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a state of nothing, emptiness | vacuum .`
lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade |abase .`
The lady superior of a nunnery |abbess .`
The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns |abbey .`
The superior of a community of monks |abbot .`
give up royal power or the like |abdicate .`
In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly |abdomen .`
Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen |abdominal .`
A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally |abduction .`
In bed; on a bed |abed ad.`
Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course |aberration .`
aid, promote, or encourage the commission of an offense |abet .`
A state of suspension or temporary inaction |abeyance .`
The act of detesting extremely |abhorrence .`
|abhorrent | Very repugnant; hateful .`
An abiding |abidance .`
|abject | Sunk to a low condition .`
recant, renounce, repudiate under oath |abjure .`
|able-bodied | Competent for physical service .`
A washing or cleansing, especially of the body |ablution .`
renounce a right or privilege |abnegate .`
|abnormal | Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard .`
|abominable | Very hateful .`
hate violently |abominate .`
A very detestable act or practice |abomination .`
|aboriginal | Primitive; unsophisticated .`
The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country |aborigines .`
& | Without concealment, fraud, or trickery |aboveboard ad.`
wear away the surface or some part of by friction |abrade .`
That which is rubbed off |abrasion .`
make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles |abridge .`
A condensed form as of a book or play |abridgment .`
abolish, repeal |abrogate .`
|abrupt | Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break .`
A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body |abscess .`
The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation |abscission .`
depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest |abscond .`
The fact of not being present or available |absence .`
|absent-minded | Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business .`
Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses |absolution .`
free from sin or its penalties |absolve .`
drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water |absorb .`
The act or process of absorbing |absorption .`
keep oneself back (from doing or using something |abstain .`
|abstemious | Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food .`
Self denial |abstinence .`
|abstruse | Dealing with matters difficult to be understood .`
|absurd | Inconsistent with reason or common sense .`
|abundant | Plentiful .`
|abusive | Employing harsh words or ill treatment .`
touch at the end or boundary line |abut .`
Bottomless gulf |abyss .`
|academic | Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university .`
A member of an academy of literature, art, or science |academician .`
Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught |academy .`
agree |accede .`
move faster |accelerate .`
take when offered |accept .`
A way of approach or entrance; passage |access .`
|accessible | Approachable .`
Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government |accession .`
A person or thing that aids the principal agent |accessory .`
utter with a shout |acclaim .`
furnish something as a kindness or favor |accommodate .`
A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part |accompaniment .`
One who or that which accompanies |accompanist .`
go with, or be associated with, as a companion |accompany .`
An associate in wrong-doing |accomplice .`
bring to pass|accomplish .`
A portable free-reed musical instrument |accordion .`
speak to |accost .`
A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions |account .`
dress |accouter .`
give credit or authority to |accredit .`
become greater in quantity or number |accumulate .`
Exactness |accuracy .`
|accurate | Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard .`
|accursed | Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune .`
A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error |accusation .`
|accusatory | Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation .`
charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error |accuse .`
make familiar by use |accustom .`
Sourness, with bitterness and astringency |acerbity .`
A salt of acetic acid |acetate .`
|acetic | Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar .`
be in pain or distress |ache .`
|Achillean | Invulnerable .`
|achromatic | Colorless, .`
A sour substance |acid .`
change into acid |acidify .`
recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of |acknowledge .`
Recognition |acknowledgment .`
The highest point, or summit |acme .`
|acoustic | Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing .`
make familiar or conversant |acquaint .`
comply; submit |acquiesce .`
Passive consent |acquiescence .`
get as one's own |acquire .`
Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor |acquisition .`
free or clear, as from accusation |acquit .`
A discharge from accusation by judicial action |acquittal .`
Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility |acquittance .`
Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land |acreage .`
|acrid | Harshly pungent or bitter .`
|acrimonious | Full of bitterness .`
Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper |acrimony .`
|actionable | Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words .`
Any reality |actuality .`
An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums |actuary .`
move or incite to action |actuate .`
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination |acumen .`
|acute | Having fine and penetrating discernment .`
Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability |adamant .`
Something added, or to be added |addendum .`
make inefficient or worthless; muddle |addle .`
bring forward or name for consideration |adduce .`
stick fast or together |adhere .`
Attachment |adherence .`
|adherent | Clinging or sticking fast .`
The state of being attached or joined |adhesion .`
|adieu inter.`
|Good-by; farewell .`
The state of being adjacent |adjacency .`
That which is near or bordering upon |adjacent .`
award or bestow by formal decision |adjudge .`
Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place |adjunct .`
A vehement appeal |adjuration .`
|adjutant | Auxiliary .`
One who manages affairs of any kind |administrator .`
|admissible | Having the right or privilege of entry .`
Entrance, or the right or permission to enter |admittance .`
warn of a fault |admonish .`
Gentle reproof |admonition .`
unnecessary activity or ceremony |ado .`
Profound devotion |adoration .`
|adroit | Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers .`
An adulterating substance |adulterant .`
make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients |adulterate .`
represent beforehand in outline or by emblem |adumbrate .`
The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage |advent .`
|adverse | Opposing or opposed .`
Misfortune |adversity .`
refer incidentally |advert .`
One who advertises, especially in newspapers |advertiser .`
|advisory | Not mandatory .`
The act of pleading a cause |advocacy .`
One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court |advocate .`
|aerial | Of, pertaining to, or like the air .`
One who navigates the air, a balloonist |aeronaut .`
the art or practice of flying aircraft |aeronautics .`
A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air |aerostat .`
The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties |aerostatics .`
|affable | Easy to approach .`
act upon |affect .`
A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt |affectation .`
Some auxiliary person or thing |affiliate .`
|affirmative | Answering yes; to a question at issue .`
fasten |affix .`
A profuse or abundant supply of riches |affluence .`
An open insult or indignity |affront .`
& | On fire, literally or figuratively |afire ad.`
In progress |afoot ad.`
|aforesaid | Said in a preceding part or before .`
Once more, after rest or interval |afresh ad.`
A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time |afterthought .`
pile or heap together |agglomerate .`
cause to appear greatly |aggrandize .`
make heavier, worse, or more burdensome |aggravate .`
The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc |aggravation .`
The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something |aggregate .`
make the first attack |aggress .`
An unprovoked attack |aggression .`
give grief or sorrow to |aggrieve .`
|aghast | Struck with terror and amazement .`
|agile | Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally .`
move or excite (the feelings or thoughts |agitate .`
|agrarian | Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land .`
An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general |aide-de-camp .`
Slight sickness |ailment .`
|airy | Delicate, ethereal .`
|akin | Of similar nature or qualities .`
A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum |alabaster .`
Cheerful willingness |alacrity .`
|albeit conj.`
|Even though .`
A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris |albino .`
A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like |album .`
Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold |alchemy .`
A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste |alcohol .`
A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages |alcoholism .`
A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room |alcove .`
Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family |alder .`
A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions|alderman .`
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The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman |aldermanship .`
An assumed name |alias .`
One who owes allegiance to a foreign government |alien .`
|alienable | Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands .`
cause to turn away |alienate .`
Estrangement |alienation .`
That which nourishes |aliment .`
Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc |alkali .`
calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate |allay .`
assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court |allege .`
The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness |allegory .`
make less burdensome or less hard to bear |alleviate .`
A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like |alley .`
Any combination or union for some common purpose |alliance .`
assign a definite thing or part to a certain person |allot .`
Portion |allotment .`
refer incidentally, or by suggestion |allude .`
An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it |allusion .`
Flood |alluvion .`
A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness |ally .`
A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information |almanac .`
Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others |aloof ad.`
Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned |altar .`
make change in |alter .`
Change or modification |alteration .`
contend angrily or zealously in words |altercate .`
One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other |alternate .`
Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else |alternative .`
Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea |altitude .`
The lowest or deepest female voice or part |alto .`
Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest |altruism .`
One who advocates or practices altruism |altruist .`
An alloy or union of mercury with another metal |amalgam .`
mix or blend together in a homogeneous body |amalgamate .`
|amateur | Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession .`
|amatory | Designed to excite love .`
|ambidextrous | Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease .`
|ambiguous | Having a double meaning .`
|ambitious | Eagerly desirous and aspiring .`
|ambrosial | Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious .`
A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded |ambulance .`
walk about |ambulate .`
The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy |ambush .`
relieve, as from pain or hardship |ameliorate .`
|amenable | Willing and ready to submit .`
A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States |Americanism .`
|amicable | Done in a friendly spirit .`
Friendship |amity .`
|amorous | Having a propensity for falling in love .`
|amorphous | Without determinate shape .`
A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature |amour .`
The practical unit of electric-current strength |ampere .`
The character &; and |ampersand .`
|amphibious | Living both on land and in water .`
An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena |amphitheater .`
Largeness |amplitude .`
Sufficiently |amply ad.`
remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body |amputate .`
Diversion |amusement .`
Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time |anachronism .`
The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase |anagram .`
|analogous | Corresponding to some other in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations .`
Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed |analogy .`
One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method |analyst .`
examine minutely or critically |analyze .`
Absence or utter disregard of government |anarchy .`
Anything forbidden, as by social usage |anathema .`
That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms |anatomy .`
One's ancestors collectively |ancestry .`
A brief account of some interesting event or incident |anecdote .`
Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles |anemia .`
|anemic | Affected with anemia .`
An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind |anemometer .`
|anesthetic | Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation .`
Once more |anew ad.`
|angelic | Saintly .`
Hatred or dread of England or of what is English |Anglophobia .`
The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India |Anglo-Saxon .`
|angular | Sharp-cornered .`
|anhydrous | Withered .`
The utterance of criticism or censure |animadversion .`
pass criticism or censure |animadvert .`
An animal of microscopic smallness |animalcule .`
make alive |animate .`
Hatred |animosity .`
Historian |annalist .`
A record of events in their chronological order, year by year |annals .`
add or affix at the end |annex .`
destroy absolutely |annihilate .`
make explanatory or critical notes on or upon |annotate .`
|annual | Occurring every year .`
An annual allowance, payment, or income |annuity .`
Proclamation |annunciation .`
The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like |anode .`
|anonymous | Of unknown authorship .`
Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons |antagonism .`
|Antarctic | Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it .`
In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt |ante .`
precede |antecede .`
One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality |antecedent .`
A waiting room for those who seek audience |antechamber .`
assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one |antedate .`
|antediluvian | Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.`
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|antemeridian | Before noon .`
|antemundane | Pertaining to time before the world's creation .`
|antenatal | Occurring or existing before birth .`
|anterior | Prior .`
A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger |anteroom .`
A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors |anthology .`
Hard coal |anthracite .`
The science of man in general |anthropology .`
|anthropomorphous | Having or resembling human form .`
A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action |antic .`
Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power |Antichrist .`
A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said |anticlimax .`
An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward |anticyclone .`
Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like |antidote .`
Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas |antilogy .`
show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike |antipathize .`
A response or alteration of responses, generally musical |antiphon .`
An anthem or other composition sung responsively |antiphony .`
A place or region on the opposite side of the earth |antipodes .`
One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc |antiquary .`
make old or out of date |antiquate .`
|antique | Pertaining to ancient times .`
Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms |antiseptic .`
|antislavery | Opposed to human slavery .`
|antispasmodic | Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections .`
The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home" |antistrophe .`
A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms |antitoxin .`
A word directly opposed to another in meaning |antonym .`
|anxious | Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter .`
Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling |apathy .`
Hole |aperture .`
The highest point, as of a mountain |apex .`
Proverb |aphorism .`
A place where bees are kept |apiary .`
The climax |apogee .`
A disclaimer of intentional error or offense |apology .`
A total departure from one's faith or religion |apostasy .`
|apostate | False .`
Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority |apostle .`
One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions |apothecary .`
Deification |apotheosis .`
fill with dismay or horror |appall .`
|apparent | Easily understood .`
Ghost |apparition .`
soothe by quieting anger or indignation |appease .`
|appellate | Capable of being appealed to .`
The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called |appellation .`
add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary |append .`
belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation |appertain .`
|apposite | Appropriate .`
The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact |apposition .`
estimate the money value of |appraise .`
|appreciable | Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect .`
make a prisoner of a person in the name of the law |apprehend .`
|apprehensible | Capable of being conceived .`
Sanction |approbation .`
|appropriate | Suitable for the purpose and circumstances .`
A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance |aqueduct .`
|aqueous | Of, pertaining to, or containing water .`
One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters |arbiter .`
|arbitrary | Fixed or done capriciously .`
act or give judgment as umpire |arbitrate .`
A tree |arbor .`
|arboreal | Of or pertaining to a tree or trees .`
|arborescent | Having the nature of a tree .`
A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs |arboretum .`
The cultivation of trees or shrubs |arboriculture .`
A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc|arcade .`
|, opening from it .`
|archaic | Antiquated .`
Obsolescence |archaism .`
An angel of high rank |archangel .`
The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church|archbishop .`
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A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese |archdeacon .`
The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man |archaeology .`
A prototype |archetype .`
Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves |archipelago .`
|ardent | Burning with passion .`
Intensity of passion or affection |ardor .`
|arid | Very dry .`
A hereditary nobility |aristocracy .`
A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility |aristocrat .`
A fleet of war-vessels |armada .`
As much as can be held in the arm or arms |armful .`
An arsenal |armory .`
An agreeable odor |aroma .`
call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not|arraign .`
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put in definite or proper order |arrange .`
The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order |arrangement .`
|arrant | Notoriously bad .`
Something overdue and unpaid |arrear .`
A coming to stopping-place or destination |arrival .`
|arrogant | Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc .`
take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds |arrogate .`
A very deep bored well|Artesian well .`
|water rises due to underground pressure .`
|artful | Characterized by craft or cunning .`
|Arthurian | Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story .`
Trickery |artifice .`
|artless | Ingenuous .`
|ascendant | Dominant .`
The act of rising |ascension .`
A rising, soaring, or climbing |ascent .`
|ascetic | Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion .`
assign as a quality or attribute |ascribe .`
|asexual | Having no distinct sexual organs .`
|ashen | Pale .`
With a side or indirect glance or meaning |askance ad.`
Harshness or roughness of temper |asperity .`
One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place |aspirant .`
An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach |aspiration .`
have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained |aspire .`
One who attacks |assailant .`
One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly |assassin .`
kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person |assassinate .`
Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery |assassination .`
The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore |assay .`
express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion |assent .`
determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid |assess .`
An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes |assessor .`
pl|assets .`
|Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts .`
|assiduous | Diligent .`
One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests |assignee .`
adapt |assimilate .`
Resemblance or correspondence in sound |assonance .`
|assonant | Having resemblance of sound .`
accord in sound, especially vowel sound |assonate .`
cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease |assuage .`
|astringent | Harsh in disposition or character .`
|astute | Keen in discernment .`
The denial of the existence of God |atheism .`
|athirst | Wanting water .`
From side to side |athwart ad.`
An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc |atomizer .`
make amends for |atone .`
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury |atonement .`
|atrocious | Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel .`
Great cruelty or reckless wickedness |atrocity .`
A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy |attache .`
certify as accurate, genuine, or true |attest .`
The chief law-officer of a government |attorney-general .`
|auburn | Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair .`
|audacious | Fearless .`
|audible | Loud enough to be heard .`
The act or sensation of hearing |audition .`
|auditory | Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing .`
make bigger |augment .`
predict |augur .`
|Augustinian | Pertaining to St.`
|Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him .`
Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons |aura .`
|aural | Of or pertaining to the ear .`
One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins |auricle .`
|auricular | Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing .`
|auriferous | Containing gold .`
A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere |aurora .`
favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance |auspice .`
|austere | Severely simple; unadorned .`
Unrestricted power |autarchy .`
|authentic | Of undisputed origin .`
The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed |authenticity .`
The story of one's life written by himself |autobiography .`
Absolute government |autocracy .`
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence |autocrat .`
Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical |automaton .`
|autonomous | Self-governing .`
Self-government |autonomy .`
The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death |autopsy .`
|autumnal | Of or pertaining to autumn .`
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory |auxiliary .`
The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock|avalanche .`
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Passion for getting and keeping riches |avarice .`
assert as a fact |aver .`
|averse | Reluctant .`
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing |aversion .`
turn away or aside |avert .`
A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept |aviary .`
Greediness |avidity .`
Diversion |avocation .`
declare openly |avow .`
arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like |awaken .`
& | Out of the proper form, direction, or position |awry ad.`
An expression of assent |aye ad.`
A flowering shrub |azalea .`
The color of the sky |azure .`
|Baconian | Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy .`
A microbe |bacterium .`
pester |badger .`
foil or frustrate |baffle .`
An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment |bailiff .`
A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc |baize .`
A large package prepared for transportation or storage |bale .`
|baleful | Malignant .`
Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form |ballad .`
A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing |balsam .`
|banal | Commonplace .`
A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers |barcarole .`
An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure |barograph .`
An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface |barometer .`
|barring (prep ~ Apart from .`
|baritone | Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor .`
make warm by genial heat |bask .`
|bass | Low in tone or compass .`
cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking |baste .`
An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege |baton .`
A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment |battalion .`
A narrow strip of wood |batten .`
A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery |batter .`
A trinket |bauble .`
proclaim by outcry |bawl .`
make supremely happy |beatify .`
Any state of great happiness |beatitude .`
An escort or lover |beau .`
make quiet |becalm .`
give a signal to, by nod or gesture |beck .`
smear over, as with something oily or sticky |bedaub .`
cover with ornament |bedeck .`
Madhouse |bedlam .`
confuse |befog .`
be a friend to, especially when in need |befriend .`
produce by sexual generation |beget .`
envy one of the possession of |begrudge .`
delay past the proper hour |belate .`
make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat |belay .`
misrepresent |belie .`
accept as true on the testimony or authority of others |believe .`
disparage |belittle .`
A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc |belle .`
|bellicose | Warlike .`
|belligerent | Manifesting a warlike spirit .`
lament |bemoan .`
a solemn invocation of the divine blessing |benediction .`
A doer of kindly and charitable acts |benefactor .`
A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service |benefice .`
|beneficent | Characterized by charity and kindness .`
|beneficial | Helpful .`
One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property |beneficiary .`
Helpful result |benefit .`
Any act of kindness or well-doing |benevolence .`
|benevolent | Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being .`
|benign | Good and kind of heart .`
|benignant | Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect .`
Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner |benignity .`
Blessing |benison .`
give by will |bequeath .`
make desolate with loneliness and grief |bereave .`
A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc |berth .`
implore |beseech .`
attack on all sides |beset .`
smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance |besmear .`
|bestial | Animal .`
sprinkle or cover with things strewn |bestrew .`
get or sit upon astride, as a horse |bestride .`
remind oneself |bethink .`
happen to or befall |betide .`
In good season or time |betimes ad.`
engage to marry |betroth .`
Engagement to marry |betrothal .`
Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees |bevel .`
confuse the perceptions or judgment of |bewilder .`
The passion for collecting books |bibliomania .`
A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject |bibliography .`
One who loves books |bibliophile .`
|bibulous | Fond of drinking .`
await |bide .`
A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second |biennial .`
A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave |bier .`
One who has two spouses at the same time |bigamist .`
The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living |bigamy .`
A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line |bight .`
|bilateral | Two-sided .`
|bilingual | Speaking two languages .`
A bibliographical sketch or notice |biograph .`
A written account of one's life, actions, and character |biography .`
The science of life or living organisms |biology .`
An animal having two feet |biped .`
A privilege or possession into which one is born |birthright .`
Acridity, as to the taste |bitterness .`
|blase | Sated with pleasure .`
indulge in profane oaths |blaspheme .`
|blatant | Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous .`
A vivid glowing flame |blaze .`
make widely or generally known |blazon .`
|bleak | Desolate .`
A mark that mars beauty |blemish .`
|blithe | Joyous .`
|blithesome | Cheerful .`
The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces |blockade .`
A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc |boatswain .`
A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist |bodice .`
|bodily | Corporeal .`
|boisterous | Unchecked merriment or animal spirits .`
The trunk or body of a tree |bole .`
A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing |bolero .`
A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton |boll .`
support, as something wrong |bolster .`
A hollow projectile containing an explosive material |bomb .`
assail with any missile or with abusive speech |bombard .`
A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells |bombardier .`
Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects |bombast .`
|boorish | Rude .`
weary by tediousness or dullness |bore .`
An incorporated village or town |borough .`
The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman |bosom .`
|botanical | Connected with the study or cultivation of plants .`
study plant-life |botanize .`
The science that treats of plants |botany .`
|bountiful | Showing abundance .`
expurgate in editing (a literary composition ~ by omitting words or passages |Bowdlerize .`
In cricket, the player who delivers the ball |bowler .`
place the products or merchandise of under a ban |boycott .`
Hillside |brae .`
A vain boaster |braggart .`
wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear |brandish .`
An aggressive display of boldness |bravado .`
|bravo interj.`
|Well done .`
A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn |bray .`
make of or ornament with brass |braze .`
An open pan or basin for holding live coals |brazier .`
The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation |breach .`
One who trains horses, dogs, etc |breaker .`
The buttocks |breech .`
pl|brethren .`
|Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like .`
Shortness of duration |brevity .`
Objects of curiosity or for decoration |bric-a-brac .`
The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins |bridle .`
A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments |brigade .`
General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general |brigadier .`
One who lives by robbery and plunder |brigand .`
Sulfur |brimstone .`
Water saturated with salt |brine .`
One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc |bristle .`
The United Kingdom of Great Britain |Britannia .`
A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British |Briticism .`
|brittle | Fragile .`
mention, for the first time |broach .`
|broadcast | Disseminated far and wide .`
A coarse, heavy shoe |brogan .`
Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people |brogue .`
The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker |brokerage .`
A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor |bromine .`
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes |bronchitis .`
Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs |bronchus .`
An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside |brooch .`
Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity |brotherhood .`
overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner |browbeat .`
|brusque | Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech .`
A clown |buffoon .`
Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc |buffoonery .`
|bulbous | Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb .`
An ox |bullock .`
Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water |bulrush .`
Anything that gives security or defense |bulwark .`
A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health |bumper .`
|bumptious | Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit .`
execute clumsily |bungle .`
Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas |buoyancy .`
|buoyant | Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat .`
A chest of drawers for clothing, etc |bureau .`
Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business |bureaucracy .`
In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia |burgess .`
An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town |burgher .`
make brilliant or shining |burnish .`
A treasurer |bursar .`
hurry |bustle .`
strike with or as with the head, or horns |butt .`
A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated |butte .`
Any support or prop |buttress .`
A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like |by-law .`
A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose |cabal .`
Superstitious devotion to one's religion |cabalism .`
The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation |cabinet .`
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones |cacophony .`
|cadaverous | Resembling a corpse .`
Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops |cadence .`
An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument |cadenza .`
|caitiff | Cowardly .`
impose on or dupe by flattering speech |cajole .`
Delusive speech |cajolery .`
|calculable | That may be estimated by reckoning .`
A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness |calculus .`
The state of being hard and insensible |callosity .`
|callow | Without experience of the world .`
Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade |calorie .`
Slander |calumny .`
The place where Christ was crucified |Calvary .`
The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin |Calvinism .`
teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism |Calvinize .`
A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows |came .`
Any small engraved or carved work in relief |cameo .`
A complete series of connected military operations |campaign .`
A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine |Canaanite .`
|canary | Of a bright but delicate yellow .`
|candid | Straightforward .`
The quality of frankness or outspokenness |candor .`
|canine | Characteristic of a dog .`
Any rule or law |canon .`
talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity |cant .`
A choral composition |cantata .`
One of the divisions of an extended poem |canto .`
The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered |cantonment .`
|capacious | Roomy .`
A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells |capillary .`
surrender or stipulate terms |capitulate .`
A whim |caprice .`
A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc |caption .`
|captious | Hypercritical .`
fascinate, as by excellence|captivate .`
|eloquence, or beauty .`
The dead body of an animal |carcass .`
|cardiac | Pertaining to the heart .`
|cardinal | Of prime or special importance .`
A sign (^ ~ placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc|caret .`
|, should be inserted .`
a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted |caricature .`
Massacre |carnage .`
|carnal | Sensual .`
|carnivorous | Eating or living on flesh .`
drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner |carouse .`
Dead and putrefying flesh |carrion .`
An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence |cartilage .`
A charge for a firearm, or for blasting |cartridge .`
The division of society on artificial grounds |caste .`
punish |castigate .`
|casual | Accidental, by chance .`
A fatal or serious accident or disaster |casualty .`
Any overwhelming flood of water |cataclysm .`
Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness |cataract .`
Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity |catastrophe .`
The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery |cathode .`
The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church |Catholicism .`
Universal prevalence or acceptance |catholicity .`
An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy |cat-o-nine-tails .`
A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates |caucus .`
|causal | Indicating or expressing a cause .`
|caustic | Sarcastic and severe .`
burn or sear as with a heated iron |cauterize .`
pass title to |cede .`
An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication |censor .`
|censorious | Judging severely or harshly .`
An official numbering of the people of a country or district |census .`
|centenary | Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years .`
A hundredth of a liter |centiliter .`
A length of one hundredth of a meter |centimeter .`
A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army |centurion .`
|cereal | Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds .`
|ceremonial | Characterized by outward form or ceremony .`
|ceremonious | Observant of ritual .`
Discontinuance, as of action or motion |cessation .`
Surrender, as of possessions or rights |cession .`
Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors |chagrin .`
|chameleon | Changeable in appearance .`
A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court |chancery .`
Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion |chaos .`
A distinctive feature |characteristic .`
describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities |characterize .`
A quack |charlatan .`
A yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface |chasm .`
purify by affliction |chasten .`
subject to punitive measures |chastise .`
Sexual or moral purity |chastity .`
A castle or manor-house |chateau .`
Any article of personal property |chattel .`
hold back |check .`
A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc |chiffon .`
The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices |chivalry .`
An acute epidemic disease |cholera .`
|choleric | Easily provoked to anger .`
|choral | Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir .`
A title of Jesus |Christ .`
name in baptism |christen .`
That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed |Christendom .`
|chromatic | Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color .`
The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events |chronology .`
A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision |chronometer .`
calculate arithmetically|cipher .`
|(also a noun meaning zero or nothing .`
disseminate |circulate .`
The boundary-line of a circle |circumference .`
Indirect or roundabout expression |circumlocution .`
sail quite around |circumnavigate .`
confine within bounds |circumscribe .`
|circumspect | Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration .`
Any strong fortress |citadel .`
refer to specifically |cite .`
One who makes a claim or demand, as of right |claimant .`
Intuitive sagacity or perception |clairvoyance .`
|clamorous | Urgent in complaint or demand .`
A tribe |clan .`
|clandestine | Surreptitious .`
Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor |clangor .`
render intelligible |clarify .`
A small shrill trumpet or bugle |clarion .`
arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblance’s and differences |classify .`
A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail |clearance .`
Mercy |clemency .`
|clement | Compassionate .`
|close-hauled | Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible .`
One who makes or sells cloth or clothing |clothier .`
|clumsy | Awkward of movement .`
change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment |coagulate .`
|coagulant | Producing coagulation .`
The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product |coalescence .`
Combination in a body or mass |coalition .`
treat as a baby or an invalid |coddle .`
A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will |codicil .`
force |coerce .`
Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical |coercion .`
|coercive | Serving or tending to force .`
|cogent | Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience .`
|cognate | Akin .`
|cognizant | Taking notice .`
stick together |cohere .`
Consistency |cohesion .`
|cohesive | Having the property of consistency .`
correspond |coincide .`
A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident |coincidence .`
|coincident | Taking place at the same time .`
labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits |collaborate .`
cause to shrink, fall in, or fail |collapse .`
|collapsible | That may or can collapse .`
An associate in professional employment |colleague .`
|collective | Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum .`
One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like |collector .`
A college student |collegian .`
meet and strike violently |collide .`
One who works in a coal-mine |collier .`
Violent contact |collision .`
|colloquial | Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary .`
Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation |colloquialism .`
Conversation |colloquy .`
A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose |collusion .`
Any strikingly great person or object |colossus .`
|comely | Handsome .`
|comestible | Fit to be eaten .`
|comical | Funny .`
serve as a remembrance of |commemorate .`
A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work |commentary .`
blend |commingle .`
The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs |commissariat .`
empower |commission .`
The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping |commitment .`
The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being |committal .`
Something that is bought and sold |commodity .`
A disturbance or violent agitation |commotion .`
put something, especially something less severe, in place of |commute .`
|comparable | Fit to be compared .`
|comparative | Relative .`
Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness |comparison .`
remunerate |compensate .`
Adequate qualification or capacity |competence .`
|competent | Qualified .`
|competitive | characterized by rivalry .`
A rival |competitor .`
Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings |complacence .`
|complacent | Pleased or satisfied with oneself .`
Politeness |complaisance .`
|complaisant | Agreeable .`
make complete |complement .`
|complex | Complicated .`
|compliant | Yielding .`
make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with |complicate .`
An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner |complication .`
Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer |complicity .`
address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise |compliment .`
A constituent element or part |component .`
conduct or behave (oneself |comport .`
Calmness |composure .`
|comprehensible | Intelligible .`
Ability to know |comprehension .`
|comprehensive | Large in scope or content .`
press together or into smaller space |compress .`
|compressible | Capable of being pressed into smaller compass .`
Constraint, as by force or authority |compression .`
consist of |comprise .`
Coercion |compulsion .`
|compulsory | Forced .`
Remorseful feeling |compunction .`
ascertain by mathematical calculation |compute .`
surrender |concede .`
Self-flattering opinion |conceit .`
form an idea, mental image or thought of |conceive .`
A musical composition |concerto .`
Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim |concession .`
obtain the friendship of |conciliate .`
|conciliatory | Tending to reconcile .`
|conclusive | Sufficient to convince or decide .`
Harmony |concord .`
Harmony |concordance .`
agree |concur .`
Agreement |concurrence .`
|concurrent | Occurring or acting together .`
A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow |concussion .`
The act or process of making dense or denser |condensation .`
abridge |condense .`
come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors |condescend .`
Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune |condolence .`
bring about |conduce .`
|conducive | Contributing to an end .`
|conductible | Capable of being conducted or transmitted .`
A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid |conduit .`
The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy |confectionery .`
A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid |confederacy .`
One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement |confederate .`
bestow |confer .`
A person with whom another confers |conferee .`
A spiritual advisor |confessor .`
One to whom secrets are entrusted |confidant .`
reveal in trust or confidence |confide .`
The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another |confidence .`
|confident | Assured .`
Restriction within limits or boundaries |confinement .`
appropriate (private property ~ as forfeited to the public use or treasury |confiscate .`
A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like |conflagration .`
The place where streams meet |confluence .`
A stream that unites with another |confluent .`
The act or state or conforming |conformance .`
|conformable | Harmonious .`
General structure, form, or outline |conformation .`
Correspondence in form, manner, or use |conformity .`
encounter, as difficulties or obstacles |confront .`
coagulate |congeal .`
|congenial | Having kindred character or tastes .`
collect into a mass |congest .`
bring together into a crowd |congregate .`
|coniferous | Cone-bearing trees .`
A guess |conjecture .`
unite |conjoin .`
|conjugal | Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons .`
|conjugate | Joined together in pairs .`
The state or condition of being joined together |conjugation .`
The state of being joined together, or the things so joined |conjunction .`
be in collusion |connive .`
A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art |connoisseur .`
mean; signify |connote .`
|connubial | Pertaining to marriage or matrimony .`
overcome by force |conquer .`
|consanguineous | Descended from the same parent or ancestor .`
The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct |conscience .`
|conscientious | Governed by moral standard .`
|conscious | Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks .`
force into military service |conscript .`
set apart as sacred |consecrate .`
|consecutive | Following in uninterrupted succession .`
A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons |consensus .`
Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things |conservatism .`
|conservative | Adhering to the existing order of things .`
An institution for instruction and training in music and declamation |conservatory .`
entrust |consign .`
A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted |consignee .`
One who entrusts |consignor .`
A state of permanence |consistency .`
comfort |console .`
combine into one body or system |consolidate .`
The state or quality of being in accord with |consonance .`
|consonant | Being in agreement or harmony with .`
A companion or associate |consort .`
|conspicuous | Clearly visible .`
One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose |conspirator .`
plot |conspire .`
An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace |constable .`
An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars |constellation .`
Panic |consternation .`
The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body |constituency .`
One who has the right to vote at an election |constituent .`
bind |constrict .`
An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country |consul .`
The place in which a consul transacts official business |consulate .`
bring to completion |consummate .`
Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc|consumption .`
|, or by using up, wearing out, etc .`
|consumptive | Designed for gradual destruction .`
The communication of disease from person to person |contagion .`
|contagious | Transmitting disease .`
pollute |contaminate .`
consider thoughtfully |contemplate .`
|contemporaneous | Living, occurring, or existing at the same time .`
|contemporary | Living or existing at the same time .`
|contemptible | Worthy of scorn or disdain .`
|contemptuous | Disdainful .`
One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry |contender .`
Proximity |contiguity .`
|contiguous | uching or joining at the edge or boundary .`
Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion |continence .`
Possibility of happening |contingency .`
|contingent | Not predictable .`
Permanence |continuance .`
Prolongation |continuation .`
Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development |continuity .`
|continuous | Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence .`
twist into a misshapen form |contort .`
Trade forbidden by law or treaty |contraband .`
The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said |contradiction .`
|contradictory | Inconsistent with itself .`
A placing opposite |contraposition .`
prevent or obstruct the operation of |contravene .`
The act of giving for a common purpose |contribution .`
One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose |contributor .`
|contrite | Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin .`
The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose |contrivance .`
manage or carry through by some device or scheme |contrive .`
exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over |control .`
One who or that which regulates or directs |controller .`
|contumacious | Rebellious .`
Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority |contumacy .`
bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin |contuse .`
A bruise |contusion .`
recover after a sickness |convalesce .`
The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease |convalescence .`
|convalescent | Recovering health after sickness .`
summon or cause to assemble |convene .`
Fitness, as of time or place |convenience .`
cause to incline and approach nearer together |converge .`
|convergent | Tending to one point .`
|conversant | Thoroughly informed .`
Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another |conversion .`
|convertible | Interchangeable .`
|convex | Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle .`
That by which anything is transported |conveyance .`
|convivial | Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking .`
A winding motion |convolution .`
move with a circling or winding motion |convolve .`
A protecting force accompanying property in course of transportation |convoy .`
cause spasms in |convulse .`
A violent and abnormal muscular contraction of the body |convulsion .`
|copious | Plenteous .`
A flirt |coquette .`
An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling |cornice .`
The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity |cornucopia .`
A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration |corollary .`
The act or ceremony of crowning a monarch |coronation .`
Inferior crown denoting, according to its form, various degrees of noble rank less than sovereig.`|coronet .`
|corporal | Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind .`
|corporate | Belonging to a corporation .`
|corporeal | Of a material nature; physical .`
A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together |corps .`
A dead body |corpse .`
|corpulent | Obese .`
A minute particle of matter |corpuscle .`
put in some relation of connection or correspondence |correlate .`
|correlative | Mutually involving or implying one another .`
|corrigible | Capable of reformation .`
strengthen, as proof or conviction |corroborate .`
Confirmation |corroboration .`
ruin or destroy little by little |corrode .`
Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration |corrosion .`
That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration |corrosive .`
|corruptible | Open to bribery .`
Loss of purity or integrity |corruption .`
|cosmetic | Pertaining to the art of beautifying, especially the complexion .`
|cosmic | Pertaining to the universe .`
A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe |cosmogony .`
The science that describes the universe, including astronomy, geography, and geology |cosmography .`
The general science of the universe |cosmology .`
|cosmopolitan | Common to all the world .`
A cosmopolitan character |cosmopolitanism .`
The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement |cosmos .`
A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff |counter-claim .`
act in opposition to |counteract .`
oppose with an equal force |counterbalance .`
accuse in return |countercharge .`
|counterfeit | Made to resemble something else .`
Something taken with another for the completion of either |counterpart .`
offset |countervail .`
A house or office used for transacting business, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc |counting-house .`
A rustic |countryman .`
|courageous | Brave .`
Line of motion or direction |course .`
A fleet and spirited horse |courser .`
Politeness originating in kindness and exercised habitually |courtesy .`
An agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties |covenant .`
|covert | Concealed, especially for an evil purpose .`
A flock of quails or partridges |covey .`
crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame |cower .`
One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew under an officer |coxswain .`
A rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge |crag .`
The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain |cranium .`
|crass | Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine .`
A vehement desire |craving .`
A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound |creak .`
A butter-making establishment |creamery .`
|creamy | Resembling or containing cream .`
Belief |credence .`
|credible | Believable .`
|credulous | Easily deceived .`
A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief |creed .`
|crematory | A place for cremating dead bodies .`
A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier |crevasse .`
A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces |crevice .`
A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion |criterion .`
A criticism or critical review |critique .`
Earthenware made from baked clay |crockery .`
A trying and purifying test or agency |crucible .`
Any concerted movement, vigorously prosecuted, in behalf of an idea or principle |crusade .`
|crustacean | Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc .`
|crustaceous | Having a crust-like shell .`
Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning |cryptogram .`
bring together or give fixed shape to |crystallize .`
A short thick stick used as a club |cudgel .`
|culinary | Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen .`
pick or sort out from the rest |cull .`
|culpable | Guilty .`
A guilty person |culprit .`
Any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal |culvert .`
Avarice |cupidity .`
|curable | Capable of being remedied or corrected .`
A person having charge as of a library or museum |curator .`
A piece of bric-a-brac |curio .`
|cursive | Writing in which the letters are joined together .`
|cursory | Rapid and superficial .`
|curt | Concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression .`
cut off or cut short |curtail .`
A downward movement of the body by bending the knees |curtsy .`
|cycloid | Like a circle .`
A young swan |cygnet .`
|cynical | Exhibiting moral skepticism .`
Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value |cynicism .`
That to which general interest or attention is directed |cynosure .`
|daring | Brave .`
Blindly |darkling ad.`
The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms |Darwinism .`
A base coward |dastard .`
A premise, starting-point, or given fact |datum .`
|dauntless | Fearless .`
A day-laborer |day-man .`
A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner |dead-heat .`
Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable |dearth .`
A human skull as a symbol of death |death's-head .`
lower in character or virtue |debase .`
|debatable | Subject to contention or dispute .`
|debonair | Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner .`
A first appearance in society or on the stage |debut .`
A figure with ten sides and ten angles |decagon .`
A weight of 10 grams |decagram .`
A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters |decaliter .`
The ten commandments |decalogue .`
A volume consisting of ten parts or books |Decameron .`
A length of ten meters |decameter .`
leave suddenly or unexpectedly |decamp .`
behead |decapitate .`
|decapod | Ten-footed or ten-armed .`
A line of ten syllables |decasyllable .`
Falsehood |deceit .`
|deceitful | Fraudulent .`
mislead by or as by falsehood |deceive .`
Moral fitness |decency .`
|decent | Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress .`
|deciduous | Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc .`
|decimal | Founded on the number 10 .`
destroy a measurable or large proportion of |decimate .`
find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible |decipher .`
|decisive adv.`
|Conclusive .`
A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public |declamation .`
|declamatory | A full and formal style of utterance .`
|declarative | Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation .`
The change of endings in nouns and | to express their different relations of gender |declension .`
embellish |decorate .`
|decorous | Suitable for the occasion or circumstances .`
Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation |decoy .`
|decrepit | Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity .`
The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause |dedication .`
derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles |deduce .`
mar or disfigure the face or external surface of |deface .`
cut off or take away, as a part of something |defalcate .`
Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another |defamation .`
slander |defame .`
The neglect or omission of a legal requirement |default .`
A person against whom a suit is brought |defendant .`
|defensible | Capable of being maintained or justified .`
|defensive | Carried on in resistance to aggression .`
delay or put off to some other time |defer .`
Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment |deference .`
|defiant | Characterized by bold or insolent opposition .`
Lack or insufficiency |deficiency .`
|deficient | Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount .`
|definite | Having an exact signification or positive meaning .`
cause to turn aside or downward |deflect .`
clear of forests |deforest .`
disfigure |deform .`
A disfigurement |deformity .`
deprive of something dishonestly |defraud .`
make payment for |defray .`
A becoming worse |degeneracy .`
become worse or inferior |degenerate .`
Diminution, as of strength or magnitude |degradation .`
take away honors or position from |degrade .`
deprive of water |dehydrate .`
regard or worship as a god |deify .`
deem worthy of notice or account |deign .`
One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation |deist .`
A god, goddess, or divine person |deity .`
dishearten |deject .`
Melancholy |dejection .`
|delectable | Delightful to the taste or to the senses .`
Delight |delectation .`
|deleterious | Hurtful, morally or physically .`
That which is agreeable to a fine taste |delicacy .`
represent by sketch or diagram |delineate .`
dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air |deliquesce .`
|delirious | Raving .`
mislead the mind or judgment of |delude .`
overwhelm with a flood of water |deluge .`
Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring |delusion .`
deprive (a magnet ~ of magnetism |demagnetize .`
An unprincipled politician |demagogue .`
Deportment |demeanor .`
|demented | Insane .`
A mark for failure or bad conduct |demerit .`
Death |demise .`
disband, as troops |demobilize .`
annihilate |demolish .`
|demonstrable | Capable of positive proof .`
prove indubitably |demonstrate .`
|demonstrative | Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts .`
One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner |demonstrator .`
Any application soothing to an irritable surface |demulcent .`
the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing |demurrage .`
|dendroid | Like a tree .`
The natural history of trees |dendrology .`
Inhabitant |denizen .`
give a name or epithet to |denominate .`
A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline |denomination .`
Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided |denominator .`
designate by word or mark |denote .`
That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up |denouement .`
point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium |denounce .`
Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth |dentifrice .`
strip the covering from |denude .`
The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment |denunciation .`
reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste |deplete .`
|deplorable | Contemptible .`
regard with grief or sorrow |deplore .`
|deponent | Laying down .`
remove the inhabitants from |depopulate .`
take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony |deport .`
Demeanor |deportment .`
Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court|deposition .`
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One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited |depositor .`
A place where anything is kept in safety |depository .`
render bad, especially morally bad |deprave .`
express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite |deprecate .`
lessen the worth of |depreciate .`
A lowering in value or an underrating in worth |depreciation .`
press down |depress .`
A falling of the spirits |depression .`
Deepness |depth .`
|derelict | Neglectful of obligation .`
ridicule |deride .`
|derisible | Open to ridicule .`
Ridicule |derision .`
That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning |derivation .`
|derivative | Coming or acquired from some origin .`
deduce, as from a premise |derive .`
The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases |dermatology .`
An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights |derrick .`
One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc |descendant .`
|descendent | Proceeding downward .`
The act of moving or going downward |descent .`
discern |descry .`
abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned|desert .`
Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds |desiccant .`
select or appoint, as by authority |designate .`
cease from action |desist .`
Cessation |desistance .`
Utter hopelessness and despondency |despair .`
One without regard for law or life |desperado .`
|desperate | Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair .`
|despicable | Contemptible .`
|despite (prep ~ In spite of .`
lose spirit, courage, or hope |despond .`
|despondent | Disheartened .`
An absolute and irresponsible monarch |despot .`
Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part |despotism .`
|destitute | Poverty-stricken .`
|desultory | Not connected with what precedes .`
frighten away |deter .`
grow worse |deteriorate .`
|determinate | Definitely limited or fixed .`
The act of deciding |determination .`
|deterrent | Hindering from action through fear .`
dislike or hate with intensity |detest .`
take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation |detract .`
Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss |detriment .`
push down forcibly |detrude .`
take a different course |deviate .`
Malicious mischief |devilry .`
Wanton and malicious mischief |deviltry .`
|devious | Out of the common or regular track .`
invent |devise .`
|devout | Religious .`
Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work|dexterity .`
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|diabolic | Characteristic of the devil .`
|diacritical | Marking a difference .`
distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena |diagnose .`
Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease |diagnosis .`
Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district |dialect .`
A logician |dialectician .`
A formal conversation in which two or more take part |dialogue .`
|diaphanous | Transparent .`
|diatomic | Containing only two atoms .`
A bitter or malicious criticism |diatribe .`
A positive utterance |dictum .`
|didactic | Pertaining to teaching .`
Dissimilarity in any respect |difference .`
Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species |differentia .`
|differential | Distinctive .`
acquire a distinct and separate character |differentiate .`
Self-distrust |diffidence .`
|diffident | Affected or possessed with self-distrust .`
|diffusible | Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly .`
Dispersion |diffusion .`
One who holds high rank |dignitary .`
A union of two characters representing a single sound |digraph .`
turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter |digress .`
|dilapidated pa.`
|Fallen into decay or partial ruin .`
enlarge in all directions |dilate .`
|dilatory | Tending to cause delay .`
A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary |dilemma .`
A superficial amateur |dilettante .`
Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken |diligence .`
make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something |dilute .`
Reduction |diminution .`
Obscurely |dimly ad.`
The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds |diphthong .`
Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters |diplomacy .`
A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another |diplomat .`
|diplomatic | Characterized by special tact in negotiations .`
One remarkable for tact and shrewd management |diplomatist .`
be opposite in opinion |disagree .`
withhold permission or sanction |disallow .`
cease to exist, either actually or for the time being |disappear .`
fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of |disappoint .`
regard with blame |disapprove .`
deprive of weapons |disarm .`
throw out of order |disarrange .`
disclaim responsibility for |disavow .`
Denial |disavowal .`
One who refuses to believe |disbeliever .`
disencumber |disburden .`
pay out or expend, as money from a fund |disburse .`
reject |discard .`
|discernible | Perceivable .`
One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine |disciple .`
|disciplinary | Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority .`
train to obedience |discipline .`
disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to |disclaim .`
stain |discolor .`
put to confusion |discomfit .`
The state of being positively uncomfortable |discomfort .`
undo or dissolve the connection or association of |disconnect .`
|disconsolate | Grief-stricken .`
Interruption or intermission |discontinuance .`
Absence of harmoniousness |discord .`
look upon with disfavor |discountenance .`
get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived |discover .`
injure the reputation of |discredit .`
|discreet | Judicious .`
|discrepant | Opposite .`
draw a distinction |discriminate .`
|discursive | Passing from one subject to another .`
Debate |discussion .`
deprive of any right privilege or power |disenfranchise .`
become detached |disengage .`
Disregard |disfavor .`
impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of |disfigure .`
Undress or negligent attire |dishabille .`
|dishonest | Untrustworthy .`
disenchant |disillusion .`
remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases |disinfect .`
A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases |disinfectant .`
deprive of an inheritance |disinherit .`
|disinterested | Impartial .`
|disjunctive | Helping or serving to disconnect or separate .`
put out of proper place or order |dislocate .`
Displacement by authority from an office or an employment |dismissal .`
throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like |dismount .`
Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction |disobedience .`
|disobedient | Neglecting or refusing to obey .`
refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself |disown .`
regard or speak of slightingly |disparage .`
Inequality |disparity .`
drive away by or as by scattering in different directions |dispel .`
That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power |dispensation .`
put out of the proper or accustomed place |displace .`
deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate |dispossess .`
Verbal controversy |disputation .`
debar |disqualify .`
deprive of peace or tranquillity|disquiet .`
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take no notice of |disregard .`
|disreputable | Dishonorable or disgraceful .`
A bad name or character |disrepute .`
unclothe |disrobe .`
burst or break asunder |disrupt .`
displease |dissatisfy .`
cut apart or to pieces |dissect .`
The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal |dissection .`
hide by pretending something different |dissemble .`
sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown |disseminate .`
Angry or violent difference of opinion |dissension .`
Disagreement |dissent .`
One who disagrees |dissentient .`
|dissentious | Contentious .`
Thesis |dissertation .`
An ill turn |disservice .`
divide |dissever .`
|dissimilar | Different .`
disperse or disappear |dissipate .`
The state of being dispersed or scattered |dissipation .`
|dissolute | Lewd .`
A breaking up of a union of persons |dissolution .`
liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture |dissolve .`
Discord |dissonance .`
|dissonant | Harsh or disagreeable in sound .`
change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading |dissuade .`
The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading |dissuasion .`
A word of two syllables |disyllable .`
A disease or malady |distemper .`
stretch out or expand in every direction |distend .`
|distensible | Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction .`
Expansion |distention .`
extract or produce by vaporization and condensation |distill .`
Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile |distillation .`
One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors |distiller .`
A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies |distinction .`
twist into an unnatural or irregular form |distort .`
subject a person to distress |distrain .`
One who subjects a person to distress |distrainor .`
|distraught | Bewildered .`
Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person |distrust .`
Separation of relations or interests |disunion .`
|diurnal | Daily .`
Digression |divagation .`
|divergent | Tending in different directions .`
|diverse | Capable of various forms .`
Pastime |diversion .`
Dissimilitude |diversity .`
turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established |divert .`
|divertible | Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established .`
strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment |divest .`
The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden |divination .`
The quality or character of being godlike |divinity .`
|divisible | Capable of being separated into parts .`
That by which a number or quantity is divided |divisor .`
tell or make known, as something previously private or secret |divulge .`
A divulging |divulgence .`
|docile | Easy to manage .`
The registry of judgments of a court |docket .`
The female of the deer |doe .`
A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority |dogma .`
|dogmatic | Making statements without argument or evidence .`
make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence |dogmatize .`
|doleful | Melancholy .`
|dolesome | Melancholy .`
Lamentation |dolor .`
|dolorous | Expressing or causing sorrow or pain .`
A sphere or field of action or interest |domain .`
Life in or fondness for one's home and family |domesticity .`
The place where one lives |domicile .`
Ascendancy |dominance .`
|dominant | Conspicuously prominent .`
influence controllingly |dominate .`
Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority |domination .`
rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance |domineer .`
bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause |donate .`
One who makes a donation or present |donator .`
A person to whom a donation is made |donee .`
One who makes a donation or present |donor .`
|dormant | Being in a state of or resembling sleep .`
One of a pair of like things |doublet .`
In twofold degree or extent |doubly ad.`
The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage |dowry .`
A modern and an ancient Greek coin |drachma .`
A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water |dragnet .`
In the British army, a cavalryman |dragoon .`
The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc |drainage .`
One who writes plays |dramatist .`
relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner |dramatize .`
|drastic | Acting vigorously .`
Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither |drought .`
|drowsy | Heavy with sleepiness .`
Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation |drudgery .`
|dubious | Doubtful .`
A young duck |duckling .`
|ductile | Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread .`
A composition for two voices or instruments |duet .`
make a demand or repeated demands on for payment |dun .`
|duplex | Having two parts .`
Double-dealing |duplicity .`
Confinement |durance .`
The period of time during which anything lasts |duration .`
|duteous | Showing submission to natural superiors .`
|dutiable | Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty .`
|dutiful | Obedient .`
diminish or become less |dwindle .`
The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s |dyne .`
|earnest | Ardent in spirit and speech .`
Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun |earthenware .`
|eatable | Edible .`
|ebullient | Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling .`
|eccentric | Peculiar .`
Idiosyncrasy |eccentricity .`
The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body |eclipse .`
spend sparingly |economize .`
Rapturous excitement or exaltation |ecstasy .`
|ecstatic | Enraptured .`
|edible | Suitable to be eaten .`
That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action |edict .`
build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion |edify .`
An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument |editorial .`
draw out |educe .`
obliterate |efface .`
A consequence |effect .`
|effective | Fit for a destined purpose .`
|effectual | Efficient .`
Womanishness |effeminacy .`
|effeminate | Having womanish traits or qualities .`
bubble up |effervesce .`
|effervescent | Giving off bubbles of gas .`
|effete | Exhausted, as having performed its functions .`
|efficacious | Effective .`
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it |efficacy .`
The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty |efficiency .`
|efficient | Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results .`
The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance |efflorescence .`
|efflorescent | Opening in flower .`
A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter |effluvium .`
Unblushing impudence |effrontery .`
Splendor |effulgence .`
pour forth |effuse .`
an outpouring |effusion .`
The theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self |egoism .`
One who advocates or practices egoism |egoist .`
Self-conceit |egotism .`
One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences |egotist .`
|egregious | Extreme .`
Any place of exit |egress .`
expel |eject .`
quietly terminate: said of time |elapse .`
That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed |elasticity .`
The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current |electrolysis .`
A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin |electrotype .`
A lyric poem lamenting the dead |elegy .`
A component or essential part |element .`
educe or extract gradually or without violence |elicit .`
|eligible | Qualified for selection .`
separate and cast aside |eliminate .`
|Elizabethan | Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era .`
The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading |elocution .`
|eloquent | Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech .`
bring out more clearly the facts concerning |elucidate .`
evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice |elude .`
Evasion |elusion .`
waste away in flesh |emaciate .`
flow forth or proceed, as from some source |emanate .`
release from bondage |emancipate .`
Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade |embargo .`
make a beginning in some occupation or scheme |embark .`
render flustered or agitated |embarrass .`
make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features |embellish .`
misappropriate secretly |embezzle .`
set forth publicly or in glowing terms |emblazon .`
A symbol |emblem .`
express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form |embody .`
give courage to |embolden .`
An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel |embolism .`
involve in dissension or strife |embroil .`
come into view or into existence |emerge .`
A coming into view |emergence .`
|emergent | Coming into view .`
|emeritus | Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position .`
One who moves from one place to settle in another |emigrant .`
go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another |emigrate .`
An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc |eminence .`
|eminent | High in station, merit, or esteem .`
send or give out |emit .`
Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word |emphasis .`
articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words |emphasize .`
|emphatic | Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words .`
One who works for wages or a salary |employee .`
One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay |employer .`
A bazaar or shop |emporium .`
delegate authority to |empower .`
imitate with intent to equal or surpass |emulate .`
make into law, as by legislative act |enact .`
inspire with ardent love |enamor .`
pitch tents for a resting-place |encamp .`
A formal or discriminating expression of praise |encomium .`
encircle |encompass .`
The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance |encore .`
inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind |encourage .`
invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another |encroach .`
impede with obstacles |encumber .`
|encyclical | Intended for general circulation .`
A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject |encyclopedia .`
expose to peril |endanger .`
cause to be loved |endear .`
|endemic | Peculiar to some specified country or people .`
endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual |endue .`
|endurable | lerable .`
The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing |endurance .`
|energetic | Working vigorously .`
render ineffective or inoperative |enervate .`
debilitate |enfeeble .`
endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote |enfranchise .`
produce |engender .`
cut or carve in or upon some surface |engrave .`
occupy completely |engross .`
intensify |enhance .`
A riddle |enigma .`
command |enjoin .`
set on fire |enkindle .`
cause to see clearly |enlighten .`
enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment |enlist .`
Hatred |enmity .`
dignify |ennoble .`
Immensity |enormity .`
|enormous | Gigantic .`
infuriate |enrage .`
delight extravagantly or intensely |enrapture .`
keep sacred |enshrine .`
entrap |ensnare .`
involve; necessitate |entail .`
involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications |entangle .`
bring or hold under any overmastering influence |enthrall .`
invest with sovereign power |enthrone .`
yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling |enthuse .`
|enthusiastic | Full of zeal and fervor .`
A complete thing |entirety .`
The branch of zoology that treats of insects |entomology .`
pl|entrails .`
|The internal parts of an animal .`
An earnest request |entreaty .`
The act of entering |entree .`
fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall |entrench .`
interweave |entwine .`
name one by one |enumerate .`
A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc |epic .`
One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking |epicure .`
|Epicurean | Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite .`
A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle |epicycle .`
A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle |epicycloid .`
Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region |epidemic .`
The outer skin |epidermis .`
A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation |epigram .`
The close of a narrative or dramatic poem |epilogue .`
Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity |epiphany .`
An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it |episode .`
An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead |epitaph .`
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas"|epithet .`
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A simplified representation |epitome .`
|epizootic | Prevailing among animals .`
A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events |epoch .`
A species of lyric poems |epode .`
render uniform |equalize .`
Evenness of mind or temper |equanimity .`
|equestrian | Pertaining to horses or horsemanship .`
A state of balance |equilibrium .`
|equitable | Characterized by fairness .`
Fairness or impartiality |equity .`
|equivalent | Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like .`
|equivocal | Ambiguous .`
use words of double meaning |equivocate .`
destroy thoroughly |eradicate .`
|errant | Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds .`
|erratic | Irregular .`
|erroneous | Incorrect .`
|erudite | Very-learned .`
Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc |erudition .`
keep clear of |eschew .`
keep close watch |espy .`
A title of dignity, office, or courtesy |esquire .`
That which makes a thing to be what it is |essence .`
|esthetic | Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts .`
|estimable | Worthy of respect .`
alienate |estrange .`
A wide lower part of a tidal river |estuary .`
And so forth |et cetera Lati.`
|eugenic | Relating to the development and improvement of race .`
speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character |eulogize .`
A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character |eulogy .`
A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted |euphemism .`
|euphonious | Characterized by agreeableness of sound .`
Agreeableness of sound |euphony .`
|eureka Greek.`
|I have found it .`
avoid by artifice |evade .`
vanish gradually |evanesce .`
|evanescent | Fleeting .`
|evangelical | Seeking the conversion of sinners .`
A preacher who goes from place to place holding services |evangelist .`
Escape |evasion .`
|eventual | Ultimate .`
turn inside out |evert .`
dispossess pursuant to judicial decree |evict .`
|evidential | Indicative .`
make manifest or evident |evince .`
call or summon forth |evoke .`
Development or growth |evolution .`
unfold or expand |evolve .`
make more sharp, severe, or virulent |exacerbate .`
overstate |exaggerate .`
excite great anger in |exasperate .`
remove by digging or scooping out |excavate .`
go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc |exceed .`
be superior or distinguished |excel .`
Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities |excellence .`
A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials |excellency .`
|excellent | Possessing distinguished merit .`
An extract or selection from written or printed matter |excerpt .`
That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience |excess .`
|excitable | Nervously high-strung .`
Intensified emotion or action |excitation .`
An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling |exclamation .`
shut out purposely or forcibly |exclude .`
Non-admission |exclusion .`
Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development |excrescence .`
The getting rid of waste matter |excretion .`
inflict severe pain or agony upon |excruciate .`
A journey |excursion .`
|excusable | Justifiable .`
|execrable | Abominable .`
An accursed thing |execration .`
A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will |executor .`
Biblical exposition or interpretation |exegesis .`
A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated |exemplar .`
|exemplary | Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation .`
show by example |exemplify .`
|exempt | Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others .`
make an effort |exert .`
breathe forth |exhale .`
empty by draining off the contents |exhaust .`
|exhaustible | Causing or tending to cause exhaustion .`
Deprivation of strength or energy |exhaustion .`
|exhaustive | Thorough and complete in execution .`
fill with high or cheerful spirits |exhilarate .`
dig out of the earth (what has been buried |exhume .`
A critical period or condition |exigency .`
|exigent | Urgent .`
Possession or continuance of being |existence .`
A way or passage out |exit .`
A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people |exodus .`
relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame |exonerate .`
Extravagance or enormity |exorbitance .`
|exorbitant | Going beyond usual and proper limits .`
cast or drive out by religious or magical means |exorcise .`
|exotic | Foreign .`
increase in range or scope |expand .`
A continuous area or stretch |expanse .`
Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like |expansion .`
drive from one's own country |expatriate .`
look forward to as certain or probable |expect .`
The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable |expectancy .`
cough up and spit forth |expectorate .`
Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case |expediency .`
|expedient | Contributing to personal advantage .`
hasten the movement or progress of |expedite .`
|expeditious | Speedy .`
spend |expend .`
The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength |expense .`
make satisfaction or amends for |expiate .`
clear from involvement |explicate .`
|explicit | Definite .`
cause to burst in pieces by force from within |explode .`
A sudden and violent outbreak |explosion .`
|explosive | Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak .`
Formal presentation |exposition .`
|expository | Pertaining to a formal presentation .`
discuss |expostulate .`
An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass |exposure .`
|expressive | Full of meaning .`
Forcible ejection |expulsion .`
|extant | Still existing and known .`
|extemporaneous | Done or made without much or any preparation .`
Without studied or special preparation |extempore ad.`
|extensible | Capable of being thrust out .`
A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope |extension .`
|extensive | Extended widely in space, time, or scope .`
A muscle that causes extension |extensor .`
diminish the gravity or importance of |extenuate .`
That which is outside |exterior .`
Anything relating or belonging to the outside |external .`
|extinct | Being no longer in existence .`
render extinct |extinguish .`
praise in the highest terms |extol .`
obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity |extort .`
The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion |extortion .`
surrender the custody of |extradite .`
The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government |extradition .`
|extrajudicial | Happening out of court .`
|extraneous | Having no essential relation to a subject .`
|extraordinary | Unusual .`
Undue expenditure of money |extravagance .`
|extravagant | Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure .`
One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views |extremist .`
The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position |extremity .`
Disentangle |extricate .`
drive out or away |extrude .`
Rich supply |exuberance .`
|exuberant | Marked by great plentifulness .`
invent fancifully or falsely |fabricate .`
|fabulous | Incredible .`
One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem |facet .`
|facetious | Amusing .`
|facial | Pertaining to the face .`
|facile | Not difficult to do .`
make more easy |facilitate .`
Ease |facility .`
An exact copy or reproduction |facsimile .`
A number of persons combined for a common purpose |faction .`
|factious | Turbulent .`
|fallacious | Illogical .`
Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning |fallacy .`
|fallible | Capable of erring .`
Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest |fallow .`
suffer extremity of hunger or thirst |famish .`
A religious zealot |fanatic .`
One having a taste for or interest in special objects |fancier .`
|fanciless | Unimaginative .`
|fastidious | Hard to please .`
A measure of length, 6 feet |fathom .`
|fatuous | Idiotic .`
|faulty | Imperfect .`
One of a class of deities of the woods and herds represented as half human, with goats feet |faun .`
A young deer |fawn .`
Loyalty |fealty .`
|feasible | That may be done, performed, or effected; practicable .`
league together |federate .`
Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement |feint .`
wish joy or happiness to, especially in view of a coming event |felicitate .`
A state of well-founded happiness |felicity .`
A criminal or depraved person |felon .`
|felonious | Showing criminal or evil purpose .`
One of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment |felony .`
|feminine | Characteristic of woman or womankind .`
A place in which ferns are grown |fernery .`
|ferocious | Of a wild, fierce, and savage nature .`
Savageness |ferocity .`
|fervent | Ardent in feeling .`
|fervid | Intense .`
Ardor or intensity of feeling |fervor .`
|festal | Joyous .`
|festive | Merry .`
A festival or feast |fete .`
The young in the womb or in the egg |fetus .`
|feudal | Pertaining to the relation of lord and vassal .`
The feudal system |feudalism .`
A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel |fez .`
A complete or humiliating failure |fiasco .`
|fickle | Unduly changeable in feeling, judgment, or purpose .`
|fictitious | Created or formed by the imagination .`
Loyalty |fidelity .`
|fiducial | Indicative of faith or trust .`
A landed estate held under feudal tenure |fief .`
One who attempts to obstruct legislation |filibuster .`
Concluding performance |finale .`
The state or quality of being final or complete |finality .`
At last |finally ad.`
|financial | Monetary .`
One skilled in or occupied with financial affairs or operations |financier .`
That which is used to decorate the person or dress |finery .`
Subtle contrivance used to gain a point |finesse .`
|finite | Limited .`
|fiscal | Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government .`
One who sells fish |fishmonger .`
A crack or crack-like depression |fissure .`
|fitful | Spasmodic .`
One who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its position |fixture .`
The captain of a flag-ship |flag-officer .`
|flagrant | Openly scandalous .`
|flamboyant | Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste .`
Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels |flatulence .`
The act of bending |flection .`
A young bird |fledgling .`
|flexible | Pliable .`
|flimsy | Thin and weak .`
|flippant | Having a light, pert, trifling disposition .`
A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice |floe .`
The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district |flora .`
|floral | Pertaining to flowers .`
|florid | Flushed with red .`
A dealer in flowers |florist .`
pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another |fluctuate .`
Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another |fluctuation .`
A smoke-duct in a chimney |flue .`
|fluent | Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas .`
|fluential | Pertaining to streams .`
A state of constant movement, change, or renewal |flux .`
|foggy | Obscure .`
A personal weakness or failing |foible .`
palm off |foist .`
Any growth of leaves |foliage .`
A sheet of paper folded once, or of a size adapted to folding once |folio .`
The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people |folk-lore .`
handle tenderly and lovingly |fondle .`
Folly |foolery .`
A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column |foot-note .`
Dandyism |foppery .`
|foppish | Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners .`
Patient endurance or toleration of offenses |forbearance .`
Besides |forby ad.`
|forcible | Violent .`
A court opening directly from the street |forecourt .`
judge of before hearing evidence |forejudge .`
The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck |forepeak .`
That part of a shore uncovered at low tide |foreshore .`
be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil |forebode .`
predict |forecast .`
That part of the upper deck of a ship forward of the after fore-shrouds |forecastle .`
bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property |foreclose .`
An ancestor |forefather .`
deny oneself the pleasure or profit of |forego .`
That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator |foreground .`
The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair |forehead .`
|foreign | Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country .`
A citizen of a foreign country |foreigner .`
Prescience |foreknowledge .`
The head man |foreman .`
predetermine |foreordain .`
Predestination |foreordination .`
go before as introducing or ushering in |forerun .`
A square sail |foresail .`
discern beforehand |foresee .`
Provision against harm or need |foresight .`
predict |foretell .`
Premeditation |forethought .`
lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation |forfeit .`
ward off |forfend .`
Counterfeiting |forgery .`
deny oneself |forgo .`
Relative disposition of parts |formation .`
|formidable | Difficult to accomplish .`
Fixed rule or set form |formula .`
renounce upon oath |forswear .`
A strong point |forte .`
Into notice or view |forth ad.`
With directness |forthright ad.`
provide with defensive works |fortify .`
Patient courage |fortitude .`
|foursome | Consisting of four .`
A break |fracture .`
|fragile | Easily broken .`
Liability to be broken or destroyed |frailty .`
|fragile | Capable of being broken .`
A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes |frankincense .`
|frantic | Frenzied .`
|fraternal | Brotherly .`
Deceitfulness |fraudulence .`
|fraudulent | Counterfeit .`
fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads |fray .`
A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans |freemason .`
One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion |freethinker .`
Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs |free trade .`
The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space |frequency .`
The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings |fresco .`
The state, quality, or degree of being fresh |freshness .`
|fretful | Disposed to peevishness .`
|frightful | Apt to induce terror or alarm .`
|frigid | Lacking warmth .`
A room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits, meat, etc |frigidarium .`
A trifling act, thought, saying, or practice |frivolity .`
|frivolous | Trivial .`
give a crinkled, fluffy appearance to |frizz .`
cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair |frizzle .`
|frolicsome | Prankish .`
The part of a nation's territory that abuts upon another country |frontier .`
|frowzy | Slovenly in appearance .`
|frugal | Economical .`
Fulfillment |fruition .`
|fugacious | Fleeting .`
The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns |fulcrum .`
cause to explode |fulminate .`
|fulsome | Offensive from excess of praise or commendation .`
subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection |fumigate .`
An official |functionary .`
|fundamental | Basal .`
|fungible | That may be measured, counted, or weighed .`
|fungous | Spongy .`
A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom |fungus .`
restore brightness or beauty to |furbish .`
A measure, one-eighth of a mile |furlong .`
A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer |furlough .`
A dealer in or maker of fur goods |furrier .`
|further | More distant or advanced .`
Advancement |furtherance .`
|furtive | Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief .`
unite or blend as by melting together |fuse .`
|fusible | Capable of being melted by heat .`
|futile | Of no avail or effect .`
A person of expectant temperament |futurist .`
An instrument for measuring |gauge .`
Festivity |gaiety .`
Merrily |gaily ad.`
Carriage of the body in going |gait .`
|gallant | Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit .`
|galore | Abundant .`
|galvanic | Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action .`
Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action |galvanism .`
imbue with life or animation |galvanize .`
risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency |gamble .`
Playful leaping or frisking |gambol .`
A gambler |gamester .`
The whole range or sequence |gamut .`
In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment |garnish .`
The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense |garrison .`
execute by strangling |garrote .`
|garrulous | Given to constant trivial talking .`
|gaseous | Light and unsubstantial .`
|gastric | Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach .`
Inflammation of the stomach |gastritis .`
The art of preparing and serving appetizing food |gastronomy .`
In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer |gendarme .`
A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants |genealogy .`
A tracer of pedigrees |genealogist .`
The principal portion |generality .`
draw general inferences |generalize .`
Ordinarily |generally ad.`
produce or cause to be |generate .`
|generic | Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific .`
A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily |generosity .`
Creation |genesis .`
Warmth and kindliness of disposition |geniality .`
|genital | Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs .`
|genitive | Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like .`
|genteel | Well-bred or refined .`
|gentile | Belonging to a people not Jewish .`
The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth |geology .`
|germane | Relevant .`
begin to develop into an embryo or higher form |germinate .`
Pregnancy |gestation .`
make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech |gesticulate .`
A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion |gesture .`
|ghastly | Hideous .`
utter taunts or reproaches |gibe .`
|giddy | Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head .`
|gigantic | Tremendous .`
One who gives, in any sense |giver .`
|glacial | Icy, or icily cold .`
A field or stream of ice |glacier .`
make joyous |gladden .`
One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows |glazier .`
A faint, wavering, unsteady light |glimmer .`
A momentary look |glimpse .`
|globose | Spherical .`
|globular | Spherical .`
|glorious | Of excellence and splendor .`
|glutinous | Sticky .`
|gluttonous | Given to excess in eating .`
grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage |gnash .`
Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners |Gordian knot .`
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table |gourmand .`
A young goose |gosling .`
|gossamer | Flimsy .`
A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind |gourd .`
|graceless | Ungracious .`
A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series |gradation .`
|gradient | Moving or advancing by steps .`
A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked |granary .`
The quality of being grand or admirably great |grandeur .`
|grandiloquent | Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style .`
|grandiose | Having an imposing style or effect .`
The person to whom property is transferred by deed |grantee .`
The maker of a deed |grantor .`
|granular | Composed of small grains or particles .`
form into grains or small particles |granulate .`
A small grain or particle |granule .`
take hold of |grapple .`
Satisfaction |gratification .`
please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need |gratify .`
|gratuitous | Voluntarily .`
That which is given without demand or claim|gratuity .`
|Tip .`
Seriousness |gravity .`
|gregarious | Not habitually solitary or living alone .`
A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature |grenadier .`
Sorrow |grief .`
That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong |grievance .`
|grievous | Creating affliction .`
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc |grimace .`
A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools |grindstone .`
|grisly | Fear-inspiring .`
|grotesque | Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned .`
A small cavern |grotto .`
A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk |ground .`
Surmise |guess .`
Duplicity |guile .`
|guileless | Frank .`
An English monetary unit |guinea .`
The external appearance as produced by garb or costume |guise .`
|gullible | Credulous .`
Common sense |gumption .`
Keen enjoyment |gusto .`
Stay-rope |guy .`
swallow greedily or hastily; gulp |guzzle .`
Female supremacy |gynecocracy .`
The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women |gynecology .`
revolve |gyrate .`
An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation |gyroscope .`
|habitable | Fit to be dwelt in .`
Dweller |habitant .`
|habitual | According to usual practice .`
Customary relation or association |habitude .`
make stale or trite by repetition |hackney .`
|haggard | Worn and gaunt in appearance .`
|halcyon | Calm .`
|hale | Of sound and vigorous health .`
Penmanship |handwriting .`
A parasite |hanger-on .`
|happy-go-lucky | Improvident .`
A tirade |harangue .`
trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances |harass .`
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing |harbinger .`
|hard-hearted | Lacking pity or sympathy .`
Foolish daring |hardihood .`
|harmonious | Concordant in sound .`
Devastation |havoc .`
A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges |hawthorn .`
Risk |hazard .`
Precipitately, as in diving |head first ad.`
Precipitately, as in diving |head foremost ad.`
|heartrending | Very depressing .`
|heathenish | Irreligious .`
|heedless | Thoughtless .`
A young cow |heifer .`
|heinous | Odiously sinful .`
Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel |hemorrhage .`
pl|hemorrhoids .`
|Tumors composed of enlarged and thickened blood-vessels, at the lower end of the rectum .`
A servile assistant and subordinate |henchman .`
worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances |henpeck .`
A figure having seven sides and seven angles |heptagon .`
A group of seven governments |heptarchy .`
|herbaceous | Having the character of a herb .`
A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study |herbarium .`
|herbivorous | Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals .`
|hereditary | Passing naturally from parent to child .`
Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc|heredity .`
|, from parent to offspring .`
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles |heresy .`
One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy |heretic .`
Birthright |heritage .`
Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal position |hernia .`
A pausing to consider |hesitancy .`
|hesitant | Vacillating .`
Vacillation |hesitation .`
|heterodox | At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion .`
Unlikeness of constituent parts |heterogeneity .`
|heterogeneous | Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds .`
|heteromorphic | Deviating from the normal form or standard type .`
|hexangular | Having six angles .`
|hexapod | Having six feet .`
A figure with six angles |hexagon .`
A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting |hiatus .`
|hibernal | Pertaining to winter .`
|Hibernian | Pertaining to Ireland, or its people .`
|hideous | Appalling .`
|hilarious | Boisterously merry .`
A small hill or mound |hillock .`
obstruct |hinder .`
|hindmost | Farthest from the front .`
An obstacle |hindrance .`
|hirsute | Having a hairy covering .`
gather and store away for the sake of accumulation |hoard .`
|hoarse | Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue .`
Reverential regard or worship |homage .`
Congruity of the members or elements or parts |homogeneity .`
|homogeneous | Made up of similar parts or elements .`
|homologous | Identical in nature, make-up, or relation .`
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another |homonym .`
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another |homophone .`
A token fee or payment to a professional man for services |honorarium .`
deceive |hoodwink .`
A gathered multitude of human beings |horde .`
A stocking |hosiery .`
|hospitable | Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness .`
The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness |hospitality .`
Enmity |hostility .`
One who retails small wares |huckster .`
|humane | Compassionate .`
A philanthropist |humanitarian .`
make gentle or refined |humanize .`
Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead |humbug .`
put to shame |humiliate .`
A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine |hussar .`
move with haste and promptness |hustle .`
|hybrid | Cross-bred .`
The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules |hydra .`
|hydraulic | Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion .`
