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| alien |
opposed in nature; strange. [1/6 definitions] |
| come over |
to be conquered by a strange or unwelcome sensation (usu. fol. by "all" plus an adjective). [1/6 definitions] |
| fantastic |
strange or eccentric, as in appearance. [1/5 definitions] |
| foreign |
unfamiliar or strange; alien. [1/4 definitions] |
| freaky |
unusual or strange; freakish. [1/2 definitions] |
| funny bone |
the place on the back of the elbow where a sharp blow causes a strange tingling sensation. |
| Jekyll and Hyde |
in the nineteenth-century novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the protagonist, who changes from the benevolent Dr. Jekyll into the evil Mr. Hyde. [1/2 definitions] |
| kook |
(slang) a person considered to be eccentric, strange, or crazy. |
| new |
unfamiliar; strange. [1/9 definitions] |
| odd |
different from what is expected or customary; strange. [1/7 definitions] |
| oddball |
(informal) eccentric, strange, or unusual. [1/2 definitions] |
| peculiar |
odd, strange, or unusual. [1/3 definitions] |
| peculiarity |
the state or fact of being odd or strange. [2/3 definitions] |
| queer |
strange, unusual, or unexpected; eccentric; odd. [1/6 definitions] |
| quizzical |
strange; unusual; eccentric; odd. [1/3 definitions] |
| singular |
unusual, peculiar, or strange. [1/5 definitions] |
| strange |
in a strange or peculiar manner. [1/3 definitions] |
| transmogrify |
to change, transform, or mutate, esp. in a grotesque or strange way. |
| unfamiliar |
not previously experienced or known; unusual; strange. [1/2 definitions] |
| weird |
strange, odd, or unconventional; puzzlingly unusual. [1/2 definitions] |
| xeno- |
strange; foreign. |
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