Related Words:
- spirit world
collapse - any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or angels or the like) abide; "science has emptied the spirit world of its former inhabitants" related words >
- bodilessness,
- ghostliness,
- immateriality,
- immaterialness,
- impalpability,
- imponderability,
- incorporeality,
- incorporeity,
- inextension,
- intangibility,
- nonexteriority,
- occult phenomena,
- occultism,
- otherworldliness,
- psychical research,
- psychicism,
- psychics,
- psychism,
- shadowiness,
- spirituality,
- spirituousness,
- supernaturalism,
- the occult,
- unearthliness,
- unsubstantiality,
- unsubstantialness,
- unworldliness
- occultism
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- a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control
- the study of the supernatural related words >
- bodilessness,
- ghostliness,
- immateriality,
- immaterialness,
- impalpability,
- imponderability,
- incorporeality,
- incorporeity,
- inextension,
- intangibility,
- nonexteriority,
- occult phenomena,
- otherworldliness,
- psychical research,
- psychicism,
- psychics,
- psychism,
- shadowiness,
- spirit world,
- spirituality,
- spirituousness,
- supernaturalism,
- the occult,
- unearthliness,
- unsubstantiality,
- unsubstantialness,
- unworldliness
- gross national product
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- former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr) related words >
- GNP,
- barter economy,
- capitalistic economy,
- collectivized economy,
- consumer economy,
- diversified economy,
- economic system,
- economy,
- farm economy,
- free-enterprise economy,
- handicraft economy,
- hot economy,
- industrial economy,
- laissez-faire,
- local economy,
- mercantile economy,
- national economy,
- overheated economy,
- planned economy,
- private-enterprise economy,
- rural economy,
- socialistic economy,
- sound economy,
- town economy,
- urban economy,
- village economy,
- war economy,
- world economy
- analyzer
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- an instrument that performs analyses related words >
- customer
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- someone who pays for goods or services related words >
- Adamite,
- being,
- bloke,
- body,
- buyer,
- cat,
- chap,
- character,
- client,
- consumer,
- creature,
- duck,
- earthling,
- fellow,
- groundling,
- guy,
- hand,
- head,
- homo,
- human,
- human being,
- individual,
- joker,
- life,
- living soul,
- man,
- mark,
- mortal,
- nose,
- one,
- party,
- patron,
- person,
- personage,
- personality,
- prospect,
- purchaser,
- regular,
- regular customer,
- shopper,
- single,
- somebody,
- someone,
- soul,
- sucker,
- tellurian,
- terran,
- worldling
- employer
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- a person or firm that employs workers related words >
- boss,
- business,
- bwana,
- chef,
- chief,
- church dignitary,
- company,
- consumer,
- corporation,
- director,
- ecclesiarch,
- elder,
- enjoyer,
- establishment,
- firm,
- gaffer,
- goodman,
- governor,
- guru,
- head,
- husband,
- liege,
- liege lord,
- lord,
- lord paramount,
- manager,
- master,
- organization,
- outfit,
- overlord,
- owner,
- padrone,
- paramount,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- patron,
- proprietor,
- rabbi,
- sahib,
- seigneur,
- seignior,
- starets,
- teacher,
- user
- beat the bushes,
- burrow,
- delve,
- dig,
- examination,
- explore,
- forage,
- frisk,
- go through,
- hunt,
- inspection,
- look around,
- look round,
- nose around,
- overhaul,
- overhauling,
- perlustration,
- perusal,
- poke,
- poke around,
- pry,
- quality control,
