(by extension, Internet, video games) An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.
(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
An achievement.
verb
(transitive) To forcibly deprive (someone) of something to which she or he has a natural right for one's own benefit.
(transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
exploitable
exploitable
adj
Able to be exploited, especially commercially.
Easily fooled; credulous.
noun
A person or thing that can be exploited.
exploitage
exploitage
noun
exploitation
exploitation
exploitation
noun
The act of utilizing something; industry.
The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a natural right.
The improper use of something for selfish purposes.
The marketing and promotion of a film.
exploitationist
exploitations
exploitations
noun
plural of exploitation
exploitative
exploitative
adj
(ecology, of competition) Wherein one organism reduces a resource to the point of affecting other organisms.
(more generally) Of or relating to exploitation.
In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something
exploitatively
exploitatively
adv
In an exploitative manner.
exploitatory
exploitatory
adj
Relating to exploitation
exploited
exploited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exploit
exploitee
exploitee
noun
One who is exploited.
exploiter
exploiter
noun
One who exploits.
verb
to make use of.
exploiters
exploiters
noun
plural of exploiter
exploiting
exploiting
verb
present participle of exploit
exploitive
exploitive
adj
Exploitative: taking advantage of someone
exploits
exploits
noun
plural of exploit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exploit
exploiture
exploiture
noun
(obsolete) The act of exploiting or accomplishing; achievement.
(obsolete) exploitation
explorable
explorable
adj
Capable of being explored.
noun
(rare) That which can be explored; a subject for exploration.
explorate
explorate
verb
(obsolete) To explore.
exploration
exploration
noun
(medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
The process of exploring.
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
explorational
explorational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or by means of exploration
explorations
explorations
noun
plural of exploration
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
exploratively
exploratively
adv
In an explorative way or fashion.
explorativeness
explorativeness
noun
The condition of being explorative
explorator
explorator
noun
(dated) One who explores; one who examines closely; a searcher.
exploratory
exploratory
adj
Serving to explore or investigate.
noun
An exploration or investigation.
explore
explore
noun
(colloquial) An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.
verb
(intransitive) To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.
(intransitive) To wander without any particular aim or purpose.
(intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.
(intransitive, obsolete) To seek for something or after someone.
(transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.
(transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.
(transitive) To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats.
(transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
explored
explored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of explore
explorement
explorement
noun
(archaic) exploration
explorer
explorer
noun
(computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
One who explores something
explorers
explorers
noun
plural of explorer
explores
explores
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explore
exploring
exploring
noun
The action of the verb explore.
verb
present participle of explore
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
explosibility
explosibility
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which a material is explosible
(uncountable) The state of being explosible
explosible
explosible
adj
explosive
explosimeter
explosimeter
noun
A device used for detecting explosive gases.
explosion
explosion
noun
A bursting due to pressure.
A sudden outburst.
A sudden uncontrolled increase.
A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.)
The sound of an explosion.
explosionist
explosions
explosions
noun
plural of explosion
explosive
explosive
adj
(figurative) Shocking; startling.
(slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
Having the character of an explosion.
With the capability to, or likely to, explode.
noun
(linguistics, dated) A plosive.
Any explosive substance.
explosively
explosively
adv
In an explosive manner.
explosiveness
explosiveness
noun
The state of being explosive.
explosives
explosives
noun
plural of explosive
expoliate
expolish
expolish
verb
(obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
exponential
exponential
adj
(loosely) Characterised by a very rapid rate of change, especially increase.
(mathematics) Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter.
(mathematics) Expressed in terms of a power of e.
Relating to an exponent.
noun
(mathematics) Any function that has an exponent as an independent variable.
exponentially
exponentially
adv
(mathematics, sciences) In an exponential manner.
(proscribed) rapidly, greatly
exponentials
exponentials
noun
plural of exponential
exponible
exponible
adj
Able to be, or requiring to be, explained.
exportability
exportability
noun
The property of being exportable.
exportable
exportable
adj
Able to be exported.
noun
Something that can be exported.
exposable
exposable
adj
Capable of being exposed.
exposal
exposal
noun
(archaic) exposure
exposals
exposals
noun
plural of exposal
expositional
expositional
adj
Declared information openly.
Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
expositively
expositorial
expositorially
expositorily
expositorily
adv
In an expository fashion.
expostulate
expostulate
verb
(intransitive) To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.
expostulated
expostulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expostulate
expostulates
expostulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expostulate
expostulating
expostulating
verb
present participle of expostulate
expostulatingly
expostulatingly
adv
With expostulations.
expostulation
expostulation
noun
The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
expostulations
expostulations
noun
plural of expostulation
expostulative
expostulative
adj
Synonym of expostulatory
expostulatively
expostulatively
adv
In an expostulative manner.
expostulator
expostulator
noun
One who expostulates.
expostulatory
expostulatory
adj
Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation.
expoundable
expoundable
adj
Able to be expounded.
expressionable
expressional
expressional
adj
Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, genetics, the face or the arts
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
expressionless
expressionless
adj
without expression
expressionlessly
expressionlessly
adv
Without expression; in an expressionless way.
expressionlessness
expressionlessness
noun
The state of being without an expression.
expropriable
expropriable
adj
Capable of being expropriated, or seized for public use.
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
expulsion
expulsion
noun
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
expulsionist
expulsionist
noun
A supporter of expulsionism.
expulsions
expulsions
noun
plural of expulsion
expulsory
expulsory
adj
Synonym of expulsive
expurgational
expurgatorial
expurgatorial
adj
Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory.
exspoliation
exspoliation
noun
(obsolete) Spoliation.
exstemporal
extemporal
extemporal
adj
(archaic) Extemporaneous.
extemporally
extemporally
adv
In an extemporal manner.
extemporalness
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extemporarily
extemporarily
adv
In an extemporary manner.
extracorporeal
extracorporeal
adj
Outside the body.
extracorporeally
extracorporeally
Adverb
Outside the body.
extracorpuscular
extracorpuscular
adj
(anatomy) Outside the corpuscle.
extrametropolitan
extrametropolitan
adj
Outside of a metropolis.
extraparochial
extraparochial
adj
Beyond the limits of a parish.
extraparochially
extraparochially
adv
Outside the limits of a parish.
extraperiosteal
extraperiosteal
adj
Outside the periosteum.
extraperitoneal
extraperitoneal
adj
Outside the cavity of the peritoneum.
extraphenomenal
extraphenomenal
adj
Beyond or outside of phenomena.
extraphysiological
extrapoetical
extrapoetical
adj
Outside of a poem, or of poetry.
extrapolar
extrapolar
adj
From outside of a polar region
extrapolate
extrapolate
verb
(transitive) To infer by extending known information.
(transitive, mathematics) To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones
extrapolated
extrapolated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate
extrapolates
extrapolates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrapolate
extrapolating
extrapolating
verb
present participle of extrapolate
extrapolation
extrapolation
noun
(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
(music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
extrapolations
extrapolations
noun
plural of extrapolation
extrapolative
extrapolative
adj
That serves to extrapolate
extrapolator
extrapolator
noun
That which extrapolates.
extrapolatory
extrapolatory
adj
Serving to extrapolate.
extrapopular
extrapopular
adj
Outside of the populace.
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
extraprovincial
extraprovincial
adj
Outside a province.
extrapulmonary
extrapulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or outside the lungs.
extratemporal
extratemporal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the side of the head behind the eyes; external to the temporal bone of the skull.
That appears to happen outside of time.
extratropical
extratropical
adj
(meteorology) Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics.
Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
extropical
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
fowlpoxes
galloperdix
ganglioplexus
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
googolplex
googolplex
num
(US, real estate, nonstandard, rare) An infinitesimally small portion of land, defined for legal purposes.
(figuratively) A countable number
The number 10^(10¹⁰⁰) or 10^( text )googol, ten to the power of a googol.
googolplexes
googolplexes
noun
plural of googolplex
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hemosalpinx
heteroduplex
heteroduplex
noun
(biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule
verb
To form such a compound by genetic recombination
hexachloraphene
hexachlorophene
hexachlorophene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhalogenated compound, 2,2'-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol, once used as a disinfectant
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexapetaloid
hexapetaloideous
hexapetalous
hexapetalous
adj
(botany) Having six petals.
hexaphyllous
hexaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having six leaves or leaflets.
hexaploid
hexaploid
adj
Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
noun
A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes
hexaploidies
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hexapodal
hexapodal
adj
Having six legs.
hexasepalous
hexasepalous
adj
Having six sepals.
holoplexia
hydroxyproline
hydroxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
hypercomplex
hypercomplex
adj
(mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.