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tobacco poisoning |tabacosis .`
blood-sucking insect; gad-fly |tabanid .`
striped watered silk and satin fabric |tabaret .`
snuff-box |tabatière .`
plain-woven silk taffeta fabric |tabby .`
wasting away; emaciation |tabefaction .`
auditor; carrier of letters |tabellary .`
scrivener |tabellion .`
ornamental container for storing Communion bread and wine |tabernacle .`
resembling or pertaining to a tabernacle |tabernacular .`
wasting; shrivelling |tabescent .`
wasting; consumptive; producing tabes |tabific .`
silk and wool watered fabric |tabinet .`
mental image or picture; plate-like surface or object |tablature .`
apron; part of dress resembling an apron |tablier .`
language typical of tabloid journalism |tabloidese .`
light medieval drum buckled onto the player's chest |tabor .`
low stool; embroidery frame |tabouret .`
things not to be mentioned |tacenda .`
silent |tacent .`
link |tach .`
instrument for rapidly measuring survey points on a map |tacheometer .`
painting by smearing or splattering |tachism .`
instrument for rapidly showing images on a screen to test perception |tachistoscope .`
instrument for recording speed of rotation |tachograph .`
instrument for measuring speed of rotation |tachometer .`
shorthand |tachygraphy .`
measurement of speed |tachymetry .`
abnormally rapid or voluble speech |tachyphrasia .`
early cinematograph |tachyscope .`
contact; touch |taction .`
instrument measuring sense of touch |tactometer .`
resembling or pertaining to or derived from the sense of touch |tactual .`
band; tapeworm; fillet |taenia .`
killing of tapeworms |taeniacide .`
like a ribbon or tapeworm |taeniate .`
of a ribbon-like shape |taenioid .`
thin glossy silk |taffeta .`
rail round the stern of a ship |taffrail .`
analysis of arrangement of spoken elements |tagmeme .`
tin foil used as backing for mirror; thin tin plate |tain .`
pain in heel or ankle |talalgia .`
ankle-length robe |talar .`
resembling or pertaining to or reaching the ankles |talaric .`
walking on the outer side of the foot |taligrade .`
retributive; like for like |talionic .`
one with a club-foot |taliped .`
feudal tax of a lord on tenants; any tax or toll |tallage .`
to impose a tax |talliate .`
mole or similar mark on the body |talpa .`
rock detritus or debris at the base of a slope |talus .`
sloping buttress or fortification |tambour .`
thin glazed worsted |tamin .`
thin wool |tamis .`
protective plug placed in mouth of gun or cannon |tampion .`
pincer-like instruments of torture |tanacles .`
two-seated carriage with horses harnessed in series |tandem .`
sensory receptor responding to touch |tangoreceptor .`
succession by previously elected relative |tanistry .`
a person fit for college education |tanquam .`
locked case used to hold wine bottles |tantalus .`
worthwhile |tanti .`
share of profits or royalties |tantième .`
at full gallop; headlong |tantivy .`
a person who bears a taper during a religious procession |taperer .`
fear of being buried alive |taphephobia .`
vertical movement of the earth's crust |taphrogenesis .`
use of degrading or diminutive diction regarding a topic |tapinosis .`
use of light taps in massage |tapotement .`
crested |tappit .`
four-wheeled carriage mounted on poles |tarantas .`
fast violent Italian folk dance |tarantella .`
irresistible urge to dance |tarantism .`
hysteria suffered by a man |tarassis .`
slow-paced |tardigrade .`
slow in speech |tardiloquous .`
thin sheer stiff cotton |tarlatan .`
lie; falsehood; nonsense; fib |tarradiddle .`
act of tarrying or delaying; procrastination |tarriance .`
of the quality or consistency of tar |tarrish .`
beliefs about hell or the underworld |tartarology .`
instrument for measuring stress in a structure |taseometer .`
instrument for measuring changes in pressure |tasimeter .`
one of a series of armour plates that go around the hips like a skirt |tasse .`
wine taster |tastevin .`
experimentation; trial and error |tatonnement .`
armadillo |tatou .`
tattered; ragged; scarecrow-like |tatterdemalion .`
brownish-grey |taupe .`
resembling or pertaining to a bull |taurean .`
killing or killer of a bull |tauricide .`
having horns like a bull's |tauricornous .`
having the form of a bull |tauriform .`
resembling or pertaining to bulls |taurine .`
bull-like; of a bull |taurine .`
bullfighting |tauromachy .`
bull-shaped |tauromorphous .`
lasting the same amount of time |tautochronous .`
repetition of an idea implied in a statement |tautological .`
possession of more than one structure by a substance |tautomerism .`
taxonomic name in which genus and species are the same |tautonym .`
repetition of the same sound |tautophony .`
to prepare skins by soaking, salting, stretching and paring |taw .`
thong used for punishment |taws .`
resembling or pertaining to yew trees |taxaceous .`
a basic unit of systems of classification |taxeme .`
instrument for measuring fee for hired vehicle |taximeter .`
movement of a whole organism |taxis .`
cup with saucer-shaped bowl on a pedestal |tazza .`
brush with hooked bits used in napping cloth |teasel .`
government by technical experts |technocracy .`
description of arts and crafts |technography .`
resembling or pertaining to stone tools |technolithic .`
craze for technology |technomania .`
laws of industrial arts |technonomy .`
a person who is fond of technology |technophile .`
fear of technology |technophobia .`
place where high-technology industries located |technopole .`
teaching of children |tecnology .`
shaped like a roof |tectiform .`
resembling or pertaining to building; structural |tectonic .`
science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms |tectonics .`
covering |tectorial .`
part of the earth that moves during plate tectonic activity |tectosphere .`
small feather of a bird's wing |tectrix .`
to spread grass for drying |ted .`
bearing a torch |tediferous .`
injury; grief |teen .`
a sheep in its second year; the fleece of such a sheep |teg .`
study and collecting of beer mats |tegestology .`
covering or shell |tegmen .`
resembling or pertaining to coverings or outer shells |tegmental .`
covering; protecting |tegminal .`
tile |tegula .`
resembling or overlapping like tiles or slates |tegular .`
composed of plates overlapping like tiles |tegulated .`
natural covering of an animal or plant body |tegument .`
visual blurring and colours associated with migraines |teichopsia .`
observation from the perspective of a wall |teichoscopy .`
prism telescope |teinoscope .`
the naming of the parent from the child |teknonymy .`
perception of events or objects not actually present or near |telaesthesia .`
a column carved in the shape of a human male |telamon .`
creature that spins a web |telarian .`
web-spinning |telary .`
telegraph that reproduces writing done with a pen or pencil |telautograph .`
four-wheeled springless wagon |telega .`
knowledge of events taking place far away; clairvoyance |telegnosis .`
influence of previous mate on offspring of current one |telegony .`
transmission of computerized data over long distances |telematics .`
instrument for measuring strain or distance from observer |telemeter .`
application of spirit energy at a distance |telenergy .`
study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose |teleology .`
characteristic of being governed by an overall purpose |teleonomy .`
vital |teleorganic .`
physical force at work in telepathy |telergy .`
tremor due to a very distant earthquake |teleseism .`
making use of natural or social processes for a goal |telesis .`
instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant bodies |telespectroscope .`
instrument for viewing distant objects stereoscopically |telestereoscope .`
abnormal impression of objects beyond the senses |telesthesia .`
resembling or pertaining to the mysteries |telestic .`
poem where final letters of each line spell a word |telestich .`
instrument that allows deaf people to feel sound vibrations |teletactor .`
expressing purpose; purposive; signifying intention |telic .`
signalling apparatus like a semaphore system |tellograph .`
resembling or pertaining to the earth |tellural .`
terrestrial |tellurian .`
instrument using microwaves to measure distance |tellurometer .`
study of swamps |telmatology .`
resembling or pertaining to transmission of power to a distance |telodynamic .`
aim; purpose; ultimate end |telos .`
telepathy between living persons |teloteropathy .`
system of cargo conveyance using electric motor and cable |telpherage .`
last segment of a crustacean |telson .`
place dedicated to a god; sacred precinct |temenos .`
rashly or presumptuously daring |temerarious .`
painting using white of egg instead of oil |tempera .`
having a moderating influence |temperative .`
timely; seasonable |tempestive .`
indicating time when |temporal .`
lasting only a short while |temporaneous .`
in the time of |tempore .`
to delay; to procrastinate |temporise .`
intoxication |temulence .`
pincers |tenaculum .`
outwork in main ditch of a fortification |tenaille .`
designed to advance a cause |tendentious .`
instrument for measuring tenderness of fruits and vegetables |tenderometer .`
producing darkness |tenebrific .`
dark; gloomy |tenebrose .`
clause in a deed defining land tenure |tenendum .`
heraldic designation for orange-brown colour |tenne .`
projecting part of joint for inserting into mortise |tenon .`
instrument for measuring vapour pressure |tensimeter .`
instrument for measuring tension |tensiometer .`
experiment; attempt |tentamen .`
experiment by trial and error |tentation .`
lust-provoking |tentiginous .`
priapism; morbid lasciviousness |tentigo .`
bearing; carriage; manner of dress |tenue .`
making or becoming tepid |tepefaction .`
ash and debris ejected by volcano |tephra .`
dating of volcanic eruptions by studying layers of ash |tephrochronology .`
divination by ashes |tephromancy .`
incineration |tephrosis .`
state of being tepid or lukewarm |tepor .`
of abnormal or monstrous form |teramorphous .`
monster, malformed person or animal |teratism .`
producing monsters or abnormal growth |teratogenic .`
monstrous |teratoid .`
study of monsters, freaks, abnormal growths or malformations |teratology .`
prayer service held at 9 a.`m.` |terce .`
male hawk |tercel .`
group of three rhyming lines |tercet .`
three times per day |terdiurnal .`
to bore into; to pierce |terebrate .`
smooth and cylindrical or tapering |terete .`
resembling or pertaining to the back |tergal .`
equivocation |tergiversation .`
an overbearing or nagging woman |termagant .`
indicating motion up to or time until |terminative .`
doctrine that there is a time limit for repentance |terminism .`
in threes; having three components; having three as a base |ternary .`
use of various skills to extend life of equipment |terotechnology .`
resembling or pertaining to dancing |terpsichorean .`
earthen |terraceous .`
reddish-brown |terracotta .`
kind of earthy fertiliser |terramara .`
resembling or pertaining to the earth |terraneous .`
amphibious; consisting of land and water |terraqueous .`
flooring of chips of marble |terrazzo .`
magnetic model of the earth |terrella .`
seismic |terremotive .`
of the earth; earthly; worldly; mundane |terrene .`
top of a rampart where guns are mounted |terreplein .`
swivel-ring; ring for fastening chain to |terret .`
living in or on the soil |terricolous .`
register or roll of rents from an estate |terrier .`
produced on land; produced by the land |terrigenous .`
earth-born; derived from the land |terriginous .`
earthenware jar or dish |terrine .`
piled fabric consisting of uncut loops |terry .`
cleansing; detersive |tersive .`
stanza of three lines |terzain .`
unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter |tesla .`
speaking four languages |tessaraglot .`
to form into or adorn with mosaic |tessellate .`
fitting together exactly; leaving no spaces |tessellation .`
small token or ticket; block of stone used in mosaic; password |tessera .`
figure of a cube within a cube |tesseract .`
resembling or pertaining to dice games |tesserarian .`
division into four parts |tesseratomy .`
of or having a hard shell; brick-red |testaceous .`
certificate of having passed an examination |testamur .`
piece of armour for the head; headgear for a horse |tester .`
canopy over a bed, pulpit or altar |tester .`
having the testes concealed within the body |testicond .`
resembling or pertaining to tortoises or tortoise-shell |testudinal .`
wheeled shelter used for protection from above attacks |testudo .`
causing tetanus |tetanigenous .`
irritable |tetchy .`
divided into fours |tetrachotomous .`
concerning theory that there are four primary colours |tetrachromatic .`
government by four people; tetrarchy |tetradarchy .`
sacred word or acronym of four letters |tetragrammaton .`
cube with pyramid erected on each face |tetrakishexahedron .`
quandary with four alternatives |tetralemma .`
having four parts |tetramerous .`
artistic representation of the four evangelists in one figure |tetramorph .`
quadruped |tetrapod .`
group of four cities |tetrapolis .`
having four wings |tetrapteran .`
hinged painting in four parts |tetraptych .`
government by four people |tetrarchy .`
study of cephalopods |teuthology .`
obsession with Teutonic or German things |Teutomania .`
a chimney; the rectum or anus of a horse |tewel .`
study of the production of texts |textology .`
