blackbuck stands for: common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
Synonym(s): Antilope cervicapra ( what does Antilope cervicapra stand for? ), black buck ( what does black buck stand for? )
blackbuck is a kind of: antelope ( what does antelope stand for? )

French lesson stands for: instruction in the French language
French lesson is a kind of: language lesson ( what does language lesson stand for? )

circulating decimal stands for: a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely
Synonym(s): recurring decimal ( what does recurring decimal stand for? ), repeating decimal ( what does repeating decimal stand for? )

velvetleaf stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. n. tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber (view details)
  2. n. arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber, naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
Synonym(s): Abutilon theophrasti ( what does Abutilon theophrasti stand for? ), China jute ( what does China jute stand for? ), Indian mallow ( what does Indian mallow stand for? ), butter-print ( what does butter-print stand for? ), velvet-leaf ( what does velvet-leaf stand for? ), velvetweed ( what does velvetweed stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers, southwestern United States
Synonym(s): Lavatera arborea ( what does Lavatera arborea stand for? ), tree mallow ( what does tree mallow stand for? ), velvet-leaf

methylthionine chloride stands for: a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning
Synonym(s): methylene blue ( what does methylene blue stand for? )

Carchariidae stands for: sand sharks
Synonym(s): Odontaspididae ( what does Odontaspididae stand for? ), family Carchariidae ( what does family Carchariidae stand for? ), family Odontaspididae ( what does family Odontaspididae stand for? )
Carchariidae is a kind of: fish family ( what does fish family stand for? )

Buyi stands for: a branch of the Tai languages
Synonym(s): Bouyei ( what does Bouyei stand for? )

microeconomics stands for: the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms

capillary tubing stands for: a tube of small internal diameter
Synonym(s): capillary ( what does capillary stand for? ), capillary tube
capillary tubing is a kind of: tube ( what does tube stand for? ), tubing ( what does tubing stand for? )

Ancylidae stands for: freshwater gastropod
Synonym(s): family Ancylidae ( what does family Ancylidae stand for? )
Ancylidae is a kind of: mollusk family ( what does mollusk family stand for? )

seize on stands for: adopt
Usage Example(s): take up new ideas
Synonym(s): fasten on ( what does fasten on stand for? ), hook on ( what does hook on stand for? ), latch on ( what does latch on stand for? ), take up ( what does take up stand for? )

defensive attitude stands for: an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive”)
Synonym(s): defensive ( what does defensive stand for? )

ingratiating stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. adj. calculated to please or gain favor (view details)
  2. adj. capable of winning favor (view details)

Meaning 1: (adjective) calculated to please or gain favor
Usage Example(s): a smooth ingratiating manner
Synonym(s): ingratiatory ( what does ingratiatory stand for? )
Similar(s): flattering ( what does flattering stand for? )

Meaning 2: (adjective) capable of winning favor
Usage Example(s): with open arms and an ingratiating smile
Similar(s): pleasing ( what does pleasing stand for? )

cheering stands for: (3 meanings in total)
  1. n. encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators (view details)
  2. adj. bringing cheer or gladness (view details)
  3. adj. providing freedom from worry (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
Usage Example(s): it’’s all over but the shouting
Synonym(s): shouting ( what does shouting stand for? )
cheering is derived from: barrack ( what does barrack stand for? ), cheer ( what does cheer stand for? ), embolden ( what does embolden stand for? ), exhort ( what does exhort stand for? ), hearten ( what does hearten stand for? ), inspire ( what does inspire stand for? ), pep up ( what does pep up stand for? ), recreate ( what does recreate stand for? ), urge ( what does urge stand for? ), urge on ( what does urge on stand for? )

Meaning 2: (adjective) bringing cheer or gladness
Usage Example(s): cheering news
Similar(s): cheerful ( what does cheerful stand for? )

Meaning 3: (adjective) providing freedom from worry
Synonym(s): comforting ( what does comforting stand for? ), satisfying ( what does satisfying stand for? )
Similar(s): satisfactory ( what does satisfactory stand for? )

Cephalaspida stands for: extinct group of armored fishlike vertebrates
Synonym(s): Osteostraci ( what does Osteostraci stand for? ), suborder Cephalaspida ( what does suborder Cephalaspida stand for? ), suborder Osteostraci ( what does suborder Osteostraci stand for? )
Cephalaspida is a kind of: animal order ( what does animal order stand for? )

Squalus acanthias stands for: destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe
Synonym(s): Atlantic spiny dogfish ( what does Atlantic spiny dogfish stand for? )
Squalus acanthias is a kind of: spiny dogfish ( what does spiny dogfish stand for? )

Anthurium scherzerianum stands for: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix
Synonym(s): flamingo flower ( what does flamingo flower stand for? ), flamingo plant ( what does flamingo plant stand for? )

skew-eyed stands for: having eyes that look in different directions
Similar(s): eyed ( what does eyed stand for? )

Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf stands for: German theologian (1700-1760)
Synonym(s): Zinzendorf ( what does Zinzendorf stand for? )

customize stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. v. make according to requirements (view details)
  2. v. make to specifications (view details)

Meaning 1: (verb) make according to requirements
Usage Example(s): customize a car
Synonym(s): customise ( what does customise stand for? )

Meaning 2: (verb) make to specifications
Usage Example(s): I had this desk custom-made for me
Synonym(s): custom-make ( what does custom-make stand for? ), customise, tailor-make ( what does tailor-make stand for? )

doorstopper stands for: a stop that keeps open doors from moving
Synonym(s): doorstop
doorstopper is a kind of: catch ( what does catch stand for? ), stop ( what does stop stand for? )

Equanil stands for: a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety
Synonym(s): Meprin ( what does Meprin stand for? ), Miltown ( what does Miltown stand for? ), meprobamate ( what does meprobamate stand for? )
Equanil is a kind of: antianxiety drug ( what does antianxiety drug stand for? ), anxiolytic ( what does anxiolytic stand for? ), anxiolytic drug ( what does anxiolytic drug stand for? ), minor tranquilizer ( what does minor tranquilizer stand for? ), minor tranquilliser ( what does minor tranquilliser stand for? ), minor tranquillizer ( what does minor tranquillizer stand for? )

Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt stands for: German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
Synonym(s): Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt ( what does Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt stand for? ), Humboldt ( what does Humboldt stand for? )

spang stands for: leap, jerk, bang
Usage Example(s): Bullets spanged into the trees
Synonym(s): bang ( what does bang stand for? )

Berlin doughnut stands for: a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
Synonym(s): bismark ( what does bismark stand for? ), jelly doughnut ( what does jelly doughnut stand for? )

elaterid beetle stands for: any of various widely distributed beetles
Synonym(s): elater ( what does elater stand for? ), elaterid ( what does elaterid stand for? )
elaterid beetle is a kind of: beetle ( what does beetle stand for? )

spastic colon stands for: recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation)
Synonym(s): irritable bowel syndrome ( what does irritable bowel syndrome stand for? ), mucous colitis ( what does mucous colitis stand for? )

hypoxia stands for: a very strong drive resulting from a deficiency of available oxygen in the blood and bodily tissues (short of anoxia)

tandem trailer stands for: trucking rig with two trailers in tandem
tandem trailer is a kind of: articulated lorry ( what does articulated lorry stand for? ), rig ( what does rig stand for? ), semi ( what does semi stand for? ), tractor trailer ( what does tractor trailer stand for? ), trailer truck ( what does trailer truck stand for? ), trucking rig ( what does trucking rig stand for? )

tightlipped stands for: inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
Usage Example(s): although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
Synonym(s): close ( what does close stand for? ), closelipped ( what does closelipped stand for? ), closemouthed ( what does closemouthed stand for? ), secretive ( what does secretive stand for? )
Similar(s): incommunicative ( what does incommunicative stand for? ), uncommunicative ( what does uncommunicative stand for? )

swollen-headed stands for: characteristic of false pride
Usage Example(s): a conceited fool, an attitude of self-conceited arrogance, an egotistical disregard of others, growing ever mo, so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
Synonym(s): conceited ( what does conceited stand for? ), egotistic ( what does egotistic stand for? ), egotistical ( what does egotistical stand for? ), self-conceited ( what does self-conceited stand for? ), swollen, vain ( what does vain stand for? )
Similar(s): proud ( what does proud stand for? )

decompressing stands for: relieving pressure
Synonym(s): decompression ( what does decompression stand for? )
Opposite(s): compressing ( what does compressing stand for? ), compression ( what does compression stand for? )
decompressing is a kind of: press ( what does press stand for? ), pressing ( what does pressing stand for? ), pressure ( what does pressure stand for? )
decompressing is derived from: decompress, depressurise ( what does depressurise stand for? ), depressurize ( what does depressurize stand for? )

syndicalist stands for: an advocate of anarchism
Synonym(s): anarchist ( what does anarchist stand for? ), nihilist ( what does nihilist stand for? )

technical knockout stands for: a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
Synonym(s): TKO ( what does TKO stand for? )
technical knockout is a kind of: KO ( what does KO stand for? ), knockout ( what does knockout stand for? )

tilled stands for: turned or stirred by plowing or harrowing or hoeing
Usage Example(s): tilled land ready for seed
Similar(s): ploughed ( what does ploughed stand for? ), plowed ( what does plowed stand for? )

gig stands for: (6 meanings in total)
  1. n. a booking for musicians (view details)
  2. n. small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage (view details)
  3. n. tender that is a light ship’’s boat (view details)
  4. n. long and light rowing boat (view details)
  5. n. a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies (view details)
  6. n. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) a booking for musicians
Usage Example(s): they played a gig in New Jersey
gig is a kind of: booking ( what does booking stand for? ), engagement ( what does engagement stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, with two seats and no hood
gig is a kind of: carriage ( what does carriage stand for? ), equipage ( what does equipage stand for? ), rig ( what does rig stand for? )

