abort |
to experience the end of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive. [1/6 definitions] |
accustom |
to cause (oneself or another) to become used to something through use or experience. habituate. |
ache |
to produce or experience a dull, constant pain. [1/4 definitions] |
afterglow |
a warm, pleasing memory of a recent experience. [1/2 definitions] |
aftertaste |
the feeling that lingers after an experience, esp. an unpleasant one, is over. [1/2 definitions] |
a posteriori |
based on experience or observation, rather than on theory or hypothesis. [1/2 definitions] |
a priori |
based on hypothesis, theory, fixed rules, or established forms rather than on experience or experiment. [1/3 definitions] |
arborist |
a person with specialized knowledge of trees and experience in their care. |
armchair |
lacking direct involvement or practical experience. [1/2 definitions] |
assimilate |
to absorb and incorporate (knowledge, experience, or the like). [1/8 definitions] |
athirst |
eager, as for knowledge or experience. |
background |
the sum of a person's experience, education, and origins, esp. as they relate to his present character or situation. [1/5 definitions] |
ball2 |
(informal) a very good time or experience. [1/2 definitions] |
baptism of fire |
a soldier's first experience of being in combat and under fire. [1/2 definitions] |
bask |
to experience and enjoy approval or favor. [1/3 definitions] |
bear2 |
(informal) a difficult experience or problem. [1/5 definitions] |
blush |
to experience embarrassment or shame (usu. fol. by "at" or "for"). [1/7 definitions] |
bookish |
tending to rely on book learning more than on other experience. [1/3 definitions] |
book learning |
knowledge acquired from books or in school rather than through practical experience. [1/2 definitions] |
broad-gauge |
of wide range, experience, application, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
bummer |
(slang) any unpleasant or unsatisfactory experience or thing. |