| back number |
any previous issue of a periodical. |
| burnt |
of or concerning artists' paints that are deeper and either warmer or grayer in color than is typical. [1/2 definitions] |
| calorie |
a unit for measuring the amount of energy that a food can produce when taken into the body. The more calories something has, the more energy it can provide for the body.(abbreviated: Cal.) |
| caustic |
bitingly critical. [1/3 definitions] |
| chemo- |
chemical. |
| choreographer |
a person who creates the dance movements for a single dance or for a show, such as a ballet, modern dance performance, or musical. [1/2 definitions] |
| clinical |
emotionally detached; objective; analytical. [1/3 definitions] |
| comedian |
a person whose behavior is purposely amusing or comical. [1/3 definitions] |
| comic |
causing amusement; comical. [1/6 definitions] |
| concrete |
of or relating to a specific factual thing or experience; not imagined or hypothetical. [1/10 definitions] |
| confound |
to regard mistakenly as similar or identical. [1/6 definitions] |
| convert |
to adopt new and fundamentally different beliefs or attitudes, esp. religious or political. [1/5 definitions] |
| corporal1 |
of or pertaining to the body; physical. |
| cost-effective |
producing optimum results for the amount spent; efficient or economical. |
| crazy |
illogical or impractical; silly; nonsensical. [1/8 definitions] |
| crucial |
of decisive importance; critical. |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| desperate |
almost hopeless; extremely serious; critical. [1/4 definitions] |
| disulfide |
a chemical compound in which two atoms of sulfur are combined with another element or radical. |
| do-gooder |
(informal) a social or political reformer who is considered to be naive or impractical. |
| domineering |
overbearing, despotic, or tyrannical. |