- research,
- review,
- root,
- run-through,
- scan,
- scrutiny,
- search,
- search through,
- smell around,
- study,
- survey,
- visitation
- bloc
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- a group of countries in special alliance related words >
- Bund,
- Rochdale cooperative,
- alliance,
- assemblage,
- association,
- axis,
- band,
- body,
- coalition,
- college,
- combination,
- combine,
- common market,
- confederacy,
- confederation,
- consumer cooperative,
- cooperative,
- cooperative society,
- corps,
- council,
- credit union,
- customs union,
- economic community,
- faction,
- federation,
- free trade area,
- gang,
- group,
- grouping,
- league,
- machine,
- mob,
- partnership,
- party,
- political machine,
- ring,
- society,
- union
- Brillat-Savarin,
- Lucullus,
- board-and-roomer,
- boarder,
- bon vivant,
- cannibal,
- carnivore,
- connoisseur of food,
- consumer,
- diner,
- diner-out,
- eater,
- eater-out,
- epicure,
- feeder,
- fruitarian,
- gastronome,
- glutton,
- gourmand,
- gourmet,
- grain-eater,
- graminivore,
- granivore,
- herbivore,
- high liver,
- hungry mouth,
- lactovegetarian,
- luncher,
- man-eater,
- meat-eater,
- mouth,
- omnivore,
- omophagist,
- pantophagist,
- phytophage,
- picnicker,
- plant-eater,
- predacean,
- trencherman,
- vegetarian
- Brillat-Savarin,
- Lucullus,
- board-and-roomer,
- boarder,
- bon vivant,
- cannibal,
- carnivore,
- connoisseur of food,
- consumer,
- diner,
- diner-out,
- eater,
- eater-out,
- epicure,
- feeder,
- flesh-eater,
- fruitarian,
- gastronome,
- glutton,
- gourmand,
- gourmet,
- grain-eater,
- graminivore,
- granivore,
- herbivore,
- high liver,
- hungry mouth,
- lactovegetarian,
- luncher,
- man-eater,
- mouth,
- omnivore,
- omophagist,
- pantophagist,
- phytophage,
- picnicker,
- plant-eater,
- predacean,
- trencherman,
- vegetarian
- Brillat-Savarin,
- Lucullus,
- board-and-roomer,
- boarder,
- bon vivant,
- cannibal,
- carnivore,
- connoisseur of food,
- consumer,
- diner,
- diner-out,
- eater,
- eater-out,
- epicure,
- feeder,
- flesh-eater,
- fruitarian,
- gastronome,
- glutton,
- gourmand,
- gourmet,
- grain-eater,
- graminivore,
- granivore,
- herbivore,
- high liver,
- hungry mouth,
- lactovegetarian,
- luncher,
- man-eater,
- meat-eater,
- mouth,
- omnivore,
- omophagist,
- pantophagist,
- phytophage,
- picnicker,
- predacean,
- trencherman,
- vegetarian
- aerial photography,
- aeroballistics,
- aerodynamics,
- aerogeology,
- aerography,
- aerology,
- aeromechanics,
- aeromedicine,
- aerometry,
- aeronautical meteorology,
- aerophotography,
- aerophysics,
- aeroscopy,
- aerospace research,
- aviation technology,
- avionics,
- biostatics,
- climatology,
- electrostatics,
- gyrostatics,
- hydrostatics,
- kinematics,
- kinetics,
- meteorology,
- photometry,
- pneumatics,
- rheostatics,
- rocketry,
- statics,
- stereostatics,
- supersonics,
- thermostatics
- bodilessness,
- ghostliness,
- immateriality,
- immaterialness,
- impalpability,
- imponderability,
- incorporeality,
- incorporeity,
- inextension,
- intangibility,
- metapsychics,
- metapsychism,
- nonexteriority,
- occult phenomena,
- occultism,
- otherworldliness,
- panpsychism,
- parapsychology,
- psychic monism,
- psychical research,
- psychicism,
- psychism,
- psychosophy,
- shadowiness,
- spirit world,
- spirituality,
- spirituousness,
- supernaturalism,
- the occult,
- unearthliness,
- unsubstantiality,
- unsubstantialness,
- unworldliness
- McCarthyism,
- amassing evidence,
- close inquiry,
- department of investigation,
- detection,
- detective work,
- exhaustive study,
- harassment,
- harrying,
- hearing,
- hounding,