resembling or pertaining to weaving |textorial .`
resembling or pertaining to weaving |textrine .`
a person having extensive biblical knowledge |textuary .`
marine; type of sea turtle |thalassian .`
sovereignty of the seas; thalassocracy |thalassiarchy .`
marine; of seas; of inland seas |thalassic .`
sovereignty of the seas |thalassocracy .`
science of the sea |thalassography .`
instrument for measuring tides |thalassometer .`
living in or fond of the sea |thalassophilous .`
fear of the sea |thalassophobia .`
medical treatment using baths in sea water |thalassotherapy .`
feeding on fresh vegetable matter |thalerophagous .`
sensation of warmth |thalposis .`
middle of navigable waterway used as boundary line |thalweg .`
belief that the soul dies with the body |thanatism .`
indicating or characteristic of death |thanatognomonic .`
narrative of a death |thanatography .`
apparently dead; deathly; deadly |thanatoid .`
study of death and its customs |thanatology .`
belief that one has been affected by death magic, and resulting illness |thanatomania .`
fear of death |thanatophobia .`
view of or reflection upon death |thanatopsis .`
gangrene; necrosis; state imitating death |thanatosis .`
funeral rites |thanatousia .`
doctrine of the miraculous origin of life |thaumatogeny .`
description of natural wonders |thaumatography .`
worship of miracles or wonders |thaumatolatry .`
study of miracles |thaumatology .`
gadged showing persistence of visual impressions using spinning disk |thaumatrope .`
performing of miracles |thaumaturgy .`
divine and human at the same time |theandric .`
simultaneously human and divine |theanthropic .`
system of belief concerning Christ as god and man |theanthroposophy .`
rule by a god or gods; body of divine rulers |thearchy .`
goverment by gathered assemblies of citizens |theatrocracy .`
craze for going to plays |theatromania .`
sheath; capsule |theca .`
having a sheath |thecate .`
thievish |theftuous .`
tooth-grinding in order to sharpen teeth |thegosis .`
of the form of tea |theiform .`
belief in the existence of God without special revelation |theism .`
resembling or pertaining to will or volition; voluntary |thelematic .`
allowing people to do as they wish |thelemic .`
libertine |thelemite .`
inflammation of the nipple |thelitis .`
parthenogenetic production of females only |thelytoky .`
belief that God is central fact of existence |theocentrism .`
government by priests or by religious law |theocracy .`
mixture of religions; fitting other religions into own |theocrasy .`
defense of goodness in view of the existence of evil |theodicy .`
student of God; a person who is taught by God |theodidact .`
surveying instrument for measuring angles |theodolite .`
hymn in praise of God |theody .`
marriage of gods |theogamy .`
accounting for the origin or presence of gods |theogonic .`
seizure or possession by a god |theolepsy .`
petty or shallow theologian |theologaster .`
theological statement as opposed to divine one |theologoumenon .`
war amongst or against the gods |theomachy .`
divination by means of oracles |theomancy .`
belief that one is a god |theomania .`
punisher of mortals sent by God; such a punishment |theomastix .`
measurement or estimation of God |theometry .`
a person who belittles God |theomicrist .`
government or rule by God |theonomy .`
belief that God is the only reality |theopantism .`
emotional experience brought on by religious belief |theopathy .`
sacramental consumption of a god |theophagy .`
manifestation or appearance of a god to people |theophany .`
love of both God and humanity |theophilanthropism .`
a person who loves or is loved by God |theophile .`
fear of God |theophobia .`
having the name of a god; derived from a god's name |theophorous .`
divinely inspired |theopneustic .`
belief that the soul is of a divine nature |theopsychism .`
double-necked lute |theorbo .`
immediate divine illumination or wisdom |theosophy .`
use of the gods as primary moving force in a poem or play |theotechny .`
faith healing |theotherapy .`
title given to the Virgin Mary as bearer of God |theotokos .`
unit of work for quantifying industrial operations |therblig .`
into that or it |thereinto .`
bestial; savage |thereoid .`
therapeutics |thereology .`
thereupon |thereon .`
thereupon; forthwith |therewith .`
besides |therewithal .`
antidote to venomous bites |theriac .`
resembling or pertaining to antidotes |theriacal .`
combining human and animal forms |therianthropic .`
veterinary medicine |theriatrics .`
malignant |theriodic .`
study of animals' reproductive systems |theriogenology .`
animal-worship |theriolatry .`
animal form in art |theriomorph .`
transformation into a beast |theriomorphosis .`
unit of quantity of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units |therm .`
sensitivity to heat or cold |thermaesthesia .`
apparatus for cooling air |thermantidote .`
resembling or pertaining to heat |thermic .`
production of heat |thermogenesis .`
instrument for recording changes in temperature |thermograph .`
study of motion of heat |thermokinematics .`
easily decomposed by heat |thermolabile .`
study of heat |thermology .`
decomposition caused by heat |thermolysis .`
instrument for recording changes in temperature |thermometrograph .`
resembling or pertaining to stimulation by heat |thermonous .`
preferring or thriving in high temperatures |thermophilous .`
instrument measuring minute changes in temperature |thermopile .`
sunstroke |thermoplagia .`
instrument indicating change in temperature |thermoscope .`
movement influenced or controlled by heat |thermotaxis .`
growth of organism influenced by heat |thermotropism .`
resembling or pertaining to a beast or wild animal |theroid .`
study of wild mammals |therology .`
scurrilous; violent in manner of speech |thersitical .`
resembling or pertaining to a thesis |thesial .`
law-giver |thesmothete .`
positively asserting; bearing the thesis; prescribed |thetic .`
magic or miracles by the agency of good spirits |theurgy .`
pillory for women that keeps the legs together |thewe .`
group of worshippers gathered to dance in praise of gods |thiasus .`
movement of plant towards or away from an object |thigmotaxis .`
turning of an object in response to touch |thigmotropism .`
resembling or pertaining to or containing sulphur |thionic .`
petty constable of a township |thirdborough .`
old liquid measure of three pints; one-third of anything |thirdendeal .`
to that place |thither .`
temporary reduction in viscosity when shaken or stirred |thixotropy .`
constriction; compression |thlipsis .`
belief that the soul dies with the body, to be reborn on day of judgement |thnetopsychism .`
to endure; to suffer |thole .`
pin in the side of a boat to keep oar in place |thole .`
circular substructure on which a dome rests |tholobate .`
dome-shaped lava extrusion plugging the vent of a volcano |tholoid .`
round building; dome; cupola |tholus .`
like a wolf |thooid .`
instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall |thoracoscope .`
supposed technique for transferring mental images onto photographs |thoughtography .`
boastful; bragging |thrasonic .`
science of breeding domestic animals and plants |thremmatology .`
mournful |threnetic .`
mournful |threnodic .`
ode or song of lamentation; lament; dirge |threnody .`
science of nutrition |threpsology .`
resembling or pertaining to the rearing of young |threptic .`
divination using pebbles |thrioboly .`
through |thro .`
depression between collarbones where they meet the breastbone |throat-pit .`
blood clot |thrombus .`
resembling or pertaining to a throne |thronal .`
throat or windpipe of an animal |thropple .`
machine for drawing, twisting and winding fibres |throstle .`
harmless incompetent holding public office |throttlebottom .`
loose thread or fringe of a garment or cloth |thrum .`
divination by means of one's own soul |thumomancy .`
censer |thurible .`
altar boy who bears censer |thurifer .`
incense-bearing |thuriferous .`
cow's hip-joint |thurl .`
cannibalistic |thyestean .`
use of perfumes for medicinal purposes |thymiatechny .`
ancient Greek censer |thymiaterion .`
due to emotion |thymogenic .`
psychologically energizing |thymoleptic .`
mental disorder |thymopathy .`
staff wreathed with ivy |thyrsus .`
three-tiered crown worn by or carried in front of the pope |tiara .`
to play on a pipe |tibicinate .`
woolly rhinoceros |tichorrhine .`
cover of a mattress or pillow |tick .`
strong linen or cotton fabric used for mattress and pillow cases |ticking .`
study of tides |tidology .`
transparent silk-like gauzy fabric |tiffany .`
swagger |tigerism .`
resembling or pertaining to tigers |tigrine .`
light open two-wheeled carriage |tilbury .`
handle or lever for turning a ship's rudder |tiller .`
pale yellowish-green |tilleul .`
agricultural work |tilth .`
instrument for measuring tilting of earth's surface |tiltmeter .`
government by the propertied class; timocracy |timarchy .`
kettle drum |timbal .`
top end of ship's timber used above the gunwale |timberhead .`
study of postage stamps |timbrology .`
craze for stamp collecting |timbromania .`
love or fondness for stamps; stamp-collecting |timbrophily .`
resonant; sonorous |timbrous .`
rope stretched from place to place in a ship |timenoguy .`
in good time; seasonable |timeous .`
government by the propertied class |timocracy .`
helmsman |timoneer .`
light carriage for one or two people, pulled by one or two horses |timwhisky .`
circle of men who encircle a deer |tinchel .`
act of dyeing |tinction .`
resembling or pertaining to dyeing; giving colour |tinctorial .`
change of colour |tinctumutation .`
a heraldic colour or metal |tincture .`
adding colour; having the ability to tinge |tingent .`
ringing; resonant |tinnient .`
ringing sound in the head |tinnitus .`
to ring; to tinkle |tintinnabulate .`
percussion instrument of many bells in succession |tintinnabulum .`
long black scarf worn by Anglican clergy |tippet .`
a person who suffers from tics |tiqueur .`
skirmisher; sharpshooter |tirailleur .`
pedal-coupler in an organ |tirasse .`
wool cloth mixed with cotton or linen |tiretaine .`
recruit; novice; beginner |tiro .`
early training; first experience; group of recruits |tirocinium .`
divination using cheese |tiromancy .`
infusion of herbs or flowers |tisane .`
wheezy; asthmatic |tisicky .`
bearing titanium |titaniferous .`
spirit of revolt or defiance against social conventions |titanism .`
war of the Titans against the gods |titanomachy .`
red-gold or reddish-brown |titian .`
dress up; spruce up |titivate .`
measuring by titration |titrimetry .`
to prance mincingly; to walk in an affected manner |tittup .`
to stagger; to stumble |titubate .`
inscription on or over something |titulus .`
segment or section |tmema .`
separation of word into parts by an intervening word |tmesis .`
stone thought to grow inside a toad and have magic powers |toadstone .`
a person who loves tobacco |tobaccophile .`
instrument for measuring uterine contractions during childbirth |tocodynamometer .`
obstetrics; midwifery |tocology .`
fear of pregnancy or childbirth |tocophobia .`
alarm bell; sounding of an alarm bell |tocsin .`
old unit of weight of wool equal to 28 pounds |tod .`
a small hill |toft .`
unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric |tog .`
wearing a toga; dignified |togated .`
plain or simple twilled fabric |toile .`
lamb's wool |toison .`
doctrine of toleration of religious differences |tolerationism .`
duty of ale due to one's lord for the privilege of brewing |tolsester .`
act of pacing or ambling |tolutation .`
resembling or pertaining to armadillos |tolypeutine .`
myriad; ten thousand |toman .`
cheap gold-coloured alloy of zinc and copper |tombac .`
holding that the Egyptian pyramids were intended as tombs |tombic .`
lottery in which each entrant must win a prize |tombola .`
bearing thickly matted hair or fur |tomentose .`
of organic matter, multiplying by division |tomiparous .`
cutting edge of a bird's bill |tomium .`
instrument for viewing section of an object using X-rays |tomograph .`
scan to obtain detailed image of solid structure |tomography .`
irrational predilection for performing surgery |tomomania .`
unit of cooling power equal to 12,000 BTU per hour |ton .`
thundering |tonant .`
circular painting or relief carving |tondo .`
resembling or pertaining to tonal pronunciation or languages |tonetic .`
study of pronunciation |tonetics .`
light two-wheeled carriage |tonga .`
modish; fashionable |tonish .`
fear of thunder |tonitrophobia .`
musical instrument that imitates sound of thunder |tonitruone .`
thundering |tonitruous .`
set of overlapping strips on armour skirt |tonlet .`
rear extension of body of car |tonneau .`
instrument measuring pitch of musical tones |tonometer .`
resembling or pertaining to a barber or a barber's work |tonsorial .`
shaving of small area on the crown of head of a priest or monk |tonsure .`
annuity scheme where benefits increase as members die |tontine .`
normal elasticity of healthy muscle at rest |tonus .`
determining place by sense of touch |topaesthesia .`
ruler of a district |toparch .`
dark yellow |topaz .`
mast or sail above the topmast and below the royal mast |topgallant .`
gritty |tophaceous .`
clipping of trees into imitative or fantastic shapes |topiary .`
high and mighty; haughty |toplofty .`
ship's mast above the lower mast |topmast .`
study of places and their natural features |topology .`
