistence1/5
inexistence
Inherence; subsistence . Bp. Hall.
- multipotential1/5
multipotential
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- pentene1/5
pentene
(Chem.) Same as Amylene .
- inexistent1/5
inexistent
Not having being; not existing.
- unostentatiously1/5
unostentatious
- adjective not ostentatious
unpretentious; unpretending.
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
- adjective satellite exhibiting restrained good taste
unpretentious; understated.
- the room is pleasant and understated
- adjective not ostentatious
- premonstratensian1/5
premonstratensian
(R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St. Norbert at Prémontré, in France, in 1119. The members of the order are called also White Canons ,Norbertines , andPremonstrants .
- antenatally1/5
antenatal
- adjective occurring or existing before birth
antepartum; prenatal.
- the prenatal period
- antenatal care
- adjective occurring or existing before birth
- listenership1/5
- syntenic1/5
- overdistention1/5
- untenability1/5
- intens1/5
intens
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- superintendant1/5
- patente1/5
patente
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- subtenants1/5
subtenant
(Law) One who rents a tenement, or land, etc., of one who is also a tenant; an undertenant.
- extensification1/5
- attenuata1/5
attenuata
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- sentencer1/5
sentencer
One who pronounced a sentence or condemnation.
- octene1/5
octene
(Chem.) Same as Octylene .
- intendment1/5
intendment
Charge; oversight. Obs. Ford.
- resentencing1/5
resentencing
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- hortensis1/5
hortensis
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- pretention1/5
pretention
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- inarticulateness1/5
inarticulateness
The state or quality of being inarticulate.
- stenosing1/5
- brighteners1/5
brighteners
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- septennial1/5
septennial
Lasting or continuing seven years; as, .septennial parliaments
- sentencers1/5
sentencer
One who pronounced a sentence or condemnation.
- septentrionalis1/5
- enlightener1/5
enlightener
One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
- flattener1/5
flattener
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- septentrional1/5
septentrional
The north or northern regions. Shak.Both East West, South and Septentrioun. Chaucer.
- buitenzorg1/5
- thyroarytenoid1/5
thyroarytenoid
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.
- intendancy1/5
intendancy
The office or employment of an intendant.
- intensionality1/5
- contratenor1/5
contratenor
(Mus.) Counter tenor; contralto.
- overdistension1/5
- extensometers1/5
extensometer
An instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force.
- sustentaculum1/5
- intendente1/5
intendente
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- nontenured1/5
nontenure
(Law) A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.
- attentat1/5
attentat
An attempt; an assault. Obs. Bacon.
- kutenai1/5
- intendencia1/5
intendencia
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- ostensively1/5
ostensive
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- adjective satellite represented or appearing as such; pretended
ostensible.
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- austenitizing1/5
- hootenanny1/5
hootenanny
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- catenane1/5
catenane
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- swietenia1/5
swietenia
(Bot.) A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species ( Sweitenia Mahogoni ), the mahogany tree.
- extensionists1/5
extensionist
One who favors or advocates extension.
- sistence1/5
sistence
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- antennule1/5
antennule
(Zoöl.) A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antennæ or feelers of Crustacea.
- intenseness1/5
intenseness
The state or quality of being intense; intensity; as, the intenseness of heat or cold; theintenseness of study or thought.
- refastened1/5
refasten
To fasten again.
- platensis1/5
platensis
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- goaltending1/5
- enlighteners1/5
enlightener
One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
- retenue1/5
retenue
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- smartened1/5
smarten
To make smart or spruce; -- usually with up. Colloq.She had to go and smarten herself up somewhat. W. Black.
- surintendant1/5
surintendant
Superintendent. R.
- extendibility1/5
extendibility
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- septentrion1/5
septentrion
The north or northern regions. Shak.Both East West, South and Septentrioun. Chaucer.
- catenanes1/5
- soutenu1/5
soutenu
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- kootenays1/5
- subtense1/5
subtense
(Geom.) A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the .subtense of an arc
- intensionally1/5
intensional
- adjective satellite used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word
- adjective satellite used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word
- abstentionism1/5
abstentionism
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- ketene1/5
- equipotentiality1/5
- corporateness1/5
- resistent1/5
resistent
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- pretensioned1/5
pretension
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretense; pretence.
- noun the advancing of a claim
- his pretension to the crown
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- premonstratensians1/5
premonstratensian
(R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St. Norbert at Prémontré, in France, in 1119. The members of the order are called also White Canons ,Norbertines , andPremonstrants .
- catenation1/5
catenation
Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a regular or connected series. See Sir T. Browne.Concatenation .
- threatener1/5
threatener
One who threatens. Shak.
- cyclopentene1/5
- brightener1/5
brightener
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- sententiousness1/5
sententiousness
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- omnicompetent1/5
omnicompetent
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- postencephalitic1/5
- potentized1/5
potentize
To render the latent power of (anything) available. Dunglison.
- contently1/5
content
- noun 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
- noun what a communication that is about something is about
message; substance; subject matter.
- noun everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
- martenot1/5
- stenographically1/5
stenographical
- adjective of or relating to or employing stenography
stenographic.