- indagation,
- investigation,
- investigative bureau,
- legislative investigation,
- legwork,
- oppression,
- perscrutation,
- persecution,
- probe,
- red-baiting,
- research,
- sifting,
- sleuthing,
- tormenting,
- victimization,
- witch-hunting
- Brillat-Savarin,
- Lucullus,
- aesthete,
- board-and-roomer,
- boarder,
- bon vivant,
- cannibal,
- carnivore,
- connoisseur,
- connoisseur of food,
- consumer,
- dilettante,
- diner,
- diner-out,
- eater,
- eater-out,
- epicure,
- feeder,
- flesh-eater,
- fruitarian,
- gastronomer,
- gastronomist,
- glutton,
- gourmand,
- gourmet,
- grain-eater,
- graminivore,
- granivore,
- herbivore,
- high liver,
- hungry mouth,
- lactovegetarian,
- luncher,
- man-eater,
- meat-eater,
- mouth,
- omnivore,
- omophagist,
- pantophagist,
- phytophage,
- picnicker,
- plant-eater,
- predacean,
- trencherman,
- vegetarian
- meteorology
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- the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
- predicting what the weather will be related words >
- aerial photography,
- aeroballistics,
- aerodynamics,
- aerogeology,
- aerography,
- aerology,
- aeromechanics,
- aeromedicine,
- aerometry,
- aeronautical meteorology,
- aerophotography,
- aerophysics,
- aeroscopy,
- aerospace research,
- aerostatics,
- anemology,
- aviation technology,
- avionics,
- barometry,
- climatography,
- climatology,
- forecasting,
- hydrostatics,
- kinematics,
- kinetics,
- long-range forecasting,
- microclimatology,
- nephology,
- photometry,
- pneumatics,
- rocketry,
- supersonics,
- weatherology
- aerial photography,
- aeroballistics,
- aerodynamics,
- aerogeology,
- aerology,
- aeromechanics,
- aeromedicine,
- aerometry,
- aeronautical meteorology,
- aerophotography,
- aerophysics,
- aeroscopy,
- aerospace research,
- aerostatics,
- anemology,
- aviation technology,
- avionics,
- barometry,
- climatography,
- climatology,
- forecasting,
- hydrostatics,
- kinematics,
- kinetics,
- long-range forecasting,
- meteorology,
- microclimatology,
- nephology,
- photometry,
- pneumatics,
- rocketry,
- supersonics,
- weatherology
- climatology
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- meteorology of climates and their phenomena related words >
- aerial photography,
- aeroballistics,
- aerodynamics,
- aerogeology,
- aerography,
- aerology,
- aeromechanics,
- aeromedicine,
- aerometry,
- aeronautical meteorology,
- aerophotography,
- aerophysics,
- aeroscopy,
- aerospace research,
- aerostatics,
- anemology,
- aviation technology,
- avionics,
- barometry,
- climatography,
- forecasting,
- hydrostatics,
- kinematics,
- kinetics,
- long-range forecasting,
- meteorology,
- microclimatology,
- nephology,
- photometry,
- pneumatics,
- rocketry,
- supersonics,
- weatherology
- aerology
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- meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers related words >
- aerial photography,
- aeroballistics,
- aerodynamics,
- aerogeology,
- aerography,
- aeromechanics,
- aeromedicine,
- aerometry,
- aeronautical meteorology,
- aerophotography,
- aerophysics,
- aeroscopy,
- aerospace research,
- aerostatics,
- anemology,
- aviation technology,
- avionics,
- barometry,
- climatography,
- climatology,
- forecasting,
- hydrostatics,
- kinematics,
- kinetics,
- long-range forecasting,
- meteorology,
- microclimatology,
- nephology,
- photometry,
- pneumatics,
- rocketry,
- supersonics,
- weatherology
- Brillat-Savarin,
- Lucullus,
- board-and-roomer,
- boarder,
- bon vivant,
- cannibal,
- carnivore,
- connoisseur of food,
- consumer,
- diner,
- diner-out,
- dissipater,
- eater,
- eater-out,