divination using landforms |topomancy .`
resembling or pertaining to place names |toponomastic .`
place name derived from geographical feature |toponym .`
study of place-names |toponymics .`
great love or affection for a particular place |topophilia .`
stage fright; fear of performing; fear of certain places |topophobia .`
instrument to determine direction and distance of a fog-horn |topophone .`
specimen collected in the same locality as an original |topotype .`
ship's sail above the lowermost sail |topsail .`
arched gateway or garland of flowers |toran .`
floor lamp with bowl for reflecting light upwards |torchier .`
duster or dishcloth; coarse lace or paper |torchon .`
wine press |torcula .`
tourniquet |torcular .`
Renaissance dance similar to but slower than a galliard |tordion .`
surface described by rotation of conic section about a line |tore .`
description of ancient metal sculpture |toreumatography .`
study of artistic work in metal |toreutics .`
artistic work in metal by chasing and embossing |toreutics .`
growing in mosses or bogs |torfaceous .`
ancient siege engine |tormentum .`
having blunt extremities |tornote .`
shaped like a doughnut or anchor-ring |toroid .`
swelling; bulging; knobby; muscular |torose .`
numbing; having the quality of a torpedo |torpedinous .`
to make numb or torpid; to paralyze |torpefy .`
becoming numb or torpid |torpescence .`
numb; lethargic; having lost the power to act |torpid .`
electric shock therapy |torpillage .`
numbness; inactivity; dullness |torpor .`
causing dullness or numbness |torporific .`
wearing a collar or chain; formed like a torque |torquated .`
unit of pressure equal to 1/760 of standard atmospheric pressure |torr .`
to scorch or parch; to dry or roast with heat |torrefy .`
resembling or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent |torrentine .`
ornament on a hat like a twisted cord; any twisted cord |torsade .`
plate in a brick wall to support the end of a beam |torsel .`
capability of being twisted |torsibility .`
instrument for recording torsional vibrations on an object |torsiograph .`
twisted spirally |torsive .`
stiff neck |torticollis .`
wreathed; twisted; coiled |tortile .`
committing a wrongful deed |tortious .`
with small swellings at intervals |torulose .`
rounded swelling; lowest moulding of a column |torus .`
grimness; fierceness |torvity .`
stern |torvous .`
fuddled; perplexed |tosticated .`
bone or other object retrieved from garbage pile |tot .`
belief that a group has a special kinship with an object or animal |totemism .`
the other |tother .`
number of numbers less than and prime to a given number |totient .`
capable of differentiation |totipotent .`
number less than and prime to another |totitive .`
swirl; vortex; whirlwind |tourbillon .`
contour; characteristic turn of line; grace or poise |tournure .`
comrade |tovarish .`
bundle of untwisted natural fibres |tow .`
producing or produced by poisons |toxicogenic .`
morbid craving for poisons |toxicomania .`
eating poison |toxicophagous .`
fear of poisoning |toxicophobia .`
producing or bearing poison |toxiferous .`
poison-eating |toxiphagous .`
fear of poison or being poisoned |toxiphobia .`
lover of archery; an archer; resembling or pertaining to archery |toxophilite .`
love of archery; archery; study of archery |toxophily .`
to tease out; card; comb; draw out; elicit |toze .`
built of horizontal beams rather than arches |trabeate .`
small bar or rod |trabecula .`
transversely barred |trabeculated .`
turmoil |tracasserie .`
having a neck |trachelate .`
roughness of voice |trachyphonia .`
treatise; tract |tractate .`
ductile; able to be drawn out |tractile .`
traditional |traditive .`
to defame; to slander |traduce .`
transmitted |traductive .`
writer or actor of tragedy |tragedian .`
mythical crossbreed of a goat and stag |tragelaph .`
smelly armpits |tragomaschalia .`
prominent bump in front of opening of the ear |tragus .`
treachery; treason |trahison .`
crossing; ferry; transference |traject .`
metaphor |tralatition .`
traditional; transmitted; handed on; metaphorical |tralatitious .`
to deviate |tralineate .`
to wash tin-ore by agitation in a trough |tramble .`
device used to hold pots and pans over a fire |trammel .`
net used to catch fish or birds |trammel .`
to hamper or restrain |trammel .`
tool used for drawing ellipses |trammel .`
beyond the mountains; foreign; uncivilized |tramontane .`
act of swimming over or across |tranation .`
creating a trance-like effect; hypnotic |trancey .`
slice or block of money or shares |tranche .`
Neolithic flint chisel |tranchet .`
ferry |tranect .`
showy or worthless article |trangam .`
pervious to or allowing the passage of heat |transcalent .`
theory that emphasizes that which transcends perception |transcendentalism .`
screen enclosing a shrine |transenna .`
part of a church off to one side of main structure |transept .`
flowing across |transfluent .`
to transfer from one ship to another |tranship .`
passing from winter to summer pastures |transhumant .`
leaping or passing across |transilient .`
ship's customs warrant for clearing goods |transire .`
indicating process of change or movement through |translative .`
beyond the moon; spiritual |translunary .`
across or beyond the sea |transmarine .`
belief that soul passes into other body at death |transmigrationism .`
instrument for measuring transmission of light through a fluid |transmissometer .`
transverse timbers attached to ship's sternpost |transom .`
structure dividing a window horizontally; horizontal bar |transom .`
transparent; easily seen through or understood |transpicuous .`
from the other side of the river; melodramatic |transpontine .`
miraculous changing of bread and wine into body and blood of Christ |transubstantiation .`
to ooze out; to exude through the pores |transude .`
transcription; transference; translation |transumption .`
denoting heavy radioactive artificial chemical elements |transuranic .`
to pierce |transverberate .`
flying higher than normal |transvolation .`
light one-horse carriage with springs |trap .`
quadrilateral having only one pair of parallel sides |trapezium .`
kind of quilting in which only the design is padded |trapunto .`
stammering |traulism .`
study of wounds and their effects |traumatology .`
alteration in direction of growth of a plant due to a wound |traumatropism .`
electronic musical instrument like a theramin |trautonium .`
crossbeam or space between crossbeams |trave .`
moving footpath for pedestrians |travelator .`
dark; syrupy molasses |treacle .`
medieval siege engine for launching stones |trebuchet .`
instrument for determining distance travelled; odometer |trechometer .`
long wooden pin used to fix planks of ship to the timbers |treenail .`
three-lobed architectural ornament |trefoil .`
juggler; trickster; deceiver |tregetour .`
trellis-work; a trellis |treillage .`
structure of cross-barred or lattice-work |trellis .`
an orifice; a dieresis |trema .`
gelatinous |tremallose .`
feeling of overwhelming awe associated with religious experience |tremendum .`
late Roman and early Byzantine gold coin |tremissis .`
irregularity in a person's handwriting |tremogram .`
instrument for recording involuntary muscular motion |tremograph .`
a person who employs tremolo |tremolist .`
vibrating effect of certain musical instruments or the singing voice |tremolo .`
trembling; quivering |tremulous .`
incisive; terse; vigorous |trenchant .`
edible plate and platter made of bread |trencher .`
flat rounded baker's vessel |trendle .`
commemoratory service held thirty days after burial |trental .`
obsolete instrument for cutting open the skull |trepan .`
cutting open the skull |trepanation .`
great-great grandfather |tresayle .`
to quiver |tressilate .`
narrow band around a heraldic shield |tressure .`
close-fitting trousers with tartan pattern |trews .`
selection for patients most likely to survive |triage .`
doctrine that humans have three separate essences (body, soul, spirit) |trialism .`
government by three people |triarchy .`
rope joining adjacent mastheads |triatic .`
female homosexual; lesbian |tribade .`
lesbian intercourse in the missionary position |tribadism .`
horizontal frame with wires for drying paper |tribble .`
study of friction and wear between surfaces |tribology .`
emission of light caused by friction |triboluminescence .`
instrument measuring friction |tribometer .`
yielding prickly fruit |tribuloid .`
resembling or pertaining to a tribune |tribunitial .`
resembling or pertaining to tribute or payment |tributorian .`
to haul in and lash secure a sail with a small rope |trice .`
having three heads |tricephalous .`
brittleness of hair |trichoclasis .`
producing hair |trichogenous .`
having or exhibiting three colours |trichoic .`
hair-like |trichoid .`
study of hair and its disorders |trichology .`
splitting of hair |trichoschisis .`
arrangement, distribution or disorder of hair |trichosis .`
neurosis where patient pulls out own hair |trichotillomania .`
division into three parts or categories |trichotomy .`
combination of three-speed gear and coaster brake on a cycle |tricoaster .`
silk or rayon knitted fabric |tricolette .`
three-horned; three-cornered |tricorn .`
plain knitted silk or woollen fabric |tricot .`
lively old dance |tricotee .`
double-twilled worsted fabric |tricotine .`
threefold rule |tridominium .`
lasting three days |triduan .`
period of three days of prayer preceding Roman Catholic feasts |triduum .`
obligation of fitting out ships |trierarchy .`
occurring in alternate years |trieteric .`
facing three ways |trifarious .`
gallery or arcade over an aisle; gallery over nave and choir |triforium .`
to divide into three forks |trifurcate .`
stone placed under a wheel to keep it from rolling |trig .`
state of being married to three spouses |trigamy .`
architectural ornament of tablet bearing two V-shaped channels |triglyph .`
having three angles |trigonal .`
instrument for solving triangles |trigonometer .`
combination of three letters for one sound |trigraph .`
happening every three hours |trihoral .`
having three layers |trilaminar .`
quandary having three choices |trilemma .`
stone monument of two upright and one transverse slab |trilith .`
having three spots or marks |trimacular .`
having the parts in threes |trimerous .`
triplet |trin .`
three-pronged |trinacriform .`
thin piece of wood which holds book spine while trimmed |trindle .`
resembling or pertaining to sandpipers |tringoid .`
lasting three nights |trinoctial .`
name consisting of three words |trionym .`
taking place on land, in water and in air |triphibious .`
three vowel sounds pronounced as one |triphthong .`
triple vision |triplopia .`
part of machine which strikes another part regularly |trippet .`
pulverization; shampooing; massage |tripsis .`
used in three cases only |triptote .`
hinged painting with three panels |triptych .`
to dance for joy; to exult; to stamp |tripudiate .`
triangular-shaped object |triquetra .`
ancient ship with three banks of oars |trireme .`
fear of the number thirteen |triskaidekaphobia .`
figure of three radiating curves or legs |triskelion .`
lockjaw |trismus .`
three-spiked |tristachyous .`
having or in three rows |tristichous .`
mournful manner of speech |tristiloquy .`
mournful-sounding |tristisonous .`
having three ridges or forks |trisulcate .`
inability to distinguish the colour blue |tritanopia .`
government by three people; triarchy |tritarchy .`
four-greats grandmother |tritavia .`
four-greats grandfather |tritavus .`
belief that the members of the Trinity are separate gods |tritheism .`
government by three gods |tritheocracy .`
trite; common |tritical .`
wheat-like |triticeous .`
trite remark |triticism .`
to rub or grind into a fine powder |triturate .`
belief in the superiority of one particular religious creed |triumphalism .`
trinity; three in one |triune .`
tripod for a pot; metal plate to raise food from heat |trivet .`
having three linear marks |trivirgate .`
to bellow like a roaring buck |troat .`
wheel-like; circular |trochal .`
instrument counting wheel's revolutions |trocheameter .`
bearing a wheel or wheel-like organ |trochiferous .`
shaped like a spinning-top |trochiform .`
resembling or pertaining to rotatory motion |trochilic .`
resembling or pertaining to hummingbirds |trochilidine .`
resembling or pertaining to hummingbirds |trochiline .`
medicated tablet or lozenge |trochiscus .`
like a pulley |trochlear .`
curve traced by a fixed point in plane of a circle |trochoid .`
divination by studying wheel tracks |trochomancy .`
cave-dwelling |troglodytic .`
resembling or pertaining to wrens |troglodytine .`
carriage drawn by three horses |troika .`
sexual activity between three people |troilism .`
revolving sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals |trommel .`
instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks |tromometer .`
collection of gratuities to be divided out later |tronc .`
mutual exchange of nutriment in symbiosis |trophallaxis .`
nutrition |trophism .`
exchange of nutriment in symbiotic relationship |trophobiosis .`
study of nutrition |trophology .`
direction of growth by nutritional factors |trophotropism .`
like a keel |tropic .`
a tendency to react to stimuli in a specific manner |tropism .`
characterized by tropes or figures of speech |tropological .`
