n. the highest power of a term or variable

n. a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"

n. an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"

n. a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"

n. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"

n. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

n. position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

adj. being an unknown or unspecified one: "some lunatic drove into my car"; "some day my prince will come"

adj. relatively many but unspecified in number; "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"

adj. relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"

adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

adj. unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"

n. an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"

n. greatness of magnitude

n. the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"

n. the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"

n. magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"

n. social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

n. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

n. social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

n. position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"

n. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"

n. a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"

n. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

n. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

n. (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"

n. a state of equilibrium

n. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

n. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

n. higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

n. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

n. relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"

n. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

n. the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"

adj. many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

adj. amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"

adj. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"

adj. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

adj. reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"

adj. not tacit or implied; "her express wish"

adj. serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"

adj. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"

adj. clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney

adj. too obvious to be doubted

adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"

adj. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"

adj. such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"

adj. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

adj. not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"

adj. (surprising)

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"

adj. bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

adj. not frequently used or experienced: "a rare word"; "an unwonted softness in her old face"

adj. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

adj. beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

adj. causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

adj. not representative of a group, class, or type; "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"

adj. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

adj. original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

adj. barely credible; "the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner"

adj. unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

adv. "He was practically the only guest at the party"

adv. "She is always about"

adj. particular but unspecified: "early one evening"

adj. definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones"

adj. specific but unnamed: "agreed to meet at such-and-such an hour"

adj. the same in number: "saw three plays in as many days"

adj. in great numbers; "daffodils galore"

adj. each of a large indefinite number; "many a man"; "many another day will come"

adj. "many of them"; "many of the apples in the barrel were spoiled"

adj. (prefix) consisting of more than one: "multimillion"; "multistory house"

adj. amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"

adj. innumerable but many

adj. existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"

adj. very great in quantity; overabundant; "showed overmuch affection"

adj. of so extreme a degree or extent; "such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty"

adj. of an incalculable amount; "untold suffering"

adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"

adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

adj. remarkable or wonderful

adj. suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit"

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

adj. extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

adj. being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution"

adj. surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid andsome steel"- George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"

adj. for a special service or occasion; "a special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"

adj. performing or able to perform wonders or miracles

adj. used for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of: "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time"

adj. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"

adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

adv. against a flat surface: "He lay flat on his back"