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fa - noun the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
fabaceae - noun a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies
Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
fabianism - noun socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law
fabled - adj. celebrated in fable or legend
fabrication - noun the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery); the act of making something (a product) from
raw materials; writing in a fictional form; a deliberately false or improbable account; the deliberate act of deviating from the
ruth
fabricator - noun someone who tells lies
fabulist - noun a person who tells or invents fables
fabulously - adv. in a fabulous manner
faced - adj. having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
faceless - adj. without a face or identity
facer - noun (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced
faceted - adj. having facets
facetiously - adv. not seriously
facetiousness - noun playful humor
facia - noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
facially - adv. with respect to the face
facilitation - noun act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something; (neurophysiology) phenomenon
that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an
action potential; the condition of being made easy (or easier)
facilitative - adj. freeing from difficulty or impediment
facilitator - noun someone who makes progress easier
facility - noun a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; something designed and created to serve a
particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; a building or place that provides a particular service or is
used for a particular industry; a natural effortlessness; skillful performance or ability without difficulty
facing - noun a protective covering that protects the outside of a building; a lining applied to the edge of a garment for
ornamentation or strengthening; an ornamental coating to a building; providing something with a surface of a different material
faction - noun a dissenting clique; a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
factitious - adj. not produced by natural forces
factorization - noun (mathematics) the resolution of an integer or polynomial into factors such that when multiplied together
they give the integer or polynomial
factorize - verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factotum - noun a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
factuality - noun the quality of being actual or based on fact
factually - adv. as a fact or based on fact
factualness - noun the quality of being actual or based on fact
facula - noun a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots; a bright spot on
a planet
faddish - adj. intensely fashionable for a short time
faddist - noun a person who subscribes to a variety of fads
faddy - adj. intensely fashionable for a short time
faded - adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; reduced in strength
fading - noun weakening in force or intensity
fae - noun a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at
a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the
cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
faerie - noun the enchanted realm of fairies; a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
fagaceae - noun chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis,
Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus
fagales - noun an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae
fagopyrum - noun buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum
fagot - noun a bundle of sticks and branches bound together; offensive terms for an openly homosexual man; verb bind or tie up
in or as if in a faggot; fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them; ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch
fagoting - noun embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches
fagus - noun beeches
faience - noun glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors
failing - adj. below acceptable in performance; unable to meet financial obligations; noun failure to reach a minimum required
performance; a flaw or weak point
faille - noun a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton
faineance - noun the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
faineant - adj. disinclined to work or exertion
fainthearted - adj. lacking conviction or boldness or courage
faintheartedness - noun the trait of lacking boldness and courage
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faintly - adv. to a faint degree or weakly perceived
faintness - noun barely audible; the property of being without strength; a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon; the
quality of being dim or lacking contrast; the trait of lacking boldness and courage
fairground - noun an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
fairish - adj. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; not excessive or extreme
fairly - adv. without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or
cheating; to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
fairness - noun conformity with rules or standards; ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty; the
quality of being good looking and attractive; the property of having a naturally light complexion
fairyland - noun the enchanted realm of fairies; something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
faithfully - adv. in a faithful manner
faithfulness - noun the quality of being faithful
faithless - adj. having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
faithlessly - adv. in a disloyal and faithless manner
faithlessness - noun unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous
faker - noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fakery - noun the act of faking (or the product of faking)
fakir - noun a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
falange - noun the Spanish Nazi party under Franco
falangist - noun a Spanish member of General Franco's political party
falcate - adj. curved like a sickle
falchion - noun a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
falciform - adj. curved like a sickle
falco - noun a genus of Falconidae
falconer - noun a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
falconidae - noun a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
falconiformes - noun chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons;
hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
falconine - adj. relating to or resembling a falcon
fallaciousness - noun result of a fallacy or error in reasoning
fallback - noun to break off a military action with an enemy
faller - noun a person who falls; a person who fells trees
fallibility - noun the likelihood of making errors
falling - adj. becoming lower or less in degree or value; decreasing in amount or degree; coming down freely under the
influence of gravity
falsely - adv. in an incorrect manner; in an insincerely false manner
falseness - noun the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical; unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable
or treacherous; the state of being false or untrue
falsetto - adj. artificially high; above the normal voice range; noun a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper
register
falsie - noun padding that is worn inside a brassiere
falsifiable - adj. capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation
falsification - noun the act of determining that something is false; the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes
(of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting; a willful perversion of facts; any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of
something
falsifier - noun someone who falsifies
falstaffian - adj. of or resembling Falstaff
faltering - adj. unsteady in speech or action; noun the act of pausing uncertainly
falteringly - adv. in an unsteady manner
familiarity - noun an act of undue intimacy; close or warm friendship; usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known; a
casual manner; personal knowledge or information about someone or something
familiarization - noun the experience of becoming familiar with something
familiarize - verb make familiar or acquainted
famishment - noun a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
famously - adv. in a manner or to an extent that is well known; in a splendid manner
famulus - noun a close attendant (as to a scholar)
fanatical - adj. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
fanatically - adv. in a passionately fanatic manner
fanaticism - noun excessive intolerance of opposing views
fancied - adj. formed or conceived by the imagination
fancier - noun a person having a strong liking for something
fancifully - adv. in a fanciful manner
fancify - verb make more beautiful
fancywork - noun decorative needlework
fandango - noun a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
fandom - noun the fans of a sport or famous person
fanfare - noun (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; a gaudy outward display
fanged - adj. having fangs
fanion - noun a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position
111. fanlight - noun a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan; a window in a roof to
admit daylight; a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
112. fanlike - adj. resembling a fan
113. fantail - noun an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
114. fantast - noun someone who predicts the future
115. fantastical - adj. ludicrously odd; existing in fancy only
116. fantastically - adv. in a fabulous manner
117. fanweed - noun foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America
118. fanwort - noun common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellowspotted flowers
119. farandole - noun a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures
120. faraway - adj. very far away in space or time; far removed mentally
121. farawayness - noun the property of being remote
122. farcically - adv. in a farcical manner
123. fardel - noun a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
124. farinaceous - adj. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; resembling starch
125. farkleberry - noun shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries
126. farmer - noun a person who operates a farm; an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915);
United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)
127. farmerette - noun a woman working on a farm
128. farmhand - noun a hired hand on a farm
129. farming - adj. relating to rural matters; noun agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; the practice of cultivating
the land or raising stock
130. farmplace - noun a farm together with its buildings
131. farmstead - noun the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm; a farm together with its buildings
132. farmyard - noun an area adjacent to farm buildings
133. farness - noun the property of being remote
134. faroese - noun a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands
135. farrago - noun a motley assortment of things
136. farrier - noun a person who shoes horses
137. farrow - noun the production of a litter of pigs; verb give birth
138. farseeing - adj. planning prudently for the future; capable of seeing to a great distance
139. farsi - noun a person of Iranian descent; the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms
140. farsightedness - noun seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing; abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is
better than for near objects
141. farthermost - adj. (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
142. farthing - noun a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
143. farthingale - noun a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th
centuries
144. fasces - noun bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's
power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
145. fascia - noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
146. fasciculation - noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
147. fascicule - noun an installment of a printed work
148. fasciculus - noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
149. fascinated - adj. having your attention fixated as though by a spell; intensely interested in or attracted by
150. fascinating - adj. capturing interest as if by a spell; capable of arousing and holding the attention
151. fascinatingly - adv. in a fascinating manner
152. fascination - noun the capacity to attract intense interest; the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror); a feeling
of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
153. fasciola - noun a genus of Fasciolidae
154. fascioliasis - noun infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
155. fasciolidae - noun a family of Trematoda
156. fascista - noun an Italian fascist under Mussolini
157. fashionable - adj. being or in accordance with current social fashions; patronized by; having elegance or taste or refinement in
manners or dress
158. fashionably - adv. in a fashionable manner
159. fashioned - adj. planned and made or fashioned artistically
160. fashionmonger - noun someone who advises you about fashionable clothing
161. fastener - noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place; a person who fastens or makes fast
162. fastening - noun the act of fastening things together; restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
163. faster - adv. more quickly
164. fastidiously - adv. in a fastidious manner; in a fastidious and painstaking manner
165. fastidiousness - noun the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style
166. fastigiate - adj. having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)
167. fasting - noun abstaining from food
168. fastness - noun the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment; a strongly fortified defensive structure; a rate
(usually rapid) at which something happens
169. fatalism - noun a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are
powerless to change them
170. fatalist - adj. relating to or implying fatalism; believing in or inclined to fatalism; noun anyone who submits to the belief that
they are powerless to change their destiny
171. fatalistic - adj. relating to or implying fatalism; believing in or inclined to fatalism
172. fatality - noun the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters; a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
173. fatally - adv. with fatal consequences or implications
174. fatback - noun salt pork from the back of a hog carcass
175. fated - adj. (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate
176. fatefully - adv. in a prophetically fateful manner
177. fathead - noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
178. fatheaded - adj. used informally
179. fatherhood - noun the status of a father; the status of a religious leader; the kinship relation between an offspring and the
father; God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
180. fatherland - noun the country where you were born
181. fatherless - adj. not having a known or legally responsible father; having no living father
182. fatherlike - adj. like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
183. fatherliness - noun the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father
184. fatherly - adj. showing the affection of a father; like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
185. fathomable - adj. (of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended; (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured
for depth
186. fathometer - noun depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves
187. fatigability - noun susceptibility to fatigue; a tendency to get tired or lose strength
188. fatiha - noun the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as
well as during the five daily prayers
189. fatless - adj. without fat or fat solids
190. fatness - noun excess bodily weight
191. fattiness - noun having the property of containing fat
192. fattish - adj. somewhat fat
193. fatuity - noun a ludicrous folly
194. fatuously - adv. vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish
195. fatuousness - noun a ludicrous folly
196. faubourg - noun a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various
quarters of the city
197. faucal - adj. of or relating to the fauces
198. fauces - noun the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
199. fauld - noun a piece of armor plate below the breastplate
200. faultfinder - noun someone who is critical of the motives of others
201. faultfinding - adj. tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; tending to find and call attention
to faults; noun persistent petty and unjustified criticism
202. faultily - adv. in an inaccurate manner
203. faultiness - noun the state of being defective
204. faulting - noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
205. faultless - adj. without fault or error
206. faultlessly - adv. without a fault; in a faultless manner
207. faultlessness - noun the quality of being without an error or fault
208. fauve - noun a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism
209. fauvism - noun an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple
forms; influenced the expressionists
210. fauvist - noun a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism
211. faveolate - adj. pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
212. favism - noun anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency
213. favor - noun an act of gracious kindness; an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; an inclination to approve; a
feeling of favorable regard; souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party; verb consider as the favorite; treat
gently or carefully; promote over another; bestow a privilege upon
214. favorable - adj. occurring at a convenient or suitable time; (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; encouraging
or approving or pleasing; favorably disposed; not antagonistic; favoring or bringing good luck
215. favorableness - noun the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
216. favorably - adv. showing approval
217. favored - adj. supremely favored or fortunate; preferred above all others and treated with partiality; blessed with advantages
218. favoring - adj. supporting a policy or attitude etc
219. favorite - adj. appealing to the general public; preferred above all others and treated with partiality; noun something regarded
with special favor or liking; a special loved one; a competitor thought likely to win
220. favoritism - noun an inclination to favor some person or group; unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
221. favus - noun a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East
222. fawner - noun someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
223. fawning - adj. attempting to win favor by flattery; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
224. fearfully - adv. in fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully"; in an alarming manner
225. fearfulness - noun the trait of being afraid; an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually
accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
226. fearless - adj. oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them; invulnerable to fear or intimidation
227. fearlessly - adv. without fear
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fearlessness - noun the trait of feeling no fear; feeling no fear
fearsomely - adv. in a fearsome manner
feasibility - noun the quality of being doable
feasibleness - noun the quality of being doable
feasibly - adv. in a practicable manner; so as to be feasible
featherbrained - adj. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
feathered - adj. having or covered with feathers or plumage; adorned with feathers or plumes
featheredge - noun a thin tapering edge
featheredged - adj. having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade
featherfoil - noun a plant of the genus Hottonia
featheriness - noun a light softness
feathering - noun turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
featherless - adj. having no feathers
featherlike - adj. resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
featured - adj. having facial features as specified; usually used in combination; made a feature or highlight; given prominence
featureless - adj. lacking distinguishing characteristics or features
febricity - noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
febrifuge - noun any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
febrility - noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
fecal - adj. foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces
fecalith - noun a hard mass of fecal matter
feces - noun solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
feckless - adj. generally incompetent and ineffectual; not fit to assume responsibility
fecklessly - adv. in a feckless manner; irresponsibly and incompetently; with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner
fecklessness - noun worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual
fecula - noun excreta (especially of insects)
feculence - noun something that is feculent
feculent - adj. foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces
fecundate - verb introduce semen into (a female); make fertile or productive
fecundation - noun making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure; creation by the physical union of male and female
gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
fecundity - noun the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination; the quality of something that causes or assists healthy
growth; the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
federalism - noun the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
federalist - noun an advocate of federalism; a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong
centralized federal government
federalization - noun the act of being put under federal control; the state of being under federal control
federalize - verb put under the control and authority of a federal government; unite on a federal basis or band together as a
league; enter into a league for a common purpose
federally - adv. by federal government
federation - noun the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each
member retains the management of its internal affairs; an organization formed by merging several groups or parties; a union of
political organizations
feebleminded - adj. mentally deficient; retarded in intellectual development
feebleness - noun the quality of lacking intensity or substance; the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old
age)
feebly - adv. in a halting and feeble manner; in a faint and feeble manner
feeder - noun an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening; an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; a branch
that flows into the main stream; an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds; a machine that automatically provides a
supply of some material; someone who consumes food for nourishment
feeding - noun the act of supplying food and nourishment; the act of consuming food
feeler - noun one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and
taste; slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish; sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; a tentative suggestion designed
to elicit the reactions of others
feeling - noun the experiencing of affective and emotional states; an intuitive understanding of something; a physical sensation
that you experience; the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed;
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
feelingly - adv. with great feeling
feigned - adj. not genuine
feigning - noun the act of giving a false appearance; pretending with intention to deceive
feijoa - noun dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves; South American shrub
having edible greenish plumlike fruit
feist - noun a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
feisty - adj. showing courage; quick to take offense
felicitate - verb express congratulations
felicitation - noun the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration; (usually plural) an expression of
pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
felicitously - adv. in a felicitous manner
felicitousness - noun pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
felid - noun any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals many with retractile claws
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felidae - noun cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
felis - noun type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats
fellah - noun an agricultural laborer in Arab countries
fellata - noun a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith
fellatio - noun oral stimulation of the penis
fellation - noun oral stimulation of the penis
feller - noun a boy or man; a person who fells trees
felloe - noun rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted
fellowship - noun money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research; an association
of people who share common beliefs or activities; the state of being with someone
felly - noun rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted
felted - adj. made by combining fibers with a binder using heat and pressure
felucca - noun a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
felwort - noun gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas
femaleness - noun the properties characteristic of the female sex
feminineness - noun the properties characteristic of the female sex
femininity - noun the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
feminization - noun the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast
enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration
feminize - verb to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; assume (more) feminine
characteristics
femoral - adj. of or relating to or near the femur or thigh
fen - noun 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China; low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land
and water
fencer - noun someone skilled at fencing
fencing - noun the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set
of rules); a barrier that serves to enclose an area; material for building fences
fender - noun a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; a low metal guard to confine
falling coals to a hearth; an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track; a cushion-like device that reduces
shock due to contact
fenestella - noun oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault
fenestra - noun a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
fenestral - adj. of or relating to windows; of or relating to or having a fenestra
fenestration - noun surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of
osteosclerosis; the arrangement of windows in a building
fenland - noun low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
fenrir - noun (Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin
feoff - noun a piece of land held under the feudal system
feral - adj. wild and menacing
fergusonite - noun a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals
feria - noun (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint; a weekday on which no
festival or holiday is celebrated
ferial - adj. of or relating to or being a feria
ferine - adj. wild and menacing
fermentable - adj. capable of being fermented
ferned - adj. abounding in or covered with ferns
fernless - adj. devoid of ferns
fernlike - adj. resembling ferns especially in leaf shape
ferny - adj. abounding in or covered with ferns; resembling ferns especially in leaf shape
ferocactus - noun genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti
ferociously - adv. in a physically fierce manner
ferociousness - noun the trait of extreme cruelty
ferrara - noun a city in northern Italy
ferricyanide - noun salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide
ferrocerium - noun a pyrophoric alloy of iron with cerium; used for lighter flints
ferroconcrete - noun concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses
ferrocyanide - noun salt of ferrocyanic acid usually obtained by a reaction of a cyanide with iron sulphate
ferryboat - noun a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
ferryman - noun a man who operates a ferry
fertility - noun the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring; the property of producing abundantly and sustaining
vigorous and luxuriant growth; the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per
ear
fertilizable - adj. capable of being fertilized
fertilization - noun making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure; creation by the physical union of male and female
gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
fertilize - verb provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; make fertile or productive; introduce semen into (a female)
fertilizer - noun any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
ferule - noun a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
fervency - noun feelings of great warmth and intensity
fervently - adv. with passionate fervor
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fervid - adj. extremely hot; characterized by intense emotion
fervidly - adv. with passionate fervor
fervidness - noun feelings of great warmth and intensity
fervor - noun feelings of great warmth and intensity; the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
fess - noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
festal - adj. offering fun and gaiety
fester - noun a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus; verb ripen and generate pus
festinate - verb act or move at high speed
festination - noun involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)
festivity - noun any joyous diversion
festoon - noun flower chains suspended in loops between points; an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of
a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work; a curtain of fabric draped and bound
at intervals to form graceful loops; verb decorate with strings of flowers
festoonery - noun flower chains suspended in loops between points
festuca - noun a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae
fet - noun a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse
electric field
fetching - adj. very attractive; capturing interest
feterita - noun a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains
feticide - noun the act of destroying a fetus
fetidness - noun the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
fetishism - noun sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the
sexual organs); a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
fetishist - noun one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
fetishize - verb make a fetish of
fetlock - noun projection behind and above a horse's hoof; the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
fetometry - noun measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head)
fetor - noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
fetterbush - noun showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of
pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel; ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white
bell-shaped flowers
feudalism - noun the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to
serve in war
feudalistic - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism
feudalize - verb bring (a country or people) under feudalism
feudally - adv. in a feudal manner
feverfew - noun bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued
traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
feverishly - adv. in a feverish manner
feverishness - noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
feverous - adj. having or affected by a fever
feverroot - noun coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers
fewness - noun the quality of being small in number
fey - adj. slightly insane; suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
fez - noun a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown; a city in
north central Morocco; religious center
fibber - noun someone who tells lies
fiber - noun a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth; a slender and greatly elongated solid
substance; the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
fibril - noun a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
fibrillate - verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
fibrillation - noun act or process of forming fibrils; muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without
coordination
fibrillose - adj. covered with fibrils more or less evenly disposed
fibrinogen - noun a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
fibrinolysin - noun an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots
fibrinolysis - noun a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots
fibrinous - adj. characterized by the presence of fibrin
fibroadenoma - noun benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused
by high levels of estrogen
fibroblast - noun a cell from which connective tissue develops
fibrocartilage - noun cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
fibrocartilaginous - adj. of or relating to fibrocartilage
fibroid - noun benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
fibroma - noun nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue
fibromyositis - noun local inflammation of muscle and connective tissue
fibrositis - noun inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths)
fibrousness - noun the quality of being fibrous
fibula - noun the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
fice - noun a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
400. fichu - noun a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman
401. fickleness - noun unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous
402. fictile - adj. capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); susceptible to being led or
directed; of or relating to the craft of pottery
403. fictional - adj. related to or involving literary fiction; formed or conceived by the imagination
404. fictionalize - verb make into fiction; convert into the form or the style of a novel
405. fictitiously - adv. in a fictional manner (created by the imagination); in a false manner intended to mislead
406. ficus - noun large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees
407. fiddlehead - noun New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by
green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible; tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and
sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
408. fiddler - noun an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend; someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner; a
musician who plays the violin
409. fiddling - adj. (informal) small and of little importance
410. fidgetiness - noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
411. fidgety - adj. unable to relax or be still
412. fielder - noun a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting; a member of the baseball team that is in the field
instead of at bat
413. fieldfare - noun medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
414. fieldsman - noun a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting
415. fieldworker - noun a researcher who works in the field
416. fiendishly - adv. as a devil; in an evil manner
417. fiercely - adv. in an emotionally fierce manner; in a physically fierce manner
418. fierceness - noun the property of being wild or turbulent
419. fierily - adv. with passionate fervor
420. fieriness - noun a passionate and quick-tempered nature; the heat or the color of fire
421. fifthly - adv. in the fifth place
422. figeater - noun large greenish June beetle of southern United States
423. fighter - noun a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air; someone who fights for a
cause; someone who fights (or is fighting)
424. fighting - adj. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; disposed to loud disagreements and fighting; engaged in
war; noun the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
425. figment - noun a contrived or fantastic idea
426. figuration - noun decorating with a design; representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
427. figurative - adj. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; consisting of or forming human or
animal figures
428. figuratively - adv. in a figurative sense
429. figured - adj. (of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
430. figurehead - noun figure on the bow of some sailing vessels; a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
431. figurer - noun an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
432. figwort - noun any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia
433. fiji - noun an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
434. fijian - adj. of or relating to Fiji or its people or language or culture; noun the Oceanic language spoken on Fiji; a native or
inhabitant of Fiji
435. filago - noun any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
436. filamentous - adj. thin in diameter; resembling a thread
437. filar - adj. related to or having filaments (especially across a field of view as in the eyepiece of a telescope)
438. filaria - noun slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting
insects; European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small
fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
439. filarial - adj. related to or infested with or transmitting parasitic worms especially filaria
440. filariasis - noun a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels
441. filariid - adj. of or relating to or belonging to the family Filariidae
442. filariidae - noun threadlike roundworms
443. filature - noun a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread
444. filefish - noun narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
445. filer - noun a party who files a notice with a law court; a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization
446. filiate - verb fix the paternity of
447. filiation - noun inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline; the kinship relation between an individual and the
individual's progenitors
448. filibusterer - noun a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
449. filicales - noun true (leptosporangiate) ferns
450. filicide - noun the murder of your own son or daughter; a parent who murders his own son or daughter
451. filiform - adj. thin in diameter; resembling a thread
452. filing - noun preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; the act of using a file (as in shaping or
smoothing an object); the entering of a legal document into the public record; a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file filling noun the act of filling something; (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic)
inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.; flow into something (as a
container); any material that fills a space or container; the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
453. filmable - adj. (used of a story or literary work) capable of being adapted to motion picture form
454. fils - noun a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar; 100
Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial
455. filthily - adv. in a filthy unclean manner
456. filthiness - noun moral corruption or pollution; a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
457. filtration - noun the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter; the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a
filtering medium
458. fimbria - noun thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)
459. fimbriate - adj. having a fringe of slender processes
460. finable - adj. liable to a fine
461. finagle - verb achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
462. finagler - noun a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods
463. finalist - noun a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition
464. finality - noun the quality of being final or definitely settled
465. finalize - verb make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
466. finally - adv. after a long period of time or an especially long delay; as the end result of a succession or process; the item at the
end
467. financially - adv. from a financial point of view
468. finback - noun large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
469. finder - noun optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest; someone who is the first to observe something;
someone who comes upon something after searching
470. finding - noun the decision of a court on issues of fact or law; something that is found; the act of determining the properties of
something
471. fineable - adj. liable to a fine
472. finely - adv. in a delicate manner; in an elegant manner; in tiny pieces
473. fineness - noun the quality of being very good indeed; having a very fine texture; the property of being very narrow or thin; the
quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
474. finer - adj. (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence
475. finespun - adj. developed in excessively fine detail; developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
476. fingerboard - noun a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the
strings are held against the wood with the fingers; a bank of keys on a musical instrument; a guidepost resembling a hand with a
pointing index finger
477. fingerbreadth - noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
478. fingered - adj. having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination
479. fingerflower - noun tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers;
leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
480. fingering - noun touching something with the fingers; the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of
notes) on a musical instrument
481. fingerless - adj. not having or having lost fingers
482. fingerlike - adj. resembling a finger
483. fingerling - noun a young or small fish
484. fingerprinting - noun the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification
485. fingerroot - noun tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers;
leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
486. fingerstall - noun a sheath worn to protect a finger
487. finical - adj. exacting especially about details
488. finis - noun the concluding part of any performance; the temporal end; the concluding time
489. finished - adj. brought to ruin; ended or brought to an end; (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; having a
surface coating or finish applied; (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected
490. finisher - noun a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process; a painter who applies a finishing coat;
(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
491. finishing - noun the act of finishing; a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that
appearance)
492. finitely - adv. with a finite limit
493. finiteness - noun the quality of being finite
494. finitude - noun the quality of being finite
495. finnic - noun one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not
Hungarian)
496. fiord - noun a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
497. fipple - noun a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder)
498. fireball - noun the luminous center of a nuclear explosion; a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of
lightning); a highly energetic and indefatigable person; an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
499. firebird - noun tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and
black plumage; eastern subspecies of northern oriole; the male is bright red with black wings and tail
500. firebox - noun a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned
501. firebrand - noun someone who deliberately foments trouble; a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
502. firebrat - noun lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces
503. firebrick - noun brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
504. fired - adj. having lost your job
505. firedamp - noun a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
506. firedog - noun metal supports for logs in a fireplace
507. firedrake - noun a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and
sometimes wings
508. fireguard - noun a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks); a narrow field that has been
cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
509. firelock - noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
510. fireplug - noun an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
511. fireroom - noun (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
512. firetrap - noun a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire
513. firewater - noun any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)
514. fireweed - noun an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers; tall North American perennial with creeping
rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent
clearings; an important honey plant
515. firing - noun the act of discharging a gun; the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart); the act of
setting something on fire; the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
516. firkin - noun a small wooden keg; a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
517. firmament - noun the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
518. firmamental - adj. relating to the firmament or upper regions
519. firmly - adv. with resolute determination; with firmness; in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
520. firmness - noun the property of being unyielding to the touch; the muscle tone of healthy tissue; the quality of being steady or
securely and immovably fixed in place; the trait of being resolute
521. firstborn - adj. first in order of birth; noun the offspring who came first in the order of birth
522. firstly - adv. before anything else
523. firth - noun a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland); English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to
prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
524. fisc - noun a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse
525. fiscally - adv. in financial matters
526. fishbone - noun a bone of a fish
527. fisher - noun large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal; someone whose occupation is catching fish
528. fisheye - adj. of or relating to a fisheye lens
529. fishgig - noun an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
530. fishhook - noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
531. fishily - adv. in a questionably unusual manner
532. fishing - noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion; the occupation of catching fish for a living
533. fishlike - adj. resembling a fish
534. fishplate - noun metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams
535. fishtail - verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
536. fishwife - noun someone who sells fish
537. fishworm - noun terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as
bait by anglers
538. fissionable - adj. capable of undergoing nuclear fission
539. fissiparity - noun the tendency to break into parts; reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of
some starfish
540. fissiparous - adj. reproducing by fission; having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
541. fissiped - noun terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons
542. fissipedia - noun in some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora
543. fissurella - noun type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets
544. fissurellidae - noun marine limpets
545. fistful - noun the quantity that can be held in the hand
546. fisticuffs - noun fighting with the fists; a fight with bare fists
547. fistmele - noun about seven inches; the breadth of a fist with the thumb stuck out (used especially in archery to give the correct
distance of the string from the bow)
548. fistula - noun an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface; a chronic inflammation of the withers
of a horse
549. fistular - adj. hollow and tube-shaped like a reed
550. fistularia - noun type genus of the family Fistulariidae
551. fistulariidae - noun cornetfishes
552. fistulate - adj. hollow and tube-shaped like a reed
553. fistulina - noun fungi having each pore separate though crowded
554. fistulous - adj. of or pertaining to or resembling a fistula; hollow and tube-shaped like a reed
555. fitfully - adv. in a fitful manner
556. fitfulness - noun the quality of being spasmodic and irregular
557. fitly - adv. in an appropriate manner
558. fitment - noun any of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially built-in furniture)
559. fitness - noun the condition of being suitable; the quality of being qualified; good physical condition; being in shape or in
condition; fitness to traverse the seas
560. fitted - adj. being the right size and shape to fit as desired
561. fitter - adj. improved in health or physical condition; noun someone who fits a garment to a particular person
562. fitting - adj. being precisely fitting and right; in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; noun putting clothes
on to see whether they fit; a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system; (usually plural) furnishings and
equipment (especially for a ship or hotel); making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
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fittingness - noun the condition of being suitable
fivepence - noun a coin worth five cents
fiver - noun a United States bill worth 5 dollars
fives - noun a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
fivesome - noun five people considered as a unit
fixation - noun (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations
they had in the living body; the activity of fastening something firmly in position; an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation
with something or someone; an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
fixative - noun a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging; a compound (such as ethanol or
formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
fixed - adj. incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging
value; securely placed or fastened or set; fixed and unmoving; (of taxes) not increasing as the amount taxed increases
fixedly - adv. in a fixed manner
fixedness - noun the quality of being fixed and unchangeable; the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment;
remaining in place
fixer - noun someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a
fee); synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of
heroin addiction; a skilled worker who mends or repairs things; a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a
photographic image)
fixing - noun the act of putting something in working order again; (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample
to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body; the sterilization of an animal; restraint that attaches
to something or holds something in place
fixity - noun the quality of being incapable of mutation; the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
fizgig - noun a firework that fizzes as it moves; an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
fizz - noun an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic); verb form bubbles
fizzy - adj. hissing and bubbling
flabbily - adv. in a flabby manner
flabbiness - noun a flabby softness
flaccid - adj. drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; out of condition; not
strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
flaccidity - noun a flabby softness
flacourtia - noun often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa
flacourtiaceae - noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs
flagellant - noun a person who whips himself as a religious penance; a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual
gratification
flagellata - noun protozoa having flagella
flagellated - adj. having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
flagellation - noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
flagellum - noun a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa); a whip used
to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
flagitious - adj. shockingly brutal or cruel
flagon - noun a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine)
flagrantly - adv. in a flagrant manner
flagroot - noun perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
flagship - noun the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag; the chief one of a related group
flakiness - noun having or breaking into thin crisp flakes; informal terms for insanity
flambeau - noun a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
flamboyance - noun extravagant elaborateness
flamboyantly - adv. in a fancy colorful manner
flameflower - noun plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each
upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots; a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long
grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
flamen - noun a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome
flamenco - noun a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping
of feet; guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco
flameproof - adj. resistant to catching fire
flamethrower - noun a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards
flaming - adj. resembling flame in brilliance or color; lighted up by or as by fire or flame; very intense; (used of persons)
informal intensifiers; noun the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
flammability - noun the quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly
flan - noun open pastry filled with fruit or custard
flanker - noun a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation; a back stationed
wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver
flannelbush - noun any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves
and showy yellow flowers
flannelette - noun a cotton fabric imitating flannel
flapcake - noun a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
flapjack - noun a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
flapper - noun a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress
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flaring - adj. streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; having a gradual increase in width
flashboard - noun boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height
flashbulb - noun a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
flasher - noun an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display); a light that flashes
on and off; used as a signal or to send messages; someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals
flashgun - noun a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
flashily - adv. in a fancy colorful manner; in a meretricious manner
flashiness - noun tasteless showiness
flashing - adj. emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts; noun sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength
and weatherproofing; a short vivid experience
flashover - noun an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)
flatboat - noun a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
flatbottom - adj. having a flat bottom
flatcar - noun freight car without permanent sides or roof
flatfish - noun any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body
with both eyes on the upper side; sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
flatfoot - noun a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out; a policeman who patrols a given region
flatlet - noun a tiny flat
flatly - adv. in an unqualified manner
flatness - noun the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss; a deficiency in flavor; a want of
animation or brilliance; inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; the property of having two dimensions
flatter - verb praise somewhat dishonestly
flatterer - noun a person who uses flattery
flattering - adj. showing or representing to advantage
flattop - noun a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings; a closely cropped haircut;
usually for men
flatulence - noun a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal; pompously embellished language
flatulency - noun a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
flatwork - noun ironing that can be done mechanically
flaunty - adj. inclined to flaunt
flavin - noun a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin
flavor - noun (physics) the six kinds of quarks; the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; the
general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; verb lend flavor to
flavorer - noun something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
flavorful - adj. full of flavor
flavoring - noun something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
flavorless - adj. lacking taste or flavor or tang
flavorous - adj. full of flavor
flavorsome - adj. full of flavor
flavour - noun the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; (physics) the six kinds of quarks; the
general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; verb lend flavor to
flawed - adj. having a blemish or flaw
flawless - adj. without a flaw
flawlessly - adv. in an adroit manner
flawlessness - noun the state of being without a flaw or defect
flay - verb strip the skin off
flection - noun deviation from a straight or normal course; the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
fledgeless - adj. (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers
fleeceable - adj. naive and easily deceived or tricked
fleecy - adj. (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
fleer - noun contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words; someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; verb to
smirk contemptuously
fleeting - adj. lasting for a markedly brief time
fleetingness - noun the property of lasting for a very short time
fleetly - adv. in a swift manner
fleetness - noun rapidity of movement
flense - verb strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
fleshiness - noun more than average fatness
fleshly - adj. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
flexibility - noun the quality of being adaptable or variable; the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped; the trait of
being easily persuaded
flexibleness - noun the quality of being adaptable or variable; the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
flexibly - adv. with flexibility
flexile - adj. able to flex; able to bend easily
flexion - noun act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased;
deviation from a straight or normal course; the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
flexor - noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
flexuous - adj. having turns or windings
flibbertigibbet - noun a female fool
673. flicker - noun North American woodpecker; a momentary flash of light; the act of moving back and forth; verb move back and
forth very rapidly; flash intermittently; shine unsteadily
674. flickering - adj. shining unsteadily
675. flickertail - noun of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada
676. flightiness - noun the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
677. flightless - adj. incapable of flying
678. flighty - adj. guided by whim and fancy; unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
679. flimflam - noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
680. flimsily - adv. in a weak and flimsy manner
681. flimsiness - noun the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction
682. flindersia - noun small genus of Australian timber trees
683. flindosa - noun tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc
684. flindosy - noun tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc
685. flippancy - noun inappropriate levity
686. flippantly - adv. in a flippant manner
687. flipper - noun the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming; a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an
aid in swimming (especially underwater)
688. flirtatiously - adv. in a flirtatious manner
689. flirting - noun playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
690. flitch - noun salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork; fish steak usually cut from a halibut
691. flitter - verb move back and forth very rapidly
692. floatation - noun financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares; the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the
surface of a liquid without sinking)
693. floater - noun an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location; an object that
floats or is capable of floating; a swimmer who floats in the water; a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the
same election; an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed; a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to
some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills); a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support;
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
694. floating - adj. borne up by or suspended in a liquid; not definitely committed to a party or policy; (of a part of the body) not
firmly connected; movable or out of normal position; inclined to move or be moved about; continually changing especially as
from one abode or occupation to another; noun the act of someone who floats on the water
695. floatplane - noun a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
696. floaty - adj. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
697. floccose - adj. (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs
698. flocculation - noun the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations
699. floccule - noun a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
700. flocculent - adj. having a fluffy character or appearance
701. flogger - noun a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
702. flooded - adj. covered with water
703. flooding - adj. overfull with water; noun a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular
kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
704. flooring - noun building material used in laying floors; the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway)
705. floorwalker - noun an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems
706. floozy - noun a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
707. flophouse - noun a cheap lodging house
708. floreal - noun eighth month of the Revolutionary calendar (April and May); the month of flowers
709. florescence - noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
710. floret - noun a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
711. floricultural - adj. of or relating to or involving floriculture
712. floriculture - noun the cultivation of flowering plants
713. floridity - noun extravagant elaborateness
714. floridly - adv. in a florid manner
715. floridness - noun extravagant elaborateness
716. florilegium - noun an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
717. flory - noun United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985)
718. floss - noun a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery; a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth; verb use
dental floss to clean
719. flossy - adj. like down or as soft as down
720. flotsam - noun the floating wreckage of a ship
721. flourishing - adj. having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life; very lively and profitable
722. flouter - noun someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
723. flowage - noun a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; gradual internal motion or deformation of
a solid body (as by heat); the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
724. flower - noun reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts; a plant cultivated for its
blooms or blossoms; the period of greatest prosperity or productivity; verb produce or yield flowers
725. flowered - adj. resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
726. floweret - noun a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
727. flowering - adj. having a flower or bloom; noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms; a developmental
process
728. flowerless - adj. without flower or bloom and not producing seeds
729. flowing - adj. moving smoothly and continuously; (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; designed
or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; noun the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
730. fluctuation - noun the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; a wave motion; an instance of change; the rate or
magnitude of change
731. fluently - adv. in a fluent manner
732. fluffiness - noun a light softness
733. flugelhorn - noun a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
734. fluidity - noun a changeable quality; the property of flowing easily
735. fluidness - noun a changeable quality; the property of flowing easily
736. fluidram - noun a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce; a British imperial
capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 5516 cubic centimeters
737. fluky - adj. subject to accident or chance or change
738. flume - noun watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs; a narrow
gorge with a stream running through it
739. flummery - noun a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal; meaningless ceremonies and flattery
740. flummox - verb be a mystery or bewildering to
741. flump - verb fall heavily; set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
742. flunky - noun a person of unquestioning obedience; a male servant (especially a footman)
743. fluor - noun a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
744. fluorapatite - noun a form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine
745. fluorescence - noun light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
746. fluoridation - noun the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)
747. fluoridization - noun the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)
748. fluoridize - verb subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride
749. fluoroform - noun colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform)
750. fluoroscope - noun an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation
751. fluoroscopy - noun examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
752. fluorosis - noun a pathological condition resulting for an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)
753. fluosilicate - noun salt of fluosilicic acid
754. fluting - noun a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
755. flutist - noun someone who plays the flute
756. fluttering - noun the motion made by flapping up and down
757. fluxion - noun a flow or discharge
758. fluxmeter - noun meter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coil
759. flyaway - adj. (of hair or clothing) worn loose; guided by whim and fancy
760. flyblown - adj. foul and run-down and repulsive; spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; especially of reputation
761. flying - adj. done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the
starting line; hurried and brief; of or relating to passage through the air (especially aviation); designed for swift movement or
action; capable of or engaged in flight; moving swiftly; streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; noun an
instance of traveling by air
762. flyleaf - noun a blank leaf in the front of back of a book
763. flypaper - noun paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies
764. flyspeck - adj. very small; noun a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly
765. flytrap - noun a trap for catching flies
766. flyweight - noun an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds; weighs no more than 115 pounds
767. flywheel - noun regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating
engine
768. fo - noun an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
769. foaminess - noun the property of being foamy
770. foaming - adj. producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; covered with or resembling small
bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
771. focalization - noun the act of bringing into focus; the confinement of an infection to a limited area
772. focalize - verb put (an image) into focus; become focussed or come into focus; bring into focus or alignment; to converge or
cause to converge; of ideas or emotions; concentrate on a particular place or spot
773. focally - adv. in a focal manner
774. foehn - noun a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
775. foeman - noun an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
776. foeniculum - noun very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers
777. fogbound - adj. so enveloped in fog that it is not safe to move about
778. fogey - noun someone whose style is out of fashion
779. fogged - adj. obscured by fog
780. fogginess - noun the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines; an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because
of a cloud of some substance
781. foghorn - noun a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone; a loud low warning signal that can be
heard by fogbound ships
782. fogyish - adj. (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
783. foiling - noun an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
784. foldable - adj. capable of being folded up and stored
785. folder - noun covering that is folded over to protect the contents; a small book usually having a paper cover
786. folderol - noun nonsensical talk or writing
787. folding - adj. capable of being folded up and stored; noun the act of folding; a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum
of rock; the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
788. foliaceous - adj. bearing numerous leaves; of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant; (especially of metamorphic rock)
having thin leaflike layers or strata
789. foliaged - adj. bearing numerous leaves
790. foliated - adj. (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata; ornamented with foliage or foils
791. foliation - noun the work of coating glass with metal foil; the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves;
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament; (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock; (botany) the process of
forming leaves
792. folie - noun (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
793. foliolate - adj. (often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets
794. foliose - adj. bearing numerous leaves
795. folium - noun a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock
796. folliculitis - noun inflammation of a hair follicle
797. follower - noun a person who accepts the leadership of another; someone who travels behind or pursues another
798. following - adj. about to be mentioned or specified; immediately following in time or order; going or proceeding or coming
after in the same direction; in the desired direction; noun a group of followers or enthusiasts; the act of pursuing in an effort to
overtake or capture
799. foment - verb bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; try to stir up public opinion
800. fomentation - noun deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord); application of warm wet coverings to a part of
the body to relieve pain and inflammation
801. fomenter - noun one who agitates; a political troublemaker
802. fomes - noun genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some
that cause destructive heartrot in trees
803. fondant - noun candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
804. fondler - noun a molester who touches the intimate parts of the victim; a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
805. fondling - noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
806. fondness - noun a predisposition to like something; a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love; a positive feeling of
liking
807. fondu - noun hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped; cubes of meat
or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
808. fondue - noun hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped; cubes of meat
or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
809. fontanel - noun any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
810. foodless - adj. being without food
811. foolery - noun foolish or senseless behavior
812. foolhardiness - noun the trait of giving little thought to danger
813. fooling - adj. characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
814. foolishly - adv. without good sense or judgment
815. foolishness - noun a stupid mistake; the trait of acting stupidly or rashly; the quality of being rash and foolish
816. foolscap - noun a size of paper used especially in Britain
817. footballer - noun an athlete who plays American football
818. footboard - noun a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead; a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
819. footed - adj. having feet
820. footer - noun (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet; a printed note placed below the text on a
printed page; a person who travels by foot
821. footfault - noun a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline
822. footgear - noun covering for a person's feet
823. foothold - noun a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing; an initial accomplishment that opens the way for
further developments; an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
824. footing - noun a relation that provides the foundation for something; status with respect to the relations between people or
groups; a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
825. footle - verb act foolishly, as by talking nonsense; be about
826. footless - adj. having no feet or analogous appendages
827. footlights - noun theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors
828. footling - adj. (informal) small and of little importance
829. footlocker - noun a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)
830. footloose - adj. free to go or do as one pleases
831. footmark - noun a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
832. footplate - noun the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
833. footrace - noun a race run on foot
834. footrest - noun a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
835. footslog - verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
836. footslogger - noun fights on foot with small arms
837. footsore - adj. having sore or tired feet
838. footstall - noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
839. footwall - noun the lower wall of an inclined fault
840. foppishness - noun the manner and dress of a fop or dandy
841. forager - noun someone who hunts for food and provisions
842. foramen - noun a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
843. foraminifer - noun marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude
844. foraminifera - noun foraminifers
845. forbearing - adj. showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express
resentment
846. forbiddance - noun the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); an official prohibition or edict
against something
847. forbiddingly - adv. in an unpleasant or menacing manner
848. forced - adj. made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; forced or compelled; produced by or subjected to
forcing; lacking spontaneity; not natural
849. forcefully - adv. with full force
850. forcefulness - noun physical energy or intensity
851. forceless - adj. lacking force; feeble
852. forcemeat - noun mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of
butter and bound with eggs
853. forceps - noun an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
854. forcibly - adv. in a forcible manner
855. forcipate - adj. shaped like a forceps; deeply forked
856. fordable - adj. shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle
857. fording - noun the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
858. forearm - noun the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist; verb arm in advance of a confrontation
859. forebear - noun a person from whom you are descended
860. forebode - verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
861. foreboding - adj. ominously prophetic; noun an unfavorable omen; a feeling of evil to come
862. forebrain - noun the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
863. forecast - noun a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop; verb predict in advance; judge to be probable;
indicate by signs
864. forecaster - noun someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
865. forecasting - noun a statement made about the future
866. forecastle - noun living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
867. foreclose - verb subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage; keep from
happening or arising; make impossible
868. foreclosure - noun the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
869. forecourt - noun the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
870. foredate - verb establish something as being earlier relative to something else
871. foredeck - noun the deck between the bridge and the forecastle
872. foredoom - verb doom beforehand
873. forefather - noun the founder of a family; person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
874. forefinger - noun the finger next to the thumb
875. forefoot - noun a front foot of a quadruped
876. forefront - noun the part in the front or nearest the viewer; the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading
position in any movement or field
877. foregather - verb collect in one place
878. forego - verb be earlier in time; go back further
879. foregone - adj. well in the past; former
880. foreground - noun (computer science) a window for an active application; the part of a scene that is near the viewer; verb move
into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
881. forehand - adj. (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke; noun (sports) a return made with the palm of the
hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
882. forehanded - adj. having provided for the future; (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
883. forehead - noun the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits; the part of the
face above the eyes
884. foreigner - noun a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country; someone
who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
885. foreignness - noun the quality of being alien or not native
886. foreknow - verb realize beforehand
887. foreknowledge - noun knowledge of an event before it occurs
888. forelady - noun a woman who is foreperson of a jury
889. foreland - noun land forming the forward margin of something; a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the
sea)
890. foreleg - noun the front limb of a quadruped
891. forelimb - noun the front limb (or homologous structure in other animals such as a flipper or wing)
892. forelock - noun a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears; a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the
forehead
893. foreman - noun a person who exercises control over workers; a man who is foreperson of a jury
894. foremanship - noun the position of foreman
895. foremast - noun the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts
896. foremilk - noun milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition
897. foremost - adj. preceding all others in spatial position; situated closest to the bow; ranking above all others; adv. prominently
forward; before anything else
898. foremother - noun a woman ancestor
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forename - noun the name that precedes the surname
forenoon - noun the time period between dawn and noon
foreordain - verb foreordain or determine beforehand; foreordain by divine will or decree
foreordination - noun (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that
God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
forepart - noun the side that is forward or prominent
forepaw - noun front paw; analogous to the human hand
forequarter - noun the front half of a side of meat
forerunner - noun an indication of the approach of something or someone; a person who goes before or announces the coming
of another; anything that precedes something similar in time
foresail - noun the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel
foresee - verb realize beforehand; picture to oneself; imagine possible; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
foreseeable - adj. capable of being anticipated
foreshadow - verb indicate by signs
foreshank - noun a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg
foreshock - noun a tremor preceding an earthquake
foreshore - noun the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark
foreshorten - verb shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth; reduce in scope while retaining essential
elements
foreshow - verb foretell by divine inspiration
foresight - noun providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future; seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
foresighted - adj. planning prudently for the future
foresightedness - noun providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
foresightful - adj. planning prudently for the future
foreskin - noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis; a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
forestage - noun the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
forestall - verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
forestay - noun an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
forested - adj. covered with forest
forester - noun someone trained in forestry; English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (18991966)
forestiera - noun any plant of the genus Forestiera
foretaste - noun an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
foretell - verb indicate by signs; make a prediction about; tell in advance; foreshadow or presage
forethought - noun judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; planning or plotting in advance of acting
forethoughtful - adj. thoughtful of the future
foretoken - noun an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
foretold - adj. known beforehand
foretop - noun a platform at the head of a foremast; a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
forevermore - adv. at any future time; in the future
forewarn - verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
forewarning - noun an early warning about a future event
forewing - noun either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
forewoman - noun a woman in charge of a group of workers; a woman who is foreperson of a jury
foreword - noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
forficate - adj. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
forficula - noun type genus of Forficulidae
forficulidae - noun typical earwigs
forgather - verb collect in one place
forged - adj. reproduced fraudulently
forger - noun someone who makes copies illegally; someone who operates a forge
forgetfully - adv. in a forgetful manner
forgetfulness - noun tendency to forget; unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember
forging - noun shaping metal by heating and hammering
forgivable - adj. easily excused or forgiven
forgivably - adv. in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree
forgiveness - noun the act of excusing a mistake or offense; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
forgiver - noun a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
forgiving - adj. inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; providing absolution
forgivingly - adv. with forgiveness; in a forgiving manner
forgivingness - noun tendency to be kind and forgiving
forint - noun the basic unit of money in Hungary
forked - adj. having two meanings with intent to deceive; resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
forlornly - adv. in a forlorn manner
forlornness - noun sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
formalin - noun a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens
formalism - noun the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms; the doctrine that formal structure rather
than content is what should be represented; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical)
statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications
formalistic - adj. concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)
963. formality - noun compliance with formal rules; a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; a requirement of
etiquette or custom
964. formalization - noun the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)
965. formalize - verb make formal or official; declare or make legally valid
966. formally - adv. in a formal manner; with official authorization
967. formalness - noun a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
968. formation - noun the fabrication of something in a particular shape; creation by mental activity; a particular spatial
arrangement; an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; natural process that causes something to form; the act of
forming something; (geology) the geological features of the earth
969. formative - adj. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; capable of forming new cells and tissues; susceptible
to alteration by development and experience; noun minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
970. formed - adj. fully developed as by discipline or training; having taken on a definite arrangement; having or given a form or
shape; clearly defined; formed in the mind
971. former - adj. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); (used especially of
persons) of the immediate past; belonging to the distant past; belonging to some prior time; noun the first of two or the first
mentioned of two
972. formerly - adv. at a previous time
973. formicariidae - noun antbirds
974. formicary - noun a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
975. formicate - verb crawl about like ants
976. formication - noun hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive
use of cocaine or amphetamines
977. formicidae - noun ants
978. formidability - noun impressive difficulty
979. formidably - adv. in a formidable manner
980. formless - adj. having no physical form; having no definite form or distinct shape
981. formlessly - adv. in a formless manner
982. formol - noun a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens
983. formosan - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; noun the
Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa
984. formularize - verb express as a formula
985. formulary - adj. of or relating to or of the nature of a formula; noun (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of
pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation
986. formulation - noun the style of expressing yourself; a substance prepared according to a formula; inventing or contriving an
idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
987. fornax - noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix
988. fornicate - verb have sex without being married
989. fornication - noun voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other; extramarital sex that willfully and
maliciously interferes with marriage relations
990. fornicator - noun someone who commits adultery or fornication
991. fornicatress - noun a woman adulterer
992. fornix - noun an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to
the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies; generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers
to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
993. forrad - adv. at or to or toward the front
994. forrard - adv. at or to or toward the front
995. forsooth - adv. an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief
996. forsythia - noun any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern
Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers
997. forthcoming - adj. available when required or as promised; of the relatively near future; at ease in talking to others
998. forthcomingness - noun the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
999. forthrightly - adv. directly and without evasion; not roundabout
1000.
forthrightness - noun the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
1001.
forties - noun the time of life between 40 and 50; the decade from 1940 to 1949
1002.
fortification - noun the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the
addition of vitamins to food); defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it; the art
or science of strengthening defenses
1003.
fortissimo - adj. chiefly a direction or description in music; adv. a direction in music; to be played very loudly; noun
(music) with great loudness
1004.
fortnightly - adj. occurring every two weeks; adv. every two weeks
1005.
fortuitously - adv. by good fortune
1006.
fortuitousness - noun the quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance
1007.
fortuity - noun anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause
1008.
fortunately - adv. by good fortune
1009.
fortunella - noun small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes
kumquats
1010.
fortuneteller - noun a person who foretells your personal future
1011.
fortunetelling - noun the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)
1012.
forwarding - noun the act of sending on to another destination; the advancement of some enterprise
1013.
forwardness - noun an advanced stage; prompt willingness; offensive boldness and assertiveness
1014.
forwards - adv. in a forward direction; at or to or toward the front
1015.
fossa - noun largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets; monotypic genus of
Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets; a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
1016.
fosse - noun ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
1017.
fossilist - noun a specialist in paleontology
1018.
fossilization - noun becoming inflexible or out of date; the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some
earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
1019.
fossilize - verb become mentally inflexible; convert to a fossil
1020.
fossilology - noun the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
1021.
fossorial - adj. (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging
1022.
fosterage - noun helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; encouragement; aiding the
development of something
1023.
fostering - noun encouragement; aiding the development of something; helping someone grow up to be an accepted
member of the community
1024.
fosterling - noun a child who is raised by foster parents
1025.
fothergilla - noun any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of
white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains; small genus of
deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States
1026.
foulard - noun a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)
1027.
foully - adv. in a wicked and shameful manner; in an unfair and insulting manner
1028.
foulness - noun (of weather) the badness of the weather; disgusting wickedness and immorality; the attribute of having a
strong offensive smell; a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
1029.
foumart - noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
1030.
founder - noun a person who founds or establishes some institution; a worker who makes metal castings; inflammation of
the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse; verb stumble and nearly fall; sink below the surface; break
down, literally or metaphorically; fail utterly; collapse
1031.
founding - noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
1032.
foundress - noun a woman founder
1033.
fouquieria - noun resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that
are leafless most of the year
1034.
fouquieriaceae - noun small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States
1035.
fourpence - noun a former English silver coin worth four pennies
1036.
fourpenny - adj. used of nail size; 1 3/8 in or 8 cm long
1037.
fourthly - adv. in the fourth place
1038.
fowler - noun someone who hunts wild birds for food; English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English
usage (1858-1933)
1039.
foxberry - noun low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible
berries
1040.
foxily - adv. in an artful manner
1041.
foxiness - noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
1042.
foxlike - adj. resembling a fox
1043.
fracas - noun noisy quarrel
1044.
fractional - adj. constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
1045.
fractionation - noun separation into portions; a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
1046.
fractiously - adv. in a fractious manner; in a peevish manner
1047.
fractiousness - noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
1048.
fragaria - noun strawberries
1049.
fragility - noun lack of physical strength; quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
1050.
fragmental - adj. consisting of small disconnected parts
1051.
fragmented - adj. having been divided; having the unity destroyed
1052.
fragmentize - verb break or cause to break into pieces
1053.
fragrance - noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property; a distinctive odor that is pleasant
1054.
fragrancy - noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
1055.
frailness - noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
1056.
fraise - noun sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes; a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century
1057.
framed - adj. provided with a frame
1058.
framer - noun someone who writes a new law or plan; someone who makes frames (as for pictures)
1059.
framing - noun formulation of the plans and important details; a structure supporting or containing something
1060.
francophile - noun an admirer of France and everything French
1061.
francophobe - noun a person who hates France and everything French
1062.
frangibility - noun quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
1063.
frangible - adj. capable of being broken
1064.
frangibleness - noun quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
1065.
frangipane - noun pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling
1066.
frankenstein - noun the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft
Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses; the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary
Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation); an agency that escapes control and
destroys its creator
1067.
frankincense - noun an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for
worship and for embalming and fumigation
1068.
frankish - adj. of or relating to the Franks
1069.
frankly - adv. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
1070.
frankness - noun the trait of being blunt and outspoken; the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and
speech
1071.
frantically - adv. in an uncontrolled manner
1072.
frap - verb take up the slack of; make secure by lashing
1073.
frappe - noun thick milkshake containing ice cream; liqueur poured over shaved ice; a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring
(especially one containing no milk)
1074.
frasera - noun genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia
1075.
frat - noun a social club for male undergraduates
1076.
fratercula - noun puffins
1077.
fraternally - adv. in a brotherly manner
1078.
fraternization - noun associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
1079.
fraternize - verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
1080.
fratricide - noun the murder of your sibling; a person who murders their brother or sister; fire that injures or kills an ally
1081.
fraudulence - noun the quality of being fraudulent; a fraudulent or duplicitous representation; something intended to
deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
1082.
fraudulently - adv. in a dishonest and fraudulent manner
1083.
fraxinella - noun Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
1084.
fraxinus - noun ash
1085.
frazer - noun English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941)
1086.
freakishly - adv. unpredictably
1087.
freakishness - noun marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
1088.
freaky - adj. strange and somewhat frightening; conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
1089.
freckled - adj. relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
1090.
freebooter - noun someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
1091.
freeborn - adj. born free of free parents
1092.
freedwoman - noun a person who has been freed from slavery
1093.
freehanded - adj. given or giving freely; done by hand without mechanical aids or devices
1094.
freehearted - adj. generous in providing aid to others
1095.
freeholder - noun the owner of a freehold
1096.
freely - adv. in a free manner
1097.
freemason - noun a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
1098.
freemasonry - noun Freemasons collectively; a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests
1099.
freesia - noun any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or
white or pink tubular flowers
1100.
freestanding - adj. standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
1101.
freethinker - noun a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
1102.
freethinking - noun the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
1103.
freewheeler - noun someone acting freely or even irresponsibly
1104.
freewheeling - adj. free of restraints or rules; cheerfully irresponsible
1105.
freewill - adj. done of your own accord
1106.
freewoman - noun a person who is not a serf or a slave
1107.
freezer - noun electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
1108.
freezing - noun the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
1109.
fregata - noun type genus of the Fregatidae
1110.
fregatidae - noun frigate birds
1111.
freightage - noun transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates; the charge for transporting
something by common carrier
1112.
freighter - noun a cargo ship
1113.
fremontia - noun flannelbush
1114.
fremontodendron - noun flannelbush
1115.
frenchify - verb become French in appearance or character; make French in appearance or character
1116.
frenchwoman - noun a person of French nationality
1117.
frenetically - adv. in a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit
1118.
frenzied - adj. affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; excessively agitated; transported with
rage or other violent emotion
1119.
frenziedly - adv. in a frenzied manner
1120.
frequence - noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
1121.
frequency - noun the number of observations in a given statistical category; the ratio of the number of observations in a
statistical category to the total number of observations; the number of occurrences within a given time period
1122.
frequentative - noun a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
1123.
frequenter - noun a regular customer
1124.
frequently - adv. many times at short intervals
1125.
freshener - noun anything that freshens
1126.
freshet - noun the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
1127.
freshly - adv. very recently; in an impudent or impertinent manner
1128.
freshness - noun originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel; the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made);
not stale or deteriorated; an alert and refreshed state; the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties; originality
by virtue of being new and surprising
1129.
fretful - adj. habitually complaining; unable to relax or be still
1130.
fretfully - adv. in a fretful manner
1131.
fretfulness - noun an irritable petulant feeling
1132.
fretted - adj. having a pattern of fretwork or latticework; having frets
1133.
fretwork - noun framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
1134.
freyja - noun (Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
1135.
freyr - noun (Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya;
originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
1136.
friability - noun excessive breakableness
1137.
friary - noun a monastery of friars
1138.
fricandeau - noun larded veal braised and glazed in its own juices
1139.
fricassee - noun pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or
dumplings; verb make a fricassee of by cooking
1140.
frictionless - adj. lacking all friction
1141.
friedcake - noun small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
1142.
friendless - adj. excluded from a society
1143.
friendlessness - noun being without friends
1144.
friendliness - noun a friendly disposition; a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
1145.
friendly - adj. characteristic of or befitting a friend; of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; easy
to understand or use; favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military
forces
1146.
friendship - noun the state of being friends
1147.
frier - noun flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
1148.
friesian - noun a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
1149.
frightened - adj. made afraid; thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
1150.
