UDA stands for: the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland
Synonym(s): Ulster Defense Association ( what does Ulster Defense Association stand for? )

chorionic stands for: of or relating to a chorion
Usage Example(s): a chorionic villus is a minute vascular projection on the fetal chorion
Pertaining to: chorion

giardia stands for: a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans
giardia is a kind of: flagellate ( what does flagellate stand for? ), flagellate protozoan ( what does flagellate protozoan stand for? ), flagellated protozoan ( what does flagellated protozoan stand for? ), mastigophoran ( what does mastigophoran stand for? ), mastigophore ( what does mastigophore stand for? )

Saint Ulmo’s fire stands for: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
Synonym(s): Saint Elmo’s fire ( what does Saint Elmo’s fire stand for? ), Saint Elmo’s light ( what does Saint Elmo’s light stand for? ), Saint Ulmo’s light ( what does Saint Ulmo’s light stand for? ), St. Elmo’s fire ( what does St. Elmo’s fire stand for? ), corona ( what does corona stand for? ), corona discharge ( what does corona discharge stand for? ), corposant ( what does corposant stand for? ), electric glow ( what does electric glow stand for? )

Wabash stands for: a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana
Synonym(s): Wabash River ( what does Wabash River stand for? )

ictus stands for: a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
Usage Example(s): he suffered an epileptic seizure
Synonym(s): raptus ( what does raptus stand for? ), seizure ( what does seizure stand for? )

Vladimir Lenin stands for: Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)
Synonym(s): Lenin ( what does Lenin stand for? ), Nikolai Lenin ( what does Nikolai Lenin stand for? ), Vladimir Ilich Lenin ( what does Vladimir Ilich Lenin stand for? ), Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov ( what does Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov stand for? ), Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ( what does Vladimir Ilyich Lenin stand for? ), Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ( what does Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov stand for? )

make grow stands for: cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
Usage Example(s): He developed a new kind of apple, The perfect climate here develops the grain
Synonym(s): develop ( what does develop stand for? )
Cause(s): develop, grow ( what does grow stand for? )

ununderstood stands for: not understood
Usage Example(s): should not tamely submit to the unpredictable and ununderstood cycles of wars- Psychiatry
Opposite(s): understood ( what does understood stand for? )
Similar(s): misunderstood ( what does misunderstood stand for? ), uncomprehended ( what does uncomprehended stand for? ), undigested ( what does undigested stand for? ), ungrasped ( what does ungrasped stand for? )

lorry stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. n. a large truck designed to carry heavy loads (view details)
  2. n. a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) a large truck designed to carry heavy loads, usually without sides
Synonym(s): camion ( what does camion stand for? )
lorry is a kind of: motortruck ( what does motortruck stand for? ), truck ( what does truck stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
lorry is a kind of: waggon ( what does waggon stand for? ), wagon ( what does wagon stand for? )

articulately stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. adv. in an articulate manner (view details)
  2. adv. with eloquence (view details)

Meaning 1: (adverb) in an articulate manner
Usage Example(s): he argued articulately for his plan
Synonym(s): eloquently ( what does eloquently stand for? )
Opposite(s): inarticulately ( what does inarticulately stand for? )
Pertaining to: articulate ( what does articulate stand for? )

Meaning 2: (adverb) with eloquence
Usage Example(s): he expressed his ideas eloquently
Synonym(s): eloquently
Opposite(s): inarticulately, ineloquently ( what does ineloquently stand for? )
Pertaining to: articulate, eloquent ( what does eloquent stand for? ), facile ( what does facile stand for? ), fluent ( what does fluent stand for? ), silver ( what does silver stand for? ), silver-tongued ( what does silver-tongued stand for? ), smooth-spoken ( what does smooth-spoken stand for? )