- epicure,
- feeder,
- flesh-eater,
- free liver,
- fruitarian,
- gastronome,
- glutton,
- gourmand,
- gourmet,
- grain-eater,
- graminivore,
- granivore,
- herbivore,
- hungry mouth,
- lactovegetarian,
- luncher,
- man-eater,
- meat-eater,
- mouth,
- night owl,
- nighthawk,
- omnivore,
- omophagist,
- pantophagist,
- phytophage,
- picnicker,
- plant-eater,
- predacean,
- rounder,
- trencherman,
- vegetarian
- schooling
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- the act of teaching at school
- the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage) related words >
- book learning,
- booklore,
- catechization,
- coaching,
- didactics,
- direction,
- edification,
- education,
- enlightenment,
- guidance,
- illumination,
- indoctrination,
- information,
- instruction,
- knowledge,
- learning,
- pedagogics,
- pedagogy,
- preparation,
- private teaching,
- programmed instruction,
- reeducation,
- research,
- self-instruction,
- self-teaching,
- spoon-feeding,
- study,
- teaching,
- training,
- tuition,
- tutelage,
- tutorage,
- tutoring,
- tutorship
- hydrostatics
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- study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion related words >
- aerial photography,
- aeroballistics,
- aerodynamics,
- aerogeology,
- aerography,
- aerology,
- aeromechanics,
- aeromedicine,
- aerometry,
- aeronautical meteorology,
- aerophotography,
- aerophysics,
- aeroscopy,
- aerospace research,
- aerostatics,
- aviation technology,
- avionics,
- biostatics,
- climatology,
- electrostatics,
- fluidics,
- gyrostatics,
- hydraulics,
- hydrodynamics,
- hydrography,
- hydrology,
- hydromechanics,
- hydrometry,
- kinematics,
- kinetics,
- meteorology,
- photometry,
- pneumatics,
- rheostatics,
- rocketry,
- statics,
- stereostatics,
- supersonics,
- thermostatics
- R and D,
- control,
- control experiment,
- controlled experiment,
- cut and try,
- empiricism,
- experiment,
- experimental design,
- experimental method,
- experimental proof,
- experimentalism,
- experimentation,
- hit and miss,
- noble experiment,
- pragmatism,
- research and development,
- tentative method,
- tentativeness,
- testing,
- trial,
- trial and error,
- trying
- R and D,
- control,
- control experiment,
- controlled experiment,
- cut and try,
- empiricism,
- experiment,
- experimental design,
- experimental method,
- experimental proof,
- experimentalism,
- experimentation,
- hit and miss,
- noble experiment,
- pragmatism,
- rule of thumb,
- tentative method,
- tentativeness,
- testing,
- trial,
- trial and error,
- trying
- control,
- control experiment,
- controlled experiment,
- cut and try,
- empiricism,
- experiment,
- experimental design,
- experimental method,
- experimental proof,
- experimentalism,
- experimentation,
- hit and miss,
- noble experiment,
- pragmatism,
- research and development,
- rule of thumb,
- tentative method,
- tentativeness,
- testing,
- trial,
- trial and error,
- trying
- be curious,
- beat the bushes,
- burn with curiosity,
- burrow,
- delve,
- dig,
- dig around for,
- dig up,
- explore,
- forage,
- frisk,
- gape,
- gawk,
- go through,
- hunt,
- inquire,
- interrogate,
- look around,
- look round,
- look through,
- nose around for,
- nose out,
- peer,
- poke,
- poke around,
- pry,
- query,
- question,
- quiz,
- research,
- root,
- rubber,
- rubberneck,
- search,
- search through,
- seek,
- smell around,
- stare,
- want to know
- aerial photography,
- aeroballistics,
- aerodynamics,
- aerogeology,
- aerography,
- aerology,
- aeromechanics,
- aeromedicine,
- aerometry,
- aeronautical meteorology,
- aerophotography,
- aerophysics,
