Dictionary Of The English Language

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A Dictionary of the English Language

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• Abbreviations: (adj.) adjective, (adv.) adverb, (comp.) comparative, (conj.) conjunction, (def.art.) definite article, (indef.art.) indefinite article, (interj.) interjection, (n.) noun, (p.adj.) participial adjective, (p.p.) past participle, (p.pr.) present participle, (p.t.) past tense, (pl.) plural, (prep.) preposition, (pron.) pronoun, (sing.) singular, (superl.) superlative, (v.i.) verb intransitive, (v.t.) verb transitive.
• Pronunciations: āte, ärm, at, awl; mē, mẽrge, met; mīte, mit; nōte, nôrth, not; bōōn, book; hūe, hut.
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A(ā) (indef.art.) one; any one of the kind or class.
Aback(a-bak´) (adv.) backward; pressed back against the mast; said of sails; by surprise.
Abacus(ab´a-kus) (n.) a contrivance of beads or balls strung upon rods or wires, used for arithmetical computation.
Abaft(a-baft´) (adv. & prep.) at, towards, or in the direction of the stern of a ship; astern.
Abandon(a-ban´dun) (v.t.) to give up; desert or forsake utterly; give up all claim to; yield one's self: (n.) unrestraint; freedom of manner.
Abandoned(a-ban´dund) (adj.) given up entirely; shamelessly profligate.
Abandonment(a-ban´dun-ment) (n.) the act of abandoning; the state of being abandoned; freedom from restraint.
Abase(a-bās´) (v.t.) to humble or degrade; debase morally; dishonor.
Abasement(a-bās´ment) (n.) the act of abasing or humiliating.
Abash(a-bash´) (v.t.) to put to confusion; confound or make ashamed by consciousness of guilt or error.
Abate(a-bāt´) (v.t.) to lessen; suppress: (v.i.) to decrease; moderate.
Abatement(a-bāt´ment) (n.) the act of abating; the state of being abated; diminution; the amount by which a sum or quantity is reduced.
Abattoir(a-bat-twär´) (n.) a public slaughter-house.
Abbe(a-bā´) (n.) an ecclesiastic devoted to literature.
Abbess(ab´es) (n.) the lady-superior of a convent or nunnery.
Abbey(āb´i) (n.) an establishment for religious devotees of either sex, renounced to celibacy and seclusion from the world.
Abbot(ab´ut) (n.) the male superior or head of an abbey.
Abbreviate(ab-brē´vi-āt) (v.t.) to shorten, as by contraction of a word, or the omission of words in a sentence; reduce the quantity to its lowest terms.
Abbreviation(ab-brē-vi-ā´shun) (n.) the act of shortening or abbreviating; the state of being abbreviated; the word, phrase, or title so contracted, as M.D. for Doctor of Medicine.
Abdicate(ab´di-kāt) (v.t.) renounce, give up, or withdraw from; to relinquish the crown in favor of a successor.
Abdication(ab-di-kā´shun) (n.) the act of relinquishment or resignation, as when the member of a royal family abdicates either high station or the right to inherit such station.
Abdomen(ab-dō´men) (n.) the belly; the cavity containing the digestive and other organs; the posterior segment or third division of the body of an insect.
Abdominal(ab-dom´i-nal) (adj.) pertaining to the abdomen.
Abduct(ab-dukt´) (v.t.) to carry off by stealth or force; kidnap.
Abduction(ab-duk´shun) (n.) the act of abducting or kidnapping.
Abductor(ab-duk´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, abducts; a muscle moving certain parts from the axis of a limb.
Abeam(a-bēm´) (adv.) at right angles to the keel of a ship.
Abed(a-bed´) (adv.) in bed; to bed.
Aberration(ab-ẽr-rā´shun) (n.) the act of departing from the usual path, type, or standard; mental derangement.
Abet(a-bet´) (v.t.) to encourage; to aid or assist in the performance of an act, usually of a criminal nature; to incite, or instigate.
Abettor(a-bet´ẽr) (n.) one who aids or abets in the commission of a crime; one who protects a criminal or assists him to escape from justice.
Abeyance(a-bā´ans) (n.) held or kept back; held over; a state of suspension.
Abhor(ab-hôr´) (v.t.) to hate, loathe, execrate, abominate; be strongly averse to.
Abhorrence(ab-hôr´rens) (n.) detestation; extreme hatred; that which excites a feeling of strong repugnance.
Abhorrent(ab-hôr´rent) (adj.) detestable, hateful, repulsive.
Abide(a-bīd´) (v.t.) to await, endure, withstand, tolerate: (v.i.) to dwell, reside, continue, stand firm.
Abiding(a-bī´ding) (p.adj.) remaining; staying; steadfast, in faith or in purpose.
Ability(a-bil´i-ti) (n.) power to perform; skill to achieve; capability for carrying out; capacity to devise; receive, retain, or make use of; physical or moral strength; talents or gifts, in a special or general degree; wealth; means.
Abject(ab´jekt) (adj.) worthless; mean; low; despicable; in a sunken or degraded condition.
Abjection(ab-jek´shun) (n.) the act of being cast down; cast away; degradation.
Abjuration(ab-jū-rā´shun) (n.) an oath of renunciation, as of allegiance; the act of renouncing.
Abjure(ab-jūr´) (v.t.) to renounce upon oath; forswear allegiance to; repudiate or recant.
Ablation(ab-lā´shun) (n.) the act of removal or carrying away.
Ablative(ab´la-tiv) (n.) the sixth case in Latin nouns, expressing chiefly separation and instrumentality and sometimes place.
Ablaze(a-blāz´) (adv. or adj.) on fire; well alight; in a blaze; eager; inflamed with desire; resplendent.
Able(ā´bl) (adj.) possessed of power, means, or ability; qualified, competent; bodily or mentally strong; legally authorized or entitled.
Abloom(a-blōōm´) (adv. & adj.) in bloom.
Ablution(ab-lū´shun) (n.) a washing or cleansing of the body by water; moral purification.
Abnegate(ab´nē-gāt) (v.t.) to refuse or deny to one's self.
Abnormal(ab-nôr´mal) (adj.) irregular; deformed; unnatural; departure from a type, standard, or rule; exceptional; out of the common.
Abnormality(ab-nôr-mal´i-ti) (n.) the state or condition of being abnormal or irregular; difference or departure from a regular type or rule.
Abnormally(ab-nôr´ma-li) (adv.) in an abnormal manner.
Aboard(a-bōrd´) (adv.) on or within a vessel: (prep.) into a ship.
Abode(a-bōd´) (n.) a place of continued residence; a dwelling; a habitation; residence generally.
Abolish(a-bol´ish) (v.t.) to efface; do away with; put an end to.
Abolition(ab-ō-lish´un) (n.) the act of abolishing; the state of being abolished; the annulment or abrogation of decrees, rites, customs, etc.
Abolitionism(ab-ō-lish´un-izm) (n.) the doctrine or principles of those advocating the abolition of certain laws or customs, as the traffic in drink, slaves, etc.
Abolitionist(ab-ō-lish´un-ist) (n.) one who is in favor of the repeal or abolition of some existing law or custom, as the slave trade or drink traffic.
Abominable(a-bom´i-na-bl) (adj.) hateful; odious; offensive; unclean.
Abominate(a-bom´i-nāt) (v.t.) to abhor; regard with feelings of disgust or hatred.
Abomination(a-bom-i-nā´shun) (n.) excessive hatred; the act of abominating; the thing abominated; defilement; pollution.
Aboriginal(ab-ō-rij´i-nal) (adj.) original; primitive; existing from the beginning: (n.) the species of animals or plants presumed to have originated within a given area.
Aborigines(ab-ō-rij´i-nēz) (n. pl.) the first or primitive inhabitants of a country; the native or indigenous animals or plants of any geographical area.
Abort(a-bôrt´) (v.i.) to miscarry in birth; to remain undeveloped.
Aborted(a-bôr´ted) (p.adj.) prematurely born; checked or arrested in development; functionally imperfect.
Abortion(a-bôr´shun) (n.) untimely birth; miscarriage; that which falls short of maturity by arrest of development.
Abortionist(a-bôr´shun-ist) (n.) one who is guilty of the crime of procuring a criminal abortion, or who induces abortion.
Abortive(a-bôr´tiv) (adj.) born imperfect; arrested in development; without issue or result.
Abound(a-bound´) (v.i.) to have or plenty or abundance; to exist in great numbers or quantity.
About(a-bout´) (adv.) around; on every side; circuitously; near to; intending: (prep.) concerned in; relating to.
Above(a-buv´) (adv.) in a higher place; overhead; in heaven; before; besides: (prep.) superior; beyond; in excess of.
Aboveboard(a-buv´bōrd) (adj. & adv.) in open sight; without trickery.
Abrade(ab-rād´) (v.t.) to wear or rub away; to remove as by friction or abrasion; to corrode, as by acids.
Abrasion(ab-rā´zhun) (n.) the act of wearing or rubbing away; a chafe.
Abrasive(ab-rā´siv) (adj.) tending to abrade: (n.) something that abrades.
Abreast(a-brest´) (adv.) side by side; in line with; opposite to; at the same level.
Abridge(a-brij´) (v.t.) to curtail, shorten, condense, epitomize.
Abridgment(a-brij´ment) (n.) the state of being contracted or curtailed; an epitome.
Abroad(a-brawd´) (adv.) widely; expansively; beyond the limits of house or country; wide of the mark.
Abrogate(ab´rō-gāt) (v.t.) to abolish, annul, or repeal by authority.
Abrogation(ab-rō-gā´shun) (n.) the act of abrogating; the repeal or annulling of a law.
Abrogator(ab´rō-gā-tẽr) (n.) one who repeals by authority.
Abrupt(ab-rupt´) (adj.) broken; terminating suddenly; steep; precipitous; rough; unceremonious.
Abscess(ab´ses) (n.) a collection of morbid matter or pus in the tissues of the body.
Abscission(ab-sizh´un) (n.) the act of severance; the breaking off in a sentence, leaving the rest to be implied.
Abscond(ab-skond´) (v.i.) to flee or retire in haste from the place of one's residence or post of duty; quit the country in secret.
Absence(ab´sens) (n.) the state of being absent; the period of being absent.
Absent(ab´sent) (adj.) not present; away; wanting; regardless; abstracted: (ab-sent') (v.t.) to retire or keep away from.
Absentee(ab-sen-tē´) (n.) one who is absent or absents himself purposely from home or duty.
Absenteeism(ab-sen-tē´izm) (n.) the state or custom of living away from one's country or estate.
Absently(ab´sent-li) (adv.) in an abstracted manner.
Absolute(ab´sō-lūt) (adj.) free as to condition; perfect in itself; unlimited in power; fixed, irrevocable; despotic; positive: (n.) the will or power of the Almighty.
Absolution(ab-sō-lū´shun) (n.) the act of absolving from the consequences of sin.
Absolutism(ab´sō-lū-tizm) (n.) the state of being absolute; the principle or system of absolute government.
Absolutist(ab´sō-lūt-ist) (n.) a supporter or advocate of despotic or absolute government.
Absolve(ab-solv´) (v.t.) to release or set free; clear of crime or guilt; to forgive or remit.
Absorb(ab-sôrb´) (v.t.) to drink in; imbibe; suck or swallow up; engross or engage wholly.
Absorbency(ab-sôr´ben-si) (n.) capacity for absorbing.
Absorbent(ab-sôr´bent) (adj.) absorbing: (n.) the capacity for absorbing; anything which absorbs or takes in nutritive matter; a substance capable of absorbing or withdrawing gases or moisture from the air.
Absorption(ab-sôrp´shun) (n.) the process or act of absorbing; the state of being absorbed; entire occupation of the mind.
Absorptive(ab-sôrp´tiv) (adj.) having power or capacity for absorption.
Abstain(ab-stān´) (v.t.) to forbear; refrain; hold aloof; keep away from.
Abstainer(ab-stān´ẽr) (n.) one who abstains, especially from intoxicants.
Abstemious(ab-stē´mi-us) (adj.) moderate and sparing in the use of food and drink; non-indulgent.
Abstention(ab-sten´shun) (n.) the act of holding off or abstaining.
Abstinence(ab´sti-nens) (n.) the act or practice of abstaining; self-denial; partial or total forbearance from the use of food or drink.
Abstinent(ab´sti-nent) (adj.) refraining from over-indulgence, especially with regard to food and drink: (n.) an abstainer.
Abstract(ab-strakt´) (v.t.) to take or draw away; separate; purloin or steal; epitomize; separate from and consider apart: (ab´strakt) (n.) an epitome; a summary or abstract comprising the essence or principal parts of a larger work: (adj.) considered or conceived apart from its concrete or material nature.
Abstracted(ab-strakt´ed) (p.adj.) separated; disjoined; refined; abstruse; mentally absent.
Abstraction(ab-strak´shun) (n.) the act of separating or drawing away; the state of being withdrawn or abstracted; concentration of mind or attention.
Abstractly(ab´strakt-li) (adv.) in an abstract manner.
Abstruse(ab-strōōs´) (adj.) obscure; hidden; difficult of comprehension; profound.
Absurd(ab-sẽrd´) (adj.) contrary to reason or sense; ridiculous.
Absurdity(ab-sẽr´di-ti) (n.) the state of being absurd; that which is absurd.
Abundance(a-bun´dans) (n.) in great plenty; an over-flowing quantity; affluence.
Abundant(a-bun´dant) (adj.) plentiful; fully sufficient; abounding.
Abuse(a-būz´) (v.t.) to use ill; treat rudely or wrongfully; to defile or violate; use violent or abusive language towards; vituperate: (a-būs´) (n.) ill-treatment; the excessive or injudicious use of anything; insult; violation.
Abusive(a-bū´siv) (adj.) practicing or containing abuse.
Abut(a-but´) (v.i.) to border upon; touch at one end; terminate.
Abutment(a-but´ment) (n.) that which borders upon something else; the solid structure which supports the extremity of a bridge or arch.
Abuzz(a-buz´) (adv.) filled with buzzing sounds.
Abysmal(a-biz´mal) (adj.) pertaining to an abyss; bottomless.
Abyss(a-bis´) (n.) a bottomless gulf; that which is unfathomable.
Academic(ak-a-dem´ik) (n.) a college student or member of a university: (adj.) belonging or appertaining to a college or university.
Academical(ak-a-dem´i-kal) (n.) a college student or member of a university: (adj.) belonging or appertaining to a college or university.
Academically(ak-a-dem´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an academical manner; after the fashion of an academy.
Academician(ak-a-de-mish´an) (n.) a member of an academy or society for promoting the arts, sciences and literature.
Academy(a-kad´e-mi) (n.) a private school or seminary for the teaching of the higher branches of education; a school for instruction in special subjects; an association or society of men eminent in literature, science, and art; a building devoted to academic purposes.
Acanthus(a-kan´thus) (n.) a plant having sharp-toothed leaves; ornamentation adopted in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders, and resembling the foliage of the acanthus.
Accede(ak-sēd´) (v.i.) to come or attain to; to agree or yield to.
Accelerate(ak-sel´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to hasten; to cause to move or progress faster; quicken the speed of; bring nearer in time.
Acceleration(ak-sel-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of accelerating; the state of being accelerated.
Accelerator(ak-sel´ẽr-ā-tẽr) (n.) that which quickens or accelerates; any method in photography by which a sensitized or chemical plate is exposed for a less time to the light.
Accent(ak´sent) (n.) the stress laid by the voice upon a particular syllable of a word, so as to render it more prominent than the rest; the mark or character used in writing and printing to express the manner of pronouncing a word; a peculiarity of utterance or expression distinguishing the language of different parts or districts of the same or a foreign country; the emphasis placed upon certain notes of a bar of music: (v.t.) to express the accent, or denote the vocal division of a word by stress or modulation of the voice; to pronounce; mark or accent a word in writing by use of a sign; dwell upon or emphasize, as a passage of music.
Accentual(ak-sen´tū-al) (adj.) belonging to accent; rhythmical.
Accentuate(ak-sen´tū-āt) (v.t.) to speak; pronounce or mark with an accent; give prominence to in speaking or writing; lay stress upon.
Accentuation(ak-sen-tū-ā´shun) (n.) the act of accentuating by stress or accent; the act of speaking or singing with emphasis or distinction.
Accept(ak-sept´) (v.t.) to take or receive with approbation; entertain; agree to, or acquiesce in; understand or receive in a particular sense; to agree or promise to pay.
Acceptability(ak-sep-ta-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being acceptable or agreeable.
Acceptable(ak-sep´ta-bl) (adj.) capable of giving pleasure or gratification.
Acceptableness(ak-sep´ta-bl-nes) (n.) the quality of being acceptable or agreeable.
Acceptance(ak-sep´tans) (n.) the act of accepting; the fact of being accepted, or received with approbation; the subscription to a bill of exchange; the bill accepted or the sum contained in it.
Acceptation(ak-sep-tā´shun) (n.) the act of accepting, or state of being accepted or acceptable; the meaning or sense of a word or statement in which it is to be understood.
Access(ak´ses) (n.) admittance or approach to a person or place; means of approach or admission; addition or increase; the recurrence of fits or paroxysms in diseases.
Accessibility(ak-ses-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the condition of being accessible.
Accessible(ak-ses´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being approached; easy of access; attainable.
Accession(ak-sesh´un) (n.) a coming to, as by succession or by right; entrance or attainment; the act of acceding by assent or agreement; increase or augmentation; the acquirement of property by improvement, growth, or labor expended; the attack or commencement of a disease.
Accessory(ak-ses´ō-ri) (adj.) aiding; contributing to some result or effect: (n.) one who aids in the commission of a felony; an accomplice; that which is in the nature of an appendage.
Accident(ak´si-dent) (n.) an event which is unexpected, or the cause of which was unforeseen; a contingency, casualty, or mishap; a property of a thing which is not essential to it.
Accidental(ak-si-den´tal) (adj.) happening by chance or unexpectedly; fortuitous; non-essential; connected with, but not necessarily belonging to: (n.) that which happens unexpectedly; an adjunct, or non-essential part or quality; a sharp, flat, or natural introduced into a piece of music to lower or raise the note before which it is placed.
Accidentally(ak-si-den´ta-li) (adv.) in an accidental manner.
Acclaim(ak-klām´) (v.i.) to shout applause: (n.) a shout of joy or praise; acclamation.
Acclamation(ak-kla-mā´shun) (n.) a shout of applause, or other demonstration of hearty approval; an outburst of joy, or praise; the adoption of a resolution viva voce; a mode of papal election.
Acclimate(ak´kli-māt) (v.t.) to accustom a person to a foreign climate.
Acclimation(ak-kli-mā´shun) (n.) the process of acclimatizing, or the state of being inured to a foreign climate; acclimatization.
Acclimatize(ak´kli-ma-tīz) (v.t. & v.i.) to accustom or become accustomed to a foreign climate; said of plants or animals.
Acclivity(ak-kliv´i-ti) (n.) an ascent or upward slope of the earth; the talus of a rampart.
Accommodate(ak-kom´mō-dāt) (v.t.) to adapt or make fit or suitable; adjust, settle; supply or furnish; do a favor to; lend money for the convenience of a borrower: (v.i.) to be conformable to.
Accommodating(ak-kom´mō-dā-ting) (p.adj.) obliging; of a yielding disposition; adapting one's self to the desires of others.
Accommodation(ak-kom-mō-dā´shun) (n.) the act of accommodating; or the state of being accommodated; that which supplies a want or desire.
Accompaniment(ak-kum´pa-ni-ment) (n.) something which is added to, or attends the original or principal thing by way of ornament, or for the sake of harmony.
Accompanist(ak-kum´pa-nist) (n.) one who plays an accompaniment.
Accompany(ak-kum´pa-ni) (v.t.) to keep company with; escort; join in movement or action; perform the accompaniment in a composition for voice and instrument.
Accomplice(ak-kom´plis) (n.) an associate or companion in crime.
Accomplish(ak-kom´plish) (v.t.) to bring to completion, or to an issue; fulfill; attain as the result of exertion.
Accomplished(ak-kom´plisht) (p.adj.) finished; perfected; possessed of social qualifications.
Accomplishment(ak-kom´plish-ment) (n.) the completion of an act or undertaking; fulfillment; an acquirement or qualification in art or manners.
Accord(ak-kôrd´) (v.t. & v.i.) to be in agreement with; reconcile; agree; give; grant; concede; to adjust or bring to agreement; to be in correspondence or harmony; agree in pitch and tone: (n.) agreement; unison; concurrence of will or opinion; harmony.
Accordance(ak-kôrd´ans) (n.) the state of being in harmony or accord.
Accordant(ak-kôrd´ant) (adj.) corresponding; of the same mind.
According(ak-kôrd´ing) (p.adj.) agreeing, harmonious: (adv.) in accordance with or agreeably to.
Accordion(ak-kôrd´i-un) (n.) a small wind instrument, having keys and metallic reeds, and worked by means of a bellows, after the fashion of a concertina.
Accost(ak-kost´) (v.t.) to draw near, or come face to face with; speak to; salute: (n.) the act of accosting; manner.
Account(ak-kount´) (v.t.) to reckon or hold to be; compute; count: (v.i.) to assign an explanation; take into consideration; relate: (n.) a reckoning; a financial statement or memorandum; a narrative; anything in the form of a statement, written or verbal; reason or consideration; profit; advantage; estimation; consequence; importance.
Accountability(ak-kount-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) a the state of being liable or accountable.
Accountable(ak-kount´a-bl) (adj.) answerable; responsible; liable to be called to account.
Accountancy(ak-koun´tan-si) (n.) the art or practice of an accountant.
Accountant(ak-koun´tant) (n.) one skilled in the keeping or examination of accounts: (adj.) giving account; responsible.
Accouter(ak-kōō´tẽr) (v.t.) to dress; equip; to array in military dress; furnish with accouterments.
Accouterments(ak-kōō´tẽr-ments) (n. pl.) equipage; dress; military equipments.
Accredit(ak-kred´it) (v.t.) to give credit to; have confidence in; authorize; stamp with authority; to believe and accept as true.
Accrete(ak-krēt´) (v.i.) to adhere; be added: (v.t.) to cause to grow or unite.
Accretion(ak-krē´shun) (n.) increase by natural growth; the addition of external parts; the growing together of parts or members naturally separate.
Accrue(ak-krōō´) (v.i.) to come to happen or result to naturally as an increment, as of profit or loss.
Accumulate(ak-kū´mū-lāt) (v.t.) to collect or bring together; amass; heap up: (v.i.) to increase in size, number, or quantity.
Accumulation(ak-kū-mū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of accumulating or amassing; the addition of interest to principal; the mass accumulated.
Accumulative(ak-kū´mū-la-tiv) (adj.) tending to accumulate.
Accumulator(ak-kū´mū-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, accumulates; an apparatus for equalizing pressure; an electric storage battery.
Accuracy(ak´kū-ra-si) (n.) the quality of being accurate; exactness or correctness.
Accurate(ak´kū-rāt) (adj.) in exact conformity with the truth; free from error; precise.
Accursed(a-kẽr´sed) (p.adj.) under or subject to a curse; doomed to destruction; detestable; execrable.
Accusation(ak-kū-zā´shun) (n.) a charge or imputation of wrong-doing; the act of accusing or imputing.
Accusative(ak-kū´za-tiv) (adj.) accusing: (n.) the objective case, denoting the object of the verb; in Latin, the fourth case of the noun.
Accusatory(ak-kū´za-tō-ri) (adj.) accusing, or containing an accusation.
Accuse(ak-kūz´) (v.t.) to charge with guilt or blame; make or bring an imputation against.
Accuser(ak-kūz´ẽr) (n.) one who accuses; one who formally charges an offense against another.
Accustom(ak-kus´tum) (v.t.) to habituate or familiarize by custom or use.
Accustomed(ak-kus´tumd) (p.adj.) frequent; usual; often practiced.
Ace(ās) (n.) a unit; in playing cards and dice, a card or die marked with a single pip; a very small quantity; an aviator who has brought down five enemy machines within his own lines and, as a result, has received official mention.
Acerbity(a-sẽr´bi-ti) (n.) sourness; sharpness; harshness or severity of temper or expression.
Ache(āk) (n.) pain, more or less continuous: (v.i.) to suffer, or be in pain.
Achievable(a-chē´va-bl) (adj.) possible to achieve; capable of being performed.
Achieve(a-chēv´) (v.t.) to perform, carry out, accomplish; to gain or bring to a successful issue by an effort: (v.i.) to bring about a desired result.
Achievement(a-chēv´ment) (n.) the act of achieving; accomplishment; that which is achieved or accomplished; an escutcheon or armorial shield.
Aching(ā´king) (p.adj.) enduring or causing pain; painful: (adv.) with aching; painfully.
Achromatic(ak-rō-mat´ik) (adj.) free from color; transmitting light without decomposition.
Acid(as´id) (adj.) sour and sharp or biting to the taste, as vinegar: (n.) anything sour; the name applied to a large number of compounds containing one or more atoms of hydrogen which may be displaced by a metal.
Acidic(a-sid´ik) (adj.) containing a large proportion of the acid element; opposed to basic.
Acidify(a-sid´i-fī) (v.t.) to make acid; convert into an acid; sour; embitter.
Acidity(a-sid´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being acid or sour.
Acidulous(a-sid´ū-lus) (adj.) slightly sour; slightly acid.
Acknowledge(ak-nol´ej) (v.t.) to admit or own to be true; recognize; confess; admit the receipt of.
Acknowledgment(ak-nol´ej-ment) (n.) the act of acknowledging; the admission or recognition of a truth; confession; the expression of appreciation of a favor or benefit conferred; a receipt.
Acme(ak´mē) (n.) the highest point; the utmost reach; the crisis of a disease.
Acne(ak´nē) (n.) a pustular eruption of the body, chiefly confined to the face, shoulders and chest.
Acolyte(ak´ō-līt) (n.) the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking next below the sub-deacon.
Aconite(ak´ō-nīt) (n.) the plant wolf's-bane or monk's-hood; the drug prepared from the plant.
Acorn(ā´kôrn) (n.) the fruit of the oak; a conical piece of wood affixed to the spindle above a vane, to keep the vane from being blown off.
Acoustic(a-kōōs´tik) (adj.) belonging to the science of sound: (n.) a remedy for deafness.
Acoustics(a-kōōs´tiks) (n.) the science of sound; the study of the effects of sound upon the organ of hearing.
Acquaint(ak-kwānt´) (v.t.) to familiarize or make one's self conversant with; furnish information.
Acquaintance(ak-kwānt´ans) (n.) the state of being acquainted with a person or subject; personal knowledge less than friendship; a person with whom one is acquainted.
Acquainted(ak-kwān´ted) (p.adj.) having personal knowledge; familiar, known with.
Acquiesce(ak-kwi-es´) (v.i.) to agree; comply passively; assent.
Acquiescence(ak-kwi-es´ens) (n.) the act of submitting; silent assent; neglect to take legal proceedings, so as to imply consent.
Acquiescent(ak-kwi-es´ent) (adj.) disposed to submit or yield tacitly; resting satisfied.
Acquirable(ak-kwīr´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being acquired.
Acquire(ak-kwīr´) (v.t.) to gain or obtain possession of by one's own physical or intellectual exertions.
Acquirement(ak-kwīr´ment) (n.) the act of acquiring; that which is acquired.
Acquisition(ak-kwi-zish´un) (n.) the act of acquiring; the object acquired.
Acquisitive(ak-kwiz´i-tiv) (adj.) having a propensity to acquire; greedily disposed.
Acquisitiveness(ak-kwiz´i-tiv-nes) (n.) the propensity to acquire.
Acquit(ak-kwit´) (v.t.) to release; set free; discharge; to pronounce not guilty.
Acquittal(ak-kwit´al) (n.) the act of releasing or acquitting; the state of being acquitted; the judicial pronouncement of "not guilty".
Acre(ā´kẽr) (n.) a superficial measure of land containing, 4840 square yards.
Acreage(ā´kẽr-āj) (n.) the number of acres in a tract of land; the tract of land itself.
Acrid(ak´rid) (adj.) sharp or biting to the taste; pungent; irritating; stinging: (n.) an acrid or irritant poison.
Acridity(ak-rid´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being acrid.
Acrimonious(ak-ri-mō´ni-us) (adj.) bitter; caustic; stinging.
Acrimony(ak´ri-mō-ni) (n.) sharpness of temper; bitterness of expression.
Acrobat(ak´rō-bat) (n.) a performer on the tight-rope; one who practices tumbling, vaulting, trapezing, etc.
Acropolis(a-krop´ō-lis) (n.) the highest part or citadel of a Grecian city, as that of Athens, hence a citadel.
Across(a-krôs´) (adv. & prep.) from side to side; transversely; adversely; athwart; intersecting at an angle.
Acrostic(a-kros´tik) (n.) a composition, usually in verse, in which the first or last letters of the lines, or other letters, taken in order, form a motto, phrase, name, or word.
Act(akt) (n.) an action; process of doing; a decree, edict, or enactment; the judgment of a court; a formal writing; one of the principal divisions of a drama; a thesis maintained by a candidate for a degree at a university: (v.t.) to do; perform; play, as on the stage; set in motion: (v.i.) to exert force or energy.
Acting(akt´ing) (p.adj.) performing services, as those of an official.
Action(ak´shun) (n.) the state of being active, as opposed to rest; the effect of one body upon; another, used in singular; an act or thing done, used in plural; a suit instituted by one party against another in a court of law; the gesture or deportment of a speaker; the performance of a function; effective motion, as of machinery; the appearance of animation, etc., given to figures; an engagement on sea or land, less important than a battle.
Actionable(ak´shun-a-bl) (adj.) giving grounds for an action at law.
Active(ak´tiv) (adj.) endowed with or exercising the power or quality of action; constantly active; the performance and not the continuance of an action; lively, moving freely acting quickly.
Activity(ak-tiv´i-ti) (n.) energy; the state of action.
Actor(ak´tẽr) (n.) one who acts or performs; a stage-player; a proctor or advocate in civil causes.
Actress(ak´tres) (n.) a woman actor.
Actual(ak´tū-al) (adj.) real; existing; present.
Actuality(ak-tū-al´i-ti) (n.) the state of being real or actual; that which is in full existence.
Actualization(ak´tū-al-i-zā´shun) (n.) making actual.
Actualize(ak´tū-al-īz) (v.t.) to make actual.
Actually(ak´tū-al-li) (adv.) as an existing fact.
Actuary(ak´tū-ā-ri) (n.) a registrar or clerk of a court; one who is skilled in life assurance and similar computations.
Actuate(ak´tū-āt) (v.t.) to move or incite to action.
Actuation(ak-tū-ā´shun) (n.) the state of being actuated or impelled.
Acumen(a-kū´men) (n.) quickness of perception; penetration; insight; discrimination.
Acupressure(ak-ū-presh´ẽr) (n.) a method of checking hemorrhage in arteries during amputations by needles or wire.
Acute(a-kūt´) (adj.) sharp-pointed; intellectually sharp; quick of perception; severe, as pain or symptoms attending a disease; high in pitch.
Adage(ad´āj) (n.) an ancient proverb, or pithy saying.
Adagio(a-däj´i-ō) a musical term calling for a slower movement in the rendering of a part of the composition.
Adamant(ad´a-mant) (n.) a substance of extreme hardness; the diamond: (adj.) formed of adamant; hard.
Adapt(a-dapt´) (v.t.) to make to correspond; fit by alteration or adaptation.
Adaptability(a-dap-ta-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being adaptable.
Adaptation(ad-ap-tā´shun) (n.) the act of adjusting or adapting; the state of being adapted; that which is adapted.
Add(ad) (v.t.) to join, unite, sum up; increase; affix.
Addendum(ad-den´dum) (n.) an appendix.
Adder(ad´ẽr) (n.) the popular name for the viper.
Addict(ad-dikt´) (v.t.) to devote or give one's self up to; to practice sedulously, usually in a bad sense.
Addition(ad-dish´un) (n.) the act or process of adding together; increase; the result of addition; the thing added; the adding or uniting of two or more numbers in one sum; a title added to a name, denoting rank, as esquire; a dot placed at the side of a note to indicate the lengthening of the sound by one-half.
Additional(ad-dish´un-al) (adj.) added; supplementary.
Additionally(ad-dish´un-a-li) (adv.) in addition to.
Additive(ad´di-tiv) (adj.) that may be, or is to be, added.
Addle(ad´l) (n. & adj.) rotten, as eggs that are barren or putrid: (v.t.) to make corrupt or putrid, as eggs: (v.i.) to become addled.
Address(ad-dres´) (v.t.) to straighten; to bring into line; to arrange; redress, as wrongs, etc.; to direct; speak or write to; get ready; consign: (n.) a speech delivered or written; manners and bearing; tact; adroitness; the attention of a lover.
Addressee(ad-dres-ē´) (n.) one who is addressed.
Adduce(ad-dūs´) (v.t.) to bring forward or cite in proof or substantiation of what is alleged.
Adenoid(ad´e-noid) (n.) one of the two soft glands in the throat.
Adept(a-dept´) (adj.) well skilled: (n.) (a´dept) one who is fully proficient or skilled in an art.
Adequacy(ad´ē-kwa-si) (n.) sufficiency for a particular purpose.
Adequate(ad´ē-kwāt) (adj.) equal to requirement or occasion; fully sufficient.
Adhere(ad-hēr´) (v.i.) to stick fast; become firmly attached to.
Adherence(ad-hēr´ens) (n.) the act or state of adhering; unwavering attachment.
Adherent(ad-hēr´ent) (adj.) adhering; sticking: (n.) one who adheres; a follower of a party or leader.
Adhesion(ad-hē´zhun) (n.) the state or act of adhering.
Adhesive(ad-hē´siv) (adj.) holding fast; gummed for use; sticky.
Adieu(a-dū´) (n.) a farewell; good wishes at parting: (interj.) goodbye; farewell.
Adjacency(ad-jā´sen-si) (n.) the state of being close or contiguous.
Adjacent(ad-jā´sent) (adj.) near; close to.
Adjectival(ad-jek-tī´val) (adj.) of the nature of an adjective.
Adjective(ad´jek-tiv) (n.) a word used with a substantive or noun to express the quality or attribute of the thing named, or to limit and define a thing as distinct from something else.
Adjoin(ad-join´) (v.t.) to unite or join: (v.i.) to lie next to.
Adjourn(ad-jẽrn´) (v.t.) to put off to another day.
Adjournment(ad-jẽrn´ment) (n.) the act of adjourning; the postponement of a meeting.
Adjudge(ad-juj´) (v.t.) to determine in a controversy.
Adjudged(ad-jujd´) (adj.) determined by judicial decree.
Adjudicate(ad-jū´di-kāt) (v.t.) to try and determine a case as a court.
Adjudication(ad-jū´di-kā´shun) (n.) the act of determining judicially; a judicial sentence.
Adjudicator(a-jū´di-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who adjudicates.
Adjunct(ad´jungkt) (n.) something added to another thing, but not an essential part of it.
Adjuration(ad-jū-rā´shun) (n.) the solemn charging on oath; the form of an oath.
Adjure(ad-jūr´) (v.t.) to command on oath under pain of a penalty; to charge solemnly.
Adjust(ad-just´) (v.t.) to fit, or make exact; to make correspondent; to make accurate.
Adjustable(ad-just´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being adjusted.
Adjuster(ad-jus´tẽr) (n.) one who regulates or adjusts.
Adjustment(ad-just´ment) (n.) the act of adjusting.
Adjutant(ad´jū-tant) (n.) a regimental staff-officer who assists the commanding officer.
Administer(ad-min´is-tẽr) (v.t.) to manage as chief agent or minister, as a king, president, or judge; direct the application of the laws; dispense; to cause to be taken, as medicine; to give, as an oath or a sacrament.
Administrate(ad-min´is-tra-bl) (adj.) capable of being administered.
Administration(ad-min-is-trā´shun) (n.) the act of administering, as government, justice, medicine, a sacrament, or an intestate's estate; the ministry.
Administrative(ad-min´is-trā-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to administration.
Administrator(ad-min´is-trā-tẽr) (n.) one who administers affairs; one who settles the estate of an intestate.
Admirable(ad´mi-ra-bl) (adj.) worthy of admiration; excellent.
Admiral(ad´mi-ral) (n.) the chief commander of a fleet; a naval officer of the highest rank.
Admiralty(ad´mi-ral-ti) (n.) the department of the British government having authority over naval affairs; the building in which British naval affairs are transacted; the office of an admiral.
Admiration(ad-mi-rā´shun) (n.) wonder excited by beauty or excellence.
Admire(ad-mīr´) (v.t.) to regard with strong approval.
Admissible(ad-mis´i-bl) (adj.) worthy of being admitted.
Admission(ad-mish´un) (n.) the power or permission to enter; the granting of an argument.
Admit(ad-mit´) (v.t.) to permit to enter; allow in argument; receive.
Admittance(ad-mit´ans) (n.) the power or permission to enter.
Admix(ad-miks´) (v.t.) to mix with something else.
Admixture(ad-miks´tūr) (n.) a compound of substances mixed together.
Admonish(ad-mon´ish) (v.t.) to reprove gently; warn; instruct.
Admonition(ad-mō-nish´un) (n.) friendly reproof or warning.
Admonitory(ad-mon´i-tō-ri) (adj.) conveying reproof or warning.
Ado(a-dōō´) (n.) bustle; trouble.
Adobe(a-dō´bā) (n.) unburnt brick dried in the sun, used for building in Central America and Mexico.
Adolescence(ad-ō-les´ens) (n.) the period of life between puberty and maturity; youth.
Adolescent(ad-ō-les´ent) (adj.) growing to maturity.
Adopt(a-dopt´) (v.t.) to choose or take to one's self, as a child, an opinion, or a course of action.
Adoption(a-dop´shun) (n.) the act of adopting; the state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance; admission into more intimate relations.
Adoptive(a-dop´tiv) (adj.) constituted by adoption.
Adorable(a-dōr´a-bl) (adj.) worthy of worship.
Adoration(ad-ō-rā´shun) (n.) the act of worship.
Adore(a-dōr´) (v.t.) to pay divine honors to; honor highly; love intensely; admire greatly: (v.i.) to offer worship.
Adorn(a-dôrn´) (v.t.) to beautify; dignify; ornament; embellish.
Adornment(a-dôrn´ment) (n.) ornament; decoration.
Adrift(a-drift´) (adj. & adv.) floating at random.
Adroit(a-droit´) (adj.) exhibiting skill; dexterous.
Adulation(ad-ū-lā´shun) (n.) interested praise; flattery.
Adulator(ad´ū-lā-tẽr) (n.) a flatterer.
Adulatory(ad´ū-lā-tō-ri) (adj.) flattering.
Adult(a-dult´) (adj.) grown up to full age, size, and strength: (n.) a man or a woman.
Adulterant(a-dul´tẽr-ant) (adj.) adulterating: (n.) the person or thing that adulterates.
Adulterate(a-dul´tẽr-āt) (v.t.) to corrupt by baser admixture: (adj.) corrupted by baser admixture.
Adulteration(a-dul-tẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the debasing or being debased by admixture; deterioration.
Adulterer(a-dul´tẽr-ẽr) (n.) a man who commits adultery.
Adulteress(a-dul´tẽr-es) (n.) a woman who commits adultery.
Adulterous(a-dul´tẽr-us) (adj.) guilty of adultery.
Adultery(a-dul´tẽr-i) (n.) violation of the marriage-bed.
Adumbrate(ad-um´brāt) (v.t.) to shadow forth; give a faint resemblance of.
Adumbration(ad-um-bra´shun) (n.) something that shadows forth.
Advance(ad-vans´) (v.t.) to go forward: (v.t.) to further; to make a payment of beforehand: (n.) improvement; an addition to or rise in value; an overture, usually used in plural; a loan; payment beforehand.
Advancement(ad-vans´ment) (n.) furtherance; progress; promotion.
Advantage(ad-van´tāj) (n.) a state of advance or forwardness; a benefit; the first point gained after deuce.
Advantageous(ad-van-tā´jus) (adj.) of advantage; beneficial.
Advent(ad´vent) (n.) a coming or arrival: (n.) the period including the four Sundays before Christmas.
Adventitious(ad-ven-tish´us) (adj.) happening by chance; casual; fortuitous; accidental; produced out of normal and regular order.
Adventure(ad-ven´tūr) (n.) an event the issue of which is determined by chance: (v.t.) to hazard or risk.
Adventurer(ad-ven´tūr-ẽr) (n.) one who undertakes adventures; a speculator; one who seeks social distinction by false or specious pretenses.
Adventuresome(ad-ven´tūr-sum) (adj.) inclined to incur risk; full of risk; daring.
Adventuress(ad-ven´tūr-es) (n.) a female adventurer, usually in a bad sense.
Adventurous(ad-ven´tūr-us) (adj.) inclined to incur risk; full of risk; daring.
Adverb(ad´vẽrb) (n.) a word used to modify the sense of a verb or adjective.
Adverbial(ad-vẽr´bi-al) (adj.) of the nature of an adverb.
Adverbially(ad-vẽr´bi-a-li) (adv.) with the force of an adverb.
Adversary(ad´vẽr-sā-ri) (n.) an opponent.
Adverse(ad-vẽrs´) (adj.) opposed to; contrary; unfortunate; inimical.
Adversity(ad-vẽr´si-ti) (n.) a state of things adverse; the reverse of prosperity; misery.
Advert(ad-vẽrt´) (v.i.) to turn one's attention to; refer.
Advertise(ad´vẽr-tīz) (v.t.) to turn the attention of others to; announce; publish.
Advertisement(ad-vẽr´tīz-ment) (n.) a notice in a public print; an announcement.
Advice(ad-vīs´) (n.) an opinion given for the practical direction of conduct; information given by letter; counsel.
Advisability(ad-vī-za-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being advisable; desirability.
Advisable(ad-vī´za-bl) (adj.) fit to be advised; prudent; expedient.
Advise(ad-vīz´) (v.t.) to offer an opinion to; counsel; inform.
Advised(ad-vīz´d) (p.adj.) acting with caution.
Advisedly(ad-vī´zed-li) (adv.) with advice; with intention; deliberately.
Advisory(ad-vī´zō-ri) (adj.) having power to advise; containing advice.
Advocacy(ad´vō-ka-si) (n.) the act of pleading for.
Advocate(ad´vō-kāt) (n.) one called to the aid of another; one who pleads the cause of another.
Advocator(ad´vō-kā-tẽr) (n.) an advocate; a supporter.
Adz(adz) (n.) a cutting tool having a curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for dressing timber by ship's carpenters, coopers, etc.
Aeon(ē´on) (n.) a period of immense duration; an age.
Aerate(ā´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to combine or charge with carbonic-acid gas, or with air.
Aeration(ā-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of aerating; oxygenation of the blood by exposure to the air in respiration.
Aerial(ā-ē´ri-al) (adj.) belonging to the air.
Aerially(ā-ē´ri-a-li) (adv.) like the air.
Aerie(ēr´i) (n.) an eagle's nest; a brood of eagles or hawks.
Aerodrome(ā´ẽr-ō-drōm) (n.) a field or shelter for aircrafts.
Aeronautic(ā-ẽr-ō-naw´tik) (adj.) pertaining to aeronautics.
Aeronautical(ā-ẽr-ō-naw´ti-kal) (adj.) pertaining to aeronautics.
Aeronautics(ā-ẽr-ō-naw´tiks) (n.) aerial navigation.
Aesthetic(es-thet´ik) (adj.) pertaining to aesthetics.
Aestheticism(es-thet´i-sizm) (n.) love for, or devotion to, the beautiful.
Aesthetics(es-thet´iks) (n.) the science or theory of the beautiful.
Afar(a-fär) (adv.) at, to, or from, a distance.
Affability(af-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being affable.
Affable(af´a-bl) (adj.) easy to be addressed; courteous.
Affair(af-fār´) (n.) that which is done, or is to be done; business.
Affect(af-fekt´) (v.t.) to produce an effect upon; seek by natural affinity; assume the appearance of; pretend.
Affectation(af-ek-tā´shun) (n.) the assuming a manner which is not one's own.
Affecting(af-fek´ting) (adj.) having power to excite the emotions; pathetic.
Affection(af-fek´shun) (n.) having the feelings affected; inclination; attachment; fondness; disease.
Affectionate(af-fek´shun-āt) (adj.) having affection; kind.
Afferent(af´fẽr-ent) (adj.) conveying inwards or to a part.
Affiance(af-fī´ans) (n.) trust; a marriage contract: (v.t.) to betroth.
Affidavit(af-i-dā´vit) (n.) a sworn statement in writing.
Affiliate(af-fil´i-āt) (v.t.) to assign a child to its father; connect with in origin; connect with a parent society: (v.i.) to be intimately connected or associated.
Affiliation(a-fil-i-ā´shun) (n.) assignment of a child to its father; connection by way of descent.
Affinity(af-fin´i-ti) (n.) nearness of kin; physical or chemical attraction; a relationship between species or groups depending on similarity of structure; a strong attraction existing between a man and a woman.
Affirm(af-fẽrm´) (v.t.) to assert strongly: (v.i.) to confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, in an appellate court; aver.
Affirmation(af-ẽr-mā´shun) (n.) an averment; the solemn declaration permitted to those who have conscientious scruples about taking an oath.
Affirmative(af-fẽr´ma-tiv) (n.) that which affirms: (adj.) relating to, or containing, an affirmation; positive.
Affix(af-fix´) (v.t.) to fix to; attach: (n.) a letter or syllable added to the end of a word; a suffix.
Afflatus(af-flā´tus) (n.) a breath or blast of wind; inspiration.
Afflict(af-flikt´) (v.t.) to cause prolonged pain to body or mind; distress.
Affliction(af-flik´shun) (n.) prolonged pain of body or mind; distress.
Affluence(af´lū-ens) (n.) an abundant supply, as of thoughts, words, riches; wealth.
Affluent(af´lū-ent) (n.) a tributary stream: (adj.) abundant.
Afford(af-fōrd´) (v.t.) to supply; produce; yield; be capable of bearing the expense of.
Affray(af-frā´) (n.) the fighting of two or more persons in a public place to the terror of others.
Affront(af-frunt´) (v.t.) to confront, oppose face to face; insult designedly.
Afghan(af´gan) (n.) a crocheted or knitted soft wool blanket or robe.
Afield(a-fēld´) (adv.) to, in, or on, the field; astray.
Aflame(a-flām´) (adj. & adv.) in flames; ablaze.
Afloat(a-flōt´) (adj. & adv.) floating; in circulation; unfixed; adrift.
Afoot(a-foot´) (adv.) on foot; astir.
Afraid(a-frād´) (adj.) frightened.
Afresh(a-fresh´) (adv.) again; anew.
Aft(aft´) (adj. & adv.) towards the stern.
After(af´tẽr) (adj.) next, subsequent, later: (prep.) behind in place; in succession to; later in time; in imitation of; according to; next in rank or excellence; in proportion to; in pursuit of: (adv.) behind; subsequent in time or place: (n.) the future.
Aftermath(af´tẽr-math) (n.) a second grass-crop in a season; a supplementary result.
Afternoon(af-tẽr-nōōn´) (n.) the part of the day between noon and evening.
Afterwards(af´tẽr-wardz) (adv.) at a later time; subsequently.
Again(a-gen´) (adv.) a second time; in return; further; anew.
Against(a-genst´) (prep.) opposite to; in opposition to; contrary to one's inclinations.
Agape(a-gāp´) (adj. & adv.) gaping; with the mouth wide open in a state of expectation or astonishment.
Agate(ag´at) (n.) a variety of quartz in striped or clouded colors.
Agave(a-gā´vu) (n.) the century plant and others of the same genus.
Age(āj) (n.) a particular period of time in life or in history; time: (v.i.) to grow old visibly.
Agency(ā´jen-si) (n.) operation; action; an establishment for the purpose of doing business for another.
Agent(ā´jent) (n.) one who acts, especially for another; an active power or cause.
Agglomerate(ag-glom´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to gather into a heap; accumulate.
Agglomeration(ag-glom-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) a heap.
Agglutinate(ag-glū´ti-nāt) (v.t.) to glue together: (adj.) glued together.
Agglutination(ag-glū-ti-nā´shun) (n.) the act or condition of being united or joined together.
Aggrandize(ag´gran-dīz) (v.t.) to make great or greater in power rank, or riches; augment.
Aggrandizement(ag´gran-dīz-ment) (n.) exaltation; advancement.
Aggravate(ag´gra-vāt) (v.t.) to add to a load; be troublesome; intensify.
Aggravating(ag´gra-vā-ting) (p.adj.) making worse or more heinous.
Aggravation(ag-gra-vā´shun) (n.) the act of making worse.
Aggregate(ag´grē-gāt) (v.t.) to collect or bring together; gather into a mass or body; accumulate: (n.) total; mass; a mass formed by the union of similar particles: (adj.) formed into a mass or total.
Aggregation(ag-grē-gā´shun) (n.) a collection of particulars.
Aggression(ag-gresh´un) (n.) unprovoked attack.
Aggressive(ag-gres´iv) (adj.) unjustly attacking.
Aggressor(ag-gres´ẽr) (n.) one who attacks.
Aggrieve(ag-grēv) (v.t.) to bear heavily upon; oppress.
Aghast(a-gast´) (adj.) struck with sudden astonishment, or terror.
Agile(aj´il) (adj.) easily driven about; active in body; nimble.
Agility(a-jil´i-ti) (n.) nimbleness.
Agitate(aj´i-tāt) (v.t.) to stir violently; discuss; excite; revolve in the mind; disturb; keep constantly before the public.
Agitation(aj-i-tā´shun) (n.) the act of agitating; excitement; discussion.
Agitator(aj´i-tā-tẽr) (n.) one who starts or keeps up a political or other agitation; an implement for stirring.
Aglow(a-glā´) (adj. & adv.) in a glow; glowing.
Agnostic(ag-nos´tik) (n.) one who denies that man possesses any knowledge of the ultimate nature of things; one who neither affirms nor denies the existence of a personal Deity: (adj.) pertaining to the agnostics or their teachings; expressing ignorance.
Agnosticism(ag-nos´ti-sizm) (n.) the doctrines of the agnostics.
Ago(a-gō´) (adj.) gone; past, used always after the noun: (adv.) in past time, used only in the phrase long ago.
Agog(a-gog´) (adj. & adv.) in agitation or expectation; eager.
Agonize(ag´ō-nīz) (v.i.) to suffer anguish, make convulsive efforts: (v.t.) to torture.
Agonizingly(ag´ō-nī-zing-li) (adv.) with anguish or struggles.
Agony(ag´ō-ni) (n.) extreme pain; anguish.
Agrarian(a-grā´ri-an) (adj.) relating to land, or to land-tenure; growing wild in the fields: (n.) one who is in favor of a redistribution of land.
Agrarianism(a-grā´ri-an-ism) (n.) the principle of a uniform division of land; agitation with respect to land-tenure.
Agree(a-grē´) (v.i.) to harmonize physically, mentally, or morally; to accord.
Agreeable(a-grē´a-bl) (adj.) pleasing to the mind or senses.
Agreement(a-grē´ment) (n.) harmony of opinions or feelings; concord of one word with another in gender, number, case, or person; a compact; a contract; mutual understanding.
Agricultural(ag-ri-kul´tūr-al) (adj.) pertaining to tillage.
Agriculturalist(ag-ri-kul´tū-ral-ist) (n.) same as agriculturist.
Agriculture(ag´ri-kul-tūr) (n.) the science and art of cultivating fields by the plow, etc.; tillage; farming.
Agriculturist(ag-ri-kul´tūr-ist) (n.) one engaged in tillage; a farmer.
Aground(a-ground´) (adj. & adv.) on the ground; the situation of a ship whose bottom touches the ground; stranded.
Ague(ā´gū) (n.) an intermittent fever; the cold fit of the intermittent fever.
Ah(ä) (interj.) an exclamation expressive of sudden emotion.
Aha(ä-hä´) (interj.) an exclamation expressive of satisfaction or irony.
Ahead(a-hed´) (adv.) in the front; forward.
Ahem(a-hem´) (interj.) an exclamation to call attention.
Ahoy(a-hoi´) (interj.) a term used in hailing a vessel.
Aid(ād) (v.t.) to assist; support: (n.) help; assistance.
Aigrette(ā-gret´) (n.) the small white heron; a plume arranged in imitation of the feathers of the heron, worn on helmets, and as an article of women's head-attire.
Ail(āl) (v.t.) to give or cause pain: (v.i.) to feel pain; be afflicted with pain.
Ailment(āl´ment) (n.) a slight disorder of the body; sickness.
Aim(ām) (v.i.) to endeavor after; direct at something; seek: (n.) a purpose; an endeavor.
Air(ār) (n.) the invisible gaseous fluid which we breathe, consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor, carbon dioxide, etc.; the atmosphere; external manner; appearance; bearing; a melody: (v.t.) to expose to the air; dry thoroughly, as clothes; exhibit ostentatiously.
Aircraft(ār-kraft) (n.) a machine for aerial navigation.
Airgun(ār-gun) (n.) a gun discharged by the force of condensed air.
Airiness(ār´i-nes) (n.) the state of being airy; gaiety.
Airing(ār´ing) (n.) a walk, ride, or drive in the open air; exposure to the air.
Airship(ār´ship) (n.) a steerable balloon.
Airy(ār´i) (adj.) exposed to or composed of air; breezy; unsubstantial; gay.
Aisle(īl) (n.) the passage leading to chancel or altar of a church; or to the platform of any hall.
Ajar(a-jär) (adj. & adv.) slightly turned or opened, as a door; out of harmony.
Akimbo(a-kim´bō) (adv.) with the hands on the hips and the elbows turned outwards.
Akin(a-kin´) (adj. & adv.) of kin; related by blood; allied by nature.
Alabaster(al´a-bas-tẽr) (n.) a white marble-like mineral; a box made of alabaster, in which the ancients held ointments: (adj.) made of, or transparent like, alabaster.
Alack(a-lak´) (interj.) an exclamation expressive of blame, sorrow, or surprise.
Alacrity(a-lak´ri-ti) (n.) eager readiness; joyous activity; briskness.
Alar(ā´lar) (adj.) pertaining to or having wings; wing-shaped.
Alarm(a-lärm´) (v.t.) arouse to a sense of danger; strike with apprehension of danger: (n.) a call to arms; a warning of danger; the apprehension of danger.
Alarming(a-lärm´ing) (adj.) exciting apprehension; ominous.
Alas(a-las´) (interj.) an exclamation expressive of unhappiness.
Alb(alb) (n.) a white priestly vestment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church and in some Anglican churches.
Albatross(al´ba-tros) (n.) a sea-bird allied to the petrel, inhabiting the Pacific and Southern Oceans.
Albeit(awl-bē´it) (conj.) although; even though; notwithstanding.
Albino(al-bī´nō) (n.) a person with white skin and hair and pinkish eyes; a man, animal, or plant abnormally white in color.
Album(al´bum) (n.) a blank book in which to insert autographs, photographs, stamps, monograms, etc.
Albumen(al-bū´men) (n.) the white of an egg; the nutritious farinaceous matter stored up with the embryo of an animal or plant.
Alchemist(al´ke-mist) (n.) one who studies or practices alchemy.
Alchemy(al´ke-mi) (n.) the chemistry of the Middle Ages; the professed art of transmuting the baser metals into gold.
Alcohol(al´kō-hol) (n.) pure or rectified spirits of wine; the spirituous or intoxicating element in fermented liquors; rectified spirits; a class of compounds of the same type as spirits of wine.
Alcoholic(al-kō-hol´ik) (adj.) containing alcohol.
Alcoholism(al´kō-hol-izm) (n.) diseased condition produced by alcohol; or a chronic craving for strong drink.
Alcove(al´kōv) (n.) a recess in a room or a garden; a bower.
Alder(awl´dẽr) (n.) a genus of plants growing in moist land and related to the birch.
Alderman(awl´dẽr-man) (n.) in English and American cities and boroughs a magistrate next in dignity to the mayor; also, in Great Britain, certain members of county councils elected by those bodies.
Ale(āl) (n.) a liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation.
Alert(a-lẽrt´) (adj.) on the watch; active: (n.) an alarm; a sudden attack.
Alfalfa(al-fal´fä) (n.) a clover-like plant cultivated for fodder.
Algae(al´jē) (n. pl.) one of the great divisions of plants, including seaweeds and kindred fresh-water plants.
Algebra(al´je-bra) (n.) the science of calculation by letters and general symbols.
Algebraic(al´je-brā-ik) (adj.) occurring in or dealing with algebra.
Algebraically(aj-je-brā´ik-a-li) (adv.) by means of algebraic processes.
Alias(ā´li-as) (adv.) otherwise: (n.) another name; an assumed name.
Alibi(al´i-bī) (n.) the plea of having been elsewhere when the alleged act was committed.
Alien(ā´li-en) (adj.) belonging to another: (n.) a foreign-born resident of a country in which he is not naturalized.
Alienable(ā´li-en-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being alienated; salable.
Alienate(ā´li-en-āt) (v.t.) to estrange, as the affections; transfer to another, as property.
Alienation(ā-li-en-ā´shun) (n.) estrangement; transference; diversion to another purpose; mental derangement.
Alienist(ā´li-en-ist) (n.) a physician who makes a special study of diseases affecting the brain or nervous system.
Alight(a-līt´) (v.i.) to dismount; to descend and settle; to come upon accidentally: (adj.) lighted; lighted-up; in a flame.
Align(a-līn´) (v.t.) to lay out or adjust by a line: (v.i.) to form or fall into a line.
Alignment(a-līn´ment) (n.) the act of laying out or adjusting by a line; the ground-plan of a railway or road.
Alike(a-līk´) (adj.) like one another: (adv.) in like manner; similar.
Aliment(al´i-ment) (n.) food; the necessaries of life generally; an allowance for support by decree of court: (v.t.) to make provision for the maintenance of; make provision for the support of parents or children respectively.
Alimentary(al-i-men´ta-ri) (adj.) pertaining to food; nutritious.
Alimony(al´i-mōn-i) (n.) means of living; an allowance made by decree of court to a wife out of her husband's estate on separation, or pending an action for the same.
Alive(a-līv´) (adj.) having life; in a state of action; sprightly; sensitive; thronged.
Alkali(al´ka-lī) (n.) one of a class of caustic bases, as soda, potash, having the common properties of being soluble in water and in alcohol, combining with fats to form soap, neutralizing acids and forming salts with them, and changing the tint of many vegetable coloring-matters opposed to acid.
Alkaline(al´ka-līn) (adj.) pertaining to, or having the properties of, an alkali.
Alkaloid(al´ka-loid) (n.) a body or substance containing alkaline properties; (pl.) nitrogenous compounds met with in plants in combination with organic acids: (adj.) resembling an alkali in its properties.
All(awl) (adj.) the whole quantity of, as substance, duration, extent amount, or degree; the whole number of, collectively, as individuals, particulars, or parts; every, as with kind; any, used after a preposition or verb: (pron.) the whole; the whole quantity or amount; total; aggregate: (n.) a whole; an entirety; one's entire possessions: (adv.) wholly; entirely; completely.
Allay(al-lā´) (v.t.) to quiet or calm; assuage; appease; abate; mitigate; relieve; as pain or grief.
Allegation(al-ē-gā´shun) (n.) the act of alleging; assertion; declaration; that which is asserted or alleged; that which is offered as a plea, an excuse, or justification; the statement of a party to a suit of that which he is prepared to prove.
Allege(al-lej´) (v.t.) to produce or adduce as argument, plea, or excuse; affirm; declare; assert.
Allegiance(al-lē´jans) (n.) the tie or obligation of a subject to his sovereign or government; fealty; fidelity to a cause or person.
Allegoric(al-ē-gor´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or in the nature of allegory; figurative.
Allegorical(al-ē-gor´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or in the nature of allegory; figurative.
Allegorically(al-ē-gor´i-ka-li) (adv.) figuratively; in an allegorical manner.
Allegory(al´ē-gō-ri) (n.) a figurative manner of treating a subject by the use of other terms analogous in properties or circumstances; a figurative representation in which the meaning is conveyed symbolically, a famous example of an allegory is Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress".
Alleviate(al-lē´vi-āt) (v.t.) to lessen; make easier; mitigate.
Alleviation(al-lē-vi-ā´shun) (n.) the act of alleviating; that which lessens or lightens.
Alley(al´i) (n.) a passage; a narrow way; a lane.
Alliance(al-lī´ans) (n.) the state of being allied; relation or connection by birth or marriage; union between nations.
Alligator(al´i-gā-tẽr) (n.) the American crocodile.
Alliteration(al-lit-e-rā´shun) (n.) the repetition of the same initial letter in closely-succeeding words, or in words directly following each ether, as "apt alliteration's artful aid".
Alliterative(al-lit´e-rā-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration.
Allocate(al´ō-kāt) (v.t.) to assign or allot; distribute, as in equal or proportionate parts or shares.
Allocation(al-ō-kā´shun) (n.) the act of allotting, allocating, or assigning; an allotment or assignment; an allowance made on an account.
Allot(a-lot´) (v.t.) to distribute or divide, as by lot; apportion, as shares; assign or grant for a specific purpose.
Allotment(a-lot´ment) (n.) the act of allotting; that which is allotted; a portion of land assigned or allotted.
Allow(a-lou´) (v.t.) to grant, yield; admit; deduct; permit; approve: (v.i.) to make concession or provision.
Allowable(a-lou´a-bl) (adj.) that may be allowed; permissible; lawful; praiseworthy; acceptable.
Allowance(a-lou´ans) (n.) the act of allowing; admission; concession; a definite sum granted; sanction or approval; abatement or deduction: (v.t.) to put upon allowance; limit to a fixed expenditure or consumption of money or food.
Alloy(a-loi´) (v.t.) to combine; to form a compound, by fusion, of two or more metals; reduce in standard or quality by mixture, as with a metal of baser value; debase: (n.) a compound of two or more metals; an admixture of evil with good.
Allspice(awl´spīs) (n.) the fruit or berry of the pimento; so named in allusion to its taste being supposed to combine the flavors of other spices.
Allude(a-lūd´) (v.t.) to compare: (v.i.) refer or make an allusion indirectly.
Allure(a-lūr´) (v.t.) to tempt by the offer of something good, real or apparent; entice; attract.
Allurement(a-lūr´ment) (n.) the act of alluring, or that which allures.
Allusion(a-lū´zhun) (n.) a casual reference; a comparison or reference by symbol or metaphor.
Allusive(a-lū´siv) (adj.) having reference to something not definitely expressed.
Alluvial(a-lū´vi-al) (adj.) pertaining to or composed of alluvium.
Alluvium(a-lū´vi-um) (n.) a deposit of mingled sand and clay mud, or of alternating layers of sand and clay, of river origin.
Ally(a-lī´) (v.t.) to unite by marriage, treaty, league, or confederacy; bind or connect by friendship or resemblance: (n.) one united, related, or associated by these means; a confederate.
Almanac(awl´ma-nak) (n.) a year-book or calendar giving the order of the days of the week and month, astronomical data, tide-tables, ecclesiastical festivals and fasts, and other varied information.
Almighty(awl-mī´ti) (adj.) possessing all power, omnipotent: (n.) the omnipotent God.
Almond(ä´mund) (n.) the kernel of the fruit of the almond-tree; anything resembling the almond in shape.
Almoner(al´mun-ẽr) (n.) one who dispenses or distributes alms or charity; an alms-purse; a pouch or purse which in early times was suspended from the girdle.
Almost(awl´mōst) (adv.) nearly; very nearly; well-nigh; all but.
Alms(ämz) (n. singular) the act of relieving by charitable aid; that which is bestowed in charity.
Almshouse(ämz-hous) (n.) a house endowed by private or public charity and appropriated to the use of the poor.
Aloe(al´ō) (n.) the common name for succulent plants, natives of the warm climates of the Old World, and especially of the southern part of Africa.
Aloft(a-lôft´) (adv.) on high; far above the earth; at the mast-head, or on the higher yards or rigging.
Alone(a-lōn´) (adj. & adv.) without or apart from another; single or singly; only; separately; by itself.
Along(a-lông´) (prep. & adv.) by the length; lengthwise; in a line parallel with the length; onward.
Alongside(a-long´sīd) (adv.) by the side; side by side.
Aloof(a-lōōf´) (adv.) at a moderate distance but within sight; purposely keeping apart.
Aloud(a-loud´) (adv.) with raised voice; loudly; with a great noise; audibly.
Alpaca(al-pak´a) (n.) a mammal, closely allied to the llama, a native of the Andes of Chili and Peru; the fabric constructed from the long, soft, silky wool of the alpaca.
Alphabet(al´fa-bet) (n.) the letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the first rudiments of any branch of knowledge.
Alphabetic(al-fa-bet´ik) (adj.) pertaining to an alphabet; in the order of the alphabet.
Alphabetical(al-fa-bet´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to an alphabet; in the order of the alphabet.
Alphabetically(al-fa-bet´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an alphabetical order or manner.
Alphabetize(al´fa-bet-īz) (v.t.) to arrange in alphabetical order, i.e. in a sequence. following the order of the letters of the alphabet.
Already(awl-red´i) (adj.) quite ready; fully prepared: (adv.) by, at, or before, a specified time.
Also(awl´sō) (adv. & conj.) wholly so; in like manner; likewise; further, or in addition to.
Altar(awl´tar) (n.) a raised place, structure, or elevation, whether of earth or stone, for the offering of sacrifices or burning of incense; the Communion-table; a place of worship.
Alter(awl´tẽr) (v.t.) to effect some change in; modify or vary; change entirely or materially.
Alterable(awl´tẽr-a-ble) (adj.) capable of being altered; liable to change.
Alteration(awl-tẽr-a´shun) (n.) the act of altering or changing; the change or modification effected.
Altercation(al-tẽr-kā´shun) (n.) the act of wrangling; warm contention in words; a dispute.
Alternate(al´tẽr-nāt) (v.t.) to perform by turns; cause to succeed by turns; exchange reciprocally: (v.i.) to take place by turns followed by with: (adj.) by turns; following each other in reciprocal succession; succeeding each other by turns on opposite sides of a stem.
Alternation(al-tẽr-na´shun) (n.) the act of alternating, or state of being alternate; reciprocal succession; antiphonal singing or reading.
Alternative(al-tẽr´na-tiv) (adj.) giving the choice of two things: (n.) the option or choice of two possibilities, so that if one be rejected the other must be accepted.
Alternator(al´tẽr-nā-tẽr) (n.) an alternating-current dynamo.
Although(awl-thō´) (conj.) granting that; though; even if; notwithstanding.
Altimeter(al-tim´e-tẽr) (n.) an instrument for measuring altitudes trigonometrically.
Altitude(al´ti-tūd) (n.) space extended upward; height; highest point or degree; the elevation of a celestial body above the horizon; the perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit or to the side parallel to the base.
Alto(al´tō) (adj.) high: (n.) the contralto; the tenor violin or viola.
Altogether(awl-too-geth´er) (adv.) wholly; completely; without exception; in union; entirely.
Altruism(al´troo-izm) (n.) the principles inculcated by Comte, and involving the sacrifice of self in the interests of others; opposed to egoism.
Altruist(al´troo-ist) (n.) one who advocates or practices altruism.
Altruistic(al-troo-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to altruism; mindful of the wants and interests of others.
Altruistically(al-troo-is´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in an altruistic manner.
Alum(al´um) (n.) a double sulfate formed of aluminum and some other element, usually an alkaline metal.
Aluminum(a-lū´mi-num) (n.) a bluish-white, light, sonorous, ductile, malleable metal.
Alumna(a-lum´na) (n.) a woman graduate of a university or college.
Alumnus(a-lum´nus) (n.) the graduate of a university; one educated at a school, college, or university.
Always(awl´wāz) (adv.) constantly; ever; regularly at intervals; continually.
Am(am) first person, singular present indicative of "be".
Amalgam(a-mal´gam) (n.) any metallic mixture or alloy of which mercury is the chief constituent; a mixture or compound of different things.
Amalgamate(a-mal´ga-māt) (v.t.) to alloy mercury with another metal; mix to form a compound: (v.i.) to blend, combine, as one race with another.
Amalgamation(a-mal-ga-mā´shun) (n.) the act or process of compounding mercury with another metal; the separation of precious metals from the mother-rock by means of quicksilver; the blending or mixing of different elements or things; the union or consolidation of two or more companies or businesses into one concern.
Amanuensis(a-man-ū-en´sis) (n.) one who is employed to write at the dictation or direction of another; a secretary.
Amaranth(am´a-ranth) (n.) an imaginary flower said by poets to be unfading; a plant of the genus amarantus; a color-mixture in which magenta is the chief ingredient.
Amass(a-mas´) (v.t.) to collect into a heap; gather together in great quantity or amount; accumulate.
Amateur(am-a-tẽr´) (n.) one who cultivates an art or pursues a study from love or attachment, and without reference to gain or emolument: (adj.) applied to the work or productions of an amateur as opposed to professional.
Amatory(am´a-tō-ri) (adj.) relating to or expressive of love.
Amaze(a-māz´) (v.t.) to confound or stun with fear, surprise, or wonder; astonish: (n.) astonishment; confusion; perplexity.
Amazement(a-māz´ment) (n.) the state of being amazed; astonishment; perplexity arising from sudden surprise.
Ambassador(am-bas´a-dẽr) (n.) an accredited representative of a sovereign or state at the court of another; a diplomatic agent of high rank; a representative or agent of another charged with a special mission.
Ambassadorial(am-bas-a-dō´ri-al) (adj.) belonging to an ambassador, or to his office.
Ambassadress(am-bas´a-dres) (n.) the wife of an ambassador; a woman ambassador.
Amber(am´bẽr) (n.) a yellowish fossil resin found on the shores of the Baltic: (adj.) made of amber; amber-colored.
Ambergris(am´bẽr-grēs) (n.) a very valuable morbid secretion from the intestines of the sperm-whale, usually found floating in tropical seas; used in perfumery.
Ambidextrous(am-bi-deks´trus) (adj.) able to use both hands alike; unusually clever.
Ambient(am´bi-ent) (adj.) surrounding; investing.
Ambiguity(am-bi-gū´i-ti) (n.) double or dubious signification; vagueness.
Ambiguous(am-big´ū-us) (adj.) doubtful; equivocal.
Ambit(am´bit) (n.) a circuit or compass; the line or sum of the lines by which a figure is bounded; the perimeter.
Ambition(am-bish´un) (n.) a seeking for preferment; a consuming desire to achieve some object or purpose, as to gain distinction, influence, etc.
Ambitious(am-bish´us) (adj.) having ambition; aspiring.
Amble(am´bl) (v.i.) to move with a peculiar pace, as a horse, by lifting the two feet on one side together: (n.) at an easy pace.
Ambrosia(am-brō´zhi-a) (n.) anything exquisitely pleasing to taste or smell; a genus of weeds.
Ambrosial(am-brō´zhi-al) (adj.) divinely delicious; fragrant.
Ambulance(am´bū-lans) (n.) a field hospital; an ambulance cart or wagon for the conveyance of the sick and wounded.
Ambulant(am´bū-lant) (adj.) walking; moving about.
Ambulation(am´bū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of walking about.
Ambulatory(am´bū-lā-tō-ri) (adj.) of or pertaining to walking; movable; temporary: (n.) a place for walking in; a covered way.
Ambuscade(am-bus-kād´) (n.) a strategic disposition of troops in ambush.
Ambush(am´boosh) (n.) a lying in wait to attack by surprise: (v.t.) to place in ambush to surprise an enemy; waylay: (v.i.) to lie in wait for the purpose of attacking by surprise.
Ameliorate(a-mē´li-ōr-āt) (v.t.) to make better: (v.i.) to grow better; improve.
Amelioration(a-mē-li-ōr-ā´shun) (n.) the making or growing better; improvement.
Ameliorative(a-mē´li-ōr-ā-tiv) (adj.) producing amendment; improving.
Amen(ā-men´ & ä´men´) (adv.) verily: (interj.) so be it; literally true.
Amenability(a-mē-na-bil´i-ti) (n.) liability to answer to a charge, etc.; tractableness; responsibility.
Amenable(a-mē´na-bl) (adj.) easy to lead; submissive; liable.
Amend(a-mend´) (v.t.) to free from fault; improve; correct.
Amendment(a-mend´ment) (n.) the removal of faults; the alteration of a bill before Parliament; a counter-motion at a public meeting.
Amends(a-mendz´) (n. pl.) compensation for loss or injury; reparation.
Amenity(a-men´i-ti) (n.) pleasantness, as of climate or demeanor; geniality.
Amerce(a-mẽrs´) (v.t.) to punish by an arbitrary fine.
Amercement(a-mẽrs´ment) (n.) an arbitrary fine left to the discretion of a court.
American(a-mer´i-kan) (adj.) belonging to, or characteristic of, America.
Americanism(a-mer´i-kan-izm) (n.) a form of expression peculiar to the United States; a custom peculiar to the United States or America; attachment to the United States.
Americanize(a-mer´i-kan-īz) (v.t.) to render American; assimilate to the political and social institutions of the United States.
Amethyst(am´e-thist) (n.) a violet-purple variety of quartz or rock-crystal.
Amiability(ā-mi-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) amiableness; excellence of disposition; lovableness.
Amiable(ā´mi-a-bl) (adj.) friendly; worthy of love; lovable.
Amicable(am´i-ka-bl) (adj.) friendly; peaceable.
Amid(a-mid´) (prep.) in the middle of; among.
Amidships(a-mid´ships) (adv.) in the middle of a ship.
Amidst(a-midst´) (prep.) in the middle of; among.
Amiss(a-mis´) (adj.) wrong; faulty: (adv.) wrongly; that misses the mark.
Amity(am´i-ti) (n.) friendly relations; friendship.
Ammonia(a-mō´ni-a) (n.) a transparent, pungent volatile gas, used in medicine and the arts; spirits of hartshorn.
Ammunition(am-ū-nish´un) (n.) powder, balls, etc., used in charging firearms of all kinds; military stores: (adj.) supplied to troops as equipment, etc.
Amnesia(am-nē´si-a) (n.) loss of memory.
Amnesty(am´nes-ti) (n.) an act of oblivion for political offenses; a general pardon: (v.t.) to grant pardon to.
Amoeba(a-mē´ba) (n.) a genus of microscopic organisms consisting of a mass of protoplasm which moves about in fresh-water ponds by means of fingerlike processes with which it grasps its food.
Among(a-mung´) (prep. & adv.) mixed with; surrounded by; amidst.
Amongst(a-mungst´) (prep. & adv.) mixed with; surrounded by; amidst.
Amorous(am´ōr-us) (adj.) fond of the opposite sex; loving.
Amorphous(a-môr´fus) (adj.) formless; irregularly shaped; not crystallized; anomalous; unorganized.
Amount(a-mount´) (v.i.) to mount up to; be equivalent or equal to: (n.) the totality; sum.
Amour(a-mōōr´) (n.) a love-intrigue.
Ampere(am-pār´) (n.) the unit of measurement of the strength of an electrical current.
Amphibian(am-fib´i-an) (n.) one of the Amphibia, the fourth division of vertebrates, intermediate between fishes and reptiles, which in their early state breathe by gills.
Amphibious(am-fib´i-us) (adj.) having the power of living both on land and in water.
Amphitheater(am-fi-thē´a-tẽr) (n.) a double theater; a theater with seats all round the arena; a circus.
Amphora(am´for-a) (n.) a two-handled vessel of oblong shape, used by the ancients for holding wine, etc.; a Greek and Roman liquid measure, the former = 9 gallons, the latter = 6 gallons.
Ample(am´pl) (adj.) full; large; abundant.
Amplification(am-pli-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of amplifying or expanding; enlargement.
Amplify(am´pli-fī) (v.t.) to make large: (v.i.) to speak or write diffusely; expand.
Amplitude(am´pli-tūd) (n.) the angular distance of a celestial body at rising or setting from the eastern or western points of the horizon; an angle on which the value of some mathematical function depends; the distance which a particle moves in performing a complete vibration.
Amply(am´pli) (adv.) in an ample manner; liberally.
Amputate(am´pū-tāt) (v.t.) to lop off in pruning; to cut off a limb; dismember.
Amputation(am-pū-tā´shun) (n.) a cutting off; the operation of cutting off a limb.
Amuck(a-muk´) (adj. or adv.) running about armed, in a state of frenzy, attacking all that come in the way, or committing indiscriminate slaughter.
Amulet(am´ū-let) (n.) a charm worn to protect against evil; a talisman.
Amuse(a-mūz´) (v.t.) to occupy the attention pleasantly; beguile; entertain; divert.
Amusement(a-mūz´ment) (n.) that which amuses; a pastime.
An(an) (indef.art.) one; any one of the kind or class.
Anachronism(an-ak´ron-izm) (n.) an error in the order of time, hence any error in the misplacement of persons or events in point of time.
Anachronistic(an-ak-ron-is´tik) (adj.) out of date.
Anaconda(an-a-kon´da) (n.) the specific name of a large South American boa, and loosely applied to any large snake which crushes its prey.
Anagram(an´a-gram) (n.) a word or a sentence constructed out of another by the transposition of the letters contained in the second; a word obtained by reading the letters of another word backwards.
Anal(ā´nal) (adj.) relating to the anus, situated near to the anal orifice.
Analgesia(an-al-jē´si-a) (n.) insensibility to pain in any part of the body.
Analgesic(an-al-jēs´ik) (adj.) that which allays pain: (n.) an anodyne.
Analogical(an-a-loj´i-kal) (adj.) bearing reference; having relation or resemblance.
Analogically(an-a-loj´i-ka-li) (adv.) by way of analogy.
Analogize(a-nal´ō-jīz) (v.t.) to reason or expound by reference to analogy: (v.i.) to treat or investigate by use of analogy.
Analogous(a-nal´ō-gus) (adj.) possessing points of analogy; linked by resemblance; similar.
Analogue(an´ā-log) (n.) an object which bears analogy to something else; a part which corresponds with another in structure, function, or other relations.
Analogy(a-nal´ō-ji) (n.) agreement, resemblance, or correspondence in relations between different objects; the inference as to general agreement which is derived from similarity in certain essential particulars; equality of mathematical ratios; conformity of its parts to the general rules and structures of a language.
Analysis(a-nal´i-sis) (n.) the resolution of a compound into its constituent parts; the method of determining the nature of a compound by resolution into its constituent parts; the resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations; a synopsis.
Analyst(an´a-list) (n.) one who is skilled in analysis; one skilled in the resolution of chemical compounds.
Analytic(an-a-lit´ik) (adj.) relating to, or characterized by, the method of analysis.
Analytical(an-a-lit´i-kal) (adj.) relating to, or characterized by, the method of analysis.
Analytically(an-a-lit´i-ka-li) (adv.) in the manner or by means of analysis.
Analytics(an-a-jit´iks) (n. pl.) the science of analysis.
Analyzable(an´a-lī-za-bl) (adj.) capable of being resolved by, or that may be subjected to, analysis.
Analyze(an´a-līz) (v.t.) to separate or resolve; determine the nature of a compound by resolution of its constituent parts.
Anapest(an´a-pest) (n.) a foot comprising two short syllables followed by one long syllable.
Anarchic(an-är´kik) (adj.) of or pertaining to anarchy, or the theory of anarchism.
Anarchism(an´är-kizm) (n.) lawlessness; confusion; anarchy; the doctrines of the anarchists.
Anarchist(an´är-kist) (n.) one who supports or promotes a scheme for anarchy, or upholds the abolition of law as a social theory.
Anarchy(an´är-ki) (n.) non-existence or incapability of governmental rule; a lawless condition of society; the theory of individual liberty.
Anathema(a-nath´e-ma) (n.) the curse accompanying excommunication pronounced by a religious assembly or convocation; an imprecation or curse; the thing or person held to be accursed.
Anathematize(a-nath´e-ma-tīz) (v.t.) to pronounce a decree of excommunication against: (v.i.) to curse.
Anatomical(an-a-tom´i-kal) (adj.) relating to, or according to, the laws of anatomy.
Anatomically(an-a-tom´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an anatomical manner.
Anatomist(a-nat´o-mist) (n.) one possessing a knowledge of anatomy derived from dissection.
Anatomize(a-nat´o-mīz) (v.t.) to separate by dissection and exhibit the relative position and structure of the parts of an animal or plant.
Anatomy(a-nat´o-mi) (n.) separation by dissection of the various parts of a body, with a view to the examination and determination of their structure and relations; the art or science of dissection; a descriptive account of the parts of an organic body; a withered or emaciated person.
Ancestor(an´ses-tẽr) (n.) a forefather or progenitor, on the side of father or mother, from whom one is descended in direct line; one who held previous possession.
Ancestral(an-ses´tral) (adj.) belonging to, or connected with, one's ancestors; derived from one's progenitors; lineal.
Ancestress(an´ses-tres) (n.) a female ancestor.
Ancestry(an´ses-tri) (n.) the line of one's descent traced from a period more or less remote; the personages comprising such lineage; lineage.
Anchor(ang´kẽr) (n.) an iron implement of varying form, but generally having two curved and pointed arms terminating at one end of a shank, to the other extremity of which is affixed a cable, used to secure a floating vessel to the bottom; that on which dependence is placed for security or stability; a metallic clamp securing a tie-rod connecting opposite walls: (v.t.) to affix by an anchor; grapple; hold fast.
Anchorage(ang´kẽr-āj) (n.) a suitable or customary place for the anchoring of vessels; the hold attained by an anchor; harbor-dues for anchorage in a port.
Anchorite(ang´kō-rīt) (n.) one who voluntarily secludes himself from society and lives a solitary life devoted to religious or philosophic meditation; a recluse; a hermit.
Anchovy(an´chō-vi) (n.) a diminutive fish abounding in the Mediterranean, and especially esteemed for its peculiar flavor, used for pickling and as a sauce.
Ancient(ān´shent) (adj.) of or pertaining to the early history of the world; of past times or remote ages; of great age or antiquity: (n.) one who lived in ancient times; (pl.) the people of classic times; the Jewish elders; the governing body of an Inn of Court: (n.) formerly a flag or ensign; a ship's pennant.
Ancillary(an´sil-ār-i) (adj.) attendant upon; accessory; subservient.
And(and) (conj.) the copulative joining words and sentences.
Andirons(and´ī-ẽrnz) (n. pl.) metal standards used for open fires, to support the logs; fire-dogs.
Androgynous(an-drōj´i-nous) (adj.) combining both sexes, or bearing both male and female organs; hermaphroditic.
Anecdotal(an-ek-dō´tal) (adj.) relating to, or consisting of, anecdotes.
Anecdote(an´ek-dōt) (n.) a brief narrative of an entertaining character; a terse and pithy account of some detached incident, chiefly personal or biographical.
Anemia(a-nē´mi-a) (n.) deficiency or low condition of the blood.
Anemometer(an-e-mom´e-tẽr) (n.) a wind-gauge; an instrument which indicates the pressure of the wind.
Anesthesia(an-es-thē´si-a) (n.) a condition of insensibility to pain, combined with loss of the sense of touch, produced by anesthetics.
Anesthetic(an-es-thet´ik) (adj.) pertaining to loss of the sense of feeling: (n.) a drug which produces insensibility.
Anesthetize(an-es´thē-tiz) (v.t.) to bring under the influence of an anesthetic; render insensible to pain.
Anew(a-nū´) (adv.) afresh; over again; in a new manner or style.
Angel(ān´jel) (n.) a messenger of God; one of an order of spiritual attendants who form a connection between heaven and earth, as from God to mankind; a spirit of evil, as a fallen angel.
Angelic(an-jel´ik) (adj.) belonging to or resembling an angel in nature or function.
Anger(ang´gẽr) (n.) excessive emotion or passion aroused by a sense of injury or wrong; wrath: (v.t.) to provoke to resentment; excite to wrath; enrage.
Angina(an-jī´na) (n.) an inflamed condition of the throat.
Angle(ang´gl) (n.) the enclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a sharp or projecting corner; the inclination of two lines which meet at a point called the vortex: (v.i.) to fish with a hook and line: (v.t.) to fish for.
Angler(ang´glẽr) (n.) one who fishes with rod and line; the name of a fish furnished with filamentary appendages, which by their movement attract smaller fish on which it feeds.
Anglican(ang´gli-kan) (adj.) pertaining to England as a nation; pertaining to the Church of England and churches in other countries in accord with it, and popularly to the High or Ritualistic section of the Anglican Church: (n.) a member of the Anglican Church; a ritualist.
Anglicanism(ang´gli-kan-izm) (n.) the principles and ritual of the Anglican Church, i.e. the established Church of England.
Anglicism(ang´gli-sizm) (n.) a form of speech; a principle or mannerism peculiar to England.
Anglicize(ang´gli-sīz) (v.t.) to make or to render into English; accord with English manners and customs.
Angling(ang´gling) (n.) the piscatorial art; the act of fishing with rod and line.
Angora(ang-gō´rä) (n.) cloth made from Angora-wool.
Angrily(ang´gri-li) (adv.) in an angry manner.
Angry(ang´gri) (adj.) inflamed with anger; provoked; feeling resentment; wrathful; showing anger; fierce; inflamed.
Anguish(ang´gwish) (n.) intense pain or grief; acute suffering, bodily or mental.
Angular(ang´gū-lar) (adj.) possessing an angle or angles; sharp, bent, or cornered; pointed, or full of points.
Angularity(ang-gū-lar´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being angular in any sense.
Animadversion(an-i-mad-ver´shun) (n.) the act of observing; capacity for perception; censure; criticism.
Animadvert(an-i-mad-vẽrt´) (v.i.) to give the mind to; pass comment or stricture upon; criticize.
Animal(an´i-mal) (n.) an organized living body, sentient, mobile, and locomotive; an inferior being; a brute: (adj.) of or belonging to animals.
Animalcule(an-i-mal´kūl) (n.) one of a class of minute or microscopic organisms abounding in water and infusions; an infusorian.
Animate(an´i-māt) (v.t.) to impart life to; to inspire with energy or action; enliven: (adj.) endowed with animal life; full of spirit and vigor.
Animation(an-i-mā´shun) (n.) the act of giving life or spirit; the state of being animated; vivacity.
Animism(an´i-mizm) (n.) the theory of the existence of an immaterial principle of force inseparable from matter to which all life and action are attributable.
Animosity(an-i-mos´i-ti) (n.) hostility; hatred; active enmity.
Animus(an´i-mus) (n.) a hostile spirit, or purpose; hostility.
Anion(an´i-on) (n.) the element in a body decomposed by voltaic action, which is evolved at the positive pole or anode.
Anise(an´is) (n.) the common name for a plant indigenous in Egypt yielding the anise-seed of commerce.
Ankle(ang´kl) (n.) the joint or articulation connecting the foot with the leg.
Anklet(ang´klet) (n.) a diminutive ankle; an ornament or support for the ankle; a fetter or shackle.
Annalist(an´al-ist) (n.) a compiler of annals.
Annals(an´alz) (n. pl.) a description, history, or chronicle issued from time to time, and comprising the events of each year in order of sequence; chronicles.
Anneal(an-nēl´) (v.t.) to heat or fix by heat; temper and render malleable; bake or fuse.
Annealing(an-nē´ling) (n.) the process of tempering, baking, fusing, or fixing.
Annex(an-neks´) (v.t.) to add or affix at the end; subjoin or connect; purloin: (n.) (an´neks) that which is added; an addition.
Annexation(an-eks-ā´shun) (n.) the act of annexing; that which is annexed.
Annihilate(an-nī´hi-lāt) (v.t.) to reduce to nothing; wipe out of existence; destroy.
Annihilation(an-nī-hi-lā´shun) (n.) the act of annihilating; non-existence.
Anniversary(an-i-vẽr´sa-ri) (n.) the recurrence in each year of the date of an event; the annual commemoration of an event: (adj.) recurring once in every twelve months; yearly.
Annotate(an´ō-tāt) (v.t.) to mark or note by way of explanation or criticism, as a book.
Annotation(an-ō-tā´shun) (n.) the act of noting or commenting upon; a note, remark, or criticism made in a book.
Annotator(an´ō-tā-tẽr) (n.) one who annotates or writes remarks by way of comment or criticism upon the works of authors.
Announce(an-nouns´) (v.t.) to proclaim or make known, formally, or in a public manner; pronounce by judicial sentence; proclaim.
Announcement(an-nouns´ment) (n.) the act of announcing; that which is announced; a proclamation.
Annoy(an-noi´) (v.t.) to vex or trouble by repeated acts; harass or discompose by petty injury or opposition: (v.i.) to be troubled, vexed: (n.) the feeling of discomfort caused by an injury or vexation.
Annoyance(an-noi´ans) (n.) the act of annoying or causing vexation; the state of being annoyed; the thing or act which annoys.
Annoyingly(an-noi´ing-li) (adv.) in a vexatious manner.
Annual(an´ū-al) (adj.) once in twelve months; yearly; of or belonging to a year; published once a year; completed in a year; lasting or living only for a year or season, as an annual plant: (n.) an anniversary mass said for a deceased person; the fee paid for such a mass.
Annually(an´ū-al-li) (adv.) yearly; happening, returning, or completed year by year.
Annuitant(an-nū´i-tant) (n.) one who is in receipt of, or is entitled to receive, an annuity.
Annuity(an-nū´i-ti) (n.) the payment of a sum of money by periodical or yearly installments during the life-time of the annuitant.
Annul(an-nul´) (v.t.) to make void, abolish, or obliterate, as a law, decree, or compact.
Annular(an´ū-lar) (adj.) ring-like; in the form of a ring: (n.) the ring of light surrounding the moon's body in an annular eclipse of the sun.
Annulment(an-nul´ment) (n.) the act of reducing to nothing; abolition; invalidation.
Annunciate(an-nun´shi-at) (v.t.) to make known officially or publicly; announce.
Annunciation(an-nun-shi-ā´shun) (n.) the act of annunciating.
Anode(an´ōd) (n.) the path of the electric current from the positive to the negative pole; the positive pole.
Anodyne(an´ō-dīn) (adj.) assuaging pain: (n.) a drug which relieves pain.
Anoint(a-noint´) (v.t.) to pour oil upon, in a religious ceremony; consecrate.
Anomalous(a-nom´a-lus) (adj.) deviating from the common order; abnormal.
Anomaly(a-nom´a-li) (n.) deviation from the natural order; the angular distance of a planet from its perihelion.
Anon(a-non´) (adv.) soon; immediately; again.
Anonymity(an-ō-nim´i-ti) (n.) the state of being anonymous.
Anonymous(a-non´i-mus) (adj.) bearing no author's name; nameless.
Another(a-nuth´ẽr) (adj. & pron.) one more; not the same; some one else.
Answer(an´sẽr) (v.t.) to swear in opposition to; to reply to a charge; a counter-statement: (n.) a response or rejoinder; a reply to a charge; a solution, as of a mathematical problem.
Answerable(an´sẽr-a-bl) (adj.) liable to give answer; responsible.
Ant(ant) (n.) a small social insect, wingless except for fertile adults.
Antacid(ant-as´id) (adj.) counteracting acidity: (n.) a medicine which counteracts the formation of acids in the system; an alkali.
Antagonism(an-tag´ō-nizm) (n.) the active opposition of two opponents or opposing forces; hostility.
Antagonist(an-tag´ō-nist) (n.) a competitor in any sphere of action; an opponent.
Antagonistic(an-tag-ō-nis´tik) (adj.) acting in opposition; opposed.
Antagonistically(an-tag-ō-nis´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in rivalry or opposition.
Antagonize(an-tag´ō-nīz) (v.t.) to oppose; hinder; counteract; contend against; compete with: (v.i.) to act in opposition; neutralize.
Antarctic(ant-ärk´tik) (adj.) opposite to arctic; pertaining to the south-polar regions; southern.
Antecedence(an-tē-sē´dens) (n.) precedence; the act or state of going before; priority.
Antecedent(an-tē-sē´dent) (adj.) preceding: (n.) the substantive or noun to which a relative or other pronoun refers; the part of a conditional proposition upon which the other depends; (pl.) the previous events of a person's life.
Antechamber(an´tē-chām-bẽr) (n.) an apartment next the principal room, where persons wait for audience; an outer room.
Antedate(an´tē-dāt) (v.t.) to carry back to an earlier period; anticipate: (n.) a date earlier than the actual date.
Antediluvian(an-tē-di-lū´vi-an) (adj.) of or pertaining to the world before the Flood; belonging to very ancient times; antiquated: (n.) one who lived before the Flood.
Antelope(an´tē-lōp) (n.) the name given to numerous species of deer-like ruminants, intermediate between the deer and the goat, with cylindrical, ringed horns.
Antenatal(an-tē-nā´tal) (adj.) before birth.
Antenna(an-ten´a) (n.) the jointed horns or feelers upon the heads of insects and Crustacea.
Anterior(an-tēr´i-ẽr) (adj.) more to the front; former.
Anteroom(an´te-rōōm) (n.) a room before, or forming an entrance to, another; an antechamber.
Anthem(an´them) (n.) a composition from the Scriptures or liturgy set to sacred music.
Anther(an´thẽr) (n.) the summit of the stamen of a flower containing the pollen or fertilizing dust.
Anthologist(an-thol´ō-jist) (n.) one who compiles an anthology.
Anthology(an-thol´ō-ji) (n.) a collection of choice poems, epigrams, and fugitive pieces by various authors; a hymnal.
Anthrax(an´thraks) (n.) a malignant boil; the splenic fever of sheep and cattle, caused by the presence of a bacillus in the blood and tissues; the disease caused in man by inoculation from affected sheep and cattle.
Anthropoid(an´thrō-poid) (adj.) resembling man: (n.) one of the higher apes resembling man.
Anthropological(an-thrō-po-loj´i-kal) (adj.) relating to anthropology.
Anthropologist(an-thrō-pol´ō-jist) (n.) a student of anthropology.
Anthropology(an-thrō-pol´ō-ji) (n.) the science of man, considered zoologically or ethnographically.
Anthropomorphic(an-thrō-po-môr´fik) (adj.) characterized by anthropomorphism; having the appearance and characteristics of man.
Antic(an´tik) (adj.) grotesque: (n.) a clown; a trick; a grotesque gesture.
Antichrist(an´ti-krīst) (n.) an opponent of Christ, especially the great personal opponent expected before the end of the world; a false prophet.
Anticipate(an-tis´i-pāt) (v.t.) to take or deal with beforehand; use in advance; look for as certain: (v.i.) to treat of something before the proper time.
Anticipation(an-tis-i-pā´shun) (n.) the act of taking beforehand; expectation; hope; preconception.
Anticipatory(an-tis´i-pā-to-ri) (adj.) taking beforehand; anticipating.
Anticlimax(an´ti-klī-maks) (n.) a ludicrous descent in thought and expression; bathos.
Anticyclone(anti-sī´klōn) (n.) a meteorological condition in which the ordinary features of a cyclone are reversed, i.e. the winds, which are light, flow from, instead of towards, the center.
Anticyclonic(an-ti-sī-klon´ik) (adj.) pertaining to an anticyclone.
Antidote(an´ti-dōt) (n.) a substance which acts medicinally as a counteractive to the effects of poison or disease; that which annuls or tends to prevent the evil effects of anything else; a remedy.
Antipathetic(an-ti-pa-thet´ik) (adj.) possessing a natural antipathy or aversion.
Antipathy(an-tip´a-thi) (n.) natural aversion; an instinctive dislike; the object of aversion.
Antiphon(an´ti-fon) (n.) a musical response, as that made by one side of the choir to the other in a chant or hymn.
Antiphonal(an-tif´ō-nal) (adj.) characterized by antiphony or responsive singing: (n.) a collection of antiphons.
Antipodal(an-tip´ō-dal) (adj.) pertaining to the antipodes; opposite or extreme.
Antipodean(an-tip-ō-dē´an) (adj.) belonging to the antipodes: (n.) one who resides on the opposite side of the earth.
Antipodes(an-tip´ō-dēz) (n. pl.) those who, residing at opposite sides of the globe, have their feet directly opposed; the two portions of the earth's surface which are exactly opposite to each other; the direct opposite of a person or thing.
Antiquarian(an-tī-kwār´i-an) (adj.) pertaining to antiquaries or to antiquity: (n.) an antiquary.
Antiquarianism(an-ti-kwar´i-an-izm) (n.) the attachment to what is old or antiquated which characterizes the antiquary; the study or collecting of antiquities.
Antiquary(an´ti-kwār-i) (n.) one who is attached to ancient things, and is learned in their history; one who collects antiquities for the purpose of study.
Antiquated(an´ti-kwā-ted) (p.adj.) grown old; old-fashioned; obsolete; ancient.
Antique(an-tēk´) (adj.) of or belonging to a former age; ancient: (n.) something of great age; a relic of antiquity.
Antiquity(an-tik´wi-ti) (n.) great age; ancientness; early ages; the people or races of ancient times; that which belonged to, or survives from, ancient times; a relic.
Antisepsis(an-ti-sep´sis) (n.) the exclusion of bacteria from wounds, etc., by the use of antiseptics.
Antiseptic(an-ti-sep´tik) (adj.) destructive to the germs of disease or putrefaction: (n.) a substance that acts as a preventive to putrefaction.
Antislavery(an-ti-slā´ver-i) (adj.) opposed to slavery: (n.) opposition to slavery.
Antispasmodic(an-ti-spaz-mod´ik) (adj.) counteractive to, or curative of, spasms: (n.) a medicine having such an effect.
Antithesis(an-tith´ē-sīs) (n.) opposition; contrast; expression by contrast or opposition of words or sentiments.
Antithetic(an-ti-thet´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing antithesis.
Antithetically(an-ti-thet´i-ka-li) (adv.) in the manner or by means of antithesis.
Antitoxin(an-ti-toks´in) (n.) a serum used hypodermically as a preventive of, or cure for, diphtheria.
Antler(ant´lẽr) (n.) the individual branches of a stag's horns; the horn in its complete condition.
Antonym(an´tō-nim) (n.) a word of opposite meaning.
Anus(ā´nus) (n.) the terminal portion of the rectum; the excremental orifice.
Anvil(an´vil) (n.) an iron block used for the hammering and shaping of metals.
Anxiety(ang-zī´e-ti) (n.) a condition of mental uneasiness arising from fear or solicitude.
Anxious(ang´shus) (adj.) deeply concerned; very solicitous; apprehensive.
Any(en´i) (adj.) one indefinitely; portion of, indefinitely; some or any number indefinitely: (pron.) one or more persons or things, out of a number: (adv.) in any degree; to any extent; in the least.
Anybody(en´i-bpd-i) (n.) any person; some one of importance.
Anyhow(en´i-hou) (adv.) in any way or manner; in any case; at any rate.
Anyone(en´i-wun) (pron.) anybody.
Anything(en´i-thing) (n.) any object as distinguished from a person; aught; with "as" or "like", as "It rains like anything."
Anyway(en´i-wa) (adv.) in any manner.
Anywhere(en´i-hwār) (adv.) in any place.
Anywise(en´i-wīz) (adv.) in any way or manner; anyhow.
Aorta(ā-ôr´ta) (n.) the chief artery or main trunk of the arterial system, opening from the left ventricle of the heart and supplying all parts of the body, excepting the lungs, with arterialized blood.
Apace(a-pās´) (adv.) quickly; at a quick pace; speedily.
Apart(a-pärt´) (adv.) separately; aside; asunder.
Apartment(a-äart´ment) (n.) a room or part of a divided building; (pl.) a set or suite or two or more rooms of a house set apart as lodgings.
Apathetic(ap-a-thet´ik) (adj.) devoid of, or insensible to, feeling or emotion.
Apathetically(ap-a-thet´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an apathetical manner.
Apathy(ap´a-thi) (n.) lack of feeling; want of passion or emotion; indifference.
Ape(āp) (n.) a tailless monkey having teeth in number and appearance as man; a silly mimic; a fool. The family of the apes includes the gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan, etc.: (v.t.) to imitate servilely; mimic, as an ape mimics man.
Aperture(ap´ẽr-tūr) (n.) an opening; a perforation or passage; the space between two intersecting right lines; the diameter of the exposed part of the object-glass of a telescope or other optical instrument.
Apex(ā´peks) (n.) the point, tip, or summit of anything.
Aphasia(a-fā´zi-a) (n.) loss of the power of speech, or the appropriate use of words, due to disease or injury to the brain.
Aphelion(af-ē´li-on) (n.) that point in the orbit of a planet or a comet which is farthest from the sun.
Aphid(af´id) (n.) a plant-louse belonging to the genus Aphis.
Aphorism(af´ō-rizm) (n.) a concise and pithy statement of a rule or precept; a maxim.
Aphrodisiac(af-ro-diz´i-ac) (n.) a drug that excites sexual desire.
Apiary(ā´pi-ā-ri) (n.) a place where bees are kept; a bee-house.
Apiece(a-pēs´) (adv.) to or for each; each; severally.
Apish(ā´pish) (adj.) resembling an ape in manners; foppish; foolish.
Aplomb(a-plông´) (n.) self-possession; assurance.
Apocalypse(a-pok´a-lips) (n.) the last book of the New Testament, Revelation.
Apocalyptic(a-pok-a-lip´tik) (adj.) pertaining to or containing the Apocalypse.
Apocrypha(a-pok´ri-fa) (n.) a writing, or something, of doubtful authorship; certain writings received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but rejected by others, as for instance Judith, Ecclesiasticus, etc.
Apocryphal(a-pok´ri-fal) (adj.) of doubtful authority; of or pertaining to the apocrypha.
Apocryphally(a-pok´ri-fa-li) (adv.) in an apocryphal manner; doubtfully.
Apogee(ap´ō-jē) (n.) that point in the orbit of a planet which is most distant from the earth.
Apologetic(a-pol-ō-jet´ik) (adj.) in the way of defense or apology.
Apologetically(a-pol-ō-jet´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an apologetic manner.
Apologia(ap-o-lō´gi-a) (n.) a defense of any one's action or principles, as Cardinal Newman's famous "Apologia".
Apologist(a-pol´ō-jist) (n.) one who apologizes; one who pleads in extenuation or defense of the actions or principles of another.
Apologize(a-pol´ō-jīz) (v.i.) to make an apology or excuse; to express regret or make amends for anything said or done, on one's own behalf or that of another: (v.t.) to write a defense of; to defend.
Apology(a-pol´ō-ji) (n.) a vindication or excuse; something spoken, written, or offered in defense or extenuation; an explanation by way of amends.
Apoplectic(ap-ō-plek´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, apoplexy; afflicted with apoplexy.
Apoplexy(ap´ō-plek-si) (n.) the sudden loss of consciousness and motive power, resulting from the rupture of a brain-vessel.
Apostasy(a-pos´ta-si) (n.) the forsaking or abandonment of what one has hitherto professed or adhered to, as faith, principles, or party.
Apostate(a-pos´tāt) (n.) one who has forsaken or apostatized his faith or party; one who renounces his profession after having been in holy orders: (adj.) false; traitorous; renegade.
Apostatize(a-pos´ta-tīz) (v.i.) to abandon one's faith, church, or party; change one's religion for another.
Apostle(a-pos´l) (n.) one charged with a high mission; one of the twelve persons, especially selected by Christ to propagate His gospel; one who performed apostolic functions, as Saint Paul; the first missionary who plants the Christian faith in any region; one who labors with special success as a moral or social reformer.
Apostolic(ap-os-tol´ik) (adj. & n.) of or pertaining to an apostle or apostles, and their age. doctrine, or practice; papal.
Apostrophe(a-pos´trō-fē) (n.) a breaking off in a speech to address directly a person or persons who may or may not be present; the omission from a word of one or more letters, such omission being indicated by the sign ('); the sign (') so employed in writing or printing.
Apothecary(a-poth´e-kā-ri) (n.) one who prepares and dispenses medicines and drugs for profit; one who is licensed to prescribe; a pharmacist.
Apothegm(ap´ō-them) (n.) a pithy saying, embodying a wholesome truth or precept.
Apotheosis(ap-o-thē´ō-sis) (n.) deification; the god-like personification bestowed upon deceased emperors under the Roman Empire; excessive honor paid to a distinguished person; canonization.
Appall(ap-pawl´) (v.t.) to frighten; depress or discourage by fear; dismay; terrify.
Appalling(ap-paw´ling) (p.adj.) inspiring horror or dismay.
Apparatus(ap-a-rā´tus) (n.) an outfit of tools, utensils, or instruments adapted to the accomplishment of any branch of work, or for the performance of an experiment or operation; a set of such appliances; a group or set of organs concerned in the performance of a single function.
Apparel(a-par´el) (n.) clothing; vesture; garb, or dress; the equipment of a vessel: (v.t.) to clothe or adorn; furnish or fit out.
Apparent(ap-pār´ent) (adj.) open to view; capable of being readily perceived or understood; evident; seeming, but not real.
Apparition(ap-a-rish´un) (n.) a visible object; an appearance of something not real or tangible; a ghost or specter; the first appearance of a luminary after obscuration; opposed to occultation.
Appeal(ap-pēl´) (v.t.) to transfer or refer to a superior court or judge; to refer to another person or tribunal; entreat, call for, or invoke aid, sympathy, or mercy: (n.) a call or invocation for aid or sympathy; the right of appeal; a summons to answer a charge; a call or reference to another; recourse; the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior court, the latter having the power to revise the decision of the lower tribunal.
Appear(ap-pēr´) (v.i.) to be or become visible; come before; seem.
Appearance(ap-pēr´ans) (n.) the act of becoming visible; the object seen; a phenomenon; an apparition; semblance; outward show; the act of coming before the public; coming into court; look; bearing or aspect.
Appease(ap-pēz´) (v.t.) to allay; assuage; quiet; satisfy; pacify.
Appeasable(ap-pēz´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being appeased.
Appeasement(ap-pēz´ment) (n.) the act of appeasing; the state of being appeased.
Appellant(ap-pel´ant) (n.) one who appeals to a higher court; one who appeals to a judge, or to any tribunal.
Appellate(ap-pel´āt) (adj.) pertaining to appeals; having cognizance of appeals: (n.) the person appealed against or called upon to appear.
Appellation(ap-e-lā´shun) (n.) the name, title, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known; the act of appealing.
Append(ap-pend´) (v.t.) to attach, hang, or suspend; subjoin or add to, as an accessory part; annex.
Appendage(ap-pen´dāj) (n.) something appended or attached as a part of; something added as an adjunct.
Appendix(ap-pen´diks) (n.) that which is added as supplemental.
Appertain(ap-ẽr-tān´) (v.i.) to belong or pertain to, as by relation or custom.
Appetite(ap´e-tīt) (n.) the desire for gratification of some want, craving, or passion that is natural or acquired; the relish for food induced by keenness of stomach.
Appetizer(ap´e-tī-zẽr) (n.) something that excites or whets the appetite.
Applaud(ap-plawd´) (v.t.) to praise; express approval or approbation by clapping of the hands or acclamation.
Applause(ap-plawz´) (n.) the expression of approval by clapping; approbation openly shown by acclamation.
Apple(ap´l) (n.) the round fleshy fruit of the apple-tree, and its numerous cultivated varieties; any fruit resembling an apple, as pineapple.
Appliance(ap-plī´ans) (n.) the act of applying; that which is used with, or as a part of, something else.
Applicability(ap-li-ka-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being applicable.
Applicable(ap´li-ka-bl) (adj.) capable of being, or fit to be, applied.
Applicant(ap´li-kant) (n.) one who applies, or prefers a request for something; a petitioner.
Application(ap-li-kā´shun) (n.) the act of applying, putting to, or on; the thing applied; the applying or reducing to practice; the practical demonstration of a principle; the act of requesting; request; mental assiduousness.
Applied(ap-plid´) (p.adj.) practical.
Applique(ap-li-kā´) (n.) a method of ornamentation in dress or upholstery in which portions or figures cut from other patterns are fixed or applied to a groundwork or foundation of any material.
Apply(ap-plī´) (v.t.) to place one to another; lay on; put into practice; devote to a particular purpose; refer or ascribe as fitting to a person or thing; address or direct; fix the mind upon: (v.i.) to suit; have connection with or reference to; make application to.
Appoint(ap-point´) (v.t.) to fix; settle; found; make fast; establish by decree; assign or ordain; fix the time and order of; furnish or equip: (v.i.) to decree; ordain; determine.
Appointee(ap-poin-tē´) (n.) one in whose favor an appointment is made.
Appointment(ap-point´ment) (n.) the act of appointing; the assigning to an office or trust; the state of being appointed; the position or office assigned or held; a stipulation; an engagement; an arrangement to meet by mutual agreement; an ordinance or decree established by authority; furniture or equipment.
Apportion(ap-pōr´shun) (v.t.) to assign by equal or proportionate division; distribute or set out in just proportions.
Apportionment(ap-pōr´shun-ment) (n.) the act of apportioning or dividing into just shares.
Apposite(ap´ō-zit) (adj.) proper; fit; pertinent; well-adapted.
Apposition(ap-ō-zish´un) (n.) the act of adding; addition by application, or placing together; the placing of a second noun in the same case in juxtaposition to the first, which it characterizes or explains, as John the Baptist.
Appraisal(ap-prā´zal) (n.) the act of appraising, or putting a price upon with a view to sale.
Appraise(ap-prāz´) (v.t.) to set a price, upon; value; estimate the worth of, as by a licensed appraiser.
Appraiser(ap-prā´zẽr) (n.) one who appraises; a person licensed and sworn to estimate the value of goods or estates.
Appreciable(ap-prē´shi-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being appreciated, perceived, or estimated.
Appreciate(ap-prē´shi-āt) (v.t.) to value; estimate the worth of; esteem highly; prize; be sensible of; raise in value.
Appreciation(ap-prē´shi-ā´shun) (n.) the just valuation, or proper estimate of worth or merit; a rise in value.
Appreciative(ap-prē´shi-ā-tiv) (adj.) exhibiting appreciation.
Appreciatory(ap-prē´shi-ā-tō-ri) (adj.) expressive of admiration.
Apprehend(ap-rē-hend´) (v.t.) to take or lay hold of; seize; arrest; take a mental hold of; anticipate or expect: (v.i.) to incline to belief; form a conception.
Apprehension(ap-rē-hen´shun) (n.) the act of seizure or laying hold of; arrest; the act of conceiving; perception; anticipation of evil; fear or distrust of the future.
Apprehensive(ap-rē-hen´siv) (adj.) capable of apprehending; quick to learn, or grasp; fearful of evil; anxious for the future.
Apprentice(a-pren´tis) (n.) formerly, one bound or articled by indenture to serve a certain number of years to learn some trade or craft; a novice or tyro: (v.t.) to put under the care of a master for instruction in some trade or craft.
Apprise(ap-prīz´) (v.t.) give notice; inform.
Approach(ap-prōch´) (n.) the act of drawing near; access; passage: (v.i.) to draw or grow near; approximate: (v.t.) to resemble, come near to.
Approbation(ap-rō-bā´shun) (n.) the act of approving; commendation.
Appropriate(ap-prō´pri-āt) (v.t.) to take to one's self in exclusion of others; claim or use, as by an exclusive right; set apart or assign to a particular use; annex a benefice to a religious corporation: (adj.) peculiar; fit; apt.
Appropriation(ap-prō-pri-ā´shun) (n.) the act of assigning to one's self, or to a particular use or person; application to a special use or purpose; the annexation of a benefice to a religious corporation.
Appropriator(ap-prō´pri-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who appropriates; one who holds an appropriated benefice.
Approval(ap-prōōv´al) (n.) approbation; sanction gratification; consent.
Approve(ap-prōōv´) (v.t.) to prove, test, or demonstrate; ratify; pronounce efficient or sufficient; be pleased or satisfied with; commend: (v.i.) to express approval.
Approvingly(ap-prōō´ving-li) (adv.) in a commendatory manner.
Approximate(ap-prok´si-māt) (v.t.) to bring or carry near; cause to approach: (v.i.) to draw near; approach closely: (adj.) near in resemblance or position.
Approximately(ap-prok´si-māt-li) (adv.) very nearly but not absolutely.
Approximation(ap-prok-si-mā´shun) (n.) the act of approximating; approach to anything as a standard; continual approach in exactness to the quantity sought, without actually arriving at it; a value nearly but not quite correct.
Appurtenance(ap-pẽr´te-nans) (n.) that which belongs or relates to something else; an adjunct or appendage; that which belongs to or is accessory to, an estate or property.
Appurtenant(ap-pẽrte-nant) (adj.) belonging or pertaining to; accessory.
Apricot(ā´pri-kot) (n.) the fruit of a tree, allied to the plum.
April(ā´pril) (n.) the fourth month of the year; named from the Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite.
Apron(ā´prun) (n.) a portion of cloth, leather, or other material, worn as a protective or ornamental covering to the front of the person; a leathern covering for the legs, used in driving; the vent-cover of a cannon; the curved timber placed above the foremost end of a ship's keel; a platform at the entrance to a dock.
Apse(aps) (n.) a polygonal or semicircular recess terminating the choir or other portion of a church.
Apt(apt) (adj.) suitable; pertinent; appropriate; liable; inclined; ready expert; quick of apprehension.
Aptitude(ap´ti-tūd) (n.) capacity for anything; fitness; tendency; readiness in learning.
Aqua(ā´kwa) (n.) a Latin term much used in pharmacy and denoting the addition of water.
Aquamarine(a´kwa-ma-rēn´) (n.) a pale bluish-green variety of beryl; a color resembling the semi-precious beryl.
Aquarium(a-kwār´i-um) (n.) a tank or globe for the keeping and cultivation of aquatic plants and animals; a series of such receptacles.
Aquatic(a-kwat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to water; growing or living in or upon water; performed in or upon water, as sports: (n.) an animal or plant inhabiting water; (pl.) aquatic sports.
Aqueduct(ak´wē-dukt) (n.) a structure in the form of a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a source, as for the supply of a large city.
Aqueous(a´kwē-us) (adj.) of the nature of, or abounding in, water; watery; formed in or by means of water.
Aquiline(ak´wi-līn) (adj.) belonging to or resembling an eagle; curved, as the beak of an eagle.
Arable(ar´a-bl) (adj.) fit for the plow; suited to the purposes of cultivation.
Arbiter(är´bi-tẽr) (n.) an umpire or judge; an arbitrator.
Arbitrament(är-bit´ra-ment) (n.) the decision of arbitrators; an award.
Arbitrarily(är-bi-trā´ri-li) (adv.) in a capricious manner; imperiously.
Arbitrary(är´bi-trār-i) (adj.) depending on the will of the arbiter; discretionary; capricious; imperious.
Arbitrate(är´bi-trāt) (v.i.) to act as arbiter; to settle a dispute, as an umpire; mediate.
Arbitration(är-bi-trā´shun) (n.) the settlement of a dispute by an umpire.
Arbitrator(är´bi-trā-tẽr) (n.) one chosen by the parties in a dispute to settle it; an umpire.
Arbor(ār´bẽr) (n.) a bower; a shaded nook or walk.
Arboreal(är-bō´rē-al) (adj.) pertaining to trees; wooded.
Arboretum(är-bō-rē´tum) (n.) a place in which rare trees are cultivated and exhibited.
Arc(ärk) (n.) a curved line or any part of a curve forming the segment of a circle; the portion of a circle described by the sun or any heavenly body in its apparent passage through the heavens.
Arcade(är-kād´) (n.) a series of arches supported by pillars; an arched gallery, or promenade, lined with shops.
Arch(ärch) (n.) structure of brick or masonry, the component wedge-shaped parts of which follow a curved line; any curvature having the form of an arch: (v.t.) to cover with an arch or arches; to bend or curve into the form of an arch: (v.i.) to form an arch or arches; curve: (adj.) chief; of the first rank; cunning; crafty; shrewd; waggish; mischievous; roguish; sportive; coy.
Archaeological(är-kē-ō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to the study of antiquities.
Archaeologically(är-kē-ō-loj´i-ka-li) (adv.) in accordance with the science of antiquities.
Archaeologist(är-kē-ol´ō-jist) (n.) one versed in the study of ancient things; an antiquarian.
Archaeology(är-kē-ol´ō-ji) (n.) the science of antiquities; the study of prehistoric remains, or the relics of the earlier races of mankind, as the Ugro-Finnic, the Egyptian, the Phoenician, the Assyrian, the Greek, and the Roman.
Archaic(är-kā´ik) (adj.) pertaining to a remote period; characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned; antiquated.
Archaism(är´kā-izm) (n.) antiquity of style or use; an antiquated, old-fashioned, or obsolete word, expression, or idiom.
Archangel(ärk-ān´jel) (n.) an angel of the highest order.
Archbishop(ärch-bish´up) (n.) a chief bishop, one who supervises the bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.
Archbishopric(ärch-bish´up-rik) (n.) the jurisdiction, office, or see of an archbishop.
Archdeacon(ärch-dē´kn) (n.) dignitary ranking next below a bishop, and one who acts as his vicar or vicegerent.
Archduchess(ärch-duch´es) (n.) the wife of an archduke; a daughter of the Emperor of Austria.
Archduke(ärch-dūk´) (n.) a prince of the imperial house of Austria.
Archenemy(ärch-en´e-mi) (n.) a chief enemy; Satan.
Archer(är´chẽr) (n.) one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.
Archery(är´chẽr-i) (n.) the art, practice, or skill of one who uses the bow and arrow.
Archetypal(är-kē-tī´pal) (adj.) of or pertaining to an archetype.
Archetype(är-kē-tīp) (n.) the original type or pattern upon or after which a thing is made; a model; the original or fundamental type-structure from which a natural group of plants or animals are assumed to have descended; the original manuscript from which all copies or all of a set of copies were made. Such a group is called a "family".
Archiepiscopal(är-ki-e-pis´kō-pal) (adj.) pertaining to an archbishop or to his office.
Arching(är´ching) (adj.) curving like an arch: (n.) arched work.
Archipelago(är-ki-pel´a-go) (n.) any sea or body of salt water interspersed with numerous islands; the island-group itself.
Architect(är´ki-tekt) (n.) one versed in the art of building and the various styles of architecture; one who plans or designs buildings and superintends their construction, hence one who forms or designs.
Architectonics(är-ki-tek-ton´iks) (n. pl.) the science of architecture.
Architectural(är-ki-tek´tū-ral) (adj.) pertaining to the art of building; in accordance with the rules of the building art.
Architecturally(är-ki-tek´tū-ra-li) (adv.) with regard to the principles of the building art; from the designer's point of view.
Architecture(är´ki-tek-tūr) (n.) the science or art of building; the method or style of building; construction; workmanship.
Architrave(är´ki-trāv) (n.) the lowest division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column.
Archival(är-kī´val) (adj.) pertaining to. or included in, state records.
Archive(är´kīv) (n.) a record preserved as evidence; (pl.) the place where public or state records are kept; state or public documents, or records of historical value pertaining to a nation or to a family.
Archly(ärch´li) (adv.) roguishly; waggishly; coyly.
Archness(ärch´nes) (n.) feigned shyness; coyness.
Archway(ärch´wā) (n.) an opening or passage beneath an arched or vaulted roof.
Arctic(ärk´tik) (adj.) pertaining to the region of the north pole; polar; northern; frigid.
Ardent(är´dent) (adj.) hot; burning; fiery; warm; glowing; passionate; eager; zealous; vehement.
Ardor(är´dẽr) (n.) heat in a physical sense; warmth of affection or passion; eager desire; zeal.
Arduous(är´dū-us) (adj.) steep; hard to climb; attended with great labor or exertion; difficult.
Are(är) present tense plural of the verb to be.
Area(ā´re-a) (n.) any plane surface having bounds, whether natural or artificial, as the floor of a hall, etc.; any defined extent of land-surface; the sunken space situated at the base of a building and separating it from the street; the superficial contents of any space or figure; extent; range; scope; a compass of ore allotted to miners.
Arena(a-rē´na) (n.) the central enclosed space usually strewn with sand of a Roman amphitheater, in which the gladiatorial combats took place; hence the scene or field of combat or exertion of any kind.
Argent(är´jent) (n.) the-silver of a coat of arms, represented in drawing or engraving by a plain white surface, symbolical of purity, beauty, etc.: (adj.) made of, or resembling, silver; silvery white; bright like silver.
Argon(är´gun) (n.) an element associated with nitrogen, and forming one of the constituents of the air.
Argonaut(är´gō-nawt) (n.) a cephalopod commonly known as the paper-nautilus, and paper-sailor of the Mediterranean; from the myth of the Argo and its crew, who sailed under the command of Jason in search of the Golden Fleece.
Argosy(är´gō-si) (n.) a large richly-freighted merchant-vessel.
Arguable(är´gū-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being disputed or discussed.
Argue(är´gū) (v.i.) to show or offer reasons in support of, or in opposition to, a proposition, opinion, or measure; to reason, dispute, discuss; contend in debate: (v.t.) to debate or discuss; prove or evince.
Argument(är´gū-ment) (n.) that which is advanced in support or proof with a view to persuade or convince the mind; a discussion, controversy, or debate; the subject of a discourse or writing; an abstract or summary of a book.
Argumentation(är-gū-men-tā´shun) (n.) the act of arguing; discussion.
Argumentative(är-gū-men´ta-tiv) (adj.) consisting of, or exhibiting, a process of reasoning; addicted to argument; disputatious.
Aria(är´ē-ä) (n.) an air; a melody or tune for single voice with accompaniment; a solo part in a cantata or oratorio, etc.
Arid(ar´id) (adj.) dry; parched up barren.
Aridity(a-rid´i-ti) (n.) the state of being dry; dryness; want of life or interest.
Aright(ā-rīt´) (adv.) rightly; in a right way or form; without sin or error.
Arise(a-rīz´) (v.i.) to mount up or ascend to come into view; rise or get up; spring up; come into existence or action; originate.
Aristocracy(ar-is-tok´ra-si) (n.) government by persons of the highest rank in a state; the nobility or chief persons in a state.
Aristocrat(ar´is-tō-krat) (n.) a personage of rank and noble birth; one who upholds the aristocracy or favors government by the nobles; a person who possesses traits supposed to characterize the nobility.
Aristocratic(ar-is-tō-krat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting in, a government of the nobles; pertaining to, or characteristic of, the higher class or nobility.
Aristocratically(ar-is-tō-krat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an aristocratic manner.
Arithmetic(a-rith´me-tik) (n.) the science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.
Arithmetical(ar-ith-met´i-kal) (adj.) of or pertaining to arithmetic.
Arithmetically(ar-ith-met´i-ka-li) (adv.) according to the rules or methods of arithmetic.
Arithmetician(a-rith-me-tish´an) (n.) one skilled in the science of numbers.
Ark(ärk) (n.) the repository of the Covenant, or tables of the Law, in the Jewish Tabernacle, and subsequently placed in the Temple of Solomon; the vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge, hence a place of safety or refuge; a large boat used for transporting produce on American rivers.
Arm(ärm) (n.) the limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; the anterior or fore limb of any vertebrate animal; any projecting or diverging organ or part of a main body or trunk, as the tentacle of a star-fish, the branch of a tree, an inlet of the sea, etc.; might; power; support: (n.) a weapon; a branch of the military service: (v.t.) to furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; fortify or provide against; furnish with an armament: (v.i.) to fit one's self with arms, or take to one's self means of defense.
Armada(är-ma´da) (n.) a fleet of armed vessels; a squadron.
Armadillo(är-ma-dil´o) (n.) a South American quadruped, armed with a bony shell divided into belts consisting of numerous small plates, and resembling a coat of mail.
Armageddon(är-mag´ẽd-dôn) (n.) a famous battlefield mentioned in Revelation xvii. 16; used figuratively by Theodore Roosevelt in politics.
Armament(är´ma-ment) (n.) a body of forces equipped for war, either military or naval; the cannon and small arms collectively of a warship or fortification; the number and weight of guns of a war-vessel.
Armature(är´ma-tūr) (n.) armor; that which serves as a means of defense; a piece of soft iron connecting the poles of a magnet, or electromagnet, to preserve and increase the magnetic force; iron bars or frame-work used to strengthen a building.
Armchair(ärm´chār) (n.) a chair with supports for the elbows.
Armful(ärm´fool) (n.) as much as can be compassed by the arms.
Armistice(är´mis-tis) (n.) a temporary cessation of hostilities agreed upon by opposing forces; a truce.
Armlet(ärm´let) (n.) a small arm of the sea; a metal band for the arm used for ornament or for protection.
Armor(är´mẽr) (n.) defensive arms; protective covering for the body in battle; the steel plating of a warship.
Armorer(är´mor-ẽr) (n.) formerly a maker of arms or armor, or one who had charge of the armor of another; the custodian of the arms of a troop or battleship.
Armorial(är-mō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to armor or to the arms or escutcheon of a family: (n.) a book or dictionary of heraldic devices and the names of persons entitled to use them.
Armory(är´mẽr-i) (n.) a place for arms or the assemblage of soldiers; a manufacturer of arms.
Armpit(ärm´pit) (n.) the cavity beneath the shoulder.
Arms(ärmz) (n. pl.) weapons of offense or defense; the military service; war as a profession; armorial bearings.
Army(är´mi) (n.) a body of men trained and equipped for war, and organized in regiments, brigades, or similar divisions under proper officers; a great number or multitude; an organized body of persons engaged in moral warfare.
Aroma(a-rō´ma) (n.) the odor exhaled by plants or other substances, generally of an agreeable or spicy nature; perfume; fragrance.
Aromatic(ar-ō-mat´ik) (adj.) giving out aroma; fragrant; spicy; odoriferous: (n.) a plant, herb, or drug yielding a fragrant smell.
Aromatically(ar-ō-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) with an aromatic taste or smell.
Arose(a-rōz´) (p.t.) of arise.
Around(a-round´) (adv.) in a circle; on every side; roundabout: (prep.) about; on all sides; encircling; encompassing.
Arousal(a-rou´zal) (n.) the act of awakening; the state of being awakened.
Arouse(a-rouz´) (v.t.) to excite or stir to action; put in motion that which is at rest; awaken from sleep or a state of inactivity; stimulate; animate.
Arraign(a-rān´) (v.t.) to summon or set, as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to a charge; censure publicly; impeach; indict.
Arraignment(a-rān´ment) (n.) an accusation; an impeachment.
Arrange(a-ranj´) (v.t.) to put in proper order or sequence; classify; adjust or settle; adapt; group.
Arrangement(a-rānj´ment) (n.) the act of putting in proper form or order; that which is ordered or disposed; the method or style of disposition; a preparatory measure; preparation; settlement; classification; adjustment; adaptation.
Arrant(ar´ant) (adj.) notorious; unmitigated; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless.
Arras(ar´as) (n.) tapestry; hangings made of some rich figured fabric.
Array(ar-rā´) (n.) order; the grouping or arrangement of a body of men as drawn up for battle; an orderly collection or series of things imposingly displayed; dress arranged on the person; apparel: (v.t.) to place or dispose in order; marshal; deck or dress.
Arrear(ar-rēr´), (n.) the state of being behindhand; that which is undone, outstanding, or unpaid: (pl.) a sum of money past due.
Arrest(ar-rest´) (v.t.) to stop or stay; check or hinder the action or motion of; seize, take, or apprehend by legal authority; seize and fix, as the eye or attention: (n.) the act of seizing; stoppage or holding back by force or restraint; the state of being seized or detained by legal authority.
Arrival(ar-rī´val) (n.) the act of coming to a place, or reaching a destination from a distance; attainment to any object; the person or thing arriving, or which has arrived.
Arrive(ar-rīv´) (v.i.) to come to or reach, as a destination; reach a point or stage; gain or compass an object; attain to a state or result.
Arrogance(ar´rō-gans) (n.) an undue degree of self-importance; an exorbitant claim to dignity, rank, 01 esteem; a lordly contempt of others.
Arrogant(ar´rō-gant) (adj.) making exorbitant claims to dignity or esteem, by presuming upon one's self-importance; overbearingly haughty.
Arrogate(ar´rō-gāt) (v.t.) to assume or lay claim to unduly, or with presumptuous pride.
Arrogation(ar-rō-gā´shun) (n.) the act of arrogating.
Arrow(ar´rō) (n.) a slender, pointed missile weapon, usually feathered and barbed, and made to be shot from a bow.
Arrowroot(ar´rō-rōōt) (n.) a starch obtained from the root-stocks of several species of West Indian plants.
Arroyo(a-roi´ō) (n.) a watercourse or rivulet; the dry bed of a small stream.
Arsenal(är´se-nal) (n.) a magazine for the storage of arms and military stores for land or naval service, or their manufacture.
Arsenic(är´se-nik) (n.) an element of steel-gray color and brilliant luster, and exceedingly brittle, occurring usually in combination: (adj.) pertaining to or containing arsenic.
Arson(är´sn) (n.) the malicious firing of any building, agricultural produce, ship, etc., belonging to another, or one's own property, with the intent to defraud an insurance office.
Art(ärt) (n.) the employment of means to the accomplishment of some end; the skillful adaptation and application to some purpose or use of knowledge or power acquired from Nature; a system of rules and established methods to facilitate the performance of certain actions; familiarity with such principles, and skill in applying them to an end or purpose, as of a practical, useful, or technical character; opposed to science; one of the fine arts; the fine arts collectively; the power or quality of perceiving and transcribing the beautiful or aesthetical in Nature, as in painting or sculpture; practical skill; dexterity; knack; cunning; artifice; (pl.) the branches of learning included in the prescribed course of academic study.
Arterial(är-tēr´i-al) (adj.) pertaining to an artery or the arteries; contained in an artery.
Artery(är´tẽr-i) (n.) one of a system of tubes or vessels which convey the blood from the heart to all parts of the body.
Artful(ärt´fool) (adj.) cunning; skillful.
Artfully(ärt´fool-li) (adv.) in a cunning or skillful manner.
Arthritis(är-thrī´tis) (n.) any inflammation of the joints; the gout.
Artichoke(är´ti-chōk) (n.) a thistle-like plant bearing flower-heads with a fleshy receptacle used as food; Jerusalem artichoke, the edible tuberous root of an American sunflower.
Article(är´ti-kl) (n.) a distinct portion or member; a single clause, item, or particular, as in a formal agreement or treaty; a concise statement; a prose composition, complete, in itself, in a newspaper, magazine, or work of reference; a material thing, as one of a class; an item; a point of duty. faith, or doctrine; one of the words, such as an or the, used before nouns or substantives to define or limit their application; a jointed segment connecting two parts of a limb or body: (v.t.) to bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; specify.
Articular(är-tik´ū-lar) (adj.) pertaining to the joints or to a joint.
Articulate(är-tik´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to joint; unite by means of a joint; to form words; utter in distinct syllables; speak as a human being: (v.i.) to unite or form an articulation; utter articulate sounds; speak with distinctness: (adj.) jointed; formed with joints; segmented; characterized by syllabic division; uttered with distinctness.
Articulation(är-tik-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of jointing; the act of speaking distinctly; a distinct utterance; the state of being articulated; a joint or juncture between bones; the point of separation of organs or parts of a plant; a node or joint of the stem, or the space between two nodes.
Artifice(är´ti-fis) (n.) an artful or crafty device; an ingenious expedient; a trick or stratagem; a maneuver.
Artificer(är-tif´i-sẽr) (n.) a skilled or artistic worker; a mechanic; a maker or constructor; an inventor.
Artificial(är-ti-fish´al) (adj.) made or contrived by art; produced by human skill or labor; feigned; unreal; assumed; affected; not genuine or natural.
Artificiality(är-ti-fish-i-al´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being unreal or unnatural; that which is artificial.
Artificially(är-ti-fish´a-li) (adv.) by human skill or contrivance.
Artillery(är-til´lẽr-i) (n.) cannon; great guns; ordnance of all kinds, with its equipment of carriages, men, and material the officers and men forming the artillery division of an army; the science which treats of the use or management of ordnance.
Artisan(är´ti-zan) (n.) one skilled in, any art or trade; a mechanic; a handicrafts-man.
Artist(är´tist) (n.) one skilled in any branch of high art, as music, painting, sculpture, poetry, etc.
Artiste(är-tēst´) (n.) one who is an expert in any branch of professional art other than the fine arts, as a public singer, cook, etc.
Artistic(är-tis´tik) (adj.) pertaining to art or to artists; characterized by aesthetic feeling or conformity to the principles of a school of art.
Artistically(är-tis´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a manner conformable to the rules and principles of art.
Artistry(ar´tis-tri) (n.) the quality of an artist.
Artless(ärt´les) (adj.) lacking art; unskillful; devoid of cunning; simple; natural; unaffected; ingenuous.
As(az) (conj. & adv.) proportionate to; comparable to; like.
Asbestos(as-bes´tos) (n.) a fibrous variety of hornblende, separable into flexible filaments and flax-like appearance and silky luster, and possessing the property of being incombustible.
Ascend(as-send´) (v.i.) to take an upward direction; mount; go up; rise; to proceed from an inferior to a superior; rise from a lower to a higher pitch or tone: (v.t.) to go or move upward upon; climb; go upward along.
Ascendancy(as-sen´dan-si) (n.) a governing or controlling power or influence; domination.
Ascendant(as-sen´dant) (adj.) rising; superior; predominant; above the horizon: (n.) superiority or commanding influence; predominance; an ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; opposed to descendant; the particular zodiacal sign appearing above the horizon at the time of one's birth.
Ascension(as-sen´shun) (n.) the act of moving upward; a rising; the ascent of our Lord to heaven; the rising of a star or point above the celestial horizon.
Ascent(as-sent´) (n.) the act of rising; an upward movement; the act of climbing; the way or means of reaching a height; an acclivity; an upward slope.
Ascertain(as-ser-tān´) (v.t.) to make certain; find out or determine definitely by test or examination.
Ascertainment(as-sẽr-tān´ment) (n.) the act of ascertaining.
Ascetic(as-set´ik) (adj.) exceedingly rigid in the exercise of religious duties and mortification of worldly desires: (n.) one who renounces the world and devotes himself to religious exercises; one who subjects himself to severe disciplinary methods of living; a hermit; a recluse.
Ascetically(as-set´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an ascetical manner.
Asceticism(as-set´i-sizm) (n.) the condition or mode of life adopted by one who renounces worldly matters; austerity.
Ascribable(a-skrī´ba-bl) (adj.) capable of being attributed or imputed.
Ascribe(a-skrīb´) (v.t.) to attribute, impute, or refer; assign; attribute.
Ascription(a-skrip´shun) (n.) the act of attributing or imputing; that which is assigned.
Aseptic(a-sep´tik) (adj.) free from the germs of disease or putrefaction; not liable to putrefy; an aseptic substance.
Asexual(a-seks´ū-al) (adj.) not sexual; produced by other than sexual processes.
Asexually(a-seks´ū-a-li) (adv.) in a manner other than by conjunction of the sexes; applied to reproduction.
Ash(ash) (n.) the name popularly applied to trees of the genus Fraxinus, many of which supply valuable timber; the wood of the ash-tree: (adj.) pertaining to, or like, the ash; made of ash: (n.) the residue of plant or animal substance remaining after subjection to red-heat; (pl.) the waste of burned coal; the remains of a human body when cremated; hence a corpse.
Ashamed(a-shāmd´) (p.adj.) affected or touched by shame; cast down or dejected by conscious guilt; abashed by a sense of indecorum; reluctant through fear of shame.
Ashen(ash´n) (adj.) pertaining to the ash-tree; made of ash; of the color of ashes; pale.
Ashore(a-shōr´) (adv.) on shore; to the shore; on land.
Aside(a-sīd´) (adv.) on or to one side; out of a given direction; apart; away from: (n.) a speech or utterance not intended for the present company; a remark made by an actor on the stage, and assumed to be heard only by the person for whom it is intended.
Asinine(as´i-nīn) (adj.) pertaining to the ass; having the nature or characteristics of an ass.
Asininity(as-i-nin´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being asinine; obstinate stupidity.
Ask(ask) (v.t.) to request; seek to obtain by words; petition or beg for; claim or demand; expect or require; inquire respecting; interrogate; invite: (v.i.) to prefer by request; inquire after.
Askance(a-skans´) (adv.) sideways; obliquely; awry; from the corner of the eye; aslant.
Askew(a-skū´) (adv.) obliquely; awry; out of position or arrangement.
Aslant(a-slant´) (adv.) not at right angles; sloping; oblique; slanting; athwart.
Asleep(a-slēp´) (adj. & adv.) sleeping; in a state of slumber; dormant.
Asp(asp) (n.) a small venomous snake of Egypt; the common viper, or adder, of Europe; a royal symbol of ancient Egypt.
Asparagus(as-par´a-gus) (n.) a plant having tender edible shoots.
Aspect(as´peckt) (n.) visual or mental appearance; look; mien; air; outlook or prospect; the relative position of the planets as viewed from the earth; appearance.
Aspen(as´pen) (n.) a species of poplar whose leaves have the property of trembling in the slightest breeze: (adj.) pertaining to the asp-tree; quivering like an aspen-leaf.
Asperity(as-per´i-ti) (n.) roughness of surface; roughness or harshness of sound; sourness; bitterness of taste or temper.
Asperse(as-pẽrs´) (v.t.) to sprinkle over; injure in reputation by calumny; slander.
Aspersion(as-pẽr´shun) (n.) a, sprinkling as of dust or water; injury by false and calumnious charges or reports; slander.
Asphalt(as´falt) (n.) a compact, brittle variety of native bitumen, employed for the purpose of paving, roofing, and cementing: (v.t.) to lay or cover with asphalt.
Asphyxia(as-fik´si-a) (n.) the condition of lifelessness occasioned by suspension or interruption of respiration.
Aspirant(as-pī´rant) (adj.) aspiring; ambitious: (n.) one who seeks to attain, or aspires to, a high object.
Aspirate(as´pi-rāt) (v.t.) to pronounce with a full breathing; to prefix the sound of the letter "h": (n.) the sound of the letter "h", as in horse; the sign used to denote the sound; in English, the rough mutes, those letters which have an "h" associated with them, as "p", "t", "c", making "ph", "th", "ch": (adj.) pronounced with the audible breath.
Aspiration(as-pi-rā´shun) (n.) the act of aspirating; an aspirated sound; a breath; the yearning desire for something higher or better than that already possessed; ambition.
Aspire(as-pīr´) (v.i.) to seek after or desire with longing; yearn for that which is better or nobler; rise or ascend; to soar: (v.t.) to breathe to, or into; breathe forth; soar to.
Ass(as) (n.) a quadruped of the genus Equis, allied to the horse, usually employed in its domesticated state as a beast of burden dull, stupid fellow.
Assail(as-sāl´) (v.t.) to fall upon or attack with vehemence; attack with argument or abuse.
Assailant(as-sā´lant) (adj.) assaulting; attacking: (n.) one who, or that which, assails.
Assassin(as-sas´sin) (n.) one who slays treacherously or by covert assault; one who kills, or attempts to kill, secretly as the agent of another or others, or for reward; formerly one of a band of Syrian fanatics "hash-hashin", who committed murder at the command of their chief, in the hope of winning heaven.
Assassinate(as-sas´si-nāt) (v.t.) to kill, or attempt to kill, by secret or treacherous means; slay suddenly or unawares; murder.
Assassination(as-sas-i-nā´shun) (n.) the act of slaying in secret, or at the bidding or reward of others; murder.
Assault(as-sawlt´) (n.) an attack with violence by physical means; an onslaught; an attack by military force; a violent attack by moral force; an attempt or threat to do bodily violence or injury to another; the charge of an attacking party on a fortified position: (v.t.) to attack violently; storm, as by armed force; attack by moral force; attack a fortified position by a sudden charge.
Assay(as-sā´) (n.) the act or process of determining by analysis the quantity or proportion of any one or more metals in a metallic compound, ore, or alloy, especially the standard purity of gold or silver coin or bullion; the substance or metal to be assayed: (v.t.) to subject to analysis; to determine the quantity or proportion of one or more of the constituents of a metal.
Assayer(as-sā´ẽr) (n.) one who assays; an officer of the U. S. Mint appointed to test the purity of bullion and coin.
Assemblage(as-sem´blāj) (n.) the act of assembling; the state of being assembled; a group or collection of persons or particular things.
Assemble(as-sem´bl) (v.t.) to collect or gather together in one place or body; congregate: (v.i.) to meet or come together; convene.
Assembly(as-sem´bli) (n.) a collection or company of persons brought together in one place, and for a common object; a meeting; a congregation.
Assemblyman(as-sem´bli-man) (n.) a member of a legislative assembly.
Assent(as-sent´) (v.i.) to admit as true; concede; agree to; consent: (n.) the act of agreeing to; consent; acquiescence; approval; concurrence.
Assert(as-sẽrt´) (v.t.) to maintain; declare positively, or with assurance; aver; affirm; defend or vindicate; declare.
Assertion(as-sẽr´shun) (n.) the act of asserting; that which is asserted; positive declaration; allegation; maintenance or defense.
Assertive(as-sẽr´tiv) (adj.) positive; dogmatical; confident in assertion.
Assess(as-ses´) (v.t.) to fix or determine, as damages; fix, rate, or set a certain charge upon, as a tax; estimate or value officially for the purpose of taxation.
Assessment(as-ses´ment) (n.) the act of assessing or determining an amount to be paid; an official valuation of property, or income, for the purpose of taxation; the specific sum levied as tax, or assessed for damages.
Assessor(as-ses´ẽr) (n.) one appointed to assess property or persons for taxation.
Assets(as´sets) (n. pl.) the property, whether real or personal, of a deceased person which is subject by law to the discharge of his debts and legacies; the property or effects of an insolvent debtor which are available for the satisfaction of his creditors; the entire property of a trader or company of traders.
Asseverate(as-sev´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.
Asseveration(as-sev-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) a solemn affirmation or declaration, as upon oath.
Assiduity(as-si-dū´i-ti) (n.) close application or unremitting attention to; diligence; (pl.) studied and persevering attention to please.
Assiduous(as-sid´ū-us) (adj.) constant in application; devotedly attentive.
Assign(as-sīn´) (v.t.) to appoint, mark out, apportion, make over; fix; designate for a specific purpose; point out exactly; to transfer or make over to another, as for the benefit of creditors: (n.) an appurtenance; one to whom property or interest is assigned by will or deed.
Assignation(as-ig-nā´shun) (n.) the act of assigning; an appointment to meet; the transfer of title.
Assignee(as-si-nē´) (n.) one to whom an assignment of anything is made, either in trust or for his own use and enjoyment.
Assignment(as-sīn´ment) (n.) a setting apart, allotment, or appointment to some particular person or use; transfer of title or interest; the deed of writing effecting such a transfer.
Assignor(as-sī´nôr) (n.) one who assigns or transfers an interest.
Assimilate(as-sim´i-lāt) (v.t.) to bring into conformity or agreement with something else; convert or incorporate into organic substance; absorb or appropriate, as nourishment: (v.i.) to be converted into or become incorporated with the substance of the animal body.
Assimilation(as-sim-i-lā´shun) (n.) the act or process of assimilating; the state of being assimilated.
Assist(as-sist´) (v.t.) to help; aid; give support to; attend: (v.i.) to lend help or aid.
Assistance(as-sis´tans) (n.) help; furtherance; aid; succor; support.
Assistant(as-sis´tant) (adj.) helping; lending aid; auxiliary: (n.) one who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary.
Assize(as-sīz´) (n.) a court or session of justice for the trial by jury of civil or criminal cases; the sessions held periodically in each county of England by judges of the High Court; the time or place of holding the assize.
Associate(as-sō´shi-āt) (v.t.) to unite; join with; connect; accompany, as a companion, friend, or confederate: (v.i.) to unite in company; keep company; unite in action (adj.) joined in interest, object, or purpose; sharing office or employment, as a colleague or partner; connected by habit, function, or sympathy: (n.) a companion; a confederate; an ally; one belonging to a society or institution, usually of a lower grade than a Member or Fellow.
Association(as-sō-shi-ā´shun) (n.) the act of associating or state of being associated; union; conjunction; an associate body of persons formed for a common object; a society.
Associative(as-sō´shi-ā-tiv) (adj.) tending to or characterized by association.
Assonance(as´sō-nans) (n.) resemblance of sound; a species of rhyme which consists in the use of the same vowel-sound in the last syllable of words having different consonants. Assonance is common in Spanish poetry in place of rhyme.
Assonant(as´sō-nant) (adj.) having resemblance of sound; pertaining to, or possessing, assonance.
Assort(as-sôrt´) (v.t.) to divide or separate into lots according to arrangement; to classify; arrange: (v.i.) to agree; suit; be in accordance with.
Assortment(as-sôrt´ment) (n.) the act of assorting or placing out; a classified collection of articles or goods of a varied character.
Assuage(as-swāj´) (v.t.) to soften; mitigate, allay, lessen, satisfy, or appease.
Assume(as-sūm´) (v.t.) to take to; take in or into; take upon one's self; arrogate or appropriate; take for granted; take in appearance; pretend to possess: (v.i.) to be arrogant; presume; claim more than is one's due; give a legal undertaking; pretend; usurp.
Assumption(as-sump´shun) (n.) the act of assuming or taking to or upon one's self; taking for granted; the thing supposed; a postulate; the taking up of a person to heaven; a verbal or unsealed contract.
Assumptive(as-sump´tiv) (adj.) assumed, or capable of assumption.
Assurance(a-shūr´ans) (n.) the act of assuring; an earnest or testimony intended or tending to elicit or inspire confidence; certain expectation; confidence; self-possession; self-reliance; impudence; a deed or other legal evidence of a conveyance of property; a security or contract to make good a loss, or pay over a sum at death or at some determined age.
Assure(a-shūr´) (v.t.) to make sure or certain; to inspire confidence by declaration or promise; secure to another; insure, or covenant for indemnity in event of loss or death.
Assured(a-shūrd´) (p.adj.) made certain; guaranteed; self-possessed; insured: (n.) a person insured.
Assuredly(a-shūr´ed-li) (adv.) certainly; with assurance.
Aster(as´tẽr) (n.) a genus of flowering-plants with rosette-shaped flowers, to which the daisy belongs: (n.) any plant of the genus Aster.
Asterisk(as´tẽr-isk) (n.) the mark (*) used in printing as a reference to a marginal passage or footnote appended to the text, or to indicate letters or words omitted (***): (v.t.) to mark with an asterisk.
Astern(a-stẽrn´) (adj. & adv.) at or toward the hinder part of a ship; behind a ship.
Asteroid(as´tẽr-oid) (adj.) star-like; star-shaped: (n.) one of the small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; a minor planet.
Asthma(as´ma) (n.) a respiratory disease, chronically recurrent and attended by difficulty of breathing, with a wheezing cough and a sense of great constriction in the chest.
Asthmatic(as-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to asthma; affected by asthma: (n.) a person suffering from the disease.
Astigmatic(as-tig-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, affected with, or curing astigmatism.
Astigmatism(as-tig´ma-tizm) (n.) a defect in the structure of the eye causing variation of the focus of the crystalline lens.
Astir(a-stẽr´) (adv. or adj.) on the move; active; stirring.
Astonish(as-ton´ish) (v.t.) to strike with sudden wonder; surprise; amaze.
Astonishment(as-ton´ish-ment) (n.) the state of being astonished; amazement.
Astound(as-tound´) (v.t.) to strike with amazement; shock; alarm; stun.
Astraddle(a-strad´l) (adv.) with one leg on each side of something; astride.
Astral(as´tral) (adj.) pertaining to the stars; starry; star-shaped; pertaining to a super-sensible substance presumed by occultists to pervade the regions of space and to enter into the composition of all bodies.
Astray(a-strā´) (adv.) out of the right way; wandering.
Astride(a-strīd´) (adv.) with the legs wide apart; astraddle.
Astringency(as-trin´jen-si) (n.) the quality of being astringent; harshness; severity.
Astringent(as-trin´jent) (adj.) binding; contracting, opposed to laxative: (n.) a substance or medicine that produces contraction of the tissues and checks discharges.
Astrologer(as-trol´ō-jẽr) (n.) one who professes to forecast events by means of the stars.
Astrological(as-trō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to astrology, or the practice of astrology.
Astrologically(as-tro-loj´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an astrological manner; according to astrology.
Astrology(as-trol´ō-ji) (n.) predestination by the stars; the art anciently pursued of foretelling or forecasting the future of mankind, by reference to the influence supposed to be exerted by the stars in their various aspects and relative positions upon the course of human destiny.
Astronomer(as-tron´ō-mẽr) (n.) one who studies, or is versed in, astronomy.
Astronomic(as-trō-nom´ik) (adj.) pertaining to astronomy, or according to astronomical laws.
Astronomical(as-trō-nom´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to astronomy, or according to astronomical laws.
Astronomically(as-trō-nom´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an astronomical manner.
Astronomy(as-tron´ō-mi) (n.) the study of the heavenly bodies; the science which treats of their magnitude, motions, relative positions, and all connective phenomena.
Astrophysical(as-trō-fiz´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to the physical structure of the stars.
Astute(as-tūt´) (adj.) shrewd; keenly penetrating; sagacious; cunning; crafty.
Asunder(a-sun´dẽr) (adv.) apart; separately; into parts.
Asylum(a-sī´lum) (n.) a sanctuary or place of refuge wherein formerly criminals and debtors might find immunity from arrest; an institution for the care or relief of the aged, destitute, or afflicted.
Asymmetrical(a-si-met´ri-kal) (adj.) not symmetrical; disproportionate.
Asymmetrically(a-si-met´ri-ka-li) (adv.) not symmetrical.
Asymmetry(a-sim´e-tri) (n.) lack of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing.
At(at) (prep.) denoting presence, nearness, or relation.
Atavism(at´a-vizm) (n.) the reversion, or tendency to revert, to the ancestral type of a species; resemblance to a remote ancestor, exhibited by a certain organism; the recurrence of any peculiarity or disease from which an ancestor in remote generations has suffered.
Atavistic(at-a-vis´tik) (adj.) of, or pertaining to, atavism.
Ataxia(a-tak´si-a) (n.) irregularities in the functions of the body or in the course of a disease.
Ataxic(a-tak´sik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, ataxia.
Ate(āt) (p.t.) of eat.
Atelier(a-tel-yā´) (n.) a workshop; the studio of a painter or sculptor.
Atheism(ā´thē-izm) (n.) disbelief in the existence of a God.
Atheist(ā´thē-ist) (n.) one who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God.
Atheistic(ā-thē-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, containing, or implying atheism.
Athirst(a-thẽrst´) (adj.) thirsty; in want of drink.
Athlete(ath´lēt) (n.) a competitor for a prize in public games; one trained to contend in feats of physical prowess; one possessed of great physical strength.
Athletic(ath-let´ik) (adj.) pertaining to athletes, or their performances; strong; robust; vigorous; muscular.
Athletically(ath-let´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an athletic manner.
Athleticism(ath-let´i-sizm) (n.) the practice of athletic games or exercises.
Athletics(ath-let´iks) (n.) any system of athletic training by gymnastic exercises or outdoor sports; athletic exercises collectively.
Athwart(a-thwawrt´) (prep.) across; from side to side: (adv.) crosswise; obliquely; across the course or direction of a ship.
Atilt(a-tilt´) (adv. & adj.) in the position or with the action of a person making a thrust; tilted.
Atlantes(at-lan´tēz) (n. pl.) figures or half-figures of men, used in place of columns or pilasters to support an entablature.
Atlas(at´las) (n.) a collection of maps in a volume; a work in tabulated form; a large size of drawing-paper.
Atmosphere(at´mos-fēr) (n.) the envelope of air surrounding the earth; the gaseous envelope surrounding any of the heavenly bodies; the influence, mental and moral, exerted on a person by their environment.
Atmospheric(at-mos-fer´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of, existing in, or dependent upon, the atmosphere.
Atoll(a-tol´) (n.) a coral island having the form of an outer ring of coral surrounding a basin or lagoon.
Atom(at´um) (n.) an ultimate indivisible particle of matter.
Atomic(a-tom´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, atoms; extremely minute.
Atomical(a-tom´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, atoms; extremely minute.
Atomically(a-tom´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an atomic manner.
Atomize(at´um-īz) (v.t.) to reduce to atoms or exceedingly fine particles.
Atomizer(at´um-ī-zẽr) (n.) an instrument constructed to reduce a liquid to spray.
Atone(a-tōn´) (v.i.) to make reparation or amends, as for injury done or implied; expiate; make satisfaction for; reconcile.
Atonement(a-tōn´ment) (n.) reparation or satisfaction offered or made in return for injury; expiation of wrong or sin by suffering; the recompense for sin typified by the sufferings and death of Christ; reconciliation.
Atrium(a´tri-um) (n.) the square entrance-hall, lighted from above, constituting the chief apartment in an ancient Roman house; a hall or entrance-court; the auricular portion of the heart.
Atrocious(a-trō´shus) (adj.) wicked in the highest degree; extremely criminal or cruel; outrageous; exhibiting great atrocity; flagrant.
Atrocity(a-tros´i-ti) (n.) enormous wickedness; abominable cruelty; an atrocious deed.
Atrophy(at´rō-fi) (n.) a wasting, or diminution in bulk, of the body, or any part of the body arising from lack of nourishment; the degeneration of an organ or part: (v.i.) to waste away; to dwindle.
Attach(at-tach´) (v.t.) to fasten, or fix, to or on; bind; connect with or appoint to; connect by ties of affection; to take, or seize, by legal authority: (v.i.) to adhere.
Attache(at-ta-shā´) (n.) one who is attached to another; or, as part of a suite or staff, to an embassy or legation.
Attachment(at-tach´ment) (n.) the act of attaching; adherence; fidelity; affection or regard; that which attaches, or the thing which is attached; a taking into custody or seizure of the person, goods, or estate by virtue of a legal process.
Attack(at-tak´) (v.t.) to assault; fall upon with force; assail with intent to overcome or to damage, discredit, or bring into ridicule; begin to affect or act upon, as disease: (v.i.) to make an onset or attack: (n.) the act of attacking in any sense of the word.
Attain(at-tān´) (v.t.) to achieve; gain; compass; accomplish: (v.i.) to reach; come, or arrive at.
Attainable(at-tā´na-bl) (adj.) capable of being attained.
Attainder(at-tān´dẽr) (n.) the act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; an act, formerly in operation, for the deprivation of all civil rights and of power to inherit or transmit property; applied to persons under sentence of death for treason or felony.
Attainment(at-tān´ment) (n.) the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching, as the result of exertion or effort; that which is attained; an acquisition.
Attaint(at-tānt´) (v.t.) to taint; corrupt; sully or stain by disgrace.
Attempt(at-tempt´) (v.t.) to make an effort to accomplish; try; endeavor or essay to perform; try to win or seduce; attack, or invade: (n.) a trial, essay, or endeavor; an effort to gain a point; an attack or assault.
Attend(at-tend´) (v.t.) to wait upon; accompany or be present with; serve or look after in any capacity; be present at; accompany or follow: (v.i.) to pay heed or regard to; listen; be in attendance upon.
Attendance(at-ten´dans) (n.) the act of attending; waiting on; presence; the persons attending; retinue.
Attendant(at-ten´dant) (n.) one who attends or accompanies in service or train of another; one who is present; that which attends or is consequent upon anything else: (adj.) accompanying; being present; connected or consequent upon; depending on or owing duty or service to.
Attention(at-ten´shun) (n.) the act of applying the mind to anything; consideration or regard for any person or thing; a mark or act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort of others; an officer's command to assume the attitude of attention.
Attentive(at-tēn´tiv) (adj.) heedful; full of attention; intent; mindful; regardful of the wishes of others.
Attenuate(at-ten´ū-āt) (v.t.) to make thin or slender; weaken or reduce; thin out by dilution; rarefy: (v.i.) to become thin, slender, or fine; lessen: (adj.) made thin; dilute; rarefied; tapering; slender.
Attenuation(at-ten-ū-ā´shun) (n.) the act or process of making slender, or thinning out by dilution; the state of being slender.
Attest(at-test´) (v.t.) to bear witness to; certify as being genuine or true, especially in an official sense; give proof of; manifest.
Attestation(at-tes-tā´shun) (n.) the act of attesting; testimony or evidence given on oath, or by official declaration; swearing in.
Attic(at´tik) (n.) an uppermost room in a house immediately beneath the roof; a garret.
Attire(at-tīr´) (v.t.) to dress; clothe; array; adorn: (n.) dress; clothes; habit; garb; the horns of a stag, employed as a heraldic bearing.
Attitude(at´ti-tūd) (n.) bodily position or posture; the bearing assumed by a person or body of persons indicative of feeling, opinion, etc.
Attitudinal(at-ti-tū´di-nal) (adj.) pertaining to attitude.
Attitudinize(at-ti-tū´di-nīz) (v.i.) to pose for effect.
Attorney(at-tẽr´ni) (n.) one legally qualified to act for another in the transaction of private business, or in the management, prosecution, or defense of actions at law.
Attract(at-trakt´) (v.t.) to draw to or towards; cause to approach; draw by moral influence; allure; entice.
Attraction(at-trak´shun) (n.) the power or act of attracting; the force exerted by one body or mass upon or over the constituent particles of another, by which it tends to overcome the resistance to motion, and to draw them together; tendency to coherence.
Attractive(at-trak´tiv) (adj.) having the power or tendency to attract; alluring; inviting: (n.) that which attracts, allures, or charms.
Attributable(at-trib´ū-ta-bl) (adj.) capable of being attributed.
Attribute(at-trib´ūt) (v.t.) to ascribe, impute, assign: (n.) (at'tri-būt) that which is attributed, as quality; trait; property; a characteristic; an attributive adjunct or adjective; that which may be predicated of any subject.
Attribution(at-tri-bū´shun) (n.) the act of attributing; designation.
Attributive(at-trib´ū-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to, of the nature of, or expressing, an attribute: (n.) a word denoting an attribute; describing a noun; an adjective phrase.
Attrition(at-trish´un) (n.) the act of wearing by rubbing; abrasion; grief for sin from fear of punishment.
Attune(at-tūn´) (v.t.) to put in tune; bring into accordance or harmony.
Atypical(a-tip´i-kal) (adj.) without definite typical character.
Auburn(aw´burn) (adj.) reddish-brown.
Auction(awk´shun) (n.) a public sale of property or effects conducted on the principle of the highest bidder becoming the purchaser of any particular lot put up for sale; the property or effects offered for sale by auction: (v.t.) to sell by auction.
Auctioneer(awk-shun-ēr´) (n.) one licensed to sell property or goods by public auction: (v.i.) to sell by auction.
Audacious(aw-dā´shus) (adj.) bold; daring; spirited; insolent; impudent; characterized by shameless effrontery.
Audacity(aw-das´i-ti) (n.) boldness; daring; spirit; presumptuousness; impudence; effrontery.
Audible(aw´di-bl) (adj.) capable of being heard.
Audibly(aw´di-bli) (adv.) so as to be heard.
Audience(aw´di-ens) (n.) the act of hearing; admittance to a hearing or formal interview with one of high position; an assembly of hearers.
Audit(aw´dit) (n.) official examination and verification of claims or accounts with vouchers and the attendance of witnesses to effect a settlement; a receipt of rent at stated times: (v.t.) to examine and adjust, as accounts or claims: (v.i.) act as auditor.
Auditor(aw´di-tẽr) (n.) a hearer or listener; a person appointed to examine and verify accounts and claims; one who hears judicially, as in an audience court.
Auditorium(aw-di-tō´ri-um) (n.) the space in a theater or other public building assigned to the audience.
Auditory(aw´di-tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing: (n.) an audience; a place or space allotted to hearers; an auditorium.
Auger(aw´gẽr) (n.) a tool for boring holes.
Aught(awt) (n.) anything; any part: (adv.) in any way; at all.
Augment(awg-ment´) (v.t.) to increase; to enlarge in size or extent; to add an augment to (v.i.) to grow larger; increase in size and strength: (n.) increase; enlargement; a vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel.
Augmentation(awg-men-tā´shun) (n.) increase; the increase in time-value of the notes of a theme; an additional charge to a coat of arms bestowed as a mark of honor; the period of increase in a fever before the crisis is reached.
Augmentative(awg-men´tā-tiv) (adj.) having the quality or power of augmenting: (n.) a word or affix which expresses with greater force the idea conveyed by the term from which it is derived; opposed to diminutive.
Augur(aw´gẽr) (n.) one who among the ancient Romans officially predicted events by the interpretation of natural signs or omens, the flight of birds, the inspection of the entrails of slaughtered victims, the occurrence of meteorological phenomena: (v.i.) to conjecture from signs or omens: (v.t.) to predict or prognosticate; betoken or infer.
Augury(aw´gū-ri) (n.) the art or practice of foretelling events by reference to natural signs or omens; an omen; prediction; presage.
August(aw´gust) (n.) the eighth month of the year; named after the Roman emperor, Augustus, because it had been a lucky month for him.
Aunt(änt) (n.) the sister of one's father or mother.
Aura(aw´ra) (n.) a subtle, vaporous streaming, or exhalation, supposed to emanate from a living body or substance, as aroma, effluvium, or the subtle essence of its individual nature; a sensation as of a stream of air rising from a part of the body toward the head, and preceding an epileptic seizure or hysteria.
Aural(aw´ral) (adj.) pertaining to the air or to an aura; pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing.
Auricle(aw´ri-kl) (n.) the external ear; that part of the ear which projects from the head; one of two chambers of the heart which receive the blood from the veins and transmit it to the ventricle or ventricles.
Auricular(aw-rik´ū-lar) (adj.) pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing; privately addressed, as to the priest in the confessional; perceived by the ear; known by report; obtained by the ear; ear-shaped; pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
Aurora(aw-rō´ra) (n.) the rising light of the morning; the dawn of the day.
Auscultate(aws´kul-tāt) (v.t.) to examine by auscultation.
Auscultation(aws-kul-tā´shun) (n.) tapping with short, sharp blows; a method of detecting chest disease by observing the sounds arising in the part, either by applying the ear directly to the chest or thorax. The stethoscope is also used for the same purpose.
Auspice(aws´pis) (n.) an omen drawn from birds; an omen; a prediction as to the future; protection; patronage; favoring influence, generally in plural.
Auspicious(aws-pish´us) (adj.) having promise of success or happiness; propitious; prosperous; fortunate.
Austere(aws-tēr´) (adj.) sour; harsh; rough to the taste; severe; rigid in character or mode of living; severely simple.
Austerity(aws-ter´i-ti) (n.) severity of manner or life; harsh discipline; rigorous simplicity.
Austral(aws´tral) (adj.) southern; hence the name Australia given to the great island continent of the southern hemisphere.
Authentic(aw-then´tik) (adj.) genuine; original; duly authorized; true; trustworthy; vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
Authentically(aw-then´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in an authentic manner.
Authenticate(aw-then´ti-kāt) (v.t.) to make authentic; give authority to by accordance with legal formalities; to establish as genuine.
Authentication(aw-then-ti-kā´shun) (n.) the act of authenticating.
Authenticity(aw-then-tis´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being authentic; authority.
Author(aw´thẽr) (n.) the beginner or prime mover of anything; an efficient cause; an originator; a creator; one who composes or writes a book; a composer.
Authoritative(aw-thor´i-ta-tiv) (adj.) having due authority, or the air of being duly authorized; positive; dictatorial; magisterial; commanding.
Authority(aw-thor´i-ti) (n.) power or right to act or command; dominion; jurisdiction; power derived from opinion, respect, or reputation; influence; justification or support for statement or action; a person invested with power to act or command; (pl.) the government; the constituted authorities.
Authorization(aw-thẽr-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of authorizing; establishment by authority.
Authorize(aw´thẽr-īz) (v.t.) to vest with authority; give a right to act or command; empower; legalize; establish or confirm by authority.
Auto(aw´tō) (n.) an abbreviation in common use for automobile.
Autobiographic(aw-tō-bī-ō-graf´ik) (adj.) pertaining to autobiography.
Autobiographical(aw-tō-bī-ō-graf´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to autobiography.
Autobiographically(aw-tō-bī-ō-graf´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an autobiographic manner.
Autobiography(aw-tō-bī-og´ra-fi) (n.) a biography, account, or character-sketch of a person written by himself.
Autocracy(aw-tok´ra-si) (n.) absolute, uncontrolled authority; supremacy; government by one invested with absolute and uncontrolled authority; autonomy.
Autocrat(aw´tō-krat) (n.) an absolute prince or sovereign; one who rules without restriction.
Autocratic(aw-tō-krat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to autocracy; absolute.
Autocratically(aw-to-krat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an autocratic manner.
Autograph(aw´tō-graf) (adj.) self-written; in one's own handwriting: (n.) a person's own handwriting; an original manuscript or signature: (v.t.) to reproduce by autography; to sign or write one's autograph.
Automatic(aw-tō-mat´ik) (adj.) having the power of self-motion or self-action, of the nature of an automaton, independent of the will.
Automatically(aw-tō-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an automatic manner.
Automatism(aw-tom´a-tizm) (n.) automatic action; the doctrine which assigns all animal functions to the active operation of physical laws.
Automaton(aw-tom´a-ton) (n.) that which possesses the power of spontaneous movement without consciousness; a self-acting machine.
Automobile(aw-tō-mō´bil) (adj.) self-moving: (n.) a self-moving vehicle; motor-carriage.
Autonomous(aw-ton´ō-mus) (adj.) pertaining to autonomy.
Autonomy(aw-ton´ō-mi) (n.) the power or right of self-government; the state of political independence.
Autopsy(aw´top-si) (n.) personal observation; ocular demonstration; a postmortem examination.
Autosuggestion(aw-tō-sug-jes´chun) (n.) an idea which arises in one's own mind, without external aid or mental force; self-suggestion.
Autumn(aw´tum) (n.) the season between summer and winter, beginning astronomically at the autumnal equinox, about September 22nd, and ending at the winter solstice, about December 23rd; the period of decline or decay.
Autumnal(aw-tum´nal) (adj.) belonging or peculiar to autumn; produced or gathered in autumn; pertaining to the period of life when middle age is past: (n.) a plant that flowers in autumn.
Auxiliary(awg-zil´i-ā-ri) (adj.) helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary: (n.) a helper; an assistant; a confederate or ally; aid of any kind; a verb which helps to form the moods and tenses of other verbs; (pl.) foreign troops in the service of a nation at war.
Avail(a-vāl´) (v.i.) to be of use, value, or service; give profit: (v.t.) to turn to profit or advantage: (n.) use; means towards an end; advantage to an object; (pl.) proceeds or profits.
Available(a-vāl´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being used for a specific or particular purpose; at one's disposal.
Availability(a-vā-la-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being available.
Avalanche(av´a-lanch) (n.) the sudden descent of a mass of compact snow or ice from the higher parts of a mountain; a fall of rocks or earth from the heights of a mountain; anything that overwhelms by suddenness and irresistible force.
Avarice(av´a-ris) (n.) an inordinate or insatiable desire of gain; covetousness; cupidity; greediness.
Avaricious(av-a-rish´us) (adj.) impelled by avarice; greedy of gain; grasping.
Avast(a-vast´) (interj.) stop! cease! hold!
Avatar(av-a-tär´) (n.) the descent of a deity to earth in an incarnate form; a manifestation or embodiment; the transference of one personality to another.
Avaunt(a-vawnt´) (interj.) begone! depart! an exclamation of contempt or abhorrence.
Avenge(a-venj´) (v.t.) to exact punishment or satisfaction for wrong or injury done to one's self or another: (v.i.) to execute vengeance; to receive satisfaction for injury by the punishment of the offender or offenders, by law or otherwise.
Avenue(av´e-nū) (n.) a way or means of approach to a place, a passage-way, drive, or alley bordered by trees leading to a house; a broad roadway or street planted with trees.
Aver(a-vẽr´) (v.t.) to affirm positively; declare to be true; verify.
Average(av´ẽr-āj) (n.) any charge additional to the cost of freightage: (v.t.) to find the mean, as of unequal sums or quantities; reduce to a mean; assign proportionately.
Averment(a-vẽr´ment) (n.) the act of affirming positively; verification; a statement or allegation as to facts.
Averse(a-vẽrs´) (adj.) feeling a repugnance or dislike; unwilling; disinclined.
Aversion(a-vẽr´shun) (n.) opposition or repugnance of mind; antipathy fixed dislike; hatred; the object or cause of dislike or repugnance.
Avert(a-vẽrt´) (v.t.) to turn aside or away; turn or ward off; prevent.
Avian(ā´vi-an) (adj.) pertaining to birds.
Aviary(ā´vi-a-ri) (n.) a house, large cage, or enclosure for the keeping and rearing of birds in confinement.
Aviation(ā´vi-ā-shun) (n.) the art of flying.
Aviator(ā´vi-a-tẽr) (n.) a flying machine; one who operates a flying machine; a bird-man.
Avidity(a-vid´i-ti) (n.) greediness; eagerness; strong appetite.
Avocation(av-ō-kā´shun) (n.) a subordinate or occasional occupation.
Avoid(a-void´) (v.t.) to keep away from; to shun: (v.i.) to become vacant or void.
Avoidance(a-voi´dans) (n.) the act of annulling or making void; the act of shunning; the state of being vacant.
Avouch(a-vouch´) (v.t.) to affirm openly; maintain; declare positively; vouch for; admit or confess.
Avow(a-vou´) (v.t.) to declare openly; acknowledge frankly; to admit and justify.
Avowal(a-vou´al) (n.) an open declaration; a frank acknowledgment; a confession.
Await(a-wāt´) (v.t.) to wait for; look for or expect; be ready for.
Awake(a-wāk´) (v.t.) to arouse from sleep, or from any state resembling sleep; put into action; infuse new life into: (v.i.) to cease to sleep; bestir one's self: (adj.) not sleeping; roused from sleep or inactivity; in a state of vigilance or action.
Awakening(a-wāk´ning) (n.) the act of rousing from sleep; a revival of religion, or activity of a particular religious sect: (adj.) rousing; exciting; alarming.
Award(a-wawrd´) (v.t.) to adjudge; assign by judicial sentence, or arbitration; bestow in consideration of merit; to determine or make an award: (n.) a judgment; a decision; a sentence; the decision of arbitrators on points submitted to them; the document containing such decision; that which is awarded or assigned.
Aware(a-wār´) (adj.) on guard; watchful; apprised; cognizant; conscious; vigilant.
Awash(a-wosh´) (adj. & adv.) on a level with the waves.
Away(a-wā´) (adv.) absent; at a distance; out of; off; in another direction; continuously: (interj.) begone! depart!
Awe(aw) (n.) reverential fear; the feeling or emotion inspired by the contemplation of something sublime; reverence: (v.i.) to inspire with feelings of reverential respect or fear; restrain by fear or respect.
Awful(aw´ful) (adj.) inspiring or impressing with profound fear or reverence; of an appalling nature; solemn.
Awfully(aw´foo-li) (adv.) in an awful manner; excessively.
Awhile(a-hwīl) (adv.) for a period of time.
Awkward(awk´wẽrd) (adj.) wanting dexterity; unskillful; ungraceful or ungainly in shape, movement, or manners; clumsy.
Awl(awl) (n.) a pointed instrument for piercing.
Awn(awn) (n.) the beard or bristle-like appendage of the outer glume of wheat, barley, and numerous grasses.
Awning(awn´ing) (n.) a covering of canvas or other cloth stretched upon a frame and used as a shelter from wind or sun.
Awoke(a-wok´) (p.t.) of awake.
Awry(a-rī´) (adj. or adv.) turned or twisted toward one side; erroneous.
Ax(aks) (n.) a tool or instrument of steel, or iron with a steeled edge, attached to a handle, used for the hewing of timber and chopping of wood.
Axial(aks´i-al) (adj.) pertaining to an axis in any sense of the word.
Axially(aks´i-a-li) (adv.) in the direction of an axis.
Axiom(ak´si-um) (n.) an indisputable self-evident truth; a proposition embodying a truth at once obvious and incontrovertible; an established principle in an art or science.
Axiomatic(ak-si-ō-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, an axiom.
Axiomatically(ak-si-ō-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in the manner, or by use, of accepted truth.
Axis(ak´sis) (n.) the straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, upon or around which such body revolves, or is supposed to revolve; a straight line drawn through the center of a bilateral symmetrical figure, as the spinal column; the central line of any symmetrical body; the stem or central column of a plant, round which the organs or parts are disposed; the central region of a mountain chain.
Axle(ak´sl) (n.) the spindle, or portion of the axle-tree, which is inserted in the hub of the wheel, and on which the wheel revolves.
Aye(ī) (adv. or interj.) yes; yea; even so; indeed: (n. pl.) the affirmative votes in a parliamentary division; the members so voting.
Azalea(a-zā´lē-a) (n.) a genus of plants, belonging to the rhododendron tribe, and remarkable for their showy flowers.
Azimuth(az´i-muth) (n.) an arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of a place and the vertical circle passing through the center of a celestial body.
Azure(azh´ūr) (adj.) like the blue of the sky: (n.) the clear blue of the sky; any pigment of this color; the blue tint expressed in heraldry by horizontal shading.