The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids |hydrodynamics .`
|hydroelectric | Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam .`
The mechanics of fluids |hydromechanics .`
An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation |hydrometer .`
The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids |hydrostatics .`
|hydrous | Watery .`
The branch of medical science that relates to improving health |hygiene .`
|hypercritical | Faultfinding .`
An artificial trance-sleep |hypnosis .`
|hypnotic | Tending to produce sleep .`
An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestion |hypnotism .`
produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions |hypnotize .`
Extreme insincerity |hypocrisy .`
One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs |hypocrite .`
|hypodermic | Pertaining to the area under the skin .`
The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle |hypotenuse .`
A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion |hypothesis .`
A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying |hysteria .`
|ichthyic | Fish-like .`
The branch of zoology that treats of fishes |ichthyology .`
A fossil reptile |ichthyosaurs .`
Frigidly |icily ad.`
The state of being icy |iciness .`
An image or likeness |icon .`
An image-breaker |iconoclast .`
make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard |idealize .`
A use of words peculiar to a particular language |idiom .`
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual |idiosyncrasy .`
regard with inordinate love or admiration |idolize .`
|ignoble | Low in character or purpose .`
|ignominious | Shameful .`
A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy |Iliad .`
|illegal | Not according to law .`
|illegible | Undecipherable .`
|illegitimate | Unlawfully begotten .`
|illiberal | Stingy .`
|illicit | Unlawful .`
|illimitable | Boundless .`
|illiterate | Having little or no book-learning .`
|ill-natured | Surly .`
|illogical | Contrary to the rules of sound thought .`
That which may be used to produce light |illuminant .`
supply with light |illuminate .`
make bright or clear |illumine .`
An unreal image presented to the senses |illusion .`
|illusive | Deceptive .`
|illusory | Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance .`
|imaginable | That can be imagined or conceived in the mind .`
|imaginary | Fancied .`
drink or take in |imbibe .`
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife |imbroglio .`
wet or moisten |imbrue .`
That which is made as a likeness or copy |imitation .`
One who makes in imitation |imitator .`
|immaculate | Without spot or blemish .`
|immaterial | Of no essential consequence .`
|immature | Not full-grown .`
|immeasurable | Indefinitely extensive .`
|immense | Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity .`
plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid |immerse .`
The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid |immersion .`
A foreigner who enters a country to settle there |immigrant .`
come into a country or region from a former habitat |immigrate .`
Impending evil or danger |imminence .`
|imminent | Dangerous and close at hand .`
|immiscible | Separating, as oil and water .`
|immoral | Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices .`
cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time |immortalize .`
|immovable | Steadfast .`
|immune | Exempt, as from disease .`
|immutable | Unchangeable .`
cause to become less or worse |impair .`
|impalpable | Imperceptible to the touch .`
|impartial | Unbiased .`
|impassable | That can not be passed through or over .`
|impassible | Not moved or affected by feeling .`
|impassive | Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling .`
Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things |impatience .`
|impeccable | Blameless .`
|impecunious | Having no money .`
be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of |impede .`
drive or urge forward |impel .`
be imminent |impend .`
|imperative | Obligatory .`
|imperceptible | Indiscernible .`
|imperfectible | That can not be perfected .`
endanger |imperil .`
|imperious | Insisting on obedience .`
|impermissible | Not permissible .`
|impersonal | Not relating to a particular person or thing .`
appear or act in the character of |impersonate .`
|impersuadable | Unyielding .`
Rudeness |impertinence .`
|imperturbable | Calm .`
|impervious | Impenetrable .`
Rashness |impetuosity .`
|impetuous | Impulsive .`
Any impulse or incentive |impetus .`
Irreverence toward God |impiety .`
|impious | Characterized by irreverence or irreligion .`
|implausible | Not plausible .`
|impliable | Capable of being inferred .`
show or prove to be involved in or concerned |implicate .`
|implicit | Implied .`
signify |imply .`
|impolitic | Inexpedient .`
The act or practice of bringing from one country into another |importation .`
|importunate | Urgent in character, request, or demand .`
harass with persistent demands or entreaties |importune .`
|impotent | Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual .`
make indigent or poor |impoverish .`
|impracticable | Not feasible .`
|impregnable | That can not be taken by assault .`
make pregnant |impregnate .`
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment |impromptu .`
|improper | Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming .`
The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate |impropriety .`
|improvident | Lacking foresight or thrift .`
do anything extemporaneously or offhand |improvise .`
|imprudent | Heedless .`
Insolent disrespect |impudence .`
assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations |impugn .`
Impetus |impulsion .`
|impulsive | Unpremeditated .`
Freedom from punishment |impunity .`
|impure | Tainted .`
attribute |impute .`
|inaccessible | Difficult of approach .`
|inaccurate | Not exactly according to the facts .`
|inactive | Inert .`
|inadequate | Insufficient .`
|inadmissible | Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony .`
|inadvertent | Accidental .`
|inadvisable | Unadvisable .`
|inane | Silly .`
|inanimate | Destitute of animal life .`
|inapprehensible | Not to be understood .`
|inapt | Awkward or slow .`
|inarticulate | Speechless .`
|inaudible | That can not be heard .`
|inborn | Implanted by nature .`
|inbred | Innate .`
The state of being white or glowing with heat |incandescence .`
|incandescent | White or glowing with heat .`
deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification |incapacitate .`
Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage |incapacity .`
imprison |incarcerate .`
Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively |incendiary .`
That which moves the mind or inflames the passions |incentive .`
The beginning |inception .`
|inceptive | Beginning .`
|incessant | Unceasing .`
Piecemeal |inchmeal ad.`
|inchoate | Incipient .`
That which begins, or expresses beginning |inchoative .`
Casual occurrence |incidence .`
A happening in general, especially one of little importance |incident .`
Without intention |incidentally ad.`
reduce to ashes |incinerate .`
Beginning |incipience .`
|incipient | Initial .`
A front or cutting tooth |incisor .`
rouse to a particular action |incite .`
That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus |incitement .`
|incoercible | Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled .`
Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech, etc |incoherence .`
|incoherent | Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details .`
|incombustible | That can not be burned .`
|incomparable | Matchless .`
|incompatible | Discordant .`
General lack of capacity or fitness |incompetence .`
|incompetent | Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose .`
|incomplete | Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required .`
|incomprehensible | Not understandable .`
|incompressible | Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure .`
|inconceivable | Incomprehensible .`
|incongruous | Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion .`
|inconsequential | Valueless .`
|inconsiderable | Small in quantity or importance .`
|inconsistent | Contradictory .`
|inconstant | Changeable .`
|incontrovertible | Indisputable .`
|inconvenient | Interfering with comfort or progress .`
|indefensible | Untenable .`
In a vague or uncertain way |indefinitely ad.`
|indelible | That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed .`
|indescribable | That can not be described .`
|indestructible | That can not be destroyed .`
|indicant | That which points out .`
One who or that which points out |indicator .`
find and declare chargeable with crime |indict .`
Poverty |indigence .`
|indigenous | Native .`
|indigent | Poor .`
|indigestible | Not digestible, or difficult to digest .`
Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment |indigestion .`
|indignant | Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness .`
Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment |indignity .`
|indiscernible | Not perceptible .`
|indiscreet | Lacking wise judgment .`
|indiscriminate | Promiscuous .`
|indispensable | Necessary or requisite for the purpose .`
|indistinct | Vague .`
|indivertible | That can not be turned aside .`
|indivisible | Not separable into parts .`
Laziness |indolence .`
|indolent | Habitually inactive or idle .`
|indomitable | Unconquerable .`
bring in |induct .`
The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself or another |indulgence .`
|indulgent | Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care .`
intoxicate |inebriate .`
|inedible | Not good for food .`
|ineffable | Unutterable .`
|inefficient | Not accomplishing an intended purpose .`
That which does not accomplish an intended purpose |inefficiency .`
|ineligible | Not suitable to be selected or chosen .`
|inept | Not fit or suitable .`
|inert | Inanimate .`
|inestimable | Above price .`
|inevitable | Unavoidable .`
|inexcusable | Not to be justified .`
|inexhaustible | So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, or spent .`
|inexorable | Unrelenting .`
|inexpedient | Unadvisable .`
|inexpensive | Low-priced .`
Lack of or deficiency in experience |inexperience .`
|inexplicable | Such as can not be made plain .`
|inexpressible | Unutterable .`
|inextensible | Of unchangeable length or area .`
|infallible | Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement .`
|infamous | Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime .`
tal loss or destitution of honor or reputation |infamy .`
The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law |inference .`
|infernal | Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants .`
be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger |infest .`
One who denies the existence of God |infidel .`
Disloyalty |infidelity .`
|infinite | Measureless .`
Boundless or immeasurable extension or duration |infinity .`
|infirm | Lacking in bodily or mental strength .`
A place for the reception or treatment of the sick |infirmary .`
A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw |infirmity .`
|inflammable | Easily set on fire or excited .`
A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling, and pain |inflammation .`
|inflexible | That can not be altered or varied .`
Ability to sway the will of another |influence .`
|influential | Having the power to sway the will of another .`
Infusion |influx .`
Rareness |infrequence .`
|infrequent | Uncommon .`
trespass upon |infringe .`
instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities |infuse .`
The act of imbuing, or pouring in |infusion .`
|ingenious | Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement .`
Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating |ingenuity .`
|ingenuous | Candid, frank, or open in character or quality .`
|inglorious | Shameful .`
set or implant deeply and firmly |ingraft .`
win confidence or good graces for oneself |ingratiate .`
Insensibility to kindness |ingratitude .`
Component |ingredient .`
The state of being permanently existing in something |inherence .`
|inherent | Intrinsic .`
hold back or in |inhibit .`
|inhospitable | Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously .`
|inhuman | Savage .`
place in the earth, as a dead body |inhume .`
|inimical | Adverse .`
Gross wrong or injustice |iniquity .`
perform the first act or rite |initiate .`
introduce, as a fluid, by injection |inject .`
Mandate |injunction .`
A hint |inkling .`
|inland | Remote from the sea .`
A small body of water leading into a larger |inlet .`
|inmost | Deepest within .`
|innocuous | Harmless .`
introduce or strive to introduce new things |innovate .`
Insinuation |innuendo .`
|innumerable | Countless .`
|inoffensive | Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing .`
|inopportune | Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time .`
ask information about |inquire .`
A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics |inquisition .`
|inquisitive | Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity .`
One who makes an investigation |inquisitor .`
Forcible encroachment or trespass |inroad .`
|insatiable | That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably .`
enter in a book, or on a list, roll, or document, by writing |inscribe .`
|inscrutable | Impenetrably mysterious or profound .`
|insecure | Not assured of safety .`
|insensible | Imperceptible .`
|insentient | Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving .`
|inseparable | That can not be separated .`
|insidious | Working ill by slow and stealthy means .`
Intellectual discernment |insight .`
Lack of import or of importance |insignificance .`
|insignificant | Without importance, force, or influence .`
imply |insinuate .`
|insipid | Tasteless .`
Urgency |insistence .`
|insistent | Urgent .`
Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others |insolence .`
|insolent | Impudent .`
Sleeplessness |insomnia .`
An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or importance |inspector .`
A single occurrence or happening of a given kind |instance .`
A very brief portion of time |instant .`
|instantaneous | Done without perceptible lapse of time .`
provoke |instigate .`
One who incites to evil |instigator .`
infuse |instill .`
|instructive | Conveying knowledge .`
Inadequacy |insufficiency .`
|insufficient | Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use .`
|insular | Pertaining to an island .`
place in a detached state or situation |insulate .`
|insuperable | Invincible .`
|insuppressible | Incapable of being concealed .`
Uprising |insurgence .`
One who takes part in forcible opposition to the constituted authorities of a place |insurgent .`
The state of being in active resistance to authority |insurrection .`
|intangible | Not perceptible to the touch .`
Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle |integrity .`
The faculty of perception or thought |intellect .`
|intellectual | Characterized by intelligence .`
Capacity to know or understand |intelligence .`
|intelligible | Comprehensible .`
Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites |intemperance .`
The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained |intension .`
|intensive | Adding emphasis or force .`
That upon which the mind is set |intention .`
act reciprocally |interact .`
mediate between persons |intercede .`
interrupt the course of |intercept .`
Entreaty in behalf of others |intercession .`
A mediator |intercessor .`
Authoritative act of prohibition |interdict .`
Time between acts or periods |interim .`
One who takes part in a conversation or oral discussion |interlocutor .`
An action or event considered as coming between others of greater length |interlude .`
|intermediate | Being in a middle place or degree or between extremes .`
|interminable | Having no limit or end .`
A recess |intermission .`
cause to cease temporarily |intermit .`
|intermittent | A temporary discontinuance .`
Verbal interference |interpolation .`
come between other things or persons |interpose .`
A coming between |interposition .`
A person who makes intelligible the speech of a foreigner by oral translation |interpreter .`
examine formally by questioning |interrogate .`
|interrogative | Having the nature or form of a question .`
A question or inquiry |interrogatory .`
stop while in progress |interrupt .`
cut through or into so as to divide |intersect .`
A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river |intervale .`
interfere for some end |intervene .`
The condition resulting from one's dying not having made a valid will |intestacy .`
|intestate | Not having made a valid will .`
That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus |intestine .`
Close or confidential friendship |intimacy .`
cause to become frightened |intimidate .`
|intolerable | Insufferable .`
Inability or unwillingness to bear or endure |intolerance .`
|intolerant | Bigoted .`
Anything that unduly exhilarates or excites |intoxicant .`
make drunk |intoxicate .`
|intracellular | Occurring or situated within a cell .`
|intramural | Situated within the walls of a city .`
|intrepid | Fearless and bold .`
Perplexity |intricacy .`
|intricate | Difficult to follow or understand .`
A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something by secret ways |intrigue .`
|intrinsic | Inherent .`
|introductory | Preliminary .`
Entrance |introgression .`
insert |intromit .`
look into |introspect .`
The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings |introspection .`
The act of turning or directing inward, physically or mentally |introversion .`
turn within |introvert .`
come in without leave or license |intrude .`
The act of entering without warrant or invitation; encroachment |intrusion .`
Instinctive knowledge or feeling |intuition .`
fill with an overflowing abundance |inundate .`
Flood |inundation .`
harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure |inure .`
|invalid | Having no force, weight, or cogency .`
One who is disabled by illness or injury |invalid .`
render of no force or effect |invalidate .`
|invaluable | Exceedingly precious .`
|invariable | Unchangeable .`
Encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass |invasion .`
An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach |invective .`
utter vehement censure or invective |inveigh .`
|inventive | Quick at contrivance .`
|inverse | Contrary in tendency or direction .`
Change of order so that the first shall become last and the last first |inversion .`
turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction |invert .`
One who investigates |investigator .`
One who invests money |investor .`
|inveterate | Habitual .`
|invidious | Showing or feeling envy .`
animate |invigorate .`
|invincible | Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome .`
|inviolable | Incapable of being injured or disturbed .`
call on for assistance or protection |invoke .`
|involuntary | Unwilling .`
Complication |involution .`
draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively |involve .`
|invulnerable | That can not be wounded or hurt .`
With no outward manifestation |inwardly ad.`
A small or insignificant mark or part |iota .`
|irascible | Prone to anger .`
|irate | Moved to anger .`
Wrath |ire .`
A many-colored appearance |iridescence .`
|iridescent | Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light .`
afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue |irk .`
|irksome | Wearisome .`
Censure or ridicule under cover of praise or compliment |irony .`
Luster |irradiance .`
render clear and intelligible |irradiate .`
|irrational | Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding .`
|irreducible | That can not be lessened .`
|irrefragable | That can not be refuted or disproved .`
|irrefrangible | That can not be broken or violated .`
|irrelevant | Inapplicable .`
|irreligious | Indifferent or opposed to religion .`
|irreparable | That can not be rectified or made amends for .`
|irrepressible | That can not be restrained or kept down .`
|irresistible | That can not be successfully withstood or opposed .`
|irresponsible | Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities .`
The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things |irreverence .`
|irreverent | Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things .`
|irreverential | Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things .`
|irreversible | Irrevocable .`
|irrigant | Serving to water lands by artificial means .`
water, as land, by ditches or other artificial means |irrigate .`
|irritable | Showing impatience or ill temper on little provocation .`
The quality of producing vexation |irritancy .`
A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension |irritant .`
excite ill temper or impatience in |irritate .`
Sudden invasion |irruption .`
An island |isle .`
A little island |islet .`
A line joining points at which the barometric pressure is the same at a specified moment |isobar .`
|isochronous | Relating to or denoting equal intervals of time .`
separate from others of its kind |isolate .`
|isothermal | Having or marking equality of temperature .`
|itinerant | Wandering .`
A detailed account or diary of a journey |itinerary .`
wander from place to place |itinerate .`
Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech |jargon .`
A morbid condition, due to obstructed excretion of bile or characterized by yellowing of the ski.`|jaundice .`
imperil |jeopardize .`
One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited and demonstrative foreign policy |Jingo .`
|jocose | Done or made in jest .`
|jocular | Inclined to joke .`
A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake |joggle .`
keep a diary |journalize .`
|jovial | Merry .`
Exultation |jubilation .`
The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion is reached |judgment .`
Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment |judicature .`
|judicial | Pertaining to the administration of justice .`
That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and criminal justice |judiciary .`
|judicious | Prudent .`
play tricks of sleight of hand |juggle .`
The art or practice of sleight of hand |jugglery .`
|jugular | Pertaining to the throat .`
|juicy | Succulent .`
The condition of being joined |junction .`
An articulation, joint, or seam |juncture .`
A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government |junta .`
|juridical | Assumed by law to exist .`
Lawful power or right to exercise official authority |jurisdiction .`
The science of rights in accordance with positive law |jurisprudence .`
One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice |juror .`
engage in a tilt with lances on horseback |joust .`
Vindication |justification .`
|juvenile | Characteristic of youth .`
place close together |juxtapose .`
Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of the giver |keepsake .`
A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or neck |kerchief .`
A grain or seed |kernel .`
An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products |kiln .`
One thousand liters |kiloliter .`
A length of 1,000 meters |kilometer .`
One thousand watts |kilowatt .`
A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan |kimono .`
|kind-hearted | Having a kind and sympathetic nature .`
A petty king |kingling .`
Royal state |kingship .`
pl|kinsfolk .`
|Relatives .`
Deceitfulness in dealing |knavery .`
mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especially with the hands |knead .`
A small article, more for ornament that use |knickknack .`
One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure |knight errant .`
Chivalry |knighthood .`
|laborious | ilsome .`
A maze |labyrinth .`
tear rudely or raggedly |lacerate .`
|lackadaisical | Listless .`
The secretion of milk |lactation .`
|lacteal | Milky .`
|lactic | Pertaining to milk .`
A lad |laddie .`
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids |ladle .`
|laggard | Falling behind .`
Landowner |landholder .`
A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements |landlord .`
A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of |landmark .`
A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation |landscape .`
|languid | Relaxed .`
Lassitude of body or depression |languor .`
A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just |lapse .`
|lascivious | Lustful .`
A little lass |lassie .`
|latent | Dormant .`
The state of being dormant |latency .`
At a subsequent time |later ad.`
|lateral | Directed toward the side .`
|latish | Rather late .`
Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars |lattice .`
praise in words or song |laud .`
|laudable | Praiseworthy .`
High praise |laudation .`
|laudatory | Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise .`
Washerwoman |laundress .`
|laureate | Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction .`
wash or bathe |lave .`
A legislator |lawgiver .`
A legislator |lawmaker .`
|lax | Not stringent or energetic .`
|laxative | Having power to open or loosen the bowels .`
A field |lea .`
A little leaf or a booklet |leaflet .`
make light by fermentation, as dough |leaven .`
That side or direction toward which the wind blows |leeward .`
|left-handed | Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right .`
A bequest |legacy .`
give the authority of law to |legalize .`
A covering for the leg |legging .`
|legible | That may be read with ease .`
A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of Honor |legionary .`
make or enact a law or laws |legislate .`
|legislative | That makes or enacts laws .`
A lawgiver |legislator .`
Accordance with law |legitimacy .`
|legitimate | Having the sanction of law or established custom .`
Spare time |leisure .`
Forbearance |leniency .`
|lenient | Not harsh .`
|leonine | Like a lion .`
Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind |lethargy .`
An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow |levee .`
That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power |lever .`
Any large animal, as a whale |leviathan .`
Frivolity |levity .`
impose and collect by force or threat of force |levy .`
|lewd | Characterized by lust or lasciviousness .`
One who makes dictionaries |lexicographer .`
The making of dictionaries |lexicography .`
A dictionary |lexicon .`
|liable | Justly or legally responsible .`
Defamation |libel .`
Opposition to conservatism |liberalism .`
set free or release from bondage |liberate .`
|licentious | Wanton .`
|licit | Lawful .`
|liege | Sovereign .`
A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge |lien .`
Stead |lieu .`
|lifelike | Realistic .`
|lifelong | Lasting or continuous through life .`
The time that life continues |lifetime .`
That which binds objects together |ligament .`
Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying |ligature .`
|light-hearted | Free from care .`
|ligneous | Having the texture of appearance of wood .`
A probability |likelihood .`
|likely | Plausible .`
Fondness |liking .`
A restriction |limitation .`
|linear | Of the nature of a line .`
A vessel belonging to a steamship-line |liner .`
Language |lingo .`
The tongue |lingua .`
|lingual | Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance .`
One who is acquainted with several languages |linguist .`
The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words |linguistics .`
A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc |liniment .`
|liquefacient | Possessing a liquefying nature or power .`
convert into a liquid or into liquid form |liquefy .`
An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances |liqueur .`
deliver the amount or value of |liquidate .`
Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid |liquor .`
|listless | Inattentive .`
The state or condition of knowing how to read and write |literacy .`
|literal | Following the exact words .`
The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively |literature .`
|lithe | Supple .`
|lithesome | Nimble .`
A print made by printing from stone |lithograph .`
In engraving, an etched stone surface for printing |lithotype .`
A party to a lawsuit |litigant .`
cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law |litigate .`
|litigious | Quarrelsome .`
|littoral | Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore .`
A ritual |liturgy .`
Means of subsistence |livelihood .`
|livid | Black-and-blue, as contused flesh .`
A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay |loam .`
|loath | Averse .`
abominate |loathe .`
|locative | Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs .`
A lake |loch .`
The act or power of moving from one place to another |locomotion .`
A somewhat continuous unstratified metal- bearing vein |lode .`
The act of furnishing with temporary quarters |lodgment .`
The science of correct thinking |logic .`
|logical | Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning .`
An expert reasoner |logician .`
One who consumes time idly |loiterer .`
Solitude |loneliness .`
Unusually prolonged life |longevity .`
plunder |loot .`
|loquacious | Talkative .`
A little lord |lordling .`
A lake or loch |lough .`
A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals |louse .`
|lovable | Amiable .`
|low-spirited | Despondent .`
Rudely |lowly ad.`
|lucid | Mentally sound .`
|lucrative | Highly profitable .`
|ludicrous | Laughable .`
One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light |luminary .`
|luminescent | Showing increase of light .`
Showing increase |luminescence .`
The quality of giving or radiating light |luminosity .`
|luminous | Giving or radiating light .`
Mental unsoundness |lunacy .`
|lunar | Pertaining to the moon .`
An insane person |lunatic .`
The moon |lune .`
|lurid | Ghastly and sensational .`
|luscious | Rich, sweet, and delicious .`
|lustrous | Shining .`
Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity |luxuriance .`
|luxuriant | Abundant or superabundant in growth .`
live sumptuously |luxuriate .`
Untruthfulness |lying .`
One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class |lyre .`
|lyric | Fitted for expression in song .`
cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone |macadamize .`
The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively |machinery .`
One who makes or repairs machines, or uses metal-working tools |machinist .`
The whole of any sphere or department of nature or knowledge to which man is related |macrocosm .`
inflame with passion |madden .`
A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infant Jesus |Madonna .`
A sorcerer |magician .`
|magisterial | Having an air of authority .`
The office or dignity of a magistrate |magistracy .`
|magnanimous | Generous in treating or judging others .`
A person of rank or importance |magnate .`
A body possessing that peculiar form of polarity found in nature in the lodestone |magnet .`
make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily |magnetize .`
The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power |magnificence .`
|magnificent | Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action .`
Importance |magnitude .`
A great Hindu prince |maharaja .`
Virginity |maidenhood .`
hold or preserve in any particular state or condition |maintain .`
That which supports or sustains |maintenance .`
Indian corn: usually in the United States called simply corn |maize .`
The arrangements or combination of the parts of which anything is composed |makeup .`
Any physical disease or disorder, especially a chronic or deep-seated one |malady .`
A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating |malaria .`
One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs |malcontent .`
The calling down of a curse or curses |malediction .`
One who injures another |malefactor .`
|maleficent | Mischievous .`
Ill will |malevolence .`
|malevolent | Wishing evil to others .`
speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely |malign .`
|malignant | Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief .`
|malleable | Pliant .`
A wooden hammer |mallet .`
treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively |maltreat .`
A place or structure dangerous to human life |man-trap .`
A command |mandate .`
|mandatory | Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory .`
The long hair growing upon and about the neck of certain animals, as the horse and the lion |mane .`
An animal that devours human beings |man-eater .`
make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy |maneuver .`
Insanity |mania .`
a person raving with madness |maniac .`
A public declaration, making announcement, explanation or defense of intentions, or motives |manifesto .`
|manlike | Like a man .`
The qualities characteristic of a true man, as bravery, resolution, etc |manliness .`
Constant or excessive adherence to one manner, style, or peculiarity, as of action or conduct |mannerism .`
The landed estate of a lord or nobleman |manor .`
The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usual shelf above it |mantel .`
A cloak |mantle .`
A person engaged in manufacturing as a business |manufacturer .`
Emancipation |manumission .`
set free from bondage |manumit .`
|marine | Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea .`
|maritime | Situated on or near the sea .`
put ashore and abandon (a person ~ on a desolate coast or island |maroon .`
|martial | Pertaining to war or military operations .`
|Martian | Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet .`
Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle |martyrdom .`
be astonished and perplexed because of (something |marvel .`
The art or work of constructing, as buildings, walls, etc|masonry .`
|, with regularly arranged stones .`
A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be disguised |masquerade .`
The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings |massacre .`
|massive | Of considerable bulk and weight .`
A superior production |masterpiece .`
The attainment of superior skill |mastery .`
That of which anything is composed or may be constructed |material .`
take perceptible or substantial form |materialize .`
|maternal | Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood .`
An entertainment (especially theatrical ~ held in the daytime |matinee .`
The killing, especially the murdering, of one's mother |matricide .`
The union of a man and a woman in marriage |matrimony .`
That which contains and gives shape or form to anything |matrix .`
Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality |matter of fact .`
|maudlin | Foolishly and tearfully affectionate .`
A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions |mausoleum .`
|mawkish | Sickening or insipid .`
A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide |maxim .`
A labyrinth |maze .`
A meadow |mead .`
|meager | scanty .`
|mealy-mouthed | Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly .`
wind and turn while proceeding in a course |meander .`
The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of forces |mechanics .`
A large medal |medallion .`
|meddlesome | Interfering .`
|medial | Of or pertaining to the middle .`
effect by negotiating as an agent between parties |mediate .`
A substance possessing or reputed to possess curative or remedial properties |medicine .`
|medieval | Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages .`
|mediocre | Ordinary .`
The turning or revolving of a subject in the mind |meditation .`
A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous whole |medley .`
make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition |meliorate .`
|mellifluous | Sweetly or smoothly flowing .`
|melodious | Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds .`
A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents |melodrama .`
A souvenir |memento .`
|memorable | Noteworthy .`
A threat |menace .`
A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition |menagerie .`
|mendacious | Untrue .`
A beggar |mendicant .`
Intellectuality |mentality .`
A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend |mentor .`
|mercantile | Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial .`
|mercenary | Greedy .`
|merciful | Disposed to pity and forgive .`
|merciless | Cruel .`
|meretricious | Alluring by false or gaudy show .`
hypnotize |mesmerize .`
pl|messieurs .`
|Gentlemen .`
An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous |metal .`
The art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by smelting |metallurgy .`
A passing from one form or shape into another |metamorphosis .`
A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other |metaphor .`
|metaphysical | Philosophical .`
One skilled in metaphysics |metaphysician .`
The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any particular science |metaphysics .`
apportion |mete .`
Transition of the soul of a human being at death into another body, whether human or beast |metempsychosis .`
|meticulous | Over-cautious .`
A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes |metonymy .`
|metric | Relating to measurement .`
An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music |metronome .`
A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state |metropolis .`
|metropolitan | Pertaining to a chief city .`
Courage |mettle .`
|mettlesome | Having courage or spirit .`
The world or universe on a small scale |microcosm .`
An instrument for measuring very small angles or dimensions |micrometer .`
An apparatus for magnifying faint sounds |microphone .`
An instrument for assisting the eye in the vision of minute objects or features of objects |microscope .`
|microscopic | Adapted to or characterized by minute observation .`
The art of examing objects with the microscope |microscopy .`
The middle of the summer |midsummer .`
A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth |midwife .`
The external appearance or manner of a person |mien .`
|migrant | Wandering .`
remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another |migrate .`
|migratory | Wandering .`
A distance in miles |mileage .`
|militant | Of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency .`
A policy of maintaining great standing armies |militarism .`
have weight or influence (in determining a question |militate .`
Those citizens, collectively, who are enrolled and drilled in temporary military organizations |militia .`
The galaxy |Milky Way .`
A grass cultivated for forage and cereal |millet .`
imitate the speech or actions of |mimic .`
|miniature | Much smaller than reality or that the normal size .`
reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree |minimize .`
A servile favorite |minion .`
Any religious ceremonial |ministration .`
A service |ministry .`
The smaller in number of two portions into which a number or a group is divided |minority .`
|minute | Exceedingly small in extent or quantity .`
A small or unimportant particular or detail |minutia .`
An optical effect looking like a sheet of water in the desert |mirage .`
An unlucky accident |misadventure .`
|misanthropic | Hating mankind .`
Hatred of mankind |misanthropy .`
misunderstand |misapprehend .`
behave ill |misbehave .`
Ill or improper behavior |misbehavior .`
|mischievous | Fond of tricks .`
make a mistake in counting |miscount .`
A villain |miscreant .`
A wrong or improper act |misdeed .`
Evil conduct, small crime |misdemeanor .`
A person given to saving and hoarding unduly |miser .`
Misfortune |mishap .`
misunderstand |misinterpret .`
misplace |mislay .`
manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully |mismanage .`
A name wrongly or mistakenly applied |misnomer .`
Hatred of marriage |misogamy .`
Hatred of women |misogyny .`
put into a wrong place |misplace .`
give a wrong impression |misrepresent .`
misgovern |misrule .`
The book containing the service for the celebration of mass |missal .`
Any object, especially a weapon, thrown or intended to be thrown |missile .`
A message in writing |missive .`
regard with suspicion or jealousy |mistrust .`
|misty | Lacking clearness .`
Take in a wrong sense |misunderstand .`
maltreat |misuse .`
A very small amount, portion, or particle |mite .`
The junction of two bodies at an equally divided angle |miter .`
make milder or more endurable |mitigate .`
A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances |mnemonics .`
A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall |moat .`
Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace |mobocracy .`
A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckskin |moccasin .`
Ridicule |mockery .`
Temperance |moderation .`
The presiding officer of a meeting |moderator .`
The state or character of being modern |modernity .`
make characteristic of the present or of recent times |modernize .`
A change |modification .`
make somewhat different |modify .`
|modish | Fashionable .`
vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound |modulate .`
soothe |mollify .`
cast off, as hair, feathers, etc |molt .`
|momentary | Lasting but a short time .`
|momentous | Very significant .`
An impetus |momentum .`
Government by a single, sovereign ruler |monarchy .`
A dwelling-place occupied in common by persons under religious vows of seclusion |monastery .`
|monetary | Financial .`
The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties |mongrel .`
Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof |monition .`
Admonition or warning |monitory .`
Government by a single person |monocracy .`
The habit of pairing, or having but one mate |monogamy .`
A character consisting of two or more letters interwoven into one, usually initials of a name |monogram .`
A treatise discussing a single subject or branch of a subject |monograph .`
Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece |monolith .`
A story or drama told or performed by one person |monologue .`
The unreasonable pursuit of one idea |monomania .`
The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price |monopoly .`
A word of one syllable |monosyllable .`
The sameness or monotony of utterance |monotone .`
|monotonous | Unchanging and tedious .`
A lack of variety |monotony .`
A French title of respect, equivalent to Mr|monsieur .`
|and sir .`
Anything unnaturally huge or distorted |monstrosity .`
A ray of moonlight |moonbeam .`
A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like |morale .`
A writer on ethics |moralist .`
Virtue |morality .`
render virtuous |moralize .`
An emergency legislation authorizing a government suspend some action temporarily |moratorium .`
|morbid | Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind .`
|mordacious | Biting or giving to biting .`
|mordant | Biting .`
|moribund | On the point of dying .`
|morose | Gloomy .`
the science of organic forms |morphology .`
|motley | Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements .`
An expressive word or pithy sentence enunciating some guiding rule of life, or faith |motto .`
One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise |mountaineer .`
|mountainous | Full of or abounding in mountains .`
As much as can be or is usually put into the or exercise |mouthful .`
confuse or becloud, especially with or as with drink |muddle .`
deaden the sound of, as by wraps |muffle .`
The offspring of a white person and a black person |mulatto .`
A mule-driver |muleteer .`
|multiform | Having many shapes, or appearances .`
the condition of being manifold or very various |multiplicity .`
|mundane | Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial .`
|municipal | Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government .`
A district enjoying municipal government |municipality .`
A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality |munificence .`
|munificent | Extraordinarily generous .`
An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off |muster .`
The act or process of change |mutation .`
disfigure |mutilate .`
Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority |mutiny .`
A vast indefinite number |myriad .`
One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation to acquire truth |mystic .`
The act of artfully perplexing |mystification .`
A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact |myth .`
The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes |mythology .`
|nameless | Having no fame or reputation .`
A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of paints |naphtha .`
The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in love with his reflectio.`|Narcissus .`
tell a story |narrate .`
The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence |narration .`
An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event |narrative .`
One who narrates anything |narrator .`
|narrow-minded | Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments .`
|nasal | Pertaining to the nose .`
|natal | Pertaining to one's birth .`
A connection with a particular nation |nationality .`
According to the usual order of things |naturally ad.`
An affection of the stomach producing dizziness and usually an impulse to vomit |nausea .`
cause to loathe |nauseate .`
|nauseous | Loathsome .`
|nautical | Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation .`
|naval | Pertaining to ships .`
The depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached |navel .`
|navigable | Capable of commercial navigation .`
traverse by ship |navigate .`
A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance |nebula .`
|necessary | Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result .`
render indispensable |necessitate .`
That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired |necessity .`
A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time |necrology .`
One who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead |necromancer .`
A city of the dead |necropolis .`
the death of part of the body |necrosis .`
Any especially sweet and delicious drink |nectar .`
A variety of the peach |nectarine .`
Embroidery |needlework .`
|needy | Being in need, want, or poverty .`
|nefarious | Wicked in the extreme .`
deny |negate .`
The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a proposition |negation .`
|neglectful | Exhibiting or indicating omission .`
A loose gown worn by women |negligee .`
Omission of that which ought to be done |negligence .`
|negligent | Apt to omit what ought to be done .`
|negligible | Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery .`
bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property |negotiable .`
A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance |Nemesis .`
Government administered by new or untried persons |neocracy .`
Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students |neo-Darwinsim .`
Modernized Latin |neo-Latin .`
A new or revived paganism |neopaganism .`
|Neolithic | Pertaining to the later stone age .`
The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words |neology .`
|neophyte | Having the character of a beginner .`
adjust cozily in snug quarters |nestle .`
|nestling | Recently hatched .`
excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure in |nettle .`
Anything that presents a system of cross- lines |network .`
|neural | Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system .`
The science of the nervous system |neurology .`
|neuter | Neither masculine nor feminine .`
|neutral | Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants .`
|nevertheless (conj ~ Notwithstanding .`
|Newtonian | Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher .`
|niggardly | Stingy.`
|(no longer acceptable to use .`
An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be known |nihilist .`
Nothing |nil .`
|nimble | Light and quick in motion or action .`
The egg of a louse or some other insect |nit .`
|nocturnal | Of or pertaining to the night .`
|noiseless | Silent .`
|noisome | Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell .`
|noisy | Clamorous .`
|nomad | Having no fixed abode .`
|nomic | Usual or customary .`
|nominal | Trivial .`
designate as a candidate for any office |nominate .`
The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office |nomination .`
One who receives a nomination |nominee .`
That which does not exist |non-existent .`
|non-resident | Not residing within a given jurisdiction .`
A state of mind indicating lack of interest |nonchalance .`
One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that of fighting |non-combatant .`
|nondescript | Indescribable .`
A person or thing of little or no account |nonentity .`
One who or that which is of unequaled excellence |nonpareil .`
A model |norm .`
The state of being normal |normalcy .`
|Norman | Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France .`
Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character |nostrum .`
|noticeable | Perceptible .`
|notorious | Unfavorably known to the general public .`
A short novel |novellette .`
A beginner in any business or occupation |novice .`
In the present time or age |nowadays ad.`
In no place or state |nowhere ad.`
|noxious | Hurtful .`
A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind |nuance .`
A central point or part about which matter is aggregated |nucleus .`
|nude | Naked .`
|nugatory | Having no power or force .`
That which annoys, vexes, or irritates |nuisance .`
The act or art of reading or naming numbers |numeration .`
|numerical | Of or pertaining to number .`
A convent for nuns |nunnery .`
|nuptial | Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony .`
The process of fostering or promoting growth |nurture .`
That which nourishes |nutriment .`
|nutritive | Having nutritious properties .`
|oaken | Made of or from oak .`
Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope |oakum .`
|obdurate | Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity .`
A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative |obelisk .`
|obese | Exceedingly fat .`
Excessive fatness |obesity .`
|obituary | A published notice of a death .`
|objective | Grasping and representing facts as they are .`
One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling |objector .`
hold to the fulfillment of duty |obligate .`
|obligatory | Binding in law or conscience .`
|oblique | Slanting; said of lines .`
cause to disappear |obliterate .`
The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten |oblivion .`
|oblong | Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated .`
|obnoxious | Detestable .`
Funeral rites |obsequies .`
|obsequious | Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another .`
A traditional form or customary act |observance .`
|observant | Quick to notice .`
A building designed for systematic astronomical observations |observatory .`
The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse |obsolescence .`
|obsolescent | Passing out of use, as a word .`
|obsolete | No longer practiced or accepted .`
A practitioner of midwifery |obstetrician .`
The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during pregnancy |obstetrics .`
Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way |obstinacy .`
|obstreperous | Boisterous .`
fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part |obstruct .`
Hindrance |obstruction .`
be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence |obtrude .`
|obtrusive | Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence .`
turn the front or principal side of (a thing ~ toward any person or object |obvert .`
clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty |obviate .`
An important event or celebration |occasion .`
The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions |Occident .`
absorb, as a gas by a metal |occlude .`
|occult | Existing but not immediately perceptible .`
A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner |occupant .`
A happening |occurrence .`
A figure with eight sides and eight angles |octagon .`
A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other |octave .`
A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves |octavo .`
|octogenarian | A person of between eighty and ninety years .`
|ocular | Of or pertaining to the eye .`
One versed or skilled in treating diseases of the eye |oculist .`
An eccentricity |oddity .`
The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung |ode .`
|odious | Hateful .`
A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust |odium .`
|odoriferous | Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one .`
|odorous | Having an odor, especially a fragrant one .`
|off | Farther or more distant .`
Without preparation |offhand ad.`
act as an officer or leader |officiate .`
|officious | Intermeddling with what is not one's concern .`
Something that branches off from the parent stock |offshoot .`
A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings |ogre .`
A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists|ointment .`
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|olfactory | of or pertaining to the sense of smell .`
A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace |olive-branch .`
|ominous | Portentous .`
Exclusion |omission .`
Unlimited and universal power |omnipotence .`
|Omnipotent | Possessed of unlimited and universal power .`
Unlimited or infinite knowledge |omniscience .`
|omniscient | Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge .`
|omnivorous | Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately .`
|onerous | Burdensome or oppressive .`
Onset |onrush .`
An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification |onset .`
A violent onset |onslaught .`
A burden or responsibility |onus .`
The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints |opalescence .`
|opaque | Impervious to light .`
put in action and supervise the working of |operate .`
|operative | Active .`
One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus |operator .`
A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act |operetta .`
A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge |opinion .`
One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport |opponent .`
|opportune | Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment .`
One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends |opportunist .`
Favorable or advantageous chance or opening |opportunity .`
|opposite | Radically different or contrary in action or movement .`
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil |opprobrium .`
Pertaining to the eye or vision |optic .`
One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses |optician .`
The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight |optics .`
The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best |optimism .`
The right, power, or liberty of choosing |option .`
Measurement of the powers of vision |optometry .`
Affluence |opulence .`
|opulent | Wealthy .`
|oral | Uttered through the mouth .`
deliver an elaborate or formal public speech |orate .`
An elaborate or formal public speech |oration .`
One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech |orator .`
A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures |oratorio .`
The art of public speaking |oratory .`
Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc |ordeal .`
That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third |ordinal .`
A consecration to the ministry |ordination .`
A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war |ordnance .`
Wild or wanton revelry |orgies .`
The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be |origin .`
|original | Not copied nor produced by imitation .`
cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of |originate .`
|ornate | Ornamented to a marked degree .`
|orthodox | Holding the commonly accepted faith .`
Acceptance of the common faith |orthodoxy .`
|orthogonal | Having or determined by right angles .`
|orthopedic | Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity .`
One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity |orthopedist .`
swing back and forth |oscillate .`
kiss |osculate .`
to convert into bone |ossify .`
A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery |ostentation .`
Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics |ostracism .`
exclude from public or private favor |ostracize .`
be under moral obligation to be or do |ought .`
eject |oust .`
Genuinely |out-and-out ad.`
A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained |outbreak .`
A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual |outburst .`
One rejected and despised, especially socially |outcast .`
A vehement or loud cry or clamor |outcry .`
surpass |outdo .`
|outlandish | Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action .`
last longer than |outlast .`
A habitual lawbreaker |outlaw .`
continue to exist after |outlive .`
|out-of-the-way | Remotely situated .`
A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise |outpost .`
A gross infringement of morality or decency |outrage .`
|outrageous | Shocking in conduct .`
reach or go beyond |outreach .`
ride faster than |outride .`
A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support |outrigger .`
Entirely |outright ad.`
A border region |outskirt .`
extend |outstretch .`
go beyond |outstrip .`
surpass in importance or excellence |outweigh .`
overtax the strength of |overdo .`
An excessive dose, usually so large a dose of a medicine that its effect is toxic |overdose .`
eat to excess |overeat .`
A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over |overhang .`
leap beyond |overleap .`
One who holds supremacy over another |overlord .`
pass across or over, as a river |overpass .`
pay or reward in excess |overpay .`
gain supremacy or victory over by superior power |overpower .`
Excessive production |overproduction .`
stretch out too far |overreach .`
infest or ravage |overrun .`
superintend |oversee .`
A supervisor |overseer .`
cast into the shade or render insignificant by comparison |overshadow .`
step beyond |overstride .`
vanquish an established ruler or government |overthrow .`
A harmonic |overtone .`
An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet |overture .`
Preponderance |overweight .`
bring into a peaceful state |pacify .`
A bundle, as of letters |packet .`
A covenant |pact .`
A worshiper of false gods |pagan .`
A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one |pageant .`
The roof of the mouth |palate .`
|palatial | Magnificent .`
The branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms |paleontology .`
A thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for painting |palette .`
A retraction |palinode .`
make dull by satiety |pall .`
cause to appear less guilty |palliate .`
|pallid | Of a pale or wan appearance .`
perceptible by feeling or touch |palpable .`
Paralysis |palsy .`
|paly | Lacking color or brilliancy .`
A brief treatise or essay, usually on a subject of current interest |pamphlet .`
compose or issue pamphlets, especially controversial ones |pamphleteer .`
A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases |panacea .`
|Pan-American | Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South .`
|pandemic | Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease .`
A fiendish or riotous uproar |pandemonium .`
A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act |panegyric .`
A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame |panel .`
A sudden, unreasonable, overpowering fear |panic .`
A full set of armor |panoply .`
A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene |panorama .`
The worship of nature for itself or its beauty |pantheism .`
A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof |Pantheon .`
Sign-language |pantomime .`
A very wide-angled photographic lens |pantoscope .`
The official head of the Roman Catholic Church |papacy .`
The writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans |papyrus .`
A brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral |parable .`
A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief |paradox .`
A model of excellence |paragon .`
cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts |parallel .`
Essential likeness |parallelism .`
Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles |paralysis .`
deprive of the power to act |paralyze .`
|paramount | Supreme in authority .`
One who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress |paramour .`
Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment |paraphernalia .`
Translate freely |paraphrase .`
cut, shave, or remove (the outside ~ from anything |pare .`
The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect |parentage .`
A member of a degraded class; a social outcast |Pariah .`
The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor |parish .`
|Parisian | Of or pertaining to the city of Paris .`
Equality, as of condition or rank |parity .`
Mode of speech |parlance .`
converse in |parley .`
A legislative body |parliament .`
A room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests |parlor .`
render ludicrous by imitating the language of |parody .`
|paronymous | Derived from the same root or primitive word .`
A sudden outburst of any kind of activity |paroxysm .`
The murder of a parent |parricide .`
describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word |parse .`
|parsimonious | Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money .`
|partible | Separable .`
One having a share or part |participant .`
receive or have a part or share of |participate .`
That which separates anything into distinct parts |partition .`
|partisan | Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party .`
|passible | Capable of feeling of suffering .`
|passive | Unresponsive .`
|pastoral | Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life .`
|paternal | Fatherly .`
Fatherhood |paternity .`
The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy |pathos .`
The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right |patriarch .`
|patrician | Of senatorial or noble rank .`
An inheritance from an ancestor, especially from one's father |patrimony .`
Love and devotion to one's country |patriotism .`
exercise an arrogant condescension toward |patronize .`
|patronymic | Formed after one's father's name .`
mumble something over and over |patter .`
Fewness |paucity .`
One without means of support |pauper .`
Dependence on charity |pauperism .`
An open structure for temporary shelter |pavilion .`
A person to whom money has been or is to be paid |payee .`
|peaceable | Tranquil .`
|peaceful | Tranquil .`
|peccable | Capable of sinning .`
A small breach of propriety or principle |peccadillo .`
|peccant | Guilty .`
|pectoral | Pertaining to the breast or thorax .`
|pecuniary | Consisting of money .`
The science and art of teaching |pedagogics .`
A schoolmaster |pedagogue .`
The science and art of teaching |pedagogy .`
A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines |pedal .`
A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning |pedant .`
go about with a small stock of goods to sell |peddle .`
A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase |pedestal .`
One who journeys on foot |pedestrian .`
The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseases of childhood |pediatrics .`
One's line of ancestors |pedigree .`
One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail |peddler .`
The nobility |peerage .`
|peerless | Of unequaled excellence or worth .`
|peevish | Petulant.`
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|pellucid | Translucent .`
The consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law |penalty .`
Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an expression of penitence |penance .`
A bias in favor of something |penchant .`
Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use |pendant .`
|pendulous | Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part .`
A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock |pendulum .`
|penetrable | That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force .`
enter or force a way into the interior parts of |penetrate .`
Discernment |penetration .`
|peninsular | Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water .`
Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone |penitence .`
|penitential | Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone .`
A small flag |pennant .`
A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her |pension .`
A figure having five points or lobes |pentagram .`
|pentavalent | Quinqeuvalent .`
The number five |pentad .`
A figure, especially, with five angles and five sides |pentagon .`
A solid bounded by five plane faces |pentahedron .`
In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet |pentameter .`
The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same contestants |pentathlon .`
|penultimate | A syllable or member of a series that is last but one .`
|penurious | Excessively sparing in the use of money .`
Indigence |penury .`
walk about |perambulate .`
have knowledge of, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium of the body senses|perceive .`
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|perceptible | Cognizable .`
Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or the external world |perception .`
The act of perceiving |percipience .`
One who or that which perceives |percipient .`
filter |percolate .`
A filter |percolator .`
The sharp striking of one body against another |percussion .`
|peremptory | Precluding question or appeal .`
|perennial | Continuing though the year or through many years .`
|perfectible | Capable of being made perfect .`
Treachery |perfidy .`
make a hole or holes through |perforate .`
accomplish |perform .`
The preparation of perfumes |perfumery .`
|perfunctory | Half-hearted .`
Possibly |perhaps ad.`
The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth |perigee .`
The habit or characteristic of recurrence at regular intervals |periodicity .`
|peripatetic | Walking about .`
swear falsely to |perjure .`
A solemn assertion of a falsity |perjury .`
A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the essential form or nature|permanence .`
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|permanent | Durable .`
pervade |permeate .`
|permissible | That may be allowed .`
Reciprocal change, different ordering of same items |permutation .`
|pernicious | Tending to kill or hurt .`
|perpendicular | Straight up and down .`
The doer of a wrong or a criminal act |perpetrator .`
preserve from extinction or oblivion |perpetuate .`
Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages |perquisite .`
Harsh or malignant oppression |persecution .`
A persistence in purpose and effort |perseverance .`
continue striving in spite of discouragements |persevere .`
Banter |persiflage .`
continue steadfast against opposition |persist .`
A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like |persistence .`
A man or woman as an individual, especially one of rank or high station |personage .`
|personal | Not general or public .`
The attributes, taken collectively, that make up the character and nature of an individual |personality .`
The force of persons collectively employed in some service |personnel .`
The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view |perspective .`
|perspicacious | Astute .`
Acuteness or discernment |perspicacity .`
|perspicuous | Lucid .`
Sweat |perspiration .`
excrete through the pores of the skin |perspire .`
win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflection |persuade .`
|persuadable | capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings .`
|pertinacious | Persistent or unyielding .`
Unyielding adherence |pertinacity .`
|pertinent | Relevant .`
disturb greatly |perturb .`
Mental excitement or confusion |perturbation .`
The act of reading carefully or thoughtfully |perusal .`
pass or spread through every part |pervade .`
The state of spreading through every part |pervasion .`
|pervasive | Thoroughly penetrating or permeating .`
|perverse | Unreasonable .`
Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose |perversion .`
Wickedness |perversity .`
One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false |pervert .`
|pervious | Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance .`
A raging epidemic |pestilence .`
|pestilent | Having a malign influence or effect .`
|pestilential | having the nature of or breeding pestilence .`
fail or lose power, efficiency, or value |peter .`
convert into a substance of stony hardness and character |petrify .`
The character or condition of being impatient, capricious or petulant |petulance .`
|petulant | Displaying impatience .`
A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of medicines for the use of druggists|pharmacopoeia .`
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The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines |pharmacy .`
|phenomenal | Extraordinary or marvelous .`
Any unusual occurrence |phenomenon .`
play at courtship with a woman |philander .`
|philanthropic | Benevolent .`
One who endeavors to help his fellow men |philanthropist .`
Active humanitarianism |philanthropy .`
The study and collection of stamps|philately .`
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|philharmonic | Fond of music .`
One who is fond of women |philogynist .`
An expert in linguistics |philologist .`
The study of language in connection with history and literature |philology .`
seek ultimate causes and principles |philosophize .`
The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation of anything |philosophy .`
|phlegmatic | Not easily roused to feeling or action .`
|phonetic | Representing articulate sounds or speech .`
|phonic | Pertaining to the nature of sound .`
A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound |phonogram .`
The science of human vocal sounds |phonology .`
The property of emitting light |phosphorescence .`
|photoelectric | Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity .`
Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights |photometer .`
The art of measuring the intensity of light |photometry .`
A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy |physicist .`
The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy |physics .`
The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth |physiocracy .`
The external appearance merely |physiognomy .`
Description of nature |physiography .`
The science of organic functions |physiology .`
The physical structure or organization of a person |physique .`
|picayune | Of small value .`
A small flute |piccolo .`
A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass |piece .`
Gradually |piecemeal ad.`
Open robbery, as in war |pillage .`
A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scor.`|pillory .`
An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot |pincers .`
An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot |pinchers .`
A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak |pinnacle .`
One among the first to explore a country |pioneer .`
|pious | Religious .`
excite a slight degree of anger in |pique .`
|piteous | Compassionate .`
|pitiable | Contemptible .`
|pitiful | Wretched .`
|pitiless | Hard-hearted .`
Any small portion or meager allowance |pittance .`
bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness |placate .`
|placid | Serene .`
The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them as one's own |plagiarism .`
A polar projection of the heavens on a chart |planisphere .`
The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be changed |plasticity .`
A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace |platitude .`
An expression of applause |plaudit .`
|plausible | Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt .`
|playful | Frolicsome .`
A maker of plays for the stage |playwright .`
An argument to obtain some desired action |plea .`
|pleasant | Agreeable .`
|pleasurable | Affording gratification .`
|plebeian | Common .`
The person to whom anything is pledged |pledgee .`
One who gives a pledge |pledgeor .`
|plenary | Entire .`
A person fully empowered to transact any business |plenipotentiary .`
Abundance |plenitude .`
|plenteous | Abundant .`
A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something |plumb .`
A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical |plummet .`
|pluperfect | Expressing past time or action prior to some other past time or action .`
|plural | Containing or consisting of more than one .`
A majority |plurality .`
A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by means of their money |plutocracy .`
|pneumatic | Pertaining to or consisting of air or gas .`
Poetry |poesy .`
An inferior poet |poetaster .`
|poetic | Pertaining to poetry .`
The rules and principles of poetry |poetics .`
Severity or acuteness, especially of pain or grief |poignancy .`
|poignant | Severely painful or acute to the spirit .`
Equilibrium |poise .`
|polar | Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especially of the earth .`
The art of controversy or disputation |polemics .`
The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a flowering plant |pollen .`
contaminate |pollute .`
Government by several or many persons of what- ever class |polyarchy .`
The rule of many |polycracy .`
the fact or condition of having more than one wife or husband at once |polygamy .`
|polyglot | Speaking several tongues .`
A figure having many angles |polygon .`
A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four |polyhedron .`
|polysyllable | Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables .`
|polytechnic | Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts .`
The doctrine or belief that there are more gods than one |polytheism .`
beat with something thick or bulky |pommel .`
The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner |pomposity .`
|pompous | Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner .`
meditate or reflect upon |ponder .`
|ponderous | Unusually weighty or forcible .`
The Pope |pontiff .`
The common people |populace .`
|populous | Containing many inhabitants, especially in proportion to the territory .`
indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs |portend .`
Anything that indicates what is to happen |portent .`
A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc |portfolio .`
present in an orderly manner |posit .`
The manner in which a thing is placed |position .`
|positive | Free from doubt or hesitation .`
A force of men |posse .`
own |possess .`
The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command |possession .`
|possessive | Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command .`
One who owns, enjoys, or controls anything, as property |possessor .`
|possible | Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural .`
make the date of any writing later than the real date |postdate .`
The hinder part |posterior .`
|postgraduate | Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree .`
Something added to a letter after the writer's signature |postscript .`
Power |potency .`
|potent | Physically powerful .`
One possessed of great power or sway |potentate .`
Anything that may be possible |potential .`
A dose of liquid medicine |potion .`
|powerless | Impotent .`
|practicable | Feasible .`
talk about vainly or foolishly |prate .`
utter in simple or childish talk |prattle .`
A statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows |preamble .`
|precarious | Perilous .`
A provision made in advance for some possible emergency or danger |precaution .`
happen first |precede .`
Priority in place, time, or rank |precedence .`
An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule |precedent .`
|precedential | Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule .`
The act of going forward |precession .`
A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff |precipice .`
|precipitant | Moving onward quickly and heedlessly .`
force forward prematurely |precipitate .`
|precise | Exact .`
Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment |precision .`
prevent |preclude .`
|precocious | Having the mental faculties prematurely developed .`
A forerunner or herald |precursor .`
|predatory | Prone to pillaging .`
An incumbent of a given office previous to another |predecessor .`
A difficult, trying situation or plight |predicament .`
state as belonging to something |predicate .`
foretell |predict .`
A prophecy |prediction .`
Ascendancy or preponderance |predominance .`
|predominant | Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree .`
be chief in importance, quantity, or degree |predominate .`
Special eminence |preeminence .`
secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land |preempt .`
The right or act of purchasing before others |preemption .`
preoccupy |preengage .`
settle or arrange beforehand |preestablish .`
exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else |preexist .`
Existence antecedent to something |preexistence .`
A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book |preface .`
|prefatory | Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book .`
hold in higher estimation |prefer .`
|preferable | More desirable than others .`
An object of favor or choice |preference .`
|preferential | Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority .`
Preference |preferment .`
attach at the beginning |prefix .`
|prehensible | Capable of being grasped .`
|prehensile | Adapted for grasping or holding .`
The act of laying hold of or grasping |prehension .`
A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts |prejudice .`
A system of church government |prelacy .`
One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy |prelate .`
An introductory or opening performance |prelude .`
|premature | Coming too soon .`
|premier | First in rank or position .`
A judgment as a conclusion |premise .`
Foreboding |premonition .`
The state of having the mind, attention, or inclination preoccupied |preoccupation .`
fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects |preoccupy .`
foreordain |preordain .`
An act or proceeding designed to bring about some event |preparation .`
|preparatory | Having to do with what is preliminary .`
|preponderant | Prevalent .`
exceed in influence or power |preponderate .`
A preconceived liking |prepossession .`
|preposterous | Utterly ridiculous or absurd .`
|prerogative | Having superior rank or precedence .`
foretell |presage .`
Knowledge of events before they take place |prescience .`
|prescient | Foreknowing .`
|prescript | Prescribed as a rule or model .`
|prescriptible | Derived from authoritative direction .`
An authoritative direction |prescription .`
|presentient | Perceiving or feeling beforehand .`
Foreboding |presentiment .`
Semblance |presentment .`
Conservation |preservation .`
That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved |presumption .`
|presumptuous | Assuming too much .`
A bold or presumptuous assertion |pretension .`
|pretentious | Marked by pretense, conceit, or display .`
|preternatural | Extraordinary .`
A fictitious reason or motive |pretext .`
Frequency |prevalence .`
|prevalent | Of wide extent or frequent occurrence .`
use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention |prevaricate .`
Thwarting |prevention .`
puncture slightly with fine, sharp points |prickle .`
|priggish | Conceited .`
|prim | Stiffly proper .`
|prima | First .`
An elementary reading-book for children |primer .`
|primeval | Belonging to the first ages .`
|primitive | Pertaining to the beginning or early times .`
|principal | Most important .`
The territory of a reigning prince |principality .`
A general truth or proposition |principle .`
A monastic house |priory .`
|pristine | Primitive .`
A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritime war |privateer .`
A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions |privilege .`
Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter |privity .`
|privy | Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction .`
|probate | Relating to making proof, as of a will .`
Any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the like |probation .`
search through and through |probe .`
Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed |probity .`
A manner or method of acting |procedure .`
renew motion or action, as after rest or interruption |proceed .`
Any announcement made in a public manner |proclamation .`
put off till tomorrow or till a future time |procrastinate .`
Delay |procrastination .`
An agent acting for another |proctor .`
One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property |prodigal .`
|prodigious | Immense .`
A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities |prodigy .`
|productive | Yielding in abundance .`
Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other special disciplines |profession .`
A public teacher of the highest grade in a university or college |professor .`
offer to another for acceptance |proffer .`
An advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art, or science |proficiency .`
|proficient | Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry .`
An outline or contour |profile .`
One who profits |profiteer .`
Shameless viciousness |profligacy .`
|profligate | Abandoned to vice .`
|profuse | Produced or displayed in overabundance .`
Offspring |progeny .`
A moving forward or proceeding in course |progression .`
A decree or an order forbidding something |prohibition .`
One who favors the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages |prohibitionist .`
|prohibitory | Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale of alcoholic beverages .`
A prominence |projection .`
A person of the lowest or poorest class |proletarian .`
|prolific | Producing offspring or fruit .`
|prolix | Verbose .`
A prefatory statement or explanation to a poem, discourse, or performance |prologue .`
extend in time or duration |prolong .`
walk for amusement or exercise |promenade .`
The quality of being noticeable or distinguished |prominence .`
|prominent | Conspicuous in position, character, or importance .`
|promiscuous | Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex .`
|promissory | Expressing an engagement to pay .`
A high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea |promontory .`
A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager |promoter .`
proclaim |promulgate .`
Any institution or systematic scheme for propagating a doctrine or system |propaganda .`
spread abroad or from person to person |propagate .`
drive or urge forward |propel .`
|propellant | Propelling .`
One who or that which propels |propeller .`
Any prediction or foretelling |prophecy .`
predict or foretell, especially under divine inspiration and guidance |prophesy .`
|propitious | Kindly disposed .`
|proportionate | Being in proportion .`
Accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles |propriety .`
A driving onward or forward |propulsion .`
|prosaic | Unimaginative .`
That part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra |proscenium .`
reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation |proscribe .`
Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege |proscription .`
One who has been won over from one religious belief to another |proselyte .`
The science of poetical forms |prosody .`
One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especially for minerals |prospector .`
A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking |prospectus .`
|prostrate | Lying prone, or with the head to the ground .`
A leader in any enterprise or contest |protagonist .`
Preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil |protection .`
|protective | Sheltering .`
A defender |protector .`
One specially cared for and favored by another usually older person |protege .`
A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment |Protestant .`
The earliest victim in any cause |protomartyr .`
A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty |protocol .`
The substance that forms the principal portion of an animal or vegetable cell |protoplasm .`
A work, original in character, afterward imitated in form or spirit |prototype .`
prolong |protract .`
push out or thrust forth |protrude .`
The act of protruding |protrusion .`
Something that swells out from a surrounding surface |protuberance .`
|protuberant | Bulging .`
swell or bulge beyond the surrounding surface |protuberate .`
A brief, pithy saying, condensing in witty or striking form the wisdom of experience |proverb .`
|provident | Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies .`
|providential | Effected by divine guidance .`
|provincial | Uncultured in thought and manner .`
A clause in a contract, will, etc|proviso .`
|, by which its operation is rendered conditional .`
An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment |provocation .`
Strength, skill, and intrepidity in battle |prowess .`
Immediately |proximately ad.`
A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter |proxy .`
Caution |prudence .`
|prudential | Proceeding or marked by caution .`
An undue display of modesty or delicacy |prudery .`
|prurient | Inclined to lascivious thoughts and desires .`
A pretended or false apostle |pseudapostle .`
A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer |pseudonym .`
The state or character of using a fictitious name |pseudonymity .`
The branch of medicine that relates to mental disease |psychiatry .`
|psychic | Pertaining to the mind or soul .`
|psychopathic | Morally irresponsible .`
The treatment of mental disease |psychotherapy .`
|pudgy | Small and fat .`
|puerile | Childish .`
|pugnacious | Quarrelsome .`
|puissant | Possessing strength .`
|pulmonary | Pertaining to the lungs .`
|punctilious | Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom .`
|punctual | Observant and exact in points of time .`
|pungent | Affecting the sense of smell .`
The quality of affecting the sense of smell |pungency .`
|punitive | Pertaining to punishment .`
The state or period of being a student |pupilage .`
An intermediate state where souls are made fit for paradise or heaven by expiatory suffering |purgatory .`
cause to whirl, as in an eddy |purl .`
steal |purloin .`
Intent |purport .`
one who supplies |purveyor .`
|pusillanimous | Without spirit or bravery .`
|putrescent | Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied by fetid odors .`
A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body |pyre .`
An insane propensity to set things on fire |pyromania .`
|pyrotechnic | Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture .`
A vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved |pyx .`
Charlatanry |quackery .`
divide into quarters |quadrate .`
multiply by four |quadruple .`
A requisite for an employment, position, right, or privilege |qualification .`
endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, or possessions |qualify .`
A fit of nausea |qualm .`
A puzzling predicament |quandary .`
Magnitude |quantity .`
The enforced isolation of any person or place infected with contagious disease |quarantine .`
|quarrelsome | Irascible .`
One of four equal parts into which anything is or may be divided |quarter .`
|quarterly | Occurring or made at intervals of three months .`
A composition for four voices or four instruments |quartet .`
An eight-page newspaper of any size |quarto .`
A wharf or artificial landing-place on the shore of a harbor or projecting into it |quay .`
|querulous | Habitually complaining .`
make inquiry |query .`
A file of persons waiting in order of their arrival, as for admittance |queue .`
An utterly trivial distinction or objection |quibble .`
Quiet |quiescence .`
|quiescent | Being in a state of repose or inaction .`
|quiet | Making no noise .`
A silencing, suppressing, or ending |quietus .`
The most essential part of anything |quintessence .`
Musical composition arranged for five voices or instruments |quintet .`
Fully |quite ad.`
|Quixotic | Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree .`
|rabid | Affected with rabies or hydrophobia .`
|racy | Exciting or exhilarating to the mind .`
Brilliant or sparkling luster |radiance .`
extend in all directions, as from a source or focus |radiate .`
One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures |radical .`
That from or on which something is developed |radix .`
Good-humored satire |raillery .`
divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions |ramify .`
|ramose | Branch-like .`
|rampant | Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint .`
A bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry |rampart .`
Malice |rancor .`
produce irritation or festering |rankle .`
|rapacious | Disposed to seize by violence or by unlawful or greedy methods .`
|rapid | Having great speed .`
The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war |rapine .`
|rapt | Enraptured .`
|raptorial | Seizing and devouring living prey .`
provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especially of food |ration .`
The formation of opinions by relying upon reason alone, independently of authority |rationalism .`
|raucous | Harsh .`
lay waste by pillage, rapine, devouring, or other destructive methods |ravage .`
|ravenous | Furiously voracious or hungry .`
A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water |ravine .`
Tendency towards a former, or opposite state of things, as after reform, revolution, or inflatio.`|reaction .`
|reactionary | Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction .`
Without objection or reluctance |readily ad.`
put in order after disarrangement |readjust .`
|ready | In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion .`
The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believed really to exist |realism .`
arrange again or in a different order |rearrange .`
give new confidence |reassure .`
|rebellious | Insubordinate .`
A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches |rebuff .`
build again or anew |rebuild .`
oppose by argument or a sufficient answer |rebut .`
withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained |recant .`
repeat again the principal points of |recapitulate .`
capture again |recapture .`
move back or away |recede .`
|receivable | Capable of being or fit to be received - often money .`
|receptive | Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions .`
|recessive | Having a tendency to go back .`
A confirmed criminal |recidivist .`
|reciprocal | Mutually interchangeable or convertible .`
give and take mutually |reciprocate .`
Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed |reciprocity .`
The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory |recitation .`
have a care or thought for |reck .`
|reckless | Foolishly headless of danger .`
demand or to obtain the return or restoration of |reclaim .`
cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position |recline .`
One who lives in retirement or seclusion |recluse .`
A hermitage |reclusory .`
An acknowledgment entered into before a court with condition to do some particular act |recognizance .`
recall the identity of (a person or thing |recognize .`
start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread |recoil .`
recall the knowledge of |recollect .`
|reconcilable | Capable of being adjusted or harmonized .`
make a preliminary examination of for military, surveying, or geological purposes |reconnoiter .`
review with care, especially with a view to a reversal of previous action |reconsider .`
rebuild |reconstruct .`
Resort to or application for help in exigency or trouble |recourse .`
regain |recover .`
A cowardly or faithless person |recreant .`
refresh after labor |recreate .`
The state of becoming raw or sore again |recrudescence .`
|recrudescent | Becoming raw or sore again .`
enlist men for military or naval service |recruit .`
correct |rectify .`
The quality of being upright in principles and conduct |rectitude .`
recover |recuperate .`
happen again or repeatedly, especially at regular intervals |recur .`
cure again |recure .`
|recurrent | Returning from time to time, especially at regular or stated intervals .`
The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged, by paying the debt |redemption .`
|redolent | Smelling sweet and agreeable .`
Smelling sweet and agreeable |redolence .`
|redoubtable | Formidable .`
Rebound |redound .`
set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer |redress .`
|reducible | That may be reduced .`
Excess |redundance .`
|redundant | Constituting an excess .`
restore |reestablish .`
direct or send for information or other purpose |refer .`
One who refers |referrer .`
|referable | Ascribable .`
An umpire |referee .`
A place where some crude material, as sugar or petroleum, is purified |refinery .`
|reflectible | Capable of being turned back .`
The throwing off or back of light, heat, sound, or any form of energy that travels in waves |reflection .`
A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction |reflector .`
|reflexible | Capable of being reflected .`
Change for the better |reform .`
One who carries out a reform |reformer .`
bend or turn from a direct course |refract .`
|refractory | Not amenable to control .`
|refragable | Capable of being refuted .`
Power to refract |refringency .`
|refringent | Having the power to refract .`
Denial of what is asked |refusal .`
prove to be wrong |refute .`
give unusual pleasure |regale .`
pl|regalia .`
|The emblems of royalty .`
Royalty |regality .`
reproduce |regenerate .`
One who is lawfully deputized to administer the government for the time being in the name of the ruler|regent .`
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The killing of a king or sovereign |regicide .`
Particular conduct or administration of affairs |regime .`
A systematized order or course of living with reference to food, clothing and personal habits |regimen .`
A body of soldiers |regiment .`
|regnant | Exercising royal authority in one's own right .`
return to a former place or condition |regress .`
|regretful | Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret .`
restore to a former status, capacity, right rank, or privilege |rehabilitate .`
hold and exercise sovereign power |reign .`
pay back as an equivalent of what has been expended |reimburse .`
A step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal |rein .`
restore to a former state, station, or authority |reinstate .`
say or do again and again |reiterate .`
reunite after separation |rejoin .`
restore to youth |rejuvenate .`
A renewal of youth |rejuvenescence .`
suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery |relapse .`
send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination |relegate .`
yield |relent .`
|relevant | Bearing upon the matter in hand .`
Dependence |reliance .`
|reliant | Having confidence .`
give up using or having |relinquish .`
A casket, coffer, or repository in which relics are kept |reliquary .`
like the taste or savor of |relish .`
Unwillingness |reluctance .`
|reluctant | Unwilling .`
Recollection |remembrance .`
The calling to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge or experience |reminiscence .`
|reminiscent | Pertaining to the recollection of matters of personal interest .`
|remiss | Negligent .`
Temporary diminution of a disease |remission .`
Reconstruct |remodel .`
Reproof |remonstrance .`
|remonstrant | Having the character of a reproof .`
present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong |remonstrate .`
pay or pay for |remunerate .`
Compensation |remuneration .`
The revival of letters, and then of art, which marks the transition from medieval to modern time|Renaissance .`
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A prearranged place of meeting |rendezvous .`
Interpretation |rendition .`
restore after deterioration, as a building |renovate .`
An explicit disclaimer of a right or privilege |renunciation .`
change to a more satisfactory form of organization |reorganize .`
|reparable | Capable of repair .`
The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong |reparation .`
A ready, witty, or apt reply |repartee .`
render of no further effect |repeal .`
force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally |repel .`
|repellent | Having power to force back in a manner, physically or mentally .`
Sorrow for something done or left undone, with desire to make things right by undoing the wrong |repentance .`
A place where things are stored or gathered together |repertory .`
The act of repeating |repetition .`
indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding |repine .`
fill again, as something that has been emptied |replenish .`
|replete | Full to the uttermost .`
A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with the first, as an original |replica .`
A place in which goods are stored |repository .`
find fault with |reprehend .`
|reprehensible | Censurable .`
Expression of blame |reprehension .`
keep under restraint or control |repress .`
|repressible | Able to be kept under restraint or control .`
grant a respite from punishment to |reprieve .`
chide or rebuke for a fault |reprimand .`
Any infliction or act by way of retaliation on an enemy |reprisal .`
One abandoned to depravity and sin |reprobate .`
make a copy of |reproduce .`
The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind |reproduction .`
An expression of disapproval or blame personally addressed to one censured |reproof .`
refuse to have anything to do with |repudiate .`
Thorough dislike |repugnance .`
|repugnant | Offensive to taste and feeling .`
The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy |repulse .`
|repulsive | Grossly offensive .`
hold in general opinion |repute .`
A solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead |requiem .`
|requisite | Necessary .`
Adequate return for good or ill |requital .`
repay either good or evil to, as to a person |requite .`
make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority |rescind .`
place in position of office again |reseat .`
Similarity in quality or form |resemblance .`
be indignant at, as an injury or insult |resent .`
A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept |reservoir .`
A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated |residue .`
The power of springing back to a former position |resilience .`
|resilient | Having the quality of springing back to a former position .`
The exertion of opposite effort or effect |resistance .`
|resistant | Offering or tending to produce resistance .`
|resistive | Having or exercising the power of resistance .`
|resistless | Powerless .`
The quality of being able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations |resonance .`
|resonance | Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations .`
have or produce resonance |resonate .`
That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support |resource .`
Interval of rest |respite .`
|resplendent | Very bright .`
|respondent | Answering .`
Restoration of anything to the one to whom it properly belongs |restitution .`
The act of taking back, or taking again |resumption .`
|resurgent | Surging back or again .`
A return from death to life |resurrection .`
restore from apparent death |resuscitate .`
repay evil with a similar evil |retaliate .`
make an effort to vomit |retch .`
The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession |retention .`
The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance |reticence .`
|reticent | Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance .`
The body of persons who attend a person of importance in travel or public appearance |retinue .`
A retaliatory speech |retort .`
modify the details of |retouch .`
follow backward or toward the place of beginning, as a track or marking |retrace .`
recall or take back (something that one has said |retract .`
cut down or reduce in extent or quantity |retrench .`
recover something by searching |retrieve .`
|retroactive | Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities .`
cause to deteriorate or to move backward |retrograde .`
A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction |retrogression .`
A view or contemplation of something past |retrospect .`
|retrospective | Looking back on the past .`
unite or join again, as after separation |reunite .`
A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown |revelation .`
regard with worshipful veneration |revere .`
|reverent | Humble .`
A return to or toward some former state or condition |reversion .`
return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like |revert .`
heap approach or abuse upon |revile .`
Revision |revisal .`
examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes |revise .`
Repeal |revocation .`
rescind |revoke .`
Rapt or rapturous utterance |rhapsody .`
The art of discourse |rhetoric .`
A showy writer or speaker |rhetorician .`
|ribald | Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity .`
The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable |riddance .`
Looks or acts expressing amused contempt |ridicule .`
|ridiculous | Laughable and contemptible .`
|rife | Abundant .`
Rectitude |righteousness .`
|rightful | Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage .`
Nonsense |rigmarole .`
Inflexibility |rigor .`
|rigorous | Uncompromising .`
A small ripple, as of water |ripplet .`
|risible | capable of exciting laughter .`
A small stream or brook |rivulet .`
|robust | Characterized by great strength or power of endurance .`
A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times |rondo .`
A place where crows congregate to breed |rookery .`
|rotary | Turning around its axis, like a wheel, or so constructed as to turn thus .`
cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel |rotate .`
Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention |rote .`
|rotund | Round from fullness or plumpness .`
|rudimentary | Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development .`
regret extremely |rue .`
|ruffian | A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow .`
|ruminant | Chewing the cud .`
chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated |ruminate .`
separate the parts of by violence |rupture .`
|rustic | Characteristic of dwelling in the country .`
Sorrow for another's misery |ruth .`
make an offering of to deity, especially by presenting on an altar |sacrifice .`
|sacrificial | Offering or offered as an atonement for sin .`
The act of violating or profaning anything sacred |sacrilege .`
|sacrilegious | Impious .`
protect |safeguard .`
|sagacious | Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception .`
|salacious | Having strong sexual desires .`
The condition of standing out distinctly |salience .`
|salient | Standing out prominently .`
|saline | Constituting or consisting of salt .`
|salutary | Beneficial .`
Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act |salutation .`
The opening oration at the commencement in American colleges |salutatory .`
Any act of saving property |salvage .`
A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer |salvo .`
|sanctimonious | Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety .`
approve authoritatively |sanction .`
Holiness |sanctity .`
|sanguinary | Bloody .`
|sanguine | Having the color of blood .`
|sanguineous | Consisting of blood .`
|sapid | Affecting the sense of taste .`
Deep wisdom or knowledge |sapience .`
|sapient | Possessing wisdom .`
|sapiential | Possessing wisdom .`
|saponaceous | Having the nature or quality of soap .`
Cutting and reproachful language |sarcasm .`
A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb |sarcophagus .`
|sardonic | Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic .`
satisfy fully the appetite or desire of |satiate .`
The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices |satire .`
|satiric | Resembling poetry, in which vice, incapacity ,or corruption is held up to ridicule .`
treat with sarcasm or derisive wit |satirize .`
A very lascivious person |satyr .`
A wild and uncivilized human being |savage .`
perceive by taste or smell |savor .`
The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon |scabbard .`
Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands |scarcity .`
|scholarly | Characteristic of an erudite person .`
|scholastic | Pertaining to education or schools .`
The faintest ray |scintilla .`
emit or send forth sparks or little flashes of light |scintillate .`
A range of action or view |scope .`
A man without principle |scoundrel .`
Hasty, careless writing |scribble .`
One who writes or is skilled in writing |scribe .`
Writing or handwriting of the ordinary cursive form |script .`
|Scriptural | Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures .`
Doubt or uncertainty regarding a question of moral right or duty |scruple .`
|scrupulous | Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong .`
|scurrilous | Grossly indecent or vulgar .`
sink (a ship ~ by making holes in the bottom |scuttle .`
A long curved blade for mowing, reaping, etc |scythe .`
A meeting of spirituals for consulting spirits |seance .`
burn on the surface |sear .`
|sebaceous | Pertaining to or appearing like fat .`
|secant | Cutting, especially into two parts .`
withdraw from union or association, especially from a political or religious body |secede .`
Voluntary withdrawal from fellowship, especially from political or religious bodies |secession .`
place, keep, or withdraw from the companionship of others |seclude .`
Solitude |seclusion .`
|secondary | Less important or effective than that which is primary .`
In the second place in order or succession |secondly ad.`
|second-rate | Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc .`
Concealment |secrecy .`
One who attends to correspondence, keeps records|secretary .`
|or does other writing for others .`
|secretive | Having a tendency to conceal .`
|sedate | Even-tempered .`
|sedentary | Involving or requiring much sitting .`
Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid |sediment .`
Conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state |sedition .`
|seditious | Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state .`
entice to surrender chastity |seduce .`
|sedulous | Persevering in effort or endeavor .`
A prophet |seer .`
be violently excited or agitated |seethe .`
A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir |seignior .`
An instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes |seismograph .`
catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly |seize .`
|selective | Having the power of choice .`
Rational self-esteem |self-respect .`
Outward appearance |semblance .`
|semicivilized | Half-civilized .`
|semiconscious | Partially conscious .`
|semiannual | Recurring at intervals of six months .`
A half-circle |semicircle .`
Any assemblage of pupils for real research in some specific study under a teacher |seminar .`
A special school, as of theology or pedagogics |seminary .`
|senile | Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age .`
A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling |sensation .`
The signification conveyed by some word, phrase, or action |sense .`
