English words for 'Someone who makes exceptions'
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noun
- (figurative) An exception.
- (statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.
- (geology) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
- A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
- a person who lives away from their place of work
- an extreme deviation from the mean
adj
- Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
- (education, of a student) Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
- (geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
- Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
noun
verb
- take exception to
- ask for identification
- raise a formal objection in a court of law
- issue a challenge to
- (Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
- To call something into question or dispute.
- (US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
- (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
- (military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
- (transitive) To dispute (something); to contest.
- (law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.
- (transitive) To be difficult or challenging for.
- (transitive) To dare (someone).
noun
- a call to engage in a contest or fight
- a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
- questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
- a demanding or stimulating situation
- a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
- An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
- The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
- The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
- (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
- A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
- (US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
- An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
- (sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
- A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
- A bid to overcome something.
- (law, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
- The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
verb
- take exception to
- have a disagreement over something
- to strive or contend about; to contest
- to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- (intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
- (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
noun
noun
- An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
- The combined cheers of a crowd.
- (by extension) Any volley, as in an argument or debate.
- (military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
- A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
- a sudden outburst of cheers
- an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
verb
noun
adj
- Tending to reserve or keep; Involving the holding of something in reserve.
- Expressing reservation; indicating a qualification or doubt.
- (law) Pertaining to a form of transfer of real estate, in Spanish and South American law, where full ownership is granted to another person but where the new owner must pay the original owner an annual fee for rights to the land.
- (linguistics) Denoting an action that puts the object of the sentence into a state in which it remains.
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noun
- (roleplaying games) A saving throw.
- An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
- (baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
- (informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
- (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
verb
- (baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
- (transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
- To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- (informal) To avoid saying something.
- (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
- (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
- To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
- (reflexive, often with "for") To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
- (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
- (transitive) To store for future use.
- (Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
- (sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
- To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
- accumulate money for future use
- retain rights to
- refrain from harming
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- save from sins
- record data on a computer
- bring into safety
noun
- an act exempting someone
- a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of their status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)
- immunity from an obligation or duty
- A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
- Freedom from a defect or weakness.
- An act of exempting.
- The state of being exempt; immunity.
noun
- an act exempting someone
- the quality of being unaffected by something
- (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
- the state of not being susceptible
- (medicine) Protective resistance against disease.
- (in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
- (law) An exemption from prosecution.
- (countable) A resistance to a specific thing.
- (religion) An exemption from penance.
- (law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
noun
- The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
- an exemption from some rule or obligation
- A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
- That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
- (Catholicism) In the Roman Catholic Church, an exemption from some ecclesiastical law, or from an obligation to God which a person has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).
- The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
- The distribution of good and evil by God to man.
- the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
- a share that has been dispensed or distributed
noun
- taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
- translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- brief description accompanying an illustration
- A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
- (cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
- (typography) The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
- (Internet) A story that is embedded in a pre-existing image (sometimes with image manipulation)
- (law) The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.
verb
noun
- a person who corrects or sets right
- electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
- Something that rectifies.
- (nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
- (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.
- A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
verb
- (rare) To object or take exception to (something).
- (law) To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).
- Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
- enter a demurrer
- object to
noun
noun
verb
verb
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- (transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- (transitive, law) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
- (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
verb
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- accept an excuse for
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- grant exemption or release to
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
- To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
- (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to justify.
- (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
noun
- a poor example
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- a note explaining an absence
- (often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
- (countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
- (law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
noun
- someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments
- a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
- anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
- (countable) A specialist in judging works of art.
- (countable) An opponent.
- (countable) A person who appraises the works of others.
- (countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
noun
- One who denies or forbids something.
- (historical) An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
- One who denies the existence of something.
- A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.
- any of various former European coins of different denominations
- a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon
- one who denies
noun
- (figurative) An exception.
- (statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.
- (geology) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
- A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
- a person who lives away from their place of work
- an extreme deviation from the mean
adj
- Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
- (education, of a student) Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
- (geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
- Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
noun
noun
- An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
- The combined cheers of a crowd.
- (by extension) Any volley, as in an argument or debate.
- (military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
- A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
- a sudden outburst of cheers
- an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
verb
noun
adj
- Tending to reserve or keep; Involving the holding of something in reserve.
- Expressing reservation; indicating a qualification or doubt.
- (law) Pertaining to a form of transfer of real estate, in Spanish and South American law, where full ownership is granted to another person but where the new owner must pay the original owner an annual fee for rights to the land.
- (linguistics) Denoting an action that puts the object of the sentence into a state in which it remains.
noun
noun
- an act exempting someone
- a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of their status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)
- immunity from an obligation or duty
- A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
- Freedom from a defect or weakness.
- An act of exempting.
- The state of being exempt; immunity.
noun
- an act exempting someone
- the quality of being unaffected by something
- (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
- the state of not being susceptible
- (medicine) Protective resistance against disease.
- (in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
- (law) An exemption from prosecution.
- (countable) A resistance to a specific thing.
- (religion) An exemption from penance.
- (law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
noun
- The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
- an exemption from some rule or obligation
- A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
- That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
- (Catholicism) In the Roman Catholic Church, an exemption from some ecclesiastical law, or from an obligation to God which a person has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).
- The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
- The distribution of good and evil by God to man.
- the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
- a share that has been dispensed or distributed
noun
- taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
- translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- brief description accompanying an illustration
- A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
- (cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
- (typography) The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
- (Internet) A story that is embedded in a pre-existing image (sometimes with image manipulation)
- (law) The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.
verb
noun
- a person who corrects or sets right
- electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
- Something that rectifies.
- (nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
- (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.
- A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
noun
verb
noun
- someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments
- a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
- anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
- (countable) A specialist in judging works of art.
- (countable) An opponent.
- (countable) A person who appraises the works of others.
- (countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
noun
- One who denies or forbids something.
- (historical) An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
- One who denies the existence of something.
- A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.
- any of various former European coins of different denominations
- a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon
- one who denies
verb
- take exception to
- ask for identification
- raise a formal objection in a court of law
- issue a challenge to
- (Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
- To call something into question or dispute.
- (US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
- (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
- (military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
- (transitive) To dispute (something); to contest.
- (law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.
- (transitive) To be difficult or challenging for.
- (transitive) To dare (someone).
noun
- a call to engage in a contest or fight
- a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
- questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
- a demanding or stimulating situation
- a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
- An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
- The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
- The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
- (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
- A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
- (US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
- An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
- (sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
- A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
- A bid to overcome something.
- (law, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
- The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
verb
- take exception to
- have a disagreement over something
- to strive or contend about; to contest
- to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- (intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
- (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
noun
verb
- (rare) To object or take exception to (something).
- (law) To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).
- Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
- enter a demurrer
- object to
noun
prep
verb
conj
verb
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- (transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- (transitive, law) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
- (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
verb
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- accept an excuse for
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- grant exemption or release to
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
- To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
- (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to justify.
- (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
noun
- a poor example
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- a note explaining an absence
- (often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
- (countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
- (law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
adj
- Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
- (education, of a student) Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
- (geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
- Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence