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Emoji
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🧭
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sextant
/ˈsɛkstənt/
noun
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a navigational instrument with a graduated arc of 60°, used to measure the angle between a celestial object and the horizon
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Using a sextant, the navigator fixed the ship’s position at noon. |
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astrolabe, octant, navigational instrument, quadrant
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guesswork, estimation
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marine sextant, brass sextant, sextant reading, use a sextant, celestial navigation
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🪨
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shard
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noun
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a broken piece of glass, metal, or pottery
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He cut his finger on a shard of glass. |
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fragment, splinter, sliver, piece
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whole, entirety, unity
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shard of glass, shard of pottery, broken shard
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🌌
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sidereal
/saɪˈdɪəriəl/
adjective
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Relating to the stars or constellations; measured relative to the stars.
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Astronomers use sidereal time to track the positions of stars. |
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stellar, astral, cosmic, celestial
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terrestrial, earthly
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sidereal time, sidereal day, sidereal year
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🐒
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simian
/ˈsɪmiən/
adjective
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Relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys.
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The scientist studied the simian behavior of the chimpanzees. |
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ape-like, monkey-like, primate, anthropoid
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human, non-primate, inhuman
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simian features, simian behavior, simian species
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✨
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simile
/ˈsɪməli/
noun
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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another using 'like' or 'as'.
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She used a simile to describe her eyes as bright as stars. |
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comparison, metaphor, analogy, resemblance
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literal statement, difference
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use a simile, common simile, simile example
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sinecure
/ˈsaɪnɪkjʊər/
noun
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a position requiring little or no work but giving financial benefit or status
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He was given a sinecure at the university as a reward for his loyalty. |
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easy job, cushy job, honorary position, figurehead role
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hard work, labor, drudgery
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hold a sinecure, political sinecure, lucrative sinecure, sinecure position
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🌟
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singular
/ˈsɪŋɡjələr/
adjective, noun
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Remarkable, extraordinary; or grammatical form referring to one person or thing.
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She has a singular talent for painting. |
singular focus |
Exclusive concentration on one thing.
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unique, extraordinary, remarkable, exceptional
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ordinary, common, usual
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singular talent, singular honor, singular form
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sinuous
/ˈsɪnjuəs/
adjective
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Having many curves, bends, or turns; winding.
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The hikers followed a sinuous path through the forest. |
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winding, curving, twisting, meandering, serpentine
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straight, direct, linear
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sinuous path, sinuous river, sinuous road, sinuous line
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🤔
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skeptic
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noun
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A person who doubts or questions accepted beliefs or claims.
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The scientist was a skeptic of theories without solid evidence. |
healthy skeptic |
A person who doubts claims in a rational and balanced way.
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doubter, cynic, questioner, disbeliever
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believer, supporter
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skeptic of, healthy skeptic, skeptic community, skeptic movement
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sobriety
/səˈbraɪəti/
noun
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the state of being sober; self-restraint and seriousness
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He has maintained his sobriety for five years. |
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temperance, moderation, restraint, seriousness, abstinence
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intoxication, drunkenness, excess
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maintain sobriety, sobriety test, sobriety program, lifelong sobriety
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💧
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sodden
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adjective
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thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
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His clothes were sodden after the heavy rain. |
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soaked, drenched, saturated, soggy
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dry, parched
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sodden clothes, sodden ground, sodden face
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💖
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solicitous
/səˈlɪsɪtəs/
adjective
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showing concern or care for someone's health, happiness, or comfort
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She was always solicitous about the well-being of her students. |
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attentive, caring, concerned, considerate, thoughtful
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indifferent, careless, neglectful
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solicitous care, solicitous attention, solicitous nature
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soliloquy
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noun
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a speech in which a character talks to themselves, often used in drama to reveal inner thoughts
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Hamlet's soliloquy is one of the most famous passages in Shakespearean drama. |
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monologue, speech, oration, address, discourse
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dialogue, conversation
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famous soliloquy, dramatic soliloquy, Shakespearean soliloquy, deliver a soliloquy
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solvent
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noun, adjective
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a liquid that dissolves other substances; also means able to pay debts
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Acetone is a common solvent used in laboratories. |
solvent company |
a company that is financially stable and able to pay its debts
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dissolver, liquid, solution, stable, viable
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insolvent, bankrupt
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powerful solvent, organic solvent, financially solvent, solvent company
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somatic
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adjective
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Relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind.