Power to perceive or feel |sensibility .`
|sensitive | Easily affected by outside operations or influences .`
The sensory apparatus |sensorium .`
|sensual | Pertaining to the body or the physical senses .`
|sensuous | Having a warm appreciation of the beautiful or of the refinements of luxury .`
A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought|sentence .`
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Capacity for sensation or sense-perception |sentience .`
|sentient | Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception .`
Any guard or watch stationed for protection |sentinel .`
|separable | Capable of being disjoined or divided .`
take apart |separate .`
A seceder |separatist .`
|septennial | Recurring every seven years .`
A burial-place |sepulcher .`
|sequacious | Ready to be led .`
That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened |sequel .`
The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time |sequence .`
|sequent | Following in the order of time .`
cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life |sequester .`
confiscate |sequestrate .`
A non-commissioned military officer ranking next above a corporal |sergeant .`
An executive officer in legislative bodies who enforces the orders of the presiding officer |sergeant-at-arms .`
The highest non-commissioned officer in a regiment |sergeant-major .`
Any work done for the benefit of another |service .`
|serviceable | Durable .`
Slavery |servitude .`
Separation |severance .`
Extremely |severely ad.`
A band of six singers or players |sextet .`
|sextuple | Multiplied by six .`
|sheer | Absolute .`
|shiftless | Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability .`
|shrewd | Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances .`
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream, caused by agony or terror |shriek .`
A contraction of any material into less bulk or dimension |shrinkage .`
draw or be drawn into wrinkles |shrivel .`
A mixing or changing the order of things |shuffle .`
A hissing sound |sibilance .`
|sibilant | Made with a hissing sound .`
give a hissing sound to, as in pronouncing the letter s |sibilate .`
|sidelong | Inclining or tending to one side .`
|sidereal | Pertaining to stars or constellations .`
A beleaguerment |siege .`
Importance |significance .`
|significant | Important, especially as pointing something out .`
The meaning conveyed by language, actions, or signs |signification .`
|similar | Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else .`
A comparison which directs the mind to the representative object itself |simile .`
Similarity |similitude .`
make less complex or difficult |simplify .`
Imitate |simulate .`
|simultaneous | Occurring, done, or existing at the same time .`
Any position having emoluments with few or no duties |sinecure .`
burn slightly or superficially |singe .`
|sinister | Evil .`
The quality of curving in and out |sinuosity .`
|sinuous | Curving in and out .`
An opening or cavity |sinus .`
A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe and Scylla |siren .`
hot winds from Africa |sirocco .`
A body of sisters united by some bond of sympathy or by a religious vow |sisterhood .`
One who doubts any statements |skeptic .`
The entertainment of doubt concerning something |skepticism .`
Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars |skiff .`
Desultory fighting between advanced detachments of two armies |skirmish .`
A trick or feat so deftly done that the manner of performance escapes observation |sleight .`
|slight | Of a small importance or significance .`
|slothful | Lazy .`
A person habitually lazy or idle |sluggard .`
|sociable | Inclined to seek company .`
A theory of civil polity that aims to secure the reconstruction of society |socialism .`
|socialist | One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital .`
The philosophical study of society |sociology .`
The sun |Sol .`
Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity |solace .`
|solar | Pertaining to the sun .`
A fusible alloy used for joining metallic surfaces or margins |solder .`
A person engaged in military service |soldier .`
Any violation of established rules or customs |solecism .`
One who represents a client in court of justice; an attorney |solicitor .`
Uneasiness of mind occasioned by desire, anxiety, or fear |solicitude .`
A monologue |soliloquy .`
The time of year when the sun is at its greatest declination |solstice .`
|soluble | Capable of being dissolved, as in a fluid .`
|solvent | Having sufficient funds to pay all debts .`
|somber | Gloomy .`
|somniferous | Tending to produce sleep .`
Oppressive drowsiness |somnolence .`
|somnolent | Sleepy .`
An instrumental composition |sonata .`
A poem of fourteen decasyllabic or octosyllabiclines expressing two successive phrases |sonnet .`
|sonorous | Resonant .`
One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight |soothsayer .`
A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive|sophism .`
|sophistical | Fallacious .`
deprive of simplicity of mind or manner |sophisticate .`
Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive |sophistry .`
A woman's or boy's voice of high range |soprano .`
Witchcraft |sorcery .`
|sordid | Of degraded character or nature .`
A token of remembrance |souvenir .`
|sparse | Thinly diffused .`
|Spartan | Exceptionally brave; rigorously severe .`
|spasmodic | Convulsive .`
assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course |specialize .`
An employment limited to one particular line of work |specialty .`
A coin or coins of gold, silver, copper, or other metal |specie .`
A classificatory group of animals or plants subordinate to a genus |species .`
One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class |specimen .`
|specious | Plausible .`
One who beholds or looks on |spectator .`
Apparition |specter .`
An image formed by rays of light or other radiant energy |spectrum .`
pursue inquiries and form conjectures |speculate .`
One who makes an investment that involves a risk of loss, but also a chance of profit |speculator .`
The state or condition of being a sphere |sphericity .`
A body having nearly the form of a sphere |spheroid .`
An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces |spherometer .`
|spinous | Having spines .`
A woman who has never been married |spinster .`
|spontaneous | Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause .`
|sprightly | Vivacious .`
|spurious | Not genuine .`
quarrel |squabble .`
|squalid | Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance .`
One who settles on land without permission or right |squatter .`
|stagnant | Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool .`
become dull or inert |stagnate .`
The condition of not flowing or not changing |stagnation .`
|stagy | Having a theatrical manner .`
|staid | Of a steady and sober character .`
An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding |stallion .`
A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall |stanchion .`
A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem |stanza .`
The art of conducting state affairs |statecraft .`
|static | Pertaining to or designating bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium .`
The branch of mechanics that treats of the relations that subsist among forces in order |statics .`
|stationary | Not moving .`
One who is skilled in collecting and tabulating numerical facts |statistician .`
|statuesque | Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue .`
A figurine |statuette .`
The natural height of an animal body |stature .`
Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law |statute .`
A concealed manner of acting |stealth .`
|stellar | Pertaining to the stars .`
One of the extensive plains in Russia and Siberia |steppe .`
|sterling | Genuine .`
smother |stifle .`
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing |stigma .`
A small dagger |stiletto .`
Anything that rouses to activity or to quickened action |stimulant .`
rouse to activity or to quickened action |stimulate .`
Incentive |stimulus .`
|stingy | Cheap, unwilling to spend money .`
A definite amount paid at stated periods in compensation for services or as an allowance |stipend .`
The principles or the practice of the Stoics-being very even tempered in success and failure |Stoicism .`
|stolid | Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving .`
A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water |strait .`
Any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage |stratagem .`
A natural or artificial layer, bed, or thickness of any substance or material |stratum .`
Rivulet |streamlet .`
Strictness |stringency .`
|stringent | Rigid .`
A mere youth |stripling .`
|studious | Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge .`
give an appearance of foolishness to |stultify .`
|stupendous | Of prodigious size, bulk, or degree .`
Profound lethargy |stupor .`
The act of persuading |suasion .`
|suave | Smooth and pleasant in manner .`
|subacid | Somewhat sharp or biting .`
|subaquatic | Being, formed, or operating under water .`
|subconscious | Being or occurring in the mind, but without attendant consciousness or conscious perception .`
|subjacent | Situated directly underneath .`
The act of bringing into a state of submission |subjection .`
conquer |subjugate .`
|subliminal | Being beneath the threshold of consciousness .`
|sublingual | Situated beneath the tongue .`
|submarine | Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea .`
place or plunge under water |submerge .`
The act of submerging |submergence .`
|submersible | Capable of being put underwater .`
The act of submerging |submersion .`
A yielding to the power or authority of another |submission .`
The act of submitting |submittal .`
|subordinate | Belonging to an inferior order in a classification .`
|subsequent | Following in time .`
The quality, character, or condition of being servilely following another's behests |subservience .`
|subservient | Servilely following another's behests .`
relapse into a state of repose and tranquillity |subside .`
be maintained or sustained |subsist .`
Sustenance |subsistence .`
|substantive | Solid .`
extend opposite to |subtend .`
Evasion |subterfuge .`
|subterranean | Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth .`
|subtle | Discriminating .`
That which is to be subtracted |subtrahend .`
An overthrow, as from the foundation |subversion .`
bring to ruin |subvert .`
accomplish what is attempted or intended |succeed .`
A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted |success .`
|successful | Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity .`
One who or that which takes the place of a predecessor or preceding thing |successor .`
|succinct | Concise .`
|succulent | Juicy .`
cease to resist |succumb .`
leration |sufferance .`
An ample or adequate supply |sufficiency .`
The right or privilege of voting |suffrage .`
cover or fill the surface of |suffuse .`
|suggestible | That can be suggested .`
|suggestive | Stimulating to thought or reflection .`
An abstract |summary .`
|sumptuous | Rich and costly .`
An excessive amount |superabundance .`
add in addition to what has been added |superadd .`
become deteriorated or incapacitated by long service |superannuate .`
|superb | Sumptuously elegant .`
|supercilious | Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt .`
|superficial | Knowing and understanding only the ordinary and the obvious .`
That part of anything that is in excess of what is needed |superfluity .`
|superfluous | Being more than is needed .`
heat to excess |superheat .`
have the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement |superintend .`
Direction and management |superintendence .`
One who has the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement |superintendent .`
That which is of the highest possible excellence or eminence |superlative .`
|supernatural | Caused miraculously or by the immediate exercise of divine power .`
|supernumerary | Superfluous .`
displace |supersede .`
|supine | Lying on the back .`
take the place of |supplant .`
|supple | Easily bent .`
|supplementary | Being an addition to .`
One who asks humbly and earnestly |supplicant .`
beg |supplicate .`
Conjecture |supposition .`
prevent from being disclosed or punished |suppress .`
|suppressible | Capable of being suppressed .`
A forcible putting or keeping down |suppression .`
|supramundane | Supernatural .`
An additional amount charged |surcharge .`
Security for payment or performance |surety .`
feed to fullness or to satiety |surfeit .`
conjecture |surmise .`
overcome by force of will |surmount .`
|surreptitious | Clandestine .`
One who or that which is substituted for or appointed to act in place of another |surrogate .`
encircle |surround .`
A land-measurer |surveyor .`
A specific capability of feeling or emotion |susceptibility .`
|susceptible | Easily under a specified power or influence .`
Uncertainty |suspense .`
A hanging from a support |suspension .`
|suspicious | Inclined to doubt or mistrust .`
Food |sustenance .`
|swarthy | Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion .`
A luxurious person |Sybarite .`
A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence |sycophant .`
|syllabic | Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse .`
Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse |syllabication .`
That which is uttered in a single vocal impulse |syllable .`
Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise |syllabus .`
A slender, graceful young woman or girl |sylph .`
|symmetrical | Well-balanced .`
Relative proportion and harmony |symmetry .`
|sympathetic | Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others .`
share the sentiments or mental states of another |sympathize .`
|symphonic | Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds .`
|symphonious | Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds .`
A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds |symphony .`
Simultaneousness |synchronism .`
An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise |syndicate .`
The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e'er for ever |syneresis .`
An ecclesiastical council |synod .`
A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other |synonym .`
A syllabus or summary |synopsis .`
|systematic | Methodical .`
An arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life |tableau .`
|tacit | Understood .`
|taciturn | Disinclined to conversation .`
A small sharp-pointed nail |tack .`
Fine or ready mental discernment shown in saying or doing the proper thing |tact .`
One who directs affairs with skill and shrewdness |tactician .`
Any maneuvering or adroit management for effecting an object |tactics .`
The state of touching |tangency .`
|tangent | uching .`
|tangible | Perceptible by touch .`
A place where leather is tanned |tannery .`
tease |tantalize .`
|tantamount | Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import .`
A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings |tapestry .`
lessen or destroy the luster of in any way |tarnish .`
|taut | Stretched tight .`
A levy, by government, of a fixed contribution |taxation .`
The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them |taxidermy .`
|technic | Technical .`
Something peculiar to a particular art, trade, or the like |technicality .`
Manner of performance |technique .`
The scientific description or study of human arts and industries in their historic development|technography .`
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The knowledge relating to industries and manufactures |technology .`
be full to overflowing |teem .`
Thought-transference |telepathy .`
The art or process of communicating by telephone |telephony .`
drive together so that one slides into the another like the sections of a spy-glass |telescope .`
|telltale | That gives warning or information .`
Recklessness |temerity .`
|temporal | Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life .`
|temporary | Lasting for a short time only .`
pursue a policy of delay |temporize .`
offer to (somebody ~ an inducement to do wrong |tempt .`
An allurer or enticer to evil |tempter .`
|tenacious | Unyielding .`
An occupant |tenant .`
Direction or inclination, as toward some objector end |tendency .`
Any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine that a person believes or maintains as true |tenet .`
A settled course or manner of progress |tenor .`
|tense | Strained to stiffness .`
|tentative | Done as an experiment .`
The term during which a thing is held |tenure .`
|tercentenary | Pertaining to a period of 300 years .`
|termagant | Violently abusive and quarrelsome .`
|terminal | Pertaining to or creative of a boundary, limit .`
put an end or stop to |terminate .`
The act of ending or concluding |termination .`
The final point or goal |terminus .`
fill with extreme fear |terrify .`
|territorial | Pertaining to the domain over which a sovereign state exercises jurisdiction .`
|terse | Pithy .`
A will |testament .`
The maker of a will |testator .`
A formal token of regard, often presented in public |testimonial .`
Government by a supreme deity |thearchy .`
Belief in God |theism .`
A government administered by ecclesiastics |theocracy .`
The mixed worship of polytheism |theocrasy .`
A professor of divinity |theologian .`
|theological | Based on or growing out of divine revelation .`
The branch of theological science that treats of God |theology .`
|theoretical | Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect to applications .`
One given to speculating |theorist .`
speculate |theorize .`
Near that number, quantity, degree, place, or time, approximately |thereabout ad.`
For that or this |therefor ad.`
|thermal | Of or pertaining to heat .`
|thermoelectric | Denoting electricity produced by heat .`
Electricity generated by differences of temperature, |thermoelectricity .`
An essay or treatise on a particular subject |thesis .`
|thoroughbred | Bred from the best or purest blood or stock .`
A public street or road |thoroughfare .`
One controlled by an appetite or a passion |thrall .`
Cultivation |tilth .`
The quality of a tone, as distinguished from intensity and pitch |timbre .`
|timorous | Lacking courage .`
A solution, usually alcoholic, of some principle used in medicine |tincture .`
A faint trace of color |tinge .`
|tipsy | Befuddled with drinks .`
Harangue |tirade .`
|tireless | Untiring .`
|tiresome | Wearisome .`
|Titanic | Of vast size or strength .`
|toilsome | Laborious .`
|tolerable | Moderately good .`
Forbearance in judging of the acts or opinions of others |tolerance .`
|tolerant | Indulgent .`
passively permit or put up with |tolerate .`
A spirit of charitable leniency |toleration .`
The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality or region with accuracy |topography .`
Apathy |torpor .`
|torrid | Excessively hot .`
|tortious | Wrongful .`
|tortuous | Abounding in irregular bends or turns .`
|torturous | Marked by extreme suffering .`
|tractable | Easily led or controlled .`
A distinguishing feature or quality |trait .`
The path described by a projectile moving under given forces |trajectory .`
An impediment |trammel .`
|tranquil | Calm .`
soothe |tranquilize .`
Calmness |tranquility .`
|transalpine | Situated on the other side of the Alps .`
do business |transact .`
|transatlantic | Situated beyond or on the other side of the Atlantic .`
surpass |transcend .`
|transcendent | Surpassing .`
|transcontinental | Extending or passing across a continent .`
write over again (something already written |transcribe .`
A copy made directly from an original |transcript .`
convey, remove, or cause to pass from one person or place to another |transfer .`
|transferable | Capable of being conveyed from one person or place to another .`
The person to whom a transfer is made |transferee .`
The act of conveying from one person or place to another |transference .`
One who or that which conveys from one person or place to another |transferrer .`
give an exalted meaning or glorified appearance to |transfigure .`
pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel to another |transfuse .`
|transfusible | Capable of being poured from one vessel to another .`
The act of pouring from one vessel to another |transfusion .`
break a law |transgress .`
Something that is of short duration |transience .`
One who or that which is only of temporary existence |transient .`
Passage from one place, condition, or action to another |transition .`
|transitory | Existing for a short time only .`
give the sense or equivalent of in another language or dialect |translate .`
An interpreter |translator .`
The property or state of allowing the passage of light |translucence .`
|translucent | Allowing the passage of light .`
|transmissible | That may e sent through or across .`
The act of sending through or across |transmission .`
send trough or across |transmit .`
change in nature, substance, or form |transmute .`
|transparent | Easy to see through or understand .`
come to pass |transpire .`
remove and plant in another place |transplant .`
The act of reversing the order or changing the place of |transposition .`
|transverse | Lying or being across or in a crosswise direction .`
Hard or agonizing labor |travail .`
A grotesque imitation |travesty .`
|treacherous | Perfidious .`
Violation of allegiance, confidence, or plighted faith |treachery .`
|treasonable | Of the nature of betrayal, treachery, or breech of allegiance .`
An elaborate literary composition presenting a subject in all its parts |treatise .`
|treble | Multiplied by three .`
Triply |trebly ad.`
|tremendous | Awe-inspiring .`
An involuntary trembling or shivering |tremor .`
|tremulous | Characterized by quivering or unsteadiness .`
|trenchant | Cutting deeply and quickly .`
Nervous uncertainty of feeling |trepidation .`
An open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge |trestle .`
A group of three persons of things |triad .`
Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper |tribune .`
Artifice |trickery .`
|tricolor | Of three colors .`
A three-wheeled vehicle |tricycle .`
The three-pronged fork that was the emblem of Neptune |trident .`
|triennial | Taking place every third year .`
Neatness |trimness .`
A threefold personality existing in the one divine being or substance |trinity .`
Three things grouped or associated together |trio .`
|triple | Threefold .`
|triplicate | Composed of or pertaining to three related things or parts .`
The state of being triple or threefold |triplicity .`
A three-legged stand, usually hinged near the top, for supporting some instrument |tripod .`
divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts |trisect .`
|trite | Made commonplace by frequent repetition .`
One of three men united coordinately in public office or authority |triumvir .`
|trivial | Of little importance or value .`
|troublesome | Burdensome .`
Ferocity |truculence .`
|truculent | Having the character or the spirit of a savage .`
A statement so plainly true as hardly to require statement or proof |truism .`
|truthful | Veracious .`
|turgid | Swollen .`
Depravity |turpitude .`
The act of training or the state of being under instruction |tutelage .`
|tutelar | Protective .`
The office of a guardian |tutorship .`
A darting momentary local pain |twinge .`
|typical | Characteristic .`
serve as a characteristic example of |typify .`
|typographical | Pertaining to typography or printing .`
The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter |typography .`
|tyrannical | Despotic .`
Absolute power arbitrarily or unjustly administrated |tyranny .`
One slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession |tyro .`
|ubiquitous | Being present everywhere .`
|ulterior | Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of .`
|ultimate | Beyond which there is nothing else .`
A final statement or proposal, as concerning terms or conditions |ultimatum .`
|ultramundane | Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life .`
|ultramontane | Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side .`
A sense of injury |umbrage .`
|unaccountable | Inexplicable .`
|unaffected | Sincere .`
|unanimous | Sharing the same views or sentiments .`
The state or quality of being of one mind |unanimity .`
|unavoidable | Inevitable .`
|unbearable | Unendurable .`
|unbecoming | Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings .`
Doubt |unbelief .`
|unbiased | Impartial, as judgment .`
|unbridled | Being without restraint .`
|uncommon | Rare .`
|unconscionable | Ridiculously or unjustly excessive .`
|unconscious | Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc .`
The art of anointing as with oil |unction .`
|unctuous | Oily .`
free from deception, as by apprising of the real state of affairs |undeceive .`
make an inadequate charge for |undercharge .`
|underexposed | Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives in photography .`
A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments |undergarment .`
equip with less than the full complement of men |underman .`
sell at a lower price than |undersell .`
|undersized | Of less than the customary size .`
|underhanded | Clandestinely carried on .`
be the ground or support of |underlie .`
A subordinate |underling .`
subvert in an underhand way |undermine .`
undervalue |underrate .`
fail to put strongly enough, as a case |understate .`
underestimate |undervalue .`
Hades |underworld .`
issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance |underwrite .`
|undue | More than sufficient .`
move like a wave or in waves |undulate .`
|undulous | Resembling waves .`
|unfavorable | Adverse .`
|ungainly | Clumsy .`
Any ointment or lubricant for local application |unguent .`
|unicellular | Consisting of a single cell .`
Monovalency |univalence .`
cause to be one |unify .`
|unique | Being the only one of its kind .`
A condition of perfect agreement and accord |unison .`
|unisonant | Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord .`
|Unitarian | Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity .`
|unlawful | Illegal .`
|unlimited | Unconstrained .`
|unnatural | Artificial .`
|unnecessary | Not essential under the circumstances .`
put into confusion |unsettle .`
|unsophisticated | Showing inexperience .`
|unspeakable | Abominable .`
|untimely | Unseasonable .`
|untoward | Causing annoyance or hindrance .`
|unutterable | Inexpressible .`
|unwieldy | Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape .`
|unwise | Foolish .`
separate |unyoke .`
Maintenance |up-keep .`
reproach as deserving blame |upbraid .`
A throwing upward |upcast .`
Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition |upheaval .`
raise or lift with effort |upheave .`
|uppermost | First in order of precedence .`
|uproarious | Noisy .`
eradicate |uproot .`
throw into confusion |upturn .`
|urban | Of, or pertaining to, or like a city .`
Refined or elegant courtesy |urbanity .`
A roguish, mischievous boy |urchin .`
The pressure of necessity |urgency .`
Treatment |usage .`
|usurious | Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned .`
take possession of by force |usurp .`
The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what is allowed by law |usury .`
The ethical doctrine that actions are right because they are useful or of beneficial tendency|utilitarianism .`
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Fitness for some desirable practical purpose |utility .`
The greatest possible extent |utmost .`
leave |vacate .`
inoculate with vaccine virus or virus of cowpox |vaccinate .`
waver |vacillate .`
|vacuous | Empty .`
A space entirely devoid of matter |vacuum .`
A wanderer |vagabond .`
An idle wanderer |vagrant .`
Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity |vainglory .`
Level or low land between hills |vale .`
A bidding farewell |valediction .`
Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educational institution |valedictorian .`
A parting address |valedictory .`
|valid | Founded on truth .`
|valorous | Courageous .`
|vapid | Having lost sparkling quality and flavor .`
An atomizer |vaporizer .`
|variable | Having a tendency to change .`
Change |variance .`
A thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance |variant .`
Modification |variation .`
mark with different shades or colors |variegate .`
A slave or bondman |vassal .`
A variety show |vaudeville .`
|vegetal | Of or pertaining to plants .`
One who believes in the theory that man's food should be exclusively vegetable |vegetarian .`
live in a monotonous, passive way without exercise of the mental faculties |vegetate .`
Plant-life in the aggregate |vegetation .`
|vegetative | Pertaining to the process of plant-life .`
|vehement | Very eager or urgent .`
Rapid motion |velocity .`
|velvety | Marked by lightness and softness .`
|venal | Mercenary, corrupt .`
|vendible | Marketable .`
The act of selling |vendition .`
A seller |vendor .`
Outside show or elegance |veneer .`
|venerable | Meriting or commanding high esteem .`
cherish reverentially |venerate .`
|venereal | Pertaining to or proceeding from sexual intercourse .`
|venial | That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin .`
The flesh of deer |venison .`
The poisonous fluid that certain animals secrete |venom .`
|venous | Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins .`
|veracious | Habitually disposed to speak the truth .`
Truthfulness |veracity .`
Word for word |verbatim ad.`
Use of many words without necessity |verbiage .`
|verbose | Wordy .`
|verdant | Green with vegetation .`
The act of proving to be true, exact, or accurate |verification .`
prove to be true, exact, or accurate |verify .`
In truth |verily ad.`
Truth |verity .`
A noxious or troublesome animal |vermin .`
The language of one's country |vernacular .`
|vernal | Belonging to or suggestive of the spring .`
|versatile | Having an aptitude for applying oneself to new and varied tasks or to various subjects .`
A description or report of something as modified by one's character or opinion |version .`
Apex |vertex .`
|vertical | Lying or directed perpendicularly to the horizon .`
Dizziness |vertigo .`
A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone |vestige .`
Clothing or covering |vestment .`
The constitutional right in a chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment |veto .`
|vicarious | Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another .`
A ruler acting with royal authority in place of the sovereign in a colony or province |viceroy .`
A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune |vicissitude .`
contend |vie .`
Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger |vigilance .`
|vigilant | Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety .`
A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually |vignette .`
|vincible | Conquerable .`
prove true, right, or real |vindicate .`
|vindicatory | Punitive .`
|vindicative | Revengeful .`
A greenhouse for grapes |vinery .`
A stringed instrument of the violin class |viol .`
A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin |viola .`
One who transgresses |violator .`
Infringement |violation .`
A stringed instrument held between the player's knees |violoncello .`
A bold, impudent, turbulent woman |virago .`
|virile | Masculine .`
Rare, curious, or beautiful quality |virtu .`
|virtual | Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance .`
A master in the technique of some particular fine art |virtuoso .`
Extreme poisonousness |virulence .`
|virulent | Exceedingly noxious or deleterious .`
The face, countenance, or look of a person |visage .`
In England, a title of nobility, ranking fourth in the order of British peerage |viscount .`
A view or prospect |vista .`
|visual | Perceptible by sight .`
give pictorial vividness to a mental representation |visualize .`
The state or quality of being necessary to existence or continuance |vitality .`
endow with life or energy |vitalize .`
contaminate |vitiate .`
|vituperable | Deserving of censure .`
Liveliness |vivacity .`
endue with life |vivify .`
The dissection of a living animal |vivisection .`
a word, especially one regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound |vocable .`
|vocative | Of or pertaining to the act of calling .`
The quality of making a clamor |vociferance .`
utter with a loud and vehement voice |vociferate .`
|vociferous | Making a loud outcry .`
The prevalent way or fashion |vogue .`
|volant | Flying or able to fly .`
|volatile | Changeable .`
An act or exercise of will |volition .`
|volitive | Exercising the will .`
|voluble | Having great fluency in speaking .`
|voluptuous | having fullness of beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality .`
|voracious | Eating with greediness or in very large quantities .`
A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center|vortex .`
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|votary | Consecrated by a vow or promise .`
|votive | Dedicated by a vow .`
Lack of refinement in conduct or speech |vulgarity .`
|vulnerable | Capable of receiving injuries .`
A homeless, neglected wanderer |waif .`
A vest |waistcoat .`
relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim |waive .`
Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency |wampum .`
diminish in size and brilliancy |wane .`
Recklessness |wantonness .`
|warlike | Belligerent .`
A ripple |wavelet .`
|weak-kneed | Without resolute purpose or energy .`
Well-being |weal .`
transfer (the young ~ from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment |wean .`
|wearisome | Fatiguing .`
|wee | Very small .`
|well-bred | Of good ancestry .`
A performer of moral and social duties |well-doer .`
|well-to-do | In prosperous circumstances .`
The place in or near which a person or thing is |whereabouts .`
After which |whereupon ad.`
In or at whatever place |wherever ad.`
The necessary means or resources |wherewith .`
make more keen or eager |whet .`
|whimsical | Capricious .`
utter with complaining tone |whine .`
Completely |wholly ad.`
use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command |wield .`
An act or a means of cunning deception |wile .`
|winsome | Attractive .`
|wintry | Lacking warmth of manner .`
|wiry | Thin, but tough and sinewy .`
Sorcery |witchcraft .`
|witless | Foolish, indiscreet, or silly .`
A person who has little understanding |witling .`
A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment |witticism .`
With knowledge and by design |wittingly ad.`
become or cause to become withered or dry |wizen .`
|wizen-faced | Having a shriveled face .`
One who earns his bread by manual labor |working-man .`
|workmanlike | Like or befitting a skilled workman .`
The art or skill of a workman |workmanship .`
maintain by noisy argument or dispute |wrangle .`
inflict, as a revenge or punishment |wreak .`
pull or force away by or as by violent twisting or wringing |wrest .`
Extreme misery or unhappiness |wretchedness .`
twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress |writhe .`
The act or art of tracing or inscribing on a surface letters or ideographs |writing .`
|wry | Deviating from that which is proper or right .`
A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old |yearling .`
One who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner |zealot .`
The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch |zeitgeist .`
The culminating-point of prosperity, influence, or greatness |zenith .`
Any soft, gentle wind |zephyr .`
An imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which are the larger planets |zodiac .`
garment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat-hair fabric |aba .`
to blind by putting red-hot copper basin near the eyes |abacinate .`
cattle thief |abactor .`
small tile for mosaic |abaculus .`
toward or at the stern of a ship; further aft |abaft .`
unit equivalent to 10 amperes |abampere .`
at the lowest point |abapical .`
not connected with the joint |abarticular .`
action of humbling or degrading |abasement .`
inability to walk due to lack of muscular coordination |abasia .`
in genial warmth |abask .`
rampart of felled trees and branches |abatis .`
skylight or device to direct light into a room |abatjour .`
public slaughterhouse |abattoir .`
trail through wood beaten down by a stag |abature .`
yarn used for warp |abb .`
Syriac or Coptic bishop |abba .`
resembling or pertaining to abbots or an abbey |abbatial .`
preliminary sketch |abbozzo .`
remote; secret; hidden |abditive .`
having a paunch or big belly |abdominous .`
turning away; bearing away from |abducent .`
in a line at right angles to the length of a vessel, on the beam |abeam .`
to bear; to comport; to behave |abear .`
resembling or pertaining to the order of the alphabet; rudimentary |abecedarian .`
word created from the initials of words in a phrase |abecedism .`
white poplar tree |abele .`
alternate name for the siskin |aberdevine .`
long tool for pruning tall branches |aberuncators .`
indicating absence or lack |abessive .`
resembling or pertaining to fir trees or fir sap |abiectic .`
a lady's maid |abigail .`
cattle rustler |abigeus .`
spontaneous generation of living matter |abiogenesis .`
degeneration; loss of physical vitality or ability |abiotrophy .`
to alleviate irritation; to reduce sensitivity |abirritate .`
pupil leaving school for university |abiturient .`
abjecthumble; miserable; craven |abjecthumble; miserable; craven.`
weaning of a child from its mother's milk |ablactation .`
indicating direction from or time when |ablative .`
thermal protection on outside of spacecraft |ablator .`
variation in root vowel of words to change meaning |ablaut .`
papal envoy or legate |ablegate .`
blindness |ablepsia .`
in a blowing state |ablow .`
cleanser or cleansing product |abluent .`
mania for washing oneself |ablutomania .`
to renounce or repudiate |abnegate .`
an omen; a foretelling |abodement .`
tide gate |aboideau .`
Roman military cloak |abolla .`
ruminant's fourth stomach |abomasum .`
away from the mouth |aboral .`
to accost; to approach |abord .`
during birth; while being born |aborning .`
killing of a fetus; abortion |aborticide .`
anti-abortion term for an abortion clinic |abortuary .`
loss of ability to make decisions |aboulia .`
pathological indecisiveness |aboulomania .`
largest blacksmith's hammer |aboutsledge .`
narrow mountain pass |abra .`
a substance that abrades |abradant .`
to awaken or rouse |abraid .`
gem engraved with mystical word and bearing human-animal |abraxas .`
figure |figure.`
joint or gap between two stones in masonry |abreuvoir .`
in a condition to allow liquor to run out |abroach .`
fasting |abrosia .`
to pare, reduce, cut off or away |abscind .`
ahorizontal distance from a fixed line to a point |absciss .`
cutting off; cutting away |abscission .`
lantern used in monasteries and night offices |absconce .`
to descend a rock face using a double rope |abseil .`
done in absence; pertaining to absence |absentaneous .`
resembling or pertaining to wormwood; bitter |absinthial .`
disease resembling alcoholism |absinthism .`
leave to pass one night away from college |absit .`
doctrine of government by a single absolute ruler|absolutism .`
autocracy doctrine of Government by only one person|autocracy doctrine of Government by only one perso.`
indicating subject or object of intransitive verb |absolutive .`
forgiving or absolving |absolutory .`
discordant; abhorrent |absonant .`
causing or promoting absorption |absorbefacient .`
instrument for measuring solubility of gases in liquids |absorptiometer .`
to decamp; to leave quickly; to flee |absquatulate .`
wipe clean; expunge; purge; purify |absterge .`
doctrine that we live in an irrational universe |absurdism .`
going from the end inwards |abterminal .`
region of the old Irish church |abthanemonastic .`
lack of ability to make decisions; aboulia |abulia .`
Ethiopian patriarch |abuna .`
misuse; outrage; deception |abusion .`
masonry on a wall that supports an arch |abutment .`
unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt |abvolt .`
to make amends; atone; pay a penalty |aby .`
resembling or pertaining to the depths of the ocean |abyssopelagic .`
doctrine that nothing can be known |academicism .`
bearing prickles or thistles; prickly |acanaceous .`
prickle |acantha .`
spiny; prickly |acanthous .`
lack or deficiency of carbon dioxide |acapnia .`
non-smoker; non-smoking |acapnotic .`
irritating itching insect infestation |acariasis .`
killer of mites and ticks |acaricide .`
resembling or pertaining to ticks or mites |acarine .`
study of mites |acarology .`
fear of itching or of insects causing itching |acarophobia .`
sterile; not bearing fruit |acarpous .`
having complete or full number of syllables in a poetic line |acatalectic .`
the unknowableness of all things to a certainty |acatalepsy .`
inability to understand data presented to the senses |acatamathesia .`
provisions that have been purchased |acates .`
provisioner; quartermaster |acatour .`
tailless |acaudate .`
having a very short stem |acaulescent .`
instrument for measuring acceleration or vibrations |accelerometer .`
to kindle |accend .`
acolyte |accensor .`
songbird |accentor .`
remission of debt or liability through fictitious repayment |acceptilation .`
prize for students in second place; honourable mention |accessit .`
very short note played before a longer one |acciaccatura .`
grammar book; science of inflections in grammar |accidence .`
theory that events do not have causes |accidentalism .`
sloth; physical torpor |accidie .`
to gird |accinge .`
bandage worn around the nose |accipiter .`
like a bird of prey; rapacious |accipitral .`
resembling or pertaining to falcons and hawks |accipitrine .`
in rhetoric, pretending to refuse something |accismus .`
to cite; to summon |accite .`
sloping upwards |acclinate .`
upward slope |acclivity .`
to hobble with a horseshoe nail |accloy .`
curved architectural moulding; vertical line joining two musical staves |accolade .`
neighbouring |accolent .`
in heraldry, two figures placed side by side |accosted .`
male midwife |accoucheur .`
usefemale midwife |accouche .`
to encourage |accourage .`
to entertain |accourt .`
to subdue; to pacify; to soothe |accoy .`
increase or growth by adding similar material |accrementition .`
accumulation; addition of parts to form a whole |accretion .`
reclining as on a couch |accubation .`
crescent-shaped couch |accubitum .`
indicating direct object of a verb |accusative .`
listlessness; sloth |acedia .`
a site or scene of violence or bloodshed |aceldam .`
therapeutics |aceology .`
irrigation ditch |acequia .`
needle-like|acerate .`
to embitter; to irritate |acerbate .`
lacking horns or antennae |acerous .`
a person whose hair has never been cut |acersecomic .`
heaped; clustered |acervate .`
like or in small mounds or heaps |acervuline .`
becoming sour; souring; turning of milk |acescence .`
small anatomical cup or hollow, such as a sucker |acetabulum .`
referring to plants that are used in salads |acetarious .`
instrument for measuring strength of vinegar |acetimeter .`
any dry indehiscent fruit |achaenocarp .`
furious or desperate resembling of a battle |acharné .`
small one-seeded fruit or naked seed of plant |achene .`
colour-blindness with respect to green |achloropsia .`
achoreruption or scab on the head |achoreruption or scab on the head.`
colour-blindness |achromatopsia .`
colourless |achroous .`
needle-shaped |acicular .`
undue acidity of blood |acidaemia .`
instrument for measuring concentration of acids |acidimeter .`
sharp or bitter-tasting |acidulous .`
to turn into steel |acierate .`
full of kernels |acinaceous .`
scimitar-shaped |acinaciform .`
shaped like a berry |aciniform .`
berry which grows in clusters |acinus .`
sturgeon |acipenser .`
having no inclination or magnetic dip |aclinic .`
defiantly |acock .`
acoemeti ancient monastic order who maintained eternal choir service |acoemeti ancient monastic order who maintained eternal choir service.`
study of medical remedies |acology .`
limbless |acolous .`
resembling or pertaining to an after-image or other after-sensation |acolouthic .`
curing or relieving fatigue |acopic .`
pathologically great appetite |acoria .`
disbelief in existence of eternal universe distinct from God |acosmism .`
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ringing noise in head |acouasm .`
object which is acquired |acquest .`
government by none; anarchy |acracy .`
impotence |acratia .`
old unit of length of 22 yards |acre-breadth .`
colour-blindness |acritochromacy .`
esoteric |acroamatic .`
having a pointed or peaked skull |acrocephalous .`
the art of making wood blocks in relief |acrography .`
wooden statue with stone extremities |acrolith .`
resembling or pertaining to initials |acrologic .`
glandular disorder causing gigantism of extremities |acromegaly .`
occurring at nightfall or sunset |acronical .`
word formed from initial letters of another word |acronym .`
ingrown nail |acronyx .`
disease or illness of the extremities |acropathy .`
fear of heights |acrophobia .`
using a symbol for the initial sound of a thing |acrophonic .`
pedestal upon which a statue rests |acropodium .`
looking or moving towards the apex |acroscopic .`
phrase or words at the end of a psalm |acroteleutic .`
pedestal or ornament at the angle of a pediment |acroterion .`
absence of pulsing |acrotism .`
action of solar radiation causing chemical change |actinism .`
instrument used to calculate time of photographic |actinograph .`
exposure |exposure.`
instrument for measuring incident radiation |actinometer .`
use of ultraviolet rays as medical therapy |actinotherapy .`
communicate motion to; cause |actuate .`
prickly; pointed; stinging; a stinging insect |aculeate .`
shaped like a thorn |aculeiform .`
divination using needles |acultomancy .`
tapered; pointed; to sharpen |acuminate .`
sharpener of weapons |acutiator .`
twisting artery with needle to stop bleeding |acutorsion .`
colour-blindness with respect to blue |acyanopsia .`
female sterility |acyesis .`
incorrect diction or pronunciation |acyrology .`
lacking fingers or claws |adactylous .`
unbreakable; impenetrable |adamantine .`
nakedness for religious reasons |adamitism .`
next to or towards the axis |adaxial .`
large African antelope |addax .`
thing added or appended; heraldic ornament |additament .`
pertaining to or resulting from addition |addititious .`
putrid; barren; muddled |addle .`
turned back to back in heraldry |addorsed .`
cite as proof or instance |adduce .`
evergreen; coniferous |adeciduate .`
to cancel a bequest by destruction of the object |adeem .`
provisional name for a plant whose flowers are unknown |adelaster .`
sharing of a wife by two or more brothers |adelphogamy .`
revocation of donation by donor |ademption .`
painful swelling of a gland |adenalgia .`
glandular swelling |adenia .`
shaped like a gland |adeniform .`
descriptive work on the glandular system |adenography .`
resembling or pertaining to or like a gland |adenoid .`
study of glands |adenology .`
removal or excision of gland |adenotomy .`
anonymous works |adespota .`
indicating place where or proximity to |adessive .`
denial of gods of mythology and legend |adevism .`
unrighteousness |adharma .`
to attach; to admit; to administer |adhibit .`
government in an unstructured fashion; an unstructured organization |adhocracy .`
without transference of heat |adiabatic .`
absence of perspiration; inability to perspire |adiaphoresis .`
doctrine of theological indifference or latitudinarianism |adiaphorism .`
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belief on which a theological system is |adiaphoron .`
indifferent |indifferent.`
defective perspiration |adiapneustia .`
impermeability to radiant energy |adiathermancy .`
becoming fat or fatty |adipescent .`
resembling or pertaining to fatty substances |adipic .`
fatty substance occurring in corpses left in moist areas |adipocere .`
absence or lack of thirst |adipsia .`
opening or passage into a mine |adit .`
to decide; to award |adjudge .`
nozzle |adjutage .`
helper; assistant |adjutor .`
substance added to make vaccine more effective |adjuvant .`
a person who takes an oath on a religious book |admanuensis .`
connected to or near the jaw |admaxillary .`
the act of measuring or apportioning |admeasurement .`
that which supports or aids, especially evidence |adminicle .`
growing on some other thing |adnascent .`
indicating adjective used as a noun |adnominal .`
adnominationpunning |adnominationpunning.`
adjective serving or used as a noun |adnoun .`
to adorn oneself |adonise .`
belief that Christ was the adopted and not natural son of God |adoptionism .`
near the mouth |adoral .`
impregnation by contact alone or by wind |adosculation .`
good writing on a trivial subject |adoxography .`
beliefs that are neither orthodox nor heterodox |adoxy .`
to press together |adpress .`
adoption of a boy or girl before adolescence |adrogation .`
added; additional |adscititious .`
attached or feudally bound to the soil or earth |adscript .`
to attract and stick to the surface |adsorb .`
indicate faintly; foreshadow |adumbrate .`
hooked |adunc .`
shaped like a hook or crook |aduncate .`
burnt; scorched |adust .`
horizontal movement of air |advection .`
bringing inwards |advehent .`
due to outside causes |advenient .`
accidental; casual |adventitious .`
thing or person coming from outside |adventivea .`
miscellaneous notes; commonplace books |adversaria .`
word or phrase expressing opposition |adversative .`
refer to in speech or writing |advert .`
advertisement presented as if it were editorial material |advertorial .`
darken; become late |advesperate .`
liqueur containing rum and raw eggs |advocaat .`
right of presentation to church living |advowson .`
helplessness; lack of strength |adynamia .`
sacred part of a temple or church; church chancel |adytum .`
magistrate in charge of games, markets or buildings |aedile .`
science of generative organs |aedoeology .`
aegilopsstye in inner corner of eye |aegilopsstye in inner corner of eye.`
protection; support |aegis .`
medical certificate of illness excusing student's sickness |aegrotat .`
shining bronze colour |aeneous .`
giving forth a tone as if produced by the wind |aeolian .`
hollow ball that turns through steam escaping through valves |aeolipyle .`
long-winded |aeolistic .`
variation in physical properties on basis of position |aeolotropy .`
lasting for an immeasurably long period of time |aeonian .`
respiratory tissue |aerenchyma .`
of the form or shape of gas; gaseous |aeriform .`
of the nature of air; airy |aerious .`
organism requiring oxygen to survive |aerobe .`
study of airborne organisms |aerobiology .`
science or study of gliding |aerodonetics .`
forming or generating gas or air |aerogenesis .`
descriptive work on the atmosphere |aerography .`
meteorite |aerolite .`
stone that falls from the sky; meteorite |aerolith .`
study of aerolites; meteorites |aerolithology .`
study of the atmosphere |aerology .`
divination by means of the weather |aeromancy .`
instrument for measuring weight or density of gas |aerometer .`
thin crinkled semi-transparent fabric |aerophane .`
collecting of air-mail stamps |aerophilately .`
fear of flying or draughts |aerophobia .`
instrument used to inflate stillborn child's lungs |aerophore .`
resembling or pertaining to aerial navigation |aeropleustic .`
aerostatany lighter-than air craft; balloon |aerostatany lighter-than air craft; balloon.`
science of air pressure; art of ballooning |aerostatics .`
resembling or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris |aeruginous .`
aerugorust of any metal |aerugorust of any metal.`
aescletter used in Old English for 'ae' |aescletter used in Old English for 'ae'.`
conveying meaning only to those in a secret movement |aesopian .`
sensibility |aesthesia .`
producing or causing a sensation |aesthesiogenic .`
doctrine that beauty is central to other moral |aestheticism .`
principles |principles.`
resembling or pertaining to summer |aestival .`
instrument for measuring temperature variations due to sky conditions |aethrioscope .`
everlasting; endless |aeviternal .`
eternal existence |aeviternity .`
not suffering from fever |afebrile .`
moral of a fable |affabulation .`
to assess; to reduce to a fixed sum |affeer .`
bearing, bringing or carrying towards |afferent .`
to trust; to betroth |affiance .`
affinea relation by marriage |affinea relation by marriage.`
inspired |afflated .`
inspiration; divine impetus |afflatus .`
to strengthen a jury by adding skilled people |afforce .`
to cover with forest; to convert into hunting grounds |afforest .`
to free from slavery or similar obligation |affranchise .`
an attack or assault; an alarm or fright |affray .`
disturber of the peace |affrayer .`
hiring of a vessel |affreightment .`
frightening |affreux .`
consonant that begins as a plosive and ends as a fricative |affricate .`
of two heraldic animals, facing one another |affronté .`
pouring on; as of baptismal water |affusion .`
aforebefore |aforebefore.`
unexpected damaging or unsettling after-effect |afterclap .`
deck behind a ship's bridge |afterdeck .`
rematch; means employed after first turn of affairs |aftergame .`
men who work the aft sails on the quarterdeck and poop deck |afterguard .`
last milk drawn when milking a cow |afterings .`
minor piece after a play |afterpiece .`
second shaft coming out of the quill of a feather |aftershaft .`
locking of the barn after the cows have been let out |afterwil .`
allurement; coquetry |agacerie .`
failure or inability to produce milk |agalactia .`
eaglewood |agalloch .`
a person who opposes marriage |agamist .`
reproduction by non-sexual means |agamogenesis .`
selfless Christian love; a feast in celebration of such love |agape .`
characterized by Christian love |agapeistic .`
lover of women |agapet .`
churchwomen who live platonically with celibate men |agapetae .`
ethics of love |agapism .`
admiration of part of another's body |agastopia .`
type of ceramic resembling agate stone |agatewear .`
belief in ultimate triumph of good despite evil means |agathism .`
one's good genius; the good part of one's conscience |agathodaimon .`
a person who never laughs |agelast .`
sterile; impotent |agennesic .`
opposition to birth control |agenocratia .`
indicating agent performing an action |agentive .`
moving or turning away from the earth |ageotropic .`
quality of not growing old |agersia .`
damage to the sense of taste |ageusia .`
artificial mound or elevation for military use |agger .`
in heaps; piled up |aggerose .`
modernization of ideas of the Catholic church |aggiornamento .`
to raise level of a surface through depositing detritus |aggrade .`
increase power or rank of; make greater |aggrandize .`
to gratify or please |aggrate .`
type of West African glass beads |aggry .`
premium paid on foreign currency exchange |agio .`
playing the stock market; speculation |agiotage .`
agistto charge with a public burden; to take in to graze for payment |agistto charge with a public burden; to take in to graze for payment.`
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land tax assessed for cattle pasturing |agistment .`
metal point attached to a lace or string |aglet .`
symbol or sound for a velar nasal consonant "ng" |agma .`
grouped |agminate .`
sore, corn or hangnail on the toe or foot |agnail .`
name over and above the ordinary name and surname |agname .`
kinship |agnation .`
to acknowledge or confess |agnize .`
additional name; surname; nickname |agnomen .`
able to recognize familiar objects due to brain damage |agnosicun .`
doctrine that we can know nothing beyond material |agnosticism .`
phenomena |phenomena.`
ignorance |agnosy .`
tempo or sequence in melody in ancient Greek music |agoge .`
accenting a musical note by slightly dwelling on it |agogic .`
looseness in the teeth |agomphosis .`
ago |agone .`
making no angle |agonic .`
competition; effort; striving |agonism .`
someone in the grip of inner conflict |agonistes .`
resembling or pertaining to or being aggressive or |agonistic .`
argumentative |argumentative.`
art and theory of prize-fighting |agonistics .`
fear of open spaces |agoraphobia .`
sudden sickening and unnecessary fear |agowilt .`
hooked clasp used by masons to hold blocks together |agraffe .`
sayings of Jesus not found in the canonical gospels |agrapha .`
inability to write |agraphia .`
having no gravity; pertaining to the condition of |agravic .`
zero-gravity |zero-gravity.`
of the fields; rural; unpolished |agrestic .`
the comparative study of primitive peoples |agriology .`
to horrify; to disfigure |agrize .`
medicine specializing in wild animals |agrizoiatry .`
study of plant nutrition; soil yields |agrobiology .`
study of agricultural soils |agrology .`
intense desire to be in open spaces |agromania .`
study of productivity of land |agronomics .`
writing about grasses |agrostography .`
science or study of grasses |agrostology .`
insomnia |agrypnia .`
anything taken to aid wakefulness |agrypnotic .`
Spanish or Portuguese brandy |aguardiente .`
fear of crossing busy streets |agyiophobia .`
lacking female genitals |agynary .`
the duty of sparing animal life; non-violence |ahimsa .`
with sails furled and helm lashed to the lee-side |ahull .`
three-toed sloth |ai .`
fear of sharp or pointed objects |aichmophobia .`
tidal wave occurring in rivers |aiger .`
aigrettea spray of jewels; ornamental feather plume; an egret |aigrettea spray of jewels; ornamental feather plume; an egret.`
aiguillesharp; needle-like peak of rock |aiguillesharp; needle-like peak of rock.`
flap on airplane wing for lateral balance |aileron .`
plate of armour worn on shoulder |ailette .`
divination by watching cats' movements |ailuromancy .`
love of cats |ailurophilia .`
fear of cats |ailurophobia .`
flavoured mayonnaise |aioligarlic- .`
aircraft propeller |airscrew .`
worship of filth, dirt, or smut |aischrolatry .`
a vision or dream |aisling .`
small island in lake or river |ait .`
rump bone of cattle; rump cut of beef |aitchbone .`
elderly; senior |aiué .`
not horned |akeratophorous .`
loss of ability to move |akinesia .`
membranous outgrowth on a plant or animal |ala .`
alternate name for the element astatine |alabamine .`
expression of sorrow or regret |alack .`
loss of ability to speak |alalia .`
public walkway between rows of poplar trees |alameda .`
half-dead; dejected |alamort .`
term of endearment used with one's child |alannah .`
resembling or pertaining to the wing or shoulder |alar .`
mild form of smallpox |alastrim .`
lately |alate .`
alationstate of having wings; position of wings on a creature |alationstate of having wings; position of wings on a creature.`
resembling or pertaining to skylarks |alaudine .`
alblong white robe worn by priests |alblong white robe worn by priests.`
albarellocylindrical jar used to hold drugs |albarellocylindrical jar used to hold drugs.`
albatavariety of German silver |albatavariety of German silver.`
albedowhiteness, as of a celestial object |albedowhiteness, as of a celestial object.`
albescentbecoming white; whiteness |albescentbecoming white; whiteness.`
albicantwhitish; becoming white |albicantwhitish; becoming white.`
albificativeable to whiten or be whitened |albificativeable to whiten or be whitened.`
albionmedieval astronomical device for finding positions of planets |albionmedieval astronomical device for finding positions of planets.`
albocracygovernment by white people |albocracygovernment by white people.`
albolithwhite cement formed from magnesia and silica |albolithwhite cement formed from magnesia and silica.`
albugineouslike the white of an eye or an egg; white-coloured |albugineouslike the white of an eye or an egg; white-coloured.`
chemical universal solvent |alcahestal .`
silly elf |alcatote .`
resembling or pertaining to elks; resembling or pertaining to auks |alcine .`
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instrument for measuring proportion of alcohol in solutions |alcoholometer .`
instrument to measure strength of wine |alcovinometer .`
depending on contingencies or chance |aleatoric .`
beverage made from ale, spices, and dried bread |aleberry .`
costmary, an herb used in flavouring ale |alecost .`
divination by sacrificing a rooster |alectormancy .`
cock-fighting |alectryomachy .`
divination by watching a rooster gather corn kernels |alectryomancy .`
on or toward the lee |alee .`
vinegar made by turning ale sour |alegar .`
dover-refined |alembicate .`
mixed wool and silk or mohair and cotton fabric |alepine .`
study of truth |alethiology .`
divination using flour or meal |aleuromancy .`
inability to read |alexia .`
antidote |alexipharmic .`
cauldron of boiling water used during trials by ordeal |alfet .`
wallet or leather bag |alforge .`
science of pleasure and pain |algedonics .`
cooling |algefacient .`
causing or producing pain |algetic .`
killer of algae |algicide .`
cold; chilly |algid .`
painful urination |alginuresis .`
sexual pleasure derived from inflicting pain |algolagnia .`
study of algae |algology .`
fear of pain |algophobia .`
coldness; shivering fit |algor .`
algraphyart of printing from aluminum plates |algraphyart of printing from aluminum plates.`
nourishing |alible .`
revolving index on astrolabe or other instrument for reading gradations |alidade .`
wing-shaped |aliform .`
winged |aligerous .`
having wings on the feet |aliped .`
resembling or pertaining to fat or fats in general |aliphatic .`
number dividing into another with a remainder |aliquant .`
number dividing into another without leaving a remainder |aliquot .`
requiring a different law or rule to be applied |aliter .`
sap or resin from turpentine trees |alk .`
instrument for measuring strength of alkalines |alkalimeter .`
reddish plant-based dye |alkanet .`
food poisoning resulting from inadequate preservation |allantiasis .`
shaped like a sausage |allantoid .`
indicating movement towards |allative .`
enormous pudding out of which acrobats leap |allemain .`
courtly baroque dance in which the arms are interlaced |allemande .`
resembling or pertaining to garlic; garlicky |alliaceous .`
attracting something else |allicient .`
intentional collision of two ships |allision .`
amount allowed for costs |allocatur .`
formed or produced elsewhere or externally |allochthonous .`
allodicnot subject to a superior |allodicnot subject to a superior.`
allogamycross-fertilization |allogamycross-fertilization.`
allogeneousdifferent |allogeneousdifferent.`
allographywriting another individual's signature |allographywriting another individual's signature.`
allolaliaspeech disorder featuring randomly spoken words |allolaliaspeech disorder featuring randomly spoken words.`
paper attached to commercial bill requiring signatures |allonge .`
mother person's name used by an author |allony .`
belief in or worship of strange gods |allotheism .`
craving for strange foods |allotriophagy .`
of an element, having more than one form |allotropy .`
effect of water impacting on shoreline |alluvion .`
circle of altitude, parallel to the horizon |almacantar .`
textbook or handbook, especially dealing with astronomy |almagest .`
violet-coloured garnet |almandine .`
giver of alms; social worker in a hospital |almoner .`
cloth or fur hood |almuce .`
inspector of cloth |alnager .`
illogical statement |alogism .`
divination using salt |alomancy .`
baldness; hair loss |alopecia .`
of or resembling a fox |alopecoid .`
below |alow .`
fine wool made from alpaca hair |alpaca .`
reddish glow appearing at sunrise or sunset in mountains |alpenglow .`
mountain climber |alpenstocker .`
resembling or pertaining to alpine regions |alpestrine .`
sugary candy used in medicine |alphenic .`
divination using loaves of barley |alphitomancy .`
instrument used to extract bullets from bodies |alphonsin .`
high musical tone |alt .`
payment to priest for mass; offerings at altar |altarage .`
state of being different |alterity .`
alternately |alternatim .`
pompous or high speech |altiloquence .`
high-sounding |altisonant .`
thundering on high or loudly |altitonant .`
having young requiring care for a lengthy period |altricial .`
pear-shaped pot used in sublimation |aludel .`
bearing aluminum |aluminiferous .`
beehive; area of the ear where wax collects; word-list |alveary .`
resembling or of a honeycomb |alveolate .`
divination using sounds |alveromancy .`
purgative |alviducous .`
of the belly |alvine .`
Japanese pearl-diver |amaa .`
outgoing; gregarious |amadelphous .`
a high degree; exceedingly; at full speed |amainto .`
lacking hands |amanous .`
one employed to write from dictation |amanuensis .`
imaginary flower reputed never to fade |amaranth .`
immortal; undying; deep purple-red colour |amaranthine .`
inability to chew |amasesis .`
focusing light rays to a single point |amasthenic .`
fear of dust |amathophobia .`
fear of riding in a car |amaxophobia .`
windings; roundabout ways; delays |ambages .`
juice from chewing tobacco |ambeer .`
awkward in the use of both hands |ambisinistrous .`
scope; compass; confines |ambitcircuit .`
early Christian raised reading desk or pulpit |ambo .`
recess for church vessels; cupboard or niche |ambry .`
bad luck; a low score |ambsace .`
aisle down the east end of a church |ambulatory .`
divination by taking a walk |ambulomancy .`
fear of walking |ambulophobia .`
burn or scald |ambustion .`
fine or reparation paid |amende .`
person who fails to develop mentally |amenta .`
to fine; to deprive; to punish |amerce .`
abnormal optical refraction |ametropia .`
strip of fine linen worn as cloak or wrap by priest at mass |amice .`
murder of a friend |amicicide .`
midway between the bow and stern of a ship |amidships .`
instrument for measuring electrical current |ammeter .`
sand-loving; preferring to dwell in sand |ammophilous .`
a person who lives near a river |amnicolist .`
divination by examining afterbirth |amniomancy .`
percussion cap for a toy pistol |amorce .`
love sonnet or song |amoret .`
a cherub or spirit of love |amoretto .`
resembling or pertaining to vines |ampelidious .`
scientific description of the vine |ampelography .`
unit for measuring amount of electrical current |ampere .`
fossilized amphibian |amphibiolith .`
able to turn both backwards and forwards; double-jointed |amphibolic .`
ambiguity in language; dual grammatical meaning |amphibology .`
occurring in both hemispheres of the brain or body |amphigean .`
a nonsense verse |amphigory .`
interbreeding; intermixing of two individuals' genetic matter |amphimixis .`
animal with both lungs and gills |amphipneust .`
mythical two-headed serpent or lizard |amphisbaena .`
resembling or pertaining to torrid regions |amphiscian .`
rutting of frogs and toads |amplexus .`
supplemental; additional |ampliative .`
stretching far; having a great scope |amplivagant .`
vessel for holy oil or wine for coronations or rituals |ampulla .`
Hindu ambrosia bestowing immortality |amrita .`
almond-shaped; resembling or pertaining to tonsils |amygdaloid .`
containing or pertaining to starch; starchy |amyloid .`
lacking muscle |amyous .`
anain equal quantities |anain equal quantities.`
journey leading upwards; first phase of an illness |anabasis .`
return to life after apparent death |anabiosis .`
something which can bring back a lost love |anacampserote .`
reflecting or reflected light; sound or water |anacamptic .`
resembling or pertaining to cashews |anacardic .`
causing vomiting or expectoration |anacathartic .`
foreign or geographically absurd relating to a country |anachoric .`
refractive; resembling or pertaining to refraction |anaclastic .`
dependent on other phenomenon or ability |anaclitic .`
moving to new topic of discussion before finishing current one |anacoluthon .`
interrogation accompanied by torture |anacrisis .`
syllable prior to the normal rhythm of a verse |anacrusis .`
completely deaf |anacusic .`
wreath, fillet or band |anadem .`
repeating last word of clause at beginning of next clause |anadiplosis .`
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fish which ascend rivers to spawn |anadromous .`
destructive |anaerectic .`
study of anaesthetics |anaesthesiology .`
coming from or existing beyond our own galaxy |anagalactic .`
ornament in low relief |anaglyph .`
art of carving in bas-relief |anaglyptics .`
art of engraving so as to give the subject an |anaglyptography .`
embossed appearance |embossed appearance.`
recognition leading to denouement of a play |anagnorisis .`
mystical interpretation |anagogy .`
art of constructing catalogues |anagraphy .`
crumbs that fall from the table |analects .`
sundial |analemma .`
inability to feel pain |analgia .`
reminiscence; prayer recalling death and resurrection of Jesus |anamnesis .`
changing to a more complex form |anamorphic .`
impotent |anandrious .`
name written backward; often used as synonym |ananym .`
caused by excessive use |anapeiratic .`
two short metrical syllables followed by one long one |anapest .`
falling out of the eyebrows |anaphalantiasis .`
loss of sense of touch |anaphia .`
repetition of a word at beginning of successive phrases for emphasis |anaphora .`
recovery of one's breath; restoration of breath |anapnea .`
convalescent |anastasic .`
reversing or inverting word order as rhetorical device |anastrophe .`
resembling or pertaining to ducks |anatine .`
compound interest |anatocism .`
overcoming; overturning |anatreptic .`
loss of voice |anaudia .`
soft fleshy tumour in horses |anbury .`
one withdrawn from the world for religious reasons |anchorite .`
auxiliary; secondary |ancillary .`
two-edged and flattened |ancipitous .`
hook-shaped |ancistroid .`
elbow |ancon .`
resembling or pertaining to the elbow |anconoid .`
of an anchor, shaped like or resembling an anchor |ancoral .`
female religious recluse |ancress .`
iron bar used to support the end of a log in a fire |andiron .`
science of teaching adults |andragogy .`
government by men |androcracy .`
governmental kidnapping for political purposes |androlepsia .`
nymphomania |andromania .`
cannibalism |androphagy .`
single; unmarried |aneabil .`
to administer extreme unction to |anele .`
government by the wind or by whim |anemocracy .`
instrument for measuring pressure and velocity of wind |anemograph .`
treatise on the winds |anemography .`
study of winds |anemology .`
instrument for measuring wind velocity |anemometer .`
pollinated by wind |anemophilous .`
lacking a brain |anencephalic .`
about; concerning |anent .`
failure of immune system; loss of energy |anergia .`
tuning to a lower musical pitch |anesis .`
lack of nervous energy |aneuria .`
full of windings and intricate turnings |anfractuous .`
the right of a belligerent to seize neutral property |angary .`
government by angels |angelocracy .`
worship of or belief in angels |angelolatry .`
study of angels |angelology .`
prayer said in morning, at noon and at sunset |angelus .`
production of blood vessels |angiogenesis .`
study of blood flow and lymphatic system |angiology .`
craze or obsession with England and the English |anglomania .`
love or fondness for England or the English |anglophilia .`
fear of England or the English |anglophobia .`
silk-like fabric made from wool of angora goats |angora .`
unit of one ten-billionth of a meter |angstrom .`
shaped like a snake |anguiform .`
shaped like an eel |anguilliform .`
resembling or pertaining to snakes |anguine .`
unresponsiveness to pleasure |anhedoniaan .`
shortness of breath |anhelation .`
absence of perspiration |anhidrosis .`
symbolizing without aiming at resemblance |aniconic .`
like an old woman |anicular .`
imbecilic; senile; like a very old woman |anile .`
to comment critically on; to censure |animadvert .`
spiritual; animate |animastic .`
attribution of soul to inanimate objects |animism .`
positively charged ion |anion .`
being of unequal strength |anisothenic .`
liquid measure of 8 1/2 gallons |anker .`
spiked elephant goad |ankus .`
hook-shaped |ankyroid .`
short two-edged dagger |anlace .`
to heat and cool metal gradually to temper |anneal .`
having intermediate features between two taxa |annectent .`
doctrine that the wicked are utterly destroyed after death |annihilationism .`
shaped like the letter S |annodated .`
pun; play on words |annomination .`
nodding or moving of the head |annuent .`
small ring around a classical column |annulet .`
ringed; composed of rings |annulose .`
emetic; causing vomiting or expectoration |anocathartic .`
toothlessness |anodontia .`
something that relieves pain or suffering |anodyne .`
sensation not accompanied by understanding of it |anoesis .`
formed from below or beneath |anogenic .`
inability to remember names |anomia .`
in a state lacking social order and norms |anomic .`
condition of lacking accepted social values or standards |anomie .`
without a navel |anomphalous .`
at once; immediately |anon .`
person whose name is not given; pseudonym |anonym .`
resembling or pertaining to malarial mosquitoes |anopheline .`
bearing writing or inscription only on one side |anopisthographic .`
blindness |anopsia .`
lacking testicles |anorchous .`
lack or loss of sense of smell |anosmia .`
lacking ears |anotic .`
having a handle or hand-like shape |ansate .`
resembling or pertaining to geese |anserine .`
pier produced by thickening wall at one end |anta .`
leviating or relieving pain |antalgical .`
repetition of key word of phrase as a play on words |antanaclasis .`
response to an apology |antapology .`
opposition to government; anarchy |antarchy .`
anteroom to a chapel or church |antechapel .`
before breakfast |antejentacular .`
a preface |anteloquy .`
before dawn or daylight |antelucan .`
before one's own birth; before the creation of the world |antemundane .`
bearing antennae |antenniferous .`
foretaste |antepast .`
covering or cloth over pulpit or altar |antependium .`
preventing nightmares |antephialtic .`
to put before; to prefer |antepone .`
before dinner |anteprandial .`
preceding |antevenient .`
luminous ring seen on a cloud opposite the sun |anthelion .`
destroying or expelling worms |anthelminthic .`
full bloom |anthesis .`
divination using flowers |anthomancy .`
obsession with flowers |anthomania .`
loving or frequenting flowers |anthophilous .`
counter-definition |anthorism .`
divination using burning coals |anthracomancy .`
fear of humans |anthrophobia .`
study of human biology |anthropobiology .`
origin of human beings |anthropogenesis .`
animal with human tongue; animal capable of speech |anthropoglot .`
worship of human beings |anthropolatry .`
fossilized human skeleton |anthropolith .`
divination using human entrails |anthropomancy .`
ascription of human feelings to inanimate object |anthropopathy .`
cannibal |anthropophaginian .`
eating humans |anthropophagous .`
knowledge of the nature of humanity; human wisdom |anthroposophy .`
belief that gods are only deified men |anthropotheism .`
opposed to monarchic principle |antibasilican .`
providing natural immunity against harmful substances |antiblastic .`
liminating offensive odours |antibromice .`
enjoyment of mortgaged property in lieu of interest payments |antichresis .`
hypothetical second Earth on the opposite side of the sun |antichthon .`
camouflaged; having protective resemblance to environment |anticryptic .`
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doctrine opposed to removing Church of England's official religion status |antidisestablishmentarianism .`
preventing the secretion of milk |antigalactic .`
waterproof leggings |antigropelos .`
denial of doctrine of the fall of humanity |antilapsarianism .`
books of the New Testament not part of early Christian Bible |antilegomena .`
number of which a given number is the logarithm |antilogarithm .`
statement of three propositions containing contradiction |antilogism .`
contradiction |antilogy .`
damaging the memory; eliminating memories |antimnemonic .`
brittle, bluish-white metallic element |antimony .`
doctrine of the rejection of moral law |antinomianism .`
contradiction between two logical conclusions |antinomy .`
denial of validity of infant baptism |antipedobaptism .`
opposition or resistance |antiperistasis .`
anthem sung as a response during church service |antiphon .`
use of words in a sense opposite to literal |antiphrasis .`
concealing private parts of the body |antipudic .`
dweller on the exact opposite side of the world |antiscian .`
repetition of words in reverse order |antistrophe .`
opposed to mirth or fun |antithalian .`
contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangement of words or clauses |antithesis .`
resistance to being penetrated |antitypy .`
use of descriptive phrase or epithet instead of proper name |antonomasia .`
turned upward and forward |antrorse .`
fear of staying single |anuptaphobia .`
inability to urinate |anuresis .`
tailless |anurous .`
army biscuit |anzactile .`
expressing simple past time with no continuance |aorist .`
numbness or loss of sensation in a limb |apaesthesia .`
proof by showing the falsehood of the opposite |apagoge .`
privilege of office; especially one given to younger |apanage .`
offspring |offspring.`
divination using objects at hand |apantomancy .`
of an animal's coloration or markings |apatetic .`
to satisfy |apay .`
brief outline; glimpse; intuitive insight |apercu .`
laxative |aperient .`
inability to eat or swallow |aphagia .`
loss of ability to produce articulate speech |aphemia .`
taking away a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word |apheresis .`
loss of initial unaccented vowel from beginning of a word |aphesis .`
killer of aphids |aphicide .`
killer of aphids |aphidicide .`
science of wealth |aphnology .`
flameless |aphologistic .`
lightless |aphotic .`
inability to speak |aphrasia .`
abnormal sexual interest |aphrodisiomania .`
silent letter |aphthong .`
resembling or pertaining to bees |apian .`
resembling or pertaining to bees or beekeeping |apiarian .`
of or at the apex |apical .`
beekeeping |apiculture .`
study of bees |apiology .`
faithlessness in marriage |apistia .`
eating bees |apivorous .`
aplanatic a lens free of spherical aberration |aplanatic a lens free of spherical aberration.`
doctrine of the imminent end of the world |apocalypticism .`
suicide by starvation |apocarteresis .`
final restitution of all things at the appearance of the Messiah |apocatastasis .`
reversion or restoration to original position |apocatastisis .`
cutting off the last sound of a word |apocope .`
papal secretary |apocrisiary .`
lacking feet |apodal .`
necessarily true beyond contradiction |apodictic .`
main clause in a conditional sentence |apodosis .`
feverish desire to undress |apodysophilia .`
exact copy; facsimile |apograph .`
dedicated to the search for enjoyment |apolaustic .`
defense and proof of Christianity or other doctrine |apologetics .`
painlessness |aponia .`
valedictory |apopemptic .`
saying something by stating that you will not mention it |apophasis .`
a gift given to celebrate a new year |apophoret .`
brief saying; proverb; epigram |apophthegm .`
a professed but false doubt of what to say or choose |apori .`
suddenly stopping in the middle of a speech for emphasis |aposiopesis .`
dislike of or distaste for food |apositia .`
enunciation of former beliefs |apostasyr .`
marginal note |apostil .`
addressing of a personified thing rhetorically |apostrophe .`
casting of a horoscope |apotelesm .`
a short, instructive saying or formula |apothegm .`
elevation to divine status; a perfect example |apotheosis .`
designed to turn away evil |apotropaic .`
officer in court who attends to execute orders; harbinger |apparitor .`
attached to; hanging from; adjunct |appendant .`
mind's perception of itself as a conscious agent |apperception .`
irrational belief that one is another person |appersonation .`
strong craving or powerful desire |appetence .`
flat; flattened; compressed |applanate .`
to transport objects without material agency |apport .`
to place in juxtaposition or proximity |appose .`
appropriate |apposite .`
approval; consent |approbation .`
to borrow |apprompt .`
nearness |appropinquity .`
to support militarily |appui .`
a striking against something |appulse .`
a subordinate or adjunct part of |appurtenance .`
to bask in the sun |apricate .`
sunny |aprique .`
rounded extension of church or other building |apse .`
loss of sense of touch |apselophesia .`
shaped like an apse |apsidal .`
wingless; finless |apterygial .`
uninflected; indeclinable |aptotic .`
name that suits its owner |aptronym .`
period of intermission in a fever |apyrexy .`
ewer in the form of a human or animal figure for .` ceremonial handwashing |aquamanile .`
fear of water |aquaphobia .`
watercolour painting |aquarelle .`
a rock formation containing water |aquifer .`
watery; liquid |aquiform .`
resembling or pertaining to eagles; hooked like an eagle's beak |aquiline .`
wheeled Middle Eastern carriage |araba .`
fear of peanut butter sticking to roof of mouth |arachibutyrophobia .`
feeding on spiders |arachnivorous .`
study of spiders |arachnology .`
fear of spiders |arachnophobia .`
resembling or pertaining to spiders |araneidan .`
shaped like a spider |araneiform .`
transparent; delicate; like a spider's web |araneous .`
seamless |araphorostic .`
ploughing |aration .`
type of crossbow |arbalest .`
branched; branching; tree-shaped |arborescent .`
growing on or living in trees |arboricolous .`
shaped like a tree |arboriform .`
worship of start |arbrolatry .`
dwarf or shrub-like tree |arbuscle .`
orchard; copse of trees |arbustum .`
red chalk used to mark trees |arcanna .`
bow-shaped |arcate .`
worship of archaic things or old customs |archaeolatry .`
the study of first principles |archelogy .`
violin box |archet .`
resembling or pertaining to headmasters |archididascalian .`
school principal |archididascalos .`
head of a monastery or convent |archimandrite .`
chief buffoon or mimic |archimime .`
resembling or pertaining to the arrangement of knowledge |architectonics .`
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parts surrounding a door or window, especially the top |architrave .`
science of the origins of government |archology .`
shaped like a bow |arciform .`
one skilled in navigating arctic regions |arctician .`
of the arctic regions of the earth |arctogaeal .`
bear-like |arctoid .`
collector of teddy bears |arctophile .`
study of teddy bears |arctophily .`
arched; bow-shaped |arcuate .`
plough used to scratch top surface of soil |ard .`
fine silk |ardass .`
to dry up; to wither |arefy .`
like, growing in or consisting of sand |arenaceous .`
sandy; like sand |arenoid .`
study of Mars |areology .`
instrument used for measuring specific gravity |areometer .`
resembling or pertaining to tribunals or courts |areopagitic .`
to assign or allot |aret .`
the science of virtue |aretaics .`
sharp mountain ridge |arete .`
gas or oil lamp |argand .`
the heraldic colour silver or white |argent .`
bearing silver |argentiferous .`
government by money |argentocracy .`
clay used in making pottery |argil .`
clayey; of or resembling clay |argillaceous .`
crust formed on wine kept too long or improperly |argol .`
dried cow dung used as fuel |argol .`
a large merchant ship; a rich supply |argosy .`
silver poisoning |arguria .`
shrill; keen; shrewd |argute .`
silver gravy dish |argyll .`
resembling or pertaining to rams |arietine .`
shaped like a ram's head |arietinous .`
right; correctly |aright .`
divination in general |ariolation .`
a severe critic |aristarch .`
government by the best |aristarchy .`
the science or art of dining |aristology .`
divination using numbers |arithmancy .`
government by simple majority |arithmocracy .`
number composed of numerical values of letters in a word |arithmogram .`
obsessive preoccupation with numbers |arithmomania .`
collective equipment available to a doctor |armamentarium .`
entitled to bear arms |armigerous .`
like or composed of rings |armillary .`
having strong weapons; militarily potent |armipotent .`
resounding with noises of battle or weapons |armisonant .`
divination by examining one's shoulders |armomancy .`
twilled woollen or silk fabric |armure .`
unit of land area slightly smaller than an acre |arpent .`
land surveyor |arpenteur .`
downright; unmitigated |arrant .`
tapestry covering a wall |arras .`
embroidery fabric of wool and silk |arrasene .`
attentive; erect; raised up |arrect .`
a person who rents or farms at a yearly rent |arrendator .`
ecstatic; frantic; hasty or hurried |arreptitious .`
substance causing an insect to stop moving |arrestant .`
lacking roots |arrhizal .`
sharp edge on stone; meeting of two surfaces |arris .`
to claim unduly as one's own; to ascribe |arrogate .`
gnawing; chewing; corroding |arrosive .`
study of joints |arthrology .`
instrument for examining interior of a joint |arthroscope .`
bearing or producing reeds |arundiferous .`
like or having the properties of a reed |arundinaceous .`
resembling or pertaining to ploughed land |arval .`
the practice of disciplining oneself; asceticism |ascesis .`
doctrine that self-denial of the body permits spiritual enlightenment |asceticism .`
box for keeping bows and arrows dry |ascham .`
an .` inhabitant of the equatorial zone |asci .`
self-origination |aseity .`
squared stone used in building walls |ashlar .`
walking stick |ashplant .`
resembling or pertaining to asses; stupid |asinine .`
lack of appetite |asitia .`
a person who blows on ashes to bring them to flame |askefise .`
lacking a body; incorporeal |asomatous .`
deafness to specific pitches of sound |asonia .`
to sprinkle |asperge .`
formshaped like a brush |aspergilli .`
vessel for sprinkling holy water |aspergillum .`
roughness of surface or sound |asperity .`
slander; disparage |asperse .`
vessel for holding holy water |aspersory .`
denial of the right to private property |aspheterism .`
shield-shaped |aspidate .`
divination by sitting and chanting within a circle |aspidomancy .`
to carry property away wrongfully |asportation .`
to reclaim for agriculture by clearing away trees |assart .`
marine insurance |assecuration .`
insincere or glib assent |assentation .`
positive or earnest affirmation |asseveration .`
to pronounce with a hiss or sibilant |assibilate .`
persevering application to a pursuit |assiduity .`
officer or judge in charge of weights and measures |assizer .`
indicating association with or accompaniment by |assocative .`
to absolve; to acquit |assoil .`
to befool; to besot |assot .`
habituation |assuefaction .`
accustomedness; habit |assuetude .`
ascending; rising; curving upward |assurgent .`
astacologythe science of crayfish |astacologythe science of crayfish.`
astaticin equilibrium |astaticin equilibrium.`
refined irony |asteism .`
three asterisks used to direct attention to a passage |asterism .`
at the stern of a ship |astern .`
study of diseases of weakening and aging |astheniology .`
muscular weakening of the eyes |asthenopia .`
not in rows |astichous .`
small semicircular moulding; dice |astragal .`
divination using dice or knucklebones |astragalomancy .`
fear of being struck by lightning |astraphobia .`
fear of thunder and lightning |astrapophobia .`
binding obligation |astriction .`
to draw together; to tighten |astringe .`
electronics as applied to space flight |astrionics .`
scar on the earth's surface from meteorite impact |astrobleme .`
sun-stroke |astrobolism .`
study of extraterrestrial geology |astrogeology .`
knowledge of fixed stars |astrognosy .`
theory of the origin of stars |astrogony .`
worship of stars |astrolatry .`
a foolish or petty astrologer |astrologaster .`
divination using stars |astromancy .`
study of effect of stars on climate |astrometeorology .`
unit of distance equal to the distance from the earth to the sun |astronomical unit .`
person interested in astronomy |astrophile .`
study of star oscillations |astroseismology .`
protrudingly; distendedly |astrut .`
having two members with different rhythms |asynartetic .`
rhetorical device of omitting conjunctions |asyndeton .`
irregular |atactic .`
tranquility; freedom from anxiety; stoicism |ataraxia .`
reversion to early or ancestral type |atavism .`
childlessness |ateknia .`
artist's studio or workshop |atelier .`
imperfect development; developmental irregularity |ateliosis .`
deathlessness |athanasy .`
chemist's self-feeding digesting furnace |athanoral .`
Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman |atheling .`
literary or scientific association |athenaeum .`
lacking heat |athermic .`
rejection of a passage as spurious |athetesis .`
nervous twitching of digits and extremities |athetosis .`
across; in opposition to; sideways; transversely |athwart .`
melancholy |athymia .`
loss of honour; disgrace |atimy .`
male figures used as columns |atlantes .`
rich satin fabric |atlas .`
great-grandfather's grandmother's sister |atmatertera .`
the science of aqueous vapour |atmology .`
instrument for measuring evaporating capacity of air |atmometer .`
female sterility |atocia .`
lacking offspring |atokous .`
belief that the universe consists of small indivisible particles |atomism .`
muscular weakness |atony .`
great-grandfather's grandfather's brother |atpatruus .`
melancholy; hypochondriac |atrabiliary .`
melancholy; splenetic; acrimonious |atrabilious .`
blacking; ink; black dye |atrament .`
absence or irregular closure of a passage in the body |atresia .`
baldness |atrichia .`
jet black |atrous .`
the loss of civil rights for high treason |attainder .`
disgrace; sully; infect; taint |attaint .`
to adapt or alter quality by adding to something |attemper .`
make thin; reduce in value |attenuate .`
expression characterized by conciseness and elegance |atticism .`
touching |attingent .`
lifting up; raising |attollent .`
to transfer to another |attorn .`
attracting or drawing |attrahent .`
to sadden |attrist .`
repentant through fear of punishment |attrite .`
operation between sensation and perception |attuition .`
musical announcement of dawn; sunrise song |aubade .`
eggplant |aubergine .`
horse's gait between an amble and a gallop |aubin .`
hawker or bird-tender |auceps .`
to hunt birds; to pursue prey with vigilance |aucupate .`
person more attuned to sound than the other senses |audile .`
study of hearing |audiology .`
instrument for measuring acuity of hearing |audiometer .`
a person who loves accurately reproduced recorded sound |audiophile .`
filthy; difficult |augean .`
number to which another number is added |augend .`
at all |aught .`
resembling or pertaining to a hall in a university |aularian .`
flautist |aulete .`
courtly; ceremonious; genteel |aulic .`
crude balance for weighing |auncel .`
resembling or pertaining or pertaining to oranges or orange trees |aurantiaceous .`
property of being golden in colour or substance |aureity .`
radiant light around head or body of holy personage |aureole .`
having golden or blond hair |auricomous .`
resembling or pertaining to the ear; spoken secretly |auricular .`
bearing gold |auriferous .`
goldsmith |aurifex .`
shaped like an ear |auriform .`
charioteering |aurigation .`
instrument for cleaning the ear |aurilave .`
gold embroidery |auriphrygia .`
instrument for examining the ear |auriscope .`
sextinct wild ox |auroch .`
gold-coloured |aurulent .`
listening to sounds arising within organs |auscultation .`
final sound of a word or syllable |auslaut .`
keeper of goshawks |austringer .`
divination using wind |austromancy .`
government by an absolute ruler |autarchy .`
self-sufficient; independent |autarkic .`
study of ecology of one species |autecology .`
ecclesiastical self-government |autocephality .`
eating one's own feces |autocoprophagy .`
government by one individual |autocracy .`
burning of a heretic |auto-da-fe .`
self-taught person |autodidact .`
spontaneous generation |autogenesis .`
knowledge of or about oneself |autognosis .`
self-worship |autolatry .`
scientific study of oneself |autology .`
ascription to others of one's own characteristics |automorphism .`
fear of being dirty |automysophobia .`
autonyma writer's real name; work published under writer's own name |autonyma writer's real name; work published under writer's own name.`
feeding on body's own tissues |autophagy .`
self-luminous |autophanous .`
fear of solitude |autophobia .`
anything extemporized |autoschediasm .`
belief that one can obtain salvation through oneself |autosoterism .`
being an end in itself |autotelic .`
person pretending to be mystical or mysterious |autothaumaturgist .`
belief that one is God incarnate or that one is Christ |autotheism .`
growing in a straight line |autotropic .`
instrument for measuring growth of plants |auxanometer .`
increase in size; hyperbole |auxesis .`
science of growth |auxology .`
instrument for measuring magnifying power |auxometer .`
resembling or pertaining to a grandparent |aval .`
allowing knees to flex while skiing |avalement .`
away; hence |avaunt .`
to boast |avaunt .`
shaped like oats |aveniform .`
to ward off; to uproot |averruncate .`
catorpole for pruning trees |averrun .`
killing of birds |avicide .`
resembling or pertaining to birds |avicular .`
air sickness |avinosis .`
the science of electronic devices for aircraft |avionics .`
ancestral |avital .`
private consideration of a case by a judge |avizandum .`
involuntary |avolitional .`
to pluck or tear away by force |avulse .`
like an uncle; resembling or pertaining to uncles |avuncular .`
beard or similar bristly growth on stalk of grain |awn .`
armpit |axilla .`
shaped like an axe-head |axiniform .`
divination using an axe or hatchet |axinomancy .`
the science of the ultimate nature of values |axiology .`
arc of the horizon |azimuth .`
chemical name for mercury |azothal .`
blue |azuline .`
light or sky blue; the heraldic colour blue |azure .`
unleavened |azymous .`
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a confused sound of voices |babeldom .`
having berries; berry-like |baccate .`
drunkard; reveller |bacchanal .`
bearing berries |bacciferous .`
shaped like a berry |bacciform .`
eating berries |baccivorous .`
killer of berries |bacillicide .`
stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship |backstay .`
killer of bacteria |bactericide .`
rod-shaped |baculiform .`
resembling or pertaining to the stick or cane; resembling or pertaining to flogging |baculine .`
penis bone in some mammals |baculum .`
rod, staff or scepter of power |baculus .`
plaster and ground stone mixture for repairing masonry |badigeon .`
playful repartee or banter |badinage .`
chestnut-coloured |badious .`
guide book |baedeker .`
magical or holy meteoric stone |baetyl .`
cheap coarse cotton fabric |baft .`
scuffle or brawl |bagarre .`
coarse fabric for making bags or sacks |bagging .`
bathing house |bagnio .`
self-important official |bahadur .`
compound word whose second part is a noun but that acts as an adjective |bahuvrihi .`
barrier or pole separating horses in an open stable |bail .`
office of a bailiff |bailivate .`
delivery of goods in trust |bailment .`
kiss on the hand |baisemain .`
coarse napped cotton or wool fabric |baize .`
type of solid plastic |bakelite .`
acorn-bearing |balaniferous .`
use of suppositories |balanism .`
acorn-shaped |balanoid .`
joker; clown |balatron .`
knitted cotton fabric |balbriggan .`
stammering |balbutient .`
rich embroidered silk and gold fabric |baldachin .`
covering or canopy over a throne or altar |baldaquin .`
shoulder strap for holding sword |baldric .`
bonfire or beacon-fire |balefire .`
long-tailed badger |balisaur .`
crossbowman |balistarius .`
cross-shaped opening in wall for firing arrows |balistraria .`
pole mounted on seashore as beacon |balize .`
a person who supplies ships with ballast |ballaster .`
abnormal fondness for ballet |balletomania .`
instrument for detecting body movements caused by heartbeat |ballistocardiograph .`
fear of missiles |ballistophobia .`
diagnosis of pregnancy by applying sharp force to abdomen |ballottement .`
superficial enthusiasm for Scottish culture |balmorality .`
bath |balneary .`
the science of the therapeutic use of baths |balneology .`
row of columns supporting a stair rail |balustrade .`
light cotton dress material |balzarine .`
materialistic; merely mechanical; pertaining to workshops |banausic .`
small flat moulding around a column |bandelet .`
flat band with an inscription; small banner |banderol .`
detailed organization; settlement |bandobast .`
shoulder belt for carrying ammunition |bandolier .`
mustang or wild horse |bangtail .`
flat unleavened loaf of bread |bannock .`
raised way or footway above a parapet |banquette .`
brat; whelp; bastard child |bantling .`
part of church reserved for performing baptisms |baptistery .`
unit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeter |bar .`
loss of ability to distinguish weight |baragnosis .`
any jargon or unintelligible language |baragouin .`
pebbly silk or worsted fabric with broken rib weave |barathea .`
an abyss; an insatiable person |barathrum .`
government by barbarians |barbarocracy .`
bearded |barbate .`
earthen terrace inside the parapet of a rampart |barbette .`
projecting watchtower over the gate of a castle |barbican .`
bearded; bearing a beard |barbigerous .`
small tuft of hair just below the lower lip |barbula .`
gondolier's song |barcarole .`
pack saddle |bardel .`
hooded cloak worn by monks |bardocucullus .`
excessive devotion to or worship of Shakespeare |bardolatry .`
gauzy fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or worsted |barege .`
owner of a barge |bargemaster .`
three-masted vessel |barkentine .`
old unit of length equal to one-third inch |barleycorn .`
yeast; froth on fermenting liquor |barm .`
local judge among miners |barmaster .`
an apron |barmcloth .`
battlement or turret on the outer wall of a castle |barmkin .`
unit of area measurement of particles equal to 100 square femtometres |barn .`
member of gang of thieves who acts as decoy |barnard .`
science of the support and mechanics of bridges |barodynamics .`
ability to perceive weight |barognosis .`
instrument for recording air pressure |barograph .`
study of gravitation |barology .`
weather-glass |baroscope .`
four-wheeled hooded carriage |barouche .`
fine silk cloth |barracan .`
depot for slaves |barracoon .`
coarse linen fabric |barras .`
some kind of fabric |barrateen .`
inciting riot or violence |barratry .`
placing capo or finger across guitar strings |barre .`
narrow heraldic bar |barrulet .`
parapet or battlement |bartisan .`
farmyard |barton .`
deafness; hardness of hearing |baryecoia .`
having difficulty speaking |baryphonic .`
apparatus of which one end rises as the other sinks |bascule .`
resembling or pertaining to kissing |basial .`
kissing |basiation .`
Roman Catholic church given special privileges |basilica .`
kind of ointment |basilicon .`
light, conical helmet |bassinet .`
to beat with a stick or baton, especially on the feet |bastinade .`
tower at the corner of a fortification |bastion .`
fortified house with vaulted ground floor |bastle .`
directive evolutionary force |bathmism .`
large mass of intruded igneous rock |batholith .`
fear of falling from a high place |bathophobia .`
appearance of the commonplace in elevated matter |bathos .`
deep-bosomed |bathykolpian .`
instrument for recording contours of deep oceans |bathymeter .`
resembling or pertaining to depth underwater or elevation above sea level |bathyorographical .`
found in the depths of the sea |bathypelagic .`
resembling or pertaining to the depths of the ocean |bathysmal .`
instrument for recording water temperature as compared to depth |bathythermograph .`
method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax |batik .`
fine soft sheer fabric of plain weave |batiste .`
the study of brambles |batology .`
fear of heights or being close to tall buildings |batophobia .`
resembling or pertaining to frogs or toads |batrachian .`
frog-eating |batrachivorous .`
fear of frogs and toads |batrachophobia .`
divination using frogs |batraquomancy .`
timber used to fasten down a door or hatch |batten .`
bat used to strike shuttlecock; game played with such a bat |battledore .`
futile, futile repetition in speech or writing |battology .`
indiscriminate slaughter; driving game towards slaughter |battue .`
unit of data transmission speed of one signal event per second |baud .`
having white spots on the forehead |bausond .`
chattering; prattle |bavardage .`
insignificant or unskilled poet |bavian .`
a bundle of brushwood |bavin .`
fabric with horizontal stripes in strongly contrasting colours |bayadere .`
use of leeches for blood-letting |bdellism .`
resembling or pertaining to leeches |bdelloid .`
act of cutting a leech to increase its suction |bdellotomy .`
church caretaker or usher |beadle .`
mace-bearing official of an institution |beadle .`
monk or almoner who prays for benefactor |beadsman .`
beatified woman |beata .`
obsession with the Beatles |Beatlemania .`
fish net repairer |beatster .`
beatified man |beatus .`
linen fabric used for flags |beaupers .`
hinged face guard on a helmet |beaver .`
disfigured from weeping |beblubbered .`
relieving coughs |bechic .`
large hook or bracket used to hold tackle or spars |becket .`
rope handles |beckets .`
to soil by dragging along the wet ground |bedaggle .`
unfaithful spouse |bedswerver .`
hardwood on either side of bowsprit through which forestays are reeved |bee .`
double-pointed miner's pick |beele .`
government by brewers or brewing interests |beerocracy .`
straw beehive |beeskep .`
the first milk drawn from a cow after calving |beestings .`
formerly |beforetime .`
a benefit resulting from some course of action |behoof .`
unit of noise intensity equal to ten decibels |bel .`
to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat |belay .`
coloured; spotted neckerchief |belcher .`
an old woman; a hag; an ancestress |beldam .`
shaped like a dart |belemnoid .`
most likely; probably |belike .`
large jug with rounded belly and narrow neck |bellarmine .`
ornamental structure to hold one or two large bells |bellcote .`
inclination towards violence; hawkishness |bellecism .`
bell-founder |belleter .`
bringing war |belliferous .`
deer's mating call |belling .`
militarily powerful |bellipotent .`
mechanical instrument combining trumpets and drums |bellonion .`
a person who takes the lead; indicator of trends |bellwether .`
shaped like an arrow |beloid .`
divination by means of arrows |belomancy .`
sexual obsession with sharp objects |belonephilia .`
fear of pins and needles |belonephobia .`
shaped like a needle |belonoid .`
raised covered terrace or pavilion |belvedere .`
raised turret or lantern on the top of a house |belvedere .`
raised part of an Eastern church containing the altar |bema .`
a newly married man who has long been a bachelor |benedict .`
indicating for whom or which |benefactive .`
kindly; benign; beneficent |benefic .`
ecclesiastical office to which revenue is attached |benefice .`
to treat ores to remove impurities |beneficiate .`
exorcist |benet .`
crosswise ribbed fabric |bengaline .`
resembling or pertaining to the depths of the ocean |benthic .`
flora and fauna of the ocean floor |benthos .`
covered walk |berceau .`
lullaby |berceuse .`
country dance |bergamask .`
spy glass or telescope |berge .`
four-wheeled covered carriage |berlin .`
crude winter sled |berline .`
narrow shelf or ledge at the top or bottom of a slope |berm .`
baby-sitter |bersatrix .`
curler's broom |besom .`
individual opposed to vivisection |bestiarian .`
rule by beasts |bestiocracy .`
a place of worship for seamen; nonconformist chapel |bethel .`
in short time; speedily |betimes .`
foolish act or situation |bêtise .`
between |betwixt .`
to reveal; to betray; to divulge |bewray .`
oblique side or face of a cut gem |bezel .`
Eastern marketplace |bezesteen .`
card game played with two decks of cards |bezique .`
stony material found in ruminants' stomachs |bezoar .`
two-winged |bialate .`
government by two people; diarchy |biarchy .`
overly fond of drinking |bibacious .`
trinket; miniature book of elegant design |bibelot .`
resembling or pertaining or pertaining to drinking |bibitory .`
destruction of books or the Bible |biblioclasm .`
production of books |bibliogenesis .`
well-read individual; person with wide knowledge of books |bibliognost .`
book-thief |biblioklept .`
worship of the Bible or other books |bibliolatry .`
study of books |bibliology .`
divination by opening a book at random |bibliomancy .`
craze for books or reading |bibliomania .`
bookbinder |bibliopegist .`
a person who devours books, literally or figuratively |bibliophagist .`
love or fondness for books or reading |bibliophily .`
fear of books |bibliophobia .`
making of books |bibliopoesy .`
bookseller |bibliopolist .`
bookselling |bibliopoly .`
a person who hoards or hides books |bibliotaph .`
study of documents to determine authenticity |bibliotics .`
addicted to alcohol |bibulous .`
two-headed |bicapitate .`
anvil pointed at both ends |bickern .`
having two identical sides |bicollateral .`
having two horns or points |bicorn .`
metal alloy inlaid with silver and/or gold |biddery .`
having two teeth |bidenticulate .`
lasting two days |biduous .`
something appropriate or proper |bienséance .`
organized in two rows |bifarious .`
divided in two by a deep split |bifid .`
having two threads |bifilar .`
consisting of two races, genera, or subspecies |bigential .`
a building |biggin .`
a wide bay; a bend or coil in a rope |bight .`
having heads on both sides of a coin |bijugate .`
iron bar used to shackle prisoners' feet |bilbo .`
lower point of inner hull of a ship |bilge .`
ill-tempered; very unpleasant |bilious .`
coarsely abusive language |billingsgate .`
base metal, alloy of copper, tin or silver |billon .`
ability to be in two places at once |bilocation .`
one capable of speaking with two distinct voices |biloquist .`
currency exchange on both the gold and silver standards |bimetallism .`
government by two people; diarchy |binarchy .`
doubled; coupled |binate .`
of, pertaining to or heard by both ears |binaural .`
blanket roll |bindle .`
case in which a ship's compass is kept |binnacle .`
consisting or comprised of two musical tones |binotonous .`
annotated biographical bibliography |biobibliography .`
state of association of creatures in a certain region |biocenosis .`
having life as main principle |biocentric .`
killing living material |biocide .`
study of interaction of life in the environment |bioecology .`
theory that all life is derived from living matter alone |biogenesis .`
general study or theory of life |biognosy .`
rock formed by living creatures |biolith .`
study of biological measurement |biometrics .`
vital essence or force |bionergy .`
study of organisms interacting in their environments |bionomics .`
film telling the life-story of a celebrity |biopic .`
classification of living organisms |biotaxy .`
region of uniform environment and types of organisms |biotope .`
two-winged |bipennate .`
forked; with two branches |biramous .`
rowed ship or galley with two banks of oars |bireme .`
square three-ridged cap worn by Catholic clergy |biretta .`
to make a log spin by walking on it |birl .`
double-beaked |birostrate .`
twice; in two places |bis .`
in two rows or columns |biserial .`
shame; disgrace; scorn |bismer .`
association of an object with two or more ideas |bisociation .`
resembling or pertaining to bison |bisontine .`
