retronym 8 3 noun n noun • a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate
autonym 7 3 noun n
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tautonym 8 3 noun n noun • A binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison.
• A word or term made from two identical parts or syllables, such as bonbon or dada.
• Absolute synonym
him 3 1 noun n noun • the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
• a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
mononym 7 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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swim 4 1 verb v noun • the act of swimming
verb • travel through water
• be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
• be dizzy or giddy
• be covered with or submerged in a liquid
• move as if gliding through water
victim 6 2 noun n noun • an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
• a person who is tricked or swindled
acronym 7 3 noun n noun • a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
pseudonym 9 3 noun n noun • a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
dim 3 1 verb, adverb, adjective v, adv, adj adjective • made dim or less bright
adjective satellite • lacking in light; not bright or harsh
• lacking clarity or distinctness
• offering little or no hope
• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
verb • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
• become dim or lusterless
• make dim or lusterless
• make dim by comparison or conceal
• become vague or indistinct
grim 4 1 adjective adj adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
• harshly ironic or sinister
• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
• filled with melancholy and despondency
• causing dejection
gym 3 1 verb, noun v, n noun • athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
slim 4 1 adjective adj adjective satellite • being of delicate or slender build
• small in quantity
trim 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a state of arrangement or appearance
• a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
• attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
• cutting down to the desired size or shape
adjective satellite • thin and fit
• characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
• neat and smart in appearance
• severely simple in line or design
verb • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
• decorate, as with ornaments
• cut down on; make a reduction in
• balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
• be in equilibrium during a flight
• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
• cut closely
• adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
anonym 6 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
homonym 7 3 noun n noun • two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings
synonym 7 3 noun n noun • two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
denim 5 2 noun n noun • (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
• a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
hymn 4 1 noun n noun • a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
verb • sing a hymn
• praise by singing a hymn
interim 7 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the time between one event, process, or period and another
adjective satellite • serving during an intermediate interval of time
limb 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
• any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
• (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
• either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
• the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
maxim 5 2 noun n noun • a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
• English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)
nim 3 1 adverb adv noun • game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
pilgrim 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • someone who journeys in foreign lands
• one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
• someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
prim 4 1 noun, adjective n, adj adjective satellite • affectedly dainty or refined
• exaggeratedly proper
verb • assume a prim appearance
• contract one's lips
• dress primly
rim 3 1 verb, noun v, n noun • the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
• (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended
• the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
• a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
• the top edge of a vessel or other container
verb • run around the rim of
• furnish with a rim
• roll around the rim of
shim 4 1 noun n noun • a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
skim 4 1 verb v noun • a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
• reading or glancing through quickly
adjective satellite • used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
verb • travel on the surface of water
• move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
• examine hastily
• cause to skip over a surface
• coat (a liquid) with a layer
• remove from the surface
• read superficially
verbatim 8 3 adjective adj adverb • using exactly the same words
adjective satellite • in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
whim 4 1 noun n noun • a sudden desire
• an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
goyim 5 2 noun n noun • A non-Jew, a gentile. (See usage notes)
mim 3 1 noun • The letter م in the Arabic script.
seraphim 8 3 noun n noun • an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
sim 3 1 verb, noun v, n noun • A simulation or simulator.
direct antonym 13 5 noun n noun • antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry')
antonym 7 3 noun n noun • a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
eponym 6 3 noun n noun • the person for whom something is named
• the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
heteronym 9 4 noun n noun • two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
hyponym 7 3 noun n noun • a word that is more specific than a given word
paronym 7 3 noun n noun • a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling
toponym 7 3 noun n noun • the name by which a geographical place is known
allonym 7 3 noun n
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ethnonym 8 3 noun n
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exonym 6 3 noun n
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bedim 5 2 verb v verb • make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
• make unintelligible or unclear
charlatanism 12 4 noun n noun • the dishonesty of a charlatan
forelimb 8 2 noun n noun • the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)
minim 5 2 noun n noun • a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
• a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
• a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
prelim 6 2 noun n noun • a minor match preceding the main event
• an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
scrim 5 1 noun n noun • a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
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