- aeroscopy,
- aerospace research,
- aerostatics,
- aviation technology,
- avionics,
- climatology,
- hydrostatics,
- kinematics,
- kinetics,
- meteorology,
- photometry,
- pneumatics,
- rocketry,
- sonic barrier,
- sonic boom,
- sonics,
- sound barrier,
- speed of sound,
- subsonics,
- ultrasonics
- photometry
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- measurement of the properties of light (especially luminous intensity) related words >
- actinology,
- actinometry,
- aerial photography,
- aeroballistics,
- aerodynamics,
- aerogeology,
- aerography,
- aerology,
- aeromechanics,
- aeromedicine,
- aerometry,
- aeronautical meteorology,
- aerophotography,
- aerophysics,
- aeroscopy,
- aerospace research,
- aerostatics,
- aviation technology,
- avionics,
- catoptrics,
- climatology,
- dioptrics,
- geometrical optics,
- heliography,
- heliology,
- heliometry,
- hydrostatics,
- kinematics,
- kinetics,
- meteorology,
- optics,
- photics,
- photology,
- physical optics,
- pneumatics,
- rocketry,
- supersonics
- R and D,
- control,
- control experiment,
- controlled experiment,
- cut and try,
- empiricism,
- experiment,
- experimental design,
- experimental method,
- experimental proof,
- experimentalism,
- hit and miss,
- noble experiment,
- pragmatism,
- research and development,
- rule of thumb,
- tentative method,
- tentativeness,
- test,
- testing,
- trial,
- trial and error,
- trial run,
- trying
- intangibility
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- the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch related words >
- airiness,
- bodilessness,
- ethereality,
- evanescence,
- flimsiness,
- ghostliness,
- immateriality,
- immaterialness,
- impalpability,
- imperceptibility,
- imponderability,
- incorporeality,
- incorporeity,
- inextension,
- insubstantiality,
- invisibility,
- mistiness,
- nonexteriority,
- occult phenomena,
- occultism,
- otherworldliness,
- psychical research,
- psychicism,
- psychics,
- psychism,
- shadowiness,
- spirit world,
- spirituality,
- spirituousness,
- subtility,
- subtlety,
- supernaturalism,
- tenuity,
- tenuousness,
- the occult,
- unconcreteness,
- unearthliness,
- unreality,
- unsolidity,
- unsubstantiality,
- unsubstantialness,
- unworldliness,
- vagueness
- inflationary spiral
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- an episode of inflation in which prices increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value related words >
- big price tag,
- bottom price,
- business index,
- ceiling,
- ceiling price,
- consumer price index,
- cost-of-living index,
- demand curve,
- extortionate price,
- famine price,
- fancy price,
- floor,
- floor price,
- good price,
- high price,
- hot economy,
- inflation,
- inflationary gap,
- inflationary pressure,
- inflationary prices,
- luxury price,
- pretty penny,
- price ceiling,
- price index,
- price level,
- rack rent,
- rising prices,
- scarcity price,
- soaring costs,
- spiraling prices,
- stiff price,
- top price
- boarder
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- a pupil who lives at school during term time
- someone who forces their way aboard ship; "stand by to repel boarders" related words >
- Brillat-Savarin,
- Lucullus,
- board-and-roomer,
- bon vivant,
- cannibal,
- carnivore,
- connoisseur of food,
- consumer,
- diner,
- diner-out,
- eater,
- eater-out,
- epicure,
- feeder,
- flesh-eater,
- fruitarian,
- gastronome,
- glutton,
- gourmand,
- gourmet,
- grain-eater,
- graminivore,
- granivore,
- herbivore,
- high liver,
- hungry mouth,
- lactovegetarian,
- lessee,
- lodger,
- luncher,
- man-eater,
- meat-eater,
- mouth,
- omnivore,