figurative language; moral interpretation of the Bible |tropology .`
instrument measuring rotation |tropometer .`
flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate |tropophilous .`
plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought |tropophyte .`
pavement |trottoir .`
clothes collected by a bride for her marriage |trousseau .`
a fortunate find |trouvaille .`
legal action brought to recover goods from wrongful owner |trover .`
faking of works of art |trucage .`
slaughter |trucidation .`
to submit; to cringe |truckle .`
belligerent; cruel; pugnacious; defiant; aggressive |truculent .`
act of plastering with a trowel |trullization .`
piece of wall or pillar between two openings |trumeau .`
broken spear; broken or cut piece |truncheon .`
a pin or pivot on which something can be rotated |trunnion .`
to weigh using a balance; to evaluate mentally |trutinate .`
resembling or pertaining to trout |truttaceous .`
nut-like fruit |tryma .`
killing of trypanosomes |trypanocide .`
ship's sail bent to a gaff and hoisted on a lower mast |trysail .`
study of gypsies |tsiganology .`
treatise on tea |tsiology .`
of writing, keen or trenchant |tuant .`
bearing tubers |tuberiferous .`
shaped like a lump or protuberance |tuberiform .`
having tubers; knobbed |tuberous .`
to blow a trumpet |tubicinate .`
inhabiting a tube |tubicolous .`
hollow-horned |tubicornous .`
constructing a tube |tubifacient .`
shaped like a tube |tubiform .`
to form into a tube; to provide with a tube |tubulate .`
tubular opening |tubulure .`
part of ship where ends of lower planks meet under the stern |tuck .`
flourish on a trumpet |tucket .`
rock made of fine volcanic detritus |tufa .`
toady |tufthunter .`
armour plate hanging below the tasses |tuille .`
theory that individuals have a second or other self |tuism .`
apostrophe; reference to or regard to a second person |tuism .`
giving instruction; acquired by instruction |tuitive .`
calf's skin set beside a cow to make her give milk freely |tulchan .`
obsession with tulips |tulipomania .`
sheer and delicate thin silk |tulle .`
old instrument of punishment like a pillory |tumbrel .`
causing swelling |tumefacient .`
to swell |tumefy .`
tending to swell |tumescent .`
inflated; falsely sublime; bombastic |tumid .`
producing tumours |tumorigenic .`
dog-cart |tum-tum .`
consisting of a mound or tumulus |tumular .`
chaotic; haphazard |tumultuary .`
barrow-mound; mound of earth over a grave |tumulus .`
to beat; to thump |tund .`
covered with layers |tunicate .`
short ecclesiastical vestment worn by bishop or subdeacon |tunicle .`
ram; pile-driver; striking face of steam hammer or jackhammer |tup .`
right to take peat from another's ground |turbary .`
instrument for measuring turbidity of liquids |turbidimeter .`
shaped like a top or inverted cone |turbinate .`
like a thrush |turdiform .`
resembling or pertaining to thrushes |turdine .`
resembling or pertaining to thrushes |turdine .`
swollen |turgent .`
act or process of swelling; swollenness |turgescence .`
swollen; inflated |turgid .`
instrument for measuring turgidity |turgometer .`
valve for regulating water flow |turncock .`
art of turning in a lathe |turnery .`
person who turns a roasting spit |turnspit .`
athletic club |turnverein .`
cheese lover |turophile .`
blue-green |turquoise .`
resembling or pertaining to a tower or turret; like a turret |turrical .`
bearing towers |turriferous .`
shaped like a tower |turriform .`
structure over ship's bows or stern |turtleback .`
brownish silk fabric |tussah .`
resembling or pertaining to coughs |tussicular .`
a compact tuft of grass or sedge |tussock .`
having the guardianship of a thing |tutelary .`
doctrine that one should take the safer moral course |tutiorism .`
conical Roman headdress |tutulus .`
two |twain .`
affectedly dainty; sentimentally sweet |twee .`
bifurcate |twiforked .`
to wriggle; to twist |twingle .`
to blink; to twinkle |twink .`
two-year-old domestic animal |twinter .`
to peep; to leer |twire .`
between |twixt .`
to swirl; to spin |twizzle .`
ballroom dance with two main steps |two-step .`
nozzle for a blast of air |twyer .`
theory that accepts role of pure chance |tychism .`
inclined trough for washing ore |tye .`
callus |tyloma .`
drum-like; shaped like a drum |tympaniform .`
space within an arch; arched recess at entrance of cathedral |tympanum .`
swelling with pride or with pregnancy |tympany .`
instrument to help the blind write clearly |typhlograph .`
study of blindness and the blind |typhlology .`
a person who is kind to the blind |typhlophile .`
causing fever |typhogenic .`
delirious state resulting from typhus fever |typhomania .`
having the character of a whirlwind or tornado |typhonic .`
matter pertaining to printing or printers |typographia .`
art of printing or using type |typography .`
study of types of things |typology .`
craze for printing one's lucubrations |typomania .`
master printers collectively |typothetae .`
theory concerning rappings by spirits or ghosts |typtology .`
killing or killer of a tyrant |tyrannicide .`
elephantiasis |tyriasis .`
resembling cheese; cheesy |tyroid .`
cheese-like matter |tyroma .`
divination using cheese |tyromancy .`
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short-tailed, long-haired monkey |uakari .`
yielding an abundance of milk; abounding |uberous .`
fruitfulness; abundant productiveness |uberty .`
condition of being in a certain location |ubication .`
location; state of being in a definite place |ubiety .`
everywhere |ubique .`
belief that Christ is everywhere |ubiquitarianism .`
place or locality |ubity .`
neighbour whose house is on fire |ucalegon .`
form of land tenure in Orkney and Shetland islands |udal .`
instrument for measuring rainfall |udometer .`
study of alien spacecraft |ufology .`
morning twilight |ughten .`
edict; proclamation by an autocratic government |ukase .`
atrophy of the gums |ulatrophy .`
a small ulcer |ulcuscle .`
resembling or pertaining to the gums |uletic .`
slimy; oozy; swampy; growing in swampy places |uliginous .`
quantity by which vessel is under full capacity |ullage .`
cry of lamentation; funeral lament |ullagone .`
of or like elms |ulmaceous .`
like a scar |uloid .`
formation of a scar |ulosis .`
having woolly hair |ulotrichous .`
of last month |ultimo .`
inheritance by the last son |ultimogeniture .`
revenge; vengeance |ultion .`
to criticize beyond sphere of one's knowledge |ultracrepidate .`
of physiological cycles longer than an hour and shorter than a day |ultradian .`
going beyond faith |ultrafidian .`
violently extreme |ultrageous .`
holding extreme opinions on a subject |ultraism .`
deep blue |ultramarine .`
instrument for viewing extremely small objects |ultramicroscope .`
south of the Alps; supporting the Pope |ultramontane .`
spontaneous; voluntary |ultroneous .`
mass of flowers springing from a single center |umbel .`
bearing umbels |umbelliferous .`
brownish red |umber .`
resembling or pertaining to the navel; related on the mother's side |umbilical .`
shaped like a navel |umbiliciform .`
central knob or boss of a shield |umbo .`
shaped like an umbrella |umbraculiform .`
umbrella or umbrella-like structure |umbraculum .`
shade; foliage; offence |umbrage .`
shadowy; providing shade |umbratic .`
shadowy; shaded; indoor; secluded |umbratilous .`
giving or bearing shade |umbriferous .`
visor on helmet to protect the eyes from light |umbril .`
shade-giving; dusky |umbrose .`
priest holding one benefice |unalist .`
without extreme unction |unaneled .`
being equally stupid |unasinous .`
exclamation to avert ill luck following boasting |unberufen .`
to pour out; to tell freely |unbosom .`
hooked |uncate .`
resembling or pertaining to an inch or an ounce |uncial .`
shaped like a hook |unciform .`
not in agreement |unconsentaneous .`
anointing as right of consecration or healing; warmth of address |unction .`
slimy; oily; greasy; offensively suave and smug |unctuous .`
wavy |undate .`
happening every eleven years |undecennial .`
to deprive of the nature of a god |undeify .`
subdued voice; rumour |underbreath .`
bridge carrying a road or railway |underbridge .`
crypt or vault under a church |undercroft .`
light midday meal |undern .`
inferior wit; half-wit |underwit .`
to take off; to doff; to undo |undight .`
female water spirit |undine .`
psychological obsession with urine and urination |undinism .`
theory that light consists of waves |undulationism .`
difficult; distressing; hard; scarce |uneath .`
of a claw, hoof, or talon; clawed |ungual .`
resembling or pertaining to unguents; a person who makes or sells unguents |unguentary .`
clawed |unguiculate .`
shaped like a claw |unguiform .`
oily; fatty |unguinous .`
walking on hoofs |unguligrade .`
not having received the Eucharist shortly before death |unhouseled .`
uniqueness; oneness |unicity .`
arranged in a single row or series |unifarious .`
having only one thread or wire |unifilar .`
state or fact of being the only begotten |unigeniture .`
of the same origin, kind or sort |unigenous .`
woman having given birth only once |unipara .`
producing only one offspring at birth |uniparous .`
powerful in one direction only |unipotent .`
in unison or agreement |unisonous .`
conjunction |unition .`
belief in universal salvation |universalism .`
unmistakeable; unequivocal |univocal .`
having only one vowel; written passage using only one vowel |univocalic .`
having one brood a year |univoltine .`
living on only one host or source of food |univorous .`
unfaithful |unleal .`
to withdraw a rope from an opening |unreeve .`
to unsew the eyes of |unseel .`
to take the strength from |unsinew .`
not manured |unstercorated .`
untimely |untimeous .`
to despoil |untreasure .`
liberal; lavish |unwithdrawing .`
roofless; open to the sky |upaithric .`
poisonous or harmful institution or influence |upas .`
development; edification |upbuilding .`
upward throw; material thrown up |upcast .`
rough pole made of fir and used in scaffolding |upher .`
rising; uprising |uprist .`
to begin to speak |upspeak .`
to sustain |upstay .`
of the palate |uranic .`
bearing uranium |uraniferous .`
roof of the mouth |uraniscus .`
male homosexuality |uranism .`
descriptive astronomy and mapping |uranography .`
study of the heavens; astronomy |uranology .`
divination by studying the heavens |uranomancy .`
obsession with the idea of divinity |uranomania .`
measurement of distances between heavenly bodies |uranometry .`
fear of heaven |uranophobia .`
plastic surgery on the hard palate |uranoplasty .`
star-watching |uranoscopy .`
starfish |uraster .`
excessive pride in one's city |urbacity .`
expert in urban planning |urbanist .`
study of cities |urbanology .`
founded on a register of landed property |urbarial .`
destruction of a city |urbicide .`
dwelling in cities |urbicolous .`
cultivation or development of urban life |urbiculture .`
shaped like a pitcher |urceiform .`
shaped like a pitcher |urceolate .`
single-handled jug or pitcher |urceus .`
pointed; having points |urdé .`
of a heraldic device, pointed or broken into parallel pointed projections |urdee .`
use; custom |ure .`
burning feeling in the skin |uredo .`
study of rust molds |urenology .`
burning; stinging |urent .`
urination |uresis .`
instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra |urethroscope .`
resembling or pertaining to urine |uretic .`
divination by observing urine |urimancy .`
diver |urinator .`
bearing urine |uriniferous .`
instrument for measuring specific gravity of urine |urinometer .`
taxonomic group of organisms larger than a kingdom |urkingdom .`
swampy pine forest |urman .`
producing or produced in urine |urogenous .`
small stone in the urinary tract |urolith .`
study of urine; urinary tract |urology .`
secreting or excreting urine |uropoietic .`
rump of a bird |uropygium .`
having a tail designed for propulsion |urosthenic .`
fur seal |ursal .`
killing or killer of a bear |ursicide .`
having the shape or appearance of a bear |ursiform .`
resembling or pertaining to bears |ursine .`
earliest version of a text; original unmodified version |urtext .`
resembling or pertaining to nettles |urticaceous .`
stinging; irritating |urticant .`
to sting; to flog with nettles |urticate .`
self-appointed and conservative language usage expert |usageaster .`
habit; custom |usance .`
figurine of deceased person placed in Egyptian tomb |ushabti .`
signifying a usual act |usitative .`
action of burning or searing |ustion .`
burning; roasting |ustulation .`
acquisition of property by long usage and enjoyment |usucaption .`
the right to use and enjoy something |usufruct .`
toward us |usward .`
profitable; useful |utile .`
belief that utility of actions determines moral value |utilitarianism .`
earnest wish or desire |utinam .`
person speaking two or both of two languages |utraquist .`
a person who stabs an inflated skin vessel instead of killing someone |utricide .`
small cavity or sac |utricle .`
shaped like a small cavity or sac |utriculiform .`
shaped like a leather bottle or flask |utriform .`
irregular depression in a karst terrain |uvala .`
resembling a small cluster of grapes |uvelloid .`
moist; wet |uvid .`
resembling or pertaining to a wife |uxorial .`
killing of one's own wife |uxoricide .`
excessively fond of one's wife |uxorious .`
dairy or cow pasture |vaccary .`
cow milking |vaccimulgence .`
resembling or pertaining to cows; preparation conferring immunity to disease |vaccine .`
