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Used in the same subject area: Linguistics, Semantics.a word that is more generic than a given word
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Used in the same subject area: Linguistics, Semantics.the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
Used in the same subject area: Linguistics, Semantics.a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to hi…
Used in the same subject area: Linguistics, Semantics.a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to hi…
Used in the same subject area: Linguistics, Semantics.the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
Used in the same subject area: Linguistics, Semantics.a word that is more specific than a given word
Used in the same subject area: Linguistics, Semantics.a word that is more specific than a given word
Used in the same subject area: Linguistics, Semantics.a word that is more generic than a given word
Used in the same subject area: Linguistics, Semantics.a word that is more generic than a given word
Used in the same subject area: Linguistics, Semantics.two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
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a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an ope…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: antonyms, commonly, associated.enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders
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