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adjust
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v 1: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a
standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the
alignment of the front wheels" [syn: adjust, set,
correct]
2: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight;
"align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on
the table" [syn: align, aline, line up, adjust] [ant:
skew]
3: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We
must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: adjust,
conform, adapt]
4: make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the
darkness"
5: decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
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anthropologist 0
n 1: a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
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apologist 0
n 1: a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or
institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn:
apologist, vindicator, justifier]
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biologist 0
n 1: (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms [syn:
biologist, life scientist]
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cardiologist 0
n 1: a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure
and function and disorders of the heart [syn:
cardiologist, heart specialist, heart surgeon]
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climatologist 0
n 1: someone who is expert in climatology
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cosmetologist 0
n 1: an expert in the use of cosmetics
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dermatologist 0
n 1: a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of
the skin [syn: dermatologist, skin doctor]
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ecologist 0
n 1: a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and
their environment
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entomologist 0
n 1: a zoologist who studies insects [syn: entomologist,
bugologist, bug-hunter]
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escapologist 0
n 1: an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping [syn:
escapologist, escape expert]
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geologist 0
n 1: a specialist in geology
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gerontologist 0
n 1: a specialist in gerontology [syn: gerontologist,
geriatrician]
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gynaecologist 0
n 1: a specialist in gynecology [syn: gynecologist,
gynaecologist, woman's doctor]
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herpetologist 0
n 1: a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians
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histologist 0
n 1: anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of
animal tissues
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ideologist 0
n 1: an advocate of some ideology [syn: ideologist,
ideologue]
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immunologist 0
n 1: a medical scientist who specializes in immunology
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mineralogist 0
n 1: a scientist trained in mineralogy
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musicologist 0
n 1: a student of musicology
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neurologist 0
n 1: a medical specialist in the nervous system and the
disorders affecting it [syn: neurologist, brain doctor]
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pathologist 0
n 1: a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis [syn:
diagnostician, pathologist]
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physiologist 0
n 1: a biologist specializing in physiology
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psychologist 0
n 1: a scientist trained in psychology
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radiologist 0
n 1: a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and
X-rays in the treatment of disease [syn: radiologist,
radiotherapist]
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rheumatologist 0
n 1: a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases
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seismologist 0
n 1: a geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical
characteristics of the Earth
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serologist 0
n 1: a medical scientist who specializes in serology
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sociologist 0
n 1: a social scientist who studies the institutions and
development of human society
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technologist 0
n 1: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical
problems [syn: engineer, applied scientist,
technologist]
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toxicologist 0
n 1: one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their
treatment
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urologist 0
n 1: a specialist in urology
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virologist 0
n 1: a specialist in virology
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zoologist 0
n 1: a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
[syn: zoologist, animal scientist]
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oncologist 0
n 1: a specialist in oncology
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gynecologist 0
n 1: a specialist in gynecology [syn: gynecologist,
gynaecologist, woman's doctor]
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lexicologist 0
n 1: a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the
lexical component of language [syn: lexicographer,
lexicologist]
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methodologist 0