Baa(bä) (v.i.) to cry, as a sheep; bleat: (n.) the cry or bleating of a sheep.
Babble(bab´bl) (v.i.) to utter indistinct or imperfect sounds; prattle; talk childishly; murmur continuously: (v.t.) to utter; prate; repeat unintelligently; tell secrets: (n.) meaningless or foolish talk; a confused murmur.
Babbler(bab´lẽr) (n.) one who babbles; a dog that gives tongue too frequently when on scent.
Babe(bāb) (n.) an infant or young child of either sex.
Baboon(ba-bōōn´) (n.) the popular name of a large division of monkeys, which inhabit Africa and Arabia, and are characterized by a long dog-like snout, large canine teeth, great head, rudimentary tail, large callosities on the hips, and capacious cheek pouches; an epithet of contempt.
Baby(bā´bi) (n.) an infant of either sex; a small child: (adj.) pertaining to an infant or young child: (v.t.) to treat or fondle like a baby or young child; to keep dependent.
Babyhood(bā´bi-hood) (n.) the period of infancy.
Babyish(bā´bi-ish) (adj.) childish.
Baccalaureate(bak-a-law´rē-āt) (n.) the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Science, etc.: (adj.) pertaining to the degree of Bachelor.
Baccarat(bak-a-rä´) (n.) a French card game played between a banker and an unlimited number of bettors with one or more packs of cards.
Bacchanal(bak´a-nal) (adj.) indulging in or characterized by drunken revelry; drunken: (n.) a votary of Bacchus; a drunken reveler; a drunken feast.
Bachelor(bach´el-ẽr) (n.) one who has taken the lowest university degree in any faculty; an unmarried man.
Bachelorhood(bach´el-ẽr-hood) (n.) the condition of one who is unmarried.
Bacillary(bas´i-lā-ri) (adj.) consisting of bacilli.
Bacillus(ba-sil´us) (n.) a genus of microscopic vegetable organisms commonly known as bacteria.
Back(bak) (n.) the hinder part of the body in man, or in other animals the upper portion; the whole region of the spine, extending from the base of the neck to the buttocks; the dorsal region of a fish; that which is opposed to the front; the rear or hinder part of anything; the part of a tool or weapon opposed to the edge: (adj.) lying or being behind or in the rear, as to time, situation, or direction; in a backward direction: (adv.) into or toward the rear; to or toward a former or original place, state, or time; in a state of hindrance or restraint; in withdrawal or retirement; away; in return; again; (v.t.) to furnish with a back or backing; second or support; bet or wager; sign or endorse; put backward or cause to recede: (v.i.) to move or go backward.
Backbite(bak´bīt) (v.t.) to slander or speak evil of in absence: (v.i.) to censure absent persons.
Backboard(bak´bôrd) (n.) a board to support the back; a thin wooden backing used for picture frames, mirrors, etc.
Backbone(bak´bōn) (n.) the bone of the back; the vertebral column of animals; that which serves as a backbone; hence, firmness or decision of character.
Backer(bak´ẽr) (n.) one who sustains or abets another; especially one who bets in favor of a person or animal in a contest.
Backgammon(bak-gam´un) (n.) a game played by two persons upon a table or board made for the purpose, with fifteen pieces each, and dice-boxes and dice.
Background(bak´ground) (n.) ground in the rear; the distant portion of a landscape; the portion of a picture furthest from the spectator; that which is dimly seen; a subordinate position; a place of retirement or reserve.
Backhand(bak´hand) (n.) writing which slopes backward or to the left.
Backhanded(bak´han-ded) (adj.) with the hand turned backward; unfair; indirect; ambiguous; sloping backward.
Backing(bak´ing) (n.) something placed behind to support or strengthen; aid or support given to a person or cause.
Backrest(bak´rest) (n.) a guide attached to the slide-rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it.
Backside(bak´sīd) (n.) the hind part of anything or that which is opposed to the front; the hind part of an animal.
Backslide(bak-slīd´) (v.i.) to slide back; fall off or away from; apostatize.
Backstairs(bak´stārz) (n.) stairs in the back part of a house; stairs for private use: (adj.) indirect; underhand; secret; intriguing.
Backward(bak´wẽrd) (adj.) directed to the back or rear; unwilling; reluctant; hesitating; slow; behind in learning or progress; behind in time.
Backwards(bak´wẽrdz) (adv.) with the back foremost; toward the back; in a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; toward past times or events; from a better to a worse state.
Backwater(bak´waw-tẽr) (n.) water caused to flow backwards by obstruction of its course; accumulation of water overflowing lowlands, caused by obstruction; water held back by a dam or weir; water thrown back by the turning of a water-wheel or the paddles of a steamer.
Backwoods(bak-woodz´) (n. pl.) forests or partially cleared land situated far from the centers of population.
Backwoodsman(bak-woodz´man) (n.) one who lives in the forest or away from villages and towns.
Bacon(bā´kn) (n.) hog's flesh salted or pickled and dried, usually in smoke.
Bacteria(bak-tē´ri-a) (n. pl.) of bacterium.
Bacteriological(bak-tē-ri-ō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) of or pertaining to bacteriology.
Bacteriologist(bak-tē-ri-ol´ō-jist) (n.) a student of bacteriology.
Bacteriology(bak-tē-ri-ol´ō-ji) (n.) the scientific investigation or study of bacteria.
Bacterium(bak-tē´ri-um) (n.) a microscopic organism of various forms and shapes; a disease germ.
Bad(bad) (adj.) the opposite of good; evil; ill; wicked; depraved; vicious; pernicious; corrupting; hurtful; offensive; noxious, physically or morally; defective; worthless; unhappy; unfortunate.
Badge(baj) (n.) a mark, sign, or token, or cognizance to denote the occupation, allegiance, association, or achievements of the person by whom it is displayed; the mark or token of anything.
Badger(baj´ẽr) (n.) a plantigrade carnivorous mammal, of nocturnal habits; an artist's brush of badger's hair; a loose woman who decoys men into her rooms for the purpose of robbing them: (v.t.) to worry or annoy, as a badger when baited; pester; persistently assail.
Badinage(bad´i-nāj´) (n.) light or playful raillery or banter.
Badly(bad´li) (adv.) wickedly; grievously; unskillfully; defectively; ill.
Badminton(bad´min-tun) (n.) an outdoor game similar to tennis; a kind of claret-cup.
Badness(bad´nes) (n.) the state of being wicked or vicious; depravity.
Baffle(baf´l) (v.t.) to elude or circumvent by artifice or the interposition of obstacles; foil or check; defeat; frustrate; thwart.
Bag(bag) (n.) a sack; a pouch; a wallet; a receptacle for holding anything; that which is contained in a bag, or the result of a day's sport; a sack or receptacle in animal bodies, containing a fluid or other substance; a definite quantity of certain commodities: (v.t.) to enclose in a bag; secure or capture, as game; steal: (v.i.) to bulge; hang down like a full bag.
Bagatelle(bag-a-tel´) (n.) a trifle; a game played on a nine-holed board, baized and cushioned, with a cue and nine balls.
Baggage(bag´āj) (n.) the tents, clothing, utensils, etc., of an army or expeditionary force on the march; the trunks, bags, and other impedimenta or baggage of a traveler: (n.) an immoral woman; a coquettish or frolicsome girl.
Bagging(bag´ing) (n.) the act of putting into bags; coarse cloth or other material used for bags; filtration through canvas bags.
Baggy(bag´i) (adj.) having a loose or flabby appearance; swelled or puffed out.
Bagpipes(bag´pīps) (n. pl.) a shrill-toned musical instrument, consisting of a leathern wind-bag from which air is forced by the performer's elbow into pipes, one the chanter giving the melody.
Bah(bä) (interj.) an exclamation expressing incredulous contempt or disgust.
Bail(bāl) (v.t.) to set free or liberate from arrest on security for reappearance; to deliver, as goods, in trust, on contract expressed or implied that the person entrusted shall return or account for the same: (n.) the person or persons who provide security for the release of a prisoner; the security tendered, or accepted: (v.t.) to free from water by dipping; to ladle out with a bucket or other utensil, as in a boat: (n.) a bent or arched handle of a pail or kettle; a half-hoop supporting the cover or tilt of a wagon; one of the two small sticks, 4 in. long, which are laid across the tops of cricket stumps.
Bailiff(bā´lif) (n.) a sheriff's officer who serves processes, etc.; any subordinate civil officer; an overseer or under-steward on an estate.
Bailiwick(bā´li-wik) (n.) the district within which a bailiff has jurisdiction.
Bait(bāt) (v.t.) to harass or provoke, as by the setting on of dogs; worry; torment, for sport; annoy persistently; prepare a hook, trap, or snare by covering it with food or other substance; give food and drink to upon a journey: (n.) any substance used to entice or allure fish or other animals with a view to capture; an allurement; temptation; refreshment taken on a journey.
Baize(bāz) (n.) a coarse woolen stuff, with a nap on one side.
Bake(bāk) (v.t.) to cook or prepare food by subjection to dry heat in a closed place, as an oven; to dry and harden by heat: (v.i.) to do the work of baking; become hard by heat: (n.) the result of baking, as a clam bake.
Baker(bā´kẽr) (n.) one whose business is to make bread, biscuits, etc.
Bakery(bā´kẽr-i) (n.) a place used for bread-making a baker's shop.
Baking(bā´king) (n.) the quantity of anything baked at the same time; a batch.
Balance(bal´ans) (n.) an instrument for determining the weight of bodies; a pair of scales; a steel-yard; a spring balance; the act of weighing mentally; equilibrium; equipoise; equality; an equality between the two sides of an account; the excess shown on either side; the sum or weight necessary to make two unequal sums or weights equal: (v.t.) to weigh; compare; bring to a state of equipoise; keep in equilibrium; poise; equal or make equal; counterbalance; adjust or settle; to examine and compare accounts: (v.i.) to have equal weight; be in equipoise.
Balcony(bal´kō-ni) (n.) a platform or gallery projecting from the wall of a building, enclosed by a balustrade or parapet.
Bald(bawld) (adj.) without the natural or usual covering to the head or summit; unadorned; bare; literal; undisguised; having a white spot or patch on the head; bald-faced.
Balderdash(bawl´dẽr-dash) (n.) a nonsensical jumble of words; silly talk or writing; a worthless mixture.
Baldric(bawl´drik) (n.) a broad belt, often richly ornamented, worn round the waist, or over one shoulder and across the breast.
Bale(bāl) (n.) a large bundle or package of goods: (v.t.) to make up into a bale or bales; to lade out as water: (n.) woe; calamity; mischief.
Baleen(ba-lēn´) (n.) whale-bone in its natural condition; the horny elastic material fringing the jaws of right whales.
Baleful(bāl´fool) (adj.) replete with deadly or malign influence; full of woe; direful; predicative of disaster.
Balefully(bāl´foo-li) (adv.) calamitously; miserably.
Balk(bawk) (n.) a strip or ridge of land left unplowed; a thick heavy piece of timber; a barrier or check: (v.t.) to thwart, check, or disappoint: (v.i.) to stop short, or swerve; to signify the position of herring or pilchard shoals from a height, and indicate that position to the fishermen.
Ball(bawl) (n.) a round body; any mass resembling a sphere; a spherical body used for play; a bullet; any roundish part of the body; a game played with a ball; the globe or earth: (v.t.) to make into a ball: (v.i.) to form or gather into a ball: (n.) a dance; a social assembly of persons of both sexes for the purpose of dancing.
Ballad(bal´ad) (n.) a short narrative poem, adapted for reciting or singing.
Ballast(bal´ast) (n.) weighty material carried by a ship to ensure stability; sand carried in the car of a balloon to steady it; gravel or rubble filling the space between the sleepers of a railway; that which imparts stability to the character: (v.t.) to place ballast in or on; impart steadiness to.
Ballet(bal´ā) (n.) a theatrical representation in which a story is told, and actions, characters, and passions represented by gestures, accompanied by music and dancing; the company of persons who perform the ballet.
Ballistic(bal-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to the scientific construction and use of projectiles.
Ballistics(bal-is´tiks) (n.) the science of the motion of projectiles.
Balloon(bal-lōōn´) (n.) a large bag of prepared silk or other material, which, when inflated by hydrogen gas or heated air, ascends and floats in the atmosphere; a round vessel with a short neck used in distillation.
Ballooning(bal-lōōn´ing) (n.) the art or practice of managing balloons or making balloon ascents.
Balloonist(bal-lōōn´ist) (n.) one who makes or ascends in a balloon.
Ballot(bal´ot) (n.) a bail, ticket, or paper by which a vote is registered; the system of secret voting by the use of balls, tickets, or papers; election by secret vote; also the total number of votes cast or recorded: (v.i.) to vote or decide by secret vote.
Bally(bal-li) (adj.) used as a mild intensifier.
Ballyhoo(bal-i-hōō´) (n.) an uproar; a cause of excitement.
Balm(bäm) (n.) the oily aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs, used for healing or soothing; balsam; anything which heals or soothes.
Balminess(bäm´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being soothing or refreshingly fragrant.
Balmy(bäm´i) (adj.) having the qualities of balm; soft; fragrant; refreshing.
Balsam(bawl´sam) (n.) an oily, aromatic, resinous substance obtained from certain trees or shrubs, and used medicinally or in perfumery; balm; the name applied to several trees, shrubs, or plants yielding balsam, as the balsam-tree; anything soothing or healing.
Balsamic(bawl-sam´ik) (adj.) having the qualities of, or yielding, balsam; soft; soothing; healing.
Baluster(bal´us-tẽr) (n.) a small column or pilaster to support the rail of a parapet or balustrade.
Balustrade(bal-us-trād´) (n.) a series of small columns or pilasters, surmounted by a top-rail or coping, serving as a parapet or protective railing, staircase, etc.
Bamboo(bam-bōō´) (n.) the name of certain tropical grasses having thick-jointed stems of exceeding hardness, and attaining to a height of from 20 to 120 feet; a stick or cane: (v.t.) to flog with a bamboo rod.
Bamboozle(bam-bōō´zl) (v.t.) to hoax; deceive by trickery; mystify; humbug: (v.i.) to practice cheating.
Ban(ban) (n.) in feudal times a public proclamation, or summons to arms; an edict of proscription or interdiction; prohibition; excommunication; curse; anathema: (v.t.) to curse; to interdict or prohibit; to place under a ban.
Banana(ba-nä´na) (n.) a tropical herbaceous plant, closely allied to the plantain; its soft, luscious fruit, which furnishes a nutritious and important article of food in tropical countries.
Band(band) (n.) that which binds together; that which connects; that which encircles, supports, or restrains; a fillet; strap; tie; shackle or fetter; collar; ligature; a driving belt; a company of persons united by a common object; a body of soldiers; a company of musicians forming an orchestra, a military or other band: (v.t.) to unite in a troop, company, or confederacy: (v.i.) to associate or unite for some common purpose.
Bandage(ban´dāj) (n.) a roller of cotton or other material used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc.; a band or ligature: (v.t.) to dress or bind with a bandage.
Bandana(ban-dan´a) (n.) a large silk or cotton handkerchief, dyed red, blue, or yellow, with white or yellow spots; a style of calico printing in imitation of the bandana.
Bandeau(ban-dō´) (n.) a ribbon worn over the forehead.
Banded(ban´ded) (p.adj.) allied; confederated; having bands; marked by stripes of different color or material.
Bandit(ban´dit) (n.) an outlaw; a brigand; a robber.
Bandoleer(ban-dō-lēr´) (n.) a broad leather belt, worn over the shoulder and across the breast, for holding ammunition.
Bandy(ban´di) (v.t.) to throw or beat to and fro, as a ball in play; give and take in conversation: (v.i.) to contend; strive: (n.) a club bent at the end for striking a ball; a hockey-stick; a game played with such a club, commonly called hockey: (adj.) bent; having a bend or crook outward: (n.) a kind of cart or buggy used in India, drawn by oxen.
Bane(bān) (n.) that which causes ruin or destruction; hence a deadly poison, vice, or sin; a disease rot in sheep.
Baneful(bān´fool) (adj.) poisonous; pernicious.
Bang(bang) (v.t.) to beat, as with a club or cudgel; thump; handle roughly: (v.i.) to make a loud noise thump violently: (n.) a heavy blow; a loud, sudden noise: (adv.) with a sudden, violent blow.
Bangs(bangs) (n.) hair cut straight across the forehead so as to form a fringe; false hair so worn: (v.i.) to cut the hair across the forehead so as to form a fringe.
Banish(ban´ish) (v.t.) to exile or compel to leave one's country by authority of the ruling power, either for life or for a limited time; drive away; compel to depart; dispel from the mind.
Banishment(ban´ish-ment) (n.) the act of expelling or driving away; the state of being expelled.
Banjo(ban´jō) (n.) a musical instrument, of from five to nine strings, having a neck like a guitar, and a circular body covered in front with tightly-stretched parchment.
Banjoist(ban´jō-ist) (n.) a performer on the banjo.
Bank(bangk) (n.) a heap, mound, or ridge of earth; any steep acclivity; an elevation or rising ground beneath the sea or at the mouth of a river, forming a shoal or shallow; a bench for rowers; a tier of oars: (v.t.) to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; pile or heap up: (n.) an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money; the office of a banking company; in certain games of chance, the fund held against the table: (v.t.) to deposit money in a bank: (v.i.) to have an account with a banker.
Bankable(bang´ka-bl) (adj.) receivable by a bank.
Banker(bang´kẽr) (n.) one who keeps a bank one who traffics in money, receives and remits money, negotiates bills of exchange, etc.; a vessel employed in the cod-fishery on the banks of Newfoundland; the stone bench on which masons cut and square their work; a ditcher.
Banking(bang´king) (n.) the act of raising a mound or bank; fishing on the banks of Newfoundland; the loading of coals at the pit's mouth.
Bankrupt(bangk´rupt) (n.) a person legally declared to be unable to discharge his liabilities; an insolvent debtor: (adj.) unable to meet one's obligations; insolvent: (v.t.) to make or render insolvent: (v.i.) to exhaust one's financial credit; become insolvent.
Bankruptcy(bangk´rupt-si) (n.) the state of being legally insolvent, or unable to pay all debts; failure in trade.
Banner(ban´ẽr) (n.) a piece of cloth or silk attached to a pole or staff, and usually worked with some device or motto, heraldic or emblematical; an ensign, standard, or flag of a country, state, or order.
Bannock(ban´uk) (n.) a thick cake made of oatmeal, barley-meal, or pease-meal, and baked on an iron plate or griddle.
Banns(banz) (n. pl.) the announcement in church of an intended marriage.
Banquet(bang´kwet) (n.) a sumptuous entertainment or feast: (v.t.) to treat with a feast or rich entertainment: (v.i.) to regale one's self sumptuously.
Banshee(ban´shē) (n.) the female fairy of Scotch and Irish legends, whose visit foretells death.
Bantam(ban´tam) (n.) a diminutive breed of domestic fowl: (adj.) pertaining to the bantam; diminutive; consequential.
Banter(ban´tẽr) (v.t.) to rail at; good-humoredly; attack jestingly; make fun of: (n.) humorous raillery.
Baobab(bā´ō-bab) (n.) an African tree of huge size, called the sour-gourd, or the cream-of-tartar tree, largely used as an article of food by the natives.
Baptism(bap´tizm) (n.) the application of water by an authorized administrator, to a person, by sprinkling, effusion, or immersion, constituting the sacrament or rite by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ.
Baptismal(bap-tiz´mal) (adj.) pertaining to the ceremonial application of water or initiatory rite of the Christian church.
Baptist(bap´tist) (n.) one of a Christian denomination who baptize adult believers only, and who maintain the necessity for immersion.
Baptistery(bap-tis´tẽr-i) (n.) a building or portion of a building in which the rite of baptism is administered.
Baptize(bap-tīz´) (v.t.) to administer the rite of baptism to; admit to the Christian church by the ceremonial application of water; christen.
Bar(bär) (n.) a piece of wood, metal, or other solid matter, long in proportion to its thickness; anything which impedes or obstructs; a bank of sand, gravel, etc., obstructing navigation at the entrance to a harbor or mouth of a river; the railing enclosing the space occupied by counsel in courts of justice; the place in court where prisoners are stationed for trial, or sentence; the members of the legal profession collectively, entitled to plead in court; any tribunal; the portion of a hotel, etc., where liquors are served out; a band or stripe; a line drawn vertically through the staff of a piece of music, dividing it into equal measures of time; the space and notes enclosed by two such lines: (v.t.) to fasten with a bar; to hinder; obstruct; exclude.
Barb(bärb) (n.) that which resembles a beard in lower animals; a hair or bristle ending in a double hook; the sharp point projecting backwards from the extremity of an arrow, fishhook, etc.: (v.t.) to furnish with barbs.
Barbarian(bär´bā´ri-an) (n.) a foreigner; a man in a rude, savage state; an uncivilized person; a cruel, savage, brutal man: (adj.) pertaining to savages; rude; uncivilized; inhuman.
Barbaric(bār-bar´ik) (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of savage or uncivilized people; rude; savage.
Barbarism(bär´ba-rizm) (n.) an offense against purity of style or language; an uncivilized state or condition; a savage action; an outrage.
Barbarity(bär-bar´i-ti) (n.) the state of being uncivilized; cruelty; inhumanity; an act of savage cruelty.
Barbarize(bär´ba-rīz) (v.i.) to adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech: (v.t.) to make barbarous.
Barbarous(bär´ba-rus) (adj.) uncivilized; rude and ignorant; contrary to pure idiom; savage; cruel; ferocious; inhuman; wild.
Barbecue(bär´bē-kū) (n.) a frame on which all kinds of meat or fish are roasted or smoke-dried; the carcass of an ox, hog, etc., roasted whole; a social or political entertainment at which animals are roasted and eaten whole: (v.t.) to dress and roast whole.
Barbel(bär´bel) (n.) a whisker-like sensory organ appended to the lips of certain fishes; a European freshwater fish, having its upper jaw furnished with four barbels.
Barber(bär´bẽr) (n.) one whose occupation is to shave the beard and cut and dress the hair: (v.t.) to shave and dress the hair of.
Bard(bärd) (n.) one of the ornaments and housings of a horse; one of the pieces of defensive armor of a medieval war-horse: (n.) a poet and singer among the ancient Germans and Celts, and held in high esteem.
Bardic(bär´dik) (adj.) pertaining to ancient bards or to their poetry.
Bare(bār) (adj.) naked; with the head uncovered; not concealed; simple; unfurnished; threadbare; poor; mere: (v.t.) to divest of covering.
Barefaced(bār´fāst) (adj.) with the face uncovered; undisguised; shameless; impudent.
Barefoot(bār´foot) (adj.) with the feet bare; without shoes and stockings.
Bargain(bär´gan) (n.) an agreement or contract between two or more parties with reference to the sale or transfer of property; that which is acquired or sold at a low price; an advantageous purchase: (v.i.) to make a contract or agreement: (v.t.) to sell or transfer for a consideration.
Bargainer(bär´ga-nẽr) (n.) one who stipulates or contracts to sell or transfer to another for a consideration.
Barge(bärj) (n.) a flat-bottomed vessel employed in loading and unloading ships, and for the conveyance of goods on rivers and canals; a vessel of state.
Baritone(bar´i-tōn) (adj.) intermediate between bass and tenor, as the male voice or instrument: (n.) a person with a voice having this range; a word having the last syllable unaccented: (v.t.) to leave the last syllable unaccented.
Bark(bärk) (v.i.) to utter a sharp, short sound, as the cry of a dog; to cough: (n.) the sound or cry emitted by dogs: (n.) the exterior layer or rind of woody stems or trunks; Peruvian bark: (v.t.) to remove by stripping.
Barker(bärk´ẽr) (n.) one who touts for a cheap place of amusement.
Barking(bär´king) (n.) a sharp sound like that of a dog; coughing: (n.) the process of stripping bark from trees; the process of tanning leather and of dyeing with bark.
Barley(bär´li) (n.) the grain grown and used chiefly for malting; the plant which yields the grain.
Barm(bärm) (n.) the foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, and used as leaven in bread-making; yeast.
Barmy(bärm´i) (adj.) containing or consisting of yeast; frothy.
Barn(bärn) (n.) a covered building for the storage of grain or other farm produce.
Barnacle(bär´na-kl) (n.) a cirriped crustacean, often called the Goose-barnacle, found adhering in groups or clusters to rocks or to the bottoms ships, etc.; an official who holds tenaciously to his post.
Barometer(ba-rom´e-tẽr) (n.) an instrument for measuring the weight or pressure of the atmosphere; used for indicating changes of weather, or to determine the altitude of any place.
Barometric(bar-ō-met´rik) (adj.) pertaining to, made with, or indicated by, a barometer.
Barometrically(bar-ō-met´ri-ka-li) (adv.) by means of a barometer.
Baron(bar´un) (n.) the title of an English peer of the lowest rank; formerly the title of the judges of the Court of the Exchequer.
Baronage(bar´un-āj) (n.) the whole body of barons; the dignity or rank of a baron.
Baroness(bar´un-es) (n.) a baron's wife; a lady holding a baronial title in her own right.
Baronet(bar´un-et) (n.) a title of hereditary rank or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, but conferring no seat in the House of Lords.
Baronetcy(bar´un-et-si) (n.) the title and dignity of a baronet.
Baronial(bar-ō´ni-al) (adj.) pertaining to a baron or a barony.
Barony(bar´un-i) (n.) the rank or dignity of a baron; the domain or lordship of a baron; a territorial division in Ireland, corresponding nearly to the English hundred; a large freehold estate in Scotland.
Baroque(ba-rōk´) (adj.) fantastic; in baa taste; applied to a fresh water pearl on account of its irregular shape.
Barrack(bar´ak) (n.) a large building, or series of buildings, for the lodgment of soldiers and officers; (pl.) a building or several buildings in an enclosure where a body of men are lodged.
Barrage(bä-räzh´) (n.) a barrier to the advance of enemy troops formed by the continuous fire of many guns, artillery or machine guns, along a particular strip of ground.
Barred(bärd) (p.adj.) furnished with bars; obstructed; secured; striped.
Barrel(bar´el) (n.) a vessel or cask, cylindrical in form, bulging in the middle, made of wooden staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads; the quantity which a barrel should contain; anything resembling a barrel in shape; a drum or cylinder; a metallic tube.
Barren(bar´en) (adj.) incapable of producing its kind; unproductive; unfruitful; sterile; lacking; devoid; profitless; empty: (n.) an unproductive tract of land.
Barricade(bar-ri-kād´) (n.) a fortification constructed in haste of such materials as are nearest to hand, and which will serve to obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy, or shield a besieged party; any bar or obstruction: (v.t.) to obstruct or stop up; fortify or enclose by a barricade.
Barrier(bar´i-ẽr) (n.) anything which hinders or obstructs; an obstacle to progress, approach, or attack; an enclosing fence or boundary wall; a limit or boundary.
Barring(bär´ing) (present participle as prep.) excepting; leaving out of account.
Barrister(bar´is-tẽr) (n.) in England, a member of the legal profession qualified to plead at the bar; in Scotland, an advocate; counselor at law.
Barrow(bar´ō) (n.) a frame covered with boards and furnished with handles at both ends, or with a pair of wheels and handles or shafts at one end; a hand-barrow; a shallow box, with a single wheel and handles and supports; a wheel-barrow; a mound of earth or heap of stones forming an ancient or prehistoric grave, constructed in various forms.
Barter(bär´tẽr) (v.i.) to traffic or trade by exchanging one commodity for another: (v.t.) to give in exchange: (n.) trafficking by exchange of commodities; the thing given in exchange.
Basal(bās´al) (adj.) pertaining to or forming the base; fundamental: (n.) a basal part.
Base(bās) (adj.) worthless; spurious; of mean spirit; morally abject; deep or grave in sound: (n.) the part of a thing on which it rests; a foundation or groundwork; that which combines with an acid to form a salt; the line or surface forming that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand; a fortified line from which the operations of an army proceed; the lower part of a heraldic field: (v.t.) to lay a foundation.
Baseball(bās´bawl) (n.) a game of ball played by nine on a side; a ball used in playing baseball.
Baseless(bās´les) (adj.) without a base; without foundation; groundless.
Baseman(bās´man) (n.) a player placed at baseball on the first, second, and third bases respectively.
Basement(bās´ment) (n.) the lowest part of a structure; the lowest story of a building.
Bash(bash) (v.t.) to strike heavily; to knock out of shape.
Bashful(bash´fool) (adj.) easily disconcerted; modest to excess; diffident; shy.
Bashfully(bash´foo-li) (adv.) in a bashful manner.
Basic(bā´sik) (adj.) pertaining to a base; fundamental; performing the office of a base in a salt.
Basil(baz´il) (n.) a sheepskin tanned with bark; the name given to several aromatic herbs used in cookery, most of them being of the mint family; the mountain mint: (n.) the angle to which the cutting edge of a tool is ground: (v.t.) to grind or form the edge of it to an angle.
Basilar(bas´i-lar) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated at, the base.
Basilica(ba-sil´i-ka) (n.) in ancient Rome, a public hall of rectangular shape used for judicial assemblies; a church built on such a plan, especially the early Christian churches in Italy.
Basilisk(bas´i-lisk) (n.) a fabulous creature, variously conceived as a kind of serpent, lizard, or dragon, and sometimes identified with, the cockatrice; the name of a lizard with an inflatable crest: (adj.) pertaining to the basilisk; penetrating or malignant.
Basin(bā´sn) (n.) a circular vessel for holding water or other liquid; a pond, or dock, or other reservoir for water; the area drained by a river; a set of strata or stratified formations occupying a basin-shaped depression in older rocks.
Basis(bā´sis) (n.) a foundation; the groundwork or fundamental principle of anything.
Bask(bask) (v.i.) to lie in warmth; be exposed to genial heat; be at ease: (v.t.) to warm by continued exposure to heat.
Basket(bas´ket) (n.) a vessel made of rushes, or other flexible material, plaited or interwoven; as much as a basket will hold.
Basketball(bas´ket-bawl) (n.) a game, the object of which is to force a large ball through a ring depending from a pole.
Basque(bask) (n.) a kind of woman's jacket with a short skirt.
Bass(bās) (adj.) low; deep; grave: (n.) the lowest part in the harmony of a musical composition; the lowest male voice, ranging from "D" below the bass staff to "D" or "E" above it; one who sings bass.
Basset(bas´et) (v.i.) to crop out at the surface.
Bassinet(bas´i-net) (n.) a wicker basket with a hood at one end, and used as a cradle.
Basso(bas´ō) (adj.) Italian for bass: (n.) one who sings bass.
Bassoon(bas-ōōn´) (n.) an instrument of the reed kind.
Bast(bast) (n.) the tough inner fibrous bark of various trees, especially of the lime; rope or matting made from this bark.
Bastard(bas´tard) (n.) a child born out of wedlock; an animal of inferior quality or breed; a coarse brown sugar made from syrup previously boiled: (adj.) begotten and born out of matrimony; spurious.
Bastardize(bas´tar-dīz) (v.t.) to make or prove to be a bastard; declare to be illegitimate.
Bastardy(bas´tar-di) (n.) the state of being illegitimate, or born out of lawful wedlock.
Baste(bāst) (v.t.) to beat with a stick; to drip or pour melted fat or butter on meat while roasting; to sew slightly, or fasten with long stitches, as in dress-making.
Bastion(bas´chun) (n.) an earthwork faced with brick or stone, projecting from the angles of a rampart, and having two flanks and two faces.
Bat(bat) (n.) a heavy stick or club; the flattened club used in cricket, and the rounded bat used in baseball; a batsman; a part of a brick with one end whole; a plate of flexible gelatine used to print impressions on glaze; bituminous shale: (v.t.) to hit or strike: (v.i.) to use or wield a bat in cricket or baseball: (n.) a carouse; a loose woman: (n.) an insect eating mammal furnished with wings formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail.
Batch(bach) (n.) the quantity of bread baked at one time; a quantity of anything produced at one operation; a group or collection of similar things.
Bate(bāt) (v.t.) to lessen or reduce; deduct.
Bath(bath) (n.) the act of washing or immersing the body in water, or exposing it to any other fluid or vapor; a vessel holding water for bathing; a building fitted up for bathing purposes; a medium through which heat is applied to a body; a vessel containing a solution for treatment of an object by immersion.
Bathe(bāth) (v.t.) to subject to a bath; immerse in water or other liquid; to suffuse or moisten with a liquid; immerse or surround with anything analogous to water, as vapor or fight: (v.i.) to take a bath.
Bathos(bā´thos) (n.) a ludicrous descent from the elevated to the commonplace in writing or speech.
Bathroom(bath´rōōm) (n.) room fitted with a bathtub and other conveniences for bathing.
Bathtub(bath´tub) a large fixed tub for bathing, having plumbing to supply and drain its washing water.
Baton(bat´un) (n.) a staff or truncheon once used as a weapon, but now as a mark or badge of office, especially of a Marshal of France; the wand of an orchestral conductor; a heraldic mark indicating illegitimacy: (v.t.) to strike with a baton or truncheon.
Batsman(bats´man) (n.) the man at the bat in any such game as baseball or cricket.
Battalion(ba-tal´yun) (n.) a body of infantry usually forming a division of a regiment.
Batten(bat´n) (v.i.) to grow or become fat; thrive at the expense of others: (n.) a narrow strip of wood used for various purposes; a strip of wood used to fasten the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck of a ship: (v.t.) to fasten or form with battens.
Batter(bat´ẽr) (v.t.) strike with heavy, repeated blows, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; injure or impair: (v.i.) to make an attack by heavy blows: (n.) a mixture of several ingredients, as flour, eggs, etc., beaten together, used in cookery.
Battery(bat´ẽr-i) (n.) the act of battering or beating; a body of cannon, with its complement of officers, men, and equipments, for field operations; any raised work or parapet where guns are mounted and gunners screened; a number of Leyden jars connected for charging and discharging simultaneously; an apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
Battle(bat´l) (n.) a fight between opposing forces; a combat; a contest or struggle for mastery: (v.i.) to contend in fight; struggle.
Battlefield(bat´l-fēld) (n.) extended area where a battle is fought.
Battlement(bat´l-ment) (n.) an indented parapet consisting of alternate solids and openings.
Battleship(bat´l-ship) (n.) a large ship of war.
Bauble(baw´bl) (n.) any showy piece of finery; a child's cheap trinket: (n.) the staff formerly carried by a court jester, or king's fool.
Bawd(bawd) (n.) a person who keeps a house of prostitution; one who procures women for lewd purposes, or acts as agent, in illicit intercourse.
Bawdiness(bawd´i-nes) (n.) obscenity; lewdness.
Bawdy(bawd´i) (adj.) obscene; unchaste; foul-mouthed.
Bawl(bawl) (v.i.) to cry out with a loud, full, and sustained sound; vociferate: (v.t.) to proclaim loudly: (n.) a loud prolonged cry.
Bay(bā) (v.i.) to bark as a dog, with a deep sound, as hounds in the chase: (v.t.) to bark at; to pursue with barking so as to bring to bay: (n.) the deep-toned prolonged bark of a dog: (adj.) red or reddish, approaching to chestnut: (n.) a horse of such color: (n.) a recess in the shore of a sea or lake; the expanse of water between two capes or headlands; a recess or opening in walls; a place or receptacle for depositing or storing coal; the fore part of a ship between decks; the laurel-tree, noble laurel, or sweet-bay; an honorary garland or crown, composed of woven laurel leaves, bestowed as a prize upon successful poets and conquerors, hence fame.
Bayonet(bā´ō-net) (n.) a dagger-like instrument constructed to fix on to the barrel of a rifle; if long it is called a sword-bayonet: (v.t.) to stab or drive with a bayonet.
Bayou(bī´ōō) (n.) in the Southern United States, the outlet of a lake, or one of the delta streams of a river; a sluggish watercourse.
Bazaar(ba-zär´) (n.) in the East, a market-place or exchange; a hall or series of rooms with stalls for the sale of goods; a sale of fancy articles in aid of some charity; a fancy fair.
Be(bē) (v.i.) to exist; have existence in fact, physical or mental; include or involve as a result; bring; produce; come about; become; remain; signify; answer to.
Beach(bēch) (n.) the portion of the shore of the sea or of a lake which is washed by the waves; the strand; shingle: (v.t.) to run or haul up as a vessel or boat; upon a beach: (v.i.) to land on a beach.
Beacon(bē´kn) (n.) a signal of warning or guidance, on sea or land; formerly a fire lighted on a hill or high tower to signal danger or assemble troops, etc.: (v.t.) to light up, as a beacon; furnish with beacons: (v.i.) to serve as a beacon.
Bead(bēd) (n.) a little perforated ball of any suitable material, intended to be strung with others and worn as an ornament or used to form a rosary; any small globular body; a drop or bubble; a small knob of metal at the end of a gun-barrel used as a sight; a narrow rounded molding: (v.t.) to ornament with beads or beading.
Beadle(bē´dl) (n.) a messenger or crier of a court; a parish officer with various subordinate duties connected with a church or vestry.
Beagle(bē´gl) (n.) a small hound, formerly used for hunting hares.
Beak(bēk) (n.) the bill of a bird; the horny jaws or mandibles of other animals; anything which is pointed or shaped like a beak; the metal-sheathed prow of an ancient galley intended to pierce the vessels of an enemy; the powerful ram of steel forming part of the bow of modern war-vessels; in English slang, a police magistrate.
Beaker(bē´ker) (n.) a large drinking cup or vessel with a wide mouth; an open-mouthed glass vessel with a projecting lip.
Beam(bēm) (n.) a long piece of timber or iron used horizontally or vertically to support the rafters of a building; one of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship; the extreme breadth of a ship; the shank of an anchor; the oscillating lever which transmits motion in a steam-engine; a cylinder of wood around which, before weaving, the warp is wound; the pole of a carriage; the main part of a plow to which the handles are secured; the bar of a balance which suspends the scales; the principal stem of a deer's horns which bears the antlers; a collection of parallel rays of light emitted from the sun or other luminous body: (v.t.) to send forth, as rays of fight: (v.i.) to shine.
Bean(bēn) (n.) the smooth, kidney-shaped seed of many leguminous plants; the plant itself; the popular name of other seeds or fruits resembling true beans.
Bear(bār) (v.t.) to support, hold up; carry or convey; suffer or endure; be answerable for; possess, wear, or use; have in or on; contain; cherish; carry in the mind; admit or be capable of; show or exhibit; bring forth or produce: (v.i.) to be capable of supporting; be fruitful; to bear, press, or weigh upon or against; tend; relate; take effect; be situated: (n.) a plantigrade carnivorous mammal, belonging to the genus Ursus, the three best known species of which are; the brown or black bear of Europe, the grizzly bear of North America, and the polar bear of the Arctic regions; the name of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called the Great Bear and the Little Bear; one who attempts to depreciate the value of stock in order to buy cheap; opposed to a bull; a rude, uncouth, or brutal person: (v.t.) to endeavor to lower the price of.
Bearable(bār´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being borne; endurable.
Beard(bērd) (n.) the hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face; anything which resembles a beard; the awn of barley and other grains; the barb of an arrow, fish-hook, etc.: (v.t.) to take by the beard; oppose to the face; set at defiance.
Bearer(bār-ẽr) one who, or that which produces, sustains or carries; one that assists in carrying a body to the grave; one that holds a check or other order for the payment of money; a figure by the side of a shield; a supporter.
Bearing(bār´ing) (n.) the act of enduring with patience; carriage; behavior; mutual relation of the parts of a whole; meaning or application; the act or power of producing; the part of a machine that bears the friction; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; the position of one object with respect to another; the heraldic charges that fill the escutcheon.
Bearish(bār´ish) (adj.) resembling a bear in qualities; rude; surly.
Beast(bēst) (n.) any four-footed animal, as distinguished from birds, insects, fishes, and man; an irrational animal; a person rude, coarse, or filthy, or whose actions degrade him below the level of a rational being; a brute.
Beastly(bēst´li) (adj.) resembling a beast; coarse; rough; disgusting.
Beat(bēt) (v.t.) to strike with repeated blows; thrash; knock; pound or break; flatten or spread by blows; scour and range with blows and cries in order to rouse or drive game; dash or strike against, as water or wind; tread, as a path; overcome or vanquish; excel; baffle; exhaust; flutter, as wings: (v.i.) to strike repeatedly; throb; signal or summon by beat of drum; sound, as a drum, when struck: (n.) a recurring stroke; a throb; a football; a round or course assigned to a policeman; a place of habitual resort; the rise or fall of the hand or foot marking the divisions of time; the divisions of the measure so marked: (p.p.) of beat, exhausted by mental or bodily fatigue: (n.) a person who lives on others; a dishonest debtor.
Beaten(bē´tn) (p.adj.) worn by use as by the beat or tread of feet; conquered; exhausted; baffled.
Beatific(bē-a-tif´ik) (adj.) having power to bless or render perfectly happy; blissful.
Beatifically(bē-a-tif´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a blissful manner.
Beatification(bē-at-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of blessing or the state of being blessed; the act of the Pope in declaring a deceased person to have attained the rank of the blessed; usually the second step towards canonization.
Beatify(bē-at´i-fī) (v.t.) to make happy; bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment; to declare by public decree that a deceased person has attained the rank of "the blessed".
Beating(bēt´ing) (n.) the act of striking; a flogging; pulsation or throbbing; a defeat; tacking against the wind.
Beatitude(bē-at´i-tūd) (n.) felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.
Beau(bō) (n.) one who dresses himself in strict accordance with the fashion; a ladies' man or suitor.
Beauteous(bū´tē-us) (adj.) possessing beauty.
Beautiful(bū´ti-fūl) (adj.) possessing qualities which charm and delight the senses; lovely.
Beautifully(bū-ti-fūl-li) (adv.) in a charming or attractive manner.
Beautify(bū´ti-fī) (v.t.) to make or render beautiful; embellish: (v.t.) to grow beautiful.
Beauty(bū´ti) (n.) an assemblage of graces or properties which command the approbation of the senses; those qualities which are most pleasing to the eye; a particular grace or charm; a beautiful woman.
Beaver(bē´vẽr) (n.) a rodent quadruped of amphibious habits, and valued for its fur; the fur of the beaver; a hat formerly made of beaver fur: (n.) the portion of a helmet which served to protect the lower part of the face, and could be raised or depressed.
Becalm(bē-käm´) (v.t.) to make calm or still.
Became(bē-kām´) (p.t.) of become.
Because(bē-kawz) (conj.) on account of; by reason of.
Beck(bek) (n.) a nod, or other significant gesture.
Beckon(bek´n) (v.t.) to make a signal to another by a motion of the head or hand: (v.t.) summon or signal by signs.
Become(bē-kum´) (v.i.) to pass from one state to another; come or grow to be: (v.t.) to suit, or be suitable to; befit; accord with; grace or adorn.
Becoming(bē-kum´ing) (p.adj.) fit; suitable; seemly; proper; appropriate; befitting.
Bed(bed) (n.) an article of domestic furniture upon or within which one rests or sleeps; conjugal rights; anything which serves as a resting-place, or in which something is embedded; a portion of a garden prepared and set apart for bedding plants; the bottom of a river or other stream, or of any body of water; a layer or stratum of rock; a mass or heap of anything resembling a bed; either of the horizontal surfaces of a building stone: (v.t.) to furnish with a bed; plant, as flowers; lay in a stratum; lay flat, or in order: (v.i.) to go to bed; cohabit.
Bedbug(bed´bug) (n.) a flat-bodied, reddish-colored insect infesting furniture, etc.
Bedding(bed´ing) (n.) a bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; stratifications; occurrence in layers; a foundation, or bottom layer.
Bedevil(bē-dev´l) (v.t.) to throw into disorder or confusion; spoil or corrupt, as by evil agency.
Bedevilment(bē-dev´l-ment) (n.) the state of being vexatiously and bewilderingly disordered or confused.
Bedizen(bē-diz´n) (v.t.) to deck or adorn; trick out with vulgar finery.
Bedlam(bed´lam) (n.) a madhouse; an asylum or hospital for lunatics; hence any scene of uproar and confusion.
Bedpan(bed´pan) (n.) a warming-pan; a utensil for the use of those confined to bed.
Bedroom(bed´rōōm) (n.) room designed for the accommodation of a bed, to be occupied during the night; sleeping-room.
Bee(bē) (n.) a winged insect of the genus Apis; the hive or honeybee kept in hives for the sake of its honey and wax; an industrious person; a social meeting for work on behalf of a neighbor or a charitable object.
Beech(bēch) (n.) a tree of the genus Fagus, yielding a hard timber and edible triangular nuts.
Beef(bēf) (n.) the flesh of an ox, bull, or cow, when killed.
Beefsteak(bēf´stāk) (n.) slice of beef for broiling, frying, etc.
Beefy(bē´fi) (adj.) resembling beef; fleshy.
Beehive(bē´hīv) (n.) a box or other covering for a swarm of bees, and serving for the storage of honey.
Beeline(bē´līn) (n.) the straight course pursued by a bee returning laden to the hive; hence the most direct way from one point to another.
Been(bin) (p.p.) of be.
Beer(bēr) (n.) a fermented liquor made from any farinaceous grain, but generally from malted barley, with hops or other substances added to impart a bitter flavor; sometimes a fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as ginger, spruce, etc.
Beery(bēr´i) (adj.) pertaining to beer; stained by beer; affected by beer; maudlin.
Beet(bēt) (n.) a biennial plant, cultivated for its edible succulent root, and from which sugar is made.
Beetle(bē´tl) (n.) a heavy wooden mallet employed for driving wedges, consolidating earth, etc.; a club for beating linen, etc., in washing: (v.t.) to use a beetle on; beat with a heavy wooden mallet, as a substitute for mangling: (n.) any insect belonging to the order of Coleoptera, having four wings, the anterior or outer pair being hardened and serving as a horny sheath to the inner pair: (v.i.) to be prominent; jut out; overhang, as a cliff.
Beetling(bēt´ling) (adj.) standing out; overhanging.
Befall(be-fawl´) (v.t.) to happen or occur to: (v.i.) come to pass.
Befit(be-fit´) (v.t.) befitting or suitable to; become.
Before(be-fōr´) (prep.) in front of; preceding in space, time, or rank; in presence or sight of; under jurisdiction of; rather than; earlier than: (adv.) in front; in advance; previously; formerly; already.
Beforehand(be-fōr´hand) (adv.) in advance.
Befriend(be-frend´) (v.t.) to act as a friend to; aid or shield; assist.
Beg(beg) (v.t. & v.i.) to ask or supplicate in charity; beseech; entreat with humility; to practice begging.
Began(be-gan´) (p.t.) of begin.
Beget(be-get´) (v.t.) to procreate, as a father or sire; generate; produce; cause to exist.
Begetter(be-get´tẽr) (n.) one who begets.
Beggar(beg´ẽr) (n.) one who entreats or supplicates with humility; one who makes it his business to beg for alms; one who is reduced to extreme poverty: (v.t.) to exhaust the resources of; outdo.
Beggarly(beg´ẽr-li) (adj.) like, or in the condition of, a beggar; poor; mean; contemptible.
Beggary(beg´ẽr-i) (n.) the state of a beggar; extreme poverty; beggars collectively.
Begin(bē-gin´) (v.i.) to commence existence; originate; arise; to take the initiatory step; make a start.
Beginner(be-gin´ẽr) (n.) one who begins or originates; one who enters upon anything for the first time; a novice.
Beginning(be-gin´ing) (n.) the first cause; origin; the initial stage of anything.
Begone(be-gôn´) (interj.) go away! depart!
Begonia(be-gō´ni-a) (n.) a genus of tropical plants, cultivated for their ornamental leaves and showy flowers.
Begot(be-got´) (p.t. & p.p.) of beget.
Begotten(bē-got´n) (p.p.) of beget.
Beguile(be-gīl´) (v.t.) to impose upon or delude by guile; deceive; cause to pass pleasantly; divert or entertain.
Beguilement(be-gīl´ment) (n.) the act of beguiling; the state of being beguiled.
Begun(be-gun´) (p.p.) of begin.
Behalf(be-häf) (n.) advantage; favor; support; defense; stead; interest.
Behave(be-hāv´) (v.t.) to conduct, comport, or acquit: (v.i.) to act; conduct one's self in a proper manner.
Behavior(bē-hāv´yẽr) (n.) manner of behaving, whether good or bad; conduct; deportment; manners.
Behead(be-hed´) (v.t.) to cut off the head of.
Beheld(bẽ-held´) (p.t. & p.p.) of behold.
Behest(be-hest´) (n.) a command; precept.
Behind(be-hīnd´) (prep.) at the back of; in the rear of; remaining after; inferior to: (adv.) at the back; in the rear; toward the back; out of sight; past in point of time.
Behindhand(be-hīnd´hand) (adv. or adj.) in a state of backwardness; late; in arrear.
Behold(be-hōld´) (v.t.) to fix the eyes upon; have in sight; look at; observe with care: (v.i.) to look; direct or fix the mind.
Beholden(be-hōl´dn) (p.adj.) indebted; obliged; bound in gratitude.
Behoove(be-hōōv´) (v.t.) to be meet, necessary, or fit for.
Beige(bāzh) (adj.) having its natural color, as a fabric of not dyed wool.
Being(bē´ing) present participle of be: (n.) existence, as opposed to non-existence; that which exists in any form, whether actual or ideal.
Bejewel(be-jū´el) (v.t.) to ornament or furnish with jewels.
Belabor(bē-lā´bẽr) (v.t.) to beat soundly.
Belated(bē-lā´ted) (p.adj.) delayed; too late; overtaken by darkness.
Belay(be-lā´) (v.t.) make fast, as a rope, by winding round a pin, cleat, etc.
Belch(belch) (v.t.) to eject with force or violence: (v.i.) to eject wind from the stomach: (n.) the act of ejecting wind forcibly.
Beleaguer(bẽ-lē´gẽr) (v.t.) to besiege; surround with an army so as to preclude escape; blockade.
Belfry(bel´fri) (n.) a bell tower; that part of a steeple or tower in which a bell is hung.
Belie(bē-lī´) (v.t.) to calumniate; slander by lies; give the he to; show to be false.
Belief(be-lēf´) (n.) assent to anything proposed or declared, and its acceptance as fact, by reason of the authority whence it proceeds, apart from personal knowledge; faith; the thing believed; the whole body of tenets held by the professors of any faith; a creed; a conviction.
Believable(be-lē´va-bl) (adj.) capable of being accepted as truth; credible.
Believe(be-lēv) (v.t.) to place credence in and accept as true, upon the ground of authority, testimony, or logical inference apart from personal knowledge; place confidence in; expect or hope: (v.i.) to have faith; be more or less firmly persuaded of the truth of anything; think or suppose.
Believer(be-lē´vẽr) (n.) one who accepts as truth something not actually demonstrated; one who adheres to a religious faith; a professor of Christianity.
Belittle(be-lit´l) (v.t.) to lower or depreciate; run down by speaking slightingly of.
Bell(bel) (v.i.) to bellow, as deer in rutting time; to be in flower; said of the hop: (n.) a hollow metallic vessel, usually cup-shaped, and giving forth a clear, ringing sound when struck; anything in the form of a bell; (pl.) the divisions of daily time marked each half-hour by strokes on a bell: (v.t.) to put a bell on.
Belladonna(bel-a-don´a) (n.) the deadly nightshade, a poisonous plant used as medicine.
Belle(bel) (n.) a young and handsome lady; a reigning beauty.
Bellicose(bel´i-kōs) (adj.) pugnacious; contentious; warlike.
Bellied(bel´id) (adj.) having a belly; swelled out in the middle.
Belligerence(bel-ij´ẽr-ens) (n.) the act or state of warfare.
Belligerent(bel-ij´ẽr-ent) (adj.) waging war; pertaining to war or warfare; warlike: (n.) a power recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in fighting.
Bellman(bel´man) (n.) one who uses a bell for public announcement; a town-crier.
Bellow(bel´ō) (v.i.) to utter a full resonant sound, as a bull; bawl or vociferate; roar, as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent: (v.t.) to utter with a loud full voice: (n.) the roar of a bull; a loud, resounding outcry.
Bellows(bel´ōz) (n. sing. & pl.) an instrument for producing a current of air, and used for various purposes, as blowing fires, or filling the pipes of an organ.
Bellwether(bel´weth-ẽr) (n.) a wether or sheep which leads one flock with a bell on its neck.
Belly(bel´li) part of the human body which extends from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels; the abdomen; the corresponding part in the lower animals; the pan of anything that swells out into a larger capacity: (v.i.) to swell and become protuberant; bulge out: (v.t.) to cause to swell out, as sails.
Belong(be-lông´) (v.i.) to be the property of; go along with; be a part of; be appendant to, or connected with; be the concern or business of; appertain to; be suitable; be due; have a settled or legal residence in; be native to.
Belonging(be-lông´ing) (n.) that which belongs to one, generally used in the plural; qualities; endowments; property; possessions; appendages.
Beloved(bē-luvd´) (p.adj.) greatly loved; dear to the heart: (n.) one who is greatly loved.
Below(be-lō´) (prep.) under in placer beneath; not so high; inferior to in rank or excellence; lower in value, price, etc.: (adv.) in a lower place; on the earth; in hell, or the regions of the dead; in a lower rank or grade; off duty; under.
Belt(belt) (n.) a girdle or band used to encircle the waist; anything resembling a belt, or which encircles, restrains, or supports, as a belt; a strip; a band; an heraldic badge denoting knightly rank; one of the rings surrounding the planet Jupiter; a band connecting two wheels and transmitting motion from one to the other: (v.t.) to encircle, as with a belt; surround; to strike with a belt.
Belting(bel´ting) (n.) belts collectively; the material of which belts are made; a severe beating.
Bemire(bẽ-mīr´) (v.t.) to soil by passing through mire; to fix in the mire.
Bemoan(be-mōn´) (v.t.) to lament; bewail; pity; sympathize with.
Bench(bench) (n.) a long seat; a strong table on which mechanics do their work; the seat where judges sit in court; the persons who sit as judges; the court: (v.t.) to furnish with benches.
Bend(bend) (v.t.) to curve or make crooked; direct to a certain point; incline: (v.i.) to be or become curved or crooked; bow or be submissive: (n.) a curve; a crook; a knot.
Bender(ben´dẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, bends; in slang, a carouse or spree.
Bends(bendz) (n.) a disease prevalent among caisson workers, and caused by sudden differences in atmospheric pressure affecting the valvular action of the heart.
Beneath(be-nēth´) (prep.) lower in place, with reference to something above; under the pressure of; lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; unworthy of: (adv.) in a lower place; below.
Benediction(ben-e-dik´shun) (n.) the act of blessing; a blessing or expression of kind wishes solemnly or affectionately invoked; the short blessing pronounced at the close of public worship.
Benedictory(ben-e-dik´tẽ-ri) (adj.) tending to bless; conveying or expressing good wishes.
Benefaction(ben-e-fak´shun) (n.) the act of conferring a benefit; a benefit conferred; a charitable donation.
Benefactor(ben-e-fak´tẽr) (n.) one who confers a benefit.
Benefice(ben´e-fis) (n.) a fief, or estate in lands; an ecclesiastical living; a church endowed with revenue; the revenue itself.
Beneficence(be-nef´i-sens) (n.) active goodness; a benefaction.
Beneficent(be-nef´i-sent) (adj.) characterized by benevolence.
Beneficial(ben-e-fish´al) (adj.) contributing to a valuable end; helpful; profitable; in law language conferring or having the right to a benefit or user.
Beneficially(ben-e-fish´a-li) (adv.) in an advantageous manner.
Beneficiary(ben-e-fish´i-ā-ri) (adj.) holding office under another; connected with the receipt of benefits or profits; freely bestowed: (n.) one who holds a benefice; in feudal times a vassal; one who receives anything as a gift.
Benefit(ben´e-fit) (n.) an act of kindness; a favor conferred; whatever promotes the happiness and well-being of a person or thing, or adds to the value of property; a theatrical performance, the proceeds of which go to one of the actors, etc.: (v.t.) to do good to; be of service to: (v.i.) to gain advantage; make improvement.
Benevolence(be-nev´ō-lens) (n.) the disposition to do good; philanthropy; good-will; an act of kindness; a royal tax formerly levied under the guise of a gratuity to the sovereign.
Benevolent(be-nev´ō-lent) (adj.) kind; charitable; philanthropic.
Bengal(ben-gawl´) (n.) a thin stuff made of silk and hair.
Benign(be-nīn´) (adj.) of a kind or gentle disposition; favorable; salutary; genial.
Benignant(be-nig´nant) (adj.) kind; gracious; favorable.
Benignity(be-nig´ni-ti) (n.) kindness of nature; graciousness; gentleness; mildness.
Bent(bent) (adj.) curved; crooked; strongly inclined; determined: (n.) a turn; an inclination; a leaning or bias; disposition; propensity; a stiff or wiry grass.
Bequeath(be-kwēth) (v.t.) to give or leave by will; hand down; transmit.
Bequeathment(be-kwēth´ment) (n.) the act of leaving by will; a bequest.
Bequest(be-kwest´) (n.) the act of leaving by will; something left by will; a legacy.
Bereave(be-rēv´) (v.t.) to deprive; make destitute.
Bereavement(be-rēv´ment) (n.) the act of bereaving; the state of being bereaved; the loss of a relative or friend by death.
Bereft(be-reft´) (p.t. & p.p.) of bereave.
Berg(bẽrg) (n.) a large floating mass of ice; an iceberg; a sharp pointed rock projecting from the sea.
Berry(ber´i) (n.) any small pulpy or succulent fruit, as the strawberry, etc.; anything resembling a berry in shape: (v.i.) to bear, produce, or gather berries.
Berth(bẽrth) (n.) ample or adequate sea room; a station which a ship occupies at anchorage or port; a room in a vessel set apart for officers or seamen; a sleeping place for a passenger in a ship or railway carriage; a situation or appointment: (v.t.) to allot an anchorage to; give space to lie in; allot a sleeping place to.
Beseech(be-sēch´) (v.t.) to entreat; supplicate; implore; beg eagerly for; solicit.
Beseem(be-sēm´) (v.i. & v.t.) to be suitable or seemly; to become; to seem.
Beset(be-set´) (v.t.) to set or stud distribute over; surround; besiege; press upon on all sides; press hard on.
Besetting(be-set´ing) (adj.) habitually attacking or coming upon.
Beside(be-sīd´) (prep.) at the side of; near; apart from; not connected with.
Besides(be-sidz´) (adv.) more than that; in addition; as well: (prep.) over and above; separate or distinct from.
Besiege(be-sēj´) (v.t.) to encompass with armed forces, in order to compel a foe to surrender; lay siege to; beset or harass.
Besmirch(be-smẽrch´) (v.t.) to soil; discolor; sully or dishonor.
Besom(bē´zum) (n.) a brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom.
Besot(be-sot´) (v.t.) to bestialize, as with drink; stupefy; infatuate.
Besought(be-sawt´) (p.t. & p.p.) of beseech.
Bespangle(be-spang´gl) (v.t.) to adorn with spangles; dot or sprinkle with something that glitters.
Bespatter(be-spat´ẽr) (v.t.) to soil by spattering; spot with mud; asperse with calumny.
Bespeak(be-spēk´) (v.t.) to speak for beforehand; order or arrange in advance; betoken; indicate, as by signs or marks: (n.) among actors, a benefit.
Best(best) (adj.) having the highest degree of goodness or excellence; or the first quality or standing; most desirable, suitable, advantageous, etc.; largest: (n.) the highest state of excellence; the utmost endeavor; all one can do or show: (adv.) in the highest degree; with most advantage or success: (v.t.) to get the better of; surpass; outwit.
Bested(be-sted´) (p.adj.) situated; placed; circumstanced.
Bestial(bes´tial) (adj.) belonging to a beast; animal; having the qualities of a beast; brutal; sensual; obscene.
Bestiality(bes-tial´i-ti) (n.) the qualities or nature of a beast.
Bestially(bes´tial-li) (adv.) in a beast-like manner.
Bestir(be-stẽr´) (v.t.) to put into brisk or vigorous action.
Bestow(be-stō´) (v.t.) to lay up in store; deposit in safe keeping; use or apply; give or confer.
Bestowal(be-stō´al) (n.) the act of giving or conferring; that which is given.
Bestrew(be-strōō´) (v.t.) to strew or scatter over.
Bestride(bē-strīd´) (v.t.) to stand or sit on with the legs astride; embrace with the legs, as a horse.
Bet(bet) (v.t.) to stake or pledge on the event of a future contingency: (v.i.) to lay a wager: (n.) the act of wagering; that which is laid, staked, or pledged on any event or contest the issue of which is uncertain; the terms on which a bet is arranged.
Betake(bē-tāk´) (v.t.) to have recourse to; repair; resort; take one's self to.
Bethink(be-think´) (v.t. & v.i.) to call to mind; consider; remind one's self; to reflect.
Betide(be-tīd´) (v.t.) to happen to; befall: (v.i.) to come to pass.
Betimes(be-tīmz´) (adv.) in good season or time; before it is too late; early; soon.
Betoken(be-tō´kn) (v.t.) to indicate by signs; serve as a sign or token of; foreshadow by what is visibly present.
Betook(be-tok´) (p.t.) of betake.
Betray(bē-trā´) (v.t.) to deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery; violate by fraud or unfaithfulness; reveal in breach of confidence; disclose inadvertently; deceive; indicate or show.
Betrayal(bē-trā´al) (n.) the act of betraying.
Betroth(bē-troth´) (v.t.) to contract to give any one in marriage; affiance; plight or pledge one's troth to.
Betrothal(bē-troth´al) (n.) the act of engaging to marry; the state of being engaged; a mutual promise for future marriage made between a man and a woman.
Better(bet´ẽr) (adj.) having good qualities in a greater degree than another; preferable or more suitable; improved in health; more perfect, larger; greater: (adv.) in a superior or more excellent manner; more correctly or thoroughly; in a higher degree; more in extent: (v.t.) to improve or ameliorate; increase the good qualities of; surpass; excel; outdo: (v.i.) to become better: (n.) a superior; one who has a claim to precedence; superiority, or advantage over.
Betterment(bet´ẽr-ment) (n.) a making better; the improvement of land or houses.
Betting(bet´ing) (n.) the act of making bets.
Bettor(bet´ẽr) (n.) one who wagers or lays bets.
Between(be-twēn´) (prep.) in the space or interval which separates; in intermediate relation to; from one to another of; shared in common.
Betwixt(be-twikst´) (prep.) between; in the space which separates.
Bevel(bev´el) (v.t.) to cut to a bevel-angle: (v.i.) to slant or incline off to a bevel-angle: (n.) an angle otherwise than a right angle; the inclination which one surface makes with another when not at right angles; an instrument used for drawing angles: (adj.) having the form of a bevel; aslant.
Beverage(bev´ẽr-āj) (n.) a drink of any description; liquor for drinking.
Bevy(bev´i) (n.) a company or assembly of persons, especially of ladies; a flock of quails or larks.
Bewail(be-wāl´) (v.t.) to mourn or weep aloud for; lament: (v.i.) to express grief.
Beware(be-wār´) (v.i.) to be on one's guard; be wary or cautious.
Bewilder(be-wil´dẽr) (v.t.) to lead into perplexity or confusion; to puzzle.
Bewilderment(be-wil´dẽr-ment) (n.) the state of being greatly puzzled or perplexed; a tangled or confused mass.
Bewitch(be-wich´) (v.t.) to cast a spell over; subject to witchcraft; charm beyond the power of resistance; fascinate.
Bewitching(be-wich´ing) (adj.) having power to fascinate; captivating.
Bewitchment(be-wich´ment) (n.) fascination; charm; power of bewitching.
Beyond(be-yond´) (prep.) on the further side of; before; past; out of reach of; later than; above; in a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing: (adv.) further away; yonder: (n.) that state of existence which is beyond our present experience.
Bezel(bez´el) (n.) the slope at the edge of a cutting tool; the rim which encompasses and fastens a gem in its setting; the groove in which the glass of a watch is fitted.
Biannual(bī-an´ū-al) (adj.) occurring twice in a year.
Biannually(bī-an´ū-a-li) (adv.) twice a year.
Bias(bī´as) (n.) a seam formed by uniting the edges of two pieces of cloth cut obliquely to the texture; a weight on the side of a bowl which causes it to turn from a straight line; prepossession or undue propensity for; prejudice: (v.t.) to give a bias or particular direction to; incline to one side; influence; prejudice; prepossess: (adv.) in a slanting manner; obliquely.
Bib(bib) (n.) a piece of cloth placed under an infant's chin to protect its clothes.
Bible(bī´bl) (n.) book accepted by the Christian Church as containing divine revelation; book regarded by others than Christians as containing divine revelation.
Biblical(bib´li-kal) (adj.) of or pertaining to the Bible; scriptural.
Bibliographer(bib-li-og´ra-fẽr) (n.) one who is versed in the making of books, or writes a history of their production, knowing the value of each and whether or not it is authoritative.
Bibliographic(bib-li-ō-graf´ik) (adj.) pertaining to the history of books.
Bibliographically(bib-li-ō-graf´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a bibliographical manner.
Bibliography(bib-li-og´ra-fi) (n.) the science or description of books; a list of authorities on any subject.
Bibliophile(bib´li-ō-fīl) (n.) a lover of books less for their bindings than for their contents.
Bibulous(bib´ū-lus) (adj.) readily absorbing or imbibing fluids; addicted to drink.
Bicameral(bī-kam´ẽ-ral) (adj.) pertaining to or consisting of two legislative chambers.
Bicarbonate(bī-kär´bon-āt) (n.) a carbonate of salt containing two equivalents of carbonic acid to one of a base, as bicarbonate of soda, where the soda is the base.
Bicentenary(bī-sen´te-nā-ri) (n.) the two hundredth anniversary of any event, or its celebration: (adj.) pertaining to a bicentenary.
Bicentennial(bī-sen-ten´i-al) (adj.) comprising two hundred years: (n.) the two hundredth anniversary of an event, or its celebration.
Biceps(bī´seps) (n.) a muscle having two heads; the large flexor muscle of the arm and thigh.
Bicker(bik´ẽr) (v.i.) to engage in petty altercation; move rapidly with a noise; quiver; flicker: (n.) a noisy wrangle.
Biconcave(bī-kon´kāv) (adj.) hollow on both sides.
Biconvex(bī-kon´veks) (adj.) rounded on both sides.
Bicuspid(bi-kus´pid) (adj.) having two points or prominences: (n.) one of the double-pointed teeth forming -the first pair of molars on either side of the jaw, above and below.
Bicycle(bī´si-kl) (n.) a vehicular machine of various forms, but consisting primarily of two wheels placed in line, connected by a fork and backbone, and supporting a saddle for the rider, the machine being propelled by means of treadles attached to cranks or levers: (v.i.) to ride on a bicycle.
Bicyclist(bī´sik-list) (n.) one who rides a bicycle; a cyclist.
Bid(bid) (v.t.) to make an offer of; propose as a price; offer for; invite; request; ask; offer or express by words; command; order or direct; enjoin; to proclaim: (v.i.) to make an offer; offer a price: (n.) an offer of a price.
Biddable(bid´a-bl) (adj.) docile, obedient.
Bidder(bid´ẽr) (n.) one who bids or offers a price, as at a sale or auction.
Bidding(bid´ing) (n.) an order; command; proclamation; the act of offering a price at auction.
Biddy(bid´i) (n.) a fowl or chicken.
Bide(bīd) (v.i.) inhabit; reside: (v.t.) to endure; suffer; wait for.
Bidet(bi-det´) (n.) a form of night commode; a portable bath; a sitting upright bath; a small horse.
Biennial(bī-en´ni-al) (adj.) happening once in two years; continuing or existing for two years, as plants: (n.) a plant which produces roots and leaves in the first year, and in the second flowers, fruit, and seed, afterwards perishing; something which is held once in two years.
Biennially(bī-en´ni-a-li) (adv.) once in two years.
Bier(bēr) (n.) a frame or carriage on which a corpse is placed, or conveyed to the grave; a tomb.
Biff(bif) (n.) a sudden blow delivered with the fist.
Bifocal(bī-fō´kal) (adj.) having two foci.
Bifurcate(bī-fẽr´kāt) (v.i.) to divide in two directions or branches.
Bifurcated(bī-fẽr´ka-ted) (adj.) divided into two branches.
Bifurcation(bī-fẽr-kā´shun) (n.) a forking or division into two branches.
Big(big) of great bulk or magnitude; grown up; pregnant; full of something important; pompous.
Bigamist(big´a-mist) (n.) one guilty of bigamy.
Bigamous(big´a-mus) (adj.) pertaining to and involving bigamy.
Bigamy(big´a-mi) (n.) the offense of contracting a second marriage during the existence of a former marriage.
Bight(bīt) (n.) a loop or bend of a rope, in distinction from the ends; a bend in a coast-line forming an open bay; a small bay between two headlands.
Bigot(big´ot) (n.) one who is unreasonably and blindly attached to a particular creed, church or party; one who is intolerant of opinions which differ from his own.
Bigoted(big´ot-ed) (adj.) characterized by bigotry.
Bigotry(big´ot-ri) (n.) the state or condition of a narrow-minded, intolerant person; blind and obstinate attachment to a particular creed, party, or opinion; intolerance; fanaticism.
Bigwig(big´wig) (n.) an important person; a personage.
Bijou(bē´zhōō) (n.) a jewel; any small and elegantly finished article.
Bike(bīk) (n.) a bicycle: (v.i.) to ride a bicycle.
Bilateral(bī-lat´ẽr-al) (adj.) pertaining; to, or having, two sides.
Bilaterally(bī-lat´ẽr-a-li) (adv.) in a two-sided manner; on both sides.
Bile(bīl) (n.) a yellow bitter fluid secreted by the liver from venous blood; ill-humor.
Bilge(bilj) (n.) the bulging part of a cask; the broadest part of a ship's bottom, on which the vessel rests when aground: (v.i.) to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge; (v.t.) to stave, or break in, the bottom or bilge of a ship.
Bilingual(bī-ling´gwal) (adj.) written or expressed in two languages; possessing the command of two languages.
Bilingually(bī-ling´gwa-li) (adv.) in two languages.
Bilious(bil´yus) (adj.) pertaining to the bile; having the system disordered by derangement of the biliary function; choleric.
Biliousness(bil´yus-nes) (n.) the state of being bilious.
Bilk(bilk) (v.t.) deceive or defraud, as by evading a payment; leave in the lurch: (n.) a swindler.
Bill(bil) (n.) the beak of a bird: (v.i.) to join bills, as doves; caress in fondness; to paste up bills or posters: (n.) a kind of hatchet with a blade hoop-shaped toward the point, used in pruning, etc.; a battle-axe, attached to a long staff, formerly used by infantry; the extremity of the fluke of an anchor: (n.) an account for goods sold, services rendered, or work done; a document binding the signer or signers to pay a specified sum at a certain date or on demand; a government note; a draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature; a printed advertisement; any written paper containing a statement of particulars; a written declaration of wrong or injury sustained or committed.
Billet(bil´et) (n.) a small paper in writing; a note or short letter; ticket directing soldiers at what house to lodge; a soldier's lodging; an office or assignment: (v.t.) to quarter or lodge, as soldiers: (v.i.) to be quartered or lodged: (n.) a small stick or log of wood, as for fuel; an ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood.
Billiards(bil´yẽrdz) (n.) a game played on a rectangular, cloth-covered slate table with ivory balls and a cue.
Billingsgate(bil´ingz-gāt) (n.) coarse or profane language; virulent abuse.
Billion(bil´yun) (n.) in the United States one thousand millions (1,000,000,000); in England a million millions (1,000,000,000,000).
Billow(bil´ō) (n.) a great wave of the sea swelled by the wind: (v.i.) to rise and roll in large waves or surges.
Bimetallic(bī-me-tal´ik) (adj.) pertaining to two metals; pertaining to bimetallism.
Bimetallism(bī-met´al-izm) (n.) the legalized adoption of two metals as gold and silver in the currency of a country, at a fixed ratio.
Bimonthly(bī-munth´li) (adj.) occurring once in two months.
Bin(bin) (n.) a receptacle for any commodity, as corn, coal, etc.; a frame for bottles in a wine-cellar.
Binary(bī´nā-ri) (adj.) consisting of two things or parts; twofold.
Bind(bīnd) (v.t.) to confine or make fast with a cord or band; confine or restrain by physical force; unite by bonds of affection, loyalty, or duty; hold by any moral tie; hinder. or restrain; protect or strengthen by a band, border or cover; fasten together; cause to cohere; place under legal obligation: (v.i.) to tie up; confine by ligature or band; be obligatory; grow hard or stiff; stick together: (n.) anything which binds or ties; a twining stem; a stalk of hops; indurated clay or shale forming the roof of a coal-seam; a musical sign or brace grouping notes together.
Binding(bīnd´ing) (n.) the act of making fast; a bandage; the cover of a book; something that secures the edges of cloth.
Binnacle(bin´a-kl) (n.) a turret-shaped box containing a ship's compass.
Binocular(bī-nok´ū-lẽr) (adj.) having two eyes; pertaining to, or suited to, the use of both eyes.
Binomial(bī-nō´mi-al) (n.) an expression or quantity consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (−): (adj.) consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; having two names.
Biographer(bī-og´ra-fẽr) (n.) one who writes the history of a particular person's life.
Biography(bī-og´ra-fi) (n.) the history of the life of a particular person; biographical writings in general.
Biologic(bī-ō-loj´ik) (adj.) pertaining to the science of life.
Biological(bī-ō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to the science of life.
Biologist(bī-ol´ō-jist) (n.) one who studies, or is skilled in, the science of living forms.
Biology(bī-ol´ō-ji) (n.) the science which deals with the origin and life-history of plants and animals.
Bipartite(bī-pär´tīt) (adj.) divided into two similar parts; having two correspondent parts.
Biped(bī´ped) (adj.) having two feet: (n.) a two-footed animal.
Bipedal(bī´ped-al) (adj.) pertaining to a biped; two-footed.
Biplane(bī´plān) (n.) a flying machine with two planes or gliding boards, firmly braced together, as in the Wright machine.
Birch(bẽrch) (n.) a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Betula; a rod formed of birch twigs used for punishment; a birch-bark canoe: (adj.) birchen: (v.t.) to chastise with a birch rod; flog.
Bird(bẽrd) (n.) a warm-blooded feathered vertebrate, furnished with wings, and belonging to the class Aves; small feathered game, as distinguished from water-fowl.
Biretta(bē-ret´ta) (n.) a square ecclesiastical cap.
Birth(bẽrth) (n.) the act of coming into life; the fact of being born; the act of bringing forth; lineage; extraction; descent; origin; beginning.
Birthday(bẽrth´dā) (n.) the day on which one is born; the anniversary of that day.
Birthmark(bẽrth´mark) (n.) mark or blemish appearing on the body at birth.
Birthplace(bẽrth´plās) (n.) place where a person was born; place of origin.
Birthright(bẽrth´rīt) (n.) any right or privilege to which a person is entitled by birth; the right of the first born.
Biscuit(bis´kit) (n.) a kind of unraised bread, baked hard and dry, and shaped into flat cakes; pottery after the first baking and previous to glazing and burning.
Bisect(bī-sekt´) (v.t.) to cut or divide into two equal parts.
Bisection(bī-sek´shun) (n.) division into two equal parts.
Bisector(bī-sek´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, bisects; a straight line which bisects an angle.
Bisexual(bī-seks´ū-al) (adj.) combining the organs of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditic.
Bishop(bish´up) (n.) one of the highest orders of an Episcopal Church; below an archbishop in rank, but above a priest; a spiritual overseer; the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, having the power of ordination, confirmation, and consecration; the name of one of the pieces used in playing chess, having the top cleft in resemblance to a miter, originally called archer; a beverage composed of wine, oranges, lemons, and sugar; a woman's dress-improver; a kind of pinafore: (v.t.) to make a horse appear younger by manipulating its teeth, and hence to deceive by improving the appearance of anything.
Bishopric(bish´up-rik) (n.) the office, dignity or jurisdiction of a bishop; a diocese.
Bison(bī´son) (n.) the aurochs, or European bison, still preserved in Lithuania; the American bison, inaccurately termed a buffalo, which is now practically extinct.
Bisque(bisk) (n.) soup or broth usually composed of some kind of shell fish, as oysters, crabs, lobsters, and made rich with cream. When one of these ingredients is not used, a very palatable soup is tomato bisque, or crawfish soup; a stroke allowed to an inferior player or side at lawn-tennis: (n.) an unglazed white porcelain, used for statuettes, etc.
Bit(bit) (p.t. & p.p.) of bite: (n.) a tool for boring; the metal mouthpiece of a bridle; the part of a key which enters the lock and acts on the bolts and tumblers; the cutting blade of a plane; a small piece or fragment of anything; any small coin: (v.t.) to put a bridle upon; put the bit in the mouth of.
Bitch(bich) (n.) the female of the dog, or of other canine animals.
Bite(bīt) (v.t.) to seize, grip, cut, or crush with the teeth; sting, as an insect; cause smarting pain to; cut; pinch, as with intense cold; blight or blast; take fast hold on; to corrode or eat into; to cheat, trick, take in: (v.i.) to have the habit or exercise the power of biting; inflict injury with the teeth; cause to sting or smart; take a bait; take a firm hold: (n.) the act of seizing with the teeth; a wound made by the teeth, or by a sting; a mouthful; a hold or grip; in printing, a blank on a page due to some intervening substance between the paper and the type.
Bitingly(bī´ting-li) (adv.) in a sarcastic manner.
Bitten(bit´n) (p.p.) of bite.
Bitter(bit´ẽr) (adj.) having a sharp or harsh taste; acrid; piercing; painful; grievous; poignant; severe; reproachful; caustic; sarcastic; cruel: (n.) any substance that is bitter to the taste.
Bittern(bit´ẽrn) (n.) a wading bird of the heron family.
Bitters(bit´ẽrs) (n. pl.) liquor in which herbs or roots are steeped.
Bittersweet(bit´ẽr-swēt) (n.) the woody nightshade, the roots and leaves of which, when chewed, produce first a bitter, then a sweet taste.
Bitumen(bi-tū´men) (n.) Mineral pitch; asphalt.
Bivalve(bī´valv) (adj.) having two valves or shells united by a ligament: (n.) a mollusk whose shell is composed of two parts or valves, connected by a ligament or hinge, which are opened or closed by muscles, as the oyster or mussel.
Bivouac(biv´ōō-ak) (n.) an encampment of soldiers in the open air, without tents; hence, any open air encampment: (v.i.) to encamp without tents in the open.
Biweekly(bī-wēk´li) (adj.) occurring or appearing every two weeks; fortnightly.
Bizarre(bi-zär´) (adj.) odd in manner or appearance; fanciful; grotesque.
Blab(blab) (v.t.) to tell thoughtlessly: (v.i.) to talk indiscreetly; tell tales: (n.) one who lets out secrets, or is given to gossip.
Black(blak) (adj.) destitute of light; of the darkest hue; opposed to white; enveloped in darkness; dismal; gloomy or forbidding; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrocious; evil; calamitous; threatening; clouded with anger; sullen: (n.) the darkest color; the opposite of white; a black pigment or dye; mourning: (v.t.) to make black; blacken; apply blacking to.
Blackball(blak´bawl) (v.t.) to reject or exclude as a candidate by placing black balls in the ballot box, usually of a club or social organization.
Blackberry(blak´ber-ri) (n.) the fruit of several species of bramble.
Blackbird(blak´bẽrd) (n.) an English song bird; a crow-like bird of North America.
Blackboard(blak´bôrd) (n.) a rectangular piece of wood, covered with a hard black substance, and hung upon an easel or upon the side of a wall, and used for the marking out of any kind of problem in chalk or chalk-crayons.
Blacken(blak´n) (v.i.) to grow black or dark: (v.t.) to make black; defame; asperse.
Blackguard(blag´ärd) (n.) a man of low character, and addicted to the use of foul or abusive language; a scoundrel: (adj.) vicious; low; vile; scurrilous; abusive: (v.t.) to revile in scurrilous language.
Blacking(blak´ing) (n.) a preparation for imparting a shining black polish to boots.
Blackish(blak´ish) (adj.) somewhat black.
Blacklist(blak´list) (n.) a list of persons who are deemed to be deserving of punishment, or whom it is desirable to exclude from business transactions: (v.t.) to put on a black-list.
Blackmail(blak´mal) (n.) a tax anciently paid in money, corn, or cattle, in the north of England, and in Scotland, to the agents of robbers, to secure protection from pillage; hence extortion by means of intimidation: (v.t.) to extort money or goods by intimidation of any kind.
Blacksmith(blak´smith) (n.) a smith who works in iron and makes iron utensils, horse-shoes, etc.
Bladder(blad´ẽr) (n.) a thin elastic membranous bag in animals, in which a fluid is collected; any vesicle, blister, or pustule containing fluid or air; a hollow membranous appendage to some plants: (v.t.) put up in a bladder, as lard.
Blade(blād) (n.) the leaf of a grass; the young stalk or spire of a grass; the broad expanded part of a leaf; the cutting part of an instrument; the broad part of an oar; anything resembling a blade; a dashing, reckless, rollicking fellow: (v.t.) to furnish with a blade: (v.i.) put forth blades.
Blamable(blām´a-bl) (adj.) deserving of censure.
Blame(blām) (v.t.) to censure; reproach: (n.) an imputation of a fault; censure; responsibility for anything wrong.
Blameless(blām´les) (adj.) without blame; free from reproach.
Blameworthy(blām´wôr-thi) (adj.) deserving of blame; censurable.
Blanch(blanch) (v.t.) to take the color out; make lustrous; to remove the covering of: (v.i.) become white; turn pale: (n.) lead ore found separate in the rock.
Bland(bland) (adj.) mild; soft; gentle; affable; soothing.
Blandishment(blan´dish-ment) (n.) the use of winning expressions or actions; artful caressing.
Blank(blangk) (adj.) confounded; confused; dejected; empty; free from writing or printing; without result; absolute; complete: (n.) any void space; an unfilled space in a written or printed document; a lottery ticket for which no prize is drawn; a disk of metal prior to stamping; the white spot in the center of a target; a cartridge that is loaded without any bullet: (v.t.) a euphemistic form of the oath "damn".
Blanket(blang´ket) (n.) a soft, loosely woven woolen cloth for a bed or as a covering: (v.t.) to toss in a blanket by way of punishment or joke; pass to windward to take the wind out of the sails of.
Blanketing(blang´ket-ing) (n.) coarse cloth for blankets; the act of tossing in a blanket.
Blare(blār) (v.i.) to bellow; to give forth a loud sound like a trumpet: (v.t.) to sound loudly; trumpet forth: (n.) a noise like the blast of a trumpet.
Blarney(blär´ni) (n.) soft, wheedling speech; flattery: (v.t.) to influence or talk over by soft wheedling speeches; humbug with flattery.
Blase(blä-zā´) (adj.) exhausted by excess of pleasure or lack of novelty.
Blaspheme(blas-fēm´) (v.t.) to speak irreverently of; mock; revile: (v.i.) to utter blasphemy; use profane language.
Blasphemous(blas´fe-mus) (adj.) uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; profane.
Blasphemy(blas´fe-mi) (n.) impious, profane, or mocking speech concerning God or sacred things; expressed contempt or contumely for the personality or authority of God.
Blast(blast) (n.) a violent or sudden gust of wind; a forcible stream of air from an orifice; the sound produced by blowing a wind instrument; any sudden pernicious influence upon plants or animals; a blight; the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc., in rending or removing rocks, or the charge so used; a flatulent disease in sheep: (v.t.) to cause to fade or wither by some pernicious influence; blight; to shatter by any explosive agent.
Blatant(blā´tant) (adj.) bawling; noisy.
Blather(blath´ẽr) (n.) foolish chatter.
Blaze(blāz) (n.) a body of flame; brilliant sunlight; a sudden bursting out; active display; a white spot on the face of a horse or other quadruped; a white mark cut on a tree, to serve as a guide: (v.t.) to mark, as trees, by removing a portion of the bark; to indicate, as a path or boundary, by blazing trees; publish widely: (v.i.) to flame; send forth a brilliant light; be conspicuous.
Blazer(blaz´ẽr) (n.) that which shines; a bright colored striped jacket.
Blazon(blā´zn) (n.) a coat of arms; a description of armorial bearings; ostentatious display: (v.t.) to explain technically, according to heraldic rules; embellish; display; proclaim boastingly.
Bleach(blēch) (v.t.) to make white by removing color or dirt by the action of the sun's rays, or by a chemical process: (v.i.) to grow or become white.
Bleak(blēk) (adj.) exposed to wind and cold; desolate; unsheltered; cheerless; piercing: (n.) a small river fish, remarkable for its brilliant silvery scales.
Blear(biēr) (adj.) sore or dim from a watery discharge; said of the eyes: (v.t.) to make sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim or obscure.
Bleary(blēr´i) (adj.) the same as blear.
Bleat(blēt) (v.i.) to cry as, or like, a sheep: (n.) a cry, as of a sheep.
Bleed(blēd) (v.i.) to emit, or lose blood; to shed one's blood; to lose sap or juice; to pay or lose money freely: (v.t.) to take blood from; take money, etc., from.
Blemish(blem´ish) (v.t.) to injure; stain; mar; tarnish; defame: (n.) any defect or deformity, physical or moral; a blemish.
Blench(blench) (v.i.) to start back; flinch; quail.
Blend(blend) (v.t.) to mix together, so that the things mixed cannot be separated or individually distinguished: (v.i.) to mingle imperceptibly: (n.) a mixture.
Bless(bles) (v.t.) to consecrate; invoke a blessing upon; bestow happiness upon; praise or extol; esteem.
Blessedness(bles´ed-nes) (n.) the state of being blessed; happiness; heavenly joys.
Blessing(bles´ing) (n.) an invocation of happiness on another; a benediction; that which promotes prosperity; a divine benefit or gift; a mercy or boon; grateful adoration.
Blew(blōō) (p.t.) of blow.
Blight(blīt) (n.) a disease in plants, which causes them to wither partly or wholly; smut; mildew; anything which serves to check, nip, or destroy: (v.t.) to affect with blight; to check, nip, destroy, or frustrate.
Blind(blīnd) (adj.) destitute of the sense of sight; without light, morally or intellectually; undiscriminating; inconsiderate; hidden; essentially incomplete; closed at one end; without understanding: (n.) anything which serves to hinder or obstruct vision, or intercept the passage of light; a window-screen; a blinker; something to mislead the eye or the understanding: (v.i.) to deprive of sight; make blind, intellectually or morally.
Blindfold(blīnd´fōld) (adj.) having the eyes covered so as to be unable to see; having the mental eye or understanding darkened: (v.t.) to cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; hinder from seeing.
Blindness(blīnd´nes) (n.) want of sight; want of discernment; ignorance; heedlessness.
Blink(blink) (v.i.) to wink with or as with the eye; twinkle; to get a glimpse; glimmer: (v.t.) to evade or shut one's eyes to; shirk: (n.) a glimpse or glance; a gleam; a twinkle; the gleam reflected from ice at sea; (pl.) boughs cast in the path of deer to check their course.
Blinker(bling´kẽr) (n.) one who blinks; a leather flap placed one on each side of a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing any object except in front; that which obscures the sight or mental perception; (pl.) colored spectacles to shield the eyes from excess of light.
Bliss(blis) (n.) the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; the perfect joy of heaven.
Blissful(blis´fool) (adj.) enjoying or imparting bliss.
Blissfully(blis´foo-li) (adv.) in a blissful manner.
Blister(blis´tẽr) (n.) a vesicle or pustule on the skin containing watery matter or serum; an elevation made by the raising of an external film or skin; an application to the skin to produce a blister: (v.t.) to raise a blister or blisters on: (v.i.) to rise in blisters, or become covered with blisters.
Blithe(blīth) (adj.) gay; joyous; glad; mirthful; sprightly.
Blithesome(blīth´sum) (adj.) gay; merry.
Blizzard(bliz´ard) (n.) a furious hurricane of wind with fine blinding snow, and characterized by intense cold; a poser.
Bloat(blōt) (v.t.) to cure or dry in smoke: (v.t.) to cause to swell; make turgid or swollen, as with water or air; inflate; make vain: (v.i.) to grow turgid.
Bloater(blōt´ẽr) (n.) a herring smoked and partially dried, but not split open.
Blob(blob) (n.) a blister; a bubble.
Block(blok) (n.) any unshaped solid mass of matter, as of wood, stone, etc.; a piece of wood for supporting the neck of a person condemned to be decapitated; a piece of hard wood prepared for the tool of the engraver; a wooden mold for shaping hats; the piece of wood in which the wheels of one or more grooved pulleys run; a row of buildings; a square or portion of a city enclosed by streets; an obstruction; hindrance; shares bought or sold in the mass: (v.i.) to obstruct so as to hinder the passage of persons or things; stop up; obstruct; to secure or support by blocks; to mold or shape on a block; to stop a train by signal; to give notice of opposition to a bill, which cannot then be proceeded with after a specified time.
Blockade(blok-ād´) (n.) the shutting up of a place, as a port, by hostile ships or troops, with a view to compelling a surrender by preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies: (v.t.) to close in upon and shut.
Blockage(blok´āj) (n.) an obstruction.
Blockhead(blok´hed) (n.) a stupid fellow.
Blockhouse(blok´hous) (n.) an edifice constructed of heavy timber, and furnished with loopholes for musketry.
Bloke(blōk) (n.) any man of whom one naturally speaks with slight respect.
Blond(blond) (adj.) of a fair color; light colored: (n.) a person of very fair complexion and light hair.
Blood(blud) (n.) the fluid which circulates in the arteries and veins of an animal; the juice of anything, especially if red; kinship; consanguinity; lineage; extraction; high birth; temper; a man of high spirit; fleshy nature; blood shed in sacrifice; the Atonement: (v.t.) to give a taste of blood; inure to the sight of blood.
Blooded(blud´ed) (adj.) of the best stock or breed.
Bloodhound(blud´hound) (n.) a breed of large dogs remarkable for their acuteness of smell, and employed to track wounded game.
Bloodily(blud´i-li) (adv.) in a bloody manner; relentlessly; cruelly.
Bloodiness(blud´i-nes) (n.) the state of being bloody; disposition to shed blood.
Bloodless(blud´les) (adj.) lacking blood; pale; anemic.
Bloodshed(blud´shed) (n.) the shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; waste of life.
Bloodthirsty(blud´thẽrs-ti) (adj.) eager for blood; anxious to kill or destroy.
Bloody(blud´i) (adj.) pertaining to, containing, or resembling blood; blood-stained; cruel; murderous; attended with bloodshed; a coarse intensive adjective, so used only in Great Britain.
Bloom(blōōm) (n.) a blossom; the flower of a plant; the blossoming of flowers; a state or period of health and growth, promising higher perfection, or exhibiting freshness and beauty; the blue color upon certain newly-gathered fruits; a flush; a glow; the powdery appearance on new coins, etc.; a rough mass of iron from the puddling furnace, intended to be drawn out under the hammer or rolled into bars: (v.i.) to produce blossoms; flower; exhibit the freshness and beauty of youth; glow.
Bloomer(blōōm´ẽr) (n.) a costume for women sought to be introduced by a Mrs. Bloomer, of New York, in 1849-50, and consisting of a short skirt, loose trousers, fastened around the ankle, and a broad-brimmed hat.
Blooming(blōōm´ing) (adj.) no especial meaning attaches to this word, which is used, chiefly by Englishmen, to characterize vaguely anything whatever; the adjective bloody is used in the same way.
Blossom(blos´um) (n.) the flower of a plant; the state of flowering; bloom: (v.i.) to put forth blossoms; flower; flourish.
Blot(blot) (n.) a spot or stain; an obliteration or erasure; a blemish; disgrace: (v.t.) to spot or stain; mar; stain with infamy; cancel or efface; dry with blotting-paper; eclipse; obscure.
Blotch(bloch) (n.) a large irregular spot; a clumsy daub; an eruption, or pustule: (v.t.) to mark or disfigure with irregular blots or spots.
Blotchy(bloch´i) (adj.) having blotches.
Blouse(blouz) (n.) a light, loose over-garment; a French workman; such artisans usually wearing a blue blouse.
Blow(blō) (n.) a mass of blossoms; the state or condition of flowering: (v.i.) to blossom; flower: (n.) a stroke with the hand or with a weapon; a knock; an act of hostility; a sudden shock or calamity: (v.i.) to form or make a current of air; pant; sound by being blown; spout water; boast: (v.t.) to drive a current of air upon; impel by a current of air; sound a wind instrument by forcing through; form by inflation; put out of breath by fatigue; scatter or shatter by explosive; spread by report; deposit eggs in or upon: (n.) a blowing; a blast; a gale of wind; an egg deposited by a fly; the spouting of a whale.
Blowfly(blō´flī) (n.) any species of fly which deposits its eggs upon flesh.
Blown(blōn) (p.p.) of blow.
Blowout(blō´out) (n.) a carouse; a spree.
Blowpipe(blō´pīp) (n.) a long tube of cane or reed used to discharge arrows by the force of the breath; a tube through which a current of air or gas is driven upon a flame so as to concentrate its heat upon a substance to fuse it.
Blowy(blō´i) (adj.) windy; breezy.
Blubber(blub´ẽr) (v.i.) to weep violently, or so as to disfigure the face: (v.t.) to disfigure with weeping: (n.) the fat of whales and other cetaceans, from which train-oil is prepared; a jelly-fish or medusa.
Bludgeon(bluj´un) (n.) a short heavy stick, sometimes loaded, used as a weapon.
Blue(blū) (adj.) of the color of the clear sky; azure; low-spirited; dismal; severe; pedantic: (n.) color of the clear sky; one of the primary colors; azure; a dye or pigment of this color; pale without glare, as a flame: (v.t.) to make, or dye, blue.
Bluegrass(blū´gras) (n.) a rich pasture grass which leads Kentucky to be spoken of as the Blue Grass State.
Blueing(blū´ing) (n.) the process of imparting a blue tint.
Bluff(bluf) (adj.) having a broad, flattened front; rising high or boldly; broad and full; rough and hearty; surly; gruff: (n.) a high steep bank; a cliff or headland with a broad steep face: (v.t.) to deceive, or gain an advantage over, an opponent in a game of poker, by inducing the other players to suppose one's hand is more valuable than it is in reality; hence to frighten by an assumed possession of strength or knowledge.
Bluffer(bluf-fer) (n.) specifically any one who tries to intimidate another by pretending to more power than, he really has.
Bluffly(bluf´li) (adv.) in a blunt, outspoken, or off-hand manner.
Bluish(blū´ish) (adj.) somewhat blue.
Blunder(blun´dẽr) (v.i.) to make a gross mistake; err stupidly; to move or act clumsily: (n.) a gross or stupid mistake.
Blunderbuss(blun´dẽr-bus) (n.) a short, gun or firearm with a large bore, now obsolete.
Blunt(blunt) (adj.) having a thick or rounded edge or point; not sharp; dull in understanding; abrupt in address; plain-spoken: (n.) money, especially silver money: (v.t.) to dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; impair the force, keenness or susceptibility of.
Blur(blẽr) (v.t.) to dim; sully; stain; blemish: (n.) a smudge; a moral stain or blemish; a dim confused appearance.
Blurt(blẽrt) (v.t.) to speak inadvertently; divulge unadvisedly.
Blush(blush) (v.i.) to become red in the face, as from shame or confusion; bloom; feel shame for: (n.) the suffusion of the cheeks or face with a red color, through shame, confusion, modesty, etc.; a red or reddish color; a rosy tint.
Blushing(blush´ing) (p.adj.) rosy; covered with blushes.
Bluster(blus´tẽr) (v.i.) to be windy and boisterous, as the weather; talk in a noisy, swaggering style; bully; use empty threats: (v.t.) to utter with noisy violence: (n.) the noise and violence of a storm, or of the wind in impotent gusts; noisy talk; empty menace; swagger.
Blusterous(blus´tẽr-us) (adj.) noisy; tumultuous; rough.
Boa(bō´a) (n.) a huge serpent of South America; a long fur tippet.
Boar(bōr) (n.) the male of swine; the wild hog, or wild boar.
Board(bōrd) (n.) a piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness; a table for food; provision; entertainment; a council or court; a number of persons elected to the management of some public or private office or trust; a table or frame on which games are played; a thick stiff kind of paper; one of the two stiff covers of a book; (pl.) the stage of a theater; the side, deck, or interior part of a ship or boat; the line over which a ship runs between tack and tack: (v.t.) to cover with boards; place at a board; furnish with food, or food and lodging for a compensation; go on board of; enter a ship by force: (v.i.) to be supplied with meals, or obtain food and lodging, at a fixed charge.
Boarding(bōrd´ing) (n.) light timber collectively; a covering of boards; the act of supplying, or state of being supplied with, food and lodging for a stipulated sum; the act of entering a ship in battle.
Boast(bōst) (v.i.) to brag; to speak of one's self or belongings in assertive and bombastic terms; vaunt; exult: (v.t.) to brag of: (n.) proud, vainglorious speech; a cause of boasting; occasion of pride, vanity, or laudable exultation; a stroke, in tennis, driving a ball at an acute angle against the court wall: (v.t.) to dress stone with a broad chisel and mallet; to dress a block in outline for a statue, etc., prior to more detailed or delicate work.
Boastful(bōst´fool) (adj.) given to boasting.
Boastfully(bōst´foo-li) (adv.) in a boastful manner.
Boat(bōt) (n.) a small open vessel usually moved by oars but often by a sail or a motor attachment; a ship; an open dish resembling a boat in shape: (v.t.) to transport in a boat: (v.i.) to go in a boat; row; sail.
Boatswain(bōt´swān) (n.) a petty officer of a ship who has charge of the rigging, anchors, cables, and cordage. and who summons the crew to their duty.
Bob(bob) (v.t.) to impart a short jerking motion to; to cut short: (v.i.) to have a short jerking motion; move or play to and fro, or up and down; to angle with a bob: (n.) any small round object playing loosely at the end of a cord, chain, etc.; a pendant; an ear-drop; the weight of the end of a pendulum, plumb-line, etc.; a knot of worms or rags on a string, used in angling for eels; a float; a short jerking action or motion; a shilling.
Bobbin(bob´in) (n.) one of the pins or small cylinders of wood used to carry and steady the threads in pillow-lace making; a spool or reel with a head at one or both ends, used to hold yarn or thread for spinning, weaving, or sewing; a machine-made cotton netting or lace, in imitation of pillow-lace; bobbinet.
Bobtail(bob´tāl) (n.) a short tail or a tail cut short; the rabble.
Bode(bōd) (v.t.) to portend; be an omen of: (v.i.) to augur; presage.
Bodice(bod´is) (n.) the close-fitting waist or body of a woman's dress.
Bodily(bod´i-li) (adj.) not mental; corporeal: (adv.) corporeally; entirely.
Boding(bōd´ing) (n.) an omen; presentiment: (adj.) foreboding; ominous.
Bodkin(bod´kin) (n.) a pointed instrument for piercing holes; a blunt needle for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a hem or loop; a long pin or stiletto to fasten up the hair; an awl-like printer's tool.
Body(bod´i) (n.) the material organized substance of an animal, as distinguished from the soul, spirit, or vital principle; the trunk, or main portion, of an animal or tree; the main or principal part of anything; a person; a number of individuals united by some common tie; a corporation; a united mass; a general collection; any solid geometrical figure; a material thing; a certain consistency or density; substance; strength, as wine, etc.: (v.t.) to furnish with a body; embody; produce in definite shape.
Bodyguard(bod´i-gärd) (n.) a guard to protect the person of the sovereign; a life guard; attendants.
Boer(bōōr) (n.) a Dutch colonist of South Africa engaged in farming or cattle breeding.
Bog(bog) (v.t.) to sink or submerge in a bog or quagmire: (v.i.) to sink or stick in a bog: (n.) a tract of wet, spongy ground, composed of decayed and decaying vegetable matter; a quagmire; marsh; morass.
Bogey(bō´gi) (n.) a hobgoblin; a specter.
Boggle(bog´gl) (v.i.) to hesitate; waver; equivocate; act clumsily; bungle; shy, as of a horse: (v.t.) to make a bungle of; embarrass: (n.) the act of hesitating or taking alarm; a bungle; botch.
Boggy(bog´i) (adj.) full of bogs; marshy.
Bogie(bō´gi) (n.) a four-wheeled truck supporting the front of a locomotive, or each end of a carriage, and turning beneath it by a central pivot called the king pin.
Bogus(bō´gus) (adj.) counterfeit; spurious; first used of base money and thus applied to anything that was not genuine.
Bohemian(bō-hē´mi-an) (n.) a person who disregards social conventionalities, or evinces a wild or roving disposition; a gypsy.
Bohemianism(bō-hē´mi-an-izm) (n.) the life or habits of a person who by natural inclination leads a free and easy unconventional existence.
Boil(boil) (v.i.) to be in a state of ebullition through the action of heat; seethe; be agitated or excited by passion or anger; be subjected to the action of boiling water: (v.t.) to heat to the boiling point; cause to bubble by heat; collect from, or separate, by boiling; subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid: (n.) a painfully inflamed pus filled tumor.
Boiler(boil´ẽr) (n.) one who boils; a vessel in which anything is boiled; a strong metallic vessel, in which steam is generated for driving engines or for other purposes.
Boisterous(bois´tẽr-us) (adj.) violent; rough; stormy; turbulent; noisy.
Bolas(bō´las) (n.) a hunting implement consisting of two or more balls of iron or stone attached to the ends of a leather cord, used by the cowboy (Gauchos) of South America, who thus stem or impede the flight of wild cattle.
Bold(bōld) (adj.) courageous; venturesome; planned or executed with courage and spirit; forward; rude; impudent; over-stepping conventional rules; striking to the eye; steep; abrupt; prominent.
Bole(bōl) (n.) the trunk or stem of a tree; a general term for friable clayey shale or clay, usually colored by oxide of iron.
Bolero(bō-lā´rō) (n.) a lively Spanish dance; the music accompanying such a dance; a short jacket, such as is worn by bull-fighters.
Boll(bōl) (n.) the pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax: (v.i.) to form into a boll or seed-vessel; go to seed.
Bollard(bol´ard) (n.) a strong post of wood or iron for securing hawsers.
Bolster(bōl´stẽr) (n.) a long pillow or cushion used to support the head; a pad to ease pressure; a compress; a cushioned or padded part of a saddle: (v.t.) to support with a pillow or cushion; prop; maintain; or support.
Bolt(bōlt) (n.) a short, thick arrow with a blunt head; a thunderbolt; a discharge of lightning; a stout metallic pin or rod used for holding objects together; a sliding catch for securing a door, gate. etc.; the portion of a lock shot or withdrawn by the key; an elongated bullet for use in a rifled cannon; a roll or length of certain textile fabrics; a refusal to support a nomination made by one's party, or withdrawal from one's party: (adv.) like a bolt; straight; suddenly: (v.t.) to shoot; discharge; start or spring; fasten or secure with a bolt; blurt out; swallow hurriedly or without chewing; secede from a party or decline to support a party nomination: (v.i.) to shoot forth suddenly; depart with suddenness; start and rim off: (v.t.) to sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles; hence to examine with care; separate.
Bolus(bō´lus) (n.) a medicine in the form of a soft rounded mass, larger than an ordinary pill, to be swallowed at once; hence anything disagreeable which must be accepted.
Bomb(bom) (n.) a hollow steel ball or shell filled with an explosive material, fired from a mortar and usually exploded by a fuse; any missile similarly constructed and thrown by the hand.
Bombard(bom-bärd´) (v.t.) to attack with cannon; fire shot or shell at or into; assail hotly; fire questions at.
Bombardier(bom-bärd-ēr´) (n.) a non-commissioned officer of the Royal Artillery.
Bombardment(bom-bärd´ment) (n.) a continuous attack with shot and shell; the act of shelling a town or fort.
Bombast(bom´bast) (n.) originally cotton or other soft material used for stuffing garments; hence, high-sounding words; inflated language or style; fustian.
Bombastic(bom-bas´tik) (adj.) pompous; high-sounding; inflated; extravagant.
Bombastically(bom-bas´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in an inflated manner or style.
Bonanza(bō-nan´za) (n.) a rich vein of ore; hence, anything which is a mine of wealth.
Bonbon(bông´bông) (n.) a sugar-plum; any confection of sugar; a Christmas cracker.
Bond(bond) (n.) anything that binds, fastens, or confines; a ligament; (pl.) fetters; imprisonment; captivity; hence, a cause of union; duty; obligation; an instrument under seal by which a person binds himself, his heirs, etc., to do, or abstain from doing, a certain act; a promise to pay a certain sum on or before a specified date; a certificate, bearing interest, issued by a government, a, corporation, or company, for the purpose of borrowing money; a unit of combining power equivalent to one atom of hydrogen: (v.t.) to put in bond or into a bonded warehouse, as dutiable goods, the duties remaining unpaid till the goods are taken out, but bonds being given for their payment: (adj.) captive, as a bond slave.
Bondage(bond´āj) (n.) state of being under restraint; captivity; slavery; involuntary servitude; state of subjection of any kind.
Bone(bōn) (n.) the ossified tissue forming the skeleton of most vertebrate animals; one of the parts or pieces of an animal skeleton; something made of bone; pieces of bone held between the fingers and rattled together as an accompaniment to music: (v.t.) to remove the bones from; steal; appropriate.
Boneless(bōn´les) (adj.) without bones; as a boned chicken; lacking firmness.
Bonfire(bon´fīr) (n.) any large fire made in the open air to celebrate an event, or consume rubbish.
Bonhomie(bon-o-mē´) (n.) good-heartedness; a frank good-natured manner.
Bonnet(bon´et) (n.) a soft woolen cap worn by men in Scotland; a woman's head-covering, varying according to fashion, but distinguished from a hat by having no brim; anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use: (v.t.) to crush the bonnet or hat over the eyes of.
Bonny(bon´ni) (adj.) handsome; beautiful; pretty; gay; blithe.
Bonus(bō´nus) (n.) a sum given, or paid, over and above what is required, or actually payable; an additional dividend out of accumulated profits; a sum paid in addition to regular pay or wages.
Boo(bōō) (interj.) an expression of aversion or contempt: (n.) hooting: (v.i.) to low like an ox; groan: (v.t.) to hoot at.
Booby(bōō´bi) (n.) a dunce; a stupid fellow; a species of gannet, a West Indian bird.
Boodle(bōōd´l) (n.) money paid for votes, or undue political influence; bribe money.
Boohoo(bōō-hōō´) (v.i.) to bawl or cry unrestrainedly like a baby.
Book(book) (n.) a collection of sheets of paper and other material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; a volume; a treatise; a division, section, or part of a literary composition; a register or record: (v.t.) to enter or register in a book; record; to secure or engage beforehand by registry or payment.
Bookcase(book´kas) (n.) a case with shelves for holding books.
Bookish(book´ish) (adj.) given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; pedantic.
Bookkeeping(book´kēp-ing) (n.) the art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner.
Booklet(book´let) (n.) a little book.
Bookmaker(book-māk-ẽr) (n.) one who writes and publishes books; a compiler; one who bets against the success of a horse in a race, and enters his transactions in a book; a professional betting man.
Bookstall(book´stawl) (n.) a small shop, open to the street, where books are sold, usually at secondhand.
Bookworm(book´wẽrm) (n.) the larva or grub of various species of insects which infest and injure books; a person closely addicted to study.
Boom(bōōm) (n.) a long pole or spar run out to extend the foot of certain sails; a strong chain, cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or harbor to exclude an enemy's ships; a deep, hollow sound; a sudden demand for a commodity; a rapid rise in price; a sudden burst of popular favor: (v.i.) to make a deep, hollow, reverberating sound; to go off with a rush: (v.t.) to push with energy.
Boomer(bōōm´ẽr) (n.) one who starts or promotes a boom.
Boomerang(bōōm´e-rang) (n.) a missile weapon used by the Australian aborigines, consisting of a piece of flat curved hard wood, which, when thrown by the hand in a certain manner, describes a series of curves, and finally returns to the thrower, striking the ground behind him; hence any action which may recoil on its projector.
Boon(bōōn) (n.) prayer or petition; a benefit; a gift; a privilege; a favor: (adj.) gay; kind; jovial; merry; convivial: (n.) the refuse woody matter of flax from which the fiber has been dressed.
Boor(bōōr) (n.) a rustic; a peasant; a rude, ill-mannered, clownish person.
Boorish(bōōr´ish) (adj.) like a boor; clownish; awkward in manner; illiterate.
Boost(bōōst) (v.t.) to lift by pushing from behind: (n.) a lift from behind.
Boot(bōōt) (n.) profit; that which is thrown in as an inducement to a bargain, or to make an exchange equal: (v.t.) to profit; advantage; avail: (n.) a leather covering for the feet and the lower part of the leg; an old instrument of torture; a receptacle for luggage at either end of a coach; a driving-apron of leather or rubber-cloth: (v.t.) to put boots on kick with the boot.
Booth(bōōth) (n.) a temporary structure made of boards, canvas, etc.
Bootless(bōōt´les) (adv.) without advantage: (adj.) having no boots.
Boots(bōōts) (n.) the servant in a hotel who cleans the boots of the guests.
Booty(bōō´ti) (n.) spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage.
Booze(bōōz) (v.i.) to drink immoderately; tipple: (n.) liquor; drink; a carouse; spree.
Borax(bō´raks) (n.) a salt compounded of boracic acid and soda, used as a flux in soldering metals, and in the manufacture of glass, enamel, artificial gems, etc.
Border(bôr´dẽr) (n.) the outer part or edge of anything; a margin; brink; boundary; frontier; a narrow flower bed: (v.t.) to make a border about, or to adorn with a border; adjoin: (v.i.) to touch at the edge or boundary.
Borderland(bôr´dẽr-land) (n.) land forming a border or frontier; an uncertain or debatable district.
Bore(bōr) (v.t.) to pierce or drill a hole in; form by piercing or drilling; to force as a passage with effort; weary by tedious repetition, or by dullness; annoy, (v.i.) to pierce or penetrate by boring, etc.; push forward toward a certain point: (n.) a hole made by boring; the caliber or internal diameter of a hole; a person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness; anything which causes ennui: (n.) a tidal wave which breaks in the estuaries of some rivers, and, being impeded by the narrowing channel, rises in a watery ridge and courses along with great force and noise: (p.t.) of bear.
Boredom(bōr´dum) (n.) ennui; the realm of bores; bores collectively.
Born(bôrn) (p.adj.) innate; inherited: (p.p.) of bear, to bring forth.
Borne(bōrn) (p.p.) of bear, to carry.
Borough(bur´ō) (n.) a corporate town.
Borrow(bor´ō) (v.t.) to obtain on loan; adopt; appropriate; copy.
Bosh(bosh) (n.) absurd or empty talk; utter nonsense: (interj.) humbug.
Bosom(boo´zum) (n.) the breast; clothing covering the breast; the affections or passions; something likened to a bosom, as a sustaining surface, innermost recess, etc.: (adj.) pertaining to the bosom; intimate; cherished; beloved; worn on the bosom: (v.t.) to place or harbor in the bosom; cherish; conceal.
Boss(bos) (n.) a protuberant part; a stud or knob; an ornamental projection of a ceiling: (v.t.) to ornament with studs or knobs: (bôs) (n.) a master; superintendent; foreman; a political party leader, or controller of political affairs: (adj.) chief; most highly esteemed: (v.t.) to direct.
Bossism(bôs´izm) (n.) the rule of a boss; a political condition where one or more bosses control the body politic.
Botanical(bō-tan´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to botany.
Botanically(bō-tan´i-ka-li) (adv.) from a botanist's point of view; according to a system of botany.
Botanist(bot´a-nist) (n.) one who studies or is skilled in a knowledge of plants.
Botany(bot´a-ni) (n.) the science which treats of plants.
Botch(boch) (n.) a swelling on the skin a large ulcerous affection: (v.t.) to mend or patch in a clumsy manner; put together unskillfully: (n.) a clumsy patch; bad work.
Both(bōth) (adj. & pron.) the one and the other; the two; the pair; without excepting either: (adv. & conj.) as.
Bother(both´ẽr) (v.t.) to annoy; tease; worry; give trouble: (v.i.) to trouble one's self; be troublesome: (n.) worry; annoyance.
Botheration(both-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of bothering, or state of being bothered.
Bothersome(both´ẽr-sum) (adj.) troublesome.
Bots(bots) (n. pl.) the larvae of several species of gadfly, which infest horses, oxen, sheep, etc.
Bottle(bot´l) (n.) a hollow vessel, usually with a narrow neck, made of glass or earthenware, for holding liquids; the contents of a bottle: (v.t.) to put into bottles; a quantity of hay or grass bundled up.
Bottom(bot´um) (n.) the deepest part of anything; the base; foundation; root; the ground under any body of water; the buttocks; the seat of a chair; low land formed by alluvial deposits; a river; a valley; a dale; a ship; stamina: (adj.) lowest; undermost: (v.t.) to found or build upon; furnish with a bottom; fathom; get to the bottom of: (v.i.) to rest; be based or grounded.
Boudoir(bōō´dwär) (n.) a small room, elegantly furnished for a lady's private use.
Bough(bou) (n.) an arm or branch of a tree.
Bought(bat) (v.t. & p.p.) of buy.
Bouillon(bōō´lyon) (n.) a clear soup produced from boiled meat.
Boulder(bōl´dẽr) (n.) a large stone worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a round rock which has been transported for some distance from its original bed.
Boulevard(bōō´le-värd) (n.) a broad street, planted with trees.
Bounce(bouns) (v.t.) to cause to bound; to eject summarily; to bully: (v.i.) to strike against anything so as to rebound; leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; boast or bluster: (n.) a sudden bound or spring; a heavy sudden thrust or thump; a boast; brag; an impudent lie: (adv.) with a spring; suddenly.
Bound(bound) (n.) a limit; confine; extent; boundary; (pl.) territory within certain boundaries: (v.t.) to serve as a limit to; circumscribe: (v.i.) to jump or spring suddenly or in succession; leap; rebound: (n.) a leap; spring; jump; rebound: (adj.) ready to go; destined: (p.t. & p.p.) of bind.
Boundary(bound´a-ri) (n.) the extent or limit of anything.
Bounder(bound´er) (n.) an insolent, ill-bred man who makes himself disagreeable to those whom he meets.
Boundless(bound´les) (adj.) lacking bounds or limits; infinite in space.
Bounteous(boun´tē-us) (adj.) giving freely; liberal in gifts; munificent.
Bountiful(boun´ti-fool) (adj.) liberal in bestowing gifts or favors; generous; ample.
Bountifully(boun´ti-foo-li) (adv.) in a liberal manner.
Bounty(boun´ti) (n.) liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; generosity; munificence; a premium offered by a government to induce men to enlist in the army or navy, or to encourage some branch of industry.
Bouquet(bōō-kā) (n.) a nosegay; a perfume or aroma characteristic of some wines.
Bourgeois(bōōr-zhwä´) (n.) a French citizen of the mercantile class; a shopkeeper: (adj.) of or pertaining to the mercantile or middle class.
Bourgeoisie(bōōr-zhwä-ze´) (n.) the French middle classes; the middle class connected with the trade of any country.
Bout(bout) (n.) a turn or bend; a going and returning; as much as is performed at one time; a trial; essay; round; contest.
Boutonniere(bōō-ton-nyār´) (n.) a bouquet or flower worn in the button-hole.
Bovine(bō´vīn) (adj.) of, or pertaining to, oxen; resembling or possessing the characteristics of an ox or cow; stolid; dull.
Bow(bou) (n.) the forepart or prow of a ship: (v.t.) to bend; make curved or crooked; bend or incline, as the head or body in token of respect; subdue: (v.i.) to make a bow: (n.) an inclination of the head or bending of the body, as a salute, or in token of reverence, respect, assent, or submission: (bō) (n.) a weapon for discharging arrows; anything curved; an implement with which instruments of the violin kind are played; an elastic stick with its ends connected by string, used for turning a drill, etc.; a looped ornamental knot of ribbon or other material: (v.t.) to bend or curve like a bow; play with a bow: (v.i.) become bent or curved.
Bowel(bou´el) (n.) one of the intestines of an animal; a gut; (pl.) the interior part of anything; tenderness; pity.
Bower(bou´ẽr) (n.) a shelter constructed of boughs or twining plants; an arbor: (n.) an anchor carried at the bow of a ship.
Bowl(bōl) (n.) a circular hollow vessel for holding liquids; a large drinking cup; the hollow part of anything: (n.) a ball of wood used in the games of bowls; (pl.) a game played with bowls: (v.i.) to play with bowls; roll a bowl or a cricket ball; move rapidly and smoothly like a ball: (v.t.) to roll.
Bowline(bō´līn) (n.) a rope fastened near the middle of a square-sail, to keep the ship near the wind.
Bowsprit(bō´sprit) (n.) a large boom or spar running out from the stem of a vessel to carry its sails forward.
Bowstring(bō´string) (n.) the string of a bow; string used by the Turks for strangling offenders: (v.t.) to strangle with a bowstring.
Box(boks) (n.) an evergreen shrub or small tree, yielding a hard close-grained wood: (adj.) of box, or resembling a box-tree: (n.) a case or receptacle for holding anything; the quantity a box contains; the driver's seat on a carriage; a compartment in a theater or other public place; a small country house used by sportsmen; a cylindrical hollow iron in a wheel, in which the axle runs: (v.t.) to enclose in a box; confine: (n.) a blow on the head with the fist, or on the ear with the open hand: (v.t.) to strike with the fist or hand: (v.i.) to fight with the fists.
Boy(boi) (n.) a male child; a young lad; sometimes used for a man.
Boycott(boi´kot) (v.t.) to combine against a person so as to ostracize socially, and prevent or hinder the conduct of his business or profession, as a means of punishment or intimidation: (n.) the act or state of boycotting; a combination for such a purpose.
Boyhood(boi´hood) (n.) the state of being a boy.
Boyish(boi´ish) (adj.) pertaining to a boy or boyhood; childish; puerile.
Brace(brās) (n.) that which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a prop; a bandage; a pair; a curve connecting two or more lines; a curved instrument for holding and turning boring tools; a rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is swung from the deck; a timber or scantling to strengthen the framework of a building; (pl.) the leathern bands clasping the cords at the side of a drum; shoulder-straps to support the trousers: (v.t.) to bind or tie closely; strain up; strengthen; furnish with supports.
Bracelet(brās´let) (n.) an ornamental band or ring for the wrist.
Bracket(brak´et) (n.) a supporting piece projecting from a wall; a single or jointed gas-pipe, burner, etc.; one of two marks used to enclose a word or note, or to indicate an interpolation; a brace: (v.t.) to furnish with or enclose within brackets; connected by brackets; couple together.
Brackish(brak´ish) (adj.) somewhat salty; saltish.
Bract(brackt) (n.) a modified leaf growing from the flower stem, or enveloping a head of flowers.
Brad(brad) (n.) a slender flat nail, having a projection on one side: (v.t.) to nail or secure with brads.
Brae(brā) (n.) a hillside; sloping ground.
Brag(brag) (v.t.) to boast; speak vaingloriously: (n.) a boast; a thing to boast of; ostentatious pretense; a game of cards.
Braggadocio(brag-a-dō´shio) (n.) a boaster; a braggart; empty boasting.
Braggart(brag´art) (n.) a boaster; a vain fellow: (adj.) boastful.
Bragger(brag´ẽr) (n.) one who brags.
Braid(brād) (v.t.) to weave or intertwine; plait: (n.) a plaited band or fillet.
Braille(brāl´) (n.) system of raised printed characters for blind readers.
Brain(brān) (n.) the soft whitish convoluted mass occupying the cranium of a vertebrate, constituting the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition; the understanding; intellectual power: (v.t.) dash out the brains of.
Brainless(brān´les) (adj.) lacking brain; unintelligent; silly.
Brainstorm(bran´stôrm) (n.) an abnormal activity of the brain, claimed by some to produce temporary insanity.
Brainwave(brān´wāv) (n.) a telepathic vibration by which it is supposed a thought is conveyed from one mind to another.
Braise(brāz) (v.t.) to stew as meat in a covered vessel: (n.) braised meat.
Brake(brāk) (n.) an instrument or machine to break ilax; the handle of a pump; a baker's kneading trough; a sharp bit or snaffle; a frame for confining refractory horses while shoeing; a heavy vehicle without a body, for breaking in young horses to harness; a kind of wagonette; a heavy harrow for breaking clods; a mechanical device for checking the motion of a vehicle or machine; a brake van: (n.) a place overgrown with ferns, brushwood, etc.; the common fern.
Bramble(bram´bl) (n.) the English blackberry; any prickly bush or shrub.
Brambly(bram´bli) (adj.) full of brambles.
Bran(bran) (n.) the husks of wheat, rye, etc., separated from the flour by bolting.
Branch(branch) (n.) a shoot or limb from a main bough; an off-shoot; any member or part of a body or system; a department; a section or subdivision; any part of a family descending in a collateral line: (adj.) deviating from the trunk or main body: (v.i.) to ramify; diverge; spread diffusely: (v.t.) to divide.
Brand(brand) (n.) a burning piece of wood; any form of trademark; hence, quality or kind; a stigma or mark of infamy; a fungoid disease of plants: (v.t.) to mark by burning with a hot iron, or by other means; to stigmatize.
Brandish(bran´dish) (v.t.) to move, wave, or shake, as a raised weapon.
Brandy(bran´di) (n.) an ardent alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or the husks of grapes.
Brash(brash) (adj.) brittle, as wood; rash; pretentious: (n.) a rash or eruption: (n.) broken, loose, and angular fragments of rock underlying alluvial deposits; small broken pieces of ice.
Brass(bras) (n.) an alloy of copper and zinc; a utensil, ornament, or other article made of brass; a monumental tablet of brass; money; impudence; (pl.) the brass instruments of a band: (v.t.) to cover with brass.
Brassy(bras´i) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, brass; impudent, brazen.
Brat(brat) (n.) a child, used contemptuously.
Bravado(bra-vä´do) (n.) arrogant menace; defiance.
Brave(brāv) (adj.) bold; courageous; intrepid; making a fine show: (n.) an Indian warrior; one indiscreetly bold: (v.t.) to encounter with courage and fortitude; defy.
Bravery(brā´vẽr-i) (n.) the quality of being brave; fearlessness; magnificence.
Bravo(brä´vō) (interj.) well done! good! (n.) a cheer.
Bravura(bra-vōō´ra) (n.) an air of florid, brilliant style, adapted to display the skill of the performer, or the range and flexibility of a singer's voice: (adj.) brilliant; florid; pertaining to a bravura.
Brawl(brawl) (v.i.) to quarrel noisily and outrageously; make a noise as of water rushing over a rocky or pebbly bed: (n.) a noisy quarrel; an uproar; a row.
Brawn(brawn) (n.) boar's flesh, especially when prepared by collaring, boiling, and pickling; muscular strength.
Brawniness(braw´ni-nes) (n.) hardness; strength.
Brawny(braw´ni) (adj.) muscular; tough.
Bray(brā) (v.t.) to pound or beat fine or small: (v.i.) to utter a loud, harsh cry, as the ass: (n.) the harsh cry of an ass.
Braze(brāz) (v.t.) to solder with brass; cover or ornament with brass.
Brazen(brā´zn) (adj.) made of brass; pertaining to brass; impenetrable; impudent; shameless: (v.t.) to carry off or behave with insolence or effrontery; "to brazen it out."
Brazier(brā´zhẽr) (n.) an open pan for burning charcoal.
Breach(brēch) (n.) the act of breaking; the violation of a law, contract, or any other engagement; a gap; a difference; quarrel; injury; surf: (v.t.) to make an opening in.
Bread(bred) (n.) food made from ground corn; food in general.
Breadth(bredth) (n.) the measure of any surface from side to side; freedom from narrowness; broad effect.
Break(brāk) (v.t.) to separate with violence; interrupt; fracture; weaken or destroy; disperse; violate; make bankrupt; make a first disclosure of; dismiss, cashier, or reduce to the ranks; tame or subdue: (n.) a breach; rupture; an interruption; change of direction; a first appearance; a pause; an opening in the circuit causing interruption to an electric current; a twist of the ball in cricket; a player's turn in billiards; the number of points scored successively; alteration of the male voice at puberty; a sudden fall in prices; an awkward act or untimely saying, usually one that discredits those present; a lack of tact.
Breakage(brā´kāj) (n.) the act of breaking; allowance for accidental fracture.
Breakdown(brāk´doun) (n.) a collapse; failure; downfall, as of a carriage; a lively, noisy dance.
Breaker(brā´kẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, breaks; a machine to crush rocks, etc.; a wave broken against the shore, or a rock; a small water cask; a trainer of horses, etc.
Breakfast(brek´fast) (n.) the first meal in the day: (v.t.) to provide with or entertain at breakfast: (v.i.) to eat breakfast.
Breakneck(brāk´nek) (adj.) in a manner to break one's neck; as "breakneck pace," "breakneck gallop," etc.
Breakwater(brāk´waw-tẽr) (n.) any structure to break the force of the waves.
Bream(brēm) (n.) a broad-shaped freshwater fish of the carp family: (v.t.) to clear of shells, seaweed, etc., by fire.
Breast(brest) (n.) the fore part of the body between the neck and the abdomen; one of the organs in women, and some other mammalia, for the secretion of milk; the affections; the conscience; the front of anything; (v.t.) to present the front to; meet or impose manfully or openly; stem.
Breastplate(brest´plāt) (n.) a portion of armor covering the front of the body; a part of the vestment of the Jewish high priest.
Breath(breth) (n.) the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; life; the power or capacity to breathe freely; respite; a pause; a respiration; an instant; air in gentle motion; a mere word; a trifle; an odorous exhalation; fragrance; an aspirate.
Breathe(brēth) (v.i.) to inhale air and expel it from the lungs; live; take breath; rest from action; pass, as air; blow softly; insinuate: (v.t.) to inhale and exhale; inspire; whisper; exercise; blow into.
Breathing(brē´thing) (n.) respiration; air in gentle motion; a gentle influence; a pause; ardent desire; a mark used in Greek to denote the presence or absence of aspiration at the beginning of a word. The first is called "rough breathing," the second "smooth breathing."
Breathless(breth´les) (adj.) lacking breath; gasping.
Bred(bred) (p.t. & p.p.) of breed.
Breech(brēch) (n.) the buttocks; the hinder part of anything; the part of a cannon or other firearm behind the bore or chamber: (v.t.) to put into breeches; furnish with a breech.
Breeches(brich´ez) (n. pl.) a garment worn by men, covering the legs from the knees to the hips; trousers or pantaloons.
Breed(brēd) (v.t.) to procreate; hatch; produce; train; rear: (v.i.) to bear young; be fruitful; be produced: (n.) a race or progeny from the same parents or stock.
Breeze(brēz) (n.) a gentle gale; a fresh soft wind; an excited quarrel or wrangle.
Brethren(breth´ren) (n.) plural of brother.
Breve(brēv) (n.) a note of time equal to two semibreves or four minims; a mark (˘) used to indicate a short vowel.
Brevet(bre-yet´) (n.) a commission to an officer in the army temporarily conferring a higher rank, but without increase of pay; a patent; a warrant; a license: (adj.) conferred by brevet: (v.t.) to confer brevet rank upon.
Breviary(brev´i-ā-ri) (n.) a book; containing the daily offices and prayers.
Brevity(brev´i-ti) (n.) shortness; conciseness.
Brew(brōō) (v.t.) to make liquors from malt or other materials; plot: (v.i.) be in preparation: (n.) the action, process, or product of brewing.
Brewery(brōō´ẽr-i) (n.) a brew house.
Bribe(brīb) (n.) a gift or consideration in money given or promised with the object of corrupting or unduly influencing the judgment or conduct of the recipient: (v.t.) to gain over or influence by a bribe: (v.i.) to practice or attempt bribery.
Bribery(brīb´ẽr-i) (n.) the act or practice of bribing.
Brick(brik) (n.) an oblong block of kneaded clay dried in the sun or burned in a kiln; a jolly, good-natured fellow: (adj.) made of, or resembling, brick: (v.t.) to lay or build with bricks.
Brickwork(brik´wẽrk) (n.) the part of a structure constructed from bricks.
Bridal(brīd´al) (n.) a marriage; nuptials: (adj.) pertaining to a bride, or wedding.
Bride(brīd) (n.) a woman newly married, or about to be married.
Bridegroom(brīd´grōōm) (n.) a man newly married, or about to be married.
Bridesmaid(brīdz´mād) (n.) a young unmarried woman who attends on a bride.
Bridge(brij) (n.) a structure of iron, stone, or wood, spanning a river, road, valley, etc.; anything resembling a bridge in form or use; an apparatus for measuring the resistance of a conductor; a game of cards resembling whist: (v.i.) to build a bridge; make a passage; find a way of overcoming.
Bridging(brij´ing) (n.) a piece of wood between two beams to keep them apart.
Bridle(brī´dl) (n.) the headstall, bit, and reins by which a horse is controlled; a restraint: (v.t.) to put a bridle on; control; guide: (v.i.) to hold the head up, as an indication of pride, scorn, or anger.
Brief(brēf) (adj.) short; concise; contracted; narrow: (n.) an epitome; an abridged statement of a case for the instruction of counsel; a writ; a papal letter: (v.t.) to shorten; make an abstract of.
Briefly(brēf´li) (adv.) in a brief manner.
Brier(brī´ẽr) (n.) a thorny plant or shrub.
Brig(brig) (n.) a two-masted, square-rigged vessel.
Brigade(bri-gād´) (n.) a subdivision of an army, consisting of several regiments, squadrons, or battalions cavalry, infantry, militia, or volunteers, under the command of a brigadier-general; an organized body acting under authority: (v.t.) to form into a brigade or brigades.
Brigadier(brig-a-dēr´) (n.) a general officer commanding a brigade, and ranking next below a major-general.
Brigand(brig´and) (n.) a robber; a member of a gang of freebooters infesting mountainous districts; a highwayman; a bandit.
Brigandage(brig´and-āj) (n.) the life and practices of a brigand; organized robbery.
Brigantine(brig´an-tēn) (n.) a small two-masted vessel, square-rigged like a brig, but with fore-and-aft mainsail and raking masts.
Bright(brīt) (adj.) luminous, brilliant; shining; sparkling; illustrious; glorious; witty; clever; lively; auspicious; alert; glowing.
Brighten(brīt´n) (v.i.) to grow bright; clear up: (v.t.) to make bright or luminous; make gay or cheerful; make acute.
Brill(bril) (n.) a flat fish resembling the turbot.
Brilliancy(bril´yan-si) (n.) splendor.
Brilliant(bril´yant) (adj.) sparkling; lustrous; glittering; distinguished: (n.) a diamond, cut to exhibit its refracting qualities to the best advantage.
Brilliantly(bril´yant-li) (adv.) in a brilliant manner.
Brim(brim) (n.) the edge of anything: (v.t.) to fill to the brim: (v.i.) to be full to the brim.
Brimful(brim´fool) (adj.) overflowing.
Brimstone(brim´stōn) (n.) sulfur: (adj.) made of brimstone; of the color of sulfur.
Brine(brīn) (n.) salt water; pickle; the ocean; tears: (v.t.) to steep in brine.
Bring(bring) (v.t.) to fetch or convey from another place; fetch; cause to come; produce; procure; conduct; persuade; lead.
Brink(bringk) (n.) the edge; verge.
Briny(brī´ni) (adj.) very salty.
Briquette(bri-ket´) (n.) coal-dust molded into the shape of bricks for fuel.
Brisk(brisk) (adj.) lively; active; swift; vivacious; effervescing vigorously; sparkling; burning freely: (v.i.) to become brisk.
Brisket(bris´ket) (n.) that part of an animal's breast where the ribs join the breast-bone.
Bristle(bris´l) (n.) a short stiff, coarse hair, especially upon the back and sides of swine; any stiff, sharp hair: (v.t.) to erect like bristles; fix a bristle to.
Bristly(bris´li) (adj.) covered with bristles.
British(brit´ish) (adj.) of, or pertaining to, Great Britain or its inhabitants; pertaining to the ancient Britons.
Brittle(brit´l) (adj.) apt to break; not tough.
Broach(brōch) (n.) an awl; spike; skewer; any boring bit or drill; a stone-cutter's chisel; a spire rising directly from a tower without a parapet: (v.t.) to tap or pierce; begin a discussion about.
Broad(brawd) (adj.) wide; ample; vast.; liberal; comprehensive; widely diffused; open; unrestrained; evident; characterized by breadth of treatment; bold; indelicate: (n.) a flooded fen; an expansion of a river over low-lying land.
Broaden(brawd´n) (v.i.) to grow broad: (v.t.) to make broad or comprehensive.
Broadside(brawd´sīd) (n.) the entire side of a ship above the water-line; a simultaneous volley from one side of a warship; a sheet printed on one side, and containing information d a popular character, or an attack em some public person.
Broadsword(brawd´sōrd) (n.) a cutting sword with a broad blade.
Brocade(bro-kād´) (n.) a silk stuff variegated with gold and silver flowers, etc.
Broccoli(brok´ō-li) (n.) a variety d cabbage.
Brochure(brō-shōōr´) (n.) a pamphlet dealing with a subject of passing interest.
Brogan(brō´gan) (n.) a coarse rough shoe.
Brogue(brōg) (n.) a coarse, rough shoe; a dialectic pronunciation.
Broil(broil) (v.i.) to cook upon a gridiron: (v.i.) to be subjected to great heat; to be heated with passion: (n.) a noisy quarrel.
Broke(brōk) (p.t. & p.p.) of break.
Broken(brō´kn) (p.adj.) not entire; in pieces; rough; hilly; transgressed; bankrupt; crushed; infirm; imperfect; interrupted.
Broker(brō´kẽr) (n.) one who acts as agent or middle man for another; a dealer in second-hand furniture.
Brokerage(brō´kẽr-āj) (n.) the business of a broker; his fee or commission.
Bronchitis(brong-kī´tis) (n.) an inflammation, acute or chronic, of the mucous lining of the windpipe.
Bronco(brong´ko) (n.) an unbroken Mexican or Californian horse.
Bronze(bronz) (n.) an alloy of copper and tin, to which other metallic substances are sometimes added; a work of art cast or wrought in bronze; a pigment used to imitate bronze; impudence: (adj.) made of or resembling bronze: (v.t.) to make of the color of bronze; tan by exposure to the sun; apply bronze pigment or leaf to.
Brooch(brōch) (n.) an ornamental dress-clasp.
Brood(brōōd) (n.) offspring; a hatch; the young birds hatched at one time: (v.i.) to sit on eggs, as a hen; linger over sorrowfully with on or over: (v.t.) to sit over, cover, and cherish; ponder over.
Broody(brōōd´i) (adj.) inclined to sit; adapted for breeding.
Brook(brook) (n.) a small stream: (v.t.) to bear; put up with.
Brooklet(brook´let) (n.) a small brook.
Broom(brōōm) (n.) a shrub, bearing large yellow flowers; a besom or brush.
Broth(broth) (n.) a kind of thin soup.
Brothel(broth´el) (n.) a house of ill-fame.
Brother(bruth´ẽr) (n.) a male born of the same father and mother; one closely united by a common interest; a member of a religious order; a fellow creature; one who resembles another.
Brotherhood(bruth´ẽr-hood) (n.) the state or quality of being a brother; a fraternity.
Brotherly(bruth´ẽr-li) (adj.) as becomes a brother; affectionate.
Brougham(brōō´am) (n.) a close four-wheeled carriage for one or two horses.
Brought(brawt) (p.t. & p.p.) of bring.
Brow(brou) (n.) the arch of hair over the eye; the forehead; the general aspect of the countenance; the edge of a steep place; the upper portion of a hill.
Browbeat(brou´bēt) (v.t.) to depress or bear down arrogantly; bully.
Brown(broun) (adj.) of a dusky or dark color: (n.) a dark color, inclined to red or yellow: (v.i.) to become brown; y.t. to make brown.
Brownie(brou´ni) (n.) a beneficent spirit supposed to haunt old farm-houses.
Browse(brouz) (n.) the tender shoots or twigs of shrubs and trees: (v.t.) to feed on; pasture on; graze; of cattle, deer, etc.
Bruin(brōō´in) (n.) the brown bear.
Bruise(brōōz) (n.) an injury to the flesh of an animal or to a plant or other body, caused by a blow: (v.t.) to injure, crush, or indent by a blow or pressure without laceration; contuse; bray, as drugs, etc.: (v.i.) to fight with the fists; box.
Bruit(brōōt) (n.) report; rumor; fame: (v.t.) to report; noise abroad.
Brunette(brōō-net´) (n.) a woman with a brown or dark complexion, usually with dark hair and eyes: (adj.) having such a color.
Brunt(brunt) (n.) a violent shock; a furious onslaught; a brief and sudden effort.
Brush(brush) (n.) a thicket of small trees; the small trees and shrubs of a wood; an instrument composed of bristles, etc., used for cleaning, an plying paint, etc.; the brushy tail of a fox; a slight encounter; a brushing; thin metallic plates or flexible wires bound together, employed to conduct a current to or from an electric motor, etc.; a brief trial of speed: (v.t.) to sweep, cleanse or rub with a brush; touch lightly in passing; renovate; ruffle [with up]: (v.i.) to move with haste; skim over with a light touch.
Brushwood(brush´wōōd) (n.) a growth of rough, close bushes; thicket; small branches cut for firewood, etc.
Brusque(brusk) (adj.) abrupt in manner.
Brutal(brōō´tal) (adj.) pertaining to or resembling a brute; savage; cruel.
Brutality(brōō-tal´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being brutal; pitiless cruelty.
Brutalize(brōō´tal-īz) (v.t.) to make brutal.
Brutally(brōō´tal-i) (adv.) in a cruel or brutal manner; inhumanly.
Brute(brōōt) (adj.) without reason or intelligence; rough; brutal; uncivilized: (n.) a beast; an irrational, irresponsible animal; a brutal person.
Brutish(brōōt´ish) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, a brute; savage; sensuous; dull.
Bub(bub) (n.) a boy.
Bubble(bub´l) (n.) a small bladder of water or other fluid filled with air or gas; anything unreal or unsubstantial; a swindling speculation: (v.i.) to rise in bubbles; run with a gurgling sound: (v.t.) to cause to bubble; cheat.
Bubo(bū´bō) (n.) an inflammatory swelling in the groin or armpit.
Buccaneer(buk-a-nēr´) (n.) a pirate; a sea-robber; one of the piratical adventurers who, during a part of the seventeenth century, made depredations on the Spaniards in America: (v.i.) act the part of a buccaneer.
Buck(buk) (v.t.) to break or pulverize, as ore: (n.) the male of the fallow-deer, goat, rabbit, hare, etc.; a gay fellow; a fop.
Buckboard(buk´bôrd) (n.) a vehicle which consists of a long, springy board fastened at each end upon axles and with a seat above the front axles and wheels.
Bucket(buk´et) (n.) a vessel for drawing or holding water; the scoop of a dredging-machine or of a grain elevator; a receptacle on a waterwheel which receives the force of the water.
Buckeye(buk´ī) (n.) a name of the American horse-chestnut.
Buckle(buk´l) (n.) a metal clasp consisting of a frame with movable tongue or catch, used for securing straps, bands, etc.: (v.t.) to fasten with a buckle; twist; bend; confine, join; to prepare for action: (v.i.) to curl; apply one's self with vigor: (n.) a bend, or kink, as in a blade; a curl of hair; the condition of being curled, as hair.
Buckler(buk´lẽr) (n.) a kind of ancient shield.
Buckram(buk´ram) (n.) coarse linen cloth stiffened with dressing: (adj.) made of, or resembling, buckram; hence, stiff; precise.
Buckshot(buk´shot) (n.) shot of a large size.
Buckwheat(buk´hwēt) (n.) a plant cultivated for its triangular seeds, which are ground into meal and used for food.
Bucolic(bū-kol´ik) (adj.) pastoral: (n.) a pastoral poem; a rustic.
Bud(bud) (v.t.) to graft: (v.i.) to put forth or produce buds; begin to grow: (n.) the rudimentary, undeveloped stage of a branch, leaf, or flower; a gemmule.
Buddhism(bood´izm) (n.) the doctrine of the Buddhists who believe that we are all bound to the wheel of this world's pleasures and sins, and that only by passing from one existence to another is any soul finally so absolutely wise, that he attains Nirvana, or a state of complete, yet happy indifference.
Budge(buj) (v.i.) to move from one's position: (v.t.) change the position of.
Budget(buj´et) (n.) a bag with its contents; hence a stock or store; the annual financial statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in England.
Buff(buf) (n.) a thick leather prepared from the skin of the buffalo, ox, etc., dressed with oil; a light yellow; the bare skin: (adj.) made, of buff-leather.
Buffalo(buf´a-lō) (n.) a ruminant mammal of the ox family; a name given to various wild oxen, especially to the North American bison, now almost extinct.
Buffer(buf´ẽr) (n.) any contrivance which serves to deaden the concussion caused by the impact of two bodies; a good-tempered, somewhat foolish person.
Buffet(buf´et) (n.) a blow with the hand: (v.t.) to strike with the hand; box; beat; contend against: (v.i.) to exercise or contend with blows; struggle: (būf-fā´) (n.) a cupboard or sideboard; a counter for refreshments.
Buffoon(buf-ōōn´) (n.) one who amuses others by low jests, antics, odd gestures, etc.
Buffoonery(buf-ōōn´er-i) (n.) the arts and practices of a buffoon; vulgar tricks and postures.
Bug(bug) (n.) a name in England for the bedbug; an insect.
Bugaboo(bug´a-bōō) (n.) a bugbear.
Bugbear(bug´bār) (n.) a frightful object; a vain terror.
Buggy(bug´i) (n.) a light four-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse.
Bugle(bū´gl) (n.) a hunting horn; a military wind-instrument: (n.) an elongated glass bead used as a feminine ornament.
Build(bild) (v.t.) to construct; erect, as a house; form by art; raise anything on a support or foundation; establish: (v.i.) to construct an edifice; depend; base, or reckon: (n.) mode or style of construction.
Building(bild´ing) (n.) the act of constructing, raising, or establishing; an edifice.
Built(bilt) (p.t. & p.p.) of build.
Bulb(bulb) (n.) an onion-shaped root; a kind of leaf bud; any protuberance or expansion on a stem or tube: (v.i.) to project as a bulb.
Bulbous(bul´bus) (adj.) pertaining to or resembling a bulb.
Bulge(bulj) (n.) the bilge or widest part of a cask; a bending outwards; the bilge of a stripy (v.i.) to jut out; be protuberant; with "on", to have an advantage over another, as "to get the bulge on him".
Bulk(bulk) (n.) magnitude or size; complete dimensions; the main mass or body; the cargo of a ship when stowed; volume: (v.i.) to increase in size; swell out.
Bulkhead(bulk´hed) (n.) a partition in a vessel which separates one part of it from another.
Bulkiness(bul´ki-nes) (n.) greatness in bulk.
Bulky(bul´ki) (adj.) of great size or bulk.
Bull(bool) (n.) the male of any bovine mammal; the male of various large animals, as the whale, elephant, etc.; one who endeavors to raise the price of stock in order that he may sell dear; the opposite of a bear: (adj.) male, or of large size: (v.t.) to endeavor to raise the market value of: (n.) a ludicrous inconsistency in language; mixed metaphors.
Bulldog(bool´dog) (n.) a variety of dog of strong muscular build, and remarkable for its courage and ferocity, formerly used for baiting bulls.
Bulldoze(bool´dōz) (v.t.) to bully or intimidate.
Bulldozer(bool´dōz-er) (n.) one who bullies, intimidates or tries to influence another by threats of violence.
Bullet(bool´et) (n.) a small ball or projectile.
Bulletin(bool´e-tin) (n.) an official report regarding some matter or event of public interest; a periodical publication: (v.i.) to publish or announce by bulletin.
Bullfight(bool´fīt) (n.) a combat between armed men and. a bull.
Bullfrog(bool´frog) (n.) a large North American species of frog abounding in marshy places, remarkable for its loud, bellowing croak.
Bullion(bool´yun) (n.) not coined gold or silver; foreign coin; a heavy twisted fringe covered with fine gold or silver-wire.
Bullock(bool´ok) (n.) an ox or castrated bull; a full-grown steer.
Bullseye(boolz´ī) (n.) a boss of glass; a sweet-meat; any circular opening for light or air; a small obscure cloud, with a ruddy center; the center of a target; a shot that hits the bull's-eye.
Bully(bool´i) (n.) one who domineers by insolence or threats: (v.t.) to overbear with bluster and menaces: (v.i.) to be insolently noisy and quarrelsome.
Bulwark(bool´wẽrk) (n.) a rampart; a fortification; the boarding round the sides of a ship, above the level of the deck; any means of protection or defense.
Bumblebee(bum´bl-bē) (n.) a large bee.
Bummer(bum´ẽr) (n.) a loafing fellow who sponges on others; a low politician.
Bump(bump) (n.) a shock from a blow; a swelling protuberance; the striking of a boat by the prow of another following it in college boat-races: (v.t.) to bring in violent contact; thump: (v.i.) to come in collision; strike heavily.
Bumper(bump´ẽr) (n.) an overflowing cup.
Bumpkin(bump´kin) (n.) an awkward, clumsy, rustic; a country lout.
Bumptious(bump´shus) (adj.) self-assertive.
Bun(bun) (n.) a small light cake: (n.) a form of artificial hair.
Bunch(bunch) (n.) a cluster; a collection of things of the same kind growing or fastened together; a tuft; a small mass of ore: (v.i.) to swell out; cluster: (v.t.) to form into a bunch.
Bunchy(bunch´i) (adj.) gathered into a bunch.
Bunco(bung´kō) (n.) a confidence game; a form of swindling.
Bundle(bun´dl) (n.) a number of things bound together; a roll or package; two reams of printing or brown paper: (v.t.) to tie or bind in a bundle or roll; to dismiss unceremoniously: (v.i.) to depart without ceremony.
Bung(bung) (n.) a large cork for stopping the hole in a cask; a publican: (v.t.) to stop with a bung; close or shut up; to beat, or bruise.
Bungalow(bung´ga-lō) (n.) a single-storied house, lightly built, and generally surrounded by a veranda.
Bungle(bung´gl) (v.i.) to botch; manage awkwardly: (v.t.) to perform clumsily: (n.) a clumsy performance; a botch.
Bunion(bun´yun) (n.) a swelling on the foot, usually over the joint of the great toe.
Bunk(bungk) (n.) a box or recess serving for a sleeping-berth in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc.: (v.i.) to sleep in a bunk.
Bunker(bung´kẽr) (n.) a large bin or receptacle; a sand-hole on golf links.
Bunkum(bung´kum) (n.) idle or showy speech, especially if intended to secure votes or satisfy one's constituents.
Bunt(bunt) (n.) the middle part or belly of a square sail: (v.i.) to swell out: (v.t.) to haul up, as the middle part of a sail in furling: (n.) a species of fungus which produces the smut disease in wheat.
Bunting(bunt´ing) (n.) a bird allied to the finches and the sparrows; a thin woolen stuff used for making flags; flags collectively.
Buoy(bōō´i) (n.) a floating body moored at a certain place to indicate the position of something beneath the water; a life-buoy: (v.t.) to keep afloat in a fluid; to mark with a buoy; support.
Buoyancy(bōō´yan-si) (n.) relative lightness; elasticity of spirits.
Buoyant(bōō´yant) (adj.) having the quality of floating in a fluid; not easily depressed.
Bur(bẽr) (n.) the rough prickly seedcase of certain plants; a partially burnt brick; the guttural pronunciation of the rough "r"; the rough ridges of metal left by the graver in cutting metal.
Burden(bẽr´dn) (n.) that which is borne or carried; a load; something grievous, wearisome or oppressive; a ship's capacity for carrying a cargo; a chorus or refrain; a topic on which one dwells: (v.t.) to load; lay a weight upon.
Burdensome(bẽr´dn-sum) (adj.) in a weary, grievous, oppressing manner.
Bureau(bū-rō) (n.) a desk or writing-table furnished with drawers; an office; a governmental department for the transaction of public business.
Bureaucracy(bū-rō´kra-si) (n.) the system of centralized government by means of bureaus or departments; the officials administering such bureaus, as a body.
Bureaucrat(bū´rō-krat) (n.) an advocate or supporter of bureaucracy.
Burglar(bẽrg´lar) (n.) one who breaks into a house at night with intent to commit a felony.
Burglary(bẽrg´lā-ri) (n.) the act or crime of breaking into a house at night with intent to commit a felony.
Burgundy(bẽr´gun-di) (n.) a wine, red or white, made in Burgundy in France.
Burial(bẽr´i-al) (n.) the act of burying.
Burl(bẽrl) (n.) a small knot or lump in thread or cloth; a knot in wood: (v.t.) to pick knots, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.
Burlap(bẽr´lap) (n.) a coarse fabric made of jute, hemp, etc., used for bagging or in upholstery.
Burlesque(bẽr-lesk´) (adj.) tending to excite laughter by extravagant contrast or caricature: (n.) a ludicrous, grotesque representation; a literary composition or dramatic piece composed in burlesque style: (v.t.) to ridicule or make ridiculous by caricatured representation; travesty; parody.
Burliness(bẽr´li-nes) (n.) the quality of being burly.
Burly(bẽr´li) (adj.) bulky; large; corpulent.
Burn(bẽrn) (v.t.) to consume or injure with fire; reduce to ashes; scorch; expose to the action of fire; produce by means of fire; affect with a burning sensation; cauterize: (v.i.) to be on fire; suffer from or be injured by excess of heat; glow; shine; be inflamed with passion or desire: (n.) an injury to the flesh caused by fire: (n.) a rivulet; a brook.
Burner(bẽr´nẽr) (n.) one who burns or sets fire to anything; the part of a lamp or gas fixture from which the flame issues.
Burnish(bẽr´nish) (v.t.) polish by friction; make smooth and lustrous: (n.) polish; gloss; brightness.
Burnt(burnt) (p.t. & p.p.) of burn.
Burr(bẽr) (n.) the rough prickly seedcase of certain plants; a partially burnt brick; the guttural pronunciation of the rough "r"; the rough ridges of metal left by the graver in cutting metal.
Burro(bōō´ro) (n.) a small Mexican horse or pony used as a pack-animal.
Burrow(bur´ō) (n.) a hole in the ground excavated by a rabbit or other animal, as a refuge and habitation: (v.i.) to excavate; work a way into or under something; lodge in a deep or concealed place; hide.
Bursa(bẽr´sa) (n.) a sac or sac-like cavity.
Bursar(bẽr´sẽr) (n.) the treasurer of a college; in Scotland, a university student who receives an allowance for his support.
Bursary(bẽr´sẽr-i) (n.) the treasury of a British college or monastery; the allowance paid to a student in a Scottish university.
Burst(bẽrst) (v.i.) to rend or break open with violence; yield to internal force or pressure; explode; give way under excess of grief or pain; appear or disappear suddenly: (v.t.) to rend or break by violence; open suddenly: (n.) a violent or sudden breaking forth; a sudden explosion; a rush; a strenuous effort; a spurt.
Bury(bẽr´i) (v.t.) to deposit and cover a grave or tomb, or in any final resting-place; entomb; keep secret; hide.
Bus(bus) (n.) large four-wheeled vehicle for conveying many passengers.
Bush(boosh) (n.) a thick shrub; a forest region, especially in Australia; wild, never cleared country; the tail or brush of a fox; a branch of a tree formerly hung out as a tavern sign: (v.i.) to grow thick or bushy: (v.t.) to set bushes about; use a bush-harrow on: (n.) a lining or tube of hard metal inserted in an orifice, to reduce wear by friction: (v.t.) to furnish with a bush.
Bushel(boosh´el) (n.) a dry measure containing eight gallons or four pecks; a vessel of such a capacity; a large quantity.
Bushiness(boosh´i-nes) (n.) the quality of being bushy.
Bushwhacker(boosh´hwak-ẽr) (n.) a back-woodsman; an implement for cutting brushwood.
Bushy(boosh´i) (adj.) thick and spreading like a bush; overgrown with shrubs.
Busily(biz´i-li) (adv.) in a busy manner.
Business(biz´nes) (n.) employment; trade; profession; something to be transacted or required to be done; right of action; affair; matter: (adj.) pertaining to business; practical.
Busk(busk) (n.) a strip of flexible material worn in the front of corsets.
Buskin(bus´kin) (n.) kind of half-boot or high shoe reaching to the middle of the calf; a high shoe worn by ancient actors in tragedy to increase their height.
Buss(bus) (n.) a small two-masted vessel used in herring fishing; a kiss.
Bust(bust) (n.) the chest or thorax; the head, shoulders, and breast of a person represented in sculpture.
Bustle(bus´l) (v.i.) to be busy, with a certain amount of noise; move quickly: (n.) tumult; noisy activity; a pad or cushion worn by women beneath the skirt.
Busy(biz´i) (adj.) earnestly or closely employed; bustling; diligent; officious; meddlesome: (v.t.) to keep constantly engaged; occupy one's sell actively.
Busybody(biz´i-bod-i) (n.) a meddling, officious person.
But(but) (prep.) except; barring: (conj.) except; except that; yet; on the other hand; moreover; besides: (adv.) only; simply.
Butcher(booch´ẽr) (n.) one who slaughters animals for food; one who delights in slaughter: (v.t.) to slaughter for food; to murder in a barbarous manner.
Butchery(booch´ẽr-i) (n.) the. business of slaughtering cattle; barbarous murder.
Butler(but´lẽr) (n.) a male-servant in a household who has the care of the plate, wines, etc.; the chief servant in a large household.
Butt(but) (n.) a push or thrust delivered by the head of an animal; a thrust in fencing: (v.t.) to strike by thrusting the head against: (n.) the extremity of a thing; the thicker end of anything; a target; a rifle or gunnery range; a goal; a limit; the thickest part of tanned ox-hides; an object of ridicule.
Butte(būt) (n.) an abrupt isolated hill on ridge.
Butter(but´ẽr) (n.) an oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning; any substance of butter-like consistence; gross flattery: (v.t.) to spread or smear with butter; to flatter grossly.
Buttercup(but´ẽr-kup) (n.) a plant bearing yellow cup-shaped flowers.
Butterfingers(but´ẽr-fing´gẽrz) (n. pl.) one who lets a ball slip through his fingers.
Butterfly(buf-ẽr-flī) (n.) well-known winged insect, including, many species of great beauty; a showily-dressed, trifling person.
Buttermilk(but´ẽr-milk) (n.) whey separated from the cream in butter-making.
Butternut(but´ẽr-nut) (n.) the fruit of a North American tree allied to the walnut.
Buttery(but´ẽr-i) (n.) an apartment in which provisions, wines, etc., are kept; a room in some English colleges where liquors and provisions are kept for private sale.
Butting(but´ing) (n.) an abuttal; a boundary.
Buttock(but´ok) (n.) the rump or protuberant hinder part of a man or animal; the convex part of a ship under the stern.
Button(but´n) (n.) any small rounded object used to secure different parts of a garment, or attached for ornament; something resembling a button; the knob at the end of a foil; a ball of gold, etc., worn on the hats of Chinese officials to indicate their rank; (pl.) young mushrooms; a page boy: (v.t.) to fasten or furnish with buttons.
Buttonhole(but´n-hōl) (n.) a small bouquet worn in the coat: (v.t.) to detain in conversation against the will; bore.
Buttress(but´res) (n.) masonry or brickwork built on to an outside wall to afford support; a support: (v.t.) to support by a buttress; prop.
Buxom(buk´sum) (adj.) cheerful; jolly; robust; plump and comely.
Buy(bī) (v.t.) to acquire by paying an agreed price; purchase; bribe.
Buzz(buz) (n.) a continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused or blended murmur, as of many voices; a whispered report or rumor: (v.i.) to make a low humming sound; speak with a low humming voice: (v.t.) spread secretly.
Buzzard(buz´ẽrd) (n.) the name of several species of hawks; the American turkey-buzzard acts as a scavenger in some southern cities like the stork in India, and is protected by the law.
Buzzer(buz´ẽr) (n.) an electric bell.
By(bī) (prep.) at the side of; near to; through: (adv.) near; passing near; in presence; aside; away.
Bye(bī) (n.) a run scored at cricket when the ball passes the wicket-keeper and long-stop, and has not been struck by the batsman; a goal at football.
Bygone(bī´gawn) (adj.) past: (n.) past event.
Bylaw(bī-law) (n.) a private law or statute framed by a corporate body.
Byword(bī´wẽrd) (n.) a proverb; nickname; an object of derision.

