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| rapture of the deep |
the early stage of nitrogen narcosis, a condition experienced by deep-sea divers under increased air pressure that resembles the sensation of intoxication. |
| sage1 |
a person honored as very wise or experienced. [1/2 definitions] |
| salt |
(informal) an experienced sailor. [1/10 definitions] |
| sea dog |
an old experienced sailor. [1/2 definitions] |
| seasoned |
experienced in and thus fit for a particular activity. [1/3 definitions] |
| shellback |
an old experienced sailor. [1/2 definitions] |
| sonic barrier |
the large increase in aerodynamic resistance experienced by aircraft approaching the speed of sound; sound barrier. |
| sophisticated |
appealing to knowledgeable, experienced, or refined persons. [1/3 definitions] |
| sound1 |
used to express how a person or thing seems to one or is experienced by one based on the sound that the person or thing produces. [1/11 definitions] |
| statesman |
a man who is experienced in government, esp. one who shows skill, wisdom, diplomacy, and leadership in dealing with public issues such as foreign policy. |
| stateswoman |
a woman who is experienced in government, esp. one who shows skill, wisdom, diplomacy, and leadership in dealing with public issues such as foreign policy. |
| trip |
(slang) euphoria, hallucinations, or the like experienced under a drug, particularly that of the drug LSD, or the period of such an experience. [1/18 definitions] |
| turista |
severe diarrhea sometimes experienced by travelers in foreign countries, caused by exposure to bacteria in food or water (used esp. as a term for this ailment in a Latin American context.) [1/2 definitions] |
| unfamiliar |
not previously experienced or known; unusual; strange. [1/2 definitions] |
| unpracticed |
not skilled, seasoned, or experienced. [1/2 definitions] |
| unprecedented |
having no precedent; never before observed or experienced. |
| usual |
encountered, experienced, used, or happening in most instances; customary. [1/3 definitions] |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| well-traveled |
having traveled to and experienced many different places in the world. |
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