narrow surgical knife |bistoury .`
pigment with brownish colour derived from soot |bistre .`
cloven-footed; cleft in two |bisulcate .`
belief in two gods |bitheism .`
posts mounted on a ship for fastening ropes |bitts .`
combining two entities into one |biune .`
resembling or pertaining to two words; having a double sense |biverbal .`
offering a choice; splitting between two directions |bivious .`
a menial helper |blackguard .`
to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel |blackguard .`
undertaker |blackmaster .`
humbug; pretentious nonsense |blague .`
a boil or blister |blain .`
complimentary speech; flattery |blandiloquence .`
to flatter and coax; to cajole |blandish .`
skilful flattery |blarney .`
reproduction by budding |blastogenesis .`
instrument used to record sound on magnetic tape |blattnerphone .`
resembling or pertaining to cockroaches |blattoid .`
extinct bluish-coloured antelope of southern Africa |blauwbok .`
heraldic arms painted on knight's shield or surcoat |blazon .`
to shrink or flinch |blench .`
hybrid |blendling .`
mixing |blendure .`
of or resembling mucus |blennoid .`
fear of slime |blennophobia .`
resembling or pertaining to eyelids |blepharal .`
having an ugly design |bletcherous .`
a garrulous talker of nonsense |bletherskate .`
alleged ability to find an underground water supply |bletonism .`
type of edible toadstool |blewit .`
subject to or having strong sexual desires |blissom .`
factory where iron bars are manufactured |bloomery .`
to write or speak windily |bloviate .`
leather half-boot |blucher .`
blue flag with white square in centre used as ship's signal |bluepeter .`
early feminist; educated or literary woman |bluestocking .`
to mix clay with water |blunge .`
piece of skin that peels off after a sunburn |blype .`
skilled orator with powerful voice |boanerges .`
ship's crewmember in charge of equipment and maintenance |boatswain .`
circular wax catcher that fits over a candle |bobeche .`
rope used on ships to steady the bowsprit |bobstay .`
smoked herring |bocking .`
old man; churl; goblin or spectre |bodach .`
prediction or prophecy |bodement .`
cow dung |bodewash .`
piece of poor or clumsy workmanship |bodge .`
small tool for pricking holes; small dagger |bodkin .`
stupid; dull |boeotian .`
helpful, curative |boethetic .`
quiet tributary or backwater |bogan .`
spectre; bugbear; goblin |boggart .`
resembling or pertaining to clay |bolar .`
moulding around a panel |bolection .`
Spanish dance with sudden pauses and sharp turns |bolero .`
large meteor that bursts; a fireball |bolide .`
short post on a wharf or ship to which ropes are tied |bollard .`
instrument for measuring radiant energy or infrared light |bolometer .`
straight-necked distillation vessel or flask |bolthead .`
strong rope stitched to edges of a sail |boltrope .`
rounded mass |bolus .`
well dressed criminal |boman .`
a person who stuffs or pads things |bombaster .`
bombastic language or composition |bombastry .`
twilled silk and worsted fabric |bombazine .`
bulging outwards |bombé .`
resembling or pertaining to silkworms |bombic .`
to hum, buzz or drone |bombilate .`
the buttocks |bombosity .`
convex; rounded |bombous .`
resembling or pertaining to silk or cotton |bombycine .`
humming or buzzing |bombylious .`
bison |bonasus .`
small box used for sweetmeats |bonbonnière .`
large marble used in games |bonce .`
paying of bonus or reward |bonification .`
having the form of good |boniform .`
to improve or ameliorate |bonify .`
estimating straightness by looking along a row of poles |boning .`
the doctrine that the world is good but not perfect |bonism .`
Buddhist monastery |bonzery .`
artificial ivory-like substance used to make billiard balls |bonzoline .`
counterfeit money; funds obtained by corruption |boodle .`
ox-eyed |boopic .`
rough-stemmed herb used in salads |borage .`
violent wind squall |borasco .`
thin fabric |borato .`
filthy talk |borborology .`
rumbling noise in the intestines |borborygmus .`
tenant who holds land at his lord's pleasure |bordar .`
detailed bill or invoice |bordereau .`
border surrounding a heraldic shield |bordure .`
tidal flow of water up estuaries |bore .`
limited; narrow-minded |borné .`
instrument for shaping glass vessels |borsella .`
diamond fragments or dust |bort .`
wolf-hound |borzoi .`
thick foliage; woodland |boscage .`
bush country; wilderness |boschveldt .`
thicket; plantation |bosket .`
covered with trees or shrubs |bosky .`
Brazilian dance similar to samba |bossa-nova .`
knobby |bosselated .`
waltz-like dance |boston .`
boatswain |bosun .`
larva of a botfly that infests horses |bot .`
divination using burning branches or plants |botanomancy .`
like a bunch of grapes |botryoidal .`
small boot |bottine .`
using the ship as collateral to finance a sea voyage |bottomry .`
having three buds like a trefoil |bottony .`
fabric of uneven looped yarn |bouclé .`
card game resembling poker |bouillotte .`
meeting-place; assembly hall |bouleuterion .`
overturning; reversal; ruin |bouleversement .`
to sift through cloth; to examine by sifting |boult .`
to prepare; to dress; to set out |boun .`
tempest |bourasque .`
drone bass of a bagpipe or organ |bourdon .`
French baroque dance with quick rhythm |bourrée .`
writing alternating left-right then right-left |boustrophedon .`
sudden outburst |boutade .`
slaughter of cattle; a person who kills cattle |bovicide .`
cow-shaped |boviform .`
anchor carried at bow of a ship |bower .`
seedy or run-down district of a city |bowery .`
rope used to keep weather edge of a sail taut |bowline .`
spar that extends at bows of a ship |bowsprit .`
communication trench |boyau .`
a problem difficult to get to grips with |boyg .`
to squabble or quarrel |brabble .`
having feathered legs or feet |braccate .`
bracket or socket mounted on a wall |bracciale .`
female hunting hound |brach .`
whelp; brat; bitch hound |brachet .`
act of swinging by one's arms from place to place |brachiation .`
bearing or having branches or arms |brachiferous .`
amputation of an arm |brachiotomy .`
lacking two syllables from end of a line of verse |brachycatalectic .`
having horns or antennae clipped or removed |brachycerous .`
having short or stubby fingers |brachydactylous .`
short-sightedness |brachymetropia .`
laconic, abbreviated or interrupted speech |brachyology .`
short-legged |brachypodous .`
short-winged |brachypterous .`
saltish; very salty |brackish .`
to break bread or cake into pieces |brackle .`
thin beaten plate of gold or silver |bracteate .`
small boring tool |bradawl .`
slow up-and-down movement of the earth's crust |bradyseism .`
leather strap to bind a hawk's wing |brail .`
ropes on edge of sail for hauling up |brails .`
to appear above ground (of crops) |braird .`
resembling or pertaining to gills |branchial .`
having or bearing gills |branchiferous .`
gill-shaped |branchiform .`
striped earthworm used as fishing bait |brandling .`
to prance; toss the head; to strut |brank .`
an old French follow-the-leader dance |bransle .`
a place where criminals and heretics are burned |brasero .`
collection of broken pieces of rock or ice |brash .`
difference between cost of minting coin and its value |brassage .`
badge worn on the arm; piece of armour for the arm |brassard .`
fixed tower of wood on a castle wall |brattice .`
partition in mine shaft used to support walls and roof |brattice .`
disease of sheep causing fits |braxy .`
instrument for spreading ink in printing |brayer .`
to clean a ship's bottom by burning off seaweed |bream .`
beam supporting front of a building; bressummer |breastsummer .`
geological formation of angular fragments of rock |breccia .`
someone looking for an argument |breedbate .`
judge or magistrate in ancient Ireland |brehon .`
an ornament attached to a watch |breloque .`
fierce; cruel; keen |breme .`
beam supporting a wall over an opening |bressummer .`
partition to control ventilation in a mine |bretasche .`
mark over letter to indicate a short vowel sound |breve .`
commission enabling officer to take higher rank |brevet .`
book containing daily church service |breviary .`
a brief compendium; a lawyer's brief |breviate .`
short-tailed |brevicaudate .`
short-windedness; tendency towards brevity in speech |breviloquence .`
short-legged creature |breviped .`
having short wings |brevipennate .`
many-handed |briarean .`
harness for humans to pull heavy loads |bricole .`
house of corrections; jail |bridewell .`
anything undesirable or worthless |bridgewater .`
light military bridle |bridoon .`
leather armour with metal scales |brigandine .`
two-masted ship |brigantine .`
to intrigue |brigue .`
light lustrous cotton and worsted fabric |brilliantine .`
perfumed oil for making hair glossy |brilliantine .`
marked with streaks or spots |brindled .`
enthusiastic vigour |brio .`
part of a parapet breaking from the general direction |brisure .`
open four-wheeled carriage |britska .`
dense twilled wool or worsted fabric |broadcloth .`
immense |brobdingnagian .`
rich silk fabric with raised patterns |brocade .`
elementary law or principle; canon; axiom; maxim |brocard .`
luminous ring around the moon |broch .`
with raised pattern |broché .`
skewer for holding food steady while cooking |brochette .`
two-year-old stag |brocken .`
having a white mark on the face or snout |brockfaced .`
light boot worn inside heavier boots |brodequin .`
embroidery pattern |broderie .`
strong and tough working shoe |brogan .`
food; aliment |broma .`
study of food |bromatology .`
strong-smelling sweat |bromidrosis .`
bad breath |bromopnea .`
temporary loss of voice; laryngitis |bronchos .`
instrument for examining the windpipe |bronchoscope .`
scientific study of thunder |brontology .`
divination using thunder |brontomancy .`
fear of thunder and lightning |brontophobia .`
small two-wheeled carriage |brouette .`
one-horse closed carriage |brougham .`
something rumoured widely; to report or spread rumour |bruit .`
resembling or pertaining to winter |brumal .`
foggy; wintry |brumous .`
dark brown |brunneous .`
habitual grinding of the teeth |bruxism .`
compulsion for grinding teeth |bruxomania .`
the study of mosses and liverworts |bryology .`
resembling or pertaining to buffalo or antelopes |bubaline .`
painful inflammation of the groin |bubonalgia .`
resembling or pertaining to the mouth or cheek |buccal .`
frame for drying-roasting meat|buccan .`
Roman curved trumpet |buccina .`
shaped or sounding like a trumpet |buccinal .`
double chin |buccula .`
legendary half-man and half-ox |bucentaur .`
solo tap dance with many leg flings and leaps |buck-and-wing .`
stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments |buckram .`
writer of pastoral poems |bucoliast .`
resembling or pertaining to the tending of cattle; rustic; rural |bucolic .`
sloping container for washing ore |buddle .`
shaped like a toad |bufoniform .`
hallucinogen found in certain tropical toads |bufotenine .`
inlaying of precious material onto furniture |buhl .`
bearing bulbs |bulbiferous .`
cooked broken wheat |bulgur .`
extreme hunger |bulimy .`
round seal attached to a papal bull |bulla .`
wild plum |bullace .`
capitalized and ornamented, as letters used on papal bulls |bullantic .`
collection of papal bulls |bullary .`
having a blistered or puckered appearance |bullate .`
shaped like a blister or boil |bulliform .`
belief in the importance of metallic currency in economics |bullionism .`
the act of boiling |bullition .`
an ox or castrated bull |bullock .`
to assault with abusive language; to badger |bullyrag .`
a small bag for diamonds or gold dust |bulse .`
the side of a ship above the deck |bulwark .`
small boat used in harbours to carry provisions |bumboat .`
cement mixed with stone chips used in masonry |bumicky .`
stroll; leisurely journey |bummel .`
coarse cotton fabric |bump .`
spar projecting from stern of ship |bumpkin .`
offensively conceited or self-assertive |bumptious .`
speech-making intended for the mass media |buncombe .`
middle of sail, fish-net or cloth when slack |bunt .`
light loosely woven fabric used for flags |bunting .`
rope attached to middle of square sail to haul it up to the yard |buntline .`
cotton fabric |burdet .`
tenure in socage for a yearly rent |burgage .`
light helmet with nose and cheek protection |burganet .`
small ship's flag used for identification or signalling |burgee .`
resembling or pertaining to a borough or its citizens |burgensic .`
commander of a German town or castle |burgrave .`
to suppress quietly; to bypass or avoid |burke .`
coarse plain-woven jute or hemp fabric |burlap .`
dark brown; dark woollen cloth |burnet .`
coarse russet cloth |burrel .`
an eavesdropper |burrole .`
type of rock used to make millstones |burrstone .`
resembling or pertaining to a state's revenues |bursal .`
treasury of a monastery or college |bursary .`
square cloth case to carry the corporal during Communion service |burse .`
resembling a small pouch |bursiculate .`
shaped like a pouch or purse |bursiform .`
tragedy as a dramatic genre |buskin .`
rude or playful kiss |buss .`
resembling or pertaining to buzzards |buteonine .`
unit of volume equal to two hogsheads or 126 gallons |butt .`
storeroom for provisions and liquors |buttery .`
resembling, producing or having the qualities of butter |butyraceous .`
resembling or pertaining to butter |butyric .`
a cow barn |byre .`
coat of mail or breastplate |byrnie .`
delicately filamentous |byssaceous .`
having tufts or threads |byssiferous .`
silky; soft; having many threads |byssine .`
fibrous; cottony soft |byssoid .`
mummy-wrapping fabric |byssus .`
agricultural labourer |bywoner .`
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resembling or pertaining to or suited to a horse |caballine .`
woman's work basket or handbag |cabas .`
heavy rope or chain for mooring a ship |cable .`
heraldic animal shown in full face with no neck or body |caboched .`
highly polished convex gem |cabochon .`
kitchen on the deck of a ship |caboose .`
shipping and sailing between points in the same country |cabotage .`
flying upside down with tail down |cabré .`
a pronghorn |cabrie .`
curved furniture leg ending in a ball; exuberant dance or caper |cabriole .`
two-wheeled carriage |cabriolet .`
morbid sensation |cacaesthesia .`
having diseased or poisoned blood |cachaemic .`
sperm whale |cachalot .`
ornamental container used to conceal a flowerpot |cachepot .`
a seal of approval; a mark of prestige |cachet .`
having an unhealthy physical or mental state |cachexic .`
to laugh loudly and inappropriately |cachinnate .`
smelly sweat |cacidrosis .`
pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil spirit |cacodemomania .`
bad doctrine or wrong opinion |cacodoxy .`
poor or wrong pronunciation |cacoepy .`
insatiable desire or mania; bad habit |cacoethes .`
antisocial person |cacogen .`
study of racial degeneration |cacogenics .`
bad handwriting or spelling |cacography .`
military mule litter |cacolet .`
bad choice of words or faulty pronunciation |cacology .`
wrongly derived name |caconym .`
a state in which everything is as bad as it can be |cacotopia .`
retroflex, pertaining to a point, crown, top or peak |cacuminal .`
record of ownership and value of property |cadastre .`
worsted yarn |caddis .`
to beg or sponge from another |cadge .`
chief judge in the Turkish empire |cadilesker .`
instrument by which a gem is adjusted while being cut |cadrans .`
passing or expiring due to lapse or forfeit |caducary .`
herald; messenger |caduceator .`
being of a transitory or impermanent nature |caducity .`
blindness |caecity .`
process of growth in individual not common in its species |caenogenesis .`
control of the church by a secular ruler |caesaropapism .`
bluish or greyish green |caesious .`
growing in clusters or tufts |caespitose .`
natural breathing space in a line of verse |caesura .`
depression; the blues |cafard .`
unhappy marriage |cagamosis .`
yellow-brown quartz |cairngorm .`
vehicle or chest for holding ammunition |caisson .`
base; cowardly; despicable |caitiff .`
prancing stage dance with backward tilt |cakewalk .`
satin twilled woollen fabric |calamanco .`
piper; a person who plays using a reed |calamist .`
quill or reed used as a pen |calamus .`
slowing with gradually lowering volume |calando .`
light low-wheeled carriage with folding top |calash .`
cup-shaped |calathiform .`
fruit basket carried on the head |calathus .`
furnace or oven for annealing |calcar .`
having or bearing spurs |calcariferous .`
spur-shaped |calcariform .`
to shoe |calceate .`
shaped like a slipper |calceiform .`
bearing lime |calciferous .`
pebble-shaped |calciform .`
plant that will not tolerate limy soil |calcifuge .`
to whitewash |calcimine .`
to burn so as to drive out water and carbon dioxide |calcine .`
feeding on or living in limestone |calcivorous .`
a person who draws with crayons or pastels |calcographer .`
warming; anything that warms |calefacient .`
a monastery sitting room |calefactory .`
machine with rollers which presses paper or cloth |calender .`
tropical fever due to heat exposure |calenture .`
increase in heat |calescence .`
plain white cotton |calico .`
like a chalice or cup |calicular .`
misty; dark; dim; obscure |caliginous .`
study of bird's nests |caliology .`
turtle's carapace |calipace .`
cup; chalice |calix .`
pointed piece on a horseshoe to prevent slipping |calk .`
boy; fellow |callant .`
design using the letters of a word |calligram .`
having beautiful buttocks |callipygous .`
awards given for beauty |callisteia .`
boisterous and noisy parade |callithump .`
unfledged; inexperienced |callow .`
good or beneficial spirit |calodemon .`
producing or generating heat |calorifacient .`
study of heat |calorifics .`
instrument for measuring absorbed or evolved heat |calorimeter .`
Roman Catholic skullcap |calotte .`
word or expression introduced into a language by literally translating it |calque .`
ornamented ceremonial pipe |calumet .`
to slander; misrepresent; besmirch |calumniate .`
vile misrepresentation |calumny .`
experience of intense mental suffering |calvary .`
to prepare fish while alive or freshly caught |calver .`
baldness |calvities .`
bald |calvous .`
resembling or pertaining to a cup or calyx |calycine .`
outer covering of a flower |calyx .`
fine silk fabric |camaca .`
monotonous or uninteresting play or literary work |camaïeu .`
shinty stick |caman .`
secret society of favourites of the king |camarilla .`
slight arch or convexity to a beam or deck of a ship |camber .`
person skilled in the science of financial exchange |cambist .`
science of international exchange |cambistry .`
soft tissue found in trees |cambium .`
fine linen fabric |cambresine .`
fine thin white cotton or linen fabric |cambric .`
resembling or pertaining to camels |cameline .`
jocular term describing camel's hump |camelious .`
giraffe |camelopard .`
newspaper vendor |camelot .`
troops mounted on camels |camelry .`
mercantilism designed to increase a ruler's power |cameralism .`
divided into separate chambers |camerated .`
waiter or valet |cameriere .`
papal treasurer |camerlengo .`
night attack |camisade .`
straitjacket used for unruly prisoners |camisole .`
strong waterproof silk or wool fabric |camlet .`
group united for nefarious or traitorous ends |camorra .`
mine used to destroy underground enemy emplacement |camouflet .`
bell-shaped |campaniform .`
freestanding bell tower on church property |campanile .`
the art of bell ringing |campanology .`
shaped like a bell |campanulate .`
resembling or pertaining to the country; pertaining to level ground |campestral .`
perverse; unruly |camsteary .`
riffraff; proletarian; the mob; rabble |canaille .`
grooved or channelled lengthwise |canaliculate .`
false rumour; hoax |canard .`
lively Renaissance courtly dance |canary .`
resembling or pertaining to a chancellor |cancellarial .`
having a porous structure |cancellous .`
fear of cancer |cancerophobia .`
shaped like a crab |cancriform .`
resembling or pertaining to crabs; palindromic |cancrine .`
palindromic |cancrine .`
moving backwards; repeating a musical theme backwards |cancrizans .`
unit of luminous intensity |candela .`
heated to whiteness |candent .`
glowing hotly |candescent .`
sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head |canephor .`
hoary; tending to become white or grey |canescent .`
fancy woollen fabric made to resemble canvas |caneva .`
wooden yoke hung around a criminal's neck |cang .`
resembling or pertaining to the dog star |canicular .`
whiteness of the hair |canities .`
bevel on the edge of a chisel |cannel .`
groove or fluting |cannelure .`
small can or drinking vessel |cannikin .`
an attack with heavy artillery |cannonade .`
government by superior firepower or by cannons |cannonarchy .`
hollow or tube-shaped |cannular .`
woman living in a community under a religious rule |canoness .`
the rank or office of a cannon |canonicate .`
love or fondness for dogs |canophilia .`
vase for holding dead individual's inner organs |canopus .`
musical; singing; resonant |canorous .`
Chinese cotton fabric |canque .`
strolling singer; second-rate musician |cantabank .`
resembling or pertaining to singing |cantative .`
female singer |cantatrice .`
person who makes hypocritical or affected statements |canter .`
stand with divisions for holding books or music |canterbury .`
angle between eyelids at the corner of the eye |canthus .`
short holy song or sung prayer |canticle .`
to chant or intone |cantillate .`
corner, edge or slice of anything |cantle .`
dexter chief region of a heraldic field |canton .`
small military town |cantonment .`
located on the north side of the choir in a church |cantorial .`
instrumental work that is melodious or song-like |canzone .`
ornamented covering for a horse |caparison .`
surgical bandage for the stump of amputated limb; small iron skullcap |capeline .`
government by shopkeepers |capelocracy .`
writ authorizing the arrest of a person |capias .`
hairlike |capillaceous .`
stewed meat dish |capilotade .`
hooded |capistrate .`
doctrine that private ownership and free markets should govern economies |capitalism .`
numbering of individuals; head tax |capitation .`
resembling or pertaining to a chapter of an organization |capitulary .`
a horse |caple .`
divination by means of smoke |capnomancy .`
covered passage across a moat or ditch |caponier .`
having or resembling tentacles |capreolate .`
having a goatlike smell; resembling or pertaining to goats |capric .`
resembling or pertaining to the honeysuckle plant |caprifoliaceous .`
goatlike |capriform .`
resembling or pertaining to goats |caprine .`
leap and kick performed by a trained horse |capriole .`
satyr |capripede .`
upright device for winding in heavy ropes or cables |capstan .`
attempt to obtain applause or recognition |captation .`
peevish; ready to take offence or find fault |captious .`
pointed hooded cloak worn by friars |capuchin .`
spiral staircase; a half turn by a trained horse |caracole .`
inn or rest station for caravans |caravanserai .`
lint or gauze |carbasus .`
bearing carbon |carboniferous .`
large green bottle encased in wicker |carboy .`
architectural monstrosity or eyesore; red precious stone |carbuncle .`
ornamental necklace, collar or headband |carcanet .`
prison fees |carcelage .`
resembling or pertaining to prisons |carceral .`
study of crabs and other crustaceans |carcinology .`
heartburn |cardialgia .`
supposed vital force causing heart to work |cardimelech .`
deep scarlet red colour |cardinal .`
resembling or pertaining to church cardinals |cardinalitial .`
a person who knows the workings of the heart |cardiognost .`
instrument for recording movements of the heart |cardiograph .`
heart-shaped |cardioid .`
donkey; something that eats thistles |cardophagus .`
to turn a ship on its side in order to clean or repair it |careen .`
mark (^) used to note an omission |caret .`
place where four roads meet; intersection of roads at center of a town |carfax .`
compound of carbon, iron and aluminum |carferal .`
study of sedges |caricology .`
resembling or pertaining to figs |caricous .`
shaped like the prow or keel of a ship |carinated .`
keel-shaped |cariniform .`
variation of the samba |carioca .`
causing dental cavities |cariogenic .`
light open carriage |cariole .`
resembling or pertaining to dental cavities; decayed |carious .`
generous; charitable |caritative .`
indicating lack of something |caritive .`
imposing great hardship or strain |carking .`
expelling, causing or relieving flatulence |carminative .`
bad-tempered; cantankerous |carnaptious .`
specially adapted for eating flesh |carnassial .`
fleshy; flesh-coloured; like or pertaining to flesh |carneous .`
customs or other permit; book of coupons |carnet .`
bearing flesh; fleshy |carniferous .`
executioner |carnifex .`
conversion into flesh |carnification .`
resembling or pertaining to butchers or executioners |carnificial .`
place of execution; office of the executioner |carnificine .`
fleshy; of or like flesh |carnose .`
stately carriage used on ceremonial occasions |caroche .`
resembling or pertaining to the wrist |carpal .`
fitful plucking movements as in delirium |carphology .`
producing or bearing fruit |carpogenous .`
study of fruit |carpology .`
fruit-eating |carpophagous .`
galleon |carrack .`
a quip or quibble; a pun; a conundrum |carriwitchet .`
short and light maritime cannon |carronade .`
like or composed of cartilage |cartiliginous .`
telling fortunes using playing cards |cartomancy .`
the hobby of collecting cigarette cards |cartophily .`
oval- or scroll-shaped ornamentation on monument or tomb |cartouche .`
keeper of monastic records |cartulary .`
as much land as a team of oxen ploughs in a season |carucate .`
any fleshy growth on the body |caruncle .`
column shaped like female figure |caryatid .`
part behind the base-ring of a cannon |cascabel .`
spade with bent handle for tilling soil |caschrom .`
to become or make cheese-like |casefy .`
bombproof chamber or armored compartment |casemate .`
cheese-like |caseous .`
barrack or billet for soldiers |casern .`
soft twilled fabric made of fine goat's wool |cashmere .`
soft imitation of cashmere |cashmerette .`
helmet |casque .`
annulment; overthrow of legal decision |cassation .`
helmet-shaped |cassideous .`
closely woven twilled cloth of fine wool |cassimere .`
close-fitting ankle-length clergyman's garment |cassock .`
chestnut-coloured |castaneous .`
governor of castle or fortification |castellan .`
resembling or pertaining to a castle |castellar .`
having battlements or turrets |castellated .`
belief that one's thoughts are being stolen |castophrenia .`
brown colour; brown dye derived from beaver pelts |castory .`
of or belonging to the camp |castral .`
the art of designing a camp |castrametation .`
the belief that chance governs all things |casualism .`
plausible but flawed moral reasoning |casuistry .`
belief in the wrongness of infant baptism |catabaptism .`
the decline of a disease in a population |catabasis .`
incorrect usage of a word |catachresis .`
underground; subterranean |catachthonian .`
disruption; breaking down |cataclasm .`
science of echoes or reflected sounds |catacoustics .`
employing both reflection and refraction of light |catadioptric .`
migrating from fresh to salt water to spawn |catadromous .`
temporary tomb used in funerals and processions |catafalque .`
resembling or pertaining to exchange |catalactic .`
science of commercial exchange |catalactics .`
incomplete; missing final syllable |catalectic .`
boy kept for homosexual purposes |catamite .`
any wild large species of cat |catamount .`
obsession with jumping from high places |catapedamania .`
suit of mail; soldier in full armour; armoured ship |cataphract .`
unnatural |cataphysical .`
plaster or poultice |cataplasm .`
condition feigning death used by animals |cataplexy .`
letting off steam by cursing |catarolysis .`
resembling or pertaining to Old World Monkeys |catarrhine .`
scaffold or stage for torture or selling slaves |catasta .`
astringent |catastaltic .`
part of drama where action is at its height |catastasis .`
belief in rapid geological and biological change |catastrophism .`
constable; sheriff's officer |catchpole .`
the art of teaching by question and answer |catechectics .`
one undergoing instruction prior to conversion to Christianity |catechumen .`
series, chain or sequence |catena .`
resembling or pertaining to chains |catenarian .`
to connect as in or by a chain |catenate .`
chain-like |catenular .`
a Scottish military irregular or brigand |cateran .`
projection near the bow of a ship to which anchor is secured |cathead .`
chair or throne of office for a bishop or other high official |cathedra .`
instrument for measuring short vertical distances |cathetometer .`
investment of emotional energy in a thought or idea |cathexis .`
short hymn used as response |cathisma .`
fear of sitting |cathisophobia .`
cure-all; panacea |catholicon .`
primate of Armenian or Nestorian church |catholicos .`
formed from above |catogenic .`
resembling or pertaining to reflection or reflected light |catoptric .`
divination by examining mirror placed underwater |catoptromancy .`
resembling or pertaining to the tail |caudal .`
tail-like; tail-shaped |caudiform .`
warm drink given to the sick |caudle .`
net or similar covering for the head; afterbirth |caul .`
shaped like or resembling a stem |cauliform .`
originating on the stem of a plant |cauligenous .`
disposition and location of branches on a stem |caulotaxy .`
to engage in questionable trade for the sake of gain |cauponate .`
indicating causation by |causative .`
chat or gossip; short and informal essay |causerie .`
resembling or pertaining to those who plead legal cases |causidical .`
divination by means of fire |causimancy .`
treacherous; cunning; wily; cautious |cautelous .`
short operatic air |cavatina .`
cave-dwelling |cavernicolous .`
full of small cavities or holes |cavernulous .`
noseband for a horse |cavesson .`
hollow-horned |cavicorn .`
to raise trivial and frivolous objections |cavil .`
having a head shaped like a monkey's |cebocephalic .`
minced meat made into balls and fried |cecils .`
blindness |cecity .`
a tendency toward blindness |cecutiency .`
citron |cedrate .`
instrument for measuring height of cloud ceiling above earth |ceilometer .`
pale green; pale green glazed pottery |celadon .`
concealment |celation .`
sky blue |celeste .`
descriptions of markings on the sun, a planet or moon |celidography .`
inner chamber of a classical temple |cella .`
monastery official in charge of provisions |cellarer .`
case or drawer for holding wine bottles |cellaret .`
bearing cells |celliferous .`
bearing little cells |celluliferous .`
loftiness |celsitude .`
prehistoric bevelled-edge axe |celt .`
lettuce with an edible stalk |celtuce .`
having the quality of binding or uniting firmly |cementatory .`
hard tissue covering roots of teeth |cementum .`
room where the Last Supper was eaten |cenacle .`
meeting or dining room; group with common interests |cenacle .`
resembling or pertaining to supper |cenatory .`
silk fabric resembling taffeta |cendal .`
divination using ashes |ceneromancy .`
monk; member of religious group |cenobite .`
monastery or convent |cenoby .`
fear of empty spaces |cenophobia .`
deep natural well |cenote .`
vessel for burning incense in religious rituals |censer .`
counting or counted by hundreds or hundredths |centesimal .`
old unit of weight equal to about 110 pounds |centner .`
patchwork composition; collection of short quotations |cento .`
resembling or pertaining to the centre of gravity |centrobaric .`
hundred-fold |centuple .`
brown edible mushroom |cep .`
smelling or tasting of garlic or onion |cepaceous .`
having a head |cephalate .`
placing of major organs and bodily functions in the head |cephaligation .`
divination by boiling an ass head |cephalonomancy .`
decapitated saint depicted with head tucked under arm |cephalophore .`
creature with tentacles or limbs attached to head |cephalopod .`
onion-eating |cepivorous .`
resembling wax |ceraceous .`
historical description of types of pottery |ceramography .`
covered with wax |cerated .`
shaped like a horn; horny |ceratoid .`
instrument for recording thunder and lightning |ceraunograph .`
divination using thunderbolts |ceraunomancy .`
divination using lightning |ceraunoscopy .`
vigilant; dragon-like; like Cerberus |cerberic .`
resembling or pertaining to long-tailed monkeys |cercopithecan .`
tail-like appendage |cercus .`
unconscious action of the brain |cerebration .`
clothes placed on a deceased individual |cerements .`
large wax candle burned before the altar |cerge .`
producing wax |ceriferous .`
drooping or hanging |cernuous .`
writing or printing on plates spread with wax |cerography .`
divination by means of wax drippings |ceromancy .`
divination using wax |ceroscopy .`
in truth; certainly |certes .`
sky-blue; dark blue; sea-green |cerulean .`
ear wax |cerumen .`
bearing or yielding ear wax |ceruminiferous .`
smoked pork sausage |cervelat .`
branching like antlers |cervicorn .`
of, pertaining to or resembling deer, elk or moose |cervine .`
resembling or pertaining or pertaining to beer |cervisial .`
bluish-grey |cesious .`
composed of or resembling turf |cespitous .`
someone to which something is ceded |cessionary .`
type of aquatic mammal, including whales and dolphins |cetacean .`
collective name for a group of badgers |cete .`
killing of whales and other cetaceans |ceticide .`
study of whales and dolphins |cetology .`
ornamental corner of a coat |cevesaile .`
horse-whip |chabouk .`
Spanish baroque dance in triple time |chaconne .`
bits of paper punched out of paper tape or cards |chad .`
bearing bristles; bristly |chaetiferous .`
in need of a shave |chaetophorous .`
to bargain or haggle |chaffer .`
unit of length equal to 22 yards |chain .`
light open carriage for one or two people |chaise .`
laxative |chalastic .`
the art of engraving on copper or brass |chalcography .`
art of taking rubbings from ornamental brasses |chalcotriptics .`
old unit of dry volume equal to between 32 and 72 bushels |chaldron .`
soft lightweight silk, wool or cotton fabric |challis .`
decoration around a door frame or fireplace |chambranle .`
lightweight fabric with coloured warp and white filling |chambray .`
wine kept at room temperature |chambré .`
to channel or make furrows upon; to bevel |chamfer .`
piece of leather to protect a war horse's face |chamfrain .`
cotton fabric made in imitation of chamois leather |chamois .`
level countryside or plain |champaign .`
illegal contract to finance a lawsuit for a percentage fee |champerty .`
part of church containing altar and seats for choir |chancel .`
church office dealing with legal matters and archives |chancery .`
sharp upward turn in aviation |chandelle .`
blackmail to prevent exposure of scandalous facts |chantage .`
part of bagpipes on which the melody is played |chanter .`
a rooster |chanticleer .`
chapel or altar built for prayers for its benefactor's soul |chantry .`
the study of chaos or chaos theory |chaology .`
divination by examining phenomena of the air |chaomancy .`
small independently produced popular book |chapbook .`
circlet or wreath for the head; short string of prayer beads |chaplet .`
to add extra sugar to wine to raise alcohol content |chaptalize .`
open tourist coach |charabanc .`
study of development of character |characterology .`
expression of an unpleasant thing in an agreeable manner; euphemism |charientism .`
cacophonous mock-serenade performed for wedding |charivari .`
to burn wood to charcoal |chark .`
fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking |Charleston .`
silk fabric with a crepe back |charmante .`
soft and satiny silk fabric |charmeuse .`
soft satiny material |charmeuse .`
room where corpses are placed |charnel .`
shredded lint used to dress wounds |charpie .`
papery |chartaceous .`
Carthusian monastic building |charterhouse .`
yellow-green colour |chartreuse .`
discreetly cautious or sparing |chary .`
opening of a flower in order to be fertilized |chasmogamy .`
lover of nooks and crannies |chasmophile .`
fond of nooks, crevices and crannies |chasmophilous .`
hunter; liveried hotel attendant |chasseur .`
sleeveless ecclesiastical garment |chasuble .`
ring attached to belt for carrying keys |chatelaine .`
female castle owner, manager or caretaker |chatelaine .`
setting or stone of a finger-ring |chaton .`
with a changing lustre; iridescent |chatoyant .`
small furnace |chauffer .`
general name for boots and shoes; footwear |chaussures .`
entrails |chawdron .`
plastic surgery on the lip |cheiloplasty .`
attracted to lips |cheiloproclitic .`
bearing pincers or claws |cheliferous .`
shaped like a pincer |cheliform .`
resembling or pertaining to tortoises or turtles |chelonian .`
velvety silk, wool or cotton fabric with protruding pile |chenille .`
black earth typically found in cool grassland climates |chernozem .`
peninsula |chersonese .`
gravel |chesil .`
cheese-mould |chessel .`
bridge of a stringed instrument |chevalet .`
horse meat |chevaline .`
double bandage for supporting chin in case of broken jaw |chevaster .`
nebulous part of a comet |chevelure .`
soft; flexible kidskin leather |cheverel .`
east end of a church |chevet .`
unnecessary word used to extend line of verse |cheville .`
coarse heavy plain or twilled wool or worsted |cheviot .`
resource; achievement; gain |chevisance .`
goat flesh |chevon .`
small deer-like mammal |chevrotain .`
juxtaposition of light and shade in artwork or literature |chiaroscuro .`
contrast by parallelism in reverse order |chiasmus .`
clever but misleading talk; deception |chicanery .`
sheer silk fabric |chiffon .`
chest of drawers |chiffonier .`
knot or roll of hair worn at the back of the head |chignon .`
edible pine seed |chilgoza .`
one thousand |chiliad .`
one-thousand sided solid figure |chiliahedron .`
government by one thousand people |chiliarchy .`
belief that Jesus will reign on Earth for a thousand years |chiliasm .`
millenarian |chiliastic .`
sacrifice of one thousand animals |chiliomb .`
multi-legged insect |chilopod .`
loose sleeveless robes worn by Anglican bishops |chimere .`
imaginary; fanciful |chimerical .`
toll paid for going through a forest |chiminage .`
obsession with collecting china |chinamania .`
the intersection of the middle and sides of a boat |chine .`
backbone and adjoining flesh of an animal |chine .`
strong twilled cotton cloth |chino .`
glazed printed cotton fabric |chintz .`
snow blindness |chionablepsia .`
resembling or pertaining to the hand or handedness |chiral .`
chemical property of structural handedness |chirality .`
massage |chirapsia .`
cheer |chirk .`
collective term for goldfinches |chirm .`
beautifying the hands; art of manicure |chirocosmetics .`
government by physical force |chirocracy .`
divination by studying the hands |chirognomy .`
written or signed document |chirograph .`
study of handwriting or penmanship |chirography .`
finger exercise machine for pianists |chirogymnast .`
study of the hands |chirology .`
divination by means of palmistry |chiromancy .`
gesticulation or mime |chironomy .`
medical science of feet |chiropody .`
treatment of disorders of the locomotor system and spinal column |chiropractic .`
pollinated or frequented by bats |chiropterophilous .`
knowledge of palm-reading |chirosophy .`
writer's cramp |chirospasm .`
election by a show of hands |chirotony .`
having a mantle or hood |chlamydate .`
horseman's loose cloak |chlamys .`
green-coloured |chlorochrous .`
instrument for measuring amount of chlorine in a solution |chlorometer .`
shaped like a funnel |choanoid .`
metal casting with curved arms for passing ropes for mooring ship |chock .`
production of gall stones |cholelithiasis .`
verse with an iambus in the fifth place and a spondee in the sixth |choliamb .`
resembling or pertaining to bile |cholic .`
double chin |choller .`
gall stone |chololith .`
work stoppage or slump |chômage .`
production of cartilage |chondrogenesis .`
like or resembling cartilage |chondroid .`
leader of a choir or organizer of musical festivals |choragus .`
painful, downward-curving erection of the penis |chordee .`
dancing mania or frenzy |choreomania .`
resembling or pertaining to an early local bishop |chorepiscopal .`
resembling or pertaining to a chorus |choreutic .`
multiplication of parts by branching or splitting |chorisis .`
a person who disputes identity of authorship |chorizont .`
a person who maps or describes a region |chorographer .`
science of the geographic description of anything |chorology .`
land surveying |chorometry .`
to cheat; to swindle |chouse .`
resembling or pertaining to the pursuit of wealth or to business |chrematistic .`
the study of wealth; political economy |chrematistics .`
fear of money |chrematophobia .`
useful or practical trades or arts |chreotechnics .`
resembling or pertaining to useful knowledge |chrestomathic .`
anthology of passages used in learning languages |chrestomathy .`
consecrated or holy oil |chrism .`
sacrament of baptism in Eastern churches |chrismation .`
vessel for holding holy oil |chrismatory .`
white robe put on newly baptised child |chrisom .`
the loser who wrote this damn list |chrisomalis .`
worship of Christ |Christolatry .`
appearance of Christ to men |christophany .`
presence of abnormal coloration |chromatism .`
government by rulers of a particular skin colour |chromatocracy .`
instrument for performing chromatographic separations |chromatograph .`
instrument measuring eyes' sensitivity to colour |chromatoptometer .`
staining easily |chromophilous .`
study of biological rhythms |chronobiology .`
inscription whose letters form a Roman numeral date |chronogram .`
instrument for recording the moment of an event |chronograph .`
divination by means of time |chronomancy .`
electrical instrument for transmitting time signals |chronopher .`
instrument for measuring very short time intervals |chronoscope .`
chronogrammatic line or stanza |chronostichon .`
presentation of all stages of a person's life in a single piece of art |chronosynchronicity .`
inlaid with gold and ivory |chryselephantine .`
government by the wealthy; plutocracy |chrysoaristocracy .`
greenish-gold |chrysochlorous .`
government by the wealthy; plutocracy |chrysocracy .`
writing in gold or silver letters |chrysography .`
study of precious metals |chrysology .`
gold-lover |chrysophilist .`
transmutation of substances into gold |chrysopoetics .`
rock formation resembling glacier |chrystocrene .`
resembling or pertaining to the earth or the underworld |chthonian .`
eating dirt |chthonophagia .`
church ceremony given to women after childbirth |churching .`
devotion to church rules over religious precepts |churchism .`
milky fluid secreted into blood by small intestine |chyle .`
bearing chyle |chyliferous .`
partially digested food |chyme .`
bearing chyme |chymiferous .`
mixture of resins used in making perfume |chypre .`
resembling or pertaining to food; useful for food |cibarious .`
taking food; feeding |cibation .`
fear of or distaste for food |cibophobia .`
freestanding canopy to cover altar; vessel for holding eucharistic bread |ciborium .`
scarification; production of marks upon |cicatrization .`
guide; tour guide |cicerone .`
male companion of a married woman |cicisbeo .`
resembling or pertaining to storks |ciconine .`
marsh or swamp |cienega .`
haircloth shirt worn as penance |cilice .`
spasm or twitch in the upper eyelid |cillosis .`
treasures in storage |cimelia .`
church vestry or treasury |cimeliarch .`
bedbug |cimex .`
substance used to kill bed-bugs |cimicide .`
crest of helmet; removable heraldic device or favour of courtly love |cimier .`
to gird or surround; belt worn around ecclesiastical vestment |cincture .`
a person who takes artistic interest in motion pictures |cineast .`
container for cremated ashes |cinerarium .`
resembling or pertaining to ashes |cinerary .`
ashen; ash-grey |cinerious .`
shaped like a girdle or ring |cingular .`
girdle or girdle-like structure; priest's belt |cingulum .`
red crystalline mercuric sulfide pigment; deep red or scarlet colour |cinnabar .`
lively medieval dance with five steps |cinque-pace .`
a person who teaches disorder |ciplinarian .`
white marble streaked with green |cipolin .`
small column used to mark burial location |cippus .`
the stocks |cippus .`
about; around |circa .`
occurring every 24 hours |circadian .`
ring-shaped; rolled inwards; spiralling |circinate .`
about; around |circiter .`
motion in a roundabout course |circuity .`
roundabout in speech |circumambagious .`
going round about; encompassing |circumambient .`
to fly around |circumaviate .`
a roundabout way or expression |circumbendibus .`
growing around; above or over |circumcrescent .`
to cause to revolve around an imaginary axis |circumduct .`
wandering about as from market to market |circumforaneous .`
surveyor's instrument used to measure angles |circumforentor .`
shining about or around |circumfulgent .`
to pour around or about |circumfuse .`
the reciprocal existence of three parts of the Trinity in each other |circumincession .`
bordering on every side |circumjacent .`
around or near the shore |circumlittoral .`
to place around |circumpose .`
to surround with a rampart or fortification |circumvallate .`
anything winding or sinuous |circumvolution .`
fabric with a glazed finish |cire .`
having tendrils |cirrate .`
barnacle or other parasitic crustacean |cirriped .`
the art of chasing metal |ciselure .`
on this or the near side of the ocean |cismarine .`
on this or the near side of the mountains |cismontane .`
on this or the near side of a bridge |cispontine .`
tomb consisting of stone chest covered with stone slabs |cist .`
wearing strange or inappropriate clothes |cisvestism .`
ancient Greek musical instrument like a lyre |cithara .`
moving quickly |citigrade .`
lemon-coloured; lemony |citreous .`
dark greenish-yellow |citrine .`
abnormal desire for strange foods |cittosis .`
taxonomic theory distinguishing by common ancestor |cladistics .`
origin and evolution as if branching from common ancestor |cladogenesis .`
annual shedding of twigs and branches |cladoptosis .`
branching; branched |cladose .`
urgency |clamancy .`
loud; insistent; urgent |clamant .`
loud ringing noise or clang |clangor .`
group of hired applauders or sycophants |claque .`
four-wheeled carriage |clarence .`
to declare war formally |clarigate .`
a group; governing body of Reformed churches |classis .`
able to be disassembled into its component parts |clastic .`
shaped like a net or lattice |clathrate .`
marked with latticed lines or grooves |clathrose .`
closing; ending; confining |claudent .`
limpness; cramp-like pain |claudication .`
cloistral; secluded; narrow-minded |claustral .`
the act of shutting in a cloister |claustration .`
fear of closed spaces |claustrophobia .`
club-shaped |clavate .`
gossip |claver .`
keyboard |claviature .`
old keyboard stringed instrument |clavichord .`
in the shape of a club |claviform .`
club-bearing |clavigerous .`
keeping keys |clavigerous .`
key; glossary; index; legend |clavis .`
circumlocution used to avoid speaking unlucky words |cledonism .`
horse-fly |cleg .`
divination using keys |cleidomancy .`
completely roofed over |cleithral .`
to starve |clem .`
to name; to call |clepe .`
instrument which measures time by trickling water |clepsydra .`
upper storey of a church; windows near the roof of a building |clerestory .`
jingle summing up person's life in two couplets |clerihew .`
scholars and educated people as a class |clerisy .`
divination using dice |cleromancy .`
inheritance |cleronomy .`
U-shaped fastener with pin used to close the open end |clevis .`
corner of sail with hole to attach ropes |clew .`
a latch |clicket .`
the whole number of one's clients |clientage .`
fear of falling down stairs |climacophobia .`
critical time in a person's life; any critical turning point |climacteric .`
presiding over a climate or region of the earth |climatarchic .`
inclination; bias; prejudice |clinamen .`
type of igneous rock that rings when struck |clinkstone .`
study of aging or individual decline after maturity |clinology .`
excessive desire to stay in bed |clinomania .`
instrument used to measure slopes and elevations |clinometer .`
passion for beds |clinophilia .`
fear of staying in bed |clinophobia .`
tinselly; glittering |clinquant .`
the application of statistics in economic history |cliometrics .`
shaped like a keyhole |clithridiate .`
to make a shrill rattling noise |clitter .`
hilly; steep |clivose .`
sewer; toilet; cesspool of moral filth |cloaca .`
tramp; vagrant; hobo |clochard .`
partition; dividing band |cloison .`
spasmodic; occasional; irregular |clonic .`
fabric with an embossed design |cloque .`
means of ending legislative debate |cloture .`
main point of interest; dominant idea |clou .`
ravine; trench; gully |clough .`
old weight of seven to ten pounds for wool or cheese |clove .`
collective term for cats |clowder .`
like or resembling a herring |clupeoid .`
shaped like a buckler |clypeate .`
resembling or pertaining to or caused by flood |clysmian .`
enema |clyster .`
resembling , or pertaining to the tibia (shin-bone) |cnemial .`
shin bone |cnemis .`
point where tangents form a cone of the second order |cnicnode .`
resembling , or pertaining to invertebrates such as jellyfish and anemones |cnidarian .`
to heap; to cause to mass together |coacervate .`
mutual assistance |coadjument .`
bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and having the right of succession |coadjutor .`
to unite; to combine |coadunate .`
to join or cement together |coagment .`
to bring into coalition |coalize .`
raised edge around ship's hatches to keep water out |coaming .`
joining or fitting together |coaptation .`
constriction |coarctation .`
bearing cobalt |cobaltiferous .`
thin single-twilled worsted fabric with cotton or silk |coburg .`
emblem on airplane's wing indicating its nationality |cocarde .`
bearing or yielding berries |cocciferous .`
bright red |coccineous .`
anything spiral-shaped; twisted spirally |cochlear .`
boastful and self-important person |cockalorum .`
ridiculous; incredible |cockamamie .`
to pamper; to indulge |cocker .`
official shipping seal; customs clearance form |cocket .`
small room just under the roof |cockloft .`
object of criticism or ridicule |cockshy .`
prostitute; a flirt or tease |cocotte .`
baked; hardened by fire |coctile .`
supplement to a will |codicil .`
study of manuscripts |codicology .`
unripe apple |codling .`
mouth of a trumpet or bell |codon .`
something utterly senseless; nonsense |codswallop .`
small mortar for throwing grenades |coehorn .`
resembling or pertaining to the abdomen |coeliac .`
body cavity; abdomen |coelom .`
purchase of the entire supply of a commodity |coemption .`
fond of dining; relishing food; especially suppers |coenaculous .`
sensation |coenaesthesis .`
instrument for measuring coercive force |coercimeter .`
of the same age; coeval |coetaneous .`
of the same length of time; having the same duration |coeval .`
narrow vacant space between two bulkheads of a ship |cofferdam .`
gang of slaves tied together |coffle .`
small coffer; presentation box |coffret .`
single-masted, square-sailed ship with raised stern |cog .`
convincing; compelling |cogent .`
paper |coggage .`
meditative; engaged in deep thought |cogitabund .`
family name |cognomen .`
to restrain |cohibit .`
to redistill |cohobate .`
word which is one of multiple hyponyms of another word |cohyponym .`
angle; viewpoint |coign .`
simultaneous; at the same time |coinstantaneous .`
depression or pass in a mountain range |col .`
filtration |colation .`
study of beetles and weevils |coleopterology .`
resembling or shaped like a sieve |coliform .`
collection of passages; miscellany |collectanea .`
adhesive; sticky |collectic .`
doctrine of communal control of means of production |collectivism .`
mortar-board |colleger .`
theory that church is independent from the state |collegialism .`
shaped like or resembling a neck |colliform .`
bringing or binding together; conjunction |colligation .`
making parallel; adjusting to put into line |collimation .`
the process of melting or wasting away |colliquation .`
the placing of things together |collocation .`
to converse confidentially; to conspire with |collogue .`
jelly-like |colloid .`
speaking together; mutual discourse |colloquy .`
strife; opposition |colluctation .`
mouthwash |collutory .`
accumulated filth; foul discharge |colluvies .`
eye lotion or ointment |collyrium .`
row of evenly spaced column or trees |colonnade .`
instrument for viewing the colon |colonoscope .`
publisher's emblem or inscription in a book |colophon .`
instrument for measuring and determining color |colorimeter .`
mother's first milk |colostrum .`
peddler of religious tracts and books |colporteur .`
instrument for viewing the neck of the uterus |colposcope .`
shaped like a snake |colubriform .`
like a snake; cunning; resembling or pertaining to snakes |colubrine .`
resembling or pertaining to doves or pigeons |columbaceous .`
a structure of vaults lined with recesses |columbarium .`
of or like a dove; dove-coloured |columbine .`
fleshy part of nose that separates nostrils |columella .`
celestial circle that intersects another at the poles |colure .`
restraining; preventative |colytic .`
hairy |comate .`
burning; causing combustion |comburent .`
consuming by fire |comburivorous .`
causing blackheads |comedogenic .`
bearing or having hair; hairy |comephorous .`
study of comets |cometology .`
tufted |comiphorous .`
indicating accompaniment |comitative .`
band of warriors who escort a prince; a county or shire |comitatus .`
courteousness; civility |comity .`
divided into short lines; divided with commas |commatic .`
threatening; denunciation |commination .`
to reduce or break into minute particles |comminute .`
assistant; deputy; apprentice |commis .`
joint; joining surface |commissure .`
common people; the general populace |commonalty .`
warning; cautioning |commonition .`
resident of an institution |commorant .`
dying together |commorient .`
to excite; to put into motion; to disturb |commove .`
having tufts of hair; tufted; hairy |comose .`
to join; to connect |compaginate .`
stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck |companionway .`
spiritual relationship between child's parents and godparents |compaternity .`
a person who is equal in rank; a companion |compeer .`
the act of addressing someone |compellation .`
indicating address or appellation; vocative |compellative .`
concise but comprehensive |compendious .`
a person who habitually enters many competitions |comper .`
resembling or pertaining to crossroads |compital .`
wishing to please others; obliging |complaisant .`
level |complanate .`
to embrace; to interweave |complect .`
overlapping |complicant .`
prayer service held just before bedtime |compline .`
to plot or conspire |complot .`
a dish with a stemmed base for serving desserts |comport .`
possible in coexistence with something else |compossible .`
an act of carousing in company |compotation .`
prayer meeting |comprecation .`
regret; remorse |compunction .`
clearing an accused person by means of oaths |compurgation .`
wrinkling one's face |compusion .`
censorship of lewd and salacious material |comstockery .`
mental effort towards a goal, desire, purpose |conation .`
resembling or pertaining to purposeful action or desire |conative .`
a natural impulse or tendency |conatus .`
vaulting |concameration .`
to jointly recite the canon of the Eucharist in unison with others |concelebrate .`
a harmony or concord of sounds or voices |concent .`
theory that universal truths exist as mental concepts |conceptualism .`
ingenious expression; witticism |concetto .`
bearing a shell |conchiferous .`
shaped like a shell |conchiform .`
study of shells |conchology .`
divination using shells |conchomancy .`
bearing a shell |conchyliferous .`
secret meeting of conspirators |conciliabule .`
harmony; congruity; elegance |concinnity .`
conceiving |concipient .`
schism; separation; division |concision .`
a shout of many voices together |conclamation .`
having the same colour on both sides |concolorate .`
accompanying |concomitant .`
agreement between the pope and a secular government |concordat .`
to grow together; coalesce |concresce .`
to grow together |concrew .`
of a suitable age for marriage |concubitant .`
strong desire, appetite or lust |concupiscence .`
well-deserved; fitting; appropriate |condign .`
to chat; to invent past experiences |confabulate .`
taking pleasure in others' happiness |confelicitous .`
green algae that floats on surface of stagnant water |conferva .`
candidate for religious confirmation |confirmand .`
prayer of confession of sins |confiteor .`
blend or fuse together |conflate .`
indicating resemblance; similative |conformative .`
to disprove or overcome through argument |confute .`
permission to depart; dismissal; discharge |congee .`
act of freezing something into a solid state |congelation .`
something of the same kind or nature |congener .`
aggregation; collection |congeries .`
gift distributed amongst the people or soldiers |congiary .`
shaped like a small ball or globe |conglobate .`
to gather together into a globe or round mass |conglobe .`
to glue or join together |conglutinate .`
coin counterfeiter |coniaker .`
bearing cones |coniferous .`
making conical or pyramidal in shape |conification .`
congenitally or firmly united |connate .`
resembling or pertaining to marriage |connubial .`
to count together |connumerate .`
deduction; conclusion or corollary; consequent |consectary .`
logical sequence or progression of an argument |consecution .`
state of general decay |consenescence .`
accordant or agreeable; consistent |consentaneous .`
unanimous; of one accord |consentient .`
concurrence; coincidence |consilience .`
having common inferences drawn from different premises |consilient .`
a solemn assembly or council; a church tribunal |consistory .`
to ally or associate |consociate .`
different species that are part of the same genus |conspecies .`
comprehensive survey; synopsis; summary |conspectus .`
to despise; to abhor; to loathe |conspue .`
defilement |conspurcation .`
to assert |constate .`
capable of being true or false |constative .`
to cluster; to compel by stellar influence |constellate .`
to draw together; to cause to contract or shrink |constringe .`
belief that knowledge and reality do not have an objective value |constructivism .`
to ravish |constuprate .`
custom; familiarity |consuetude .`
book of customs, traditions and principles |consuetudinary .`
advisor to a Catholic bishop |consultor .`
wasting away; atrophied |contabescent .`
strife |conteck .`
to cover or overlay |contect .`
to despise or scorn |contemn .`
one found guilty of contempt of court |contemnor .`
to blend together; to adapt |contemper .`
property necessary to maintain one's station |contenement .`
forming a union by breaking a tablet as token |contesseration .`
silent |conticent .`
joining together of timber |contignation .`
space between casks or strands of rope |contline .`
having a groove around the edge |contorniate .`
contour or outline |contorno .`
having the power or property of contracting |contractile .`
to distinguish by contrasting qualities |contradistinguish .`
a contracting party |contrahent .`
condensation trail |contrail .`
swimming upstream |contranatant .`
having messages passing both ways simultaneously |contraplex .`
opposition; contrast |contraposition .`
opposed or acting contrary to; a person who is opposed to something |contrariant .`
opposite in character to earthly or terrestrial |contraterrene .`
fortification built around besieged place |contravallation .`
folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other |contredanse .`
embarrassing occurrence; mishap |contretemps .`
to sadden |contrist .`
to pulverize |contriturate .`
living together in the same tent; cohabiting |contubernal .`
stubborn; obstinate; opposing lawful authority |contumacious .`
insolence; a scornful insult |contumely .`
lying in the same tomb as another |contumulation .`
city surrounded by many urban areas |conurbation .`
what is suitable or proper; the required proprieties |convenances .`
secret or illegal church assembly |conventicle .`
neighbourhood |convicinity .`
to roll together |convolve .`
very satisfactory; fine |copacetic .`
joint heirship or ownership |coparcenary .`
deafness |cophosis .`
pathological use of obscene language |coprolalia .`
ball of hardened feces |coprolith .`
study of pornography |coprology .`
obsession with feces |copromania .`
eating feces |coprophagous .`
obscene language |coprophemia .`
abnormal love or fondness for feces |coprophilia .`
constipation |coprostatis .`
land tenure dependent on will of the lord of the manor |copyhold .`
brilliant red; poppy red |coquelicot .`
shell-like decoration |coquillage .`
shaped like a crow's beak |coracoid .`
bearing coral |coralliferous .`
producing coral |coralligenous .`
in the presence of; before |coram .`
offering to God in fulfilment of a vow |corban .`
blackish green |corbeau .`
basket filled with earth used as a missile |corbeil .`
bracket or projection from the face of a wall |corbel .`
like a small basket |corbiculate .`
ropes in the rigging of a ship |cordage .`
heart-shaped |cordate .`
heart-shaped |cordiform .`
soft goatskin leather |cordovan .`
shoemaker |cordwainer .`
miner's basket, trolley or wagon |corf .`
having a leathery appearance; consisting, resembling or pertaining to leather |coriaceous .`
skin layer |corium .`
swollen subterranean part of a stem |corm .`
military rank of horn-bearer or standard-bearer |cornet .`
moulding at the junction of ceiling and walls |cornice .`
horn-shaped; horned |corniculate .`
producing or forming horns |cornific .`
shaped like a horn |corniform .`
horned |cornigerous .`
cuckolded |cornuted .`
cuckolder |cornuto .`
funeral dirge |coronach .`
instrument for viewing the corona of the sun |coronagraph .`
shaped like a beak |coronoid .`
government by corporate bureaucrats |corpocracy .`
white cloth on which Communion bread and wine are placed |corporal .`
St.` Elmo's fire or similar electrical discharge |corposant .`
to wear away through the action of loose solids |corrade .`
shortening in pronunciation |correption .`
something which requires correction |corrigendum .`
to cause to flow together |corrivate .`
right of lord to demand free lodging from vassal |corrody .`
corset maker |corsetier .`
train of attendants; procession |cortege .`
like a cobweb |cortinate .`
to sparkle; to throw off flashes of light |coruscate .`
highly manoeuvrable armed escort ship |corvette .`
shaped like a crow |corviform .`
crow-like; resembling or pertaining to crows or ravens |corvine .`
wildly excited; frenzied |corybantic .`
spokesman; leader of a chorus |coryphaeus .`
divination using a sieve and a pair of shears |coscinomancy .`
to live on dependents |cosher .`
rulership over the entire world, esp.` by the devil |cosmarchy .`
study of cosmetics |cosmetology .`
belief that the cosmos is a self-existing whole |cosmism .`
ruler of the world |cosmocrat .`
produced by interaction of cosmic rays with earth's surface |cosmogenic .`
theory of the origin of the universe |cosmogony .`
worship of the world |cosmolatry .`
moulding or shaping the universe |cosmoplastic .`
a view of different parts of the world |cosmorama .`
knowledge of the cosmos |cosmosophy .`
resembling or pertaining to both heaven and earth |cosmotellurian .`
the belief that identifies God with the cosmos |cosmotheism .`
to fondle or pamper |cosset .`
resembling or pertaining to the ribs |costal .`
ribbed |costellate .`
affected with or causing constipation |costive .`
uplands; higher ground of a region |coteau .`
medieval long close-fitting garment with tight sleeves |cotehardie .`
a social or literary circle |coterie .`
resembling or pertaining to tragedy |cothurnal .`
resembling or pertaining to whetstones |coticular .`
elaborate ballroom dance with frequent changes of partner |cotillion .`
man who does women's work |cotquean .`
medieval peasant inhabiting a cottage |cottar .`
government by those involved in the cotton trade |cottonocracy .`
disc-shaped with a raised rim |cotyliform .`
in heraldry, an animal lying on its belly with head lifted |couchant .`
evening reception |couchee .`
steep and dry gully |coulée .`
gully |couloir .`
instrument for measuring electric charge |coulombmeter .`
instrument measuring amount of substance released in electrolysis |coulometer .`
iron cutter in front of a ploughshare |coulter .`
approve of; condone; encourage |countenance .`
a defiant pronouncement or denunciation |counterblast .`
part of ticket or cheque retained by giver |counterfoil .`
to revoke an order by a contrary order |countermand .`
seeking out situation that is feared |counterphobic .`
narrow earth band on the outer wall of a defensive ditch |counterscarp .`
four-wheeled closed horse-drawn carriage |coupe .`
quick Italian baroque dance involving running steps |courante .`
zucchini |courgette .`
symptoms of pregnancy suffered by the father |couvade .`
incubator for babies |couveuse .`
fraudulent |covinous .`
person whose function is to occupy space |cowcat .`
hip pain |coxalgia .`
foolishly vain or conceited man |coxcomb .`
to coax or deceive by trickery |cozen .`
spittoon |crachoir .`
hard to pronounce |crackjaw .`
game in which rhyme must be found for given word |crambo .`
crimson |cramoisy .`
boot-spike for rock and ice climbing |crampon .`
instrument for measuring the skull |craniometer .`
pessimist |crapehanger .`
physically ill through overeating or overdrinking |crapulent .`
fine cracking that appears in old paintings |craquelure .`
coarse drapery and towelling fabric |crash .`
blending; melding two vowels into a diphthong |crasis .`
having a thick tongue |crassilingual .`
state of being coarse, gross or crass |crassitude .`
cup-shaped |crateriform .`
instrument for measuring power of magnification |cratometer .`
guardian or mentor |creancer .`
creating; formative |creant .`
resembling or pertaining to flesh |creatic .`
carnivorous; flesh-eating |creatophagous .`
frequent |crebrous .`
resembling or pertaining to a creed |credal .`
small table for holding sacred vessels |credence .`
things to be believed |credenda .`
credence table or shelf; a sideboard |credenza .`
concise statement of doctrine; section of Mass followed by offertory |credo .`
zigzag line of fortification |cremaillere .`
muscle by which the testicles are suspended |cremaster .`
fear of cliffs and precipices |cremnophobia .`
scalloped |crenate .`
open space on a parapet used for launching projectiles at enemies |crenel .`
notched; having battlements |crenellated .`
resembling or pertaining to mineral springs |crenitic .`
flesh-eating; carnivorous |creophagous .`
sore on a horse's hind ankle-joint |crepance .`
light crinkled fabric |crepe .`
pessimist; gloomy person |crepehanger .`
to crackle; to snap; to rattle |crepitate .`
fart |crepitus .`
heavy crepe fabric with lengthwise crinkles |crepon .`
resembling or pertaining to twilight |crepuscular .`
growing; increasing |crescive .`
instrument for measuring the growth of plants |crescograph .`
iron basket for burning oil to provide light |cresset .`
of or resembling chalk; of a whitish colour |cretaceous .`
to change into calcium or lime; to fossilize |cretify .`
heavy cotton or linen cloth |cretonne .`
fine worsted yarn used in tapestry |crewel .`
garish; discordantly coloured |criant .`
to decorate wood or metal with small dots or punctures |cribble .`
sifting |cribration .`
shaped like a sieve |cribriform .`
perforated or punctured like a sieve |cribrous .`
ring-shaped |cricoid .`
causing crime |criminogenic .`
study of crime; criminals |criminology .`
horsehair fabric |crin .`
of or related to the hair |crinal .`
loop at corner of sail to which a line is attached |cringle .`
hairy |crinigerous .`
stiff flax or cotton fabric |crinoline .`
sculpture of a man carrying a ram |criophore .`
ridge or fold resembling a crest |crista .`
divination by strewing meal over sacrifices |crithomancy .`
inferior or petty critic |criticaster .`
divination using viands and cakes |critomancy .`
saffron-coloured |croceate .`
knob at top of a deer's horn |croche .`
prehistoric stone circle |cromlech .`
divination using onions |cromnyomancy .`
curling of one's hair with curling iron |croquinole .`
pastoral staff or crook held by bishop or abbot |crosier .`
small cross with crossed arms used as heraldic bearing |crosslet .`
horizontal crosspieces at a masthead used to support ship's mast |crosstrees .`
small spherical bell |crotal .`
resembling or pertaining to rattlesnakes |crotaline .`
groove in the staves of a cask |croze .`
term for pig's feet as food |crubeen .`
bearing a cross |cruciferous .`
cross-shaped |cruciform .`
leaking or oozing of blood from dead body |cruentation .`
vessel used in religious ceremonies, especially to hold the Eucharist |cruet .`
pen or sty for animals |cruive .`
a purse |crumenal .`
strap of saddle that passes beneath horse's tail; armour for horse's flanks |crupper .`
of or belonging to the leg |crural .`
goldsmith's crucible |cruset .`
Welsh six-stringed instrument played with a bow |crwth .`
study of life under cold conditions |cryobiology .`
instrument for measuring low temperatures |cryometer .`
instrument for determining freezing points of substances |cryoscope .`
things to be kept hidden |cryptadia .`
resembling or pertaining to supranormal perception |cryptaesthetic .`
secret rulership |cryptarchy .`
having secret or hidden power |cryptodynamic .`
of unknown origin |cryptogenic .`
secret name |cryptonym .`
an implicit and specific rule of language use |cryptotype .`
resembling or pertaining to crypts |cryptous .`
production of crystals |crystallogenesis .`
divination by means of clear objects |crystallomancy .`
divination using a crystal globe |crystalomancy .`
comb-shaped |cteniform .`
study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics |ctetology .`
act of lying down or reclining |cubation .`
fine unglazed fabric resembling shalloon |cubica .`
shaped like a cube |cubiform .`
divination by throwing dice |cubomancy .`
resembling or pertaining to cuckoos |cuculine .`
hooded; hood-shaped |cucullate .`
cucumber-shaped |cucumiform .`
chemical vessel used in a still or alembic |cucurbit .`
resembling or pertaining to gourds |cucurbitaceous .`
right of a lord to entertainment from a tenant |cuddy .`
flat back or base of a gemstone |culet .`
like or resembling a mosquito |culiciform .`
mark left on a tablecloth by a wet glass |culicino .`
waste glass which is melted into new objects |cullet .`
mean or base person; rascal |cullion .`
stem of grass or sedge |culm .`
highest point |culmen .`
bearing coal-dust |culmiferous .`
flooring of an oyster-bed; rubbish |cultch .`
knife-shaped |cultriform .`
religious ritual; a cult |cultus .`
dove or pigeon |culver .`
lightweight, portal, long-barrelled cannon |culverin .`
degradation of a peasant to the position of serf |culvertage .`
lying down; reclining |cumbent .`
shaped like a heap |cumuliform .`
containing or consisting of small heaps |cumulose .`
cradle |cunabula .`
delay; procrastination |cunctation .`
wedge-shaped |cuneate .`
shaped like a wedge |cuneiform .`
full of holes and tunnels; full of rabbits |cuniculous .`
goldsmith's vessel for assaying metal |cupel .`
spherical vault or concave ceiling |cupola .`
bearing copper |cupriferous .`
resembling or pertaining to a cup; cup-shaped |cupulate .`
bearing cupules |cupuliferous .`
assistant to a parish priest |curate .`
instrument for scraping sides of body cavities |curette .`
papal court and its officials |curia .`
unit of radioactive decay and intensity |curie .`
picture-writing |curiology .`
pornographic books |curiosa .`
rumbling or flatulent sound |curmurring .`
two-wheeled open carriage |curricle .`
metal comb used to groom horses |currycomb .`
used in walking or running |cursorial .`
short; abbreviated; curtailed; early form of the bassoon |curtal .`
shortened; short |curtate .`
court or field attached to a dwelling |curtilage .`
of high authority |curule .`
to leap; to frisk |curvet .`
having a curvy tail |curvicaudate .`
unit of liquid flow equal to one cubic foot per second |cusec .`
a spittoon |cuspidor .`
guardian, custodian or keeper, especially of convents or monasteries |custos .`
attendant to a knight; a knave |custrel .`
of or related to the skin |cutaneous .`
shallow dish for holding liquids |cuvette .`
valley or glen |cwm .`
sky blue |cyaneous .`
production of cyanide |cyanogenesis .`
instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean |cyanometer .`
blueprint |cyanotype .`
shaped like a cup |cyathiform .`
to control by means of a computer |cybernate .`
fear of computers |cyberphobia .`
instrument for describing arcs of circles without compasses |cyclograph .`
stone circle |cyclolith .`
instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel |cyclometer .`
squint due to weakness in the eye muscles |cyclophoria .`
circulation |cyclosis .`
device for making multiple copies of written text |cyclostyle .`
pregnancy |cyesis .`
sexual attraction to pregnant women |cyesolagnia .`
shallow cup with long stem |cylix .`
congenital physical deformity |cyllosis .`
telephone receiver |cymaphen .`
shaped like a boat |cymbiform .`
instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings |cymograph .`
instrument for measuring frequency of electrical waves |cymometer .`
opalescent; having a wavy or floating light |cymophanous .`
wavy-haired |cymotrichous .`
pathological belief that one is a dog |cynanthropy .`
bear-baiting using dogs |cynartomachy .`
of or related to hunting |cynegetic .`
a person who steals dogs |cynoclept .`
writing or treatise on dogs |cynography .`
dog-like; canine |cynoid .`
worship of dogs |cynolatry .`
scientific study of dogs |cynology .`
pertaining to a dog's viewpoint |cynomorphic .`
a person who loves dogs |cynophilist .`
fear of dogs |cynophobia .`
anything that attracts attention; object of interest |cynosure .`
use of pillorying as punishment |cyphonism .`
silk or cotton gauze fabric, usually black |cypress .`
lewd woman; prostitute |cyprian .`
resembling or pertaining to carp |cyprinoid .`
resembling or pertaining to swifts |cypseline .`
adherent of doctrine that pleasure is ultimate goal |cyrenaic .`
calcium carbonate that masses in cell wall of some plants |cystolith .`
instrument for examining the bladder |cystoscope .`
nymphomania |cytheromania .`
formation of cells |cytogenesis .`
study of living cells |cytology .`
instrument for counting cells |cytometer .`
Hungarian dance that increases in speed |czardas .`
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obsession with killing |dacnomania .`
robbery by gang or mob |dacoitage .`
wateriness of the eyes |dacryops .`
engraver of rings or of gems |dactylioglyph .`
study of rings |dactyliology .`
divination by means of a finger |dactyliomancy .`
fingerprint |dactylogram .`
the study of fingerprints |dactylography .`
like or resembling a finger |dactyloid .`
study of sign language |dactylology .`
divination using rings |dactylomancy .`
condition of having abnormally large digits |dactylomegaly .`
counting using the fingers and toes |dactylonomy .`
comparing fingerprints for purpose of identification |dactyloscopy .`
large wooden moulding along bottom of wall |dado .`
formed with art; displaying inventive skill |daedal .`
aviator; pilot |daedalist .`
dirty tatted tuft of sheep's wool |dag .`
a dried legume, such as lentils, beans or peas |dal .`
ecclesiastical robe or other outer vestment |dalmatic .`
unit of atomic mass |dalton .`
decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns |damascene .`
fine lustrous fabric with flat patterns and a satin weave |damask .`
having antlers like a fallow deer |damine .`
hard resin used in making varnish |dammar .`
causation of injury or loss |damnification .`
male form of damsel; a young man not yet dubbed a knight |damoiseau .`
deeply indented |dancetté .`
lending money on usury |danism .`
to dip gently into water; to fish with a surface fly |dap .`
lavish; sumptuous; costly |dapatical .`
divination using a laurel |daphnomancy .`
a person who brings meat to the table |dapifer .`
mean-spirited; heartless |dapocaginous .`
handcuffs |darbies .`
large trowel for levelling concrete or plaster |darby .`
unit of permeability of rock to various substances |darcy .`
to grow or make dark |darkle .`
to vindicate; to justify or prove |darraign .`
non-specific very small unit of measurement used in cooking |dash .`
shock absorber |dashpot .`
having crowded, thick or woolly leaves |dasyphyllous .`
types of birds having downy-feathered young |dasypoedes .`
flesh-eating marsupial |dasyure .`
papal officer who registers and dates bulls and edicts |datary .`
act of giving, conferring or donating |dation .`
indicating indirect object of a verb |dative .`
small ornamental writing desk; large sofa |davenport .`
device for hoisting and lowering a boat |davit .`
simpleton; bird of the crow family |daw .`
act of putting best looking goods on top of pile |deaconing .`
rounded wooden block with hole used to set up ship's stays |deadeye .`
mortuary |deadhouse .`
farm equipment |deadstock .`
timbers built into ends of ship when too narrow to permit framing |deadwood .`
insect divested of its wings |dealate .`
whitening; bleaching |dealbation .`
place for walking around or about in |deambulatory .`
to disjoint |dearticulate .`
sunwise motion |deasil .`
to disembarrass; disentangle; free |debarrass .`
to conquer in war |debel .`
to conquer or overcome through battle |debellate .`
to issue or emerge; to flow from a confined place |debouch .`
mouth of a river or strait |debouchure .`
the removal of foreign matter from a wound |debridement .`
government by ten individuals; decarchy |decadarchy .`
author who writes works in ten parts |decadist .`
process of transferring a design onto a surface using specially prepared paper |decalcomania .`
point in heating metal where it appears to cool |decalescence .`
exponent of rules such as the Ten Commandments |decalogist .`
removing hair; depilatory |decalvant .`
having parts in tens |decamerous .`
located on south side of the choir in a church |decanal .`
resembling or pertaining to a dean or deacon |decanal .`
to chant or say repeatedly |decantate .`
government by ten individuals |decarchy .`
1000 square metres |decare .`
denied or deprived of physical bodily form |decarnate .`
ten-line poem |decastich .`
to uncurl through the use of steam or moisture |decatise .`
to cut off the tail of |decaudate .`
instrument for measuring deceleration |decelerometer .`
resembling or pertaining to the number nineteen |decennoval .`
departure |decession .`
lasting ten months |decimestrial .`
ragged edge of paper |deckle .`
below one's social class |declassé .`
instrument for measuring magnetic declination |declinometer .`
place that slopes downwards; inclination downwards |declivity .`
to prepare or extract by boiling; to devise |decoct .`
to behead; to disorganize |decollate .`
repeatedly compound |decomplex .`
to remove the bark, husk or peel of |decorticate .`
the application of paper cutouts to wood surfaces |decoupage .`
to make less crass or boorish |decrassify .`
a gradual decrease in quantity or quality |decrement .`
to crackle; to roast so as to cause to crackle |decrepitate .`
becoming gradually less |decrescent .`
papal decree deciding a point of church law |decretal .`
resembling or pertaining to a decree |decretal .`
diminution or reduction of a disease |decrudescence .`
principle; large; primary |decuman .`
lying down; reclining on the ground |decumbent .`
the time spent by an invalid in bed |decumbiture .`
extending or running downwards |decurrent .`
to curtail, shorten or abbreviate |decurtate .`
to divide in the form of an X; to cross or intersect |decussate .`
spectators at a court tennis match |dedans .`
surrender; capitulation |dedition .`
look at; see |deek .`
judge on the Isle of Man |deemster .`
to embezzle money held on trust |defalcate .`
that may be annulled |defeasible .`
throwing a person or object out a window |defenestration .`
to remove iron from |deferrise .`
abatement of heat; coolness; decrease of fever |defervescence .`
to arrange fortifications against frontal attack |defilade .`
depriving a parent of a child |defiliation .`
word or words used in a dictionary definition |definiens .`
deviation |deflexure .`
to break down into small pieces |deflocculate .`
running down; decurrent |defluent .`
falling of hair |defluvium .`
at rest; untroubled; at ease |dégagé .`
to unglue or unstick |deglutinate .`
the power or act of swallowing |deglutition .`
gradual decrease; reduction in taxes |degression .`
rapid decline or decay; downfall |dégringolade .`
eating in a series of small portions |degustation .`
to gape; to burst open |dehisce .`
to dissuade |dehort .`
destruction or killing of a god |deicide .`
directly demonstrating something or some proposition |deictic .`
appearing like or shaped like a god |deiform .`
bearing a god |deiparous .`
learned dinner-conversation |deipnosophy .`
having godlike power |deipotent .`
belief in God but rejection of religion |deism .`
relating to time and place of a linguistic utterance |deixis .`
weaning |delactation .`
light fabric of wool or mixed wool and cotton |delaine .`
to split into layers |delaminate .`
to pass on; to charge with a crime |delate .`
indicating motion downward |delative .`
anthology of useful passages or quotations |delectus .`
things to be deleted or destroyed |delenda .`
harmful to body or mind |deleterious .`
drain; ditch; excavation |delf .`
to sip |delibate .`
bandaging |deligation .`
to remove wood from; to deprive of wood |delignate .`
to melt into liquid by absorbing moisture |deliquesce .`
madness; aberration |deliration .`
producing or creating delirium |delirifacient .`
latent |delitescent .`
to fire one's gun into the air in a duel |delope .`
enigmatically; obscurely |delphically .`
pertaining to the Dauphin of France |delphine .`
resembling or pertaining to dolphins |delphinine .`
the collection and study of picture postcards |deltiology .`
shaped like a delta or triangle |deltoid .`
a font, a temple or shrine having a font |delubrum .`
political agitator appealing to popular prejudices |demagogue .`
decisive course of action taken in diplomacy |démarche .`
government by the people; popular government |demarchy .`
resembling or pertaining to demagogues or demagogic speech |demegoric .`
official denial or refusal |démenti .`
to purify air |demephitise .`
to immerse; to plunge |demerge .`
subaqueous; living underwater; sinking to the bottom |demersal .`
feudal manor-house with adjacent lands |demesne .`
beaver pelt of poor quality; beaver fur mixed with another type of fur |demicastor .`
change of abode |demigration .`
large bottle having a wicker case |demijohn .`
half-breed; hybrid |demisang .`
creative spirit or entity |demiurge .`
resembling or pertaining to membership by citizenship rather than kinship |demogenic .`
study of human behaviour |demology .`
government by a demon |demonarchy .`
to deprive of monetary value; to withdraw from circulation |demonetise .`
government by demons or evil forces |demonocracy .`
worship of or devotion to demons |demonolatry .`
study of demons |demonology .`
divination using demons |demonomancy .`
pathological belief that one is possessed by demons |demonomania .`
a person who is inspired by a demon or devil |demonosopher .`
resembling or pertaining to the common people |demotic .`
emulsifier; something soothing |demulcent .`
delay of vessel's departure or loading with cargo |demurrage .`
one of ten; tenfold; resembling or pertaining to group of ten |denary .`
shaped like a tree |dendriform .`
branched |dendritiform .`
study of tree rings |dendrochronology .`
tree-like; resembling a tree |dendroid .`
worship of trees |dendrolatry .`
study of trees |dendrology .`
instrument for measuring trees |dendrometer .`
fond of trees |dendrophilous .`
vertical shaft having chambers at the base |denehole .`
unit of yarn fineness |denier .`
light two-wheeled carriage |dennet .`
instrument for measuring closeness of grain of a substance |densimeter .`
instrument for measuring optical or photographic density |densitometer .`
toothache |dentagra .`
having small notches or teeth |dentellated .`
lace; lacework |dentelle .`
small toothlike structure |denticle .`
shaped like a tooth |dentiform .`
toothed; bearing teeth |dentigerous .`
speaking with clenched teeth |dentiloquy .`
ivory-like material making up teeth |dentine .`
a person who speaks with closed teeth |dentiologist .`
with notched beak |dentirostral .`
something that removes an obstacle |deobstruent .`
a gift to or from God |deodate .`
to disburden |deonerate .`
of or relating to duty or obligation |deontic .`
the theory or study of moral obligation |deontology .`
to free from obstruction |deoppilate .`
abnormality or irregularity |deordination .`
turning downwards |deorsumversion .`
to kiss affectionately |deosculate .`
eating |depascent .`
out of one's element or natural environment |depaysé .`
embezzlement of public funds |depeculation .`
having a passive form but active meaning |deponent .`
to deprive or divest of power |depotentiate .`
to catch; to seize |deprehend .`
to purify |depurate .`
to root up |deracinate .`
to go wild; to derange |deray .`
resembling or pertaining to the skin |deric .`
the study of skin patterns and fingerprints |dermatoglyphics .`
like or resembling skin |dermatoid .`
study of skin |dermatology .`
condition where writing on skin causes red mark to form |dermographia .`
two-headed beast |derodidymus .`
hoisting mechanism using a boom and a central post |derrick .`
to deprive or remove sacred qualities |desacralise .`
to describe |descrive .`
something which is greatly desired |desideratum .`
longing or yearning |desiderium .`
terminal; ending |desinent .`
playing the fool; trifling |desipient .`
study of ligaments |desmology .`
carriage for one passenger |désobligeante .`
despoiling; despoilment |despoliation .`
government by despots or tyrants |despotocracy .`
to throw off impurities in foam; to skim; to remove scum |despumate .`
to scale or flake off |desquamate .`
extreme sweating |desudation .`
state of disuse |desuetude .`
jumping from one thing to another; rambling; unplanned |desultory .`
the act of cleaning |detersion .`
wrongful seizure of property; action to recover it |detinue .`
to untwist; to twist the other way |detort .`
a person who is deranged |détraqué .`
waste or debris |detritus .`
to thrust downward or outward |detrude .`
diminution of swelling |detumescence .`
a person who serves as a foil to another |deuteragonist .`
second marriage after the death of the first wife |deuterogamy .`
second illness in addition to an initial one |deuteropathy .`
second view or meaning; second sight |deuteroscopy .`
to sink; to decline |devall .`
one to whom property is bequeathed in a will |devisee .`
what is due; duty |devoir .`
turkey's wattle; flap of skin under the throat |dewlap .`
turning to the right |dexiotropic .`
relating to the right side of a heraldic shield |dexter .`
shifting the eyes from left to right |dextroduction .`
turning to the right |dextrogyratory .`
unglazed earthenware casserole |diable .`
magic; sorcery; mischief |diablerie .`
government by the Devil |diabolocracy .`
study of devils |diabology .`
corrosive |diabrotic .`
panacea |diacatholicon .`
laxative |diachoretic .`
refractory |diaclastic .`
resembling or pertaining to a deacon |diaconal .`
sacristy for sacred vessels in Orthodox churches |diaconicon .`
deep wound or incision |diacope .`
resembling or pertaining to the refraction of sound |diacoustic .`
making a distinction; aiding a diagnosis or evaluation |diacritic .`
having two pointed ends |diactinal .`
resembling or pertaining to the puncturing of the skin |diadermic .`
course or passing; vibration |diadrom .`
production of rock out of sediment |diagenesis .`
figure etched or engraved in surface of gem or stone; intaglio |diaglyph .`
instrument for measuring electrical conductivity |diagometer .`
instrument for enlarging or projecting drawings |diagraph .`
art of making diagrams or drawings |diagraphics .`
study of dialects |dialectology .`
device in which many arguments brought upon one point |diallage .`
circular argument |diallelus .`
glittering; decoration using glitter |diamanté .`
bearing diamonds |diamantiferous .`
capable resembling or pertaining to thought |dianoetic .`
instrument for measuring the transparency of air |diaphanometer .`
transparent; translucent |diaphanous .`
low-pitched fog signal consisting of two tones |diaphone .`
artificially induced sweat |diaphoresis .`
release or discharge of pus |diapyesis .`
government by two people |diarchy .`
reviser; interpolator |diaskeuast .`
dispersion |diaspora .`
space between teeth |diastema .`
moving through the pores |diastomatic .`
upheaval or drastic modification of the earth's crust |diastrophe .`
rhetorical device of condemning through faint praise |diasyrm .`
medicine of four ingredients |diatessaron .`
permeable to or able to conduct radiant heat |diathermic .`
particular condition of body or mind; predisposing factor |diathesis .`
pointed tool for making holes for seeds or plants |dibble .`
raillery; banter |dicacity .`
defending oneself in argument by claiming justification |dicaeology .`
two-headed |dicephalous .`
conjoined twins with two heads |dicephalus .`
two-horned; having two antennae |dicerous .`
having males and females maturing at different rates |dichogamous .`
musical instrument with two strings |dichord .`
instrument for examining crystals for dichroism |dichroscope .`
a person given to lecturing or moralizing |didact .`
somea person who disappears and bobs up again |didapper .`
didactic; pertaining to education or teaching |didascalic .`
itinerant tinker or scrap-dealer |diddicoy .`
resembling or pertaining to opossums |didelphine .`
marsupial or pouched mammal |didelphous .`
resembling or pertaining to dodos |didine .`
twin; twinned; growing in pairs |didymous .`
extending line of verse by adding extra syllable |diectasis .`
the narration of facts |diegesis .`
double dagger sign |diesis .`
period of sexual inactivity |diestrus .`
Roman form of divorce |diffarreation .`
property which distinguishes one from another |differentia .`
overly shy or modest |diffident .`
lack of similarity or affinity |diffinity .`
readily flowing away |diffluent .`
to break up into segments or portions |diffract .`
instrument for determining structure of crystal through light diffraction |diffractometer .`
capable of being diffracted or separated |diffrangible .`
dispersing; diffusing |diffugient .`
disposed, adorned, clothed |dight .`
having or resembling fingers |digitate .`
shaped like a finger |digitiform .`
walking on the toes alone |digitigrade .`
silent piano for practicing |digitorium .`
to fight with swords; to fence |digladiate .`
figure such that a half-turn gives the same figure |digonal .`
double brooded |digoneutic .`
two letters expressing a single sound |digraph .`
to judge; to decide |dijudicate .`
to rend or tear asunder |dilacerate .`
to tear to pieces |dilaniate .`
instrument for measuring expansion |dilatometer .`
slow; given to delay or procrastination |dilatory .`
dabbler or lover of fine arts |dilettante .`
ambiguous; having two meanings |dilogical .`
intentional ambiguousness |dilogy .`
diluting |diluent .`
resembling or pertaining to floods; especially mythical ones |diluvial .`
consisting of two parts |dimerous .`
divided into halves |dimidiate .`
sending away or giving leave to depart; dismissing |dimissory .`
sheer and stout white cotton |dimity .`
bronze-coloured metal alloy used for decorative vessels |dinanderie .`
government by two people; diarchy |dinarchy .`
resembling or pertaining to vertigo or dizziness |dinic .`
mania for dancing |dinomania .`
having male and female sexual organs in different individuals |dioecious .`
cynical |diogenic .`
name containing two parts or terms |dionym .`
instrument for measuring focus or refraction of the eyes |dioptometer .`
unit of measurement of power of lens or eye |dioptre .`
transparent |dioptric .`
study of light refraction |dioptrics .`
distinction; definition |diorism .`
a critical revision of a text; any correction or adjustment |diorthosis .`
affecting both ears |diotic .`
descended from two distinct ancestral groups |diphyletic .`
having second set of teeth that replaces the first |diphyodont .`
belief in the dual nature of Christ |diphysitism .`
instrument for measuring moment when an object passes a meridian |dipleidoscope .`
two-headed monster |diplocephalus .`
doubling of ordinarily single organ or part |diplogenesis .`
instrument for writing two lines of text at once |diplograph .`
science of deciphering ancient writings and texts |diplomatics .`
study of diplomats |diplomatology .`
double vision |diplopia .`
having both lungs and gills |dipnoous .`
person who often changes mind |dippydro .`
serrated on both sides |diprionidian .`
causing to be thirsty |dipsetic .`
abnormal craving for alcohol |dipsomania .`
pathological great thirst |dipsosis .`
noun taking two grammatical cases only |diptote .`
pair of pictures on hinged panels; register of bishops and saints |diptych .`
separation into two; disjunction |diremption .`
guiding |dirigent .`
able to be directed |dirigible .`
state control in economic and social spheres |dirigism .`
condition of legal nullification |diriment .`
to clear of forest; to disforest |disafforest .`
fee charged for exchanging foreign or depreciated currency |disagio .`
to make known; to reveal |disbosom .`
without shoes; barefoot; a religious order wearing no shoes |discalced .`
disembodied; separated from the body |discarnate .`
to dispute; to debate |discept .`
able to be separated |discerptible .`
round or oval in shape |disciform .`
bearing a disc or discus |discigerous .`
ungirded |discinct .`
open incision or cut |discission .`
discus thrower |discobolus .`
obsession for disco music |discomania .`
to disconcert; to upset |discombobulate .`
inconvenient |discommodious .`
a person who loves and studies sound recordings |discophile .`
resembling or pertaining to jellyfishes |discophoran .`
to abash; to discourage |discountenance .`
to free from blame |disculpate .`
to discharge or eject into the sea |disembogue .`
to free from dispute |disembrangle .`
female orator or reciter of verse |diseuse .`
to despoil |disgarnish .`
being of a different genus |disgeneric .`
separation; scattering |disgregation .`
to free from illusion |disillude .`
to liberate; to release from walls |disimmure .`
to render unfamiliar |disinure .`
scattering or dispersion |disjection .`
monster with two bodies |disomus .`
deprived of authority or sovereignty |disorbed .`
extravagant; expensive |dispendious .`
pitiless; malicious |dispiteous .`
to set in order; dispose |dispone .`
to sprinkle or discharge as if from a sponge |disponge .`
to play about, frolic or gambol |disport .`
to spread in different ways |dispread .`
to deprive of provisions |dispurvey .`
carefully argued examination of a topic |disquisition .`
to seize or deprive of property wrongfully |disseize .`
a person who dissents; dissenter |dissentient .`
partition or separation of tissue |dissepiment .`
springing apart; bursting open with force |dissilient .`
to pretend; to feign; to fake |dissimulate .`
of loose morals; debauched |dissolute .`
resembling or pertaining to the female branch of a family or women's work |distaff .`
in or having two rows |distichous .`
seizure of goods |distraint .`
distracted; inattentive |distrait .`
branch of river that flows away from the main stream |distributary .`
indicating separate members of a group, one at a time |distributive .`
poem; words of a song |dit .`
belief in two equal gods, one good and one evil |ditheism .`
doctrine that Christ had two wills |ditheletism .`
passionate; ecstatic; frenzied |dithyrambic .`
producing two at a birth or in a clutch |ditokous .`
divided into either two or three parts |ditrichotomous .`
unintentional repetition of letters in print |dittography .`
double reading or interpretation |dittology .`
hibernating or sleeping during daylight |diurnation .`
lasting long |diutiurnal .`
to digress; wander about |divagate .`
to divide into two branches |divaricate .`
drawing apart; pulling apart in pieces |divellent .`
speaking in different ways; speaking on different subjects |diversiloquent .`
blind passage or tunnel |diverticulum .`
separately |divisim .`
act of pulling or rendering apart or away |divulsion .`
individual's uncorroborated statement |dixit .`
to dress up; to dress gaudily |dizen .`
workhorse |dobbin .`
interpreter |dobhash .`
scrutiny; assaying; application of tests |docimasy .`
the art of assaying |docimology .`
speaking learnedly |doctiloquent .`
decayed with loss of branches |doddered .`
divisible into twelve parts or regions |dodecafid .`
government by twelve people |dodecarchy .`
shield against rain or spray on a ship's bridge |dodger .`
stupid remark |dodoism .`
light two-wheeled carriage with seats back-to-back |dogcart .`
a short, evening period of watch duty on a ship |dogwatch .`
a trifle or minor thing |doit .`
unit for measuring intensity of pain |dol .`
resembling or pertaining to axes or hatchets |dolabrate .`
resembling a hatchet or cleaver |dolabriform .`
a person who receives a government benefit, especially unemployment benefits |dolee .`
mourning; doleful |dolent .`
long-headed |dolichocephalic .`
having long feet |dolichopodous .`
shaped like a barrel |dolioform .`
prehistoric structure or tomb of unhewn stones |dolmen .`
bearing grief or pain |doloriferous .`
causing great sadness or sorrow |dolorific .`
having evil or malicious intent |dolose .`
resembling or pertaining to a house or dome |domal .`
plain cotton-wool blend |domett .`
female animal trainer |dompteuse .`
thing given for a sacred purpose |donary .`
benefice presented to church without reference to bishop |donative .`
basic assumption or axiom; basic principle of an artwork |donné .`
self-importance |donnism .`
an uproarious brawl |donnybrook .`
putting one's foot in one's mouth |dontopedalogy .`
judge; pessimist |doomster .`
copper cup for holding a diamond while cutting it |dop .`
double meter Renaissance dance step |doppio .`
obsession with owning furs |doramania .`
gabled window |dormer .`
falling asleep; death |dormition .`
stout linen |dornick .`
obsession with giving gifts |doromania .`
having differentiated opposite faces or surfaces |dorsiventral .`
sculpture of a spear-bearer |doryphorus .`
carriage where passengers seated back to back |dos-a-dos .`
instrument for measuring dose of radiation |dosimeter .`
measurement of doses of drugs |dosimetry .`
the study of doses |dosiology .`
ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |dossal .`
plug; spigot; wad of lint for wiping a wound |dossil .`
endowment or donation |dotation .`
customs official |douanier .`
copy of own artwork made by an artist |doublette .`
savory tart baked in sweet dough |doucet .`
gentleness or sweetness; a subtly offered bribe |douceur .`
government by slaves |doulocracy .`
coarse linen |dowlas .`
rope for holding down or hauling down a sail or spar |downhaul .`
resembling or pertaining to opinion |doxastic .`
compiler of opinions of philosophers |doxographer .`
hymn or verse of praise to God |doxology .`
coarse linen |drabbet .`
to besmear; bedraggle |drabble .`
shaped like a dragon |draconiform .`
jewel supposedly found inside a dragon's head |draconites .`
worthless |draffish .`
box for holding sweetmeats |drageoir .`
interpreter |dragoman .`
unremitting watchfulness |dragonism .`
persecution by military means |dragonnade .`
to compel by military bullying; to compel by force |dragoon .`
iron bow of a plough; heavy fishhook |drail .`
art of producing and staging dramatic works |dramaturgy .`
old woollen cloth |drap-de-Berry .`
intense desire to run away from home |drapetomania .`
heavy woollen cloth |dreadnought .`
a place favourable to dreams |dreamery .`
to endure or withstand |dree .`
three-faced pebble worn by wind |dreikanter .`
shaped like a sickle |drepaniform .`
like a sickle |drepanoid .`
durable twilled cotton |drill .`
stone projection used to dispose of rainwater |dripstone .`
divination by observing dripping blood |dririmancy .`
ribbed woollen dress fabric |droguet .`
entity whose existence is unverifiable due to lack of physical effects |drogulus .`
drollness; comic show; jest |drollery .`
persons who remove stones from temporary airfields |dromestoners .`
resembling or pertaining to a racecourse |dromic .`
compulsive longing for travel |dromomania .`
instrument for measuring speed |dromometer .`
large single-sailed ship powered by rowers |dromond .`
fear of crossing streets |dromophobia .`
low four-wheeled open carriage |droskhy .`
instrument for measuring dew |drosometer .`
coarse durable wool fabric |drugget .`
long hill formed by glacial retreat |drumlin .`
narrow road or path to a pasture |drung .`
resembling or pertaining to drupes or stone-fruits |drupaceous .`
having decayed spots concealed by healthy wood |druxy .`
to murder by pushing off a cliff |drygulch .`
seller of dry goods and chemicals |drysalter .`
government by two people; diarchy |duarchy .`
doubtfulness |dubiety .`
to doubt; to hesitate |dubitate .`
mood signifying doubt or incertitude |dubitative .`
plain-woven stout silk fabric |ducape .`
meaningless refrain |ducdame .`
durable closely woven cotton fabric |duck .`
vigorous stamping dance |ductia .`
resentment; offended resignation |dudgeon .`
power to attract through personal charm |duende .`
governess; chaperone |duenna .`
fabric of thick, low-quality woolen cloth |duffel .`
a small early bassoon |dulcian .`
flowing sweetly |dulcifluous .`
a soft manner of speaking |dulciloquy .`
inferior veneration of saints and angels in comparison with God |dulia .`
government by slaves; doulocracy |dulocracy .`
slavery practiced by animals; especially ants |dulosis .`
bushy |dumose .`
obsolete English dance in 4/4 time |dump .`
stupid; dim-witted |duncical .`
heavy coarse durable twilled cotton, usually coloured |dungaree .`
a Scottish gentleman |duniwassal .`
wood laid in hold to keep cargo dry and safe |dunnage .`
resembling or pertaining to the number twelve |duodenary .`
duel or fight between two people |duomachy .`
coarse silk |dupion .`
heartwood |duramen .`
continuing; not completed; undergoing transformation |durative .`
to last; to endure |dure .`
hardness |durity .`
instrument for measuring hardness of substances |durometer .`
coarse woollen |duroy .`
devoted to duty; obedient |duteous .`
governing council or body of two individuals |duumvirate .`
smooth lustrous velvety fabric |duvetyn .`
stupefying drink |dwale .`
floorcloth or mop |dwile .`
government by two people; diarchy |dyarchy .`
production of increased nerve activity |dynamogenesis .`
instrument for recording mechanical forces |dynamograph .`
instrument for measuring mechanical force |dynamometer .`
unit of force to accelerate 1 gram to 1 cm per second per second |dyne .`
ship's chart indicating compass deflection due to ship's iron |dyogram .`
loss of sensation |dysaesthesia .`
having a hard time waking up in the morning |dysania .`
loss of willpower |dysbulia .`
discoloration of the skin |dyschroa .`
colour-blind |dyschromatopic .`
sterility in hybrid creatures |dysgenesis .`
the study of racial degeneration |dysgenics .`
inability to express ideas due to mental incompetence |dyslogia .`
conveying censure; opprobrious |dyslogistic .`
fear of physical deformities |dysmorphophobia .`
pathological difficulty in swallowing |dysphagia .`
replacement of an inoffensive by an offensive word |dysphemism .`
physical abnormality causing speech impediment |dysphonia .`
uneasiness; restlessness; general depression |dysphoria .`
not easily fused |dystectic .`
study of purposeless organs |dysteleology .`
doctrine of purposelessness |dysteleology .`
difficult childbirth |dystocia .`
place where all is as bad as possible |dystopia .`
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sudden rise of tide in a river |eagre .`
line for fastening corner of a sail to the gaff or yard |earing .`
a small insect; to bias; to pester with demands; to eavesdrop |earwig .`
rights held over another's land |easement .`
pale green colour |eau-de-nil .`
a person who fishes under bridges |ebberman .`
like or resembling ebony |ebeneous .`
falling in of wall of a fort; landslide |éboulement .`
mental breakdown from too much drinking |ebriection .`
jerking of horse's rein when it does not turn |ébrillade .`
tending towards excessive drinking |ebrious .`
instrument for measuring boiling point of liquids |ebullioscope .`
boiling over; agitation; outbreak |ebullition .`
of or like ivory; ivory-coloured |eburnean .`
without hinges |ecardinate .`
fine woollen cloth, usually dyed scarlet |ecarlate .`
tailless |ecaudate .`
grammatical construction indicating result without intention |ecbatic .`
digression |ecbole .`
assisting childbirth; aiding abortion |ecbolic .`
incubator |eccaleobion .`
black-and-blue spot |ecchymosis .`
government by clerics or ecclesiastical authorities |ecclesiarchy .`
affairs of the church |ecclesiastry .`
excessive devotion to church tradition and form |ecclesiolatry .`
study of church affairs |ecclesiology .`
laxative; mildly cathartic; purgative |eccoprotic .`
study of excretion |eccrinology .`
not endemic; of foreign origin |ecdemic .`
abnormal compulsion for wandering |ecdemomania .`
striptease performer |ecdysiast .`
the establishment of a plant or animal in a new habitat |ecesis .`
water in the soil not available to plants |echard .`
like a hedgehog; prickly |echinate .`
resembling small spines |echinuliform .`
the formation of imitative words |echoism .`
echo-like repetition of another's words |echolalia .`
echo-like repetition of another's actions |echopraxia .`
to clear up |eclaircise .`
clarification; enlightenment |éclaircissement .`
to make notorious |eclat .`
publicity; dazzling effect; brilliance; applause |éclat .`
ancient syrupy medicine that is licked off a spoon |eclegme .`
astronomical toy used to show phenomena of solar and lunar eclipses |eclipsareon .`
omission of sounds or words in speech |eclipsis .`
imaginary circle which the sun follows from Earth perspective |ecliptic .`
pastoral or rustic poem |eclogue .`
emergence, as from a larva or egg, or of an era or movement |eclosion .`
loss of memory of the events of a specific period |ecmnesia .`
destruction of the environment |ecocide .`
position of controller of ecclesiastical affairs |economacy .`
range of phenotypes produced by a genotype in a given environment |ecophene .`
fear of home |ecophobia .`
a human figure portrayed stripped of the skin |écorché .`
explicit declaration or interpretation |ecphasis .`
exclamation |ecphonensis .`
plain interpretation of a thing |ecphrasis .`
omitting one or more sounds in pronouncing a word |ecthlipsis .`
carrying or leading towards the outside |ectobatic .`
variation in response to outside conditions |ectogenesis .`
displacement of internal organs in the body |ectopia .`