fluctuate in opinion or resolution |vacillate .`
servant; serving-man |vadelect .`
ready reference manual regularly carried about |vade-mecum .`
bond or pledge given before a judge |vadimony .`
resembling or pertaining to underground water above the water table |vadose .`
cunning; sly |vafrous .`
crying like a baby |vagient .`
having the ability to move about |vagile .`
ability to succeed in the struggle for existence |vagility .`
sheathed; having a sheath |vaginate .`
baby's cry or wail |vagitus .`
idle boastfulness |vainglory .`
blue-grey squirrel fur; heraldic representation of blue and white rows |vair .`
drapery hung along the edge of a bed, table or canopy |valance .`
linen helmet-cover for armour |valence .`
warm Russian felt boots |valenki .`
resembling or pertaining to ill-health; anxious about health |valetudinarian .`
club-footed; bow-legged |valgus .`
having a raised rim or rampart |vallate .`
ridge or bank of earth used as fortification |vallation .`
groove or furrow |vallecula .`
rampart; wall of earth thrown up from a ditch |vallum .`
to set a fixed arbitrary price |valorise .`
comparative value of a currency |valuta .`
stringed lute-like Spanish instrument |vandola .`
vain or foolish talk |vaniloquence .`
instrument for measuring vapour pressure |vaporimeter .`
to flog; to be flogged |vapulate .`
resembling or pertaining to flogging |vapulatory .`
unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches |vara .`
seaweed; kelp |varec .`
miscellany |varia .`
chicken pox |varicella .`
diverse and varied; having multi-coloured patches |variegated .`
resembling or pertaining to a variety |varietal .`
unorthodox person |varietist .`
of various forms |variform .`
smallpox |variola .`
instrument for measuring magnetic declination |variometer .`
including the notes of earlier scholars or editors |variorum .`
polka-like Polish dance |varsovienne .`
pigeon-toed |varus .`
resembling or pertaining to fluid-carrying vessels |vascular .`
arrangement of blood vessels |vasculature .`
shaped like a small vase or flowerpot |vasculiform .`
botanist's collecting case |vasculum .`
bearing a vessel or vas |vasiferous .`
shaped like a duct or vase |vasiform .`
to make immune |vastate .`
vastness; a vast extent |vastidity .`
prophetic; oracular; inspired |vatic .`
killing or killer of a prophet |vaticide .`
prophesy; predict |vaticinate .`
of a spring in which water is expelled by artesian pressure |vauclusian .`
feudal noble who is both a liege and a vassal |vavasour .`
resembling or pertaining to the paying of tribute or rent |vectigal .`
act of carrying or conveying |vectitation .`
mounted sentry stationed to watch for enemy |vedette .`
panoramic view of a town |veduta .`
vigorous |vegete .`
eating vegetables |vegetivorous .`
shaded night-lamp |veilleuse .`
resembling or pertaining to or like a membrane or sail |velamentous .`
awning over an auditorium |velarium .`
having a veil; veiled |velate .`
act of veiling; secrecy |velation .`
bearing a sail or membrane |veliferous .`
skirmish |velitation .`
flying with sails |velivolant .`
lowest degree of volition; slight wish |velleity .`
to twitch; to tickle or pinch |vellicate .`
hand-propelled tricycle |velociman .`
instrument for measuring velocity |velocimeter .`
with great speed |velocious .`
swift-footed; swift-footed person; old-fashioned bicycle |velocipede .`
instrument for measuring speed of air |velometer .`
piled velvety cotton |velour .`
velvety corded wool |veloutine .`
velvety; having a downy covering |velutinous .`
cotton with silk pile |velvetine .`
of a type that may be bribed |venal .`
resembling or pertaining to hunting |venatic .`
arrangement of veins on a leaf or an insect's wing |venation .`
huntsman; hunter |venator .`
grape harvest |vendange .`
capable of being sold |vendible .`
to claim for oneself |vendicate .`
offering for sale |venditation .`
sale |vendition .`
acting by poison or potions or by sorcery |venefic .`
poisoning |venenation .`
instrument used to sample sherry from a cask |venencia .`
carrying poison |veneniferous .`
puncturing of a vein |venepuncture .`
study of venereal disease |venereology .`
gamekeeper; hunter |venerer .`
lustful |venerous .`
pursuit of sexual gratification; hunting; pursuit of game |venery .`
to open a vein for blood-letting |venesect .`
pardonable; excusable |venial .`
containing veins of metal or quartz |venigenous .`
juror |venireman .`
injecting radioactive material into veins for medical examination |venography .`
veiny; veined |venose .`
resembling or pertaining to veins |venous .`
finger-hole; small hole |ventage .`
window |ventana .`
ventilating pipe or passage |ventiduct .`
stone polished by wind-blown sand |ventifact .`
characterized by venturesomeness |ventorious .`
windy; flatulent; puffed up with conceit |ventose .`
resembling or pertaining to the underside or the belly |ventral .`
lying on one's front or one's belly |ventricumbent .`
to turn towards the belly |ventriduct .`
with great capacity or appetite for food |ventripotent .`
small vein |venule .`
truthful; exact |veracious .`
undue attention to words alone |verbalism .`
word for word |verbatim .`
to beat |verberate .`
destroying the meaning of a word |verbicide .`
non-finite part of a verb |verbid .`
morbid and purposeless repetition of certain words |verbigeration .`
a person whose mental processes are stimulated by words |verbile .`
craze for words |verbomania .`
officer in charge of royal forests |verderer .`
greenish copper coating |verdigris .`
greenness; health and vigour |verdure .`
modest; shy |verecund .`
church usher and attendant |verger .`
shaped like a rod |vergiform .`
film of ice on rock |verglas .`
veracious; genuine; truthful |veridical .`
truthful |veridicous .`
truly; certainly; confidently |verily .`
artistic preference of the everyday to the legendary |verism .`
sour juice of unripe fruit |verjuice .`
bright red; scarlet; vermilion |vermeil .`
study of worms |vermeology .`
like a worm |vermian .`
killing of worms |vermicide .`
resembling or pertaining to worms |vermicular .`
wormy |vermiculous .`
shaped like a worm |vermiform .`
expelling worms |vermifugal .`
bearing, containing or infested with worms |vermigerous .`
creeping like a worm |vermigrade .`
bright red |vermilion .`
eating worms |vermivorous .`
resembling or pertaining to spring |vernal .`
to make springlike; to freshen |vernalize .`
cloth with image of Christ's face impressed upon it |vernicle .`
brightly polished or varnished |vernicose .`
varnishing-day |vernissage .`
varnishing |vernition .`
tuft of hairs or bristles |verricule .`
wart |verruca .`
shaped like a wart; wartlike |verruciform .`
warty |verrucose .`
aptness to be turned around |versability .`
ornamental letter at beginning of section |versal .`
general slope of a mountain |versant .`
short verse in church service normally followed by response |versicle .`
diversely or changeably coloured |versicoloured .`
of or in verse |versicular .`
changing in form |versiform .`
unit of distance equal to approximately 2/3 of a mile |verst .`
against; in contrast to |versus .`
crafty; wily |versute .`
the heraldic colour green |vert .`
whorl |verticil .`
whorled |verticillated .`
power of turning |verticity .`
resembling or pertaining to vertigo; dizzy; giddy |vertiginous .`
ring for a hawk's jess |vervel .`
decorated connector between helmet and mail of suit of armour |vervelle .`
resembling or pertaining to the bladder |vesical .`
blistering |vesicant .`
to blister |vesicate .`
substance or person who kills wasps |vespacide .`
resembling or pertaining to wasps |vespal .`
prayer service held in early evening |vespers .`
resembling or pertaining to the evening |vespertinal .`
wasp's nest |vespiary .`
resembling or pertaining to hornets or wasps |vespine .`
wasp-like |vespoid .`
wax-stemmed match |vesta .`
robing-room; cloakroom; resembling or pertaining to clothes |vestiary .`
entrance-hall |vestibule .`
clothes; covering; coat |vestiture .`
priest's dressing room |vestry .`
keeper of vestments |vesturer .`
smoker's slow-burning match |vesuvian .`
to erupt; to burst with heat |vesuviate .`
forbidden things |vetanda .`
having the power to veto |vetitive .`
carriage, cab or car |vettura .`
standard-bearer; pertaining to regimental colours or flags |vexillary .`
study of flags |vexillology .`
traveling frequently |viaggiatory .`
instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel |viameter .`
construction of roads and bridges |viatecture .`
resembling or pertaining to roads or travel |viatical .`
money or provisions for journey; Eucharist for a dying person |viaticum .`
traveller; wayfarer |viator .`
modern percussion instrument with rod and ball |vibraslap .`
capable of vibratory motion |vibratile .`
tactile bristle such as cat's whisker; bristly hair |vibrissa .`
instrument for recording vibrations |vibrograph .`
instrument for measuring vibrations |vibrometer .`
of or caused by electronic vibration |vibronic .`
resembling or pertaining to a vicar or delegate |vicarial .`
in place of; rather than |vice .`
acting in place of another; having delegated authority |vicegerent .`
hostile appellation applied to the Pope |vicegod .`
based on the number twenty |vicenary .`
occurring every twenty years |vicennial .`
wife of a viceroy |vicereine .`
neighbourhood; residents in a neighbourhood |vicinage .`
neighboring; local |vicinal .`
study of victims |victimology .`
light open two-seated four-wheeled carriage |victoria .`
a person who operates a pub or eatery |victualler .`
fabric made from wool of the vicuna, a small ruminant |vicuna .`
to wit; namely |videlicet .`
thing to be seen |videndum .`
it seems |videtur .`
attested copy; inspection of accounts |vidimus .`
widowhood; widows collectively |viduage .`
widowhood |viduity .`
widowed; empty |viduous .`
based on the number twenty |vigesimal .`
danger warning on a chart |vigia .`
vine-grower |vigneron .`
percentage of gambler's winnings taken by bookkeeper |vigorish .`
team sport combining cricket and baseball |vigoro .`
to despise; to make light of; to disparage mockingly |vilipend .`
poem consisting of five tercets and a quatrain |villanelle .`
resembling or pertaining to a manor or village |villar .`
rural; resembling or pertaining to a villa |villatic .`
a stay in the country |villeggiatura .`
of the form or shape of velvet |villiform .`
velvety |villose .`
soft velvety hair or fur |villus .`
long thin branch or twig |vimen .`
with long flexible shoots |vimineous .`
wine-coloured |vinaceous .`
of or due to wine |vinal .`
that may be overcome |vincible .`
connective |vincular .`
resembling or pertaining to the vintage |vindemial .`
to gather grapes or other fruit |vindemiate .`
resembling or pertaining to vines |vineatic .`
to make or become mouldy |vinew .`
mouldy; musty |vinewed .`
process of fermenting wine |vinification .`
addicted to wine |vinolent .`
scientific study of vines and winemaking |vinology .`
deep red; burgundy |vinous .`
like wine; pertaining to wine; wine-coloured |vinous .`
violet-coloured |violaceous .`
flying about |violatic .`
shaped like a snake or viper |viperiform .`
resembling or pertaining to vipers |viperine .`
resembling , or pertaining to vipers; treacherous; venomous |viperous .`
suggestive of a loud overbearing woman |viraginous .`
manlike or heroic woman |virago .`
sea breeze |virason .`
old French poem with refrain and unusual rhyming scheme |virelay .`
becoming green or greenish; of a greenish colour |virescent .`
composed of twigs |virgal .`
old unit of land area usually equal to 30 acres or 1/4 hide |virgate .`
rodlike; twiggy |virgate .`
slanting line; solidus; "/" |virgule .`
killing of viruses; killing of men or of husbands |viricide .`
green |virid .`
Roman garden |viridarium .`
chrome green |viridian .`
producing greenness |viridigenous .`
greenness; freshness |viridity .`
development of male character in the female |virilescence .`
male reproductive organs |virilia .`
fit for a husband; marriageable |viripotent .`
study of viruses |virology .`
poisonous; foul |virose .`
killing of viruses |virucide .`
bearing or containing a virus |viruliferous .`
force; power |vis .`
expert in facial make-up |visagist .`
mask or visor |visard .`
light carriage with seats facing one another |vis-a-vis .`
of the organs of the body |visceral .`
semi-fluid; sticky; glutinous; viscous |viscid .`
instrument for measuring viscosity |viscometer .`
things that are seen |visibilia .`
resembling or pertaining to sight; learning easily by sight |visile .`
suitable for transmission by television |visiogenic .`
official visitor or inspector |visitador .`
resembling or pertaining to sight; visual; able to see or be seen |visive .`
instrument for measuring focal length of the eye |visometer .`
the doctrine that there is a vital force behind life |vitalism .`
concerned with the preservation of life |vitative .`
bright yellow |vitellary .`
producing yolk |vitelligenous .`
yolk of an egg |vitellus .`
impair quality of; make invalid; spoil; make impure |vitiate .`
plantation of vines; vineyard |viticetum .`
living on vines |viticolous .`
vine-growing |viticulture .`
bearing vines |vitiferous .`
vexatious wrangling |vitilitigation .`
thin curtain for windows or glazed doors |vitrage .`
stained glass |vitrail .`
tending to become glass |vitrescent .`
able to be turned into glass |vitrescible .`
