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animalcule
(definition)
n 1: microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium [syn:
animalcule, animalculum]
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bascule
(definition)
n 1: a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced
by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
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capsule
(definition)
n 1: a small container
2: a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container
with medicine inside
3: a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure
of e.g. mosses
4: a shortened version of a written work [syn: condensation,
abridgement, abridgment, capsule]
5: a structure that encloses a body part
6: a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human
life in outer space [syn: space capsule, capsule]
7: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in
the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by
parachute [syn: ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule]
v 1: enclose in a capsule [syn: capsule, capsulate,
capsulize, capsulise]
2: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize
the news" [syn: encapsulate, capsule, capsulize,
capsulise]
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cool
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a
cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses";
"cool drinks"; "a cool breeze" [ant: warm]
2: marked by calm self-control (especially in trying
circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool";
"stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner
in the history of the tournament" [syn: cool, coolheaded,
nerveless]
3: (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially
of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and
violets" [ant: warm]
4: psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or
unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and
polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher
taxes" [ant: warm]
5: (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or
qualification; "a cool million bucks"
6: fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or
socially adept; "he's a cool dude"; "that's cool"; "Mary's
dress is really cool"; "it's not cool to arrive at a party
too early"
n 1: the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature;
"the cool of early morning"
2: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
[syn: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid]
v 1: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: cool,
chill, cool down] [ant: heat, heat up]
2: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the
thunderstorm" [syn: cool, chill, cool down] [ant:
heat, heat up, hot up]
3: lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" [syn:
cool, cool off, cool down]
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fascicule
(definition)
n 1: an installment of a printed work [syn: fascicle,
fascicule]
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gallinule
(definition)
n 1: any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula
distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a
resemblance to domestic hens [syn: gallinule, marsh
hen, water hen, swamphen]
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globule
(definition)
n 1: a small globe or ball
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granule
(definition)
n 1: a tiny grain
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graticule
(definition)
n 1: a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the
focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument [syn:
reticle, reticule, graticule]
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lobule
(definition)
n 1: a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe
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majuscule
(definition)
adj 1: of or relating to a style of writing characterized by
somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
[ant: minuscular, minuscule]
2: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts
are in majuscule script" [syn: capital, great,
majuscule]
n 1: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first
letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes
for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and
for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in
the upper half of the type case and so became known as
upper-case letters" [syn: capital, capital letter,
uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule] [ant:
lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small
letter]
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microtubule
(definition)
n 1: a microscopically small tubule
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minuscule
(definition)
adj 1: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from
uncial; 7th to 9th centuries [syn: minuscule,
minuscular] [ant: majuscule]
2: lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is
written all in minuscule letters" [syn: little,
minuscule, small]
3: very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of
rain fell" [syn: minuscule, miniscule]
n 1: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a
compositor's type case [syn: small letter, lowercase,
lower-case letter, minuscule] [ant: capital, capital
letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase]
2: a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th
and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
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module
(definition)
n 1: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the
mind [syn: faculty, mental faculty, module]
2: detachable compartment of a spacecraft
3: computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic
components (as of computer hardware)
4: a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in
combination with other components
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molecule
(definition)
n 1: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an
element or compound
2: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom,
molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck]
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nodule
(definition)
n 1: a small node
2: small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant [syn:
nodule, tubercle]
3: (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance
(usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
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ovule
(definition)
n 1: a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant;
develops into a seed after fertilization
2: a small or immature ovum
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papule
(definition)
n 1: a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative
(as in chicken pox)
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pustule
(definition)
n 1: a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a
blister filled with pus
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reschedule
(definition)
v 1: assign a new time and place for an event; "We had to
reschedule the doctor's appointment"
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reticule
(definition)
n 1: a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or
beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries
2: a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the
focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument [syn:
reticle, reticule, graticule]
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ridicule
(definition)
n 1: language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn:
derision, ridicule]
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed
the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun
at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted
the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule,
roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib,
make fun, poke fun]
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schedule
(definition)
n 1: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
[syn: agenda, docket, schedule]
2: an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
v 1: plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert
next week"
2: make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I
scheduled an exam for this afternoon"
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stipule
(definition)
n 1: a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk;
usually occurring in pairs and soon shed
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tubule
(definition)
n 1: a small tube
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vestibule
(definition)
n 1: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn:
anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall,
foyer, lobby, vestibule]
2: any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as
of the ear or vagina)
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macule
(definition)
n 1: a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually
elevated; caused by various diseases [syn: macule,
macula]
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spicule
(definition)
n 1: small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in
various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges
and corals [syn: spicule, spiculum]
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cellule
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glandule
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monticule
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lodicule
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pilule
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barbule
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opuscule