frightening - adj. causing fear or dread or terror; noun the act of inspiring with fear
1151.
frighteningly - adv. in an alarming manner
1152.
frightfully - adv. used as intensifiers
1153.
frightfulness - noun the quality of being frightful
1154.
frigidity - noun sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse; a lack
of affection or enthusiasm; the absence of heat
1155.
frigidly - adv. without warmth or enthusiasm
1156.
frigidness - noun a lack of affection or enthusiasm; the absence of heat; sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women)
and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
1157.
frigorific - adj. causing cold; cooling or chilling
1158.
frijol - noun the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidneyshaped beans)
1159.
frijolillo - noun shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant
blue flowers and red beans
1160.
frijolito - noun shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant
blue flowers and red beans
1161.
frilled - adj. having decorative ruffles or frills
1162.
frimaire - noun third month of the Revolutionary calendar (November and December); the frosty month
1163.
fringed - adj. having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips; surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes
used in combination; having edges irregularly and finely slashed
1164.
fringepod - noun annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by oneseeded winged silicles
1165.
fringilla - noun type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling
1166.
fringillidae - noun finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills;
linnets; buntings
1167.
fringy - adj. at or constituting a border or edge
1168.
frippery - noun something of little value or significance
1169.
frisian - adj. of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia; noun a West Germanic language
spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English; a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia
1170.
frisk - noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; verb search as for concealed weapons
by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; play boisterously
1171.
friskily - adv. in a playfully frisky manner
1172.
friskiness - noun lively high-spirited playfulness
1173.
frisking - noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
1174.
fritillaria - noun fritillary
1175.
friulian - noun a Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy
1176.
frivol - verb act frivolously
1177.
frivolously - adv. in a frivolous manner
1178.
frivolousness - noun the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
1179.
frizz - noun the condition of being formed into small tight curls; verb curl tightly
1180.
frizzly - adj. of hair in small tight curls
1181.
frizzy - adj. of hair in small tight curls
1182.
frogbit - noun European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers
1183.
frogfish - noun fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout
1184.
froghopper - noun a variety of spittlebug
1185.
frogman - noun someone who works underwater
1186.
frogmouth - noun insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth
1187.
frolicky - adj. given to merry frolicking
1188.
frolicsome - adj. given to merry frolicking
1189.
frolicsomeness - noun lively high-spirited playfulness
1190.
frond - noun compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
1191.
frontally - adv. in, at, or toward the front
1192.
frontbencher - noun a member of the House of Commons who is a minister or a former minister
1193.
frontispiece - noun front illustration facing the title page of a book; an ornamental facade
1194.
frontlet - noun an adornment worn on the forehead
1195.
frontstall - noun medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head
1196.
frontward - adv. at or to or toward the front
1197.
frore - adj. very cold
1198.
frosted - adj. (of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost
1199.
frostily - adv. without warmth or enthusiasm
1200.
frostiness - noun a silvery-white color; coldness as evidenced by frost
1201.
frosting - noun a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
1202.
frostweed - noun perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless
flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts; tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the
eastern United
1203.
tates
1204.
frostwort - noun perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless
flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts
1205.
frothily - adv. in a frothy manner
1206.
frothiness - noun the property of giving off bubbles
1207.
frothing - adj. covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; producing or
covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
1208.
froward - adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
1209.
frowning - adj. showing displeasure or anger
1210.
frowningly - adv. with a frown; while frowning
1211.
frowsty - adj. stale and unclean smelling
1212.
frowzled - adj. in disarray; extremely disorderly
1213.
fructidor - noun twelfth month of the Revolutionary calendar (August and September); the month of fruit
1214.
fructification - noun organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses); the bearing of fruit
1215.
frugality - noun prudence in avoiding waste
1216.
frugally - adv. in a frugal manner
1217.
frugalness - noun prudence in avoiding waste
1218.
fruitage - noun the yield of fruit
1219.
fruitcake - noun a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on; a whimsically eccentric person
1220.
fruiterer - noun a person who sells fruit
1221.
fruitfully - adv. in a productive way
1222.
fruiting - adj. capable of bearing fruit
1223.
fruitless - adj. unproductive of success
1224.
fruitlessly - adv. in an unproductive manner
1225.
fruitlessness - noun a condition yielding nothing of value; a lack of creative imagination
1226.
fruitlet - noun a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit
1227.
fruitwood - noun wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork
1228.
fruity - adj. tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit; informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
1229.
frumenty - noun sweet spiced porridge made from hulled wheat
1230.
frump - noun a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
1231.
frumpily - adv. in a dowdy unfashionable manner
1232.
frumpish - adj. primly out of date
1233.
frumpishly - adv. in a dowdy unfashionable manner
1234.
frumpy - adj. primly out of date
1235.
frustration - noun an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts; a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized;
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
1236.
frustrative - adj. preventing realization or attainment of a desire
1237.
fruticose - adj. of or relating to or resembling a shrub
1238.
fruticulose - adj. of or relating to or resembling a shrub
1239.
fryer - noun flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
1240.
fucaceae - noun small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds
1241.
fucales - noun coextensive with the family Fucaceae
1242.
fucoid - noun any of various algae of the family Fucaceae; a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales
1243.
fucus - noun any member of the genus Fucus
1244.
fuddle - noun a confused multitude of things; verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;
consume alcohol; make stupid with alcohol
1245.
fugacious - adj. lasting a very short time
1246.
fugaciousness - noun the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)
1247.
fugacity - noun the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts); the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
1248.
fugally - adv. in a fugal style
1249.
fuggy - adj. (British informal) poorly ventilated
1250.
fugleman - noun a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader)
1251.
fugu - noun a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are
poisonous
1252.
fulah - noun a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim
faith
1253.
fulfillment - noun the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc); a feeling of satisfaction at having
achieved your desires
1254.
fulgent - adj. shining intensely
1255.
fulgid - adj. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
1256.
fulgoridae - noun plant hoppers: lantern flies
1257.
fulgurant - adj. amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
1258.
fulgurating - adj. sharp and piercing
1259.
fulgurous - adj. amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
1260.
fulica - noun coots
1261.
fuller - noun a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living; United States architect who
invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983); United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
1262.
fullness - noun the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; greatness of volume; the condition of being filled to
capacity; completeness over a broad scope
1263.
fulmar - noun heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
1264.
fulmarus - noun fulmars
1265.
fulminant - adj. sudden and severe
1266.
fulmination - noun the act of exploding with noise and violence; thunderous verbal attack
1267.
fulsomely - adv. in an unctuous manner
1268.
fulsomeness - noun smug self-serving earnestness; excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
1269.
fumaria - noun annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base
1270.
fumariaceae - noun erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's
breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn
1271.
fumbler - noun someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
1272.
fumbling - adj. showing lack of skill or aptitude
1273.
fumeroot - noun herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers; delicate European herb with
greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
1274.
fumewort - noun herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers; delicate European herb with
greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
1275.
fumigation - noun the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
1276.
fumigator - noun a device that generates a gas for the purpose of disinfecting or eradicating pests; someone whose job is
to fumigate
1277.
fumitory - noun delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
1278.
funambulism - noun walking on a tightrope or slack rope
1279.
funambulist - noun an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope
1280.
functional - adj. designed for or capable of a particular function or use; involving or affecting function rather than
physiology; designed for or adapted to a function or use; fit or ready for use or service; relating to or based on function
especially as opposed to structure; (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
1281.
functionalism - noun any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose; a psychology based on the assumption that all mental
process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
1282.
functionalist - noun an adherent of functionalism
1283.
functionality - noun capable of serving a purpose well
1284.
functionally - adv. with respect to function
1285.
fundament - noun lowest support of a structure; the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; the fundamental
assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
1286.
fundamentalism - noun the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
1287.
fundamentalist - adj. of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism; noun a supporter of fundamentalism
1288.
fundamentally - adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
1289.
funded - adj. furnished with funds
1290.
funds - noun assets in the form of money
1291.
fundulus - noun killifish
1292.
fundus - noun (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening
1293.
funerary - adj. of or for or relating to a funeral
1294.
fungia - noun a genus comprising the usual mushroom corals
1295.
fungibility - noun the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange
1296.
fungicidal - adj. capable of destroying fungi
1297.
fungous - adj. of or relating to fungi
1298.
funguslike - adj. resembling fungi
1299.
funicle - noun the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
1300.
funicular - adj. relating to or operated by a cable; noun a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and
having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
1301.
funiculitis - noun inflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord)
1302.
funiculus - noun any of several body structure resembling a cord; the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
1303.
funky - adj. in a state of cowardly fright; stylish and modern in an unconventional way; (of jazz) having the soulful
feeling of early blues; offensively malodorous
1304.
funnily - adv. in a strange manner
1305.
funniness - noun a comic incident or series of incidents
1306.
furan - noun a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon
1307.
furbelow - noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
1308.
furcate - verb divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
1309.
furcation - noun the place where something divides into branches
1310.
furcula - noun a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds
1311.
furfural - noun a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corn cobs; used in making furan and
as a solvent
1312.
furfuraldehyde - noun a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corn cobs; used in making
furan and as a solvent
1313.
furfuran - noun a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon
1314.
furiously - adv. (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner; in an impassioned or very angry manner; in a manner
marked by extreme or violent energy
1315.
furiousness - noun the property of being wild or turbulent
1316.
furnariidae - noun e.g. ovenbirds
1317.
furnarius - noun type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds
1318.
furnished - adj. provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
1319.
furnishing - noun the act of decorating a house or room; (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances
and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable; (usually plural) accessory
wearing
1320.
pparel
1321.
furor - noun a sudden outburst (as of protest); an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
1322.
furore - noun a sudden outburst (as of protest); an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
1323.
furred - adj. covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
1324.
furring - noun a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue; strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
1325.
furtively - adv. in a furtive manner
1326.
furtiveness - noun a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
1327.
furuncle - noun a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
1328.
furunculosis - noun acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles
1329.
fusain - noun a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
1330.
fuscous - adj. of something having a dusky brownish grey color
1331.
fused - adj. joined together into a whole
1332.
fusee - noun a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind; a colored flare used as a warning signal by
trucks and trains; any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that
counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
1333.
fusil - noun a light flintlock musket
1334.
fusilier - noun (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
1335.
fussily - adv. in a fussy manner
1336.
fussiness - noun unnecessary elaborateness in details; an irritable petulant feeling
1337.
fustian - noun a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap; pompous or pretentious talk or writing
1338.
fustigate - verb strike with a cudgel
1339.
futilely - adv. in a futile and unproductive manner
1340.
futility - noun uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
1341.
futureless - adj. having no prospect or hope of a future
1342.
futurism - noun the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future; an artistic movement in Italy around
1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age
1343.
futurist - adj. of or relating to futurism; noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse
(as in the Book of Revelations) will be fulfilled in the future; someone who predicts the future
1344.
futuristic - adj. of or relating to futurism
1345.
futurity - noun the quality of being in or of the future; the time yet to come
1346.
fuze - noun any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
1347.
fuzziness - noun the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
g
1348.
gabby - adj. full of trivial conversation
1349.
gaberdine - noun a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
1350.
gabfest - noun light informal conversation for social occasions
1351.
gadaba - noun the Dravidian language spoken by the Gadaba; a member of an agricultural people in southeastern India
1352.
gadabout - noun a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship
1353.
gaddi - noun a cushion on a throne for a prince in India
1354.
gadidae - noun large family of important mostly marine food fishes
1355.
gadoid - noun a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
1356.
gadolinite - noun a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and
yttrium and erbium
1357.
gadus - noun type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes
1358.
gael - noun a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man
g
1359.
gaffer - noun an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set; a person who exercises control over workers; an
elderly man
1360.
gagman - noun someone who writes comic material for public performers; a comedian who uses gags
1361.
gaia - noun (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
1362.
gaily - adv. in a gay manner
1363.
gainer - noun a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the
water feet first and facing away from the diving board; a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits); a person who
gains weight
1364.
gainfully - adv. in a gainful way
1365.
gainfulness - noun the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
1366.
gainly - adj. graceful and pleasing
1367.
gainsay - verb take exception to
1368.
gaiter - noun legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle; a shoe covering the
ankle with elastic gores in the sides; a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
1369.
galactagogue - noun agent that induces milk secretion
1370.
galactocele - noun a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
1371.
galactosis - noun the secretion of milk
1372.
galago - noun agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
1373.
galantine - noun boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold
1374.
galatian - noun a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially a member of a people believed to have been
Gauls who conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC)
1375.
galax - noun tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped
leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
1376.
galbanum - noun a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida
1377.
galbulidae - noun jacamars
1378.
galbulus - noun the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree
1379.
galea - noun an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum
1380.
galega - noun small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue
1381.
galeopsis - noun erect annual European herbs
1382.
galeorhinus - noun a genus of Carcharhinidae
1383.
galician - noun a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to
Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect
1384.
galilean - adj. of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants; of or relating to Galileo or his works; noun an inhabitant of
Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ); one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
1385.
galingale - noun European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
1386.
galium - noun annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers
1387.
gallantly - adv. in a gallant manner
1388.
gallbladder - noun a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion
1389.
galled - adj. painful from having the skin abraded
1390.
galleon - noun a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war
from the 15th to 18th centuries
1391.
galleria - noun a genus of Pyralidae
1392.
gallfly - noun any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed; fragile
mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants; small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
1393.
gallic - adj. of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls; of or pertaining to France or the people of France
1394.
gallican - adj. relating to or characteristic of Gallicanism
1395.
gallicanism - noun a religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction
of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church
1396.
gallicism - noun a word or phrase borrowed from French
1397.
galliformes - noun pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
1398.
gallimaufry - noun a motley assortment of things
1399.
gallinacean - noun heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
1400.
gallinaceous - adj. of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
1401.
gallinago - noun snipes
1402.
galling - adj. causing irritation or annoyance
1403.
gallinula - noun gallinules
1404.
gallirallus - noun rails of New Zealand
1405.
galloping - adj. that are running rapidly
1406.
gallous - noun alternative terms for gallows
1407.
galoot - noun a disreputable or clumsy man
1408.
galosh - noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
1409.
galumph - verb move around heavily and clumsily
1410.
galvanization - noun either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with
zinc to protect it from rusting; stimulation that arouses a person to lively action; stimulation with a galvanic current
1411.
galvanize - verb stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock; cover with zinc; to stimulate to action
1412.
galvanizer - noun a leader who stimulates and excites people to action; a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc
1413.
galwegian - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the Scottish district of Galloway or its people
1414.
gamba - noun viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
1415.
gambist - noun a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba
1416.
gambler - noun a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events; someone who risks loss or
injury in the hope of gain or excitement
1417.
gambling - noun the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win
a prize)
1418.
gamboge - noun a strong yellow color; a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
1419.
gambrel - noun a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
1420.
gambusia - noun mosquitofish
1421.
gamebag - noun a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter
1422.
gamekeeper - noun a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
1423.
gamely - adv. in a plucky manner
1424.
gameness - noun disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
1425.
gametangium - noun cell or organ in which gametes develop
1426.
gamete - noun a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
1427.
gametocyte - noun an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis
1428.
gametogenesis - noun the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis
1429.
gametophore - noun a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts
1430.
gametophyte - noun the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
1431.
gamine - noun a girl of impish appeal; a homeless girl who roams the streets
1432.
gaminess - noun behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
1433.
gaming - noun the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a
prize)
1434.
gammon - noun hind portion of a side of bacon; meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
1435.
gammy - adj. (British informal) sore or lame
1436.
gamopetalous - adj. having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or
funnel
1437.
gamp - noun colloquial terms for an umbrella
1438.
gamy - adj. willing to face danger; (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted; suggestive of sexual
impropriety
1439.
ganapati - noun Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles
1440.
ganef - noun (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)
1441.
gangboard - noun a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
1442.
gangdom - noun underworld organizations
1443.
ganger - noun the foreman of a work gang
1444.
gangly - adj. tall and thin; tall and thin and having long slender limbs
1445.
gangrene - noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass; the localized death of living cells (as from
infection or the interruption of blood supply); verb undergo necrosis
1446.
gangrenous - adj. suffering from tissue death
1447.
ganja - noun the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant;
smoked or chewed for euphoric effect; a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and
hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
1448.
ganoid - noun primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
1449.
ganoidei - noun a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
1450.
ganoin - noun shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid
fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales
1451.
gaol - noun a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either
accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence); verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
1452.
gaolbird - noun a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
1453.
gaoler - noun someone who guards prisoners
1454.
gaping - adj. with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
1455.
garboard - noun the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
1456.
garboil - noun a state of commotion and noise and confusion
1457.
garcinia - noun evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens
1458.
gardener - noun someone who takes care of a garden; someone employed to work in a garden
1459.
gardening - noun the cultivation of plants
1460.
garfish - noun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike
teeth
1461.
garganey - noun small Eurasian teal
1462.
gargantua - noun a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
1463.
garget - noun tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long
drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
1464.
gargoyle - noun an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal; a spout that terminates in a
grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
1465.
gargoylism - noun hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism;
characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation
1466.
garishly - adv. in a tastelessly garish manner
1467.
garishness - noun strident color or excessive ornamentation; tasteless showiness
1468.
garlicky - adj. relating to or tasting or smelling of garlic
1469.
garment - noun an article of clothing; verb provide with clothes or put clothes on
1470.
garmentless - adj. possessing no clothing
1471.
garmentmaker - noun a person who makes garments
1472.
garnierite - noun a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel
1473.
garnish - noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment; something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor
or decoration; verb decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods; take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for
child
1474.
upport
1475.
garnished - adj. having decorative or flavorful additions; sometimes used in combination
1476.
garnishee - noun a wage earner who is served with a garnishment; verb take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for
child support
1477.
garnishment - noun a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to
the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
1478.
garret - noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
1479.
garrote - noun an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation; verb strangle with an iron collar
1480.
garroter - noun someone who kills by strangling
1481.
garrulinae - noun subfamily of the crow family: jays
1482.
garrulity - noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
1483.
garrulously - adv. in a chatty loquacious manner
1484.
garrulousness - noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
1485.
garrulus - noun type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays
1486.
garuda - noun a supernatural eaglelike being that serves as Vishnu's mount
1487.
gasbag - noun a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics; the bag containing the gas in a balloon
1488.
gasconade - noun an instance of boastful talk; verb show off
1489.
gaseousness - noun having the consistency of a gas
1490.
gasification - noun the process of changing into gas
1491.
gaskin - noun lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
1492.
gasman - noun someone employed by a gas company
1493.
gasometer - noun a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel; a meter for measuring
the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe
1494.
gaspar - noun (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
1495.
gasping - adj. breathing laboriously or convulsively
1496.
gaspingly - adv. in a breathless manner; as someone winded and out of breath
1497.
gassing - noun the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas; the process of interacting with gas
1498.
gasteromycete - noun any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes
1499.
gasteromycetes - noun fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars;
stinkhorn fungi
1500.
gasterophilus - noun type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies
1501.
gasteropoda - noun snails and slugs and their relatives
1502.
gasterosteidae - noun sticklebacks
1503.
gasterosteus - noun type genus of the family Gasterosteidae
1504.
gastralgia - noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
1505.
gastrectomy - noun surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
1506.
gastric - adj. relating to or involving the stomach
1507.
gastrin - noun polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; induces the secretion of gastric juice
1508.
gastritis - noun inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating
1509.
gastrocnemius - noun the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the
plantar flexion of the foot
1510.
gastroduodenal - adj. of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum
1511.
gastroenteritis - noun inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis
1512.
gastroenterologist - noun a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
1513.
gastroenterology - noun the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases
1514.
gastroenterostomy - noun surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed
when the normal opening has been eliminated
1515.
gastroesophageal - adj. of or relating to or involving the stomach and esophagus
1516.
gastrolobium - noun any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound
leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods
1517.
gastronomic - adj. of or relating to gastronomy
1518.
gastronomical - adj. of or relating to gastronomy
1519.
gastropod - noun a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head
bearing stalked eyes
1520.
gastropoda - noun snails and slugs and their relatives
1521.
gastroscope - noun a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach
1522.
gastroscopy - noun visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus
1523.
gastrostomy - noun surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)
1524.
gastrula - noun double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is
the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm
1525.
gastrulation - noun the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells
1526.
gasworks - noun the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
1527.
gat - noun a gangster's pistol
1528.
gatehouse - noun a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
1529.
gatekeeper - noun someone who controls access to something; someone who guards an entrance
1530.
gatepost - noun either of two posts that bound a gate
1531.
gatherer - noun a person who gathers; a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
1532.
gathering - noun a group of persons together in one place; the act of gathering something; the social act of assembling;
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
1533.
gathic - noun an ancient Iranian language
1534.
gaucheness - noun an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
1535.
gaucho - noun a cowboy of the South American pampas
1536.
gaud - noun cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
1537.
gaudery - noun cheap or pretentious or vain display
1538.
gaudily - adv. in a tastelessly garish manner
1539.
gaudiness - noun strident color or excessive ornamentation; tasteless showiness
1540.
gauffer - noun an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats; an iron used to press pleats and ridges; verb make wavy with a
heated goffering iron
1541.
gaultheria - noun widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs
1542.
gaumless - adj. (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality
1543.
gauntleted - adj. wearing a protective glove
1544.
gauntness - noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
1545.
gauntry - noun a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway
signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.
1546.
gauzy - adj. so thin as to transmit light
1547.
gavia - noun type genus of the Gavidae: loons
1548.
gavial - noun large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout
1549.
gavialis - noun type genus of the Gavialidae
1550.
gaviiformes - noun large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms
1551.
gawkiness - noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
1552.
gayal - noun ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur
1553.
gaylussacia - noun deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries
1554.
gayness - noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
1555.
gaywings - noun common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and
usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
1556.
gazania - noun any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers
1557.
gazebo - noun a small roofed building affording shade and rest
1558.
gazella - noun typical gazelles
1559.
gazetteer - noun a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas); a journalist who writes for a gazette
1560.
gean - noun wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting
1561.
gearbox - noun the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed
1562.
geared - adj. equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged
1563.
gearing - noun wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque
is changed
1564.
gearset - noun a set of gears
1565.
gearshift - noun a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
1566.
geebung - noun any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white
flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits
1567.
geek - noun a carnival performer who does disgusting acts; a person with an unusual or odd personality
1568.
geezer - noun a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
1569.
gehenna - noun a place where the wicked are punished after death
1570.
gekkonidae - noun geckos
1571.
gelatinize - verb convert into gelatinous form or jelly; become gelatinous or change into a jelly; coat with gelatin
1572.
gelatinousness - noun the property of having a viscosity like jelly
1573.
gelding - noun castrated male horse
1574.
gelechia - noun type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms
1575.
gelechiid - noun small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
1576.
gelechiidae - noun important economic pests
1577.
gelid - adj. extremely cold
1578.
gelidity - noun coldness due to a cold environment
1579.
gelignite - noun a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium
nitrate
1580.
gelly - noun a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium
nitrate
1581.
gelsemium - noun evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia
1582.
gelt - noun informal terms for money
1583.
gemara - noun the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna
1584.
gemination - noun the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect); the act of copying or making a duplicate (or
duplicates) of something
1585.
gemmation - noun asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a
separate individual
1586.
gemmiferous - adj. bearing or reproducing by a gemma
1587.
gemsbok - noun large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks
1588.
gemsbuck - noun large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks
1589.
gen - noun informal term for information
1590.
gendarme - noun a French policeman
1591.
gendarmerie - noun French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
1592.
genealogic - adj. of or relating to genealogy
1593.
genealogical - adj. of or relating to genealogy
1594.
genealogically - adv. in a genealogical manner
1595.
genealogist - noun an expert in genealogy
1596.
generalcy - noun the office and authority of a general
1597.
generalissimo - noun the officer who holds the supreme command
1598.
generalist - noun a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different
interests
1599.
generality - noun the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability; an idea or conclusion having
general application
1600.
generalization - noun (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus; reasoning from
detailed facts to general principles; an idea or conclusion having general application; the process of formulating general concepts
by abstracting common properties of instances
1601.
generalize - verb become systemic and spread throughout the body; draw from specific cases for more general cases;
speak or write in generalities; cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or
common use
1602.
generalized - adj. spread throughout a body or system; not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or
environment
1603.
generally - adv. without distinction of one from others; usually; as a rule; without regard to specific details or exceptions
1604.
generalship - noun the office and authority of a general; the leadership ability of a military general
1605.
generation - noun the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production; the production of heat or electricity;
group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent; the normal time between successive
generations; a stage of technological development or innovation; a coming into being; all the people living at the same time or of
approximately the same age
1606.
generational - adj. of or relating to a generation
1607.
generative - adj. producing new life or offspring; having the ability to produce or originate
1608.
generator - noun engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction; an apparatus
that produces a vapor or gas; an electronic device for producing a signal voltage; someone who originates or causes or initiates
1609.
omething
1610.
generically - adv. as sharing a common genus; without a trademark or brand name
1611.
generously - adv. in a generous manner
1612.
generousness - noun the trait of being willing to give your money or time
1613.
genet - noun agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail; French writer of novels and dramas for
the theater of the absurd (1910-1986); French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France
and England (1763-1834)
1614.
genetical - adj. of or relating to the science of genetics; of or relating to or produced by or being a gene
1615.
genetically - adv. by genetic mechanisms
1616.
geneticism - noun the belief that all human characteristics are determined genetically
1617.
geneticist - noun a biologist who specializes in genetics
1618.
genetics - noun the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
1619.
genetta - noun genets
1620.
genevan - noun a native or resident of Geneva; an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin
1621.
geniality - noun a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
1622.
genially - adv. in an affable manner
1623.
genic - adj. of or relating to or produced by or being a gene
1624.
geniculate - adj. bent at a sharp angle
1625.
genip - noun round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes;
tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
1626.
genipa - noun any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind
1627.
genipap - noun a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind
1628.
genista - noun chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom
1629.
genitalia - noun external sex organ
1630.
genitals - noun external sex organ
1631.
genitor - noun a natural father or mother
1632.
genitourinary - adj. of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions
1633.
genocide - noun systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
1634.
genoese - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants; noun a native or resident of Genoa
1635.
genome - noun the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of
an organism
1636.
genotypic - adj. of or relating to or constituting a genotype
1637.
genotypical - adj. of or relating to or constituting a genotype
1638.
gens - noun family based on male descent
1639.
genteelly - adv. in a genteel manner
1640.
genteelness - noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
1641.
gentiana - noun type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate
regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella
1642.
gentianaceae - noun chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
1643.
gentianales - noun an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae;
Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae
1644.
gentianella - noun low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary
bell-shaped blue flowers; genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana
1645.
gentlefolk - noun people of good family and breeding and high social status
1646.
gentlemanlike - adj. befitting a man of good breeding
1647.
gentlemanly - adj. befitting a man of good breeding
1648.
gentleness - noun acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; the property possessed by a slope that is
very gradual
1649.
gentlewoman - noun a woman of refinement
1650.
gently - adv. in a gradual manner; in a gentle manner; with little weight or force
1651.
genu - noun hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the
patella
1652.
genuflect - verb bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image; bend the knees and bow in a
servile manner
1653.
genuflection - noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
1654.
genuinely - adv. in accordance with truth or fact or reality; genuinely; with authority
1655.
genuineness - noun the state of being genuine; undisputed credibility
1656.
geococcyx - noun roadrunners
1657.
geode - noun (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
1658.
geodesical - adj. of or relating to or determined by geodesy
1659.
geoglossaceae - noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales
1660.
geoglossum - noun type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues
1661.
geographic - adj. determined by geography; of or relating to the science of geography
1662.
geographical - adj. determined by geography; of or relating to the science of geography
1663.
geographically - adv. with respect to geography
1664.
geographics - noun study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and
vegetation
1665.
geologic - adj. of or relating to or based on geology
1666.
geological - adj. of or relating to or based on geology
1667.
geologically - adv. with respect to geology
1668.
geologist - noun a specialist in geology
1669.
geomancer - noun one who practices geomancy
1670.
geomancy - noun divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of
particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)
1671.
geometric - adj. characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration; of or relating to or determined by
geometry
1672.
geometrical - adj. characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration; of or relating to or determined by
geometry
1673.
geometrically - adv. in a geometric fashion; with respect to geometry
1674.
geometrid - noun slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
1675.
geometridae - noun measuring worms
1676.
geometry - noun the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
1677.
geomorphological - adj. pertaining to geological structure
1678.
geomorphology - noun the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and
land forms
1679.
geomyidae - noun North American pocket gophers
1680.
geomys - noun type genus of the Geomyidae
1681.
geophagia - noun eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional
deficiency
1682.
geophagy - noun eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional
deficiency
1683.
geophilidae - noun small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth
1684.
geophilus - noun type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs
1685.
geophysicist - noun a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
1686.
geophyte - noun a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms
1687.
geophytic - adj. of or relating to geophytes
1688.
geopolitical - adj. of or relating to geopolitics
1689.
geopolitics - noun the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
1690.
geordie - noun the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne; a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1691.
georgette - noun a thin silk dress material
1692.
georgian - adj. of or relating to the Hanoverian kings of England; of or relating to or characteristic of the American state
of Georgia or its inhabitants; of or relating to or characteristic of the Asian republic of Georgia or its people or language; of or
relating to the former British colony of Georgia; noun a southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary
tradition; a native or inhabitant of Georgia in Asia; a native or resident of the American state of Georgia
1693.
geosphere - noun the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
1694.
geostrategic - adj. of or relating to geostrategy
1695.
geostrategy - noun the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy
1696.
geothermal - adj. of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth
1697.
geothermic - adj. of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth
1698.
geothlypis - noun yellowthroats
1699.
geotropism - noun an orienting response to gravity
1700.
geraniaceae - noun chiefly herbaceous plants
1701.
geraniales - noun an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae;
Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae
1702.
gerardia - noun any plant of the genus Gerardia
1703.
gerbera - noun genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies
1704.
gerbillinae - noun gerbils
1705.
gerbillus - noun type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils
1706.
gerenuk - noun slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns
1707.
gerfalcon - noun large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
1708.
geriatrician - noun a specialist in gerontology
1709.
geriatrics - noun the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
1710.
germander - noun any of various plants of the genus Teucrium
1711.
germaneness - noun pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand
1712.
germanism - noun a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens
1713.
germanist - noun a specialist in the study of Germanic language or culture or literature
1714.
germanite - noun a rare reddish-grey mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide
1715.
germfree - adj. free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile
1716.
germination - noun the origin of some development; the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
1717.
germy - adj. full of germs or pathological microorganisms
1718.
gerontocracy - noun a political system governed by old men
1719.
gerres - noun type genus of the Gerreidae
1720.
gerridae - noun an arthropod family that includes water striders; mojarras
1721.
gerrymander - noun an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage);
verb divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts
1722.
gesneria - noun any plant of the genus Gesneria
1723.
gesneriaceae - noun large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order
Scrophulariales
1724.
gesso - noun gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so
prepared)
1725.
gestate - verb have the idea for; be pregnant with
1726.
gestation - noun the conception and development of an idea or plan; the period during which an embryo develops (about
266 days in humans); the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus
in her
1727.
terus
1728.
gestational - adj. of or relating to gestation
1729.
gesticulation - noun a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
1730.
gestural - adj. being other than verbal communication; used of the language of the deaf
1731.
geta - noun footwear usually with wooden soles
1732.
gettable - adj. capable of being obtained
1733.
getting - noun the act of acquiring something
1734.
getup - noun a set of clothing (with accessories)
1735.
geum - noun avens
1736.
gewgaw - noun cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
1737.
gharry - noun a horse-drawn carriage in India
1738.
ghastliness - noun the quality of being ghastly
1739.
ghat - noun stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water
1740.
ghatti - noun an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic
1741.
ghee - noun clarified butter used in Indian cookery
1742.
gheg - noun the dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia
1743.
ghettoize - verb put in a ghetto
1744.
ghostfish - noun eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth
1745.
ghostliness - noun strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear
1746.
ghostwrite - verb write for someone else
1747.
gi - adj. of or relating to the stomach and intestines; noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 7958 ampere-turns; verb
clean in preparation for inspection
1748.
giantism - noun excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland;
excessive largeness of stature
1749.
giardia - noun a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans
1750.
giardiasis - noun infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea
and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort
1751.
gib - noun a castrated tomcat
1752.
gibber - noun unintelligible talking; verb chatter inarticulately; of monkeys; speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly
and incessantly
1753.
gibbose - adj. (used of the moon) more than half full
1754.
gibbosity - noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
1755.
gibbousness - noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
1756.
gibbsite - noun white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide; a constituent of bauxite and a source of
alumina
1757.
gibingly - adv. in a disrespectful jeering manner
1758.
giblets - noun edible viscera of a fowl
1759.
giddily - adv. in a giddy light-headed manner
1760.
giddiness - noun an impulsive scatterbrained manner; a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
1761.
gidgee - noun scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms
1762.
gifted - adj. endowed with talent or talents
1763.
gigantism - noun excessive largeness of stature; excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone
from the pituitary gland
1764.
gigartinaceae - noun a family of protoctist
1765.
giggler - noun a person who laughs nervously
1766.
gigolo - noun a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman
1767.
gigot - noun lamb leg suitable for roasting
1768.
gilbertian - adj. wildly comic and improbable as in Gilbert and Sullivan operas; of or pertaining to or characteristic of the
style of William S. Gilbert
1769.
gilded - adj. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; made from or
covered with gold; rich and superior in quality
1770.
gilder - noun someone whose occupation is apply an overlay of gold or gilt
1771.
gilding - noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
1772.
gilled - adj. provided with gills
1773.
gillie - noun a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief; a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up
the instep
1774.
gillyflower - noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many
varieties and many colors; any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
1775.
gimbaled - adj. supported on gimbals and remaining steady or level when the base tips
1776.
gimcrack - adj. tastelessly showy; noun ornamental objects of no great value
1777.
gimcrackery - noun ornamental objects of no great value
1778.
gimel - noun the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
1779.
gimlet - noun a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice; hand tool for boring holes
1780.
gimp - noun disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet; verb walk impeded by some physical limitation or
injury
1781.
gingerbread - noun cake flavored with ginger
1782.
gingerly - adj. with extreme care or delicacy; adv. in a gingerly manner
1783.
gingerol - noun derived from ginger; source of the hotness of ginger
1784.
gingerroot - noun pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery
1785.
gingersnap - noun a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
1786.
gingery - adj. having a taste like that of ginger; (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
1787.
gingiva - noun the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
1788.
gingival - adj. of or relating to the gums
1789.
gingivitis - noun inflammation of the gums
1790.
ginglymostoma - noun nurse sharks
1791.
ginglymus - noun a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane
1792.
ginkgoaceae - noun constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms
1793.
ginkgoales - noun coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first appeared in the Permian and now represented
by a single surviving species; often included in Coniferales
1794.
gip - verb deprive of by deceit
1795.
giraffa - noun type genus of the Giraffidae
1796.
giraffidae - noun giraffes
1797.
girandola - noun an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror
1798.
girandole - noun an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror
1799.
girasol - noun tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers; an opal
with flaming orange and yellow and red colors
1800.
girder - noun a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
1801.
girlhood - noun the childhood of a girl
1802.
girlishly - adv. like a girl
1803.
girlishness - noun being characteristic of a girl
1804.
giro - noun a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when
they receive authorization to do so; a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed
either at a bank or at the post office
1805.
girondin - noun a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the
Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins
1806.
girondism - noun the doctrine of the Girondists
1807.
girondist - noun a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the
Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins
1808.
girt - verb encircle or bind
1809.
gish - noun United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)
1810.
git - noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
1811.
gittern - noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
1812.
givenness - noun the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being acknowledged or assumed
1813.
giver - noun someone who devotes himself completely; person who makes a gift of property
1814.
giving - adj. given or giving freely; noun disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return; the
act of giving; the imparting of news or promises etc.
1815.
gizmo - noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job; something unspecified whose name is either
forgotten or not known
1816.
gizzard - noun thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
1817.
glabella - noun a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting
point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges
1818.
glabellar - adj. of or relating to the glabella
1819.
glabrescent - adj. lacking hair or a similar growth or tending to become hairless
1820.
glabrous - adj. having no hair or similar growth; smooth
1821.
glace - adj. (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar
1822.
glacially - adv. by a glacier
1823.
glaciation - noun the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice; the condition of being covered with
glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
1824.
gladdon - noun iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
1825.
gladfulness - noun experiencing joy and pleasure
1826.
gladiatorial - adj. of or relating to or resembling gladiators or their combat
1827.
gladiola - noun any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having swordshaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
1828.
gladly - adv. in a willing manner
1829.
gladness - noun experiencing joy and pleasure
1830.
gladsome - adj. experiencing or expressing gladness or joy
1831.
gladsomeness - noun experiencing joy and pleasure
1832.
glamorize - verb make glamorous and attractive; interpret romantically
1833.
glanders - noun a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans
1834.
glareola - noun type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles
1835.
glareole - noun Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
1836.
glareolidae - noun Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers
1837.
glaring - adj. shining intensely; conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
1838.
glaringly - adv. in a glaring manner
1839.
glary - adj. shining intensely
1840.
glassblower - noun someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass
1841.
glasses - noun optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
1842.
glassful - noun the quantity a glass will hold
1843.
glasshouse - noun a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled
conditions
1844.
glassless - adj. not furnished with glass
1845.
glassmaker - noun someone who makes glass
1846.
glasswork - noun an article of tableware made of glass
1847.
glassworker - noun someone who cuts flat glass to size
1848.
glassworks - noun a workplace where glass is made
1849.
glaucium - noun herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy
1850.
glaucomys - noun New World flying squirrels
1851.
glauconite - noun a green mineral consisting of hydrated silicate of potassium or iron or magnesium or aluminum; found
in greensand
1852.
glaux - noun sea milkwort
1853.
glazed - adj. having a shiny surface or coating; fitted or covered with glass; (of foods) covered with a shiny coating by
applying e.g. beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture; (used of eyes) lacking liveliness
1854.
glazer - noun someone who cuts flat glass to size
1855.
glazier - noun someone who cuts flat glass to size
1856.
gleaming - adj. bright with a steady but subdued shining; noun an appearance of reflected light; a flash of light (especially
reflected light)
1857.
gleaner - noun someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully; someone who
picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters
1858.
gleba - noun fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn
1859.
glebe - noun plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
1860.
gleditsia - noun deciduous trees: honey locusts
1861.
gleefully - adv. in a joyous and gleeful manner
1862.
gleefulness - noun great merriment
1863.
gleet - noun a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea
1864.
glengarry - noun a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as
part of military dress
1865.
glia - noun sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells
together compose the tissue of the central nervous system
1866.
glial - adj. of or relating to neuroglia
1867.
glibly - adv. with superficial plausibility
1868.
glibness - noun a kind of fluent easy superficiality
1869.
glider - noun aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
1870.
gliding - noun the activity of flying a glider
1871.
glimmering - adj. shining softly and intermittently; noun a slight suggestion or vague understanding
1872.
glimmery - adj. shining softly and intermittently
1873.
glioma - noun a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
1874.
gliridae - noun dormice and other Old World forms
1875.
glis - noun type genus of the Gliridae
1876.
glissando - adv. (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes); noun a rapid
series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
1877.
glistening - adj. reflecting light
1878.
glister - noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
1879.
glittering - adj. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
1880.
glittery - adj. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
1881.
gloam - noun the time of day immediately following sunset
1882.
gloaming - noun the time of day immediately following sunset
1883.
gloating - noun malicious satisfaction
1884.
gloatingly - adv. in a gloating manner
1885.
globally - adv. throughout the world
1886.
globefish - noun any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a
globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
1887.
globeflower - noun any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers
1888.
globicephala - noun pilot whales
1889.
globigerina - noun marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes
1890.
globigerinidae - noun a family of protoctists
1891.
globin - noun a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red
blood cells
1892.
globose - adj. having the shape of a sphere or ball
1893.
globosity - noun the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
1894.
globularness - noun the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
1895.
glochid - noun a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
1896.
glochidium - noun a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
1897.
glockenspiel - noun a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played
with small hammers
1898.
glomerule - noun a compacted or sessile cyme
1899.
glomerulonephritis - noun nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased
production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema
1900.
glomerulus - noun a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine
formation
1901.
gloomful - adj. depressingly dark
1902.
gloomily - adv. with gloom
1903.
gloominess - noun the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness; a feeling of melancholy apprehension; an
atmosphere of depression and melancholy
1904.
glooming - adj. depressingly dark
1905.
glorification - noun the act of glorifying (as in worship); a portrayal of something as ideal; a state of high honor
1906.
gloriole - noun an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
1907.
gloriosa - noun any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils
at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
1908.
gloriously - adv. blessedly or wonderfully; with glory or in a glorious manner
1909.
glossa - noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
1910.
glossalgia - noun pain in the tongue
1911.
glossarist - noun a scholiast who writes glosses or glossaries
1912.
glossily - adv. in a glossy manner
1913.
glossina - noun bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
1914.
glossiness - noun the property of being smooth and shiny
1915.
glossitis - noun inflammation of the tongue
1916.
glossodynia - noun pain in the tongue
1917.
glossopharyngeal - adj. pertaining to the tongue and throat
1918.
glossoptosis - noun abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue
1919.
gloveless - adj. devoid of gloves
1920.
glower - noun an angry stare; verb look at with a fixed gaze; look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal
disapproval
1921.
glowering - adj. showing a brooding ill humor
1922.
gloweringly - adv. in a glowering manner
1923.
glowing - adj. highly enthusiastic; noun the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
1924.
glowingly - adv. in an enthusiastically glowing manner
1925.
glowworm - noun the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
1926.
gloxinia - noun any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped
flowers
1927.
glucinium - noun a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
1928.
gluck - noun German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)
1929.
glucoside - noun a glycoside derived from glucose
1930.
glucosuria - noun the presence of abnormally high levels of glucose in the urine
1931.
glueyness - noun the property of being cohesive and sticky
1932.
glug - verb make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle
1933.
glume - noun small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae
1934.
glumly - adv. in a sullen manner
1935.
glumness - noun a gloomy ill-tempered feeling; an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
1936.
gluteal - adj. of or relating to or near the gluteus muscles
1937.
glutelin - noun a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals
1938.
gluten - noun a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
1939.
gluteus - noun any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
1940.
glutinosity - noun the property of having a viscosity like jelly
1941.
glutinousness - noun the property of having a viscosity like jelly
1942.
gluttonize - verb eat a lot and without restraint
1943.
gluttonous - adj. given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
1944.
gluttonously - adv. in a gluttonous manner
1945.
gluttony - noun eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins); habitual eating to excess
1946.
glyceraldehyde - noun a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars
1947.
glyceria - noun manna grass
1948.
glycerite - noun a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin
1949.
glycerogel - noun a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin
1950.
glycerogelatin - noun a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin
1951.
glycerole - noun a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin
1952.
glycerolize - verb place in glycerol
1953.
glyceryl - noun a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals
1954.
glycogenesis - noun the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand; the
formation in animals of glycogen from glucose
1955.
glycogenic - adj. of or relating to or involving glycogen
1956.
glycolysis - noun a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either
pyruvic acid or lactic acid and release energy for the body in the form of ATP
1957.
glycoprotein - noun a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component
1958.
glycosuria - noun the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine
1959.
glycyrrhiza - noun sticky perennial Eurasian herbs
1960.
glyoxaline - noun an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor
1961.
glyptography - noun carving or engraving (especially on stones); carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones)
1962.
gnaphalium - noun large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucres
1963.
gnarled - adj. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
1964.
gnarly - adj. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
1965.
gnatcatcher - noun very small North American and South American warblers
1966.
gnathion - noun the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline
1967.
gnathostomata - noun comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws
1968.
gnathostome - noun a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws
1969.
gnawer - noun relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for
gnawing
1970.
gnetaceae - noun plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the
genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as genus Gnetum
1971.
gnetales - noun chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the
ancestral line of angiosperms
1972.
gnetum - noun small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves;
exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour
1973.
gnomic - adj. relating to or containing gnomes
1974.
gnomish - adj. used of small deformed creatures
1975.
gnosis - noun intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics
1976.
gnosticism - noun a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered
heresy by Christian churches
1977.
goalie - noun the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to
prevent opposing players from scoring; the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
1978.
goalkeeper - noun the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and
tries to prevent opposing players from scoring; the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
1979.
goalless - adj. having no points scores
1980.
goalmouth - noun (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal
1981.
goalpost - noun one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
1982.
goatee - noun a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
1983.
goateed - adj. having a small pointed chin beard
1984.
goatfish - noun brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
1985.
goatsbeard - noun weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
1986.
goatsfoot - noun short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers
1987.
goatskin - noun the hide of a goat
1988.
goatsucker - noun mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large
eyes; feed on insects
1989.
gobbet - noun a lump or chunk of raw meat
1990.
gobbler - noun a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls; male turkey
1991.
gobi - noun a desert in central China
1992.
gobiesocidae - noun clingfishes
1993.
gobiesox - noun type genus of the Gobiesocidae
1994.
gobiidae - noun gobies
1995.
gobio - noun true gudgeons
1996.
goblin - noun (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
1997.
goby - noun small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having
the ventral fins modified as a sucker
1998.
godchild - noun an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
1999.
goddam - adj. expletives used informally as intensifiers; adv. extremely
2000.
goddaughter - noun a female godchild
2001.
godforsaken - adj. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
2002.
godiva - noun according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the
townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a
synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080)
2003.
godless - adj. not revering god
2004.
godlessness - noun impiety by virtue of not being a godly person; the doctrine or belief that there is no God
2005.
godliness - noun piety by virtue of being a godly person
2006.
godly - adj. showing great reverence for god; emanating from God
2007.
godown - noun a warehouse in the East
2008.
godspeed - noun a successful journey
2009.
goethian - adj. of or relating to or in the manner of Goethe
2010.
goffer - noun an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats; an iron used to press pleats and ridges; a zealously energetic
person (especially a salesman); verb make wavy with a heated goffering iron
2011.
goggles - noun tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
2012.
goidelic - noun any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
2013.
going - adj. in full operation; noun advancing toward a goal; act of departing; euphemistic expressions for death
2014.
goiter - noun abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a
deficiency of iodine in the diet
2015.
goitrogen - noun any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter
2016.
golconda - noun a source of great wealth (especially a mine)
2017.
goldbeater - noun an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf
2018.
goldbrick - noun anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless; a brick-shaped block that looks
like gold but is not; an idle worthless person; a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort; verb avoid (one's
assigned duties); deprive of by deceit
2019.
goldcrest - noun European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch
2020.
goldcup - noun any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
2021.
goldfield - noun a district where gold is mined
2022.
goldilocks - noun early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of
goldenrod
2023.
goldstone - noun aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles
2024.
goldworker - noun an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
2025.
golem - noun (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means; a mechanism
that can move automatically
2026.
golfer - noun someone who plays the game of golf
2027.
golgi - noun Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies
(1844-1926)
2028.
golgotha - noun a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
2029.
goliard - noun a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition
of satirical and ribald Latin songs
2030.
golliwogg - noun a grotesque black doll
2031.
goma - noun a city in eastern Congo at the northern end of Lake Kivu near the border with Rwanda
2032.
gomphrena - noun genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia
2033.
gomuti - noun Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk
pith yields sago
2034.
gonad - noun a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
2035.
gonadal - adj. of or relating to the gonads
2036.
gonadotropic - adj. of or relating to or involving gonadotropin
2037.
gonadotropin - noun hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls
reproductive activity
2038.
gond - noun a member of a formerly tribal people in south central India
2039.
gondi - noun a Dravidian language spoken by the Gond in south central India
2040.
gondolier - noun a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola
2041.
goner - noun a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
2042.
gongorism - noun an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora
2043.
gongorist - noun a practitioner of the affected elegant style of the Spanish poet Gongora
2044.
gonion - noun the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
2045.
gonne - noun Irish patriot and a founder of the Sinn Fein (1865-1953)
2046.
gonococcus - noun the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea
2047.
gonorrhea - noun a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful
urination and pain around the urethra
2048.
goo - noun any thick messy substance
2049.
goodenia - noun a genus of shrubs and herbs that grow in Australia and New Guinea and Malaysia and southeast Asia
2050.
goodeniaceae - noun a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China
2051.
goodish - adj. moderately good of its kind; large in amount or extent or degree
2052.
goodly - adj. large in amount or extent or degree
2053.
goodness - noun moral excellence or admirableness; that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
2054.
goodyera - noun genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and
small flowers
2055.
googly - noun a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
2056.
googol - noun a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred)
2057.
googolplex - noun a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol)
2058.
gook - noun a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War); any
thick messy substance
2059.
goon - noun an aggressive and violent young criminal; an awkward stupid person
2060.
goonie - noun a variety of albatross with black feet
2061.
goop - noun street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
2062.
goosander - noun common merganser of Europe and North America
2063.
goosefish - noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
2064.
gooseflesh - noun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
2065.
goosefoot - noun any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers
2066.
gooselike - adj. having or revealing stupidity
2067.
gooseneck - noun something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
2068.
goosy - adj. having or revealing stupidity
2069.
gopherwood - noun small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and
heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye
2070.
goral - noun small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains
2071.
gordius - noun legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot
2072.
gorged - adj. fed beyond capacity or desire
2073.
gorgeously - adv. in an impressively beautiful manner
2074.
gorger - noun someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
2075.
gorgerin - noun the molding at the top of a column
2076.
gorget - noun armor plate that protects the neck
2077.
gorgonacea - noun red corals and sea fans
2078.
gorgoniacea - noun red corals and sea fans
2079.
gorgonian - noun corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton
2080.
gorgonzola - noun Italian blue cheese
2081.
goring - noun German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946)
2082.
gormandize - verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
2083.
gosmore - noun European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a
cat's ears
2084.
gospeler - noun a preacher of the Christian gospel
2085.
gossiper - noun a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
2086.
gossiping - noun a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
2087.
gossipmonger - noun a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
2088.
gossipy - adj. prone to friendly informal communication
2089.
gossypium - noun herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton
2090.
goth - noun one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries; a crude uncouth illbred person lacking culture or refinement
2091.
gothite - noun a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust
2092.
goudy - noun United States printer noted for designing typefaces (1865-1947)
2093.
gouger - noun an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye; a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
2094.
goujon - noun large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
2095.
goulash - noun a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika
2096.
gourde - noun the basic unit of money in Haiti
2097.
gourmand - noun a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
2098.
gourmandism - noun the disposition and habits of a gourmand
2099.
gouty - adj. suffering from gout
2100.
governable - adj. capable of being controlled
2101.
governing - adj. responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; noun the act of governing; exercising authority
2102.
government - noun the act of governing; exercising authority; (government) the system or form by which a community or
other political unit is governed; the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; the study of government of
states and other political units
2103.
governmental - adj. dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state; of or relating to the
governing authorities
2104.
governmentally - adv. by government
2105.
governorship - noun the office of governor
2106.
goy - noun in this sense `gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians
used by Jews
2107.
grabber - noun an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately
2108.
gracefully - adv. in a graceful manner; in a gracious or graceful manner
2109.
gracefulness - noun beautiful carriage
2110.
graceless - adj. lacking grace; clumsy; lacking graciousness; lacking social polish
2111.
gracelessly - adv. in a graceless manner; without grace; rigidly
2112.
gracelessness - noun an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression; the inelegance of
someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
2113.
gracilariid - noun small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves
2114.
gracilariidae - noun leaf miners
2115.
gracile - adj. slender and graceful
2116.
gracility - noun elegance and beauty of movement or expression
2117.
graciously - adv. in a gracious or graceful manner
2118.
graciousness - noun excellence of manners or social conduct; the quality of being kind and gentle
2119.
gradable - adj. capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size etc.)