glassy materials; glassware; study of glassware |vitrics .`
process of converting into glass |vitrifaction .`
glassblowing |vitrifacture .`
of the form or shape of glass |vitriform .`
glass display case |vitrine .`
caustic or hostile |vitriolic .`
band or stripe of colour on an animal or plant |vitta .`
striped lengthwise |vittate .`
resembling or pertaining to a calf or to calving |vitular .`
resembling or pertaining to calves or veal |vituline .`
abuse; rejection |vituperation .`
female camp follower who supplies provisions |vivandière .`
artificial enclosure for keeping live animals |vivarium .`
long live |vivat .`
vitality |vivency .`
resembling or pertaining to civets and mongoose |viverrine .`
resembling or pertaining to the civet |viverrine .`
food; eatables |vivers .`
producing live young |viviparous .`
practice of burying people alive |vivisepulture .`
mask |vizard .`
resembling or pertaining to vocabulary |vocabularian .`
indicating calling or personal address |vocative .`
resembling or pertaining to voice training |vocicultural .`
clamorous |vociferant .`
to cry out with a loud voice; to bawl |vociferate .`
vowel-like |vocoid .`
correspondence by means of recorded oral messages |voicespondence .`
of a heraldic charge, having the inner part cut away |voided .`
soft fine sheer fabric |voile .`
driver of a carriage or coach |voiturier .`
leader of an army; provincial governor |voivode .`
nimble-witted |volable .`
apt or fit to fly |volacious .`
giddy; flighty; fickle |volage .`
flying; able to fly; of a heraldic bird, with wings extended |volant .`
resembling or pertaining to the palm or the sole; resembling or pertaining to flight |volar .`
aviary |volary .`
ability to fly |volation .`
study of volcanoes |volcanology .`
consenting to a course of action which requires risk |volens .`
place for aircraft repair |volery .`
short veil worn at the back of the head |volet .`
flying; flitting; fluttering; moving about |volitant .`
flying; flight |volitation .`
willing |volitient .`
resembling or pertaining to the will |volitive .`
expressing desire or permission |volitive .`
able to fly |volitorial .`
to glide through the air |volplane .`
old leaping dance |volta .`
instrument for measuring electrical current indirectly |voltameter .`
lightly armed skirmisher |voltigeur .`
breeding rhythm; brood frequency |voltinism .`
instrument for measuring electrical potential |voltmeter .`
fluent in speech; too fluent or glib |voluble .`
resembling or pertaining to birds; bird-like |volucrine .`
instrument for measuring volume of a solid |volumenometer .`
instrument for measuring volume of a liquid or gas |volumeter .`
resembling or pertaining to volume or cubic capacity |voluminal .`
belief that the will dominates the intellect |voluntarism .`
sensualist; person fond of luxury |voluptuary .`
sexual pleasure |volupty .`
action of rolling; turning; wallowing |volutation .`
in spiral form |voluted .`
revolving movement; convolution; whorl |volution .`
instrument like an astrolabe used by doctors for astrology |volvelle .`
violent retching |vomiturition .`
resembling or pertaining to a whirlpool; voracious |voraginous .`
gulf; chasm; abyss |vorago .`
devouring |vorant .`
keen; deadly |vorpal .`
resembling or pertaining to a vortex; whirling |vortical .`
painter who expresses complexity of machinery through art |vorticist .`
amount of vortical motion in a fluid |vorticity .`
device using mirrors to produce abstract photographs |vortoscope .`
action of voting |votation .`
given by vow; consisting of a vow or wish |votive .`
wedge-like stone forming part of an arch |voussoir .`
verisimilitude |vraisemblance .`
small cavity in a rock |vug .`
study of volcanoes |vulcanology .`
commonly; popularly |vulgo .`
the common people; schoolboy Latin composition |vulgus .`
healing wounds |vulnerary .`
to wound |vulnerate .`
wounded |vulnerose .`
resembling or pertaining to a young fox |vulpecular .`
killing of a fox |vulpicide .`
resembling or pertaining to foxes; cunning |vulpine .`
forceps with toothed blades |vulsella .`
rapacious; resembling or pertaining to a vulture |vulturine .`
resembling or pertaining to or resembling the vulva |vulvar .`
shaped like an oval or a vulva |vulviform .`
old name for decomposed basalt |wack .`
thick coarse wool |wadmal .`
transportation through water or air |waftage .`
act of waving or wafting |wafture .`
carriage with one crosswise seat in front, two seats in back |wagonette .`
an obsequious person; a harlot |wagtail .`
team and implements needed for cultivation of land |wainage .`
to line with boards or panels; fine oak panelling |wainscot .`
timber of six feet in length and one foot in width |wair .`
musicians employed to play on ceremonial occasions |waits .`
wakeful; indisposed to sleep |wakerife .`
organ flute stop of 4 feet in length |waldflute .`
old German title of nobility |waldgrave .`
French valveless hunting horn |waldhorn .`
to choose; the act of choosing |wale .`
a person who carries a wallet |walleteer .`
snail |wallfish .`
yellowish-red |wallflower .`
feeble or worthless person or animal |wallydrag .`
to spout; to boil up |walm .`
inclined to tip over or lean |walty .`
churning of the stomach; wobbling or rolling motion |wamble .`
the womb or belly; a protuberant hollow part |wame .`
cardigan or jacket buttoned at neck and wrists |wamus .`
unlucky; uncanny |wanchancy .`
the cheek; a molar |wang .`
despair |wanhope .`
pay office in a lumber camp |wanigan .`
ill luck; misfortune |wanion .`
unstable or unsteady |wankle .`
deficiency; shortage |wantage .`
to decrease; to waste away |wanze .`
periodic gathering to evaluate readiness of men for combat |wapenshaw .`
archaic sub-division of certain counties |wapentake .`
charitable donation for Islamic religious purposes |waqf .`
small tumour suffered by horses under the saddle area |warble .`
payment of corn in place of military service |wardcorn .`
kind of pear used in cooking |warden .`
meeting of a ward or a court of a ward |wardmote .`
quarters for ship's officers |wardroom .`
wealth; reward; punishment |warison .`
the act of guaranteeing or warranting; an assurance |warrantise .`
to make war on |warray .`
heart-shaped hoe |warren .`
keeper of a warren of rabbits |warrener .`
small bundle of hay or straw for resting one's head |wase .`
ball of toilet soap |washball .`
broad thin plank along ship's gunwale to keep out sea water |washboard .`
location where industrial washing takes place |washery .`
laundromat or launderette |washeteria .`
thin Japanese paper used to make kites and lanterns |washi .`
area periodically flooded by river |washland .`
an outdated policy, doctrine or theory |wasm .`
toast to someone's health; to go caroling or carousing; spiced ale |wassail .`
man-shaped sea monster |wasserman .`
sweet flaky bread made with fine flour and butter |wastel .`
unused lot of land in a built-up area |wastelot .`
wooden sword used for practicing fencing |waster .`
liable to waste |wastive .`
pale blue |watchet .`
small dish used for holding small amounts of a solution |watchglass .`
fully afloat |watching .`
fee paid for travelling on water |waterage .`
resembling or filled with water; insipid or diluted |waterish .`
boatman or ferryman |waterman .`
piece of fabric painted to resemble a tapestry |waterwork .`
instrument for measuring electrical power |wattmeter .`
to full cloth |waulk .`
cloth fuller |waulker .`
instrument for measuring wavelengths |wavemeter .`
goods floating on the sea after a shipwreck |waveson .`
oilcloth; linoleum |waxcloth .`
thin geological seam separating larger strata |wayboard .`
exhausted from long travels |waygone .`
lamentation; grief |wayment .`
instrument for measuring distance travelled |waywiser .`
annual employees' dinner or outing |wayzgoose .`
to turn a ship's stern to windward to alter its course |wear .`
tasteless; savourless |wearish .`
the gullet or windpipe |weasand .`
weather side of a ship |weatherboard .`
able to sail close to the wind with little leeway |weatherly .`
instrument for measuring weather-resisting properties of paint |weatherometer .`
live broadcast transmitted on the World Wide Web |webcast .`
unit of magnetic flux equal to 100 million maxwells |weber .`
a female weaver |webster .`
wheel in which spokes, rim and centre made from one piece of material |webwheel .`
skiing in a swiveling motion with skis close together |wedeln .`
garment or outfit worn during mourning |weed .`
something that kills weeds |weedicide .`
dressed in widow's mourning clothes |weedy .`
texture |weftage .`
excessive use of the pronoun 'we' in speech or writing |wegotism .`
fee paid for weighing goods |weighage .`
bordering upon the supernatural |weirdward .`
yellow dye; plant from which it is extracted |weld .`
to twist about |welk .`
the vault of the sky; firmament; heaven |welkin .`
expression of sorrow or lamentation; alas |wellaway .`
to be in a state of turmoil or chaos |welter .`
enormously congested city |wen .`
fine paid by family of murderer to family of murder victim |wergild .`
without value judgement; neutral |wertfrei .`
space or distance westward |westing .`
castrated ram |wether .`
old measure for dry goods usually equal to 40 bushels |wey .`
a leather thong; a thick slice |whang .`
an imaginary animal |whangam .`
keeper or owner of a wharf |wharfinger .`
things with which one is occupied |whatabouts .`
a Cornish mine |wheal .`
the golden colour of ripe wheat |wheaten .`
shelter where ship's steering wheel kept |wheelhouse .`
sound made by a steel weapon when drawn from a sheath |wheep .`
to whistle feebly |wheeple .`
knobby; rounded |whelky .`
to cover with an upside down vessel |whelve .`
to overturn; to throw into a state of disorder |whemmle .`
when |whenas .`
from whatsoever place or source |whencesoever .`
against which |whereagainst .`
in whatsoever respect or place |whereinsoever .`
into which; into what |whereinto .`
of what |whereof .`
on what |whereon .`
out of which |whereout .`
through which; through the agency of |wherethrough .`
to what |whereuntil .`
with what |wherewith .`
a blow on the ear or side of the head |wherret .`
light shallow boat; barge |wherry .`
off-white |whey .`
every one that |whichsoever .`
to neigh; to bleat |whicker .`
to fish with hand line towed behind a boat |whiff .`
paltry person; little dog |whiffet .`
official who clears way for a procession |whiffler .`
levity; trifling |whifflery .`
a slight puff or blast |whift .`
government by Whigs |whiggarchy .`
formerly; once; former |whilom .`
gorse; furze |whin .`
dirk or short sword |whinger .`
hard and compact rock |whinstone .`
short sword |whinyard .`
tailor |whipcat .`
fabric with bold twill used for making dresses |whipcord .`
whining beggar who pretends to be a sailor |whipjack .`
a small tank |whippet .`
crosspiece of a carriage to which harnesses attached |whippletree .`
pliant; supple |whippy .`
narrow saw for cutting timber lengthwise |whipsaw .`
vertical lever controlling ship's rudder |whipstaff .`
airplane stall causing nose to whip forward and down |whipstall .`
to give a sharp blow to |whirret .`
a whiskered person |whiskerando .`
beard-growing contest |whiskerine .`
to hiss or whistle |whiss .`
mythical bird whose whistle is fatal to the listener |whistler .`
white-furred seal pup |whitecoat .`
to what place |whither .`
to any place whatsoever |whithersoever .`
toward what or which place |whitherward .`
leather dressed with alum |whitleather .`
abscess around a fingernail |whitlow .`
bleacher of cloth and clothing |whitster .`
a person who makes saddles or harnesses |whittawer .`
a woollen shawl or blanket |whittle .`
genre of writing poor mystery novels |whodunitry .`
weaving stitch that fills in a pattern |wholestitch .`
bastard; whore's son; term of contempt |whoreson .`
every a person who |whosoever .`
small door forming part of larger door of a church or castle |wicket .`
counterclockwise |widdershins .`
freshwater duck |widgeon .`
any small manufactured object |widget .`
unmanageable |wieldless .`
stiff plain-woven cotton |wigan .`
a supernatural man-like being |wight .`
nimble; strong; courageous |wight .`
to cause to stray |wilder .`
that which grows without cultivation |wilding .`
sudden squall, tumult or disturbance |williwaw .`
of the colour of willow leaves |willowish .`
instrument for boring holes; gimlet; auger |wimble .`
cloth covering for head and neck worn by nuns |wimple .`
plain or twilled cotton |wincey .`
hindered from sailing by contrary winds |windbound .`
windproof jacket |windcheater .`
puffy swelling around a horse's joints |windgall .`
winch used to raise a ship's anchor |windlass .`
circuitous movement; indirect action |windlass .`
appliance for winding yarn |windle .`
anything light or insubstantial; feeble person |windlestraw .`
diagram showing yearly wind strengths for a locality |windrose .`
hay raked together into a line |windrow .`
the blowing over of trees by the wind |windthrow .`
a small wing |winglet .`
a person who extracts or forces something out little by little |winkler .`
intermittent spring of water |winterbourne .`
short winter term at a private school designed for personal study |winterim .`
to kill by exposure to cold |winterkill .`
small ventilating shaft between two levels of a mine |winze .`
part of piano hammer raised when note played |wippen .`
to whirl; to turn round and round |wirble .`