Meaning 3: (noun) tender that is a light ship’’s boat, often for personal use of captain
gig is a kind of: cutter ( what does cutter stand for? ), pinnace ( what does pinnace stand for? ), ship’s boat ( what does ship’s boat stand for? ), tender ( what does tender stand for? )

Meaning 4: (noun) long and light rowing boat, especially for racing
gig is a kind of: small boat ( what does small boat stand for? )

Meaning 5: (noun) a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies, used when fish are not biting
gig is a kind of: hook ( what does hook stand for? )

Meaning 6: (noun) an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
Synonym(s): fishgig ( what does fishgig stand for? ), fizgig ( what does fizgig stand for? ), lance ( what does lance stand for? ), spear ( what does spear stand for? )
gig is a kind of: implement ( what does implement stand for? )
gig is derived from: spear

field maple stands for: shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
Synonym(s): Acer campestre ( what does Acer campestre stand for? ), hedge maple ( what does hedge maple stand for? )

censorship stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. n. deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances (view details)
  2. n. counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
Synonym(s): censoring ( what does censoring stand for? )
censorship is a kind of: deletion ( what does deletion stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
Synonym(s): censoring, security review ( what does security review stand for? )
censorship is a kind of: counterintelligence ( what does counterintelligence stand for? )

in the main stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. adv. without distinction of one from others (view details)
  2. adv. for the most part (view details)

Meaning 1: (adverb) without distinction of one from others
Usage Example(s): he is interested in snakes in general
Synonym(s): generally ( what does generally stand for? ), in general ( what does in general stand for? )
Opposite(s): specifically ( what does specifically stand for? )
Pertaining to: general ( what does general stand for? )

Meaning 2: (adverb) for the most part
Usage Example(s): he is mainly interested in butterflies
Synonym(s): chiefly ( what does chiefly stand for? ), mainly ( what does mainly stand for? ), primarily ( what does primarily stand for? ), principally ( what does principally stand for? )
Pertaining to: chief(a) ( what does chief(a) stand for? ), main(a) ( what does main(a) stand for? ), primary ( what does primary stand for? ), primary(a) ( what does primary(a) stand for? ), principal(a) ( what does principal(a) stand for? )

plaque stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. n. a memorial made of brass (view details)
  2. n. (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) a memorial made of brass
Synonym(s): brass ( what does brass stand for? ), memorial tablet ( what does memorial tablet stand for? )
plaque is a kind of: memorial ( what does memorial stand for? ), monument ( what does monument stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
plaque is a kind of: dapple ( what does dapple stand for? ), fleck ( what does fleck stand for? ), maculation ( what does maculation stand for? ), patch ( what does patch stand for? ), speckle ( what does speckle stand for? ), spot ( what does spot stand for? )

alliterator stands for: a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration
alliterator is derived from: alliterate ( what does alliterate stand for? )

phylum Acanthocephala stands for: phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
Synonym(s): Acanthocephala ( what does Acanthocephala stand for? )
phylum Acanthocephala is a kind of: phylum

attested stands for: established as genuine
Synonym(s): authenticated ( what does authenticated stand for? ), documented ( what does documented stand for? )
Similar(s): echt ( what does echt stand for? ), genuine ( what does genuine stand for? )

hazardous stands for: involving risk or danger
Usage Example(s): a venturesome journey in wintertime, a venturous enterprise, extremely risky going out in the tide and fog, skydiving is a hazardous sport
Synonym(s): risky ( what does risky stand for? ), venturesome ( what does venturesome stand for? ), venturous ( what does venturous stand for? )
Similar(s): dangerous ( what does dangerous stand for? ), unsafe ( what does unsafe stand for? )

ball cartridge stands for: a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder
ball cartridge is a kind of: cartridge ( what does cartridge stand for? )

extricable stands for: capable of being extricated
Opposite(s): inextricable ( what does inextricable stand for? )

Muscicapa stands for: type genus of the Muscicapidae
Synonym(s): genus Muscicapa ( what does genus Muscicapa stand for? )
Muscicapa is a kind of: bird genus ( what does bird genus stand for? )

strophe stands for: one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama

elevated railroad stands for: an electric elevated railway
Synonym(s): el ( what does el stand for? ), elevated railway ( what does elevated railway stand for? ), overhead railway ( what does overhead railway stand for? )
elevated railroad is a kind of: railroad ( what does railroad stand for? ), railroad line ( what does railroad line stand for? ), railway ( what does railway stand for? ), railway line ( what does railway line stand for? ), railway system ( what does railway system stand for? )

Bradypodidae stands for: true sloths
Synonym(s): family Bradypodidae ( what does family Bradypodidae stand for? )
Bradypodidae is a kind of: mammal family ( what does mammal family stand for? )