- omophagist,
- pantophagist,
- paying guest,
- phytophage,
- picnicker,
- plant-eater,
- predacean,
- renter,
- roomer,
- tenant,
- transient,
- transient guest,
- trencherman,
- underlessee,
- vegetarian
- Socratic method,
- asking,
- bringing into question,
- catechetical method,
- catechization,
- catechizing,
- challenge,
- deepening,
- delving,
- depression,
- digging,
- dispute,
- drilling,
- examination,
- excavation,
- fishing,
- in search of,
- inquest,
- inquiring,
- inquisition,
- interpellation,
- interrogation,
- investigation,
- loaded for bear,
- looking for,
- lowering,
- mining,
- nosy,
- out for,
- out for bear,
- poking,
- probe,
- prying,
- pumping,
- querying,
- quest,
- questioning,
- quiz,
- quizzing,
- research,
- searching,
- seeking,
- sinkage,
- sinking,
- tunneling
- Brillat-Savarin,
- Lucullus,
- belly-god,
- board-and-roomer,
- boarder,
- bon vivant,
- cannibal,
- carnivore,
- connoisseur of food,
- consumer,
- cormorant,
- diner,
- diner-out,
- eater,
- eater-out,
- epicure,
- feeder,
- flesh-eater,
- fruitarian,
- gastronome,
- glutton,
- gorger,
- gormand,
- gormandizer,
- gourmand,
- gourmandizer,
- gourmet,
- grain-eater,
- graminivore,
- granivore,
- greedy eater,
- greedygut,
- greedyguts,
- guttler,
- herbivore,
- high liver,
- hog,
- hungry mouth,
- husky eater,
- lactovegetarian,
- luncher,
- man-eater,
- meat-eater,
- mouth,
- omnivore,
- omophagist,
- pantophagist,
- phytophage,
- picnicker,
- pig,
- plant-eater,
- predacean,
- trencherwoman,
- vegetarian
- article,
- causerie,
- descant,
- discourse,
- discussion,
- disquisition,
- dissertation,
- essay,
- etude,
- examination,
- excursus,
- exposition,
- feature,
- first approach,
- homily,
- introductory study,
- lucubration,
- memoir,
- monograph,
- morceau,
- note,
- outline,
- pandect,
- paper,
- paragraph,
- piece,
- preliminary study,
- prolegomenon,
- screed,
- sketch,
- special article,
- study,
- survey,
- term paper,
- theme,
- thesis,
- tract,
- tractate,
- treatise,
- treatment
- term paper
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- a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term related words >
- article,
- causerie,
- descant,
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- a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject related words >
- article,
- causerie,
- descant,
- discourse,
- discussion,
- disquisition,
- dissertation,
- essay,
- etude,
- examination,
- excursus,
- exposition,
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- homily,
- introductory study,
- lucubration,
- memoir,
- morceau,
- note,
- outline,
- pandect,
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- paragraph,
- piece,
- preliminary study,
- prolegomenon,
- research paper,
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- sketch,
- special article,
- study,
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- a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them related words >
- aeronaut,
- aeroplaner,
- aeroplanist,
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- analyst,
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- banian,
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- glutton,
- gourmand,
- gourmet,
- grain-eater,
- graminivore,
- granivore,
- gymnosophist,
- herbivore,
- high liver,
- hungry mouth,
- hydropot,
- lactovegetarian,
- luncher,
- man-eater,
- meat-eater,
- mouth,
- nephalist,
- omnivore,
- omophagist,
- pantophagist,
- phytophage,
- picnicker,
- plant-eater,
- predacean,
- teetotaler,
- teetotalist,
- trencherman,
- vegetarian,
- water-drinker
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