2120.
gradation - noun the act of arranging in grades; relative position in a graded series; a degree of ablaut
2121.
gradational - adj. taking place by degrees
2122.
gradatory - adj. taking place by degrees
2123.
graded - adj. arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
2124.
grader - noun a judge who assigns grades to something
2125.
grading - noun changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface; evaluation of performance by
assigning a grade or score; the act of arranging in a graduated series
2126.
graduality - noun the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages
2127.
gradually - adv. in a gradual manner
2128.
gradualness - noun the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual; the quality of being gradual or of coming about
by gradual stages
2129.
graduated - adj. (of taxes) increasing as the amount taxed increases; (of taxes) decreasing as the amount taxed increases;
taking place by degrees; marked with or divided into degrees
2130.
graduation - noun the successful completion of a program of study; a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a
measurement; the act of arranging in grades; an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
2131.
graffito - noun a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
2132.
grafting - noun the act of grafting something onto something else
2133.
grainfield - noun a field where grain is grown
2134.
graininess - noun the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
2135.
graining - noun a texture like that of wood
2136.
gram - noun Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them
(1853-1938); a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
2137.
grama - noun pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
2138.
gramicidin - noun an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections
produced by Gram-positive bacteria
2139.
graminaceae - noun the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
2140.
gramineae - noun the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
2141.
grammatical - adj. conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; of or pertaining to grammar
2142.
grammatically - adv. in a grammatical manner
2143.
grammatolatry - noun the worship of words
2144.
grammatophyllum - noun small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the
giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long
2145.
gramme - noun a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
2146.
gramophone - noun an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
2147.
grampus - noun slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas; predatory black-and-white toothed whale with
large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
2148.
granada - noun a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by
Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a
major tourist
2149.
ttraction
2150.
granadilla - noun the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers; Brazilian
passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit; considered best for fruit; tropical American passionflower yielding the large
granadilla fruit
2151.
granadillo - noun West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony
2152.
grandaunt - noun an aunt of your father or mother
2153.
granddad - noun the father of your father or mother
2154.
granddaddy - noun the father of your father or mother
2155.
grandee - noun a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
2156.
grandiloquence - noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
2157.
grandiloquently - adv. in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner
2158.
grandiosely - adv. in a grandiose manner
2159.
grandiosity - noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
2160.
grandly - adv. in a grand manner
2161.
grandness - noun splendid or imposing in size or appearance; the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand;
unusual largeness in size or extent or number; a prominent status
2162.
grandstander - noun someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand
2163.
granduncle - noun an uncle of your father or mother
2164.
grange - noun an outlying farm
2165.
granger - noun a person who operates a farm
2166.
granitelike - adj. hard as granite
2167.
graniteware - noun a kind of stone grey enamelware
2168.
granter - noun a person who grants or gives something
2169.
granth - noun the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five
gurus
2170.
granularity - noun the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
2171.
granulated - adj. made grainy or formed into granules
2172.
granulation - noun the act of forming something into granules or grains; new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that
form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process
2173.
granuliferous - adj. producing or full of granules
2174.
granulocyte - noun a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm
2175.
granuloma - noun a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection
2176.
granulomatous - adj. relating to or characterized by granulomas
2177.
granulose - adj. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
2178.
grapelike - adj. resembling the fruit of a grape vine
2179.
grapeshot - noun a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
2180.
graphical - adj. written or drawn or engraved; relating to or presented by a graph
2181.
graphically - adv. in a graphic way; with respect to graphic aspects; in a diagrammatic manner
2182.
graphics - noun the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book; photographs or other visual representations in a
printed publication
2183.
graphologist - noun a specialist in inferring character from handwriting
2184.
graphology - noun the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition)
2185.
graphospasm - noun muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
2186.
grapnel - noun a light anchor for small boats; a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown
with a rope
2187.
grappa - noun Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing
2188.
grappler - noun a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope; combatant who
tries to throw opponent to the ground
2189.
grappling - noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down; the
act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
2190.
grapy - adj. having a taste like that of grapes
2191.
graspable - adj. capable of being apprehended or understood
2192.
grasping - adj. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; noun the act of gripping something firmly with the hands;
understanding with difficulty
2193.
grasshopper - noun terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; a cocktail made of creme de menthe
and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)
2194.
grassless - adj. lacking grass
2195.
grasslike - adj. resembling grass
2196.
gratefully - adv. with appreciation; in a grateful manner
2197.
gratefulness - noun warm friendly feelings of gratitude
2198.
graticule - noun a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical
instrument
2199.
gratification - noun the act or an instance of satisfying; state of being gratified; great satisfaction
2200.
gratified - adj. having received what was desired
2201.
gratifying - adj. pleasing to the mind or feeling; occasioning pride; affording satisfaction or pleasure; giving pleasure or
satisfaction
2202.
gratifyingly - adv. in a gratifying manner
2203.
grating - adj. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; noun optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel
grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum; a frame
of iron bars to hold a fire; a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
2204.
gratuitously - adv. in an uncalled-for manner
2205.
gratulatory - adj. expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune
2206.
gravedigger - noun a person who earns a living by digging graves
2207.
gravelly - adj. abounding in small stones; unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
2208.
gravelweed - noun perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States
2209.
gravely - adv. in a grave and sober manner; to a severe or serious degree
2210.
graveness - noun a manner that is serious and solemn
2211.
graver - noun a tool used by an engraver
2212.
gravidity - noun technical terms for pregnancy
2213.
gravidness - noun technical terms for pregnancy
2214.
gravimeter - noun a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth; a measuring
instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
2215.
gravimetric - adj. of or relating to hydrometry
2216.
gravimetry - noun the measurement of specific gravity
2217.
gravitation - noun a figurative movement toward some attraction; movement downward resulting from gravitational
attraction; (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for
bodies near its surface
2218.
gravitational - adj. of or relating to or caused by gravitation
2219.
gravitationally - adv. with respect to gravitation
2220.
gravitative - adj. of or relating to or caused by gravitation
2221.
gravity - noun a solemn and dignified feeling; (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe;
especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; a manner that is serious and solemn
2222.
gravure - noun the act of intaglio printing; an intaglio print produced by gravure; a printing plate used in the process of
gravure; a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left
in the recesses makes the print
2223.
grayback - noun a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere; a dowitcher with a grey
back
2224.
graylag - noun common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
2225.
grayly - adv. having a grey appearance
2226.
grayness - noun a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
2227.
grazier - noun a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market
2228.
grazing - noun the act of brushing against while passing; the act of grazing
2229.
greasepaint - noun a greasy substance used as makeup by actors
2230.
greaseproof - adj. resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax
2231.
greaser - noun offensive terms for a person of Mexican descent
2232.
greasewood - noun low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
2233.
greasily - adv. in a greasy manner
2234.
greasiness - noun consisting of or covered with oil
2235.
greathearted - adj. noble and generous in spirit
2236.
greatly - adv. to an extraordinary extent or degree
2237.
greatness - noun the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence; unusual
largeness in size or extent or number
2238.
greave - noun armor plate that protects legs below the knee
2239.
greaves - noun the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
2240.
greedily - adv. in a greedy manner
2241.
greediness - noun an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); an excessive desire for food
2242.
greenback - noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
2243.
greenbrier - noun a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round
stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
2244.
greengage - noun sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum
2245.
greengrocery - noun a greengrocer's grocery store; groceries sold by a greengrocer
2246.
greenhood - noun any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers
often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
2247.
greenhorn - noun an awkward and inexperienced youth
2248.
greening - adj. turning green; leafing out; noun the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored
2249.
greenishness - noun the property of being somewhat green
2250.
greenling - noun food fish of the northern Pacific
2251.
greenly - adv. with green color
2252.
greenness - noun the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation; the state of not being ripe; green color or pigment;
resembling the color of growing grass
2253.
greenockite - noun ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form
2254.
greenroom - noun a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors
2255.
greensand - noun an olive-green sandstone containing glauconite
2256.
greenshank - noun large European sandpiper with greenish legs
2257.
greensick - adj. of or pertaining to or suffering from chlorosis
2258.
greensickness - noun iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and
a green color to the skin
2259.
greenside - adj. adjacent to a putting green
2260.
greenweed - noun small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England
and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
2261.
greenwing - noun common teal of Eurasia and North America
2262.
greeter - noun a person who greets
2263.
greeting - noun (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
2264.
gregarine - noun vermiform protozoans parasitic in insects and other invertebrates
2265.
gregarinida - noun an order in the subclass Telosporidia
2266.
gregariously - adv. in a gregarious manner
2267.
gregariousness - noun the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone
2268.
gregorian - adj. of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the calendar he introduced in 1582; of or relating to Pope Gregory I
or to the plainsong chants of the Roman Catholic Church
2269.
greisen - noun a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica
2270.
grenadian - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Grenada or its inhabitants; noun a native or inhabitant of Grenada
2271.
grenadier - noun deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail; an infantryman equipped with grenades
2272.
grenadine - noun thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks
2273.
grevillea - noun any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea
2274.
grewia - noun a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees
2275.
greyly - adv. having a grey appearance
2276.
greyness - noun a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
2277.
griddlecake - noun a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle; a scone made by dropping a spoonful of
batter on a griddle
2278.
griever - noun a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
2279.
grieving - adj. sorrowful through loss or deprivation
2280.
grievously - adv. in a grievous manner
2281.
griffon - noun breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in
Holland but largely developed in France; breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short
bearded muzzle; large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings; winged monster
with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
2282.
grifter - noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
2283.
grigri - noun an African amulet
2284.
grillroom - noun a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
2285.
griminess - noun the state of being grimy
2286.
grimly - adv. in a grim implacable manner
2287.
grimness - noun something hard to endure; the quality of being ghastly
2288.
grimy - adj. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
2289.
grindelia - noun large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America
2290.
grinder - noun a machine tool that polishes metal; machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing; grinding
tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars; a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled
with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the
United States
2291.
grinding - noun a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears); matter resulting from the process of grinding; the
wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
2292.
grindle - noun primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of
North America
2293.
gringo - noun a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
2294.
grinner - noun a person who grins
2295.
grinning - noun a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or
amusement
2296.
griping - noun acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
2297.
gripping - adj. capable of arousing and holding the attention
2298.
gripsack - noun a small suitcase
2299.
gris - noun Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927)
2300.
grisaille - noun chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
2301.
grison - noun carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark
underparts
2302.
gristle - noun tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
2303.
gristly - adj. difficult to chew
2304.
gritrock - noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
2305.
grits - noun coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
2306.
gritstone - noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
2307.
grivet - noun white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face
2308.
grizzled - adj. having dark hairs mixed with grey or white
2309.
groaner - noun a person who groans
2310.
groaning - adj. making low inarticulate sound as e.g. of pain or sorrow
2311.
groats - noun the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals
2312.
groenendael - noun black-coated sheepdog with a heavily plumed tail
2313.
grog - noun rum cut with water
2314.
grogginess - noun marginal consciousness; a groggy state resulting from weariness; a dazed and staggering state caused
by alcohol
2315.
grogram - noun a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum
2316.
gromwell - noun European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands
2317.
groomsman - noun a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
2318.
groover - noun a device that makes grooves by cutting or punching
2319.
grooving - noun the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm
2320.
groovy - adj. (British informal) very chic; very good
2321.
groping - adj. acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
2322.
gropingly - adv. in an uncertain groping manner
2323.
groschen - noun 100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria
2324.
grosgrain - noun a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs
2325.
grossly - adv. in a gross manner
2326.
grossness - noun the quality of lacking taste and refinement
2327.
grossulariaceae - noun in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
2328.
grosz - noun 100 groszy equal 1 zloty in Poland
2329.
grot - noun a small cave (usually with attractive features)
2330.
grotesquely - adv. in a grotesque manner
2331.
grotesqueness - noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
2332.
grotesquerie - noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
2333.
grotto - noun a small cave (usually with attractive features)
2334.
grouch - noun a bad-tempered person; verb show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
2335.
grouchily - adv. in an ill-natured manner
2336.
grouchy - adj. perversely irritable
2337.
groundberry - noun creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red
berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil; small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and
succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia
2338.
grounder - noun (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
2339.
groundhog - noun reddish brown North American marmot
2340.
grounding - noun fastening electrical equipment to earth; education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of
knowledge
2341.
groundless - adj. without a basis in reason or fact
2342.
groundlessness - noun the quality of lacking substance or value
2343.
groundling - noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
2344.
groundmass - noun the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded
2345.
groundnut - noun nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans; a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and
edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans; pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut'
and `monkey nut' are British terms
2346.
grounds - noun a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.); the enclosed land around a
house or other building; your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; a justification for something
existing or happening; sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
2347.
groundsheet - noun a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture
2348.
groundsman - noun someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
2349.
grouped - adj. arranged into groups
2350.
grouper - noun usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas; flesh of a saltwater fish similar to sea bass
2351.
grouping - noun the activity of putting things together in groups; a system for classifying things into groups; any number
of entities (members) considered as a unit
2352.
grouse - noun popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet; flesh of any of various grouse of the
family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil; verb hunt grouse; complain
2353.
grouseberry - noun shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries
2354.
groveler - noun someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
2355.
groveling - adj. totally submissive
2356.
grower - noun someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
2357.
growing - adj. increasing in size or degree or amount; relating to or suitable for growth; having or showing vigorous
vegetal or animal life; noun (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten
state; (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an
organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
2358.
growler - noun a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping; a speaker whose voice sounds
like a growl
2359.
growling - noun a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal); the sound of growling (as made by
animals)
2360.
grubbily - adv. in a dingy manner
2361.
grubbiness - noun the state of being grimy
2362.
grubstake - noun funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits; verb
supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits
2363.
grudging - adj. petty or reluctant in giving or spending; of especially an attitude
2364.
grudgingly - adv. in a grudging manner
2365.
gruel - noun a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
2366.
grueling - adj. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
2367.
gruesomely - adv. in a gruesome manner
2368.
gruesomeness - noun the quality of being ghastly
2369.
gruffly - adv. in a gruff manner
2370.
gruffness - noun a throaty harshness; an abrupt discourteous manner
2371.
grugru - noun tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts
2372.
gruidae - noun cranes
2373.
gruiformes - noun inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food:
cranes; rails; bustards
2374.
grumbler - noun a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
2375.
grumbling - adj. muttering discontentedly; continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; noun a complaint uttered in
a low and indistinct tone; a loud low dull continuous noise
2376.
grume - noun a thick viscous liquid; a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells
2377.
grummet - noun fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
2378.
grumose - adj. transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
2379.
grumous - adj. transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
2380.
grump - noun a bad-tempered person
2381.
grumpily - adv. in an ill-natured manner
2382.
grumpiness - noun a fussy and eccentric disposition
2383.
grumpy - adj. perversely irritable
2384.
grundyism - noun excessive or affected modesty
2385.
grunter - noun a person who grunts; domestic swine
2386.
grunting - adj. making short inarticulate guttural sounds as of effort expended
2387.
gruntle - verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
2388.
grus - noun type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes; a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
2389.
gryllidae - noun crickets
2390.
guacharo - noun nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of
butter
2391.
guaiac - noun hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
2392.
guaiacum - noun small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America; medicinal resin from
the lignum vitae tree; hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
2393.
guama - noun tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as
shade for coffee plantations
2394.
guan - noun any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America;
resembling the curassows and valued as food
2395.
guanabana - noun large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples
2396.
guanaco - noun wild llama
2397.
guanosine - noun a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose
2398.
guar - noun drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing
material
2399.
guarani - noun the language spoken by the Guarani of Paraguay and Bolivia; a member of the South American people
living in Paraguay and Bolivia; the basic unit of money in Paraguay; equal to 100 centimos
2400.
guarded - adj. prudent
2401.
guardedly - adv. in a conservative manner
2402.
guardianship - noun the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; attention and management implying responsibility for
safety
2403.
guardrail - noun a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety
2404.
guardroom - noun a room used by soldiers on guard; a cell in which soldiers under guard are confined
2405.
guardsman - noun a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'
2406.
guarneri - noun founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698); Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea
Guarneri (1687?-1745)
2407.
guarnerius - noun a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family; founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?1698); Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
2408.
guarnieri - noun founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698); Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea
Guarneri (1687?-1745)
2409.
guatemalan - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Guatemala or its residents; noun a native or inhabitant of Guatemala
2410.
guava - noun tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies; small tropical American
shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit; small tropical shrubby tree bearing small
yellowish fruit
2411.
guayule - noun much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico;
cultivated as a source of rubber
2412.
gudgeon - noun small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers; small spiny-finned fish of coastal or
brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
2413.
guenon - noun small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face
2414.
guereza - noun a colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body
2415.
guesser - noun a person who guesses
2416.
guessing - noun an estimate based on little or no information
2417.
guesthouse - noun a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
2418.
guff - noun unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
2419.
guggle - verb drink from a flask with a gurgling sound; make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle; flow
in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
2420.
guib - noun antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns
2421.
guilder - noun formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents; the basic unit of money in
Suriname; equal to 100 cents
2422.
guileful - adj. marked by skill in deception
2423.
guileless - adj. free from guile; free of deceit
2424.
guilloche - noun an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands
2425.
guiltily - adv. in the manner of someone who has committed an offense
2426.
guiltiness - noun the state of having committed an offense
2427.
guiltless - adj. free from evil or guilt
2428.
guiltlessness - noun a state of innocence
2429.
guimpe - noun a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress; a piece of starched cloth covering
the shoulders of a nun's habit
2430.
guinean - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Guinea or its inhabitants; noun a native or inhabitant of Guinea
2431.
guinevere - noun (Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and
that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table
2432.
guitarfish - noun primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body
2433.
guitarist - noun a musician who plays the guitar
2434.
gujarati - noun the Indic language spoken by the people of India who live in Gujarat in western India; a member of the
people of Gujarat
2435.
gula - noun the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta; eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly
sins)
2436.
gulch - noun a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
2437.
gulden - noun formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents; the basic unit of money in
Suriname; equal to 100 cents
2438.
gulfweed - noun brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the
Sargasso Sea
2439.
gullibility - noun tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived
2440.
gulo - noun a genus of Mustelidae
2441.
gulper - noun a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily
2442.
gulping - noun the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly; a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
2443.
gumboil - noun a boil or abscess on the gums
2444.
gumma - noun a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis
2445.
gummed - adj. treated with an adhesive gum
2446.
gumminess - noun the property of being cohesive and sticky
2447.
gumming - noun ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
2448.
gummite - noun a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and
oxidation of pitchblende
2449.
gummosis - noun pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees; disease of citrus trees
caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
2450.
gumptious - adj. working hard to promote an enterprise
2451.
gumweed - noun any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems
formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
2452.
gumwood - noun wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
2453.
gunboat - noun a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
2454.
guncotton - noun nitric acid esters; used in lacquers and explosives
2455.
gunite - noun a mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure
2456.
gunlock - noun the action that ignites the charge in a firearm
2457.
gunnel - noun small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic; wale at the top of the side of boat;
topmost planking of a wooden vessel
2458.
gunner - noun a serviceman in the artillery
2459.
gunnysack - noun a bag made of burlap
2460.
gunpoint - noun the gun muzzle's direction
2461.
gunrunner - noun a smuggler of guns
2462.
gunrunning - noun the smuggling of guns and ammunition into a country secretly and illegally
2463.
gunsmith - noun someone who makes or repairs guns
2464.
gunstock - noun the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or
artillery gun
2465.
gunwale - noun wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
2466.
guppy - noun small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
2467.
gur - noun a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana
2468.
gurnard - noun bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling
along the sea bottom
2469.
gusher - noun an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary
2470.
gushing - adj. flowing profusely; extravagantly demonstrative; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
2471.
gushingly - adv. in a gushing manner
2472.
gushy - adj. extravagantly demonstrative
2473.
gustation - noun the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
2474.
gustative - adj. of or relating to gustation
2475.
gustatory - adj. of or relating to gustation
2476.
gutless - adj. lacking courage or vitality; weak in willpower, courage or vitality
2477.
gutter - noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater; a tool for gutting fish; a
worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.); misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; verb provide with gutters;
wear or cut gutters into; flow in small streams; burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker
2478.
guttersnipe - noun a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
2479.
guttiferae - noun widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and
some usable timber
2480.
guttiferales - noun used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales
2481.
guttle - verb eat greedily
2482.
gutturally - adv. in a guttural manner
2483.
guzzler - noun someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages); a drinker who swallows large amounts
greedily
2484.
gymkhana - noun a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes
2485.
gymnadenia - noun small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia
2486.
gymnadeniopsis - noun genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria
2487.
gymnastics - noun a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
2488.
gymnocalycium - noun large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti with spiny ribs covered with many
tubercles
2489.
gymnocladus - noun small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy
pods
2490.
gymnogyps - noun containing solely the California condor
2491.
gymnophiona - noun an order of amphibians including caecilians
2492.
gymnorhina - noun in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows
2493.
gymnosophist - noun member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)
2494.
gymnosophy - noun the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation
2495.
gymnospermae - noun plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class
(Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class
Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the
Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and
Taxophytina (class Taxopsida)
2496.
gymnospermous - adj. relating to or characteristic of plants of the class Gymnospermae
2497.
gymnosporangium - noun genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and
Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae
2498.
gymnura - noun butterfly rays
2499.
gynandromorph - noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous
assignment of male or female cannot be made
2500.
gynandromorphic - adj. having both male and female morphological characteristics
2501.
gynandromorphous - adj. having both male and female morphological characteristics
2502.
gynarchy - noun a political system governed by a woman
2503.
gynecocracy - noun a political system governed by a woman
2504.
gynecologic - adj. of or relating to or practicing gynecology
2505.
gynecological - adj. of or relating to or practicing gynecology
2506.
gynecologist - noun a specialist in gynecology
2507.
gynecology - noun the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women
2508.
gynecomastia - noun excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or
treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives)
2509.
gyneolatry - noun the worship of women
2510.
gynobase - noun the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne
2511.
gynoecium - noun a female gametoecium
2512.
gynogenesis - noun female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure
of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus
2513.
gynophore - noun the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
2514.
gynostegium - noun the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias
2515.
gynura - noun genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants
2516.
gypaetus - noun in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae
2517.
gyps - noun a genus of Accipitridae
2518.
gypsophila - noun Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers
2519.
gypsyweed - noun common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes
2520.
gypsywort - noun hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers
2521.
gyral - adj. relating to or associated with or comprising a convolution of the brain
2522.
gyration - noun the act of rotating in a circle or spiral; a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
2523.
gyre - noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
2524.
gyrinidae - noun whirligig beetles
2525.
gyromitra - noun any fungus of the genus Gyromitra
2526.
gyroplane - noun an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward
propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
2527.
gyroscopic - adj. having the characteristics of a gyroscope
2528.
gyrostabilizer - noun a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling
of a ship or plane
2529.
gyrus - noun a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
h
2530.
habanera - noun a Cuban dance in duple time; music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera
2531.
habenaria - noun chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip
lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis
2532.
haberdasher - noun a merchant who sells men's clothing
2533.
habergeon - noun (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk
2534.
habiliment - noun a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
2535.
habilimented - adj. dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
2536.
habilitate - verb qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; provide with clothes or put clothes on
2537.
habitability - noun suitability for living in or on
2538.
habitable - adj. fit for habitation
2539.
habitableness - noun suitability for living in or on
2540.
habited - adj. dressed in a habit
2541.
habitually - adv. according to habit or custom; according to routine or established practice
2542.
habituation - noun a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions; being abnormally tolerant to and
dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
2543.
habitude - noun habitual mode of behavior
2544.
habitue - noun a regular patron
2545.
habitus - noun person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease); constitution of the human body
2546.
hachiman - noun a Shinto god of war
2547.
hachure - noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
h
2548.
hackamore - noun rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
2549.
hackbut - noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
2550.
hackee - noun small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
2551.
hacker - noun a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other
computers but does no harm; someone who plays golf poorly; a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal
or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism; one who works hard at boring tasks
2552.
hackwork - noun professional work done according to formula
2553.
hadean - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus; noun the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from
the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800
million years ago); no evidence of life
2554.
hadith - noun (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions; (Islam)
the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations
of the Koran
2555.
hadj - noun the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime
a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba
2556.
hadji - noun an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
2557.
hadrosaur - noun any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet;
may have been partly aquatic
2558.
hadrosaurus - noun any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet;
may have been partly aquatic
2559.
haecceity - noun the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
2560.
haem - noun a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
2561.
haemanthus - noun genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies
2562.
haematite - noun the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
2563.
haematopus - noun oystercatchers
2564.
haematoxylon - noun small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees
2565.
haemodoraceae - noun some genera placed in family Liliaceae
2566.
haemoglobin - noun a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color;
function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
2567.
haemophile - noun someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
2568.
haemoproteus - noun type genus of the family Haemoproteidae
2569.
haemorrhage - noun flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels
2570.
haemorrhagic - adj. of or relating to a hemorrhage
2571.
haemorrhoid - noun pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
2572.
haemosporidia - noun an order in the subclass Telosporidia
2573.
haemosporidian - noun minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including
many pathogens
2574.
haemulidae - noun grunts
2575.
haft - noun the handle of a weapon or tool
2576.
hag - noun an ugly evil-looking old woman; eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth
surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
2577.
haganah - noun the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of
Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israel defense force
2578.
hagberry - noun small cherry much liked by birds
2579.
hagfish - noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds
on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
2580.
haggada - noun Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition
2581.
haggardly - adv. in a haggard manner
2582.
haggis - noun made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's
stomach
2583.
haggler - noun an intense bargainer
2584.
hagiographa - noun the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
2585.
hagiographer - noun the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography
2586.
hagiographist - noun the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography
2587.
hagiography - noun a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
2588.
hagiolatry - noun the worship of saints
2589.
hagiologist - noun the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography
2590.
hagiology - noun literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints
2591.
haida - noun the Na-Dene language of the Haida; a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on
the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska
2592.
haik - noun a outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa
2593.
hairbrush - noun a brush used to groom a person's hair
2594.
haircloth - noun cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
2595.
hairdresser - noun someone who cuts or beautifies hair
2596.
hairdressing - noun a toiletry for the hair; care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the
hair
2597.
haired - adj. having or covered with hair
2598.
hairiness - noun the quality of having hair
2599.
hairless - adj. having no hair or fur
2600.
hairlessness - noun the quality of not having hair; the condition of being void of hair
2601.
hairline - noun the natural margin formed by hair on the head; a very thin line
2602.
hairsplitter - noun a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions
2603.
hairsplitting - adj. developed in excessively fine detail; noun making too fine distinctions of little importance
2604.
hairspring - noun a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece
2605.
hairstreak - noun small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
2606.
hairtail - noun long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake
mackerel
2607.
hake - noun any of several marine food fishes related to cod; the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
2608.
hakea - noun Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers
2609.
hakeem - noun a Muslim physician
2610.
hakenkreuz - noun the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in
a clockwise direction
2611.
hakim - noun a Muslim physician; a Muslim ruler or governor or judge
2612.
hakka - adj. of or relating to the Hakka people or their language; noun a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China
by the Hakka; a member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Canton, and Taiwan) who migrated from the
north in the 12th century
2613.
halakah - noun Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
2614.
halal - adj. conforming to dietary laws; proper or legitimate; noun (Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered
in the prescribed way according to the shariah
2615.
halberd - noun a pike fitted with an ax head
2616.
halberdier - noun a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)
2617.
haleness - noun a state of robust good health
2618.
halenia - noun genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians
2619.
haler - noun 100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic; 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia
2620.
halesia - noun deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America
2621.
halfbeak - noun tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding
lower jaw
2622.
halfpenny - noun an English coin worth half a penny
2623.
halfpennyworth - noun the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny
2624.
haliaeetus - noun a genus of Accipitridae
2625.
haliotidae - noun abalones
2626.
haliotis - noun type genus of the family Haliotidae
2627.
halitosis - noun offensive breath
2628.
halitus - noun exhaled breath
2629.
hallah - noun (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves
and glazed with eggs before baking
2630.
hallel - noun (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and
Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
2631.
halloo - noun a shout to attract attention; verb shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention; urge on
with shouts
2632.
hallowed - adj. worthy of religious veneration
2633.
hallowmas - noun a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
2634.
hallucination - noun an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; illusory perception; a common symptom of
severe mental disorder; a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
2635.
hallucinatory - adj. characterized by or characteristic of hallucination
2636.
hallucinosis - noun a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations
2637.
hallux - noun the first largest innermost toe
2638.
halogeton - noun a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on
western rangelands because of its high oxalate content
2639.
halophile - noun archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
2640.
halophyte - noun plant growing naturally in very salty soil
2641.
haloragidaceae - noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
2642.
hals - noun Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)
2643.
halter - noun either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight; a
woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered; rope or canvas headgear for a horse,
with a rope for leading; a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging;
verb hang with a halter; prevent the progress or free movement of
2644.
halting - adj. fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; disabled in the feet or legs
2645.
haltingly - adv. in a halting manner
2646.
halyard - noun a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
2647.
hamadryad - noun large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in
genus Naja; the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
2648.
hamamelidaceae - noun comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small
genera
2649.
hamamelidoxylon - noun genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel
2650.
hamamelis - noun deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel
2651.
hamamelites - noun genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel
2652.
hamate - noun the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers
2653.
hame - noun stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that
hold the traces
2654.
hamelia - noun any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia
2655.
hamitic - noun a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic
2656.
hammer - noun the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle;
used to deliver an impulsive force by striking; a power tool for drilling rocks; a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the
piano strings to vibrate; the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled; a heavy metal sphere
attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw; the ossicle attached to the eardrum; verb beat with or as if with a hammer;
create by hammering
2657.
hammering - noun the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
2658.
hammerlock - noun a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
2659.
hammertoe - noun a deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch
2660.
hammy - adj. affectedly dramatic; overacted
2661.
hamstring - noun one of the tendons at the back of the knee; verb cripple by cutting the hamstring; make ineffective or
powerless
2662.
handball - noun a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball
with their hands; a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball
2663.
handbarrow - noun a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people
2664.
handbill - noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
2665.
handbow - noun a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow
2666.
handbreadth - noun any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
2667.
handcar - noun a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor
2668.
handcart - noun wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
2669.
handclap - noun a clap of the hands to indicate approval
2670.
handcraft - noun a work produced by hand labor; verb make something by hand
2671.
handed - adj. having or involving the use of hands
2672.
handedness - noun the property of using one hand more than the other
2673.
handelian - adj. of or relating to or in the manner of George Frederick Handel
2674.
handgrip - noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
2675.
handily - adv. with no difficulty; in a convenient manner
2676.
handiness - noun the quality of being at hand when needed; skillfulness with the hands
2677.
handled - adj. having a usually specified type of handle
2678.
handleless - adj. having no handle
2679.
handler - noun an agent who handles something or someone; (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team;
one who trains or exhibits animals
2680.
handless - adj. without a hand or hands; lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
2681.
handling - noun the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means;
manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something; the management of someone or something
2682.
handmaid - noun a personal maid or female attendant; in a subordinate position
2683.
handrail - noun a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
2684.
handsaw - noun a saw used with one hand for cutting wood
2685.
handsbreadth - noun any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
2686.
handshaking - noun grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
2687.
handsomely - adv. in a generously handsome manner; in an attractively handsome manner
2688.
handsomeness - noun the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man)
2689.
handspring - noun an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again
2690.
handwear - noun clothing for the hands
2691.
handwheel - noun control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated; a wheel
worked by hand
2692.
handwork - noun a work produced by hand labor
2693.
handwoven - adj. made on a handloom
2694.
handwriting - noun the activity of writing by hand; something written by hand
2695.
hangar - noun a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
2696.
hangbird - noun eastern subspecies of northern oriole
2697.
hangdog - adj. frightened into submission or compliance; showing a sense of guilt
2698.
hanger - noun anything from which something can be hung; a worker who hangs something
2699.
hanging - adj. supported from above; noun a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows
or gibbet until dead; decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; the act of suspending something
(hanging it from above so it moves freely)
2700.
hangnail - noun a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily
infected
2701.
hanker - verb desire strongly or persistently
2702.
hankering - noun a yearning for something or to do something
2703.
hankie - noun a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
2704.
hanky - noun a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
2705.
hansard - noun the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British
Parliament
2706.
hanuman - noun in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage; langur of southern
Asia; regarded as sacred in India
2707.
hao - noun 10 hao equal 1 dong in Vietnam
2708.
haoma - noun leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink
2709.
haphazardly - adv. in a random manner; without care; in a slapdash manner
2710.
haphazardness - noun the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
2711.
haphtarah - noun a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading
from the Torah
2712.
hapless - adj. deserving or inciting pity
2713.
haploidic - adj. of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
2714.
haply - adv. by accident
2715.
happening - adj. taking place; noun an event that happens
2716.
happily - adv. in an unexpectedly lucky way; in a joyous manner
2717.
happiness - noun emotions experienced when in a state of well-being; state of well-being characterized by emotions
ranging from contentment to intense joy
2718.
haptic - adj. of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
2719.
haranguer - noun a public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech
2720.
harasser - noun a persistent attacker; a persistent tormentor
2721.
harassment - noun the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism; a feeling of intense annoyance
caused by being tormented
2722.
harbor - noun a place of refuge and comfort and security; a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo;
verb maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); hold back a thought or feeling about; keep in one's possession; of animals;
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
2723.
harborage - noun (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)
2724.
hardback - adj. having a hard back or cover; noun a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
2725.
hardball - noun baseball as distinguished from softball; a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics
2726.
hardenbergia - noun small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia
2727.
hardening - noun the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact); the process of becoming hard
or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
2728.
hardfisted - adj. unwilling to part with money
2729.
hardheaded - adj. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; unreasonably rigid in the face of
argument or entreaty or attack
2730.
hardhearted - adj. devoid of feeling for others; lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
2731.
hardheartedness - noun an absence of concern for the welfare of others
2732.
hardihood - noun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
2733.
hardiness - noun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; the property of being strong and
healthy in constitution
2734.
hardly - adv. almost not; by a small margin
2735.
hardness - noun the quality of being difficult to do; the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily
scratched; measured on Mohs scale; excessive sternness; devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
2736.
hardpan - noun crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
2737.
hardship - noun something that causes or entails suffering; something hard to endure; a state of misfortune or affliction
2738.
hardwareman - noun someone who sells hardware
2739.
harebell - noun perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers; sometimes placed in
genus Scilla
2740.
harebrained - adj. very foolish
2741.
harefoot - noun illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)
2742.
haricot - noun a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans; a French bean variety with light-colored
seeds; usually dried
2743.
harken - verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
2744.
harlequin - noun a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte); verb variegate with spots
or marks
2745.
harlequinade - noun acting like a clown or buffoon
2746.
harlot - noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
2747.
harlotry - noun offering sexual intercourse for pay
2748.
harmattan - noun a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
2749.
harmfully - adv. in a detrimental manner
2750.
harmfulness - noun the quality of being noxious; destructiveness that causes harm or injury
2751.
harmless - adj. not threatening to life or health; not malignant; not causing or capable of causing harm; unlikely to harm
or disturb anyone; not producing any toxic effects; not injurious to physical or mental health
2752.
harmlessly - adv. in a harmless manner
2753.
harmonical - adj. involving or characterized by harmony
2754.
harmonically - adv. with respect to harmony
2755.
harmonics - noun the study of musical sound
2756.
harmoniously - adv. in a harmonious manner
2757.
harmoniousness - noun compatibility in opinion and action; the property of sounding harmonious
2758.
harmonium - noun a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
2759.
harmonizable - adj. capable of being made harmonious or consistent
2760.
harmonization - noun singing in harmony; a piece of harmonized music
2761.
harmonize - verb bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing; bring into consonance or
accord; bring into consonance or relate harmoniously; sing or play in harmony; write a harmony for; go together
2762.
harmonizer - noun a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another; a musician who sings or
plays in harmony
2763.
harper - noun someone who plays the harp
2764.
harpist - noun someone who plays the harp
2765.
harpooner - noun someone who launches harpoons
2766.
harpsichordist - noun someone who plays the harpsichord
2767.
harpullia - noun any of various tree of the genus Harpullia
2768.
harquebus - noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
2769.
harridan - noun a scolding (even vicious) old woman
2770.
harrier - noun hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals; a hound that resembles a
foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits; a persistent attacker
2771.
harrisia - noun genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and
Caribbean to South America
2772.
harrowing - adj. extremely painful
2773.
harshly - adv. in a harsh or unkind manner; in a harsh and grating manner
2774.
harshness - noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions; the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or
grating) to the senses; excessive sternness; the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
2775.
hartebeest - noun a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
2776.
harvester - noun farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields; someone who helps to gather the harvest
2777.
hasidic - adj. of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices
2778.
hasidim - noun a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second
half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly
2779.
hasidism - noun beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews; a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic
movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly
2780.
haslet - noun heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs; usually chopped and formed into a loaf and
braised
2781.
hassel - noun Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981)
2782.
hassock - noun a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church); thick cushion used as a seat
2783.
hastate - adj. of a leaf shape; like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
2784.
hastily - adv. in a hurried or hasty manner
2785.
hastiness - noun hasty impulsiveness; overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
2786.
hatband - noun a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim
2787.
hatbox - noun a round piece of luggage for carrying hats
2788.
hatchel - noun a comb for separating flax fibers; verb comb with a heckle
2789.
hatchery - noun a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
2790.
hatching - noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines; the production of young from an egg
2791.
hatchling - noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
2792.
hatefully - adv. in a hateful manner
2793.
hatefulness - noun the quality of being hateful
2794.
hatful - noun as many or as much as a hat will hold; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
2795.
hatless - adj. not wearing a hat
2796.
hatmaker - noun someone who makes and sells hats
2797.
hatpin - noun a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
2798.
hatrack - noun a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats
2799.
hatted - adj. wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind
2800.
hatter - noun someone who makes and sells hats
2801.
hauberk - noun a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
2802.
haughtily - adv. in a haughty manner
2803.
haughtiness - noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
2804.
hauler - noun a haulage contractor
2805.
haulier - noun a haulage contractor
2806.
haulm - noun stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
2807.
hausa - noun the chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language; a
member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria
2808.
hausen - noun valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
2809.
hausmannite - noun a mineral consisting of manganese tetroxide; a source of manganese
2810.
haustorium - noun a rootlike attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host
2811.
hautbois - noun a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
2812.
hautboy - noun a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
2813.
hauteur - noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
2814.
havel - noun Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of
Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936)
2815.
havelock - noun a cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the neck from
direct rays of the sun
2816.
haversack - noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
2817.
hawfinch - noun a common large finch of Eurasia
2818.
hawkbill - noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
2819.
hawkbit - noun any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean
regions
2820.
hawker - noun a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry; someone who travels about
selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
2821.
hawking - noun English theoretical physicist (born in 1942); the act of selling goods for a living
2822.
hawkish - adj. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
2823.
hawklike - adj. resembling a hawk
2824.
hawkweed - noun any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that
resemble the dandelion; any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
2825.
hawse - noun the hole that an anchor rope passes through
2826.
hawsehole - noun the hole that an anchor rope passes through
2827.
hawsepipe - noun the hole that an anchor rope passes through
2828.
hawser - noun large heavy rope for nautical use
2829.
haycock - noun a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
2830.
hayfork - noun a long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay
2831.
hayloft - noun a loft in a barn where hay is stored
2832.
haymaker - noun a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing; a farm machine that treats hay to
cause more rapid and even drying
2833.
haymaking - noun cutting grass and curing it to make hay; taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
2834.
haymow - noun a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation; a loft in a barn where hay is stored
2835.
hayrack - noun a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry; a rack that holds hay for feeding
livestock
2836.
hayrick - noun a stack of hay
2837.
hayseed - noun not very intelligent or interested in culture
2838.
haywire - adj. not functioning properly; informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; noun wire for tying up bales of
hay
2839.
hazardously - adv. in a dangerous manner
2840.
hazardousness - noun the state of being dangerous
2841.
hazelwood - noun reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture
2842.
hazily - adv. in an indistinct way; through a haze
2843.
haziness - noun cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor; vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined
2844.
headband - noun a band worn around or over the head
2845.
headcheese - noun sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf
or pig
2846.
headed - adj. having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination; having a
heading or caption; of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head; having a heading or course in a certain direction
2847.
header - noun a headlong jump (or fall); (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head; a machine that cuts the heads
off grain and moves them into a wagon; a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to
transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters; brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall; horizontal beam used as a
finishing piece over a door or window; a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
2848.
headfirst - adj. with the head foremost; adv. with the head foremost
2849.
headful - noun a covering over the surface of your head; the quantity of information that a head will hold
2850.
headgear - noun stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head; the hoist at the pithead of a
mine; clothing for the head
2851.
heading - noun a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; a horizontal (or nearly horizontal)
passageway in a mine; the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
2852.
headless - adj. not having a head or formed without a head; not using intelligence
2853.
headlike - adj. having a protuberance that resembles a head
2854.
headliner - noun a performer who receives prominent billing
2855.
headlock - noun a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of
your body
2856.
headlong - adj. with the head foremost; excessively quick; adv. with the head foremost; in a hasty and foolhardy manner;
at breakneck speed
2857.
headman - noun the head of a tribe or clan; an executioner who beheads the condemned person
2858.
headmastership - noun the position of headmaster
2859.
headmistress - noun a woman headmaster
2860.
headmistressship - noun the position of headmistress
2861.
headpiece - noun a protective helmet for the head; the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
2862.
headpin - noun the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
2863.
headrace - noun a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine
2864.
headrest - noun a rest for the head; a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
2865.
headsail - noun any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
2866.
headshake - noun the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement
2867.
headship - noun the position of head; the position of headmaster or headmistress
2868.
headspring - noun the source of water from which a stream arises
2869.
headstall - noun the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
2870.
headstock - noun the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or
the spindle on a lathe)
2871.
headstream - noun a stream that forms the source of a river
2872.
headwaiter - noun a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
2873.
headword - noun a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry); a word that is qualified
by a modifier
2874.
healer - noun a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
2875.
healing - adj. tending to cure or restore to health; noun the natural process by which the body repairs itself
2876.
healthfulness - noun the quality of promoting good health
2877.
healthily - adv. in a levelheaded manner
2878.
healthiness - noun the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
2879.
heaps - adv. very much; noun a large number or amount
2880.
hearable - adj. heard or perceptible by the ear
2881.
hearer - noun someone who listens attentively
2882.
hearing - adj. able to perceive sound; noun (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the
purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; a
session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; an opportunity to state your case and
be heard; the act of hearing attentively; the range within which a voice can be heard
2883.
heartache - noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
2884.
heartbreaking - adj. causing or marked by grief or anguish
2885.
heartbroken - adj. full of sorrow
2886.
heartburn - noun a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach
irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder
2887.
heartburning - noun intense resentment
2888.
heartening - adj. cheerfully encouraging
2889.
hearthrug - noun a rug spread out in front of a fireplace
2890.
hearthstone - noun a stone that forms a hearth
2891.
heartily - adv. with gusto and without reservation; in a hearty manner
2892.
heartiness - noun the quality of hearty sincerity; active strength of body or mind
2893.
heartland - noun the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a
culture
2894.
heartleaf - noun evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves;
Virginia to South Carolina; wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
2895.
heartless - adj. devoid of courage or enthusiasm; lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
2896.
heartlessly - adv. in a heartless manner
2897.
heartlessness - noun an absence of concern for the welfare of others
2898.
heartrending - adj. causing or marked by grief or anguish
2899.
hearts - noun a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
2900.
heartsease - noun the absence of mental stress or anxiety; common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged
flowers; violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet; a common and long
cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
2901.
heartseed - noun herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa
2902.
heartsick - adj. without or almost without hope; full of sorrow
2903.
heartsickness - noun feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
2904.
heartstrings - noun your deepest feelings of love and compassion
2905.
heartthrob - noun an object of infatuation
2906.
heartwood - noun the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding
sapwood
2907.
heatable - adj. capable of becoming hot
2908.
heatedly - adv. in a heated manner
2909.
heathenism - noun any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism
2910.
heather - noun common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern
hemisphere; interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
2911.
heathlike - adj. resembling heath
2912.
heating - noun the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature; utility to warm a building
2913.
heatless - adj. without generating heat
2914.
heatstroke - noun collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
2915.
heaume - noun a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders
2916.
heavenly - adj. of or belonging to heaven or god; relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; of or relating to the sky
2917.
heavens - noun the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
2918.
heavenwardly - adv. toward heaven
2919.
heavenwards - adv. toward heaven
2920.
heaver - noun a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope); a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a
dockyard)
2921.
heavily - adv. to a considerable degree; indulging excessively; in a manner designed for heavy duty; in a heavy-footed
manner; with great force; slowly as if burdened by much weight
2922.
heaviness - noun the property of being comparatively great in weight; persisting sadness; unwelcome burdensome
difficulty; used of a line or mark; an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
2923.
heaving - adj. rising and falling alternately as in waves; noun throwing something heavy (with great effort); the act of
lifting something with great effort; breathing heavily (as after exertion); an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising
and falling)
2924.
heavyhearted - adj. depressed
2925.
heavyheartedness - noun a feeling of dispirited melancholy
2926.
heavyset - adj. heavy and compact in form or stature
2927.
hebdomad - noun any period of seven consecutive days
2928.
hebdomadal - adj. appearing or occurring every seven days
2929.
hebdomadally - adv. without missing a week
2930.
hebdomadary - adj. appearing or occurring every seven days
2931.
hebephrenia - noun a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech
and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in
mental institutions
2932.
hebetude - noun mental lethargy or dullness
2933.
hebraical - adj. of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews
2934.
hebraism - noun Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
2935.
hebraist - noun linguist specializing in the Hebrew language
2936.
hebridean - adj. of or relating to the Hebrides
2937.
heckelphone - noun a oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
2938.
heckler - noun someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
2939.
hectare - noun (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
2940.
hectically - adv. in a frenzied manner
2941.
hectogram - noun 100 grams
2942.
hectograph - noun duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy; verb copy on a
duplicator
2943.
hectoliter - noun a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
2944.
hectometer - noun a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
2945.
hedeoma - noun small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)
2946.
hedera - noun Old World woody vines
2947.
hedgehop - verb fly very close to the ground
2948.
hedger - noun a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges; someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet)
against another in order to protect against loss; a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
2949.
hedgerow - noun a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
2950.
hedging - noun an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; any technique designed to reduce or eliminate
financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
2951.
hedonic - adj. devoted to pleasure
2952.
hedonistic - adj. devoted to pleasure
2953.
hedysarum - noun genus of herbs of north temperate regions
2954.
heedful - adj. taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; giving attention; cautiously attentive
2955.
heedfully - adv. in a careful deliberate manner
2956.
heedfulness - noun the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities
2957.
heedless - adj. characterized by careless unconcern; marked by or paying little heed or attention
2958.
heedlessly - adv. without care or concern
2959.
heedlessness - noun the trait of acting rashly and without prudence; the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities;
a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
2960.
heftiness - noun the property of being large in mass; possessing muscular strength
2961.
hegari - noun Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety grown in southwestern United States
2962.
hegira - noun the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the
Muslim calendar begins in that year; a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
2963.
heifer - noun young cow
2964.
heinous - adj. shockingly brutal or cruel
2965.
heinously - adv. in a terribly evil manner
2966.
heinousness - noun the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
2967.
heirloom - noun something that has been in a family for generations; (law) any property that is considered by law or
custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
2968.
heist - noun the act of stealing; robbery at gunpoint; verb commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
2969.
helenium - noun genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds
2970.
heliacal - adj. pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility
owing to its conjunction with the sun
2971.
heliamphora - noun genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South America
2972.
helianthemum - noun any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub
regions
2973.
helianthus - noun any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow
rays
2974.
helichrysum - noun large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some
classifications includes genus Ozothamnus
2975.
helicidae - noun land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
2976.
helicon - noun a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
2977.
helicteres - noun genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted
around one another
2978.
heliogram - noun a message transmitted by means of the sun's rays
2979.
heliograph - noun an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on; verb
signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays
2980.
heliogravure - noun an intaglio print produced by gravure
2981.
heliolatry - noun the worship of the sun
2982.
heliometer - noun an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in
the field of view of an ordinary telescope
2983.
heliopsis - noun any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
2984.
helios - noun (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman
Sol
2985.
heliotherapy - noun therapeutic exposure to sunlight
2986.
heliothis - noun a genus of Noctuidae
2987.
heliotropism - noun an orienting response to the sun
2988.
heliotype - noun duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy
2989.
heliozoa - noun mostly freshwater protozoa
2990.
heliozoan - noun protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods
2991.
heliport - noun an airport for helicopters
2992.
helipterum - noun genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum
species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially genera Pteropogon and Hyalosperma
2993.
hellcat - noun a malicious woman with a fierce temper
2994.
helleborine - noun any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera; any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis; any
of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a
twisted raceme
2995.
helleborus - noun a genus of Helleborus
2996.
hellene - noun a native or inhabitant of Greece
2997.
hellenism - noun the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
2998.
hellenistic - adj. relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
2999.
hellenistical - adj. relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
3000.
heller - noun United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air
Force during World War II (1923-1999); a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); 100 halers equal 1 koruna in
Czech Republic; 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia
3001.
helleri - noun freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
3002.
hellespont - noun the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian
Turkey
3003.
hellhole - noun any place of pain and turmoil
3004.
hellhound - noun a very evil man; (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of
Typhon
3005.
hellion - noun a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
3006.
hellishly - adv. extremely
3007.
helmeted - adj. equipped with or wearing a helmet
3008.
helminth - noun worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
3009.
helminthiasis - noun infestation of the body with parasitic worms
3010.
helminthic - adj. capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms; noun a medication capable of causing the evacuation
of parasitic intestinal worms
3011.
heloderma - noun type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards
3012.
helodermatidae - noun only known venomous lizards
3013.
helot - noun (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
3014.
helper - noun a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help); a person who contributes to the
fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
3015.
helpfully - adv. in a helpful manner
3016.
helpfulness - noun the property of providing useful assistance; friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
3017.
helping - noun an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
3018.
helpless - adj. unable to manage independently; unable to function; without help; lacking in or deprived of strength or
power
3019.
helplessly - adv. in a helpless manner
3020.
helplessness - noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; a feeling of being unable to manage; the state of
needing help from something
3021.
helpmeet - noun a helpful partner
3022.
helve - noun the handle of a weapon or tool
3023.
helvella - noun any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds
3024.
helvellaceae - noun family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous
3025.
hemagglutinate - verb cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)
3026.
hemagglutination - noun agglutination of red blood cells
3027.
hemal - adj. relating to the blood vessels or blood
3028.
hemangioma - noun benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks
3029.
hematal - adj. relating to the blood vessels or blood
3030.
hematemesis - noun vomiting blood
3031.
hematic - adj. relating to or containing or affecting blood
3032.
hematin - noun a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
3033.
hematinic - noun a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia
3034.
hematocele - noun swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering
the testis)
3035.
hematochezia - noun passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer)
3036.
hematochrome - noun a reddish coloring material found in some algae
3037.
hematocrit - noun a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and
plasma in the blood; the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured
by a hematocrit
3038.
hematocyst - noun a cyst containing blood
3039.
hematocyturia - noun the presence of red blood cells in the urine
3040.
hematogenesis - noun the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
3041.
hematogenic - adj. pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells
3042.
hematoidin - noun an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the
blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
3043.
hematological - adj. of or relating to or involved in hematology
3044.
hematologist - noun a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
3045.
hematology - noun the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
3046.
hematolysis - noun lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
3047.
hematoma - noun a localized swelling filled with blood
3048.
hematopoiesis - noun the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
3049.
hematopoietic - adj. pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells
3050.
hematuria - noun the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease
3051.
heme - noun a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
3052.
hemeralopia - noun inability to see clearly in bright light
3053.
hemerobiid - noun small dark-colored lacewing fly
3054.
hemerobiidae - noun brown lacewings
3055.
hemerocallis - noun east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks;
cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae
3056.
hemiacetal - noun an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from
aldehydes or ketones
3057.
hemianopia - noun blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes
3058.
hemianopsia - noun blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes
3059.
hemiascomycetes - noun class of fungi in which no ascocarps are formed: yeasts and some plant parasites
3060.
hemic - adj. relating to or containing or affecting blood
3061.
hemicrania - noun a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
3062.
hemicycle - noun a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
3063.
hemidemisemiquaver - noun a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note
3064.
hemigalus - noun banded palm civets
3065.
hemimetabola - noun subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis
3066.
hemimetabolic - adj. (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does
not resemble the adult
3067.
hemimetabolism - noun incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
3068.
hemimetabolous - adj. (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does
not resemble the adult
3069.
hemimetaboly - noun incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
3070.
hemimetamorphic - adj. (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young
does not resemble the adult
3071.
hemimetamorphosis - noun incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
3072.
hemimetamorphous - adj. (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young
does not resemble the adult
3073.
hemimorphite - noun a white mineral; a common ore of zinc
3074.
hemin - noun a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood
3075.
hemiparasite - noun a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis
3076.
hemiparasitic - adj. of or relating to plants that are hemiparasites
3077.
hemiplegia - noun paralysis of one side of the body
3078.
hemiplegic - noun a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body)
3079.
hemipode - noun small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified
with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
3080.
hemiptera - noun plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera
(e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
3081.
hemipteran - noun insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show
incomplete metamorphosis
3082.
hemipteron - noun insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show
incomplete metamorphosis
3083.
hemiramphidae - noun halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide
3084.
hemispherical - adj. of or relating to or being a hemisphere
3085.
hemline - noun the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
3086.
hemochromatosis - noun pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged
liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints
3087.
hemodynamic - adj. or of relating to or involved in hemodynamics
3088.
hemodynamics - noun the branch of physiology that studies the circulation of the blood and the forces involved
3089.
hemogenesis - noun the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
3090.
hemoglobinemia - noun presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma
3091.
hemoglobinuria - noun presence of hemoglobin in the urine
3092.
hemolysin - noun any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their
hemoglobin
3093.
hemolysis - noun lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
3094.
hemophile - noun someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
3095.
hemophilia - noun congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to
son
3096.
hemophiliac - noun someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
3097.
hemophilic - adj. relating to or having hemophilia
3098.
hemopoiesis - noun the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
3099.
hemopoietic - adj. pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells
3100.
hemoptysis - noun coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or
lungs
3101.
hemorrhagic - adj. of or relating to a hemorrhage
3102.
hemorrhoidectomy - noun surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
3103.
hemosiderosis - noun abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis
3104.
hemostasia - noun surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
3105.
hemostasis - noun surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
3106.
hemostat - noun a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel
3107.
hemostatic - adj. tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
3108.
hemothorax - noun accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
3109.
hempen - adj. having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
3110.
hemstitch - noun embroidery similar to drawnwork; stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are
caught together in groups; verb sew with hemstitches
3111.
henbit - noun Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
3112.
henceforward - adv. from this time forth; from now on
3113.
hencoop - noun a farm building for housing poultry
3114.
hendiadys - noun use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
3115.
henhouse - noun a farm building for housing poultry
3116.
henna - noun a reddish brown dye used especially on hair; verb apply henna to one's hair
3117.
henroost - noun a roost for hens at night
3118.
hep - adj. informed about the latest trends
3119.
heparin - noun a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of
thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of
thrombosis and in heart surgery
3120.
hepatic - adj. pertaining to or affecting the liver; noun any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class
Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
3121.
hepaticae - noun liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales
3122.
hepatoflavin - noun a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
3123.
hepatoma - noun carcinoma of the liver
3124.
hepatomegaly - noun abnormal enlargement of the liver
3125.
hephaestus - noun (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with
Roman Vulcan
3126.
heptagon - noun a seven-sided polygon
3127.
heracleum - noun widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers
3128.
herakles - noun (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
3129.
heraldic - adj. indicative of or announcing something to come; of or relating to heraldry
3130.
heraldist - adj. of or relating to heraldry
3131.
heraldry - noun emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms; the study and classification of armorial bearings and
the tracing of genealogies
3132.
herat - noun a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities
3133.
herbaceous - adj. characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
3134.
herbage - noun succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
3135.
herbal - adj. of or relating to herbs; noun tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs
3136.
herbalist - noun a therapist who heals by the use of herbs
3137.
herbarium - noun a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study
3138.
herbicide - noun a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
3139.
herbivore - noun any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
3140.
herbivorous - adj. feeding only on plants
3141.
herder - noun someone who drives a herd; German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
3142.
hereditament - noun any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited
3143.
hereditarianism - noun the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining
intellectual growth
3144.
hereinbefore - adv. in the preceding part of the current text
3145.
hereness - noun the state of being here in this place
3146.
heretical - adj. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
3147.
hereupon - adv. immediately after this
3148.
heritiera - noun small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses
3149.
heritor - noun a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
3150.
hermaphrodite - adj. of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs; noun one having both male and
female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
3151.
hermaphroditic - adj. of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs; of or relating to monoclinous
plants
3152.
hermaphroditism - noun congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and
female characteristics; showing characteristics of both sexes
3153.
hermaphroditus - noun (Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form
one body
3154.
hermeneutics - noun the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis
3155.
hermetically - adv. in an airtight manner
3156.
hermit - noun one who lives in solitude; one retired from society for religious reasons
3157.
hermitage - noun the abode of a hermit
3158.
hermitic - adj. characterized by ascetic solitude
3159.
hermitical - adj. characterized by ascetic solitude
3160.
hernia - noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
3161.
herniation - noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
3162.
heroical - adj. having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
3163.
heroically - adv. in a heroic manner
3164.
heroics - noun ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct
3165.
heronry - noun a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery
3166.
herpestes - noun mongooses
3167.
herpetologist - noun a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians
3168.
herrenvolk - noun a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others
3169.
herring - noun commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific; valuable flesh of fatty
fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
3170.
hertzian - adj. of or relating to the physicist Heinrich Hertz or his work
3171.
hesitance - noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
3172.
hesitancy - noun a certain degree of unwillingness; a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
3173.
hesitantly - adv. with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
3174.
hesitating - adj. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
3175.
hesitatingly - adv. with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
3176.
hesitation - noun the act of pausing uncertainly; indecision in speech or action; a certain degree of unwillingness
3177.
hesperian - adj. denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
3178.
hesperides - noun (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding
gift to Hera
3179.
hesperis - noun biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
3180.
hessonite - noun a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown
3181.
het - adj. made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
3182.
heterocercal - adj. possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged
into the upper lobe
3183.
heterocycle - noun a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom
that is not carbon; a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
3184.
heterodactyl - adj. (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward
3185.
heterodon - noun a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes
3186.
heterodox - adj. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
3187.
heterodoxy - noun the quality of being unorthodox; any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox
position
3188.
heteroecious - adj. of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species
3189.
heterogeneousness - noun the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
3190.
heterogenesis - noun the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
3191.
heterogenous - adj. originating outside the body; consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
3192.
heterograft - noun tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an
individual of another species
3193.
heteroicous - adj. having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant
3194.
heterokontae - noun all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length
3195.
heterologic - adj. not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
3196.
heterological - adj. not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
3197.
heterologous - adj. derived from organisms of a different but related species; not corresponding in structure or
evolutionary origin
3198.
heterology - noun (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
3199.
heteromeles - noun one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia
3200.
heterometabolic - adj. (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the
adult and there is no pupal stage
3201.
heterometabolism - noun development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes
maturity
3202.
heterometabolous - adj. (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the
adult and there is no pupal stage
3203.
heterometaboly - noun development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity
3204.
heteromyidae - noun small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and
tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
3205.
heteronym - noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (e.g. `bow')
3206.
heteroploid - noun (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid
chromosome number for that species
3207.
heteroploidy - noun the condition of being heteroploid
3208.
heteroptera - noun true bugs
3209.
heterosexuality - noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
3210.
heterosomata - noun flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes
3211.
heterosporous - adj. characterized by heterospory
3212.
heterospory - noun the development of both microspores and megaspores
3213.
heterostracan - noun extinct jawless fish with the anterior part of the body covered with bony plates; of the Silurian and
Devonian
3214.
heterostraci - noun extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fishlike vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear
3215.
heterotaxy - noun any abnormal position of the organs of the body
3216.
heterothermic - adj. of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment
3217.
heterotrichales - noun yellow-green algae with simple or branching filaments; comprising the single family
Tribonemaceae
3218.
heterotroph - noun an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
3219.
heterotrophic - adj. requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment
3220.
heterozygosity - noun the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene
3221.
heuchera - noun genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers
3222.
heulandite - noun a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and
calcium
3223.
hevea - noun small genus of South American trees yielding latex
3224.
hewer - noun a person who hews
3225.
hexagram - noun a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral
triangles
3226.
hexagrammidae - noun greenlings
3227.
hexagrammos - noun type genus of the Hexagrammidae
3228.
hexahedron - noun any polyhedron having six plane faces
3229.
hexamita - noun flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds
3230.
hexanchidae - noun primitive sharks
3231.
hexanchus - noun a genus of Hexanchidae
3232.
hexangular - adj. having six sides or divided into hexagons
3233.
hexapod - noun an animal having six feet
3234.
hexapoda - noun insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
3235.
hexenbesen - noun an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other
physiological disturbance
3236.
hexestrol - noun estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent
pregnancy
3237.
hexose - noun a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
3238.
hibbertia - noun evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar; Australasia; Polynesia
3239.
hibernal - adj. characteristic of or relating to winter
3240.
hibernation - noun the act of retiring into inactivity; cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially
slowing of metabolism in some animals; the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
3241.
hibiscus - noun any plant of the genus Hibiscus
3242.
hiccup - noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the
glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; verb breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
3243.
hidatsa - noun a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa; a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along
the Missouri river in western North Dakota
3244.
hiddenite - noun a green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone
3245.
hiddenness - noun the state of being covert and hidden
3246.
hidebound - adj. stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
3247.
hideously - adv. in a hideous manner
3248.
hideousness - noun dreadful ugliness; horrible repulsiveness
3249.
hidrosis - noun the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
3250.
hidrotic - adj. of or relating to sweat
3251.
hie - verb step on it
3252.
hiemal - adj. characteristic of or relating to winter
3253.
hieracium - noun large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North
America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella
3254.
hierarch - noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
3255.
hierarchical - adj. classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
3256.
hierarchically - adv. in a hierarchical manner
3257.
hieratical - adj. associated with the priesthood or priests
3258.
hieroglyph - noun a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt; writing that resembles hieroglyphics
(usually by being illegible)
3259.
hieroglyphical - adj. written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols; resembling hieroglyphic writing
3260.
hieroglyphically - adv. by means of hieroglyphs
3261.
hierolatry - noun the worship of saints
3262.
higgle - verb wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
3263.
highbinder - noun a corrupt politician
3264.
highborn - adj. belonging to the peerage
3265.
highbrow - adj. highly cultured or educated; noun a person of intellectual or erudite tastes
3266.
higher - adj. of education beyond the secondary level; advanced in complexity or elaboration
3267.
highfaluting - adj. affectedly genteel
3268.
highflying - adj. extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions; moving upward or along at a considerable
height
3269.
highjack - noun seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination; verb take arbitrarily or
by force
3270.
highjacker - noun a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it; someone who uses force to take over a vehicle
(especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
3271.
highlander - noun a native of the Highlands of Scotland; a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
3272.
highly - adv. in a high position or level or rank; to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect; at a high rate
or wage
3273.
highness - noun a high degree (of amount or force etc.); the condition of being high or lofty; (Your Highness or His
Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
3274.
hiker - noun a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
3275.
hilariously - adv. in a hilarious manner
3276.
hilliness - noun the quality of being hilly
3277.
hilus - noun (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
3278.
himalayan - adj. of or relating to the Himalayas
3279.
himantopus - noun major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
3280.
hin - noun ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 5 gallons
3281.
hinayana - noun an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri
Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia; a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation
through one's own efforts
3282.
hindbrain - noun the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
3283.
hinder - adj. located at or near the back of an animal; verb put at a disadvantage; be a hindrance or obstacle to; hinder or
prevent the progress or accomplishment of
3284.
hinderance - noun the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding; any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome;
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
3285.
hinderingly - adv. in an obstructive manner
3286.
hindermost - adj. located farthest to the rear
3287.
hindi - adj. of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; noun the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken
mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script
3288.
hindquarter - noun the back half of a side of meat
3289.
hindustani - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language; noun a form of Hindi spoken
around Delhi; a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
3290.
hinny - noun hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile
3291.
hipbone - noun large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis
3292.
hipless - adj. having or seeming to have no hips
3293.
hippeastrum - noun amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
3294.
hipped - adj. (of a roof) sloping on all sides; having hips; or having hips as specified (usually in combination)
3295.
hippobosca - noun type genus of the Hippoboscidae
3296.
hippoboscid - noun bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
3297.
hippoboscidae - noun winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies
3298.
hippocampus - noun seahorses; a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located
on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central
role in the formation of memories
3299.
hippocastanaceae - noun trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule
3300.
hippodamia - noun genus of ladybugs
3301.
hippoglossus - noun halibuts
3302.
hippopotamidae - noun hippopotami
3303.
hippotragus - noun sable antelopes
3304.
hircine - adj. of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)
3305.
hired - adj. having services engaged for a fee; hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
3306.
hirer - noun a person responsible for hiring workers
3307.
hirsuteness - noun excessive hairiness
3308.
hirsutism - noun excessive hairiness
3309.
hirudinea - noun hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids
3310.
hirudinean - noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
3311.
hirudinidae - noun a family of Hirudinea
3312.
hirudo - noun type genus of the family Hirudinidae
3313.
hirundinidae - noun swallows and martins
3314.
hirundo - noun type genus of the Hirundinidae
3315.
hispid - adj. (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles
3316.
hisser - noun someone who communicates disapproval by hissing
3317.
hissing - noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
3318.
histaminase - noun enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine
3319.
histiocyte - noun a macrophage that is found in connective tissue
3320.
histologic - adj. of or relating to histology
3321.
histological - adj. of or relating to histology
3322.
histologically - adv. involving the use of histology or histological techniques
3323.
histologist - noun anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues
3324.
histone - noun a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic
acids
3325.
historical - adj. having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary; of or
relating to the study of history; belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; used of the study of a
phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
3326.