to reduce fluid pressure by passing it through a small orifice |wiredraw .`
very fine quality of writing paper |wirewove .`
to know, to believe |wis .`
somea person who unduly assumes air of superior wisdom |wiseacre .`
a person who pretends to be wise |wiseling .`
European bison |wisent .`
a basket |wisket .`
to know |wist .`
longingly; earnestly |wistly .`
knot in hair supposedly tied by witches |witchknot .`
without fault; blameless |witeless .`
early English national council |witenagemot .`
besides; therewith; nevertheless; with |withal .`
elastic tool handle to save the hand from shock of blows |withe .`
partition between chimney flues |withe .`
withered or decrepit person; an adversary |witherling .`
flexible; wiry and agile; willow |withy .`
a person who utters markedly feeble witticisms |witling .`
a petty or inferior wit |witticaster .`
a person who knows wife's faithlessness and submits to it |wittol .`
to engage in irreverent wit |witwanton .`
to take for a wife; to marry a woman |wive .`
mythical two-legged winged monster |wivern .`
broad-leafed plant yielding blue dye |woad .`
ring of leather or plastic used to thread neckerchief |woggle .`
open tract of country |wold .`
a hater of women |womanthrope .`
hollow; capacious |womby .`
a person who promises miracles |wondermonger .`
prodigy; miracle; thaumaturgy |wonderwork .`
a dwelling-place; custom or habit |wone .`
state of dwelling; dwelling-place |woning .`
unaccustomed |wontless .`
mad; insane; wild |wood .`
sawdust and other wood waste used as industrial filler |woodmeal .`
overseer of a wood |woodreeve .`
spontaneous barbershop singing |woodshedding .`
wild man of the woods, used in heraldry as supporter; satyr or faun |woodwose .`
an unwell feeling; depression |woofits .`
untidy hair |woolage .`
sheep |woolbird .`
to wind a rope or chain around |woold .`
skin with the wool still on it |woolfell .`
cirrocumulus cloud; a bale or bundle of wool |woolpack .`
large wool-filled scarlet sack for the Lord Chancellor |woolsack .`
cotton and wool blend |woolsey .`
with wool next to the skin as punishment |woolward .`
road in a residential district which uses various measures to calm traffic |woonerf .`
well-off older person |woopie .`
fine wool |worcester .`
unable to find expression in words |wordbound .`
point of division in a word that runs onto the next line |wordbreak .`
verbose |wordish .`
a person who supports worker's rights |workerist .`
hating or avoiding work; lazy |workshy .`
industrious |worksome .`
a person engrossed in concerns of the present world |worldling .`
spiral heap of earth left by burrowing worm |wormcast .`
place where worms are bred |wormery .`
lump in the skin of an animal's back |wormil .`
something bitter, galling, or grievous |wormwood .`
scarecrow; hobgoblin; frightening-looking person |worricow .`
deterioration or deprecation of property without the owner's consent |worsement .`
the composition of bad poetry |worsification .`
any herb or vegetable |wort .`
infusion of malt before fermentation |wort .`
perforated plate through which wire drawn to make thinner |wortle .`
a small and shabby person |woubit .`
harmless |woundless .`
causing wounds; characterized by wounds |woundy .`
excessively; extremely |woundy .`
seaweed or wreckage cast up on shore |wrack .`
destructive |wrackful .`
position of being a wrangler at Cambridge University |wranglership .`
to caterwaul |wrawl .`
unpunished |wreakless .`
smallest or weakest of a brood |wretchock .`
to twist; to sprain; to strain |wrick .`
maker; repairer |wright .`
wristband; small strap worn around the wrist |wristlet .`
characterized by an inclination to write |writative .`
wrinkled; shriveled |writhled .`
unjust; wrongful |wrongous .`
wrathful; in commotion; stormy |wroth .`
to decay; to rot |wrox .`
agricultural machine for turning and fluffing bales of hay |wuffler .`
a nest; an aboriginal hut |wurley .`
large sausage |wurst .`
kind of beet |wurzel .`
blowing strongly with a roaring sound |wuthering .`
a Y-branching pipe or railroad track arrangement |wye .`
old English rune having value 'w' |wyn .`
narrow street or lane |wynd .`
the personification of fate or destiny |wyrd .`
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yellow eel formerly used in medicinal foods |xanthareel .`
yellow; yellowish |xanthic .`
ill-tempered woman |xanthippe .`
having yellow fruit |xanthocarpous .`
yellowness of the skin |xanthochroia .`
having yellow skin |xanthochroic .`
yellow-haired |xanthocomic .`
form of colour-blindness in which only blue and yellow can be distinguished |xanthocyanopsy .`
yellow-skinned person |xanthoderm .`
one with yellow teeth |xanthodont .`
disease characterized by yellow patches on the skin |xanthoma .`
instrument for measuring colour of sea or lake water |xanthometer .`
substance causing yellow colour of autumn leaves |xanthophyll .`
a visual condition where things appear yellow |xanthopsia .`
having yellow seeds |xanthospermous .`
yellow or red-haired |xanthous .`
small three-masted pirate ship |xebec .`
fork-tailed gull |xeme .`
guide; somea person who conducts strangers |xenagogue .`
of or concerning hospitality towards guests |xenial .`
gift made to a guest or ambassador; any compulsory gift |xenium .`
indicating a substance or item foreign to the body |xenobiotic .`
government by a body of foreigners |xenocracy .`
diagnosis of disease by allowing laboratory-bred diseases to affect material |xenodiagnosis .`
love of hotels |xenodocheionology .`
hospitable; kindly to strangers |xenodochial .`
building for the reception of strangers |xenodochium .`
cross-fertilization |xenogamy .`
of a disease, derived from an individual of a different species |xenogeneic .`
generation of offspring entirely unlike the parent |xenogenesis .`
due to an outside cause |xenogenous .`
person's knowledge of a language never studied |xenoglossia .`
person's knowledge of a language never studied |xenolalia .`
fragment of extraneous rock embedded in magma or another rock |xenolith .`
divination using strangers |xenomancy .`
inordinate attachment to foreign things |xenomania .`
menstruation from abnormal orifices |xenomenia .`
having a form not its own |xenomorphic .`
love of foreigners |xenophilia .`
fear of foreigners |xenophobia .`
a small tropical rainforest bird |xenops .`
species of armadillo |xenurine .`
drying up |xeransis .`
growing in dry places |xerarch .`
abnormal dryness of the hair |xerasia .`
dry; lacking in moisture |xeric .`
photocopy |xerocopy .`
abnormal dryness of the skin |xerodermia .`
photocopying |xerography .`
eating of dry food; fast of dry food in the week preceding Easter |xerophagy .`
adaptation to very dry conditions |xerophily .`
unable to survive drought |xerophobous .`
dryness and soreness of the eyes |xerophthalmia .`
able to withstand drought |xerophytic .`
process for taking permanent pictures of X-ray images |xeroradiography .`
abnormal dryness of body parts |xerosis .`
excessive dryness of the mouth |xerostomia .`
dry and hot |xerothermic .`
dry |xerotic .`
dry friction |xerotripsis .`
process of polishing |xesturgy .`
resembling or pertaining to cotton |xilinous .`
swordfish |xiphias .`
sword-shaped |xiphoid .`
conjoined twins joined by a band of flesh on the torso |xiphopagus .`
having sword-shaped leaves |xiphophyllous .`
horseshoe crab |xiphosuran .`
primitive wooden statue overlaid with ivory and gold |xoanon .`
photographic process for producing three-dimensional images |xography .`
former monetary unit of Vietnam |xu .`
gelatinous compound found in wood |xylan .`
resembling or pertaining to xylem |xylary .`
woody portion of a plant |xylem .`
hard and woody fruit |xylocarp .`
growing on wood |xylogenous .`
wood-carving |xyloglyphy .`
art of engraving on wood |xylography .`
woody; ligneous |xyloid .`
study of wood |xylology .`
divination by examining wood found in one's path |xylomancy .`
instrument measuring specific gravity of wood |xylometer .`
wood-eating |xylophagous .`
fond of wood; living in or on wood |xylophilous .`
wood-carrying |xylophory .`
a person who sells wood |xylopolist .`
engraving designs on wood with hot poker |xylopyrography .`
combination of xylophone and marimba |xylorimba .`
use of certain sorts of wood in treating disease |xylotherapy .`
wood-cutting; wood-boring |xylotomous .`
printed from wooden blocks |xylotypographic .`
ancient Greek officer in charge of gymnastic exercises |xystarch .`
surgeon's instrument for scraping bones |xyster .`
short pike used by Greek heavy cavalry |xyston .`
covered walkway for exercises |xystus .`
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large Jamaican earthenware or wooden vessel |yabba .`
small edible freshwater crayfish |yabby .`
relating to yachts |yachty .`
rod used by readers of the Torah as a pointer for following text |yad .`
to bark like a snarling dog |yaff .`
green woodpecker |yaffingale .`
synthetic diamond made of yttrium aluminum garnet |yag .`
nineteenth-century rifle |yager .`
Jewish remembrance of the first anniversary of someone's death |yahrzeit .`
tidal enclosure for catching fish |yair .`
Hindu sacrificial rite |yajna .`
box used for carrying ice on back of pack animal |yakhdan .`
animal crossbred from male yak and domestic cow |yakow .`
mythical animal resembling tusked horse with elephant's tail and used in heraldry |yale .`
posting-house along a road |yam .`
geometrical diagram designed as a meditation aid |yantra .`
hunger |yapness .`
an amphibious opossum of South America |yapok .`
limp leather binding in which cover overlaps edges of book |yapp .`
of a hawk, in good condition for hunting |yarak .`
hand of cards containing no card above nine |yarborough .`
charge for use of a yard |yardage .`
ridge formed by wind erosion parallel to prevailing winds |yardang .`
either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship |yardarm .`
donkey-engine used in logging |yarder .`
unit of land area equal to 30 acres |yardland .`
marked by quickness and agility; nimble; prepared; easily handled |yare .`
wailing; howling |yarling .`
skullcap worn by Orthodox Jewish men |yarmulke .`
tool for winding yarn into a ball |yarnwindle .`
peatbog; sandy or fibrous peat |yarpha .`
flowering herb growing in moist areas; milfoil |yarrow .`
residence of a feudal Japanese nobleman |yashiki .`
double Muslim veil leaving only eyes uncovered |yashmak .`
long curved knife or sabre |yataghan .`
species of eucalyptus tree with strong wood |yate .`
root crop of the West Indies like a yam |yautia .`
to move unsteadily side to side; to rotate about a vertical axis |yaw .`
ship's small boat; sailboat carrying mainsail and one or more jibs |yawl .`
prone to yawning; characterized by yawning |yawny .`
person of the same age |yealing .`
to give birth to a lamb or kid |yean .`
lamb; kid |yeanling .`
full of restless energy or creativity; insubstantial |yeasty .`
to go |yede .`
a burglar of safes |yegg .`
outer garment worn by Turkish women |yelek .`
to bellow; to yelp |yellow .`
cheap sensational novel |yellowback .`
a straight bundle of straw used for thatching |yelm .`
a young sow |yelt .`
old term for a female yeoman in the American naval reserve |yeomanette .`
to draw tight; to bind |yerk .`
to itch |yeuk .`
to hiccup, belch or spit |yex .`
to utter sharp little cries |yikker .`
to bury |yird .`
in alchemy, substance from which the elements developed |ylem .`
letter in Middle English representing y or 'hh' sound |yogh .`
materials used by a spiritualist |yogibogeybox .`
expression of surprise or excitement |yoicks .`
to carry heavy equipment over difficult terrain |yomp .`
yonder |yon .`
mentally or emotionally distant; absent-minded |yonderly .`
symbol representing female genitals |yoni .`
emigrants who leave Israel |yordim .`
a young person |younker .`
a little ewe |yowie .`
mustard gas |yperite .`
shaped like an upsilon |ypsiliform .`
unit of reciprocal inductance |yrneh .`
bearing yttrium |yttriferous .`
precious jade |yu .`
Russia leather |yuft .`
to itch |yuke .`
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frothy custard |zabaglione .`
misuse of military authority; bullying |zabernism .`
small Spanish sailing vessel |zabra .`
flat Japanese cushion for kneeling or sitting |zabuton .`
impure cobalt oxide |zaffre .`
having a full; rounded figure |zaftig .`
investment in financial markets by a company in order to boost profits |zaitech .`
hors d'oeuvre; snack |zakuska .`
having molar teeth with V-shaped ridges |zalambdodont .`
Chilean dance where partners move around each other |zamacueca .`
sheepskin jacket |zamarra .`
Spanish percussion instrument |zambomba .`
Spanish dance |zambra .`
Italian bagpipe |zampogna .`
stuffed pigs' trotter sausage |zampone .`
a variety of European perch |zander .`
mixed twilled umbrella fabric |zanella .`
supervisor of irrigation canals |zanjero .`
buffoonery |zanyism .`
African musical instrument like castanets |zanze .`
flowing, drooping moustache |zapata .`
Latin-American dance with rhythmic tapping of the feet |zapateado .`
lively; entertaining |zappy .`
ornamental holder for hot coffee cup |zarf .`
Indian gold and silver brocade |zari .`
square fence of thorn-bushes; fortified camp |zariba .`
traditional Spanish vaudeville show; fish and shellfish stew |zarzuela .`
female genitalia |zatch .`
Burmese public meeting-hall or house of worship |zayat .`
flashy; stylish |zazzy .`