reproduction or copy |ectype .`
etching in relief |ectypography .`
two-handled soup or porridge bowl |écuelle .`
shedding or moulting of the skin |ecydisis .`
voracious; gluttonous; pertaining to eating |edacious .`
organisms living in soil |edapha .`
resembling or pertaining to the soil |edaphic .`
study of soils |edaphology .`
toothless; without teeth; pertaining to aardvarks and sloths |edentate .`
to sweeten; to rid of soluble particles by washing |edulcorate .`
good |eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious .`
capable of being expressed |effable .`
carrying outward or away |efferent .`
weak or worn-out; degenerate |effete .`
having a definite shape |effigurate .`
stroking movement in massage |effleurage .`
invisible emanation; offensive exhalation or smell |effluvium .`
burrowing |effodient .`
to shine out; to beam |effulge .`
instrument for comparing molecular weights of gases |effusiometer .`
again; afterwards |eft .`
newt |eft .`
soon after |eftsoons .`
mild oath |egad .`
need |egency .`
the removal of materials from the body |egestion .`
doctrine that the pursuit of self-interest is the highest good |egoism .`
identification of oneself with God |egotheism .`
study of ancient Egypt |Egyptology .`
vivid mental image or memory |eidetic .`
instrument for copying drawings |eidograph .`
belief in ghosts |eidolism .`
image, phantom or apparition; confusing reflected image |eidolon .`
first born |eigne .`
metaphor |eikonology .`
officer in charge of keeping the public peace; justice of the peace |eirenarch .`
peace-making message, proposition for peace |eirenicon .`
theological doctrine of religious unification |eirenics .`
peaceful state of mind |eirenism .`
faulty interpretation or explanation of text |eisegesis .`
sour wine resembling vinegar |eisel .`
material ejected from a volcano |ejectamenta .`
in addition; also; likewise |eke .`
study of human settlement |ekistics .`
small one-horse carriage |ekka .`
description of a work of art as rhetorical exercise |ekphrasis .`
impetuosity; dash or style; brilliancy or vivacity |élan .`
to throw as a lance |elance .`
resembling or belonging to a red deer; of, resembling or pertaining to red deer |elaphine .`
resembling or pertaining to cobras |elapid .`
indicating movement out of or away from |elative .`
instrument for measuring gaseous pressure |elatrometer .`
ambassador |elchee .`
horrifying; arcane; strange |eldritch .`
instrument for recording unusual electrical fluctuations of the heart |electrocardiograph .`
study of relations between electricity and chemicals |electrochemistry .`
instrument for measuring electrical current |electrodynamometer .`
instrument for measuring the brain's electrical impulses |electroencephalograph .`
production of electricity |electrogenesis .`
instrument for recording electrical potential |electrograph .`
study of electricity |electrology .`
instrument for measuring electrical potential |electrometer .`
instrument for diagnosing neuromuscular disorders |electromyograph .`
substance having an affinity for electrons or negative charge |electrophile .`
instrument for measuring electrical activity in the retina |electroretinograph .`
instrument for detecting electrical charges in the body |electroscope .`
study of static electricity |electrostatics .`
medicine mixed with honey or syrup |electuary .`
resembling or pertaining to charity or giving alms; dependent on charity |eleemosynary .`
refutation; sophism |elenchus .`
resembling or pertaining to argument; cross-examination or refuting |elenctic .`
large unit of paper measurement equal to 28 by 23 inches |elephant .`
resembling or pertaining to elephants |elephantine .`
freedom-giving |eleutherian .`
manic desire for freedom |eleutheromania .`
fear of freedom |eleutherophobia .`
lock of tangled hair |elflock .`
omit; ignore; suppress or abridge |elide .`
old unit of length equal to 45 inches |ell .`
instrument for describing ellipses |ellipsograph .`
removal from someone's control; alienation |elocation .`
funeral oration; panegyric |éloge .`
to convey to a distance; to remove |eloign .`
shoemaker's awl |elsin .`
made weak in the loins |elumbated .`
purification or separation by washing |elution .`
to separate by washing into finer portions |elutriate .`
painted with both oil and watercolour |elydoric .`
having or bearing hardened forewings |elytriferous .`
unit of measuring width of typeface where width of letters equals height |em .`
itch to be buying |emacity .`
type of dark ink |email .`
wilted; limp |emarcid .`
to enclose; to bind in; to make into a bale |embale .`
to shut in; to hinder; to put under embargo |embar .`
to lower; to debase |embase .`
bay |embayment .`
to confuse; to bewilder |emberlucock .`
growing crops |emblements .`
stout; plump or full in figure; corpulent |embonpoint .`
opening of a passage or tunnel |embouchement .`
to place in a bower; to shelter with trees |embower .`
attempt to influence a jury corruptly |embracery .`
to confuse or perplex |embrangle .`
recess of a door or window |embrasure .`
to moisten and rub with a lotion |embrocate .`
production of an embryo |embryogenesis .`
shaped like an embryo |embryoniform .`
correction; usually of a text |emendation .`
urban clinic offering emergency outpatient services |emergicenter .`
the act of vomiting |emesis .`
study of vomiting |emetology .`
a popular rising or uproar |émeute .`
to sparkle |emicate .`
the discharging of urine |emiction .`
able to be emitted or pushed out |emissile .`
drug aiding menstrual flow |emmenagogue .`
the study of menstruation |emmenology .`
ant |emmet .`
correct refraction of light by the eyes |emmetropia .`
to confine or mew up |emmew .`
softening; making supple |emollient .`
payment; profit arising from employment |emolument .`
divination using demons |emonomancy .`
theory that moral statements are inherently biased |emotivism .`
resembling or pertaining to the art of embossing |empaestic .`
to clothe in full armor |empanoply .`
deodorant powder |empasm .`
airplane's tail unit |empennage .`
wide dominion; empire |empery .`
stopping the pores of the skin |emphractic .`
perpetual but conditional lease of property |emphyteusis .`
an insertion in a garment |empiecement .`
mania for holding public office |empleomania .`
resembling or pertaining to trade |emporeutic .`
show of affection or eagerness |empressment .`
adventurous undertaking |emprise .`
the act of buying; purchase |emption .`
spitting up of blood |emptysis .`
resembling or pertaining to heaven; sublime; skyward |empyreal .`
to milk or drain out |emulge .`
conveying waste; pertaining to nose-blowing |emunctory .`
the exchange of one grammatical case for another |enallage .`
process when a thing is replaced by its opposite |enantiodromia .`
object which is the mirror image of another |enantiomorph .`
allopathy; sympathy with one's opposite |enantiopathy .`
ironic expression of idea by refuting its contrary |enantiosis .`
outgrowth; extension |enation .`
anniversary festival of renewal of an institution |encaenia .`
having the colours burned in |encaustic .`
pregnant |enceinte .`
instrument for recording brain images |encephalograph .`
like or resembling a brain |encephaloid .`
book carried in the hand for reference, esp.` for music or theology |enchiridion .`
belonging to or used in a country; domestic |enchorial .`
reliquary; cross worn on the breast |encolpion .`
person who utters encomiums; praiser |encomiast .`
having closely curled hair |encomic .`
glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise |encomium .`
self-control |encraty .`
letter sent by the pope to multiple bishops |encyclical .`
centralised government |endarchy .`
showing, exhibiting or demonstrating |endeictic .`
an indication |endeixis .`
study of local diseases |endemiology .`
lengthwise |endlong .`
study of glands |endocrinology .`
having no external cause |endogenous .`
cannibalism within a tribe; eating away from within |endophagy .`
instrument for visualizing interior of a hollow organ |endoscope .`
instrument for measuring osmosis into a solution |endosmometer .`
growth of new feathers, hair or skin |endysis .`
individual inhabited by an evil spirit |energumen .`
to weaken |enervate .`
series arranged as if threaded on a string |enfilade .`
stuffing of one bird inside another |engastration .`
ventriloquist |engastrimyth .`
excessive infatuation |engouement .`
ring of dots around edge of a coin |engrailment .`
lasting effect on memory |engram .`
series of decisions leading towards unspoken goal |engrenage .`
composition of riddles or enigmas |enigmatography .`
study of enigmas |enigmatology .`
continuation of the sense of a verse without pause |enjambment .`
to command; to order; to prohibit by injunction |enjoin .`
any group of nine objects |ennead .`
polygon with nine sides |enneagon .`
lawful; legal |ennomic .`
divination using mirrors |enoptromancy .`
pathological belief that one has sinned |enosimania .`
union; unification |enosis .`
to enunciate; to proclaim |enounce .`
enough |enow .`
to cover with blood |ensanguine .`
resembling or possessing characteristics of a sword |ensiform .`
large naval flag |ensign .`
storage of green fodder in silos |ensilage .`
wall that rests on top of columns |entablature .`
swelling on vertical columns to counteract optical illusion of concavity |entasis .`
perfect realization of ultimate goal or reason for existence |entelechy .`
of, pertaining to or within the intestine |enteral .`
heat per unit mass |enthalpy .`
abnormal belief that one is divinely inspired |entheomania .`
introduced from outside the body |enthetic .`
to treat as or cause to become a separate entity |entify .`
regarded as a distinct entity without regard to context |entitative .`
resembling or pertaining to insects |entomical .`
study of insects |entomology .`
eating insects |entomophagous .`
adapted for pollination by insects |entomophilous .`
within the eyeball; visibility of objects in the eye |entoptic .`
study of parasites that live inside larger organisms |entozoology .`
edible pastry sculpture served between main courses |entremets .`
a warehouse, particularly for international trade |entrepot .`
mezzanine |entresol .`
inversion of the edge of the eyelid |entropion .`
doctrine of joining a group to change its policies |entryism .`
uncontrollable urination |enuresis .`
to engirdle or surround with a zone or belt |enzone .`
study of enzymes |enzymology .`
resembling or pertaining to dawn |eoan .`
geological effects of the wind |eolation .`
fine silk and wool |éolienne .`
stone naturally formed but thought to be manufactured |eolith .`
adoption by a male of female dress and manner |eonism .`
fear of dawn |eosophobia .`
containing early evidence of animals |eozoic .`
excess of the calendar month over the lunar month |epact .`
eulogistic |epaenetic .`
induction |epagoge .`
intercalary; inserted between others |epagomenal .`
sentence which begins and ends with same word |epanadiplosis .`
repetition |epanalepsis .`
recapitulation of chief points in a discourse after digression |epanodos .`
retraction of statement in order to intensify it |epanorthosis .`
diocese of an Eastern church |eparchy .`
resembling or pertaining to atmospheric conditions |epedaphic .`
building continents by moving of earth's crust |epeirogenesis .`
insertion of extra sound into a word |epenthesis .`
worship of words |epeolatry .`
branched ornamental centrepiece |epergne .`
addition of words to make the sense more clear |epexegesis .`
branch of medicine dealing with adolescence |ephebiatrics .`
tending to reserve judgement |ephectic .`
freckle or mole |ephelis .`
table giving location of celestial body at different specific times |ephemeris .`
life form that cannot be classified as animal or vegetable |ephemeromorph .`
creature that lives for only one day |ephemeron .`
domestic |ephestian .`
profuse perspiration |ephidrosis .`
Jewish priestly vestment |ephod .`
device of beginning several clauses with same word |epibole .`
funeral ode |epicede .`
resembling or pertaining to dirges or elegies |epicedial .`
having one form or characteristics of either sex |epicene .`
syllogism confirmed by an incidental proposition |epicheirema .`
belonging or pertaining to a rural area |epichoric .`
calling on the Holy Spirit to consecrate the Eucharist |epiclesis .`
critical appreciation for literature |epicrisis .`
done for show or display |epideictic .`
study of diseases; epidemics |epidemiology .`
instrument for projecting images of objects |epidiascope .`
magic lantern used for opaque and translucent objects |epidiascope .`
attractive to the other sex |epigamic .`
living near or in the ground |epigeal .`
theory of embryonic development |epigenesis .`
growing or living on or above the ground |epigeous .`
descendant or successor |epigon .`
inferior follower or imitator of a distinguished original |epigone .`
to remove hair from |epilate .`
study of epilepsy |epileptology .`
moral of a story or work of literature |epimyth .`
celebrating a triumph |epinician .`
ode in honour of a victor or winner |epinikion .`
unhealthy; unwelcome |epinosic .`
dusting powder used in medicine |epipastic .`
doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain activity |epiphenomenalism .`
exclamation, finishing phrase or reflection |epiphonema .`
watering of the eyes |epiphora .`
fluorescence |epipolism .`
instrument for projecting images of opaque objects |episcope .`
killing of bishops |episcopicide .`
worship of bishops |episcopolatry .`
badge or characteristic device; one of three extra Greek numeral-letters |episemon .`
suppressing some factor |epistatic .`
nose bleeding |epistaxis .`
study of grounds of knowledge |epistemology .`
theory of a method or grounds of knowledge |epistemology .`
resembling or pertaining to letters |epistolary .`
reader of the epistle in Anglican service |epistoler .`
letter-writing |epistolography .`
ending of successive clauses with the same word |epistrophe .`
part of a play where the action is developed |epitasis .`
song or poem composed for weddings |epithalamion .`
addition of one or more letters to a word |epithesis .`
resembling or pertaining to desire |epithymetic .`
adverse criticism |epitimesis .`
wide academic gown with bell sleeves |epitoga .`
subjected to excessive strain; overstrained |epitonic .`
stole of an Orthodox priest or bishop |epitrachelion .`
ironic permission |epitrope .`
immediate repetition of a word for emphasis |epizeuxis .`
dwelling upon an animal |epizoic .`
craze for writing epics |epomania .`
personal name from which another name is derived |eponym .`
epic poem; saga |epopee .`
befitting an epic poet |epopoean .`
a person who writes epic poetry |epopoeist .`
a person who is initiated into mysteries |epopt .`
epic poem |epos .`
instrument for testing strength of gunpowder |éprouvette .`
resembling or pertaining to banquets |epulary .`
feasting |epulation .`
substance encouraging growth of scar tissue |epulotic .`
purification or purging |epuration .`
smooth; without wide variations |equable .`
evenness of mind or temper; calmness |equanimity .`
indicating likeness or identity |equative .`
computational instrument for planetary astronomy |equatorium .`
tightrope walker |equilibrist .`
resembling or pertaining to horses |equine .`
to regard or treat as equal |equiparate .`
having a level or mutual relationship |equiparent .`
line drawn through locations having same annual rainfall |equipluve .`
equilibrium; counterbalancing thing |equipoise .`
having equal power or force |equipollent .`
to be equal in weight; to balance |equiponderate .`
horse groom; jockey |equison .`
horseback riding |equitation .`
consuming horseflesh |equivorous .`
to shoot out like a ray of light |eradiate .`
before |ere .`
made of copper or brass |erean .`
before long; soon |erelong .`
of or belonging to deserts |eremic .`
hermit; religious recluse |eremite .`
study of deserts |eremology .`
plant that lives in desert biome |eremophyte .`
abnormal irritability |erethism .`
until now |erewhile .`
unit of work measuring force of one dyne applied over one centimeter |erg .`
love of work; workaholism |ergasia .`
excessive desire to work; ergomania |ergasiomania .`
fear of work |ergasiophobia .`
indicating subject of a transitive verb |ergative .`
government by the workers or the working class |ergatocracy .`
therefore; hence |ergo .`
instrument for measuring and recording muscular work |ergograph .`
study of effects of work on humans |ergology .`
excessive desire to work; workaholism |ergomania .`
instrument for measuring work performed |ergometer .`
study of people at work |ergonomics .`
a person who loves work |ergophile .`
fear of work |ergophobia .`
to wrangle |ergotise .`
instrument for measuring very small diameters |eriometer .`
resembling or pertaining to controversy or argument |eristic .`
induction of sexual desire; production of arousal |erogenesis .`
divination using water vessels |eromancy .`
engaging in or pertaining to rhetorical questioning |erotetic .`
producing erotic desire or sexual gratification |erotogenic .`
erotic description in literature |erotology .`
abnormally powerful sex drive |erotomania .`
pathological sexual desire |erotopathy .`
fear of sex |erotophobia .`
something which causes sneezing or for nasal ingestion |errhine .`
growing red; blushing |erubescent .`
like or resembling a caterpillar |eruciform .`
to belch out; to emit lava |eructate .`
bursting out; bursting forth |erumpent .`
redness of the skin |erythema .`
reddish colour |erythraean .`
excessive or pathological redness of the hair |erythrochroism .`
fear of red lights or of blushing |erythrophobia .`
condition of seeing all colour as red |erythropsia .`
meeting of a witches' coven |esbat .`
squadron of aircraft; flotilla |escadrille .`
crossing moat or scaling wall using ladders |escalade .`
staircase |escalier .`
study of freeing oneself from constraints |escapology .`
place where snails are reared |escargatoire .`
caustic |escharotic .`
concluding clause or section of a charter |eschatocol .`
doctrine of life and afterlife |eschatology .`
study of death; final matters |eschatology .`
end of the world; end time |eschaton .`
forfeiture of property to state for lack of heir |escheatment .`
notoriety; unpleasantness |esclandre .`
writing-desk |escritoire .`
eatable; fit for consumption |esculent .`
part of ship's stern where name is displayed |escutcheon .`
shield on which coat of arms is represented |escutcheon .`
unifying; moulding diverse ideas into one |esemplastic .`
the unifying power of imagination |esemplasy .`
ridge of sandy soil |esker .`
squinting |esotropic .`
lattice on which trees are trained across |espalier .`
roguish; frolicsome; mischievous |espiègle .`
indicating a temporary state of being |essive .`
giving of an excuse for not appearing in court |essoin .`
soaring |essorant .`
dike of stakes in a river against an enemy |estacade .`
military courier or express |estafette .`
small bar or cafe |estaminet .`
vigorous rhythmic Provençal stamping dance |estampie .`
producing heat |estiferous .`
resembling or pertaining to summer |estival .`
preventing someone from alleging a fact due to prior denial |estoppage .`
low platform or dais |estrade .`
horse's attempt to throw its rider |estrapade .`
to consult court records in order to enable prosecution |estreat .`
heated state or condition |estuosity .`
hungry; greedy; starving |esurient .`
light open-mesh cotton or worsted |etamine .`
the belief that matter has existed eternally |eternalism .`
periodic; winds blowing at certain seasons |etesian .`
old English letter for voiced 'th' sound |eth .`
craving for ether |etheromania .`
of or like a sieve |ethmoid .`
government over an ethnic group |ethnarchy .`
government by an ethnic group or race |ethnocracy .`
origin of an ethnic group |ethnogenesis .`
study of origins of races or ethnic groups |ethnogeny .`
obsessive devotion to one's own people |ethnomania .`
study of everyday communication |ethnomethodology .`
study of comparative musical systems |ethnomusicology .`
study of natural or biological character |ethology .`
study of economic and ethical principles of a society |ethonomics .`
to become pale; to make pale by depriving of light |etiolate .`
the science of causes; especially of disease |etiology .`
case for holding sewing articles |étui .`
study of origins of words |etymology .`
true origin of a word |etymon .`
unconformable to type |etypical .`
prayer book |euchology .`
state of fitness and physical well-being |eucrasy .`
ethical belief that happiness equals morality |eudaemonism .`
happiness or well-being |eudaemony .`
normal perspiration |eudiaphoresis .`
instrument for measuring air purity |eudiometer .`
explanation of mythology as growing out of history |euhemerism .`
obsessive craze for eulogies |eulogomania .`
happiness due to state of innocence and purity |eumoiriety .`
state of being well governed |eunomia .`
a pleasing or beautiful name |euonym .`
appropriately named |euonymous .`
state of contentment |eupathy .`
resembling or pertaining to good digestion; cheerful |eupeptic .`
fear of good news |euphobia .`
custom of using pleasing sounding words |euphonism .`
euphonious synonym |euphonym .`
high-flown and affected style of writing |euphuism .`
correct or orthodox action |eupraxia .`
proper education to induce human progress |eupsychics .`
arm of the sea with strong currents |euripus .`
a person who loves Europe |Europhile .`
tolerating a wide variation in temperature |eurythermic .`
system of rhythmic and harmonious movement |eurythmics .`
changes in world shoreline by changes in sea level |eustacy .`
remaining at same altitude despite geological activity |eustatic .`
resembling or pertaining to alligators and crocodiles |eusuchian .`
good order |eutaxy .`
improvement in condition of humanity through natural forces |eutechnics .`
the property of being easily melted |eutexia .`
science concerned with improving living conditions |euthenics .`
pleasantness of the sound of a word |eutony .`
wit, ease and urbanity of conversation |eutrapely .`
turning to face the sun |eutropic .`
wandering; digression |evagation .`
to remove from a sheath; without a sheath |evaginate .`
tending to vanish like vapour |evanescent .`
to vanish; to die away |evanish .`
vanishing; dying away |evanition .`
instrument for measuring rate of evaporation |evaporimeter .`
attraction of the moon to the sun causing change in its orbit |evection .`
protrusion of an organ from the abdomen |eventration .`
turning inside out or outwards |eversion .`
indicate or exhibit |evince .`
to castrate; to make weak |evirate .`
disembowel |eviscerate .`
eternal |eviternal .`
primitive person educated in modern ways |évolué .`
to divulge; to publish |evulgate .`
to pluck out |evulse .`
a person who exacts; extortioner; claimer of rights |exactor .`
foreign |exallotriote .`
lifeless; spiritless; depressed |exanimate .`
containing grooves or furrows |exarate .`
viceroy; rank below patriarch in Eastern church |exarch .`
government by bishops |exarchy .`
to desanctify; to deprive of sacred status |exaugurate .`
omission of one of a series or sequence |excalation .`
to remove flesh from |excarnate .`
return to public upon release from vows |exclaustration .`
part of a country surrounded by foreign soil |exclave .`
to discover by thinking out or reasoning |excogitate .`
censure severely; strip the hide off of |excoriate .`
to strip the bark off of |excorticate .`
resembling or pertaining to excrement |excrementitial .`
outgrowth; projection; tumour |excresence .`
on guard |excubant .`
constituting a digression |excursive .`
permission from bishop for clergyman to work elsewhere |exeat .`
formal leave of absence; permission to be absent |exeat .`
to denounce or place under a curse |execrate .`
technique in music |executancy .`
semicircular bench beside episcopal throne; outdoor bench or recess |exedra .`
explanatory, especially of Scripture |exegetic .`
short story or anecdote with a moral |exemplum .`
to disembowel |exenterate .`
funeral rites; procession |exequy .`
putting into practice; exercise |exercitation .`
reverse of coin where date is contained |exergue .`
vomited material |exgorgitation .`
to disinherit |exheredate .`
liable to be exacted |exigible .`
scanty; slender; sparse |exiguous .`
slenderness or smallness; refinement |exility .`
excellent or distinguished |eximious .`
doctrine of individual human responsibility in an unfathomable universe |existentialism .`
outside the law |exlex .`
study of extraterrestrial life |exobiology .`
of a linguistic compound, having a different grammatical function than its parts |exocentric .`
blind; eyeless |exoculate .`
farce or afterpiece |exode .`
a person who goes out; emigrant |exodist .`
extraction of teeth |exodontia .`
stabilizing movement of exchange |exodromy .`
having an external origin |exogenous .`
name for a town or country in a foreign language |exonym .`
due to external forces or causes |exopathic .`
cannibalism outside one's own group |exophagy .`
capable of being moved or influenced |exorable .`
beginning or introduction to a composition |exordium .`
to kiss fervently or heartily |exosculate .`
intelligible to the uninitiated; commonplace |exoteric .`
outward squint |exotropia .`
to wander freely; to write about in great detail |expatiate .`
to deprive of the ball of the foot or the claws |expeditate .`
awakening; arousing |expergefacient .`
doctrine that knowledge comes from experience |experientialism .`
to make amends for wrong |expiate .`
to find out by strict examination |expiscate .`
complement |explement .`
able to be explained |exponible .`
to remonstrate; to discuss or reason with |expostulate .`
to reproach; to upbraid |exprobate .`
relieving another person's debt by taking it upon oneself |expromission .`
to take by storm; to overcome |expugn .`
to purify or revise; to censor |expurgate .`
without blood |exsanguinous .`
to cut off; to uproot |exscind .`
to cut out |exsect .`
to protrude |exsert .`
to dry up |exsiccate .`
spitting |exspuition .`
turning an organ inside out |exstrophy .`
lacking sap |exsuccous .`
to blow away; to exorcise |exsufflate .`
instrument for measuring deformation in object due to forces applied |extensometer .`
exemption from local regulations |exterritority .`
divination using entrails |extispicy .`
beyond the known universe |extramundane .`
to let out of the proper vessels; to flow out |extravasate .`
turned outward |extrorse .`
examination of matters external to oneself |extrospection .`
paring of the nails |exungulation .`
to cast off or shed |exuviate .`
unfledged falcon or other bird of prey |eyas .`
small hole in fabric to allow passage of a cord; cotton fabric with small holes |eyelet .`
work done while the boss is watching |eyeservice .`
eyes |eyne .`
small island in a lake or river |eyot .`
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bean-like |fabaceous .`
shaped like a bean |fabiform .`
a person who invents fables |fabulist .`
harmony in thirds and sixths |faburden .`
unit of wood measurement equal to a stack four by eight feet in volume |face-cord .`
term for books of inappropriate or lewd nature |facetiae .`
nameplate or sign above shop |facia .`
atrociously wicked |facinorous .`
turbulent; given to faction; seditious |factious .`
produced by humans or artificial forces |factitious .`
signifying making or causing something to be |factitive .`
indicating causation |factive .`
lackey; person employed to do various jobs |factotum .`
workmanship; the products of making |facture .`
unusually bright spot on sun's surface |facula .`
optional; incidental; conferring privilege |facultative .`
eloquence |facundity .`
an adult who instructs others in crime |fagin .`
bassoon player |fagottist .`
glazed coloured earthware |faience .`
shiny closely woven silk, cotton or rayon fabric |faille .`
happy; inclined; pleased |fain .`
puppet ruler; do-nothing; idle person |fainéant .`
ring through which rope is led to change its direction without friction |fairlead .`
motion of a horse throwing itself on its haunches |falcade .`
resembling a sickle |falcate .`
shaped like a sickle |falciform .`
resembling or pertaining to falcons or hawks |falconine .`
nonsense; meaningless refrain of a song |falderal .`
desk from which the Litany is read at church service |faldstool .`
the doctrine that empirical knowledge is uncertain |fallibilism .`
conveying a meaning that is false |falsidical .`
a person who destroys another's reputation; slanderer |famicide .`
pertaining to a family; domestic |familic .`
the tendency of a family to cohere as a group |familism .`
house for communal living |familistery .`
private secretary or attendant |famulus .`
lighthouse or beacon |fanal .`
lively Spanish dance performed by a couple |fandango .`
flag or banner; weather-cock |fane .`
temple |fane .`
an empty boaster |fanfaron .`
grandiose trumpet blast |fanfaronade .`
cloth worn on priest's arm and used for handling holy vessels |fanion .`
small flag used in surveying |fanion .`
infantry soldier |fantassin .`
to fantasize over something |fantasticate .`
anxiety or irritation |fantigue .`
a state of irritability or tension; an emotional fit |fantod .`
unit measuring electrical capacitance |farad .`
silk and wool cloth |farandine .`
lively Provençal dance in which men and women hold hands |farandole .`
full; stuffed |farctate .`
wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry |fardage .`
anything cumbersome or irksome |fardel .`
mealy; consisting of cereals |farinaceous .`
resembling or yielding flour |farinose .`
wild; unpolished |farouche .`
disordered; jumbled; miscellaneous |farraginous .`
confused mass of objects or people; disordered mixture |farrago .`
a person who shoes horses or cares for horses |farrier .`
female blacksmith |farris .`
to give birth to piglets |farrow .`
Spanish gypsy dance with sudden tempo and mood changes |farruca .`
bundle of rods with an axe used to symbolise authority |fasces .`
board over a shop-front |fascia .`
bundle; division of book published in parts |fascicle .`
bundle of brushwood used to fill ditches |fascine .`
record or register |fasti .`
pointed; conical |fastigiate .`
roof; peak; gable |fastigium .`
haughty; ostentatious |fastuous .`
doctrine that events are fixed and humans are powerless |fatalism .`
instrument for measuring underwater depth using sound |fathometer .`
prophetic; having the power to foretell the future |fatidical .`
silly; purposeless |fatuous .`
enclosed seat in theatre |fauteuil .`
slum area |favela .`
honeycombed |faveolate .`
shaped like a honeycomb |faviform .`
resembling or pertaining to the west wind; mild and favourable |favonian .`
to whip; to perplex |feague .`
lock of hair |feak .`
shapely; well-made; handsome; neat |featous .`
causing fever |febricant .`
feverishness |febricity .`
something which reduces fever |febrifuge .`
stony heap or mass of feces |fecalith .`
feeble; helpless; futile; ineffectual |feckless .`
covered with filth; filthy |feculent .`
killing of a cat |felicide .`
tending to make happy |felicificative .`
having a catlike form or shape |feliform .`
barren or rocky hill or moor |fell .`
circular rim of a wheel |felloe .`
flat arctic area covered with angular boulders |felsenmeer .`
outlet for smoke in a roof |femerall .`
killing of a woman |femicide .`
recess in church wall for storing communion vessels |fenestella .`
resembling or pertaining to windows |fenestral .`
fruitful; fecund |feracious .`
shrine for relics during a procession or for a funeral bier |feretory .`
weekday of a church calendar on which no holiday falls |feria .`
resembling or pertaining to holidays |ferial .`
state of savagery or barbarism |ferity .`
unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a metre |fermi .`
bearing iron |ferriferous .`
jewel held on the forehead by a chain |ferronière .`
of the colour of rust; impregnated with iron |ferruginous .`
band on the end of a stick for reinforcing it |ferrule .`
flat piece of wood |ferula .`
like a cane or reed |ferulaceous .`
cane or rod used for punishment |ferule .`
marked by the use of vulgarity or obscene language |fescennine .`
broad horizontal bar across heraldic field |fess .`
treatise on ecclesiastical festivals |festilogy .`
to accelerate; to quicken |festinate .`
heraldic; ambassadorial |fetial .`
killing of a fetus |feticide .`
tuft of hair immediately above horse's hoof |fetlock .`
loose material thrown on furnace hearth for protection |fettling .`
critical article at the bottom of a newspaper page |feuilleton .`
hackney coach; cab |fiacre .`
instrument using fiberoptics to examine inaccessible areas |fiberscope .`
shaped like a fibre |fibriform .`
shaped like a small fibre |fibrilliform .`
brooch in the shape of a safety pin |fibula .`
shaped like a fig |ficiform .`
capable of being moulded; resembling or pertaining to pottery |fictile .`
sculptor; a person who makes images from clay |fictor .`
conical wooden pin used to splice strands of rope |fid .`
iron framework around hatchway opening |fiddley .`
doctrine that knowledge depends on faith over reason |fideism .`
resembling or pertaining to stringed musical instruments |fidicinal .`
held in trust; depending on trust |fiduciary .`
expression of disgust or disapproval |fie .`
resembling or pertaining to earthenware |figuline .`
ballet dancer who dances only in groups |figurant .`
the act of giving figure or form |figuration .`
ornament or (usually female) bust attached to the bow of a ship |figurehead .`
composed of threads |filaceous .`
machine for forming or spinning threads |filatory .`
drawing out of threads |filature .`
dead-leaf colour; dull brown |filemot .`
kilt |filibeg .`
killing of one's own child |filicide .`
shaped like a fern or frond |filiciform .`
thread-bearing |filiferous .`
shaped like a thread |filiform .`
marked by excessive veneration of ancestors |filiopietistic .`
hanging by or strung on a thread |filipendulous .`
groove in window pane into which glass is set |fillister .`
threadlike; having a threadlike end |filose .`
coarse floss silk |filoselle .`
fringed; having a narrow border |fimbriate .`
resembling or pertaining to dung |fimetic .`
living in dung |fimicolous .`
belief that an end has or can be reached |finalism .`
moulding; shaping |fingent .`
decoration on the top of a gable or spire |finial .`
excessively precise in trivial matters |finical .`
plug in the mouthpiece of a wind instrument |fipple .`
old unit of capacity equal to one quarter of a barrel |firkin .`
small keg |firkin .`
having divided ribs |fissicostate .`
with forked or cloven tongue |fissilingual .`
ability to be split |fissility .`
tending to break up into parts |fissiparous .`
animal with separated toes |fissiped .`
long narrow passage or duct |fistula .`
shaped like a pipe |fistuliform .`
brush made from hair of polecat |fitch .`
fixed state; stability; permanence |fixity .`
the act of fanning |flabellation .`
shaped like a fan |flabelliform .`
scent-bottle |flacon .`
the practice of whipping oneself or another |flagellantism .`
bearing a whip or flagellum |flagelliferous .`
shaped like a whip |flagelliform .`
abnormal enthusiasm for flogging |flagellomania .`
small flute or recorder with two thumb holes |flageolet .`
to entreat or importune |flagitate .`
grossly wicked; guilty of heinous crimes |flagitious .`
flag pole at stern of a ship |flagstaff .`
flaming torch |flambeau .`
pagan priest |flamen .`
flame-coloured |flammeous .`
producing flame |flammiferous .`
ruddy |flammulated .`
flamelike marking |flammulation .`
little flame |flammule .`
idling; strolling about aimlessly |flânerie .`
gross flattery; nonsense |flapdoodle .`
snowflake |flaught .`
to flutter or flicker; to strip or skin |flaughter .`
yellowish or turning yellow |flavescent .`
surgical instrument |fleam .`
narrow wooden spire on church roof |flèche .`
to mock; to jeer; to make faces in contempt |fleer .`
to cut up the blubber of; to flay |flench .`
a sensualist |fleshling .`
ornament resembling a small flower |fleuret .`
drooping or pendulous lips |flews .`
a bend; a fold |flexion .`
full of windings and turnings; undulating |flexuose .`
gossipy or flighty person |flibbertigibbet .`
unyielding; stern |flinty .`
cheap car or airplane |flivver .`
agent causing flotation |floatant .`
fitful plucking at the bedclothes |floccilation .`
setting at little or no value |floccinaucinihilipilification .`
woolly |floccose .`
to collect or mass together in tufts or masses |flocculate .`
killing or killer of flowers |floricide .`
crowned or topped with flowers |floricomous .`
bearing flowers |floriferous .`
shaped like a flower |floriform .`
anthology of writings, especially of church fathers |florilegium .`
craze for flowers |florimania .`
instrument for inspecting flowers |floriscope .`
the art of cultivating and selling flowers |floristry .`
sucking honey from flowers |florisugent .`
belief that flowers have feelings |floromancy .`
dates of a person's birth and death |floruit .`
to move impatiently or abruptly |flounce .`
instrument for measuring properties of flowing liquids |flowmeter .`
part of an anchor that fastens in the ground |fluke .`
right to direct excess rain water to neighbour's yard |flumen .`
having many rivers or streams |fluminous .`
anything insipid; empty compliment; humbug |flummery .`
instrument for measuring fluorescence |fluorimeter .`
instrument using x-rays to examine internal structure of opaque object |fluoroscope .`
one stressing the role of rivers in explanation |fluvialist .`
study of watercourses |fluviology .`
variable; inconstant |fluxional .`
to strip back; to turn partially inside out |flype .`
sandstone deposit |flysch .`
instrument for measuring focal length of a lens |focimeter .`
resembling or pertaining to digging |fodient .`
dry wind that blows down from mountaintops |foehn .`
killing a fetus |foeticide .`
bearing or carrying a fetus |foetiferous .`
antiquated |fogram .`
to thrust with a sword or spear |foin .`
fencing; swordplay |foinery .`
plenty; plentiful yield |foison .`
bearing leaves; leaf-like |foliaceous .`
to cover with leaf metal; to number the leaves of |foliate .`
bearing leaves |foliferous .`
shaped like a leaf |foliform .`
eating leaves; eating folios of books |foliophagous .`
study of folklore and fables |folkloristics .`
growing near springs |fontinal .`
collective term for fools |fooliaminy .`
government by fools |foolocracy .`
hastily; immediately; on the spot |foothot .`
unit of luminance of a surface emitting one lumen per square foot |footlambert .`
to waste time; to act foolishly |footle .`
inept; trivial |footling .`
to pierce |foraminate .`
perforated or pierced with small holes |foraminated .`
bearing foramina |foraminiferous .`
resembling or pertaining to forums |foraneous .`
past; near |forby .`
resembling or pertaining to forceps |forcipate .`
shaped like forceps |forcipiform .`
at an earlier time or period |fore .`
post for fastening cables at a ship's foremast |forebitt .`
cabin in fore part of ship |forecabin .`
short raised deck at fore end of ship; fore of ship under main deck |forecastle .`
to come early; to come before |forecome .`
foremost end of ship's keel |forefoot .`
parchment for covering books |forel .`
mast nearest the bow of a ship |foremast .`
lowest sail set on the foremast of square-rigged ship |foresail .`
first liquid to come out of a still |foreshots .`
stay leading from the foremast to the bow of a ship |forestay .`
export finance where debts on goods are transacted |forfaiting .`
to ward off or avert |forfend .`
a pair of scissors or pincers |forfex .`
forked; like scissors |forficate .`
like scissors |forficulate .`
foreign; alien; extrinsic |forinsecal .`
to emancipate from parental authority |forisfamiliate .`
anything that limits, determines or defines |formant .`
to join or fly in a formation |formate .`
resembling or pertaining to ants |formic .`
resembling an ant |formicate .`
sensation like ants crawling on the skin |formication .`
substance that kills ants |formicide .`
resembling or pertaining to ants |formicine .`
eating ants |formivorous .`
vaulted or arched |fornicate .`
in truth; indeed |forsooth .`
to exhaust by labour |forswink .`
fortress; small outwork of a fortification |fortalice .`
immediately |forthwith .`
belief in evolution by chance variation |fortuitism .`
ditch, moat, trench or canal |foss .`
clergyman moonlighting as a gravedigger |fossarian .`
to search by turning over earth or rock |fossick .`
bearing fossils |fossiliferous .`
grave-digger |fossor .`
adapted for digging |fossorial .`
grooved; pitted |fossulate .`
thundering; dazzling |foudroyant .`
piece of improvised artillery |fougade .`
soft lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk fabric |foulard .`
light woollen fulled cloth |foulé .`
polecat |foumart .`
anything forked |fourchette .`
baggage-wagon |fourgon .`
forthright |foursquare .`
to mess about with aimlessly |fouter .`
depression or pit |fovea .`
pitted |foveate .`
shaped like a depression or pit |foveiform .`
the state of consisting of discrete units |fractionalism .`
irritable; peevish |fractious .`
a crash |fragor .`
craze or obsession with France and the French |francomania .`
a person who loves France or the French |Francophile .`
fear of France or the French |Francophobia .`
easily broken |frangible .`
land tenure requiring religious obligations on part of tenant |frankalmoign .`
mating call of a peacock |frantling .`
to draw a sail tight with ropes or cables |frap .`
ground-ice; ice in small spikes in streams |frazil .`
distance between waterline and main deck of a ship |freeboard .`
building stone difficult to split into layers |freestone .`
growling or muttering |fremescent .`
vibration; rumbling |fremitus .`
a cool walk; cool or shady place |frescade .`
unit of optical frequency equal to one terahertz |fresnel .`
strait |fretum .`
easily crumbled or pulverized |friable .`
thick slice of veal or similar meat |fricandeau .`
rough heavy woollen cloth |frieze .`
bearing or bringing cold |frigiferous .`
susceptible to the cold |frigolabile .`
causing cold; freezing |frigorific .`
resembling or pertaining to finches |fringillaceous .`
resembling a finch |fringilliform .`
resembling or pertaining to finches |fringilline .`
shiver; shudder; thrill |frisson .`
delay or respite, as for debt repayment |frist .`
material from which glass is made |frit .`
peace; sanctuary |frith .`
the noise of insects |fritiniency .`
to carry an uncooperative drunkard or prisoner |frogmarch .`
the formation of leaves |frondescence .`
bearing or producing fronds |frondiferous .`
having or like leaves |frondose .`
cloth hanging over front of altar |frontal .`
creation of a weather front by meeting of air currents |frontogenesis .`
delicate figures and patterns in which frost forms on surfaces |frostwork .`
rubbing, especially for sexual gratification |frottage .`
turned away; self-willed; unreasonable; perverse; adverse |froward .`
to luxuriate in hot stuffiness and stupefaction |frowst .`
bearing fruit |fructiferous .`
feeding on fruit |fructivorous .`
person enjoying the fruits of anything |fructuary .`
coming to fruit or bearing of fruit |fructuation .`
fruitful |fructuous .`
bearing fruit |frugiferous .`
eating fruit |frugivorous .`
resembling wheat or other grain |frumentaceous .`
resembling or pertaining to corn |frumentarious .`
like or resembling a shrub |frutescent .`
shrubby |fruticose .`
to put off; to fob |fub .`
eating seaweed |fucivorous .`
shaped like seaweed |fucoid .`
code or body of laws; a constitution |fuero .`
hot; close; smoky state of atmosphere |fug .`
inclined to run away or flee |fugacious .`
plain spun silk fabric |fuji .`
capable of being propped up |fulcible .`
shaped like or resembling a prop |fulciform .`
supported with fulcrums |fulcrate .`
shining; bright |fulgent .`
flashing |fulgid .`
flashing |fulgorous .`
splendour |fulgour .`
resembling or pertaining to lightning |fulgural .`
to flash like lightning |fulgurate .`
resembling lightning |fulgurous .`
sooty; dusky |fuliginous .`
soot |fuligo .`
resembling or pertaining to sea ducks |fuliguline .`
resembling or pertaining or belonging to a fuller |fullonical .`
express loudly; explode violently |fulminate .`
resembling or pertaining to thunder and lightning |fulmineous .`
nauseatingly affectionate, admiring or praiseful |fulsome .`
dull yellow; tawny |fulvous .`
hearth-tax |fumage .`
hole emitting gases in a volcanic region |fumarole .`
a place for smoking |fumatorium .`
the scent of game when high |fumet .`
smoke vent; smokestack |fumiduct .`
condition of fuming; an exhalation |fumosity .`
tightrope walking; show of mental agility |funambulism .`
doctrine emphasising utility and function |functionalism .`
shaped like a sling |fundiform .`
the bottom of anything |fundus .`
resembling or pertaining to a funeral |funebral .`
deadly; lamentable |funest .`
interchangeable |fungible .`
shaped like a fungus |fungiform .`
of or like fungus; soft; spongy |fungous .`
resembling or pertaining to a string or cable |funicular .`
hanging by a rope or cord |funipendulous .`
thievish |furacious .`
forked |furcate .`
bearing a fork |furciferous .`
bearing a forked appendage; rascally |furciferous .`
shaped like a fork |furcular .`
dandruff or scurf |furfur .`
branny; scaly |furfuraceous .`
raging; furious |furibund .`
hanging from a rope or cable |furnicular .`
resembling or pertaining to boils |furuncular .`
like a boil |furunculoid .`
fine charcoal used in drawing |fusain .`
brown; tawny; dingy |fuscous .`
spindle in a watch on which the chain is wound |fusee .`
shaped like a spindle |fusiform .`
death by shooting |fusillation .`
coarse twilled cotton |fustian .`
pretentious writing or speech |fustian .`
to cudgel |fustigate .`
a term of abuse |fustilarian .`
rib of a ship |futtock .`
future existence; time to come |futurition .`
study of future |futurology .`
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closely woven cotton or wool twill |gabardine .`
barge |gabbart .`
to chatter or talk inarticulately |gabble .`
granular igneous rock |gabbro .`
a salt tax |gabelle .`
wicker or wire basket of earth or rock |gabion .`
spur attached to the heel of a fighting |gablock .`
to wander about idly or in pursuit of pleasure |gad .`
headlong; precipitate |gadarene .`
of, resembling or pertaining to the cod |gadoid .`
embossed decoration or fluting on silverware |gadroon .`
the use of archaisms in literature |gadzookery .`
mild oath |gadzooks .`
spar on which head of fore-and-aft sail is extended |gaff .`
triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff |gaff-topsail .`
token of defiance or challenge; thing deposited as pledge of performance |gage .`
unit of acceleration of one centimeter per second per second |gal .`
resembling or pertaining to or obtained from milk |galactic .`
like or resembling milk; milky |galactoid .`
instrument for measuring specific gravity of milk |galactometer .`
milk drinker |galactophagist .`
bearing or carrying milk |galactophorous .`
shadow play |galanty .`
striped cotton |galatea .`
belief that one is a cat |galeanthropy .`
shaped like a helmet |galeated .`
shaped like a helmet |galeiform .`
group of undesirable people; unpleasant situation |galère .`
topped by a hat-like covering |galericulate .`
porch in front of church |galilee .`
nonsense; confused mixture of unrelated things |galimatias .`
to fill in mortar joints with small pebbles |gallet .`
sprightly Renaissance and Baroque dance |galliard .`
brisk; gallant; lively |galliard .`
a mixture of different things; hodge-podge |gallimaufry .`
of or resembling pheasants and other domestic birds |gallinaceous .`
uncaring; indifferent |gallionic .`
small galley |galliot .`
small medicine jar |gallipot .`
to bring wine to standard proportions |gallize .`
craze or obsession with France and the French |gallomania .`
lace trim or binding material |galloon .`
a person who loves France or the French |Gallophile .`
fear of France or the French |gallophobia .`
lively double-time dance |galop .`
instrument for measuring electrical current |galvanometer .`
instrument for detecting presence and direction of electric current |galvanoscope .`
bound or spring of a horse; fantastic movement |gambado .`
ancient leather or quilted coat worn as armour |gambeson .`
crooked stick used by butchers for hanging carcasses |gambrel .`
horse's hock |gambrel .`
roof having a pentagonal gable |gambrel .`
twilled worsted and cloth |gambroon .`
formation of gametes |gametogenesis .`
sexual; sexually produced |gamic .`
worship of marriage |gamidolatry .`
street urchin; precocious imp |gamin .`
playful; impish; boyish |gaminesque .`
unit of magnetic flux density equal to one nanotesla |gamma .`
figure comprised of capital gammas; swastika |gammadion .`
inability or hardship in pronouncing letters 'g' and 'k' |gammicism .`
to feign an action; perpetrate a hoax on |gammon .`
sexual reproduction |gamogenesis .`
obsession with issuing odd marriage proposals |gamomania .`
destruction of one gamete by another |gamophagia .`
fear of marriage |gamophobia .`
worthless rock in which valuable metals occur |gangue .`
either of the sides of the upper deck of a ship |gangway .`
flint-like rock used to surface roads |ganister .`
having shiny smooth scales |ganoid .`
reduction in shininess of marble |ganosis .`
rope used in single-block hoist |gantline .`
shelving for barrels; shelf where drinks are displayed |gantry .`
gap in a row of buttons or snaps |gaposis .`
mild oath |gar .`
plank on a ship's bottom next to the keel |garboard .`
study of garbage |garbology .`
bachelor apartment |garçonniere .`
warning cry |gardyloo .`
to gargle |gargarize .`
granary; store of anything |garner .`
bearing garnets |garnetiferous .`
room just under the roof of a house; attic |garret .`
to brag or boast |gasconade .`
boastfulness |gasconism .`
of the form or shape of gas |gasiform .`
instrument for holding and measuring gases |gasometer .`
ventriloquist |gastriloquist .`
study of stomach; intestines |gastroenterology .`
gluttony; excessive love of food |gastrolatry .`
stone ingested by an animal to aid in digestion |gastrolith .`
good eating; cookery |gastrology .`
divination by sounds from the belly |gastromancy .`
study of fine dining |gastronomy .`
mollusks including snails; slugs; whelks |gastropod .`
instrument for examining interior of the stomach |gastroscope .`
a person skilled in matters of eating |gastrosopher .`
opening or strait between two sandbanks |gat .`
oversized page in a book |gatefold .`
awkward or socially unacceptable remark |gaucherie .`
trick or practical joke |gaud .`
to make pleats or ripples in material |gauffer .`
overbearing wielder of petty authority |gauleiter .`
heavy clay used for bricks |gault .`
stupid; witless; vacant |gaumless .`
wild ox |gaur .`
unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1/10000 tesla |gauss .`
force-feeding of poultry |gavage .`
land inheritance by all sons in equal portion |gavelkind .`
moderate tempo French peasant dance |gavotte .`
helpless person |gawdelpus .`
silk organza fabric |gazar .`
resembling or pertaining or pertaining to the earth |geal .`
glow of zodiacal light seen opposite the sun |gegenschein .`
spirit; intellectual inclination |geist .`
pollination of a flower by another flower on the same plant |geitonogamy .`
dimple in the cheek that appears when one smiles |gelasin .`
resembling or pertaining to or provoking laughter |gelastic .`
solidification by cooling |gelation .`
extremely cold |gelid .`
tending to produce laughter |gelogenic .`
fortune-telling by means of laughter |geloscopy .`
twinned; occurring in pairs |gemel .`
having given birth to twins |gemelliparous .`
groaning, lamenting |gement .`
to double; to arrange in pairs |geminate .`
paired; double |geminiform .`
bud from which a new plant can grow |gemma .`
to deck with gems |gemmate .`
budding |gemmation .`
resembling or pertaining to gems; like a gem |gemmeous .`
bearing gems |gemmiferous .`
study of gems and jewels |gemmology .`
smooth worsted yarn |genappe .`
head of a family or clan |genarch .`
the office of a general |generalate .`
resembling or pertaining to procreation or the genitals |genesic .`
study of reproduction and heredity |genesiology .`
birthday ode |genethliacon .`
the art of casting horoscopes |genethlialogy .`
mother; female ancestor |genetrix .`
bent like a knee; jointed |geniculate .`
fear of chins |geniophobia .`
indicating possession, origin or relation |genitive .`
large jib that overlaps the mainsail |genoa .`
fear of sex |genophobia .`
jointed knee-piece of armour |genouillère .`
belonging to a race or clan |gentilitian .`
movement of middle class to working class area |gentrification .`
the production or ripening of fruit underground |geocarpy .`
belief that Earth is the centre of the universe |geocentrism .`
study of chemistry of the earth's crust |geochemistry .`
study of measuring geological time |geochronology .`
resembling or pertaining to the rotation and revolution of the Earth |geocyclic .`
earth measurement on a large scale |geodesy .`
rock chipped naturally that looks like an artifact |geofact .`
growing on the ground |geogenous .`
science of the formation of the earth's crust |geogeny .`
knowledge of the general structure of the earth |geognosy .`
study of formation of the earth |geogony .`
theory of the formation of the earth |geogony .`
figure of the earth |geoid .`
earth-worship |geolatry .`
study of earth's crust |geology .`
divination by casting earth onto a surface |geomancy .`
study of the origins of land forms |geomorphogeny .`
practice of feeding on soil; dirt-eating |geophagy .`
living in or near the ground |geophilous .`
device for detecting sound waves underground |geophone .`
plant that grows in the earth |geophyte .`
agricultural |geoponic .`
study of agriculture |geoponics .`
thin silk |georgette .`
resembling or pertaining to agricultural or rustic affairs; rural; agrarian |georgic .`
examination or analysis of soil |geoscopy .`
resembling or pertaining to both the Earth and the moon |geoselenic .`
resembling or pertaining to deflection due to effects of Earth's rotation |geostrophic .`
response of an organism to gravity |geotaxis .`
study of increasing habitability of the earth |geotechnics .`
instrument for measuring subterranean temperatures |geothermometer .`
fear of growing old |gerascophobia .`
study of decadence and decay |geratology .`
imitation sound of a crash |gerdoying .`
something that is to be done |gerendum .`
one that rules or manages |gerent .`
of one's parents' siblings |german .`
love or fondness for Germany or the Germans |Germanophilia .`
substance that kills germs |germicide .`
study of old age |gerocomy .`
appearing to be older than one's actual age |geromorphism .`
government by the aged |gerontocracy .`
resembling or pertaining to the Old World |gerontogenous .`
study of the elderly; aging |gerontology .`
sexual attraction towards the elderly |gerontophilia .`
to divide electoral districts for one's own political gain |gerrymander .`
plaster of Paris used in painting |gesso .`
resembling or pertaining to carrying |gestatorial .`
resembling or pertaining to gestures |gestic .`
wooden-soled Japanese shoe |geta .`
toy; trifling object; bauble |gewgaw .`
Egyptian dancing girls |ghawazi .`
a person who does not follow the Islamic faith; unbeliever |giaour .`
wedge-shaped piece of metal that holds another in place |gib .`
gallows |gibbet .`
hump-backed; humped; swollen |gibbous .`
hat worn to the opera |gibus .`
brain disease suffered by sheep |gid .`
light two-wheeled one-horse carriage |gig .`
killing of a giant |giganticide .`
study of giants |gigantology .`
giant-lore |gigantology .`
war of giants against the gods |gigantomachy .`
leg of mutton |gigot .`
lively Baroque dance in triple time |gigue .`
unit of magnetomotive force |gilbert .`
proud person |gilderoy .`
wallflower |gilliver .`
arrangement of rings allowing free motion of supported object |gimbals .`
trick; trivial mechanism |gimcrack .`
ring that can be divided into two or three rings |gimmal .`
striped cotton cloth |gingham .`
joint that permits movement in one plane only |ginglymus .`
narrow alley between high buildings |ginnel .`
place where cotton is ginned |ginnery .`
branched chandelier or similar structure |girandole .`
fire-opal that glows like fire in certain light |girasol .`
hairless; smooth |glabrous .`
study of ice ages and glaciation |glaciology .`
a gentle slope in fortification |glacis .`
shaped like a sword |gladiate .`
egg white used as medium for binding paint |glair .`
slimy; viscous |glaireous .`
bearing acorns or nuts |glandiferous .`
gland-shaped; acorn-shaped |glandiform .`
bearing glands |glanduliferous .`
gravelly; growing on gravel |glareous .`
sea-green; greyish-blue |glaucous .`
church land granted to clergyman |glebe .`
sod; the soil |glebe .`
earthy; full of clods |glebous .`
hot coal; burning ember |gleed .`
a trick or joke |gleek .`
mucus discharge from the urethra |gleet .`
slightly cupped; socket-shaped |glenoid .`
resembling a rodent |gliriform .`
rodent-like; resembling or pertaining to rodents |glirine .`
moving on snow without skis |glissade .`
period between sunset and full night; dusk |gloaming .`
bearing globules |globuliferous .`
bristled; barbed |glochidiate .`
packed or bunched together |glomerate .`
the tongue |glossa .`
writer of short explanatory notes or glosses |glossographer .`
like a tongue |glossoid .`
study of language; study of the tongue |glossology .`
eating using the tongue |glossophagine .`
resembling or pertaining to the origins of language |glottogonic .`
flattery; deceit |glozing .`
production of glucose from non-carbohydrates |gluconeogenesis .`
bearing glumes |glumiferous .`
gluey; sticky |glutinous .`
swallowing |glutition .`
production of glycogen |glycogenesis .`
resembling or pertaining to carving or gem-engraving |glyptic .`
the art of engraving on gems |glyptography .`
study of gem engravings |glyptology .`
resembling or pertaining to the jaws |gnathal .`
tip of the chin |gnathion .`
flattering |gnathonic .`
signifying general truth; pertaining to aphorisms or proverbs |gnomic .`
collection of aphorisms, proverbs and short poems |gnomology .`
upright rod of a sundial |gnomon .`
the art of measuring time using sundials |gnomonics .`
study of knowledge; philosophy of knowledge |gnosiology .`
knowledge; especially spiritual |gnosis .`
belief that freedom derives solely from knowledge |gnosticism .`
study of life in germ-free conditions |gnotobiology .`
lustful; foolish |goatish .`
triangular piece of cloth inserted in a skirt |godet .`
resembling or pertaining to black magic |goetic .`
affected by or pertaining to goitre |goitrous .`
dark golden yellow |goldenrod .`
wandering student |goliard .`
riotous or lustful behaviour |goliardy .`
delightful; luscious |goluptious .`
looseness of the teeth |gomphiasis .`
growth of teeth into the bone cavity |gomphosis .`
knee pain |gonalgia .`
ensign with streamers hung from a horizontal bar |gonfalon .`
standard-bearer |gonfalonier .`
instrument for measuring angles between faces |goniometer .`
pickpocket; thief |gonoph .`
piece of armour for the throat |gorget .`
representation of the gorgon's head |gorgoneion .`
to turn into stone; to paralyze with one's gaze |gorgonize .`
gluttony |gormandism .`
dull or unintelligent |gormless .`
assembly for granting awards to Welsh bards |gorsedd .`
boy-servant |gorsoon .`
cottony |gossypine .`
opaque watercolour paint |gouache .`
a cuckoo; a fool |gowk .`
search with the hand; grope |grabble .`
a rift valley |graben .`
slenderness |gracility .`
step by step |gradatim .`
a person who regulates things by means of statistics |gradgrind .`
a rising tier of seats in a theatre |gradin .`
instrument for measuring gradient of a physical quantity |gradiometer .`
part of mass between epistle and gospel |gradual .`
belief that things proceed by degrees |gradualism .`
obsession with Greece and the Greeks |Graecomania .`
divination by studying writing |grafology .`
unit of weight equal to 1/7000 of a pound |grain .`
pitchfork; dungfork |graip .`
resembling or pertaining to wading birds |grallatory .`
magic; enchantment |gramary .`
expression of gratitude or surprise |gramercy .`
resembling or pertaining to grass; grassy |gramineous .`
feeding on grass or cereals |graminivorous .`
study of grasses |graminology .`
word represented by a single sign; logogram |grammalogue .`
a piddling grammarian |grammaticaster .`
worship of letters and words |grammatolatry .`
study of systems of writing |grammatology .`
of great age; ancient |grandeval .`
bombastic |grandiloquent .`
full of hail; consisting of hail |grandinous .`
pompous-sounding |grandisonant .`
to cut plates out of many books to illustrate one |grangerize .`
feeding on seeds |granivorous .`
bearing granules |granuliferous .`
a letter of the alphabet |grapheme .`
study of systems of representing speech in writing |graphemics .`
obsession with obscene pictures |grapholagnia .`
study of handwriting |graphology .`
obsession with writing |graphomania .`
fear of writing |graphophobia .`
writer's cramp |graphospasm .`
small anchor used for dragging or grappling |grapnel .`
divination by studying handwriting |graptomancy .`
bleaching by exposure on grass |grassing .`
division of design into squares when scaling |graticulation .`
without charge; for free |gratis .`
scraper made of flint |grattoir .`
congratulatory |gratulatory .`
clumsy and incompetent mechanic |grauncher .`
frozen rain or snowflakes |graupel .`
grievance; grounds of legal complaint |gravamen .`
rank-smelling; fetid |graveolent .`
pregnant |gravid .`
instrument for measuring variations in gravitational fields |gravimeter .`
resembling or pertaining to measuring by weight |gravimetrical .`
unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation equal to 100 rads |gray .`
armour for the shin |greave .`
tallow waste |greaves .`
resembling or pertaining to a flock |gregal .`
in flocks |gregatim .`
of a grey-beige colour |greige .`
intimate; pertaining to the lap or bosom |gremial .`
thin silk |grenadine .`
adapted for walking |gressorial .`
train-spotter or railway enthusiast |gricer .`
violet-grey |gridelin .`
sudden seizure with the claws |griffade .`
framework of timber |grillage .`
salmon first returning to the river from the sea |grilse .`
learned gibberish; legal jargon |grimgribber .`
magician's book for summoning spirits |grimoire .`
a person who is constantly grinning |grinagog .`
grasping; greedy |gripulous .`
style of painting in grey tints |grisaille .`
pearl-grey or blue-grey; grizzled |griseous .`
sanctuary; asylum |grith .`
breach of the peace |grithbreach .`
slovenly boorishness |grobianism .`
low public-house |groggery .`
old or veteran soldier |grognard .`
coarse loosely woven silk fabric |grogram .`
resembling or pertaining to surveys or surveying |gromatic .`
science of surveying |gromatics .`
heavy close-woven corded silk |grosgrain .`
deep gully in peat moor area |grough .`
a charge on a ship in port |groundage .`
person of inferior taste; commoner |groundling .`
altitude warning system in aircraft |groundprox .`
lowest timber of a structure |groundsel .`
small clique or faction |groupuscule .`
to root or grub with the snout |grout .`
a retreat for times of ill humour |growlery .`
wooden breakwater |groyne .`
dirty; begrimed |grufted .`
resembling or pertaining to cranes or similar birds |gruine .`
morose; surly |grum .`
clotted; lumpy |grumous .`
bearing dung |guaniferous .`
of a heraldic animal turned to side with head facing the viewer |guardant .`
to heal |guarish .`
metal pin or bearing connecting rudder to a boat |gudgeon .`
a person easily cheated |gudgeon .`
reward; recompense |guerdon .`
small ornate table or stand |guéridon .`
chair with raised back forming a hood |guérite .`
ticket window or similar small opening |guichet .`
pennant with rounded outer edge |guidon .`
something intended to horrify people |guignol .`
to decorate with intersecting curved lines |guilloche .`
wide cloth covering neck and shoulders worn by nuns |guimpe .`
lace having no ground or mesh |guipure .`
heraldic name for the colour red |gules .`
kind of fine linen |gulix .`
place where gulls breed |gullery .`
gluttony; greed |gulosity .`
credulous person; simpleton |gulpin .`
bearing gum |gummiferous .`
gumminess |gummosity .`
feeding on tree saps |gumnivorous .`
government by women; gynarchy |gunarchy .`
number of guns carried on a warship |gunnage .`
upper edge of the side of a ship |gunwale .`
to bubble; to boil |gurgitate .`
surging |gurgitation .`
pickaxe with one pointed and one bladed end |gurlet .`
spotted; having drops or droplike markings |guttate .`
drop by drop |guttatim .`
release of drops of moisture |guttation .`
exuding drops |guttiferous .`
shaped like a drop |guttiform .`
spasm in the throat causing stutter |gutturotetany .`
flat-topped underwater mountain |guyot .`
to swing a sail from one side to another |gybe .`
fermenting vat for beer |gyle .`
the head of a gymnasium |gymnasiarch .`
government over a school or academy |gymnasiarchy .`
a pupil in a gymnasium |gymnasiast .`
belief that the Bible can be presented to unlearned without commentary |gymnobiblism .`
fear of nudity |gymnophobia .`
deep contemplation performed while naked |gymnosophy .`
killing of women |gynaecide .`
government by women; gynarchy |gynaecocracy .`
study of women's physiology |gynaecology .`
abnormal sexual obsession with women |gynaecomania .`
hermaphroditic; being of or resembling both sexes |gynandroid .`
government by women |gynarchy .`
knowledge of women |gynics .`
deep respect or devotion for women |gyniolatry .`
focused on or concerned with women |gynocentric .`
government by women; gynarchy |gynocracy .`
a person who nibbles on women's earlobes |gynotikolobomassophile .`
bearing gypsum |gypsiferous .`
instrument for counting a wheel's revolutions |gyrograph .`
spiral; rotatory |gyroidal .`
divination by falling from dizziness |gyromancy .`
triangular heraldic charge |gyron .`
having a folded surface; marked with wavy lines |gyrose .`
the study of rotating bodies |gyrostatics .`
convoluted ridge between two grooves |gyrus .`
to fetter; to shackle |gyve .`
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slow and seductive Cuban dance |habanera .`
sleeveless mail coat |habergeon .`
capable of being clothed |habilable .`
resembling or pertaining to clothes or dressing |habilatory .`
dexterous; adroit |habile .`
attire |habiliment .`
to equip or finance; to qualify |habilitate .`
insanity featuring cheerful delusions |habromania .`
shading or lines showing a slope on a map |hachure .`
comb for flax or hemp |hackle .`
four-wheeled two-horse carriage |hackney .`
parts of the ocean below 6000 metres |hadal .`
constant use of the word "hell" |hadeharia .`
aspect of existence on which individuality depends |haecceity .`
resembling or pertaining to blood |haemal .`
study of movement of blood through blood vessels |haemataulics .`
warm-blooded |haemathermal .`
blood-coloured |haematic .`
production of blood |haematogenesis .`
hereditary disease causing excessive bleeding |haemophilia .`
government by saints or holy persons |hagiarchy .`
government by holy men |hagiocracy .`
worship or reverence for saints |hagiolatry .`
study of saints |hagiology .`
mania for sainthood |hagiomania .`
opening in wall to enable viewing of altar |hagioscope .`
swastika |hakenkreuz .`
blurring in a photograph due to light reflection |halation .`
resembling or pertaining to kingfishers |halcyonine .`
landing or broad step |halfpace .`
resembling or pertaining to the entirety of life under the sea |halibiotic .`
resembling or pertaining to fishing |halieutic .`
study of fishing |halieutics .`
treatise on salt |haligraphy .`
bad breath |halitosis .`
vaporous |halitous .`
vapour; breath |halitus .`
big toe |hallux .`
resembling or pertaining to sea creatures who spend time in fresh water |halolimnic .`
divination using salt |halomancy .`
tolerant of salt or salt-water |halophilous .`
rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering sails |halyard .`
government by a cooperative body of parts |hamarchy .`
flaw in a character leading to his downfall |hamartia .`
study of sin |hamartiology .`
section of theology dealing with sin |hamartiology .`
hooked |hamate .`
to mutilate a dog by cutting of the balls of its feet |hamble .`
Swedish folk dance in three-four time |hambo .`
curved projection attached to the collar of a draft horse |hame .`
shaped like a hook |hamiform .`
hooked |hamose .`
to fetter; to restrain |hamshackle .`
like a small hook |hamular .`
tipped with a small hook |hamulate .`
a small hook or hook-like process |hamulus .`
chalice used in communion whose cover is a second chalice |hanap .`
a person who paid the entrance fee for Oxford's medieval merchant's guild |hanaster .`
a firm grip; a contract |handfast .`
list without detail |handlist .`
inaugural gift; first installment or payment |handsel .`
bar used as a lever |handspike .`
series of rings or clips for attaching a jib or staysail to a stay |hank .`
light two-wheeled cab |hansom .`
word which occurs only once |hapax .`
flowering only once |hapaxanthous .`
omission of words or lines in recopying text |haplography .`
omission of a doubled or similar sound or syllable in a word |haplology .`
resembling or pertaining to the sense of touch |haptic .`
instrument measuring sensitivity to touch |haptometer .`
curving in response to touch |haptotropic .`
stuffed jacket worn under mail |haqueton .`
boldness; audacity |hardihood .`
skeletal parts of an organism |hardparts .`
shaped like a herring |harengiform .`
to divine; to foretell |hariolate .`
to pay close attention; to listen |hark .`
barb of feather used to make artificial fishing fly |harl .`
study of musical acoustics |harmonics .`
keyboard instrument with reeds |harmoniphone .`
instrument drawing curves representing vibrations |harmonograph .`
instrument measuring harmonic relations of sounds |harmonometer .`
coarse linen |harn .`
harpoon |harpagon .`
sharp-tongued; scolding woman |harridan .`
medium-sized scenting dog for hunting hares |harrier .`
to plunder; to ravage; to destroy |harry .`
divination by inspecting animal entrails |haruspication .`
wool on sheep's throat and neck |haslock .`
cooked animal entrails |haslot .`
kneeling cushion in a church |hassock .`
spear-shaped |hastate .`
coat of arms of a deceased person |hatchment .`
long chain mail coat |hauberk .`
stems of plants or straw collectively |haulm .`
rising as if to breathe |haurient .`
to open out; to rebuild |haussmannize .`
sucking proboscis or sucking end |haustellum .`
having a sucking proboscis |haustorial .`
high; haughty |haut .`
haughtiness; arrogance |hauteur .`
white cover for a military cap |havelock .`
bag worn over the shoulder for carrying provisions |haversack .`
castrated deer |havier .`
detective |hawkshaw .`
distance between ship's bow and its anchor |hawse .`
hole for ship's cable |hawsehole .`
large rope for mooring or towing a ship |hawser .`
conical pile of hay in a field |haycock .`
hay season |haysel .`
petty constable |headborough .`
cape; point; promontory |headland .`
sail set forward of the foremast of a ship |headsail .`
device for supporting end or head of a member |headstock .`
buildings and places around a mine shaft |heapstead .`
cloth lain over coffin during funeral |hearsecloth .`
exhilarating; merry |heartsome .`
resembling or pertaining to the socratic method |hebamic .`
every week |hebdomadally .`
anything with poisonous juices |hebenon .`
form of dementia occurring at puberty |hebephrenia .`
to make dull or obtuse |hebetate .`
resembling or pertaining to puberty |hebetic .`
stupidity |hebetude .`
government by one hundred people; hecatontarchy |hecatarchy .`
large sacrifice or slaughter; killing of one hundred animals or people |hecatomb .`
government by one hundred people |hecatontarchy .`
to intimidate by bluster, pomp or arrogance |hector .`
series of vertical cords to receive warp-thread |heddle .`
resembling or pertaining to ivy |hederaceous .`
crowned with a wreath of ivy |hederated .`
ivy-bearing |hederiferous .`
shaped like ivy |hederiform .`
wedding present |hednon .`
part of ethics or psychology dealing with pleasure |hedonics .`
belief that pleasure is the highest good |hedonism .`
a worker for a local politician or political party |heeler .`
leadership of one state within a confederacy |hegemony .`
head of a nunnery |hegumene .`
plant which can grow in very cold environments |hekistotherm .`
ulcerous |helcoid .`
study of ulcers |helcology .`
solar; coincident with that of the sun |heliac .`
instrument for drawing spirals on a plane |helicograph .`
screw-shaped; like a coil |helicoid .`
bass tuba |helicon .`
geometry that deals with spirals |helicosophy .`
twisted; branching stalactite |helictite .`
moving away from the sun |heliofugal .`
instrument for measuring intensity of sunlight |heliograph .`
sun worship |heliolatry .`
science of the sun |heliology .`
instrument for measuring apparent diameter of the sun |heliometer .`
preferring or attracted to the sunlight |heliophilous .`
fear of sunlight |heliophobia .`
plant that thrives in sun better than shade |heliosciophyte .`
instrument for observing sun without injury to the eyes |helioscope .`
study of sun's interior by observing its surface oscillations |helioseismology .`
exposure to the sun; sunburn |heliosis .`
response of an organism to the sun's rays |heliotaxis .`
purplish hue; purplish-flowered plant; ancient sundial; signalling mirror |heliotrope .`
movement of plants towards sunlight |heliotropism .`
screw-shaped coil |helix .`
obsession with Greece and the Greeks; Graecomania |Hellenomania .`
kite of infernal breed; extremely cruel person |hellkite .`
ship's steering wheel |helm .`
worm |helminth .`
infestation with worms |helminthiasis .`
worm-shaped |helminthoid .`
study of worms |helminthology .`
living in marshes or moors |helobious .`
the state of helots or being enslaved |helotage .`
class of slaves |helotry .`
handle of an axe or similar tool |helve .`
instrument for counting blood cells |hemacytometer .`
study of blood |hematology .`
divination using blood |hematomancy .`
day-blindness; vision requiring dim light |hemeralopia .`
calendar |hemerology .`
pain in one side of the body alone |hemialgia .`
blindness in one eye |hemianopsia .`
based on the ratio of 3 to 2 |hemiolic .`
paralyzed on one side only |hemiplegic .`
half a verse line |hemistich .`
congenital deformity |hemitery .`
eleven-sided figure |hendecagon .`
government by eleven people |hendecarchy .`
expression of adjective and noun as two adjectives |hendiadys .`
doctrine that there is only one kind of existence |henism .`
belief in one tribal god, but not as the only god |henotheism .`
tending to unify or reconcile; promoting harmony |henotic .`
unit of electrical inductance |henry .`
to grasp; to seize |hent .`
study of religious feasts |heortology .`
resembling or pertaining to or acting upon the liver |hepatic .`
study of liver |hepatology .`
divination by examining animal livers |hepatoscopy .`
resembling or pertaining to iron-working and blacksmiths |hephaestic .`
having parts in sevens |heptamerous .`
government by seven people |heptarchy .`
ship with seven rows of oars |hepteris .`
collection of preserved plants and herbs |herbarium .`
growing like an herb |herbescent .`
to gather or tend herbs |herborize .`
abounding with herbs |herbose .`
prevention of self-pollination in plants |hercogamy .`
low-hung carriage with back entrance |herdic .`
property that may pass on to an heir |hereditament .`
leader of a heretical movement |heresiarch .`
study of heresies |heresiology .`
a petty or contemptible heretic |hereticaster .`
to denounce as heretical |hereticate .`
killing of heretics |hereticide .`
until now |heretofore .`
payment to feudal lord upon death of tenant farmer |heriot .`
bristled |hérissé .`
swinging beam bearing iron spikes |herisson .`
head or bust of Hermes with a big wang on a square base |herm .`
resembling or pertaining to the interpretation of passages |hermeneutic .`
resembling or pertaining to sorcery or alchemy |hermetic .`
government by heroes |heroarchy .`
temple to a hero; temple-shaped tomb |heroon .`
creeping |herpetic .`
resembling or shaped like a reptile |herpetiform .`
resembling or pertaining to snakes |herpetoid .`
study of reptiles and amphibians |herpetology .`
fear of snakes |herpetophobia .`
twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines |herringbone .`
resembling or pertaining to yesterday |hesternal .`
yearning for yesterday or earlier times |hesternopothia .`
keeping silence; soothing or quieting |hesychastic .`
paramour; prostitute; concubine |hetaera .`
government by paramours |hetaerocracy .`
concubinage; system of communal marriage |hetairism .`
government by a foreign ruler |heterarchy .`
variation |heterism .`
divergence from normal time sequence |heterochrony .`
irregularly inflected |heteroclitous .`
conjoined twins with two heads and torsos but one pair of legs |heterodymus .`
interference due to different wave frequencies |heterodyne .`
parasitism upon several hosts |heteroecious .`
irregular or non-standard pronunciation |heteroepy .`
spontaneous or alternate generation |heterogenesis .`
differences due to different origin |heterology .`
subject to different or foreign laws |heteronomous .`
word having same spelling but different sound and meaning |heteronym .`
excessive sensitivity |heteropathy .`
accidental use of word different from that meant |heterophemy .`
dweller of a temperate zone |heteroscian .`
anomalous arrangement of body parts |heterotaxis .`
taking the temperature of the surroundings |heterothermal .`
having hair of varied or mixed colours |heterotrichosis .`
squinting |heterotropic .`
helping to discover by trial and error |heuristic .`
having six rays |hexactinal .`
period of six days of creation |hexaemeron .`
having six parts |hexamerous .`
mania for writing in hexameter |hexametromania .`
having six lines or rows |hexastichal .`
galley with six rows of oars |hexeris .`
expression of elation or wonder |heyday .`
gaping |hiant .`
winter retreat |hibernaculum .`
resembling or pertaining to winter |hibernal .`
measuring or assessing land by hides |hidation .`
old unit of land area equal to 120 acres |hide .`
causing or exuding sweat |hidrotic .`
resembling or pertaining to winter |hiemal .`
priestly; bound by religious convention |hieratical .`
government by priests or religious ministers |hierocracy .`
temple slave |hierodule .`
sacred or hieroglyphic symbol |hierogram .`
description of sacred things |hierography .`
worship of saints or sacred things |hierolatry .`
science of sacred matters |hierology .`
fight or quarrel between priests |hieromachy .`
divination by studying objects offered in sacrifice |hieromancy .`
pathological religious visions or delusions |hieromania .`
monk who also serves as a priest |hieromonach .`
pertaining to a strong love of the clergy |hieropathic .`
a person who shows or reveals sacred things |hierophant .`
fear of sacred things |hierophobia .`
divination using entrails |hieroscopy .`
sacred performance |hierurgy .`
a scheming or corrupt politician |highbinder .`
named; called; to command or call |hight .`
propitiatory |hilasmic .`
loose outer garment worn by ancient Greeks |himation .`
companion who is a hindrance |hindermate .`
with the back part in the front place |hindforemost .`
able to neigh or whinny |hinnable .`
with the hips foremost |hiplings .`
rule or control of horses |hipparchy .`
melancholy; peevish; offended |hipped .`
resembling or pertaining to the treatment of horses' diseases |hippiatric .`
study of diseases of horses |hippiatrics .`
resembling or pertaining to horses |hippic .`
medieval hot spiced wine |hippocras .`
horseshoe-shaped |hippocrepian .`
shaped like a horseshoe |hippocrepiform .`
horse-tamer |hippodamist .`
equine; resembling or pertaining to horses |hippoid .`
the study of horses |hippology .`
divination using horses |hippomancy .`
obsession with horses |hippomania .`
instrument to measure height of horses |hippometer .`
horse-drawn vehicle |hippomobile .`
feeding on horses |hippophagy .`
lover of horses |hippophile .`
hater of horses |hippophobe .`
goat-like; having a goatish smell; resembling or pertaining to smelly goats |hircine .`
stinky armpits |hircismus .`
goatishness |hircosity .`
roughly trilled |hirrient .`
having or covered with coarse shaggy hair |hirsute .`
hairiness |hirsuties .`
resembling or pertaining to leeches |hirudine .`
resembling or pertaining to leeches |hirudinean .`
resembling or pertaining to swallows |hirundine .`
rough with or covered with strong hairs or bristles |hispid .`
expression used to attract attention |hist .`
the formation or differentiation of tissues |histogenesis .`
study of the tissues of organisms |histology .`
study of changes in tissue due to disease |histopathology .`
belief that all phenomena are historically determined |historicism .`
study of writing history |historiography .`
study of history |historiology .`
resembling or pertaining to the stage or actors |histrionic .`
to this place |hither .`
nearest on this side |hithermost .`
the nearest side |hitherside .`
pale silver-grey colour; grey with age |hoary .`
clownish |hobbish .`
awkward; gawky youth |hobbledehoy .`
thick and strong nail for shoeing horses |hobnail .`
community of hoboes |hobohemia .`
V-shaped trough for carrying bricks or mortar on the shoulders |hod .`
coarse undyed woollen cloth |hodden .`
resembling or pertaining to the present day |hodiernal .`
measurement of distance of a sea voyage |hodometry .`
instrument for tracing paths of ionizing particles |hodoscope .`
young sheep, hog, or boar |hoggaster .`
one-year-old sheep or colt |hogget .`
sifted gravel |hoggin .`
gift or cake made on New Year's Eve |hogmanay .`
unit of capacity equal to 63 gallons |hogshead .`
clamp fixed around sides of pipe |holderbat .`
belief that fundamental universal principle is creation of wholes |holism .`
coarse plain-woven cotton or linen |holland .`
island in a river |holm .`
belief in baptism with total immersion in water |holobaptism .`
passing entire life in the deep ocean |holobenthic .`
inscrutable; undecipherable |holocryptic .`
text written entirely in its author's handwriting |holograph .`
single word expressing sentence or phrase |holophrase .`
having the eyes meeting in front |holoptic .`
totally solid |holosteric .`
woody hill or grove |holt .`
sandstone material used to scrape ships' decks |holystone .`
of the nature of a plane; flat; plane-shaped |homaloidal .`
resembling or pertaining to lobsters |homarine .`
composed of similar parts |homeomerous .`
the use or occurrence of similar endings |homeoteleuton .`
fear of fog |homichlophobia .`
resembling or pertaining to homilies |homiletical .`
the art of preaching |homiletics .`
book of sermons |homiliary .`
shaped like a human |hominiform .`
ridge in an ice field |hommock .`
eating humans |homnivorous .`
having the same central or focal point |homocentric .`
identically shaped |homochiral .`
having teeth all alike |homodont .`
words spelled the same but of different meaning |homograph .`
similarity but not identicality in substance |homoiousia .`
books of the Bible used in early Christianity |homolegomena .`
to confirm; to agree; to ratify |homologate .`
possessing similar parts or components |homomerous .`
words having the same sound but different meanings |homonym .`
identicality in substance |homoousia .`
a person who prefers the company of the same sex; a homosexual |homophile .`
fear of homosexuals |homophobia .`
resemblance due to common ancestry |homophyly .`
resemblance due to convergent evolution |homoplasty .`
arranged in a similar manner |homotaxic .`
honourableness |honorificabilitudinity .`
government by the military |hoplarchy .`
a heavily armed Greek foot soldier |hoplite .`
the study of weapons |hoplology .`
fighting while heavily armoured |hoplomachy .`
to restrain by tying the feet together |hopple .`
rough-surfaced loose fabric |hopsack .`
circle dance |hora .`
resembling or pertaining to hours; hourly |horal .`
resembling or pertaining to an hour; continuing for an hour; hourly |horary .`
resembling or pertaining to barley |hordeaceous .`
shaped like a barleycorn |hordeiform .`
goal-directed or purposive behaviour |horme .`
rudimentary treatise |hornbook .`
low oven |hornito .`
lively British folk dance |hornpipe .`
cuckoldry |hornwork .`
art of constructing sundials or clocks |horography .`
science of time measurement |horology .`
time measurement |horometry .`
bristling |horrent .`
expressing or showing horror |horrescent .`
process causing goose-bumps |horripilation .`
dreadful-sounding |horrisonant .`
giving exhortation or advice |hortatory .`
resembling or pertaining to gardens |hortensial .`
resembling or pertaining to gardens |hortulan .`
to greet; to welcome |hospitate .`
hospice |hospitium .`
aggregation of property prior to equal division among heirs |hotchpot .`
fornication |houghmagandy .`
fabric with an irregular checked pattern |houndstooth .`
timber gallery on summit of castle tower |hourd .`
belonging to the house |housal .`
the eucharist; the act of taking the eucharist |housel .`
although |howbeit .`
seat with a canopy erected on an elephant's back |howdah .`
large one-decked boat |hoy .`
tomboy |hoyden .`
absorbent cotton or linen used for towels |huckaback .`
the action of hugging |huggery .`
group of eight lines of verse |huitain .`
sinuous Polynesian dance with rhythmic hip movements |hula .`
swollen |hulchy .`
belief that human interests and mind are paramount |humanism .`
doctrine that the highest moral obligation is to improve human welfare |humanitarianism .`
to moisten; to cause to become moist |humect .`
moisture |humectation .`
terrible person |humgruffin .`
act of lying on the ground penitently |humicubation .`
to moisten |humify .`
pile or ridge of ice |hummock .`
resembling or pertaining to body fluid |humoral .`
crude musical instrument like a hurdy-gurdy |humpenscrump .`
lively disco dance derived from swing elements with a plus-like pattern |hustle .`
emotional state capable of arousing intense eloquence |hwyl .`
of a blue or purple colour |hyacinthine .`
glassy, of or like glass, transparent |hyaline .`
engraving upon glass |hyalography .`
resembling or pertaining to glass |hyaloid .`
having glassy or transparent wings |hyalopterous .`
watery |hydatoid .`
removing water or serum |hydragogue .`
mercury poisoning |hydrargyrism .`
resembling or pertaining to an abundance of moisture |hydric .`
burial in an urn |hydriotaphia .`
study of aquatic organisms |hydrobiology .`
study of movement in liquids |hydrodynamics .`
caused or formed by water |hydrogenic .`
study of ground water |hydrogeology .`
historical account of water surfaces of the earth |hydrognosy .`
study of investigating bodies of water |hydrography .`
study of motion of fluids |hydrokinetics .`
study of water resources |hydrology .`
divination using water |hydromancy .`
irrational craving for water |hydromania .`
study of atmospheric moisture |hydrometeorology .`
instrument for measuring specific gravity of liquids |hydrometer .`
study of treating diseases with water |hydropathy .`
treating diseases with water |hydropathy .`
becoming transparent when placed in water |hydrophanous .`
loving or preferring water |hydrophilous .`
fear of water |hydrophobia .`
dropsical; thirsty |hydropic .`
instrument for viewing under water |hydroscope .`
a person who divines sources of fresh water |hydroscopist .`
regions beneath the oceans' surface |hydrospace .`
movement towards or away from water |hydrotaxis .`
instrument for measuring water hardness |hydrotimeter .`
rainy; resembling or pertaining to rainfall |hyetal .`
instrument for recording rainfall |hyetograph .`
science of rainfall |hyetology .`
instrument for measuring rainfall |hyetometer .`
instrument for recording rainfall |hyetometrograph .`
resembling or pertaining to health; healthy |hygeian .`
excessive devotion to health |hygeiolatry .`
science of health and hygiene |hygiastics .`
hygienics; study of cleanliness |hygiology .`
resembling or pertaining to water or moisture |hygric .`
instrument for recording variations in atmospheric humidity |hygrograph .`
study of humidity |hygrology .`
instrument for measuring air moisture |hygrometer .`
science of humidity |hygrometry .`
preferring or living where there is an abundance of moisture |hygrophilous .`
instrument for displaying changes in air humidity |hygroscope .`
machine for regulating humidity of air |hygrostat .`
barking; in a barking manner |hylactic .`
ruling over matter |hylarchic .`
matter |hyle .`
materialism |hylicism .`
resembling or pertaining to gibbons |hylobatine .`
the origin of matter |hylogenesis .`
excessive tendency towards materialism |hylomania .`
belief that matter is cause of the universe |hylomorphism .`
belief in ability of matter to affect the spiritual world |hylopathism .`
eating wood |hylophagous .`
belief that the universe is purely material |hylotheism .`
wood-cutting |hylotomous .`
doctrine that all matter is endowed with life |hylozoism .`
resembling or pertaining to marriage |hymeneal .`
collection of church hymns |hymnal .`
hymns collectively; hymn-singing |hymnody .`
study of writing hymns |hymnography .`
study of hymns |hymnology .`
having a "U" shape |hyoid .`
purgative |hypactic .`
roofless; open to the sky |hypaethral .`
diminished susceptibility to pain |hypalgesia .`
figure in which relations between words are changed |hypallage .`
shield-bearing elite soldier |hypaspist .`
abnormally good sense of hearing |hyperacusis .`
extreme sensitivity to pain |hyperalgia .`
condition of extreme anarchy |hyperanarchy .`
extraordinarily keen sense of touch |hyperaphia .`
excessive government |hyperarchy .`
rhetorical device in which word order is reversed |hyperbaton .`
impression by extravagant exaggeration |hyperbole .`
an inhabitant of the extreme north |hyperborean .`
excessive zeal for action or activity |hyperbulia .`
having an extra syllable on the end of a line of verse |hypercatalectic .`
manic desire for a particular object |hypercathexis .`
veneration of the Virgin Mary above saints and angels |hyperdulia .`
excessive vomiting |hyperemesis .`
marriage of a man to a woman of lower status |hypergamy .`
excessive sweating |hyperhidrosis .`
severe mania |hypermania .`
long-sightedness |hypermetropia .`
word representing a class of words or things |hypernym .`
far-sighted person |hyperope .`
very keen sense of smell |hyperosmia .`
eating too much |hyperphagia .`
excessive body temperature |hyperpyrexia .`
person who treats unsightly facial hair |hypertrichologist .`
omission of sound or letter from a word |hyphaeresis .`
sleep-inducing; pertaining to drowsiness or sleep |hypnagogic .`
resembling or pertaining to unconscious logical thought |hypnoetic .`
production of the hypnotic state |hypnogeny .`
like sleep or hypnosis |hypnoid .`
study of sleep; study of hypnosis |hypnology .`
divination using sleep |hypnomancy .`
insomnia |hypnomogia .`
resembling or pertaining to period between sleep and wakefulness |hypnopompic .`
knowledge of phenomena relating to sleep |hypnosophy .`
anticipating and refuting objections to an argument |hypobole .`
weak-willed; lacking willpower |hypobulic .`
space under floor for heating by hot air |hypocaust .`
pet-name; diminutive or abbreviated name |hypocorism .`
loss of strength |hypodynamia .`
underground |hypogeal .`
surveying underground |hypogeiody .`
underground chamber |hypogeum .`
diminished sense of taste |hypogeusia .`
colder and deeper layer of water in a lake |hypolimnion .`
minor mania |hypomania .`
shortsightedness |hypometropia .`
underneath fingernail or toenail |hyponychial .`
term which is a member of a larger class |hyponym .`
weakness of mental facilities |hypophrenia .`
basis; foundation; essence |hypostasis .`
return to primary argument after digression |hypostrophe .`
pillar |hypostyle .`
dependent construction |hypotaxis .`
resembling or pertaining to mortgages |hypothecary .`
to mortgage; to place as security |hypothecate .`
hairlessness |hypotrichosis .`
vivid description of a scene |hypotyposis .`
shaped like the Greek letter upsilon |hypsiloid .`
science of measuring heights |hypsography .`
instrument for measuring height of trees through triangulation |hypsometer .`
fear of high places |hypsophobia .`
situated beneath the tail |hypural .`
shrew |hyrax .`
lagging of an effect behind its cause |hysteresis .`
causing hysteria |hysterogenic .`
like or resembling a womb |hysteroid .`
nymphomania |hysteromania .`
resembling or pertaining to porcupines |hystricine .`
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study of remedies |iamatology .`
poetic foot consisting of short then a long syllable |iamb .`
violet-coloured |ianthine .`
relating to the curing of diseases by means of unguents |iatraliptic .`
medical negligence |iatramelia .`
government by physicians |iatrarchy .`
application of chemistry to medical theory |iatrochemistry .`
induced inadvertently by medical treatment |iatrogenic .`
treatise or text on medical topics |iatrology .`
archaic practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology |iatromathematics .`
fear of going to the doctor |iatrophobia .`
in the same place |ibidem .`
glare in the sky caused by light reflected off ice |iceblink .`
parasitical |ichneumous .`
resembling or pertaining to a tracker or tracking |ichneutic .`
fossilized footprint |ichnite .`
footprint |ichnogram .`
art of drawing ground plans |ichnography .`
science of fossilized footprints |ichnology .`
divination using footprints |ichnomancy .`
of, resembling or pertaining to fish |ichthyic .`
fishlike |ichthyoid .`
the worship of fish |ichthyolatry .`
study of fish |ichthyology .`
divination by inspecting fish entrails |ichthyomancy .`
shaped like a fish |ichthyomorphic .`
fish-eating |ichthyophagous .`
fish seller |ichthyopolist .`
attacking of established beliefs |iconoclasm .`
study of drawing symbols |iconography .`
sexual stimulation from pictures or statues |iconolagny .`
image-worship |iconolatry .`
study of icons; symbols |iconology .`
opposition to the worship of images or icons |iconomachy .`
divination using icons |iconomancy .`
obsession with icons or portraits |iconomania .`
using pictures to represent sounds of words |iconomatic .`
instrument for finding size of object by measuring its image |iconometer .`
a taste for pictures and symbols |iconophilism .`
a person who makes images or icons |iconoplast .`
screen or partition in Eastern churches with tiers of icons |iconostasis .`
resembling or pertaining to or suffering from jaundice |icterical .`
yellowish or marked with yellow |icterine .`
resembling or pertaining to orioles and related birds |icterine .`
jaundiced; yellow |icteritious .`
stress in poetry or verse |ictus .`
quantity which does not change when squared |idempotent .`
being of mental origin |ideogenous .`
study of origins of ideas |ideogeny .`
symbol that stands for a concept rather than a word |ideogram .`
word that is spoken but not written |ideophone .`
a person who is impelled to carry out an idea |ideopraxist .`
having unique or distinctive coloration |idiochromatic .`
intrinsic peculiarity or unique feature |idiocrasis .`
private language developed between children |idioglossia .`
private mark; trademark |idiograph .`
distinctive individual form of speech |idiolect .`
personal speech peculiarity |idiologism .`
study of idiom, jargon or dialect |idiomology .`
having a unique or distinct form |idiomorphic .`
disease particular to an individual |idiopathic .`
percussion instrument made of naturally resonant material |idiophone .`
self-regulating |idiorhythmic .`
warm-blooded |idiothermous .`
vocabulary of a particular district |idioticon .`
divination using idols |idolomancy .`
obsession or devotion to idols |idolomania .`
sacrifice presented to an idol |idolothyte .`
mental image; logical fallacy |idolum .`
suitable; appropriate |idoneous .`
if ever |ifsoever .`
laziness; laxity |ignavia .`
capable of emitting sparks; of a volatile mood |ignescent .`
fire-worshipper |ignicolist .`
to burn |ignify .`
presiding over fire |ignipotent .`
vomiting or spewing forth fire |ignivomous .`
forgiveness |ignoscency .`
mistake due to ignorance |ignotism .`
propitiatory; expiatory |ilastical .`
resembling or pertaining to the loins |iliac .`
resembling or pertaining to holly |ilicic .`
kind or nature |ilke .`
to glide in |illapse .`
to ensnare |illaqueate .`
the act of inferring from premises |illation .`
indicating movement into or toward |illative .`
not praiseworthy |illaudable .`
a person who refers to oneself in the third person |illeist .`
limitlessly infinite |illimitable .`
act of rubbing against or on |illinition .`
the melting of one thing into another |illiquation .`
the act of striking against something |illision .`
an act which is performed by speaking words |illocution .`
to trick |illude .`
belief in an inward spiritual light |illuminism .`
belief that the external world is philosophy |illusionism .`
mud bath |illutation .`
material dissolved in water and deposited in layers |illuvium .`
doctrine of use of precise images with unrestricted subject |imagism .`
idealized mental image of a person |imago .`
the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel |imbibition .`
to enroll |imbreviate .`
to lay overlapping one another |imbricate .`
confusing or disturbing situation; confused mass or heap |imbroglio .`
to wet or moisten |imbrue .`
to degrade to the state of a brute |imbrute .`
to put in a purse; to pay |imburse .`
flowing in |immanation .`
inherent; permanently pervading the universe |immanent .`
belief in an immanent or permanent god |immanentism .`
unfading; imperishable |immarcescible .`
the doctrine that there is no material substance |immaterialism .`
state of being impassable or impermeable |immeability .`
to immerse; to dip into water |immerge .`
undeserving |immeritous .`
lessening; decreasing |imminution .`
progressive impoverishment or degradation |immiseration .`
insertion; infusion |immission .`
to commingle |immix .`
rejection of morality |immoralism .`
everlasting dried flower |immortelle .`
causing immunity |immunifacient .`
study of genetic characteristics of immunity |immunogenetics .`
producing an immune response |immunogenic .`
study of immunity to disease |immunopathology .`
to imprison; to shut in |immure .`
not able to be quieted or appeased |impacable .`
embodied in bread |impanate .`
having an odd number of fingers on each limb |imparidigitate .`
delay in pleading for amicable adjustment |imparlance .`
to lay paint or colours thickly on |impaste .`
fearless; undaunted |impavid .`
without money; penniless |impecunious .`
things that impede; baggage |impedimenta .`
hindering; obstructing |impedimentary .`
featherless; wingless |impennate .`
not recorded; unwritten |imperscriptible .`
lacking the power to perceive |imperseverant .`
to infest with plague or pestilence |impest .`
to obtain by entreaty, request or prayer |impetrate .`
to pledge, pawn or mortgage |impignorate .`
to intertwine |impleach .`
filling; fullness; fulfilment |impletion .`
not simple; involved; complicated |implex .`
an implosive sound |implodent .`
without feathers |implumous .`
that which imposes an obligation |imponent .`
to press or urge with repeated requests |importune .`
abscess |impostume .`
to call down by prayer; to curse; to invoke evil on |imprecate .`
inalienable |imprescriptible .`
a loan or advance of money |imprest .`
licence to print a book |imprimatur .`
in the first place |imprimis .`
not primitive |imprimitive .`
to appropriate for private use |impropriate .`
lacking foresight; thoughtless |improvident .`
shamelessness |impudicity .`
to oppose; to attack by words or arguments |impugn .`
attribution of fault to |imputation .`
onomatopoetic |imsonic .`
prone to foolish or empty babbling |inaniloquent .`
emptiness; starvation |inanition .`
lacking desire or appetite |inappetent .`
unfit or unqualified |inapt .`
gilded; golden |inaurate .`
inherence; inherent existence |inbeing .`
inside the line of a ship's bulwarks or hull |inboard .`
growing warm |incalescent .`
covered with soft white hair |incanous .`
acceptance by a diocese of clergyman from another diocese |incardination .`
carnation-coloured; blood-red |incarnadine .`
harnessing; chaining together |incatenation .`
to advance majestically |incede .`
the power of causing ignition |incendivity .`
to be given an incentive |incentivize .`
to take into the body; ingest |incept .`
marking the beginning or formation |inceptive .`
undeveloped; just begun |inchoate .`
beginning; in an early stage |incipient .`
neglect of duty as a citizen |incivism .`
instrument for measuring inclination to the horizontal of an axis |inclinometer .`
unable to be mixed or intermingled |incommiscible .`
to cause trouble or inconvenience to |incommode .`
that cannot be commuted or exchanged |incommutable .`
incapable of coexisting |incompossible .`
lack of congruousness or proportion |inconcinnity .`
not well put together; poorly constructed |incondite .`
unconscious; abstracted |inconscient .`
crowned |incoronate .`
to incorporate |incorpse .`
to thicken |incrassate .`
waxing |increscent .`
nightmare; burden |incubus .`
implant in by persistent urging |inculcate .`
to blame; to incriminate |inculpate .`
uncultivated; coarse |incult .`
a person who collects early books |incunabulist .`
early printed book; early version of a thing |incunabulum .`
impressed or stamped upon |incuse .`
to search out; to investigate |indagate .`
not opening when mature |indehiscent .`
indicating marks or symptoms |indicia .`
the belief that all religions are equally valid |indifferentism .`
poverty; state of being needy |indigence .`
unworthy; disgraceful; unseemly |indign .`
deep blue-violet colour; a blue-violet dye |indigo .`
not able to be separated |indiscerptible .`
to compose |indite .`
belief that individual interests and rights are paramount |individualism .`
inherent disposition |indoles .`
peace treaty or armistice |induciae .`
to supply; to endow |indue .`
former Catholic pardon granted for remission of punishment for sins |indulgence .`
special temporary dispensation granted by the Catholic church |indult .`
total body covering of hair, fur or feathers |indumentum .`
to make hard, callous or unfeeling |indurate .`
withered leaves which persist on plants |induviae .`
to exist within as a guiding force |indwell .`
against which it is useless to struggle |ineluctable .`
resembling or pertaining to baiting; adapted to bait |inescatory .`
inedible |inesculent .`
indicating location within |inessive .`
entering |ineunt .`
that which cannot be expiated or atoned for |inexpiable .`
not able to be attacked or captured |inexpugnable .`
unmentionable |infandous .`
government by an infant |infantocracy .`
tissue dying due to lack of blood flow |infarction .`
unlucky; ill-omened |infaust .`
inappropriate in application or expression |infelicitous .`
offerings to the spirits of the dead |inferiae .`
not facetious; rudely jesting |inficete .`
process of producing flowers; flowering |inflorescence .`
excessive devotion to accumulating facts |infomania .`
below; later in a text |infra .`
not able to be broken or violated |infrangible .`
not fruitful |infructuous .`
smoky; blackened |infumate .`
having the form or shape of a funnel or cone |infundibuliform .`
clouded or tinged with brown; obscured; cloudy brown colour |infuscate .`
deception |ingannation .`
inlet for molten metal in founding |ingate .`
to reiterate; to redouble |ingeminate .`
intrusion; interference |ingerence .`
a fire in a room; a fireplace |ingle .`
alcove by a large open fire |inglenook .`
a crop or craw of birds |ingluvies .`
becoming more severe |ingravescent .`
pronounced with inhalation rather than exhalation |ingression .`
resembling or pertaining to the groin |inguinal .`
to swallow; to guzzle |ingurgitate .`
to drink in |inhaust .`
be inherent |inhere .`
burial; act of depositing in the ground |inhumation .`
referring to a society that burns its dead |inhumist .`
hostile; harmful |inimical .`
wickedness; gross injustice |iniquity .`
portable case for ink |inkhorn .`
pedantic word or expression |inkhornism .`
pardoning of an outlaw |inlagation .`
to petrify |inlapidate .`
inwardly; thoroughly |inly .`
state of leaning or resting upon something |innitency .`
having no name |innominate .`
harmless |innoxious .`
without an operculum or lid |inoperculate .`
not thought of; unexpected |inopinate .`
to join together with ducts or openings; to blend or combine |inosculate .`
living with another; dwelling in another creature's lair |inquiline .`
to corrupt or defile |inquinate .`
authority to inquire into something |inquirendo .`
eager to act as an inquisitor |inquisiturient .`
not making up a quorum |inquorate .`
staging; setting |inscenation .`
having little or no knowledge |inscient .`
to engrave, to cut or carve from something |insculp .`
insect repellent |insectifuge .`
eating insects |insectivorous .`
study of insects |insectology .`
adapted for perching |insessorial .`
to conspire against; to betray |insidiate .`
lack of wisdom; stupidity |insipience .`
to treat by exposure to the sun's rays |insolate .`
indifference; apathy |insouciance .`
lighthearted and unconcerned |insouciant .`
to bring or force into service |inspan .`
to thicken or condense |inspissate .`
restoration; renewal |instauration .`
resembling or pertaining to an agent or factor |institorial .`
indicating means whereby |instructive .`
indicating means by which |instrumental .`
doctrine that ideas are instruments of action |instrumentalism .`
to disseminate by blowing; to breathe upon |insufflate .`
lacking wit; dull; stupid; insipid |insulse .`
a figure engraved into a gem or another substance |intaglio .`
an external covering or coating |integument .`
act of thinking; exercise of the intellect |intellection .`
belief that all knowledge is derived from reason |intellectualism .`
pure; undefiled |intemerate .`
unseasonable; untimely; inopportune |intempestive .`
to make tender; to soften |intenerate .`
not capable of holding or retaining |intenible .`
belief that mind and body act on each other |interactionism .`
between two rivers |interamnian .`
interpolated; inserted between other things |intercalary .`
interpolation; insertion between others |intercalation .`
between the eyebrows |interciliary .`
intercepting |intercipient .`
to block; to enclose; to cut off |interclude .`
lying between hills |intercolline .`
between the ribs |intercostal .`
within or pertaining to the area between the legs |intercrural .`
to interlock in the manner of locked fingers |interdigitate .`
to eat together |interdine .`
spacing of windows |interfenestration .`
instrument for analysing spectra of light |interferometer .`
area between two rivers that flow in the same direction |interfluve .`
to merge or shade by means of intermediate steps |intergrade .`
meanwhile |interim .`