historically - adv. with respect to history; throughout history
3327.
historicalness - noun significance owing to its history; the state of having in fact existed in the past
3328.
historied - adj. having an illustrious past
3329.
historiographer - noun a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
3330.
histrion - noun a theatrical performer
3331.
histrionics - noun a deliberate display of emotion for effect; a performance of play
3332.
hitchhike - verb travel by getting free rides from motorists
3333.
hitchhiker - noun a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles
3334.
hitchiti - noun the Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti; a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in
Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy
3335.
hitless - adj. (of a batter) without a hit; having no points scores
3336.
hitter - noun someone who hits; (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
3337.
hittite - adj. of or relating to the Hittite people or their language or culture; noun the language of the Hittites and the
principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions; a member of an ancient people
who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
3338.
hives - noun an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the
result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
3339.
hoarder - noun a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
3340.
hoarding - noun large outdoor signboard
3341.
hoariness - noun great age (especially grey or white with age); a silvery-white color
3342.
hoarsely - adv. in a hoarse or husky voice
3343.
hoarseness - noun a throaty harshness
3344.
hoary - adj. ancient; covered with fine whitish hairs or down; showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or
white hair
3345.
hoatzin - noun crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the
wings
3346.
hoax - noun something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage; verb subject to a playful
hoax or joke
3347.
hoaxer - noun someone who plays practical jokes on others
3348.
hobbledehoy - noun an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
3349.
hobbler - noun someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait
3350.
hobbyism - noun a devotion to hobbies
3351.
hobbyist - noun a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure
3352.
hobnail - noun a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots; verb supply with hobnails
3353.
hobnailed - adj. marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails
3354.
hobnob - verb rub elbows with
3355.
hod - noun an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
3356.
hodman - noun a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers
3357.
hodometer - noun a meter that shows mileage traversed
3358.
hoecake - noun thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an
open fire (southern)
3359.
hogback - noun a narrow ridge of hills
3360.
hogfish - noun large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout; found from Long Island southward
3361.
hogged - adj. (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
3362.
hogget - noun a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
3363.
hoggish - adj. resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
3364.
hoggishness - noun an excessive desire for food
3365.
hogmanay - noun New Year's Eve in Scotland
3366.
hogshead - noun a large cask especially one holding 63 gals; a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
3367.
hogwash - noun unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
3368.
hogweed - noun tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
3369.
hohenzollern - noun a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia
3370.
hoist - noun lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects; verb raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical
help; raise; move from one place to another by lifting
3371.
hoister - noun an operator of a hoist
3372.
hokey - adj. artificially formal; effusively or insincerely emotional
3373.
hokum - noun a message that seems to convey no meaning
3374.
holcus - noun a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America
3375.
holdall - noun a capacious bag or basket
3376.
holder - noun a holding device; the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is
endorsed to him or to whoever holds it
3377.
holdfast - noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
3378.
holding - noun the act of retaining something; something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by
someone
3379.
holey - adj. allowing passage in and out
3380.
holidaymaker - noun someone who travels for pleasure
3381.
holiness - noun the quality of being holy
3382.
holism - noun the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the
whole
3383.
holistic - adj. emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole
3384.
holla - noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
3385.
hollander - noun a native or inhabitant of Holland
3386.
hollands - noun gin made in the Netherlands
3387.
hollo - noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); verb cry hollo; encourage somebody by crying hollo;
utter a sudden loud cry
3388.
hollowness - noun the property of having a sunken area; the state of being hollow: having an empty space within; the
quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
3389.
holocentridae - noun squirrelfishes and soldierfishes
3390.
holocentrus - noun type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes
3391.
holocephalan - noun fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
3392.
holocephali - noun chimaeras and extinct forms
3393.
holograph - noun the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a threedimensional image by holography; handwritten book or document
3394.
holographic - adj. written wholly in the handwriting of the signer; written entirely in one's own hand; of or relating to
holography or holograms
3395.
holographical - adj. written entirely in one's own hand
3396.
holometabola - noun insects that undergo complete metamorphosis
3397.
holometabolic - adj. (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis
3398.
holometabolism - noun complete metamorphosis in insects
3399.
holometabolous - adj. (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis
3400.
holometaboly - noun complete metamorphosis in insects
3401.
holophyte - noun an organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis
3402.
holophytic - adj. obtaining nourishment as green plants do
3403.
holothuria - noun type genus of the Holothuridae
3404.
holothurian - noun echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet;
free-living mud feeders
3405.
holotype - noun the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
3406.
holozoic - adj. obtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter
3407.
holy - adj. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power; noun a sacred place of pilgrimage
3408.
homaridae - noun large-clawed lobsters
3409.
homarus - noun type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters
3410.
homburg - noun a hat made of felt with a creased crown
3411.
homebody - noun a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel
3412.
homegrown - adj. grown or originating in a particular place
3413.
homeless - adj. without nationality or citizenship; physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; noun people
who are homeless; someone with no housing
3414.
homelessness - noun the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)
3415.
homelike - adj. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
3416.
homeliness - noun an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or
elegance
3417.
homely - adj. lacking in physical beauty or proportion; without artificial refinement or elegance; plain and unpretentious;
having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
3418.
homemaker - noun a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
3419.
homemaking - noun the management of a household
3420.
homeopathic - adj. of or relating to the practice of homeopathy
3421.
homeopathy - noun a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people,
produce symptoms similar to those being treated
3422.
homeostatic - adj. related to or characterized by homeostasis
3423.
homer - noun a base hit on which the batter scores a run; ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad
and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC); United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910); an ancient Hebrew unit of
capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs; pigeon trained to return home; verb hit a home run
3424.
homeroom - noun a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times
under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business
3425.
homesickness - noun a longing to return home
3426.
homespun - adj. made of cloth spun or woven in the home; of textiles; having a rough surface; characteristic of country
life; noun a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
3427.
homesteader - noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
3428.
homestretch - noun the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line; the end of an enterprise
3429.
homey - adj. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
3430.
homiletic - adj. of or relating to homiletics; of the nature of a homily or sermon
3431.
homiletical - adj. of or relating to homiletics; of the nature of a homily or sermon
3432.
homiletics - noun the art of preaching; the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies
3433.
hominal - adj. of humankind as a species
3434.
hominian - adj. characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike
creatures
3435.
hominid - adj. characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike
creatures; noun a primate of the family Hominidae
3436.
hominidae - noun modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man
3437.
hominine - adj. characteristic of humankind
3438.
hominoid - noun a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
3439.
hominy - noun hulled corn with the bran and germ removed
3440.
homocentric - adj. having a common center
3441.
homocercal - adj. possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony
fishes)
3442.
homochromatic - adj. (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength
3443.
homocyclic - adj. containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms
3444.
homoecious - adj. of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host
3445.
homoeopath - noun a practitioner of homeopathy
3446.
homoeopathy - noun a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy
people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated
3447.
homoerotic - adj. of or concerning homosexual love
3448.
homogeneously - adv. all similarly
3449.
homogeneousness - noun the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature
3450.
homogenization - noun the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition
3451.
homogenize - verb cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing; become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing;
break up the fat globules of
3452.
homogenous - adj. all of the same or similar kind or nature
3453.
homogeny - noun (biology) similarity because of common evolution
3454.
homograft - noun tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's
immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
3455.
homograph - noun two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
3456.
homoiotherm - noun an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the
environmental temperature
3457.
homoiothermic - adj. of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature
3458.
homologic - adj. similar in evolutionary origin but not in function
3459.
homological - adj. similar in evolutionary origin but not in function
3460.
homologize - verb make homologous; be homologous
3461.
homomorphy - noun similarity of form
3462.
homonymic - adj. of or related to or being homonyms
3463.
homonymous - adj. of or related to or being homonyms
3464.
homonymy - noun the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation
between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning
3465.
homophone - noun two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or
both (e.g. bare and bear)
3466.
homophonic - adj. having a single melodic line with accompaniment; having the same sound
3467.
homophonous - adj. characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way
3468.
homophony - noun part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style); the same pronunciation for words of
different origins
3469.
homoptera - noun plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle
insects
3470.
homopteran - noun insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
3471.
homosexualism - noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
3472.
homosexuality - noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
3473.
homosporous - adj. characterized by homospory
3474.
homospory - noun the development of a single kind of asexual spores
3475.
homostylic - adj. (botany) having styles all of the same length
3476.
homostylous - adj. (botany) having styles all of the same length
3477.
homozygosity - noun the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene
3478.
homy - adj. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
3479.
honduran - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Honduras or its people; noun a native or inhabitant of Honduras
3480.
honestly - adv. in an honest manner; (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
3481.
honestness - noun the quality of being honest
3482.
honeycombed - adj. pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
3483.
honeyed - adj. with honey added; pleasing to the ear
3484.
honeyflower - noun Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously; erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having
terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
3485.
honeylike - adj. resembling honey
3486.
honeymooner - noun someone recently married
3487.
honeypot - noun South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
3488.
honeysucker - noun Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar
3489.
honied - adj. with honey added
3490.
honker - noun common greyish-brown wild goose of North America; a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud
honking sound; informal terms for the nose
3491.
honor - noun a woman's virtue or chastity; the quality of being honorable and having a good name; the state of being
honored; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; verb accept as pay; bestow honor or rewards upon; show respect
towards
3492.
honorable - adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; used as a title of respect; not disposed to cheat or
defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; deserving of esteem and respect; adhering to ethical and moral principles
3493.
honorableness - noun the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
3494.
honorably - adv. with honor; in an honorable manner
3495.
hoodmold - noun a protective drip that is made of stone
3496.
hoodoo - noun something believed to bring bad luck; a practitioner of voodoo; (geology) a column of weathered and
unusually shaped rock; a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; verb bring back luck; be a source of
misfortune
3497.
hoodwink - verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end;
influence by slyness
3498.
hooey - noun senseless talk
3499.
hoof - noun the foot of an ungulate mammal; the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals; verb dance
in a professional capacity; walk
3500.
hoofed - adj. having or resembling hoofs
3501.
hoofer - noun a professional dancer
3502.
hooflike - adj. resembling a hoof; especially having the horny texture of a hoof
3503.
hoofprint - noun a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal
3504.
hookah - noun an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by
passing through water
3505.
hooked - adj. addicted to a drug; curved down like an eagle's beak
3506.
hooker - noun (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot; a
golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers); English theologian (1554-1600); United States general in the
Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879); a prostitute who attracts customers by
walking the streets
3507.
hooklike - adj. resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)
3508.
hooknose - noun a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge
3509.
hooky - noun failure to attend (especially school)
3510.
hooliganism - noun willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
3511.
hoopoe - noun any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
3512.
hooter - noun nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes; a device on an
automobile for making a warning noise; informal terms for the nose
3513.
hopefully - adv. it is hoped; with hope; in a hopeful manner
3514.
hopefulness - noun the feeling you have when you have hope; full of hope
3515.
hopeless - adj. (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; without hope because there
seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; certain to fail; of a person unable to do something skillfully
3516.
hopelessly - adv. without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success; in a hopeless manner;
in a dispirited manner without hope
3517.
hopelessness - noun the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
3518.
hoper - noun a person who hopes
3519.
hopi - noun the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi; a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona
3520.
hopper - noun funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below; someone who hops; (baseball) a
hit that travels along the ground; terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; a machine used for picking
hops
3521.
horary - adj. relating to the hours
3522.
hordeum - noun annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley
3523.
horizontality - noun the quality of being parallel to the horizon
3524.
horizontally - adv. in a horizontal direction
3525.
hormonal - adj. of or relating to or caused by hormones
3526.
hornbill - noun bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to
kingfishers
3527.
hornbook - noun a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
3528.
horned - adj. having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
3529.
hornfels - noun a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
3530.
horniness - noun a state of sexual arousal
3531.
hornist - noun a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn)
3532.
hornless - adj. having no horns
3533.
hornlike - adj. made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
3534.
hornpipe - noun a British solo dance performed by sailors; an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually
made of bone; music for dancing the hornpipe
3535.
hornstone - noun a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
3536.
hornswoggle - verb deprive of by deceit
3537.
horologe - noun a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
3538.
horologer - noun someone who makes or repairs watches
3539.
horologist - noun someone who makes or repairs watches
3540.
horoscopy - noun the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes
3541.
horribly - adv. of a dreadful kind
3542.
horridly - adv. in a hideous manner
3543.
horridness - noun a quality of extreme unpleasantness
3544.
horrific - adj. causing fear or dread or terror; grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
3545.
horripilate - verb cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; have one's hair stand on end and get
goosebumps
3546.
horripilation - noun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
3547.
horsecar - noun an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses
3548.
horsecloth - noun a cloth for the trapping of a horse
3549.
horsefish - noun any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
3550.
horsehead - noun any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
3551.
horsehide - noun leather from the hide of a horse
3552.
horselaugh - noun a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
3553.
horseleech - noun any of several large freshwater leeches
3554.
horselike - adj. resembling a horse
3555.
horsemanship - noun skill in handling and riding horses
3556.
horsemint - noun a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in
the eastern United States; tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers;
many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico; an annual horsemint of central and western
United States and northern Mexico
3557.
horsepond - noun a pond for watering horses
3558.
horseradish - noun grated horseradish root; coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root; the root of
the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
3559.
horseshoer - noun a person who shoes horses
3560.
horseweed - noun common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely
naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron; erect perennial strong-scented with serrate
pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
3561.
horsewhip - noun a whip for controlling horses; verb whip with a whip intended for horses
3562.
horst - noun a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the
surrounding land
3563.
hortative - adj. giving strong encouragement
3564.
hortatory - adj. giving strong encouragement
3565.
hortensia - noun deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue; very tall
branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads
3566.
horticultural - adj. of or relating to the cultivation of plants
3567.
horticulturally - adv. by means of horticulture
3568.
horticulturist - noun an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
3569.
hosanna - noun a cry of praise or adoration (to God)
3570.
hosier - noun a tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear
3571.
hospitableness - noun having a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining
3572.
hospitably - adv. in a hospitable manner
3573.
hospitality - noun kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
3574.
hospitalization - noun placing in medical care in a hospital; the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital; a
period of time when you are confined to a hospital; insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense
3575.
hospitalize - verb admit into a hospital
3576.
hosta - noun robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed
in family Hostaceae
3577.
hostel - noun inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips); a hotel providing overnight
lodging for travelers
3578.
hostilely - adv. in a belligerent hostile manner
3579.
hostility - noun a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; the feeling of a hostile person; a state of deep-seated ill-will;
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
3580.
hotchpotch - noun a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables; a motley assortment of things
3581.
hotelier - noun an owner or manager of hotels
3582.
hotelkeeper - noun an owner or manager of hotels
3583.
hotfoot - adv. without delay; speedily; noun a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the
sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it; verb step on it
3584.
hotheaded - adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; quickly aroused to anger
3585.
hotly - adv. in a heated manner
3586.
hotness - noun a hot spiciness; the presence of heat; a state of sexual arousal
3587.
hotspur - noun a rash or impetuous person; English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
3588.
hottentot - noun any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
3589.
hottish - adj. somewhat hot
3590.
hottonia - noun aquatic herbs
3591.
houri - noun (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise; a
voluptuously beautiful young woman
3592.
hourly - adj. occurring every hour or payable by the hour; adv. every hour
3593.
housatonic - noun a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long
Island Sound
3594.
housebound - adj. confined usually by illness
3595.
housebreaker - noun a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house; a wrecker of houses
3596.
housebreaking - noun trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
3597.
housebuilder - noun someone who builds houses as a business
3598.
houseclean - verb clean and tidy up the house
3599.
housecoat - noun a loose dressing gown for women
3600.
housecraft - noun skill in domestic management
3601.
housefather - noun a man in charge of children in an institution
3602.
houseful - noun as many as a house will accommodate
3603.
householder - noun someone who owns a home
3604.
housekeeper - noun a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
3605.
housekeeping - noun the work of cleaning and running a house
3606.
houselights - noun lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium
3607.
housemaid - noun a female domestic
3608.
houseman - noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a
British term)
3609.
housemaster - noun teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse
3610.
housemate - noun someone who resides in the same house with you
3611.
housemother - noun a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
3612.
houseroom - noun space for accommodation in a house
3613.
housetop - noun the roof of a house
3614.
housewarming - noun a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home
3615.
housewifely - adj. related or suited to a housewife
3616.
housewifery - noun the work of a housewife
3617.
housing - noun structures collectively in which people are housed; a protective cover designed to contain or support a
mechanical component; stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
3618.
howdah - noun a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
3619.
howitzer - noun a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
3620.
howler - noun a glaring blunder; monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry; a joke that seems
extremely funny
3621.
howling - adj. extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; noun a long loud emotional utterance
3622.
hoya - noun any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers
3623.
hoydenism - noun masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)
3624.
hoyle - noun English writer on card games (1672-1769); an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory
of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)
3625.
huarache - noun a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps
3626.
hubble - noun United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae
recede increases with their distance (1889-1953)
3627.
huckaback - noun toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
3628.
hud - noun the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban
renewal; created in 1965
3629.
huddler - noun a person who crouches; a member of a huddle
3630.
hudsonia - noun small evergreen subshrubs of North America
3631.
hueless - adj. of something totally lacking in saturation and therefore having no hue
3632.
huffily - adv. in a huffy manner
3633.
huffiness - noun a passing state of anger and resentment
3634.
huffish - adj. sullen or moody
3635.
huffishness - noun a feeling of sulky resentment
3636.
huffy - adj. roused to anger; quick to take offense
3637.
hugely - adv. extremely
3638.
hugger - noun a person who hugs
3639.
hugoesque - adj. in the manner of Victor Hugo
3640.
huguenot - noun a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
3641.
huisache - noun tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
3642.
hula - noun a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
3643.
hulking - adj. of great size and bulk
3644.
hulky - adj. of great size and bulk
3645.
hullabaloo - noun disturbance usually in protest
3646.
humanely - adv. in a humane manner
3647.
humaneness - noun the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)
3648.
humanism - noun the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the
supernatural; the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies; the doctrine that people's duty is to promote
human welfare
3649.
humanist - adj. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity
and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; marked by humanistic
values and devotion to human welfare; of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; noun a classical scholar or student of the
liberal arts; an advocate of the principles of humanism
3650.
humanistic - adj. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; marked by humanistic values and devotion to human
welfare; pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's
capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
3651.
humanitarianism - noun the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
3652.
humanity - noun the quality of being humane; all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; the quality of being human
3653.
humanization - noun the act of making more human
3654.
humanize - verb make more humane
3655.
humankind - noun all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
3656.
humanlike - adj. suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
3657.
humanly - adv. in the manner of human beings
3658.
humanness - noun the quality of being human
3659.
humate - noun material that is high in humic acids
3660.
humblebee - noun robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
3661.
humbleness - noun the state of being humble and unimportant; a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; a humble
feeling
3662.
humbly - adv. in a humble manner; in a miserly manner
3663.
humbug - noun communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive; something intended to deceive; deliberate
trickery intended to gain an advantage; pretentious or silly talk or writing; verb trick or deceive
3664.
humdinger - noun someone of remarkable excellence
3665.
humdrum - adj. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; noun the quality
of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
3666.
humectant - noun any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist
3667.
humic - adj. of or relating to or derived from humus
3668.
humidity - noun wetness in the atmosphere
3669.
humidness - noun wetness in the atmosphere
3670.
humification - noun the process of the formation of humus
3671.
humiliating - adj. causing awareness of your shortcomings
3672.
humiliatingly - adv. in a humiliating manner
3673.
humiliation - noun depriving one of self-esteem; an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect;
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect; strong feelings of embarrassment
3674.
humin - noun a black humic substance that is not soluble in water
3675.
hummer - noun a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words; (baseball) a pitch thrown with
maximum velocity
3676.
humming - noun the act of singing with closed lips; a humming noise
3677.
humor - noun the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; the quality of being funny; (Middle
Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; the liquid
parts of the body; a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter; a characteristic
(habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; verb put into a good mood
3678.
humoral - adj. of or relating to bodily fluids
3679.
humorist - noun someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
3680.
humorless - adj. lacking humor
3681.
humorously - adv. in a humorous manner
3682.
humorousness - noun the trait of merry joking
3683.
humous - noun a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for
pita; originated in the Middle East
3684.
humpbacked - adj. characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
3685.
humped - adj. characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
3686.
humulus - noun hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap;
in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae
3687.
hunchback - noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine; an abnormal
backward curve to the vertebral column
3688.
hunchbacked - adj. characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
3689.
hundredweight - noun a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds; a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100
pounds; a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
3690.
hunger - noun strong desire for something (not food or drink); a physiological need for food; the consequence of food
deprivation; verb feel the need to eat; be hungry; go without food; have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
3691.
hungrily - adv. in the manner of someone who is very hungry
3692.
hungriness - noun strong desire for something (not food or drink); prolonged unfulfilled desire or need; a physiological
need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
3693.
hunker - verb sit on one's heels
3694.
hunkpapa - noun a Siouan language spoken by the Hunkpapa; a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division
of the Teton Sioux and who formerly lived in the western Dakotas; they were prominent in resisting the white encroachment into
the northern Great Plains
3695.
hunting - noun the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport; the work of finding and killing or
capturing animals for food or pelts; the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
3696.
huntress - noun a woman hunter
3697.
huntsman - noun someone who hunts game
3698.
hupa - noun the Athapaskan language spoken by the Hupa; a member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley
in California
3699.
hurdler - noun an athlete who runs the hurdles
3700.
hurler - noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
3701.
hurling - adj. rushing and whirling; noun a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players
each
3702.
hurried - adj. moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
3703.
hurriedly - adv. in a hurried or hasty manner
3704.
hurriedness - noun overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
3705.
hurtful - adj. causing hurt; harmful to living things
3706.
hurting - noun a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
3707.
husbandly - adj. related to or suited to a husband; befitting or characteristic of a husband
3708.
hushing - noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
3709.
husk - noun outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds; material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds; verb remove the husks from
3710.
huskily - adv. in a hoarse or husky voice
3711.
huskiness - noun the property of being big and strong; a throaty harshness
3712.
husking - noun the removal of covering
3713.
huss - noun Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the
Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)
3714.
hussar - noun a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress
3715.
hussite - noun an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss
3716.
hussy - noun a woman adulterer
3717.
hustings - noun the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
3718.
hustler - noun a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties; a prostitute who attracts
customers by walking the streets
3719.
hutment - noun an encampment of huts (chiefly military)
3720.
huxleian - adj. of or relating to Thomas Huxley
3721.
hyaena - noun doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
3722.
hyaenidae - noun hyenas
3723.
hyalinization - noun the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline
3724.
hyaloid - adj. resembling glass in transparency or translucency; noun transparent membrane that enveloping the vitreous
humor of the eye and separating it from the retina
3725.
hyaloplasm - noun the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
3726.
hyaloplasmic - adj. of or relating to hyaloplasm
3727.
hyaluronidase - noun an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and
increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids
3728.
hybanthus - noun a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions
3729.
hybridization - noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce
hybrids
3730.
hybridize - verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
3731.
hydantoin - noun any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy
3732.
hydathode - noun a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants
3733.
hydatid - noun cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
3734.
hydnaceae - noun tooth fungi
3735.
hydnocarpus - noun medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees
3736.
hydnoraceae - noun a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants
3737.
hydnum - noun type genus of Hydnaceae
3738.
hydramnios - noun an abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid
3739.
hydrangeaceae - noun sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
3740.
hydrargyrum - noun a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at
ordinary temperatures
3741.
hydrarthrosis - noun inflammation and swelling of a movable joint because of excess synovial fluid
3742.
hydrastis - noun small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of
northeastern United States and Japan
3743.
hydrated - adj. containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)
3744.
hydration - noun the process of combining with water; usually reversible
3745.
hydraulically - adv. in a hydraulic manner
3746.
hydraulics - noun study of the mechanics of fluids
3747.
hydrazine - noun a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels
3748.
hydremia - noun blood disorder in which there is excess fluid volume compared with the cell volume of the blood
3749.
hydric - adj. having or characterized by excessive moisture
3750.
hydrobates - noun type genus of the Hydrobatidae
3751.
hydrobatidae - noun storm petrels
3752.
hydrocele - noun disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)
3753.
hydrocephalic - adj. relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus
3754.
hydrocephalus - noun an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants
it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily
3755.
eurological
3756.
hydrocephaly - noun an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants
it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily
3757.
eurological
3758.
hydrocharidaceae - noun simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
3759.
hydrocharis - noun frogbit
3760.
hydrocharitaceae - noun simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
3761.
hydrochoerus - noun a genus of Hydrochoeridae
3762.
hydrodamalis - noun a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow
3763.
hydrodynamics - noun study of fluids in motion
3764.
hydroelectricity - noun electricity produced by water power
3765.
hydrofoil - noun a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds;
a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
3766.
hydrogel - noun a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium
3767.
hydrogenation - noun a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil
3768.
hydrographic - adj. of or relating to the science of hydrography
3769.
hydrographical - adj. of or relating to the science of hydrography
3770.
hydrography - noun the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with
special reference to navigation
3771.
hydroid - noun colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
3772.
hydrokinetic - adj. relating to fluids in motion or the forces that produce or affect such motion
3773.
hydrokinetics - noun study of fluids in motion
3774.
hydrolize - verb make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis
3775.
hydrologist - noun a geologist skilled in hydrology
3776.
hydrolyzable - adj. capable of undergoing hydrolysis
3777.
hydrolyze - verb undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water
3778.
hydromancer - noun one who practices hydromancy
3779.
hydromancy - noun divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)
3780.
hydromel - noun honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented
3781.
hydrometric - adj. of or relating to hydrometry
3782.
hydrometry - noun the measurement of specific gravity
3783.
hydromys - noun water rats
3784.
hydronephrosis - noun accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter
3785.
hydropathic - adj. of or relating to hydropathy or its administration
3786.
hydropathy - noun the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
3787.
hydrophidae - noun sea snakes
3788.
hydrophyllaceae - noun perennial woodland herbs
3789.
hydrophyllum - noun waterleaf
3790.
hydrophyte - noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without
anchorage, as the water hyacinth
3791.
hydrophytic - adj. growing wholly or partially in water
3792.
hydroplane - noun a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high
speeds; an airplane that can land on or take off from water; verb glide on the water in a hydroplane
3793.
hydroponic - adj. of or relating to aquiculture
3794.
hydroponics - noun a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
3795.
hydrops - noun swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue
3796.
hydrostatics - noun study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion
3797.
hydrotherapy - noun the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
3798.
hydrothorax - noun accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys
3799.
hydrozoa - noun coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to
the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes
3800.
hydrozoan - noun colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
3801.
hydrus - noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole
3802.
hygeia - noun (Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea
3803.
hygienic - adj. tending to promote or preserve health
3804.
hygienical - adj. tending to promote or preserve health
3805.
hygienically - adv. in a hygienic manner
3806.
hygienics - noun the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
3807.
hygienist - noun a medical specialist in hygiene
3808.
hygienize - verb make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
3809.
hygrodeik - noun a wet and dry bulb hygrometer
3810.
hygrophyte - noun a plant that grows in a moist habitat
3811.
hygrophytic - adj. requiring an abundance of moisture
3812.
hygroscope - noun hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere
3813.
hyla - noun the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads
3814.
hylidae - noun the amphibian family of tree frogs
3815.
hylobates - noun gibbons
3816.
hylocereus - noun genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very
fragrant flowers
3817.
hylocichla - noun American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery
3818.
hymenaea - noun genus of tropical American timber trees
3819.
hymenal - adj. of or relating to the hymen
3820.
hymeneal - adj. of or relating to a wedding or marriage; noun a wedding hymn
3821.
hymeneals - noun the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
3822.
hymenium - noun spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia
3823.
hymenomycetes - noun used in some classifications; usually coextensive with order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools;
agarics; bracket fungi
3824.
hymenophyllaceae - noun terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns
3825.
hymenophyllum - noun type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns
3826.
hymenopter - noun insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
3827.
hymenoptera - noun an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
3828.
hymenopteran - noun insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or
piercing
3829.
hymenopteron - noun insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or
piercing
3830.
hymenopterous - adj. of or relating to insects of the order Hymenoptera
3831.
hymnary - noun a songbook containing a collection of hymns
3832.
hymnbook - noun a songbook containing a collection of hymns
3833.
hymnody - noun the act of singing psalms or hymns
3834.
hyoid - adj. of or relating to the hyoid bone; noun a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue
muscles
3835.
hyoscine - noun an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the
pupils in ophthalmic procedures
3836.
hyoscyamine - noun a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess
motility of the gastrointestinal tract
3837.
hyoscyamus - noun genus of poisonous herbs: henbane
3838.
hypaethral - adj. partly or entirely open to the sky
3839.
hypallage - noun reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty's face')
3840.
hypanthium - noun the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx
(as in Rosaceae)
3841.
hyperacidity - noun excessive acidity
3842.
hyperactive - adj. more active than normal
3843.
hyperactivity - noun a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement
3844.
hyperacusia - noun abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism;
characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
3845.
hyperacusis - noun abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism;
characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
3846.
hyperalimentation - noun administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used
in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
3847.
hyperbaton - noun reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')
3848.
hyperbole - noun extravagant exaggeration
3849.
hyperbolically - adv. in an exaggerated manner
3850.
hyperbolize - verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
3851.
hyperborean - noun (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land
north of the source of the north wind
3852.
hypercalcemia - noun the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone
resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease
3853.
hypercatalectic - adj. (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a
metrical foot; noun (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot
3854.
hypercholesterolemia - noun the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood;
associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
3855.
hypercritical - adj. inclined to judge too severely
3856.
hyperdactyly - noun birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes
3857.
hyperemesis - noun severe and excessive vomiting
3858.
hyperemia - noun increased blood in an organ or other body part
3859.
hyperemic - adj. relating to or caused by hyperemia
3860.
hyperextend - verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
3861.
hyperextension - noun greater than normal extension
3862.
hyperfine - adj. extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components
3863.
hyperglycemia - noun abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
3864.
hypericaceae - noun used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae
3865.
hypericales - noun a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae
3866.
hypericism - noun a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint
John's wort
3867.
hypericum - noun large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow
flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and arctic or high altitudes and desert regions
3868.
hyperlipemia - noun presence of excess lipids in the blood
3869.
hyperlipoidemia - noun presence of excess lipids in the blood
3870.
hypermenorrhea - noun abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead
to anemia if prolonged
3871.
hypermetropia - noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
3872.
hypermetropic - adj. abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
3873.
hypermetropy - noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
3874.
hypermotility - noun excessive movement; especially excessive motility of the gastrointestinal tract
3875.
hyperoartia - noun lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes
3876.
hyperoodon - noun bottle-nosed whales
3877.
hyperope - noun a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person
3878.
hyperopia - noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
3879.
hyperopic - adj. abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
3880.
hyperotreta - noun hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
3881.
hyperpiesia - noun persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
3882.
hyperpiesis - noun persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
3883.
hyperpigmentation - noun unusual darkening of the skin
3884.
hyperpituitarism - noun excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads
to excess secretion of growth hormone)
3885.
hyperplasia - noun abnormal increase in number of cells
3886.
hyperpnea - noun energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or
various disorders
3887.
hyperpyrexia - noun extremely high fever (especially in children)
3888.
hypersecretion - noun excessive secretion
3889.
hypersensitive - adj. having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
3890.
hypersensitivity - noun extreme sensitivity; pathological sensitivity
3891.
hypersomnia - noun an inability to stay awake
3892.
hypersplenism - noun enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders
3893.
hypertensin - noun any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood
vessels
3894.
hypertension - noun a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or
greater)
3895.
hyperthermal - adj. of or relating to or affected by hyperthermia
3896.
hyperthermia - noun abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
3897.
hyperthermy - noun abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
3898.
hyperthyroidism - noun an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the
condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones
3899.
hypertonia - noun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
3900.
hypertonic - adj. (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution; (of living tissue) in a state
of abnormally high tension
3901.
hypertonicity - noun (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other; (of
muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
3902.
hypertonus - noun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
3903.
hypertrophied - adj. (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
3904.
hypertrophy - noun abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ; verb undergo hypertrophy
3905.
hyperventilate - verb breathe excessively hard and fast; produce hyperventilation in
3906.
hyperventilation - noun an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause
dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued
3907.
hypervitaminosis - noun an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A
or D or K
3908.
hypesthesia - noun impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
3909.
hypethral - adj. partly or entirely open to the sky
3910.
hypha - noun any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
3911.
hyphema - noun bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye
3912.
hyphenated - adj. (of words) combined by means of a hyphen to form a unit
3913.
hyphenation - noun connecting syllables and words by hyphens; division of a word especially at the end of a line on a
page
3914.
hypnagogic - adj. sleep inducing
3915.
hypnoanalysis - noun the use of hypnosis in conjunction with psychoanalysis
3916.
hypnogenesis - noun the induction of sleep or hypnosis
3917.
hypnoid - adj. of or relating to a state of sleep or hypnosis
3918.
hypnophobia - noun a morbid fear of falling asleep
3919.
hypnos - noun (Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx
3920.
hypnotherapy - noun the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy
3921.
hypnotically - adv. by means of hypnotism
3922.
hypnotism - noun the act of inducing hypnosis
3923.
hypnotist - noun a person who induces hypnosis
3924.
hypnotize - verb induce hypnosis in
3925.
hypnotizer - noun a person who induces hypnosis
3926.
hypo - noun a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing; a piston syringe that is fitted with a
hypodermic needle for giving injections
3927.
hypoblast - noun the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems
3928.
hypocalcemia - noun abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney
malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
3929.
hypocaustic- (hypo (under) caustic (hot)) A room placed under a building for heating used by Romans and MohenjoDorans.
3930.
hypochaeris - noun widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds
3931.
hypochondria - noun chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
3932.
hypochondriac - adj. suffering from hypochondria; noun a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
3933.
hypochondriacal - adj. suffering from hypochondria
3934.
hypochondriasis - noun chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
3935.
hypochondrium - noun the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium
3936.
hypocorism - noun a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)
3937.
hypocreaceae - noun family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its
own order Hypocreales
3938.
hypocreales - noun used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae
3939.
hypocritically - adv. in a hypocritical manner
3940.
hypoderma - noun in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
3941.
hypodermal - adj. of or relating to the hypodermis
3942.
hypodermis - noun layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods
3943.
hypoglossal - noun supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles
3944.
hypoglycemia - noun abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
3945.
hypoglycemic - adj. of or relating to hypoglycemia
3946.
hypognathous - adj. having a projecting lower jaw
3947.
hyponym - noun a word that is more specific than a given word
3948.
hypophysectomize - verb remove the pituitary glands
3949.
hypophysectomy - noun surgical removal of the pituitary gland
3950.
hypophysial - adj. of or relating to the hypophysis
3951.
hypophysis - noun the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
3952.
hypopitys - noun term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa
3953.
hypoplasia - noun underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
3954.
hyposmia - noun lessened sensitivity to odors
3955.
hypospadias - noun an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis
3956.
hypostasis - noun (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality; any of the three persons of the Godhead
constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united; the accumulation of blood
in an organ; the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
3957.
hypostatization - noun regarding something abstract as a material thing
3958.
hypostatize - verb construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity
3959.
hypotension - noun abnormally low blood pressure
3960.
hypotensive - adj. having abnormally low blood pressure; noun a person who has abnormally low blood pressure
3961.
hypothecate - verb pledge without delivery or title of possession; to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
3962.
hypothermia - noun subnormal body temperature
3963.
hypothermic - adj. of or relating to or affected by hypothermia
3964.
hypothesize - verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
3965.
hypothetical - adj. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; noun a hypothetical possibility,
circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.
3966.
hypothetically - adv. by hypothesis
3967.
hypothyroidism - noun an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of
thyroid hormones
3968.
hypotonia - noun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
3969.
hypotonic - adj. (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution; (of living tissue) lacking
normal tone or tension
3970.
hypotonicity - noun (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other; (of
muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
3971.
hypotonus - noun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
3972.
hypovitaminosis - noun any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
3973.
hypoxis - noun small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk;
sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass
3974.
hypozeugma - noun use of a series of subjects with a single predicate
3975.
hypozeuxis - noun use of a series of parallel clauses (as in `I came, I saw, I conquered')
3976.
hypsography - noun the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of
land altitudes relative to sea level); measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
3977.
hypsometer - noun an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation
3978.
hypsometry - noun measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
3979.
hyracoidea - noun hyraxes and some extinct animals
3980.
hyracotherium - noun extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus
3981.
hyrax - noun any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike
toes
3982.
hyson - noun a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
3983.
hyssop - noun bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes; a European mint with
aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields
hyssop oil
3984.
hyssopus - noun Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs
3985.
hysterical - adj. marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
3986.
hysterically - adv. in a hysterical manner
3987.
hysterics - noun an attack of hysteria
3988.
hysterocatalepsy - noun hysteria with cataleptic symptoms
3989.
hysterotomy - noun surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)
3990.
hystricidae - noun Old World porcupines
3991.
hystricomorpha - noun an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.
i
3992.
iamb - noun a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
3993.
iambus - noun a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
3994.
iapetus - noun (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient
mythology
i
3995.
iberian - adj. of or relating to the Iberian Peninsula or its inhabitants; noun a native or inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula
(especially in ancient times); a native or inhabitant of Iberia in the Caucasus
3996.
iberis - noun Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft
3997.
ibidem - adv. in the same place (used when citing a reference)
3998.
ibsenian - adj. of or relating to or in the manner of the playwright Henrik Ibsen
3999.
icaco - noun plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American; small tropical American tree
bearing edible plumlike fruit
4000.
iceboat - noun a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice; a ship with a
reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
4001.
icebound - adj. locked in by ice
4002.
icebreaker - noun a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and
keep channels open for navigation
4003.
icecap - noun a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain
peak)
4004.
icefall - noun a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall
4005.
icehouse - noun a house for storing ice
4006.
icelander - noun a native or inhabitant of Iceland
4007.
iceman - noun someone who cuts and delivers ice; a professional killer
4008.
ichneumonidae - noun ichneumon flies
4009.
ichor - noun (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods; a fluid product of inflammation
4010.
ichorous - adj. of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies
4011.
ichthyolatry - noun the worship of fish
4012.
ichthyologist - noun a zoologist who studies fishes
4013.
ichthyology - noun the branch of zoology that studies fishes
4014.
ichthyosaur - noun any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins
and paddle-shaped limbs
4015.
ichthyosauria - noun extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs
4016.
ichthyosauridae - noun later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres
4017.
ichthyosaurus - noun ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic
4018.
ichthyosis - noun any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is fishlike (dry and scaly)
4019.
icily - adv. in a cold and icy manner
4020.
iciness - noun a lack of affection or enthusiasm; coldness due to a cold environment
4021.
icing - noun (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond
the opponent's goal; a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes; the formation of frost or ice on a surface
4022.
iconoclastic - adj. destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the
representation of living things is prohibited; characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
4023.
iconography - noun the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject
4024.
iconolatry - noun the worship of sacred images
4025.
iconology - noun the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or
political terms)
4026.
iconoscope - noun the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
4027.
icteric - adj. affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
4028.
icteridae - noun American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks
4029.
icterogenic - adj. producing jaundice
4030.
icterus - noun type genus of the Icteridae; yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of
bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
4031.
ictic - adj. of or relating to a seizure or convulsion
4032.
ictonyx - noun a genus of Mustelidae
4033.
ictus - noun a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
4034.
idahoan - noun a native or resident of Idaho
4035.
idealism - noun impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are; (philosophy)
the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality; elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be
4036.
ursued
4037.
idealist - noun someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
4038.
idealistic - adj. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; of or relating to the philosophical doctrine
of the reality of ideas
4039.
ideality - noun the quality of being ideal
4040.
idealization - noun a portrayal of something as ideal; something that exists only as an idea; (psychiatry) a defense
mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
4041.
idealize - verb form ideals; consider or render as ideal
4042.
ideally - adv. in an ideal manner
4043.
ideation - noun the process of forming and relating ideas
4044.
ideational - adj. being of the nature of a notion or concept
4045.
identically - adv. with complete identity; in an identical manner
4046.
identicalness - noun exact sameness
4047.
identifiable - adj. capable of being identified
4048.
identification - noun the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or
group of persons); evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing; the condition of having your identity
established; the act of designating or identifying something; the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
4049.
identifier - noun a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it
4050.
ideogram - noun a graphic character used in ideography
4051.
ideograph - noun a graphic character used in ideography
4052.
ideographic - adj. of or relating to or consisting of ideograms
4053.
ideographically - adv. in an idiographic manner
4054.
ideography - noun the use of ideograms in writing
4055.
ideologic - adj. concerned with or suggestive of ideas
4056.
ideological - adj. concerned with or suggestive of ideas
4057.
ideologically - adv. with respect to ideology
4058.
ideologist - noun an advocate of some ideology
4059.
ides - noun in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month
4060.
idiographic - adj. relating to or involving the study of individuals
4061.
idiolatry - noun the worship of yourself
4062.
idiomatical - adj. of or relating to or conforming to idiom
4063.
idiomatically - adv. in an idiomatic manner
4064.
idiopathic - adj. (of diseases) arising from an unknown cause
4065.
idiopathy - noun any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause
4066.
idiotically - adv. in an idiotic manner
4067.
idleness - noun having no employment; the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work; the quality of lacking substance
or value
4068.
idler - noun person who does no work
4069.
idly - adv. in an idle manner
4070.
ido - noun an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto
4071.
idocrase - noun a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and
is used a gemstone
4072.
idolater - noun a person who worships idols
4073.
idolatress - noun a woman idolater
4074.
idolatrous - adj. blindly or excessively devoted or adoring; relating to or practicing idolatry
4075.
idolatrously - adv. in an idolatrous manner
4076.
idolization - noun the act of worshiping blindly and to excess; the act of admiring strongly
4077.
idolize - verb love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
4078.
idolizer - noun a lover blind with admiration and devotion; a person who worships idols
4079.
idyllically - adv. in an idyllic manner
4080.
ie - adv. that is to say; in other words; noun a commercial browser
4081.
ignatius - noun bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
4082.
ignescent - adj. can emit sparks or burst into flame
4083.
igniter - noun a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire; a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
4084.
ignitible - adj. capable of burning
4085.
ignitor - noun a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
4086.
ignobility - noun the quality of being ignoble
4087.
ignobleness - noun the quality of being ignoble
4088.
ignobly - adv. in a currish manner; meanspiritedly
4089.
ignominiously - adv. in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
4090.
ignominiousness - noun unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
4091.
ignominy - noun a state of dishonor
4092.
ignorance - noun the lack of knowledge or education
4093.
ignorantly - adv. in ignorance; in an ignorant manner
4094.
ignorantness - noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
4095.
iguana - noun large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food
in Central America and South America
4096.
iguania - noun New World lizards
4097.
iguanid - noun lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright
throat patch in males
4098.
iguanidae - noun New World lizards
4099.
iguanodon - noun massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and northern Africa;
early Cretaceous period
4100.
iguanodontidae - noun iguanodons
4101.
ileitis - noun inflammation of the ileum
4102.
ileostomy - noun surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an
anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis
4103.
ileus - noun blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the
lower bowel
4104.
ilex - noun a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and
berries (including hollies)
4105.
ilium - noun the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone; an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the
site of the Trojan War
4106.
ilk - noun a kind of person
4107.
illation - noun the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial
evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
4108.
illative - adj. expressing or preceding an inference; resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; relating to or
having the nature of illation or inference
4109.
illegality - noun unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
4110.
illegalize - verb declare illegal; outlaw
4111.
illegally - adv. in an illegal manner
4112.
illegibility - noun writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered
4113.
illegibly - adv. in an illegible manner
4114.
illegitimately - adv. of biological parents not married to each other; in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
4115.
illiberal - adj. narrow-minded about cherished opinions
4116.
illiberality - noun a disposition not to be liberal (generous) with money
4117.
illiberally - adv. in a narrow-minded manner
4118.
illicitly - adv. in an illegal manner; in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
4119.
illicitness - noun the quality of not conforming strictly to law
4120.
illicium - noun anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves
4121.
illinoisan - noun a native or resident of Illinois
4122.
illness - noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
4123.
illogical - adj. lacking in correct logical relation; lacking orderly continuity
4124.
illogicality - noun invalid or incorrect reasoning
4125.
illogically - adv. in an illogical manner
4126.
illogicalness - noun invalid or incorrect reasoning
4127.
illuminance - noun the luminous flux incident on a unit area
4128.
illuminant - noun something that can serve as a source of light
4129.
illuminated - adj. provided with artificial light
4130.
illuminating - adj. providing light; tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
4131.
illumination - noun the degree of visibility of your environment; painting or drawing included in a book (especially in
illuminated medieval manuscripts); the luminous flux incident on a unit area; an interpretation that removes obstacles to
understanding; a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
4132.
illusional - adj. marked by or producing illusion
4133.
illusionist - noun someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; a person with unusual powers of foresight
4134.
illustration - noun a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to
understand; artwork that helps make something clear or attractive; an item of information that is representative of a type;
showing by example
4135.
illustrative - adj. clarifying by use of examples; serving to demonstrate
4136.
illustrator - noun an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)
4137.
illustriously - adv. in an illustrious manner
4138.
illustriousness - noun the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
4139.
illyrian - noun a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast
4140.
ilmenite - noun a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in
crystalline form; a source of titanium
4141.
imaginable - adj. capable of being imagined
4142.
imagination - noun the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the
senses; the ability to form mental images of things or events; the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
4143.
imaginative - adj. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
4144.
imaginatively - adv. with imagination
4145.
imaginativeness - noun the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the
senses
4146.
imagism - noun a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian
sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery
4147.
imago - noun an adult insect produced after metamorphosis; (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a
parent) formed in childhood
4148.
imam - noun (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic
theology and law and a spiritual guide
4149.
imaret - noun a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey
4150.
imbauba - noun tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems
4151.
imbecilic - adj. having a mental age of three to seven years
4152.
imbecility - noun retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot; a stupid mistake
4153.
imbed - verb fix or set securely or deeply
4154.
imbiber - noun a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
4155.
imbibition - noun (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel; the act of consuming liquids
4156.
imbricate - adj. used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles; verb overlap; place so as
to overlap
4157.
imbricated - adj. used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
4158.
imbrication - noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
4159.
imidazole - noun an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor
4160.
imide - noun any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO4161.
iminazole - noun an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor
4162.
imitation - adj. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; noun copying (or trying to copy) the actions
of someone else; a copy that is represented as the original; the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should
be accurate imitations; a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
4163.
imitative - adj. marked by or given to imitation; not genuine; imitating something superior; (of words) formed in imitation
of a natural sound
4164.
imitator - noun someone who copies the words or behavior of another; someone who (fraudulently) assumes the
appearance of another
4165.
immaculately - adv. in an immaculate manner
4166.
immaculateness - noun the state of being spotlessly clean
4167.
immanence - noun the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
4168.
immanency - noun the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
4169.
immateriality - noun the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter; complete irrelevance requiring no further
consideration
4170.
immaterialize - verb render immaterial or incorporeal
4171.
immaturely - adv. in an immature manner
4172.
immatureness - noun not having reached maturity
4173.
immaturity - noun not having reached maturity
4174.
immeasurably - adv. to an immeasurable degree; beyond measurement; without bounds
4175.
immediately - adv. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; near or close by; bearing an immediate relation
4176.
immediateness - noun lack of an intervening or mediating agency; the quickness of action or occurrence
4177.
immensely - adv. to an exceedingly great extent or degree
4178.
immenseness - noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number
4179.
immensity - noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number
4180.
immensurable - adj. impossible to measure
4181.
immigration - noun migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to
settle there); the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval
4182.
imminence - noun the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
4183.
imminency - noun the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
4184.
imminently - adv. in an imminent manner
4185.
imminentness - noun the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
4186.
immingle - verb combine into one
4187.
immix - verb mix together different elements
4188.
immobilization - noun the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a
body part in order to promote proper healing
4189.
immobilize - verb cause to be unable to move; convert (assets) into fixed capital; make defenseless; hold as reserve or
withdraw from circulation; of capital; prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); to hold fast or prevent from moving
4190.
immoderately - adv. in an immoderate manner; to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation
4191.
immoderateness - noun the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation
4192.
immoderation - noun the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation
4193.
immodestly - adv. in an immodest manner
4194.
immolate - verb offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction
4195.
immolation - noun killing or offering as a sacrifice
4196.
immorality - noun the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; morally objectionable
behavior
4197.
immorally - adv. without regard for morality
4198.
immortality - noun the quality or state of being immortal; perpetual life after death
4199.
immortalize - verb make famous forever; be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
4200.
immortelle - noun mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe
to Iran; naturalized elsewhere
4201.
immotile - adj. (of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement
4202.
immovability - noun not capable of being moved or rearranged
4203.
immovableness - noun not capable of being moved or rearranged
4204.
immovably - adv. so as to be incapable of moving
4205.
immunity - noun the quality of being unaffected by something; (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist
disease; an act exempting someone; the state of not being susceptible
4206.
immunize - verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; law: grant immunity from prosecution
4207.
immunochemistry - noun the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical
studies of antigens and antibodies)
4208.
immunogen - noun any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced
into the body
4209.
immunogenic - adj. possessing the ability to elicit an immune response
4210.
immunogenicity - noun the property of eliciting an immune response
4211.
immunologic - adj. of or relating to immunology
4212.
immunological - adj. of or relating to immunology
4213.
immunologically - adv. from the point of view of immunology
4214.
immunologist - noun a medical scientist who specializes in immunology
4215.
immunology - noun the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system
4216.
immure - verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
4217.
immurement - noun the state of being imprisoned
4218.
immutability - noun the quality of being incapable of mutation
4219.
immutableness - noun the quality of being incapable of mutation
4220.
immutably - adv. in an unalterable and unchangeable manner
4221.
impacted - adj. wedged or packed in together
4222.
impaction - noun a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally; a disorder in which
feces are impacted in the lower colon; the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed; a sharp collision
produced by striking or dashing against something
4223.
impairer - noun an agent that impairs
4224.
impairment - noun damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality; the act of making something futile and
useless (as by routine); the occurrence of a change for the worse; the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of
physical or mental unfitness; a symptom of reduced quality or strength
4225.
impala - noun African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
4226.
impalement - noun the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
4227.
impalpability - noun the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch
4228.
impalpably - adv. not substantially; lacking substantial expression or fullness
4229.
impanel - verb select from a list; enter into a list of prospective jurors
4230.
imparipinnate - adj. a leaf shape; pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex
4231.
impartiality - noun an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
4232.
impartially - adv. in an impartial manner
4233.
impassioned - adj. characterized by intense emotion
4234.
impassively - adv. in an impassive manner
4235.
impassiveness - noun apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
4236.
impassivity - noun apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
4237.
impasto - noun painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible
4238.
impatience - noun a dislike of anything that causes delay; a restless desire for change and excitement; a lack of patience;
irritation with anything that causes delay
4239.
impatiently - adv. in an impatient manner
4240.
impeachability - noun the state of being liable to impeachment
4241.
impeachment - noun a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
4242.
impeccability - noun the quality of being exempt from sin or incapable of sinning; the quality of being without an error or
fault
4243.
impeccably - adv. flawlessly
4244.
impeccant - adj. free from sin
4245.
impecunious - adj. not having enough money to pay for necessities
4246.
impecuniousness - noun a state of lacking money
4247.
impedimenta - noun the baggage and equipment carried by an army; any structure that makes progress difficult
4248.
impeding - adj. preventing movement
4249.
impellent - adj. forcing forward or onward; impelling
4250.
impendence - noun the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
4251.
impendency - noun the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
4252.
impendent - adj. close in time; about to occur
4253.
impending - adj. close in time; about to occur
4254.
impenetrability - noun incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand; the quality of being impenetrable
(by people or light or missiles etc.)
