Words Starting With SY

Here's the list of all the 1061 Words Starting With SY in the English Language.

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system
1. instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
2. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
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symbol
1. an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
2. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
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syntax
1. the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
2. a systematic orderly arrangement
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syndrome
1. a complex of concurrent things
2. a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
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symposium
1. a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations
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syndication
1. organizing into or administering as a syndicate
2. selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time
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syndicate
1. join together into a syndicate
2. organize into or form a syndicate
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synthesis
1. the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
2. the combination of ideas into a complex whole
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synopsis
1. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
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synthetic
1. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
2. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
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symphony
1. a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
2. a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
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sync
1. make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
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systematic
1. characterized by order and planning
2. of or relating to taxonomy
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sympathy
1. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
2. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
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symbolic
1. relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
2. using symbolism
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syllabus
1. an integrated course of academic studies
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symptom
1. (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
2. anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
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synchronization
1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
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systemic
1. affecting an entire system
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symmetry
1. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
2. balance among the parts of something
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syrup
1. a thick sweet sticky liquid
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symmetric
1. having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
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synergy
1. the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
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sympathetic
1. of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
2. expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
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systematically
1. in a systematic or consistent manner
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synchronous
1. occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
2. (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions
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synonym
1. two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
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synchronized
1. operating in unison
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synchronize
1. make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
2. happen at the same time
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synagogue
1. (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
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synthesizer
1. an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
2. (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
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syntactic
1. of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
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symbolism
1. a system of symbols and symbolic representations
2. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
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synonymous
1. (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
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synaptic
1. (neuroscience) of or involving synapses
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synod
1. a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
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syringe
1. spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe
2. a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
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syllable
1. a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
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sycamore
1. variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
2. any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
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sylvan
1. a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
2. relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
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symphonic
1. relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony
2. harmonious in sound
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symposia
1. a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations
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symptomatic
1. relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms
2. characteristic or indicative of a disease
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symmetrical
1. having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
2. exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
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syphilis
1. a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
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syringes
1. a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
2. the vocal organ of a bird
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syllabi
1. an integrated course of academic studies
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synchrotron
1. cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency
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synthesize
1. combine so as to form a more complex, product
2. combine and form a synthesis
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synapse
1. the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
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systematics
1. the science of systematic classification
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synergistic
1. used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
2. of or relating to the theological doctrine of synergism
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systolic
1. of or relating to a systole or happening during a systole
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synopses
1. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
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synoptic
1. presenting a summary or general view of a whole
2. presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament
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synchronizing
1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
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synchronisation
1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
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synapses
1. the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis
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synchro
1. a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized
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symbolize
1. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
2. represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
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symbiotic
1. used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each
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symbolically
1. in a symbolic manner
2. by means of symbols
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sympathize
1. share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
2. be understanding of
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synovial
1. relating to or secreting synovia
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symbiosis
1. the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other
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synchronicity
1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
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synchronizer
1. an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines)
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syntactically
1. with respect to syntax
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syntheses
1. the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
2. the combination of ideas into a complex whole
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synchronised
1. operating in unison
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syncope
1. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
2. (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
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symbology
1. the study or the use of symbols and symbolism
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synchrony
1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
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symbolizing
1. the act of representing something with a symbol
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syphon
1. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
2. a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube
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symmetrically
1. in a symmetrical manner
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sympathetically
1. with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
2. in a sympathetic manner
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synchronously
1. in synchrony; in a synchronous manner
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synchronise
1. happen at the same time
2. make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action
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sylva
1. the forest trees growing in a country or region
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synonymy
1. the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
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synergistically
1. (of group) in a synergistic or cooperative manner
2. (of drugs or muscles) in a synergistic or interactive manner
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synergism
1. the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
2. the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace
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syntactical
1. of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
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sympathise
1. share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
2. to feel or express sympathy or compassion
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syndicator
1. a businessman who forms a syndicate
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syndic
1. one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions
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syllogism
1. deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
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