Addison's disease () A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal. |
Basedow's disease () A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart |
Bright's disease () An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process. |
Disease (n.) Lack of ease |
Disease (n.) An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness |
Disease (v. t.) To deprive of ease |
Disease (v. t.) To derange the vital functions of |
Fancy-free (a.) Free from the power of love. |
Free (superl.) Exempt from subjection to the will of others |
Free (superl.) Not under an arbitrary or despotic government |
Free (superl.) Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master. |
Free (superl.) Not confined or imprisoned |
Free (superl.) Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity |
Free (superl.) Clear of offense or crime |
Free (superl.) Unconstrained by timidity or distrust |
Free (superl.) Unrestrained |
Free (superl.) Not close or parsimonious |
Free (superl.) Exempt |
Free (superl.) Characteristic of one acting without restraint |
Free (superl.) Ready |
Free (superl.) Invested with a particular freedom or franchise |
Free (superl.) Thrown open, or made accessible, to all |
Free (superl.) Not gained by importunity or purchase |
Free (superl.) Not arbitrary or despotic |
Free (superl.) Certain or honorable |
Free (superl.) Privileged or individual |
Free (superl.) Not united or combined with anything else |
Free (adv.) Freely |
Free (adv.) Without charge |
Free (a.) To make free |
Free (a.) To remove, as something that confines or bars |
Free (a.) To frank. |
Free-denizen (v. t.) To make free. |
Free-hand (a.) Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments |
Free-handed (a.) Open-handed |
Free-hearted (a.) Open |
Free-liver (n.) One who gratifies his appetites without stint |
Free-living (n.) Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites. |
Free-love (n.) The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. |
Free-lover (n.) One who believes in or practices free-love. |
Free-martin (n.) An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male. |
Free-milling (a.) Yielding free gold or silver |
Free-minded (a.) Not perplexed |
Free-soil (a.) Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery |
Free-spoken (a.) Accustomed to speak without reserve. |
Free-swimming (a.) Swimming in the open sea |
Free-tongued (a.) Speaking without reserve. |
Free will () A will free from improper coercion or restraint. |
Free will () The power asserted of moral beings of willing or choosing without the restraints of physical or absolute necessity. |
Graves' disease () Same as Basedow's disease. |
foul shot free throw penalty free throw charity toss charity throw charity shot | an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line, given to penalize the other team for committing a foul |
free kick | (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team |
extramarital sex free love | sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another |
surveillance of disease | the ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data about an infectious disease that can lead to action being taken to control or prevent the disease |
free time spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
free trade | international trade free of government interference |
North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA | an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, became effective in for ten years |
brawl free-for-all | a noisy fight in a crowd |
amnesty pardon free pardon | the formal act of liberating someone |
Borrelia burgdorferi Lime disease spirochete | cause of Lyme disease, transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes |
freetail free-tailed bat freetailed bat | small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail, common in warm regions |
free house | a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale |
free throw lane | a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to feet in front of the backboard, players may not enter this lane during a free throw |
weight free weight exercising weight | sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting, it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms |
grace grace of God free grace | (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God, God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners, there but for the grace of God go I |
free living | a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites |
drop dip fall free fall | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity, a drop of points on the Dow Jones index, there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery, a dip in prices, when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall |
free will discretion | the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies |
free phagocyte | a phagocyte that circulates in the blood |
free nerve ending | microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor |
free association | a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence |
nonparametric statistic distribution free statistic | a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn |
deism free thought | the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation |
free press | a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology |
rural free delivery RFD | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas |
free morpheme free form | a morpheme that can occur alone |
free verse vers libre | unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern |
free list | a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs |
parenthesis-free notation | a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components |
tin pest tin disease tin plague | the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures |
free fall | the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field |
gluten-free diet | diet prescribed to treat celiac disease, eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten |
low-sodium diet low-salt diet salt-free diet | a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride), often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders |
free free people | people who are free, the home of the free and the brave |
Free French Fighting French | a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic |
Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC | a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, located in Atlanta, investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) |
Free World | antiommunist countries collectively |
Free Soil Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories, merged with the Liberty Party in |
market economy free enterprise private enterprise laissez-faire economy | an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices |
free port | a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels |
free port free zone | an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties |
Free State Orange Free State | a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers, named Free State in |
free state | any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War |
Maryland Old Line State Free State MD | a Mid-Atlantic state, one of the original colonies |
free electron | electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field |
free agent free spirit freewheeler | someone acting freely or even irresponsibly |
free agent | (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team |
freelancer freelance free-lance free lance independent self-employed person | a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them |
free-liver | someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food and drink) with more than the usual freedom |
free trader | an advocate of unrestricted international trade |