resembling or pertaining to zebras |zebrine .`
offspring of male horse and female zebra |zebrinny .`
like or resembling a zebra |zebroid .`
hybrid offspring of male zebra and female horse |zebrule .`
ox with hump and dewlap |zebu .`
aromatic root resembling ginger |zedoary .`
silver drinking-cup |zegedine .`
rhythmically occurring event that cues organisms' biological rhythms |zeitgeber .`
inmate of prison labour camp |zek .`
form of Oriental cymbal |zel .`
sister in a convent in charge of checking on conduct of other nuns |zelator .`
older nun in charge of disciplining younger nuns |zelatrix .`
irrational or fear of jealousy |zelophobia .`
of the nature of a zealot |zelotic .`
jealousy; excessive zeal in carrying out a project |zelotypia .`
Caribbean idol or totem |zeme .`
in colonial India, an indigenous revenue collector or landholder |zemindar .`
Hebrew religious song sung at Sabbath meals |zemirah .`
blind mole-rat |zemni .`
system of segregating women away from men in harems |zenana .`
large black woollen shawl worn over the head or shoulders |zendalet .`
heretic; magician |zendik .`
hall for Zen Buddhist meditation |zendo .`
measured with reference to the planet Jupiter |zenocentric .`
study of the planet Jupiter |zenography .`
square of a number |zenzic .`
eighth power of a number |zenzizenzizenzic .`
lightweight wool or worsted fabric; the west wind |zephyr .`
a variety of doughnut |zeppole .`
able to be omitted from a sentence without any loss of meaning |zeroable .`
small room or closet in a church |zeta .`
proceeding by inquiry; a search or investigation |zetetic .`
use of a word to modify two or more words in different ways |zeugma .`
imaging using nuclear magnetic resonance to study soft tissue |zeugmatography .`
stringed instrument resembling a zither |zeze .`
cross between a yak and a cow |zho .`
large ancient Turkish fiefdom |ziamet .`
soft piled wool |zibeline .`
resembling or pertaining to the sable |zibeline .`
colourless alcoholic drink made from raisins |zibib .`
Russian country dance |ziganka .`
Mesopotamian step pyramid |ziggurat .`
finger cymbals used in belly dancing |zill .`
bath-sponge |zimocca .`
of, pertaining to or containing zinc |zincic .`
bearing zinc |zinciferous .`
process of engraving or etching on zinc |zincography .`
white powder used as fungicide |zineb .`
gypsy |zingaro .`
ginger |zingiber .`
old wind instrument resembling the cornet |zinke .`
bearing zinc |zinkiferous .`
brightly coloured annual flower |zinnia .`
chrome green |zinnober .`
expression of joy among Arab women |ziraleet .`
of or pertaining to zirconium |zirconic .`
young girl; maiden |zitella .`
musical instrument with strings laid over horizontal board |zither .`
pasta shaped like large macaroni |ziti .`
chipmunk |zizel .`
spiny fruit-bearing shrub |zizyphus .`
sparkle; vim |zizz .`
delusion that one is an animal |zoanthropy .`
supporting structure for a polyp colony |zoarium .`
a person who writes about animals |zodiographer .`
living; vital |zoetic .`
slotted rotating cylinder producing primitive animation |zoetrope .`
optical device for viewing stereoscopic images |zograscope .`
veterinary surgery |zoiatrics .`
resembling or pertaining to animals; containing evidence of life |zoic .`
carping and unjust criticism |zoilism .`
doctrine that life originates from a single vital principle |zoism .`
customs union |zollverein .`
old Russian unit of weight equal to 1/6 of an ounce |zolotnik .`
medical treatment using raw meat |zomotherapy .`
girdle or belt; patch or band |zona .`
of or like a zone; arranged in zones |zonal .`
of or pertaining to a girdle or purse |zonarious .`
of or like a zone; arranged in zones |zonary .`
a little zone |zonelet .`
like a zone |zonoid .`
small zone |zonule .`
a small belt or girdle |zonulet .`
small South African lizard |zonure .`
study of animal remains of archaeological sites |zooarchaeology .`
centred on the animal world |zoocentric .`
animal-headed |zoocephalic .`
chemistry of animals |zoochemistry .`
of seeds or spores spread by animals |zoochorous .`
spread of plant seeds or spores by animals |zoochory .`
domestication of animals |zooculture .`
a hollow vessel |zoocytium .`
an exclamation |zoodikers .`
dynamics of animal bodies |zoodynamics .`
sexual reproduction of animals |zoogamy .`
produced from animals |zoogenic .`
study of geographic distribution of animals |zoogeography .`
study of fossil animal remains |zoogeology .`
giving birth to live offspring |zoogonous .`
tissue from an animal grafted to a human |zoograft .`
the painting or description of animals |zoography .`
device for depicting the movement of animals through rotating images |zoogyroscope .`
asexually produced organism resembling an animal |zooid .`
excessive devotion to animals or pets |zoolatry .`
fossil animal |zoolite .`
animal magnetism |zoomagnetism .`
divination by observing animals |zoomancy .`
insane fondness for animals |zoomania .`
measurement of animals |zoometry .`
imitating an animal or part of an animal |zoomimetic .`
having the form or shape of an animal |zoomorphic .`
conception of a god or man in animal form |zoomorphism .`
organism regarded as a complete animal |zoon .`
resembling or pertaining to or derived from animals |zoonic .`
animal physiology |zoonomy .`
disease of animals which can be transmitted to humans |zoonosis .`
study of animal diseases |zoonosology .`
study of animal diseases |zoopathology .`
experimentation on animals |zoopery .`
eating animals |zoophagy .`
loving or caring for animals; bestiality |zoophilia .`
loving or caring for animals; bestiality |zoophily .`
fear of animals |zoophobia .`
continuous frieze depicting humans and animals |zoophorus .`
physics of animal bodies |zoophysics .`
study of physiology of animals |zoophysiology .`
plant-like animal such as coral |zoophyte .`
study of plant-like animals |zoophytology .`
device for depicting the movement of animals through rotating images |zoopraxiscope .`
hallucination that one is seeing animals |zooscopy .`
study of animal communication |zoosemiotics .`
knowledge or learning concerning animals |zoosophy .`
science of classifying animals |zootaxy .`
science of breeding animals |zootechnics .`
premature burial |zoothapsis .`
attribution of divine qualities to animals |zootheism .`
veterinary therapeutics |zootherapy .`
dissection of animals; comparative anatomy |zootomy .`
poison derived from animal |zootoxin .`
feeding or tending of animals |zootrophy .`
animal serving as a type; figure of an animal used to represent a deity |zootype .`
combination of wax and pitch used for medicinal purposes |zopissa .`
syncopated; limping (in music) |zoppa .`
medieval Italian limping hop dance |zoppetto .`
Japanese thonged sandals |zori .`
euphemism for skunk fur |zorino .`
a girdle |zoster .`
shaped like a girdle |zosteriform .`
small tropical bird with a ring of white feathers around the eyes |zosterops .`
Caribbean disco dance and corresponding type of fast rhythmic music |zouk .`
mild oath |zounds .`
perennial subtropical grass |zoysia .`
vodka flavoured with sweet-grass |zubrowka .`
gourd |zucca .`
round skullcap worn by Catholic clergy to indicate rank |zucchetto .`
tree stump |zuche .`
small flute used to train songbirds |zufolo .`
waterproof leather used for boots |zug .`
slide trumpet |zugtrompete .`
chess blockade |zugzwang .`
in heraldry, a chess rook |zule .`
South American hummingbird |zumbador .`
small cannon carried on the back of a camel |zumbooruk .`
fish soup |zuppa .`
Yugoslavian shawm |zurla .`
Turkish bagpipe or shawm |zurna .`
sweet toasted biscuit |zwieback .`
chess move made to play for time |zwischenzug .`
ion carrying both a positive and negative charge |zwitterion .`
Louisiana Creole dance music |zydeco .`
formed like the letter H; resembling or pertaining to a yoke or union |zygal .`
legally supported constraint on human freedom |zygnomic .`
having two toes in front and two behind |zygodactylic .`
science of joining and fastening |zygology .`
bony arch on the side of the skull |zygoma .`
bilaterally symmetrical |zygomorphic .`
connecting bar |zygon .`
bilaterally symmetrical |zygopleural .`
conjugation |zygosis .`
resembling or pertaining to fermentation |zymic .`
priest using leavened bread during communion |zymite .`
causing fermentation |zymogenic .`
science of fermentation |zymology .`
instrument for measuring fermentation |zymometer .`
instrument for measuring fermentation |zymosimeter .`
fermentation |zymosis .`
the art of fermentation |zymotechnics .`
resembling or pertaining to fermentation |zymotic .`
branch of chemistry dealing with brewing and distilling |zymurgy .`
ancient Egyptian beer |zythum .`
South American weevil |zyzzyva .`
Condemnation of a convicted defendent to death | death .`
One who is out to subvert a government : Anarchist. `
One who is recovering from illness : Convalescent . `
One who is all powerful : Omnipotent. `
One who is present everywhere : Omnipresent . `
One who knows everything : Omniscient. `
One who is easily deceived : Gullible. `
One who does not make mistakes : Infallible . `
One who can do anything for money : Mercenary. `
One who has no money : Pauper . `
One who changes sides : Turncoat. `
One who works for free : Volunteer. `
One who loves books : Bibliophile . `
One who can speak two languages : Bilingual. `
One who loves mankind : Philanthropist. `
One who hates mankind : Misanthrope . `
One who looks on the bright side of things : Optimist . `
One who looks on the dark side of things : Pessimist. `
One who doubts the existence of god : Agnostic. `
One who pretends to be what he is not : Hypocrite. `
One incapable of being tired : Indefatigable. `
One who helps others Good Samaritan. `
One who copies from other writers : Plagiarist . `
One who hates women : Misogynist . `
One who knows many languages : Polyglot. `
One who is fond of sensuous pleasures : Epicure. `
One who thinks only of himself : Egoist . `
One who thinks only of welfare of women : Feminist. `
One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain : Stoic. `
One who is quite like a woman : Effeminate . `
One who has strange habits : Eccentric. `
One who speaks less : Reticent . `
One who goes on foot : Pedestrian . `
One who believes in fate : Fatalist. `
One who dies without a Will : Intestate. `
One who always thinks himself to be ill : Valetudinarian . `
A Government by the people : Democracy . `
A Government by a king or queen : Monarchy. `
A Government by the officials : Bureaucracy. `
A Government by the rich : Plutocracy . `
A Government by the few : Oligarchy. `
A Government by the Nobles : Aristocracy . `
A Government by one : Autocracy. `
Rule by the mob : Mobocracy. `
That through which light can pass : Transparent . `
That through which light cannot pass : Opaque. `
That through which light can partly pass : Translucent. `
A sentence whose meaning is unclear : Ambiguous. `
A place where orphans live : Orphanage . `
That which cannot be described : Indescribable . `
That which cannot be imitated : Inimitable . `
That which cannot be avoided : Inevitable . `
A position for which no salary is paid : Honorary. `
That which cannot be defended : Indefensible . `
Practice of having several wives : Polygamy . `
Practice of having several husbands : Polyandry. `
Practice of having one wife or husband : Monogamy. `
Practice of having two wives or husbands : Bigamy . `
That which is not likely to happen : Improbable. `
People living at the same time : Contemporaries. `
A book published after the death of its author : Posthumas. `
A book written by an unknown author : Anonymous. `
A life history written by oneself : Autobiography . `
A life history written by somebody else : Biography . `
People who work together : Colleagues . `
One who eats too much : Glutton . `
That which cannot be satisfied : Insatiable . `
One who questions everything : Cynic . `
A flesh eating animal : Carnivorous . `
A grass eating animal : Herbivorous. `
One who lives in a foreign country : Immigrant . `
To transfer one's authority to another : Delegate . `
One who is a newcomer : Neophyte . `
That which is lawful : Legal. `
That which is against law : Illegal . `
One who is unmarried : Celibate . `
A game in which no one wins : Draw. `
A study of man : Anthropology. `
A study of races : Ethnology. `
A study of the body : Physiology . `
A study of animals : Zoology. `
A study of birds : Ornithology . `
A study of ancient things : Archaeology. `
A study of derivation of words : Etymology. `
Murder of a human being : Homicide. `
Murder of a father : Patricide . `
Murder of a mother : Matricide . `
Murder of an brother : Fratricide. `
Murder of an infant : Infanticide. `
Murder of self : Suicide. `
Murder of the king : Regicide. `
To free somebody from all blame : Exonerate. `
To write under a different name : Pseudonym. `
A thing no longer in use : Obsolete . `
A handwriting that cannot be read : Illegible. `
Words written on the tomb of a person : Epitaph . `
One who is greedy for money : Avaricious. `
Something that cannot be imitated : Inimitable . `
One who doesn't know how to read and write : Illiterate . `
A person's peculiar habit : Idiosyncrasy. `
An animal who preys on other animals : Predator. `
Violating the sanctity of a church : Sacrilege . `
One who can throw his voice : Ventriloquist . `
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