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Yoga can improve both somatic and mental health. |
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bodily, physical, corporeal, material, anatomical
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mental, spiritual, psychic
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somatic therapy, somatic symptoms, somatic experience, somatic cells
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soporific
/ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk/
adjective
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tending to induce drowsiness or sleep; causing sleepiness
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The professor's lecture was so soporific that half the class fell asleep. |
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sleep-inducing, drowsy, hypnotic, sedative, calming
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stimulating, energizing, exciting
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soporific effect, soporific lecture, soporific medicine, soporific atmosphere
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🕳️
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sordid
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adjective
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involving immoral or dishonorable actions; dirty or unpleasant
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The newspaper exposed the politician's sordid past. |
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shameful or dirty aspects of a story
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dirty, filthy, shameful, disgraceful, sleazy
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honorable, respectable, clean
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sordid affair, sordid details, sordid past, sordid scandal
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specious
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adjective
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Superficially plausible but actually false; misleading in appearance.
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The politician’s argument was specious, sounding convincing but lacking real evidence. |
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misleading, deceptive, false, fallacious, illusory
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genuine, real, true
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specious argument, specious reasoning, specious claim
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spectrum
/ˈspɛktrəm/
noun
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A range of different things, often related to colors, ideas, or classifications.
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The festival attracted people from across the political spectrum. |
broad spectrum |
Covering a wide range of ideas or possibilities.
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range, scope, span, variety, gamut
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limit, restriction, boundary
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political spectrum, full spectrum, broad spectrum, across the spectrum
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spendthrift
/ˈspɛndˌθrɪft/
noun
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A person who spends money extravagantly or wastefully.
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The young prince was known as a spendthrift, wasting his fortune on lavish parties. |
spendthrift ways |
Extravagant and wasteful spending habits
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waster, prodigal, squanderer, waster, profligate
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miser, saver, frugal
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spendthrift habits, spendthrift lifestyle, notorious spendthrift
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sporadic
/spəˈrædɪk/
adjective
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Occurring irregularly or in scattered instances rather than continuously.
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The region experienced sporadic rain showers throughout the week. |
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occasional, irregular, infrequent, scattered, random
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regular, constant, continuous
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sporadic violence, sporadic rain, sporadic cases, sporadic attacks
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squalor
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noun
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the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially due to poverty or neglect
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They lived in squalor without basic facilities. |
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filth, dirtiness, poverty, misery
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cleanliness, luxury
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live in squalor, extreme squalor, poverty and squalor
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🎶
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staccato
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adjective
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short and detached in sound or style, often used in music
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The pianist played the notes in a staccato rhythm. |
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abrupt, clipped, sharp, detached
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smooth, legato
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staccato notes, staccato rhythm, staccato style, staccato speech
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stanch
/stɑːntʃ/
verb
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stanched
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stanched
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stanches
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stanching
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to stop the flow of blood or liquid from a wound or source
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The nurse quickly stanched the bleeding from the cut. |
stanch the flow |
to stop or control the movement of something, especially blood or money
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stop, stem, halt, check, control
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allow, continue, release
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stanch the bleeding, stanch the wound, stanch the flow, stanch losses
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stentorian
/stɛnˈtɔːriən/
adjective
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Extremely loud and powerful in sound.
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The teacher’s stentorian voice quieted the noisy classroom. |
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loud, booming, thunderous, resonant
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soft, quiet, muted
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stentorian voice, stentorian tones, stentorian call
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