- adjective of or relating to or employing stenography
- unattenuated1/5
- complutensian1/5
complutensian
Of or pertaining to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares) a city near Madrid; as, the .Complutensian Bible
- lightener1/5
lightener
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- desperateness1/5
desperateness
Desperation; virulence.
- antennules1/5
antennule
(Zoöl.) A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antennæ or feelers of Crustacea.
- inappetence1/5
inappetence
Want of appetency; want of desire.
- inconsistence1/5
inconsistence
Inconsistency.
- extensivity1/5
- seitens1/5
- unchastened1/5
unchastened
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- biopotential1/5
- portentousness1/5
portentousness
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- normotensives1/5
normotensive
- adjective having normal blood pressure
- adjective having normal blood pressure
- unsoftened1/5
- latents1/5
latent
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- a latent fingerprint
- latent talent
- adjective satellite (pathology) not presently active
- latent infection
- latent diabetes
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- omnipotently1/5
omnipotent
- adjective satellite having unlimited power
almighty; all-powerful.
- adjective satellite having unlimited power
- interarytenoid1/5
- intendent1/5
intendent
See Obs.Intendant , n.
- glutenins1/5
- prepatent1/5
- retentionist1/5
- cotenancy1/5
- intendit1/5
- desolateness1/5
desolateness
The state of being desolate.
- attent1/5
attend
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
go to.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
- verb take charge of or deal with
see; take care; look.
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
- abstentionist1/5
abstentionist
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- witenagemot1/5
- nontenure1/5
nontenure
(Law) A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.
- frighteners1/5
- attentats1/5
- delicateness1/5
delicateness
The quality of being delicate.
- idempotency1/5
- intendance1/5
intendance
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- malentendu1/5
- overextensions1/5
- nonextensive1/5
- potentiators1/5
- poenitentiae1/5
- extensionist1/5
extensionist
One who favors or advocates extension.
- listenable1/5
listenable
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- overtightening1/5
- superintendencies1/5
superintendency
The act of superintending; superintendence. Boyle.
- postentry1/5
postentry
A second or subsequent, at the customhouse, of goods which had been omitted by mistake.
- rechristening1/5
rechristening
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- extensionless1/5
- antennular1/5
- intendedly1/5
intended
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
- your intended trip abroad
- an intended insult
- verb have in mind as a purpose
intend; think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
- omnipotency1/5
omnipotency
The state of being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent; the Deity. Will Omnipotence neglect to save The suffering virtue of the wise and brave? Pope.
- resentenced1/5
- bufotenine1/5
- pretensioning1/5
pretension
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretense; pretence.
- noun the advancing of a claim
- his pretension to the crown
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- posttensioned1/5
- noncontent1/5
noncontent
(British House of Lords) One who gives a negative vote; -- sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con.
- effeteness1/5
effeteness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- tightener1/5
tightener
That which tightens; specifically (Mach.) , a tightening pulley.
- extendedness1/5
- mertensiana1/5
mertensiana
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- potentiator1/5
potentiator
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- presentencing1/5
- unchristened1/5
unchristened
Not christened; as, an .unchristened child
- phlyctenular1/5
phlyctenular
(Med.) Characterized by the presence of small pustules, or whitish elevations resembling pustules; as, .phlyctenular ophthalmia
- premoistened1/5
- omnicompetence1/5
omnicompetence
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- dishearteningly1/5
disheartening
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
demoralizing; demoralising; dispiriting.
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
put off; dishearten.
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
- depotentiation1/5
- lighteners1/5
lighteners
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- accurateness1/5
accurateness
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.
- extratensive1/5
- intromittent1/5
intromittent
Throwing, or allowing to pass, into or within.
- unipotent1/5
- forgottenness1/5
- smartening1/5
smarten
To make smart or spruce; -- usually with up. Colloq.She had to go and smarten herself up somewhat. W. Black.
- stenotype1/5
- nonextended1/5
- carstensz1/5
- partenope1/5
partenope
(Gr. Myth.) One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the sea, in despair at not being able to beguile Ulysses by her songs.
- sistency1/5
sistency
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- stens1/5
stens
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- kittenhood1/5
- extendability1/5
extendability
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- intendancies1/5
intendancy
The office or employment of an intendant.
- refastening1/5
refasten
To fasten again.
- posttensioning1/5
- austenitized1/5
- extensionalism1/5
- stenohaline1/5
- craniostenosis1/5
- latens1/5
latens
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- untender1/5
- resentence1/5
resentence
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- heptene1/5
heptene
(Chem.) Same as Heptylene .
- sesquicentenary1/5
- intenders1/5
intender
One who intends. Feltham.
- repleteness1/5
repleteness
The state of being replete.
- retightened1/5
- contentation1/5
contentation
Content; satisfaction. Obs. Bacon.
- countertendencies1/5
countertendencies
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- intender1/5
intend
- verb have in mind as a purpose
think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- verb design or destine
destine; specify; designate.
- She was intended to become the director
- verb have in mind as a purpose
- untenantable1/5
- coextensiveness1/5
- intentive1/5
intentive
Attentive; intent. Obs. Spenser.
- extentions1/5
- dipentene1/5
- quadricentennial1/5
quadricentennial
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- delegatensis1/5
delegatensis
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