Otididae stands for: bustards
Synonym(s): family Otididae ( what does family Otididae stand for? )
Otididae is a kind of: bird family ( what does bird family stand for? )

hundred-and-fifth stands for: the ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order
Synonym(s): 105th ( what does 105th stand for? )
Similar(s): ordinal ( what does ordinal stand for? )

lxv stands for: being five more than sixty
Synonym(s): 65 ( what does 65 stand for? ), sixty-five ( what does sixty-five stand for? )
Similar(s): cardinal ( what does cardinal stand for? )

ecotourism stands for: tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
ecotourism is a kind of: tourism ( what does tourism stand for? ), touristry ( what does touristry stand for? )

Dorado stands for: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor

rigidify stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. v. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (view details)
  2. v. become rigid (view details)

Meaning 1: (verb) make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
Usage Example(s): ossified teaching methods, rigidify the training schedule, slogans petrify our thinking
Synonym(s): ossify ( what does ossify stand for? ), petrify ( what does petrify stand for? )
rigidify is derived from: conformity ( what does conformity stand for? ), inflexibility ( what does inflexibility stand for? ), ossification ( what does ossification stand for? ), rigidity ( what does rigidity stand for? ), rigidness ( what does rigidness stand for? )

Meaning 2: (verb) become rigid
Usage Example(s): The body rigidified
rigidify is derived from: rigidification, rigidifying ( what does rigidifying stand for? ), rigidity, rigidness, stiffening ( what does stiffening stand for? )

hook shot stands for: a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
Synonym(s): hook ( what does hook stand for? )
hook shot is a kind of: basketball shot ( what does basketball shot stand for? )

hypoglycaemic stands for: of or relating to hypoglycemia
Usage Example(s): hypoglycemic agents
Synonym(s): hypoglycemic ( what does hypoglycemic stand for? )
Pertaining to: hypoglycaemia, hypoglycemia ( what does hypoglycemia stand for? )

distal muscular dystrophy stands for: a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs

Ophrys sphegodes stands for: spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
Synonym(s): early spider orchid ( what does early spider orchid stand for? )

argyrodite stands for: a rare steel-gray mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur

franking machine stands for: a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge
franking machine is a kind of: machine ( what does machine stand for? )

whiz-kid stands for: someone whose career progresses rapidly
Synonym(s): ball of fire ( what does ball of fire stand for? ), go-getter ( what does go-getter stand for? ), whizz-kid ( what does whizz-kid stand for? )

exodontics stands for: the branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth
Synonym(s): exodontia ( what does exodontia stand for? )
exodontics is a kind of: dental surgery ( what does dental surgery stand for? )

Cupressus goveniana pigmaea stands for: rare small cypress native to northern California
Synonym(s): Cupressus pigmaea ( what does Cupressus pigmaea stand for? ), pygmy cypress ( what does pygmy cypress stand for? )

conditioned emotional response stands for: an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning
Synonym(s): CER ( what does CER stand for? ), conditioned emotion
conditioned emotional response is a kind of: emotion ( what does emotion stand for? )

Tetragonia expansa stands for: coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers
Synonym(s): New Zealand spinach ( what does New Zealand spinach stand for? ), Tetragonia tetragonioides ( what does Tetragonia tetragonioides stand for? )

chin-wag stands for: light informal conversation for social occasions
Synonym(s): causerie ( what does causerie stand for? ), chin-wagging ( what does chin-wagging stand for? ), chitchat ( what does chitchat stand for? ), gab ( what does gab stand for? ), gabfest ( what does gabfest stand for? ), gossip ( what does gossip stand for? ), small talk ( what does small talk stand for? ), tittle-tattle ( what does tittle-tattle stand for? )
chin-wag is derived from: blab ( what does blab stand for? ), blabber ( what does blabber stand for? ), chaffer ( what does chaffer stand for? ), chat ( what does chat stand for? ), chatter ( what does chatter stand for? ), chew the fat ( what does chew the fat stand for? ), chitchat, clack ( what does clack stand for? ), claver ( what does claver stand for? ), confab ( what does confab stand for? ), confabulate ( what does confabulate stand for? ), gabble ( what does gabble stand for? ), gibber ( what does gibber stand for? ), gossip, jaw ( what does jaw stand for? ), maunder ( what does maunder stand for? ), natter ( what does natter stand for? ), palaver ( what does palaver stand for? ), piffle ( what does piffle stand for? ), prate ( what does prate stand for? ), prattle ( what does prattle stand for? ), shoot the breeze ( what does shoot the breeze stand for? ), tattle ( what does tattle stand for? ), tittle-tattle, twaddle ( what does twaddle stand for? ), visit ( what does visit stand for? )