Cab(kab) (n.) a public carriage with four or two wheels, drawn by one horse; the shelter for the driver of a locomotive: (v.t.) to pass over in a cab; as, to cab the distance.
Cabal(ka-bal´) (n.) a secret combination of a few persons for carrying out some specific design; an intrigue: (v.i.) to unite in secret with others.
Cabala(kab´a-la) (n.) a secret science of the Jewish rabbis to interpret the hidden meaning of the Pentateuch; esoteric doctrine.
Caballero(kä-bäl-yā´ro) (n.) a Spanish knight or gentleman; a stately Spanish dance.
Cabaret(kab´a-rā) (n.) a tavern; house where liquors are retailed; a vaudeville performance given in restaurants for diners.
Cabbage(kab´āj) (n.) the well-known vegetable; the terminal head of palm-trees: (v.i.) to form a head like that of the cabbage: (v.t.) to appropriate to one's own use.
Cabin(kab´in) (n.) a small hut, cottage, or room; a room in a ship for officers or passengers: (v.t.) to confine in a cabin: (v.i.) to live in a cabin.
Cabinet(kab´in-et) (n.) a small apartment; a private room; a piece of furniture to hold objects; a cabinet photograph; a deliberative committee of the principal members of the Ministry.
Cable(kā´bl) (n.) a large strong rope or chain; a submarine communications line; a molding resembling a cable; a measure of distance 100 to 140 fathoms: (v.t.) to fasten with a cable; transmit by communications cable.
Caboose(kā-bōōs´) (n.) a ship's galley or kitchen; the crew's car attached to a railroad train; a jail, or cell in a jail.
Cabriolet(kab-ri-ō-lā´) (n.) a covered carriage with two or four wheels drawn by one horse.
Cache(kash) (n.) a place of concealment for food for future use: (v.t.) to hide provisions in the ground.
Cachet(ka-shā´) (n.) a seal; hence a mark of distinction.
Cackle(kak´l) (v.i.) to cry like a hen or goose; specifically used of the cry made by a hen which has laid an egg; giggle; prattle: (n.) the cry of a hen or goose; silly talk.
Cactus(kak´tus) (n.) a spiny fleshy plant with showy flowers.
Cad(kad) (n.) a vulgar, ill-bred fellow.
Cadaver(ka-dā´vẽr) (n.) a dead body.
Cadaverous(ka-dav´ẽr-us) (adj.) resembling a corpse; pale; ghastly.
Caddie(kad´i) (n.) a lad who carries golf clubs.
Cadence(kā´dens) (n.) the full modulation of the voice in reading or speaking; rhythm.
Cadenza(ka-den´za) (n.) a vocal or instrumental flourish.
Cadet(ka-det´) (n.) a younger son; student in a naval or military academy.
Cadge(kaj) (v.i.) to loaf; to act as a tramp or petty thief.
Cafe(kaf-ā´) (n.) a small restaurant.
Caffeine(kaf´ē-in) (n.) a bitter alkaloid extracted from coffee.
Cage(kāj) (n.) a box or enclosure furnished with metal bars for confining birds, or other animals; a contrivance for raising and lowering men in a mine shaft: (v.t.) to confine in a cage.
Cahoots(ka-hoots´) (n. plural only), agreement; arrangements usually of a dishonest nature, as, "they're in cahoots together," etc.
Cairn(kārn) (n.) a conical heap of stones erected as a monument.
Caisson(kā´sun) (n.) an ammunition-wagon or chest; a box filled with explosives for firing a mine; a watertight box or casing used for building structures in water; a sunken panel in a ceiling; a structure for raising and floating sunken vessels.
Caitiff(kā´tif) (n.) a despicable or cowardly wretch: (adj.) despicable; vile; cowardly.
Cajole(ka-jōl´) (v.t.) to coax or deceive by flattery; wheedle; cheat.
Cake(kāk) (n.) a small mass of dough, sweetened and baked; a compressed or solidified mass of any substance, especially if thin or flat; a simpleton: (v.t.) to form into a cake: (v.i.) to consolidate into a hard mass.
Cakewalk(kāk´wawk) (n.) a strutting, eccentric walk or parade, for a cake given as a prize.
Calaboose(kal-a-bōōs´) (n.) a jail; a lockup.
Calamitous(ka-lam´i-tus) (adj.) producing, or resulting from, calamity.
Calamity(ka-lam´i-ti) (n.) any cause that produces evil, disaster, or extreme misfortune; distress; affliction.
Calcium(kal´si-um) (n.) the metallic base of lime.
Calculable(kal´kū-la-bl) (adj.) able to be calculated.
Calculate(kal´kū-lāt) (v.t.) to compute; ascertain or determine by any process of reasoning; estimate: (v.i.) to make a computation; suppose or think.
Calculation(kal-kū-lā´shun) (n.) the art of reckoning by numbers; computation; something deduced by reasoning or inference; estimate; opinion.
Calculative(kal´kū-lā-tiv) (adj.) tending to calculate.
Calculator(kal´kū-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or a machine that, computes or reckons.
Calculus(kal´kū-lus) (n.) a stony concretion in the body; one of the higher branches of mathematics.
Caldera(kal-dā´ra) (n.) a deep caldron-like cavity on the summits of extinct volcanoes.
Caldron(kawl´dron) (n.) a large kettle or boiler.
Calendar(kal´en-dẽr) (n.) a register of the days, weeks, and months of the year, etc.; a register or list; a list of criminal causes arranged for trial: (v.t.) to register or place on a list.
Calf(käf) (n.) a young bovine quadruped, especially of the cow; the young of certain marine mammalia, as the whale; leather made from the skin of a calf; a small island, or iceberg near a larger one; a stupid or silly person; the thick fleshy part of the leg behind.
Caliber(kal´i-bẽr) (n.) the diameter of a cylindrical body mental capacity.
Calibrate(kal´i-brāt) (v.t.) to determine the caliber; graduate.
Calibration(kal-i-brā´shun) (n.) the act of calibrating.
Calico(kal´i-kō) (n.) white or printed cotton cloth.
Calipers(kal´i-pẽrz) (n. pl.) compasses for measuring the diameters of cylindrical bodies.
Calisthenic(kal-is-then´ik) (adj.) pertaining to calisthenics.
Calisthenics(kal-is-then´iks) (n. pl.) the art of promoting health by physical exercise; simple gymnastics.
Calk(kawk) (v.t.) to drive oakum into the seams of a ship: (v.t.) to copy a drawing by covering the back with chalk or lead, and trace over the lines with a style for transfer: (n.) that part of a horseshoe which projects downward to prevent slipping; a semi-circular piece of iron nailed to the heel of a boot: (v.t.) to furnish with a calk.
Call(kawl) (v.t.) to summon from, or invite to, any place; convoke judicially or officially; designate for an office; name; characterize as; exhort; utter in a loud voice; rouse from sleep: (n.) a summons or invitation; a request or command; a short visit; the cry or note uttered by certain animals; a demand for payment due on snares; the option of claiming stock at a certain time at a stipulated price.
Calligrapher(kal-lig´ra-fẽr) (n.) one skilled in handwriting.
Calligraphy(kal-lig´ra-fi) (n.) elegant or beautiful writing.
Calling(kawl´ing) (n.) the act of summoning; a summons or invitation; a vocation, trade or profession; the state of being divinely called.
Calliope(kal-lī´o-pē) (n.) the first of the nine Muses, presiding over epic poetry and eloquence; a musical instrument composed of a series of steam whistles played like an organ.
Callosity(kal-os´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being hardened; a callus.
Callous(kal´us) (adj.) hardened; insensible.
Callow(kal´ō) (adj.) unfledged.
Callus(kal´us) (n.) the hardening of the skin from pressure; bony matter which unites the ends of fractured bones.
Calm(käm) (adj.) tranquil; still; undisturbed: (n.) stillness; serenity: (v.t.) to quiet; still; pacify: (v.i.) to become calm.
Caloric(ka-lor´ik) (adj.) pertaining to heat.
Calorie(kal´ō-rē) (n.) the unit of heat metric system to express the amount of heat required to raise one kilogram of water from 0° to 1° centigrade.
Calorific(kal-o-rif´ik) (adj.) heating.
Calumet(kal´ū-met) (n.) the tobacco-pipe of the North American Indians, smoked as a symbol of peace, or to ratify treaties.
Calumniate(ka-lum´ni-āt) (v.t.) to accuse falsely and maliciously: (v.i.) to utter calumnies.
Calumniation(ka-lum-ni-ā´shun) (n.) the act of calumniating.
Calumnious(ka-lum´ni-us) (adj.) slanderous; defamatory.
Calumny(kal´um-ni) (n.) a false accusation; a slander.
Calvary(kal´va-ri) (n.) the place where Christ was crucified; in Catholic countries a representation of the crucifixion erected in the open air.
Calve(käv) (v.i.) to bring forth a calf; become detached from; said of glaciers when icebergs break off from them.
Calvinism(kal´vin-izm) (n.) the doctrines of John Calvin the French theologian and reformer, especially those relating to predestination and election.
Calvinist(kal´vin-ist) (n.) one who holds the doctrines of Calvin.
Calvinistic(kal-vin-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to Calvin or his doctrines.
Calyx(kā´liks) (n.) the whorl of a flower.
Cam(kam) (n.) a projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece of machinery for imparting an eccentric or alternating motion.
Camber(kam´bẽr) (n.) a convexity on an upper surface; a piece of timber thus bent; a small dock for unloading timber: (v.t.) to curve or bend arch.
Cambium(kam´bi-um) (n.) the formative layer of cellular tissue which lies between the young wood and the bark of trees.
Cambric(kām´brik) (n.) a very fine thin linen: (adj.) pertaining to, or made of, cambric.
Came(kām) (p.t.) of come.
Camel(kam´el) (n.) a large ruminant quadruped, of which there are two species, the Arabian camel or dromedary, with a single hump, and the Bactrian camel, with two humps; a water-tight structure placed beneath a vessel to raise and float it over a shoal or bar.
Camellia(ka-mēl´i-a) (n.) a genus of Asiatic evergreen shrubs, cultivated for their beautiful rose-like flowers and shining foliage.
Cameo(kam´ē-ō) (n.) a precious stone or shell on which figures are engraved in relief.
Camera(kam´ẽr-a) (n.) a darkened chamber or box in which, by means of lenses, external objects are exhibited on paper, glass, etc., used in photography.
Camouflage(kä-mōō-fläzh´orkam´oo-flazh) (n.) the disguising of ships, batteries, camps or other objects by paint, screens, shrubbery, etc., for the purpose of misleading the enemy: (v.t.) to disguise by camouflage.
Camp(kamp) (n.) the ground occupied by an army at rest, with tents, huts, etc.; an encampment: (v.i.) to live in a camp; encamp.
Campaign(kam-pān´) (n.) an open tract of land; the period during which an army carries on active operations in the field: (v.i.) to serve in a campaign.
Campanile(kam-pa-nē´le) (n.) a bell-tower detached from the body of a church; frequent in Italy.
Campanology(kam-pa-nol´o-ji) (n.) the principles or art of bell-ringing, bell-founding, etc.
Camphor(kam´fẽr) (n.) a volatile aromatic whitish substance, obtained from various trees and plants of Eastern Asia.
Can(kan) (v.i.) to be able; possess power physically, morally, or mentally: (n.) a metal vessel of small size, for holding liquids or preserving solids: (v.t.) to put up in cans for preservation.
Canal(ka-nal´) (n.) an artificial navigable waterway; a duct or tube for the passage of fluids; a channel or groove.
Canard(ka-närd´) (n.) an absurd story or report; a hoax.
Canary(ka-nā´ri) (n.) a light wine; a pale or bright yellow color; a small singing bird with yellow plumage, a native of the Canary Islands: (adj.) bright yellow.
Cancan(kan´kan) (n.) a vivacious and indelicate French dance.
Cancel(kan´sel) (v.t.) to deface writing by drawing lines across it; annul; strike out common factors.
Cancer(kan´sẽr) (n.) a genus of crustaceans, including the crabs; one of the twelve zodiacal signs, the sign of the summer solstice; a malignant tumor or growth.
Cancerous(kan´sẽr-us) (adj.) like a cancer; affected with cancer.
Candelabrum(kan-de-lā´brum) (n.) a lamp-stand; an ornamented branched candlestick.
Candid(kan´did) (adj.) honest; outspoken; sincere; free from undue bias; open; fair.
Candidate(kan´di-dāt) (n.) one who offers himself, or is proposed by others, to fill some office.
Candidature(kan´di-dā-tūr) (n.) the state of being a candidate.
Candied(kan´dēd) (p.adj.) preserved or encrusted with sugar.
Candle(kan´dl) (n.) a cylindrical body of tallow, wax, or other fatty material, enclosing a wick of cotton, and used to furnish light.
Candlestick(kan´dl-stik) (n.) utensil for holding a candle, originally a stick.
Candor(kan´dẽr) (n.) openness; frankness.
Candy(kan´di) (n.) a solid confection of sugar or chocolate, combined with flavoring or coloring substances or with nuts, raisins, etc.; (v.t.) to conserve with sugar; encrust with crystals: (v.i.) to become candied.
Cane(kan) (n.) the stem of certain palms, grasses, and other plants, as the bamboo, sugar-cane, rattan, etc.; a walking-stick: (v.t.) to beat with a cane.
Canine(kā´nīn) (adj.) pertaining to dogs; having the nature or qualities of a dog.
Canister(kan´is-tẽr) (n.) a metal box or case for tea, coffee, etc.; a case containing grape shot which explodes when fired from a cannon.
Canker(kang´kẽr) (n.) a cancerous or ulcerous disease; an eating or corroding agency which causes decay or rot; anything that insidiously corrodes, corrupts, or destroys: (v.t.) to corrode or corrupt; infect with poisonous influence: (v.i.) to grow corrupt; be infected with, or become, malignant.
Cankerous(kang´kẽr-us) (adj.) corroding.
Cannabis(kan´a-bis) (n.) hemp.
Canned(kand) (adj.) preserved in tins.
Cannery(kan´e-ri) (n.) an establishment for preserving meat, fish, etc., in cans hermetically sealed.
Cannibal(kan´i-bal) (n.) a human being who eats human flesh; any animal that eats the flesh of its own kind: (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, cannibalism.
Cannibalism(kan´i-bal-izm) (n.) the act or practice of eating human flesh by human beings, or of animals by those of like kind.
Cannibalistic(kan-i-ba-lis´tik) (adj.) characterized by cannibalism.
Cannon(kan´un) (n.) a large gun; a piece of ordnance.
Cannonade(kan-un-ād´) (n.) the act of discharging cannon against a town, fort, etc.: (v.t.) to attack with cannon or ordnance: (v.i.) to discharge cannon.
Cannot(kan´ot) (v.) contraction of "can" and "not", to be unable.
Canny(kan´i) (adj.) shrewd; knowing; cautious; wary; artful; reasonable; quiet; easy; safe: (adv.) in a canny manner.
Canoe(ka-nōō) (n.) alight boat of bark, hide, or the hollow trunk of a tree; any fight boat propelled by paddles: (v.i.) to sail or paddle a canoe.
Canoeist(ka-nōō´ist) (n.) one who paddles a canoe.
Canon(kan´un) (n.) a law or rule in general; a law or rule regarding doctrine or discipline enacted by a council and confirmed; the books of the Holy Scriptures received as authoritative by the Christian Church called the Sacred Canon; a catalogue of saints; one of the largest kinds of type; the part by which a bell is hung; a cathedral dignitary.
Canonical(ka-non´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to a rule or canon; according to, or established by, ecclesiastical laws; belonging to the canon of Scripture.
Canonically(ka-non´i-ka-li) (adv.) in conformity with a canon or rule.
Canonization(kan-on-iz-ā´shun) (n.) act of canonizing.
Canonize(kan´on-īz) (v.t.) to enroll in the catalogue or canon of the saints.
Canopy(kan´ō-pi) (n.) a covering fixed above a bed. or suspended over a throne or dais; any similar covering; a decorative cover above an altar, pulpit, niche, etc.: (v.t.) to cover with a canopy.
Cant(kant) (v.i.) to speak in a whining voice, or with an affected or hypocritical tone; make whining pretensions to goodness; to use the conventional phraseology of a particular sect, party, etc.: (n.) a whining manner of speech; the speech affected by those soliciting alms; the jargon or slang spoken by thieves, gypsies, beggars, etc.; the words and phrases characteristic of a certain party, sect, etc.; the employment of certain phrases and forms of speech without sincerity, especially the assumption of a religious character or the hypocritical use of sacred words: (adj.) cant; canting: (n.) an external angle; an inclination from the level; a sudden jerk producing a change in direction: (v.t.) to incline; tilt; give a fresh direction to; cut off an angle of.
Cantaloupe(kan´ta-lōōp) (n.) a variety of musk-melon of delicate flavor.
Cantankerous(kan-tang´kẽr-us) (adj.) ill-tempered; cross-grained; contentious.
Cantata(kan-tä´ta) (n.) a short choral composition in the manner of an oratorio; a poem or story set to music.
Canteen(kan-tēn´) (n.) a kind of shop in barracks or camp where liquors and provisions are sold; a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or liquor when on the march; a box containing mess utensils, etc., for officers when on foreign service.
Canter(kan´tẽr) (n.) an easy gallop; a Canterbury gallop: (v.i.) to move in an easy gallop: (v.t.) to cause to canter.
Canticle(kan´ti-kal) (n.) a song; one of the non-metrical hymns of the Bible arranged for chanting in church service; (pl.) the Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon.
Cantilever(kan´ti-lev-ẽr) (n.) a bracket or block projecting from the wall of a house, to support a balcony, cornice, etc.; one of two arms projecting from opposite banks serving to form a bridge: (adj.) constructed on the principle of a cantilever.
Canting(kan´ting) (p.adj.) affectedly pious; whining.
Canto(kan´tō) (n.) a part of a poem of some length; the highest vocal part in concerted music; soprano.
Canton(kan´ton) (n.) a district or division of a territory; a division of a painting or flag: (v.t.) to divide into districts or parts; to allot separate quarters to troops.
Cantonment(kan-ton´ment) (n.) a part of a town or village allotted to a body of troops; in India, a permanent military station.
Cantor(kan´tẽr) (n.) an official in a Jewish synagogue who intones the Hebrew canticles, psalms, etc.; a precentor; a chief singer or choir-leader.
Canvas(kan´vas) (n.) a coarse heavy cloth of hemp or flax, used for tents, sails, etc., and also for painting on; sails in general; a painting: (adj.) made of canvas.
Canvass(kan´vas) (v.t.) to examine; sift; discuss; solicit votes or opinions: (v.i.) to traverse a district for the purpose of soliciting votes, interest, orders, etc.: (n.) a close inspection or scrutiny; discussion; a solicitation of votes, interest, orders, etc.
Canyon(kän´yun) (n.) a, narrow deep gorge having almost perpendicular sides.
Cap(kap) (n.) a covering for the head, usually without a brim; anything resembling a cap; a percussion cap; the top or summit; a particular size of writing-paper: (v.t.) to put a cap on; cover with, or as with, a cap; cover the top end of; complete, crown; place a cap on the head when conferring a university degree; match verses with like ones, or finish verses that another has composed.
Capability(kā-pa-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being capable; (pl.) intellectual attainment.
Capable(kā´pa-bl) (adj.) receptive; susceptible; having power, skill, or capacity; competent; legally qualified.
Capacious(ka-pā´shus) (adj.) roomy; spacious.
Capacity(ka-pas´i-ti) (n.) the power of receiving or containing; the power of containing a certain quantity exactly; cubic contents; intellectual ability; legal qualification; profession; function; position.
Caparison(ka-par´i-son) (n.) an ornamental covering for a horse; gay or rich clothing: (v.t.) to cover with rich clothing, as a horse; adorn with rich dress.
Cape(kāp) (n.) a covering for the shoulders, worn separately or attached a headland.
Caper(kā´pẽr) (v.i.) to skip; jump: (n.) a frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a prank: (n.) a plant, the flower-buds of which are pickled and used as a condiment under the name of capers.
Capillarity(kap-i-lar´i-ti) (n.) the state of being capillary; capillary attraction.
Capillary(kap´il-a-ri) (adj.) resembling a hair; minute; slender; possessing a very small bore; pertaining to the capillary vessels of -the body: (n.) a tube with a small bore; (pl.) one of the minute blood-vessels connecting the arteries with the veins.
Capital(kap´i-tal) (adj.) affecting the head or life; punishable with death; first in importance; chief; good, excellent: (n.) the chief city in a kingdom or state; a capital letter: (n.) the sum invested in any particular business; stock in trade; stock or resources of any kind, moral or physical; that part of wealth which is saved and is available for, or employed in, future production; the head or top of a column, pilaster, or pillar.
Capitalism(kap´i-tal-izm) (n.) the possession of capital, especially its concentration in the hands of a few; the power of combined capital.
Capitalist(kap´i-tal-ist) (n.) one who possesses capital.
Capitalization(kap-i-tal-ī-zā´shun) (n.) the act of capitalizing.
Capitalize(kap´i-tal-īz) (v.t.) to convert into capital; compute or realize the present value of in money, as a periodical payment; print with a capital.
Capitally(kap´i-ta-li) (adv.) in a manner involving the forfeiture of life; in an excellent manner.
Capitation(kap-i-tā´shun) (n.) a tax, fee, or grant per head.
Capitol(kap´i-tul) (n.) the temple of Jupiter at Rome, situated on the S.W. summit of the Capitoline Hill; the building occupied by the United States Congress at Washington; the legislative building of a State.
Capitulate(ka-pit´ū-lāt) (v.i.) to surrender to an enemy on conditions agreed upon.
Capitulation(ka-pit´ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of capitulating; the instrument containing the terms of surrender.
Capon(kā´pon) (n.) a castrated cock; a cock-chicken castrated for the purpose of improving its flesh for table.
Caprice(ka-prēs´) (n.) a sudden impulse of the mind; a whim; a freak.
Capricious(ka-prish´us) (adj.) characterized by caprice; unsteady; fickle.
Capsicum(kap´si-kum) (n.) a genus of South American plants, the pods of several species of which are used as a condiment chilies, and, when dried and ground, form cayenne pepper.
Capsize(kap-sīz´) (v.i.) to be overturned; upset: (v.t.) to turn over or upset: (n.) an upset or overturn.
Capstan(kap´stan) (n.) an upright drum or cylinder revolving upon a spindle, and worked by bars or levers.
Capsular(kap´sū-lar) (adj.) pertaining to, or the nature of, a capsule.
Capsule(kap´sūl) (n.) a metallic seal or cover for a bottle; a small envelope of gelatin enclosing a nauseous drug; a seed-vessel or pod which at maturity opens by valves; a small shallow vessel; a membranous sac enclosing some part or organ.
Captain(kap´tin) (n.) one who has command of, or authority over, others; a chief; a commander; in the army, the commander of a company; in the navy, an officer commanding a ship of war; popularly but incorrectly the master of a merchant vessel; the head of a team or side; the chief boy in a school; the head bell-boy in a hotel.
Captaincy(kap´tin-si) (n.) the rank, post, or commission of a captain.
Caption(kap´shun) (n.) a certificate of arrest.
Captious(kap´shus) (adj.) ready to catch at faults or take offense; quibbling; sophistical; fitted to harass or perplex.
Captivate(kap´ti-vāt) (v.t.) to enslave or hold captive by beauty or excellence; charm or lure; fascinate.
Captivation(kap-ti-vā´shun) (n.) the act of charming; the state of being charmed.
Captive(kap´tiv) (adj.) made prisoner; held in bondage; fascinated; of or pertaining to bondage: (n.) one who is taken prisoner, especially one so taken in war; one held in bondage or fascinated.
Captivity(kap-tiv´i-ti) (n.) the state of being held in bondage or confinement; servitude; imprisonment.
Captor(kap´tẽr) (n.) one who captures or takes any person or thing by force or stratagem.
Capture(kap´tūr) (n.) the act of seizing or taking, as a prisoner or a prize; arrest; the thing taken: (v.t.) to take or seize by force, surprise or stratagem; make a prisoner or prize of.
Car(kär) (n.) a wheeled vehicle, especially one having only two wheels; a coach running upon rails; the basket suspended beneath a balloon; a chariot of war or state.
Caramel(kar´a-mel) (n.) burnt sugar, used for coloring spirits, gravies, soups, etc.; a kind of sweetmeat, usually made of chocolate.
Carapace(kar´a-pās) (n.) the upper shell of the tortoise, turtle, etc.; the upper covering of the Crustacea.
Carat(kar´at) (n.) the weight of 3.17 grains, used for weighing precious stones and pearls; a twenty-fourth part, a term used to express the fineness of gold used in jewelry; thus, gold 22 carats fine contains 22 parts of pure gold and 2 of copper or silver alloy.
Caravan(kar´a-van) (n.) a company of travelers, merchants, or pilgrims, associated together for mutual security, especially when traveling through deserts or regions infested by robbers; a large covered wagon or carriage for the conveyance of traveling exhibitions or passengers; a van.
Caravel(kar´a-vel) (n.) a name given to several kinds of ships, as a small sixteenth century vessel, used by the Spaniards and Portuguese, with broad bows, narrow high poop, four masts, and lateen sails.
Caraway(kar´a-wā) (n.) a biennial plant with aromatic and pungent seeds, used medicinally and as a condiment.
Carbine(kär´bīn) (n.) a short rifle adapted to the use of cavalry.
Carbohydrate(kär-bē-hī´drāt) (n.) one of a group of organic compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Carbolic(kär-bol´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or derived from, carbon or coal tar.
Carbon(kär´bon) (n.) an elementary substance present in all organic compounds, and occurring in nature in two distinct forms, as the diamond and graphite. The action of heat on vegetable and animal tissues produces carbon in the form of charcoal, coke, etc.
Carbonate(kär´bon-āt) (n.) a compound of carbonic acid with a base.
Carbonated(kär´bon-ā-ted) (adj.) combined, or impregnated, with carbonic acid.
Carbonize(kär´bō-nīz) (v.t.) to convert into carbon by combustion, by the action of fire, or an acid.
Carcass(kär´kas) the body; the dead body of man or animal; a corpse; the decayed parts; ruins; remains; the frame or main parts of a thing, unfinished or without ornament.
Card(kārd) (n.) a printed piece of pasteboard used for various social or business purposes; such a piece printed bearing certain devices or figures, used for playing games; a short business advertisement in a newspaper; the dial of a mariner's compass.
Cardboard(kärd´bōrd) (n.) stiff, finely finished pasteboard.
Cardiac(kär´di-ak) (adj.) pertaining to the heart; stimulating the heart's action: (n.) a medicine which excites action in the heart through the medium of the stomach, and stimulates the spirits; a cordial.
Cardinal(kär´di-nal) (adj.) chief; preeminent; fundamental: (n.) an ecclesiastical prince ranking in dignity next to the Pope; a woman's short cloak with a hood.
Care(kār) (n.) concern; solicitude; anxiety; a burdensome responsibility; caution; charge or oversight; attention, watchfulness; an object of watchful attention and regard: (v.i.) to be anxious or solicitous; be concerned, troubled, or interested.
Careen(ka-rēn´) (v.t.) to bring a ship on one side for the purpose of calking, cleansing, or repairing: (v.i.) to incline on one side, as a ship under press of sail.
Career(ka-rēr´) (n.) a run at full speed; general course of action; an occupation or calling: (v.i.) to move or ride rapidly.
Careful(kār´fool) (adj.) full of care; anxious; attentive; watchful; cautious; provident; thoughtful.
Carefully(kār´foo-li) (adv.) in a careful manner.
Careless(kār´les) (adj.) lacking care or interest; indifferent; irresponsible; void of anxiety; light-hearted.
Carelessly(kār´les-li) (adj.) in a careless, indifferent fashion.
Carelessness(kār´les-nes) (n.) the state of being careless.
Caress(ka-res´) (n.) any act or expression of affection; an embrace: (v.t.) to treat with tokens of affection; bestow caresses upon.
Caret(kā´ret) (n.) a mark used in writing, or in correcting proofs, to indicate the place where something is omitted or is to be added.
Cargo(kär´gō) (n.) the lading or freight of a ship.
Caricature(kar´i-ka-tūr) (n.) a pictorial or descriptive representation of a person or thing, in which the defects or peculiarities are exaggerated so as to produce a ludicrous effect; parody: (v.t.) to represent in a ridiculous or exaggerated style; parody; burlesque.
Caricaturist(kar´i-ka-tūr-ist) (n.) one who represents others in caricature.
Caries(kā´ri-ēz) (n.) rottenness or decay of a bone or of a tooth.
Carillon(kar´i-lon) (n.) a chime of bells diatonically tuned and played by hand or machinery; a simple air adapted for playing on a set of bells.
Carious(kā´ri-us) (adj.) affected with caries.
Carnage(kär´nāj) (n.) slaughter; great destruction of life by violence; massacre.
Carnal(kār´nal) (adj.) pertaining to the body, its passions and its appetites; animal; fleshly; sensual; impure; not spiritual, but essentially human; secular.
Carnality(kär-nal´i-ti) (n.) the state of being carnal; sensuality.
Carnally(kär´na-li) (adv.) in an animal or fleshly manner.
Carnation(kär-nā´shun) (n.) a light rose-pink; flesh color; the parts of a picture in which flesh is represented; a flower, usually pink, but also white, crimson, and green.
Carnival(kär´ni-val) (n.) the season of rejoicing before Lent; observed in Roman Catholic countries, and in some of the United States; feasting or revelry.
Carnivorous(kär-niv´ō-rus) (adj.) eating or feeding on flesh.
Carol(kar´ul) (n.) a song of joy or praise, especially one in honor of the Nativity: (v.i.) to sing in joy: (v.t.) to praise or celebrate in song.
Carouse(ka-rouz´) (n.) a, feast or festival; a noisy drinking bout or revel [also carousal]: (v.i.) to drink heartily and with jollity; revel.
Carp(kärp) (v.i.) to cavil or find fault: (n.) a fresh-water fish.
Carpal(kär´pal) (adj.) pertaining to the carpus or wrist: (n.) a simple pistil, or one of the parts of a compound pistil or ovary of a flower.
Carpel(kär´pel) (n.) modified leaf forming the whole or part of the pistil of a flower.
Carpenter(kär´pen-tẽr) (n.) an artificer who works in timber and prepares the woodwork of houses, ships, etc.: (v.i.) to perform carpenter's work.
Carpentry(kär´pen-tri) (n.) the art of cutting, framing, and joining timber; work done by a carpenter.
Carpet(kär´pet) (n.) a thick woven or felted fabric, with a pattern, used for covering floors or stairs; a soft covering, resembling carpet: (v.t.) to cover with a carpet; bring under consideration; reprimand.
Carpeting(kär´pet-ing) (n.) cloth for carpets; carpets in general.
Carpus(kär´pus) (n.) the wrist in man, and the corresponding part in other animals.
Carriage(kar´ij) (n.) the act of carrying or transporting; cost of conveyance; behavior; deportment; a wheeled vehicle; the wheeled stand or support of a gun; the frame-work of a wooden staircase.
Carrier(kar´i-ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, carries or conveys; one whose business is to carry goods for hire; a portion of various machines; a frame for holding photographic plates or magic-lantern slides.
Carrion(kar´i-on) (n.) dead or putrefying flesh; filth; garbage: (adj.) pertaining to, or feeding on, carrion.
Carrot(kar´ot) (n.) the well-known plant with an edible root; the root itself.
Carry(kar´i) (v.t.) to convey from one point to another; bear; have on one's person; convey by force; lead; transfer; accomplish; gain possession of; extend or continue in time or space; exhibit; imply; have in charge or conduct; to take by assault: (v.i.) to act as a bearer; to reach, said of the range of a projectile; hold the head in a particular manner.
Cart(kärt) (n.) a carriage for the conveyance of heavy goods; a light two-wheeled vehicle used by tradesmen, etc.: (v.t.) to carry or convey in a cart.
Cartage(kärt´āj) (n.) the charge made for conveyance by a cart; the act of carting.
Carte(kärt) (n.) a bill of fare.
Cartilage(kär´ti-lāj) (n.) elastic animal tissue, forming bone; gristle.
Cartilaginous(kär-ti-lāj´i-nus) (adj.) pertaining to, or in the form of, cartilage; gristly.
Cartographer(kär-tog´ra-fẽr) (n.) one who prepares charts and maps.
Cartographic(kär-to-graf´ik) (adj.) of or pertaining to cartography.
Cartography(kär-tog´ra-fi) (n.) the art or business of drawing charts or maps.
Cartoon(kär-toon´) (n.) a study or design executed on strong paper, and of the size to be reproduced in fresco or tapestry; a pictorial sketch dealing with a political or social subject.
Cartridge(kär´trij) (n.) a case of cardboard, metal, or other material, containing the charge of a firearm.
Carve(kärv) (v.t.) to form a design; shape by cutting; cut into slices: (v.i.) to exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; cut up meat.
Caryatid(kar-i-at´id) (n.) a figure of a woman in long robes, serving to support an entablature.
Cascade(kas-kād´) (n.) a small waterfall; a series of events, flowingly triggered from each other, much like water falling from a waterfall.
Case(kās) (n.) covering or receptacle; a sheath; a box with its contents; a frame or casing; a divided tray for types: (v.t.) to cover with, or enclose in, a case: (n.) that which happens or befalls; the matters involved in a question under discussion or investigation; a certain instance of disease; a suit or action at law; one of the forms or inflections in the declension of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicates its relation to other words.
Casein(kā´sē-in) (n.) the curd-matter of milk, forming the main part of cheese.
Casement(kās´ment) (n.) a hinged window-frame made to open outward; a compartment between the mullions of a window.
Cash(kash) (n.) money; ready money: (v.t.) to turn into, or exchange for, money.
Cashew(ka-shōō´) (n.) a tree native of tropical America which produces the cashew-nut, a kidney-shaped fruit containing an edible kernel.
Cashier(kash-ēr´) (n.) one who has charge of the money, and superintends the payments and receipts of a bank or trading establishment: (v.t.) to dismiss from service; discharge.
Cashmere(kash´mēr) (n.) a soft woolen fabric for shawls, etc., originally made in Cashmere, from the downy hair of the wild goat of Tibet and the Himalayas; a soft woolen dress fabric made in imitation of real cashmere: (adj.) made of cashmere.
Casing(kās´ing) (n.) the act of covering with or placing in a case; a covering.
Casino(ka-sē´nō) (n.) a small country house; a public room or building used for social meetings, dancing, gaming, etc.
Cask(kask) (n.) a vessel composed of wooden staves, bound by iron hoops, for holding liquors; the quantity contained in a cask.
Casket(kas´ket) (n.) a small chest or box for jewels, etc.; a costly coffin: (v.t.) to place or preserve in a casket.
Cassava(kas´a-va) (n.) a plant of tropical America and Africa, cultivated for its tuberous roots, which yield a nutritious starch, from which cassava-bread and tapioca are made.
Cassock(kas´uk) (n.) a long, close-fitting vestment worn by clergymen, choristers, etc.
Cassowary(kas´ō-wā-ri) (n.) a large bird resembling the ostrich, inhabiting Australia and the Papuan Islands.
Cast(kast) (v.t.) to throw; hurl; shed; direct or turn; throw down; calculate; defeat at law; condemn; form into a certain shape; assign to various actors: (v.i.) to throw the line in angling; ponder; to warp or twist; receive form or shape in a mold: (n.) the act of casting; the distance to which a thing may be thrown; motion or turn of the eye; direction, glance; the form or shape; manner; appearance; a tinge.
Castanets(kas´ta-nets) (n. pl.) small spoon-shaped shells of hard wood or ivory, fastened loosely at the top, a pair of which is fastened to each thumb and shaken with the fingers to beat time.
Castaway(kast´a-wā) (n.) one who is cast away or lost; a person or vessel wrecked on an unfrequented coast; an outcast: (adj.) shipwrecked.
Caste(kast) one of the artificial or hereditary divisions into which Hindus are restricted by Brahminic religious law; the company of actors to whom the parts of a play are assigned.
Castellated(kas´te-lā-ted) (adj.) furnished with turrets and battlements, as a castle.
Caster(kas´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which casts; a computer; a cruet or small vessel for holding condiments at table; a small swiveled wheel.
Castigate(kas´ti-gāt) (v.t.) to correct; chastise; punish; subject to severe criticism.
Castigation(kas-ti-gā´shun) (n.) the act of castigating.
Castigator(kas´ti-gā-tẽr) (n.) one who castigates.
Casting(kast´ing) (n.) the action of the verb to cast; the act or process of founding or molding; the process of taking impressions of statues, medals, etc.; a worm-case.
Castle(kas´l) (n.) a fortified residence; a fortress; a strong and imposing mansion of a noble or wealthy person; one of the pieces at chess, called also rook: (v.i.) to move the king two squares to the right or left, and bring the castle to the square the king has passed over.
Castrate(kas´trāt) (v.t.) emasculate; geld; expurgate; deprive a flower of its anthers: (adj.) emasculated; gelded: (n.) one who has been emasculated; a eunuch.
Castration(kas-trā´shun) (n.) the act of castrating.
Casual(kazh´ū-al) (adj.) happening by chance; accidental; occasional; fortuitous: (n.) one who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong.
Casualty(kazh´u-al-ti) (n.) an accident, especially if resulting in bodily injury or death.
Casuist(kazh´ū-ist) (n.) one skilled in casuistry; one who studies or resolves cases of conscience.
Casuistry(kazh´ū-ist-ri) (n.) the science or doctrine which deals with cases of conscience as determined by theological dogmas or ethical rules; sophistical or equivocal reasoning.
Cat(kat) (n.) a carnivorous animal of the family Felidae, especially the domesticated quadruped, "Felts domestica"; a cat-o'-nine-tails; the game of tip-cat; a strong tackle; to raise an anchor to the cat-head; a double tripod which always lands on its feet: (v.t.) to draw up an anchor to the cat head.
Cataclysm(kat´a-klizm) (n.) a deluge; flood; a violent or sudden physical change of the earth's surface.
Catacomb(kat´a-kōm) (n.) a subterraneous burial place with niches hollowed out for the dead.
Catafalque(kat´a-falk) (n.) a temporary structure erected usually in a church, to support the coffin of a distinguished person on the occasion of a ceremonious funeral.
Catalepsy(kat´a-lep-si) (n.) a sudden suspense of voluntary sensation.
Cataleptic(kat-a-lep´tik) (adj.) of, or pertaining to, catalepsy.
Catalogue(kat´a-log) (n.) an arranged list: (v.t.) to enter in or make, a catalogue of.
Catalysis(ka-tal´i-sis) (n.) a decomposition and new combination supposed to be effected by one substance acting upon a compound body, itself remaining unchanged.
Catamaran(kat-a-ma-ran´) (n.) a raft or float propelled by paddles, consisting usually of three or more logs lashed together, the third or middle one being longer than the rest; any vessel with twin hulls; a flat-bottomed boat; a vixen.
Catapult(kat´a-pult) (n.) an ancient military engine for hurling darts and stones; a forked stick with an elastic band by which small missiles are propelled.
Cataract(kat´a-rakt) (n.) a large waterfall; a furious rush of water; a disease of the eye in which the crystalline lens becomes opaque, and the vision becomes impaired or is lost.
Catarrh(ka-tär´) (n.) an inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane accompanied by increase of the mucus, especially from the nose; a violent cold in the head.
Catastrophe(ka-tas´trō-fē) (n.) a great calamity or disaster; an event subversive of the order of things; the unfolding and winding up of a plot; a cataclysm.
Catcall(kat´kawl) (n.) a squeaking instrument used in theaters to express disapproval: (v.i.) to express disapproval by a catcall.
Catch(kach) (v.t.) to seize or grasp; lay hold of suddenly; intercept; take captive; apprehend by the intellect or senses; take, by contagion, infection, or sympathy; attack, or communicate to, as a fire; come upon unexpectedly; come up to; reach in time: (n.) the act of seizing or grasping; that which is caught or taken; gain; something desirable to be caught; anything that seizes or checks motion; a song, the parts of which are caught up by different voices.
Catchpenny(kach´pen-i) (n.) an article of little value got up attractively to effect a quick sale.
Catchword(kach´wẽrd) (n.) word used to attract attention; among actors, the last word of the preceding speaker; first word of a page given at the bottom of the preceding page.
Catechism(kat´e-kizm) (n.) an elementary manual of instruction in the form of question and answer, especially in the principles of the Christian religion.
Catechist(kat´e-kist) (n.) one who instructs by question and answer; a catechizer.
Catechize(kat´e-kīz) (v.t.) to instruct by means of questions and answers, and offering explanations, especially to instruct on points of Christian dogma; interrogate or examine.
Categorical(kat-e-gor´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to a category; absolute; unconditional.
Categorically(kat-e-gor´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a categorical manner; absolutely.
Category(kat´e-gō-ri) (n.) one of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they may be arranged into a system.
Cater(kā´tẽr) (v.i.) to supply food, amusement, etc.
Caterpillar(kat´ẽr-pil-ẽr) (n.) the hairy worm-like larva of a butterfly or lepidopterous insect.
Caterwaul(kat´ẽr-wawl) (v.i.) to cry, as cats at night; to utter harsh discordant sounds.
Catfish(kat´fish) (n.) an American fresh-water fish remarkable for its voracity and cat-like whiskers.
Catgut(kat´gut) (n.) a kind of cord made from the intestines of animals, usually sheep, and used as strings for musical instruments and some other purposes; a string of this kind; a kind of open canvas.
Cathartic(ka-thär´tik) (adj.) purgative: (n.) a purgative medicine.
Cathedral(ka-thē´dral) (n.) the chief church in a diocese in which is the throne of a bishop: (adj.) pertaining to a cathedral.
Catheter(kath´e-tẽr) a tubular instrument to withdraw urine from the bladder.
Cathode(kath´ōd) (n.) the negative pole of a current; opposed to anode.
Catholic(kath´ō-lik) (adj.) universal; general; embracing all; liberal; large-hearted; free from prejudice; including all mankind: (adj.) pertaining to the Church of Rome: (n.) a member of the Universal or Catholic Church, or of the Roman Church.
Catholicism(ka-thol´i-sizm) (n.) the belief of, or adherence to, the Catholic Church or faith, especially to that of the Roman Catholic Church.
Catholicity(kath-ol-is´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being catholic; liberal.
Catkin(kat´kin) (n.) the pendulous inflorescence of the willow, birch, etc.
Catnip(kat´nip) (n.) a strong-scented perennial herb, much liked by cats, upon whom it has a stimulating, aphrodisiac effect.
Cattle(kat´l) (n. singular & plural) live stock, especially oxen, bulls and cows.
Caucasian(kaw-kā´shi-an) (adj.) of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous range between the Black and the Caspian Seas; of or pertaining to the European Aryans.
Caucus(kaw´kus) (n.) a preliminary meeting of representatives of a political party, to decide upon a line of policy to be submitted to a convention or larger meeting; a party combination for influencing elections: (v.i.) to hold, or meet in, a caucus.
Caudal(kaw´dal) (adj.) pertaining to a tail.
Caught(kawt) (p.t. & p.p.) of catch.
Cauliflower(kaw´li-flou-ẽr) (n.) a gar den variety of cabbage of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
Causal(kaw´zal) (adj.) relating to or expressing cause; creative: (n.) a word that expresses a cause, or introduces a reason.
Causality(kaw´zal´i-ti) (n.) the relation of cause to effect; the supposed faculty of tracing effects to causes.
Causally(kaw´za-li) (adv.) as a cause.
Causation(kaw-zā´shun) (n.) the act of causing or producing; relation between cause and effect.
Causative(kaw´za-tiv) (adj.) that causes; effective as a cause; expressing causation.
Cause(kawz) (n.) that which produces or contributes to a result; a reason; motive; principle; subject in debate a side or party; a suit or action; a case for judicial decision: (v.t.) to act as an agent in producing an effect; produce.
Causeway(kawz´wā) (n.) a pathway raised and paved with stone; a highway.
Caustic(kaws´tik) (adj.) burning; hot; corrosive; sarcastic; cutting; pungent: (n.) a substance which burns.
Caustically(kaws´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a caustic manner.
Causticity(kaws-tis´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being caustic.
Cauterization(kaw-tẽr-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of cauterizing.
Cauterize(kaw´tẽr-īz) (v.t.) to burn or sear with a hot iron or chemicals.
Caution(kaw´shun) (n.) heedfulness; prudence in regard to danger; watchfulness; an admonition; something to occasion amazement or fear: (v.t.) to warn.
Cautionary(kaw´shun-a-ri) (adj.) containing a caution; given as a pledge or security.
Cautious(kaw´shus) (adj.) exercising caution; heedful; wary; vigilant; circumspect.
Cautiously(kaw´shus-li) (adv.) in a cautious manner.
Cavalcade(kav-al-kād´) (n.) a train or procession of persons, chiefly on horseback.
Cavalier(kav-a-lēr´) (n.) an armed horse-rider, especially a knight or gentleman soldier; a gallant; a beau or attendant upon a lady; a partisan of Charles I. in his struggle with the Parliament: (adj.) gay; sprightly; frank; careless; supercilious.
Cavalierly(kav-a-lēr´li) (adv.) in a haughty or supercilious manner.
Cavalry(kav´al-ri) (n.) horse soldiers.
Cave(kāv) (n.) a hollow place in the earth; a large natural cavity; a den; cavern: (v.t.) to hollow out.
Caveat(kā´vē-at) (n.) a notice filed to stop procedure, except after warning to the filer; notice of intention to apply for a patent.
Caveman(kāv-man) (n.) a man belonging to the prehistoric race who inhabited caves.
Cavern(kav´ẽrn) (n.) a large natural hollow under the earth; a den; cave.
Cavernous(kav´ẽr-nus) (adj.) hollow like a cavern; filled with small cavities.
Caviar(kav´i-är) (n.) the roes of certain large fish, especially the sturgeon, salted and dried.
Cavil(kav´il) (v.i.) to raise captious or frivolous objections; carp: (n.) a captious or frivolous objection.
Cavity(kav´i-ti) (n.) a hollow place or part.
Cavort(ka-vôrt´) (v.i.) to prance about, as a horse; to bustle around briskly.
Caw(kaw) (v.i.) to cry like a crow, rook, or raven: (n.) the cry of the crow, etc.
Cayenne(kī-ēn´) (n.) a kind of pepper made from the seeds of various species of the genus Capsicum.
Cayuse(kī-use´) (n.) a small but hardy horse used on the Western prairies.
Cease(sēs) (v.i.) to come to an end; stop; desist: (v.t.) to put a stop to; end.
Ceaseless(sēs-les) (adj.) that never ceases; enduring forever; perpetual.
Cedar(sē´dar) (n.) the name of several evergreen trees, having wood of great durability and fragrance: (adj.) pertaining to, or made of cedar.
Cede(sēd) (v.t.) give up or surrender.
Cedilla(sē-dil´a) (n.) a mark placed under "c" to indicate the sound of "s", as in French "leçon".
Ceiling(sē´ling) (n.) the inner roof of an apartment.
Celandine(sel´an-dīn) (n.) the name of two perennial plants of the poppy family, the greater celandine and lesser celandine.
Celebrant(sel´ē-brant) (n.) one who celebrates; especially the principal officiating priest in offering mass or celebrating the Communion.
Celebrate(sel´ē-brāt) (v.t.) to praise, extol, or honor; commemorate; distinguish by solemn ceremonies.
Celebration(sel-ē-brā´shun) (n.) the act of celebrating; an observance or ceremony to celebrate anything.
Celebrity(se-leb´ri-ti) (n.) fame; renown; distinction; a renowned person.
Celerity(sē-ler´i-ti) (n.) rapidity; swiftness.
Celery(sel´e-ri) (n.) a plant cultivated for a salad and vegetable.
Celestial(sē-les´tial) (adj.) of or pertaining to the sky or heavens; heavenly; supremely excellent.
Celestially(sē-les´ti-a-li) (adv.) in a celestial or heavenly manner.
Celibacy(sel´i-ba-si) (n.) the state of being unmarried; single life, especially that of a bachelor, or one bound by vows to an unmarried life.
Celibate(sel´i-bat) (n.) one who is unmarried or practices celibacy: (adj.) unmarried.
Cell(sel) (n.) a small room in a monastery, convent, or prison; a small or mean place of residence; a small cavity; a minute mass of contractile protoplasm forming the structural unit of every organized body; a single element or jar of a galvanic battery; a small religious house attached to a monastery or convent; the interval between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
Cellar(sellar) (n.) a vault for storing provisions, wine, fuel, etc.
Cello(chel´ō) (n.) a violoncello.
Cellular(sel´ū-lar) (adj.) formed of cells.
Celluloid(sel´ū-loid) (n.) a compound of camphor and gun-cotton, resembling ivory.
Cellulose(sel´ū-lōs) (n.) the substance resembling and allied to starch which forms cellular plant tissue: (adj.) containing or composed of cells.
Cement(sē-ment´) (n.) any adhesive substance which makes two bodies cohere; mortar; a bond of union; the bony layer which f the outer substance of the fang of a tooth: (v.t.) to unite with cement; unite firmly or closely: (v.i.) become solid.
Cemetery(sem´e-ter-i) (n.) a public burial ground.
Cenobite(sen´ō-bīt) (n.) one of a religious order living in a convent or in community.
Cenotaph(sen´ō-taf) (n.) an empty tomb, or a monument erected in honor of a person buried elsewhere.
Censer(sen´sẽr) (n.) a covered cup-shaped vessel pierced with holes, in which incense is burned.
Censor(sen´sẽr) (n.) one of two magistrates of ancient Rome who imposed taxes and regulated the morals and manners of the community; an official appointed to examine books, manuscripts, plays, etc., prior to publication or performance to ascertain whether there is anything immoral or offensive in them; a critic.
Censorship(sen´sor-ship) (n.) office of a censor; the suppression of unacceptable content in books, plays, etc.
Censorial(sen-sō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to a censor; censorious.
Censorious(sen-sō´ri-us) (adj.) addicted to, or expressing, censure; carping; critical.
Censurable(sen´shūr-a-bl) (adj.) blamable.
Censure(sen´shūr) (n.) blame; reproof; the act of finding fault; a sentence or penalty of an ecclesiastical court: (v.t.) to find fault with or condemn; criticize adversely.
Census(sen´sus) (n.) a quinquennial registration of the numbers and property of Roman citizens for the purpose of taxation; in modern usage, an official enumeration of the inhabitants of a country, with details of sex, age, occupation, etc., taken in the United States decennially.
Cent(sent) (n.) the 1-100th part of a dollar.
Centaur(sen´tawr) (n.) a fabulous being, half man and half horse.
Centenarian(sen-te-nā´ri-an) (adj.) of, or pertaining to, a centenary or of a person a hundred years old: (n.) a person of such an age or older.
Centenary(sen´te-nä-ri) (n.) the space of a hundred years; the commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of an event: (adj.) relating to, or consisting of, a hundred; recurring once in a century.
Centennial(sen-ten´i-al) (adj.) consisting of, or enduring, a hundred years; taking place once in a hundred years: (n.) the commemoration of a one hundredth anniversary.
Centennially(sen-ten´i-a-li) (adv.) once in a hundred years.
Center(sen´tẽr) (n.) the middle point of anything; the nucleus around which things are collected; a title of the leaders of certain organizations; the name of certain members of a legislative assembly who hold moderate views and occupy a place between the Conservative party on the right, and the Radicals on the left; the circle or square next to the bull's-eye; a shot which hits such a division; troops in a line between the wings; in a fleet, the column or division between the van and the rear, or between the weather division and the lee: (v.t.) to place on a center; collect to a point; to form a recess for the reception of a center: (v.i.) to be placed in the center; meet in one point or focus.
Centering(sen´tẽr-ing) (n.) the woodwork or timber framing by which vaulted work is supported during construction.
Centigrade(sen´ti-grād) (adj.) graduated or divided into a hundred degrees.
Centigram(sen´ti-gram) (n.) a measure of weight 100th of a gram.
Centiliter(sen´ti-lē-tr) (n.) a measure of capacity the hundredth part of a liter.
Centimeter(sen´ti-mē-tr) (n.) a measure of length 100th of a meter.
Centipede(sen´ti-pēd) (n.) the term applied to an articulated animal with numerous feet belonging to the class Myriapoda, popularly supposed to have a hundred feet, whence the name.
Central(sen´tral) (adj.) relating to, or situated in, the center.
Centralism(sen´tral-izm) (n.) the state or quality of being central; centralization.
Centrality(sen-tral´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being central.
Centralization(sen-tral´i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of bringing all local administrations under one central government.
Centralize(sen´tral-īz) (v.t.) to draw or bring to a center; bring all administrations under one central government.
Centrally(sen´tra-li) (adv.) in a central manner.
Centrifugal(sen-trif´ū-gal) (adj.) tending or causing to fly off from the center; radiating from a central focus; expanding first at the summit and later at the base.
Centrifugally(sen-trif´ū-ga-li) (adv.) from the center.
Centripetal(sen-trip´e-tal) (adj.) tending or causing to approach the center; opposed to centrifugal; expanding first at the base and then at the summit.
Centripetally(sen-trip´e-ta-li) (adv.) in a centripetal manner.
Centurion(sen-tū´ri-un) (n.) a Roman military officer commanding a hundred men.
Century(sen´tū-ri) (n.) a hundred; a hundred years, especially of the Christian era; a division of the Roman people; a sub-division of a Roman legion.
Cephalic(sef´a-lik) (adj.) pertaining to the head; forming the front or forepart of a body or organ.
Ceramic(se-ram´ik) (adj.) of or pertaining to pottery: (n. pl.) work executed wholly or partly in clay and baked.
Cereal(sē´rē-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or producing, wheat or edible grain: (n.) edible grain.
Cerebellum(ser-ē-bel´um) (n.) the hinder and lower part of the brain in vertebrate animals; the little brain.
Cerebral(ser-ē´bral) (adj.) of or pertaining to the brain.
Cerebrate(ser-ē´brāt) (v.i.) to have the brain in action.
Cerebration(ser-ē-brā´shun) (n.) the conscious or unconscious action of the brain.
Cerebrum(ser-ē´brum) (n.) the superior and larger part of the brain; the seat of the mind and will.
Cerement(sēr´ment) (n.) a grave-cloth or shroud; (pl.) grave-clothes.
Ceremonial(ser-ē-mō´ni-al) (adj.) relating to, or performed with, external rites or ceremonies: (n.) the prescribed order for a ceremony or function.
Ceremonially(ser-e-mō´ni-a-li) (adv.) according to rites and ceremonies.
Ceremonious(ser-ē-mō´ni-us) (adj.) full of ceremony; punctilious of prescribed formalities; according to prescribed form or usage; fond of using ceremony; precise.
Ceremony(ser´e-mō-ni) (n.) a sacred rite or observance; a prescribed rite or formality; behavior regulated by the laws of strict etiquette.
Certain(sẽr´tin) (adj.) sure; beyond a doubt; fixed or stated; indefinite.
Certainly(sẽr´tin-li) (adv.) surely; without doubt.
Certainty(sẽr´tin-ti) (n.) full assurance.
Certificate(sẽr-tif´i-kāt) (n.) a written testimony to the truth of any fact; a testimonial as to character or ability; a statement written and signed and legally authenticated: (v.t.) to give a certificate to; to attest or vouch for by certificate.
Certification(sẽr-ti-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of certifying.
Certify(sẽr´ti-fī) (v.t.) to testify to or to make known in writing; assure.
Certitude(sẽr´ti-tūd) (adj.) certainty; freedom from doubt; assurance.
Cervical(ser-vi´kal) (adj.) of or pertaining to the neck.
Cessation(ses-sā´shun) (n.) the act of ceasing.
Cession(sesh´un) (n.) a yielding up, as of territory, property, or rights; the surrender of a benefice by an incumbent who has accepted another living.
Cesspool(ses´pōōl) (n.) a deep hole in the ground, or the well of a drain, for the reception of filth; any foul receptacle.
Chafe(chāf) (v.t.) to make warm by friction; to wear away or make sore by rubbing; irritate; annoy: (n.) mental irritation caused by continued annoyance; vexation: (v.i.) to be worn by friction; be irritated or annoyed; fret.
Chaff(chaf) (n.) the husk of grain, especially when separated by threshing, etc.; straw or hay, cut fine for cattle; anything worthless: (v.t.) to banter; make game of: (v.i.) to use bantering language: (n.) banter.
Chaffinch(chaf´inch) (n.) a bird, so named from its feeding on grain.
Chagrin(sha-grin´) (n.) vexation due to disappointment; ill-humor; mortification: (v.t.) to excite vexation in; mortify.
Chain(chān) (n.) a connected series of links or rings fitted into one another; a bond; a measure of 100 links 66 feet; the warp threads of a web: (v.t.) to fasten, secure, or connect with a chain; enslave; to unite firmly; fasten.
Chair(chār) (n.) a movable seat with a back for one person; an official seat; a professorship; the presiding officer of an assembly; an iron socket fastened to the sleeper which receives and secures railroad metals: (v.t.) to carry publicly in a chair in triumph to install.
Chairman(chār´man) (n.) the president of an assembly, meeting, public company etc.
Chaise(shāz) (n.) a light two-wheeled carriage; a carriage in general.
Chalet(sha-lā´) (n.) a Swiss cottage; a small country house built in such style.
Chalice(chal´is) (n.) a cup; a Communion cup.
Chalk(chawk) (n.) a soft limestone rock composed of carbonate of lime; prepared chalk for drawing: (v.t.) to mark, rub, or manure with chalk.
Chalkiness(chawk´i-nes) (n.) the of being chalky.
Chalky(chawk´i) (adj.) containing, or resembling, chalk.
Challenge(chal´enj) (n.) an invitation to a contest; a summons to fight; a duel; an objection taken to a voter or juror; the summons of a soldier on sentry: (v.t.) to summons to a contest; invite to a duel; defy; take exception to.
Chamber(chām´bẽr) (n.) an apartment, especially a bedroom; a private room; a political or commercial body; a cavity; that part of a gun, etc., which contains the charge; (pl.) a suite of rooms; a judge's private room: (v.t.) to enclose; to furnish as with a chamber.
Chamberlain(chām´bẽr-lan) (n.) an officer who has charge of the private apartments of a sovereign or nobleman; a male servant who has charge of a suite of rooms; the treasurer of a city or corporation.
Chameleon(ka-mē´lē-un) (n.) an insect eating lizard-like reptile, possessing the power of slightly changing its color.
Champ(champ) (v.t.) to bite with the teeth repeatedly and impatiently: (n.) the act of champing; said of horses.
Champagne(sham-pān´) (n.) a light sparkling effervescent wine.
Champion(cham´pi-un) (n.) one who defends the cause of another, by combat or other means; a hero; valiant warrior; a successful competitor against all rivals: (v.t.) to defend or support a cause.
Chance(chans) (n.) an unforeseen event; an accident; a possibility; opportunity; risk: (v.i.) to happen; occur without design or expectation: (v.t.) to risk.
Chancel(chan´sel) (n.) that part in a church where the altar stands; the sanctuary.
Chancellor(chan´sel-ẽr) (n.) judge of a court of equity or chancery; the president or highest official of a university; the president of the German Federal Council.
Chancery(chan´sẽr-i) (n.) originally, in England, next to Parliament, the highest Court of Justice, since 1873 a division of the High Court of Justice; a court of equity.
Chandelier(shan-dē-lēr´) (n.) a hanging frame with branches for lights.
Chandler(chand´lẽr) (n.) a maker or vendor of candles; a dealer or merchant.
Change(chānj) (v.t.) to alter; substitute; exchange or give an equivalent for; render acid or tainted: (v.i.) undergo change; suffer alteration; pass from one place to another; deteriorate: (n.) an alteration or variation; a passing from one state or form to another; vicissitude; small coin; balance returned after deduction of amount paid.
Changeability(chānj-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) liability to change.
Changeable(chānj´a-bl) (adj.) fickle.
Changeling(chānj´ling) (n.) a child left in place of another; an idiot.
Channel(chan´el) (n.) the bed of a stream; a watercourse; the deepest part of a strait, bay, harbor, etc.; a wide arm of the sea extending inland; a groove; a medium of conveyance; (pl.) planks bolted to the outside of a ship to extend the rigging: (v.t.) to cut into a channel; groove.
Chant(chant) (v.t.) to sing; intone: (v.i.) make melody with the voice; go in full cry, as hounds: (n.) a song; a solemn or monotonous song.
Chanter(chan´tẽr) (n.) one who chants; the drone of a bagpipe.
Chantey(chan´ti) (n.) a droning song sung by sailors at their work.
Chanticleer(chan´ti-klēr) (n.) a cock.
Chaos(kā´os) (n.) the confused matter out of which the universe was formed; confusion.
Chaotic(kā-ot´ik) (adj.) resembling chaos.
Chaotically(kā-ot´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a chaotic manner.
Chap(chap) (v.t.) to cause to crack or open longitudinally: (v.t.) to have the skin crack: (n.) a longitudinal crack or slit: (n.) a fellow.
Chaparral(chap-a-ral´) (n.) a dense thicket.
Chapeau(sha´pō) (n.) a hat or head covering.
Chapel(chap´el) (n.) a subordinate place of public worship; a place of worship in a palace, institution, etc.; a place of religious worship built in memory of some one row dead; in England, a place of worship for dissenters; an association of journeymen in a printing house.
Chaperon(shap´ẽr-ōn) (n.) a married lady who accompanies young ladies in public: (v.t.) to act as a chaperon.
Chaplain(chap´lin) w. a clergyman who performs service in the army or navy, a public institution, a royal or private household.
Chaplaincy(chap´lin-si) (n.) the office or status of a chaplain.
Chaplet(chap´let) (n.) a wreath or garland encircling the head; a rosary; a round molding carved into beads, olives, etc.
Chapter(chap´tẽr) (n.) a division of a book; the clergy of a cathedral or collegiate church; a meeting of certain organized societies or orders.
Char(char) (n.) work by the day; a single job; a chore: (v.i.) to work in another's house by the day; do odd jobs: (v.t.) burn or reduce to charcoal; burn partially.
Character(kar´ak-tẽr) (n.) a letter, sign, or figure; distinctive qualities or traits; moral excellence; a certificate as to conduct or ability.
Characteristic(kar-ak-tẽr-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to or indicating the character.
Characteristically(kar-ak-tẽr-is´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a characteristic manner.
Characterization(kar-ak-tẽr-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of characterizing.
Characterize(kar´ak-tẽr-īz) (v.t.) describe by peculiar qualities; mark or distinguish.
Characterless(kar´ak-tẽr-les) (n.) without character or moral force.
Charade(sha-rād´) (n.) an acted enigma.
Charcoal(chär´kōl) (n.) wood partially burnt; impure carbon.
Charge(chärj) (v.t.) to rush on or attack; load; fill up; impose; command or enjoin; instruct; accuse; place on the debit side: (v.i.) to make an attack; demand a price: (n.) an onset; quantity with which a firearm or apparatus is charged; an office or obligation; an order or command; authoritative instruction or direction; an entry on the debit side.
Chargeable(chär´ja-bl) (adj.) liable to be charged; ratable; burdensome.
Charger(chärj´ẽr) (n.) a cavalry horse; a large dish.
Chariot(char´i-ot) (n.) an ancient two-wheeled car for war, state processions, racing, etc.; a four-wheeled pleasure carriage.
Charioteer(char-i-o-tēr´) (n.) the driver of a chariot.
Charitable(char´i-ta-bl) (adj.) benevolent in disposition; kind and liberal.
Charity(char´i-ti) (n.) the disposition to think well of others; liberality; alms; universal love; an institution for the poor; a gift in trust for a benevolent object.
Charlatan(shär´la-tan) (n.) a quack.
Charlatanism(shar´la-tān-izm) (n.) quackery.
Charm(chärm) (n.) a spell or enchantment; an allurement; a trinket: (v.t.) influence by magic; subdue or fascinate; give exquisite delight to: (v.i.) to work by magic powers; act as a spell.
Chart(chärt) (n.) a map of any part of the sea, river, etc., for the use of mariners; the representation of a ship's course; a mariner's compass; a sheet giving information in tabular form: (v.t.) to lay down, or delineate on a chart; map out: (v.i.) to make a chart or map.
Charter(chär´ter) (n.) a formal document bestowing certain rights and privileges: (v.t.) to establish by charter; to hire or let a ship by charter.
Chartreuse(shär-trẽz´) (n.) a celebrated liqueur until lately made by the monks of La Grande Chartreuse, in France, but at present by a company.
Chary(chār´i) (adj.) cautious; sparing.
Chase(chās) (v.t.) to pursue; capture or kill; hunt; drive away: (v.i.) to ride or hunt rapidly: (n.) eager or vehement pursuit; hunting; open ground for preserving deer: (n.) a groove; an iron frame for securing types; that part of a cannon in front of the trunnions: (v.t.) to work or emboss precious metals; cut, as the thread of a screw.
Chasm(kazm) (n.) a deep gap or opening in the earth; a void space.
Chassis(shas-sē´) (n.) the mechanical parts of an automobile, embracing machinery and running gear.
Chaste(chāst) (adj.) morally pure; modest; pure in style; refined.
Chasten(chās´n) (v.t.) to punish for the purpose of reformation; purify; refine.
Chastise(chas-tīz´) (v.t.) to correct by punishment; reduce to order or obedience.
Chastisement(chas´tiz-ment) (n.) punishment.
Chastity(chas´ti-ti) (n.) moral and sexual purity.
Chat(chat) (v.i.) to talk in an easy familiar manner: (n.) familiar or informal speech.
Chateau(sha-tō´) (n.) a castle; a manor house or country seat; the name of various wines, as Chateau Larouge, etc.
Chatelaine(shat´e-lān) (n.) a bunch of chains to which are attached trinkets, etc., worn at the waist by ladies.
Chattel(chat´el) (n.) personal property except freehold.
Chatter(chat´ẽr) (v.i.) to utter sounds rapidly, as a monkey; rattle the teeth, as in shivering or from fright; talk idly or carelessly; jabber: (v.t.) to utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly: (n.) sounds like those of the magpie, etc.; idle, rapid talk.
Chatterbox(chat´ẽr-boks) (n.) an incessant talker.
Chatty(chat´i) (adj.) talkative, unconventional.
Chauffeur(shō-fẽr´) (n.) an operator of an automobile.
Chauvinism(shō´vin-izm) (n.) blind and unreasoning attachment to a fallen cause; exaggerated political or party fanaticism.
Cheap(chēp) (adj.) purchasable for a low price; common; of small value.
Cheapen(chēp´en) (v.t.) to lessen the price of.
Cheat(chēt) (n.) a fraud or deception; one who cheats: (v.t.) to deceive or defraud; impose upon: (v.i.) to act as a cheat.
Check(chek) (n.) a restraint; a reproof; a pass, ticket, or token; a term in chess; cloth woven in squares of alternate patterns; an order or draft on a bank or banker for money: (v.t.) to restrain; stop; reprove; examine by comparison; mark as having been examined; to place an opponent's king in danger at chess.
Checker(chek´ẽr) (n.) checker-board; one of the squares of a checkered pattern; piece with which to play checkers; (pl.) game played on a checker-board: (v.t.) to mark or decorate with checkers; variegate.
Checkmate(chek´māt) (n.) the winning move at chess when the opponent's king cannot move out of check; a complete defeat from which there is no escape: (v.t.) to give checkmate to; defeat utterly; thwart.
Cheek(chēk) (n.) the side of the face beneath either eye; one of two corresponding sides; cool impudence: (v.t.) face in an impudent manner.
Cheep(chēp) (n.) a shrill noise, as that of a young chicken, or a mouse: (v.i.) to make such a noise.
Cheer(chēr) (n.) temper or state of mind; a state of gladness or joy; a shout of applause; tidings; luck: (v.t.) to gladden; encourage; applaud.
Cheerful(chēr´fool) (adj.) full of good spirits.
Cheerfully(chēr´foo-li) (adv.) in a cheerful manner.
Cheerily(chēr´i-li) (adv.) heartily.
Cheeriness(chēr´i-nes) (n.) the state of being cheery.
Cheerless(chēr´les) (adj.) without comforts; lacking good cheer.
Cheery(chēr´i) (adj.) cheerful; gay.
Cheese(chēs) (n.) the curd or casein of milk coagulated, pressed and allowed to dry in a mold; anything resembling cheese.
Cheetah(chē´ta) (n.) the hunting leopard of India.
Chef(shef) (n.) a professional cook or head cook.
Chemical(kem´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to chemistry: (n.) a chemical substance.
Chemically(kem´i-ka-li) (adv.) according to chemical principles or operations.
Chemise(she-mēz´) (n.) a woman's undergarment; a wall lining an earthwork.
Chemist(kem´ist) (n.) a person skilled in chemistry; dealer in drugs and medicines; an analyst.
Chemistry(kem´is-tri) (n.) the science which treats of the properties of elementary and compound substances and the laws which govern their molecular and atomic relations.
Chenille(she-nēl´) (n.) tufted cord of silk or worsted for the trimming of ladies dresses and for embroidery and fringes.
Cherish(cher´ish) (v.t.) to hold or esteem dear; treat with tenderness, protect and aid; encourage; harbor in the mind.
Cherry(cher´i) (n.) the fruit of a tree allied to the plum; a cordial made from cherries: (adj.) of a cherry color; ruddy.
Cherub(cher´ub) (n.) an angel next to a seraph in rank; a beautiful child.
Cherubic(che-rōō´bik) (adj.) angelic.
Chess(ches) (n.) a game played by two persons with sixteen pieces each on a checkered board divided into sixty-four squares.
Chest(chest) (n.) a large box; the quantity such a box contains; the breast or thorax; a certain quantity of goods.
Chested(ches´ted) (adj.) having a chest.
Chestnut(ches´nut) (n.) the nut or seed of trees of the genus Castanea; the chestnut-tree with its edible fruit; a reddish-brown color; a horse of such color; an old or stale joke: (adj.) reddish-brown.
Chesty(ches´ti) (adj.) conceited; like a braggart who throws forward his chest when he speaks; haughty in a ludicrous or petty way.
Chevalier(shev-a-lēr´) (n.) a knight; a horseman; a member or knight of an honorable order; the lowest title of rank of the old French nobility.
Chevron(shev´ron) (n.) a term in heraldry; the badge on the coat sleeve of a non-commissioned officer, indicative of his rank; a variety of fret ornament.
Chew(chōō) (v.t.) to crush and grind with the teeth; masticate; meditate upon: (v.i.) grind tobacco between the teeth: (n.) that which is chewed; a wad of tobacco.
Chiaroscuro(ki-är-os-kōō´rō) (n.) the treatment of light and shade in painting, drawing, or engraving: (adj.) pertaining to such treatment.
Chic(shēk) (adj.) stylish: (n.) Parisian elegance in dress; manual dexterity.
Chicane(shi-kān´) (n.) mean or unfair artifices to obscure the truth; sophistry.
Chick(chik) (n.) the young of a bird, especially of the domestic hen; hence a child.
Chickadee(chik´a-dē) (n.) a small North American songbird.
Chicken(chik´en) (n.) the young of a fowl, especially the domestic fowl.
Chickenhearted(chik´en-hart´ed) (adj.) timid.
Chickenpox(chik´en-poks) (n.) a mild eruptive disease of children; varicella.
Chickweed(chik´wēd) (n.) a common wild plant with white blossoms.
Chicory(chik´ō-ri) (n.) a perennial plant with bright blue flowers and a tapering root, which, when roasted and ground, is used to mix with coffee.
Chide(chīd) (v.t.) to find fault with; scold: (v.i.) to clamor.
Chidingly(chīd-ing-li) (adv.) in a chiding manner.
Chief(chēf) (n.) a commander or leader; a head or principal person; the principal or most important part: (adj.) principal; most eminent; of the first order, rank, or estimation; leading; main.
Chieftain(chēf´tan) (n.) a captain, leader, or commander; the head of a class or tribe.
Chiffon(shif´un) (n.) a kind of thin gauze fabric.
Chiffonier(shif-ō-nēr´) (n.) a piece of furniture fitted with drawers and shelves used as a sideboard; a rag gatherer.
Chignon(shē-nyông´) (n.) a roll of natural or artificial hair worn by women over a pad at the back of the head.
Child(chīld) (n.) a son or daughter; a very young person; a descendant; one immature in judgment.
Childbirth(chīld-bẽrth) (n.) the act or time of bringing forth a child.
Childhood(chīld´hood) (n.) the period from infancy to puberty.
Childish(chīld´ish) (adj.) like a child; puerile.
Childless(chīld´les) (adj.) having no children; barren.
Childlike(chīld´līk) (adj.) same as childish.
Children(chil´dren) (pl.) of child.
Chili(chil´i) (n.) the dried pod of a capsicum, from which cayenne pepper is made.
Chill(chil) (n.) a sudden coldness; the absence of heat in a substance; the hardened part of a casting: (adj.) having the sensation of cold; depressing; discourteous: (v.t.) to make cold; blast with cold; deject; harden cast iron by sudden cooling.
Chime(chīm) (n.) the musical harmony produced by striking a set of bells with hammers; a set of bells tuned to the musical scale and struck with hammers: (v.i.) to sound in consonance or harmony; be in harmony or agree with; join in; (v.t.) to cause to sound in harmony.
Chimera(ki-mē´ra) (n.) an incongruous conception of the fancy; a cartilaginous fish of remarkable appearance.
Chimerical(ki-mer´ik-al) (adj.) merely imaginary; fantastic; unreal.
Chimney(chim´ni) (n.) the flue, vent, or passage through which smoke or heated air, etc., escapes; a glass tube for a lamp to intensify combustion.
Chimpanzee(chim-pan´zē) (n.) a large West Indian anthropoid ape allied to the gorilla.
Chin(chin) (n.) the part of the face below the under lip: (v.t.) to chatter, talk idly to; to talk in an easy-going, familiar manner to.
China(chī´na) (n.) a fine kind of porcelain: (adj.) of, or from, China; of, or made of, china.
Chinchilla(chin-chil´a) (n.) a small South American rodent with a soft fine fur.
Chine(chīn) (n.) the backbone or spine of an animal; a piece of the backbone of an animal with adjacent parts cut for cooking; a rocky ravine or large fissure in a cliff.
Chink(chingk) (n.) a small fissure opening lengthwise; a narrow aperture: (v.i.) to crack; to form into or close up cracks: (n.) a sharp metallic or jingling sound; money: (v.t.) to cause to make a sharp metallic sound; jingle.
Chintz(chints) (n.) cotton cloth usually glazed, printed in various colors.
Chip(chip) (v.t.) to cut into small pieces; bet at cards: (v.i.) break or fly off into small pieces: (n.) a small piece of stone, wood, etc., cut or broken off; a bonnet, etc., made of thin split wood or Cuban palm leaf.
Chipmunk(chip´mungk) (n.) a small squirrel of North America, having dark and light stripes on its back.
Chipper(chip´ẽr) (adj.) active; pert.
Chirography(kī-rog´ra-fi) (n.) the art of writing or engrossing; judgment of character by the handwriting.
Chiropodist(kī-rop´ō-dist) (n.) one who removes corns, bunions, etc., and is skilled in diseases of the feet and hands.
Chiropractic(ki-ro-prak´tik) (n.) spinal manipulation to cure disease.
Chirp(chẽrp) (n.) a short shrill cheerful note: (v.i.) to utter such a note.
Chisel(chiz´el) (n.) an edged instrument of iron or steel for cutting wood, stone, or metal: (v.t.) to cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; to take an unfair advantage of in a transaction.
Chit(chit) (n.) a child; a pert forward girl.
Chitchat(chit´chat) (n.) familiar talk.
Chivalrous(shiv´al-rus) (adj.) relating to chivalry; warlike; high-spirited; gallant.
Chivalry(shiv´al-ri) (n.) the medieval system of knighthood; knights collectively; the qualifications of a knight, as bravery, nobleness, courtesy, respect for womanly dignity and chastity, etc.; tenure of land by knight's service.
Chloroform(klō´rō-fôrm) (n.) a volatile liquid used for producing insensibility to pain: (v.t.) to administer chloroform to.
Chlorophyll(klō´rō-fil) (n.) the green coloring matter in plants.
Chocolate(chok´ō-lat) (n.) a paste made from the roasted kernels of the cocoa-nut, used in making the beverage so called: (adj.) having the color of, or being, chocolate.
Choice(chois) (n.) the act of choosing; option; the thing chosen; the best or preferable part: (adj.) select; carefully chosen.
Choir(kwīr) (n.) a band of singers in a church; the place where they sing.
Choke(chōk) (v.t.) to suffocate by obstructing the windpipe; block up.
Choker(chō´kẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, chokes; a necktie.
Choler(kō´lẽr) (n.) bile; irascibility.
Cholera(kol´ẽr-a) (n.) a disease with violent vomiting and purging.
Choleric(kol´ẽr-ik) (adj.) bilious; high-tempered; irascible.
Choose(chōōz) (v.t.) to take by preference; select: (v.i.) to make a choice; prefer.
Chop(chop) (v.t.) to cut with repeated blows; hew; mince; to exchange: (v.i.) to do anything with a quick motion; turn or vary suddenly: (n.) the act of chopping; a piece chopped off: (n.) a mark or brand denoting quality.
Chops(chops) (n. pl.) the sides of the mouth of a river, channel, etc.
Chopsticks(chop´stiks) (n. pl.) two small sticks used by the Chinese in place of knives and forks for eating.
Choral(kō´ral) (adj.) of, or pertaining to, a choir; chanted or sung by a choir.
Chorale(kō´rāl) (n.) a simple sacred melody or hymn sung in unison.
Chorally(kō´ra-li) (adv.) in the manner of a chorus.
Chord(kôrd) (n.) the string of a musical instrument; notes in harmony; harmony of color; a straight line joining the ends of the arc of a circle: (v.t.) to string, as a musical instrument.
Chores(chōrz) (n. pl.) the daily light work of a farm or household.
Chorister(kôr´is-tẽr) (n.) a member of a choir.
Chortle(chôr´tl) (v.t.) to chuckle and snort.
Chorus(kō´rus) (n.) a number singing in concert; a concerted piece of music; a band of singers and dancers in a Greek drama.
Chosen(chō´zen) (adj.) selected; choice.
Chowder(chou´dẽr) (n.) a dish of fresh fish; clams stewed together with green corn, chickens, onions, pork, biscuits, etc.
Chrism(krizm) (n.) consecrated oil.
Christ(krīst) (n.) The Anointed; a name given to Jesus of Nazareth, synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah.
Christen(kris´n) (v.t.) to baptize and give a Christian name to; to denominate.
Christendom(kris´n-dum) (n.) countries whose inhabitants profess the Christian faith; Christians collectively.
Christian(kris´chan) (n.) a professor of the religion of Christ: (adj.) professing the religion of Christ.
Christianity(kris-chi-an´i-ti) (n.) the precepts and doctrines taught by Christ.
Christianize(kris´chan-īz) (v.t.) to convert to Christianity.
Christmas(kris´mas) (n.) the festival on December 25, celebrating the birth of Christ.
Chromatic(krō-mat´ik) (adj.) relating to colors; including notes not belonging to the diatonic scale, (n.) a note affected by an accidental; (pl.) that branch of optics which treats of colors.
Chrome(krōm) (n.) chromium: (v.t.) to dye in a bath of bichromate of potash.
Chromium(krō´mi-um) (n.) a steel-gray metal, one of the elements.
Chronic(kron´ik) (adj.) continuing a long time, or recurring; said of a disease.
Chronicle(kron´i-kl) (n.) record of events in order of time.
Chronically(kron´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a chronic manner.
Chronograph(kron´ō-graf) (n.) an instrument for recording minute intervals of time.
Chronological(kron-ō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) relating to, or containing an account of, past events in the order of time.
Chronologically(kron-ō-loj´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a chronological manner.
Chronologist(krō-nol´ō-jist) (n.) one versed in chronology.
Chronology(krō-nol´ō-ji) the science that treats of events and arranges then dates in proper sequence.
Chronometer(krō-nom´e-tẽr) (n.) an instrument for measuring time with extreme accuracy.
Chrysalis(kris´a-lis) (n.) the final stage through which a lepidopterous insect, or a butterfly, passes prior to its winged state.
Chrysanthemum(kris-an´the-mum) (n.) a composite plant with large heads of showy flowers; a flower of this plant.
Chub(chub) (n.) a fresh-water fish.
Chubbiness(chub´i-nes) (n.) plumpness.
Chubby(chub´i) (adj.) plump; fat and round.
Chuck(chuk) (v.t.) to make a noise like a hen calling to her chickens: (n.) a hen's call: (v.t.) to pat in a playful manner; throw smartly to a short distance; hold in a chuck: (n.) a light blow under the chin; a short toss; an appendage to a lathe to secure the work to be turned.
Chuckle(chuk´l) (n.) a quiet, suppressed laugh: (v.i.) to laugh in such a manner.
Chum(chum) (n.) one who lodges in the same apartment; an old or intimate friend: (v.i.) to occupy the same room.
Chump(chump) (n.) a short, thick, heavy piece of wood; a thick-headed, unintelligent man; a block head.
Chunky(chung´ki) (adj.) short and thick.
Church(chẽrch) (n.) a building used for divine worship: (n.) the collective body of Christians; a particular body of Christians; the clergy.
Churchman(chẽrch´man) (n.) an ecclesiastic or clergyman; one who ministers in sacred things; an Episcopalian.
Churl(chẽrl) (n.) formerly one of the lowest orders of freemen; a peasant; a surly ill-bred person.
Churlish(chẽrl´ish) (adj.) ill-bred.
Churn(chẽrn) (n.) a vessel in which milk or cream is agitated to form butter: (v.t.) to make butter by agitating milk or cream; agitate by violent motion.
Chute(shōōt) (n.) an inclined trough for sending articles down; an aquatic switch-back; a river-fall over which timber is floated; a stampede; a bayou.
Chyle(kīl) (n.) a milk-like fluid separated from digested matter in the stomach, absorbed by the lacteal vessels, and assimilated into blood.
Chyme(kīm) (n.) pulp to which the food is reduced in the stomach.
Cicada(si-kā´da) (n.) a genus of insects having the power of producing a shrill sound, as the cricket, etc.
Cicatrix(sik-ä´triks) (n.) the scar remaining after a wound has healed.
Cicerone(sis-e-rō´ne) (n.) a guide who explains the antiquities and chief features of a place.
Cider(sī´dẽr) (n.) the juice of apples expressed and fermented.
Cigar(si-gär´) (n.) a small roll of tobacco-leaf used for smoking.
Cigarette(sig-a-ret´) (n.) a small cigar made of tobacco rolled in thin paper.
Cilia(sil´i-a) (n. pl.) the hair of the eyelids; long minute hair-like appendages on the margins of vegetable bodies; the very minute vibrating filaments lining or covering certain organs.
Cinch(sinch) (n.) a saddle-girth firmly fastened in place by loop and knots; a sure grip or hold.
Cincture(singk´tūr) (n.) a belt or girdle worn round the waist; a raised or carved ring at the bottom and top of a pillar.
Cinder(sin´dẽr) (n.) any piece of a body thoroughly burnt but not reduced to ashes; (pl.) volcanic scoriae; slag.
Cinnamon(sin´a-mun) (n.) the inner aromatic bark of an East Indian tree: (adj.) light-reddish brown.
Cipher(sī´fẽr) (n.) the symbol 0; hence a person or anything without value or power; a monogram; a secret manner of writing, or the key to it; a code: (v.i.) to practice arithmetic; to sound independently of the player: (v.t.) to express in cipher.
Circle(sẽr´kl) (n.) a round body; a plane figure bounded by a single curved line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center; an orb; an enclosure; a sphere or position in society; a number of persons or things united by a common bond; a coterie; an administrative division of a country; an inconclusive form of argument: (v.t.) to encompass: (v.i.) move in a circle; to revolve.
Circlet(sẽrk´let) (n.) a small circle.
Circuit(sẽr´ket) (n.) the act of going round anything; the space enclosed in a circle; the journey of a judge from one place to another to hold assizes; a district assigned to an itinerant preacher; the arrangement by which an electric current is kept up between the two poles of a battery or machine; the path of the electric current.
Circuitous(sẽr-kū´i-tus) (adj.) roundabout.
Circular(sēr´kū-lar) (adj.) round like a circle; ending in itself; intended for circulation: (n.) a printed or written letter or notice.
Circularize(sẽr´kū-lar-īz) (v.t.) to make circular; send circulars to.
Circulate(sẽr´kū-lāt) (v.t.) to cause to pass from point to point or from one person to another: (v.i.) move round and return to the same point; pass from hand to hand; be diffused or distributed; travel.
Circulation(sẽr-kū-la´shun) (n.) the act of moving round; passing or transmitting from place to place; the extent to which a thing is circulated; currency of money.
Circulatory(sẽr´kū-la-tō-ri) (adj.) circulating.
Circumcise(sẽr´kum-sīz) (v.t.) to cut off the foreskin; purify the heart.
Circumcision(sẽr´kum-sizh-un) (n.) the act of circumcising; spiritual purification.
Circumference(sẽr-kum´fẽr-ens) (n.) the line that bounds a circle; a periphery.
Circumferential(sẽr-kum-fẽr-en´shal) (adj.) pertaining to the circumference.
Circumflex(sẽr´kum-fleks) (n.) a mark (^) over a vowel or syllable to denote accent or contraction: (adj.) marked with such an accent; curved or winding: (v.t.) to pronounce or mark with the circumflex.
Circumlocution(sẽr-kum-lō-kū´shun) (n.) a roundabout way of speaking; an indirect mode of statement.
Circumlocutory(sẽr-kum-lok´ū-to-ri) (adj.) expressing few words in many.
Circumnavigate(sẽr-kum-nav´i-gāt) (v.t.) to sail round; usually the globe.
Circumscribe(sẽr-kum-skrīb´) (v.t.) to enclose within certain lines or boundaries; restrict.
Circumspect(sẽr´kum-spekt) (adj.) cautious; prudent; watchful on all sides.
Circumspection(sẽr-kum-spek´shun) (n.) caution; watchfulness on every side; prudence.
Circumstance(sēr´kum-stans) (n.) something relative or appendent to a fact; an incident; (pl.) state of affairs: (v.t.) to place in a particular situation.
Circumstantial(sẽr-kum-stan´shal) (n.) something incidental and subordinate to the main subject; (pl.) incidentals: (adj.) accidental; detailed; proving indirectly.
Circumstantially(sẽr-kum-stan´shi-a-li) (adv.) incidentally; not essentially; minutely; exactly.
Circumvent(sẽr-kum-vent´) (n.) to gain an advantage over by stratagem or deception.
Circumvention(sẽr-kum-ven´shun) (n.) the act of circumventing; a stratagem.
Circus(sẽr´kus) (n.) a large level oblong space for feats of horsemanship, etc., with seats for the spectators arranged in tiers; a semi-circular space.
Cistern(sis´tẽrn) (n.) a natural or artificial receptacle for storing water; a reservoir.
Citadel(sit´a-del) (n.) a fortress, a castle.
Citation(sī-tā´shun) (n.) an official summons to appear before a court, especially an ecclesiastical court; a quotation.
Cite(sīt) (v.t.) to summon officially to appear in court; quote.
Citizen(sit´i-zen) (n.) a native or inhabitant of a town or city; a freeman; a member of a state or nation who enjoys political rights and privileges; a tradesman.
Citizenship(sit´i-zen-ship) (n.) state or condition of being a citizen; rights of a citizen.
Citron(sit´run) (n.) a tree with a fruit like the lemon.
Citrus(cit´rus) the genus of plants which lemon, lime, orange, citron trees belong.
City(sit´i) (n.) a large and important town; a corporate town.
Civic(siv´ik) (adj.) pertaining to a city.
Civil(siv´il) (adj.) relating to the affairs of a city or government; intestine; non-international; not military or criminal; complaisant; well-bred.
Civilian(si-vil´yan) (n.) one engaged in the pursuits of civil life; not a soldier or sailor: (adj.) occupied in civil pursuits.
Civility(si-vil´i-ti) (n.) good breeding; courtesy.
Civilization(siv-i-li-zā´shun) (n.) the act or state of being civilized; culture; refinement.
Civilize(siv´i-līz) (v.t.) to reclaim from a savage state; instruct in the arts and refinements of civilized life.
Civilly(siv´il-li) (adv.) in a civil manner.
Clack(klak) (v.i.) to make a sudden, sharp sound; chatter rapidly and continuously: (n.) a sudden, sharp sound; continual prattle; a variety of ball-valve; a mechanical contrivance in a corn-mill.
Clad(klad) (p.t.) of clothe.
Claim(klām) (v.t.) to demand as a right, or by authority: (v.i.) to be entitled to anything; assert or put forward a claim: (n.) a demand; a right or title to anything; the thing claimed; a piece of land which a miner marks out in accordance with mining laws.
Claimant(klā´mant) (n.) one who demands anything as his right.
Clairvoyance(klār-voi´ans) (n.) the power attributed to persons in a mesmeric state of seeing objects not usually perceptible.
Clairvoyant(klār-voi´ant) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, clairvoyance: (n.) one who professes to have the power of clairvoyance.
Clam(klam) (v.t.) to clog with any glutinous matter: (v.i.) to be moist and cold: (n.) an edible bivalve mollusk.
Clambake(klam´bāk) (n.) clams baked with sea-weed; a picnic at which baked clams form the chief dish.
Clamber(klam´bẽr) (v.t.) to ascend or climb with difficulty.
Clamminess(klam´i-nes) (n.) the state of being clammy.
Clammy(klam´i) (adj.) soft and sticky.
Clamor(klam´ẽr) (n.) a loud and continued noise; popular outcry: (v.t.) shout with a loud voice: (v.i.) make importunate demands.
Clamorous(klam´ẽr-us) (adj.) vociferous.
Clamp(klamp) (n.) anything that fastens or binds; a piece of wood, metal, etc., used to bring two things together: (v.t.) to fasten or bind with clamps.
Clan(klan) (n.) tribe or association of families united under one chieftain, having one common ancestor, and the same surname.
Clandestine(klan-des´tin) (adj.) secret; private.
Clandestinely(klan-des´tin-li) (adv.) in a secret manner.
Clang(klang) (n.) a loud, sharp, ringing metallic sound: (v.t.) to cause to resound with a clang: (v.i.) give out a clang.
Clangor(klang´gẽr) (n.) a sharp clang.
Clank(klangk) (n.) a sharp, hard metallic sound: (v.t. & v.i.) to rattle and sound, as chains.
Clannish(klan´ish) (adj.) pertaining to a clan; closely adherent.
Clap(klap) (v.t. & v.i.) to strike one thing against another with a quick, sharp noise; indicate approval by striking the hands together; put on quickly: (n.) a loud noise made by a sudden collision; applause expressed by clapping; a sudden act or movement.
Clapboard(klab´ōrd) (n.) a thin, narrow board, used for the covering of the sides of frame houses.
Clapper(klap´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, claps; the tongue of a bell; the clack of a mill-hopper.
Claque(klak) (n.) an organized body of men who are paid to applaud or disapprove at theaters; hence interested admirers or critics.
Claret(klar´et) (n.) a light bodied wine of a dark-red color, called by the French "Bordeaux wine" from the district where it is chiefly made; blood: (adj.) claret-colored.
Clarification(klar-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of clarifying.
Clarify(klar´i-fī) (v.t.) to make clear from impurities: (v.i.) to become bright.
Clarinet(klar´i-net) (n.) a keyed reed instrument of the oboe class.
Clarion(klar´ri-un) (n.) a kind of trumpet.
Clash(klash) (v.i.) to make a loud harsh noise by mutual collision: (v.t.) to strike violently together: (n.) the noise so produced.
Clasp(klasp) (v.t.) to shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp: (n.) a hook to hold anything close; a close embrace.
Class(clas) (n.) a rank or order of persons or things; a number of students of the same status; a group of animals or plants next in rank above an order: (v.t.) to classify.
Classic(klas´ik) (adj.) of, or relating to, the highest class or rank in literature or art; pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, the Greek or Roman authors; relating to localities associated with great authors or events; pure; refined; clear-cut: (n.) an author of the first rank whose works serve as a standard; one versed in Greek and Latin literature; (pl.) ancient Greek or Latin literature.
Classical(klas´ik-al) of the highest class or rank, especially in literature; classic.
Classically(klas´i-ka-li) (adv.) in the style or manner of a classic.
Classification(klas-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the art of forming or dividing into classes.
Classifier(klas´i-fī-ẽr) (n.) one who classifies.
Classify(klas´i-fī) (v.t.) to arrange in classes; systematize.
Clatter(klat´ẽr) (v.i.) to make a noise by knocking two sonorous bodies frequently together; talk idly and noisily: (v.t.) to strike anything to make a clatter: (n.) a continuous or confused noise; idle gossip.
Clause(klawz) (n.) a separate part of a written composition, or a sentence; a special proviso in a document.
Clavichord(klav´i-kôrd) (n.) a medieval stringed instrument.
Clavicle(klav´i-kal) (n.) a bone of the neck between the sternum and the scapula. Also collar-bone.
Clavier(kla-vẽr´) (n.) the key-board of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
Claw(klaw) (n.) a sharp hooked nail in the foot of an animal, as the cat; the whole foot of a bird; anything resembling a claw; the narrow part at the base of a leaf or foot-stalk of a petal: (v.t.) to tear or scratch with, or as if with, claws.
Clay(kiā) (n.) anything easily molded; soft plastic earth; the bodily or earthly nature of man: (adj.) made of or like clay: (v.t.) to purify, cover, or manure with clay.
Clean(klēn) (adj.) free from dirt or, extraneous matter; morally or ceremonially pure: (adv.) in a clean manner; entirely; cleverly: (v.t.) to render clean.
Cleanse(klenz) (v.t.) to make clean; purify from moral impurity or guilt.
Clear(klēr) (adj.) bright; pure; not dimmed; translucent; manifest to the understanding; unobstructed; audible; unadulterated: (v.t.) to make bright; render evident; free from obstructions; render more acute or quick; prove or declare innocent; free from legal detention, as imported goods: (v.i.) leave a port; exchange checks, etc., at a bank.
Cleat(klēt) (n.) a thin piece of iron worn on boots to make them more durable; a piece of wood or iron on the yard-arm of a ship to keep the ropes from slipping; a strip of wood nailed across a board: (v.t.) to secure or strengthen with a cleat.
Cleavage(klē´vāj) (n.) act of cleaving; quality of splitting or dividing naturally.
Cleave(klēv) (v.i.) to adhere to; be attached strongly to: (v.t.) to divide with violence; part naturally.
Cleaver(klē´vẽr) (n.) a butcher's heavy hatchet for dividing carcasses.
Clef(kief) (n.) a figure at the beginning of each staff in music to indicate the pitch of all the notes on one particular line or space: (p.t. & p.p.) of cleave, to split: (n.) a crack; crevice.
Cleft(kleft) (p.t. & p.p.) of cleave: (n.) a crack; crevice.
Clemency(klem´en-si) (n.) compassion; remission.
Clement(klem´ent) (adj.) compassionate; forgiving; gentle; forbearing.
Clench(klench) (v.t.) to fasten by bending the point of; to grasp firmly; to close tightly; to make firm; to confirm: (n.) the act of clenching; a firm closing; decisive proof; a firm grip; a bolt; a pun.
Clergy(klẽr´ji) (n.) a body of men set apart by ordination for the service of the Church.
Clergyman(klẽr´ji-man) (n.) a minister.
Clerical(kler´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to the clergy; pertaining to a clerk, writer, or copyist.
Clerk(klẽrk) (n.) a parish clerk; a scholar; one engaged in an office to conduct correspondence, keep books, or transact business generally; an assistant salesman in a store or shop: (v.i.) to act as clerk or salesman.
Clever(klev´ẽr) (adj.) possessing skill or ability; dexterous; expert; good natured and obliging.
Clew(klōō) (n.) a ball of thread; a hint or aid to discovery; one of the corners of a sail: (v.t.) to truss up sails to the yard of a ship.
Click(klik) (v.i.) to make a short sharp successive noise: (v.t.) to move with a clicking sound: (n.) a slight sharp sound; a catch for retaining a bolt.
Client(klī´ent) (n.) one who employs a lawyer; one dependent upon another's patronage.
Cliff(klif) (n.) high steep rock or bank.
Climacteric(klī-mak´tẽr-ik) (n.) one of the critical periods in human life when some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution, such as, in men, about 68, and, in women, about 50.
Climate(klī´mat) (n.) the temperature and meteorological conditions of a country, etc.
Climatic(klī-mat´ik) (adj.) relating to, or connected with, climate.
Climatology(klī-ma-tol´ō-ji) (n.) meteorology.
Climax(klī´maks) (n.) the summit; acme.
Climb(klīm) (v.i.) to mount or ascend, as by the hands and feet: (v.t.) ascend laboriously: (n.) an ascent by climbing.
Clime(klīm) (n.) a country, region, or tract.
Clinch(klinch) (v.t.) to rivet; fix firmly by folding over; double up tightly, as the fingers; to hold fast; to settle a dispute or to come to an agreement: (n.) anything that holds both ways; a mode of fastening large ropes.
Cling(kling) (v.i.) to adhere closely; hold fast by embracing or entwining.
Clinic(klin´ik) (n.) a medical lecture in the presence of patients.
Clinical(klin´ik-al) (adj.) pertaining to a clinic.
Clinically(klin´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a clinical manner.
Clink(klingk) (v.t.) to strike so as to make a slight sharp sound: (v.i.) to make a clinking noise: (n.) a slight sharp successive vibrating noise; in soldier's parlance, a military prison or guard-house.
Clinker(klingk´ẽr) (n.) a mass of partly vitrified brick; slag.
Clip(klip) (v.t.) to cut with shears or scissors; cut off; formerly to debase coin by cutting off the edges: (v.i.) move quickly: (n.) the wool of a season's shearing; a spring holder for holding papers; a slight blow with the hand.
Clipper(klip´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, clips; an instrument for cutting the hair of horses; a sailing vessel with very sharp lines and great spread of canvas; a person or animal that runs swiftly; a first-rate person or thing.
Clique(klēk) (n.) a group of persons united for some common purpose usually sinister; a coterie; a ring.
Cloak(klōk) (n.) a sleeveless, loose outer garment worn by both sexes; hence, a pretext; disguise: (v.t.) to cover with, or as with, a cloak; cover up or conceal.
Clock(klok) (n.) a machine for measuring and indicating the divisions of time by means of hands moving over a dial-plate.
Clockwise(klok´wīz) (adv.) in the direction of the rotation of the hand of a clock.
Clod(klod) (n.) a lump of earth, turf, or clay; a bait used in eel-fishing; the shoulder part of the neck-piece in beef.
Clog(klog) (v.t.) to load with anything that may impede motion; embarrass: (v.i.) to stick or cluster together: (n.) a load or weight; a hindrance; a kind of wooden shoe.
Cloister(klois´tẽr) (n.) a place of religious retirement; a monastery or nunnery; (pl.) an arched way or covered walk running round an ecclesiastical building or college: (v.t.) to confine in a cloister or convent; seclude from the world.
Cloistral(klois´tral) (adj.) pertaining to, or confined in, a cloister; secluded.
Close(kloz) (v.t.) to shut; surround closely; unite together; consolidate; end: (v.i.) to come together; shut in; coalesce; engage in hand-to-hand conflict; grapple: (n.) an enclosed space; the precincts of a cathedral or abbey; an alley: (adj.) (klōz) having no outlet; confined; without ventilation; oppressive; minute; concise; reticent: (adv.) near.
Closet(kloz´et) (n.) a small room for privacy or retirement; a place for storing valuable things or household requisites: (adj.) private; secluded: (v.t.) to receive in a private room for confidential consultation.
Closure(klō´zhūr) (n.) the act of shutting up; that which closes; the end; the closing of a debate by the vote of the majority: (v.t.) to end [a debate] by closure.
Clot(klot) (v.i.) to coagulate: (v.t.) to make, form into, or cover with, clots: (n.) a concrete or coagulate mass of soft or fluid matter.
Cloth(klôth) (n.) a woven fabric of some fibrous material, especially wool; a table covering; the distinctive dress of any profession, especially the clerical.
Clothe(klōth) (v.t.) to put raiment on; cover with, or as with, a garment.
Clothes(klōthz) (n. pl.) covering for the body; dress.
Clothier(klōth´yẽr) (n.) one who manufactures or sells clothes.
Clothing(klōth´ing) (n.) garments in general.
Cloud(kloud) (n.) a mass of visible vapor floating in the atmosphere; a volume of smoke or dust; the dark markings in marble or precious stones; a diffused body of anything; a multitude; a fight woolen shawl: (v.t.) to overspread with, or as with, a cloud; render gloomy; blacken or sully: (v.i.) to grow cloudy.
Cloudy(kloud´i) (adj.) overcast with clouds; misty; hazy; not discernible or intelligible; sullen; gloomy; marked with spots or veins, as marble.
Clout(klout) (n.) a piece of cloth or leather for patching; a cloth for any mean use; the center mark of an archery target; an arrow that has hit the center; a blow on the head with the hand: (v.t.) to patch or mend coarsely; strike with the hand.
Clove(klōv) (p.t.) of cleave: (n.) a pungent aromatic spice.
Cloven(klō´ven) (p.adj.) divided into two parts.
Clover(klō´vẽr) (n.) a species of grass.
Clown(kloun) (n.) a rustic; an ill-bred fellow a professional jester or buffoon.
Clownish(kloun´ish) (adj.) like a clown.
Cloy(kloi) (v.t.) to fill to repletion; surfeit.
Club(klub) (n.) a heavy stick; one of the suits of cards marked with three rounded lobes; a number of persons associated for a common purpose or mutual benefit; a joint expense: (v.t.) to beat with a club; unite in a solid mass: (v.i.) contribute to a common expense.
Clubbable(klub´a-bl) (adj.) having the qualities which fit a man to associate in a club.
Clubfoot(klub´foot) (n.) a deformed foot.
Cluck(kluk) (v.i.) to cry or call like hen to her chickens: (n.) a hen's call.
Clue(klōō) (n.) a hint; a clew.
Clump(klump) (n.) a cluster of trees, etc.; a thick sole; (pl.) a social game: (v.t.) arrange in a clump: (v.i.) tread clumsily.
Clumsily(klum´zi-li) (adv.) awkwardly; heavily.
Clumsy(klum´zi) (adj.) awkward; heavy.
Clung(klung) (p.t.) of cling.
Cluster(klus´tẽr) (n.) a number of things of the same kind growing or collected together; a bunch: (v.i.) to grow or gather into bunches; congregate.
Clutch(kluch) (v.t.) to grasp, seize, or grip strongly: (v.i.) to snatch or seize: (n.) a grasp; seizure; (pl.) hands; claws.
Coach(kōch) (n.) a large covered four-wheeled public or private carriage; a tutor who especially prepares another for an examination or an athletic contest: (v.t.) to instruct or train for an examination, etc.
Coagulant(kō-ag´ū-lant) (n.) a substance that produces coagulation.
Coagulate(kō-ag´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to clot or curdle.
Coagulation(kō-ag-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of coagulating; the state of being coagulated.
Coagulator(kō-ag´ū-lā-tẽr) (n.) that which causes coagulation.
Coal(kōl) (n.) mineralized vegetable matter, used in its hardened form as fuel: (v.t.) to furnish with coal: (v.i.) take in coal.
Coalesce(kō-a-les´) (v.t.) to grow together; combine; unite.
Coalescence(kō-a-les´ens) (n.) the act of coalescing.
Coalescent(kō-a-les´ent) (adj.) growing together.
Coalition(kō-a-lish´un) (n.) union in a body or mass; a combination of persons.
Coarse(kōrs) (adj.) large in texture or size; not refined; rough; rude.; indelicate.
Coarsely(kōrs´li) (adv.) in a coarse manner.
Coarseness(kōrs´nes) (n.) the quality of being coarse.
Coast(kōst) (n.) the margin of the land next the sea; a frontier; a slide in a sledge down an incline: (v.i.) to sail, near or along the coast; descend an incline in a sledge, or on a bicycle without working the pedals (v.t.) to sail close or near to.
Coaster(kōst´ẽr) (n.) a home-trading vessel; one who coasts on a sled.
Coastguard(kōst´gärd) (n.) a member of the service for watching the sea, originally to check smuggling.
Coat(kōt) (n.) an outer garment covering the upper part of the body; an external covering, as fur, etc.; a thin layer; an integument: (v.t.) to cover or spread over.
Coax(kōks) (v.t.) to wheedle; cajole.
Coaxial(kō-ak´si-al) (adj.) having a common axis.
Cob(kob) (n.) a roundish piece of anything; the spike of Indian corn; a strong thickset pony; a young herring; a spider; a pellet for feeding fowls; the bull-head or miller's thumb; a sea-gull; a kind of wicker basket; a kind of breakwater: (v.t.) to punish with a strap; break ore.
Cobble(kob´l) (n.) a pebble; a round medium-sized stone; clumsy work: (v.t.) to mend or patch up coarsely: (v.i.) work clumsily.
Cobbler(kob´ler) (n.) one who mends boots and shoes; a clumsy workman; a cooling summer drink of ice, sherry, sugar, etc., usually drunk through a straw.
Cobra(ko´bra) (n.) a large and most venomous hooded snake found in India.
Cobweb(kob´web) (n.) a spider's web; hence, a net or snare; old musty rubbish: (adj.) made of, or like, a cobweb; flimsy.
Coca(kō´ka) (n.) the dried leaf of a small South American shrub; a powerful tonic.
Cocaine(kō-kān´) (n.) a powerful alkaloid extracted from coca leaves.
Cochineal(koch´i-nēl) (n.) a scarlet dye obtained from the dried body of an insect.
Cochlea(kok´lē-a) (n.) a snail; the spiral-shaped cavity of the inner ear.
Cock(kok) (n.) the male of birds, especially the domestic fowl; the male of certain animals other than birds; a vane in the shape of a cock; a leader or chief; a turn-valve for regulating the flow of a liquid or gas; a small conical heap of hay: (v.t.) to turn up or set the hat or head jauntily on one side; erect: (n.) the action of the verb to cock.
Cockade(kok-ād´) (n.) a badge or ribbon worn on the hat.
Cockatoo(kok-a-tōō´) (n.) a crested bird of the parrot family.
Cockatrice(kok´a-tris) (n.) a fabulous scorpion said to have been hatched in a cock's egg, and possessing the power of killing by a glance of its eye.
Cockchafer(kok´chā-fẽr) (n.) the May-bug.
Cockcrow(kok´krō) (n.) early morning.
Cockerel(kok´ẽr-el) (n.) a young cock.
Cockeyed(kok´īd) (adj.) having squinting eyes.
Cockfight(kok´fīt) (n.) the illegal sport of pitting two or more game cocks, armed with long steel spurs, against each other, as a show.
Cockle(kok´l) (v.t.) to contract into wrinkles: (n.) an edible shellfish with two heart-shaped wrinkled shells; a kiln for drying hops; a stove for drying biscuit-ware.
Cockney(kok´ni) (n.) a Londoner; traditionally one born within sound of the bells of Bow Church, Cheap-side.
Cockpit(kok´pit) (n.) an enclosed space for cock-fighting; the navigation compartment of a vehicle.
Cockroach(kok´rōch) (n.) a black beetle.
Cocktail(kok´tāl) (n.) a mixed drink of which the base may be whiskey.
Cocoa(kō´kō) (n.) the ground seeds of the cacao [raw cocoa] or chocolate tree; also the beverage made from it.
Coconut(kō´kō-nut) (n.) the fruit of the coconut palm-tree.
Cocoon(ko-kōōn´) (n.) the silky oblong case covering the larvae of many spinning insects while in the chrysalis state.
Cod(kod) (n.) a large edible fish found in the northern seas, and especially on the banks of Newfoundland.
Coddle(kod´l) (v.t.) to make effeminate by pampering; treat tenderly; to stew gently: (n.) an over-indulged, pampered person.
Code(kōd) (n.) a body of classified laws or regulations; a system of signals.
Codeine(kō-dē´in) (n.) an active medicinal principle extracted from the poppy.
Codex(kō´deks) (n.) a volume of statutes; a manuscript volume, especially of the sacred Scriptures or of the classic writers, Greek and Roman.
Coexist(kō-egz-ist´) (v.i.) to exist at the same time.
Codger(koj´ẽr) (n.) a miser; a peevish, unreasonable old man.
Codicil(kod´i-sil) (n.) an appendix to a will.
Codify(kō´di-fī) (v.t.) to reduce to a code or digest.
Coefficient(kō-e-fish´ent) (adj.) cooperating: (n.) that which cooperates with another; a number or known quantity prefixed in algebra as a multiplier to a variable or an unknown quantity.
Coerce(kō-ẽrs´) (v.t.) to restrain or constrain by force, especially legally or morally; compel.
Coercion(kō-ẽr´shun) (n.) the act of coercing.
Coercive(kō-ẽr´siv) (adj.) having power to coerce.
Coeval(kō-ē´val) (adj.) contemporaneous.
Coextensive(kō-eks-ten´siv) (adj.) equally extensive.
Coffee(kof´ē) (n.) the seeds of a plant which, roasted and ground, form the well-known beverage.
Coffer(kof´ẽr) (n.) a chest; a kind of caisson or floating dock; a sunken panel; (pl.) a treasury: (v.t.) to enclose in a coffer.
Coffin(kof´in) (n.) a case for the dead; the hollow part of a horse's hoof: (v.t.) enclose in a coffin.
Cog(kog) (n.) the tooth of a wheel; a trick: (v.t.) to furnish with cogs; wheedle; to load dice in order to cheat.
Cogitate(koj´i-tāt) (v.i.) to meditate: (v.t.) to devise or plan.
Cogitation(koj-i-tā´shun) (n.) the act of cogitating.
Cognac(kō´nyak) (n.) a French brandy distilled near Cognac from grapes grown in the valley of the Charente.
Cognate(kog´nāt) (adj.) allied by blood; of the same stock, nature, or quality.
Cognition(kog-nish´un) (n.) knowledge.
Cognitive(kog´ni-tiv) (adj.) having power of mental apprehension.
Cognizable(kon´iz-a-bl) (adj.) that may be known.
Cognizance(kon´i-zans) (n.) judicial knowledge or notice; perception.
Cognizant(kon´i-zant) (adj.) having knowledge of anything.
Cognomen(kog-nō´men) (n.) a surname.
Cohabit(kō-hab´it) (v.i.) to dwell together as husband and wife.
Cohere(kō-hēr) (v.i.) to stick together.
Coherence(kō-hēr´ens) (n.) the state or quality of cohering.
Coherent(kō-hē´rent) (adj.) cohering together; consistent; logical.
Cohesion(kō-hē´zhun) (n.) the force that unites together molecules of the same material; coherence.
Cohesive(kō-hē´siv) (n.) causing to cohere.
Cohort(kō´hôrt) (n.) a body of ancient Roman soldiers, the tenth part of a legion.
Coiffure(koif´ūr) (n.) a head dress; manner of arranging the hair.
Coil(koil) (n.) a rope gathered into a ring; anything resembling it: (v.t.) to gather or wind into a circular heap.
Coin(koin) (n.) money stamped with a legal impression; a corner or angle: (v.t.) to convert into money; invent.
Coinage(koin´aj) (n.) the process of coining; the thing coined; invention.
Coincide(kō-in-sīd) (v.i.) correspond exactly; occur at the same time; fall upon, or meet, in the same point.
Coincidence(kō-in´si-dens) (n.) the act of coinciding.
Coincident(kō-in´si-dent) (adj.) coinciding.
Coiner(koin´ẽr) (n.) one who stamps coins; especially one who makes counterfeit money.
Coir(koir) (n.) the prepared fiber of the husks of coconuts.
Coke(kōk) the residue of coal after the gas, etc., has been expelled: (v.t.) to convert into coke.
Colander(kul´an-dẽr) (n.) a vessel with a perforated bottom.
Cold(kōld) (adj.) without heat or warmth; frigid; without passion or zeal; indifferent; insensible; blue in tone: (n.) the opposite of heat; the sensation produced by the loss of heat; a catarrh.
Coldblooded(kōld-blud´ed) (adj.) having the blood below 90° Fahrenheit in temperature; indifferent.
Coleslaw(kōl´slaw) (n.) cabbage salad.
Colic(kol´ik) (n.) acute spasmodic pain in the abdomen or bowels: (adj.) pertaining to. or affecting, the bowels.
Colicky(kol´ik-i) (adj.) pertaining to colic.
Collaborate(ko-lab´ō-rāt) (v.i.) to work jointly, especially in literary or scientific work.
Collaboration(ko-lab-ō-ra´shun) (n.) united labor.
Collaborator(ko-lab´ō-rā-tẽr) (n.) one who assists another, especially in literary or scientific work.
Collapse(kol-aps´) (n.) a falling in or together; sudden and complete failure; general prostration of the vital powers: (v.i.) to fall in or together; shrink up; break down.
Collapsible(kol-ap´si-bl) (adj.) collapsing; capable of collapsing.
Collar(kol´ẽr) (n.) anything encircling the neck, worn for use, restraint, or ornament; a round ring or flange: (v.t.) to seize by the collar; put a collar on; roll up.
Collate(kol-āt´) (v.t.) compare critically one thing with another of the same kind, as manuscripts or text of books; place in an ecclesiastical benefice.
Collateral(kol-at´ẽr-al) (adj.) side by side; auxiliary; concurrent; descended from the same stock, but in a different line; same as collateral security, or a security stocks, bonds, etc., pledged to secure a loan in cash.
Collaterally(kol-at´ẽr-a-li) (adv.) in a collateral manner.
Collation(kol-ā´shun) (n.) comparison; a light repast; the presentation to a benefice by a bishop, who is the patron.
Collator(kol-ā´tẽr) (n.) one who collates manuscripts or books; the bishop who collates.
Colleague(kol´ēg) (n.) an associate in the same office, employment, or commission.
Collect(kol´ekt) (n.) a short comprehensive prayer: (kol-ekt´) (v.t.) gather together; assemble; demand and obtain payment of: (v.i.) to meet together; accumulate.
Collected(kol-ekt´ed) (adj.) self-possessed.
Collection(kol-ek´shun) (n.) the act of gathering together; a mass; a crowd; an assemblage of works of art, natural objects, etc.; a contribution to a special object; a private college examination.
Collective(kol-ek´tiv) (adj.) accumulative.
Collectivism(kol-ek´tiv-izm) (n.) the socialistic theory that land and capital should be owned by society collectively. Opposed to individualism.
Collectivist(kol-ek´tiv-ist) (n.) an advocate of collectivism: (adj.) pertaining to collectivism.
Collector(kol-ek´tẽr) (n.) one who collects.
College(kol´ej) (n.) a society of men possessing certain powers and rights, and engaged in some common pursuit, especially literary studies; the house or buildings founded for such a society.
Collegian(kol-ē´ji-an) (n.) a member of a college.
Collegiate(kol-ē´ji-at) (adj.) pertaining to, or containing, a college; instituted like a college.
Collide(kol-īd´) (v.i.) to come into collision.
Collie(kol´i) (n.) a Scotch sheep-dog.
Collier(kol´yẽr) (n.) a digger of coal; a coal-digger; a vessel in the coal trade.
Colliery(kol´yẽr-i) (n.) a coal mine.
Collision(kol-izh´un) (n.) the act of striking two bodies violently together; concussion.
Collocation(kol-ō-kā´shun) (n.) the act of placing; arrangement.
Colloquial(kol-ō´kwi-al) (adj.) used in ordinary conversation.
Colloquialism(kol-o´kwi-al-izm) (n.) a colloquial form of speech; slang.
Colloquy(kol´ō-kwi) (n.) a conversation; a dialogue.
Collusion(kol-ū´zhun) (n.) a secret agreement for a fraudulent or evil purpose.
Collusive(kol-ū´siv) (adj.) fraudulently concerted.
Colon(kō´lon) (n.) a mark of punctuation (:); almost a full stop; the largest of the intestines.
Colonel(kẽr´nel) (n.) the commanding officer of a regiment.
Colonelcy(ker´nel-si) (n.) the rank of a colonel.
Colonial(ko-lō´ni-al) (adj.) pertaining to a colony.
Colonialism(ko-lō´ni-al-izm) (n.) the characteristics of colonial life; a colonial habit or phrase.
Colonist(kol´ō-nist) (n.) an inhabitant of a colony.
Colonization(kol-ō-ni-zā´shun) (n.) the act of colonizing, or state of being colonized; the temporary settlement of men in a voting district to qualify them as electors.
Colonize(kol´ō-nīz) (v.t.) to settle 01 establish a colony in.
Colonnade(kol-on-ād´) (n.) a series of columns.
Colony(kol´ō-ni) (n.) a body of people from their native country who settle in another land, but are under the jurisdiction of, or connected with, the parent country; the country thus settled; a number of animals or plants living or growing together.
Color(kul´ẽr) (n.) the hue or appearance that a body presents to the eye; a pigment or paint; complexion; redness; an apparent right or reason; pretense; false show; (pl.) a military or naval flag: (v.t.) to impart a color to; tint; dye; give a specious appearance to; make plausible.
Colorblind(kul´er-blīnd) (adj.) a defect in the vision which makes the afflicted unable to distinguish one color from another; as, blue from yellow, green from red, etc.
Coloring(kul´ẽr-ing) (n.) the act or art of giving a color to; the color so applied.
Colorist(kul´ẽr-ist) (n.) an artist whose works are characterized by beauty of color.
Colorless(kul´ẽr-les) (adj.) without color; neutral.
Colossal(ko-los´al) (adj.) like a colossus; gigantic.
Colosseum(kol-o-sē´um) (n.) the Flavian amphitheater in ancient Rome.
Colossus(ko-los´us) (n.) a statue of gigantic size.
Colt(kōlt) (n.) a young horse; a young foolish fellow; a knotted rope's end formerly used as an instrument of punishment in the navy.
Coltish(kōlt´ish) (adj.) like a colt; frisky.
Columbine(kol´um-bīn) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, a dove or pigeon: (n.) a plant with flowers of five petals; in pantomime the beautiful lady who is pursued by Harlequin and accompanied by Pantaloon, Pantomime or the clown.
Column(kol´um) (n.) a round pillar to support or adorn a building; any body of certain dimensions pressing vertically on its base; a division of the page of a book, etc.; a formation of troops in deep files.
Columnar(kō-lum´nar) (adj.) having the form or shape of a column.
Coma(kō´ma) (n.) insensibility; stupor: (n.) the nebulous hair-like envelope surrounding the nucleus of a comet; the aggregate of branches forming the leafy head of a tree.
Comatose(kō´ma-tōs) (adj.) torpid; lethargic.
Comb(kōm) (n.) a toothed instrument to separate and adjust the hair; the crest of a cock; the crest of a wave or hill; a honeycomb: (v.t.) to dress the hair with a comb; grain: (v.i.) to roll over, as the crest of a wave.
Combat(kom´bat) (v.i.) to fight; act in opposition: (v.t.) to fight with; oppose by force: (n.) a contest by force; a struggle.
Combatant(kom´bat-ant) (n.) one who combats: (adj.) disposed to fight; bearing arms.
Combative(kom-bat´iv) (adj.) pugnacious.
Combination(kom-bi-nā´shun) (n.) the union of bodies or qualities; an association of persons for a common object; (pl.) underclothing woven in one piece.
Combine(kom-bīn´) (v.t.) to unite or join; link closely together: (v.i.) to unite, agree, or coalesce.
Combustibility(kom-bus-ti-bil´i-ti) (n.) the property of being combustible.
Combustible(kom-bus´ti-bl) (adj.) inflammable: (n.) an inflammable substance.
Combustion(kom-bust´yun) (n.) the act of burning; the state of being burnt; the union of an inflammable substance with oxygen, etc., producing fight and heat.
Come(kum) (v.i.) to move towards; draw near; reach; happen; arrive at some state or condition: (v.t.) to act or play the part of.
Comedian(ko-mē´di-an) (n.) an actor or player in comedy.
Comedy(kom´e-di) (n.) dramatic representation of the humorous or ridiculous side of human life.
Comeliness(kum´li-nes) (n.) grace; beauty.
Comely(kum´li) (adj.) graceful; handsome.
Comet(kom´et) (n.) a luminous celestial body, with an eccentric orbit, consisting, when perfect, of a nucleus, coma, and a tail.
Comfit(kum´fit) (n.) a dry sweetmeat.
Comfort(kum´fẽrt) (v.t.) to console; strengthen; inspirit: (n.) a state of quiet enjoyment; consolation; encouragement; a quilted bed-cover.
Comfortable(kum´fẽr-ta-bl) (adj.) imparting or enjoying comfort.
Comforter(kum´fẽr-tẽr) (n.) one who comforts; a long woolen scarf.
Comfortless(kum´fẽrt-les) (adj.) cheerless; lacking comfort.
Comic(kom´ik) (adj.) exciting mirth.
Comical(kom´ik-al) (adj.) exciting mirth.
Comicality(kom-i-kal´i-ti) (n.) the state of being comical.
Comically(kom´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a comical manner.
Coming(kum´ing) (n.) an arrival: (adj.) expected; future.
Comity(kom´i-ti) (n.) civility; politeness; acts of international courtesy.
Comma(kom´a) (n.) a punctuation point (,).
Command(kom-and´) (v.t.) to order or charge with authority; control; exercise supreme authority over; lead: (v.i.) act as a commander; exercise power or authority: (n.) authority; an order or mandate; a dominating situation; a naval or military force under the command of a particular officer.
Commandant(kom-an-dänt´) (n.) an officer in command of a fortified place or a body of troops.
Commandeer(kom-man-dēr´) (v.t.) to seize by military force and by alleged military necessity.
Commander(kom-and´ẽr) (n.) one who commands; a naval officer next below a captain.
Commandment(kom-and´ment) (n.) a command; a precept; a law, especially any one of the Decalogue.
Commando(kom-an´dō) (n.) a military expedition by private individuals.
Commemorate(kom-em´ō-rāt) (v.t.) to call to remembrance by a solemn act; celebrate with honor.
Commemoration(kom-em-ō-ra´shun) (n.) the act of commemorating; a day of academic celebration at Oxford, when degrees are conferred.
Commemorative(kom-em´ō-rā-tiv) (adj.) preserving the memory of.
Commemorator(kom-em´ō-ra-tẽr) (n.) one who commemorates.
Commence(kom-ens´) (v.i.) to come into existence; begin: (v.t.) enter upon; perform the first act of.
Commencement(kom-ens´ment) (n.) beginning; origin; the annual festival when degrees, etc., are conferred at American colleges.
Commend(kom-end´) (v.t.) recommend as worthy of notice; praise; bring to mind.
Commendable(kom-mend´a-bl) (adj.) worthy of being commended or praised.
Commendation(kom-en-dā´shun) (n.) the act of commending; approval.
Commendatory(kom-end´a-to-ri) (adj.) serving to commend; containing praise.
Commensurability(kom-en-sū-ra-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being commensurable.
Commensurable(kom-en´sū-ra-bl) (adj.) having, or reducible to, a common measure.
Commensurate(kom-en´sū-rāt) reducible to a common measure; equal.
Comment(kom´ent) (n.) a spoken or written remark, especially a written note by way of explanation, etc.; criticism: (v.i.) (kom-ent´), to write notes or explanations on the text of an author.
Commentary(kom´en-ta-ri) (n.) a series of explanatory notes or an notations.
Commentator(kom´en-ta-tẽr) (n.) one who writes notes to explain an author.
Commerce(kom´ẽrs) (n.) interchange of merchandise on a large scale between nations or individuals; intercourse.
Commercial(kom-ẽr´shal) (adj.) pertaining to trade or commerce; mercantile.
Commercialism(kom-ẽr´shal-izm) (n.) commercial habits, methods, or principles.
Commercially(kom-ẽr´sha-li) (adv.) in a commercial manner.
Commingle(kō-ming´gl) (v.t. & v.i.) to mix; blend.
Commiserate(kom-iz´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) feel pity for; sympathize with in distress.
Commiseration(kom-iz-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) pity.
Commissariat(kom-i-sā´ri-at) (n.) the department of an army concerned with the supply of transports, provisions, etc.
Commissary(kom´i-sa-ri) (n.) one to whom some charge is committed by a superior; a delegate; an official in the commissariat department.
Commission(kom-ish´un) (n.) a delegation of business to anyone; the act of doing or committing; a trust; a charge; the warrant by which anything is done; one or more persons appointed to perform certain specified duties; brokerage or allowance: (v.t.) empower; send with authority.
Commissioner(kom-ish´un-ẽr) (n.) a person empowered by a commission or warrant; an officer in charge of some department of the public service.
Commit(kom-it´) (v.t.) to give in charge or trust; surrender; consign; perpetrate; learn by heart; send for trial, or to poison.
Commitment(kom-it´ment) (n.) the act of committing.
Committee(kom-it´ē) (n.) persons appointed to consider or manage any matter.
Commode(kom-ōd´) (n.) a high headdress formerly in vogue; a chest of drawers or bureau; a night-stool.
Commodious(kom-ō´di-us) (adj.) useful; convenient; roomy.
Commodity(kom-od´i-ti) (n.) that which is useful; an article of commerce; (pl.) goods; merchandise.
Commodore(kom´o-dōr) (n.) a captain commanding a squadron; the leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
Common(kom´un) (adj.) belonging equally to more than one; public; usual; frequent; inferior; of low birth or origin; applied to nouns that are both masculine and feminine: (n.) a tract of open public land.
Commonalty(kom´un-al-ti) (n.) the common people.
Commoner(kom´un-ẽr) (n.) one not a peer; a member of the House of Commons; one who has a joint right in common land; at Oxford, a student not on the foundation.
Commonly(kom´un-li) (adv.) usually; meanly.
Commonplace(kom´un-plās) (n.) a memorandum for ready reference; an obvious remark; anything ordinary: (adj.) uninteresting; trite; common; neither new nor striking.
Commonsense(kom´un-sens´) (adj.) characterized by sound practical judgment.
Commonweal(kom´un-wēl) (n.) the public good or welfare.
Commonwealth(kom´un-welth) (n.) the whole body of people in a state; a republic.
Commotion(kom-ō´shun) (n.) violent agitation.
Communal(kom´ū-nal) (adj.) pertaining to a commune.
Commune(kom-ūn´) (v.t.) to converse together; impart; take counsel; partake of the Eucharist, or Holy Communion.
Communicability(kom-ū-ni-ka-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being communicable.
Communicable(kom-ū´ni-ka-bl) (adj.) impartible.
Communicant(kom-ū´ni-kant) (adj.) communicating: (n.) a partaker, especially of the Eucharist.
Communicate(kom-ū´ni-kat) (v.t.) to impart; reveal: (v.i.) to share; partake of the Eucharist.
Communication(kom-ū-ni-kā´shun) (n.) the act of communicating; means of passing from one place to another; news; intercourse.
Communicative(kom-ū´ni-kā-tiv) (adj.) unreserved.
Communicator(kom-ū´ni-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or anything which, communicates.
Communion(kom-ūn´yum) (n.) intercourse; fellowship; common possession; a religious body; the partaking of the Eucharist.
Communism(kom´ū-nizm) (n.) the doctrine of having property in common; socialism.
Communist(kom´ū-nist) (n.) a supporter of communism; a socialist.
Communistic(kom-ū-nis´tik) (adj.) relating to communism.
Community(kom-ū´ni-ti) (n.) a body of persons having common rights, interests, and privileges; a corporation; society generally; common character.
Commutable(kom-ū´tā-bl) (adj.) interchangeable.
Commutation(kom-ū-tā´shun) (n.) the act of commuting.
Commutator(kom´ū-tā-tẽr) (n.) a device to change the electric motor so as to make an alternating current continue, or opposite; a plan for changing or varying the strength of such a current.
Commute(kom-ūt´) (v.t.) to exchange; substitute; reduce the severity of; regulate the direction of an electric current: (v.i.) to pay in gross amount; to travel regularly as a commuter.
Commuter(kom-ūt´ẽr) (n.) one who exchanges; the user of a commutation ticket in traveling.
Compact(kom´pakt) (n.) an agreement or covenant: (v.t.) (kom-pakt') to press or pack closely; consolidate.
Companion(kom-pan´yun) (n.) a comrade; an associate or partner; the hut over a ship's ladder: (adj.) attendant.
Companionship(kom-pan´yun-ship) (n.) fellowship.
Company(kum´pä-ni) (n.) an assemblage of people; a body of persons associated together; society; fellowship; a firm; a ship's crew; a subdivision of a regiment.
Comparable(kom´pa-ra-bl) (adj.) capable of being compared; of equal regard.
Comparative(kom-par´a-tiv) (adj.) estimated by comparison; not positive: (n.) the comparative degree of grammar.
Compare(kom-pār´) (v.t.) to make one thing the measure of another; inflect so as to form the degrees of comparison: (v.i.) to bear a comparison.
Comparison(kom-par´i-sun) (n.) the act of comparing; an illustration or simile.
Compartment(kom-pärt´ment) (n.) a division by a partition, as of a carriage, etc.; a panel.
Compass(kum´pas) (v.t.) to encircle; walk around; besiege: (n.) a circular course; a circumference; extent; grasp; an instrument indicating the magnetic meridian; (pl.) a mathematical instrument for dividing and drawing circles.
Compassion(kom-pash´un) (n.) sorrow for the sufferings of others; sympathy; pity.
Compassionate(kom-pash´un-āt) (v.t.) to have compassion for: (adj.) sympathetic; merciful.
Compatibility(kom-pat-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being compatible; congruity.
Compatible(kom-pat´i-bl) (adj.) congruous; suitable.
Compatriot(kom-pā´tri-ot) (n.) a fellow countryman.
Compeer(kom´pēr) (n.) an equal.
Compel(kom-pel´) (v.t.) to urge irresistibly; force.
Compendious(kom-pen´di-us) (adj.) succinct.
Compendium(kom-pen´di-um) (n.) an abridgment.
Compensate(kom´pen-sāt) (v.t.) to recompense; make amends for: (v.i.) to make compensation for.
Compensation(kom-pen-sā´shun) (n.) amends; recompense; a set-off.
Compete(kom-pēt´) (v.i.) enter into competition with another; rival.
Competence(kom´pe-tens) (n.) the state of being competent; sufficiency.
Competent(kom´pe-tent) (adj.) fit; able; suitable; qualified; moderate.
Competition(kom-pe-tish´un) (n.) rivalry.
Competitive(kom-pet´i-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to competition; emulous.
Competitor(kom-pet´i-tẽr) (n.) a rival.
Compilation(kom-pi-lā´shun) (n.) the act of compiling; the thing compiled.
Compile(kom-pīl) (v.t.) to put together in fresh form existing materials.
Compiler(kom-plī´ẽr) one who complies.
Complacence(kom-plā´sens) (n.) inward satisfaction.
Complacent(kom-plā´sent) (adj.) affable.
Complain(kom-plān´) (v.i.) to express grief, pain, or resentment; charge formally.
Complainant(kom-plān´ant) (n.) a plaintiff.
Complaint(kom-plānt´) (n.) an accusation; an expression of grief or pain; ailment.
Complaisance(kom-plā-sans´) (n.) courtesy.
Complaisant(kom-plā-sant´) (adj.) courteous.
Complected(kom-plek´ted) (adj.) interwoven; complexioned.
Complement(kom´ple-ment) (n.) full number or quantity; a complete set: (v.t.) to supply a deficiency.
Complete(kom-plēt) (adj.) free from deficiency; entire; absolute; finished: (v.t.) to supply what is lacking; finish.
Completely(kom-plēt´li) (adv.) in a complete manner.
Completion(kom-plē´shun) (n.) accomplishment.
Complex(kom´pleks) (adj.) composed of various parts of things; composite; intricate.
Complexion(kom-plek´shun) (n.) the color of the skin, especially the face; aspect.
Complexioned(kom-plek´shund) (adj.) having a complexion.
Complexity(kom-pleks´i-ti) (n.) the state of being complex.
Complexly(kom-pleks´li) (adv.) in a complex manner.
Compliance(kom-plī´ans) (n.) acquiescence.
Compliant(kom-plī´ant) (adj.) yielding.
Complicate(kom´pli-kāt) (v.t.) to make intricate; involve: (adj.) intricate; folded together.
Complication(kom-pli-kā´shun) (n.) the act of complicating; the state of being complicated.
Complicity(kom-plis´i-ti) (n.) partnership in crime.
Compliment(kom´pli-ment) (n.) a formal act or expression of courtesy; delicate flattery: (v.t.) to flatter; congratulate; praise.
Complimentary(kom-pli-ment´a-ri) (adj.) conveying a compliment.
Comply(kom-plī) (v.i.) to yield assent; agree to.
Compo(kom´pō) (n.) a kind of concrete; a material for printing-rollers.
Component(kom-pō´nent) (adj.) constituent: (n.) an elementary part of a compound.
Comport(kom-pōrt´) (v.i.) to agree; harmonize: (v.t.) to behave.
Compose(kom-pōz´) (v.t.) to form by combination; write as an author; calm; adjust; arrange in proper order; put together.
Composed(kom-pōzd´) (p.p.) of "compose": (adj.) tranquil; quiet.
Composer(kom-pōz´ẽr) (n.) one who composes; a musical author; one who calms.
Composing(kom-pōz´ing) (adj.) tending to calm; pertaining to, or used in, composition.
Composite(kom-poz´it) (adj.) compound.
Composition(kom-pō-zish´un) (n.) the act of composing; the thing composed; a mass formed by mingling various ingredients; mutual settlement or agreement; a musical or literary work; the art of forming sentences.
Compositor(kom-poz´i-tẽr) (n.) one who sets types.
Compost(kom´pōst) (n.) a mixture of various substances for fertilizing the ground; builder's compost: (v.t.) to cover with compost, plaster or stucco.
Composure(kom-pō´zhur) (n.) tranquillity.
Compote(kom´pōt) (n.) stewed fruit.
Compound(kom-pound´) (v.t.) to mix or combine together; settle by mutual agreement; discharge a debt by paying a part: (adj.) (kom´pound) composed of two or more elements or ingredients or words: (n.) (kom´pound) a mixture of two or more elements or ingredients.
Comprehend(kom-pre-hend´) (v.t.) to include or comprise; grasp with the mind; conceive.
Comprehensibility(kom-pre-hen-si-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality or state of being comprehensible.
Comprehensible(kom-pre-hen´si-bl) (adj.) intelligible.
Comprehension(kom-pre-hen´shun) (n.) the act of comprehending; extent, understanding.
Comprehensive(kom-pre-hen´siv) (adj.) including much; full.
Compress(kom-pres´) (v.t.) to press together; condense: (n.) (kom´pres) a soft pad used in surgery to maintain pressure.
Compressible(kom-pres´i-bl) (adj.) condensable.
Compression(kom-presh´un) (n.) condensation.
Compressive(kom-pres´iv) (adj.) that compresses.
Compressor(kom-pres´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, compresses.
Comprise(kom-prīz´) (v.t.) to comprehend.
Compromise(kom´pro-mīz) (n.) a settlement by mutual concessions: (v.t.) to settle by compromise; expose to risk.
Comptroller(kon-trōl´ẽr) (n.) see controller.
Compulsion(kom-pul´shun) (n.) the act of compelling; force; constraint.
Compulsive(kom-pul´siv) (adj.) forcible.
Compulsorily(koni-pul´so-ri-li) (adv.) forcibly.
Compulsory(kom-pul´so-ri) (adj.) exercising compulsion; obligatory.
Compunction(kom-pungk´shun) (n.) contrition.
Computation(kom-pū-tā´shun) (n.) the act or process of computing; estimate.
Compute(kom-pūt´) (v.t.) to number; calculate; reckon: (v.i.) make calculations.
Computer(kom-pū´tẽr) (n.) one who or that which computes; calculator; calculating machine.
Comrade(kom´rad) (n.) a companion.
Con(kon) (v.t.) to peruse carefully; fix in the mind by constant repetition; to direct a helmsman how to steer.
Concatenation(kon-kat-e-nā´shun) (n.) a series of things united like links.
Concave(kon´kāv) (adj.) hollow and curved.
Concavity(kon-kav´i-ti) (n.) the state of being concave; the inner surface of a rounded hollow body.
Conceal(kon-sēl´) (v.t.) to hide; keep secret; disguise.
Concealment(kon-sēl´ment) (n.) the act of hiding or keeping secret; a place of hiding; shelter.
Concede(kon-sēd´) (v.t.) to yield; admit.
Conceit(kon-sēt´) (n.) an idea; an overestimate of one's own abilities; a quaint fancy.
Conceivable(kon-sēv´a-bl) (adj.) imaginable.
Conceive(kon-sēv´) (v.t.) imagine; understand; develop in the womb: (v.i.) to think; become pregnant.
Concentrate(kon´sen-trāt) (v.t.) to bring to one point or common center; intensify the action of; condense: (adj.) reduced to a pure or dense state.
Concentration(kon-sen-trā´shun) (n.) the state of being concentrated; condensation.
Concentric(kon-sen´trik) (adj.) having a common center.
Concept(kon´sept) (n.) an abstract general notion or conception.
Conception(kon-sep´shun) (n.) the impregnation of the ovum; the act or power of conceiving in the mind; an idea or notion.
Concern(kon-sẽrn´) (v.t.) to relate or belong to; interest or engage; make uneasy: (n.) business; affair; interest; anxiety; a firm.
Concerned(kon-sẽrnd´) (adj.) having connection with; interested; anxious or solicitous.
Concerning(kon-sẽrn´ing) (prep.) relating to.
Concert(kon-sẽrt´) (v.t.) to contrive or devise together; adjust or arrange mutually: (n.) (kon´sẽrt) a musical entertainment; cooperation; mutual agreement.
Concerted(kon-sẽrt´ed) (adj.) mutually planned or agreed upon; arranged in parts.
Concertina(kon-sẽr-tē´na) (n.) a musical instrument of the accordion class.
Concerto(kon-sẽr´tō) (n.) a musical composition for a solo instrument with an orchestra accompaniment.
Concession(kon-sesh´un) (n.) the act of conceding; the thing conceded; land, privileges, etc., granted by a government to a company, etc., for some specific purpose.
Concessionaire(kon-sesh-un-ār´) (n.) a person holding a concession.
Conch(kongk) (n.) a marine shell.
Concierge(kông-si-ārzh´) (n.) in France, a door-keeper or janitor.
Conciliate(kon-sil´i-āt) (v.t.) to reconcile; win or gain the affections of.
Conciliator(kon-sil´i-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who conciliates.
Conciliatory(kon-sil´i-a-tō-ri) (adj.) tending to conciliate or reconcile.
Concise(kon-sīs´) (adj.) condensed, terse.
Concisely(kon-sīs´li) (adv.) tersely; briefly.
Conciseness(kon-sīs´nes) (n.) brevity.
Conclave(kon´klāv) (n.) a private meeting, as of cardinals for the election of a Pope.
Conclude(kon-klūd´) (v.t.) to infer; determine; settle; end: (v.i.) draw an inference.
Conclusion(kon-klū´zhun) (n.) a final determination; result; end.
Conclusive(kon-klū´siv) (adj.) decisive; final.
Concoct(kon-kokt´) (v.t.) to digest; cook; assimilate mentally; plot.
Concoction(kon-kok´shun) (n.) the act of concocting; a plan or plot; a compound of various ingredients.
Concomitant(kon-kom´i-tant) (n.) accompanying; conjoined with: (n.) an attendant.
Concord(kon´kôrd) (n.) harmony; union; agreement.
Concordance(kon-kôr´dans) (n.) agreement; a dictionary of words or passages, with references to the places where they occur in certain works, especially in the Bible or in Shakespeare.
Concordant(kon-kôr´dant) (adj.) harmonious.
Concordat(kon-kôr´dat) (n.) a compact or agreement, especially between Church and State.
Concourse(kong´kōrs) (n.) arriving together; an assembly or crowd.
Concrete(kon´krēt) (adj.) united in growth; coalesced; not abstract: (n.) a mass formed by concretion; a compact mass of lime, sand, gravel, mortar, etc., used for building: (v.i.) (kon-kret´) to coalesce: (v.t.) to form by the union of particles.
Concretion(kon-krē´shun) (n.) the act of concreting; a mass formed by the union of separate particles.
Concubinage(kong-kū´bi-nāj) (n.) the act of living as man and wife without being legally married.
Concubine(kong´kū-bīn) (n.) a woman who lives with a man without being legally married.
Concupiscence(kon-kū´pi-sens) (n.) illicit sexual desire; unlawful desire.
Concupiscent(kon-kū´pi-sent) (adj.) lustful.
Concur(kon-kẽr´) (v.i.) to agree or unite in action or opinion; coincide.
Concurrence(kon-kur´ens) (n.) the act of concurring; agreement; consent.
Concurrent(kon-kur´ent) (adj.) acting in union or conjunction; joint and equal in authority; meeting at one point: (n.) that which concurs; a contributory cause.
Concussion(kon-kush´un) (n.) the shock caused by two bodies coming violently together; injury by a fall.
Condemn(kon-dem´) (v.t.) to pronounce or judge guilty; blame; censure; declare to be forfeited.
Condemnation(kon-dem-nā´shun) (n.) the act of condemning.
Condemnatory(kon-dem´na-tō-ri) (adj.) implying condemnation.
Condensation(kon-den-sā´shun) (n.) compression.
Condense(kon-dens´) (v.t.) to compress; make close or thick: (v.i.) grow dense.
Condenser(kon-dens´ẽr) (n.) an apparatus for reducing gases or vapors to a liquid or solid form; a device for storing electricity; a lens for concentrating light.
Condescend(kon-de-send´) (v.i.) to stoop; descend; yield; deign.
Condescension(kon-de-sen´shun) (n.) the act of condescending; voluntary humiliation.
Condign(kon-dīn´) (adj.) well-deserved; suitable.
Condiment(kon´di-ment) (n.) a seasoning, such as pepper, mustard, horseradish, etc.
Condition(kon-dish´un) (n.) state; quality; external circumstances; stipulation or terms of a contract: (v.t.) to contract or stipulate; bring into and keep in bodily health; examine.
Conditionally(kon-dish´un-a-li) (adv.) with certain limitations.
Condole(kon-dōl´) (v.t.) to lament: (v.i.) to express sympathy for another.
Condolence(kon-dol´ens) (n.) sympathy.
Condone(kon-dōn´) (v.t.) to pardon, especially a violation of marital duty.
Condor(kon´dẽr) (n.) a very large South American vulture.
Conduce(kon-dūs´) (v.i.) to tend to; contribute.
Conducive(kon-dū´siv) (adj.) having the quality or power of conducing.
Conduct(kon-dukt´) (v.t.) to guide; direct; manage; behave: (n.) (kon´dukt) personal behavior or practice; management.
Conductance(kon-duk´tans) (n.) power or capacity for conducting electricity.
Conductibility(kon-duk-ti-bil´i-ti) (n.) the capability of being conducted.
Conductible(kon-duk´ti-bl) (adj.) capacity of being conducted.
Conduction(kon-duk´shun) (n.) transmission by a conductor.
Conductive(kon-duk´tiv) (adj.) having the quality or power of conducting.
Conductivity(kon-duk-tiv´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being conductive.
Conductor(kon-duk´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, conducts; a leader or guide; one who has charge of a car or train; a substance which conducts or transmits certain forces.
Conduit(kon´dit) (n.) a canal or pipe for the conveyance of water, etc.
Cone(kon) (n.) a geometrical figure broad, round, and broad at the bottom and lessening the circumference towards the top; the fruit of the fir pine, etc.; a storm-cone: (v.t.) to shape like the segment of a cone.
Coney(kō´ni) another form of cony.
Confab(kon´fab) (v.i.) to chat.
Confabulation(kon-fab-ū-lā´shun) (n.) a chat.
Confection(kon-fek´shun) (n.) anything conserved or compounded with sugar; a sweetmeat.
Confectioner(kon-fek´shun-ẽr) (n.) one who prepares and sells sweetmeats, etc.
Confectionery(kon-fek´shun-e-ri) sweetmeats cakes, preserves, etc.
Confederacy(kon-fed´ẽr-a-si) (n.) persons, states, or nations united in a league.
Confederate(kon-fed´ẽr-āt) (v.i.) to unite in a league: (adj.) united by a league: (n.) a member of a confederation; an ally; an accomplice.
Confederation(kon-fed-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of confederating; an alliance; an alliance of states previously independent.
Confer(kon-fẽr´) (v.t.) to give or bestow: (v.i.) to consult together; converse.
Conference(kon´fẽr-ens) (n.) the act of consulting together formally; an appointed meeting for discussing some topic or business; an ecclesiastical assembly.
Confess(kon-fes´) (v.t.) to admit or acknowledge; avow; grant; prove; hear as a priest a confession: (v.i.) disclose the state of one's conscience to a priest and receive absolution.
Confession(kon-fēsh´un) (n.) act of confessing; anything disclosed or acknowledged.
Confessional(kon-fesh´un-al) (n.) an enclosed cabinet, in which a priest sits to hear confession; the practice of auricular confession.
Confessor(kon-fes´ẽr) (n.) one who makes a profession of his faith and suffers persecution; a priest who hears confessions and grants absolution.
Confidant(kon´fi-dant) (n.) a confidential or bosom friend.
Confide(kon-fīd´) (v.i.) have confidence in: (v.t.) to trust fully.
Confidence(kon´fi-dens) (n.) trust; reliance.
Confident(kon´fi-dent) (adj.) full of confidence; positive; bold; dogmatical.
Confidential(kon-fi-den´shal) (adj.) spoken or written in confidence; trustworthy.
Confidentially(kon-fi-den´sha-li) (adv.) in a confidential manner.
Configuration(kon-fig-u-rā´shun) (n.) external form; relative position of the planets.
Confine(kon´fīn) (n.) a boundary, border, or limit; a frontier: (v.t.) (kon-fīn´) to restrict within limits; imprison.
Confinement(kon-fīn´ment) (n.) the act of confining; childbirth.
Confirm(kon-fẽrm´) (v.t.) to strengthen; ratify; administer the rite of confirmation.
Confirmation(kon-fẽr-mā´shun) (n.) the act of confirming; verification; evidence; admission to full communion after baptism.
Confirmative(kon-fẽrm´a-tiv) (adj.) tending to confirm or establish.
Confirmatory(kon-fẽr´ma-tō-ri) (adj.) serving to confirm.
Confiscate(kon´fis-kāt) (v.t.) to adjudge to be forfeited to the public treasury; seize, as thus forfeited.
Confiscation(kon-fis-kā´shun) (n.) the act of confiscating.
Confiscator(kon´fis-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who confiscates.
Confiscatory(kon-fis´ka-tō-ri) (adj.) characterized by, or attended with, confiscation.
Conflagration(kon-fla-grā´shun) (n.) a great fire.
Conflict(kon-flikt´) (v.i.) to strike or dash together; contend; fight: (n.) (kon´flikt) a fight or struggle for the mastery; a battle; antagonism; a violent collision.
Conflicting(kon-flikt´ing) (adj.) opposing.
Confluence(kon´flu-ens) (n.) the junction of two or more streams; an assembly.
Confluent(kon´flu-ent) (adj.) flowing or running together: (n.) a tributary river or stream.
Conform(kon-fôrm´) (v.t.) to make like; bring into harmony: (v.i.) to be in harmony with; comply with.
Conformable(kon-fôrm´a-bl) (adj.) like; corresponding; compliant; in parallel order.
Conformation(kon-fôr-mā´shun) (n.) structure; arrangement; shape.
Conformist(kon-fôrm´ist) (n.) a member of the Established Church of England.
Conformity(kon-fôrm´i-ti) (n.) compliance with established forms; resemblance.
Confound(kon-found´) (v.t.) to mingle; perplex; astonish; confuse; overthrow.
Confrere(kôn-frār´) associate.
Confront(kon-frunt´) (v.t.) to stand face to face; oppose, compare.
Confuse(kon-fūz´) (v.t.) to mingle; jumble up; render indistinct; disconcert; perplex.
Confusion(kon-fū´zhun) (n.) the act of confusing; perplexity; loss of self-possession; disorder; tumult.
Confutation(kon-fū-tā´shun) (n.) disproof.
Confute(kon-fūt´) (v.t.) to prove to be false or invalid convict of error.
Congeal(kon-jēl´) (v.t.) to freeze; to make stiff and harden by the influence of cold: (v.i.) to become frozen by the influence of cold; to change from a liquid to a solid by reason of cold.
Congenial(kon-jē´ni-al) (adj.) kindred; pleasant and sympathetic; cognate.
Congeniality(kon-jē-ni-ari-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being congenial.
Congenital(kon-jen´i-tal) (adj.) existing, or produced, at birth; constitutional.
Conger(kong´gẽr) (n.) a large sea-eel.
Congeries(kon-jē´ri-ēz) (n. singular & plural) a collection of particles into one mass; a gathering.
Congest(kon-jest´) (v.t.) to accumulate.
Congested(kon-jest´ed) (p.adj.) unduly crowded; containing an unnatural accumulation of blood.
Congestion(kon-jest´yun) (n.) an overcrowded condition, especially of the blood-vessels.
Congestive(kon-jes´tiv) (adj.) implying congestion.
Conglomerate(kon-glom´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to gather into a ball or round mass: (adj.) collected or clustered together: (n.) a rock composed of rounded or water-worn fragments of pre-existent rocks.
Conglomeration(kon-glom-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of conglomerating; a miscellaneous collection.
Congratulate(kon-grat´ū-iāt) (v.t.) to felicitate on account of some happy event.
Congratulation(kon-grat-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of congratulating.
Congratulatory(kon-grat´ū-la-tō-ri) (adj.) expressing congratulations.
Congregate(kong´grē-gāt) (v.t.) to assemble; gather together: (v.i.) to come together.
Congregation(kong-grē-gā´shun) (n.) an assembly, especially of persona for religious worship.
Congregational(kong-grē-gā´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to a congregation.
Congregationalism(kong-grē-gā-shun-al-izm) (n.) a democratic form of church government, each congregation being self-governed.
Congregationalist(kong-grē-gā´shun-al-ist) (n.) an adherent of Congregationalism: (adj.) pertaining to Congregationalism.
Congress(kong´gres) (n.) a conference; an assembly of ambassadors, etc., for the settlement of international affairs: (n.) the national legislature of the United States, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives.
Congressional(kon-gresh´un-al) (adj.) pertaining to Congress.
Congressman(kong´gres-man) (n.) a member of Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
Congruence(kon´grōō-ens) (n.) suitability; agreement; consistency.
Congruent(kon´grōō-ent) (adj.) suitable; agreeing.
Congruity(kon-grōō´i-ti) (n.) agreement; fitness.
Congruous(kon´grōō-us) (adj.) accordant; fit.
Conic(kon´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or shaped like, a cone: (n. pl.) the branch of geometry which treats of the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola; conic sections.
Coniferous(kō-nif´ẽr-us) (adj.) bearing cones.
Conjectural(kon-jek´tūr-al) (adj.) doubtful.
Conjecture(kon-jek´tūr) (n.) a probable inference; a guess: (v.t.) to imagine; surmise: (v.i.) to form conjectures.
Conjoin(kon-join´) (v.t.) to join together; connect or associate: (v.i.) to unite.
Conjoint(kon-joint´) (adj.) united; cooperating.
Conjugal(kon´ju-gal) (adj.) of, of pertaining to, marriage; connubial.
Conjugate(kon´ju-gāt) (v.t.) to inflect verbs: (v.i.) to unite in conjugation: (adj.) combined in pairs; kindred in meaning and origin.
Conjugation(kon-ju-gā´shun) (n.) the act of conjugating; the inflection of a verb; a kind of sexual union.
Conjunction(kon-jungk´shun) (n.) union; association; connection; the apparent meeting of two or more stars or planets; a word used to connect sentences or words.
Conjunctive(kon-jungk´tiv) (adj.) serving to unite; closely connected: (n.) the conjunctive mood.
Conjuncture(kon-jungk´tur) (n.) a combination of many circumstances or causes; a critical time.
Conjuration(kon-jū-rā´shun) (n.) the act of conjuring or invoking; an incantation; an enchantment; solemn entreaty.
Conjure(kon-jur´) (v.t.) to summon in a sacred name; enjoin with the highest solemnity; (kun´jer) influence by, or as if by, magic: (v.i.) to practice the arts of a conjurer.
Conjurer(kun´jẽr-ẽr) (n.) one who performs tricks by sleight of hand; a pretended enchanter; (kun-jẽr´ẽr) (n.) one who solemnly enjoins.
Conjuror(kon-jū´rẽr) (n.) one bound by an oath with others.
Conman(kon´man) (n.) a man who plays the confidence-game or bunco-game as already described.
Connect(kon-nekt´) (v.t.) to bind or fasten together; unite; associate with: (v.i.) to be joined; cohere.
Connected(kon-nekt´ed) (adj.) linked together.
Connection(kon-nek´shun) (n.) the state of being connected; relation by marriage or blood; sexual intercourse; acquaintance; one's customers, etc.
Connective(kon-nek´tiv) (adj.) able to connect: (n.) that which connects.
Connector(kon-nek´tẽr) (n.) one who or that which connects.
Conning(kon´ing) (n.) the act of directing the helmsman of a vessel.
Connivance(kon-ni´vans) (n.) the act of conniving; passive cooperation in a crime or fault; collusion.
Connive(kon-nīv´) (v.i.) to close the eyes upon a fault; be in secret complicity.
Connoisseur(kon-ā-sẽr´) (n.) a critical judge.
Connotation(kon-nō-tā´shun) (n.) inference from an object to a quality.
Connotative(kon-nō´ta-tiv) (adj.) attributive.
Connote(kon-nōt´) (v.t.) to designate by implication; imply as an attribute.
Connubial(kon-ū´bi-al) (adj.) of, or pertaining to, the marriage state; nuptial.
Conquer(kong´kẽr) (v.t.) gain by conquest; overcome; subdue: (v.i.) to get the victory.
Conqueror(kong´kẽr-ẽr) (n.) a victor.
Conquest(kon´kwest) (n.) the act of conquering; subjugation; victory.
Consanguineous(kon-sang-gwin´e-us) (adj.) related by blood or birth.
Consanguinity(kon-sang-gwin´i-ti) (n.) blood relationship.
Conscience(kon´shens) (n.) the moral sense which distinguishes right from wrong.
Conscientious(kon-shi-en´shus) (adj.) influenced or regulated by conscience; scrupulous.
Conscious(kon´shus) (adj.) aware of one's thoughts and actions; sensible.
Consciousness(kon´shus-nes) (n.) the knowledge of that which passes in one's own mind.
Conscript(kon-skript´) (v.t.) to enroll for compulsory military or naval service; (kon´skript) (adj.) registered; enrolled: (n.) one thus compulsorily enrolled.
Conscription(kon-skrip´shun) (n.) compulsory military or naval service; the persons enrolled.
Consecrate(kon´se-krāt) (v.t.) to set apart as sacred; dedicate to the service of God; set apart to a sacred office; devote: (adj.) consecrated; made sacred.
Consecration(kon-se-krā´shun) (n.) the act of consecrating; a setting apart or devoting to a sacred use or office.
Consecutive(kon-sek´ū-tiv) (adj.) successive; following.
Consecutively(kon-sek´ū-tiv-li) (adj.) successively.
Consensus(kon-sen´sus) (n.) general agreement.
Consent(kon-sent´) (n.) a yielding of the mind or will; acquiescence; sympathy: (v.i.) to comply; yield; accede; concur.
Consequence(kon´se-kwens) (n.) that which naturally follows an effect; inference; result; importance; significance.
Consequent(kon´se-kwent) (adj.) following as a result or natural effect: (n.) a result or effect.
Consequential(kon-se-kwen´shal) (adj.) following as the effect; self-important.
Conservation(kon-sẽr-vā´shun) (n.) the act of preserving from decay; loss, or injury.
Conservative(kon-sẽr´va-tiv) (adj.) having the tendency or power to preserve: (n.) that which preserves; one opposed to hasty changes in the political, religious, or civil institutions of the country.
Conservatoire(kon-sẽr-va-twär´) (n.) a public institution for instruction, especially singing, music, etc.
Conservator(kon´sẽr-vā-tẽr) one who preserves or takes charge.
Conservatory(kon-sẽr´va-tō-ri) (adj.) tending to preserve: (n.) a greenhouse.
Conserve(kon-sẽrv´) (v.t.) to preserve from injury or destruction; preserve with sugar; (kon´serv) (n.) preserved or candied fruit.
Consider(kon-sid´ẽr) (v.t.) to fix the mind upon; contemplate: (v.i.) to deliberate; reflect.
Considerable(kon-sid´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) worthy of notice; important; valuable; more than a little.
Considerably(kon-sid´ẽr-a-bli) (adv.) in a considerable manner.
Considerate(kon-sid´ẽr-āt) (adj.) having regard for others; prudent; thoughtful; careful.
Consideration(kon-sid-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of considering; claim to notice; mature thought; an equivalent regard for others.
Considering(kon-sid´ẽr-ing) (prep.) taking into consideration; allowing for: (n.) doubt; consideration.
Consign(kon-sīn´) (v.t.) to deliver in a formal manner to another; yield in trust; to send goods.
Consignee(kon-sīn-ē´) (n.) the person to whom goods are sent; an agent or factor.
Consignment(kon-sīn´ment) (n.) the act of consigning; the thing consigned.
Consignor(kon-sīn´ẽr) (n.) the person who consigns goods to another.
Consist(kon-sist´) (v.i.) to be composed of; coexist; subsist.
Consistence(kon-sis´tens) (n.) degree of density or firmness; harmony.
Consistent(kon-sis´tent) (adj.) solid; uniform; not contradictory.
Consolable(kon-sōl´a-bl) (n.) admitting of consolation or comfort.
Consolation(kon-sō-lā´shun) (n.) alleviation of mental or physical distress; solace.
Consolatory(kon-sol´a-tōr-i) (adj.) tending to console; comforting; soothing.
Console(kon-sōl´) (v.t.) to give comfort to; cheer in sorrow; solace: (n.) an ornamental bracket supporting a cornice.
Consolidate(kon-sol´i-dāt) (v.t.) to make solid; harden; condense: (v.i.) to become solid.
Consolidation(kon-sol-dā´shun) (n.) the act of consolidating; solidification.
Consomme(kon-so-mā´) (n.) a strong clear soup or bouillon.
Consonance(kon´sō-nans) (n.) agreement of sounds; harmony; concord.
Consonant(kon´sō-nant) (adj.) harmonious; accordant: (n.) a letter other than a vowel.
Consort(kon´sôrt) (n.) a companion; a partner; a husband or wife; a ship accompanying another: (v.t. & v.i.) (kon-sôrt´) to associate; keep company.
Conspectus(kon-spek´tus) (n.) a general sketch or digest of some subject; a synopsis.
Conspicuous(kon-spik´ū-us) (adj.) mentally or physically visible; manifest; distinguished.
Conspiracy(kon-spir´a-si) (n.) a plot; two or more persons engaged together for an unlawful or evil purpose.
Conspirator(kon-spir´a-tẽr) (n.) one who conspires.
Conspire(kon-spīr´) (v.i.) to concert a crime; combine for an unlawful purpose.
Constable(kun´sta-bl) (n.) a high officer of state in medieval courts; a policeman.
Constabulary(kon-stab´ū-lẽr-i) (adj.) pertaining to constables: (n.) constables collectively.
Constancy(kon´stan-si) (n.) firmness; stability; fidelity.
Constant(kon´stant) (adj.) steadfast; firm, continuous: (n.) in physics, that which is not subject to change as gravity.
Constellation(kon-stel-ā´shun) (n.) a group or cluster of fixed stars designated by some name; an assemblage of splendors.
Consternation(kon-stẽr-nā´shun) (n.) excessive terror, wonder, or surprise; perturbation.
Constipate(kon´sti-pāt) (v.t.) to crowd, to condense; to stop up; to make costive.
Constipation(kon-sti-pā´shun) (n.) costiveness; inactivity of the bowels.
Constituency(kon-stit´ū-en-si) (n.) the body of electors voting for a member of Congress, etc.
Constituent(kon-stri´ū-ent) (adj.) necessary or essential: (n.) an essential or component part; an elector.
Constitute(kon´sti-tūt) (v.t.) to compose or make up; appoint; elect; enact; establish.
Constitution(kon-sti-tū´shun) (n.) the act of constituting; the thing constituted; bodily strength; mental or physical temperament; the fundamental law of a nation, state or society, whether unwritten as in Great Britain, or written as in the United States.
Constitutional(kon-sti-tū´shun-al) (adj.) inherent in the constitution; fundamental: (n.) a walk taken for the benefit of the health.
Constrain(kon-strān´) (v.t.) to hold down or keep back by force; restrain.
Constraint(kon-strānt´) (n.) compulsion.
Constrict(kon-strikt´) (v.t.) to bind; cramp.
Constriction(kon-strikt´shun) (n.) compression; contraction.
Constrictive(kon-strikt´tiv) (adj.) that constricts.
Constrictor(kon-strik´tẽr) (n.) that which contracts or compresses; a muscle which contracts, closes, or compresses; a large serpent, the boa-constrictor of South America.
Construct(kon-strukt´) (v.t.) to build; form; put together; compose.
Construction(kon-strak´shun) (n.) the act of building; that which is constructed; an edifice; interpretation; the syntactical arrangement of words in a sentence.
Constructive(kon-struk´tiv) (adj.) having the character of construction; inferred.
Constructively(kon-struk´tiv-li) (adv.) by construction.
Constructiveness(kon-struk´tiv-nes) (n.) the faculty to construct.
Constructor(kon-struk´tẽr) (n.) one who constructs.
Construe(kon´strōō) (v.t.) to put into proper order by syntactical rules; translate; interpret.
Consubstantiation(kon-sub-stan-shi-ā´shun) (n.) the doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are in a mysterious manner substantially present in the Eucharistic elements after consecration.
Consul(kon´sul) (n.) the chief magistrate of the Roman Republic, and of the French Republic 1799-1804; an officer commissioned by a government to reside in a foreign country to promote the interests of its trade, and protect its subjected.
Consular(kon´sul-ar) (adj.) pertaining to a consul.
Consulate(kon´sū-lāt) (n.) the office or official residence of a consul.
Consult(kon-sult´) (v.t.) to ask advice of; regard: (v.i.) to take counsel together.
Consultation(kon-sul-tā´shun) (n.) the act of consulting; a conference or deliberation on some special matter.
Consultative(kon-sul´ta-tiv) (adj.) deliberative.
Consume(kon-sūm´) (v.t.) to destroy; waste; spend; use up; devour: (v.i.) waste away; be exhausted.
Consumer(kun-sū´mẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, consumes.
Consummate(kon´sum-āt) (v.t.) to complete; finish: (adj.) (kon-sum´at) perfect.
Consummately(kon-sum´āt-li) (adv.) perfectly.
Consummation(kon-sum-ā´shun) (n.) completion.
Consumption(kon-sump´shun) (n.) the act of consuming; a gradual wasting away; pulmonary disease.
Consumptive(kon-sump´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to consumption.
Contact(kon´takt) (n.) touch; close union.
Contagion(kon-tā´jun) (n.) transmission of disease by direct or indirect contact.
Contagious(kon-ta´jus) (adj.) transmitted by contact.
Contain(kon-tān´) (v.t.) to hold, as a vessel; keep within bounds; enclose: (v.i.) to live in continence.
Contaminate(kon-tam´i-nāt) (v.t.) to pollute.
Contamination(kon-tam-i-nā´shun) (n.) pollution.
Contemn(kon-tem´) (v.t.) to despise.
Contemplate(kon-tem´plāt) (v.t.) to consider with continued attention; meditate on; study.
Contemplation(kon-tem-plā´shun) (n.) the act of contemplating; pious meditation; intention.
Contemplative(kon-tem´plā-tiv) (adj.) thoughtful.
Contemporaneous(kon-tem-po-rā´nē-us) (adj.) contemporary; at the same time.
Contemporary(kon-tem´pō-ra-ri) (adj.) existing or occurring at the same time: (n.) one living at the same time as another.
Contempt(kon-tempt´) (n.) disdain; scorn; disobedience to the orders, etc., of a court.
Contemptible(kon-temp´ti-bl) (adj.) meriting scorn.
Contemptibly(kon-temp´ti-bli) (adv.) in a contemptible manner.
Contemptuous(kon-temp´tū-us) (adj.) disdainful.
Contend(kon-tend´) (v.i.) to strive in opposition; vie; dispute or debate; assert.
Content(kon-tent´) (adj.) satisfied; willing: (v.t.) to satisfy; gratify; appease: (n.) (kon´tent) generally plural, that which is comprised in anything.
Contented(kon-tent´ed) (p.adj.) gratified; satisfied.
Contention(kon-ten´shun) (n.) contest; debate.
Contentious(kon-ten´shus) (adj.) causing contention; quarrelsome; litigious.
Contentment(kon-tent´ment) (n.) satisfaction.
Conterminous(kon-tẽr´mi-nus) (adj.) contiguous.
Contest(kon-test´) (v.t.) to dispute; oppose; litigate: (v.i.) to strive; contend; vie: (n.) (kon´test) a struggle for superiority; dispute.
Contestant(kon-tes´tant) (n.) one who contests, especially an election, or a will.
Context(kon´tekst) (n.) the parts in a book or discourse immediately adjoining the sentence quoted.
Contiguity(kon-ti-gū´i-ti) (n.) contact.
Contiguous(kon-tig´ū-us) (adj.) adjacent.
Continence(kon´ti-nens) (n.) chastity; self-restraint; moderation.
Continent(kon´ti-nent) (adj.) chaste; exercising self-restraint: (n.) a large extent of land forming a geographical division, as North America with South America.
Continental(kon-ti-nent´al) (adj.) pertaining to a continent.
Contingency(kon-tin´jen-si) (n.) state of being contingent; an event that may occur; possibility.
Contingent(kon-tin´jent) (adj.) accidental; conditional: (n.) a possibility; quota of troops.
Continual(kon-tin´ū-al) (adj.) proceeding without interruption; incessant; constant.
Continually(kon-tin´ū-a-li) (adv.) without intermission.
Continuance(kon-tin´ū-ans) (n.) permanence; uninterrupted succession; duration.
Continuation(kon-tin-ū-ā´shun) (n.) the act of continuing.
Continue(kon-tin´ū) (v.t.) to carry on without interruption; persist in: (v.i.) to remain; abide; endure; persevere.
Continuity(kon-ti-nū´i-ti) (n.) uninterrupted succession or connection; cohesion.
Continuous(kon-tin´ū-us) (adj.) uninterrupted.
Contort(kon-tôrt´) (v.t.) to twist.
Contortion(kon-tôr´shun) (n.) a twist; flexure.
Contortionist(kon-tôr´shun-ist) (n.) an acrobat who contorts his body in performing gymnastics.
Contour(kon´tōōr) (n.) an outline; profile: (v.t.) to make an outline of.
Contraband(kon´tra-band) (adj.) prohibited from importation; illegal.
Contract(kon-trakt´) (v.t.) draw closer together; shorten; condense: (v.i.) to shrink up; bargain; agree upon: (n.) (kon´trakt) a compact; a written agreement.
Contractile(kon-trak´til) (adj.) having the power of shortening itself.
Contractility(kon-trak-til´i-ti) (n.) the power of contracting.
Contraction(kon-trak´shun) (n.) the act of contracting; the state of being contracted; the reduction of two vowels or syllables into one; abbreviation.
Contractor(kon-trak´tẽr) (n.) one of the parties to a contract; one who contracts to supply or construct for a stipulated sum.
Contradict(kon-tra-dikt´) (v.t.) to assert the contrary or opposite of; gainsay; deny.
Contradiction(kon-tra-dik´shun) (n.) the act of contradicting; denial; incongruity.
Contradictory(kon-tra-dik´tō-ri) (adj.) contrary.
Contradistinction(kon-tra-dis-tingk´shun) (n.) a distinction by opposite qualities.
Contralto(kon-tral´tō) (n.) the part sung by the highest male countertenor or the lowest female voice alto; also the lowest female voice.
Contrariety(kon-tra-rī´i-ti) (n.) opposition; inconsistency.
Contrarily(kon´tra-ri-li) (adv.) in a contrary manner.
Contrariness(kon-trā´ri-nes) (n.) contrariety.
Contrariwise(kon´tra-ri-wīz) (adv.) conversely.
Contrary(kon´tra-ri) (adj.) opposite; in an opposite direction; perverse; wayward: (n.) a thing of opposite qualities.
Contrast(kon-trast´) (v.t.) to place in contrast; compare: (n.) (kon´trast) opposition or difference of qualities made manifest by comparison.
Contravene(kon-tra-vēn´) (v.t.) to obstruct; violate.
Contravention(kon-tra-ven´shun) (n.) opposition; violation.
Contretemps(kông-tr-täng´) (n.) an unexpected event causing confusion; a hitch.
Contribute(kon-trib´ūt) (v.t.) to give to some common stock; furnish as a share: (v.i.) to use one's influence.
Contribution(kon-tri-bū´shun) (n.) the act of contributing; a subscription; tax; a writing furnished to a periodical.
Contributor(kon-trib´ū-tẽr) (n.) one who contributes.
Contributory(kon-trib´ū-tō-ri) (adj.) promoting the same end.
Contrite(kon´trīt) (adj.) penitent.
Contritely(kon-trīt´li) (adv.) penitently.
Contriteness(kon-trīt´nes) (n.) penitence; sorrow.
Contrition(kon-trish´un) (n.) sorrow for sin.
Contrivance(kon-trī´vans) (n.) a device; apparatus; scheme; plan.
Contrive(kon-trīv´) (v.t.) to devise; invent; plan; scheme.
Control(kon-trōl´) (n.) a check; restraint; superintendence; authority: (v.t.) to restrain; govern; regulate.
Controllable(kon-trōl´a-bl) (adj.) subject to control.
Controller(kon-trōl´ẽr) (n.) one who controls; a public officer who oversees and verifies the accounts of subordinate officials.
Controversial(kon-trō-vẽr´shal) (adj.) polemical.
Controversially(kon-trō-vẽr´sha-li) (adv.) in a controversial manner.
Controversy(kon´trō-vẽr-si) (n.) agitation of contrary opinions; debate; disputation.
Controvert(kon-trō-vẽrt´) (v.t.) to contend against; refute; disprove.
Controvertible(kon-trō-vẽr´ti-bl) (adj.) capable of being disputed.
Contumacious(kon-tū-mā´shus) (adj.) perverse; obstinate.
Contumacy(kon´tū-ma-si) (n.) obstinate or perverse opposition to lawful authority.
Contumelious(kon-tū-mē´li-us) (adj.) haughtily contemptuous or offensive; supercilious.
Contumely(kon´tū-me-li) (n.) naughty and contemptuous rudeness; scornful and insolent abuse.
Contuse(kon-tūz´) (v.t.) to wound or bruise without breaking the skin.
Contusion(kon-tū´zhun) (n.) the act of contusing; the state of being contused.
Conundrum(ko-nun´drum) (n.) a riddle.
Convalesce(kon-va-les´) (v.i.) to recover strength and health after illness.
Convalescence(kon-vayles´ens) (n.) gradual recovery after illness.
Convalescent(kon-va-les´ent) (adj.) recovering health.
Convene(kon-vēn´) (v.i.) to meet together: (v.t.) cause to assemble; summon judicially.
Convenience(kon-vē´ni-ens) (n.) fitness; freedom from discomfort; accommodation.
Convenient(kon-vē´ni-ent) (adj.) suitable; appropriate; affording accommodation; handy.
Convent(kon´vent) (n.) a community of religious recluses; a nunnery; monastery.
Conventicle(kon-ven´ti-kl) (n.) an assembly for worship.
Convention(kon-ven´shun) (n.) a political or ecclesiastical assembly; a diplomatic agreement.
Conventional(kon-ven´shun-al) (adj.) sanctioned by, or growing out of, custom or tacit agreement; based on. accepted models or artistic rules.
Conventionality(kon-ven-shun-al´i-ti) (n.) adherence to conventional rules or precedents; artificiality.
Conventionalize(kon-ven´shun-a-līz) (v.t.) to bring into harmony with ordinary usage; to render conventional.
Conventionally(kon-ven´shun-a-li) (adv.) in a conventional manner.
Converge(kon-vẽrj´) (v.i.) tend to one point.
Convergence(kon-vẽrj´ens) (n.) tendency to one point.
Convergent(kon-vẽrj´ent) (adj.) tending to one point.
Conversant(kon´vẽr-sant) (adj.) acquainted or familiar with; proficient.
Conversation(kon-vẽr-sā´shun) (n.) informal or familiar talk.
Conversational(kon-vẽr-sā´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to conversation.
Converse(kon-vẽrs´) (v.i.) to interchange thoughts; talk familiarly: (adj. & n.) (kon´vẽrs) reversed in order or relation; opposite; acquaintance; familiar talk.
Conversely(kon-vẽrs´li) (adv.) reciprocally.
Conversion(kon-vẽr´shun) (n.) change from one state, or from one religion, to another.
Convert(kon-vẽrt´) (v.t.) to transmute; change from one religion to another; cause to undergo a moral change; apply to any use: (n.) (kon´vẽrt) one who changes from one religion to another; one who has undergone a moral change.
Converter(kon-vẽrt´ẽr) (n.) one who converts; an iron retort used for converting pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process; a kind of electrical induction coil.
Convertibility(kon-vẽrt-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being convertible.
Convertible(kon-vẽr´ti-bl) (adj.) transmutable; interchangeable.
Convex(kon´veks) (adj.) curved on the exterior surface; opposed to concave: (n.) a convex body.
Convexity(kon-veks´i-ti) (n.) roundness.
Convey(kon-vā´) (v.t.) to carry or transport; transmit; impart; communicate; transfer the title to property.
Conveyance(kon-vā´ans) (n.) the act or means of conveying; a vehicle; the transference of property from one owner to another.
Conveyancing(kon-vā´ans-ing) (n.) the business of drawing deeds, leases, etc., and investigating titles to property.
Convict(kon-vikt´) (v.t.) to prove or pronounce guilty of a crime charged: (n.) (kon´vikt) a criminal sentenced to penal servitude.
Conviction(kon-vik´shun) (n.) the act of convicting; the state of being convicted; strong belief.
Convince(kon-vins´) (v.t.) to satisfy by evidence or argument; persuade; cause to believe.
Convivial(kon-viv´i-al) (adj.) festive; jovial.
Conviviality(kon-viv-i-al´i-ti) (n.) good fellowship.
Convivially(kon-viv´i-a-li) (adv.) festively.
Convocation(kon-vō-kā´shun) (n.) the act of convoking an assembly, especially of bishops and beneficed clergy, or heads of a university; an assembly of clergy.
Convoke(kon-vōk´) (v.t.) to call or summon together; convene.
Convoluted(kon´vo-lūt-ed) (adj.) roiled upon itself; twisted.
Convolution(kon-vō-lū´shun) (n.) a rolling together.
Convoy(kon-voi´) (v.t.) to accompany on the way for protection, by sea or land: (n.) (kon´voi) a protecting force accompanying ships, goods persons, etc.; an escort.
Convulse(kon-vuls´) (v.t.) to agitate violently; shake; affect with convulsions.
Convulsion(kon-vul´shun) (n.) an agitation; tumult; a violent and unnatural contraction of the muscles.
Convulsive(kon-vuls´iv) (adj.) producing convulsions.
Cony(kō´ni) (n.) a rabbit.
Coo(kōō) (v.i.) to cry like a dove or pigeon; to act or converse in a loving manner: (n.) the sound uttered by doves and pigeons.
Cook(kook) (v.t.) to prepare for eating by boiling, baking, or roasting: (v.i.) to act as a cook: (n.) one who prepares food for the table.
Cookery(kook´ẽr-i) (n.) the art or practice of cooking.
Cooky(kook´i) (n.) a small flat sweet cake.
Cool(kōōl) (adj.) slightly or moderately cold; calm; deliberate: (v.t.) to make cool: (v.i.) to become cool.
Cooler(kōōl´er) (n.) that which cools; a vessel for cooling liquids, etc.
Coolly(kōōl´li) (adv.) in a cool manner.
Coolness(kōōl´nes) (n.) the state of being cool.
Coon(kōōn) (n.) abbreviation of raccoon.
Coop(kōōp) (n.) a cage; pen: (v.t.) to confine in, or as in, a coop; enclose.
Cooper(kōōp´ẽr) (n.) a maker of barrels, casks, etc.; a beverage, half stout and half porter; a vessel that sells spirits, tobacco, etc., to fishermen, especially on the North Sea.
Cooperage(kōōp´ẽr-āj) (n.) the business or workshop of a cooper; price for cooper's work.
Cooperate(kō-op´ẽr-āt) (v.i.) to act or work jointly; concur to produce the same effect.
Cooperation(kō-op-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of working jointly together; concurrence.
Cooperative(kō-op´ẽr-ā-tiv) (adj.) promoting jointly the same end.
Cooperator(kō-op´ẽr-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who acts or labors conjointly with others.
Coordinate(kō-ôr´di-nāt) (v.t.) to place in the same order, class, etc.; harmonize: (adj.) of the same rank or authority as another: (n. pl.) lines or other elements by which the position of any point is determined by a fixed figure or lines.
Coordinately(ko-ôr´di-nāt-li) (adv.) in the same rank, etc.
Coordination(ko-ôr-di-nā´shun) (n.) state of being coordinate.
Coot(kōōt) (n.) a short-tailed waterfowl; a term used in contempt.
Cop(kop) (v.t.) to seize as a prisoner: (n.) a policeman.
Cope(kōp) (n.) a large semi-circular ecclesiastical vestment, worn by bishops and priests over the surplice: (v.i.) to strive or contend.
Copier(kop´i-ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, copies; a transcriber; an imitator.
Coping(kō´ping) (n.) the top masonry of a wall.
Copious(kō´pi-us) (adj.) abundant; diffusive.
Copper(kop´er) (n.) a red, ductile, malleable, tenacious metal; a boiler: (v.t.) to cover with copper: (n.) a policeman.
Copperhead(kop´ẽr-hed) (n.) a venomous American serpent.
Copse(kops) (n.) a thicket of brushwood: (v.t.) to cut and trim as brushwood: (v.i.) to preserve or plant brushwood.
Copula(kop´ū-la) (n.) a word which joins the subject and predicate in a sentence or proposition.
Copulate(kop´ū-lāt) (v.i.) to have sexual intercourse.
Copulation(kop-ū-lā´shun) (n.) sexual intercourse.
Copulative(kop-ū-lā´tiv) (adj.) uniting: (n.) a copulative conjunction, as "and," "with," etc.
Copy(kop´i) (n.) an imitation; a transcript; a writing exercise; an original work: (v.t.) to transcribe; reproduce: (v.i.) imitate.
Copyist(kop´i-ist) (n.) one who copies.
Copyright(kop´i-rīt) (n.) the exclusive right of an author in his literary or artistic work for a prescribed number of years.
Coquetry(kō´ket-ri) (n.) the act of coquetting; flirtation.
Coquette(kō-ket´) (n.) a vain woman who seeks to gain men's attention and admiration.
Coral(kor´al) (n.) the hard chalky skeleton of certain marine polyps: (adj.) pertaining to coral.
Cord(kôrd) (n.) a twisted string; a measure of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet high, 4 feet broad; a moral influence: (v.t.) to fasten or connect with cord.
Cordage(kord´āj) (n.) a quantity of cords or ropes; ropes and rigging collectively.
Cordial(kôr´jal) (adj.) hearty; sincere; cheering: (n.) a medicine that increases the strength and restores the spirits; an aromatic and sweetened spirit.
Cordiality(kôr-jal´i-ti) (n.) sincere sympathetic geniality; sincerity; heartiness.
Cordillera(kor-dil-yā´ra) (n.) a continuous ridge or chain of mountains.
Cording(kôrd´ing) (n.) the ribbed surface of a twilled fabric.
Cordite(kor´dīt) (n.) a powerful explosive, used for military purposes.
Cordon(kôr´don) (n.) a ribbon worn as the badge of an order; a band; a course of projecting stones forming the coping of a scarf wall; a line of military posts; an elongated body of troops.
Cordovan(kor´dō-van) (n.) a Spanish leather made of goat skin, or split horse-hide tanned and dressed.
Corduroy(kor´dū-roi) (n.) a stout ribbed or corded cotton; piled fustian.
Core(kōr) (n.) the heart or innermost part of anything, especially of fruit: (v.t.) to remove the core from; to mold or cast on a core.
Cork(kôrk) (n.) the outer layer of the bark of the cork tree, a species of oak; a stopper for a bottle: (adj.) made of cork.
Corker(kôr´ker) (n.) an adept at anything; one who excites admiration by his skill or courage.
Cormorant(kôr´mō-rant) (n.) a diving bird that preys voraciously on fish; a glutton.
Corn(kôrn) (n.) grain, as wheat, barley, etc.; maize, or Indian corn; plants that yield grain; a horny excrescence on the toe or foot: (v.t.) to preserve and season with salt or brine; as, to corn beef.
Cornea(kôr´ne-a) (n.) the horny circular transparent membrane which forms the anterior portion of the eyeball.
Corner(kôr´nẽr) (n.) an angle; a retired place; a mercantile ring to monopolize some product: (v.t.) to drive or force into some position of difficulty from which there is no escape.
Cornerstone(kôr´nẽr-stōn) (n.) the principal stone at the corner of a building; a part of the base of a monument.
Cornet(kôr-net´) (n.) a kind of trumpet; formerly, the lowest in rank among cavalry officers.
Cornice(kôr´nis) (n.) the highest projection or border on a wall or column.
Cornstarch(kôrn´stärch) (n.) starch made from meal of Indian corn; used for puddings, etc.
Cornucopia(kôr-nū-kō´pi-a) (n.) the horn of plenty represented in sculpture, as overflowing with fruit, flowers, etc.
Corolla(ko-rol´a) (n.) the inner envelope of a flower composed of two or more petals.
Corollary(kor´ol-a-ri) (n.) an additional deduction or inference drawn from a demonstrated proposition.
Corona(ko-rō´na) (n.) a crown; the flat projecting part of a cornice; the upper surface of a molar tooth; a halo surrounding heavenly bodies; any crown-like appendage at the top of an organ of a plant.
Coronal(kor´o-nal) (adj.) pertaining to the corona: (n.) a crown, or garland.
Coronation(kor-ō-nā´shun) (n.) the act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign.
Coroner(kor´o-nẽr) (n.) an officer who inquires into cases of sudden or accidental death.
Coronet(kor´o-net) (n.) an inferior crown; an ornamental head-dress; the bone immediately beneath a horse's hoof.
Corporal(kor´po-ral) (adj.) relating to the body; opposed to the mind: (n.) a communion cloth; a corporal; a non-commissioned officer of the lowest grade.
Corporate(kor´po-rāt) (adj.) united in a body or community by legal enactment.
Corporation(kor-po-rā´shun) (n.) a body politic having a common seal, and legally authorized to act as one individual; a protuberant stomach.
Corporeal(kor-pō´re-al) (adj.) having a material body; physical.
Corporeality(kor-pō-re-al´i-ti) (n.) the state of being corporal.
Corporeally(kor-pō´re-a-li) (adv.) in the body; physically.
Corps(kōr) (n.) a body of troops; a body of persons associated in a common work.
Corpse(kôrps) (n.) a dead body.
Corpulence(kôr´pū-lens) (n.) excessive fatness of body.
Corpulent(kor´pū-lent) (adj.) bulky; fat; having a large, fleshy body.
Corpus(kor´pus) (n.) a body; collection of works or writings; the chief part of an organ.
Corpuscle(kor´pus-l) (n.) a minute particle usually of blood.
Corpuscular(kor-pus´kū-lar) (adj.) pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles.
Corral(kor-ral´) (n.) a pen for live stock; an enclosure with wagons; a strong stockade for capturing wild elephants: (v.t.) to drive into, or secure in, a corral; to take possession of, or capture; corner.
Correct(ko-rekt´) (v.t.) to set straight; rectify; punish faults; amend: (adj.) exact; accurate; free from error; conforming to a fixed rule or standard.
Correction(ko-rek´shun) (n.) the act of correcting; chastisement.
Correctional(ko-rek´shun-al) (adj.) tending to correct.
Corrective(ko-rek´tiv) (adj.) able to correct: (n.) that which corrects; an antidote.
Corrector(ko-rek´tẽr) (n.) one who corrects.
Correlate(kor´e-lāt) (v.i.) to be reciprocally related: (v.t.) to make clear the existence of reciprocal relations: (adj.) reciprocally related.
Correlation(kor-e-lā´shun) (n.) reciprocal relation; similarity or parallelism of relation or law; the interdependence of functions, organs, natural forces, or phenomena.
Correlative(kor-el´a-tiv) (adj.) having reciprocal or mutual relation: (n.) the antecedent of a pronoun.
Correspond(kor-e-spond´) (v.i.) to be adequate to; agree; suit; answer; communicate by letters.
Correspondence(kor-e-spond´ens) (n.) communication by letters; mutual adaptation; congruity.
Correspondent(kor-e-spond´ent) (adj.) agreeing with; similar: (n.) one with whom intercourse is maintained by letters; one who sends news to a journal.
Corridor(kor´i-dôr) (n.) a gallery or open passage in a building.
Corrigible(kor´ij-i-bl) (adj.) capable of being amended, corrected, or reformed.
Corroborate(kor-rob´ōr-at) (v.t.) confirm; strengthen; establish; verify.
Corroboration(kor-rob-ō-rā´shun) (n.) verification.
Corroborative(kor-rob´ō-rā-tiv) (adj.) verifying; confirmative.
Corroboratory(kor-rob´ō-rā-tō-ri) (adj.) tending to corroborate.
Corrode(kor-ōd´) (v.t.) to eat away gradually; consume; disintegrate.
Corrosion(kor-ō´zhun) (n.) the act of corroding; a corroded condition.
Corrosive(kor-ō´siv) (adj.) capable of being corrosive.
Corrugate(kor´oo-gāt) (v.t.) to draw, or shape, into wrinkles or folds.
Corrugation(kor-oo-gā´shun) (n.) the act of corrugating; a fold or wrinkle.
Corrupt(kor-upt´) (v.t.) to turn from a sound to an unsound and putrescent state; make impure; seduce; bribe: (v.i.) to become putrid: (adj.) altered; depraved; putrid; spoiled; open to bribery.
Corruptibility(kor-up-ti-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or possibility of being corrupted.
Corruptible(kor-up´ti-bl) (adj.) capable of being corrupted; subject to decay; susceptible of being bribed.
Corruption(kor-up´shun) (n.) the act of corrupting; the state of being corrupted; physical dissolution.
Corsage(kôr´säzh) (n.) a bodice; waist.
Corsair(kôr´sār) (n.) a pirate.
Corset(kôr´set) (n.) a bodice; (pl.) a pair of stays: (v.t.) to enclose in corsets.
Cortege(kôr-tāzh´) (n.) a train of attendants; retinue; procession.
Cortex(kôr´teks) (n.) outer bark or covering.
Cortical(kôr´ti-kal) (adj.) consisting of, or like, bark; external.
Coruscate(kor´us-kāt) (v.i.) to sparkle; flash.
Coruscation(kor-us-kā´shun) (n.) a sudden flash or play of light.
Corvette(kôr-vef) (n.) a sloop of war.
Cosmetic(koz-met´ik) (adj.) imparting or improving beauty: (n.) a wash or preparation for such a purpose.
Cosmic(koz´mik) (adj.) pertaining to the universe and the laws which govern it; rising or setting with the sun.
Cosmogony(koz-mog´ō-ni) (n.) a treatise on the world's origin.
Cosmology(koz-mol´ō-ji) (n.) the science which investigates the origin of the world.
Cosmopolitan(koz-mō-pol´i-tan) (n.) one who by much travel has become a citizen of the world: (adj.) at home in any part of the world.
Cosmos(koz´mos) (n.) the world or universe as an orderly system; opposed to "chaos".
Cost(kôst) (v.t.) to be bought for, or had at, a price; cause to bear or suffer: (n.) charge; expense; labor; (pl.) law charges.
Costly(kôst´li) (adj.) of great cost; expensive; sumptuous: (adv.) at great cost.
Costive(kos´tiv) (adj.) constipated or bound in the body; close; formal.
Costume(kos´tūm) (n.) dress in general; style of dress; a walking or tailor-made dress: (v.t.) (kos-tūm´) to dress in, or provide with, appropriate costumes.
Cot(kot) (n.) a cottage; small bed.
Cotangent(kō-tan´jent) (n.) the tangent of the complement of an arc or angle.
Cote(kōt) (n.) a hut; an enclosure for sheep.
Coterie(kō´te-rē) (n.) an association or set of persons united together for social or other intercourse; a clique.
Cotillion(kō-til´yun) (n.) a brisk, lively dance for eight or more persons; music for such a dance; a black and white woolen skirt material.
Cottage(kot´āj) (n.) a small dwelling.
Cotter(kot´ẽr) (n.) one who dwells in a cottage; one who lives rent free on a common; a wedge for tightening machinery.
Cotton(kot´n) (n.) a white, soft, downy substance resembling wool enveloping the seeds of the cotton-plant; cotton thread or cloth: (adj.) pertaining to, or made of, cotton: (v.i.) with to, to make up another; seek his intimacy; fall in with his whims.
Cotyledon(kot-i-lē´dun) (n.) one of the seed-lobes of the embryo plant.
Couch(kouch) (v.t.) to place on a bed or other resting-place; hide; deposit in a bed or layer; express in words; include: (v.i.) to lie down; stoop; depress or remove a cataract: (n.) a bed; sofa; a layer or stratum; a preliminary coat of size, paint, etc.; a layer of barley spread out for malting.
Cougar(kōō´gär) (n.) the puma.
Cough(kôf) (v.i.) to expel air from the lungs by a violent effort: (v.t.) to expel from the lungs [followed by up]: (n.) an effort of the lungs, attended with noise, to expel irritating or foreign matter.
Could(kood) (p.t.) of can.
Coulomb(kōō-lom´) (n.) the electrical standard unit of quantity = a current of one ampere per second.
Council(koun´sil) (n.) an assembly of persons met in consultation, or to give advice; a convocation; a municipal body.
Councilman(koun´sil-man) (n.) a member of a municipal council.
Councilor(koun´sil-ẽr) (n.) a member of a common council.
Counsel(koun´sel) (n.) interchange of opinion; advice; consultation; deliberate purpose or design; a barrister, attorney: (v.t.) to give advice to; advise.
Counselor(koun´sel-ẽr) (n.) one who gives advice, especially legal advice; a member of a council.
Count(kount) (n.) a title of nobility: (v.t.) to reckon or sum up; enumerate; place to an account; esteem: (v.i.) to tell off; mark time: (n.) the act of numbering or reckoning; the total ascertained; a separate and distinct charge in an indictment; rhythm.
Countenance(koun´te-nans) (n.) the whole form of the face; appearance; support: (v.t.) to support; encourage; favor.
Counter(koun´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, counts; a shop table; imitation money; a counter-tenor; a horse's breast between the shoulders and under the neck; a ship's stern between the water-line and the knuckle of the stern; a blow given in parrying: (v.i.) to give a blow while receiving or parrying one: (adv.) contrary; adverse; in an opposite direction; the wrong way; used in composition, as counter-evidence, evidence opposing other evidence; counter-balance, to weigh or act against with equal force.
Counteract(koun-tẽr-akt´) (v.t.) to act in opposition to so as to defeat or hinder; neutralize.
Counterbalance(koun-tẽr-bal-ans) (v.t.) to oppose with equal weight; to act against with equal power or effect: (n.) equal opposing weight, power, or agency.
Counterblast(koun´tẽr-blast) (n.) a bugle or number of bugles blowing in answer or defiance to another blast.
Counterfeit(koun´tẽr-fit) (v.t.) to make a copy of without authority for fraudulent purposes; forge; imitate: (v.i.) to carry on deception: (adj.) spurious; forged: (n.) an imitation; a forgery.
Counterfeiting(koun´tẽr-fit-ing) (n.) the crime of making or uttering false coins or bank-notes.
Counterfoil(koun´tẽr-foil) (n.) that part of a document, as a check, or draft, retained by the drawer; a stub.
Countermand(koun-tẽr-mand´) (v.t.) to revoke or annul, as an order or command; contradict the orders of: (n.) a revocation of a former order or command.
Counterpane(koun´tẽr-pān) (n.) a bed coverlet.
Counterpart(koun´tẽr-pärt) (n.) a duplicate.
Counterpoint(koun´tẽr-point) (n.) the science of harmony.
Countersign(koun-tẽr-sin´) (v.t.) to authenticate by an additional signature: (n.) (koun´tẽr-sin) an additional signature to a document to attest it; a military watchword.
Countersink(koun´tẽr-singk) (v.t.) to drill a conical depression in timber or metal to receive a screw or bolt so that the head is flush with the surface.
Countertenor(kown´tẽr-ten-ur) (n.) alto when sung by a male voice.
Countervail(koun-tẽr-vāl´) (v.t.) to compensate; counteract; counterbalance.
Countess(koun´tes) (n.) the wife of an earl or count.
Counting(kount´ing) (n.) reckoning.
Country(kun´tri) (n.) a tract of land; region; rural parts; one's native land: (adj.) rural; rustic; unpolished.
Countryman(kun´tri-man) (n.) an inhabitant or native of a country; one born in the same country; one that dwells in the country.
County(koun´ti) (n.) a definite district of a country separated from the rest for political or judicial administrative purposes: (adj.) pertaining to a county.
Coup(kōō) (n.) a sudden telling blow, a master-stroke.
Coupe(kōō-pā´) (n.) the front compartment of a French stage-coach; a small first-class carriage.
Couple(kup´l) (n.) two of the same kind connected together; a pair; man and wife; a pair of equal and parallel forces; two dissimilar metal plates in contact forming a voltaic battery: (v.t.) to link or join together; unite in marriage: (v.i.) to copulate; unite.
Couplet(kup´let) (n.) two successive lines of verse which rhyme together.
Coupon(kōō´pon) (n.) a certificate attached to transferable bonds, which is intended to be cut off and presented for the payment of dividends when due; a section of a ticket entitling the holder to some specified accommodation, etc., over a line or route to be traveled, or to a seat in a theater, etc.
Courage(kẽr´āj) (n.) fortitude; valor.
Courageous(kẽr-ā´jus) (adj.) brave; bold.
Courageously(kẽr-ā´jus-li) (adv.) to act with courage; bravely; boldly.
Courier(kōō´ri-ẽr) (n.) an express messenger; a special messenger for a government or monarch; a traveling attendant who makes preliminary arrangements.
Course(kōrs) (n.) a race; a path or track; career; direction or line of motion; regular sequence; the portion of a meal served at one time; conduct; behavior; the direction a ship is steered; a continuous level range of brick or masonry of the same height; the chase of a hare by greyhounds; (pl.) the sails set on the lower yards of a ship: (v.t.) to hunt: (v.i.) move swiftly; engage in coursing.
Courser(kōrs´ẽr) (n.) a swift and spirited horse; a war-horse; one who courses; a running bird of the ostrich family.
Coursing(kōrs´ing) (n.) the sport of pursuing hares with greyhounds.
Court(kōrt) (n.) an enclosed space; a small paved space surrounded by houses; a royal palace; the retinue of a sovereign; a hall of justice; the judges, etc., engaged there; civility; flattery: (v.t.) to pay court to; woo; flatter solicit.
Courteous(kẽr´te-us) (adj.) polite, obliging.
Courtesan(kẽr´te-zan) (n.) a prostitute.
Courtesy(kẽr´te-si) (n.) politeness combined with kindness; civility: (n.) a salutation made by bending the knees; (v.i.) to make a courtesy.
Courtier(kôrt´yẽr) (n.) one who frequents or attends court; one who solicits the favor of another; one having courtly manners.
Courtliness(kôrt´li-nes) (n.) elegance of manners.
Courtly(kôrt´li) (adj.) refined; elegant.
Courtship(kôrt´ship) (n.) the act of wooing.
Courtyard(kôrt´yärd) (n.) an enclosed space adjoining a house.
Cousin(kuz´in) (n.) the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt; a kinsman; a title of address used by a sovereign to certain noblemen.
Cove(kōv) (n.) a small sheltered inlet or creek; a retired nook; a hollow molding; a fellow: (v.i.) to arch over.
Covenant(kuv´e-nant) (n.) a written agreement; deed; bargain; a free promise of God's blessing; a solemn agreement of fellowship and faith between members of a church: (v.i.) to enter into a formal agreement; bind one's self by contract.
Cover(kuv´ẽr) (v.t.) to overspread, as the top of anything, with something else; hide; save from punishment; shelter; clothe: (v.i.) put on a head covering: (n.) that which is laid on something else; a shelter; a covert; table furniture for one person; (pl.) thickets, underbrush, etc., concealing game.
Covering(kuv´ẽr-ing) (n.) that which covers or protects; dress.
Coverlet(kuv´ẽr-let) (n.) a bed quilt.
Covert(kuv´ẽrt) (adj.) concealed; covered; disguised; insidious; under authority or protection; said of a married woman: (n.) a place that protects or shelters; a thicket; shelter for game.
Covet(kuv´et) (v.t.) to desire earnestly; lust after: (v.i.) to indulge in inordinate desire.
Covetous(kuv´et-us) (adj.) inordinately desirous, especially of money; avaricious.
Covetousness(kuv´et-us-ness) (n.) the state of being covetous; greed.
Covey(kuv´i) (n.) a hatch or brood of birds, especially partridges.
Cow(kou) (n.) the mature female of the genus bos, or ox; the female of various other animals, as the whale, elephant, etc.: (n.) a wedge placed behind a crab or windlass to check its motion: (v.t.) to depress with fear.
Coward(kou´ard) (n.) one without courage; a dastard; poltroon.
Cowardice(kou´ard-is) (n.) dishonorable fear.
Cowboy(kou´boi) (n.) a boy who looks after cows; a mounted employee of a rancher who looks after the cattle while grazing.
Cowcatcher(kou´kach-ẽr) (n.) a wedge-shaped iron frame in the front of a locomotive to remove obstructions from the rails.
Cower(kou´ẽr) (v.i.) to crouch or sink down through fear.
Cowherd(kou´hẽrd) (n.) a tender of cattle.
Cowhide(kou´hīd) (n.) the tanned and dressed skins of cows; a stout flexible whip made of raw hide: (adj.) made of cowhide leather: (v.t.) to chastise with a cowhide.
Cowl(koul) (n.) a monk's hood; a revolving cover for a chimney pot.
Cowlick(kou´lik) (n.) a tuft of hair turned up or awry on the forehead.
Cowpox(kou´poks) (n.) a disease which affects the teats of cows, producing vesicles; from these the vaccine matter is obtained for inoculation against smallpox.
Coxcomb(koks´kōm) (n.) something resembling a cock's comb formerly worn by licensed jesters; a vain, pretentious, conceited fellow; a fop.
Coxswain(kok´sun) (n.) the steersman of a boat, especially in a race.
Coy(koi) (adj.) modest; bashful; demure.
Coyly(koi´li) (adv.) in a coy manner.
Coyness(koi´nes) (n.) reserve; demureness.
Coyote(koi-ōt´orko-yo´ta) (n.) the prairie-wolf: (v.i.) (koi-ōt´) to search for gold single-handed, and as by chance.
Cozen(kuz´n) (v.t.) to cheat.
Cozy(kō´zi) (adj.) warm and comfortable; snug: (n.) a woolen cover to keep a teapot warm.
Crab(krab) (n.) a short-tailed, stalk-eyed, ten-footed crustacean; a crab-apple; the sign of Cancer in the Zodiac; a name of various mechanical devices or machines; (pl.) the lowest cast at hazard: (v.i.) to fish for crabs; to back out.
Crabbed(krab´ed) (adj.) morose; hard to decipher.
Crabby(krab´i) (adj.) crabbed.
Crack(krak) (n.) a chink or fissure; a narrow fracture; a sharp sound; a sharp resonant blow; an altered tone of voice: (v.t. & v.i.) to burst, break, or sever; utter a sharp, abrupt cry; extol; injure; damage mentally; open a bottle; to commit burglary: (adj.) of superior excellence.
Cracked(krakt) (adj.) split; blemished; broken; insane; legally imperfect.
Cracker(krak´ẽr) (n.) a hard biscuit; a firework; a kind of bonbon; a lie; (pl.) an instrument for cracking nuts.
Crackerjack(krak´ẽr-jak) (n.) the same as a corker; an adept at whatever he tries; a strong and skillful man.
Crackle(krak´l) (v.i.) to make a slight, sharp explosive noise: (v.t.) cover with a delicate network of minute cracks: (n.) a noise of frequent and slight cracks and reports; a surface glaze on glass or porcelain; the noise made by diseased lungs in breathing.
Crackling(krak´ling) (n.) small abrupt cracks or reports made frequently; the browned crisp rind of roast pig.
Cradle(krā´dl) (n.) a baby's crib or little bed; infancy; birthplace or origin; a case for a broken limb; a device for rescuing shipwrecked persons; a frame of timbers placed under a ship for launching it; a steel tool used in engraving; a gold-washing machine; a frame of wood, with long teeth, fastened to a scythe: (v.t.) to rock or place in a cradle; nurse or train in infancy; wash in a miner's cradle: (v.i.) to lie in a cradle.
Cradling(krā´dling) (n.) the open timbers or ribs of a vaulted ceiling.
Craft(kraft) (n.) manual skill; a trade; cunning; fraud; a small trading vessel.
Craftily(kraft´i-li) (adv.) cunningly.
Craftiness(kraft´i-nes) (n.) cunning.
Craftsman(krafts´man) (n.) a skilled artisan; a member of a particular trade.
Crafty(kraf´ti) (adj.) cunning; artful.
Crag(krag) (n.) a steep, rugged rock.
Craggy(krag´i) (adj.) abounding in crags; pertaining to a crag or crags; rugged.
Cram(kram) (v.t.) to stuff; fill beyond satiety; tell lies to: (v.i.) qualify speedily for an examination; to eat greedily: (n.) the act of cramming physically or mentally; hastily acquired knowledge; a lie.
Cramp(kramp) (n.) a rectangular piece of iron with a tightening screw at one end; a spasmodic muscular contraction of the limbs; a piece of iron bent at both ends for holding: (v.t.) to affect with muscular spasms; confine; secure with a cramp.
Cranberry(kran´bẽr-ri) (n.) the marsh whortleberry, with red acid berries.
Crane(krān) (n.) a large wading bird with very long legs and neck, and a long straight bill; a machine for raising heavy weights; (v.t.) to stretch or bend the neck like a crane.
Cranial(krā´ni-al) (adj.) pertaining to the skull.
Cranium(krā´ni-um) (n.) the skull.
Crank(krangk) (n.) a device for causing the rotation of an axis, or for converting rotary into reciprocal motion, or the contrary; an instrument of prison discipline like a paddle-wheel; an iron brace; a fantastic form of speech; whim; fancy; a crotchety or impracticable person, especially one who has a monomania: (adj.) liable to lurch or capsize.
Crankcase(krangk´kās) (n.) a piece of metal which, in an automobile, holds the piston-rod to the body.
Crankiness(krangk´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being cranky.
Crankshaft(krangk´shaft) (n.) a shaft bearing a crank.
Cranky(krangk´i) (adj.) full of crotchets or cranks; liable to be upset; loose and rickety.
Crannied(kran´id) (adj.) full of chinks.
Cranny(kran´i) (n.) a chink.
Crape(krāp) (n.) a thin black gauze made of raw silk and gummed: (v.t.) to cover or drape with crape.
Crash(krash) (v.t.) to clash together with violence: (v.i.) to make a loud, clattering noise: (n.) a loud, sudden, confused noise; a coarse, heavy linen fabric.
Crass(kras) (adj.) gross; dense; obtuse.
Crate(krāt) (n.) a wicker hamper.
Crater(krā´tẽr) (n.) the cup-shaped cavity of a volcano; an ancient goblet.
Cravat(kra-vat´) (n.) a nechtie; neckerchief.
Crave(krāv) (v.t.) to ask for with humility; beg earnestly; long for eagerly.
Craven(krā´vn) (adj.) cowardly; base: (n.) a coward; recreant.
Craving(krā´ving) (n.) a strong desire.
Craw(kraw) (n.) a bird's crop.
Crawl(krawl) (v.i.) move slowly and with difficulty; creep: (n.) the act of crawling; a pen on the sea-coast for fish, turtles, etc.
Crayfish(krā´fish) (n.) the common name of a fresh-water lobster-like crustacean; the spiny lobster: (v.i.) to move slowly backward; to retreat.
Crayon(krā´un) (n.) a kind of chalk pencil; a drawing done with crayons; one of the carbon points of an arc-fight: (adj.) drawn with crayons: (v.t.) to sketch out, as with a crayon.
Craze(krāz) (v.i.) to become demented; open in slight cracks: (v.t.) to produce cracks; render insane: (n.) a passing fashion or infatuation; a crack in pottery glaze.
Crazily(krā´zi-li) (adv.) in a crazy manner.
Craziness(krā´zi-nes) (n.) the state of being crazy.
Crazy(krā´zi) (adj.) insane; dilapidated; foolishly eager.
Creak(krēk) (v.i.) to make a sharp, harsh, grating sound: (n.) such a sound.
Creaky(krēk´i) (adj.) apt to creak.
Cream(krēm) (n.) the rich, oily part of milk; hence the choicest part of anything; a soft unctuous cosmetic: (v.t.) to skim cream from; remove the best part of.
Creamery(krēm´ẽr-i) (n.) a place where butter and cheese are made, or where cream is sold.
Crease(krēs) w. a mark made by folding or doubling anything; a line drawn to define the limits of bowler and batsman: (v.t.) make a crease in.
Create(krē-āt´) (v.t.) to cause to come into existence; form out of nothing; invest with a new rank, office, or function.
Creation(krē-ā´shun) (n.) the act of creating; the thing created; the universe.
Creative(krē-a´tiv) (adj.) constructive.
Creator(krē-a´tẽr) (n.) one who creates; the Supreme Being.
Creature(krē´tūr) (n.) anything created, especially a living being; one dependent on the influence of another: (adj.) of, or belonging to, the body.
Creche(krāsh) (n.) a public nursery.
Credence(krē´dens) (n.) belief; trust.
Credential(krē-den´shal) (adj.) giving a claim or title to credit: (n. pl.) letters or certificates given to a person to show he has a right to confidence or the exercise of authority.
Credibility(kred-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being credible.
Credible(kred´i-bl) (adj.) worthy of credit; probable.
Credibly(kred´i-bli) (adv.) in a credible manner.
Credit(kred´it) (v.t.) to believe; trust; have confidence in; enter on the credit side of an account: (n.) belief; honor; trust reposed; sale on trust; time allowed for payment of goods sold.
Creditor(kred´it-ẽr) (n.) one to whom another is indebted for money or goods.
Credulity(kre-dū´li-ti) (n.) ready belief.
Credulous(kred´ū-lus) (adj.) easily imposed upon.
Creed(krēd) (n.) a brief statement of belief.
Creek(krēk) (n.) small bay; cove.
Creel(krēl) (n.) a wicker fishing basket; a wicker cage: (v.t.) to put in a creel; catch.
Creep(krēp) (v.i.) to move slowly along the ground, as a worm or reptile; grow along the ground, as a plant; move secretly or insidiously; fawn.
Creeper(krēp´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, creeps; a plant which clings by roots or tendrils to some support; the name of certain birds; a wingless insect; a kind of grapnel.
Creepy(krēp´i) (adj.) shivering; chilled.
Cremate(krē-māt´) (v.t.) to reduce to ashes by heat, especially dead bodies.
Cremation(krē-mā´shun) (n.) the act of cremating.
Crematory(krē´ma-tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to cremation: (n.) a place for burning the dead.
Creole(krē´ōl) (n.) a native of Spanish America, Louisiana, or the West Indies, descended from European originally Spanish or French ancestors: (adj.) pertaining to a Creole.
Creosote(krē´ō-sōt) (n.) a heavy oily liquid with a smoky smell, prepared from wood-tar; used as an antiseptic, also as a wood preservative.
Crept(krept) (p.t. & p.p.) of creep.
Crescent(kres´ent) (adj.) growing: (n.) an increasing or new moon; a figure like a new moon: (v.t.) to form into a crescent.
Cress(kres) (n.) a name for various cruciferous plants, as the watercress.
Crest(krest) (n.) a plume of feathers on the head of a bird, helmet, etc.; the ridge of a wave; summit of a hill; courage; pride; spirit: (v.t.) to furnish or adorn with a crest; mark with lines or streaks: (v.i.) to take the form of a crest or ridge.
Crestfallen(krest´fawl-n) (adj.) dejected.
Cretaceous(krē-tā´shus) (adj.) composed of, or like, chalk; chalky.
Cretonne(krē-ton´) (n.) an unglazed cotton fabric printed on one side.
Crevasse(krev-as´) (n.) a deep fissure in a glacier ice; a breach in a levee or embankment of a river.
Crevice(krev´is) (n.) a crack; fissure.
Crew(krōō) (p.t.) of crow: (n.) a ship or boat's company; a crowd or company of people.
Crewel(krōō´el) (n.) fine twisted worsted, etc., used in fancy work.
Crib(krib) (n.) a rack or manger; a stall for horses or cattle; a child's bed; a small lodging; a situation; a petty theft; a plagiarism; a literal translation: (v.t.) to confine; steal; plagiarize: (v.i.) make notes for dishonest use in an examination.
Crick(krik) (n.) a painful stiffness of the muscles of the neck, or local spasm.
Cricket(krik´et) (n.) the well-known game played with wickets, bats, and a ball, by eleven players on each side; a chirping insect.
Crier(krī´ẽr) (n.) one who makes a public proclamation.
Crime(krīm) (n.) a violation of the law; an offense against morality or the public welfare; wrong-doing.
Criminal(krim´i-nal) (adj.) pertaining; to crime: (n.) one guilty of a crime.
Criminality(krim-i-nal´i-ti) (n.) guilt.
Criminology(krim-i-nol´ō-ji) (n.) the scientific investigation of crimes and criminals.
Crimp(krimp) (v.t.) to bend or twist in regular undulations; to cause to contract, as the flesh of live fish; decoy for enlistment: (n.) formerly one who entrapped men for the English navy or army, or the merchant service; one who keeps a low lodging-house for seamen.
Crimson(krim´zn) (n.) a deep red color inclining to purple: (adj.) crimson-colored: (v.t.) to dye with crimson: (v.i.) to blush.
Cringe(krinj) (v.i.) to bend or crouch from fear or with servility: (n.) a servile bow.
Crinkle(kring´kl) (v.t.) to wrinkle; corrugate: (v.i.) to be corrugated or crimped: (n.) a wrinkle; bend.
Crinoline(krin´ō-lin) (n.) a hoop-skirt; a stiff fabric for stiffening a garment.
Cripple(krip´l) (v.t.) to deprive of the use of a limb; disable: (n.) one who is lame.
Crippling(krip´ling) (n.) spars or timbers used to support the sides of a building.
Crisis(krī´sis) (n.) a turning point; a critical turn in a disease; emergency; conjuncture.
Crisp(krisp) (adj.) wavy; curled; brittle; cheerful; terse; sparkling: (v.t.) to curl; ripple: (v.i.) to form little curls; become friable.
Crisscross(kris´krôs) (n.) an intersection; a child's game played with O's and X's: (adj.) going backwards and forwards.
Criterion(krī-tē´ri-on) (n.) a standard, law, or rule by which a correct judgment can be formed.
Critic(krit´ik) (n.) one skilled in criticism; one who judges captiously.
Critical(krit´i-kal) (adj.) nicely exact; skilled in criticism; censorious; pertaining to the turning point of a disease.
Critically(krit´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a critical manner.
Criticism(krit´i-sizm) (n.) the art of judging and defining the merits of a literary or artistic work; censure.
Criticize(krit´i-sīz) (v.t.) to examine or judge as a critic; censure: (v.i.) to review.
Critique(kri-tēk´) (n.) a careful analysis of a literary or artistic production.
Croak(krōk) (v.i.) to make a sound like a raven, etc.; grumble: (n.) the low, hoarse sound of the raven or frog.
Crochet(krō-shā´) (n.) a kind of knitting with a hooked needle, in cotton, wool, etc.: (v.t.) to work in crochet.
Crock(krok) (n.) soot on a kettle, etc.; an earthenware pot or vessel: (v.t.) to blacken with soot; smudge.
Crockery(krok´ẽr-i) (n.) earthenware.
Crocodile(krok´ō-dīl) (n.) a large lizard-like amphibian reptile, with hard square scales on its back and tail.
Croft(kroft) (n.) a small farm, or enclosed field.
Crofter(kroft´ẽr) (n.) a small farmer of Western Scotland, who rents and tills a small farm.
Crony(krō´ni) (n.) a familiar friend.
Crook(krook) (n.) a bend; a shepherd's hooked staff; a bishop's staff; a swindler: (v.t.) to bend: (v.i.) to be bent.
Croon(krōōn) (v.i.) to utter a hollow, continued moan; sing in a soft, plaintive tone.
Crop(krop) (n.) the produce of the ground, as corn, etc.; a bird's craw; a stout hunting whip; hair cut close or short: (v.t.) to cut off the tops or ends of anything; reap; mow; cause to bear a crop: (v.i.) appear unexpectedly.
Croquet(kro-kā´) (n.) a lawn game played with mallets, balls, and hoops: (v.t.) to drive away, as an opponent's ball, after placing one's own in contact with it.
Croquette(kro-ket´) (n.) ball of mince-meat, fish, or fowl, seasoned and fried brown.
Crosier(krō´zhẽr) (n.) a bishop's staff.
Cross(krôs) (n.) a gibbet of wood formed of an upright and a cross piece, used in the punishment of crucifixion; now the emblem of the Christian faith; a device resembling a cross, of which there are many kinds, i.e. the Greek cross, the Maltese cross, etc.; a mark made on a document by those who cannot write; a trial of patience; am animal of a cross-breed: (v.t.) to put, or draw, across; cancel; pass; thwart; obstruct; make the sign of a cross upon; to cause to interbreed: (v.i.) to be athwart; be inconsistent; interbreed: (adj.) falling athwart; not parallel; fretful; perverse; not tractable.
Crossbow(krôs´bō) (n.) a shooting weapon, having a bow across the stock.
Crossing(krôs´ing) (n.) the action of the verb to cross; a path across; intersection; opposition.
Crossly(krôs´li) (adj.) athwart; peevishly.
Crosswind(krôs´wind) (n.) a side, or unfavorable, wind.
Crosswise(krôs´wīz) (adv.) across; cross-shaped.
Crotch(kroch) (n.) a hook or fork.
Crotchet(kroch´et) (n.) a musical note of 1-4th a semibreve, a quarter note; a bracket; a whim or fancy.
Crotchety(kroch´et-i) (adj.) whimsical; odd.
Crouch(krouch) (v.i.) to stoop low; cringe.
Croup(krōōp) (n.) the rump or buttocks of certain animals; the place behind the saddle; inflammation of the trachea and. larynx, with a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
Croupier(krōō´pi-ā) (n.) one who presides at a gaming table and collects or pays out the money won or lost; a vice-chairman.
Croupy(krōōp´i) (adj.) affected with croup.
Crow(krō) (v.i.) to make a shrill sound like a cock; boast in triumph; utter a cry of pleasure: (v.t.) to "eat crow," to submit to an act of humiliation: (n.) the cry of a cock; a general name for birds of the genus Corvus, usually black, and with a strong conical bill.
Crowbar(krō´bär) (n.) an iron lever.
Crowd(kroud) (n.) a number of persons or things collected closely together; the populace: (v.t.) to press closely together; fill to excess; importune, as for a debt: (v.i.) to press in numbers.
Crown(kroun) (n.) a royal head-dress of jewels and gold worn as the insignia of sovereignty; regal power; a wreath; the top; the corona of a flower; the upper part of a tooth; a size of printing paper 15 x 20 inch: (v.t.) to invest with a crown; adorn or dignify; complete; reward.
Crucial(krōō´shial) (adj.) cruciform; intersecting; searching.
Crucible(krōō´si-bl) (n.) a melting-pot.
Crucifix(krōō´si-fiks) (n.) a cross with the sculptured figure of Christ.
Crucifixion(krōō-si-fik´shun) (n.) the act of crucifying, especially the crucifixion of Christ upon the cross; great mental trial, or suffering.
Cruciform(krōō´si-fôrm) (n.) cross-shaped.
Crucify(krōō´si-fi) (v.t.) to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross; torture; destroy the power of.
Crude(krōōd) (adj.) in a natural state; raw; uncultured; harsh in color, or half-digested.
Crudely(krōōd´li) (adv.) in a crude manner.
Crudeness(krōōd´nes) (n.) the quality of being crude.
Crudity(krōōd´i-ti) (n.) the state or condition of being crude.
Cruel(krōō´el) (adj.) disposed to give pain to others; merciless; hardhearted; unrelenting.
Cruelly(krōō´el-li) (adv.) in a cruel manner.
Cruelty(krōō´el-ti) (n.) inhumanity; savagery.
Cruet(krōō´et) (n.) a small glass vial.
Cruise(krōōz) (v.i.) to sail to and fro; wander about: (n.) a voyage from place to place for warlike purposes, or for pleasure.
Cruiser(krōōz´ẽr) (n.) a person, or ship, that cruises; a fast warship.
Crumb(krum) (n.) the soft, inner part of bread; a fragment of bread; a little piece: (v.t.) to dress with crumbs.
Crumble(krum´bl) (v.t.) to break into crumbs; cause to fall into pieces: (v.i.) to disappear gradually.
Crumby(krum´i) (adj.) having crumbs; soft.
Crumpet(krum´pet) (n.) a soft tea-cake.
Crumple(krum´pl) (v.t.) to press into wrinkles; rumple: (v.i.) to become rumpled.
Crunch(krunch) (v.t.) to crush with the teeth; grind violently: (v.i.) to chew audibly: (n.) the act of crunching.
Crupper(krup´ẽr) (n.) the buttocks of a horse; the looped leather band passing round a horse's tail: (v.t.) to put a crupper on.
Crusade(krōō-sād´) (n.) a medieval military expedition under the banner of the cross headed by any one of the Christian powers, to recover the Holy Land; vigorous concerted action for the defense of some cause, as total abstinence, woman suffrage, or the advancement of some idea (v.i.) to engage in a crusade.
Cruse(krōōz) (n.) an earthen pot or dish; a small vessel for holding liquids; a vial.
Crush(krush) (v.t.) to press between two opposite bodies; squeeze; break by pressure; bruise; ruin; quell: (v.i.) to be pressed out of shape or into smaller compass: (n.) a violent compression or collision.
Crust(krust) (n.) a hard external coating or rind; the exterior solid part of the earth's surface; a shell or hard covering: (v.t.) to cover over with crust: (v.i.) to contract into a hard covering.
Crusty(krus´ti) (adj.) like a crust; rough in manner; surly; snappish.
Crutch(kruch) (n.) a support for cripples; any mechanical device like a crutch; the forked rest on a woman's saddle.
Cry(krī) (v.i.) to call aloud; proclaim; exclaim vehemently; implore; require redress; shed tears: (v.t.) to utter loudly and publicly in giving notice: (n.) loud or passionate utterance, especially of weeping or lamentation; an exclamation of wonder or triumph; outcry; clamor; acclamation; proclamation; common report; a pack of hounds; a battle cry; a party catchword or phrase.
Crying(krī´ing) (p.adj.) specially demanding notice; notorious; urgent.
Crypt(kript) (n.) a subterranean cell or vault, usually under a church; sometimes used as a chapel or shrine.
Cryptic(kript´ik) (adj.) hidden; secret.
Cryptogram(krip´tō-gram) (n.) writing, or a system of writing, in cipher.
Cryptography(krip-tog´ra-fi) (n.) the art of writing in cipher or secret characters.
Crystal(kris´tal) (n.) an inorganic body having a definite geometrical form; a glass of superior clearness; anything transparent and clear: (adj.) consisting of crystal; clear; transparent.
Crystalline(kris´ta-līn) (adj.) pertaining to, or having the form of, a crystal; clear; transparent.
Crystallization(kris-ta-li-zā´shun) (n.) the act of crystallizing.
Crystallize(kris´tal-īz) (v.t.) to cause to form crystals or a crystalline structure: (v.i.) to be converted into crystals; assume a definite shape.
Crystallography(kris-ta-log´ra-fi) (n.) the science of the forms and structure of crystals.
Cub(kub) (n.) the young of certain animals, as the fox.
Cubbyhole(kub´i-hōl) (n.) a snug place.
Cube(kūb) (n.) a regular solid body with six equal square sides or faces; the product obtained by multiplying the square of a quantity by the quantity itself, as 5 x 5 x 5 = 125, cube of 5: (v.t.) to raise to the third power, or cube.
Cubic(kū´bik) (adj.) having the form or properties of a cube.
Cubit(kū´bit) (n.) an ancient measure of about 18 inches; the forearm from the elbow to the wrist.
Cuckold(kuk´ōld) (n.) the husband of an adulteress.
Cuckoo(kook´ōo) (n.) a passerine bird with a dark plumage and curved bill, so named from its characteristic note.
Cucumber(kū´kum-bẽr) (n.) a creeping plant, the donated fruit of which is used as a salad, and as a pickle.
Cud(kud) (n.) food brought from the first stomach of a ruminating animal back into the mouth and chewed again.
Cuddle(kud´l) (v.t.) to embrace closely: (v.i.) to lie close or snug: (n.) a close embrace.
Cudgel(kuj´el) (n.) a short thick stick: (v.t.) to beat with a cudgel.
Cue(kū) (n.) the tail or end of a thing; a queue; a hint; the last word of an actor's speech; the part one has to play; a number of persons waiting ranged in a line, the tapering rod used in billiards.
Cuff(kuf) (n.) a blow; the ornamental fold of the sleeve of a garment at the wrist: (v.t.) to strike with the hand.
Cuisine(kwē-zēn´) (n.) the kitchen of a hotel, etc.; style or quality of cooking.
Culinary(kū´li-na-ri) (adj.) pertaining to the kitchen, or the art or process of cooking.
Cull(kul) (v.t.) to pick out; select; gather.
Culminate(kul´mi-nāt) (v.i.) to reach the highest point of altitude, rank, power, etc.; come to the meridian.
Culmination(kul-mi-nā´shun) (n.) the attainment of the highest point; the transit of a planet through the meridian.
Culpability(kul-pa-bil´i-ti) (n.) liability to blame.
Culpable(kul´pa-bl) (adj.) deserving censure; criminal; blameworthy.
Culprit(kul´prit) (n.) one arraigned before a judge; one accused of a crime or fault.
Cult(kult) (n.) a particular ritual or system of worship; a subject of special study; devoted or extravagant homage or adoration.
Cultivate(kul´ti-vāt) (v.t.) to till; improve by care, labor, or study; seek the society of.
Cultivation(kul-ti-vā´shun) (n.) the act of cultivating; tillage; culture.
Cultivator(kul´ti-vā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, cultivates; a farmer; an agricultural implement.
Cultural(kul´tūr-al) (adj.) pertaining to culture.
Culture(kul´tūr) (n.) tillage; the training or refining of the moral or intellectual faculties; care given to the growth and development of animals and plants; the propagation of bacteria for scientific study; the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of mankind.
Culvert(kul´vẽrt) (n.) a drain or waterway of masonry or brickwork under a road, etc.
Cumber(kum´bẽr) (v.t.) to hinder; embarrass; oppress; perplex.
Cumbersome(kum´bẽr-sum) (adj.) burdensome; unwieldy.
Cumbrous(kum´brus) (adj.) troublesome; vexatious; heavy; obstructing.
Cumin(kum´in) (n.) a plant, with warm aromatic bitterish seeds.
Cumulative(kū´mū-lā-tiv) (adj.) augmenting or giving force; increasing by successive additions.
Cumulus(kū´mū-lus) (n.) a cloud in round woolly masses.
Cuneiform(kū-nē´i-fôrm) (adj.) having the form of a wedge.
Cunning(kun´ing) (adj.) crafty; sly; designing; subtle: (n.) deceit; craftiness; the natural instinct of an animal.
Cup(kup) (n.) a small drinking vessel; something shaped like a cup; a chalice; a piece of plate offered as a prize; a vessel for drawing blood; (pl.) repeated drinks: (v.t.) to bleed by means of a cupping-glass: (v.i.) to strike or indent the ground with a golf-club when striking the ball.
Cupboard(kub´ẽrd) (n.) a closet fitted with shelves for holding cups, plates, etc.
Cupful(kup´fool) (n.) as much as a cup will contain.
Cupidity(kū-pid´i-ti) (n.) covetousness.
Cupola(kū´pō-la) (n.) a spherical cup-shaped roof; a revolving shot-proof turret.
Cupric(kū´prik) (adj.) pertaining to copper.
Cur(kẽr) (n.) a mongrel dog; a surly, ill-bred person.
Curable(kūr´a-bl) (adj.) remediable.
Curacy(kū´ra-si) (n.) the office or district of a curate.
Curate(kū´rāt) (n.) a clergyman who assists a vicar or incumbent.
Curative(kū´ra-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to the cure of diseases; promoting cure: (n.) that which cures or serves to cure.
Curator(kū-rā´tẽr) (n.) the superintendent of a museum, art gallery, etc.
Curb(kẽrb) (v.t.) restrain; keep in subjection; furnish with, or as with, a curb: (n.) that which checks, restrains, or subdues; a part of a horse's bridle; a curbstone.
Curbing(kẽrb´ing) (n.) curbstones collectively; material for curbstones.
Curbstone(kẽrb´stōn) (n.) the stone-edge of a path.
Curd(kẽrd) (n.) the coagulated part of milk, containing casein: (v.t.) to cause to curdle.
Curdle(ker´dl) (v.t.) to thicken into curd: (v.i.) to coagulate.
Cure(kūr) (n.) restoration to health; the act, or art, of healing; spiritual charge; the office of a parish priest or curate: (v.t.) to heal; restore to health; preserve by salting.
Curfew(kẽr´fū) (n.) a bell originally rung at 8 p.m. as an intimation that fires and lights were to be extinguished.
Curia(kū´ri-a) (n.) the Papal Court, called specifically the Roman Curia.
Curio(kū´ri-ō) (n.) a curiosity.
Curiosity(kū-ri-os´i-ti) (n.) inquisitiveness; something strange or rare.
Curious(kū´ri-us) (adj.) desirous to see or know something new or strange; inquisitive; scrutinizing; exact; extraordinary.
Curl(kẽrl) (n.) a ringlet of hair; an undulation or bend; a disease in fruit trees and potatoes: (v.t.) to twist into ringlets; crisp; coil; raise in undulations; curve: (v.i.) to contract or bend into ringlets; move in spirals or undulations; become curled; play at the game of curling.
Curler(kẽrl´ẽr) (n.) one who curls; one who plays at the game of curling; an instrument for curling the hair.
Curlew(kẽrl´lū) (n.) migratory short-tailed wading bird with a long curved bill.
Curling(kẽrl´ling) (n.) a popular Scottish game played on the ice with smooth, flat, cheese-shaped stones, fitted with handles.
Curly(kẽrl´li) (adj.) having curls; wavy.
Curmudgeon(kẽr-mud´jin) (n.) an avaricious, churlish fellow; a miser.
Currant(kẽr´ant) (n.) a small variety of dried grape, imported from the Levant; the well-known shrub and its berry.
Currency(kẽr´en-si) (n.) a continual passing from hand to hand; uninterrupted course; the circulating money medium of a nation.
Current(kẽr´ent) (adj.) widely circulated; now passing as time; generally accepted or credited: (n.) a flow; said of fluids; body of air or water flowing in a certain direction; general tendency.
Curriculum(kẽr-ik´ū-lum) (n.) a course; a prescribed course of study in a university, school, etc.
Curry(kẽr´i) (v.t.) to dress leather after tanning; beat; flatter; dress or clean a horse: (n.) a highly-spiced East Indian sauce; a stew of rice, fowl, etc., flavored with curry: (v.t.) to cook or favor with curry.
Curse(kẽrs) (n.) an imprecation of evil; that which brings or causes evil or trouble; a profane oath: (v.t.) to imprecate evil upon; cause evil to; anathematize: (v.i.) to swear.
Cursed(kẽr´sed) (p.adj.) under a curse; hateful; unsanctified.
Cursorily(kẽr´sō-ri-li) (adv.) hastily.
Cursory(kẽr´sō-ri) (adj.) hasty; superficial.
Curst(kẽrst) (p.p.) of curse.
Curt(kẽrt) (adj.) abrupt; short.
Curtail(kẽr-tāl´) (v.t.) to cut short; reduce.
Curtailment(kẽr-tāl´ment) (n.) the act of curtailing.
Curtain(kẽr´tin) (n.) a textile hanging screen which can be drawn up or set aside at pleasure; the part of the rampart and parapet between two bastions or gates: (v.t.) to enclose in, or as with, curtains.
Curtsy(kẽrt´si) (n.) a salutation made by bending the knees: (v.i.) to make a curtsy.
Curvature(kẽr´vā-tūr) (n.) a bending.
Curve(kẽrv) (adj.) bent without angles: (n.) a bending without angles; a draftsman's instrument for forming curves: (v.t.) to bend.
Curving(kẽr´ving) (n.) a curve; bend.
Cushion(koosh´un) (n.) a pillow or soft pad for sitting or reclining upon; a pillow used in lace-making; the elastic rim of a billiard-table: (v.t.) to seat upon a cushion; furnish with a cushion: (v.i.) make the cue-ball strike against the cushion.
Cusp(kusp) (n.) the horn of a crescent; a sharp rigid point; a spear-shaped architectural ornament.
Cuspidor(kus´pi-dōr) (n.) a spittoon.
Custard(kus´tẽrd) (n.) a composition of eggs and milk, etc., baked or boiled.
Custodian(kus-tō´di-an) (n.) one who has the care of anything.
Custody(kus´tō-di) (n.) guardianship; imprisonment; security.
Custom(kus´tum) (n.) frequent or habitual repetition of the same act; established usage; business support; unwritten law; duties on imported or exported goods: (v.i.) to be accustomed.
Customary(kus´tum-ā-ri) (adj.) habitual; conventional; common.
Customer(kus´tum-ẽr) (n.) a purchaser.
Cut(kut) (v.t.) to cleave or separate with a sharp instrument; make an incision in; divide; trim; castrate; excavate; intersect; abridge; diminish; pass deliberately without recognition; divide a pack of cards at random; strike a ball so as to send it at right angles to the batsman: (v.i.) to make an incision; perform the work of an edged instrument; grow through the gums: (n.) an incision or wound made by a sharp instrument; gash; a sharp stroke; a sarcastic remark; a trench, channel, etc., made by digging; a slice; a near passage; a block on which an engraving is cut; the fashion of a garment; shape; deliberate ignoring of an acquaintance; the division of a pack of cards; a particular stroke in cricket, and lawn tennis; a diminution in price below another merchant: (adj.) divided or separated; gashed; having the surface ornamented or fashioned.
Cutaneous(kū-tā´ne-us) (adj.) pertaining to the skin.
Cutaway(kut´a-wā) (adj.) cut back from the waist: (n.) a coat, the skirts of which slope from the waist.
Cute(kūt) (adj.) sharp; clever.
Cuticle(kūt´i-kl) (n.) the scarf-skin; the thin exterior bark of a plant.
Cutlass(kut´las) (n.) a broad cutting sword.
Cutler(kut´lẽr) (n.) one who makes or sells knives or other cutting instruments.
Cutlery(kut´lẽr-i) (n.) edged or cutting instruments.
Cutlet(kut´let) (n.) a slice of meat.
Cutoff(kut´ôf) (n.) a short or straight road; a new shorter channel cut by a river across a bend; a device for stopping steam from entering a cylinder.
Cutout(kut´out) (n.) a switch-like contrivance to cut off an electric light from the circuit.
Cutter(kut´ẽr) (n.) one who cuts or hews; one who cuts out and shapes garments; a light sledge for two persons; a small fast-sailing vessel, with one mast sloop-rigged; a man-of-war's boat.
Cutthroat(kut´thrōt) (n.) a murderer; ruffian.
Cutting(kut´ing) (p.adj.) dividing by an edged instrument; deeply wounding the feelings; sarcastic; chilling; sharp: (n.) a piece cut off or from; a slip; an incision.
Cutup(kut´up) (v.i.) to act in a frivolous fashion: (n.) to make a buffoon of one's self; to caper.
Cutworm(kut´wẽrm) (n.) a destructive larval moth.
Cycle(sī´kl) (n.) a revolution of a certain period of time, which recurs again in the same order; an imaginary circle in the heavens; the aggregate of traditional or legendary matter connected with a mythological personage or event; a bicycle or tricycle: (v.i.) to occur, or recur, in cycles; ride a bicycle or tricycle.
Cyclic(sik´lik) (adj.) pertaining to, or moving in, a cycle; belonging to the literary cycle of Greek poets who wrote on the Trojan war and its heroes.
Cyclist(sī´klist) (n.) a bicyclist.
Cyclone(sī´klōn) (n.) a violent storm; an atmospheric movement in which the wind blows spirally round towards a center.
Cyclonic(sī-klon´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, a cyclone.
Cygnet(sig´net) (n.) a young swan.
Cylinder(sil´in-dẽr) (n.) a long circular body, solid or hollow, of uniform diameter; a chamber in which force is exerted on the piston of a steam engine; the barrel of a pump; a hollow roller for printing; a roller-shaped stone with cuneiform inscriptions.
Cymbal(sim´bal) (n.) one of a pair of circular disk-shaped brass plates, which when struck produce a clashing sound.
Cynic(sin´ik) (n.) a morose, surly, or sarcastic person.
Cynical(sin´i-kal) (adj.) like a cynic.
Cynicism(sin´i-sizm) (n.) the temper and practice of a cynic.
Cynosure(sin´ō-shur) (n.) an object of general attraction.
Cypress(sī´pres) (n.) a coniferous tree, the emblem of mourning: (adj.) belonging to, or made of, cypress.
Cyst(sist) (n.) a bladder; pouch, usually membranous, containing morbid matter.
Cystic(sis´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; vesicular.
Czar(zar) (n.) the title of the Russian Emperor.