4255.
impenetrableness - noun incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand
4256.
impenitence - noun the trait of refusing to repent
4257.
impenitent - adj. not penitent or remorseful; impervious to moral persuasion
4258.
impenitently - adv. in an impenitent manner
4259.
imperatively - adv. in an imperative and commanding manner
4260.
imperativeness - noun urgently demanding attention; the state of demanding notice or attention
4261.
imperceptibility - noun the property of being imperceptible by the mind or the senses
4262.
imperceptibly - adv. in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
4263.
imperfectibility - noun the capability of becoming imperfect
4264.
imperfectible - adj. capable of being made imperfect
4265.
imperfection - noun the state or an instance of being imperfect
4266.
imperfective - noun aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb
4267.
imperfectly - adv. in an imperfect or faulty way
4268.
imperfectness - noun the state or an instance of being imperfect
4269.
imperforate - adj. not perforated; having no opening
4270.
imperialism - noun any instance of aggressive extension of authority; a political orientation that advocates imperial
interests; a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
4271.
imperialist - adj. of or relating to imperialism; noun a believer in imperialism
4272.
imperialistic - adj. of or relating to imperialism
4273.
imperially - adv. in an imperial manner
4274.
imperiously - adv. in an imperious manner
4275.
imperiousness - noun the trait of being imperious and overbearing
4276.
imperishability - noun the property of being resistant to decay
4277.
imperishableness - noun the property of being resistant to decay
4278.
imperium - noun supreme authority; absolute dominion; the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over
which imperial dominion is exercised
4279.
impermanence - noun the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
4280.
impermanency - noun the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
4281.
impermanent - adj. existing or enduring for a limited time only; not permanent; not lasting
4282.
impermeability - noun the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
4283.
impermeableness - noun the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
4284.
impersonally - adv. in an impersonal manner; without warmth
4285.
impersonation - noun imitating the mannerisms of another person; pretending to be another person; a representation of a
person that is exaggerated for comic effect
4286.
impersonator - noun someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
4287.
impertinence - noun inappropriate playfulness; the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties; an
impudent statement
4288.
impertinently - adv. in an impudent or impertinent manner
4289.
imperturbability - noun calm and unruffled self-assurance
4290.
imperturbableness - noun calm and unruffled self-assurance
4291.
imperviable - adj. not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
4292.
imperviousness - noun the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)
4293.
impetiginous - adj. of or relating to or having impetigo
4294.
impetigo - noun a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters
that gradually crust and erode
4295.
impetuosity - noun rash impulsiveness
4296.
impetuously - adv. in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
4297.
impetuousness - noun rash impulsiveness
4298.
impingement - noun a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something; influencing strongly
4299.
impiously - adv. in an impious manner
4300.
impiousness - noun unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
4301.
impishly - adv. in an appealing but bold manner
4302.
impishness - noun the trait of behaving like an imp
4303.
implausibility - noun the quality of provoking disbelief
4304.
implausibleness - noun the quality of provoking disbelief
4305.
implausibly - adv. not easy to believe
4306.
implemental - adj. serving or acting as a means or aid
4307.
implication - noun an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection; a relation implicated by
virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); a logical relation between propositions p
and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false; something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); a
meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
4308.
implicational - adj. relating to or concerned with logical implication
4309.
implicative - adj. tending to suggest or imply
4310.
implicitly - adv. without ever expressing so clearly; without doubting or questioning
4311.
implicitness - noun inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect
4312.
imploring - adj. expressing earnest entreaty
4313.
imploringly - adv. in a beseeching manner
4314.
imply - verb express or state indirectly; suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic; have as a necessary feature
or consequence; entail; have as a logical consequence; suggest that someone is guilty
4315.
impolitely - adv. in an impolite manner
4316.
impoliteness - noun a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
4317.
importance - noun the quality of being important and worthy of note; a prominent status
4318.
importantly - adv. in an important way; in an important way or to an important degree
4319.
importer - noun someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country)
4320.
importunately - adv. in a beseeching manner
4321.
importunity - noun insistent solicitation and entreaty
4322.
imposing - adj. used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; impressive in appearance
4323.
imposingly - adv. in an impressive manner
4324.
impossibility - noun an alternative that is not available; incapability of existing or occurring
4325.
impossibleness - noun incapability of existing or occurring
4326.
impossibly - adv. to a degree impossible of achievement; in a manner or to a degree not possible of conceiving
4327.
imposter - noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
4328.
impostor - noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
4329.
impotence - noun an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate; the quality of lacking strength or power; being
weak and feeble
4330.
impotency - noun the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble; an inability (usually of the male
animal) to copulate
4331.
impotently - adv. in a helpless manner
4332.
impoundment - noun placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
4333.
impoverishment - noun the act of making someone poor; the state of having little or no money and few or no material
possessions
4334.
impracticability - noun the quality of not being usable
4335.
impracticableness - noun the quality of not being usable
4336.
impracticably - adv. to an impracticable degree
4337.
impracticality - noun concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
4338.
imprecation - noun the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a slanderous
accusation
4339.
imprecisely - adv. in an imprecise manner
4340.
impregnability - noun having the strength to withstand attack
4341.
impregnably - adv. in an impregnable manner
4342.
impregnation - noun the process of totally saturating something with a substance; material with which something is
impregnated; creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a
plant
4343.
impressionable - adj. easily impressed or influenced
4344.
impressionism - noun a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed
colors to give the impression of reflected light
4345.
impressionist - adj. relating to or characteristic of Impressionism; noun a painter who follows the theories of
Impressionism
4346.
impressionistic - adj. of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning; relating to or
characteristic of Impressionism
4347.
impressively - adv. in an impressive manner
4348.
impressiveness - noun the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind; splendid or imposing in size or
appearance
4349.
impressment - noun the act of coercing someone into government service
4350.
imprisonment - noun the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison); putting someone in prison or in jail as
lawful punishment; the state of being imprisoned
4351.
improbability - noun the quality of being improbable
4352.
improbableness - noun the quality of being improbable
4353.
improbably - adv. not easy to believe
4354.
improperly - adv. in an improper way
4355.
improperness - noun an improper demeanor
4356.
improvable - adj. susceptible of improvement
4357.
improvement - noun the act of improving something; a change for the better; progress in development; a condition
superior to an earlier condition
4358.
improver - noun a component that is added to something to improve it; someone devoted to the promotion of human
welfare and to social reforms
4359.
improvidence - noun a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
4360.
improvidently - adv. in an improvident manner
4361.
improving - adj. getting higher or more vigorous
4362.
imprudence - noun a lack of caution in practical affairs
4363.
imprudently - adv. in an imprudent manner
4364.
impudence - noun an impudent statement; the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
4365.
impudently - adv. in an impudent or impertinent manner
4366.
impugnable - adj. subject to being discredited
4367.
impuissance - noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
4368.
impuissant - adj. lacking physical strength or vigor
4369.
impulsion - noun the act of applying force suddenly; a force that moves something along
4370.
impulsively - adv. in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
4371.
impulsiveness - noun the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
4372.
impureness - noun the condition of being impure
4373.
impurity - noun the condition of being impure; worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
4374.
imputable - adj. (usually followed by `to') able to be assigned or credited to
4375.
imputrescible - adj. not subject to decay
4376.
imu - noun a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to
establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries
4377.
inaccessibility - noun the quality of not being available when needed
4378.
inaccessibly - adv. in an inaccessible manner
4379.
inaccurately - adv. in an inaccurate manner
4380.
inactivation - noun the process of rendering inactive; breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
4381.
inactiveness - noun a disposition to remain inactive or inert; the state of being inactive
4382.
inactivity - noun being inactive; being less active; a disposition to remain inactive or inert; the state of being inactive
4383.
inadequately - adv. in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree
4384.
inadequateness - noun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
4385.
inadmissibility - noun unacceptability as a consequence of not being admissible
4386.
inadvertence - noun the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities; an unintentional omission resulting from
failure to notice something
4387.
inadvertency - noun the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
4388.
inadvertently - adv. without knowledge or intention
4389.
inadvisability - noun the quality of being ill-advised
4390.
inaesthetic - adj. violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty
4391.
inalienably - adv. in an inalienable manner
4392.
inamorata - noun a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship
4393.
inamorato - noun a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship
4394.
inanely - adv. vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish
4395.
inanimateness - noun not having life
4396.
inanition - noun exhaustion resulting from lack of food; weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
4397.
inanity - noun total lack of meaning or ideas
4398.
inapplicability - noun irrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at hand
4399.
inapposite - adj. of an inappropriate or misapplied nature
4400.
inappositeness - noun inappropriateness
4401.
inappropriately - adv. in an inappropriate manner
4402.
inappropriateness - noun the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting; inappropriate conduct
4403.
inaptness - noun inappropriateness
4404.
inarguable - adj. against which no argument can be made
4405.
inarticulately - adv. in an inarticulate manner; without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner
4406.
inartistic - adj. lacking aesthetic sensibility
4407.
inattentively - adv. in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
4408.
inattentiveness - noun the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others; a lack of attentiveness (as to children or
helpless people)
4409.
inaudibility - noun the quality of not being perceptible by the ear
4410.
inaudibleness - noun the quality of not being perceptible by the ear
4411.
inaudibly - adv. in an inaudible manner
4412.
inauguration - noun the act of starting a new operation or practice; the ceremonial induction into a position
4413.
inauspiciously - adv. in an inauspicious manner
4414.
inauspiciousness - noun the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result
4415.
inauthentic - adj. intended to deceive
4416.
inbound - adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center
4417.
inbreeding - noun the act of mating closely related individuals
4418.
inbuilt - adj. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
4419.
incalescence - noun the property of being warming
4420.
incan - noun a member of the small group of Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru who established
hegemony over their neighbors to create the great Inca empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early
1530s
4421.
incandesce - verb become incandescent or glow with heat; cause to become incandescent or glow
4422.
incandescence - noun light from heat; the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
4423.
incapability - noun the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; lack of potential for
development
4424.
incapableness - noun the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; lack of potential for
development
4425.
incarceration - noun the state of being imprisoned
4426.
incarnadine - verb make flesh-colored
4427.
incarnation - noun (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ; time
passed in a particular bodily form; the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.; a new personification of a
familiar
4428.
dea
4429.
incase - verb enclose in, or as if in, a case
4430.
incasement - noun the act of enclosing something in a case
4431.
incautiously - adv. without caution or prudence
4432.
incautiousness - noun the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger
4433.
incendiarism - noun malicious burning to destroy property
4434.
incertitude - noun the state of being unsure of something
4435.
incessancy - noun the quality of something that continues without end or interruption
4436.
incessantly - adv. with unflagging resolve
4437.
incessantness - noun the quality of something that continues without end or interruption
4438.
incestuously - adv. by incest
4439.
inchoate - adj. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
4440.
inchoative - adj. beginning to develop; noun aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb
4441.
inchworm - noun small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the
family Geometridae
4442.
incidence - noun the striking of a light beam on a surface; the relative frequency of occurrence of something
4443.
incidentally - adv. in an incidental manner; introducing a different topic; by the way
4444.
incineration - noun the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
4445.
incinerator - noun a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
4446.
incipience - noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
4447.
incision - noun the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation); a depression
scratched or carved into a surface
4448.
incisively - adv. in an incisive manner; in a precise manner
4449.
incisiveness - noun keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
4450.
incisor - noun a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
4451.
incisure - noun (anatomy) a notch or small hollow
4452.
incitation - noun an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; something that incites or provokes;
a means of arousing or stirring to action
4453.
incitement - noun something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action; an act of urging on or
spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion; needed encouragement
4454.
inciter - noun someone who deliberately foments trouble
4455.
incitive - adj. arousing to action or rebellion
4456.
incivility - noun deliberate discourtesy
4457.
inclemency - noun excessive sternness; weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
4458.
inclementness - noun weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
4459.
inclinometer - noun a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane); an instrument
showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon; an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of
inclination or elevation
4460.
inclosure - noun the act of enclosing something inside something else; something (usually a supporting document) that is
enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
4461.
included - adj. enclosed in the same envelope or package
4462.
incognito - adj. with your identity concealed; adv. without revealing one's identity
4463.
incognizable - adj. incapable of being perceived or known
4464.
incognizance - noun a lack of knowledge or recognition
4465.
incognizant - adj. (often followed by `of') not aware
4466.
incognoscible - adj. incapable of being perceived or known
4467.
incoherence - noun nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible; lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
4468.
incoherency - noun nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible; lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
4469.
incoherently - adv. in an incoherent manner
4470.
incoming - adj. arriving at a place or position; noun the act of entering
4471.
incommode - verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
4472.
incommodious - adj. uncomfortably or inconveniently small
4473.
incommodiousness - noun an inconvenient discomfort
4474.
incommunicado - adj. without the means or right to communicate
4475.
incommunicative - adj. not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
4476.
incommutability - noun the quality of being not interchangeable
4477.
incomparably - adv. in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree
4478.
incompatibility - noun the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination; the relation between
propositions that cannot both be true at the same time; (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to
reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)
4479.
incompatibly - adv. without compatibility
4480.
incompetence - noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications; inability of a part or organ to function
properly
4481.
incompetency - noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
4482.
incompetently - adv. in an incompetent manner
4483.
incompletely - adv. not to a full degree or extent
4484.
incompleteness - noun the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
4485.
incomprehensibility - noun the quality of being incomprehensible
4486.
incomprehensive - adj. not comprehensive
4487.
incompressibility - noun the property of being incompressible
4488.
inconceivability - noun the state of being impossible to conceive
4489.
inconceivableness - noun the state of being impossible to conceive
4490.
inconceivably - adv. to an inconceivable degree
4491.
inconclusively - adv. not conclusively
4492.
inconclusiveness - noun the quality of being inconclusive
4493.
incongruent - adj. not congruent
4494.
incongruously - adv. in an incongruous manner
4495.
incongruousness - noun the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
4496.
inconsequence - noun having no important effects or influence; invalid or incorrect reasoning
4497.
inconsequent - adj. lacking worth or importance
4498.
inconsequentially - adv. lacking consequence
4499.
inconsequently - adv. lacking consequence
4500.
inconsiderately - adv. in an inconsiderate manner
4501.
inconsiderateness - noun the quality of failing to be considerate of others
4502.
inconsideration - noun the quality of failing to be considerate of others
4503.
inconsistency - noun the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts; the
relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
4504.
inconsistently - adv. without showing consistency
4505.
inconspicuously - adv. in a manner intended to avoid attracting attention
4506.
inconspicuousness - noun the quality of being not easily seen
4507.
inconstancy - noun the quality of being changeable and variable; unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or
treacherous
4508.
incontinence - noun involuntary urination or defecation; indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
4509.
incontinency - noun involuntary urination or defecation
4510.
incontinent - adj. not having control over urination and defecation
4511.
incontrovertibility - noun the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about
4512.
incontrovertibleness - noun the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about
4513.
incontrovertibly - adv. in an obvious and provable manner
4514.
inconvenience - noun the quality of not being useful or convenient; an inconvenient discomfort; a difficulty that causes
anxiety; verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
4515.
inconveniently - adv. in an inconvenient manner
4516.
inconvertibility - noun the quality of not being exchangeable
4517.
incorporated - adj. introduced into as a part of the whole; organized and maintained as a legal corporation; formed or
united into a whole
4518.
incorporation - noun including by incorporating; consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body; learning
(of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
4519.
incorporative - adj. growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories
4520.
incorporeal - adj. without material form or substance
4521.
incorporeality - noun the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter
4522.
incorrectly - adv. in an incorrect manner; in an incorrect manner
4523.
incorrectness - noun the quality of not conforming to fact or truth; lack of conformity to social expectations
4524.
incorrupt - adj. free of corruption or immorality; free of corruption or immorality
4525.
incorruptibility - noun the incapability of being corrupted
4526.
incorruption - noun characterized by integrity or probity
4527.
incorruptness - noun characterized by integrity or probity
4528.
increasing - adj. becoming greater or larger; music
4529.
increasingly - adv. advancing in amount or intensity
4530.
incredibility - noun the quality of being incredible
4531.
incredibleness - noun the quality of being incredible
4532.
incredibly - adv. not easy to believe
4533.
incredulously - adv. in an incredulous manner
4534.
incremental - adj. increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions
4535.
incrimination - noun an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
4536.
incriminatory - adj. charging or suggestive of guilt or blame
4537.
incrust - verb form a crust or a hard layer; cover or coat with a crust; decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
4538.
incrustation - noun a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay; the
formation of a crust; a hard outer layer that covers something
4539.
incubation - noun maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development; (pathology) the phase in
the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear; sitting on
eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
4540.
incubator - noun apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat;
used for chicks or premature infants
4541.
inculcation - noun teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
4542.
inculpability - noun a state of innocence
4543.
inculpableness - noun a state of innocence
4544.
inculpate - verb suggest that someone is guilty
4545.
inculpation - noun an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
4546.
inculpative - adj. causing blame to be imputed to
4547.
inculpatory - adj. causing blame to be imputed to
4548.
incumbency - noun the office of an incumbent; a duty that is incumbent upon you; the term during which some position is
held
4549.
incumbrance - noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; an onerous or difficult concern; a charge against
property (as a lien or mortgage)
4550.
incurability - noun incapability of being altered in disposition or habits; incapability of being cured or healed
4551.
incurable - adj. unalterable in disposition or habits; incapable of being cured; noun a person whose disease is incurable
4552.
incurableness - noun incapability of being cured or healed
4553.
incurably - adv. in a manner impossible to cure; to an incurable degree
4554.
incurious - adj. showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity
4555.
incurrence - noun the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)
4556.
incursive - adj. involving invasion or aggressive attack
4557.
incurvate - adj. bent into or having an inward curve; verb cause to curve inward; bend inwards
4558.
incurvation - noun the action of creating a curved shape; a shape that curves or bends inward
4559.
incurvature - noun a shape that curves or bends inward
4560.
incus - noun the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
4561.
indaba - noun a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question
4562.
indebtedness - noun an obligation to pay money to another party; a personal relation in which one is indebted for a
service or favor
4563.
indecency - noun an indecent or improper act; the quality of being indecent
4564.
indecently - adv. in an indecent manner
4565.
indecisively - adv. without finality; inconclusively; lacking firmness or resoluteness
4566.
indecisiveness - noun the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; doubt concerning two or more
possible alternatives or courses of action
4567.
indecorous - adj. lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; not in keeping with accepted standards of
what is right or proper in polite society
4568.
indecorously - adv. without decorousness
4569.
indecorousness - noun a lack of decorum
4570.
indecorum - noun a lack of decorum; an act of undue intimacy
4571.
indefatigability - noun tireless determination
4572.
indefatigableness - noun tireless determination
4573.
indefatigably - adv. with indefatigable energy
4574.
indefeasible - adj. not liable to being annulled or voided or undone
4575.
indefinitely - adv. to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time
4576.
indefiniteness - noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
4577.
indefinity - noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
4578.
indehiscent - adj. (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
4579.
indelibly - adv. in an indelible manner
4580.
indelicacy - noun an impolite act or expression; the trait of being indelicate and offensive
4581.
indemnification - noun an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance; a sum of money
paid in compensation for loss or injury
4582.
indene - noun a colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic resins
4583.
indented - adj. having the central portion lower than the margin; having or resembling repeated square indentations like
those in a battlement
4584.
indention - noun the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
4585.
indentured - adj. bound by contract
4586.
independence - noun the successful ending of the American Revolution; a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the
Santa Fe Trail; freedom from control or influence of another or others
4587.
independency - noun freedom from control or influence of another or others
4588.
independently - adv. on your own; without outside help; apart from others
4589.
indescribably - adv. to an inexpressible degree
4590.
indestructibility - noun the strength to resist destruction
4591.
indeterminably - adv. in an indeterminable manner
4592.
indeterminateness - noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
4593.
indetermination - noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
4594.
indexer - noun someone who provides an index
4595.
indexical - adj. of or relating to or serving as an index
4596.
indexing - noun the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve
4597.
indexless - adj. lacking an index
4598.
indiaman - noun a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
4599.
indianan - noun a native or resident of Indiana
4600.
indic - noun a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages
4601.
indication - noun something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; something that serves to
indicate or suggest; (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; the act of indicating or pointing out by
name; a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
4602.
indicative - adj. (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; relating to the mood of verbs that is used
simple declarative statements; noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
4603.
indicator - noun a device for showing the operating condition of some system; a signal for attracting attention;
(chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the
completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction; a number or ratio (a value on a scale of
measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
4604.
indicatoridae - noun honey guides
4605.
indicatory - adj. (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
4606.
indictable - adj. liable to be accused, or cause for such liability
4607.
indiction - noun a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms
4608.
indictment - noun a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense; an
accusation of wrongdoing
4609.
indifference - noun unbiased impartial unconcern; the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally; the
trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern; apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional
reactions
4610.
indifferently - adv. with indifference; in an indifferent manner
4611.
indigence - noun a state of extreme poverty or destitution
4612.
indigenously - adv. in an indigenous manner
4613.
indigenousness - noun nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
4614.
indigestibility - noun the property of being difficult to digest
4615.
indigestibleness - noun the property of being difficult to digest
4616.
indignantly - adv. in an indignant manner
4617.
indigofera - noun genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or
spikes
4618.
indigotin - noun a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
4619.
indirection - noun deceitful action that is not straightforward; indirect procedure or action
4620.
indirectly - adv. not in a forthright manner
4621.
indirectness - noun having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
4622.
indiscipline - noun the trait of lacking discipline
4623.
indiscreetly - adv. without discretion or wisdom or self-restraint
4624.
indiscreetness - noun lacking good judgment
4625.
indiscrete - adj. not divided or divisible into parts
4626.
indiscriminately - adv. in a random manner; in an indiscriminate manner
4627.
indiscriminating - adj. not discriminating
4628.
indispensability - noun the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
4629.
indispensableness - noun the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
4630.
indisposed - adj. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; somewhat ill or prone to illness
4631.
indisputability - noun the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt
4632.
indistinctly - adv. in a dim indistinct manner
4633.
indistinctness - noun the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
4634.
indistinguishability - noun exact sameness
4635.
indite - verb produce a literary work
4636.
individualist - adj. marked by or expressing individuality; noun a person who pursues independent thought or action
4637.
individualistic - adj. with minimally restricted freedom in commerce; marked by or expressing individuality
4638.
individualistically - adv. in an individualistic manner
4639.
individuality - noun the quality of being individual; the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
4640.
individualization - noun discriminating the individual from the generic group or species
4641.
individualize - verb make or mark or treat as individual; make personal or more personal
4642.
individually - adv. apart from others
4643.
individuation - noun the quality of being individual; discriminating the individual from the generic group or species
4644.
indocile - adj. of persons
4645.
indoctrination - noun teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
4646.
indolence - noun inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
4647.
indolently - adv. in an indolent manner
4648.
indomitability - noun the property being difficult or impossible to defeat
4649.
indonesian - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Indonesia or its people or languages; noun the dialect of Malay used
as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia; a native or inhabitant of Indonesia
4650.
indoors - adv. within a building
4651.
indrawn - adj. tending to reserve or introspection
4652.
indri - noun large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn
4653.
indris - noun large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn
4654.
indubitably - adv. in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
4655.
induced - adj. brought about or caused; not spontaneous
4656.
inducement - noun act of bringing about a desired result; a positive motivational influence
4657.
inducer - noun an agent capable of activating specific genes; someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
4658.
inducive - adj. inducing or influencing; leading on
4659.
induction - noun the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); an electrical phenomenon whereby an
electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current; an act that sets in motion some
course of events; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles; stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of
behaviors; a formal entry into an organization or position or office
4660.
inductive - adj. inducing or influencing; leading on; of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general
conclusion; arising from inductance
4661.
indue - verb give qualities or abilities to
4662.
indulgence - noun the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after
absolution; the act of indulging or gratifying a desire; a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; an inability to resist the
gratification of whims and desires; foolish or senseless behavior
4663.
indulgently - adv. in an indulgent manner
4664.
indulging - noun the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
4665.
indument - noun a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
4666.
indumentum - noun a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
4667.
indurate - adj. emotionally hardened; verb become fixed or established; cause to accept or become hardened to;
habituate; become hard or harder; make hard or harder
4668.
induration - noun any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
4669.
indus - noun an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and
Pakistan to the Arabian Sea; a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana
4670.
indusial - adj. of or relating to or being an indusium
4671.
indusium - noun a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern
4672.
industrialist - noun someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise
4673.
industrialization - noun the development of industry on an extensive scale
4674.
industrialize - verb develop industry; become industrial; organize the production of into an industry
4675.
industrially - adv. by industrial means
4676.
industriously - adv. in an industrious manner
4677.
industriousness - noun persevering determination to perform a task
4678.
indweller - noun activation by an inner spirit or force or principle; a person who inhabits a particular place
4679.
inebriant - noun a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
4680.
inebriate - noun a chronic drinker; verb become drunk or drink excessively; make drunk (with alcoholic drinks); fill with
sublime emotion; tickle pink
4681.
inebriation - noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol; habitual intoxication; prolonged
and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt
deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
4682.
inebriety - noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
4683.
inedible - adj. not suitable for food
4684.
ineffably - adv. to an inexpressible degree
4685.
ineffectively - adv. in an ineffective manner
4686.
ineffectiveness - noun lacking the power to be effective
4687.
ineffectuality - noun lacking the power to be effective
4688.
ineffectually - adv. in an ineffectual manner
4689.
ineffectualness - noun lacking the power to be effective
4690.
inefficacious - adj. lacking the power to produce a desired effect
4691.
inefficaciously - adv. in an ineffective manner
4692.
inefficaciousness - noun a lack of efficacy
4693.
inefficiency - noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
4694.
inefficiently - adv. in an inefficient manner
4695.
inelaborate - adj. not elaborate; lacking rich or complex detail
4696.
inelasticity - noun the lack of elasticity
4697.
inelegance - noun the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
4698.
inelegantly - adv. without elegance
4699.
ineligibility - noun the quality or state of being ineligible
4700.
ineloquently - adv. without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner
4701.
ineluctability - noun the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade
4702.
ineluctably - adv. by necessity
4703.
ineptitude - noun having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; unskillfulness resulting from a lack of
training
4704.
ineptly - adv. with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner; in an infelicitous manner
4705.
ineptness - noun the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose; unskillfulness resulting from a lack of
training
4706.
inequitably - adv. in an inequitable manner
4707.
inerrable - adj. not liable to error
4708.
inerrancy - noun (Christianity) exemption from error
4709.
inerrant - adj. not liable to error
4710.
inertness - noun immobility by virtue of being inert
4711.
inescapably - adv. by necessity
4712.
inessential - adj. not basic or fundamental; not absolutely necessary; noun anything that is not essential
4713.
inessentiality - noun not of basic importance
4714.
inevitability - noun the quality of being unavoidable
4715.
inevitableness - noun the quality of being unavoidable
4716.
inevitably - adv. in such a manner as could not be otherwise; by necessity
4717.
inexactitude - noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
4718.
inexactly - adv. in an imprecise manner
4719.
inexactness - noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
4720.
inexcusably - adv. in an unpardonable manner or to an unpardonable degree; without any excuse
4721.
inexhaustibly - adv. with indefatigable energy
4722.
inexorability - noun mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
4723.
inexorableness - noun mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
4724.
inexorably - adv. in an inexorable manner
4725.
inexpedience - noun the quality of being unsuited to the end in view
4726.
inexpediency - noun the quality of being unsuited to the end in view
4727.
inexpediently - adv. in an inexpedient manner
4728.
inexpensively - adv. with little expenditure of money; in a cheap manner
4729.
inexpensiveness - noun the quality of being affordable
4730.
inexperienced - adj. lacking practical experience or training
4731.
inexpertly - adv. in a crude and unskilled manner
4732.
inexplicitness - noun unclearness by virtue of not being explicit
4733.
inexpressive - adj. not expressive
4734.
inexpressively - adv. without expression; in an inexpressive manner
4735.
inexpugnable - adj. incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted
4736.
inexpungeable - adj. not capable of being expunged
4737.
inexpungible - adj. not capable of being expunged
4738.
inextensible - adj. not extensile
4739.
inexterminable - adj. incapable of extermination or extirpation
4740.
inextirpable - adj. incapable of extermination or extirpation
4741.
inextricably - adv. in an inextricable manner
4742.
infallibility - noun the quality of never making an error
4743.
infanticide - noun murdering an infant; a person who murders an infant
4744.
infantilism - noun infantile behavior in mature persons; an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains
infantile characteristics
4745.
infarction - noun localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
4746.
infatuation - noun an object of extravagant short-lived passion; foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or
admiration; temporary love of an adolescent
4747.
infeasibility - noun the quality of not being doable
4748.
infected - adj. containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
4749.
infection - noun (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure;
moral corruption or contamination; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; (medicine) the invasion of the body
by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease; (phonetics) the alteration of
a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound; the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by
pathogenic microorganisms; the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
4750.
infectiously - adv. in a contagious manner
4751.
infective - adj. able to cause disease; caused by infection or capable of causing infection
4752.
infelicitously - adv. in an infelicitous manner
4753.
inferiority - noun an inferior quality; the quality of being a competitive disadvantage; the state of being inferior
4754.
infernally - adv. extremely
4755.
infertility - noun the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an
inability to impregnate
4756.
infidelity - noun the quality of being unfaithful
4757.
infielder - noun (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield
4758.
infiltration - noun a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration
of enemy positions without detection); the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
4759.
infinitely - adv. continuing forever without end; without bounds
4760.
infiniteness - noun the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
4761.
infinitival - adj. relating to or formed with the infinitive
4762.
infirmity - noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
4763.
inflamed - adj. adorned with tongues of flame; resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened; lighted with
red light as if with flames
4764.
inflaming - noun arousal to violent emotion
4765.
inflammability - noun the quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly
4766.
inflatable - adj. designed to be filled with air or gas
4767.
inflated - adj. expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; increased especially to
abnormal levels; pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
4768.
inflation - noun the act of filling something with air; (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster
than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang; a general and progressive increase in prices; lack
of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
4769.
inflected - adj. showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes); (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch
4770.
inflection - noun deviation from a straight or normal course; a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to
indicate a change in its grammatical function; the patterns of stress and intonation in a language; a manner of speaking in which
the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
4771.
inflectional - adj. characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions
4772.
inflexibility - noun the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe; a lack of physical flexibility
4773.
inflexibleness - noun a lack of physical flexibility
4774.
inflexibly - adv. in an inflexible manner
4775.
infliction - noun an act causing pain or damage; the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo); something or
someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
4776.
inflorescence - noun the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk; the time and process of budding
and unfolding of blossoms
4777.
influentially - adv. exerting influence
4778.
infolding - noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
4779.
informality - noun a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously; freedom from constraint or
embarrassment
4780.
informally - adv. without formality; in a casual way; at home; with the use of colloquial expressions
4781.
informational - adj. relating to or having the nature of information
4782.
informatively - adv. in an informative manner
4783.
informatory - adj. providing or conveying information
4784.
informed - adj. having much knowledge or education
4785.
informer - noun one who reveals confidential information in return for money
4786.
infraction - noun a crime less serious than a felony
4787.
infrahuman - adj. belonging to a group below humans in evolutionary development
4788.
inframaxillary - adj. relating to the lower jaw
4789.
infrangible - adj. difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts; not capable of being violated or infringed
4790.
infrasonic - adj. having frequencies below those of audible sound
4791.
infrequency - noun noteworthy scarcity
4792.
infrequently - adv. not many times
4793.
infrigidation - noun the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
4794.
infringement - noun a crime less serious than a felony; an act that disregards an agreement or a right
4795.
infundibulum - noun any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
4796.
infuriation - noun a feeling of intense anger
4797.
infuscate - verb darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings
4798.
infusoria - noun in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing
infusions of organic matter
4799.
infusorian - noun any member of the subclass Infusoria
4800.
inga - noun any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as
ornamentals
4801.
ingathering - noun request for a sum of money
4802.
ingeminate - verb to say, state, or perform again
4803.
ingeniously - adv. in an ingenious manner
4804.
ingeniousness - noun the property of being ingenious; the power of creative imagination
4805.
ingenue - noun the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play; an artless innocent young girl (especially as
portrayed on the stage); an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
4806.
ingenuously - adv. in an ingenuous manner
4807.
ingenuousness - noun openly straightforward or frank; the quality of innocent naivete
4808.
inger - noun a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built
4809.
ingesta - noun solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
4810.
inglenook - noun a corner by a fireplace
4811.
ingloriously - adv. in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
4812.
ingraft - verb cause to grow together parts from different plants
4813.
ingrain - verb thoroughly work in; produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
4814.
ingrained - adj. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
4815.
ingratiating - adj. calculated to please or gain favor; capable of winning favor
4816.
ingratiatingly - adv. in a pleasingly ingratiating manner; in a flattering and ingratiating manner
4817.
ingratiation - noun the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
4818.
ingratiatory - adj. calculated to please or gain favor; pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade
4819.
ingress - noun (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse; the act of entering
4820.
ingrowing - adj. growing abnormally into the flesh
4821.
ingrowth - noun something that grows inward
4822.
inguen - noun the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and
often including the external genitals
4823.
inguinal - adj. of or relating to or near the groin
4824.
ingurgitate - verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
4825.
inhabitable - adj. fit for habitation
4826.
inhabitancy - noun the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
4827.
inhabited - adj. having inhabitants; lived in
4828.
inhalant - adj. inhaling or serving for inhalation; noun a medication to be taken by inhaling it; something that is inhaled
4829.
inhalator - noun a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion; a breathing
device for administering long-term artificial respiration
4830.
inhaler - noun a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion
4831.
inharmonic - adj. lacking in harmony
4832.
inharmoniousness - noun a lack of harmony
4833.
inherence - noun the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic
4834.
inherency - noun the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic
4835.
inherently - adv. in an inherent manner
4836.
inheritable - adj. that can be inherited
4837.
inheritress - noun a female heir
4838.
inheritrix - noun a female heir
4839.
inhospitableness - noun having an unfriendly and inhospitable disposition; the environmental condition in a region that
lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growth
4840.
inhospitably - adv. in an inhospitable manner
4841.
inhospitality - noun unkind and inconsiderate welcome
4842.
inhumanely - adv. in an inhumane manner
4843.
inhumanity - noun an act of atrocious cruelty; the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
4844.
inhumation - noun the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
4845.
inhume - verb place in a grave or tomb
4846.
inimitably - adv. in an unreproducible manner
4847.
inion - noun the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)
4848.
iniquitously - adv. in an iniquitous manner
4849.
initialize - verb assign an initial value to a computer program; divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
4850.
initially - adv. at the beginning
4851.
initiation - noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; a formal entry into an
organization or position or office; an act that sets in motion some course of events; wisdom as evidenced by the possession of
knowledge
4852.
initiative - adj. serving to set in motion; noun the first of a series of actions; readiness to embark on bold new ventures
4853.
initiator - noun a person who initiates a course of action
4854.
initiatory - adj. serving to set in motion
4855.
injectable - adj. (used of drugs) capable of being injected
4856.
injection - noun the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure; the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a
syringe; any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
4857.
injector - noun a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
4858.
injudiciously - adv. in an injudicious manner
4859.
injudiciousness - noun lacking good judgment; the trait of being injudicious
4860.
injured - adj. usually used of physical or mental injury to persons
4861.
injuriously - adv. in an injurious manner
4862.
injuriousness - noun destructiveness that causes harm or injury
4863.
inkberry - noun evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries
4864.
inkblot - noun a blot made with ink
4865.
inkiness - noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
4866.
inkle - noun a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration
4867.
inkpot - noun a bottle of ink
4868.
inkstand - noun a tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink; a small well holding writing ink into which
a pen can be dipped
4869.
inkwell - noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
4870.
inky - adj. of the color of black ink
4871.
inmost - adj. situated or occurring farthest within; being deepest within the self
4872.
innately - adv. in an innate manner
4873.
innateness - noun the quality of being innate
4874.
innersole - noun the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
4875.
innervate - verb stimulate to action; supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
4876.
innervation - noun the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region; the neural or electrical arousal of an organ
or muscle or gland
4877.
inning - noun a period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat
4878.
innocence - noun a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; the quality of innocent naivete; the
state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
4879.
innocency - noun an innocent quality or thing or act
4880.
innocently - adv. in a naively innocent manner; in a not unlawful manner
4881.
innovation - noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; a creation (a new device or
process) resulting from study and experimentation; the creation of something in the mind
4882.
innovational - adj. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
4883.
innovative - adj. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; ahead of the times
4884.
innovator - noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
4885.
innoxious - adj. having no adverse effect
4886.
innumerableness - noun a number beyond counting
4887.
innumerous - adj. too numerous to be counted
4888.
inoculant - noun a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase
immunity to a particular disease
4889.
inoculation - noun taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
4890.
inoculator - noun a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases
4891.
inoculum - noun a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase
immunity to a particular disease
4892.
inodorous - adj. having no odor
4893.
inoffensively - adv. in a not unpleasantly offensive manner
4894.
inopportunely - adv. at an inconvenient time
4895.
inopportuneness - noun the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time
4896.
inordinately - adv. extremely
4897.
inordinateness - noun immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
4898.
inorganically - adv. not involving carbon compounds
4899.
inosculate - verb cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; come together or open into each other
4900.
inosculation - noun a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become
continuous
4901.
inositol - noun an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex
4902.
inpatient - noun a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
4903.
inpour - noun an inflow
4904.
inquietude - noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
4905.
inquirer - noun someone who asks a question
4906.
inquiring - adj. given to inquiry; noun a request for information
4907.
inquiringly - adv. in an inquiring manner
4908.
inquisitively - adv. with curiosity
4909.
inquisitiveness - noun a state of active curiosity
4910.
inquisitorial - adj. having the authority to conduct official investigations; marked by inquisitive interest; especially
suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor; especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the
accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge
4911.
inquisitory - adj. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
4912.
inrush - noun an inflow
4913.
insalubrious - adj. detrimental to health
4914.
insalubrity - noun the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating
4915.
insanely - adv. in an insane manner; (used as intensives) extremely
4916.
insaneness - noun obsolete terms for legal insanity
4917.
insanitary - adj. not sanitary or healthful
4918.
insanity - noun relatively permanent disorder of the mind
4919.
insatiably - adv. in an insatiable manner; with persistence but without satisfaction; to an insatiable degree
4920.
insatiate - adj. impossible to satisfy
4921.
inscriptive - adj. of or relating to an inscription
4922.
inscriptively - adv. by means of an inscription
4923.
inscrutability - noun the quality of being impossible to investigate
4924.
inscrutably - adv. in an inscrutable manner
4925.
insecta - noun insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
4926.
insectan - adj. of or relating to the class Insecta
4927.
insecticidal - adj. of or relating to insecticide
4928.
insectifuge - noun a chemical substance that repels insects
4929.
insectivora - noun shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
4930.
insectivore - noun any organism that feeds mainly on insects; small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial
mammals
4931.
insectivorous - adj. (of animals and plants) feeding on insects
4932.
insectlike - adj. resembling an insect
4933.
insecurely - adv. in a manner involving risk; in a tentative and self-conscious manner
4934.
insecureness - noun the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety
4935.
insecurity - noun the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure; the state of being subject to danger
or injury
4936.
insemination - noun the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female; the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground
or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)
4937.
insensate - adj. devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation; without compunction or human feeling
4938.
insensately - adv. in an insensate manner
4939.
insensibility - noun a lack of sensibility; devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
4940.
insensibly - adv. in a numb manner; without feeling
4941.
insensitiveness - noun the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
4942.
insensitivity - noun the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
4943.
insentience - noun lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations
4944.
insentient - adj. devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
4945.
inseparably - adv. without possibility of separation
4946.
insertion - noun the act of putting one thing into another; a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
4947.
insessores - noun a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by
taxonomists
4948.
insider - noun an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's
operations
4949.
insidiously - adv. in a harmfully insidious manner
4950.
insidiousness - noun the quality of being designed to entrap; subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease)
4951.
insignificance - noun the quality of having little or no significance
4952.
insignificantly - adv. not to a significant degree or amount; in an insignificant manner
4953.
insincerely - adv. without sincerity
4954.
insincerity - noun the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
4955.
insinuating - adj. calculated to please or gain favor
4956.
insinuatingly - adv. in an insinuating manner
4957.
insinuation - noun an indirect (and usually malicious) implication; the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself
by persuasive and subtle blandishments
4958.
insipidity - noun lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property; extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
4959.
insipidly - adv. in an insipid manner
4960.
insipidness - noun lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property; extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
4961.
insistence - noun the act of insisting on something; continual and persistent demands; the state of demanding notice or
attention
4962.
insistency - noun the act of insisting on something; the state of demanding notice or attention
4963.
insistently - adv. in an insistent manner
4964.
insobriety - noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
4965.
insolate - verb expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
4966.
insolation - noun incident solar radiation; therapeutic exposure to sunlight; sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun
or excessive heat
4967.
insole - noun the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
4968.
insolence - noun an offensive disrespectful impudent act; the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
4969.
insolently - adv. in an insolent manner
4970.
insolubility - noun the quality of being insoluble and difficult to dissolve in liquid; the property (of a problem or
difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve
4971.
insolvency - noun the lack of financial resources
4972.
insomuch - adv. to such an extent or degree; so
4973.
insouciance - noun the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
4974.
inspan - verb attach a yoke or harness to
4975.
inspection - noun a formal or official examination
4976.
inspectorate - noun a body of inspectors
4977.
inspectorship - noun the office of inspector
4978.
inspirational - adj. imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul
4979.
inspirationally - adv. in an inspiring manner, "he talked inspirationally"
4980.
inspiratory - adj. pertaining to the drawing in phase respiration
4981.
inspired - adj. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
4982.
inspirer - noun a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
4983.
inspiring - adj. stimulating or exalting to the spirit
4984.
inspirit - verb infuse with spirit
4985.
inspiriting - adj. cheerfully encouraging
4986.
inspissate - verb become thick or thicker; make thick or thicker; make viscous or dense
4987.
inspissation - noun the process of thickening by dehydration; the act of thickening
4988.
instability - noun the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute; unreliability attributable to being unstable; an
unstable order; a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
4989.
installment - noun a part of a published serial; a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals; the act of
installing something (as equipment); a part of a broadcast serial
4990.
instancy - noun the quickness of action or occurrence; urgently demanding attention
4991.
instantaneously - adv. without any delay
4992.
instantaneousness - noun the quickness of action or occurrence
4993.
instantly - adv. without any delay; without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
4994.
instar - noun an insect or other arthropod between molts
4995.
instauration - noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
4996.
instigant - noun someone who deliberately foments trouble
4997.
instigation - noun deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord); the verbal act of urging on
4998.
instigative - adj. arousing to action or rebellion
4999.
instigator - noun a person who initiates a course of action; someone who deliberately foments trouble
5000.
instillator - noun medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop
5001.
instillment - noun the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
5002.
instinctive - adj. unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
5003.
instinctively - adv. as a matter of instinct
5004.
institutional - adj. organized as or forming an institution; relating to or constituting or involving an institution
5005.
institutionalize - verb cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
5006.
institutionally - adv. by an institution
5007.
instroke - noun the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft
5008.
instruction - noun (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program; the activities of educating or
instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; the profession of a teacher; a message describing how something is to be
done
5009.
instructional - adj. of or relating to or used in instruction
5010.
instructive - adj. serving to instruct of enlighten or inform
5011.
instructively - adv. in an informative manner
5012.
instructorship - noun the position of instructor
5013.
instructress - noun a woman instructor
5014.
instrumental - adj. relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; serving or acting as a means or aid
5015.
instrumentalism - noun a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our
actions and their value is measured by their success
5016.
instrumentalist - noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
5017.
instrumentality - noun an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end; the quality of
being instrumental for some purpose; a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose
5018.
instrumentate - verb write an instrumental score for
5019.
insubordination - noun an insubordinate act; defiance of authority
5020.
insubstantiality - noun lacking substance or reality; lack of solid substance and strength
5021.
insufficiency - noun lack of an adequate quantity or number; (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function
normally; a lack of competence
5022.
insufficiently - adv. to an insufficient degree
5023.
insufflate - verb blow or breathe hard on or into; treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity; breathe or blow
onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
5024.
insufflation - noun an act of blowing or breathing on or into something; (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into
the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
5025.
insulant - noun a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
5026.
insularism - noun the state of being isolated or detached
5027.
insularity - noun the state of being isolated or detached
5028.
insulation - noun the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission
of sound or heat or electricity; the state of being isolated or detached; a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat
or sound or electricity
5029.
insulator - noun a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
5030.
insulting - adj. expressing offensive reproach; expressing extreme contempt
5031.
insultingly - adv. in a disrespectful and insulting manner; in an unfair and insulting manner
5032.
insuperably - adv. to an insuperable degree
5033.
insurability - noun the quality of being insurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will issue insurance
to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company)
5034.
insurable - adj. capable of being insured or eligible to be insured
5035.
insured - adj. covered by insurance; noun a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who
contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc.
5036.
insurer - noun a financial institution that sells insurance
5037.
insurgence - noun an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion
and armed conflict
5038.
insurgency - noun an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion
and armed conflict
5039.
insurrectional - adj. of or relating to or given to insurrection
5040.
insurrectionary - adj. of or relating to or given to insurrection
5041.
insurrectionism - noun the principle of revolt against constituted authority
5042.
insurrectionist - noun a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the
hope of improving conditions)
5043.
insusceptible - adj. not susceptible to
5044.
intactness - noun the state of being unimpaired
5045.
intaglio - noun glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to
cameo); a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left
in the recesses makes the print
5046.
intangibility - noun the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch
5047.
intangibleness - noun the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch
5048.
integrality - noun the state of being total and complete
5049.
integrally - adv. in an integral manner
5050.
integration - noun an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined; the action of
incorporating a racial or religious group into a community; the act of combining into an integral whole
5051.
integrative - adj. combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole; tending to consolidate
5052.
integrator - noun a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure
5053.
integumental - adj. of or relating to the integument
5054.
integumentary - adj. of or relating to the integument
5055.
intellection - noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
5056.
intellectualization - noun (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
5057.
intellectually - adv. in an intellectual manner
5058.
intelligence - noun the operation of gathering information about an enemy; the ability to comprehend; to understand and
profit from experience; secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting
information about an enemy; new information about specific and timely events
5059.
intelligently - adv. in an intelligent manner
5060.
intelligibility - noun the quality of language that is comprehensible
5061.
intelligibly - adv. in an intelligible manner
5062.
intemperately - adv. indulging excessively
5063.
intemperateness - noun excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or
indulgence; consumption of alcoholic drinks
5064.
intended - adj. future; betrothed; intentional or planned
5065.
intensely - adv. in an intense manner
5066.
intensification - noun action that makes something stronger or more extreme; the act of increasing the contrast of (a
photographic film)
5067.
intensifier - noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
5068.
intension - noun what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
5069.
intensional - adj. used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word
5070.
intensity - noun high level or degree; the property of being intense; the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or
electromagnetic radiation); chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue; the magnitude of sound
(usually in a specified direction)
5071.
intensively - adv. in an intensive manner
5072.
intensiveness - noun high level or degree; the property of being intense
5073.
intentional - adj. done by design; by conscious design or purpose; done or made or performed with purpose and intent
5074.
intentionality - noun expressive of intentions
5075.
intentionally - adv. with intention; in an intentional manner
5076.
intently - adv. with strained or eager attention
5077.
intentness - noun the quality of being intent and concentrated
5078.
interact - verb act together or towards others or with others
5079.
interaction - noun a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting; (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles
or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
5080.
interactional - adj. capable of acting on or influencing each other
5081.
interactive - adj. used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the
two (or more); capable of acting on or influencing each other
5082.
interbrain - noun the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
5083.
interbreed - verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
5084.
intercalary - adj. having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an
intercalary day"
5085.
intercalation - noun an insertion into a calendar
5086.
intercede - verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
5087.
intercellular - adj. located between cells
5088.
intercession - noun a prayer to God on behalf of another person; the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute)
5089.
intercessor - noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
5090.
interchange - noun mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information); a junction of
highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams; reciprocal transfer
of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; verb reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of
action); cause to change places; give to, and receive from, one another
5091.
interchangeability - noun the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange
5092.
interchangeable - adj. (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged; capable of replacing or
changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
5093.
interchangeableness - noun the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange
5094.
interchangeably - adv. in an interchangeable manner
5095.
interchurch - adj. occurring between or among or common to different churches or denominations
5096.
intercollegiate - adj. used of competition between colleges or universities
5097.
intercommunicate - verb be interconnected, afford passage; transmit thoughts or feelings
5098.
intercommunication - noun mutual communication; communication with each other
5099.
intercommunion - noun participation in Holy Communion by members of more than one church (eg Catholic and
Orthodox)
5100.
interconnect - verb cause to be interconnected or interwoven; be interwoven or interconnected
5101.
interconnection - noun (computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.); a state of being
connected reciprocally
5102.
intercontinental - adj. extending or taking place between or among continents
5103.
intercostal - adj. located or occurring between the ribs; noun muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
5104.
intercourse - noun communication between individuals; the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the
man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
5105.
interdenominational - adj. occurring between or among or common to different churches or denominations
5106.
interdepartmental - adj. between or among departments; adv. between departments
5107.
interdepend - verb be connected
5108.
interdependence - noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
5109.
interdependency - noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
5110.
interdependent - adj. mutually dependent
5111.
interdiction - noun authoritative prohibition; a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
5112.
interdisciplinary - adj. drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study
5113.
interested - adj. having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern; involved in or affected by or
having a claim to or share in
5114.
interestedness - noun the state of being interested
5115.
interesting - adj. arousing or holding the attention
5116.
interestingly - adv. in an interesting manner
5117.
interestingness - noun the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
5118.
interface - noun (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or
chemical phases); (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device
with another especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals); the overlap where two theories or phenomena
affect each other or have links with each other; (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a
computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
5119.
interfacial - adj. relating to or situated at an interface
5120.
interfaith - adj. involving persons of different religious faiths
5121.
interfering - adj. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
5122.
interiorize - verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
5123.
interjection - noun the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts; an abrupt emphatic
exclamation expressing emotion
5124.
interlace - verb spin or twist together so as to form a cord; hold in a locking position
5125.
interlaced - adj. having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
5126.
interlanguage - noun a common language used by speakers of different languages
5127.
interlard - verb introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
5128.
interleaf - noun a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book
5129.
interleave - verb intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations; intersperse the sectors on the
concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data; provide
(books) with blank leaves
5130.
interlineal - adj. written between lines of text
5131.
interlinear - adj. written between lines of text
5132.
interlingua - noun an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common
to English and the Romance languages
5133.
interlink - verb cause to be interconnected or interwoven; be interwoven or interconnected
5134.
interlobular - adj. between lobes or lobules
5135.
interlock - noun a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; the act of interlocking or meshing; verb
coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively; become engaged or intermeshed with one another; hold in a
locking
5136.
osition
5137.
interlocutor - noun a person who takes part in a conversation; the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages
the others in talk
5138.
interlocutory - adj. consisting of dialogue
5139.
interlope - verb encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license
5140.
interloper - noun someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
5141.
intermarriage - noun marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law; marriage to a person
belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
5142.
intermarry - verb marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group
5143.
intermediate - adj. lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; around the middle of a scale of evaluation of
physical measures; noun a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained; verb act between
parties with a view to reconciling differences
5144.
intermediately - adv. to an intermediate degree
5145.
intermediation - noun the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
5146.
intermediator - noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
5147.
interment - noun the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
5148.
intermezzo - noun a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera; a
short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony; a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the
sections of a longer performance
5149.
interminable - adj. tiresomely long; seemingly without end
5150.
interminably - adv. all the time; seemingly without stopping
5151.
intermingle - verb combine into one
5152.
intermission - noun the act of suspending activity temporarily; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
of something
5153.
intermittence - noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
5154.
intermittency - noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
5155.
intermittently - adv. in an intermittent manner
5156.
intermix - verb combine into one
5157.
intermixture - noun the act of mixing together; an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; any
foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
5158.
intermolecular - adj. existing or acting between molecules
5159.
intermural - adj. between two or more institutions etc
5160.
internalization - noun learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
5161.
internalize - verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
5162.
internally - adv. on or from the inside
5163.
international - adj. concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; from or between other countries; noun
any of several international socialist organizations
5164.
internationalism - noun the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important
than their differences; quality of being international in scope
5165.
internationalist - adj. influenced by or advocating internationalism; noun a member of a socialist or communist
international; an advocate of internationalism
5166.
internationality - noun quality of being international in scope
5167.
internationalization - noun the act of bringing something under international control
5168.
internationalize - verb make international in character; put under international control
5169.
internationally - adv. throughout the world
5170.
internee - noun a person who is interned
5171.
internist - noun a specialist in internal medicine
5172.
internment - noun confinement during wartime; placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law; the act of
confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
5173.
internode - noun a segment of a stem between two nodes
5174.
internship - noun the position of a medical intern
5175.
internuncio - noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio
5176.
interoceptive - adj. of or relating to interoception
5177.
interoceptor - noun any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body
5178.
interpellate - verb question formally about policy or government business
5179.
interpellation - noun (parliament) a procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy; the
action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
5180.
interpenetrate - verb penetrate mutually or be interlocked; spread or diffuse through
5181.
interpenetration - noun mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other; the action of penetrating between or
among
5182.
interpersonal - adj. occurring among or involving several people
5183.
interphone - noun a telephonic intercommunication system linking different rooms in a building or ship etc
5184.
interplanetary - adj. between or among planets
5185.
interplay - noun reciprocal action and reaction
5186.
interpolation - noun (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known; a message
(spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
5187.
interpose - verb introduce; be or come between; to insert between other elements; get involved, so as to alter or hinder an
action, or through force or threat of force
5188.
interposition - noun the act of interposing one thing between or among others; the action of interjecting or interposing an
action or remark that interrupts
5189.
interpretable - adj. capable of being understood
5190.
interpretative - adj. that provides interpretation
5191.
interpreter - noun (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a
time; someone who mediates between speakers of different languages; someone who uses art to represent something; an
advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
5192.
interracial - adj. involving or composed of different races; between races
5193.
interreflection - noun reciprocal reflection between two reflecting surfaces
5194.
interrelate - verb place into a mutual relationship; be in a relationship with
5195.
interrelated - adj. reciprocally connected
5196.
interrelatedness - noun mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
5197.
interrelation - noun mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
5198.
interrelationship - noun mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
5199.
interrogation - noun formal systematic questioning; a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a
transponder; an instance of questioning; a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
5200.
interrogative - adj. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation; relating to verbs in the so-called
interrogative mood; noun a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute
a mood
5201.
interrogatively - adv. in a questioning format; with curiosity
5202.
interrogator - noun a questioner who is excessively harsh
5203.
interrupted - adj. discontinued temporarily; intermittently stopping and starting
5204.
interrupter - noun a device for automatically interrupting an electric current
5205.
interscholastic - adj. used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools
5206.
interschool - adj. used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools
5207.
intersectant - adj. crossed or intersected in the form of an X
5208.
intersection - noun the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path); a junction where
one street or road crosses another; a point where lines intersect; the set of elements common to two or more sets; a point or set of
points common to two or more geometric configurations; a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
5209.
intersex - noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of
male or female cannot be made
5210.
intersexual - adj. having sexual characteristics intermediate between those of male and female; existing or occurring
between the sexes
5211.
interspecific - adj. arising or occurring between species
5212.
interspersal - noun the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things
5213.
interspersion - noun the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things
5214.
interstate - adj. involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States; noun one of the
system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States
5215.
interstellar - adj. between or among stars
5216.
interstratify - verb arrange rocks in alternating strata
5217.
intertidal - adj. of or relating to the littoral area above the low-tide mark
5218.
intertribal - adj. between or among tribes
5219.
intertrigo - noun chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between
the thighs)
5220.
intertwine - verb spin or twist together so as to form a cord; make a loop in; make lacework by knotting or looping
5221.
intervertebral - adj. pertaining to the space between two vertebrae
5222.
interview - noun the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by
journalists; a conference (usually with someone important); verb conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio
reporting; discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; go for an interview in the hope of being hired
5223.
interviewer - noun a person who conducts an interview
5224.
interweave - verb interlace by or as it by weaving
5225.
interwoven - adj. linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
5226.
intestacy - noun the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will
5227.
intima - noun the innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel)
5228.
intimately - adv. with great or especially intimate knowledge; in a close manner
5229.
intimation - noun a slight suggestion or vague understanding; an indirect suggestion
5230.
intimidation - noun the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid; the feeling of discouragement in
the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.; the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something;
a communication that makes you afraid to try something
5231.
intolerably - adv. to an unacceptable degree
5232.
intolerance - noun impatience with annoyances; unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
5233.
intolerantly - adv. in a narrow-minded manner; showing intolerance
5234.
intonation - noun the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations;
the act of singing in a monotonous tone; singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong; rise and fall of the voice pitch
5235.
intoxicated - adj. stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); as if under the influence of alcohol
5236.
intoxicating - adj. extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic; able to intoxicate
5237.
intoxication - noun excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; a temporary state resulting from excessive
consumption of alcohol; the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
5238.
intracellular - adj. located or occurring within a cell or cells
5239.
intracerebral - adj. within the brain
5240.
intracranial - adj. within the skull
5241.
intractability - noun the trait of being hard to influence or control
5242.
intractableness - noun the trait of being hard to influence or control
5243.
intractably - adv. in an intractable manner
5244.
intracutaneous - adj. relating to areas between the layers of the skin
5245.
intradepartmental - adj. within a department
5246.
intradermal - adj. relating to areas between the layers of the skin
5247.
intradermally - adv. into the skin
5248.
intradermic - adj. relating to areas between the layers of the skin
5249.
intrados - noun the interior curve of an arch
5250.
intragroup - adj. occurring within an institution or community
5251.
intralobular - adj. inside lobes or lobules
5252.
intramural - adj. carried on within the bounds of an institution or community
5253.
intramuscular - adj. within a muscle
5254.
intramuscularly - adv. in an intramuscular way
5255.
intransigence - noun the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
5256.
intransitively - adv. in an intransitive manner
5257.
intransitiveness - noun the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb
5258.
intransitivity - noun the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb
5259.
intrapulmonary - adj. being or occuring within a lung
5260.
intraspecific - adj. arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species
5261.
intrastate - adj. relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state
5262.
intravasation - noun entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel
5263.
intravenous - adj. within or by means of a vein
5264.
intravenously - adv. in an intravenous manner
5265.
intraventricular - adj. within the system of ventricles in the brain
5266.
intrench - verb fix firmly or securely
5267.
intrenchment - noun an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
5268.
intrepidity - noun resolute courageousness
5269.
intrepidly - adv. without fear
5270.
intricately - adv. with elaboration
5271.
intriguer - noun a person who devises plots or intrigues
5272.
intriguing - adj. capable of arousing interest or curiosity; disturbingly provocative
5273.
intrinsical - adj. belonging to a thing by its very nature
5274.
intrinsically - adv. with respect to its inherent nature
5275.
introitus - noun entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening)
5276.
introjection - noun (psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within
the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects;
(psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
5277.
intromission - noun the act of putting one thing into another
5278.
intromit - verb allow to enter; grant entry to
5279.
introspection - noun the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
5280.
introspective - adj. given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
5281.
introspectiveness - noun thoughtfulness about your own situation and feelings
5282.
introversive - adj. directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
5283.
introverted - adj. given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
5284.
introvertive - adj. directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
5285.
intruder - noun someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
5286.
intruding - adj. projecting inward
5287.
intrusiveness - noun aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
5288.
intrust - verb confer a trust upon
5289.
intubate - verb introduce a cannula or tube into
5290.
intubation - noun the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
5291.
intuitionism - noun (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition
5292.
intuitionist - adj. of or relating to intuitionism
5293.
intuitively - adv. in an intuitive manner
5294.
intumesce - verb expand abnormally; move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
5295.
intumescence - noun the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water);
swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
5296.
intumescent - adj. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
5297.
intussuscept - verb introvert or invaginate
5298.
intussusception - noun (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing
particles in the cell wall; the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
5299.
inula - noun any plant of the genus Inula
5300.
inulin - noun used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function
5301.
inunct - verb administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
5302.
inunction - noun anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
5303.
inundation - noun the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; an overwhelming number or
amount
5304.
inured - adj. made tough by habitual exposure
5305.
inutile - adj. not worth using
5306.
inutility - noun the quality of having no practical use
5307.
invader - noun someone who enters by force in order to conquer
5308.
invaginate - verb fold inwards; sheathe
5309.
invagination - noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; the condition of being folded
inward or sheathed
5310.
invalidation - noun (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
5311.
invalidator - noun an official who can invalidate or nullify
5312.
invalidism - noun chronic ill health
5313.
invalidity - noun illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses
5314.
invalidness - noun illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses
5315.
invaluableness - noun the positive quality of being precious and beyond value
5316.
invar - noun an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring
tapes and other instruments
5317.
invariability - noun the quality of being resistant to variation; a quality of uniformity and lack of variation
5318.
invariableness - noun the quality of being resistant to variation
5319.
invariably - adv. in an invariable manner
5320.
invariance - noun the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is
applied to it; the quality of being resistant to variation
5321.
inventively - adv. in an inventive manner
5322.
inventiveness - noun the power of creative imagination
5323.
inversely - adv. in an inverse or contrary manner
5324.
invertase - noun an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
5325.
inverted - adj. being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned
back 180 degrees on its stalk
5326.
inverter - noun an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current
5327.
investigating - noun the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
5328.
investigation - noun the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically; an inquiry into unfamiliar or
questionable activities
5329.
investigative - adj. designed to find information or ascertain facts
5330.
investigator - noun someone who investigates; a police officer who investigates crimes; a scientist who devotes himself to
doing research
5331.
investiture - noun the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to
an office or rank; the ceremony of installing a new monarch
5332.
investment - noun the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to
an office or rank; the act of putting on robes or vestments; outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism; money that is
invested with an expectation of profit; the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of
profit
5333.
inveterately - adv. in a habitual and longstanding manner
5334.
invidiously - adv. in a manner arousing resentment
5335.
invigilation - noun keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
5336.
invigilator - noun someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating
5337.
invigorating - adj. imparting strength and vitality
5338.
invigoration - noun the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something; quality of being active or spirited or alive and
vigorous
5339.
invigorator - noun an agent that gives or restores life or vigor
5340.
invincibility - noun the property being difficult or impossible to defeat
5341.
invincibly - adv. in an invincible manner
5342.
invisibility - noun the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
5343.
invisibleness - noun the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
5344.
invisibly - adv. without being seen
5345.
invitational - adj. pertaining to or characteristic of an invitation
5346.
invitatory - adj. conveying an invitation
5347.
inviting - adj. attractive and tempting
5348.
invitingly - adv. in a tantalizing manner
5349.
invocation - noun the act of appealing for help; an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil; a prayer asking
God's help as part of a religious service; calling up a spirit or devil
5350.
involucrate - adj. having an involucre
5351.
involucre - noun a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence
5352.
involuntarily - adv. against your will
5353.
involuntariness - noun the trait of being unwilling
5354.
involved - adj. emotionally involved; entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire; connected by participation or association or
use; enveloped; highly complex or intricate
5355.
involvement - noun a connection of inclusion or containment; the act of sharing in the activities of a group; a sense of
concern with and curiosity about someone or something; the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners
etc.); a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
5356.
invulnerability - noun the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or
emotionally); having the strength to withstand attack
5357.
inwardly - adv. with respect to private feelings
5358.
inwardness - noun preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); the
quality or state of being inward or internal; preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values; the
choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
5359.
inwards - adv. toward the center or interior; to or toward the inside of
5360.
inweave - verb weave together into a fabric or design
5361.
inwrought - adj. having a decorative pattern worked or woven in
5362.
iodination - noun the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds
5363.
iodize - verb treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; treat with iodine
5364.
iodoform - noun a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing; sweet
smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3
5365.
iodopsin - noun a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision
5366.
ionian - noun a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
5367.
ionization - noun the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding
or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas; the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or
radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)
5368.
ionize - verb convert into ions; become converted into ions
5369.
iontophoresis - noun therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
5370.
iowan - noun a native or resident of Iowa
5371.
ipidae - noun large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
5372.
ipomoea - noun morning glory
5373.
ipsedixitism - noun an unsupported dogmatic assertion
5374.
irani - noun a native or inhabitant of Iran
5375.
iraqi - adj. of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture; noun a native or inhabitant of Iraq
5376.
irascibility - noun a feeling of resentful anger
5377.
irascible - adj. characterized by anger; quickly aroused to anger
5378.
irately - adv. in an irate manner
5379.
ireful - adj. feeling or showing extreme anger
5380.
irelander - noun a native or inhabitant of Ireland
5381.
irena - noun type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds
5382.
irenic - adj. conducive to peace
5383.
iresine - noun genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs
5384.
iridaceae - noun large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
5385.
iridaceous - adj. of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Iridaceae
5386.
iridectomy - noun surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye
5387.
iridesce - verb be iridescent
5388.
iridescence - noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
5389.
iridescent - adj. having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; varying in color when seen in different lights or from
different angles
5390.
iridic - adj. of or relating to the iris of the eye; of or containing iridium
5391.
iridocyclitis - noun inflammation of the iris and ciliary body of the eye
5392.
iridoncus - noun swelling of the iris of the eye
5393.
iridosmine - noun a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing
small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc.