boracic stands for: of or relating to or derived from or containing boron
Usage Example(s): boric acid
Synonym(s): boric ( what does boric stand for? )
Pertaining to: B ( what does B stand for? ), atomic number 5 ( what does atomic number 5 stand for? ), boron ( what does boron stand for? )

Brooks stands for: United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
Synonym(s): Van Wyck Brooks ( what does Van Wyck Brooks stand for? )

isotopic stands for: of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope
Pertaining to: isotope

untapped stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. adj. not drawn upon or used (view details)
  2. adj. not subjected to tapping (view details)

Meaning 1: (adjective) not drawn upon or used
Usage Example(s): the untapped stockrooms of our minds- G.R.Harrison, untapped reserves of coal
Similar(s): undeveloped ( what does undeveloped stand for? ), unexploited ( what does unexploited stand for? )

Meaning 2: (adjective) not subjected to tapping
Usage Example(s): an untapped keg, an untapped sugar maple
Opposite(s): tapped ( what does tapped stand for? )

good egg stands for: (old-fashioned slang) a good person
Opposite(s): bad egg ( what does bad egg stand for? )

Ambystoma stands for: type genus of the Ambystomatidae
Synonym(s): genus Ambystoma ( what does genus Ambystoma stand for? )
Ambystoma is a kind of: amphibian genus ( what does amphibian genus stand for? )

firm up stands for: arrange firmly
Usage Example(s): firm up one’’s plans

megalithic structure stands for: memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Synonym(s): megalith ( what does megalith stand for? )
megalithic structure is a kind of: memorial ( what does memorial stand for? ), monument ( what does monument stand for? )

Siouan language stands for: a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
Synonym(s): Siouan ( what does Siouan stand for? )

pay packet stands for: wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
Synonym(s): pay envelope ( what does pay envelope stand for? )

colouration stands for: (3 meanings in total)
  1. n. choice and use of colors (as by an artist) (view details)
  2. n. appearance with regard to color (view details)
  3. n. the timbre of a musical sound (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
Synonym(s): coloration ( what does coloration stand for? )
colouration is a kind of: choice ( what does choice stand for? ), option ( what does option stand for? ), pick ( what does pick stand for? ), selection ( what does selection stand for? )
colouration is derived from: color ( what does color stand for? ), color in ( what does color in stand for? ), colorise ( what does colorise stand for? ), colorize ( what does colorize stand for? ), colour ( what does colour stand for? ), colour in ( what does colour in stand for? ), colourise ( what does colourise stand for? ), colourize ( what does colourize stand for? ), emblazon ( what does emblazon stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) appearance with regard to color
Usage Example(s): her healthy coloration
Synonym(s): coloration
colouration is a kind of: color, coloring ( what does coloring stand for? ), colour, colouring ( what does colouring stand for? )

Meaning 3: (noun) the timbre of a musical sound
Usage Example(s): the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
Synonym(s): color, coloration, colour
colouration is a kind of: quality ( what does quality stand for? ), timber ( what does timber stand for? ), timbre ( what does timbre stand for? ), tone ( what does tone stand for? )

cytosmear stands for: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
Synonym(s): cytologic smear ( what does cytologic smear stand for? ), smear ( what does smear stand for? )
cytosmear is a kind of: cytologic specimen ( what does cytologic specimen stand for? )

checking account stands for: a bank account against which the depositor can drawn checks payable on demand

shrink stands for: (6 meanings in total)
  1. n. a physician who specializes in psychiatry (view details)
  2. v. decrease in size, range, or extent (view details)
  3. v. become smaller or draw together (view details)
  4. v. reduce in size (view details)
  5. v. wither, especially with a loss of moisture (view details)
  6. v. draw back, as with fear or pain (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) a physician who specializes in psychiatry
Synonym(s): head-shrinker ( what does head-shrinker stand for? ), psychiatrist ( what does psychiatrist stand for? )