Dab(dab) (v.t.) to strike or touch lightly: (n.) a small soft lump; a gentle blow; a salt-water flounder; an alleged expect: (adj.) clever; handy.
Dabber(dab´ẽr) (n.) an inking-ball used by printers and engravers.
Dabbing(dab´ing) (n.) the process of indenting the surface of a stone by a pick-shaped tool.
Dabble(dab´l) (v.t.) to dip slightly and often; moisten; spatter: (v.i.) to play in water; do anything in a superficial manner.
Dachshund(däks´hōōnt) (n.) the German badger-dog.
Dactyl(dak´til) (n.) a poetical foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short (— ⏑ ⏑).
Dad(dad) (n.) a child-name for "father".
Dado(dā´dō) (n.) the solid block forming the body of a pedestal; an ornamental border around the lower part of the wall of a room, etc.: (v.t.) to ornament with a dado.
Daffodil(daf´ō-dil) (n.) the narcissus.
Daft(daft) (adj.) simple; silly.
Dagger(dag´ẽr) (n.) a short edged and pointed weapon, used for stabbing; a reference mark in printing (†).
Dahlia(dal´ya) (n.) a composite plant, with large bright-colored flowers.
Daily(dā´li) (n.) a newspaper or periodical published each week-day: (adj.) occurring or recurring each successive day; diurnal: (adv.) day by day.
Daintiness(dān´ti-nes) (n.) the quality of being dainty.
Dainty(dān´ti) (n.) something choice or delicious: (adj.) refined as regards taste; fastidious; delicious; elegant; sensitive; choice.
Dairy(dā´ri) (n.) a place where milk is kept and converted into butter and cheese, etc.; the shop where dairy produce is sold.
Dairying(dā´ri-ing) (n.) the business or occupation of a dairy farmer.
Dais(dā´is) (n.) a raised platform.
Daisy(dā´zi) (n.) a low composite herb with a yellow disk, and white or rose-colored rays; in colloquial language, a pretty girl.
Dale(dāl) (n.) a vale; glen.
Dalliance(dal´i-ans) (n.) the act of dallying.
Dally(dal´li) (v.i.) to trifle away time; to loiter; procrastinate; to consume in neglect; to toy with; act voluptuously [with]; to waste time in frivolous talk.
Dam(dam) (n.) a barrier across a water-course; any artificial contrivance to stop the flow of water or a gas; a female parent; said of beasts: (v.t.) to confine, or raise the level of, by a dam; restrain.
Damage(dam´āj) (n.) injury or harm; harm willfully done to a person's character, person, or estate; (pl.) money recovered for loss suffered: (v.t.) to injure: (v.i.) to receive injury.
Damask(dam´ask) (n.) a rich silk fabric woven with elaborate patterns; a fine twilled table-linen; a fabric of silk and wool, silk and cotton, etc., with a variegated design; Damascus steel or work; deep pink: (adj.) pertaining to, or made of, damask: (v.t.) to work flowers upon; ornament metals with wavy, silvery devices.
Dame(dām) (n.) a title formerly used instead of mistress, written Mrs.; the mistress of an elementary school; an elderly woman; originally, however, like the French dame, it denoted a lady of position, and usually the wife or widow of a knight.
Damn(dam) (v.t.) to sentence to punishment judicially; consign to a certain fate; condemn as bad or as a failure; to invoke a malediction upon: (v.i.) curse inwardly: (n.) a curse.
Damnation(dam-nā´shun) (n.) the state of being damned; ruination by adverse criticism; punishment in a future state.
Damned(damd) (p.adj.) condemned to perdition; execrably bad; used sometimes adverbially as an intensive.
Damp(damp) (n.) moisture; fog; humid exhalation: (adj.) moist; foggy; humid; dejected: (v.t.) to moisten; discourage; depress; diminish the vibrations of: (p.p.) sometimes dampen.
Damper(damp´ẽr) (n.) something which depresses or discourages; a contrivance for deadening the vibration of a musical instrument; or one regulating the heat of stoves.
Dampness(damp´nes) (n.) humidity; moisture.
Damsel(dam´zel) (n.) a maiden.
Dance(dans) (v.i.) to move with measured steps or to a musical accompaniment; perform the figures of a dance; move nimbly, or merrily; exult: (v.t.) to give a dancing motion to; perform as a dancer: (n.) a regulated movement of the feet to a rhythmical musical accompaniment; a dancing party.
Dancer(dan´sẽr) (n.) one that dances or practices dancing.
Dancing(dan´sing) (n.) the act or art of moving in the dance.
Dandelion(dan´de-lī-un) (n.) a biennial composite plant with yellow flowers and deeply notched leaves.
Dander(dan´dẽr) (n.) dandruff; anger.
Dandle(dan´dl) (v.t.) to move up and down on the knee or in the arms in affectionate play; fondle.
Dandruff(dan´druf) (n.) scurf on the scalp.
Dandy(dan´di) (n.) a fop; coxcomb; something very neat and trim.
Danger(dān´jẽr) (n.) hazard; peril.
Dangerous(dān´jẽr-us) (adj.) involving, or beset with, danger; ready to do harm or injury; perilous; hazardous.
Dangle(dang´gl) (v.i.) to hang loosely; follow: (v.t.) to cause to dangle.
Dank(dangk) (adj.) humid; damp.
Danseuse(däng-sẽz´) (n.) a female professional dancer.
Dapper(dap´ẽr) (adj.) small and active; trim and neat in appearance.
Dapple(dap´l) (adj.) spotted; variegated: (v.t.) to variegate with spots.
Dare(dār) (v.i.) to have courage; venture: (v.t.) to defy; challenge.
Daredevil(dār´dev-1) (adj.) reckless: (n.) a reckless fellow.
Daring(dār´ing) (n.) intrepidity: (adj.) fearless; bold; intrepid.
Dark(därk) (adj.) destitute of light; not reflecting fight; wholly black or gray; producing gloom; unenlightened, mentally or physically; obscure; untried; of a brunette complexion: (n.) darkness.
Darken(därk´en) (v.t.) to make dark; obscure; render unintelligible: (v.i.) to become dark.
Darkening(därk´en-ing) (n.) twilight; gloaming.
Darkly(därk´li) (adv.) with imperfect light; not clearly; mysteriously.
Darkness(därk´nes) (n.) absence of light, partial or total; physical or moral blindness; obscurity; gloom; wickedness.
Darling(där´ling) meaning "little dear," (n.) a favorite; pet: (adj.) tenderly beloved; very dear.
Darn(därn) (v.t.) to mend a rent by filling in the hole with yarn or thread by means of a needle: (n.) a patch made by darning.
Dart(därt) (n.) a small lance or spear; a kind of eel-spear; the arrow of a blow-gun; a swift, sudden movement: (v.t.) throw; give out or send forth: (v.i.) move swiftly; start suddenly and run quickly.
Darwinism(där´win-izm) (n.) the theory of natural selection advocated by Darwin.
Dash(dash) (v.t.) to throw violently or hastily; break by collision; hurl; shatter; suffuse; depress; confuse; mingle; sketch rapidly: (v.i.) to rush with violence; fly off the surface with a violent noisy motion: (n.) a collision; a slight addition; ostentatious parade; a mark (—) in writing or printing.
Dashboard(dash´bōrd) (n.) a splash-board; a paddle-wheel float.
Dastard(das´tard) (n.) a coward: (adj.) meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly.
Dastardliness(das´tard-li-nes) (n.) mean timidity.
Dastardly(das´tard-li) (adv.) cowardly.
Data(dā´ta) (n. pl.) of datum.
Date(dāt) (n.) the time of an epoch or transaction; the inscription which specifies when a writing or inscription was executed; duration; the edible oval fruit of the date-palm: (v.t.) to mark with a date: (v.i.) to have a date; reckon.
Dative(dā´tiv) (adj.) denoting the case of a noun, pronoun, or adjective which expresses the remoter object; usually indicated in English by "to" or "for" with the objective case: (n.) the dative case in Greek and Latin.
Datum(dā´turn) (n.) something assumed, known, or conceded for the basis of an argument or inference.
Daub(dawb) (v.t.) to cover or smear with adhesive matter; paint coarsely or unskillfully; plaster; flatter grossly: (n.) a coarse or rudely-executed painting; a smear; a cheap kind of mortar.
Daubing(dawb´ing) (n.) a coarse painting; the application of rough mortar to a wall to imitate stone.
Daughter(daw´tẽr) (n.) the female offspring of a man or woman; a female in a childlike relation; something conceived of as feminine.
Daunt(dawnt) (v.t.) to intimidate; dishearten.
Dauntless(dawnt´les) (adj.) fearless.
Davenport(dav´en-pōrt) (n.) a small writing-desk; a sofa-bed or couch.
Davit(dav´it) (n.) one of a pair of f-shaped uprights projecting over the side of a vessel for suspending or lowering a boat.
Dawdle(daw´dl) (v.i.) to waste time in a trifling manner; loiter: (n.) a dawdler.
Dawn(dawn) (v.i.) to begin to grow light; glimmer; break as the day: (n.) the first appearance of fight in the morning; beginning.
Dawning(dawn´ing) (n.) daybreak; beginning.
Day(dā) (n.) the period of light between sunrise and sunset; daylight; sunshine; the space of twenty-four hours, reckoning from midnight to midnight the civil day, or from noon to noon the astronomical day; in the East, a distance that can be traveled in twenty-four hours; a specified time or period.
Daybreak(dā´brāk) (n.) the dawn.
Daydream(dā´drēm) (n.) a visionary fancy.
Daylight(dā´līt) (n.) light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon, a candle, etc.; daytime; open or public view; not secrecy or privacy.
Daytime(dā´tīm) (n.) time between sunrise and sunset.
Daze(dāz) (v.t.) to dazzle: (n.) the state of being dazed.
Dazzle(daz´l) (v.t.) to overpower by a glare of light; dim by excess of light; overpower by splendor: (v.i.) to be overpowered by light: (n.) excess of light.
Deacon(dē´kn) (n.) a person in the lowest degree of holy orders; an officer in Christian churches appointed or elected to assist the minister and manage the temporal affairs of a church.
Dead(ded) (adj.) destitute of life; inanimate; resembling death; inactive; unprofitable; monotonous; tasteless; unerring; without religious vitality; flat; not transmitting a current; deprived of civil rights; out of the game or play: (n.) dead persons individually or collectively; the point or degree of greatest lifelessness: (adv.) absolutely; exactly.
Deadbeat(ded´bēt) (adj.) making successive movements with intervals of rest and no recoil: (n.) a petty swindler who borrows small sums, or gets his living from hand to mouth; a tramp; a loafer.
Deaden(ded´n) (v.t.) to diminish the acuteness, intensity, or vigor of; retard; blunt; render non-conductive; make insipid or stale; deprive of gloss or brilliancy; kill trees by girdling.
Deadhead(ded´hed) (n.) a person who has a free pass on railways or to places of amusement, etc.; a wooden buoy: (v.t.) to furnish free admission to: (v.i.) to travel or gain admission without payment.
Deadliness(ded´li-nes) (n.) the state of being deadly.
Deadlock(ded´lok) (n.) a lock worked on one side by a handle, and on the other side by a key; a situation in which progress is impossible.
Deadly(ded´li) (adj.) causing death; destructive; fatal; implacable: (adv.) implacably.
Deaf(def) (adj.) deprived of hearing; unwilling to hear or pay regard to.
Deafen(def´n) (v.t.) to make deaf; render impervious to sound.
Deafening(def´ning) (p.adj.) making impervious to sound: (n.) material employed to deaden a floor or wall.
Deafness(def´nes) (n.) the state of being deaf.
Deal(dēl) (n.) an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent; a division of cards to the players; a mercantile combination; the wood of the fir or pine tree cut into boards or planks: (v.t.) to distribute, apportion, or divide; throw about; scatter: (v.i.) to have business; make a private arrangement.
Dealer(dēl´ẽr) (n.) one who deals at cards; a trader.
Dealing(dēl´ing) (n.) conduct towards others; business intercourse; traffic.
Dealt(delt) (p.t.) of deal.
Dean(dēn) (n.) the presiding ecclesiastical dignitary in cathedral and collegiate churches, in his own jurisdiction the superior of a bishop; the chief officer of any faculty in a college; the oldest member, by reason of service, in a constituted body of which he acts as president; the senior member of a diplomatic corps; the oldest and most distinguished representative of the literature of a country.
Deanery(dēn´ẽr-i) (n.) the office, jurisdiction, or residence of a dean.
Deanship(dēn´ship) (n.) the office of a dean.
Dear(dēr) (adj.) expensive; costly; marked by scarcity or dearth; beloved; highly esteemed; precious: (n.) a darling; favorite: (adv.) at a high price or rate: (interj.) expressing surprise, pity, or emotion.
Dearly(dēr´li) (adv.) with great affection; at a high price or rate.
Dearness(dēr´nes) (n.) affection; high price; dearth.
Dearth(dẽrth) (n.) want; scarcity; famine.
Deary(der´i) (n.) a darling.
Death(deth) (n.) extinction of life or feeling; the state of the dead; a general mortality; decay; destruction; spiritual ruin after physical death.
Deathless(deth´les) (adj.) immortal.
Deathly(deth´li) (adj.) mortal; fatal.
Deathwatch(deth´woch) (n.) a vigil beside a dying person; a guard set over a criminal prior to his execution; a small beetle which makes a ticking sound, superstitiously supposed to forebode death.
Debacle(dā-bäk´l) (n.) the breaking up of ice on a river; a stampede; a violent flood carrying with it debris in great masses; a terrible defeat in war.
Debar(de-bär´) (v.t.) to shut out; exclude; hinder from approach, enjoyment, or action; preclude.
Debark(de-bärk´) (v.i.) to disembark.
Debarkation(de-bär-kā´shun) (n.) the act of disembarking.
Debase(de-bās´) (v.t.) to reduce from a higher to a lower state; lower in character, virtue, purity, or quality.
Debasement(de-bās´ment) (n.) act of debasing.
Debatable(de-bā´ta-bl) (adj.) admitting of question or debate.
Debate(de-bāt) (v.t.) to contend for in words or arguments; meditate upon; deliberate together: (v.i.) to argue or discuss a point; reflect: (n.) contention in words or argument; controversy; discussion.
Debauch(de-bawch´) (v.t.) to corrupt in morals or principles; seduce; pollute; vitiate: (v.i.) to engage in debauchery or riot: (n.) excess in eating and drinking; lewdness.
Debauchee(deb-ō-she´) (n.) a drunkard and rake.
Debauchery(de-baw´chẽr-i) (n.) excessive intemperance; seduction from purity or virtue; corruption of fidelity.
Debenture(de-ben´tūr) (n.) a written acknowledgment of a debt.
Debilitate(de-bil´i-tāt) (v.t.) to enfeeble; enervate.
Debilitation(de-bil-i-tā´shun) (n.) enervation.
Debility(de-bil´i-ti) (n.) abnormal functional weakness; languor.
Debit(deb´it) (n.) that which is owing, entered on the debtor side of a ledger; opposed to credit: (adj.) relating to debts: (v.t.) to charge with debt; enter on the debtor's side of an account.
Debonair(deb-ō-nār´) (adj.) of gentle manners or breeding; elegant.
Debouch(de-bōōsh´) (v.i.) to march out of a confined space into open ground.
Debris(dā-brē´) (n.) fragments; broken rubbish; loose pieces of rock at the base of a mountain.
Debt(det) (n.) that which is due from one person to another; obligation; trespass.
Debtor(det´ẽr) (n.) one who owes something to another; one who is in debt.
Debut(dā-bū) (n.) a first appearance in society, or before the public.
Debutante(dā-bū-tant´) (n.) one who makes a debut.
Decade(dek´ād) (n.) a group of ten; ten consecutive years.
Decadence(de-kā´dens) (n.) a state of decay.
Decadent(dek-ā´dent) (adj.) deteriorating.
Decagon(dek´a-gon) (n.) plain figure having ten sides and ten angles.
Decalogue(dek´a-log) (n.) moral law, or ten commandments.
Decamp(de-kamp´) (v.i.) to depart speedily; go away secretly or unceremoniously.
Decant(de-kant´) (v.t.) to pour off gently.
Decanter(de-kant´ẽr) (n.) an ornamental glass bottle for holding wines, etc.
Decapitate(de-kap´i-tāt) (v.t.) to behead.
Decapitation(de-kap-i-tā´shun) (n.) beheading.
Decay(de-kā´) (v.i.) to become impaired; rot; decline or fall: (n.) deterioration; decline; rottenness.
Decease(de-sēs´) (v.i.) to die: (n.) death.
Deceit(de-sēt´) (n.) deception; falsehood.
Deceitful(de-sēt´fool) (adj.) full of deceit.
Deceitfully(de-sēt´foo-li) (adv.) in a deceitful manner.
Deceitfulness(de-sēt´fool-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being deceitful.
Deceive(de-sēv´) (v.t.) to mislead or cause to err; delude; impose upon; disappoint.
Deceiver(de-sēv´ẽr) (n.) one who deceives; a cheat; an impostor.
December(dē-sem´bẽr) (n.) the twelfth month of the year.
Decency(dē´sen-si) (n.) the state of being decent, or modest.
Decennial(des-en´i-al) (adj.) lasting for or occurring every ten years.
Decent(dē´sent) (adj.) decorous; becoming; respectable; modest; passable.
Deception(de-sep´shun) (n.) the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived; fraud.
Deceptive(de-sep´tiv) (adj.) tending to deceive.
Decidable(de-sīd´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being decided.
Decide(de-sīd´) (v.t.) to bring to an issue or conclusion; fix the end of; resolve: (v.i.) to give a judgment or decision; arbitrate.
Decided(de-sīd´ed) (adj.) free from ambiguity; determined; unquestionable; resolute.
Deciduous(de-sid´ū-us) (adj.) falling off at maturity, or in season; shed periodically.
Deciliter(des´i-lē-tr) (n.) a measure of capacity, 1-10th of a liter = 3.52 fluid ounces.
Decimal(des´i-mal) (adj.) pertaining to, or based upon, the number 10: (n.) a decimal fraction.
Decimate(des´i-māt) (v.t.) to select by lot and put to death, or punish, every tenth man; destroy a large proportion of.
Decimation(des-i-mā´shun) (n.) the act of decimating; destruction on a large scale.
Decimeter(des´i-mē-tr) (n.) a measure of length, 1-10th of a meter = 3.937 inches.
Decipher(de-sī´fẽr) (v.t.) to read secret writing; discover or make out the meaning of; solve; unravel.
Decision(de-sizh´un) (n.) the act of deciding; determination; judgment; settlement.
Decisive(de-sī´siv) (adj.) final; conclusive.
Deck(dek) (v.t.) to array in finery or ornaments; adorn; to furnish with a deck: (n.) the flooring of a ship.
Declaim(de-klām´) (v.t.) to speak in a rhetorical style; speak as an exercise in elocution; harangue.
Declamation(dek-la-mā´shun) (n.) the art of declaiming according to rhetorical rules; impassioned oratory; distinct and correct enunciation of words in vocal music.
Declamatory(de-klam´a-tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, reclamation; noisy in style; appealing to the passions.
Declaration(dek-la-rā´shun) (n.) the act of declaring or proclaiming; that which is declared; an assertion; publication; a statement reduced to writing.
Declarative(de-klar´a-tiv) (adj.) explanatory.
Declaratory(de-klar´a-tō-ri) (adj.) affirmative.
Declare(de-klār´) (v.t.) to make known; tell openly or publicly; proclaim formally; publish; make a solemn affirmation before witnesses; make a full statement as to goods, etc.: (v.i.) to make a declaration; avow.
Declension(de-klen´shun) (n.) decline; a falling off, or away; deterioration; the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
Declination(dek-h-nā´shun) (n.) the act or state of bending, or moving, downwards; oblique variation from some definite direction; deterioration; decay; the angular distance of a heavenly body N. or S. of the equator; non-acceptance.
Decline(de-klīn) (v.i.) to incline from a right line; bend or lean downwards; droop; draw to a close; become weak; deviate from rectitude: (v.t.) to refuse; bend downwards; depress; inflect: (n.) diminution; decay; deterioration; consumption.
Declivity(de-kliv´i-ti) (n.) a gradual descent; deviation from a horizontal line; opposed to acclivity.
Decollete(dā-kol-e-tā´) (adj.) cut low in the neck so as to expose the neck and shoulders; said of a dress.
Decompose(de-kom-pōz´) (v.t.) to resolve into constituent elements; cause to decay or rot: (v.i.) to become decomposed; putrefy.
Decomposition(de-kom-pō-zish´un) (n.) the act of resolving into constituent elements; analysis; disintegration.
Decorate(dek´ō-rāt) (v.t.) to ornament, embellish, adorn, or beautify; confer a badge of honor upon; grace.
Decoration(dek-ō-rā´shun) (n.) the art of decorating; an ornament or embellishment; a badge of honor.
Decorative(dek´ō-rā-tiv) (adj.) tending to decoration.
Decorator(dek´ō-rā-tẽr) (n.) one who decorates; an artist or artisan who decorates rooms, etc.
Decorous(dek´ẽr-us) (adj.) marked by propriety; decent; fit; proper.
Decorum(de-kō´rum) (n.) propriety and decency of words, dress, and conduct.
Decoy(de-koi´) (v.t.) to lead or allure into danger by artifice: (v.i.) to be allured by means of a decoy: (n.) a deceptive stratagem; a lure; a piece of enclosed water into which wild fowl are decoyed.
Decrease(de-krēs´) (v.i.) to become less; diminish; abate; wane; fail: (v.t.) to cause to grow less; reduce gradually in size or extent; dwindle: (n.) gradual diminution, or decay; the amount or degree of lessening; the wane of the moon.
Decree(de-krē´) (n.) an ordinance, law, or edict; a judicial decision; the award of an umpire or arbitrator; the predetermined purpose of God: (v.t.) to determine by a decree; ordain; constitute by edict; assign: (v.i.) to make a decree; determine.
Decrement(dek´re-ment) (n.) diminution.
Decrepit(de-krep´it) (adj.) enfeebled by age, or infirmity; wasted; worn out.
Decrepitude(de-krep´i-tūd) (n.) physical infirmity caused by old age.
Decry(de-krī´) (v.t.) to blame clamorously; cry down; censure disparage.
Dedicate(ded´i-kāt) (v.t.) to set apart by a solemn act or religious ceremony; devote or set apart to some work or duty; inscribe, as a literary work.
Dedication(ded-i-kā´shun) (n.) the act of dedicating; an inscription or address.
Dedicator(ded´i-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who dedicates.
Dedicatory(ded´i-ka-tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to composing, or constituting, a dedication.
Deduce(de-dūs´) (v.t.) to gather by reasoning; infer; derive.
Deduct(de-dukt´) (v.t.) to take away.
Deduction(de-duk´shun) (n.) the act or process of deducting; subtraction; in logic, the process of reasoning from a single fact by a general law through a series of related facts to a conclusion; syllogistic reasoning.
Deductive(de-duk´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to deduction.
Deductively(de-duk´tiv-li) (adv.) by deduction.
Deed(dēd) (n.) that which is done by a responsible agent; an act; an illustrious achievement; a written instrument for the transfer of real estate: (v.t.) convey by deed.
Deem(dēm) (v.t.) to think; determine: (v.i.) to have, or be of, an opinion; judge.
Deep(dēp) (adj.) extending far below the surface; low in situation; penetrating; sagacious; profound; difficult to understand; absorbed; grave in tone, or low in pitch; strongly colored: (n.) that which is of great depth; a great body of water.
Deepen(dēp´en) (v.t.) to make deep or deeper; make darker; make sad; cloud: (v.i.) to become deep or deeper.
Deeply(dēp´li) (adv.) at, or to, a great depth; profoundly; gravely; passionately.
Deepness(dēp´nes) (n.) depth; profundity.
Deer(dēr) (n. singular & plural) a general name for solid-horned ruminants of the genus Cervus.
Deface(de-fās´) (v.t.) to mar or destroy the surface of; disfigure; impair the legibility of; injure; spoil.
Defacement(de-fās´ment) (n.) the act of defacing; the condition of being defaced; injury.
Defalcation(de-fal-kā´shun) (n.) a deficit of funds through a breach of trust; embezzlement; diminution.
Defamation(def-a-mā´shun) (n.) the act of injuring one's good name or reputation without justification, either orally, or by a written communication.
Defamatory(de-fam´a-tō-ri) (adj.) containing that which is injurious to the character or reputation.
Defame(de-fām´) (v.t.) to injure or destroy the good reputation of; accuse falsely; asperse; vilify.
Default(de-fawlt´) (n.) failure or omission to do any act; failure to satisfy the acts required in a lawsuit: (v.t.) to make a default in; neglect: (v.i.) to make a default.
Defaulter(de-fawit´ẽr) (n.) one who makes a default; one who fails to make a proper account of money or property entrusted to his charge.
Defeat(de-fēt´) (v.t.) to overcome or vanquish; frustrate; baffle: (n.) the act of defeating; frustration; overthrow.
Defecate(def´e-kāt) (v.t.) to clarify: (v.i.) to become clear; discharge excremental matter from the bowels.
Defecation(def-e-kā´shun) (n.) clarification; evacuation from the bowels.
Defect(de-fekt´) (n.) an imperfection, moral or physical; insufficiency; fault; error.
Defection(de-fek´shun) (n.) a falling away from duty or allegiance; desertion.
Defective(de-fek´tiv) (adj.) having a defect or flaw of any kind; incomplete; faulty; wanting some of the usual grammatical forms.
Defend(de-fend´) (v.t.) to guard or protect; maintain; vindicate one's legal rights by force of argument or evidence: (v.i.) to formally enter a defense to an action.
Defendant(de-fend´ant) (n.) a person who is sued or accused in a civil or criminal court.
Defense(de-fens´) (n.) the act or state of defending or being defended; protection; vindication by force or argument; a defendant's plea or answer.
Defenseless(de-fens´les) (adj.) without means of defense; unprotected.
Defensible(de-fen´si-bl) (adj.) capable of being defended.
Defensive(de-fen´siv) (adj.) serving to defend or protect; carried on in defense.
Defer(de-fẽr´) (v.t.) to put off to a future time; delay: (v.i.) to procrastinate.
Deference(def´ẽr-ens) (n.) a yielding to the opinions or wishes of another; regard, as shown in act or manner.
Deferential(def-ẽr-en´shal) (adj.) characterized by, or expressing, deference.
Deferentially(def-ẽr-en´sha-li) (adv.) respectfully.
Deferment(de-fẽr´ment) (n.) delay.
Defiance(de-fī´ans) (n.) contemptuous disregard; a challenge.
Defiant(de-fī´ant) (adj.) characterized by defiance.
Deficiency(de-fish´en-si) (n.) the state of being deficient; incompleteness; insufficiency; scarcity.
Deficient(de-fish´ent) (adj.) wanting; incomplete.
Deficit(def´i-sit) (n.) a falling off, or deficiency, in amount or quantity, especially of receipts.
Defile(de-fīl´) (v.t.) to make foul or impure; tarnish; corrupt the chastity of: (v.i.) to march off in a file: (n.) a long narrow mountainous pass.
Defilment(de-fīl´ment) (n.) moral or physical pollution.
Definable(de-fīn´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being defined.
Define(de-fīn´) (v.t.) to determine the limits of; describe the nature or properties of.
Definite(def´i-nit) (adj.) having fixed or distinct limits; certain; pointing out.
Definitely(def´i-nit-li) (adv.) certainly; distinctly.
Definition(def-i-nish´un) (n.) a brief description or explanation of the precise meaning of a term, phrase, etc.; a concise statement.
Definitive(de-fin´i-tiv) (adj.) determining; conclusive: (n.) a word used in grammar to define the signification of a noun.
Deflect(de-flekt´) (v.t.) to bend from a straight line: (v.i.) to swerve; bend or turn aside.
Deflection(de-flek´shun) (n.) a bending.
Deflective(de-flek´tiv) (adj.) causing deflection.
Deflector(de-flek´tẽr) (n.) a plate or cone in a furnace or lamp to bring flames or gases into close contact, and thus increase combustion.
Deflower(de-flour´) (v.t.) to deprive of flowers or bloom; despoil of pristine grace or beauty; deprive of virginity.
Deforest(de-for´est) (v.t.) to clear of forest; cut down, clear away, or destroy the trees of.
Deform(de-fôrm´) (v.t.) to render ugly or unshapely; disfigure; mar.
Deformity(de-form´i-ti) (n.) physical malformation; disfigurement; want of beauty or harmony.
Defraud(de-frawd´) (v.t.) to deprive of some right or interest by deception; cheat; withhold wrongfully.
Defray(de-frā´) (v.t.) to discharge the expenses of anything; pay; settle.
Deft(deft) (adj.) dexterous; handy; clever.
Defunct(de-fungkt´) (adj.) dead; extinct: (n.) a dead person; the dead collectively.
Defy(de-fī´) (v.t.) to challenge or provoke to strife; set at defiance; resist openly.
Degeneracy(de-jen´ẽr-a-si) (n.) the state of being degenerate.
Degenerate(de-jen´ẽr-āt) (v.i.) to become inferior in goodness or quality; become of a lower type; pass to an inferior or worse state; deteriorate: (adj.) deteriorated; degraded: (n.) a degenerate person or organism.
Degeneration(de-jen-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act, state, or process of growing worse; degeneracy; decline; the morbid impairment of any structural tissue or organ.
Degradation(deg-ra-dā´shun) (n.) the act of degrading.
Degrade(de-grād´) (v.t.) to reduce in grade or rank; deprive of honors, office, or dignity; lower physically or morally; tone down; diminish; wear away.
Degree(de-grē´) (n.) a step or grade; rank or station; relationship between a person and the next in line of descent; rank conferred by a diploma after examination; one of three degrees in the comparison of an adjective or adverb; a certain amount or interval; the 360th part of the circumference of a circle, 60 geographical miles.
Degression(dē-gresh´un) (n.) a going or stepping down; descent.
Deification(dē-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of defying; apotheosis.
Deify(dē´i-fi) (v.t.) to make, or exalt to the rank of, a deity; idolize.
Deign(dān) (v.i.) to condescend; stoop: (v.t.) to permit.
Deism(dē´izm) (n.) the creed of a deist.
Deist(dē´ist) (n.) one who believes in the existence of a personal God, but not in revealed religion.
Deistic(dē-ist´ik) (adj.) pertaining to deism, or deists.
Deity(dē´i-ti) (n.) a god, goddess, or person worshiped as a divine being.
Deject(de-jekt´) (v.t.) to depress the spirits of; dishearten; sadden.
Dejection(de-jek´shun) (n.) lowness of spirits; melancholy; depression; evacuation.
Delay(de-lā´) (v.t.) to postpone; hinder for a time: (v.i.) to act or proceed slowly: (n.) postponement; procrastination.
Delectable(de-lek´ta-bl) (adj.) pleasing; delightful.
Delectably(de-lek´ta-bli) (adv.) delightfully.
Delectation(de-lek-tā´shun) (n.) delight; pleasure.
Delegate(del´e-gāt) (v.t.) to send as a representative with authority to act; entrust; commit: (n.) one sent to represent and act for others.
Delegation(del-e-gā´shun) (n.) the act of delegating; a person or body of persons chosen to act for others.
Delete(de-lēt´) (v.t.) to blot out; erase.
Deleterious(del-e-tēr´i-us) (adj.) harmful, morally or physically; poisonous.
Deletion(de-lē´shun) (n.) the act of deleting.
Deliberate(de-lib´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to think upon or consider; weigh in the mind; ponder: (v.i.) to take counsel with one's self or others: (adj.) circumspect; slow in determining or in action; well-considered.
Deliberately(de-lib´ẽr-āt-li) (adv.) with careful consideration.
Deliberateness(de-lib´ẽr-āt-nes) (n.) circumspection.
Deliberation(de-lib-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) calm and careful consideration; slowness in action.
Deliberative(de-lib´ẽr-ā-tiv) (adj.) characterized by, or acting with, deliberation.
Delicacy(del´i-ka-si) (n.) the state or quality of being delicate; agreeableness to the taste or other senses; grace; sensitiveness; refinement; sensibility; consideration for the feelings of others; susceptibility to disease.
Delicate(del´i-kat) (adj.) full of pleasure; pleasing to the senses; dainty; nice; lightly or softly tinted; fine or slender; slight or smooth; light and yielding; soft and fair; refined; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; tender; not able to endure hardship; requiring nice handling; nicely discriminating; elegant; gentle; frail; effeminate; fastidious.
Delicatessen(del-i-ka-tes´en) (n. pl.) table delicacies.
Delicious(de-lish´us) (adj.) highly pleasing to the senses, taste, or mind; exquisite.
Delight(de-līt´) (v.t.) to gratify or please greatly; charm: (v.i.) be highly gratified or pleased: (n.) an extreme degree of pleasure; high satisfaction; joy.
Delightful(de-līt´fool) (adj.) affording delight.
Delimit(de-lim´it) (v.t.) to mark out or fix the limits of, as territory; bound.
Delineate(de-lin´e-āt) (v.t.) to mark out with lines; sketch; portray; describe minutely and accurately in words.
Delineation(de-lin-e-ā´shun) (n.) the act or art of delineating; a sketch, description, etc.
Delinquency(de-ling´kwen-si) (n.) neglect of, or failure in, duty; a misdeed; fault.
Delinquent(de-lin´kwent) (adj.) falling short of duty: (n.) one who neglects, or fails to perform, a duty; an offender.
Deliquesce(del-i-kwes´) (v.i.) to melt and become liquid by absorbing moisture from the atmosphere.
Deliquescent(del-i-kwes´ent) (adj.) liquefying or melting on exposure to the atmosphere.
Delirious(de-lir´i-us) (adj.) light-headed; insane; frantic with delight.
Delirium(de-lir´i-um) (n.) excitement and aberration of the mind, caused by fever, etc.
Deliver(de-liv´ẽr) (v.t.) to free from restraint; to set at liberty; to rescue or save from evil; to give or transfer; to communicate; to give forth in action; to discharge; to relieve of a child in childbirth; pronounce; utter.
Deliverance(de-liv´ẽr-ans) (n.) the act of delivering; rescue; an authoritative utterance by an official or judge on some technical point.
Delivery(de-liv´ẽr-i) (n.) the act of delivering; a setting free; a surrender; transfer; manner of utterance; a distribution of letters, etc.; the act or manner of delivering a ball; parturition.
Dell(del) (n.) a small secluded valley.
Delta(del´ta) (n.) an alluvial deposit, shaped like the Greek letter (Δ) formed at the mouth of a river; any triangular surface.
Delude(de-lūd´) (v.t.) to impose upon the mind or judgment of; beguile deceive.
Deluge(del´ūj) (n.) an inundation; a great overflowing of the land by water, especially chat of the time of Noah; a sudden and resistless calamity: (v.t.) to overwhelm.
Delusion(de-lū´zhun) (n.) the act of deluding; deceit; imposition; illusion.
Delusive(de-lū´siv) (adj.) tending to delude or deceive; deceptive.
Delve(delv) (v.t.) to open with a spade; fathom; penetrate.
Demagnetize(de-mag´net-īz) (v.t.) to deprive of magnetic properties.
Demagogic(dem-a-gō´jik) (adj.) characteristic of a demagogue.
Demagogue(dem´a-gog) (n.) a popular and factious orator, especially one who inveighs against constituted authority.
Demand(de-mand´) (v.t.) to claim as by right or authority; ask in a peremptory manner; summon: (n.) an authoritative claim; a peremptory request; the state of being much sought after.
Demarcation(de-mär-kā´shun) (n.) the act of defining, or marking, the bounds of.
Demean(de-mēn´) (v.t.) to behave.
Demeanor(de-mēn´ẽr) (n.) behavior; deportment.
Demented(de-ment´ed) (adj.) suffering from dementia; insane.
Dementia(de-men´shi-a) (n.) general mental enfeeblement, with loss of memory, reason, feeling, and will; insanity.
Demesne(de-mēn´) (n.) landed estate attached to a manor: (adj.) pertaining to a demesne.
Demigod(dem´i-god) (n.) an inferior deity; one whose nature is partly divine; the offspring of a god and a human being; a deified hero.
Demijohn(dem´i-jon) (n.) a large glass bottle with a small neck and large body, usually encased in wicker.
Demise(de-mīz´) (n.) the transfer of a right to, or of a title in, an estate through death or forfeiture; death, especially of a royal personage; the conveyance or transfer of an estate by will or lease for a term of years or in fee simple: (v.t.) to give or grant by will: (v.i.) to pass by bequest or inheritance.
Demobilize(de-mō´bi-līz) (v.t.) to disband or dismiss troops that have been mobilized; change from a war to a peace footing.
Democracy(de-mok´ra-si) (n.) government by the people collectively by elected representatives; political or social equality.
Democrat(dem´ō-krat) (n.) one who advocates and upholds the principles of democracy.
Democratic(dem-ō-krat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to democracy.
Democratically(dem-ō-krat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a democratic manner.
Demolish(de-mol´ish) (v.t.) to throw down; reduce to ruins; destroy; annihilate.
Demolition(dem-ō-lish´un) (n.) the act or process of demolishing; destruction.
Demon(dē´mon) (n.) an evil spirit; devil; a guardian spirit or genius.
Demonetize(de-mon´e-tīz) (v.t.) to deprive of standard value, as currency; withdraw from use as money.
Demoniac(dē-mō´ni-ak) (adj.) pertaining to, or influenced by, demons; characteristic of a demon [also demoniacal]: (n.) a lunatic.
Demonology(dē-mon-ol´ō-ji) (n.) a treatise on demons or evil spirits, as connected with the science of religion, or popular superstitions.
Demonstrable(de-mon´stra-bl) (adj.) capable of being demonstrated.
Demonstrate(dem´on-strāt) (v.t.) to prove beyond the possibility of a doubt; teach by examples: (v.i.) to organize, or take part in, a party demonstration.
Demonstration(dem-on-strā´shun) (n.) the act of demonstrating; a proof beyond the possibility of a doubt; manifestation; a public exhibition of sympathy with some political or social movement; the exhibition and description of examples in art and science teaching, especially anatomy.
Demonstrative(dem-on´stra-tiv) (adj.) having the power of demonstration; conclusive; manifesting the feelings openly and strongly: (n.) a demonstrative pronoun.
Demonstrator(dem´on-stra-tẽr) (n.) one who demonstrates; a teacher of practical anatomy, or physical science.
Demoralize(de-mor´al-īz) (v.t.) to corrupt, or undermine, the morals of; deprive of spirit or energy; throw into confusion.
Demulcent(de-mul´sent) (adj.) softening; lenitive: (n.) a medicine which allays irritation.
Demur(de-mur´) (v.i.) to hesitate; raise objections; to interpose a demurrer: (n.) an objection or exception.
Demure(de-mūr´) (adj.) grave; sober; decorous in bearing; affectedly modest or grave.
Demurely(de-mūr´li) (adv.) in a demure manner.
Demureness(de-mūr´nes) (n.) the quality of being demure.
Demurrer(de-mur´ẽr) (n.) an issue on a point of law.
Den(den) (n.) the cave of a wild beast; lair; a small or secluded apartment, used as a retreat for work and leisure.
Denationalize(de-nash´un-al-īz) (v.t.) to deprive of national rights or character; render local.
Denatured(dē-nā´tūrd) (adj.) changed in nature or character; unfitted for its ordinary use by addition of other materials, as "denatured alcohol", which is alcohol so altered or produced as to be fatal as a beverage.
Dendrite(den´drīt) (n.) a stone or mineral with tree-like markings.
Denial(de-nī´al) (n.) the act of denying; refusal; contradiction; non-compliance.
Denizen(den´i-zen) (n.) an inhabitant; citizen; an alien who has received letters patent admitting him to the rights of citizenship.
Denominate(de-nom´i-nāt) (v.t.) to designate; characterized by an epithet; name: (adj.) made up of units of a specified kind.
Denomination(de-nom-i-nā´shun) (n.) the act of designating; a sect, class, or division.
Denominational(de-nom-i-nā´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or carried on by, a sect.
Denominator(de-nom´i-nā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, denominates; the expression of a fraction which, when placed below the line, gives the name or value to the unit.
Denotative(de-nō´ta-tiv) (adj.) having the power to denote or point out; significant.
Denote(de-nōt´) (v.t.) to signify or identify by a visible sign; indicate; betoken.
Denouement(dā-nōō´mäng) (n.) the act of unraveling or solving a plot; outcome.
Denounce(de-nouns´) (v.t.) to threaten or accuse publicly; censure; stigmatize; lay claim to as a new, or an abandoned, mine; to give notice to a government that the government of another nation intends to terminate a treaty.
Dense(dens) (adj.) thick; compact; intense.
Density(den´si-ti) (n.) compactness; mass of matter per unit of volume; depth of shade.
Dent(dent) (n.) a slight depression caused by a blow or pressure; the tooth of a wheel; a cog, card, comb, or metallic brush: (v.t.) to make a dent in.
Dental(den´tal) (adj.) pertaining to the teeth; pronounced by the aid of the teeth: (n.) a letter pronounced by the aid of the teeth.
Dentine(den-tēn´) (n.) the hard, dense, calcified tissue which forms the body of a tooth.
Dentist(den´tist) (n.) a dental surgeon.
Dentistry(den´tis-tri) (n.) dental surgery.
Denudation(den-ū-da´shun) (n.) the act of stripping or making bare.
Denude(de-nūd;) (v.t.) to make bare or naked; lay bare rocks by erosive action.
Denunciation(de-nun-si-ā´shun) (n.) the act of denouncing; a threat; menace.
Deny(de-nī´) (v.t.) to refuse to believe or admit; contradict; refuse to grant; abjure.
Deodorant(de-ō´dẽr-ant) (n.) a deodorizer.
Deodorize(de-ō´dẽr-īz) (v.t.) to disinfect.
Depart(de-pärt´) (v.i.) to go or move away; leave; die; desist.
Department(de-pärt´ment) (n.) a separate room or office for business; a branch of business, study, or science; a territorial administrative division.
Departmental(de-pärt-men´tal) (adj.) pertaining to a department; governed by departments.
Departure(de-pär´chūr) (n.) the act of departing; a going away; deviation; death.
Depend(de-pend´) (v.i.) to rely for support; trust; hang down.
Dependence(de-pend´ens) (n.) the state of being dependent; connection; reliance; trust.
Dependent(de-pend´ent) (adj.) hanging down; contingent; conditional; subordinate: (n.) one dependent upon another; a retainer; consequence.
Depict(de-pikt´) (v.t.) to paint or portray; describe or represent vividly.
Depilatory(de-pil´a-tō-ri) (adj.) having the power of removing hair: (n.) a hair-remover.
Depletion(de-plē´shun) (n.) the act of emptying or exhausting; blood-letting.
Deplorable(de-plōr´a-bl) (adj.) worthy to be deplored; sad; calamitous; grievous.
Deplore(de-plōr´) (v.t.) to lament; grieve for.
Deploy(de-ploi´) (v.t. & v.i.) to open out; extend in line so as to present a wider front: (n.) the act of deploying.
Depolarize(de-pō´lar-īz) (v.t.) to deprive of polarity.
Deponent(de-pōn´ent) (adj.) denoting a Latin verb with a passive form and an active meaning: (n.) a witness who makes an affidavit to a statement of fact.
Depopulate(de-pop´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to deprive of inhabitants; devastate; lay waste.
Deport(de-pōrt´) (v.t.) to carry from one country to another; banish; behave one's self.
Deportment(de-port´ment) (n.) conduct; behavior.
Depose(de-pōz´) (v.t.) to remove from a throne, or other high station; deprive of office: (v.i.) testify on oath.
Deposit(de-poz´it) (v.t.) to put or set down; place; entrust to another for security: (n.) anything deposited; something committed to the care of another; a pledge; rocks produced by denudation or by the laying down of other formations.
Deposition(dep-ō-zish´un) (n.) the act of depositing or deposing; that which is deposited or deposed; an affidavit.
Depositor(de-poz´i-tẽr) (n.) one who deposits.
Depository(de-poz´i-tō-ri) (n.) the place where anything is deposited for security; a depot for the sale of publications.
Depot(dē´pō) (n.) a warehouse; a magazine for military stores, etc.; the headquarters of a regiment; a railway station.
Deprave(de-prāv´) (v.t.) to make bad.
Depraved(de-prāvd´) (p.adj.) morally debased; corrupt; made bad or worse.
Depravity(de-prav´i-ti) (n.) the state of being depraved or corrupt; wickedness.
Deprecate(dep´re-kāt) (v.t.) to pray against; disapprove strongly; express regret for.
Deprecation(dep-re-kā´shun) (n.) the act of deprecating; in litanies, a petition to be delivered from some spiritual or temporal evil.
Deprecatory(dep´re-ka-tō-ri) (adj.) apologetic.
Depreciate(de-prē´shi-āt) (v.t.) to lower the value, or rate, of; disparage: (v.i.) to fall in value.
Depreciation(de-prē-shi-ā´shun) (n.) the act of lessening the value or worth of; fall in value.
Depredate(dep´re-dāt) (v.t.) to pillage; rob; lay waste; prey upon.
Depredation(dep-re-dā´shun) (n.) the act of depredating.
Depress(de-pres´) (v.t.) to press or thrust down; humble; dispirit; lower or cheapen.
Depressed(de-prest´) (p.adj.) cast down in spirits; lowered in position; flattened from above, or vertically.
Depression(de-presh´un) (n.) the act of depressing; the sinking or falling in of a surface; abasement; dejection of spirits; debility; diminution or dullness of trade.
Depressor(de-pres´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, depresses; a muscle that draws down an organ or part.
Deprivation(dep-ri-vā´shun) (n.) the act of caking away; destitution; loss; the deposition of a cleric from his office or functions.
Deprive(de-prīv´) (v.t.) to take from; dispossess; debar; depose from office.
Depth(depth) (n.) the state or degree of being deep; profoundness; extent of penetration; richness of tone or color.
Deputation(dep-ū-tā´shun) (n.) the act of deputing; the persons deputed.
Depute(de-pūt´) (v.i.) to appoint as an agent or deputy; send with authority to act on behalf of the principal.
Deputize(dep´ū-tīz) (v.t.) to appoint as a deputy.
Deputy(dep´ū-ti) (n.) one appointed to act for another; a delegate; in the French Parliament a member of the lower house.
Derail(de-rāl´) (v.i.) to run off the rails: (v.t.) to cause to leave the rails.
Derange(de-rānj´) (v.t.) to throw into confusion; disturb the normal functions of; displace.
Derangement(de-ranj´ment) (n.) the act of deranging; insanity.
Derby(der´bi) (n.) a kind of stiff felt hat, with convex crown and curved brim.
Derelict(der´e-likt) (adj.) abandoned; adrift: (n.) anything left, forsaken, or cast away intentionally, as at sea; (pl.) abandoned goods found at sea; also, morally neglected.
Dereliction(der-e-lik´shun) (n.) omission, as of obligation or duty; the gaining of land by the permanent retirement of the sea.
Deride(de-rīd´) (v.t.) to mock; laugh at: (v.i.) to indulge in mockery, scorn, or ridicule.
Derision(de-rizh´un) (n.) the act of deriding; ridicule; scorn; contempt.
Derisive(de-rīz´iv) (adj.) expressing derision.
Derivable(de-rīv´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being derived; deducible.
Derivation(der-i-vā´shun) (n.) the act of deriving, or the condition of being derived; the process of tracing a word from its original source; etymology; evolution; deduction.
Derivative(de-riv´a-tiv) (adj.) derived or taken from another; deducible; secondary: (n.) a word obtained from some other by a prefix or suffix, or other modification.
Derive(de-rīv´) (v.t.) to draw from an original source; obtain by transmission or descent; trace a word to its original root or stem; deduce infer.
Dermal(dẽr´mal) (adj.) pertaining to the, or consisting of, skin.
Dermatology(dẽr-ma-tol´ō-ji) (n.) the science which treats of the skin and its diseases.
Derogate(dẽr´ō-gāt) (v.t.) to take away; annul partially: (v.i.) detract.
Derogation(dẽr-o-gā´shun) (n.) the act of derogating; detraction; depreciation.
Derogatory(de-rog´a-tō-ri) (adj.) tending to derogate from honor, character, or value.
Derrick(der´ik) (n.) an apparatus for hoisting heavy weights.
Derringer(der´in-jẽr) (n.) a pocket pistol with a short barrel of very large caliber, named from its inventor.
Descant(des´kant) (n.) a varied song or melody; a disquisition or comment; (des-kant´) (v.i.) to comment freely; discourse at length.
Descend(de-send´) (v.i.) to pass from a higher to a lower position; fail upon or invade; be derived from; fall in order of inheritance, or from one generation to another; move toward the south; said of a star: (v.t.) to move or pass along downwards.
Descendant(de-send´ant) (n.) one who is lineally descended from an ancestor; offspring.
Descendent(de-send´ent) (adj.) descending; sinking.
Descent(de-sent´) (n.) change from a higher to a lower place; a sudden hostile invasion or attack; moral or social declension; transmission of an estate; derivation from a common ancestor; birth; a passage from a higher to a lower pitch.
Describable(de-skrīb´a-bl) (adj.) capable of description.
Describe(de-skrīb´) (v.t.) to delineate or trace out; narrate; set forth.
Description(de-skrip´shun) (n.) the act of describing; delineation by marks or signs; an account of anything in words or writing.
Descriptive(de-skrip´tiv) (adj.) tending to, or serving to, describe; containing description.
Desecrate(des´e-krāt) (v.t.) to divert from a sacred to a secular use; profane.
Desecration(des-e-krā´shun) (n.) profanation.
Desert(de-zẽrt´) (v.t.) to forsake; abandon: (v.i.) abscond from duty: (dez´ẽrt) (n.) a barren tract incapable of supporting life or vegetation; a solitude: (adj.) pertaining to a desert: (de-zẽrt´) (n.) a reward or punishment deserved; merit.
Deserter(de-zẽrt´ẽr) (n.) one that forsakes his duty, his post, or his party or friend; a soldier or seaman that quits the service without permission.
Desertion(de-zẽr´shun) (n.) act of deserting; state of being forsaken or abandoned.
Deserve(de-zẽrv´) (v.t.) to earn by service; be justly entitled to, or worthy of; merit: (v.i.) to be worthy or deserving.
Deservedly(de-zẽrv´ed-li) (adv.) justly.
Desiccate(des´i-kāt) (v.t.) to dry thoroughly; dry up; preserve by exhausting the moisture from: (v.i.) to become dry.
Desiccation(des-i-kā´shun) (n.) the act of drying.
Desiccator(des´i-kā-tẽr) (n.) an apparatus for drying foods and other substances.
Desideratum(de-sid-ẽr-ā´tum) (n.) anything desired; a want or desire generally felt and recognized.
Design(dē-zīn´) (v.t.) to draw, mark, or plan out; project; set apart mentally: (v.i.) to formulate designs or execute original work: (n.) an outline, plan, or drawing; project; intention.
Designate(dez´ig-nāt) (v.t.) to indicate by marks, lines, or a description the limits of; point out; distinguish; name: (adj.) designated; selected.
Designation(dez-ig-nā´shun) (n.) the act of designating; nomination; appointment.
Designer(de-zīn´ẽr) (n.) one that designs, or furnishes designs, as for prints; a plotter; a schemer [used in a bad sense].
Designing(dē-zīn´ing) (adj.) scheming; artful; cunning; insidious; wily.
Desirability(de-zīr-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being desirable.
Desirable(de-zīr´a-bl) (adj.) pleasing; agreeable.
Desire(de-zīr´) (v.t.) to wish earnestly for; crave: (v.i.) be in the state of desire: (n.) a longing for the possession of some object; a petition or prayer; natural or sensual tendency; the object longed for.
Desirous(de-zīr´us) (adj.) full of desire.
Desist(de-zist´) (v.i.) to cease to act or proceed; stop; forbear.
Desk(desk) (n.) a sloping frame or table for the use of writers and readers; a clerk's position; a lectern; figuratively, the clerical profession.
Desolate(des´ō-lāt) (v.t.) to lay waste; deprive of inhabitants; overwhelm with sorrow: (adj.) deprived of inhabitants solitary; laid waste; abandoned; miserable.
Desolately(des´ō-lāt-li) (adv.) in a desolate manner.
Desolation(des-ō-lā´shun) (n.) the act of desolating; the state of being desolated; a solitude; ruin; destruction; affliction; misery.
Despair(dē-spār´) (v.i.) to abandon all hope, or expectation; become hopeless: (v.t.) to lose hope or confidence in: (n.) loss of hope or confidence; hopelessness; desperation.
Desperado(des-pẽr-ā´dō) (n.) a man reckless of danger; a wild ruffian.
Desperate(des´pẽr-āt) (adj.) regardless of danger or consequences.
Desperately(des´pẽr-āt-li) (adv.) recklessly; hopelessly.
Desperation(des-pẽr-ā´shun) (n.) act of despairing; state of despair or hopelessness; state of fury and utter recklessness of danger or consequences.
Despicable(des´pi-ka-bl) (adj.) contemptible.
Despise(de-spīz´) (v.t.) to look down upon with scorn or contempt; disdain.
Despite(de-spīt´) (n.) extreme contempt; malicious anger; scorn; hatred; preposition notwithstanding.
Despoil(de-spoil´) (v.t.) to rob; deprive.
Despondency(de-spon´den-si) (n.) absence of hope or courage; deep mental depression.
Despondent(de-spon´dent) (adj.) downcast; hopeless.
Despot(des´pot) (n.) an absolute irresponsible ruler; an autocrat; tyrant.
Despotic(des-pot´ik) (adj.) absolute in power; autocratic; irresponsible; arbitrary; tyrannical.
Despotically(des-pot´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a despotic manner.
Despotism(des´pot-izm) (n.) absolute power or government; tyranny.
Dessert(dez-ẽrt´) (n.) a course of fruits, sweets, etc., usually served last at dinner.
Destination(des-ti-nā´shun) (n.) purpose or end for which anything is appointed; ultimate design; goal; termination.
Destine(des´tin) (v.t.) to predetermine for some use; fix unalterably; doom.
Destiny(des´ti-ni) (n.) predetermined lot; fate; inevitable necessity.
Destitute(des´ti-tūt) (adj.) without resources; lacking; poor; penniless.
Destitution(des-ti-tū´shun) (n.) poverty; want.
Destroy(de-stroi´) (v.t.) to pull down; overturn; lay waste; render desolate; kill; put an end to; disprove.
Destroyer(de-stroi´ẽr) (n.) one who destroys; a torpedo-boat destroyer.
Destructibility(de-struk-ti-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being destructible.
Destructible(de-struk´ti-bl) (adj.) that may be destroyed.
Destruction(de-struk´shun) (n.) the act or process of destroying; subversion; overthrow; ruin; death.
Destructive(de-struk´tiv) (adj.) tending to, or causing, destruction; ruinous; hurtful.
Destructively(de-struk´tiv-li) (adj.) in a destructive manner.
Destructiveness(de-struk´tiv-nes) (n.) the quality of being destructive; a propensity to destroy.
Desuetude(des´wē-tūd) (n.) disuse.
Desultorily(des´ul-tō-ri-li) (adv.) in a desultory manner.
Desultory(des´ul-tō-ri) (adj.) passing from one thing to another without order or method; cursory; erratic.
Detach(de-tach´) (v.t.) to disconnect; detail for a specific purpose; send away from.
Detachable(de-tach´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being detached.
Detachment(de-tach´ment) (n.) the act of detaching; the thing detached; a body of troops, or certain ships, detached from the main body and sent on special service; mental aloofness.
Detail(de-tāl) (v.t.) to relate minutely; enumerate; tell off for a given duty: (v.i.) to give details of: (n.) an item; a particular or minute account; a small detachment for special service; (pl.) minute parts of a picture, statue, etc.
Detain(de-tān´) (v.t.) to hold back; restrain from departure; retain in custody.
Detainment(de-tān´ment) (n.) detention.
Detect(de-tekt´) (v.t.) to discover; bring to fight; expose; find out; ascertain the character of.
Detectable(de-tek´ta-bl) (adj.) that may be detected.
Detection(de-tek´shun) (n.) the act of detecting or its result; discovery.
Detective(de-tek´tiv) (adj.) employed in detecting; pertaining to detectives, or detection: (n.) one whose business it is to trace wrong-doers.
Detector(de-tek´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, detects; an apparatus or device for indicating the presence of anything.
Detent(de-tent´) (n.) something to check motion; catch, especially in a clock or watch.
Detention(de-ten´shun) (n.) the act of detaining or withholding; restraint; delay.
Deter(de-tẽr´) y. to discourage, or hinder, by fear; restrain; dishearten.
Detergent(de-tẽr´jent) (n.) any lotion or medicine that is applied to cleanse and help to heal ulcers, wounds, etc.
Deteriorate(de-tē´ri-ō-rāt) (v.t.) to reduce to an inferior quality or value; impair: (v.i.) to grow worse.
Deterioration(de-tē-ri-ō-rā´shun) (n.) degeneracy.
Determinable(de-tẽr´mi-na-bl) (adj.) capable of being definitely ascertained; defined with clearness; terminable.
Determinant(de-tẽr´mi-nant) (adj.) causing determination: (n.) that which determines, decides, or establishes something.
Determinate(de-tẽr´mi-nāt) (adj.) having definite or fixed limits; clearly defined; specific.
Determination(de-tẽr-mi-nā´shun) (n.) the act of determining; purpose; resolution.
Determine(de-tẽr´min) (v.i.) to decide; end: (v.t.) to fix or settle the bounds of; put an end to; restrict.
Determined(de-tẽr´mind) (p.adj.) resolute; inflexible; fixed; circumscribed; limited.
Determinedly(de-tẽr´mind-li) (adv.) resolutely.
Determinism(de-tẽr´min-izm) (n.) the doctrine that every act is brought about by some efficient cause.
Deterrent(de-tẽr´ent) (adj.) serving, or tending, to deter: (n.) that which deters.
Detest(de-test´) (v.t.) to hate intensely; to abhor.
Detestable(de-test´a-bl) (adj.) worthy of being detested; deserving abhorrence; extremely hateful; odious.
Detestation(de-tes-tā´shun) (n.) extreme dislike or abhorrence; loathing.
Dethrone(de-thrōn´) (v.t.) to remove from a throne; deprive of authority.
Detonate(det´ō-nāt) (v.t.) to cause to explode with a loud and sudden report: (v.i.) to explode loudly and suddenly.
Detonation(det-ō-nā´shun) (n.) a sudden explosion with a loud report.
Detonator(det´ō-nā-tẽr) (n.) a substance that detonates; a percussion cap.
Detour(de-tōōr´) (n.) a circuitous way.
Detract(de-trakt´) (v.t.) to draw or take away: (v.i.) take away the reputation.
Detraction(de-trak´shun) (n.) depreciation; defamation; slander.
Detractor(de-trakt´tẽr) (n.) one who detracts; a muscle that draws away some part.
Detriment(det´ri-ment) (n.) that which injures, reduces in value, or causes damage.
Detrimental(det-ri-ment´al) (adj.) injurious.
Detrimentally(det-ri-men´ta-li) (adv.) injuriously.
Detritus(de-trī´tus) (n.) accumulations arising from fragments of rocks broken off or worn away; debris; waste.
Deuce(dūs) (n.) the devil; a card or dice with two spots; a term used in scoring at lawn tennis.
Devastate(dev´as-tāt) (v.t.) to lay waste; desolate; ravage; plunder.
Devastation(dev-as-tā´shun) (n.) the act of devastating; desolation; waste; destruction.
Devastator(dev´as-tā-tẽr) (n.) one who devastates.
Develop(de-vel´op) (v.t.) to unfold gradually; make known in detail; complete; to cause to go from a lower to. a higher state; bring to view by inducing changes on a sensitized plate: (v.i.) to advance from one stage to another; become gradually apparent.
Development(de-vel´op-ment) (n.) the act of developing.
Developmental(de-vel-op-men´tal) (adj.) pertaining to development.
Deviate(dē´vi-āt) (v.i.) to turn aside from a certain course; diverge; err: (v.t.) to change the direction or position of.
Deviation(dē-vi-ā´shun) (n.) the act of deviating; digression; wandering; variation from established rule; error.
Device(de-vīs´) (n.) a contrivance; invention; a stratagem; a fanciful design or pattern; a heraldic emblem.
Devil(dev´l) (n.) the Evil Spirit, Satan; a fallen angel; feminine, she-devil; a false god or demon; a very wicked person; a bold dashing fellow; a malicious spirit in a person; a printer's apprentice; a machine for dividing rags or cotton in paper-making: (v.t.) to season cold meat highly with cayenne pepper, mustard and other condiments and then to broil it; prepare work for another; to stir up disturbance.
Devilish(dev´l-ish) (adj.) diabolical; extremely wicked; infernal; excessive.
Devilishly(dev´l-ish-li) (adv.) diabolically; excessively.
Devilment(dev´l-ment) (n.) roguishness.
Deviltry(dev´l-tri) (n.) malicious mischief; diabolical wickedness.
Devious(dē´vi-us) (adj.) rambling; circuitous.
Devise(de-vīz´) (v.t.) to imagine; scheme; contrive; concoct; bequeath by will: (n.) a gift of real property by will; a will.
Devoid(de-void´) (adj.) destitute of.
Devolve(de-volv´) (v.t.) to transfer from one to another; transmit: (v.i.) to be transferred or transmitted.
Devote(de-vōt´) (v.t.) to dedicate or consecrate; consign to evil; give up wholly to; apply one's self, etc. to some object.
Devoted(de-vō´ted) (adj.) given up, as by a vow; doomed; strongly attached; ardent; zealous.
Devotee(dev-ō-tē´) (n.) a votary; enthusiast.
Devotion(de-vō´shun) (n.) the act of devoting or consecrating; the state of being devoted; strong affection; ardent love; religious worship; prayer.
Devotional(de-vo´shun-al) (adj.) devout.
Devour(de-vour´) (v.t.) to swallow greedily or ravenously; consume or destroy rapidly; annihilate; enjoy with avidity.
Devout(de-vout´) (adj.) devoted to religious thoughts and exercises; heartfelt.
Dew(dū) (n.) aqueous vapor condensed from the atmosphere and deposited in small drops at evening; that which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
Dewclaw(dū´claw) (n.) the little claw behind a dog's foot; the false hoof of a deer.
Dewiness(dū´i-nes) (n.) state of being dewy.
Dewlap(dū´lap) (n.) the loose skin that hangs from the neck of an ox or cow, or torn any huge dog, such as the mastiff, the Siberian bloodhound, etc.
Dewy(dū´i) (adj.) moist with dew.
Dexterity(deks-ter´i-ti) (n.) manual skill; mental or physical adroitness; cleverness.
Dexterous(deks´ter-us) (adj.) possessing manual skill; quick, mentally or physically; adroit; clever.
Dextrose(deks´trōs) (n.) a white crystalline variety of sugar found in sweet fruits; as the grape, cherry, etc., and in diabetic urine.
Diabetes(dī-a-bē´tēz) (n.) disease characterized by a morbid and excessive discharge of urine.
Diabetic(dī-a-bē´tik) (adj.) pertaining to diabetes.
Diabolic(dī-a-bol´ik) (adj.) devilish; impious.
Diabolical(dī-a-bol´i-al) (adj.) devilish; impious.
Diacritical(dī-a-krit´i-kal) (adj.) serving to separate or distinguish: (n.) a mark employed to distinguish letters or sounds which resemble each other, and to indicate their true pronunciation, as ä, ō. Also diacritic.
Diadem(dī´a-dem) (n.) a crown; tiara.
Diaeresis(dī-ē´ri-sis) (n.) the separation of two things that are normally one.
Diagnose(dī-ag-nōs´) (v.t.) to ascertain, as a disease, by its general symptoms.
Diagnosis(dī-ag-nō´sis) (n.) scientific discrimination; the recognition of a disease by its symptoms.
Diagnostic(dī-ag-nos´tik) (adj.) characteristic: (n.) a symptom distinguishing a disease.
Diagonal(dī-ag´ō-nal) (adj.) extending from one angle to another: (n.) a straight oblique line dividing a rectangular figure into equal parts.
Diagonally(dī-ag´ō-na-li) (adv.) in a diagonal manner.
Diagram(dī´a-gram) (n.) a geometrical figure; a mechanical plan; an outline, drawing, or figure.
Diagrammatic(dī-a-gra-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or illustrated by, a diagram.
Diagrammatically(dī-a-gra-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) by a diagram.
Dial(dī´al) (n.) an instrument for showing the time by the sun's shadow; the face of a timepiece; any plate on which an index finger marks revolutions, pressure, etc.: (v.t.) to measure or indicate by a dial; survey with a miner's compass.
Dialect(dī´a-lekt) (n.) the peculiar manner in which a language is spoken in a province or district of a country; idiom; a sub-division of a language, as the Yorkshire dialect in England.
Dialectic(dī-a-lekt´ik) (adj.) pertaining to a dialect, or to logic.
Dialectics(dī-a-lekt´iks) (n. pl.) the art of reasoning.
Dialing(dī´al-ing) (n.) the art of constructing dials.
Dialogue(dī´a-log) (n.) a conversation between two or more persons; a literary composition in which persons are represented as reasoning on, or discussing, a subject.
Dialysis(dī-al´i-sis) (n.) the breaking up, or division, of one syllable into two; in Latin grammar, the change of "j" and "v" into "i" and "u"; the separation of different substances in solution by diffusion through a moist membrane.
Diamagnetism(dī-a-mag´net-izm) (n.) the property possessed by certain bodies when under the influence of magnetism, and freely suspended, of taking a position at right angles to the magnetic meridian.
Diameter(dī-am´e-tẽr) (n.) the length of a line passing through the center of any object from one side to the other; the distance through the lower part of the shaft of a column.
Diametrical(dī-a-met´ri-kal) (adj.) pertaining to a diameter; directly adverse or opposite.
Diametrically(dī-a-met´ri-ka-li) (adv.) in a diametrical manner.
Diamond(dī´a-mund) (n.) a gem of extreme hardness and refractive power; a rhomboidal figure; a playing card with one or more lozenge-shaped figures; a glass cutter's tool: (adj.) resembling a diamond.
Diapason(dī-a-pā´zon) (n.) the entire compass of a voice or instrument; a recognized musical standard of pitch; the foundation stops of an organ.
Diaper(dī´a-pẽr) (n.) linen cloth woven in geometric patterns; a napkin; surface decoration of one or more simple figures repeated: (v.t.) to variegate or embroider; work in diaper.
Diaphanous(dī-af´a-nus) (adj.) transparent.
Diaphragm(dī´a-fram) (n.) the midriff, which divides the chest from the abdomen; any substance that intercepts or divides.
Diarist(dī´a-rist) (n.) one who keeps a diary, usually one that is to be published.
Diarrhea(dī-a-rē´a) (n.) a morbidly persistent purging or looseness of the bowels.
Diary(dī´a-ri) (n.) a register of daily occurrences or duties; a book for daily memoranda.
Diastase(dī´a-stās) (n.) a soluble nitrogenous ferment formed in germinating grain and animal fluids, and having the property of converting starch and dextrin into sugar.
Diastole(di-as´tō-lē) (n.) the rhythmical expansion and dilatation of the heart and arteries in beating; the lengthening of a syllable naturally short.
Diatonic(dī-a-ton´ik) (adj.) designating the regular tones of a key or scale.
Diatribe(dī´a-trīb) (n.) a continued discourse or disputation; a strain of violent abuse; bitter criticism.
Dibble(dib´l) (n.) a gardening tool for making holes in the earth: (v.t.) plant with a dibble: (v.i.) dip bait gently into the water.
Dice(dīs) (n. pl.) small cubes marked on the sides with one to six spots or pips; used in games of chance: (v.i.) to play with dice: (v.t.) to decorate with woven patterns to resemble cubes; to cut into cubes.
Dicing(dīs´ing) (n.) gaming with dice; stamped leather ornamented with squares.
Dicker(dik´ẽr) (v.i.) to barter or trade on a small scale.
Dicky(dik´i) (n.) a small separate shirt-front; a child's bib or pinafore.
Dicotyledon(dī´kot-y-le-don) (n.) a plant having two cotyledons with two stems.
Dictate(dik´tāt) (v.t.) declare with authority; express orally so that another may take words down in writing: (v.i.) to speak with authority.
Dictation(dik-tā´shun) (n.) the act of dictating; the thing dictated.
Dictator(dik-tā´tẽr) (n.) one who dictates; one invested with absolute powers of government; an ancient Roman magistrate with supreme authority, appointed in times of emergency.
Dictatorial(dik-ta-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to a dictator; absolute; imperious.
Diction(dik´shun) (n.) manner of speaking or expression; choice of words; style.
Dictionary(dik´shun-ā-ri) (n.) a book containing all, or the principal, words in a language, with phonetics indicative of the sound of each, followed by definitions and other explanatory matter.
Dictum(dik´tum) (n.) a dogmatic or authoritative assertion; aphorism.
Did(did) (p.t.) of do.
Didactic(di-dak´tik) (adj.) teaching; instructing; explanatory.
Dido(dī´dō) (n.) a caper.
Die(dī) (v.i.) to cease to live; expire; perish; wither; languish: (n.) a small cube; a piece of engraved metal with a device used for coining money, medals, etc.; a tool used in cutting the threads of screws or bolts, etc.: (v.t.) to mold, stamp, cut with a die.
Dielectric(dī-e-lek´trik) (adj.) nonconducting: (n.) any medium, as glass, etc., that transmits electric force by induction.
Dieresis(dī-ẽr´e-sis) (n.) a sign (¨) placed over the second of two separate vowels to show that each has a separate sound in pronunciation, as aerated; a division in a line or verse; cell-division.
Diet(dī´et) (n.) solid or liquid food; manner of living, with special reference to food; a deliberative convention; a national or legislative assembly, as the Hungarian Diet.
Dietary(dī´e-tā-ri) (adj.) pertaining to the rules of diet.
Dietetic(dī-e-tet´ik) (adj.) regulating food or diet.
Dieting(dī´et-ing) (n.) the act of eating according to regimen.
Differ(dif´ẽr) (v.i.) to be dissimilar; be distinguished from, or have different properties or qualities; disagree; contend.
Difference(dif´ẽr-ens) (n.) the act or state of being unlike; disparity; distinction; controversy; quarrel; on the Stock Exchange, the margin payable on settlement: (v.t.) to distinguish between; discriminate; take the difference of.
Different(dif´ẽr-ent) (adj.) unlike; distinct.
Differential(dif-ẽr-en´shal) (adj.) indicating a difference; having different velocities.
Differentiate(dif-ẽr-en´shi-āt) (v.t.) to constitute a difference between; specialize in structure or functions: (v.i.) to acquire a distinctive and separate character.
Differentiation(dif-ẽr-en-shi-ā´shun) (n.) the act of differentiating; specialization; perceiving differences in objects.
Difficult(dif´i-kult) (adj.) not easy; arduous; perplexing; not easily managed.
Difficulty(dif´i-kul-ti) (n.) something that requires labor or skill to overcome; scruple; objection; controversy; (pl.) complication of affairs; embarrassment; perplexity.
Diffidence(dif´i-dens) (n.) lack of self-reliance; modest reserve.
Diffident(dif´i-dent) (adj.) lacking self-reliance; shy; modest.
Diffraction(di-frak´shun) (n.) the act of turning aside a ray of light when passing the edge of an opaque body.
Diffuse(dif-ūz) (v.t.) to pour out and spread all around; scatter; circulate: (adj.) (dif-ūs´) widely spread; verbose; redundant.
Diffusion(dif-ū´zhun) (n.) the act of diffusing; a spreading abroad; the mingling of liquids through animal membranes.
Diffusive(dif-ūs´iv) (adj.) capable of diffusing; spreading; wide reaching.
Dig(dig) (v.i.) to work with a spade; cast up earth; study hard: (v.t.) to excavate; break up ground; search; thrust or force in.
Digest(dī´jest) (n.) any compilation, abridgment, or summary of laws arranged methodically under proper heads, or titles; the Pandects of the Emperor Justinian; a synopsis: (v.t.) (di-jest´) to arrange methodically under proper heads or titles; classify; dissolve in the stomach by the action of digestive juices; arrange in the mind; soften and prepare by heat: (v.i.) to be digested, or prepared by heat.
Digestibility(dī-jes-ti-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being digestible.
Digestible(dī-jes´ti-bl) (adj.) capable of being digested.
Digestion(dī-jes´chun) (n.) the act of digesting; the conversion of food by the action of the gastric juices into soluble products; mental or physical assimilation.
Digestive(dī-jes´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to digestion.
Digger(dig´ẽr) (n.) one who digs.
Digging(dig´ing) (n.) the act of excavating; (pl.) a locality where mining operations, especially for gold, are carried on; residence.
Digit(dij´it) (n.) a finger or toe; 1-12th of the diameter of the sun or moon; any one of the ten Arabic numerals.
Digital(dij´i-tal) (adj.) pertaining to a digit, as a digital examination.
Dignified(dig´ni-fīd) (adj.) invested, or marked, with dignity; noble; stately.
Dignify(dig´ni-fī) (v.t.) to invest with, or exalt in, dignity or rank; confer honor upon; elevate; ennoble.
Dignitary(dig´ni-tā-ri) (n.) one who holds a position of dignity or honor; an ecclesiastic above a priest or canon.
Dignity(dig´ni-ti) (n.) elevation of rank; degree of excellence; moral worth; qualities suited to inspire or command respect and reverence.
Digraph(dī´graf) (n.) combination of two sounds or characters to represent one simple sound, as read.
Digress(dī-gres´) (v.i.) to turn aside; deviate from the main subject or line of argument; wander.
Digression(dī-gresh´un) (n.) the act of digressing; the angular distance of the planets Mercury and Venus from the sun.
Digressive(dī-gres´iv) (adj.) characterized by digression.
Dike(dīk) (n.) an embankment or cutting of earth, especially one throw q up as a protection against the sea, floods, etc.; a mass of igneous intrusive rock: (v.t.) to surround, protect or enclose with a dike; drain by ditching.
Dilapidate(di-lap´i-dāt) (v.t.) to suffer to fall into a condition of decay or partial ruin; to diminish by waste and abuse; to squander: (v.i.) to get out of repair; to become decayed; to go to ruin.
Dilapidation(di-lap-i-dā´shun) (n.) a state of partial ruin, especially through neglect or misuse.
Dilatation(di-la-tā´shun) (n.) expansion.
Dilate(di-lāt´) (v.t.) to enlarge or expand in all directions; distend: (v.i.) to be extended or enlarged; speak fully and copiously.
Dilator(di-lā´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, dilates; a surgical instrument for opening or expanding an orifice, etc.; a muscle that dilates the parts on which it acts.
Dilatory(dil´a-tō-ri) (adj.) causing, or tending to cause, delay; slow; inactive.
Dilemma(di-lem´a) (n.) an awkward or vexatious situation; an argument which presents an antagonist with alternatives, each of which is fatal to his cause.
Dilettante(dil-e-tan´te) (n.) one who pursues the fine arts, literature, or science, only for amusement; an amateur; opposed to connoisseur: (adj.) pertaining to dilettanti, or dilettantism.
Dilettantism(dil-e-tan´tizm) (n.) the characteristics of dilettanti; amateurish pursuit of art, literature, etc.
Diligence(dil´i-jens) (n.) careful attention; assiduity; industry; a French stage-coach (dē-le-zhäns´).
Diligent(dil´i-jent) (adj.) constant in work; laborious; interested in work; persevering; steady in application to business; prosecuted with care and constant effort.
Dill(dil) (n.) an herb belonging to the parsley family, with an aromatic fruit.
Dillydally(dil´i-dal´i) (v.i.) to loiter; trifle.
Dilute(dī-lūt´) (v.t.) to thin or weaken by the admixture of another fluid, especially water; weaken: (v.i.) to become thinner.
Dilution(dī-lū´shun) (n.) the act of diluting; a weak liquid.
Dim(dim) (adj.) somewhat dark; hazy; obscure; faint; tarnished; ill-defined: (v.t.) to render obscure or less distinct; cloud; tarnish; dull: (v.i.) to become dim; fade.
Dime(dīm) (n.) a silver coin = 1-10th of a dollar, or ten cents: (adj.) of the value of a dime.
Dimension(di-men´shun) (n.) the size or measured extent of a body; cubic capacity; the literal factor of an algebraic product or term; (pl.) magnitude or importance.
Dimensional(di-men´shun-al) pertaining to dimension.
Diminish(di-min´ish) (v.t.) to make less; reduce in bulk or amount; weaken; impair; detract from; reduce by a semitone: (v.i.) to lessen; dwindle.
Diminuendo(di-min-ū-en´dō) (adv.) diminishingly; a word used in music.
Diminution(dim-i-nū´shun) (n.) the act of making less; reduction; lessening.
Diminutive(di-min´ū-tiv) (adj.) below the average size; little; contracted; narrow: (n.) a word formed from another to express the sense of being little.
Dimity(dim´i-ti) (n.) a cotton cloth of thick texture with a ridged surface.
Dimple(dim´pl) (n.) a small depression hollow in the cheek or chin; an indentation: (v.i.) to form dimples, as the sea: (v.t.) to mark with dimples.
Dimply(dim´pli) (adj.) full of, or marked with, dimples. Also dimpled.
Din(din) (n.) a continued and violent noise: (v.t.) to stun with noise: (v.i.) make a clamor.
Dine(dīn) (v.i.) to take dinner: (v.t.) to give or provide a dinner for; feed.
Diner(dī´nẽr) (n.) one who dines, or takes dinner.
Ding(ding) (v.i.) to sound, as a bell, with a continuous monotonous tone: (v.t.) to impress by noisy repetition.
Dingdong(ding´dông) (n.) the sound of a metallic body produced by blows, as a bell.
Dinghy(ding´ji) (n.) the smallest boat of a man-of-war; an East Indian ferry-boat; a rowboat with no outriggers; in the U.S., a dory.
Dingily(din´ji-li) (adv.) in a dingy manner.
Dingle(ding´gl) (n.) a narrow hollow between hills; the enclosed weather-porch of a house.
Dingo(ding´go) (n.) the Australian wild dog.
Dingy(din´ji) (adj.) dark-colored; dirty.
Dinner(din´ẽr) (n.) the chief meal of the day; a dinner party.
Dint(dint) (n.) a mark left by a blow or pressure; force or power: (v.t.) to make a mark on or in.
Diocese(dī´o-sēs) (n.) circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction.
Diorama(di-ō-rä´ma) (n.) an exhibition of pictures on movable screens, viewed through a large opening in a darkened room.
Dioxide(dī-oks´īd) (n.) oxide containing one equivalent of oxygen to two of a metal.
Dip(dip) (v.t.) to plunge for a short time into a fluid; baptize by immersion; lower and raise quickly: (v.i.) to immerse one's self; enter slightly into anything; sink: (n.) the act of dipping; the inclination of the magnetic needle, or the angle made by it; the angle of inclination of strata to the horizon.
Diphtheria(dif-thē´ri-a) (n.) a contagious throat-disease characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air-passages.
Diphthong(dif´thông) (n.) the union of two vowel-sounds pronounced in one syllable, as Caesar, boil.
Diploma(di-plō´ma) (n.) a writing on parchment or paper under sign and seal, conferring some honor or authority; any ancient record, such as a charter, royal proclamation, warrant, or legal document.
Diplomacy(di-plōm´a-si) (n.) the art of conducting negotiations between two States or nations; or of transacting international business; skill in conducting negotiations.
Diplomat(dip´lō-mat) (n.) a person engaged in diplomacy.
Diplomatic(dip-lō-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to diplomacy; characterized by special tact in the management of affairs.
Diplomatically(dip-lō-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) with diplomatic skill; with tact.
Diplomatist(di-plō´ma-tist) (n.) one who is skilled in diplomacy.
Dipper(dip´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, dips; a water-fowl; a tin cup with a long handle used in the country for dipping water.
Dippy(dip´i) (adj.) given to drink; drunken.
Dipsomania(dip-sō-mā´ni-a) (n.) morbid and uncontrollable craving for alcoholic drinks.
Dipsomaniac(dip-sō-mā´ni-ak) (n.) one who suffers from dipsomania: (adj.) pertaining to dipsomania.
Dipterous(dip´te-rus) (adj.) two-winged.
Dire(dīr) (adj.) dreadful; mournful.
Direct(dī-rekt´) (adj.) straight; not circuitous; open; plain; straightforward; not of collateral descent; not retrograde: (v.t.) to aim or drive in a straight line; guide or show; point out or determine with authority: (v.i.) to act as a guide.
Direction(dī-rek´shun) (n.) relative position; a command; order; guidance; the address of a person on a package or ticket.
Directive(di-rekt´iv) (adj.) having power or tendency to direct.
Directly(dī-rekt´li) (adv.) in a direct or straight line; immediately; openly.
Directness(dī-rekt´nes) (n.) straightforwardness; freedom from ambiguity.
Director(dī-rekt´tẽr) (n.) one who directs or superintends; one appointed to transact the affairs of the company, etc.; a spiritual guide.
Directorate(dī-rekt´tō-rāt) (n.) the office of a director; a body or board of directors.
Directory(dī-rekt´tō-ri) (n.) a book containing the names, addresses, and occupations of the residents of a place; a body of directors; a book of rules or directions for divine worship: (adj.) guiding; commanding.
Direful(dīr´fool) (adj.) dreadful; dismal.
Dirge(dẽrj) (n.) a funeral hymn.
Dirigible(dir´i-ji-bl) (adj.) that may be guided or steered: (n.) a dirigible aircraft.
Dirk(dẽrk) (n.) a dagger.
Dirt(dẽrt) (n.) any foul or filthy substance; garden earth.
Dirtiness(dẽr´ti-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being dirty.
Dirty(dẽr´ti) (adj.) impure; soiled; morally unclean; disgusting; muddy; sloppy: (v.t.) to soil; sully; tarnish.
Disability(dis-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) lack of physical, intellectual, or social fitness; legal incapacity.
Disable(dis-ā´bl) (v.t.) to deprive of power; disqualify; impoverish; incapacitate.
Disabuse(dis-a-būz´) (v.t.) to clear from mistakes or false conceptions, set right.
Disadvantage(dis-ad-van´tāj) (n.) deprivation of advantage; injury suffered; drawback; loss; that which prevents or is unfavorable to success; state in which one person or thing stands or contrasts unfavorably with another.
Disaffect(dis-a-fekt´) (v.t.) to fill with discontent; alienate the affections from; disturb the functions of.
Disaffection(dis-a-fek´shun) (n.) alienation of affection; disloyalty; ill-will.
Disagree(dis-a-grē´) (v.i.) to be at variance; to differ.
Disagreeable(dis-a-grē´a-bl) (adj.) exciting repugnance or displeasure: (n.) that which is displeasing or unsatisfactory.
Disagreeableness(dis-a-grē´a-bl-nes) (n.) unpleasantness.
Disagreement(dis-a-gre´ment) (n.) want of agreement; difference; dissimilarity; unsuitableness; unfitness; difference of opinions or views; falling out; quarrel.
Disagreeably(dis-a-grē´a-bli) (adv.) in a disagreeable manner.
Disappear(dis-a-pēr´) (v.i.) to pass away; vanish.
Disappearance(dis-a-pēr´ans) (n.) removal from sight.
Disappoint(dis-ap-point´) (v.t.) to thwart or frustrate the hopes of; fail to keep an appointment with.
Disappointment(dis-a-point´ment) (n.) defeat or failure of expectation; state of depression caused by failure, etc.
Disapprobation(dis-ap-prō-bā´shun) (n.) disapproval; censure, either expressed or unexpressed; dislike.
Disapproval(dis-ap-prōōv´al) (n.) act of disapproving; disapprobation.
Disapprove(dis-ap-prōōv´) (v.t.) give an unfavorable opinion of; express or feel disapprobation of; reject: (v.i.) feel or show disapprobation or dislike.
Disarm(dis-ärm´) (v.t.) to deprive of arms; reduce to a peace footing; render harmless; subdue.
Disarmament(dis-ärm´a-ment) (n.) the act of disarming; reduction to a peace footing.
Disarrange(dis-a-rānj´) (v.t.) disturb the order or arrangement of; put out of order.
Disarrangement(dis-a-rānj´ment) (n.) act of disarranging, or state of being disarranged; confusion; disorder.
Disarray(dis-a-rā´) (v.t.) throw into disorder; rout: (n.) negligent or insufficient dress; confusion.
Disaster(dis-as´tẽr) (n.) a sudden or unexpected misfortune; a serious accident.
Disastrous(dis-as´trus) (adj.) occasioning loss or misfortune; unfortunate; calamitous.
Disavow(dis-a-vow´) (v.t.) disclaim knowledge of, sanction of, or connection with; disown; deny.
Disavowal(dis-a-vow´al) (adj.) act of disavowing; a denial.
Disband(dis-band´) (v.t.) to dismiss from military service; break up: (v.i.) to be dismissed.
Disbar(dis-bär) (v.t.) to deprive a lawyer of his right to practice.
Disbelief(dis-be-lēf) (n.) want of belief or faith.
Disbelieve(dis-be-lēv´) (v.t.) not to believe; to hold not to be true or actual.
Disbeliever(dis-be-lēv´ẽr) one that distrusts or refuses to believe; a skeptic.
Disburse(dis-bẽrs´) (v.t.) to expend.
Disbursement(dis-bẽrs´ment) (n.) money expended.
Discard(dis-kärd´) (v.t.) to cast off as useless; dismiss from service; reject as useless: (v.i.) in card-playing, to throw out cards not required.
Discern(diz-ẽrn´) (v.t.) to distinguish mentally, or with the eye; judge or decide between: (v.i.) to make distinction.
Discernible(diz-ẽrn´i-bl) (adj.) perceptible.
Discernment(diz-ẽrn´ment) (n.) acuteness in judgment; penetration; discrimination.
Discharge(dis-chärj´) (v.t.) unload; disembark; free from any burden, impediment, or obligation; exonerate or acquit; free from restraint or custody; let fly; explode; perform a trust or duty: (v.i.) to send out liquid matter: (n.) the act of discharging; that which is discharged; an explosion; a flowing or issuing out; dismission from office or employment; liberation.
Disciple(di-sī´pl) (n.) one who receives the teaching of another; a scholar; a follower.
Disciplinarian(dis-i-pli-nā´ri-an) (adj.) pertaining to discipline: (n.) one who advocates, or enforces, strict discipline.
Disciplinary(dis´i-plin-ā-ri) (adj.) pertaining to discipline.
Discipline(dis´i-plin) (n.) mental or moral training; education; subjection to control; military regulation; chastisement: (v.t.) to train to obedience or efficiency; regulate; chastise.
Disclaim(dis-klām´) (v.t.) to disown, repudiate.
Disclaimer(dis-klām´ẽr) (n.) disavowal; denial.
Disclose(dis-klōz´) (v.t.) to uncover; reveal.
Disclosure(dis-klōz´ūr) the act of revealing anything secret; discovery.
Discolor(dis-kul´ẽr) (v.t.) to change from the natural color; give a false complexion to; stain.
Discoloration(dis-kul-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) act of discoloring; state of being discolored.
Discomfit(dis-kum´fit) (v.t.) to defeat; rout; frustrate; thwart.
Discomfiture(dis-kum´fi-tūr) (n.) defeat; disappointment.
Discomfort(dis-kum´furt) (n.) want of comfort; uneasiness; pain: (v.t.) to destroy or disturb the comfort, peace, or happiness of; to sadden; to deject.
Discommode(dis-kom-ōd´) (v.t.) to inconvenience.
Discompose(dis-kom-pōz´) (v.t.) disarrange; vex; ruffle.
Discomposure(dis-kom-pōz´ūr) (n.) agitation; unrest.
Disconcert(dis-kon-sẽrt´) (v.t.) to disturb the composure or self-possession of; frustrate.
Disconnect(dis-kon-nekt´) (v.t.) to separate; to sever; to disjoint.
Disconsolate(dis-kon´sō-lāt) (adj.) hopeless; sad.
Disconsolately(dis-kon´sō-lāt-li) (adv.) hopelessly; sadly.
Discontent(dis-kon-tent´) (n.) want of content; uneasiness and disquietude of mind; dissatisfaction: (v.t.) to deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
Discontinue(dis-kon-tin´ū) (v.t.) to interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to break the continuity of; to disunite: (v.i.) to be severed; to cease.
Discord(dis´kôrd) (n.) disagreement; a confused noise; a combination of discordant sounds; disagreement in coloring or parts.
Discordant(dis-kôrd´ant) (adj.) at variance; inharmonious; jarring; incongruous.
Discount(dis´kount) (n.) a sum deducted or allowed for prompt payment of an account; a deduction made according to the current rate of interest: (v.t.) (dis-kount´) to allow a discount on; advance money, deducting a certain rate per cent.; make a deduction from; anticipate.
Discourage(dis-kur´āj) (v.t.) to deprive or lessen the courage of; dishearten; deter.
Discouragement(dis-kur´āj-ment) (n.) the act of depriving of confidence; that which destroys courage.
Discourse(dis-kōrs´) (n.) speech or language; conversation; a treatise or dissertation; sermon: (v.t. & v.i.) to talk or converse; utter; communicate ideas orally.
Discourteous(dis-kūr´te-us) (adj.) uncivil; rude; destitute of good manners.
Discover(dis-kuv´ẽr) (v.t.) to bring to light; reveal; find something previously unknown.
Discovery(dis-kuv´ẽr-i) (n.) a bringing to light or making known, especially for the first time; disclosure.
Discredit(dis-kred´it) (n.) want of credit or reputation: (v.t.) to refuse to credit; to disbelieve; to deprive of credibility; to deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to disgrace.
Discreet(dis-krēt´) (adj.) prudent; circumspect.
Discrepancy(dis-krep´an-si) (n.) inconsistency; difference.
Discrepant(dis-krep´ant) (adj.) disagreeing; different.
Discrete(dis-krēt´) (adj.) separate from others; distinct; not continuous.
Discretion(dis-kresh´un) (n.) prudence; judgment; sagacity; skill.
Discretionary(dis-kresh´un-a-ri) (adj.) done at one's will and choice.
Discriminate(dis-krim´i-nāt) (v.t.) to observe or mark the differences between; select: (v.i.) to make a difference or distinction.
Discrimination(dis-krim-i-nā´shun) (n.) power of penetration; faculty of nice discernment.
Discriminator(dis-krim´i-nā-tẽr) (n.) one who discriminates.
Discursive(dis-kẽr´siv) (adj.) desultory.
Discursively(dis-kẽr´siv-li) (adv.) in a discursive manner.
Discursiveness(dis-kẽr´siv-nes) (n.) digression.
Discuss(dis-kus´) (v.t.) to debate; agitate; reason upon; test.
Discussion(dis-kush´un) (n.) argument; debate; ventilation of a question.
Disdain(dis-dān´) (v.t.) to think unworthy; deem unsuitable; look upon with contempt or scorn: (n.) contempt; haughty, or indignant scorn.
Disdainful(dis-dān´fool) (adj.) contemptuous.
Disdainfully(dis-dān´foo-li) (adv.) in a disdainful manner.
Disease(di-zēz´) (n.) any mental, moral, or physical disorder; malady; illness: (v.t.) to cause disease in; derange.
Diseased(di-zēzd´) (adj.) affected with disease.
Disembark(dis-em-bärk) (v.t.) to put on shore; to land: (v.i.) quit a ship; to go on land; to debark.
Disembody(dis-em-bod´i) divest or from the flesh; to discharge from military organization.
Disembowel(dis-em-bou´el) (v.t.) to deprive of bowels; wound in the abdomen, so that the bowels protrude.
Disengage(dis-en-gaj´) (v.t.) to separate a substance from anything with which it is connected or involved; to disentangle; to clear from impediments, difficulties, and the like; to withdraw, as the mind or affections, from; to wean; to release from a promise or obligation.
Disengagement(dis-en-gāj´ment) (n.) act or process of disengaging; state of being disengaged.
Disentangle(dis-en-tang´gl) (v.t.) free from entanglement; free from impediments or difficulties.
Disfavor(dis-fa´vur) (v.t.) withhold favor from; disapprove; oppose.
Disfigure(dis-fig´ūr) (v.t.) to injure the shape, form, or beauty of; deform.
Disfranchise(dis-fran´chīz) (v.t.) to deprive of electoral or municipal privileges; especially the right to vote.
Disgorge(dis-gôrj´) (v.t.) to force out of the mouth or stomach with violence; surrender what has been unlawfully obtained; make restitution of.
Disgrace(dis-grās´) (n.) the state of being out of favor; ignominy; shame; dishonor; (v.t.) to bring shame, reproval, or dishonor upon; dismiss with dishonor.
Disgraceful(dis-grās´fool) (adj.) characterized by, or occasioning, disgrace.
Disgracefully(dis-grās´foo-li) (adv.) in a disgraceful manner.
Disguise(dis-gīz´) (v.t.) to change the appearance of, as by an unusual dress; counterfeit; conceal: (n.) a dress designed to conceal the identity of the wearer; counterfeit appearance; false pretense.
Disgust(dis-gust´) (v.t.) to cause aversion in, or repugnance to; offend the moral sense of: (n.) strong aversion or repugnance.
Dish(dish) (n.) a broad hollow vessel with a rimmed edge; food served in a dish: (v.t.) to put into a dish for serving at table; frustrate.
Dishabille(dis-a-bēl´) (n.) undress or negligent attire.
Dishearten(dis-här´tn) (v.t.) to discourage.
Dishevel(dis-hev´l) (v.t.) to disorder the hair or cause it to hang negligently: (v.i.) to be spread in disorder.
Dishonest(dis-on´est) (adj.) wanting in honesty; fraudulent; characterized by fraud.
Dishonor(dis-on´ẽr) (v.t.) to deprive of honor; bring shame upon the character of; lessen the reputation of; violate the chastity of; refuse, or fail, to pay [a bill or note when due and presented]: (n.) disgrace; ignominy; shame; violation of dignity.
Dishonorable(dis-on´er-a-bl) (adj.) discreditable; shameful; ignominious.
Disinclination(dis-in-kli-nā´shun) (n.) an aversion or dislike to anything.
Disinclined(dis-in-klīnd´) (adj.) not inclined; averse.
Disinfect(dis-in-fekt´) (v.t.) to remove dangerous germs from a body.
Disingenuous(dis-in-gen´ū-us) (adj.) lacking frankness.
Disintegrate(dis-in´tē-grāt) (v.t.) to break up into component parts by mechanical or atmospheric agency: (v.i.) separate.
Disintegration(dis-in-te-grā´shun) (n.) the act of disintegrating; wearing down of rocks by atmospheric influences; separation.
Disinterested(dis-in´tẽr-est-ed) (adj.) not influenced by regard to personal advantage; free from self-interest; unbiased; impartial.
Disjunctive(dis-jungk´tiv) (adj.) serving, or tending, to disjoin or separate: (n.) a disjunctive conjunction which connects grammatically two words or clauses disjoined in meaning.
Disjoin(dis-join´) (v.t.) to part; to separate; to sunder: (v.t.) to be separated.
Disjoint(dis-joint) (v.t.) to sever a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate; to break in pieces; to break the natural order and relations of: (v.i.) to fall, or break, in pieces.
Disk(disk) (n.) an ancient quoit; a flat circular plate, or anything resembling it; the whole surface of a leaf. Also disc.
Dislike(dis-līk´) (n.) a strong feeling of repugnance or aversion; antipathy: (v.t.) to regard with aversion.
Dislocate(dis´lō-kāt) (v.t.) to put out of joint; interrupt the continuity of.
Dislocation(dis-lō-kā´shun) (n.) the act of dislocating; a joint put out of its socket; a displacement of stratified rocks.
Dislodge(dis-loj´) (v.t.) to remove or drive out from a place of lodgment; drive from a hiding place or chosen station.
Disloyal(dis-loi´al) (adj.) unfaithful to one's sovereign or country; untrue to plighted faith or duty.
Dismal(diz´mal) (adj.) gloomy; depressing; dark; horrid; sorrowful.
Dismantle(dis-mant´l) (v.t.) to strip or divest of furniture, equipment, or means of defense; raze; demolish.
Dismay(dis-mā´) (v.t.) to terrify; dispirit; discourage; intimidate: (n.) loss of courage through fear.
Dismember(dis-mem´bẽr) (v.t.) to cut or tear limb from limb; sever into parts and distribute; dislocate; sever; divide.
Dismiss(dis-mis´) (v.t.) to send away; permit to depart; discharge from office or employment.
Dismissal(dis-mis´al) (n.) the act of dismissing; removal from office, etc.
Dismount(dis-mount´) (v.t.) to remove from a horse or the like; to displace from a mounting, as a cannon: (v.i.) to alight; to descend.
Disobedience(dis-ō-bē´di-ens) (n.) failure or refusal to submit to lawful authority.
Disobedient(dis-ō-bē´di-ent) (adj.) refusing or failing to submit to lawful authority.
Disobey(dis-ō-bā´) (v.t.) to refuse to submit to lawful authority.
Disorder(dis-ôr´dẽr) (n.) want of order or arrangement; lack of system; irregularity; breach of public order; riot; mental or physical disease: (v.t.) to throw into confusion; disturb the regular mental or physical functions; derange; ruffle.
Disordered(dis-ôr´dẽrd) (p.adj.) disorderly; irregular; loose; unruly; disreputable.
Disorderly(dis-ôr´dẽr-li) (adj.) confused; not methodical; unruly.
Disorganize(dis-ôr´ga-niz) (v.t.) to throw into confusion.
Disown(dis-ōn´) (v.t.) to cast off; to sever specific or general relations.
Disparage(dis-par´āj) (v.t.) treat with contempt; criticize unjustly; depreciate; belittle.
Disparagement(dis-par´āj-ment) (n.) the act of disparaging; depreciation; reproach; disgrace.
Disparity(dis-par´i-ti) (n.) inequality of rank, station, degree, or excellence; disproportion.
Dispassionate(dis-pash´un-āt) (adj.) free from passion; calm; unprejudiced; impartial.
Dispassionately(dis-pash´un-āt-li) (adv.) in a dispassionate manner.
Dispatch(dis-pach´) (v.t.) to send off; expedite; put to death; finish quickly: (n.) speedy performance; celerity; an official document sent from one public official to another.
Dispel(dis-pel´) (v.t.) to drive away by, or as by, scattering; disperse; dissipate.
Dispensable(dis-pen´sa-bl) (adj.) that which may be dispensed with.
Dispensary(dis-pen´sa-ri) (n.) a place where medicines are kept and made up; a charitable institution for providing the poor with medical advice and medicines.
Dispensation(dis-pen-sā´shun) (n.) the act of dispensing; distribution; that which is appointed or bestowed by a higher power; the particular way by which, at different periods, God has made known His dealings with mankind; the suspending of a rule or law in some particular case; a license granted from the Pope, or by a bishop.
Dispense(dis-pens´) (v.t.) to deal out in portions; distribute; give forth effusively; excuse: (v.i.) to give dispensation; distribute medicines.
Disperse(dis-pẽrs´) (v.t.) to scatter in different directions or parts; diffuse; spread; cause to vanish: (v.i.) to separate; go to different parts; vanish out of sight.
Dispersion(dis-pẽr´shun) (n.) the act of dispersing; the separation of light into different colored rays in passing through a prism.
Dispirit(dis-pir´it) (v.t.) to depress the spirits of; dishearten; render cheerless.
Displace(dis-plās´) (v.t.) to put out of place; disorder; depose from office or dignity.
Displacement(dis-plās´ment) (n.) the act of displacing; substitution; apparent change of position; the weight of water displaced by a solid body immersed in it.
Display(dis-plā´) (v.t.) to spread out; unfold; exhibit; force into notice; manifest mentally or physically: (v.i.) to make a display.
Displease(dis-plēz´) (v.t.) to offend; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to make angry; to disgust, as the taste: (v.i.) to raise aversion.
Displeasure(dis-plezh´ūr) (n.) annoyance; vexation; distaste; pique.
Disport(dis-pōrt´) (v.t.) to amuse or divert; to display gaily: (v.i.) to play.
Disposable(dis-pōz´a-bl) (adj.) free to be employed; subject to disposal.
Disposal(dis-pōz´al) (n.) arrangement; order; control; right of bestowing.
Dispose(dis-pōz´) (v.t.) to place; arrange; order; distribute; adapt; incline.
Dispossess(dis-poz-zes´) (v.t.) to put out of possession; to eject.
Disposition(dis-pō-zish´un) (n.) the act of disposing; order; arrangement; natural temperament.
Disproof(dis-prōōf´) (n.) a proving to be false or erroneous; confutation; refutation.
Disproportion(dis-pro-pōr´shun) want of proportion, or of symmetry; want of suitableness or adequacy; disparity; inequality: (v.t.) to make unsuitable; to mismatch.
Disproportionate(dis-prō-pōr´shun-at) (adj.) out of proportion; not symmetrical; unsuitable in bulk, form, or value.
Disprove(dis-prōōv´) prove wrong or false; confute; refute.
Disputable(dis´pū-ta-bl) (adj.) liable to be disputed; called in question.
Disputant(dis´pū-tant) (adj.) engaged in controversy: (n.) a controversialist.
Disputation(dis-pū-tā´shun) (n.) a verbal controversy; an altercation.
Dispute(dis-pūt´) (v.i.) to debate; argue: (v.t.) contend for by words or actions; express doubt of; controvert: (n.) a controversy; altercation; quarrel; contest.
Disqualify(dis-kwol´i-fī) deprive of the qualifications necessary for any purpose; deprive of legal capacity, power or right; incapacitate.
Disquiet(dis-kwī´et) (n.) state of uneasiness, restlessness, or anxiety: (v.t.) make uneasy, restless, or anxious; disturb; fret; vex.
Disquisition(dis-kwi-zish´un) (n.) a systematic investigation or discussion of some subject; an elaborate essay.
Disregard(dis-re-gärd´) (v.t.) to take no notice of; to pay no heed to: (n.) omission to notice; indifference.
Disrepair(dis-re-pār´) (n.) state of being out of repair, or in bad condition.
Disrepute(dis-re-pūt´) (n.) lack or loss of reputation or good name; discredit; disgrace.
Disrespect(dis-re-spekt´) (n.) want of respect or reverence; incivility; rudeness: (v.t.) to show disrespect to.
Disrespectful(dis-re-spekt´fool) (adj.) wanting in respect; showing disrespect; uncivil; rude.
Disrobe(dis-rōb´) (v.t.) to divest of a robe, or of that which dresses or decorates.
Disrupt(dis-rupt´) (v.t.) tear or rend asunder; break up.
Disruption(dis-rup´shun) (n.) forcible separation; breach.
Disruptive(dis-rup´tiv) (adj.) causing disruption.
Dissatisfaction(dis-sat-is-fak´shun) (n.) unrest of mind; discontent.
Dissatisfy(dis-sat´is-fī) (v.t.) fail to satisfy; make discontented; displease.
Dissect(di-sekt´) (v.t.) to cut in pieces; anatomize; divide and examine minutely.
Dissection(di-sek´shun) (n.) the act of dissecting or cutting in pieces for scientific examination; anatomy; nice examination and analysis of any work.
Dissector(di-sek´tẽr) (n.) an anatomist.
Dissemble(di-sem´bl) (v.t.) to hide under a false appearance; give the semblance of something else to: (v.i.) to act the hypocrite.
Dissembling(di-sem´bling) (n.) dissimulation.
Disseminate(di-sem´i-nāt) (v.t.) to scatter abroad, like seed; propagate; diffuse.
Dissension(dis-sen´shun) (n.) strife; disagreement; breach of union; variance.
Dissent(di-sent´) (v.i.) to disagree in opinion; refuse adherence to an Established Church: (n.) difference of opinion; refusal to acknowledge or conform to an Established Church.
Dissenter(di-sent´ẽr) (n.) a nonconformist; one opposed to an Established Church.
Dissenting(di-sent´ing) (p.adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, dissent; separating from an Established Church; pertaining to dissenters.
Dissertation(dis-ẽr-tā´shun) (n.) a formal argumentative discourse; treatise setting forth the results of an investigation, as a contribution to existing knowledge, usually said of a thesis presented by advanced university students who are candidates for the doctorate in philosophy.
Dissever(di-sev´er) (v.t.) to cut in two; disjoin; divide; separate.
Dissidence(dis´i-dens) (n.) disagreement.
Dissident(dis´i-dent) (adj.) not agreeing, or conforming: (n.) one who disagrees or dissents.
Dissimilar(dis-sim´i-lär) (adj.) unlike; heterogeneous; having no resemblance.
Dissimulate(di-sim´ū-lāt) (v.i. & v.t.) to dissemble; feign; disguise.
Dissimulation(di-sim-ū-lā´shun) (n.) hypocrisy; false pretense; fallacious appearance.
Dissipate(dis´i-pāt) (v.t.) to scatter completely; drive in different directions; squander: (v.i.) to engage in dissipation.
Dissipated(dis´i-pāt-ed) (p.adj.) scattered; dispersed; characterized by dissipation.
Dissipation(dis-i-pā´shun) (n.) the act or state of being dissipated; mental distraction; excessive indulgence in luxury, especially drink or vicious pleasures.
Dissociate(di-sō´shi-āt) (v.t.) to separate.
Dissoluble(dis´ol-ū-bl) (adj.) capable of being dissolved or converted into a fluid.
Dissolute(dis´ō-lut) (adj.) given to vice or dissipation; loose in morals or conduct.
Dissolution(dis-ō-lu´shun) (n.) the act of dissolving or liquefying; separation of component parts; separation of the soul from the body; death; a breaking up of a union of persons, as a society, etc.
Dissolve(dis-olv´) (v.t.) to liquefy; melt; terminate; annul: (v.i.) to become liquefied; waste away; separate.
Dissonance(dis´ō-nans) (n.) discord; lack of harmony.
Dissonant(dis´ō-nant) (adj.) discordant.
Dissuade(di-swād´) (v.t.) to advise or counsel against; divert by argument.
Dissuasion(di-swā´zhun) (n.) the act of dissuading; advice or persuasion against a purpose or action.
Dissuasive(di-swa´siv) (adj.) tending to dissuade: (n.) an argument employed to dissuade.
Distaff(dis´taf) (n.) the staff from which flax is drawn in spinning.
Distance(dis´tans) (n.) the space or interval between two objects or points; remoteness of time, rank, relationship or place; interval between two notes; reserve of manner; alienation: (v.t.) to place remotely; leave behind in a race.
Distant(dis´tant) (adj.) remote; reserved.
Distaste(dis-tāst´) (n.) aversion of the palate; dislike; disinclination.
Distasteful(dis-tāst´fool) (adj.) unpleasant to the taste; expressive of dislike.
Distastefully(dis-tāst´foo-li) (adv.) in a distasteful manner.
Distemper(dis-tem´per) (v.t.) to disorder or disease; derange the functions of; compound colors for use in distemper painting; a disease; a catarrhal disease affecting young dogs; a method of painting in specially prepared opaque colors mixed with a binding medium soluble in water; used for mural decoration.
Distend(dis-tend´) (v.t.) to stretch out in all directions; expand: (v.i.) to swell.
Distention(dis-ten´shun) (n.) a swelling out.
Distill(dis-til´) (v.i.) to fall in drops; flow gently; trickle forth; practice the art of distillation: (v.t.) to let fall in drops; obtain by distillation; rectify.
Distillate(dis´til-āt) (n.) the product of distillation found in the receiver of a distilling apparatus.
Distillation(dis-til-a´shun) (n.) the process of distilling; the substance drawn by the still.
Distinct(dis-tingkt´) (adj.) separate; different; clear; plain; not confused.
Distinction(dis-tingk´shun) (n.) mark of difference or superiority; eminence of rank or conduct; fame; discrimination.
Distinctive(dis-tingk´tiy) (adj.) marking a difference or distinction; characteristic; discriminating; plain.
Distinguish(dis-ting´gwish) (v.t.) to separate from others by some mark of honor or preference; designate by special characteristics; discriminate; make known: (v.i.) to make a distinction.
Distinguished(dis-ting´gwisht) (p.adj.) eminent; celebrated; conspicuous; noted.
Distort(dis-tôrt) (v.t.) to twist or turn from the natural shape or figure; twist; pervert from the true meaning; misrepresent.
Distortion(dis-tôr´shun) (n.) the act of distorting; perversion; a deformity.
Distract(dis-trakt´) (v.t.) to perplex; harass; confuse the mind; bewilder; derange.
Distraction(dis-trak´shun) (n.) perplexity; mental distress; insanity.
Distrait(dis-trā´) (adj.) absent-minded.
Distraught(dis-trawt´) (adj.) bewildered or harassed.
Distress(dis-tres´) (v.t.) to inflict pain or suffering upon; grieve; harass; perplex; in law, to seize for debt: (n.) physical or mental anguish; the act of or goods taken in seizing for debt.
Distribute(dis-trib´ūt) (v.t.) to deal out or divide; allot; apportion; arrange according to classification; dispose of separately; separate and return as types to their respective cases.
Distribution(dis-tri-bū´shun) (n.) the act of distributing; apportionment; arrangement; classification.
Distributive(dis-trib´ū-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to distribution: (n.) a distributive word, as "separately".
District(dis´trikt) (n.) a territorial division; circuit; region or tract of country.
Distrust(dis-trust´) (n.) want of confidence, faith or reliance; suspicion; discredit: (v.t.) to have no confidence or trust in; doubt; suspect.
Distrustful(dis-trust´fool) (adj.) suspicious.
Distrustfully(dis-trust´foo-li) (adv.) suspiciously.
Disturb(dis-tẽrb´) (v.t.) to trouble; vex; throw into confusion; agitate; displace.
Disturbance(dis-tẽrb´ans) (n.) the interruption of a settled state; uproar; mental agitation.
Disunion(dis-ūn´yun) (n.) separation; state of division; want of agreement.
Disunite(dis-ū-nīt´) (v.t.) to destroy the continuity or union of; to break the concord of: (v.i.) to part; to become separate; to fall asunder; divide; part; sever; sunder; separate.
Disuse(dis-ūs´) (n.) lack of use; cessation.
Ditch(dich) (n.) a trench cut in the earth; a moat: (v.i.) make a ditch: (v.t.) surround with a ditch.
Ditto(dit´tō) (n.) that which has been said; a duplicate: (adv.) as before; likewise.
Ditty(dit´i) (n.) a little song.
Diuretic(dī-ū-ret´ik) (adj.) aiding the secretion and flow of urine.
Diurnal(dī-ẽr´nal) (adj.) pertaining to a day; daily; performed in twenty-four hours; active during the daytime: (n.) a day-book; journal.
Diurnally(dī-ẽr´na-li) (adv.) daily.
Diva(dē´va) (n.) the principal female opera singer; a vain person.
Dive(dīv) (v.i.) to plunge head foremost into water; enter deeply into any subject or question: (v.t.) to explore by diving: (n.) a sudden plunge head foremost into water: (n.) place of low resort where drunkards and harlots consort together.
Diverge(dī-vẽrj´) (v.i.) to spread out from one point; recede from.
Divergence(dī-vẽr´jens) (n.) a receding from each other; a tending apart.
Divergent(dī-vẽr´jent) (adj.) tending to diverge.
Divers(dī´vẽrz) (adj.) various; sundry.
Diverse(dī´vẽrs) (adj.) essentially different; dissimilar; separate.
Diversification(di-ver-si-fi-kā´shun) (n.) variation.
Diversify(di-vẽr´si-fī) (v.t.) to make different from another; give variety to; discriminate; variegate.
Diversion(di-vẽr´shun) (n.) variation; alteration; pastime; the act of diverting the attention of an enemy from the real point of attack.
Divert(di-vẽrt´) (v.t.) to turn aside from any direction or course; draw away from; entertain; amuse.
Divest(dī-vest´) (v.t.) to strip or deprive of anything; despoil; make bare.
Divestiture(di-vest´i-tūr) (n.) surrender of property.
Divide(di-vīd´) (v.t.) to cut into two or more parts; separate; keep apart; disunite by discord; distribute: (v.i.) to be separated; cleave; diverge; have a share; vote by division: (n.) a watershed.
Dividend(div´i-dend) (n.) a share of the profits of a public company or business; a sum paid "pro rata" out of a bankrupt's estate; interest payable on money invested in the public funds; a number or quantity to be divided.
Divination(div-i-nā´shun) (n.) the act of divining; the pretended art of foreseeing future events by supernatural or magical agency.
Divine(di-vīn´) (adj.) partaking of the nature of God; excellent in the highest degree; godlike; sacred; holy; pertaining to theology: (n.) a theologian; clergyman: (v.t.) to foretell; presage: (v.i.) to conjecture; guess.
Diving(dīv´ing) (n.) the act of plunging into water; connected with, or used in, diving.
Divinity(di-vin´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being divine; Godhead; a pagan or heathen deity; theology.
Divisibility(di-viz-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being divisible.
Divisible(di-viz´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being divided; capable of division without a remainder.
Division(di-vizh´un) (n.) the act or state of being divided; separation; a partition; section; discord; difference; the separating of the members of a legislative or municipal assembly in order to take a vote; two or more brigades under the command of a general officer; a section of a fleet under one commander; the process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another.
Divisional(di-vizh´un-al) (adj.) pertaining to division.
Divisor(di-vī´zor) (n.) the number by which another the dividend is divided.
Divorce(di-vôrs´) (n.) a dissolution of the marriage bond by legal authority: (v.t.) to dissolve the marriage contract between by legal authority; release from close union.
Divorcement(di-vôrs´ment) (n.) the act or process or divorcing.
Divulge(di-yulj´) (v.t.) to make known, as something previously kept secret; disclose.
Dizziness(diz´i-nes) (n.) giddiness.
Dizzy(diz´i) (adj.) giddy.
Do(dōō) (v.t.) to perform; achieve; cause to bring about; make ready for some object or purpose; cheat or swindle: (v.i.) to act or behave; succeed; suffice; fare as to health: (n.) a trick or hoax.
Docile(dos´il) (adj.) easy to teach; tractable; easily managed.
Docility(dō-sil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being docile.
Dock(dok) (n.) a place for constructing and laying up ships; the place where a prisoner stands in a court to be tried; a coarse weed with broad leaves; the tail of a horse after it has been docked: (v.t.) to cut off or curtail; deduct from; diminish.
Docket(dok´et) (v.t.) to mark the contents or titles of papers on the back of them; endorse: (n.) a directed label or ticket tied on goods; a summary of a larger writing; a digest.
Dockyard(dok´yärd) (n.) a place where ships are built and naval stores are kept.
Doctor(dok´tẽr) (n.) one skilled in any particular branch of knowledge; an academical degree denoting the highest proficiency in a faculty of a university; a learned man; a medical practitioner: (v.t.) to treat medically; tamper with or give a false appearance to: (v.i.) to practice medicine; undergo medical treatment.
Doctorate(dok´tẽr-āt) (n.) the degree of doctor.
Doctrinaire(dok-tri-nār´) (n.) one who theorizes on political or other matters, disregarding practical considerations: (adj.) visionary.
Doctrinal(dok´trin-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or containing, doctrine.
Doctrine(dok´trin) (n.) that which is taught; the principles, belief, or dogma of any church, sect or party.
Document(dok´ū-ment) (n.) a printed or written paper relied upon to establish some fact or assertion, or conveying information.
Documentary(dok-ū-men´ta-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, derived from, or consisting of, documents.
Dodge(doj) (v.i.) to start aside and shift about; evade by craft; avoid; practice tricky devices: (v.t.) to establish by starting aside: (n.) the act of dodging; a trick.
Dodo(dō´dō) (n.) a large extinct bird with a short neck, a large hooked bill, short wings and legs.
Doe(dō) (n.) the female of a buck or fallow deer, or of an antelope, rabbit, or hare.
Does(duz) (v.) the active, indicative, present, third person singular from "do".
Doeskin(dō´skin) (n.) the skin of a doe; a fine woolen cloth with a smooth finish.
Doff(dof) (v.t.) to take or put off, as clothes: (v.i.) remove the hat in saluting.
Dog(dog) (n.) a domesticated carnivorous animal belonging to the genus Canis; name of various mechanical contrivances: (v.t.) to hunt as a dog; follow pertinaciously.
Doge(dōj) (n.) the title of the chief magistrates of the ancient republics of Venice and Genoa.
Dogged(dog´ed) (adj.) stubborn; pertinacious.
Doggerel(dog´ẽr-el) (n.) a kind of verse devoid of skill or rhythm: (adj.) weak and illiterate in construction; said of verse.
Doggy(dog´i) (n.) a pet name for a dog; in college slang, a snob; one guilty of bad form: (adj.) devoted to the breeding of dogs.
Dogma(dog´ma) (n.) an established principle, tenet, or doctrine; a doctrine stated in a formal manner and received by the Church as authoritative.
Dogmatic(dog-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, dogma; positive; authoritative; dogmatical: (n. pl.) doctrinal theology.
Dogmatically(dog-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a dogmatic manner.
Dogmatism(dog´ma-tizm) (n.) dogmatic or positive assertion of opinion.
Doily(doi´li) (n.) a small mat or napkin; used on dessert plates, etc.
Doings(dōō´ingz) (n. pl.) things done; movements; conduct.
Doldrums(dol´drumz) (n. pl.) a sailor's term for the tropical zones of calms and variable winds; depression of spirits; the dumps.
Dole(dōl) (n.) that which is dealt out sparingly; alms: (v.t.) to deal out sparingly.
Doleful(dōl´fool) (adj.) sorrowful; dismal.
Dolefully(dōl´foo-li) (adj.) sorrowfully; dismally.
Doll(dol) (n.) a girl's puppet or toy-baby; a childish-featured girl or woman.
Dollar(dol´ar) (n.) a silver coin current in the United States and Canada, 100 cents; a coin of various other countries.
Dolly(dol´i) (n.) a little doll; a block used in pile driving; an apparatus for washing clothes; a contrivance for washing ore in mining.
Dolmen(dol´men) (n.) a sepulchral monument, consisting of a large unhewn stone resting on two or more unhewn stones, set on end or on edge.
Dolor(do´lẽr) (n.) sorrow; pain.
Dolorous(dol´ō-rus) (adj.) sorrowful.
Dolphin(dol´fin) (n.) the name of a cetaceous mammal of the genus Delphinus and allied genera.
Dolt(dolt) (n.) a heavy stupid fellow.
Domain(dō-mān´) (n.) lordship; authority; empire; landed property; demesne.
Dome(dōm) (n.) a hemispherical roof.
Domestic(dō-mes´tik) (adj.) pertaining to the house or household affairs; private; home-made: (n.) a household servant; (pl.) articles of home manufacture, especially cotton-cloths.
Domestically(dō-mes´ti-ka-li) (adv.) privately.
Domesticate(dō-mes´ti-kāt) (v.t.) to make domestic; familiarize with domestic life; tame: (v.i.) to become domestic.
Domesticity(dō-mes-tis´i-ti) (n.) the state of being domestic; domestic character.
Domicile(dom´i-sil) (n.) a permanent residence or place of abode; home: (v.t.) to establish in a fixed residence.
Domiciliary(dom-i-sil´i-a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to the residence of a person or family, as "a domiciliary visit."
Dominant(dom´i-nant) (adj.) exercising chief authority; ruling; predominant; ascending: (n.) the recitative note in Gregorian scales; the fifth tone of a musical scale in any ascending key.
Dominate(dom´i-nāt) (v.t.) to govern; rule; predominate over: (v.i.) to be dominant.
Domination(dom-i-nā´shun) (n.) the act of dominating; absolute authority; power.
Domineer(dom-i-nēr´) (v.i.) to exercise authority arrogantly or tyrannically; bluster.
Dominion(dō-min´yun) (n.) supreme authority; sovereignty; independent right or possession; a territory or country subject to the control of one government.
Domino(dom´i-nō) (n.) a large loose silk cape or cloak with large sleeves and a hood used as a masquerade garment; an ecclesiastical hood; (pl.) a game played with 28 oblong dotted pieces of bone or wood dominoes.
Don(don) (v.t.) to put on; invest with; assume: (n.) a Spanish title of courtesy; a fellow or collegiate dignitary.
Donate(dō´nāt) (v.t.) to contribute, especially to some religious or philanthropic object.
Donation(dō-nā´shun) (n.) a charitable gift; benefaction; present.
Donator(dō-nā´ter) (n.) a giver.
Done(dun) (p.adj.) completed; published officially; cooked sufficiently; thoroughly fatigued; cheated: (interj.) agreed!
Donkey(dong´ki) (n.) an ass; a stupid or obstinate fellow.
Donnish(don´ish) (adj.) characteristic of a don.
Donor(dō´nẽr) (n.) a giver.
Doom(dōōm) (n.) a judicial sentence of condemnation; the infliction of a sentence; irrevocable destiny; fate; ruin; the Day of Judgment: (v.t.) to pronounce condemnation upon; sentence to punishment; ordain as a penalty.
Doomsday(dōōmz´dā) (n.) the day of final and universal judgment.
Door(dôr) (n.) the gate or entrance of a house; portal; means of access.
Doorway(dôr´wā) the passage of a door.
Dope(dōp) (n.) a stupefying drink used for criminal purposes, as for robbery of the unwary; material for newspaper or magazine articles.
Dormant(dôr´mant) (adj.) sleeping; quiet; in abeyance.
Dormer(dôr´mẽr) (n.) a bedroom; a window pierced vertically in the side of a roof.
Dormitory(dôr´mi-tō-ri) (n.) a large apartment capable of holding several beds; in college parlance, a hall devoted to rooms and suites in which the students live; adjacent to the lecture-halls or buildings where instruction is given.
Dormouse(dôr´mous) (n.) a small European squirrel-like rodent.
Dorsal(dôr´sal) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated near, the back.
Dory(dō´ri) (n.) a popular name for a golden-colored fish much esteemed for the table; the wall-eyed pike-perch, John Dory; a small flat-bottomed skiff with a sharp prow.
Dosage(dō´sāj) (n.) the operation of putting into sparkling wines something to give them a distinctive taste; in medicine, the nature and quantity of a dose.
Dose(dōs) (n.) the quantity of medicine to be taken at one time; anything nauseous; quantity: (v.t.) to give doses to; administer anything objectionable or nauseous.
Dost(dust) second person, singular, present, indicative of do.
Dot(dot) (n.) a small point or speck; a diminutive child: (v.t.) to mark with dots or specks.
Dotage(dō´tāj) (n.) imbecility of mind due to old age; foolish or excessive affection.
Dotard(dō´tärd) (n.) one whose intellect is impaired by age; one who is foolishly affectionate: (adj.) doting.
Dote(dōt) (v.i.) to exhibit the weakness of age; bestow excessive love.
Doth(duth) third person singular present of do.
Double(dub´l) (adj.) twofold; two of a sort; being in pairs; twice as much; deceitful; insincere: (n.) twice the quantity; a duplicate; trick; a turning back to escape pursuit; an apparition; a fold or plait; plural changes rung on five bells; games played by two on a side: (v.t.) to make double; duplicate; repeat; fold; sail round or by: (v.i.) to increase to twice the quantity; return on one's track; march at double quick time: (adv.) twice over.
Doublet(dub´let) (n.) a duplicate; pair; a kind of close-fitting man's garment; a ring in which the stone has been split into two halves, or one shallow stone imposed upon another.
Doubly(dub´li) (adv.) twice the quantity or degree; in a double or twofold manner.
Doubt(dout) (v.i.) to waver in opinion; hesitate; be in suspense: (v.t.) to suspect; distrust: (n.) uncertainty of mind; suspense; scruple; perplexity.
Doubtful(dout´fool) (adj.) of uncertain issue; questionable; hazardous insecure.
Doubtfully(dout´foo-li) (adv.) in a doubtful manner.
Doubting(dout´ing) (adj.) inspiring, or subject to, doubt; questionable.
Doubtless(dout´les) (adv.) assuredly certainly.
Douche(dōōsh) (n.) a jet or current of water directed upon some part of the body.
Dough(dō) (n.) a soft mass of moistened flour to bake.
Doughty(dou´ti) (adj.) valiant; strong.
Doughy(dō´i) (adj.) soft like dough.
Douse(dous) (v.t.) to plunge suddenly into a liquid; extinguish; lower suddenly, as a sail: (v.i.) to fall into water; to use the divining rod.
Dove(duv) (n.) a pigeon of the genus Columba; a term of endearment.
Dovecote(duv´kōt) (n.) a small house or box with compartments for doves.
Dovetail(duv´tāl) (v.t.) to unite by a joint resembling a dove's tail spread out; fit closely and exactly.
Dowager(dou´a-jẽr) (n.) the widow of a king, prince, or person of rank; a widow with a jointure.
Dowdily(dou´di-li) (adv.) in a dowdy manner.
Dowdiness(dou´di-nes) (n.) the state of being dowdy.
Dowdy(dow´di) (n.) a slatternly woman who affects finery: (adj.) slovenly or ill-dressed; shabby.
Dowel(dou´el) (n.) a pin to connect two pieces of wood by being sunk in the edges of each; a piece of wood driven into a wall to secure something else: (v.t.) to fasten by dowels.
Dower(dou´ẽr) (n.) that part of a husband's property which his widow enjoys during her life; jointure; personal endowment.
Down(doun) (n.) soft feathers, hair, or wool; the soft fibers of plants; (pl.) a tract of bare, hilly land used for pasturing sheep; banks or rounded hillocks of sand: (adv.) from a higher to a lower degree or position; at the lowest point; on the ground; below the horizon; from earlier to later times; in hand, or on the counter; on paper, or in a book: (adj.) dejected; downcast: (prep.) along a descent; from a higher place to a lower; along the course or current of.
Downcast(doun´kast) (adj.) directed downwards; sad: (n.) the ventilating shaft of a mine.
Downfall(doun´fawl) (n.) a falling downwards; sudden fall from rank or reputation; ruin.
Downgrade(doun´grād) (n.) a downward movement; reverse of fortune; departure from the orthodox standard of belief.
Downright(doun´rīt) (adj.) straight to the point; blunt; unceremonious: (adv.) perpendicularly; completely; thoroughly.
Downward(doun´ward) (adj.) tending to the ground; moving from a higher to a lower place, grade, or direction; descending: (adv.) from a higher to a lower condition, state, or place; from the source. Also downwards.
Downy(doun´i) (adj.) covered with, or made of, down; soft; restful; cunning; artful.
Dowry(dou´ri) (n.) the property a woman brings to her husband at marriage; gift or possession.
Doxology(doks-ol´ō-ji) (n.) an ascription or short hymn of praise to God.
Doze(dōz) (v.i.) to sleep lightly or fitfully: (n.) a light sleep, or nap.
Dozen(duz´n) (n.) twelve units.
Drab(drab) (n.) a kind of thick dull brown or yellowish-gray woolen cloth; a tint of such a color; a dissolute woman; a prostitute: (adj.) of a drab color.
Draft(draft) (n.) a sketch or outline; bill of exchange; an order for money; detachment of soldiers; the act of drawing a load; the state of being drawn; the act of drinking or the amount drunk at once; an outline or sketch; the act of sweeping with a net; the quantity of fish caught at one draw of the net; the depth of water a vessel draws or to which she sinks; a current of air: (v.t.) to delineate or sketch out; call forth; select by a draft for military service.
Drag(drag) (v.t.) to pull or draw along by force; draw along slowly or heavily; haul; tug: (v.t.) to trail along the ground: (n.) the act of dragging; a net or apparatus for drawing along the bottom of the water; a coach drawn by four horses; a kind of sledge for heavy loads; the difference between the draft of water forward or aft of a ship.
Dragon(drag´un) a fabulous animal represented as a winged serpent or lizard; a fierce person; a winged heraldic beast: (adj.) fierce; destructive.
Dragonfly(drag´un-flī) (n.) an insect with a long slender abdomen, large eyes and wings.
Dragoon(dra-gōōn´) (n.) originally a kind of mounted infantry, now cavalry, either light or heavy, wearing helmets: (v.t.) to harass or reduce to submission by military force; to harass; to worry; to force into some action against one's will.
Drain(drān) (v.t.) to draw off gradually; exhaust: (v.i.) to become dry: (n.) a channel or pipe for superfluous water; a sewer; the act of exhausting.
Drainage(drān´āj) (n.) the act or means of draining; that which is drained off.
Drake(drāk) (n.) a male duck.
Dram(dram) (n.) 1-8th of an ounce troy, and 1-16th of an ounce avoirdupois; a small quantity of spirituous liquor.
Drama(drä´ma) (n.) a prose or poetical composition depicting a story of human life in character, etc., on the stage; theatrical entertainment.
Dramatic(dra-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or appropriate to, the drama.
Dramatically(dra-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a dramatic manner.
Dramatize(dram´a-tīz) (v.t.) to compose in the form of a drama; adapt for stage representation.
Drank(drangk) (v.t. & past participle) of drink.
Drape(drāp) (v.t.) to cover with cloth; arrange in folds or hangings.
Draper(drā´pẽr) (n.) a dealer in woolen or cotton cloth, etc.
Drapery(drā´pẽr-i) (n.) textile cloths or fabrics used for garments or hangings; costumes represented in sculpture or painting.
Drastic(dras´tik) (adj.) powerful; vigorous; severe.
Draw(draw) (v.t.) to pull along or haul; raise; suck in; pull out; force out; elongate; disembowel; win, as in a lottery; drive or beat out; sketch; draft; require a certain depth to float in; entice or allure; induce; receive; write out leave undecided: (v.i.) to produce motion; act as an inducement; shrink; come together or near; practice drawing; settle in the water to a certain depth: (n.) the act of drawing; a lot or chance drawn; a game left undecided; a feeler; the act of drawing a covert.
Drawback(drawbak) (n.) loss of advantage; a discouragement; money paid back, especially to an importer of goods on which customs duty has been paid on their being exported.
Drawbridge(draw´brij) (n.) a bridge which may be wholly or partially lifted up.
Drawer(draw´ẽr) (n.) one who draws; a draftsman; a sliding box-like arrangement for holding clothes, papers, etc.; one who draws a bill of exchange, or an order for the payment of money; (pl.) an under-garment worn by both sexes, covering the lower part of the body and legs.
Drawing(draw´ing) (n.) delineation; attraction or motion; a distribution in a lottery; (pl.) the takings or receipts of a business.
Drawl(drawl) (v.t.) to utter in a slow, lazy tone: (n.) a slow, lazy manner of speaking.
Drawn(drawn) (p.adj.) left undecided; disemboweled; contracted.
Dray(drā) (n.) a low, stoutly-built cart used for heavy loads.
Dread(dred) (v.t.) to fear greatly; anticipate with shrinking or terror; venerate: (v.i.) to be in great fear: (n.) apprehensive terror; reverential awe: (adj.) awful; solemn.
Dreadful(dred´fool) (adj.) inspiring dread.
Dreadfully(dred´foo-li) (adv.) in a dreadful manner.
Dream(drēm) (n.) a train of thoughts or images passing through the mind during sleep; an idle fancy: (v.t.) to see or imagine in sleep; think about vainly: (v.i.) to have a train of ideas in sleep.
Dreamless(drēm´les) (adj.) without dreams.
Dreamy(drēm´i) (adj.) pertaining to, or full of, dreams; indistinct; visionary.
Drear(drēr) (adj.) dismal; sorrowful.
Drearily(drēr´i-li) (adv.) gloomily.
Dreary(drēr´i) (adj.) cheerless; gloomy.
Dredge(drej) (n.) a drag or instrument for sweeping the bottoms of rivers to bring up something: (v.t.) to clean out and deepen by a dredge; gather with a dredge; sprinkle flour upon.
Dregs(dregz) (n. pl.) the sediment of liquor; lees; worthless matter.
Drench(drench) (v.t.) to wet thoroughly; steep in moisture; forcibly administer a draft to: (n.) a large draft; a dose of medicine for a horse or cattle.
Dress(dres) (v.t.) to invest with, or as with, clothing; adorn; deck out; embellish; prepare or make ready; cook; curry or rub down; adjust to a straight line; prune or trim: (v.i.) to put on clothes: (n.) a covering for the body; a robe; external finish or ornament; adjustment.
Dresser(dres´ẽr) (n.) one who regulates or adjusts dress; a surgeon's assistant; a set of shelves or open cupboard for plates, etc.; a combination of mirror and bureau.
Dressing(dres´ing) (n.) the act of putting on clothes; material used in sizing or stiffening fabrics; the smoothing of the surface of stone; sauce or stuffing used for preparing a dish; a beating; reprimand; an external application to a wound; the preparation of mineral ores for the furnace.
Drew(drōō) (p.t.) of draw.
Dribble(drib´l) (v.i.) to fall in small drops; drip: (v.t.) to let fall in drops; give out or deal in small portions; in football to give a slight kick or shove to: (n.) a drizzling shower; a trickling out in small drops.
Driblet(drib´let) (n.) a small piece, part, or sum.
Dried(drīd) (p.t. & p.p.) of dry.
Drier(drī´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, dries; a substance added to paint, etc., causing it to dry quickly; an apparatus for drying off moisture.
Drift(drift) (n.) the direction in which anything is driven; an impellent force; overbearing influence; an accumulation heaped up by sea or wind; tendency; scope; the horizontal passage of a mine; a collection of loose earth, rocks, etc., transported from a distance by the agency of ice; leeway made in a gale; the direction of a current: (v.t.) to drive along, or in heaps; cover with driftage: (v.i.) to be carried along by a current, or by circumstances; accumulate in heaps.
Drill(dril) (v.t.) to pierce with a drill; bore; perforate; instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any business, etc.; train; sow in lines or rows: (v.i.) to engage in military exercises: (n.) a tool for boring or making holes in a hard substance; a machine for sowing seeds in rows; military exercise.
Drilling(dril´ing) (n.) the act of using a drill; a heavy, firm twilled cloth.
Drink(dringk) (v.i.) to swallow a liquid; imbibe alcoholic liquors habitually: (n.) any beverage swallowed to quench thirst; as much liquor as can be taken at once; strong or intoxicating liquor.
Drip(drip) (v.i.) to fall in drops: (v.t.) to let fall in drops: (n.) that which falls in drops; a projecting cornice to throw off rain.
Drive(drīv) (v.t.) to impel or urge forward by force; propel; communicate motion to; convey in a vehicle: (v.i.) to press, or be impelled, forward with violence; travel in a carriage; aim a blow: (n.) the act of driving or impelling; a strong blow; a road prepared for driving; an excursion in a carriage; an annual gathering of cattle for branding; a forward blow given to a ball at cricket; a forward movement in force by an army.
Drivel(driv´el) (v.i.) to slaver; be weak or foolish in speech.
Driven(driv´n) (p.p.) of drive.
Drizzle(driz´l) (v.i.) to rain slightly or in misty drops: (n.) fine misty rain.
Drizzly(driz´li) (adj.) shedding fine rain.
Droll(drōl) (adj.) ridiculous; queer.
Drollery(drōl´ẽr-i) (n.) the quality of being droll; buffoonery.
Drolly(drōl´li) (adv.) comically.
Dromedary(drom´ē-dā-ri) (n.) one of a domesticated breed of camels distinguished for its speed and by having one hump.
Drone(drōn) (v.i.) to utter in a monotonous tone or sound; live in idleness: (v.t.) to read in a monotonous tone: (n.) a dull, monotonous tone; one of the pipes of a bagpipe; the male of the honey-bee which produces no honey; a lazy fellow.
Drool(drōōl) (v.i.) to slaver as an infant; to utter foolish and imbecile remarks; to drivel.
Droop(drōōp) (v.i.) to sink or hang down; languish; bend down gradually: (v.t.) cause to hang down: (n.) the act of drooping.
Droopy(drōō´pi) (adj.) drooping; feeling enervated, or dull.
Drop(drop) (v.i.) to fall in drops; sink to a lower position; fall in death; visit informally: (v.t.) to let fall; discontinue; utter casually; send off: (n.) a globule of moisture; something that hangs like a drop; a small quantity of a liquid; a falling trap-door; the painted curtain of a theater; (pl.) medicine regulated by drops.
Dropsy(drop´si) (n.) an unnatural accumulation of serous fluid in any cavity of the body or its tissues; a disease affecting the food-sac of young trout; blue swelling.
Dropt(dropt)) (p.t. & p.p.) of drop.
Dross(dros) (n.) the scum or slag of melted metal; sediment; refuse.
Drought(drout) (n.) continued absence of rain or moisture; dryness.
Drove(drōv) (p.t.) of drive: (n.) a collection of cattle or sheep driven in a body; a crowd.
Drown(droun) (v.i.) to perish by suffocation in w rater: (v.t.) to suffocate by immersion in water; overwhelm; inundate; deluge.
Drowse(drouz) (v.i.) to be heavy with sleepiness; be half-asleep: (n.) a light sleep.
Drowsiness(drouz´i-nes) (n.) sleepiness.
Drowsy(drouz´i) (adj.) sleepy; sluggish.
Drub(drub) (v.t.) to beat vigorously: (n.) a thump.
Drudge(drudj) (v.i.) to labor hard at unpleasant tasks; slave: (v.t.) to spend or pass laboriously: (n.) one employed in menial work who works hard for insufficient remuneration.
Drudgery(drudj´ẽr-i) (n.) the work of a drudge; mean servile labor.
Drug(drug) (n.) an ingredient used in medicine; a narcotic; an illegal pharmaceutical: (v.t.) to mix drugs with; render stupid by a narcotic drug; to take or to administer drugs habitually.
Druggist(drug´ist) (n.) a dealer in drugs.
Drum(drum) (n.) an instrument of percussion, consisting of a hollow cylinder with vellum at the ends, and beaten with sticks drumsticks; membrane between the external and internal ear; a drum-shaped box for figs; a cylinder or revolving shaft: (v.i.) to beat a drum; beat up recruits; beat rapidly with the fingers: (v.t.) to play on a drum; din; expel ignominiously.
Drummer(drum´ẽr) (n.) one who plays a drum; a commercial traveler.
Drumstick(drum´stik) (n.) the stick with which a drum is beaten; the outer joint of a fowl's leg.
Drunk(drungk) (p.p.) of drink: (n.) a fit of drunkenness; a drunken person: (adj.) intoxicated.
Drunkard(drungk´ard) (n.) one habitually drunk.
Drunken(drungk´en) (p.adj.) habitually intemperate.
Drunkenness(drungk´en-nes) (n.) the state of being drunk; habitual intemperance; frenzy.
Dry(drī) (adj.) free from moisture or wetness; not yielding juices; devoid of interest; unintentionally humorous or quaint: (v.t.) free from moisture or juice; stop the flow of; parch.
Dryly(drī´li) (adv.) without moisture; in a dry manner; coldly; sarcastically.
Dual(dū´al) (adj.) expressing or composed of the number two: (n.) the form of the noun or verb connoting two persons or things, as in Greek.
Dualism(dū´al-izm) (n.) a twofold division; the doctrine of two independent and separate principles in man, the spiritual and the corporeal; the Gnostic theory that there are two independent eternal principles, one evil and the other good.
Duality(dū-al´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being twofold; division into two.
Dub(dub) (v.t.) to invest with Knighthood by striking the shoulder with a sword; confer any rank, dignity, character, or name upon: (v.i.) make a brisk noise: (n.) a tap or blow.
Dubious(dū´bi-us) (adj.) doubtful.
Ducal(dū´kal) (adj.) pertaining to a duke.
Duchess(duch´es) (n.) the consort or widow of a duke.
Duchy(duch´i) (n.) the territory, dominions, or jurisdiction of a duke.
Duck(duk) (n.) any bird of the family Anatidae, especially the domestic duck; the female of this bird, as distinguished from the drake; an expression of endearment, also of slight contempt; (pl.) sailor's trousers or light clothes worn in hot climates: (v.i.) to plunge the head under water and then withdraw it quickly; bob the head.
Ducking(duk´ing) (n.) the act of putting under water; the sport of shooting wild ducks.
Duckling(duk´ling) (n.) a young duck.
Duckweed(duk´wēd) (n.) a common fresh-water plant eaten by ducks.
Duct(dukt) (n.) a passage, tube, or canal by which a fluid or secretion is conveyed.
Ductile(duk´til) (adj.) capable of being drawn out into threads or wire; tractable.
Ductility(duk-til´i-ti) (n.) flexibility.
Dude(dūd) (n.) a kind of dandy, characterized by over-affectedness in manners, dress, etc.
Dudgeon(duj´un) (n.) sullen anger; resentment; ill-will.
Duds(dudz) (n. pl.) clothes.
Due(dū) (adj.) owed or owing; payable; fulfilling obligation; suitable to a case; ascribable; proper: (adv.) exactly; directly: (n.) that which is owed or required by an obligation; a custom, toll, tribute, or fee.
Duel(dū´el) (n.) a combat between two persons with deadly weapons: (v.i.) to fight in a duel.
Dueling(du´el-ing) (n.) the fighting a duel.
Duet(dā-et´) (n.) a vocal or instrumental composition for two performers.
Duff(duf) (n.) a pudding of flour, etc., boiled in a bag; a vegetable growth accumulated in forest ground.
Duffer(duf´ẽr) (n.) a peddler or hawker of feminine articles of attire, flash jewelry, etc.; a dull, stupid, inefficient person; a fogy.
Duffing(duf´ing) (adj.) worthless; counterfeit.
Dug(dug) (p.t. & p.p.) of dig: (n.) a teat.
Dugout(dug´out) (n.) a canoe hollowed out from a log; a rough kind of shelter excavated in the side of a hill or bank.
Duke(dūk) (n.) the highest order in the British peerage and ranking next below an archbishop and the princes of the blood.
Dukedom(dūk´dum) (n.) a duchy.
Dulcet(dul´set) (adj.) sweet or pleasant to the ear; harmonious.
Dulcimer(dul´si-mẽr) (n.) an instrument with wire strings which are struck with a rod.
Dull(dul) (adj.) slow of apprehension or action; stupid; sluggish; without sensibility; not bright or clear to the eye; blunt; without wind: (v.t.) to deprive of sharpness; make stupid or heavy; tarnish.
Dullard(dul´ard) (n.) a stupid person; blockhead.
Dullness(dul´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being dull.
Duly(dū´li) (adv.) in a fit and becoming manner; fitly; regularly.
Dumb(dum) (adj.) incapable of speech.
Dumbbell(dum´bel) (n.) one of a pair of heavy weights used for muscular exercise.
Dumbwaiter(dum-wā´tẽr) (n.) a small lift, carrying things, especially food, from one floor to another.
Dummy(dum´i) (n.) one who is mute or silent; that which imitates a reality; an exposed hand at whist when three persons are playing: (adj.) fictitious.
Dump(dump) (n.) a thud or heavy sound; anything short, thick, and heavy; a place to discharge rubbish in; (pl.) low spirits: (v.t.) to throw down and empty.
Dumpling(dump´ling) (n.) a crust or paste often used for enveloping fruit or meat.
Dumpy(dump´i) (adj.) short and thick; discontented; sulky.
Dun(dun) (adj.) of a dull brown color: (n.) a creditor who presses persistently for payment of a debt; a fortified eminence; earthwork; mound: (v.t.) to urge importunately, especially for a debt; cure, as codfish, after salting, to impart a dark color.
Dunce(duns) (n.) a dull, ignorant person.
Dunderhead(dun´dẽr-hed) (n.) a dolt; a numskull.
Dune(dūn) a heap of drifted sand piled up on the sea-shore by the action of the wind.
Dung(dung) (n.) the excrement of animals; anything filthy or rotten: (v.t.) to manure with dung.
Dungeon(dun´jun) (n.) the principal keep of a medieval castle; a dark underground cell; a prison.
Duodecimal(dū-ō-des´i-mal) (adj.) consisting of, or computing by, twelves or any power of 12: (n.) a twelfth power of anything; (pl.) a system of computing by twelves the number of square feet and inches in a rectangular area.
Duodenum(dū-o-dē´num) (n.) the first portion of the small intestine.
Dupe(dūp) (n.) one who is, or can be, easily tricked; a credulous person: (v.t.) to deceive by trickery; cheat.
Duplex(dū´pleks) (adj.) double; compound.
Duplicate(dū´pli-kāt) (v.t.) to make or render double; make a copy or copies of: (v.i.) to celebrate Mass or receive the Eucharist twice in one day: (adj.) corresponding exactly with another; twofold; double; growing in pairs: (n.) facsimile; counterpart; an exact copy.
Duplication(dū-pli-kā´shun) (n.) the act of duplicating; a fold; multiplication by two.
Duplicity(dū-plis´i-ti) (n.) deceit; hypocrisy.
Durability(dū-ra-bil´i-ti) (n.) endurance.
Durable(dū´ra-bl) (adj.) not perishing; permanent; stable; lasting.
Durance(dū´rans) (n.) imprisonment.
Duration(dū-rā´shun) (n.) continuance in time; permanency.
Duress(dū´res) (n.) restraint of personal liberty by fear or physical force, compelling a person to do some act; imprisonment.
During(dūr´ing) (prep.) in the time of; at some period of.
Durst(dẽrst) (p.t.) of dare.
Dusk(dusk) (adj.) tending to darkness; shadowy; swarthy: (n.) incipient darkness; twilight.
Dust(dust) (n.) fine dry particles of matter; a stirring of such fine particles; gold-dust, hence money; unorganized matter; pollen; obscurity; confusion: (v.t.) to brush away from; cover with a powdered substance.
Dusty(dust´i) (adj.) covered with dust.
Duteous(dū´ti-us) (adj.) fulfilling duty; obedient.
Dutiable(dū´ti-a-bl) (adj.) subject to duty.
Dutiful(dū´ti-fool) (adj.) respectful; obedient to parents.
Dutifully(dū´ti-foo-li) (adv.) in a dutiful manner.
Duty(dū´ti) (n.) obligatory service; tax, impost, or toll levied by Government on certain articles.
Dwarf(dwawrf) (n.) a human being, animal, or plant much below the average height: (adj.) of smaller size or height than the average: (v.t.) hinder from growing to the natural size.
Dwell(dwel) (v.i.) to reside for a length of time; have a fixed abode; continue; linger: (v.t.) to inhabit.
Dwelling(dwel´ing) (n.) a house or place of abode.
Dwindle(dwin´dl) (v.i.) to become gradually less; diminish; decrease.
Dye(dī) (v.t.) to stain or color: (v.i.) to follow the trade of a dyer: (n.) a coloring liquid or stain.
Dying(dī´ing) (p.adj.) the passing away from life; decaying physically; drawing to a close; the act of expiring.
Dynamic(dī-nam´ik) (adj.) pertaining to mechanical forces not in equilibrium; effective: (n. pl.) that branch of mechanics which treats of the effects of force in producing motion.
Dynamite(dī´na-mīt) (n.) a highly explosive compound of nitro-glycerin mixed with sawdust or fine silica and molded into sticks; something or someone having a powerful effect: (v.t.) to destroy by dynamite.
Dynamiter(dī´na-mīt-ẽr) (n.) one who uses dynamite in effecting a crime of violence.
Dynamo(dī´na-mō) (n.) an electric machine for converting mechanical into electric energy.
Dynastic(dī-nas´tik) (adj.) pertaining to a dynasty.
Dynasty(dī´nas-ti) (n.) a line or succession of sovereigns of a particular family; the length of time during which a certain family reigns.
Dyspepsia(dis-pep´si-a) (n.) indigestion.

Each(ēch) (adj. & pronoun) every one; either.
Eager(ē´gẽr) (adj.) impetuous; vehement; earnest; keen; enthusiastic.
Eagle(ē´gl) (n.) a bird of prey, genus Aquila, noted for its strength, size, and keenness of vision.
Eaglet(ē´glet) (n.) a young eagle.
Ear(ēr) (n.) the organ of hearing; delicate perception of sounds; attention; a spike of corn; anything that resembles an ear.
Eared(ērd) (adj.) having ears.
Earl(ẽrl) (n.) an English nobleman next in rank below a marquis.
Early(ẽr´li) (adj.) before the usual time; seasonable: (adv.) soon; seasonably.
Earmark(ēr´märk) (n.) a mark for identification: (v.t.) to set a distinctive mark upon.
Earn(ẽrn) (v.t.) to gain as a just recompense for one's labor, service, etc.; merit.
Earnest(ẽrn´est) (adj.) in serious reality; serious in speech or action; ardent; zealous; eager: (n.) a portion of something given or done in advance as a pledge.
Earnings(ẽrn´ingz) (n. pl.) wages; reward.
Earring(ẽr´ring) (n.) an ear ornament.
Earth(ẽrth) (n.) the inhabited terraqueous globe; the solid materials which compose the globe; ground; soil; a region or land; worldly things or interests; the inhabitants of the globe; that part of the ground forming part of an electric circuit: (v.t.) to hide or bury in the earth; place in connection with the earth: (v.i.) to burrow.
Earthen(ẽrth´en) (adj.) made of earth.
Earthenware(ẽrth´en-wār) (n.) vessels or other objects made of clay or a similar earthy substance.
Earthly(ẽrth´li) (adj.) pertaining to the earth; sensual; worldly; possible; conceivable.
Earthquake(ẽrth´kwāk) (n.) a shaking or trembling of the earth produced by subterranean volcanic forces.
Earthwork(ẽrth´wẽrk) (n.) a cutting or embankment; an offensive or defensive fortification constructed chiefly of earth.
Earthworm(ẽrth´wẽrm) (n.) a common name for worms that live in the ground.
Earthy(ẽrth´i) (adj.) pertaining to, composed of, or resembling, the earth; dull; coarse.
Earwax(ēr´waks) (n.) the wax-like matter secreted in the ear.
Earwig(ēr´wig) (n.) a well-known insect with a pair of curved forceps at its tail: (v.t.) to gain the ear of and influence by whispered or covert statements.
Ease(ēz) (n.) freedom from pain, disturbance, labor, or affectation; quiet; repose; facility: (v.t.) to free from pain, anxiety, or trouble; give rest or relief.
Easel(ē´zl) (n.) a wooden frame or tripod for supporting a canvas, blackboard, etc.
Easement(ēz´ment) (n.) that which gives ease or relief; a right of accommodation in another's land, or a right of passage.
East(ēst) (n.) that part of the heavens where the sun is seen to rise; one of the four cardinal points; the eastern part of the earth: (adj.) coming from the east; near the altar of a church, as seen from the nave: (adv.) in an easterly direction.
Easter(ēs´tẽr) (n.) a festival of the Christian Church to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ: (adj.) pertaining to Easter.
Easterly(ēs´tẽr-li) (adv.) situated, or moving towards, the east: (adj.) in the direction of the east.
Eastern(ēst´ẽrn) (adj.) situated towards, or lying in, the east.
Eastward(ēst´ward) (adv.) toward, or in the direction of, the east. Also eastwards.
Easy(ēz´i) (adj.) free from pain, disturbance, etc.; not burdensome; moderate; credulous; natural; not formal; yielding; gentle; self-indulgent: (adv.) easily.
Eat(ēt) (v.t.) to chew and swallow, as food; devour; consume; corrode; waste or wear away: (v.i.) to take food; penetrate; taste.
Eath(ēth) (adj. & adv.) easy or easily.
Eaves(ēvz) (n. pl.) the edges of the roof which overhang a building.
Eavesdrop(ēvz´drop) (v.i.) to listen to the private conversation of others.
Ebb(eb) (n.) the flowing back of the tide; ebb-tide; decline: (v.i.) to flow back or return, as the tide to the sea; decline; recede.
Ebony(eb´un-i) (n.) a hard, heavy, durable black-colored wood: (adj.) made of, or like, ebony.
Ebullition(eb-ū-lish´un) (n.) the act of boiling; effervescence; a sudden outburst of feeling.
Eccentric(ek-sen´trik) (adj.) not situated in, or deviating from the center; peculiar in manner or character; erratic; not having the same center; opposed to concentric: (n.) a circle or sphere not having the same center as another circle; a mechanical device for converting continuous circular motion into reciprocating rectilinear motion.
Eccentricity(ek-sen-tris´i-ti) (n.) deviation from a center; peculiarity of manner or character; idiosyncrasy.
Ecclesiastic(e-klē-zi-as´tik) (n.) a person in holy orders; a clergyman.
Ecclesiastical(e-klē-zi-as´ti-kal) (adj.) pertaining to the Church and its organization or government.
Ecclesiastically(e-klē-zi-as´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in an ecclesiastical manner.
Echelon(esh´e-lon) (n.) an arrangement of a body of troops in the form of steps; an arrangement of the vessels of a fleet in V form: (v.t.) to form in echelon.
Echo(ek´ō) (n.) the repetition of a sound caused by reflection; the repetition of the words or opinions of others: (v.i.) to emit an echo; give, or reflect back, a sound: (v.t.) to repeat the sound of; repeat closely the words, etc., of others.
Eclair(ā-klār´) (n.) a small oblong cake containing flavored cream, etc., covered on the top with sugar or chocolate.
Eclat(ā-klä´) (n.) a bursting forth, as of applause or admiration; renown; striking effect; splendor.
Eclectic(ek-lek´tik) (adj.) selecting or choosing from different systems, doctrines, or sources; liberal and broad in taste or belief: (n.) one of a class of ancient philosophers.
Eclecticism(ek-lek´ti-sizm) (n.) the eclectic system of philosophy.
Eclipse(e-klips´) (n.) the total or partial obscuration of the light of a heavenly body caused by its entering the shadow of another body; hence diminution; obscuration; temporary failure: (adj.) pertaining to an eclipse: (v.t.) to cover or obscure by an eclipse; darken or conceal; overshadow.
Ecliptic(e-klip´tik) (n.) the apparent path of the sun, or real path of the earth, in the heavens during a year.
Eclogue(ek´log) (n.) a pastoral poem.
Economic(ē-kō-nom´ik) (adj.) frugal; saving; pertaining to domestic economy: (n. pl.) political economy.
Economically(ē-kō-nom´i-ka-li) (adv.) with economy.
Economist(ē-kon´ō-mist) (n.) one prudent in expenditure; a student of political economy.
Economize(ē-kon´ō-mīz) (v.t.) to manage with care or frugality: (v.i.) to be careful in outlay.
Economy(ē-kon´ō-mi) (n.) the regulation of household affairs; frugality in expenditure; any system of religious laws, rites, or ceremonies.
Ecru(ā-krōō´) (adj.) unbleached; said of the color of textile fabrics.
Ecstasy(ek´sta-si) (n.) the state of being beside one's self; excessive joy; a kind of cataleptic trance.
Ecstatic(ek-stat´ik) (adj.) overpowering; rapturous; entrancing.
Ecstatically(ek-stat´i-ka-li) (adv.) rapturously.
Eczema(ek´zē-ma) (n.) an inflammatory disease of the skin.
Eddy(ed´i) (n.) a contrary current of air or water causing a circular motion; a small whirlpool: (v.i.) to move with a circular motion; whirl.
Eden(ē´dn) (n.) paradise; any particularly delightful region.
Edge(ej) (n.) the thin, sharp or cutting part of an instrument; extreme border; brink; margin; keenness; mental acuteness: (v.t.) to furnish with an edge or a border; exasperate; incite; move forward little by little: (v.i.) to sail close to the wind.
Edged(ej´d) (p.adj.) furnished with an edge, border, or fringe.
Edging(edj´ing) (n.) that which forms an edge or border; narrow lace or embroidery for a garment; the operation of shaping or ornamenting anything.
Edible(ed´i-bl) (adj.) fit to be eaten as food: (n.) something fit to be eaten.
Edict(ē´dikt) (n.) a public proclamation or decree issued by a sovereign and having the force of a law.
Edification(ed-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) a building up in a moral or religious sense; instruction.
Edifice(ed´i-fis) (n.) a large building; a structure.
Edify(ed´i-fī) (v.t.) to build up or strengthen, especially in faith or morals; impart instruction to.
Edit(ed´it) (v.t.) to revise and prepare for publication; direct, select, and adapt literary matter for the press; make a revision of.
Edition(ē-dish´un) (n.) the published form of a literary work; the number of copies of a book, magazine, or newspaper published at one time; reproduction.
Editor(ed´i-tẽr) (n.) one who superintends, revises, or prepares a literary work for publication; one who conducts a newspaper, magazine, etc.
Editorial(ed-i-tōr´i-al) (adj.) pertaining to an editor, or his duties: (n.) a leading article.
Educate(ed´ū-kāt) (v.t.) to impart knowledge to; cultivate the moral or intellectual faculties of; instruct; train.
Education(ed-ū-kā´shun) (n.) the act, process, or result of educating; the systematic training of the moral and intellectual faculties; the rearing of animals.
Educationist(ed-ū-kā´shun-ist) (n.) one versed in the art, theory, and methods of education; one who advocates the promotion and extension of education.
Educator(ed´ū-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, educates; a tutor; an educationist.
Educe(ē-dūs´) (v.t.) to draw out; evolve; bring to light.
Eel(ēl) (n.) an elongated fish, destitute of ventral fins, having a slippery mucous skin.
Eerie(ē´ri) (adj.) lonely; weird; gloomy; mysterious.
Efface(ef-fās´) (v.t.) to obliterate; render indistinguishable; destroy.
Effacement(ef-fās´ment) (n.) obliteration.
Effect(ef-fekt´) (v.t.) to produce as a cause, consequence, or result; accomplish; fulfil: (n.) result; purpose; realization; efficiency; purport; (pl.) goods; personal estate.
Effective(ef-fekt´iv) (adj.) having the power to effect; operative; efficient; powerful: (n.) a soldier fit for duty.
Effectual(ef-fekt´ū-al) (adj.) producing, or having, effect; completely operative; efficient.
Effectually(ef-fekt´ū-a-li) (adv.) in an effectual manner.
Effeminacy(ef-fem´i-na-si) (n.) the quality of being effeminate; womanish softness or delicacy.
Effeminate(ef-fem´i-nāt) (v.t.) to make womanish or delicate: (v.i.) become womanish: (adj.) having the qualities or characteristics of a woman; delicate or unmanly.
Efferent(ef´fẽr-ent) (adj.) conveying or discharging outwards.
Effervesce(ef-fẽr-ves´) (v.i.) to be in a state of natural ebullition; bubble or hiss.
Effervescence(ef-fẽr-ves´ens) (n.) the state or condition of effervescing; irrepressible excitement; a display of feeling.
Effervescent(ef-fẽr-ves´ent) (adj.) gently bubbling and hissing from the giving off of gas.
Effete(ef-fēt´) (adj.) worn out; barren; exhausted.
Efficacious(ef-i-kā´shus) (adj.) producing, or capable of producing, a desired effect.
Efficacy(ef´i-ka-si) (n.) power to produce results or effects; ability.
Efficiency(e-fish´en-si) (n.) effectual agency or power; the state of being efficient.
Efficient(e-fish´ent) (adj.) producing or causing effects or results; powerful; ready: (n.) an agent or cause; a qualified person.
Effigy(ef´i-ji) (n.) an image; a likeness or figure in sculpture, painting, or on coins, etc.
Efflorescence(e-flō-res´ens) (n.) the time or state of flowering; the production of flowers; redness of the skin; the formation of fine white crystals on the surface of efflorescing substances.
Efflorescent(e-flō-res´ent) (adj.) blossoming.
Effluence(ef´flū-ens) (n.) an issuing out.
Effluent(ef´flū-ent) (adj.) flowing or issuing forth: (n.) a stream which flows out of another or forms the outlet of a lake.
Effluvium(e-flū´vi-um) (n.) an invisible subtle emanation; disagreeable exhalations arising from decaying matter.
Efflux(ef´fluks) (n.) the act of flowing out; effluence; emanation; a passing away.
Effort(ef´fōrt) (n.) strenuous exertion, physical or mental; struggle; attempt.
Effrontery(e-frunt´ẽr-i) (n.) impudence.
Effulgence(e-ful´jens) (n.) a great luster, brightness, or splendor.
Effuse(ef-fūz´) (v.t.) to pour out; to spill or shed.
Effusion(e-fū´zhun) (n.) the act of pouring out, or shedding forth; an outpouring of thought or sentiment; the escape of a fluid from the vessel enclosing it.
Effusive(e-fū´siv) (adj.) pouring forth freely or widely.
Egad(e-gad´) (interj.) an exclamation of wonder, pleasure, or admiration.
Egg(eg) (n.) the oval or roundish body laid by birds and certain other animals, from which their young are produced; something shaped like an egg; the germ or first principle of anything: (v.t.) to urge on or incite; pelt with eggs.
Egging(eg´ing) (n.) incitement.
Ego(ē´gō) (n.) self; personality.
Egoism(ē´gō-izm) (n.) the habit of regarding self as the center of everything; the doctrine that everything is uncertain but the fact of one's own existence.
Egoist(ē´gō-ist) (n.) an adherent of egoism.
Egomaniac(eg-ō-mā´ni-ak) (n.) one whose love of self has become a disease.
Egotism(eg´ō-tizm) (n.) self-exaltation in thought, speech, or writing; vanity.
Egotist(eg´ō-tist) (n.) one characterized by egotism.
Egotistic(eg-ō-tist´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, egotism.
Egregious(e-grē´jus) (adj.) extraordinary.
Egress(ē´gres) (n.) departure.
Egyptology(ē-jip-tol´ō-ji) (n.) the science or scientific investigation of Egyptian antiquities and hieroglyphics.
Eight(āt) (adj.) one more than 7; a cardinal numeral: (n.) the sum of 7 and 1; a symbol (8, VIII., viii.) denoting this number.
Eighteen(ā´tēn) (adj.) one more than 17; a cardinal numeral: (n.) the sum of 17 and 1; a symbol (18, XVIII., xviii.) denoting this number.
Eighteenth(a´tēnth) (adj.) next in order after 17th; an ordinal numeral.
Eighth(ā´th) (adj.) next after seventh; an ordinal numeral: (n.) an interval of an octave.
Eightieth(ā´ti-eth) (adj.) next to 79th.
Eighty(ā´ti) (adj.) 8 times 10.
Either(ē´thẽr) (adj.) one or the other of two; both: (pron.) one of two: (conj.) the correlative to "or".
Ejaculate(ē-jak´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to utter suddenly: (v.i.) to utter ejaculations.
Ejaculation(ē-jak-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of uttering suddenly; an exclamation.
Ejaculatory(ē-jak´ū-la-tō-ri) (adj.) uttered suddenly or sharply.
Eject(e-jekt´) (v.t.) to cast forth; dismiss from office; evict.
Ejection(ē-jek´shun) (n.) expulsion.
Ejector(e-jek´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, ejects.
Eke(ēk) (v.t.) to extend or lengthen: (adv.) also; likewise.
Elaborate(e-lab´ō-rāt) (v.t.) to produce with labor; improve or refine with study or labor: (adj.) highly-finished; complicated.
Elaborately(ē-lab´o-rāt-li) (adv.) in an elaborate manner.
Elan(ā-läng´) (n.) dash.
Elapse(ē-laps´) (v.i.) to slip or glide away; run out without notice.
Elastic(ē-las´tik) (adj.) springing back; having the power of returning to its original form; rebounding; springy; capable of extension: (n.) an elastic woven fabric made partly of rubber.
Elasticity(ē-las-tis´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being elastic; power to recover from depression.
Elate(ē-lāt´) (v.t.) to raise the spirits of; cause to feel exultant; excite.
Elation(ē-lā´shun) (n.) the state of being elated; joyful elevation of mind.
Elbow(el´bō) (n.) the joint or bend of the arm; anything bent or curved like an elbow: (v.t.) to thrust on one side.
Elder(el´dẽr) (adj.) older; exceeding another in age; prior in time, origin, or appointment: (n.) one older in age, rank, or station; one of a body of laymen, in certain churches, authorized to superintend its spiritual interests, and to assist the minister; a shrub or tree with a spongy pith and purple berries.
Elderly(el´dẽr-li) (adj.) somewhat old.
Eldest(eld´est) (adj.) most advanced in years.
Elect(e-lekt´) (v.t.) to choose for any office or use; choose by ballot; select from a number: (adj.) taken in preference; chosen to an office but not yet invested with the dignity; (n. pl.) those chosen to eternal life by Divine Sovereignty.
Election(ē-lek´shun) (n.) the act of electing; voluntary preference; the act of choosing a person for some office or function by show of hands, or ballot; the selection by Divine Sovereignty of certain individuals to eternal life; one of the five points of Calvinism.
Electioneer(ē-lek-shun-ēr´) (v.i.) to employ means for influencing the result of an election.
Electioneering(ē-lek-shun-ēr´ing) (n.) the act of canvassing for, or the means employed to secure, votes at an election.
Elective(ē-lek´tiv) (adj.) regulated by choice; exerting the power of choice; opposed to hereditary; having the tendency to attract, or combine with.
Elector(ē-lek´tẽr) (n.) one legally qualified to vote; a member of a United States electoral college.
Electoral(ē-lek´tō-ral) (adj.) pertaining to elections or electors; having the rights of an elector.
Electorate(ē-lek´tō-rāt) (n.) the whole body of persons entitled to vote.
Electric(ē-lek´trik) (adj.) pertaining to, containing, generated by, or produced by, electricity; magnetic. Also electrical.
Electrically(ē-lek´tri-ka-li) (adv.) by electricity.
Electrician(ē-lek-trish´un) (n.) one who is skilled in the science of electricity; the maker or vendor of electrical appliances.
Electricity(ē-lek-tris´i-ti) (n.) an imponderable and invisible agent producing light, heat, chemical decomposition, and other physical phenomena; the science of the laws and phenomena which characterize electricity.
Electrification(ē-lek-tri-fl-kā´shun) (n.) the act of electrifying; the state of being electrified.
Electrify(ē-lek´tri-fī) (v.t.) to charge with, or act upon, by electricity; pass an electric current through.
Electrocute(ē-lek´trō-kūt) (v.t.) to put to death a criminal by an electric current.
Electrocution(ē-lek-trō-kū´shun) (n.) the act of electrocuting.
Electrode(ē-lek´trōd) (n.) either of the terminals of an electric source; anode or cathode.
Electrolysis(ē-lek-trol´i-sis) (n.) the decomposition of a chemical compound by electricity into its component parts.
Electromagnet(ē-lek´trō-mag´net) (n.) a coil of soft iron rendered magnetic by the passage of an electric current through it.
Electron(ē-lek´tron) (n.) an atom corpuscle; the carrier of negative electricity.
Electroplate(ē-lek´trō-plāt) (v.t.) to cover or give a coating of metal to by means of a current of electricity; (n.) an article thus coated; generally applied to silver plate.
Eleemosynary(el-ē-mos´i-nā-ri) (adj.) pertaining to alms; devoted to charitable purposes; dependent upon charity: (n.) one who lives on alms.
Elegance(el´e-gans) (n.) the state or quality of being elegant; polish; refinement; symmetry.
Elegant(el´e-gant) (adj.) characterized by refinement and good taste; refined; polished; beautiful in form, color, or design.
Elegiac(el-ē-ji´ak) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, an elegy; plaintive; mournful: (n.) a song expressing sorrow; a funeral song.
Elegy(el´e-ji) (n.) a funeral song or ode; dirge; requiem.
Element(el´e-ment) (n.) a first or constituent principle; a component or essential part; a substance which cannot be decomposed by any known method; natural environment; ingredient; (pl.) the letters or sounds of the alphabet; the Eucharistic bread and wine.
Elemental(el-e-ment´al) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, an element; fundamental. Also elementary.
Elementary(el-e-men´tar-i) (adj.) simple; primary.
Elephant(el´e-fant) (n.) a large five-toed proboscidian mammal with a flexible trunk and large tusks.
Elephantiasis(el-e-fan-tī´a-sis) (n.) a cutaneous disease resembling leprosy and accompanied by a swelling of the head and body.
Elephantine(el-e-fan´tin) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, an elephant; huge; unwieldy.
Elevate(el´e-vāt) (v.t.) to raise from a lower to a higher position; ennoble; animate; inspire; raise by training or education; to intoxicate slightly.
Elevation(el-e-vā´shun) (n.) the act of elevating; the state of being elevated; a sketch plan of the front or principal side of a building; the altitude of a heavenly body above the horizon; raising of the land by seismic or other agency; slight intoxication.
Elevator(el´e-vā-tẽr) (n.) that which raises up or exalts; a hoisting machine or lift; a warehouse for the storage of grain.
Eleven(e-lev´n) (adj.) 10 with 1 added; a cardinal numeral: (n.) the sum of 10 with 1 added.
Eleventh(e-lev´nth) (adj.) next in order after 10th; an ordinal numeral; constituting one of 11 parts: (n.) one of 11 equal parts.
Elf(elf) (n.) a diminutive mischievous sprite supposed to haunt hills and wild places; a dwarf; fairy.
Elfin(el´fin) (n.) an inhabitant of fairyland; a sportive child: (adj.) pertaining to elves.
Elfish(elf´ish) (adj.) resembling, or caused by, an elf; mischievous.
Elicit(ē-lis´it) (v.t.) to draw out.
Elide(ē-līd´) (v.t.) to slur over, or cut off, as a final vowel.
Eligibility(el-i-ji-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being eligible.
Eligible(el´i-ji-bl) (adj.) capable of being, or fit to be, chosen; legally qualified.
Eliminate(ē-lim´i-nāt) (v.t.) to leave out of consideration, or cast aside.
Elision(ē-lizh´un) (n.) the cutting off of a vowel or syllable for the sake of euphony, as "o'er" for "over".
Elite(ā-lēt´) (n.) the choicest part, as of society, a profession, an army, etc.
Elixir(e-lik´sẽr) w.an imaginary liquid of the alchemists supposed to be capable of prolonging life indefinitely, and of changing baser metals into gold; a tincture, essence, or cordial.
Elk(elk) (n.) a very large deer of North America and Northern Europe; the moose-deer.
Ell(el) (n.) a measure formerly used for cloth, varying in different countries, an English ell being 45 inches.
Ellipse(el-lips´) (n.) one of the sections of a cone; the elliptical orbit of a planet.
Ellipsis(el-lips´is) (n.) the omission of a word or words in a sentence, the sense of which is obvious.
Ellipsoid(el-lips´oid) (n.) an elliptical spheroid.
Elliptic(e-lip´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or formed like, an ellipse; having a part omitted. Also elliptical.
Elliptically(e-lip´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in an elliptical manner.
Elm(elm) (n.) a tree of various species belonging to the genus Ulmus.
Elocution(el-ō-kū´shun) (n.) the art, manner, or style of speaking in public; delivery.
Elocutionary(el-ō-kū´shun-ā-ri) (adj.) pertaining to elocution.
Elocutionist(el-ō-kū´shun-ist) (n.) one skilled in, or a teacher of, the art of elocution.
Elohim(el-ō-hēm´) (n.) one of the Old Testament names of God, spoken of in the plural.
Elongate(ē-lông´gāt) (v.t.) to stretch out; extend; lengthen.
Elongation(ē-lông-gā´shun) (n.) extension.
Elope(ē-lōp´) (v.i.) to escape privately; run away with a lover or paramour.
Elopement(ē-lōp´ment) (n.) running away.
Eloquence(el´ō-kwens) (n.) the art of speaking with fluency and elegance.
Eloquent(el´ō-kwent) (adj.) having the power of fluent and elegant oratory.
Else(els) (adv.) besides; otherwise.
Elsewhere(els´hwār) (adv.) in another place.
Elucidate(ē-lūs´i-dāt) (v.t.) to make clear; render intelligible; illustrate.
Elude(ē-lūd´) (v.t.) to avoid by artifice or dexterity; shun; escape.
Elusive(ē-lū´siv) (adj.) deceptive; fallacious.
Elysian(ē-liz´i-an) (adj.) pertaining to Elysium; yielding the highest enjoyment.
Elysium(ē-liz-i-um) (n.) the Greek Paradise or residence of the blessed after death; a condition of perfect happiness.
Emaciate(ē-mā´shi-āt) (v.i.) to lose flesh gradually; pine away: (v.t.) to make thin.
Emanate(em´a-nāt) (v.i.) to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source.
Emancipate(e-man´si-pāt) (v.t.) to liberate from servitude or bondage; set free; enfranchise.
Emancipation(e-man-si-pā´shun) (n.) the act of setting free persons in a state of bondage.
Emancipator(e-man´si-pā-tẽr) (n.) a liberator.
Emasculate(ē-mas´kū-lāt) (v.t.) to castrate; deprive of virility; weaken by censorship: (adj.) castrated.
Embalm(em-bäm´) (v.t.) to preserve from decay by balsams, aromatic spices or antiseptics.
Embank(em-bangk´) (v.t.) to enclose with a bank; protect by a bank.
Embankment(em-bangk´ment) (n.) a bank of earth, stones, etc., for protection or defense.
Embargo(em-bär´go) (n.) an order by authority prohibiting the departure of vessels from a port.
Embark(em-bärk´) (v.t.) to put on board ship; venture or invest: (v.i.) to go on board a vessel; engage in any affairs.
Embarrass(em-bar´as) (v.t.) to hinder; perplex; involve in pecuniary difficulties; distress.
Embarrassment(em-bar´as-ment) (n.) confusion of mind; pecuniary difficulties.
Embassy(em´ba-si) (n.) the public function, or official residence of an ambassador.
Embattled(em-bat´ld) (p.adj.) furnished with battlements; drawn up in battle array.
Embed(em-bed´) (v.t.) to lay in, or as in, a bed; set in surrounding matter.
Embellish(em-bel´ish) (v.t.) to make beautiful; set off by ornamentation.
Ember(em´bẽr) (n.) a small live coal or smoldering ashes.
Embezzle(em-bez´l) (v.t.) to appropriate fraudulently, as property entrusted to one's care.
Embitter(em-bit´ẽr) (v.t.) to make bitter, or more bitter; exasperate.
Emblazon(em-blā´zn) (v.t.) to adorn with heraldic figures; blazon; decorate; celebrate the praises of.
Emblem(em´blem) (n.) a symbolical figure or design; a visible sign of an idea.
Emblematic(em-blem-at´ik) (adj.) pertaining to an emblem; symbolical.
Emblematically(em-blem-at´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an emblematical manner.
Embodiment(em-bod´i-ment) (n.) the act of embodying, or uniting in a whole.
Embody(em-bod´i) (v.t.) to collect into one mass or united whole; invest with, or as with, a material body: (v.i.) to coalesce.
Embolden(em-bold´en) (v.t.) to encourage.
Embolism(em´bō-lizm) (n.) the insertion of days, months, or years into the calendar to produce regularity of time; the presence of obstructing clots in the blood vessels.
Emboss(em-bos´) (v.t.) to cover with bosses or studs; raise in relief from the surface.
Embossing(em-bos´ing) (n.) the art of producing raised or projecting figures or designs in relief on surfaces.
Embouchure(äm-bōō-shūr´) (n.) the mouth of a river, a cannon, etc.; the mouthpiece of a musical wind instrument.
Embower(em-bou´ẽr) (v.t.) to cover with, or as with, a bower: (v.i.) to rest, as in a bower; form a bower.
Embrace(em-brās´) (v.t.) to take in close, or press to the bosom with affection; hug; cling to; receive with willingness; in law, to attempt to influence by threats or bribes: (v.i.) to join in an embrace: (n.) the act of embracing; a clasping in the arms; a hug.
Embrasure(em-brā´zhūr) (n.) an opening in a wall or parapet from which to fire guns; a window or door having its sides slanted on the inside.
Embrocation(em-brō-kā´shun) (n.) a liniment for applying to, or rubbing, an injured part of the body.
Embroider(em-broid´ẽr) (v.t.) to decorate with needlework; embellish with additions.
Embroidery(em-broid´ẽr-i) (n.) ornamental work of gold, silver, silk, etc., executed with the needle; embellishment.
Embroil(em-broil´) (v.t.) to throw into confusion; involve in contention; mix up; entangle.
Embryo(em´bri-ō) (n.) the first germ or rudiment of an organism; the first or undeveloped state of anything.
Embryologist(em-bri-ol´ō-jist) (n.) one who studies, or is skilled in, embryology.
Embryology(em-bri-ol´ō-ji) (n.) that branch of biology which treats of the development of embryos.
Embryonic(em-bri-on´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, an embryo; rudimentary.
Emend(ē-mend´) (v.t.) to alter or correct a text or manuscript.
Emendation(ē-men-dā´shun) (n.) the alteration or correction of a text, so as to give an improved reading.
Emerald(em´e-rald) (n.) a precious stone of a rich, deep green color; a variety of beryl; a size of type: (adj.) of an emerald color.
Emerge(ē-mẽrj´) (v.i.) to rise up, or come forth, from anything which conceals; become apparent.
Emergency(e-mẽr´jen-si) (n.) a sudden occasion; pressing necessity; strait; crisis: (adj.) pertaining to, or used in, an emergency.
Emeritus(e-mer´i-tus) (adj.) retired from service with honor; said of a university or college professor, or of the rector of a church.
Emery(em´ẽr-i) (n.) a very hard abrasive, used for grinding or polishing.
Emetic(e-met´ik) (adj.) inducing vomiting: (n.) a medicine possessing emetic properties.
Emigrant(em´i-grant) (n.) one who quits his own country to settle in another: (adj.) moving from one country to another; pertaining to, or used by, emigrants.
Emigrate(em´i-grāt) (v.i.) to leave one's country to settle in another.
Eminence(em´i-nens) (n.) that which is lofty; elevation; height; exalted rank, station, celebrity, or repute; a title given to cardinals.
Eminent(em´i-nent) (adj.) high in office, rank, or reputation; distinguished; exalted; conspicuous.
Emissary(em´i-sā-ri) (n.) a person, or agent, sent on a mission, especially of a secret nature.
Emission(ē-mish´un) (n.) the act of sending out; that which is issued at the time, as bank notes.
Emit(ē-mit´) (v.t.) to send or give forth; issue, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as bank notes.
Emollient(ē-mol´yent) (adj.) softening: (n.) a medicine that has a softening effect on living tissues.
Emolument(ē-mol´ū-ment) (n.) profit; remuneration; income; pecuniary gain.
Emotion(ē-mō´shun) (n.) mental agitation; excited feeling; passion.
Emotional(ē-mō´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion.
Emotive(ē-mō´tiv) (adj.) producing emotion.
Emperor(em´pẽr-ẽr) (n.) the sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire.
Emphasis(em´fa-sis) (n.) a particular stress of the voice on a word or words in reading or speaking; special force of language or thought.
Emphasize(em´fa-sīz) (v.t.) to pronounce with emphasis; bring out clearly and distinctly.
Emphatic(em-fat´ik) (adj.) uttered with emphasis; forcibly significant; impressive; earnest.
Emphatically(em-fat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an emphatic manner.
Empire(em´pīr) (n.) supreme power or dominion; imperial rule or sovereignty; the region ruled over by an emperor or sovereign; sway; control.
Empiric(em-pir´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, founded upon, or derived from, experience. Also empirical.
Empirically(em-pir´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an empirical or experimental manner.
Empiricism(em-pir´i-sizm) (n.) observation, or practical experience apart from scientific knowledge; the practice of medicine without the usual medical training or qualification; quackery.
Employ(em-ploi´) (v.t.) to give occupation to; keep busy; exercise; make use of; apply or devote to an object: (n.) occupation.
Employee(em-ploi-ē´) (n.) one who works for another.
Employer(em-ploi´ẽr) one who employs.
Employment(em-ploi´ment) (n.) business; occupation.
Emporium(em-pō´ri-um) (n.) a commercial center or place of trade; a large shop.
Empower(em-pou´ẽr) (v.t.) to authorize; enable.
Empress(em´pres) (n.) the consort or widow of an emperor.
Emptiness(emp´ti-nes) (n.) the state of being empty; want of knowledge or sense.
Empty(emp´ti) (adj.) containing nothing; vague; unsatisfactory; destitute of force, knowledge, or sense; fasting; vacant: (v.t.) to deprive of the contents; pour out; discharge; make vacant: (v.i.) to become empty; discharge itself: (n.) an empty vessel, packing case, or sack.
Emptying(emp´ti-ing) (n.) the act of making empty; (pl.) the lees of beer or cider, used as yeast.
Empyrean(em-pir-ē´an) (adj.) pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven, or the region of pure fire; ethereal.
Emulate(em´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to strive to equal or excel; vie with; rival.
Emulation(em-ū-lā´shun) (n.) a spirit of rivalry.
Emulator(em´ū-lā-tẽr) (n.) a rival; competitor.
Enable(en´ā-bl) (v.t.) to make able; furnish with adequate means or power; empower.
Enact(en-akt´) (v.t.) to decree; pass into law; act the part of.
Enactment(en-akt´ment) (n.) the act of enacting; a statute; the passing of a bill into law.
Enamel(en-am´el) (n.) an opaque, semi-transparent, or colored substance, or glass, used in coating the surface of metals or porcelain, and afterwards fired; anything enameled; any smooth hard coating, especially the dense white substance of the teeth: (v.t.) to lay on, cover, or decorate with enamel; adorn with various hues: (v.i.) to practice the art of enameling.
Enamor(en-am´ẽr) (v.t.) to captivate.
Encamp(en-kamp´) (v.i.) to form a camp; halt on the march; go into camp or settle in temporary quarters: (v.t.) to form into a camp.
Encampment(en-kamp´ment) (n.) a temporary resting place for an army or company of travelers.
Encase(en-kās´) (v.) to enclose in a case; surround with something solid.
Enchain(en-chān´) (v.t.) to hold fast with, or as with, a chain.
Enchant(en-chant´) (v.t.) to charm or subdue, as by spells or sorcery; bewitch; fill with delight.
Enchanter(en-chant´ẽr) (n.) a wizard, one who is supposed to charm by spells or incantations.
Enchantment(en-chant´ment) (n.) the use or practice of magic, sorcery, charms, etc.; the state of being enchanted; rapture.
Encircle(en-sẽr´kl) (v.t.) to form, or enclose, in a circle; enclasp; embrace.
Enclasp(en-klasp´) (v.t.) to hold fast; to clasp.
Enclose(en-klōz´) (v.t.) to shut in; encompass; surround; put into an envelope; put into the same envelope with another letter; separate from common lands by a fence.
Enclosure(en-klo´zhur) (n.) the act of enclosing, or state of being enclosed, especially the act of separating land from a common by a fence; that which is enclosed; that which encloses, as a fence; something enclosed with a letter in an envelope, as a bill, check, etc.
Encomium(en-kō´mi-um) (n.) formal praise; eulogy.
Encompass(en-kum´pas) (v.t.) to surround.
Encore(äng-kōr´) (adv.) once more; again: (n.) a repetition in response to a call by an audience: (v.t.) to call for a repetition of any particular part of a performance.
Encounter(en-koun´tẽr) (v.t.) to come upon suddenly; meet face to face: (v.i.) to come into collision; meet in combat: (n.) a sudden or accidental meeting; conflict; battle.
Encourage(en-kur´āj) (v.t.) to give, or inspire with, courage; stimulate.
Encouragement(en-kur´āj-ment) (n.) the act of encouraging; that which gives courage or incites to action or perseverance.
Encroach(en-krōch´) (v.i.) to invade gradually or by stealth; infringe; intrude.
Encroachment(en-krōch´ment) (n.) intrusion.
Encrust(en-krust´) (v.t.) to cover with a crust or coating.
Encumber(en-kum´bẽr) (v.t.) to impede; retard; clog; obstruct; load with debt or other legal liabilities.
Encumbrance(en-kum´brans) (n.) that which encumbers; a lien or liability attached to real property.
Encyclical(en-sik´li-kal) (adj.) sent to all members of a class or community; intended for general circulation.
Encyclopedia(en-sī-klō-pē´di-a) (n.) the circle of the arts and sciences; a dictionary of the arts, sciences and literature; a comprehensive summary of knowledge.
Encyclopedic(en-sī-klō-pē´dik) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia.
Encyst(en-sist´) (v.t. & v.i.) to enclose, or become enclosed, in a cyst or vesicle.
End(end) (n.) the extreme limit or terminal point of anything; purpose in view; design; necessary termination, or logical outcome; death: (v.t.) to bring to an end; finish; terminate; destroy: (v.i.) to come to an end; die.
Endanger(en-dān´jẽr) (v.t.) expose to, or bring into, danger; hazard.
Endear(en-dēr´) (v.t.) to make dear or beloved; attach to one's self.
Endearment(en-dēr´ment) (n.) affection.
Endeavor(en-dev´ẽr) (v.i.) to strive for the attainment of some object; attempt: (n.) an effort or attempt.
Endemic(en-dem´ik) (adj.) peculiar to a nation, people, or locality; applied to a disease.
Ending(end´ing) (n.) result; end.
Endless(end´les) (adj.) everlasting; without termination.
Endoscope(en´dō-skōp) n. an instrument used for examining some internal part of the body, as the colon.
Endorse(en-dors´) (v.t.) to approve; to write on the back of a paper; to assign by endorsement.
Endorsement(en-dors´ment) (n.) a writing on the back of a note; sanction given to anything.
Endow(en-dou´) (v.t.) to bestow a fund or income upon; settle upon; furnish, as with some gift or quality.
Endowment(en-dou´ment) (n.) the act of endowing; that which is bestowed, settled, or appropriated to any object; that which is given or bestowed on the person or mind; (pl.) natural gifts.
Endue(en-dū´) (v.t.) to clothe; invest; assume; furnish with some moral or spiritual gift.
Endurable(en-dūr´a-bl) (adj.) bearable.
Endurance(en-dūr´ans) (n.) the capacity to endure; power of suffering without succumbing; continuance; fortitude.
Endure(en-dūr´) (v.t.) to support without breaking or yielding; put up with; remain in: (v.i.) to harden; remain in the same state.
Enduring(en-dūr´ing) (adj.) permanent.
Endways(end´wāz) (adv.) on end; with the end forward or uppermost; lengthwise.
Enema(en´e-ma) (n.) an injection thrown into the rectum as a medicine.
Enemy(en´e-mi) (n.) one hostile to another; foe; antagonist; a hostile army: (adj.) hostile, of the enemy.
Energetic(en-ẽr-jet´ik) (adj.) possessing, or displaying, energy; vigorous in action; forcible: (n. pl.) physical, as distinguished from vital dynamics.
Energize(en´ẽr-jīz) (v.t.) to endow with energy: (v.i.) to act with energy.
Energy(en´ẽr-ji) (n.) internal or inherent power; vigorous operation; power efficiently and forcibly exerted; capacity for performing work; emphasis.
Enervate(en´ẽr-vāt) (v.t.) to deprive of nerve, force, or vigor; render effeminate or feeble; weaken.
Enfeeble(en-fē´bl) (v.t.) to weaken; relax.
Enfilade(en-fi-lād´) (n.) a straight line or passage; the situation of a place or a body of men liable to be raked with shot through its whole extent: (v.t.) to pierce or rake with shot in a straight line.
Enforce(en-fōrs´) (v.t.) to put into execution with vigor; compel; make clear or intelligible.
Enfranchise(en-fran´chīz) (v.t.) to liberate or set free; make free of a state, city, or corporation; confer the electoral franchise upon; admit to the right of voting in public elections.
Enfranchisement(en-fran´chīz-ment) (n.) the act of setting free; especially the admission to free political rights.
Engage(en-gāj´) (v.t.) to pledge or bind by oath or contract; make liable for a debt; secure for aid or employment; encounter in battle; occupy the time or attention of; interlock: (v.i.) to promise or assume an obligation; occupy one's self; enter a conflict.
Engaged(en-gājd´) (p.adj.) busy or occupied; affianced.
Engagement(en-gāj´ment) (n.) the ace of engaging; the state or condition of being engaged; betrothal; occupation; a conflict between armies or fleets.
Engaging(en-gāj´ing) (adj.) winning; pleasing.
Engender(en-jen´dẽr) (v.t.) to beget; excite: (v.i.) to come into existence.
Engine(en´jin) (n.) anything used to effect a purpose; a machine by which power is applied for the performance of work; an apparatus for producing some mechanical effect: (v.t.) to furnish or fit up a vessel with engines.
Engineer(en-ji-nēr´) (n.) one who is skilled in the principles or practice of any branch of engineering; one who has charge of and manages an engine; one who carries through a scheme or undertaking by skill or astuteness: (v.t.) to plan, lay out, or direct, as an engineer, the formation or execution of, as a road or work.
Engineering(en-ji-nēr´ing) (n.) the art of constructing and using machinery; the art and science by which natural forces and materials are utilized in structures or machines.
English(ing´glish) (adj.) belonging to, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the language or the people of England, or those descended from them: (n.) the English people or the language spoken by them: (v.t.) to translate into English; to give a twisting or spinning motion to, as a ball at billiards, so as to deflect it from its course.
Engorge(en-gōrj´) (n.) to eat voraciously; when said of the earth, to swallow down, as in an earthquake, chasm, or quagmire.
Engrave(en-grāv´) (v.t.) to cut or carve in sunken patterns; incise with figures or lines; impress deeply or indelibly.
Engraver(en-grāv´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, engraves.
Engraving(en-grāv´ing) (n.) the act, process, or art of producing designs, etc., incised or relief, on metal, stone, or hard wood; that which is engraved; an impression from an engraved plate.
Engross(en-grōs´) (v.t.) to purchase in the gross or bulk; monopolize; write in a large distinct round hand.
Engrossment(en-grōs´ment) (n.) the act of acquiring large or undue quantities of things; the act of engrossing documents; that which has been engrossed; attention to one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
Engulf(en-gulf) (v.t.) to draw down into an abyss; to overwhelm in a mass of water.
Enhance(en-hans´) (v.t.) to raise in esteem; advance; heighten in price or value.
Enigma(e-nig´ma) (n.) a riddle.
Enigmatic(e-nig-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to an enigma; obscure or puzzling.
Enigmatically(e-nig-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an enigmatical manner.
Enjoin(en-join´) (v.t.) to direct with authority or urgency; enforce; prohibit or restrain by an injunction.
Enjoy(en-joi´) (v.t.) to feel or perceive with pleasure; have the use or possession of.
Enjoyment(en-joi´ment) (n.) the act of enjoying; pleasure or gratification.
Enlarge(en-lärj´) (v.t.) to make larger; extend in limits or dimensions; amplify; extend to more purposes or uses; release from confinement; dilate upon: (v.i.) to become larger; expatiate.
Enlighten(en-līt´n) (v.t.) to illuminate; make clear to the mind; furnish with increased knowledge; elevate morally or spiritually.
Enlist(en-list´) (v.t.) to enroll, as for military service; register; gain over, or employ in some cause: (v.i.) to engage one's self for military service.
Enlistment(en-list´ment) (n.) the act of enlisting; the state of being enlisted.
Enliven(en-līv´n) (v.t.) to make vigorous, active, or vivacious; exhilarate; inspirit.
Enmity(en´mi-ti) (n.) animosity; hatred; hostility; ill-will.
Ennoble(en-nō´bl) (v.t.) to make noble; dignify; exalt; make famous or illustrious.
Ennui(äng-wē´) languor of mind; listlessness.
Enormity(ē-nôr´mi-ti) (n.) something outrageous or extremely immoderate; an atrocity.
Enormous(ē-nôr´mus) (adj.) excessive; very great; immense; huge; extremely wicked.
Enough(e-nuf) (adj.) sufficient: (n.) a sufficiency: (adv.) so as to be sufficient; very; quite: (interj.) stop!
Enrage(en-rāj´) (v.t.) to throw into a rage.
Enrapture(en-rap´tūr) (v.t.) to transport with delight; please intensely; charm.
Enrich(en-rich´) (v.t.) to make rich; fertilize; store; adorn.
Enroll(en-rōl´) (v.t.) to insert in a register; enlist; record.
Ens(enz) (n.) an entity; existence; being.
Ensconce(en-skons´) (v.t.) to hide; fix securely or comfortably; settle.
Ensemble(äng-säm´bl) the whole, with the parts all assembled.
Enshrine(en-shrīn´) (v.t.) to place in a shrine; keep sacred.
Enshroud(en-shroud´) (v.t.) to cover with, or as with, a shroud; conceal.
Ensign(en´sīn) (n.) a flag; badge; the lowest rank in the U.S. navy.
Ensilage(en´si-lāj) (n.) fodder or vegetable produce stored in a silo or pit: (v.t.) to preserve in a silo.
Enslave(en-slāv´) (v.t.) to bring into, or reduce to, slavery; enthrall.
Ensnare(en-snār´) (v.t.) to take in a snare; take by craft; allure.
Ensue(en-sū´) (v.i.) to follow as a consequence; succeed.
Ensure(en-shūr´) (v.t.) make sure or secure.
Entablature(en-tab´la-tūr) (n.) the whole top parts of a column or pillar.
Entail(en-tāl) (n.) an estate in fee limited to a particular heir or heirs: (v.t.) to leave or settle, as if by entail; involve; necessitate.
Entangle(en-tang´gl) (v.t.) to involve; tangle; ensnare; perplex; bewilder.
Entanglement(en-tang´gl-ment) (n.) the act of entangling; an obstacle of barbed wire used to prevent the approach of an enemy.
Entente(äng-tänt) (n.) understanding between governments; alliance.
Enter(en´tẽr) (v.t.) to go or come into; begin; penetrate; set down in writing; initiate into a business, etc.; place on the records of a court: (v.i.) to effect an entrance; come in; join or become a member of.
Enteric(en-tẽr´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated near, the intestines.
Enteritis(en-tẽr-ī´tis) (n.) inflammation of the small intestines.
Enterprise(en´tẽr-prīz) (n.) an undertaking of importance or risk; boldness; energy and invention.
Enterprising(en´tẽr-prīz-ing) (n.) adventurous; energetic; progressive.
Entertain(en-tẽr-tān´) (v.t.) to receive and treat hospitably; afford diversion to; keep in the mind; take into consideration: (v.i.) to receive guests hospitably.
Entertaining(en-tẽr-tān´ing) (p.adj.) amusing; diverting.
Entertainment(en-tẽr-tān´ment) (n.) the act of entertaining; hospitality at table; a feast or banquet; a diverting performance; amusement.
Enthrall(en-thrawr) (v.t.) to enslave; bring or hold under some overmastering influence.
Enthrone(en-thrōn´) (v.t.) to place on a throne; invest with sovereign power and authority.
Enthuse(en-thūz´) (v.t.) to render enthusiastic: (v.i.) manifest enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm(en-thū´zi-azm) (n.) elevation of fancy; ardor of mind; fervent zeal; fanaticism.
Enthusiast(en-thū´zi-ast) (n.) one who is filled with enthusiasm; one who thinks himself to be inspired; a visionary; fanatic.
Enthusiastic(en-thū-zi-as´tik) (adj.) given to, or characterized by, enthusiasm; ardent; zealous.
Enthusiastically(en-thū-zi-as´ti-ka-li) (adv.) with enthusiasm.
Entice(en-tīs´) (v.t.) to attract or allure; tempt.
Enticingly(en-tī´sing-li) (adv.) in a manner to attract, seduce, allure.
Entire(en-tīr´) (adj.) complete in all parts; whole; undivided or unbroken; consisting of one piece: (adv.) entirely; wholly: (n.) the whole; entire beer.
Entirely(en-tīr´li) (adv.) fully; completely.
Entirety(en-tīr´ti) (n.) completeness; the whole.
Entitle(en-tī´tl) (v.t.) to give a title, name, or designation to; style; give a right to.
Entity(en´ti-ti) (n.) anything that exists, or is supposed to exist; being.
Entomb(en-tōōm´) (v.t.) to place in, or as in, a tomb.
Entombment(en-tōōm´ment) (n.) the act of placing in a tomb.
Entomologist(en-tō-mol´ō-jist) (n.) a student of entomology.
Entomology(en-tō-mol´ō-ji) (n.) that branch of zoology which treats of insects and their habits.
Entourage(äng-tōō-räzh´) (n.) associates, surroundings.
Entrails(en´trālz) (n. pl.) the intestines.
Entrance(en´trans) (n.) the act of entering; a passage; avenue; the entry of a ship, or goods, at the custom house of a port: (v.t.) (en-trans´) to bewitch, to fascinate.
Entrap(en-trap´) (v.t.) to take in, or as in, a trap; inveigle; ensnare.
Entreat(en-trēt´) (v.t.) to solicit earnestly; importune; beseech.
Entreaty(en-trēt´i) (n.) an earnest petition or request; prayer.
Entree(äng-trā´) (n.) entrance; admission; a side dish.
Entrust(en-trust´) (v.t.) to deliver in trust; confide to the care of.
Entry(en´tri) (n.) an entrance; passage; entree; the act of entering and inscribing in a book; item; the act of taking rightful possession of lands or tenements, or feloniously entering another's premises.
Entwine(en-twīn´) (v.t.) to twine around; twist together.
Enumerate(ē-nū´mẽr-āt) (v.t.) to reckon or name singly; count; go over in detail.
Enumeration(ē-nū-mẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of numbering; counting up; a catalogue; list.
Enunciate(ē-nun´shi-āt) (v.t.) to declare or proclaim; utter; express; speak.
Enunciation(ē-nun-shi-ā´shun) (n.) definite or declaratory statement; articulation the words in which a proposition is expressed.
Envelop(en-vel´up) (v.t.) to surround with, or as with, a wrapper; hide; cover.
Envelope(en´vel-ōp) (n.) a case or wrapper, usually gummed, for safe conveyance of a letter by post, etc.; covering; wrapper; an investing integument; exterior fortified works.
Envelopment(en-vel´up-ment) (n.) the act of enveloping, a covering; wrapper.
Envenom(en-ven´um) (v.t.) make poisonous; infuse venom into; embitter.
Enviable(en´vi-a-bl) (adj.) exciting envy; capable of awakening the desire to possess.
Enviably(en´vi-a-bli) (adv.) in an enviable manner.
Envious(en´vi-us) (adj.) feeling, or characterized by, envy; jealous.
Environment(en-vī´run-ment) (n.) that which surrounds; external circumstances of an organism.
Envoy(en´voi) (n.) a diplomatic representative, second in rank to an ambassador; one sent on a special mission.
Envy(en´vi) (v.t.) to grudge; feel displeasure at the excellence or prosperity of; covet: (v.i.) to feel or exhibit envy: (n.) malice, ill-will; displeasure felt at the excellence of another; an object of envy.
Epaulet(ep´aw-let) (n.) an ornamental badge sometimes worn on the shoulder by naval and military officers.
Ephemera(e-fem´e-ra) (n.) that which exists but for a day; May-fly.
Ephemeral(e-fem´ẽr-al) (adj.) existing only for a day; short-lived.
Epic(ep´ik) (adj.) heroic; narrative; said of a poem: (n.) a narrative poem of some heroic deed or event.
Epicure(ep´i-kūr) (n.) one devoted to luxury, especially of a dainty kind.
Epicurean(ep-i-kū-rē´an) (n.) a follower of the Greek philosopher, Epicurus, third century B.C., who taught that pleasure is the chief good; by a perversion of his meaning, the word came to be applied to a voluptuary, or gourmand: (adj.) luxurious; devoted to the pleasures of the table.
Epicycle(ep´i-sī-kl) (n.) a small circle whose center is situated on the circumference of a greater circle.
Epidemic(ep-i-dem´ik) (adj.) attacking many at the same time; said of a disease: (n.) a disease having this characteristic.
Epidermal(ep-i-dẽr´mal) (adj.) pertaining to the epidermis.
Epidermis(ep-i-dẽr´mis) (n.) the cuticle or scarf skin; the outer coating or bark of a plant.
Epiglottis(ep-i-glot´is) (n.) the leaf-shaped cartilage which covers the upper part of the larynx in the act of swallowing.
Epigram(ep´i-gram) (n.) a verse or short poem ending in some ingenious or witty turn; a pithy phrase.
Epigrammatic(ep-i-gra-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, an epigram; pointed.
Epigraph(ep´i-graf) (n.) an inscription on a building, monument, etc.; a motto or quotation prefixed to a literary work.
Epigraphy(ep-ig´ra-fi) the study of inscriptions upon marble, bronze, ivory, gold, silver, etc., for their interpretation and use in historical or artistic investigation.
Epilepsy(ep´i-lep-si) (n.) a chronic nervous disease accompanied by loss of consciousness and convulsions.
Epileptic(ep-i-lep´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or affected with, epilepsy: (n.) one affected with epilepsy.
Epilogue(ep´i-log) (n.) a poem or speech at the conclusion of a play.
Epiphany(e-pif´a-ni) (n.) a Church festival January 6 to commemorate the visit of the Magi [wise men] to Bethlehem, and the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.
Episcopacy(e-pis´ko-pa-si) (n.) church government by bishops; prelacy.
Episcopal(e-pis´ko-pal) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, episcopacy; vested in a bishop.
Episcopalian(e-pis-ko-pā´li-an) (adj.) pertaining to episcopacy.
Episcopate(e-pis´ko-pāt) (n.) the office and dignity of a bishop; bishopric.
Episode(ep´i-sōd) (n.) an incident; a digression, or incidental narrative.
Episodic(ep-i-sōd´ik) appertaining to g an episode; adventitious.
Episodically(ep-i-sōd´i-ka-li) (adv.) incidentally.
Epistemology(ep-is-te-mol´o-ji) n; any theory that seeks to explain our knowledge or belief.
Epistle(e-pis´l) (n.) a letter; a written communication or message.
Epistolary(e-pis´tō-la-ri) (adj.) pertaining to letters.
Epitaph(ep´i-taf) (n.) a memorial inscription on a tomb or monument.
Epithelium(ep-i-thē´li-um) (n.) the cells that line the alimentary canal and sometimes other parts of the body.
Epithet(ep´i-thet) (n.) an adjective denoting any quality either good or bad; appellation.
Epitome(e-pit´ō-me) (n.) a summary; abridgment; compendium.
Epitomize(e-pit´ō-mīz) (v.t.) to describe briefly; condense.
Epoch(ep´ok) (n.) a point of time from which succeeding years are reckoned era; date.
Eponymous(ep-ōn´i-mus) (adj.) pertaining to one who gives his name to a race, tribe, people, city, monument, or to a drama, or book; as; Alexandria, from its founder, Alexander the Great.
Equability(e-kwa-bil´i-ti) (adj.) evenness.
Equable(ek´wa-bl) (adj.) uniform; consistently equal; proportionate.
Equably(ek´wa-bli) (adv.) in an equable manner.
Equal(ē´kwal) (adj.) of the same extent, or magnitude; uniform; adequate; of the same rank, degree, or value; just; parallel: (n.) one of the same age, rank, office, talents, etc.: (v.t.) to be, become or make equal; return a full equivalent for.
Equality(ē-kwäl´i-ti) (n.) the state of being equal; uniformity; evenness, equability.
Equalize(ē´kwa-līz) (v.t.) to make equal; render uniform.
Equally(ē´kwal-li) (adv.) in an equal manner; in the same degree; uniformly; in equal parts or shares.
Equanimity(ē-kwa-nim´i-ti) (n.) evenness of temper or mind; calmness.
Equate(ē-kwāt´) (v.t.) to reduce to an average; put in the form of an equation.
Equation(ē-kwā´shun) (n.) in mathematics, a proposition expressing the equality of two quantities, the sign (=) being placed between them; a representation of a chemical reaction expressed by symbols.
Equator(ē-kwā´tẽr) (n.) the imaginary circle which passes round the middle of the earth and divides it into two equal parts.
Equatorial(ē-kwā-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to the equator: (n.) a, telescope mounted on two axes, one axis being parallel to the axis of the earth's rotation; used for keeping any star constantly in the field independently of the earth's rotation.
Equerry(ek´wer-i) (n.) an officer in the house of a prince or nobleman, who attends him in public, and has the supervision of his horses.
Equestrian(e-kwes´tri-an) (adj.) pertaining to horses or horsemanship; performing with horses: (n.) one skilled in horsemanship.
Equestrienne(e-kwes-tri-en´) (n.) a skillful female horse-rider.
Equilateral(ē-kwi-lat´ẽr-al) (adj.) having all the sides equal: (n.) a figure with equal sides.
Equilibrium(ē-kwi-lib´ri-um) (n.) equality of weight, power, force, etc.; equipoise.
Equine(ē´kwīn) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, a horse or horses.
Equinoctial(ē-kwi-nok´shal) (adj.) pertaining to the equinoxes: (n.) the equinoctial line; the heavy storm which is popularly believed to occur at the time when the sun enters one of the two equinoctial points.
Equinox(ē´kwi-noks) (n.) the point of intersection of the ecliptic and the equator; the time the sun enters one of the two equinoctial points when the days and nights are of equal duration.
Equip(e-kwip´) (v.t.) to furnish or fit out; accouter; prepare or qualify.
Equipage(ek´wi-pāj) (n.) the arms and outfit of an army, vessel, traveler, etc.; the carriage, horse, liveried servants of a person of rank or gentleman.
Equipment(e-kwip´ment) (n.) articles or supplies necessary for any particular service; arms, horses, etc., required for military service; rolling-stock or plant of a railway.
Equipoise(ē´kwi-poiz) (n.) equilibrium; equality of weight.
Equitable(ek´wi-ta-bl) (adj.) impartial; just.
Equitably(ek´wi-ta-bli) (adv.) justly; impartially.
Equity(ek´wi-ti) (n.) justice; just regard to right or claim; impartiality; the administration of law according to its spirit and not according to the letter.
Equivalence(e-kwiv´a-lens) (n.) equality of value or power; in chemistry. the property of having equal valency.
Equivalent(e-kwiv´a-lent) (adj.) equal in value or power; the same in significance or effect; commensurate: (n.) a thing of the same value, weight, power, effect, etc.
Equivocal(e-kwiv´ō-kal) (adj.) of a doubtful or double significance; ambiguous; open to suspicion or doubt; uncertain.
Equivocally(e-kwiv´ō-ka-li) (adv.) in an equivocal manner.
Equivocate(e-kwiv´ō-kāt) (v.i.) to use words of double meaning; prevaricate.
Era(ē´ra) (n.) the point of time from which a series of years is reckoned; period; the beginning of a new geological system or formation.
Eradicate(ē-rad´i-kāt) (v.t.) to destroy thoroughly; exterminate.
Erase(e-rās´) (v.t.) to obliterate by, or as by, scratching, or blotting out; expunge.
Eraser(e-rā´sẽr) (n.) a knife or. prepared rubber for rubbing out pencil-marks, etc.
Erasure(ē-rā´zhūr) (n.) the act of erasing.
Erbium(ẽr´bi-um) (n.) a rare metal; one of the elements.
Erebus(er´e-bus) (n.) in classical mythology, a place of utter darkness; Hades, or more strictly, a place lying between the upper world and Hades.
Erect(ē-rekt´) (v.t.) to raise upright; construct; build; raise; establish; distend or stiffen: (adj.) upright; firmly uplifted; bold or unshaken.
Erectile(ē-rek´til) (adj.) having the property of, or susceptible to, erection.
Erection(ē-rek´shun) (n.) the act of constructing or raising edifices; a structure or building.
Erector(ē-rek´tẽr) (n.) one who erects; a muscle that erects any part.
Eremite(er´e-mīt) another form of hermit.
Ergo(er´go) (adv.) therefore; consequently.
Ermine(ẽr´min) (n.) a weasel-like animal, much valued for its fur, which becomes white in winter, except the tip of the tail, which remains black; the emblem, dignity, or office of a judge.
Erode(e-rōd´) (v.t.) to eat away; corrode.
Erosion(e-rō´zhun) (n.) the act of eroding; gradual destruction or eating away; an eroded part.
Erosive(e-rō´siv) (adj.) gnawing or wearing away.
Erotic(e-rot´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or caused by, love; amorous: (n.) an amatory poem or composition.
Eroticism(e-rot´i-sizm) (n.) an abnormal interest in sex, and in questions having to do with sex relations.
Err(ẽr) (v.t.) to commit an error or mistake; wander; deviate from the path of rectitude.
Errand(er´and) (n.) a message; commission.
Errant(er´rant) (adj.) roving; wandering.
Erratic(er-rat´ik) (adj.) wandering irregular; eccentric: (n. pl.) boulders transported by natural agencies from their original site.
Erratically(er-rat´i-ka-li) (adv.) irregularly.
Erratum(er-rā´tum) (n.) an error in printing or writing.
Erroneous(er-rō´nē-us) (adj.) characterized by error; incorrect; mistaken; wrong.
Error(er´ẽr) (n.) deviation from the truth; mistake; blunder; an irregularity.
Erst(ẽrst) (adv.) formerly.
Eructation(e-ruk-tā´shun) (n.) the act of throwing off wind from the stomach.
Erudite (er´ū-dīt) (adj.) having great knowledge; learned.
Erudition(er-ū-dish´un) (n.) knowledge obtained by the study of books; learning.
Erupt(e-rupt´) (v.i.) to burst forth suddenly and violently.
Erupted(e-rupt´ed) (adj.) violently ejected.
Eruption(ē-rup-shun) (n.) a breaking or bursting out; a breaking out of pustules on the skin.
Eruptive(e-rup´tiv) (adj.) bursting forth.
Erysipelas(er-i-sip´e-las) (n.) an inflammation of the skin, accompanied with fever.
Escalator(es´ka-lā´tôr) (n.) a moving stairway.
Escapade(es´ka-pād´) (n.) a breach of propriety; misdeed; freak.
Escape(es-kāp´) (v.t.) to flee from; get out of the way of; avoid; enjoy immunity from: (v.i.) to get out of danger; fly: (n.) a getting away from danger; flight; deliverance.
Escapement(es-kāp´ment) (n.) a mechanical device for securing regularity of movement.
Escarpment(es-kärp´ment) (n.) the precipitous face of a ridge of high land.
Eschew(es-chū´) (v.t.) to shun; avoid.
Escort(es´kôrt) (n.) a body of armed men acting as a guard; a retinue: (v.t.) (es-kôrt´) to accompany; convoy.
Escritoire(es-kri-twär´) (n.) writing desk, table, or bureau.
Esculent(es´kū-lent) (adj.) eatable; good for food.
Escutcheon(es-kuch´un) (n.) a shield on which the heraldic arms of a family are emblazoned.
Esophagus(ē-sof´a-gus) (n.) the gullet or canal through which food and drink pass to the stomach.
Esoteric(es-ō-ter´ik) (adj.) pertaining to doctrines taught privately; secret; confidential; profound, as most of the now existing works of Aristotle, whose popular discourses have been lost.
Espaliers(es-pal´yẽrz) (n. pl.) fruit trees trained on a trellis.
Especial(es-pesh´al) (adj.) particular; chief.
Especially(es-pesh´a-li) (adv.) particularly; chiefly.
Espionage(es´pi-ō-nāj) (n.) the act or practice of spying to detect wrongdoing, or of employing spies or secret agents.
Esplanade(es-pla-nāde´) (n.) a leveled terrace or promenade, for public use.
Espousal(es-pouz´al) (adj.) pertaining to the act of espousing: (n.) the act of espousing or betrothing; (pl.) the ceremony of contracting a man and woman to each other in marriage.
Espouse(es-pouz´) (v.t.) to promise, engage, or give in marriage; wed; adopt; advocate or defend, as a cause.
Espy(es-pī´) (v.t.) to see at a distance; discover something intended to be hid; see unexpectedly.
Esquire(es-kwīr´) (n.) originally the armor-bearer or attendant on a knight; a title next below a knight's; a title applied to professional men, justices of the peace, and often used instead of Mr. in the address of a letter.
Essay(es´sā) (n.) a short written composition or treatise; an attempt; experiment: (v.t.) (es-sā´) to try or attempt.
Essence(es´ens) (n.) the concentrated preparation of any substance; volatile matter; perfume; that in which the real character of a thing consists.
Essential(es-sen´shal) (adj.) necessary to the existence of a thing; most important; indispensable; pure; volatile; highly rectified.
Essentially(es-sen´shi-a-li) (adv.) in the highest degree.
Establish(es-tab´lish) (v.t.) to fix firmly; settle; prove legally; strengthen; restore.
Establishment(es-tab´lish-ment) (n.) the act of establishing; ratification; settlement; a place of residence or business; household; income; a form of religion connected with the state.
Estate(es-tāt´) (n.) condition of life; rank, position, or quality; the title or interest one has in lands or tenements; property in general; (pl.) orders or classes of men in a country; a legislative assembly composed of these classes.
Esteem(es-tēm´) (v.t.) to set a high value upon; respect; prize; consider: (n.) favorable opinion; estimation; respect; reverence.
Estimable(es´ti-ma-bl) (adj.) worthy of regard, esteem, or honor; calculable.
Estimate(es´ti-māt) (v.t.) to compute; determine the value of: (n.) the computed cost or value of anything; appraisement.
Estimation(es-ti-mā´shun) (n.) calculation; appraisement; honor, respect, or esteem; conjecture.
Estoppel(es-top´el) (n.) a legal impediment.
Estrange(es-trānj´) (v.t.) to alienate; keep at a distance; turn from kindness to indifference or enmity.
Estuary(es´tū-ā-ri) (n.) the mouth of a tidal river.
Etcetera(et-set´ẽr-a) (adv.) and others of the like kind; and the rest; and so forth; and so on.
Etch(ech) (v.t.) to engrave by biting out with an acid the design previously drawn with an etching-needle: (v.i.) to practice etching.
Eternal(ē-tẽr´nal) (adj.) without beginning or end; everlasting; perpetual; incessant.
Eternally(ē-ter´na-li) (adv.) perpetually.
Eternity(ē-tẽr´ni-ti) (n.) infinite duration; unending existence.
Ether(ē´thẽr) (n.) an extremely fine fluid, lighter than air, supposed to pervade all space beyond the atmosphere of the earth; a volatile inflammable liquid produced by the distillation of alcohol with sulfuric acid.
Ethereal(ē-thē´re-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or formed of, ether; airy; exquisite; heavenly.
Ethereally(ē-thē´re-a-li) (adv.) in an ethereal manner.
Ethical(eth´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to ethics; moral.
Ethics(eth´iks) (n. pl.) the science that treaty of the principles of human morality and duty; moral philosophy; morals.
Ethmoid(eth´moid) (n.) a light, spongy, sieve-like bone, which forms the roof of the nose.
Ethnic(eth´nik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of races or peoples.
Ethnography(eth-nog´ra-fi) (n.) the scientific description of races and nations of mankind.
Ethnology(eth-nol´ō-ji) (n.) the science that treats of races of men, their characteristics, etc.
Ethology(eth-ol´ō-ji) (n.) the science of ethics.
Ethos(ē´thos) (n.) the characteristic genius of a people, institution, or system.
Etiology(et-i-ol´o-ji) (n.) the science or attempt in seeking the reason or First Cause in entire in science, theology, medicine, rhetoric, etc.
Etiquette(et´i-ket) (n.) the conventional rules or ceremonial observed in polite society; good breeding.
Etymological(et-i-mō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to etymology.
Etymologically(et-i-mō-loj´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an etymological manner.
Etymologist(et-i-mol´ō-jist) (n.) one who is proficient in etymology.
Etymology(et-i-mol´o-ji) (n.) that branch of philology which treats of the origin and derivation of words.
Eucalyptus(ū-ka-lip´tus) (n.) a genus of Australian evergreen trees, some species of which furnish gum and a valuable medicine.
Eucharist(ū´ka-rist) (n.) the Holy Communion; the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the elements, bread and wine, used in that sacrament.
Euchre(ū´kẽr) (n.) a particular game of cards, those between seven and ace being discarded: (v.t.) to prevent an opponent at euchre from taking three of the five tricks; hence to outwit.
Eugenics(ū-jen´iks) (n.) the science which is concerned in securing the birth of healthy children.
Eulogist(ū´lō-jist) (n.) one who eulogizes.
Eulogistic(ū-lō-jist´ik) (adj.) laudatory.
Eulogize(ū´lō-jīz) (v.t.) to praise highly; commend.
Eulogy(ū´lō-ji) (n.) the praise of anyone spoken or written; panegyric.
Eunuch(ū´nuk) (n.) a castrated person, especially an attendant in a harem.
Euphemism(ū´fem-izm) (n.) the substitution of a delicate or pleasing expression in place of one which is offensive or indelicate.
Euphemistic(ū-fem-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, euphemism.
Euphony(ū´fō-ni) (n.) an agreeable sound, or pronunciation.
Eureka(hū-rē´ka) (n.) a Greek word signifying "I have found it."
Eutectic(ū-tek´tik) (adj.) melting at a low temperature.
Euthanasia(ū-than-ā´zhi-a) (n.) a painless, easy death.
Evacuate(ē-vak´ū-āt) (v.t.) to make void or empty; discharge through the excretory passages; abandon possession, or withdraw from.
Evacuation(ē-vak-ū-ā´shun) (n.) act of emptying or quitting.
Evade(ē-vād´) (v.t.) to elude; escape by artifice, stratagem, or sophistry.
Evanescent(ev-a-nes´ent) (adj.) disappearing gradually from sight; vanishing.
Evangelical(ev-an-jeri-kal) (adj.) pertaining to the Gospel, or the four Gospels; maintaining the fundamental doctrines of the Protestant faith; spiritually minded: (n.) one who holds evangelical doctrines.
Evangelically(ev-an-jeri-ka-li) (adv.) in an evangelical manner.
Evangelism(ē-van´jel-izm) (n.) the doctrine and preaching of evangelical principles.
Evangelist(ē-van´jel-ist) (n.) one of the four writers of the Gospel; an itinerant preacher.
Evangelize(ē-van´jel-īz) (v.t.) to instruct in the Gospel; convert to Christianity.
Evaporate(ē-vap´ō-rāt) (v.i.) to disperse in vapor; pass away without effect: (v.t.) to convert into vapor.
Evaporation(ē-vap-ō-ra´shun) (n.) the slow conversion of a fluid into vapor.
Evasion(ē-vā´zhun) (n.) the act of evading; an excuse; equivocation; subterfuge.
Evasive(ē-vā´siv) (adj.) tending, or seeking to evade; elusive.
Evasively(ē-vā´siv-li) (adv.) with evasion.
Eve(ēv) (n.) the fast or vigil before a church festival, or Saint's day; the period immediately preceding some important event; evening.
Even(ē´vn) (adj.) level;, uniform; smooth; parallel; divisible by two without a remainder; equal; balanced; calm; whole: (n.) evening: (v.t.) to level or make even: (v.t.) to be quits: (adv.) verily; exactly; noting emphasis; but also.
Evening(ē´vn-ing) (n.) the close of the day and beginning of the night; the latter end of life.
Evenly(ē´ven-li) (adv.) in an even manner; smoothly; uniformly; impartially.
Evenness(ē´ven-nes) (n.) smoothness; uniformity; regularity; equality of surface; equanimity.
Event(ē-vent´) (n.) an occurrence; incident; consequence of an action; any single item in a program of sports or games.
Eventful(ē-vent´fool) (adj.) full of incidents or events; momentous.
Eventide(ē´vn-tīd) (n.) evening.
Eventual(ē-ven´tū-al) (adj.) happening as a result; ultimate; contingent.
Eventuality(ev-en-tū-al´i-ti) (n.) a possible occurrence; a propensity to take cognizance of events or facts.
Eventually(ē-ven´tū-a-li) (adv.) ultimately.
Eventuate(ē-ven´tū-āt) (v.i.) to happen; terminate; result.
Ever(ev´ẽr) (adv.) at any time; always; without end; in any degree.
Everglade(ev´ẽr-glad) (n.) a low, swampy tract of land, with patches of tall grass; especially such the great marsh in Southern Florida.
Evergreen(ev´ẽr-grēn) (n.) a tree or plant which retains its foliage throughout the year: (adj.) always green, or fresh.
Everlasting(ev-ẽr-last´ing) (adj.) perpetual: (n.) eternity; a plant whose flowers retain their color when dried; a kind of stout woolen material.
Evermore(evẽr-mōr´) (adv.) eternally; always.
Every(ev´ri) (adj.) the whole, taken one at a time; each.
Everything(ev´ri-thing) (pron.) all that exists; all that pertains to the subject under consideration.
Everywhere(ev´ri-hwār) (adv.) in every place.
Evict(ē-vikt´) (v.t.) to expel or dispossess by legal process.
Eviction(ē-vik´shun) (n.) the act of evicting.
Evidence(ev´i-dens) (n.) indubitable certainty; proof; testimony: (v.t.) to prove; make evident or plain.
Evident(ev´i-dent) (adj.) plain; obvious.
Evidential(ev-i-den´shal) (adj.) proving clearly.
Evidentially(ev-i-den´sha-li) (adv.) as evidence.
Evil(ē´vl) (adj.) morally bad; wicked; sinful; unfortunate; mischievous; disastrous; worthless: (adv.) badly; unkindly: (n.) moral depravity; injury; affliction.
Evilly(ē´vl-li) (adv.) maliciously; wickedly.
Evince(ē-vins´) (v.t.) to manifest or make evident; demonstrate.
Eviscerate(ē-vis´ẽr-at) (v.t.) to disembowel.
Evoke(ē-vōk´) (v.t.) to call forth.
Evolution(ev-o-lū´shun) (n.) development or growth; the movements of troops in marching or on the battle field; the extraction of roots of any arithmetical or algebraical power; the gradual development or descent of forms of life from simple or low organized types consisting of a single cell.
Evolutionary(ev-o-lū´shun-a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to the doctrine of evolution.
Evolutionist(ev-o-lū´shun-ist) (adj.) pertaining to evolution: (n.) one who maintains the doctrine of evolution; tactician.
Evolve(ā-volv´) (v.t.) to develop; unfold; expand; work out.
Ewe(ū) (n.) a female sheep.
Ewer(ū´ẽr) (n.) a large water pitcher, used in the toilet.
Exact(egz-akt´) (adj.) very correct or accurate; precise; methodical; strict; particular: (v.t.) require or claim authoritatively; compel to be paid; insist upon as a right.
Exacting(egz-akt´ing) (p.adj.) making unreasonable demands; oppressive; severe; arduous.
Exaction(egz-ak´shun) (n.) the act of exacting; extortion.
Exactly(egz-akt´li) (adv.) accurately; precisely.
Exactness(egz-akt´nes) (n.) accuracy; precision.
Exactor(egz-akt´ẽr) (n.) one who exacts.
Exaggerate(egz-aj´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to enlarge or heighten by overstatement; color highly.
Exaggeration(egz-aj-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) overstatement.
Exalt(egz-awlt´) (v.t.) to elevate in rank, station, or dignity; raise on high; glorify or extol.
Examination(egz-am-i-nā´shun) (n.) the act of scrutinizing or testing.
Examine(egz-am´in) (v.t.) to scrutinize or investigate carefully; search or inquire into; interrogate as a witness; test orally or by papers the knowledge, qualifications, etc., of, as a candidate for a degree or office; experiment; analyze; test.
Examiner(egz-am´i-ner) (n.) one who tests the fitness of another for a position, office, degree, or honor.
Example(egz-am´pl) (n.) a pattern; a model or copy; an illustration of a rule or precept; sample; specimen; one punished for the admonition of others.
Exasperate(egz-as´pẽr-āt) (v.t.) to irritate exceedingly; enrage greatly; embitter; intensify: (adj.) covered with hard, stiff points; said of a plant.
Excavate(eks´ka-vāt) (v.t.) to dig or hollow out; scoop or cut out.
Excavation(eks-ka-vā´shun) (n.) a hollow cavity formed by cutting or digging out earth; an open earth-cutting.
Excavator(eks´ka-vā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, excavates; a digging machine.
Exceed(ek-sēd´) (v.t.) to go beyond the limit or measure of; surpass; excel; transcend: (v.i.) to be greater; go beyond bounds.
Exceeding(ek-sēd´ing) (p.adj.) very great.
Exceedingly(ek-sēd´ing-li) (adv.) extremely.
Excel(ek-sel´) (v.i.) to possess good qualities in a great degree: (v.t.) surpass; outdo in comparison; to be superior to.
Excellence(ek´sel-ens) (n.) the state of excelling in anything; superior merit, goodness, or virtue.
Excellency(ek´sel-en-si) (n.) a title of honor of various high officials, as an ambassador, governor, etc.
Excellent(ek´sel-ent) (adj.) of great value, merit, or virtue; highly useful or desirable; eminently distinguished for goodness, or ability.
Excelsior(ek-sel´si-ẽr) (adj.) yet higher: (n.) wood shavings, long and thin, and used for packing material.
Except(ek-sept´) (v.t.) to omit or leave out; exclude: (v.i.) to object with to: (prep.) omitting; without inclusion of; besides: (conj.) unless.
Exception(ek-sep´shun) (n.) the state of being excepted; omission; exclusion; objection; offense taken [with to]; a formal objection to a decision of a court during trial.
Exceptionable(ek-sep´shun-a-bl) (adj.) objectionable.
Exceptional(ek-sep´shun-al) (adj.) unusual.
Exceptionally(ek-sep´shun-a-li) (adv.) unusually.
Excerpt(ek-serpt´) (v.t.) to take out or select from, as a book; quote: (n.) a selection or extract from a book or writing.
Excess(ek-ses´) (n.) that which exceeds the ordinary limit, measure, or experience; superfluity; intemperance.
Excessive(ek-ses´iv) (adj.) extreme; unreasonable.
Exchange(eks-chānj´) (v.t.) to give in return for an equivalent; barter, give, resign, or abandon: (n.) the act of exchanging; barter; reciprocity; the act of resigning one thing for another; a place where merchants meet.
Exchangeable(eks-chānj´a-bl) (adj.) that may be exchanged; ratable.
Exchequer(eks-chek´ẽr) (n.) a treasury; cash or funds.
Excise(ek-sīz´) (v.t.) to levy an excise duty upon: (n.) an inland tax levied on commodities of home production and consumption.
Excision(eks-sizh´un) (n.) the act of cutting out, or off; the state of being cut off; destruction; ruin; amputation.
Excitability(ek-sīt-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being excitable or easily stirred up; sensitiveness to irritation.
Excitation(ek-sī-tā´shun) (n.) the act of exciting; the excitement produced.
Excite(ek-sīt´) (v.t.) to animate; rouse up; encourage; put into motion or action.
Excited(ek-sīt´ed) (p.adj.) aroused; provoked.
Excitement(ek-sīt´ment) (n.) the state of being excited; commotion; sensation; stimulation; warmth of temper.
Exciting(ek-sīt´ing) (p.adj.) tending to excite; stirring; lively.
Exclaim(eks-klām) (v.i. & v.t.) to cry out abruptly and passionately; to vociferate.
Exclamation(eks-kla-mā´shun) (n.) an abrupt or clamorous outcry; an expression of surprise, pain, etc.; a mark (!) in writing or printing to denote emotion, surprise, etc.
Exclamatory(eks-klam´a-tō-ri) (adj.) containing, expressing, or using, exclamation.
Exclude(eks-klūd´) (v.t.) to shut out; hinder from entrance or admission; prohibit; debar; except.
Exclusion(eks-klū´zhun) (n.) the act of excluding; the state of being excluded; omission.
Exclusive(eks-khū´siv) (adj.) tending to exclude; illiberal; shutting out from limits fixed by law: (n.) one who excludes all but a few from his society or fellowship.
Excommunicate(eks-kom-mū´ni-kāt) (v.t.) to punish by cutting off from the membership and communication of the church.
Excoriate(eks-kō´ri-āt) (v.t.) to strip off the skin; rub or gall; abrade.
Excrement(eks´kre-ment) (n.) matter discharged from the body of an animal after digestion.
Excremental(eks-krē-men´tal) (adj.) of the nature of excrement.
Excrescence(eks-kres´ens) (n.) an unnatural or disfiguring outgrowth.
Excrescent(eks-kres´ent) (adj.) pertaining to an excrescence; superfluous.
Excreta(eks-krē´ta) (n. pl.) useless matter eliminated from the body.
Excrete(eks-krēt´) (v.t.) to separate and throw off, as by natural passages; to pass by excretion; to eject..
Excretion(eks-krē´shun) (n.) the throwing off or ejection of waste matter from the body.
Excretory(eks-krē´tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to excretion: (n.) a duct or vessel that transmits excreted matter.
Excruciating(eks-krū´shi-ā-ting) (adj.) agonizing.
Excruciate(eks-kru´shi-āt) (v.t.) to inflict severe pains upon; torture.
Exculpate(eks-kul´pāt) (v.t.) to clear from the imputation of a fault; exonerate.
Exculpatory(eks-kul´pa-tō-ri) (adj.) vindicatory.
Excursion(eks-kẽr´shun) (n.) a pleasure trip; a short or rapid tour; a digression.
Excursive(eks-kẽr´siv) (adj.) rambling.
Excusable(eks-kūz´a-bl) (adv.) pardonable.
Excusably(eks-kūz´a-bli) (adv.) pardonably.
Excuse(eks-kūz´) (v.t.) to extenuate by apology; pardon; free from obligation or duty; remit; justify: (n.) (eks-kūs´) a plea offered in extenuation of some fault or neglect of duty; apology; pretext.
Execrate(eks´e-krāt) (v.t.) to imprecate evil upon; detest; abhor.
Execration(eks-e-krā´shun) (n.) the act of execrating; imprecation; detestation.
Execute(eks´e-kūt) (v.t.) to perform; carry into effect; put to death; pursue to the end; make valid or legal by signing or sealing: (v.t.) to perform any act or office; play some piece of music.
Execution(eks-e-kū´shun) (n.) the act of executing; performance; manner of carrying anything into effect; completion; a legal warrant or order; the act of giving validity to a legal instrument; capital punishment; destruction; effective work or operation.
Executioner(eks-e-kū´shun-ẽr) (n.) one who puts to death criminals who are condemned by law.
Executive(egs-ek´ū-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to the governing body; administrative; active: (n.) an official, or body, charged with carrying the laws into effect; the administrative branch of a government.
Executor(egs-ek´ū-tẽr) (n.) a person appointed by a testator to see that the terms of his will are duly carried out.
Exegesis(eks-e-jē´sis) (n.) explanation or interpretation of a text or passage, especially of the Bible.
Exegetic(eks-e-jet´ik) (adj.) expository; interpretative: (n. pl.) the science which deals with the interpretation of Scripture.
Exemplar(egz-em´plar) (n.) something to be copied, or serving as a model; an example.
Exemplary(egz-em´plā-ri) (adj.) serving as a copy or model; commendable.
Exemplification(egz-em-pli-fi-kā´shun) (n.) illustration by example.
Exemplify(egz-em´pli-fī) (v.t.) to illustrate by example; transcribe.
Exempt(egz-empt´) (v.t.) to free from some duty or obligation; grant immunity to: (adj.) free from some duty or obligation: (n.) a person thus set free; an exon.
Exemption(egz-empt´shun) (n.) a freedom from; immunity.
Exercise(eks´ẽr-sīz) (v.t.) to train by use; exert; practice; employ actively; make anxious; harass: (v.i.) to undergo training: (n.) bodily exertion; mental or physical development; labor; practice; a lesson or example for practice.
Exert(eks-ẽrt´) (v.t.) to put forth; use with an effort.
Exertion(eks-ẽr´shun) (n.) act of striving or straining; effort.
Exeunt(eks´e-unt) they go out; a word used as stage direction in plays to denote that the actors retire from the stage.
Exfoliation(eks-fō-li-ā´shun) (n.) the act of scaling or peeling off.
Exhalation(eks-ha-lā´shun) (n.) the act of exhaling; emanation.
Exhale(eks-hāl´) (v.t.) to breathe forth; emit or send out; cause to evaporate: (v.i.) to rise in vapor.
Exhaust(egz-awst´) (v.t.) to empty by drawing off the contents; drain; weaken; wear out by exertion; discuss or treat thoroughly: (adj.) wholly or partially deprived of strength.
Exhaustible(egz-awst´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being exhausted.
Exhaustion(egz-awst´yun) (n.) act of exhausting.
Exhaustive(egz-awst´iv) (adj.) exhausting; complete.
Exhibit(egz-ib´it) (v.t.) to present to view; display; show; manifest publicly; present formally or officially; administer: (n.) a legal document presented in proof of facts; an object offered for public view.
Exhibition(eks-i-bish´un) (n.) the act of exhibiting; a public show; a private benefaction for the support of a scholar at a university.
Exhilarate(egz-il´a-rāt) (v.t.) to make joyous, glad, or cheerful; enliven.
Exhort(egz-ôrt) (v.t.) to incite by appeal or argument to good deeds; caution; admonish.
Exhume(eks-hūm´) (v.t.) to dig up, as from a grave .
Exigency(eks´i-jen-si) (n.) pressing necessity or demand; urgency.
Exigent(eks´i-jent) (adj.) urgent; pressing.
Exile(ex´īl) (v.t.) to banish from one's native country: (n.) the state of being banished from one's native country; the condition of living away from one's home or friends.
Exist(egz-ist´) (v.i.) to have existence; live.
Existence(egz-ist´ens) (n.) the state of being; life; duration; occurrence.
Existent(egz-ist´ent) (n.) having being.
Exit(eks´it) (n.) the act of going out; egress; the departure of an actor from the stage.
Exonerate(egz-on´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to free from the imputation of a fault; acquit; justify; relieve or discharge from a responsibility, duty, etc.
Exorbitance(egz-ôr´bi-tans) (n.) going beyond due limits; excess.
Exorbitant(egz-ôr´bi-tant) (adj.) excessive.
Exorcise(eks´ôr-sīz) (v.t.) to expel an evil spirit by prayers or incantations; pronounce exorcisms over.
Exorcism(eks´ôr-sizm) (n.) the act of expelling evil spirits.
Exorcist(eks´ôr-sist) (n.) one who exorcises; one of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic and Greek Churches.
Exotic(eks-ot´ik) (adj.) foreign.
Expand(eks-pand´) (v.t.) to distend; dilate; extend: (v.i.) to increase in size.
Expanse(eks-pans´) (n.) a continuous area; the firmament; extent.
Expansion(eks-pan´shun) (n.) the state of being expanded.
Expansionist(eks-pan´shun-ist) (n.) one who favors financial or political expansion.
Expansive(eks-pan´siv) (adj.) capable of being expanded; widely extended.
Expatiate(eks-pā´shi-āt) (v.i.) to enlarge in statement or language.
Expatriate(eks-pat´ri-āt) (v.t.) to drive from one's native country.
Expect(eks-pekt´) (v.t.) to wait for; look for with an apprehension of something good or evil.
Expectant(eks-pek´tant) (adj.) waiting in expectation; presumptive.
Expectation(eks-pek-tā´shun) (n.) the act of looking forward to; anticipation; contingent prospect of wealth.
Expectorant(eks-pek´tō-rant) (n.) a medicine that promotes expectoration.
Expectorate(eks-pek´tō-rāt) (v.t.) to eject from the lungs by coughing, etc.; spit.
Expectoration(eks-pek-tō-rā´shun) (n.) the act of expectorating; the mucous matter expectorated.
Expediency(eks-pē´di-en-si) (n.) suitably to an end or purpose; fitness; propriety.
Expedient(eks-pē´di-ent) (adj.) fit; convenient; suitable; proper: (n.) that which aids as a means to an end; device.
Expedite(eks´pe-dīt) (v.t.) to hasten; facilitate.
Expedition(eks-pē-dish´un) (n.) haste; dispatch; promptness; a march, voyage, etc., by an army or several persons for some particular purpose.
Expeditionary(eks-pē-dish´un-a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or constituting, an expedition.
Expeditious(eks-pē-dish´us) (adj.) quick; speedy.
Expel(eks-pel´) (v.t.) to drive away; force out; send away by authority; exclude.
Expend(eks-pend´) (v.t.) to lay out; spend.
Expenditure(eks-pen´di-tūr) (n.) a laying out, as money, time, labor, etc.; disbursement.
Expense(eks-pens´) (n.) expenditure; drain on resources; detriment; cost.
Expensive(eks-pen´siv) (adj.) causing expense.
Experience(eks-pē´ri-ens) (n.) knowledge gained by trial and practice; test; practice; spiritual exercise of mind.
Experiment(eks-per´i-ment) (n.) a trial or operation to discover something previously unknown; proof trial: (v.i.) to search out by trial.
Experimental(eks-per-i-men´tal) (adj.) pertaining to, or founded on, experiment; guided, or learned by experience.
Experimentally(eks-per-i-men´ta-li) (adv.) by experiment.
Expert(eks-pẽrt´) (adj.) skillful, through practice or experience; adroit; dexterous: (n.) (eks'pẽrt) one who is skilled through practice or experience.
Expiate(eks´pi-āt) (v.t.) to atone for.
Expiatory(eks´pi-a-tō-ri) (adj.) having the power or nature of atonement.
Expiration(eks-pi-rā´shun) (n.) termination.
Expire(eks-pīr´) (v.t.) to breathe out from the lungs: (v.i.) to die.
Expiry(eks´pi-ri) (n.) the end.
Explain(eks-plān´) (v.t.) to make intelligible or clear; expound or interpret.
Explanation(eks-pla-nā´shun) (n.) the act of explaining; elucidation; interpretation; a mutual clearing up of a misunderstanding.
Explanatory(eks-plan´a-tō-ri) (adj.) serving to explain.
Expletive(eks´ple-tiv) (n.) a word not necessary for the sense inserted in a sentence for ornament or to fill up a verse: (adj.) filling up; added or inserted for emphasis, etc.; an oath.
Explicable(eks´pli-ka-bl) (adj.) that may be explained or interpreted.
Explicit(eks-plis´it) (adj.) plain; definite.
Explode(eks-plōd´) (v.i.) to burst forth with sudden noise and violence; collapse: (v.t.) to cause to pass from a solid to a gaseous state; refute; demolish.
Exploit(eks-ploit´) (v.t.) to make use of for one's own profit; put to use; explore in search of; explain at length: (n.) (eks'ploit) a remarkable deed or heroic act.
Exploitation(eks-ploi-tā´shun) (n.) the act of exploiting; the improvement of lands, working of mines, etc.; an examination to utilize natural resources previously neglected; selfish utilization.
Exploration(eks-plō-rā´shun) (n.) the act of exploring; careful investigation or search, especially geographical research.
Explore(eks-plōr´) (v.t.) to search into or examine thoroughly; travel in or over a country, to discover its characteristic features, etc.
Explorer(eks-plōr´ẽr) (n.) one who explores.
Explosion(eks-plō´zhun) (n.) the act of exploding; a sudden bursting with a loud report; a sudden and violent outbreak.
Explosive(eks-plō´siv) (adj.) pertaining to, or causing, explosion: (n.) any substance that causes an explosion; a mute consonant.
Exponent(eks-pō´nent) (n.) the index of an algebraical power; one who explains or interprets the principles of something.
Exponential(eks-pō-nen´shal) (adj.) pertaining to an exponent.
Export(eks-pōrt´) (v.t.) to send or carry out of a country, as merchandise: (v.i.) to send goods to a foreign country: (eks´pōrt) (n.) a commodity carried to a foreign country.
Exportation(eks-por-tā´shun) (n.) act of sending goods abroad.
Expose(eks-pōz´) (v.t.) to lay open; put forward for sale; leave to the action of any force or circumstance; disclose; place in peril; lay open to censure or ridicule.
Exposition(eks-po-zish´un) (n.) an explanation or interpretation; an exhibition.
Expositor(eks-poz´i-tẽr) (n.) one who expounds or interprets.
Expository(eks-poz´i-tō-ri) appertaining to, or conveying, exposition.
Expostulate(eks-pos´tū-lāt) (v.i.) to reason earnestly or remonstrate.
Exposure(eks-pō´zhūr) (n.) the act of exposing; situation; aspect.
Expound(eks-pound´) (v.t.) to set forth, explain, or interpret; make clear.
Express(eks-pres´) (v.t.) to exhibit by language; utter; show; represent; squeeze out; dispatch by express: (adj.) plainly stated; exact; resembling precisely; not implied; specially prepared; pertaining to quick or direct conveyance: (n.) a person or vehicle that carries letters or small packages expeditiously; an express-train; a message or dispatch; a regular and systematic method of conveyance for passengers, mails, goods of small bulk, etc.
Expressible(eks-pres´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being expressed, in any sense of the word.
Expression(eks-presh´un) (n.) the act or power of representing anything; a saying; mode of speech; transient change of the countenance; modulation of the voice.
Expressive(eks-pres´iv) (adj.) serving to express; full of significance; forcibly.
Expressively(eks-pres´iv-li) (adv.) in an expressive manner.
Expressly(eks-pres´li) (adv.) plainly; specially.
Expropriation(eks-prō-pri-ā´shun) (n.) the exclusion of a small owner from the ownership of land, etc.
Expulsion(eks-pul´shun) (n.) forcible ejection.
Expunge(eks-punj´) (v.t.) to blot out; erase; destroy; obliterate.
Expurgate(eks´pẽr-gāt) (v.t.) to remove whatever is offensive to good taste or morality from; said of books.
Exquisite(eks´kwi-zit) (adj.) refined; delicate; nice; accurate; choice; excellent; highly finished; extreme: (n.) a person over refined in dress; a dandy.
Extant(eks´tant) (adj.) still existing.
Extemporaneous(eks-tem-pō-rā´ne-us) (adj.) unpremeditated; without previous notes or study; off-hand.
Extempore(eks-tem´po-re) (adj. & adv.) without study or premeditation.
Extemporize(eks-tem´pō-rīz) (v.t.) to compose on the spur of the moment: (v.i.) to discourse, etc., without notes or previous study.
Extend(eks-tend´) (v.t.) to stretch out; enlarge; amplify; continue; diffuse; communicate; disseminate: (v.i.) to reach to any distance; be prolonged.
Extensible(eks-ten´si-bl) (adj.) capable of extension.
Extension(eks-ten´shun) (n.) the act of extending; the state of being extended; a branch line of railway, etc.; space regarded as having dimensions.
Extensive(eks-ten´siv) (adj.) having great extent; wide; comprehensive.
Extensively(eks-ten´siv-li) (adv.) widely; largely.
Extent(eks-tent´) (n.) the space or degree to which a thing is extended; size; compass; reach; a writ of execution.
Extenuate(eks-ten´ū-āt) (v.t.) to offer excuses for; palliate; mitigate.
Exterior(eks-tē´ri-ẽr) (adj.) outward; external: (n.) that which is outside; outer surface.
Exterminate(eks-tẽr´mi-nāt) (v.t.) to destroy utterly; annihilate; root out.
Exterminator(eks-tẽr´mi-nā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, exterminates.
External(eks-tẽr´nal) (adj.) outside; exterior; superficial; objective; foreign: (n.) an exterior or outward part; an outward form, rite, or ceremony.
Externally(eks-tẽr´na-li) (adv.) outwardly.
Extinct(eks-tingkt´) (adj.) extinguished; put out; quenched; worn out; inactive.
Extinction(eks-tingk´shun) (n.) a causing to cease or terminate; abolition; destruction.
Extinguish(eks-ting´gwish) (v.t.) to put out; pay off and satisfy in full; eclipse.
Extinguisher(eks-ting´gwish-ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, extinguishes; a hollow cone for extinguishing a light; an instrument filled with liquids, and by which these can be thrown upon fire.
Extirpate(eks-tẽr´pāt) (v.t.) to eradicate; destroy; exterminate.
Extol(eks-tōl´) (v.t.) to praise highly; magnify; laud; celebrate.
Extort(eks-tôrt´) (v.t.) to obtain by threats, violence, or injustice: (v.i.) to practice extortion.
Extortion(eks-tôr´shun) (n.) the act or practice of extorting; oppressive or unjust exaction.
Extortionate(eks-tôr´shun-at) (adj.) characterized by extortion; unjust.
Extortionately(eks-tôr´shun-at-li) (adv.) in an extortionate manner.
Extortioner(eks-tôr´shun-ẽr) (n.) one who practices extortion. Also extortionist.
Extra(eks´tra) (adj.) additional: (n.) something not included in the usual fee or charge; an edition of a newspaper issued in addition to the regular edition, or for some particular object.
Extract(eks-trakt´) (v.t.) to draw out of; pull out; select from a larger literary work: (n.) (eks´trakt) a substance extracted by distillation, solution, etc.; an abstract or excerpt from a book; quotation.
Extraction(eks-trak´shun) (n.) the act of extracting; lineage, birth, or descent.
Extractor(eks-trakt´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, extracts.
Extraditable(eks-tra-dī´ta-bl) (adj.) liable, or subject, to extradition.
Extradite(eks´tra-dīt) (v.t.) to surrender a person to another government under the terms of a treaty of extradition.
Extradition(eks-tra-dish´un) (n.) the surrender by the government of one nation to another of a person guilty of a crime, in accordance with the terms of a treaty existing between the two nations.
Extramural(eks-tra-mū´ral) (adj.) beyond the wall of a city or university.
Extraneous(eks-trā´nē-us) (adj.) external; foreign.
Extraordinary(eks-trôr´di-nā-ri,) (adj.) beyond or out of the usual course; uncommon; unusual; remarkable; rare; eminent; special.
Extravagance(eks-trav´a-gans) (n.) excess in anything, especially expenditure; profusion.
Extravagant(eks-trav´a-gant) (adj.) exceeding reasonable limits; wasteful prodigal; irregular; needlessly lavish in expenditure; visionary.
Extravaganza(eks-trav-a-gan´za) (n.) a stage burlesque; an irregular piece of music; a wild flight of language or feeling.
Extreme(eks-trēm´) (adj.) of the highest degree; last; utmost; furthest; final; most severe or strict; uncompromising: (n.) the utmost degree of anything; extremity; excess; end; (pl.) points at the greatest distance from each other.
Extremely(eks-trēm´li) (adv.) exceedingly.
Extremist(eks-trēm´ist) (n.) a supporter of extreme views or practice.
Extremity(eks-trem´i-ti) (n.) the utmost point or degree; remotest part; utmost violence, vigor, or necessity; end; (pl.) the limbs.
Extricable(eks´tri-ka-bl) (adj.) capable of being extricated.
Extricate(eks´tri-kāt) (v.t.) to free from difficulties, complications, or perplexity.
Extrication(eks-tri-kā´shun) (n.) act of extricating.
Extrinsic(eks-trin´sik) (adj.) external, not inherent or essential; foreign.
Extrinsically(eks-trin´si-ka-li) (adv.) outwardly.
Extroversion(eks-trō-vẽr´shun) (n.) the turning of an inner part outward.
Extrude(eks-trūd´) (v.t.) to thrust out.
Exuberance(eks-ū´bẽr-ans) (n.) super-abundance.
Exuberant(eks-ū´bẽr-ant) (adj.) copious.
Exude(eks-ūd´) (v.t.) to discharge gradually through pores: (v.i.) to flow out slowly.
Exult(egz-ult´) (v.i.) to rejoice in triumph; be glad above measure.
Exultant(egz-ult´ant) (adj.) rejoicing triumphantly.
Eye(ī) (n.) the organ of sight; the eyeball, sight; observation; view; a small perforation; bud that which resembles an eye: (v.t.) to watch closely; keep in view; scrutinize.
Eyeball(ī´bawl) (n.) the globe of the eye.
Eyebrow(ī´brou) (n.) the hairy arch above the eyes.
Eyelash(ī´lash) (n.) the ridge of hair that lines the eyelid.
Eyelet(ī´let) (n.) a small hole to receive a lace or cord.
Eyelid(ī´lid) (n.) the movable skin which covers over and closes the eye.
Eyepiece(ī´pēs) (n.) the lens or lenses in an optical instrument through which the image of an object is magnified and viewed.
Eyesight(ī´sīt) (n.) the sight of the eye; range of vision; view.
Eyesore(ī´sōr) (n.) anything that offends the sight.