intervening; situated between two things |interjacent .`
to ejaculate in interruption |interjaculate .`
to insert between layers |interlaminate .`
a person who converses; interpreter; participant in conversation |interlocutor .`
thinning of a forest to let some light in |interlucation .`
dark time between old moon and new |interlunation .`
to wall in |intermure .`
causing (mutual) destruction |internecine .`
messenger between two parties; low-ranking papal legate |internuncio .`
possessing attributes common to different groups |interosculant .`
question raised during the course of debate |interpellation .`
space between two pilasters |interpilaster .`
insertion of punctuation marks in writing |interpunction .`
interweaving of branches |interramification .`
a person who rules during an interregnum; regent |interrex .`
to write between |interscribe .`
between stars |intersidereal .`
resembling or pertaining to the space between things |interstitial .`
complex interrelationship |intertesselation .`
short timber binding together upright posts |intertie .`
skin rash due to friction of two moist surfaces |intertrigo .`
between the ramparts |intervallum .`
to roll up or entwine with one another |intervolve .`
administering communion by dipping bread into wine |intinction .`
to endow or furnish with a title |intitule .`
twisted inwards; involved |intorted .`
undersurface of an arch or vault |intrados .`
entering; penetrating |intrant .`
indicating motion into |introessive .`
psalm or hymn sung at beginning of church service |introit .`
to introduce; to admit; to insert |intromit .`
turned or facing inward |introrse .`
doctrine that knowledge of mind must derive from introspection |introspectionism .`
belief that the perception of truth is by intuition |intuitionism .`
to enlarge; to swell; to bubble |intumesce .`
movement of one part of a thing into another |intussusception .`
to cast a shadow upon; to shade |inumbrate .`
anointing, smearing or rubbing with ointment |inunction .`
lack of manners or deportment; incivility |inurbanity .`
disuse; disrepair |inusitation .`
burning in; cauterization |inustion .`
to sheathe; to draw in; to enfold |invaginate .`
to make an attack in speech or writing |inveigh .`
to entice; to wheedle |inveigle .`
invented it |invenit .`
shameless; unabashed |inverecund .`
long-established; confirmed |inveterate .`
insurmountable; undefeatable |invictive .`
likely to excite indignation against the performer |invidious .`
presence of Christ's blood in sanctified wine |invination .`
to entrap with sticky material |inviscate .`
psalm or anthem sung before prayer during church service |invitatory .`
the making of an image for use in witchcraft |invultuation .`
selfhood; state of being oneself |ipseity .`
inclined to become angry |iracund .`
somewhat inclined to become angry |iracundulous .`
becoming enraged or angry |irascent .`
conducive to or working towards peace |irenic .`
the study of peace |irenology .`
having or suggestive of the colours of a rainbow |iridian .`
resembling or pertaining to the iris of the eye |iridic .`
to make iridescent |iridize .`
study of iris |iridology .`
instrument for exhibiting the prismatic colours |iriscope .`
to fix firmly |irradicate .`
that cannot be rejected |irrecusable .`
advocating restoration of territory to a nation |irredentism .`
that cannot be refuted; unanswerable |irrefragable .`
incapable of refraction |irrefrangible .`
which cannot be returned; irrevocable |irremeable .`
watered; wet; irrigating |irriguous .`
the act of laughing at another |irrision .`
mocking; derisive |irrisory .`
watering a plant with discharge of a sick person |irroration .`
breaking or bursting in |irruption .`
greyish yellow |isabelline .`
line connecting points of equal deviation from mean temperature |isabnormal .`
line connecting points of equal acoustic quality |isacoustic .`
academic introduction to a subject |isagoge .`
introductory |isagogic .`
line connecting points of equal change in barometric pressure |isallobar .`
line connecting points on map having same wind velocity |isanemone .`
equal to or contemporary with the apostles |isapostolic .`
Arctic fox |isatis .`
lack of blood in a part of the body due to an obstruction |ischaemia .`
of or pertaining to the ischium or hip |ischiatic .`
of an iambic line, having spondees in the second, fourth or sixth place |ischiorrhogic .`
diuretic |ischuretic .`
retention of urine |ischuria .`
line connecting points of equal visibility of a spectacle |iseidomal .`
line connecting points of equal entropy |isentropic .`
prehistoric Iraqi mound |ishan .`
hip-joints |ishies .`
meat sausage |ising .`
firm semitransparent substance used to make jellies |isinglass .`
of or pertaining to an island |islandic .`
inhabitant of a group of islands |islesman .`
craze or obsession for islands |islomania .`
addicted to "isms" or faddish theories |ismatic .`
the fact of being; essence |isness .`
line connecting points of same atmospheric pressure |isobar .`
line connecting points of equal land upheaval |isobase .`
line connecting points of equal underwater depth |isobath .`
line connecting points of equal temperature and depth underground |isobathytherm .`
line connecting points of simultaneous storm development |isobront .`
arrangement of figures in art so that their heads are at the same height |isocephaly .`
line connecting points of similar distinguishing characteristics of plant life |isochar .`
line connecting points of equal frequency of aurorae |isochasm .`
line connecting points of same average winter temperature |isocheim .`
line connecting points of equal chlorine concentration |isochlor .`
line connecting points of varying conditions under constant volume |isochor .`
line connecting points of equal time difference or simultaneous occurrence |isochrone .`
having the same duration; recurring at equal intervals |isochronous .`
having a uniform colour |isochroous .`
line connecting points of same magnetic dip |isoclinal .`
equal political power |isocracy .`
line connecting points of equal winter temperature |isocryme .`
having equal transmission of heat |isodiabatic .`
line connecting points that receive equal doses of radiation |isodose .`
line connecting points of equal magnetic intensity |isodynamic .`
line connecting points of equal number of plant species |isoflor .`
line connecting points of equal acceleration due to gravity |isogam .`
line connecting points of equal birthrates |isogen .`
sameness or similarity of origin |isogeny .`
line connecting points of equal subterranean temperature |isogeotherm .`
line connecting points of similar regional dialect |isogloss .`
having similar speech patterns or language |isoglossal .`
line connecting points of equal magnetic declination |isogonal .`
having equal angles |isogonal .`
line connecting points of similar conditions during geological metamorphism |isograd .`
line connecting points on a map having some similar feature |isogram .`
line connecting points of same linguistic usage in some respect |isograph .`
line connecting points of equal salinity |isohaline .`
line connecting points of equal ocean salinity |isohalsine .`
line connecting points of equal sunlight |isohel .`
line connecting points of equal rainfall |isohyet .`
line connecting points of equal occurrence of thunderstorms |isokeraunic .`
line connecting points of same vocabulary usage |isolex .`
line connecting points on a map having some similar feature |isoline .`
line connecting points of equal magnetic induction |isomagnetic .`
line connecting points of equal variations of pressure |isometric .`
line connecting points of same linguistic morphological forms |isomorph .`
line connecting points of equal cloud cover |isonephelic .`
equal law; rights or privileges |isonomy .`
word having the same derivation or form as another |isonym .`
line connecting points of equal thickness of geological strata |isopach .`
line connecting points of the same phenotype or seasonal variation |isophene .`
line connecting points of equal light intensity from a given source |isophote .`
line connecting points of equal pressure but varying temperature and volume |isopiestic .`
line connecting points of same arrival date of migratory species |isopiptesis .`
line connecting points of equal aspect of climate |isopleth .`
reciprocity of rights of citizenship in two communities |isopolity .`
line connecting points of equal annual change in magnetic field |isopor .`
equal in number |isopsephic .`
line connecting points of equal density |isopycnic .`
line connecting points of equal population density |isorithm .`
of equal value |isorropic .`
line connecting points of same earthquake intensity |isoseismal .`
condition of equilibrium in the earth's crust |isostasy .`
line connecting points of equal specific volume of a substance |isostere .`
line joining points where the ice melts at the same time of year |isotac .`
line connecting points of the same wind speed |isotach .`
line connecting points of equal summer temperature |isothere .`
line connecting points of equal temperature |isotherm .`
line connecting points of equal temperature at a given ocean depth |isothermobath .`
line connecting points of equal ratio of summer rainfall to annual rainfall |isotherombrose .`
having the same properties in every direction |isotropic .`
line connecting points of equal ratio of fixed to volatile carbon in coal |isovol .`
sparks; embers |issles .`
issuing from; in heraldry, emerging from the bottom of a chief |issuant .`
a person who holds to an 'ism' |ist .`
living on or situated on an isthmus |isthmian .`
resembling an isthmus |isthmoid .`
coarse tough Central American fibre used to make cords and nets |istle .`
pronunciation of the Greek letter eta as 'ee' |itacism .`
disease caused by cadmium poisoning and resulting in back pain |itai-itai .`
person of Greek descent dwelling in ancient Italy |Italiot .`
obsession with Italy or Italians |Italomania .`
likewise; also |item .`
circuit; path; road or line of travel |iter .`
repeating; echoing |iterant .`
repetition |iteration .`
again; afresh; anew |iterum .`
tropical South American butterfly |ithomiid .`
indecent; immoral |ithyphallic .`
traveller |itinerarian .`
in the course of wandering |itinerarily .`
the action of going |ition .`
bodily condition or disease |itis .`
of the first growth of the beard |iulan .`
millipede |iulus .`
Tahitian chestnut tree |ivi .`
imitation ivory |ivoride .`
white and smooth like ivory |ivorine .`
a person who carves ivory professionally |ivorist .`
drunkenness |ivresse .`
surely; certainly |iwis .`
South African beautiful flowering plant |ixia .`
resembling or pertaining to ticks |ixiodic .`
tropical evergreen shrub with white flowers |ixora .`
goatlike antelope found in the Pyrenees |izard .`
archaic name for the letter Z |izzard .`
public esteem; honour |izzat .`
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nonsense, gibberish |jabberwock .`
lace frill worn on shirt or dress front |jabot .`
lying flat; sluggish |jacent .`
orange colour |jacinthe .`
medieval leather coat worn as armour |jack .`
ship's flag flown from jack-staff at bow of vessel |jack .`
impudent child; conceited fellow |jackanapes .`
pulley system for raising topgallant masts |jack-block .`
single iron cross-tree at head of a topgallant mast |jack-cross-tree .`
short staff at ship's bow from which the jack is hoisted |jackstaff .`
iron or wooden bar running along yard of ship to which sails fastened |jackstay .`
spar used to spread the foot of a gaff-topsail |jackyard .`
extremist or radical in politics |jacobin .`
stout cotton cloth |jaconet .`
intricately-woven variegated fabric; loom for making jacquard |jacquard .`
boastfulness, vainglory |jactancy .`
throwing; boasting |jactation .`
a tossing, twitching or jerking of the body; a false claim |jactitation .`
the act of throwing or hurling |jaculation .`
having arrow-like prickles |jaculiferous .`
pitiful horse; a nag |jade .`
coarse and dark sugar |jaggery .`
to suspect; to be jealous of |jalouse .`
outside shutter with slats |jalousie .`
armour worn on the legs |jambeau .`
curved dagger with two edges |jambiya .`
an Indian sedan chair |jampan .`
having two faces |janiform .`
a female janitor |janitrix .`
a follower or supporter |janizary .`
long pole on wheels for transporting logs |janker .`
outspoken; honest; outgoing |jannock .`
unit of strength of radio wave emission |jansky .`
glossy black varnish or lacquer |japan .`
love or admiration for Japan or the Japanese |japanophilia .`
container for displaying flowers |jardinière .`
early pear |jargonelle .`
brilliant pale or colourless zircon |jargoon .`
seal or insignia on a counterfeit document |jark .`
term of endearment |jarta .`
fine chain mail jacket |jaseran .`
cotton or rayon cloth with shaded effect |jaspe .`
mottled; streaked with various colours |jasperated .`
to prance; to cause a horse to prance |jaunce .`
cesspool; sewer entrance |jawhole .`
poetry read to jazz accompaniment |jazzetry .`
hill or mountain |jebel .`
resembling or pertaining to the liver |jecoral .`
wagging, tremulous movement |jectigation .`
a person who fasts |jejunator .`
lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry; empty |jejune .`
old device for copying that used a plate of jelly |jellygraph .`
an Indian police or customs officer |jemadar .`
burglar's short crowbar |jemmy .`
small Spanish horse |jennet .`
early type of apple |jenneting .`
resembling or pertaining to breakfast |jentacular .`
official or legal acknowledgement of a mistake |jeofail .`
prolonged complaint; angry or cautionary harangue; lamentation |jeremiad .`
truncated gable with a lipped roof |jerkinhead .`
large bottle for holding equivalent of 6 ordinary wine bottles |jeroboam .`
to search for smuggled goods |jerque .`
plain weft-knitted fabric of wool, cotton, nylon or silk |jersey .`
ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk |jess .`
yellow like a jasmine |jessamy .`
in heraldry, overlying |jessant .`
splinted armour |jesserant .`
cunning; quibbling |jesuitical .`
government by Jesuits |jesuitocracy .`
control surface for deflecting rocket exhaust |jetavator .`
stamped metal token used in card-playing or reckoning accounts |jeton .`
the evil eye |jettatura .`
small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast |jib .`
spar forming an extension of the bowsprit |jibboom .`
to change a ship's course to make the boom shift sides |jibe .`
unit of time used in computing equal to 1/100 second; any small unit of time |jiffy .`
a thingamajig; a cunning manoeuvre |jigamaree .`
aftermost mast of a four-masted ship |jiggermast .`
a thingamabob; a gadget; a whatsit; a gewgaw |jiggumbob .`
a frock coat |jimswinger .`
to move quickly with sudden turns and shifts |jink .`
light horse-drawn passenger carriage |jinker .`
small passenger vehicle |jitney .`
jazz dance featuring vigorous acrobatic feats |jitterbug .`
fast dance done to jazz or swing music |jive .`
knowledge obtained through meditation |jnana .`
tedious scolding |jobation .`
a blockish or stupid head |jobbernowl .`
the conduct of public business for private gain |jobbery .`
a chimpanzee |jocko .`
large clasp knife |jockteleg .`
merry; characterized by joking |jocose .`
half in jest; half serious |jocoserious .`
professional jester or minstrel |joculator .`
tooth or pin to prevent surfaces from slipping |joggle .`
legal uniting or joining |joinder .`
property granted to wife for use after husband's death |jointure .`
beam supporting boards of a floor or laths of a ceiling |joist .`
guide for fixing a pottery mould for plates |jolley .`
small boat kept hoisted at ship's stern |jollyboat .`
clumsy oaf; blockhead |jolterhead .`
wandering minstrel |jongleur .`
a chamberpot |jordan .`
large bowl containing drinks |jorum .`
luck, fate |joss .`
fast Spanish folk dance in triple time |jota .`
iron collar attached to post and put around neck as punishment |jougs .`
to bump or jolt |jounce .`
a convivial person |jovialist .`
to ring a bell; a stroke of a bell |jow .`
dance with clapping and leg slapping performed by Southern blacks |juba .`
maned; having or possessing a mane |jubate .`
long loose outer garment worn by Muslims |jubbah .`
ornamental choir-screen |jube .`
a person who celebrates a jubilee, especially a priest, monk, or nun |jubilarian .`
the third Sunday after Easter |jubilate .`
mass of coal ready for final removal |jud .`
strong vibration in an aircraft |judder .`
power of dispensing justice by trial |judicature .`
jacket and trousers worn by practitioner of judo |judogi .`
sound of the nightingale |jug .`
side by side; in pairs; overlapping |jugate .`
a simpleton |juggins .`
resembling or pertaining to walnuts |juglandaceous .`
to cut the throat of |jugulate .`
sweetened and often medicated drink |julep .`
mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied |jumar .`
impossible mythical offspring of a cow and donkey |jumart .`
thin crisp sweet cake |jumbal .`
admiration for large things |jumboism .`
paired or twinned article; opera-glasses |jumelle .`
like a horse |jumentous .`
resembling or pertaining to rushes |juncaceous .`
government by a junta |juntocracy .`
sleeveless jacket worn beneath a hauberk |jupon .`
resembling or pertaining to the law |jural .`
oath |juramentum .`
taking an oath; a person who takes an oath |jurant .`
memorandum at end of affidavit showing to whom it was sworn |jurat .`
resembling or pertaining to an oath |juratory .`
by law |jure .`
application of scientific methods to legal problems |jurimetrics .`
legal expert |jurisconsult .`
mast erected on ship in place of one lost |jurymast .`
law; legal right |jus .`
expressing a command |jussive .`
administrator of justice; supreme judge |justiciar .`
projecting part of a wall |jutty .`
a youth; young bird's plumage |juvenal .`
becoming youthful |juvenescent .`
works of one's youth; early works of an artist or author |juvenilia .`
indicating juxtaposition |juxtapositive .`
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fear of change |kainotophobia .`
wife of a kaiser |kaiserin .`
body odour |kakidrosis .`
government by the worst |kakistocracy .`
fear of failure |kakorrhaphiophobia .`
fabric coloured by repeated dyeing |kalamkari .`
instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light |kaleidophone .`
study of beauty |kalology .`
beauty that is more than skin deep |kalon .`
a water jar |kalpis .`
veil worn by Greek women |kalyptra .`
steep irregular ridge |kame .`
tall cylindrical hat worn by Orthodox priests |kamelaukion .`
to surrender |kamerad .`
knee-length sealskin boot |kamik .`
Hebrew measure of 6 cubits |kaneh .`
Turkish unit of weight equal to approximately 100 pounds |kantar .`
Finnish zither |kantele .`
to dance as an act of worship |kantikoy .`
means of producing designs on smoked glass surfaces |kapnography .`
steel link with clip on side used in mountaineering |karabiner .`
prolonged sex avoiding orgasm |karezza .`
Maltese horse-drawn carriage |karrozzin .`
rough limestone country with underground drainage |karst .`
division of cell nucleus |karyokinesis .`
study of cell nuclei |karyology .`
appearance, number and arrangements of chromosomes |karyotype .`
porridge or gruel-like dish made from crushed buckwheat |kasha .`
going down; military retreat |katabasis .`
underground water-channel |katabothron .`
instrument for measuring the cooling power of air |katathermometer .`
instrument measuring changes in composition of gases |katharometer .`
polytheism in which each god is considered single and supreme |kathenotheism .`
hangover; uproar; clamour |katzenjammer .`
Macedonian felt hat with broad brim |kausia .`
narcotic drink prepared from Polynesian plant |kava .`
Slavic fast dance in which dancer squats and kicks out legs alternately |kazachoc .`
Slavic folk dance performed by a couple |kazatzka .`
ewe that gives birth to stillborn lamb |keb .`
a shepherd's crook |kebbie .`
to retch; to feel disgust |keck .`
to protect by binding with rope |keckle .`
wingless fly that feeds on livestock |ked .`
small anchor to keep a ship steady |kedge .`
to punish by dragging under keel of ship |keelhaul .`
lengthwise wooden or steel beam in ship for bearing stress |keelson .`
a large tub |keeve .`
state of dreamy or drug-induced repose |kef .`
a horse; a nag |keffel .`
burglar's tool kit |keister .`
hard scar tissue which grows over injured skin |keloid .`
mischievous water spirit |kelpie .`
coarse fabric made of black and white wool |kelt .`
to comb |kemb .`
coarse, rough strand of wool |kemp .`
knapsack |kennebecker .`
the love or study of vain-glory |kenodoxy .`
fear of empty spaces |kenophobia .`
Christ's rejection of his divine side upon assuming human form |kenosis .`
doctrine that Christ rid himself of divinity in becoming human |kenotism .`
easily recognizable or distinguishable |kenspeckle .`
an obsolete keybugle |kent-bugle .`
hand-woven African silk fabric |kente .`
pig-iron used as ballast in ship's hold |kentledge .`
to catch an approaching object or falling liquid |kep .`
divination using a baked ass's head |kephalonomancy .`
horny; made of horn |kerasine .`
causing growth of horn, skin or hair |keratogenic .`
instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea |keratometer .`
instrument for recording distant thunderstorms |keraunograph .`
divination using thunder |keraunoscopia .`
cut, notch or groove; quantity of something cut at the same time |kerf .`
brilliant red colour; a red dye derived from insects |kermes .`
cycle race held in an urban area |kermesse .`
indoor charity fair |kermis .`
Irish foot-soldier |kern .`
part of typeface letter that sticks out beyond its body |kern .`
to granulate |kern .`
coarse woollen cloth |kersey .`
twilled fine wool |kerseymere .`
preaching of the Christian gospel |kerygma .`
resembling or pertaining to preaching the Gospel |kerygmatic .`
carrion; matted wool |ket .`
small two-masted sailing vessel |ketch .`
traditional Balinese dance accompanied by male chorus |ketjak .`
stitch made at head and tail of section of book to connect sections |kettlestitch .`
dry hollow plant stalk |kex .`
bugle with keys |keybugle .`
outline showing shape and position of an illustration |keyline .`
to double the wholesale price for retail |keystone .`
homespun cotton cloth |khaddar .`
a dry watercourse; a ravine |khor .`
the bucket of a well |kibble .`
to grind cereal coarsely |kibble .`
chapped area of skin |kibe .`
a wife |kickie-wickie .`
a trinket; a cheap, worthless article |kickshaws .`
a forestaller; a huckster |kidder .`
stake-fence set in stream for catching fish |kiddle .`
a very little kid |kidlet .`
study of kidding |kidology .`
bleaching vat |kier .`
drug like marijuana smoked in North Africa |kif .`
old unit of capacity equal to 1/2 barrel or 18 gallons |kilderkin .`
a fireside disputation |kilfud-yoking .`
clay slate |killas .`
a bully; a swaggerer |killcow .`
greedy insatiable baby; a changeling |killcrop .`
small anchor |killock .`
unit of measure of length of nucleic acid chain equal to 1000 base pairs |kilobase .`
a child |kinchin .`
embroidered silk with gold and silver threads |kincob .`
photograph of a child |kindergraph .`
a children's cantata or play |kinderspiel .`
cows |kine .`
study of motion |kinematics .`
cathode ray tube for a television |kinescope .`
study of gestural communication |kinesics .`
theodolite used in tracking missiles and satellites |kinetheodolite .`
study of forces producing or changing motion |kinetics .`
causing movement |kinetogenic .`
instrument for producing curves by combination of circular movements |kinetoscope .`
perpendicular beam in frame of roof |kingpost .`
a slight kink |kinkle .`
skin of a young animal |kip .`
unit of weight equivalent to 1000 pounds |kip .`
state of displeasure or anger |kippage .`
drink of black currant syrup and white wine |kir .`
first attendance of a couple at church after marriage |kirking .`
small sword or dagger worn by Sikhs |kirpan .`
liqueur made from the wild cherry |kirsch .`
man's or woman's tunic or coat |kirtle .`
solid graphite that separates from pig-iron |kish .`
fate; destiny |kismet .`
thickened fruit purée dessert |kissel .`
tomb covered with stone slabs |kistvaen .`
a small pocket violin |kit .`
knowledge; one's native land; one's friends |kith .`
left-handed; awkward |kitthoge .`
tone-colour; timbre |klangfarbe .`
loud mechanical horn |klaxon .`
able to withstand disease due to protective mechanism |klendusic .`
government by thieves |kleptocracy .`
kleptomania |klopemania .`
cunning; crafty |knackish .`
knot in wood |knag .`
gnarled; knotty |knarred .`
loose breeches gathered in at the knee |knickerbockers .`
collection of knick-knacks |knick-knackatory .`
discontinuity in river profile due to intersection of new erosion curve |knickpoint .`
divination using burning incense |knissomancy .`
bundle of wood tied together |knitch .`
a stag in its second year |knobber .`
loop or tuft in yarn |knop .`
unopened bud of a flower; ornament shaped like a bud |knosp .`
to flog; to scourge |knout .`
to beat with the fists |knubble .`
knob or knot in wood |knur .`
small excrescence or protuberance; to make knurls on |knurl .`
nonsensical question given to Buddhist students for contemplation |koan .`
spirit of the mines |kobold .`
eye-shadow; mascara |kohl .`
variety of cabbage |kohlrabi .`
dialect that spreads to become common language of a region |koine .`
Central European folk dance having a ring of dancers |kolo .`
sled with wooden runners |komatik .`
instrument measuring amount of dust in air |konimeter .`
study of atmospheric pollutants and dust |koniology .`
instrument for measuring dust in air |koniscope .`
bank of terracing at a football field |kop .`
musical instrument similar to a harp |kora .`
ancient Greek statue of a draped maiden |kore .`
obnoxious-sounding Japanese stringed instrument |koto .`
statue of a nude male |kouros .`
legendary sea monster |kraken .`
addition of water to sacramental wine |krasis .`
shrivelling of the skin |kraurosis .`
eating of raw meat |kreatophagia .`
a Russian citadel |kremlin .`
whale carcass after blubber is removed |kreng .`
war-game used to teach strategy |kriegspiel .`
tightly curled grey or black lamb's wool |krimmer .`
government by judges |kritarchy .`
tuft of hair on the top of the head |krobylos .`
ancient double-reed wind instrument |krummhorn .`
doctrine that Christ secretly exercised divine powers |krypsis .`
science of putting people to death |ktenology .`
fermented mare's milk |kumiss .`
cumin-flavoured liqueur |kummel .`
prehistoric burial mound |kurgan .`
relative degree of sharpness of peak of distribution curve |kurtosis .`
brain disease transmitted by cannibalism |kuru .`
Eastern European rye beer |kvass .`
tropical disease of infants due to protein deficiency |kwashiorkor .`
narrow strait |kyle .`
Chinese mythical animal |kylin .`
club foot |kyllosis .`
small long-haired cattle |kyloe .`
study of wave motion |kymatology .`
instrument for recording fluid pressure |kymograph .`
humped nose |kyphorrhinos .`
hunchbacked condition |kyphosis .`
religious petition for mercy |kyrie .`
string of short lines in stanzas all ending with the same word |kyrielle .`
the use of literal expressions |kyriolexy .`
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moral standard; ecclesiastical banner bearing Christ's monogram |labarum .`
a weakening decay; overthrow |labefactation .`
collection and study of beer bottle labels |labeorphily .`
instrument for measuring size of the head of a fetus |labidometer .`
adaptable; unstable |labile .`
plasticity; openness to change or breakdown |lability .`
lip reading |labiomancy .`
lip ornament |labret .`
thick-lipped |labrose .`
living in holes |labtebricole .`
dark red transparent resin used to make shellac |lac .`
mass of igneous rock intruded between two sedimentary beds |laccolith .`
shaped like a lizard |lacertiform .`
resembling or pertaining to lizards |lacertilian .`
negligence or undue delay in fulfilling legal duty |laches .`
narrow-necked bottle or vase |lachrymatory .`
shaped like a tear |lachrymiform .`
causing tears or weeping |lachrymogenic .`
shedding tears |lachrymose .`
cut into narrow lobes; slashed; fringed |laciniate .`
shaped like a fringe |laciniform .`
network |lacis .`
expression of regret or deprecation |lackaday .`
sauna |laconicum .`
dairy farm or milking operation |lactarium .`
milky |lacteous .`
secreting milk |lactescent .`
milk-bearing |lactiferous .`
flowing with milk |lactifluous .`
producing milk |lactogenic .`
instrument for testing relative density of milk |lactometer .`
instrument for measuring purity or richness of milk |lactoscope .`
a blank space or missing part |lacuna .`
sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling |lacunar .`
resembling or pertaining to pools |lacuscular .`
resembling or pertaining to lakes |lacustrine .`
banditry; robbery |ladronism .`
turning to the left |laeotropic .`
movement leftwards |laevoduction .`
cargo jettisoned from ship but marked by buoys for recovery |lagan .`
wreckage or goods at the bottom of the sea |lagan .`
flask |lagena .`
shaped like a flask |lageniform .`
percussion instrument with bottlecaps loosely nailed to pole |lagerphone .`
gratuity |lagniappe .`
harelip |lagostoma .`
having ears like a hare's |lagotic .`
resembling or pertaining to lay people rather than clergy |laic .`
process of returning a clergyman to lay status |laicisation .`
doctrine of opposition to clergy and priests |laicism .`
fine given to married women for adultery |lairwite .`
milky deposit on top of fresh concrete |laitance .`
childish speech; mispronunciation of speech sounds |lallation .`
shaped like the letter lambda (^) or "L" |lambdoid .`
moving about as if touching lightly; flickering; glowing |lambent .`
unit of brightness of light |lambert .`
taken by licking up with the tongue |lambitive .`
drapery over a window or doorway; veil over a helmet |lambrequin .`
fabric in which metallic threads are interwoven |lamé .`
thin plate or layer |lamella .`
shaped like a plate or layer |lamelliform .`
minty; resembling or pertaining to the mint plant |lamiaceous .`
thin plate or layer |lamina .`
resembling or pertaining to thin plates or layer |laminary .`
fugitive |lamister .`
giant vulture-like bird of prey |lammergeier .`
lamp, candlestick or torch |lampad .`
torch-race |lampadedromy .`
torchbearer |lampadephore .`
divination by flame |lampadomancy .`
decorated oil lamp |lampion .`
speaking in loud and clear tones |lamprophony .`
resembling or pertaining or pertaining to glow-worms or fireflies |lampyridine .`
private balcony in a hotel room |lanai .`
instrument for measuring quality of wool |lanameter .`
woolly |lanate .`
shaped like a lance-head |lanceolate .`
shaped like a lance |lanciform .`
to lacerate; to pierce |lancinate .`
sharp; shooting pain |lancination .`
horse-drawn carriage with folding top |landau .`
government by the propertied class; timocracy |landocracy .`
cross-country skiing or running |langlauf .`
unit of solar radiation |langley .`
growing languid |languescent .`
tongue-like object or part |languet .`
listlessness; weariness |languor .`
of teeth or claws designed for tearing (canine teeth) |laniary .`
wool-bearing |laniferous .`
bearing wool |lanigerous .`
downy; covered with fine soft hair |lanuginose .`
rope or line for fastening something in a ship |lanyard .`
cord for hanging a knife or whistle around the neck |lanyard .`
lukewarm; half-hearted |Laodicean .`
purgative |lapactic .`
instrument for viewing interior of peritoneal cavity |laparoscope .`
stonecutter |lapicide .`
resembling or pertaining to stones; inscribed on stones |lapidarian .`
gem-cutter |lapidary .`
to pelt with stones; to kill by stoning |lapidate .`
stony |lapideous .`
becoming stone; petrifying |lapidescent .`
petrifaction |lapifidication .`
shaped like a small stone |lapilliform .`
small stone ejected by volcanic eruption |lapillus .`
prickly |lappaceous .`
fold or flap on a garment or headdress worn by priest |lappet .`
panelled ceiling |laquearia .`
local god of a house |lar .`
left side of a ship |larboard .`
resembling or pertaining to lard |lardaceous .`
local Roman gods |lares .`
ample; bountiful |largifical .`
talkative; full of words |largiloquent .`
giving of largess |largition .`
resembling or pertaining to gulls |larine .`
study of population statistics |larithmics .`
resembling or pertaining to gulls |laroid .`
high oil-tanned leather boot or moccasin |larrigan .`
to flog or thrash |larrup .`
killing of larvae |larvicide .`
giving birth to larvae |larviparous .`
feeding on larvae |larvivorous .`
study of larynx |laryngology .`
instrument for examining interior of the larynx |laryngoscope .`
weir |lasher .`
state of being tired or weary |lassitude .`
room for stowing goods in a ship |lastage .`
sturdy cotton or worsted cloth |lasting .`
living in holes |latebricole .`
triangular sail rigged on ship's spar |lateen .`
running or moving sideways |laterigrade .`
brick-red |lateritious .`
becoming latent |latescent .`
containing or conveying latex |laticiferous .`
having broad teeth |latidentate .`
great landed estates |latifundia .`
a petty scholar of Latin |latinitaster .`
having broad wings |latipennate .`
lurking; lying in wait; hibernating |latitant .`
writ based on supposition that person is in hiding |latitat .`
one having tolerant or free religious views |latitudinarian .`
doctrine of broad liberality in religious belief and conduct |latitudinarianism .`
broad or wide interpretation |latitudinous .`
indicating motion up to or as far as |lative .`
barking |latrant .`
the act of yelping or barking |latration .`
highest degree of veneration, assigned to God over saints |latria .`
to engage in highway robbery |latrocinate .`
metal in thin plates |latten .`
glass having white veins |latticinio .`
an opium preparation |laudanum .`
prayer service held at dawn following matins |lauds .`
bearing laurels |lauriferous .`
lute harpsichord with gut strings |lautenclavicymbel .`
sumptuous |lautitious .`
ceremony in which priest washes his hands; basin for the ceremony |lavabo .`
place for washing gold ore |lavadero .`
jeweled pendant worn round the neck; pendant microphone |lavaliere .`
wash-basin for washing bodies of newly dead; room where lavabo kept |lavatory .`
to sail against the wind |laveer .`
large vessel for washing, especially for ritual purification |laver .`
resembling or pertaining to lava |lavic .`
lively bouncy dance for two persons |lavolta .`
group of recluses' cells |lavra .`
fine sheer plain-woven cotton or linen |lawn .`
belief that an unlikely opinion may be safely followed |laxism .`
baby's complete set of clothing |layette .`
place for depositing dung or rubbish |laystall .`
leper or person with similar pestilential disease |lazar .`
space in ship between decks used for storage |lazaret .`
hospital for lepers |lazaretto .`
arable land left fallow or used for pasture |lea .`
divination using water in a basin or pool |lecanomancy .`
staring at pool of water as means of self-hypnosis |lecanoscopy .`
having a yolk |lecithal .`
desk or stand from which church lessons are read |lectern .`
reading; lesson read in church |lection .`
sacrifice where images of gods placed on couches and offered food |lectisternium .`
female reader in church |lectrice .`
requiring bed rest or confinement to bed |lectual .`
wood or metal planes attached to hull to prevent leeway |leeboard .`
a vertical edge of a square sail |leech .`
belief that salvation depends on strict adherence to the law |legalism .`
resembling or pertaining to a legate |legatine .`
lightness; nimbleness |legerity .`
person knowledgeable about the law |legist .`
like a lawyer; underhanded and legalistic |leguleian .`
straight-haired |leiotrichous .`
three-pronged spear or trident used for fishing |leister .`
a lover, sweetheart or paramour |leman .`
preliminary proposition, theme, argument or headword |lemma .`
spirits of the dead |lemures .`
resembling or pertaining to lemurs |lemurine .`
to mitigate or assuage |lenify .`
soothing; laxative; mitigating |lenitive .`
mildness; clemency |lenity .`
open-woven fabric |leno .`
associated with standing water |lentic .`
shaped like a lens |lentiform .`
minutely dotted; freckled |lentiginose .`
freckle |lentigo .`
lethargy; slowness |lentitude .`
sluggishness; viscidity |lentor .`
resembling or pertaining to lions |leonine .`
of or like a lion; rhyming last two or three syllables in a line |leonine .`
form of leprosy in which the face becomes wrinkly and somewhat lion-like |leontiasis .`
crossbreed between a leopard and a lion |leopon .`
resembling a barnacle |lepadoid .`
pleasant; charming; amusing |lepid .`
composed of scales |lepidine .`
study of butterflies and moths |lepidopterology .`
having four wings, such as a moth or butterfly |lepidopterous .`
resembling or shaped like a hare |leporiform .`
resembling or pertaining to the hare |leporine .`
study of leprosy |leprology .`
hospital for lepers |leprosarium .`
scaly; scurfy |leprose .`
abnormally thick-skinned |leptochrous .`
instrument for measuring oil viscosity |leptometer .`
person with a slight or slender build |leptosome .`
oblivion; forgetfulness |lethe .`
causing death; carrying or bearing death |lethiferous .`
inability to remember the right word |lethologica .`
tendency to forget names |lethonomia .`
white or pale-coloured |leucochroic .`
having dark hair and eyes but fair skin |leucomelanous .`
albino; having fair or pale hair or complexion |leucous .`
to run away from a debt |levant .`
a hare in its first year; a mistress |leveret .`
to smooth; to grind to a fine powder; to polish; to lighten |levigate .`
lightning |levin .`
custom of compulsory marriage with brother's widow |levirate .`
law student |lexer .`
study of words and their meanings |lexicology .`
sign which represents a word |lexigram .`
art of definition of words |lexigraphy .`
system of writing in which each sign represents a word |lexigraphy .`
bombastic; sesquipedalian; using many long words |lexiphanic .`
way in which a piece of writing is expressed in words |lexis .`
mystical straight line between features of landscape |ley .`
grey; dapple-grey |liard .`
fossil-bearing limestone |lias .`
yielding or bearing incense |libaniferous .`
divination by watching incense smoke |libanomancy .`
producing incense |libanotophorous .`
southwest wind |libeccio .`
a person who brings a charge of libel |libellant .`
phloem or fibre from tree |liber .`
destruction of liberty |liberticide .`
debauchery |libertinage .`
lewd person |libidinist .`
place to sleep in |libken .`
to oscillate; to be poised |librate .`
apparent oscillation of moon's visible surface |libration .`
shaped like a book |libriform .`
study of lichens |lichenology .`
lecherous; lusty; greedy |lickerish .`
ancient Roman magistrate's attendant |lictor .`
bathing beach; open-air swimming pool |lido .`
soon; gladly |lief .`
resembling or pertaining to the spleen |lienal .`
discharge of partially digested food |lientery .`
the act of binding; the state of being bound |ligation .`
horizontal timber of a scaffolding |ligger .`
large open boat used in loading and unloading ships |lighter .`
cargo carried by or fee for carrying cargo by lighter |lighterage .`
woody; wooden |ligneous .`
of the form or shape of wood |ligniform .`
to make woody; to turn into wood |lignify .`
destructive of wood |ligniperdous .`
woody coal |lignite .`
feeding on wood |lignivorous .`
resembling or shaped like a strap |ligulate .`
fear of loud noises |ligyrophobia .`
slug-like |limaciform .`
resembling or pertaining to slugs |limacine .`
study of slugs |limacology .`
polishing or smoothing; correction of astronomical errors |limation .`
slug |limax .`
possessing a border |limbate .`
border |limbus .`
border |limes .`
living on a shore; resembling or pertaining to wading birds |limicoline .`
living in mud |limicolous .`
near the frontier or border |limitrophe .`
eating mud |limivorous .`
to portray, paint or delineate |limn .`
painter of portraits |limner .`
living in fresh water; pertaining to fresh water |limnetic .`
study of freshwater ecosystems |limnobiology .`
study of bodies of fresh water |limnology .`
living in ponds or marshes |limnophilous .`
meadow nymph |limoniad .`
insanity due to lack of food |limophoitos .`
abnormally ravenous appetite |limosis .`
muddy; slimy |limous .`
clear; transparent |limpid .`
resembling or pertaining to flax |linaceous .`
person or thing vital to an organization |linchpin .`
thick embossed wallpaper |lincrusta .`
lively dance closely resembling the jitterbug and famous for its aerials |lindy hop .`
distinctive feature or characteristic |lineament .`
marked with fine lines |lineolate .`
resembling or pertaining to language, speech or the tongue |lingual .`
shaped like a tongue |linguiform .`
fear of string |linonophobia .`
coarse linen and wool blend |linsey .`
thin coarse fabric of wool and linen |linsey-woolsey .`
horizontal beam supporting the load above a door |lintel .`
small lion used as a bearing |lioncelle .`
lion-like appearance symptomatic of leprosy |lionism .`
piece of writing in which a certain letter is excluded |lipogram .`
accidental omission of letter or syllable in wrting |lipography .`
obesity |lipomatosis .`
swoon |lipothymy .`
soreness of the eyes |lippitude .`
a person who writes about relics |lipsanographer .`
container for relics |lipsanotheca .`
to melt; to subject to liquation |liquate .`
becoming liquid |liquescent .`
liquifying agent |liquifacient .`
the act of liquefying something |liquifaction .`
long tail of a graduate's hood; a part or lesson committed to memory |liripipe .`
lithe; nimble; flexible |lissome .`
smooth-haired |lissotrichous .`
prayer of supplication in responsive style |litany .`
letter for letter |literatim .`
representation of sounds by letters |literation .`
dabbler in learning |literator .`
spuriously or affectedly literary |literose .`
painting upon stone |lithochromy .`
stone breaker; tool for breaking rocks |lithoclast .`
living in burrows in rocks |lithodomous .`
rock-building |lithogenous .`
engraving on stone |lithoglyph .`
stone-worship |litholatry .`
study of rocks |lithology .`
divination by stones or meteorites |lithomancy .`
stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock |lithophagous .`
living among stones |lithophilous .`
plant that grows on rock |lithophyte .`
understatement by affirming using negation of the contrary |litotes .`
resembling or pertaining to the shore of a body of water |littoral .`
spotted |liturate .`
a person who studies or recites church rituals |liturgician .`
study of liturgical forms and church rituals |liturgiology .`
leader in public worship |liturgist .`
pathological blueness of skin |livedo .`
leaching |lixiviation .`
word borrowed from another language |loan-word .`
resembling or pertaining to a lobe |lobar .`
having a lobe or lobes |lobate .`
bumpkin, boor or lout |lobcock .`
shaped like a lobe |lobular .`
lodging-house; inn |locanda .`
indicating location or place where |locative .`
divided into small compartments |locellate .`
small compartment of a cell |locellus .`
waiting in ambush |lochetic .`
little loch |lochlet .`
coarse linen |lockram .`
method of marching in tight formation |lockstep .`
self-propelling machine; early automobile |locomobile .`
having loculi |loculate .`
small compartment or recess for holding an urn |loculus .`
clergyman temporarily replacing regular priest |locum .`
well-stored |locuplete .`
room for conversation |locutory .`
heavy waterproof woollen fabric |loden .`
pilot |lodesman .`
deposit of rich and fertile soil |loess .`
rocking-stone |logan .`
mania for trying to recall forgotten words |loganamnosis .`
divination by means of algorithms |logarithmancy .`
covered open arcade |loggia .`
collection of sayings |logia .`
a petty logician |logicaster .`
government of words |logocracy .`
artificer in words |logodaedalus .`
verbal legerdemain |logodaedaly .`
a person who issues laws or rules regarding words |logogogue .`
single sign standing for word or phrase |logogram .`
riddle in which word is found from other words' letters |logogriph .`
contention about words or in words |logomachy .`
divination using words |logomancy .`
pathological loquacity |logomania .`
speech therapy |logopedics .`
a lover of words |logophile .`
excessive flow of words; uncontrollable garrulity |logorrhea .`
divine rational principle |logos .`
body of text with frequently occurring word or syllable |logotype .`
resembling or pertaining to plagues |loimic .`
study of plagues and epidemics |loimology .`
to bound about wildly |lollop .`
forbearance; patience |longanimity .`
rope used in training horses |longe .`
longitudinal membrane of an airplane |longeron .`
long-winded language |longiloquence .`
remoteness |longiniquity .`
period of dullness or tedium |longueur .`
resembling or pertaining to the mistletoe |loranthaceous .`
worship of nobility |lordolatry .`
convex curvature of the spine |lordosis .`
located in the area between the eyes and the nose or snout |loreal .`
courtesan |lorette .`
eyeglasses with a handle |lorgnette .`
an eyeglass |lorgnon .`
armoured with plates or scales; to coat or armour protectively |loricate .`
saddlemaker |lorimer .`
worthless fellow; scamp |losel .`
associated with or living in running water |lotic .`
feeding on lotuses; indolent; lazy; dreamy |lotophagous .`
squinting; ambiguous; shady |louche .`
spectacles used to reduce glare and prevent squinting |louchettes .`
jeweller's magnifying glass worn on the eye-socket |loupe .`
to look sullen or threatening |lour .`
sloping slat placed across an opening |louvre .`
grey-green; blue-green |lovat .`
device used to record ship's travels |loxodograph .`
line on the globe equally oblique to all meridians |loxodrome .`
study of sailing along rhumb-lines |loxodromy .`
squint |loxophthalmus .`
distorted; oblique |loxotic .`
slippery; lewd |lubricious .`
greasiness; wiliness |lubricity .`
service station |lubritorium .`
dormer window |lucarne .`
shining; bright |lucent .`
resembling or pertaining to lamps |lucernal .`
light-bringing; light-giving |luciferous .`
like light |luciform .`
shunning or avoiding light |lucifugous .`
lamp burning oil mixed with air in a spray |lucigen .`
instrument for measuring light intensity |lucimeter .`
light-absorbing or consuming |luciphyllous .`
sordid gain; riches |lucre .`
lucrative; yielding profit |lucriferous .`
eager for gain |lucripetous .`
struggle |luctation .`
study protracted late into the night |lucubration .`
bright; clear; convincing |luculent .`
contempt; derision |ludibry .`
playful |ludibund .`
spontaneously and aimlessly playful |ludic .`
burlesque |ludicrism .`
windward side of a ship; forward edge of fore-and-aft sail |luff .`
four-sided sail bent to an obliquely hanging yard |lugsail .`
mournful; dismal |lugubrious .`
shaped like a worm; worm-like |lumbriciform .`
resembling or pertaining to earthworms |lumbricine .`
unit of luminous flux |lumen .`
bearing or bringing light |luminiferous .`
artist who uses the effects of light; impressionist |luminist .`
a person who believes that the moon affects the weather |lunarist .`
crescent-shaped |lunate .`
lunar month; interval between successive new moons |lunation .`
crescent-shaped space where a vault meets a wall |lunette .`
pertaining jointly to the moon and sun |lunisolar .`
time when moon is farthest north or south each month |lunistice .`
Bronze Age crescent necklace; white part of fingernail base |lunula .`
shaped like a small crescent |lunulate .`
resembling or pertaining to a brothel |lupanarian .`
killing of a wolf |lupicide .`
shaped like a wolf |lupiform .`
resembling or pertaining to wolves |lupine .`
resembling or pertaining to hops |lupulic .`
lazy and dull individual |lurdan .`
red-yellow; yellow-brown |lurid .`
playful |lusory .`
to purify by sacrifice |lustrate .`
ritual washing; ablution |lustration .`
glossy silk |lustring .`
period of five years; periodic purification of Roman empire |lustrum .`
resembling or pertaining to or comprised of mud |lutaceous .`
inhabiting mud |lutarious .`
fitting on ship's deck to allow mast to pivot to pass under bridges |lutchet .`
yellowish |luteolous .`
golden-yellow |luteous .`
yellowish |lutescent .`
plain glossy silk |lutestring .`
maker of stringed instruments |luthier .`
covered with mud or clay; muddy |lutose .`
resembling or pertaining to otters |lutrine .`
thick; muddy |lutulent .`
unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square meter |lux .`
to displace or dislocate |luxate .`
dislocation of an anatomical part |luxation .`
instrument for measuring illumination |luxmeter .`
overabundant in growth |luxuriant .`
mythical ability of humans to turn into wolves; werewolfism |lycanthropy .`
school of philosophical instruction |lyceum .`
roofed gate of a churchyard |lychgate .`
a person who works at night and sleeps in the day |lychnobite .`
low side window |lychnoscope .`
effeminate; luxurious |Lydian .`
love of darkness |lygophilia .`
fear of darkness |lygophobia .`
lynx-like; sharp-sighted |lyncean .`
easily dispersed in a suitable medium |lyophile .`
freeze-drying |lyophilization .`
extreme pathological mournfulness |lypemania .`
lyre-shaped |lyrate .`
kind of obsolete harpsichord |lyrichord .`
electronic wind instrument like a large obverse flute |lyricon .`
old wind instrument like a cornett or serpent |lysarden .`
caused by the breaking down of cells |lysigenic .`
instrument for measuring percolation of water through soil |lysimeter .`
disintegration; destruction |lysis .`
abnormal fear of hydrophobia |lyssophobia .`
indicating the end of a disease |lyterian .`
auction of household goods |lythcoop .`
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to wrap up |mabble .`
happy |mabsoot .`
to cover a road with small broken stones |macadamize .`
a beatitude; taking pleasure in another's joy |macarism .`
to declare to be happy or blessed |macarize .`
muddled or mixed-up |macaronic .`
to steep or soak; to break up; to emaciate |macerate .`
a person who fasts and becomes emaciated |macerator .`
low-lying sandy beach |machair .`
sabre-toothed |machairodont .`
space between corbels in a parapet |machicolation .`
tool used by surveyors to obtain right angle |machinule .`
atrophy |macies .`
lean; excessively thin |macilent .`
heavy napped and felted wool cloth |mackinaw .`
lightweight rubberized waterproof cotton |mackintosh .`
smoked salted mutton |macon .`
long-lived |macrobian .`
long-lived organism |macrobiote .`
having an abnormally large head |macrocephalic .`
having a large head |macrocephalous .`
large and complex structure considered as a whole |macrocosm .`
viewing an object with the naked eye |macrography .`
much talk with little to say; redundancy; pleonasm |macrology .`
divination using large objects |macromancy .`
delusion that objects are larger than natural size |macromania .`
fear of prolonged waiting |macrophobia .`
resembling or pertaining to kangaroos |macropodine .`
having large wings or fins |macropterous .`
one with a long shadow; a person who inhabits polar regions |macroscian .`
big-eared |macrotous .`
having a long tail |macrural .`
killing or slaughter of a sacrificial victim |mactation .`
spotted; patchy |macular .`
the act of spotting or staining |maculation .`
divination using spots |maculomancy .`
spotted |maculose .`
fine cotton cloth |madapollam .`
loss of eyelashes or eyebrows |madarosis .`
red dye made from brazil wood; a reddish or red-orange colour |madder .`
to moisten or make wet |madefy .`
wine becoming rusty in colour and flat in taste |maderization .`
growing damp |madescent .`
wet; dank |madid .`
vegetable slicer with adjustable blade |madoline .`
fine plain-woven cotton or silk |madras .`
apple-nymph |maelid .`
furious; bacchanalian |maenadic .`
to celebrate exuberantly and boisterously |maffick .`
ancient bridged stringed instrument |magadis .`
place where maggots are bred for sale to fishers |maggotorium .`
teachings or philosophy of the magi |magianism .`
art of cookery |magirics .`
in the manner of a teacher or magistrate |magisterial .`
teaching function of the Catholic church |magisterium .`
resembling or pertaining to a master or teacher |magistral .`
wonderful or great thing |magnality .`
art of raising silkworms |magnanerie .`
study of magnetism |magnetics .`
instrument for recording measurements of magnetic fields |magnetograph .`
instrument for measuring intensity of magnetic fields |magnetometer .`
unit of the quantized magnetic moment of a particle |magneton .`
having a long tail |magnicaudate .`
canticle in praise of the Virgin Mary |magnificat .`
speaking in a grand or pompous style |magniloquent .`
garrulousness |magpiety .`
a person who rides or drives elephants |mahout .`
open plain; open space near a town |maidan .`
bringing out latent thoughts; socratic |maieutic .`
midwifery |maieutics .`
tights worn by a ballet dancer |maillot .`
sailing ship's principal mast |mainmast .`
stolen goods discovered on thief |mainour .`
a person who gives mainprise |mainpernor .`
surety for the appearance of a prisoner at trial |mainprise .`
principal sail on a ship's mainmast |mainsail .`
rope by which mainsail is trimmed and secured |mainsheet .`
stay that extends from the main-top to the foot of the foremast |mainstay .`
elaborate glazed Italian pottery |majolica .`
dried leaf used in ancient times to make perfumed ointments |malabathrum .`
act of making soft or supple |malacissation .`
made of a soft or fleshy substance |malacoid .`
study of molluscs |malacology .`
pollinated by snails |malacophilous .`
soft-voiced |malacophonous .`
emollient plaster |malagma .`
Spanish dance performed by a couple, similar to the fandango |malaguena .`
bold; forward; saucy |malapert .`
misapplication of words without mispronunciation |malapropism .`
resembling or pertaining to the cheek |malar .`
study of malaria |malariology .`
softening of clay by kneading it |malaxage .`
to soften by kneading, rubbing or mixing with a liquid |malaxate .`
short cutting sword |malchus .`
cursing |maledicent .`
doing mischief; producing evil |malefic .`
evil-doing; illegal activities |malfeasance .`
in spite of |malgré .`
harmful; unhealthy |maliferous .`
to feign sickness in order to avoid duty or work |malinger .`
the belief that the world is evil |malism .`
a curse |malison .`
hammering; a hammer-mark or dent |malleation .`
shaped like a hammer |malleiform .`
eating wool or fleece |mallophagous .`
suffering from frequent and severe earthquakes |malloseismic .`
calcareous loam used in making brick |malm .`
sweet perfumed wine |malmsey .`
thick mineral pitch |maltha .`
a person who makes or deals in malt |maltster .`
resembling or pertaining to the mallow family of plants |malvaceous .`
corruption in office; corrupt administration; misconduct |malversation .`
Cuban ballroom dance resembling the rumba or cha-cha |mambo .`
rounded hill |mamelle .`
rounded hill or protuberance |mamelon .`
study of mammals |mammalogy .`
to stammer; to waver; to be undecided |mammer .`
idolatry; idols collectively |mammetry .`
having breasts |mammiferous .`
shaped like a breast |mammiform .`
nipple |mammila .`
shaped like a nipple |mammiliform .`
scrap or shred; a broken piece |mammock .`
promoting growth of the milk glands |mammogenic .`
riches; the wealthy; the upper classes |mammon .`
devotion to pursuit of wealth |mammonism .`
shaped like a breast |mammose .`
spoiled child |mammothrept .`
illegitimate child |mamzer .`
resembling or pertaining to the hand |manal .`
legal transfer by actual or symbolic sale |mancipation .`
steward of a college or monastery; purveyor |manciple .`
command; order |mandament .`
writ instructing that an action should be performed |mandamus .`
government with a large bureaucracy |mandarism .`
resembling or pertaining to commands or leadership |mandative .`
shaped like a mandible or jaw-bone |mandibuliform .`
oval panel containing a work of art; elliptical halo around holy person |mandorla .`
axle of a circular saw |mandrel .`
founder or leader of a monastic order |mandriarch .`
to chew or eat |manducate .`
loose outer garment worn over armour |mandylion .`
the art of horsemanship |manège .`
bearing manganese |manganiferous .`
medieval war engine for throwing stones |mangonel .`
having a woolly growth that can be peeled off |manicate .`
left-handedness |manicism .`
having the shape of a hand |maniform .`
clerical vestment worn on the left arm |maniple .`
instrument for measuring pressure of a liquid or gas |manometer .`
having had unfulfilled ambition; failing to achieve expectation |manqué .`
rope used as a handrail on a ship |manrope .`
residence; mansions |mansionary .`
meekness; tameness; sweetness of temper |mansuetude .`
perjured |mansworn .`
knee-length sleeveless garment worn by Catholic cardinals and bishops |mantelletta .`
resembling or pertaining to divination; prophetic; divinely inspired |mantic .`
decimal part of logarithm |mantissa .`
fortune-telling |mantology .`
shaped like a handle |manubrial .`
any handle-like structure |manubrium .`
careful guidance; leading by hand |manuduction .`
emancipation; freedom from slavery |manumission .`
cultivation |manurance .`
masturbation |manustupration .`
map of the world |mappemond .`
small model of something to be made on a larger scale |maquette .`
guerrilla resistance force |maquis .`
thin downy silk |marabout .`
process by which alloy is slowly cooled in the air |maraging .`
bitterness; something bitter |marah .`
wasting away of the body; emaciation due to malnutrition |marasmus .`
refuse from winemaking |marc .`
cotton or linen in twill weave |marcella .`
withering without falling off |marcescent .`
old name for marzipan |marchpane .`
state of great leanness |marcidity .`
propagation of trees by stripping ring of bark and covering with moss |marcottage .`
marsh; miasma |maremma .`
pearl-like |margaric .`
pearl-bearing |margaritiferous .`
divination using pearls |margaritomancy .`
living in the sea |maricolous .`
cultivation of aquatic flora and fauna |mariculture .`
produced by or in the sea |marigenous .`
instrument for recording tide levels |marigraph .`
worship of the virgin mother |Mariolatry .`
study of the Virgin Mary |Mariology .`
right of feudal lord to arrange marriages of vassals |maritage .`
killing or killer of one's husband |mariticide .`
ruthless domination by a husband |maritodespotism .`
preciosity in literary style or expression |marivaudage .`
clay used as fertilizer |marl .`
small rope wound about larger rope to keep it from fraying |marline .`
conversion of limestone into marble |marmarosis .`
of or like marble |marmoreal .`
ribbed crepe fabric |marocain .`
furniture inlaid with multicoloured wood, ivory, or metal |marquetry .`
sheer meshed cloth |marquisette .`
Jew converted to Christianity to avoid persecution |marrano .`
expression of surprised agreement |marry .`
circular fort for coastal defence |martello .`
ignorant preacher |martext .`
a strict disciplinarian; a person who adheres to rules |martinet .`
lower stay of rope used to sustain strain of the forestays |martingale .`
strap between horse's forelegs to keep its head down |martingale .`
heraldic representation of a bird without feet |martlet .`
shrine erected in memory of a martyr |martyrium .`
excessive devotion to martyrs |martyrolatry .`
study of martyrs |martyrology .`
marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled |marver .`
grotesque face on a door-knocker |mascaron .`
massive sweating of the armpits |maschalephidrosis .`
diamond-shaped plate or scale |mascle .`
concentration of dense mass beneath the moon's surface |mascon .`
use of deception or camouflage as military stratagem |maskirovka .`
muscle used to move the lower jaw |masseter .`
degree or title of a master |masterate .`
to chew; to knead mechanically |masticate .`
bearing a whip |mastigophorous .`
like a nipple or teat |mastoid .`
study of mammals |mastology .`
Spanish ritualised sword-dance or battle dance |matachin .`
having a quilted ornamentation; fabric with raised pattern as if quilted |matelassé .`
belief that matter is the only extant substance |materialism .`
of or resembling an aunt |materteral .`
divination by counting |mathemancy .`
minor or inferior mathematician |mathematicaster .`
mental discipline; learning or wisdom |mathesis .`
resembling or pertaining to the morning |matinal .`
prayer service held in early morning hours |matins .`
long-necked chemical flask |matrass .`
resembling or pertaining to a womb or a matrix |matrical .`
resembling or pertaining to a register |matricular .`
resembling or pertaining to inheritance along the female line |matriherital .`
love for country or other institution when regarded as a mother |matriotism .`
resembling or pertaining to the power of mothers |matripotestal .`
more like the mother than the father |matroclinic .`
Russian hollow wooden doll |matryoshka .`
purulent |mattery .`
pickaxe for loosening soil |mattock .`
person on borderline between sanity and insanity |mattoid .`
becoming mature |maturescent .`
resembling or pertaining to the morning; happening early in the day |matutinal .`
getting up on the wrong side of the bed |matutolypea .`
tearfully sentimental |maudlin .`
in spite of |maugre .`
in spite of; notwithstanding |maugre .`
stick used by painters to steady the hand |maulstick .`
to grumble; to drivel; to mutter |maunder .`
custom of sovereign washing feet of poor or giving alms |maundy .`
sweet dark red Greek wine |mavrodaphne .`
resembling or pertaining to a jaw |maxillary .`
uncompromising adherence to extreme demands |maximalism .`
Brazilian ballroom dance resembling the two-step |maxixe .`
unit of magnetic flux |maxwell .`
illusion; the world of phenomena |maya .`
perhaps |mayhap .`
rich blue or reddish-blue colour |mazarine .`
hardwood drinking bowl |mazer .`
mammalogy; study of mammals |mazology .`
any disease of the placenta |mazopathia .`
Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure |mazurka .`
petroleum residue after distillation |mazut .`
dizzy; confused; labyrinthine; convoluted |mazy .`
wild sweet cherry |mazzard .`
ancient Jewish sacred stone pillar |mazzebah .`
West African popular music |mbalax .`
jazz-influenced southern African popular music style |mbaqanga .`
easily penetrable |meable .`
opening of a passage or canal |meatus .`
old Mexican measure of about one-tenth of an acre |mecate .`
belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces |mechanism .`
worship of machines |mechanolatry .`
having the form of a machine |mechanomorphic .`
instrument for measuring length |mecometer .`
first feces of a newborn child |meconium .`
study of or treatise concerning opium |meconology .`
divination using sleep |meconomancy .`
consumer of opium or heroin |meconophagist .`
able to present a good image in the media |mediagenic .`
resembling or pertaining to spiritualists, mediums or prophets |medianic .`
externally applied curative treatment |medicament .`
quack; charlatan |medicaster .`
absorbed in meditation |meditabund .`
the middle finger |medius .`
consisting of or resembling marrow or pith |medullary .`
resembling a jellyfish |medusiform .`
undeserving; unrewarded |meedless .`
fitting; proper |meet .`
extinct giant deer |megacerine .`
resembling or pertaining to fruit bats |megachiropteran .`
large rough stone used as a monument |megalith .`
instrument for determining longitude by observing stars |megameter .`
having a large face |megaprosopous .`
instrument for projecting an enlarged image |megascope .`
visible to the naked eye |megascopic .`
surviving only in tropical climates |megathermic .`
plant requiring very high temperatures |megistotherm .`
dizziness; migraine; low spirits |megrim .`
camel used for racing |mehari .`
understatement of size or importance for rhetorical effect |meiosis .`
range-finder |mekometer .`
honey |mel .`
pain in the limbs |melalgia .`
black; very dark |melanic .`
containing or bearing melanin |melaniferous .`
abnormally dark person or animal |melano .`
dark-skinned |melanochroic .`
dark patch of skin |melasma .`
instrument for measuring melting points of substances |meldometer .`
resembling or pertaining to turkeys |meleagrine .`
to be sung; lyric |melic .`
having a honey-like colour |melichrous .`
canary-yellow |meline .`
the belief the world tends to become better |meliorism .`
feeding upon honey |meliphagous .`
tune; melodic embellishment; ornamentation |melisma .`
florid in melody |melismatic .`
study of bees |melittology .`
resembling or pertaining to or resembling honey |mellaginous .`
producing or forming honey |melliferous .`
honey-making |mellification .`
sweet-sounding |mellisonant .`
honey-eating |mellivorous .`
recitation with musical accompaniment |melologue .`
craze for music |melomania .`
any of various kinds of squash |melopepon .`
composition of music |melopoeia .`
strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth |melton .`
resembling or pertaining to the limbs rather than the trunk |membral .`
from memory; by heart |memoriter .`
speckled; spotted |menald .`
first menstruation |menarche .`
insincerity; inclination to tell falsehoods |mendacity .`
member of impoverished religious order |mendicant .`
artful lying |mendiloquence .`
shaped like a crescent |menisciform .`
crescent-shaped object; concave lens |meniscus .`
register or calendar of saints' days |menology .`
resembling or pertaining to the dinner-table; monthly |mensal .`
solvent used in the preparation of drugs |menstruum .`
measuring to find the dimensions of things |mensuration .`
resembling or pertaining to the chin |mental .`
belief that the world can be explained as aspect of the mind |mentalism .`
telepathic |mentatiferous .`
thought; cogitation; cognition |mentation .`
reduction of mind by psychological pressure |menticide .`
the chin |mentum .`
foul-smelling |mephitic .`
pure; unmixed |meracious .`
pertaining to the giving or receiving of wages |mercedary .`
dealer in small wares or textiles |mercer .`
volatile; fluctuating |mercurial .`
dung-eating |merdivorous .`
composed of urine and feces |merdurinous .`
Caribbean ballroom dance in which feet are frequently dragged |merengue .`
study of part-whole relationships |mereology .`
resembling or pertaining to prostitution; superficially attractive but lacking value |meretricious .`
soft wool of the merino sheep; any soft merino-like wool or wool and cotton cloth |merino .`
rhetorical device of contrasting two parts of a whole |merism .`
divided into parts or segments |meristic .`
government by the meritorious |meritocracy .`
pubic wig |merkin .`
narrow wall in battlement between embrasures |merlon .`
government by a part of the citizenry |merocracy .`
segmentation |merogenesis .`
fractional |meromorphic .`
word whose relation to another is a part to the whole |meronym .`
partial blindness |meropia .`
dipping; as in baptism |mersion .`
rumination |merycism .`
unsuitable marriage |mésalliance .`
it seems to me |meseems .`
middle |mesial .`
adapted to life with a moderate supply of moisture |mesic .`
feudal estate |mesnalty .`
having skin colour intermediate between light and dark |mesochroic .`
government by the middle classes |mesocracy .`
ecology |mesology .`
plant living only in moderate climates |mesotherm .`
mean; ungracious |mesquin .`
soft lightweight silk with a satin weave |messaline .`
belief in a single messiah or saviour |messianism .`
house with land and auxiliary buildings |messuage .`
transition; transfer |metabasis .`
reliance of an organism on another for environment |metabiosis .`
an error of dating an event too late |metachronism .`
ability of animals to change colour |metachrosis .`
official weighing of goods; charge for such weighing |metage .`
divination |metagnomy .`
incomprehensible; beyond understanding |metagnostic .`
transliteration |metagraphy .`
to mystify; to puzzle out |metagrobolize .`
metonymy of a double or indirect kind |metalepsis .`
bearing metal |metalliferous .`
metal occurring as an ore as opposed to in rocks |metallogenic .`
study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits |metallogeny .`
study of the structure and constitution of metals |metallography .`
study of alloying and treating metals |metallurgy .`
resembling or pertaining to serial division or segmentation of body |metameric .`
incorrect placement of 'n' at start of word following a nindefinite article |metanalysis .`
repentance; fundamental change in character |metanoia .`
metaphorical name |metanomen .`
umlaut; change in vöwel sound due to nearby consonant |metaphony .`
turning of prose into verse or vice versa |metaphrase .`
a person who produces a metaphrase |metaphrast .`
study of principles of nature and thought |metaphysics .`
change in form; metamorphosis |metaphysis .`
alteration in spelling of a word |metaplasm .`
study of politics in theory or abstract |metapolitics .`
study of nature of the mind |metapsychology .`
removal from one place to another |metastasis .`
having strong haunches or hindquarters |metasthenic .`
mutual exchange |metastrophe .`
transposition of sounds or letters of a word |metathesis .`
system of agricultural labour with share of produce as wages |métayage .`
beyond the scope of knowledge |metempirical .`
passing of soul after death into another body |metempsychosis .`
omission of day from calendar to correct lunar calendar |metemptosis .`
movement of soul into new body before or after death |metensomatosis .`
abdominal cramps and swelling due to flatulence |meteorism .`
the study of meteors |meteoritics .`
instrument recording a variety of meteorological observations |meteorograph .`
divination by studying meteors |meteoromancy .`
instrument for detecting presence of methane |methanometer .`
mead; honey ale |metheglin .`
I believe; I think |methinks .`
morbid craving for alcohol |methomania .`
drunkenness |methysis .`
profession, occupation, calling or business |métier .`
figurative use of word to name an attribute of its subject |metonymy .`
front, forehead or frontal surface |metope .`
resembling or pertaining to the forehead |metopic .`
divination using the forehead or face |metopomancy .`
fortune-telling or judgement of character by the lines of the forehead |metoposcopy .`
study of versification |metrics .`
government by mothers or women; matriarchy |metrocracy .`
science of weights and measures |metrology .`
insatiable desire for writing verse |metromania .`
system of naming after the mother's or female line |metronymy .`
fear of poetry |metrophobia .`
archbishop holding authority over other bishops |metropolitan .`
space through which animal track passes |meuse .`
to shed, moult or change |mew .`
crying feebly |mewling .`
method of copper engraving with even gradation of tones |mezzotint .`
unit of electrical conductance |mho .`
foul vapours from rotting matter; unwholesome air |miasma .`
consisting of or made of mica |micaceous .`
dwarf male plant |micrander .`
study of microscopic tissues |microanatomy .`
instrument for recording minute changes in atmospheric pressure |microbarograph .`
study of microscopic organisms |microbiology .`
instrument for measuring tiny quantities of heat |microcalorimeter .`
having a very small head |microcephalic .`
study of local climates |microclimatology .`
instrument used to write on a very small scale |micrograph .`
very small stone tool |microlith .`
study or discussion of trivialities |micrology .`
divination using small objects |micromancy .`
pathological self-deprecation or belief that one is very small |micromania .`
instrument for measuring very small distances |micrometer .`
instrument for measuring short periods of time |micronometer .`
study of microscopic fossils |micropalaeontology .`
feeding on small creatures or plants |microphagous .`
having small leaves |microphyllous .`
study of very small plant life |microphytology .`
having extremely small feet |micropodal .`
small city |micropolis .`
disease causing objects to appear smaller than actual size |micropsia .`
microscopic orifice |micropyle .`
study of minute objects |microscopy .`
instrument for recording small or distant earthquakes |microseismograph .`
instrument for measuring small or distant earthquakes |microseismometer .`
having a small body |microsomatous .`
instrument used to cut very small sections of something |microtome .`
dissection under magnification or under a microscope |micrurgy .`
the act of urinating |micturition .`
larva of the bean-fly |mida .`
shop-girl |midinette .`
custom of giving gifts to parents on mid-Lent Sunday |midlenting .`
air or look; manner |mien .`
small and dainty |mignon .`
a person who suffers from migraines |migraineur .`
unit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire |mil .`
instrument for recording distance travelled in miles |mileometer .`
like or concerning millet seeds |miliary .`
soldier without skill or ability |militaster .`
glassware made of coloured rods embedded in clear glass |milleflori .`
belief that an ideal society will be produced in the near future |millenarianism .`
thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts |millesimal .`
millennium; period of a thousand years |milliad .`
instrument for recording very small electrical currents |milliammeter .`
government by millionaires |millionocracy .`
government by mill owners |millocracy .`
very timid; unassertive person |milquetoast .`
fish spawn |milt .`
resembling or pertaining to kites and similar birds |milvine .`
prim, demure |mim .`
mimicry |mimature .`
imitative; resembling or pertaining to mimicry |mimetic .`
written representation of signs |mimography .`
threatening |minacious .`
alloy of copper, silver and aluminum |minargent .`
threatening |minatory .`
display of affectation |minauderie .`
study of minerals |mineralogy .`
colour of reddish lead |miniaceous .`
to decorate with rubrics; to illuminate a manuscript |miniate .`
a person who paints miniature pictures |miniaturist .`
to diminish, in appearance or reality |minify .`
unit of liquid volume equal to 1/480 fluid ounces |minim .`
having the smallest possible degree of faith |minimifidian .`
inclination to reduce a dogma to the least possible |minimism .`
tiny |minimuscular .`
vermilion; red lead |minium .`
ermine in winter coat; ermine or squirrel fur |miniver .`
medieval troubadour or poet |minnesinger .`
church associated with a monastery |minster .`
number from which another is to be subtracted |minuend .`
slow and stately Baroque dance in 3/4 time |minuet .`
paying undue attention to minutiae |minutious .`
abnormal contraction of the pupil of the eye |miosis .`
resembling or pertaining to temperature conditions of the present day |miothermic .`
wonders |mirabilia .`
miracle worker |mirabiliary .`
belvedere or watchtower; architectural feature with good view |mirador .`
to meddle |mird .`
wonder-working; marvellous |mirific .`
reed pipe |mirliton .`
misinterpretation |misacceptation .`
hatred of men |misandry .`
misadventure or mishap |misaunter .`
to be unsuited or unsuitable to |misbeseem .`
person of mixed racial heritage |miscegene .`
writer of miscellanies |miscellanarian .`
ledge in church to lean against while standing; forgiveness or mercy |misericord .`
doing of a lawful act in a wrongful manner |misfeasance .`
to lead astray by a light |mislight .`
hating tobacco or its smoke |misocapnic .`
a person who hates the clergy |misoclere .`
hating France or the French |misogallic .`
hatred of reason or knowledge |misology .`
hatred of novelty |misoneism .`
hatred of children |misopaedia .`
hatred of knowledge or wisdom |misosophy .`
hatred of God or deities |misotheism .`
to scorn; to slight; to undervalue |misprise .`
mistake; overlooking of a crime of another |misprision .`
book containing complete service for mass |missal .`
bad habit |mistetch .`
variation of poker where blank card can have any value |mistigris .`
to yoke or marry unsuitably |misyoke .`
high headdress worn by bishop or archbishop |miter .`
antidote to poison |mithridate .`
immunity to poison by taking increasingly large doses |mithridatism .`
agent which kills mites |miticide .`
causing cell division |mitogenic .`
machine-gunner |mitrailleur .`
shaped like a mitre or bonnet |mitrate .`
mitre-shaped |mitriform .`
warrant granted for sending a charged person to jail |mittimus .`
dunghill |mixen .`
combining different modes of nutrition |mixotrophic .`
labyrinth; bewilderment |mizmaze .`
three-masted vessel; aft sail of such a vessel |mizzen .`
mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship |mizzenmast .`
to rain in small drops |mizzle .`
unit of memory, largely hypothetical |mnemon .`
one from whose memory nothing is erased |mnemonist .`
system for improving memory |mnemotechny .`
resembling or pertaining to memory |mnesic .`
government by mobs or crowds |mobocracy .`
inferior quality woollen fabric |mockado .`
belief in unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit |modalism .`
crimson |modena .`
ornamental bracket under Corinthian or other column |modillion .`
fashionable; stylish |modish .`
a maker or seller of fashionable dresses and hats |modiste .`
cylindrical headdress of the gods |modius .`
number leaving same remainder when divided into two others |modulus .`
volcanic opening in the earth emitting carbon dioxide |mofette .`
provincial; rural |mofussil .`
ribbed silk used in making neckties |mogadore .`
writing only with difficulty |mogigraphia .`
speaking only with difficulty |mogilalia .`
fabric made from silky hair of angora goats |mohair .`
laborious |moilsome .`
small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built |moineau .`
watered silk |moire .`
watered appearance on cloth or metal |moiré .`
mourner for hire |moirologist .`
shaped like a molar |molariform .`
resembling or pertaining to a mill or miller |molendinar .`
mill |molendinary .`
heavy durable cotton |moleskin .`
great effort, especially in performing natural functions |molimen .`
resembling or pertaining to mills or grinding |molinary .`
study of mills and milling |molinology .`
softening |mollescent .`
downy; soft; having soft plumage |mollipilose .`
softness; softening |mollities .`
luxurious; sensuous |mollitious .`
killing of mollusks |molluscicide .`
an effeminate man |mollycoddle .`
to sacrifice |molochize .`
verse foot of three long syllables |molossus .`
lead poisoning |molybdosis .`
momentary; instantaneous |momentaneous .`
study of mummies |momilogy .`
satirist; critic |Momus .`
Japanese family crest |mon .`
to cause to become a monk |monachise .`
monasticism |monachism .`
theory that there exist ultimate units of being |monadism .`
marriage to only one man at a time |monandry .`
having only a single flower |monanthous .`
having only one axis |monaxial .`
worldly; fashionable; such a person |mondain .`
comprising only one word or single-word sentences |monepic .`
theory that the Holy Spirit alone can act |monergism .`
government by the monied classes |moneyocracy .`
trafficking or marketing, especially in discreditable ways |mongery .`
a nun |monial .`
shaped like a string of beads |moniliform .`
belief that all things can be placed in one category |monism .`
caution; warning |monition .`
letter containing a warning |monitory .`
monks in general; monasticism; behaviour of monks |monkery .`
colour-blindness for all but one colour |monoblepsia .`
producing fruit only once |monocarpic .`
having only one horn |monocerous .`
musical instrument having only one string |monochord .`
of one colour |monochroic .`
complete colour-blindness |monochromasy .`
contemporaneous |monochronic .`
government by one individual |monocracy .`
growing of one agricultural crop only |monoculture .`
one-eyed person |monoculus .`
one-tusked |monodont .`
one-man show; play having only one actor |monodrama .`
mournful ode or poem performed by a single mourner |monody .`
having both male and female reproductive organs |monoecious .`
origin of offspring from identical parent |monogenesis .`
having only a single brood or litter |monogoneutic .`
asexual reproduction |monogony .`
obsession or fixation on a single idea or thought |monoideism .`
worship of one god without excluding belief in others |monolatry .`
comprising only one letter |monoliteral .`
large single stone in form of monument, obelisk or column |monolith .`
habit of offering soliloquies or monologues |monology .`
single combat; a duel |monomachy .`
abnormal obsession with a single thought or idea |monomania .`
having only one form |monomorphic .`
having the same substance |monoousian .`
feeding on only one type of food |monophagous .`
fear of being alone |monophobia .`
derived from common ancestry or parentage |monophylletic .`
belief that Christ was primarily divine but in human form |monophysitism .`
one-footed person with foot large enough to be a sunshade |monopode .`
dramatic work in which one actor plays many roles |monopolylogue .`
case of only one buyer for products of several sellers |monopsony .`
belief that individuals have a single eternal soul |monopsychism .`
circular temple with one ring of columns |monopteron .`
word with one form for all cases; indeclinable noun |monoptote .`
series of lines all rhyming together |monorhyme .`
having the same metrical pattern throughout |monoschemic .`
in one line; in one row |monostichous .`
poem in which all stanzas share an identical structure |monostrophe .`
consisting of a single shaft |monostylar .`
separation of parts normally fused |monosy .`
belief in only one God |monotheism .`
belief that Christ had only one will |monotheletism .`
polyandrous |monothelious .`
wheelbarrow |monotroch .`
canoe made from one log |monoxylon .`
vessel used to expose the Eucharist |monstrance .`
mountainous; mountain-dwelling |montane .`
vertical member in panelling or framing |montant .`
huntsman |montero .`
balloon using fire for propulsion |montgolfier .`
a little hill |monticle .`
mountain-dwelling |monticolous .`
shaped like a mountain |montiform .`
visible pipes of an organ |montre .`
mounting, setting or frame |monture .`
false conception or fleshy mass in the womb |mooncalf .`
topmost sail of a ship, above the skyscraper |moonraker .`
deposit of decayed woody material under a marsh |moorlog .`
meeting; gathering; meeting-hall |moot .`
short-sighted |mopsical .`
thick piled fabric used in upholstery and carpeting |moquette .`
humus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soil |mor .`
delay |mora .`
resembling or pertaining to a morass |morassic .`
an extreme delicacy and softness |morbidezza .`
disease-bringing |morbiferous .`
measles |morbilli .`
like or resembling measles |morbilliform .`
disease |morbus .`
to divide into small portions |morcellate .`
given to biting; biting in quality |mordacious .`
biting; caustic; incisive; corrosive |mordant .`
rapidly alternating a tone with one half-tone lower; reverse trill |mordent .`
stout corded wool or cotton |moreen .`
dark-coloured horse; blackish colour |morel .`
a Moorish dance or morris-dance |moresco .`
unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome |morgan .`
resembling or pertaining to a marriage between those of unequal rank |morganatic .`
to secretly do away with |morganise .`
unit of land area slightly more than two acres |morgen .`
haughtiness; arrogance |morgue .`
folly |moria .`
dying |morient .`
shaped like a mulberry |moriform .`
deferential behaviour |morigeration .`
obsequious or deferent |morigerous .`
open helmet without visor |morion .`
restoration of lost parts of the body |morioplasty .`
animal that has died by accident |morkin .`
sheep dead from disease; its wool |morling .`
inflamed sore |mormal .`
dismal; gloomy; sombre |morne .`
nonsense |morology .`
pathological feeble-mindedness |morosis .`
foolish pretence of wisdom |morosophy .`
regeneration in a changed form |morphallaxis .`
resembling or pertaining to dreams |morphean .`
skin eruption |morphew .`
habitual craving or desire for morphine |morphinomania .`
origin or development of a body part or organ |morphogenesis .`
study of forms and the development of structures |morphology .`
measurement of form or shape |morphometry .`
laws governing biological morphology |morphonomy .`
resembling or pertaining to formation or development |morphotic .`
vigorous English dance performed by costumed men |morris .`
rounded hill or headland |morro .`
resembling or pertaining to the cutting edge of a knife |morsal .`
walrus |morse .`
act of biting or gnawing |morsitation .`
a bite |morsure .`
belief that the soul is mortal |mortalism .`
death-bringing; fatal |mortiferous .`
hole or recess made in wood to receive a tenon |mortise .`
restrictive influence of the past on the present |mortmain .`
having a musky odour |moschate .`
producing musk |moschiferous .`
thin strips taken off when dressing skins |moslings .`
constantly moving |motable .`
continually moving |motatory .`
conveying motion |motiferous .`
capable of moving spontaneously as a whole |motile .`
old telegraph or telephone receiver |motograph .`
female motor |motrix .`
artificial mound upon which a castle is built |motte .`
to variegate blotchily |mottle .`
projecting latticed window |moucharaby .`
police spy |mouchard .`
sounded in a liquid manner; palatized |mouillé .`
mole |mouldwarp .`
shaft in a glacier caused by water running down a crack |moulin .`
machine for bending a crossbow |moulinet .`
amount; distance |mountenance .`
set of four things |mournival .`
fine sheer fabric |mousseline .`
very fine glassware |mousseline .`
sheepskin processed to look like the fur of another animal |mouton .`
moving; capable of causing motion |movent .`
to make a grimace |mow .`
volcanic mud |moya .`
short cape with ornamental hood worn by Catholic prelates |mozzetta .`
mucus; mucilage |mucago .`
mouldy; mildewy |mucedinous .`
great size or bulk |muchity .`
mouldy; musty |mucid .`
conveying or secreting mucus |muciferous .`
any sticky substance |mucilage .`
feeding on plant juices |mucivorous .`
of mucus and pus |mucopurulent .`
discharge of mucus |mucorrhoea .`
terminating in a sharp point |mucronate .`
stiff sharp point forming an abrupt end |mucrone .`
like, having or resembling a sharp point |mucroniform .`
like mucus |muculent .`
dish for keeping muffins hot |muffineer .`
bellowing; braying |mugient .`
a person who is neutral politically |mugwump .`
resembling or pertaining to metalworking |mulciberian .`
to swindle; to obtain by fraud |mulct .`
punishable by a fine |mulctuary .`
mule-driver |muleteer .`
womanly; feminine |muliebrile .`
womanhood |muliebrity .`
obstinate quirk or habit |mulism .`
soft fine sheer cotton or silk fabric |mull .`
to moisten leather to make it more supple |mull .`
flat heavy stone or iron pulverizing tool |muller .`
five-pointed star in heraldry; ridiculous hairstyle |mullet .`
hornless |mulley .`
a despondent or ill-tempered mood |mulligrubs .`
upright division between window panes |mullion .`
waste earth or rock from a mine |mullock .`
organic sediment at bottom of an aquarium |mulm .`
boiled wine with honey |mulse .`
having a many-sided mind |multanimous .`
many-jointed |multarticulate .`
manifoldness; very great numerousness |multeity .`
many-headed |multicapitate .`
many-headed |multicipital .`
having great diversity; manifold |multifarious .`
having many divisions |multifid .`
many-flowered |multiflorous .`
appearance in many places simultaneously |multilocation .`
many-chambered |multiloculate .`
talkative; garrulous |multiloquent .`
having given birth to multiple children |multiparous .`
indicating repetition or augmentation |multiplicative .`
having the power to do many things |multipotent .`
knowledge of many things |multiscience .`
producing many or very loud sounds |multisonant .`
many-furrowed |multisulcate .`
having many forms but one central essence |multitarian .`
leading in many directions; offering many different paths |multivious .`
having many meanings |multivocal .`
having several differing opinions; disagreeing |multivolent .`
having several broods in one season |multivoltine .`
fee for grinding grain |multure .`
view stubbornly held even when shown to be wrong |mumpsimus .`
a cleansing or purifying medicine |mundificative .`
to cleanse; to purify; to heal |mundify .`
foul-smelling tobacco |mundungus .`
waste produced in a woollen-mill |mungo .`
magnificent liberality in giving |munificence .`
to fortify |munify .`
means of defence; record fortifying or proving a claim |muniment .`
vertical framing piece between door panels |munting .`
positively-charged muon attached to an electron |muonium .`
tax for the upkeep of walls |murage .`
by means of walls; on or from a wall |murally .`
having the thumb cut off |murcous .`
killing of a human being in a secret manner |murdrum .`
official in charge of ensuring city walls are repaired |murenger .`
pickled; preserved |muriated .`
briny |muriatic .`
rough or warty with sharp points |muricate .`
resembling a mouse or rat |muriform .`
resembling or pertaining to mice and rats |murine .`
fear of mice |muriphobia .`
epidemic or plague affecting livestock |murrain .`
clear glassware containing pieces of coloured glass |murrhine .`
resembling or pertaining to poetry or the Muses |musal .`
shaped like a brush |muscariform .`
resembling or pertaining to flycatchers and related birds |muscicapine .`
substance for killing flies |muscicide .`
resembling or pertaining to house-flies |muscid .`
resembling or pertaining to mosses; moss-like |muscoid .`
the study of mosses |muscology .`
the study of museums |museology .`
a mediocre musician |musicaster .`
plain-woven fine cotton |muslin .`
obsession with music |musomania .`
nose-band of a bridle |musrol .`
to mutter |mussitate .`
murmuring; grumbling |mussitation .`
otters, badgers and weasels |mustelid .`
resembling or pertaining to weasels, martens and badgers |musteline .`
origin or induction of mutation |mutagenesis .`
indicating a change of place or state |mutative .`
old unit of liquid measurement equal to 3/4 of an imperial pint |mutchkin .`
lacking normal defensive parts or organs |mutic .`
tendency to alter |mutivity .`
belief in mutual dependence of society and the individual |mutualism .`
kind of African tree like a mulberry; hard wood of that tree |mvule .`
muscular weakness or debility |myasthenia .`
fungus poisoning |mycetism .`
study of funguses |mycology .`
eating fungus |mycophagous .`
disease due to the growth of a fungus |mycosis .`
resembling or pertaining to the nostrils |mycteric .`
sneering |mycterism .`
morbid dilatation of the pupil of the eye |mydriasis .`
resembling or pertaining to the spinal cord |myelic .`
having a muscular origin |myogenic .`
instrument for recording muscular contractions |myograph .`
study of muscles |myology .`
divination from the movements of mice |myomancy .`
fear of mice |myophobia .`
excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye |myosis .`
resembling or pertaining to dormice |myoxine .`
having many prickles |myriacanthous .`
being a one-ten-thousandth part of a whole |myriadth .`
government by ten thousand individuals |myriarchy .`
eardrum |myringa .`
instrument for viewing the eardrum |myringoscope .`
picture consisting of many interchangeable parts |myriorama .`
feeding upon nutmegs |myristicivorous .`
antlike |myrmecoid .`
study of ants |myrmecology .`
resembling or pertaining to anteaters |myrmecophagid .`
feeding on ants |myrmecophagous .`
having a symbiotic relationship with ants |myrmecophilous .`
resembling or pertaining to ants |myrmicine .`
follower; hireling; mercenary |myrmidon .`
a person who sells perfume |myropologist .`
fear of contamination or dirt |mysophobia .`
having a mustache-like stripe |mystacial .`
resembling or pertaining to religious ritual initiation |mystagogical .`
system of knowledge concerning secrets and mysteries |mysteriosophy .`
destroyer of myths |mythoclast .`
origin of myths |mythogenesis .`
descriptive study or representation of myths |mythography .`
lying or exaggerating to an abnormal extent |mythomania .`
giving rise to myths |mythopoeic .`
bright orange-red |nacarat .`
structure on wing of airplane containing engine |nacelle .`
snack; light lunch |nacket .`
mother-of-pearl |nacre .`
of or resembling mother-of-pearl |nacreous .`
birthmark |naevus .`
swimming horizontally |naiant .`
old measure of two and a quarter inches |nail .`
fine cotton fabric |nainsook .`
nascent, rising or coming forth |naissant .`
the condition of being dwarfed or being a dwarf |nanism .`
artificial dwarfing |nanization .`
buff-coloured; durable buff-coloured cotton |nankeen .`
having an extremely small head |nanocephalous .`
study of church or temple architecture |naology .`
temple; inner cell of a temple |naos .`
nymph that inhabits wooded dells |napaea .`
shaped like a turnip |napiform .`
sheet of water flowing over a weir |nappe .`
a person who naps cloth after it is fulled |napper .`
numbness experienced upon awakening |narcohypnia .`
pathological drowsiness |narcolepsy .`
divination using sleep |narcomancy .`
uncontrollable craving for narcotics |narcomania .`
experiencing a hallucinogenic stupor |narcose .`
the nostrils |nares .`
resembling or pertaining to the nostrils |narial .`
horny termination of a bird's nostril |naricorn .`
shaped like the nostrils |nariform .`
mocking; malicious |narquois .`
small entrance or porch to a church |narthex .`
not a one; not at all |nary .`
organ mutation stop |nasard .`
immature; in process of birth |nascent .`
having a horn on the nose |nasicornous .`
study of the nose |nasology .`
keen-scented; critically discriminating; having a big nose |nasute .`
shaped like a nose |nasutiform .`
able to float; able to be sailed |natable .`
resembling or pertaining to a birthday |natalitial .`
swimming |natation .`
swimming-pool |natatorium .`
the buttocks |nates .`
nevertheless; notwithstanding |natheless .`
shaped like buttocks |natiform .`
belief that the mind possesses inborn thoughts |nativism .`
resembling or pertaining to water-snakes |natricine .`
sodium bicarbonate |natron .`
hospital maternity ward |natuary .`
belief that the world can be explained in terms of natural forces |naturalism .`
communal nudism |naturism .`
mock sea-battle |naumachy .`
sea sickness |naupathia .`
producing nausea |nauseant .`
art of navigation |nautics .`
cult of naval supremacy or seapower |navalism .`
rulership over the seas |navarchy .`
largest part of church where congregation sits |nave .`
pointed oval shape; jewel cut in this shape |navette .`
boat-shaped |navicular .`
boat-shaped |naviform .`
headland or cape |naze .`
resembling or pertaining to the adolescent period; young |neanic .`
tidal period of least difference between high and low tides |neap .`
cowherd |neatherd .`
colourless; inconsequential person |nebbich .`
fear of fog |nebulaphobia .`
to reduce to spray |nebulize .`
theory that actions are determined by prior history; fatalism |necessarianism .`
deriving from dead animals |necrogenic .`
obituary writer |necrographer .`
worship of the dead |necrolatry .`
obituary |necrologue .`
obituary list |necrology .`
sexual obsession with dead bodies; necrophilia |necromania .`
feeding on the dead |necrophagous .`
fear of corpses |necrophobia .`
post-mortem examination |necropsy .`
undergoing death of part of the body |necrotic .`
of or like nectar |nectareal .`
producing nectar |nectariferous .`
feeding on nectar |nectarivorous .`
limb used for swimming |nectopod .`
divination by summoning Satan |necyomancy .`
thinly ribbed cotton |needlecord .`
the world of sewing |needledom .`
of necessity; necessarily |needs .`
ornamental stand in shape of ship for holding salt or cutlery |nef .`
abominable; despicable |nefandous .`
a person who is sympathetic towards black people |negrophile .`
fear of blacks |negrophobia .`
assemblage of swimming organisms in a body of water |nekton .`
of or like a thread |nemaline .`
the study of nematodes |nematology .`
Buddhist invocation chanted to achieve enlightenment |nembutsu .`
a person who loves the woods |nemophilist .`
of a wood or grove |nemoral .`
living in forests or groves |nemoricolous .`
wooded |nemorous .`
resembling or pertaining to new growth |neoblastic .`
government by new or inexperienced rulers |neocracy .`
producing regeneration of tissue |neogenesis .`
puberty |neolagnium .`
worship of novelty |neolatry .`
period of the new moon |neomenia .`
developed suddenly and not inherited |neomorphic .`
newly born child |neonate .`
killing or killer of a newborn infant |neonaticide .`
study of newborn babies |neonatology .`
theory that the gospel abrogates earlier moral codes |neonomianism .`
a person who loves novelty and trends |neophile .`
a person who fears change or novelty |neophobe .`
fear of novelty |neophobia .`
resembling or pertaining to neologisms |neophrastic .`
view of interior of building |neorama .`
study of nestling birds |neossology .`
of recent origin; modern |neoteric .`
introduction of new things, especially words |neoterism .`
theory that total material explanation is impossible |neovitalism .`
something, such as a drink, capable of making one forget suffering |nepenthe .`
unit for expressing ratio of two currents or voltages |neper .`
total abstinence from alcoholic drinks |nephalism .`
discharging smoke in clouds |nepheligenous .`
observation of clouds |nephelognosy .`
cloudy |nepheloid .`
instrument for measuring cloudiness |nephelometer .`
measurement of cloudiness of liquids |nephelometry .`
photograph of clouds |nephogram .`
instrument for photographing clouds |nephograph .`
study of clouds |nephology .`
instrument for observing direction and velocity of clouds |nephoscope .`
resembling or pertaining to the kidneys |nephric .`
kidney-shaped |nephroid .`
kidney stone |nephrolith .`
study of the kidneys |nephrology .`
resembling or pertaining to the embryonic period of development |nepionic .`
resembling or pertaining to one's nephew |nepotal .`
riotous behaviour; profligacy |nepotation .`
belonging to the shallow waters near land |neritic .`
quieting; soothing nervous excitement |nervine .`
vein of a leaf |nervure .`
lack of knowledge; ignorance |nescience .`
soft; delicate; tender |nesh .`
living on an island |nesiote .`
medical treatment by reducing food intake |nestitherapy .`
like or shaped like a nerve |neuralgiform .`
resembling or pertaining to the function or action of the nerves |neurergic .`
"nerve-force" acting on evolution |neurism .`
study of anatomy of the nervous system |neurobiology .`
production or generation of nerves |neurogenesis .`
like a nerve |neuroid .`
a person who believes in nervous origin of most diseases |neuropath .`
study of relation between brain and behaviour |neuropsychology .`
study of hypnotism |neurypnology .`
minute organisms floating or swimming on water's surface |neuston .`
study of the origin and nature of philosophical neutralities |neutrosophy .`
granular snow; field of granular snow |névé .`
birthmark |nevus .`
upright column in middle of circular staircase; post at end of stairs |newel .`
a bond; a linked group |nexus .`
simplicity; foolishness |niaiserie .`
made resembling or pertaining to nickel |niccolic .`
bearing nickel |nickeliferous .`
resembling or pertaining to tobacco |nicotian .`
to wink or blink |nictate .`
nest-forming |nidamental .`
resembling or pertaining to nests |nidatory .`
a person who shows shameful fear or timidity |niddering .`
reared in a nest; sharing a nest |nidicolous .`
to construct a nest |nidificate .`
leaving the nest soon after hatching |nidifugous .`
to build a nest |nidify .`
study of nests |nidology .`
strong smell or fume of animal cooking |nidor .`
nest-building |nidulation .`
place where something originates or develops; nest |nidus .`
ornamenting metal by placing black compound in engravings |niello .`
hand or fist |nieve .`
an unpleasant smell |niff .`
nearly; almost |nigh .`
work of art describing a night scene |nightpiece .`
blackness; dark colouring or pigmentation |nigrescence .`
of a blackish colour |nigricant .`
black |nigrine .`
exceptionally dark coloration |nigrities .`
to blackball |nigroglobulate .`
blackish coal-tar colour dye |nigrosine .`
denial of all reality; extreme scepticism |nihilism .`
nothingness; a mere nothing |nihility .`
to refuse; to be unwilling |nill .`
to steal; to pilfer |nim .`
cloudy |nimbose .`
excess |nimiety .`
of alloys used in high-temperature work |nimonic .`
silk voile or other thin fabric |ninon .`
exceptionally good and strong ale |nippitatum .`
ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet |nipter .`
period of stamping and glaring to cow sumo opponent |niramiai .`
effort; striving; impulse |nisus .`
brightness; lustrousness |nitency .`
effort; impulse; tendency |nitency .`
infamous person; abject coward; traitor |nithing .`
bright; shining; merry |nitid .`
artificial bed of animal matter used to produce nitre |nitriary .`
instrument for measuring nitrogen and its compounds |nitrometer .`
flourishing in or preferring locations with abundant nitrogen |nitrophilous .`
to level or plane |nivellate .`
snowy; white |niveous .`
growing among snow |nivial .`
resembling or pertaining to nobility |nobiliary .`
to ennoble |nobilitate .`
hurtful; guilty; harmful |nocent .`
sensitive to pain; causing pain |nociceptive .`
sleep-walking |noctambulation .`
comprising one day and one night |noctidiurnal .`
flowering at night |noctiflorous .`
phosphorescent; glowing in the dark |noctilucent .`
wandering in the night |noctivagant .`
record of one night's thoughts |noctuary .`
hurtful; noxious |nocuous .`
knottedness; state of being nodal |nodality .`
knotted |nodated .`
plain two-wheeled horse-drawn cart |noddy .`
fool; imbecile |noddypeak .`
having knots or nodules; knotty |nodose .`
knottiness; a knotty swelling |nodosity .`
a knotty point; difficulty; complication |nodus .`
production of knowledge |noegenesis .`
intellectual activity; purely intellectual perception |noesis .`
laws or rules of logic |noetics .`
short pieces of fibre separated from longer ones by combing |noils .`
small piece of lamb cut off the bone and rolled |noisette .`
adverse action of will; unwillingness |nolition .`
divination by examining letters of name |nomancy .`
lexicon; word-list; a person who assigns names |nomenclator .`
lawyer specializing in medical cases |nomiatrist .`
customary; conventional |nomic .`
doctrine that naming of things defines reality |nominalism .`
indicating subject of a verb |nominative .`
view that moral conduct consists in observance of laws |nomism .`
based on law or a sacred book |nomistic .`
government based on legal system; rule of law |nomocracy .`
origin of life according to natural law |nomogeny .`
a writer of laws |nomographer .`
the science of the laws; especially of the mind |nomology .`
giving laws; legislative |nomothetical .`
legal infancy; minority; time of immaturity |nonage .`
prayer service held at 3 p.`m.` |nones .`
thing of unequalled excellence; paragon |nonpareil .`
not having given birth |nonparous .`
not causing disease |nonpathogenic .`
evolution of the mind |noogenesis .`
science of the intellect |noology .`
mind-measurement |noometry .`
sum of human intellectual activities |noosphere .`
cognitive enhancers; mind drugs |nootropics .`
state of being normal |normalism .`
short piece of line for fastening fishing nets and hooks |norsel .`
food bag hung over a horse's head |nosebag .`
bouquet of fragrant flowers |nosegay .`
use of royal "we"; assumption of role of group mouthpiece |nosism .`
resembling or pertaining to a hospital |nosocomial .`
hospital |nosocomium .`
description of diseases |nosography .`
study of diseases |nosology .`
delusion of suffering from a disease |nosomania .`
fear of disease |nosophobia .`
study of senility |nostology .`
abnormal desire to go back to familiar places |nostomania .`
fear of returning to familiar places |nostopathy .`
acceptance of foreign university degrees on par with native |nostrification .`
secret or quack medicine |nostrum .`
notable sayings; things worthy of notice |notabilia .`
back pain |notalgia .`
something to be specially noted or observed |notandum .`
collecting of bank-notes and cheques |notaphily .`
making words from letters taken from throughout a sentence |notarikon .`
person who has no particular belief |nothingarian .`
spurious; bastard |nothous .`
roll, list or register |notitia .`
swimming on the back |notonectal .`
belief in existence of noumena |noumenalism .`
object whose reality defined by reason rather than perception |noumenon .`
pure intellect or reason |nous .`
lands newly brought under cultivation |novalia .`
both new and old through repair or imitation |novantique .`
substitution of a new obligation for an existing one |novation .`
series of Catholic church services held on nine successive days |novena .`
resembling or pertaining to the number nine |novenary .`
festival lasting nine days |novendial .`
resembling or pertaining to a stepmother |novercal .`
fear of one's stepmother |novercaphobia .`
innovation; newness |novity .`
not at all |nowise .`
resembling or pertaining to wrongful injury by object or animal of another |noxal .`
execution by drowning |noyade .`
a cloudiness |nubecula .`
cloud-bringing |nubiferous .`
cloudlike |nubiform .`
cloud-born |nubigenous .`
to obscure |nubilate .`
cloudy |nubilous .`
resembling or pertaining to nuts |nucal .`
the nape of the neck |nucha .`
resembling or pertaining to the nape of the neck |nuchal .`
nut-bearing |nuciferous .`
shaped like a nut |nuciform .`
nut-eating |nucivorous .`
a nutlet |nucule .`
the act of making bare |nudation .`
unimportant; trifling; trivial |nugacious .`
inconsequential; inoperative; futile; trifling |nugatory .`
state of being nowhere |nullibicity .`
denial that the soul exists in space |nullibilism .`
having no faith; a person who is faithless |nullifidian .`
having not borne children |nulliparous .`
the state of being null or void |nullity .`
universe devoid of any plan or organizing principle |nulliverse .`
presiding deity |numen .`
belief in local deities or spirits |numenism .`
resembling or pertaining to a deity; suffused with religious awe |numinous .`
study of coins |numismatics .`
money-loving |nummamorous .`
resembling or pertaining to coins or money |nummary .`
light meal or luncheon |nummet .`
shaped like a coin |nummiform .`
an inquisitive person |numquid .`
bearing messages |nunciative .`
a person who brings tidings; high-ranking papal legate |nuncio .`
messenger |nuncius .`
to utter as a vow; to declare verbally |nuncupate .`
oral; designative |nuncupative .`
resembling or pertaining to a fair or market |nundinal .`
trading; mercantile commerce |nundination .`
addition of a final n in the declension of nouns |nunnation .`
simpleton; fool |nupson .`
marriage-rate |nuptiality .`
nape of the neck |nuque .`
nodding; drooping |nutant .`
person who believes that nuts are the best kind of food |nutarian .`
fluctuation or nodding in movement of earth's pole |nutation .`
nourishment |nutrication .`
nurse |nutrice .`
resembling or pertaining to nurses |nutricial .`
resembling or pertaining to a nychthemeron or 24-hour period |nychthemeral .`
a full night and a day; 24 hours |nychthemeron .`
night-blindness |nyctalopia .`
flowering at night |nyctanthous .`
