| toxin | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. toxin | a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species. |
| ~ ricin, ricin toxin | a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon.; "one milligram of ricin can kill an adult" |
| ~ poison, poisonous substance, toxicant | any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism. |
| ~ animal toxin, zootoxin | a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals. |
| ~ bacterial toxin | any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells. |
| ~ cytotoxin | any substance that has a toxic effect on cells. |
| ~ endotoxin | a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die. |
| ~ exotoxin | a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium. |
| ~ hepatotoxin | any toxin that affects the liver. |
| ~ nephrotoxin | any toxin that affects the kidneys. |
| ~ neurolysin, neurotoxin | any toxin that affects neural tissues. |
| ~ phytotoxin, plant toxin | any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin. |
| venom | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. venom | toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions). |
| ~ animal toxin, zootoxin | a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals. |
| ~ kokoi venom | a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog. |
| ~ snake venom | venom secreted by certain snakes. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom | feeling a need to see others suffer. |
| ~ malevolence, malignity | wishing evil to others. |
| weave | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. weave | pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric. |
| ~ check | a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard).; "she wore a skirt with checks" |
| ~ pattern, design, figure | a decorative or artistic work.; "the coach had a design on the doors" |
| ~ open weave | a weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving interstices in the fabric. |
| ~ plain weave, taffeta weave | a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect. |
| ~ satin weave | a weave in which the filling and warp threads intersect in such a way as to give a smooth compact surface with no distinguishable twill line. |
| ~ twill, twill weave | a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs. |
| ~ warp | yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof. |
| ~ weft, woof, filling, pick | the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving. |
| v. (contact) | 2. interweave, weave | interlace by or as if by weaving. |
| ~ distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| ~ plait | weave into plaits.; "plait hair" |
| ~ inweave | weave together into a fabric or design. |
| ~ raddle, ruddle | twist or braid together, interlace. |
| ~ shoot | variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors.; "shoot cloth" |
| ~ tinsel | interweave with tinsel.; "tinseled velvet" |
| ~ pleach, braid | form or weave into a braid or braids.; "braid hair" |
| v. (creation) | 3. tissue, weave | create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton.; "tissue textiles" |
| ~ handicraft | a craft that requires skillful hands. |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| ~ web, net | construct or form a web, as if by weaving. |
| ~ loom | weave on a loom.; "materials loomed in Egypt" |
| ~ brocade | weave a design into (textiles). |
| ~ lace | do lacework.; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral" |
| ~ braid, plait, lace | make by braiding or interlacing.; "lace a tablecloth" |
| ~ twill | weave diagonal lines into (textiles). |
| v. (motion) | 4. waver, weave | sway to and fro. |
| ~ sway, swing | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner.; "He swung back" |
| v. (motion) | 5. meander, thread, wander, weave, wind | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ snake | move along a winding path.; "The army snaked through the jungle" |
| ~ wander | go via an indirect route or at no set pace.; "After dinner, we wandered into town" |
| nevus | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. birthmark, nevus | a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth. |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ nevus flammeus, port-wine stain | a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple. |
| ~ hemangioma simplex, strawberry mark, strawberry | a soft red birthmark. |
| distinguish | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart | mark as different.; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" |
| ~ know | be able to distinguish, recognize as being different.; "The child knows right from wrong" |
| ~ identify, place | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" |
| ~ discriminate, know apart | recognize or perceive the difference. |
| ~ label | distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions. |
| ~ label | distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom. |
| ~ sex | tell the sex (of young chickens). |
| ~ individualise, individualize | make or mark or treat as individual.; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone" |
| ~ compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of.; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" |
| ~ contrast | put in opposition to show or emphasize differences.; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student" |
| ~ severalise, severalize | distinguish or separate. |
| ~ contradistinguish | distinguish by contrasting qualities. |
| ~ decouple, dissociate | regard as unconnected.; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" |
| ~ demarcate | separate clearly, as if by boundaries. |
| ~ discriminate, single out, separate | treat differently on the basis of sex or race. |
| ~ stratify | divide society into social classes or castes.; "Income distribution often stratifies a society" |
| v. (perception) | 2. discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart | detect with the senses.; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ resolve | make clearly visible.; "can this image be resolved?" |
| ~ discriminate | distinguish.; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. differentiate, distinguish, mark | be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense.; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" |
| ~ mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| ~ characterize, characterise, qualify | describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" |
| ~ characterise, characterize | be characteristic of.; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" |
| v. (communication) | 4. distinguish, signalise, signalize | make conspicuous or noteworthy. |
| ~ mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| ~ singularise, singularize | distinguish as singular. |
| v. (cognition) | 5. describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name | identify as in botany or biology, for example. |
| ~ class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate | arrange or order by classes or categories.; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" |
| acknowledge | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. acknowledge, admit | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of.; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" |
| ~ attorn | acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord.; "he was attorned by the tenants" |
| ~ write off | concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody.; "write it off as a loss" |
| ~ make no bones about | acknowledge freely and openly.; "He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay" |
| ~ sustain | admit as valid.; "The court sustained the motion" |
| ~ concede, confess, profess | admit (to a wrongdoing).; "She confessed that she had taken the money" |
| ~ confess | confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith. |
| ~ confess, fink, squeal | confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure. |
| ~ avouch, avow | admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about. |
| ~ adjudge, declare, hold | declare to be.; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" |
| v. (communication) | 2. acknowledge, receipt | report the receipt of.; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" |
| ~ communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass | transmit information.; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" |
| v. (communication) | 3. acknowledge, notice | express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with.; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| ~ cite, mention | commend.; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" |
| v. (communication) | 4. acknowledge, recognise, recognize | express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for.; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" |
| ~ give thanks, thank | express gratitude or show appreciation to. |
| ~ appreciate | recognize with gratitude; be grateful for. |
| v. (cognition) | 5. acknowledge | accept as legally binding and valid.; "acknowledge the deed" |
| ~ accept | consider or hold as true.; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. acknowledge, know, recognise, recognize | accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority.; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" |
| ~ accept | consider or hold as true.; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
| recognise | | |
| v. (social) | 1. recognise, recognize | show approval or appreciation of.; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" |
| ~ prize, treasure, value, appreciate | hold dear.; "I prize these old photographs" |
| ~ honor, honour, reward | bestow honor or rewards upon.; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" |
| ~ rubricate | place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint.; "She was rubricated by the pope" |
| v. (social) | 2. accredit, recognise, recognize | grant credentials to.; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" |
| ~ licence, license, certify | authorize officially.; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" |
| v. (communication) | 3. greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ shake hands | take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation. |
| ~ curtsy, bob | make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect.; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" |
| ~ salute | greet in a friendly way.; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me" |
| ~ salute, present | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position.; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" |
| ~ salute | honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers. |
| ~ herald, hail | greet enthusiastically or joyfully. |
| ~ welcome, receive | bid welcome to; greet upon arrival. |
| ~ say farewell | say good-bye or bid farewell. |
| ~ bid, wish | invoke upon.; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" |
| ~ accost, come up to, address | speak to someone. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. agnise, agnize, realise, realize, recognise, recognize | be fully aware or cognizant of. |
| ~ cognise, cognize, know | be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about.; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" |
| ~ know | know the nature or character of.; "we all knew her as a big show-off" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. recognise, recognize | perceive to be the same. |
| ~ know | be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object.; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily" |
| ~ recall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think | recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection.; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" |
| ~ identify | consider to be equal or the same.; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" |
| recognize | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. recognize | exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate). |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
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