Fa(fä) (n.) the fourth note in musical notation.
Fable(fā´bl) (n.) a short fictitious narrative intended to convey some moral; an idle story or falsehood: (v.t.) to feign; fabricate: (v.i.) to speak falsely or untruthfully.
Fabric(fab´rik) (n.) an edifice or building; a woven, felted, or knitted material.
Fabricate(fab´ri-kāt) (v.t.) to construct; form by manufacture or art; invent falsely.
Fabrication(fab-ri-kā´shun) (n.) act of building or framing; construction; a falsehood.
Fabricator(fab´ri-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who fabricates.
Fabulous(fab´ū-lus) (adj.) fictitious; mythical.
Facade(fa-sad´) (n.) front elevation.
Face(fās) (n.) the countenance; dial of a clock, etc.; front; visage; surface; appearance; outward aspect; confidence; personal influence; an expressive grimace; value, excluding discount or interest; said of a note, etc.: (v.t.) to meet in front; oppose with boldness or confidence; stand opposite to; cover with an additional surface: (v.i.) to turn the face.
Faced(fāst) (p.adj.) having a face; dressed, as stone or tea; furnished with a covering of harder metal.
Facet(fas´et) (n.) a small surface or face; one of the minute planes into which the surface of a diamond is cut: (v.t.) to cut or work a facet upon.
Facetious(fa-sē´shus) (adj.) humorous; jocular.
Facial(fā´shal) (adj.) pertaining to the face.
Facially(fā´sha-li) (adv.) as regards the face.
Facile(fas´il) (adj.) yielding; pliant; affable.
Facilitate(fa-sil´i-tāt) (v.t.) to make easy or less difficult; lessen the labor of.
Facility(fa-sil´i-ti) (n.) freedom from difficulty; dexterity; ease; pliancy; ready compliance; (pl.) the means by which the performance of any act may be more easily accomplished.
Facing(fā´sing) (n.) a covering in front for ornamental or other purposes; a method of coloring tea, etc.; (pl.) military movements in drill in turning to the right, left, etc.; the collars, cuffs, etc., of different color from that of the coat on a military uniform.
Facsimile(fak-sim´i-lē) (n.) an exact reproduction, counterpart, or likeness of an original.
Fact(fakt) (n.) anything that is done; reality; event; truth.
Faction(fak´shun) (n.) a party in disloyal opposition; dissension.
Factious(fak´shus) (adj.) given to, or characterized by, faction; turbulent.
Factitious(fak-tish´us) (adj.) artificial; sham.
Factor(fak´tẽr) (n.) an agent who transacts business for another; one of two or more quantities multiplier and multiplicand which, multiplied together, give a product; any circumstance, etc., which produces a result: (v.t.) to manage or act as a factor for; resolve into mathematical factors.
Factory(fak´to-ri) (n.) the place where goods are manufactured; a trading settlement.
Factotum(fak-tō´tum) (n.) a man of all work.
Faculty(fak´ul-ti) (n.) any mental or physical power; mental capacity; skill obtained by practice; ability; ease; readiness; the members collectively of any one of the learned professions, especially the medical; the professors and instructors of a department in a university.
Fad(fad) (n.) a crotchet; a pet idea or hobby; a passing fashion.
Faddist(fad´ist) (n.) one given to fads.
Faddy(fad´i) (adj.) given to fads.
Fade(fād) (v.i.) to lose color or distinctness; languish; wither; droop; die away.
Fading(fād´ing) (n.) decay; loss of color.
Fag(fag) (v.i.) to work hard; grow weary; drudge for another: (v.t.) to tire out or exhaust; to compel to drudge for another: (n.) one who drudges for another; a school-boy who performs menial duties for another in a higher class; fatigue or weariness; drudgery.
Faggot(fag´ot) (n.) an abandoned woman.
Fagot(fog´ot) (n.) a bundle of sticks bound together; a bundle of fish laid up for drying; a bundle of scrap or wrought-iron or steel to be worked over; a kind of meat-cake of pork: (v.t.) to form into fagots.
Fagoting(fag´ot-ing) (n.) a method of ornamenting textile fabrics.
Fahrenheit(fä´ren-hīt) (n.) the name of a thermometer-scale, having 32° as its freezing point, and 212° as the boiling point of water; named from the German physicist, D. G. Fahrenheit (1722).
Fail(fāl) (v.i.) to fall short; be deficient; waste away; decline; turn out badly; become bankrupt: (v.t.) to be wanting, or insufficient for; forsake: (n.) failure; omission.
Failing(fāl´ing) (n.) a fault; weakness; imperfection; the act of becoming bankrupt.
Faille(fa´yē) (n.) a soft not twilled silk used for dresses, etc.
Failure(fāl´tūr) (n.) the act of failing; omission; neglect or non-performance; want of success; lapse; the act of becoming bankrupt.
Fain(fān) (adv.) willingly; gladly.
Faint(fānt) (v.i.) to become feeble; lose consciousness; swoon; lose courage and hope: (adj.) feeble; languid; depressed; spiritless; not bright or vivid in color; not loud or clear: (n.) a sudden loss of consciousness; (pl.) the impure spirit which distills over first and last in making whiskey.
Fainting(fānt´ing) (n.) a sudden and temporary loss of consciousness; syncope.
Fair(fār) (adj.) beautiful; handsome; pleasing to the eye or mind; free from any dark hue; spotless; not cloudy; fine; favorable; prosperous; just; equitable; civil; legible; above mediocrity; of good reputation; reasonable; passably good; blowing direct; the female sex with the; a market held at particular times: (adv.) distinctly; openly; honestly; on good terms; legibly.
Fairly(fār´li) (adv.) honorably; openly.
Fairness(fār´nes) (n.) the quality of being fair; beauty; equity; clearness; candor.
Fairy(fār´i) (n.) an imaginary being of graceful and diminutive human form, supposed to interfere in human affairs for good or evil; an elf; fay; sprite; brownie: (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, fairies.
Faith(fāth) (n.) belief; trust in the honesty and truth of another; the assent of the mind to Divine revelation; unshaken adherence; fidelity; honesty; a system of doctrines or tenets.
Faithful(fāth´fool) (adj.) full of faith; trustworthy; truthful; honest; loyal: (n.) Christians in full communion.
Faithfully(fāth´foo-li) (adv.) in a faithful manner.
Fake(fāk) (v.t.) to fold or coil; to cover up imperfections of, or fabricate with the view to deception; steal: (n.) a coil or turn of a rope; a cheat or dodge; canard; hoax; a swindler or trickster.
Faker(fāk´ẽr) (n.) one who fakes; a swindler; pickpocket.
Falcon(fawl´kn) (n.) a predatory bird with a hooked beak, trained for hunting.
Falconer(fawl´kn-ẽr) (n.) one who trains or sports with falcons.
Falconry(fawl´kn-ri) (n.) the art of training hawks to pursue other birds.
Fall(fawl) (v.i.) to drop from a higher to a lower place; drop from an erect posture; descend; sink; flow into; perish; be. degraded or disgraced; happen; apostatize or fall into sin; begin with ardor; become the property of: (adj.) pertaining to the autumn: (n.) the act of falling; distance through which anything falls; overthrow; ruin; death; cadence; waterfall; cataract; decrease in value; autumn.
Fallacious(fal-lā´shus) (adj.) deceptive.
Fallacy(fal´a-si) (n.) a deceptive or false appearance; mistake; an unsound method of reasoning; sophism.
Fallen(fawl´n) (p.adj.) sunk to a lower state or condition; degraded; ruined, outcast; overthrown; dead.
Fallibility(fal-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being fallible; liability to err.
Fallible(fal´i-bl) (adj.) liable to be deceived, misled, err, or fail.
Falling(fawl´ing) (p.adj.) moving or hanging downwards; sinking; declining; decreasing in value or quantity: (n.) the act or process of falling; descent; downward displacement.
Fallow(fal´ō) (v.t.) to make or keep fallow: (adj.) plowed but not sown for the season; untilled; neglected; of a pale yellow or reddish-yellow color: (n.) land plowed but not seeded.
False(fawls) (adj.) untrue; dishonest; disloyal; perfidious; counterfeit; not well founded; unreliable; made for temporary use; not in harmony: (adv.) falsely.
Falsehood(fawls´hood) (n.) an untruth; lie.
Falsetto(fal-set´ō) (n.) an artificial tone higher in key than the natural compass of the voice.
Falsify(fawl´si-fī) (v.t.) to make, or prove to be false; counterfeit; forge: (v.i.) to lie.
Falsity(fawl´si-ti) (n.) the quality of being false; an untruth; false statement.
Falter(fawl´tẽr) (v.t.) to utter in a weak trembling manner with put: (v.i.) to exhibit moral or physical hesitancy; waver; tremble; fail in utterance.
Fame(fām) (n.) public report; rumor; celebrity; renown.
Famed(fām´d) (adj.) renowned; celebrated.
Familiar(fa-mil´yẽr) (adj.) well acquainted, or intimate with; domestic; affable; easy; not constrained; unceremonious; habituated by custom: (n.) a spirit or demon supposed to attend at the call of a necromancer; a domestic of the papal household.
Familiarity(fa-mil-i-ar´i-ti) (n.) intimacy; ease of conversation; freedom from ceremony or conventionality; a liberty or freedom.
Familiarize(fa-mil´yẽr-īz) (v.t.) to make familiar; habituate.
Family(fam´i-li) (n.) a household; children as distinguished from the parent; a body of persons descended from a common ancestor; tribe; race; genealogy; noble lineage; class; a group of animals larger than a genus, but less than an order; an order in botany.
Famine(fam´in) (n.) extreme dearth; great scarcity.
Famish(fam´ish) (v.t. & v.i.) to starve.
Famous(fā´mus) (adj.) renowned; conspicuous; noted.
Famously(fa´mus-li) (adv.) in a famous manner; admirably.
Fan(fan) (v.t.) to cool with a fan; agitate the air, as with a fan; ventilate; winnow: (n.) a flat implement used to cool the face by agitating the air; an instrument for exciting a current of air; anything resembling a fan in shape; a winnowing implement; an enthusiastic spectator at baseball.
Fanatic(fa-nat´ik) (n.) one who is intemperately zealous, or wildly extravagant, especially on religious subjects: (adj.) characterized by fanaticism; visionary. Also fanatical.
Fanatically(fa-nat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a fanatic manner.
Fanaticism(fa-nat´i-sizm) (n.) extravagant or frenzied zeal; wild enthusiasm.
Fancied(fan´sid) (adj.) imaginary.
Fancier(fan´shẽr) (n.) one who breeds or sells animals and birds; an amateur.
Fanciful(fan´si-fool) (adj.) influenced by the fancy; unreal; whimsical; wild.
Fancifully(fan´si-foo-li) (adv.) in a fanciful manner.
Fancy(fan´si) (v.t.) to imagine; take a liking to; to be pleased with: (v.i.) to imagine; suppose: (adj.) ornamental; elegant; imaginary; characterized by variety: (n.) creative imagination; idea; notion; liking; caprice; pet pursuit; sporting characters, as pugilists, etc.
Fandango(fan-dang´gō) (n.) a lively Spanish dance; a lively ball.
Fanfare(fan´fār) (n.) a flourish of trumpets; noisy ostentatious parade.
Fang(fang) (n.) the lower part of a tooth set in the socket; the poison-tooth of a serpent; a tusk, claw, talon, or pointed tooth.
Fantail(fan´tāl) (n.) a variety of pigeon.
Fantasia(fan-tā´zhi-a) (n.) a musical composition not restricted by the usual laws of form or time.
Fantastic(fan-tas´tik) (adj.) odd; whimsical; grotesque; unreal; imaginary. Also fantastical.
Fantastically(fan-tas´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a fantastic manner.
Fantasy(fan´tā-si) (n.) a fantastic idea; a whimsical fancy.
Far(fär) (adj.) remote; distant; extending widely or at length; contrary to design or purpose; alienated: (adv.) remotely; very much; to a certain point or degree; to a great distance; widely.
Farad(far´ad) (n.) a unit of electric capacity.
Farce(färs) (n.) a short comedy in which qualities and actions are much exaggerated; ridiculous or empty parade.
Farces(fe´sēz) (n. pl.) excrement; sediment.
Farcical(fär´si-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, a farce; ludicrous.
Farcically(fär´si-ka-li) (adv.) in a farcical manner.
Fare(fār) (v.i.) to be in any state, either good or ill; be entertained with food; live; succeed; result: (n.) the sum paid for a journey by rail, etc.; a person conveyed for hire in a vehicle; provisions of a table; entertainment; the quantity of fish taken by a smack.
Farewell(fār-wel´) (interj.) may you fare well or prosper; good-bye: (adj.) noting, or accompanying, a parting: (n.) an adieu.
Farfetched(fär-fecht´) (adj.) unnatural; forced.
Farina(fa-rē´na) (n.) starch; flour or meal obtained by grinding the seeds of cereals and leguminous plants.
Farinaceous(far-i-nā´shus) (adj.) consisting of, or made from, farina; like meal.
Farm(färm) (n.) a portion of land, cultivated by one person, with the buildings, etc., appurtenant to it: (v.t.) to cultivate land at a fixed rental; lease or let: (v.i.) to carry on the operation of farming.
Farmer(färm´ẽr) (n.) one who cultivates a farm; an agriculturist.
Farming(färm´ing) (adj.) pertaining to, or engaged in, agriculture.
Farrago(far-rā´gō) (n.) a medley; hodgepodge.
Farrier(far´i-ẽr) (n.) one who shoes horses; a veterinary surgeon.
Farrow(far´ō) (v.t.) to give birth to; said of pigs: (n.) a litter of pigs: (adj.) noting a cow not calving in a given season.
Farsighted(fär´sīt-ed) (adj.) seeing far, or to a great distance.
Farther(fär´thẽr) (adj.) comparative of far; more distant or remote; additional: (adv.) more remotely; conjunction moreover.
Farthing(fär´thing) (n.) one-fourth of an English penny; half a cent.
Fascia(fash´i-a) (n.) a fillet or belt; a broad volute; a jutting brick course beyond the windows; a ligature.
Fascicle(fas´i-kl) (n.) a small collection, group, or bundle; a serial division of a book.
Fascinate(fas´i-nāt) (v.t.) to influence the mind or will of as if by enchantment; bewitch; captivate: (v.i.) to exercise a bewitching or captivating power.
Fascination(fas´i-nā´shun) (n.) the act of fascinating; the state of being fascinated; any invisible influence that overpowers the mind or will; bewitchment charm.
Fashion(fash´un) (n.) the shape or form of anything; conventional custom or usage, especially in dress; compliance with the rules of good society; method; general practice: (v.t.) to mold, shape, or form; accommodate.
Fashionable(fash´un-a-bl) (adj.) according to the prevailing mode; made in accordance with the fashion of the day; observant of the rules of polite society and its usages; well-bred.
Fast(fast) (v.i.) to abstain from food, either from necessity, or as a religious obligation: (n.) abstinence from food; religious mortification by abstinence: (adj.) quick; speedy in motion; expeditious; in advance of the standard; said of a timepiece; firm; immovable; close; faithful; dissipated; gay: (adv.) rapidly; firmly.
Fasten(fas´n) (v.t.) to fix securely; make fast; bolt or bar: (v.i.) to seize or take hold; generally with on.
Fastening(fas´n-ing) (n.) the act of making fast; a bolt or clasp.
Fastidious(fas-tid´i-us) (adj.) squeamish; overnice.
Fasting(fast´ing) (n.) abstinence from food, especially as a religious observance.
Fastness(fast´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being fast; a fortress or natural stronghold.
Fat(fat) (adj.) corpulent; fleshy; greasy; unusually extended; said of type; broad; sluggish; stupid; dull; lucrative; fertile; affluent: (n.) a solid, oily, yellow or white substance forming part of the tissue of animals; the best or richest of anything: (v.t.) to fatten; cause to gain flesh: (v.i.) to become fat.
Fatal(fā´tal) (adj.) causing death or destruction; fateful.
Fatalism(fā´tal-izm) (n.) the doctrine that all things happen by irresistible necessity overruling all things.
Fatalist(fā´tal-ist) (n.) a believer in the doctrine of fatalism.
Fatalistic(fā-tal-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to fatalism.
Fatality(fa-tal´i-ti) (n.) predetermined order or series of events; destiny; a calamity; fatal occurrence.
Fatally(fa´tal-i) (adv.) in a fatal manner.
Fate(fāt) (n.) destiny; inevitable necessity; death or destruction; predestined lot; (pl.) the three classic goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who presided over the destinies of mankind.
Fated(fā´ted) (p.adj.) decreed by fate; destined.
Fateful(fāt´fool) (adj.) possessing fatal power; determining destiny; fatal.
Father(fä´thẽr) (n.) a male parent or ancestor; one who stands in the relation of a father; an originator or founder; the official title of a confessor of the Roman Catholic Church, the superior of a convent, or of an ancient Roman senator; the senior member of any class, profession, or body; an ecclesiastical writer of the Early Christian Church: (v.t.) to adopt as a son or daughter; to ascribe to anyone as his offspring or production: with on.
Fatherhood(fä´thẽr-hood) (n.) paternity.
Fatherland(fä´thẽr-land) (n.) one's native country.
Fatherless(fä´thẽr-les) (adj.) deprived of a father.
Fatherly(fä´thẽr-li) (adj.) pertaining to a father; kind, affectionate, as a father: (adv.) like a father.
Fathom(fath´um) (n.) a measure of length = 6 feet: (v.t.) to reach; ascertain the depth of.
Fatigue(fa-tēg´) (n.) weariness; toil; bodily or mental exhaustion: (v.t.) to weary with bodily or mental exertion; tire; harass.
Fatness(fat´nes) (n.) the quality or state of being fat; corpulency; fertility.
Fatten(fat´n) (v.t.) to make fat, plump, or stout; feed for the table; make fertile or abundant.
Fatty(fat´i) (adj.) consisting, or having the qualities of, fat; greasy; oily.
Fatuity(fa-tū´i-ti) (n.) weakness of intellect; obstinate folly.
Fatuous(fat´ū-us) (adj.) weak in intellect; silly; obstinately foolish; illusory.
Faucet(faw´set) (n.) a short pipe with a valve, used for drawing out liquor.
Fault(fawlt) (n.) a slight crime or offense; blemish; defect; omission; the loss of scent in hunting; said of a hound; fracture of strata; an accidental leak in an electric circuit; an improper service in lawn-tennis.
Faultfinder(fawlt´fīnd-ẽr) (n.) one given to finding fault; a mechanical device for discovering faults in an electric circuit.
Faultless(fawlt´les) (adj.) without a flaw.
Faulty(fawlt´i) (adj.) imperfect; erroneous.
Faun(fawn) (n.) a classic woodland deity, resembling the satyrs in appearance.
Fauna(faw´na) (n.) the animals characteristic of any particular region, or geological period.
Favor(fā´vẽr) (n.) kindness; support; patronage; good will; facility; partiality; bias; a love token; a bunch of ribbons worn on some special occasion; a letter: (v.t.) to regard with favor; befriend; facilitate; resemble in features; spare.
Favorable(fā´vẽr-a-bl) (adj.) propitious; advantageous; friendly; partial.
Favorite(fā´vẽr-it) (n.) one who, or that which, is particularly esteemed; one regarded with undue preference; a person or animal considered to have the best chance of winning in a contest: (adj.) preferred esteemed.
Favoritism(fā´vẽr-i-tizm) (n.) the disposition or tendency to favor one person or class in preference to others possessing equal claims; partiality.
Fawn(fawn) (n.) a young deer: (v.i. & v.t.) to court servilely; to exhibit affection by leaping upon, cringing, or licking the hand of a person; said of a dog.
Fawning(fawn´ing) (n.) gross, or servile flattery.
Fay(fā) (n.) an elf; fairy: (v.t.) to fit two pieces of wood flush together: (v.i.) to fit closely: (adj.) fated; dead.
Faze(fāz) (v.t.) to worry; annoy; frighten; disturb; produce an effect on.
Fealty(fē´al-ti) (n.) the duty of a vassal or tenant to his feudal superior; loyalty.
Fear(fēr) (n.) apprehension of evil or danger; dread; anxiety; solicitude; reverence: (v.t.) to regard with apprehension; dread: (v.i.) to be in fear; feel anxiety.
Fearful(fēr´fool) (adj.) affected with fear; timorous; apprehensive; inspiring fear.
Fearfully(fēr´foo-li) (adv.) in fear; so as to cause fear.
Fearless(fēr´les) (adj.) intrepid.
Fearlessly(fēr-les-li) (adv.) bravely; in a fearless manner.
Fearlessness(fēr´les-nes) (n.) intrepidity.
Fearsome(fēr´sum) (adj.) fearful; terrible.
Feasibility(fē-zi-bil´i-ti) (n.) practicability.
Feasible(fē´zi-bl) (adj.) practicable.
Feasibly(fē´zi-bli) (adv.) practicably.
Feast(fēst) (n.) a sumptuous repast, especially in commemoration of some event, etc.; a festival, especially of the Church; anything affording pleasure to the palate or mind: (v.t.) to entertain sumptuously; delight: (v.i.) to feed sumptuously; enjoy one's self.
Feat(fēt) (n.) a notable achievement, deed, or performance.
Feather(feth´ẽr) (n.) part of the exterior covering of a bird; a plume; something resembling a feather; the water thrown up by the turn of the blade of an oar; kind or class: (v.t.) to ornament with feathers; cover with, or as with, feathers; turn the blade of an oar horizontally when leaving the water: (v.i.) to become covered with, or something resembling, feathers.
Featherweight(feth´ẽr-wāt) (n.) in a handicap, the least weight that can be put on a racehorse; or in pugilism the lightest weight that can enter the ring.
Feathery(feth´ẽr-i) (adj.) covered with, or resembling, feathers; very light.
Feature(fē´tūr) (n.) the cast of the face; lineament; principal part; outline; characteristic; appearance: (v.t.) to make public or conspicuous; to give a prominent place to.
Featured(fē´tūrd) (adj.) having a particular cast of face.
Febrile(fēb´ril) (adj.) pertaining to, accompanied by, or indicating fever.
February(feb´rū-ar-i) (n.) the second month of the year.
Fecal(fē´kal) (adj.) pertaining to excrement or sediment.
Feckless(fek´les) (adj.) good-for-nothing; shiftless.
Fecund(fek´und) (adj.) fruitful; prolific.
Fecundate(fek´un-dāt) (v.t.) to make fruitful or prolific; fertilize; impregnate.
Fecundity(fek-un´di-ti) (n.) fruitfulness; prolificness; fertility of invention; germination.
Fed(fed) (p.t. & p.p.) of feed.
Federal(fed´ẽr-al) (adj.) pertaining to, constituting, or founded upon, a league or treaty; consisting in a union or compact between States, especially of the United States or Switzerland; confederated.
Federalism(fed´ẽr-al-izm) (n.) the doctrine of federal union, and the support of a strong central government for the United States.
Federalist(fed´ẽr-al-ist) (adj.) favoring the Federal party in the United States: (n.) a member of this party (1793-1820).
Federalize(fed´ẽr-al-īz) (v.t.) to bring together in a political federacy: (v.i.) to unite under a federal form of government. Also federate.
Federated(fed´ẽr-ā-ted) (adj.) united by compact.
Federation(fed-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) a league; federal government.
Fee(fē) (n.) a payment for service rendered, especially professional service; a gratuity; an inherited estate; land held from a superior; feud: (v.t.) in the sense of to pay or give a fee to.
Feeble(fē´bl) (adj.) weak; wanting in physical strength or mental vigor; infirm: (v.t.) to weaken.
Feed(fēd) (v.t.) to give food to; nourish; graze or pasture; supply with necessaries; furnish with materials, as a machine: (v.i.) to eat; subsist [with on or upon]: (n.) a certain quantity of food given to animals at one time; fodder; pasture; a banquet.
Feeder(fēd´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, feeds; one who fattens cattle; that which nourishes or supplies the needs of, or increases the importance or value of; a branch canal or railway; an electric wire supplying a current to a main conductor.
Feeding(fēd´ing) (n.) the act of eating; pasture.
Feel(fēl) (v.t.) to perceive by the touch; be conscious of; understand; test; be influenced or moved by; experience, as pleasure or pain; examine by touching or handling: (v.t.) seem to the touch; have the passions moved: (n.) the sense of feeling; touch; sensation.
Feeler(fēl´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, feels; the part of an invertebrate animal which serves as an organ of touch, as the antennae of insects, etc.; something put forth as a means of gaining information not directly obtainable.
Feeling(fēl´ing) (p.adj.) easily affected; sympathetic; of great sensibility; perceptible by touch: (n.) sense of touch; physical or mental sensation; perception; tenderness.
Feet(fēt) (n.) plural of foot.
Feign(fān) (v.t.) to pretend; invent.
Feigned(fānd) (adj.) pretended; counterfeited.
Feint(fānt) (n.) a pretense; mock attack.
Felicitate(fe-lis´i-tāt) (v.t.) to congratulate.
Felicitous(fe-lis´i-tus) (adj.) characterized by, or causing, happiness; appropriate.
Felicitously(fe-lis´i-tus-li) (adv.) happily; suitably.
Felicity(fe-lis´i-ti) (n.) a condition of supreme happiness; blissfulness; prosperity; appropriateness; a neat or well-chosen expression.
Feline(fē´līn) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, a cat; stealthy; treacherous.
Fell(fel) (v.t.) to hew, cut, or knock, down; cause to fall; turn down [a seam]: (adj.) cruel; savage; barbarous; hideous; powerful: (n.) the skin, of an animal; a hem laid level with the material; a rocky or barren hill; small pieces of ore.
Fellow(fel´ō) (n.) a companion or associate; one of the same kind; compeer; one of a pair; an individual; one held in slight esteem; a member of an incorporated society; a graduate member of a college who holds a fellowship: (adj.) associated or joined with.
Fellowship(fel´ō-ship) (n.) association; communion; intimacy; society; joint interest or feeling; a college endowment for the support of a fellow; one of the rules of arithmetic.
Felon(fel´un) (n.) one guilty of felony: (adj.) malignant; traitorous.
Felonious(fe-lō´ni-us) (adj.) done with the intention of committing crime; malignant.
Felony(fel´ō-ni) (n.) a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in a state prison.
Felt(felt) (p.t.) of feel: (n.) an unwoven fabric composed of wool or wool and hair, compacted together by pressure or heat.
Felting(felt´ing) (n.) the material of which felt is made, or the process of manufacturing it.
Female(fē´māl) (n.) one of that sex which conceives and produces young; the plant or flower which bears the pistil and receives the pollen of the male flower: (adj.) pertaining to that sex which produces young; feminine; womanly; having pistils but destitute of stamens; noting, in mechanics, something, as a hollow, into which another part fits.
Feminine(fem´i-nin) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, women; delicate; tender; sensitive; wanting in manly characteristics; effeminate: (n.) a woman.
Femininity(fem-i-nin´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being feminine; womankind.
Feminism(fem´in-izm) (n.) a condition of men who become over sensitive, too imaginative, and lacking in the traits that are supposed to be masculine.
Femoral(fem´o-ral) (adj.) pertaining to the thigh.
Femur(fē´mẽr) (n.) the thigh-bone.
Fen(fen) (n.) low, flat, marsh land, covered with sedges, etc.; a kind of mold or moss causing disease in hops.
Fence(fens) (v.i.) to practice fencing; deposit stolen property with a confederate; y.t. guard or protect; defend; to enclose or surround with a fence; fortify: (n.) the art of fencing; defense; guard; a boundary consisting of posts, wire, etc.; enclosure; skill in debate; a receiver of stolen goods: (n.) a row of stakes or wooden piles that defend a place enclosed by them.
Fencing(fens´ing) (n.) the art of skillfully using a foil or sword for attack or defense; materials used for constructing a fence; a collection of fences; guard; skillful debate.
Fend(fend) (v.t.) to ward off; protect with a fender.
Fender(fend´ẽr) (n.) a cushion of rope, or piece of wood hung over the side of a vessel to prevent injury by contact with a landing-stage, etc.; a metal guard in front of a fireplace to prevent the hot coal falling upon the floor; a device affixed to the front of a street car to prevent injury to pedestrians.
Fennel(fen´el) (n.) an aromatic biennial herb of the parsley family, with yellow flowers.
Ferment(fẽr´ment) (n.) a microscopic fungus which produces fermentation; internal commotion; tumult: (v.t.) (fer-ment´) to produce fermentation in; excite: (v.i.) to be in a state of fermentation; effervesce; be excited.
Fermentation(fẽr-men-tā´shun) (n.) the chemical decomposition which takes place in an organic substance exposed to the air, due to the action of microscopic organisms, or to unorganized ferments; excitement.
Fern(fẽrn) (n.) a flowerless plant with broad and feathery fronds or leaves, on the under surface of which the reproductive seeds are situated.
Ferny(fẽrn´i) (adj.) fern-like, or abounding in ferns.
Ferocious(fe-rō´shus) (adj.) savage; fierce; rapacious; of cruel nature.
Ferocity(fe-ros´i-ti) (n.) savageness or cruelty of disposition; inhuman cruelty.
Ferret(fer´et) (n.) a domesticated variety of polecat, employed to hunt rats and rabbits from their holes; a kind of binding; an iron rod used for making the rings at the mouths of bottles, or trying melted glass: (v.t.) to search minutely.
Ferric(fer´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, containing, or extracted from, iron.
Ferrous(fer´us) (adj.) pertaining to, or obtained from, iron.
Ferrule(fer´il) (n.) a metal ring placed at the end of a stick, etc., to strengthen it.
Ferry(fer´i) (n.) a passage across a river, etc.; a ferry-boat; the place where a ferry-boat lands its passengers: (v.t.) to convey across a river, etc., in a boat: (v.i.) go across water in a boat.
Fertile(fẽr´til) (adj.) producing abundantly; fruitful; reproductive; rich in resources or invention.
Fertility(fẽr-til´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being fertile; abundance; fecundity; richness of resources or invention.
Fertilization(fẽr-til-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act or process of making fertile; impregnation.
Fertilize(fẽr´til-īz) (v.t.) to make fertile; render fruitful; impregnate.
Fertilizer(fẽr´til-i-zẽr) (n.) any material used as a manure for the land.
Ferule(fer´ūl) (n.) a rod or flat stick used for chastisement: (v.t.) to chastise with a ferule.
Fervent(fẽr´vent) (adj.) zealous; earnest; vehement; very hot.
Fervently(fẽr´vent-li) (adv.) with fervor.
Fervid(fẽr´vid) (adj.) burning; ardent; fiery; intense; eager.
Fervor(fẽr´vẽr) (n.) intensity of feeling; zeal; warmth.
Festal(fes´tal) (adj.) pertaining to a feast; joyous; festive; hilarious.
Fester(fes´tẽr) (v.t.) to cause to fester or rankle: (v.i.) to become ulcerated; rankle; become putrid; rot: (n.) an ulcerous, pus filled sore; act of festering or rankling.
Festival(fes´ti-val) (n.) a joyful celebration in commemoration of some event, religious or civil; an entertainment on behalf of some charity at which fruit, etc., is sold.
Festive(fes´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to a feast; gay; joyous; merry.
Festively(fes´tiv-li) (adv.) in a festive manner.
Festivity(fes-tiv´i-ti) (n.) social gaiety at an entertainment or feast; merrymaking; joyfulness; a festival.
Festoon(fes-tōōn´) (n.) a wreath or garland suspended at the extremities and hanging in a curve; an architectural ornament of such form: (v.t.) to decorate with, or form into, festoons.
Fetal(fē´tal) (adj.) pertaining to the fetus.
Fetch(fech) (v.t.) to go after and bring; obtain as its price; call for and accompany; heave, as a sigh; fascinate: (v.i.) to move and turn; reach or get: (n.) an artifice or trick; a wraith; the appearance at night of a light resembling a candle, supposed to portend death.
Fete(fāt) (n.) a festival or holiday: (v.t.) to entertain, or honor, with festivities.
Fetid(fet´id) (adj.) giving forth an offensive smell; stinking.
Fetish(fet´ish) (n.) any material object, as a stone, weapon, feather, etc., supposed to be the abode of a spirit, and to give to its possessor power over such a deity; hence any object of unreasoning devotion; image or idol.
Fetishism(fet´ish-izm) (n.) the worship of, or belief in, fetishes; unreasoning or superstitious devotion.
Fetlock(fet´lok) (n.) a tuft of hair behind a horse's pastern joint; the pastern joint.
Fetter(fet´ẽr) (n.) a chain or shackle for the feet; a restraint; hindrance: (v.t.) to place fetters upon; chain; bind; hinder; restrain.
Fettle(fet´l) (v.i.) to repair; work with activity; clean up: (v.t.) to put in order; cover or line; fasten: (n.) good condition or repair; fuss.
Fetus(fē´tus) (n.) the young of viviparous animals in the uterus.
Feud(fūd) (n.) an inveterate quarrel between clans or families; blood-feud; quarrel; enmity; hatred: (n.) a fief, or land held from a lord on condition of rendering him feudal service.
Feudal(fū´dal) (adj.) pertaining to a feud or quarrel; pertaining to, or founded upon, a feud or fief.
Fever(fē´vẽr) (n.) a disease characterized by marked increase of beat of the skin, quickened pulse, great debility, thirst, etc.; a condition of extreme nervous excitement: (v.t.) to put into a fever.
Feverish(fē´vẽr-ish) (adj.) affected with, indicating, or resembling, fever.
Few(fū) (adj.) not many; small in number; limited.
Fewness(fū´nes) (n.) smallness of number.
Fez(fez) (n.) a brimless, close fitting, felt hat, usually red, with a black tassel; worn by Turks, Egyptians, etc.
Fiance(fē-äng-sā´) (n.) one who is betrothed or affianced.
Fiasco(fē-äs´kō) (n.) a complete or ludicrous failure, as of some enterprise of which high hopes were entertained, as a musical performance, etc.; a flask or bottle.
Fiat(fī´at) (n.) a peremptory order or decree; an order of a court authorizing certain proceedings, as in bankruptcy.
Fib(fib) (n.) a falsehood; white lie: (v.i.) to tell fibs; to deliver a quick succession of blows.
Fibber(fib´ẽr) (n.) one who tells fibs.
Fiber(fī´bẽr) (n.) a slender, thread-like substance, or filament; raw material which can be separated into threads for making up textile fabrics.
Fibril(fī´bril) (n.) a small fiber.
Fibroid(fī´broid) (adj.) of the structure of, or containing, fiber.
Fibrous(fī´brus) (adj.) composed of, or of the nature of, fibers.
Fibula(fib´ū-la) (n.) the outer and smaller of the two bones which form the lower leg; an ancient ornamental brooch or safety-pin.
Fichu(fish´ū) (n.) a light three-cornered article of ladies' dress worn on the neck, or over the neck and shoulders.
Fickle(fik´l) (adj.) capricious; inconstant.
Fiction(fik´shun) (n.) the act of feigning or inventing; that which is feigned or invented; a literary production of the imagination in prose form, as a novel, romance, etc.; a legal assumption for the purpose of convenience, the furtherance of justice, etc.
Fictional(fik´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, or created by, fiction.
Fictitious(fik-tish´us) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, fiction; false; unreal.
Fiddle(fid´l) (n.) a violin; a rack used on board ship to prevent articles from rolling off the table in stormy weather: (v.i.) to play the fiddle or violin: (v.t.) to cheat by artifice.
Fiddler(fid´lẽr) (n.) a violinist; a name of the common sandpiper; sixpence; one who is fussy about trifles.
Fiddling(fid´ling) (n.) the act of playing the violin: (p.adj.) trifling.
Fidelity(fi-del´i-ti) (n.) integrity; faithful adherence to obligation or duty; honesty; loyalty; reliability.
Fidget(fij´et) (n.) one who is fidgety; nervous restlessness often in plural: (v.t.) to put in a fidget; worry: (v.i.) to move about uneasily or restlessly.
Fidgety(fij´et-i) (adj.) restless; impatient.
Fiduciary(fi-dū´shi-a-ri) (n.) a trustee; one who depends for salvation on faith without works: (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, a trust; confident; unwavering.
Fief(fēf) (n.) a fee or feud; a landed estate or manor held under a feudal superior.
Field(fēld) (n.) a piece of land enclosed for tillage or pasture; open country; a region yielding some natural product; site of a battle; sphere of action; a wide expanse; space within which telescopic or microscopic objects are viewed; outdoor work; in heraldry, the surface of the shield; the ground upon which a game is played; the competitors in a race, hunt, etc.: (v.t.) to catch or stop and return to the wicket-keeper, as a ball at cricket, etc.: (v.i.) in a race, bet on the field against the favorite.
Fiend(fēnd) (n.) an infernal being; demon; one who is intensely malicious or wicked.
Fiendish(fēnd´ish) (adj.) like a fiend.
Fiendishly(fēnd´ish-li) (adv.) in a fiendish manner.
Fierce(fērs) (adj.) savage; violent; merciless; ferocious; unrestrained.
Fiercely(fērs´li) (adv.) in a fierce manner.
Fieriness(fīr´i-nes) (n.) the quality of being fiery; heat of temper.
Fiery(fīr´i) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, fire; passionate; easily roused; fervent; ardent.
Fife(fīf) (n.) a shrill-toned musical instrument of the flute class: (v.t.) to play a tune on a fife.
Fifteen(fif´tēn) (adj.) consisting of 5 and 10; a cardinal numeral: (n.) the number made up of 5 and 10; one point scored at lawn-tennis.
Fifteenth(fif´tēnth) (adj.) next in order after fourteenth: (n.) a fifteenth part.
Fifth(fifth) (adj.) next in order after 4th: (n.) one of five equal parts; in music, an interval of three tones and a semi-tone; the dominant.
Fifthly(fifth´li) (adv.) in the fifth place.
Fiftieth(fif´ti-eth) (adj.) next in order after 49th: (n.) one of 50 equal parts.
Fifty(fif´ti) (adj.) consisting of five times 10: (n.) the number which amounts to five times 10.
Fig(fig) (n.) the pear-shaped fruit of the fig-tree; the fig-tree; a snap of the fingers in token of contempt; anything insignificant or worthless.
Fight(fīt) (v.i.) contend in battle or in arms; make war; offer resistance: (v.t.) to war against; strive for the mastery of; maneuver in battle, as ships: (n.) a combat; battle or engagement; contest.
Fighting(fīt´ing) (adj.) pertaining to conflict; qualified, or trained, to fight; skilled in warfare: (n.) a combat.
Figment(fig´ment) (n.) an invention; fiction.
Figurative(fig´ū-ra-tiv) (adj.) representing by figure; symbolical; unreal; metaphorical.
Figuratively(fig´ū-ra-tiv-li) (adv.) in a figurative manner.
Figure(fig´ūr) (n.) the outline or shape of a person or object; appearance; an image or statue; representation of a person by drawing or painting; idea; pattern; type; sign or character denoting a number; a movement in a dance; musical phrase, or repeated theme; a horoscope; value or cost; in logic, the character of a syllogism as determined by the place of the middle term; a space bounded on all sides by lines or planes: (v.t.) to form into any determinate shape; show by resemblance; represent; symbolize; adorn or cover with figures; calculate or compute: (v.i.) to be conspicuous; cipher.
Figured(fig´ūrd) (adj.) covered or adorned with figures; symbolized; pictured; indicated by figures in music.
Figurehead(fig´ūr-hed) (n.) a carved representation of a human or other figure placed at the prow of a ship; a person who is only nominally important.
Figuring(fig´ūr-ing) (n.) computation.
Filament(fil´a-ment) (n.) a fine thread, or thread-like process or appendage; the stalk of an anther.
Filbert(fil´bẽrt) (n.) the edible nut of the cultivated hazel.
Filch(filch) (v.t.) to pilfer; rob.
File(fīl) (n.) a wire, etc., on which papers are strung for preservation or reference; a bundle of papers fastened together and endorsed with the date, contents, etc., of each; a line of soldiers ranged one behind the other; a tool of hard steel with small grooves on the surface, used for cutting and smoothing: (v.t.) to cut or smooth with a file; string papers, etc. on a file, or place them away, endorsed, for future reference; place among the records of a court or house of legislature (v.i.) to march in a file or line.
Filial(fil´i-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or befitting, a son or daughter; due to a father.
Filibuster(fil-i-bus´tẽr) (n.) a freebooter; buccaneer; a lawless military adventurer who invades a foreign country: (v.i.) to act as a filibuster; to delay legislation by obstructive tactics.
Filigree(fil´i-grē) (adj.) made of, or relating to, work in filigree: (n.) ornamental work, resembling lace, in gold or silver wire; something delicate and ornamental, but not lasting.
Filigreed(fil´i-grēd) (adj.) ornamented with, or as with, filigree.
Filing(fī´ling) (n.) the act of using a file; (pl.) fine fragments rubbed off by the action of a file.
Fill(fil) (v.t.) to make full; satisfy crowd; engage; occupy; employ: (v.i.) to become full or replete; be distended; pour a glass or vessel full: (n.) as much as produces complete satisfaction; satiety.
Filler(fil´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, fills; a funnel for filling bottles, etc.; composition for stopping up holes or pores in a material before painting it; the body of a cigar.
Fillet(fil´et) (n.) a narrow band of metal, linen, silk, etc., worn around the forehead, for securing the hair; the fleshy part of the thigh; said of veal; a boneless lump of meat or fish served flat or rolled together and tied round; a raised rim, narrow ornament, or molding; a plain line or band; the loins of a horse: (v.t.) to bind with a fillet; ornament with a fillet; make into fillets, as veal, etc.
Filling(fil´ing) (p.adj.) serving to fill; occupying the whole space; satiating: (n.) something that serves to fill up a vacant space, cavity, or pore; (pl.) prepared wort.
Fillip(fil´ip) (n.) a sudden sharp jerk or stroke with the finger; an incitement: (v.t.) to strike with the nail of the finger by a sudden movement; project: (v.i.) to aim a fillip.
Filly(fil´i) (n.) a young mare; a bold, lively girl.
Film(film) (n.) a thin skin or filament; a thin covering of some sensitized substance to receive a photographic impression; in particular the strip of prepared celluloid, or similar material, on which moving pictures are taken, or that by means of which they are displayed: (v.i.) to become covered with a film.
Filminess(film´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being filmy.
Filmy(film´i) (adj.) composed of, or resembling, films.
Filter(fil´tẽr) (n.) any material or apparatus by which water or any other liquid is purified; a contrivance for arresting particles of steel, dust, etc., in the air; a strainer: (v.t.) to purify, as a liquid.
Filth(filth) (n.) foul matter; dirt; defilement, moral or physical.
Filthily(filth´i-li) (adv.) in a filthy manner.
Filthiness(filth´i-nes) (n.) uncleanness; impurity.
Filthy(filth´i) (adj.) foul; dirty; unclean, morally or physically; obscene.
Filtrate(fil´trāt) (n.) a liquid which has been filtered: (v.t.) to filter.
Fin(fin) (n.) one of the organs of locomotion of a fish.
Final(fī´nal) (adj.) pertaining to the end; ultimate finishing; decisive: (n.) that which is last, or makes an end; the deciding heat of an athletic contest.
Finale(fē-nä´lā) (n.) the last passage in a musical composition; the final act, etc., of a scene or performance; termination; end.
Finality(fī-nal´i-ti) (n.) completeness.
Finally(fī´na-li) (adv.) lastly; completely.
Finance(fi-nans´) (n.) the public revenue of a government or state; the science of the profitable management of monetary affairs: (v.t.) to manage the financial arrangement of: (v.i.) to raise money for some special object.
Financial(fi-nan´shal) (adj.) pertaining to finance.
Financially(fi-nan´shal-li) (adv.) with respect to finance.
Financier(fin-an-sēr´) (n.) one who is skilled in the principles of banking, or conducts private or public financial affairs.
Finch(finch) (n.) the common name for various small birds, as the chaffinch, canary, etc.
Find(fīnd) (v.t.) to discover; obtain by searching; ascertain by experiment; meet by accident; regain, as something lost; supply; declare by judicial verdict: (n.) the discovery of something valuable.
Finder(fīnd´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, finds; a small telescope attached to a larger one to locate some particular star, etc., to be examined by the larger instrument.
Finding(fīnd´ing) (n.) discovery; the verdict of a jury, or court; (pl.) the tools, etc., which a workman himself supplies.
Fine(fīn) (n.) money paid as a penalty; forfeiture: (v.t.) to impose a monetary penalty upon; purify; refine; clarify: (adj.) slender; thin; keen; pure; refined; subtle; delicate; elegant; of small diameter; very handsome; noble; showy; admirable; splendid; beautiful in thought or language; free from clouds or rain; dexterous; discriminating; artful: (adv.) very much; finely.
Finely(fīn´li) (adv.) in a fine manner.
Fineness(fīn´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being fine; in an alloy, the quantity of pure metal contained.
Finery(fī´nẽr-i) (n.) personal adornment, as fine or showy clothes, etc.; outward show.
Finesse(fi-nes´) (n.) artifice or stratagem; skill; dexterity; finessing at whist: (v.i.) to use artifice or skill to accomplish some end; in playing whist, to endeavor to take a trick with a lower card than that held by an opponent, while holding a higher card.
Finger(fing´gẽr) (n.) one of the five divisions of the hand; one of the four digits of the hand, as distinguished from a thumb; a finger's breadth; any mechanical contrivance resembling a finger; an index; musical touch: (v.t.) to handle, or perform, with the fingers; meddle with; steal; pilfer: (v.i.) to use the fingers skillfully in performing upon a musical instrument.
Fingered(fing´gẽrd) (p.adj.) having fingers; played with the fingers; marked to show how the fingers are to be used.
Fingering(fing´gẽr-ing) (n.) the act of touching with the fingers; the act of manipulating the fingers on a fingered instrument; fine work executed by the fingers; a loose-twisted woolen yarn, used for knitting stockings, etc.
Fingerling(fing´gẽr-ling) (n.) a young trout.
Finial(fin´i-al) (n.) a pointed ornament at the top of a spire, gable, etc.
Finical(fin´i-kal) (adj.) fastidious; over particular.
Fining(fīn´ing) (n.) the act or process of purifying or refining; clarification.
Finis(fī´nis) (n.) the end.
Finish(fin´ish) (v.t.) to bring to an end; complete; put an end to; conclude; make perfect; polish; kill or render powerless: (v.i.) to come to an end; expire: (n.) completion; careful elaboration; the final touches given to a work; the end.
Finished(fin´isht) (p.adj.) complete; of superior excellence or quality; carefully elaborated.
Finite(fī´nīt) (adj.) having limits: (n.) that which is finite.
Finitely(fī´nīt-li) (adv.) in a limited degree.
Finned(find) (adj.) having fins.
Finny(fin´ni) (adj.) having fins; resembling, or abounding in, fish.
Fir(fẽr) (n.) the name of various cone-bearing trees of the genus.
Fire(fīr) (n.) heat and light evolved by ignition and combustion; the result of combustion of bodies; a burning; conflagration; flame; discharge of firearms; light; intensity of feeling; ardor; spirit; severe trial or affliction: (v.i.) to set on fire; inflame; kindle; bake, as porcelain; explode; excite violently; irritate; illuminate; cauterize: (v.i.) to become ignited; be inflamed; discharge firearms; ring a peal of bells all together.
Firearms(fīr´ärmz) (n. pl.) rifles, cannon, etc.
Fireball(fīr´bawl) (n.) a luminous meteor; the expansion of flame created by a luminous explosion.
Firebox(fīr´boks) (n.) in a locomotive engine, the receptacle for the fire.
Firebrand(fīr´brand) (n.) a piece of burning wood; an incendiary; one who inflames the passions of others.
Firebug(fīr´bug) (n.) an incendiary.
Firecracker(fīr´krak-ẽr) (n.) a small. explosive firework.
Firefly(fīr´flī) (n.) a winged insect which emits light at night.
Fireman(fīr´man) (n.) one trained to extinguish fires; a stoker.
Fireplace(fīr´plās) (n.) a place in a chimney for a fire; a hearth.
Fireside(fīr´sīd) (n.) the hearth; hence domestic life and comfort.
Firewood(fīr´wood) (n.) cut and dried wood to fuel a fire in a fireplace, stove, etc.
Firework(fīr´wẽrk) (n.) a preparation of gunpowder, sulfur, charcoal, etc., enclosed in a cardboard or paper case, which, when ignited, scintillates and explodes; (pl.) a pyrotechnic display including fire-balloons, pin-wheels, Roman candles, skyrockets, pictures in fire, and many other elaborate contrivances; colloquially, a brilliant display of oratory.
Firing(fīr´ing) (n.) the act of discharging firearms; the application of intense heat, as in baking, etc.; fuel; cauterization.
Firm(fẽrm) (adj.) hard; compact; solid; closely compressed; unyielding; not easily moved; rigorous; staunch; unfaltering; steadfast: (n.) the title or style under which mercantile house transacts its business; a mercantile partnership.
Firmament(fẽr´ma-ment) (n.) the sky.
First(fẽrst) (adj.) the ordinal of one; foremost in place, rank, dignity, time, excellence, etc.; earliest; most important; chief: (adv.) before all others in order, place, rank, time, etc.; sooner: (n.) the beginning; the upper part of a vocal or instrumental duet, trio, etc.
Firstly(fẽrst´li) (adv.) in the first place.
Firth(ferth) (n.) an inlet of the sea at the mouth of a river; estuary.
Fiscal(fis´kal) (adj.) pertaining to the exchequer or public revenues; financial: (n.) in Spain a state treasurer.
Fish(fish) (n.) a vertebrate, cold-blooded, aquatic animal furnished with permanent gills; the flesh of fish used as food; a machine for hoisting an anchor; a piece of wood fastened to another to strengthen it; one of the signs Pisces of the zodiac; a counter used at cards: (v.t.) to search in quest of fish; catch fish; seek for and bring to light; draw up; strengthen by spars: (v.i.) to try to catch fish; seek to gain or obtain something by indirect methods.
Fisher(fish´ẽr) (n.) one who fishes.
Fisherman(fish´ẽr-man) (n.) one whose occupation it is to catch fish; a fishing-smack.
Fishery(fish´ẽr-i) (n.) the business of catching fish; a fishing-ground; the right to fish at a particular time or ground.
Fishhook(fish´hook) (n.) a barbed hook to catch fish with.
Fishiness(fish´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being fishy.
Fishing(fish´ing) (n.) the art, sport, or business of taking fish; a fishing-ground; the operation of hoisting an anchor up to the gunwale of a vessel.
Fishmonger(fish´mung-gẽr) (n.) one who sells fish.
Fishy(fish´i) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, abounding in, or like, fish; dull; vacant; questionable; incredible.
Fissile(fis´il) (adj.) capable of being split: said of rocks.
Fission(fish´un) (n.) the act of cleaving or splitting up into parts; the spontaneous division of a simple organism into two parts, each of which becomes a new individual.
Fissure(fish´ūr) (n.) a cleft or crack; a narrow opening; furrow: (v.t.) to make a fissure: (v.i.) to crack.
Fist(fist) (n.) the hand when closed or clenched: (v.t.) to grip or strike with the fist.
Fisticuffs(fis´ti-kufs) (n.) a combat with the fists; boxing.
Fistula(fis´tū-la) (n.) a deep pipe-like ulcer in the rectum.
Fit(fit) (v.t.) to make fit or suitable; adapt; accommodate to anything; qualify; adjust; equip; benefit: (v.i.) to be proper or suitable: (n.) adaptation of one thing to another; suitability: (adj.) convenient; suitable; prepared; qualified: (n.) a sudden attack of disease attended with convulsions, and often with loss of consciousness; a temporary mental paroxysm, or attack of pain or illness; caprice.
Fitful(fit´fool) (adj.) capricious; spasmodic.
Fitfully(fit´foo-li) (adv.) in a fitful manner.
Fitly(fit´li) (adv.) suitably; properly.
Fitness(fit´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being fit.
Fitter(fit´ẽr) (n.) one who adjusts pipes, or fits the parts of a machine together; one who fits on, and shapes an article of dress; a coal-broker.
Fitting(fit´ing) (p.adj.) suitable; appropriate: (n. pl.) the necessary fixtures, etc., of a house or shop.
Five(fīv) (adj.) consisting of 4 and 1; a cardinal numeral: (n.) the sum of 4 and 1.
Fix(fiks) (v.t.) to make fast, secure, or stable; direct steadily; set or place permanently; adjust; transfix; deprive of volatility; predispose: (v.i.) to become solid or firm; settle down: (n.) an awkward situation; quandary.
Fixation(fiks-ā´shun) (n.) the act of fixing; stability; absence of volatility; reduction from a fluid to a solid state.
Fixative(fiks´a-tiv) (n.) something that serves to fix, as a mordant, etc.
Fixed(fikst) (p.adj.) firm; lasting; settled; permanent; stable; established; resolute; not volatile.
Fixedly(fiks´ed-li) (adv.) steadily; firmly.
Fixing(fiks´ing) (n.) the act of making firm, or rendering permanent; the act of adjusting or amending; a cast to carry a shaft-bearing; (pl.) ornaments, outfit, apparatus, etc.
Fixity(fiks´i-ti) (n.) stability; permanence.
Fixture(fiks´tūr) (n.) that which is firmly fixed; an article of furniture fixed to a house and regarded as part of it.
Fizz(fiz) (n.) a hissing noise; an effervescent beverage, as sparkling champagne: (v.i.) to make a fizzing noise. Also fizzle.
Fizzle(fiz´l) (n.) to fail ignominiously, to make a fiasco.
Flabbily(flab´i-li) (adv.) in a flabby manner.
Flabbiness(flab´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being flabby.
Flabby(flab´i) (adj.) easily shaken, or yielding to the touch; lacking muscle; mentally or physically feeble.
Flaccid(flak´sid) (adj.) flabby; weak.
Flaccidity(flak-sid´i-ti) (n.) the state of being flaccid.
Flag(flag) (n.) a piece of cloth or bunting on which usually some device is wrought, used as the standard of a nation, an ensign, signal, etc.; a plant of the genus Iris: (v.i.) to become weary; lose vigor; hang down: (v.t.) signal with a flag.
Flagpole(flag´pōl) (n.) a staff or pole to hold a flag.
Flagellant(flaj´el-ant) (adj.) using a whip or scourge: (n.) one who scourges himself for religious discipline.
Flagellate(fla´jel-āt) (v.t.) to whip: (adj.) having whip-like processes.
Flagging(flag´ing) (n.) pavement of flagstones.
Flagon(flag´un) (n.) a large drinking vessel with a narrow mouth.
Flagrant(flā´grant) (adj.) openly wicked; heinous; glaring; notorious.
Flagstone(flag´stōn) (n.) a large flat paving-stone.
Flail(flāl) (n.) a wooden instrument for threshing wheat, etc., by hand.
Flake(flāk) (n.) a small film of anything loosely held together, as snow; a thin scaly piece of anything; a carnation with a single color in stripes on a white ground: (v.t. & v.i.) to form into flakes; scale or peel off.
Flaky(flāk´i) (adj.) consisting of flakes or layers.
Flamboyant(flam-boi´ant) (adj.) denoting a florid or showy style, especially as deficient in good taste, denoting the French Pointed Gothic; florid; showy; boisterous; noisy; devoid of taste.
Flame(flām) (n.) fire; ardor of temper or passion; glow of imagination; excitement; a sweetheart: (v.i.) to heat; excite: (v.i.) to burst into flame; blaze.
Flaming(flām´ing) (adj.) giving forth flames; blazing; causing excitement; violent.
Flamingo(fla-ming´gō) (n.) a long-legged, web-footed, red-colored bird.
Flange(flanj) (n.) a raised or projecting rim for preventing a wheel slipping, or as an attachment: (v.t.) to attach a flange to.
Flank(flangk) (n.) the fleshy part of an animal between the ribs and hip; the side of an army, regiment or building; that part of a fortification constructed to defend another: (v.t.) to attack or turn the flank or side of [an army]; guard on the flank: (v.i.) to border or touch: (adj.) pertaining to, or cut from, the flank.
Flanker(flangk´ẽr) (n.) one of a body of troops thrown out to protect a line of march; a man who Walks on the flank of grouse-drivers to keep the birds in the line required.
Flannel(flan´el) (n.) a soft-textured, loosely woven cloth with a light nap.
Flanneled(flan´eld) (adj.) covered in flannel.
Flap(flap) (n.) anything broad and flexible, hanging loosely, and fastened on one side; the motion or noise of anything broad and flats a slap; the tail of a coat: (v.t.) to strike with, or as with, a flap; let fall; move backwards and forwards rapidly: (v.i.) to move, as wings, with noise.
Flapjack(flap´jak) (n.) a pancake that is deftly tossed in the air and turned when one side is done, leaving the other side down in the griddle.
Flapper(flap´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, flaps; a flipper.
Flare(flār) (n.) a large, unsteady glaring light: (v.i.) to burn with a broad, unsteady light; be offensively showy in dress.
Flash(flash) (n.) a sudden, quick, transitory blaze or light; sudden outburst, as of merriment, wit, or passion; a short, transient state; a body of water driven by violence; a sluice above a shoal on navigable rivers for easing the water for the passage of boats: (v.t.) to cause to act, burst, or appear suddenly; cover with a thin coating of colored glass; to show ostentatiously, as to flash his roll: (v.i.) to shine with a sudden, quick, transient blaze or light; act, or burst forth, suddenly; gleam; splash: (adj.) pertaining to thieves or their language, as a a flash house; cheap and gaudy; sham; vulgarly ostentatious or showy, as "flash jewelry."
Flashily(flash´i-li) (adv.) in a flashy manner.
Flashiness(flash´i-nes) (n.) gaudiness.
Flashing(flash´ing) (n.) a name for various operations in glass-making; (pl.) pieces of lead or other metal used as a cap-joint to keep roofs, etc., watertight: (adj.) emitting flashes.
Flashlight(flash´līt) (n.) a momentary, brilliant light for taking photographs.
Flashy(flash´i) (adj.) brilliant, but empty; gaudy.
Flask(flask) (n.) a small bottle; a vessel, usually metal or leather, for holding powder or shot.
Flat(flat) (adj.) level; even; smooth; prostrate; horizontal; insipid; positive; downright; low; said of prices; dull; said of sales; without interest; wanting relief or prominence; said of figures in painting; sounded below the true pitch: (n.) a level or extended plain; a shallow; shoal; story or floor of a house; the broad or plane part of a thing; surface without relief or prominence; depression in thought or language; a musical sign I which lowers the succeeding note half a tone; one of the halves of a scene which meet in the middle of the stage of a theater; a person easily duped: (adv.) in a level or prostrate position.
Flatten(flat´n) (v.t.) to lay flat; make level or even; beat down; depress; make dull, insipid or tasteless; lower in tone: (v.i.) to become flat or level; become insipid.
Flatter(flat´ẽr) (v.t.) to gain over or please by complimentary speech; soothe; persuade; raise false hopes or expectations: (v.i.) to employ flattery.
Flattering(flat´ẽr-ing) (p.adj.) pleasing to pride or vanity; fallacious; partial.
Flattery(flat´ẽr-i) (n.) insincere complimentary speech; adulation; false praise.
Flatting(flat´ing) (n.) the act or process of making flat or smooth; the process of rolling metal into sheets by cylindrical pressure; the sounding of a note below the true pitch; a method of house-painting by which the paint appears lusterless; a coat of size laid over gilding to protect it.
Flatulence(flat´ū-lens) (n.) distention of the stomach, caused by gases generated within it; emptiness; conceit.
Flatulent(flat´ū-lent) (adj.) affected with, or tending to produce, flatulence; pretentious; conceited.
Flaunt(flawnt) (v.i.) to make an ostentatious display in dress: (v.t.) behave or exhibit pertly or impudently: (n.) the act of flaunting; a boast; a brag.
Flavor(flā´vẽr) (n.) a particular smell or taste: (v.t.) to impart a flavor to.
Flavoring(flā´vẽr-ing) (n.) an essence or extract for giving a flavor to anything.
Flaw(flaw) (n.) a blemish; inherent defect; crack: (v.t.) to make a flaw in; crack.
Flax(flaks) (n.) a plant of the genus Linum, the fiber of which is spun into linen cloth.
Flaxen(flaks´en) (adj.) resembling, or made of, flax; of golden color; said of the hair.
Flay(flā) (v.t.) to strip off, skin; torture.
Flea(flē) (n.) a small blood-sucking insect of the genus Pulex, remarkable for its agility and irritating bite.
Fleabite(flē´bīt) (n.) the bite of a flea; the red spot it causes; a trifling wound or trouble; a very small quantity.
Fleck(flek) (n.) a streak or spot: (v.t.) to streak or spot; variegate.
Fledgling(flej´ling) (n.) a young bird newly feathered and able to fly; something new and inexperienced.
Flee(flē) (v.t.) to run away from; avoid: (v.i.) to hasten away from danger; scatter; disappear.
Fleece(flēs) (n.) the whole wool shorn from a sheep at one time: (v.t.) to deprive of the wool or fleece; strip; plunder by injustice or fraud; cover with, or as with, a fleece.
Fleecy(flēs´i) (adj.) resembling a fleece; woolly.
Fleet(flēt) (adj.) swift; rapid; nimble: (n.) a company of warships or merchant vessels not fewer than twelve; a creek or inlet: (v.t.) to move or pass rapidly over; skim.
Fleeting(flēt´ing) (p.adj.) passing quickly.
Flesh(flesh) (n.) that part of an animal body underlying the skin, and composed of soft muscular tissue; animal food; pulp of fruit, etc.; the body; opposed to soul; human nature or race; carnal state or appetites; present fife; kindred: (adj.) resembling flesh in color or appearance: (v.t.) to satiate or glut.
Fleshly(flesh´li) (adj.) pertaining to the body; corporeal; human; carnal; lascivious: (adv.) carnally.
Fleshy(flesh´i) (adj.) full of flesh; plump; corpulent; succulent; gross.
Flew(flōō) (p.t.) of fly.
Flexibility(fleks-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being flexible.
Flexible(fleks´i-bl) (adj.) easily bent; pliant; yielding to persuasion.
Flexion(flek´shun) (n.) the act or process of bending; a curve; in grammar, inflection.
Flick(flik) (n.) a light, quick stroke, as with a whip: (v.t.) to whip lightly.
Flicker(flik´er) (v.i.) to move with an unsteady and quick motion; flutter with the wings: (n.) an unsteady light or movement.
Flickering(flik´er-ing) (n.) the state of burning unsteadily.
Flier(flī´ẽr) (n.) one who flies, or flees; a fugitive; that part of a machine that regulates and equalizes motion; an essay or feeler; (pl.) a straight flight of steps.
Flies(flīz) (n.) plural of fly.
Flight(flīt) (n.) the act, process, manner, or power of flying; hasty departure; birds flying together, or produced in the same season; a soaring forth; the distance traveled by a projectile; a shower or volley; a series of steps.
Flightless(flīt´les) (adj.) unable to fly.
Flighty(flīt´i) (adj.) changeful; capricious; extravagant in fancy; wild; giddy.
Flimsily(flim´zi-li) (adv.) in a flimsy manner.
Flimsiness(flim´zi-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being flimsy.
Flimsy(flim´zi) (n.) a thin manifold paper, especially that used for making reporting copies; a bank-note (adj.) unsubstantial; thin; weak; ineffective.
Flinch(flinch) (v.i.) to shrink or draw back, as from pain, danger, etc.: (n.) the act of flinching.
Fling(fling) (v.t.) to throw or hurl; drive by violence; scatter; cast to the ground: (v.i.) to flounce; throw out the legs violently: (n.) the act of throwing or casting; a sneer or gibe; kick or leap; unrestrained pleasure; dash; a Highland dance: (n.) a lark or spree; the sportive days of a young man.
Flint(flint) (n.) a variety of quartz; a flint implement; anything proverbially hard.
Flinty(flint´i) (adj.) composed of, or resembling, flint; hard; obdurate.
Flip(flip) (n.) a liquor of beer, spirit sugar, etc.; a short quick stroke; a flick: (v.t.) to jerk with the fingers; strike with a short quick blow: (adj.) frivolous, flippant.
Flippancy(flip´an-si) (n.) pertness; thoughtless fluency of speech.
Flippant(flip´ant) (adj.) characterized by thoughtless levity of speech, or pertness.
Flipper(flip´ẽr) (n.) a broad fin, arm, or paddle used in swimming, as that of the whale, seal, or turtle.
Flirt(flẽrt) (v.t.) move to and fro with a short, rapid action; throw with a quick elastic motion: (v.i.) make love for mere amusement; coquette: (n.) a coquette; a sudden jerk or toss.
Flirtation(flẽr-tā´shun) (n.) the act of flirting.
Flirtatious(flẽr-tā´shus) (n.) inclined to flirt.
Flirting(flẽr´ting) (n.) coquetry: (adj.) coquettish.
Flit(flit) (v.t.) to remove a thing from one house to another: (v.i.) to pass lightly and swiftly along; fly away; skim; migrate.
Flitting(flit´ing) (n.) the act of flying or moving lightly and swiftly; a removal.
Float(flōt) (v.t.) to cause to rest or be conveyed on the surface of a liquid; convey without effort or will; to start, sell, or dispose of; smooth or level plaster with a float: (v.i.) to be buoyed up on the surface of a liquid or gaseous fluid; move lightly or glide without apparent effort; drift about: (n.) anything that floats on the surface of a liquid or buoys up something; a raft; the cork or quill used in angling; a ball-cock; a plasterer's tool for spreading and smoothing; the water-gauge of a steam-boiler.
Floater(flōt´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, floats; a voter not belonging to any particular party.
Floating(flōt´ing) (p.adj.) swimming, or buoyed up, on the surface of a liquid; free to move about; circulating; nob fixed or settled; ready for use: (n.) the act or state of anything that floats.
Flock(flok) (n.) a company or collection of sheep or birds; a congregation; crowd; a lock of wool; fibrous material used for stuffing upholstery, etc.: (v.i.) to come together in a flock; assemble.
Floe(flō) (n.) a large flat mass of floating ice.
Flog(flog) (v.t.) to whip; chastise; to lash the water with the line in angling.
Flogging(flog´ing) (n.) a whipping.
Flood(flud) (n.) a great flow of water; inundation; the deluge; high tide; the sea; an abundant supply or outpouring of anything: (v.t.) to deluge; inundate; overflow.
Floodgate(flud´gāt) (n.) a gate in a water-way, which when opened allows the water to escape when at a certain height.
Floor(flōr) (n.) the part of a house, room, etc., on which one treads; story; a level suite of rooms; any smooth or level area; pavement; the part of a legislative chamber occupied by the members: (v.t.) to cover with a floor; put to silence; strike down.
Flooring(flōr´ing) (n.) materials for floors; floors collectively; pavement.
Flop(flop) (v.t.) to strike frequently; unfold with a jerk: (v.i.) to plump down; fall loosely and flatly; to change one's politics unexpectedly: (n.) the sound caused by a soft flat body coming suddenly in contact with the ground: (adv.) suddenly.
Flora(flō´ra) (n.) the wild plants of a particular region, district, or geological period; a description of such plants.
Floral(flō´ral) (adj.) pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of, flowers.
Florescence(flō-res´ens) (n.) the flowering of a plant.
Florid(flor´id) (adj.) bright in color; brilliant with decorations; profusely embellished.
Floridly(flor´id-li) (adv.) in a florid manner.
Florist(flō´rist) (n.) one who cultivates flowers for pleasure, or sells them for profit.
Floss(flos) (n.) floss-silk; the soft, downy, silken substance in the husks of certain plants; the slag on the surface of molten iron in a puddling-furnace; a small stream.
Flossy(flos´i) (adj.) like floss; downy.
Flotation(flō-tā´shun) (n.) the act or state of floating; the science of floating bodies.
Flotilla(flō-til´a) (n.) a fleet of small vessels.
Flotsam(flot´sam) (n.) goods lost in shipwreck, and found floating upon the sea.
Flounce(flouns) (n.) a narrow piece of cloth sewed to the skirt of a dress or petticoat, with the lower border loose and spreading; a sudden jerk or movement of the body, indicative of impatience: (v.t.) to furnish or trim with flounces: (v.i.) to throw about the limbs and body.
Flouncing(flouns´ing) (n.) material for flounces.
Flounder(floun´dẽr) (v.i.) to struggle, roll, or proceed with difficulty, as an animal in the mire: (n.) a flat sea-fish; a boot-maker's tool.
Flour(flour) (n.) the fine meal of ground wheat; a fine soft powder.
Flourish(flur´ish) (v.i.) to prosper or thrive; be vigorous; be copious or flowery in language; embellish: (v.t.) swing about or brandish; give flourishes to: (n.) a figure formed by lines or strokes fancifully drawn; the act of brandishing; a musical passage intended only for display; ostentatious parade.
Flourishing(fhur´ish-ing) (p.adj.) prosperous; thriving; vigorous; ostentatious.
Floury(flour´i) (adj.) resembling, consisting of, or covered with, flour.
Flout(flout) (v.t.) to insult; treat contemptuously; jeer: (v.i.) to scoff; sneer: (n.) an insult; scoff.
Flow(flō) (v.i.) to run or spread, as water; circulate; glide; rise, as the tide; melt; issue forth: (v.t.) to overflow or inundate: (n.) a current or stream; copiousness; the rise of the tide.
Flower(flou´ẽr) (n.) that part of a plant which contains the reproductive organs; blossom; the best, or choicest, part of anything; the prime; a figure or ornamental expression; (pl.) a light powdery substance obtained by sublimation: (v.i.) to put forth flowers; blossom or bloom: (v.t.) ornament or cover with flowers.
Flowerless(flou´ẽr-les) (adj.) without a flower.
Flowery(flou´ẽr-i) (adj.) abounding, or adorned, with flowers; highly figurative or embellished.
Flowing(flō´ing) (p.adj.) moving, or pouring forth, as a stream; copious; fluent; hanging loosely or swaying.
Flown(flōn) (p.p.) of fly.
Fluctuate(fluk´tū-āt) (v.i.) to roll to and fro, as a wave; undulate; rise and fall; be irresolute or wavering.
Fluctuation(fluk-tū-ā´shun) (n.) the act of fluctuating; unsteadiness.
Flue(flū) (n.) a pipe or passage to convey away smoke, hot air, etc.; soft downy matter; fluff.
Fluency(flū´en-si) (n.) the quality of being fluent.
Fluent(flū´ent) (adj.) possessing readiness and ease of speech; voluble; eloquent.
Fluff(fluf) (n.) light down or fur nap: (v.t.) to spread out, as feathers: (n.) a flash.
Fluffiness(fluf´i-nes) (n.) the quality of being fluffy.
Fluffy(fluf´i) (adj.) consisting of, or covered with, fluff; feathery.
Fluid(flū´id) (adj.) liquid or gaseous: (n.) a substance the particles of which are readily separable.
Fluidity(flū-id´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being fluid.
Fluke(flūk) (n.) the broad part of an anchor which is fixed into the ground; a flounder; a parasitic disease in sheep; a variety of potato; one of the two lobes of a whale's tail; a lucky stroke in billiards: (v.i.) to score by a lucky stroke; use the flukes in swimming; said of a whale.
Fluky(flūk´i) (adj.) like a fluke; obtained by chance; a sudden change in the direction of the wind.
Flume(flūm) (n.) a channel for the conveyance of water.
Flung(flung) (p.t. & p.p.) of fling.
Flunk(flungk) (n.) in college slang a complete failure: (v.i.) to fail completely; retire through fear, or confusion.
Flunky(flungk´i) (n.) a liveried servant; a toady; snob; a foolish, incautious speculator.
Fluoresce(flōō-ō-res´) (v.i.) to exhibit fluorescence.
Fluorescence(flōō-ō-res´ens) (n.) the quality existing in certain transparent bodies of giving off under the action of light a color differing from their own; the property possessed by certain substances of becoming luminous when exposed to X-rays or other forms of radiant energy.
Fluorescent(flōō-ō-res´ent) (adj.) pertaining to fluorescence; possessing the capacity of fluorescing.
Flurry(flur´i) (v.t.) to agitate, confuse, or bewilder: (n.) sudden commotion or excitement; hurry; a sudden gust.
Flush(flush) (v.t.) to cause to blush; excite; clean out with a rush of water; drive from cover; said of game birds: (v.i.) to blush; glow: (n.) a sudden rush of water; flow of blood to the face; sudden excitement or impulse; a flock of game birds suddenly started; abundance; bloom; growth; a hand of cards all of the same suit; said of poker; a bog or morass: (adj.) level with the surface; quite full; abundant; plentifully supplied with money; vigorous: (adv.) so as to be level.
Flushing(flush´ing) (n.) the act of cleansing out by a copious flow of water; a glow of red in the face.
Fluster(flus´tẽr) (v.t.) to confuse or agitate; hurry: (n.) agitation or confusion; excitement.
Flute(flūt) (n.) a tubular wind-instrument furnished with finger-holes and keys; a long channel or groove cut in the shaft of a column; crimping or furrowing: (v.t.) to sound as a flute; form parallel grooves or channel in; crimp or furrow.
Fluting(flū´ting) (n.) a channel or groove; fluted work; a flute-shaped crimp.
Flutist(flū´tist) (n.) a performer on the flute.
Flutter(flut´ẽr) (v.i.) to move or flap the wings rapidly; move rapidly and irregularly; be in agitation or uncertainty: (v.t.) to throw into confusion: (n.) a quick and irregular motion; vibration; state of excitement or anxiety.
Fluvial(flū´vi-al) (adj.) pertaining to, growing or living in, or caused by, rivers.
Flux(fluks) (n.) any flow or issue of matter; flow of the tide; a substance added to assist in the reduction of a metal by fusion: (v.t.) to melt or fuse.
Fly(flī) (v.i.) to move through, or rise in, the air with wings; pass swiftly; be driven through the air; move rapidly; run away; part with violence; burst; fade: (v.t.) to avoid or shun; cause to fly or float in the air; flutter: (n.) a two-winged insect of many species, including the house-fly, "Musca domestica"; an artificial fly used in angling; a disease in turnips; a hackney carriage: (adj.) wide awake.
Flying(flī´ing) (n.) the action of the verb "to fly": (p.adj.) adapted for flight; floating; waving; brief, or hurried.
Flywheel(flī´hwēl) (n.) a heavy wheel in a machine which regulates its motion.
Foal(fōl) (n.) the young of a horse, ass, or camel: (v.i.) to bring forth young; said of a mare, etc.
Foam(fōm) (n.) the white substance formed on a liquid by violent agitation or fermentation; spume: (v.t.) to cause to foam: (v.i.) to gather foam; froth.
Fob(fob) (n.) a small pocket, especially for a watch: (v.t.) to cheat.
Focal(fō´kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or placed at, a focus.
Focus(fō´kus) (n.) the point where a system of rays of light or heat meet after being reflected or refracted; any central point: (v.t.) to bring to a focus or center.
Fodder(fod´ẽr) (n.) food for horses, cattle, or sheep: (v.t.) to feed with fodder.
Foe(fō) (n.) a personal enemy; ill-wisher; an adversary in war.
Fog(fog) (n.) condensed watery vapor near the surface of the sea or land; bewilderment; a cloud or haze obscuring a photographic plate; the after-grass of autumn; winter pasture: (v.i.) to become foggy.
Fogey(fo´gi) (n.) a person of old-fashioned or eccentric habits.
Foggily(fog´i-li) (adv.) in a foggy manner; dimly.
Fogginess(fog´i-nes) (n.) the state of being foggy.
Foggy(fog´i) (adj.) abounding in, or filled with, fog; bewildered; obscure; obtuse.
Foible(foi´bl) (n.) a failing or imperfection in character; the weakest part of the blade in a sword.
Foil(foil) (v.t.) to baffle or frustrate; defeat: (n.) a long, thin fencing weapon with a button on the end; the trail of hunted game; a thin plate, or sheet of metal; a contrast to set something off to advantage; a small arc in the tracery of a Gothic window, etc.
Foist(foist) (v.t.) to place in wrongfully or surreptitiously; palm off slyly.
Fold(fōld) (v.t.) to bend one part over another; enclose; wrap up; shut up in a pen or fold: (n.) a part bent or doubled over another; a plait; a pen for sheep; a bend of a stratum; flock of sheep; the Church.
Folder(fōld´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, folds; a name for various instruments or contrivances for folding.
Folding(fōld´ing) (n.) the act or process of doubling one part over another.
Foliage(fō´li-āj) (n.) leaves collectively; the artistic representation of leaves, flowers, etc., as in architectural decoration.
Folio(fō´li-ō) (n.) a book of the largest size formed by folding a sheet of paper once; a page of manuscript or printed matter; the right and left hand pages of a ledger, etc.; in legal documents 72 words of manuscript, 100 words in congressional proceedings; a case for music, etc.: (adj.) having a sheet of paper folded once: (v.t.) to page.
Folk(fōlk) (n.) people in general; nation or race; one's relatives.
Folklore(fōk´lor) (n.) popular traditions, customs, beliefs, maxims, etymologies, etc.
Follicle(fol´i-kl) (n.) a seed-vessel; a very small tube or cavity; a simple gland.
Follow(fol´ō) (v.t.) to go or come after; pursue; succeed in order; accompany; attend; espouse the opinions or cause of; imitate or conform to; watch or attend to closely; to practice: (v.i.) to go or come after an, other; result: (n.) a particular stroke in billiards or croquet.
Follower(fol´ō-ẽr) (n.) one who follows another; a disciple, attendant, or dependent; one of the same sect or party.
Following(fol´ō-ing) (adj.) succeeding: (n.) vocation or calling; disciples or adherents collectively.
Folly(fol´i) (n.) want of understanding; foolishness; unbecoming conduct; criminal weakness; sin.
Foment(fō-ment´) (v.t.) to bathe with warm or medicated liquids; excite; stir up or instigate.
Fomentation(fō-men-tā´shun) (n.) the act of fomenting; warm or medicated liquids applied to a diseased part; incitement.
Fond(fond) (adj.) affectionate; loving; ardently attached or devoted; partial to; injudiciously, foolishly indulgent.
Fondle(fon´dl) (v.t.) to caress; treat with tenderness; handle tenderly: (v.i.) to exhibit fondness.
Fondling(fon´dling) (n.) one who, or that which, is fondled.
Font(font) (n.) a stone receptacle to hold the water used in baptizing; a complete assortment of a particular kind of type.
Food(fōōd) (n.) nutriment; material.
Fool(fōōl) (n.) a person devoid of reason or intelligence; idiot; one who acts in a foolish manner; a victim or butt; a compound of crushed gooseberries with cream: (v.t.) to make a fool of; treat with contempt; disappoint.
Foolery(fōōl´ẽr-i) (n.) habitual folly; absurd conduce or action.
Foolhardiness(fōōl´här-di-nes) (n.) a courage without sense.
Foolhardy(fōōl´här-di) (adj.) foolishly bold; daringly rash; regardless of consequences.
Fooling(fōōl´ing) (n.) foolish speech or conduct; buffoonery; banter; idle interference.
Foolish(fōōl´ish) (adj.) acting without reason or judgment; weak minded; silly; ridiculous; trifling; contemptible.
Foolishly(fōōl´ish-li) (adj.) in a foolish manner.
Foolishness(fōōl´ish-nes) (n.) folly.
Foot(foot) (n.) that part of the leg on which an animal walks or stands; the lower part, base, foundation, or end, of anything; that part of a boot or stocking which receives the foot; a measure 12 inches; infantry soldiers; a certain number of syllables constituting pare of a verse: (v.t.) to add a foot to, as a stocking; add figures in a column, and place the total at the bottom: (v.i.) to dance; go on foot.
Football(foot´bawl) (n.) a large rubber ball encased in leather, used in the game of football.
Foothold(foot´hōld) a place for the foot to stand on; a footing; support.
Footing(foot´ing) (n.) ground or support for the feet; tread; a firm or assured position; dance; an entertainment given by a new employee, etc., to his fellow workmen; state or condition.
Footman(foot´man) (n.) a livery servant who attends a carriage, waits at table, etc.
Footnote(foot´nōt) (n.) a note of reference at the foot of a page.
Footprint(foot´print) (n.) the mark of a foot.
Footstep(foot´step) (n.) the action taken to walk with its distance moved and sound; the impression made by a foot upon the ground; a single step in a staircase: (pl.) a figurative journey to accomplish.
Foots(foots) (n. pl.) the sediment of oil or sugar.
Fop(fop) (n.) a dandy; pretentious fool.
Foppery(fop´ẽr-i) (n.) dandyism.
Foppish(fop´ish) (adj.) affected in dress and manners.
For(fôr) (prep.) in place of; on account of; for the sake of; notwithstanding; to the number or amount of: (conj.) because; since.
Forage(for´āj) (n.) food for horses and cattle; a search for provisions: (v.i.) to wander about in search of provisions: (v.t.) to supply with forage.
Foraging(for´āj-ing) (n.) the act of searching for forage.
Foray(for´ā) (n.) a predatory expedition in border warfare: (v.t.) to plunder or ravage.
Forbade(fôr-bad´) (p.t.) of forbid.
Forbear(fôr-bār´) (v.t.) to abstain from; excuse; spare: (v.i.) to restrain one's self; be patient: (n.) an ancestor.
Forbearance(fôr-bār´ans) (n.) patience; indulgence; self-command.
Forbid(fôr-bid´) (v.t.) to prohibit; command not to do; oppose.
Forbidding(fôr-bid´ing) (p.adj.) repellent; disagreeable.
Force(fôrs) (n.) active power; vigor; strength; energy; violence; power to persuade or convince; validity; legality; efficacy; meaning; troops; armament; a trained or organized body; unlawful violence to property or person; any cause that produces, or tends to produce, motion, or a change of motion, in a body; a waterfall: (v.t.) to compel; overpower by strength; impel; push; press; strain; cause to grow or ripen by artificial means: (v.i.) to endeavor.
Forced(fôrst) (p.adj.) strained; affected.
Forceps(fôr´seps) (n.) pincers or pliers for seizing and extracting anything.
Forcible(fôr´si-bl) (adj.) characterized by mental or physical power; vigorous; violent.
Forcibly(fôr´si-bli) (adv.) in a forcible manner; vigorously; violently.
Ford(fôrd) (n.) a shallow part of a stream, etc., which can be crossed by men or animals: (v.t.) to wade through or pass over without swimming.
Fordable(fôrd´a-bl) (adj.) possessing a ford; allowing passage.
Fore(fôr) (adj.) anterior; not behind; coming first: (adv.) anteriorly.
Forearm(fôr´ärm) (n.) the arm between the wrist and elbow: (v.t.) to prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need.
Forebode(fôr-bōd´) (v.t.) to presage, especially evil; feel a presentiment of: (v.i.) to foretell evil.
Forecast(fôr´kast) (n.) a previous contrivance; foresight; prediction of the weather: (v.t.) (fōr-kast´) to plan or calculate beforehand; foresee; predict.
Forecastle(fōk´sl) (n.) the part of a vessel forward of the foremast, where the seamen take their meals and sleep.
Foreclose(fôr-klōz´) (v.t.) to cut off from the right of redemption; said of a mortgage.
Forefather(fôr´fä-thẽr) (n.) a male ancestor.
Foregather(fôr-gath´ẽr) (v.i.) to assemble; associate.
Forego(fôr-gō´) (v.t.) to renounce or refrain from; give up: (v.t.) precede.
Forehead(for´ed) (n.) that part of the ace between the eyes and the hair; brow.
Foreign(for´en) (adj.) belonging to another nation or country; alien; exotic; extraneous; remote.
Foreigner(for´en-ẽr) (n.) one born in a foreign country, and not naturalized; an alien; one from abroad; a person not a native; a stranger.
Foreknow(fôr-nō´) (v.t.) to have previous knowledge of.
Forelock(fôr´lok) (n.) a lock of hair growing on the forehead; a linchpin.
Foreman(fôr´man) (n.) the spokesman of a jury; an overseer.
Foremast(fôr´mast) (n.) the first or head mast of a ship.
Foremost(fôr´mōst) (adj.) chief; first.
Forensic(fo-ren´sik) (adj.) pertaining to, or used in, courts of justice or public debate.
Foreordain(fôr-or-dān´) (v.t.) to determine beforehand.
Forepart(fôr´pärt) (n.) the part before the front.
Forerunner(fôr-run´ẽr) (n.) a messenger sent before; herald; something that precedes a person or event.
Foresail(fôr´sāl) (n.) a large square sail, the principal one on the foremast.
Foresee(fôr-sē´) (v.t.) to see beforehand; to foreknow.
Foreshadow(fôr-shad´ō) (v.t.) to shadow or typify beforehand.
Foreshore(fôr´shōr) (n.) that part of a beach or shore situated between the high and low water marks.
Foreshorten(fôr-shôrt´n) (v.t.) to depict figures as they appear to the eye when viewed obliquely, so as to convey the impression of full length.
Foresight(fôr´sīt) (n.) precognition; prescience.
Foreskin(fôr´skin) (n.) the fold of skin cohering the end of the penis.
Forest(for´est) (n.) a large extent of ground covered with trees; woodland; an uncultivated tract of land, more or less covered with trees and undergrowth: (adj.) pertaining to a forest; rustic; silvan: (v.t.) to cover with trees or forest.
Forestall(fôr-stawl´) (v.t.) to be beforehand with; anticipate; buy up in advance.
Forester(for´est-ẽr) (n.) one skilled in forestry, or an officer who has charge of a forest; an inhabitant of a forest or wild region.
Forestry(for´est-ri) the art of cultivating forests or managing timber.
Foretell(fôr-tel´) (v.t.) to tell before an event happens: (v.i.) to utter prophecy.
Forever(fôr-ev´ẽr) (adv.) without end; throughout all eternity.
Forewarn(fôr-wôrn´) (v.t.) to inform or caution beforehand.
Forfeit(fôr´fit) (n.) a fine or penalty: (v.t.) to lose some position, right, or advantage by breach of conditions, omission, or conduct: (adj.) alienated or lost.
Forfeiture(fôr´fi-tūr) (n.) the act of forfeiting; that which is forfeited; penalty.
Forgave(fôr-gāv´) (p.t.) of forgive.
Forge(fôrj) (v.t.) to fashion a piece of metal by heating and hammering; form into shape; invent; counterfeit, with intent to defraud; impel forward: (v.i.) to be guilty of the crime of forgery; go slowly or with difficulty: (n.) an open fire in which a blacksmith heats irons by forced draft, and fashions the metal while hot; a place where metal is forged; smithy; workshop.
Forger(fôrj´ẽr) (n.) one who commits the crime of forgery; a fabricator.
Forgery(fôrj´ẽr-i) (n.) the act of counterfeiting the handwriting of another with intent to defraud; the act of counterfeiting coin.
Forget(fôr-get´) (v.t.) to lose the remembrance of; overlook or neglect; slight.
Forgetful(fôr-get´fool) (adj.) apt to forget; careless; negligent; heedless.
Forgetfully(fôr-get´foo-li) (adv.) in a forgetful manner.
Forgetfulness(fôr-get´fool-nes) (n.) the quality of being forgetful; loss of remembrance; neglect.
Forgivable(fôr-giv´a-bl) (adj.) that may be forgiven.
Forgive(fôr-giv´) (v.t.) to pardon; remit, as a sin, offense, debt, etc.: (v.i.) to exhibit forgiveness.
Forgiven(fôr-giv´n) (p.p.) of forgive.
Forgiveness(fôr-giv´nes) (n.) pardon; remission.
Forgot(fôr-got´) (p.t.) of forget.
Forgotten(fôr-got´n) (p.p.) of forget.
Fork(fôrk) (n.) an instrument with two or more prongs; anything resembling, or branching like, a fork; the branch or space caused by the junction of two roads or rivers: (v.t.) to raise, throw, or dig with a fork; steal: (v.i.) to branch off.
Forked(fôrkt) (adj.) shaped like a fork; opening into two or more parts; zigzag, as lightning.
Forlorn(fôr-lôrn´) (adj.) abandoned; deserted; destitute; miserable; bereft; hopeless.
Form(fôrm) (n.) the external appearance or shape of anything; image; likeness; orderly arrangement; beauty; symmetry; determinate shape or structure; established practice, or ritual; a mold or pattern; an official formula; a long bench without a back; a class; state of high condition or fitness; the bed or seat of a hare; types, plates, etc., imposed in a chase ready for printing: (v.t.) to give shape to; create; mold to a particular pattern; conceive or imagine; constitute; devise; adjust: (v.i.) to take shape.
Formal(fôr´mal) (adj.) according to form or established rules; precise; ceremonious; conventional; essential; having the outward form without the inward reality.
Formalism(fôr´ma-lizm) (n.) exact and scrupulous observance of outward forms and conventional usages, especially in religious duties.
Formalist(fôr´ma-list) (n.) a scrupulous observer of outward forms.
Formality(fôr-mal´i-ti) (n.) strict adherence to external or customary forms; ceremony; method or mode.
Formally(fôr´ma-li) (adv.) in a formal manner.
Formation(fôr-mā´shun) (n.) the act of forming; that which is formed; structure; figure; production; a group of strata of nearly the same age having certain common characteristics.
Formative(fôr´ma-tiv) (adj.) giving or serving to form; plastic; germinal: (n.) a word formed by adding a prefix, or suffix.
Former(fôr´mẽr) (adj.) preceding in time or place; first mentioned: (n.) a maker; author.
Formerly(fôr´mẽr-li) (adv.) anciently; some time ago.
Formic(fôr´mik) (adj.) pertaining to, or produced by, ants; derived from formic acid.
Formidable(fôr´mid-a-bl) (adj.) exciting dread; fearful; powerful.
Formidably(fôr´mid-a-bli) (adv.) in a formidable manner.
Formless(fôrm´les) (adj.) without form.
Formula(fôr´mū-la) (n.) a prescribed form, rule, or model; a group of symbols, expressing the composition of a chemical compound; a formal statement of faith or doctrine; a prescription; the expression of a rule by algebraic symbols.
Formulary(form´ū-lar-i) (n.) a book of forms or precedents: (adj.) stated.
Formulate(fôr´mū-lāt) (v.t.) to put into the form of, or reduce to, a formula; fix or state, in definite terms.
Fornicate(fôr´ni-kāt) (v.i.) to commit fornication: (adj.) arched; vaulted.
Fornication(fôr-ni-kā´shun) (n.) the illicit sexual intercourse of unmarried persons; adultery; idolatry; an arching or vaulting.
Forsake(fôr-sāk´) (v.t.) to leave; desert; abandon; to part from.
Forsooth(fôr-sōōth´) (adv.) verily; in truth.
Forswear(fôr-swār´) (v.i.) to swear falsely; commit perjury: (v.t.) to deny on oath; abjure.
Fort(fôrt) (n.) an enclosed fortified place; castle; fortress.
Forte(fôr-tā´) (n.) one's strong point, or special talent.
Forth(fôrth) (adv.) onward in lime, place, or order; forward; abroad; away.
Forthcoming(fôrth-kum´ing) (adj.) ready, or about to appear: (n.) a coming forth.
Forthwith(fôrth-with´) (adv.) immediately.
Fortieth(fôr´ti-eth) (adj.) next in order after 39th: (n.) one of 40 equal parts.
Fortification(fôr-ti-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the art or science of fortifying; a military defensive work; a strengthening.
Fortifier(fôr´ti-fī-ẽr) (n.) one who fortifies.
Fortify(fôr´ti-fī) (v.t.) to strengthen against attack by military works; make strong; encourage or confirm: (v.i.) to erect military works of defense.
Fortitude(fôr´ti-tūd) (n.) mental strength to endure suffering or adversity with courage; patient endurance.
Fortnight(fôrt´nīt) (n.) fourteen days.
Fortnightly(fôrt´nīt-li) (adv.) once every fourteen days.
Fortress(fôrt´res) (n.) a large permanent fortified place for defense or security; castle.
Fortuitous(fôr-tū´i-tus) (adj.) happening by chance; accidental.
Fortuity(fôr-tū´i-ti) (n.) an accidental occurrence; chance.
Fortunate(fôr´tū-nāt) (adj.) happening by good fortune; lucky; auspicious; successful.
Fortunately(fôr´tū-nāt-li) (adv.) luckily; auspiciously.
Fortune(fôr´tūn) (n.) the good or ill that happens to mankind; chance; fate; estate; wealth; possessions; future destiny.
Forty(fôr´ti) (adj.) one more than 39: (n.) the sum of 10 and 30.
Forum(fō´rum) (n.) the public place of meeting in ancient Rome, where the law courts, public offices, etc., were situated; hence a place of public resort, or court of law.
Forward(fôr´wẽrd) (adv.) onward; in advance; toward the forepart: (adj.) situated near the front; early in season or preparation; ready; prompt; presumptuous; unreserved; not over modest; eager; earnest; impertinent: (interj.) on!: (v.t.) to help forward; quicken or hasten; improve; transmit.
Forwarder(fôr´wẽrd-ẽr) (n.) one who forwards or promotes; a merchant who transmits goods; the workman who forwards the rough work in book-binding to the finisher.
Forwardness(fôr´wẽrd-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being forward; impertinence; pertness.
Forwards(fôr´wẽrdz) (adv.) another form of forward.
Fossil(fos´il) (n.) any organic body which by burial in the earth's strata has become petrified; a person antiquated in his ideas: (adj.) pertaining to, of the nature of, or converted into, a fossil; dug from the earth; antiquated.
Fossilize(fos´il-īz) (v.t.) to petrify: (v.i.) to become antiquated.
Foster(fos´tẽr) (v.t.) to nourish; nurse; rear up; sustain or support; cherish.
Fought(fawt) (p.t. & p.p.) of fight.
Foul(foul) (adj.) offensive, morally or physically; dirty; impure; scurrilous; filthy; hateful; loathsome; disgraceful; unfair; cloudy and stormy; contrary, as a wind; thick with weeds, etc.; entangled, as an anchor: (n.) a willful collision: (v.t.) to make foul or dirty; sully or defile; come into collision with: (v.i.) to become foul or dirty.
Foulard(fōō-lärd´) (n.) a light silk, or silk-cotton washable dress fabric; a silk handkerchief for wear round the neck or head.
Found(found) (p.t. & p.p.) of find: (v.t.) to lay the basis of; build; fix firmly; establish; originate; form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mold; cast.
Foundation(foun-dā´shun) (n.) the basis or lowest part of a structure; groundwork; the principles or origin of anything; an endowment or endowed institution; the first stitches in knitting or crocheting.
Founder(foun´dẽr) (n.) one who founds or originates; builder; one who casts metal: (v.t.) to sink by filling with water; disable or make lame; said of a horse: (v.i.) to fill and sink; go lame.
Foundling(found´ling) (n.) a child found whose parents is unknown.
Foundry(found´ri) (n.) the place where metal casting is carried on.
Fount(fount) (n.) a fountain or spring; original source.
Fountain(foun´tan) (n.) a natural or artificial spring of water; the head or source of a river; a jet or spout of water; the first cause or origin.
Fountainhead(foun´tan-hed) (n.) the spring from which a stream flows; the first source.
Four(fôr) (adj.) consisting of 1 more than 3; a cardinal numeral: (n.) the sum of 3 and 1; a four-oared boat, or its crew.
Fourfold(fôr´fōld) (n.) a quantity four times as much: (adj.) four times told.
Fourscore(fôr´skôr) (adj.) eighty.
Fourteen(fôr´tēn) (adj.) consisting of 4 more than 10: (n.) the sum of 4 and 10.
Fourteenth(fôr´tēnth) (adj.) fourth in order after tenth: (n.) one of fourteen equal parts.
Fourth(fôrth) (adj.) next in order after third: (n.) one of four equal parts; a musical interval of two tones and one semitone.
Fourthly(fôrth´li) (adv.) in the fourth place.
Fowl(foul) (n.) a gallinaceous bird, especially the domestic cock or hen; poultry; birds collectively: (v.i.) to catch or kill wild birds for sport or food.
Fowling(foul´ing) (n.) the act or practice of catching or shooting wild birds.
Fox(foks) (n.) a canine mammal with a long bushy tail, belonging to the genus Vulpes, notorious for its cunning; hence a sly, cunning person; a small strand of rope, formed by twisting several rope-yarns together: (v.t.) to make sour, or turn reddish; repair; said of boots; watch slyly: (v.i.) to turn sour or become reddish; act as a spy.
Foxed(fokst) (p.adj.) stained, as timber, or spotted, as prints, books, etc., with a reddish discoloration; repaired with leather; said of a boot.
Foxhound(foks´hound) (n.) one of a breed of dogs used for fox-hunting.
Foxiness(foks´i-nes) (n.) sly cunning, or shrewdness; the state of being decayed, or sour.
Foxy(foks´i) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, a fox; cunning; crafty; reddish-brown in color.
Foyer(fwä-yā´) (n.) the lobby of a theater.
Fracas(frā´kas) (n.) a noisy quarrel.
Fraction(frak´shun) (n.) a part broken off; act of breaking; the state of being broken; a part of a unit, as ¼.
Fractional(frak´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or constituting, a fraction; very small.
Fractious(frak´shus) (adj.) unruly; cross.
Fracture(frak´tūr) (n.) a part broken; a break caused by violence; separation; the direction in which a mineral breaks so as to show its texture: (v.t.) to break, or crack, as a bone, etc.
Fragile(fraj´il) (adj.) easily broken; weak; delicate.
Fragility(fra-jil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being fragile.
Fragment(frag´ment) (n.) a part broken off from a whole; an imperfect part.
Fragmentary(frag´men-tā-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or composed of, fragments, disconnected; made of parts of pre-existent rock; conglomerate.
Fragrance(frā´grans) (n.) the state or quality of being fragrant.
Fragrant(frā´grant) (adj.) sweet-smelling.
Fragrantly(frā´grant-li) (adv.) with a pleasant odor.
Frail(frāl) (adj.) fragile; brittle; weak, physically or morally; infirm: (n.) a basket made of rushes.
Frame(frām) (n.) something constructed or composed of parts fitted and joined together; that on which anything is held or stretched; any contrivance for enclosing, admitting, or supporting something; a compositor's stand; an inclined table or planks for washing ore; shape; temper; state: (v.t.) to fit one thing into another; shape or form; adjust or regulate; invent; adapt: (v.i.) to wash ore on a frame.
Framer(frām´ẽr) (n.) one who frames; a contriver.
Framework(frām´wẽrk) (n.) that which encloses or supports something else.
Franchise(fran´chīz) (n.) the constitutional right of suffrage; a particular privilege or right granted by a sovereign or by a legislative body to an individual, or to a corporation; the district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends.
Frangibility(franj-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being frangible.
Frangible(franj´i-bl) (adj.) easily broken.
Frank(frangk) (adj.) open or ingenuous; candid; outspoken; unreserved: (n.) a signature that exempts mail-matter from payment of postage; a letter privileged to go post-free: (v.t.) to send or have conveyed free of charge.
Frankincense(frangk´in-sens) (n.) a fragrant inflammable resin burnt as incense.
Frankly(frangk´li) (adv.) candidly, openly.
Frankness(frangk´nes) (n.) candor; openness.
Frantic(fran´tik) (adj.) violently mad or distracted; outrageous; transported by passion.
Frantically(fran´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a frantic manner.
Frappe(frap-pā´) (adj.) chilled with ice.
Fraternal(frā-tẽr´nal) (adj.) pertaining to, becoming, or like, brothers.
Fraternity(frē-tẽr´ni-ti) (n.) brotherly relationship; a body of men associated together by a common bond of interest, especially of a religious character; men of the same profession or class.
Fraternize(frā´tẽr-nīz) (v.i.) to associate or hold fellowship as brothers.
Fratricide(frā´tri-sīd) (n.) the crime of killing a brother; one who kills a brother.
Fraud(frawd) (n.) deceit; artifice; trick; cheat; a humbug.
Fraudulence(fraw´dū-lens) (n.) deceitfulness; trickery; unfairness.
Fraudulent(fraw´dū-lent) (adj.) characterized by, founded on, or obtained by, fraud.
Fraught(frawt) (adj.) laden; charged.
Fray(frā) (n.) a riot; quarrel; a chafe or rub: (v.t.) to chafe or wear away.
Fraying(frā´ing) (n.) the act of wearing away by friction; the peeling off of the velvet of a deer's horn.
Freak(frēk) (n.) sudden or capricious change of mind, or whim; a prank; an abnormal animal or plant: (v.t.) to variegate; spot or streak.
Freakish(frēk´ish) (adj.) eccentric; frolicsome; whimsical.
Freckle(frek´l) (n.) a brownish spot in the skin: (v.t.) to mark with freckles: (v.i.) to become freckled.
Free(frē) (adj.) without restraint; at liberty; permitted; liberal; generous; open; free from guilt; independent; familiar; licentious; not arbitrary or despotic; spirited; not attached or fixed; not combined; invested with the franchise, etc.: (v.t.) to set at liberty; emancipate; rid or exempt; clear: (adv.) gratuitously.
Freebooter(frē´bōōt-ẽr) (n.) one who roves about for plunder or pillage; buccaneer.
Freedman(frēd´man) (n.) a slave who has been legally emancipated.
Freedom(frē´dum) (n.) the state of being free; liberty; independence; ease in performance; particular privilege; absence of conventionality; undue familiarity.
Freehand(frē´hand) (adj.) drawn by the hand without the aid of instruments.
Freehold(frē´hōld) (n.) an estate or tenement held by fee-simple, fee-tail, or for life.
Freelance(frē´lans) (n.) one of a class of medieval soldiers who sold their services to fight for the highest bidder; one who acts, speaks, or writes irrespective of any party.
Freeman(frē´man) (n.) one in the enjoyment of liberty; one possessed of certain franchises or municipal privileges.
Freemason(frē´mā-sn) (n.) a member of a secret society of great antiquity, consisting formerly of skilled craftsmen; now a social association professing principles of brotherly love, charity, and mutual aid.
Freemasonry(frē-mā´sn-ri) (n.) the system, rites, etc., of the Freemasons.
Freethinker(frē-think´ẽr) (n.) one who forms his opinions independently of others; one who rejects revelation in religion, and dogmatic belief; a latitudinarian.
Freewill(frē-wil´) (adj.) voluntary; holding the theological doctrine that man is free to exercise his will for good or evil.
Freezable(frēz´a-bl) (adj.) that may be frozen.
Freeze(frēz) (v.t.) to congeal or harden into ice; kill by cold: (v.i.) to be congealed with cold; be chilled with cold; be at or below the temperature of 32°.
Freight(frāt) (n.) the goods with which a vessel is loaded; cargo; goods carried by rail; the sum paid or charged for the conveyance of goods: (adj.) used for conveying goods: (v.t.) to load with goods for conveyance; hire or charter.
Freighter(frāt´ẽr) (n.) one who freights a ship or car; shipper; a vessel for conveying freight.
Frenzied(fren´zid) (p.adj.) affected with frenzy; delirious.
Frenzy(fren´zi) (n.) violent agitation; temporary madness; fury: (v.t.) to throw into a frenzy; render mad.
Frequency(frē´kwen-si) (n.) the repeated occurrence of a thing at short intervals.
Frequent(frē´kwent) (adj.) recurring often: (v.t.) (frē-kwent´) to resort to, or visit often.
Frequently(frē´kwent-li) (adv.) often; repeatedly.
Fresco(fres´kō) (n.) a method of wall-painting in water-colors on fresh plaster: (v.t.) to decorate or paint in fresco.
Fresh(fresh) (adj.) new; recent; unfaded; uninjured by time; in good condition; not forgotten; healthy; strong and active; not wearied; lively; brisk; pure and cool; not salt; inexperienced; forward; intoxicated: (n.) a spring; freshet; the union of fresh and salt water in a river.
Freshen(fresh´en) (v.t.) to make fresh; render less salt; revive; slacken a rope to relieve the part exposed to friction: (v.i.) to become vigorous; grow fresh.
Freshet(fresh´et) (n.) a flood caused by melting snow or heavy rain.
Freshman(fresh´man) (n.) a college student in his first year.
Freshwater(fresh´waw-tẽr) (adj.) pertaining to, living in, found in, or formed in, fresh water; accustomed to river navigation or the coasting trade.
Fret(fret) (v.t.) to wear away by friction; injure by rubbing; corrode; agitate; vex; irritate; make rough on the surface; ornament with raised or interlaced work; variegate: (v.i.) to be worn away by friction or corrosion; be agitated or irritated; utter peevish complaints: (n.) the act or process of fretting; an ornament formed by small bands or fillets interlacing each other at right angles; perforated or interlaced ornamental work; an agitation on the surface of a liquid; chafing, or irritation; a small piece of ivory or wood on the keyboard of certain stringed instruments.
Fretful(fret´fool) (adj.) peevish; irritated.
Fretwork(fret´wẽrk) (n.) carved, raised, or open ornamental work.
Friable(frī´a-bl) (adj.) readily crumbled, or reduced to powder.
Friar(frī´ẽr) (n.) one of a mendicant order of monks in the Roman Catholic Church.
Fricassee(frik-a-sē´) (n.) a dish of chicken, rabbit, or other meat cut into small pieces, stewed and fried with gravy or sauce: (v.t.) to make into, or dress like, a fricassee.
Fricative(frik´a-tiv) (n.) a name for certain letters, as "th", "sh", "zh", produced by the friction of the breath issuing through the narrow aperture of the organs of articulation.
Friction(frik´shun) (n.) the act of rubbing; attrition; resistance to the motion of a body, caused by contact with the surface upon which it moves; the act of rubbing to stimulate the circulation of the blood vessels; irritation or disagreement caused by divergence of opinion.
Frictional(frik´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or produced by, friction.
Friday(frī´dā) (n.) the sixth day of the week; named from the Scandinavian deity Frigga, the goddess of love.
Fried(frīd) (p.t. & p.p.) of fry.
Friend(frend) (n.) one attached to another by affection, regard, or esteem; an intimate acquaintance; a supporter or favorer of a cause, etc.; an ally; a term of salutation.
Friendless(frend´les) (adj.) without a friend.
Friendliness(frend´li-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being friendly.
Friendly(frend´li) (adj.) pertaining to a friend; having the characteristics of a friend; amicable; affable; genial; convenient; favorable: (adv.) amicably.
Friendship(frend´ship) (n.) intimacy; united with affection or esteem; mutual attachment; good-will.
Frieze(frēz) (n.) the middle part of the entablature of a column between the architrave and cornice; usually ornamented with sculpture, etc.; a coarse woolen cloth with a rough shaggy nap on one side.
Frigate(frig´āt) (n.) in the old navies a warship with an upper flush deck, carrying from 24 to 50 guns.
Fright(frīt) (n.) a sudden and violent fear; alarm; a person whose dress or appearance is ridiculous.
Frighten(frīt´n) (v.t.) to terrify.
Frightful(frīt´fool) (adj.) terrible; dreadful; alarming; shocking; grotesque.
Frightfully(frīt´foo-li) (adv.) terribly; grotesquely.
Frigid(frij´id) (adj.) without warmth; wintry; cold in temperament; stiff; formal; dull.
Frigidity(fri-jid´i-ti) (n.) the state of being frigid coldness.
Frill(fril) (n.) a pleated or crimped edging of fine linen to a garment, as a shirt front, etc.; ruffle; (pl.) affectation of manner; ornamentation of dress, etc.: (v.i.) to ruffle or shiver the feathers with cold; said of a hawk: (v.t.) to make into a frill.
Fringe(frinj) e (n.) an ornamental border of hanging cords. etc.; any border or edging resembling a fringe: (v.t.) to border with, or as with, a fringe.
Frippery(frip´ẽr-i) (n.) old clothes or furniture; the place where old clothes are sold; trade in secondhand clothes: (adj.) trumpery; contemptible.
Frisk(frisk) (v.i.) to gambol or dance in frolic: (n.) a gambol, dance, or frolic.
Friskiness(fris´ki-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being frisky.
Frisky(fris´ki) (adj.) lively in action; sprightly; gay; frolicsome.
Fritter(frit´ẽr) (v.t.) to waste by degrees; cut up as meat into small pieces for frying: (n.) a small piece of meat cut for frying; a small cake with meat or fruit in it.
Frivolity(fri-yol´i-ti) (n.) levity; a trifling act, thought, or action.
Frivolous(friv´o-lus) (adj.) trifling; trivial; petty; silly; inclined to levity.
Frizz(friz) (v.t.) to curl or crisp; form into little hard burrs; said of the nap of cloth: (n.) that which is frizzed, as hair.
Frizzle(friz´l) (v.t.) to curl on hot coals; curl or frizz: (n.) a crisped lock of hair.
Fro(frō) (adv.) away from; backward.
Frock(frok) (n.) a loose upper garment worn by children and women; dress; a monk's habit; a coarse over-garment worn by laborers, etc.; an undress regimental coat.
Frog(frog) (n.) a small tailless amphibious animal of the genus Rana; a tender horny substance growing in the middle of the sole of a horse's foot; a spindle-shaped button or toggle used for fastening military cloaks, ladies' mantles, etc.; a section of a railway line where the rails diverge.
Frogging(frog´ing) (n.) ornamentation with frogs; fishing with frogs as live bait.
Frolic(frol´ik) (n.) a scene of merrymaking or gaiety; a sportive outburst; wild prank: (adj.) sportive; merry or gay: (v.i.) to indulge in tricks of mirth and levity; play wild pranks.
Frolicsome(frol´ik-sum) (adj.) full of frolic.
From(from) (prep.) out of, away; since; noting source or beginning, distance, logical or physical sequences.
Frond(frond) (n.) the union of a leaf and a branch; the leaf of a fern, palm, or seaweed.
Front(frunt) (n.) the forehead; the forepart or foremost of anything; van; the most conspicuous part; impudence or boldness; a false shirt-bosom or dicky: (adj.) situated at the front: (v.t.) to stand, or be situated, opposite to, or over against: (v.i.) to have the front turned in a particular direction.
Frontage(frunt´āj) (n.) the front part of a building or its area.
Frontal(frun´tal) (adj.) pertaining to the front or forehead: (n.) something worn on the forehead; an ecclesiastical hanging in front of an altar; a small pediment over a window or door.
Frontier(frun-tēr) (n.) the boundary or limits of a country: (adj.) pertaining to, or situated near, the boundary of a country; contiguous.
Frontispiece(fron´tis-pēs) (n.) an illustration facing the front page of a book.
Frost(frôst) (n.) minute frozen particles of moisture; the temperature of the atmosphere which causes the congelation of water; an enterprise ending in failure: (v.t.) to cover with frost or any thing resembling frost.
Frosted(frôst´ed) (p.adj.) covered with, resembling, or injured by, frost.
Frostily(frôst´i-li) (adv.) with frost, or excessive cold; gruff; ill-tempered.
Frosting(frôst´ing) (n.) a preparation of fine sugar and white of egg for covering cakes; rough powdered glass used in decorative work and to render windows opaque.
Frosty(frôst´i) (adj.) producing, or accompanied with, frost; frozen; hoary; cold or distant in manner.
Froth(frôth) (n.) the mass of bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, or fermentation; foam; superficial knowledge; vapid eloquence.
Frothiness(frôth´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being frothy.
Frothy(frôth´i) (adj.) full of, or composed of, froth; empty; frivolous; unsubstantial.
Froward(frō´wẽrd) (adj.) perverse; wayward.
Frown(froun) (n.) a contraction of the brows indicative of displeasure, etc.: (v.i.) to contract the brows to indicate displeasure, etc.; scowl; lower.
Frowzy(frou´zi) (adj.) musty; untidy.
Froze(frōz) (p.t.) of freeze.
Frozen(frōz´en) (p.adj.) congealed or killed with cold; icy; wanting in warmth of feeling or sympathy.
Fructify(fruk´ti-fī) (v.t.) to make productive; fertilize: (v.i.) to bear fruit.
Fructose(fruk´tōs) (n.) sugar in ripe fruit or honey.
Frugal(frū´gal) (adj.) thrifty; economical.
Frugality(frū-gal´i-ti) (n.) thrift; economy.
Frugally(frū´ga-li) (adv.) with economy.
Fruit(frūt) (n.) the product of a tree or plant containing the seed; product; result or profit; offspring: (v.i.) to produce fruit.
Fruiterer(frūt´ẽr-ẽr) (n.) one who deals in fruit.
Fruitful(frūt´fool) (adj.) yielding fruit; prolific.
Fruitfully(frūt´foo-li) (adv.) abundantly.
Fruitfulness(frūt´fool-nes) (n.) the quality of being fruitful.
Fruition(frū-ish´un) (n.) the bearing of fruit; realization; enjoyment derived from use or possession.
Fruity(frūt´i) (adj.) full-flavored; rich.
Frustrate(frus´trāt) (v.t.) to defeat or disappoint; thwart; nullify: (adj.) vain; useless; void.
Frustration(frus-trā´shun) (n.) the act of frustrating, or the state of being frustrated; disappointment; defeat.
Fry(frī) (v.t.) to cook or roast with fat in a pan over a fire: (v.i.) to be cooked with fat in a pan; be subjected to intense heat: (n.) a dish of things fried; a swarm of young fish.
Fuddle(fud´l) (v.t.) to stupefy with drink; intoxicate: (v.i.) to become intoxicated.
Fudge(fuj) (n.) a made-up story; a home-made candy: (interj.) nonsense: (v.t.) to make or do in a bungling, careless manner.
Fuel(fū´el) (n.) combustible material for supplying a fire; anything that serves to inflame or sustain passion or excitement.
Fugacious(fū-gā´shus) (adj.) fleeting; volatile; falling off very early.
Fugal(fū´gal) (adj.) pertaining to a fugue.
Fugitive(fū´ji-tiv) (adj.) unstable; volatile; fleeting; not permanent; fleeing from danger, pursuit, or duty: (n.) one who flees from danger, pursuit, or duty; a runaway or deserter; one who takes shelter with another power to escape punishment.
Fugue(fūg) (n.) a musical composition in which the parts follow each other with repetitions at certain intervals.
Fulcrum(ful´krum) (n.) that part of a lever on which it rests.
Fulfil(fool-fir) (v.t.) to complete or accomplish; execute; perform or carry out, as that which is promised, foretold, or anticipated.
Fulfillment(fool-fil´ment) (n.) accomplishment; completion; execution.
Full(fool) (adj.) filled; having no empty space; well supplied; stored; saturated; satiated; copious; rounded out; plump; expressing much; clear; distinct; sonorous; having the whole disk illuminated; said of the moon: (n.) the highest state, extent, or measure: (v.i.) to pucker: (v.t.) scour and thicken, as cloth, in a mill: (adv.) without diminution or qualification; directly; quite.
Fullback(fool´bak) (n.) in football, the player furthest from the goal of the opposing side.
Fuller(fool´ẽr) (n.) one who fulls cloth.
Fully(fool´i) (adv.) completely; abundantly.
Fulminate(ful´mi-nāt) (v.t.) to cause to explode; send out or utter a threat or denunciation, as a papal bull: (v.i.) to thunder; make a loud, sudden noise; detonate.
Fulsome(ful´sum) (adj.) offensive; gross.
Fumble(fum´bl) (v.i.) to grope or feel about; handle or attempt something in an awkward manner: (v.t.) to manage awkwardly.
Fume(fūm) (n.) vapor or exhalation, especially of a narcotic or suffocating nature; mental irritation or agitation: (v.i.) to emit smoke; pass off in gas or vapor; to be in a passion: (v.t.) fill with gas or vapor; exhale.
Fumigate(fū´mi-gāt) (v.t.) smoke; perfume; disinfect by the action of smoke or vapor.
Fun(fun) (n.) mirth; drollery; sport: (v.i.) to indulge in fun.
Function(fungk´shun) (n.) the discharge or performance of any duty, office, or business; faculty; power; the office of any organ, animal or vegetable; public or official ceremony; any mathematical quantity considered as formed from another quantity, the change in the one affecting the other correspondingly: (v.i.) to perform a function; act.
Functional(fungk´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or performing, a function; official.
Functionary(fungk´shun-a-ri) (n.) one who holds an office, or discharges some trust; an official.
Fund(fund) (n.) established stock or capital; money set apart for carrying out some permanent or temporary object; a permanent debt due by a government on which interest is paid at a certain rate per cent.; a stock in reserve: (v.t.) to place in, or convert into, a fund; (pl.) money.
Fundamental(fun-da-ment´al) (adj.) pertaining to a foundation or basis; essential; primary: (n.) a primary or essential principle; basis; the note on which a chord is formed.
Fundamentally(fun-da-ment´a-li) (adv.) in a fundamental manner.
Funded(fund´ed) (p.adj.) converted into a permanent loan; invested in the public funds.
Funding(fund´ing) (n.) the act or process of converting money lent to the government into a permanent fund bearing a fixed rate of interest; investment in government stocks or funds.
Funeral(fū´nẽr-al) (n.) the ceremony of burying a dead human body and the procession of mourners accompanying it: (adj.) pertaining to, befitting, or used at, a funeral.
Funereal(fū-nē´re-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or suitable for, a funeral; mournful; sad.
Funereally(fū-nē´re-a-li) (adv.) in a funereal manner.
Fungous(fung´gus) (adj.) pertaining to the nature of fungi; spongy; excrescent; growing up suddenly.
Fungus(fung´gus) (n.) a cryptogamous plant not containing chlorophyll, as a mushroom, toadstool, etc.; a spongy excrescence.
Funicular(fū-nik´ū-iar) (adj.) rope-shaped, or, used of something worked by a rope or ropes, as "funicular railway."
Funk(fungk) (n.) cowardice; fright: (v.i.) to be in a state of cowardly fear.
Funnel(fun´el) (n.) a wide-mouthed, conical vessel terminating in a spout for pouring liquids into close vessels; the chimney of a steamship or steam-engine.
Funneled(fun´eld) (adj.) having, or resembling, a funnel.
Funny(fun´i) (adj.) comical; droll; provoking laughter; ludicrous; queer; curious; strange: (n.) a long narrow clinker-built pleasure boat rowed with sculls.
Fur(fẽr) (n.) the soft hair of certain animals, growing thickly upon the skin; morbid matter collected on the tongue; the calcareous coating on the interior of a boiler, etc.; (pl.) the dressed skins of fur-bearing animals, used for apparel or ornament: (adj.) consisting, lined, or trimmed, with fur: (v.t.) to cover, line, or trim with fur; cover with a calcareous deposit or morbid matter.
Furbelow(fẽr´be-lō) (n.) an ornament of feminine attire.
Furbish(fẽr´bish) (v.t.) to make bright by rubbing, polishing, or burnishing; renovate.
Furious(fū´ri-us) (adj.) full of fury; frenzied; mad; tempestuous.
Furl(fẽrl) (v.t.) to roll up and secure to something, as a sail, flag, etc.
Furlong(fẽr´lông) (n.) 1-8th of a mile.
Furlough(fẽr´lō) (n.) leave of absence: (v.t.) to grant leave of absence to.
Furnace(fẽr´nas) (n.) a chamber or apparatus for producing a violent heat to reduce ores, metals, etc.
Furnish(fẽr´nish) (v.t.) to supply with what is requisite; fit out; equip: (v.i.) to improve in flesh and condition; said of a racehorse.
Furnishing(fẽr´nish-ing) (n.) the act of providing with furniture.
Furniture(fẽr´ni-tur) (n.) the necessary equipments of a house, ship, or a trade; outfit; equipage; trappings of a horse.
Furrier(fẽr´i-ẽr) (n.) one who prepares or sells furs; fur-dresser.
Furrow(fẽr´ō) (n.) a trench made in the ground by a plow; a groove; wrinkle: (v.t.) to plow; make grooves or wrinkles in.
Furry(fẽr´i) (adj.) covered with, or consisting of, fur.
Further(fẽr´thẽr) (adj.) more distant; additional: (adv.) to a greater distance or degree; moreover; also: (v.t.) to promote; help forward.
Furtherance(fẽr´thẽr-ans) (n.) advancement.
Furthermore(fẽr´thẽr-mōr) (adv.) moreover; besides.
Furthermost(fẽr´thẽr-mōst) (adj.) most remote.
Furthest(fẽr´thest) (adj.) most distant in time or degree: (adv.) at, or to, the greatest distance.
Furtive(fẽr´tiv) (adj.) sly; secret; stealthy.
Fury(fū´ri) (n.) violent or uncontrollable rage; madness; one of the three avenging deities of Greek mythology, usually called Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera; a termagant woman.
Furze(fẽrz) (n.) a hardy spiny shrub, belonging to the bean family.
Fuse(fūz) (v.t.) to liquefy by heat; melt: (v.i.) to become melted by heat; blend, as if melted: (n.) a small tube filled with an inflammable material, or a cord impregnated with such material, used for exploding gunpowder, etc.
Fusee(fū-zē´) (n.) a kind of match, used for igniting tobacco; a grooved cone in a watch, etc., around which the chain is wound.
Fusible(fūz´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being fused.
Fusillade(fū-si-lād´) (n.) a simultaneous discharge of firearms: (v.t.) to shoot down or kill by a fusillade.
Fusion(fū´zhun) (n.) the act or process of melting by heat; the state of being fused or melted; union by, or as by, melting.
Fuss(fus) (n.) unnecessary or irritating activity, especially in small matters; disorderly bustling about; confusion; stir: (v.i.) to worry.
Fussy(fus´i) (adj.) making a fuss.
Fustian(fus´chan) (n.) a kind of coarse twilled cotton cloth, as corduroy, velveteen, etc.; an inflated or pretentious style in writing or speaking; bombast: (adj.) made of fustian; bombastic.
Fustiness(fus´ti-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being fusty.
Fusty(fus´ti) (adj.) ill; smelling; moldy; meddlesome; officious.
Futile(fū´til) (adj.) vain; useless.
Futilely(fū´ti-li) (adv.) in a futile manner.
Futility(fū-til´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being futile.
Future(fū´tūr) (adj.) that will be here after: (n.) time yet to come; a tense in grammar; a commodity, etc., sold for future delivery.
Futurity(fū-tūr´i-ti) (n.) time to come; future events.
Fuzz(fuz) (n.) fine minute particles of down, wool, etc.: (v.i.) to fly off in fuzz.
Fuzzy(fuz´i) (adj.) covered with, or like, fuzz.

Gab(gab) (n.) idle chatter; loquacity; a hook on the eccentric rod of a steam-engine; the mouth: (v.i.) to chatter.
Gabble(gab´l) (v.i.) to utter rapidly without sense: (v.i.) to chatter incoherently: (n.) rapid, incoherent talk.
Gable(gā´bl) (n.) the triangular end of a building.
Gad(gad) (v.i.) to roam about in a purposeless manner: (n.) the act of roaming about without an object; an iron or steel pointed mining tool; a gadfly.
Gadfly(gad´flī) (n.) a fly that stings cattle.
Gaff(gaf) (n.) a large hook for landing salmon, etc.; a boom or yard to extend the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail; a low-class theater, etc., admission to which is a penny: (v.t.) to seize or land with a gaff.
Gaffer(gaf´ẽr) (n.) an old man, especially a countryman.
Gag(gag) (n.) something placed in the mouth to hinder speech: (v.t.) to stop the mouth of, with, or as with, a gag; silence by force; introduce one's own words, etc., into: said of an actor, etc.
Gaggle(gag´gl) (v.i.) to make a noise like a goose; cackle.
Gaiety(gā´e-ti) (n.) same as gayety.
Gaily(gā´li) (adv.) same as gayly.
Gain(gān) (n.) advantage; profit; a mortise: (v.t.) to obtain, as profit or advantage; earn; win; arrive at: (v.i.) to improve or make progress; increase; advance.
Gainsay(gān-sā´) (v.t.) to contradict; speak against; oppose.
Gait(gāt) (n.) manner of walking; way or course.
Gaiter(gāt´ẽr) (n.) a covering of cloth for the ankle, fitting over the top of the boot a shoe with a cloth top.
Gala(gā´la) (n.) a festive show; pomp.
Galactic(ga-lak´tik) (adj.) pertaining to the secretion or flow of milk; pertaining to the Milky Way.
Galaxy(gal´aks-i) (n.) an assemblage of splendid persons or things: (n.) the Milky Way.
Gale(gāl) (n.) a strong wind, less violent than a tempest; a quarrel; noisy merriment; bog myrtle.
Gall(gawl) (n.) the bile; anything very bitter; malignant feeling; rancor; the gall-bladder; the morbid excrescence of plants caused by insects; gall-nut; a wound caused by friction; low-lying marshy-land with rank vegetation: (v.t.) to break the skin of by friction; wear away; vex; fret; harass; impregnate with an infusion of gall-nuts: (v.i.) to fret; be vexed, etc.
Gallant(gal-ant) (adj.) showing courtesy and respectful deference to women: (n.) a man who is attentive to women [used either in a good or bad sense]: (v.t.) to pay court to; accompany or escort.
Gallantly(gal´ant-li) (adv.) bravely; politely.
Gallantry(gal´ant-ri) (n.) bravery; heroic courage; polite and deferential attention to women; court paid to women for immoral purposes; intrigue.
Galleon(gal´e-on) (n.) a large Spanish three-decked vessel, formerly used as a warship, or as a merchantman for trading to South America.
Gallery(gal´ẽr-i) (n.) a long apartment serving as a means of communication to others; corridor; the upper seats of a theater, church, assembly-room, etc.; a building, or room, used for the exhibition of works of art, etc.; a covered passage in a work for defense, or for communication; a balcony at the stern of a large ship.
Galley(gal´i) (n.) a low, flat, one-decked vessel propelled by oars, and sometimes with sails, formerly rowed by slaves or convicts; an open boat used by British men-of-war, river police, and customs officers; the cook-house of a ship; a flat, oblong frame for holding composed type.
Galling(gawl´ing) (p.adj.) chafing; irritating.
Gallivant(gal´i-vant) (v.i.) to flirt; idle or gad about with women.
Gallon(gal´un) (n.) a liquid measure = 4 quarts; a dry measure = 1-3th of a bushel.
Gallop(gal´up) (n.) the rapid forward springing movement of a horse; the act of riding at a gallop: (v.i.) to run with leaps, like a horse; ride a horse at a gallop; hasten.
Gallows(gal´ōz) (n.) a wooden structure consisting of two uprights with a cross bar on the top; used for hanging criminals; execution by hanging.
Gallstone(gawl´stōn) (n.) a concretion formed in the gall bladder or biliary duct.
Galoot(ga-lōōt´) (n.) a term in American slang having various shades of meaning, as with the other words, "chap," "fellow," "cur," "cuss," "bloke," "buffer," etc., not necessarily denoting dislike but rather a lack of respect.
Galore(ga-lōr´) (adv.) in great plenty.
Galosh(ga-losh´) (n.) an overshoe of rubber.
Galvanic(gal-van´ik) (adj.) pertaining to galvanism; voltaic; spasmodic.
Galvanism(gal´van-izm) (n.) that branch of electric science which treats of currents arising from the chemical action of certain bodies placed in contact, or an acid on a metal.
Galvanometer(gal-va-nom´e-tẽr) (n.) an instrument for measuring the presence, extent, and direction of an electric current.
Gambit(gam´bit) (n.) an opening in chess in which a pawn, or piece, is sacrificed to obtain a favorable position for the action of the more important pieces.
Gamble(gam´bl) (v.i.) to practice gaming; play for money; risk money on an event or contingency: (v.t.) to squander in gaming.
Gambler(gam´blẽr) (n.) one who gambles, especially one who gambles as a business.
Gambol(gam´bol) (n.) a dancing or skipping about for joy or sport; frolic: (v.i.) to skip about sportively; frolic.
Game(gām) (n.) a sport or diversion; fun; frolic; a single match at play; the advantage required in order to win; wild animals pursued and killed by shooting or hunting; any object of pursuit; (pl.) athletic contests: (adj.) pertaining to game; ready; plucky: (v.i.) to play at any sport or diversion; play for a stake.
Gamely(gām´li) (adv.) pluckily.
Gamey(gām´i) (adj.) having the flavor of game.
Gamin(gam´in) (n.) a precocious street child.
Gaming(gām´ing) (n.) the act of playing games for stakes; gambling.
Gammon(gam´un) (v.t.) to impose upon a person by inducing him to believe improbable stories, hoax; to defeat at the game of backgammon; cure by salting and smoking; attach or fix a bowsprit to a ship: (n.) a hoax; imposition; the buttock of a hog salted and smoked: (interj.) nonsense!
Gamut(gam´ut) (n.) the lines and spaces upon which musical notes are written or printed; hence entire range or extent.
Gander(gan´dẽr) (n.) a male goose.
Gang(gang) (n.) persons associated for some purpose; a part of a ship's crew selected for special duty; a lode or course; a discreditable political faction.
Ganglion(gan´gli-on) (n.) a healthy and natural enlargement in the course of a nerve; an encysted tumor on a tendon, a weeping sinew.
Ganglionic(gan-gli-on´ik) (adj.) pertaining to a ganglion.
Gangrene(gan´grēn) (n.) the first state of mortification: (v.t.) to mortify: (v.i.) to become mortified.
Gangrenous(gan´gre-nus) (adj.) mortifying.
Gangster(gang´stẽr) (n.) a desperate character, one of a gang, especially used of the East Side of New York.
Gangway(gang´wā) (n.) a passage, way, or avenue, into or out of any enclosed space; that part of a ship's side, within or without, by which persons enter or depart; the part of a vessel on the spar deck, forming a passage along each side, from the quarter deck to the forecastle; more properly termed the "waist".
Gap(gap) (n.) an opening; cleft; passage; hiatus; breach; v; t. to make a gap in.
Gape(gāp) (v.i.) to open the mouth wide, as from drowsiness, wonder, etc.; yawn; open as a fissure or chasm: (n.) yawn; the opening between the mandibles of birds; (pl.) a disease in poultry.
Garage(gä-räzh´) (n.) a stable or station for automobiles.
Garb(gärb) (n.) a dress; external form: (v.t.) to clothe.
Garbage(gärb´āj) (n.) offal; refuse.
Garble(gär´bl) (v.t.) to cleanse by sifting; select such parts of as are wanted or may serve some particular purpose.
Garcon(gär-sông´) (n.) a boy; waiter.
Garden(gär´dn) (n.) a piece of ground set apart for the cultivation of flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc.; a place specially delightful or fertile: (v.t.) to cultivate as a garden: (v.i.) to lay out and cultivate a garden.
Gardener(gär´dn-ẽr) (n.) one who tends a garden.
Gargle(gär´gl) (n.) a medicinal liquid for washing the throat and mouth: (v.i.) to wash the throat and mouth with a gargle.
Gargoyle(gär´goil) (n.) in Gothic architecture, a projecting stone waterspout, often in the form of a grotesquely-shaped man or animal.
Garish(gär´ish) (adj.) gaudy; dazzling.
Garland(gär´land) (n.) a chaplet or wreath made of flowers, etc., a collection of choice extracts, of prose or poetry; a netted provision-bag used by sailors; in heraldry, a wreath of laurel, or oak-leaves and acorns: (v.t.) to deck or adorn with a garland.
Garlic(gär´lik) (n.) a bulbous-rooted plant of the lily family, with a strong pungent taste and smell that is unpleasant to many.
Garment(gär´ment) (n.) any article of clothing; (pl.) clothing collectively.
Garner(gär´nẽr) (n.) a granary: (v.t.) to store for preservation in, or as in, a granary; gather up.
Garnet(gär´net) (n.) a precious stone.
Garnish(gär´nish) (v.t.) to adorn; embellish with something laid round a dish: (n.) an ornament or decoration; something laid round a dish as an embellishment.
Garnishee(gär-nish-ē´) (n.) the person in whose hands the property of another is attached pending the satisfaction of the claims of a third party.
Garnishment(gär´nish-ment) (n.) an embellishment; a warning or summons; especially a notice to a party not to pay money, etc., to a defendant, but to appear in court.
Garret(gar´et) (n.) the uppermost room of a house.
Garrison(gar´i-sn) (n.) a body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified place; a fortified place with troops, guns, etc.: (v.t.) to furnish a fortified place with troops.
Garrote(gar-rōt´) (n.) an instrument for strangling a criminal, used in Spain; strangulation: (v.t.) to execute with a garrote or by strangling; seize by the throat so as to render a person helpless and then to rob him.
Garroter(gar-rōt´ẽr) (n.) one who is guilty of the crime of garroting.
Garrulity(gar-rōō´li-ti) (n.) incessant and inconsequential loquacity.
Garrulous(gar´ū-lus) (adj.) characterized by garrulity; verbose.
Garter(gär´tẽr) (n.) an elastic band, etc., by which a stocking is held up on the leg: (v.t.) to bind or fasten with a garter.
Gas(gas) (n.) matter in its most rarefied state; opposed to fluid, and solid; carbon-hydrogen compound used for lighting, cooking, etc.; empty talk: (v.t.) to impose upon by empty talk: (v.i.) to boast or indulge in empty talk.
Gaseous(gas´e-us) (adj.) having the nature or form of gas.
Gash(gash) (n.) a deep or gaping wound: (v.t.) to cut deep.
Gasket(gas´ket) (n.) a flat plaited cord by which the sails are furled or tied to the yard; hemp, etc., used for packing the piston of a steam-engine, etc.; a thin round piece of rubber, metal, etc., placed between two flat surfaces to make a water-tight joint.
Gasoline(gas´ō-lēn) (n.) a volatile inflammable colorless product of petroleum; used for heating purposes, etc.
Gasp(gasp) (n.) a convulsed painful effort to catch the breath: (v.i.) to catch the breath with difficulty; crave earnestly: (v.t.) to breathe out in gasps.
Gasping(gasp´ing) (n.) convulsive or difficult breathing.
Gassing(gas´ing) (n.) pretentious talk.
Gassy(gas´i) (adj.) impregnated with gas; given to pretentious talk; inflated.
Gastric(gas´trik) (adj.) pertaining to the stomach.
Gastritis(gas-trī´tis) (n.) inflammation of the stomach.
Gastronomic(gas-trō-nom´ik) (adj.) pertaining to gastronomy.
Gastronomically(gas-trō-nom´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a gastronomic manner.
Gastronomy(gas-tron´o-mi) (n.) the art of good eating, or the preparation of food.
Gate(gāt) (n.) a frame of wood, iron, etc., closing an entrance or passage, usually moving on hinges; a large entrance to a city, castle, etc.; an avenue; entrance; power.
Gateway(gāt´wā) (n.) a way through a gate, or the gate itself.
Gather(gath´ẽr) (v.t.) to assemble; collect; bring into one place; pick up; glean; pluck; accumulate; pucker or plait; infer: (v.i.) to congregate; generate pus; increase; ripen: (n.) a plait or pucker in cloth, made by drawing thread through the folds.
Gathering(gath´er-ing) (n.) the act of assembling together; an assemblage; a charitable contribution.
Gaudily(gaw´di-li) (adv.) in a gaudy manner.
Gaudiness(gaw´di-nes) (n.) the quality of being gaudy.
Gaudy(gaw´di) (adj.) showy; vulgarly gay or fine.
Gauge(gāj) (n.) a standard of measure; the number of feet a vessel sinks in the water; position of one ship to another and the wind; a measuring rod; the distance between the rails of a railway line: (v.t.) to ascertain the capacity or contents of; estimate.
Gauging(gāj´ing) (n.) the art or science of measuring the contents of vessels of capacity.
Gaunt(gänt) (adj.) pinched and lean.
Gauntlet(gänt´let) (n.) a military or naval punishment, formerly practiced, by which the culprit was compelled to run between two lines of soldiers or sailors, who chastised him with rods, ropes, etc.; a series of unpleasant events; running the gauntlet was a common torture among the American Indians; a mailed glove, or one with a long wrist-extension.
Gauze(gawz) (n.) a very thin light transparent silk or cotton fabric; light open-work material, as wire gauze.
Gauzy(gaw´zi) (adj.) thin and semitransparent, like gauze.
Gave(gāv) (p.t.) of give.
Gavel(gav´el) (n.) a small mallet; a small unbound sheaf; toll or custom: (v.t.) to bind into sheaves.
Gavotte(ga-vot´) (n.) a lively, but dignified, dance of the minuet class; a dance-tune in common time.
Gawk(gawk) (n.) a simpleton.
Gawkiness(gaw´ki-nes) (n.) the state of being gawky.
Gawky(gaw´ki) (adj.) awkward; ungainly: (n.) a tall awkward person.
Gay(gā) (adj.) lively; merry; full of spirits; cheerful; sportive; given to pleasure; licentious.
Gayety(gā´e-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being gay; merriment; pleasure.
Gayly(gā´li) (adv.) merrily; finely.
Gaze(gāz) (v.i.) to look earnestly and fixedly: (n.) a steady, fixed look.
Gazelle(ga-zel´) (n.) a small, elegant, swift-footed antelope, with large, soft, black eyes.
Gazette(ga-zet´) (n.) English government bi-weekly newspaper containing official announcements; newspaper: (v.t.) to publish in a gazette.
Gazetteer(gaz-e-tēr´) (n.) a dictionary of geographical names.
Gear(gēr) (n.) accouterments; apparatus; tackle; harness; dress; the moving parts of machinery: (v.t.) to put gear on; harness; dress.
Gearing(gēr´ing) (n.) a train of toothed wheels for transmitting motion; ropes and tackle.
Gecko(gek´ō) (n.) the wall-lizard.
Gee(jē) (v.i.) to turn to the off side, common to cattle or horses; to move; stir.
Geese(gēs) (n.) plural of goose.
Gelatin(jel´a-tin) (n.) a transparent nitrogenous animal substance found in bones, hoofs, connective tissue, etc., from which it is extracted by boiling, etc.; animal jelly.
Gelatinous(jel-at´i-nus) (adj.) consisting of or resembling gelatin.
Geld(geld) (v.t.) to castrate; said of horses; deprive of any essential part.
Gelding(gel´ding) (n.) castration; a young horse which has been castrated.
Gelid(jel´id) (adj.) intensely cold; icy.
Gem(jem) (n.) a precious stone; any perfect or rare, object; jewel: (v.t.) to adorn with, or as with, gems.
Gendarme(zhäng-därm´) (n.) in France and Belgium, an armed policeman.
Gender(jen´dẽr) (n.) the grammatical distinction of sex, expressed by suffixes, prefixes, or by a different word: (v.t.) to produce; and engender.
Genealogical(jē-nē-a-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to genealogy; exhibiting descent.
Genealogist(jen-e-al´ō-jist) (n.) one skilled in tracing pedigrees or genealogy.
Genealogy(jen-e-al´ō-ji) (n.) family pedigree; lineage; the science that treats of tracing pedigrees.
General(jen´ẽr-al) (adj.) relating to a whole genus, kind, class, order, or race; not special or particular; pertaining to the majority; not restricted; usual; ordinary; common; extensive but not universal; indefinite; taken as a whole; senior or highest, as Postmaster-General: (n.) the whole; the chief part; a general principle or statement; the populace; the commander of an army division or brigade; the highest title in the army of the United States; the chief of a religious order; the roll of a drum to summon troops.
Generalissimo(jen-ẽr-al-is´i-mō) (n.) a commander-in-chief.
Generality(jen-ẽr-al´i-ti) (n.) the state of being general; opposed to specific; bulk; majority.
Generalization(jen-ẽr-al-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act or result of generalizing; an induction.
Generalize(jen´ẽr-al-īz) (v.t.) to reduce to, or arrange in, a genus or genera; infer inductively, as a general principle from particular instances.
Generally(jen´ẽr-a-li) (adv.) commonly in the main; without exact limitation.
Generalship(jen´ẽr-al-ship) (n.) the office, rank, or military skill of a general; skillful tactics or leadership.
Generate(jen´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to produce; procreate; originate; trace out or form by motion.
Generation(jen-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act or process of generating; a single succession in natural descent; people of the same period; progeny.
Generative(jen´ẽr-a-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to generation; having the power to generate.
Generator(jen´ẽr-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, generates; a machine in which steam or gas is produced; the principal sound or sounds by which other musical sounds are produced.
Generic(je-ner´ik) (adj.) pertaining to a genus, kind, or class; opposed to specific; comprehensive.
Generically(je-ner´i-ka-li) (adv.) with respect to a genus or generic characteristics.
Generosity(jen-ẽr-os´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being generous; liberality; magnanimity; munificence.
Generous(jen´ẽr-us) (adj.) characterized by liberality; munificent; bountiful; high-minded; honorable; strong; stimulating.
Genesis(jen´e-sis) (n.) the act or process of producing or originating; beginning.
Genetic(je-net´ik) (adj.) pertaining to or based on genesis.
Genial(jē´ni-al) (adj.) kindly and sympathetic in disposition; cordial; contributing to cheerfulness and life; agreeably warm and cheerful.
Geniality(jē-ni-al´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being genial; cheerfulness.
Geniculate(je-nik´ū-lāt) (adj.) having knee-like joints.
Genie(jē´nē) (n.) preside spirit.
Genital(jen´i-tal) (adj.) pertaining to generation.
Genitive(jen´i-tiv) (n.) a grammatical case, indicating origin, possession, or relation.
Genius(jēn´ius) (n.) innate bent of mind or disposition; remarkable aptitude or natural endowment for some special pursuit, etc.; character or essential principle; embodiment; a person possessed of high mental powers or faculties.
Genre(zhäng´r) (n.) a style of painting or sculpture representing some scene of common life.
Genteel(jen-tēl´) (adj.) graceful or elegant in manners or dress; polite; well bred.
Gentile(jen´tīl) (adj.) belonging to a non-Jewish people: (n.) one who is not a Jew.
Gentility(jen-til´i-ti) (n.) high or gentle birth; good breeding; social status and refinement.
Gentle(jen´tl) (adj.) mild and refined in manner and disposition; kindly; moderate in action; peaceful; docile; easy; well born or descended: (n.) the larva of the flesh-fly; a trained falcon.
Gentlefolk(jen´tl-fōlk) (n. pl.) persona of good birth and breeding.
Gentleman(jen´tl-man) (n.) one who is entitled to bear a coat of arms; a well-bred and honorable man; a person of independent income; a term of politeness, used in addressing an assembly.
Gentleness(jen´tl-nes) (n.) the quality of being gentle; softness of manners; sweetness of disposition.
Gentlewoman(jen´tl-wōōm´an) (n.) a woman of good birth and breeding; a lady.
Gently(jen´tli) (adv.) in a gentle manner.
Gentry(jen´tri) (n.) the upper class of society.
Genuflection(jen-ū-flek´shun) (n.) bending of the knee, especially in worship.
Genuine(jen´ū-in) (adj.) real; unadulterated; belonging to, or derived from, the original or true stock; not hypocritical; open.
Genus(jē´nus) (n.) that which has under it several species or sub-genera, having certain common characteristics; in logic, a class made up of two or more species or subordinate classes.
Geocentric(jē-ō-sen´trik) (adj.) pertaining to the center of the earth; having the earth as the center; viewed from the earth as a center.
Geode(jē´ōd) (n.) a rounded nodule of stone, usually hollow and lined with crystals.
Geodesy(jē-od´e-si) (n.) the science of measuring large portions of the earth's surface; the determination of the earth's figure and size.
Geodetic(jē-ō-det´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, determined by, or carried out by, geodesy.
Geographer(jē-og´ra-fẽr) (n.) one who is versed in, or a writer on, geography.
Geographical(jē-ō-graf´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to geography.
Geographically(jē-ō-graf´i-ka-li) (adv.) with reference to geography.
Geography(jē-o´ra-fi) (n.) the science that describes the surface of the earth, and its division into continents, kingdoms, etc.
Geological(jē-ō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to geology.
Geologically(jē-ō-loj´i-ka-li) (adv.) according to geology.
Geologist(jē-ol´o-jist) (n.) one versed in geology.
Geology(jē-ol´o-ji) (n.) the science that investigates the structure of the earth, the successive physical changes it has undergone, and the causes which have operated in producing such alterations in the crust of the globe.
Geometric(jē-ō-met´rik) (adj.) pertaining to geometry. Also geometrical.
Geometry(jē-om´e-tri) (n.) that branch of mathematics that treats of the measurements of lines, angles, surfaces, and solids.
Germ(jẽrm) (n.) the rudimentary form of an organism; origin; first principle.
Germane(jẽr-mān´) (adj.) related; akin; relevant; appropriate.
Germicide(jẽr´mi-sīd) (n.) a substance used to destroy disease germs.
Germinal(jẽr´mi-nal) (adj.) pertaining to a germ or seed-bud.
Germinate(jẽr´mi-nāt) (v.i.) to sprout or bud; begin to develop into a higher form.
Germination(jẽr-mi-nā´shun) (n.) the first act of growth in a seed, bud, or germ.
Gerrymander(ger´i-man-dẽr) (v.t.) to divide, as a state, voting district, etc., so as to give an unfair advantage to a particular political party; misrepresent.
Gerund(jer´und) (n.) the verbal noun in Latin.
Gestation(jes-tā´shun) (n.) pregnancy.
Gesticulate(jes-tik´ū-lāt) (v.i.) to make gestures or motions, as in speaking or attracting attention.
Gesture(jes´tūr) (n.) a movement of the face, body, or limbs, to express ideas, emotions, etc.
Get(get) (v.t.) to obtain; procure; win; gain; acquire; deserve; meet with; realize; learn; procreate; prevail upon; to depart: (v.i.) to arrive at; become; find time, opportunity, etc.; depart quickly.
Getting(get´ing) (n.) acquisition; profit.
Geyser(gī´sẽr) (n.) an intermittent not or boiling spring from which water or mud is ejected.
Ghastliness(gast´li-nes) (n.) the quality or state of being ghastly.
Ghastly(gast´li) (adj.) death-like; pale; haggard; cadaverous; horrible.
Ghetto(get´ō) (n.) a poverty stricken urban area.
Ghost(gōst) (n.) the spirit of a deceased person; apparition; the soul; breath of life; shadow; remotest likelihood; a false image due to some defect in a lens.
Ghostly(gōst´li) (adj.) pertaining to the soul; spiritual; supernatural.
Ghoul(gōōl) (n.) a supposed demon who robs graves and feeds on the flesh of the dead.
Giant(jī´ant) (n.) a man of extraordinary bulk or stature; one possessed of great physical or intellectual power; one of a race of monstrous size who, according to classic mythology, assailed the gods: (adj.) like a giant; huge.
Gibber(jib´ẽr) (v.i.) to speak incoherently.
Gibberish(jib´ẽr-ish) (n.) rapid incoherent talk: (adj.) incoherent.
Gibbet(jib´et) (n.) a gallows: (v.t.) to hang on a gibbet; expose to public scorn or ridicule.
Gibbous(gib´us) (adj.) protuberant; irregularly rounded; between full and half-full; said of the moon; humpbacked.
Gibe(jīb) (n.) a scoff; taunt; sneering or sarcastic expression: (v.t.) to sneer at; taunt: (v.i.) to use gibes; cast reproaches; sneer; scoff.
Giblet(jib´let) (n.) one of the edible internal parts of a fowl, goose, etc.
Giddiness(gid´i-nes) (n.) the state of being giddy.
Giddy(gid´i) (adj.) giddiest having a confused whirling sensation in the head; frivolous; fickle.
Gift(gift) (n.) something given or bestowed; present; donation; offering; benefaction; natural talent.
Gifted(gift´ed) (adj.) talented.
Gig(gig) (n.) a two-wheeled open chaise drawn by one horse; a rotary machine for raising nap on cloth; a long ship's boat, rowed by alternate oars, and usually reserved for the commanding officer; a racing boat; a whirligig; a fish-gig: (v.i.) to fish with a fish-gig.
Gigantic(jī-gan´tik) (adj.) huge; colossal.
Giggle(gig´l) (v.i.) to laugh in a nervous, foolish, tittering manner: (n.) a nervous, silly laugh.
Gild(gild) (v.t.) to overlay or wash with gold; give a fair external appearance to; illuminate: (n.) another form of guild.
Gilding(gild´ing) (n.) the art or process of overlaying or covering with gold; gold-leaf, powder, etc., applied to a surface; a superficial covering designed to give a fair external appearance.
Gill(gil) (n.) the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, especially fishes; the wattle of a fowl; a deep, narrow glen through which a rivulet flows; (pl.) the thin spore-bearing lamellae, or plates, under a cap of certain fungi, as a mushroom: (jil) (n.) 1-4th of a pint; ground-ivy; a wanton girl; sweetheart.
Gallinaceous(gal-i-nā´shus) (adj.) pertaining to the order of birds to which the domestic fowl, pheasant, etc., belong.
Gilt(gilt) (adj.) covered with, or yellow like, gold: (n.) gilding.
Gimcrack(jim´krak) (adj.) showy, but of no value; trumpery: (n.) a pretty, useless thing; toy.
Gimlet(gim´let) (n.) a small boring-tool with a pointed screw at the end: (v.t.) to make a hole in with a gimlet.
Gimp(gimp) (n.) kind of interlaced silk twist or trimming interwoven with wire or cord; used for furniture, dresses, etc.: (v.t.) to border with gimp.
Gin(jin) (n.) an aromatic alcoholic liquid flavored with juniper berries; a trap or snare; a machine for clearing cotton fibers from the seeds; a portable hoisting-machine; a pile-driving machine: (v.t.) to catch in a trap; clear cotton.
Ginger(jin´jẽr) (n.) the scraped and dried root of a pungent aromatic East West Indian plant.
Gingerbread(jin´jẽr-bred) (n.) a dark colored cake made of flour, ginger, molasses, sugar, etc.
Gingerly(jin´jẽr-li) (adv.) cautiously; daintily.
Ginseng(jin´seng) (n.) an herb with an aromatic root, much valued in China as a tonic.
Giraffe(ji-raf´) (n.) ruminant animal of Africa that reaches the height of eighteen to twenty feet and feeds upon the leaves of trees.
Gird(gẽrd) (v.t.) to surround with a flexible substance; bind; encircle; gibe; taunt.
Girder(gẽrd´ẽr) (n.) the main beam in a floor.
Girdle(gẽr´dl) (n.) a belt or zone for the waist; anything that encompasses like a girdle; a circular band round the shaft of a column: (v.t.) to bind with, or as with, a girdle; enclose; to make a cut round the bark of the trunk of a tree and so kill it.
Girl(gẽrl) (n.) a female child; young unmarried woman.
Girt(gẽrt) (p.t.) of gird: (p.adj.) moored so taut by two cables as not to swing to the wind or tide.
Girth(gẽrth) (n.) the band by which the saddle is kept secured on a horse; the circumference of a tree, animal, etc.; anything that binds or encircles.
Gist(jist) (n.) the substance of a matter; main point; object.
Give(giv) (v.t.) to bestow; confer without price or reward; grant; yield; deliver; supply; enable; emit: (v.i.) to give gifts; yield to pressure; grow moist: (n.) elasticity.
Gizzard(giz´ard) (n.) the muscular part of the intestinal canal in certain birds.
Glace(gla-sā´) (adj.) iced or cooled: (n.) a thin shiny silk.
Glacial(glā´shi-al) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or caused by, ice.
Glaciate(glā´shi-āt) (v.t.) to cover over with, or as with, ice.
Glacier(glā´shi-ẽr) (n.) avast accumulation of ice and snow found in the valleys and ravines of lofty mountains which moves slowly down the slopes till it melts or breaks off into icebergs.
Glad(glad) (adj.) in a state of hilarity; joyous; gay; pleased; cheerful; satisfied.
Gladden(glad´n) (v.t.) to make glad: (v.i.) to rejoice.
Glade(glād) (n.) an open space or passage in a wood or forest; an open space surrounded by ice.
Gladiator(glad´i-ā-tẽr) (n.) in ancient Rome a professional swordsman who fought in the arena with other men or animals; a combatant.
Gladiatorial(glad-i-a-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to gladiators or their combats.
Gladsome(glad´sum) (adj.) joyous; gay; pleased; cheerful.
Glamour(glam´ẽr) (n.) a charm on the eyes causing them to see things differently from what they are in reality; fascination; witchery: (v.t.) to fascinate.
Glance(glans) (n.) a sudden shoot of light; quick passing look of the eye; a quick momentary view; a lustrous ore: (v.i.) to shoot a sudden ray; view with a quick movement of the eye: (v.t.) to shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; allude to in passing.
Gland(gland) (n.) a bodily organ by which secretion is carried on; small secreting organ for sap in plants; an acorn; a name for various mechanical contrivances.
Glandular(gland´ū-lär) (adj.) pertaining to, resembling, or having glands; covered with hairs tipped with glands, said of a plant.
Glare(glār) (n.) a bright dazzling light; overpowering luster; a fierce piercing look: (v.i.) to shine with a dazzling overpowering light; look with fierce piercing eyes; be excessively gaudy in dress or ornamentation: (adj.) having a smooth slippery surface, as ice.
Glaring(glār´ing) (p.adj.) emitting or reflecting a dazzling light; gaudy.
Glass(glas) (n.) a hard, brittle, transparent substance formed of silica and certain metallic oxides; an instrument or vessel made of glass; a drinking glass, or the quantity contained in it; a mirror; lens; (pl.) spectacles: (adj.) pertaining to, or made of, glass; vitreous: (v.t.) to mirror, or reflect in a mirror; glaze.
Glassy(glas´i) (adj.) resembling glass.
Glaucoma(glou-kō´ma) (n.) a disease of the eye which first affects the aqueous humor, thus intensifying the pressure on the globe, increases farsightedness, dimness of vision and at last, blindness.
Glaze(glāz) (v.t.) to furnish with glass; overlay with a transparent substance resembling glass: (v.i.) to become glassy or glazed: (n.) the vitreous or glassy coating on potter's ware.
Glazier(glā´zhẽr) (n.) one whose business is to set glass in windows, etc.
Glazing(glā´zing) (n.) a glaze; the operation of setting g ass, or applying a glaze; window-panes; glass; semi-transparent colors passed thinly over other colors to tone down their effect.
Gleam(glēm) (n.) a stream or shoot of light; brightness: (v.i.) to emit brightness; shoot, or dart, as rays of light.
Glean(glēn) (v.t.) to gather, as grain that the reapers have left; collect little by little, or piece by piece; infer: (v.i.) to gather gleanings: (n.) a collection made by gleaning; a collection, as of herrings.
Gleaning(glēn´ing) (n.) the act of collecting after reapers; that which is collected laboriously from various sources.
Glee(glē) (n.) gaiety; mirth; exhilaration; a musical composition for voices in harmony.
Gleeful(glē´fool) (adj.) merry, joyous.
Glen(glen) (n.) a narrow valley; a secluded hollow between hills.
Glib(glib) (adj.) voluble; flippant: (n.) the tongue; smooth talk.
Glide(glīd) (v.i.) flow or move along smoothly and noiselessly: (n.) the act of gliding; a gliding movement.
Glimmer(glim´ẽr) (v.i.) to shine faintly and intermittently: (n.) a faint intermittent light; sheen.
Glimpse(glimps) (n.) a weak, faint light; transient view; slight trace: (v.t.) to catch a glimpse of: (v.i.) to glance; appear for the moment.
Glint(glint) (n.) a flash; a gleam.
Glissando(gli-sän´dō) (n.) in pianoforte playing, a run by sliding the fingers over the keys; in violin-playing, a quick slur.
Glisten(glis´n) (v.i.) to sparkle with light; shine: (n.) a glitter.
Glitter(glit´ẽr) (v.i.) to sparkle with light; gleam; be showy, attractive, or specious: (n.) brilliancy; specious luster.
Gloaming(glōm´ing) (n.) twilight: (adj.) pertaining to twilight.
Gloat(glōt) (v.i.) to stare or gaze earnestly or with admiration, often in a bad sense with feelings of lust and cruelty.
Global(glō´bal) (adj.) pertaining to a globe; world-wide.
Globe(glōb) (n.) a spherical body; ball; the terraqueous earth; a sphere on which are represented the divisions of the earth, etc. or the heavenly bodies.
Globetrotter(glōb-trot´ẽr) (n.) an extensive traveler.
Globular(glob´ū-lar) (adj.) globe-like; spherical.
Globule(glob´ūl) (n.) a small spherical particle.
Globulin(glob´ū-lin) (n.) an albuminous protein substance forming one of the constituents of the blood and cellular tissue of plants.
Gloom(glōōm) (n.) partial darkness; obscurity; melancholy; depression; sadness; sullenness: (v.i.) to be, or become, cloudy or partially dark; present a gloomy aspect: (v.t.) to make gloomy; deject or sadden.
Gloomily(glōōm´i-li) (adv.) in a gloomy manner.
Gloominess(glōōm´i-nes) (n.) the state of being gloomy.
Gloomy(glōōm´i) (adj.) overspread with, or enveloped in, darkness; dismal; melancholy; dispirited; cheerless; morose.
Glorification(glō-ri-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of glorifying; exaltation to honor and dignity; a jollification.
Glorify(glō´ri-fī) (v.t.) to raise in honor and dignity; magnify and honor in worship; adore; beautify.
Glorious(glō´ri-us) (adj.) full of glory; illustrious; celebrated; magnificent; exalted.
Glory(glō´ri) (n.) splendor; magnificence; brightness; praise ascribed in adoration; distinction; renown; honor; the Divine perfection or presence; the felicity of heaven; in art, a circle of rays surrounding the head of a saint: (v.i.) to rejoice or exult.
Gloss(glos) (n.) luster from a polished surface; specious show; an explanation or comment to elucidate some difficulty or obscurity in the text; a plausible, specious representation: (v.t.) to explain by notes or comments; palliate by plausible representation; varnish; make glossy: (v.i.) to annotate.
Glossary(glos´a-ri) (n.) a dictionary of obsolete, obscure, or technical words.
Glossily(glos´i-li) (adv.) in a glossy manner.
Glossiness(glos´i-nes) (n.) superficial luster.
Glossy(glos´i) (adj.) having a lustrous smooth surface; smooth and plausible.
Glottal(glot´al) (adj.) pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis.
Glottis(glot´is) (n.) the small elastic oblong opening at the top of the windpipe.
Glove(gluv) (n.) a hand-covering with a separate sheath for each finger; (pl.) boxing-gloves: (v.t.) to cover with, or as with a glove.
Gloving(gluv´ing) (n.) glove-making.
Glow(glō) (v.i.) to shine with intense heat; radiate heat and light; be incandescent; be red or flushed; be animated with passion, love, zeal, etc.: (n.) intense or shining heat; incandescence; redness, or brightness of color; passion; ardor.
Glower(glou´ẽr) (v.i.) to stare with a threatening or angry countenance; frown.
Gloze(glōz) (v.t.) to gloss over.
Glucose(glōō´kōs) (n.) the particular form of sugar existing in many animal and vegetable organisms.
Glue(glōō) (n.) a tenacious viscid cement made by boiling some animal substance to a jelly: (v.t.) to unite or cement with glue.
Gluey(glōō´i) (adj.) like glue; sticky.
Glum(glum) (adj.) gloomy; moody sullen.
Glut(glut) (n.) a superabundance: (v.t.) to fill to repletion; oversupply.
Gluten(glōō´ten) (n.) a tough gray albuminous substance obtained from wheat and other grains.
Glutinous(glōō´ti-nus) (adj.) viscid; gluey.
Glutton(glut´n) (n.) one who eats to excess; a carnivorous animal.
Gluttonous(glut´n-us) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, gluttony.
Gluttony(glut´n-i) (n.) the act or habit of eating to excess.
Glycerin(glis´ẽr-in) (n.) a sweet colorless viscid liquid obtained from oils, fat, etc.; used extensively in various manufactures and medicine.
Glyph(glif) (n.) a perpendicular fluting.
Gnarl(närl) (n.) a knot on the trunk or branch of a tree.
Gnarled(närl´d) (adj.) full of knots; distorted.
Gnash(nash) (v.t.) to strike together, as the teeth: (v.i.) to grind the teeth in anger or agony.
Gnat(nat) (n.) a small stinging winged insect of several species, allied to the mosquito.
Gnaw(naw) (v.t.) to bite off, or eat away, by degrees; corrode; bite in agony, rage, or despair; fret: (v.i.) to exercise the teeth in biting repeatedly; act as if by continual biting.
Gnome(nōm) (n.) a fabulous deformed, diminutive goblin, supposed to dwell in the earth, watching treasure, or to be the guardian spirit of miners; a pithy or sententious saying.
Gnomic(nō´mik) (adj.) dealing in, or containing, pithy or sententious sayings; didactic.
Gnomon(nō´mon) (n.) the style which by its shadow on a dial shows the time of day; the figures made up of the two complements of a parallelogram, together with either of the parallelograms about the diameter.
Gnostic(nos´tik) (adj.) pertaining to the Gnostics or the adherents of Gnosticism.
Gnosticism(nos´ti-sizm) (n.) a system blending religion and Greek and Oriental philosophy intermediate between Christianity and paganism; teaching that knowledge rather than either religion or philosophy was the true key to salvation.
Go(gō) (v.i.) to depart; proceed; move on; pass from one state or place to another; conduce; contribute; be habitually used or said; pass current; succeed; fall out or terminate; move by mechanism; strike, as a clock; act in harmony with; fit or suit; be expended: (n.) the fashion; enterprise or push; difficulty or scrape; a drink, as "a go of gin."
Goad(gōd) (n.) a pointed stick to urge on cattle: (v.t.) to urge on with, or as with, a goad; stimulate: (v.i.) to act as a goad.
Goal(gōl) (n.) the winning post at a race or at football; hence, the end aimed at.
Goat(gōt) (n.) a ruminating horned quadruped with long hair.
Goatee(gō-tē´) (n.) a goat-like tuft of hair upon the chin.
Gobble(gob´l) (v.t.) to swallow hastily or greedily: (v.i.) to utter a cry like a turkey: (n.) the noise of a turkey; a quick straight stroke in putting at golf.
Goblet(gob´let) (n.) a drinking-vessel with a stem and without a handle.
Goblin(gob´lin) (n.) an evil, mischievous spirit; gnome; fairy.
God(god) (n.) a supernatural being conceived of as possessing divine powers or attributes; idol; a person or thing deified or honored to excess; an occupant of the upper gallery of a theater.
Godchild(god´chīld) (n.) one for whom one is sponsor at baptism.
Goddess(god´des) (n.) a female deity; a woman of superior charms or excellence.
Godfather(god´fä-thẽr) (n.) one who acts as sponsor to another at baptism: (v.t.) to act as godfather to.
Godhead(god´hed) (n.) the Divine essence, nature, and attributes; the Supreme Deity.
Godhood(god´hood) (n.) divinity.
Godless(god´les) (adj.) showing no regard to sacred things; impious.
Godlike(god´līk) (adj.) divine; resembling a divinity; of superior excellence.
Godliness(god´li-nes) (n.) piety; devotion.
Godly(god´li) (adj.) devout; pious.
Godmother(god´muth-ẽr) (n.) a female sponsor at baptism.
Godsend(god´send) (n.) unexpected assistance or acquisition.
Godspeed(god´spēd) (n.) a parting, wishing success.
Goer(gō´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, goes.
Goggle(gog´l) (v.t.) to strain or roll the eyes: (adj.) staring; prominent: (n.) a strained or affected rolling of the eyes; (pl.) a particular kind of spectacles for protecting the eyes from dust, excessive light, etc.
Going(gō´ing) (n.) the act of departing or moving; state of roads.
Goiter(goi´tẽr) (n.) a swelling of the glands in the front part and side of the neck.
Gold(gōld) (n.) a metallic element, soft, ductile, and of a bright yellow color when pure; money; wealth; precious or pure quality.
Golden(gōld´n) (adj.) formed of, consisting of, or resembling, gold; shining; lustrous like gold; bright; most valuable; excellent.
Goldfish(gōld´fish) (n.) an orange-colored fresh-water fish of the carp family.
Goldsmith(gōld´smith) (n.) a worker in gold, or dealer in gold-plate.
Golf(golf) (n.) a game played with a small plastic ball and club-headed sticks, the object being to drive the ball into a series of small holes with the fewest possible strokes: (v.i.) to play golf.
Gondola(gon´dō-la) (n.) a long narrow Venetian pleasure boat partly covered and propelled by one oar; a flat-bottomed boat or railway car used for carrying coal, etc.
Gondolier(gon-dō-lēr) (n.) the rower of a gondola.
Gone(gawn) (p.adj.) ruined; lost, characterized by faintness or weakness; carried away; said of a spar, etc.
Goner(gawn´ẽr) (n.) one who is lost or ruined.
Gong(gong) (n.) a tambourine-shaped instrument of bronze, which is struck by a padded stick and emits a booming sound.
Gonorrhea(gon-ō-rē´a) (n.) a venereal disease.
Good(good) (adj.) having excellent qualities; proper, fit for, adapted, or conducive to, any particular object; pious; moral; kind, well-disposed; favorable; beneficial; convenient; useful; unblemished; adequate; expedient; reliable; well-informed; full; not irritable: (n.) that which contributes to happiness; moral qualities; prosperity; benefit; (pl.) household furniture; merchandise: (interj.) an expression of assent or pleasure.
Goodbye(good-bī´) (n.) a parting; words of farewell: (adj.) concerned with a parting, as a "goodbye" kiss.
Goodly(good´li) (adj.) good-looking; noble; considerable; pleasant.
Goodness(good´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being good; benevolence; excellence.
Goodwill(good-wil´) (n.) benevolence; kindly feeling; the value a business has over and above stock-in-trade, etc.; the money paid for such value; friendly disposition.
Goody(good´i) (adj.) affectedly or weakly pious: (n.) a person affectedly or weakly pious; a poor old rustic woman; a kind of sweetmeat.
Goose(gōōs) (n.) a web-footed domesticated bird of the genus Anser; a silly person.
Gopher(gō´fẽr) (n.) a North American burrowing, rat-like rodent: (v.i.) to mine unsystematically.
Gore(gōr) (n.) congealed or clotted blood; a triangular piece sewn into a dress, sail, etc.; a narrow or triangular piece of land: (v.t.) to pierce as with a horn; furnish with gores; said of a garment, etc.
Gorge(gôrj) (n.) the throat; gullet; that which is gorged or swallowed; a meal that fills to repletion; a narrow passage between mountains or hills: (v.t.) to swallow with greediness or in large mouthfuls; satiate: (v.i.) to feed greedily.
Gorged(gôrj´d) (adj.) having a gorge; in heraldry, bearing a crown or the like about the neck.
Gorgeous(gôr´jus) (adj.) glittering in various colors; splendid; showy; inclined to magnificence.
Gorgon(gôr´gun) (n.) one of three sisters Medusa, Stheno, Euryale in Greek mythology whose aspect was so terrible that any one who beheld them was turned to stone.
Gorilla(gô-ril´a) (n.) an African anthropoid ape some 5 feet in height with powerful limbs; the largest ape known.
Gormandize(gôr´man-dize) (v.i.) to eat greedily or voraciously.
Gory(gōr´i) (adj.) covered or stained with gore.
Gosling(goz´ling) (n.) a young goose; a catkin.
Gospel(gos´pel) (n.) the announcement of the salvation of mankind by Jesus Christ; something received as infallibly true: (adj.) pertaining to the Gospel.
Gossamer(gos´a-mẽr) (n.) a very fine spider's web which floats in the air; a very thin soft filmy strong gauze: (adj.) very thin, like gossamer; flimsy.
Gossip(gos´ip) (n.) familiar or idle talk; scandal; a babbler; formerly a sponsor, neighbor, or friend: (v.i.) to tell idle tales about others; tattle; chat.
Got(got) (p.t.) of get.
Goth(goth) (n.) one of an ancient Teutonic tribe that overran the Roman Empire; an uncivilized person, especially one who is destitute of artistic taste.
Gothic(goth´ik) (adj.) pertaining to the Goths or their language; denoting the style of architecture, characterized by high and pointed arches, clustered columns, etc.: (n.) the language of the Goths; the Gothic or pointed style of architecture.
Gouge(gouj) (n.) a rounded hollow chisel for cutting grooves or holes; a swindle: (v.t.) to scoop out with a gouge: (v.i.) force out the eye with the thumb or finger.
Gouger(gouj´ẽr) (n.) one who, and that which, gouges; a swindler.
Goulash(gōō´lash) (n.) highly seasoned Hungarian stew.
Gourd(gōrd) (n.) a plant and fruit of various species of the genus Cucurbita, the shell of which is used for holding liquids; a gourd-shaped vessel.
Gourmand(gōōr-mänd´) (n.) a glutton, who regards the quantity of his food.
Gourmet(gōōr´mā) (n.) an epicure who regards the quality of his food.
Gout(gout) (n.) a painful inflammatory disease of the joints or extremities, especially of the great toe; a clot of blood.
Gouty(gout´i) (adj.) pertaining to, or affected with, gout.
Govern(guv´ẽrn) (v.t.) to control by authority; regulate; direct; manage; steer; restrain; require to be in a particular mood, case, etc.: (v.i.) to exercise authority; administer the law.
Governance(guv´ẽrn-ans) (n.) government; control.
Governess(guv´ẽrn-es) (n.) a lady who trains and instructs children; an female instructor; teacher.
Governing(guv´ẽrn-ing) (p.adj.) exercising control; prevalent; ruling.
Government(guv´ẽrn-ment) (n.) the act of governing; administration of public affairs; established state of legal authority; executive power; self-control; relation between two words by which one determines the case or mood of another.
Governmental(guv-ẽrn-men´tal) (adj.) pertaining to, connected with, or proceeding from, the government.
Governor(guv´ern-ẽr) (n.) one who is invested with high authority; chief ruler; tutor; a mechanical device for regulating the speed of an engine, etc.
Gown(goun) (n.) a woman's outer garment, or dress; a long loose robe worn by university or professional men; a long loose outer covering or wrapper, as a dressing-gown, etc.
Gowned(gound) (adj.) attired in a gown.
Grab(grab) (v.t.) to seize suddenly and forcibly; snatch: (n.) a sudden and forcible seizure; a large East Indian coaster with two or three masts.
Grace(grās) (n.) any excellence, characteristic attraction, or endowment, natural or acquired; elegance of action or language; beauty; embellishment; the unmerited favor and love of God towards man in Christ; divine sanctifying, regenerating, and preserving influence; spiritual excellence; virtue; a brief prayer before or after meals a respectful title of address applied to an archbishop or duke, or a duke s wife; behavior or demeanor; indulgence or privilege; in music, an act, vote, or decree of the governing body of a university or college: (v.t.) to adorn or embellish; honor.
Graceful(grāsfool) (adj.) full of grace or beauty; easy and elegant in manner or demeanor.
Gracefully(grāsfoo-li) (adv.) in a graceful manner.
Gracious(grā´shus) (adj.) showing or bestowing grace, kindness, or mercy; affable; polite.
Grackle(grak´l) (n.) a large American blackbird bird of the genius Quiscalus, having a harsh sounding call.
Gradate(grā´dāt) (v.t.) to produce in grades; blend by gradation.
Gradation(grā-dā´shun) (n.) a regular advance or progress, step by step; regular arrangement; a gradual blending of one tint into another; series; order.
Grade(grād) (n.) a step or degree in rank, dignity, quality, order, etc.; the rise or descent of a railroad, etc.: (v.t.) to level and prepare ground for laying the rails of a railway; arrange in a regular series: (v.i.) to take rank.
Gradient(grā´di-ent) (adj.) advancing by steps; walking or running on legs; ascending or descending in a certain proportion: (n.) the incline of a railway or road; in meteorology, the rate of atmospheric pressure or temperature.
Gradual(grad´ū-al) (adj.) proceeding by degrees; step by step; regular and slow: (n.) a response sung after the Epistle; an ancient book of anthems or scripture sentences; so called because some were chanted on the steps of the pulpit.
Graduate(grad´ū-āt) (n.) one on whom an academical degree has been conferred: (v.t.) to mark with degrees or a scale; temper: (v.i.) to take or receive an academical degree; change by degrees: (adj.) having been graduated.
Graduation(grad-ū-ā´shun) (n.) the conferring or reception of an academical degree; regular progression; a marking into degrees or parts.
Graffito(gräf-fē´tō) (n.) rude writing, or pictures scrawled, on ancient buildings, as at Rome and Pompeii.
Graft(graft) (n.) a small shoot of a tree inserted into another tree; hence something, incorporated with a foreign stock; an unlawful or irregular perquisite; a bribe: (v.t.) to insert as a shoot in another tree; join so as to receive support from another thing; in surgery, to transplant tissue: (v.i.) to practice grafting; to accept bribe money.
Grafter(graf´tẽr) (n.) one who in a position of trust or political office takes "graft," dishonest gain, or unlawful perquisites, by use of his position.
Grail(grāl) (n.) a dish or chalice, especially the Holy Grail, the cup used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper; but according to other legends, the sacrificial platter used at our Lord's last Passover.
Grain(grān) (n.) any minute hard mass; a single seed of corn; the smallest particle or amount; a unit of weight = 1-20th of a scruple, 1-24th of a pennyweight; the arrangement of particles in a body; texture; a red dye obtained from cochineal insects; (pl.) the refuse of malted barley: (v.t.) form into grains; to paint in imitation of the grain of wood.
Gram(gram) (n.) the unit of weight in the metric system, 15.43 grains troy.
Grammar(gram´ẽr) (n.) the art of speaking or writing a language correctly; the science that treats of the principles that govern the correct use of language.
Grammarian(gra-mā´ri-an) (n.) one who is versed in grammar; a philologist.
Grammatical(gra-mat´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to grammar, or its rules.
Grammatically(gra-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a grammatical manner.
Grampus(gram´pus) (n.) a large cetacean, akin to the porpoise; a corpulent person.
Granary(gran´a-ri) (n.) a store-house for grain; a country where grain is the chief product.
Grand(grand) (adj.) high in dignity or power; illustrious; chief; great; magnificent; splendid; sublime; noble; of striking excellence or impressive dignity; conceived or expressed in dignified language; comprehensive; complete; the second degree of parentage or descent: (n.) a grand piano.
Grandam(gran´dam) (n.) a grandmother; an old woman.
Grandchild(grand´chīld) (n.) the child of one's son or daughter.
Granddaughter(gran´daw-tẽr) (n.) the daughter of one's son or daughter.
Grandee(gran-dē´) (n.) a Spanish nobleman of the highest rank, who alone has the privilege of wearing his hat in the royal presence.
Grandeur(gran´jūr) (n.) greatness; vastness; sublimity; splendor of appearance; social distinction and display; elevation of thought, sentiment, or demeanor.
Grandfather(grand´fä-thẽr) (n.) the father of one's father or mother.
Grandiloquent(gran-dil´ō-kwent) (adj.) speaking in, or characterized by, a lofty or bombastic style.
Grandiose(gran´di-ōs) (adj.) really or affectedly grand or impressive.
Grandmother(grand´muth-ẽr) (n.) the mother of one's father or mother.
Grandparent(grand´pār-ent) (n.) the parent of one's parent.
Grandson(grand´sun) (n.) the son of one's son or daughter.
Grange(gränj) (n.) a farm with its dwelling-house.
Granite(gran´it) (n.) a massive crystalline rock composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica.
Granitic(gra-nit´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or formed of, granite.
Granny(gran´i) (n.) abbreviation of grandmother.
Grant(grant) (v.t.) to give or confer, especially in response to a request; admit as true what has not been proved; concede; transfer the title of, for any good consideration: (n.) the act of granting; a gift; a bestowing; an allowance; the thirty conveyed; an admission or concession.
Grantee(grant-ē´) (n.) the person to whom property is transferred by deed, etc.
Granter(grant´ẽr) (n.) one who grants.
Grantor(grant´ẽr) (n.) one who transfers property by deed, etc.
Granular(gran´ū-lar) (adj.) composed of, or resembling, grains or granules.
Granulate(gran´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to form into grains or small masses; roughen the surface of: (v.i.) to become granular.
Granule(gran´ūl) (n.) a small grain or particle.
Grape(grāp) (n.) the fruit of the grapevine; a vine of the genus Vitis.
Graphic(graf´ik) (adj.) pertaining to the art of writing or delineating; vividly described; well delineated; life-like. Also graphical.
Graphically(graf´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a graphic manner.
Graphite(graf-īt) (n.) a metallic variety of carbon.
Graphology(graf-ol´ō-ji) (n.) the art of describing character by the handwriting.
Grapnel(grap´nel) (n.) a kind of small anchor usually with flukes; heavy tongs used for lifting stone, ice, etc.
Grapple(grap´l) (v.t.) to lay fast hold of: (v.i.) struggle or contend in close fight: (n.) a close fight; a seizing; close hold, as in wrestling, etc.; a mechanical device for taking hold of anything.
Grasp(grasp) (v.t.) to seize or catch at; hold by clasping or contracting: (v.i.) to endeavor to seize; struggle or grapple; lay hold of greedily; encroach: (n.) a seizure of the hand; reach of the hand; power of seizure; hold; intellectual capacity.
Grasping(grasp´ing) (p.adj.) avaricious.
Grass(gras) (n.) field or hill pasture; herbage having hollow-jointed stalks, a husky calyx, and the seed single; that which is subject to decay: (v.t.) to cover with grass or turf; bleach, by exposure on grass; pasture or graze.
Grasshopper(gras´hop-ẽr) (n.) a small nimble insect of the locust kind.
Grassy(gras´i) (adj.) abounding in, covered with, or like, grass.
Grate(grāt) (n.) a framework of iron bars to hold fuel; a set of bars: (v.t.) to rub or wear away by the friction of a rough body; produce a sound by the friction of rough or hard surfaces; grind down; furnish with a grate: (v.i.) make a harsh noise; produce mental irritation.
Grateful(grāt´fool) (adj.) thankful; pleasurable.
Gratefully(grāt´foo-li) (adv.) in a grateful manner.
Gratification(grat-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of gratifying; satisfaction; pleasure; reward, or recompense.
Gratify(grat´i-fī) (v.t.) to afford pleasure to; indulge; delight; humor.
Grating(grāt´ing) (n.) an open framework or lattice of bars: (p.adj.) harsh; irritating.
Gratis(grā´tis) (adv.) gratuitously.
Gratitude(grat´i-tūd) (n.) the state of being grateful; appreciation of favors received; thankfulness.
Gratuitous(gra-tū´i-tus) (adj.) freely bestowed; voluntary; without cause or provocation; granted without merit or claim.
Gratuity(gra-tū´i-ti) (n.) a donation or present; free gift.
Gravamen(gra-vā´men) (n.) cause of complaint or action.
Grave(grāv) (adj.) serious; solemn; thoughtful; sedate; important; in grammar, the grave, or long-sounding accent; plain; slow in movement; very deep in pitch: (n.) an excavation in the earth for the reception of a dead body; place of interment: (v.t.) to shape or carve by cutting with a chisel; engrave.
Gravel(grav´l) (v.t.) to cover with gravel; run aground on a beach; said of a vessel; embarrass; lame a horse by gravel under the shoe: (n.) fragments of rock coarser than sand, and frequently intermixed with it; a disease occasioned by the presence of calculi or small stones in the bladder and kidneys.
Gravelly(grav´e-li) (adj.) composed of, or abounding in, gravel.
Gravely(grāv´li) (adv.) in a grave manner.
Graver(grāv´ẽr) (n.) a cutting tool used by engravers and sculptors; an engraver, or carver in stone.
Gravestone(grāv´stōn) (n.) a stone erected to mark a grave.
Graveyard(grāv´yärd) (n.) a burial place; a cemetery.
Gravid(grav´id) (adj.) heavy with child.
Graving(grāv´ing) (n.) the act of engraving or incising; the clearing of the bottom of a ship.
Gravitate(grav´i-tāt) (v.i.) to be acted upon or attracted by the force of gravity; be naturally attracted.
Gravitation(grav-i-tā´shun) (n.) the force which attracts material bodies to each other.
Gravity(grav´i-ti) (n.) that force which tends to draw all bodies towards the center of the earth; weight; importance; seriousness; solemnity; weight of guilt; lowness of a tone or note.
Gravy(grā´vi) (n.) the fatty juice from roasting flesh.
Gray(grā) (adj.) of a white color with a mixture of black; hoary; mature: (n.) the color of white mixed with black; a gray horse.
Graze(grāz) (v.t.) to furnish pasture for; touch or rub lightly: (v.i.) to eat grass; move along while grazing: (n.) a slight rub or touch.
Grease(grēs) (n.) soft animal fat; oily matter; inflammation of the hoof and fetlock in horses, with a fetid discharge: (v.t.) to smear or rub with grease; cause to move easily; bribe.
Greaser(grēz´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, greases.
Greasily(grēs´i-li) (adv.) in a greasy manner.
Greasiness(grēs´i-nes) (n.) the state of being greasy.
Greasy(grēs´i) (adj.) resembling, smeared, or spotted with, grease; oily; unctuous; foggy; muddy.
Great(grāt) (adj.) large; chief; principal; weighty; marvelous; eminent; illustrious; high in rank or position; sublime; noble; able; accomplished; long-continued; magnanimous; high-minded; wealthy; sumptuous; proud; swollen; pregnant; intimate; denoting a step of ascending or descending consanguinity: (n.) the whole, or gross; noble, or influential, people.
Greatness(grāt´nes) (n.) the quality of being great.
Grecian(grē´shan) (adj.) pertaining to Greece; a native or inhabitant of Greece; a Greek scholar.
Greed(grēd) (n.) avarice; greediness.
Greedily(grēd´i-li) (adv.) in a greedy manner.
Greediness(grēd´i-nes) (n.) the quality of being greedy.
Greedy(grēd´i) (adj.) voracious; gluttonous; eagerly desirous; covetous.
Greek(grēk) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, Greece or the Greeks; Hellenic: (n.) a Grecian; a gambler; the language of ancient and modern Greece; something unintelligible.
Green(grēn) (adj.) having the color of growing grass or plants; of a color composed of blue and yellow; fresh; flourishing; unripe; not salted; immature; inexperienced; raw; pale; sickly; not four months old; said of a goose: (n.) the color of growing grass or plants; a color composed of blue and yellow; a grass plot or common: (v.t.) to make green: (v.i.) to become green.
Greenback(grēn´bak) (n.) paper money; U.S. legal tender note with a green back, first issued in 1862.
Greenhorn(grēn´hôrn) (n.) a simpleton; novice; awkward person.
Greenhouse(grēn´hous) (n.) a conservatory.
Greenroom(grēn´room) (n.) the actor's retiring-room in a theater.
Greensward(grēn´sward) (n.) a stretch of green turf; a lawn.
Greet(grēt) (v.t.) to salute in kindness or respect; congratulate: (v.i.) to exchange greetings.
Greeting(grēt´ing) (n.) salutation; welcome.
Gregarious(gre-gā´ri-us) (adj.) associating or going together in herds; fond of company.
Grenade(gren-ād´) (n.) an explosive shell fired by a fuse and thrown by hand.
Grenadine(gren-a-dēn´) (n.) a dress fabric of thin gauzy silk or wool; a dye-stuff.
Grew(grōō) (p.t.) of grow.
Greyhound(grā´hound) (n.) a slender swift hound used for coursing.
Gribble(grib´bl) (n.) a small crustacean living in the water, and boring holes through water-logged timber.
Griddle(grid´l) (n.) a broad shallow pan, used for cooking cakes; a large sieve for sifting ore.
Griddlecake(grid´l-kāk) (n.) a thin butter cake or flannel-cake.
Gridiron(grid´īrn) (n.) a grated iron utensil for broiling meat or fish; a contrivance for examining and repairing the hulls of ships; the football field; the name is often given to sandy bars which somewhat resemble the gridiron.
Grief(grēf) (n.) mental pain on account of present or past trouble; that which causes sorrow or sadness; physical pain.
Grievance(grēv´ans) (n.) a sense of wrong or oppression; just or supposed ground of complaint; an injustice; cause of annoyance.
Grieve(grēv) (v.t.) to cause to experience grief; afflict mentally: (v.i.) to be in sorrow; lament.
Grievous(grēv´us) (adj.) causing grief or sorrow; hard to be borne; painful; oppressive; pitiable; atrocious; vexatious.
Griffin(grif´in) (n.) a fabulous animal with the body and legs of a lion, the wings and beak of an eagle, and with listening ears; a watchful chaperon.
Grill(gril) (v.t.) to broil; torment, as if by grilling: (v.i.) to be broiled: (n.) a gridiron; grilled meat.
Grille(grē-lā´) (n.) lace with a background of parallel bars.
Grim(grim) (adj.) of a forbidding aspect; stern and surly; hideous; frightful; cruel; unyielding.
Grimace(gri-mās) (n.) a distortion of the countenance; smirk: (v.i.) to make grimaces.
Grime(grīm) (n.) foul matter; dirt deeply ingrained: (v.t.) to make dirty or grimy.
Griminess(grīm´i-nes) (n.) the state of being grimy.
Grimy(grīm´i) (adj.) full of grime.
Grin(grin) (n.) the act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth: (v.i.) to set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth so as to show them, as in laughter or scorn.
Grind(grīnd) (v.t.) to pulverize or reduce to powder by friction; sharpen or smooth by friction; grate; oppress; harass; prepare for examination; study hard: (v.i.) to perform the act of grinding; be rubbed together; turn a mill: (n.) the act of grinding; hard study for an examination; laborious and tedious work.
Grinder(grīnd´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, grinds; a molar tooth; one who coaches pupils for an examination.
Grindstone(grīnd´stōn) (n.) a flat, circular stone for sharpening tools, etc.
Grip(grip) (n.) a grasp with the hand; a holding fast; that by which anything is held firmly; a particular mode of grasping the hand, as among Freemasons; grasping power; a small ditch or trench: (v.t.) to grasp, or seize: (v.i.) to take fast hold.
Gripe(grīp) (n.) a clasping with the hand or arms; a squeeze; pressure; pinching distress; (pl.) colic: (v.t.) to hold with closed fingers; grasp; hold tightly; seize; clutch; oppress; pinch: (v.i.) to take firm hold.
Griping(grīp´ing) (adj.) distressful; avaricious.
Gripper(grip´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, grips; a mechanical device for seizing and holding.
Grisly(griz´li) (adj.) terrible; savage-looking.
Grist(grist) (n.) grain for grinding; ground corn; provision or supply.
Gristle(gris´l) (n.) cartilage.
Gristly(gris´li) (adj.) cartilaginous.
Grit(grit) (n.) rough, hard particles, as sand, etc.; a hard sandstone composed of sharp grains; the coarse part of meal; firmness of character; courage; (pl.) oats hulled and coarsely ground.
Grittiness(grit´i-nes) (n.) the state of being gritty.
Gritty(grit´i) (adj.) composed of, containing, or resembling, grit; courageous.
Grizzly(griz´li) (adj.) somewhat gray: (n.) the grizzly bear, a large, fierce bear whose habitat is the western part of North America.
Groan(grōn) (n.) a low, deep sound uttered in pain or sorrow; a deep, rumbling sound expressive of disapprobation or ridicule; a low, dismal sound, as of the wind: (v.i.) to utter a groan; lament; be burdened: (v.t.) to express disapproval of by groans.
Groat(grōt) (n.) formerly a silver coin current in England, value 4d, or in U. S. money, eight cents; a trifling sum; (pl.) hulled oats.
Grocer(grō´sẽr) (n.) one who sells groceries.
Grocery(grō´sẽr-i) (n.) tea, coffee, sugar, spices, etc., usually plural; a grocer's shop; a grog-shop.
Grog(grog) (n.) a mixture of spirits and water; spirituous liquor: (v.t.) to make into grog by the addition of water.
Grogginess(grog´i-nes) (n.) the state of being groggy.
Groggy(grog´i) (adj.) tipsy; moving with an unsteady gait; said of horses; staggering as if dazed; said of a pugilist.
Groin(groin) (n.) the depressed part of the human body between the thigh and the belly; the angular curve made by the intersection of two arches: (v.t.) to build or form into groins.
Grommet(grom´et) (n.) a ring formed of a strand of rope laid round; an eyelet of metal; a cannon-wad made of rope, and rammed between the powder and the ball.
Groom(grōōm) (n.) a man or boy who has charge of horses; a bridegroom; the title of several officers of the royal household: (v.t.) to feed and take care of, as a groom does a horse; to curry and brush.
Groomsman(grōōmz´man) (n.) one who attends a bridegroom; a best man.
Groove(grōōv) (n.) a channel or furrow, especially as cut by a tool; settled habit or routine: (v.t.) to form or cut a groove in.
Grope(grōp) (v.i.) to feel one's way with the hands, as in the dark; seek blindly: (v.t.) to search out, as in the dark, by feeling with the hands.
Gross(grōs) (adj.) bulky; thick; coarse; rude; indelicate; flagrant; dull; heavy; corpulent; dense; whole: (n.) 12 dozen; main body; mass; entire amount.
Grotesque(grō-tesk´) (adj.) fantastically or oddly formed; extravagant; whimsical; ridiculous: (n.) whimsical ornamentation, figures, or scenery; or the uncouth in art.
Grotto(grot´ō) (n.) a natural or artificial cavern in the earth or in rocks.
Grouch(grouch) (n.) a fit of bad temper; sulkiness.
Grouchy(grouch´i) (adj.) bad tempered.
Ground(ground) (n.) the earth or soil; surface of a floor or pavement; land; territory; country; estate; foundation; cause or reason; origin; original principle; a fundamental or preparatory part in various arts; plain song; (pl.) dregs or sediment: (v.t.) to place or set on or in, the ground; settle in first principles; base; run aground: (v.i.) to take the ground; place dependence on: (adj.) fundamental: (p.t. & p.p.) of grind.
Groundless(ground´les) (adj.) without foundation; unreasonable.
Groundswell(ground´swel) (n.) a broad, deep, heavy, rolling sea, caused by a distant storm or earthquake.
Groundwork(ground´wẽrk) (n.) foundation or basis of anything.
Group(grōōp) (n.) a small crowd or assemblage; a cluster; an assemblage of figures or objects forming an artistic whole; a division of organisms with certain characteristics; the chief division of a geological system: (v.t.) to form into a group.
Grouse(grous) (n.) a wild fowl of several species; partridge; pheasant; prairie-hen.
Grout(grout) (n.) mortar or cement mixed with gravel, used for foundations and joints of masonry; a fine plaster for ceilings; coarse meal: (v.t.) to surround or fill in with grout.
Grove(grōv) (n.) a small wood; a row of trees shading an avenue.
Grovel(grov´el) (v.i.) to lie prone; move with the body prostrate on the ground; be mean or debased.
Groveler(grov´el-ẽr) (n.) one who grovels.
Groveling(grov´el-ing) (p.adj.) lying prostrate; mean; undignified.
Grow(grō) (v.t.) to cultivate: (v.i.) to increase in stature or size by natural organic development; be produced by vegetation; increase; flourish; thrive; become; advance; become fixed or attached.
Growl(groul) (n.) a deep angry snarl or murmur: (v.i.) to snarl or murmur like a dog; grumble.
Growler(groul´ẽr) (n.) one who, and that which, growls; a North American perch; a four-wheeled cab; pitcher or pail of beer.
Grown(grōn) (p.p.) of grow.
Growth(grōth) (n.) the progressive increase of animal or vegetable bodies; advancement; increase; progress; result; effect.
Grub(grub) (v.t.) to dig up; root out of the ground; provide with food: (v.i.) to drudge or toil; perform dirty work: (n.) the larva of a beetle, moth or other insect; food.
Grubber(grub´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, grubs.
Grubstake(grub´stāk) (n.) the money or other assistance given to a miner to help him continue his exploration: (v.t.) to give aid to a miner who is not in luck.
Grudge(gruj) (v.t.) to regard with envy or discontent; give or take with reluctance: (n.) secret malice or ill-will; an old dislike or quarrel.
Gruel(grōō´el) (n.) a light semi-liquid food made of oatmeal, etc., for invalids.
Grueling(grōō´el-ling) (n.) a severe beating, or chastisement.
Gruesome(grōō´sum) (adj.) horrible of aspect; inspiring gloom or horror.
Gruff(gruf) (adj.) rough or surly in voice or manner; harsh; hoarse.
Grumble(grum´bl) (v.i.) to murmur discontentedly; find fault.
Grumbling(grum´bling) (n.) the act of murmuring discontentedly.
Grumpily(grump´i-li) (adv.) in a grumpy manner.
Grumpiness(grump´i-nes) (n.) the state of being grumpy.
Grumpy(grump´i) (adj.) surly; cross; low-spirited.
Grunt(grunt) (n.) the guttural noise of a hog; an edible marine American fish: (v.i.) to make a noise like a hog.
Guarantee(gar-an-tē´) (n.) an engagement made by a third person to secure the fulfillment of an agreement; one who becomes surety for the performance of another's acts: (v.t.) to undertake that another shall perform a certain stipulation; warrant; be responsible for. Also guaranty.
Guarantor(gar´an-tôr) (n.) one who guarantees, or makes, a guaranty.
Guaranty(gar´an-ti) (n.) the legal form of guarantee.
Guard(gärd) (v.t.) to watch over or protect; preserve by caution; shield or defend: (v.i.) be cautious [with against]: (n.) security or defense against injury or attack; a state of vigilance or caution; attention; any contrivance or device for security; a man or body of men employed for defense or control.
Guarded(gärd´ed) (p.adj.) defended; careful; cautious; circumspect.
Guardian(gärd´i-an) (n.) one who has the care of the person or property of another; a warden: (adj.) protecting; tutelary.
Guardianship(gärd´i-an-ship) (n.) the office of a guardian.
Guardsman(gärdz´man) (n.) an officer or soldier of the British Guards.
Guava(gwä´va) a tree of tropical America yielding a pear-shaped fruit, from which a jelly is made.
Gubernatorial(gū-bẽr-na-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to a governor or to his office.
Guerrilla(gẽr-il´ya) (n.) one of an irregular force engaged in harassing an enemy in small bands; petty warfare (adj.) belonging to, or consisting of guerrillas; pertaining to irregular warfare.
Guess(ges) (n.) a conjecture; the act of guessing: (v.t.) to hit upon at random; believe or think: (v.i.) to conjecture.
Guesswork(ges´wẽrk) (n.) random conjecture; work performed by guess.
Guest(gest) (n.) one who is entertained at the house or table of another.
Guff(guf) (n.) folly, nonsense.
Guffaw(guf-faw´) (n.) a rude boisterous laugh.
Guidance(gīd´ans) (n.) direction; leading.
Guide(gīd) (n.) one who leads or directs; conductor; director; a soldier or other person who obtains information for an army; that by which one directs his course; a guide-book: (v.t.) to lead or direct; influence; regulate; govern by counsel.
Guidebook(gīd´book) (n.) a small book for the direction of travelers.
Guild(gild) (n.) a fraternity; corporation; association.
Guile(gīl) (n.) deceit; cunning; duplicity.
Guileful(gīl´fool) (adj.) full of guile.
Guileless(gīl´les) (adj.) free from guilt or wrong; sinless; sound and right in respect to anything charged against him.
Guillotine(gil´ō-tēn) (n.) an apparatus for beheading a criminal by means of a heavy knife sliding in two upright grooves; it was named after Dr. J. I. Guillotin, a French physician who invented it: (v.i.) (gil-ō-ten´) to behead with the guillotine.
Guilt(gilt) (n.) the state of one who is liable to a penalty; sin; criminality.
Guiltily(gilt´i-li) (adv.) in a guilty manner.
Guiltiness(gilt´i-nes) (n.) the state of being guilty.
Guiltless(gilt´les) (adj.) free from guilt; innocent.
Guilty(gilt´i) (adj.) justly chargeable with a crime; wicked; criminal; not innocent.
Guise(gīz) (n.) external appearance; dress; mien.
Guitar(gi-tär´) (n.) a six-stringed instrument, on the principle of the violin, played with the fingers.
Gulch(gulch) (n.) a rocky or rough narrow valley.
Gulf(gulf) (n.) an arm of the sea extending into the land, intermediate in size between a bay and sea; a deep place in the earth; an abyss; whirlpool; something insatiable.
Gull(gul) (n.) a web-footed sea-fowl with long wings; one who is easily cheated: (v.t.) to cheat; deceive; impose upon.
Gullet(gul´et) (n.) the throat; esophagus.
Gullible(gul´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being easily deceived.
Gully(gul´i) (n.) a channel or hollow worn by water; narrow ravine; a metal tram-rail or -plate.
Gulp(gulp) (v.t.) to swallow down eagerly or in large drafts: (n.) the act of gulping; swallowing.
Gum(gum) (n.) the soft fleshy part of the jaws by which the teeth are surrounded; a semi-transparent viscid vegetable substance that exudes from certain trees and shrubs and hardens on the surface: (v.t.) to smear or unite with gum.
Gumbo(gum´bō) (n.) a dish or soup made from the gummy pods of the okra; a Creole patois; prairie mud.
Gummy(gum´i) (adj.) like gum.
Gumption(gump´shun) (n.) quickness of perception; common sense.
Gun(gun) (n.) an instrument for discharging shot, by the force of an explosive; the term is also applied to a cannon and pistol: (v.i.) to shoot with a gun.
Gunboat(gun´bōt) (n.) a warship of light draft, next in size to a cruiser, carrying several guns.
Gunfire(gun´fīr) (n.) the hour at which the morning and evening gun is fired.
Gunman(gun´man) (n.) a criminal character ready to kill with firearms for hire.
Gunner(gun´ẽr) (n.) one who works a gun; an artillery operator; a warrant-officer in the navy who has charge of the ordnance of a war-vessel and ordnance-stores.
Gunnery(gun´ẽr-i) (n.) the science of artillery.
Gunning(gun´ing) (n.) the shooting of game with a gun.
Gunny(gun´i) (n.) a coarse heavy sackcloth of jute or hemp.
Gunpowder(gun´pou-dẽr) (n.) the explosive chemical composition used in loading firearms.
Gunwale(gun´l) (n.) the upper edge of the side of a ship.
Gurgle(gẽr´gl) (v.i.) to flow or run with bubbling sound: (n.) a bubbling noise.
Guru(gur-ōō´) (n.) in India a name given to a teacher.
Gush(gush) (n.) a sudden and violent flow of a liquid from an enclosed space; outburst; an extravagant display of sentiment: (v.i.) to issue with violence and rapidity; flow copiously; be extravagantly sentimental.
Gusher(gush´ẽr) (n.) one who or that which, gushes; an oil well that discharges its contents without the aid of machinery.
Gusset(gus´et) (n.) a small triangular piece of cloth inserted in a garment to strengthen or enlarge a part.
Gust(gust) (n.) a sudden squall; a sudden and violent outburst of passion.
Gustatory(gus´ta-tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to the taste.
Gusto(gus´tō) (n.) zest; relish.
Gusty(gust´i) (adj.) characterized by gusts.
Gut(gut) (n.) the intestinal canal; an intestine; catgut; a narrow channel or strait: (v.t.) to extract the entrails of; eviscerate; to plunder, or empty entirely.
Gutter(gut´ẽr) (n.) a channel for carrying away water: (v.t.) to cut into small channels; furnish with gutters: (v.i.) to run in drops.
Guttering(gut´ẽr-ing) (n.) a making into hollows; the act of falling in drops; material for making gutters.
Guttural(gut´ẽr-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or produced in, the throat: (n.) a sound produced in the throat, in or near the palate.
Guy(gī) (n.) a rope, chain, etc., to swing and keep steady a heavy body; an effigy, especially of Guy Fawkes; a person oddly or dowdily dressed; a man: (v.t.) to steady or guide with a guy; ridicule; delude.
Guzzle(guz´l) (v.i.) to drink greedily and immoderately: (n.) intoxicating liquor; a drunken debauch.
Guzzler(guz´ler) (n.) an immoderate drinker.
Gymnasium(jim-nā´zi-um) (n.) a building where gymnastic exercises are practiced; a school for the higher branches of literature and art; in ancient Greece, a place for athletic exercises, provided with baths, etc., also, in connection with it, apartments in which philosophic discussions were carried on.
Gymnast(jim´nast) (n.) one who practices, or is expert in, gymnastics.
Gymnastic(jim-nas´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, gymnastics.
Gymnastics(jim-nas´tiks) (n. pl.) athletic exercises; the art of developing the physical powers by exercise.
Gynecology(jī-ne-kol´ō-ji) (n.) that branch of medical science which treats of the functions and diseases of women.
Gypsum(jip´sum) (n.) sulfate of lime; plaster-of-paris.
Gypsy(jip´si) (n.) one of a wandering, dark-skinned, and dark-eyed race, of Eastern, probably Hindu, origin; the language of the Gypsies; a person of dark complexion; a boisterous girl: (v.i.) to picnic or camp out in the woods.
Gyrate(jī´rāt) (v.i.) to revolve round a central point; rotate; wheel.
Gyroscope(jī´rō-skōp) (n.) an instrument for demonstrating the laws of rotation; used to steady torpedo boats and other vessels; to give steadiness to flying machines.