Meaning 2: (verb) decrease in size, range, or extent
Usage Example(s): His earnings shrank, My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
Synonym(s): shrivel ( what does shrivel stand for? )
shrink is derived from: shrinking ( what does shrinking stand for? )

Meaning 3: (verb) become smaller or draw together
Usage Example(s): The balloon shrank, The fabric shrank
Synonym(s): contract ( what does contract stand for? )
Opposite(s): expand ( what does expand stand for? ), spread out ( what does spread out stand for? ), stretch ( what does stretch stand for? )
shrink is derived from: contraction ( what does contraction stand for? ), shrinkage ( what does shrinkage stand for? ), shrinking

Meaning 4: (verb) reduce in size, reduce physically
Usage Example(s): Can you shrink this image?, Hot water will shrink the sweater
Synonym(s): reduce ( what does reduce stand for? )
Cause(s): contract, shrink ( what does shrink stand for? )
shrink is derived from: decrease ( what does decrease stand for? ), diminution ( what does diminution stand for? ), reduction ( what does reduction stand for? ), shrinkage, shrinking, step-down ( what does step-down stand for? )

Meaning 5: (verb) wither, especially with a loss of moisture
Usage Example(s): The fruit dried and shriveled
Synonym(s): shrivel, shrivel up ( what does shrivel up stand for? ), wither ( what does wither stand for? )

Meaning 6: (verb) draw back, as with fear or pain
Usage Example(s): she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Synonym(s): cringe ( what does cringe stand for? ), flinch ( what does flinch stand for? ), funk ( what does funk stand for? ), quail ( what does quail stand for? ), recoil ( what does recoil stand for? ), squinch ( what does squinch stand for? ), wince ( what does wince stand for? )
shrink is derived from: flinch, wince

baker’s dozen stands for: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
Synonym(s): 13 ( what does 13 stand for? ), XIII ( what does XIII stand for? ), long dozen ( what does long dozen stand for? ), thirteen ( what does thirteen stand for? )

Duse stands for: Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)
Synonym(s): Eleonora Duse ( what does Eleonora Duse stand for? )

genus Haliotis stands for: type genus of the family Haliotidae
Synonym(s): Haliotis ( what does Haliotis stand for? )
genus Haliotis is a kind of: mollusk genus ( what does mollusk genus stand for? )

palatine artery stands for: one of several arteries supplying the face
Synonym(s): arteria palatina ( what does arteria palatina stand for? )
palatine artery is a kind of: arteria ( what does arteria stand for? ), arterial blood vessel ( what does arterial blood vessel stand for? ), artery ( what does artery stand for? )

grouse whortleberry stands for: shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries
Synonym(s): Vaccinium scoparium ( what does Vaccinium scoparium stand for? ), grouse-berry ( what does grouse-berry stand for? ), grouseberry

generalized anxiety disorder stands for: an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
Synonym(s): GAD ( what does GAD stand for? ), anxiety reaction ( what does anxiety reaction stand for? )

dub stands for: (3 meanings in total)
  1. v. provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language (view details)
  2. v. give a nickname to (view details)
  3. v. raise (someone) to knighthood (view details)

Meaning 1: (verb) provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
dub is derived from: dubbing ( what does dubbing stand for? )
dub implies: interpret ( what does interpret stand for? ), render ( what does render stand for? ), translate ( what does translate stand for? )

Meaning 2: (verb) give a nickname to
Synonym(s): nickname ( what does nickname stand for? )
dub is derived from: cognomen ( what does cognomen stand for? ), moniker ( what does moniker stand for? ), nickname, sobriquet ( what does sobriquet stand for? ), soubriquet ( what does soubriquet stand for? )

Meaning 3: (verb) raise (someone) to knighthood
Usage Example(s): The Beatles were knighted
Synonym(s): knight ( what does knight stand for? )
dub is derived from: knight