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painful sensation |
Noun
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a somatic sensation of acute discomfort |
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phantom limb pain |
Noun
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pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb |
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portraying |
Noun
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a representation by picture or portraiture |
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pseudoscience |
Noun
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an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions |
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possibility |
Noun
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a possible alternative |
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possibility |
Noun
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a tentative insight into the natural world |
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possibility |
Noun
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a future prospect or potential |
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possibility |
Noun
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capability of existing or happening or being true |
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possible action |
Noun
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a possible alternative |
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presupposition |
Noun
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the act of presupposing |
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principle |
Noun
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(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) |
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principle |
Noun
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a basic truth or law or assumption |
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principle |
Noun
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a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system |
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principle |
Noun
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a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct |
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principle |
Noun
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a rule or standard especially of good behavior |
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principle |
Noun
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rule of personal conduct |
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prospicience |
Noun
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seeing ahead |
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prearrangement |
Noun
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something arranged in advance |
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premeditation |
Noun
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(law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime |
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premeditation |
Noun
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planning or plotting in advance of acting |
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problem solving |
Noun
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the thought processes involved in solving a problem |
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problem solving |
Noun
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the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems |
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pabulum |
Noun
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insipid intellectual nourishment |
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pabulum |
Noun
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any substance that can be used as food |
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prediction |
Noun
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the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) |
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prediction |
Noun
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a statement made about the future |
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pilot experiment |
Noun
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a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment |
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prevision |
Noun
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the act of predicting, as by reasoning about the future |
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prevision |
Noun
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a prophetic vision (as in a dream) |
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prevision |
Noun
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seeing ahead |
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prevision |
Noun
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the power to foresee the future |
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prophecy |
Noun
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knowledge of the future, usually said to be obtained from a divine source |
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prophecy |
Noun
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a prediction uttered under divine inspiration |
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prognostication |
Noun
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knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) |
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prognostication |
Noun
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a statement made about the future |
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prognostication |
Noun
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a sign of something about to happen |
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prefiguration |
Noun
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the act of providing vague advance indications |
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prefiguration |
Noun
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an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come |
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public opinion poll |
Noun
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an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
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prejudgment |
Noun
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a judgment reached before the evidence is available |
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prejudgement |
Noun
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a judgment reached before the evidence is available |
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palmistry |
Noun
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telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand |
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palm reading |
Noun
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telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand |
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pyromancy |
Noun
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divination by fire or flames |
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perpendicular style |
Noun
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a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England |
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pain in the neck |
Noun
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something or someone that causes trouble |
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pain in the neck |
Noun
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a bothersome annoying person |
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pain in the ass |
Noun
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something or someone that causes trouble |
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private nuisance |
Noun
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a nuisance that interferes with your interest in and private use and enjoyment of your land |
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public nuisance |
Noun
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a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public |