Ha(hä) (interj.) an expression of wonder, joy, hesitation, fee, its meaning being dependent on the tone in which it is uttered: (v.i.) to express wonder, etc.; hesitate.
Haberdasher(hab´ẽr-dash-ẽr) (n.) a dealer in small wares, as ribbons, lace, tapes, needles, etc.
Haberdashery(hab-ẽr-dash´ẽr-i) the wares sold by a haberdasher; a haberdasher's shop.
Habiliment(ha-bil´i-ment) (n.) an article of clothing; (pl.) dress.
Habit(hab´it) (n.) ordinary course of conduct; general condition or tendency; disposition; established custom; dress; a woman's riding-dress the distinctive dress worn by members of a religious order: (v.t.) to dress; furnish with a habit.
Habitable(hab´it-a-bl) (adj.) fit to be dwelt in.
Habitat(hab´i-tat) (n.) the natural locality of animals, plants, etc., in their wild state; geographical range.
Habitation(hab-i-tā´shun) (n.) residence or place of abode; natural locality.
Habitual(ha-bit´ū-al) (adj.) formed or acquired by us.; customary; inveterate.
Habitually(ha-bit´ū-a-li) (adv.) by habit.
Habituate(ha-bit´ū-āt) (v.t.) to make familiar by use or custom; familiarize.
Habitue(ha-bit´ū-ā) (n.) one who habitually frequents a place of amusement, etc.
Hack(hak) (v.t.) to cut irregularly and into small pieces; injure by cutting; notch; kick the shins of another at football; let out for hire: (n.) a notch; hollow irregular cut; a horse let out for hire; a kick on the shins at football; a carriage let out for hire; a hackney-coach; a literary drudge; a drying frame for fish; a place where green bricks are dried; a feeding rack.
Hacking(hak´ing) (adj.) notching; irritating and wearing; said of a cough: (n.) the stacking of bricks for drying; a particular method of massage; a process in gem cutting.
Hackle(hak´l) (v.t.) to dress or comb, as flax or hemp; tear into pieces; mangle in cutting: (n.) an implement with sharp spikes for cleansing flax or hemp; unspun fiber; a long narrow feather in the neck of a cock, used for making artificial flies for angling; a feather fly for angling.
Hackney(hak´ni) (v.t.) to wear out by constant use; make commonplace: (adj.) let out for hire; common or trite: (n.) a hackney-coach; a horse kept for hire; a nag.
Hackneyed(hak´nid) (p.adj.) worn out; commonplace.
Had(had) (p.t.) of have.
Haddock(had´ok) (n.) a sea-fish of the cod family.
Hades(hā´dēz) (n.) the abode and state of the dead.
Haft(haft) (n.) a handle of a tool or knife: (v.t.) to furnish with a haft or handle.
Hag(hag) (n.) a witch; an ugly old woman; a cartilaginous fish, parasitic in the bodies of other fish.
Haggard(hag´ard) (adj.) worn and anxious in appearance; lean and hollow-eyed.
Haggle(hag´l) (v.i.) to carry provisions about for sale; dispute about trifles.
Hail(hāl) (n.) frozen raindrops; a call or salutation: (v.i.) to pour down hail: (v.t.) to pour down or out like hail; call to or salute.
Hair(hār) (n.) one of the small horny fibrous tubes with a bulbous root growing out of the skin of a mammal; the mass of such horny fibrous tubes; minute hair-like filaments on the surface of plants.
Hairdresser(hār´dres-ser) (n.) one who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.
Hairsplitting(hār´split-ing) (adj.) making oversubtle or very minute distinctions, in reasoning or statement.
Hairspring(hār´spring) (n.) a very fine spring to regulate the balance wheel of a watch.
Hairy(hār´i) (adj.) covered with, abounding in, or resembling, hair.
Halberd(hal´bẽrd) (n.) a medieval weapon consisting of a long staff to which an axe was affixed with a spear-like point.
Halcyon(hal´si-un) (adj.) pertaining to the kingfisher; peaceful; happy; calm: (n.) the kingfisher, from the fable that its hatching season was in calm weather.
Hale(hāl) (adj.) sound bodily; healthy; hearty: (v.t.) to drag or draw by violence.
Half(häf) (n.) one of two equal parts; a school term; in football, a half-back: (adv.) equally; partly: (adj.) consisting of a half; approximating.
Halibut(hal´i-but) (n.) a large edible flat shaped fish.
Hall(hawl) (n.) a large room for the transaction of public business, entertainments, etc.; a court of justice; the first large room of a house; a manor-house; a college dining-room; the dinner served there; the public room of a corporation or guild; at Oxford and Cambridge a minor college.
Hallelujah(hal-e-lōō´ya) (n.) an ascription of praise to God; a musical composition having as its theme such an ascription of praise: (adj.) singing, or containing, hallelujah.
Hallmark(hawl´märk) (n.) a mark or proof of genuineness.
Halloo(hal-lōō´) (interj.) an exclamation to call attention to or cheer one; a shout to attract attention, or to cheer or urge on: (v.t.) to shout out; incite or cheer on, as dogs: (v.i.) to cry out loudly.
Hallow(hal´ō) (v.t.) to consecrate; devote to sacred purposes; revere.
Halloween(hal-ō-ēn´) (n.) the Eve of All Saints or All Hallows, October 31.
Hallucination(hal-lōō-si-nā´shun) (n.) belief in something imaginary; delusion; error.
Halo(hā´lō) (n.) a ring or circle of light round the sun or moon, caused by refraction; a ring of light.
Halt(hawlt) (n.) the act of limping; a stop in marching: (adj.) crippled or lame: (v.i.) to be lame; limp; be dubious or hesitate; to stop in marching.
Halter(hawl´tẽr) (n.) one who halts; a rope for hanging criminals; a rope for leading or holding a horse: (v.t.) to put on, or secure with, a halter.
Halve(häv) (v.t.) to divide into two equal parts; fasten together, as timbers.
Halyard(hal´värd) (n.) a rope or tackle for hoisting a sail, flag, etc.
Ham(ham) (n.) the hinder part of the thigh; a thigh of an animal, especially a pig, salted and smoked; a village.
Hamlet(ham´let) (n.) a small village.
Hammer(ham´ẽr) (n.) an instrument with a handle and iron head for driving nails, beating metals, etc.; anything resembling a hammer in its action or shape: (v.t.) to beat with, or as with, a hammer; forge; beat; work in the mind: (v.i.) to work hard.
Hammock(ham´ok) (n.) a swinging bed usually of network or canvas.
Hamper(ham´pẽr) (n.) a large wicker basket for carrying food, etc.; the rigging of a ship: (v.t.) to put into, or enclose in, a hamper; embarrass; perplex; impede.
Hamster(ham´stẽr) (n.) a species of grain-storing rat with two cheek-pouches and a short tail.
Hamstring(ham´string) (v.t.) to lame by cutting the tendons of the ham: (n. pl.) the strong tendons at the back of the knee.
Hand(hand) (n.) the divided and terminal extremity of the human arm connected with the wrist, a similar organ terminating the fore-limb of certain animals; something resembling a hand in appearance or use a measure of 4 inches; dexterity in manipulation or performance; possession; style of writing; an employ who labors with his hands; cards held; a game; pledge of betrothal; nearness; gain; advantage; agency of; index of any kind; turn of a player to serve the ball at tennis, etc.; a large piece of plug tobacco: (v.t.) to give or transmit with, or as with, the hand; assist or lead with the hand: (adj.) pertaining to, or used by, the hand.
Handcuff(hand´kuf) (n.) a manacle that may be locked around the wrist.
Handful(hand´fool) (n.) as much as the hand can hold.
Handicap(han´di-kap) (n.) a condition imposed to equalize chances in a race or contest.
Handicraft(hand´i-kraft) (n.) the work or skill of an artificer; manual skill, or labor: (adj.) pertaining to manual labor.
Handily(han´di-li) (adv.) in a handy manner.
Handiness(han´di-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being handy.
Handiwork(han´di-wẽrk) (n.) work done, or produced by, the hands.
Handkerchief(hang´kẽr-chif) (n.) a piece of linen, silk or cotton cloth for wiping the face or nose; a pocket-handkerchief.
Handle(hand´l) (n.) that part of a tool, vessel, etc., grasped by the hand; an instrument or occasion: (v.t.) to touch or feel with the hand; manage; manipulate; discourse on; act toward or treat; buy, sell, or invest in: (v.i.) to work with the hands.
Handmaid(hand´mād) (n.) a female servant or attendant.
Handsome(hand´sum) (adj.) pleasing to look upon; well-formed; graceful; liberal; generous; ample.
Handwriting(hand´rīt-ing) (n.) a cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand; chirography.
Handy(hand´i) (adj.) dexterous; skillful; convenient; close at hand; manageable.
Handyman(han´di-man) (n.) a factotum; a jack of all trades; one who can turn his hand to anything.
Hang(hang) (v.t.) to suspend; to fasten to something so as to be movable; suspend by the neck; display; attach or fasten; furnish with ornaments or drapery suspended or fastened to the walls, etc.: (v.i.) to be suspended; bend forward; be dependent upon; dangle; cling; be in a deadlock: (n.) method of hanging; manner of doing or using; general tendency; slope.
Hangar(häng´gähr) (n.) a shed or shelter for housing balloons and aircrafts.
Hangdog(hang´dog) (adj.) of degraded or sneaking appearance.
Hanger(hang´ẽr) (n.) one who hangs; that by which something is hung or suspended; a kind of cutlass once carried by sailors when in action.
Hanging(hanging) (p.adj.) suspended or dangling; suggesting or involving death by hanging: (n.) the act of putting to death by the punishment of the halter; (pl.) drapery for a room.
Hangman(hang´man) (n.) a public executioner.
Hangnail(hang´nāl) (n.) a small piece of skin hanging from the root of a finger-nail.
Hank(hangk) (n.) two or more skeins of thread, silk, wool, etc., fastened together; one of the wooden rings to which a fore-and-aft sail is bent; a rope for fastening a gate: (v.t.) to form into hanks.
Hanker(hang´ker) (v.i.) to desire eagerly.
Hansom(han´sum) (n.) a two-wheeled cab.
Hap(hap) (v.i.) to happen; befall casually: (v.t.) cover or wrap: (n.) chance; a casual event; a cloak or wrapper.
Haphazard(hap´haz-ard) (n.) chance; accident: (adv.) by chance.
Hapless(hap´les) (adj.) unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy.
Haply(hap´li) (adv.) by chance; perhaps.
Happen(hap´n) (v.i.) to chance; occur.
Happily(hap´i-li) (adv.) successfully; by good fortune; felicitously.
Happiness(hap´i-nes) (n.) the state of being happy; good fortune.
Happy(hap´i) (adj.) enjoying pleasure or good; successful; prosperous; lucky; living in concord; satisfied; propitious; felicitous.
Haptic(hap´tik) (adj.) relating to the sense of touch.
Harangue(ha-rang´) (n.) a public address or oration, especially extempore: (v.i.) to deliver a harangue: (v.t.) to address by a harangue.
Harass(har´as) (v.t.) to annoy or vex; fatigue or weary with labor or importunity; to tire out and annoy an enemy by incessant petty attacks.
Harassing(har´as-ing) (p.adj.) fatiguing; annoying.
Harbinger(här´bin-jẽr) (n.) a precursor; forerunner: (v.t.) announce; foretell; usher in.
Harbor(här´bẽr) (n.) a port or haven for ships; any place of refuge or safety; formerly an inn or lodging: (v.t.) to shelter or protect; cherish.
Hard(härd) (adj.) compact and solid; firm; not easy to be pierced or broken; unyielding; difficult of accomplishment; laborious; oppressive; severe; keen; austere; inflexible; unfeeling; exacting; not easily granted; rough; unprosperous; uttered gutturally; stiff or formal: (adv.) forcibly; laboriously; diligently; tempestuously; closely; roughly; to the utmost extent; so as to become hard; with vexation, trouble, or sorrow: (n.) a roadway of hard material by the sea; a pier or landing-place; (pl.) the refuse of flax or wool; alum and salt mixed together, used for giving a white color to bread.
Harden(härd´n) (v.t.) to make hard or harder; confirm in impudence or wickedness; toughen; inure: (v.i.) to become hard or harder.
Hardhearted(härd´härt-ed) (adj.) pitiless; cruel; merciless.
Hardihood(härd´i-hood) (n.) effrontery; boldness; physical endurance.
Hardily(härd´i-li) (adv.) with hardihood.
Hardly(härd´li) (adv.) with difficulty; scarcely; vigorously; severely; without delicacy; coarsely; unfavorably.
Hardness(härd´nes) (n.) the quality of being hard.
Hardship(härd´ship) (n.) oppression; severe labor or want; injustice.
Hardwarem(härd´wār) (n.) manufactured articles of metal.
Hardy(härd´i) (adj.) able to bear severe labor, suffering or weather; strong; brave; bold; daring; tough.
Hare(hār) (n.) a rodent, with long ears and a short tail, larger than a rabbit, characterized by its great timidity.
Harebrained(hār´brānd) (adj.) volatile; wild.
Harelip(hār´lip) (n.) a malformation of the upper lip, which is divided in the middle.
Harem(hä´rem) (n.) a group of females belonging to one male in animals and some human cultures; a room allotted to the females of a human harem.
Haricot(har´i-kō) (n.) a kind of stew of meat and vegetables; the kidney-bean.
Hark(härk) (v.i.) to listen.
Harlequin(här´le-kwin) (n.) the performer in a pantomime who wears diversely colored garments and carries a talismanic wand: (adj.) fantastic or full of trickery; diversely colored.
Harlot(här´lot) (n.) prostitute.
Harlotry(här´lot-ri) (n.) the trade or practice of prostitution.
Harm(härm) (n.) injury; hurt; damage; moral evil or wrong-doing: (v.t.) to inflict hurt, damage, or injury upon.
Harmful(härm´fool) (adj.) hurtful; injurious.
Harmfully(härm´foo-li) (adv.) injuriously.
Harmless(härm´les) (adj.) innocent; doing no harm.
Harmonic(här-mon´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or producing, harmony; musical; concordant; harmonious; also harmonica: (n. pl.) the science of musical sounds.
Harmonica(här-mon´i-ka) (n.) a mouth organ, consisting of free reeds enclosed in a case in such a way that inspiration produces one set of sounds, respiration another.
Harmonically(här-mon´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a harmonic manner.
Harmonious(här-mo´ni-us) (adj.) concordant; musical; symmetrical.
Harmonium(här-mō´ni-um) (n.) a reed-organ.
Harmonize(här´mō-nīz) (v.t.) to render harmonious; cause to agree; reconcile: (v.i.) to agree; be in peace and friendship; correspond.
Harmony(här´mō-ni) (n.) the quality of being pleasing to the ear; unison; just adaptation of parts to one another, so as to form a connected whole; accord in feeling, sentiment, etc.; a literary work showing the agreement between parallel or similar histories or passages.
Harness(här´nes) (n.) the working gear of a horse; the accouterment and armor of a knight; any arrangement, as of straps, etc., for performing some mechanical operation: (v.t.) to put harness upon; equip, as a knight.
Harp(härp) (n.) musical stringed instrument of triangular shape, played with the fingers: (v.i.) to play on the harp; dwell tediously or persistently on some particular subject.
Harping(härp´ing) (n.) the act of playing upon a harp; (pl.) the breadth of a ship at the bow.
Harpoon(här-pōōn´) (n.) a long barb-headed spear having a line attached to the staff, for striking and killing whales: (v.t.) to strike with a harpoon.
Harpsichord(härp´si-kôrd) (n.) a stringed instrument with a keyboard, the precursor of the piano.
Harpy(här´pi) (n.) in classical mythology, one of two winged monsters, usually called Aello and Ocypete, the daughters of Neptune and Terra, with a woman's face, and the body and sharp claws of a vulture, exceedingly rapacious and filthy; hence, an extortioner.
Harridan(har´i-dan) (n.) an ugly ill-tempered old woman.
Harrier(har´i-ẽr) (n.) a variety of dog used for hunting hares; a species of hawk.
Harrow(har´ō) (n.) an agricultural instrument for breaking up clods and casting earth upon sown land: (v.t.) to break up, tear, or draw over with a harrow; lacerate or torment.
Harry(har´i) (v.t.) to plunder, lay waste; annoy or vex; tease; harass: (v.i.) to make predatory raids.
Harsh(härsh) (adj.) discordant; jarring; rough to the ear, taste, or touch; austere.
Hart(härt) (n.) the male of the red deer.
Harvest(här´vest) (n.) the season of reaping and gathering in the harvest: (v.t.) to gather in, as corn; reap.
Has(haz) (v.) the third person singular of the verb "have".
Hash(hash) (n.) a dish of meat chopped fine and cooked with potatoes; a mixture: (v.t.) to chop small and mix; to beat brutally as if into pieces.
Hasp(hasp) (n.) a clasp folded over a staple and secured with a padlock: (v.t.) to shut or secure with a hasp.
Hassock(has´ok) (n.) a padded mat or cushion for kneeling upon in church, etc.; a kneeler.
Hast(hast) second person singular present indicative of have.
Haste(hāst) (n.) quickness of movement; celerity; urgency; precipitancy; vehemence: (v.t.) to hasten.
Hasten(hā´sn) (v.t.) to cause to make haste; hurry; urge forward: (v.i.) to move with speed; be quick.
Hasty(hās´ti) (adj.) precipitate; quick; speedy; eager; vehement; rash.
Hat(hat) (n.) a covering for the head, with a crown and brim; when of scarlet and an especial pattern, a cardinal's rank and dignity.
Hatband(hat´band) (n.) a band worn round the hat; a black cloth band worn as a token of mourning.
Hatch(hach) (v.t.) to produce young from eggs; plot or contrive; shade by narrow lines; close with, or as with, a hatch: (n.) the number of young produced from eggs at a sitting; brood; plot; a narrow line in engraving, or drawing; a door with an opening over it; a half-door; (pl.) doors or openings by which a descent is made from one deck of a ship to another.
Hatchery(hach´ẽr-i) (n.) a place where eggs are artificially hatched, especially those of fish.
Hatchet(hach´et) (n.) a small axe.
Hatching(hach´ing) (n.) a kind of drawing or engraving by narrow parallel or crossed lines.
Hatchway(hach´wā) (n.) a rectangular opening in the deck of a vessel for passage below.
Hate(hāt) (v.t.) to dislike intensely; abhor; detest: (n.) hatred.
Hateful(hāt´fool) (adj.) causing hate.
Hatred(hāt´red) (n.) bitter aversion; continued hostility of feeling; detestation.
Hatted(hat´ed) (adj.) wearing a hat.
Hatter(hat´ẽr) (n.) a maker of hats.
Hauberk(haw´bẽrk) (n.) a coat of armor formed of steel rings, reaching below the knees.
Haughtily(haw´ti-li) (adv.) in a haughty manner.
Haughty(haw´ti) (adj.) proud and disdainful; arrogant; contemptuous.
Haul(hawl) (v.t.) to pull or draw with force; transport by drawing: (v.i.) to change the course of a ship; shift; said of the wind: (n.) a strong pull; draft of a net; quantity caught at one time; distance over which anything is drawn.
Haulage(hawl´āj) (n.) the act or process of hauling; charges for hauling.
Hauler(hawl´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, hauls.
Haunch(hänch) (n.) the fleshy part of the hip and buttock; a joint of venison or mutton; shoulder of an arch.
Haunt(hänt) (n.) a place of accustomed resort: (v.t.) to visit frequently or habitually; trouble with frequent visits, as an apparition.
Hauteur(hō-tẽr´) (n.) haughty bearing or spirit.
Have(hav) (v.t.) to possess; take; hold or bear; enjoy; desire; be obliged; bring forth; cheat; obtain the advantage of.
Haven(hā´vn) (n.) a sheltered anchorage for ships; harbor; place of shelter and safety.
Haversack(hav´ẽr-sak) (n.) a strong coarse linen bag in which soldiers carry their rations when marching.
Having(hav´ing) (n.) the act or state of possession.
Havoc(hav´ok) (n.) wide and general destruction; devastation.
Haw(haw) (n.) the fruit of various species of hawthorn; an excrescence under the third eyelid of a horse; a hedge or enclosure; a hesitation in speech.
Hawk(hawk) (n.) a name for various species of raptorial birds allied to the eagles and falcons; a forcible effort to clear the throat of phlegm; a square board, with a short handle, for holding mortar: (v.t.) to cry, or carry about, for sale: (v.i.) to make a forcible effort to cough up phlegm; to fly trained hawks at birds on the wing.
Hawker(hawk´ẽr) (n.) one who cries and sells goods in the streets; peddler; falconer.
Hawser(hawz´ẽr) (n.) a thick rope or cable.
Hay(hā) (n.) grass, clover, etc., cut and dried for fodder.
Haycock(hā´kok) a conical pile of hay.
Haymow(hā´mow) (n.) a mass of hay laid up in a barn.
Hazard(haz´ard) (n.) chance; accident; risk; danger; a stroke at billiards: (v.t.) to run the risk of; chance; put in peril.
Hazardous(haz´ard-us) (adj.) risky; perilous.
Haze(hāz) (n.) a slight fog or mist; dimness of sight or knowledge: (v.i.) to be foggy or misty: (v.t.) pursue or harass by overwork or unpleasant tasks; play practical jokes upon, especially of a severe kind.
Haziness(hāz´i-nes) (n.) the state of being hazy.
Hazing(hāz´ing) (adj.) practice of annoying or roughly handling members of an organization by their fellows.
Hazy(hāz´i) (adj.) misty; obscure.
He(hē) (pron.) the masculine pronoun of the third person: (n.) a male.
Head(hed) (n.) the uppermost part of the body of an animal that contains the face, brain, etc.; chief or principal part of anything; an individual; leader or commander; place of honor or authority; top; fore-part; the understanding or intellect; origin or source; pitch; crisis or height; static or latent force; froth, a feeling of vanity and egotism; a pain or swelling, after drinking ardent spirits: (adj.) principal or chief; acting with the front: (v.t.) to lead or direct; take the first place in; get in front of; direct the course of; oppose; strain: (v.i.) to go forward; come to, or form, a head.
Headdress(hed´dres) (n.) a dress or covering for a woman's head; an ornament on the head.
Headed(hed´ed) (adj.) having a head; denoting understanding or intellect, much used in composition, as "clear-headed," "wrong-headed," "light-headed," etc.
Header(hed´ẽr) (n.) a plunge or fall foremost; one who puts heads on, as in pin-making; a machine, etc., for making or removing heads; a brick or stone with its short face in front.
Heading(hed´ing) (n.) a title at the head of a written page; the direction of a ship's movement.
Headland(hed´land) (n.) a promontory.
Headless(hed´less) (adj.) lacking a head, deprived of a head.
Headline(hed´līn) (n.) a line of type displayed conspicuously at the top of a page, chapter, column of a newspaper, etc.; (pl.) the ropes at the head of a sail by which it is secured to the yard.
Headlong(hed´lông) (adv.) head foremost; rashly; precipitously: (adj.) rash; precipitate; violent; thoughtless.
Headquarters(hed´kwôr-tẽrs) (n. pl.) the residence of the officer in command.
Headsman(hedz´man) (n.) an executioner.
Headstall(hed´stawl) (n.) the part of a bridle which is fastened upon the head of a horse.
Headstrong(hed´strông) (adj.) ungovernable; self-willed.
Headwind(hed´wind) (n.) a contrary wind.
Heady(hed´i) (adj.) precipitate; intoxicating.
Heal(hēl) (v.t.) to restore to health; cure; make sound; reconcile: (v.i.) to become well or sound.
Healer(hēl´ẽr) (n.) one who heals diseases of the mind or body.
Healing(hēl´ing) (p.adj.) curative.
Health(helth) (n.) freedom from bodily pain or disease; vigor of mind; moral purity; righteousness; healing power; a toast or pledge.
Healthful(helth´fool) (adj.) promoting health; salubrious.
Healthfully(helth´foo-li) (adv.) in a healthful manner.
Healthiness(helth´i-nes) (n.) the state of being healthy.
Healthy(helth´i) (adj.) noting a sound condition of body; enjoying, or contributing to, health.
Heap(hēp) (n.) a pile or collection. of things thrown together; a quantity; accumulation; crowd: (v.t.) to form into a heap; pile up; aggregate; amass.
Hear(hēr) (v.t.) to perceive by the ear; attend or listen to; give heed to; obey; accede to the wishes of; attend judicially: (v.i.) to have the sense of hearing; be told of.
Heard(hẽrd) (p.t. & p.p.) of "hear".
Hearing(hēr´ing) (n.) the sense by which sound is perceived; audience; judicial investigation.
Hearsay(hēr´sā) (n.) rumor or report: (adj.) second hand.
Hearse(hērs) (n.) a vehicle for the conveyance of dead bodies to the grave.
Heart(härt) (n.) the organ in animals by the muscular contraction and dilation of which the blood is circulated through the arteries, etc.; the vital, inner, or chief part of anything; the seat of the affections and passions; emotion; tenderness; affection; courage; will; spirit; energy; power; resolution; secret thoughts; conscience; one of a suit of cards marked with one or more red hearts; a variety of cherry; (pl.) a card game.
Heartache(härt´āk) (n.) sorrow; pang; grief.
Heartbroken(härt´brō-ken) (adj.) overwhelmingly grieved.
Heartburn(härt´bẽrn) (n.) a burning affection of the esophagus, caused by acidity of the stomach, and usually relieved by an alkali such as bicarbonate of soda.
Hearten(härt´n) (v.t.) to give courage to; inspirit.
Heartfelt(härt´felt) (adj.) deeply and sincerely felt.
Hearth(härth) (n.) that part of a room where the fire is made; hence the family circle.
Heartily(härt´i-li) (adv.) cordially; energetically.
Heartiness(härt´i-nes) (n.) cordiality; vigor.
Heartless(härt´les) (adj.) without feeling; cold; unsympathetic.
Heartlessly(härt´les-li) (adv.) in an unfeeling manner, cruelly.
Hearty(härt´i) (adj.) cordial; sincere; open; warm; strong; vigorous; good-natured; kind; healthy; having a keen appetite.
Heat(hēt) (n.) the sensation produced by a hot body; caloric; the state of being hot; effervescence; agitation of sudden or violent passion; ardor; vehemence; redness or flush of the face; a course at a race; hot weather: (v.t.) to make hot; warm; excite with passion or desire; make feverish; animate: (v.i.) to become hot or warm.
Heater(hēt´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, heats, as various mechanical contrivances.
Heathen(hē´thn) (n.) one who is ignorant of the true God; a pagan; idolater; a rude, irreligious, uncultured person.
Heathendom(hē´thn-dom) (n.) the state or condition of being a heathen; that part of the world inhabited by heathens.
Heathenish(hē´thn-ish) (adj.) pertaining to heathens; rude; ignorant, or uncultured.
Heathenism(hē´thn-izm) (n.) ignorance of the true God; paganism; idolatry.
Heave(hēv) (v.t.) to hoist or lift up; force from the breast, as a sigh; cause to swell; throw: (v.i.) to be lifted up; swell; rise and fall alternately; struggle or toil; pant; vomit: (n.) an effort or exertion upwards; lift; the act of throwing; swell or rising; haul; struggle, effort to vomit.
Heaven(hev´n) (n.) the abode of God and the blessed; the firmament or sky; a state or condition of bliss.
Heavenly(hev´n-li) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, heaven; celestial; divine; supremely excellent.
Heaver(hēv´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, lifts or heaves, especially one who loads or unloads goods, coal, etc.
Heaviness(hev´i-nes) (n.) the quality of being heavy; dejection; grief.
Heavy(hev´i) (adj.) ponderous; weighty; oppressive; grievous; laborious; obstructive; gravid; dull; dense; powerful; loud; indigestible: (adv.) heavily.
Heck(hek) (n.) a rack for fodder; latticework; a latticework grating for catching or hanging fish upon; a bend in a stream.
Heckle(hek´l) (v.t.) to attend political meetings in order to disturb the speakers by asking them questions.
Hectare(hek´tār) (n.) in the metric system, a French land measure = 100 ares, of 2.47 acres.
Hectic(hek´tik) (adj.) constitutional; slow, but of long continuance; pertaining to hectic fever; feverish: (n.) a remittent fever accompanying consumption, characterized by a bright pink spot or flush on the cheeks.
Hectogram(hek´tō-gram) (n.) in the metric system a French weight = 100 grams or 3.53 ounces.
Hectometer(hek´tō-mē-tr) (n.) in the metric system, a French measure of length = 100 meters, or 328 feet 1 inch.
Hector(hek´tẽr) (v.t.) to bully or bluster; from Hector, the Trojan hero.
Hedge(hej) (n.) a fence of bushes or shrubs: (v.t.) to enclose with a hedge; encircle; invest: (v.i.) to bet on both sides, so that the possibility of loss will be diminished; skulk: (adj.) mean; contemptible; of the lowest class.
Hedgehog(hej´hog) (n.) an insect eating mammal covered on the back with spines or prickles.
Hedonism(hē´dō-nizm) (n.) the doctrine that pleasure is the chief end of life.
Hedonist(hē´do-nist) (n.) one who teaches the doctrine that pleasure is the chief end of life.
Heed(hēd) (v.t.) to regard with care; take notice of; mind; attend; regard: (n.) careful attention; regard; caution.
Heedful(hēd´fool) (adj.) cautious; attentive.
Heedfully(hēd´foo-li) (adv.) cautiously; attentively.
Heedless(hēd´les) (adj.) taking no heed; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; negligent.
Heehaw(hē´haw) (v.i.) to bray like an ass: (n.) the bray of an ass.
Heel(hēl) (n.) the hinder part of the foot; the hinder part of a boot, shoe, or stocking; anything shaped like a heel: (v.t.) to furnish with a heel: (v.i.) lean on one side, as a ship.
Heeled(held) (adj.) well-armed or well-provided with money.
Heeling(hēl´ing) (n.) the degree of inclination of a vessel from the perpendicular.
Heft(heft) (n.) a handle; an effort; weight; the greater part or bulk: (v.t.) to try the weight of by lifting or holding in the hand.
Heifer(hef´ẽr) (n.) a young cow.
Height(hīt) (n.) altitude; elevation; highest state or degree; an eminence or hill; summit; stature.
Heighten(hīt´en) (v.t.) to make high or higher; elevate; intensify; set off; increase; aggravate; improve.
Heinous(hā´nus) (adj.) atrocious; extremely wicked; flagrant.
Heir(ār) (n.) one who succeeds another in the possession of property, title, office, mental gifts, etc.
Heiress(ār´es) (n.) a female heir.
Heirloom(ār´lōōm) (n.) any movable or personal chattel, which by its connection with an estate descends to the heir.
Held(held) (p.t.) of hold.
Helical(hel´i-kal) (adj.) spiral-shaped.
Helicopter(hel-i-kop´tẽr) (n.) a direct lift flying machine; one with propellers designed to raise it vertically in the air.
Heliocentric(hē-li-ō-sen´trik) (adj.) having the sun as the center.
Helium(hē´li-um) (n.) the second lightest chemical element.
Helix(hē´liks) (n.) a spiral line, as of a line coiled round; the margin of the external ear; a small volute.
Hell(hel) (n.) the place of the dead or of departed souls; the place of punishment for the wicked after death, hence any place or condition of extreme misery or evil; a gambling-house.
Hello(hel´ō) (n.) familiar terms of greeting among friends, largely used in making telephone calls.
Helm(helm) (n.) the apparatus for steering a ship; tiller; the place of its direction and government; a helmet: (v.t.) to guide or conduct.
Helmet(hel´met) (n.) metal or leather armor for the head; the hooded upper lip of a flower.
Helmsman(helmz´man) (n.) a steersman; a leader.
Helot(hē´lot) (n.) a slave in ancient Sparta; slave or serf.
Help(help) (v.t.) to give assistance to; aid; support; sustain; succor; relieve; avoid; prevent; distribute food to at table; remedy; cure: (v.i.) to lend aid; be available or useful: (n.) assistance; aid; support; succor; relief; that which forwards or promotes; a portion of food served at a meal; a hired servant.
Helpful(help´fool) (adj.) affording help.
Helpless(help´less) (adj.) without help; unprotected.
Helve(helv) (n.) the handle of an axe, etc.
Hem(hem) (n.) the edge of a garment doubled and sewn; an ejaculatory sound: (v.t.) to form a hem on; to shut in; surround: (v.i.) utter the ejaculation hem.
Hemiplegia(hem-i-plē´ji-a) (n.) paralysis of one side of the body.
Hemisphere(hem´i-sfēr) (n.) half-sphere; half of the globe, or a map of it.
Hemlock(hem´lok) (n.) a wild poisonous plant of the parsley family; hemlock spruce, an evergreen tree of the pine family; the lumber made from the hemlock tree.
Hemmer(hem´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, hems; an attachment to a sewing machine for hemming.
Hemming(hem´ing) (n.) the action of the verb "to hem"; hems collectively.
Hemoglobin(hem-ō-glō´bin) (n.) an albuminoid substance in the blood forming the chief constituent of the red corpuscles.
Hemorrhage(hem´ō-rāj) (n.) bleeding from the lungs, arteries, veins, etc.
Hemp(hemp) (n.) a plant of the nettle family, the tough fiber of which is used for cordage and various kinds of coarse linen; in the East, a narcotic and intoxicant, hashish, is obtained from Indian hemp.
Hempen(hemp´en) hemp'en, (adj.) pertaining to, or made of, hemp.
Hemstitch(hem´stich) (n.) a particular kind of ornamental stitching.
Hen(hen) (n.) the female of a bird, especially the domestic fowl.
Hence(hens) (adv.) from this place, source, or time; in consequence of this: (interj.) away! begone!
Henchman(hench´man) (n.) formerly, a male attendant or servant; groom; one who serves in a political campaign under another for pecuniary considerations.
Henpecked(hen´pekt) (adj.) governed by one's wife.
Hepatic(hē-pat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to the liver.
Heptagon(hep´ta-gon) (n.) a plane figure having seven sides and seven angles.
Heptagonal(hep-tag´ō-nal) (adj.) having seven sides or seven angles.
Her(hẽr) (pron.) the objective and possessive case of the personal pronoun "she".
Herald(her´ald) (n.) formerly an official who proclaimed peace and war, bore messages from a sovereign to a commander, superintended coronations and other public ceremonial functions, etc.; an official whose duty it is to grant, record, and blazon arms, trace pedigrees, etc.; a precursor: (v.t.) to introduce; proclaim.
Heraldic(he-ral´dik) (adj.) pertaining to heralds or heraldry.
Heraldry(her´ald-ri) (n.) the science that treats of armorial bearings, and of determining pedigrees, etc.
Herb(herb) (n.) a plant with a soft and succulent stem that, after flowering, withers away.
Herbaceous(hẽr-bā´shus) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, or feeding upon, herbs.
Herbage(hẽr´bāj) (n.) herbs collectively; grass; pasturage; the right of pasture on the lands of another.
Herbal(hẽr´bal) (adj.) pertaining to herbs: (n.) a book descriptive of plants.
Herbivorous(hẽr-biv´ō-rus) (adj.) feeding on herbs.
Herculean(hẽr-kū´le-an) (adj.) pertaining to Hercules, the hero of classical mythology, possessed of superhuman strength; hence of exceeding strength and power; huge; vast; very difficult.
Herd(hẽrd) (n.) a collection of beasts or cattle feeding or driven together; crowd; a keeper of cattle: (v.i.) to unite or associate, as beasts; crowd together.
Here(hēr) adv; in, or to, this place; at this point; in the present life or state; on this occasion.
Hereafter(hēr-af´tẽr) (adv.) in time to come; in a future state.
Hereby(hēr-bī´) (adv.) by virtue of this; near.
Hereditary(he-red´i-ta-ri) (adj.) passing from an ancestor to a descendant; transmitted from parent to offspring.
Heredity(he-red´j-ti) (n.) the transmission of physical or mental characteristics or qualities from parent to offspring; the tendency of an organism to reproduce the characteristics of the progenitor.
Herein(hēr-in´) (adv.) in this.
Hereinafter(hēr-in-af´tẽr) (adv.) in this deed, book, etc., after or subsequently.
Heresy(her´e-si) (n.) an opinion or doctrine at variance with fundamental truths commonly received as orthodox, especially if leading to division.
Heretic(her´e-tik) (n.) one who holds, or maintains, heretical opinions.
Heretical(he-ret´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or having the character of, heresy; subversive of, or contrary to, orthodox belief.
Heretofore(hēr-tōō-fōr´) (adv.) previously; hitherto.
Heritage(her´i-tāj) (n.) an estate that passes from an ancestor to a descendant; a birthright or inheritance; the people of God.
Hermaphrodite(hẽr-maf´rō-dīt) (adj.) having the sexual characteristics of both male and female in the same individual: (n.) an animal with both the male and female sexual organs; a plant having stamens and pistils in the same floral envelope; a brig square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft.
Hermaphroditic(hẽr-maf-rō-dit´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, a hermaphrodite.
Hermetic(hēr-met´ik) (adj.) perfectly closed and air-tight.
Hermetically(hẽr-met´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an air-tight manner, by means of fusion.
Hermit(hẽr´mit) (n.) one who retires from society and lives in solitude, especially for devotional contemplation; an anchorite.
Hermitage(hẽr´mi-tāj) (n.) the abode of a hermit.
Hernia(hẽr´ni-a) (n.) a protrusion of some part of the intestine, or of some other internal organ; rupture.
Hernial(hẽr´ni-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, hernia.
Hero(hē´rō) (n.) a demigod; a man of distinguished courage, moral or physical; the chief character in a play, novel, poem, etc.
Heroic(hē-rō´ik) (adj.) having the qualities of a hero; producing heroes; larger than life; venturesome; drastic: (n. pl.) extravagant or boastful language.
Heroically(hē-rō´i-ka-li) (adv.) like a hero.
Heroine(her´ō-in) (n.) the principal female character in a play, opera, novel, etc.
Heroism(her´ō-izm) (n.) qualities of a hero.
Heron(her´un) (n.) a wading bird with a long neck and long legs.
Herpes(hẽr´pēz) (n.) a skin disease, characterized by small clusters of vesicles on inflamed surfaces.
Herpetology(hẽr-pe-tol'ō-ji) (n.) that branch of zoology that treats of reptiles and amphibians.
Herr(her) (n.) mister, or sir.
Herring(her´ing) (n.) an edible sea-fish moving in shoals.
Herringbone(her´ing-bōn) (n.) a kind of cross-stitch: (v.t. & v.i.) to work in such a stitch.
Herself(hẽr´self) (pron.) the emphatic and reflective form of her and she.
Hesitancy(hes´i-tan-si) (n.) hesitation; suspense.
Hesitate(hes´i-tāt) (v.i.) to be in suspense or uncertainty; pause; vacillate; stammer.
Hesitation(hes-i-tā´shun) (n.) the act of hesitating; doubt; stammering.
Heterodox(het´ẽr-o-doks) (adj.) deviating from an accepted doctrine or standard of faith, etc.; heretical; opposed to orthodox.
Heterodoxy(het´ẽr-ō-dok-si) (n.) an unorthodox doctrine or opinion; heresy.
Heterogeneity(het-ẽr-ō-je-ne´i-ti) (n.) difference in kind; dissimilarity.
Heterogeneous(het-ẽr-ō-jē´ne-us) (adj.) opposite or dissimilar in character, quality, structure, etc., not homogeneous.
Hew(hū) (v.t.) to cut or shape, as with an axe or other sharp instrument; hack; chop; form laboriously.
Hexagon(heks´a-gon) (n.) a plane figure having six angles and six sides.
Hexagonal(heks-ag´ō-nal) (adj.) six-sided.
Hiatus(hī-ā´tus) (n.) a break; vacancy; gap; the concurrence of two vowels in two successive syllables.
Hibernate(hī´bẽr-nāt) (v.i.) to pass the winter in a state of torpor, as certain animals; to winter.
Hibiscus(hī-bis´kus) (n.) a genus of plants, shrubs, etc., of the mallow family.
Hiccup(hik´up) (n.) a short convulsive cough: (v.i.) to utter a short convulsive cough.
Hickory(hik´ō-ri) (n.) an American nut-bearing tree of the genus Carya.
Hid(hid) (p.adj.) concealed; not known; secret. Also hidden.
Hidden(hid´n) (adj.) that cannot be seen or known.
Hide(hīd) (v.t.) to conceal; secrete; not to confess; disguise; whip: (v.i.) to lie concealed: (n.) an animal's skin raw or dressed; formerly a measure of land.
Hidebound(hīd´bound) (adj.) having the skin close or contracted; prejudiced; bigoted.
Hideous(hid´e-us) (adj.) offensive to the sight, ear, or taste; shocking; dreadful; horrible.
Hiding(hīd´ing) (n.) concealment; a beating.
Hie(hī) (v.t.) to excite; speed: (v.i.) to hasten.
Hierarchic(hī-ẽr-ärk´ik) (adj.) pertaining to a hierarchy. Also hierarchical.
Hierarchy(hī´ẽr-ärk-i) (n.) the higher and lower clergy of a church; priesthood; rank of holy beings, as angels; in biology, a series of systematic groups.
Hieroglyphic(hī-ẽr-ō-glif´ik) (n.) a sacred character or symbol; (pl.) the picture writings of the the ancient Egyptians, etc.: (adj.) pertaining to hieroglyphics; emblematic.
High(hī) (adj.) elevated in place; lofty; exalted in degree or quality; chief; head; honorable; noble; strong powerful; intense; tempestuous; full or complete; near to the wind; tainted; shrill; acute: (n.) an elevated place: (adv.) aloft; profoundly; eminently; aloud; luxurious.
Highest(hī´est) (adj.) most high.
Highland(hī´land) (n.) a mountainous region; (pl.) the mountainous districts of Scotland.
Highly(hī´li) (adv.) in a high manner; in a great degree; with high esteem or opinion; proudly; arrogantly.
Highness(hī´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being high; a title of honor applied to persons of princely rank.
Highroad(hī´rōd) (n.) a chief road; highway; an easy course or method.
Highway(hī´wā) (n.) a public road; a course or path.
Highwayman(hī´wā-man) (n.) one who robs on the public road.
Hike(hīk) (v.i.) to stride over long distances of country on a tramp or march.
Hiker(hī´kẽr) (n.) one who hikes.
Hilarious(hi-lā´ri-us) (adj.) merry; exhilarated.
Hilarity(hi-lar´i-ti) (n.) noisy merriment; exhilaration.
Hill(hil) (n.) an elevation less than a mountain; a small mound or heap: (v.t.) to draw earth about.
Hillock(hil´ok) (n.) a small elevation of land; a little hill.
Hillside(hil´sīd) (n.) the side or slope of a hill.
Hilltop(hil´top) (n.) the top of a hill.
Hilly(hil´i) (adj.) abounding with, or characterized by, hills; rugged.
Hilt(hilt) (n.) a handle, especially of a sword.
Him(him) (pron.) the objective case of he.
Himself(him´self) (pron.) the emphatic and reflective form of "he" and "him".
Hind(hīnd) (n.) the female of the stag or red deer; a farm servant; peasant: (adj.) backward; hinder.
Hinder(hīnd´ẽr) (adj.) belonging to, or constituting, the back or rear of anything: (hin´dẽr) (v.t.) to obstruct or impede: (v.i.) to impose obstructions or impediments.
Hindmost(hīnd´mōst) (adj.) farthest from the front; in the extreme rear.
Hindrance(hin´drans) (n.) obstruction.
Hinge(hinj) (n.) the joint or hook on which a door, etc., turn or swing; the joint of a bivalve shell; that on which anything depends or turns: (v.t.) to furnish with a hinge: (v.i.) to stand, turn, or depend, as on a hinge.
Hint(hint) (v.t.) to suggest; mention casually: (n.) a suggestion; distant allusion.
Hip(hip) (n.) the upper fleshy part of the thigh; haunch; the rafter at the junction of two sloping roofs; the fruit of the rose: (adj.) showing awareness; trendy; fashionable: (interj.) an expression of approval: (v.t.) to build with a hip.
Hippodrome(hip´ō-drōm) (n.) an ancient Greek race-course for equestrian games and chariots; a circus; a fraudulent contest or race, the result of which has been previously arranged: (v.t.) to arrange such a fraudulent contest.
Hippopotamus(hip-ō-pot´a-mus) (n.) a large pachydermatous aquatic animal of Africa; the river-horse.
Hire(hīr) (v.t.) to engage for temporary service at a certain price; bribe; let or lease: (n.) recompense or consideration paid for the use of anything; wages; bribe.
Hireling(hīr´ling) (n.) one who serves for hire: (adj.) mercenary.
Hirsute(hẽr´sūt) (adj.) hairy; shaggy.
His(hiz) (pron.) possessive case of he.
Hispanic(his-pan´ik) (adj.) pertaining to Hispania or Spain.
Hiss(his) (n.) a noise, made by forcing the breath between the tongue and upper teeth, resembling that of a serpent or goose: (v.i.) to utter such a sound, especially as expressing disapprobation or contempt.
Hist(hist) (interj.) silence! hark!
Histology(his-tol´ō-ji) (n.) the science of animal tissues; microscopic anatomy.
Historian(his-tō´ri-an) a writer or deep student of history.
Historic(his-tor´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, contained in, or celebrated in, history; relating to the past. Also historical.
Historiographer(his-to-ri-og´ra-fẽr) (n.) a writer of history, especially an official historian.
Historiography(his-to-ri-og´ra-fi) (n.) the writing of history, or of the history of history.
History(his´tō-ri) (n.) a narration of facts and events arranged chronologically or otherwise with their causes and effects; knowledge of facts.
Histrionic(his-tri-on´ik) (adj.) pertaining to actors or the stage; theatrical: (n. pl.) the art of theatrical representation.
Histrionically(his-tri-on´i-ka-li) (adv.) theatrically.
Hit(hit) (v.t.) to strike; give a blow to; touch the mark; attain to; suit: (v.i.) to clash or collide; succeed: (n.) a stroke or blow; a lucky event; felicitous remark.
Hitch(hich) (n.) a catch; that which acts like a catch; impediment; a pulling or jerking upwards: (v.i.) to become entangled or caught; move by jerks; strike the feet together, as horses: (v.t.) to fasten or tie; pull up with a jerk.
Hitching(hich´ing) (n.) a fastening in harness.
Hither(hith´ẽr) (adv.) to this place: (adj.) on the side nearest to the speaker.
Hitherto(hith´ẽr-tōō) (adv.) to this place or time, as yet.
Hive(hīv) (n.) an artificial receptacle or house for bees; a swarm of bees inhabiting a hive; a busy assemblage or society: (v.t.) to gather or put into a hive; harbor: (v.i.) to live or take shelter together.
Hives(hīvz) (n. pl.) nettle-rash; croup.
Ho(hō) (interj.) stop! hold!
Hoard(hōrd) (n.) a store or treasure laid up secretly; an accumulation of things: (v.t.) to collect and lay up: (v.i.) to lay up store.
Hoarding(hōrd´ing) (n.) the act of storing up; a fence of rough boards enclosing a building site.
Hoarse(hōrs) (adj.) rough and harsh in sound, as the voice when affected by a cold.
Hoarsely(hōrs´li) (adv.) in a hoarse manner.
Hoarseness(hōrs´nes) (n.) the state of being hoarse.
Hoary(hōr´i) (adj.) white or gray with age.
Hoax(hōks) (n.) a sportive deceptive trick; practical joke: (v.t.) to take in, or delude, by a hoax.
Hob(hob) (n.) the flat part of a grate on which things are placed to be kept warm; a sprite or demon, as "to raise hob."
Hobble(hob´l) (v.i.) to walk with a limp or awkward step: (v.t.) embarrass or perplex; shackle: (n.) limping or awkward step.
Hobby(hob´i) (n.) a favorite pursuit or object; an ambling nag; a kind of falcon.
Hobbyhorse(hob´i-hôrs) (n.) a stick with a horse's head, across which children sit; a wooden or rocking-horse.
Hobgoblin(hob-gob´lin) (n.) a goblin, sprite, or elf, especially one of frightful appearance; hence an alarming apparition.
Hobnail(hob´nāl) (n.) a short thick nail with a large head; used for protecting the soles of heavy boots.
Hobnob(hob´nob) (v.i.) to drink familiarly with; associate intimately together.
Hobo(hō´bō) (n.) an idle itinerant workman; a tramp.
Hock(hok) (n.) the joint between the knee and the fetlock; the back part of the human knee-joint; any white Rhine wine: (v.t.) to pawn.
Hockey(hok´i) (n.) an outdoor game played with a ball and clubs curved at one end.
Hod(hod) (n.) a wooden trough, affixed to a long handle, for carrying mortar or bricks; a coal-scuttle; a male ferret.
Hodgepodge(hoj´poj) (n.) a medley of ingredients, as in a hodgepodge pudding.
Hoe(hō) (n.) an agricultural tool for cutting weeds, etc.: (v.t.) to cut, or till, with a hoe; clear from weeds.
Hog(hog) (n.) a swine; a kind of rough broom used for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water; a grasping, gluttonous person: (v.t.) to scrub a ship's bottom under water; to cut the hair short: (v.i.) to droop at both ends, said of a ship.
Hogshead(hogz´hed) (n.) a measure of capacity = 52.5 imperial gallons, or 63 wine gallons; a large barrel or cask.
Hoist(hoist) (v.t.) to lift or raise with tackle; heave: (n.) an apparatus for lifting goods from a lower to a higher floor, etc.; a lift.
Hold(hōld) (v.t.) to grasp and keep in the hand; clutch; retain; keep; possess; connect; judge or consider; entertain; contain; celebrate; use: (v.i.) to cling; adhere; stand good; continue; proceed; refrain; maintain an opinion: (n.) the act of holding; a grasp or clutch; an embrace; support; a fortified place; that part of a vessel where the cargo is stored.
Holding(hold´ing) (n.) anything held tenure or right of possession; a farm held of a superior.
Holdup(hold´up) (n.) the act of a highway robber halting wayfarers to rob them; the blocking of a railway train by a band of criminals: (v.t.) to perform any of the above acts; also to prevent the passage of a bill in a legislative body, usually by corrupt means; to suppress; check; interfere with.
Hole(hōl) (n.) a cavity; hollow place; pit; perforation; the burrow of an animal; mean habitation; a difficulty or dilemma.
Holiday(hol´i-dā) (n.) a day of gaiety and joy in celebration of some event, etc.; a day of freedom from labor: (adj.) pertaining to a festival; joyous; gay.
Holiness(hō´li-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being holy; freedom from 6in; moral and spiritual purity; sacredness; a title of the Pope.
Hollow(hol´ō) (adj.) having a void space within; opposed to solid; sunken; superficial; unreal: (n.) a cavity; pit; groove; space between hills or elevations; insincere; deep; low: (v.t.) to make hollow: (adv.) completely; thoroughly.
Holly(hol´li) (n.) a shrub or tree of the genus Ilex, with glossy, prickly leaves and red berries.
Holocaust(hol´ō-kawst) (n.) a sacrifice wholly consumed by fire.
Holograph(hol´o-graf) (n.) a document entirely in the handwriting of the author, as "a holograph will."
Holographic(holo-graf´ik) (adj.) pertaining to a holograph.
Holster(hōl´stẽr) (n.) a leather pistol-case usually carried at the saddle-bow.
Holy(hō´li) (adj.) pure; morally and spiritually perfect; sinless; preeminently good; pious; sacred; consecrated.
Homage(om´āj) (n.) respect paid by external action; deference; reverence; the ceremony by which a tenant or vassal promised fealty and service to his feudal lord.
Home(hōm) (n.) one's abode or residence; dwelling-place of a man and his family; fatherland; habitat; a benevolent or charitable institution: (adj.) pertaining to one's abode or country; domestic; to the point designed; near; effective: (adv.) to or at home; to the uttermost; closely.
Homeless(hōm´les) having no home.
Homeliness(hōm´li-nes) (n.) the state of being homely; plainness; rudeness.
Homely(hōm´li) (adj.) plain-featured; uncultured; rude.
Homemade(hōm´mād) (adj.) of household or domestic manufacture, as "homemade" bread.
Homeopathic(hō-me-ō-path´ik) (adj.) of or pertaining to homeopathy; extremely small in quantity.
Homeopathy(hō-me-op´a-thi) (n.) the medical system introduced by Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), which seeks to cure diseases by the administration of medicines in minute quantities to produce in the patient symptoms similar to those the same medicine would produce in a healthy person.
Homesick(hōm´sik) (adj.) ill because of absence from home; nostalgic.
Homesickness(hōm´sik-nes) (n.) state of being homesick; nostalgia.
Homespun(hōm´spun) (n.) a heavy, woolen cloth, woven to imitate that which was formerly spun a home.
Homestead(hōm´sted) (n.) a dwellings house with the adjacent land; original abode.
Homicidal(hom´i-sī-dal) (adj.) pertaining to, or having a tendency to, homicide.
Homicide(hom´i-sīd) (n.) the killing of a human being; one who kills another.
Homiletic(hom-i-let´ik) (adj.) pertaining to that branch of theology which treats of sermons and their composition.
Homily(hom´i-li) (n.) a plain religious discourse or sermon.
Homing(hōm´ing) (adj.) returning home; said of carrier pigeons.
Hominy(hom´i-ni) (n.) corn soaked so as to remove the hull, and then coarsely ground.
Homogeneity(hō-mō-je-nē´i-ti) (n.) similarity.
Homogeneous(hō-mō-jē´ne-us) (adj.) uniform; composed of similar parts or elements.
Homograph(hō´mō-graf) (n.) a word spelled the same way as another word, but having a different meaning, and derived from a different root, as "grave" = a tomb, "grave" = serious.
Homologous(hō-mol´ō-gus) (adj.) identical.
Homology(hō-mol´ō-ji) (n.) affinity of structure.
Homonym(hō´mō-nim) (n.) a word alike in sound, but differing in meaning, as "pair", "pare", "pear".
Homophone(hō´mō-fōn) (n.) a letter representing the same sound as another.
Honest(on´est) (adj.) upright; just; sincere; honorable; equitable; fair; righteous; chaste; frank or open.
Honesty(on´es-ti) (n.) the quality of being honest.
Honey(hun´i) (n.) a sweet, viscid, syrupy substance collected by bees from flowers; sweetness; darling or sweet one: (adj.) resembling honey: (v.t.) to talk to in an endearing or flattering manner.
Honeybee(hun´i-bē) (n.) the common hive-bee.
Honeycomb(hun´i-kōm) (n.) the waxen hexagonal cells made by bees to contain their honey, eggs, etc.; any structure resembling a honeycomb: (v.t.) to fill with holes, etc., so as to leave only thin partitions.
Honeydew(hun´i-dū) a saccharine secretion from the leaves of certain plants; a sweet substance secreted by aphids.
Honeymoon(hun´i-mōōn) (n.) the first month after marriage.
Honeysuckle(hun´i-suk´l) (n.) a climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
Honk(honk) (interj.) the cry of the Canadian goose in flight.
Honor(on´ẽr) (n.) respectful regard; esteem; worship; reputation; exalted rank; fame; magnanimity; scorn of meanness; self-respect; chastity; an outward mark of high esteem; glory; a title used in addressing certain officials; one of the four highest trump cards in whist; (pl.) in a university examination, the highest class: (v.t.) to treat with respect, deference, or civility; revere or worship; bestow marks of honor upon; dignity; acknowledge; accept and pay when due.
Honorable(on´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) worthy of, or conferring, honor; distinguished in rank; high-minded; illustrious; upright; indicating honor; a title of distinction.
Honorably(on´ẽr-a-bli) (adv.) in an honorable manner.
Honorarium(on-ō-rā´ri-um) (n.) a fee paid to a professional man.
Honorary(on´ẽr-a-ri) (adj.) done, or conferred, as an honor.
Hood(hood) (n.) a soft wrapper or covering for the head; a monk's, woman's, or falcon's hood; a folding cover for a carriage; an ornamental fold hanging down the back denoting a university degree; something resembling a hood; a cowl: (v.t.) to cover or furnish with, or as with, a hood; suffix state, condition, or quality, as manhood, hardihood.
Hoodlum(hōōd´lum) (n.) originally a Californian rough or bully; a rowdy. Also hooligan.
Hoodoo(hōō´dōō) (n.) a person or thing that causes ill-luck: (v.t.) to ban.
Hoodwink(hood´wingk) (v.t.) to deceive; blindfold.
Hoof(hoof) (n.) the horny substance covering the feet of certain mammals, as horses, etc.; an animal with hoofs.
Hook(hook) (n.) a curved piece of metal, bone, etc.; to hold or catch something; a fish-hook; sickle; a trap; an instrument for lopping or cutting; a cape or headland: (v.t.) to catch with, or as with, a hook; to gore or attack with the horns.
Hookah(hook´ah) (n.) a pipe with a long flexible tube which draws the smoke through a vase containing perfumed water.
Hooked(hookt) (p.adj.) curved like a hook.
Hooker(hook´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, hooks; a fishing-smack; a small Dutch vessel; any clumsy, ill-fitted, old craft.
Hookworm(hōōk´wẽrm) (n.) a parasite which invades the human body by the feet and produces inanition by sucking the blood.
Hooligan(hōō´li-gan) (n.) a rowdy; a noisy, coarse young man who haunts the streets at night and begs or steals for a livelihood.
Hoop(hōōp) (n.) a metal or wooden band to hold together the staves of a cask, etc.; the band of a finger-ring; a kind of crinoline; a large circular ring of metal or wood used by children for trundling; anything curved like a hoop; a whoop; the noise made in whooping-cough: (v.t.) to bind or secure with a hoop; encircle.
Hooping(hoop´ing) (n.) material for making hoops; hoops collectively.
Hoot(hōōt) (n.) a contemptuous shout: (v.t.) to jeer or drive with contemptuous shouts: (v.i.) to utter a hoot.
Hop(hop) (v.t.) to leap over; impregnate with hops: (v.i.) to proceed by short leaps on one leg; skip with both legs; limp; to pick hops: (n.) a jump on one leg; a dance; a twining plant the ripened cones of which are used in brewing to impart a bitter taste to malt liquors: (adj.) pertaining to hops.
Hope(hōp) (n.) the desire of good accompanied by expectation; anticipation; confidence; the object of hope: (v.t.) to expect with confidence or desire: (v.i.) to cherish a desire for good; trust confidently.
Hopeful(hōp´fool) (adj.) full of hope; promising success.
Hopefully(hōp´foo-li) (adv.) in a hopeful manner.
Hopeless(hōp´les) (adj.) without hope; devoid of cheerfulness; despairing.
Hopper(hop´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, hops; a name for various leaping insects; a wooden trough or funnel through which grain passes into a mill; mechanism in a piano for lifting the hammer; a seed-basket used in sowing grain; a hop-picker; the basin of a water-closet.
Hopscotch(hop´skoch) (n.) a children's game, in which a flat stone is driven from one numbered compartment to another by the player while he hops.
Horde(hōrd) (n.) a nomadic tribe or clan dwelling in tents or wagons; a vast multitude: (v.i.) to live, or act together, in hordes.
Horizon(hō-ri´zun) (n.) the circular line where the sky and earth, or sea, appear to meet; hence the limit of one's mental vision.
Horizontal(hor-i-zon´tal) (adj.) parallel to, or situated near, the horizon; level; opposed to vertical.
Horizontally(hor-i-zon´ta-li) (adv.) in a horizontal direction.
Horn(hôrn) (n.) a hard projecting, usually curved, protuberance on the head of certain mammals, especially hoofed animals; a thickened form of tissue; anything made of horn, or like horn; a wind instrument; one of the extremities of the moon when in crescent form.
Horned(hôrnd) (adj.) having horns; horn-shaped.
Hornet(hôr´net) (n.) a small wasp which inflicts a severe sting; hence a waspish, disagreeable person.
Horny(hôrn´i) (adj.) like horn.
Horology(hō-rol´ō-ji) (n.) the art of measuring time, or of constructing clocks and watches.
Horoscope(hor´ō-skōp) (n.) a representation of the heavens at any time, especially at one's birth.
Horrible(hor´i-bl) (adj.) terrible; dreadful.
Horribleness(hor´i-bl-nes) (n.) the state of being horrible.
Horribly(hor´i-bli) (adv.) terribly; dreadfully.
Horrid(hor´id) (adj.) dreadful; terrible; hideous; most obnoxious; gloomy.
Horrific(hor-if´ik) (adj.) causing horror.
Horrify(hor´i-fī) (v.t.) to fill or strike with horror.
Horror(hor´ẽr) (n.) excessive fear accompanied with shuddering; extreme dread; great disgust; (pl.) extreme depression.
Horse(hôrs) (n.) a solid-hoofed animal, used for riding or drawing burdens; a male of the species; cavalry; a framework or machine for the support of anything; a foot-rope to support the foot of a sailor under a yard or the bowsprit; work charged for before it is executed: (v.t.) to mount on, or furnish with, a horse; carry on horseback; place astride: (v.i.) to get on horseback: (adj.) noting something coarse or large.
Horseback(hôrs´bak) (n.) the state of riding on a horse.
Horsefly(hôrs´flī) (n.) a large fly that stings horses.
Horsemanship(hôrs´man-ship) (n.) the act of riding, and of training and managing horses.
Horseplay(hôrs´plā) (n.) rough, noisy conduct, usually observed among yokels and ill-bred, half-grown youths.
Horsepower(hôrs´pou-ẽr) (n.) the theoretical unit of work of a steam-engine = 33000 pounds raised 1 foot in 1 minute.
Horseradish(hôrs´rad-ish) (n.) a plant with a long root having an acrid pungent taste and used as a condiment.
Horseshoe(hôrs´shōō) (n.) a U-shaped metal shoe to protect the hoof of a horse; anything U-shaped; the king crab.
Horsey(hôrs´i) (adj.) pertaining to horses.
Horticultural(hôr-ti-kul´tū-ral) (adj.) pertaining to horticulture.
Horticulture(hôr-ti-kul´tūr) (n.) the art of cultivating gardens.
Horticulturist(hôr-ti-kul´tūr-ist) (n.) one who is skilled in horticulture.
Hosanna(hō-zan´a) (n.) an exclamation of praise and glory to God.
Hose(hōz) (n.) coverings for the legs; stockings; flexible tubing for conveying water, etc.
Hosier(hō´zhẽr) (n.) one who deals in hosiery.
Hosiery(hō´zhẽr-i) stockings, underclothing, etc.; a factory for such goods.
Hospice(hos´pis) (n.) a convent for the reception and entertainment of travelers; a care home for the terminally ill.
Hospitable(hos´pit-a-bl) (adj.) receiving and entertaining friends or strangers.
Hospital(hos´pi-tal) (n.) an institution for the medical treatment and care of the sick.
Hospitality(hos-pi-tal´i-ti) (n.) the practice of entertaining friends and strangers with kindness and liberality.
Host(hōst) (n.) a crowd; multitude; army; one who entertains another in public or. private; a landlord of an hotel or inn; an organism on which another is parasitic; the consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist, in the Greek, Roman Catholic, Episcopalian and Lutheran Church.
Hostage(hos´tāj) (n.) a person who remains in the hands of another as a pledge for the fulfillment of certain conditions; a pledge.
Hostel(hos´tel) (n.) a hostelry; at Oxford and Cambridge, a small unendowed college.
Hostelry(hos´tl-ri) (n.) an inn or lodging-house.
Hostess(hōst´es) (n.) a female host.
Hostile(hos´til) (adj.) showing animosity; inimical; adverse; repugnant.
Hostility(hos-til´i-ti) (n.) the state of being hostile; antagonism; enmity; animosity; (pl.) acts of warfare.
Hostler(hos´lẽr) (n.) one who takes charge of horses at an inn.
Hot(hot) (adj.) having much heat; burning; fiery; passionate; lustful; ardent; furious; pungent; acrid; unendurable; near to the object sought for.
Hotbed(hot´bed) (n.) a bed of earth covered with glass and made warm by the fermentation of manure, for rearing plants.
Hotdog(hot-dog´) (n.) a name given humorously in the U.S. to a Frankfurter sausage when served hot.
Hotel(hō-tel´) (n.) a superior inn or lodging-house.
Hothead(hot´hed) (n.) one who is given to anger; a high-tempered person.
Hothouse(hot´hous) (n.) a glazed building artificially heated for rearing tender plants.
Hotpot(hot´pot) (n.) a dish prepared by stewing mutton chops over sliced and fried tomatoes, highly seasoned.
Hound(hound) (n.) a particular breed of hunting dog; a despicable, mean fellow: (v.t.) to chase with, or as with, hounds; incite; set upon.
Hour(our) (n.) the 1-24th part of a day; 60 minutes; a particular time; (pl.) life; in the Roman Catholic Church, prayers repeated at stated times during the day; the book containing such devotional exercises.
Hourglass(our´glas) (n.) a device for measuring time by running sand through the narrow neck of a glass vessel.
House(hous) (n.) a building for residence; place of abode; household affairs; manner of living; family or race, especially of high rank; one of the divisions of a legislative or ecclesiastical body; a quorum of the members of such a body; a mercantile firm; in astrology, the station of a planet in the heavens, or the 12th part of the heavens; a square on a chess-board: (v.t.) to place in a house; shelter or lodge (v.i.) to take shelter.
Houseboat(hous´bōt) (n.) a covered boat fitted up as a river residence.
Household(hous´hōld) (n.) a family living together: (adj.) domestic; pertaining to a family or home.
Housemaid(hous´mād) (n.) a domestic employed in the lighter duties, such as caring for the rooms, answering bells, and waiting at table.
Housing(houz´ing) (n.) a saddle cloth; (pl.) ornamental trappings of a horse.
Hovel(hov´l) (n.) a mean habitation; hut or cabin: (v.t.) to shelter in a hovel.
Hover(huv´ẽr) (v.i.) to flutter over or about; stand in suspense or expectation; move about in a neighborhood.
How(hou) (adv.) in what manner; to what degree or extent; for what reason.
Howbeit(hou-bē´it) (adv.) nevertheless.
However(hou-ev´ẽr) (adv.) in whatever manner or degree; at all events: (conj.) notwithstanding; yet.
Howitzer(hou´itz-ẽr) (n.) a short cannon, formerly used for throwing shells.
Howl(houl) (n.) the prolonged cry of a dog or wolf; the cry of one in pain or distress: (v.i.) to cry like a dog or wolf; utter a prolonged cry of pain or distress; roar, like the wind; cry down by clamor: (v.t.) to utter in a loud wailing tone.
Howler(houl´ẽr) (n.) one who howls; a coward; one who yields too readily see squealer; a South American monkey of the genus Mycetes.
Howling(houl´ing) (p.adj.) filled with howls or howling; dreary; dismal; extreme.
Hoyden(hoi´den) (n.) a tomboy; a romp; a girl given to noisy play and practical jokes.
Hub(hub) (n.) the nave of a wheel; the peg at which quoits are thrown; a kind of steel punch used in coining, etc.; a hilt; a jutting obstruction.
Hubbub(hub´bub) (n.) uproar.
Huckle(huk´l) (n.) the hip; a haunch.
Huckster(huk´stẽr) (n.) one who retails small articles; a mean, tricky fellow.
Huddle(hud´l) (v.t.) to crowd together in a disorderly manner; collect closely; place or perform in haste or disorder: (v.i.) to come in a crowd or haste [with on, up, over]: (n.) confusion; crowd.
Hue(hū) (n.) color tint; a shouting clamor.
Huff(huf) (v.t.) to puff or blow up; treat with insolence; bully; remove a piece at checkers when one's opponent fails to take with it: (n.) fit of petulance; sudden offense taken.
Hug(hug) (n.) a close embrace; a particular grip in wrestling: (v.t.) to embrace closely; fondle; hold fast; keep close to.
Huge(hūj) (adj.) vast; very large.
Hugely(hūj´li) (adv.) immensely; exceedingly.
Hugeness(hūj´nes) (n.) vastness; enormous bulk.
Hulk(hulk) (n.) body of a ship; old ship unfit for service; anything bulky or unwieldy.
Hulking(hulk´ing) (adj.) unwieldy; bulky; clumsy.
Hull(hul) (n.) outer covering, especially of grain or nuts; the body or frame of a vessel: (v.t.) to peel off the hull or husk of; strike or pierce the hull of a vessel with a shot or shell: (v.i.) to drift to and fro upon the sea, like a ship without sails.
Hullabaloo(hul´a-ba-lōō) (n.) uproar; noisy contention.
Hum(hum) (n.) the noise of bees and other insects in flight: (v.i.) to make such a noise: (v.t.) to sing in a low undertone; set or keep going in an energetic manner: (interj.) a sound with a pause implying hesitation or consideration.
Human(hū´man) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, man or mankind; having the qualities of a man; not divine.
Humane(hū-mān´) (adj.) having the feelings proper to man; benevolent; kind; compassionate; elevating.
Humanely(hū-mān´li) (adv.) in a humane manner.
Humanism(hū´man-izm) (n.) culture derived from classical training, literature and art; human nature.
Humanist(hū´man-ist) (n.) a student of the humanities; one versed in the knowledge of human nature.
Humanistic(hū-man-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, the humanities.
Humanitarian(hū-man-i-tā´ri-an) (n.) a philanthropist; one who rejects the doctrine of Christ's divinity; one who believes that the duty of man consists of acting rightly to others; a perfectionist: (adj.) philanthropic.
Humanity(hū-man´i-ti) (n.) mankind; the state or quality of being human or humane; philanthropy; kindness; benevolence; (pl.) classical learning and literature, and the insight into human thought and feeling throughout the centuries since Greece and Rome evolved the greatest monuments of intellectual and spiritual greatness: it is therefore impossible for one acquainted only with the literature and art of recent centuries to be a humanist.
Humanize(hū´man-īz) (v.t.) to render human; soften.
Humankind(hū´man-kīnd) (n.) human species.
Humanly(hū´man-li) (adv.) after the manner of men.
Humble(hum´bl) (adj.) having a low estimate of one's self; modest; meek; submissive; lowly; mean; obscure: (v.t.) to make submissive; subdue; bring low; mortify; humiliate.
Humbles(hum´blz) (n. pl.) entrails, especially of a deer.
Humbug(hum´bug) (n.) a fraud or imposition under fair pretenses; sham; a plausible deceiver; a spirit of trickery or deception: (v.t.) to cheat or impose upon; hoax.
Humdrum(hum´drum) (adj.) dull; monotonous; commonplace.
Humeral(hū´mẽr-al) (adj.) pertaining to the shoulder.
Humerus(hu-mẽr-us) (n.) the arm from the shoulder to the fore-arm; the cylindrical bone of that part.
Humid(hū´mid) (adj.) damp; moist.
Humidity(hū-mid´i-ti) (n.) dampness; moisture.
Humidor(hū´mid-ōr) (n.) a receptacle for keeping tobacco moist.
Humiliate(hū-mil´i-at) (v.t.) to put to shame; humble; abase.
Humiliation(hū-mil-i-ā´shun) (n.) the act of humiliating; the state of being humiliated; mortification; abasement.
Humility(hū-mil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being humble; modesty; self-abasement.
Hummer(hum´ẽr) (n.) a familiar word, used of one who is immensely energetic, full of life and of a rather vulgar activity.
Hummingbird(hum´ing-bẽrd) (n.) a very small bird of the family Trochilidae, with brilliant metallic plumage.
Hummock(hum´ok) (n.) a large mass of floating ice; a hillock or mound.
Humor(hū´mẽr) (n.) wit; merriment; the tendency to look at things from the mirthful or incongruous side; caprice; proud conceit; temper; petulance; peevishness; moisture of the body and eye; disease: (v.t.) to indulge; yield to a particular desire of.
Humorist(hū´mẽr-ist) (n.) one who gratifies his own humor; a droll person; one whose writing or conversation is characterized by humor.
Humorous(hū´mẽr-us) (adj.) full of, or characterized by, humor; comical; diverting.
Hump(hump) (n.) a protuberance on the back: (v.t.) to vex or annoy; exert one's self.
Humpback(hump´bak) (n.) a crooked back; one who has a crooked back.
Hunch(hunch) (n.) a hump; lump; a thrust with the fist or elbow: (v.t.) to push with the fist or elbow; push with a sudden jerk; a popular superstition makes a hunch the source of luck; so "I've a hunch on so-and-so" means that the speaker thinks that he knows all about it, or that he is sure to get gain from it.
Hunchback(hunch´bak) (n.) a person with deformed neck and shoulders.
Hundred(hun´dred) (adj.) 10 times 10: (n.) the number of 10 times 10; the symbol "C", or "100" denoting it; a division of an English county.
Hundredth(hun´dredth) (adj.) the ordinal of 100: (n.) one of 100 equal parts.
Hundredweight(hun´dred-wāt) (n.) the 1-20th part of a ton.
Hung(hung) (p.t.) of hang.
Hunger(hung´gẽr) (n.) keenness of appetite; pain or uneasiness caused by want of food; strong desire: (v.i.) to feel the pain of hunger; to have a longing or earnest desire.
Hungrily(hung´gri-li) (adj.) in a hungry manner.
Hungry(hung´gri) (adj.) having a keen appetite; feeling pain or uneasiness for want of food; emaciated; eagerly desirous; unfertile, said of land.
Hunk(hungk) (n.) a lump or large piece.
Hunky(hunk´i) (adj.) well done; in good trim. Also hunky-dory.
Hunt(hunt) (v.t.) to pursue or chase, as game or wild animals; follow closely; search after: (v.i.) to follow the chase: (n.) pursuit of game or wild animals; pack of hounds; an association of hunters; district hunted over by hounds; a search.
Hunter(hunt´ẽr) (n.) one that hunts or chases; a horse or hound trained for hunting; a hunting-watch.
Hunting(hunt´ing) (n.) the act or practice of one who hunts; pursuit; search.
Huntress(hunt´res) (n.) a female hunter.
Huntsman(huntz´man) (n.) a hunter; one who has the management of a pack of hounds.
Hurdle(hẽr´dl) (n.) a movable fence of branches; a fence to be leaped over in steeple-chasing; a rude frame on which criminals were formerly dragged to execution: (v.t.) to cover or enclose with hurdles.
Hurl(hẽrl) (v.t.) to throw with violence; drive forcibly; utter with vehemence: (n.) the act of throwing.
Hurrah(hōō-rä´) (interj.) a shout of joy, triumph, applause, etc.: (v.i.) to utter such a shout in applause, etc.
Hurricane(hur´i-kān) (n.) a gale of extreme violence characterized by fitful changes of the wind.
Hurried(hur´id) (p.adj.) exhibiting, or characterized by, haste; hasty.
Hurry(hur´i) (v.t.) to impel to greater speed; hasten on; accelerate: (v.i.) to act or move with haste: (n.) haste; urgency; precipitation; confusion.
Hurt(hẽrt) (v.t.) to cause or inflict pain in; wound; grieve; injure; impair or damage: (n.) a wound; injury; damage or loss.
Hurtful(hẽrt´fool) (adj.) injurious; harmful.
Hurtfully(hẽrt´foo-li) (adv.) so as to hurt.
Hurtle(hẽrt´l) (v.t.) to move violently; impel forcibly: (v.i.) to clash; dash in collision.
Husband(huz´band) (n.) a married man: (v.t.) to manage or use with economy.
Husbandry(huz´band-ri) (n.) agriculture; frugality.
Hush(hush) (interj.) be still! silence!: (adj.) quiet; silent: (n.) quietness; silence: (v.t.) to make silent; soothe.
Husk(husk) (n.) the dry outer covering of certain fruits or seeds: (v.t.) to remove husks from.
Huskily(hus´ki-li) (adj.) hoarsely.
Huskiness(hus´ki-nes) (n.) the state of being husky.
Husky(hus´ki) (adj.) consisting of, or like, husks; worthless; rough or hoarse; said of the voice; physically strong: (n.) an sledge-dog.
Hussar(huz-är´) (n.) a light-armed cavalry soldier.
Hussy(huz´i) (n.) a fast girl; worthless woman.
Hustle(hus´l) (v.t.) to push roughly; jostle; mob; shake together in confusion: (v.i.) exhibit energy and alacrity.
Hustler(hus´lẽr) (n.) one who works hard, but with more noise and fuss than are necessary.
Hut(hut) (n.) a small house or cabin; a temporary erection for lodging troops.
Hutch(huch) (n.) a bin, box, or chest; a coop or pen; a mining trough for washing ore: (v.t.) to store; to wash ore in a hutch.
Hybrid(hī´brid) (n.) a mongrel; an animal or plant produced by interbreeding different species or varieties; a compound word the elements of which are derived from different languages.
Hybridize(hī´brid-īz) (v.t.) to cause to interbreed and thus produce hybrids.
Hydra(hī´dra) (n.) in classical mythology, the water serpent with nine heads slain by Hercules; each of these on being cut off became two; an evil which grappled with, appears to intensify; a genus of fresh-water polyps which multiply on division.
Hydrangea(hī-drān´je-a) (n.) a genus of shrubs of the saxifrage family with showy flowers.
Hydrant(hī´drant) (n.) a plug with a valve connected with a water main for extinguishing fires.
Hydrate(hī´drāt) (n.) a chemical compound containing a definite quantity of water: (v.t.) to combine with water to form a hydrate.
Hydraulic(hī-draw´lik) (adj.) pertaining to fluids in motion: (n. pl.) the science of liquids in motion and the application of the forces which influence the motions of water for practical purposes.
Hydride(hī´drīd) (n.) a chemical combination of hydrogen with another element.
Hydrocarbons(hī-drō-kär´bonz) (n. pl.) a general name for bitumens, mineral resins, and fats which are composed of hydrogen and carbon.
Hydrocephalus(hī-drō-sef´a-lus) (n.) dropsy of the brain.
Hydrogen(hī´drō-jen) (n.) colorless gaseous, inflammable substance, which liquefies under great pressure, and is the lightest element yet known, being 14.5 times fighter than air; when combined with oxygen it produces water.
Hydrology(hī-drol´ō-ji) (n.) the science of water, its property, laws, phenomena, etc.
Hydrometer(hī-drom´e-tẽr) (n.) an instrument for determining the specific gravity, strength, etc., of fluids.
Hydrophobia(hī-drō-fō´bi-a) (n.) a disease caused by the virus from the saliva of a mad dog, resulting in convulsions, an unnatural dread of water, and final death.
Hydroplane(hī´drō-plān) (n.) an attachment for a boat to lessen friction when the boat is speeded.
Hydrothermal(hī-drō-thẽr´mal) (adj.) pertaining to the action of hot water.
Hyena(hī-ē´na) (n.) a bristly-maned wolf-like carnivorous quadruped.
Hygiene(hī-jēn´) (n.) the science of health, its preservation, and the laws of sanitation.
Hygienic(hī-ji-en´ik) (adj.) pertaining to hygiene.
Hymen(hī´men) (n.) marriage, from Hymen, the Grecian god of marriage; the virginal membrane.
Hymeneal(hī-men-ē´al) (p.adj.) pertaining to marriage; nuptial.
Hymn(him) (n.) a sacred ode expressive of praise or adoration; y.t. to sing hymns to; adore or praise by hymns.
Hymnal(him´nal) (n.) a collection of hymns for public worship.
Hyperbola(hy-per-bō´la) (n.) a curve formed by the section of a cone when the cutting plane makes a greater angle with the base than the side of the cone makes.
Hyperbole(hī-pẽr´bō-lē) (n.) a figure of speech which expresses more or less than the truth.
Hyperbolic(hī-pẽr-bol´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or containing, hyperbole; exaggerated; pertaining to, or of the nature of, a hyperbola.
Hyphen(hī´fen) (n.) a mark (-) joining two words or syllables: (v.t.) to join by such a mark.
Hypnosis(hip-nō´sis) (n.) pertaining to, or producing hypnotism.
Hypnotic(hip-not´ik) (adj.) producing sleep: (n.) any. drug or medical treatment that produces sleep.
Hypnotism(hip´nō-tizm) (n.) a method of inducing a trance-like sleep; a method of medical treatment by hypnotism.
Hypnotize(hip´nō-tīz) (v.t.) to produce, or subject to, hypnotism.
Hypochondria(hip-ō-kon´dri-a) (n.) a disease attended with extreme melancholy, and anxiety respecting one's state of health.
Hypochondriac(hip-ō-kon´dri-ak) (n.) one who is affected with hypochondria: (adj.) pertaining to, or affected with, hypochondria.
Hypocrisy(hi-pok´ri-si) (n.) a feigning to be what one is not; dissimulation; false profession.
Hypocrite(hip´ō-krit) (n.) one who practices hypocrisy; a dissimulator.
Hypodermic(hī-pō-dẽr´mik) (adj.) inserted under the skin: (n.) a medicine thus injected.
Hypotenuse(hī-pot´e-nūs) (n.) the side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle.
Hypothesis(hī-poth´e-sis) (n.) something assumed for the purpose of argument; a theory to explain some fact which may or may not prove to be true; supposition; conjecture.
Hypothetically(hī-pō-thet´i-ka-li) (adv.) by hypothesis.
Hysterectomy(his-ter-ret´o-mi) (n.) the operation of cutting out, or into, the womb.
Hysteria(his-tē´ri-a) (n.) a nervous affection, mainly of women, characterized by choking sensations, paroxysms of laughter or weeping, and frequently simulating other diseases.
Hysterical(his-ter´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or affected by, hysterics; violently emotional.
Hysterically(his-tẽr´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a hysterical manner.
Hysterics(his-ter´iks) (n. pl.) hysteria.

I(ī) (pron.) nominative case singular of the pronoun of the first person; the word by which the speaker or writer denotes himself: (n.) in metaphysics, the object of consciousness; the ego.
Iambic(i-am´bik) (adj.) consisting of, or employing, iambics: (n.) an iambus, a satirical poem in iambic verse.
Iambus(i-am´bus) (n.) a metrical foot consisting of two syllables, of which the first is short and the second is long, or, in accentual versification, a foot of two syllables, in which the stress accent falls on the second syllable.
Ibis(ī´bis) (n.) a genus of large wading birds, having a long, curved beak, of which the most notable species is the sacred Ibis of the ancient Egyptians.
Ice(īs) (n.) frozen water or other fluid; a frozen confection, as ice-cream: (v.t.) to convert into ice; freeze; preserve in ice, cover with concreted sugar; frost.
Iceberg(īs´bẽrg) (n.) a large mass of ice detached from a glacier, and floating in the sea.
Iceboat(īs´bōt) (n.) a strong boat used to break a channel through ice; a boat mounted on runners and propelled by sails on ice.
Icebreaker(īs´brā-kẽr) (n.) a ship having the bow reinforced with steel plate as to break and displace the ice in its path; something said or done to ease social interaction.
Ichthyology(ik-thi-ol´ō-ji) (n.) that branch of zoology which treats of fishes, their structure, classification etc.
Icicle(ī´si-kl) (n.) a pendent cone of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
Icily(ī´si-li) (adv.) in an icy manner; coldly.
Iciness(ī´si-nes) (n.) the state of being icy; coldness.
Icing(ī´sing) (n.) a coating of concrete sugar.
Icon(ī´kon) (n.) in the Greek Church, a sacred image or picture.
Iconoclast(ī-kon´ō-klast) (n.) an image breaker; one who attacks superstitions or shams.
Ictus(ik´tus) (n.) a blow or stroke; in prosody and music, rhythmical or metrical accent or stress.
Icy(ī´si) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; chilling; indifferent.
Idea(ī-dē´a) (n.) a mental image or picture; a conception of what ought to be; an abstract principle; opinion; belief; plan.
Ideal(ī-dē´al) (adj.) existing in imagination only; visionary; conforming to a standard of perfection; perfect: (n.) a mental conception, or an individual regarded as the standard of perfection.
Idealism(ī-dē´al-izm) (n.) in art, the effort to realize, by elimination and combination, the highest type of any natural object; the doctrine that all our knowledge of objects is a knowledge of ideas.
Idealist(ī-dē´al-ist) (n.) one who pursues the ideal; one who holds the doctrine of idealism; a visionary.
Idealistic(ī-dē-al-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to an ideal; relating to idealism or idealists.
Idealize(ī-dē´al-īz) (v.t.) to make ideal; embody in an ideal form; represent natural objects so as to show their most important characteristics only: (v.i.) to form ideals.
Ideally(ī-dē´a-li) (adv.) according to an ideal; mentally.
Idem(ī´dem) (n.) the same; and as a prefix used in expressing ideas of sameness.
Identical(ī-den´ti-kal) (adj.) expressing sameness; differing in no essential point.
Identically(ī-den´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in an identical manner.
Identifiable(ī-den´ti-fī-a-bl) (adj.) that may be identified.
Identification(ī-den-ti-fī-cā'tion) (n.) the act of identifying.
Identify(ī-den´ti-fī) (v.t.) to make, prove to be, or consider as, the same.
Identity(ī-den´ti-ti) (n.) essential or practical sameness.
Ideograph(ī´de-o-graf) (n.) a symbol, figure, or hieroglyph, not naming but suggesting the idea of an object.
Ideologist(ī-de-ol´ō-jist) (n.) one occupied with ideas or ideals; a theorist.
Ideology(ī-de-ol´ō-ji) (n.) the science of ideas; the system of philosophy originated by Condillac, which derives ideas exclusively from sensation.
Idiocy(id´i-o-si) (n.) the state of being an idiot; mental imbecility.
Idiom(id´i-um) (n.) a turn of expression peculiar to a language; the distinctive characteristics of a language.
Idiomatic(id´i-o-mat´ik) (adj.) peculiar to a language; given to, or marked by, the use of idioms.
Idiomatically(id-i-ō-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) according to the idiom.
Idiopathic(id-i-ō-path´ik) (adj.) characterizing a disease not produced by another.
Idiosyncrasy(id-i-ō-sin´kra-si) (n.) peculiarity of constitution or temperament; a characteristic peculiar to an individual.
Idiot(id´i-ot) (n.) one of weak intellect; a foolish person.
Idiotic(id-i-ot´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, an idiot; foolish, fatuous.
Idiotically(id-i-ot´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an idiotic manner.
Idle(ī´dl) (adj.) empty; unoccupied; unemployed; unused; useless; vain; of no importance; irrelevant; averse to labor; futile; lazy: (v.i.) to be inactive or without employment: (v.t.) to spend in idleness; waste time, usually with "away."
Idler(ī´dlẽr) (n.) one who idles; a lazy person; one who has constant day duty on board ship, and does not keep night watch.
Idol(ī´dol) (n.) an image of a divinity, employed as an object of worship; a person or thing loved to excess.
Idolater(ī-dol´a-tẽr) (n.) an idol-worshiper; one who pays divine honors to images, etc.; one who loves a person or thing to excess.
Idolatress(ī-dol´a-tres) (n.) a female idolater.
Idolatrous(ī-dol´a-trus) (adj.) pertaining to, or practicing, idolatry; marked by undue reverence of affection.
Idolatry(ī-dol´a-tri) (n.) the paying of Divine honors to idols, images, or any created object; the ascription of Divine power to natural agencies; excessive admiration, veneration, or love for any person or thing.
Idolize(ī´dol-īz) (v.t.) to make an idol of; love or admire to excess.
Idyll(ī´dil) (n.) a short, highly-wrought pastoral poem; applied also to descriptive and narrative poems of greater length; a description of simple, rural, pastoral scenes.
Idyllic(ī-dil´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, an idyll; pastoral.
If(if) (conj.) on the condition; supposing that; whether; although.
Igneous(ig´nē-us) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling fire, or produced by fire.
Ignite(ig-nīt´) (v.t.) to set on fire; to make incandescent with heat; subject to the action of intense heat: (v.i.) to take fire; glow with heat.
Igniter(ig-nīt´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, ignites.
Ignition(ig-nīsh´un) (n.) the act of igniting; the state of being ignited.
Ignoble(ig-nō´bl) (adj.) of low birth or station; of mean character or quality; of little value.
Ignobly(ig-nō´bli) (adv.) in an ignoble manner; basely.
Ignominious(ig-nō-min´i-us) (adj.) marked with ignominy or public disgrace; shameful; deserving disgrace; despicable.
Ignominy(ig´nō-min-i) (n.) loss of one's good name; public disgrace or dishonor; cause or source of disgrace.
Ignoramus(ig-nō-rā´mus) (n.) an ignorant person, especially an ignorant pretender to knowledge.
Ignorance(ig´nō-rans) (n.) the state of being ignorant; want of knowledge.
Ignorant(ig´nō-rant) (adj.) destitute of knowledge; uninstructed; illiterate.
Ignore(ig-nōr´) (v.t.) to be ignorant of; treat as unknown; disregard; throw out as false or unsupported by sufficient evidence, said of a grand jury rejecting a bill.
Iguana(i-gwä´na) (n.) a large tropical and edible American lizard, having a dew-lap under the throat.
Ileum(il´e-um) (n.) the lower part of the small intestine.
Ilium(il´i-um) (n.) the dorsal or upper part of the hip-bone.
Ill(il) (adj.) bad or evil; contrary to good; causing or attended by evil or suffering in a bad or disordered state physically or morally; sick; diseased; unfriendly; not proper; unskillful; vicious: (n.) evil; misfortune; disease; harm; mischief: (adv.) not well; not easily.
Illegal(il-lē´gal) (adj.) not according to law; unlawful.
Illegality(il-lē-ga´i-ti) (n.) the state of being illegal; unlawfulness.
Illegibility(il-lej-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being difficult to be read or deciphered.
Illegible(il-lej´i-bl) (adj.) difficult to read or decipher.
Illegitimacy(il-le-jit´i-ma-si) (n.) the state of being illegitimate; specifically, the state of having been born out of wedlock.
Illegitimate(il-le-jit´i-māt) (v.t.) to render, prove or declare illegitimate; to bastardize: (adj.) born out of wedlock.
Illiberal(il-lib´ẽr-al) (adj.) not generous; narrow minded.
Illicit(il-lis´it) (adj.) not authorized or allowed; unlicensed; unlawful.
Illimitable(il-lirn´it-a-bl) (adj.) immeasurable; vast; infinite.
Illiteracy(il-lit´ẽr-a-si) (n.) ignorance of letters.
Illiterate(il-lit´ẽr-āt) (adj.) unable to read or write; unlearned; untaught; ignorant: (n.) a person who cannot read or write.
Illness(il´nes) (n.) the condition of being ill; disease; sickness.
Illogical(il-loj´i-kal) (adj.) contrary to the rules of logic.
Illuminate(il-lū´mi-nāt) (v.t.) to give light to; decorate with lights, in token of rejoicing; enlighten throw light upon; make plain; elucidate; adorn, as a manuscript, with miniature pictures in colors and gold: (v.i.) to display lights in token of rejoicing.
Illumination(il-lū-mi-nā´shun) (n.) supply of light; the act of illuminating, or state of being illuminated, especially the festive decoration of houses or cities with lights; the art of illumining books or manuscripts; a design in an illuminated work; intellectual light; inspiration.
Illumine(il-lū´min) (v.t.) to illuminate.
Illusion(il-lū´zhun) (n.) deceptive appearance; false show; hallucination.
Illusionist(il-lū´zhun-ist) (n.) one subject to illusion; a sleight-of-hand performer.
Illusive(il-lū´siv) (adj.) deceiving by illusion; deceptive; illusory.
Illusory(il-lū´sō-ri) (adj.) causing illusion; fallacious; deceptive.
Illustrate(il-lus´trāt) (v.t.) to make clear or intelligible; explain by examples; elucidate by means of pictures, etc.
Illustrated(il-lus´trāt-ed) (p.adj.) having illustrations.
Illustration(il-lus-trā´shun) (n.) the act of illustrating; the state of being illustrated; that which illustrates; a comparison or example which explains or corroborates; a picture designed to elucidate the text.
Illustrative(il-lus´tra-tiv) (adj.) tending to illustrate, elucidate, or exemplify.
Illustratively(il-lus´tra-tiv-li) (adv.) by way of illustration.
Illustrator(il´lus-trā-tẽr) (n.) one who illustrates; one who exemplifies something in his own person; one who draws pictorial representations.
Illustrious(il-lus´tri-us) (adj.) distinguished by greatness; eminent; renowned; glorious; famous; honored.
Image(im´āj) (n.) an imitation of any person or thing; a statue, effigy, or bust; an idol; a counterpart; likeness; a mental picture, conception, or idea; an extended metaphor; the figure of an object formed by rays, of light: (v.t.) to form, or reflect, an. image of; represent to the mental vision; imagine.
Imaged(im´ājd) (adj.) decorated with human figures, as porcelain.
Imagery(im´āj-ri) (n.) representation by images; images collectively; figures in discourse; forms of the fancy.
Imaginable(im-aj´i-na-bl) (adj.) that may be imagined or conceived.
Imaginably(im-aj´i-na-bli) (adv.) in a conceivable manner; possibly.
Imaginary(im-aj´i-na-ri) (adj.) existing only in imagination; unreal; utopian.
Imagination(im-aj-i-nā´shun) (n.) the image-forming power of the mind, or the power of the mind which modifies the conceptions, especially the higher forms of this power exercised in art and poetry, usually termed the "plastic" or "creative" power; a conception or idea; fancy; invention.
Imaginative(im-aj´i-na-tiv) (adj.) proceeding from, exhibiting, or endowed with, imagination; inventive; fanciful.
Imaginatively(im-aj´i-na-tiv-li) (adv.) in an imaginative manner.
Imagine(im-aj´in) (v.t.) to form a mental picture of; produce by the imagination; conceive; conjecture; think; suppose: (v.i.) to form a mental image; fancy; to surmise.
Imbecile(im´be-sil) (adj.) without strength, especially of mind; feeble-minded; idiotic: (n.) one of feeble mind.
Imbecility(im-be-sil´i-ti) (n.) mental or physical weakness.
Imbibe(im-bīb´) (v.t.) to drink in; absorb, as if by drinking; receive or absorb into the mind: (v.i.) to drink; absorb moisture.
Imbroglio(im-brō´lyō) (n.) a confused mass of things; intricate and perplexing state of affairs; misunderstanding; entanglement; strife; perplexity complicated plot.
Imbue(im-bū´) (v.t.) to cause to absorb; tinge deeply; dye; to tincture deeply, as the mind with certain principles.
Imitable(im´i-ta-bl) (adj.) capable of, or worthy of, imitation.
Imitate(im´i-tāt) (v.t.) to produce a semblance of, in form, color, qualities, conduct, and the like; use as a model or pattern; to take example by; to counterfeit; copy.
Imitation(im-i-tā´shun) (n.) the act of imitating that which is produced by imitating; the repetition of the same melodic theme or phrase, either in g a different key, or in another voice or part: (adj.) made in imitation; not genuine.
Imitative(im´i-ta-tiv) (adj.) inclined to, or aiming at, imitation; formed after a model.
Imitator(im´i-tā-tẽr) (n.) one who imitates.
Immaculate(im-mak´ū-lat) (adj.) without blemish; undefined; pure.
Immaculately(im-mak´ū-lat-li) (adv.) in an immaculate manner.
Immaculateness(im-mak´ū-lat-nes) (n.) spotless purity.
Immanency(im´ma-nen-si) (n.) the state of being immanent or near to anything.
Immanent(im´ma-nent) (adj.) that remains within; inherent; internal; intrinsic.
Immanuel(im-man´u-el) (n.) a name given in prophecy of the coming Messiah and applied to Christ as the fulfillment of this prophecy.
Immaterial(im-ma-tē´ri-al) (adj.) not consisting of matter; spiritual; disembodied; unimportant.
Immaterially(im-ma-tē´ri-a-li) (adv.) without matter; in an unimportant manner or degree.
Immature(im-ma-tūr´) (adj.) not ripe; not fully grown or developed; not finished or perfected; crude.
Immaturely(im-ma-tūr´li) (adv.) crudely.
Immaturity(im-ma-tūr´i-ti) (n.) unripeness; incompleteness.
Immeasurable(im-mezh´ūr-a-bl) (adj.) not to be measured; immense; limitless; vast.
Immeasurably(im-mezh´ūr-a-bli) (adv.) to an indefinite extent or degree.
Immediate(im-mē´di-at) (adj.) directly related without an intervening medium; next; direct; approximate; instant.
Immediately(im-mē´di-at-li) (adv.) directly; proximately; instantly.
Immediateness(im-mē´di-at-nes) (n.) the quality of being immediate; promptness.
Immemorial(im-me-mō´ri-al) (adj.) extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition, as "immemorial" usage or custom.
Immemorially(im-me-mō´ri-a-li) (adv.) from time out of mind.
Immense(im-mens´) (adj.) immeasurable; boundless; vast; very great or large; very good or fine: (n.) infinite space; immensity.
Immensely(im-mens´li) (adv.) to an immense degree; exceedingly.
Immensity(im-men´si-ti) (n.) the character of being immense; infinite space; vastness in extent or bulk.
Immerse(im-mẽrs´) (v.t.) to plunge into or under anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip; plunge into, as an occupation; baptize by immersion.
Immersion(im-mẽr´shun) (n.) the act of immersing; the state of being immersed; baptism by dipping the whole person into water.
Immigrant(im´i-grant) (adj.) passing or coming into, as a new habitat or place of residence: (n.) one who, or that which, immigrates.
Immigrate(im´i-grāt) (v.i.) to come into a new place of residence, especially to a country to settle there.
Imminence(im´i-nens) (n.) the condition of being imminent; nearness; impending evil or danger.
Imminent(im´i-nent) (adj.) threatening or about to fall or occur immediately; said especially of misfortune or peril.
Immobility(im-mō-bil´i-ti) (n.) fixedness in place or state.
Immoderate(im-mod´ẽr-at) (adj.) not moderate; not confined to customary or just or reasonable limits; extravagant; intemperate.
Immoderately(im-mod´ẽr-at-li) (adv.) excessively; unreasonably.
Immodest(im-mod´est) (adj.) forward; arrogant; wanting in the restraint required by decency; indelicate; unchaste.
Immodesty(im-mod´es-ti) (n.) want of modesty, delicacy, or proper reserve; arrogance.
Immolate(im´ō-lāt) (v.t.) to kill as a sacrificial victim; offer in sacrifice; make a sacrifice of.
Immoral(im-mor´al) (adj.) contrary to the moral law, or to the public good; vicious; dissolute; dishonest; unprincipled.
Immorality(im-mō-ral´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being immoral; an immoral act or practice.
Immorally(im-mor´a-li) (adv.) in an immoral manner.
Immortal(im-môr´tal) (adj.) not mortal or subject to death; imperishable; ever-living: (n.) one who is immortal; (pl.) the gods of classical mythology.
Immortality(im-môr-tal´i-ti) (n.) exemption from death or oblivion; unending existence.
Immortalize(im-môr´tal-īz) (v.t.) to render immortal; bestow lasting fame upon.
Immortally(im-môr´ta-li) (adv.) eternally.
Immovability(im-mōōv-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) fixedness.
Immovable(im-mōōv´a-bl) (adj.) in capable of being moved; fixed; steadfast; unchanging; unfeeling: (n. pl.) land, or things fixed to, or running with, land, as trees, buildings.
Immune(im-mūn´) (adj.) exempt, as from a disease: (n.) one who is exempt from any particular disease by reason of having had it.
Immunity(im-mūn´i-ti) (n.) exemption from any duty, office, or tax; freedom from natural or usual liability; special privilege.
Immunize(im-mūn´īz) (v.t.) to render immune.
Immure(im-mūr´) (v.t.) to enclose within walls; shut up in prison; confine.
Immutability(im-mūt-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) unchangeableness.
Immutable(im-mūt´a-bl) (adj.) unchangeable; invariable; unalterable; permanent.
Imp(imp) (n.) an offshoot or graft from a tree; a young, little, or inferior devil; a hobgoblin; sprite; a pert or mischievous child.
Impact(im´pakt) (n.) collision.
Impair(im-pār´) (v.t.) to make worse; lessen in quantity, value, excellence, or strength: (v.i.) to become worse; deteriorate.
Impairment(im-pār´ment) (n.) diminution; injury.
Impale(im-pāl´) (v.t.) to fix on a stake; put to death by transfixing on a sharp upright stake; surround with, or as with, a paling or palisade.
Impalpable(im-pal´pa-bl) (adj.) not to be perceived by the touch; not material; incorporeal; not readily apprehensible by the mind; intangible; unreal.
Impanel(im-pan´el) (v.t.) to enter the names of jurors on a piece of parchment called a panel; summon to serve on a jury; draw from the panel and swear in.
Impart(im-pärt´) (v.t.) to bestow a share or portion of; give; to communicate knowledge of; make known: (v.i.) to give a share.
Impartial(im-pär´shal) (adj.) free from partiality; equitable; fair; just; unprejudiced.
Impartiality(im-pär-shi-al´i-ti) (n.) freedom from bias; fairness.
Impartially(im-pär´sha-li) (adv.) justly; fairly; without prejudice.
Impartible(im-par´ti-bl) (adj.) capable of being imparted or communicated; indivisible.
Impassable(im-pas´a-bl) (adj.) not to be passed; not admitting passage; impervious.
Impassably(im-pas´a-bli) (adv.) in an impassable manner; in a manner incapable of suffering from external causes; exempt from harm or pain; not to be moved to passion s sympathy, or any sign of emotion.
Impassioned(im-pash´und) (p.adj.) moved to strong feeling; animated; excited.
Impassive(im-pas´iv) (adj.) apathetic; unmoved.
Impassively(im-pas´iv-li) (adv.) in an impassive manner.
Impassiveness(im-pas´iv-nes) (n.) real or apparent insensibility.
Impassivity(im-pas-siv´i-ti) (n.) the state or condition of being temporarily inactive.
Impatience(im-pā´shens) (n.) the state of being impatient.
Impatient(im-pā´shent) (adj.) intolerant of pain, delay, opposition, control, or circumstances; exhibiting or expressing impatience; eager.
Impeach(im-pēch´) (v.t.) to call in question; accuse before a tribunal of official misconduct; challenge the credibility or validity of; as a witness or a document.
Impeachment(im-pēch´ment) (n.) the arraignment of a public officer for malfeasance in office; a discrediting or calling in question.
Impeccability(im-pek-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) exemption from sin, error, or wrongdoing.
Impeccable(im-pek´a-bl) (adj.) not liable to sin; faultless.
Impecunious(im-pe-kū´ni-us) (adj.) without money; poor.
Impede(im-pēd´) (v.t.) to obstruct; hinder.
Impediment(im-ped´i-ment) (n.) that which impedes progress or activity; obstruction; obstacle; hindrance.
Impedimenta(im-ped-i-men´ta) (n. pl.) encumbrances; traveling equipage; baggage, especially military baggage; military supplies.
Impel(im-pel´) (v.t.) to drive or urge forward or on; constrain to any kind of motion or action.
Impend(im-pend´) (v.i.) to hang over; be ready to fall; be at hand.
Impending(im-pend´ing) (p.adj.) overhanging; suspended so as to menace; close at hand.
Impenetrability(im-pen-e-tra-bil´i-ti) (n.) incapability of being penetrated; that property of matter in virtue of which no two bodies can occupy the same space at the same time.
Impenetrable(im-pen´e-tra-bl) (adj.) not penetrable; not admitting entrance; having the property of being impenetrable; impervious.
Impenitence(im-pen´i-tens) (n.) the state of being impenitent; hardness of heart; stubborn wickedness.
Impenitent(im-pen´i-tent) (adj.) not contrite; finally negligent of the duty of repentance; obdurate: (n.) one who finally neglects the duty of repentance; a hardened sinner.
Imperative(im-per´a-tiv) (adj.) expressing command; peremptory; obligatory: (n.) that mood of a verb that expresses command, entreaty, or exhortation.
Imperatively(im-per´a-tiv-li) (adv.) peremptorily.
Imperceptibility(im-pẽr-sep-ti-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being imperceptible.
Imperceptible(im-pẽr-sep´ti-bl) (adj.) that cannot be immediately perceived by the senses, or easily apprehended by the mind.
Imperceptibly(im-pẽr-sep´ti-bli) (adv.) so as not to be readily perceived.
Imperfect(im-pẽr´fekt) (adj.) wanting in completeness, correctness, or excellence; wanting in some organ essential to normal activity; incomplete; defective; faulty.
Imperfection(im-pẽr-fek´shun) (n.) incompleteness; faultiness; a defect or blemish, physical, mental, or moral; failing.
Imperial(im-pē´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to an empire or emperor; fit or suitable for one who wields supreme authority; of superior size or excellence; royal; sovereign: (n.) a size of paper, 30 in. x 22 inches; a tuft of hair left unshaven on the lower lip and chin.
Imperialism(im-pē´ri-al-izm) (n.) the system of imperial government; the policy of imperial federation; policy of territorial expansion.
Imperialist(im-pē´ri-al-ist) (n.) one who favors or upholds imperialism.
Imperialistic(im-pē-ri-al-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or favoring, imperialism.
Imperially(im-pē´ri-a-li) (adv.) in an imperial manner.
Imperil(im-per´il) (v.t.) to put in peril; endanger; jeopardize.
Imperious(im-pē´ri-us) (adj.) domineering, dictatorial, overbearing; urgent; imperative.
Imperishable(im-per´ish-a-bl) (adj.) indestructible; not subject to decay; permanently enduring.
Impermeability(im-pẽr-mē-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the property of being impermeable.
Impermeable(im-pẽr´mē-a-bl) (adj.) not permitting passage, as of a fluid, through its substance; impervious; impenetrable.
Impermeably(im-pẽr´mē-a-bli) (adv.) so as to be impermeable.
Impersonal(im-pẽr´sun-al) (adj.) wanting personality or conscious individuality; not referring to a particular person: (n.) an impersonal verb.
Impersonally(im-pẽr´sun-a-li) (adv.) in an impersonal manner.
Impersonate(im-pẽr´sun-āt) (v.t.) to invest with personality; embody as a person; represent as a personality; to represent the person or character of, especially on the stage.
Impersonator(im-pẽr´sun-a-tẽr) (n.) one who impersonates; an actor.
Impertinence(im-pẽr´tin-ens) (n.) that which is impertinent or irrelevant, as in speech or manners; a thing of no value; a trifle; forwardness; rudeness; in law, matter which is immaterial in substance.
Impertinent(im-pẽr´tin-ent) (adj.) not pertinent; of no relation to the matter in hand; not to the point; inapplicable; rude; uncivil, or offensive in behavior: (n.) one who interferes in things which do not concern him; a forward, ill-mannered person.
Imperturbability(im-pẽr-tẽr-ba-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being imperturbable.
Imperturbable(im-pẽr-tẽr´ba-bl) (adj.) not easily disturbed, agitated, or disconcerted; self-contained, cool, calm.
Impervious(im-pẽr´vi-us) (adj.) not to be passed through or penetrated; impenetrable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid, through its substance.
Impetigo(im-pe-tī´go) (n.) a skin disease due to a sort of fungus which propagates it.
Impetuosity(im-pet-ū-os´i-ti) (n.) vehemence; violence; force.
Impetuous(im-pet´ū-us) (adj.) rushing with force and violence; vehement in feeling; acting with sudden energy; precipitate.
Impetus(im´pe-tus) (n.) the force with which any body is driven or impelled; impulse; impulsion; momentum.
Impiety(im-pī´i-ti) (n.) want of piety; disregard of the Supreme Being; ungodliness; an act of irreverence or wickedness; violation of natural duty towards others, as disobedience to parents.
Impinge(im-pinj´) (v.i.) strike or dash; clash; come in collision.
Impious(im´pi-us) (adj.) irreligious; wicked; profane.
Impish(imp´ish) (adj.) having the mischievous character of an imp.
Implacability(im-plā-ka-bil´i-ti) (n.) a state of irreconcilable enmity or unappeasable anger.
Implacable(im-plā´ka-bl) (adj.) not to be pacified or appeased; constant in anger or enmity; relentless.
Implacably(im-plā´ka-bli) (adv.) with unappeasable resentment.
Implant(im-plant´) (v.t.) to infix for growth; cause to take root.
Implement(im´ple-ment) (n.) that which supplies a want, or is a requisite to an end, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil.
Implicate(im´pli-kāt) (v.t.) to involve, entangle; bring into connection with.
Implication(im-pli-kā´shun) (n.) entanglement; that which is implied; an inference not expressed but understood; deduction.
Implicit(im-plis´it) (adj.) implied; resting on implication or inference; trusting in the word or authority of another; submissive; blind; tacit; unreserved.
Implore(im-plôr´) (v.t.) to entreat a person or for a thing earnestly, numbly and importunately: (v.i.) to beg; cry; supplicate.
Imploring(im-plôr´ing) (p.adj.) supplicating.
Imply(im-plī´) (v.t.) to contain by implication; mean or signify by fair inference; express indirectly; insinuate; tactless.
Impolite(im-pō-līt´) (adj.) wanting in good manners; boorish; coarse.
Impolitely(im-pō-līt´li) (adv.) ill-manneredly; discourteously.
Impoliteness(im-pō-līt´nes) (n.) incivility; rudeness.
Impolitic(im-pol´i-tik) (adj.) contrary to good policy; unwise; injudicious; indiscreet.
Imponderable(im-pon´dẽr-a-bl) (adj.) not capable of being weighed; having no sensible weight: (n.) a term applied to the hypothetical universal medium, ether.
Import(im-pôrt´) (v.t.) to bring into a country from abroad; opposed to export; bring in from without, as irrelevant matter into a discussion; bear in meaning; imply; signify; betoken; be of interest or consequence to; concern: (v.i.) to be of moment: (n.) (im´pōrt) merchandise brought into a country from abroad, usually in plural; meaning; purport; significance; importance.
Importance(im-pôr´tans) (n.) the quality of being important; high place in public estimation; high self-esteem.
Important(im-pôr´tant) (adj.) of much import or significance; momentous; bearing weight or consequence; of high standing; pompous.
Importation(im-pôr-tā´shun) (n.) the act or practice of bringing merchandise into a country from abroad; that which is imported; one who, or that which, is recently introduced.
Importer(im-pôrt´ẽr) (n.) one who imports goods.
Importunate(im-pôr´tū-nāt) (adj.) persistent; unreasonable or troublesome in solicitation; not to be repulsed; urgent.
Importunately(im-pôr´tū-nat-li) (adv.) with persistent solicitation.
Importune(im-pōr-tūn´) (v.t.) to harass with perpetual petitions or demands: (v.i.) to beg persistently or urgently.
Importunity(im-pôr-tū´ni-ti) (n.) persistent solicitation or demand; incessant insistence; urgency.
Impose(im-pōz´) (v.t.) to place upon; as, to "impose" the hands in confirmation or ordination; lay upon, as a burden, punishment, or charge; to palm off; lay pages of type on an imposing-stone or the bed of a press, and secure them in a chase: (v.i.) to place a burden or tax; practice deception.
Imposing(im-pōz´ing) (p.adj.) adapted to impress; commanding; stately; grand; impressive: (n.) in printing, the arrangement of pages or columns into forms.
Imposition(im-pō-zish´un) (n.) a laying upon, especially of hands in ordination or confirmation; the fixing of a meaning upon the terms of a proposition; that which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; a trick, fraud, or deception.
Impossibility(im-pos-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) character of being impossible; that which cannot be, or be supposed to be, done.
Impossible(im-pos´i-bl) (adj.) that cannot be done; inconceivable.
Impost(im´pōst) (n.) that which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty, especially a customs-duty levied by government on imports; the top member of a pillar on which the arch rests.
Impostor(im-pos´tẽr) (n.) one who imposes upon others by an assumed character or false pretensions.
Imposture(im-pos´tūr) (n.) deception, especially that which is practiced under an assumed character or by false pretensions.
Impotence(im´po-tens) (n.) the state of being impotent in body or mind; feebleness; want of capacity; deficiency of means to achieve an end.
Impotent(im´pō-tent) (adj.) wanting in physical, intellectual, or moral power; weak; deficient in capacity; unable to beget; lacking self-restraint.
Impound(im-pound´) (v.t.) to shut up in a pound or pen, as stray cattle; confine; hold in the custody of a court.
Impoverish(im-pov´ẽr-ish) (v.t.) to make poor; reduce to poverty; cause to deteriorate in quality or productiveness.
Impoverishment(im-pov´ẽr-ish-ment) (n.) the act of impoverishing; the state of being impoverished; indigence; deterioration.
Impracticability(im-prak-ti-ka-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being impracticable.
Impracticable(im-prak´ti-ka-bl) (adj.) not to be effected by the means employed, or at command; not easily dealt with; unmanageable; impossible; intractable.
Impractical(im-prak´ti-kal) (adj.) not practical; unreasonable.
Impregnability(im-preg-na-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being unconquerable; the condition of being immune to pregnancy.
Imprecate(im´pre-kāt) (v.t.) to invoke, especially an evil or curse, upon; curse; wish evil to.
Impregnable(im-preg´na-bl) (adj.) not to be captured, as a fortress; not to be overcome, as virtue.
Impregnably(im-preg´na-bli) (adv.) so as to defy attack.
Impregnate(im-preg´nāt) (v.t.) to make pregnant; fecundate; fertilize; infuse an active principle, or the particles of another substance, into; imbue; saturate.
Impresario(im-prā-sä´rē-ō) (n.) the manager of an opera or concert company; one who engages singers and brings them before the public.
Impress(im-pres´) (v.t.) to mark, stamp, or print by pressure; to affect forcibly, or stamp deeply on, the mind; to imprint; inculcate; compel to enter the public service as soldiers or sailors, especially to carry off forcibly to serve in the navy; seize for the public service, as money or provisions: (n.) (im'pres) a mark made by pressure; an image or figure; a mark of distinction; characteristic; stamp; an impression or image fixed in the mind.
Impressibility(im-pres-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being impressible.
Impressible(im-pres´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being impressed; susceptible of impressions.
Impression(im-presh´un) (n.) the mark made by a stamp or mold; style or character formed by external force or influence; an image in the mind caused by something external to it; the immediate effect produced upon the mind by a sensation, passion, or emotion; an indistinct or vague notion, remembrance, or belief; a copy taken by pressure from type; number of copies printed at once; an edition.
Impressionable(im-presh´un-a-bl) (adj.) capable of receiving impressions; susceptible.
Impressionism(im-presh´un-izm) (n.) the doctrine that natural objects should be painted in literature described, so as to reproduce only their larger and more immediate effect or impression, without selection or elaboration of details.
Impressionist(im-presh´un-ist) (n.) one who, in art or in literature, adheres to the theory of impressionism.
Impressionistic(im-presh-un-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.
Impressive(im-pres´iv) (adj.) capable of making impression.
Impressively(im-pres´iv-li) (adv.) in an impressive, affecting, or touching manner.
Impressiveness(im-pres´iv-nes) (n.) the quality of being impressive.
Imprimatur(im-pri-mā´tẽr) (n.) license to print; hence, license or approval in general; sanction.
Imprint(im-print´) (v.t.) to mark by pressure; to stamp, as letters and words on paper, by means of inked types; print; impress deeply, as on the mind or memory: (n.) (im´print) an impression, impress, or mark left by something; the publisher's or printer's name, usually with time and place of issue, on the title-page or at the end of a book or other publication.
Imprison(im-priz´n) (v.t.) to put into a prison; detain in custody; restrain or confine in any way; incarcerate.
Imprisonment(im-priz´n-ment) (n.) state of being shut in, or as in, prison; confinement.
Improbability(im-prob-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) unlikelihood; an improbable event.
Improbable(im-prob´a-bl) (adj.) unlikely; not to be expected.
Improbably(im-prob´a-bli) (adv.) in an improbable manner.
Impromptu(im-promp´tū) (adv.) without preparation; offhand; extempore: (adj.) extemporaneous; thrown off on the spur of the moment: (n.) an extemporaneous speech.
Improper(im-prop´ẽr) (adj.) not well adapted or suited to the purpose; not according to nature, usage, etc.; erroneous; unseemly.
Impropriety(im-prō-prī´e-ti) (n.) the quality of being improper; unsuitableness; that which is improper in act, expression, etc.
Improvable(im-prōōv´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being improved.
Improve(im-prōōv´) (v.t.) to make better; turn to account; intensify: (v.i.) to grow better.
Improvement(im-prōōv´ment) (n.) advancement of anything from good to better; profitable use or application of anything; that by which the value of anything, especially property, is advanced; (pl.) betterments.
Improvidence(im-prov´i-dens) want of foresight or thrift.
Improvident(im-prov´i-dent) (adj.) lacking foresight or thrift; wanting care to provide for the future; careless.
Improvisation(im-prov-i-sā´shun) (n.) the act of improvising; the act of composing poetry or music extemporaneously; an impromptu.
Improvise(im-prō-vīz´) (v.t.) to compose extemporaneously, especially verse or music; bring about on a sudden, or without previous preparation; devise on the spur of the moment, or for a special occasion: (v.i.) to compose extemporaneously; do a thing in an offhand way.
Imprudence(im-prōō´dens) (n.) want of prudence; carelessness of consequences; inattention to one's interest.
Imprudent(im-prōō´dent) (adj.) wanting prudence; not attentive to consequences or interest; indiscreet; injudicious.
Impudence(im´pū-dens) (n.) want of modesty; shamelessness; rudeness; forwardness.
Impudent(im´pū-dent) (adj.) shameless; immodest; offensively forward; intentionally disrespectful.
Impugn(im-pūn´) (v.t.) to attack by arguments; contradict; gainsay.
Impulse(im´puls) (n.) force communicated suddenly; the result of an impelling force; a mental force directly urging to action; a sudden determination not arising from reflection.
Impulsion(im-pul´shun) (n.) the act of impelling; the state of being impelled; instigation.
Impulsive(im-pul´siv) (adj.) having the power of impelling; actuated by, or resulting from, impulse; passionate; acting by momentary impulse, not continuously.
Impulsively(im-pul´siv-li) (adv.) by impulse.
Impulsiveness(im-pul´siv-nes) (n.) the quality of being impulsive.
Impunity(im-pūn´i-ti) (n.) freedom from punishment, injury, or loss.
Impure(im-pūr´) (adj.) mixed with extraneous matter; unchaste; unclean; dirty; not accurate or idiomatic; said of a language or style.
Impurely(im-pūr´li) (adv.) in an impure manner.
Impurity(im-pūr´i-ti) (n.) uncleanness; a physical or moral blemish.
Imputable(im-pūt´a-bl) (adj.) that may be imputed, charged, or ascribed.
Imputation(im-pū-ta´shun) (n.) the act of imputing or charging; anything imputed or charged, especially in the way of discredit; censure; reproach; insinuation; the doctrine that the sin of Adam is attributed to his posterity, and the righteousness of Christ to the believer.
Impute(im-pūt´) (v.t.) to charge, attribute, or ascribe, especially a fault; attribute sin or righteousness as derived from another.
In(in) (prep.) within; during; by; through: (adv.) within; not out.
Inability(in-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) want of power; incapacity.
Inaccessible(in-ak-ses´i-bl) (adj.) not to be obtained or approached.
Inaccurate(in-ak´ū-rat) (adj.) slovenly-minded; unsure; failing in precision.
Inaction(in-ak´shun) (n.) sluggishness; failure to perform an act; slowness.
Inactive(in-ak´tiv) (adj.) not active; slothful; idle.
Inadequacy(in-ad´e-kwa-si) (n.) the state of being inadequate; insufficiency; defectiveness.
Inadequate(in-ad´e-kwat) (adj.) unfit; incapable; insufficient.
Inadmissible(in-ad-mis´si-bl) (adj.) not to be allowed; not permissible.
Inadvertence(in-ad-vẽr´tens) (n.) want of attention; oversight; mistake.
Inadvertent(in-ad-vẽr´tent) (adj.) inattentive; heedless; careless; unconscious.
Inadvisable(in-ad´vī-za-bl) not advisable; unwise.
Inalienability(in-āl-yen-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being inalienable.
Inalienable(in-āl´yen-a-bl) (adj.) that cannot, or should not, be alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another.
Inalienably(in-āl´yen-a-bli) (adv.) so as to be inalienable.
Inamorata(in-ä-mo-rä´ta) (n.) a woman with whom one is in love; sweetheart; mistress.
Inane(in-ān´) (adj.) empty; void; senseless; silly; pointless; frivolous: (n.) infinite void; space.
Inanimate(in-an´i-māt) (adj.) not animate, or animated; dead; spiritless; lifeless.
Inanition(in-a-nish´un) (n.) want of fullness; exhaustion from want of food.
Inanity(in-an´i-ti) (n.) emptiness; mental vacuity; frivolity; (pl.) vanities.
Inapplicable(in-ap´pli-ka-bl) (adj.) that may not be applied; unsuitable.
Inappreciable(in-a-prē´shi-a-bl) (adj.) not to be appreciated or estimated; of no consequence.
Inappropriate(in-ap-prō´pri-āt) (adj.) not appropriate; unsuitable; unfit.
Inarticulate(in-är-tik´ū-lat) (adj.) not uttered with intelligible distinctness; incapable of speech; not articulated; not jointed, segmented, or valved.
Inarticulately(in-är-tik´ū-lat-li) (adv.) in an inarticulate manner.
Inartistic(in-är-tis´tik) (adj.) contrary to the laws or principles of art; unable to appreciate works of art.
Inasmuch(in-az-much´) (adv.) in a like degree; seeing that; because.
Inattention(in-at-ten´shun) (n.) neglect of attention.
Inattentive(in-at-ten´tiv) (adj.) not giving due heed or attention; careless.
Inaugural(in-aw´gū-ral) (adj.) pertaining to an inauguration: (n.) an inaugural address.
Inaugurate(in-aw´gū-rāt) (v.t.) to induct into office with appropriate ceremonies; invest with office in a formal manner; consecrate; make a formal beginning of; initiate, as a new policy; celebrate the first public use of by an opening ceremony.
Inauguration(in-aw-gū-rā´shun) (n.) the act of inaugurating.
Inauspicious(in-aw-spish´us) (adj.) ill-omened; unlucky unfavorable; unfortunate.
Inboard(in´bōrd) (adv. and adj.) within the ship; not projecting over the bulwarks.
Inborn(in´born) (adj.) implanted by nature; innate; natural; inherent.
Inbreed(in-brēd´) (v.t.) to breed or develop within; breed from animals closely related.
Incalculable(in-kal´kū-la-bl) (adj.) beyond calculation.
Incalculably(in-kal´kū-la-bli) (adv.) immeasurably.
Incandescence(in-kan-des´ens) (n.) white heat.
Incandescent(in-kan-des´ent) (adj.) glowing; white with heat.
Incantation(in-kan-tā´shun) (n.) a magical charm said or sung; enchantment.
Incapable(in-kā´pa-bl) (adj.) not capable; disqualified; unable.
Incapacitate(in-ka-pas´i-tāt) (v.t.) to deprive of capacity or natural power; render incapable or unfit; disqualify; disable.
Incapacity(in-ka-pas´i-ti) (n.) lack of power, physical or mental; legal disqualification.
Incarcerate(in-kär´sẽr-āt) (v.t.) to imprison; confine.
Incarceration(in-kär-sẽr-ā´shun) (n.) imprisonment; confinement; constriction, as of a hernia.
Incarnate(in-kär´nāt) (v.t.) to clothe with flesh; embody in flesh: (p.adj.) embodied in flesh; flesh-colored.
Incarnation(in-kär-nā´shun) (n.) the act of clothing with, or of assuming, flesh; embodiment inhuman form; a striking exemplification or personification; the assumption of human nature by the Son of God; the process by which a wound heals by being filled with new flesh.
Incautious(in-kaw´shus) (adj.) wanting in caution; unwary.
Incendiary(in-sen´di-a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to arson or the malicious burning of property; tending to excite passion or violence; inflammatory; seditious: (n.) one guilty of arson; one who excites passion or violence; a seditious agitator.
Incense(in-sens´) (v.t.) to fire; inflame with anger; provoke; irritate; (in´sens) perfume with incense: (n.) any aromatic material which exhales perfume when burned; any gratifying odor, as of flowers; homage; odor of spices and gums burned in religious rites.
Incentive(in-sen´tiv) (adj.) inciting; encouraging: (n.) incitement; encouragement; motive; spur; stimulus.
Inception(in-sep´shun) (n.) reception; beginning; the formal qualification of a master of arts, previous to taking his degree.
Incertitude(in-sẽr´ti-tūd) (n.) as wanting in sureness; doubtfully.
Incessant(in-ses´ant) (adj.) unceasing; ceaseless; continuous.
Incest(in´sest) (n.) sexual commerce between persons related within the prohibited degrees of marriage.
Incestuous(in-ses´tū-us) (adj.) guilty of, or involving, incest.
Inch(inch) (n.) 1-12th of a foot; a small quantity or degree; a critical moment: (v.t.) to drive by small degrees; deal out sparingly: (v.i.) move slowly.
Inchoate(in´kō-āt) (adj.) just begun; incipient; elementary; incomplete.
Incidence(in´si-dens) (n.) the direction in which a ray of light or heat falls upon a surface.
Incident(in´si-dent) (adj.) falling upon, as a ray of light on a reflecting surface; apt to occur; appertaining; occurring accidentally; casual; subordinate: (n.) occurrence; that which happens beside the main design; casualty; episode; event; accident.
Incidental(in-si-den´tal) (adj.) casual; subordinate: (n.) something casual or subordinate; (pl.) minor expenses.
Incidentally(in-si-den´ta-li) (adv.) casually.
Incinerate(in-sin´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to burn to ashes.
Incineration(in-sin-ẽr-a´shun) (n.) cremation.
Incinerator(in-sin´ẽr-ā-tẽr) (n.) a furnace or retort for reducing substances to ashes.
Incipience(in-sip´i-ens) (n.) incipient state; beginning; commencement.
Incipient(in-sip´i-ent) (adj.) beginning to be or to appear; initial.
Incise(in-sīz´) (v.t.) to cut into; to cut or gash; to engrave.
Incision(in-sizh´un) (n.) a cut made with a sharp instrument; notch.
Incisive(in-sī´siv) (adj.) having the quality of cutting into; sharp; trenchant; pertaining to the incisor teeth: (n.) the incisive edge or tooth of the mandible of a beetle.
Incisively(in-sī´siv-li) (adv.) with incision.
Incisiveness(in-si´siv-nes) (n.) the quality of being incisive.
Incisor(in-sī´sẽr) (n.) a cutting tooth; one of the teeth in front of the canines in both jaws.
Incite(in-sīt´) (v.t.) to move to action; stir up; spur on; encourage; impel.
Incitement(in-sīt´ment) (n.) an inciting cause; incentive; impulse; encouragement.
Incivility(in-si-vil´i-ti) (n.) lack of civility or courtesy; impoliteness.
Inclemency(in-klem´en-si) (n.) want of clemency; severity of temper; storminess; adversity.
Inclement(in-klem´ent) (adj.) not clement; unmerciful; tempestuous.
Inclination(in-cli-nā´shun) (n.) a leaning; deviation from usual direction or position; tendency of the mind; disposition; a slope or declivity; slant; propensity.
Incline(in-klīn´) (v.i.) to deviate from the normal direction or position; lean; bow; have a mental bent or tendency; be disposed: (v.t.) to cause to lean; direct; bow, as in reverence or civility; give a tendency to; turn; dispose: (n.) a slope; an inclined plane; gradient.
Inclined(in-klīnd´) (p.adj.) having a tendency; sloping; disposed; bent into a convex curve.
Include(in-klōōd´) (v.t.) to enclose; hold as in an enclosure; confine within something; comprise or comprehend, as a genus the species.
Included(in-klōō´ded) (p.adj.) enclosed; contained; not projecting beyond the mouth of the corolla of a flower.
Inclusion(in-klōō´zhun) (n.) the act of including; the state of being included; that which is included.
Inclusive(in-klōō´siv) (adj.) enclosing; including; comprehending the extremes in the sum, as from Monday to Saturday "inclusive," i.e., taking in both Monday and Saturday.
Inclusively(in-klōō´siv-li) (adv.) so as to include.
Incognito(in-kog´ni-tō) (adj.) unknown or disguised: (adv.) in disguise; under an assumed name: (n.) a great personage who travels under an assumed style; the assumption of a character or title to avoid recognition; state of being unrecognized.
Incoherence(in-kō-hē´rens) (n.) want of cohesion; looseness; want of connection; incongruity.
Incoherent(in-kō-hē´rent) (adj.) without cohesion; incongruous.
Incombustible(in-kom-bus´ti-bl) (adj.) that cannot be consumed by fire: (n.) an incombustible substance.
Income(in´kum) (n.) the gain which proceeds from labor, business, property, or capital; annual receipts of a person or corporation.
Incomer(in´kum-ẽr) (n.) one who comes in; one who succeeds another as a tenant.
Incoming(in´kum-ing) (p.adj.) coming in; accruing: (n.) the act of coming in; that which comes in; income.
Incommensurate(in-kom-men´sū-rat) (adj.) not admitting of a common measure; not sufficient in measure; inadequate.
Incommensurately(in-kom-men´sū-rat-li) (adv.) not in equal or due measure.
Incommode(in-kom-ōd´) (v.t.) to give inconvenience or trouble to; disturb.
Incommodious(in-kom-mō´di-us) (adj.) tending to incommode; troublesome; inconvenient.
Incommunicable(in-kom-mū´ni-ka-bl) (adj.) that cannot be communicated or told.
Incomparable(in-kom´pa-ra-bl) (adj.) not admitting of comparison; unequaled; transcendent; peerless.
Incomparably(in-kom´pa-ra-bli) (adv.) beyond comparison.
Incompatibility(in-kom-pat-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) irreconcilableness.
Incompatible(in-kom-pat´i-bl) (adj.) incapable of harmonious subsistence or combination; inconsistent; incongruous: (n. pl.) persons or things irreconcilably disagreeing with each other.
Incompatibly(in-kom-pat´i-bli) (adv.) in an incompatible manner.
Incompetence(in-kom´pe-tens) (n.) inability, a physical, intellectual, or moral; insufficiency; inadequacy; lack of qualification or jurisdiction. Also incompetency.
Incompetent(in-kom´pe-tent) (adj.) wanting ability; inadequate; wanting qualification or fitness; incapacitated; inadmissible.
Incomplete(in-kom-plēt´) (adj.) not fully finished or developed; not having all its parts; imperfect; defective.
Incompletely(in-kom-plēt´li) (adv.) imperfectly.
Incompleteness(in-kom-plēt´nes) (n.) imperfection.
Incomprehensible(in-kom-pre-hen´si-bl) (adj.) illimitable; not to be understood or grasped by the mind; inconceivable.
Inconceivability(in-kon-sēv-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being inconceivable.
Inconceivable(in-kon-sēv´a-bl) (adj.) incapable of being conceived or imagined; incredible.
Inconceivably(in-kon-sēv´a-bli) (adv.) beyond the power of conception.
Inconclusive(in-kon-klōō´siv) (adj.) leading to no conclusion in evidence or argument; unconvincing; reaching no definite result in action; ineffective; inefficient.
Inconclusively(in-kon-klōō´siv-li) (adv.) in an inconclusive manner.
Incongruity(in-kon-grōō´i-ti) (n.) want of mutual fitness; unsuitableness of one thing to another.
Incongruous(in-kong´grōō-us) (adj.) reciprocally disagreeing; unsuited to one another; inharmonious; inappropriate.
Inconsequence(in-kon´se-kwens) (n.) the quality of being inconsequent; want of logical sequence; inconclusiveness.
Inconsequent(in-kon´se-kwent) (adj.) not following from the premises; illogical; out of proper relation; irrelevant.
Inconsiderable(in-kon-sid´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) not deserving consideration; unimportant.
Inconsiderate(in-kon-sid´ẽr-at) (adj.) without consideration; thoughtless.
Inconsiderately(in-kon-sid´ẽr-at-li) (adv.) thoughtlessly.
Inconsistency(in-kon-sis´ten-si) (n.) the quality of being inconsistent; incongruity.
Inconsistent(in-kon-sis´tent) (adj.) lacking coherence or agreement; discrepant; lacking uniformity; self-contradicting; incongruous.
Inconsolable(in-kon-sō´la-bl) (adj.) not to be consoled or comforted.
Inconsolably(in-kon-sō´la-bli) (adv.) in an inconsolable manner or degree.
Inconspicuous(in-kon-spik´ū-us) (adj.) not easily perceived; so small as to escape notice; hardly discernible.
Inconstancy(in-kon´stan-si) (n.) changeableness.
Inconstant(in-kon´stant) (adj.) subject to change; unstable; variable; fickle; capricious.
Incontestable(in-kon-test´a-bl) (adj.) not admitting of question or dispute; incontrovertible.
Incontestably(in-kon-test´a-bli) (adv.) indisputably.
Incontinence(in-kon´ti-nens) (n.) lack of restraint, especially undue indulgence of the sexual passions; licentiousness; involuntary discharge.
Incontinent(in-kon´ti-nent) (adj.) unrestrained; unchaste: (n.) an unchaste person.
Incontrovertible(in-kon-tro-ver´ti-bl) (adj.) not admitting of controversy; indisputable.
Incontrovertibly(in-kon-trō-vẽr´ti-bli) (adv.) indisputably.
Inconvenience(in-kon-vē´niens) (n.) want of convenience; unfitness; that which incommodes; disadvantage: (v.t.) to put to inconvenience; incommode; annoy; molest.
Inconvenient(in-kon-vē´nient) (adj.) disadvantageous; inopportune; unfit; inexpedient.
Incorporate(in-kôr´pō-rāt) (v.t.) to combine into one body; give a body to; embody; unite; associate; unite intimately; assimilate; blend; form into a corporation recognized by law: (v.i.) to unite with another body so as to form a part of it; be mixed or blended with: (p.adj.) incorporated; united in one body.
Incorporation(in-kôr-pō-rā´shun) (n.) combination; assimilation; mixture; formation of a body corporate; a corporation.
Incorporator(in-kôr-pō-rā-tẽr) (n.) one who incorporates; an original member of an incorporated society.
Incorporeal(in-kôr-pō´re-al) (adj.) not corporeal; immaterial; intangible, and existing only in contemplation of the law.
Incorrect(in-kor-ekt´) (adj.) not according to model or rule; faulty; not according to fact; inaccurate; not in accordance with morality or good manners; improper.
Incorrigible(in-kor´ri-ji-bl) (adj.) bad; beyond correction or amendment; irreclaimable.
Incorrigibleness(in-kor´ri-ji-bl-nes) (n.) the quality of being incorrigible. Also incorrigibility.
Incorrigibly(in-kor´ri-ji-bli) (adv.) irreclaimably.
Incorruptibility(in-kor-upt-ti-bil´i-ti) (n.) incapability of corruption.
Incorruptible(in-kor-upt´ti-bl) (adj.) incapable of physical corruption, decay, or dissolution; not liable to moral perversion or contamination; especially incapable of being bribed.
Incorruptibly(in-kor-upt´i-bli) (adv.) in an incorruptible manner.
Increase(in-krēs´) (v.i.) to become greater in any respect; augment; multiply; grow; wax, as the moon: (v.t.) to make greater in any respect; enhance; aggravate; enlarge: (n.) (in'krēs) a growing larger; that which is added to the original stock; increment; produce; profit; issue; offspring; a waxing, as of the moon.
Incredibility(in-kred-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being incredible.
Incredible(in-kred´i-bl) (adj.) surpassing belief; hard to believe; unimaginable; inconceivable.
Incredibly(in-kred´i-bli) (adv.) in an incredible manner.
Incredulity(in-kre-dū´li-ti) (n.) the quality of being incredulous; skepticism; disbelief.
Incredulous(in-kred´ū-lus) (adj.) hard of belief; skeptical; unbelieving.
Increment(in´kre-ment) (n.) increase; augmentation; produce.
Incriminate(in-krim´i-nāt) (v.t.) to charge with a crime; accuse.
Incrustation(in-krus-tā´shun) (n.) a crust; covering; an encrusted or inlaid object or substance; a covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry.
Incubate(in´kū-bāt) (v.t.) to sit upon eggs to hatch them; hatch out: (v.i.) to brood; in medicine, to go through the stage of incubation.
Incubation(in-kū-bā´shun) (n.) the act of incubating, or sitting upon eggs, to hatch them.
Incubator(in´ku-bā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, incubates; especially an apparatus for hatching eggs artificially.
Incubus(in´kū-bus) (n.) the nightmare; in the superstition of the Middle Ages, a demon believed to cause nightmare, and the birth of deformed children; a heavy weight or burden.
Inculcate(in-kul´kāt) (v.t.) to impress upon the mind by frequent admonitions.
Inculpate(in-kul´pāt) (v.t.) to charge with wrong-doing; to censure.
Incumbency(in-kum´ben-si) (n.) the act or state of being incumbent; full possession and exercise of any office; state of holding a benefice.
Incumbent(in-kum´bent) (adj.) lying upon; imposed as a duty: (n.) the holder of an office; a clergyman in possession of a benefice.
Incur(in-kẽr´) (v.t.) to become liable to, by one's own action; contract, as a debt.
Incurable(in-kūr´a-bl) (adj.) incapable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine; irremediable; incorrigible: (n.) a person diseased beyond cure.
Incurably(in-kūr´a-bli) (adv.) without remedy.
Incursion(in-kẽr´shun) (n.) an inroad; raid; invasion.
Indebted(in-det´ed) (p.adj.) being in debt; lying under an obligation.
Indebtedness(in-det´ed-nes) (n.) debt; the state of obligating.
Indecency(in-dē´sen-si) (n.) want of decency, modesty, or good manners; that which is indecent, grossly vulgar, or obscene; in law, the public exhibition of something indecent.
Indecent(in-dē´sent) (adj.) violating propriety in language, behavior, etc.; indelicate; obscene.
Indecision(in-dē-sizh´un) (n.) want of decision; a wavering of the mind; irresolution.
Indecisive(in-dē-sī´siv) (adj.) not bringing to a decision or final issue; inconclusive.
Indecisively(in-dē-sī´siv-li) (adv.) in an indecisive manner.
Indecorous(in-dek´ō-rus) (adj.) violating decorum, or any accepted rule of conduct.
Indecorum(in-de-kō´rum) (n.) violation of decorum or propriety; breach of etiquette or civility.
Indeed(in-dēd´) (adv.) in fact, in truth.
Indefatigable(in-dē-fat´i-ga-bl) (adj.) not to be wearied out; not yielding to fatigue; unremitting in labor or effort.
Indefatigably(in-dē-fat´i-ga-bli) (adv.) without yielding to fatigue; persistently.
Indefeasible(in-de-fē´zi-bl) (adj.) not to be defeated or made void, as a title.
Indefeasibly(in-de-fē´zi-bli) (adv.) so as not to be set aside or made void.
Indefensible(in-de-fen´si-bl) (adj.) that cannot be defended, maintained, or justified.
Indefensibly(in-de-fen´si-bli) (adv.) so as to admit of no defense.
Indefinable(in-de-fī´na-bl) (adj.) that cannot be defined.
Indefinably(in-de-fīn´a-bli) (adv.) in an indefinable manner.
Indefinite(in-def´i-nit) (adj.) not defined; not precise; vague; having no particular limit; large beyond the comprehension of man, though not absolutely infinite; too numerous or variable to be easily counted.
Indefinitely(in-def´i-nit-li) (adv.) to an indefinite degree; without determinate limitation.
Indelible(in-del´i-bl) (adj.) not to be blotted out, effaced, or obliterated.
Indelibly(in-del´i-bli) (adv.) so as to be indelible.
Indelicacy(in-del´i-ka-si) (n.) want of delicacy; that which is offensive to refined taste.
Indelicate(in-del´i-kat) (adj.) offensive to modesty or propriety; coarse; indecent.
Indelicately(in-del´i-kat-li) (adv.) in an indelicate manner.
Indemnification(in-dem-ni-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of securing against loss; reimbursement of loss.
Indemnify(in-dem´ni-fī) (v.t.) to secure or insure against loss or damage; reimburse.
Indemnity(in-dem´ni-ti) (n.) security against loss, damage, or punishment; compensation for loss.
Indent(in-dent´) (v.t.) to make a dent or depression in; dent; cut into points like teeth; notch; bind out by indenture, as an apprentice: (n.) a notch in the margin; a covenant.
Indentation(in-den-tā´shun) (n.) a small hollow or depression, as from a blow; a dent or dint; a notch or recess in a margin.
Indented(in-den´ted) (p.adj.) notched in the margin like a row of teeth.
Indenture(in-den´tūr) (n.) a covenant or deed, formerly in duplicate, with the edges notched so as to correspond: (v.t.) to bind by indenture, as an apprentice.
Independence(in-de-pend´ens) (n.) freedom from support or governance by others; a competency; self-reliance.
Independent(in-de-pen´dent) (adj.) not dependent, supported by, or governed by, another; having a competency; not subject to bias or influence; free; irrespective: (n.) one who supports measures or men independently of any organized party.
Indescribable(in-de-skrīb´a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be described.
Indestructible(in-de-struk´ti-bl) (adj.) not to be destroyed.
Indestructibly(in-de-struk´ti-bli) (adv.) so as to be indestructible.
Indeterminate(in-de-tẽr´min-at) (adj.) not determinate, settled, or fixed; indefinite; not precise; having an indefinite number of values or solutions.
Indeterminately(in-de-tẽr´min-at-li) (adv.) indefinitely.
Index(in´deks) (n.) that which points out or indicates; an alphabetical table of the contents of a book; the figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent: (v.i.) provide with an index.
Indian(in´di-an) (adj.) pertaining to the Indies, to the West Indies or to the American Indians: (n.) an East Indian, West Indian or Anglo-Indian; one of the aborigines of America.
Indicate(in´di-kāt) (v.t.) to point out; show; suggest; hint; point out, as a remedy.
Indication(in-di-kā´shun) (n.) the act of indicating; that which indicates; information; token; evidence; sign; symptom.
Indicative(in-dik´a-tiv) (adj.) pointing out; bringing to notice; noting that mood of the verb which indicates, predicates, or affirms: (n.) the indicative mood.
Indicatively(in-dik´a-tiv-li) (adv.) so as to indicate.
Indicator(in´di-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, indicates; the part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated.
Indict(in-dīt´) (v.t.) to charge with a crime, by the presentment of a grand jury.
Indictable(in-dīt´a-bl) (adj.) liable to be indicted; punishable.
Indictment(in-dīt´ment) (n.) a written accusation against a prisoner presented by a grand jury to a court.
Indifference(in-dif´ẽr-ens) (n.) the state of being indifferent; impartiality; absence of preference or interest; condition of being indifferent in character or quality; mediocrity.
Indifferent(in-dif´ẽr-ent) (adj.) unconcerned; unimportant; mediocre; regardless.
Indigence(in´di-jens) (n.) the state of being indigent; poverty; want.
Indigenous(in-dij´e-nus) (adj.) born or produced in a country; not exotic; not imported; innate; inherent; native.
Indigent(in´di-jent) (adj.) destitute; needy.
Indigestible(in-di-jest´i-bl) (adj.) not digestible, physically or mentally.
Indigestion(in-di-jes´chun) (n.) difficulty in digesting food; dyspepsia.
Indignant(in-dig´nant) (adj.) affected with indignation; inflamed with mingled anger and disdain.
Indignation(in-dig-nā´shun) (n.) anger at what is unworthy, unjust, dishonorable, or base; anger mingled with contempt or disgust.
Indignity(in-dig´ni-ti) (n.) an action intended to lower the dignity of another; insult.
Indirect(in-di-rekt´) (adj.) not straight or rectilinear; not directly resulting from a cause; not reaching the end aimed at by the most direct method; not straightforward or fair.
Indiscreet(in-dis-krēt´) (adj.) wanting in discretion; imprudent.
Indiscretion(in-dis-kresh´un) (n.) want of discretion; imprudence; an imprudent act.
Indiscriminate(in-dis-krim´i-nat) (adj.) not distinguishing; promiscuous.
Indiscriminately(in-dis-krim´i-nat-li) (adv.) without distinction.
Indispensability(in-dis-pen-sa-bil´i-ti) (n.) incapability of being dispensed with.
Indispensable(in-dis-pen´sa-bl) (adj.) that cannot be dispensed with; absolutely necessary.
Indispensably(in-dis-pen´sa-bli) (adv.) unavoidably.
Indisposed(in-dis-pōzd´) (adj.) slightly ill in health; disinclined.
Indisposition(in-dis-pō-zish´un) (n.) slight illness; disinclination.
Indisputable(in-dis-pū´ta-bl) (adj.) too evident to admit of dispute; unquestionable.
Indisputably(in-dis-pū´ta-bli) (adv.) unquestionably.
Indissolubility(in-dis-ō-lū-bil´i-ti) (n.) incapability of being dissolved or liquefied; perpetuity of obligation.
Indissoluble(in-dis´ō-lū-bl) (adj.) not dissoluble or dissolvable.
Indistinct(in-dis-tingkt´) (adj.) not distinct to the senses or the mind; undefined; indefinite; confused.
Indistinguishable(in-dis-ting´gwish-a-bl) (adj.) incapable of being distinguished, discriminated, or perceived.
Indistinguishably(in-dis-ting´gwish-a-bli) (adv.) so as not to be distinguished.
Indite(in-dīt´) (v.t.) to compose; write.
Individual(in-di-vij´ū-al) (adj.) existing as a single indivisible entity; pertaining to, or characteristic of, a single person, or thing: (n.) a single person, animator thing.
Individualism(in-di-vij´ū-al-izm) (n.) the quality of being individual; a social system in which each individual works for himself alone; the theory of government which disfavors the interference of the State in the affairs of the individual.
Individualist(in-di-vij´ū-al-ist) (n.) one who holds the theory of individualism: (adj.) individualistic.
Individualistic(in-di-vij-ū-al-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to individualism or to individualists.
Individuality(in-di-vij-ū-al´i-ti) (n.) the condition of being individual; separate or distinct existence; distinctive character.
Individualize(in-di-vij´ū-al-īz) (v.t.) to invest with individuality; distinguish.
Individually(in-di-vij´ū-a-li) (adv.) separately; personally.
Individuate(in-di-vij´ū-āt) (v.t.) to mark as distinct.
Indivisibility(in-di-viz-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the property of being indivisible.
Indivisible(in-di-viz´i-bl) (adj.) not separable into parts: (n.) that which is indivisible; an element, infinitely small, assumed to admit of no further division.
Indoctrinate(in-dok´tri-nāt) (v.t.) to imbue with learning, principles, or doctrines.
Indolence(in´dō-lens) (n.) love of ease; indisposition to labor; laziness.
Indolent(in´dō-lent) (adj.) indulging in ease; avoiding labor; lazy.
Indomitable(in-dom´i-ta-bl) (adj.) not tameable; irrepressible; invincible.
Indoor(in´dōr) (adj.) performed within a structure; inside.
Indubitable(in-dū´bi-ta-bl) (adj.) too evident to be doubted; unquestionable.
Indubitably(in-dū-bi-ta-bli) (adv.) beyond doubt.
Induce(in-dūs´) (v.t.) to lead on; influence; prevail upon; bring on; effect; cause; to infer by induction; produce by magnetic or electric induction.
Induced(in-dūst´) (p.adj.) caused by induction.
Inducement(in-dūs´ment) (n.) that which induces; motive; in pleading, an introductory statement.
Induct(in-dukt´) (v.t.) to introduce; install into an office; put into possession of a benefice.
Inductance(in-duk´tans) (n.) the capacity for induction possessed by an active electric circuit on itself, or on neighboring circuits.
Induction(in-duk´shun) (n.) the act of inducting; the introduction of a person into an office; the introduction of a clergyman into a benefice; the process of discovering and proving general propositions from particular cases; a conclusion drawn from a process of induction; electrical or magnetic influence without direct contact.
Inductive(in-duk´tiv) (adj.) proceeding by induction; producing induction; operating by induction; susceptible of being acted on by induction.
Inductor(in-duk´tẽr) (n.) one who inducts; that part of an electric apparatus which acts inductively.
Indue(in-dū´) (v.t.) to clothe or invest; furnish; supply; endow.
Indulge(in-dulj´) (v.t.) to be kind or complaisant to; humor; give free course to: (v.i.) to gratify one's self.
Indulgence(in-dul´jens) (n.) forbearance from restraint or control; permission; license; excess; forbearance of present payment; toleration.
Indulgent(in-dul´jent) (adj.) disposed to indulge; complaint; showing favor; kind.
Indulgently(in-dul´jent-li) (adv.) with indulgence.
Indurate(in´dū-rāt) (v.i.) to grow hard: (v.t.) to make hard; render unfeeling or obdurate.
Industrial(in-dus´tri-al) (adj.) pertaining to productive industry.
Industrialism(in-dus´tri-al-izm) (n.) a state of society marked by the predominance of industrial pursuits.
Industrially(in-dus´tri-a-li) (adv.) with reference to industry or industrialism.
Industrious(in-dus´tri-us) (adj.) characterized by diligence or industry; hard working.
Industry(in´dus-tri) (n.) steady application to business or labor; productive labor; an industrial art; a particular branch of work or trade.
Inebriate(in-ē´bri-āt) (v.t.) to make drunk; intoxicate; intoxicate mentally or emotionally: (n.) an habitual drunkard.
Inebriation(in-ē-bri-ā´shun) (n.) intoxication.
Inediable(in-ed´i-bl) (adj.) not edible; not fit to be eaten.
Ineffable(in-ef´a-bl) (adj.) unspeakable; inexpressible; too sacred for utterance.
Ineffably(in-ef´a-bli) (adv.) unspeakably.
Ineffective(in-ef-ekt´iv) (adj.) not producing the desired effect; ineffectual.
Ineffectively(in-e-fek´tiv-li) (adv.) without effect.
Ineffectual(in-e-fek´tū-al) (adj.) not producing the desired effect; unavailing.
Ineffectually(in-e-fek´tu-a-li) (adv.) in vain.
Inefficacy(in-ef´i-ka-si) (n.) lack of efficacy.
Inefficiency(in-e-fish´en-si) (n.) incompetency.
Inefficient(in-e-fish´ent) (adj.) not producing, or not capable of producing, the desired effect; incapable.
Inelastic(in-ē-las´tik) (adj.) lacking or deficient in elasticity.
Inelegance(in-el´e-gans) (n.) want of any quality required by good taste.
Inelegant(in-el´e-gant) (adj.) offensive to good taste.
Ineligible(in-el´i-ji-bl) (adj.) unworthy of choice; unsuitable; legally disqualified for choice or election.
Ineligibly(in-el´i-ji-bli) (adv.) in an ineligible manner.
Ineptly(in-ept´li) (adv.) unsuitably; foolishly.
Inequality(in-e-kwäl´i-ti) (n.) difference, especially of rank or station; unevenness; changeableness; inadequacy; deviation of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion.
Inequitable(in-ek´wi-ta-bl) (adj.) not according to equity; unjust.
Inequitably(in-ek´wi-ta-bli) (adv.) unjustly; unfairly.
Inequity(in-ek´wi-ti) (n.) lack of equity; injustice.
Inert(in-ẽrt´) (adj.) having no power of motion or action; lifeless; sluggish.
Inertia(in-ẽr´shi-a) (n.) lack of activity; inertness; sluggishness; that property of matter by virtue of which it tends to remain at rest, if resting, or to more uniformly in a straight line, if moving.
Inestimable(in-es´ti-ma-bl) (adj.) not to be estimated; beyond measure or price; incalculable; invaluable.
Inestimably(in-es´ti-ma-bli) (adv.) above estimation.
Inevitability(in-ev-i-ta-bil´i-ti) (n.) impossibility of being avoided.
Inevitable(in-ev´i-ta-bl) (adj.) not to be evaded; unavoidable.
Inevitably(in-ev´i-ta-bli) (adv.) unavoidably.
Inexact(in-egz-akt´) (adj.) not precise, correct, accurate, or punctual.
Inexactness(in-egz-akt´nes) (n.) want of precision.
Inexcusable(in-eks-kū´za-bl) (adj.) incapable of being excused; unpardonable.
Inexcusably(in-eks-kū´za-bli) (adv.) without excuse.
Inexhaustible(in-egs-awst´i-bl) (adj.) not to be exhausted or spent; unfailing; unwearied.
Inexhaustibly(in-egs-awst´i-bli) (adv.) in an inexhaustible manner or degree.
Inexorability(in-eks-ō-ra-bil´i-ti) (n.) incapability of being moved by prayers.
Inexorable(in-eks´ō-ra-bl) (adj.) not to be moved by prayers; unyielding; unrelenting.
Inexorably(in-eks´ō-ra-bli) (adv.) inflexibly.
Inexpediency(in-eks-pē´di-en-si) (n.) unsuitableness; inadvisability.
Inexpedient(in-eks-pē´di-ent) (adj.) unsuitable to circumstances; inadvisable.
Inexpensive(in-eks-pen´siv) (adj.) cheap.
Inexperience(in-eks-pē´ri-ens) (n.) want of experience, or of the knowledge that comes by experience.
Inexperienced(in-eks-pē´ri-enst) (adj.) lacking experience; unpracticed; unskilled; unversed.
Inexpert(in-eks-pẽrt´) (adj.) unskilled; lacking the knowledge or dexterity derived from practice.
Inexpiable(in-eks´pi-a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be expiated, atoned for, or satisfied.
Inexplicable(in-eks´pli-ka-bl) (adj.) not to be explained, made plain, or intelligible; not to be interpreted or accounted for.
Inexplicably(in-eks´pli-ka-bli) (adv.) so as not to be explained.
Inexpressible(in-eks-pres´i-bl) (adj.) incapable of being expressed, uttered or described.
Inexpressibly(in-eks-pres´i-bli) (adv.) unspeakably.
Inexpressive(in-eks-pres´iv) (adj.) lacking expression or distinct significance.
Inextinguishable(in-eks-ting´gwish-a-bl) (adj.) unquenchable.
Inextricable(in-eks´tri-ka-bl) (adj.) not extricable; not permitting extrication; not to be freed from intricacy or perplexity.
Inextricably(in-eks´tri-ca-bli) (adv.) beyond disentanglement.
Infallibility(in-fal-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being infallible.
Infallible(in-fal´i-bl) (adj.) incapable of erring; unerring; certain; unfailing.
Infallibly(in-fal´i-bli) (adv.) without error or failure.
Infamous(in´fa-mus) (adj.) having a notoriously bad reputation; odious; scandalous.
Infamously(in´fa-mus-li) (adv.) shamefully; wickedly.
Infamy(in´fa-mi) (n.) infamous character; public disgrace; ignominy.
Infancy(in´fan-si) (n.) the state of being an infant; early childhood; the first age of anything; in law, the period of life from birth to the age of twenty-one.
Infant(in´fant) (n.) a young child; popularly a child under two years; in law, a person who has not attained his legal majority, or the age of twenty-one: (adj.) pertaining to in fancy, or to the legal period of infancy; infantile; incipient.
Infanticide(in-fan´ti-sīd) (n.) the murder of an infant born alive; one who kills an infant.
Infantile(in´fan-til) (adj.) pertaining to infants or infancy; child-like; childish.
Infantry(in´fan-tri) (n.) foot soldiers, except engineers and men of the army service corps.
Infatuate(in-fat´ū-āt) (v.t.) to make extravagantly foolish; to inspire with fatuous passion.
Infatuation(in-fat-ū-ā´shun) (n.) extravagant folly; fatuous passion.
Infect(in-fekt´) (v.t.) to communicate some especially bad quality to; taint, especially with disease, physical or moral.
Infection(in-fek´shun) (n.) the act of infecting; that which infects; contaminating; taint; communication of disease from the sick to the healthy; an infectious disease.
Infectious(in-fek´shus) (adj.) communicable by infection; sympathetic; communicating infection; demoralizing.
Infelicitous(in-fe-lis´i-tus) (adj.) unfortunate; unhappy; inappropriate; ill-timed.
Infelicity(in-fe-lis´i-ti) (n.) misfortune; unhappiness; inappropriateness; an infelicitous act or expression.
Infer(in-fẽr´) (v.t.) to derive by induction or deduction; accept as a fact or consequence; imply: (v.i.) to conclude.
Inference(in´fẽr-ens) (n.) the act of inferring; the conclusion; deduction; induction.
Inferential(in-fẽr-en´shal) (adj.) having the nature of an inference; deduced by inference.
Inferior(in-fē´ri-ẽr) (adj.) lower in place, rank, or quality; secondary; subordinate; between the earth and the sun; below the horizon; growing below another organ: (n.) one who ranks below another; a subordinate.
Inferiority(in-fē-ri-or´i-ti) (n.) lower state or quality.
Infernal(in-fẽr´nal) (adj.) pertaining to the Tartarus of the ancients, the lower regions, or regions of the dead; pertaining to or resembling hell; hellish; diabolical; fiendish.
Infernally(in-fer-na-li) (adv.) in an infernal manner.
Infest(in-fest´) (v.t.) to attack; haunt; overrun.
Infidel(in´fi-del) (adj.) rejecting all religion; rejecting a religion which claims to be divinely revealed, especially the Christian religion; manifesting unbelief: (n.) one who rejects Christianity as a divine revelation.
Infidelity(in-fi-del´i-ti) (n.) disbelief in all religion, especially disbelief in Christianity; breach of trust; violation of the marriage contract by adultery.
Infield(in´fēld) (n.) in baseball, the space within the base line.
Infiltrate(in-fil´trāt) (v.t.) to enter a substance by penetrating its pores.
Infiltration(in-fil-trā´shun) (n.) the act of infiltrating; that which infiltrates; morbid condition of an organ due to accumulation of substances introduced from without.
Infinite(in´fi-nit) (adj.) indefinitely extensive; immeasurable: (n.) the Infinite Being; the Absolute; a quantity greater or less than any assignable quantity of the same kind; an indeterminate.
Infinitely(in´fi-nit-li) (adv.) beyond any conceivable degree; vastly.
Infinitesimal(in-fin-i-tes´i-mal) (adj.) infinitely small: (n.) a quantity less than any assignable quantity.
Infinitesimally(in-fin-i-tes´i-ma-li) (adv.) by infinitesimals; in infinitely small quantities; in an infinitesimal degree.
Infinitive(in-fin´i-tiv) (adj.) the term applied to that verb-form which simply expresses the general sense of the verb without limitation to person or number: (n.) the infinitive mood; a verb in the infinitive mood.
Infinitude(in-fin´i-tūd) (n.) the state of being infinite; unlimited extent; infinity.
Infinity(in-fin´i-ti) (n.) the state of being infinite; unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; absolute perfection; an infinite quantity.
Infirm(in-fẽrm´) (adj.) feeble in body or health; weak-minded; vacillating; insecure; debilitated; irresolute; precarious.
Infirmary(in-fẽr´ma-ri) (n.) a hospital for the sick and injured.
Infirmity(in-fẽr´mi-ti) (n.) the state of being infirm; debility; imbecility; weakness of body or of mind; malady; failing; foible.
Infix(in-fiks´) (v.t.) to fix or fasten in; implant; insert; (in´fiks) (n.) something infixed; an element equivalent to a prefix or suffix inserted in the body of a word.
Inflame(m-flām´) (v.t.) to set on fire; fire with passion; excite; provoke; irritate; put into a state of inflammation: (v.i.) to become inflamed.
Inflamed(in-flāmd´) (p.adj.) heated; exasperated.
Inflammability(in-flam-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality or state of being inflammable.
Inflammable(in-flam´a-bl) (adj.) easily set on flame; combustible; easily excited; excitable.
Inflammation(in-fla-mā´shun) (n.) a morbid process, characterized, when external, by pain, redness, heat, and swelling.
Inflammatory(in-flam´a-tō-ri) (adj.) tending to excite passion, tumult, or sedition; tending to produce, accompanied by, or indicative of, inflammation.
Inflatable(in-flāt´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being inflated.
Inflate(in-flāt´) (v.t.) to swell, or distend, with air or gas; puff up; elate; expand or raise artificially, as prices.
Inflation(in-flā´shun) (n.) the act of inflating or swelling; the state of being inflated or distended; a decrease in monetary value due to its oversupply.
Inflect(in-flekt´) (v.t.) bend; turn from a direct line; modulate; vary the terminations of; decline; conjugate: (v.i.) to undergo grammatical change of termination.
Inflected(in-flek´ted) (p.adj.) bent or turned from a direct line or course; having inflections; bent or turned inward or downward.
Inflection(in-flek´shun) (n.) a bend or bending; modulation of the voice; variation of nouns, verbs, etc., by declension and conjugations; diffraction of light or heat.
Inflectional(in-flek´shun-al) (adj.) exhibiting grammatical inflections.
Inflexibility(in-fleks-i-biri-ti) (n.) incapability of being bent; stiffness; obstinacy.
Inflexible(in-fleks´i-bl) (adj.) not to be bent; rigid; stiff; not to be moved by prayers; inexorable; not to be varied or changed; unalterable; stubborn.
Inflexibly(in-fleks´i-bli) (adv.) rigidly; inexorably.
Inflict(in-flikt´) (v.t.) to cause by, or as if by, striking; cause to be suffered; impose as a punishment.
Infliction(in-flik´shun) (n.) the act of inflicting, or imposing as a punishment.
Inflorescence(in-flō-res´ens) (n.) the mode or principle of floral arrangement exhibited by any species of plant; a group of flowers rising upon a common main axis.
Inflow(in-flō´) (v.i.) to flow in.
Influence(in´flū-ens) (n.) energy or potency tending to produce effects insensibly and invisibly; power arising from character or station; electrical induction: (v.t.) to exercise influence on, physically or morally.
Influential(in-flū-en´shal) (adj.) having or exerting influence.
Influentially(in-flū-en´sha-li) (adv.) so as to influence.
Influenza(in-flū-en´za) (n.) an epidemic catarrh accompanied by fever, pains, and nervous prostration.
Influx(in´fluks) (n.) an inflow; infusion; continuous importation; the point at which a stream flows into another or into the sea.
Inform(in-fôrm´) (v.t.) to animate; mold; instruct; apprise: (v.i.) to give information.
Informal(in-fôr´mal) (adj.) not according to form, custom, or rule; irregular; unceremonious; deficient in legal form.
Informality(in-fôr-mal´i-ti) (n.) want of regular, customary, or legal form.
Informally(in-fôr´ma-li) (adv.) in an informal manner.
Informant(in-fôr´mant) (n.) one who gives information.
Information(in-fôr-mā´shun) (n.) communicated knowledge or intelligence; a suit instituted on behalf of the government; a declaration made before a magistrate to induce him to issue a summons or warrant.
Informer(in-fôrm´ẽr) (n.) one who informs a magistrate of a violation of the law, or sues for a penalty under some statute.
Infraction(in-frak´shun) (n.) a violation, or breach, especially of law; infringement.
Infrequence(in-frē´kwens) (n.) the state of being infrequent; rareness.
Infrequent(in-frē´kwent) (adj.) seldom occurring.
Infringe(in-frinj´) (v.t.) to violate or break, as a law: (v.i.) to encroach, followed by "on" or "upon."
Infringement(in-frinj´ment) (n.) violation or breach, as of a law, patent, trademark, etc.
Infuriate(in-fū´ri-āt) (v.t.) to enrage; madden.
Infuse(in-fūz´) (v.t.) to introduce, as by pouring; instill; make an infusion of.
Infusion(in-fū´zhun) (n.) pouring in, or something poured in or mingled; instillation, as of good principles; a liquid extract obtained by steeping a vegetable substance in hot or cold water without boiling.
Ingenious(in-jē´nius) (adj.) having ingenuity or inventive skill; clever.
Ingenue(äng-zhā-nū´) (n.) an artless girl or young woman; an actress who acts such a character in a play.
Ingenuity(in-je-nū´i-ti) (n.) cleverness in contriving or inventing; skill.
Ingenuous(in-jen´ū-us) (adj.) frank; open; sincere; artless; candid.
Inglorious(in-glō´ri-us) (adj.) without glory; disgraceful; shameful.
Ingot(in´got) (n.) a cast mass of metal.
Ingrain(in-grān´) (v.t.) to dye with grain; dye with any deep, lasting color; impregnate deeply: (adj.) (in´grān) dyed prior to being manufactured.
Ingratiate(in-grā´shi-āt) (v.t.) to insinuate one's self into the favor of another; secure favorable reception for.
Ingratitude(in-grat´i-tūd) (n.) absence of gratitude; insensibility to kindness.
Ingredient(in-grē´di-ent) (n.) a component part of a compound body; part.
Ingress(in´gres) (n.) entrance.
Inhabit(in-hab´it) (v.t.) to dwell in; occupy as a place of residence: (v.i.) to reside; remain.
Inhabitable(in-hab´it-a-bl) (adj.) fit for habitation.
Inhabitant(in-hab´i-tant) (n.) one who, or that which, inhabits; a permanent resident.
Inhalant(in-hā´lant) (n.) an apparatus for inhaling; that which is inhaled.
Inhalation(in-ha-lā´shun) (n.) the act of inhaling inspiration.
Inhale(in-hāl´) (v.t.) to draw into the lungs.
Inharmonious(in-här-mō´ni-us) (adj.) not musical; discordant.
Inhere(in-hēr´) (v.i.) to be fixed or exist in something else; be an essential part of.
Inherent(in-hēr´ent) (adj.) existing inseparably in something else; innate.
Inherit(in-her´it) (v.t.) to possess from an ancestor by right of succession; receive by nature from one's ancestors; become divinely endowed with: (v.i.) to come into possession of property as the heir.
Inheritance(in-her´i-tans) (n.) the act of inheriting; that which is inherited; a possession.
Inhibit(in-hib´it) (v.t.) to restrain; prohibit; interdict; prohibit a priest from exercising his spiritual functions.
Inhospitable(in-hos´pi-ta-bl) (adj.) not hospitable; affording no shelter; barren; cheerless.
Inhuman(in-hū´man) (adj.) cruel; unfeeling.
Inhumanity(in-hū-man´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being inhuman; cruelty.
Inimical(in-im´i-kal) (adj.) hostile; adverse.
Inimically(in-im´i-ka-li) (adv.) as an enemy; adversely.
Inimitable(in-im´i-ta-bl) (adj.) matchless.
Inimitably(in-im´i-ta-bli) (adv.) in an inimitable manner.
Iniquitous(in-ik´kwi-tus) (adj.) wicked; unjust.
Iniquity(in-ik´kwi-ti) (n.) wickedness; injustice; crime; evil.
Initial(in-ish´al) (adj.) placed at the beginning; incipient: (n.) a letter placed at the beginning of a word, etc.; (pl.) the first letters of a person's name placed separately: (v.t.) to mark with an initial.
Initiate(in-ish´i-āt) (v.t.) to instruct in the first principles of anything; set on foot; bring in; acquaint with mysteries or secrets.
Initiation(in-ish-i-ā´shun) (n.) the act of initiating; formal admission.
Initiative(in-ish´i-a-tiv) (adj.) introductory: (n.) an introductory or first step; power of commencing, especially legislative projects.
Initiator(in-ish´i-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who initiates.
Initiatory(in-ish´i-a-tō-ri) (adj.) introductory.
Inject(in-jekt´) (v.t.) to throw or cast in; introduce, as a liquid, by mechanical means.
Injection(in-jek´shun) (n.) the act of injecting; that which is injected; an enema.
Injector(in-jek´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, injects, especially an apparatus for filling the boilers of steam-engines with water.
Injudicious(in-jū-dish´us) (adj.) not judicious; indiscreet; unwise.
Injunction(in-jungk´shun) (n.) the act of enjoining; that which is enjoined; command, order, or precept; a writ of equity or prohibition to restrain certain proceedings.
Injure(in´jur) (v.t.) to hurt; harm; damage, physically or morally.
Injurious(in-jōō´ri-us) (adj.) hurtful, physically or morally; unjust; detrimental.
Injury(in´jōō-ri) (n.) that which occasions harm morally or physically; detriment; loss; damage.
Injustice(in-jus´tis) (n.) the quality of being unjust; violation of another's rights; injury; wrong.
Ink(ingk) (n.) a fluid or viscous material used for writing, printing, etc.: (v.t.) to spread ink upon; color or blacken with ink.
Inkiness(ingk´i-nes) (n.) the state of being inky.
Inkling(ingk´ling) (n.) an intimation; hint.
Inky(ing´ki) (adj.) consisting of, or like, ink; discolored with ink; black.
Inlaid(in-lād´) (p.adj.) diversified by the insertion of different bodies or substances.
Inland(in´land) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated in, the interior of a country; remote from the sea; not foreign: (adj.) towards the interior.
Inlay(in-lā´) (v.t.) to ornament a surface by laying in pieces of ivory, wood, metal, etc.: (n.) materials for inlaying.
Inlet(in-let´) (v.t.) to inlay; insert: (n.) (in´let) an entrance; a small bay or creek.
Inmate(in´māt) (n.) one who lodges in the same house with another, applied to hospitals, prisons, etc.
Inn(in) (n.) a house for the reception and entertainment of travelers; tavern; in England, a college of common law professors and students.
Innate(in-nāt´) (adj.) inborn; native.
Inner(in´ẽr) (adj.) internal; interior; esoteric: (n.) that part of a target which is between the outer and the bullseye.
Innermost(in´ẽr-mōst) (adj.) deepest within; most interior.
Innervate(in´ẽr-vāt) (v.t.) to supply with force or nervous energy.
Innings(in´ings) (n. pl.) in base-ball, the turn of a side or player to bat; lands reclaimed from the sea.
Innocence(in´ō-sens) (n.) freedom from guilt; purity; simplicity of heart; harmlessness; mental imbecility.
Innocent(in´ō-sent) (adj.) free from guilt or wrong-doing; blameless; pure in heart and life; weak in intellect.
Innocuous(in-nok´ū-us) (adj.) harmless.
Innovate(in´ō-vāt) (v.i.) to make alterations or changes in something already established; introduce new things.
Innovator(in´ō-vā-tẽr) (n.) one who introduces, or seeks to introduce, new things.
Innuendo(in-ū-en´dō) (n.) an oblique hint or insinuation.
Innumerable(in-nū´mẽr-a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be counted; very numerous.
Innumerably(in-nū´mẽr-a-bli) (adv.) without number.
Inoculate(in-ok´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to communicate a disease to by the insertion of infectious matter into the system: (v.i.) to practice inoculation; graft by the insertion of buds.
Inoculation(in-ok-ū-lā´shun) (n.) act of inoculating; a method of grafting in the bud.
Inoffensive(in-of-fen´siv) (adj.) not objectionable; not unpleasant; giving no offense.
Inoperative(in-op´ẽr-a-tiv) (adj.) not in action; having no effect.
Inopportune(in-op-pôr-tūn´) (adj.) unseasonable; inappropriate.
Inordinate(in-ôr´di-nat) (adj.) immoderate; excessive.
Inordinately(in-ôr´di-nat-li) (adv.) immoderately.
Inorganic(in-ôr-gan´ik) (adj.) destitute of organs; not produced by living organisms.
Inquest(in´kwest) (n.) a coroner's inquiry with a jury into the cause of a sudden death from any cause; a judicial inquiry.
Inquietude(in-kwī´e-tūd) (n.) disturbance of body or mind; unrest.
Inquire(in-kwīr´) (v.i.) to seek for or after by questions; make inquiry.
Inquiry(in-kwīr´i) (n.) the act of inquiring; search by question; investigation; question; research.
Inquisition(in-kwi-zish´un) (n.) inquiry; examination; a judicial inquiry in criminal matters.
Inquisitive(in-kwiz´i-tiv) (adj.) given to asking questions; prying; curious.
Inquisitor(in-kwiz´i-tẽr) (n.) one who makes inquiries or investigates.
Inquisitorial(in-kwiz-i-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to an inquisitor or to his office; prying.
Inroad(in´rōd) (n.) a hostile incursion.
Insalubrious(in-sa-lū´bri-us) (adj.) not healthful; unwholesome.
Insane(in-sān´) (adj.) mentally deranged; mad; irrational; very foolish.
Insanity(in-san´i-ti) (n.) derangement of mind or intellect; lunacy; madness.
Insatiable(in-sā´shi-a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be satisfied or appeased.
Inscribe(in-skrīb´) (v.t.) to write or engrave upon; address in a formal dedication; draw one figure within another.
Inscription(in-skrip´shun) (n.) the act of inscribing on wood, stone, silver, gold; that which is inscribed; a dedicatory address; entry in a roll or register.
Inscrutability(in-skrōō-ta-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being inscrutable.
Inscrutable(in-skrōō´ta-bl) (adj.) not to be penetrated by inquiry or reason; incomprehensible.
Insect(in´sekt) (n.) one of a numerous class of articulate animals, having three pairs of legs, two pairs of wings, and the body divided into three segments—head, thorax, and abdomen; anything very minute or contemptible.
Insecure(in-se-kūr´) (adj.) apprehensive of, or exposed to, danger or loss.
Insensate(in-sen´sāt) (adj.) destitute of sense or mental perception; soulless; mad; brutish.
Insensibility(in-sen-si-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being insensible; apathy.
Insensible(in-sen´si-bl) (adj.) that cannot be felt or perceived mentally or physically; heedless; callous; senseless.
Inseparable(in-sep´ar-a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be separated or disjoined; not separable.
Insert(in-sẽry´) (v.t.) to place in or among; introduce into.
Insertion(in-sẽr´shun) (n.) the act of inserting; that which is inserted, as. lace or embroidery in a garment, words in writing, etc.
Inset(in´set) (n.) a leaf or leaves inserted in a newspaper, magazine, etc.: (v.t.) (in-set´) to set in; implant.
Inshore(in´shōr) (adv.) near or towards the shore.
Inside(in´sīd) (adj.) interior; being within: (adv. & prep.) within; in less time or space: (n.) that which is within; inner part; contents; entrails; an inside passenger; the place of influence because of intimacy.
Insidious(in-sid´i-us) (adj.) treacherous; deceitful; operating secretly.
Insight(in´sīt) penetration; intuition.
Insignia(in-sig´ni-a) (n. pl.) badges of honor or office.
Insignificance(in-sig-nif´i-kans) (n.) lack of importance.
Insignificant(in-sig-nif´i-kant) (adj.) without importance, force, influence, or meaning; trivial; contemptible.
Insincere(in-sin-sẽr´) (adj.) deceitful; dissembling; not to be trusted; unsound.
Insinuate(in-sin´ū-āt) (v.t.) to ingratiate, as into the confidence or affections of; suggest or hint indirectly; introduce as by a winding motion; worm in: (v.i.) work one's self into the confidence or affection of another.
Insinuation(in-sin-ū-ā´shun) (n.) the act of insinuating; an indirect or sly hint.
Insipid(in-sip´id) (adj.) without flavor; tasteless.
Insipidity(in-si-pid´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being insipid.
Insist(in-sist´) (v.i.) to urge or press, as a wish or command; be persistent or peremptory.
Insistence(in-sist´ens) (n.) the act of insisting.
Insistent(in-sist´ent) (adj.) urgent; conspicuous; entirely on the ground, as the hind toe of a bird; supported by something else.
Insobriety(in-sō-brī´i-ti) (n.) intemperance.
Insolence(in´so-lens) (n.) contemptuous or overbearing language or manner; offensive impertinence; insulting behavior.
Insolent(in´so-lent) (adj.) overbearing or contemptuously offensive to others; insulting; grossly rude.
Insolubility(in-sol-ū-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being insoluble.
Insoluble(in-sol´ū-bl) (adj.) that cannot be dissolved; not soluble; inexplicable.
Insolvency(in-sol´ven-si) (n.) the state of being insolvent.
Insolvent(in-sol´vent) (adj.) unable to pay all debts; bankrupt: (n.) one who cannot pay all his debts; a bankrupt.
Insomnia(in-som´ni-a) (n.) sleeplessness.
Inspect(in-spekt´) (v.t.) to examine critically; test officially; superintend.
Inspection(in-spek´shun) (n.) the act of inspecting; careful or critical scrutiny.
Inspector(in-spek´tẽr) (n.) one who inspects or oversees; an official who superintends some matter of public interest; a police officer ranking next below a superintendent.
Inspiration(in-spi-rā´shun) (n.) the act of drawing air into the lungs; creative influence of genius; elevating influence derived from association with great minds, scenery, etc.; the supernatural influence of the Holy Spirit on sacred teachers.
Inspiratory(in-spīr´a-tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to inspiration.
Inspire(in-spīr´) (v.t.) to draw air into the lungs; breathe into; imbue with ideas; exhilarate or enliven; communicate officially: (v.i.) to inhale air or any other influence.
Inspirit(in-spir´it) (v.t.) to infuse spirit into; animate; exhilarate; cheer.
Instability(in-sta-bil´i-ti) (n.) want of stability or firmness; inconstancy; fickleness.
Install(in-stawl´) (v.t.) to set in a seat; give a place to; place in an office or rank.
Installation(in-stawl-a´shun) (n.) the act of installing; induction of one into an office or rank; the whole of a system of machinery when set up and arranged for practical working.
Installment(in-stawl´ment) (n.) the act of installing; payment of part of a sum of money due; one of a number of parts of anything produced.
Instance(in´stans) (v.t.) to refer to, or offer as an example: (n.) something offered as an illustration or example; earnest solicitation.
Instant(in´stant) (adj.) urgent; immediate; passing; current: (n.) a particular moment of time; point of duration.
Instantaneous(in-stan-tā´ne-us) (adj.) acting or occurring in a moment; position at a particular moment.
Instanter(in-stan´tẽr) (adv.) immediately.
Instantly(in´stant-li) (adv.) at once.
Instate(in-stāt´) (v.t.) to put in office or rank.
Instead(in-sted´) (adv.) in room or place, followed by "of."
Instep(in´step) (n.) the arched forepart of the upper side of the human foot.
Instigate(in´sti-gāt) (v.t.) to provoke or urge on, in a bad sense; incite.
Instigator(in´sti-gā-tẽr) (n.) one who instigates.
Instill(in-stil´) to infuse slowly; pour in by drops; hence, to impart gradually.
Instinct(in´stingkt) (adj.) animated; stimulated from within: (n.) natural impulse in animals.
Instinctive(in-stingk´tiv) (adj.) acting or prompted by instinct; spontaneous.
Institute(in´sti-tūt) (v.t.) to establish; set up; fix; originate; set in operation; ordain; invest with the spiritual part of a benefice: (n.) established law; a maxim or principle; (pl.) a book of laws or principles, especially Roman laws such as the so-called Institutes of Justinian; a society for the promotion of some special interest, either artistic or scientific.
Institution(in-sti-tū´shun) (n.) the act of instituting; that which is instituted or established; a corporate body or society for promoting a particular object; the building where such a society meets.
Institutional(in-sti-tū´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to institutions; elementary.
Institutor(in´sti-tū-tẽr) (n.) a founder; a cleric appointed by the bishop to institute a clergyman into a spiritual benefice.
Instruct(in-strukt´) (v.t.) to teach; educate; furnish with orders or directions.
Instruction(in-struk´shun) (n.) the act of instructing; education; an order, etc.
Instructional(in-struk´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to instruction.
Instructive(in-struk´tiv) (adj.) tending to instruct; conveying instruction.
Instructor(in-struk´tẽr) (n.) one who instructs.
Instrument(in´strōō-ment) (n.) that by which anything is effected; a tool or implement; a mechanical contrivance for producing musical sounds; agent; a writing containing the terms of a contract, as a deed.
Instrumental(in-strōō-men´tal) (adj.) pertaining to, or done by, an instrument; conducive to some end; helpful.
Instrumentality(in-strōō-men-tal´i-ti) (n.) a subordinate or auxiliary agency; means.
Instrumentation(in-strōō-men-tā´shun) (n.) the arrangement of music for a combination of instruments; music thus arranged; use or method of using an instrument.
Insubordinate(in-sub-ôr´di-nat) (adj.) not submitting to authority; mutinous.
Insubordination(in-sub-ôr-di-nā´shun) (n.) the state of being insubordinate.
Insufferable(in-suf´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) intolerable.
Insufferably(in-suf´ẽr-a-bli) (adv.) intolerably.
Insufficient(in-suf-fish´ent) (adj.) not sufficient; wanting requisite power, skill, or fitness; inadequate; incapable; unfit.
Insular(in´sū-lär) (adj.) pertaining to an island, or to the inhabitants of an island, their customs, etc.; isolated; narrow.
Insularity(in-sū-lar´i-ti) (n.) the state of being insular; narrowness of opinions, etc.
Insulate(in´sū-lāt) (v.t.) to place alone, or in a detached situation; separate by a non-conductor from other conducting bodies.
Insulation(in-sū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of insulating; the state of being insulated.
Insulator(in´sū-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, insulates; a nonconductor of electricity, heat, or sound.
Insult(in´sult) (n.) an affront or indignity; gross abuse in word or action: (v.t.) (in-sult´) to treat with gross indignity, contempt, or abuse, by word or act.
Insuperable(in-sū´pẽr-a-bl) (adj.) not to be overcome; invincible.
Insupportable(in-sup-pôrt´a-bl) (adj.) not to be endured; unbearable.
Insurable(in-shūr´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being insured against loss, damage, etc.; proper to be insured.
Insurance(in-shur´ans) (n.) the act or system of insuring against loss or damage; a contract entered into to secure against loss by fire, etc., by the payment of a specified sum; premium paid.
Insure(in-shūr´) (v.t.) to contract on certain conditions to secure against loss or damage by fire, etc.; make sure or secure.
Insurer(in-shūr´ẽr) one who insures; an underwriter.
Insurgent(in-sẽr´jent) (adj.) rising against constituted authority: (n.) a rebel.
Insurrection(in-sẽr-rek´shun) (n.) active or open hostility to constituted authority; rebellion.
Intact(in-takt´) (adj.) entire; uninjured.
Intaglio(ēn-tä´lyō) (n.) a gem or stone having a design cut in the surface; incised carving.
Intake(in´tāk) (n.) that which is taken in as profit on a farm; said of a channel which takes in water at a certain point; the drawing in of the breath of man or beast.
Intangible(in-tan´ji-bl) (adj.) that cannot be touched; not perceptible by the touch; impalpable.
Integer(in´te-jẽr) (n.) the whole; a whole number; opposed to fraction.
Integral(in´te-gral) (adj.) constituting a whole; complete; pertaining to an integer: (n.) the whole made up of parts.
Integrate(in´te-grāt) (v.t.) to bring together the parts of; give the sum total of: (v.i.) to pass from a complex and unstable state to one relatively simple and stable.
Integrity(in-teg´ri-ti) (n.) uprightness; virtue; honesty; soundness; unimpaired or unbroken state of anything.
Integument(in-teg´ū-ment) (n.) an external covering or skin.
Intellect(in´tel-ekt) (n.) the mind or understanding; superior intelligence; acquired knowledge.
Intellectual(in-tel-ek´tū-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or apprehended by, the intellect; mental; ideal.
Intellectually(in-tel-ek´tū-a-li) (adv.) by means of the intellect.
Intellectualism(in-tel-ek´tū-al-izm) (n.) intellectual power or quality; the doctrine that all knowledge is derived from pure reason.
Intelligence(in-tel´i-jens) (n.) intellectual capacity; understanding; mind; acquired knowledge; notification; news.
Intelligent(in-tel´i-jent) (adj.) endowed with intelligence or understanding; exhibiting knowledge; clever; acute; discerning.
Intelligible(in-tel´i-ji-bl) (adj.) capable of being understood; clear.
Intelligibly(in-tel´i-ji-bli) (adv.) clearly.
Intemperance(in-tem´pẽr-ans) (n.) want of moderation or self restraint; excess, especially in the use of alcoholic liquors.
Intemperate(in-tem´pẽr-at) (adj.) characterized by want of moderation or self restraint; excessive; addicted to alcoholic liquors.
Intend(in-tend´) (v.t.) to purpose; mean.
Intended(in-tend´ed) (n.) an affianced lover.
Intense(in-tens´) (adj.) increased to excess; strained; forced; ardent; vehement.
Intensify(in-ten´si-fī) (v.t.) to render more intense; heighten.
Intensity(in-ten´si-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being intense; density, as of a negative plate; the force or energy of any physical agent.
Intensive(in-ten´siv) (adj.) serving to intensify; giving force or emphasis to.
Intent(in-tent´) (adj.) having the mind strained or closely fixed on a subject; anxiously diligent; constantly or assiduously directed: (n.) purpose; aim.
Intention(in-ten´shun) (n.) purpose; fixed design; end or aim; project.
Intentional(in-ten´shun-al) (adj.) having intention; voluntary; done by design.
Inter(in-tẽr´) a prefix meaning between, among: (v.t.) to bury.
Interaction(in-tẽr´ak-shun) mutual or reciprocal action or influence; communication; involvement.
Interbreed(in-tẽr-brēd´) (v.t.) to breed by cross-breeding; to blend, as different races.
Intercede(in-tẽr-sēd´) (v.i.) to mediate as a friend between persons at variance; plead for another; interpose.
Intercept(in-tẽr-sept´) (v.t.) to stop and seize in the way; cut off; obstruct; include between two points of a line.
Interception(in-tẽr-sep´shun) (n.) act of intercepting; stoppage in course; obstruction.
Intercession(in-tẽr-sesh´un) (n.) the act of interceding; mediation; a prayer for persons of different conditions.
Intercessor(in-tẽr-ses´ẽr) (n.) a mediator.
Interchange(in-tẽr-chānj´) (v.t.) to exchange: (v.i.) to succeed alternately: (n.) exchange.
Interchangeable(in-tẽr-chānj´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being interchanged; reciprocal; that may be given and taken mutually.
Interconnect(in-tẽr-kon-nekt´) (v.t.) to connect to, or from, one another: (v.i.) to become connected.
Intercourse(in´tẽr-kōrs) (n.) connection, correspondence, or communication between individuals, nations, etc.; mutual exchange; fellowship.
Interdependent(in´tẽr-de-pend´ent) (adj.) mutually dependent; reciprocally dependent.
Interdict(in-tẽr-dikt´) (v.t.) to restrain or forbid; cut off from the spiritual services of the Church.
Interdiction(in-tẽr-dik´shun) (n.) the act of interdicting; interdict; prohibition; forbidding decree; curse.
Interest(in´tẽr-est) (v.t.) to engage the attention; awaken concern in; cause to take a share in: (n.) advantage; influence; personal concern; benefit; profit; premium paid for the use of money.
Interesting(in´tẽr-est-ing) (p.adj.) engaging the attention or curiosity; exciting the feelings or emotions.
Interfere(in-tẽr-fēr´) (v.i.) to interpose or meddle in the affairs of others; oppose; come into collision; act reciprocally so as to modify the result; injure the fetlock by striking it with the opposite hoof.
Interference(in-tẽr-fēr´ens) (n.) the act of interfering.
Interim(in´tẽr-im) (n.) intervening time or period: (adv.) in the meanwhile.
Interior(in-tē´ri-ẽr) (adj.) not exterior; inner; internal; remote from the coast or frontier: (n.) the inside; the inland; home department of a government.
Interjection(in-tẽr-jek´shun) (n.) an exclamation; a word thrown in to express sudden emotion, feeling, etc.
Interlace(in-tẽr-lās´) (v.t.) to put one thing within another; to insert; to intermix.
Interlard(in-tẽr-lärd´) (v.t.) to mix fat and lean meat together for variety; hence, to introduce jokes or saws in talk.
Interleave(in-tẽr-lēv´) (v.t.) to insert a leaf in; as to "interleave" a book with blank leaves or illustrations.
Interline(in-tẽr-līn´) (v.t.) to draw a line under; in writing, to underscore words, usually for emphasis; to write between the lines of a manuscript or book.
Interlinear(in-tẽr-lin´e-ar) (adj.) written or printed between other lines, as a translation: (n.) a translation which has the English words, for instance, written under the foreign words above.
Interlock(in-tẽr-lok´) (v.t.) to communicate with, or flow into, one another; to lock, or close fast, one with another.
Interlocutory(in-tẽr-lok´ū-to-ri) (adj.) conversational; intermediate; not final.
Interloper(in´tẽr-lō-pẽr) (n.) an intruder.
Interlude(in´tẽr-lūd) (n.) a short entertainment given between acts of a play, etc.; a short instrumental passage played between the stanzas of a hymn, acts of an opera, etc.
Intermediary(in-tẽr-mē´di-a-ri) (adj.) intervening: (n.) an agent; go-between; medium.
Intermediate(in-tẽr-mē´di-at) (adj.) existing or lying in the middle; intervening.
Interment(in-tẽr´ment) (n.) burial.
Intermezzo(in-tẽr-met´zō) (n.) an interlude of a musical character, performed between the acts of an opera.
Interminable(in-tẽr´min-a-bl) (adj.) without end or limit; boundless.
Intermingle(in-tẽr-ming´gl) (v.t.) to mingle one with another; to blend; to mix together.
Intermission(in-tẽr-mish´un) (n.) interruption; pause; temporary cessation between paroxysms of a disease.
Intermit(in-tẽr-mit´) (v.t.) to cause to cease for a time; interrupt; suspend.
Intermittent(in-tẽr-mit´tent) (adj.) ceasing, and returning, at intervals; alternating; coming by fits: (n.) a disease that intermits.
Intermix(in-tẽr-miks´) (v.t.) to mix together.
Intern(in-tẽrn´) (v.t.) to confine within; place under arrest; confine in a neutral country vessels or combatants of a belligerent power: (n.) a junior physician resident in a hospital.
Internal(in-tẽr´nal) (adj.) pertaining to the center; interior; inward; not foreign; domestic.
International(in-tẽr-nash´un-al) (adj.) pertaining to two or more nations in common.
Internecine(in-tẽr-nē´sin) (adj.) mutually destructive; deadly.
Internode(in-tẽr-nōd´) (n.) the interval or part of a stem between two nodes.
Interpolate(in-tẽr´pō-lāt) (v.t.) to insert in a book or writing new or spurious matter.
Interpolation(in-tẽr-pō-lā´shun) (n.) the introduction of something between other things.
Interpose(in-tẽr-pōz´) (v.t.) to place between; thrust in; interrupt: (v.i.) to intercede; come between.
Interpret(in-tẽr´pret) (v.t.) to explain the meaning of; expound; construe.
Interpretation(in-tẽr-pre-tā´shun) (n.) the act of interpreting; explanation.
Interregnum(in-tẽr-reg´num) (n.) the period between two reigns, governments, or ministries; time of abeyance.
Interrogate(in-ter´ō-gāt) (v.t.) to question: (v.i.) to ask questions.
Interrogation(in-ter-ō-gā´shun) (n.) the act of interrogating; a question; inquiry; a mark (?) denoting a question.
Interrogative(in-ter-rog´a-tiv) (adj.) denoting or containing a question or inquiry: (n.) a word used in asking a question.
Interrogatively(in-ter-rog´a-tiv-li) (adv.) by questions.
Interrogator(in-ter´ō-gā-tẽr) (n.) one who interrogates.
Interrogatory(in-ter-rog´a-tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or expressing, a question: (n.) a question in writing put to a party to a suit.
Interrupt(in-tẽr-rupt´) (v.t.) to stop or hinder by breaking in upon; break the continuity of; cause to be delayed; end suddenly.
Interruption(in-tẽr-rup´shun) (n.) the act of interrupting; hindrance; obstruction; intervention; sudden cessation.
Intersect(in-tẽr-sekt´) (v.t.) to cut or divide mutually: (v.i.) to cross each other.
Intersection(in-tẽr-sek´shun) (n.) the act or state of intersecting; place of crossing; the point or line in which two lines or two planes cut each other.
Intersperse(in-tẽr-spẽrs´) (v.t.) to set or scatter here and there.
Interstellar(in-tẽr-stel´är) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated in, space between the stars.
Interstice(in-tẽr´stis) (n.) a narrow space between things closely set; crevice.
Interstitial(in-tẽr-stish´al) (adj.) pertaining to, containing, or existing in interstices.
Intertwine(in-tẽr-twīn´) (v.i.) to unite by twining.
Interurban(in-tẽr-ẽr´ban) (adj.) uniting or belonging to two cities: (n.) something, such as a car-line, tube, or ferry-boat that unites two closely related cities.
Interval(in´tẽr-val) (n.) time or space between; distance between two given musical sounds.
Intervene(in-tẽr-vēn´) (v.i.) to come, or be situated, between; interpose; interfere.
Intervention(in-tẽr-ven´shun) (n.) the act of intervening; interposition; mediation.
Interview(in´tẽr-vū) (v.t.) to visit, as a notable personage, to obtain particulars respecting himself or his opinions: (n.) a personal conference or meeting.
Interweave(in-tẽr-wēv) (v.t.) to weave one into another.
Intestacy(in-tes´ta-si) (n.) the state of dying without a will.
Intestate(in-tes´tāt) (adj.) dying without having made a valid will: (n.) one who dies without having made a will.
Intestinal(in-tes´ti-nal) (adj.) pertaining to, or found in, the intestines.
Intestine(in-tes´tin) (adj.) internal; not foreign: (n. pl.) the bowels; entrails.
Intimacy(in´ti-ma-si) (n.) close or confidential friendship.
Intimate(in´ti-mat) (adj.) close in friendship; well acquainted; familiar; confidential; complete: (v.t.) (in'ti-māt) to indicate; make known.
Intimately(in´ti-mat-li) (adv.) in an intimate manner.
Intimation(in-ti-mā´shun) (n.) an indirect suggestion or hint; announcement.
Intimidate(in-tim´i-dāt) (v.t.) to make afraid.
Intimidation(in-tim-i-dā´shun) (n.) the act of intimidating; fear.
Into(in´tōō) (prep.) noting passage inwards; inclusion or comprehension.
Intolerable(in-tol´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) unbearable.
Intolerably(in-tol´ẽr-a-bli) (adv.) in an intolerable manner.
Intolerance(in-tol´ẽr-ans) (n.) want of toleration of the opinions or practices of others; inability to bear or endure.
Intolerant(in-tol´ẽr-ant) (adj.) bigoted; unable to bear or endure.
Intonation(in-tō-nā´shun) (n.) the act or manner of sounding musical notes; modulation of the voice; act of intoning.
Intone(in-tōn´) (v.t.) to recite in monotone.
Intoxicant(in-toks´i-kant) (n.) that which intoxicates.
Intoxicate(in-toks´i-kāt) (v.t.) to make drunk by spirituous liquors; excite unduly.
Intoxication(in-toks-i-kā´shun) (n.) the act of intoxicating; extreme excitement.
Intractability(in-trak-ta-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality or state of being intractable.
Intractable(in-trak´ta-bl) (adj.) unmanageable.
Intransigent(in-tran´si-jent) (n.) one who is politically or socially irreconcilable to the existing order.
Intransitive(in-tran´si-tiv) (adj.) not passing over to or requiring an object, said of certain verbs.
Intransitively(in-tran´si-tiv-li) (adv.) in an intransitive manner.
Intrepid(in-trep´id) (adj.) bold; fearless.
Intrepidity(in-tre-pid´i-ti) (n.) fearlessness.
Intricacy(in´tri-ka-si) (n.) the quality of being intricate; perplexity.
Intricate(in´tri-kāt) (adj.) entangled or involved.
Intrigue(in-trēg´) (v.i.) to carry on a secret plot; engage in clandestine love affairs: (n.) a secret plot; clandestine love affair.
Intrinsic(in-trin´sik) (adj.) pertaining to that which is inherent; real; genuine.
Intrinsically(in-trin´si-ka-li) (adv.) inherently.
Introduce(in-tro-dūs´) (v.t.) to conduct or bring in; bring into use or notice; bring into acquaintance; insert.
Introduction(in-trō-duk´shun) (n.) the act of introducing; presentation; a preface.
Introductory(in-trō-duk´tō-ri) (adj.) serving to introduce.
Introit(in-trō´it) (n.) Latin "he enters"; an anthem, psalm, or other religious formula which is sung or intoned when the priest enters the chancel, or when the Communion begins.
Introspection(in-trō-spek´shun) (n.) looking into one's self; self-examination, as to one's thoughts and acts and motions.
Introspective(in-trō-spek´tiv) (adj.) prone to introspection.
Intrude(in-trūd´) (v.i.) to thrust one's self in without invitation or welcome: (v.t.) force in.
Intrusion(in-trū´zhun) (n.) the act of intruding; encroachment; unlawful entry into vacant lands or tenements.
Intrusive(in-trū´siv) (adj.) apt to intrude; encroaching.
Intuition(in-tū-ish´un) (n.) instinctive knowledge or feeling; immediate perception.
Intuitive(in-tū´i-tiv) (adj.) perceived immediately by the mind.
Intuitively(in-tū´i-tiv-li) (adv.) without reasoning.
Inundate(in-un´dāt) (v.t.) to fill with an overflowing abundance; flood.
Inundation(in-un-dā´shun) (n.) overflow; flood.
Inure(in-ūr´) (v.t.) to habituate, or accustom, toughen.
Invade(in-vād´) (v.t.) to enter a country with a hostile army; infringe upon; violate.
Invalid(in-val´id) (adj.) of no force or authority; null and void: (n.) (in´valid) one who is weak or infirm in health; a disabled soldier or sailor: (v.t.) to register as an invalid; affect with disease.
Invalidate(in-val´i-dāt) (v.t.) to weaken or destroy the force or validity of.
Invalidation(in-val-i-dāt´shun) (n.) the act of invalidating.
Invalidity(in-va-lid´i-ti) (n.) want of legal force or argument.
Invaluable(in-val´ū-a-bl) (adj.) priceless.
Invariable(in-vār´i-a-bl) (adj.) constant.
Invariably(in-vār´i-a-bli) (adv.) constantly.
Invasion(in-vā´zhun) (n.) the act of invading; hostile incursion; encroachment.
Invective(in-vek´tiv) (n.) a violent utterance of censure, sarcasm, or abuse: (adj.) abusive.
Inveigh(in-vā´) (v.i.) to rail against persons or things with vehemence; utter censure or reproach; declaim.
Inveigle(in-vē´gl) (v.t.) to entice; seduce.
Invent(in-vent´) (v.t.) to find out by original study or contrivance; devise or contrive; originate.
Invention(in-ven´shun) (n.) the act of inventing; the thing invented; discovery; creative faculty; concoction; fabrication.
Inventive(in-ven´tiv) (adj.) able to invent; quick at contriving; ready in expedients.
Inventively(in-ven´tiv-li) (adv.) by the faculty of invention.
Inventiveness(in-ven´tiv-nes) (n.) the inventive faculty.
Inventor(in-ven´tẽr) (n.) one who invents.
Inventory(in´ven-tō-ri) (n.) a catalogue or list of goods, furniture, etc.; account: (v.t.) to draw up an inventory or catalogue of.
Inverse(in-vẽrs´) (adj.) contrary in tendency, direction, or effect; reciprocal; inverted.
Inversely(in-vẽrs´li) (adv.) in an inverse order or ratio.
Inversion(in-vẽr´shun) (n.) the act of inverting; the state of being inverted; contrary change of order or position.
Invert(in-vẽrt´) (v.t.) to turn upside down.
Invertebrate(in-vẽr´te-brāt) (n.) one of the Invertebrata, those animals which have no vertebrae or spinal column: (adj.) having no backbone; having no force of character; weak.
Invest(in-vest´) (v.t.) to place or lay out, as money; clothe, as with office, authority, or dignity; surround: (v.i.) to make an investment.
Investigate(in-ves´ti-gāt) (v.t.) to ascertain by careful inquiry; search; examine.
Investigation(in-ves-ti-gā´shun) (n.) the act of investigating; inquiry; search.
Investigator(in-ves´ti-gā-tẽr) (n.) one. who investigates.
Investiture(in-ves´ti-tūr) (n.) the act or right of giving legal possession; the ceremony of inducting a bishop into his office.
Investment(in-vest´ment) (n.) the act of laying out money productively; money so invested; the act of besieging or blockading.
Investor(in-ves´tẽr) (n.) one who invests.
Inveteracy(in-vet´ẽr-a-si) (n.) the state of being inveterate.
Inveterate(in-vet´ẽr-at) (adj.) deep-rooted; habitual.
Invidious(in-vid´i-us) (adj.) likely to provoke ill-will or envy; unpleasant.
Invigorate(in-vig´ō-rāt) (v.t.) to give vigor to; strengthen; animate.
Invincibility(in-vin-si-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being invincible.
Invincible(in-vin´si-bl) (adj.) unconquerable.
Inviolability(in-vī-ō-la-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being inviolable.
Inviolable(in-vī´ō-la-bl) (adj.) that cannot be profaned or injured; unbroken.
Invisibility(in-viz-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being invisible.
Invisible(in-viz´i-bl) (adj.) that cannot be seen.
Invitation(in-vi-tā´shun) (n.) the act of inviting; polite solicitation; the words or document by which one is invited.
Invite(in-vīt´) (v.t.) to ask, solicit, or summon; request the presence of; persuade; allure.
Inviting(in-vīt´ing) (p.adj.) tempting; seductive.
Invocation(in-vō-kā´shun) (n.) the act or form of invoking.
Invoice(in´vois) (n.) a document announcing the dispatch of goods with their prices, etc.: (v.t.) to state or insert in an invoice.
Invoke(in-vōk´) (v.t.) to address in prayer or supplication; solicit aid or protection.
Involuntarily(in-vol´un-tā-ri-li) (adv.) not willingly.
Involuntary(in-vol´un-tā-ri) (adj.) without will or choice; not spontaneous.
Involution(in-vō-lū´shun) (n.) the act of involving; complication; return of an organ or tissue to its normal size after distention; the process of raising an arithmetical or algebraical quantity to a given power, as 4² = 16.
Involve(in-volv´) (v.t.) to complicate; entangle; surround; embroil; result as a logical consequence; multiply a quantity into itself any given number of times.
Involvement(in-volv´ment) (n.) the act of involving; the state of being involved.
Invulnerability(in-vul-nẽr-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being invulnerable.
Invulnerable(in-vul´nẽr-a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be wounded or injured; without any weak point.
Inward(in´ward) (adj.) situated within; in the mind: (adv.) interior; towards the center. Also inwards.
Inwardly(in´ward-li) (adv.) in an inward manner; secretly.
Iodide(ī´ō-dīd) (n.) a compound of iodine.
Iodine(ī´ō-din) (n.) a non-metallic element, which, when heated, gives off a rich violet vapor.
Iota(ī-ō´ta) (n.) anything small or insignificant; the same as jot.
Irascibility(ī-ras-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) quality of being irascible.
Irascible(ī-ras´i-bl) (n.) easily excited to anger.
Irascibly(ī-ras´i-bli) (adv.) in an irascible manner.
Irate(ī-rāt´) (adj.) angry; enraged.
Ire(īr) (n.) anger; wrath.
Iridescence(ir-i-des´ens) (n.) the exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow.
Iridescent(ir-i-des´ent) (adj.) exhibiting iridescence.
Iris(ī´ris) (n.) the pupil of the eye; the rainbow.
Irk(ẽrk) (v.t.) to weary: (v.i.) to become tired.
Irksome(ẽrk´sum) (adj.) tedious; wearisome.
Iron(ī´ẽrn) (n.) the most common and useful of the metals; an instrument made of iron; anything especially hard or durable; (pl.) fetters: (adj.) pertaining to, resembling, or made of iron: (v.t.) to smooth with an iron; implement; furnish with iron; fetter.
Ironclad(ī´ẽrn-klad) (n.) a warship protected wholly or partially with iron or steel plates: (adj.) covered or protected with iron armor.
Ironical(ī-ron´i-kal) (adj.) expressing one thing and meaning another.
Irony(ī´ron-i) (n.) subtle sarcasm; a mode of speech conveying the opposite of what is meant.
Irradiate(ir-rā´di-āt) (v.t.) to shed light upon; illuminate; brighten: (v.i.) emit rays of light.
Irrational(ir-rash´un-al) (adj.) destitute of reason; absurd.
Irreclaimable(ir-re-klām´a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be reclaimed; practically lost.
Irreconcilable(ir-rek-on-sī´la-bl) (adj.) that cannot be reconciled or appeased.
Irredeemable(ir-re-dēm´a-bl) (adj.) not to be replaced by an equivalent.
Irrefutable(ir-re-fū´ta-bl) (adj.) that cannot be refuted; indisputable.
Irregular(ir-reg´ū-lār) (adj.) not according to rule; variable; vicious.
Irrelevant(ir-rel´e-vant) (adj.) not connected with the subject in hand.
Irreligious(ir-re-lij´us) (adj.) profane; impious; wicked.
Irremediable(ir-re-mē´di-a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be remedied.
Irreparable(ir-rep´a-ra-bl) (adj.) not to be rectified or repaired.
Irrepressible(ir-re-pres´i-bl) (adj.) not to be restrained.
Irreproachable(ir-re-prōch´a-bl) (adj.) free from blame; innocent.
Irresistible(ir-re-sist´i-bl) (adj.) not to be opposed successfully.
Irresolute(ir-res´ō-lūt) (adj.) infirm of purpose.
Irrespective(ir-re-spek´tiv) (adj.) regardless.
Irresponsible(ir-rē-spon´si-bl) (adj.) not answerable or amenable.
Irreverence(ir-rev´ẽr-ens) (n.) want of reverence; the state of being disregarded.
Irreverent(ir-rev´ẽr-ent) (adj.) lacking in reverence or respect.
Irrevocable(ir-rev´ō-ka-bl) (adj.) that cannot be recalled; not alterable.
Irrigable(ir´ri-ga-bl) (adj.) capable of being irrigated.
Irrigate(ir´i-gāt) (v.t.) to moisten land by causing water to flow over by artificial means.
Irritability(ir-i-ta-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality or state of being irritable.
Irritable(ir´i-ta-bl) (adj.) easily provoked to anger; easily stimulated to perform some physical function.
Irritant(ir´i-tant) (n.) anything which causes irritation.
Irritate(ir´i-tāt) (v.t.) to make angry; excite heat and redness in.
Irritation(ir-i-tā´shun) (n.) the act of irritating; the state of being irritated; exasperation; vexation.
Irruption(ir-rup´shun) (n.) a bursting or rushing in; sudden invasion.
Is(iz) third person similar present indicative of be.
Island(ī´land) (n.) a tract of land surrounded by water; anything resembling an island.
Isle(īl) (n.) an island.
Islet(ī´let) (n.) a small island.
Ism(īzm) (n.) a system or theory.
Isobar(ī´sō-bär) (n.) a line which connects places on the earth's surface having the same atmospheric pressure at the sea level.
Isolate(is´ō-lāt) (v.t.) to place alone; place in a detached situation; insulate; obtain in a not combined form.
Isolation(is-ō-lā´shun) (n.) the state of being isolated.
Isomeric(ī-sō-mẽr´ik) (adj.) having the same elements in the same proportions, but with different physical characteristics.
Isometric(ī-sō-met´rik) (adj.) having equality of measure.
Isosceles(ī-sos´e-lēz) (adj.) having equal sides.
Isotherm(ī´sō-thẽrm) (n.) an imaginary line connecting those places on the earth's surface which have the same mean temperature.
Issue(ish´ū) (n.) the act i passing or flowing out; egress; that which flows or passes out; discharge; flux; publication; offspring; lineal descendants; produce of the earth; profits of land, etc.; essential points in pleading or debate; result: (v.t.) to send out; publish; put into circulation: (v.i.) to come or pass out; arise, as from a source; flow; proceed; be descended; end.
It(it) thing spoken of or referred to.
Italic(i-tal´ik) (adj.) pertaining to Italy; noting a slender, sloping kind of type, used for emphasis, etc.: (n. pl.) italic type.
Italicize(i-tal´i-sīz) (v.t.) to write or print in italics.
Itch(ich) (n.) a parasitic cutaneous disease causing great irritation; a constant and teasing desire for something: (v.i.) to feel a particular uneasiness in the skin, causing a desire to scratch the part affected; have a constant and teasing desire for.
Item(ī´tem) (n.) a separate article or particular; a newspaper paragraph: (adv.) also.
Itemize(ī´tem-ize) (v.t.) to give the items or details of an account.
Iterate(it´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to repeat.
Iteration(it-ẽr-ā´shun) repetition.
Iterative(it´ẽr-a-tiv) (adj.) repeating.
Itinerant(ī-tin´ẽr-ant) (adj.) passing from place to place: (n.) one who itinerates.
Itinerate(ī-tin´ẽr-āt) (v.i.) to travel from place to place.
Itinerary(ī-tin´ẽr-a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or done on, a journey; traveling from place to place: (n.) a traveler's guide or route-book; a diary of a journey; plan of a projected excursion.
Itself(it-self) (pron.) contraction of "it" and "self"; the neuter reciprocal pronoun of "it".
Ivory(ī´vo-ri) (n.) the hard, bony, white dentine which forms the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.: (adj.) made of, or like, ivory.
Ivy(ī´vi) (n.) a clinging evergreen plant of the genus Hedera.

Jabber(jab´ẽr) (v.i.) to talk rapidly and indistinctly; chatter.
Jack(jak) (n.) a pike; in bowls, a small ball serving as a mark to be aimed at; the male of some animals; timber cut short of its usual length; a flag used for signaling; the knave in cards; a leathern coat of mail; a name applied to various kinds of levers or mechanical labor-saying appliances, as "jack-screw," etc.: (v.t.) to lift with a jack.
Jackal(jak´al) (n.) a dog-like carnivorous animal which hunts in packs; one who does base work for another.
Jackass(jak´as) (n.) the male ass; donkey; a buffoon.
Jackboots(jak´bōōtz) (n. pl.) large boots reaching above the knee.
Jacket(jak´et) (n.) a short tailless coat; a covering to prevent radiation of heat: (v.t.) to clothe with a jacket; beat.
Jackknife(jak´nīf) (n.) a large, cheap, pocket-knife for common use.
Jade(jād) (n.) a tired or worn-out horse; a vicious woman; a young woman [contemptuously or humorously]; a stone remarkable for hardness and tenacity, of a light-green color; much used for ornaments, etc.: (v.t.) to tire by long-continued labor; harass.
Jag(jag) (n.) a notch; projecting point; a small load; a condition of partial intoxication: (v.t.) to cut into notches or teeth.
Jaguar(jag´gwär) (n.) a fierce animal of South America, resembling the leopard; the American tiger.
Jail(jāl) (n.) a prison; a lock-up.
Jam(jam) (n.) a conserve of fruit boiled with sugar; a squeeze; block; crush: (v.t.) to squeeze or crush; press in tightly; block up by crowding.
Jamb(jam) (n.) one of the upright sides of a doorway, window-opening, or fireplace.
Jamboree(jam-bo-rē´) (n.) a carouse; a spree.
Jangle(jang´gl) (v.i.) to quarrel or wrangle; sound discordantly: (n.) a discordant sound; wrangle; altercation; chatter.
Janitor(jan´i-tẽr) (n.) one who has the care of a building.
January(jan´ū-ā-ri) (n.) the first month of the year; named from the Latin god, Janus.
Jar(jär) (n.) an earthenware pot or vessel; a shake produced by a sudden shock; jolt; harsh sound; conflict of opinion or interest: (v.t.) to cause to shake by a sudden shock; jolt: (v.i.) to interfere or clash; emit a harsh sound.
Jargon(jär´gon) (n.) confused, unintelligible talk; a mixture of two or more languages; the peculiar phraseology of a party, sect, etc.
Jasper(jas´pẽr) (n.) an opaque, many-shaded variety of quartz; when polished it is made into a variety of ornamental articles.
Jaundice(jän´dis) (n.) a disease characterized by yellowness of the eyeballs, skin, etc., caused by biliary derangement, hence a mental condition likely to be gloomy or depressed.
Jaunt(jänt) (n.) a short excursion or ramble: (v.i.) to roam or ramble; take a short excursion.
Jauntily(jänt´i-li) (adv.) in a jaunty manner.
Jaunty(jänt´i) (adj.) airy; gay; showy.
Javelin(jav´e-lin) (n.) a light spear.
Jaw(jaw) (n.) the bones of the mouth in which the teeth are placed; mouth; a mechanical contrivance for holding the inner end of a vessel's boom.
Jealous(jel´us) (adj.) full of, or characterized by, jealousy; anxiously; suspicious or watchful.
Jealousy(jel´us-i) (n.) suspicious fear or watchfulness, especially the fear of being supplanted by a rival.
Jean(jēn) (n.) twilled undressed cotton cloth.
Jeer(jēr) (v.t.) to scoff at; ridicule: (v.i.) to speak in a derisive or sarcastic manner: (n.) a scoff; derision; (pl.) tackle by which the lower yards of a vessel are hoisted or lowered.
Jehovah(je-hō´va) (n.) Lord; God of the Hebrews; now often written and pronounced Yahweh.
Jejune(je-jūn´) (adj.) empty; void of interest.
Jelly(jel´i) (n.) the stiffened gelatinous juice of fruit, meat, etc., after boiling; any semitransparent soft gluey substance: (v.i.) to turn to, or become, jelly.
Jeopardy(jep´är-di) (n.) hazard; peril.
Jerk(jẽrk) (v.t.) to give a sudden pull, twist, or push to; throw with a sudden quick movement; cut into long strips and dry in the sun, as beef: (n.) a sudden quick pull, twist or push; spasmodic movement; jerked beef.
Jerrybuilt(jer´i-bilt) (n.) constructed hastily, and of bad materials.
Jersey(jẽr´zi) (n.) a close-fitting thick woolen shirt; fine yarn wool.
Jest(jest) (n.) a joke; humorous pleasantry; fun; a laughing-stock: (v.i.) to joke; make merriment; make game of.
Jester(jest´ẽr) (n.) one who jests; a buffoon.
Jesuit(jez´ū-it) (n.) a member of the Catholic Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola, 1534.
Jet(jet) (n.) a stream of water suddenly emitted; a deep black variety of lignite, black amber; a gas branch; tube for running molten metal into a mold: (v.t.) to spout out: (v.i.) to shoot or jut out.
Jetsam(jet´sam) (n.) that part of a ship's cargo which is thrown into the sea to lighten the vessel in case of peril; opposed to flotsam.
Jettison(jet´i-sun) (n.) the act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a vessel in case of peril: (v.t.) to throw overboard to lighten a vessel.
Jetty(jet´i) (n.) a structure extending into the water, used as a pier, mole, or wall, to restrain or direct currents; projection of a building: (v.i.) to jut out or project.
Jew(jōō) (n.) an Israelite; Hebrew.
Jewel(jōō´el) (n.) a valuable ornament; gem; precious stone; anything of great value or dear to one: (v.t.) to adorn with, or as with, jewels; furnish with jewels.
Jeweler(jōō´el-ẽr) (n.) one who makes or deals in jewels.
Jewelry(jōō´el-ri) (n.) jewels collectively; the art or trade of a jeweler.
Jewish(jōō´ish) (adj.) pertaining to the Jews, their language, customs, etc.
Jib(jib) (n.) a large triangular sail projecting beyond the bowsprit; the projecting arm or beam of a crane; a jibbing horse: (v.i.) to move restlessly backwards or sideways, said of a horse.
Jiffy(jif´i) (n.) an instant.
Jig(jig) (n.) a quick lively dance, or music for such a dance; a particular kind of fish-hook; a handy tool; device to guide cutting tool: (v.i.) to dance a jig: (v.t.) jerk up and down.
Jigger(jig´ẽr) (n.) one who jigs; a name for various mechanical contrivances and appliances.
Jill(jil) (n.) a young woman; sweetheart, the feminine of Jack; the female of a ferret.
Jilt(jilt) (n.) a coquette or flirt: (v.t.) to encourage a lover and then discard him: (v.i.) to play the jilt; practice deception in love.
Jimmy(jim´i) (n.) short crowbar used by burglars.
Jingle(jing´gl) (n.) a sharp tinkling metallic sound; a little bell or rattle; meaningless rhyme; a covered two-wheeled Irish car: (v.i.) to sound with a jingle.
Jiujitsu(jū-jit´sōō) (n.) an ancient Japanese system of wrestling.
Job(job) (n.) a piece of work, especially of a temporary or chance nature; any scheme for making money or securing private advantage at the public expense; any event or circumstance; a sudden stroke or thrust with a pointed instrument: (v.t.) to let out for hire; buy up goods and retail them; punch suddenly with a sharp instrument: (v.i.) buy and sell, as a stock-broker; perform job work; let out or hire horses; work for one's own advantage under the guise of public zeal.
Jobber(job´ẽr) (n.) a middleman, especially one who acts as agent between a stock-broker and the public; one who transacts public business for his own private interests.
Jockey(jok´i) (n.) one who rides a horse in a race; groom; a dealer in horses; cheat: (v.t.) to cheat or deceive; jostle against by riding unfairly.
Jocose(jō-kōs´) (adj.) sportive; humorous.
Jocosity(jō-kos´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being jocose.
Jocular(jok´ū-lar) (adj.) making jokes.
Jocularity(jok-ū-lari-ti) (n.) merriment.
Jocund(jok´und) (adv.) jovial; sportive; gay.
Jocundity(jō-kun´di-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being jocund.
Jog(jog) (v.t.) to push or shake slightly, usually with the elbow or hand, by way of reminder; stimulate: (v.i.) to travel along with a slow trotting motion: (n.) a slight push or shake; slow trot; stimulant.
Join(join) (v.t.) to unite; connect; associate; add or annex; to unite in marriage: (v.i.) to adhere; be in contact; be associated or in unity with: (n.) a joint or union.
Joiner(join´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, joins, especially an artisan who finishes the woodwork for houses, etc.
Joinery(join´ẽr-ī) (n.) joiner's work.
Joint(joint) (n.) the place where two or more things join; articulation of limbs; node or internode; hinge; a fissure dividing rock masses into blocks; one of the larger pieces into which a carcass is cut up; a place of low resort; as, an opium joint: (adj.) produced by the action of two or more; united in or sharing: (v.t.) cut or divide into joints, as meat.
Jointure(joint´ūr) (n.) an estate settled on a wife, to be enjoyed after her husband's death: (v.t.) to settle a jointure on.
Joist(joist) (n.) a horizontal timber to which the boards of a floor or laths of a ceiling are fastened: (v.t.) to furnish with joists.
Joke(jōk) (n.) something said or done to excite mirth; jest; sport: (v.i.) to make jokes: (v.t.) to cast jokes at; rally.
Joker(jōk´er) (n.) a jester; an extra card, the highest trump card at euchre.
Jollification(jol-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) merry-making.
Jollity(jol´i-ti) (n.) the state of being jolly.
Jolly(jol´i) (adj.) full of life and mirth; gay; inspiring mirth; excellent; most remarkable: (adv.) exceedingly (v.t.) to joke or rally; to treat well for the purpose of obtaining some advantage.
Jolt(jōlt) (v.t.) to shake by sudden jerks: (v.i.) to have a jerky motion: (n.) a sudden jerk, an unpleasant surprise.
Josh(josh) (v.t.) to make good-natured sport of anyone; to flatter.
Jostle(jos´l) (v.t.) to push against; elbow.
Jot(jot) (v.t.) to make a memorandum of: (n.) a tittle.
Journal(jẽr´nal) (n.) a record of news or events; diary; a book in which particular transactions are entered from the day-book; a ship's logbook; the bearing part of the shaft of a machine.
Journalese(jẽr-nal-ēz´) (n.) said ironically of newspaper writing as though it were in a new kind of language.
Journalism(jẽr´nal-izm) (n.) a news paper or periodical literature; the influence exercised by such literature; the profession of a journalist.
Journalist(jẽr´nal-ist) (n.) an editor, or contributor to a journal or newspaper; one who keeps a journal.
Journalistic(jẽr-nal-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to journals, journalists, or journalism.
Journey(jẽr´ni) (n.) passage from one place to another; a day's work or travel: (v.i.) to travel from one place to another.
Journeyman(jẽr´ni-man) (n.) a mechanic who has served his apprenticeship.
Joust(jōōst) (n.) a medieval mock combat with blunted lances between two mounted knights: (v.i.) to engage in such a combat.
Jovial(jōv´i-al) (adj.) convivial; merry.
Joviality(jō-vi-al´i-ti) (n.) conviviality; mirth.
Jovially(jō´vi-a-li) (adv.) with joviality.
Jovian(jō´vi-an) (adj.) resembling or relating to the God Jove or Jupiter; majestic, awe-inspiring.
Jowl(joul) (n.) the jaw or cheek; head of a fish.
Joy(joi) (n.) exhilaration of spirits; gaiety; gladness: (v.i.) to rejoice or be glad.
Joyful(joi´fool) (adj.) full of joy.
Joyless(joi´les) (adj.) without joy; destitute of gladness.
Joyride(joi´rīd) (n.) a wild, reckless, automobile ride; usually indulged in without authorization, by the chauffeur or others; frequently ending in disaster.
Jubilant(jōō´bi-lant) (adj.) expressing exultation; triumphant.
Jubilation(jōō-bi-lā´shun) (n.) a shouting for joy; declaration of triumph.
Jubilee(jōō´bi-lē) (n.) a Jewish festival celebrated every 50th year, to commemorate the deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage; the 50th anniversary of any event; a year of special indulgence granted by the Pope every 25th year.
Judaism(jīō´dā-izm) (n.) the religious rites and doctrines of the Jews; conformity to Jewish rites and doctrines.
Judge(juj) (n.) the presiding official in a court of law, having authority to hear and determine civil and criminal causes; arbitrator; connoisseur; one of the chief rulers of the Israelites from the death of Joshua to the kingship of Saul: (v.t.) to examine and pass sentence upon; distinguish; consider: (v.t.) to come to a conclusion by comparison and consideration; hear and determine a case, and pass sentence.
Judgment(juj´ment) (n.) the act of judging; a judicial decision; mental faculty of deciding correctly by the comparison of facts and ideas; penetration; intelligence; criticism; opinion; punishment inflicted by God; the final trial of mankind by God; judgment-day.
Judicature(jōō´di-ka-tūr) (n.) a court of justice; power of dispensing justice by legal trial and judgment.
Judicial(jōō-dish´al) (adj.) pertaining to courts of justice or to the administration of justice; proceeding from, or inflicted by, a court of justice; impartial.
Judicially(jōō-dish´a-li) (adv.) in a judicial manner.
Judiciary(jōō-dish´i-a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to courts of justice; passing judgment: (n.) judges collectively; that branch of a government concerned with the administration of civil and criminal law.
Judicious(jōō-dish´us) (adj.) prudent; discreet.
Jug(jug) (v.t.) to put into a jug; to cook in a jug; to imprison: (v.i.) to nestle together as birds: (n.) an earthenware vessel with a handle, used to carry liquids; a jail or prison.
Juggle(jug´l) (v.t.) to cheat by artifice: (v.i.) to conjure: (n.) a trick by sleight of hand; imposture.
Jugglery(jug´lẽr-i) (n.) legerdemain; imposture.
Jugular(jug´ū-lar) (adj.) pertaining to the neck or throat or jugular vein: (n.) a jugular vein.
Juice(jōōs) (n.) sap of vegetables; the fluid parts of animal bodies.
Juicy(jōō´si) (adj.) full of juice.
Julep(jōō´lep) (n.) a drink composed of brandy or whiskey sweetened and flavored with mint; a mixture of sugar and water as a vehicle for administering medicine.
Julienne(zhōō-li-en´) (n.) a clear meat soup with chopped carrots, etc.
July(jōō-lī´) (n.) the seventh month of the year, named from Julius Caesar, who was born in it.
Jumble(jum´bl) (n.) a confused mass; a kind of thin cake: (v.t.) to mix in a confused mass; throw together without order: (v.i.) to mix or unite confusedly.
Jumbo(jum´bō) (n.) a huge person or animal, an expression derived from a once famous elephant named Jumbo: (adj.) larger than usual, as "a jumbo shrimp."
Jump(jump) (n.) a spring or bound; the space dumped; in mining, a fault: (v.t.) to cause to spring or bound; leap over; to take possession of a mining claim during the absence of its owner: (v.i.) to spring upward or forward.
Jumper(jump´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, jumps; a name applied to certain religious sects who practice dancing under religious excitement; a hooded Arctic fur jacket; a long, loose workman's jacket; a one-piece frock, with low neck and short sleeves, worn over a bodice.
Junction(jungk´shun) (n.) the act of being joined; union; a point or place of union.
Juncture(jungk´tūr) (n.) the point or line at which two bodies are joined; joint; articulation; particular or critical occasion.
June(jōōn) (n.) the sixth month, named from Juno, the wife of Jove.
Jungle(jung´gl) (n.) a dense tropical thicket of forest trees, brushwood, tall grasses, reeds, and creepers.
Junior(joon´yẽr) (adj.) younger; of lower standing; pertaining to youth: (n.) the younger of two; one of lower standing.
Juniper(jōō´ni-pẽr) (n.) a shrub, the berries of which are used in flavoring gin.
Junk(jungk) (n.) short pieces of old cable, rope, etc., used for making mats, oakum, etc.; hard salt ship beef; a Chinese flat-bottomed vessel with a square bow and high stern, having the mast in one piece.
Junket(jung´ket) (n.) a preparation of curds and cream; a variety of sweetmeat; excursion; picnic: (v.i.) to participate in an excursion or picnic.
Junta(jun´ta) (n.) a legislative assembly or council.
Juridical(jōō-rid´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to law, judicial proceedings, or jurisprudence.
Jurisdiction(jōō-ris-dik´shun) (n.) legal authority; extent of power; district over which any authority extends.
Jurisprudence(jōō-ris-prōō´dens) (n.) legal science; system of laws of a country.
Jurist(jōō´rist) (n.) one skilled in legal science.
Juror(jōō´rer) (n.) one who serves on a jury.
Jury(jōō´ri) (n.) a body of men, usually twelve, selected according to law and sworn to inquire into or decide on the evidence before them; a committee of experts selected to award prizes, etc., at a public exhibition, etc.
Just(just) (adj.) conformable to divine or human laws; upright; impartial; faithful; exact; regular; fair: (adv.) exactly; barely; nearly; almost; perfectly.
Justice(jus´tis) (n.) the quality of being just; rectitude in dealing with others; impartiality; a judge or magistrate.
Justifiable(jus-ti-fī´a-bl) (adj.) defensible.
Justifiably(jus-ti-fī´a-bli) (adv.) so as to be justifiable.
Justification(jus-ti-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of justifying; vindication or defense; the act of acceptance of a man by God as justified by the merits of Jesus Christ.
Justify(jus´ti-fī) (v.t.) to show or prove to be just or right; vindicate; pardon, accept and treat as just on the ground of faith and repentance: (v.i.) to conform to each other by proper spacing, as lines of type.
Jut(jut) (v.i.) project beyond the main body.
Jute(jōōt) (n.) the fiber of an East Indian plant used for ropes, bagging, mats, etc.
Juvenile(jōō´ve-nil) (adj.) youthful; characteristic of, or suitable to, youth: (n.) a young person.
Juxtaposition(juks-ta-pō-zish´un) (n.) nearness, closeness.

Kale(kāl) (n.) a cabbage with open curled leaves; sea-kale.
Kaleidoscope(ka-lī´dō-skōp) (n.) an optical instrument which by an arrangement of mirrors causes objects viewed through it to appear in a variety of symmetrical and beautiful patterns.
Kangaroo(kang-ga-rōō´) (n.) a herbivorous marsupial mammal peculiar to Australia, having short front legs and long powerful hind legs, with which it leaps.
Kayak(kā´yak) (n.) an Eskimo seal-skin canoe.
Kazoo(ka-zōō´) (n.) a small instrument for making noise, consisting of a wooden pipe in which a bit of cat-gut is inserted and when one blows through the mouthpiece a harsh and hideous noise is made.
Keel(kēl) (n.) the chief and lowest timber of a vessel extending from stem to stern and supporting the whole frame; hence a ship; a low, flat-bottomed coal-barge: (v.t.) to furnish with a keel: (v.i.) turn up the keel; give up.
Keelhaul(kēl´hawl) (v.t.) to drag under water beneath the bottom of a ship from one side to the other; formerly a naval punishment; reprimand sternly.
Keen(kēn) (adj.) sharp; eager; piercing; bitter; acute: (n.) a shrill bitter wail of lamentation for the dead.
Keening(kē´ning) (n.) the act of keening or wailing for the dead.
Keep(kēp) (v.t.) to have the care of; guard; preserve; maintain; do; observe; fulfill; supply with the necessaries of life; detain; confine: (v.i.) to remain in any state or condition: (n.) subsistence; the stronghold of a medieval castle.
Keeping(kēp´ing) (n.) care; custody; charge; subsistence; harmony; congruity.
Keepsake(kēp´sāk) (n.) something kept as a souvenir of the giver.
Keg(keg) (n.) a small barrel.
Kelp(kelp) (n.) the roasted ashes of sea-weeds, from which iodine is obtained; a large coarse seaweed or wrack.
Kennel(ken´el) (n.) a house for a dog or pack of hounds; lair of a fox; street gutter; vile lodging: (v.t.) to confine in a kennel: (v.i.) to live in a kennel.
Keno(kē´nō) (n.) a game of chance played with numbered balls, cards, and buttons.
Kept(kept) (p.t. & p.p.) of "keep".
Keratin(ker´a-tin) (n.) the principal constituent of hair, nails, and horn.
Kernel(kẽr´nel) (n.) a grain or seed; the edible substance of a nut or fruit stone; essence.
Kerosene(ker´ō-sēn) (n.) refined petroleum.
Ketchup(kech´up) (n.) a sauce prepared from tomatoes, mushrooms, etc.
Kettle(ket´l) (n.) a metallic vessel for boiling liquids.
Kettledrum(ket´l-drum) (n.) a hemispherical copper drum; afternoon tea party.
Key(kē) (n.) instrument for releasing the bolt of a lock; that which explains or makes clear something difficult or obscure; fundamental note of a piece of music; mechanical wedging piece; low island near the coast: (v.t.) tune with a key; regulate the pitch or tone of.
Keyboard(kē´bōrd) (n.) device arranged with keys or other appropriate apparatus to operate the mechanism of typewriters, pianos, etc.
Keyhole(kē´hōl) (n.) hole or orifice arranged so as to admit a key in a lock.
Keynote(kē´nōt) (n.) the fundamental note; ruling principle.
Keystone(kē´stōn) (n.) central stone of an arch.
Khaki(kä´ki) (n.) a light tan or drab-colored cloth much used for uniforms: (adj.) dust-colored.
Kick(kik) (n.) a blow with the foot; a recoil: (v.t.) to strike with the foot: (v.i.) recoil; resist.
Kid(kid) (n.) the young of the goat, or its soft skin used for gloves, etc.; a child; a small wooden tub: (adj.) made of kid: (v.i.) to bring forth a kid: (v.t.) to furnish or cover with kid; humbug.
Kidnap(kid´nap) (v.t.) to get forcible and illegal possession of human beings, especially children.
Kidney(kid´ni) (n.) one of two oblong flattened organs which separate the urine from the blood; anything resembling a kidney.
Kill(kil) (v.t.) to deprive of life; destroy; slay.
Kiln(kil) (n.) a furnace, oven, or pile for burning, drying, or hardening.
Kilogram(kil´ō-gram) (n.) 1000 grams = 2.2046 pounds.
Kiloliter(kil´o-lē-tr) (n.) 1000 liters = 220 imperial gallons.
Kilometer(kil´o-mē-tr) (n.) 1000 meters = 3280.8 feet.
Kilt(kilt) (n.) a short petticoat of the Scottish Highlanders: (v.t.) to form into broad, flat plaits; tuck up.
Kimono(kim´ō-nō) (n.) the loose outer robe of the Japanese.
Kin(kin) (n.) consanguinity; relationship; kindred.
Kind(kīnd) (adj.) benevolent; indulgent; affectionate; sympathetic: (n.) genus or species; quality; variety; sort.
Kindergarten(kin´dẽr-gär-ten) (n.) a school for young children in which they are taught by diverting object lessons, etc.
Kindle(kind´l) (v.t.) to set fire to; inflame.
Kindliness(kīnd´li-nes) (n.) kindly disposition.
Kindly(kīnd´li) (adj.) benevolent; sympathetic; beneficial; natural: (adv.) in a kindly manner.
Kindness(kīnd´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being kind; a kind act.
Kindred(kin´dred) (adj.) of like nature or character; cognate: (n.) relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity.
Kinematics(kin-e-mat´iks) (n.) the science of pure motion.
Kinetic(kin-et´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or imparting, motion; active: (n. pl.) that branch of dynamics which treats of the action of forces in causing or influencing motion.
King(king) (n.) a male sovereign or ruler; a piece or card representing a king in a game; one who is specially distinguished in the same class or kind.
Kingdom(king´dum) (n.) the territory ruled by a king or queen; royal authority; any sphere of influence.
Kingfisher(king´fish-ẽr) (n.) a fish-eating bird with bright blue and green or slate-blue and white plumage.
Kink(kingk) (n.) a twist in a, rope or thread when doubled; whim: (v.t. & v.i.) to form kinks.
Kinsfolk(kins´fōk) (n.) relatives.
Kinship(kin´ship) (n.) kindred; relationship.
Kip(kip) (n.) the untanned skin of a calf or small cattle.
Kipper(kip´ẽr) (n.) a salmon after spawning; a salmon, herring, etc., cut open, salted, and smoke-dried; a salmon that has remained too long in fresh water: (v.t.) to cure, as a salmon.
Kiss(kis) (n.) a salute or caress with the lips; a slight touch: (v.t.) to salute with the lips; touch slightly: (v.i.) to caress mutually with the lips.
Kit(kit) (n.) a small wooden tub; a small violin; traveling necessaries, outfit, etc.; set; a large bottle; a family or brood.
Kitchen(kich´en) (n.) a room set apart for cooking; ship's galley: (adj.) pertaining to the kitchen.
Kitchenette(kich-en-et´) (n.) a very small kitchen, especially in a studio-apartment.
Kite(kīt) (n.) a rapacious bird of prey; a light frame of wood covered with paper or linen for flying in the air; a fight lofty sail; an accommodation bill.
Kith(kith) (n.) acquaintance.
Kitten(kit´n) (n.) a young cat.
Kiwi(kē´wi) (n.) a flightless New Zealand bird with a long bill.
Kleptomania(klep-tō-mā´ni-a) (n.) a form of insanity manifesting itself in an irresistible propensity to steal.
Kleptomaniac(klep-tō-mā´ni-ak) (n.) one who is under the influence of kleptomania.
Knack(nak) (n.) adroitness; dexterity.
Knacker(nak´ẽr) (n.) a horse-slaughterer; dealer in worn-out horses.
Knapsack(nap´sak) (n.) a leather or cloth traveling-case carried on the back.
Knave(nāv) (n.) a dishonest or deceitful person; a court-card with the figure of a soldier or servant.
Knavery(nāv´ẽr-i) (n.) dishonesty; fraud; deceit.
Knavish(nāv´ish) (adj.) dishonest; mischievous.
Knead(nēd) (v.t.) to work into a mass, as dough; operate upon in massage; mold.
Knee(nē) (n.) the articulation of the leg and thigh bones; anything resembling a knee: (v.t.) to connect or strengthen with knees.
Kneecap(nē´kap) (n.) a flattened oval bone on the forepart of the knee-joint.
Kneel(nēl) (v.i.) to bend, or fall upon, the knees.
Knell(nel) (n.) the sound of a bell when struck, especially a funeral bell; an ill omen: (v.t. & v.i.) to sound or toll, as a funeral bell.
Knickknack(nik´nak) (n.) a little ornamental trifle.
Knife(nīf) (n.) a cutting instrument with a sharp-edged blade set in a handle: (v.t.) to stab with a knife.
Knight(nit) (n.) one who holds nonhereditary rank, next below a baronet, but entitling him to the prefix "Sir"; in medieval times, one of gentle birth, who, after serving as an esquire, was admitted by certain ceremonies to military rank; a champion; lover; one of the pieces in chess: (v.t.) to confer the honor of knighthood upon.
Knighthood(nīt´hood) (n.) the character, rank, or dignity, of a knight.
Knit(nit) (v.t.) to tie, unite, or draw together; weave together by needles; contract.
Knitting(nit´ing) (n.) the work of a knitter; the netted fabric thus woven; union.
Knives(nīvz) (n. pl.) of "knife".
Knob(nob) (n.) the rounded handle of a door, etc.; round protuberance; knoll.
Knobby(nob´i) (adj.) full of knobs.
Knock(nok) (n.) a blow or stroke with something hard or heavy; rap; severe criticism; mockery: (v.t.) to give a blow to; drive or strike against: (v.i.) to strike a blow with something hard or heavy; to criticize severely; to mock.
Knockout(nok´out) (n.) a mechanical device for throwing out finished work; a knock-down blow ending a fight.
Knoll(nōl) (n.) a rounded hillock; hilltop.
Knot(not) (n.) an interweaving or tying of thread or cord, etc.; anything resembling a knot; entanglement; difficulty; a hard part in a piece of wood; part of a tree where the branches shoot out; a division of a log-line = 47.42 feet each; a nautical mile = 2025 yards; bond of union; group; the red-breasted sand-piper: (v.t.) to tie in a knot; unite firmly or closely: (v.i.) form knots or joints; make knots for fringe.
Knotting(not´ing) (n.) a kind of lace work; a paint of red lead, etc., for protecting metal.
Knotty(not´i) (adj.) full of knots; rugged; difficult.
Know(nō) (v.t.) to perceive with the mind; understand clearly; have knowledge of; distinguish: (v.i.) to be informed.
Known(nōn) (p.p.) of "know".
Knowing(nō´ing) (p.adj.) having knowledge; intelligent; shrewd; cunning; stylish.
Knowledge(nol´ej) (n.) clear perception of a truth or fact; erudition; skill from practice; acquaintance; information.
Knuckle(nuk´l) (n.) the projecting joint of the fingers; the knee-joint of a calf or pig: (v.i.) to bend the fingers; yield or submit.
Kohlrabi(kol´ra-bi) (n.) variety of cabbage.
Kosher(kō´shẽr) (adj.) pure, clean, according to Jewish ordinances; said of meat.
Kowtow(kō-tou´) (n.) a Chinese form of salutation from an inferior to a superior by touching the ground with the forehead: (v.i.) salute by the kowtow.
Kraal(krawl) (n.) an African village consisting of a group of huts surrounded by a palisade; a single hut; a cattle-pen.
Kremlin(krem´lin) (n.) a Russian citadel, especially that of Moscow.