device for recording ideas at night or when not fully awake |nyctograph .`
fear of the night or darkness |nyctophobia .`
resembling or pertaining to a nymph |nymphean .`
emotional frenzy, as that inspired in men by nymphs |nympholepsy .`
study of nymphs |nymphology .`
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old ropes untwisted for caulking the seams of ships |oakum .`
wallet; pocket billfold |oakus .`
kiln to dry hops or malt |oast .`
to wander about |obambulate .`
numbness in a limb caused by pressure on a nerve |obdormition .`
stubbornness; persistence |obduracy .`
docile; capable of obedience |obedible .`
someone subject to obedience |obedientiary .`
practice of West African magic |obeism .`
lighthouse |obeliscolychny .`
to condemn as spurious, doubtful, or corrupt |obelize .`
sign used to mark questionable or corrupt text passages |obelus .`
mechanical keyboard instrument used to imitate other instruments |obeophone .`
to ride about |obequitate .`
to obscure; to darken; to confuse |obfuscate .`
to irritate someone by constantly repeating oneself |obganiate .`
broad sash worn with a kimono |obi .`
religious office for a dead person |obit .`
resembling or pertaining to obituaries |obitual .`
doctrine that all reality is objective |objectivism .`
objector |objicient .`
the act of binding by oath; a solemn charge |objuration .`
to chide; to scold; to rebuke |objurgate .`
layman living in a religious community under modified rule |oblate .`
flattened at opposite sides or poles |oblate .`
act of offering; a sacrifice; anything offered in worship |oblation .`
enjoyment; pleasure |oblectation .`
obliqueness |obliquation .`
forgetfulness; forgetting |oblivescence .`
a person who denies or disputes |oblocutor .`
censure; calumny; slander; disgrace |obloquy .`
resistance; opposition |obluctation .`
speechless; persistently silent |obmutescent .`
earnestly; strenuously |obnixely .`
to becloud; to obscure |obnubilate .`
extremely poor |obolary .`
seeking to obtain a gift by false premises |obreption .`
to alter the law by passing a new law |obrogate .`
round but flattened on top and bottom |obrotund .`
policy of withholding knowledge from the public |obscurantism .`
to beseech; to implore |obsecrate .`
flowing in opposite direction to original slope of land |obsequent .`
funeral |obsequies .`
servilely ingratiating; fawning |obsequious .`
resembling or pertaining to a siege |obsidional .`
to seal or confirm |obsign .`
waning sexual desire due to age |obsolagnium .`
study of midwifery |obstetrics .`
noisy; unruly |obstreperous .`
obligation |obstriction .`
to put forward or allege |obtend .`
to cast a shadow over |obtenebrate .`
to call to witness; to adjure; to protest; to beseech |obtest .`
to cut or lop off the head of |obtruncate .`
to blunt or dull; to deaden |obtund .`
dulling |obtundent .`
to stop up; to seal up |obturate .`
to overshadow |obumbrate .`
walled in; sealed up |obvallate .`
any incidental occurrence or advantage |obvention .`
to turn; to alter |obvert .`
overlapping; twisted |obvolute .`
enwrapping; curved downward or inward |obvolvent .`
egg-shaped flute-like wind instrument |ocarina .`
alloy imitating gold or silver |occamy .`
resembling or pertaining to the back of the head |occipital .`
closing of an opening, passage or cavity |occlusion .`
concealing of one heavenly body by another |occultation .`
eyelike and ringed; having an eyelike spot or spots |ocellated .`
small eye or eye-like coloured spot |ocellus .`
sickness resulting from overcrowded living conditions |ochlesis .`
government by mobs |ochlocracy .`
fear of crowds |ochlophobia .`
yellowish or yellow-brown colour |ochre .`
yellowish white |ochroleucous .`
government |ocracy .`
wearing boots or leggings |ocreate .`
having eight rays or points |octactinal .`
set of eight things |octad .`
having parts in eights |octamerous .`
recurring every eight days |octan .`
multi-lingual book in eight texts |octapla .`
government by eight people |octarchy .`
pint |octarius .`
poem of eight lines |octastich .`
eight hundredth anniversary of an event |octingentenary .`
resembling or pertaining to or consisting of eight things; grouped in eights |octonary .`
having eight eyes |octonocular .`
the sign "#" |octothorp .`
trading privilege, monopoly or concession granted to a town |octroi .`
having eyes |oculate .`
shaped like an eye |oculiform .`
round window, especially over main door in church |oculus .`
mild oath |od .`
female slave in a harem |odalisque .`
place for displaying oddities |odditorium .`
a usually small theatre or concert hall |odeum .`
worthy of hatred |odible .`
hatred; offensiveness; blame |odium .`
odometer; instrument for measuring distance travelled |odograph .`
science of the hypothetical mystical force of od |odology .`
toothache |odontalgia .`
chattering of the teeth |odonterism .`
dentist |odontist .`
origin and development of teeth |odontogeny .`
instrument for obtaining curves for gear-teeth |odontograph .`
tooth-like |odontoid .`
study of teeth |odontology .`
irregularity of the teeth |odontoloxia .`
divination using teeth |odontomancy .`
scale of odours |odophone .`
emitting a usually pleasant smell |odoriferous .`
measurement of strength and persistence of odours |odorimetry .`
substance producing an odour |odorivector .`
founder of a colony |oecist .`
resembling or pertaining to architecture |oecodomic .`
an ogle; a glance or wink |oeillade .`
study of wines |oenology .`
divination by studying appearance of wine |oenomancy .`
obsession or craze for wine |oenomania .`
instrument for measuring alcoholic strength of wine |oenometer .`
a person who is fond of or loves wine |oenophile .`
fear or hatred of wine |oenophobia .`
resembling or pertaining to wine-making |oenopoetic .`
unit of magnetic field strength |oersted .`
producing female sex hormones |oestrogenic .`
excessive devotion to routine or position |officialism .`
belonging to or used in a shop |officinal .`
volunteering one's services too eagerly |officious .`
set of eight |ogdoad .`
S-shaped |ogee .`
graph representing cumulative frequency |ogive .`
instrument for measuring electrical resistance |ohmmeter .`
science of housekeeping |oikology .`
desire to start a family |oikonisus .`
divination using wine |oinomancy .`
of or belonging to a vast period or eon |olamic .`
oily, fawning or sycophantic |oleaginous .`
funny bone |olecranon .`
resembling or pertaining to or derived from oil |oleic .`
producing oil |oleiferous .`
having a smell; fragrant |olent .`
print in oil-colours to imitate an oil painting |oleograph .`
instrument for measuring amount of oil in a substance |oleometer .`
of the nature of a pot-herb; for kitchen use; edible |oleraceous .`
growing of herbs and vegetables |olericulture .`
able to be smelled |olfactible .`
study of the sense of smell |olfactology .`
instrument measuring intensity of odour of a substance |olfactometer .`
rank-smelling |olid .`
government by the few |oligarchy .`
work of art using few colours |oligochrome .`
resembling or pertaining to the effect of small quantities |oligodynamic .`
birth control |oligogenics .`
obsession with a few thoughts or ideas |oligomania .`
feeble-mindedness |oligophrenia .`
market situation of few sellers of a service |oligopoly .`
market situation of few buyers of a service |oligopsony .`
word of few syllables |oligosyllable .`
miscellany; potpourri |olio .`
resembling or pertaining to kitchen vegetables |olitory .`
olive-coloured |olivaceous .`
olive-shaped |olivary .`
having an olive complexion |olivaster .`
artificial pearl |olivet .`
container used to hold olives |olivetta .`
shaped like an olive |oliviform .`
learned man in ancient Ireland |ollamh .`
fortune-telling by the howling of dogs |ololygmancy .`
shadowy; shaded; dusky |ombré .`
study of rain |ombrology .`
rain-gauge |ombrometer .`
tolerant of large amounts of rainfall |ombrophilous .`
fear of rain |ombrophobia .`
shaped like a horseshoe or omega |omegoid .`
compound eye |ommateum .`
state of being all; allness |omneity .`
about all sorts of things |omniana .`
legally competent in all matters |omnicompetent .`
of all kinds |omnifarious .`
bearing everything |omniferous .`
to make large or universal |omnify .`
miscellaneous assemblage or collection |omnigatherum .`
of all kinds |omnigenous .`
general equality |omniparity .`
belief in all religions |omnism .`
eating of raw flesh as a ritual observance |omophagy .`
divination by observing cracks in burning scapulae |omoplatoscopy .`
centralization in government |omphalism .`
navel-like |omphaloid .`
divination from the knots in the umbilical cord |omphalomancy .`
a person who meditates by gazing at the navel |omphalopsychite .`
the navel; a boss; a centre |omphalos .`
navel-gazing |omphaloskepsis .`
military engine for throwing great stones |onager .`
masturbation; self-gratification |onanism .`
producing cancerous tumours |oncogenesis .`
study of tumours |oncology .`
instrument measuring change in size of internal organs |oncometer .`
instrument measuring variations in density of molten metal |oncosimeter .`
mine worker paid by the day |oncostman .`
instrument measuring change in wave formations of electricity |ondograph .`
wavy |ondoyant .`
resembling or pertaining to dreams |oneiric .`
dream interpretation |oneirocriticism .`
nightmare |oneirodynia .`
study of dreams |oneirology .`
divination by dreams |oneiromancy .`
ballroom dance marked by quick walking steps |one-step .`
mania for making purchases |oniomania .`
like a woodlouse |oniscoid .`
old term for the pelican |onocrotal .`
worship of asses or donkeys |onolatry .`
mania for names |onomamania .`
divination using a donkey or ass |onomancy .`
divination using proper names |onomancy .`
study of nomenclature |onomasiology .`
resembling or pertaining to a name or signature |onomastic .`
dictionary of proper names |onomasticon .`
study of proper names |onomastics .`
irresistible desire to repeat certain words |onomatomania .`
fear of hearing a certain word |onomatophobia .`
bearing the author's name |onomatous .`
resembling or pertaining to reality or existence |ontal .`
returning to an infantile state or character in old age |ontocyclic .`
origin and development of a single individual organism |ontogenesis .`
description of reality, essence or being |ontography .`
based upon being or existence |ontological .`
science of pure being; the nature of things |ontology .`
knowledge of being or existence |ontosophy .`
ingrowing toenail |onychocryptosis .`
like a fingernail |onychoid .`
divination by the fingernails |onychomancy .`
nail-biter |onychophagist .`
bearing nails or claws |onychophorous .`
compulsive picking at the fingernails |onychotillomania .`
divination by the fingernails |onymancy .`
resembling or pertaining to names |onymatic .`
bearing the author's name |onymous .`
scientific nomenclature |onymy .`
ingrown nail |onyxis .`
production of eggs or ova |oogenesis .`
egg-shaped |ooidal .`
study of eggs |oology .`
divination using eggs |oomancy .`
instrument for measuring eggs |oometer .`
ovary |oophoron .`
furry dust that gathers under beds |oose .`
producing eggs; oviparous |ootocous .`
instrument for measuring opacity |opacimeter .`
somewhat opaque |opacular .`
milky iridescence |opalescence .`
photograph taken on a milky opal glass plate |opalotype .`
instrument for illustrating sound by means of light |opeidoscope .`
cover or lid; lid-like organ or covering |operculum .`
laborious; tedious |operose .`
ability to please sexually; ability to satisfy |ophelimity .`
baldness in wavy bands |ophiasis .`
resembling or pertaining to serpents |ophic .`
keyed bass brass musical instrument |ophicleide .`
of or like a snake |ophidian .`
snake-house |ophidiarium .`
divination using snakes |ophidiomancy .`
fear of snakes |ophidiophobia .`
worship of snakes |ophiolatry .`
study of snakes |ophiology .`
divination by watching snakes |ophiomancy .`
snakelike |ophiomormous .`
shaped like a snake |ophiomorphic .`
eating snakes |ophiophagous .`
snake-lover |ophiophilist .`
snake-worship |ophism .`
brittle star |ophiuran .`
instrument for measuring the eye |ophthalmometer .`
fear of being stared at |ophthalmophobia .`
instrument for viewing the interior of the eye |ophthalmoscope .`
artificer |opificer .`
capable of being thought |opinable .`
a person who obstinately holds to an opinion |opiniaster .`
mythic heraldic winged beast with lion's body, eagle's head, camel's tail |opinicus .`
a person who holds or gives an opinion |opinionator .`
craving for opium |opiomania .`
instrument for measuring curved lines |opisometer .`
the back of the hand |opisthenar .`
manuscript or slab inscribed on both back and front |opisthograph .`
resembling or pertaining to posteriors |opisthosomal .`
soapy liniment |opodeldoc .`
urban |oppidan .`
to pawn |oppignorate .`
to block up; to stop up |oppilate .`
indicating opposition or location opposite to |oppositive .`
disgrace; bad reputation |opprobrium .`
to attack by argument; to oppose; to call in question |oppugn .`
a person who marries late in life |opsigamy .`
a person who learns late in life |opsimath .`
instrument for testing vision |opsiometer .`
abnormal love for one kind of food |opsomania .`
anything eaten with bread as a relish |opsonium .`
mood expressing a desire or wish |optative .`
study of light |optics .`
of the nobility or aristocracy |optimate .`
image fixed on the retina |optogram .`
study of sight |optology .`
instrument for testing vision |optometer .`
fear of opening one's eyes |optophobia .`
device transforming light into sound |optophone .`
little work or composition |opuscule .`
before |or .`
heraldic colour gold or yellow |or .`
toward the mouth |orad .`
stormy |oragious .`
instruction of the deaf through speech rather than sign language |oralism .`
building for growing orange trees in a cool climate |orangery .`
representation of praying figure in early art |orant .`
coastal; a coast-dweller |orarian .`
deacon's stole in Orthodox church |orarion .`
book of private devotions |orarium .`
handkerchief; scarf attached to bishop's staff |orarium .`
short oration |oratiuncle .`
small chapel for private prayer; lectern for prayer |oratory .`
creating the world |orbific .`
act of dancing or rhythmical moving of the body |orchesis .`
notation of dance movements by means of diagrams |orchesography .`
exceptionally beautiful; gaudy; ostentatious |orchidaceous .`
study of orchids |orchidology .`
abnormal obsession with orchids |orchidomania .`
instrument for measuring the size of the testicles |orchidometer .`
point of a weapon; a beginning |ord .`
resembling or pertaining to an ordeal |ordalian .`
book containing religious rites, especially for ordination |ordinal .`
a person who ordains |ordinant .`
in rows or columns |ordinate .`
calendar with list of services for each day of the year |ordo .`
proper coordination of figures in a picture |ordonnance .`
loathsome dirt or refuse; something morally degrading |ordure .`
mountain nymph |oread .`
resembling or pertaining to appetite or desires |orectic .`
Roman Catholic liturgical prayer |oremus .`
expressing anger through the eyes |orey-eyed .`
viral infection of sheep |orf .`
goldsmith's work |orfèvrerie .`
fine translucent cotton |organdie .`
conception of life or society as an organism |organicism .`
early musical instrument resembling the hurdy-gurdy |organistrum .`
an organized whole |organity .`
origin or development of living organs |organogenesis .`
dealing with testing effects of a substance on senses |organoleptic .`
method of investigation; logical technique or system |organon .`
laws of organic life |organonomy .`
transparent thin silk or nylon |organza .`
proud; haughty |orgulous .`
gold-coloured alloy; brass |orichalc .`
small room or recess with a polygonal bay window |oriel .`
banner of red silk split into several points |oriflamme .`
shaped like a mouth |oriform .`
semicircular projection on a bastion to protect flanks |orillion .`
technical definition or terminology |orismology .`
prayer |orison .`
interwoven cotton and worsted |orleans .`
lowest deck in a ship having four or more decks |orlop .`
something expensive looking; gold-plated metal |ormolu .`
resembling or pertaining to birds |ornithic .`
bird-like |ornithoid .`
study of birds |ornithology .`
divination by observing flight of birds |ornithomancy .`
aviary |ornithon .`
pollinated by birds |ornithophilous .`
fear of birds |ornithophobia .`
bird-like archaic flying machine |ornithopter .`
bird watching |ornithoscopy .`
resembling or pertaining to map showing submerged heights and sea depths |orobathymetric .`
mountain pass |orogen .`
mountain-building |orogenesis .`
description of mountains |orography .`
alloy used to imitate gold |oroide .`
study of mountains |orology .`
marked by fullness and clarity of sound; pompous |orotund .`
care and support of orphans |orphanotrophism .`
gold or other rich embroidery on clerical robes |orphrey .`
yellow arsenic compound used as pigment |orpiment .`
clockwork model of the solar system |orrery .`
scrap of food; morsel |ort .`
high-pitched |orthian .`
correct or moral living |orthobiosis .`
great-circle sailing; sailing by most direct route |orthodromics .`
study of correct pronunciation |orthoepy .`
directional evolution of organisms |orthogenesis .`
state of having straight jaws |orthognathism .`
correct speller |orthographer .`
study of spelling |orthography .`
correct spelling |orthography .`
correct use of words |orthology .`
correct practice in religion |orthopraxis .`
ornithopter; flying machine with moving wings |orthopter .`
study of cockroaches |orthopterology .`
arranged in vertical rows |orthostichous .`
cutting at right angles |orthotomic .`
taking an accent in some but not all positions |orthotonic .`
vertical growth |orthotropism .`
mineralogy |oryctognosy .`
mineralogy or paleontology |oryctology .`
divination using excavated objects |oryctomancy .`
rice-eating |oryzivorous .`
resembling or pertaining to the scrotum |oscheal .`
instrument for recording alternating current wave forms |oscillograph .`
instrument for measuring ship's rollings |oscillometer .`
instrument for detecting electrical fluctuations |oscilloscope .`
resembling or pertaining to song-birds |oscinine .`
yawning; sleepiness; stupidity |oscitancy .`
to yawn |oscitate .`
resembling or pertaining to the mouth or to kissing |oscular .`
to kiss |osculate .`
carved tablet kissed by priest during celebration of mass |osculatory .`
having olfactory organs |osmatic .`
act of smelling |osmesis .`
scientific study of smells |osmics .`
emission of ill-smelling sweat |osmidrosis .`
unit of osmotic pressure |osmol .`
study of smells and olfactory processes |osmology .`
instrument for measuring osmotic pressure |osmometer .`
coarse linen or cotton |osnaburg .`
belief or doctrine |osophy .`
study of the sense of smell |osphresiology .`
sense of smell |osphresis .`
the organic basis of bone |ossein .`
alternatively; rather (in music) |ossia .`
little bone or bone-like plate |ossicle .`
bearing bones |ossiferous .`
osprey |ossifrage .`
to change into bone; to become callous or conventional |ossify .`
feeding on bones |ossivorous .`
divination using bones |ossomancy .`
a depository for the bones of the dead |ossuary .`
resembling or pertaining to, or comprised of bone |osteal .`
container for holding consecrated Communion wafers |ostensory .`
appearance; manifestation |ostent .`
surgical breaking of a bone |osteoclasis .`
production or formation of bone |osteogenesis .`
description of bones |osteography .`
bony; bone-like |osteoid .`
study of bones |osteology .`
divination using bones |osteomancy .`
measurement of bones or skeleton |osteometry .`
device used to allow deaf to hear sounds through the cranium |osteophone .`
abnormal bony outgrowth |osteophyte .`
doorkeeper |ostiary .`
having an opening |ostiolate .`
a small opening |ostiole .`
mouth-like opening |ostium .`
person who takes care of horses at an inn and/or sells oats |ostler .`
resembling or pertaining to oysters |ostracean .`
resembling or pertaining to oysters |ostraceous .`
shaped like an oyster |ostreiform .`
oyster-like |ostreoid .`
oyster-eating |ostreophagous .`
habit or policy of refusing to face unpleasant facts |ostrichism .`
aiding hearing |otacoustic .`
earache |otalgia .`
resembling or pertaining to seals |otarine .`
resembling or pertaining to the ear |otic .`
superfluous; redundant; futile; useless; functionless; idle |otiose .`
calcium concretion in inside of vertebrate's ear to aid in equilibrium |otolith .`
study of the ear |otology .`
study of ear, nose and throat |otorhinolaryngology .`
instrument for examining the ear |otoscope .`
mishearing of speech |otosis .`
heavy clothing fabric with crosswise ribs |ottoman .`
medium to large-sized great cat |ounce .`
wavy |oundy .`
divination using the heavens |ouranomancy .`
snake eating own tail symbolizing totality or completion |ouroboros .`
lock-opening tool |oustiti .`
amount of commodity lost in transport and storage |outage .`
to breed individuals of different strains of a species |outcross .`
sharp retort or gibe |outfling .`
rope used to haul a sail taut along a spar |outhaul .`
projection |outjet .`
to exceed in dress or ornament |outmantle .`
to overcome in a contest for mastery |outmaster .`
the utmost extremity; the bitter end |outrance .`
beyond what is proper; extravagant |outré .`
area beyond the sea; overseas |outremer .`
spar extended from side of ship to help secure mast |outrigger .`
auction |outroop .`
blackbird; a dark-haired person |ouzel .`
consisting of eggs |ovarious .`
to crow or triumph over |overcrow .`
superfluity |overflush .`
to overtake; to overpower |overhaile .`
to oversew a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying |overlock .`
ornamental structure set on a mantel-shelf |overmantel .`
weight sufficient to weigh another down |overpoise .`
to overstrain |overrack .`
to upset; to disorder |overset .`
exemption from duty in turn when otherwise employed |overslaugh .`
resembling or pertaining to musk-oxen |ovibovine .`
killing insect eggs |ovicide .`
sheep-killing |ovicide .`
egg-carrying |oviferous .`
like a sheep |oviform .`
shaped like an oval or egg |oviform .`
bearing eggs |ovigerous .`
sheep-fold |ovil .`
resembling or pertaining to sheep |ovine .`
producing offspring through laying eggs |oviparous .`
eating eggs |ovivorous .`
eating sheep |ovivorous .`
having a shape between a pear and an egg |ovopyriform .`
producing eggs which are hatched in parent's body |ovoviviparous .`
bearing ovules |ovuliferous .`
place frequented by owls |owlery .`
smuggling wool or sheep |owling .`
soft durable plain-woven cotton |oxford .`
to take under the arm; to support by taking the arm |oxter .`
extreme sharpness of senses |oxyacaesthesia .`
having sharp thorns |oxyacanthous .`
extremely keen sight |oxyblepsia .`
extremely keen sense of taste |oxygeusia .`
figure of speech combining contradictory terms |oxymoron .`
sharpness or shrillness of voice |oxyphonia .`
drug that hastens the process of childbirth |oxytocic .`
word bearing acute accent on last syllable |oxytone .`
bearing ozone |ozoniferous .`
bad breath |ozostomia .`
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a slipper |pabouche .`
resembling or pertaining to nourishment |pabulous .`
food; provender; nourishment |pabulum .`
able to be appeased; willing to forgive |pacable .`
contrary to the opinion of; in respectful disagreement with |pace .`
elephantiasis |pachydermia .`
thick-tongued |pachyglossal .`
instrument for measuring small thicknesses |pachymeter .`
thickening |pachynsis .`
peace-bringing |paciferous .`
to give peace to |pacificate .`
like or having golden-hued sands |pactolian .`
shallow dish of fat with a wick used in illuminations |padella .`
innkeeper; employer |padrone .`
system of obtaining labour through employment agents |padronism .`
corded silk |paduasoy .`
song of thanksgiving |paean .`
government by children |paedarchy .`
doctrine of infant baptism |paedobaptism .`
government by children; paedarchy |paedocracy .`
reproduction by an infant or larval organism |paedogenesis .`
study of children |paedology .`
name taken from one's child |paedonymic .`
eater of children |paedophage .`
abnormal love or sexual attraction for children |paedophilia .`
fear of children; fear of dolls |paedophobia .`
art of rearing children |paedotrophy .`
resembling or pertaining to pages or pagination |paginal .`
eating trays of ice to help offset iron deficiency |pagophagia .`
educational method or theory |paideutic .`
study of children's diseases; pediatrics |paidonosology .`
a spangle |paillette .`
people from whom a jury is drawn |pais .`
soft wool fabric with ornamental pattern |paisley .`
necking; love-play |paizogony .`
a word; talk |palabra .`
spade-shaped |palaceous .`
study of early humans |palaeoanthropology .`
study of fossil plants and animals |palaeobiology .`
study of ancient climates |palaeoclimatology .`
the Old World as a biological region |palaeogaea .`
study of ancient fish |palaeolimnology .`
study of ancient lakes |palaeolimnology .`
study of early soils |palaeopedology .`
antiquarian |palaeophile .`
ancient learning or thought |palaeosophy .`
wrestling school; gymnasium |palaestra .`
application of principles of causation to past events |palaetiology .`
prehistoric lake dwelling |palafitte .`
having webbed feet |palamate .`
light litter for one passenger |palanquin .`
having royal authority over a region |palatine .`
pleasing to the taste or to the palate |palative .`
recording position of tongue against hard palate during speech |palatography .`
to talk profusely or idly |palaver .`
chaffy; like or resembling chaff |paleaceous .`
study of ancient plants |paleobotany .`
study of ancient bones |paleo-osteology .`
loose overcoat |paletot .`
small plate covering the armpit joint in a suit of armour |palette .`
(of heraldic charges) oriented vertically |palewise .`
groom |palfrenier .`
riding horse, especially one for a lady |palfrey .`
the act of strengthening with stakes |palification .`
shaped like a stake |paliform .`
disorder characterized by rapid repetition of words |palilalia .`
repetition of a word or word or phrase |palillogy .`
metrical foot of two long and one short syllable |palimbacchius .`
manuscript or paper that is erased and then written over |palimpsest .`
new birth; reincarnation; second creation |palingenesis .`
seller of fish or eels |palingman .`
poem in which earlier thoughts or feelings are retracted |palinode .`
compulsive repetition of an act until it is perfect |palinola .`
showing geological formations of an area as they existed in the past |palinspastic .`
fence of stakes used for defensive purposes |palisade .`
covering cloth laid upon Communion chalice |pall .`
resembling or pertaining to wisdom or learning |palladian .`
sense of vibration |pallasethesia .`
turning pale |pallescent .`
white robe or gown |palliament .`
straw mattress |palliasse .`
to ease with out curing; to extenuate |palliate .`
pale; wan |pallid .`
white woollen band symbolising archbishop's authority |pallium .`
instrument measuring ship's vibration |pallograph .`
resembling or pertaining to the palm |palmar .`
pre-eminent |palmarian .`
principal; meritorious |palmary .`
hand-shaped |palmate .`
web-footed |palmiped .`
resembling or pertaining to the eyelid |palpebral .`
winking |palpebration .`
to trifle in talk; to use trickery; to equivocate |palter .`
term of scorn applied to city-dwellers or urban life |paltripolitan .`
resembling or pertaining to marshes; marshy; malarial |paludal .`
growing in marshes; marsh-dwelling |paludicolous .`
marsh fever; malaria |paludism .`
marshy; living in marshes |paludose .`
study of pollen |palynology .`
love-play; foreplay |palzogony .`
card game in which jack of club has highest value |pam .`
like a tendril |pampiniform .`
believer in panaceas |panaceist .`
totality of perception; general awareness |panaesthesia .`
theory that consciousness may inhere generally in matter |panaesthetism .`
universal rule or dominion |panarchy .`
resembling or pertaining to bread; bread store |panary .`
long; thin cigar |panatella .`
coarse earthenware pan |panchion .`
panacea |panchreston .`
theory that the material universe is all that exists |pancosmism .`
excelling all round in athletics or accomplishments |pancratic .`
encyclopaedic |pancyclopaedic .`
warping |pandation .`
treatise covering the whole of a subject |pandect .`
vulgar; sensual |pandemian .`
universal; affecting majority of people in a region |pandemic .`
worship of spirits dwelling in all forms of nature |pandemonism .`
the act of stretching and yawning |pandiculation .`
fiddle-shaped |panduriform .`
solipsism |panegoism .`
elaborate and poetic compliment; eulogy; laudation |panegyric .`
collection of sermons for Orthodox church festivals |panegyricon .`
grand assembly; religious festival |panegyry .`
the state of being bread |paneity .`
belief that world is part but not all of God's being |panentheism .`
random or unrestricted mating |pangamy .`
extension of geometry to more than three dimensions |pangeometry .`
overly optimistic |Panglossian .`
sentence containing all the letters of the alphabet |pangram .`
moist in all parts |panhygrous .`
conversion into bread |panification .`
bread-eating |panivorous .`
imaginary potentate of great power and self-importance |panjandrum .`
cessation of the influence of natural selection |panmixia .`
belief that all mental impressions are stored in memory |panmnesia .`
food picked up by swine in woods; right to pasture swine |pannage .`
heavy lustrous silk or rayon with waxy feel |panne .`
thin sheet-like vestment |pannicle .`
provision-basket; basket carried over one's back |pannier .`
small metal cup |pannikin .`
like felt |pannose .`
all-night vigil in preparation for Orthodox church feast |pannychis .`
all-oracular |panomphaean .`
melancholia marked by groundless fears |panophobia .`
all-embracing; viewing all aspects |panoptic .`
prison where all inmates can be watched from one point |panopticon .`
universal remedy |panpharmacon .`
flat area consisting of several joined floodplains |panplain .`
theory that all nature has a psychic side |panpsychism .`
shortness of the legs |panpygoptosis .`
theory that all thought derived from sexual instinct |pansexualism .`
universal knowledge |pansophy .`
belief in origin of life from extraterrestrial germs |panspermatism .`
universal bachelorhood; free love |pantagamy .`
marked by extravagant and coarse satire |pantagruelian .`
government by all the people; world government |pantarchy .`
receptacle holding many miscellaneous objects |pantechnicon .`
belief that the universe is God; belief in many gods |pantheism .`
government by all equally |pantisocracy .`
officer in a household in charge of bread |pantler .`
combined sundial and compass |pantochronometer .`
speaker of all languages |pantoglot .`
instrument for copying drawing to a different scale |pantograph .`
apparatus connecting streetcar to overhead wires |pantograph .`
system of universal knowledge |pantology .`
remembrance of everything ever learned |pantomnesia .`
taking on all shapes |pantomorphic .`
omnivorousness |pantophagy .`
fear of everything |pantophobia .`
meddling in everybody's business |pantopragmatic .`
panoramic camera |pantoscope .`
universal knowledge; pansophy |pantosophy .`
good at all kinds of tasks |panurgic .`
belief that humans and animals share vital life energy |panzoism .`
government by the pope |paparchy .`
resembling or pertaining to poppies |papaverous .`
packaged fancy stationery; stationery-case |papeterie .`
resembling or pertaining to butterflies |papilionaceous .`
nipple-like projection |papilla .`
bearing papillae |papilliferous .`
nipple-shaped |papilliform .`
having nipples or papillae |papillose .`
downy beginnings of a beard |pappus .`
stone passing through a wall from face to face |papren .`
the development of papillae or pimples |papulation .`
pimple |papule .`
pimply; bearing or pertaining to pimples |papuliferous .`
like paper; papery |papyraceous .`
government by newspapers or literature |papyrocracy .`
study of paper |papyrology .`
manufacture of paper flowers |papyrotamia .`
speech where the chorus advances and addresses audience |parabasis .`
physical union of two embryos or organisms |parabiosis .`
false vision; oversight |parablepsis .`
layman who tends the sick |parabolanus .`
a parabola of a higher degree |parabolaster .`
shaped like a parabola |paraboliform .`
teller of parables |parabolist .`
situated near the centre |paracentral .`
representation of something as being newer than it is |parachronism .`
advocate or intercessor; the Holy Spirit acting in such a role |paraclete .`
decline; period following the zenith or acme |paracme .`
female sexual partner |paracoita .`
male sexual partner |paracoitus .`
poem whose initial letters reproduce its first verse |paracrostic .`
disordered hearing |paracusis .`
suggestive of a place or state of perfect bliss |paradisiacal .`
earthworks defending against a rear attack |parados .`
holding or maintaining paradoxes |paradoxology .`
adjacent; side by side |paradromic .`
exhortation |paraenesis .`
tingling sensation on the skin |paraesthesia .`
high birth or rank; equality of birth or status |parage .`
formation of minerals as a joined mass |paragenesis .`
misunderstanding |paragnosia .`
skill in matters immune to scientific investigation |paragnosis .`
addition of a sound to end of word |paragoge .`
play on words in which letters are changed |paragram .`
writing of different letters and words than intended |paragraphia .`
production of movement of objects by a spiritualist |parakinesis .`
abnormality of speech sounds |paralalia .`
thing left out; added in supplement |paralipomenon .`
fixing attention on subject by pretending to neglect it |paralipsis .`
seeming change of object position due to observer moving |parallax .`
solid figure with each face a parallelogram |parallelepiped .`
belief that matter and mind don't interact but relate |parallelism .`
to reason falsely |paralogise .`
false reasoning |paralogism .`
worsted and cotton blend |paramatta .`
near the middle line |paramedian .`
rich decoration, hanging or robe |parament .`
abnormality of memory; inability to remember meaning of word |paramnesia .`
a star that rises at the same time as another star |paranatellon .`
euphemism; word whose meaning altered to conceal evasion |paranym .`
a person who solicits for another; best man or bridesmaid |paranymph .`
flourish under one's signature |paraph .`
disorder in which one word substituted for another |paraphasia .`
any abnormal sexual attraction |paraphilia .`
alteration of the voice; as at puberty |paraphonia .`
a person who paraphrases |paraphrast .`
inability to perform purposive movements properly |paraphraxis .`
blunder; error; mistake |parapraxis .`
study of unexplained mental phenomena |parapsychology .`
incoherence |pararthria .`
mock moon; bright patch on a lunar halo |paraselene .`
inability to pronounce the sound 's' |parasigmatism .`
a mean or sorry parasite |parasitaster .`
killing of parasites |parasiticide .`
indirectly controlled by the state |parastatal .`
resembling or pertaining to protective mimicry of animals |parastatic .`
harmful act appearing to be an attempt at suicide |parasuicide .`
corruption of forms of words |parasynesis .`
derivation of words using hyphenated compounds |parasynthesis .`
organization of clauses without connectives |parataxis .`
apposition; compounding of words without change |parathesis .`
arresting growth |paratonic .`
inferior; lowest; of least account |paravail .`
device used to cut underwater cables |paravane .`
in front; first; beforehand |paravant .`
wind screen |paravent .`
to vomit |parbreak .`
sling made by wrapping both ends of rope around object |parbuckle .`
partly |parcel .`
co-heirship |parcenary .`
laconic speech |parciloquy .`
railing in church enclosing altar, chapel or tomb |parclose .`
mild oath; certainly or truly |pardie .`
resembling or pertaining to leopards |pardine .`
of or related to leopards |pardine .`
a person who raises money for religious works by selling indulgences |pardoner .`
repetition of a word or its cognates in a series of words |paregmenon .`
soothing; lessening pain |paregoric .`
insertion of something related to the subject into a phrase |parembole .`
feasts or rites in memory of deceased parents |parentalia .`
related by blood |parentelic .`
killing or killer of one's parents |parenticide .`
work undertaken in addition to one's employment |parergon .`
doctrine dealing with matters after death but before the end of the world |pareschatology .`
omission of an element from a word |paresis .`
coitus |pareunia .`
by my faith; verily |parfay .`
dried buffalo skin |parfleche .`
to plaster over; to cover with ornamental plasterwork |parget .`
halo-like light seen in sky opposite the sun |parhelion .`
fine straw used to make hats |paribuntal .`
of a wall or walls, especially anatomical walls |parietal .`
school rules regarding inter-gender contact |parietals .`
resembling or pertaining to titmouses |parine .`
lump of glass before it is moulded into its final shape |parison .`
tonsil |paristhimion .`
having the same number of syllables in all forms |parisyllabic .`
condition or fact of having born children |parity .`
full of danger or risk |parlous .`
poetic |Parnassian .`
mistress or concubine of a priest; harlot |parnel .`
local; confined to one region |parochial .`
difficult childbirth |parodinia .`
proverb; adage |paroemia .`
writer of proverbs |paroemiographer .`
study of proverbs |paroemiology .`
alliteration |paromoeon .`
concession of opponent's point to strengthen one's own point |paromology .`
play on words; punning |paronomasia .`
word from same root or having same sound as another |paronym .`
desire to eat strange foods |parorexia .`
near or adjacent to the ear |parotic .`
bearing or having borne offspring |parous .`
second coming of Christ |parousia .`
obsession with the second coming of Christ |parousiamania .`
fit of passion; laughter; coughing; sudden violent action |paroxysm .`
having an acute accent on the next to last syllable |paroxytone .`
floor-covering of fitted wooden blocks |parquet .`
young salmon |parr .`
band by which a yard is fastened to a mast |parrel .`
boldness of speech |parrhesia .`
killing of parent or close relative |parricide .`
to describe a word fully in terms of classification |parse .`
government by parsons |parsonarchy .`
pit of a theatre |parterre .`
resembling or pertaining to virgins |parthenian .`
reproduction by a virgin or by means of an unfertilized egg |parthenogenesis .`
worship of the Virgin Mary |parthenolatry .`
study of virgins |parthenology .`
fear of virgins |parthophobia .`
that may be divided up or parted |partible .`
in part |partim .`
indicating a part of a larger whole |partitive .`
government by a single unopposed political party |partocracy .`
the act of giving birth |parturition .`
a set of ornaments or jewels |parure .`
smallness of mind |parvanimity .`
one suddenly risen to wealth without great social rank |parvenu .`
having little power |parvipotent .`
enclosed space at the front of a church |parvis .`
having little knowledge |parviscient .`
growing on land used for grazing; resembling or pertaining to pastures |pascual .`
leisurely stroll; march of bullfighters into arena |paseo .`
fine goat's wool fabric used for making shawls |pashmina .`
a system of universal ideographic writing |pasigraphy .`
quick Spanish one-step dance |paso-doble .`
lampooner |pasquilant .`
to lampoon |pasquin .`
to lampoon; a lampoon |pasquinade .`
slow solemn Italian or Spanish dance |passacaglia .`
motion of horse to and fro over ground in dressage |passade .`
a person who takes a religious vow of silence |passalorynchite .`
heraldic animal depicted walking |passant .`
decorative trimming of beads or braid |passement .`
Breton dance resembling a quick minuet |passepied .`
resembling or pertaining to sparrows |passerine .`
susceptible to or capable of suffering or of feeling |passible .`
everywhere; dispersedly |passim .`
instrument for issuing automatic tickets |passimeter .`
to coat metal with oxides to protect from corrosion |passivate .`
to dry grapes |passulate .`
section of a poem or story |passus .`
pastime |pastance .`
rope, strap or chain used to tie horse by its leg |pastern .`
medley, composed from different sources; imitative work |pastiche .`
small cone of charcoal burned as incense |pastille .`
painted thickly |pastose .`
medieval poem between knight and shepherdess |pastourelle .`
wing-membrane of flying mammal |patagium .`
the science of imaginary solutions |pataphysics .`
act of drinking |patation .`
provincialism; dialectal term |patavinity .`
disclosure; opening; manifestation |patefaction .`
shaped like a saucer or kneecap |patelliform .`
plate; metal disk used to hold Communion bread |paten .`
saucer-shaped |pateriform .`
passive; a passive subject |pathic .`
causation or production of disease |pathogenesis .`
indicative of a specific disease |pathognomic .`
moral insanity |pathomania .`
fear of disease |pathophobia .`
excitation of passion by rhetoric or poetry |pathopoeia .`
capable of suffering or being acted on; passible |patible .`
resembling or pertaining to the gallows |patibulary .`
to execute by hanging |patibulate .`
film or surface that forms on surface of metal or wood |patina .`
formation of a film on copper from exposure |patination .`
resembling or pertaining to one's native land |patrial .`
inheritance from father or ancestors |patrimony .`
excessive devotion or worship of one's native country |patriolatry .`
having inherited paternal characteristics |patroclinous .`
study of early Christianity |patrology .`
name derived from father's name |patronym .`
captain of a ship; coxswain of a longboat |patroon .`
degree of relationship of paternal uncle |patruity .`
narrow band keeping a belt or sash in its place |patte .`
wooden shoe; clog; base of a pillar |patten .`
spreading; wide-spreading; open |patulous .`
of few words; speaking little |pauciloquent .`
shoulder-plate of suit of armour |pauldron .`
just finished or past |paulopast .`
just after |paulopost .`
charge for paving streets |pavage .`
stately English Renaissance court dance |pavane .`
setting of jewellery with stones close together |pavé .`
timid |pavid .`
a person who lays down paving stones |pavior .`
shield for the entire body |pavis .`
peacock-blue |pavonated .`
resembling or pertaining to peacocks |pavonian .`
resembling or pertaining to peacocks |pavonine .`
tablet decorated with sacred figure and kissed by participants in mass |pax .`
resembling a small stake |paxillose .`
heathendom |paynimry .`
landscape |paysage .`
painter of landscapes |paysagist .`
region, bog or moor covered with peat |peatary .`
lumberman's spiked and hooked lever |peavey .`
liable to sin |peccable .`
a slight offense or sin |peccadillo .`
sinful |peccaminous .`
sinfulness; transgression |peccancy .`
admission of sin or guilt |peccavi .`
unit of dry measure equal to 8 quarts |peck .`
full of cows |pecorous .`
of a comb; comb-like |pectinal .`
comb-like structure |pectination .`
of the pubic bone |pectineal .`
shaped like a comb |pectiniform .`
to congeal; to cause to set |pectize .`
sound of patient's voice as heard through stethoscope |pectoriloquy .`
rearing of cattle |pecudiculture .`
embezzlement |peculation .`
private property; especially when given by father to son |peculium .`
resembling or pertaining to money; consisting of money |pecuniary .`
naturally formed mass or aggregate of soil |ped .`
study of teaching |pedagogics .`
schoolmastering; teaching |pedagoguery .`
resembling or pertaining to the foot or to metrical feet |pedalian .`
going on foot; pedestrian; of lowly or petty standing |pedaneous .`
government by pedants or strict rule-bound scholars |pedantocracy .`
resembling or pertaining to walking or feet |pedary .`
footed; having feet; like a foot |pedate .`
anal intercourse between a man and a boy |pederasty .`
proceeding slowly |pedetentous .`
stalk of an animal organ |pedicel .`
bony protrusion of the skull from which an antler grows |pedicle .`
resembling or pertaining to lice |pedicular .`
fear of lice |pediculophobia .`
lousy |pediculous .`
shaped like a foot |pediform .`
having or bearing feet |pedigerous .`
foot bath |pediluvium .`
having feet shaped like hands |pedimanous .`
triangular structure crowning front of a Greek building |pediment .`
to work or knead with the feet |pedipulate .`
resembling or pertaining to soils |pedological .`
study of soils |pedology .`
divination by examining the soles of the feet |pedomancy .`
instrument for measuring distance travelled on foot |pedometer .`
stem or stalk of a flower |peduncle .`
artificial leather |pegamoid .`
divination by springs or fountains |pegomancy .`
woman's dressing-gown |peignoir .`
instrument measuring resistance of road surfaces to wheel movement |peirameter .`
experimental; tentative |peirastic .`
weight; burden; load |peise .`
to worsen; to depreciate |pejorate .`
severe pessimism |pejorism .`
fine soft silk |pekin .`
animal's coat of hair or wool |pelage .`
oceanic; inhabiting or carried out in the deep sea |pelagic .`
resembling or pertaining to storks |pelargic .`
nomadic |pelasgic .`
ancient Greek shield-bearing soldier |pelatast .`
shaped like a hatchet; a hatchet-shaped geometrical figure |pelecoid .`
woman's fur cape |pelerine .`
fur-lined or fur garment |pelisse .`
composed of fine sediment |pelitic .`
to divide; to separate |pellate .`
thin skin or film |pellicle .`
thin diaphanous fabric |pellicule .`
completely clear; transparent |pellucid .`
sole of foot |pelma .`
footprint |pelmatogram .`
fringe or valance for hiding a curtain rod |pelmet .`
mud or other semi-solid medium used in baths |peloid .`
study of mud |pelology .`
treatment by mud baths |pelotherapy .`
shield-shaped |peltastiform .`
bearing a shield |peltiferous .`
skins of animals with the fur on them |peltry .`
furry; hairy |pelurious .`
basin-shaped |pelviform .`
instrument for measuring the pelvis |pelvimeter .`
small four-legged table with hinged flaps |pembroke .`
skin condition characterized by watery boils on the body |pemphigus .`
having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable; paroxytone |penacute .`
female vampire of Malay mythology |penanggalan .`
in the form of an almost complete ring |penannular .`
household gods of a Roman family |penates .`
paintbrush-shaped |pencilliform .`
drop pendant |pendeloque .`
hanging; drooping; dangling |pendent .`
pendant, dependency or appendage |pendicle .`
resembling or pertaining to a pendulum |pendular .`
building a pendulous nest |penduline .`
curve representing combination of musical sounds |pendulograph .`
of geological processes occurring immediately after deposition |penecontemporaneous .`
surgical removal of the penis |penectomy .`
to create work as an excuse to deter suitors |penelopize .`
land worn down by denudation to almost be a plain |peneplain .`
inmost parts of a building or temple; innermost secrets |penetralia .`
instrument for measuring firmness or consistency of substances |penetrometer .`
resembling or pertaining to the penis |penial .`
featherlike |pennaceous .`
winged; feathered |pennate .`
bearing feathers |penniferous .`
feather-shaped |penniform .`
unit of troy weight equal to 24 grains |pennyweight .`
study of crime and punishment |penology .`
hanging; suspended; overhanging |pensile .`
task; school imposition |pensum .`
set of five things |pentad .`
person who has or has had five spouses |pentagamist .`
state of being in five parts |pentalogy .`
having five parts or members |pentamerous .`
alliance of five cities |pentapolis .`
government by five individuals |pentarchy .`
the first five books of the Old Testament |pentateuch .`
fear or hatred of one's mother-in-law |pentheraphobia .`
revealing of part of a painting beneath a newer one |pentimento .`
destitution; poverty |penury .`
abnormal compulsion for pulling on the penis |peotillomania .`
surgical removal of the penis |peotomy .`
through; according to; by means or agency of |per .`
very sharp or violent; very acute |peracute .`
perhaps; possibly; by adventure; by chance |peradventure .`
to travel over or through |peragrate .`
closely woven lightweight cloth |percale .`
glossy lightweight cotton |percaline .`
dappled cart horse |percheron .`
perceiving; observant; perceptive |percipient .`
well-cooked; overdone |percoct .`
running through the whole length |percurrent .`
done or applied through the skin |percutaneous .`
striking or having the power to strike; percussive |percutient .`
resembling or pertaining to partridges |perdicine .`
killer of partridges |perdricide .`
treason |perduellion .`
to endure over a period of time |perdure .`
fully equal |peregal .`
journey, especially on foot or to a foreign country |peregrination .`
foreignness; outlandishness |peregrinity .`
to live perennially; to survive from season to season |perennate .`
to ride through on horseback |perequitate .`
believer in the perfectibility of mankind |perfectibilian .`
doctrine that humans capable of becoming perfect |perfectibilism .`
doctrine that moral perfection constitutes the highest value |perfectionism .`
very fervid; ardent; eager |perfervid .`
effectual; actually achieving a result |perficient .`
to pour or diffuse through or over |perfuse .`
like or resembling parchment |pergameneous .`
arched framework for climbing plants |pergola .`
point in orbit of a body in which it is nearest to a specified star |periaster .`
precinct; enclosing wall of a precinct |peribolos .`
surrounding a centre or central body |pericentral .`
sloping downwards in all directions from a point |periclinal .`
to endanger; to jeopardise |periclitate .`
an excerpt or passage read during religious services |pericope .`
dangerous |periculous .`
description in the manner of a tour; journey through |periegesis .`
study of gums |periodontics .`
individuals living at same latitude on opposite sides of earth |perioeci .`
around the ear |periotic .`
wandering about; itinerant |peripatetic .`
sudden change of fortune |peripetia .`
circumlocution; round-about expression |periphrasis .`
a voyage or trip around something |periplus .`
having a row of columns on every side |peripteral .`
person living inside the polar circle |periscian .`
having a circumflex accent on the final syllable |perispomenon .`
verbiage; pleonasm |perissology .`
having an additional syllable |perissosyllabic .`
knife-happy surgeon |perissotomist .`
ancient stone circle |peristalith .`
resembling or pertaining to pigeons |peristeronic .`
pigeon-collecting |peristerophily .`
moving round; revolving; rotatory |peristrephic .`
range of columns around a building or courtyard |peristyle .`
in the state between solid and liquid; melting |peritectic .`
a bluish or azure colour; a plant with bluish flowers |periwinkle .`
pearly |perlaceous .`
indicating movement through or across |perlative .`
producing pearls |perliginous .`
effect produced when a particular word is uttered |perlocution .`
to traverse and inspect carefully |perlustrate .`
instrument for measuring permeability |permeameter .`
destructive; ruinous; fatal |pernicious .`
to pass the night in vigil or prayer |pernoctate .`
a person who takes or receives |pernor .`
through the mouth |peroral .`
to speak grandiosely or grandiloquently |perorate .`
lengthy part of speech; especially a conclusion |peroration .`
to weigh in the mind; to consider carefully |perpend .`
a person who speaks through his hat |perpilocutionist .`
raised platform or terrace at an entrance door |perron .`
wigmaker |perruquier .`
thorough search |perscrutation .`
dark blue or bluish-grey; cloth of such a colour |perse .`
independent existence |perseity .`
to repeat an action continually or habitually |perseverate .`
outside shutters with movable slats |persiennes .`
banter; flippancy; idle chatter |persiflage .`
personal details, possessions or stories |personalia .`
doctrine that humans possess spiritual freedom |personalism .`
personal belongings and property |personalty .`
clear-minded; astute; perceptive |perspicacious .`
easily understood; clearly expressed |perspicuous .`
to constrain; to touch on; to censure |perstringe .`
quality of holding unyieldingly to a position |pertinacity .`
punched; pierced; slit |pertuse .`
whooping cough |pertussis .`
a frilly wig |peruke .`
scaly; having scaled skin |perulate .`
very obstinate |pervicacious .`
night vigil |pervigilium .`
permeable; penetrable |pervious .`
suppository inserted into the vagina |pessary .`
least favourable |pessimal .`
point at which any condition is least favourable |pessimum .`
divination using pebbles |pessomancy .`
bringing plague or pestilence |pestiferous .`
science of pests |pestology .`
bearing petals |petaliferous .`
peat-bog |petary .`
flying phalanger |petaurist .`
valve for draining condensed steam from engine cylinders |petcock .`
contrivance for hurling stones |petrary .`
resembling or pertaining to or made of rock |petrean .`
pleasant smell accompanying the first rain after a dry spell |petrichor .`
living in or near rocks |petricolous .`
massage by longitudinal rubbing and lateral squeezing |petrissage .`
formation or development of rocks |petrogenesis .`
containing or rich in petroleum |petroleous .`
bearing petroleum |petroliferous .`
study of rocks |petrology .`
living on or thriving in rocky areas |petrophilous .`
stony |petrous .`
a lawyer given to underhanded tactics |pettifogger .`
pigs' feet as food |pettitoes .`
butting like a ram |petulcous .`
a person who occupies the same pew as another |pewfellow .`
roughness of the nap of cloth |pexity .`
resembling or pertaining to warthogs |phacochoerine .`
lens-shaped |phacoid .`
instrument for measuring lenses |phacometer .`
dusky |phaeic .`
duskiness |phaeism .`
open four-wheeled carriage |phaeton .`
excessive desire for food or eating |phagomania .`
fear of eating |phagophobia .`
(of an eye) having a crystalline lens |phakic .`
baldness |phalacrosis .`
dwelling of a communal group or phalanx of individuals |phalanstery .`
carrying the penis |phallephoric .`
of, pertaining to or resembling a penis |phallic .`
government by men |phallocracy .`
a person who assumes the naturality of male dominance |phallocrat .`
habit of biting one's nails |phaneromania .`
act or process of becoming visible |phanerosis .`
visible; obvious |phanic .`
visual imagery in poetry |phanopoeia .`
old instrument for measuring light intensity |phaometer .`
hypocritical |pharisaic .`
study of drugs of animal and plant origin |pharmacognosy .`
study of drugs |pharmacology .`
abnormal obsession with trying drugs |pharmacomania .`
instrument for measuring drugs |pharmacometer .`
drug-seller; pharmacist; apothecary |pharmacopolist .`
study of lighthouses |pharology .`
lighthouse or beacon |pharos .`
study of the throat |pharyngology .`
instrument for inspecting the pharynx |pharyngoscope .`
lead-coloured agate |phassachate .`
using speech for social reasons or to communicate feelings |phatic .`
cork |phellem .`
cork-like |phelloid .`
a model in cork |phelloplastic .`
smallest possible linguistic unit |phememe .`
resembling or pertaining to speech |phemic .`
early cinematograph in which figures are viewed through a slit |phenakistoscope .`
resembling or pertaining to classification by phenotype |phenetic .`
bright and beautiful kind of alabaster |phengite .`
fear of daylight |phengophobia .`
origin of racial groups |phenogenesis .`
study of organisms as affected by climate |phenology .`
belief that phenomena are the only realities |phenomenalism .`
study of phenomena |phenomenology .`
the barbed head of a dart or arrow in heraldry |pheon .`
keeper of a shrine |pheretrer .`
saucer-shaped |phialiform .`
resembling a phial |phialine .`
lover of truth |philalethist .`
study of postage stamps |philately .`
the act or study of kissing |philematology .`
a person who dislikes kissing |philematophobe .`
loving or admiring horses |philhippic .`
speech or writing full of bitter condemnation |philippic .`
materialistic in outlook; uncultured |philistine .`
collecting of matchbox labels |phillumeny .`
love of beauty |philocaly .`
fond of commoners or the lower classes |philodemic .`
a person who loves his own opinions; dogmatic person |philodox .`
love of women |philogyny .`
petty or contemptible philologist |philologaster .`
study of ancient texts; historical linguistics |philology .`
lover of learning |philomath .`
resembling or pertaining to nightingales |philomelian .`
a person who seeks knowledge |philonoist .`
lover of prostitutes |philopornist .`
resembling or pertaining to instinctive love for offspring |philoprogenitive .`
amateur or superficial philosopher |philosophaster .`
government by philosophers |philosophocracy .`
devoted to the arts |philotechnical .`
love of animals |philotherianism .`
hospitality |philoxenia .`
inability to retract the prepuce of the penis |phimosis .`
description or examination of a vein |phlebography .`
blood-letting |phlebotomy .`
of a calm; unexcitable disposition |phlegmatic .`
nonexistent principle of flammability inherent in matter |phlogiston .`
causing inflamation |phlogogenetic .`
resembling or pertaining to seals |phocine .`
having limbs like a seal's flippers |phocomelia .`
bright scarlet-red colour |phoeniceous .`
flamingo |phoenicopter .`
arrangement of scales, as in fish and reptiles |pholidosis .`
unit of loudness of sound as heard by listeners |phon .`
person who maintains rhythm in church choir |phonascus .`
weakness of voice |phonasthenia .`
production of vocal sound |phonation .`
instrument for recording sound vibrations |phonautograph .`
device which amplifies small sounds |phonendoscope .`
production of speech sounds |phonesis .`
study and correction of speech defects |phoniatrics .`
pathological tendency to murder |phonomania .`
instrument for measuring sound levels |phonometer .`
fear of noise or of speaking aloud |phonophobia .`
transmitting sound waves |phonophorous .`
instrument used to correct abnormalities in eye muscles |phorometer .`
light seen when the eyeball is pressed |phosphene .`
caused by phosphorus |phossy .`
sense of vision |photaesthesia .`
light-giving; sensitive to light; penetrated by light |photic .`
illusory vision of light |photism .`
study of effects of light on organisms |photobiology .`
motion towards light |photodromy .`
photographic engraving |photoglyph .`
turning towards light |photogyric .`
disintegration resulting from exposure to radiation |photolysis .`
pathological desire for light |photomania .`
instrument for measuring light intensity |photometer .`
unit of brightness of light as received at the retina |photon .`
organism loving or thriving in light |photophile .`
preferring or thriving in lighted conditions |photophilous .`
fear of light |photophobia .`
irrational fear or dislike of light |photophobia .`
avoiding or disliking light |photophygous .`
vision in bright light |photopia .`
instrument for measuring intensity and polarization of reflected light |photopolarimeter .`
appearance of light flashes due to retinal irritation |photopsia .`
region of space lit by the sun |photosphere .`
instrument for measuring the speed of light |phototachometer .`
growth or movement determined by light |phototaxis .`
instrument for transmitting drawings telegraphically |phototelegraph .`
sensitivity to light |phototonus .`
study of phrases |phraseology .`
clan or tribe |phratry .`
resembling or pertaining to underground water supplying or wells |phreatic .`
delirium; frenzy |phrenesis .`
of or near the midriff |phrenic .`
study of bumps on the head |phrenology .`
a thinking-place; place for study |phrontistery .`
deadly; destructive |phthartic .`
lice-eating |phthirophagous .`
of, pertaining to, or consisting of a sound; vocalized |phthongal .`
instrument measuring intensity of vowel sounds |phthongometer .`
resembling or pertaining to the longitudinal stability of aircraft |phugoid .`
study of algae and seaweeds |phycology .`
halting milk production |phygogalactic .`
defending against disease |phylactic .`
government by a specific class or tribe |phylarchy .`
division of the people of a state into local clans |phyle .`
shaped like a leaf |phylliform .`
leaf-like |phylline .`
divination using leaves or tea leaves |phyllomancy .`
excessive or abnormal production of leaves |phyllomania .`
leaf-eating |phyllophagous .`
leafy; bearing or having leaves |phyllophorous .`
origin and history of a species' evolution |phylogenesis .`
substance causing flatulence |physagogue .`
belief that all phenomena reducible to verifiable assertions |physicalism .`
government according to natural laws or principles |physiocracy .`
divination by studying the face |physiognomancy .`
general appearance of anything, especially the face |physiognomy .`
nature-worship |physiolatry .`
work containing descriptions of animals; a bestiary |physiologus .`
system of knowledge concerning principles of natural history |physiophilosophy .`
assumption of knowledge of nature |physiosophy .`
attribution of physical form and attributes to deities |physitheism .`
due to natural causes |physiurgic .`
feeding on plants |phytivorous .`
origin and development of plants |phytogenesis .`
derived from plants |phytogenic .`
plant-like |phytoid .`
study of plants; botany |phytology .`
obsession with collecting plants |phytomania .`
fond of plants |phytophilous .`
knowledge of plants |phytosophy .`
expiatory; atrociously bad |piacular .`
old Welsh instrument like a hornpipe |pibcorn .`
piece of music for bagpipe |pibroch .`
craving to eat dust |pica .`
bitter oily liquid obtained from tar |picamar .`
resembling or pertaining or pertaining to rogues or roguish behaviour |picaresque .`
person who lives by his or her wits; rogue or scoundrel |picaroon .`
five-cent-piece or other coin of little value |picayune .`
like pitch; inflammable; reddish black |piceous .`
of the form or shape of a woodpecker |piciform .`
of the nature of or resembling pitch |piciform .`
resembling or pertaining to woodpeckers |picine .`
petty theft under Scottish law |pickery .`
particular; picky |picksome .`
sycophant; flatterer |pickthank .`
loop in an ornamental edging; raised knot in embroidery |picot .`
of an animal, consisting of two or more colours |piebald .`
variegated; of various colours |pied .`
square pillar attached to wall, lacking both base and capital |piedroit .`
a salient angle |piend .`
fee paid for use of a pier |pierage .`
representation of Virgin Mary with dead Christ across her knees |pieta .`
unquestioning or dogmatic religious devotion |pietism .`
instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility |piezometer .`
small pail or bowl made of staves and hoops |piggin .`
to pitch |pight .`
government by those of one skin colour |pigmentocracy .`
to give or take in pledge or pawn |pignorate .`
blockhead |pigsconce .`
square column partially embedded in a wall |pilaster .`
fur or wool outergarment; rug laid over saddle |pilch .`
paragraph-mark |pilcrow .`
upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms |pile .`
cap-shaped; crested; capped |pileated .`
shaped like an umbrella |pileiform .`
top of a bird's head |pileum .`
umbrella-shaped portion of a mushroom |pileus .`
poor wretch; self-pitying person |pilgarlick .`
bearing or growing hair |piliferous .`
shaped like hair |piliform .`
light pillow or saddle for a woman rider |pillion .`
torture instrument for crushing fingers |pilliwinks .`
wooden frame with holes for head and hands used as punishment |pillory .`
having scattered soft or moderately stiff hairs |pilose .`
little pill |pilule .`
spiced sweetened wine |piment .`
picture-gallery |pinacotheca .`
loose protective garment worn over a dress |pinafore .`
cheap copper and zinc alloy; spurious or trashy |pinchbeck .`
a person who impounds cattle |pinder .`
shaped like a pine-cone |pineal .`
collection or plantation of pine trees |pinetum .`
cone-shaped mound with ice core |pingo .`
to become or make fat or greasy; to make rich |pinguefy .`
fat |pinguid .`
small wheel with teeth |pinion .`
wing; last joint of a wing; outermost flight feather |pinion .`
small vessel with oars and sails |pinnace .`
shaped like a feather |pinnate .`
seals, walruses, and other such sea mammals |pinniped .`
bolt or pin on which something turns, as a hinge |pintle .`
ice-axe |piolet .`
unit of liquid capacity equal to two hogsheads |pipe .`
small reddish-brown bat |pipistrelle .`
small pot |pipkin .`
stiff durable corded fabric of cotton, rayon or silk |piqué .`
the right of fishing; a fishing pond |piscary .`
study of fishes |piscatology .`
resembling or pertaining to fishing or fishers |piscatorial .`
fisherman |piscicapturist .`
fish life of an area |piscifauna .`
shaped like a fish |pisciform .`
basin set in wall of church to drain away ceremonial water |piscina .`
resembling or pertaining to fish |piscine .`
fish-eating |piscivorous .`
shaped like a pea |pisiform .`
an ant; something or someone insignificant |pismire .`
hoarding of small or insignificant things |pismirism .`
science or study of faith |pisteology .`
doctrine concerning faith |pistiology .`
branch of theology concerned with faith |pistology .`
instrument for measuring angles of ship's propeller blades |pitchometer .`
arousing or deserving pity |piteous .`
bran-like |pityroid .`
bemused; bewildered; intoxicated |pixilated .`
bull's penis used as instrument of punishment by flogging |pizzle .`
covering of walls with thin marble slabs or with plaster |placage .`
investor who is sold shares by private placement |placee .`
cake-shaped |placentiform .`
bearing a placenta |placentigerous .`
eating of the placenta |placentophagy .`
vote of assent in a governing body |placet .`
decision of a court or an assembly |placitum .`
opening in a skirt or shirt for a pocket |placket .`
plate-like; having plate-like scales |placoid .`
decorated ceiling |plafond .`
marked with a streak or streaks |plagate .`
fashionable beach |plage .`
a person who plagiarises |plagiary .`
the crime of kidnapping |plagium .`
flagstone side-pavement of a street |plainstones .`
making level |planation .`
blank metal disc to be stamped as a coin |planchet .`
board or similar tool used in interpreting spirit messages |planchette .`
resembling or pertaining to asteroids or similar tiny celestial bodies |planetesimal .`
erring; erratic |planetic .`
theory of the origin of planets |planetogeny .`
worship of the planets |planetolatry .`
study of planets |planetology .`
resonance; noisiness |plangency .`
deep or loud sounding |plangent .`
mournful |plangorous .`
instrument for copying drawings at a different scale |planigraph .`
instrument for measuring area of plane figures |planimeter .`
having flat; broad wings |planipennate .`
to polish; to flatten |planish .`
sphere projected onto a plane; map of the heavens |planisphere .`
the quality of being plane |planity .`
in the manner or direction of a plank |plankwise .`
cartography |planography .`
abnormal desire to wander and disobey social norms |planomania .`
petty or poor planner |planster .`
resembling or pertaining to the sole of the foot |plantar .`
walking fully on the soles of the feet |plantigrade .`
plant-eating |plantivorous .`
government by plantation owners |plantocracy .`
to make sounds with the lips |plapper .`
dash of water |plash .`
full of pools or puddles; marshy or boggy |plashy .`
consuming plasma |plasmophagous .`
fencer's padded breast-shield; steel breastplate worn under hauberk |plastron .`
spoonbilled; of the shape of a spoonbill |plataleiform .`
flat molding that exceeds its projection; fillet between column's flutings |platband .`
broad speech; talking with the mouth open too wide |plateasm .`
fine white linen |platilla .`
bearing platinum |platiniferous .`
commonplace or trite remark made as if it were important |platitude .`
a person who utters platitudes |platitudinarian .`
instrument for measuring area; planimeter |platometer .`
to flatten into a plate or sheet |platten .`
flat-tailed |platurous .`
flat-footedness |platypodia .`
building or pen where platypuses are kept |platypussary .`
broad sheet of muscle in the neck |platysma .`
issuing enthusiastic approval or applause |plauditory .`
resembling or pertaining to a wagon |plaustral .`
basin which becomes a shallow lake after heavy rainfall |playa .`
to intertwine the branches of |pleach .`
pleasure; enjoyment; complaisance |pleasance .`
mother-church having authority over several local churches |plebania .`
of the common people or vulgar classes |plebeian .`
making something vulgar or plebeian |plebification .`
principle or practice of using plebiscites |plebiscitarism .`
woven or plaited |plectile .`
pick for stringed instruments |plectrum .`
wad of cotton or lint used to dress a wound |pledget .`
instrument for measuring the strength of a blow |plegometer .`
condition of having more than the normal number |pleiomery .`
occurrence of several distinct stages in the life cycle of an organism |pleiomorphy .`
instrument for measuring variations in water level |plemyrameter .`
full; entire; complete; absolute; unqualified |plenary .`
having solid horns (as a deer) |plenicorn .`
excessive talking; fullness of speech |pleniloquence .`
resembling or pertaining to the full moon |plenilunar .`
full moon |plenilune .`
absolute power |plenipotence .`
fullness; completeness; abundance; sufficiency |plenitude .`
space completely filled with matter |plenum .`
displaying different colours when seen from different directions |pleochroic .`
redundancy; use of more words than necessary |pleonasm .`
greedy; covetous |pleonectic .`
greed; avarice |pleonexia .`
fullness; abundance |pleroma .`
full conviction |plerophory .`
instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow |plethysmograph .`
laterally flattened |pleurotropous .`
shaped like a network |plexiform .`
network; web; interweaving |plexure .`
network |plexus .`
folded fanwise; pleated |plicated .`
the act of folding |plication .`
rubber-soled canvas shoe |plimsoll .`
rectangular base of column or pedestal |plinth .`
thin waterproof transparent sheet used for packaging |pliofilm .`
resembling or pertaining to periods of above-average temperatures |pliothermic .`
fabric with puckered finish |plissé .`
repetition of word in more expressive sense for emphasis |ploce .`
to trudge through anything in which the feet sink |plodge .`
release of breath after consonant |plosion .`
government by the wealthy; plutocracy |plousiocracy .`
worker in feathers; feather-seller |plumassier .`
graphite |plumbago .`
leaden; lead-coloured |plumbeous .`
bearing or yielding lead |plumbiferous .`
lead poisoning |plumbism .`
incapable of being sounded |plumbless .`
of tar and feathers |plumeopicean .`
plumaged |plumigerous .`
having feathered feet |plumiped .`
downy |plumulate .`
belief that reality consists of several kinds or entities |pluralism .`
lasting or surviving many years |plurennial .`
of more than three letters |pluriliteral .`
having more than one name |plurinominal .`
giving birth to multiple young in a single birth |pluriparous .`
presence in multiple places at one time |pluripresence .`
in several rows |pluriserial .`
government by the wealthy; plutocracy |plutarchy .`
government by the wealthy |plutocracy .`
worship of wealth |plutolatry .`
political economy; study of wealth |plutology .`
mania for money |plutomania .`
mass of rock solidified under earth's surface |pluton .`
of volcanic or deep origin |plutonic .`
economics |plutonomy .`
floor-length open-fronted ecclesiastical garment |pluvial .`
self-registering rain gauge |pluviograph .`
rain-meter |pluviometer .`
rainy |pluviose .`
instrument that measures respiration |pneometer .`
study of mechanics of gases |pneumatics .`
a person who receives and writes spirit messages |pneumatographer .`
stone in the lung |pneumatolith .`
theory of the existence of spirits |pneumatology .`
denial of the divinity of the Holy Ghost |pneumatomachy .`
instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed |pneumatometer .`
like a spirit |pneumatomorphic .`
appearance of a spirit; especially the Holy Ghost |pneumatophany .`
philosophy of spirits or the spirit world |pneumatophilosophy .`
sound caused by a ghost or spirit |pneumatophony .`
presence of gas in the body |pneumatosis .`
instrument for measuring and recording respiration |pneumograph .`
ancient Athenian place of assembly |pnyx .`
resembling or pertaining or pertaining to grass |poaceous .`
pocket notecase or wallet |pochette .`
manual colour stencilling onto a printed illustration |pochoir .`
cup-bearer |pocillator .`
uninterested; indifferent; nonchalant; apathetic |pococurante .`
drinking of alcoholic beverages |poculation .`
fit for drinking |poculent .`
cup-shaped |poculiform .`
gout |podagra .`
gouty |podagrous .`
resembling or pertaining to feet |podalic .`
rump; anal region |podex .`
study and treatment of disorders of the foot; chiropody |podiatry .`
shaped like a pod |podiform .`
smelly feet |podobromhydrosis .`
stalk that bears the fruit of a plant |podocarp .`
study of the feet |podology .`
pedalled boat; canoe-shaped float attached to feet for walking on water |podoscaph .`
acidic soil with ash-like subsurface layer |podzol .`
part of an animal's body where colour variations first appear |poecilomere .`
synonym; one of a variety of names for a thing |poecilonym .`
broth or stock |poêlée .`
eating grass or herbs; herbivorous |poephagous .`
petty poet; writer of contemptible verses |poetaster .`
worship of poets |poetolatry .`
contest or quarrel among poets |poetomachia .`
wooden club with iron or stone piece on end, used by Indians |pogamoggan .`
excessive growth of beard |pogoniasis .`
dense fog of suspended ice particles |pogonip .`
book or treatise on beards |pogonology .`
a person who loves beards |pogonophile .`
fear of beards |pogonophobia .`
shaving |pogonotomy .`
growing of a beard |pogonotrophy .`
organized massacre |pogrom .`
creation |poiesis .`
mottled |poikilitic .`
cold-blooded |poikilothermic .`
pastoral |poimenic .`
sharp instrument |pointel .`
use of separate dots of pure colour rather than blends |pointillism .`
unit of viscosity of liquids |poise .`
armour for a horse's breast |poitrel .`
pepper sauce |poivrade .`
causing terror; uncanny |pokerish .`
stately Polish dance; polonaise |polacca .`
government by many people; polyarchy |polarchy .`
instrument for measuring polarised light |polarimeter .`
instrument for detecting polarized light |polariscope .`
piece of low-lying reclaimed land |polder .`
unit of area equal to a square rod |pole .`
ancient Greek military and civil officer |polemarch .`
controversial discussion or attack |polemic .`
study of war |polemology .`
mania for war |polemomania .`
telescope with angled mirrors for seeing over walls or around corners |polemoscope .`
piece of armour for the knee |poleyn .`
government by police |policeocracy .`
outpatient department of hospital |policlinic .`
resembling or pertaining to siegecraft or besiegement |poliorcectic .`
premature graying of the hair |poliosis .`
petty politician |politicaster .`
mania for politics |politicomania .`
craze for polka dancing |polkamania .`
government by the multitude or a mob; ochlocracy |pollarchy .`
tree having the whole crown cut off |pollard .`
strong |pollent .`
the thumb |pollex .`
promise; especially one not yet accepted |pollicitation .`
bearing pollen |polliniferous .`
pollen-bearing |pollinigerous .`
a person who is naively optimistic |pollyanna .`
stately Polish dance of moderate tempo |polonaise .`
prolonged chewing of food |poltophagy .`
craven; cowardly |poltroon .`
glass-makers' potash |polverine .`
amplifying sounds |polyacoustic .`
plethora |polyaemia .`
government by many people |polyarchy .`
division into many parts |polychotomy .`
thing or medicine useful in many ways |polychrest .`
government by many rulers; polyarchy |polycracy .`
native to several countries |polydemic .`
abnormal thirst |polydipsia .`
having many functions |polyergic .`
consisting of or derived from many races or ethnicities |polyethnic .`
theory that humans derived from many separate origins |polygenesis .`
of multiple origin or composition |polygenous .`
having several broods in each season |polygoneutic .`
excessive perspiration |polyhidrosis .`
person of exceptionally broad knowledge |polyhistor .`
argument forcing choice between contradictory statements |polylemma .`
prehistoric monument consisting of many stones |polylith .`
mania affecting several different mental faculties |polymania .`
person possessing knowledge of many subjects |polymath .`
compressed into a very small space |polymicrian .`
use of multiple plots in a single story |polymythy .`
in multiple separate locations |polynesic .`
open water amid sea ice |polynia .`
having many eyes |polyommatous .`
name consisting of several words |polyonym .`
multiple vision |polyopia .`
eating many types of food |polyphagous .`
treatment with many medicines |polypharmacy .`
very fertile; very imaginative |polyphiloprogenitive .`
loud-roaring |polyphloisbic .`
descending from more than one original type |polyphyletic .`
rapid breathing |polypnea .`
many-legged animal |polypod .`
busybody |polypragmatist .`
having several souls |polypsychic .`
obese |polysarcous .`
word with many meanings |polysemant .`
having many spikes |polystachious .`
arranged in many rows |polystichous .`
having many mouths |polystomatous .`
building having many columns |polystyle .`
series of syllogisms where each is basis for next |polysyllogism .`
rhetorical device of repeating conjunction for emphasis |polysyndeton .`
having many chambers |polythalamous .`
belief in multiple deities |polytheism .`
producing many or several at a birth |polytocous .`
crushed apples for cider-making |pomace .`
resembling or pertaining to or consisting of apples |pomaceous .`
ointment for the hair |pomade .`
ball of perfumes |pomander .`
growing of fruit |pomiculture .`
bearing apples |pomiferous .`
shaped like an apple |pomiform .`
open space around a town within the walls |pomoerium .`
study of fruit-growing |pomology .`
poppy red |ponceau .`
weighing or weighing up |ponderation .`
card player on dealer's right responsible for cutting cards |pone .`
western |ponent .`
theological doctrine of wickedness or evil |ponerology .`
thin soft fabric woven from raw silk |pongee .`
small dagger |poniard .`
toll paid on bridges; tax for repairing bridges |pontage .`
bridge-work; a bridge |pontifice .`
bridge builder |pontist .`
drawbridge |pontlevis .`
coarsely looped or nubby fabric |poodle .`
enclosed structure at stern of ship above main deck |poop .`
meadow plant |poophyte .`
conceited person |popinjay .`
to amuse oneself |popjoy .`
corded woven silk and worsted |poplin .`
resembling or pertaining to the back of the knee |popliteal .`
government by populists |popocracy .`
to flow tumblingly; to heave choppily |popple .`
raised ornament on top of upright end of seats in churches |poppyhead .`
resembling or pertaining to pores |poral .`
shark with a pointed snout |porbeagle .`
resembling porcelain |porcellanous .`
resembling or pertaining to pigs; swinish |porcine .`
fattening or feeding of swine |porculation .`
to make meat kosher by removing veins and sinews from hindquarters |porge .`
having pores |poriferous .`
having the form of a pore |poriform .`
abnormal compulsion to wander |poriomania .`
geometrical expression of possibility of multiple solutions |porism .`
irksome intrusion or interruption |porlocking .`
a person who deals in pornography |pornbroker .`
lecherous; bawdy; lewd |pornerastic .`
government by harlots |pornocracy .`
dirty old man |pornogenarian .`
desire for prostitutes |pornolagnia .`
obsession with pornography |pornomania .`
perfect setting for the antics of pornography |pornotopia .`
fertilization of seed plants |porogamy .`
permeable to water vapour |poromeric .`
instrument for measuring degree of porosity |porometer .`
both porous and plastic |poroplastic .`
instrument for investigating porosity |poroscope .`
knitting together of broken bones |porosis .`
of royal birth |porphyrogenitic .`
accession of 1st son born after father's accession |porphyrogeniture .`
purple |porphyrous .`
beautiful and valuable purplish stone |porphyry .`
leek-green |porraceous .`
to stretch forth; to present |porrect .`
suffering from a scalp disease that causes baldness |porriginous .`
small dish for soup or porridge |porringer .`
portable |portatile .`
portable breviary |portesse .`
prepared paper cylinder used to fire rockets and fireworks |portfire .`
curtain hung over door of a room |portière .`
word formed by blending two existing words |portmanteau .`
mayor |portreeve .`
auxiliary rocket on a spacecraft |posigrade .`
doctrine that that which is not observable is not knowable |positivism .`
small cooking pot with feet and handle |posnet .`
science of quantity or dosage |posology .`
indicating possession; genitive case |possessive .`
milk curdled with alcohol used as remedy |posset .`
frame; pedestal |postament .`
after dinner |postcenal .`
after a meal |postcibal .`
after marriage |postconnubial .`
after the great Flood |postdiluvian .`
back door or gate; small private door |postern .`
after exile |postexilic .`
concluding note added to end of written work |postface .`
excessively and inappropriately added to a finished work |postiche .`
posterior; outward; extrorse |posticous .`
marginal note; commentary |postil .`
somea person who guides posthorses |postilion .`
posterior; behind |postjacent .`
subsequent |postliminary .`
right of returned exiles to resume former status |postliminy .`
closing piece of music at end of church service |postlude .`
after the end of the world |postmundane .`
after dinner |postprandial .`
part of stage behind the scenery |postscenium .`
candidate for a religious order |postulant .`
official who presents case for canonization or beatification |postulator .`
fit to drink; drinkable |potable .`
garden laid out in a decorative way |potager .`
resembling or pertaining to rivers |potamic .`
study of rivers |potamology .`
the activity of drinking |potation .`
related to excessive drinking |potatory .`
to use drugs in combination to increase their power |potentiate .`
instrument for measuring electromotive forces |potentiometer .`
choking smoke or dust; fuss; commotion |pother .`
craze for imitating Oriental porcelain |potichomania .`
abnormal desire to drink alcohol |potomania .`
instrument measuring rate at which plants absorb water |potometer .`
small public house |potshop .`
to busy oneself with trifling tasks |potter .`
unit of liquid measurement of two quarts, or one-half gallon |pottle .`
small conical fruit basket |pottle .`
small ice crystals |poudrin .`
fattened or spayed hen |poulard .`
octopus |poulp .`
young fowl |poult .`
fine powder spread on writing paper to keep ink from running |pounce .`
charge for keeping stray cattle |poundage .`
unit of force that accelerates 1 pound to 1 foot / second / second |poundal .`
tip; gratuity |pourboire .`
discussion prior to negotiation |pourparler .`
chicken raised for eating at around six weeks old |poussin .`
means of preserving timber |powellisation .`
practical; concerned with practice |practive .`
resembling or pertaining to or connected with the land or farming |praedial .`
prefect of a school |praepostor .`
royal edict that has the force of law |pragmatica .`
doctrine emphasizing practical value of philosophy |pragmatism .`
small prairie |prairillon .`
rapid musical trill |pralltriller .`
resembling or pertaining to dinner |prandial .`
leek-green colour |prasinous .`
growing in meadows |pratal .`
to talk foolishly or sententiously; to tattle |prate .`
inhabiting meadows or fields |pratincolous .`
wickedness; depravity |pravity .`
study of practical or efficient activity; science of efficient action |praxeology .`
early cinematograph using series of moving drawings |praxinoscope .`
customary practice or conduct |praxis .`
before Adam |preadamic .`
immediately preceding death throes |preagonal .`
previous; preliminary; preceding |preallable .`
right to be heard before another |preaudience .`
stipend or salary paid to clergyman |prebend .`
resembling or pertaining to stipends issued by a church |prebendal .`
supplicating; expressing entreaty |precative .`
of the nature of or expressing a wish or recommendation |precatory .`
leader of the singing of a church choir |precentor .`
concerning rules of conduct, laws or precepts |preceptive .`
evaluation of the value or price of a thing |preciation .`
woman affecting a fastidious over-refinement |précieuse .`
causing precipitation |precipitinogenic .`
overly precise person; formalist |precisian .`
separating; defining; exact |precissive .`
to take a precognition of |precognosce .`
to settle beforehand |preconcert .`
to proclaim; to summon publicly |preconize .`
predatory animal |predacean .`
living by prey; predatory |predacious .`
platform for altar; portable altar or decoration upon it |predella .`
belief that what ever is to happen is already fixed |predestinarianism .`
foreordained |predevote .`
preaching; predicating |predicant .`
indicating the predicate |predicative .`
serving as preface or opening remarks |prefatorial .`
to imagine beforehand; to foreshadow |prefigure .`
extremely bright |prefulgent .`
foretaste |pregustation .`
something that grasps or seizes |prehensor .`
episcopal church government |prelacy .`
belonging to the time before man's original sin |prelapsarian .`
bishop or abbot of superior rank |prelate .`
preferment; promotion; eminence |prelation .`
to lecture |prelect .`
foretaste; offering of first fruits |prelibation .`
of the nature of a prelude; introductory |prelusive .`
to give a prize or premium for |premiate .`
to warn beforehand |premonish .`
ending abruptly as if bitten off |premorse .`
divine impulse determining the will |premotion .`
to incite or prompt to action |premove .`
period before the creation of the earth |premundane .`
resembling or pertaining to or in front of the nostrils |prenarial .`
premeditated; intentional |prepense .`
predominance |prepollence .`
to reschedule for an earlier time |prepone .`
to bias or prejudice favourably; to impress |prepossess .`
potent in a very high degree |prepotent .`
resembling or pertaining to the foreskin |preputial .`
broken off; steep; abrupt |prerupt .`
hardness of hearing during old age |presbycousis .`
female senility marked by loss of memory |presbyophrenia .`
old man |presbyte .`
part of church reserved for officiating clergy |presbytery .`
to cut off; cut short; separate |prescind .`
prescient |prescious .`
belief that moral edicts are merely orders with no truth value |prescriptivism .`
before the onset of puberty; before fertility |preseminal .`
period of life preceding old age |presenium .`
prescient; having a premonition |presentient .`
ornamental shallow tray or cup |presentoir .`
resembling or pertaining to a garrison |presidial .`
presidential |presidial .`
able to be pressed |pressible .`
to loan |prest .`
conjurer |prestigiator .`
blindness; blindfolding |prestriction .`
lover of the past |preterist .`
signifying past time or a completed action |preterite .`
the act of passing over or omission |preterition .`
to pass by; to omit; to leave undone |pretermit .`
courteous anticipation of others' wishes |prevenancy .`
antecedent; preceding; anticipatory |prevenient .`
blossoming or foliating early |prevernal .`
foresight; foreknowledge |prevision .`
having foresight |prevoyant .`
resembling or pertaining to male reproductive power; phallic |Priapean .`
constant erection; licentiousness; lewdness |priapism .`
spike or antler used as a candlestick |pricket .`
resembling or pertaining to yesterday |pridian .`
prayer stool or kneeling bench in a church |prie-dieu .`
nodule of metal obtained after assaying |prill .`
fee paid to loaders for loading ship |primage .`
study of primates |primatology .`
prayer service held at 6 a.`m.` |prime .`
first or earliest formed or produced |primigenial .`
having borne only one child |primiparous .`
first fruits |primitiae .`
resembling or pertaining to first fruits; primeval |primitial .`
doctrine that a simple and natural life is morally best |primitivism .`
in the first place |primo .`
resembling or pertaining to the earliest or first developmental stage |primogenous .`
pale yellow |primrose .`
first; especially first edition of a book |princeps .`
ancient; of early times |priscan .`
instrument for measuring degree of astigmatism |prisoptometer .`
expression of wish or request |prithee .`
attitude of avoiding involvement in outside interests |privatism .`
indicating absence, deprivation or negation |privative .`
privacy; secrecy; secret or confidential conversation |privity .`
in favour of; for |pro .`
the act of choosing |proairesis .`
belief that when in doubt one must choose most likely answer |probabiliorism .`
belief that knowledge is always probable but never absolute |probabilism .`
one with a certain feature by which descendants analyzed |proband .`
flexible rod put down throat to clear obstacle |probang .`
unit of measurement of statistical probability |probit .`
having a proboscis or long snout |proboscidate .`
shaped like a long nose |probosciform .`
for preliminary deliberation |probouleutic .`
petulance; insolence |procacity .`
lacking the unaccented part of first foot of a line of verse |procatalectic .`
parish church serving as a cathedral |procathedral .`
inciting; encouraging; exhorting |proceleusmatic .`
stormy |procellous .`
resembling or pertaining to the front of the head |procephalic .`
tallness |procerity .`
assigning a date to an event earlier than actual |prochronism .`
prolapse; falling forward or downward |procidence .`
preparedness |procinct .`
pronunciation of word dependent on following word |proclisis .`
steep |proclivitous .`
cupped in front |procoelous .`
seeking to enforce uniformity |procrustean .`
protective coloration |procrypsis .`
resembling or pertaining to the anus or rectum |proctal .`
study of rectum |proctology .`
disciplinary officer at a college or university |proctor .`
instrument for examining the rectum |proctoscope .`
lying or leaning forward; prone |procumbent .`
authorization to act for another |procuratory .`
running forward |procursive .`
resembling or pertaining to raccoons |procyonine .`
traitor |proditor .`
initial symptom of a disease; introductory treatise |prodrome .`
predisposing; preceding |proeguminal .`
preface |proem .`
introductory; prefatory |proemial .`
addition of extra day to lunar calendar every 300 years |proemptosis .`
resembling or pertaining to primitive races |proethnic .`
derived from a parent or ancestor |profectitious .`
debauched; rashly extravagant |profligate .`
exuberant; abundant |profluent .`
shining out; radiant |profulgent .`
second childhood; disease of premature aging |progeria .`
having a jaw that projects forward |prognathic .`
jutting forward |projacient .`
communicating between an organism and its environment |projicient .`
having flattened sides due to lengthwise elongation |prolate .`
utterance |prolation .`
indicating motion alongside or means of motion |prolative .`
introductory study or treatise |prolegomenon .`
anticipation; device where objections are anticipated |prolepsis .`
prehistoric |proleptical .`
prognosis |proleptics .`
killing of offspring; killing of the human race |prolicide .`
bearing offspring |proligerous .`
long-winded; garrulous; dwelling too long on particulars |prolix .`
spokesman; speaker of the House of Lords |prolocutor .`
preliminary performance, activity or display |prolusion .`
champion or defender; tutelary god |promachos .`
repository; reference book of facts |promptuary .`
make known; disseminate |promulgate .`
vestibule in front of a temple |pronaos .`
tip of the nose |pronasale .`
turning hand and forearm so that palm faces downward |pronation .`
walking with body parallel to ground |pronograde .`
preface |prooemium .`
a preliminary study; preliminary |propadeuctic .`
elements of Christian mass that are variable |proper .`
government by a prophet |prophetocracy .`
to pledge in drinking; to present or offer |propine .`
closeness |propinquity .`
to render favourable; to appease |propitiate .`
preliminary model or mould |proplasm .`
resin of tree buds collected by bees |propolis .`
sense of muscular position |proprioception .`
defence |propugnation .`
prow; ship |prore .`
creeping attack or secretive advance of troops |proreption .`
to discontinue meetings of a group without dissolving it |prorogue .`
preface |prorrhesis .`
a person who writes prose for a living |prosateur .`
part of the stage in front of the curtain |proscenium .`
a person who dissects bodies in anatomical lectures |prosector .`
place of prayer; oratory |proseuche .`
outstanding; conspicuous; jumping forth |prosilient .`
toast to good health |prosit .`
contagious; infectious |prosodemic .`
resembling or pertaining to versification |prosodic .`
study of versification |prosody .`
resembling or pertaining to the face |prosopic .`
biographical sketch; description of person |prosopography .`
personification; representation of absent person as speaking |prosopopeia .`
look forward |prospice .`
building having columns only in the front |prostyle .`
prosaic; tedious |prosy .`
syllogism whose conclusion forms premise of another |prosyllogism .`
prefatory; preliminarily explanatory |protactic .`
colour-blindness with respect to red |protanopia .`
conditional clause of a conditional sentence |protasis .`
introductory or explanatory portion of a play |protasis .`
variable; versatile; assuming different forms |protean .`
duration |protension .`
extensive in time or length |protensive .`
peevishness; petulance; perversity; wantonness |protervity .`
avowal or solemn declaration |protestation .`
song or poem celebrating a coming marriage |prothalamion .`
chief registrar of a court; keeper of canonisation records |prothonotary .`
study of protists |protistology .`
registrar or clerk |protocolist .`
formed at the beginning |protogenic .`
inventor |protogenist .`
from the earliest Stone Age |protolithic .`
primordial; primitive |protomorphic .`
first or direct experience |protopathy .`
original ancestor; first-formed person or thing |protoplast .`
feeding directly on uncombined elements |prototrophic .`
exhorting; encouraging; didactic; doctrinal |protreptic .`
allowance of food; provisions |provand .`
transfer of last letter of one word to first of next |provection .`
purveyor of supplies or goods |proveditor .`
source; origin |provenance .`
issuing forth |provenient .`
steward; quartermaster |providore .`
to propagate by layering |provine .`
study of man's need for personal space |proxemics .`
procurer; marriage broker |proxenete .`
of next month |proximo .`
close or near relationship |proxysm .`
having a frosted look; bearing whitish dust |pruinose .`
strong and heavy silk or wool |prunella .`
bearing plums |pruniferous .`
moulded glass ornament attached to a larger glass object |prunt .`
stemming from the indulgence of lewd ideas; lascivious |prurient .`
irritating skin disease causing itching |prurigo .`
itching of the skin |pruritus .`
the art of paper-cutting to make pictures |psalligraphy .`
singer of psalms |psalmodist .`
act of singing psalms in church services |psalmody .`
ancient stringed musical instrument |psaltery .`
fine-grained rock |psammite .`
sand-loving plant |psammophile .`
sandy |psammous .`
defect in articulation or pronunciation |psellism .`
resembling or pertaining to pebbles |psephitic .`
government resulting from election by ballot |psephocracy .`
study of election results and voting trends |psephology .`
divination by drawing lots or markers at random |psephomancy .`
mistaken or false hearing |pseudacusis .`
imaginary feeling or sensation |pseudaesthesia .`
assumption of man's proper name by a woman |pseudandry .`
imitating the coloration of a dangerous animal |pseudaposematic .`
apocrypha; non-canonical books of the Bible |pseudepigrapha .`
assignment of false authors to books |pseudepigraphy .`
existence or rule of a spurious bishop |pseudepiscopy .`
murder disguised as suicide |pseudoautochiria .`
imaginary or false vision; hallucination |pseudoblepsis .`
mental association of sounds with colours |pseudochromaesthesia .`
error in dating |pseudochronism .`
false doctrine or opinion |pseudodox .`
unsatisfactory spelling |pseudography .`
adoption of woman's name by a man |pseudogyny .`
incoherence of speech |pseudolalia .`
false worship |pseudolatry .`
lying in speech or writing |pseudologia .`
pathological liar |pseudologue .`
art or science of lying |pseudology .`
irrational predilection for lying |pseudomania .`
false or abnormal physical form |pseudomorph .`
suicide disguised as murder |pseudophonia .`
optical illusion |pseudopsia .`
study of optical illusions |pseudoptics .`
false perception of odours |pseudosmia .`
a person who pretends to hold knowledge or wisdom |pseudosopher .`
pretension to wisdom |pseudosophy .`
denial of Christ's divinity |psilanthropism .`
loss of hair |psilosis .`
shallow philosophy; limited knowledge |psilosophy .`
substance causing loss of hair |psilothrum .`
whispering noise; sound of leaves moving in the wind |psithurism .`
resembling or pertaining to macaws, parakeets or parrots |psittacine .`
of or like parrots |psittacine .`
parrot-like repetition of speech |psittacism .`
loin muscle |psoas .`
swallowing food without thorough chewing |psomophagy .`
instrument measuring audible interference of electrical current |psophometer .`
sensation in relation to feeling or thought |psychaesthesia .`
attractive; encouraging |psychagogic .`
conductor of souls to the underworld |psychagogue .`
mental pain or distress |psychalgia .`
healing of the soul or psyche |psychiasis .`
belief in universal soul |psychism .`
study of biology of the mind |psychobiology .`
concerning psychological motives and causation |psychodynamic .`
proceeding outward from a mental state |psychofugal .`
origin and development of the mind |psychogenesis .`
study of internal or mental states |psychogenetics .`
study of mentality, personality or character |psychognosy .`
development of the mind or soul |psychogony .`
writing supposedly produced under influence of spirits |psychogram .`
instrument that supposedly records spirit messages |psychograph .`
conflict between the body and the soul |psychomachy .`
divination by means of spirits |psychomancy .`
measurement of intelligence and psychological attributes |psychometry .`
doctrine that inanimate objects have human mentality |psychomorphism .`
belief souls sleep from death to resurrection |psychopannychism .`
study of mental illness |psychopathology .`
study of link between mental and physical processes |psychophysics .`
separation of the soul from the body |psychorrhagy .`
of a physical disorder, having a psychological cause |psychosomatic .`
doctrine or theory of the soul |psychosophy .`
alteration of mental outlook to satisfy the personality |psychotaxis .`
doctrine that God is a purely spiritual entity |psychotheism .`
sensation of cold in part of body that is actually warm |psychroaesthesia .`
bathing in cold water |psychrolusia .`
instrument for measuring air moisture or temperature |psychrometer .`
instrument for measuring dryness of the atmosphere |psychrometer .`
thriving in cold temperatures |psychrophilic .`
fear of the cold |psychrophobia .`
mental function, operation or energy |psychurgy .`
substance that causes sneezing |ptarmic .`
resembling or pertaining to the wing or the shoulder |pteric .`
study of ferns |pteridology .`
passion for ferns |pteridomania .`
treatise or description of feathers |pterography .`
fear of being tickled by feathers |pteronophobia .`
resembling or pertaining to flying foxes |pteropine .`
having winged seeds |pterospermous .`
abnormal mass of tissue obstructing vision in the eye |pterygium .`
like a wing |pterygoid .`
patch or clump of feathers on a bird |pteryla .`
study of distribution of feathers on birds |pterylology .`
plumage or mode of feathering; plumage |ptilosis .`
government by beggars or paupers; wholesale pauperization |ptochocracy .`
production of beggars; pauperization |ptochogony .`
drooping of the upper eyelid |ptosis .`
substance that promotes salivation |ptyalagogue .`
excessive flow of saliva |ptyalism .`
first appearance of pubic hair |pubarche .`
feebly or minutely pubescent; covered with minute down |puberulent .`
hairy; bearing or growing hair |pubigerous .`
blood-root; dark red colour |puccoon .`
brownish-purple; purplish-pink |puce .`
virginity |pucelage .`
maid; virgin |pucelle .`
astringent; tending to wrinkle |puckery .`
external female reproductive organs |pudendum .`
shamefaced; prudish |pudibund .`
modesty |pudicity .`
sense of shame |pudor .`
child-rearing |puericulture .`
resembling or pertaining to childbirth |puerperal .`
ground clay mixed with water |pug .`
small handful; pinch |pugil .`
dagger-shaped |pugioniform .`
inferior in rank; later; junior |puisne .`
powerful; mighty |puissant .`
beauty |pulchritude .`
to pipe; to whimper or whine |pule .`
flea-killer |pulicide .`
resembling or pertaining to fleas |pulicine .`
like a flea |pulicoid .`
resembling or pertaining to pigeons |pullastrine .`
young hen |pullet .`
to swarm; to teem; to breed freely; to sprout |pullulate .`
resembling or pertaining to the lungs |pulmonic .`
gigantic stone screen separating cathedral choir from the nave |pulpitum .`
instrument for measuring the pulse |pulsimeter .`
macerated and softened; like porridge; pulpy |pultaceous .`
dusty or powder |pulverous .`
dusty-looking; readily crumbling; powdery |pulverulent .`
perfumed powder |pulvil .`
cushion-like |pulvillar .`
pads between claws of an insect's foot |pulvilli .`
shaped like a cushion |pulvilliform .`
cushion-like; bulging; pillowy |pulvinated .`
marriage of brothers of one family to sisters of another |punalua .`
tool for punching or stamping |puncheon .`
like a point |punctal .`
dotted; pitted |punctate .`
point for point |punctatim .`
shaped like a point |punctiform .`
minor detail or point of conduct |punctilio .`
scrupulous and exact |punctilious .`
bearing small spots or dots |punctulate .`
minute dot, pit or aperture |punctule .`
play on words; pun |pundigrion .`
government by political pundits |punditocracy .`
point of honour |pundonor .`
bright or purplish red |puniceous .`
decayed wood |punk .`
dry decayed wood used for tinder |punk .`
small shallow fruit basket |punnet .`
to pass through a chrysalis stage |pupate .`
bearing a puparium |pupigerous .`
the state of being a pupil |pupillarity .`
nearly blind |purblind .`
to ornament the edge of with embroidery |purfle .`
cloth used to wipe Eucharist chalice |purificator .`
like pus |puriform .`
curl or flourish in writing; summary of speeches |purlicue .`
a person's usual haunts; neighbourhood |purlieu .`
supporting timber stretching across rafters |purline .`
to steal; to filch |purloin .`
encroachment on public property |purpresture .`
heraldic colour purple |purpure .`
purple |purpureal .`
ship's officer in charge of finances and passengers |purser .`
follower or attendant |pursuivant .`
the quality of being filled with pus |purulence .`
energetically or aggressively enterprising |pushful .`
lacking firmness; cowardly; having a weak character |pusillanimous .`
pimple containing pus; lump or wart |pustule .`
lewdness in women; prostitution |putanism .`
supposed; reputed |putative .`
wire trap for catching salmon |putcher .`
wall round the top of a well |puteal .`
decayed; fetid |putid .`
cross-piece in a scaffolding |putlock .`
brush for painting pottery |putois .`
rotting |putrefaction .`
products or remnants of decay |putrilage .`
plump naked winged boy in artwork |putto .`
foresters' claim of subsistence within bounds of forest |puture .`
small volcanic cone |puy .`
instrument for measuring specific gravity or density |pycnometer .`
compact; dense |pycnomorphous .`
thickening |pycnosis .`
having closely spaced columns |pycnostyle .`
belonging to the rump end; pertaining to the rump |pygal .`
pain in the rump |pygia .`
boxing; fighting with clubs |pygmachy .`
characterized by short squat stature |pyknic .`
instrument for measuring specific gravities |pyknometer .`
pus-forming |pyogenic .`
purulent; pus-like |pyoid .`
instrument measuring solar radiation from the sky's whole hemisphere |pyranometer .`
fruit-stone |pyrene .`
of, pertaining to or for the cure of fevers |pyretic .`
study of fevers |pyretology .`
fever |pyrexia .`
feverish |pyrexical .`
instrument for measuring radiation from earth |pyrgeometer .`
tower-shaped |pyrgoidal .`
study of towers |pyrgology .`
instrument for measuring heating effect of sun |pyrheliometer .`
shaped like a pear |pyriform .`
bearing pyrite |pyritiferous .`
study of artillery |pyroballogy .`
ash and other material released by volcano |pyroclastics .`
subjection to heat |pyrogenation .`
produced by or producing heat or fever |pyrogenous .`
easily made incandescent |pyrognomic .`
study of woodburning |pyrography .`
poker-work |pyrography .`
ability to start fires using mind alone |pyrokinesis .`
fire-worship |pyrolatry .`
use of fire in combat |pyromachy .`
divination using fire |pyromancy .`
instrument for measuring very high temperatures |pyrometer .`
becoming transparent when heated |pyrophanous .`
fear of fire |pyrophobia .`
substance that spontaneously combusts |pyrophorus .`
instrument for measuring intensity of radiant heat |pyroscope .`
heartburn |pyrosis .`
knowledge of the properties of fire |pyrosophy .`
resembling or pertaining to the dance or to the foot |pyrrhic .`
total or radical skepticism |pyrrhonism .`
state of being red-haired |pyrrhotism .`
reddish; ruddy |pyrrhous .`
resembling or pertaining to bullfinches |pyrrhuline .`
questioning; interrogatory |pysmatic .`
produced by filth; causing dirt or decay |pythogenic .`
like an oracle or a python |pythonic .`
possession by an oracular spirit |pythonism .`
box or vessel in which coins or consecrated Eucharist are kept |pyx .`
little box or casket for jewels or toiletries |pyxis .`
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underground tunnel for carrying irrigation water |qanat .`
Arabic or Persian elegiac poem |qasida .`
leaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulant |qat .`
system of Chinese meditational exercises |qigong .`
Albanian unit of currency |qintar .`
wool of the undercoat of a musk-ox |qiviut .`
a Hebrew letter |qoph .`
in the capacity of |qua .`
to throb; to quiver |quab .`
something unfinished or immature; unfledged bird |quab .`
to choke; to suffocate |quackle .`
a person who falsely pretends to knowledge of medicine |quacksalver .`
unit of energy equal to one quadrillion British thermal units |quad .`
square frame; plinth |quadra .`
capable of being expressed in a finite number of algebraic terms |quadrable .`
a person between 40 and 49 years of age |quadragenarian .`
resembling or pertaining to Lent; lasting forty days |quadragesimal .`
a person who observes Lent |quadragesimarian .`
forty-fold; having forty parts |quadragintesimal .`
