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худо́жественность
Significant artistic skill. · khudozhestvennost
худо́жественный
Relating to or characteristic of art or artists. · khudozhestvennyy
худо́жник
Agent noun of draw; one who draws. · khudozhnik
худо́жник-мультиплика́тор
(art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist. · khudozhnik-multiplikator
худо́жница
Agent noun of draw; one who draws. · khudozhnitsa
худо́й
Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth. · khudoy
худу
(geology) A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. · khudu
ху́дшее
Something or someone that is the worst. · khudsheye
ху́дший
Of low rank, standard or quality. · khudshiy
ху́же
(for non-slang definitions) · khuzhe
хуй
(vulgar, slang) The penis. [from the 20th c.] · khuy
хула́
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another. · khula
хулига́н
A firefighter's multipurpose tool for breaking down doors, etc., having a claw (or fork), a blade, and a tapered pick. · khuligan
хулига́нка
(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group. · khuliganka
хулига́нство
unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans · khuliganstvo
хули́ть
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. · khulit
ху́мус
A seed of this plant, often used as a food. · khumus
Хуна́нь
A province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting. Capital: Changsha. · Khunan
хуна́ньский
A Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province, China · khunanskiy
ху́нта
The ruling council of a military dictatorship. · khunta
хуньту́нь
A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. · khuntun
хурма́
The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature. · khurma
ху́тор
A farm, including its buildings. · khutor
ху́цпа
(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion. · khutspa
хуэ́й
An ethnic group of China, distinguished by their practice of Islam, who speak Mandarin (or Dungan in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia). · khuey
хуэйцзу́
An ethnic group of China, distinguished by their practice of Islam, who speak Mandarin (or Dungan in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia). · khueytszu
хуя́рить
(intransitive, or, transitive) To drink to excess. · khuyarit
Хью
(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic. · Khyu
хэ́дий
(geology) The Hadean eon; part of the Precambrian supereon, spanning from around 4.6 to 4 billion years ago. · khediy
хэдшот
A gunshot to the head. · khedshot
Хэллоуи́н
The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces. · Khellouin
хэнда́ут
A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information. · khendaut
хэтчбе́к
A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards. · khetchbek
хэш
(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound). · khesh
хэште́г
(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007] · kheshteg
хю́гге
(chiefly, UK) Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality. [from 21st c.] · khyugge
Хюэ́
A Vietnamese province with that city as its capital. · Khyue
цанга
A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal. · tsanga
ца́пля
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season. · tsaplya
ца́пфа
(engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings. · tsapfa
ЦАР
Initialism of Central African Republic. · TsAR
цара́пать
(transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing. · tsarapat
цара́пина
A light abrasion; a slight scratch. · tsarapina
царе́вич
A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch. [from 14th c.] · tsarevich
царе́вна
A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.] · tsarevna
царедво́рец
A person in attendance at a royal court. · tsaredvorets
цари́ть
To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule. · tsarit
цари́ца
The female monarch (ruler) of an empire. · tsaritsa
ца́рский
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress. · tsarskiy
ца́рственность
A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right. · tsarstvennost
ца́рственный
Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable. · tsarstvennyy
ца́рство
(sometimes, figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory. · tsarstvo
ца́рствование
The exercise of sovereign power. · tsarstvovaniye
ца́рствовать
(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch. · tsarstvovat
царь
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor. · tsar
Царьгра́д
(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that. · Tsargrad
ца́цка
Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.] · tsatska
цвести́
(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom. · tsvesti
цвет
(uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open. · tsvet
цвет [[кожа|ко́жи]]
(uncountable) Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity. · tsvet [[kozha|kozhi]]
цвет [[ко́фе]]
A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee. · tsvet [[kofe]]
цвет лица́
The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face. · tsvet litsa
цвет морской волны
(countable, uncountable) A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan. · tsvet morskoy volny
цвет слоно́вой ко́сти
A creamy white color, the color of ivory. · tsvet slonovoy kosti
цвет ха́ки
A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. · tsvet khaki
цвета́стый
Possessing prominent and varied colors. · tsvetastyy
цвете́ние
(uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open. · tsveteniye
цве́тень
A fine, granular substance produced in flowers. · tsveten
цветистость
(figurative) Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance. · tsvetistost
цвети́стый
Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious. · tsvetistyy
цветна́я
(South Africa) A person having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian); a colored person. · tsvetnaya
цветно́й
(uncomparable) Characterized or caused by, or relating to, colour or hue. · tsvetnoy
цвето́к
A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers. · tsvetok
цветоно́жка
(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster. · tsvetonozhka
цвето́чник
A person who sells flowers. · tsvetochnik
цвету́щий
(postpositive) In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding. [Mid 19th century.] · tsvetushchiy
цветы́
(botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil. · tsvety
цедить
(transitive) To extract the juice from something. · tsedit
це́дра
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish. · tsedra
це́зарь
A title of Roman emperors. · tsezar
цейло́нский мака́к
A variety of bonnet monkey; toque macaque, Macaca sinica. · tseylonskiy makak
цейхга́уз
A place where arms are kept, an arsenal. · tseykhgauz
це́лая ве́чность
(informal, hyperbole) A long period of time. · tselaya vechnost
це́лая жизнь
The duration of the life of someone or something. · tselaya zhizn
целе́бный
Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air. · tselebnyy
целевая аудитория
(media, marketing) The primary group of people for whom a publication, advertisement or other type of media is designed to appeal. · tselevaya auditoriya
целенапра́вленный
Having purpose; intentional. · tselenapravlennyy
целесообра́зность
(uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation. · tselesoobraznost
целесообра́зный
Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended. · tselesoobraznyy
целеустремлённость
(uncountable) Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication. · tseleustremlyonnost
целеустремлённый
Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal. · tseleustremlyonnyy
целиба́т
Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried. · tselibat
целико́м
In a complete manner; thoroughly. · tselikom
целина́
A "virgin land": an underdeveloped, scarcely populated, high-fertility region of land often covered with chernozem soil in Russia and Kazakhstan. · tselina
цели́тель
One who heals, especially through faith. · tselitel
це́литься
(transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object · tselitsya
це́лка
(slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen. · tselka
целлофа́н
Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose. · tsellofan
целлуло́ид
Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film. · tselluloid
целлюли́т
The dimpled appearance of skin caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue, especially on a woman's hips and thighs. · tsellyulit
целлюло́за
A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives. · tsellyuloza
целлюло́зный
Of, pertaining to, or derived from cellulose. · tsellyuloznyy
целова́ть
(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. · tselovat
целова́ться
(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. · tselovatsya
це́лое
(arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}. · tseloye
це́лое число́
(arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}. · tseloye chislo
целоку́пность
The state of being total. · tselokupnost
целому́дренный
Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse. · tselomudrennyy
целому́дрие
The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins. · tselomudriye
це́лостность
The state or condition of being complete. · tselostnost
це́лостный
Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts. · tselostnyy
целочи́сленный
(mathematics) Of, pertaining to, or being an integer. · tselochislennyy
це́лую ве́чность
(duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time. · tseluyu vechnost
це́лый
Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable). · tselyy
це́лый и невреди́мый
(idiomatic) Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger. · tselyy i nevredimyy
цель
The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected. · tsel
це́льность
The quality of being whole. · tselnost
це́льный
(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma. · tselnyy
Це́льсий
Related to a metric temperature scale, originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and its boiling point as 100 degrees, at standard atmospheric pressure. The standardized definition has 0.01 °C as the triple point of water, and a difference in temperature of 1 °C corresponds to 1⁄273.16 of the difference in temperature between the triple point and the absolute zero. · Tselsiy
цеме́нт
(uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries. · tsement
цементи́ровать
(transitive) To affix with cement. · tsementirovat
цена́
The amount of money levied for a service. · tsena
цензу́ра
(psychology) A hypothetical subconscious agency which filters unacceptable thought before it reaches the conscious mind. · tsenzura
цензури́ровать
(transitive) To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly. · tsenzurirovat
цензуровать
To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive). · tsenzurovat
цени́тель
Someone who appreciates a given thing, especially: · tsenitel
цени́тельница
Someone who appreciates a given thing, especially: · tsenitelnitsa
цени́ть
(transitive) To view as valuable. · tsenit
це́нная бума́га
(finance, often, in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.W · tsennaya bumaga
це́нность
(uncountable) The degree of importance given to something. · tsennost
це́нный
Of high cost; expensive. · tsennyy
цент
(US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents. · tsent
Центавр
(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar. · Tsentavr
центиль
(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population. · tsentil
Центр
A former administrative region of France, now named Centre-Val de Loire. · Tsentr
центр [[вращение|враще́ния]]
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle. · tsentr [[vrashcheniye|vrashcheniya]]
центр внима́ния
(British spelling) Something that attracts a lot of attention. · tsentr vnimaniya
центр го́рода
The central area of a city in which there is a concentration of retail and business activities. · tsentr goroda
центр тя́жести
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal · tsentr tyazhesti
централизм
A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind. · tsentralizm
центра́льный
Being in the centre. · tsentralnyy
центри́ровать
(transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area. · tsentrirovat
центри́ст
A person who advocates centrism. · tsentrist
центри́стка
A person who advocates centrism. · tsentristka
центри́стский
Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism. · tsentristskiy
центрифу́га
By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force) · tsentrifuga
центро́ид
(statistics, cluster analysis, of a cluster of points) the arithmetic mean (alternatively, median) position of a cluster of points in a coordinate system based on some application-dependent measure of distance. · tsentroid
центростремительный
Directed or moving towards a centre. · tsentrostremitelnyy
центурио́н
(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers. · tsenturion
цеп
A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. · tsep

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