5394.
iridotomy - noun a surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat
glaucoma
5395.
irishwoman - noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
5396.
iritic - adj. of or relating to located near the iris of the eye
5397.
iritis - noun inflammation of the iris
5398.
ironclad - adj. inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; sheathed in iron plates for protection; noun a wooden warship of
the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
5399.
ironical - adj. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is;
humorously sarcastic or mocking
5400.
ironically - adv. in an ironic manner; contrary to plan or expectation
5401.
ironist - noun a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
5402.
ironlike - adj. exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron
5403.
ironman - noun a strong man of exceptional physical endurance
5404.
ironmonger - noun someone who sells hardware
5405.
ironmongery - noun a store selling hardware
5406.
ironshod - adj. shod or cased with iron
5407.
ironsides - noun English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
5408.
ironware - noun instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
5409.
ironweed - noun any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America
that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue
5410.
ironwork - noun work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc)
5411.
ironworker - noun a person who makes articles of iron
5412.
ironworks - noun the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
5413.
iroquoian - noun a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
5414.
irradiation - noun (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not
identical to the original stimulus; the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background;
(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex; the condition of being exposed to radiation; (medicine) the
treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance; a column of light (as from a beacon)
5415.
irrationality - noun the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding
5416.
irrationally - adv. in an irrational manner
5417.
irreality - noun the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
5418.
irredenta - noun a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another
5419.
irregardless - adv. regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously
5420.
irregularity - noun not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals; an irregular asymmetry in shape;
an irregular spatial pattern; behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality; irregular and infrequent or difficult
evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
5421.
irregularly - adv. in an irregular manner; in an irregular manner; in an irregular manner; having an irregular form
5422.
irrelevance - noun the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
5423.
irrelevantly - adv. in an irrelevant manner
5424.
irreligion - noun the quality of not being devout
5425.
irreligionist - noun someone who is indifferent or hostile to religion
5426.
irreligious - adj. hostile or indifferent to religion
5427.
irreligiousness - noun the quality of not being devout
5428.
irreparably - adv. in an irreparable manner or to an irreparable degree
5429.
irrepressibility - noun irrepressible liveliness and good spirit
5430.
irreproachably - adv. in an irreproachable and blameless manner
5431.
irresistibility - noun the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist
5432.
irresistibleness - noun the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist
5433.
irresistibly - adv. incapable of being resisted
5434.
irresolutely - adv. lacking determination or decisiveness
5435.
irresoluteness - noun the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose
5436.
irresponsibility - noun a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling
accountable for your actions
5437.
irresponsibleness - noun a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling
accountable for your actions
5438.
irresponsibly - adv. in an irresponsible manner
5439.
irretrievably - adv. in an irretrievable manner
5440.
irreverence - noun a disrespectful act; an irreverent mental attitude
5441.
irreverently - adv. in an irreverent manner; without respect
5442.
irreversibility - noun the quality of being irreversible (once done it cannot be changed)
5443.
irreversibly - adv. in an irreversible manner
5444.
irrevocably - adv. in an irrevocable manner
5445.
irrigation - noun (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated
solution; supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
5446.
irritability - noun an irritable petulant feeling; a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; excessive sensitivity of an
organ or body part
5447.
irritably - adv. in an irritable manner; in a petulant manner
5448.
irritating - adj. causing physical discomfort; (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; causing irritation or
annoyance
5449.
irritatingly - adv. in an irritating manner
5450.
irritation - noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed; (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; the
act of troubling or annoying someone; unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; an uncomfortable feeling of mental
painfulness or distress; a sudden outburst of anger; the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
5451.
irritative - adj. (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
5452.
irrupt - verb increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; erupt or intensify suddenly; enter uninvited
5453.
irruptive - adj. of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro
5454.
isatis - noun Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad
5455.
ischemia - noun local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
5456.
ischemic - adj. relating to or affected by ischemia
5457.
ischium - noun one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
5458.
ishmael - noun (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of
12 Arabian tribes; a person who is rejected (from society or home)
5459.
islamism - noun a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the
literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life; the monotheistic religious
system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
5460.
islamist - noun an orthodox Muslim; a scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies
5461.
islamize - verb convert to Islam; cause to conform to Islamic law
5462.
islander - noun an inhabitant of an island
5463.
islay - noun an island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides; California evergreen wild plum with
spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
5464.
islet - noun a small island
5465.
ism - noun a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
5466.
ismaili - adj. of or relating to a branch of Shiism that is noted for its esoteric philosophy; noun an adherent of Ismailism; a
member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism
5467.
ismailian - noun an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism
5468.
isoagglutination - noun agglutination of an agglutinogen of one individual by a serum from another individual of the same
species
5469.
isoagglutinin - noun an antibody produced by one individual that causes agglutination of red blood cells in other
individuals of the same species
5470.
isoagglutinogen - noun an antigen capable of causing the production of (or reacting with) an isoagglutinin
5471.
isoantibody - noun an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species
5472.
isobar - noun (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
5473.
isobilateral - adj. having identical parts on each side of an axis
5474.
isobutylene - noun used also in making gasoline components
5475.
isochrone - noun an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time
5476.
isoclinal - adj. having equal magnetic inclinations; noun an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination
5477.
isoclinic - adj. having equal magnetic inclinations
5478.
isocyanate - noun a salt or ester of isocyanic acid
5479.
isocyclic - adj. containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms
5480.
isoetaceae - noun quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes
5481.
isoetales - noun aquatic or marsh-growing fern allies; known to have existed since the Cenozoic; sometimes included in
Lycopodiales
5482.
isoetes - noun type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales
5483.
isogamete - noun either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure
5484.
isogamy - noun (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure
5485.
isogon - noun an equiangular polygon
5486.
isogonic - adj. having or making equal angles
5487.
isogram - noun a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
5488.
isohel - noun an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine
5489.
isolable - adj. capable of being isolated or disjoined
5490.
isolated - adj. not close together in time; under forced isolation especially for health reasons; cut off or left behind; remote
and separate physically or socially; being or feeling set or kept apart from others; marked by separation of or from usually
contiguous elements
5491.
isolating - adj. relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech
and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles
5492.
isolation - noun the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others; a country's withdrawal from
international politics; a feeling of being disliked and alone; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an
unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it; a state of separation between persons or
groups
5493.
isolationism - noun a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
5494.
isolationist - adj. of or relating to isolationism; noun an advocate of isolationism in international affairs
5495.
isoleucine - noun an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine
5496.
isomeric - adj. of or relating to or exhibiting isomerism
5497.
isomerism - noun the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers
5498.
isomerization - noun the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself
5499.
isomerize - verb change into an isomer; cause to change into an isomer
5500.
isometric - adj. of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant; of a crystal
system characterized by three equal axes at right angles; having equal dimensions or measurements; related by an isometry;
noun a line connecting isometric points
5501.
isometrical - adj. having equal dimensions or measurements
5502.
isometropia - noun equality of refractive power in the two eyes
5503.
isometry - noun equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.); equality of
elevation above sea level; a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances
between each pair of points; the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same
5504.
isomorphism - noun (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure
5505.
isomorphous - adj. having similar appearance but genetically different
a line drawn on a map connecting all points of equal thickness of a particular geologic formation.
5506.
isopod - noun any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
5507.
isopoda - noun woodlice
5508.
isoptera - noun order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota
5509.
isosmotic - adj. (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
5510.
isospondyli - noun most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies;
whitefish; smelts; tarpon
5511.
isostasy - noun (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust
5512.
isothermic - adj. of or relating to an isotherm
5513.
isotonic - adj. of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes; (used of solutions)
having the same or equal osmotic pressure; of two or more muscles; having equal tension; relating to or characterized by the
equal intervals of a musical scale
5514.
isotropous - adj. invariant with respect to direction
5515.
issuer - noun an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)
5516.
issuing - noun the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
5517.
isthmian - adj. of or relating to or forming an isthmus
5518.
isthmus - noun a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure; a relatively narrow strip of land
(with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
5519.
istiophoridae - noun sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins
5520.
istiophorus - noun type genus of the Istiophoridae
5521.
isuridae - noun in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae
5522.
isurus - noun mako sharks
5523.
italicize - verb print in italics
5524.
itchiness - noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
5525.
itching - noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
5526.
itchy - adj. causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch; unable to relax or be still
5527.
itemization - noun the act of making a list of items
5528.
itemize - verb place on a list of items; specify individually
5529.
iteration - noun doing or saying again; a repeated performance; (computer science) executing the same set of instructions
a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained; (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that
are to be repeated
5530.
iterative - adj. marked by iteration; noun the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action
5531.
itinerate - verb travel from place to place, as for work
5532.
itineration - noun journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour
5533.
iva - noun any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as
coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America
5534.
ivied - adj. overgrown with ivy
5535.
ixia - noun a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
5536.
ixodes - noun type genus of the family Ixodidae
5537.
ixodid - noun ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
5538.
ixodidae - noun hard ticks
5539.
izar - noun a voluminous cotton outer garment (usually white) traditionally worn by Muslim women of northern Africa
and the Middle East; covers the entire body
5540.
izzard - noun the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
j
5541.
jaalin.
5542.
jabarite.
5543.
jabbed.
5544.
jabber - noun rapid and indistinct speech; verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
5545.
jabberer - noun someone whose talk is trivial drivel
5546.
jabbering - adj. talking idly or incoherently; noun rapid and indistinct speech
5547.
jabberingly.
5548.
jabberment.
5549.
jabberwock.
5550.
jabberwockian.
5551.
jabberwocky - noun nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll)
5552.
jabbing - noun a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
5553.
jabbingly.
5554.
jabble.
5555.
jabers.
5556.
jabia.
5557.
jabiru - noun large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America; large black-and-white stork of tropical
Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle; large mostly white Australian stork
5558.
jaborandi.
5559.
jaborine.
5560.
jabot - noun a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt
5561.
jaboticaba - noun tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit grown in Brazil; small evergreen tropical tree native to
Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike
fruit that grows all along the branches
5562.
jabul.
5563.
jacal.
5564.
jacaltec.
5565.
jacalteca.
5566.
jacamar - noun tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage
5567.
jacamaralcyon.
5568.
jacameropine.
5569.
jacamerops.
5570.
jacami.
5571.
jacamin.
5572.
jacana.
5573.
jacanidae.
5574.
jacaranda - noun an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
5575.
jacare.
j
5576.
jacate.
5577.
jacchus.
5578.
jacent.
5579.
jacinth - noun a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
5580.
jacinthe.
5581.
jackal - noun Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a
pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
5582.
jackanapish.
5583.
jackaroo.
5584.
jackassery.
5585.
jackassification.
5586.
jackassism.
5587.
jackassness.
5588.
jackbird.
5589.
jackbox.
5590.
jackboy.
5591.
jackeen.
5592.
jacker.
5593.
jacketed.
5594.
jacketing.
5595.
jacketless.
5596.
jacketwise.
5597.
jackety.
5598.
jackfish.
5599.
jackhammer - noun a hammer driven by compressed air
5600.
jackleg.
5601.
jacko.
5602.
jackpudding.
5603.
jackpuddinghood.
5604.
jackrabbit - noun large hare of western North America; verb go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement
5605.
jackrod.
5606.
jacksaw.
5607.
jackscrew - noun screw-operated jack
5608.
jackshaft.
5609.
jackshay.
5610.
jacksnipe - noun a small short-billed Old World snipe; American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
5611.
jacksonia - noun genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike
stems or branches
5612.
jacksonite.
5613.
jackstay.
5614.
jackstone.
5615.
jackstraw - noun a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
5616.
jacktan.
5617.
jackweed.
5618.
jackwood.
5619.
jacobaea.
5620.
jacobaean.
5621.
jacobic.
5622.
jacobin - noun a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution
5623.
jacobinia.
5624.
jacobinic - adj. of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution
5625.
jacobinical - adj. of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution
5626.
jacobinically.
5627.
jacobinism - noun the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
5628.
jacobinization.
5629.
jacobinize.
5630.
jacobitely.
5631.
jacobitiana.
5632.
jacobitic.
5633.
jacobitical.
5634.
jacobitically.
5635.
jacobitish.
5636.
jacobitishly.
5637.
jacobitism.
5638.
jacobsite.
5639.
jacoby.
5640.
jaconet - noun a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages
5641.
jacquard - noun a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom; French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could
automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834); a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the
shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
5642.
jacqueminot.
5643.
jactance.
5644.
jactancy.
5645.
jactant.
5646.
jactation - noun (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
5647.
jactitate - verb move or stir about violently
5648.
jactitation - noun (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness; (law) a
false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law); speaking of
yourself in superlatives
5649.
jacu.
5650.
jacuaru.
5651.
jaculate.
5652.
jaculation.
5653.
jaculative.
5654.
jaculator.
5655.
jaculatorial.
5656.
jaculatory.
5657.
jaculiferous.
5658.
jacunda.
5659.
jacutinga.
5660.
jadder.
5661.
jaded - adj. dulled by surfeit; exhausted
5662.
jadedly.
5663.
jadedness.
5664.
jadeite - noun a hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of
jade; found principally in Burma
5665.
jadery.
5666.
jadesheen.
5667.
jadeship.
5668.
jadestone - noun a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of
jadeite or nephrite
5669.
jadish.
5670.
jadishly.
5671.
jadishness.
5672.
jady.
5673.
jaga.
5674.
jagannath - noun an avatar of Vishnu
5675.
jagannatha - noun an avatar of Vishnu
5676.
jagat.
5677.
jagatai - noun a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)
5678.
jagataic.
5679.
jager.
5680.
jagged - adj. having a sharply uneven surface or outline; having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though
gnawed
5681.
jaggedly - adv. with a ragged and uneven appearance
5682.
jaggedness - noun something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface
5683.
jagger - noun English rock star (born in 1943)
5684.
jaggery - noun unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
5685.
jaggy - adj. having a sharply uneven surface or outline; having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
5686.
jagir.
5687.
jagirdar.
5688.
jagla.
5689.
jagless.
5690.
jagong.
5691.
jagrata.
5692.
jagua - noun tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit
5693.
jaguarete.
5694.
jahve.
5695.
jahvist.
5696.
jahvistic.
5697.
jailage.
5698.
jailbird - noun a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
5699.
jailbreak - noun an escape from jail
5700.
jaildom.
5701.
jailer - noun someone who guards prisoners
5702.
jaileress.
5703.
jailering.
5704.
jailership.
5705.
jailhouse - noun a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either
accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
5706.
jailish.
5707.
jailkeeper.
5708.
jaillike.
5709.
jailmate.
5710.
jailward.
5711.
jailyard.
5712.
jain - adj. relating to or characteristic of Jainism
5713.
jaina.
5714.
jainism - noun religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and
immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being; sect founded in the 6th century BC as
a revolt against Hinduism
5715.
jainist - adj. relating to or characteristic of Jainism; noun a believer in Jainism
5716.
jaipuri.
5717.
jajman.
5718.
jakes - noun a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
5719.
jako.
5720.
jakun.
5721.
jalalaean.
5722.
jalap.
5723.
jalapa.
5724.
jalapin.
5725.
jalkar.
5726.
jalloped.
5727.
jalouse.
5728.
jalousie - noun a shutter made of angled slats; a window with glass louvers
5729.
jalousied.
5730.
jalpaite.
5731.
jama.
5732.
jamaican - adj. of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants; noun a native or inhabitant of
Jamaica
5733.
jaman.
5734.
jamb - noun upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
5735.
jambalaya - noun spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and
celery
5736.
jambeau - noun armor plate that protects legs below the knee
5737.
jambo.
5738.
jambolan.
5739.
jambone.
5740.
jambool.
5741.
jambos - noun used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos)
5742.
jambosa - noun tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit
5743.
jambstone.
5744.
jamdani.
5745.
jamesian - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Henry James or his writing; of or relating to or characteristic of
William James or his philosophy or his teachings
5746.
jamesina.
5747.
jamesonite.
5748.
jami.
5749.
jamie.
5750.
jamlike.
5751.
jammedness.
5752.
jammer - noun a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming
5753.
jammy.
5754.
jamnia.
5755.
jampan - noun a kind of sedan chair used in India
5756.
jampani.
5757.
jamrosade.
5758.
jamwood.
5759.
janapa.
5760.
janapan.
5761.
jangada.
5762.
janghey.
5763.
jangkar.
5764.
jangler.
5765.
jangly - adj. like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together
5766.
janiceps.
5767.
janiculan.
5768.
janiculum.
5769.
janiform.
5770.
janitorship.
5771.
janitress.
5772.
janitrix.
5773.
janizarian.
5774.
janizary.
5775.
jank.
5776.
janker.
5777.
jann.
5778.
jannock.
5779.
jansenism - noun the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are
subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition
5780.
jansenistic.
5781.
jansenistical.
5782.
jansenize.
5783.
janthina.
5784.
janthinidae.
5785.
jantu.
5786.
janua.
5787.
januarius.
5788.
januslike.
5789.
jaob.
5790.
jap - noun (offensive slang) a person of Japanese descent
5791.
japaconine.
5792.
japaconitine.
5793.
japanee.
5794.
japanesque.
5795.
japanesquely.
5796.
japanesquery.
5797.
japanesy.
5798.
japanicize.
5799.
japanism.
5800.
japanization.
5801.
japanize.
5802.
japanned.
5803.
japanner.
5804.
japannery.
5805.
japannish.
5806.
japanolatry.
5807.
japanologist.
5808.
japanology.
5809.
japanophile.
5810.
japanophobe.
5811.
japanophobia.
5812.
jape - noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
5813.
japer.
5814.
japery - noun acting like a clown or buffoon
5815.
japetus.
5816.
japheth - noun (Old Testament) son of Noah
5817.
japhetic.
5818.
japhetide.
5819.
japhetite.
5820.
japing.
5821.
japingly.
5822.
japish.
5823.
japishly.
5824.
japishness.
5825.
japonic.
5826.
japonica - noun deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms; greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves
and showy fragrant roselike flowers; cultivated in many varieties
5827.
japonically.
5828.
japonicize.
5829.
japonism.
5830.
japonize.
5831.
japonizer.
5832.
japygidae.
5833.
japygoid.
5834.
japyx.
5835.
jaqueline.
5836.
jaquesian.
5837.
jaquima.
5838.
jara.
5839.
jaragua.
5840.
jararaca.
5841.
jararacussu.
5842.
jarbird.
5843.
jarble.
5844.
jarbot.
5845.
jardiniere.
5846.
jared.
5847.
jarfly.
5848.
jarful - noun the quantity contained in a jar
5849.
jarg.
5850.
jargonal.
5851.
jargoneer.
5852.
jargonelle.
5853.
jargoner.
5854.
jargonesque.
5855.
jargonic.
5856.
jargonish.
5857.
jargonist.
5858.
jargonistic.
5859.
jargonium.
5860.
jargonization.
5861.
jargonize.
5862.
jarkman.
5863.
jarl.
5864.
jarldom.
5865.
jarless.
5866.
jarlship.
5867.
jarnut.
5868.
jarool.
5869.
jarosite.
5870.
jarra.
5871.
jarrah.
5872.
jarring - adj. making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
5873.
jarringly - adv. in a manner that jars and irritates
5874.
jarringness.
5875.
jarry.
5876.
jarvey.
5877.
jasey.
5878.
jaseyed.
5879.
jasione.
5880.
jasminaceae.
5881.
jasmine - noun any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
5882.
jasmined.
5883.
jasminewood.
5884.
jasminum - noun shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine
5885.
jasmone.
5886.
jaspachate.
5887.
jaspagate.
5888.
jasperated.
5889.
jaspered.
5890.
jasperize.
5891.
jasperoid.
5892.
jaspery.
5893.
jaspidean.
5894.
jaspideous.
5895.
jaspilite.
5896.
jaspis.
5897.
jaspoid.
5898.
jasponyx.
5899.
jaspopal.
5900.
jass.
5901.
jassid - noun a variety of leafhopper
5902.
jassidae - noun family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some
classifications
5903.
jassoid.
5904.
jat - noun a member of an Indo-European people widely scattered throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and
consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs
5905.
jatamansi.
5906.
jateorhiza.
5907.
jateorhizine.
5908.
jatha.
5909.
jati - noun (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special
characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)
5910.
jatki.
5911.
jatni.
5912.
jato.
5913.
jatropha - noun a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
5914.
jatrophic.
5915.
jatrorrhizine.
5916.
jatulian.
5917.
jaudie.
5918.
jauk.
5919.
jaun.
5920.
jaunce.
5921.
jaunder.
5922.
jaundiceroot.
5923.
jaunt - noun a journey taken for pleasure; verb make a trip for pleasure
5924.
jauntie.
5925.
jauntily - adv. in a jaunty fashionable manner
5926.
jauntiness - noun stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance; a breezy liveliness
5927.
jauntingly.
5928.
jaup.
5929.
javahai.
5930.
javali.
5931.
javan - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants; noun a native or inhabitant of Java
5932.
javanee.
5933.
javanese - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants; noun the Indonesian language spoken on Java; a
native or inhabitant of Java
5934.
javelina - noun dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United
States
5935.
javeline.
5936.
javelineer.
5937.
javer.
5938.
javitero.
5939.
jawab.
5940.
jawbation.
5941.
jawbreaker - noun a word that is hard to pronounce; a large round hard candy
5942.
jawbreaking.
5943.
jawbreakingly.
5944.
jawed - adj. of animals having jaws of a specified type
5945.
jawfall.
5946.
jawfallen.
5947.
jawfish - noun small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their
mouths; popular aquarium fishes
5948.
jawfoot.
5949.
jawfooted.
5950.
jawless - adj. of animals having no jaw
5951.
jawsmith.
5952.
jawy.
5953.
jayhawk.
5954.
jayhawker.
5955.
jaypie.
5956.
jaywalk - verb cross the road at a red light
5957.
jaywalker - noun a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally
5958.
jazerant.
5959.
jazyges.
5960.
jazzer.
5961.
jazzily.
5962.
jazziness.
5963.
jealously - adv. with jealousy; with jealousy; in an envious manner
5964.
jealousness.
5965.
jeames.
5966.
jeanie.
5967.
jeanne.
5968.
jeannette.
5969.
jeanpaulia.
5970.
jeans.
5971.
jebus.
5972.
jebusi.
5973.
jebusite.
5974.
jebusitic.
5975.
jebusitical.
5976.
jebusitish.
5977.
jecoral.
5978.
jecorin.
5979.
jecorize.
5980.
jedcock.
5981.
jedding.
5982.
jeddock.
5983.
jeel.
5984.
jeer - noun showing your contempt by derision; verb laugh at with contempt and derision
5985.
jeerer - noun someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
5986.
jeering - adj. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; noun showing your contempt by derision
5987.
jeeringly - adv. in a disrespectful jeering manner
5988.
jeerproof.
5989.
jeery.
5990.
jeewhillijers.
5991.
jeewhillikens.
5992.
jefferisite.
5993.
jeffersonia.
5994.
jeffersonianism.
5995.
jeffersonite.
5996.
jehovic.
5997.
jehovism.
5998.
jehovist.
5999.
jehovistic.
6000.
jehu.
6001.
jehup.
6002.
jejunal.
6003.
jejunator.
6004.
jejunely - adv. in an immature manner
6005.
jejuneness - noun quality of lacking nutritive value; the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated; lacking and
evidencing lack of experience of life
6006.
jejunitis - noun inflammation of the jejunum of the small intestine
6007.
jejunity - noun quality of lacking nutritive value; the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated
6008.
jejunoduodenal.
6009.
jejunoileitis - noun inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum of the small intestine
6010.
jejunostomy - noun surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow
artificial feeding
6011.
jejunotomy.
6012.
jelab.
6013.
jelerang.
6014.
jelick.
6015.
jell - verb become gelatinous
6016.
jellica.
6017.
jellico.
6018.
jellied - adj. congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
6019.
jelliedness.
6020.
jellification.
6021.
jellify - verb make into jelly; become jelly
6022.
jellily.
6023.
jelloid.
6024.
jellydom.
6025.
jellyleaf - noun herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and
having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
6026.
jellylike - adj. thick like gelatin
6027.
jelutong.
6028.
jem - noun a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with
al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
6029.
jemadar.
6030.
jemez.
6031.
jemima.
6032.
jemmily.
6033.
jemminess.
6034.
jemmy - noun a short crowbar
6035.
jenkin.
6036.
jenna.
6037.
jennerization.
6038.
jennerize.
6039.
6040.
6041.
6042.
6043.
6044.
6045.
6046.
6047.
6048.
6049.
6050.
6051.
6052.
6053.
6054.
6055.
6056.
6057.
6058.
6059.
6060.
6061.
6062.
6063.
6064.
6065.
6066.
6067.
6068.
6069.
6070.
6071.
6072.
6073.
6074.
6075.
6076.
6077.
6078.
6079.
6080.
6081.
6082.
6083.
6084.
6085.
6086.
6087.
6088.
tea
6089.
6090.
6091.
6092.
6093.
6094.
6095.
6096.
6097.
6098.
6099.
6100.
6101.
6102.
6103.
6104.
6105.
6106.
6107.
jennet - noun female donkey
jenneting.
jennier.
jenson.
jentacular.
jeofail.
jeoparder.
jeopardize - verb put at risk; pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardous.
jeopardously.
jeopardousness.
jequirity.
jerahmeel.
jerahmeelites.
jerboa - noun mouselike jumping rodent
jereed.
jeremejevite.
jeremiad - noun a long and mournful complaint
jeremian.
jeremianic.
jeremias.
jerez - noun a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
jerib.
jerker - noun someone who gives a strong sudden pull
jerkily - adv. with jerking motions; with spasms
jerkin - noun a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times
jerkined.
jerkiness - noun the quality of being spasmodic and irregular
jerkingly.
jerkish.
jerksome.
jerkwater - adj. small and remote and insignificant
jerl.
jerm.
jermonal.
jeromian.
jeronymite.
jerque.
jerquer.
jerryism.
jerseyan.
jerseyed.
jerseyite.
jerseyman.
jert.
jervia.
jervina.
jervine.
jessakeed.
jessamine - noun a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor
jessamy.
jessant.
jessean.
jessed.
jessur.
jestbook.
jestee.
jester - noun a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
jestful.
jesting - adj. characterized by jokes and good humor
jestingly - adv. in jest
jestingstock.
jestmonger.
jestproof.
jestwise.
jestword.
jesu.
jesuate.
jesuited.
6108.
jesuitess.
6109.
jesuitic - adj. having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism
6110.
jesuitical - adj. having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism
6111.
jesuitically.
6112.
jesuitish.
6113.
jesuitism - noun the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
6114.
jesuitist.
6115.
jesuitize.
6116.
jesuitocracy.
6117.
jesuitry - noun the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
6118.
jetbead.
6119.
jete.
6120.
jethro.
6121.
jethronian.
6122.
jetsam - noun the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm; the floating
wreckage of a ship
6123.
jettage.
6124.
jetted.
6125.
jetter.
6126.
jettied.
6127.
jettiness.
6128.
jettingly.
6129.
jetton.
6130.
jetty - noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing
away
6131.
jettyhead.
6132.
jettywise.
6133.
jetware.
6134.
jewbird.
6135.
jewbush - noun low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties
6136.
jewdom.
6137.
jeweler - noun someone in the business of selling jewelry; someone who makes jewelry
6138.
jewelhouse.
6139.
jeweling.
6140.
jewelless.
6141.
jewellike.
6142.
jewelsmith.
6143.
jewelweed - noun North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid
soil
6144.
jewely.
6145.
jewess - noun a woman who is a Jew
6146.
jewfish - noun large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales; large important food fish of Australia; almost
indistinguishable from the maigre
6147.
jewhood.
6148.
jewishly.
6149.
jewishness.
6150.
jewism.
6151.
jewless.
6152.
jewlike.
6153.
jewling.
6154.
jewry - noun Jews collectively
6155.
jewship.
6156.
jewstone.
6157.
jewy.
6158.
jezail.
6159.
jezebel - noun a shameless impudent scheming woman; wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old
Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel
(9th century
6160.
C)
6161.
jezebelian.
6162.
jezebelish.
6163.
jezekite.
6164.
jeziah.
6165.
jezreelite.
6166.
jharal.
6167.
jheel.
6168.
jhool.
6169.
jhow.
6170.
jhuria.
6171.
jib - noun any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast); verb shift from one side of the ship to the other;
refuse to comply
6172.
jibbah.
6173.
jibber.
6174.
jibbings.
6175.
jibby.
6176.
jibhead.
6177.
jibi.
6178.
jibman.
6179.
jiboa.
6180.
jibstay.
6181.
jicama.
6182.
jicaque.
6183.
jicaquean.
6184.
jicara.
6185.
jicarilla.
6186.
jiff.
6187.
jiffle.
6188.
jigamaree.
6189.
jigger - noun larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation; any small
mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl; a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
6190.
jiggerer.
6191.
jiggerman.
6192.
jiggers.
6193.
jigget.
6194.
jiggety.
6195.
jigginess.
6196.
jiggish.
6197.
jiggly.
6198.
jiggumbob.
6199.
jiggy.
6200.
jiglike.
6201.
jigman.
6202.
jihad - noun a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal; a holy war waged by
Muslims against infidels
6203.
jikungu.
6204.
jillet.
6205.
jillflirt.
6206.
jiltee.
6207.
jilter.
6208.
jiltish.
6209.
jimbang.
6210.
jimberjaw.
6211.
jimberjawed.
6212.
jimjam.
6213.
jimp.
6214.
jimply.
6215.
jimpness.
6216.
jimpricute.
6217.
jimsedge.
6218.
jimsonweed - noun intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or
violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
6219.
jina.
6220.
jincamas.
6221.
jincan.
6222.
jing.
6223.
jingal.
6224.
jingbang.
6225.
jingled.
6226.
jinglejangle.
6227.
jingler.
6228.
jinglet.
6229.
jingling - adj. having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells
6230.
jinglingly.
6231.
jingly - adj. having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells
6232.
jingo - noun an extreme bellicose nationalist
6233.
jingodom.
6234.
jingoish.
6235.
jingoism - noun fanatical patriotism; an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
6236.
jingoist - noun an extreme bellicose nationalist
6237.
jingoistic - adj. fanatically patriotic
6238.
jinja - noun a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
6239.
jinjili.
6240.
jink.
6241.
jinker.
6242.
jinket.
6243.
jinkle.
6244.
jinks - noun noisy and mischievous merrymaking
6245.
jinn.
6246.
jinnestan.
6247.
jinni - noun (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence
mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
6248.
jinniwink.
6249.
jinniyeh.
6250.
jinny.
6251.
jinriki.
6252.
jinrikiman.
6253.
jinrikisha - noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
6254.
jinshang.
6255.
jipijapa.
6256.
jipper.
6257.
jiqui - noun Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture
6258.
jirble.
6259.
jirga - noun a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders
6260.
jirkinet.
6261.
jiti.
6262.
jitneur.
6263.
jitneuse.
6264.
jitney - noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
6265.
jitneyman.
6266.
jitro.
6267.
jitters - noun extreme nervousness
6268.
jiva.
6269.
jivaran.
6270.
jivaro.
6271.
jivaroan.
6272.
jixie.
6273.
joachimite.
6274.
joannite.
6275.
joaquinite.
6276.
jobade.
6277.
jobarbe.
6278.
jobation.
6279.
jobber - noun someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
6280.
jobbernowl.
6281.
jobbernowlism.
6282.
jobbery - noun corruptness among public officials
6283.
jobbet.
6284.
jobbing.
6285.
jobbish.
6286.
jobble.
6287.
jobless - adj. not having a job
6288.
joblessness.
6289.
jobman.
6290.
jobmaster.
6291.
jobmistress.
6292.
jobmonger.
6293.
jobo.
6294.
jobsmith.
6295.
jocasta - noun (Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus
6296.
jocelin.
6297.
joceline.
6298.
jocelyn.
6299.
joch.
6300.
jocker.
6301.
jockeydom.
6302.
jockeyish.
6303.
jockeyism.
6304.
jockeylike.
6305.
jockeyship.
6306.
jocko.
6307.
jockteleg.
6308.
jocoque.
6309.
jocosely - adv. with humor
6310.
jocoseness - noun the trait of merry joking
6311.
jocoseriosity.
6312.
jocoserious.
6313.
jocosity - noun fun characterized by humor; the trait of merry joking
6314.
jocote - noun common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit
6315.
jocu.
6316.
jocularity - noun activity characterized by good humor; fun characterized by humor; a feeling facetious merriment
6317.
jocularly.
6318.
jocularness.
6319.
joculator.
6320.
jocum.
6321.
jocuma.
6322.
jocundity - noun a feeling facetious merriment
6323.
jocundly.
6324.
jocundness.
6325.
jodel.
6326.
jodelr.
6327.
jodhpurs - noun flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
6328.
jodo.
6329.
joebush.
6330.
joewood - noun West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
6331.
jogger - noun someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise)
6332.
joggler.
6333.
jogglety.
6334.
jogglework.
6335.
joggly.
6336.
jogtrottism.
6337.
johanna.
6338.
johannean.
6339.
johannine.
6340.
johannisberger.
6341.
johannist.
6342.
johannite.
6343.
johnadreams.
6344.
johnian.
6345.
johnin.
6346.
johnnycake - noun cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England)
6347.
johnnydom.
6348.
johnsmas.
6349.
johnsonese.
6350.
johnsonian.
6351.
johnsoniana.
6352.
johnsonianism.
6353.
johnsonianly.
6354.
johnsonism.
6355.
johnstrupite.
6356.
joinable.
6357.
joinant.
6358.
joinder.
6359.
joiner - noun a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood; a person who likes to join
groups
6360.
joinery - noun fine woodwork done by a joiner; the craft of a joiner
6361.
joining - noun the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
6362.
joiningly.
6363.
jointage.
6364.
jointed - adj. having joints or jointed segments
6365.
jointedly.
6366.
jointedness.
6367.
jointer - noun a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together
6368.
jointing.
6369.
jointist.
6370.
jointless.
6371.
jointly - adv. in conjunction with; combined; in collaboration or cooperation
6372.
jointress.
6373.
jointure - noun (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower; the act of making
or becoming a single unit
6374.
jointureless.
6375.
jointuress.
6376.
jointweed.
6377.
jointworm - noun larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
6378.
jointy.
6379.
joist - noun beam used to support floors or roofs
6380.
joisting.
6381.
joistless.
6382.
jojoba.
6383.
jokeless.
6384.
jokelet.
6385.
jokeproof.
6386.
joker - noun a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester; an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill
that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent; a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes; a person who
does something thoughtless or annoying
6387.
jokesmith.
6388.
jokesome.
6389.
jokesomeness.
6390.
jokester - noun a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
6391.
jokingly - adv. in jest; not seriously
6392.
jokish.
6393.
jokist.
6394.
jokul.
6395.
joky.
6396.
joll.
6397.
jolleyman.
6398.
jollier.
6399.
jollification - noun a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
6400.
jollify - verb celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
6401.
jollily.
6402.
jolliness - noun feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
6403.
jollity - noun feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
6404.
jollop.
6405.
jolloped.
6406.
jollytail.
6407.
joloano.
6408.
jolter.
6409.
jolterhead.
6410.
jolterheaded.
6411.
jolterheadedness.
6412.
jolthead.
6413.
joltiness.
6414.
jolting - adj. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
6415.
joltingly.
6416.
joltless.
6417.
joltproof.
6418.
jolty - adj. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
6419.
jonah - noun a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale; a person believed to bring bad luck
to those around him; (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him
overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
6420.
jonahesque.
6421.
jonahism.
6422.
jonathanization.
6423.
jonesian.
6424.
jonglery.
6425.
jongleur - noun a singer of folk songs
6426.
jonque.
6427.
jonquille.
6428.
jonsonian.
6429.
jonval.
6430.
jonvalization.
6431.
jonvalize.
6432.
jookerie.
6433.
joola.
6434.
joom.
6435.
jophiel.
6436.
jordanian - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people; noun a native or inhabitant of Jordan
6437.
jordanite.
6438.
joree.
6439.
jorist.
6440.
jorum - noun a large drinking bowl
6441.
josefite.
6442.
joseite.
6443.
josepha.
6444.
josephinism.
6445.
josephinite.
6446.
josephism.
6447.
josephite.
6448.
josh - verb be silly or tease one another
6449.
josher.
6450.
joshi.
6451.
josie.
6452.
joskin.
6453.
jossakeed.
6454.
josser.
6455.
jostlement.
6456.
jostler.
6457.
jota.
6458.
jotation.
6459.
jotisi.
6460.
jotnian.
6461.
jotter - noun a small notebook for rough notes
6462.
jotting - noun a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
6463.
jotty.
6464.
joubarb.
6465.
joug.
6466.
jough.
6467.
jouk.
6468.
joukerypawkery.
6469.
joulean.
6470.
joulemeter.
6471.
journalish.
6472.
journalism - noun the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media; newspapers
and magazines collectively
6473.
journalist - noun a writer for newspapers and magazines; someone who keeps a diary or journal
6474.
journalistic - adj. of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism
6475.
journalistically - adv. by journalists
6476.
journalization.
6477.
journalize.
6478.
journalizer.
6479.
journeycake.
6480.
journeyer - noun a traveler going on a trip
6481.
journeying - noun the act of traveling from one place to another
6482.
journeywoman.
6483.
journeywork.
6484.
journeyworker.
6485.
jours.
6486.
jouster.
6487.
jova.
6488.
jovialist.
6489.
jovialistic.
6490.
joviality - noun a jovial nature; feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
6491.
jovialize.
6492.
jovially - adv. in a jovial manner
6493.
jovialness.
6494.
jovialty.
6495.
jovianly.
6496.
jovicentric.
6497.
jovicentrical.
6498.
jovicentrically.
6499.
jovilabe.
6500.
joviniamish.
6501.
jovinian.
6502.
jovinianist.
6503.
jovite.
6504.
jow.
6505.
jowar.
6506.
jowari.
6507.
jowel.
6508.
jower.
6509.
jowery.
6510.
jowler.
6511.
jowlish.
6512.
jowlop.
6513.
jowpy.
6514.
jowser.
6515.
jowter.
6516.
joyance.
6517.
joyancy.
6518.
joyant.
6519.
joyfully - adv. in a joyous and gleeful manner
6520.
joyfulness - noun the emotion of great happiness
6521.
joyhop.
6522.
joyleaf.
6523.
joyless - adj. not experiencing or inspiring joy
6524.
joylessly - adv. in a joyless manner; without joy
6525.
joylessness - noun a feeling of dismal cheerlessness
6526.
joylet.
6527.
joyously - adv. in a joyous and gleeful manner
6528.
joyousness - noun the emotion of great happiness
6529.
joyproof.
6530.
joysome.
6531.
joyweed.
6532.
jozy.
6533.
ju.
6534.
juang.
6535.
juba.
6536.
jubate.
6537.
jubbah.
6538.
jubbe.
6539.
jube.
6540.
juberous.
6541.
jubilance - noun a feeling of extreme joy
6542.
jubilancy - noun a feeling of extreme joy
6543.
jubilantly - adv. in a joyous manner
6544.
jubilarian.
6545.
jubilatio.
6546.
jubilation - noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy; a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy
event; a feeling of extreme joy
6547.
jubilatory.
6548.
jubilean.
6549.
jubilist.
6550.
jubilization.
6551.
jubilize.
6552.
jubilus.
6553.
juck.
6554.
juckies.
6555.
jucuna.
6556.
jucundity.
6557.
jud.
6558.
judaeomancy.
6559.
judaeophile.
6560.
judaeophilism.
6561.
judaeophobe.
6562.
judaeophobia.
6563.
judah - noun an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center; (Old Testament) the fourth son of
Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah
6564.
judahite.
6565.
judaic - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion; of or relating to Jews or their culture
or religion
6566.
judaica - noun historical and literary materials relating to Judaism
6567.
judaical - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion
6568.
judaically.
6569.
judaist.
6570.
judaistic.
6571.
judaistically.
6572.
judaization.
6573.
judaize.
6574.
judaizer.
6575.
judaslike.
6576.
judcock.
6577.
judean.
6578.
judex.
6579.
judgeable.
6580.
judgelike.
6581.
judger.
6582.
judgeship - noun the position of judge
6583.
judgingly.
6584.
judgmatic.
6585.
judgmatical.
6586.
judgmatically.
6587.
judgment - noun the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; (law) the determination by a court of
competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it; the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound
conclusions; the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions; an opinion formed by judging something; the
mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations; the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
6588.
judica.
6589.
judicate.
6590.
judication.
6591.
judicative.
6592.
judicator.
6593.
judicatorial.
6594.
judices.
6595.
judiciable.
6596.
judiciality.
6597.
judicialize.
6598.
judicially - adv. in a judicial manner; as ordered by a court
6599.
judicialness.
6600.
judiciarily.
6601.
judiciously - adv. in a judicious manner
6602.
judiciousness - noun the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating; good judgment
6603.
judophobism.
6604.
jufti.
6605.
juga.
6606.
jugal.
6607.
jugale - noun the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
6608.
jugatae.
6609.
jugated.
6610.
jugation.
6611.
juger.
6612.
jugerum.
6613.
jugful - noun the quantity contained in a jug
6614.
jugger.
6615.
juggernaut - noun a crude idol of Krishna; a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way; an avatar
of Vishnu
6616.
juggernautish.
6617.
juggins.
6618.
jugglement.
6619.
juggler - noun a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
6620.
jugglery - noun the performance of a juggler; artful trickery designed to achieve an end
6621.
juggling - noun throwing and catching several objects simultaneously; the act of rearranging things to give a misleading
impression
6622.
jugglingly.
6623.
juglandaceae - noun trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
6624.
juglandaceous.
6625.
juglandales - noun coextensive with the family Juglandaceae
6626.
juglandin.
6627.
juglans - noun type genus of the Juglandaceae
6628.
juglone.
6629.
jugular - adj. relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; noun a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; veins
in the neck that return blood from the head
6630.
jugulares.
6631.
jugulary.
6632.
jugulate.
6633.
jugulum.
6634.
jugum.
6635.
jugurthine.
6636.
juiceful.
6637.
juiceless - adj. lacking juice; lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
6638.
juicily.
6639.
juiciness - noun a juicy appetizingness
6640.
jujitsu - noun a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are
supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength
6641.
jujuism.
6642.
jujuist.
6643.
jukebox - noun a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
6644.
jule.
6645.
juletta.
6646.
julian - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar; noun Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he
restored paganism as the official religion of the empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his
death (331?6647.
63)
6648.
juliana.
6649.
julianist.
6650.
julid.
6651.
julidae.
6652.
julidan.
6653.
julien.
6654.
julienite.
6655.
julienne - noun a clear soup garnished with julienne vegetables; a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a garnish);
verb cut into long thin strips
6656.
julietta.
6657.
juloid.
6658.
juloidea.
6659.
juloidian.
6660.
julole.
6661.
julolidin.
6662.
julolidine.
6663.
julolin.
6664.
juloline.
6665.
julus.
6666.
julyflower.
6667.
jumada.
6668.
jumana.
6669.
jumart.
6670.
jumba.
6671.
jumblement.
6672.
jumbler.
6673.
jumblingly.
6674.
jumbly.
6675.
jumboesque.
6676.
jumboism.
6677.
jumbuck.
6678.
jumby.
6679.
jumelle.
6680.
jument - noun an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
6681.
jumentous - adj. smelling strongly like a beast of burden
6682.
jumfru.
6683.
jumillite.
6684.
jumma.
6685.
jumpable.
6686.
jumper - noun (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump; a sleeveless dress resembling an
apron; worn over other clothing; a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen; a small connector used to make temporary electrical
connections; a coverall worn by children; an athlete who competes at jumping; a person who jumps
6687.
jumperism.
6688.
jumpiness - noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
6689.
jumpingly.
6690.
jumpness.
6691.
jumprock.
6692.
jumpseed.
6693.
jumpsome.
6694.
juncaceae - noun tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
6695.
juncaceous.
6696.
juncaginaceae - noun a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
6697.
juncaginaceous.
6698.
juncagineous.
6699.
junciform.
6700.
juncite.
6701.
juncoides.
6702.
juncous.
6703.
junctional.
6704.
junctive.
6705.
juncus - noun type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes
6706.
juneberry - noun any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or
purplish fruit; edible purple or red berries
6707.
junebud.
6708.
junectomy.
6709.
juneflower.
6710.
jungermannia.
6711.
jungermanniaceae - noun comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales
6712.
jungermanniaceous.
6713.
jungermanniales - noun large order of chiefly tropical liverworts
6714.
jungled.
6715.
jungleside.
6716.
junglewards.
6717.
junglewood.
6718.
jungli.
6719.
jungly - adj. overgrown with tropical vegetation
6720.
juniata.
6721.
juniorate.
6722.
juniority.
6723.
juniorship.
6724.
juniperaceae.
6725.
juniperus - noun junipers
6726.
junius.
6727.
junkboard.
6728.
junker - noun member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism
6729.
junkerish.
6730.
junkerism.
6731.
junket - noun a trip taken by an official at public expense; dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet; a
journey taken for pleasure; verb partake in a feast or banquet; provide a feast or banquet for; go on a pleasure trip
6732.
junketer.
6733.
junketing - noun taking an excursion for pleasure
6734.
junking.
6735.
junkman.
6736.
junoesque - adj. suggestive of a statue
6737.
junonia.
6738.
junonian.
6739.
junt.
6740.
junto - noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
6741.
jupati - noun a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long
strong stems used for structural purposes
6742.
jupe.
6743.
jupon.
6744.
jur.
6745.
jural - adj. of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
6746.
jurally.
6747.
jurament.
6748.
juramentado.
6749.
juramental.
6750.
juramentally.
6751.
juramentum.
6752.
jurane.
6753.
jurant.
6754.
jurara.
6755.
jurat.
6756.
juration.
6757.
jurative.
6758.
jurator.
6759.
juratorial.
6760.
juratory.
6761.
jurel.
6762.
juridical - adj. of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
6763.
juridically.
6764.
juring.
6765.
jurisconsult.
6766.
jurisdictional - adj. restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
6767.
jurisdictionalism.
6768.
jurisdictionally.
6769.
jurisdictive.
6770.
jurisprudence - noun the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the
decisions they do; the collection of rules imposed by authority
6771.
jurisprudentialist.
6772.
jurisprudentially - adv. in respect to jurisprudence or the science or philosophy of law
6773.
jurist - noun a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations; a public official authorized to decide questions
brought before a court of justice
6774.
juristic - adj. of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
6775.
juristical.
6776.
juristically.
6777.
jurupaite.
6778.
juryless.
6779.
juryman - noun someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
6780.
jurywoman - noun someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
6781.
jusquaboutisme.
6782.
jusquaboutist.
6783.
jussel.
6784.
jussiaea.
6785.
jussiaean.
6786.
jussieuan.
6787.
jussion.
6788.
jussive.
6789.
jussory.
6790.
justen.
6791.
justicehood.
6792.
justiceless.
6793.
justicelike.
6794.
justicer.
6795.
justiceship.
6796.
justiceweed.
6797.
justicia.
6798.
justiciability.
6799.
justicial.
6800.
justiciar - noun formerly a high judicial officer
6801.
justiciarship.
6802.
justiciary - noun the jurisdiction of a justiciar; formerly a high judicial officer
6803.
justiciaryship.
6804.
justicies.
6805.
justifiability.
6806.
justifiable - adj. capable of being justified
6807.
justifiableness.
6808.
justifiably - adv. with good reason
6809.
justification - noun the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; something (such as a fact or
circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; a statement in explanation of some action or belief
6810.
justificative - adj. providing justification; attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
6811.
justificator.
6812.
justificatory - adj. providing justification; attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
6813.
justifier - noun a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
6814.
justifying.
6815.
justifyingly.
6816.
justin.
6817.
justina.
6818.
justinianian.
6819.
justinianist.
6820.
justly - adv. in accordance with moral or social standards; with honesty
6821.
justment.
6822.
justness - noun conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; the quality of being just or fair
6823.
justo.
6824.
justus.
6825.
jutic.
6826.
jutka.
6827.
jutlander.
6828.
jutlandish.
6829.
jutting - adj. extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; noun the act of projecting out from something
6830.
juttingly.
6831.
jutty.
6832.
juturna.
6833.
juvavian.
6834.
juvenal - noun Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor
Domitian (60-140)
6835.
juvenalian.
6836.
6837.
6838.
6839.
6840.
6841.
6842.
6843.
life
6844.
6845.
6846.
6847.
6848.
6849.
6850.
6851.
6852.
6853.
6854.
6855.
6856.
6857.
6858.
6859.
6860.
6861.
6862.
6863.
juvenate.
juvenescence - noun the process of growing into a youth
juvenescent.
juvenilely.
juvenileness.
juvenilify.
juvenilism.
juvenility - noun the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person; lacking and evidencing lack of experience of
juvenilize.
juventas.
juventude.
juverna.
juvia.
juvite.
juxtalittoral.
juxtamarine.
juxtaposit.
juxtapositional.
juxtapositive.
juxtapyloric.
juxtaspinal.
juxtaterrestrial.
juxtatropical.
juyas.
juza.
jynginae.
jyngine.
jynx - noun wrynecks
k
6864.
ka - noun unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma
6865.
kababish.
6866.
kabaka.
6867.
kabaragoya.
6868.
kabard.
6869.
kabardian.
6870.
kabaya.
6871.
kabbeljaws.
6872.
kabel.
6873.
kaberu.
6874.
kabiet.
6875.
kabirpanthi.
6876.
kabistan.
6877.
kabob - noun cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
6878.
kabonga.
6879.
kabuli.
6880.
kabyle.
6881.
kachari.
6882.
kachin - noun Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India
6883.
kadaga.
6884.
kadarite.
6885.
kadaya.
6886.
kadayan.
6887.
kadein.
6888.
kadikane.
6889.
kadischi.
6890.
kadmi.
6891.
kados.
6892.
kadu.
6893.
kaempferol.
6894.
kaf.
6895.
kafa.
6896.
kaferita.
6897.
kaffeeklatsch.
6898.
kaffir - noun an offensive term for any Black African; important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form
similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
k
6899.
kaffiyeh - noun an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown
by an agal
6900.
kaffraria.
6901.
kaffrarian.
6902.
kafir - noun a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan; an offensive term for any Black African
6903.
kafiri - noun a Dardic language spoken by the Kafir in northeastern Afghanistan
6904.
kafirin.
6905.
kafiz.
6906.
kafta.
6907.
kago.
6908.
kagu.
6909.
kaha.
6910.
kahar.
6911.
kahau.
6912.
kahikatea - noun New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood
6913.
kahili.
6914.
kahu.
6915.
kahuna.
6916.
kai.
6917.
kaibab.
6918.
kaibartha.
6919.
kaid.
6920.
kaik.
6921.
kaikara.
6922.
kaikawaka.
6923.
kail - noun coarse curly-leafed cabbage; a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
6924.
kailyard.
6925.
kailyarder.
6926.
kailyardism.
6927.
kaimo.
6928.
kainah.
6929.
kainga.
6930.
kainite - noun a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used
as a fertilizer
6931.
kainsi.
6932.
kainyn.
6933.
kairine.
6934.
kairoline.
6935.
kaiserdom.
6936.
kaiserism.
6937.
kaisership.
6938.
kaitaka.
6939.
kaithi.
6940.
kaiwhiria.
6941.
kaiwi.
6942.
kajawah.
6943.
kajugaru.
6944.
kaka.
6945.
kakan.
6946.
kakapo.
6947.
kakar.
6948.
kakarali.
6949.
kakariki.
6950.
kakatoe - noun a genus of Psittacidae
6951.
kakatoidae.
6952.
kakawahie.
6953.
kaki - noun blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt; small deciduous
Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
6954.
kakidrosis.
6955.
kakistocracy.
6956.
kakkak.
6957.
kakke.
6958.
kakortokite.
6959.
kala.
6960.
kaladana.
6961.
kalamalo.
6962.
kalamansanai.
6963.
kalamian.
6964.
kalanchoe.
6965.
kalandariyah.
6966.
kalang.
6967.
kalapooian - noun a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya
6968.
kalasie.
6969.
kaldani.
6970.
kaleidophon.
6971.
kaleidophone.
6972.
kaleidoscopic - adj. continually shifting or rapidly changing
6973.
kaleidoscopical - adj. continually shifting or rapidly changing
6974.
kaleidoscopically.
6975.
kalekah.
6976.
kalema.
6977.
kalendae.
6978.
kalends.
6979.
kalewife.
6980.
kaleyard.
6981.
kali - noun wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi; bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having
prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
6982.
kalian - noun an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by
passing through water
6983.
kaliana.
6984.
kaliborite.
6985.
kalidium.
6986.
kaliform.
6987.
kaligenous.
6988.
kalinga.
6989.
kalinite.
6990.
kaliophilite.
6991.
kalipaya.
6992.
kalispel.
6993.
kalium.
6994.
kallah.
6995.
kallege.
6996.
kallilite.
6997.
kallima.
6998.
kallitype.
6999.
kalmarian.
7000.
kalmuck.
7001.
kalo.
7002.
kalogeros.
7003.
kalokagathia.
7004.
kalon.
7005.
kalong.
7006.
kalpis.
7007.
kalsomine.
7008.
kalsominer.
7009.
kalumpang - noun large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods
enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food
7010.
kalumpit.
7011.
kalwar.
7012.
kalymmaukion.
7013.
kalymmocyte.
7014.
kamachile.
7015.
kamacite.
7016.
kamahi.
7017.
kamala.
7018.
kamaloka.
7019.
kamansi.
7020.
kamao.
7021.
kamares.
7022.
kamarezite.
7023.
kamarupa.
7024.
kamarupic.
7025.
kamas.
7026.
kamasin.
7027.
kamass.
7028.
kamassi.
7029.
kamba - noun a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba in Kenya
7030.
kambal.
7031.
kamboh.
7032.
kamchadal.
7033.
kamchatkan.
7034.
kame.
7035.
kameeldoorn.
7036.
kameelthorn.
7037.
kamelaukion.
7038.
kamerad.
7039.
kamias.
7040.
kamichi.
7041.
kamik.
7042.
kammalan.
7043.
kammererite.
7044.
kamperite.
7045.
kampong - noun a native village in Malaysia
7046.
kamptomorph.
7047.
kan.
7048.
kana.
7049.
kanae.
7050.
kanagi.
7051.
kanaka.
7052.
kanap.
7053.
kanara - noun a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast
7054.
kanarese - noun a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India; a Dravidian
language spoken in southern India
7055.
kanari.
7056.
kanat.
7057.
kanauji.
7058.
kanawari.
7059.
kanawha - noun a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia
7060.
kanchil - noun small chevrotain of southeastern Asia
7061.
kande.
7062.
kandelia.
7063.
kandol.
7064.
kaneh.
7065.
kanephore.
7066.
kanephoros.
7067.
kaneshite.
7068.
kanesian.
7069.
kang.
7070.
kanga.
7071.
kangani.
7072.
kangarooer.
7073.
kangli.
7074.
kanji.
7075.
kankanai.
7076.
kankie.
7077.
kannume.
7078.
kanoon.
7079.
kanred.
7080.
kans.
7081.
kansa - noun the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa; a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in
Kansas
7082.
kansan - noun a native or resident of Kansas
7083.
kantele.
7084.
kanteletar.
7085.
kanten.
7086.
kantian - adj. of or relating to Immanuel Kant or his philosophy
7087.
kantianism.
7088.
kantism.
7089.
kantist.
7090.
kanuri.
7091.
kanwar.
7092.
kaoliang - noun sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy
stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)
7093.
kaolinate.
7094.
kaolinic.
7095.
kaolinization.
7096.
kaolinize.
7097.
kapa.
7098.
kapai.
7099.
kapeika - noun 100 kapeikas equal 1 rubel in Belarus
7100.
kapp.
7101.
kappe.
7102.
kappland.
7103.
kapur.
7104.
kaput - adj. destroyed or killed
7105.
karabagh.
7106.
karagan.
7107.
karaism.
7108.
karaite.
7109.
karaitism.
7110.
karaka.
7111.
karakatchan.
7112.
karakul - noun hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
7113.
karamojo.
7114.
karamu.
7115.
karat - noun the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is
pure gold
7116.
karatas.
7117.
karaya.
7118.
karbi.
7119.
karch.
7120.
kareao.
7121.
kareeta.
7122.
karel.
7123.
karela.
7124.
karelian - noun a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia; a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in
northwestern European Russia
7125.
karharbari.
7126.
karite.
7127.
karling.
7128.
karluk.
7129.
karmathian.
7130.
karmic.
7131.
karmouth.
7132.
karo.
7133.
kaross.
7134.
karou.
7135.
karree.
7136.
karri.
7137.
karroo.
7138.
karrusel.
7139.
karsha.
7140.
karshuni.
7141.
karst.
7142.
karstenite.
7143.
karstic.
7144.
kartel.
7145.
karthli.
7146.
kartometer.
7147.
kartos.
7148.
kartvel.
7149.
kartvelian.
7150.
karwar.
7151.
karwinskia.
7152.
karyaster.
7153.
karyenchyma.
7154.
karyochrome.
7155.
karyochylema.
7156.
karyogamic.
7157.
karyogamy.
7158.
karyokinesis - noun organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis
7159.
karyokinetic - adj. of or relating to the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis
7160.
karyologic.
7161.
karyological.
7162.
karyologically.
7163.
karyology.
7164.
karyolymph - noun a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are
dispersed
7165.
karyolysidae.
7166.
karyolysis - noun disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies
7167.
karyolysus.
7168.
karyolytic.
7169.
karyomere.
7170.
karyomerite.
7171.
karyomicrosome.
7172.
karyomitoic.
7173.
karyomitome.
7174.
karyomiton.
7175.
karyomitosis.
7176.
karyomitotic.
7177.
karyon - noun a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
7178.
karyoplasm - noun the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell
7179.
karyoplasma.
7180.
karyoplasmatic.
7181.
karyoplasmic.
7182.
karyopyknosis.
7183.
karyorrhexis.
7184.
karyoschisis.
7185.
karyosome.
7186.
karyotin.
7187.
karyotype - noun the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the
number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)
7188.
kasa.
7189.
kasbah - noun an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
7190.
kasbeke.
7191.
kascamiol.
7192.
kasha - noun boiled or baked buckwheat
7193.
kashan.
7194.
kasher.
7195.
kashga.
7196.
kashi.
7197.
kashima.
7198.
kashmiri - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Kashmir or its people or culture; noun the official state language of
Kashmir; a member of the people of Kashmir
7199.
kashmirian.
7200.
kashoubish.
7201.
kashruth.
7202.
kashube.
7203.
kashubian.
7204.
kashyapa.
7205.
kasida.
7206.
kasikumuk.
7207.
kaska.
7208.
kasm.
7209.
kasolite.
7210.
kassabah.
7211.
kassak.
7212.
kassite - noun an ancient language spoken by the Kassites; a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between
1600 and 1200 BC
7213.
kassu.
7214.
kastura.
7215.
kasubian.
7216.
kat - noun the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a
euphoric stimulant
7217.
katabanian.
7218.
katabasis.
7219.
katabatic - adj. of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
7220.
katabella.
7221.
katabolic - adj. characterized by destructive metabolism; relating to or characterized by catabolism
7222.
katabolically.
7223.
katabolism - noun breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of
energy
7224.
katabolite.
7225.
katabolize.
7226.
katabothron.
7227.
katachromasis.
7228.
katacrotic.
7229.
katacrotism.
7230.
katagenesis.
7231.
katagenetic.
7232.
katakana.
7233.
katakinesis.
7234.
katakinetic.
7235.
katakinetomer.
7236.
katakinetomeric.
7237.
katakiribori.
7238.
katalase.
7239.
katalysis.
7240.
katalyst.
7241.
katalytic.
7242.
katalyze.
7243.
katamorphism - noun metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into
simpler ones
7244.
kataphoresis.
7245.
kataphoretic.
7246.
kataphoric.
7247.
kataphrenia.
7248.
kataplasia.
7249.
kataplectic.
7250.
kataplexy.
7251.
katar - noun a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf; an Arab country on the
peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
7252.
katastate.
7253.
katastatic.
7254.
katathermometer.
7255.
katatonia.
7256.
katatonic.
7257.
katatype.
7258.
katchung.
7259.
katcina.
7260.
kath.
7261.
katha.
7262.
kathal.
7263.
katharina.
7264.
katharometer - noun measures thermal conductivity
7265.
katharsis - noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions; purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate
evacuation of the bowels
7266.
kathartic.
7267.
kathemoglobin.
7268.
kathenotheism.
7269.
kathodic.
7270.
kathopanishad.
7271.
katik.
7272.
katinka.
7273.
katipo.
7274.
katipunan.
7275.
katipuneros.
7276.
katmon.
7277.
katogle.
7278.
katrine.
7279.
katrinka.
7280.
katsup.
7281.
katsuwonidae - noun in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos
7282.
katuka.
7283.
katukina.
7284.
katun.
7285.
katurai.
7286.
katy.
7287.
katydid - noun large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together
special organs on the forewings
7288.
kauravas.
7289.
kauri - noun white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis; tall timber tree of New
Zealand having white straight-grained wood; resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for
making varnishes and linoleum
7290.
kavaic.
7291.
kavass.
7292.
kavi.
7293.
kaw.
7294.
kawaka - noun New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress
7295.
kawchodinne.
7296.
kawika.
7297.
kayak - noun a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos; verb travel in
a small canoe
7298.
kayaker.
7299.
kayan.
7300.
kayasth.
7301.
kayastha.
7302.
kayles.
7303.
kazak - noun the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak; a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia
(especially in Kazakstan); a landlocked republic south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking
inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
7304.
kazi.
7305.
kea - noun large brownish-green New Zealand parrot
7306.
keach.
7307.
keacorn.
7308.
keatsian.
7309.
keawe.
7310.
keb - noun Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis
7311.
kebbie.
7312.
kebbuck.
7313.
kechel.
7314.
keck.
7315.
keckle.
7316.
keckling.
7317.
kecksy.
7318.
kecky.
7319.
ked.
7320.
kedar.
7321.
kedarite.
7322.
kedge.
7323.
kedger.
7324.
kedgeree - noun a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish
7325.
kedlock.
7326.
kedushshah.
7327.
keech.
7328.
keek.
7329.
keeker.
7330.
keelage.
7331.
keelbill.
7332.
keelblock.
7333.
keelboat - noun river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or
punting or towing
7334.
keelboatman.
7335.
keeled - adj. having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship
7336.
keeler.
7337.
keelfat.
7338.
keelhale.
7339.
keelhaul.
7340.
keelie.
7341.
keeling.
7342.
keelivine.
7343.
keelless.
7344.
keelman.
7345.
keelrake.
7346.
keena.
7347.
keened.
7348.
keener.
7349.
keenly - adv. in a keen and discriminating manner
7350.
keenness - noun thinness of edge or fineness of point; a quick and penetrating intelligence; a positive feeling of wanting to
push ahead with something
7351.
keepable.
7352.
keeper - noun someone in charge of other people; one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
7353.
keeperess.
7354.
keepering.
7355.
keeperless.
7356.
keepership.
7357.
keeping - noun conformity or harmony; the act of retaining something; the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
7358.
keepsake - noun something of sentimental value
7359.
keepsaky.
7360.
keepworthy.
7361.
keerogue.
7362.
keest.
7363.
keet.
7364.
keeve.
7365.
keewatin.
7366.
kef.
7367.
keffel.
7368.
kefir.
7369.
kefiric.
7370.
kefti.
7371.
keftian.
7372.
keftiu.
7373.
kegler.
7374.
kehaya.
7375.
kehillah.
7376.
kehoeite.
7377.
keid.
7378.
keilhauite.
7379.
keita.
7380.
keitloa.
7381.
kekchi - noun a Mayan language spoken by the Kekchi; a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala
7382.
kekotene.
7383.
kekuna.
7384.
kelchin.
7385.
keld.
7386.
kele.
7387.
kelebe.
7388.
kelectome.
7389.
keleh.
7390.
kelek.
7391.
kelep.
7392.
kelima.
7393.
kelk.
7394.
kell.
7395.
kella.
7396.
kellion.
7397.
kellupweed.
7398.
keloid - noun raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair
7399.
keloidal.
7400.
kelper.
7401.
kelpfish.
7402.
kelpie - noun an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears; (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to
drown its riders
7403.
kelpware.
7404.
kelpwort - noun bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude
soda ash
7405.
kelpy - noun (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
7406.
kelt - noun a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
7407.
kelter - noun in working order
7408.
keltoi.
7409.
kelty.
7410.
kelyphite.
7411.
kemalism.
7412.
kemalist.
7413.
kemb.
7414.
kemperyman.
7415.
kempite.
7416.
kemple.
7417.
kempster.
7418.
kempt - adj. (of hair) neat and tidy
7419.
kempy.
7420.
kenaf - noun valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation; fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus
cannabinus
7421.
kenai.
7422.
kenareh.
7423.
kench.
7424.
kend.
7425.
kendir.
7426.
kendyr.
7427.
kenelm.
7428.
kenipsim.
7429.
kenlore.
7430.
kenmark.
7431.
kennebec.
7432.
kennebecker.
7433.
kennebunker.
7434.
kennedya - noun genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers
7435.
kennelly - noun United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of
Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)
7436.
kennelman.
7437.
kenner.
7438.
kenning - noun conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
7439.
kenningwort.
7440.
kenno.
7441.
kenogenesis - noun introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier
evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)
7442.
kenogenetic.
7443.
kenogenetically.
7444.
kenogeny.
7445.
kenosis.
7446.
kenotic.
7447.
kenoticism.
7448.
kenoticist.
7449.
kenotism.
7450.
kenotist.
7451.
kenotoxin.
7452.
kenotron.
7453.
kenseikai.
7454.
kensitite.
7455.
kenspac.
7456.
kenspeck.
7457.
kenspeckle.
7458.
kentallenite.
7459.
kentia.
7460.
kenticism.
7461.
kentish - noun a dialect of Middle English; one of the major dialects of Old English
7462.
kentishman.
7463.
kentledge.
7464.
kentrogon.
7465.
kentrolite.
7466.
kentuckian - noun a native or resident of Kentucky
7467.
kenyte.
7468.
kep.
7469.
kepi - noun a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
7470.
keplerian.
7471.
ker.
7472.
keracele.
7473.
keralite.
7474.
kerana.
7475.
keraphyllocele.
7476.
keraphyllous.
7477.
kerasin.
7478.
kerasine.
7479.
kerat.
7480.
keratalgia - noun pain in the cornea
7481.
keratectasia - noun abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye
7482.
keratectomy.
7483.
keraterpeton.
7484.
keratin - noun a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers
nails and hooves
7485.
keratinization - noun organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and
hair)
7486.
keratinize - verb become horny and impregnated with keratin; convert into keratin
7487.
keratinoid.
7488.
keratinose.
7489.
keratinous.
7490.
keratitis - noun inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision
7491.
keratoangioma.
7492.
keratocele - noun hernia of the cornea
7493.
keratocentesis.
7494.
keratoconjunctivitis - noun inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
7495.
keratoconus - noun abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia
7496.
keratocricoid.
7497.
keratode.
7498.
keratodermia - noun any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny
7499.
keratogenic.
7500.
keratogenous.
7501.
keratoglobus.
7502.
keratoglossus.
7503.
keratohelcosis.
7504.
keratohyal.
7505.
keratoid.
7506.
keratoidea.
7507.
keratoiritis - noun inflammation of the cornea and the iris of the eye
7508.
keratol.
7509.
keratoleukoma.
7510.
keratolysis.
7511.
keratolytic.
7512.
keratoma.
7513.
keratomalacia - noun softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of
cystic fibrosis or sprue
7514.
keratome.
7515.
keratometer.
7516.
keratometry.
7517.
keratomycosis - noun fungal infection of the cornea
7518.
keratoncus.
7519.
keratonosus - noun any disease of the cornea
7520.
keratonyxis.
7521.
keratophyre.
7522.
keratoplastic.
7523.
keratoplasty - noun a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy
corneal tissue from a donor
7524.
keratorrhexis.
7525.
keratoscope - noun medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface
7526.
keratoscopy - noun examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface
7527.
keratose.
7528.
keratosis - noun a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin
7529.
keratotome.
7530.
keratotomy - noun surgical incision into the cornea
7531.
keratto.
7532.
keraulophon.
7533.
keraulophone.
7534.
keraunia.
7535.
keraunion.
7536.
keraunograph.
7537.
keraunographic.
7538.
keraunography.
7539.
keraunophone.
7540.
keraunophonic.
7541.
keraunoscopia.
7542.
keraunoscopy.
7543.
kerbstone - noun a paving stone forming part of a curb
7544.
kerchiefed.
7545.
kerchoo.
7546.
kerchug.
7547.
kerchunk.
7548.
kerectomy.
7549.
kerel.
7550.
keres.
7551.
keresan.
7552.
kerewa.
7553.
kerf.
7554.
kerflap.
7555.
kerflop.
7556.
kerflummox.
7557.
kerite.
7558.
kermanji.
7559.
kermanshah.
7560.
kermes.
7561.
kermesic.
7562.
kermesite.
7563.
kermis.
7564.
kerneled.
7565.
kernelless.
7566.
kernelly.
7567.
kerner.
7568.
kernetty.
7569.
kernish.
7570.
kernite - noun a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron
7571.
kernos.
7572.
kerogen.
7573.
kerplunk.
7574.
kerria.
7575.
kerrie.
7576.
kerrikerri.
7577.
kerril.
7578.
kerrite.
7579.
kersantite.
7580.
kersey.
7581.
kerseymere.
7582.
kerslam.
7583.
kerslosh.
7584.
kersmash.
7585.
kerugma - noun preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church
7586.
kerwham.
7587.
kerygmatic.
7588.
kerykeion.
7589.
kerystic.
7590.
kerystics.
7591.
keryx.
7592.
kesslerman.
7593.
ket.
7594.
keta.
7595.
ketal.
7596.
ketapang.
7597.
ketazine.
7598.
ketchcraft.
7599.
ketembilla - noun maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for
preserves; a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri
Lanka and India
7600.
keten.
7601.
ketene.
7602.
ketimide.
7603.
ketimine.
7604.
ketipate.
7605.
ketipic.
7606.
keto.
7607.
ketogen.
7608.
ketogenesis.
7609.
ketogenic.
7610.
ketoheptose.
7611.
ketohexose - noun a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group
7612.
ketoketene.
7613.
ketol.
7614.
ketole.
7615.
ketolysis.
7616.
ketolytic.
7617.
ketonemia - noun an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
7618.
ketonic.
7619.
ketonimid.
7620.
ketonimide.
7621.
ketonimin.
7622.
ketonimine.
7623.
ketonization.
7624.
ketonize.
7625.
ketonuria - noun excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
7626.
ketose - noun any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal
7627.
ketoside.
7628.
ketosuccinic.
7629.
ketoxime.
7630.
kette.
7631.
ketting.
7632.
kettlecase.
7633.
kettledrum - noun a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by
adjusting the tension on it
7634.
kettledrummer.
7635.
kettleful - noun the quantity a kettle will hold
7636.
kettlemaker.
7637.
kettlemaking.
7638.
kettler.
7639.
ketty.
7640.
ketu.
7641.
ketuba.
7642.
ketupa.
7643.
ketyl.
7644.
keup.
7645.
keuper.
7646.
keurboom - noun tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers; fast-growing roundheaded
tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental
7647.
kevalin.
7648.
kevel.
7649.
kevelhead.
7650.
kevutzah.
7651.
keweenawan.
7652.
keweenawite.
7653.
kewpie.
7654.
kex.
7655.
kexy.
7656.
keyage.
7657.
keyless - adj. lacking or not requiring a key
7658.
keylet.
7659.
keylock.
7660.
keynesianism - noun the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal
programs intended to stimulate business activity and increase employment
7661.
keynoter.
7662.
keyseater.
7663.
keyserlick.
7664.
keysmith.
7665.
keystoned.
7666.
keystoner.
7667.
keyway.
7668.
kha.
7669.
khaddar - noun a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India
7670.
khadi - noun a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India
7671.
khagiarite.
7672.
khahoon.
7673.
khaiki.
7674.
khair.
7675.
khaja.
7676.
khajur.
7677.
khakanship.
7678.
khakied.
7679.
khaldian.
7680.
khalifa.
7681.
khalifat.
7682.
khalkha - noun the language of the Khalkha that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic; the Mongol
people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia
7683.
khalsa - noun the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the
tenth and last Guru in 1699
7684.
khami.
7685.
khamsin - noun an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
7686.
khamti - noun a branch of the Tai languages
7687.
khanate - noun the position of a khan; the realm of a khan
7688.
khanda.
7689.
khandait.
7690.
khanjar.
7691.
khanjee.
7692.
khankah.
7693.
khansamah.
7694.
khanum.
7695.
khar.
7696.
kharaj.
7697.
kharia.
7698.
kharijite.
7699.
kharoshthi.
7700.
kharouba.
7701.
kharroubah.
7702.
khartoumer.
7703.
kharua.
7704.
kharwar.
7705.
khasa.
7706.
khasi.
7707.
khass.
7708.
khat - noun the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a
euphoric stimulant
7709.
khatib.
7710.
khatri.
7711.
khatti.
7712.
khattish.
7713.
khaya - noun African mahogany trees
7714.
khazar.
7715.
khazarian.
7716.
khediva.
7717.
khedival.
7718.
khedivate.
7719.
khedive - noun one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
7720.
khediviah.
7721.
khedivial.
7722.
khediviate.
7723.
khepesh.
7724.
kherwari.
7725.
kherwarian.
7726.
khet.
7727.
khevzur.
7728.
khidmatgar.
7729.
khila.
7730.
khilat.
7731.
khir.
7732.
khirka.
7733.
khitan.
7734.
khivan.
7735.
khlysti.
7736.
khoja.
7737.
khoka.
7738.
khokani.
7739.
khond.
7740.
khorassan.
7741.
khot.
7742.
khotan.
7743.
khotana.
7744.
khowar - noun a Dardic language spoken in northwestern Pakistan
7745.
khu.
7746.
khuai.
7747.
khubber.
7748.
khula.
7749.
khuskhus.
7750.
khussak.
7751.
khutbah.
7752.
khutuktu.
7753.
khuzi.
7754.
khvat.
7755.
khwarazmian.
7756.
kiack.
7757.
kiaki.
7758.
kialee.
7759.
kiang - noun wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia
7760.
kiangan.
7761.
kiaugh.
7762.
kibber.
7763.
kibble - noun an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining; coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet
food)
7764.
kibbler.
7765.
kibblerman.
7766.
kibbutz - noun a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively
7767.
kibe - noun ulcerated chilblain on the heel
7768.
kibei.
7769.
kibitka.
7770.
kibitzer - noun (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others
7771.
kiblah.
7772.
kibosh(kill bouncing something happening) - verb stop from happening or developing
7773.
kiby.
7774.
kickable.
7775.
kickapoo - noun the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo; a member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting
southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois
7776.
kickee.
7777.
kicker - noun a player who kicks the football
7778.
kicking - noun the act of delivering a blow with the foot; a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or
calisthenics
7779.
kickish.
7780.
kickless.
7781.
kickout.
7782.
kickseys.
7783.
kickshaw - noun something considered choice to eat
7784.
kickup.
7785.
kidder.
7786.
kidderminster.
7787.
kiddier.
7788.
kiddish.
7789.
kiddush.
7790.
kiddushin.
7791.
kiddy - noun a young child
7792.
kidhood.
7793.
kidlet.
7794.
kidling.
7795.
kidnapee.
7796.
kidnaper - noun someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
7797.
kidneyroot.
7798.
kidneywort.
7799.
kids.
7800.
kidskin - noun soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
7801.
kidsman.
7802.
kiefekil.
7803.
kiekie.
7804.
kiel.
7805.
kier.
7806.
kieselguhr - noun a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
7807.
kieserite - noun a white mineral consisting of hydrous magnesium sulfate often found in salt mines
7808.
kiestless.
7809.
kieye.
7810.
kiho.
7811.
kikar.
7812.
kikatsik.
7813.
kikawaeo.
7814.
kike - noun offensive terms for a Jew
7815.
kiki.
7816.
kikongo.
7817.
kiku.
7818.
kikuel.
7819.
kikumon.
7820.
kil.
7821.
kiladja.
7822.
kilah.
7823.
kilampere.
7824.
kilan.
7825.
kilbrickenite.
7826.
kildee.
7827.
kilderkin - noun an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons
7828.
kileh.
7829.
kilerg.
7830.
kiley - noun an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex
7831.
kilhamite.
7832.
kilhig.
7833.
kiliare.
7834.
kilim.
7835.
killable - adj. fit to kill, especially for food
7836.
killadar.
7837.
killarney.
7838.
killas.
7839.
killcalf.
7840.
killcrop.
7841.
killcu.
7842.
killeekillee.
7843.
killeen.
7844.
killer - noun a difficulty that is hard to deal with; someone who causes the death of a person or animal; predatory blackand-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas; the causal agent resulting in death
7845.
killick.
7846.
killifish - noun small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito
control
7847.
killing - adj. very funny; noun the act of terminating a life; an event that causes someone to die; a very large profit
7848.
killingly - adv. in a very humorous manner
7849.
killingness.
7850.
killinite.
7851.
killogie.
7852.
killweed.
7853.
killwort.
7854.
killy.
7855.
kilmarnock.
7856.
kiln - noun a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
7857.
kilneye.
7858.
kilnhole.
7859.
kilnman.
7860.
kilnrib.
7861.
kiloampere.
7862.
kilobar.
7863.
kilocalorie - noun a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by
one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
7864.
kilocycle - noun one thousand periods per second
7865.
kilodyne.
7866.
kilogauss.
7867.
kilogram - noun one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
7868.
kilojoule.
7869.
kiloliter - noun a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
7870.
kilolumen.
7871.
kilometer - noun a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 621371 miles)
7872.
kilometrage.
7873.
kilometric.
7874.
kilometrical.
7875.
kiloparsec.
7876.
kilostere.
7877.
kiloton - noun a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT; one thousand tons
7878.
kilovar.
7879.
kilovolt - noun a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts
7880.
kilowatt - noun a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
7881.
kilp.
7882.
kilt - noun a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern
Scotland
7883.
kilter - noun in working order
7884.
kiltie.
7885.
kilting.
7886.
kiluba.
7887.
kimbang.
7888.
kimberlin.
7889.
kimberlite - noun a rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia
7890.
kimbundu.
7891.
kimeridgian.
7892.
kimigayo.
7893.
kimnel.
7894.
kimonoed.
7895.
kina - noun the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea
7896.
kinaesthesia - noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body; the perception of body position and movement
and muscular tensions etc
7897.
kinaesthesis - noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
7898.
kinah.
7899.
kinase - noun an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme
7900.
kinbote.
7901.
kinch.
7902.
kinchin.
7903.
kinchinmort.
7904.
kincob.
7905.
kindergartener - noun a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
7906.
kindergartening.
7907.
kindergartner - noun a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
7908.
kinderhook.
7909.
kindheart.
7910.
kindhearted - adj. having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
7911.
kindheartedly.
7912.
kindheartedness - noun sympathy arising from a kind heart
7913.
kindler.
7914.
kindlesome.
7915.
kindlily.
7916.
kindliness - noun friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
7917.
kindling - noun material for starting a fire; the act of setting something on fire
7918.
kindly - adj. pleasant and agreeable; showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; adv. in a kind
manner or out of kindness
7919.
kindness - noun a kind act; the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic; tendency to
be kind and forgiving
7920.
kindredless.
7921.
kindredly.
7922.
kindredness.
7923.
kindredship.
7924.
kine - noun domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
7925.
kinematical.
7926.
kinematically.
7927.
kinematics - noun the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass
7928.
kinematograph.
7929.
kinemometer.
7930.
kineplasty.
7931.
kinepox.
7932.
kinesalgia.
7933.
kinescope - noun a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent
screen
7934.
kinesiatric.
7935.
kinesiatrics.
7936.
kinesics.
7937.
kinesimeter.
7938.
kinesiologic.
7939.
kinesiological.
7940.
kinesiology - noun the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
7941.
kinesiometer.
7942.
kinesis - noun a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
7943.
kinesitherapy.
7944.
kinesodic.
7945.
kinesthesia - noun the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc; the ability to feel movements
of the limbs and body
7946.
kinesthetic - adj. of or relating to kinesthesis
7947.
kinetical.
7948.
kinetically.
7949.
kinetics - noun the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
7950.
kinetochore - noun a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids
are held together to form an X shape
7951.
kinetogenesis.
7952.
kinetogenetic.
7953.
kinetogenetically.
7954.
kinetogenic.
7955.
kinetogram.
7956.
kinetograph.
7957.
kinetographer.
7958.
kinetographic.
7959.
kinetography.
7960.
kinetomer.
7961.
kinetomeric.
7962.
kinetonema.
7963.
kinetonucleus.
7964.
kinetophone.
7965.
kinetophonograph.
7966.
kinetoplast.
7967.
kinetoscope - noun a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved
continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture
7968.
kinetoscopic.
7969.
kinfolk - noun people descended from a common ancestor
7970.
kingbolt - noun bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
7971.
kingcob.
7972.
kingcraft.
7973.
kingcup - noun any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus; swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright
yellow flowers resembling buttercups
7974.
kingdomed.
7975.
kingdomful.
7976.
kingdomless.
7977.
kingdomship.
7978.
kingfish - noun large game fish of Australia and New Zealand; any of several food and game fishes of the drum family
indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast; the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic
coast of the United States; small silvery marine food fish found off California; large edible mackerel of temperate United States
coastal Atlantic waters
7979.
kinghead.
7980.
kinghood.
7981.
kinghunter.
7982.
kingless.
7983.
kinglessness.
7984.
kinglihood.
7985.
kinglike - adj. having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
7986.
kinglily.
7987.
kingliness.
7988.
kingling.
7989.
kingly - adj. having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
7990.
kingmaker - noun an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; English
statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then
changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
7991.
kingmaking.
7992.
kingpiece.
7993.
kingrow.
7994.
kingship - noun the dignity or rank or position of a king
7995.
kingsman.
7996.
kingu.
7997.
kingweed.
7998.
kingwood - noun Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood; handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree;
used especially in cabinetwork
7999.
kinipetu.
8000.
kinkable.
8001.
kinkaider.
8002.
kinkajou - noun arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail; a kind of lemur
8003.
kinkcough.
8004.
kinkhab.
8005.
kinkhost.
8006.
kinkily.
8007.
kinkiness.
8008.
kinkle.
8009.
kinkled.
8010.
kinkly.
8011.
kinksbush.
8012.
kinless.
8013.
kinnikinnick.
8014.
kino - noun East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning; a gum obtained from
various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
8015.
kinofluous.
8016.
kinology.
8017.
kinoplasm.
8018.
kinoplasmic.
8019.
kinorhyncha.
8020.
kinospore.
8021.
kinosternidae - noun mud turtles; musk turtles
8022.
kinosternon - noun type genus of the Kinosternidae
8023.
kinotannic.
8024.
kinsfolk - noun people descended from a common ancestor
8025.
kinship - noun (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption; a close connection marked by
community of interests or similarity in nature or character
8026.
kinsman - noun a male relative
8027.
kinsmanly.
8028.
kinsmanship.
8029.
kinspeople.
8030.
kinswoman - noun a female relative
8031.
kintar.
8032.
kintyre.
8033.
kioea.
8034.
kioko.
8035.
kiotome.
8036.
kiowan.
8037.
kioway.
8038.
kip - noun a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an
erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright; the basic unit of money in
Laos; sleep; verb be asleep
8039.
kipage.
8040.
kipchak.
8041.
kipe.
8042.
kiplingese.
8043.
kiplingism.
8044.
kippeen.
8045.
kipper - noun salted and smoked herring
8046.
kipperer.
8047.
kippy.
8048.
kipsey.
8049.
kipskin.
8050.
kiranti.
8051.
kirghiz - noun the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz; a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race
inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia; a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly
an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
8052.
kirghizean.
8053.
kiri.
8054.
kirillitsa.
8055.
kirimon.
8056.
kirker.
8057.
kirkify.
8058.
kirking.
8059.
kirkinhead.
8060.
kirklike.
8061.
kirkman.
8062.
kirktown.
8063.
kirkward.
8064.
kirkyard.
8065.
kirman.
8066.
kirmew.
8067.
kirn.
8068.
kirombo.
8069.
kirsch - noun from fermented juice of black morello cherries
8070.
kirsty.
8071.
kirtle - noun a long dress worn by women; a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages
8072.
kirtled.
8073.
kirundi.
8074.
kirve.
8075.
kirver.
8076.
kischen.
8077.
kish.
8078.
kishambala.
8079.
kishen.
8080.
kishon.
8081.
kishy.
8082.
kiskatom.
8083.
kislev - noun the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in
November and December)
8084.
kismet - noun (Islam) the will of Allah
8085.
kismetic.
8086.
kisra.
8087.
kissability.
8088.
kissable.
8089.
kissableness.
8090.
kissage.
8091.
kissar.
8092.
kisser - noun someone who kisses; the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz'
is British)
8093.
kissingly.
8094.
kissproof.
8095.
kisswise.
8096.
kissy.
8097.
kist.
8098.
kistful.
8099.
kiswa.
8100.
kiswahili - noun a Bantu language
8101.
kitab.
8102.
kitabis.
8103.
kitalpha.
8104.
kitamat.
8105.
kitan.
8106.
kitar.
8107.
kitcat.
8108.
kitchendom.
8109.
kitchener - noun British field marshal (1850-1916)
8110.
kitchenful.
8111.
kitchenless.
8112.
kitchenmaid.
8113.
kitchenman.
8114.
kitchenry.
8115.
kitchenward.
8116.
kitchenwards.
8117.
kitchenware - noun hardware utensils for use in a kitchen
8118.
kitchenwife.
8119.
kitcheny.
8120.
kiteflier.
8121.
kiteflying.
8122.
kith - noun your friends and acquaintances
8123.
kithe.
8124.
kithless.
8125.
kitish.
8126.
kitkahaxki.
8127.
kitkehahki.
8128.
kitling.
8129.
kitlope.
8130.
kittatinny.
8131.
kittel.
8132.
kittendom.
8133.
kittenhearted.
8134.
kittenhood.
8135.
kittenishly.
8136.
kittenishness.
8137.
kittenless.
8138.
kittenship.
8139.
kitter.
8140.
kittereen.
8141.
kitthoge.
8142.
kittiwake - noun small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
8143.
kittlepins.
8144.
kittles.
8145.
kittlish.
8146.
kittly.
8147.
kittock.
8148.
kittul - noun fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago
8149.
kittysol.
8150.
kitunahan.
8151.
kiver.
8152.
kivikivi.
8153.
kiwai.
8154.
kiwanian.
8155.
kiwikiwi.
8156.
kiyas.
8157.
kiyi.
8158.
kizil.
8159.
kizilbash.
8160.
kjeldahl.
8161.
kjeldahlization.
8162.
kjeldahlize.
8163.
klafter.
8164.
klaftern.
8165.
klam.
8166.
klamath - noun a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
8167.
klanism.
8168.
klansman - noun a member of the Ku Klux Klan
8169.
klanswoman.
8170.
klaprotholite.
8171.
klaskino.
8172.
klavern - noun a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan
8173.
klebsiella - noun a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other
infections
8174.
kleeneboc.
8175.
kleinian.
8176.
kleistian.
8177.
klendusic.
8178.
klendusity.
8179.
klendusive.
8180.
klepht.
8181.
klephtic.
8182.
klephtism.
8183.
kleptic.
8184.
kleptistic.
8185.
kleptomania - noun an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
8186.
kleptomaniac - noun someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
8187.
kleptomanist.
8188.
kleptophobia.
8189.
klicket.
8190.
klikitat.
8191.
kling.
8192.
klingsor.
8193.
klip.
8194.
klipbok.
8195.
klipdachs.
8196.
klipdas.
8197.
klipfish.
8198.
klippe.
8199.
klippen.
8200.
klipspringer.
8201.
klister.
8202.
klockmannite.
8203.
klom.
8204.
klondike - noun a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending
sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles;
the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time; a region in
northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
8205.
klondiker.
8206.
klootchman.
8207.
klop.
8208.
klops.
8209.
klosh.
8210.
kluxer - noun a member of the Ku Klux Klan
8211.
kmet.
8212.
knab.
8213.
knabble.
8214.
knackebrod.
8215.
knacker - noun someone who buys up old horses for slaughter; someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them
up to recover the materials in them
8216.
knackery.
8217.
knacky.
8218.
knag.
8219.
8220.
8221.
8222.
8223.
8224.
8225.
8226.
8227.
8228.
8229.
8230.
8231.
8232.
8233.
8234.
8235.
8236.
8237.
8238.
8239.
8240.
8241.
8242.
8243.
8244.
8245.
8246.
8247.
8248.
8249.
8250.
8251.
8252.
8253.
8254.
8255.
8256.
8257.
8258.
8259.
8260.
8261.
8262.
8263.
8264.
8265.
8266.
8267.
8268.
8269.
8270.
8271.
8272.
8273.
8274.
8275.
8276.
8277.
8278.
8279.
8280.
8281.
8282.
8283.
8284.
8285.
8286.
8287.
8288.
knagged.
knaggy.
knap - verb break a small piece off from; strike sharply
knapbottle.
knape.
knappan.
knapper.
knappish.
knappishly.
knapsacked.
knapsacking.
knapweed - noun any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers
knar.
knark.
knarred.
knarry.
knautia.
knave - noun one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince; a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
knavery - noun lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
knaveship.
knavess.
knavish - adj. marked by skill in deception
knavishly - adv. in an artful manner
knavishness.
knawel - noun widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers
kneadability.
kneadable.
kneader.
kneading.
kneadingly.
knebelite.
kneebrush.
kneed.
kneehole.
kneeler - noun a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on; a person in a kneeling position
kneelet.
kneeling - noun supporting yourself on your knees
kneelingly.
kneepad.
kneepan - noun a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
kneepiece.
kneestone.
kneiffia.
kneippism.
knesset - noun the Israeli unicameral parliament
knet.
knez.
knezi.
kniaz.
kniazi.
knicker.
knickerbockered.
knickerbockers - noun trousers ending above the knee
knickered.
knickers - noun underpants worn by women; trousers ending above the knee
knickknack - noun a small inexpensive mass-produced article; miscellaneous curios
knickknackatory.
knickknacked.
knickknackery - noun miscellaneous curios
knickknacket.
knickknackish.
knickknacky.
knickpoint.
knifeboard.
knifeful.
knifeless.
knifeman.
knifeproof.
knifer.
knifesmith.
8289.
knifeway.
8290.
knightage.
8291.
knightess.
8292.
knighthead.
8293.
knighthood - noun aristocrats holding the rank of knight
8294.
knightia - noun small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia
8295.
knightless.
8296.
knightlihood.
8297.
knightlike.
8298.
knightliness - noun the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
8299.
knightling.
8300.
knightly - adj. being attentive to women like an ideal knight; characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the
Middle Ages
8301.
knightship.
8302.
knightswort.
8303.
kniphofia - noun a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping
flowers
8304.
knisteneaux.
8305.
knitback.
8306.
knitch.
8307.
knitted - adj. made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving
8308.
knitter - noun someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread
8309.
knitting - noun creating knitted wear; needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight
eyeless needles or by machine
8310.
knittle.
8311.
knitwear - noun knitted clothing
8312.
knitweed.
8313.
knitwork - noun needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by
machine
8314.
knived.
8315.
knivey.
8316.
knobbed - adj. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
8317.
knobber.
8318.
knobbiness.
8319.
knobble - noun a small knob
8320.
knobbler.
8321.
knobbly - adj. having knobs
8322.
knobkerrie - noun a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa
8323.
knoblike.
8324.
knobstick.
8325.
knobstone.
8326.
knobular.
8327.
knobweed.
8328.
knobwood.
8329.
knockabout - adj. suitable for rough use; full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; noun a sloop with a simplified rig
and no bowsprit
8330.
knockemdown.
8331.
knocker - noun a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door; a person who knocks (as seeking to
gain admittance); (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person; either of two soft fleshy
milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman; one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
8332.
knocking - noun the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
8333.
knockless.
8334.
knockoff - noun an unauthorized copy or imitation
8335.
knockstone.
8336.
knockup.
8337.
knoller.
8338.
knolly.
8339.
knop.
8340.
knopite.
8341.
knopped.
8342.
knopper.
8343.
knoppy.
8344.
knopweed.
8345.
knorhaan.
8346.
knorria.
8347.
knosp.
8348.
knosped.
8349.
knossian.
8350.
knotberry.
8351.
knotgrass - noun low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
8352.
knothole - noun a hole in a board where a knot came out
8353.
knothorn.
8354.
knotless.
8355.
knotlike.
8356.
knotroot.
8357.
knotted - adj. tied with a knot; tangled in knots or snarls; used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
8358.
knotter.
8359.
knottily.
8360.
knottiness - noun puzzling complexity
8361.
knotting.
8362.
knotweed.
8363.
knotwork.
8364.
knotwort.
8365.
knout - noun a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
8366.
knowability.
8367.
knowable - adj. capable of being known
8368.
knowableness.
8369.
knowe.
8370.
knower - noun a person who knows or apprehends
8371.
knowing - adj. evidencing the possession of inside information; highly educated; having extensive information or
understanding; alert and fully informed; by conscious design or purpose; noun a clear and certain mental apprehension
8372.
knowingly - adv. with full knowledge and deliberation
8373.
knowingness - noun shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge; having knowledge of
8374.
knowledgeableness - noun wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
8375.
knowledgeably.
8376.
knowledged.
8377.
knowledgeless.
8378.
knowledgement.
8379.
knowledging.
8380.
knowperts.
8381.
knoxian.
8382.
knoxvillite.
8383.
knub.
8384.
knubbly.
8385.
knubby.
8386.
knublet.
8387.
knucklebone.
8388.
knuckled.
8389.
knuckler - noun a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin
8390.
knuckling.
8391.
knuckly.
8392.
knuclesome.
8393.
knur.
8394.
knurled.
8395.
knurling.
8396.
knurly.
8397.
knut - noun king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II,
Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
8398.
knutty.
8399.
knyaz.
8400.
knyazi.
8401.
ko - noun a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
8402.
koa.
8403.
koae.
8404.
koali.
8405.
koasati - noun the Muskhogean language spoken by the Koasati; a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in
northern Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy
8406.
kob - noun an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa
8407.
koban.
8408.
kobellite.
8409.
kobi.
8410.
kobird.
8411.
kobold.
8412.
kobong.
8413.
kobu.
8414.
kobus - noun African antelopes: waterbucks
8415.
kochia - noun summer cypress
8416.
kochliarion.
8417.
koda.
8418.
kodagu - noun a Dravidian language spoken by the Kodagu; a member of an aboriginal people living in the hills in
southeastern India
8419.
kodaker.
8420.
kodakist.
8421.
kodakry.
8422.
kodashim.
8423.
kodro.
8424.
kodurite.
8425.
koeberlinia.
8426.
koeberliniaceae.
8427.
koeberliniaceous.
8428.
koechlinite.
8429.
koeksotenok.
8430.
koel.
8431.
koellia - noun American mountain mint
8432.
koelreuteria.
8433.
koenenite.
8434.
koeri.
8435.
koff.
8436.
koft.
8437.
koftgar.
8438.
koftgari.
8439.
koggelmannetje.
8440.
kogia - noun pygmy sperm whales
8441.
kohathite.
8442.
koheleth.
8443.
kohemp.
8444.
kohen.
8445.
kohistani.
8446.
kohl - noun a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids
8447.
kohlan.
8448.
kohua.
8449.
koi.
8450.
koiari.
8451.
koibal.
8452.
koil.
8453.
koila.
8454.
koilanaglyphic.
8455.
koilon.
8456.
koimesis.
8457.
koine - noun a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire; a common language used by speakers of different
languages
8458.
koinon.
8459.
koipato.
8460.
koitapu.
8461.
kojang.
8462.
kojiki.
8463.
kokako.
8464.
kokam.
8465.
kokan.
8466.
kokerboom.
8467.
kokil.
8468.
kokio.
8469.
koklas.
8470.
koklass.
8471.
koko.
8472.
kokoon.
8473.
kokoona.
8474.
kokoromiko.
8475.
kokowai.
8476.
kokra.
8477.
koksaghyz.
8478.
koku.
8479.
kokum.
8480.
kokumin.
8481.
kokumingun.
8482.
kol.
8483.
kolach.
8484.
kolarian.
8485.
koldaji.
8486.
kolea.
8487.
koleroga.
8488.
kolhoz.
8489.
koli.
8490.
kolinski.
8491.
kolinsky.
8492.
kolis.
8493.
kolkhos.
8494.
kollast.
8495.
kollaster.
8496.
koller.
8497.
kollergang.
8498.
kolo.
8499.
kolobion.
8500.
kolobus.
8501.
kolokolo.
8502.
kolsun.
8503.
koltunna.
8504.
koltunnor.
8505.
koluschan.
8506.
kolush.
8507.
komati.
8508.
komatik.
8509.
kome.
8510.
komi - noun the Finnic language spoken by the Komi; a member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in
Russia
8511.
kominuter.
8512.
kommetje.
8513.
kommos.
8514.
komondor - noun Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog; used also as guard dog
8515.
kompeni.
8516.
komsomol.
8517.
kon.
8518.
kona.
8519.
konak.
8520.
konariot.
8521.
konde.
8522.
kongo - noun the Bantu language spoken by the Kongo living in the tropical forests of Zaire and Congo and Angola
8523.
kongoese.
8524.
kongolese.
8525.
kongoni.
8526.
kongsbergite.
8527.
kongu.
8528.
konia.
8529.
koniaga.
8530.
koniga.
8531.
konimeter.
8532.
koninckite.
8533.
konini - noun erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon flowers; New Zealand
8534.
koniology.
8535.
koniscope.
8536.
konjak.
8537.
konkani.
8538.
konomihu.
8539.
konstantin.
8540.
kontakion.
8541.
konyak.
8542.
kooka.
8543.
kookaburra - noun Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
8544.
kookeree.
8545.
kookery.
8546.
kookri.
8547.
koolah.
8548.
kooletah.
8549.
kooliman.
8550.
koolokamba.
8551.
koolooly.
8552.
koombar.
8553.
koomkie.
8554.
koorg.
8555.
kootcha.
8556.
kootenay.
8557.
kop.
8558.
kopagmiut.
8559.
kopeck - noun 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
8560.
koph.
8561.
kopi.
8562.
koppa.
8563.
koppen.
8564.
koppite.
8565.
koprino.
8566.
kor - noun an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
8567.
kora.
8568.
koradji.
8569.
korah.
8570.
korahite.
8571.
korahitic.
8572.
korait.
8573.
korakan.
8574.
korana.
8575.
koranic - adj. of or related to the sacred texts of Islam
8576.
koranist.
8577.
korari.
8578.
kore - noun (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient
mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
8579.
korean - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language; noun the Altaic language spoken by
Koreans; a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language
8580.
korec.
8581.
koreci.
8582.
koreish.
8583.
koreishite.
8584.
korero.
8585.
koreshan.
8586.
koreshanity.
8587.
kori.
8588.
korimako.
8589.
korin.
8590.
kornephorus.
8591.
kornerupine.
8592.
kornskeppa.
8593.
kornskeppur.
8594.
korntonde.
8595.
korntonder.
8596.
korntunna.
8597.
korntunnur.
8598.
koroa.
8599.
koromika.
8600.
koromiko.
8601.
korona.
8602.
korova.
8603.
korrel.
8604.
korrigum.
8605.
korumburra.
8606.
koruna - noun the basic unit of money in Czech Republic; the basic unit of money in Slovakia
8607.
korwa.
8608.
koryak.
8609.
korymboi.
8610.
korymbos.
8611.
korzec.
8612.
kos - noun an Indian unit of length having different values in different localities
8613.
kosalan.
8614.
koschei.
8615.
kosimo.
8616.
kosin.
8617.
kosmokrator.
8618.
koso.
8619.
kosong.
8620.
kosotoxin.
8621.
kossaean.
8622.
kossean.
8623.
kosteletzkya.
8624.
koswite.
8625.
kota - noun a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota; a member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri Hills in
southern India
8626.
kotal.
8627.
kotar - noun a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota; a member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri Hills in
southern India
8628.
koto - noun Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding box and usually 13
silk strings that are plucked with the fingers
8629.
kotoko - noun a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
8630.
kotschubeite.
8631.
kottigite.
8632.
kotuku.
8633.
kotukutuku.
8634.
kotwal.
8635.
kotwalee.
8636.
kotyle.
8637.
kotylos.
8638.
kou.
8639.
koulan.
8640.
koungmiut.
8641.
kouza.
8642.
kovil.
8643.
kowagmiut.
8644.
kowhai - noun shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers;
yields a hard strong wood
8645.
kowtow - noun a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission; verb
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
8646.
koyan.
8647.
kozo.
8648.
kpuesi.
8649.
kra.
8650.
kraal - noun a pen for livestock in southern Africa; a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually
surrounded by a stockade
8651.
krag.
8652.
kragerite.
8653.
krageroite.
8654.
krait - noun brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula
8655.
kraken.
8656.
krakowiak.
8657.
kral.
8658.
krama.
8659.
krameria.
8660.
krameriaceae.
8661.
krameriaceous.
8662.
kran.
8663.
krantzite.
8664.
krapina.
8665.
kras.
8666.
krasis.
8667.
kratogen.
8668.
kratogenic.
8669.
kraunhia.
8670.
kraurite.
8671.
kraurosis - noun atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane
8672.
kraurotic.
8673.
krausen.
8674.
krausite.
8675.
kreis.
8676.
kreistag.
8677.
kreistle.
8678.
kreittonite.
8679.
krelos.
8680.
kremersite.
8681.
krems.
8682.
kreng.
8683.
krennerite.
8684.
krepi.
8685.
kreplech.
8686.
kreutzer.
8687.
8688.
8689.
8690.
8691.
8692.
8693.
8694.
8695.
8696.
8697.
8698.
8699.
8700.
8701.
8702.
8703.
8704.
8705.
8706.
8707.
8708.
8709.
8710.
8711.
8712.
8713.
8714.
8715.
8716.
8717.
8718.
8719.
8720.
8721.
8722.
8723.
8724.
8725.
8726.
8727.
8728.
8729.
8730.
8731.
8732.
8733.
8734.
8735.
8736.
8737.
8738.
8739.
8740.
8741.
8742.
8743.
8744.
8745.
8746.
8747.
8748.
8749.
8750.
8751.
8752.
8753.
8754.
8755.
8756.
kriegspiel.
krieker.
krigia - noun any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia
krimmer.
krina.
kriophoros.
krishnaism - noun worship of Krishna the 8th avatar of Vishnu
krishnaist.
krishnaite.
krishnaitic.
kristinaux.
krisuvigite.
kritarchy.
krithia.
kritrima.
krobyloi.
krobylos.
krocket.
krohnkite.
krome.
kromeski.
kromogram.
kromskop.
krona - noun the basic unit of money in Iceland; the basic unit of money in Sweden
krone - noun the basic unit of money in Denmark; the basic unit of money in Norway
kronen.
kroner.
kronion.
kronor.
kronur.
kroo.
kroon - noun the basic unit of money in Estonia
krosa.
krouchka.
kroushka.
kru.
krugerism.
krugerite.
kruman.
krummhorn - noun a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
kryokonite.
krypsis.
kryptic.
krypticism.
kryptocyanine.
kryptol.
kryptomere.
kshatriya - noun a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste
kshatriyahood.
kua.
kuan.
kuar.
kuba.
kubachi.
kubanka.
kubba.
kubera.
kubuklion.
kuchean - noun a dialect of Tocharian
kuchen.
kudize.
kudos - noun an expression of approval and commendation
kudrun.
kudu - noun either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
kuehneola.
kuei.
kufic.
kuge.
kugel.
kuhnia.
8757.
kui - noun the Dravidian language spoken by the Kui in southeastern India; a member of the Dravidian people living in
southeastern India
8758.
kuichua.
8759.
kuki - noun Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
8760.
kukoline.
8761.
kukri.
8762.
kuku.
8763.
kukui.
8764.
kukulcan.
8765.
kukupa.
8766.
kukuruku.
8767.
kula.
8768.
kulack.
8769.
kulah.
8770.
kulaite.
8771.
kulakism.
8772.
kulanapan - noun a group of languages of the Hokan family
8773.
kulang.
8774.
kuli.
8775.
kulimit.
8776.
kulkarni.
8777.
kullaite.
8778.
kullani.
8779.
kulm.
8780.
kulmet.
8781.
kulturkampf.
8782.
kulturkreis.
8783.
kuman.
8784.
kumbi.
8785.
kumhar.
8786.
kumiss.
8787.
kummel - noun liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin
8788.
kumni.
8789.
kumrah.
8790.
kumyk.
8791.
kunai.
8792.
kunbi.
8793.
kundry.
8794.
kuneste.
8795.
kung.
8796.
kunk.
8797.
kunkur.
8798.
kunmiut.
8799.
kunzite - noun a pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone
8800.
kuomintang - noun the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from
1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan
8801.
kupfernickel.
8802.
kupfferite.
8803.
kuphar.
8804.
kupper.
8805.
kuranko.
8806.
kurbash.
8807.
kurchicine.
8808.
kurchine.
8809.
kurdish - adj. of or relating to Kurdistan or the Kurds or their language and culture; noun an Iranian language spoken in
Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia
8810.
kurdistan - noun an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability; an extensive geographical
region in the Middle East south of the Caucasus
8811.
kurgan.
8812.
kuri.
8813.
kurilian.
8814.
kurku.
8815.
kurmburra.
8816.
kurmi.
8817.
kuroshio - noun a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean
8818.
kurrajong - noun widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively
grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle
8819.
kurtosis.
8820.
kuruba.
8821.
kurukh.
8822.
kuruma.
8823.
kurumaya.
8824.
kurumba.
8825.
kurung.
8826.
kurus.
8827.
kurvey.
8828.
kurveyor.
8829.
kusa.
8830.
kusam.
8831.
kusan - noun a Penutian language spoken by the Kusan; a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon
8832.
kusha.
8833.
kushshu.
8834.
kusimansel.
8835.
kuskite.
8836.
kuskos.
8837.
kuskus.
8838.
kuskwogmiut.
8839.
kustenau.
8840.
kusti.
8841.
kusum.
8842.
kutcha.
8843.
kutchin.
8844.
kutenai.
8845.
kuttab.
8846.
kuttar.
8847.
kuttaur.
8848.
kuvasz - noun long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog
8849.
kuvera.
8850.
kvass - noun fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley
8851.
kvint.
8852.
kvinter.
8853.
kwakiutl - noun a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl; a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen
Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island
8854.
kwamme.
8855.
kwan.
8856.
kwannon - noun Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin
8857.
kwapa.
8858.
kwarta.
8859.
kwarterka.
8860.
kwazoku.
8861.
kyack.
8862.
kyah.
8863.
kyar.
8864.
kyat - noun the basic unit of money in Myanmar
8865.
kyaung.
8866.
kybele.
8867.
kyklopes.
8868.
kyklops.
8869.
kyl.
8870.
kylite.
8871.
kylix - noun a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece
8872.
kymation.
8873.
kymatology.
8874.
kymbalon.
8875.
kymogram.
8876.
kymograph - noun scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous
record (as of breathing or blood pressure)
8877.
kymographic.
8878.
kynurenic.
8879.
kynurine.
8880.
kyphoscoliosis.
8881.
kyphoscoliotic.
8882.
kyphosidae - noun sea chubs
8883.
kyphosis - noun an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
8884.
kyphotic - adj. characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
8885.
kyrie.
8886.
kyrine.
8887.
kyschtymite.
8888.
kyte.
8889.
kyurin.
8890.
kyurinish.
l
8891.
laager - noun a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
8892.
labdanum - noun a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative;
a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain
rockroses
8893.
labialize - verb pronounce with rounded lips
8894.
labiatae - noun the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries
yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary
8895.
labiate - adj. having lips or parts that resemble lips
8896.
labiodental - noun a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth
8897.
labium - noun any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva
8898.
lablab - noun one species: hyacinth bean
8899.
labor - noun productive work (especially physical work done for wages); a social class comprising those who do manual
labor or work for wages; any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; the federal department responsible for promoting the
working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913; a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900;
characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries; an organized attempt by workers to
improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement; concluding state of
pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; verb undergo the efforts of childbirth; work hard; strive and make an
effort to reach a goal
8900.
labored - adj. lacking natural ease; requiring or showing effort
8901.
laborer - noun someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
8902.
laboring - adj. doing arduous or unpleasant work
8903.
laboriously - adv. in a laborious manner
8904.
laboriousness - noun the quality of requiring extended effort
8905.
laborsaving - adj. designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor
8906.
labridae - noun wrasses
8907.
laburnum - noun flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous
8908.
labyrinthian - adj. resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
8909.
labyrinthine - adj. resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear
8910.
labyrinthitis - noun inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting
8911.
labyrinthodont - noun an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia
8912.
labyrinthodonta - noun extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a
solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic
a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body,
forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
8913.
lacebark - noun small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white
flowers and whose bark is used for cordage
8914.
laced - adj. trimmed or decorated with lace; closed with a lace; edged or streaked with color
8915.
lacelike - adj. made of or resembling lace
8916.
lacepod - noun annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by oneseeded winged silicles
8917.
lacer - noun a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)
8918.
lacerated - adj. having edges that are jagged from injury; irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
8919.
laceration - noun the act of lacerating; a torn ragged wound
8920.
lacertid - noun Old World terrestrial lizard
8921.
lacertidae - noun Old World lizards
8922.
lacertilia - noun true lizards; including chameleons and geckos
8923.
lacertilian - adj. of or relating to lizards
8924.
lacewood - noun variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
8925.
lacework - noun work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
8926.
lachrymal - adj. relating to or located near the organ that produces tears; of or relating to tears
8927.
lachrymation - noun shedding tears
8928.
lachrymator - noun a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
8929.
lachrymatory - adj. relating to or prompting tears
8930.
lachrymose - adj. showing sorrow
8931.
lacing - noun a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage; the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated
blows; a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
8932.
laciniate - adj. having edges irregularly and finely slashed
8933.
lackadaisical - adj. idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; lacking spirit or liveliness
8934.
lackadaisically - adv. in an idle and lackadaisical manner
8935.
laconian - noun a resident of Laconia
8936.
laconically - adv. in a dry laconic manner
8937.
laconicism - noun terseness of expression
l
8938.
laconism - noun terseness of expression
8939.
lactalbumin - noun albumin occurring in milk
8940.
lactarius - noun large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken;
includes both edible and poisonous species
8941.
lactase - noun any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
8942.
lactation - noun the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands; the period following birth during which
milk is secreted; feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
8943.
lacteal - adj. relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; noun any of the lymphatic vessels that convey
chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
8944.
lactic - adj. of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey)
8945.
lactifuge - noun any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding)
8946.
lactobacillus - noun Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that produce lactic acid especially in milk
8947.
lactoflavin - noun a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
8948.
lactosuria - noun presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation
8949.
lactuca - noun an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce
8950.
ladanum - noun a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
8951.
ladder - noun steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down; ascending stages by
which somebody or something can progress; a row of unravelled stitches; verb come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
8952.
laddie - noun a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
8953.
lade - verb fill or place a load on; remove with or as if with a ladle
8954.
ladin - noun a Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Romansh spoken in southeastern Switzerland
8955.
lading - noun goods carried by a large vehicle
8956.
ladino - noun the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script; a person of mixed racial
ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
8957.
ladybird - noun small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
8958.
ladybug - noun small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
8959.
ladyfinger - noun small finger-shaped sponge cake
8960.
ladyfish - noun game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
8961.
ladylikeness - noun behavior befitting a lady
8962.
ladylove - noun a woman who is a man's sweetheart
8963.
ladyship - noun a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
8964.
laelia - noun any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors
8965.
lagan - noun goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered
8966.
lagenaria - noun bottle gourds
8967.
lagend - noun goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered
8968.
lagerstroemia - noun shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers
8969.
laggard - adj. wasting time; inclined to waste time and lag behind; noun someone who takes more time than necessary;
someone who lags behind
8970.
lagger - noun someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
8971.
lagniappe - noun a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
8972.
lagomorph - noun relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors
specialized for gnawing
8973.
lagomorpha - noun rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia
8974.
lagophthalmos - noun abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely
8975.
lagopus - noun ptarmigans
8976.
lagorchestes - noun hare wallabies
8977.
lagostomus - noun viscachas
8978.
lagothrix - noun woolly monkeys
8979.
laguncularia - noun a genus of Laguncularia
8980.
laic - adj. concerning those not members of the clergy
8981.
laicize - verb reduce to lay status
8982.
laird - noun a landowner
8983.
lakeland - noun a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain
8984.
lakota - noun a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on
the plains
8985.
lakshmi - noun Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity
8986.
lallation - noun defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l'; gibberish resembling the
sounds of a baby
8987.
lama - noun llamas; a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
8988.
lamaism - noun a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting
shamanism
8989.
lamaist - noun (Buddhism) an adherent of Lamaism
8990.
lamarckian - adj. of or relating to Lamarckism; noun a believer in Lamarckism
8991.
lamarckism - noun a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring
8992.
lamasery - noun a monastery for lamas
8993.
lambaste - verb censure severely or angrily; beat with a cane
8994.
lambdacism - noun speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'
8995.
lambency - noun an appearance of reflected light
8996.
lambent - adj. softly bright or radiant
8997.
lambkill - noun North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red
flowers; poisonous to young stock
8998.
lambkin - noun a very young lamb
8999.
lamblike - adj. like a lamb in meekness and gentleness
9000.
lambrequin - noun short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing; a scarf that covers a knight's
helmet
9001.
lambskin - noun the skin of a lamb with the wool still on; skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
9002.
lamedh - noun the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
9003.
lamella - noun thin plate; a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones; any of the radiating leaflike
spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
9004.
lamellibranch - adj. bivalve; noun marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within
two shells hinged together
9005.
lamellibranchia - noun oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
9006.
lamellicornia - noun scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles
9007.
lamely - adv. in a weak and unconvincing manner
9008.
lameness - noun an imperfection or defectiveness; disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
9009.
lamentable - adj. bad; unfortunate
9010.
lamentably - adv. in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
9011.
lamented - adj. mourned or grieved for
9012.
lamenter - noun a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
9013.
lamenting - adj. vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
9014.
lamia - noun (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
9015.
lamiaceae - noun the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed
ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary
9016.
lamina - noun a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)
9017.
laminaria - noun type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps
9018.
laminariaceae - noun large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of
northern waters
9019.
laminariales - noun in some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar
seas
9020.
lamination - noun bonding thin sheets together; a layered structure
9021.
laminectomy - noun surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae
9022.
laminitis - noun inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
9023.
lamium - noun genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits
9024.
lammas - noun commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest
festival in England
9025.
lammastide - noun the season of Lammas
9026.
lammergeier - noun the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill
9027.
lamna - noun a genus of Lamnidae
9028.
lamnidae - noun oceanic sharks
9029.
lamplighter - noun (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
9030.
lamplit - adj. lighted by a lamp
9031.
lampooner - noun mimics literary or musical style for comic effect
9032.
lamppost - noun a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)
9033.
lampridae - noun opahs
9034.
lampyridae - noun fireflies
9035.
lan - noun a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers
and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
9036.
lanai - noun a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room; an island of central Hawaii; a pineapplegrowing area
9037.
lanate - adj. covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments
9038.
lancastrian - adj. of or relating to the English city of Lancaster or its residents; of or relating to the former English royal
house or their supporters; noun a resident of Lancaster; a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster
9039.
lancelet - noun small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
9040.
lancelike - adj. of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
9041.
lanceolate - adj. of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
9042.
lancer - noun (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
9043.
lancet - noun a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions; an acutely
pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
9044.
lancewood - noun source of most of the lancewood of commerce; durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree;
used for building and cabinetwork and tools
9045.
lancinate - adj. as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
9046.
landed - adj. owning or consisting of land or real estate
9047.
lander - noun a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet; a town in central Wyoming
9048.
landfall - noun the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water); the seacoast first sighted on a
voyage (or flight over water)
9049.
landgrave - noun a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
9050.
landholder - noun a holder or proprietor of land
9051.
landholding - noun a holding in the form of land; ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land
9052.
landing - noun the act of coming to land after a voyage; the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); structure
providing a place where boats can land people or goods; an intermediate platform in a staircase
9053.
landlady - noun a landlord who is a woman
9054.
landless - adj. owning no land
9055.
landline - noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
9056.
landlocked - adj. surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
9057.
landlubber - noun an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage; a person who lives and works on land
9058.
landlubberly - adj. inexperienced in seamanship
9059.
landman - noun a person who lives and works on land
9060.
landmass - noun a large continuous extent of land
9061.
landscapist - noun someone who paints landscapes; someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden
attractively
9062.
landside - noun component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard
9063.
landslip - noun a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
9064.
landsman - noun an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage; a person who lives and works on land
9065.
landward - adv. toward land
9066.
laney - noun United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (18541933)
9067.
langbeinite - noun a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer
9068.
langobard - noun a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century
9069.
langsat - noun East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry
9070.
langsyne - adv. at a distant time in the past (chiefly Scottish); noun past times remembered with nostalgia
9071.
languidly - adv. in a languid and lethargic manner
9072.
languisher - noun a person who languishes
9073.
languor - noun inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; a feeling of lack of interest or energy; a relaxed
comfortable feeling
9074.
languorous - adj. lacking spirit or liveliness
9075.
languorously - adv. in a languorous manner
9076.
langur - noun slender long-tailed monkey of Asia
9077.
laniary - adj. of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
9078.
laniidae - noun shrikes
9079.
lanius - noun type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes
9080.
lankiness - noun a tall and thin physique
9081.
lanolin - noun an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep); a yellow viscous
animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
9082.
lansat - noun East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit
9083.
lanseh - noun East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit
9084.
lantana - noun a flowering shrub
9085.
lanthanotidae - noun stout-bodied lizards
9086.
lanthanotus - noun one species
9087.
lanugo - noun the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
9088.
lanyard - noun (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships; a cord worn around the neck to hold a
knife or whistle; a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
9089.
laparocele - noun hernia through the abdomen
9090.
laparoscopy - noun laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal
cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)
9091.
laparotomy - noun surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs
9092.
lapboard - noun writing board used on the lap as a table or desk
9093.
lapdog - noun a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap
9094.
lapful - noun the quantity that can be held in the lap
9095.
lapidarian - adj. inscribed on stone
9096.
lapidarist - noun an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
9097.
lapidate - verb throw stones at; kill by throwing stones at
9098.
lapidation - noun pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
9099.
lapidator - noun an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)
9100.
lapidify - verb change into stone
9101.
lapidist - noun a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
9102.
lapin - noun castrated male rabbit; the fur of a rabbit
9103.
lapland - noun a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps
9104.
laportea - noun mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle
9105.
lapp - noun the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula; a member of an indigenous
nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
9106.
lappic - noun any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages
9107.
lapping - noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
9108.