in four parts |quadral .`
produced by a sound system that employs four signal sources |quadraphonic .`
small square block used as a space in printing |quadrat .`
to make square; to make to agree |quadrate .`
a curve by which a circle may be squared |quadratrix .`
wall or ceiling painted with arches and columns in strong perspective |quadratura .`
square block of brick |quadrel .`
lasting four years; occurring once every four years |quadrennial .`
period of four years |quadrennium .`
split into four |quadrifid .`
having four leaves |quadrifoliate .`
two-wheeled carriage drawn by four horses |quadriga .`
in four similar or equal parts |quadrigeminal .`
comprising four hundred |quadrigenarious .`
square dance for four couples; card game for four people |quadrille .`
having four compartments |quadrilocular .`
four-year-old wine; best or oldest wine |quadrimium .`
device having one pair of output terminals and one pair of input terminals |quadripole .`
ancient ship with four sets of oars |quadrireme .`
leading in four directions; concerning a four-way junction |quadrivial .`
four branches of mathematics in medieval education |quadrivium .`
having four litters in a single year |quadrivoltine .`
old term for a person of one-quarter black ancestry |quadroon .`
of the primates other than man |quadrumanous .`
stamping with four feet |quadrupedation .`
disparaging term for a woman |quaedam .`
to introduce a question or issue |quaere .`
the question is asked |quaeritur .`
something sought for; the true value |quaesitum .`
religious pardoner |quaestionary .`
ancient magistrate; a medieval pardoner |quaestor .`
money-making; money-seeking; in business only for profit |quaestuary .`
extinct African wild ass like the zebra |quagga .`
hypothetical matter made up of quarks and gluons |quagma .`
to shake to and fro |quagswag .`
type of edible clam |quahog .`
angle; wedge-like corner |quain .`
quality or property of something; abstract virtue or quality |quale .`
a person who prepares ecclesiastical cases for trial |qualificator .`
apparatus for measuring penetrating power of X-ray beams |qualimeter .`
of wine, cloudy or turbid |qually .`
first person encountered after leaving home on a special day |qualtagh .`
tropical climbing plant with brilliant flowers |quamoclit .`
a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization |quango .`
rule of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations |quangocracy .`
flat file used like a plane |quannet .`
punting or jumping pole with a flat end |quant .`
any of a set of equal fractions of a given population |quantile .`
apparatus for measuring quantity of X-rays |quantimeter .`
chemical valence; ability of atoms to hold other atoms in combination |quantivalence .`
instrument for measuring proportions of elements in metallic samples |quantometer .`
obsessive reliance on statistics and mathematical results |quantophrenia .`
to calculate the magnitude of |quantulate .`
small quantity |quantulum .`
relative magnitude of a quantity |quantuplicity .`
a sixteenth power |quaquadrate .`
facing or bending all ways |quaquaversal .`
dark red apple |quarender .`
Lenten; having the meagreness of Lenten meals |quaresimal .`
candle |quarion .`
soft cheese made from skim milk |quark .`
meson formed of a quark and an anti-quark |quarkonium .`
large curved brick or tile used to support melting pot |quarl .`
soured; clotted |quarred .`
small square |quarrelet .`
variety of apple |quarrenden .`
Australian parrot like the cockatiel |quarrion .`
a fever recurring every third day |quartan .`
mixing one part gold with three parts silver prior to purifying it |quartation .`
unit of weight equal to 28 pounds |quarter .`
part of ship's deck set aside by captain for ceremonial functions |quarterdeck .`
sailing nearly before the wind |quartering .`
ancient land division on the Isle of Man |quarterland .`
small triangular ventilation window in a car |quarterlight .`
one quarter of various measures |quartern .`
a curve or equation of the fourth degree |quartic .`
an invariant of the fourth degree |quartinvariant .`
early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday |quartodeciman .`
bearing quartz |quartziferous .`
as if; seemingly; in a manner |quasi .`
one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary |quasquicentennial .`
act of shaking or being shaken |quassation .`
tropical tree whose bark is used to make a bitter medicinal product |quassia .`
a pimple; an insignificant person |quat .`
a word; a sound |quatch .`
in the capacity of; in so far as |quatenus .`
arranged in fours |quatern .`
any set of four things; quotient of two vectors expressed quadrinomially |quaternion .`
a person who believes that God consists of four parts |quaternitarian .`
fourness; any group of four things |quaternity .`
engraving using nitric acid |quatint .`
piece of verse having fourteen lines; a sonnet |quatorzain .`
stanza of four lines of verse |quatrain .`
great-great-great grandfather |quatrayle .`
four-petalled flower; design or ornament with four flowers or leaves |quatrefoil .`
lasting for four days |quatridual .`
style of art of the fifteenth century in Italy |quattrocentism .`
the fifteenth century; Italian art and architecture of that period |quattrocento .`
a body of four men |quatuorvirate .`
fish otherwise known as the sea-dragon or dragonet |quaviver .`
black-crowned night heron |quawk .`
a thicket |queach .`
lewd woman; hussy; woman of bad character |quean .`
protected from the wind |queem .`
a queen's partisan |queenite .`
of a colony of social insects, having a queen |queenright .`
to squelch |quelch .`
an African weaver-bird |quelea .`
a Spanish ruff |quellio .`
vertical bamboo flute used in the Andes |quena .`
poached meat dumpling |quenelle .`
concerning the training of trees into cone-like shape |quenouille .`
plantation of oak trees |quercetum .`
resembling or pertaining to oak trees |quercine .`
yellowish pigment derived from bark of a variety of oak |quercitron .`
part of a bullfighting arena where the bull makes his stand |querencia .`
a person who asks a question |querent .`
of the nature of queries |querical .`
full of complaints |querimonious .`
complaint |querimony .`
inquirer |querist .`
to stifle; to suffocate |querken .`
to twist; to curl |querl .`
stone mill worked by hand |quern .`
pin-tail duck; a teal |querquedule .`
in skiing, a jump-turn at right angles |quersprung .`
a person who complains |querulist .`
complaining; peevish |querulous .`
sought for; asked about |quesited .`
a person whose occupation is to conduct inquests |questmonger .`
dark-skinned oval plum; liqueur made from such plums |quetsch .`
gold and green bird with long tail feathers |quetzal .`
in heraldry, having a tail |quevée .`
heifer |queyock .`
to stir; to move |quich .`
mountain ash tree |quicken .`
wolverine |quickhatch .`
calcium oxide |quicklime .`
formed of living plants arranged in place |quickset .`
old name for mercury |quicksilver .`
fast march-like dance |quickstep .`
whatever one pleases; anything whatsoever |quicquidlibet .`
a cut or wad or something chewable |quid .`
a certain person; somebody |quidam .`
jelly or thick syrup made from sweetened quince juice |quiddany .`
quirky; eccentric |quidditative .`
unique essence; eccentricity |quiddity .`
a fastidious person |quiddle .`
busybody; one keenly interested in gossip |quidnunc .`
able to be bought for one pound |quidsworth .`
the action of quieting a person or persons |quietation .`
doctrine of enlightenment through mental tranquility |quietism .`
discharge from life; extinction; death; silencing |quietus .`
puff or gust of wind |quiff .`
tuft of hair brushed away from the forehead; oiled lock of hair |quiff .`
South American tree whose bark is used to make soap |quillaia .`
subtle point in argument; a quibble |quillet .`
strip or ribbon gathered into flutings |quilling .`
arm of the cross-guard of a sword handle |quillon .`
based on the number five |quinary .`
orange-coloured, pear-shaped fruit |quince .`
five things with four at corners and one in middle |quincunx .`
leader of five men |quincurion .`
plane figure having fifteen sides |quindecagon .`
having fifteen syllables |quindecasyllabic .`
five-hundredth anniversary |quingentenary .`
yielding quinine |quiniferous .`
measurement of amount of quinine in bark |quinimetry .`
pathological state resulting from excessive use of quinine |quinism .`
the king salmon |quinnat .`
wedge |quinnet .`
study of quinine |quinology .`
person between the ages of 50 and 59 |quinquagenarian .`
belonging to a set of fifty |quinquagesimal .`
arranged in five rows |quinquefarious .`
period of five years |quinquennium .`
to multiply by five |quinquiplicate .`
old disease like tonsilitis |quinsy .`
post for tilting with turning cross-piece |quintain .`
unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms |quintal .`
set of five sheets of paper |quinternion .`
the most essential part or embodiment of something |quintessence .`
of the fifth order or degree |quintic .`
five-stringed tenor viol |quinton .`
old term for somea person who is of 1/16 black descent |quintroon .`
knotted cords used as Inca mnemonic device |quipu .`
unit of 24 sheets of paper |quire .`
twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size and quality |quire .`
a chorister |quirister .`
in accordance with Roman civil law |quiritary .`
a Roman citizen |quiritian .`
short-handled riding whip |quirt .`
an idler; suspicious or odd |quisby .`
a person who aids the enemy; a puppet leader supported by foreign power |quisling .`
made of rubbish |quisquilious .`
a kind of wild grass |quitch .`
deed relinquishing a claim, such as a mining title |quitclaim .`
superconducting device similar to a transistor |quiteron .`
small nominal rent paid to commute feudal service |quitrent .`
release from a debt or obligation; a document expressing such a release |quittance .`
pus; suppurating discharge |quitter .`
extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; idealistic |quixotic .`
with respect to; as regards |quoad .`
prison |quod .`
existing in a certain manner |quoddamodotative .`
philosophical argument of disputation; humorous medley |quodlibet .`
to quibble with |quodlibetificate .`
a wedge; salient angle of a building; cornerstone |quoin .`
heavy flat ring thrown over pin in a game like horseshoes |quoit .`
short-tailed wallaby |quokka .`
native cat-like marsupial of Australia |quoll .`
to make money in any way possible |quomodocunquize .`
former; sometime; formerly |quondam .`
having or being a quorum |quorate .`
tending to quote; given to quoting |quotatious .`
yearly |quotennial .`
expression of surprise or contempt |quotha .`
everyday; commonplace |quotidian .`
number; numerical relationship |quotiety .`
a division regarded as a repeated subtraction |quotition .`
a number considered in its proportion to a larger number |quotum .`
what multiple |quotuple .`
absurd person or thing |quoz .`
electric catfish |raad .`
raffia fabric of Madagascar |rabanna .`
groove cut to receive an edge |rabbet .`
device for stirring molten iron in a furnace |rabble .`
coarsely hilarious |Rabelaisian .`
resembling or pertaining to rabies |rabic .`
cluster or bundle of grapes or any other thing |racemation .`
central stem with flowers on small stalks |raceme .`
bearing clusters or bunches |racemiferous .`
dog that hunts by scent |rach .`
of or concerning the spine |rachidian .`
instrument for measuring the spine |rachiometer .`
spine or axis of a feather; the spinal cord |rachis .`
causing rickets |rachitogenic .`
study of racial differences |raciology .`
excessive rent |rackrent .`
scraper used by early hominids |racloir .`
teller of anecdotes |raconteur .`
treatment of food with ionizing radiation to kill bacteria |radappertization .`
instrument for detecting radar signals |radarscope .`
flexible rod used to make hurdles or fences |raddle .`
red ochre used to make marks |raddle .`
rooted; established |radicated .`
like a root |radiciform .`
eating roots |radicivorous .`
rootlike organ or part |radicle .`
living on roots |radicolous .`
sensitivity to radiation from any source |radiesthesia .`
produced by radioactive disintegration |radiogenic .`
instrument for finding direction through radio signals |radiogoniometer .`
study of X-rays and their medical applications |radiology .`
instrument for measuring atmospheric conditions at high altitude |radiometeorograph .`
instrument measuring radiation energy |radiometer .`
instrument for viewing objects using X-rays |radioscope .`
radio transmitter in balloon used to gather weather data |radiosonde .`
root; root-number or numerical base; root word or stem |radix .`
coarse; scraping; raspy |radular .`
like a rasp or file |raduliform .`
burst of artillery in quick rounds |rafale .`
disreputable; vulgar |raffish .`
idle worthless fellow |ragabash .`
having sleeves going all the way to the neck |raglan .`
wild; ill-behaved |ragmatical .`
in heraldry, having short alternating projections and depressions |raguly .`
telephone installed in a train |railophone .`
person in a play or book embodying author's viewpoint |raisonneur .`
the inclination of a mast or another part of a ship |rake .`
boughs of a tree |ramage .`
branched |ramate .`
resembling or pertaining to branches |rameal .`
having small branches |ramellose .`
chaffy scale on plants |ramentum .`
strong lustrous fabric resembling linen or silk |ramie .`
bearing branches |ramiferous .`
branching; shaped like branches |ramiform .`
scoundrel; villain |rampallion .`
heraldic animal portrayed on its hind legs |rampant .`
dead tree or tree decayed at top |rampick .`
bearing small branches |ramuliferous .`
small branch |ramulus .`
branch of anything |ramus .`
froggy |ranarian .`
place where frogs are kept |ranarium .`
local constable or law officer in Orkney and Shetland |rancelman .`
becoming rancid |rancescent .`
border; edge; margin |rand .`
uproar; din; riotous conduct |randan .`
with three horses in single file |randem .`
resembling or pertaining to or like reindeer |rangiferine .`
frog-like |raniform .`
resembling or pertaining to or like frogs |ranine .`
eating frogs |ranivorous .`
wild; disorderly |rantipole .`
to sprinkle with water during baptism |rantize .`
resembling or pertaining to buttercups |ranunculaceous .`
coarse undyed woollen cloth |raploch .`
call to arms by the beating of a drum |rappel .`
establishment of or state of cordial relations |rapprochement .`
predacious; resembling or pertaining to a bird of prey |raptorial .`
trance; rapture; seizure |raptus .`
extremely rare books |rarissima .`
headland |ras .`
light loosely kitted cloth |raschel .`
lowest rank of Greek Orthodox monk |rasophore .`
scraping the ground for food |rasorial .`
pattern of parallel lines or grid used in certain scanning devices |raster .`
act of scraping; erasure; obliteration |rasure .`
drumming sound |rataplan .`
instrument for measuring counting rate of electronic counters |ratemeter .`
prehistoric hill fort |rath .`
quick; early; eager |rathe .`
early ripe |ratheripe .`
substance or person who kills rats |raticide .`
ratification |ratihabition .`
rough bulky plain-woven fabric |ratiné .`
to reason or argue logically |ratiocinate .`
belief that reason is the fundamental source of knowledge |rationalism .`
resembling or pertaining to flightless birds |ratite .`
small rope forming a rung of a rope ladder on a ship |ratline .`
to practise sabotage against |ratten .`
ancient Hindu stringed instrument played with a bow |ravanastron .`
detached work with two embankments |ravelin .`
doctrine that objects of cognition are real |realism .`
to become rancid |reast .`
repellent; repulsive |rebarbative .`
abatement; reduction; discount |rebatement .`
medieval musical instrument like a mandolin or viol |rebec .`
marked by reverberation; resounding |reboant .`
act of boiling up or effervescing |rebullition .`
picture puzzle representing a word |rebus .`
relapsing; falling back |recadency .`
to display again a state of glowing heat |recalesce .`
reprisal; taking back that which is unlawfully obtained |recaption .`
to revise critically |recense .`
idea or imaged formed by repeated similar perceptions |recept .`
serving as a receptacle |receptacular .`
carefully chosen, rare or exotic |recherché .`
habit of relapsing into crime |recidivism .`
old instrument with two arms used for measuring angles |recipiangle .`
having horns that turn backward and then forward |reciprocornous .`
cutting back; rescinding |recision .`
solo part for voice or instrument; narrative tale |récit .`
smallest or weakest of a litter |reckling .`
art or practice by which publicity or notoriety is secured |réclame .`
bent down or back |reclinate .`
to cook again; to concoct; to improvise |recoct .`
out of the way; little known |recondite .`
craven; false; apostate |recreant .`
waste; dross; secretion that is reabsorbed; excess matter |recrement .`
to charge one's accuser |recriminate .`
a resurgence after a period of abatement |recrudescence .`
pain in the butt |rectalgia .`
moving in a straight line |rectigrade .`
in vertical ranks |rectiserial .`
manifesting overly obvious moral correctness |rectitudinous .`
front side of a bookleaf; on the front |recto .`
quill feathers of a bird's tail |rectrix .`
reclining; lying comfortably |recumbent .`
to cure; to heal; to bring back to health |recure .`
a person who refuses to attend Catholic church services; nonconformist |recusant .`
to edit; work into shape; to frame |redact .`
field fortification with two parapets meeting at an angle |redan .`
to refute; to confute |redargue .`
reserving clause in a lease |reddendum .`
to counsel or advise |rede .`
return of defective product and cancellation of sale |redhibition .`
to make whole again; to restore |redintegrate .`
resuscitated; come to life again |redivivus .`
fragrant; smelling of; suggestive of |redolent .`
rough and temporary fortification |redoubt .`
formidable; valiant |redoubtable .`
recoil back on; make contribution for own benefit |redound .`
brittle at red-heat |redshort .`
belief that complex phenomena are reducible to simple ones |reductionism .`
inner fortified retreat for a garrison |reduit .`
to reduce area of a sail by rolling or folding part of it |reef .`
lively dance of the Scottish Highlands |reel .`
to pass a rope through a ring |reeve .`
refreshment or relief; a meal |refection .`
dining-hall of a monastery or other institution |refectory .`
to refute; to disprove; to confute |refel .`
increase in amount of economic activity and spending |reflation .`
instrument for measuring reflectance of radiant energy |reflectometer .`
iridescent or metallic lustre |reflet .`
study of reflexes |reflexology .`
flowing back; ebbing; tidal |refluent .`
an ebb; boiling using a condenser to avoid liquid loss |reflux .`
to refresh; to cherish |refocillate .`
instrument measuring refraction of light |refractometer .`
unruly; unmanageable; perverse; obstinate |refractory .`
that may be refracted |refrangible .`
refractivity |refringency .`
area that has retained earlier geographic conditions |refugium .`
casting a flood of light; radiant; beaming |refulgent .`
a small portable organ |regal .`
doctrine of the monarch's supremacy in church affairs |regalism .`
in profile and looking to the rear |regardant .`
freezing together again |regelation .`
resembling or pertaining to a queen |reginal .`
stage manager; director; manager |régisseur .`
royal |regius .`
regulation |reglementation .`
strip for spacing between lines in printing |reglet .`
of a reign |regnal .`
layer of loose rock overlaying solid rock |regolith .`
to disgorge; to regurgitate |regorge .`
to buy and sell again in or near the same market |regrate .`
to retrograde |regrede .`
to exchange greetings |regreet .`
to reward |reguerdon .`
rule of a religious order |regula .`
impure metal; intermediate product in ore smelting |regulus .`
to flow in again |reinfund .`
refuse; excrement |rejectamenta .`
sharp and clever answer |rejoinder .`
relaxation; rest; no performance |relâche .`
indicating relation or a prepositional object |relative .`
left behind; surviving |relict .`
recession of sea leaving bare land |reliction .`
to tie together; to restrain |religate .`
a small box or shrine used to hold relics |reliquary .`
remains |reliquiae .`
reflecting; shining |relucent .`
to light or light up again |relume .`
a remainder; a remnant |remanent .`
postponed case or parliamentary bill |remanet .`
returning; coming back |remeant .`
quill feather of a bird's wing |remex .`
oar-shaped |remiform .`
to row |remigate .`
act of sending case from appellate court back to trial court |remittitur .`
to protest; to expostulate |remonstrate .`
flowering more than once per season |remontant .`
delay; obstacle |remora .`
restless; fidgety |remuant .`
person who turns the bottles in wine-making |remueur .`
resembling or pertaining to the kidneys |renal .`
coming into renewed life or vitality |renascent .`
chance meeting; encounter; casual combat |rencounter .`
shaped like a kidney |reniform .`
resistant; reluctant; recalcitrant |renitent .`
to reverse; to upset |renverse .`
plain-woven fabric with crosswise ribs |rep .`
figures, words, notes or numbers that are repeated |repetend .`
to feel or express discontent or dejection |repine .`
repossession of stolen goods pending outcome of lawsuit |replevin .`
side altar in Catholic church |repository .`
raised in relief by hammering from behind or within |repoussé .`
to rebuke |reprehend .`
the product of representation |representamen .`
doctrine that ideas rather than external objects are basis of knowledge |representationalism .`
reprehensible or immoral person |reprobate .`
reproduction of graphic or typeset material |reprography .`
creeping; crawling |reptant .`
act of squirming along a smooth-walled narrow passage |reptation .`
to fight against; to oppose |repugn .`
number consisting of two or more identical integers |repunit .`
lament or mass for the dead |requiem .`
prayer for the dead |requiescat .`
act of payment in return; repayment; vengeance |requital .`
screen behind altar |reredos .`
bat |reremouse .`
answer of pope or emperor to any legal question; edict or decree |rescript .`
network of lines used in star photographs |réseau .`
cutting away a part of; especially the end |resection .`
resident |resiant .`
to recoil; to rebound; to draw back from a position |resile .`
bearing resin |resiniferous .`
recognition of error; change to better frame of mind |resipiscence .`
humorous theory that inanimate objects display malice towards humans |resistentialism .`
resembling a wire hanger |resofincular .`
to absorb back; to reabsorb |resorb .`
instrument for measuring and studying respiration |respirometer .`
loan on ship's cargo payable on safe arrival |respondentia .`
set of responses sung or said after liturgical reading |responsory .`
shaped like a cord |restiform .`
lying on the back |resupine .`
to expose to moisture; to soak; to soften by soaking |ret .`
shelf or ornamental setting for panels behind an altar |retable .`
network or net; stylized star-map of an astrolabe |rete .`
of nets; using nets as a weapon; catching insects in webs |retiary .`
old Venetian lace-like fabric |reticella .`
glass formed with decorative network of fine glass threads |reticello .`
set of intersecting wires used to facilitate accurate observations |reticle .`
resembling or pertaining to nets; intricate |reticular .`
divide or be divided into a network |reticulate .`
small woven lady's handbag |reticule .`
of the nature of a network |reticulose .`
shaped like a net |retiform .`
connecting band; means of retention |retinaculum .`
to read mechanically by sight alone |retinise .`
like resin |retinoid .`
instrument for measuring and viewing the retina |retinoscope .`
seclusion; enough to retire on |retiracy .`
bent backwards |retorse .`
backwards |retrad .`
drawing back |retrahent .`
at or toward the rear |retral .`
slightly damaged paper |retree .`
cutting down on; reduction in amount of |retrenchment .`
to move back; to cede back; to grant back |retrocede .`
space in choir behind high altar |retrochoir .`
extrasensory knowledge of past events |retrocognition .`
moving or directed backwards; degenerating; inverse |retrograde .`
backward movement; degeneration |retrogress .`
to throw backwards |retroject .`
divination by looking over one's shoulder |retromancy .`
urinating rearwards |retromingent .`
change for the worse |retromorphosis .`
new name as modification of older term used alone |retronym .`
love of things of the past |retrophilia .`
pushing backwards |retropulsion .`
turned back or downward |retrorse .`
turned up; especially of the nose |retroussé .`
to turn back |retrovert .`
convalescent |revalescent .`
to give new value to; to restore value of currency |revalorize .`
revenge; policy directed towards recovery of territory |revanche .`
carrying back |revehent .`
to make formal claim to; to try to retrieve lost goods |revendicate .`
any part of a garment which is turned back |revers .`
reinstate; reinvest |revest .`
to face with masonry |revet .`
retaining wall |revetment .`
to stake more than an opponent has proposed on |revie .`
growing young or strong again |revirescent .`
reviving |reviviscent .`
rolled back at the edges |revolute .`
rodlike |rhabdoid .`
knowledge or learning concerning divining rods |rhabdology .`
art of calculating using numbering rods |rhabdology .`
divination using a rod or stick |rhabdomancy .`
magic wand |rhabdos .`
like a stern judge |rhadamanthine .`
curvature; bandiness |rhaebosis .`
small fissures or chaps on the skin |rhagades .`
hooked beak shaped |rhamphoid .`
divination by opening works of poetry at random |rhapsodomancy .`
personality factor leading to optimism and cheerfulness |rhathymia .`
substance that flows viscously when below its melting point |rheid .`
word; verb |rhema .`
of words or verbs; forming a word or words |rhematic .`
speech element that expresses an idea |rheme .`
science of the deformation or flow of matter |rheology .`
instrument that measures current |rheometer .`
living or thriving in running water |rheophile .`
instrument for measuring electric resistance |rheostat .`
direction of movement by water |rheotaxis .`
change in orientation or location of an organism due to running water |rheotropism .`
petty rhetorician |rhetoricaster .`
watery discharge from eyes and nose |rheum .`
study of rheumatism |rheumatology .`
rupture of a blood-vessel |rhexis .`
sensation of cold; ability to feel cold |rhigosis .`
resembling or pertaining to the nose |rhinal .`
very heavy; of or like a rhinoceros |rhinocerial .`
resembling or pertaining to the rhinoceros |rhinocerotic .`
deriving from the nose |rhinogenous .`
study of the nose |rhinology .`
instrument for examining the nose |rhinoscope .`
compulsive nose picking |rhinotillexomania .`
fan-shaped |rhipidate .`
of the root of an equation |rhizic .`
producing or growing roots |rhizogenic .`
root-like |rhizoid .`
root-like stalk or stem of a plant |rhizome .`
root-eating |rhizophagous .`
growing or thriving on or near roots |rhizophilous .`
science of inventory management and the movement of products |rhochrematics .`
visual purple |rhodopsin .`
shaped like a parallelogram |rhomboid .`
bull-roarer |rhombos .`
resembling or pertaining to snoring |rhonchial .`
making a snorting or snoring noise |rhonchisonant .`
having each word one syllable longer than that before |rhopalic .`
painting in still life |rhopography .`
excessive or incorrect pronunciation of the letter "r" |rhotacism .`
compass point |rhumb .`
having a toothed beak |rhynchodont .`
genre or still-life pictures of sordid subjects |rhyparography .`
eating filth |rhypophagy .`
instrument for measuring speed of current or watercraft |rhysimeter .`
instrument for measuring speed of rhythms |rhythmometer .`
wrinkle-removing operation |rhytidectomy .`
drinking cup with hole in the point to drink by |rhyton .`
normal drowned valley; long wide creek |ria .`
laughing; merry |riant .`
an old crone, past the age of sexual attractiveness |ribibe .`
of the gape; of the corner of the mouth |rictal .`
gaping mouth; orifice |rictus .`
ridge or mound of earth used for defense |rideau .`
altar curtain |ridel .`
laughing or smiling radiantly; beaming |rident .`
half-castrated animal |ridgeling .`
easily moved to laughter |ridibund .`
social gathering with music and dancing |ridotto .`
rawhide thong |riem .`
recasting of a literary or musical work |rifacimento .`
small file with curved ends used in woodworking |riffler .`
lively Baroque period dance |rigadoon .`
becoming numb or stiff |rigescent .`
somewhat stiff |rigidulous .`
small brook or stream |rillet .`
marking produced by water running down a bank or beach |rillmark .`
narrow fissure |rima .`
having a long furrow |rimiform .`
full of chinks; covered with cracks |rimose .`
to wrinkle |rimple .`
small watercourse |rindle .`
gaping |ringent .`
obsession with skating |rinkomania .`
instrument for measuring absorbed cosmic radio waves |riometer .`
of or inhabiting a riverbank; a riverside inhabitant |riparian .`
supplementary instrumentalist |ripienist .`
supplementary or reinforcing music |ripieno .`
toothed tool for removing seeds from flax or hemp |ripple .`
laughable |risible .`
revival; rebirth |risorgimento .`
resembling or pertaining to or causing laughter |risorial .`
a laugh; a grin |risus .`
short instrumental prelude or interlude in opera |ritornel .`
captain of a troop of horse |rittmaster .`
shore; bank |rivage .`
to shrivel; to shrink |rivel .`
irregular marks of colour |rivulation .`
marked with winding and haphazard lines |rivulose .`
shaped like a grain of rice |riziform .`
curved cut in edge of sail for preventing chafing |roach .`
light carriage |roadster .`
piece of yarn used to fasten a sail to a spar |roband .`
ancient light cannon |robinet .`
strengthening drug or tonic |roborant .`
to strengthen; to corroborate |roborate .`
strong; like an oak |roborean .`
hard-wooded oak |robur .`
enormous legendary Arabian bird |roc .`
artificial rockwork or similar ornament |rocaille .`
rock or cliff; a rocky height |roche .`
surplice-like vestment of a bishop or abbot |rochet .`
light four-wheeled carriage with fixed top and open sides |rockaway .`
killing of rodents |rodenticide .`
bluster; boasting; bragging speech |rodomontade .`
unit of x-radiation or gamma radiation |roentgen .`
asking or supplication, especially in an ecclesiastical sense |rogation .`
asking for the intervention of a foreign court in examining a witness |rogatory .`
exuberant jollity; to frolic gaily |rollick .`
truck; trolley |rolly .`
a gypsy man |rom .`
tumult |romage .`
handkerchief or headcloth; silk or cotton fabric |romal .`
poem of thirteen lines |rondeau .`
gracefully rounded curvature |rondure .`
cross or crucifix at entrance to church chancel |rood .`
old unit of land area equal to 1/4 acre |rood .`
to push or lift with effort |roodge .`
state of confusion |rookery .`
defamatory falsehood published for political effect |roorback .`
dewy |roric .`
producing or bearing dew |roriferous .`
dew-covered |rorulent .`
rose-fancier |rosarian .`
rose garden |rosarium .`
dewy |roscid .`
of the rose family; roselike |roseaceous .`
resembling a rose; overly optimistic |roseate .`
knot or radiating loops of ribbon concentrically arranged |rosette .`
resin applied to bows for stringed instruments |rosin .`
mythical walrus-like sea animal that feeds on dew |rosmarine .`
rodentine |rosorial .`
small beak or similar outgrowth |rostel .`
shaped like a small beak |rostelliform .`
spike on prow of warship for ramming |rostrum .`
platform for public speaking; conductor's dais |rostrum .`
roster |rota .`
old instrument for measuring length of curved lines |rotameter .`
instrument consisting of glass tube with free float for measuring liquid flow |rotameter .`
bearing rotifers |rotiferous .`
government by those who control rotten boroughs |rotocracy .`
photograph made by laying negative on sensitive paper |rotograph .`
kneecap |rotula .`
rounded off; orbicular |rotundate .`
plebeian |roturier .`
man devoted to life of pleasure; rake |roué .`
melodic embellishment sung to one syllable |roulade .`
handle for moving carriage on hand printing press |rounce .`
a large, boisterous woman; a mannish woman; a lesbian |rounceval .`
dance in a ring |round .`
anything circular; circle; disc; ring-dance |roundel .`
song with a refrain |roundelay .`
poultry disease |roup .`
fruit-bat |roussette .`
small; spiked wheel on a spur |rowel .`
second mowing of grass in the same season; aftermath |rowen .`
contrivance serving as a fulcrum for an oar |rowlock .`
small sail on royal mast just above topgallant sail |royal .`
ruddy |rubedinous .`
reddening |rubefaction .`
to redden |rubefy .`
growing red; blushing |rubescent .`
of a horse, black or red with flecks of white |rubican .`
ruddy |rubicund .`
rusty-coloured |rubiginous .`
ruby red; rusty |rubious .`
redness of body part due to excess blood |rubor .`
ceremony |rubricality .`
to mark in red; to fix like a ritual |rubricate .`
frill of lace or other material |ruche .`
disturbance; uproar |ruction .`
growing in wasteland or among rubbish |ruderal .`
space between bed and wall |ruelle .`
inclining to redness |rufescent .`
reddish or brownish-red |rufous .`
wrinkled |rugate .`
surgeon's scraping instrument |rugine .`
wrinkled; covered with sunken lines |rugous .`
having small wrinkles |rugulous .`
having the form or appearance of ruins |ruiniform .`
flat four-wheeled wagon for carrying goods |rulley .`
a rawhide shoe |rullion .`
boisterous |rumbustious .`
fine silk |rumchunder .`
hot alcoholic drink made from rum and various spices |rumfustian .`
large drinking-glass |rummer .`
fugitive; vagabond |runagate .`
action of weeding |runcation .`
having irregular saw-toothed divisions |runcinate .`
system of holding land in single detached pieces |rundale .`
rung of a ladder |rundle .`
old liquid measure equal to about 15 gallons |rundlet .`
little brook |runnel .`
study of runes |runology .`
rocky |rupellary .`
composed of rock; inscribed on rock |rupestrian .`
resembling or pertaining to chamoises |rupicaprine .`
rock-dwelling |rupicoline .`
easily breakable |ruptile .`
concerning a rural dean and his jurisdiction |ruridecanal .`
living or born in the country |rurigenous .`
a type of candle dipped in grease |rushlight .`
ribbed cotton and wool |russel .`
reddish brown |russet .`
coarse homespun cloth |russet .`
a person who admires Russia or the Russians |Russophile .`
fear of Russia or Russians |Russophobia .`
to send into the country; to banish to rural areas |rusticate .`
rustic manner; simplicity; rudeness |rusticity .`
pity; remorse; sorrow |ruth .`
unit of radioactive decay equal to 1 million disintegrations per second |rutherford .`
piteous; sorrowful |ruthful .`
wrinkling |rutidosis .`
shining; glowing ruddily |rutilant .`
colourful Scandinavian knotted-pile rug |rya .`
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foot-covering as part of suit of armour |sabaton .`
a person who keeps the sabbath strictly |sabbatarian .`
gravel pit |sabbulonarium .`
sable fur |sabelline .`
unit of acoustic absorption of one square foot of a perfect absorber |sabin .`
black; dark; of a black colour in heraldry |sable .`
sand pit |sabliere .`
wooden shoe; clog |sabot .`
attachment to guide projectile through bore of firearm |sabot .`
satchel suspended from cavalry officer's belt |sabretache .`
sandy; gritty; growing in sandy places |sabulous .`
application of hot sand as medical treatment |saburration .`
sharp lateral movement of the eye as it changes fixation |saccade .`
jerky; twitching |saccadic .`
bearing sugar |sacchariferous .`
instrument for measuring amount of sugar in a solution |saccharimeter .`
bearing a sac or sacs |sacciferous .`
shaped like a sac |sacciform .`
sac-like |saccular .`
shaped like a small sac |sacculiform .`
priestly; pertaining to priestly interests |sacerdotal .`
belief that priests are necessary mediators between God and mankind |sacerdotalism .`
small plastic envelope holding liquid or cream |sachet .`
dry white wine or sherry from Spain |sack .`
early wind instrument resembling the trombone |sackbut .`
pain in the sacrum |sacralgia .`
prepared to be used in sacred ceremonies |sacralized .`
belief that sacraments have unusual properties |sacramentarianism .`
place where sacred objects are kept |sacrarium .`
hallowing; consecration |sacring .`
church official in charge of vessels and the sacristy |sacristan .`
room in church where sacred objects are kept |sacristy .`
fat; easy-going person |sadogue .`
astronomical or geological age |saeculum .`
orange-yellow |saffron .`
light blend of silk and cotton or wool |sagathy .`
fishing-net; network |sagene .`
state or quality of being a sage |sageship .`
clay box in which pottery is packed for baking |saggar .`
to fatten animals |saginate .`
shaped like an arrow |sagittal .`
centaur; archer |sagittary .`
shaped like an arrowhead |sagittiform .`
a salt |sal .`
indecently erotic; lecherous |salacious .`
like a salamander; able to withstand fire |salamandroid .`
salary-earning class collectively |salariat .`
salt-bearing |saliferous .`
to impregnate with salt |salify .`
like salt |saliniform .`
instrument for measuring amount of salt in a solution |salinometer .`
stew of many mixed ingredients; a medley or miscellany |salmagundi .`
shaped like a barrel |salpiform .`
Fallopian tube |salpinx .`
fast Latin American jazz-influenced dance |salsa .`
mud volcano |salse .`
ruling the salt seas |salsipotent .`
saltiness; brackishness |salsitude .`
salty; brackish; growing in salty soil |salsuginous .`
leaping; dancing |saltant .`
lively Italian dance |saltarello .`
jumping or leaping; abrupt variation |saltation .`
punctuation in evolution |saltationism .`
ability to jump |saltativeness .`
salt-works |saltern .`
progressing by leaps |saltigrade .`
X-shaped cross |saltire .`
breach of continuity; jump to a conclusion |saltus .`
favourable to or promoting well-being |salubrious .`
producing good effects; beneficial |salutary .`
conducive to health or well-being |salutiferous .`
having the purpose or intention of saving |salvific .`
propeller-like winged fruit |samara .`
flame-decorated cassock worn by those condemned by the Inquisition |samarra .`
underburnt |samel .`
rich and heavy silk, sometimes interwoven with gold or silver |samite .`
able to be healed |sanable .`
healing |sanative .`
producing health |sanatory .`
yellow or black sackcloth garment worn by heretics prior to execution |sanbenito .`
holiness of mind |sanctanimity .`
coolness; composure |sangfroid .`
bearing blood |sanguiferous .`
optimistic; having a bright complexion |sanguine .`
bloody; resembling or pertaining to blood; blood-red |sanguineous .`
containing blood; bloodthirsty |sanguinolent .`
blood-sucking |sanguisugent .`
blood-drinking |sanguivorous .`
watery foul discharge from wounds or sores |sanies .`
strong republican; democrat or violent revolutionary |sansculotte .`
having a perceptible or decided taste; savoury; agreeable |sapid .`
discernment; judgement |sapience .`
providing wisdom |sapiential .`
soapy; soaplike |saponaceous .`
able to be converted into soap |saponifiable .`
to convert into soap |saponify .`
property of substance of taste; flavour |sapor .`
resembling or pertaining to the sense of taste |saporine .`
homosexuality in women |Sapphism .`
characterized by decaying organic matter |saprobic .`
tooth decay |saprodontia .`
growing on decaying material; causing putrefaction |saprogenous .`
feeding on decaying material |saprophagous .`
plant living on dead or decaying matter |saprophyte .`
having foul breath |saprostomous .`
hard green Swiss cheese |sapsago .`
soft tissue beneath bark of tree |sapwood .`
stately Spanish Baroque court dance |sarabande .`
waterproof stucco |sarangousty .`
flesh-like |sarcoid .`
flesh-coloured |sarcoline .`
study of fleshy parts of the body |sarcology .`
feeding on flesh; carnivorous |sarcophagous .`
fond of flesh |sarcophilous .`
promoting growth of flesh |sarcotic .`
of flesh or muscle |sarcous .`
deep orange chalcedony |sard .`
long weak twig |sarment .`
vine, long twig or runner |sarmentum .`
double-reeded musical instrument resembling the bassoon |sarrusophone .`
fine and soft silk; soft or gentle |sarsenet .`
resembling or pertaining to a tailor or tailored clothes |sartorial .`
long parallel ridges of snow that form on windy plains |sastruga .`
study of devil |satanology .`
an appearance of the devil |satanophany .`
fear of the devil |satanophobia .`
ribbed lustred wool |satara .`
glossy cotton or wool |sateen .`
thin silk satin or imitation thereof |satinet .`
provision of security |satisdation .`
to aim for or achieve that which will suffice |satisfice .`
cultivated |sative .`
riotously merry |saturnalian .`
of a gloomy or surly disposition; sardonic |saturnine .`
lead poisoning |saturnism .`
uncontrolled licentiousness |satyrism .`
abnormally great male sexual desire; satyriasis |satyromania .`
eating lizards |saurophagous .`
mason's tool for making angles |sauterelle .`
long necklace or pendant |sautoir .`
saying or proverb |saw .`
to flatter |sawder .`
rock-dwelling |saxatile .`
rock-boring |saxicavous .`
living in or among rocks |saxicolous .`
breaking stone |saxifragous .`
growing in rocks |saxigenous .`
fine soft woollen fabric |saxony .`
delicate woollen fabric |say .`
somewhat scabrous or rough |scaberulous .`
resembling or pertaining to scabies or scabs |scabious .`
having scaly or rough surface; risqué or obscene |scabrous .`
resembling or pertaining to chess |scacchic .`
steward |scaffmaster .`
stone-like plasterwork for interior decoration |scagliola .`
shaped like a ladder |scalariform .`
formed with steps or rungs |scalary .`
onion with a slim bulb; leek |scallion .`
rod with thin or spliced end used to form base or frame of baskets |scallom .`
shaped like a scalpel |scalpeliform .`
shaped like a chisel |scalpriform .`
art of engraving on metal or stone |scalpture .`
to take a winding course; to meander |scamander .`
haphazard meal |scambling .`
plant root used as strong purgative |scammony .`
climbing |scandent .`
homing pigeon |scanderoon .`
climbing; adapted for climbing |scansorial .`
dimensions of a cross-section of timber; a small amount |scantling .`
scoundrel; incorrigible man or boy |scapegrace .`
kind of sundial |scaphion .`
execution by deserting honey-covered person in the sun |scaphism .`
boat-shaped |scaphoid .`
shaped like a stalk |scapiform .`
having a scape |scapigerous .`
to work smoothly, without smoothing to a finish |scapple .`
badge of monastic order worn on the shoulders |scapular .`
divination by examining burnt shoulder blade |scapulomancy .`
resembling or pertaining to scarabs |scarabaean .`
ruffian; scoundrel |scaramouch .`
surface skin |scarfskin .`
to scratch or scar |scarify .`
thin and tough |scarious .`
scarlet fever |scarlatina .`
fine cloth |scarlet .`
to make steep |scarp .`
climbing shoes with hemp soles |scarpetti .`
instrument of torture for the feet |scarpines .`
a stilt |scatch .`
flowing or bubbling out; abounding with springs |scatebrous .`
study of excrement or obscene literature |scatology .`
divination by studying excrement |scatomancy .`
dung-eating |scatophagous .`
divination by studying excrement; scatomancy |scatoscopy .`
dispersed; sparse |scattery .`
flowing out; gushing |scaturient .`
abounding with springs |scaturiginous .`
semicircular gouging chisel |scauper .`
refuse scavenged from the roads |scavage .`
officer in charge of keeping streets clean |scavager .`
limping verse |scazon .`
villain |scelerat .`
wicked; villainous |scelestic .`
disease causing hesitation in walking |scelotyrbe .`
representation of an object in perspective |scenography .`
philosophic doubt |scepsis .`
malicious pleasure in others' misfortunes |schadenfreude .`
impromptu action; an extemporized work |schediasm .`
divination using the human form |schematomancy .`
art of using gesture to express tones |schematonics .`
deriding opponent's argument by referring to his way of thought |schesis .`
of a disease, not deeply rooted in the body |schetic .`
bronze lustre |schiller .`
formed of schist |schistous .`
reproduction by division |schizogenesis .`
splitting of hair |schizotrichia .`
resembling or pertaining to or marked by splitting |schiztic .`
resembling or pertaining to rope walking |schoenabatic .`
church choir led by a cantor |schola .`
head of a school |scholarch .`
preparatory college for those intending to enter Catholic order |scholasticate .`
commentator; writer of marginal notes |scholiast .`
annotation to an argument written in margin |scholion .`
tourmaline |schorl .`
old polka-like round dance |schottische .`
old and very loud double-reed wind instrument |schryari .`
sentimental enthusiasm; wild devotion |schwärmerei .`
point where main effort of a military attack is directed |schwerpunkt .`
art of shading |sciagraphy .`
dispelling shadows |scialytic .`
fear of shadows |sciaphobia .`
having large feet |sciapodous .`
resembling or pertaining to measurement of time by shadows |sciatheric .`
resembling or pertaining to the hip |sciatic .`
that which is knowable |scible .`
petty scientist |scientaster .`
belief that the methods of science are universally applicable |scientism .`
to wit; namely |scilicet .`
of or resembling a skink |scincoid .`
hint; trace; spark |scintilla .`
sparkling |scintillant .`
twinkling |scintillescent .`
instrument measuring scintillation of star |scintillometer .`
instrument for measuring gamma rays emitted by a radioactive body |scintilloscope .`
superficial pretensions to knowledge |sciolism .`
divination using ghosts |sciomancy .`
thriving in or loving shady conditions |sciophilous .`
resembling or pertaining to formation of images in darkrooms |scioptic .`
system of knowledge without basis in science |sciosophy .`
metal clippings; scrap metal |scissel .`
able to be cut; readily splitting |scissile .`
cutting; division; splitting |scission .`
a cleft; a splitting; fissure; rupture |scissure .`
resembling or pertaining to squirrels |sciurine .`
resembling or pertaining to squirrels or chipmunks |sciuroid .`
shaped like a squirrel's tail |sciuroid .`
hard-skinned |sclerodermous .`
hard; hardened |scleroid .`
instrument measuring hardness |sclerometer .`
like sawdust |scobiform .`
marked by oblique lines |scoliograptic .`
instrument measuring curvature |scoliometer .`
resembling or pertaining to snipes |scolopacine .`
small protective fortification or earthwork |sconce .`
Anglo-Saxon poet and harpist |scop .`
brush-like |scopate .`
visual |scopic .`
obtaining sexual pleasure from seeing things |scopophilia .`
fear of being looked at |scopophobia .`
fear of being looked at |scoptophobia .`
little tuft of hairs |scopula .`
brush-like |scopulate .`
of or suffering from scurvy |scorbutic .`
dross or slag from metal-smelting; slag-like mass of lava |scoria .`
to reduce to slag |scorify .`
scorpion-like; curved at the end |scorpioid .`
fornication |scortation .`
instrument for writing without seeing |scotograph .`
dizziness with headache and impairment of vision |scotoma .`
admiration for Scotland or the Scots |Scotophilia .`
fear of the dark |scotophobia .`
vision in dim light or darkness |scotopia .`
instrument for detecting objects in darkness |scotoscope .`
to crunch |scranch .`
thin; meagre; squeaking |scrannel .`
sloping mass of loose rock at base of a cliff |scree .`
lengthy discourse; informal piece of writing |screed .`
capable of being written upon |scribable .`
given to writing |scribacious .`
obsession with scribbling |scribbleomania .`
to crawl on all fours |scride .`
durable plain-woven cotton fabric |scrim .`
to evade work or duty |scrimshank .`
fencer |scrimure .`
keeper of archives; archivist |scriniary .`
collection of bond and share certificates |scripophily .`
writing room; room used by monastic scribes |scriptorium .`
by, in or pertaining to writing |scriptory .`
having a violent desire to write |scripturient .`
elephant's tusk |scrivello .`
pitted |scrobiculate .`
small depression or pit |scrobiculus .`
shaped like a pouch |scrotiform .`
a scroll; writings |scrow .`
strong apple cider as made in western England |scrumpy .`
unit of weight used by apothecaries equal to 1/24 of an ounce |scruple .`
close examiner |scrutator .`
stage trap door |scruto .`
to sail swiftly before a gale |scud .`
mean; contemptible person |scullion .`
softening a painting using a dry brush |scumble .`
inner part of a door jamb or window frame |scuncheon .`
hole allowing water to drain from ship's deck |scupper .`
scout |scurriour .`
tax on a knight's fee |scutage .`
resembling or pertaining to shields |scutal .`
to beat out impurities from flax or wool |scutch .`
shaped like a platter |scutellate .`
arrangement of scales or plates on an animal's body |scutellation .`
shaped like a shield |scutiform .`
squire |scutiger .`
bearing a shield or scales |scutigerous .`
cask of drinking water aboard a ship; rumour, idle gossip |scuttlebutt .`
cask with hole in it used for holding drinking water on a ship |scuttlebutt .`
portholes on a ship |scuttles .`
shaped like a cup |scyphiform .`
resembling or pertaining to tanning leather |scytodepsic .`
bold sea rover |seacock .`
porpoise |seahog .`
the sea horizon |sealine .`
of or like tallow |sebaceous .`
religious insanity |sebastomania .`
bearing fatty matter |sebiferous .`
pruning-shears |secateurs .`
painting on dry plaster |secco .`
to discriminate or distinguish; to secrete |secern .`
having cutting teeth |secodont .`
lightweight clog |secque .`
products of secretion |secreta .`
substance inducing or stimulating secretion |secretagogue .`
writing desk |secretaire .`
private seal |secretum .`
capable of being cut easily with a knife |sectile .`
on one side only |secund .`
afterbirth |secundine .`
custom where second-oldest child inherits property |secundogeniture .`
according to |secundum .`
shaped like an axe |securiform .`
bearing an axe |securigerous .`
otherwise |secus .`
seated |sedent .`
sitting of a court; gathering; long discussion |sederunt .`
six-fingered |sedigitated .`
stone seats for clergy in wall of chancel |sedilia .`
study of sediment |sedimentology .`
assiduous; diligent |sedulous .`
to sew up the eyelids of; to blindfold |seel .`
light puckered cotton or linen fabric |seersucker .`
stud or metal plate in sole of a shoe to prevent wear |seg .`
sluggishness; slothfulness |segnity .`
having a genotype derived from segregation |segregant .`
Spanish folk dance |seguidilla .`
style of art in Italy in the seventeenth century |seicento .`
periodic side-to-side fluctuation of body of water |seiche .`
large vertical fishing net |seine .`
freehold possession of land in a feudal system |seisin .`
degree of vulnerability to earthquakes |seismicity .`
instrument for recording earthquakes |seismograph .`
study of earthquakes |seismology .`
instrument for measuring earthquake intensity |seismometer .`
instrument for detecting earthquakes |seismoscope .`
medical therapy using vibrations |seismotherapy .`
causing earthquakes |seismotic .`
self; selfhood; personal identity |seity .`
sitting (especially of a heraldic animal) |sejant .`
to separate |sejugate .`
separation; disjunction |sejunction .`
able to be disjoined |sejungible .`
resembling or pertaining to sharks or rays |selachian .`
strange; unfamiliar; marvellous |selcouth .`
resembling or pertaining to the moon |selenic .`
relating to the moon as a centre; as seen from the centre of the moon |selenocentric .`
study of the shape and features of the moon |selenodesy .`
description of the moon's surface |selenography .`
worship of the moon |selenolatry .`
study of the moon |selenology .`
divination by studying the moon |selenomancy .`
instrument for viewing the moon |selenoscope .`
doctrine that the actions of a self are determined by itself |self-determinism .`
having a saddle |sellate .`
shaped like a saddle |selliform .`
differently finished edging of cloth |selvage .`
word expressing an idea, such as a noun |semanteme .`
study of meaning |semantics .`
science of meanings of words |semantology .`
study of meaning; semantics |semasiology .`
serving for recognition, attraction or warning |sematic .`
writing in signs rather than letters |sematography .`
occurring only once in the same individual |semelincident .`
reproducing only once in its lifetime |semelparous .`
half-eaten |semese .`
half-yearly |semestral .`
resembling or pertaining to a sign or signs |semic .`
shaped like a half-moon |semilunate .`
producing growth |seminative .`
seed-bearing |seminiferous .`
seed-eating |seminivorous .`
small seed or spore |seminule .`
description of signs or symptoms |semiography .`
study of signs and signals |semiology .`
study of signs and symbols |semiotics .`
bringing forth young in incomplete developmental state |semioviparous .`
single quotation mark ( ` or ' ) |semiquote .`
mythical half-man; half-bull |semitaur .`
half-cylindrical |semiterete .`
hard grains of wheat that resist grinding |semolina .`
sub-element of a grammatical unit of meaning |semon .`
separately |semovedly .`
extremely elderly Benedictine monk |sempect .`
always |semper .`
evergreen; always fresh |sempervirent .`
of never-ending duration; eternal |sempiternal .`
durable wool |sempiternum .`
a person who sews |sempster .`
involving or based on six; having a numerical base of six |senary .`
thin silk or linen |sendal .`
old age |senectitude .`
very old |senectuous .`
growing old |senescent .`
killing of old men |senicide .`
musical fanfare |sennet .`
plaited straw or rope |sennit .`
having six eyes |senocular .`
belief that ideas originate solely in sensation |sensationalism .`
whatever may be perceived by the senses |sensibilia .`
producing or converting into sensation |sensifacient .`
conveying sensation |sensiferous .`
sentient; capable of affecting the senses |sensile .`
instrument for measuring sensitivity of photographic material |sensitometer .`
opinion; aphorism |sententia .`
full of meaning; aphoristic; tending to moralize |sententious .`
division of the calyx of a flower |sepal .`
solidus; separating line |separatrix .`
that may be buried |sepelible .`
burial |sepelition .`
ten essences of God emanated into the physical world |sephiroth .`
fine brown |sepia .`
inky |sepian .`
dwelling in hedges |sepicolous .`
hedge; fence; barrier |sepiment .`
instrument for measuring septic matter in the air |sepometer .`
to set aside; to give up |seposit .`
division of a tribe; clan |sept .`
government by seven rulers; heptarchy |septarchy .`
partitioned; having a septum |septate .`
split into seven |septemfid .`
in seven streams |septemfluous .`
in seven portions; grouped in seven; of base seven |septenary .`
northern; resembling or pertaining to the north |septentrional .`
having barriers |septiferous .`
shaped like a partition |septiform .`
resembling or pertaining to or based on the number seven |septimal .`
weekly |septimanal .`
division; partition; barrier |septum .`
funereal; gloomy; dismal |sepulchral .`
receptacle in an altar for holding religious relics |sepulchre .`
interment |sepultre .`
ready to follow a leader or authority; compliant |sequacious .`
after-effect of any trauma; consequence or result |sequela .`
to confiscate; to set income aside to meet claims |sequestrate .`
pillar of glacial ice |serac .`
harem |seraglio .`
resembling or pertaining to the development of ecological communities |seral .`
serene; blissful; angelic |seraphic .`
threadbare; withered |sere .`
fine tropical rain falling from cloudless night sky |serein .`
strong twilled worsted |serge .`
in rows |seriate .`
in succession; one after another |seriatim .`
silken |seric .`
silky; covered with soft silky hairs |sericeous .`
silk spinning glands |sericterium .`
breeding of silkworms |sericulture .`
silk-producing |serific .`
silk-screening |serigraphy .`
instrument for testing quality of silk |serimeter .`
partly serious and partly humorous |seriocomic .`
oath |serment .`
making of speeches or sermons |sermocination .`
short sermon |sermuncle .`
study of serums |serology .`
crate or hamper |seron .`
flowering late |serotinous .`
resembling or pertaining to serum; watery |serous .`
musical instrument like an ophicleide with a wooden body |serpentcleide .`
killing or killer of a snake |serpenticide .`
bearing a snake; abounding in snakes |serpentiferous .`
to wind; to cause to wind |serpentise .`
serpents collectively |serpentry .`
pruning knife |serpette .`
ringworm |serpigo .`
mythical flying serpent |serpivolant .`
like a saw |serratic .`
saw-shaped; serriform |serratiform .`
close-set; packed together without gaps |serried .`
saw-shaped |serriform .`
wrought iron work |serrurerie .`
scientific collection of plants |sertule .`
system of slavery or serfdom |servilism .`
a person who serves; clerk or assistant; adherent |servitor .`
in a ratio of three to two |sesquialter .`
having a ratio of five to two |sesquiduplicate .`
tending to use long or cumbersome words |sesquipedalian .`
of or as the square roots of cubes |sesquiplicate .`
having a ratio of four to three |sesquitertial .`
stalkless, sedentary, fixed or stationary |sessile .`
bristle or bristle-like organ |seta .`
having the form of a bristle; bristly |setaceous .`
bearing bristles |setiferous .`
shaped like a bristle |setiform .`
bearing bristles |setigerous .`
fishing line suspended between buoys |setline .`
thread passed under skin acting as channel for discharge |seton .`
bristly |setose .`
long seat with a back |settee .`
covered with small bristles |setulous .`
separateness; separate ownership of property |severalty .`
compartment of vaulted ceiling |severy .`
tallow |sevum .`
six-fold |sexenary .`
study of sexual behaviour |sexology .`
prayer service held at noon |sext .`
church caretaker or bellringer |sexton .`
study of storms using electronic detectors |sferics .`
scratching surface of pottery to reveal different colour |sgraffito .`
saddle cloth |shabrack .`
dance where participants hop energetically |shag .`
green dyed untanned leather |shagreen .`
to shamble; to stumble |shail .`
unit of one hundred millionth of a second used to measure nuclear processes |shake .`
light twilled wool or worsted |shalloon .`
light river boat with sail and oars |shallop .`
onion with garlic-flavoured bulbs |shallot .`
a butcher's shop; a street or district for butchers |shambles .`
chaotic |shambolic .`
heraldic depiction of a boat or ship |shambrough .`
platform of boards for shovelling unrefined ore upon |shammel .`
light cart on springs |shandry .`
plain rough silk or cotton |shantung .`
smooth durable wool or worsted fabric |sharkskin .`
thicket |shaugh .`
double-reeded wind instrument |shawm .`
administrative division on the Isle of Man |sheading .`
one-year-old sheep |shearling .`
fore-and-aft curvature of a ship from bow to stern |sheer .`
a casually employed dock worker |shenango .`
to destroy; to ruin; to disgrace; to corrupt |shend .`
to disgrace; to shame; to reproach |shend .`
hell; place where the dead live a shadowy existence |sheol .`
lightweight loosely twisted wool fabric |shetland .`
piece of wood split off from a timber |shide .`
jazz dance featuring rapid shaking of the body |shimmy .`
wooden roofing tile; shingle |shindle .`
noisy mock serenade for newlyweds |shivaree .`
woollen fabric made from rags |shoddy .`
ram's horn trumpet used in Jewish ceremonies |shofar .`
government by shopkeepers |shopocracy .`
resembling or pertaining to a sheriff |shrieval .`
to hear a confession from and give absolution |shrive .`
to test money to detect impurities |shroff .`
ropes supporting the mast of a ship |shrouds .`
instrument used to explore interior of dysentery case |shuftiscope .`
rejuvenation of an old man by a young woman |shunamitism .`
outer part of the earth's surface |sial .`
resembling or pertaining to saliva |sialic .`
anything that stimulates flow of saliva |sialogogue .`
spitting greatly while speaking |sialoquent .`
to join pipes in a way suggestive of Siamese twins |siamese .`
killing or killer of a sibling |siblicide .`
prophetic; oracular |sibylline .`
thus |sic .`
murderer; assassin |sicarian .`
dry; arid |siccaneous .`
sure; certain; firm |siccar .`
drying; a drying agent |siccative .`
instrument for measuring liquid evaporation |siccimeter .`
ribbed silk |sicilienne .`
coloured lights on side of a ship under way at night |sidelight .`
lamp or light above or at the side of a door |sidelight .`
sent from the stars; omenous or evil |sideral .`
to blast or strike |siderate .`
use of green manure |sideration .`
resembling or pertaining to the stars |sidereal .`
belief that the stars influence human affairs |siderism .`
addition of iron to alloy |siderization .`
instrument measuring magnetic intensity |siderognost .`
art of engraving on steel |siderography .`
divination using stars; divination by burning straws |sideromancy .`
instrument using magnets to detect presence of iron |sideroscope .`
like or containing iron |siderose .`
metallurgy of iron and steel |siderurgy .`
oblique offshoot |sideslip .`
seat or throne |siege .`
unit of electrical conductance equivalent to one ampere per volt |siemens .`
to whistle |siffilate .`
professional whistler |siffleur .`
worth looking at |sightworthy .`
resembling or pertaining to a seal |sigillary .`
sealed; with seal-like impressions |sigillate .`
tending to form scars |sigillative .`
study of seals |sigillography .`
seal of the confession |sigillum .`
abbreviations, symbols and signs |sigla .`
shaped like an S or a sigma |sigmate .`
S-shaped |sigmoid .`
instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon |sigmoidoscope .`
system of symbols; alphabet |signary .`
distinct; distinguished |signate .`
science of meaning |significs .`
any green crop stored for use as animal fodder |silage .`
any official who calls for silence |silentiary .`
tipsy person |silenus .`
thin twilled cotton or linen |silesia .`
growing in silicate or sandy soil |silicicolous .`
bearing or containing silica |siliciferous .`
soft light cotton fabric resembling silk |silkaline .`
a person who writes satires |sillograph .`
instrument measuring speed of ship |sillometer .`
assemblage of trees in a region |silva .`
fine skin of a coffee bean |silverskin .`
substance that kills trees |silvicide .`
living in woods |silvicolous .`
study of tree's life |silvics .`
growing of trees |silviculture .`
resembling or pertaining to apes |simian .`
indicating similarity to |similative .`
in a similar manner |similiter .`
to liken; to compare |similize .`
remedy chosen for symptoms it emulates |simillimum .`
state of being pug-nosed |simity .`
sweet fruit cake covered with marzipan and eaten at Easter |simnel .`
a person who practices simony |simoniac .`
buying or selling of ecclesiastical offices |simony .`
having a flat; upturned nose |simous .`
figure with minimum number of vertices |simplex .`
simply; not relatively; unconditionally |simpliciter .`
affected simplicity; oversimplification |simplism .`
simplistic; naïve |simpliste .`
counterfeit; feigned |simular .`
inability to experience perceptions as components of a whole |simultanagnosia .`
resembling or pertaining to the sinuses |sinal .`
to sprinkle; to powder |sinapise .`
the forehead |sinciput .`
fine linen |sindon .`
study of the shroud of Turin |sindonology .`
without |sine .`
ecclesiastical office or other job requiring little work |sinecure .`
singly |singillatim .`
semi-dramatic play in dialogue and song |singspiel .`
a sob |singult .`
hiccuping; suffering from hiccups |singultous .`
of or on the left side of a heraldic shield |sinister .`
towards the left |sinistrad .`
moving to the left |sinistration .`
left-handed |sinistromanual .`
rising spirally and turning from right to left |sinistrorse .`
study of China |Sinology .`
a person who admires China or the Chinese |Sinophile .`
preparatory drawing for a fresco; reddish-brown colour |sinopia .`
deposit from hot springs; iron dross |sinter .`
having a wavy edge or margin; winding; sinuous |sinuate .`
to percolate or ooze through |sipe .`
resembling or pertaining to a siphon |siphonic .`
shaped like a siphon |siphoniform .`
reproducing by seeds |siphonogamous .`
savour; flavour |sipidity .`
morsel of bread to be eaten with soup |sippet .`
to bewitch, allure or enchant |sirenize .`
sunstroke |siriasis .`
fibre used for making rope |sisal .`
a scolding; a blow |siserary .`
small finch-like songbird |siskin .`
laborious, endless and futile |sisyphean .`
since |sith .`
morbid aversion to food |sitiomania .`
fear of food |sitiophobia .`
dietetics |sitology .`
fear of food or eating |sitophobia .`
indicating comparison of two things |situative .`
a holy bucket |situla .`
position; normal position of an organ in the body |situs .`
ancient Scandinavian bard |skald .`
low cape or headland |skaw .`
dagger |skean .`
part of ship connecting the keel with the bottom of the rudderpost |skeg .`
to beg; to swindle; to cheat |skelder .`
producing a skeleton |skeletogenous .`
resembling or pertaining to the skeleton |skelic .`
villain; rascal; scoundrel |skellum .`
straw beehive |skep .`
small rocky island |skerry .`
retained but no longer functional stylistic feature |skeuomorph .`
bearing patches of white and some other colour |skewbald .`
shadow picture or photograph |skiagram .`
telling time by sundial |skiagraphy .`
sham fight; shadow boxing |skiamachy .`
instrument for measuring eye's refraction from movement of shadows |skiascope .`
to separate and rotate half-dry bricks to permit drying to complete |skintle .`
flat box for protecting documents |skippet .`
to pare or split leather |skive .`
self-castration |skoptsy .`
rhyme in which final consonant is same but preceding vowel differs |skothending .`
sail above the royal sail |skysail .`
triangular sail on a ship above the royal |skyscraper .`
little valley or dell |slade .`
to assail with violent or abusive language |slangwhang .`
slanting; oblique |slantindicular .`
dull dark blue-grey |slate .`
slovenly |slatternly .`
government by slave-owners |slavocracy .`
a person who admires the Slavs |Slavophile .`
slovenly |sleathy .`
slimy mud; a mudflat |sleech .`
weaver's reed |sley .`
smooth; polished rock surface produced by friction |slickenside .`
skip or sledge |slipe .`
ramp sloping into water for supporting a ship |slipway .`
Swedish system of teaching manual skills through woodcarving |sloyd .`
unit of gravitational mass of approximately 32.`174 pounds |slug .`
a person who spends much time in bed due to laziness |slugabed .`
inviting or causing slumber |slumberous .`
to move slowly and awkwardly |slummock .`
speech characterized by slurring |slurvian .`
covered passage between walls, or between transept and chapterhouse |slype .`
wild celery |smallage .`
deep blue |smalt .`
piece of coloured glass used in mosaic |smalto .`
emerald green |smaragdine .`
purifying; cleansing |smectic .`
fine powder; spirit |smeddum .`
like soap; cleansing |smegmatic .`
hole in a hedge or wall |smeuse .`
jointed bit for horses |snaffle .`
mythical monster of Maryland |snallygaster .`
burnt part of a candle wick |snaste .`
curved handle or shaft of a scythe |snath .`
to nip; pinch; put down; repress; snub |sneap .`
quick; keen; sharp |snell .`
short line used to attach fish-hook to main fishing line |snell .`
to sniff; to blow out steam |snift .`
leading members of the tailoring profession |snipocracy .`
government by snobs |snobocracy .`
ornamental hair band or hair net |snood .`
instrument for viewing infrared radiation |snooperscope .`
naval midshipman |snotty .`
natural channel bypassing rapids or body of river |snye .`
bearing shoots or suckers |soboliferous .`
nickname |sobriquet .`
feudal land tenure by fixed service |socage .`
four-wheeled open carriage with side-seats |sociable .`
indicating association with the subject |sociative .`
study of biological basis of human behaviour |sociobiology .`
government by society as a whole |sociocracy .`
origin of human societies |sociogenesis .`
member; associate; companion |socius .`
moulded member at base of pedestal |socle .`
a fellowship or fraternity |sodality .`
ornamented underside of a stair or archway |soffit .`
well-groomed; sleek |soigné .`
stain; pollution |soilure .`
giving solace |solacious .`
box in the form of a book |solander .`
instrument for measuring solar radiation |solarimeter .`
to expose to sunlight |solarise .`
excessive use of solar myths in explaining mythology |solarism .`
liquefaction of a gel |solation .`
compensation given as solace for suffering or loss |solatium .`
soldierlike |soldatesque .`
a grammatical mistake; a breach of etiquette |solecism .`
slipper-shaped |soleiform .`
excessively solemn or serious |solemnsides .`
cylindrical wire coil acting as a magnet when charged |solenoid .`
volcanic vent emitting only gases |solfatara .`
purplish red |solferino .`
marked by solidarity; joint and several |solidary .`
large moulding along base of a pedestal |solidum .`
stroke, oblique or slash "/" |solidus .`
doctrine that faith alone will ensure salvation |solifidianism .`
sun-like; resembling the sun |soliform .`
produced by the sun |soligenous .`
prone to giving soliloquies |soliloquacious .`
theory that self-existence is the only certainty |solipsism .`
following the course of the sun |solisequious .`
resembling or pertaining to the joint effect of the sun and earth |soliterraneous .`
wandering alone |solivagant .`
joist or beam of secondary importance |solive .`
insurrection |sollevation .`
to sing; to set to musical notation |solmisate .`
wise man |solonist .`
ground; soil; piece of ground |solum .`
alone |solus .`
decomposition of dissolved substance |solvolysis .`
weakness of the body |somatasthenia .`
materialism |somatism .`
caused from within the body or by the cells of the body |somatogenic .`
diagnosis of bodily conditions |somatognosis .`
science of the properties of matter |somatology .`
concerning a person's bodily self-image |somatopsychic .`
promoting growth of the body |somatotrophic .`
somewhat |somedeal .`
to some place; somewhere |somewhither .`
butler; wine steward |sommelier .`
to walk in one's sleep |somnambulate .`
resembling or pertaining to dreams |somnial .`
to dream |somniate .`
sleep-inducing |somnifacient .`
bearing sleep |somniferous .`
talking in one's sleep |somniloquence .`
sleep produced by hypnotism or mesmerism |somnipathy .`
sleepiness; drowsiness |somnolence .`
half-asleep |somnolescent .`
causing sleep; soporific |somnorific .`
sound; a sounding of an instrument |sonance .`
trial bore or excavation; sounding out of opinion |sondage .`
sounding of the earth by boring |sondation .`
unit of loudness on a scale based on subjective or perceived loudness |sone .`
producing sound |soniferous .`
act of producing sound |sonification .`
instrument for recording and analysing sound |sonograph .`
emitting sound under influence of radiation |sonorescent .`
truth; reality; in truth |sooth .`
truthful; honest; faithful |soothfast .`
in truth; truly |soothly .`
resembling or pertaining to wisdom |sophianic .`
full of wisdom; learned |sophic .`
science of ideas |sophiology .`
deceptive but plausible intellectualism |sophism .`
delusion that one is incredibly intelligent |sophomania .`
bombastic |sophomoric .`
soundness of mind; self-control; moderation |sophrosyne .`
to dull; lull; put to sleep; put an end to |sopite .`
causing sleep |sopitive .`
bearing sleep |soporiferous .`
tending to produce sleep |soporific .`
sleepy |soporose .`
promoting absorption |sorbefacient .`
able to be sipped or drunk |sorbile .`
flock of mallard |sord .`
refuse; foul matter |sordor .`
having teeth like a shrew's |soricident .`
resembling or pertaining to shrews |soricine .`
shrewlike; resembling or pertaining to shrews |soricine .`
string of statements where end of one is subject of next |sorites .`
mountain sickness |soroche .`
resembling or pertaining to sisters |sororal .`
killing of one's own sister |sororicide .`
women's club |sorosis .`
reddish-brown; light chestnut |sorrel .`
sorting out |sortation .`
divination by drawing lots |sortilege .`
casting of lots; assignment by casting of lots |sortition .`
resembling or pertaining to salvation |soterial .`
study of theological salvation |soteriology .`
collection of jokes, quotes, or ridiculous remarks |sottisier .`
covered passage or alley under the overhanging first floor of a building |sottoportico .`
coquettish and intriguing maid; such a role in drama |soubrette .`
drain; sewer; adit |sough .`
to sigh or murmur as the wind does |sough .`
herd of pigs; young boar |sounder .`
hardly perceptible quantity; dash |soupçon .`
narrow braid used for trimming |soutache .`
priest's cassock |soutane .`
prostitute's pimp or bully |souteneur .`
underground chamber; earth-house |souterrain .`
remembrance; memory |sovenance .`
swordsman; fighter |spadassin .`
chestnut-coloured |spadiceous .`
shaped like a palm branch |spadiceous .`
fleshy spike of flowers |spadix .`
castrated or impotent person or animal |spado .`
alchemical |spagyric .`
alchemist |spagyrist .`
to splinter or split; to chip |spall .`
extreme scarcity of males in a biological population |spanandry .`
to hobble |spancel .`
space between curve of an arch and mouldings |spandrel .`
design in corner of postage stamp |spandrel .`
to hispanicize |spaniolate .`
sail on the mast nearest the stern of a square-rigged ship |spanker .`
time-release capsule |spansule .`
any ship's mast, boom, yard, or gaff |spar .`
small headless shoemakers' nail |sparable .`
ritualized tearing apart of a person prior to rebirth or renewal |sparagmos .`
to sprinkle with moisture |sparge .`
act of sprinkling or scattering |spargefication .`
swelling |spargosis .`
here and there |sparsim .`
canopy for a bed |sparver .`
divination by twitching or convulsions of the body |spasmatomancy .`
to insert into a text too hurriedly or inappropriately |spatchcock .`
doctrine that matter has only spatial, temporal and causal properties |spatialism .`
to ramble; to saunter |spatiate .`
divination by means of feces |spatilomancy .`
scientific description of outer space |spatiography .`
resembling or pertaining to time and space |spatiotemporal .`
protective outer stocking |spattee .`
shaped like a spatula |spatulate .`
hard bony tumour on a horse's leg |spavin .`
lame; broken down; decrepit |spavined .`
coined money |specie .`
destruction of an entire species |speciocide .`
apparently good but not actually so; superficially plausible |specious .`
instrument for measuring and recording fluorescence spectra |spectrofluorimeter .`
instrument for viewing a spectrum |spectrograph .`
instrument for taking pictures of the sun |spectroheliograph .`
camera for taking pictures of the sun |spectroheliokinematograph .`
instrument for viewing solar disc in light of a single wavelength |spectrohelioscope .`
study of ghosts |spectrology .`
instrument measuring wavelengths of light of a spectrum |spectrometer .`
fear of looking in a mirror |spectrophobia .`
instrument for measuring speed of different parts of light spectrum |spectrophotometer .`
instrument for forming spectra by dispersing rays of light |spectroscope .`
study of spectra |spectroscopy .`
mirrorlike; by reflection; visual |specular .`
mirror; reflector; coloured patch on a bird's wing |speculum .`
prosperity; success |speed .`
depositional features found in caves |spelaeothem .`
cave-dwelling |spelean .`
study and exploration of caves |speleology .`
structure in a cave formed by deposition of minerals in water |speleothem .`
zinc |spelter .`
resembling or pertaining to caves |speluncar .`
ancient Egyptian cave temple |speos .`
resembling or pertaining to sperm |spermatic .`
producing sperm |spermatogenesis .`
frequent and involuntary ejaculation |spermatorrhoea .`
producing sperm |spermiogenesis .`
a person who gathers seeds |spermologer .`
study of seeds |spermology .`
member of family of seed-loving rodents |spermophile .`
piece of undressed leather used in making glue |spetch .`
to cause or affect with gangrene or mortification |sphacelate .`
necrosed; dark and shrunken |sphacelated .`
living in peat moss |sphagnicolous .`
study of peat moss |sphagnology .`
tennis-playing |sphairistic .`
wasp-like |sphecoid .`
wedge-like |sphenic .`
cuneiform character |sphenogram .`
wedge-shaped |sphenoid .`
place for exercise in ball-play |spheristerion .`
divination using a crystal ball |spheromancy .`
instrument measuring curvature |spherometer .`
to make one's own; to appropriate |spheterize .`
resembling or pertaining to sphinxes |sphingal .`
resembling or pertaining to seals and signets |sphragistic .`
study of seals and signets |sphragistics .`
resembling or pertaining to the pulse or heartbeat |sphygmic .`
pulsating |sphygmodic .`
instrument for recording pulse |sphygmograph .`
study of the pulse |sphygmology .`
instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure |sphygmomanometer .`
instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure |sphygmometer .`
instrument for hearing the pulse |sphygmophone .`
instrument for making arterial pulsations visible |sphygmoscope .`
the pulse |sphygmus .`
metalwork done with hammers |sphyrelaton .`
shaped like a spike |spicaceous .`
spiked; spikelike |spicate .`
bearing spikes |spicigerous .`
prickle or splinter |spicula .`
light high-wheeled carriage |spider .`
to destroy; to quell; to confound |spiflicate .`
sweetly scented ointment |spikenard .`
device for tapping sap from maple trees |spile .`
birthmark; nevus |spiloma .`
developing spines; developing into a spine |spinescent .`
bearing spines |spiniferous .`
like a thorn or spine |spiniform .`
bearing spines |spinigerous .`
large triangular sail opposite the mainsail |spinnaker .`
capable of being drawn into strands |spinnbar .`
silk-spinning organ of an insect or spider |spinneret .`
copse or small clump of trees |spinney .`
thorniness |spinosity .`
instrument for visually detecting alpha particles |spinthariscope .`
seeing of sparks before the eyes |spintherism .`
resembling or pertaining to orgies or male sexual deviance |spintrian .`
furnished with small spines |spinulate .`
bearing spinules |spinuliferous .`
breathing hole; orifice; vent |spiracle .`
having air-holes |spiraculate .`
shaped like a spiral |spiraliform .`
advancement through a spirally structured career |spiralism .`
voiceless |spirate .`
act of breathing |spiration .`
belief that nothing is real except the soul or spirit |spiritualism .`
inside planking between ports and waterways of a ship |spirketting .`
instrument recording movements of breathing |spirograph .`
instrument measuring lung capacity |spirometer .`
spirally arranged |spirulate .`
thickened |spissated .`
density |spissitude .`
visceral; intestinal |splanchnic .`
study of the entrails or viscera |splanchnology .`
thin strip forming upright middle part of the back of a chair |splat .`
marked by bad temper or spite; melancholy |splenetic .`
splint-like |splenial .`
resembling or pertaining to the spleen |splenic .`
small detached part of the spleen |spleniculus .`
fiery; ill-tempered |splenitive .`
surgical bandage |splenium .`
bone charcoal; powder obtained from calcination of substances |spodium .`
caused by waste matter |spodogenous .`
divination by means of ashes |spodomancy .`
plane or knife used to round spokes |spokeshave .`
to despoil; to plunder |spoliate .`
serving to take away or diminish |spoliative .`
available money; funds |spondulicks .`
vertebra |spondyle .`
study of sponges |spongology .`
spousal |sponsal .`
espousals |sponsalia .`
act of becoming surety for another |sponsion .`
platform jutting from ship's deck for gun or wheel |sponson .`
killing of spores |sporicide .`
bearing spores |sporiferous .`
reproduction by means of spores |sporogenesis .`
ornamental pouch worn in front of kilt |sporran .`
relying on charity or the generosity of patrons |sportulary .`
formation or production of spores |sporulation .`
innate feel for essential character of a language |sprachgefühl .`
bar inserted to stop a wheel |sprag .`
otters' dung |spraints .`
smart; dapper |sprauncy .`
cattle raid; foray |spreagh .`
sprinkled |sprent .`
active young man; youth |springald .`
snare with noose and spring |springe .`
spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally |sprit .`
sail extended by a sprit |spritsail .`
to work feebly or ineffectively; to perform shallow agricultural ploughing |spuddle .`
foamy; frothing |spumescent .`
frothy; foamy |spumid .`
foul-mouthed; speaking dishonestly or foully |spurcidical .`
foul; filthy; obscene |spurcitious .`
spurious works |spuria .`
any hypothetical subatomic particle used to facilitate calculations |spurion .`
a person who makes spurs |spurrier .`
habitually spitting |sputative .`
matter spat out |sputum .`
fat; clumsy; unfledged; newly hatched |squab .`
control of government by armed squadrons of loyalists |squadrism .`
shaped like a shark |squaliform .`
resembling or pertaining to sharks |squaloid .`
scaly |squamate .`
scaliness |squamation .`
shaped like a scale |squamiform .`
like a scale |squamoid .`
irrational propensity for spending money wastefully |squandermania .`
having scales sticking out at right angles |squarrose .`
clergyman who is also a land-holding squire |squarson .`
government by landholding clergymen |squarsonocracy .`
form of torture involving hanging weights and shaking or whipping victim |squassation .`
government by squatters; squattocracy |squatterarchy .`
government by squatters |squattocracy .`
sea-onion |squill .`
quinsy |squinancy .`
arch across the corner of a room |squinch .`
squinting greatly |squintifego .`
the landed gentry |squirage .`
government by squires |squirearchy .`
government by squires; squirearchy |squirocracy .`
stationary |stabile .`
old unit of measure for firewood equal to 108 cubic feet |stack .`
pipette with hollow bulb for counting drops |stactometer .`
support for a haystack |staddle .`
resembling or pertaining to a stage |stadial .`
instrument for measuring the length of a curved line |stadiometer .`
decorative accessories or additions to work of art |staffage .`
law student |stagiary .`
instrument for measuring number of drops in volume of liquid |stagmometer .`
living in stagnant water |stagnicolous .`
shaped like a stalactite or icicle |stalactiform .`
instrument for measuring surface tension by drops |stalagmometer .`
keeper of a stall |stallenger .`
bearing stamens |staminiferous .`
coarse woollen fabric, usually dyed red; bright red colour |stammel .`
obsession with stamp-collecting |stampomania .`
upright beam, bar or support |stanchion .`
vertical pipe for conveying gas or water to a higher level |standpipe .`
stake; pole |stang .`
light open one-seated carriage |stanhope .`
heraldic animal in profile with head towards the viewer |stanjant .`
tin-mining district |stannary .`
bearing tin |stanniferous .`
shaped like a stirrup |stapediform .`
like a bunch of grapes |staphyline .`
surgical closure of a cleft palate |staphylorrhaphy .`
sailors of the starboard watch |starbolins .`
Eastern Orthodox spiritual advisor |starets .`
starving, weak, hungry or pining person |starveling .`
ringleader in sedition |stasiarch .`
structural modification by arrested development |stasimorphy .`
study of political parties |stasiology .`
heraldic animal standing in profile with all feet on the ground |statant .`
study of bodies and forces in equilibrium |statics .`
immediately; at once |statim .`
indicating a state rather than an action |stative .`
government by the state alone, without ecclesiastical influence |statocracy .`
worship of the state |statolatry .`
small calcareous stone used by invertebrates to maintain equilibrium |statolith .`
instrument for measuring small changes in atmospheric pressure |statoscope .`
of, pertaining to or suitable for sculpture |statuary .`
to support; to prop up |statuminate .`
mesmerism; hypnotism |statuvolism .`
worship of the cross or crucifix |staurolatry .`
instrument for studying structure of crystals with polarised light |stauroscope .`
large rope used to support a mast |stay .`
fore-and-aft sail hoisted on a stay |staysail .`
range of building surrounding a farmhouse |steading .`
hard fat |stearin .`
soapstone |steatite .`
producing fat |steatogenous .`
fat-buttocked |steatopygous .`
excretion of fat through the bowels |steatorrhoea .`
to line with stone |steen .`
to set a ship's bowsprit at an upward inclination |steeve .`
angle of elevation in relation to the horizontal |steeve .`
cryptogram |steganograph .`
cryptographer; a person who works with ciphers |steganographer .`
period of recuperation after childbirth |stegmonth .`
constipation |stegnosis .`
a person who climbs buildings for sport |stegophilist .`
star-shaped; starry |stellate .`
having many stars |stelliferous .`
shaped like a star |stelliform .`
to set among the stars |stellify .`
lizard with starry spots |stellion .`
star-like; having star-like spots |stellular .`
practice of writing inscriptions on columns or pillars |stelography .`
scroll; garland; pedigree; family tree |stemma .`
study of relationships between texts |stemmatology .`
supporting timber of a ship |stemson .`
instrument for measuring distances |stenometer .`
with a narrow opening |stenopaeic .`
narrowing of an orifice |stenosis .`
able to tolerate only small environmental changes |stenotopic .`
loud-voiced person |stentor .`
extremely loud |stentorian .`
diadem or coronet worn by soldiers or statues of ancient deities |stephane .`
spare wheel |stepney .`
fortune-telling by studying seeds in dung |stercomancy .`
resembling or pertaining to feces |stercoraceous .`
belief that the consecrated Eucharist is digested and evacuated |stercoranism .`
to shit |stercorate .`
living in dung or filth |stercoricolous .`
feeding on dung or excrement |stercovorous .`
substructure; foundation; basement |stereobate .`
colourful wall painting |stereochromy .`
ability to perceive the weight and form of an object |stereognosis .`
instrument for measuring specific gravity |stereometer .`
measurement of volumes of solid figures |stereometry .`
reproduction of sound |stereophony .`
stereoscopic or three-dimensional vision |stereopsis .`
instrument for viewing special three-dimensional photographs |stereoscope .`
reaction of organism to contact with a solid body |stereotaxis .`
cutting of stone or other solid materials |stereotomy .`
resembling or pertaining to the organization of atoms in a molecule |steric .`
back part of a ship |stern .`
main member at stern of a ship extending from keel to deck |sternpost .`
sneezing |sternutation .`
movement of a ship backwards |sternway .`
resembling or pertaining to a dunghill |sterquilinian .`
with a snoring sound |stertorous .`
to restore after marking for deletion |stet .`
instrument measuring chest expansion during breathing |stethometer .`
fee levied for loading and unloading cargo |stevedorage .`
dock worker who loads and unloads ships |stevedore .`
outcry; loud call |steven .`
strength |sthenia .`
strong; robust; morbidly active |sthenic .`
semicircular couch |stibadium .`
resembling or pertaining to antimony |stibial .`
antimony poisoning |stibialism .`
vestment like an alb worn by Orthodox priests |sticharion .`
short hymn |sticheron .`
metrical theory |stichology .`
divination by picking passages from books at random |stichomancy .`
numbering or counting lines in books or documents |stichometry .`
dialogue in alternate lines |stichomythia .`
frictional force occurring when surfaces set together |stiction .`
joint above the hock of a horse |stifle .`
giving infamy, stigma or reproach, marked or branded |stigmatic .`
bearing stigma |stigmatiferous .`
obsession with tattooing or branding |stigmatophilia .`
frame or stand for keeping things off the floor |stillage .`
drop by drop |stillatim .`
issuing in drops; falling in drops |stillatitious .`
still; distillery |stillatory .`
drip; eavesdrop |stillicide .`
cask stand |stillion .`
to walk with stilts or crutches |stilp .`
a stalk |stipe .`
shaped like a stalk |stipiform .`
shaped like an icicle |stirious .`
yearling ox or cow; pasture for yearlings |stirk .`
selective breeding |stirpiculture .`
branch of a family; pedigree |stirps .`
blacksmith's forge or anvil |stithy .`
thing of little or no value |stiver .`
resembling or pertaining to a sequence of random events |stochastic .`
soft elastic cotton fabric |stockinette .`
to cram, stuff or gorge with food |stodge .`
science of elements of animal tissues |stoichiology .`
measurement of proportions of chemical reactions |stoichiometry .`
belief in indifference to pleasure or pain |stoicism .`
ship's furnace chamber |stokehold .`
narrow ecclesiastical vestment or scarf |stole .`
divination by observing how one dresses oneself |stolisomancy .`
runner or shoot from base of a plant |stolon .`
bearing or having runners |stoloniferous .`
armour for the chest; covering or ornament for the chest area |stomacher .`
resentful; haughty; spirited |stomachous .`
having an orifice or mouth |stomatiferous .`
speech produced with clogged nostrils |stomatolalia .`
study of the mouth |stomatology .`
jazz dance featuring heavy stamping of the feet |stomp .`
a heavy concentration of artillery fire |stonk .`
steplike excavation in mining |stope .`
natural or parental affection |storge .`
to decorate with historical designs |storiate .`
decorated with elaborate ornamental designs |storiated .`
study of folk tales |storiology .`
side of a hill facing upstream |stoss .`
drunk |stotious .`
vessel for holding holy water |stoup .`
fodder |stover .`
instrument measuring degree of squinting |strabismometer .`
squint |strabismus .`
instrument for measuring strabismus in the eyes |strabometer .`
surgical removal of a squint |strabotomy .`
resembling or pertaining to the measurement of streets and roads |stradometrical .`
flow of beams of electrons from the sun to earth |strahl .`
strict; rigorous; constricted |strait .`
continuous band of plates on side of a ship |strake .`
trough for washing ore |strake .`
strawy; light; worthless; straw-coloured |stramineous .`
folding seat in a theatre |strapontin .`
form of torture in which victim is left dangling from a rope |strappado .`
paste for making false gems |strass .`
rulership over an army |stratarchy .`
reel-like Scottish dance of moderate tempo |strathspey .`
composed of parallel strata |straticulate .`
layered; forming a layer |stratiform .`
study of geological layers or strata |stratigraphy .`
military rule or despotism |stratocracy .`
art of leading an army |stratography .`
of an army or armies |stratonic .`
in layers |stratous .`
noisy |strepent .`
visual disorder where letters are mirror image |strephosymbolia .`
loud; noisy; clamorous |strepitant .`
noise; clamour |strepor .`
twisting |strepsis .`
brick placed lengthwise in masonry |stretcher .`
striped; with fine lines |striated .`
tool used to sharpen a scythe; template |strickle .`
harsh shrill sound |stridor .`
to make a chirping or scraping sound |stridulate .`
squeaky |stridulous .`
flute of a column |striga .`
bristled; streaked |strigate .`
shaped like an owl |strigiform .`
scraper used to clean the skin after bathing |strigil .`
scraping |strigilation .`
owl-like; resembling or pertaining to owls |strigine .`
like a spinning top; appearing to spin |strobic .`
instrument for studying motion using flashes of light |stroboscope .`
bearing spirally coiled organs |strombuliferous .`
shaped like a spinning top; spirally twisted |strombuliform .`
twist; turn |strophosis .`
government by strumpets |strumpetocracy .`
ostrich-like |struthiform .`
resembling or pertaining to ostriches |struthious .`
adit; draining-shaft |stulm .`
foolish or senseless talk |stultiloquence .`
bowl and adjacent part of a pipe |stummel .`
light auxiliary sail to the side of principal sails |stunsail .`
medicated cloth used to treat fever |stupe .`
narcotic; stupefying |stupefacient .`
astounded; dumbfounded |stupent .`
to ravish; to violate; to rape |stuprate .`
downy |stupulose .`
having a gloomy or foreboding aspect; murky |stygian .`
bearing a bristle |styliferous .`
shaped like a bristle |styliform .`
monk who spends much time on tops of pillars |stylite .`
continuous pedestal supporting a row of columns |stylobate .`
resembling or pertaining to figures serving as columns or pillars |stylogalmaic .`
mode of writing or engraving with a pen |stylography .`
instrument for measuring columns |stylometer .`
studying literature by means of statistical analysis |stylometry .`
drawing together; astringent |styptic .`
choke-damp |stythe .`
that may be sued |suable .`
persuasion |suasion .`
fragrant |suaveolent .`
to work up; to subdue |subact .`
in open air |subaerial .`
beneath the wings |subalary .`
ranked quantitatively but not qualitatively |subaltern .`
subordinate |subaltern .`
mode of betrothal where gift given by man to woman |subarrhation .`
very cold |subboreal .`
crafty |subdolous .`
to withdraw; to take away |subduct .`
in the ratio of one to two |subduple .`
expressed by a square root |subduplicate .`
resembling or having the appearance of cork; pertaining to cork |suberous .`
indicating location under or below |subessive .`
of which one is only dimly aware |subfocal .`
dusky; sombre |subfusc .`
sale by public auction |subhastation .`
to hind |subindicate .`
to grant to another land held by another feudal lord |subinfeudate .`
implication understood though not stated |subintelligitur .`
sudden; hasty; hastily made |subitaneous .`
to perceive number of items in a group without counting |subitize .`
at once; immediately |subito .`
underlying |subjacent .`
doctrine that all knowledge is subjective |subjectivism .`
to add at the end or afterwards |subjoin .`
to deny; to contradict; to resolve a contradiction |sublate .`
indicating movement towards the top of |sublative .`
act of underlining |sublineation .`
under the moon; of this world; earthly; terrestrial |sublunary .`
state of being almost dislocated |subluxation .`
growing up from beneath |subnascent .`
under snow |subniveal .`
under clouds |subnubilar .`
to bribe or procure to commit an unlawful act |suborn .`
adapted to crawling |subreptary .`
misrepresentation; false deduction |subreption .`
smiling |subrident .`
to substitute |subrogate .`
remaining over; spare |subsecive .`
to be useful to; to promote |subserve .`
state of being subsidiary; secondary importance |subsidiarity .`
beneath the sun; between the tropics |subsolar .`
belief that there is a real existence underlying phenomena |substantialism .`
detractor |substractor .`
imperfectly stratified |substratose .`
to build beneath; to lay as a foundation |substruct .`
moving by leaps and starts; twitching |subsultive .`
convulsive movement |subsultus .`
to be opposite to or to extend under |subtend .`
less than natural |subternatural .`
suburbs of a city |subtopia .`
somewhat sad |subtrist .`
to push in stealthily |subtrude .`
beneath turf |subturbary .`
awl-shaped |subulate .`
beneath a nail or hoof |subungual .`
resembling or pertaining to suburbs |suburbicarian .`
granting of money in aid |subvention .`
serving as a substitute |succedaneous .`
substitute; remedy |succedaneum .`
bass soloist in a choir |succentor .`
to supply what is lacking; to supplement |succenturiate .`
ready to fall; in the process of falling; tottering |succiduous .`
bearing or producing sap |succiferous .`
band or scarf worn from the Pope's girdle |succinctorium .`
of, pertaining to or derived from amber |succinic .`
bearing or producing amber |succiniferous .`
appearing to have the lower part cut off |succise .`
excessive secretion |succorrhoea .`
to aid in distress |succour .`
female devil who seduces men and copulates with them in their sleep |succubus .`
subsidiary; branch or subsidiary establishment |succursal .`
juice extracted from plant |succus .`
to shake up |succuss .`
table vessel for sugar |sucrier .`
designed for sucking or adhering |suctorial .`
cloth for wiping away sweat |sudarium .`
sweating |sudation .`
inducing sweat |sudatory .`
mass of floating weed blocking the Nile River |sudd .`
shaped like a stake |sudiform .`
sweat |sudor .`
sweaty |sudoral .`
inducing or secreting sweat |sudoriferous .`
causing sweat |sudorific .`
secreting sweat |sudoriparous .`
sweaty |sudorous .`
light beige |suede .`
veil worn by vestal virgins prior to their sacrifice |suffibulum .`
sufficiency; satisfaction; enjoyment |suffisance .`
to check; to obstruct; to block |sufflaminate .`
to inflate |sufflate .`
assistant bishop |suffragan .`
having a woody base |suffrutescent .`
designed for sucking |sugent .`
to beat until black and blue |sugillate .`
study of suicide |suicidology .`
resembling or pertaining to pigs |suidian .`
resembling or pertaining to hogs |suilline .`
like a pig; resembling or pertaining to pigs |suilline .`
mixture of margarine and lard |suine .`
dried sheep perspiration |suint .`
of a sulcus; grooved; furrowed |sulcal .`
to furrow |sulcalize .`
with grooves or furrows |sulcate .`
having the shape of a groove |sulciform .`
groove, furrow or fissure |sulcus .`
light two-wheeled, one-person horse-drawn carriage |sulky .`
filth; refuse; sewage; scum; silt |sullage .`
resembling or pertaining to hellfire; infernal; blasphemous |sulphorous .`
bright yellow |sulphureous .`
comprehensive treatise |summa .`
to add together |summate .`
correct expression that replaces popular but wrong one |sumpsimus .`
pack horse; beast of burden |sumpter .`
resembling or pertaining to expense or extravagance |sumptuary .`
bright spot or halo appearing on either side of sun; parhelion |sundog .`
furnishings; apparatus for an experiment |supellex .`
to discharge as being too old |superannuate .`
to give a high polish to |supercalender .`
ship's official in charge of business affairs |supercargo .`
deception; hoax; fraud |supercherie .`
of, on or near the eyebrow |superciliary .`
disdainfully superior; overbearing |supercilious .`
parasitic |supercrescent .`
doing more than needed to complete a task |supererogation .`
indicating location upon or on top of |superessive .`
to conceive during pregnancy |superfetate .`
superabundant production or accumulation |superfetation .`
surface layer; surface with length and width only |superficies .`
to pour over |superfuse .`
ecclesiastical garment worn over the shoulders |superhumeral .`
resting on top; overlying; overhanging |superincumbent .`
to bring as addition |superinduce .`
lying above |superjacent .`
otherworldly; above the moon |superlunary .`
on high; celestial; exalted |supernal .`
floating on the surface |supernatant .`
above the stated, usual or necessary number |supernumerary .`
to write at the top or at the head |superscribe .`
beyond physical perception; spiritual |supersensible .`
magnitude of more than three dimensions |supersolid .`
extraneous, additional or unexpected |supervenient .`
armour for the feet |supeter .`
to lie on one's back; to make to lie on the back |supinate .`
lying flat on the back |supine .`
coaxing; wheedling |suppalpation .`
support under foot of crucified person |suppedaneum .`
addition; supplement |suppletion .`
supplicating; entreating |suppliant .`
conjectural; hypothetical |suppositious .`
to discharge pus |suppurate .`
above; earlier in a text |supra .`
conscious |supraliminal .`
beyond the moon; very lofty |supralunar .`
soft twilled silk or rayon |surah .`
resembling or pertaining to the calf of the leg |sural .`
to bruise from walking; to make footsore |surbate .`
to stop or cease |surcease .`
girth or strap for holding saddle to animal's back |surcingle .`
pruning; cutting off shoots to propagate them |surculation .`
producing suckers |surculigerous .`
having or producing suckers |surculose .`
irrational number |surd .`
deaf; senseless |surd .`
state of being both deaf and dumb |surdimutism .`
deaf-mute |surdomute .`
responsibility assumed by one person on another's behalf |suretyship .`
excessive excitedness |surexcitation .`
substance which reduces surface tension |surfactant .`
excess; state of being full |surfeit .`
resembling or pertaining to the surface of the earth |surficial .`
resembling or pertaining to surnames |surnominal .`
loose-fitting ankle length overgarment worn by clerics |surplice .`
arrogance |surquedry .`
light four-wheeled carriage with two seats |surrey .`
host of a parasite |suscept .`
recipient of a sacrament |suscipient .`
to excite; to rouse |suscitate .`
to hang |suspercollate .`
sighing |suspiration .`
characterized by large up-and-down vibrations |sussultatory .`
supporting |sustentacular .`
sustaining |sustentative .`
to whisper |susurrate .`
murmuring; whisper; rustling |susurrus .`
accomplished by stitching or sewing |sutile .`
a person who sells liquor or provisions to soldiers |sutler .`
cobbler |sutor .`
resembling or pertaining to cobbling or sewing |sutorian .`
unit of time used to measure sedimentation velocity |svedberg .`
looping hanging down bit of fabric over a window or door |swag .`
groove; grooved shaping tool |swage .`
marshy hollow or depression; meadow |swale .`
place where water disappears underground |swallet .`
heavy napped cotton flannel |swansdown .`
soft napped fabric resembling flannel |swanskin .`
beam with which water is raised to irrigation ditches |swape .`
a portion of land covered with grass |sward .`
grit from an axle; stone or metal filings |swarf .`
agreeably persuasive |swasivious .`
vision seen in sleep; a dream |sweven .`
instrument for measuring swing in votes during an election |swingometer .`
to toil; to labour |swink .`
striking part of a flail |swipple .`
ordinary calendering of cloth |swissing .`
instantly; quickly |swith .`
to enjoy conjugal intimacy with a female personage; |swive .`
in an indiscriminate manner |swoopstake .`
devoted to luxury |sybaritic .`
female prophet; hag; witch |sybil .`
like an oracle or prophet; mysterious |sybilline .`
resembling or pertaining to a swineherd |sybotic .`
divination using fig leaves |sycomancy .`
inflammation of the hair follicles or beard |sycosis .`
syllable by syllable |syllabatim .`
anything frothy or insubstantial |syllabub .`
figure where word related to two others differently |syllepsis .`
argument in which two premises lead to a logical conclusion |syllogism .`
airy female spirit or fairy-creature; slim girl |sylph .`
belonging to or found in woods |sylvatic .`
resembling or pertaining to trees |sylvestral .`
forestry |sylviculture .`
adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball |symblepharon .`
drawing up of legal documents |symbolaeography .`
undue worship of symbols |symbolatry .`
study of symbols |symbology .`
fighting jointly against a common enemy |symmachy .`
fear of symmetry |symmetrophobia .`
string art |symmography .`
occupying the same regions but not interbreeding |sympatric .`
the state of being in a symbiotic relationship |symphilism .`
living together for mutual benefit |symphily .`
old name for the hurdy-gurdy or other musical instruments |symphonia .`
accident-prone |symphoric .`
instrument for measuring pressure of a current |sympiesometer .`
repetition of word at start of one and end of next clause |symploce .`
leader of a conference |symposiarch .`
participant at a conference |symposiast .`
study of symptoms of illness |symptomatology .`
emaciation |symptosis .`
running together of vowels into a diphthong |synaeresis .`
confusion of one sensation with another |synaesthesia .`
harmony of differing impulses from a work of art |synaesthesis .`
mutually or reciprocally obligatory; bilateral |synallagmatic .`
contraction of two syllables into one by omitting a vowel |synaloepha .`
growing together of two flowers |synanthy .`
metrical continuity between verses in a system |synaphea .`
warning coloration common to many species in region |synaposematism .`
joint sovereignty |synarchy .`
close junction |synartesis .`
comparison of horoscopes of two or more people |synastry .`
account of a saint's life |synaxarion .`
meaningless or unable to form a term without other words |syncategorematic .`
concession made for the sake of more effective retort |synchoresis .`
instrument for detecting whether two moving parts are synchronized |synchroscope .`
confusion of meaning due to unusual arrangement |synchysis .`
curved in all directions towards a single point |synclastic .`
downward fold in geology |syncline .`
omission of a sound from middle of a word |syncope .`
combination |syncrasy .`
combination of different religious beliefs |syncretism .`
with digits joined together |syndactylic .`
connective |syndetic .`
phrase whose parts are joined by a conjunction |syndeton .`
doctrine of direct worker control of capital |syndicalism .`
marked by a loose temporary pair-bonding or one-night stand |syndyasmian .`
part used to refer to whole or vice versa |synecdoche .`
broadened or narrowed in interpretation |synecdochial .`
continuity or union of all things |synechiology .`
cohabitation of hostile species |synechthry .`
study of ecological communities |synecology .`
study of processes of invention |synectics .`
judicial assembly |synedrion .`
conscience as passing judgement on past acts |syneidesis .`
belief that human will and divine spirit cooperate in salvation |synergism .`
combined action of two or more forces |synergy .`
syntax having regard to meaning rather than form |synesis .`
free interbreeding between organisms |syngamy .`
sexual reproduction |syngenesis .`
writing or contract signed by both or all parties |syngraph .`
movement of one part causing movement in another part |synizesis .`
ecclesiastical assembly or council |synod .`
resembling or pertaining to conjunction |synodical .`
rhetorical figure of coupling opposites |synoeciosis .`
uniting of several towns under a single capital city |synoecism .`
to unite in one community or city-state |synoecize .`
association of species with benefit to one species only |synoecy .`
thesaurus |synonymicon .`
of or giving a synopsis or summary |synoptic .`
spelled in the same way |synorthographic .`
of a word, having no meaning outside a specific context |synsemantic .`
organized body, system or group |syntagm .`
having the quality of melting or dissolving |syntectic .`
conscience as guide to action; intuitive moral knowledge |synteresis .`
liquefaction; melting; wasting |syntexis .`
joint throne for an Orthodox bishop and his presbyters |synthronus .`
brevity; conciseness |syntomy .`
an ancient Greek citizen charged with equipping a trireme |syntrierarch .`
study of syphilis |syphilology .`
pathological belief that one is afflicted with syphilis |syphilomania .`
fear of syphilis |syphilophobia .`
resembling or pertaining to sweat glands |syringadenous .`
rock-cut tunnel; pan pipes |syrinx .`
quicksand |syrt .`
resembling or pertaining to quicksand |syrtic .`
ancient Greek custom of eating chief meal together in public |syssitia .`
alternately contracting and dilating; pulsating |systaltic .`
bringing together |systatic .`
study of systems |systematology .`
having columns separated by a distance of twice their thickness |systyle .`
alignment of three or more celestial bodies |syzygy .`
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