lappish - noun any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages
9109.
lappula - noun stickweed; beggar's lice
9110.
lapsed - adj. no longer active or practicing
9111.
lapsing - noun a failure to maintain a higher state
9112.
laputa - noun a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected
9113.
laputan - adj. relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Laputa or its people; not practical or realizable;
speculative
9114.
lapwing - noun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
9115.
larboard - adj. located on the left side of a ship or aircraft; noun the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the
bow or nose
9116.
larcener - noun a person who commits larceny
9117.
larcenist - noun a person who commits larceny
9118.
larcenous - noun having a disposition to steal
9119.
larder - noun a supply of food especially for a household; a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
9120.
lardizabalaceae - noun thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit
9121.
largely - adv. in large part; mainly or chiefly; on a large scale
9122.
largeness - noun the property of having a relatively great size; large or extensive in breadth or importance or
comprehensiveness; the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of
great importance or worth); the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
9123.
largess - noun a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously; liberality in
bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
9124.
larghetto - adj. (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo; noun (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo
slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio
9125.
largish - adj. somewhat large
9126.
largo - adj. very slow in tempo and broad in manner; adv. slowly and broadly; noun (music) a composition or passage that
is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
9127.
lari - noun gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers; the basic unit of money in Georgia
9128.
larid - noun long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
9129.
laridae - noun gull family: gulls and terns
9130.
larix - noun larches
9131.
larrup - verb give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
9132.
larus - noun type genus of the Laridae
9133.
larvacea - noun small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order
9134.
larvicide - noun a chemical used to kill larval pests
9135.
laryngectomy - noun surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)
9136.
laryngismus - noun laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles
9137.
laryngitis - noun inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and
coughing
9138.
laryngopharyngeal - adj. of or relating to the larynx and pharynx
9139.
laryngopharyngitis - noun inflammation of the larynx and pharynx
9140.
laryngoscope - noun a medical instrument for examining the larynx
9141.
laryngospasm - noun a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs
9142.
laryngostenosis - noun abnormal narrowing of the larynx
9143.
lasciviously - adv. in a lascivious manner
9144.
lasciviousness (lust ascending ideopathy violently ushering) - noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to
lewdness
9145.
laser - noun an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an
intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
9146.
lasher - noun a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip
9147.
lasiocampa - noun type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars
9148.
lasiocampid - noun medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
9149.
lasiocampidae - noun tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths
9150.
lassie - noun a girl or young woman who is unmarried
9151.
lassitude - noun weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy; a feeling of lack of interest or energy; a state of
comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
9152.
lasting - adj. lasting a long time without change; existing for a long time; continuing or enduring without marked change
in status or condition or place; retained; not shed
9153.
lastingly - adv. in an enduring or permanent manner
9154.
lastingness - noun permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
9155.
lastly - adv. the item at the end
9156.
lat - noun a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
9157.
latakia - noun aromatic Turkish tobacco; a seaport on the western coast of Syria
9158.
latchet - noun a leather strap or thong used to attach a sandal or shoe to the foot
9159.
latchkey - noun key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
9160.
latchstring - noun opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from
outside
9161.
latecomer - noun someone who arrives late
9162.
lateen - adj. rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail; noun a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
9163.
lately - adv. in the recent past
9164.
latency - noun the state of being not yet evident or active; the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it;
(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
9165.
lateness - noun quality of coming late or later in time
9166.
laterality - noun superior development of one side of the body; the property of using one hand more than the other;
localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
9167.
lateralization - noun localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
9168.
lateralize - verb move or displace to one side so as to make lateral
9169.
laterally - adv. in a lateral direction or location; to or by or from the side
9170.
latest - adj. in the current fashion or style; up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date; noun the most
recent news or development
9171.
lathee - noun club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India
9172.
lather - noun the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse); a workman who puts up laths; the froth
produced by soaps or detergents; agitation resulting from active worry; verb form a lather; cover with soap; rub soap all over,
usually with the purpose of cleaning; beat severely with a whip or rod
9173.
lathery - adj. resembling lather or covered with lather
9174.
lathyrus - noun genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea
9175.
latimeria - noun type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth
9176.
latinism - noun a word or phrase borrowed from Latin
9177.
latinist - noun a specialist in the Latin language
9178.
latinize - verb translate into Latin; cause to adopt Catholicism; write in the Latin alphabet
9179.
latish - adj. somewhat late
9180.
latitudinarian - adj. unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion); noun a person who is broad-minded
and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)
9181.
latona - noun wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman
mythology
9182.
latria - noun the worship given to God alone
9183.
latrine - noun a public toilet in a military area
9184.
latrodectus - noun venomous spiders
9185.
latten - noun brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church
utensils
9186.
latterly - adv. in the recent past
9187.
latticed - adj. having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
9188.
latticework - noun framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
9189.
latvian - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Latvia or its people or language; noun the official language of Latvia;
belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European; a native or inhabitant of Latvia
9190.
laudability - noun the quality of being worthy of praise
9191.
laudable - adj. worthy of high praise
9192.
laudableness - noun the quality of being worthy of praise
9193.
laudably - adv. in an admirable manner
9194.
laudator - noun someone who communicates high praise
9195.
lauder - noun Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950); someone who communicates high praise
9196.
laughable - adj. arousing or provoking laughter; incongruous; inviting ridicule
9197.
laughably - adv. so as to arouse or deserve laughter
9198.
laugher - noun a person who is laughing or who laughs easily; an easy victory
9199.
laughing - adj. showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
9200.
laughingly - adv. with laughter; while laughing
9201.
launce - noun very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
9202.
launcher - noun armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket; a device that launches aircraft from a
warship
9203.
laundryman - noun operates industrial washing machine
9204.
laundrywoman - noun a working woman who takes in washing
9205.
lauraceae - noun a family of Lauraceae
9206.
laureled - adj. crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory
9207.
laurelwood - noun tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood
9208.
laurus - noun small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves
9209.
lavage - noun washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
9210.
lavaliere - noun jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck
9211.
lavandula - noun lavender
9212.
lavatera - noun widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
9213.
lavation - noun the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
9214.
lave - verb wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands; cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
9215.
laver - noun (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions;
Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States
singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938); seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds;
edible red seaweeds
9216.
lavishly - adv. in a rich and lavish manner; in a wasteful manner
9217.
lavishness - noun the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive; excessive spending
9218.
lawfully - adv. by law; conforming to the law; in a manner acceptable to common custom
9219.
lawfulness - noun the quality of conforming to law
9220.
lawless - adj. disobedient to or defiant of law; without law or control; lax in enforcing laws
9221.
lawlessly - adv. in an illegal manner
9222.
lawlessness - noun illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law; a state of lawlessness and disorder
(usually resulting from a failure of government)
9223.
lawmaker - noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
9224.
lawmaking - noun the act of making or enacting laws
9225.
lawton - noun a town in southwest Oklahoma
9226.
laxation - noun the act of making something less tight; the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
9227.
laxity - noun the quality of being lax and neglectful; the condition of being physiologically lax
9228.
laxly - adv. in a permissively lenient manner
9229.
laxness - noun the quality of being lax and neglectful; the condition of being physiologically lax
9230.
layer - noun thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells; a hen that lays eggs; single thickness of usually some
homogeneous substance; a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another; an abstract place usually
conceived as having depth; verb make or form a layer
9231.
layered - adj. with one layer on top of another
9232.
layia - noun genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers
9233.
laying - noun the production of eggs (especially in birds)
9234.
layover - noun a brief stay in the course of a journey
9235.
lazar - noun a person afflicted with leprosy
9236.
lazaret - noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
9237.
lazaretto - noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy); a small locker at the stern of a boat or
between decks of a ship
9238.
lazily - adv. in a slow and lazy manner; in an idle manner
9239.
laziness - noun relaxed and easy activity; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly
sins); inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
9240.
lazuli - noun an azure blue semiprecious stone
9241.
lazuline - noun a light shade of blue
9242.
leaded - adj. (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead; treated or mixed with lead; having thin
strips of lead between the lines of type
9243.
leader - noun a person who rules or guides or inspires others; a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to
draw customers
9244.
leadership - noun the activity of leading; the ability to lead; the body of people who lead a group; the status of a leader
9245.
leading - adj. going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; indicating the most important performer or role;
greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; having the leading position or higher score in a contest; noun
the activity of leading; thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
9246.
leadless - adj. not treated with lead
9247.
leadwort - noun a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers
9248.
leafage - noun the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
9249.
leafed - adj. having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination
9250.
leafless - adj. having no leaves
9251.
leaflike - adj. resembling a leaf
9252.
leafstalk - noun the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
9253.
leaker - noun a surreptitious informant
9254.
leakiness - noun the condition of permitting leaks or leakage
9255.
leakproof - adj. not subject to leaks
9256.
leal - adj. faithful and true
9257.
leaner - noun (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake
9258.
leaning - adj. departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; noun the act of deviating from a
vertical position; an inclination to do something; the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; a
natural inclination
9259.
leanness - noun the property of having little body fat; the quality of being meager
9260.
leaper - noun someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)
9261.
leaping - noun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
9262.
learned - adj. acquired by learning; highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; established by
conditioning or learning; having or showing profound knowledge
9263.
learnedly - adv. with erudition; in an erudite manner
9264.
learnedness - noun profound scholarly knowledge
9265.
learner - noun someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs; works for an
expert to learn a trade
9266.
learning - noun the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; profound scholarly knowledge
9267.
leaseholder - noun a tenant who holds a lease
9268.
leastways - adv. if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
9269.
leastwise - adv. if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
9270.
leatherette - noun fabric made to look like leather
9271.
leatherfish - noun any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes
9272.
leatherjacket - noun tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies; any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny
embedded scales; any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes
9273.
leatherleaf - noun north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers; stiff
leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib
9274.
leatherlike - adj. resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
9275.
leatherwood - noun deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small
yellow flowers; shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of
white flowers and orange and crimson foliage
9276.
leaved - adj. having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination
9277.
leavening - noun an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; a substance used to produce fermentation
in dough or a liquid
9278.
leaver - noun someone who leaves
9279.
leaving - noun act of departing
9280.
lebistes - noun guppies
9281.
lecanora - noun any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food
9282.
lecanoraceae - noun a fungus family of the division Lichenes
9283.
lech - noun man with strong sexual desires
9284.
lecherous - adj. given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
9285.
lecherousness - noun a strong sexual desire
9286.
lechwe - noun tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species
9287.
lecithin - noun a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal
cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
9288.
lector - noun a public lecturer at certain universities; someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone
ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
9289.
lecturer - noun someone who lectures professionally; a public lecturer at certain universities
9290.
lectureship - noun the post of lecturer
9291.
lecythidaceae - noun large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
9292.
leda - noun (Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of
Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda
9293.
lede - noun the introductory section of a story
9294.
lederhosen - noun leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria
9295.
ledger - noun a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; an accounting journal as a physical object
9296.
ledum - noun evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions
9297.
leechlike - adj. of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
9298.
lees - noun the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
9299.
leftish - adj. tending toward the political left
9300.
leftism - noun the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left
9301.
leftist - adj. believing in or supporting tenets of the political left; noun a person who belongs to the political left
9302.
legalese - noun a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
9303.
legalism - noun strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
9304.
legality - noun lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
9305.
legalization - noun the act of making lawful
9306.
legalize - verb make legal
9307.
legally - adv. in a legal manner; by law; conforming to the law
9308.
legateship - noun the post or office of legate
9309.
legation - noun the post or office of legate; a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
9310.
leger - noun French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955); a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
9311.
legerity - noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
9312.
legged - adj. having legs of a specified kind or number
9313.
legibility - noun writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read; distinctness that makes perception easy
9314.
legibly - adv. in a legible manner
9315.
legionary - noun a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)
9316.
legionnaire - noun a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion); a member of the
American Legion
9317.
legislation - noun the act of making or enacting laws; law enacted by a legislative body
9318.
legislative - adj. of or relating to or created by legislation; relating to a legislature or composed of members of a
legislature; noun persons who make or amend or repeal laws
9319.
legislatively - adv. by legislation
9320.
legislator - noun someone who makes or enacts laws
9321.
legislatorship - noun the office of legislator
9322.
legitimately - adv. in a lawfully recognized manner; in a manner acceptable to common custom
9323.
legitimation - noun the act of rendering a person legitimate; the act of making lawful
9324.
legitimatize - verb make legal
9325.
legitimize - verb make legal
9326.
legless - adj. not having legs
9327.
leglike - adj. resembling or functioning like a leg
9328.
leguminosae - noun a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the
subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
9329.
lei - noun flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
9330.
leibnitzian - adj. of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy
9331.
leicester - noun an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement; a largely
agricultural county in central England
9332.
leiomyoma - noun benign tumor of smooth muscle (usually in the uterus or digestive tract)
9333.
leiomyosarcoma - noun sarcoma of smooth muscle; occurs most often digestive tract or uterus or bladder or prostate
9334.
leiophyllum - noun one species: sand myrtle
9335.
leipoa - noun Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
9336.
leishmania - noun flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis
9337.
leishmaniasis - noun sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by
sandflies
9338.
leister - noun a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)
9339.
leisured - adj. free from duties or responsibilities
9340.
leisureliness - noun slowness by virtue of being leisurely
9341.
leisurely - adj. not hurried or forced; adv. in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
9342.
leitneria - noun one species: corkwood
9343.
leitneriaceae - noun coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order
9344.
lek - noun the basic unit of money in Albania
9345.
lemaireocereus - noun tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and
globular or ovoid often edible fruit
9346.
lemmus - noun lemmings
9347.
lemna - noun minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or
plant body and single root
9348.
lemnaceae - noun family of small free-floating thalloid plants
9349.
lemniscus - noun a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
9350.
lemonlike - adj. tasting sour like a lemon
9351.
lemonwood - noun South African evergreen having hard tough wood; hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree;
used for making bows and fishing rods
9352.
lemony - adj. tasting sour like a lemon
9353.
lempira - noun the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
9354.
lemur - noun large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
9355.
lemuridae - noun typical lemurs; of Madagascar
9356.
lemuroidea - noun Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in
others considered a subdivision of Prosimii
9357.
lenard - noun German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947)
9358.
lendable - adj. available for lending
9359.
lender - noun someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
9360.
lengthily - adv. in a lengthy or prolix manner
9361.
lengthiness - noun the consequence of being lengthened in duration; amount or degree or range to which something
extends
9362.
lengthways - adj. running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; adv. in the direction of the length
9363.
lenience - noun lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers; mercifulness as a
consequence of being lenient or tolerant; a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
9364.
leniency - noun lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers; a disposition to yield to the
wishes of someone; mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
9365.
leniently - adv. in a permissively lenient manner
9366.
lenify - verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
9367.
lenitive - adj. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear; noun remedy that eases pain and discomfort
9368.
lenity - noun mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
9369.
lennoaceae - noun family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and
Mexico
9370.
lententide - noun a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
9371.
lentibulariaceae - noun carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea
9372.
lenticel - noun one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the
atmosphere and the interior tissue
9373.
lentiform - adj. convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil
9374.
lentiginous - adj. relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
9375.
lentigo - noun a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
9376.
lentisk - noun an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin
9377.
lento - adj. (of tempo) slow; adv. in music
9378.
leonardesque - adj. in the manner of Leonardo da Vinci
9379.
leonotis - noun small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa
9380.
leontocebus - noun tamarins
9381.
leontodon - noun hawkbit
9382.
leontopodium - noun edelweiss
9383.
leonurus - noun genus of stout Old World herbs having flowers in whorls
9384.
leopardess - noun female leopard
9385.
leotard - noun a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may
have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance
9386.
lepadidae - noun goose barnacles
9387.
lepanto - noun Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope
9388.
lepas - noun type genus of the family Lepadidae
9389.
lepidium - noun cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress
9390.
lepidodendraceae - noun fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk
9391.
lepidomelane - noun a mica that is a biotite containing iron
9392.
lepidoptera - noun moths and butterflies
9393.
lepidopteran - noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
9394.
lepidopterist - noun an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
9395.
lepidopterologist - noun an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
9396.
lepidopterology - noun the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera
9397.
lepidopteron - noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
9398.
lepidosauria - noun diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras
9399.
lepidote - adj. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
9400.
lepiota - noun any fungus of the genus Lepiota
9401.
lepisma - noun type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish
9402.
lepismatidae - noun firebrats
9403.
lepisosteidae - noun comprises the genus Lepisosteus
9404.
lepisosteus - noun type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
9405.
lepomis - noun bream
9406.
leporid - noun rabbits and hares
9407.
leporidae - noun hares and rabbits
9408.
leporide - noun red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare
9409.
leprechaun - noun a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
9410.
leprose - adj. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
9411.
leprous - adj. relating to or resembling or having leprosy
9412.
leptinotarsa - noun Colorado potato beetles
9413.
leptocephalus - noun slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
9414.
leptodactylidae - noun New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae
9415.
leptodactylus - noun type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae
9416.
leptomeninges - noun the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost
layers
9417.
leptomeningitis - noun inflammation of the leptomeninges
9418.
lepton - noun an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0; 100 lepta equal 1
drachma in Greece
9419.
leptoptilus - noun adjutant birds and marabous
9420.
leptorrhine - adj. having a long narrow nose
9421.
leptorrhinian - adj. having a long narrow nose
9422.
leptospira - noun important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
9423.
leptospirosis - noun an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals;
characterized by jaundice and fever
9424.
leptosporangiate - adj. (of ferns) having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell
9425.
leptotene - noun the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
9426.
leptotyphlopidae - noun blind snakes
9427.
leptotyphlops - noun blind snakes of Asia and Africa and Americas
9428.
lepus - noun type genus of the Leporidae: hares; a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba
9429.
ler - noun the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr
9430.
lerot - noun dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa
9431.
lesbianism - noun female homosexuality
9432.
lespedeza - noun shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern
United States
9433.
lesquerella - noun genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods
9434.
lesser - adj. smaller in size or amount or value; of less size or importance
9435.
letch - noun man with strong sexual desires
9436.
letdown - noun a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
9437.
lethality - noun the quality of being deadly
9438.
lethargically - adv. without energy; in a lethargic manner
9439.
leto - noun wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman
mythology
9440.
letter - noun a written message addressed to a person or organization; an award earned by participation in a school sport;
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the
intention); owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire; verb mark letters on or mark with letters; set
down or print with letters; win an athletic letter
9441.
lettered - adj. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
9442.
letterer - noun a painter of letters
9443.
lettering - noun letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
9444.
letterpress - noun printing from a plate with raised characters
9445.
lettish - noun the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
9446.
letup - noun a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
9447.
leu - noun the basic unit of money in Romania; the basic unit of money in Moldova
9448.
leucadendron - noun large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers
with conspicuous silvery bracts
9449.
leucaemia - noun malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes;
one of the four major types of cancer
9450.
leucaena - noun small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia
9451.
leucocyte - noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
9452.
leucocytosis - noun an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in
leukemia)
9453.
leucocytozoon - noun parasitic in birds
9454.
leucoma - noun eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea
9455.
leucopenia - noun an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count
9456.
leucorrhea - noun discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection
9457.
leucothoe - noun any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a
poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia
9458.
leucotomy - noun surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked
cognitive and personality changes
9459.
leukocyte - noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
9460.
levant - noun the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon
and Syria and Israel; a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding; verb run off without paying a debt
9461.
levanter - noun an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area
9462.
levantine - adj. of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; noun (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
9463.
levator - noun a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
9464.
leveler - noun a radical who advocates the abolition of political or economic or social inequalities
9465.
levelheaded - adj. exercising or showing good judgment
9466.
leveling - noun the act of making equal or uniform; complete destruction of a building; changing the ground level to a
smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
9467.
leveret - noun a young hare especially one in its first year
9468.
leviathan - noun monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament; the largest or most massive thing of its
kind
9469.
levirate - noun the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain
the brother's line
9470.
levisticum - noun genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers
9471.
levitation - noun the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means; movement upward in
virtue of lightness; the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means
9472.
levite - noun a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple
priests)
9473.
levitical - adj. of or relating to the book of Leviticus in the Bible
9474.
levorotation - noun rotation to the left
9475.
levorotatory - adj. rotating to the left
9476.
lewdly - adv. in a lewd and obscene manner
9477.
lewdness - noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
9478.
lewisia - noun genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers
9479.
lexicographer - noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
9480.
lexicographic - adj. of or relating to lexicography
9481.
lexicographical - adj. of or relating to lexicography
9482.
lexicologist - noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
9483.
lexicology - noun the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
9484.
ley - noun a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
9485.
li - noun Chinese distance measure; approximately 5 kilometers; a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal
group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
9486.
liability - noun the quality of being something that holds you back; the state of being legally obliged and responsible; an
obligation to pay money to another party
9487.
liana - noun a woody climbing usually tropical plant
9488.
liatris - noun genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots
9489.
libber - noun a supporter of feminism
9490.
libby - noun United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)
9491.
libeler - noun one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
9492.
liberalism - noun an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard; a
political orientation that favors progress and reform
9493.
liberalist - noun a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
9494.
liberalistic - adj. having or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual;
favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority
9495.
liberality - noun the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament; an inclination to favor progress and individual
freedom
9496.
liberalization - noun the act of making less strict
9497.
liberalize - verb make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules; become more liberal
9498.
liberally - adv. in a generous manner; freely in a nonliteral manner
9499.
liberalness - noun the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament; an inclination to favor progress and individual
freedom
9500.
liberation - noun the act of liberating someone or something; the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; the termination
of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
9501.
liberator - noun someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
9502.
liberian - adj. of or relating to Liberia or its people; noun a native or inhabitant of Liberia
9503.
libertarianism - noun an ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech
9504.
libidinal - adj. belonging to the libido
9505.
libocedrus - noun cypresses that resemble cedars
9506.
libra - noun the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22; a small faint
zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius; (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is
in Libra
9507.
librarianship - noun the position of librarian
9508.
libration - noun (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite
9509.
libyan - adj. of or relating to Libya or its people; noun a native or inhabitant of Libya
9510.
license - noun the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization; a legal document giving official permission to do
something; freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech);
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; verb authorize officially
9511.
licensed - adj. given official approval to act
9512.
licenser - noun a official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses
publications)
9513.
licentiate - noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
9514.
licentiously - adv. in a licentious and promiscuous manner
9515.
licentiousness - noun the quality of being lewd and lascivious; dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
9516.
lichenes - noun comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group
more or less coordinate with algae and fungi
9517.
lichi - noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
9518.
licit - adj. sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with
law
9519.
licitly - adv. in a manner acceptable to common custom
9520.
licitness - noun the quality of strictly conforming to law
9521.
licking - noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows; an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or
contest
9522.
lidded - adj. having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination; having a lid
9523.
lidless - adj. without having the eyes closed or covered by the eyelids; not having or covered with a lid or lids; having no
lid
9524.
lido - noun a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
9525.
liebfraumilch - noun a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)
9526.
lief - adv. in a willing manner
9527.
liege - adj. owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; noun city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in
Belgium; a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service; a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a
feudal lord
9528.
liegeman - noun a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
9529.
lienal - adj. of or relating to the spleen
9530.
lieutenancy - noun the position of a lieutenant
9531.
lifeless - adj. deprived of life; no longer living; not having the capacity to support life; destitute or having been emptied of
life or living beings; lacking animation or excitement or activity
9532.
lifelessly - adv. in a lifeless manner; without animation or vitality; as if dead
9533.
lifelessness - noun not having life; a state of no motion or movement
9534.
lifeline - noun line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning; line that
raises or lowers a deep-sea diver; support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an
essential connection); a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
9535.
lifer - noun a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
9536.
lifesaver - noun a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material; an attendant employed at a beach or pool to
protect swimmers from accidents
9537.
lifesaving - noun saving the lives of drowning persons
9538.
lifework - noun the principal work of your career
9539.
lifter - noun a thief who steals goods that are in a store; an athlete who lifts barbells
9540.
liftman - noun a man employed to operate an elevator
9541.
ligate - verb bind with a bandage or ligature; bind chemically; join letters in a ligature when writing
9542.
ligation - noun (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
9543.
lightening - noun descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have
dropped; changing to a lighter color
9544.
lighter - noun a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads
(especially on canals); a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire; verb transport in a flatbottom boat
9545.
lighterage - noun the transportation of goods on a lighter; the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters
9546.
lighterman - noun someone who operates a barge
9547.
lightheaded - adj. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; weak and likely to lose consciousness
9548.
lightheadedness - noun a frivolous lack of prudence; a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
9549.
lightheartedness - noun the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
9550.
lighting - noun the craft of providing artificial light; apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film;
the act of setting something on fire; having abundant light or illumination
9551.
lightless - adj. without illumination; giving no light
9552.
lightlessness - noun total absence of light
9553.
lightly - adv. with indifference or without dejection; indulging with temperance; to a slight degree; with little weight or
force; with few burdens; without good reason; in a small quantity or extent
9554.
lightness - noun having a light color; the property of being comparatively small in weight; the trait of being lighthearted
and frivolous; the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; the gracefulness of a person or animal
that is quick and nimble; a feeling of joy and pride
9555.
lightship - noun a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
9556.
lightsome - adj. carefree and happy and lighthearted; moving easily and quickly; nimble
9557.
lightsomely - adv. moving with quick light steps; in a light-hearted manner
9558.
lightsomeness - noun the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous; the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and
nimble; the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
9559.
lightwood - noun tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
9560.
ligne - noun a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons
9561.
ligneous - adj. consisting of or containing lignin or xylem
9562.
lignify - verb convert into wood or cause to become woody
9563.
lignin - noun a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to
harden and strengthen cell walls of plants
9564.
ligularia - noun genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants
9565.
ligule - noun (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap
9566.
ligustrum - noun genus of Old World shrubs: privet
9567.
likable - adj. easy to like; agreeable; (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
9568.
likelihood - noun the probability of a specified outcome
9569.
likeliness - noun the probability of a specified outcome
9570.
likely - adj. within the realm of credibility; has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; likely but not certain
to be or become true or real; expected to become or be; in prospect; adv. with considerable certainty; without much doubt
9571.
likeness - noun picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing; similarity in appearance or character or nature
between persons or things
9572.
liking - noun a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
9573.
liliaceae - noun includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae;
Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae;
Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
9574.
liliaceous - adj. of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Liliaceae
9575.
liliales - noun an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae
9576.
lilith - noun in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children
9577.
lilium - noun type genus of Liliaceae
9578.
lilliput - noun a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people
9579.
lilylike - adj. having a flower that resembles a lily
9580.
limacidae - noun slugs
9581.
limacine - adj. of or resembling a slug
9582.
limacoid - adj. of or resembling a slug
9583.
liman - noun a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river
9584.
limature. (n.) That which is filed off; filings. (n.) The act of filing.
9585.
limax - noun a genus of Limacidae
9586.
limbed - adj. having or as if having limbs, especially limbs of a specified kind (usually used in combination)
9587.
limber - adj. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely; (used of artifacts) easily bent; (used of e.g.
personality traits) readily adaptable; noun a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson; verb cause to
become limber; attach the limber
9588.
limbers - noun a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well
9589.
limbless - adj. having no limbs
9590.
limburger - noun a soft white cheese with a very strong pungent odor and flavor
9591.
limbus - noun a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure
9592.
limeade - noun sweetened beverage of lime juice and water
9593.
limekiln - noun a kiln used to reduce naturally occuring forms of calcium carbonate to lime
9594.
limen - noun the smallest detectable sensation
9595.
limewater - noun solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid
9596.
limey - noun a man of English descent
9597.
limicolae - noun term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
9598.
limited - adj. including only a part; not unlimited; having a specific function or scope; small in range or scope; not
excessive; mediocre; subject to limits or subjected to limits; noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes
only a few scheduled stops
9599.
limitedly - adv. in a limited manner
9600.
limiter - noun (electronics) an nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the
instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
9601.
limiting - adj. strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; restricting the scope or freedom of action; noun
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
9602.
limitless - adj. seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; having no limits in range or scope;
without limits in extent or size or quantity
9603.
limitlessness - noun the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
9604.
limn - verb make a portrait of; trace the shape of
9605.
limner - noun a painter or drawer of portraits
9606.
limnobium - noun American frogbit
9607.
limnological - adj. of or relating to limnology
9608.
limnologically - adv. with regard to or concerning limnology
9609.
limnologist - noun a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes
9610.
limnology - noun the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties
9611.
limonene - noun a liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils
9612.
limonite - noun a widely occurring iron oxide ore; a mixture of goethite and hematite and lepidocrocite
9613.
limonium - noun sea lavender
9614.
limosa - noun godwits
9615.
limper - noun someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait
9616.
limpidity - noun passing light without diffusion or distortion; free from obscurity and easy to understand; the
comprehensibility of clear expression
9617.
limpidly - adv. in a clear and lucid manner
9618.
limping - noun disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
9619.
limply - adv. without rigidity
9620.
limpness - noun a flabby softness
9621.
limulidae - noun horseshoe crabs
9622.
limulus - noun type genus of the family Limulidae
9623.
linaceae - noun a widely distributed family of plants
9624.
linage - noun a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted; the
number of lines in a piece of printed material
9625.
linalool - noun a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils
9626.
linanthus - noun a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States
9627.
linaria - noun genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon
9628.
linchpin - noun pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on; a central cohesive source of support and stability
9629.
lincolnian - adj. of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln
9630.
lindane - noun a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide
9631.
lindera - noun aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America
9632.
lineally - adv. by an unbroken line of descent
9633.
lineament - noun the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; a characteristic property
that defines the apparent individual nature of something
9634.
linearity - noun the property of having one dimension
9635.
linearize - verb make linear or get into a linear form
9636.
linearly - adv. in a linear manner
9637.
lineation - noun the act of marking or outlining with lines; the line that appears to bound an object
9638.
linecut - noun engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved; a print obtained from a line drawing
9639.
lined - adj. bordered by a line of things; having a lining or liner or a liner; often used in combination; (used especially of
skin) marked by lines or seams
9640.
liner - noun (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; a large commercial ship (especially one that carries
passengers on a regular schedule); a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
9641.
linesman - noun official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for
out of bounds or offside); a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
9642.
ling - noun American hakes; elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried; water
chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs; elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North
America having barbels around its mouth; common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown
widely in the northern hemisphere
9643.
lingberry - noun low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible
berries
9644.
lingenberry - noun low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red
edible berries
9645.
lingerer - noun someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
9646.
lingonberry - noun tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller; low evergreen shrub of high north
temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
9647.
lingually - adv. with respect to language
9648.
linguistic - adj. consisting of or related to language; of or relating to the scientific study of language
9649.
linguistically - adv. with respect to language; with respect to the science of linguistics
9650.
linguistics - noun the humanistic study of language and literature; the scientific study of language
9651.
lingulate - adj. shaped like a tongue
9652.
linin - noun an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were
thought to be suspended
9653.
lining - noun the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.); providing something with a surface of a
different material; a protective covering that protects an inside surface; a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a
garment
9654.
linkboy - noun (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
9655.
linked - adj. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
9656.
linkman - noun (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
9657.
links - noun a golf course that is built on sand ground near a shore
9658.
linkup - noun a fastener that serves to join or connect
9659.
linnaea - noun one species: twinflower
9660.
linnaean - adj. of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed
9661.
linnet - noun small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead; small finch originally of the western
United States and Mexico
9662.
lino - noun a floor covering
9663.
linstock - noun a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other
end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons
9664.
lintel - noun horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
9665.
lintwhite - noun small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
9666.
linum - noun a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves
9667.
lionet - noun a small or young lion
9668.
lionhearted - adj. extraordinarily courageous
9669.
lionize - verb assign great social importance to
9670.
liparidae - noun snailfishes
9671.
liparididae - noun snailfishes
9672.
liparis - noun type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes; an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually
fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes
9673.
lipase - noun an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that
can be absorbed into the bloodstream
9674.
lipectomy - noun plastic surgery involving the breakdown and suction of fatty tissue
9675.
lipemia - noun presence of excess lipids in the blood
9676.
lipide - noun an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component
of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
9677.
lipless - adj. without a lip or lips
9678.
liplike - adj. having lips or parts that resemble lips
9679.
lipogram - noun a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet
9680.
lipoid - noun an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component
of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
9681.
lipoidemia - noun presence of excess lipids in the blood
9682.
lipoma - noun a tumor consisting of fatty tissue
9683.
lipomatosis - noun pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body
9684.
lipoprotein - noun a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood
9685.
liposarcoma - noun sarcoma of fat cells
9686.
liposome - noun an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular
biology as a transducing vector
9687.
lipotropic - adj. having an affinity for lipids
9688.
lipotyphla - noun moles; hedgehogs; true shrews
9689.
lipped - adj. having a lip or lips
9690.
lipreading - noun perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips
9691.
liquefiable - adj. capable of being liquefied
9692.
liquescent - adj. becoming liquid
9693.
liquidambar - noun any tree of the genus Liquidambar; sweet gum; aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree
9694.
liquidation - noun termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities; the murder of a
competitor; the act of exterminating
9695.
liquidator - noun (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the
benefit of affected parties; a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human
being)
9696.
liquidity - noun being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability; the property of flowing easily; the state in
which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high
incompressibility
9697.
liquidize - verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; get rid of all one's merchandise
9698.
liquidizer - noun an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods
9699.
liquidness - noun the property of flowing easily; the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow
with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
9700.
lira - noun formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi; the basic unit of money in Turkey; the basic
unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
9701.
liriodendron - noun tulip trees
9702.
lisper - noun a speaker who lisps
9703.
lispingly - adv. with a lisp
9704.
lissom - adj. moving and bending with ease
9705.
lissome - adj. moving and bending with ease
9706.
lissomeness - noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
9707.
listed - adj. on a list; officially entered in a roll or list
9708.
listener - noun someone who listens attentively
9709.
listening - noun the act of hearing attentively
9710.
lister - noun moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow; assessor
who makes out the tax lists; English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
9711.
listera - noun genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem;
found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe
9712.
listeria - noun any species of the genus Listeria
9713.
listing - noun the act of making a list of items; a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
9714.
listless - adj. lacking zest or vivacity; marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
9715.
listlessly - adv. in a listless manner
9716.
listlessness - noun inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy; a feeling of lack of interest or energy
9717.
litas - noun the basic unit of money in Lithuania
9718.
litchi - noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried;
Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
9719.
lite - adj. having relatively few calories
9720.
liter - noun a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm
of mercury (or approximately 76 pints)
9721.
literalism - noun the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature; a disposition to interpret statements in their
literal sense
9722.
literalize - verb make literal
9723.
literally - adv. (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; in a literal sense
9724.
literalness - noun adhereing to the concrete construal of something
9725.
literati - noun the literary intelligentsia
9726.
literatim - adv. letter for letter
9727.
litheness - noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
9728.
lithesome - adj. moving and bending with ease
9729.
lithiasis - noun the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ
9730.
lithocarpus - noun tanbark oaks
9731.
lithodidae - noun deep-sea crabs of cold waters
9732.
lithoglyptics - noun the art of engraving on precious stones
9733.
lithographer - noun a printmaker who uses lithography
9734.
lithographic - adj. of or produced by or involved in lithography
9735.
lithomancy - noun divination by means of stones or stone talismans
9736.
lithophyte - noun plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere
9737.
lithophytic - adj. of or relating to lithophytes
9738.
lithospermum - noun annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia
9739.
lithotomy - noun surgical removal of a stone (calculus)
9740.
lithuanian - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Lithuania or its people or language; noun the official language of
Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European; a native or inhabitant of Lithuania
9741.
lithuresis - noun passing small stones with the urine
9742.
litigation - noun a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
9743.
litigator - noun (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
9744.
litigiousness - noun a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits
9745.
litotes - noun understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
9746.
litter - noun conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers; the offspring at one birth of a
multiparous mammal; rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places); material used to provide a bed for
animals; verb give birth to a litter of animals; make a place messy by strewing garbage around; strew
9747.
litterateur - noun a writer of literary works
9748.
litterer - noun a person who litters public places with refuse
9749.
littleness - noun lack of generosity in trifling matters; the property of having relatively little strength or vigor; the property
of having a relatively small size
9750.
liturgical - adj. of or relating to or in accord with liturgy
9751.
liturgics - noun the study of liturgies
9752.
liturgiology - noun the study of liturgies
9753.
liturgist - noun an authority on liturgies
9754.
livable - adj. fit or suitable to live in or with
9755.
liveborn - adj. (of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn
9756.
livedo - noun skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin
9757.
livelihood - noun the financial means whereby one lives
9758.
liveliness - noun general activity and motion; animation and energy in action or expression
9759.
livelong - adj. (of time) constituting the full extent or duration; noun perennial northern temperate plant with toothed
leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
9760.
lively - adj. characterized by energetic activity; filled with events or activity; full of life and energy; full of zest or vigor;
full of spirit; elastic; rebounds readily; quick and energetic
9761.
liveness - noun the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life
9762.
liver - adj. having a reddish-brown color; noun large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper
right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes
substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down wornout erythrocytes; liver of an animal used as meat; someone who lives in a place; a person who has a special life style
9763.
liveried - adj. wearing livery
9764.
liverish - adj. irritable as if suffering from indigestion; suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
9765.
liverleaf - noun any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early
spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
9766.
liverwurst - noun sausage containing ground liver
9767.
liveryman - noun a worker in a livery stable
9768.
lividity - noun a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored; unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or
sickness or emotional distress)
9769.
lividly - adv. in a livid manner
9770.
lividness - noun unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
9771.
living - adj. (informal) absolute; (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried; still in
active use; true to life; lifelike; pertaining to living persons; dwelling or inhabiting; often used in combination; still in existence;
noun people who are still living; the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; the financial means
whereby one lives; the condition of living or the state of being alive
9772.
livistona - noun fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia
9773.
livonian - noun the Finnic language spoken by the people of Livonia in Estonia and Latvia; a member of the Livonianspeaking people of Latvia
9774.
llama - noun wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
9775.
llano - noun an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
9776.
loach - noun slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
9777.
loaded - adj. (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence;
(of weapons) charged with ammunition; very drunk; filled with a great quantity; having an abundant supply of money or
possessions of value
9778.
loader - noun an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game; a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
9779.
loading - noun the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; the ratio of the gross
weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift; goods carried by a large vehicle; weight to be borne or conveyed; a
quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
9780.
loadstone - noun a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as
to be attracted magnetically
9781.
loafer - noun a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel; person who does no
work
9782.
loafing - noun having no employment
9783.
loamless - adj. having no loam
9784.
loaner - noun a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair; someone who lends money or gives credit in
business matters
9785.
loanword - noun a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English
9786.
loasa - noun any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or
yellow or reddish-orange flowers
9787.
loasaceae - noun family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia
9788.
loather - noun one who hates or loathes
9789.
loathing - noun hate coupled with disgust
9790.
loathly - adj. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
9791.
loathsomeness - noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
9792.
lobata - noun ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral
lobes and four pointed processes
9793.
lobate - adj. having or resembling a lobe or lobes; having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate
from each other
9794.
lobated - adj. having or resembling a lobe or lobes
9795.
lobbyism - noun the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist
9796.
lobbyist - noun someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor
9797.
lobectomy - noun surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)
9798.
lobed - adj. having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other
9799.
lobelia - noun any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia
9800.
lobeliaceae - noun not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in
family Campanulaceae
9801.
lobeliaceous - adj. belonging to the family Lobeliaceae
9802.
lobularia - noun sweet alyssum
9803.
lobworm - noun marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
9804.
localism - noun a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality; a partiality for some particular place
9805.
locality - noun a surrounding or nearby region
9806.
localization - noun a determination of the place where something is; (physiology) the principle that specific functions
have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
9807.
localize - verb restrict something to a particular area; concentrate on a particular place or spot; locate; identify the location
or place of
9808.
locally - adv. by a particular locality; to a restricted area of the body
9809.
location - noun a point or extent in space; a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made;
a determination of the place where something is; the act of putting something in a certain place
9810.
locative - noun the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
9811.
locator - noun a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
9812.
loch - noun Scottish word for a lake; a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
9813.
lochia - noun substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in
amount during the weeks following childbirth
9814.
lockage - noun passage through a lock in a canal or waterway; a system of locks in a canal or waterway; a fee charged for
passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
9815.
lockbox - noun a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
9816.
locked - adj. firmly fastened or secured against opening
9817.
locker - noun a fastener that locks or closes; a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock; a trunk
for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)
9818.
locket - noun a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
9819.
locking - noun the act of locking something up to protect it
9820.
lockjaw - noun an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds;
spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages
9821.
lockman - noun a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
9822.
loco - adj. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
9823.
locoism - noun a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination
and trembling and partial paralysis
9824.
locule - noun a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
9825.
loculus - noun a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
9826.
locum - noun someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
9827.
locusta - noun a genus of Acrididae
9828.
locustidae - noun short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
9829.
lode - noun a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
9830.
lodestar - noun something that serves as a model or guide; guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in
navigation of astronomy
9831.
lodger - noun a tenant in someone's house
9832.
lodging - noun the act of lodging; structures collectively in which people are housed; the state or quality of being lodged
or fixed even temporarily
9833.
lodgings - noun temporary living quarters
9834.
lodgment - noun the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; bringing a charge or accusation against
someone
9835.
loftily - adv. in a lofty manner
9836.
loftiness - noun impressiveness in scale or proportion; the condition of being high or lofty
9837.
loganberry - noun large red variety of the dewberry; red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California
9838.
logania - noun type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers
9839.
loganiaceae - noun a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
9840.
logarithmically - adv. in a logarithmic manner
9841.
logbook - noun a book in which the log is written
9842.
logger - noun a person who fells trees
9843.
loggerheaded - adj. used informally
9844.
loggia - noun a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper
level
9845.
logical - adj. capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; marked by an orderly, logical, and
aesthetically consistent relation of parts; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; based on
known statements or events or conditions
9846.
logicality - noun correct and valid reasoning
9847.
logically - adv. in a logical manner; according to logical reasoning
9848.
logicalness - noun correct and valid reasoning
9849.
logicism - noun (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic
9850.
logion - noun a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels
9851.
logistical - adj. of or relating to logistics
9852.
logistician - noun a person skilled at symbolic logic
9853.
logistics - noun handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed
9854.
logogram - noun a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation
9855.
logogrammatic - adj. of or relating to logograms or logographs
9856.
logograph - noun a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation
9857.
logographic - adj. of or relating to logograms or logographs
9858.
logomach - noun someone given to disputes over words
9859.
logomachist - noun someone given to disputes over words
9860.
logomachy - noun argument about words or the meaning of words
9861.
logomania - noun pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking
9862.
logorrhea - noun pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking
9863.
logos - noun the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
9864.
logotype - noun a company emblem or device
9865.
logroll - verb work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes
9866.
logrolling - noun act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to
gain passage of certain projects; rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
9867.
logwood - noun spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of
small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye; very hard
brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye
9868.
logy - adj. stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
9869.
lohan - noun a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana
9870.
loir - noun large European dormouse
9871.
loiseleuria - noun one species: alpine azalea
9872.
loiterer - noun someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
9873.
loligo - noun somewhat flattened cylindrical squid
9874.
lolium - noun darnel; ryegrass
9875.
lollop - verb walk clumsily and with a bounce
9876.
lolo - noun a Loloish language
9877.
loment - noun pods constricted between seeds and breaking apart when ripe into one-seed segments
9878.
lonchocarpus - noun genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers
9879.
londoner - noun a native or resident of London
9880.
loneliness - noun the state of being alone in solitary isolation; a disposition toward being alone; sadness resulting from
being forsaken or abandoned
9881.
lonely - adj. remote or secluded; marked by dejection from being alone; characterized by or preferring solitude; lacking
companions or companionship
9882.
lonesomeness - noun a disposition toward being alone
9883.
longan - noun tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts;
sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
9884.
longanimity - noun good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
9885.
longanimous - adj. showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express
resentment
9886.
longbeard - noun a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th
century)
9887.
longboat - noun the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
9888.
longbow - noun a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
9889.
longer - adv. for more time; noun a person with a strong desire for something
9890.
longicorn - noun long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
9891.
longing - noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
9892.
longingly - adv. in a yearning manner
9893.
longitudinally - adv. with respect to longitude; across time; in the direction of the length
9894.
longlegs - noun long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
9895.
longness - noun duration as an extension; the property of being of long spatial extent
9896.
longshoreman - noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
9897.
longueur - noun a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
9898.
longways - adv. in the direction of the length; noun country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each
other
9899.
longwise - adv. in the direction of the length
9900.
longwool - noun a domestic long-wool sheep
9901.
lonicera - noun woodbine
9902.
lontar - noun tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm
wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
9903.
loo - noun a toilet in England
9904.
loofah - noun the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit; the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa;
used as a washing sponge or strainer
9905.
looker - noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman; a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as
an exhibition of some kind)
9906.
looking - adj. appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; noun the act of searching visually; the act of
directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
9907.
looney - noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
9908.
loony - adj. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
9909.
looper - noun small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the
family Geometridae
9910.
looping - noun (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified
result is obtained
9911.
loopy - adj. consisting of or covered with or having loops; informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
9912.
loosely - adv. knitted in a loose manner; in a relaxed manner; not rigid; in a loose manner; without regard to specific
details or exceptions
9913.
looseness - noun movement or space for movement; the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or
other restraints; a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice; freedom from restraint; dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure;
frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
9914.
looter - noun someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
9915.
lophiidae - noun large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers
9916.
lophophora - noun two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded
stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal
9917.
lophophorus - noun monals
9918.
lopper - noun a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small
trees
9919.
lopsidedly - adv. in a crooked lopsided manner
9920.
lopsidedness - noun an oblique or slanting asymmetry
9921.
loquaciously - adv. in a chatty loquacious manner
9922.
loquaciousness - noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
9923.
loranthaceae - noun in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees
of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
9924.
loranthus - noun type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species
9925.
lordless - adj. having no lord or master
9926.
lordliness - noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors; formality in bearing and appearance
9927.
lordly - adj. of or befitting a lord; having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
9928.
lordolatry - noun the worship of a lord because of his rank or title
9929.
lordotic - adj. having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
9930.
lordship - noun the authority of a lord; a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a
judge
9931.
lorgnette - noun eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle
9932.
lorica - noun a hard protective sheath as secreted by certain protoctists e.g.
9933.
loricata - noun former name for the order Crocodylia
9934.
lorikeet - noun any of various small lories
9935.
lorry - noun a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides; a large low horse-drawn wagon without
sides
9936.
lory - noun small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
9937.
loser - noun a gambler who loses a bet; a contestant who loses the contest; a person with a record of failing; someone who
loses consistently
9938.
lossless - adj. characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy
9939.
lota - noun burbot; a globular water bottle used in Asia
9940.
lotic - adj. of or relating to or living in actively moving water
9941.
lots - noun a large number or amount
9942.
lotto - noun a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their
cards
9943.
louden - verb cause to become loud; become louder
9944.
loudly - adv. with relatively high volume; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly; in manner that
attracts attention
9945.
loudness - noun tasteless showiness; the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
9946.
lough - noun Irish word for a lake; a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
9947.
louisianian - noun a native or resident of Louisiana
9948.
lounger - noun an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear; an armchair whose back can be lowered and
foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it; someone who wastes time
9949.
loupe - noun small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
9950.
lour - verb look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval; make lower or quieter; set lower
9951.
lousiness - noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus)
resulting in severe itching
9952.
lout - noun an awkward stupid person
9953.
loutish - adj. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
9954.
louvar - noun large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on
plankton
9955.
louvered - adj. supplied with louvers for ventilation
9956.
lovable - adj. having characteristics that attract love or affection
9957.
lovage - noun stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers; herb native
to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds
9958.
loveless - adj. receiving no love; without love
9959.
loveliness - noun the quality of being good looking and attractive
9960.
lovely - adj. appealing to the emotions as well as the eye; lovable especially in a childlike or naive way; noun a very pretty
girl who works as a photographer's model
9961.
lover - noun a person who loves or is loved; a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage; an ardent
follower and admirer
9962.
loverly - adj. like or in the manner of a lover
9963.
lovesick - adj. languishing because of love
9964.
lovesickness - noun a pining for a loved one
9965.
lovesome - adj. having or displaying warmth or affection
9966.
loving - adj. feeling or showing love and affection
9967.
lovingly - adv. with fondness; with love
9968.
lovingness - noun a loving feeling; a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
9969.
lowan - noun Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
9970.
lowborn - adj. of humble birth or origins
9971.
lowbred - adj. (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
9972.
lowbrow - adj. characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; noun a person who is
uninterested in intellectual pursuits
9973.
lowercase - adj. relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; noun
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
9974.
lowerclassman - noun an undergraduate who is not yet a senior
9975.
lowering - adj. darkened by clouds; noun the act of causing something to move to a lower level; the act of causing to
become less
9976.
loweringly - adv. in a menacing or scowling way
9977.
lowermost - adj. farthest down
9978.
lowlander - noun a native of the Lowlands of Scotland
9979.
lowliness - noun a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation; the state of being humble and
unimportant
9980.
lowly - adj. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); inferior in rank or status; used of unskilled work
(especially domestic work); low or inferior in station or quality
9981.
lowness - noun a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.); the condition of being low;
lacking height; a feeling of low spirits; a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
9982.
lox - noun brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked; a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing
gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
9983.
loxia - noun crossbill
9984.
loxodonta - noun a genus of Elephantidae
9985.
loxodrome - noun a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that
maintains a constant compass direction
9986.
loyalist - noun a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
9987.
loyally - adv. with loyalty; in a loyal manner
9988.
lu - noun a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium
9989.
luba - noun a Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo; a member of a Bantu people in southeastern Congo
9990.
lubber - noun an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage; an awkward stupid person
9991.
lubberly - adj. inexperienced in seamanship; clumsy and unskilled
9992.
lube - noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery; verb apply a lubricant to
9993.
lubrication - noun an application of a lubricant to something; the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by
the application of a lubricant
9994.
lubricator - noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
9995.
lucania - noun a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot')
9996.
lucanidae - noun stag beetles
9997.
luce - noun United States playwright and public official (1902-1987); United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
9998.
lucent - adj. softly bright or radiant
9999.
lucidity - noun a lucid state of mind; not confused; free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of
clear expression
10000.
lucidly - adv. in a clear and lucid manner
10001.
lucidness - noun free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
10002.
luciferin - noun pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation
10003.
lucifugal - adj. light-avoiding
10004.
lucifugous - adj. light-avoiding
10005.
lucilia - noun greenbottle flies
10006.
lucite - noun a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin
10007.
luckily - adv. by good fortune
10008.
luckiness - noun an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
10009.
luckless - adj. having or bringing misfortune
10010.
lucknow - noun the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857); a
city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents
10011.
lucrativeness - noun the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
10012.
lucubrate - verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in
writing
10013.
lucubration - noun laborious cogitation; a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
10014.
luculent - adj. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
10015.
lucullan - adj. characterized by extravagance and profusion
10016.
luddite - noun one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would
cause unemployment; any opponent of technological progress
10017.
ludian - noun a Baltic-Finnic language
10018.
ludicrously - adv. so as to arouse or deserve laughter
10019.
ludo - noun a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice
10020.
luff - noun the act of sailing close to the wind; (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast;
verb flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; sail close to the wind
10021.
luffa - noun any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown
commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge; the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of
the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
10022.
luganda - noun the Bantu language of the Buganda people; spoken in Uganda
10023.
lugger - noun small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
10024.
lugsail - noun a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
10025.
lugubrious - adj. excessively mournful
10026.
lugubriously - adv. in a sorrowful lugubrious manner
10027.
lugubriousness - noun the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
10028.
lugworm - noun marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
10029.
lukewarmly - adv. in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner
10030.
lukewarmness - noun a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin; lack of passion, force or animation
10031.
lumbago - noun backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or
vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
10032.
lumbering - adj. slow and laborious because of weight; noun the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
10033.
lumberjack - noun a short warm outer jacket; a person who fells trees
10034.
lumberyard - noun a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
10035.
lumbosacral - adj. of or relating to or near the small of the back and the back part of the pelvis between the hips
10036.
luminal - noun a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative
10037.
luminesce - verb be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
10038.
luminescence - noun light from nonthermal sources; light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures
10039.
luminism - noun an artistic movement in the United States that was derived from the Hudson River school; active from
1850 to 1870; painted realistic landscapes in a style that pictured atmospheric light and the use of aerial perspective
10040.
luminousness - noun the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
10041.
lumper - noun a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics; a laborer
who loads and unloads vessels in a port
10042.
lumpfish - noun clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for
caviar
10043.
lumpsucker - noun any of several very small lumpfishes
10044.
luna - noun (Roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
10045.
lunaria - noun small genus of European herbs: honesty
10046.
lunation - noun the period between successive new moons (531 days)
10047.
luncher - noun someone who is eating lunch
10048.
lunda - noun puffins
10049.
lunette - noun oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault; temporary fortification like a detached bastion
10050.
lunger - noun someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing); a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
10051.
lungfish - noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined
mud coverings in which to survive drought
10052.
lungi - noun a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in
India and Pakistan and Burma
10053.
lunisolar - adj. relating to or attributed to the moon and the sun or their mutual relations
10054.
lunkhead - noun these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
10055.
lunt - noun United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)
10056.
lunula - noun a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age; the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human
fingernail
10057.
lunule - noun the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
10058.
luo - noun a Nilotic language
10059.
lupinus - noun herbs or shrubs: lupin
10060.
lupus - noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus; any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
10061.
lurcher - noun someone waiting in concealment
10062.
luridly - adv. in a lurid manner
10063.
luridness - noun the quality of being ghastly; unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional
distress); the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
10064.
lurker - noun someone waiting in concealment
10065.
lusatian - noun a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany
10066.
luscinia - noun nightingales
10067.
lusciously - adv. so as to produce a delightful taste
10068.
lusciousness - noun extreme appetizingness
10069.
lushness - noun the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
10070.
lusitania - noun ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal
and parts of Spain
10071.
lusitanian - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the region of Lusitania or its people or language; of or relating to or
characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal
10072.
luster - noun a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain; a quality that outshines the usual; the visual property of
something that shines with reflected light
10073.
lusterless - adj. lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
10074.
lusterware - noun pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze
10075.
lustfully - adv. in a lustful manner
10076.
lustfulness - noun a strong sexual desire
10077.
lustily - adv. in a healthy manner
10078.
lustiness - noun the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
10079.
lustrate - verb purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of
former officials
10080.
lustreless - adj. lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
10081.
lustrum - noun a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census; a period of five
years
10082.
luteal - adj. of or relating to the corpus luteum
10083.
lutecium - noun a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium
10084.
lutein - noun yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
10085.
lutfisk - noun dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency
10086.
lutheranism - noun teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone
10087.
luthier - noun a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)
10088.
luting - noun a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
10089.
lutist - noun a musician who plays the lute
10090.
lutjanidae - noun snappers
10091.
lutjanus - noun type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers
10092.
lutra - noun in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae
10093.
lutrinae - noun subdivision not used in some classifications: otters
10094.
luvaridae - noun louvars
10095.
luvian - noun an Anatolian language
10096.
luwian - noun an Anatolian language
10097.
luxate - verb move out of position
10098.
luxation - noun displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ
10099.
luxemburger - adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the grand duchy of Luxemburg or its people; of or relating to the
capital city of Luxemburg; noun a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg
10100.
luxuriance - noun the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
10101.
luxuriantly - adv. in an elegantly luxuriant way; in an abundant and luxuriant manner
10102.
luxuriation - noun an activity that affords excessive pleasure and enjoyment
10103.
luxuriously - adv. in an indulgently luxurious manner; in a rich manner
10104.
luxuriousness - noun wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
10105.
lycaena - noun type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or
green or copper
10106.
lycaenid - noun any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
10107.
lycaenidae - noun family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs
10108.
lycanthrope - noun a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf
10109.
lycanthropy - noun (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
10110.
lyceum - noun a public hall for lectures and concerts; a school for students intermediate between elementary school and
college; usually grades 9 to 12
10111.
lychnis - noun mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
10112.
lycian - noun an Anatolian language
10113.
lycium - noun deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions
10114.
lycopene - noun carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer
10115.
lycoperdaceae - noun a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs
10116.
lycoperdales - noun small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs
and earthstars
10117.
lycoperdon - noun genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium
10118.
lycopersicon - noun tomatoes
10119.
lycopod - noun primitive evergreen mosslike plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
10120.
lycopodiaceae - noun a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales
10121.
lycopodiales - noun lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the
Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae
10122.
lycopsida - noun club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct
Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta
10123.
lycopus - noun small genus of herbs of the mint family
10124.
lycosa - noun type genus of the family Lycosidae
10125.
lycosidae - noun wolf spiders
10126.
lydian - noun an Anatolian language
10127.
lygaeid - noun a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees
10128.
lygaeidae - noun lygaeid bugs
10129.
lygodium - noun chiefly tropical climbing ferns
10130.
lymantria - noun type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')
10131.
lymantriid - noun dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many
deciduous trees
10132.
lymantriidae - noun tussock moths
10133.
lymphadenitis - noun inflammation of lymph nodes
10134.
lymphadenoma - noun an abnormally enlarged lymph node
10135.
lymphadenopathy - noun chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease)
10136.
lymphangiectasis - noun dilatation of a lymph vessel
10137.
lymphangioma - noun benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels
10138.
lymphangitis - noun inflammation of a lymph vessel
10139.
lymphatic - adj. of or relating to or produced by lymph
10140.
lymphedema - noun swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues
10141.
lymphoblast - noun an immature lymphocyte
10142.
lymphocytic - adj. of or relating to lymphocytes
10143.
lymphocytosis - noun an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood
10144.
lymphogranuloma - noun swelling of a lymph node
10145.
lymphoid - adj. resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues
10146.
lymphopenia - noun an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood
10147.
lymphopoiesis - noun the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen
10148.
lymphuria - noun the presence of lymph in the urine
10149.
lyonnais - noun a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes
10150.
lyonnaise - adj. cooked with onions
10151.
lyophilization - noun a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their
physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
10152.
lyophilize - verb to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum
10153.
lyrate - adj. of a leaf shape; having curvature suggestive of a lyre
10154.
lyre - noun a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
10155.
lyrebird - noun Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
10156.
lyreflower - noun garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
10157.
lyrical - adj. suitable for or suggestive of singing; expressing deep personal emotion
10158.
lyrically - adv. in a lyrical manner
10159.
lyricist - noun a person who writes the words for songs
10160.
lyrist - noun a person who writes the words for songs
10161.
lyrurus - noun black grouse
10162.
lysander - noun Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC)
10163.
lysiloma - noun small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods
10164.
lysimachia - noun loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers;
inclined to be invasive
10165.
lysimachus - noun Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at
the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC)
10166.
lysin - noun any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis
10167.
lysis - noun (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria; recuperation in which the
symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
10168.
lysogenic - adj. capable of producing or undergoing lysis; of or relating to lysogeny
10169.
lysozyme - noun an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
10170.
lyssa - noun an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a
rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
10171.
lythraceae - noun herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
lythrum - noun loosestrife