La(lä) (n.) the sixth note of the music scale.
Label(lā´bel) (n.) a small slip of paper, etc., attached to anything to indicate its destination, ownership, etc.; codicil; a projecting molding: (v.t.) to mark with, or affix, a label; classify.
Labial(lā´bi-al) (adj.) formed by the lips: (n.) a letter representing a sound so formed.
Labium(lā´bi-um) (n.) a lip or lip-like organ.
Labor(lā´bẽr) (n.) toil or exertion, physical or mental; effort; difficulty; pain; parturition: (v.t.) to cause to toil; fabricate: (v.i.) to exert muscular strength; use mental efforts; be hard pressed; take pains; move slowly; pitch and roll heavily; suffer the pains of childbirth.
Laboratory(lab´or-a-to-ri) (n.) a place where scientific experiments and operations are carried on.
Laborer(lā´bẽr-ẽr) (n.) one who labors.
Laborious(la-bō´ri-us) (adj.) difficult; toilsome.
Labyrinth(lab´i-rinth) (n.) a series of intricate winding passages; from the structure said to have been made in Crete by Daedalus; a maze; inexplicable difficulty; the winding cavities of the internal ear; a series of troughs through which ore slime is passed and the metallic particles deposited.
Lace(lās) (n.) an ornamental fabric of fine linen, cotton thread, gold or silver, etc., curiously woven; a cord used for binding or fastening: (v.t.) to fasten with a lace; adorn with lace; beat.
Lacerate(las´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to rend; wound.
Laceration(las-ẽr-a´shun) (n.) the act of rending; a harrowing of the feelings; a rent.
Lachrymal(lak´ri-mal) (adj.) pertaining to tears.
Lachrymose(lak´ri-mōs) (adj.) tearful; sad.
Lack(lak) (v.t.) to be destitute of: (v.i.) to be in need; to be deficient; come short: (n.) want; failure.
Lackadaisical(lak-a-dā´zi-kal) (adj.) affectedly pensive or sentimental.
Lackey(lak´i) (n.) a menial attendant; footman: (v.t.) to wait upon, as a lackey: (v.i.) act servilely.
Laconic(la-kon´ik) (adj.) expressing much in few words.
Laconically(la-kon´i-ka-li) (adv.) briefly.
Lacquer(lak´ẽr) (n.) a varnish consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol and variously colored: (v.t.) to varnish with lacquer.
Lacrosse(lä-krôs´) (n.) a Canadian game resembling football, but played with a netted bat.
Lactation(lak-tā´shun) (n.) secretion of milk; the act or period of suckling.
Lacteal(lak´te-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, milk; conveying chyle: (n. pl.) the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the intestines to the thoracic-duct.
Lacuna(la-kū´na) (n.) a blank space; hiatus; small pit or hollow.
Lad(lad) (n.) a boy or youth; comrade.
Ladder(lad´ẽr) (n.) a framework consisting of two parallel side pieces connected by bars, etc., forming steps at suitable distances; anything by which one climbs or ascends.
Laddie(lad´i) (n.) a lad.
Lade(lād) (v.t.) to load; burden; heave or throw out.
Lading(lād´ing) (n.) the act of loading; freight.
Ladle(lād´l) (n.) a deep spoon for serving out liquids: (v.t.) to dip up with a ladle.
Lady(lā´di) (n.) a well-bred woman; the title of the wife of a knight or a superior in rank to him; the daughter of a duke, marquis, or earl; the mistress of a house.
Ladyship(lā´di-ship) (n.) the rank or title of a lady.
Lag(lag) (v.i.) to move slowly; loiter; stay behind: (v.t.) cause to be arrested or punished: (adj.) long delayed; last: (n.) retardation of mechanical movement.
Laggard(lag´ẽrd) (n.) a slow person; loiterer: (adj.) backward; slow.
Lagniappe(lā-ni-ap´) (n.) something over as good measure, in making a purchase or exchange.
Lagoon(lā-gōōn´) (n.) a shallow lake formed at the mouth of a river or near the sea; marsh or fen.
Laid(lād) past tense past participle of lay: (adj.) marked with fine parallel ribbed lines; said of paper.
Lain(lān) (p.p.) of lie.
Lair(lār) (n.) the covert of a wild beast.
Laity(lā´i-ti) (n.) the people, as distinguished from the clergy.
Lake(lāk) (n.) large body of water surrounded by land; a pigment.
Lamb(lam) (n.) the young of a sheep; one who is gentle or innocent; an inexperienced speculator: (v.i.) to bring forth lambs.
Lambent(lam´bent) (adj.) playing about; flickering; touching lightly.
Lambkin(lam´kin) (n.) a little lamb.
Lambskin(lam´skin) (n.) the skin of a lamb dressed with the fleece on and frequently colored.
Lambswool(lamz´wool) (n.) the wool of lambs; a beverage composed of ale with nutmeg, sugar, and the pulp of roasted apples.
Lame(lām) (adj.) crippled or disabled in the limbs; not sound or efficient: (v.t.) to cripple or disable.
Lamely(lām´li) (adv.) in a lame manner; inadequately.
Lameness(lām´nes) (n.) state of being lame.
Lament(la-ment´) (v.t.) to mourn for: (v.i.) to express sorrow: (n.) an expression of sorrow; lamentation.
Lamentable(lam´en-ta-bl) (adj.) to be lamented; mournful; pitiable.
Lamentably(lam´en-ta-bli) (adv.) in a lamentable manner.
Lamentation(lam-en-tā´shun) (n.) grief audibly expressed; outcry.
Lamina(lam´i-na) (n.) a thin plate or scale; a coat or layer lying over another; blade of a leaf or petal.
Laminar(lam´i-när) (adj.) composed of thin plates.
Laminate(lam´i-nāt) (adj.) composed of, or arranged in, lamina.
Lamp(lamp) (n.) a vessel for burning oil, etc., with a wick; any device for producing artificial light.
Lampoon(lam-pōōn´) (n.) personal written satire designed to bring the subject of it into contempt: (v.t.) to satirize by a lampoon.
Lance(lans) (n.) a long shaft of wood with a spear head; a thrust with a lancet: (v.t.) to pierce with a lance; cut open with a lancet.
Lancer(lan´sẽr) (n.) a cavalry soldier armed with a lance; (pl.) a kind of quadrille.
Lancet(lan´set) (n.) a surgeon's knife; a lancet-shaped or pointed window.
Land(land) (n.) the solid portion of the surface of the globe; the earth; a country or district; real estate: (v.t.) to set on shore; capture and bring on shore; win: (v.i.) to come or go on shore; disembark.
Landau(län´dō) (n.) a kind of carriage.
Landing(land´ing) (n.) act of going on land from a vessel; place for getting on shore; level part of a staircase between the flights of steps.
Landlord(land´lôrd) (n.) one who has tenants holding under him; the keeper of a hotel or inn.
Landmark(land´märk) (n.) thing serving to mark the boundaries of land.
Landscape(land´skāp) (n.) the general aspect of a country, or a picture representing it.
Lane(lān) (n.) a narrow path, as between hedges, walls, etc.; narrow street.
Language(lang´gwej) (n.) human speech; the speech of one nation or race as distinguished from that of another; style or expression peculiar to an individual.
Languid(lan´gwid) (adj.) wanting energy; weak.
Languish(lan´gwish) (v.i.) to become weak or spiritless; pine away; look with tenderness or wistfulness.
Languor(lang´gwẽr) (n.) the state of being languid; dullness; listlessness.
Lank(langk) (adj.) lean; slender.
Lanky(langk´i) (adj.) tall and thin.
Lantern(lan´tẽrn) (n.) a transparent case for holding or carrying a light; the light-room of a lighthouse; a small tower on the roof of a building to admit light and air.
Lanyard(lan´yärd) (n.) a piece of rope, cord, etc., for seizing or fastening the tackle of a ship.
Lap(lap) (n.) the loose part of a garment which may be doubled at pleasure; part of the body or clothes from the waist to the knees of a person seated; a name for various pieces of mechanism; one length of a course which has to be passed over more than once in a race; the act of lapping: (v.t.) to bend and spread over; lick up: (v.i.) to lie partially on something else.
Lapdog(lap´dog) (n.) a small pet dog.
Lapel(la-pel´) (n.) part of a coat which laps over.
Lapidary(lap´i-dā-ri) (n.) an artificer who cuts and sets precious stones; a connoisseur or dealer in gems.
Lappet(lap´et) (n.) a little loose flap.
Lapse(laps) (v.i.) to glide or slip slowly away; fall by degrees; commit a slight fault or fail in duty; pass to another proprietor by negligence or death; slide or fall anew into sin: (n.) a gliding or passing away slowly; slight fault or mistake; omission to present to a benefice within a certain time.
Larboard(lär´bōrd) (n.) the term used formerly for the port or left-hand side of a ship.
Larcenous(lär´se-nus) (adj.) thievish.
Larceny(lär´se-ni) (n.) theft.
Larch(lärch) (n.) a coniferous tree.
Lard(lärd) (n.) the fat of swine melted down: (v.t.) to cover with lard; insert strips of bacon in before roasting; hence to mix.
Larder(lär´dẽr) (n.) a pantry; household provisions.
Large(lärj) (adj.) great in size; bulky; wide; extensive; comprehensive.
Largely(lärj´li) (adv.) to a large extent; boastfully; before the wind; said of a vessel.
Largeness(lärj´nes) (n.) the state of being large.
Largess(lär´jes) (n.) a gift or bounty.
Lariat(lar´i-at) (n.) a rope or lasso, especially of horse-hair used by cowboys and cowherds.
Lark(lärk) (n.) a noted song-bird of the genus Alauda; a frolic.
Larking(lärk´ing) (p.adj.) catching larks; indulging in a frolic.
Larva(lär´va) (n.) an insect in the first stage of its metamorphosis after leaving the egg.
Larval(lär´val) (adj.) pertaining to a larva.
Laryngeal(lar-in-jē´al) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated near, the larynx.
Laryngitis(lar-in-jī´tis) (n.) inflammation of the larynx.
Larynx(lar´ingks) (n.) the upper part of the trachea or windpipe.
Lascivious(las-siv´i-us) (adj.) lustful; wanton; exciting lust.
Lash(lash) (v.t.) to strike with a sounding blow; whip; scourge with satire; fasten or bind with a cord or rope: (v.i.) to apply the whip; flog: (n.) the thong of a whip; a scourge; stroke with anything pliant; sarcasm or satire.
Lashing(lash´ing) (n.) a cord, rope, etc.; to secure or bind anything; a whipping.
Lass(las) (n.) a young woman; girl.
Lassie(las´i) (n.) a lass.
Lassitude(las´i-tūd) (n.) weariness; languor.
Lasso(las´ō) (n.) a rope, usually of hide, with a noose, used for catching wild horses and cattle: (v.t.) to catch with a lasso.
Last(last) (adj.) coming after all others in time, place, or order; lowest; utmost; least likely: (adv.) on the last time or occasion; finally: (v.i.) to remain in existence or operation; endure: (n.) a wooden implement for shaping boots and shoes.
Lasting(last´ing) (adj.) durable; permanent: (n.) a twilled fabric used for making women's shoes.
Lastly(last´li) (adv.) in the last place.
Latch(lach) (n.) a door catch: (v.t.) to secure or fasten with a latch.
Late(lāt) (adj.) coming after the usual time; tardy; long delayed; far in the day or night; recent; recently deceased: (adv.) after delay; recently.
Lately(lāt´li) (adv.) not long ago.
Latency(lā´ten-si) (n.) the state of being latent.
Latent(lā´tent) (adj.) concealed; invisible.
Lateral(lat´ẽr-al) (adj.) pertaining to, proceeding from, or acting upon, the side.
Lath(lath) (n.) a strip of wood.
Lathe(lāth) (n.) machine for turning and polishing articles of wood, metal, etc.
Lather(lath´ẽr) (n.) froth made by moistened soap; profuse sweating: (v.t.) to cover with lather.
Latin(lat´in) (adj.) pertaining to, written, or expressed in, Latin; pertaining to Latium, ancient Rome, its inhabitants or language, or the races and languages derived from Rome; Roman; Roman Catholic: (n.) an ancient Roman; the language of ancient Rome and its literature.
Latitude(lat´i-tūd) (n.) distance on the earth's surface as measured by degrees north or south from the equator; breadth; extent; freedom from rules; laxity; range or scope.
Latitudinal(lat-i-tū´di-nal) (adj.) pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude.
Latitudinarian(lat-i-tū-di-nā´ri-an) (adj.) wide in range or scope; tolerant in speculative religious opinions: (n.) one who holds latitudinarian views.
Latrine(la-trēn´) (n.) a urinal or place of easement.
Latter(lat´ẽr) (adj.) the second of two things previously mentioned; recent; modern.
Lattice(lat´is) (n.) crossed open work of metal or wood: (v.t.) to furnish or cross with a lattice.
Latticework(lat´is-wẽrk) work consisting of slats or reds crossing each other and forming open spaces.
Laud(lawd) y.t. to praise highly; extol: (n.) praise; worship or hymn of praise.
Laudable(lawd´a-bl) (adj.) commendable.
Laudanum(lawd´a-num) (n.) a preparation of opium, weaker than morphine.
Laudatory(lawd´a-tō-ri) (adj.) expressing praise.
Laugh(läf) (n.) a convulsive sound caused by merriment: (v.i.) to express merriment, etc., by a laugh; appear gay, pleasant, etc.; jeer: (v.t.) to express or utter with laughter.
Laughable(läf´a-bl) (adj.) that may excite laughter.
Laughingstock(läf´ing-stok) (n.) object of laughter.
Laughter(läf´tẽr) (n.) convulsive merriment.
Launch(länch) (v.t.) to move or cause to slid into the water, as a vessel; hurl; dart; send forth: (v.i.) to put to sea; expatiate in language; plunge; enter on a new career: (n.) the act of launching a vessel; plunge; the largest boat of a man-of-war; a large open pleasure-boat usually propelled by steam, gas, or electricity.
Laundress(lawn´dres) (n.) a woman whose employment it is to wash clothes.
Laundry(lawn´dri) (n.) a place where clothes are washed and ironed.
Laureate(law´rē-at) (adj.) decked or invested with laurel: (n.) one crowned with laurel; poet-laureate.
Laurel(law´rel) (n.) an evergreen shrub; crown or wreath of laurel; hence honor; distinction.
Lava(lä´va) (n.) molten volcanic matter.
Lavatory(lav´a-tō-ri) (n.) a place for washing; retiring-room.
Lave(lāv) (v.t. & v.i.) to bathe or wash.
Lavender(lav´en-dẽr) an aromatic plant grown for its oil and for the delicate perfume which is in its oil.
Lavish(lav´ish) (adj.) profuse; extravagant: (v.t.) expend or bestow with profusion; squander; waste.
Law(law) (n.) a rule of action established by authority; edict, statute, or custom; act or enactment of a legislative body; jurisprudence; judicial process; rule or axiom of science or art; the Mosaic code.
Lawful(law´fool) (adj.) agreeable or conformable to law; just; legal.
Lawfully(law´foo-li) (adv.) legally, justly.
Lawless(law´les) (adj.) not obedient to or controlled by law; not according to law; ungoverned; unruly.
Lawn(lawn) (n.) a plot of grass kept closely mown.
Lawsuit(law´sūt) (n.) an action at law.
Lawyer(law´yẽr) (n.) one skilled in legal knowledge; one, especially a solicitor, who practices in the law-courts; a skilled exponent of the Mosaic law.
Lax(laks) (adj.) loose; vague; weak.
Laxative(laks´a-tiv) (adj.) loosening; purgative.
Laxity(laks´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being lax. Also laxness.
Lay(lā) (v.t.) to put or place; spread over; cause to lie down; settle; calm; bring forward; wager; deposit; exercise; set or place secretly; impose; impute: (v.i.) to produce eggs: (n.) relative arrangement; particular business; share of profits; a simple song: (adj.) pertaining to the people, as distinguished from the clergy; nonprofessional.
Layer(lā´ẽr) (n.) a stratum, row, or bed; runner of a plant fastened down and covered with earth for propagation.
Layette(lā-et´) (n.) the preparations for the comfort and care of an expected infant.
Laying(lā´ing) (n.) a sitting of eggs; the first coat of plaster.
Layman(lā´man) (n.) one of the people, as distinguished from a clergyman; a nonprofessional man.
Lazily(lā´zi-li) (adv.) in a lazy manner.
Laziness(lā´zi-nes) (n.) indolence; sluggishness.
Lazy(lā´zi) (adj.) idle; indolent; slothful.
Lea(lē) (n.) a meadow.
Leach(lēch) (v.t.) wash by percolation or draining, as ashes in making lye: (v.i.) come away by percolation.
Lead(led) (n.) a soft heavy ductile bluish-gray metal; a plummet for sounding depths at sea; a thin strip of type-metal for separating lines; a stick of graphite; a sheet of lead: (adj.) consisting, wholly or partially, of lead: (v.i.) to furnish with lead: (lēd) (v.t.) to conduct with the hand; guide or conduct; precede; allure; induce; spend or use: (v.i.) to take precedence; act as a, leader; play the first card or domino: (n.) guidance; precedence; the right to play first.
Leaded(led´ed) (p.adj.) separated by leads; set in, or covered with, lead.
Leaden(led´en) (adj.) made of, or colored like, lead; heavy; sluggish.
Leader(lēd´ẽr) (n.) one who leads; the chief editorial article of a newspaper; tendon; the foremost horse in a string.
Leadership(lēd´ẽr-ship) (n.) the state or the office of a leader.
Leaf(lēf) (n.) one of the thin flat parts of a plant; anything thinly beaten; something resembling a leaf; part of a book containing two pages; a valved part of a table, shutter, etc.
Leafage(lēf´āj) (n.) leaves collectively.
Leaflet(lēf´let) (n.) a small leaf; a tract or folding circular.
Leafy(lēf´i) (adj.) full of leaves.
League(lēg) (n.) an alliance for mutual interests as in the Land League in Ireland; the Golden Circle before our Civil War, etc.; confederacy; three geographical miles: (v.t.) to combine for mutual interests: (v.i.) to confederate.
Leak(lēk) (n.) a hole which lets in water: (v.i.) to let water in or out through a hole, etc.
Leakage(lēk´āj) (n.) the state of a vessel that leaks; allowance for loss by leakage.
Lean(lēn) (v.i.) to incline or deviate from an upright position: (v.t.) to cause to lean; rest: (adj.) thin; sterile.
Leap(lēp) (v.t.) to pass over by leaping; jump or spring over: (v.i.) to jump; vault: (n.) the act of leaping; jump; spring; the space passed in leaping.
Learn(lẽrn) (v.t.) to acquire knowledge of; fix in the mind: (v.i.) to gain or receive knowledge or skill.
Learned(lẽrn´ed) (p.adj.) erudite; skilled.
Learning(lẽrn´ing) (n.) skill in literature, languages, or science; knowledge acquired.
Lease(lēs) (n.) a written contract for the letting of land or tenements for a specified number of years; period: (v.t.) to let by; a written contract; take a lease of.
Leasehold(lēs´hōld) (n.) property held by lease: (adj.) held on lease.
Leash(lēsh) (n.) a thong by which a hawk or hound is held; a brace and a half; three; a band by which anything is held: (v.t.) to tie or bind by a leash.
Least(lēst) (adj.) smallest in degree, size, value, importance, etc.: (adv.) in the lowest or smallest degree.
Leather(leth´ẽr) (n.) the tanned and curried skin of an animal; anything made of, or resembling, leather.
Leatherette(leth-ẽr-et´) (n.) imitation leather.
Leathern(leth´ẽrn) (adj.) made of, or resembling, leather.
Leave(lēv) (n.) permission granted; departure; farewell: (v.t.) to depart from; forsake, abandon; bequeath; desist from; refer for decision: (v.i.) to depart; go away.
Leaven(lev´n) (v.t.) to produce fermentation in; taint; imbue: (n.) ferment mixed with a body to render it light; any influence working silently and strongly that causes changes in things or opinions.
Leavings(lēv´ingz) (n. pl.) things left behind or are worthless; refuse.
Lecher(lēch´ẽr) (n.) a lewd man.
Lecherous(lech´ẽr-us) (adj.) lustful.
Lechery(lech´ẽr-i) (n.) lustfulness; lewdness.
Lectern(lek´tẽrn) (n.) the reading desk of a church.
Lector(lek´tēr) (n.) one of the minor orders of the Roman Catholic Church; a reader.
Lecture(lek´tūr) (n.) a formal discourse on any subject; reprimand: (v.i.) to deliver a lecture: (v.t.) to reprimand.
Lecturer(lek´tūr-ẽr) (n.) one who lectures; one who reads or delivers lectures.
Led(led) (p.t. & p.p.) of "lead".
Ledge(lej) (n.) a shelf; ridge; layer; edge.
Ledger(lej´ẽr) (n.) the principal account book of a mercantile house.
Lee(lē) (n.) the side or quarter towards which the wind blows; calm or sheltered side.
Leech(lēch) (n.) an aquatic worm furnished with a sucker that feeds on blood: (v.t.) to bleed with leeches.
Leek(lēk) (n.) a biennial plant of the onion family with a bulbous root.
Leer(lēr) (n.) a sly, sidelong look indicative of malice, triumph, or lasciviousness: (v.i.) to look with a leer.
Lees(lēz) (n. pl.) dregs of liquor.
Leeward(lē´wẽrd) (n.) in the direction towards which the wind blows: (n.) lee side.
Leeway(lē´wā) (n.) the lateral drift of a vessel to leeward of her course; arrears.
Left(left) (adj.) opposite to right: (n.) the side opposite to right: (p.t. & p.p.) of leave.
Leg(leg) (n.) one of the limbs by which men and animals walk, especially in man between the knee and the ankle; anything resembling a leg, especially if used as a support; a covering for the leg; one of the fielders in cricket.
Legacy(leg´a-si) (n.) a gift by will of money or property; bequest.
Legal(lē´gal) (adj.) pertaining to law; permitted or authorized by law; legitimate.
Legalism(lē´gal-izm) (n.) close adherence or conformity to law; the observance of the strict letter or the law rather than its spirit.
Legality(lē-gal´i-ti) (n.) conformity to law.
Legalize(lē´gal-īz) (v.t.) to make lawful; sanction.
Legally(lē´ga-li) (adv.) lawfully.
Legate(leg´āt) (n.) a papal ambassador; envoy.
Legatee(leg-a-tē´) (n.) a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
Legation(le-gā´shun) (n.) an embassy; ambassador; the official residence of an ambassador.
Legato(le-gä´tō) (adv.) a term or direction in music indicated by a curve, and meaning smoothly, i.e., that the transition of one note to one on another scale should be done glidingly.
Legend(lej´end) (n.) a romantic or non-historical story; myth; fable; inscription, as on a coin, coat of arms, etc.
Legendary(lej´end-a-ri) (adj.) fabulous; mythical.
Legerdemain(lej´ẽr-de-mān´) (n.) sleight of hand; nimbleness of touch and movement as in juggling.
Legged(leg´ed) (adj.) having legs.
Leggings(leg´ingz) (n. pl.) long gaiters.
Leghorn(leg´hôrn) (n.) a bonnet or hat made of finely plaited Leghorn straw; a variety of domestic fowl.
Legibility(lej-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being legible.
Legible(leg´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being read; clear; distinct; apparent.
Legibly(lej´i-bli) (adv.) clearly; distinctly.
Legion(lē´jun) (n.) a division of the ancient Roman army, numbering under the Republic about 4000 men, and later 6000 men; military or semi-military bodies; a great number; host.
Legionary(lē´jun-a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, legions; innumerable: (n.) a soldier of a Roman legion.
Legislate(lej´is-lāt) (v.i.) to make or enact a law: (v.t.) to effect by legislation.
Legislation(lej-is-lā´shun) (n.) the act of making a law or laws.
Legislative(lej´is-lā-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to, or enacted by, legislation; having the power to legislate: (n.) the legislature.
Legislator(lej´is-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who prescribes or enacts laws; a member of a legislative assembly.
Legislature(lej´is-lā-tūr) (n.) that body in a state which is invested with the power of enacting and repealing laws; the legislative body of a state or territory.
Legitimacy(le-jit´i-ma-si) (n.) the state of being legitimate; lawfulness of birth.
Legitimate(le-jit´i-mat) (adj.) lawful; born in wedlock; real; logically correct: (v.t.) to make, or sanction as, lawful; render legitimate.
Legitimately(le-jit´i-mat-li) (adv.) in a legitimate manner.
Legitimize(le-jit´i-mīz) (v.t.) to make legitimate.
Legume(le-gūm´) (n.) a two-valved seed-vessel having its seeds attached to one side only, as a pea-pod.
Leisure(lē´zhur) (n.) spare time: (adj.) free from business; unoccupied.
Leisured(lē´zhurd) (adj.) having leisure.
Leisurely(lē´zhur-li) (adj.) done at leisure; deliberate: (adv.) at leisure.
Lemma(lem´ma) originally the theme of a lyric song; in mathematics a minor proposition subordinate to the principal one, and solved by like principles.
Lemon(lem´un) (n.) the acid fruit of "Citrus Limonum"; the color of a lemon: (adj.) pertaining to, or of the color of, a lemon.
Lemonade(lem-un-ād´) (n.) a beverage of sweetened or aerated water flavored with lemon.
Lemur(lē´mẽr) (n.) a small nocturnal animal allied to the monkeys.
Lend(lend) (v.t.) to grant to another for temporary use; accommodate: (v.i.) to make a loan.
Length(length) (n.) the measure of anything from end to end; extent; duration; reach; forty-two lines of an actor's part.
Lengthen(length´en) (v.t.) to make long or longer: (v.i.) to grow longer.
Lengthily(length´i-li) (adv.) at great length.
Lengthwise(length´wīz) (adv.) in the direction of the length.
Lengthy(length´i) (adj.) long and tiresome.
Leniency(lē´ni-en-si) (n.) clemency.
Lenient(lē´ni-ent) (adj.) mild; merciful.
Lenitive(len´i-tiv) (adj.) assuaging; emollient.
Lens(lenz) (n.) a convex, or concave, glass adapted for changing the direction of rays of light and thus magnifying or diminishing the apparent size of objects; the crystalline humor of the eye.
Lent(lent) (p.t.) of lend: (n.) a fast of 40 days excluding Sundays, Ash Wednesday to Easter eve.
Lenten(lent´en) (adj.) pertaining to Lent.
Lentil(len´til) (n.) a leguminous plant; (pl.) its orbicular seeds, used for food.
Leonine(lē´ō-nīn) (adj.) like a lion; powerful; kingly.
Leopard(lep´ard) (n.) a large cat-like beast of prey, with a beautiful spotted skin.
Leper(lep´ẽr) (n.) one affected with leprosy.
Leprosy(lep´ro-si) (n.) a chronic skin disease characterized by ulcers and white scaly scabs.
Leprous(lep´rus) (adj.) infected with leprosy; covered with white scales; unclean.
Lesion(lē´zhun) (n.) injury; morbid change in a function or organism.
Less(les) (adj.) used as comparative of little, not so much; smaller: (adv.) in a smaller or lower degree: (n.) a smaller quantity; suffix meaning "absence of a quality," "without," as soulless, worthless, etc.
Lessee(lēs-ē´) (n.) a person to whom a lease is granted.
Lessen(les´en) (v.t.) to make less; reduce.
Lesser(les´ẽr) (adj.) a double comparative of less.
Lesson(les´n) (n.) that which a pupil learns, or repeats, or does for a tutor; instruction or lecture given at one time; exercise; precept; a portion of Scripture read at divine service, as monition.
Lessor(lēs´ẽr) (n.) the grantor of a lease.
Lest(lest) (conj.) that not; for fear that.
Let(let) (v.t.) to permit; grant to a tenant lease; give out on contract: (v.i.) to be hired or leased; suffer something to be done; in the imperative mood is used to denote entreaty, permission or command: (n.) an obstacle.
Lethal(lē´thal) (adj.) deadly; fatal.
Lethargic(le-thär´jik) (adj.) affected by lethargy; sluggish; drowsy; dull.
Lethargically(le-thär´ji-ka-li) (adv.) in a lethargic manner.
Lethargy(leth´ar-ji) (n.) morbid drowsiness; unnatural prolonged slumber; apathy.
Lethe(lē´thē) (n.) in classic mythology, the stream of forgetfulness of the under world, whose waters, when drunk, produced loss of memory; hence oblivion, forgetfulness.
Letter(let´ẽr) (n.) a mark or character used to represent a sound; written or printed communication; a printing type; literal meaning; a document certifying certain privileges, authority, etc.; (pl.) literature; erudition: (v.t.) to impress or inscribe letters upon.
Lettered(let´ẽrd) (adj.) educated in literature; inscribed or marked with letters.
Levee(lev-ē´) (n.) a morning reception held by a sovereign or personage of high rank; properly, one attended by gentlemen only; a river embankment: (v.t.) to embank.
Level(lev´el) (n.) a horizontal plane or line; surface without inequalities; state of equality; standard; line of direction; an instrument for indicating a horizontal line or plane; section of a canal from one lock to another: (adj.) even; horizontal; smooth; equal to something else in importance: (v.t.) to make even; free from inequalities; bring to the same level; point in taking aim.
Lever(lev´er) (n.) a bar of metal, etc., turning on a support fulcrum for raising a weight.
Leverage(lev´ẽr-āj) (n.) the mechanical power gained by using a lever; lever action.
Leviathan(le-vī´a-than) (n.) a large unidentified aquatic animal; anything huge as a whale.
Levitation(lev-i-tā´shun) (n.) lightness; buoyancy.
Levity(lev´i-ti) (n.) lightness of disposition, conduct, etc.; inconsistency; trifling gaiety; lightness of weight.
Levy(lev´i) (v.t.) to raise or collect, as an army or tax; seize in execution: (v.i.) to make a levy: (n.) the act of raising money or men; amount or number raised.
Lewd(lūd) (adj.) licentious; libidinous.
Lexicographer(leks-i-kog´ra-fẽr) (n.) the editor or compiler of a dictionary or lexicon.
Lexicography(leks-i-kog´ra-fi) (n.) the art or occupation of compiling dictionaries or lexicons.
Lexicology(leks-i-kol´o-ji) (n.) the science of the derivation and correct meaning of words and their correct application.
Lexicon(leks´ī-kon) (n.) a vocabulary; a word-book; a dictionary, especially of a foreign language, as Latin, Greek or Hebrew.
Liability(lī-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being liable; (pl.) debts.
Liable(lī´a-bl) (adj.) exposed to damage, danger, expense, etc.; contingently subject.
Liaison(lē-ā-zông´) (n.) illicit or secret intimacy between a man and a woman.
Liar(lī´ar) (n.) one addicted to lying.
Libation(lī-bā´shun) (n.) the act of pouring wine or oil on the ground, as a sacrifice to some deity; the liquid so poured out.
Libel(lī´bel) (n.) defamation of character or reputation; any writing, print, publication, or picture calculated to injure the reputation or character of anyone and bring him into public contempt: (v.t.) to publish a libel against; defame the character of; exhibit a charge against in a court of law.
Libelous(lī´bel-us) (adj.) containing, or of the nature of, a libel.
Liberal(lib´ẽr-al) (adj.) generous; munificent; plentiful; free from narrowness in ideas or doctrines: (n.) an opponent of conservatism; one who advocates extension of freedom in political institutions.
Liberalism(lib´ẽr-al-izm) (n.) the principles of a liberal in politics or religion.
Liberality(lib-ẽr-al-i-ti) (n.) the quality of being liberal; generosity; magnanimity; mental breadth; catholicity.
Liberalize(lib´ẽr-al-īz) (v.t.) to free from narrowness or prejudice.
Liberate(lib´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to set free.
Liberation(lib-ẽr-ā´shun) the act of liberating, or the state of being liberated.
Liberator(lib´ẽr-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who liberates.
Libertine(lib´ẽr-tin) (n.) a debauchee: (adj.) unrestrained, morally or socially; licentious.
Liberty(lib´ẽr-ti) (n.) freedom; special privilege or exemption; immunity; permission; ungranted or undue freedom; privileged district.
Libidinous(li-bid´i-nus) (adj.) lustful.
Librarian(li-brā´ri-an) (n.) the custodian of a library.
Library(lī´brā-ri) (n.) an arranged collection of books; the building where such a collection is kept.
Librettist(li-bret´ist) (n.) the writer of a libretto.
Libretto(li-bret´ō) (n.) a book containing the words of an opera, oratorio, etc.; the text itself.
Lice(līs) (n.) plural of louse.
License(lī´sens) (n.) permission; leave; unrestrained liberty; legal permit to do something otherwise unlawful: (v.t.) to authorize by a legal permit.
Licentiate(lī-sen´shi-āt) (n.) one licensed to preach or practice a profession.
Licentious(lī-sen´shus) (adj.) unrestrained morally or legally; lascivious; dissolute.
Lichen(lī´ken) (n.) one of an order of cellular flowerless plants of fungoid nature growing parasitic on stones, algae, etc.; a kind of skin eruption.
Licit(lis´it) (adj.) lawful.
Lick(lik) (v.t.) to pass the tongue over; caress with the tongue; lap up; vanquish; chastise: (v.i.) to make a licking movement: (n.) the act of licking; quick or careless stroke; superficial saline deposit.
Lid(lid) (n.) a movable cover closing an aperture; top; eyelid.
Lie(lī) (v.i.) to rest in a recumbent position; lean or press; rest or remain; be situated or placed; be maintainable at law: (v.i.) to utter a falsehood; represent falsely: (n.) a falsehood; willful misstatement.
Lief(lēf) (adv.) willingly; rather.
Liege(lēj) (adj.) bound by feudal service or tenure: (n.) a vassal; liege lord, or sovereign.
Lien(lēn) (n.) a, legal claim upon property; security for payment.
Lieu(lū) (n.) place; stead.
Lieutenancy(lū-ten´an-si) (n.) the office or commission of a lieutenant.
Lieutenant(lū-ten´ant) (n.) an officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; an officer ranking next below a captain in the army and a commander in the navy.
Life(līf) (n.) animate existence; vitality; union of soul and body period between birth and death.
Lifeguard(līf´gärd) (n.) a bodyguard.
Lifeless(līf´les) (adj.) deprived of life; wanting vigor, force, or spirit; dead; defunct.
Lift(lift) (v.t.) to raise from the ground; elevate; support in the air; steal: (v.i.) to exert strength in raising; dissipate in the air: (n.) the act of lifting; elevation; promotion; a ma chine for raising or lifting.
Ligament(lig´a-ment) (n.) a strong elastic tissue connecting the extremities of movable bones; bond or tie.
Ligature(lig´a-tūr) (n.) a narrow bandage or tie; two or more letters cast on one shank (æ); a slur, or notes joined by a slur.
Light(līt) (n.) the imponderable agent by which objects are rendered visible by its action on the retina; day; an illuminating or enlightening agent; aspect; a window; that which emits light: (adj.) clear; bright; not heavy or burdensome; unencumbered; gay; trifling; unimportant; nimble; short in weight; well leavened and raised; graceful; undignified; dizzy; unchaste: (v.t.) to set fire to; inflame; illuminate; furnish with, or guide by, a light: (v.i.) to receive or reflect; rest or settle; fall upon by chance; happen.
Lighten(līt´en) (v.t.) to make light; illuminate; flash out; render less heavy: (v.i.) to brighten; shine out.
Lighter(līt´ẽr) (n.) a large open bark for loading and unloading vessels.
Lighthouse(līt´hous) (n.) a structure furnished with a brilliant light to indicate points of danger to mariners at night.
Lightness(līt´nes) (n.) the quality or the state of being light; want or absence of weight.
Lightning(līt´ning) (n.) a sudden flash of electricity, usually accompanied by thunder.
Ligneous(lig´ne-us) (adj.) woody.
Lignin(lig´nin) (n.) woody fiber.
Lignite(lig´nīt) (n.) wood converted into an imperfect kind of coal.
Like(līk) (adj.) similar; resembling; equal or nearly equal; disposed: (adv.) in the same manner as; probably: (v.t.) have a taste for; enjoy: (n.) a counterpart.
Likely(līk´li) (adj.) probable; suitable: (adv.) probably.
Likelihood(līk´li-hood) (n.) appearance of truth; probability.
Liken(līk´n) (v.t.) to compare.
Likeness(līk´nes) (n.) similarity; portrait.
Likewise(līk´wīz) (adv.) in like manner; moreover; also.
Liking(lik´ing) (n.) preference; fondness.
Lilac(lī´lak) (n.) a shrub of the genus Syringa, with pale pinkish purple flowers; a color.
Lilith(lil´ith) (n.) according to Hebrew tradition, a beautiful woman, but with traits like those of a vampire.
Lilt(lilt) (n.) a cadenced movement in a song that is blithe and full of animation.
Lily(lil´i) (n.) a plant of the genus Lilium, with bulbous roots and handsome flowers: (adj.) unsullied; lily-white.
Limb(lim) (n.) a jointed or articulated part of an animal body; branch of a tree; edge or border; roguish child; leg: (v.t.) to dismember.
Limber(lim´bẽr) (n.) the detachable forepart of a gun-carriage: (adj.) pliant: (v.t.) to attach a limber to [a gun-carriage]; make pliant.
Lime(līm) (n.) a calcareous earth obtained by the action of heat upon limestone; bird-lime; a tree of the orange kind yielding an edible juicy fruit; the linden tree: (v.t.) to apply lime to.
Limelight(līm´līt) (n.) a brilliant stage lighting produced by the action of lighted hydrogen and oxygen upon lime; hence, to be the center of attention on stage, in the public-eye, etc; fame.
Limestone(līm´stōn) (n.) a rock having carbonate of lime as its basis.
Limit(lim´it) (n.) a border or boundary; utmost extent: (v.t.) to confine within bounds; restrict.
Limitation(lim-i-tā´shun) (n.) restriction.
Limitless(lim´it-les) (adj.) not confined within bounds or limits; unbounded; unlimited.
Limousine(lim-ōō-zēne´) (n.) the body of a closed automobile.
Limp(limp) (adj.) flexible; flaccid: (n.) a halt in walking: (v.i.) to walk with a halt.
Limy(līm´i) (adj.) containing, or like, lime.
Linchpin(linch´pin) (n.) the pin which goes through the end of the axle of a wheel, and keeps it in its place.
Line(līn) (n.) length without breadth; a slender string or cord; fishing-line; extended row; 1-12th of an inch; short letter; occupation; mark in the hand or face; outline; verse; extent; direction; regular infantry; equator; particular class of goods; descent: (v.t.) to draw lines upon; place along side by side; cover on the inside; strengthen by inner works.
Lineage(lin´e-āj) (n.) ancestral line of descent from a common progenitor; family.
Lineal(lin´e-al) (adj.) composed of lines; in direct line from an ancestor.
Lineally(lin´e-a-li) (adv.) by direct descent.
Lineament(lin´e-a-ment) (n.) feature; outline.
Linear(lin´e-ar) (adj.) pertaining to, or composed of, lines; having a straight direction.
Linen(lin´en) (n.) a cloth made of flax; articles made of linen; underclothing: (adj.) made of, or resembling, linen.
Liner(lī´nẽr) (n.) a line-of-battle ship; a steamship belonging to a transatlantic company; a person who makes linings.
Linger(ling´gẽr) (v.i.) to delay; loiter; remain long in any state.
Lingerie(lang-zhe-rē´) (n.) underclothing.
Lingo(ling´gō) (n.) language; dialect.
Lingual(ling´gwal) (adj.) pertaining to, or formed by, the tongue: (n.) a letter or sound, so articulated, as "s," "th," etc.
Linguist(ling´gwist) (n.) one skilled in languages.
Linguistic(ling-gwis´tik) (adj.) pertaining to linguistics.
Linguistics(ling-gwis´tiks) (n. pl.) comparative philology.
Lingulate(ling´gū-lāt) (adj.) tongue-shaped.
Liniment(lin´i-ment) (n.) a medicated liquid for rubbing into the skin.
Lining(līn´ing) (n.) an inside covering; contents.
Link(lingk) (n.) a single ring or division of a chain; anything doubled like a link; single part of a connected series; a land measure 7.92 inches; connection; torch made of pitch and tow; (pl.) flat sandy soil; golfing grounds: (v.t.) to connect by, or as by, a link: (v.i.) to be connected.
Linoleum(li-nō´le-um) (n.) a floor cloth composed of ground cork, linseed oil and chloride of sulfur.
Linseed(lin´sēd) (n.) the seed of flax, from which linseed oil is expressed.
Lint(lint) (n.) scraped linen used for dressing wounds; the minute fibers that shed from cloth.
Lintel(lin´tel) (n.) the horizontal top piece of a door or window.
Lion(lī´un) (n.) a large powerful carnivorous mammal of the genus Felis, found in Africa and Southern Asia: (adj.) in composition noble; majestic; courageous.
Lionize(lī´un-īz) (v.t.) to treat as an object of peculiar interest.
Lip(lip) (n.) one of the two borders of the mouth; edge of anything; mouth; lip-like organ; speech: (v.t.) to touch with the lips; kiss; utter.
Lipped(lipt´) (adj.) having lips or rounded edges.
Lippy(lip´i) (adj.) impertinent; talkative.
Liquefaction(lik-wē-fak´shun) (n.) the process of liquefying; state of being melted.
Liquefy(lik´wē-fī) (v.t.) to melt or make liquid: (v.i.) to become liquid.
Liqueur(li-kẽr´) (n.) an alcoholic aromatic cordial.
Liquid(lik´wid) (adj.) clear; tearful; not solid; readily flowing: (n.) liquid substance; one of the consonants l, m, n, r.
Liquidate(lik´wi-dāt) (v.t.) to pay off, as a debt; arrange, as the affairs of a bankrupt.
Liquidation(lik-wi-dā´shun) (n.) the act of liquidating or paying off; the settlement of the affairs of a bankrupt's estate.
Liquidator(lik´wi-dā-tẽr) (n.) an official who winds up a bankrupt's estate.
Liquor(lik´ẽr) (n.) an alcoholic beverage; a liquid: (v.t.) to treat with a solution: (v.i.) to take intoxicating drinks.
Lisle(līl) (n.) a fine thread or lace.
Lisp(lisp) (v.i.) to pronounce s and z nearly like th; speak: (v.t.) to utter imperfectly or affectedly: (n.) the imperfect utterance of "s" and "z."
List(list) (n.) a catalogue, roll, or register; the edge or selvage of cloth; strip of cloth; inclination to one side; small square molding; (pl.) an enclosing for a tournament: (v.t.) to catalogue, register, or enroll; cover with strips of cloth; sew together; cause to tilt over to one side; listen to: (v.i.) to enlist; choose; careen; hearken.
Listen(lis´n) (v.i.) to attend to closely, so as to hear; hearken; obey.
Listing(list´ing) (n.) the act of making a schedule.
Listless(list´les) (adj.) indifferent; languid.
Lit(lit) (p.t. & p.p.) of light.
Litany(lit´a-ni) (n.) a solemn responsive form of supplication.
Liter(lē´tẽr) (n.) in the metric system, a measure of capacity, = 61.026 cubic inches, or a little more than 1 quart.
Literacy(lit´ẽr-a-si) (n.) the state of being able to read and write.
Literal(lit´ẽr-al) (adj.) consisting of, or expressed by, letters; following the exact words; exact; plain.
Literally(lit´ẽr-a-li) (adv.) in a literal sense.
Literary(lit´ẽr-a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or appropriate to, literature or men of letters; versed in, or engaged in, literature.
Literate(lit´ẽr-at) (adj.) instructed; learned: (n.) literary man; a candidate for holy orders who has not taken a university degree.
Literature(lit´ẽr-a-tūr) (n.) the written or printed literary productions of a country or period; literary work; learning.
Lithe(līth) (adj.) supple; pliant.
Lithesome(līth´sum) (adj.) nimble; flexible and graceful.
Lithograph(lith´ō-graf) (n.) a print reproduced from a drawing on stone: (v.t.) to draw, or engrave on stone, and transfer to paper.
Lithographic(lith-ō-graf´ik) (adj.) pertaining to lithography.
Lithographically(lith-ō-graf´i-ka-li) (adv.) by lithography.
Lithography(lith-og´ra-fi) (n.) the art of making a design on stone so that ink-impressions can be taken from it.
Litigant(lit´i-gant) (n.) one who contends in law: (adj.) engaged in, or inclined to, litigation.
Litigate(lit´i-gāt) (v.t.) to contest in a court of law: (v.i.) to engage in a lawsuit.
Litigation(lit-i-gā´shun) (n.) the act or process of carrying on a lawsuit; judicial contest.
Litigious(li-tij´us) (adj.) given to carrying on lawsuits; quarrelsome.
Litter(lit´ẽr) (n.) straw, hay, etc., used for horse's bedding; a frame-work with a bed, for carrying a person in a recumbent position; state of confusion or untidiness; number of young produced at one birth, as pigs, etc.: (v.t.) supply with litter; cover with straw; scatter about carelessly: (v.i.) bring forth a litter of young.
Litterateur(lit-ẽr-a-tẽr´) (n.) a literary man.
Little(lit´l) (adj.) small in size, quantity, duration, or importance; insignificant; young; mean: (adv.) in a small degree; not much: (n.) small shore of a sea, lake, etc.
Littoral(lit´o-ral) (adj.) pertaining to, near, or living on the shore; situated between high- and low-water mark: (n.) country lying near the shore of a sea, lake, etc.
Liturgically(li-tẽr´gi-ka-li) (adv.) by a liturgy.
Liturgies(li-tẽr´jiks) (n. pl.) the science of liturgies.
Liturgy(lit´ẽr-ji) (n.) the prescribed forms or ritual for public worship.
Live(liv) (v.i.) to exist or have life; pass or enjoy life; reside; endure; subsist: (adj.) (līv) having life; quick; effective; ignited; kept for use; energetic.
Livelihood(līv´li-hood) (n.) means of living.
Liveliness(līv´li-nes) (n.) briskness.
Lively(līv´li) (adj.) active; brisk; animated; sprightly; vivid; forcible.
Liver(liv´ẽr) (n.) one who lives; a glandular organ secreting bile.
Liveried(liv´ẽr-id) (adj.) clothed in livery.
Livery(liv´ẽr-i) (n.) a particular costume worn by servants; the state of being kept and fed at a stipulated rate, as horses.
Liveryman(liv´ẽr-i-man) (n.) the keeper of a livery-stable.
Livid(liv´id) (adj.) black and blue; discolored as by a blow; ashy pale.
Living(liv´ing) (p.adj.) having life; flowing; vigorous; active; quickening: (n.) livelihood; a church benefice; mode of life.
Lizard(liz´ard) (n.) a reptile having a scaly body, and four well-developed limbs, each with five toes.
Llama(lä´ma) (n.) South American quadruped, somewhat resembling a camel.
Lo(lō) (interj.) behold! see!
Load(lōd) (v.t.) to put on as much as can be carried; burden; weigh down; embarrass; freight; charge, as a gun: (n.) a burden; weight; freight; encumbrance; pressure; a weight of hay, straw, or ore.
Loaded(lōd´ed) (p.adj.) laden; drunk.
Loaf(lōf) (v.i.) to idle away time: (n.) a large cake of bread.
Loafer(lōf´ẽr) (n.) an idler; tramp.
Loam(lōm) (n.) rich vegetable mold, with clay and sand: (v.t.) to cover with loam.
Loan(lōn) (n.) a sum of money lent for a period, repayable with interest; something granted for temporary use: (v.i.) to lend money.
Loath(lōth) (adj.) unwilling; reluctant.
Loathe(lōth) (v.t.) to regard with abhorrence or disgust; detest: (v.i.) to feel nausea.
Loathing(loth´ing) (n.) disgust; nausea.
Loathsome(lōth´sum) (adj.) exciting loathing.
Lob(lob) (v.t.) to toss gently: (v.i.) to bowl lobs: (n.) a slow ball bowled underhand.
Lobby(lob´i) (n.) a small hall or waiting room; passage opening before an apartment; that part of the hall of a legislative chamber to which the public have access: (v.i.) to solicit the votes of members of a legislature to carry a particular measure.
Lobbyist(lob´i-ist) (n.) a person, not a member, who tries to influence the votes of members of a legislative body.
Lobe(lōb) (n.) any rounded and projecting part; a subdivision of an organ.
Lobster(lob´stẽr) (n.) an edible marine decapod crustacean.
Local(lō´kal) (adj.) pertaining to place; restricted to a particular place: (n.) a newspaper paragraph of local interest; a suburban train.
Locality(lō-kal´i-ti) (n.) existence in or limitation to a place; position.
Localize(lō´kal-īz) (v.t.) to limit to a particular place.
Locally(lō´ka-li) (adv.) with respect to place.
Locate(lō´kāt) (v.t.) to place; establish; mark out and determine the position of: (v.i.) to settle.
Location(lō-kā´shun) (n.) place; plot of ground marked out by boundaries.
Lock(lok) (n.) a mechanical device furnished with a spring and bolt for fastening a door, etc., by means of a key; anything that fastens; enclosure between lock-gates for raising and lowering the water within them; mechanism for firing a gun; hug in wrestling; a tuft of hair or wool; ringlet; tress: (v.t.) to fasten or secure with a lock; shut up; confine: (v.i.) to become fast by a lock; entwine.
Locker(lok´ẽr) (n.) a receptacle secured by a lock.
Locket(lok´et) (n.) a small gold or silver case attached to a necklace or chain.
Lockjaw(lok´jaw) (n.) a spasmodic disease by which the lower jaw is drawn up and becomes fixed; tetanus.
Lockout(lok´out) (n.) the exclusion of workmen from a factory by an employer to compel them to accept his terms: (v.t.) to close a factory against.
Lockup(lok´up) (n.) a temporary prison; calaboose; jail.
Loco(lō´kō) (n.) a name for various poisonous American plants, causing disease to animals eating them; also the disease so caused.
Locomotion(lō-ko-mō´shun) (n.) the act or power of moving from place to place.
Locomotive(lō-ko-mō´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to locomotion; not stationary: (n.) a steam engine for drawing railway cars.
Locust(lō´kust) (n.) a migratory and destructive winged insect resembling the grasshopper; a tree of the bean family.
Locution(lō-kū´shun) (n.) speech, phrase.
Lode(lōd) (n.) a vein containing metallic ore.
Lodge(loj) (v.t.) to furnish with a temporary dwelling: (v.i.) to reside for a time; be deposited or fixed: (n.) a small house in a park; gate-keeper's cottage; wild beast's den; hut of an American Indian; place where members of an association meet, especially Freemasons; the members themselves.
Lodger(loj´ẽr) (n.) one who resides in lodgings.
Lodging(loj´ing) (n.) a place of temporary residence; plural a room or rooms hired in the house of another.
Loft(lôft) (n.) a room directly beneath a roof.
Loftily(lôft´i-li) (adv.) in a lofty manner.
Loftiness(lôft´i-nes) (n.) the state of being lofty.
Lofty(lôft´i) (adj.) very high; proud; stately; sublime.
Log(log) (n.) an undressed piece of timber; a log-book; a heavy dull fellow; an instrument for ascertaining the rate of progress of a ship: (v.t.) to enter in a log-book: (v.i.) to hew down and get out trees.
Logarithm(log´a-rithm) (n.) the exponent of the power to which a fixed number must be raised in order to produce a given number.
Logarithmic(log-a-rith´mik) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, logarithms.
Logbook(log´book) (n.) a ship's diary, or journal, recording the progress of a vessel, daily occurrences, etc.
Logger(log´ẽr) (n.) one whose occupation is logging.
Loggia(lozh´i-a) (n.) a partly covered gallery or portico; an open balcony in a theater.
Logging(log´ing) (n.) the business of cutting down timber; the act of adding entries into a logbook.
Logic(loj´ik) (n.) the science of correct reasoning, especially of inference.
Logical(loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or used in, logic; according to the rules of logic.
Logically(log´i-ka-li) (adv.) by the rules of logic.
Logician(lō-jish´un) (n.) one skilled in logic.
Logistics(lō-jis´tiks) (n. pl.) the military science of moving and supplying armies.
Logrolling(log´rōl-ing) (n.) the act of rolling logs; united action in carrying legislative schemes for mutual benefit; mutual praise by authors of each other's books.
Loin(loin) (n.) the lower part of the back of a quadruped or man; (pl.) the reins.
Loiter(loi´tẽr) (v.t.) to idle with away: (v.i.) to spend time idly; delay; linger.
Loll(lol) (v.i.) to lounge at ease; hang out the tongue.
Lone(lōn) (adj.) solitary; retired; by one's self; unmarried or in widowed.
Loneliness(lōn´li-nes) (n.) the state of being lonely.
Lonely(lōn´li) (adj.) deserted; solitary; unfrequented.
Lonesome(lōn´sum) (adj.) secluded from society; depressed; unfrequented; drearily solitary.
Long(lông) (adj.) not short; extended in time, or length; drawn out; slow; tedious; tall; lingering: (adv.) to a great length or period; far distant; for a length of time: (n.) anything that is long: (v.i.) to desire eagerly.
Longboat(lông´bōt) (n.) the largest and strongest boat of a ship.
Longbow(lông´bō) (n.) a long powerful bow formerly used by English archers.
Longevity(lon-jev´i-ti) (n.) extended age.
Longhand(lông´hand) (n.) ordinary handwriting, as distinguished from "shorthand."
Longing(long´ing) (n.) earnest desire.
Longitude(lonj´i-tūd) (n.) distance east and west on the earth's surface measured from a meridian or place, estimated in degrees; on the ecliptic, distance in degrees from the vernal equinox.
Longitudinal(lonj-i-tūd´i-nal) (adj.) pertaining to longitude, or length.
Longitudinally(lonj-i-tū´di-na-li) (adv.) lengthwise.
Longshoreman(lông´shōr-man) (n.) a wharf laborer.
Longsighted(lông´sīt-ed) (n.) able to see distant objects better than those near.
Look(look) (v.i.) to direct the eye to anything, in order to view it; direct the mind or attention to; examine; front or face; expect; watch; appear: (v.t.) to search or seek for; turn the eyes upon: (n.) the act of looking; mien; aspect: (interj.) see!
Loom(lōōm) (n.) a frame or machine for weaving cloth; an oar handle: (v.i.) to rise gradually and appeal larger than in reality.
Loony(lōōn´i) (adj.) crazed; because the name suggests lunacy and lunatic.
Loop(lōōp) (n.) a folding or doubling of string, rope, etc.; noose through which a cord may be run; anything resembling a loop: (v.t.) to form into, furnish with, or secure with, loops.
Loophole(lōōp´hōl) (n.) a narrow aperture for observation or defense; means of evasion.
Loose(lōōs) (adj.) not fast; unbound; not fixed; not tight; not crowded together; vague; unconnected; lax in principles or morals: (n.) the state of being loose: (v.t.) to set free; unbind; disengage; relax.
Loosen(lōōs´n) (v.t.) to free from tightness, restraint, or tension.
Looseness(lōōs´nes) (n.) the state of being loose; irregularity of life or conduct; lewdness; laxity.
Loot(loot) (v.t.) to pillage or plunder, especially a captured city: (n.) booty thus taken.
Lop(lop) (v.t.) to cut off a part of anything, especially branches of a tree; cut off partially; trim; let fall: (v.i.) to hang down: (n.) a hanging down; that which is lopped, as branches.
Lopsided(lop´sī-ded) (n.) heavier on one side.
Loquacious(lō-kwā´shus) (adj.) talkative.
Loquacity(lō-kwas´i-ti) (n.) talkativeness.
Lord(lôrd) (n.) a ruler or governor; master; one possessed of supreme power; the owner of a manor; a baron in the British peerage; the son of a duke or marquis; eldest son of an earl; title of honor given to certain officials: (v.t.) to invest with authority; preside over: (v.i.) to domineer, to command.
Lordliness(lôrd´li-nes) (n.) lordly degree or rank; pride; haughtiness.
Lordship(lôrd´ship) (n.) the state, quality, or jurisdiction of a lord; title of address given to noblemen and judges, and in England to such bishops as are peers.
Lore(lōr) (n.) learning; instruction; space between the eye and bill of a bird.
Lorgnette(lôr-nyet´) (n.) a long-handled opera glass; a pair of eye-glasses fixed to a long handle into which they shut.
Lorn(lôrn) (adj.) forsaken; forlorn.
Lorry(lor´i) (n.) a long four-wheeled wagon without sides; a miner's hand-cart.
Lose(lōōz) (v.t.) to be deprived of; cease to have in possession; mislay; forfeit; waste; squander: (v.i.) to fail of success; yield; be defeated.
Loss(lôs) (n.) detriment; injury; privation; failure; defeat; that which is lost.
Lost(lôst) (p.adj.) missing; forfeited; destroyed; perplexed.
Lot(lot) (n.) fortune; destiny; portion or parcel; anything used to determine chances; great quantity: (v.t.) to separate into lots; assign; catalogue.
Lotion(lō´shun) (n.) a medicated fluid for outward application.
Lottery(lot´ẽr-i) (n.) a distribution of prizes by chance; drawing of lots.
Lotus(lō´tus) (n.) a genus of the water-lily family, especially the sacred lotus of the ancient Nile; a name for various trees or shrubs, the fruit of which was fabled to cause forgetfulness of care and induce a state of dreamy indolence; the common blue or white waterlily that is found to-day is not the ancient lotus which is now extinct but which played an important part in the history of decorative art.
Loud(loud) (adj.) high- or full-sounding; noisy; ostentatious in dress or manner; showy; having an unpleasant odor: (adv.) loudly.
Loudly(loud´li) (adv.) in a loud manner; ostentatiously.
Lough(lokh) (n.) a lake.
Lounge(lounj) (v.i.) to saunter about in a lazy manner; loll; live indolently: (n.) the act of lounging; a low-backed couch.
Louse(lous) (n.) a parasitic insect of various species, especially those of the genus Pediculus, parasitic on man.
Lousy(lou´zi) (adj.) infested with lice; bad or underhanded, as in a deed; poor quality, as in a product.
Lout(lout) (n.) an awkward fellow.
Louver(lōō´vẽr) (n.) an open turret or lantern on the roof of a building.
Lovable(luv´a-bl) (adj.) worthy of love.
Love(luv) (n.) a strong feeling of affection, especially to one of the opposite sex; courtship; devoted affection for or attachment to; parental care; a sweetheart: (v.t.) to regard with strong affection; feel devotion towards; delight in: (v.i.) to be in love; have strong affection.
Loveliness(luv´li-nes) (n.) the quality of being lovely.
Lovely(luv´li) (adj.) exciting love or admiration; amiable; beautiful; pretty; inviting; delightful: (adv.) so as to inspire love or admiration.
Lover(luv´ẽr) (n.) one who loves; one in love; said of a man; one deeply attached.
Loving(luv´ing) (p.adj.) devoted; affectionate.
Low(lō) (adj.) not high; depressed; shallow; not noisy; subdued; near the horizon; cheap; moderate; feeble or weak; of less than the normal height; vulgar; abject: (n.) the bellow of cattle: (adv.) not on high; deeply; softly; quietly; meaningly; at a low price; in humble rank: (v.i.) to bellow like cattle.
Lower(lō´ẽr) (v.t.) to lessen or bring down; reduce in price or value; weaken; humble; change to a lower pitch: (v.i.) to become lower; sink; fall; (lou´er) to appear dark, gloomy, or threatening.
Lowercase(lō´ẽr-kas´) (n.) kept in a lower case, denoting small letters as distinguished from capitals.
Lowering(lou´ẽr-ing) (p.adj.) overcast with clouds; threatening a storm; gloomy.
Lowland(lō´land) (adj.) pertaining to level country: (n. pl.) a level country.
Lowliness(lō´li-nes) (n.) the state of being lowly.
Lowly(lō´li) (adj.) low in rank or size, humble; modest: (adv.) modestly.
Lowness(lō´nes) (n.) the state or the quality of being low in place, station, rank or dignity; depression.
Loyal(loi´al) (adj.) faithful in allegiance to one's sovereign or country; true to plighted faith or duty.
Loyalist(loi´al-ist) (n.) one who adheres to and supports the authority of his sovereign or country.
Loyally(loi´a-li) (adv.) in a loyal manner.
Lozenge(loz´enj) (n.) an oblique-angled parallelogram; a rhombus; diamond-shaped figure used in heraldry; a sweetmeat.
Lubber(lub´ẽr) (n.) an awkward, clumsy fellow; a raw sailor.
Lubricant(lū´bri-kant) (n.) a substance for lubricating.
Lubricate(lū´bri-kāt) (v.t.) to make smooth or slippery.
Lubricator(lū´bri-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, lubricates, especially a device for oiling machinery.
Lubricity(lōō-bris´i-ti) (n.) immorality; sensuality.
Lucid(lū´sid) (adj.) clear; readily understood; shining; transparent.
Lucidity(lū-sid´i-ti) (n.) the state of being lucid.
Lucifer(lū´si-fẽr) (n.) Venus, as the morning star; Satan, as the brilliant ambitious angel.
Luck(luk) (n.) casual event or accident; fortune, either good or bad; success.
Luckily(luk´i-li) (adv.) in a lucky manner.
Lucky(luk´i) (adj.) having good luck or fortune; successful; auspicious.
Lucrative(lū´kra-tiv) (adj.) profitable.
Lucratively(lū´kra-tiv-li) (adv.) profitably.
Lucubration(lū-kū-brā´shun) (n.) a literary composition produced as the result of protracted study.
Ludicrous(lū´di-krus) (adj.) exciting mirth; comical; droll.
Luff(luf) (n.) the weather-gauge, or that part of a ship towards the wind; the act of sailing close to the wind; luff-tackle: (v.i.) to steer nearer to the wind.
Lug(lug) (v.t.) to pull or draw along: (v.i.) to drag; move heavily; pull laboriously: (n.) the act or effort of lugging; something difficult to move; a projecting part; the ear; a lugsail; handle of a vessel; (pl.) conceited airs.
Luggage(lug´āj) (n.) effects of a traveler; baggage.
Lugger(lug´ẽr) (n.) a small vessel with 2 or 3 masts with a running sprit and lugsails.
Lugsail(lug´sāl) (n.) a square sail, without boom or lower yard, bent to a yard that hangs nearly at right angles to the mast.
Lugubrious(lū-gū´bri-us) (adj.) mournful.
Lukewarm(lūk´wärm) (adj.) moderately warm.
Lull(lul) (v.t.) to soothe to sleep; quiet: (v.i.) to become calm: (n.) abatement; temporary calm.
Lullaby(lul´a-bī) (n.) song to lull children to sleep.
Lumbago(lum-bā´gō) (n.) rheumatism of the muscles of the loins.
Lumbar(lum´bär) (adj.) pertaining to the loins.
Lumber(lum´bẽr) (n.) rubbish; forest timber sawed for market: (v.t.) to fill with lumber or rubbish; heap together in disorder: (v.i.) to cut down timber and prepare it for market.
Lumberer(lum´bẽr-ẽr) (n.) one who cuts forest timber and shapes it for market.
Lumberman(lum´bẽr-man) (n.) one who is engaged in the lumber trade; a foreman of lumberers; a vessel regularly engaged in carrying lumber.
Luminary(lū´mi-nā-ri) (n.) a body emitting light, especially a heavenly body; one who enlightens or instructs.
Luminescence(lū-mi-nes´ens) (n.) a power of emitting light possessed by certain bodies that have been exposed to light or radiant energy.
Luminous(lū´mi-nus) (adj.) emitting or radiating light; bright; clear; perspicuous.
Lummox(lum´oks) (n.) a clumsy, heavy, stupid person.
Lump(lump) (n.) a small shapeless mass; aggregate; gross; a swelling: (v.t.) to throw or unite in the gross; heap indiscriminately; put up with.
Lumpy(lump´i) (adj.) full of lumps.
Lunacy(lū´na-si) (n.) mental unsoundness: (adj.) pertaining to lunacy, or to lunatics.
Lunar(lū´när) (adj.) pertaining to, measured by, or influenced by, the moon: (n.) lunar distance.
Lunatic(lū´na-tik) (adj.) affected with, or characteristic of, lunacy: (n.) one who is insane.
Lunch(lunch) (n.) a light meal between breakfast and dinner [also luncheon]: (v.i.) to take lunch.
Lung(lung) (n.) one of two organs of respiration in air-breathing vertebrates.
Lunge(lunj) (n.) a sudden thrust or pass with the sword; sudden lurch: (v.i.) to make a lunge.
Lupus(lū´pus) (n.) a chronic tuberculous disease which eats into the skin, especially of the face.
Lurch(lẽrch) (n.) a sudden roll to one side, as of a ship; tendency; a difficult or forlorn position: (v.i.) to roll suddenly to one side.
Lure(lūr) (v.t.) to allure: (n.) anything used as an enticement; bait; a long carved trumpet used in Scandinavia.
Lurid(lūr´id) (adj.) grayish-orange; wan; ghastly; pale; gloomy.
Lurk(lẽrk) (v.i.) to he in wait; be concealed.
Luscious(lush´us) (adj.) sweet to excess; delightful to the taste or sense; fulsome.
Lush(lush) (adj.) rich and juicy: (n.) intoxicating drink.
Lust(lust) (n.) strong desire to possess or enjoy; concupiscence: (v.i.) to desire strongly; have inordinate desires.
Luster(lus´tẽr) (n.) brightness; splendor; brilliancy of reflected light; renown; a lustrous dress-cloth; the quality and intensity of light reflected from the surface of minerals.
Lustful(lust´fool) (adj.) sensual; robust.
Lustfully(lust´foo-li) (adv.) in a lustful manner.
Lustily(lust´i-li) (adv.) in a lusty manner.
Lustiness(lust´i-nes) (n.) the state of being lusty.
Lustrous(lus´trus) (adj.) having a luster.
Lusty(lust´i) (adj.) robust; vigorous; healthy.
Lute(lūt) (n.) a stringed musical instrument of the guitar family; a composition of clay, etc., used for making the joints of vessels air-tight, or protecting them from the action of fire.
Lux(luks) (n.) the unit of intensity of electrical illumination.
Luxuriance(luk-zhū´ri-ans) (n.) exuberant in growth.
Luxuriant(luk-zhū´ri-ant) (adj.) characterized by luxuriance; superabundant; superfluous.
Luxuriate(luk-zhū´ri-āt) (v.i.) to grow exuberantly; five luxuriously; indulge unrestrainedly.
Luxurious(luk-zhū´ri-us) (adj.) pertaining to luxury; indulging in, or administering to, luxury.
Luxury(luk´shu-ri) (n.) extravagant indulgence in the pleasures of the senses, dress, etc.; a dainty; anything productive of enjoyment.
Lyceum(lī-sē´um) (n.) originally the grove at Athens where Aristotle taught: (n.) a literary seminary; an academy; a literary association; an intermediate classical school.
Lye(lī) (n.) an alkaline solution.
Lying(lī´ing) (p.adj.) addicted to falsehood; the state or act of being recumbent: (n.) untruthfulness.
Lymph(limf) (n.) a colorless alkaline nutritive fluid in animal bodies.
Lymphatic(lim-fat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, conveying, or containing lymph; sluggish; (pl.) the minute ducts which convey lymph.
Lynch(linch) (v.t.) to judge and punish by lynch-law.
Lynx(links) (n.) a fierce cat-like animal, proverbial for its keenness of sight.
Lyre(līr) (n.) a musical instrument of the harp kind; used by the ancients to accompany the voice.
Lyric(lir´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or adapted to singing to, a lyre: (n.) a lyric composition.

Ma(mä) (n.) contraction of mamma; mother.
Macaroni(mak-a-rō´ni) (n.) a paste composed chiefly of fine flour and made into long thin tubes; a dandy of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Macaroon(mak-a-rōōn´) (n.) a small cake made of flour, eggs, almonds, and sugar.
Macaw(ma-kaw´) (n.) a large and handsome species of parrot with strong hooked bill.
Mace(mās) (n.) a massive staff usually surmounted with a crown; a heavy billiard cue; the second covering of the nutmeg.
Macerate(mas´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to soften or separate the parts of by steeping in a fluid; mortify or harass.
Machete(ma-chā´tā) (n.) a large heavy knife used by the inhabitants of South America for cutting through forests, etc.
Machiavellian(mak-i-a-vel´i-an) (adj.) pertaining to Machiavelli, the Florentine statesman, or to his principles of political duplicity, hence crafty; double-dealing: (n.) a cunning, unprincipled politician.
Machination(mak-i-nā´shun) (n.) a plot; artifice.
Machine(ma-shēn´) (n.) any contrivance to increase and regulate motive power; an engine; a light carriage or vehicle; one who acts mechanically or at the bidding of another.
Machinery(ma-shēn´ẽr-i) (n.) machines collectively; parts of a machine; any combination by which something is kept in action or the result desired is obtained.
Machinist(ma-shēn´ist) (n.) a constructor of machines; one skilled in the principles of machinery; one who works, or attends to, a machine.
Mackerel(mak´ẽr-el) (n.) an edible marine fish, mottled with green and blue.
Mackintosh(mak´in-tosh) (n.) a rubber water-proof overcoat.
Macrocosm(mak´rō-kozm) (n.) the universe.
Macron(mak´ron) (n.) a mark (◌̄) over a vowel to indicate that it is long, as cāme.
Mad(mad) (adj.) mentally disordered or distracted; insane; infatuated; furious with rage or terror; inflamed with anger.
Madam(mad´am) (n.) a complimentary title, or form of courteous address to a married lady.
Madcap(mad´kap) (n.) a wild, thoughtless, eccentric person.
Madden(mad´n) (v.t.) to make mad or furious: (v.i.) to become mad or furious.
Made(mād) (adj.) artificially produced or formed: (p.t. & p.p.) of make.
Mademoiselle(mad-mwä-zel´) (n.) in France, a title of courtesy given to a young lady.
Madhouse(mad´hous) (n.) a house for lunatics; an insane hospital; a lunatic asylum.
Madman(mad´man) (n.) a man void of reason; a maniac; a lunatic.
Madness(mad'nes) (n.) the state of being mad or insane; violent and confirmed insanity; want of reason; wildness of passion; fury; rage.
Madras(ma-dras´) (n.) a printed, cotton fabric used for shirting.
Madrigal(mad´ri-gal) (n.) a light amorous song; a part song unaccompanied by music.
Mafia(mä´fi-a) (n.) Sicilian secret society, originally political, but now devoted chiefly to exacting blackmail, protecting minor crimes, and executing vengeance on those who injure its members; a crime syndicate.
Magazine(mag-a-zēn´) (n.) a warehouse; receptacle for military stores, as ammunition, etc.; chamber in a gun; a periodical literary or scientific publication.
Magenta(ma-jen´ta) (n.) a light to dark purplish-red color.
Maggot(mag´ot) (n.) the larva of a fly; grub; whim.
Maggoty(mag´ot-i) (adj.) full of maggots; whimsical.
Magic(maj´ik) (n.) the pretended art of working by the power or assistance of supernatural beings; sorcery; witchcraft; enchantment: (adj.) pertaining to, produced by, or exercising, magic; enchanted.
Magically(maj´i-ka-li) (adv.) as by magic.
Magician(ma-jish´an) (n.) one skilled in magic.
Magisterial(maj-is-tē´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or suitable to, a master or magistrate; authoritative.
Magistracy(maj´is-tra-si) (n.) the office or dignity of a magistrate; magistrates collectively.
Magistrate(maj´is-trāt) (n.) a civil officer invested with certain judicial and executive powers.
Magnanimity(mag-na-nim´i-ti) (n.) greatness of mind; elevation of soul; nobility.
Magnanimous(mag-nan´i-mus) (adj.) great of mind; elevated in soul or sentiment; generous; courageous; heroic.
Magnate(mag´nāt) (n.) a person of rank or distinction; nobleman.
Magnet(mag´net) (n.) a magnetized steel bar.
Magnetic(mag-net´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, exhibiting, or produced by, the magnet or magnetism.
Magnetism(mag´ne-tizm) (n.) that property possessed by various bodies, as iron or steel, of attracting or repelling each other according to certain physical laws; the science that treats of such magnetic phenomena and laws.
Magnetize(mag´ne-tīz) (v.t.) to communicate magnetic properties to.
Magnificence(mag-nif´i-sens) (n.) grandeur of appearance; splendor; pomp.
Magnificent(mag-nif´i-sent) (adj.) grand in appearance; splendid; pompous; sublime.
Magnifier(mag´ni-fī-ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, magnifies.
Magnify(mag´ni-fī) (v.t.) to make great or greater; increase the apparent dimensions of; glorify or extol.
Magniloquent(mag-nil´ō-kwent) (adj.) pompous in style or speech; bombastic.
Magnitude(mag´ni-tūd) (n.) comparative size or bulk; extent of dimensions length, breadth, and thickness; importance.
Magnolia(mag-nō´li-a) (n.) a handsome sweet-scented flowering shrub.
Magnum(mag´num) (n.) a large wine bottle.
Magpie(mag´pī) (n.) a chattering bird of the crow genus.
Mahogany(ma-hog´a-ni) (n.) a tree of tropical America yielding a reddish-brown wood used in the manufacture of furniture; a dining table.
Mahout(ma-hōōt´) (n.) an elephant driver or keeper.
Maid(mād) (n.) a young unmarried woman; girl; virgin; a female servant.
Maiden(mād´en) (n.) an unmarried woman; virgin; girl; a washing machine; a kind of guillotine formerly used in Scotland; in cricket, an over in which no runs are scored: (adj.) pertaining to, or like, a maiden; pure; innocent; unsullied; unused.
Maidenhead(mād´en-hed) (n.) virginity.
Maidenhood(mād´en-hood) (n.) the state of being a maiden.
Maidenly(mād´en-li) (adj.) like, or suitable to, a maiden; modest; gentle: (adv.) in a maiden-like manner.
Mail(māl) (n.) defensive body-armor of steel, net, or plate-work; government system for conveying letters, etc.; a receptacle for the conveyance of letters, etc.; letters, etc., carried by post; tribute formerly levied by freebooters: (v.t.) to clothe with, or as with, mail; post, or send by post.
Mailed(māld) (adj.) clad in, or covered by, mail; spotted; speckled; posted.
Maim(mām) (v.t.) to deprive of the use of a limb; cripple or mutilate: (n.) an injury to the body by crippling or mutilation.
Main(mān) (adj.) chief; principal; leading; direct: (n.) the ocean.
Mainland(mān´land) (n.) a continent, opposed to an island.
Mainmast(mān´mast) (n.) the principal mast of a vessel.
Mainsail(mān´sāl) (n.) the principal sail.
Mainstay(mān´stā) (n.) the stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the main-top.
Maintain(mān-tān´) (v.t.) to support; sustain; defend; vindicate; affirm; continue.
Maintainable(mān-tān´a-bl) that may be maintained; defensible; tenable.
Maintenance(mān´te-nans) (n.) act of maintaining; sustenance; means of support; vindication.
Maize(māz) (n.) corn.
Majestic(ma-jes´tik) (adj.) having dignity of person or mien; stately; noble; sublime.
Majestically(ma-jes´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a majestic manner.
Majesty(maj´es-ti) (n.) sovereignty; grandeur; nobility; sublimity.
Majolica(ma-jol´i-ka) (n.) a fine soft enameled kind of pottery.
Major(mā´jẽr) (adj.) greater in number, extent, or quality; greater by a semitone in music: (n.) a military officer next in rank above a captain; the first proposition of a regular syllogism in which the major term is contained.
Majority(ma-jor´i-ti) (n.) the state of being greater; greater number; more than half; full legal age; rank, etc., of a major.
Make(māk) (v.t.) to create; fashion; fabricate; compose; produce or effect; prepare for use; acquire; incur; force; raise to rank or dignity; score; keep or hold; arrive near or in sight of: (v.i.) to tend or move; have effect; contribute; be active; rise or flow: (n.) shape; construction.
Makeshift(māk´shift) (n.) a temporary expedient.
Makeup(māk´up) (n.) the general composition of anything; artificial preparation.
Makeweight(māk´wāt) (n.) anything which is added to make up weight.
Malady(mal´a-di) (n.) a disease, especially a deep-seated or lingering disorder, mental or physical.
Malaise(mal-āz´) (n.) a vague feeling of uneasiness, often as the precursor of an attack of illness.
Malapropism(mal´a-prop-izm) (n.) a grotesque misuse of fine words.
Malaria(ma-lā´ri-a) (n.) noxious exhalations from marshy land, producing fevers, etc.; disease produced by such exhalations or by the bite of malaria-infected mosquitoes; chills and fever; ague.
Malcontent(mal´kon-tent) (adj.) discontented, especially with established authority.
Male(māl) (adj.) pertaining to the sex that begets young; not female; bearing stamens; suitable to the male sex: (n.) one of the male sex.
Malediction(mal-e-dik´shun) (n.) denunciation of evil; execration; curse.
Malefactor(mal´e-fak-tēr) (n.) an evil doer; criminal.
Malevolence(ma-lev´o-lens) (n.) spitefulness; ill-will.
Malevolent(ma-lev´o-lent) (adj.) evil; malicious.
Malfeasance(mal-fē´zans) (n.) an illegal act or deed.
Malformation(mal-fôr-ma´shun) (n.) faulty or abnormal structure of an organism.
Malice(mal´is) (n.) evil intention to injure others; deliberate mischief; spite.
Malicious(ma-lish´us) (adj.) bearing ill-will or spite; prompted by hatred.
Malign(ma-līn´) (v.t.) to speak evil of; slander: (adj.) hurtful; pestilential.
Malignancy(ma-lig´nan-si) (n.) the state of being malignant; virulence.
Malignant(ma-lig´nant) (adj.) malicious; pernicious; intending or effecting evil; virulent.
Malignity(ma-lig´ni-ti) (n.) the state of being malignant; malice; virulence.
Malinger(ma-līng´gẽr) (v.i.) to feign illness in order to evade duty.
Mall(mawl) (n.) a large heavy wooden mallet or beetle; a public walk shaded by trees.
Mallard(mal´ard) (n.) a wild duck.
Malleability(mal-e-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being malleable.
Malleable(mal´e-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being extended.
Mallet(mal´et) (n.) a wooden hammer.
Malnutrition(mal-nū-trish´un) (n.) debilitated state in which the patient fails to digest and properly assimilate his food.
Malpractice(mal-prak´tis) (n.) evil practice; illegal or immoral professional conduct especially in medicine.
Malt(mawlt) (n.) barley or other grain steeped in water, fermented, and kiln dried for brewing: (adj.) made with malt: (v.t.) to make into malt: (v.i.) to be converted into malt.
Malthusian(mal-thū´si-an) (adj.) pertaining to Malthus, the political economist, or his theory that overpopulation should be checked by moral self-control.
Maltreat(mal-trēt´) (v.t.) to treat ill or roughly.
Mamma(ma´ma) (n.) a familiar name for mother, found in nearly all the languages of Europe and going back to the Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.
Mammal(mam´al) (n.) one of the Mammalia.
Mammalia(mam-ā´li-a) (n. pl.) the highest class of the Vertebrata, containing those animals which suckle their young.
Mammalian(mam-ā´li-an) (adj.) pertaining to the Mammalia.
Mammary(mam´a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to the breasts.
Mammon(mam´un) (n.) wealth; worldly gain.
Mammoth(mam´oth) (n.) an extinct species of huge fossil elephants: (adj.) gigantic.
Man(man) (n.) a human being; an adult male of the human species; mankind; male servant; vassal; one possessed of manly attributes; a husband; one of the pieces in chess: (v.t.) to furnish with men; guard.
Manacle(man´a-kl) (n.) a handcuff: (v.t.) to place handcuffs upon; shackle.
Manage(man´āj) (v.t.) to conduct or carry on; govern; render docile or tractable; use cautiously; wield: (v.i.) to conduct affairs.
Manageable(man´āj-a-bl) (adj.) easy to be managed; docile.
Management(man´āj-ment) (n.) the act or art of managing; control; skill in direction; administration.
Manager(man´a-jẽr) (n.) one who directs or conducts anything; a skillful economist.
Managerial(man-a-jē´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to a manager or to management.
Manatee(man-a-tē´) (n.) the sea-cow.
Mandamus(man-dā´mus) (n.) a writ issued by a superior court directing the person or inferior court to whom it is issued to perform some specified act.
Mandarin(man-da-rēn´) (n.) in China, an official or magistrate, of whom there are nine classes, each being distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap; a variety of orange: (v.t.) to dye silk, etc., an orange color produced by the action of dilute nitric acid on the fiber; a small orange whose skin is loose and easily removed from its fruit.
Mandate(man´dāt) (n.) an order; command.
Mandatory(man´da-tō-ri) (adj.) containing a mandate; directory.
Mandible(man´di-bl) (n.) the jaw; in vertebrates, the under jaw; in birds, both jaws; in insects and crustaceans, the anterior pair.
Mandolin(man´dō-lin) (n.) a musical instrument of the guitar kind.
Mandrake(man´drāk) (n.) a plant of the nightshade family, with narcotic properties.
Mandrel(man´drel) (n.) the shank of a lathe on which the work to be turned is placed; the revolving arbor of a circular saw.
Mane(mān) (n.) the long hair on the neck of certain quadrupeds, as the horse.
Manege(ma-nāzh´) (n.) the art of horsemanship; the training of horses; a school for horsemanship.
Manes(mā´nēz) (n. pl.) the shades of the departed; the deities of the infernal regions.
Maneuver(ma-nōō´vẽr) (n.) adroit management or operation in military or naval affairs; skillful or dexterous management; stratagem: (v.i.) to perform maneuvers with troops or war vessels; manage with adroitness or address.
Manful(man´fool) (adj.) courageous; resolute.
Manfully(man´foo-li) (adv.) bravely; resolutely.
Mange(mānj) (n.) a cutaneous disease of dogs, cattle, etc.
Manger(mān´nẽr) (n.) a feeding trough for horses or cattle.
Mangier(mang´glẽr) (n.) a meat-chopping machine; one who mangles.
Manginess(mān´ji-nes) the state of being mangy.
Mangle(mang´gl) (v.t.) to lacerate; mutilate; hack; to smooth with a mangle: (n.) a machine for smoothing linen.
Mangrove(mang´grōv) (n.) an East and West Indian tree yielding an edible fruit; its bark is used in tanning.
Mangy(mān´ji) (adj.) affected with the mange; unkempt.
Manhandle(man´han-dl) (v.t.) to maul; bruise, mistreat.
Manhood(man´hood) (n.) human nature; manliness.
Mania(mā´ni-a) (n.) violent insanity; intense excitement; excessive or unreasonable desire.
Maniac(ma´ni-ak) (adj.) affected with mania: (n.) a madman.
Manicure(man´i-kūr) (n.) the care of the hands, nails, etc.; also one who engages in manicuring.
Manifest(man´i-fest) (adj.) clear; plain; apparent: (v.t.) to make manifest; place beyond doubt: (n.) the invoice of a cargo to be exhibited to the custom-house officials.
Manifestation(man-i-fes-tā-shun) (n.) the act of manifesting, or the state of being manifested; a revelation; exhibition; display; discovery.
Manifesto(man-i-fes´tō) (n.) a public declaration concerning political measures or intentions.
Manifold(man´i-fold) (adj.) various in kind or quality; numerous; multiplied; complicated: (adv.) many times.
Manikin(man´i-kin) (n.) a dwarf; a model of the human body for anatomical study.
Manipulate(ma-nip´ū-lat) (v.t.) to operate or work by means of the hands; treat; control the action of, by management; falsify: (v.i.) to use the hands, especially in scientific operations, or mechanical processes.
Manipulation(ma-nip-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act or process of manipulating; manual dexterity; falsification.
Manipulative(ma-nip´ū-la-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to, or performed by, manipulation.
Manipulator(ma-nip´ū-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who manipulates.
Mankind(man-kīnd´) (n.) the human race; men collectively.
Manliness(man´li-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being manly.
Manly(man´li) (adj.) having the characteristics of a man; courageous, noble; dignified; resolute: (adv.) like a man.
Manna(man´a) (n.) a name given by the Israelites to the food miraculously supplied in the wilderness.
Manner(man´ẽr) (n.) method; mode of action; habit; custom; sort; mien; aspect; style; fashion; (pl.) deportment; morals; behavior.
Mannerism(man´ẽr-izm) (n.) a peculiarity of style, action, or bearing, especially if constrained of affected.
Mannerly(man´ẽr-li) (adj.) polite; complaisant; respectful: (adv.) politely; respectfully.
Mannish(man´ish) (adj.) masculine.
Manor(man´ẽr) (n.) the district over which a feudal lord held authority, and subject to the jurisdiction of his court-baron; the land belonging to a lord, or so much as he formerly reserved for his own use; a tract of land occupied by tenants who pay a fee-farm rent to the owner.
Manorial(ma-nō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to a manor.
Mansion(man´shun) (n.) a large and handsome dwelling house.
Manslaughter(man´slaw-tẽr) (n.) the unlawful killing of a human being, but without malice or premeditation.
Mantel(man´tel) (n.) a beam or timber resting on the jambs of a fireplace to support the work above.
Mantilla(man-til´a) (n.) a lady's light cloak or hood.
Mantle(man´tl) (n.) loose cloak or cape: (v.t.) to cover with, or as with, a mantle; conceal: (v.i.) expand or spread out.
Mantelpiece(man´tl-pēs) (n.) the shelf placed against the mantel of a fireplace.
Manual(man´ū-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or performed by, the hands: (n.) a handy compendium; the service book of the Roman Catholic Church; the keyboard of an organ or harmonium.
Manufacture(man-ū-fak´tūr) (v.t.) to make or fabricate from raw materials; produce artificially: (v.i.) to be occupied in manufactures: (n.) the conversion of raw materials into articles for use; the thing manufactured.
Manufacturer(man-ū-fak´tūr-ẽr) (n.) one who manufactures; an artificer.
Manufacturing(man-ū-fak´tūr-ing) (adj.) pertaining to, or used in, manufacture.
Manumission(man-ū-mish´un) (n.) the act of liberating from slavery; emancipation.
Manumit(man-ū-mit´) (v.t.) to set free from slavery.
Manure(ma-nūr´) (n.) any fertilizing substance used for enriching the soil: (v.t.) to enrich with fertilizing substances.
Manuscript(man´ū-skript) (adj.) written: (n.) a book or paper written by hand.
Many(men´i) (adj.) numerous; consisting of a great number: (n.) great number; multitude; people.
Map(map) (n.) a representation of the earth or some portion of it on a plane surface; a representation of the heavens: (v.t.) to delineate or lay down in a map; describe clearly; sketch or plan.
Maple(mā´pl) (n.) a tree of several species of the genus Acer, from one of which the rock-maple sugar is extracted.
Mar(mär) (v.t.) to disfigure; injure; damage: (n.) a blemish or disfigurement; injury.
Maraud(ma-rawd´) (v.i.) to rove in search of plunder.
Marble(mär´bl) (n.) a, hard limestone of various colors capable of taking a fine polish; anything resembling marble; a small ball of marble or stone: (adj.) made of, or like, marble; cold; hard; unfeeling: (v.t.) to stain or vein like marble.
March(märch) (n.) the third month of the year, named from Mars, the Roman god of war: (n.) a regular, measured walk, especially of soldiers; steady onward movement; a musical composition for the accompaniment of troops; frontier; borderland: (v.t.) to cause to move in a regular measured walk, as troops: (v.i.) to move with regular, steps, or in military form.
Mare(mār) (n.) the female of the horse.
Margarine(mär´ga-rin) (n.) artificial butter.
Margin(mär´jin) (n.) border; the part of a page at the edge not printed upon; reserved amount; latitude: (v.t.) to furnish with a margin; enter on the margin of a page.
Marginal(mär´gi-nal) (adj.) pertaining to, or placed on, a margin.
Marginalia(mär-ji-nā´li-a) (n. pl.) marginal notes.
Marigold(mar´i-gōld) (n.) a plant with showy yellow flowers of various genera.
Marine(ma-rēn´) (adj.) pertaining to, living in, or formed by, the sea; naval; near to the sea; used at sea: (n.) a soldier who serves on a warship; the navy of a nation; naval affairs; collective shipping of a country.
Mariner(mar´i-nẽr) (n.) a sailor.
Marionette(mar-i-o-net´) (n.) a puppet moved by strings.
Marital(mar´i-tal) (adj.) pertaining to marriage.
Maritime(mar´i-tīm) (adj.) pertaining to, connected with, or bordering upon, the sea; naval.
Mark(märk) (n.) a visible sign by which anything is known; impression; evidence; target; a character made as a substitute for writing; a current German coin and monetary unit: (v.t.) to make a mark upon; notify by, or as by, a sign; distinguish; take notice of; single out: (v.i.) to observe critically; take note.
Markedly(märk´ed-li) (adv.) distinctly; publicly.
Marker(märk´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, marks; a counter in card-playing; one who registers the score at billiards.
Market(mär´ket) (n.) a public place for the sale or purchase of commodities; market place; rate or price: (v.i.) to deal in a market; buy or sell.
Marketable(mär´ket-a-bl) (adj.) current in, or fit for sale in, the market; salable.
Marking(märk´ing) (adj.) having the quality to produce a mark: (n.) the mark made; arrangement of marks or coloring.
Marksman(märks´man) (n.) one skillful in shooting.
Marmalade(mär´ma-lād) (n.) a confection made of oranges or other fruit.
Marque(märk) (n.) a license granted by a state to a private vessel to make reprisals at sea on the ships of another nation.
Marquetry(mär´ket-ri) (n.) inlaid work.
Marquis(mär´kwis) (n.) a nobleman ranking next below a duke.
Marriage(mar´āj) (n.) the act of legally uniting a man and woman in wedlock; marriage ceremony.
Marriageability(mar-āj-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being marriageable.
Marriageable(mar´āj-a-bl) (adj.) fit, or of an age, to be married.
Married(mar´id) (p.adj.) united in wedlock; conjugal.
Marrow(mar´ō) (n.) the medulla or oily tissue which fills the cavities of bones; the essence of anything; a vegetable marrow.
Marry(mar´i) (v.t.) to unite as husband and wife; wed: (v.i.) to enter into the state of wedlock.
Mars(märz) (n.) one of the planets; from the Roman god of war.
Marsh(märsh) (n.) a swampy tract of land.
Marshal(mär´shal) (n.) an official of high rank who superintends and regulates state ceremonials; a sheriff: (v.t.) to arrange or dispose in order.
Marshy(mär´shi) (adj.) swampy; growing in marshes.
Marsupial(mär-sū´pi-al) (adj. & n.) a sub-class of mammals that carry their young in a external pouch, as the opossum and kangaroo.
Mart(märt) (n.) a market; purchase and sale.
Martial(mär´shal) (adj.) pertaining to, or adapted for, war; military.
Martially(mär´sha-li) (adv.) in a martial manner.
Martinet(mär-ti-net´) (n.) a strict disciplinarian; (pl.) small lines fastened to the leech of a sail.
Martingale(mär´tin-gāl) (n.) a broad strap passing from the nose-band to the girth of a horse, between its fore legs, to keep its head down.
Martyr(mär´tẽr) (n.) one who testifies by his death to his faith or principles; one who suffers acutely: (v.t.) to put to death for adherence to some belief, especially Christianity; persecute; torture; destroy.
Martyrdom(mär´tẽr-dum) (n.) the death or sufferings of a martyr.
Marvel(mär´vel) (n.) something extraordinary and astonishing; a prodigy: (v.i.) to be struck with astonishment; wonder.
Marvelous(mär´vel-us) (adj.) exciting wonder; incredible.
Mascot(mas´kot) (n.) a person or thing that brings good fortune.
Masculine(mas´kū-lin) (adj.) pertaining to, having the qualities of, or suitable for, a man; manly; powerful; robust; coarse; noting the male gender in grammar.
Mash(mash) (n.) a soft or pulpy mass; a mixture of bran and water for horses; bruised malt, etc., steeped in hot water for making wort: (v.t.) to mix with hot water as malt in brewing; convert into a mash or soft pulpy state; to inspire love in.
Masher(mash´ẽr) (n.) one who impertinently endeavors to make himself attractive to, or engage the attention of, women.
Mask(mask) (n.) a cover or partial cover to conceal the face; pretext or subterfuge; a masquerade: (v.t.) to conceal with, or as with, a mask cover or hold in check: (v.i.) to take part in a masquerade; be disguised.
Mason(mā´sn) (n.) a builder in stone.
Masonry(mā´sn-ri) (n.) the art or occupation of a mason; materials used by masons.
Masque(mask) (n.) a masquerade.
Masquerade(mas-kẽr-ād´) (n.) a ball or festive gathering where masks are worn; a disguise: (v.t.) to cover with a mask or disguise: (v.i.) to take part in a masquerade.
Mass(mas) (n.) a large quantity; lump; body of things collectively; the celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church; a musical setting for certain parts of such a celebration; (pl.) common people: (v.t. & v.i.) to collect into a mass or body.
Massacre(mas´a-kẽr) (n.) indiscriminate slaughter with unnecessary cruelty: (v.t.) to slaughter indiscriminately with unnecessary cruelty.
Massage(ma-säzh´) (n.) a method of medical treatment by rubbing or kneading the body.
Masse(ma-sā´) (n.) in billiards, a sharp stroke made with the cue perpendicular or nearly so.
Masseur(ma-sẽr´) (n.) one who performs the operation of massage.
Massive(mas´iv) (adj.) weighty; heavy; bulky; imperfectly and irregularly crystallized.
Massively(mas´iv-li) (adv.) in a mass.
Massiveness(mas´iv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being massive.
Mast(mast) (n.) a long round piece of timber or iron tube, either entire, or formed of parts, raised vertically on the keel of a vessel to support the sails.
Master(mas´tẽr) (n.) one who rules or commands others; director; employer; owner; head of a household, college, school, etc.; an expert; commander of a merchant-vessel; a university degree; appellation given to boys; a legal title: (adj.) pertaining to a master; chief: (v.t.) to subdue or overcome: (v.i.) excel.
Mastery(mas´tẽr-i) (n.) dominion; preeminence; eminent skill.
Masthead(mast´hed) (n.) the top part of a mast: (v.t.) to send to the masthead as a nautical punishment.
Mastic(mas´tik) (n.) a resin obtained from the mastic tree; used as a varnish.
Masticate(mas´ti-kāt) (v.t.) to grind with the teeth; chew.
Mastication(mas-ti-kā´shun) (n.) the act of masticating; chewing.
Mastiff(mas´tif) (n.) a variety of large dog.
Mastodon(mas´tō-don) (n.) an extinct genus of mammals, allied to the elephant.
Mastoid(mas´toid) (adj.) breast-like.
Masturbation(mas-tẽr-ba´shun) (n.) self-pollution.
Mat(mat) (n.) a texture of various fibrous materials, used for cleansing the feet, etc.; a web of rope-yard; an ornamental article on which to place things at table: (v.t.) to cover with mats; entangle or interweave.
Matador(ma-ta-dōr´) (n.) the man who kills the bull in a bull-fight.
Match(mach) (n.) anything that readily ignites; anything which agrees with or suits another thing; an equal; game or contest; marriage; one to be gained in marriage: (v.t.) to be equal to; set against or oppose as an equal: (v.t.) to harmonize with; to equal.
Matchless(mach´les) (adj.) having no equal.
Matchlock(mach´lok) (n.) an old kind of musket fired by applying burning tow to the fire-pan.
Matchmaker(mach´māk-ẽr) (n.) one who seeks to arrange marriages.
Mate(māt) (n.) a companion or associate; an equal; the male and female of animals associated for propagation; an officer in the merchant service ranking below the captain; checkmate: (v.t.) to match; be equal to; marry.
Material(ma-tē´ri-al) (adj.) consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; essential: (n.) the substance of which anything is made.
Materialism(ma-tē´ri-al-izm) (n.) the doctrine that all spiritual phenomena are the result of organized matter.
Materialist(ma-tē´ri-al-ist) (n.) one who holds the doctrine of materialism.
Materialize(ma-tē´ri-al-īz) (v.t.) to invest with material characteristics.
Materially(ma-tē´ri-a-li) (adv.) essentially.
Materiel(ma-tā-ri-el´) (n.) the baggage, munitions, provisions of an army, etc.
Maternal(ma-tẽr´nal) (adj.) motherly.
Maternally(ma-tẽr´na-li) (adv.) like a mother.
Maternity(ma-tẽr´ni-ti) (n.) the character or relationship of a mother.
Math(math) (n.) a mowing; mathematics.
Mathematical(math-e-mat´ik-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or performed by, mathematics; theoretically precise. Also mathematics.
Mathematically(math-e-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) by mathematics.
Mathematician(math-e-ma-tish´an) (n.) one who is skilled in mathematics.
Mathematics(math-e-mat´iks) (n.) the science of number and space; one, plus one, equals two.
Matinee(mat-i-nā´) (n.) a reception or musical or dramatic performance held in the daytime.
Matriarch(mā´tri-ärk) (n.) a mother who in one period of ancient history ruled the family, and also the tribe.
Matricidal(mat´ri-sī-dal) (adj.) pertaining to matricide.
Matricide(mat´ri-sīd) (n.) the murder of a mother by a son or daughter; one who murders one's mother.
Matriculate(ma-trik´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to admit to the membership of a college or university by entering one's name in a register: (v.i.) to be admitted as a member or student of a college, etc.
Matriculation(ma-trik-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of registering and admitting as a matriculated student.
Matrimonial(mat-ri-mō´ni-al) (adj.) pertaining to marriage; nuptial; connubial.
Matrimony(mat´ri-mō-ni) (n.) marriage.
Matrix(mā´triks) (n.) the womb; the cavity in which anything is formed or cast; a mold; the rock in which a fossil or mineral is embedded; the five colors, black, white, blue, red, yellow, from which all others are formed in dyeing.
Matron(mā´tron) (n.) a married woman, especially one who has borne children; the lady superintendent of a hospital or institution.
Matronly(mā´tron-li) (adv.) matron-like; elderly; sedately.
Matte(mat) (n.) a dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss.
Matted(mat´ed) (adj.) having a dull surface; covered with a mat, as a matted floor; closely tangled together, as matted hair.
Matter(mat´ẽr) (n.) that which occupies space, and is perceptible by the senses; body; substance; thing of importance; business; event; indefinite amount; pus; set-up type: (v.i.) to signify; be of importance.
Matting(mat´ing) (n.) mats collectively; material for mats; ornamental border; a dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts.
Mattress(mat´res) (n.) a quilted hair or straw-stuffed bed; a spring mattress; a mat made of trees or shrubs.
Maturation(ma-tū-rā´shun) (n.) the process of ripening or coming to maturity.
Mature(ma-tūr´) (adj.) ripe; full-grown; ready for application or use: (v.t.) to bring or hasten to maturity: (v.i.) to become ripe.
Maturely(ma-tūr´li) (adv.) in a mature manner.
Maturity(ma-tūr´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development.
Maudlin(maud´lin) (adj.) easily moved to tears; excessively sentimental; tipsy.
Maul(mawl) (n.) a large wooden hammer: (v.t.) to wound or bruise in a rough manner.
Mausoleum(maw-sō-lē´um) (n.) a stately tomb or monument.
Maw(maw) (n.) the stomach of animals; the craw of a bird.
Mawkish(mawk´ish) (adj.) loathsome; affectedly sentimental.
Maxim(maks´im) (n.) an established principle or truth; proverb; aphorism.
Maximum(maks´i-mum) (n. & adj.) the greatest possible out of any class of things.
May(mā) (n.) the fifth month of the year: (v.i.) to be able; be allowed.
Mayhem(mā´hem) (n.) the crime of attacking another so as to prevent his defense, and especially by mutilating him; as, for example, biting or tearing off an ear or a nose.
Mayor(mā´ẽr) (n.) the chief magistrate of a city or borough.
Mayoralty(mā´ẽr-al-ti) (n.) the office, or term of office, of a mayor.
Maypole(mā´pōl) (n.) a pole around which May festivities are held.
Maze(māz) (n.) bewilderment; a labyrinth: (v.t.) to bewilder.
Me(mē) (pron.) objective case of "I".
Mead(mēd) (n.) a fermented liquor of honey, water, and spices; a meadow.
Meadow(med´ō) (n.) a tract of rich pasture land; land yielding hay; low grass land by the banks of rivers.
Meager(mē´gẽr) (adj.) thin; scanty; poor; barren; lean; weak.
Meagerly(mē´gẽr-li) (adv.) thinly; poorly.
Meal(mēl) (n.) edible ground grain; a repast.
Mealy(mē´li) (adj.) consisting of, sprinkled with, or having the qualities of, meal.
Mealymouthed(mē´li-mouthd) (adj.) using soft words; unwilling to tell the truth in plain words.
Mean(mēn) (adj.) wanting in dignity or honor; vulgar; inferior; insignificant; humble; sordid; stingy; middle; not excessive: (n.) the middle point, quantity, value, or degree; average; (pl.) resources; property: (v.t.) to have in the mind or intention; signify: (v.i.) to have an intention.
Meander(mē-an´dẽr) (v.t.) to wind or flow round: (v.i.) to have a winding course; be intricate.
Meaning(mēn´ing) (n.) intention; sense.
Meaningless(mēn´ing-les) (adj.) destitute of meaning.
Meanness(mēn´nes) (n.) the quality of being mean; want of dignity or excellence; cruelty.
Meant(ment) (p.t. & p.p.) of mean.
Meantime(mēn´tīm) (adv.) in the intervening time; meanwhile.
Meanwhile(mēn´hwīl) (adv.) in the intervening time; meantime.
Measles(mē´zlz) (n.) an infectious disease characterized by fever and small red spots on the skin.
Measly(mēz´li) (adj.) colloquial term of reproach, meaning that the person described is singularly mean and contemptible.
Measurable(mezh´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being measured.
Measurably(mezh´ẽr-a-bli) (adv.) in a measurable manner; in a limited degree.
Measure(mezh´ẽr) (n.) the standard by which the volume or extent of anything is compared; extent or dimensions of a thing; proportion; a divisor leaving no remainder; an instrument for measuring; musical time; meter; law or statute; (pl.) strata or beds: (v.t.) to ascertain the extent, size, or volume of; mark out; estimate; allot; determine by rule or standard: (v.i.) to take measurements; be equal or uniform.
Measured(mezh´ẽrd) (adj.) determined by a standard; uniform; steady; moderated.
Measurement(mezh´ẽr-ment) (n.) the act of measuring; quantity ascertained by measuring; size; area; capacity.
Meat(mēt) (n.) animal flesh used as food; edible portion of fruit, nuts, eggs, etc.
Mechanic(me-kan´ik) (n.) a skilled workman; (pl.) the science of the laws of matter and motion, especially the science of machinery.
Mechanical(me-kan´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to the principles of mechanics; pertaining to, or produced by, machines or machinery; done automatically, as from force of habit.
Mechanically(me-kan´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a mechanical manner.
Mechanism(mek´a-nizm) (n.) parts of a machine; mechanical construction.
Medal(med´al) (n.) a coin-shaped piece of metal impressed with a device or inscription to commemorate some event, distinguished person, or idealized group.
Medallion(me-dal´yun) (n.) a large antique medal; a round or oval tablet with figures in relief sculpture.
Meddle(med´l) (v.i.) to interpose or interfere officiously.
Meddler(med´lẽr) (n.) an officious person; busybody.
Meddlesome(med´l-sum) (adj.) officiously intrusive.
Median(mē´di-an) (adj.) pertaining to, or connected with, the middle of anything; a median line is an imaginary line drawn between the two symmetrical halves of the body down the back.
Mediate(mē´di-āt) (v.i.) to interpose as a mutual friend between parties to effect a reconciliation.
Mediation(mē-di-ā-shun) (n.) the act of mediating; reconciliation.
Mediator(mē´di-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who mediates; an intercessor.
Medic(med´ik) (adj.) colloquial abbreviation for "medical," meaning "medical student" or "doctor of medicine."
Medical(med´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or connected with, medicine.
Medically(med´i-ka-li) (adv.) according to the rules and principles of medicine.
Medicament(med´i-ka-ment) (n.) a medicine or healing application.
Medicate(med´i-kāt) (v.t.) to impregnate or tincture with anything medicinal.
Medicinal(me-dis´i-nal) (adj.) having the properties of, or used in, medicine.
Medicinally(me-dis´i-na-li) (adv.) medically.
Medicine(med´i-sin) (n.) the science which relates to the treatment and alleviation of disease; a specific for the cure of disease.
Medieval(med-i-ē´val) (adj.) characterizing the period of history between the sixth and fifteenth centuries A.D., usually known as the Middle Ages.
Mediocre(mē´di-ō´kẽr) (adj.) of medium excellence; ordinary.
Mediocrity(mē-di-ok´ri-ti) (n.) of moderate degree; a person of ordinary abilities.
Meditate(med´i-tāt) (v.i.) to muse or ponder; think abstractedly: (v.t.) to think upon; design.
Meditation(med-i-tā´shun) (n.) the act of meditating; deep thought.
Meditative(med´i-ta-tiv) (adj.) disposed to meditation.
Meditatively(med´i-ta-tiv-li) (adv.) with meditation.
Medium(me´di-um) (n.) a mean; anything intervening; agency; space or substance in which bodies exist or move; a size of paper 24 x 19 inches; middle term of a syllogism; a person through whom communications from the spirit world are conveyed; the liquid vehicle with which dry pigments are ground.
Medley(med´li) (n.) mixture or confused mass of different ingredients.
Medulla(me-dul´a) (n.) the marrow of bones; pith of plants.
Medusa(mē-dū´sa) (n.) in classical mythology, one of the three Gorgons whose fine hair was turned into snakes, and whose glance changed into stone all who looked on her.
Meed(mēd) (n.) recompense; reward.
Meek(mēk) (adj.) gentle; submissive; yielding; mild of temper.
Meet(mēt) (v.t.) to come up to from a different direction; confront; encounter; receive: (v.i.) to assemble; be united: (n.) the place of meeting: (adj.) fit; suitable; appropriate.
Meeting(mēt´ing) (n.) an assembly; junction; a congregation.
Megaphone(meg´a-fōn) (n.) a new form of speaking-trumpet for increasing the volume of the voice.
Melancholia(mel-an-kō´li-a) (n.) a form of insanity characterized by great depression of spirits.
Melancholic(mel-an-kol´ik) (adj.) affected with melancholy; depressed in spirits; dejected.
Melancholy(mel´an-kol-i) (n.) great depression of spirits; melancholia: (adj.) depressed in spirits; hypochondriac.
Melange(mā-längzh´) (n.) a confused mixture; medley.
Melanin(mel´a-nin) (n.) the black pigment cells of the eye and skin.
Melee(mā-lā´) (n.) a hand-to-hand conflict; scuffle; affray.
Meliorate(mēl´yō-rāt) (v.t.) to improve or make better.
Melioration(mēl-yō-rā´shun) (n.) improvement.
Mellow(mel´ō) (adj.) fully ripe; not hard, harsh, or rigid; half tipsy.
Melodious(me-lō´di-us) (adj.) full of, or produced by, melody; musical.
Melodrama(mel-ō-drä´ma) (n.) a play characterized by sensational or romantic incidents.
Melodramatic(mel-ō-dra-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to melodrama; highly sensational.
Melody(mel´ō-di) (n.) the arrangement of different musical sounds for a single voice or instrument; tune.
Melon(mel´un) (n.) a plant of the cucumber family with edible fruit.
Melpomene(mel-pom´e-nā) (n.) the muse who presided over tragic poetry, according to the Greek and Roman belief.
Melt(melt) (v.t. & v.i.) to change from a solid to a liquid state; dissolve; soften to love and tenderness.
Member(mem´bẽr) (n.) a limb or organ, essential part of anything; one of an association or community.
Membership(mem´bẽr-ship) (n.) the state of being a member; union, as of an individual with a society.
Membrane(mem´brān) (n.) a thin fold or layer of tissue forming the covering of some part or organ.
Membranous(mem´bra-nus) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or like, membranes.
Memento(mē-men´tō) (n.) a souvenir; memorial.
Memoir(mem´wär) (n.) a history written from personal experience and knowledge; a biography; (pl.) a record of investigations on a subject; transactions or journal of a learned or scientific society.
Memorabilia(mem-ō-ra-bil´i-a) (n. pl.) things worthy of remembrance or record.
Memorable(mem´or-a-bl) (adj.) worthy of remembrance; remarkable; notable.
Memorably(mem´or-a-bli) (adj.) so as to be remembered.
Memorandum(mem-o-ran´dum) (n.) a note to assist the memory; brief record of something to be remembered; summary or outline.
Memorial(mē-mō´ri-al) (adj.) commemorative; preservative of, or contained in, the memory: (n.) an informal diplomatic paper; a written representation of facts addressed to the government, a public body, etc.
Memorialize(mē-mō´rī-ar-īz) (v.t.) to petition by means of a memorial.
Memory(mem´o-ri) (n.) that faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous occurrences, facts, thoughts, etc., and recalls them.
Men(men) (n. pl.) of "man".
Menace(men´as) (n.) a threat: (v.t.) to threaten.
Menacingly(men´a-sing-li) (adv.) in a threatening manner.
Menage(mā´näzh) (n.) management; one's establishment or household.
Menagerie(men-äzh´er-i) (n.) a place where wild animals are kept; a collection of wild animals for exhibition.
Mend(mend) (v.i.) to repair that which is broken or worn; make good or better; reform; increase: (v.i.) to grow better; improve.
Mendacious(men-dā´shus) (adj.) given to falsehood; lying; false.
Mendacity(men-das´i-ti) (n.) falsehood; habitual lying.
Mendicancy(men´di-kan-si) (n.) the state of being a beggar; begging.
Mendicant(men´di-kant) (adj.) practicing begging; reduced to beggary: (n.) a beggar; a begging friar.
Menial(mē´ni-al) (adj.) pertaining to a retinue of servants; pertaining to, or suitable for, servants; mean; servile: (n.) a domestic servant; one who performs servile work.
Meniscus(mē-nis´kus) (n.) a crescent; a lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
Menstrual(men´strōō-al) (adj.) occurring monthly.
Mensurable(men´sū-ra-bl) (adj.) measurable.
Mensuration(men-sū-rā´shun) (n.) the act or process of taking the measure or dimensions of anything; measurement.
Mental(men´tal) (adj.) pertaining to the mind; intellectual.
Mentally(men´ta-li) (adv.) in the mind; in thought or idea; intellectually.
Mention(men´shun) (n.) a brief notice; casual remark; hint: (v.t.) to speak briefly of; notice casually; name.
Mentor(men´tẽr) (n.) a wise and faithful counselor.
Menu(men-ū´) (n.) a bill of fare.
Mercantile(mẽr´kan-til) (adj.) commercial.
Mercenary(mẽr´sē-na-ri) (n.) a soldier hired into foreign service; one who serves for pay: (adj.) serving for pay or reward; venial; sordid.
Mercer(mẽr´sẽr) (n.) a dealer in textile fabrics.
Merchandise(mẽr´chan-dīs) (n.) goods, wares, or commodities, bought and sold.
Merchant(mẽr´chant) (n.) one who traffics or trades on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a shopkeeper: (adj.) pertaining to, or employed in, trade; mercantile.
Merchantman(mẽr´chant-man) (n.) a trading vessel.
Merciful(mẽr´si-fool) (adj.) full of, or exercising, mercy; tenderhearted; compassionate.
Mercifully(mẽr´si-foo-li) (adv.) with mercy or compassion.
Merciless(mẽr´si-les) (adj.) destitute of mercy; unfeeling; cruel.
Mercury(mer´ku-ri) (n.) one of the planets; from Mercurius, the messenger of the gods: (n.) one of the elements, popularly known as quicksilver.
Mercy(mẽr´si) (n.) the disposition to forgive, spare, or pity; clemency; forbearance; compassion; beneficence.
Mere(mēr) (adj.) such and no more; simple; entire; absolute.
Merely(mēr-li) (adv.) simply; purely; only.
Meretricious(mer-e-trish´us) (adj.) pertaining to prostitutes; lustful; tawdry.
Merge(mẽrj) (v.t.) to absorb or swallow up: (v.i.) to be swallowed up or lost.
Merger(mẽrj´ẽr) (n.) the legal consolidation of two estates, conforming them into one estate; the placing of the operations of two or more competing interests under the control of a single body.
Meridian(me-rid´i-an) (adj.) pertaining to mid-day: (n.) mid-day; noon; highest point or culmination; an imaginary great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith and nadir of any given place, and cutting the equator at right angles.
Meringue(mā-rang´) (n.) a light confection of eggs, sugar, cream, or jam.
Merit(mer´it) (n.) excellence; worth. deserved reward; (pl.) essential circumstances: (v.t.) to earn; be entitled to; be deserving of.
Meritorious(mer-i-tō´n-us) (adj.) having merit; deserving of reward or praise.
Mermaid(mẽr´mād) (n.) a fabled marine creature having the upper part like a woman and the lower part like a fish.
Merman(mẽr´man) (n.) the male of the mermaid.
Merrily(mer´i-li) (adv.) in a merry manner.
Merriment(mer´i-ment) (n.) mirth; fun; frolic; gaiety.
Merry(mer´i) (adj.) full of mirth and good humor; gay; sportive; jovial; pleasant.
Mesa(mā´sa) (n.) elevated table-land.
Mesh(mesh) (n.) an opening or interstice of a net; brewer's grains.
Mesmeric(mez-mer´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or produced by, mesmerism.
Mesmerism(mez´mẽr-izm) (n.) the art of inducing an abnormal state of the nervous system in which the thoughts and actions of the patient are controlled by the will of the operator; animal magnetism.
Mesmerize(mez´mẽr-īz) (v.t.) to induce the mesmeric state.
Mess(mes) (n.) a number of persons who sit down to table together, especially soldiers or sailors; a state of dirt or confusion: (v.t.) to eat together: (v.t.) to furnish with food; dirty.
Message(mes´āj) (n.) a communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another; an official communication.
Messenger(mes´en-jẽr) (n.) one who conveys a message; an office servant who carries messages; a herald or harbinger; an official of the bankruptcy court.
Messiah(mes-sī´ah) (n.) Christ, the anointed; the Savior; the leader, liberator or savior whether anointed or self professed of a group or cause.
Met(met) (p.t. & p.p.) of meet.
Metabolic(met-a-bol´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or undergoing, change or metamorphosis.
Metabolism(me-tab´ō-lizm) (n.) the continuous process by which living cells or tissues undergo chemical change accompanied by swift alterations in temper or character.
Metacarpus(met-a-kär´pus) (n.) that part of the hand which is between the wrist and the fingers.
Metal(met´al) (n.) an elementary substance having certain physical characteristics, as luster, ductility, malleability, insolubility, is fusible by heat, and a conductor of electricity: (v.t.) to cover with metal.
Metallic(me-tal´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or like, metal.
Metallurgic(me-tal-ẽr´jik) (adj.) pertaining to metallurgy. Also metallurgical.
Metallurgist(met´al-ẽr-jist) (n.) one who is skilled in metallurgy.
Metallurgy(met´al-ẽr-jī) (n.) the art or process of working metals and of separating them from their ores.
Metamorphic(met-a-môr´fik) (adj.) pertaining to, or produced by, metamorphism.
Metamorphism(met-a-môr´fizm) (n.) the process by which stratified rocks under pressure, heat, chemical action, etc., have changed from their original structure, as limestone to marble.
Metamorphose(met-a-môr´fōz) (v.t.) to change into a different form.
Metamorphosis(met-a-môr-fō´sis) (n.) change of form, shape, or structure; transformation, as of a chrysalis into a butterfly.
Metaphor(met´a-fôr) (n.) a figure of speech by which one word is employed for another of which it is the image; a compressed simile.
Metaphoric(met-a-for´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or comprising, a metaphor; not literal; figurative. Also metaphorical.
Metaphorically(met-a-for´i-ka-li) (adv.) in metaphors.
Metaphysical(met-a-fiz´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or according to the rules of, metaphysics; ontological.
Metaphysically(met-a-fiz´i-ka-li) (adv.) by the rules of metaphysical science.
Metaphysics(met-a-fiz´iks) (n.) mental philosophy.
Metastasis(me-tas´ta-sis) (n.) the passing of the specific symptoms of a disease from one part of the body to another.
Metathesis(me-tath´e-sis) (n.) transposition of the letters of a word or syllable, as "third" for the early "thrid."
Metempsychosis(me-tem-si-kō´sis) (n.) transmigration of the soul after death into the body of another man or lower animal.
Meteor(mē´te-or) (n.) a transient luminous body in the sky; falling or shooting star; anything that dazzles or excites wonder for the moment.
Meteoric(mē-te-or´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or formed of, or like, a meteor.
Meteorite(mē´te-ẽr-īt) (n.) a stone or metallic body which, in its passage through space, has fallen upon the earth.
Meteorologic(mē-te-ẽr-ō-loj´ik) (adj.) pertaining to the atmosphere, or its phenomena, or to meteorology.
Meteorologist(mē-te-ẽr-ol´ō-jist) (n.) one who is skilled in meteorology.
Meteorology(mē-te-ẽr-ol´ō-ji) (n.) the science of the atmosphere and its various phenomena.
Meter(mē´tẽr) (n.) an instrument for registering automatically the amount measured by it: (n.) a rhythmic arrangement of syllables in verse; unit of length in the decimal system 39.37 inches.
Methinks(mē-thingks´) (v.i.) in this really compound expression, me is the object of thinks, a transitive verb meaning it seems.
Method(meth´od) (n.) regular arrangement of things; system; order; classification.
Methodical(me-thod´i-kal) (adj.) characterized by, or arranged with regard to, method; systematic.
Methodically(me-thod´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a methodical manner.
Methodist(meth´ō-dist) (n.) one of a sect of Christians founded by John Wesley: (adj.) pertaining to the Methodists.
Meticulous(mē-tik´ū-lus) (adj.) overcautious; excessively timid.
Metric(met´rik) (adj.) pertaining to the decimal system of weights and measures.
Metrical(met´ri-kal) (adj.) pertaining to meter, measurement, or rhythm.
Metrically(met´ri-ka-li) (adv.) in a metrical manner.
Metronome(met´rō-nōm) (n.) an instrument which beats musical time by means of a short pendulum.
Metropolis(me-trop´ō-lis) (n.) the capital or chief city of a kingdom or country; the seat or see of a metropolitan.
Metropolitan(met-rō-pol´i-tan) (adj.) pertaining to the capital city of a kingdom or country, or to an archbishopric: (n.) the presiding bishop of a country or province; an archbishop.
Mettle(met´l) (n.) constitutional ardor or spirit; fortitude.
Mettlesome(met´l-sum) (n.) high spirited.
Mezzanine(met´za-nēn) (n.) a low intermediate story between two higher ones; a window in such a story.
Mica(mī´ka) (n.) a mineral divisible into thin transparent plates.
Mice(mice) (n.) plural of mouse.
Microbe(mī´krōb) (n.) a minute microscopical organism found in the blood of animals, especially those suffering from disease; bacterium.
Micrometer(mī-krom´e-tẽr) (n.) an instrument for measuring minute distances, or apparent diameters used with a microscope or telescope.
Microphone(mī´krō-fōn) (n.) an instrument for intensifying very minute sounds.
Microscope(mī´krō-skōp) (n.) an optical instrument for magnifying minute objects so as to render them visible for purposes of investigation.
Microscopic(mī-krō-skop´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or determined by the aid of, a microscope. Also microscopical.
Microscopically(mī-krō-skop´i-ka-li) (adv.) by, or as by, a microscope.
Microscopy(mī-kros´kō-pi) (n.) the use of the microscope; microscopic investigation.
Mid(mid) (adj.) middle; equally between two extremes.
Midday(mid´dā) (n.) noon.
Middle(mid´l) (adj.) equally distant from the extremes; mean; medial: (n.) the point equally distant from the extremes; central part; the waist.
Middleman(mid´l-man) (n.) in trade and commerce the one who stands between the producer and the consumer, taking a profit from each.
Middlemost(mid´l-mōst) (adj.) situated in, or nearest, the middle.
Middling(mid´ling) (adj.) of middle rank, size, or quality; moderate; (n. pl.) the coarser part of flour.
Midget(mij´et) (n.) very small person; diminutive creature.
Midnight(mid´nīt) (n.) being in the middle of the night; end of the previous calendar day and start of the next.
Midriff(mid´rif) (n.) the diaphragm separating the cavity of the chest from the stomach.
Midst(midst) (n.) the middle.
Midwife(mid´wīf) (n.) a woman who assists at childbirth.
Midwifery(mid´wīf-ẽr-i) (n.) obstetrics.
Mien(mēn) (n.) external appearance; air; look; carriage.
Might(mīt) (n.) power; strength; force: (p.t.) of may.
Mightily(mīt´i-li) (adv.) with great power or strength; vehemently; in a great degree.
Mightiness(mīt´i-nes) (n.) a greatness; power; a title of dignity.
Mighty(mīt´i) (adj.) powerful; strong; influential; momentous; wonderful; huge: (adv.) very; exceedingly.
Migrant(mī´grant) (adj.) migratory.
Migrate(mī´grāt) (v.t.) to pass to a place of residence in another country or district; to change residence.
Migration(mī-grā´shun) (n.) the act of migrating; change of residence; change of place; removal; movement.
Migratory(mī´gra-tō-ri) (adj.) removing or passing from one place of abode or resort to another; roving; nomad.
Milch(milch) (adj.) yielding milk.
Mild(mīld) (adj.) gentle in temper and disposition; gentle; soft; placid; moderate; not sharp, sour, or bitter; lenitive.
Mildew(mil´dū) (n.) a disease of plants produced by small fungi; spots of mold on cloth, etc., caused by damp: (v.t.) to taint with mildew: (v.i.) be affected with mildew.
Mildness(mīld´nes) (n.) the quality of being mild; gentleness.
Mile(mīl) (n.) a measure of length or distance containing 5280 feet.
Mileage(mīl´aj) (n.) an allowance for expenses per mile; length in miles.
Militancy(mil´i-tan-si) (n.) warfare; militarism.
Militant(mil´i-tant) (adj.) warlike; fighting; serving as a soldier.
Militarism(mil´i-ta-rizm) (n.) military spirit, policy, or government.
Military(mil´i-tā-ri) (adj.) pertaining to soldiers or to arms; warlike; martial: (n.) soldiers collectively; army; troops.
Militate(mil´i-tāt) (v.i.) to be, or stand, opposed; operate against.
Militia(mi-lish´a) (n.) citizens enrolled and trained for the internal defense of a State.
Milk(milk) (n.) a white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, especially the milk of the cow; the white juice of certain plants: (v.t.) to draw milk from; supply with milk.
Milky(milk´i) (adj.) having the qualities of, or resembling, milk.
Milksop(milk´sop) (n.) an effeminate, weak person.
Mill(mil) (n.) a machine for grinding and reducing a substance to small particles; a factory; a prize fight; a money of account 1-1000th of a dollar: (v.t.) to reduce to fine particles in a mill; press or stamp, as the edges of coins; full cloth; roll into bars, as metal; thrash.
Millennial(mil-len´ni-al) (adj.) of or pertaining to the millennium.
Millennium(mil-len´i-um) (n.) the space of 1, 000 years, especially that period during which Satan will be bound and Christ will reign on earth.
Miller(mil´ẽr) (n.) one who keeps or works a flour mill.
Millet(mil´et) (n.) a grain-bearing plant.
Milliard(mil´i-ard) (n.) one thousand millions.
Milligram(mil´i-gram) (n.) the 1000th part of a gram = .0154 grain English.
Milliliter(mil´i-li-tẽr) (n.) the 1000th part of a liter = .06102 cubic inch.
Millimeter(mil´li-mē-tẽr) (n.) the 1000th part of a meter = .03937 inch.
Milliner(mil´in-ẽr) (n.) one who makes women's bonnets, hats, headdresses, etc.
Millinery(mil´i-nẽr-i) (n.) the articles made and sold by a milliner.
Milling(mil´ing) (n.) the act of grinding in, or passing through, a dressing mill; the process of making serrated edge on a coin, etc.
Million(mil´yun) (n.) the number of ten hundred thousand; an indefinitely large number.
Millionaire(mil-yun-ār´) (n.) a person who is worth a million; one very rich.
Millionth(mil´yunth) (adj.) being one of a million: (n.) one of 1,000,000 parts.
Millpond(mil´pond) (n.) a reservoir of water for driving a mill.
Millrace(mil´rās) (n.) a current of water that drives a mill.
Millstone(mil´stōn) (n.) one of two flat cylindrical stones for grinding grain.
Mime(mīm) (n.) a comic Greek and Roman play representing real persons and events; an actor in a mime.
Mimetic(mi-met´ik) (adj.) imitative.
Mimic(mim´ik) (adj.) inclined to imitate; imitative: (n.) one who mimics or imitates: (v.t.) to imitate, or ridicule by imitation.
Mimicker(mim´ik-ẽr) (n.) a mimic.
Mimicry(mim´ik-ri) (n.) ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule; close external likeness.
Minatory(min´a-tōri) (adj.) threatening.
Mince(mins) (v.t.) to cut or chop into minute pieces; extenuate or suppress: (v.i.) to talk with affected elegance; walk with short steps or in a prim manner.
Mincemeat(mins´mēt) (n.) meat chopped very fine, especially with suet, raisins, lemon peel, etc.
Mincing(mins´ing) (adj.) affectedly elegant.
Mind(mīnd) (n.) the intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding or intellect; soul; memory; intention; opinion: (v.t.) to attend to; heed; obey.
Minded(mīnd´ed) (p.adj.) having a mind; disposed or inclined.
Mindful(mīnd´fool) (adj.) bearing in mind; observant; attentive.
Mine(mīn) (pron.) belonging to me: (n.) an excavation in the earth from which minerals, precious stones, etc., are extracted; a tunnel under an enemy's works to blow them up; a rich source of wealth: (v.i.) to carry on mining operations; practice secret methods: (v.t.) to undermine or sap.
Miner(mī´nẽr) (n.) one who works at mining.
Mineral(min´ẽr-al) (n.) any inorganic body found on the surface or in the earth: (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or impregnated with, a mineral.
Mineralize(min´ẽr-al-īz) (v.t.) to combine with or change into a mineral.
Mineralogist(min-ẽr-al´ō-jist) (n.) one skilled in the knowledge of minerals.
Mineralogy(min-ẽr-al´ō-ji) (n.) the science of minerals.
Mingle(ming´gl) (v.t.) to intermix; join or combine; blend; compound: (v.i.) to be mixed or united with.
Miniature(min´i-a-tūr) (n.) a very small painting, especially a portrait on ivory, etc.: (adj.) done on a very small scale; diminutive; minute.
Minim(min´im) (n.) the smallest liquid measure; a single drop; a musical note 2 = crotchets; one of an order of mendicant friars founded by Saint Francis of Paola, fifteenth century; a small fish.
Minimize(min´i-mīz) (v.t.) to reduce to a minimum.
Minimum(min´i-mum) (n.) the least quantity; trifle.
Mining(mīn´ing) (p.adj.) pertaining to mines; burrowing in the earth: (n.) the act of making mines or working them.
Minion(min´yun) (n.) a servile flatterer or dependent.
Minister(min´is-tẽr) (n.) a servant; one subordinate to another; agent; one entrusted with the direction of affairs of state; a clergyman or pastor of a church authorized to preach and administer the sacraments: (v.t.) to supply; administer: (v.i.) to serve in some office, clerical or lay; supply necessaries.
Ministerial(min-is-tē´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to ministry or service, official or clerical; pertaining to a minister of the state or of religion.
Ministrant(min´is-trant) (adj.) serving as a minister.
Ministration(min-is-trā´shun) (n.) the act of ministering; administration; service.
Ministry(min´is-tri) (n.) the agency or service of a minister of religion; the office, duties, or functions of a minister of state; ministers of state collectively; term of ministerial office.
Mink(mingk) (n.) a carnivorous mammal allied to the weasel, yielding a valuable fur.
Minnow(min´ō) (n.) a fresh-water fish of small size.
Minor(mī´nẽr) (adj.) smaller; less; inconsiderable; less by a semitone in music: (n.) one of either sex who is under the age of twenty-one; in logic, the term or premise containing the subject of the conclusion.
Minority(mi-nor´i-ti) (n.) the smallest number; opposed to majority; the state of being a minor.
Minster(min´stẽr) (n.) the church of a monastery; a cathedral church.
Minstrel(min´strel) (n.) in medieval times, one of an order of men who traveled from place to place singing their musical compositions to the accompaniment of a harp; a poet or musician.
Minstrelsy(min´strel-si) (n.) the art or occupation of minstrels; minstrels collectively; a collection of ballad poetry.
Mint(mint) (n.) the place where money is coined by government authority; source of unlimited supply; place of invention or fabrication; an odoriferous plant yielding a pungent essential oil: (v.t.) to coin or stamp money; invent.
Mintage(mint´āj) (n.) coin, etc., produced in a mint; duty paid to the mint for coining gold or silver.
Minuend(min´ū-end) (n.) that number from which another number is to be subtracted.
Minuet(min-ū-et´) (n.) a slow graceful dance; music for such a dance.
Minus(mī´nus) (n.) less; represented by the sign (−) before quantities to be subtracted.
Minute(n.) (min'it) 1-60th part of an hour or of a degree; an official note; memorandum: (mi-nūt´) (adj.) very small; precise.
Minutely(mi-nūt´li) (adv.) in a minute manner; exactly.
Minuteman(min´it-man) (n.) a man who is ready for service at a minute's notice.
Minuteness(mi-nūt´nes) (n.) the quality of being minute; exactness.
Minutiae(mi-nū´shi-ē) (n. pl.) smaller or minor details or particulars.
Minx(mingks) (n.) a pert, wanton girl.
Miracle(mir´a-kl) (n.) a supernatural occurrence or act; wonder or marvel.
Miraculous(mi-rak´ū-lus) (adj.) performed supernaturally; wonderful.
Mirage(mi-räzh´) (n.) an optical atmospheric illusion by which the image of a distant object is seen as if inverted.
Mire(mīr) (n.) deep mud; wet clayey earth: (v.t.) to soil with mire; plunge and fix in mud: (v.i.) to sink in mud.
Mirror(mir´ẽr) (n.) a looking-glass; polished substance in which objects may be seen reflected; pattern: (v.t.) to reflect as in a mirror.
Mirth(mẽrth) (n.) noisy gaiety; social merriment; hilarity; jollity.
Mirthful(mẽrth´fool) (adj.) merry; festive.
Mirthfully(mẽrth´foo-li) (adv.) in a mirthful manner.
Mirthless(mẽrth´les) (adj.) destitute of mirth; morose; sad.
Miry(mī´ri) (adj.) abounding in, or covered with, mire.
Misadventure(mis-ad-yen´tūr) (n.) an unlucky accident; misfortune.
Misalliance(mis-a-lī´ans) (n.) an improper alliance by marriage, especially with one of lower social status.
Misanthrope(mis´an-thrōp) (n.) a hater of mankind.
Misanthropic(mis-an-throp´ik) (adj.) hating mankind.
Misanthropy(mis-an´thrō-pi) (n.) hatred of mankind.
Misapplication(mis-ap-pli-kā´shun) (n.) a wrong application.
Misapply(mis-ap-plī´) (v.t.) to apply wrong.
Misapprehend(mis-ap-rē-hend´) (v.t.) to misunderstand; misconceive.
Misapprehension(mis-ap-prē-hen´shun) (n.) wrong apprehension of one's meaning; misconception.
Misappropriate(mis-a-prō´pri-āt) (v.t.) to apply to a wrong use or purpose, as trust-money, etc.
Misbehave(mis-bē-hāv´)(v.t.) to behave improperly.
Misbehavior(mis-bē-hāv´yẽr) (n.) ill conduct; bad behavior.
Miscarriage(mis-kar´āj) (n.) failure; misbehavior; premature parturition.
Miscarry(mis-kar´i) (v.i.) to go wrong; be unsuccessful; bring forth young prematurely.
Miscellaneous(mis-e-lā´ne-us) (adj.) consisting of several kinds mixed together; promiscuous.
Miscellany(mis´e-lā-ni) (n.) a mixture of various kinds, a book containing a variety of literary compositions.
Mischance(mis-chans´) (n.) misfortune; mishap.
Mischief(mis´chif) (n.) harm; injury; hurt; damage; misfortune.
Mischievous(mis´chi-vus) (adj.) producing injury or damage; hurtful; inclined to mischief.
Miscible(mis´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being mixed.
Misconceive(mis-kon-sēv´) (v.t.) to conceive wrongly; misjudge; misapprehend.
Misconception(mis-kon-sep´shun) (n.) false opinion; misapprehension.
Misconduct(mis-kon´dukt) (n.) bad conduct; misbehavior; ill behavior: (mis-kon-dukt´) (v.t.) to mismanage.
Miscreant(mis´kre-ant) (n.) an unscrupulous villain; vile wretch: (adj.) unscrupulous.
Misdeed(mis-dēd´) (n.) an evil deed; a wicked action; a fault; a trespass; a transgression; offense.
Misdemeanor(mis-de-mē´mẽr) (n.) evil conduct; a crime less than a felony.
Miser(mī´zẽr) (n.) a covetous man who denies himself the comforts of life to hoard up money.
Miserable(miz´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) wretched; very unhappy; worthless; despicable; very mean or poor.
Miserably(miz´ẽr-a-bli) (adv.) in a miserable manner.
Miserly(mīz´ẽr-li) (adj.) penurious; like a miser.
Misery(miz´ẽr-i) (n.) extreme pain, distress, or misfortune; great unhappiness.
Misfit(mis´fit) (n.) non-fitting clothing; a person unfitted for the position he occupies.
Misfortune(mis-for´tūn) (n.) ill fortune; ill luck; calamity; harm; ill; disaster; evil; injury; damage.
Mishap(mis-hap´) (n.) ill-chance; an accident.
Misjudge(mis-juj´) (v.t.) to judge erroneously; to mistake.
Mislay(mis-lā´) (v.t.) to lay in a wrong place; to lose.
Mislead(mis-lēd´) (v.t.) to lead astray or into error.
Mismanage(mis-man´āj) (v.t.) to manage ill; to conduct amiss; to administer improperly.
Mismatch(mis-mach´) (v.t.) to match unsuitably or improperly.
Misogynist(mi-soj´i-nist) (n.) a woman-hater.
Misogyny(mi-soj´i-ni) (n.) hatred of women.
Misplace(mis-plās´) (v.t.) to put in a wrong place; place on an improper or undeserving object.
Misprision(mis-prizh´un) (n.) in law, a high offense under the degree of a capital one, but bordering upon it.
Misrepresent(mis-rep-re-zent´) (v.t.) to represent falsely or incorrectly, willfully, or through carelessness.
Miss(mis) (n.) a title of address prefixed to the name of an unmarried lady: (n.) failure to hit, reach, perceive, or obtain: (v.t.) to fail to hit, etc.; omit or pass by; do without; feel the want of: (v.i.) to fail to hit; fly wide of the mark.
Missal(mis´al) (n.) the book containing the order of service for the Roman Catholic Mass.
Missile(mis´il) (n.) a weapon or thing thrown, or designed to be thrown, to injure another.
Missing(mis´ing) (p.adj.) lost; wanting.
Mission(mish´un) (n.) the act of sending, or state of being sent with certain powers, especially to propagate religion; embassy; delegation; commission; a series of special religious services.
Missionary(mish´un-a-ri) (n.) a person who is sent to propagate religion, especially in foreign parts: (adj.) pertaining to missions or missionaries.
Missioner(mish´un-ẽr) (n.) a missionary; one who has charge of, or conducts, a mission.
Missive(mis´iv) (n.) a letter or message: (adj.) sent specially.
Misspell(mis-spel´) (v.t.) to spell incorrectly.
Misstate(mis-stāt´) (v.t.) to state wrong; to falsify; to misrepresent.
Misstatement(mis-stāt´ment) (n.) the act of misstating; an erroneous or false statement.
Mist(mist) (n.) visible watery vapor in the atmosphere, at or near the earth's surface; fog; anything that dims or obscures the vision: (v.t.) to cover with, or as with, mist: (v.i.) to rain in minute drops.
Mistakable(mis-tāk´a-bl) (adj.) liable to be mistaken.
Mistake(mis-tāk´) (v.t.) to misunderstand; misconceive; misjudge: (v.i.) to err in judgment or opinion: (n.) an error in judgment; misconception; fault.
Mister(mis´tẽr) (n.) a title of address prefixed to a man's name, and formerly written and pronounced "Master"; abbreviated in writing "Mr."
Mistiness(mis´ti-nes) (n.) the state of being misty; obscurity; dimness.
Mistletoe(miz´l-tō) (n.) an evergreen plant parasitic on apple trees, and less commonly on the oak.
Mistral(mis-tral´) (n.) a cold, dry, northwest wind that blows over the Gulf of Lyons and the adjacent Mediterranean countries.
Mistreat(mis-trēt´) (v.t.) to ill-treat; to abuse.
Mistress(mis´tres) (n.) a woman who exercises authority or governs; the female head of a family, school, etc.; a woman well skilled in anything; a woman courted and beloved; sweetheart; a kept woman: (n.) a title of address prefixed to the name of a married woman; abbreviated "Mrs." (mis'iz).
Mistrust(mis-trust´) (n.) want of confidence or trust; distrust: (v.t.) to regard with distrust or suspicion; to doubt; fear.
Misty(mis´ti) (adj.) characterized by, or obscured with, mist; dim; obscure; clouded.
Misunderstand(mis-un-dẽr-stand´) (v.t.) to take in a wrong sense; misconceive.
Misunderstanding(mis-un-dẽr-stand´ing) (n.) misconception; disagreement.
Misuse(mis-ūz´) (v.) to treat ill; to abuse: (mis-ūs´) (n.) ill use.
Mite(mīt) (n.) a minute insect of the division Acarida often found in cheese; a small coin formerly current; a very small object or quantity.
Miter(mī´tẽr) (n.) the headdress of the high priest of the Jews; a kind of crown cleft in the middle, worn by archbishops, bishops, and sometimes by abbots on special occasions; the dignity of a bishop; the junction of moldings at an angle of 45°: (v.t.) to adorn with a miter; join at 45°.
Mitigate(mit´i-gāt) (v.t.) to render less severe or rigorous or painful; soften; alleviate.
Mitigation(mit-i-gā´shun) (n.) the act of mitigating; alleviation.
Mitral(mī´tral) (adj.) pertaining to, or shaped like, a miter.
Mitten(mit´n) (n.) a fingerless winter glove; a fingerless cover for the hand or wrist.
Mix(miks) (v.t.) to unite or blend into one mass or compound; join: (v.i.) to become united in a compound; associate; mingle.
Mixture(miks´tūr) (n.) the state of being mixed; a compound or mass formed by mixing, especially one in which the particles of each ingredient retain their property.
Mizzen(miz´n) (n.) the hindmost of the fore- and aft-sails of a vessel.
Mnemonic(nē-mon´ik) (adj.) assisting the memory.
Mnemonics(nē-mon´iks) (n. pl.) the art or science of assisting the memory.
Moan(mōn) (v.i.) to utter a low sound from, or as from, pain or sorrow: (n.) a low prolonged expression of sorrow or pain.
Moat(mōt) (n.) a ditch round a fortress, etc.: (v.t.) to surround with a moat.
Mob(mob) (n.) the populace; a rude disorderly crowd; riotous assembly; rabble: (v.t.) to attack in a disorderly crowd; crowd about and annoy.
Mobile(mō´bil) (adj.) easily moved.
Mobility(mō-bil´i-ti) (n.) susceptibility of motion.
Mobilization(mō-bil-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of mobilizing.
Mobilize(mō´bil-īz) (v.t.) to call into active military service; place troops on a war footing.
Moccasin(mok´a-sin) (n.) a sandal or shoe worn by the Native American people; a poisonous American snake.
Mocha(mō´ka) (n.) a kind of coffee from Mocha, a seaport of Arabia.
Mock(mok) (v.t.) to ridicule; mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; deride; disappoint the hopes of; tantalize: (n.) derision; ridicule: (adj.) false; counterfeit.
Mockery(mok´ẽr-i) (n.) derision; ridicule; delusion; imitation.
Mocking(mok´ing) (p.adj.) derisive; mimicking.
Modal(mō´dal) (adj.) pertaining to mode or form; indicating some mode of expression.
Modality(mō-dal´i-ti) (n.) the fact of being a mode; in law, the quality of being suspended by a condition.
Mode(mōd) (n.) form; custom; fashion, manner; variety of a syllogism.
Model(mod´el) (n.) a pattern of something to be made, or reproduced; example for imitation; standard copy; a person who poses as a subject for a painter or sculptor: (adj.) serving as a pattern or model: (v.t.) to form after a model, especially in some plastic material: (v.i.) to practice modeling.
Modeler(mod´el-ẽr) (n.) one who models.
Modeling(mod´el-ing) (n.) the act or art of making a model, especially of a work of art in some plastic material.
Moderate(mod´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to keep within bounds; lessen; qualify: (v.i.) to become less violent or intense; preside as a moderator: (adj.) (mod´ẽr-at) kept within bounds; not extreme or excessive; restrained; frugal; calm; reasonable; mild.
Moderately(mod´ẽr-at-li) (adv.) in a moderate manner.
Moderation(mod-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of moderating; the state of being moderate; freedom from excess; equanimity.
Moderator(mod´ẽr-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, moderates or restrains; the presiding officer in a church meeting.
Modern(mod´ẽrn) (adj.) pertaining to the present time; recent: (n. pl.) people of modern times.
Modernize(mod´ern-īz) (v.t.) to render modern in usage or taste.
Modest(mod´est) (adj.) restrained by a due sense of propriety; diffident; decent; chaste.
Modesty(mod´es-ti) (n.) the quality or state of being modest; propriety of behavior or manner; chastity; diffidence; moderation.
Modicum(mod´i-kum) (n.) a little.
Modification(mod-i-a-kā´shun) (n.) the act of modifying; the state of being modified; slight change in form.
Modify(mod´i-fī) (v.t.) to change slightly in form; vary; qualify; reduce.
Modulate(mod´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to vary the sound of; change the key or mode of: (v.i.) to pass from one musical key to another.
Modulation(mod-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of modulating; the state of being modulated.
Modulator(mod´ū-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, modulates.
Mogul(mō-gul´) (adj.) pertaining to the Mongolians: (n.) a person of the Mongolian race.
Mohair(mō´hār) (n.) a fabric made from the hair of the Angora goat; an imitation of such a fabric.
Moiety(moi´e-ti) (n.) one of two equal parts or shares; half.
Moil(moil) (v.i.) to toil; drudge.
Moire(mwär-rā´) (n.) watered silk.
Moist(moist) (adj.) containing water or other liquid; humid; damp.
Moisten(mois´n) (v.t.) to make moist.
Moisture(moist´ūr) (n.) a moderate degree of dampness; slight wetness.
Molar(mō´lẽr) (n.) a double tooth or grinder: (adj.) used for, and capable of, grinding.
Molasses(mō-las´ez) (n.) a coarse syrup drained from sugar-cane.
Mold(mōld) (n.) a fine soft soil, rich in decayed matter; substance of which anything is composed; a minute fungoid growth of decaying animal or vegetable matter; the matrix in which anything is cast or shaped; character: (v.t.) cover with mold; cause to become moldy; fashion in, or as in, a mold: (v.i.) to become moldy.
Molder(mōl´dẽr) (v.t.) to turn into dust by natural decay: (v.i.) to crumble to mold; waste away by degrees: (n.) one who molds.
Moldiness(mōl´di-nes) (n.) the state of being moldy.
Molding(mōl´ding) (n.) the act of molding; anything made in or by a mold; ornamental strip; used on a wall, picture frame, etc.
Moldy(mōl´di) (adj.) covered with or having mold.
Mole(mōl) (n.) a dark-colored mark or small protuberance on the skin; a small soft-furred burrowing animal with small eyes of the genus Talpa; a pier or breakwater.
Molecular(mō-lek´ū-lär) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, produced by, or existing between, molecules.
Molecularity(mō-lek-ū-lar´i-ti) (n.) molecular state.
Molecule(mol´e-kūl) (n.) the smallest quantity of an element or compound which can exist separately.
Moleskin(mōl´skin) (n.) a twilled fustian cloth with a soft surface resembling a mole's fur.
Molest(mō-lest´) (v.t.) to annoy, or interfere with; trouble; vex.
Molestation(mol-es-tā´shun) (n.) the act of molesting; interference; annoyance.
Moll(mol) (n.) a woman of low repute, living in the streets, or with criminals.
Mollify(mol´i-fī) (v.t.) to calm; soften; assuage.
Mollusk(mol´usk) (n.) one of the division of the invertebrates comprising animals with a soft fleshy body, and covered more or less with a calcareous shell, as the snail, etc.
Mollycoddle(mol´i-cod-l) (n.) an effeminate, weak, simpleton; a girl-boy.
Moloch(mō´lok) (n.) the fire-god of the ancient Phoenicians and Ammonites to whom human sacrifices were offered.
Molt(mōlt) (v.i.) to cast the feathers, hair, skin, etc.
Molten(mōl´ten) (adj.) melted; made of melted metal.
Moment(mō´ment) (n.) the smallest possible portion of time; an instant; importance; value; the product of a force and the perpendicular of its line of action from the point on which it acts.
Momentarily(mō-men-tā´ri-li) (adv.) for a moment; from moment to moment.
Momentary(mō´men-tā-ri) (adj.) lasting only for, or done in, a moment.
Momentous(mō-men´tus) (adj.) very important.
Momentum(mō-men´tum) (n.) impetus; the product of the mass by the velocity of a moving body.
Monarch(mon´ark) (n.) a supreme ruler; sovereign; the chief of its class or kind: (adj.) supreme.
Monarchic(mon-är´kik) (adj.) pertaining to a monarch or to monarchy; vested in a monarch. Also monarchical.
Monarchism(mon´är-kizm) (n.) the principles of monarchy; preference for monarchy.
Monarchist(mon´är-kist) (n.) an advocate for, or supporter of, monarchy.
Monarchy(mon´är-ki) (n.) government in which the supreme power, either absolute or limited, is vested in a monarch, kingdom, or empire.
Monastery(mon´as-ter-i) (n.) a home for religious retirement for men.
Monastic(mō-nas´tik) (adj.) pertaining to monasteries, monks, their rules, etc. Also monastical.
Monastically(mō-nas´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a monastic manner.
Monasticism(mō-nas´ti-sizm) (n.) the rule of monks.
Monday(mun´dā) (n.) the second day of the week, named after the moon — "Moon-day."
Monetary(mun´e-tā-ri) (adj.) pertaining to money.
Monetization(mun-e-ti-zā´shun) (n.) the act of monetizing.
Monetize(mun´e-tīz) (v.t.) to convert into money; give a standard or current value to.
Money(mun´i) (n.) coin; specie; gold, silver, or other metal stamped by legal authority and used as currency; any currency used as money; wealth.
Moneyed(mun´id) (adj.) possessed of money; wealthy.
Monger(mung´gẽr) (n.) a dealer.
Mongoose(mon´gōōs) (n.) a small ichneumon that preys on snakes.
Mongrel(mung´grel) (adj.) of a mixed breed or kind: (n.) anything of mixed breed or kind, as a dog, etc.
Monism(mō´nizm) (n.) the doctrine of the unity of substance; the identity of matter and mind.
Monist(mō´nist) (n.) a supporter or advocate of monism.
Monition(mō-nish´un) (n.) admonition; warning; notice.
Monitor(mon´i-tẽr) (n.) one who warns or admonishes; a senior pupil selected to instruct or discipline the younger scholars; heavily-armed turreted iron-clad; a genus of large lizards.
Monitory(mon´i-tō-ri) (adj.) giving monition.
Monk(mungk) (n.) a man who devotes himself exclusively to a religious life and lives in community with others similarly bound by vows to chastity, obedience, and poverty.
Monkey(mung´ki) (n.) a quadrumanous mammal, of the species Simiidae; a name for various mechanical contrivances such as monkey-boat, monkey-wrench, etc.; a name of contempt, especially for one of mischievous propensities: (v.i.) a slang term meaning to play tricks with, as "do not monkey with the buzz-saw."
Monkish(mungk´ish) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, a monk; monastic.
Monocular(mō-nok´ū-lar) (adj.) adapted for use for one eye; with one eye only.
Monody(mon´ō-di) (n.) a plaintive poem or song for one voice.
Monogamy(mō-nog´a-mi) (n.) marriage of one wife only; marrying only once.
Monogram(mon´o-gram) (n.) a cipher or character formed by the inter-weaving of two or more letters.
Monograph(mon´ō-graf) (n.) a paper or treatise written on one particular subject or some branch of it.
Monolith(mon´ō-lith) (n.) a pillar or column formed of a single stone.
Monologue(mon´ō-log) (n.) a dramatic scene in which one person only speaks; soliloquy.
Monomania(mon-ō-mā´ni-a) (n.) mental derangement in regard to one subject only.
Monomaniac(mon-ō-mā´ni-ak) (adj.) pertaining to, or affected with, monomania: (n.) one affected with monomania.
Monopolist(mō-nop´ō-list) (n.) one who has a monopoly or monopolizes.
Monopolize(mō-nop´ō-līz) (v.t.) to acquire the possession of, so as to be the only seller.
Monopoly(mō-nop´ō-fi) (n.) in commerce, the control of some article that is widely sold and limited in amount.
Monorail(mon´ō-rāl) (n.) a railway in which only one rail is used.
Monotone(mon´ō-tōn) (n.) a recitation on a single note or key; a picture produced in a single tint or tone: (v.t.) to recite, as prayers, on a single note.
Monotonous(mō-not´ō-nus) (adj.) continued in the same unvarying tone.
Monotony(mō-not´ō-ni) (n.) dull uniformity of tone; unvarying or irksome sameness.
Monsieur(mẽ-syẽr´) (n.) a French title of courtesy, equivalent to "Sir" or "Mr."
Monsoon(mon-sōōn´) (n.) a periodical wind in the Indian Ocean blowing from the southwest from April to October, and from the northeast during the other part of the year.
Monster(mon´stẽr) (n.) anything out of the usual course of nature; prodigy; something greatly deformed; a person remarkable for extreme wickedness, cruelty, etc.: (adj.) of unusual size.
Monstrosity(mon-stros´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being monstrous; an unnatural production.
Monstrous(mon´strus) (adj.) out of the common course of nature; wonderful; huge; horrible; enormous.
Month(munth) (n.) one of the twelve divisions of the year, either calendar or lunar.
Monthly(munth´li) (adj.) continued, performed, or happening, in a month: (adv.) once each month: (n.) a magazine or periodical published each month.
Monument(mon´u-ment) (n.) anything that perpetuates the memory of a person or event.
Monumental(mon-u-men´tal) (adj.) pertaining to, or serving as, a monument; lasting.
Monumentally(mon-u-men´ta-li) (adv.) by way of a monument or memorial.
Moo(mōō) (v.i.) to make the noise of a cow; low: (n.) the lowing of a cow.
Mood(mōōd) (n.) style; manner; temper of mind; variation in the form of a verb to express the manner of action or being; in logic, the form of a syllogism with regard to the quantity and quality of the three propositions by which it is formed; in music, the same as mode.
Moodily(mōōd´i-li) (adv.) in a moody manner.
Moodiness(mōōd´i-nes) (n.) moody disposition.
Moody(mōōd-i) (adj.) abstracted and pensive; out of temper; sad; gloomy.
Moon(mōōn) (n.) the satellite that revolves round the earth; satellite of a planet; a month; a crescent-shaped outwork: (v.i.) to wander and look about in an abstracted and listless manner.
Moonlight(mōōn´līt) (n.) the light of the moon: (adj.) illuminated by the moon.
Moonlit(mōōn´lit) (adj.) lighted by the moon; moonlight.
Moonshine(mōōn´shīn) (n.) moonlight; show without reality; smuggled intoxicants.
Moonshiner(mōōn´shī-nẽr) (n.) a distiller of illicit whiskey; a smuggler of whiskey.
Moonstruck(mōōn´struk) (adj.) lunatic.
Moor(mōōr) (n.) an extensive tract of waste land covered with heather, etc., sometimes marshy or peaty: (v.t.) to secure a ship by a cable and anchor: (v.i.) to be secured by a cable and anchor.
Mooring(mōōr´ing) the act of securing a vessel to a particular place; the cables, anchors, etc., laid at the bottom of a harbor, etc., to which a vessel is moored; (pl.) the place where a vessel is moored.
Moose(mōōs) (n.) a large North American deer resembling the European elk.
Moot(mōōt) (v.t.) to propose for discussion: (v.i.) to argue or plead on a supposed case: (n.) a discussion on a supposed case: (adj.) subject or open for discussion or debate.
Mop(mop) (n.) an instrument for washing floors, decks, etc., consisting of a bundle of cloth, rags, etc., fastened to the end of a long handle; a fair at which servants are hired: (v.t.) to rub or dry with a mop.
Mope(mōp) (v.i.) to be silent, dull or dispirited.
Moppet(mop´et) (n.) a pet.
Moraine(mō-rān´) (n.) a fine of rocks and gravel at the edges and base of glaciers.
Moral(mor´al) (adj.) pertaining to morality or morals; conformed to right; subject to, or influenced by, the moral law; virtuous; practically sufficient; serving to teach a moral: (n.) inner meaning; (pl.) moral philosophy or ethics; conduct of life; behavior.
Morale(mō-ral´) (n.) moral condition; that mental state which renders a man capable of endurance and of exhibiting courage in the presence of danger.
Moralist(mor´a-list) (n.) one who moralizes; one who teaches or practices the duties of life.
Morality(mō-ral´i-ti) (n.) the doctrine or practice of the duties of life; ethics; virtue; formerly a kind of allegorical play.
Moralize(mor´al-īz) (v.t.) to apply or explain in a moral sense; render moral: (v.i.) to make reflections on good or evil.
Morally(mor´al-i) (adv.) according to the rules of morality; ethically; virtuously; practically.
Morass(mō-ras´) (n.) a swamp; fen.
Moratorium(mor´a-tō-ri-um) (n.) an emergency extension of period allowed for payment of debt, as declared by several governments on the outbreak of the European War in 1914.
Morbid(môr´bid) (adj.) pertaining to disease; sickly; unhealthy.
Morbidity(môr-bid´i-ti) (n.) a morbid state.
Mordant(môr´dant) (adj.) biting into or fixing colors; sarcastic; caustic: (n.) a substance that has a chemical affinity for coloring matter, and serves to fix certain colors in dyeing.
More(mōr) (adj.) greater in number, quality, extent, etc.; additional; longer: (adv.) to a greater degree, etc.; again; besides: (n.) a greater quantity, number, etc.; something further or additional.
Morel(mor´el) (n.) a small fungus used for food and flavoring.
Moreover(mōr-ō´vẽr) (adv.) besides; further.
Morgue(môrg) (n.) a place where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed for identification.
Moribund(mor´i-bund) (adj.) dying.
Mormon(môr´mun) (adj.) pertaining to a sect founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, who professed to have found the Book of Mormon.
Mormonism(môr´mun-izm) (n.) the doctrines and practices of the Mormons.
Morning(môrn´ing) (n.) the early part of the day: (adj.) pertaining to, occurring, or performed, in the morning.
Morose(mō-rōs´) (adj.) sullen; austere; gloomy.
Morosely(mō-rōs´li) (adv.) in a morose manner.
Moroseness(mō-rōs´nes) the quality or state of being morose.
Morphine(mor´fēn) (n.) the narcotic principle of opium.
Morphological(môr-fō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to morphology.
Morphology(môr-fol´o-ji) (n.) the science of the forms in the organisms of animals and plants.
Morrow(mor´ō) (n.) the next day.
Morsel(môr´sel) (n.) a small piece.
Mortal(môr´tal) (adj.) subject to death; causing death; fatal; punishable with death; violent; extreme; tedious; pertaining to human beings: (n.) a human being; man, as subject to death.
Mortality(môr-tal´i-ti) (n.) the condition of being mortal; mankind; frequency or number of deaths in ratio to population.
Mortally(môr´tal-li) (adv.) so as to cause death; fatally; extremely.
Mortar(môr´ter) (n.) a vessel in which substances are pounded with a pestle; a short piece of ordnance used for throwing shells at high angles of elevation; a building cement of lime, sand, and water: (v.t.) to plaster or secure with mortar.
Mortgage(môr´gāj) (n.) a deed conveying property to a creditor as security for the payment of a debt; the deed by which such conveyance is made: (v.t.) to convey or make over to a creditor as security; pledge.
Mortgagee(môr-gā-jē´) (n.) the person to whom a mortgage is made or given.
Mortification(môr-ti-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of mortifying; gangrene; subjugation of the passions and appetites by abstinence; humiliation; vexation; chagrin.
Mortify(môr´ti-fī) (v.t.) to destroy the vital functions of; produce gangrene in; subdue by penance or austerities; humble; depress; chagrin: (v.i.) to be subdued; practice austerities; become gangrenous.
Mortifying(môr´ti-fī-ing) (adj.) tending to mortify; humiliating; vexatious.
Mortise(môr´tis) (n.) a hole made in wood to receive a tenon: (v.t.) to cut or make a mortise in.
Mortuary(môr´tu-a-ri) (n.) a building for the dead pending burial: (adj.) pertaining to the burial of the dead.
Mosaic(mō-zā´ik) (adj.) pertaining to Moses, to the Law, institutions, etc., given through him, or in his writings: (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, mosaic work: (n.) a design, or form of artistic work, formed by the union of very minute pieces of glass, stone, etc., of various colors, inlaid in a ground of stucco or metal.
Mosquito(mus-kē´tō) (n.) an insect of the genus Culex, the females of which puncture the skin of men and animals, causing great cutaneous irritation and pain.
Moss(môs) (n.) soft peaty land; a family of plants, with leafy stems, and narrow, simple leaves; any minute, small-leaved, flowerless plant, such as grows on trees, rocks, etc., mostly in humid places; a lichen.
Most(mōst) (adj.) greatest in number, quantity, or degree: (n.) the greatest number, part, quantity, or value.
Mot(mō) (n.) a witty saying.
Mote(mōt) (n.) popular assembly for the discussion and management of affairs; a very small particle.
Motet(mō-tet) (n.) a short vocal composition of a sacred character; anthem.
Moth(môth) (n.) a lepidopterous insect or its larva, which feed upon cloth, fur, etc.; anything that gradually gnaws away.
Mother(muth´ẽr) (n.) female parent, especially one of the human race; one who has given birth to a child; origin or source; the female superior of a religious house; a thick slimy substance or film concreted in liquids: (adj.) native; producing others: (v.t.) to adopt as a son or daughter.
Motherless(muth´ẽr-les) (adj.) deprived of one's mother.
Motion(mō´shun) (n.) the act, process, or state of moving; passage of a body from one place to another; animal life and action; impulse, desire, or passion; internal activity; a proposition made in a deliberative assembly; evacuation of the bowels: (v.i.) to make a significant movement or gesture.
Motionless(mō´shun-les) (adj.) being without motion; wanting motion; being at rest; still; torpid; numb.
Motivate(mō´ti-vāt) (v.i.) to study the motives of a person so as to acquire a knowledge of his character.
Motive(mō´tiv) (adj.) causing motion; able or tending to move: (n.) that which moves or excites to action; inducement reason; stimulus; in art, leading idea, or conception.
Motley(mot´li) (adj.) covered with parts of various colors; heterogeneous.
Motor(mō´tẽr) (n.) a machine transmitting power; a device for transforming heat, etc., into mechanical motion: (adj.) imparting motion.
Motorcycle(mō´tẽr-sī-kl) (n.) a bicycle propelled by a motor.
Mottled(mot´ld) (adj.) having various colors; of mixed colors; speckled; spotted; variegated; motley.
Motto(mot´ō) (n.) a concise sentence added to a device, or prefixed to anything, suggesting some guiding principle.
Mound(mound) (n.) an artificial bank of earth or stone, originally for defensive purposes; hillock; a small globe surmounted by a cross, symbolical of empire: (v.t.) to furnish, or fortify, with a mound.
Mount(mount) (n.) a hill or mountain; a rocky mass or elevation rising above the level of the surrounding land; a mound for defense or attack; rampart; cardboard on which a drawing is fixed: (v.t.) to raise on high; climb; ascend; bestride; furnish with horses; prepare for use by fixing on, or in, something else: (v.i.) to rise up; project; tower; get on horseback.
Mountain(moun´tn) (n.) a large mass of rock or earth rising above the level of the adjacent country; usually over 2000 feet; anything very large.
Mountaineer(moun-tn-ēr´) (n.) one who dwells among, or climbs, mountains: (v.i.) to climb mountains.
Mountainous(moun´tn-us) (adj.) full of, or resembling, mountains.
Mountebank(moun´te-bank) (n.) a quack-doctor; boastful pretender.
Mounted(moun´ted) (p.adj.) seated or serving on horseback; placed on a suitable support.
Mounting(moun´ting) (n.) the act of mounting, embellishing, or equipping.
Mourn(mōrn) (v.i.) to grieve; lament; be sorrowful; wear mourning: (v.t.) to grieve for; bewail.
Mourner(mōrn´ẽr) (n.) one who mourns; one who attends a funeral.
Mournful(mōrn´fool) (adj.) causing, or expressing, sorrow; doleful; sad.
Mournfully(mōrn´foo-li) (adv.) in a mournful manner.
Mourning(mōrn´ing) (n.) expression of grief; lamenting; the dress of a mourner.
Mouse(mous) (n.) a small rodent, that infests houses, barns, etc.: (v.i.) (mouz) to watch for, or catch, mice; watch for something in a sly manner; pry curiously: (v.t.) to tear, as a cat tears a mouse.
Mouth(mouth) (n.) the opening in the head of an animal by which it receives food and utters sounds; entrance or opening; exit; instrument of speaking; grimace: (v.t.) mouth to utter with an affected swelling or pompous voice: (v.i.) make grimaces.
Mouthful(mouth´fool) (n.) as much as can be put into the mouth at one time; small quantity.
Mouthpiece(mouth´pēs) (n.) that part of an instrument which is held in or applied to the mouth; a spokesman.
Movable(mōōv´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being moved or conveyed; changing from one time to another: (n. pl.) goods, wares, or furniture.
Move(mōōv) (v.t.) to cause to change place or position; impel; set in motion; rouse to action; influence; propose formally: (v.i.) to change place or position; go from place to place; stir; take action; change residence: (n.) the act of moving.
Movement(mōōv´ment) (n.) the act or manner of moving; change of place or position; motion; excitement; emotion; agitation; the going mechanism of a watch or clock; any single part in a musical composition.
Movie(mōōv´ē) (n.) a moving picture show.
Moving(mōōv´ing) (p.adj.) causing motion, or change of position; stirring the passions or affections; pathetic: (n.) the act of changing one's residence.
Mow(mō) (v.t.) to cut down with, or as with, a scythe: (v.i.) to cut grass with a scythe.
Mower(mō´ẽr) (n.) one who or that which, mows.
Mowing(mō´ing) (n.) the act of cutting grass with a scythe; meadow land.
Mown(mōn) (p.p.) of mow.
Much(much) (adj.) great in quantity or amount; long in duration; many in number: (adv.) to a great degree or extent; often or long; nearly: (n.) a great quantity; something considerable or unusual.
Mucilage(mū´si-lāj) (n.) a gummy or gelatinous substance; gum of plants.
Mucilaginous(mū-si-laj´i-nus) (adj.) pertaining to, resembling, or secreting, mucilage or gum.
Muck(muk) (n.) moist dung; anything filthy or vile: (v.t.) to manure with dung.
Muckraker(muk´rāk-ẽr) (n.) any one, especially a journalist or public man, who brings to light the civic evils of his time, and who exaggerates them.
Mucky(muk´i) (adj.) consisting of muck; miry; nasty; filthy.
Mucous(mū´kus) (adj.) pertaining to, resembling; or secreting, mucus; viscous or slimy.
Mucus(mū´kus) (n.) the viscid fluid secreted by the mucous membrane; a gummy or slimy substance found in certain plants.
Mud(mud) (n.) soft wet earth; mire.
Muddle(mud´l) (v.t.) to make a mess of or confuse; cloud or stupefy; make partially drunk; squander: (n.) a confused state; intellectual dullness or bewilderment.
Muff(muf) (n.) a warm soft cylindrical cover of fur, etc., to keep the hands warm in cold weather; a stupid, spiritless fellow; failure to hold a ball when catching it: (v.t.) to handle awkwardly; fail to hold a ball, when almost catching it.
Muffin(muf´in) (n.) a soft light spongy round cake.
Muffle(muf´l) (v.t.) to wrap up closely and warmly; cover or conceal the face of; cover up so as to deaden sound: (v.i.) to speak indistinctly: (n.) a semi-cylindrical earthenware oven used in assaying metals.
Muffler(muf´lẽr) (n.) a wrapper.
Mug(mug) (n.) an earthenware or metallic drinking vessel; the face.
Mugginess(mug´i-nes) (n.) the state of being muggy.
Muggy(mug´i) (adj.) warm, damp, and close; moldy.
Mugwump(mug´wump) (n.) an independent member of any political party with which he acts only so long as its principles are his own.
Mulberry(mul´ber-i) (n.) the tree or fruit of the genus Morus; dark purple.
Mulch(mulch) (n.) half rotten straw, litter, etc., used to protect the roots of trees, plants, etc.: (v.t.) to cover, or protect, with mulch.
Mulct(mulkt) (v.t.) to punish with a fine: (n.) a fine, especially for some misdemeanor.
Mule(mūl) (n.) the offspring of a male ass and a mare; a stubborn obstinate person; a machine for spinning cotton, etc.
Muleteer(mūl-e-tēr´) (n.) a mule driver.
Mulish(mūl´ish) (adj.) like a mule; stubborn.
Mull(mul) (n.) a headland or cape; a snuff-box made of the end of a horn; a very thin soft kind of muslin; an inferior kind of madder; dust or rubbish; failure: (v.t.) to warm, spice, and sweeten wine, ale, etc.: (v.i.) to brood, to be introspective, to dwell long and deeply on some theme, often in a morbid way.
Mullet(mul´et) (n.) an edible marine fish, much esteemed for the table.
Mullion(mul´yun) (n.) an upright bar or division between the lights of windows, screens, etc., in a Gothic arch: (v.t.) to furnish with, or divide by, mullions.
Multimillionaire(mul´ti-mil-yan-ār´) (n.) one who is possessed of many millions.
Multiple(mul´ti-pl) (adj.) consisting of many parts; repeated many times: (n.) a number or quantity which contains another an exact number of times without a remainder.
Multiplex(mul´ti-pleks) (adj.) manifold.
Multiplicand(mul-ti-pli-kand´) (n.) the number or quantity to be multiplied.
Multiplication(mul-ti-pli-kā´shun) (n.) the act or process of multiplying; operation by which any given number or quantity is multiplied.
Multiplicity(mul-ti-plis´i-ti) (n.) the state of being manifold; a great number.
Multiplier(mul´ti-plī-ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, multiplies or increases; the number or quantity by which another is multiplied.
Multiply(mul´ti-plī) (v.t.) to cause to increase in number; make more by natural generation, production, or addition; repeat any given number or quantity as often as there are units in another number or quantity: (v.i.) to increase in number or extent.
Multitude(mul´ti-tūd) (n.) a great number; crowd; assembly; populace.
Multitudinous(mul-ti-tū´di-nus) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, a multitude; numerous.
Mum(mum) (adj.) silent: (n.) silence; a kind of strong ale: (interj.) be silent!
Mumble(mum´bl) (v.t. & v.i.) to mutter or speak indistinctly; chew gently with closed lips.
Mummer(mum´ẽr) (n.) one who makes sport in disguise; an actor.
Mummery(mum´ẽr-i) (n.) masquerading; buffoonery; hypocritical parade or disguise.
Mummy(mum´i) (n.) a dead body embalmed after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; a kind of wax used in grafting trees; a rich brown color from bitumen.
Mumps(mumps) (n.) contagious febrile disease characterized by swelling of the glands of the neck, accompanied with difficulty of speaking.
Munch(munch) (v.t. & v.i.) to chew with an audible crunching noise.
Mundane(mun´dān) (adj.) pertaining to the world.
Municipal(mū-nis´i-pal) (adj.) pertaining to a city, corporation, state, or local self-government.
Municipality(mū-nis-i-pal´i-ti) (n.) a corporate town or city; a division of the country.
Municipally(mū-nis´i-pal-i) (adv.) in a municipal manner.
Munificence(mū-nif´i-sens) (n.) the quality or state of being munificent; liberality.
Munificent(mū-nif´i-sent) (adj.) characterized by great liberality in giving; bountiful.
Munitions(mū-nish´unz) (n. pl.) military stores or material.
Mural(mū´ral) (adj.) pertaining to, growing on, or resembling, a wall.
Murder(mẽr´dẽr) (n.) homicide with malice intent: (v.t.) to kill with premeditated malice; mangle; mar or ruin.
Murderer(mẽr´dẽr-ẽr) (n.) one who is guilty of murder.
Murderous(mẽr´dẽr-us) (adj.) pertaining to, guilty of, or attended with, murder.
Murine(mū´rin) (adj.) pertaining to a mouse or mice.
Murk(mẽrk) (n.) darkness.
Murkily(mẽrk´i-li) (adv.) darkly.
Murkiness(mẽrk´i-nes) (n.) the state of being murky.
Murky(mẽrk´i) (adj.) dark; gloomy; obscure.
Murmur(mẽr´mẽr) (n.) a low indistinct sound, as of a running stream; a complaint in a low muttering tone: (v.i.) to make a low continued noise like the hum of bees; mutter in discontent; grumble.
Muscatel(mus-ka-tel´) (n.) a variety of rich musky wine; the grapes which produce it; a sweet fragrant pear.
Muscle(mus´l) (n.) a highly contractile organ of fibrous tissue by which movement in an animal body is effected; muscular strength.
Muscled(mus´ld) (adj.) having muscles.
Muscular(mus´kū-lar) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or performed by, muscles; strong; vigorous; brawny.
Muscularity(mus-kū-lar´i-ti) (n.) the quality or state of being muscular.
Muse(mūz) (n.) any one of the nine classical goddesses who presided each over one of the nine liberal arts: (v.i.) to study in silence; meditate; be absent-minded: (v.t.) to meditate on.
Musette(mū-zet´) (n.) a small bagpipe; a soft melodious air.
Museum(mū-zē´um) (n.) a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art; the building containing such a collection.
Mush(mush) (n.) boiled corn meal: (n.) an exclamatory word used by the sledge-drivers of Alaska and the Yukon district to urge on their husky sledge dogs: (interj.) get-up! go!
Mushroom(mush´rōōm) (n.) an edible fungus Agaricus campestris, or similar edible fungi; an upstart: (adj.) made from, or resembling, mushrooms; upstart; ephemeral.
Music(mū´zik) (n.) the art or science of harmonic sounds; harmony or melody; musical score or composition.
Musical(mū´zi-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, producing, or consisting of, music; harmonious; melodious.
Musicale(mū-zi-kal´) (n.) a social musical party.
Musically(mū´zi-ka-li) (adv.) in a musical manner.
Musician(mū-zish´an) (n.) one skilled in the science of music; one who sings, or plays on a musical instrument.
Musing(mūz´ing) (n.) meditation: (adj.) meditative.
Musk(musk) (n.) a strong-scented substance obtained from the male musk-deer; a small plant with a musk-scented perfume.
Musket(mus´ket) (n.) the firearm formerly used by infantry.
Musketeer(mus-ket-ēr´) (n.) a soldier armed with a musket.
Musketry(mus´ket-ri) (n.) firearm practice.
Muskrat(musk´rat) (n.) an aquatic rodent of North America which emits a musky secretion.
Muslin(muz´lin) (n.) a fine thin cotton cloth or fabric: (adj.) made of muslin.
Muss(mus) (n.) a confused struggle; disorder: (v.t.) to disorder, as clothing.
Mussel(mus´el) (n.) a marine edible bivalve.
Mussy(mus´i) (adj.) disordered.
Must(must) (n.) unfermented expressed grape juice: (v.t.) to make moldy and sour: (v.i.) only; to be obliged morally or physically.
Mustache(mus-tash´) (n.) hair worn on a man's upper lip.
Mustang(mus´tang) (n.) the small, hardy, semi-wild horse of the prairies.
Mustard(mus´tẽrd) (n.) a plant and its seed of the genus Sinapis; a condiment made from the ground seed.
Muster(mus´tẽr) (n.) an assembly of troops for review or active service; register of troops mustered; assemblage; collection: (v.t.) to assemble, as troops for review or active service: (v.i.) to meet in one place.
Mustily(mus´ti-li) (adv.) in a musty condition.
Mustiness(mus´ti-nes) (n.) the state of being musty.
Musty(mus´ti) (adj.) spoiled with damp, mold, or age; spiritless; antiquated.
Mutability(mū-ta-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being subject to change; instability.
Mutable(mū´ta-bl) (adj.) susceptible of change.
Mutably(mū´ta-bli) (adv.) in a mutable manner.
Mutation(mū-tā´shun) (n.) alteration; change.
Mute(mūt) (adj.) silent; dumb; not pronounced or sounded: (n.) one who is dumb or remains silent; an undertaker's assistant who stands before the door of a house at a funeral; a consonant which is not pronounced, or intercepts the sound; a contrivance to deaden or soften the sound of a musical instrument.
Mutely(mūt´li) (adv.) silently.
Muteness(mūt´nes) (n.) the quality or state of being mute.
Mutilate(mū´ti-lāt) (v.t.) to cut off a limb or essential part of; render imperfect; maim.
Mutilation(mū-ti-lā´shun) (n.) the act of mutilating.
Mutilator(mū´ti-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who mutilates.
Mutineer(mū-ti-nēr´) (n.) one who it guilty of mutiny: (v.i.) to mutiny.
Mutinous(mū´ti-nus) (adj.) disposed to, or guilty of, mutiny; seditious.
Mutiny(mū´ti-ni) (n.) insurrection against, or forcible resistance to, constituted authority, especially of soldiers or sailors against their officers: (v.i.) to rise against constituted authority.
Mutter(mut´ẽr) y.i. to utter words in a low voice with compressed lips; murmur: (v.t.) to utter indistinctly: (n.) indistinct utterance; murmur.
Mutton(mut´n) (n.) the flesh of sheep.
Mutual(mū´tū-al) (adj.) reciprocal.
Mutuality(mu-tū-al´i-ti) (n.) reciprocation.
Mutually(mū´tū-a-li) (adv.) reciprocally.
Muzzle(muz´l) (n.) the projecting mouth, lips, and nose of an animal; snout; the mouth of a gun, etc.; a fastening or cover for the mouth of a dog, etc., to prevent biting: (v.t.) to secure the mouth of with a muzzle.
Muzzy(muz´i) (adj.) absent-minded; muddled.
My(mī) (possessive pronoun) belonging to me.
Mycology(mī-kol´o-ji) (n.) the branch of botany that treats of fungi or mushrooms.
Myelitis(mī-el-ī´tis) (n.) inflammation of the spinal cord.
Myopia(mī-ō´pi-a) (n.) short-sightedness.
Myriad(mir´i-ad) (n.) the number of 10,000; a very large number: (adj.) innumerable.
Myrmidon(mẽr´mi-don) (n.) a brutal or unprincipled follower or subordinate.
Myrtle(mẽr´tl) (n.) a fragrant evergreen shrub of the genus Myrtus.
Myself(mī-self´) (pron.) I or me in person; used emphatically or reflexively.
Mysterious(mis-tē´ri-us) (adj.) not clear to the understanding; obscure; incomprehensible.
Mystery(mis´tẽr-i) (n.) something secret, obscure, or unexplained; that which is beyond human comprehension; formerly a trade or handicraft; (pl.) among the ancients, sacred rites and ceremonies to which the initiated only were admitted, as at Eleusis, where the well educated were taught that their mythology was only allegory, and where the doctrine of the immortality of the soul was preached; religious dramas or miracle plays in the Middle Ages.
Mystic(mis´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or containing, mystery or mysticism; allegorical; emblematical; obscure; occult: (n. pl.) one imbued with mysticism.
Mystically(mis´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a mystic manner.
Mysticism(mis´ti-sizm) (n.) the doctrines of the Mystics, who professed a pure, sublime, and disinterested devotion, and who aspired, through the inward perception of the mind, a more direct intercourse with God than is afforded by revelation; obscurity of thought or teaching.
Mystification(mis-ti-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of mystifying; the state of being in a dreamy mood.
Mystify(mis´ti-fī) (v.t.) to involve in mystery; obscure; bewilder; puzzle.
Myth(mith) (n.) a legend; poetic fiction; a fabulous narrative founded on some event, especially in the early existence of a people, and embodying their ideas as to their own origin, their gods, natural phenomena, etc.
Mythic(mith´ik) (adj.) pertaining to myths. Also mythical.
Mythological(mith-o-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to mythology; mythical.
Mythologist(mith-ol´ō-jist) (n.) a student of, or one skilled in, mythology.
Mythology(mith-ol´ō-ji) (n.) the collected body or system of the traditions or legends of a people in which are embodied their beliefs concerning their origin, gods, heroes, etc.; the science of myths; a treatise on myths.

Nab(nab) (v.t.) to catch or seize unexpectedly.
Nacre(nā´kẽr) (n.) mother-of-pearl.
Nacreous(nā´kre-us) (adj.) having an iridescent luster; resembling mother-of-pearl.
Nadir(nā´dẽr) (n.) that part of the heavens directly under our feet, or directly opposite to the zenith.
Nag(nag) (n.) a small saddle-horse: (v.t.) to scold or find fault with continually: (v.i.) to find fault constantly.
Nail(nāl) (n.) the horny substance at the ends of the human fingers and toes; the claws of a bird or other animal; 2¼ inches; a pointed piece of metal usually furnished with a head for fastening woodwork, etc.: (v.t.) to fasten with nails; to secure or make certain; to hold down tightly, as to an argument; to expose, as to nail a lie.
Naive(nä-ēv´) (adj.) artless; ingenuous; unaffectedly simple.
Naivete(nä-ēv-tā´) (n.) natural, unaffected simplicity or ingenuousness.
Naked(nā´ked) (adj.) not clothed; bare; unarmed; defenseless; exposed to view; plain; without addition or ornament; without glasses.
Name(nām) (n.) that by which a person or thing is called; designation; character; reputation; fame; authority: (v.t.) to give an appellation or designation to; nominate; specify; mention by name.
Nameless(nām´les) (adj.) without a name; unknown; not fit to be mentioned.
Namely(nam´li) (adv.) that is to say.
Namesake(nām´sāk) (n.) one having the same name.
Nap(nap) (n.) a short slumber; doze; the woolly substance on the surface of cloth; pile; downy covering of plants; top of a hill: (v.i.) to doze.
Nape(nāp) (n.) the back of the neck.
Napkin(nap´kin) (n.) a small cloth, specifically one used at table for wiping the hands, etc.
Nappy(nap´i) (adj.) covered with nap or pile; drowsy.
Narcissus(när-sis´us) (n.) a genus of ornamental bulbous plants with handsome fragrant flowers.
Narcotic(när-kot´ik) (adj.) producing coma or torpor: (n.) a medicine to alleviate pain and produce sleep, and in excessive doses causing death.
Narrate(nar-rāt´) (v.t.) to tell; recite; give an account of; write, as a story.
Narration(nar-rā´shun) (n.) the act of narrating; statement, written or verbal.
Narrative(nar´ra-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to narration: (n.) recital of a story or event; tale.
Narrator(nar-rā´tẽr) (n.) one who narrates.
Narrow(nar´ō) (adj.) of little breadth or extent; limited; straitened; contracted in mind; bigoted; ungenerous; within a little distance: (v.t.) to lessen the breadth or extent of; confine or contract; restrict: (v.i.) to become narrow; not to take ground enough; said of a horse: (n.) plural a strait or narrow passage between two seas.
Narrowness(nar´rō-nes) (n.) the state of being narrow; want of breadth, extent, or comprehension; lack of width; meanness.
Nasal(nāz´al) (adj.) pertaining to, affected by, or pronounced through the nose: (n.) a letter pronounced through the nose.
Nascent(nas´ent) (adj.) beginning to grow or exist.
Nastiness(nas´ti-nes) (n.) the quality or state of being nasty.
Nasty(nas´ti) (adj.) dirty, nauseous; filthy; obscene; foul; serious.
Natal(nā´tal) (adj.) pertaining to one's birth or birthday; indigenous.
Nation(nā´shun) (n.) the inhabitants of one country or united under the same government; people ethnologically or linguistically allied.
National(nash´un-al) (adj.) pertaining to a nation; public; general; attached to one's country.
Nationalism(nash´un-al-izm) (n.) the state of being national national idiom, characteristic, or independence.
Nationality(nash-un-al´i-ti) (n.) national character; patriotism; nation.
Nationalize(nash´un-al-īz) (v.t.) to render national.
Nationally(nash´un-a-li) (adv.) as a nation.
Native(nā´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to the time and place of birth; produced by nature; not acquired; innate: (n.) one who is born in a certain country or place; an oyster cultivated artificially.
Nativism(nā´tiv-izm) (n.) in philosophy, the doctrine of innate ideas; the advocacy of the claim of natives, as opposed to that of naturalized citizens.
Nativity(na-tiv´i-ti) (n.) time, place, and manner of birth; astrological representation of the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth: (n.) the birth of Christ.
Nattily(nat´i-li) (adv.) tidily; neatly.
Nattiness(nat´i-nes) (n.) the quality of being natty.
Natty(nat´i) (adj.) tidy; neat; smart.
Natural(nat´ū-ral) (adj.) pertaining to, produced by, or in the course of, nature; inborn; not artificial; occurring in the ordinary course of things; treating of mind and matter; not revealed, as religion; true to life; not assumed; affectionate by nature; illegitimate; not converted; according to the usual diatonic scale of C in music: (n.) a sign (♮) used to correct the previous power of a sharp or flat in music; an idiot.
Naturalism(nat´ū-ral-izm) (n.) state of nature; natural religion; the denial of supernatural interference with natural laws; in literature, an attempt to draw nature as it is.
Naturalist(nat´ū-ral-ist) (n.) one skilled in natural history; one who believes in naturalism.
Naturalistic(nat-ū-ral-is´tik) (adj.) realistic.
Naturalization(nat-ū-ral-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of investing a foreigner with the rights and privileges of a natural-born citizen.
Naturalize(nat´ū-ral-īz) (v.t.) to make natural; acclimatize; invest a foreigner with the privileges of a natural-born citizen or subject.
Naturally(nat´ū-ra-li) (adv.) according to nature; spontaneously.
Naturalness(nat´ū-ral-nes) (n.) the state of being natural; conformity to truth or reality.
Nature(nāt´ūr) (n.) the universe; essential qualities; species; natural order of things; constitution; personal character or natural disposition; nudity.
Naught(nawt) (n.) nothing: (adj.) worthless: (adv.) in no degree.
Naughtily(nawt´i-li) (adv.) in a naughty manner.
Naughtiness(nawt´i-nes) (n.) the state of being naughty; misbehavior.
Naughty(nawt´i) (adj.) bad; perverse or mischievous.
Nausea(naw´shi-a) (n.) a strong sensation of sickness; sea-sickness; loathing or disgust.
Nauseate(naw´shi-āt) (v.t.) to affect, with nausea; loathe: (v.i.) to feel disgust; be inclined to vomit.
Nauseous(naw´shus) (adj.) loathsome; abhorrent.
Nautical(naw´ti-kal) (adj.) pertaining to ships, sailors, or navigation; maritime.
Nautically(naw´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a nautical manner.
Nautilus(naw´ti-lus) (n.) any member of a genus of cephalopods, including those furnished with a chambered spinal univalve shell; a kind of diving-bell.
Naval(nā´val) (adj.) pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; maritime.
Nave(nāv) (n.) the middle or body of a church, extending from the chancel to the principal entrance; the center of a wheel in which the spokes are inserted.
Navel(nāv´el) (n.) the depression in the center of the lower part of the abdomen, indicating where the umbilical cord was joined to the fetus.
Navigability(nav-i-ga-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality or state of being navigable.
Navigable(nav´i-ga-bl) (adj.) capable of being navigated.
Navigate(nav´i-gāt) (v.i.) to pass on the water by a ship or vessel; sail: (v.t.) to pass over in a ship or boat; steer or manage in sailing.
Navigation(nav-i-gā´shun) (n.) the act of navigating; the science of navigating ships.
Navigator(nav´i-gā-tẽr) (n.) one who navigates; one skilled in the science of navigation.
Navvy(nav´i) (n.) a laborer employed in constructing railways canals, etc.
Navy(nā´vi) (n.) the ships of war belonging to a nation, or their officers and men.
Nay(nā) (adv.) no; not only so, but: (n.) a refusal or denial.
Neap(nēp) (adj.) low; applied to the tides which occur in the beginning of the second and fourth quarters of the moon.
Near(nēr) (adj.) not far distant in time, place, or degree; close; intimate; dear; familiar; literal; narrow; parsimonious; on the left side: (adv.) at a little distance; almost: (prep.) close to: (v.t.) to approach; come near to.
Nearness(nēr´nes) (n.) state of being near; small distance; adjoining.
Neat(nēt) (n.) cattle of the bovine genus: (adj.) pertaining to bovine animals; tidy; trim and clean; simple and elegant; chaste; unadulterated.
Neatness(nēt´nes) (n.) the state or the quality of being neat; cleanliness; elegance; purity.
Nebula(neb´ū-la) (n.) a faint misty patch of light in the heavens produced by groups of stars too remote to be seen singly, or by masses of diffused gaseous matter; a slight white spot on the cornea.
Nebulous(neb´ū-lus) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, a nebula; cloudy; hazy; perplexed.
Necessarily(nes-e-sā´ri-li) (adv.) by necessity.
Necessary(nes´e-sa-ri) (adj.) that cannot be otherwise; essential; indispensable: (n.) things requisite.
Necessitate(nē-ses´i-tāt) (v.t.) to make necessary; compel; render unavoidable; constrain.
Necessitous(nē-ses´i-tus) (adj.) very poor; destitute; needy.
Necessity(nē-ses´i-ti) (n.) the state of being necessary; that which is unavoidable; compulsion; extreme poverty; (pl.) things necessary for human life.
Neck(nek) (n.) that part of the body between the head and trunk; a long narrow part, as of land or a vessel.
Neckerchief(nek´ẽr-chif) (n.) a cloth for the neck.
Necklace(nek´las) (n.) a string of beads or ornaments, as pearls, diamonds, etc., worn round the neck.
Necktie(nek´ti) (n.) A scarf, band, handkerchief, bandana, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the neck.
Necrology(nek-rol´ō-ji) (n.) a register, or account, of the dead.
Necromancer(nek´rō-man-sẽr) (n.) one who practices necromancy; a conjurer.
Necromancy(nek´rō-man-si) (n.) the pretended art of predicting future events by communication with the dead.
Necropolis(nek-rop´o-lis) (n.) city of the dead; a cemetery.
Necrosis(nek-rō´sis) (n.) mortification and death of a bone; a disease in plants, characterized by small black spots.
Nectar(nek´tar) (n.) in classic mythology, the wine of the gods; the honey of plants; any delicious beverage.
Nectarine(nek´ta-rin) (n.) a variety of peach.
Nee(nā) (adj.) by birth; often placed before the maiden name of a married woman.
Need(nēd) (n.) necessity; urgent want; exigency; poverty: (v.t.) to want: (v.i.) to be necessary or wanted.
Needful(nēd´fool) (adj.) necessary; needy.
Needfully(nēd´foo-li) (adv.) necessarily.
Needle(nēd´l) (n.) a small sharp-pointed steel instrument furnished with an eye to hold thread; anything resembling a needle; the polarized steel of a mariner's compass.
Needless(nēd´les) (adj.) not needed; not requisite; unnecessary.
Needlework(nēd´l-wẽrk) work executed with the needle, particularly embroidery.
Needs(nēdz) (adv.) necessarily; indispensably.
Needy(nēd´i) (adj.) very poor; necessitous.
Nefarious(ne-fār´i-us) (adj.) extremely wicked; vile; infamous.
Negation(ne-gā´shun) (n.) denial; absence of certain qualities.
Negative(neg´a-tiv) (adj.) implying negation; denying; refusing; having the power of veto; noting a quantity to be subtracted: (n.) a proposition by which something is denied; a word expressing denial; a photograph in which the lights and shades of the object are the opposite of those in nature: (v.t.) to dismiss or reject by vote.
Negatively(neg´a-tiv-li) (adv.) in negative manner; not positively or with assurance.
Neglect(neg-lekt´) (n.) omission; habitual negligence; disregard; carelessness: (v.t.) to omit by carelessness or design; slight; disregard.
Neglectful(neg-lekt´fool) (adj.) indicating, or accustomed to, neglect; careless.
Neglectfully(neg-lekt´foo-li) (adv.) with neglect.
Negligee(neg-li-zhā´) (n.) a loosely fitting dress or gown; easy and unceremonious dress in general: (adj.) carelessly arranged or attired.
Negligence(neg´li-jens) (n.) carelessness.
Negligent(neg´li-jent) (adj.) careless.
Negligible(neg´li-ji-bl) (adj.) that may be neglected; of little account or value.
Negotiability(nē-gō-shi-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being negotiable.
Negotiable(nē-gō´shi-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being negotiated, transferred, or exchanged.
Negotiate(nē-gō´shi-āt) (v.i.) to treat with others in business or private affairs; hold intercourse respecting a treaty, etc.: (v.t.) to conclude by treaty, bargain, or agreement; sell.
Negotiation(nē-gō-shi-ā´shun) (n.) the act of negotiating or transacting business; treaty.
Negotiator(nē-gō´shi-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who negotiates.
Neigh(nā) (v.i.) to utter the cry, or whinny, of a horse: (n.) the cry of a horse.
Neighbor(nā´bẽr) (n.) one who dwells near to another; an intimate: (adj.) near to another; adjacent: (v.t.) to adjoin: (v.i.) to be neighborly or friendly.
Neighborhood(nā´bẽr-hood) (n.) adjacent district; vicinity; the state of being neighbors.
Neighboring(nā´bẽr-ing) (adj.) living or being near.
Neighborliness(nā´bẽr-li-nes) (n.) the state of being neighborly.
Neighborly(nā´bẽr-li) (adj.) like, or becoming, a neighbor; social; civil; friendly: (adv.) in the manner of a neighbor.
Neighing(nā´ing) (n.) the cry of a horse.
Neither(nē´thẽr) (pronoun & conjunction) not either.
Neolithic(nē-ō-lith´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, the later or polished Stone Age.
Neologism(nē-ol´ō-jizm) (n.) a new word or phrase introduced into a language; new religious doctrines.
Neophyte(nē´ō-fīt) (n.) a novice; one recently baptized; a convert: (adj.) recently entered.
Neoplasm(nē´ō-plazm) (n.) tissue growth more or less distinct from that in which it occurs.
Neoplastic(nē-ō-plas´tik) (adj.) newly formed.
Nepenthe(nē-pen´the) (n.) a drug supposed by the ancient Greeks to have the power of causing forgetfulness of sorrow.
Nephew(nef´ū) (n.) the son of a brother or sister.
Nepotism(nep´ō-tizm) (n.) a preference shown in bestowing patronage to one's relatives.
Neptune(nep´tūn) (n.) the god of seas, rivers, storms, and horses.
Nereid(nē´rē-id) (n.) a sea nymph.
Nerve(nẽrv) (n.) one of the gray fibers which convey sensation from all parts of the body to the brain and originate motion; tendon; sinew; strength; manliness; the strong vein of a leaf: (v.t.) to invigorate or strengthen.
Nerveless(nẽrv´les) (adj.) without strength or nerve.
Nervous(nẽr´vus) (adj.) pertaining to, or composed of, nerves; having weak nerves; easily agitated; vigorous in style.
Nest(nest) (n.) the bed or dwelling chosen by a bird for incubation, and the rearing of its young; the place where eggs are laid and hatched; a cozy residence; a number of boxes one fitting inside another: (v.i.) to build and occupy a nest.
Nestle(nes´l) (v.i.) to he close and snug; take shelter: (v.t.) to cherish.
Nestling(nest´ling) (n.) a young bird in the nest or just taken from it: (adj.) recently hatched.
Net(net) (n.) an instrument of twine knotted into meshes for catching birds, fish, etc.; anything resembling or made like a net; a snare; (adj.) clear of all charges or deductions;, opposed to gross: (v.t.) to make into a net or network; take with a net; snare; produce as clear profit: (v.i.) to form network.
Nether(neth´ẽr) (adj.) lying beneath; lower; belonging to the regions below.
Netting(net´ting) (n.) a network of ropes used for various purposes, as the harvesting of fish from their ocean waters.
Nettle(net´l) (n.) a stinging plant: (v.t.) to irritate; to provoke.
Network(net´wẽrk) (n.) a fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them; interconnected things that form a whole, as associations of persons, communications entities, business concerns, etc.: (v.t.) to join or connect as with a network.
Neural(nū´ral) (adj.) pertaining to the nerves.
Neuralgia(nū-ral´ji-a) (n.) acute pain in a nerve.
Neuralgic(nū-ral´jik) (adj.) pertaining to neuralgia.
Neurasthenia(nū-ras-thē´ni-a) (n.) brain and nerve exhaustion, as from influenza, etc.
Neuritis(nū-rī´tis) (n.) inflammation of a nerve, or disorder of the nervous system.
Neurology(nū-rol´ō-ji) (n.) a scientific description of the nerves.
Neurosis(nū-rō´sis) (n.) a nervous disease.
Neurotic(nū-rot´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, seated in, or affecting, the nerves; characterized by a morbid hysterical style: (n.) a nerve tonic.
Neuter(nū´tẽr) (adj.) of neither sex; intransitive: (n.) a flower having neither pistil nor stamens; a sterile sexless insect, especially the working bee.
Neutral(nū´tral) (adj.) unbiased; indifferent; taking no part on either side in a contest; neither very good nor very bad; neither acid not alkaline, said of chemical salts.
Neutrality(nū-tral´i-ti) (n.) the state of being neutral.
Neutralize(nū´tral-īz) (v.t.) to make neutral; render inactive.
Neutrally(nū´tra-li) (adv.) in a neutral manner.
Never(nev´ẽr) (adv.) not at any time; in no degree.
Nevertheless(nev-ẽr-the-les´) (adv.) notwithstanding; in spite of that.
New(nū) (adj.) recent in origin; modern; novel; lately made, produced, invented, or discovered; recently entered upon or commenced; not previously used; fresh.
Newcomer(nū-cum´ẽr) (n.) one who has lately come or arrived; a novice; beginner; neophyte.
Newel(nū´el) (n.) in a winding staircase, the central upright pillar around which the steps turn.
Newfangled(nu-fang´gld) (adj.) new-fashioned.
Newness(nū´nes) (adj.) the state or the quality of being new; recentness of origin; freshness; novelty.
News(nūz) (n.) recent intelligence; tidings.
Newsboy(nūz´boi) (n.) a boy whose occupation is to sell newspapers, chiefly on the streets.
Newspaper(nūz´pā-pẽr) (n.) a paper published periodically, usually daily or weekly, containing the most recent intelligence.
Newt(nūt) (n.) small amphibious animal similar in shape to a lizard but without scales; salamander.
Newtonian(nū-tō´ni-an) (adj.) pertaining to, discovered by, or invented by, Sir Isaac Newton, the philosopher, or to his system.
Next(nekst) (adj.) nearest in time, place, degree, or rank: (adv.) immediately succeeding.
Nexus(neks´us) (n.) a connection or tie.
Nib(nib) (n.) a bird's beak; the point of anything, especially a pen.
Nibble(nib´l) (v.t. & v.i.) to bite by little at a time; continue to bite at gently and quickly, as a fish: (n.) a small bite; a seizing to bite.
Nice(nīs) (adj.) fastidious; precise; squeamish; minutely discriminative; delicate; refined; socially agreeable; pleasing to the palate; scrupulously exact.
Nicely(nīs´li) (adv.) in a nice manner.
Niceness(nīs´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being nice; delicacy of perception or touch.
Nicety(nīs´e-ti) (n.) delicate management; fastidious delicacy; precision; minute accuracy; (pl.) table delicacies.
Niche(nich) (n.) a recess in a wall for a statue.
Nick(nik) (n.) exact or critical point of time; winning throw at dice: (v.t.) to cut in nicks or notches; touch at the lucky moment; cheat; steal.
Nickel(nik´el) (n.) a grayish-white ductile metal; a five-cent coin, made of nickel and copper alloy.
Nickelodeon(nik-el-ōd´ē-on) (n.) an amusement place for moving pictures, admission to which is five cents.
Nickname(nik´nām) (n.) a name given in derision or familiarity: (v.t.) to give a nickname to; call by an opprobrious name.
Nicotine(nik´o-tin) (n.) an acrid, poisonous alkaloid extracted from tobacco.
Niece(nēs) (n.) the daughter of a brother or sister.
Nigh(nī) (adj.) near in time or place; adjacent; closely allied by blood or friendship: (adv.) near; almost: (prep.) near to.
Night(nīt) (n.) the time from sunset to sunrise; period of darkness; death; intellectual or moral darkness.
Nightmare(nīt´mār) (n.) a dreadful dream accompanied with oppression on the chest and a feeling of helplessness; an incubus.
Nightshade(nīt´shād) (n.) a genus of plants of which the belladonna is best known.
Nihilism(nī´hil-izm) (n.) skepticism which denies that anything, even existence, can be known; an extreme socialist movement in Russia to destroy existing institutions and found a new order of things with communistic rights of land and property.
Nihilist(nī´hil-ist) (n.) a supporter of nihilism.
Nihilistic(nī-hil-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to nihilism.
Nil(nil) (n.) nothing.
Nimble(nim´bl) (adj.) quick and active; alert; lively; brisk.
Nimbleness(nim´bl-nes) (n.) the quality of being nimble; agility; celerity; swiftness.
Nimbus(nim´bus) (n.) in art, the halo or cloud of light surrounding the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns; a rain-cloud.
Nine(nīn) (adj.) containing one more than eight: (n.) the sum of 1 and 8.
Nineteen(nīn´tēn) (adj.) consisting of nine and ten: (n.) the sum of nine and ten.
Nineteenth(nīn´tēnth) (adj.) being one of 19 equal parts: (n.) a nineteenth part.
Ninetieth(nīn´ti-eth) (adj.) next after 89th: (n.) a ninetieth part.
Ninety(nīn´ti) (adj.) containing 9 ten times: (n.) the number containing 9 times 10; the symbol (xc. 90) expressing such a number.
Ninny(nin´i) (n.) a simpleton.
Ninth(nīnth) (adj.) the ordinal of nine; one of nine equal parts.
Nip(nip) (n.) a pinch, as with the nails or teeth; a blast as by cold; a small drink of spirits: (v.t.) to pinch; cut off the end of; check the growth or vigor of, especially by frost; blast or destroy.
Nipper(nip´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, nips; one of the four fore-teeth of a horse; a small boy; (pl.) small pincers.
Nipple(nip´l) (n.) that part of the breast of a woman from which milk is drawn by a child; a teat.
Nirvana(nẽr-vä´na) (n.) in Buddhism, the highest religious state, when all desire of existence and worldly good is extinguished, and the soul is absorbed into the Deity.
Nit(nit) (n.) the egg of any small insect.
Nitric(nī´trik) (adj.) contained in nitrogen.
Nitrogen(nī´trō-jen) (n.) a gas which, with argon, constitutes 4-5ths by volume of the atmosphere, and constitutes the basis of nitric acid.
Nix(niks) (n.) nothing: (v.t.) to make something become nothing.
No(nō) (adv.) a word of denial or refusal; opposed to yes: (adj.) none.
Nob(nob) (n.) a knob; the head; a fop.
Nobility(nō-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being noble; noble birth; grandeur; dignity; nobles collectively.
Noble(nō´bl) (adj.) high in excellence or worth; illustrious; magnanimous; generous; exalted in rank; of ancient lineage: (n.) peer or nobleman.
Nobleman(nō´bl-man) (n.) a peer.
Nobleness(nō´bl-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being noble.
Nobly(nō´bli) (adv.) in a noble manner; of noble rank.
Nobody(nō´bod-i) (n.) no one; a person of no importance or influence.
Nocturnal(nok-tẽr´nal) (adj.) pertaining to, done, or happening at, night.
Nocturnally(nok-tẽr´na-li) (adv.) by or in the night.
Nocturne(nok´tẽrn) (n.) a picture of a night scene; a musical composition appropriate to the night; a lullaby.
Nod(nod) (n.) a quick inclination of the head; a command: (v.t.) to signify by a nod; incline or bend: (v.i.) to give a quick forward motion of the head; bend the head in token of assent, or as a salute; be drowsy.
Nodal(nō´dal) (adj.) pertaining to nodes.
Noddle(nod´l) (n.) the head.
Noddy(nod´i) (n.) a simpleton; a kind of sea-fowl.
Node(nōd) (n.) a knot; knob; one of the two points at which the orbit of a planet intersects the ecliptic; the points of the stem of a plant from which a leaf springs; the plot of a poem or play.
Nodular(nod´ū-lẽr) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, a nodule.
Nodule(nod´ūl) (n.) a little knot or irregular rounded lump.
Noggin(nog´in) (n.) a small cup or mug; a liquid measure = 1 gill.
Noise(noiz) (n.) sound; clamor; outcry; frequent or public conversation: (v.t.) to spread abroad by rumor: (v.i.) to sound loud.
Noiseless(noiz´les) (adj.) without noise or sound; silent.
Noisily(noiz´i-li) (adv.) with noise.
Noisiness(noiz´i-nes) (n.) the state of being noisy.
Noisome(noi´sum) (adj.) injurious to health; noxious; disgusting.
Noisy(noiz´i) (adj.) full of noise; turbulent.
Nomad(nom´ad) (n.) one of a tribe that wanders about in search of food and pasture: (adj.) nomadic.
Nomadic(nō-mad´ik) (adj.) wandering; pastoral.
Nomenclature(nō´men-klā-tūr) (n.) the words, terms, or language used in any art or science.
Nominal(nom´i-nal) (adj.) pertaining to, or containing, names; existing only in name.
Nominate(nom´i-nāt) (v.t.) to propose for an office; appoint.
Nomination(nom-i-nā´shun) (n.) the act of nominating; the state of being nominated.
Nominative(nom´i-na-tiv) (adj.) noting in grammar the case of the subject: (n.) the case of the subject.
Nominator(nom´i-nā-tẽr) (n.) one who nominates.
Nominee(nom-i-nē´) (n.) one who is proposed for an office.
Non(non) (adv.) not; used only as a prefix giving a negative sense to words.
Nonage(nōn´āj) (n.) minority.
Nonagenarian(nōn-a-jen-ā´ri-an) (n.) a person 90 years old.
Nonchalance(nông-sha-längs´) (n.) coolness; indifference.
Nonchalant(nông-sha-läng´) (adj.) cool; indifferent.
Nonconductor(non-kon-duk´tẽr) (n.) substance that does not transmit electricity.
Nonconformist(non-kon-form´ist) (n.) one who refuses to conform.
Nonconformity(non-kon-form´i-ti) (n.) want of conformity.
Nondescript(non´de-skript) (n.) a person or thing that cannot be easily described or classed: (adj.) abnormal; novel; odd.
None(nun) (adj.) not any; not one: (n. & pronoun) no one; nothing.
Nonentity(non-en´ti-ti) (n.) a thing not existing; a person of no importance or influence.
Nonexistence(non-egz-ist´ens) (n.) want of existence.
Nonhereditary(adj.) not passed by inheritance; not hereditary.
Nonpareil(non-pa-rel´) (adj.) without an equal: (n.) unequaled excellence.
Nonplus(non´plus) (v.t.) to throw into complete perplexity; puzzle: (n.) an insuperable difficulty; puzzle.
Nonprofessional(non-prō-fesh´un-al) (adj.) not belonging to a profession; not proceeding from professional men: (n.) practicing without training in a particular profession, as sports, arts, crafts, etc.; an amateur.
Nonsense(non´sens) (n.) language without meaning; anything absurd: (interj.) absurd!
Nonsensical(non-sen´si-kal) (adj.) absurd; meaningless.
Nonsensically(non-sen´si-ka-li) (adv.) absurdly.
Noodle(nōōd´l) (n.) a simpleton; a strip of dried dough, served in soup or as a baked dish.
Nook(nook) (n.) a small recess or secluded retreat; a corner.
Noon(nōōn) (n.) the middle of the day, 12 o'clock; height: (adj.) pertaining to noon.
Noonday(nōōn´dā) (adj.) pertaining to noon, or midday: (n.) noon.
Noose(nōōs) (n.) a running knot which binds the closer the more tightly it is drawn: (v.t.) to catch or tie in a noose; ensnare.
Nor(nôr) (conj.) a negative particle correlative to "neither" or "not."
Normal(nôr´mal) (adj.) according to rule; regular; perpendicular.
Norse(nôrs) (adj.) pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, its language, and its people.
North(nôrth) (n.) one of the four cardinal points; the point opposite to the south: (adj.) pertaining to, situated in, or coming from, the north: (adv.) to the north.
Northeast(north-ēst´) (n.) the point between the north and east.
Norther(nôr´thẽr) (n.) a strong gale which prevails in the Gulf of Mexico from September to March.
Northern(nôr´thẽrn) (adj.) in, from, or towards, the north. Also northerly.
Northwest(north-west´) (n.) the point between the north and west: (adj.) being from the northwest.
Nose(nōz) (n.) the organ of smell; scent; a snout; nozzle; anything resembling a nose: (v.t.) to smell or scent.
Nosegay(nōz´gā) (n.) a bouquet.
Nostalgia(nos-tal´ji-a) (n.) homesickness, especially when morbid.
Nostalgic(nos-tal´jik) (adj.) homesick.
Nostril(nos´tril) (n.) one of the two openings in the nose.
Nostrum(nos´trum) (n.) a quack medicine.
Not(not) (adv.) a word expressive of denial or refusal.
Notability(nō-ta-bil´i-ti) (n.) a person of note; the quality of being notable.
Notable(nō´ta-bl) (adj.) worthy of notice; memorable; notorious; remarkable; industrious; thrifty: (n.) a person or thing of distinction.
Notably(nō´ta-bli) (adv.) in a notable manner.
Notarial(nō-tā´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or done by, a notary.
Notary(nō´ta-ri) (n.) an official authorized to attest deeds, protest bills of exchange. etc.
Notation(nō-tā´shun) (n.) the act or practice of recording by marks or symbols; a system of signs or symbols.
Notch(noch) (n.) a small hollow cut; indentation: (v.t.) to cut into small hollow s.
Note(nōt) (n.) a memorandum; reputation; brief explanation; short letter; a diplomatic communication; a mark or sign representing a sound; the sound itself; a paper acknowledging a debt and promising payment; (pl.) a summary of a speech: (v.t.) to make a note of; mark; show respect or attention to.
Noted(nō´ted) (p.adj.) well-known; celebrated; remarkable.
Nothing(nuth´ing) (n.) not anything; a thing of no value, use, or importance; a cipher: (adv.) in no degree.
Nothingness(nuth´ing-nes) (n.) nonexistence; worthlessness.
Notice(nō´tis) (n.) mental or visual observation; attention; remark; advice; information; warning; public intimation; press criticism: (v.t.) to see or observe; regard; attend to; make remarks upon.
Noticeable(nō´tis-a-bl) (adj.) worthy of observation; remarkable.
Notification(nō-ti-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of giving notice; notice given; document by which information is communicated.
Notify(nō´ti-fī) (v.t.) to give notice to; make known.
Notion(nō´shun) (n.) an idea or conception; opinion; belief; inclination; a clever contrivance.
Notional(nō´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or conveying, a notion; ideal; imaginary.
Notoriety(nō-tō-rī´i-ti) (n.) the state of being notorious.
Notorious(nō-tō´ri-us) (adj.) publicly known; usually in a bad sense.
Notwithstanding(not-with-stand´ing) (prep.) in spite of: (conj.) although: (adv.) however; yet.
Nougat(nōō-gä´) (n.) a confection of almonds, pistachio nuts, sugar, and paste.
Noun(noun) (n.) the name of anything; a substantive.
Nourish(nur´ish) (v.t.) to feed or bring up; support; maintain; educate: (v.i.) to promote growth.
Nourishment(nur´ish-ment) (n.) that which nourishes.
Nous(nous) (n.) intellect; clever common-sense.
Novel(nov´el) (adj.) of recent origin or introduction; new; strange or unusual: (n.) a fictitious tale or romance.
Novelette(nov-el-et´) (n.) a short novel.
Novelist(nov´el-ist) (n.) a writer of novels.
Novelty(nov´el-ti) (n.) newness; something new.
November(nō-vem´bẽr) (n.) eleventh month of the year.
Novice(nov´is) (n.) one new at anything; a beginner; in the Roman Catholic Church, one who has entered a religious house but has not yet taken the vow.
Novitiate(nō-vish´i-āt) (n.) the state of a novice; time of probation as a novice; a house or retreat for novices.
Now(nou) (adv.) at the present time; quite recently.
Nowise(nō´wīz) (adv.) not in any manner or degree.
Noxious(nok´shus) (adj.) harmful; pernicious; deadly.
Nozzle(noz´l) (n.) a projecting mouthpiece.
Nubbin(nub´in) (n.) a small or imperfect ear of maize.
Nuclear(nū´klē-är) (adj.) pertaining to, or connected with, a nucleus.
Nucleus(nū´klē-us) (n.) the central mass around which matter accretes or grows; the head of a comet.
Nude(nūd) (adj.) bare; naked; in law, made without consideration; void; in art, the undraped body.
Nudge(nuj) (v.t.) to touch gently, as with the elbow: (n.) a gentle touch, as with the elbow.
Nudity(nū´di-ti) (n.) nakedness; (pl.) naked parts.
Nugatory(nū´ga-tō-ri) (adj.) trifling; useless.
Nugget(nug´et) (n.) a lump or mass of metal, especially of gold.
Nuisance(nū´sans) (n.) anything offensive, injurious, vexatious, or annoying.
Null(nūl) (adj.) of no legal force; void.
Nullification(nul-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of nullifying.
Nullify(nul´i-fī) (v.t.) to annul or render void.
Nullity(nul´i-ti) (n.) want of existence, force, or validity.
Numb(num) (adj.) deprived of sensation or motion; torpid: (v.t.) to make numb or torpid.
Numbness(num´nes) (n.) the state of being numb; torpor; insensibility.
Number(num´bẽr) (n.) a unit; one, or more than one; multitude; one of a series; a collection of things; sounds distributed into harmonies; poetry; meter, or verse: (v.t.) to count; mark with a number.
Numeral(nū´mẽr-al) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or denoting, number: (n.) a symbol or word expressing a number.
Numerate(nū´mẽr-āt) (v.t.) to reckon or enumerate; point or read, as figures.
Numeration(nū-mẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act or art of numbering, or of reading and writing numbers.
Numerator(nū´mẽr-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who numbers; the figure or figures above the line in fractions which indicate how many parts of a unit are taken.
Numerical(nū-mer´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or denoting, number.
Numerous(nū´mẽr-us) (adj.) consisting of a great number.
Numismatic(nū-mis-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to coins or medals: (n. pl.) the science and study of coins and medals.
Numismatist(nū-mis´ma-tist) (n.) one skilled in numismatics.
Numskull(num´skul) (n.) a blockhead.
Nun(nun) (n.) a female devoted to a religious life and seclusion under a vow of chastity.
Nunnery(nun´ẽr-i) (n.) a religious house for nuns.
Nuptial(nup´shal) (adj.) pertaining to, or constituting, marriage: (n. pl.) marriage, ceremony.
Nurse(nẽrs) (n.) a woman who has the care of infants, or of the child of another person; one who tends the sick or infirm; one who, or that which, protects or fosters: (v.t.) to tend or suckle, as an infant; bring up; tend in sickness; promote; economize.
Nursery(nẽrs´ẽr-i) (n.) an apartment for young children; a place or garden for rearing young plants.
Nursling(nẽrs´ling) (n.) an infant.
Nurture(nẽr´tūr) (n.) that which nourishes; diet; food; education: (v.t.) to bring up; educate; nourish.
Nut(nut) (n.) the fruit of certain trees, containing a kernel enclosed in a hard shell; a piece of metal grooved for screwing on to the end of a bolt: (v.i.) to gather nuts.
Nutmeg(nut´meg) (n.) the aromatic kernel of the fruit of an East Indian tree.
Nutria(nū´tri-a) (n.) the coypu, a large beaver-like rodent of South America; its fur or skin.
Nutrient(nū´tri-ent) (adj.) promoting growth.
Nutriment(nū´tri-ment) (n.) nourishment.
Nutrition(nū-trish´un) (n.) that which nourishes; food; the action of promoting growth or repairing waste in organic bodies.
Nutritious(nū-trish´us) (adj.) affording nutrition.
Nutritive(nū´tri-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to, or having the quality of, nutrition.
Nutty(nut´i) (adj.) abounding in, or tasting like, nuts.
Nuzzle(nuz´l) (v.t.) to root up with the nose, as swine: (v.t.) to nestle.
Nymph(nimf) (n.) in classic mythology, a goddess of nature inhabiting the mountains, woods, streams, etc.; a light, handsome, graceful young woman.
Nymphomania(nim-fō-mā´ni-a) (n.) erotic insanity in females.

Oaf(ōf) (n.) a changeling; but oftener a big, hulking, idle fellow: Kipling's "muddled oaf at the goal"; a lout.
Oafish(ōf´ish) (adj.) simple; silly; doltish.
Oak(ōk) (n.) a tree of many species, especially the common oak, valued for its timber.
Oaken(ōk´en) (adj.) made of, or consisting of, oak.
Oakum(ōk´um) (n.) old ropes untwisted and pulled into loose hemp.
Oar(ōr) (n.) a light pole with a broad blade, for rowing a boat: (v.t. & v.i.) to row.
Oasis(ō-ā´sis) e (n.) a moist and fertile spot in a barren sandy desert.
Oat(ōt) (n.) a grassy plant of the genus Avena, the grain of which is used as food.
Oaten(ōt´en) (adj.) made of oats.
Oath(ōth) (n.) a solemn declaration of truth-telling with an appeal to God as witness.
Oatmeal(ōt´mēl) (n.) meal made from oats.
Obbligato(ob-li-gä´tō) (n.) an indispensable instrumental part written especially for the instrument named, in music.
Obduracy(ob´dū-ra-si) (n.) obdurate conduct or quality.
Obdurate(ob´dū-rat) (adj.) hardened in heart or feelings, especially against moral influence.
Obdurately(ob´dū-rat-li) (adv.) stubbornly.
Obdurateness(ob´dū-rat-nes) (n.) the quality or state of being obdurate.
Obedience(ō-bē´di-ens) (n.) submission to authority; dutifulness.
Obedient(ō-bē´di-ent) (adj.) submissive to authority; dutiful.
Obeisance(ō-bā´sans) (n.) a bow or curtsy; act of reverence.
Obelisk(ob´e-lisk) (n.) a lofty, four-sided stone pillar gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramidal top; a reference mark (†).
Obese(ō-bēs´) (adj.) corpulent.
Obesity(ō-bēs´i-ti) (n.) excessive corpulence, especially of an unhealthy kind.
Obey(ō-bā´) (v.t.) to submit to the rule or authority of; comply with the orders or instructions of: (v.i.) to yield; do as bidden.
Obfuscate(ob-fus´kāt) (v.t.) to obscure; bewilder.
Obituary(ō-bit´ū-ā-ri) (n.) a register of deaths; an account of a deceased person: (adj.) pertaining to, or recording, deaths.
Object(ob-jekt´) (v.t.) to urge against; oppose: (v.i.) to make objections: (n.) (ob´jekt) anything placed before the mind or senses; motive; end; aim.
Objection(ob-jek´shun) (n.) the act of objecting; adverse reason; difficulty raised.
Objectionable(ob-jek´shun-a-bl) (adj.) liable or open to objection; reprehensible.
Objective(ob-jek´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to an object; external to the mind; in grammar, noting the case which follows a transitive verb or a preposition and is governed by it: (n.) the accusative case; an objective point.
Objectively(ob-jek´tiv-li) (adv.) in an objective manner.
Objectivity(ob-jek-tiv´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being objective; that one regards whatever his senses teach him as being true.
Objurgate(ob´jẽr-gāt) (v.t.) to chide or reprove.
Objurgation(ob-jẽr-gā´shun) (n.) reproof.
Oblate(ob-lāt´) (adj.) depressed or flattened at the poles; orange-shaped; in the Roman Catholic Church, noting a secular priest who has devoted himself and his property to the monastery he has entered.
Oblation(ob-lā´shun) (n.) an offering or sacrifice; anything presented in religious worship.
Obligate(ob´li-gāt) (v.t.) to bind by contract or by duty; to place under obligation; to oblige.
Obligation(ob-li-gā´shun) (n.) the binding power of a vow, promise, or contract; the state of being indebted for a favor; in law, a bond to which a penalty is annexed on failure of due performance.
Obligatory(ob´li-ga-tō-ri) (adj.) morally or legally binding.
Oblige(ō-blīj´) (v.t.) to constrain by force, morally, legally, or physically; bind by some favor or kindness rendered; render a favor to; gratify.
Obliging(ō-blīj´ing) (p.adj.) complaisant; civil or courteous.
Oblique(ob-lēk´) (adj.) deviating from a right line; not parallel; not direct or straightforward.
Obliquely(ob-lēk´li) (adv.) in an oblique manner or direction.
Obliqueness(ob-lēk´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being oblique; slanting direction; moral error.
Obliquity(ob-lik´wi-ti) (n.) deviation from a right line, or from rectitude.
Obliterate(ob-lit´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to efface or wear out; destroy by the effects of time or other means.
Obliteration(ob-lit-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of obliterating; effacement.
Oblivion(ob-liv´i-un) (n.) the state of being blotted out from memory; forgetfulness.
Oblivious(ob-liv´i-us) (adj.) forgetful.
Oblong(ob´lông) (adj.) longer than broad: (n.) a geometrical figure of such shape.
Obloquy(ob´lō-kwi) (n.) reproachful language; calumny; slander; reproach.
Obnoxious(ob-nok´shus) (adj.) deserving of censure or disapproval; hateful; offensive; unpopular.
Oboe(ō´bō-e) (n.) a musical wind instrument of the reed class; an organ stop.
Obscene(ob-sēn´) (adj.) offensive to chastity; impure in language or action; indecent; filthy.
Obscenely(ob-sēn´li) (adv.) in an obscene manner.
Obscenity(ob-sen´i-ti) (n.) impurity in language or action; indecency.
Obscuration(ob-sku-rā´shun) (n.) act of obscuring or state of being obscured.
Obscure(ob-skūr´) (adj.) without light or distinctness; dark; not easily understood; illegible; secluded; humble: (v.t.) to darken or dim; disguise; render less visible or intelligible; tarnish; make mean.
Obscurely(ob-skūr´li) (adv.) in an obscure manner.
Obscurity(ob-skū´ri-ti) (n.) state of being obscure; unknown to fame; darkness; seclusion; privacy.
Obsequies(ob´se-kwiz) (n. pl.) funeral rites.
Obsequious(ob-sē´kwi-us) (adj.) servile; compliant to excess.
Observable(ob-zẽr´va-bl) (adj.) capable of being observed; worthy of observation; remarkable.
Observably(ob-zẽr´va-bli) (adv.) remarkably.
Observance(ob-zẽr´vans) (n.) the act of observing; performance of rites; rule of practice.
Observant(ob-zẽr´vant) (adj.) taking notice; attentive; mindful.
Observation(ob-zẽr-vā´shun) (n.) the act of observing; attention; that which is observed; remark; note.
Observatory(ob-zẽr´va-tō-ri) (n.) a building fitted up for astronomical research.
Observe(ob-zẽrv´) (v.t.) to keep in view; take notice of; celebrate; practice ceremonially; mention: (v.i.) to make observations.
Observer(ob-zẽrv´ẽr) (n.) one who observes; one who watches or regards attentively.
Observing(ob-zẽrv´ing) (p.adj.) giving particular attention to; observant.
Obsess(ob-ses´) (v.t.) to exert an influence over, as by an evil spirit.
Obsession(ob-sesh´un) (n.) the act or state of being vexed or besieged by some foreign personality; an idea that dominates the mind and controls it.
Obsidian(ob-sid´i-an) (n.) volcanic lava of a glassy appearance used by the Aztecs before the Mexican Conquest for making arrow-heads, etc.
Obsolescence(ob-sō-les´ens) (n.) the state of becoming obsolete.
Obsolescent(ob-sō-les´ent) (adj.) becoming obsolete.
Obsolete(ob´sō-lēt) (adj.) gone out of date; disused; imperfectly developed.
Obstacle(ob´sta-kl) (n.) that which hinders or opposes.
Obstetrics(ob-stet´riks) (adj.) the medical care of women during and after pregnancy.
Obstinacy(ob´sti-na-si) (n.) the state or quality of being obstinate; stubbornness.
Obstinate(ob´sti-nat) (adj.) pertinaciously adhering to one's opinion or purpose; stubborn.
Obstinately(ob´sti-nat-li) (adv.) in an obstinate manner.
Obstreperous(ob-strep´ẽr-us) (adj.) clamorously noisy; turbulent.
Obstruct(ob-strukt´) (v.t.) to block up or impede; hinder from passing; interrupt.
Obstruction(ob-struk´shun) (n.) an impediment.
Obstructionist(ob-struk´shun-ist) (n.) a member of a legislative assembly who makes use of its rules that will deliberately hinder the progress of public business.
Obstructive(ob-struk´tiv) (adj.) causing obstruction.
Obtain(ob-tān´) (v.t.) to get possession of; gain; acquire; win; procure: (v.i.) to be established in practice or use.
Obtainable(ob-tān´a-bl) (adj.) that may be obtained or acquired; procurable.
Obtainment(ob-tān´ment) (n.) the act of obtaining.
Obtrude(ob-trōōd´) (v.t.) to thrust in or upon; urge or offer with unreasonable importunity: (v.i.) to enter uninvited.
Obtrusion(ob-trōō´zhun) (n.) the act of obtruding.
Obtrusive(ob-trōō´siv) (adj.) inclined or apt to intrude.
Obtrusively(ob-trōō´siv-li) (adv.) by way of obtrusion.
Obtuse(ob-tūs´) (adj.) not pointed or acute; greater than a right angle; dull.
Obtusely(ob-tūs´li) (adv.) in an obtuse manner.
Obtuseness(ob-tūs´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being obtuse; bluntness; mental dullness.
Obverse(ob-vẽrs´) (adj.) bearing the head; said of a coin or medal; narrower at the base than the top; said of a leaf: (n.) the side of a coin or medal having the face or head upon it; opposed to reverse.
Obviate(ob´vi-āt) (v.t.) to remove, as difficulties or objections.
Obvious(ob´vi-us) (adj.) evident.
Occasion(ok-kā´zhun) (n.) occurrence; state or position of affairs; opportunity; incidental cause or need; exigence: (v.t.) to cause or influence directly or indirectly; give rise to.
Occasional(ok-kā´zhun-al) (adj.) incidental or casual.
Occasionally(ok-kā´zhun-a-li) (adv.) incidentally or casually.
Occult(ok-kult´) (adj.) hidden; secret; invisible.
Occultation(ok-kul-tā´shun) (n.) act or time of concealment; the eclipsing of one heavenly body by another; a hiding.
Occultism(ok-kult´izm) (n.) Eastern theosophy; mysticism in general; magic, alchemy, astrology, etc.
Occultist(ok-kult´ist) (n.) a practitioner of occultism.
Occupancy(ok´ū-pan-si) (n.) the act of taking and holding in possession.
Occupant(ok´ū-pant) (n.) one who has possession.
Occupation(ok-ū-pā´shun) (n.) the act or state of occupying; business, employment, or calling.
Occupier(ok´ū-pī-ẽr) (n.) one who occupies.
Occupy(ok´ū-pī) (v.t.) to take possession of; hold or keep in possession, as for use; fill or cover; employ: (v.i.) to traffic.
Occur(ok-kẽr´) (v.i.) to happen or take place; come to the mind; be found or met with.
Occurrence(ok-kẽr´ens) (n.) an accident, event, or incident.
Ocean(ō´shun) (n.) the vast expanse of salt water covering more than 3-5ths of the globe; any one of its chief divisions; an immense expanse: (adj.) pertaining to the great expanse of salt water.
Oceanic(ō-she-an´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, occurring in, or produced by, the ocean.
Oceanography(ō-shun-og´ra-fi) (n.) the science which deals with the combined oceans of the world: their tides, currents and all their numerous phenomena.
Octagon(ok´ta-gon) (n.) a plane figure of 8 sides and 8 angles.
Octagonal(ok-tag´ō-nal) (adj.) having 8 sides and 8 angles.
Octant(ok´tant) (n.) the 8th part of a circle.
Octave(ok´tāv) (n.) an eighth, or an interval of 12 semitones; the 8th day after a church festival, the festival itself being included; a small cask of wine = 1-8th of a pipe: (adj.) consisting of 8.
Octavo(ok-tā´vō) (n.) a sheet of printing paper folded in 8 leaves or 16 pages: (adj.) having 8 leaves or 16 pages to the. sheet.
October(ok-tō´bẽr) (n.) the tenth month of the year.
Octogenarian(ok-tō-je-nā´ri-an) (n.) one who is eighty years old: (adj.) eighty year sold.
Octopus(ok´tō-pus) (n.) a genus of Cephalopods having 8 arms.
Ocular(ok´ū-lär) (adj.) pertaining to, depending on, or formed by, the eye; known from actual sight.
Oculist(ok´ū-list) (n.) one who is skilled in the treatment of eye diseases.
Odd(od) (adj.) not paired or matched with another; not even; not exactly divisible by two; unusual; peculiar; eccentric.
Oddity(od´i-ti) (n.) a person or thing that is peculiar; eccentricity; strangeness.
Oddments(od´ments) (n. pl.) odds and ends that one picks up in small shops and elsewhere.
Odds(odz) (n. pl.) inequality; advantage; superiority; excess of either compared with the other; probability more than an even wager.
Ode(ōd) (n.) a short song; lyric poem.
Odious(ō´di-us) (adj.) offensive; unpopular.
Odium(ō´di-um) (n.) hatred; dislike.
Odometer(ō-dom´e-tẽr) (n.) an instrument for registering the number of revolutions of a carriage-wheel, to which it is attached.
Odor(ō´dẽr) (n.) a scent; estimation.
Odoriferous(ō-dẽr-if´ẽr-us) (adj.) diffusing fragrance.
Odorless(ō´dẽr-les) (adj.) having no odor.
Odorous(ō´dẽr-us) (adj.) emitting an odor or scent; fragrant.
Of(ov) (prep.) from; out of; belonging to; according to; proceeding from.
Off(ôf) (adj.) most distant; noting the right-hand side in driving, or the left-hand side of the bowler at cricket: (adv.) away from: (prep.) not on; distant from: (interj.) begone!
Offal(of´al) (n.) refuse; waste meat.
Offend(of-fend´) (v.t.) to displease or make angry; molest or annoy; pain or shock: (v.i.) to transgress; do anything displeasing.
Offender(of-fend´ẽr) (n.) one who offends; a guilty person; a transgressor; a criminal; a culprit.
Offense(of-fens´) (n.) any cause of anger or displeasure; insult; injury; assault.
Offensive(of-fen´siv) (adj.) causing displeasure; annoying; disagreeable; disgusting; used in attack: (n.) the act of attacking.
Offensively(of-fen´siv-li) (adv.) in an offensive manner.
Offensiveness(of-fen´siv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being offensive.
Offer(of´ẽr) (v.t.) to present for acceptance or refusal; proffer; present in worship or sacrifice; bid as a price or reward: (v.i.) to be ready; express a willingness; attempt or make an attempt: (n.) a proposal made; price offered; first advance.
Offering(of´ẽr-ing) (n.) that which is offered; a sacrifice; oblation.
Offhand(ôf´hand) (adj.) done promptly, without study or hesitation; not premeditated: (adv.) at the moment; without deliberation or delay.
Office(of´is) (n.) public or private business; employment; function; act of worship; formulary of devotion; act of kindness; service; apartment for the transaction of business.
Officer(of´is-ẽr) (n.) a person commissioned to perform a certain public duty: (v.t.) to furnish with officers.
Official(of-fish´al) (adj.) pertaining to an office or public duty; from the proper authority: (n.) one who holds a civil office.
Officialism(of-fish´al-izm) (n.) government by officials; official routine.
Officially(of-fish´a-li) (adv.) by the proper officer; in an official manner.
Officiate(of-fish´i-āt) (v.i.) to perform the duties of an office.
Officious(of-fish´us) (adj.) too forward in offering services; meddling.
Offing(ôf´ing) (n.) that part of the sea with deep water off the shore.
Offset(ôf´set) (n.) a young shoot or bud; a sum or account placed as an equivalent for another; in surveying, a perpendicular let fall from the main line to an outlying point.
Offshoot(ôf´shōōt) (n.) anything growing out of another.
Offside(ôf´sīd) (n.) the side to the right hand of the driver.
Offspring(ôf´spring) (n.) children; descendants.
Often(ôf´en) (adv.) many times; frequently.
Ogle(ō´gl) (v.t.) to look fondly at with a side glance: (n.) a side glance.
Ogre(ō´gẽr) (n.) an imaginary man-eating monster or giant.
Ogreish(ō´gẽr-ish) (adj.) like an ogre.
Oh(ō) (interj.) an exclamation of wonder, pain, or anxiety.
Ohm(ōm) (n.) the unit of electrical resistance, named after Dr. G. S. Ohm, the German electrician.
Oil(oil) (n.) a highly inflammable fatty liquid obtained from various animal and vegetable substances: (v.t.) to lubricate with oil.
Oilcloth(oil´klôth) (n.) painted canvas for floor covering.
Oiliness(oil´i-nes) (n.) oily quality; greasiness.
Oily(oil´i) (adj.) containing, or like, oil; greasy; unctuous; flattering.
Ointment(oint´ment) (n.) an unctuous substance applied to a wound or injured part.
Old(ōld) (adj.) aged; decayed by time; ancient; out of date; long practiced.
Olden(ōl´den) (adj.) ancient; bygone.
Oldish(ōld´ish) (adj.) somewhat old.
Oleaginous(ō-le-aj´i-nus) (adj.) oily; unctuous.
Oleander(ō-le-an´dẽr) (n.) an evergreen shrub with handsome fragrant flowers.
Olfactory(ol-fak´tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or used in, smelling: (n.) organ of smell.
Oligarch(ol´i-gärk) (n.) one of an oligarchy.
Oligarchy(ol´i-gär-ki) (n.) government in which the supreme power is in the hands of a few; a state so governed.
Olive(ol´iv) (n.) a plant of the genus Olea, or its oily fruit; a tawny yellow color: (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, the olive.
Olympiad(ō-lim´pi-ad) (n.) in ancient Greece, the interval 4 years between the two celebrations of the Olympic games; a system of chronology reckoning from the first Olympiad, 776 B.C. and ending 394 A.D.
Olympian(ō-lim´pi-an) (adj.) dwelling on Olympus: (n.) one of the twelve great gods who were supposed by the Greeks to live upon Olympus.
Olympic(ō-lim´pik) (adj.) pertaining to Olympia in Elis, where the Olympic games were celebrated [also Olympian]: (n. pl.) the Olympic games of ancient Greece.
Omega(ō-mē´ga) (n.) the last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω); hence the last; end.
Omelet(om´e-let) (n.) a kind of pancake of eggs. etc.
Omen(ō´men) (n.) a sign of some future event: (v.t.) to portend or prognosticate.
Ominous(om´i-nus) (adj.) foreboding evil; inauspicious.
Omission(ō-mish´un) (n.) neglect or failure to do something required; something omitted.
Omit(ō-mit´) (v.t.) to leave out; neglect; fail to mention.
Omnibus(om´ni-bus) (adj.) containing multiple items.
Omnipotence(om-nip´o-tens) (n.) unlimited power.
Omnipotent(om-nip´o-tent) (adj.) having unlimited power.
Omnipresence(om-ni-prez´ens) (n.) universal presence.
Omnipresent(om-ni-prez´ent) (adj.) present everywhere at the same time.
Omniscient(om-nish´ent) (adj.) knowing all things; infinitely wise.
Omnivorous(om-niv´ẽr-us) (adj.) feeding upon animal and vegetable food; all-devouring.
On(on) (prep.) upon; in contact with the upper part; at; near: (adv.) forward; onward: (adj.) noting the side to the right of the batsman in cricket: (interj.) go on!
Once(wuns) (adv.) at one time; formerly; one time.
One(wun) (adj.) single in number; some way; individual: (n.) the number one or its symbol (1); an individual.
Oneness(wun´nes) (n.) the state or the quality of being one; unity.
Onerous(on´ẽr-us) (adj.) burdensome; weighty; oppressive.
Onion(un´yun) (n.) a bulbous-rooted plant of the genus Allium, used in cookery.
Only(ōn´li) (adj.) single; one and no more: (adv.) singly; merely.
Onomatopoeia(on-ō-mat-ō-pē´ya) (n.) the formation of words to resemble the sounds made by the thing signified, as "buzz," a bee; "tick-tick," a watch, etc.; the use of words so formed, or the word itself.
Onomatopoetic(on-ō-mat-ō-pō-et´ik) (adj.) formed by onomatopoeia.
Onset(on´set) (n.) an assault; attack.
Onslaught(on´slawt) (n.) a furious attack.
Ontological(on-to-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to ontology; metaphysical.
Ontology(on-tol´o-ji) (n.) the logic of pure being; metaphysics.
Onus(ō´nus) (n.) a burden; duty; obligation.
Onward(on´wẽrd) (adj.) advancing; progressing: (adv.) in advance: (interj.) forward!
Ooze(ōōz) (n.) soft mud or slime; gentle flow; liquor of a tan vat: (v.i.) to flow gently; percolate.
Opacity(ō-pas´i-ti) (n.) opaqueness; the character of not being transparent.
Opal(ō´pal) (n.) a precious stone of milky hue, exhibiting a play of various colors.
Opalescence(ō-pal-es´ens) (n.) the quality of being opalescent.
Opalescent(ō-pal-es´ent) (adj.) resembling opal in its reflection of light.
Opaque(ō-pāk´) (adj.) not transparent.
Opaqueness(ō-pāk´nes) (n.) the quality or state of being opaque.
Open(ō´pn) (adj.) not shut; unfastened; clear of trees; unsealed; clear; unreserved; public; generous; frank; sincere; enunciated without closing the mouth: (v.t.) to make open; begin; expand; break the seal of: (v.i.) to become open; commence; begin to appear; bark in view or the scent of game; said of a dog.
Opening(ō´pn-ing) (n.) an aperture; opportunity: (adj.) first in order.
Openly(ō´pn-li) (adj.) in an open manner; publicly; not secretly.
Openness(ō´pn-nes) the state of being open; freedom from obstruction or obscurity.
Opera(op´ẽr-a) (n.) a musical drama.
Operate(op´ẽr-āt) (v.i.) to work; produce a certain effect; perform a surgical operation: (v.t.) to cause to perform certain work; as, to operate a machine.
Operatic(op-ẽr-at´ik) (adj.) pertaining to the opera.
Operation(op-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of operating; agency; effect; manipulation; surgical performance with instruments; a series of movements by an army or fleet.
Operative(op´ẽr-a-tiv) (adj.) having the power of acting; efficacious; vigorous: (n.) an artisan or skilled workman.
Operator(op´ẽr-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, operates.
Operetta(op-ẽr-et´a) (n.) a light musical drama.
Ophthalmic(of-thal´mik) (adj.) pertaining to the eye.
Ophthalmologist(of-thal-mol´o-jist) (n.) one who is skilled in diseases of the eye.
Ophthalmology(of-thal-mol´o-ji) (n.) the science that treats of the eye and its diseases.
Opiate(ō´pi-at) (n.) a medicine compounded with opium to induce sleep or rest; narcotic; anything that soothes: (adj.) narcotic; soothing; inducing sleep or quiet; causing rest, dullness or inaction.
Opine(ō-pīn´) (v.i.) to think; be of opinion.
Opinion(ō-pin´yun) (n.) belief or judgment; estimation; persuasion.
Opinionated(ō-pin´yun-ā-ted) (adj.) firm or obstinate in one's opinions.
Opium(ō´pi-um) (n.) the dried juice of the capsules of the white poppy, used as a narcotic, and also as an anodyne.
Opossum(ō-pos´um) (n.) an American and Australian marsupial carnivorous mammal.
Opponent(op-pō´nent) (adj.) opposite; adverse; antagonistic: (n.) one who opposes, especially in argument or debate; adversary.
Opportune(op-pẽr-tūn´) (adj.) well-timed; seasonable.
Opportunely(op-pẽr-tūn´li) (adv.) seasonably.
Opportunism(op-pẽr-tūn´izm) (n.) sacrifice of principle to circumstances, especially in politics.
Opportunist(op-pẽr-tūn´ist) (n.) one who takes advantage of circumstances to promote the political interests of his party; or one who guides his political conduct by what is apparently the wish of the majority.
Opportunity(op-pẽr-tu´ni-ti) (n.) convenient time or occasion.
Opposable(op-pōz´a-bl) (adj.) that may be opposed.
Oppose(op-pōz´) (v.t.) to act against; contend with; resist; place as an obstacle; check.
Opposite(op´pō-zit) (adj.) placed or standing in front; contrary; adverse; antagonistic.
Oppositely(op´pō-zit-li) (adv.) in front; adversely.
Opposition(op-pō-zish´un) (n.) the act or state of opposing; hostile resistance; contrariety; obstacle; the situation of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes differ by 180°; the collective body of opponents to the existing administration or government.
Oppress(op-pres´) (v.t.) to burden; crush by hardship or severity; lie heavily upon.
Oppression(op-presh´un) (n.) the act of oppressing; state of being oppressed; hardship; calamity; injustice; lassitude; dullness.
Oppressive(op-pres´iv) (adj.) unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe; tyrannical; overpowering; heavy.
Oppressively(op-pres´iv-li) (adv.) in an oppressive manner.
Oppressiveness(op-pres´iv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being oppressive.
Oppressor(op-pres´ẽr) (n.) one who oppresses.
Opprobrious(op-prō´bri-us) (adj.) expressive of opprobrium; reproachful and contemptuous; disgraceful.
Opprobrium(op-prō´bri-um) (n.) reproach with disdain or contempt; ignominy.
Optic(op´tik) (adj.) pertaining to vision: (n. pl.) the science of the properties of light and vision.
Optical(op´tik-al) (adj.) pertaining to sight or vision; optic; pertaining to the science of optics.
Optically(op´ti-ka-li) (adv.) by optics or vision.
Optician(op-tish´un) (n.) one skilled in optics; one who makes or sells optical instruments.
Optimism(op´ti-mizm) (n.) the doctrine that everything in the present state of existence is for the best.
Optimist(op´ti-mist) (n.) one who holds the doctrine of optimism.
Optimistic(op-ti-mis´tik) (adj.) characterized by optimism; sanguine.
Optimistically(op-ti-mis´ti-ka-li) (adv.) hopefully.
Option(op´shun) (n.) power or right of choice; wish; selection; on the Stock Exchange, the liberty to sell or buy stock in a time bargain at a stated price.
Optional(op´shun-al) (adj.) left to one's wish or choice.
Opulence(op´ū-lens) (n.) wealth.
Opulent(op´ū-lent) (adj.) wealthy; rich.
Opus(ō´pus) (n.) a work; musical composition.
Or(ôr) (conj.) the correlative of either.
Oracle(or´a-kl) (n.) among the ancients, the response of a deity or inspired priest to some inquiry; the deity who gave the answer; the place where a deity might be consulted; the Jewish temple; a prophetic declaration; a prophet or person of reputed wisdom.
Oracular(ō-rak´ū-lar) (adj.) of the nature of an oracle; uttering oracles; dogmatically magisterial; ambiguous; venerable.
Oral(ō´ral) (adj.) verbal.
Orally(ō´ra-li) (adv.) verbally.
Orange(or´enj) (n.) a citrus tree with a deep golden-colored and juicy fruit; the color of such fruit: (adj.) pertaining to an orange; orange-colored.
Orangery(or´enj-ri) (n.) a place for the cultivation of oranges.
Orangutan(o´rang´oo-tang) (n.) a large anthropoid ape, arboreal in habit, with orange hair, found in Borneo and Sumatra.
Oration(ō-rā´shun) (n.) a formal public speech delivered on an occasion of special importance; harangue.
Orator(or´a-tẽr) (n.) one who makes an eloquent oration.
Oratorical(or-a-tor´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to an orator or to oratory; rhetorical.
Oratorically(or-a-tor´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a rhetorical manner.
Oratorio(or-a-tō´ri-ō) (n.) a musical composition having a sacred theme as its subject.
Oratory(or´a-tō-ri) (n.) the art of an orator; eloquence: (n. pl.) oratories, a small chapel, especially one for private devotion.
Orb(ôrb) (n.) a circular body; sphere; the eye; circuit.
Orbicular(ôr-bik´ū-lar) (adj.) orb-shaped.
Orbit(ôr´bit) (n.) the bony cavity of the eye; the path described by a heavenly body during its periodical revolution.
Orbital(ôr´bi-tal) (adj.) pertaining to an orbit.
Orchard(ôr´chẽrd) (n.) an enclosure of fruit trees.
Orchestra(ôr-kes´tra) (n.) in the ancient Greek theater the place where the chorus danced; (or´kes-tra) in a modern theater, etc., the place occupied by the musicians; the parquet; the body of musicians.
Orchestral(ôr-kes´tral) (adj.) pertaining to, suited to, or performed by, an orchestra.
Orchestration(ôr-kes-trā´shun) (n.) musical arrangement or instrumentation for an orchestra.
Orchid(ôr´kid) (n.) a handsome flower, often of fantastic shape, of the genus Orchis.
Ordain(ôr-dān´) (v.t.) to appoint; institute; invest with ministerial or priestly functions.
Ordeal(ôr-dē´al) (n.) an ancient method of trial by fire, water, combat, etc., to determine the guilt or innocence of an accused person; hence a severe trial or test.
Order(ôr´dẽr) (n.) method or regular arrangement; settled mode of procedure; rule; regulation; command; class; rank; degree; a religious fraternity; an association of persons possessing a common honorary distinction; a division intermediate between a class or sub-class and a family; in architecture, a system of constructing and ornamenting columns, comprising the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite; (pl.) the three orders bishop, priest, deacon of the Christian ministry in an Episcopal Church Holy Orders: (v.t.) to regulate or manage; command; conduct; direct: (v.i.) to give a command or order.
Ordering(ôr´dẽr-ing) (n.) arrangement; distribution.
Orderly(ôr´dẽr-li) (adj.) well regulated; methodical; performed in good order; peaceable; on military duty: (n.) a soldier who attends upon an officer to carry his orders: (adv.) methodically.
Ordinal(ôr´din-al) (adj.) noting order: (n.) a number noting order; a book containing the form of service for ordination.
Ordinance(ôr´di-nans) (n.) an established rule, rite, or law.
Ordinarily(ôr´di-nā-ri-li) (adv.) according to established rule or method; usually.
Ordinary(ôr´di-nā-ri) (adj.) according to established order; usual; customary; commonplace; mediocre; plain; a meal for all comers at fixed charges [English usage]; an ecclesiastical judge; a prison chaplain; in heraldry, that part of the escutcheon contained between straight and other lines.
Ordinate(ôr´di-nāt) (n.) a straight line in a curve terminated on both sides by the curve and bisected by the diameter.
Ordination(ôr-di-nā´shun) (n.) the act of conferring holy orders; the state of being ordained or appointed.
Ordnance(ôrd´nans) (n.) artillery.
Ore(ōr) (n.) metal as extracted from the earth in its natural state or combined with some other substance.
Organ(ôr´gan) (n.) an instrument; means of communication or conveyance; that part of a living structure by means of which some function is discharged or work performed; a wind instrument.
Organic(ôr-gan´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, composed of, containing, or produced by, organs; instrumental.
Organically(ôr-gan´i-ka-li) (adv.) in an organic manner; with, or by means of organs.
Organism(ôr´gan-ism) (n.) organic structure; living being.
Organist(ôr´gan-ist) (n.) a performer on the organ.
Organization(ôr-gan-i-zā´shun) (n.) organic structure; act of organizing; a political group controlling elections, etc.
Organize(ôr´gan-īz) (v.t.) to form or furnish with organs; to arrange a task in suitable parts so that it may be performed efficiently.
Orgasm(ôr´gazm) (n.) immoderate excitement; height of venereal excitement in sexual intercourse.
Orgy(ôr´ji) (n.) a drunken revel, especially at night.
Oriel(o´ri-el) (n.) a large bay window.
Orient(ō´ri-ent) (adj.) Oriental: (n.) the East: (v.t.) to define the position of with reference to the East.
Oriental(ō-ri-en´tal) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated in, the East; proceeding from Asia or the East: (n.) an inhabitant of Asia or the East: (adj.) precious; pure; valuable; said of gems.
Orientalism(ō-ri-en´tal-izm) (n.) an idiom or custom characteristic of the East.
Orientalist(ō-ri-en´tal-ist) (n.) one who is skilled in Oriental languages, subjects, etc.
Orientate(ō´ri-en-tāt) (v.t. & v.i.) to turn towards the East.
Orientation(ō-ri-en-tā´shun) (n.) the determination of the position of the east; eastward position; the faculty possessed by certain birds of finding their way home from long distances.
Orifice(or´i-fis) (n.) a mouth or aperture.
Origin(or´i-jin) (n.) beginning; first existence; source; cause; derivation.
Original(o-rij´i-nal) (adj.) first in order; having power to originate; not copied: (n.) that from which anything is copied, etc.; the language in which a work is written; archetype; an eccentric person.
Originality(ō-rij-i-nal´i-ti) (n.) original state or quality.
Originally(ō-rij´i-na-li) (adv.) at first.
Originate(ō-rij´i-nāt) (v.t.) to bring into existence: (v.i.) to rise; commence.
Origination(ō-rij-i-nā´shun) (n.) first production; source; method of production.
Originator(ō-rij´i-nā-tẽr) (n.) one who originates.
Okra(ō'kra) (n.) a tropical plant, the pods of which are used in the mucilaginous soup called gumbo.
Ormolu(ôr´mō-lōō) (n.) bronze or copper gilt in imitation of gold.
Ornament(ôr´na-ment) (n.) anything that adorns or beautifies; embellishment: (v.t.) to adorn, beautify, or decorate.
Ornamental(ôr-na-ment´al) (adj.) containing, or bestowing, ornament; serving for decoration; giving embellishment.
Ornamentation(ôr-na-men-tā´shun) (n.) decoration.
Ornate(ôr-nāt´) (adj.) ornamented.
Ornately(ôr-nāt´li) (adv.) in an ornate manner.
Ornithological(ôr-ni-thō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to ornithology.
Ornithologist(ôr-ni-thol´o-jist) (n.) one who is skilled in ornithology.
Ornithology(ôr-ni-thol´o-ji) (n.) the scientific study of the structure, habits, etc., of birds.
Orotund(ō´ro-tund) (adj.) characterized by fullness, clearness, strength and smoothness; said of the voice or manner of utterance: (n.) a quality of voice thus characterized.
Orphan(ôr´fan) (n.) a child bereft of one or both parents: (adj.) bereft of parents.
Orphanage(ôr´fan-āj) (n.) the state of an orphan; an institution for orphans.
Orphaned(ôr´fand) (adj.) bereft of parents.
Orphic(or´fic) (adj.) belonging or pertaining to the Greek Orpheus, in whose name, about 350 B. C., there was formed a mystic brotherhood, devoted to prayer and to life and death in nature.
Orthodox(ôr´thō-doks) (adj.) holding, or in accordance with, the received or established belief or doctrine, especially as taught in the formularies of a particular church.
Orthodoxy(ôr´thō-dok-si) (n.) conformity to orthodox belief or opinion; soundness of belief or doctrine.
Orthogonal(ôr-thog´ō-nal) (adj.) rectangular.
Orthographic(ôr-thō-graf´ik) (adj.) pertaining to orthography; correctly spelt.
Orthographically(ôr-thō-graf´i-ka-li) (adv.) according to the rules of orthography.
Orthography(ôr-thog´ra-fi) (n.) the art of spelling and writing words correctly.
Oscillate(os´i-lāt) (v.i. & v.t.) to swing backwards and forwards; vibrate.
Oscillation(os-i-lā´shun) (n.) a swinging backwards and forwards; vibration.
Oscillator(os´i-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, oscillates; a device for producing electric currents of a constant period, independently of variations in its driving force.
Oscillatory(os´i-la-tō-ri) (adj.) swinging; vibrating.
Osculate(os´kū-lāt) (v.t. & v.i.) to kiss; touch.
Osculation(os-kū-lā´shun) (n.) kissing.
Osiris(os-ī´ris) (n.) the best loved of the Egyptian gods; husband of Iris and father of Herus.
Osmosis(os-mō´sis) (n.) the mixing of fluids or gases through an intervening porous membrane or wall.
Osprey(os´prā) (n.) the fish-hawk.
Ossification(os-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) conversion of soft animal tissue into bone.
Ossify(os´i-fī) (v.t.) to convert into bone or into a bone-like substance; harden: (v.i.) to become bone.
Ostensible(os-ten´si-bl) (adj.) apparent; held forth to view; plausible.
Ostensibly(os-ten´si-bli) (adv.) in appearance.
Ostentation(os-ten-tā´shun) (n.) outward show or appearance; ambitious or vain display.
Ostentatious(os-ten-ta´shus) (adj.) fond of show; intended for vain display; gaudy.
Osteopathic(os-tē-o-path´ik) (adj.) pertaining to osteopathy.
Osteopathy(os-tē-op´a-thi) (n.) a system of therapeutics in which the treatment is by manipulation of the bones, muscles and nerve centers, with regard to the chemical and physical properties of the bony tissues.
Ostler(os´lẽr) (n.) a man who attends to horses at an inn.
Ostracism(os´tra-sizm) (n.) banishment by ostracizing.
Ostracize(os´tra-sīz) (v.t.) to banish by popular vote; from the ancient custom in Athens of banishing a citizen by throwing a shell, inscribed with the name of the person to be banished, into an urn; exclude from public or private favor.
Ostrich(os´trich) (n.) a large, flightless, swift running African bird, valued for its feathers.
Other(uth´ẽr) (adj.) noting something besides; different; contrary.
Otherwise(uth´ẽr-wīz) (adv.) in another manner; in other respects: (conj.) else.
Otherworldly(uth-ẽr-wẽrld´li) (adj.) unearthly; strange in appearance; acting in things remote from the rest of mankind.
Otter(ot´ẽr) (n.) an amphibious mammal of the weasel family, which feeds on fish.
Ottoman(ot´ō-man) (n.) a cushioned seat; a movable cushioned foot-rest.
Oubliette(ōō-bli-et´) (n.) a small, dark cell in an old French castle, where the intense blackness and stillness were used to destroy the reason of prisoners immured there.
Ought(awt) (v.i.) to be under obligation; be fit, necessary, or proper: (n.) anything.
Ounce(ouns) (n.) a weight 1-16th of a pound avoirdupois; 1-12th of a pound troy.
Our(our) (pron.) pertaining to, or belonging to, us.
Ourselves(our-selvz´) (pronoun plural) we or us, not others.
Oust(oust) (v.t.) to eject.
Out(out) (adv.) without; not within or at home; abroad; gone forth; not in office or employment; in a state of extinction; to the end; at a loss; without restraint; not actively engaged in a game; in an error; loudly: (interj.) begone!: (n.) one who is not in office.
Outbreak(out´brāk) (n.) a breaking out; an eruption.
Outburst(out´bẽrst) (n.) bursting out; explosion.
Outcast(out´kast) (adj.) cast out; rejected: (n.) one who is an exile.
Outcome(out´kum) the end result of something, as an endeavor; consequence.
Outcrop(out´krop) (n.) the exposure of strata at the earth's surface: (v.i.) to crop out at the surface.
Outcry(out´krī) (n.) clamor; tumult.
Outdo(out-dōō´) to excel; to surpass; to perform beyond; to exceed.
Outdoor(out´dôr) (adj.) being out of the house; in the open air; exterior.
Outer(out´ẽr) (adj.) being on the outside; exterior; external; that is without: opposed to "inner".
Outfit(out´fit) (n.) a fitting out for a voyage or expedition; equipment.
Outgo(out´gō) (n.) one's expenses or what one gives out in a definite time; opposed, therefore, to income.
Outgoings(out´gō-ings) (n. pl.) expenses.
Outgrowth(out´grōth) (n.) an extension of growth beyond the original area of growth; consequence.
Outlandish(out-land´ish) (adj.) foreign; extraordinary; vulgar.
Outlaw(out´law) (n.) one who is deprived of legal benefits and protection: (v.t.) to deprive of legal benefits and protection.
Outlawry(out´la-ri) (n.) putting of a person, or being put out, of the protection of the law.
Outlay(out´lā) (v.t.) to expose; to lay out: (n.) the act of laying out or expending; expenditure.
Outlet(out´let) (n.) passage outwards; the place or the means of egress; vent.
Outline(out´līn) (n.) a line bounding or defining a figure; first sketch: (v.t.) to sketch out.
Outlive(out-liv´) (v.t.) to live beyond; survive.
Outlook(out´look) (n.) a vigilant watch; a view.
Outlying(out´lī-ing) (adj.) lying out or beyond; on the exterior or frontier.
Outpour(out-pōr) (v.t.) to pour out; to effuse; to emit.
Output(out´put) (n.) quantity produced within a certain time; the amount of material sold in any field of labor or commerce.
Outrage(out´rāj) (n.) open and excessive violence; wanton abuse or mischief: (v.t.) to commit an outrage upon; insult indecently: (v.i.) to act in an outrageous manner.
Outrageous(out-rāj´us) (adj.) violent; excessive; exceeding all bounds.
Outre(ōō-trā´) (adj.) overstrained; exaggerated.
Outrider(out´rī-dẽr) (n.) a servant on horseback who rides in advance of a carriage.
Outrigger(out´rig-ẽr) (n.) a projecting spar or beam for extending sails or ropes; a boat with projecting oar attachment.
Outright(out´rīt) (adv.) completely; at once.
Outrun(out-run´) (v.t.) to surpass or to leave behind in running; to go beyond; to exceed.
Outset(out´set) (n.) opening; beginning; commencement.
Outside(out´sīd) (n.) the external part of anything; utmost; (pl.) the exterior sheets of a ream of paper: (adj.) pertaining to, or situated upon, the outside; exterior.
Outspoken(out´spō-kn) (adj.) frank or bold of speech.
Outstanding(qut-stand´ing) (adj.) standing out; uncollected; remaining unpaid.
Outstretch(out-strech´) (v.) to extend; to reach forward.
Outward(out´wẽrd) (adj.) external; to or from the exterior; visible; extrinsic.
Outwards(out´wẽrdz) (adv.) towards the outside; to foreign parts. Also outward.
Outweigh(out-wā) (v.t.) to exceed in weight or value, influence, or importance; overbalance.
Outwit(out-wit´) (v.t.) to overreach, or defeat, by superior skill or cunning.
Outwork(out´wẽrk) (n.) a, defense constructed beyond the main body of a fort, etc.
Oval(ō´val) (adj.) shaped like an egg; elliptical: (n.) anything egg-shaped.
Ovarian(ō-vā´ri-an) (adj.) pertaining to the ovary.
Ovary(ō´va-ri) (n.) the organ in a female animal in which the ova or first germs of future life are formed; the hollow seed-case of a plant.
Ovate(ō´vāt) (adj.) egg-shaped.
Ovation(ō-vā´shun) (n.) outburst of popular applause.
Oven(uv´n) (n.) arched cavity over a fire for baking, heating, or drying; any apparatus used for the same purpose.
Over(ō´vẽr) (prep.) superior in position, authority, dignity, excellence, or value; above; upon; across; covering; more than: (adv.) from beginning to end; from one to another; from side to side; in excess; on the surface; throughout: (adj.) beyond; superior.
Overabundance(ō-vẽr-a-bun´dans) (n.) a surplus beyond expected abundance.
Overabundant(ō-vẽr-a-bun´dant) (adj.) excessive abundance.
Overbalance(ō-vẽr-bal´ans) (v.t.) exceed in weight, value, or importance: (n.) something more than an equivalent.
Overbear(ō-vẽr-bār´) (v.t.) to bear down or overpower; overwhelm.
Overbearing(ō-vẽr-bār´ing) (p.adj.) overpowering; oppressive; imperious; lordly; domineering.
Overboard(ō´vẽr-bōrd´) (adv.) over the deck or side of a ship; to do in excess.
Overcast(ō-vẽr-kast´) (v.t.) to cloud; to obscure; to cover with gloom.
Overcautious(ō-vẽr-kaw´shus) (adj.) cautious to excess or more than is needful.
Overcoat(n.) a coat worn over all the other dress; great coat; topcoat.
Overcome(ō-vẽr-kum´) (v.t.) To subdue; to conquer; to vanquish; to rise above; to surmount.
Overconfident(ō-vẽr-kon´fi-dent) (adj.) excessively confident.
Overcrowded(ō-vẽr-kroud´ed) (adj.) excessively crowded; too many things in an allotted space.
Overestimate(ō-vẽr-es´ti-māt) (n.) too high an estimate, overvaluation: (v.t.) to estimate too high; to overvalue.
Overexert(ō-vẽr-eks-ẽrt´) (v.) to exert one's self into exhaustion.
Overexertion(ō-vẽr-eks-ẽr´shun) (n.) the act of excessively exerting one's self into exhaustion.
Overflow(ō´vẽr-flō) (n.) a flowing over; a deluge: (v.i.) to flow over; abound.
Overgrow(ō-vẽr-grō´) , (v.t.) to cover with growth: (v.n.) to grow beyond the natural size.
Overgrown(ō-vẽr-grōn´) (p.adj.) grown too large; grown over.
Overhang(ō-vẽr-hang´) (v.i.) to hang or project over something.
Overhaul(ō-vẽr-hawl´) (v.t.) to examine thoroughly; overtake; gain upon; said of a ship.
Overhead(ō-vẽr-hed´) (adv.) above the head; in the zenith or the ceiling; above; aloft.
Overhead(ō-vẽr-hēr´) (v.t.) to hear privately or by chance, particularly what was not meant to be heard.
Overlap(ō-vẽr-lap´) (v.t.) to lap or fold over.
Overlay(ō-vẽr-lā´) (v.t.) spread over; cover completely.
Overleap(ō-vẽr-lēp´) (v.t.) to leap over; to pass over, as by a leap or jump; ignore.
Overload(ō-vẽr-lōd´) (n.) load that is too burdensome to carry safely; an excessive load.
Overlook(ō-vẽr-look´) (v.t.) to look over; to neglect; to excuse: (n.) an elevated place from which scenery can be viewed.
Overmaster(ō-vẽr-mas´tẽr) (v.t.) to overpower; to subdue; to conquer; to master.
Overnice(ō-vẽr-nīs´) (adj.) too nice; nice to excess.
Overpopulation(ō-vẽr-pop-ū-lā´shun) an overabundance of any particular group of living things, as humans, animals, plants, etc.
Overpower(ō-vẽr-pou´ẽr) (v.t.) to bear down or crush by superior force; vanquish; subdue.
Overreach(ō-vẽr-rēch´) (v.) to reach beyond; to cheat: (n.) excessive or strained reach; unfair advantage; cheating.
Overrule(ō-vẽr-rūl´) (v.t.) influence by greater power; in law, supersede; reject.
Overrun(ō-vẽr-run´) (v.t.) to outrun; to spread over; to ravage; to overflow.
Oversee(ō-ver-sē´) (v.t.) to watch over; to observe carefully; to superintend; to supervise; to survey; to inspect.
Overseer(ō-vẽr-sēr´) (n.) the superintendent of some department of a business; one who superintends the poor.
Overshadow(ō-vẽr-shad´ō) (v.t.) to throw a shadow over; to cover with superior influence; to hover over; to protect; to shelter.
Overshoe(ō-vẽr-shōō´) (n.) a shoe for wet weather, worn over another shoe; a galosh.
Oversight(ō´vẽr-sīt) (n.) superintendence; failing to notice; mistake; omission; blunder; inattention.
Overspread(ō-vẽr-spred´) (v.t.) to spread over; to cover over; to scatter over; to fill.
Overstate(ō-vẽr-stāt´) (v.t.) to state too high or too strongly; to exaggerate.
Overstatement(ō-vẽr-stāt´ment) (n.) too strong a statement; exaggeration.
Overstrain(ō-vẽr-strān´) : (v.i.) to make too violent efforts; to labor to excess: (v.t.) to strain or stretch too far.
Oversubtle(ō-vẽr-sut´l) (adj.) too subtle.
Oversupply(ō-vẽr-sup-plī´) (n.) an excessive supply.
Overt(ō-vẽrt´) (adj.) open; public.
Overtask(ō-vẽr-task´) (v.t.) to require too much labor.
Overtake(ō-vẽr-tāk´) (v.t.) to catch by pursuit; come upon as a punishment; take by surprise.
Overthrow(ō-vẽr-thrō´) (v.t.) to turn upside down; demolish; vanquish; destroy: (n.) the state of being overthrown; subversion; ruin; destruction.
Overture(ō´vẽr-tūr) (n.) an offer or proposal; opening; an introductory symphony before the commencement of an opera.
Overturn(ō-vẽr-turn´) (v.t.) to throw over or down; to overthrow; to subvert; to conquer: (n.) the state of being overturned; a subversion; an overthrow.
Overvalue(ō-vẽr-val´ū) (v.t.) to value, estimate, or rate too highly.
Overvaluation(ō-vẽr-val-ū-ā´shun) (n.) an instance of determining something at too high a value.
Overwhelm(ō-vẽr-hwelm´) (v.t.) to crush or destroy utterly.
Overwork(ō-vẽr-wurk´) (v.t.) to work too much, or beyond the strength; to injure or tire with work: (n.) excessive work, beyond that agreed upon.
Ovoid(ō´void) (adj.) egg-shaped.
Ovum(ō´vum) (n.) the germ or body in the ovary which, when impregnated, develops in the fetus; an egg-shaped ornament.
Owe(ō) (v.t.) to be indebted, or under obligation to; be obliged to pay: (v.i.) to be in debt.
Owing(ō´ing) (p.adj.) due as a debt; ascribable to; imputable to.
Owl(oul) (n.) a raptorial nocturnal bird characterized by its hoot.
Owlet(oul´et) (n.) a young owl.
Own(ōn) (adj.) belonging to; peculiar or proper to: (v.t.) to possess or hold by right; concede or acknowledge.
Owner(ōn´ẽr) (n.) one who owns or possesses.
Ownership(ōn´ẽr-ship) (n.) state of being an owner; right of possession; proprietorship.
Ox(oks) (n.) an animal of the bovine genus, especially a castrated bull.
Oxidation(oks-i-dā´shun) (n.) the operation of converting into an oxide.
Oxide(oks´īd) (n.) a compound of oxygen and a base.
Oxidize(oks´i-dīz) (v.t.) to convert into an oxide: (v.i.) to be converted into an oxide.
Oxygen(oks´i-jen) (n.) a colorless inodorous gas, which with nitrogen and argon constitutes 1-5th by volume of the atmosphere, and in combination with hydrogen forms water.
Oxygenate(oks´i-jen-āt) (v.t.) to combine with oxygen.
Ozone(ō´zōn) (n.) a different form of oxygen present in the atmosphere, especially after electrical disturbance, with a characteristic odor.
Oyster(ois´tẽr) (n.) a kind of edible bivalve shellfish.

Pabulum(pab´ū-lum) (n.) food; nourishment.
Pace(pās) (n.) a step; manner of walking; length of one's movement of the foot in walking; a linear measure, varying from 30 in. to 60 in.; rate of progress; an amble: (v.t.) to measure by steps or paces: (v.i.) to walk deliberately; amble.
Paced(pāst) (p.adj.) having a particular manner of walking.
Pacific(pa-sif´ik) (adj.) peace-making; mild; peaceful; tranquil: (n.) the Pacific Ocean.
Pacification(pa-sif-i-kā´shun) (n.) the act of peace-making; conciliation.
Pacifier(pas´i-fī-ẽr) (n.) one who pacifies.
Pacify(pas´i-fī) (v.t.) to calm or appease; reconcile.
Pack(pak) (n.) a large bundle tied up for carriage; dogs in Alaska; set of playing-cards; great number or quantity; gang; weight of wool 240 pounds; number of dogs kept for hunting: (v.t.) to bind and press together, as goods for carriage; load; dismiss summarily or unceremoniously; select and put together for an unjust object: (v.i.) to become firmly pressed; depart or remove in haste.
Package(pak´āj) (n.) a bundle or bale of goods.
Packet(pak´et) (n.) a small pack, or parcel; a vessel sailing between two or more ports for the conveyance of passengers, mails, and merchandise at regular intervals.
Pact(pakt) (n.) an agreement; contract.
Pad(pad) (n.) a soft cushion; a thick mass of sheets of blotting paper for writing upon; a slow-paced horse: (v.i.) to travel slowly: (v.t.) stuff with padding.
Padding(pad´ing) (n.) material used for stuffing; the act of impregnating cloth with a mordant; inserted matter for filling out a newspaper or magazine article, etc.
Paddle(pad´l) (v.i.) to row slowly; play in the water: (v.t.) to propel by paddle or oar; to spank: (n.) a short broad car; an oar blade; one of the floats for propelling a steamship.
Paddock(pad´uk) (n.) a small field or enclosure adjacent to a stable for horses.
Padlock(pad´lok) (n.) a lock with a link to pass through a staple or eye: (v.t.) to fasten with a padlock.
Pagan(pā´gan) (n.) a heathen; idolater: (adj.) heathen; idolatrous.
Paganism(pā´gan-izm) (n.) heathenism; idolatry.
Page(pāj) (n.) a boy attending on a person of distinction; a boy in livery; a male attendant on a legislative body; one side of the leaf of a book; episode: (v.t.) to mark or number in pages.
Pageant(paj´ent) (n.) a theatrical show or spectacle; anything merely showy.
Pageantry(paj´ent-ri) (n.) ostentatious display.
Pagination(paj-i-nā´shun) (n.) the marking, numbering, or making, into pages.
Paid(pād) (p.t. & p.p.) of pay.
Pail(pāl) (n.) an open vessel of wood or metal furnished with a handle for carrying water, etc.
Pailful(pāl´fool) (n.) the quantity that a pail will hold.
Pain(pān) (n.) physical or mental suffering; penalty; (pl.) diligent effort; throes of parturition: (v.t.) to cause physical or mental suffering; render uneasy.
Painful(pān´fool) (adj.) full of, of causing, pain.
Painfully(pān´foo-li) (adv.) so as to cause pain.
Painfulness(pān´fool-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being painful.
Painless(pān´les) (adj.) without pain.
Paint(pānt) (v.t.) to represent by delineation and colors; depict; cover with color; dye: (v.i.) to practice painting; rouge: (n.) a coloring substance or pigment; rouge.
Painter(pānt´ẽr) (n.) one whose occupation is to paint; an artist who is skilled in depicting subjects in colors; a rope for fastening a boat.
Painting(pānt´ing) (n.) the act, art, or occupation of laying on colors; the representation of objects by delineation and colors; a picture; vivid verbal description.
Pair(pār) (n.) two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and used together; couple; married couple: (v.t.) to join in couples: (v.i.) to be joined in couples; to suit or to be adapted to each other; in a legislative body, to offset votes, or agree to a pair-off.
Pajamas(pa-jä´maz) (n. pl.) loose trousers of silk; also a kind of sleeping costume.
Pal(pal) (n.) an intimate friend; accomplice.
Palace(pal´as) (n.) the residence of a sovereign or bishop; a magnificent house or building.
Palatable(pal´a-ta-bl) (adj.) agreeable to the taste; savory.
Palatal(pal´a-tal) (adj.) pertaining to, or uttered by means of, the palate: (n.) a letter pronounced by means of the palate.
Palate(pal´at) (n.) the roof of the mouth; taste or relish.
Palatial(pa-lā´shal) (adj.) pertaining to, or suitable to, a palace; royal.
Palatinate(pa-lat´i-nāt) (n.) the province or dignity of a palatine.
Palatine(pal´a-tin) (adj.) invested with royal privileges and rights, as certain counties: (n.) one who is thus invested.
Palaver(pa-lä´vẽr) (n.) a public conference; superfluous or idle talk; chatter: (v.t.) to talk over; deceive by words: (v.i.) to confer; chatter.
Pale(pāl) (adj.) not of a fresh or ruddy complexion; wan; wanting in color; of a faint luster: (n.) a narrow board used in fencing; a pointed stake; space enclosed by rails; limit; district or territory: (v.i.) to turn pale: (v.t.) to enclose with, or as with, pales.
Paleness(pāl´nes) (n.) the state of being pale; whiteness of look.
Palette(pal´et) (n.) thin and oval board on which a painter mixes his colors.
Palindrome(pal´in-drōm) (n.) word, verse, or sentence that reads the same either backward or forward, as "madam."
Palisade(pal´i-sād) (n.) pales formed for defense or enclosure: (v.t.) to fence or enclose with pales; to fortify with pales or posts.
Palish(pāl´ish) (adj.) somewhat pale.
Pallet(pal´et) (n.) a name for various tools used in gilding, pottery, horology, etc.; a small piece of the mechanism of a watch; a small rough bed.
Palliate(pal´li-āt) (v.t.) to cover with excuse; to soften or lessen by favorable representations; to extenuate.
Palliation(pal-i-ā´shun) (n.) the act of palliating; extenuation; mitigation.
Palliative(pal´i-a-tiv) (adj.) tending to lessen or mitigate.
Pallid(pal´id) (adj.) pale; wan.
Pallor(pal´ẽr) (n.) paleness.
Palm(päm) (n.) the inner part of the hand; a linear measure of varying length from 3 to 4 in.; a tree of various species of the order Palmae; a palm branch symbolical of victory or rejoicing: (v.t.) to conceal in the palm of the hand; impose upon by fraud.
Palmate(pal´māt) (adj.) resembling a hand with the fingers outstretched; web-footed.
Palmetto(pal-met´ō) (n.) a species of palm-tree, the cabbage-tree palm.
Palmist(pä´mist) (adj.) pertaining to palmistry.
Palmistry(pä´mis-tri) (n.) the pretended art of foretelling the future by examination of the lines and marks of a person's hand.
Palmy(päm´i) (adj.) abounding in palms; flourishing; prosperous.
Palpable(pal´pa-bl) (adj.) easily perceived; obvious.
Palpably(pal´pa-bli) (adv.) obviously.
Palpitate(pal´pi-tāt) (v.i.) move often and quickly; beat rapidly; throb.
Palpitation(pal-pi-tā´shun) (n.) abnormal beating or throbbing of the heart.
Palsy(pawl´zi) (n.) paralysis: (v.t.) to paralyze.
Paltry(pawl´tri) (adj.) worthless; contemptible.
Pampas(pam´paz) (n. pl.) in South America, vast treeless plains covered with luxuriant pasture.
Pamper(pam´pẽr) (v.t.) to feed luxuriously; satiate.
Pamphlet(pam´flet) (n.) a small unbound book, usually on some current topic, of one or more sheets stitched together.
Pamphleteer(pam-flet-ēr´) (n.) a writer of pamphlets: (v.i.) to write pamphlets.
Pan(pan) (n.) a broad shallow vessel; stratum of hard ground below the soil.
Panacea(pan-a-sē´a) (n.) a universal remedy or medicine.
Pancake(pan´kāk) (n.) a thin fried butter cake.
Pancreas(pan´krē-as) (n.) a large fleshy gland situated under and behind the stomach secreting a fluid that assists in the process of digestion.
Pancreatic(pan-krē-at´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or secreted by, the pancreas.
Pandect(pan´dekt) (n.) a treatise containing the whole of any science; (pl.) a digest or compilation of the Roman or civil law.
Pandemonium(pan-de-mō´ni-um) (n.) a place or abode of general disorder.
Pander(pan´dẽr) (v.i.) to be an agent for the gratification of another's passions.
Pane(pān) (n.) a square of glass; a piece in variegated work.
Panegyric(pan-e-jir´ik) (n.) oration or eulogy in praise of some person or event.
Panel(pan´el) (n.) a piece of board, the edges of which are inserted in a frame; a thin board on which a picture is painted; a schedule containing the names of persons summoned to serve as jurors; the jury; in Scots law, the prisoner at the bar: (v.t.) to form with panels.
Paneling(pan´el-ing) (n.) usually rectangular, thin panels of wood, joined to form a continuous surface.
Pang(pang) (n.) a violent sudden pain; agony, mental or physical.
Panhandle(pan´han-dl) (n.) handle of a frying or other pan; piece of land or anything resembling such.
Panic(pan´ik) (n.) extreme or sudden fright; outburst of terror: (adj.) suddenly and violently alarming; said of fear.
Pannier(pan´ni-ẽr) (n.) one of two baskets suspended across the back of a horse, for carrying market produce.
Panoply(pan´ō-pli) (n.) a complete suit of armor.
Panorama(pan-ō-rä´ma) (n.) complete view on all sides; a picture, viewed from a central standpoint, of several scenes unrolled and made to pass before the spectator.
Panoramic(pan-ō-ram´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, a panorama.
Pant(pant) (v.i.) to breathe rapidly; desire ardently with for or after: (n.) rapid breathing.
Pants(pants) (n.) trousers.
Pantaloon(pan-ta-lōōn´) (n.) in pantomimes, a ridiculous character that wears a garment consisting of trousers and stockings in one piece; buffoon: (pl.) garment covering the body from the waist down to the ankles; trousers; pants.
Pantheism(pan´thē-izm) (n.) the doctrine that the universe in its totality is God.
Pantheist(pan´thē-ist) (n.) a believer in pantheism.
Pantheistic(pan-thē-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to pantheism.
Panther(pan´thẽr) (n.) a fierce feline carnivorous animal.
Pantomime(pan´tō-mīm) (n.) one who expresses his meaning by mute action.
Pantry(pan´tri) (n.) room or closet for provisions.
Pap(pap) (n.) soft food for infants; a nipple, teat, or breast; pulp of fruit.
Papa(pa-pä´) (n.) a word of endearment for father.
Papacy(pā´pa-si) (n.) the office, dignity, or authority, of the Pope; popes collectively; Roman Catholic religion.
Papal(pā´pal) (adj.) pertaining to the Pope, or the Church of Rome.
Papaw(pa-paw´) (n.) an East Indian fruit tree.
Paper(pā´pẽr) (n.) a thin flexible substance made of various materials, as linen, straw, etc., used for writing or printing upon; a newspaper; an essay or literary contribution; written instrument; bank-notes or bills of exchange: (adj.) made of paper; thin: (v.t.) to cover with paper.
Papilla(pa-pil´a) (n.) a small nipple; (pl.) minute elevations on the tongue.
Papoose(pa-pōōs´) (n.) a young child.
Paprika(pa-prē´ka) (n.) a condiment resembling cayenne pepper though less hot.
Papyrus(pa-pī´rus) (n.) a species of Egyptian reed, from the rind of which the ancients made paper; a manuscript on papyrus.
Par(pär) (n.) state of equality; nominal and market value.
Parable(par´a-bl) (n.) fable or allegory in which some fact or doctrine is illustrated.
Parabola(par-ab´ō-la) (n.) one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the cone by a plane parallel to one of its sides.
Parabolic(par-a-bol´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or formed like, a parabola; allegorical.
Parachute(par´a-shōōt) (n.) an umbrella-shaped apparatus for descending from a balloon.
Parade(pa-rād´) (n.) ostentatious display; show; military display; place of assembly for exercising troops: (v.t.) to marshal in military order; make a display of: (v.i.) to exhibit, or walk about ostentatiously.
Paradigm(par´a-dim) (n.) an example or model; example of the grammatical inflection of a word.
Paradise(par´a-dīs) (n.) the garden of Eden; a park; any place of happiness; heaven.
Paradox(par´a-doks) (n.) something apparently absurd or incredible, yet true; a tenet contrary to received opinions.
Paradoxical(par-a-doks´i-kal) (adj.) of the nature of a paradox.
Paradoxically(par-a-doks´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a paradoxical manner.
Paraffin(par´a-fin) (n.) wax like substance, obtained from coal-tar, petroleum, etc.
Paragoge(par-a-gō´jē) (n.) the addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, as "got," "gotten."
Paragon(par´a-gon) (n.) something of extraordinary excellence; model or pattern of perfection: (v.t.) to equal or compare.
Paragraph(par´a-graf) (n.) a small subdivision of a connected discourse; a short passage; a reference mark (¶); an item of newspaper intelligence.
Parallax(par´al-laks) (n.) the apparent angular shifting of an object caused by change in the position of the observer, especially the difference in the apparent position of a heavenly body and its true place.
Parallel(par´al-lel) (adj.) lying side by side; extended in the same direction and equal distance at all points; having the same direction or tendency; corresponding: (n.) a line equal distance to all. points from another line; resemblance or likeness; (pl.) trenches in front of a fortified place parallel to the defenses: (v.t.) to place so as to be parallel; correspond to.
Parallelism(par´al-lel-izm) (n.) the state or quality of being parallel; correspondence.
Parallelogram(par-al-lel´o-gram) (n.) a plane four-sided figure whose opposite sides are parallel and equal.
Paralysis(pa-ral´i-sis) (n.) loss of the power of sensation of one or more parts of the body; palsy.
Paralytic(par-a-lit´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, affected by, or inclined to, paralysis: (n.) one who is affected with paralysis.
Paralyze(par´a-līz) (v.t.) to affect with paralysis; unnerve; render useless or ineffective.
Paramount(par´a-mount) (adj.) superior to all others; eminent or chief: (n.) the highest in rank or authority.
Paramour(par´a-mōōr) (n.) a lover, used in a bad sense.
Paranoia(par-a-noi´a) (n.) form of monomania presenting systematized delusions.
Paranoiac(par-a-noi´ak) (n.) one affected with paranoia; a monomaniac.
Parapet(par´a-pet) (n.) a wall breast-high; a rampart to protect troops from the fire of an enemy.
Paraphernalia(par-a-fẽr-nā´li-a) (n. pl.) the apparel, jewels, etc., of a wife which she possesses over and above her dowry; ornaments of dress generally; equipment.
Paraphrase(par´a-frāz) (n.) a free translation or explanation; a hymn based on some Scriptural passage: (v.t.) make a free translation of; explain in many words: (v.i.) to make a paraphrase.
Parasite(par´a-sīt) (n.) one who frequents the table of a rich man and gains his favor by flattery; a hanger-on; an animal or plant nourished by another to which it attaches itself.
Parasitic(par-a-sit´ik) (adj.) of the nature of a parasite; meanly servile or fawning; living at the expense of another animal or plant. Also parasitical.
Parasitically(par-a-sit´i-ka-li) (adv.) like a parasite.
Parasitism(par´a-sīt-izm) (n.) the state or behavior of a parasite.
Parasol(par´a-sol) (n.) small umbrella used as a sunshade.
Parathesis(pa-rath´e-sis) (n.) apposition; in printing or writing, bracketed matter.
Parboil(pär´boil) (v.t.) to boil partially.
Parcel(pär´sel) (n.) a small bundle or package; little part: (v.t.) to divide into parts.
Parch(pärch) (v.t.) to scorch; burn slightly; dry to excess.
Parchment(pärch´ment) (n.) the skin of a sheep, goat, etc. dressed and prepared for writing upon; a deed: (adj.) made of, or like, parchment.
Pardon(pär´don) (v.t.) to forgive; absolve: (n.) forgiveness; absolution; official remission of a penalty.
Pardonable(pär´don-ā-bl) (adj.) that may be pardoned; excusable; venial.
Pare(pār) (v.t.) to cut away little by little; reduce or diminish.
Parent(pā´rent) (n.) a father or mother; origin.
Parentage(pā´rent-āj) (n.) extraction; birth.
Parental(pā-ren´tal) (adj.) pertaining to, or becoming, parents; fond.
Parenthesis(pa-ren´the-sis) (n.) an explanatory word or clause inserted in a sentence, which is grammatically complete without it; indicated by the marks ().
Parenthetical(par-en-thet´i-kal) (adj.) expressed in a parenthesis; using parentheses.
Parenthetically(par-en-thet´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a parenthetical manner.
Paresis(par´e-sis) (n.) insanity with general motor paralysis; softening of the brain.
Pariah(pā´ri-ā) (n.) one of the lowest class of Hindus, having, in fact, no caste at all, and therefore living apart from others and serving foreigners; an outcast anywhere.
Parietal(pa-rī´e-tal) (adj.) pertaining to a wall or side; forming the wall or side; said of the large lateral bones of the head; growing from the side of another organ.
Parish(par´ish) (n.) an ecclesiastical district under the particular charge of priest, clergyman, or minister; a district having its own officers for the care of the poor of such a district; a congregation: (adj.) pertaining to, or maintained by, a parish.
Parishioner(par-ish´on-ẽr) (n.) one who belongs to a parish.
Parity(par´ri-ti) (n.) equality; likeness.
Park(pärk) (n.) a large enclosed piece of ground surrounding a mansion, or used as a public place for recreation; the train of artillery belonging to an army division; an artillery encampment: (v.t.) to enclose, or collect, in a park.
Parlance(pär´lans) (n.) conversation; idiom of conversation.
Parley(pär´li) (n.) a conference, especially with an enemy: (v.i.) to hold a conference, especially with an enemy.
Parliament(par´li-ment) (n.) the supreme legislative assembly of Great Britain and Ireland, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
Parliamentarian(par-li-men-tā´ri-an) (n.) one who is versed in parliamentary law and usages.
Parliamentary(par-li-men´ta-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, enacted by, or in accordance with the usages of, Parliament.
Parlor(par´lẽr) (n.) reception room; drawing room.
Parochial(pa-rō´ki-al) (adj.) pertaining to a parish; narrow-minded.
Parodist(par´ō-dist) (n.) one who parodies.
Parody(par´ō-di) (n.) a burlesque imitation of a serious poem: (v.t.) to convert into a parody.
Parole(pa-rōl´) (n.) a word of honor, especially one given by a prisoner of war that in return for conditional freedom he will return to custody on a specified day; the daily password in a camp or garrison.
Paronym(parō-nim) (n.) a paronymous word.
Paronymous(par-on´i-mus) (adj.) words of the same pronunciation, but different in spelling and meaning, as peer [to gaze at] and peer [a member of the House of Lords].
Paroxysm(par´oks-izm) (n.) a sudden spasm, or fit of acute pain; sudden action or convulsion.
Paroxysmal(par-oks-iz´mal) (adj.) pertaining to, or occurring in, paroxysms.
Parquet(pär-ket´) (n.) the floor space of a theater between the orchestra-rail and dress-circle.
Parquetry(pär´ket-ri) (n.) mosaic wood-work for floors.
Parricide(par´i-sīd) (n.) the murderer of a father or mother.
Parrot(par´ot) (n.) a tropical bird with a hooked bill, characterized by its brilliant plumage and its power of imitating the human voice.
Parry(par´i) (v.t.) to ward off, as a blow.
Parse(pärs) (v.t.) to resolve by grammatical rules a sentence into its component parts, and show the relation of the various parts of speech.
Parsimonious(pär-si-mō´ni-us) (adj.) frugal to excess; miserly; penurious.
Parsimony(pär´si-mō-ni) (n.) closeness in expenditure.
Parsley(pärs´li) (n.) a culinary herb.
Parsnip(pärs´nip) (n.) an edible plant with a carrot-like root.
Parson(pär´sn) (n.) the incumbent of a parish; a clergyman.
Parsonage(pär´sn-āj) (n.) an ecclesiastical benefice; the residence of an incumbent.
Part(pärt) (n.) something less than the whole; piece; portion; proportional quantity; ingredient; share; member or organ; side or party; concern; business; portion of a work issued in numbers at stated intervals; any one of the characters of a play; one of the melodies in a harmony; (pl.) faculties, qualities, or accomplishments; regions; quarters: (v.t.) to divide into two or more pieces: (v.i.) to be separated; take leave.
Partake(pär-tāk´) (v.i.) to take a part or snare in common with others.
Parterre(pär-tār´) (n.) a series of flower beds arranged ornamentally, with intervening spaces of gravel or turf.
Partial(pär´shal) (adj.) inclined to favor one side or party; biased.
Partiality(pär-shj-al´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being partial.
Partially(pär´sha-li) (adv.) in a partial manner.
Participant(pär-tis´i-pant) (adj.) sharing: (n.) one who shares or partakes.
Participate(pär-tis´i-pāt) (v.i.) to partake: (v.t.) to have part of; share.
Participation(pär-tis-i-pā´shun) (n.) the act of sharing something with others; division into shares; companionship.
Participator(pär-tis´i-pā-tẽr) (n.) one who partakes with another.
Participial(pär-ti-sip´i-al) (adj.) having the nature of a participle.
Participle(pär´ti-si-pl) (n.) a word partaking of the nature of both adjective and verb, such as "frowning" face.
Particle(pär´ti-kl) (n.) an atom; the smallest part into which a body can be divided; in grammar, words having only one form and not to be used alone, such as the word "to".
Particular(pär-tik´ū-lär) (adj.) distinct from others; individual; peculiar or special; characteristic; exclusive; exact; minute.
Particularity(pär-tik-ū-lar´i-ti) (n.) quality of being particular; minuteness of detail; single act or case.
Particularize(par-tik´ū-lar-īz) (v.t.) to give the particulars of: (v.i.) be attentive to single things or details.
Particularly(par-tik´ū-lär-li) (adv.) in a particular manner; especially.
Parting(pärt´ing) (p.adj.) separating; given when separating: (n.) division; separating; a taking leave; a division in strata.
Partisan(pär´ti-zan) (n.) an adherent of a party or faction; a kind of halberd: (adj.) pertaining to, or biased in favor of, a party, etc.
Partisanship(pär´ti-zan-ship) (n.) the state of being a partisan.
Partition(pär-tish´un) (n.) the act or state of being divided; separation; distribution; a dividing wall; part where separation is made: (v.t.) divide into shares; divide by walls.
Partitive(pär´ti-tiv) (adj.) noting a part: (n.) a word that denotes a part or expresses partition.
Partly(pärt´li) (adv.) in part.
Partner(pärt´nẽr) (n.) one who is associated with another, especially in a business, etc.; an associate; one who dances with another; a husband or wife.
Partnership(pärt´nẽr-ship) (n.) the state of being a partner; union of two or more persons in the same business or profession.
Partook(pär-tōōk´) (p.t.) of partake.
Partridge(pär´trij) (n.) a well known bird of game; grouse.
Parturition(pär-tū-rish´un) (n.) the act of bringing forth young.
Party(pär´ti) (n.) a number of persons united together for a particular purpose; faction; one concerned in an affair; cause or side; a select company; single individual spoken of.
Parvenu(pär´ve-nū) (n.) an upstart; one newly come to wealth or power.
Paschal(pas´kal) (adj.) pertaining to the feast of the Passover or Easter.
Pass(pas) (v.i.) to move from one place or state to another; be progressive; change by degrees; be enacted; be current: (v.t.) to go beyond, or through, or by; cause to move onward; omit; give authority to; transfer; void; utter or pronounce: (n.) a narrow passage, or entrance; defile; license, state of extremity; a thrust.
Passable(pas´a-bl) (adj.) that may be passed, traveled, or navigated; capable of bearing inspection; tolerable.
Passage(pas´āj) (n.) the act of passing; course or journey; entrance or exit; right of passing; legal enactment; single clause or portion of a book; migratory habits.
Passe(pas-ā´) (adj.) past; worn out or faded.
Passenger(pas´en-jẽr) (n.) one who travels in or on a conveyance; one who passes.
Passing(pas´ing) (p.adj.) departing: (adv.) exceedingly: (n.) the act of going by; transit.
Passion(pash´un) (n.) violent agitation of mind in anger; strong deep feeling or excitement; love; ardor; intense desire.
Passionate(pash´un-at) (adj.) moved by passion; angry; excitable.
Passionately(pash´un-at-li) (adv.) with passion.
Passionless(pash´un-les) (adj.) void of passion; calm.
Passive(pas´iv) (adj.) suffering without resisting; not acting; submissive; quiescent.
Passover(pas´ō-vẽr) (n.) a Jewish feast commemorative of the passing of the destroying angel over the houses of the Israelites when he slew the first-born of the Egyptians.
Passport(pas´pōrt) (n.) a license to travel in a foreign country.
Password(pas´wẽrd) (n.) a word by means of which friends are distinguished from strangers or enemies.
Past(past) (p.adj.) having formerly been; gone by; completed: (n.) the time gone by: (adv.) along: (prep.) beyond.
Paste(pāst) (n.) mixture of flour, etc., with water, used as a cement; dough prepared for pies, etc.; a composition for making artificial gems: (v.t.) to fasten with paste.
Pasteboard(pāst´bōrd) (n.) thick stiff paper; a board on which dough is rolled.
Pastel(pas-tel´) (n.) a colored crayon.
Pastern(pas´tẽrn) (n.) part of a horse's foot from the fetlock to the hoof.
Pasteurize(pas´tūr-īz) (v.t.) to inoculate with the bacilli which produce a specific disease so as to prevent or cure it.
Pastime(pas´tīm) (n.) that which serves to pass away the time; amusement.
Pastor(pas´tẽr) (n.) a clergyman or minister having spiritual charge of a church and congregation.
Pastoral(pas´tẽr-al) (adj.) pertaining to shepherds, or to the care of a church; rural; addressed to the clergy of a diocese by its bishop: (n.) a kind of dramatic poem, delineating incidents in rural life; a bishop's pastoral letter.
Pastorate(pas´tẽr-āt) (n.) the office or jurisdiction of a pastor.
Pastry(pās´tri) (n.) articles of food, as pies, etc., made of light puffy dough.
Pasturage(pas´tūr-āj) (n.) the business of grazing cattle; pasture.
Pasture(pas´tūr) (n.) land under grass for grazing cattle; grass for grazing: (v.t.) to supply with grass or pasture: (v.i.) to graze.
Pasty(pāst´i) (adj.) like paste; a small pie of crust raised without a dish.
Pat(pat) (n.) a light quick blow with the hand; a small lump of butter made up: (adj.) apt; exact: (adv.) fitly: (v.t.) to strike gently and quickly with the fingers or hand.
Patch(pach) (n.) a piece applied to cover a hole or rent; a piece inserted in variegated work; a plot of ground: (v.t.) to put a patch on; mend clumsily.
Pate(pāt) (n.) the head; crown of the head.
Patent(pat´ent) (adj.) apparent; open to the perusal of all; secured by letters patent; spreading widely: (n.) a privilege granted by letters patent, as a title of nobility, or the sole right in an invention: (v.t.) to grant or secure by letters patent.
Paterfamilias(pā-tẽr-fa-mil´i-as) (n.) the father of a family.
Paternal(pa-tẽr´nal) (adj.) pertaining to, or exhibiting the characteristics of, a father; hereditary.
Paternally(pa-tẽr´na-li) (adv.) in a paternal manner.
Paternity(pa-tẽr´ni-ti) (n.) paternal relation; authorship.
Path(path) (n.) a road; foot-way; track; course of conduct or action.
Pathetic(pa-thet´ik) (adj.) affecting the emotions or passions; touching.
Pathetically(pa-thet´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a pathetic manner.
Pathogenic(path-ō-jen´ik) (adj.) producing disease.
Pathological(path-ō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to pathology.
Pathologist(pa-thol´ō-jist) (n.) one skilled in pathology.
Pathology(pa-thol´o-ji) (n.) the science of diseases.
Pathos(pā´thos) (n.) expression of deep feeling; intense half-melancholy emotion.
Pathway(path´wā) (n.) a path; a narrow way to be passed on foot; a course of action.
Patience(pā´shens) (n.) the quality of being patient or calmly enduring.
Patient(pā´shent) (adj.) suffering pain, hardship, affliction, insult, etc., with calmness and equanimity; continuance of labor; persevering; waiting with calmness: (n.) a person under medical treatment.
Patina(pat´i-na) (n.) the fine green rust with which coins, ancient bronzes, etc., become covered by age.
Patois(pat´wä) (n.) A dialect peculiar to the peasantry or lower classes; a rustic or provincial dialect.
Patriarch(pā´tri-ark) (n.) the founder or head of a family; an aged man; in the Greek Church, a metropolitan dignitary of the highest rank.
Patriarchate(pā´tri-ärk-āt) (n.) the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.
Patrician(pa-trish´an) (n.) one of the senators of ancient Rome; a nobleman: (adj.) senatorial; noble.
Patricide(pat´ri-sīd) (n.) the murder or murderer of one's father.
Patrimonial(pat-ri-mō´ni-al) (adj.) inherited from ancestors.
Patrimony(pat´ri-mō-ni) (n.) an estate or right inherited from a father or one's ancestors; an ecclesiastical endowment or estate.
Patriot(pā´tri-ot) (n.) one who loves, and is devoted to, his native country and its welfare.
Patriotic(pā-tri-ot´ik) (adj.) characterized by patriotism.
Patriotically(pā-tri-ot´i-ka-li) (adv.) like a patriot.
Patriotism(pā´tri-ot-izm) (n.) love of one's country.
Patrol(pa-trōl´) (n.) a corporal's guard that marches round at night to preserve order; a mounted policeman: (v.t.) to go round as a patrol.
Patron(pā´tron) (n.) a guardian or protector; one who has the gift of a benefice: (adj.) giving aid or exercising guardianship; tutelary.
Patronage(pā´tron-āj) (n.) special support; guardianship or protection; right of conferring a benefice.
Patronize(pā´trō-nīz) (v.t.) to act as a patron towards; support or protect; frequent as a customer.
Patronymic(pat-rō-nim´ik) (adj.) derived from the name of an ancestor: (n.) a name derived from an ancestor.
Patroon(pa-trōōn´) (n.) once a landed proprietor with manorial rights; grantee of landed property with special privileges under the old Dutch government of New Netherlands, now New York.
Patter(pat´ẽr) (v.i.) to strike with a quick succession of light sounds, as hail: (n.) the dialect of class.
Pattering(pat´ẽr-ing) (p.adj.) making a quick succession of light blows.
Pattern(pat´ẽrn) (n.) a model, sample, or specimen; anything cut out or formed into shape to be copied.
Patty(pat´i) (n.) a small pie.
Paucity(paw´si-ti) (n.) smallness of number or quantity.
Paunch(pawnch) (n.) the belly; the first and largest stomach of a ruminant.
Pauper(paw´pẽr) (n.) a poor person; one who is supported by the poor rates.
Pauperism(paw´pẽr-izm) (n.) the state of being a pauper.
Pauperize(paw´pẽr-īz) (v.t.) to reduce to pauperism.
Pause(pawz) (n.) cessation; temporary stop; a break in writing indicated by the mark; a mark of cessation in speaking; a mark in music, indicating the continuance of a note or rest: (v.i.) to make a short stop; wait; hesitate.
Pave(pāv) y.t. to cover or lay with stones, bricks, etc.; as, to pave a street.
Pavement(pāv´ment) (n.) a paved roadway or floor.
Paver(pā´vẽr) (n.) one whose occupation is to lay pavements.
Pavilion(pa-vil´yun) (n.) an ornamental domed-shaped building; a large tent; a temporary movable habitation; summer-house.
Paving(pā´ving) (n.) pavement.
Paw(paw) (n.) the foot of an animal with claws: (v.t.) to scrape with one of the anterior feet; handle, as with paws; caress, as a dog.
Pawl(pawl) (n.) short pivoted bar engaging in a notch of a wheel and thus preventing its turning back.
Pawn(pawn) (n.) something given as security for the redemption of a pledge; a common piece at chess: (v.t.) to give in pledge.
Pawnbroker(pawn´brō-kẽr) (n.) one who lends money on the security of goods pawned with him.
Pax(paks) (n.) a small crucifix, or a crucifix engraved on a small metal plate kissed by worshipers.
Pay(pā) (v.t.) to discharge a debt to; give an equivalent for; compensate; reward; fulfill; smear with tar, pitch, etc.: (n.) money given for service rendered.
Payable(pā´a-bl) (adj.) that may or can be paid; that is to be paid; due.
Payee(pa-e´) (n.) one to whom money is paid.
Paymaster(pā´mas-tẽr) (n.) one who pays or from whom wages are received, especially an officer in the army or navy whose duty is to pay the officers and men.
Payment(pā´ment) (n.) the act of paying; that which is paid.
Pea(pē) (n.) plural a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum and its edible seed.
Peace(pēs) (n.) a state of rest or tranquillity; calm; freedom from war or disturbance.
Peaceable(pēs´a-bl) (adj.) disposed to peace; calm; quiet.
Peaceably(pēs´a-bli) (adv.) without agitation or tumult.
Peaceful(pēs´fool) (adj.) full of peace; pacific; quiet.
Peacefully(pēs´foo-li) (adv.) in a peaceful manner.
Peach(pēch) (n.) a tree with its downy edible fruit: (v.i.) to betray one's accomplices.
Peacock(pē´kok) (n.) a gallinaceous bird with handsome plumage: (adj.) iridescent like the feathers of the peacock.
Peafowl(pē´fowl) (n.) peacock or peahen.
Peahen(pē´hen) (n.) a female peafowl, homologous to the peacock.
Peak(pēk) (n.) the sharp-pointed summit or jutting part of a mountain or hill; pointed end; the leather projection in front of a cap; the upper outer corner of an extended sail: (v.i.) to look pale and wan: (v.t.) to raise a sail obliquely to the mast.
Peaky(pēk´i) (adj.) having, or resembling, a peak; sharp-featured.
Peal(pēl) (n.) a loud sound, as of thunder, bells, etc.; a set of musical bells, or the changes rung by them: (v.i.) to give forth loud or solemn sounds.
Peanut(pē´nut) (n.) trailing plant which ripens its fruit under ground; fruit of the plant.
Pear(pār) (n.) the juicy edible fruit of the pear-tree, "Pyrus communis."
Pearl(pẽrl) (n.) a hard, smooth, grayish-white iridescent gem found in the mother-of-pearl oyster; anything resembling a pearl or very precious; a white speck in the eye; a small size of type see type: (adj.) pertaining to, or formed of, pearls: (v.t.) to set or adorn with pearls.
Pearly(pẽrl´i) (adj.) resembling, or containing, pearls; clear; transparent.
Peasant(pez´ant) (n.) a countryman; rustic laborer: (adj.) rural; rustic.
Peasantry(pez´ant-ri) (n.) peasants collectively.
Peat(pēt) (n.) decayed vegetable matter resembling turf cut out of bogs; used as fuel.
Pebble(peb´l) (n.) a roundish stone; transparent rock crystal used for spectacles, etc.
Pebbly(peb´li) (adj.) full of pebbles.
Pecan(pē´can) (n.) a species of North American hickory and its fruit.
Peccadillo(pek-a-dil´o) (n.) trifling sin; petty fault.
Peck(pek) (n.) one-fourth of a bushel; quick sharp stroke with the beak: (v.t.) to strike with the beak; pick up with the beak; eat.
Pecker(pek´ẽr) (n.) one who pecks; a woodpecker.
Pectin(pek´tin) (n.) the gelatinizing principle of certain ripe fruits.
Pectoral(pek´to-ral) (adj.) pertaining to, good for, or worn on, the chest.
Peculate(pek´ū-lāt) (v.i.) to appropriate public money to one's own use; embezzle.
Peculation(pek-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of appropriating public money to one's own use.
Peculator(pek´ū-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who peculates.
Peculiar(pe-kū´lyar) (adj.) one's own; appropriate; individual; strange: (n.) a church or parish exempted from the jurisdiction of the diocese to which it belongs.
Peculiarity(pe-kū-li-ar´i-ti) (n.) something peculiar or characteristic.
Peculiarly(pe-kū´lyar-li) (adv.) in a peculiar manner.
Pecuniary(pe-kū´ni-ar-i) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, money; monetary.
Pedagogic(ped-a-goj´ik) (adj.) pertaining to a pedagogue or to the science of teaching.
Pedagogue(ped´a-gog) (n.) a schoolmaster; pedant.
Pedal(ped´al) (adj.) pertaining to a foot: (n.) a key or lever attached to a musical instrument and moved by the foot, to modify the swell or tone: (v.t.) to work the pedal of a bicycle.
Pedant(ped´ant) (n.) one who makes an ostentatious display of his learning.
Pedantic(pe-dan´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, pedantry.
Pedantically(pe-dan´ti-ka-li) (adv.) like a pedant.
Pedantry(ped´an-tri) (n.) ostentatious display of learning.
Peddle(ped´l) (v.i.) to travel about selling small wares; be busy about trifles: (v.t.) to retail in small quantities.
Peddler(ped´lẽr) (n.) one who peddles.
Peddling(ped´ling) (adj.) trifling.
Pedestal(ped´es-tal) (n.) the base of a column, statue, etc.
Pedestrian(pe-des´tri-an) (adj.) going on foot; walking: (n.) one who journeys on foot; professional walker.
Pedicure(ped´i-kūr) (n.) the care of the feet.
Pedigree(ped´i-grē) (n.) genealogical tree; register of descent from ancestors; lineage; genealogy.
Pediment(ped´i-ment) (n.) the triangular or circular ornament over the entablature, etc., of a building.
Pedometer(pe-dom´e-tẽr) (n.) a watch-shaped instrument for recording paces and distances in walking.
Peduncle(ped-ung´kl) (n.) a flower-stalk.
Peel(pēl) (v.t.) to strip the skin, bark, or rind from: (v.i.) to undress: (n.) skin or rind; a baker's long flat wooden shovel; a contrivance for hanging up printed sheets to dry.
Peen(pēn) (n.) sharp or round edged end of a hammer opposite its driving surface or face, used for shaping the metal struck by it.
Peep(pēp) (v.i.) to chirp or cry, as young birds; to look through a crevice or hiding place; look slyly; begin to appear: (n.) the cry of a chicken; a sly look; a beginning to appear.
Peer(pēr) (n.) one of the same rank; an equal; associate; a nobleman who is a member of the House of Lords: (v.i.) to appear; look narrowly.
Peerage(pēr´āj) (n.) the rank or dignity of a peer; peers collectively; a book giving information respecting the nobility.
Peeress(pēr´es) (n.) a peer's wife; a lady of noble rank.
Peerless(pēr´les) (adj.) without an equal.
Peevish(pēv´ish) (adj.) fretful; difficult to please.
Peevishness(pēv´ish-nes) (n.) the quality or the state of being peevish.
Peg(peg) (n.) a small pointed wooden pin; a piece of wood serving as a nail: (v.t.) to fasten or mark out with pegs.
Pegasus(peg´a-sus) (n.) the winged horse of the muses in Greek legend; used of poetic inspiration.
Pelagic(pe-laj´ik) (adj.) pertaining to the ocean.
Pelf(pelf) (n.) money; wealth; used in a bad sense.
Pelican(pel´i-kan) (n.) a large aquatic bird with a huge axe-shaped bill.
Pellet(pel´et) (n.) a little ball.
Pellucid(pel-ū´sid) (adj.) perfectly clear; transparent.
Pelt(pelt) (n.) a raw hide; a blow from something thrown: (v.t.) to strike by throwing something: (v.i.) to fall heavily, as rain.
Pelvic(pel´vik) (adj.) pertaining to the pelvis.
Pelvis(pel´vis) (n.) the bony cavity in the lower part of the abdomen.
Pemmican(pem´i-kan) (n.) lean meat, dried, pounded, and pressed into cakes.
Pen(pen) (n.) a small enclosure; coop; an instrument for writing: (v.t.) to shut up or confine in a small enclosure; write.
Penal(pē´nal) (adj.) enacting, inflicting, or incurring punishment for crime; punitive.
Penalize(pē´nal-īz) (v.t.) to subject to penalty; to punish.
Penalty(pen´al-ti) (n.) legal punishment either on the person or by a fine; fine or forfeit; an extra weight carried by a racehorse.
Penance(pen´ans) (n.) self-imposed suffering, as an expression of contrition for sin; repentance; in the Roman Catholic Church one of the sacraments by which sins are pardoned after confession and satisfaction.
Pence(pens) (n.) plural of penny.
Penchant(päng-shäng´) (n.) a strong inclination or taste.
Pencil(pen´sil) (n.) a small fine brush used by artists; a pointed instrument of black lead, colored chalk, etc.; a collection of rays of light converging to a point: (v.t.) to write, sketch, paint, or mark with a pencil.
Penciled(pen´sild) (p.adj.) written, drawn, or painted, with a pencil; radiating.
Penciling(pen´sil-ing) (n.) the art of writing, sketching, or painting with a pencil.
Pendant(pen´dant) (n.) anything hanging for ornamentation; an earring or locket; a pennant.
Pendency(pen´den-si) (n.) suspense; indecision.
Pendent(pen´dent) (adj.) hanging; projecting; swinging.
Pending(pen´ding) (adj.) undecided; hanging in suspense.
Pendulous(pen´dū-lus) (adj.) hanging; oscillating.
Pendulum(pen´dū-lum) (n.) a heavy body suspended so that it may vibrate backwards and forwards about a fixed point by the force of gravity, as in a clock.
Penetrability(pen-e-tra-bil´i-ti) (n.) the susceptibility of being entered or passed through by another body.
Penetrable(pen´e-tra-bl) (adj.) that may be penetrated; susceptive of impression.
Penetrate(pen´e-trāt) (v.t.) to pierce into; enter; bore or perforate; reach the mind; affect deeply; reach the interior.
Penetrating(pen´e-trā-ting) (p.adj.) piercing; sharp; discerning. Also penetrative.
Penetration(pen-e-trā´shun) (n.) the act of penetrating; mental acuteness.
Penguin(pen´gwin) (n.) a large sea-fowl with rudimentary wings.
Peninsula(pe-nin´sū-la) (n.) a portion of jutting land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with the mainland by an isthmus.
Peninsular(pe-nin´sū-lär) (adj.) pertaining to, or shaped like, a peninsula.
Penis(pē´nis) (n.) the male organ of generation.
Penitence(pen´i-tens) (n.) sorrow for sin; state of being penitent.
Penitent(pen´i-tent) (adj.) repentant: (n.) one who is penitent; one under ecclesiastical censure, but admitted to penance; one who is under the direction of a confessor.
Penitential(pen-i-ten´shal) (adj.) pertaining to, or expressing, penitence; of the nature of penance: (n.) in the Roman Catholic Church a book treating of the rules and degrees of penance.
Penitentiary(pen-i-ten´sha-ri) (adj.) pertaining to penance: (n.) a penitent; a house of correction; a state prison; a home for fallen women; an office at the papal court, that grants dispensations, absolutions, etc.; the official who presides over such a court.
Penknife(pen´nīf) (n.) a small pocketknife.
Penman(pen´man) (n.) an author; one who writes a good hand.
Penmanship(pen´man-ship) (n.) the art, or style, of writing.
Pennant(pen´ant) (n.) small flag, usually of a triangular form; a long narrow strip of bunting at the mast-heads of men-of-war.
Penniless(pen´i-les) (adj.) without money; destitute.
Pennon(pen´on) (n.) small pointed flag, and attached to the lance or spear of a knight.
Penny(pen´i) (n.) a bronze coin 1-12 of a shilling; 1 cent in U.S. money.
Pennyweight(pen´i-wāt) (n.) a weight = 24 grains troy.
Penology(pē-nol´o-ji) (n.) the scientific study of punishments, prison management, etc.
Pension(pen´shun) (n.) a stated allowance paid for past services, as to the state, etc.: (v.t.) to grant a pension to.
Pensioner(pen´shun-ẽr) (n.) one who receives a pension, especially a discharged soldier.
Pensive(pen´siv) (adj.) thoughtful; reflecting; expressing thoughtfulness with sadness.
Pensively(pen´siv-li) (adv.) in a pensive manner.
Pensiveness(pen´siv-nes) (n.) thoughtfulness; melancholy.
Pentagon(pen´ta-gon) (n.) a figure of five sides and five angles.
Pentameter(pen-tam´e-tẽr) (n.) a verse consisting of five feet or meters.
Pentateuch(pen´ta-tūk) (n.) the first five books of the Old Testament.
Pentecost(pen´te-kost) (n.) a Jewish festival kept the fiftieth day after the second day of the Passover; Whitsuntide, commemorative of the descent of the Holy Ghost.
Penthouse(pent´hous) (n.) a shed with a slanting roof projecting from a main wall or building.
Penultimate(pē-nul´ti-mat) (adj.) last but one.
Penumbra(pe-num´bra) (n.) a partial shadow on the exterior of the perfect shadow of an eclipse; the boundary of light and shade in a picture.
Penurious(pe-nū´ri-us) (adj.) miserly; sordid.
Penury(pen´ū-ri) (n.) want of the necessities of life; poverty.
Peon(pē´on) (n.) day-laborer; debtor compelled to work for his indebtedness.
People(pē´pl) (n.) persons generally; community; inhabitants; race, kindred, or family; the commonalty: (v.t.) to stock with people or inhabitants.
Pepper(pep´ẽr) (n.) plant and its fruit, with a hot, pungent taste.
Peppermint(pep´ẽr-mint) (n.) an aromatic herb; the cordial prepared from it.
Peppery(pep´ẽr-i) (adj.) like pepper; fiery; pungent.
Pepsin(pep´sin) (n.) a nitrogenous ferment contained in gastric juice; a preparation from the stomach of a pig used in medicine to aid digestion.
Peptic(pep´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or promoting, digestion: (n.) a medicine to aid digestion.
Per(pẽr) (prep.) be means of; for each; by the.
Peradventure(pẽr-ad-ven´tūr) (adv.) by chance.
Perambulate(pẽr-am´bu-lāt) (v.t.) walk through or over; pass through to survey.
Perambulation(pẽr-am-bū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of passing through; a survey made by traveling; the annual survey of a parish boundary.
Perambulator(pẽr-am´bū-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who perambulates; a baby carriage; an instrument for measuring road distances.
Percale(pẽr-käl´) (n.) cotton fabrics with a linen finish.
Perceivable(pẽr-sē´va-bl) (adj.) discernible by the mind.
Perceive(pẽr-sēv´) (v.t.) to obtain knowledge of by the senses; understand; discern.
Percent(pẽr-sent´) by the hundred.
Percentage(pẽr-sent´āj) (n.) rate or proportion by the hundred.
Percept(per´sept) (n.) the knowledge mental image acquired through the medium of the senses, concerning various objects.
Perceptible(pẽr-sep´ti-bl) (adj.) that may be perceived.
Perceptibly(pẽr-sep´ti-bli) (adv.) so as to be perceived.
Perception(pẽr-sep´shun) (n.) the act, state, or faculty of receiving knowledge of external things by the medium of the senses; idea, notion, or conception.
Perceptive(pẽr-sep´tiv) (adj.) having the faculty of perceiving.
Perch(pẽrch) (n.) a fresh-water fish; anything on which birds sit or roost: (v.i.) to sit or roost: (v.t.) to place on a perch.
Percipience(pẽr-sip´i-ens) (n.) the act of perceiving.
Percipient(pẽr-sip´i-ent) (adj.) perceiving: (n.) one who perceives.
Percolate(pẽr´kō-lāt) (v.i.) to pass through small spaces.
Percolation(pẽr-kō-lā´shun) (n.) filtration; act, process, or state of percolating.
Percolator(pẽr´kō-lā-tẽr) (n.) a filtering machine or vessel; a coffee-pot fitted with a filter.
Percussion(pẽr-kush´un) (n.) violent collision; shock produced by the collision of bodies; impression of sound on the ear; the medical examination of a part of the body by tapping it gently so as to determine its condition by the sound produced.
Percussive(pẽr-kus´iv) (adj.) striking against.
Perdition(pẽr-dish´un) (n.) total destruction; ruin; utter loss of the soul or of happiness in a future state.
Peregrination(per-e-gri-nā´shun) (n.) the act of traveling about.
Peremptorily(per-emp´tor-i-li) (adv.) in a peremptory manner.
Peremptory(per-emp´tor-i) (adj.) positive; final; decisive; precluding discussion or hesitation.
Perennial(per-en´i-al) (adj.) lasting through the year; perpetual; noting plants that continue more than two years.
Perennially(per-en´i-a-li) (adv.) so as to be perennial; perpetually.
Perfect(pẽr´fekt) (adj.) complete; without defect or blemish; blameless; pure; fully skilled or accomplished; in grammar, the tense that expresses completed action: (v.t.) to make perfect; complete or finish.
Perfectibility(pẽr-fek-ti-bil´i-ti) (n.) the capacity for becoming perfect.
Perfectible(pẽr-fek´ti-bl) (adj.) capable of being made perfect.
Perfection(pẽr-fek´shun) (n.) the state of being perfect; supreme excellence.
Perfectionist(pẽr-fek´shun-ist) (n.) one who pretends to be perfect; one who demands perfection; one of high standards; enthusiast in religion or politics.
Perfectly(pẽr´fekt-li) (adv.) in a perfect manner; completely; exactly.
Perfidious(pẽr-fid´i-us) (adj.) false to trust; treacherous; faithless.
Perfidy(pẽr´fi-di) (n.) violation of a trust reposed.
Perforate(pẽr´fō-rāt) (v.t.) to pierce or bore through; make a hole through.
Perforation(pẽr-fō-rā´shun) (n.) the act of piercing or boring through; a hole bored through.
Perforce(pẽr-fōrs´) (adv.) by force; violently.
Perform(pẽr-fôrm´) (v.t.) to do or carry out; execute; achieve; fulfill: (v.i.) to act a part.
Performance(pẽr-fôrm´ans) (n.) the act of performing; execution; completion; deed or feat; an entertainment.
Performer(pẽr-fôrm´ẽr) (n.) one who performs, especially one who makes a public exhibition of his skill; an actor.
Perfume(pẽr-fūm´) (v.t.) to impregnate with a pleasant odor; scent: (n.) (pẽ r´fūm) a sweet-smelling scent.
Perfumery(pẽr-fūm´ẽr-i) (n.) perfumes in general.
Perfunctorily(pẽr-fungk´to-ri-li) (adv.) in a perfunctory manner; carelessly.
Perfunctory(pẽr-fungk´to-ri) (adj.) done carelessly or negligently with the purpose of getting rid of the duty; negligent.
Perhaps(pẽr-haps´) (adv.) it may be; possibly.
Pericardium(per-i-kär´di-um) (n.) the membrane that surrounds the heart.
Pericarp(per´i-kärp) (n.) the rind of fruits; a seed-vessel.
Perigee(per´i-jē) (n.) that point in the orbit of the moon, or of a planet, nearest the earth.
Perihelion(per-i-hē´li-on) (n.) that point in the orbit of a planet, or a comet, nearest the sun.
Peril(per´il) (n.) exposure to injury; danger; jeopardy; risk: (v.t.) to expose to danger or risk.
Perilous(per´il-us) (adj.) full of peril; hazardous; dangerous.
Perimeter(pe-rim´e-tẽr) (n.) the outer boundary of a plane surface.
Period(pē´ri-od) (n.) a circuit or cycle; interval of time; the time taken by a planet to revolve round the sun; length of duration; conclusion; a dot to mark the end of a sentence; in rhetoric, a complete sentence.
Periodical(pē-ri-od´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to a period, or to periodicals; occurring at regular intervals: (n.) a publication issued at stated intervals, as a magazine.
Periodically(pē-ri-od´i-ka-li) (adv.) at stated intervals.
Periodicity(pē-ri-ō-dis´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being periodical.
Peripatetic(per-i-pa-tet´ik) (adj.) pertaining to the philosophy of Aristotle who instructed his disciples while he walked about the Lyceum: (n.) a disciple of Aristotle: (adj.) walking about: (n.) one who is accustomed or compelled to walk.
Peripheral(pe-rif´ẽr-al) (adj.) pertaining to a periphery.
Periphery(pe-rif´ẽr-i) (n.) the circumference of a circle, ellipse, or similar figure.
Periphrase(per´i-frāz) (n.) roundabout way of speaking; circumlocution.; figure employed to avoid a trite expression.
Periscope(per´i-skōp) (n.) an instrument for seeing over intervening objects; used in guiding submarine boats.
Perish(per´ish) (v.i.) to lose life or vitality; decay or die; be destroyed or come to nothing.
Perishable(per´ish-a-bl) (adj.) liable to perish; mortal.
Peristyle(per´i-stīl) (n.) an open court in the interior of a house surrounded by a row of columns.
Periwig(per´i-wig) (n.) a small wig.
Periwinkle(per´i-wing-kl) (n.) a perennial creeping plant.
Perjure(pẽr´jūr) (v.i.) to swear falsely.
Perjury(pẽr´jūr-i) (n.) the act of swearing falsely when on oath.
Perk(pẽrk) (v.t.) to make trim or smart: (v.i.) to hold up the head in a smart or saucy manner; peer.
Perky(pẽrk´i) (adj.) jaunty; smart.
Permanence(pẽr´ma-nens) (n.) the state or quality of being permanent; duration. Also permanency.
Permanent(pẽr´ma-nent) (adj.) lasting; durable; continuing in the same state.
Permeability(pẽr-me-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being permeable.
Permeable(pẽr´me-a-bl) (adj.) that may be passed through.
Permeate(pẽr´me-āt) (v.t.) to penetrate and pass through the pores or interstices of.
Permeation(pẽr-me-ā´shun) (n.) the act of permeating.
Permissible(pẽr-mis´i-bl) (adj.) that may be permitted.
Permission(pẽr-mish´un) (n.) the act of permitting; leave; license.
Permissive(pẽr-mis´iv) (adj.) granting permission or license; not forbidding.
Permissively(pẽr-mis´iv-li) (adv.) by permission.
Permit(pẽr-mit´) (v.t.) to allow without command; consent to; tolerate: (n.) (pẽr´mit) a written license from an officer of customs to remove dutiable goods; permission.
Permutable(pẽr-mūt´a-bl) (adj.) interchangeable.
Permutation(pẽr-mū-tā´shun) (n.) the exchange of one thing for another; the arrangement of any determinate number of things or letters, in all possible orders, one after the other.
Pernicious(pẽr-nish´us) (adj.) highly injurious or hurtful; destructive.
Pernickety(pẽr-nik´i-ti) (adj.) trim; attentive to trifles; overnice; fussily particular.
Peroration(per-o-rā´shun) (n.) the concluding part of an oration.
Peroxide(pẽr-oks´īd) (n.) the oxide of a base which contains the largest proportion of oxygen.
Perpend(pẽr-pend´) (v.t.) to weigh in the mind; to consider carefully.
Perpendicular(pẽr-pen-dik´ū-lar) (adj.) standing at right angles to a given line or surface; perfectly upright: (n.) a perpendicular line.
Perpetrate(pẽr´pe-trāt) (v.t.) to commit; perform in a bad sense.
Perpetration(pẽr-pe-trā´shun) (n.) the act of perpetrating.
Perpetrator(pẽr´pe-trā-tẽr) (n.) one who perpetrates.
Perpetual(pẽr-pet´ū-al) (adj.) never ceasing; not temporary.
Perpetually(pẽr-pet´ū-a-li) (adv.) continually.
Perpetuate(pẽr-pet´ū-āt) (v.t.) to make perpetual; preserve from extinction or oblivion.
Perpetuation(pẽr-pet-ū-ā´shun) (n.) the act of perpetuating.
Perpetuity(pẽr-pe-tū´i-ti) (n.) the state of being perpetual; endless duration.
Perplex(pẽr-pleks´) (v.t.) to make difficult to be understood; make anxious; puzzle; embarrass or confuse.
Perplexity(pẽr-pleks´i-ti) (n.) embarrassment; doubt; intricacy.
Perquisite(pẽr´kwi-zit) (n.) a gift or allowance in addition to regular wages or salary; that which is gained, as distinct from that which is inherited.
Persecute(pẽr´se-kūt) (v.t.) to harass or ill-treat, especially for religious opinions; annoy with importunity.
Persecution(pẽr-se-kū´shun) (n.) the act of persecuting; the state of being persecuted.
Persecutor(pẽr´se-kū-tẽr) (n.) one who persecutes.
Perseverance(pẽr-se-vē´rans) (n.) the act or state of persevering; continuance in grace.
Persevere(pẽr-se-vēr´) (v.i.) to persist in any enterprise or business undertaken; continue steadfastly.
Persiflage(per´si-fläzh) (n.) a light, flippant manner of talking; banter.
Persimmon(pẽr-sim´un) (n.) an American plum-like fruit; the tree yielding it.
Persist(pẽr-sist´) (v.i.) to continue steadily in any course commenced; persevere.
Persistence(pẽr-sis´tens) (n.) the state or quality of being persistent; obstinacy.
Persistent(pẽr-sis´tent) (adj.) continuing; constant; persevering; not falling off.
Person(pẽr´son) (n.) a human being or individual; consisting of body and soul; one's self; one of the three states of a subject or object of a verb, as "speaking," "spoken to," or "spoken of."
Persona(pẽr-sō´na) (n.) presented or perceived character; an adopted role or character.
Personage(pẽr´son-āj) (n.) a man or woman, especially one of distinction.
Personal(pẽr´son-al) (adj.) pertaining to men or women; relating, or peculiar, to a person and his private affairs; pertaining to the external appearance; done in person; denoting the person; movable; opposed to real: (n.) movable property or goods; opposed to lands and tenements (real estate).
Personality(pẽr-son-al´i-ti) (n.) that which constitutes distinction of person; application of remarks [usually offensive] to some individual.
Personally(pẽr´son-a-li) (adv.) in person; particularly; individually.
Personalty(pẽr´son-al-ti) (n.) personal estate, or all kinds of movable property.
Personification(pẽr-son-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of personifying.
Personify(pẽr-son´i-fī) (v.t.) to represent as endowed with personal qualities.
Personnel(per-son-el´) (n.) the persons employed in any public service, especially the army and navy, as distinguished from the materiel, arms, stores, etc.
Perspective(pẽr-spek´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to, or in accordance with, the art of perspective: (n.) a vista or view; the art of representing objects on a plane surface as they appear to the eye.
Perspicacious(pẽr-spi-kā´shus) (adj.) mentally acute; quick-sighted.
Perspicacity(pẽr-spi-kas´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or discernment.
Perspicuity(pẽr-spi-kū´i-ti) (n.) freedom from obscurity; mental clearness; lucidity.
Perspicuous(pẽr-spik´ū-us) (adj.) mentally clear; easily understood; evident; clear.
Perspiration(pẽr-spi-rā´shun) (n.) excretion by the pores of the skin; sweat.
Perspire(pẽr-spīr´) (v.i.) to excrete by the pores of the skin; sweat.
Persuade(pẽr-swād´) (v.t.) to influence by argument, advice, entreaty, etc.; draw or incline the will of; exhort, induce; prevail upon.
Persuasion(pẽr-swā´zhun) (n.) the act or art of persuading; the state of being persuaded.
Persuasive(pẽr-swā´siv) (adj.) having the power to persuade; influencing the will or passions: (n.) an incitement.
Persuasively(pẽr-swā´siv-li) (adv.) so as to persuade.
Persuasiveness(pẽr-swā´siv-nes) (n.) the quality of being persuasive.
Pert(pẽrt) (adj.) lively; saucy; forward.
Pertain(pẽr-tān´) (v.i.) to belong, or have relation.
Pertinacious(pẽr-ti-nā´shus) (adj.) unyielding; obstinate; resolute; tenacious.
Pertinacity(pẽr-ti-nas´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being pertinacious.
Pertinence(pẽr´ti-nens) (n.) suitableness; fitness.
Pertinent(pẽr´ti-nent) (adj.) fitting or appropriate; relevant.
Pertness(pẽrt´nes) (n.) the quality or state of being pert.
Perturb(pẽr-tẽrb´) (v.t.) to agitate; disturb; disquiet.
Perturbation(pẽr-tẽr´ba´shun) (n.) mental agitation or disquietude; an irregularity or deviation in the movement of a heavenly body in its orbit.
Peruke(per-ōōk´) (n.) a kind of wig.
Perusal(pe-rōō´zal) (n.) the act of perusing; study or examination.
Peruse(pe-rōōz´) (v.t.) to read with care and attention; examine.
Pervade(pẽr-vād´) (v.t.) to penetrate; extend or be diffused all over; permeate.
Perverse(pẽr-vẽrs´) (adj.) obstinate intractable; petulant.
Perversely(pẽr-vẽrs´li) (adv.) in a perverse manner.
Perverseness(pẽr-vẽrs´nes) (n.) the quality or state of being perverse; disposition to thwart or annoy. Also perversity.
Perversion(pẽr-vẽr´shun) (n.) the act of perverting; the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or propriety; misapplication.
Perversity(pẽr-vẽr´si-ti) same as perverseness.
Perversive(pẽr-vẽr´siv) (adj.) tending to pervert.
Pervert(pẽr-vẽrt´) (v.t.) to turn from the true end or proper purpose; misapply: (n.) (pẽr´vẽrt) one who has been perverted, especially from truth to error.
Pervious(pẽr´vi-us) (adj.) admitting passage; permeable.
Pesky(pes´ki) (adj.) troublesome; annoying.
Pessimism(pes´i-mizm) (n.) the doctrine that the present state of existence is essentially evil; the tendency to exaggerate in thought the evils of life; opposed to optimism.
Pessimist(pes´i-mist) (n.) a one who holds the doctrine of pessimism; one who looks on the worst side of everything.
Pessimistic(pes-i-mis´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, pessimism; gloomy.
Pest(pest) (n.) a fatal epidemic disease; plague; anything very mischievous or injurious.
Pester(pes´tẽr) (v.t.) to annoy.
Pestiferous(pes-tif´ẽr-us) (adj.) conveying pestilence; physically or morally noxious.
Pestilence(pes´ti-lens) (n.) an infectious or contagious disease.
Pestilent(pes´ti-lent) (adj.) noxious to health, morals, or society.
Pestilential(pes-ti-len´shal) (adj.) pertaining to, or producing, a pestilence; pernicious; destructive.
Pestle(pes´l) (n.) an instrument for pounding substances in a mortar.
Pet(pet) (n.) any person or animal that is fondled; a sudden fit of peevishness or slight passion: (adj.) favorite: (v.t.) to fondle or indulge.
Petal(pet´al) (n.) one of the separate parts of the corolla of a flower; a flower-leaf.
Petaled(pet´ald) (adj.) having petals.
Petard(pe-tärd´) (n.) a bell-shaped explosive machine used for bursting open gates, etc.
Peter(pē´tẽr) (v.i.) in mining, to become exhausted; to lose power or value with out.
Petiole(pet´i-ōl) (n.) the foot-stalk of a leaf connecting the blade with the stem.
Petite(pe-tēt´) (adj.) small; inconsiderable.
Petition(pe-tish´un) (n.) an earnest supplication or prayer; a formal supplication from an inferior to a superior; a paper or document containing a written request: (v.t.) to solicit earnestly; present a petition to.
Petitionary(pe-tish´un-a-ri) (adj.) containing a petition.
Petitioner(pe-tish´un-ẽr) (n.) one who offers a petition or prayer.
Petrel(pet´rel) (n.) small ocean bird, which appears during flight to touch the surface of the waves with its feet.
Petrifaction(pet-ri-fak´shun) (n.) the, process of changing animal or vegetable substance into stone; a fossil.
Petrify(pet´ri-fī) (v.t.) to change into stone; fix in silent amazement or fear; render callous, obdurate, or hard: (v.i.) to become stone or of a stony hardness.
Petroleum(pe-trō´le-um) (n.) an inflammable dark yellowish-brown bituminous liquid issuing from certain rocks; mineral oil.
Petrology(pe-trol´o-ji) (n.) the scientific study of rocks, and their mineral and chemical composition.
Petticoat(pet´i-kōt) (n.) a woman's loose underskirt.
Pettily(pet´i-li) (adv.) in a petty manner.
Pettiness(pet´i-nes) (n.) smallness; not of importance.
Pettish(pet´ish) (adj.) fretful; petulant.
Petty(pet´i) (adj.) trifling; small; inconsiderable; unimportant; contemptible.
Petulance(pet´ū-lans) (n.) peevishness; caprice.
Petulant(pet´ū-lant) (adj.) peevish; capricious.
Pew(pū) (n.) an enclosed seat in a church: (v.t.) to furnish with pews.
Phaeton(fā´e-ton) (n.) an open four-wheeled carriage.
Phalanx(fā´langks) (n.) among the ancient Greeks, a square battalion of heavy-armed infantry drawn up in close rank; hence any close compact body: (n. pl.) the small bones of the fingers and toes.
Phantasm(fan´tazm) (n.) a vision or specter; apparition.
Phantom(fan´tom) (n.) an apparition; spirit; fancied vision.
Pharisee(far´i-sē) (n.) one of a religious sect among the Jews characterized by their strict observance of the letter of the law, and rites and ceremonies; one who observes the letter rather than the spirit of the law; a mere formalist.
Pharmaceutical(fär-ma-sū´ti-kal) (adj.) pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy.
Pharmaceutics(fär-ma-sū´tiks) (n.) the science of preparing medicines.
Pharmacist(fär´ma-sist) (n.) one who practices pharmacy.
Pharmacy(fär´ma-si) (n.) the art of preparing and compounding medicines; a drug-store.
Phase(fāz) (n.) appearance; illuminated surface exhibited by a planet; particular state at any time of a phenomenon which undergoes a periodic change, as the moon.
Pheasant(fez´ant) (n.) a gallinaceous bird with brilliant plumage, and preserved for sport.
Phenomenal(fē-nom´en-al) (adj.) wonderful.
Phenomenon(fē-nom´e-non) (n.) an appearance, especially one of unusual occurrence; something as it is perceived by experiment or observation.
Phial(fī´al) (n.) a small glass bottle or vessel: (v.t.) to put or keep in a phial. Also vial.
Philander(fil-an´dẽr) (v.i.) to be a sentimentalist; to make harmless and rather foolish love.
Philanthropic(fil-an-throp´ik) (adj.) loving mankind; benevolent. Also philanthropical.
Philanthropist(fil-an´thrō-pist) (n.) one who loves and seeks to benefit mankind.
Philanthropy(fil-an´thrō-pi) (n.) love of mankind; benevolence.
Philatelist(fil-at´e-list) (n.) a collector of postage stamps: (adj.) pertaining to philately.
Philately(fil-at´e-li) (n.) the systematic collection of postage stamps.
Philharmonic(fil-här-mon´ik) (adj.) loving harmony; noting a musical society.
Philological(fil-o-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to philology.
Philologist(fil-ol´o-jist) (n.) one skilled in philology.
Philology(fil-ol´o-ji) (n.) the scientific study of languages and their structure and mutual relation.
Philosopher(fil-os´ō-fẽr) (n.) a student of philosophy; one noted for calm judgment and practical wisdom.
Philosophic(fil-ō-sof´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or in accordance with, philosophy; rational; wise; calm. Also philosophical.
Philosophically(fil-ō-sof´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a philosophic manner.
Philosophize(fil-os´ō-fīz) (v.i.) to reason like a philosopher.
Philosophy(fil-os´ō-fi) (n.) the knowledge of the causes of all phenomena both of mind and matter; a particular philosophic system; calmness of temper.
Philter(fil´tẽr) (n.) a love charm or potion.
Phlegm(flem) (n.) mucus secreted in the air-passages of the throat; coldness; sluggishness.
Phlegmatic(fleg-mat´ik) (adj.) abounding in phlegm; sluggish; dull.
Phonetic(fō-net´ik) (adj.) pertaining to the voice or sounds; representing the simple elementary sounds: (n. pl.) the science of sounds, especially of the human voice.
Phonetically(fō-net´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a phonetic manner.
Phonics(fon´iks) (n. pl.) the science of sounds; acoustics.
Phosphorescence(fos-fo-res´ens) (n.) emission of light under certain conditions by substances at common temperatures; faint light.
Phosphorescent(fos-fo-res´ent) (adj.) luminous.
Photo(fō´tō) (n.) vulgar for a photograph.
Photograph(fō´tō-graf) (n.) a photographic picture: (v.t.) to take a picture of by means of photography.
Photographic(fō-to-graf´ik) (adj.) pertaining to or done by photography.
Photography(fō-tog´ra-fi) (n.) the art or process of producing pictures by the action of fight on certain substances sensitized by various chemical processes.
Phrase(frāz) (n.) a part of a sentence; brief pithy expression; idiom; style or manner: (v.t.) to style; express in peculiar words.
Phraseology(frāz-e-ol´o-ji) (n.) style, manner, or peculiarity, of expression; a collection of phrases.
Physic(fiz´ik) (n.) the science of medicine, or the art of healing; medicine a cathartic: (v.t.) to administer medicine to; cure.
Physical(fiz´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to nature, or to material things; perceptible to the senses; pertaining to physics; medicinal.
Physician(fi-zish´an) (n.) one legally, qualified to prescribe remedies for diseases.
Physicist(fiz´i-sist) (n.) a student of natural science.
Physique(fi-zēk´) (n.) physical structure or natural constitution of a person.
Pianist(pi´an-ist) (n.) a performer on the piano.
Piano(pi-an´ō) (n.) a stringed musical instrument, the notes of which are produced by hammers acted upon by keys.
Piazza(pi-az´a) (n.) an open square surrounded by buildings or colonnades; a walk under a roof supported by pillars.
Pica(pī´ka) (n.) a size of type, used as a standard of measurement in printing; a vitiated appetite for unnatural kinds of substances, as coal, sand, chalk, etc.
Piccolo(pik´ō-lō) (n.) a small flute having its notes an octave higher than the ordinary flute.
Pick(pik) (n.) a sharp pointed iron tool; choice or selection: (v.t.) to strike with a sharp instrument, or with the beak; pierce; open by an instrument; pluck; gather; separate with the fingers; choose or select; clean; rob: (v.i.) to eat fastidiously; pilfer.
Picker(pik´ẽr) (n.) one who or that which picks.
Picket(pik´et) (n.) a pointed stake used in fortification; pale of a fence; a stake to which a horse is fastened; a military guard to give notice of the approach of an enemy, or to bring in deserters; one or more appointed by a trades-union to watch a factory. etc., where non-unionist men are employed dining a strike: (v.t.) to place as a picket; fasten to a a picket.
Pickle(pik´l) (n.) a mixture of brine and water, ire. for preserving food; vegetables, etc., preserved in pickle; embarrassment or difficulty; a mischievous or troublesome child: (v.t.) to preserve in, or as in, pickle.
Pickpocket(pik´pok-et) (n.) one who steals from other people's pockets.
Picnic(pik´nik) (n.) a short excursion into the country, etc., by a pleasure party carrying then own provisions.
Pictorial(pik-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or illustrated by, pictures.
Picture(pik´tūr) (n.) a painting or drawing representing a person or thing; vivid representation or description.
Picturesque(pik-tūr-esk´) (adj.) giving vivid impression of nature or reality; graphic; wild and beautiful; romantic: (n.) that which is picturesque.
Pie(pī) (n.) meat or fruit covered with crust and baked.
Piece(pēs) a part of anything; certain quantity; literary or artistic composition; separate performance; coin; gun; person [used contemptuously]: (v.t.) to enlarge by adding a piece; patch: (v.t.) to join; unite by coalescence of parts.
Piecemeal(pēs´mēl) (adj.) made of pieces or parts; single: (adv.) in pieces or parts.
Pied(pīd) (adj.) variegated or spotted.
Pier(pēr) (n.) a mass of masonry supporting an arch, bridge, etc.; timbers of a bridge or other building; mole or jetty; wharf; a landing place projecting into the sea.
Pierce(pērs) (v.t.) to penetrate, especially with a pointed instrument; affect deeply; explore; dive into: (v.i.) to enter.
Piercing(pērs´ing) (adj.) penetrating keen.
Piety(pī´e-ti) (n.) the quality of being pious; reverence for, and duty towards, God; reverence to parents.
Pig(pig) (n.) the young of swine; a swine; pork; an oblong mass of unforged metal: (v.i.) to bring forth pigs; be huddled together.
Pigeon(pij´un) (n.) a bird of the genus Columba; a simpleton; one who is easily imposed upon or swindled.
Pigheaded(pig´hed-ed) (adj.) stupidly obstinate.
Pigment(pig´ment) (n.) paint; coloring matter.
Pigsty(pig´stī) (n.) a pen for pigs.
Pigtail(pig´tāl) (n.) the tail of a pig; hair twisted into the form of a long queue and hanging down the back of the head; tobacco in long twists.
Pike(pīk) (n.) a weapon with a shaft and spear-head; a voracious freshwater fish with a narrow, elongated, pointed head: (n.) a turnpike road; figuratively, the world at large, or at least, the busy, bustling part of it.
Piker(pīk´ẽr) (n.) a swindler; one who seeks to take advantage of another.
Pilaster(pi-las´tẽr) (n.) a square column or pillar, inserted partly in a wall.
Pilchard(pil´chard) (n.) a marine edible fish, resembling the herring.
Pile(pīl) (n.) a large beam driven into the ground to make a firm foundation; mass or heap, accumulation; large building; a series of plates arranged to produce an electric current; nap of cloth; a fortune: (v.t.) to heap up; collect in a mass; accumulate; lay on; drive piles into.
Pilfer(pil´fẽr) (v.i.) to steal in small quantities.
Pilgrim(pil´grim) (n.) a traveler; one who travels from a distance to visit some sacred place.
Pilgrimage(pil´grim-āj) (n.) a journey, especially to some sacred place.
Pill(pil) (n.) a pellet of some medicinal substance to be swallowed entire; something disagreeable that must be accepted: (v.t.) to reject by black balls in a club ballot.
Pillage(pil´āj) (n.) the act of plundering; spoil: (v.t.) to plunder or spoil; lay waste.
Pillar(pil´ar) (n.) a column to support a structure; monument; something resembling a pillar, or affording support.
Pillion(pil´yun) (n.) a cushion for a woman to ride on horseback behind a horseman; a soft low saddle.
Pillory(piror-i) (n.) a wooden frame supported by an upright post, having holes through which the head and hands of a person exposed to disgrace were passed and secured: (v.t.) to place in a pillory; expose to public disgrace or abuse.
Pillow(pil´ō) (n.) a case filled with feathers, etc., to support the head of a person reposing; the block on which the inner end of a bowsprit is supported: (adj.) noting a kind of lace: (v.t.) to place on a pillow.
Pilot(pī´lot) (n.) one who conducts a vessel in or out of a harbor or where navigation is difficult or dangerous; a guide: (v.t.) to guide or direct as a pilot.
Pimento(pi-meh´tō) (n.) allspice.
Pimp(pimp) (n.) a procurer: (v.i.) to procure immoral women for others.
Pimple(pim´pl) (n.) a small pustule.
Pimpled(pim´pld) (adj.) having, or full of, pimples. Also pimply.
Pin(pin) (n.) a short piece of wire sharpened at one end and having a head at the other, used for fastening articles together; anything driven to hold parts together bolt or peg; linchpin.
Pinafore(pin´a-fōr) (n.) a loose apron or covering to protect children's dresses.
Pincers(pin´serz) (n.) an instrument for drawing out nails, etc.; nippers.
Pinch(pinch) (v.t.) to squeeze or nip; oppress or distress: (v.i.) to bear hard; be straitened; be mean and stingy: (n.) a squeeze or nip, as with the fingers and thumb; distress, or difficulty.
Pine(pīn) (n.) a cone-bearing tree of the genus Pinus; timber of the pine: (v.i.) to waste away from distress, anxiety, etc.
Pineapple(pīn´ap-l) (n.) a tropical plant and its cone-shaped fruit.
Ping(ping) (n.) the whistling sound of a bullet.
Pinion(pin´yun) (n.) the last joint of a bird's wing; a wing; the smaller of two geared wheels: (v.t.) to bind or secure, as by binding the arms; confine or fetter.
Pink(pingk) (n.) a shade of light-red color; anything of supreme excellence: (adj.) of the color of a pink: (v.t.) to stab; pierce or punch with small round holes or small scallops; work in eyelet holes.
Pinking(pingk´ing) (n.) a method of ornamenting dress materials or leather by scalloping the edges.
Pinnacle(pin´a-kl) (n.) a small polygonal turret or elevation above the rest of the building; a high point like spire: (v.t.) furnish with pinnacles.
Pinnate(pin´āt) (adj.) shaped like a feather; divided into leaflets.
Pint(pīnt) (n.) one-eighth of a gallon.
Pinwheel(pin´hwēl) (n.) a kind of firework; a toy windmill.
Pioneer(pī-onēr´) (n.) a soldier or person whose business it is to clear and repair roads, etc., before an army, sink mines, and throw up fortifications; one who goes before to prepare the way for another: (v.i.) act as a pioneer.
Pious(pī´us) (adj.) dutiful to God, or to parents; religious; devout; proceeding from, or actuated by, religious feeling.
Pip(pip) (n.) a spot on a playing card.
Pipe(pīp) (n.) any long hollow tube; a tube of clay, wood, etc., with a bowl at one end for smoking tobacco: (v.t.) to play on, or call by, a pipe: (v.i.) to whistle; emit a shrill sound.
Piper(pip´ẽr) (n.) one who plays on the pipe.
Piping(pīp´ing) (adj.) feeble; weak; shrill; playing upon a pipe; hot like boiling water: (n.) corded trimming for dresses.
Piquancy(pē´kan-si) (n.) the state or quality of being piquant.
Piquant(pē´kant) (adj.) pungent; severe.
Pique(pēk) (n.) slight anger or resentment; wounded pride; punctilio: (v.t.) to wound the pride of; irritate; displease; pride or value one's self: (pē-kā´) (n.) a French cotton material, usually with some geometrical pattern.
Piracy(pī´ra-si) (n.) the act or crime of a pirate; infringement of copyright.
Pirate(pī´rat) (n.) a robber on the high seas; one who infringes the law of literary or artistic copyright: (v.t.) to take without permission or compensation: (v.i.) to practice piracy.
Pirouette(pir-ōō-et´) (n.) a whirling or turning about on one toe; turning of a horse on the same ground: (v.i.) to execute a pirouette.
Piscary(pis´ka-ri) (n.) right or liberty of fishing.
Piscatorial(pis-ka-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to fishing.
Pisces(pīs´ēz) (n.) Twelfth sign of the zodiac.
Pisciculture(pīs´ki-kul-tūr) (n.) the artificial breeding and rearing of fishes.
Pish(pish) (interj.) a contemptuous exclamation: (v.i.) to express contempt.
Pismire(pis´mīr) (n.) an ant.
Pistachio(pis-tä´shi-ō) (n.) an oblong nut of a sweetish, unctuous taste, the fruit of "Pistacia vera", a small, dicotyledonous tree found near the Mediterranean.
Pistil(pis´til) (n.) the seed-bearing organ in the center of a flower.
Pistillate(pis´til-at) (adj.) having a pistil.
Pistol(pis´tol) (n.) a small hand-gun: (v.t.) to shoot with a pistol.
Piston(pis´tun) (n.) a small solid cylinder of metal or wood, fitting exactly and moving up and down the barrel of a pump, or the cylinder of a steam-engine.
Pit(pit) (n.) a deep hole in the earth; an abyss; shaft of a mine; a hole used for trapping wild animals; area for cock-fighting; ground floor of a theater; a hollow part of the body, as the stomach; indentation left by small-pox; Hades with the: (v.t.) to mark with small hollows or depressions; set in competition; place in a pit.
Pitch(pich) (n.) the solid black resinous substance obtained from boiled tar; a casting forward or down; degree or rate; slope; the degree of acuteness or graveness of a musical note; distance between the center of two gearing teeth; at cricket, the distance between the wickets: (v.t.) to smear with pitch; throw; cast headlong; set to a keynote; order regularly; fix in, or on, the ground: (v.i.) to settle; fall headlong; encamp; rise and fall; fix the choice [with upon].
Pitcher(pich´ẽr) (n.) one who pitches; an earthen vessel for holding water; an instrument for piercing the ground.
Pitchfork(pich´fôrk) (n.) a pronged fork for pitching hay, straw, etc.: (v.t.) to lift or throw with a pitchfork.
Piteous(pit´e-us) (adj.) exciting pity; sorrowful; sad.
Pitfall(pit´fawl) (n.) a pit lightly covered so that wild beasts may fall into it; a trap.
Pith(pith) (n.) the soft spongy substance in the center of plants; marrow; quintessence; energy or force.
Pithily(pith´i-li) (adv.) in a pithy manner.
Pithiness(pith´i-nes) (n.) concentrated force.
Pithy(pith´i) (adj.) of the nature of or full of pith; forcible.
Pitiable(pit´i-a-bl) (adj.) deserving pity.
Pitiful(pit´i-fool) (adj.) moving compassion; insignificant.
Pitiless(pit´i-les) (adj.) without pity or compassion; merciless.
Pittance(pit´ans) (n.) a small allowance, especially of money.
Pitted(pit´ed) (p.adj.) marked with indentations or small hollows.
Pity(pit´i) (n.) sympathy with distress; compassion; a subject of pity or grief: (v.t.) to sympathize with: (v.i.) to be compassionate, or affected with pity.
Pivot(piv´ot) (n.) the short shaft on which anything turns; the soldier who is stationary at the flank while the company drilling wheels round: (v.t.) to place on a pivot.
Pixie(piks´i) (n.) a fairy.
Placard(plak´ärd) (n.) a bill placed on a wall, etc., as an advertisement: (v.t.) (plā-kärd´) to advertise by a placard.
Place(plās) (n.) a special spot or locality; situation; site; residence; office; city or town; room; duty; passage in writing or a book; fortified post; precedence: (v.t.) to put in any place, office, etc.; ascribe; settle; establish; put out at interest.
Placenta(plā-sen´ta) (n.) the vascular organ that connects the fetus in the womb with the mother, the after-birth; that part of the carpel of a plant to which the ovules or seeds are attached.
Placid(plas´id) (adj.) calm; peaceful; mild.
Placidity(pla-sid´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being placid.
Placket(plak´et) (n.) a petticoat; a slit in a skirt or petticoat; a woman's pocket.
Plagiarism(plā´ji-a-rism) (n.) the act of plagiarizing.
Plagiarist(plā´ji-a-rist) (n.) one who steals from the writings of another and passes them off as his own production; literary theft. Also plagiary.
Plagiarize(plā´ji-a-rīz) (v.t.) to steal from the writings of another.
Plague(plāg) (n.) a malignant epidemic; anything very troublesome or annoying: (v.t.) to infest with disease; annoy greatly.
Plaid(plad) (n.) a checkered woolen cloth, originally worn by the Highlanders of Scotland.
Plain(plān) (adj.) flat; clear; evident; easily understood; not luxurious; homely: (n.) level ground; any flat expanse.
Plainness(plān´nes) (n.) quality or state of being plain; want of ornament.
Plaint(plānt) (n.) lamentation; a mournful song; the exhibiting of an action in writing by a plaintiff.
Plaintiff(plān´tif) (n.) one who commences a suit in a court of law.
Plaintive(plān´tiv) (adj.) expressing grief or sorrow; sad.
Plaintively(plān´tiv-li) (adv.) in a plaintive manner.
Plait(plāt) (n.) a fold, as of cloth: (v.t.) to fold or double.
Plan(plan) (n.) a, drawing on a flat surface, as of a building, etc.; scheme or project: (v.t.) to make a plan or sketch of, on a flat surface; form in design; outline.
Plane(plān) (adj.) flat; level; even; without elevations or degressions: (n.) a flat or even surface; a level surface parallel to the horizon; a carpenter's tool for smoothing wood: (v.t.) to make level; make smooth with a plane.
Planet(plan´et) (n.) a heavenly body revolving round the sun.
Planetarium(plan-e-tā´ri-um) (n.) a machine to exhibit the planets, their motions round the sun, and their relative distances and magnitudes.
Planetary(plan´e-tā-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or produced by, planets; erratic.
Plank(plangk) (n.) a long broad piece of sawn timber thicker than a board; an item in a political program or policy: (v.t.) to cover with planks; to pay [with down].
Planner(plan´ẽr) (n.) one who plans; a projector.
Plant(plant) (n.) any vegetable organism; sprout or sapling; the tools, machinery, or fixtures of any trade or business; a swindle: (v.t.) to put into the ground for growth, as seed; fix in the mind; establish.
Plantain(plan´tān) (n.) a tropical broad-leaved tree yielding an edible fruit similar to the banana.
Plantation(plan-tā´shun) (n.) a place planted with trees; a large cultivated estate for cotton, sugar, etc.; a new settlement or colony.
Planter(plant´ẽr) (n.) one who plants; the owner of a plantation.
Plantigrade(plant´i-grād) (n.) walking on the sole of the foot; a carnivorous animal, as the bear, of the section Plantigrada.
Plaque(plak) (n.) a metal or terracotta plate upon which flowers, figures, etc., are enameled or painted.
Plash(plash) (n.) a puddle; pond: (v.t.) to splash or dash with water; interweave the branches or twigs of; as, to plash a hedge.
Plasma(plaz´ma) (n.) the colorless fluid of the blood in which the red corpuscles float; protoplasm.
Plaster(plas´tẽr) (n.) roasted gypsum used for castings, etc. plaster of paris; a composition of lime, sand, and water, for coating walls; a medicinal application for external use: (adj.) made of plaster: (v.t.) to cover with, or as with, plaster.
Plasterer(plas´tẽr-ẽr) (n.) one who plasters, or one who works in plaster.
Plastic(plas´tik) (adj.) capable of being formed or molded; giving form.
Plasticity(plas-tis´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being plastic.
Plate(plāt) (n.) a thin piece of metal; a small shallow vessel used at table for eating from; an engraved piece of metal; household articles of gold or silver; a prize given at a race: (v.t.) to coat with a more valuable metal; to beat into laminae or thin plates.
Plateau(pla-tō´) (n.) elevated broad flat land; table-land; a large ornamental center-dish.
Platen(plat´en) (n.) the flat part of a printing-press by which the impression is made.
Platform(plat´fôrm) (n.) a flat floor of wood, stone, etc., raised above the level of the ground; the place where guns are mounted on a fortress or battery; political program or policy, of which each item is called a "plank."
Plating(plā´ting) (n.) the art of overlaying or covering anything with a metallic plate.
Platinum(plat´i-num) (n.) a greyish-white metal very hard and ductile, the heaviest of all known metals.
Platitude(plat´i-tūd) (n.) insipidity; dullness; a weak, empty, trite remark.
Platonic(pla-ton´ik) (adj.) pertaining to Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, or to his philosophy, or school; pure and untainted with carnal desires.
Platoon(pla-tōōn´) (n.) two files of soldiers forming a subdivision.
Platter(plat´ẽr) (n.) a large flat dish.
Plaudit(plaw´dit) (n.) applause.
Plausibility(plaw-zi-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being plausible; speciousness.
Plausible(plaw´zi-bl) (adj.) superficially convincing; apparently right; specious.
Plausibly(plaw´zi-bli) (adv.) in a plausible manner.
Play(plā) (n.) any exercise or occupation for amusement; exertion of powers; diversion; pastime; drama, tragedy, or comedy; gaming: (v.i.) [past tense & past participle played].
Player(plā´ẽr) (n.) an actor; a musician; a participant in sports.
Playful(plā´fool) (adj.) sportive; lively.
Playfully(plā-foo-li) (adv.) in a playful manner.
Playfulness(plā´fool-nes) (n.) playful state or disposition.
Plaything(plā´thing) (n.) a toy for amusement.
Plaza(plä´za) (n.) an open square or market place.
Plea(plē) (n.) an excuse or apology; the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration in a lawsuit; urgent entreaty.
Plead(plēd) (v.i.) to argue or reason in support of a cause against another; argue before a court of law; supplicate earnestly: (v.t.) discuss or defend by arguments; offer as an excuse.
Pleadings(plēd´ingz) (n. pl.) the written statements of the two parties in a lawsuit.
Pleasant(plez´ant) (n.) grateful to the mind or senses; delightful; agreeable; cheerful; facetious.
Pleasantness(plez´ant-nes) (n.) quality or state of being pleasant.
Pleasantry(plez´ant-ri) (n.) merriment; lively talk; gaiety; a laughable trick or joke.
Please(plēz) (v.t.) to gratify; give pleasure to; gain approbation from: (v.i.) to afford pleasure or gratification; like or choose.
Pleased(plez´d) (p.adj.) gratified.
Pleasing(plēz´ing) (p.adj.) affording pleasure; agreeable.
Pleasurable(plezh´ū-ra-bl) (adj.) gratifying; delightful.
Pleasurably(plezh´ū-ra-bli) (adv.) in a pleasurable manner.
Pleasure(plezh´ūr) (n.) gratification; agreeable emotions, mental or physical; transient enjoyment; sensual gratification.
Pleat(plēt) (n.) a fold, as of cloth: (v.t.) to fold or double.
Plebeian(ple-bē´an) (adj.) pertaining to the Plebs or Roman commonalty; pertaining to the common people; opposed to patrician: (n.) one of the common people.
Pledge(plej) (n.) anything placed as a security or guarantee; pawn; hostage; a health in drinking: (v.t.) to give as security or guarantee; deposit in pawn; drink to the health of.
Plenary(plē´na-ri) (adj.) full; complete.
Plenipotentiary(plen-i-pō-ten´shi-ā-ri) (adj.) having full power: (n.) a minister to a foreign court invested with full powers.
Plenitude(plen´i-tūd) (n.) fullness; completeness.
Plenteous(plen´te-us) (adj.) abundant; amply sufficient.
Plentiful(plen´ti-fool) (adj.) yielding abundance; copious.
Plentifully(plen´ti-foo-li) (adv.) copious; abundant; yielding abundance.
Plenty(plen´ti) (n.) full supply; abundance.
Pleonasm(plē´ō-nazm) (n.) use of more words than necessary in speaking or writing.
Plethora(pleth´ō-ra) (n.) excessive fullness of blood; overabundance.
Pliability(plī-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being pliable.
Pliable(plī´a-bl) (adj.) easily bent; flexible; easy to be persuaded.
Pliancy(plī´an-si) (n.) pliant quality.
Pliant(plī´ant) (adj.) flexible; easily bent; yielding to moral suasion.
Pliers(plī´ẽrz) (n.) a kind of small pinchers for seizing and bending, especially small articles.
Plight(plīt) (n.) a dangerous or distressed condition; predicament; pledge; promise: (v.t.) to pledge, as one's faith.
Plinth(plinth) (n.) the lowest square-shaped part of the base of a column, pedestal, etc.; the projecting face at the bottom of a wall.
Plod(plod) (v.i.) to travel laboriously; drudge or toil; study closely.
Plot(plot) (n.) a complicated scheme, conspiracy, or plan; intrigue; chain of incidents in a play, novel, etc., gradually developed: (v.t.) to devise; make a plan of: (v.i.) to conspire; to plan against another.
Plotter(plot´ẽr) (n.) one who plots; conspirator.
Plow(plou) (n.) an agricultural implement for turning up the soil; a grooving-plane: (v.t.) to turn up with a plow; furrow.
Plowshare(plou´shār) (n.) part of a plow which cuts, lifts and turns the soil.
Pluck(pluk) (v.t.) to pull off, out, or up; snatch; pick or gather; reject as a candidate in an examination: (n.) a pull; the heart, liver and lungs of an animal; courage.
Pluckily(pluk´i-li) (adv.) courageously.
Plucky(pluk´i) (adj.) having courage or pluck.
Plug(plug) (n.) a piece of wood, etc., used for stopping a hole: (v.t.) to stop with a plug.
Plum(plum) (n.) a tree, Prunus domestica, or its well-known fruit; a raisin; a large fortune.
Plumage(plūm´āj) (n.) a bird's feathers.
Plumb(plum) (n.) a heavy body, usually of lead, suspended at the extremity of a line to indicate the perpendicularity of work done, as a wall, etc.: (adj.) perpendicular: (adv.) perpendicularly: (v.t.) to adjust by a plumb-line; make perpendicular; sound the depth of water by a plummet.
Plumber(plum´ẽr) (n.) one who is engaged in the business of plumbing.
Plumbing(plum´ing) (n.) the art or occupation of putting into buildings the pipes, traps, etc., for the conveyance of water, gas, and sewage.
Plume(plōōm) (n.) a feather; a feather worn as an ornament.
Plummet(plum´et) (n.) a leaden weight attached to a string used for sounding depths, etc.
Plump(plump) (adj.) round and sleek with fullness of flesh; in good condition; downright; unqualified: (adv.) with a sudden or heavy fall: (v.i.) to grow plump; fall or sink down; to vote for a single candidate when one has the right to vote for two or more: (v.t.) to make plump; fatten.
Plumpness(plump´nes) (n.) the state of being plump; fullness to distention.
Plumy(plōō´mi) (adj.) feathered.
Plunder(plun´dẽr) (n.) booty; pillage: (v.t.) to take by open force; spoil; rob.
Plunge(plunj) (v.t.) to put suddenly into any liquid; immerse; baptize by immersion: (v.i.) to fall, or rush, as into water; dive; throw the body forward and the legs up, as a horse; bet heavily and thoughtlessly: (n.) the act of plunging; sudden fall.
Plunger(plunj´ẽr) (n.) one who plunges; a diver; the long solid cylinder or piston of a pump; one who bets heavily and thoughtlessly.
Pluperfect(plōō´pẽr-fekt) (adj.) noting an event or action occurring prior to some other event or action.
Plural(plōō´ral) (adj.) consisting of more than one: (n.) that form of a word that expresses more than one.
Plurality(plōō-ral´i-ti) (n.) the majority; the greatest of three or more numbers; the excess of votes cast for any one candidate over the candidate who receives the next largest number of votes at an election where there are three or more candidates for the same office.
Pluralize(plōō´ral-iz) (v.t.) to make plural.
Plus(plus) (n.) the sign (+) used to denote addition: (adj.) more by a certain amount; increased by a specified addition; above zero.
Plush(plush) (n.) a kind of shaggy cloth with a pile; woolen velvet.
Plutocracy(plōō-tok´ra-si) (n.) rule or government by the rich.
Plutocrat(plōō´tō-krat) (n.) one who exercises political power or influence by virtue of his wealth.
Pluvial(plōō´vi-al) (adj.) rainy.
Ply(plī) (v.t.) to work on closely; practice diligently or earnestly; urge or solicit: (v.i.) to run regularly between two ports; work against the wind.
Pneumatic(nū-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, containing, like, or moved by, air.
Pneumatically(nū-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) by air.
Pneumonia(nū-mō´ni-a) (n.) acute inflammation of the lungs.
Poach(pōch) (v.i.) to trespass upon preserves to shoot or steal game (v.t.) to steal game from; plunder by stealth; cook eggs by breaking them into boiling water.
Poacher(pōch´ẽr) (n.) one who poaches.
Pock(pok) (n.) a pustule on the skin containing eruptive matter.
Pocket(pok´et) (n.) a small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles; a small netted bag in a billiard table for the reception of the balls; a small quantity.
Pocketbook(pok´et-book) (n.) a small book or case for holding money or papers carried in the pocket.
Pocketknife(pok´et-nīf) (n.) a knife with folding blade or blades, for carrying in the pocket.
Pod(pod) (n.) the pericarp or the covering of the seed of certain plants, as the pea, etc.: (v.i.) to swell or fill, as a pod; produce pods.
Podium(pō´di-um) (n.) a low wall, usually with a plinth and cornice, in the front of an edifice to support pillars; that part of an amphitheater which projects over the arena; a balcony.
Poem(pō´em) (n.) a metrical or poetical composition; a poetic conception.
Poesy(pō´e-si) (n.) the art of composing poems.
Poet(pō´et) (n.) the author of a poem; one gifted in writing poetry; one who is strongly imaginative.
Poetaster(pō´et-as-tẽr) (n.) an inferior poet; a writer of jingles or doggerel.
Poetic(pō-et´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, suitable to, or expressed in, poetry; sublime. Also poetical.
Poetry(pō´et-ri) (n.) a metrical composition produced or embellished by creative imagination; utterance in song; poems collectively.
Poignancy(poin´yan-si) (n.) the state or quality of being poignant.
Poignant(poin´yant) (adj.) stimulating to the palate; irritating; very painful.
Poinsettia(poin-set´i-a) (n.) a Mexican plant with handsome flowers.
Point(point) (n.) the sharp end of any instrument; mark or dot; indivisible part; mark in punctuation; that which has position but no magnitude; a spot; exact place; critical moment; expression or force sting of an epigram; aim; act of aiming; small cape or promontory; lace wrought with the needle; railway switch; unit of measurement for type-bodies .0138 inch, or one-twelfth of a pica: (v.t.) to sharpen; give a point to; direct or aim; mark with points; fill the joints of masonry with mortar and smooth them with a trowel: (v.i.) to indicate; show clearly.
Pointed(point´ed) (p.adj.) sharpened; having a sharp point; direct; telling; personal; epigrammatic; Gothic.
Pointer(point´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, points; a variety of dog trained to point game.
Pointing(point´ing) (n.) punctuation; the act or operation of filling in the crevices of masonry with mortar.
Pointless(point´les) (adj.) having no point; inane; stupid.
Poise(poiz) (n.) weight; balance; equilibrium: (v.t.) to balance; weigh; ascertain or examine: (v.i.) to be in a state of equilibrium.
Poison(poi´zn) (n.) anything noxious or destructive to life, health, or morality; venom: (v.t.) to infect with, or kill by, poison; administer poison to; corrupt.
Poisonous(poi´zn-us) (adj.) having the qualities of poison; deadly; injurious to health.
Poke(pōk) (n.) a thrust or push; a bag or sack: (v.t.) to thrust or push against, especially with something pointed: (v.i.) to grope or feel about in the dark; search.
Poker(pōk´ẽr) (n.) a metal bar for stirring fires; a card game.
Poking(pōk´ing) (adj.) servile; drudging.
Poky(pō´ki) (adj.) lacking spirit or interest; slow; stupid.
Polar(pō´lar) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated near, either of the poles, especially the North Pole; pertaining to the magnetic poles.
Polarity(pō-lar´i-ti) (n.) the property possessed by certain bodies, as in electrified or magnetized bodies, by which they arrange themselves in certain directions or tend to given poles.
Polarization(pō-lar-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of polarizing; the state of being polarized.
Polarize(pō´lar-īz) (v.t.) to communicate polarity to.
Pole(pōl) (n.) a long staff; a measure equaling 5 1/2 yards; a square measure equaling 30 1/4 yards; a measuring instrument; one of the extremities of the imaginary axis of the earth; one of the two points in a magnet in which the attractive or repellent force is concentrated; that on which anything revolves; the extreme opposite.
Polecat(pōl´kat) (n.) a weasel-like carnivorous mammal.
Polemic(pō-lem´ik) (n.) a controversialist; (pl.) the art of controversy; controversial writings, especially those on religious subjects.
Polemical(pō-lern´i-kal) (adj.) controversial.
Polemically(pō-lem´i-ka-li) (adv.) controversially.
Police(pō-lēs´) (n.) in a city, town, or district, an organized force of civil officers for preserving order.
Policeman(pō-lēs´man) (n.) a member of a police force.
Policy(pol´i-si) (n.) the art or method of government; management of public affairs; system of regulative measures; sagacity in management course of conduct; prudence; cunning; a document given to insurers containing a contract of insurance; a warrant for money in the public funds; a gambling game.
Polish(pol´ish) (v.t.) to make smooth or glossy by friction; make polite or refined: (v.i.) to become polished: (n.) a smooth, glossy surface; a preparation for imparting a polish; refinement or elegance of manners.
Polite(pō-līt´) (adj.) well-bred; refined in manner; courteous or obliging.
Politeness(pō-līt´nes) (n.) quality or state of being polite; courtesy.
Politesse(pol-i-tes´) (n.) over-acted politeness.
Politic(pol´i-tik) (adj.) shrewd; specious; sagacious; especially in policy; adapted to promote the welfare of the state: (n. pl.) the art of government or the administration of public affairs; political opinions; party management or control.
Political(pō-lit´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to politics, or to a nation or state; derived from government.
Politician(pol´i-tish-un) (n.) one who is skilled in politics; a statesman.
Polity(pol´i-ti) (n.) the form or constitution of the civil government of a state constitution.
Polka(pōl´ka) (n.) an old-time dance of Bohemian origin, performed by two persons; the music suitable for such a dance.
Poll(pōl) (n.) the head, especially the back part of it; a register of persons, especially those entitled to vote at elections; an election; number of votes recorded at an election; place where votes are cast: (v.t.) to lop; clip or shear; enroll in a register; bring to the poll, as a voter; to cast or deposit in a ballot box; to poll a jury is to examine each member individually as to his concurrence in the verdict.
Pollen(pol´en) (n.) the fertilizing powder in the cells of the antlers of flowers.
Pollination(pol-i-nā´shun) (n.) the conveyance of pollen from the antler to the stigma of a flower.
Pollute(pol-lūt´) (v.t.) to defile; render unclean; corrupt; violate.
Pollution(pol-lū´shun) (n.) the act of polluting; defilement; legal or ceremonial uncleanness.
Polo(pō´lō) (n.) a game similar to hockey, played on horseback.
Poltroon(pol-trōōn´) (n.) a coward.
Polyandrous(pol-i-an´drus) (adj.) having more than one husband at the same time.
Polyandry(pol-i-an´dri) (n.) the practice of a woman's having more than one husband at the same time.
Polygamist(pō-lig´a-mist) (n.) one who practices or upholds polygamy.
Polygamous(pō-lig´a-mus) appertaining to, or practicing, polygamy.
Polygamy(pō-lig´a-mi) (n.) the practice of having more than one wife at the same time. Opposed to monogamy.
Polyglot(pol´i-glot) (adj.) containing many languages: (n.) a book, especially an edition of the Bible, in several languages.
Polygon(pol´i-gon) (n.) a figure having many angles.
Polyhedral(pol-i-hē´dral) (adj.) having many sides or faces.
Polyhedron(pol-i-hē´dron) (n.) a solid having many sides or faces.
Polyp(pol´ip) (n.) an extensive group of radiated animals; tumor growing in the nose, colon, etc.
Polysyllabic(pol-i-sil-ab´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, three or more syllables.
Polysyllable(pol-i-sil´a-bl) (n.) a word consisting of three or more syllables.
Polytechnic(pol-i-tek´nik) (adj.) noting, including, or giving instruction in, the arts and sciences: (n.) a school for imparting instruction in the arts and sciences.
Polytheism(pol´i-thē-izm) (n.) the doctrine of a plurality of gods, each taking a part in the government of the world.
Polytheist(pol´i-thē-ist) (n.) a believer in polytheism.
Polytheistic(pol-i-thē-is´tik) (adj.) relating to polytheism.
Pomade(pō-mād´) (n.) a perfumed ointment for dressing the hair.
Pomegranate(pom´gran-āt) (n.) a tree with an orange-like, edible fruit with a thick rind and many seeds.
Pommel(pum´el) (n.) the knob on a sword-hilt; the high part of a saddle-bow: (v.t.) to beat with anything thick or bulky; bruise.
Pommeling(pum´el-ing) (n.) a beating.
Pomp(pomp) (n.) ostentatious display; grandeur; parade.
Pomposity(pom-pos´i-ti) (n.) the state of being pompous. Also pompousness.
Pompous(pom´pus) (adj.) stately; grand; self-important; ostentatious.
Pompousness(pom´pus-nes) (n.) quality or state of being pompous.
Poncho(pon´chō) (n.) a sort of cloak or loose woolen garment worn in Spanish America.
Pond(pond) (n.) a pool of standing water.
Ponder(pon´dẽr) (v.t.) to weigh mentally: (v.i.) to deliberate.
Ponderous(pon´dēr-us) (adj.) very heavy; weighty; important; dull.
Pone(pōn) (n.) bread made of maize-meal, milk, etc.
Poniard(pon´yard) (n.) a small dagger: (v.t.) to stab with a poniard.
Pontiff(pon´tif) (n.) a high priest; the Pope.
Pontifical(pon-tif´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to a pontiff, high priest, or pope; papal: (n.) a book containing ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies; (pl.) the full dress worn by an officiating priest or bishop.
Pontifically(pon-tif´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a pontifical manner.
Pontificate(pon-tif´i-kāt) (n.) the office or dignity of a high priest or pope; the reign of a pope.
Pontoon(pon-tōōn´) (n.) a buoyant structure supporting a floating military bridge; a bridge of boats.
Pony(pō´ni) (n.) a small horse; a very small glass of beer or liquor; student's key to translation of Latin or Greek lessons; often used adjectivally to denote something small of its kind, as a "pony" engine.
Pool(pōōl) (n.) a small body of water; a variety of play at billiards; the stakes in certain games or the receptacle for them: (v.t.) to unite, as in mercantile risks, railway traffic, etc.
Poop(pōōp) (n.) the stern of a ship; the raised deck in the stern of a vessel: (v.t.) to strike the stern of; break heavily over the stern of; said of waves.
Pooped(pōōpt) (p.adj.) having a poop; struck on the poop by a heavy sea.
Poor(pōōr) (adj.) necessitous; having little or no means; without strength, beauty, or dignity; dejected; spiritless; insignificant; without fertility; an expression of tenderness, compassion, or disdain.
Poorhouse(pōōr´hous) (n.) public dwelling for paupers.
Poorly(pōōr´li) (adv.) without adequate means; with scant success: (adj.) somewhat ill; delicate in health.
Pop(pop) (n.) a short, smart, quick sound: (v.t.) to thrust suddenly; pawn: (v.i.) to make a short, smart sound; move quickly; dart; come suddenly into view: (adv.) suddenly.
Pope(pōp) (n.) the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church; a title of priests of the Greek Church.
Poplar(pop´lar) (n.) a tree of rapid growth, with a white soft wood.
Poppet(pop´et) (n.) one of the timbers that support a ship in launching; a term of endearment.
Poppy(pop´i) (n.) any plant of the genus Papaver, with bright showy flowers; from one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained.
Poppycock(pop´i-kok) (n.) a boastful, conceited manner of speaking.
Populace(pop´ū-lās) (n.) the common people.
Popular(pop´ū-lar) (adj.) pertaining to, suitable for, or pleasing to, the common people; easily understood; plebeian.
Popularity(pop-ū-lar´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being popular; general esteem.
Popularize(pop´ū-lar-īz) (v.t.) to render popular.
Populate(pop´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to furnish with inhabitants.
Population(pop-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the inhabitants of a country, place, town, etc., collectively.
Populous(pop´ū-lus) (adj.) full of people or inhabitants; numerously inhabited; thickly settled; crowded.
Porcelain(pōrs´lān) (n.) a fine white, thin, semi-transparent kind of earthenware: (adj.) pertaining to, or made of, porcelain.
Porch(pōrch) (n.) a vestibule supported by pillars; portico.
Porcine(pôr´sin) (adj.) pertaining to swine.
Porcupine(pôr´kū-pīn) (n.) a rodent covered with spines, of the genus Hystrix.
Pore(pōr) (n.) a minute hole in the skin through. which perspiration passes to the surface; an opening between the molecules of a body: (v.i.) to look with close and steady attention, as on a book.
Pork(pōrk) (n.) the flesh of swine either fresh or salted.
Porker(pōrk´ẽr) (n.) a pig.
Porosity(pōr-os´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being porous. Also porousness.
Porous(pōr´us) (adj.) having pores; light and spongy.
Porousness(pōr´us-nes) (n.) Porosity.
Porpoise(pôr´pus) (n.) a aquatic mammal similar to the dolphin and whale; the sea-hog.
Porridge(por´ij) (n.) oatmeal boiled slowly in water until it thickens.
Porringer(por´in-jẽr) (n.) a small dish for porridge, etc.
Port(pōrt) (n.) a harbor; harem; deportment or carriage; the left side of a ship; porthole; gate; a dark colored Portuguese wine from Oporto: (v.t.) to turn to the port or left side of a ship; as, to "port" the helm.
Portability(pōrt-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being portable.
Portable(pōrt´a-bl) (adj.) that may be easily carried by hand or about the person.
Portage(pōrt´āj) (n.) carriage; cost of carriage; a break in a chain of water communication over which goods boats, etc., have to be carried.
Portal(pōrt´al) (n.) a gate or entrance; an arch over a gateway or door.
Portcullis(pōrt-kul´is) (n.) a strong harrow-shaped grating hung over the doorway of a fortified place and capable of being let down to defend the gate.
Portend(pōr-tend´) (v.t.) to indicate in advance; presage; forebode.
Portent(pōr´tent) (n.) an omen, especially of ill.
Portentous(pōr-ten´tus) (adj.) ominous; foreshadowing evil; wondrous.
Porter(pōr´tẽr) (n.) a door or gate keeper; a dark-colored malt beer; one who carries parcels, etc., for hire.
Portfolio(pōrt-fō´li-ō) (n.) a portable case for loose papers, drawings, etc.; the office and functions of a minister of state.
Porthole(pōrt´hōl) (n.) a window-shaped hole in the side of a ship, especially of a man-of-war.
Portico(pōr´ti-kō) (n.) a walk covered by a roof supported on columns; a columned porch.
Portiere(pōr-tiār´) (n.) a door-curtain.
Portion(pōr´shun) (n.) a piece or part; allotment; dividend; final state; dowry; part of an estate descending to an heir: (v.t.) to divide; allot; endow with a fortune.
Portliness(pōrt´li-nes) (n.) the state of being portly.
Portly(pōrt´li) (adj.) stately of mien; corpulent.
Portmanteau(pōrt-man´tō) (n.) a bag or trunk for carrying clothes or traveling necessities.
Portrait(pōr´trāt) (n.) a picture or representation of an individual or face drawn from life; a vivid graphic description in words.
Portraiture(pōr´trā-tūr) (n.) the art or practice of drawing or painting portraits; vivid delineation in words.
Portray(pōr-trā´) (v.t.) to paint or draw the likeness of; describe in words.
Portrayal(pōr-trā´al) (n.) description.
Pose(pōz) (n.) attitude or position: (v.i.) to assume an attitude: (v.t.) to puzzle; cause to be at a loss.
Poser(pōz´ẽr) (n.) a puzzling question; one who, or that which, poses or puzzles.
Position(pō-zish´un) (n.) the state of being set or placed; situation; attitude; principle laid down; office; social status.
Positive(poz´i-tiv) (adj.) clearly expressed; actual; direct; explicit; overconfident; dogmatical; settled by arbitrary appointment; having power to act directly; noting the simple form of an adjective [positive degree]; affected by the sign (+) [positive quantity]: (n.) that which may be affirmed; reality; a photograph with the natural lights and shades restored.
Positively(poz´i-tiv-li) (adv.) absolutely; expressly.
Positiveness(poz´i-tiv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being positive.
Posse(pos´e) (n.) an improvised force of men.
Possess(pō-zes´) (v.t.) to have as an owner; be master of; occupy; seize.
Possessed(pō-zest´) (p.adj.) owned; mad.
Possession(pō-zesh´un) (n.) the having, holding, or detention of property; the thing possessed; property or estate.
Possessive(pō-zes´iv) (adj.) noting possession.
Possessor(pō-zes´ẽr) (n.) owner; one who possesses.
Possibility(pos-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being possible; contingency.
Possible(pos´i-bl) (adj.) that may happen or exist.
Possibly(pos´i-bli) (adv.) by possibility; perhaps.
Post(pōst) (n.) a piece of timber, etc., set erect, usually to support something else; a messenger or postman; established system of conveying and delivering letters; a post-office; a relay of horses; situation or office: (adj.) a size of paper double that of common note-paper; military station: (v.t.) set or station; transmit by post; carry to the ledger; inform fully: (v.i.) to travel with speed: (adv.) speedily.
Postage(pōst´āj) the fee for the conveyance of letters by post.
Postal(pōst´al) (adj.) pertaining to the; post office or mail service.
Poster(pōst´ẽr) (n.) a large advertising bill.
Posterior(pos-tē´ri-ẽr) (adj.) subsequent in time or place; hinder: (n. pl.) the hinder parts of an animal.
Posterity(pos-ter´i-ti) (n.) succeeding generations; descendants.
Posthumous(post´ū-mus) (adj.) born after the death of the father; published after the death of an author.
Postilion(pōs-til´yun) (n.) the rider on the near leader in a carriage.
Postman(pōst´man) (n.) a courier; a letter-carrier.
Postmaster(pōst´mas-tẽr) (n.) the superintendent of a post office; one who supplies post-horses.
Postmortem(post-mor´tem) (adj.) made, or happening, after death.
Postnasal(pōst-nā´zal) (adj.) lying back of the nasal tract.
Postpone(pōst-pōn´) (v.t.) to delay; defer.
Postponement(pōst-pōn´ment) (n.) the act of deferring to a future time; temporary delay.
Postscript(pōst´skript) (n.) a paragraph added to a letter after the writer's signature; appendix to a book.
Postulate(pos´tū-lāt) (v.t.) to assume without proof; solicit: (n.) a self-evident problem; a position assumed as self-evident.
Posture(pos´tūr) (n.) attitude; placing or position of parts of the body; state: (v.i.) to place the body in particular postures.
Posy(pō´zi) (n.) a bunch of flowers, originally a motto or verse sent with a bouquet.
Pot(pot) (n.) a metal vessel for holding or boiling liquids, etc.; a mug for liquor; a quart; a vessel of earthenware, etc., for holding plants; a large amount: (v.t.) to preserve; put into, or plant in pots; shoot.
Potable(pō´ta-bl) (adj.) drinkable.
Potash(pot´ash) (n.) a powerful alkali obtained from the ashes of certain plants.
Potato(pō-tā´tō) (n.) the edible tuber of a South American plant, widely cultivated since the seventeenth century; the plant itself.
Potency(pō´ten-si) (n.) power, physical or mental.
Potent(pō´tent) (adj.) powerful; having great authority or influence.
Potentate(pō´ten-tāt) (n.) one who possesses great power; sovereign or monarch.
Potential(pō-ten´shal) (adj.) existing in possibility, not in reality; latent; in grammar, expressing power, possibility, liberty, or obligation.
Potentiality(pō-ten-shi-al´i-ti) (n.) possibility without reality.
Potentially(pō-ten´sha-li) (adv.) in a potential manner.
Pother(poth´ẽr) (n.) confusion; bustle: (v.i.) to make a stir: (v.t.) to confuse; tease.
Potion(pō´shun) (n.) draft; liquid medicine; dose.
Potpourri(pō-pōō-rē´) (n.) a medley, especially of musical airs; a dish composed of various kinds of meats and vegetables.
Pottage(pot´āj) (n.) a kind of soup.
Potter(pot´ẽr) (n.) a maker of pottery.
Pottery(pot´ẽr-i) (n.) earthenware of all kinds; the place where it is manufactured.
Pouch(pouch) (n.) a small bag; pocket; bag or sack of an animal; cartridge-box; protuberant stomach.
Poult(pōlt) (n.) a pullet; a young chicken, turkey, partridge, etc.
Poultice(pōl´tis) (n.) a soft preparation of bread, meal, etc., applied to a sore or inflamed part of the body: (v.t.) to apply a poultice to.
Poultry(pōl´tri) (n.) domestic fowls.
Pounce(pouns) (n.) a fine powder formerly used for drying ink on paper, now chiefly used for sprinkling into holes in paper in pattern-making; the talon or claw of a bird of prey: (v.t.) to sprinkle with pounce: (v.i.) to fall upon and seize with, or as with, the claws.
Pound(pound) (n.) a standard weight equaling 16 ounces avoirdupois, or 12 ounces troy; a monetary unit 20 shillings; an enclosure for confining stray cattle: (v.t.) to shut in or confine in a pound; beat; pulverize as in a mortar: (v.i.) to plod.
Poundage(pound´āj) (n.) an allowance of so much in the pound.
Pour(pōr) (v.t.) to empty, as a liquid out of a vessel; discharge in a continuous stream; send forth; give vent to; utter: (v.i.) to stream; rush tumultuously.
Pout(pout) (n.) a poult; a thrusting out of the lips; fit of sullenness; a kind of codfish: (v.i.) to thrust out the lips in sullenness; displeasure.
Pouter(pout´ẽr) (n.) one who pouts.
Poverty(pov´ẽr-ti) (n.) the state of being poor; indigence; necessity; penury; deficiency or defect, as of words, etc.
Powder(pou´dẽr) (n.) any dry substance in fine particles; gunpowder; face-powder; a medicinal preparation: (v.t.) to reduce to, or sprinkle with, powder; salt.
Powdery(pow´dẽr-i) (adj.) resembling, or sprinkled with, powder; friable.
Power(pou´ẽr) (n.) the faculty of doing or performing something; ability; energy; force; strength; rule or authority; dominion; government; influence; mental capacity; legal authority; ruler or sovereign; state or nation; supernatural being or agent; force tending to produce motion; magnifying power of a lens; the product arising from the multiplication of a number into itself.
Powerful(pou´ẽr-fool) (adj.) having great power; mighty; forcible; strong; efficacious.
Powerfully(pou´ẽr-foo-li) (adv.) in a powerful manner.
Powerless(pou´ẽr-les) (adj.) wanting in power; impotent; weak.
Powwow(pou´wou) (n.) a North American Indian priest or conjurer; an incantation accompanied with noise and dancing; a noisy political meeting: (v.i.) frolic noisily.
Pox(poks) (n.) an eruptive disease characterized by pustules; syphilis.
Practicability(prak-ti-ka-biri-ti) (n.) the state of being practicable.
Practicable(prak´ti-ka-bl) (adj.) that may be done, used or passed over; feasible; possible.
Practicably(prak´ti-ka-bli) (adv.) so as to be practicable.
Practical(prak´ti-kal) (adj.) pertaining to action or use; useful; capable of applying knowledge or theory to practice; derived from, or reduced to, practice.
Practically(prak´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a practical manner.
Practice(prak´tis) (n.) frequent or customary action; dexterity acquired by habit; use; exercise of any profession; systematic exercise: (v.t.) to do habitually or repeatedly; perform; exercise, as a profession: (v.i.) to form a habit; exercise a profession.
Practitioner(prak-tish´un-ẽr) (n.) one who is engaged in the exercise of any profession, especially medicine or law.
Praecipe(prē´si-pe) (n.) a writ requiring something to be done, or the reason why it is not performed.
Pragmatic(prag-mat´ik) (adj.) meddling; officious; assuming business airs. Also pragmatical.
Prairie(prā´ri) (n.) an extensive treeless tract of level or slightly undulating land covered with tall coarse grass.
Praise(prāz) (n.) approbation; commendation; tribute of gratitude for benefits; renown; applause; object or reason of praise: (v.t.) to bestow commendation upon; honor; worship; glorify.
Praiseworthy(prāz´wẽr-thi) (adj.) worthy of praise; deserving commendation; commendable; laudable.
Prance(prans) (n.) a spring or bound: (v.i.) to spring or bound; ride ostentatiously; strut about in a shadowy or bellicose manner.
Prank(prangk) (n.) a freak or frolic; mischievous trick: (v.t.) to dress up in a showy style; decorate.
Prate(prāt) (v.i.) to prattle; talk idly; be loquacious: (v.t.) to utter without sense or meaning: (n.) trifling talk. Also prating.
Prattle(prat´l) (n.) childish or empty talk: (v.i.) to talk much and lightly; chatter.
Pray(prā) (v.t. & v.i.) to ask earnestly; address or petition; ask with humility and reverence; supplicate.
Prayer(prār) (n.) a solemn address to the Supreme Being; entreaty; a formula of worship; that part of a petition which specifies the request or desire.
Prayerful(prār´fool) (adj.) using prayer; devotional.
Prayerfully(prār´foo-li) (adv.) in a prayerful manner; devoutly.
Pre(prē) a Latin prefix meaning before, prior in time, space, or degree.
Preach(prēch) (v.i.) to pronounce a public discourse on a sacred subject, especially from a text of Scripture; give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner on religious or moral grounds: (v.t.) to teach publicly; to give advice, sometimes obtrusively.
Preacher(prēch´ẽr) (n.) one who preaches; a clergyman.
Preamble(prē´am-bl) (n.) an introduction or preface; the opening clauses of a statute setting forth the reasons and object of the act; commencing with the word "whereas."
Precarious(pre-kā´ri-us) (adj.) depending upon the will or pleasure of another; uncertain; held by a doubtful tenure.
Precaution(pre-kaw´shun) (n.) caution taken beforehand; preventive measure.
Precautionary(pre-kaw´shun-ā-ri) (adj.) containing, or proceeding from, precaution.
Precede(prē-sēd´) (v.t.) to go before in time, place, rank, or importance.
Precedence(prē-se´dens) (n.) the act of going before in time, rank, etc.; priority; relative rank in social etiquette.
Precedent(pres´e-dent) (adj.) going before; anterior: (n.) something previously said or done, serving as an example to be followed; a parallel case in the past.
Preceding(prē-sēd´ing) (p.adj.) going before; antecedent; former.
Precentor(prē-sen´tūr) (n.) leader of a choir.
Precept(prē´sept) (n.) an authoritative command; rule of action or moral conduct; maxim; written mandate.
Preceptor(prē-sept´tẽr) (n.) an instructor or teacher.
Precinct(prē´singkt) (n.) an outward limit or boundary; minor territorial district.
Precious(presh´us) (adj.) of great price or value; costly; highly esteemed; worthless [in irony].
Precipice(pres´i-pis) (n.) a steep descent, especially one nearly or quite perpendicular.
Precipitant(pre-sip´i-tant) (adj.) falling headlong; hasty: (n.) any chemical substance that causes something held in solution by a liquid to fall down in a solid state.
Precipitate(pre-sip´i-tāt) (v.t.) to throw headlong; urge on violently; hurry on rashly, thoughtlessly, or unexpectedly; throw to the bottom of a vessel: (v.i.) to fall to the bottom of a vessel: (adj.) headlong; over hasty; rash: (n.) a substance precipitated.
Precipitately(pre-sip´i-tat-li) (adv.) in a precipitate manner.
Precipitation(pre-sip-i-tā´shun) (n.) the act of precipitating; rash haste; that which is precipitated.
Precipitous(pre-sip´i-tus) (adj.) very steep; headlong; rash; hasty.
Precise(prē-sīs´) (adj.) exact; strict; accurate; definite; adhering rigidly to rule; punctilious.
Precisely(prē-sīs´li) (adv.) in a precise manner.
Preciseness(prē-sīs´nes) (n.) the quality of being precise.
Precision(prē-sizh´un) (n.) quality of being precise; exactness; accuracy.
Preclude(prē-klōōd´) (v.t.) to shut out; hinder from access; obviate; prevent.
Preclusion(prē-klōō´zhun) (n.) the act of precluding; the state of being precluded.
Precocious(prē-kō´shus) (adj.) prematurely ripe or developed; pertly forward.
Precocity(prē-kos´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being precocious; premature development.
Precognition(prē-kog-nish´un) (n.) previous knowledge or thought.
Preconceive(prē-kom-sēv´) (v.t.) to form a notion or opinion of in advance of exact knowledge or full information; to conceive beforehand.
Preconception(prē-kon-sep´shun) (n.) a previous conception; an opinion previously formed.
Precursor(prē-kẽr´sẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, precedes; forerunner; omen.
Precursory(prē-kẽr´sō-ri) (adj.) indicating something that is to happen or follow.
Predatory(pred´a-tō-ri) (adj.) rapacious; plundering; pillaging.
Predecessor(prē-de-ses´ẽr) (n.) one who has preceded another in the same office, business, position, etc.; an ancestor.
Predestination(prē-des-ti-nā´shun) (n.) the act of foreordaining; the doctrine that God has from all eternity decreed whatever comes to pass, especially, by an unchangeable purpose, the eternal life or death of man.
Predestine(prē-des´tin) (v.t.) destine or decree beforehand; foreordain.
Predetermine(prē-de-tẽr´min) (v.t.) to determine beforehand.
Predicable(pred´i-ka-bl) (adj.) capable of being predicated: (n.) in logic, a term that can be predicated of others, and noting genus, species, difference, property, or accident.
Predicament(pre-dik´a-ment) (n.) in logic, a category; a peculiar situation; critical condition or state.
Predicate(pred´i-kāt) (v.t.) to affirm one thing of another; found: (n.) in logic, that which is affirmed or denied of the subject.
Predication(pred-i-kā´shun) (n.) affirmation.
Predicative(pred´i-kā-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to foretelling; prophetic.
Predict(prē-dikt´) (v.t.) declare or tell beforehand; prophesy.
Prediction(prē-dik´shun) (n.) the declaration of a future event; prophecy.
Predictive(prē-dikt´iv) (adj.) that predicts; pertaining to foretelling; prophetic.
Predictor(prē-dik´tẽr) (n.) one who predicts or foretells.
Predilection(prē-di-lek´shun) (n.) preference beforehand; prepossession; partiality.
Predispose(prē-dis-pōz´) (v.t.) to incline beforehand; adapt previously.
Predisposition(prē-dis-pō-zish´un) (n.) previous inclination or propensity; prejudice.
Predominance(pre-dom´i-nans) (n.) superiority over all in and on questions; prevalence over others; superiority in strength, power, authority, etc.
Predominant(prē-dom´i-nant) (adj.) having superior influence, etc.; superior; controlling.
Predominate(prē-dom´i-nāt) (v.i.) to be superior in strength, power, authority, etc.; prevail; be ascendant.
Preeminence(prē-em´i-nens) (n.) superiority; greatness universally conceded.
Preeminent(prē-cm´i-nent) (adj.) superior; above all others.
Preempt(prē-empt´) (v.t.) to secure or occupy by preemption; establish a right or claim to before others.
Preemption(prē-emp´shun) (n.) the act or right of purchasing before others.
Preen(prēn) (v.t.) to cleanse, trim, and compose with the beak, as birds.
Preface(pref´as) (n.) the introduction to a book, etc.; preamble: (v.t.) to introduce by preliminary remarks: (v.i.) to say or do something introductory.
Prefatory(pref´a-tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface, introductory.
Prefect(prē´fekt) (n.) a civil magistrate or governor; commander; monitor; the civil governor of a department in France.
Prefecture(prē-fek´tūr) (n.) the office, jurisdiction, or official residence of a prefect.
Prefer(pre-fẽr´) (v.t.) to regard or esteem more than something else; present; place in advance.
Preferable(pref´ẽr-abl) (adj.) that is to be preferred; deserving preference; eligible before something else; more desirable.
Preference(pref´ẽr-ens) (n.) the act of preferring; the thing preferred; choice of one thing more than another; predilection.
Preferential(pref-ẽr-en´shal) (adj.) having a preference.
Preferment(prē-fẽr´ment) (n.) promotion, especially in the church.
Prefix(prē´fiks) (n.) a letter, word, or syllable placed at the beginning of a word: (v.t.) (prē-fiks´) to place before or at the beginning of.
Pregnancy(preg´nan-si) (n.) the state of being pregnant; inventive power.
Pregnant(preg´nant) (adj.) being with young; fruitful; teeming; fertile; full of importance or significance.
Prehensile(prē-hen´sil) (adj.) adapted for holding or seizing.
Prehistoric(prē-his-tor´ik) (adj.) preceding history.
Prejudge(prē-juj´) (v.t.) to judge beforehand.
Prejudgment(prē-juj´ment) (n.) previous judgment; judgment without examination.
Prejudice(prej´ū-dis) (n.) previous and unfavorable bias; prejudgment without due examination; detriment; injury: (v.t.) to prepossess against; bias the mind of; create a prejudice against.
Prejudicial(prej-ū-dish´al) (adj.) disadvantageous; injurious; mischievous; tending to obstruct.
Prelacy(prel´a-si) (n.) the office or status of a prelate; episcopacy; bishops collectively.
Prelate(prel´āt) (n.) an ecclesiastical dignitary having episcopal authority.
Preliminary(prē-lim´i-nā-ri) (adj.) preceding the main discourse or business; introductory: (n.) an introduction; something preceding.
Prelude(prē´lūd) (n.) a short piece of music played as an introduction to a larger piece; preface: (v.t.) to serve as a prelude to; precede.
Premature(prē-ma-tūr´) (adj.) ripe before the proper time; arriving, occurring, or done, before the proper time.
Premeditate(prē-med´i-tāt) (v.t.) to design, conceive or deliberate, beforehand.
Premeditation(prē-med-i-tā´shun) (n.) act of deliberating beforehand; act of planning or contriving beforehand.
Premier(prē´mi-ẽr) (adj.) first; chief; principal: (n.) the prime minister.
Premiership(prē´mi-ẽr-ship) (n.) the office or dignity of prime minister.
Premise(prē-mīz´) (v.t.) to explain previously; lay down as propositions to reason from: (v.i.) to state antecedent propositions: (n.) (prem´is) a proposition antecedently assumed and laid down; plural the two propositions of a syllogism in logic, the major and minor, from which the conclusion is drawn; a building and its adjuncts; foregoing statements or facts of a deed of conveyance.
Premium(prē´mi-um) (n.) a recompense or reward; prize or bounty; bonus; payment for insurance; value above the original price or par of stock, etc.
Premonitory(prē-mon´i-tō-ri) (adj.) giving warning beforehand.
Preoccupy(prē-ok´ū-pī) (v.t.) to seize or occupy beforehand; to prejudice.
Prepaid(prē-pād´) (adj.) paid in advance.
Preparation(prep-a-rā´shun) (n.) the act of preparing or fitting for a particular purpose; state of being prepared; readiness; a part of an animal body prepared for anatomical use; that which is prepared or made ready, as a medicine, etc.
Preparatory(prē-par´a-tō-ri) (adj.) previously necessary; introductory.
Prepare(prē-pār´) (v.t.) to make ready beforehand; to adapt; to form: (v.i.) to make one's self ready.
Preparedness(prē-pār´ed-nes) (n.) the state of being prepared or in readiness.
Preponderance(prē-pon´dẽr-ans) (n.) superiority of weight, power, force, or influence.
Preponderant(prē-pon´dẽr-ant) (adj.) outweighing; superior in weight, power, or influence.
Preponderate(prē-pon´dẽr-āt) (v.t.) to outweigh; exceed in power or influence: (v.t.) to incline to one side.
Preposition(prep-ō-zish´un) (n.) a word placed before a noun or pronoun to indicate its relation to some other word in the sentence.
Prepositional(prep-ō-zish´un-al) (adj.) pertaining to a preposition.
Prepositionally(prep-ō-zish´un-a-li) (adv.) like a preposition.
Prepossess(prē-poz-es´) (v.t.) to occupy beforehand; bias.
Prepossessing(prē-poz-es´ing) (p.adj.) tending to win or secure favor; attractive.
Prepossession(prē-po-zesh´un) (n.) prior possession; preconceived opinion or judgment.
Preposterous(prē-pos´tẽr-us) (adj.) contrary to nature or reason ridiculous; absurd.
Prerogative(prē-rog´a-tiv) (n.) an exclusive or peculiar privilege, especially of a sovereign.
Presage(pres´āj) (n.) a foreboding or presentiment: (v.t.) (prē-sāj´) to forebode; predict.
Presbyter(pres´bi-tẽr) (n.) an elder, minister, or priest; an elder with authority to rule in the early Christian church.
Prescience(prē´shiens) (n.) knowledge of events beforehand.
Prescribe(prē-skrīb´) (v.t.) to set-down authoritatively; direct medically; appoint: (v.i.) to write medical directions; give law; claim by prescription.
Prescript(prē´skript) (adj.) prescribed; directed: (n.) a direction; prescription.
Prescription(prē-skrip´shun) (n.) the act of prescribing; the thing prescribed; a written direction for the preparation of a medicine; recipe; custom or title continued until it has acquired the force of law.
Presence(prez´ens) (n.) the state or quality of being present; quickness at expedients; society; mien.
Present(prez´ent) (adj.) being in a certain place; at hand or in sight; at this time; not past or future; instant or immediate: (n.) the present time; a gift or donation; plural what is written in a document or conveyance now present or referred to: (v.t.) (pre-zent´) to introduce to; a superior; exhibit to view; offer; give formally; point or aim, as a gun; appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice; lay before for consideration.
Presentation(prez-en-tā´shun) (n.) the act of presenting; representation; the right or act of presenting to an ecclesiastical benefice; position of a child at parturition.
Presentiment(prē-zen´ti-ment) (n.) previous apprehension of something about to come or happen, usually of impending evil.
Presently(prez´ent-li) (adv.) without delay; after a little.
Presentment(pre-zent´ment) (n.) the act of presenting the thing presented; representation; notice taken of an offense by a grand jury from their personal knowledge.
Preservable(prē-zẽr´va-bl) (adj.) that may be preserved.
Preservation(prez-ẽr-vā´shun) (n.) the act of preserving; the state of being preserved from injury.
Preservative(prē-zẽr´va-tiv) (adj.) having the power of preserving: (n.) that which preserves.
Preserve(prē-zẽrv´) (v.t.) to keep from injury; defend; uphold; save; keep in a sound state; season with sugar for preservation: (n.) fruit, etc., seasoned and kept in sugar; a place set apart for preserving game.
Preside(prē-zīd´) (v.i.) to direct or control, especially at a public meeting; superintend.
Presidency(prez´i-den-si) (n.) the office, dignity, term, jurisdiction, or residence of a president.
President(prez´i-dent) (n.) one who presides over a corporation or assembly; the executive of a republic.
Presidential(prez-i-den´shal) (adj.) pertaining to a president.
Press(pres) (v.t.) to urge; embrace; crowd upon; distress; hurry; make smooth, as cloth, etc.; formerly, to force for service into the navy: (v.i.) to exert pressure; move forward forcibly: (n.) an instrument or machine for compressing anything; a printing machine; newspaper and periodical literature; literature generally; a crowd; act of urging forward; pressure; urgency; a closet with shelves; wine vat.
Pressing(pres´ing) (p.adj.) urgent; importunate.
Pressure(pres´shūr) (n.) the act of pressing; the state of being pressed; hurry; weight; grievousness.
Prestidigitation(pres-ti-dij-i-tā´-shun) (n.) sleight of hand; legerdemain.
Prestige(pres-tēzh´) (n.) moral influence due to past reputation, achievements, etc.
Presto(pres´tō) (adv.) a musical direction meaning "quickly."
Presume(prē-zūm´) (v.t.) to take for granted on probable grounds; suppose: (v.i.) to venture without actual leave; form confident or arrogant opinions; behave with overconfidence or presumption.
Presumption(prē-zump´shun) (n.) the act of presuming; the thing presumed; strong probability; arrogance or overconfidence; the assumption of the credibility of certain facts from circumstantial evidence.
Presumptive(prē-zump´tiv) (adj.) taken by previous supposition; proving circumstantially; arrogant.
Presumptuous(prē-zump´tū-us) (adj.) bold and confident to excess; arrogant; willful; rash.
Presumptuousness(prē-zump´tū-us-nes) (n.) quality or state of being presumptuous.
Presuppose(prē-sup-ōz´) (v.t.) to take for granted; imply as antecedent.
Presupposition(prē-sup-ō-zish´un) (n.) a supposition previously formed.
Pretend(prē-tend´) (v.t.) to allege or put forward falsely; make a show of; simulate; counterfeit; assert: (v.i.) to put forward a claim, true or false.
Pretended(prē-ten´ded) (p.adj.) ostensible; feigned.
Pretender(prē-ten´dẽr) (n.) one who lays claim to anything under the guise of a right; one who makes a show of anything not real.
Pretense(prē-tens´) (n.) false or hypocritical profession; unfounded claim; pretext.
Pretension(prē-ten´shun) (n.) a claim, true or false; assumed right.
Pretentious(prē-ten´shus) (adj.) assuming an air of superiority.
Preterite(pret´ẽr-it) (adj.) past; noting the tense which expresses past or completed time or action: (n.) the past tense.
Pretext(prē´tekst) (n.) a pretense or excuse; ostensible motive put forward to conceal the real one.
Prettify(prit´i-fī) (v.t.) to make pretty.
Prettily(prit´i-li) (adv.) in a pretty manner; pleasingly and elegantly.
Prettiness(prit´i-nes) (n.) the quality of being pretty; attractiveness without dignity; neatness with taste.
Pretty(prit´i) (adj.) pleasing without being absolutely beautiful; neatly arranged or ornamented; trim; fine: (adv.) fairly; moderately.
Pretzel(pret´zel) (n.) a hard wheaten biscuit, made in the form of a knot and salted on the surface.
Prevail(prē-vāl´) (v.i.) to overcome; gain the advantage; operate effectually; obtain influence or superiority; persuade [with on].
Prevalence(prev´a-lens) (n.) superior strength, influence, or efficacy; preponderance; general diffusion.
Prevalent(prev´a-lent) (adj.) powerful; predominant; victorious; most general.
Prevaricate(pre-var´i-kāt) (v.i.) to evade the truth; quibble.
Prevarication(pre-var-i-kā´shun) (n.) a quibbling to evade the truth; deviation from truth or fair dealing.
Prevaricator(prē-var´i-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who prevaricates.
Prevent(pre-vent´) (v.t.) to hinder, obstruct, or impede; obviate.
Prevention(pre-ven´shun) (n.) the act of preventing; hindrance or obstruction.
Preventive(pre-ven´tiv) (adj.) tending to prevent: (n.) that which prevents.
Previous(prē´vi-us) (adj.) going before; anterior.
Prevision(prē-vizh´un) (n.) foresight; fore-knowledge.
Prey(prā) (n.) plunder; booty; that which may be, or is, seized by a wild beast for food: (v.i.) to take booty or plunder; seize and devour an animal as prey; weigh heavily [with on or upon].
Price(prīs) (n.) the current value of a commodity; cost; value; recompense.
Priceless(prīs´les) (adj.) beyond price; invaluable; without value; worthless.
Prick(prik) (n.) a puncture; dot or point; slender pointed instrument; a sharp stinging pain; thorn; goad; remorse; small roll; footprint of a hare or deer: (v.t.) to pierce with, or as with, a prick; to puncture.
Pricking(prik´ing) (n.) the act of piercing with a sharp point; sensation of a sharp, tingling pain.
Prickle(prik´l) (n.) a sharp point growing from the bark of a plant.
Prickliness(prik´li-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being prickly.
Prickly(prik´li) (adv.) full of prickles.
Pride(prīd) (n.) great self-esteem; haughtiness; dignity; that of which one is proud: (v.t.) to be proud of.
Prier(prī´ẽr) (n.) one who pries.
Priest(prēst) (n.) an ecclesiastic in full orders, below a bishop and above a deacon; one who officiates in sacred offices, especially by offering sacrifice. Feminine "priestess."
Priesthood(prēst´hood) (n.) the priestly order; the office of a priest.
Priestly(prēst´li) (adj.) pertaining to, or befitting, a priest; sacerdotal.
Prig(prig) (n.) a conceited fellow who gives himself airs of wisdom: (v.t.) to dress up; primp; also to thieve, steal.
Priggish(prig´ish) (adj.) conceited.
Prim(prim) (adj.) precise; affectedly nice; formally neat: (v.t.) to deck with affected nicety.
Primal(prī´mal) (adj.) first; original.
Primarily(prī´ma-ri-li) (adv.) in the first place; originally.
Primary(prī´ma-ri) (adj.) in the first order of time, place, or rank; chief; original; principal; preparatory: (n.) that which is first in rank, place, or importance.
Prime(prīm) (adj.) first in order of rank, time, or importance; original; early; excellent: (n.) the spring of life; first or best part; beginning or dawn; height of perfection; the first canonical hour: (v.t.) to prepare for firing, as a gun; lay the first coat of paint on: (v.i.) to serve for the charge of a gun.
Primer(prim´ẽr) (n.) elementary introduction to any subject.
Primeval(prī-mē´val) (adj.) of the earliest age or time; ancient.
Priming(prīm´ing) (n.) the first coat of paint; powder in the nipple of a firearm.
Primitive(prim´i-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to the beginning; original; not derivative; old-fashioned: (n.) a word in its simplest form and not derived from another.
Primitively(prim´i-tiv-li) (adv.) originally.
Primitiveness(prim´i-tiv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being primitive.
Primogeniture(prī-mō-jen´i-tūr) (n.) seniority of birth; right of the eldest son to succeed to real estate.
Primordial(prī-môr´di-al) (adj.) existing from the beginning; first in order; original: (n.) first principle or element.
Primp(primp) (v.t.) to deck one's self in a prim or affected manner.
Prince(prins) (n.) a ruler or sovereign; the son of a king or sovereign.
Princely(prins´li) (adj.) resembling, or befitting, a prince; royal; high-born; dignified; magnificent.
Principal(prin´si-pal) (adj.) occupying the first place or rank; chief in character, degree, or importance; essential: (n.) a principal person or thing; one who takes the lead; the chief in authority; head of a firm; a capital sum lent at interest.
Principality(prin-si-pari-ti) (n.) the territory of a prince; the country from which he derives his title; royal state; supreme power.
Principally(prin´si-pal-li) (adv.) chiefly.
Principle(prin´si-pl) (n.) source or origin; element; fundamental truth or doctrine; settled rule or law of action or conduct; reason; foundation of morality or religion; uprightness: (v.t.) to establish firmly in the mind.
Print(print) (n.) a mark or character made by impression; impression of type; anything that being impressed leaves its form on any substance; anything produced by printing, as a newspaper, engraving, etc.; (pl.) engravings; printed, cotton cloth: (v.t.) to impress; fix or stamp deeply: (v.i.) to practice the art of printing; publish books.
Printer(print´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, prints on paper.
Printing(print´ing) (n.) the art or act of impressing figures or characters on paper, etc.; typography; the business of a printer.
Prior(prī´ẽr) (adj.) coming before, in time; former: (adv.) previously: (n.) the head of a priory or monastery, next in rank below an abbot.
Priority(prī-or´i-ti) (n.) the state of being first in rank, time, or place; first claim.
Priory(prī´ẽr-i) (n.) a religious house, in dignity below an abbey.
Prism(prizm) (n.) a solid whose bases are similar, equal, and parallel, and whose sides are parallelograms; a piece of solid glass with triangular ends.
Prismatic(priz-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, like, formed by, or separated by, a prism.
Prison(priz´n) (n.) a public building for the confinement of criminals, etc.; jail; any place of confinement or detention: (v.t.) to imprison.
Prisoner(priz´n-ẽr) (n.) one confined in prison; captive.
Pristine(pris´tin) (adj.) pertaining to an early period; first; original; primitive.
Privacy(prī´va-si) (n.) a state of retirement; place of seclusion; secrecy.
Private(prī´vāt) (adj.) peculiar to one's self; personal; alone; secret; not public; secluded; unofficial: (n.) a common soldier.
Privateer(prī-va-tēr´) (n.) a private vessel licensed by the government to seize and plunder the ships of an enemy: (v.i.) to cruise in a privateer.
Privately(prī´vāt-li) (adv.) in a private manner.
Privation(prī-vā´shun) (n.) the state of being deprived of something, especially of the necessaries of life; destitution; hardship; absence.
Privilege(priv´i-lej) (n.) a law, or exemption from the common provisions of a law, in favor of an individual or a body; peculiar advantage, right, or immunity; prerogative: (v.t.) to invest with a privilege; exempt.
Privy(priv´i) (adj.) private; secret; clandestine; admitted to the knowledge of something secret with to: (n.) a person having an interest in a legal action; a necessary house.
Prize(prīz) (n.) a reward gained in a competition, lottery, etc.; that which is taken from an enemy in war, especially a captured vessel; a lever used for forcing or raising heavy bodies, etc.: (v.t.) to value; esteem; to force with a lever.
Pro(prō) used as a prefix, for; fore; in front; forth; forward: (n.) for; in defense or behalf of; a professional.
Probability(prob-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) appearance of truth; likelihood.
Probable(prob´a-bl) (adj.) giving ground for belief; likely.
Probate(prō´bāt) (n.) the official proof of wills; the official copy of a will with the certificate of probation.
Probation(prō-bā´shun) (n.) the act of proving; evidence; proof; moral trial; novitiate; trial of abilities prior to election, etc., to office or employment.
Probationary(prō-bā´shun-a-ri) (adj.) serving for probation or trial. Also probational.
Probe(prōb) (n.) a surgical instrument for examining a wound: (v.t.) to examine with a probe; scrutinize.
Probity(prō´bi-ti) (n.) integrity; sincerity.
Problem(prob´lem) (n.) a question for solution; a proposition requiring something to be demonstrated.
Problematical(prob-lem-at´i-kal) (adj.) questionable; doubtful.
Problematically(prob-lem-at´i-ka-li) (adv.) doubtfully.
Proboscis(prō-bos´is) (n.) the trunk of an elephant; the elongated snout of certain animals and insects.
Procedure(prō-sēd´ūr) (n.) manner of proceeding; conduct; process.
Proceed(prō-sēd´) (v.i.) to pass from one step or place to another; advance; issue; make progress; carry on a legal process: (n. pl.) money resulting from a commercial transaction.
Proceeding(prō-sēd´ing) (n.) advancement; course of conduct; transaction; operation; (pl.) legal process; transactions of a learned or scientific society.
Proceeds(prō´sēdz) (n.) the material results of an action or course; that which accrues from possession.
Process(pros´es) (n.) progressive course; series of measures or changes; operation; projection on a bone; proceedings in a legal action.
Procession(prō-sesh´un) (n.) a train of persons in a formal march.
Processional(prō-sesh´un-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting in, a procession: (n.) a book relating to the ritual to be observed in the processions of the Roman Catholic Church.
Proclaim(prō-klām´) (v.t.) to announce officially; publish; outlaw by public proclamation.
Proclamation(prok-la-mā´shun) (n.) an official announcement to the public; edict.
Proclivity(prō-kliv´i-ti) (n.) an inclination; tendency.
Procrastinate(prō-kras´ti-nāt) (v.t.) to put off to a future time; defer: (v.i.) to be dilatory.
Procrastination(prō-kras-ti-nā´shun) (n.) act or habit of procrastinating; delay.
Procrastinator(prō-kras´ti-nā-tẽr) (n.) one who delays.
Procreate(prō´krē-āt) (v.t.) to generate and produce; beget.
Procreation(prō-krē-ā´shun) (n.) the begetting and production of young.
Procreative(prō´krē-a-tiv) (adj.) having the power or property of procreating; generative.
Proctor(prok´tẽr) (n.) one employed to manage the affairs of another.
Procurable(prō-kū´ra-bl) (adj.) obtainable.
Procuration(prok-ū-rā´shun) (n.) the crime of obtaining young women for immoral purposes.
Procurator(prok´ū-rā-tẽr) (n.) one who manages another's affairs, especially legal interests.
Procure(prō-kūr´) (v.t.) to get or obtain; cause.
Procurement(prō-kūr´ment) (n.) act of procuring.
Procurer(prō-kūr´ẽr) (n.) one who procures; one who engages in the business of procuration.
Prodigal(prod´i-gal) (adj.) extravagant in expenditure; lavish; wasteful: (n.) a spendthrift; one who is lavish or wasteful.
Prodigality(prod-i-gal´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being prodigal; extravagance; lavishness.
Prodigious(prō-dij´us) (adj.) enormous; adapted to excite wonder.
Prodigy(prod´i-ji) (n.) anything wonderful or extraordinary; a miracle; portent.
Produce(prō-dūs´) (v.t.) to exhibit or bring to view; yield or bring forth; manufacture extend: (n.) (prod´ūs) that which is yielded or brought forth; result.
Producer(prō-dū´sẽr) (n.) one who or that which produces.
Producible(prō-dūs´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being produced.
Product(prod´ukt) (n.) that which is produced by nature, or made by art; work; result; the result of multiplying two or more numbers together.
Production(prō-duk´shun) (n.) that which is produced; act of producing; fruit; result.
Productive(prō-duk´tiv) (adj.) having the power of producing; generative; fertile.
Productively(prō-duk´tiv-li) (adv.) in a productive manner.
Productiveness(prō-duk´tiy-nes) (n.) a quality of being productive.
Profanation(prof-a-nā´shun) (n.) the act of treating sacred things with disrespect or irreverence; desecration.
Profane(prō-fān´) (adj.) secular; irreverent; irreligious; blasphemous: (v.t.) to treat with irreverence; desecrate; violate holy things; put to an improper use.
Profaneness(prō-fān´nes) (n.) quality or state of being profane.
Profanely(prō-fān´li) (adv.) in a profane manner.
Profanity(prō-fan´i-ti) (n.) irreverence towards holy things; blasphemy. Also profaneness.
Profess(prō-fes´) (v.t.) to make open declaration of; acknowledge or avow; declare publicly.
Professed(prō-fest´) (p.adj.) openly declared.
Profession(prō-fesh´un) (n.) the act of professing; open declaration or avowal; calling or vocation, especially one that requires a learned education; collective body of persons in a profession; the entrance of a novice into a religious order under a sacred vow.
Professional(prō-fesh´un-al) (adj.) pertaining to a profession: (n.) one who makes his living by his art, as distinguished from an amateur.
Professionalism(prō-fesh´un-al-izm) (n.) the cultivation of athletic sports for pecuniary considerations.
Professionally(prō-fesh´un-a-li) (adv.) in a professional manner.
Professor(prō-fes´ẽr) (n.) one who makes an outward profession of religion; one who publicly teaches any branch of knowledge.
Professorial(prō-fes-sō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to professors.
Professorship(prō-fes´ẽr-ship) (n.) the office or position of a professor.
Proffer(prof-ẽr) (v.t.) to offer for acceptance; tender: (n.) an offer made.
Proficiency(prō-fish´en-si) (n.) degree of advancement in any branch of knowledge, science, or art.
Proficient(prō-fish´ent) (adj.) thoroughly qualified, or skilled: (n.) an expert, or adept.
Profile(prō´fīl) (n.) a head or portrait in a side view, outline or contour, especially of a building in vertical section: (v.t.) draw in profile.
Profit(prof´it) (n.) pecuniary gain; benefit or advantage; emolument: (v.t.) to benefit; improve: (v.i.) to be of advantage; make improvement; receive profit.
Profitable(prof´it-a-bl) (adj.) yielding or bringing profit; lucrative; advantageous.
Profitably(prof´it-a-bli) (adv.) with profit.
Profitless(prof´it-les) (adj.) without any profit, gain, or advantage.
Profligacy(prof´li-ga-si) (n.) a profligate course of life.
Profligate(prof´li-gat) (adj.) abandoned to vice; dissolute; openly vicious.
Profligately(prof´li-gat-li) (adv.) in a profligate manner.
Profound(prō-found´) (adj.) deep in skill or knowledge; abstruse; deep; intense.
Profoundness(prō-found´nes) (n.) quality or state of being profound.
Profundity(prō-fun´di-ti) (n.) depth of place, knowledge, skill, etc.
Profuse(prō-fūs´) (adj.) liberal to excess; exuberant.
Profusely(prō-fūs´li) (adv.) in a profuse manner.
Profuseness(prō-fūs´nes) (n.) quality or state of being profuse.
Profusion(prō-fū´zhun) (n.) lavishness; excess; abundance. Also profuseness.
Progenitor(prō-gen´i-tẽr) (n.) an ancestor; forefather.
Progeny(proj´en-i) (n.) offspring; descendants; lineage.
Prognosis(prog-nō´sis) (n.) knowledge of the probable result of a disease from its symptoms; opinion so formed. The opposite of diagnosis.
Prognostic(prog-nos´tik) (adj.) foreshadowing; foretelling: (n.) an omen or prediction.
Prognosticate(prog-nos´ti-kāt) (v.t.) to foretell: (v.i.) indicate the future by present signs.
Prognostication(prog-nos-ti-kā´shun) (n.) the act of prognosticating; a fore-token.
Prognosticator(prog-nos´ti-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who foretells.
Program(prō´gram) (n.) an outline of a public entertainment, ceremony, etc.; a course of action prepared or announced beforehand.
Progress(prog´res) (n.) a moving or going forward; advancement; proficiency; journey of state: (v.i.) (prō-gres´) to move forward; advance; increase in proficiency.
Progression(prō-gresh´un) (n.) motion onwards; intellectual advance; regular and gradual advance; progress; a series of numbers increasing or decreasing by proportional differences.
Progressive(prō-gres´iv) (adj.) moving forward; making progress; improving.
Progressively(prō-gres´iv-li) (adv.) in a progressive manner.
Progressiveness(prō-gres´iv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being progressive.
Prohibit(prō-hib´it) (v.t.) to forbid; interdict by authority; hinder.
Prohibition(prō-hi-bish´un) (n.) the act of prohibiting; interdict.
Prohibitive(prō-hib´i-tiv) (adj.) tending to prohibit.
Project(proj´ekt) (n.) a design or scheme: (v.t.) (prō-jekt´) to throw or cast forward; plan or scheme: (v.i.) shoot forward; to jut out.
Projectile(prō-jek´til) u (n.) a body thrown forward, especially through the air; a bullet, shot, shell, etc.: (adj.) impelled or impelling forward.
Projecting(prō-jekt´ing) (p.adj.) jutting out.
Projection(prō-jek´shun) (n.) the act or state of projecting; that which juts out; a plan or delineation represented on a plane.
Projector(prō-jek´tẽr) (n.) one who projects or forms schemes; that which throws, as a mirror or camera.
Prolapse(prō-laps´) (n.) a falling down or out of some part of the body: (v.i.) to fall down or out; project too much.
Proletarian(prō-le-tā´ri-an) (adj.) pertaining to the common people; low; vulgar: (n.) a workman; in ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens.
Proletariat(prō-le-tā´ri-at) (n.) proletarians collectively.
Prolific(prō-lif´ik) (adj.) fruitful; productive; fertile.
Prolifically(prō-lif´i-ka-li) (adv.) abundantly.
Prolificness(prō-lif´ik-nes) (n.) the state of being prolific; fruitfulness.
Prolix(prō-liks´) (adj.) tedious and verbose; not concise.
Prolixity(prō-liks´i-ti) (n.) verbosity; minute detail.
Prologue(prō´log) (n.) an introduction or preface, especially verses spoken before a dramatic performance by way of introduction: (v.t.) to introduce by a preface.
Prolong(prō-long´) (v.t.) to lengthen; extend.
Prolongation(prō-long-gā´shun) (n.) extension in time or space; delay or postponement.
Promenade(prom-e-näd´) (n.) a walk for pleasure, show or exercise; a public place for walking: (v.i.) walk for pleasure, etc.
Prominence(prom´i-nens) (n.) the state or quality of being prominent; a projection.
Prominent(prom´i-nent) (adj.) projecting; conspicuous; chief; protuberant.
Promiscuous(prō-mis´kū-us) (adj.) confused; mingled; indiscriminate; not restricted to any particular person.
Promise(prom´is) (n.) an engagement to do or not to do something; basis for expectation; the thing promised: (v.i.) to assure one by a promise: (v.t.) to make a promise of; afford reason; to expect.
Promissory(prom´is-ō-ri) (adj.) containing a promise or covenant to do or not to do, something.
Promontory(prom´on-tō-ri) (n.) a high cape; a point of land jutting into the sea.
Promote(prō-mōt´) (v.t.) to advance, forward, or elevate; excite or stir up; raise to higher rank.
Promoter(prō-mō´tẽr) (n.) one who promotes, especially one who makes it his business to float new companies, etc.
Promotion(prō-mō´shun) (n.) the act of promoting; state of being promoted; advancement; preferment.
Prompt(prompt) (adj.) ready and quick to act as occasion demands; immediate; done without delay: (v.t.) incite to action; assist a speaker when at a loss for words.
Promptitude(promp´ti-tūd) (n.) quickness of decision and action; readiness; alacrity.
Promptness(prompt´nes) (n.) quality or state of being prompt; readiness; quickness.
Promulgator(prō´mul-gā-tẽr) (n.) one who promulgates.
Promulgate(prō-mul´gāt) (v.t.) to publish.
Promulgation(prō-mul-gā´shun) (n.) publication.
Prone(prōn) (adj.) lying with the face downwards; not erect; inclined; disposed.
Proneness(prōn´nes) (n.) the state of being prone; propensity.
Prong(prông) (n.) a sharp-pointed instrument; the spike of a fork.
Pronominal(prō-nom´i-nal) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, a pronoun.
Pronoun(prō-noun) (n.) a word which refers to, or is used in the place of, a noun.
Pronounce(prō-nouns´) (v.t.) to speak or utter distinctly; articulate; utter formally, authoritatively, or rhetorically; affirm: (v.i.) to speak with confidence or authority.
Pronounceable(prō-nouns´a-bl) (adj.) that may be pronounced.
Pronounced(prō-nounst´) (p.adj.) strongly marked or decided.
Pronouncement(prō-nouns´ment) (n.) an emphatic declaration.
Pronunciation(prō-nun-si-ā´shun) (n.) the act or manner of articulating words or syllables; graceful and proper public speaking.
Proof(prōōf) (n.) testimony or convincing evidence; test or experiment; reason; argument; demonstration; impenetrability; capability of resistance; a standard strength of spirit; an impression taken from type for correction; an early impression of an engraving: (adj.) strong to resist impression or penetration; capable of moral or physical resistance, as "sneer-proof" "bullet-proof."
Prop(prop) (n.) a support or stay: (v.t.) to support by something under or against; sustain.
Propaganda(prop-a-gan´da) (n. pl.) any methods for the propagation of doctrines, principles, etc., religious or secular.
Propagandist(prop-a-gan´dist) (n.) one who devotes himself to the propagation of any system of principles, etc.
Propagate(prop´a-gāt) (v.t.) to continue or spread by generation or successive production; extend; impel forward in space: (v.i.) to be produced by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
Propagation(prop-a-gā´shun) (n.) the act of propagating; spreading or extension.
Propagator(prop´a-gā-tẽr) (n.) one who propagates.
Propel(prō-pel´) (v.t.) to drive forward; urge onward by force.
Propeller(prō-pel´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, propels; a screw-propeller; vessel so propelled.
Propensity(prō-pen´si-ti) (n.) natural tendency.
Proper(prop´ẽr) (adj.) noting a particular person or thing; peculiar; fit or suitable; correct; appropriate.
Property(prop´ẽr-ti) (n.) a peculiar attribute, quality, or disposition; exclusive right of possession; the thing owned; estate; goods; attribute common to a class; (pl.) articles, including dresses, required by actors on the stage.
Prophecy(prof´e-si) (n.) a prediction of something to take place in the future, especially a prediction by Divine inspiration.
Prophesier(prof´e-sī-ẽr) (n.) one who prophesies.
Prophesy(prof´e-sī) (v.t.) to foretell future events, especially by Divine inspiration: (v.i.) to utter prophecies; preach.
Prophet(prof´et) (n.) one who foretells future events, especially one inspired by God.
Prophetic(prō-fet´ik) (adj.) pertaining to prophecy; predictive. Prophetical.
Prophetically(prō-fet´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a prophetic manner.
Prophylactic(prō-fi-lak´tik) (adj.) guarding, or preserving, against disease: (n.) a preventive of disease.
Propinquity(prō-ping´kwi-ti) (n.) nearness of place, time, or relationship.
Propitiate(prō-pish´i-āt) (v.t.) to conciliate; make propitious: (v.i.) to atone.
Propitiation(prō-pish-i-ā´shun) (n.) the act of propitiating; atonement.
Propitiatory(prō-pish´i-a-tō-ri) (adj.) capable of propitiating.
Propitious(prō-pish´us) (adj.) favorable; disposed to be merciful.
Proportion(prō-pōr´shun) (n.) comparative relation of one thing to another; ratio; rate; symmetrical relation; rule of three; equal or just share: (v.t.) to form symmetrically; apportion.
Proportional(prō-pōr´shun-al) (adj.) having due proportion; having the same ratio: (n.) a quantity or number in proportion.
Proportionally(prō-pōr´shun-a-li) (adv.) in proportion.
Proportionate(prō-pōr´shun-at) (adj.) adjusted to something else according to a certain rate: (v.t.) to adjust according to a settled rate.
Proportionately(prō-pōr´shun-at-li) (adv.) in a proportionate degree.
Proposal(prō-pōz´al) (n.) that which is offered for consideration or acceptance; offer of marriage; terms or conditions proposed.
Propose(prō-pōz´) (v.t.) to bring forward or offer for consideration; nominate for election: (v.i.) to make an offer of marriage.
Proposer(prō-pō´zẽr) (n.) one who proposes.
Proposition(prop-ō-zish´un) (n.) an offer of terms; proposal; a complete sentence, or one that affirms or denies something; a theorem or problem for solution.
Propositional(prop-ō-zish´un-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or considered as, a proposition.
Propound(prō-pound´) (v.t.) to offer for consideration; put or set as a question.
Proprietary(prō-prī´e-ta-ri) (adj.) belonging to a proprietor or proprietary: (n.) a possessor in his own right; proprietors collectively.
Proprietor(prō-prī´e-tẽr) (n.) one who has a legal right to anything; owner.
Proprietorship(prō-prī-et-ūr-ship) (n.) state of being a proprietor; ownership.
Propriety(prō-prī´e-ti) (n.) conformity to established rules or custom; decorum; fitness.
Propulsion(prō-pul´shun) (n.) the act of propelling.
Propulsive(prō-pul´siv) (adj.) having power to propel.
Prorogation(prō-rō-gā´shun) (n.) the act of proroguing.
Prorogue(prō-rōg´) (v.t.) to terminate a session of; to postpone.
Prosaic(prō-zā´ik) (adj.) like prose; commonplace; uninteresting.
Prosaically(prō-zā´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a prosaic manner.
Proscenium(prō-sē´ni-um) (n.) that part of the stage from the curtain to the orchestra.
Proscribe(prō-skrīb´) (v.t.) to punish with civil death; outlaw; interdict.
Proscription(prō-skrip´shun) (n.) the act of proscribing; outlawry; interdiction; prohibition.
Prose(prōz) (n.) ordinary spoken or written language; composition with no meter or rhyme: (v.i. & v.t.) to write or speak tediously: (adj.) unloosed from the rules of prosody, yet not necessarily; dull; tedious; commonplace.
Prosecute(pros´e-kūt) (v.t.) to follow or pursue with the view to reach or accomplish; accuse of a crime before a legal tribunal: (v.i.) to carry on a legal prosecution.
Prosecution(pros-e-kū´shun) (n.) the act of prosecuting; pursuit; the institution and carrying on of a legal suit; prosecutor or prosecutors collectively.
Prosecutor(pros´e-kū-tẽr) (n.) one who carries on a legal suit with another; one who pursues any purpose, etc.
Proselyte(pros´e-līt) (n.) a convert to some religion or belief, or party; a Gentile convert to the Jewish law and belief: (v.t.) to proselytize.
Proselytism(pros´e-li-tizm) (n.) the act of proselytizing; conversion to a creed or system.
Proselytize(pros´e-li-tīz) (v.t.) to make a convert of.
Prosody(prōs´ō-di) (n.) that part of grammar which treats of quantity, accent, and the laws of versification.
Prospect(pros´pekt) (n.) a view of something distant; scene; object of view; expectation: (v.t.) (prō-spekt´) to search or explore, especially for gold or valuable minerals.
Prospective(pros-pek´tiv) (adj.) looking forward; acting with, or characterized by, foresight; in prospect.
Prospectively(pros-pek´tiv-li) (adv.) with regard to the future.
Prospector(pros´pek-tẽr) (n.) one who searches for valuable minerals.
Prospectus(prō-spek´tus) (n.) an outline of a proposed undertaking; sketch, or plan.
Prosper(pros´pẽr) (v.t.) to render successful; favor: (v.i.) to thrive; succeed.
Prosperity(pros-per´i-ti) (n.) successful progress in any business or enterprise; good fortune.
Prosperous(pros´pẽr-us) (adj.) successful; thriving.
Prostitute(pros´ti-tūt) (v.t.) to offer or hire for lewd use; devote to improper purposes: (adj.) prostituted: (n.) a lewd woman; a base mercenary or hireling.
Prostitution(pros-ti-tū´shun) (n.) the act of a prostitute.
Prostrate(pros´trāt) (adj.) lying at full length; extended on the ground; lying at mercy as a suppliant: (v.t.) to lay flat; throw down; bow in humble reverence.
Prostration(pros-trā´shun) (n.) the act of prostrating; great depression; exhaustion of the vital powers under disease.
Prosy(prōz´i) (adv.) tedious; dull.
Protagonist(prō-tāg´ō-nist) (n.) the chief of the three actors who had speaking parts on the tragic stage in ancient Greece.
Protean(prō´tē-an) (adj.) readily assuming different shapes; from Proteus, a sea deity of classic mythology.
Protect(prō-tekt´) (v.t.) to cover over; defend; shield; shelter; support.
Protection(prō-tek´shun) (n.) the act of protecting; the state of being protected; defense; shelter; security; passport; encouragement of home industry by duties on imports, bounties, etc.
Protectionism(prō-tek´shun-izm) (n.) the doctrine that certain home industries and produce should be encouraged by the imposition of duties on foreign imports of the same kind.
Protectionist(prō-tek´shun-ist) (n.) one who advocates or supports protectionism; one who opposes free trade unless it be reciprocal.
Protective(prō-tek´tiv) (adj.) serving to protect; defensive.
Protector(prō-tek´tẽr) (n.) one who protects, especially from injury or oppression; guardian.
Protectorate(prō-tek´tẽr-at) (n.) government or defense by a protector.
Protege(prō-tā-zhā´) (n.) one who is under the protection, guardianship, or care of another.
Protein(pro´tē-in) (n.) the gelatinous, semi-transparent substance obtained from albumen, flesh or casein, the essential principle of food.
Protest(prō-test´) (v.i.) to affirm with solemnity; make a solemn declaration against some public act or measure; remonstrate: (v.t.) to make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to declare formally to be insufficiently provided for by deposit or payment; said of a note or bill of exchange: (n.) (prō´test) a solemn declaration of opinion against something; a document containing reasons for dissent; a formal declaration by the holder of a bill of exchange of its non-payment or non-acceptance by the drawer.
Protestant(prot´es-tant) (n.) a member of any of those bodies of Christians that protest against the spiritual supremacy of the Church of Rome: (adj.) pertaining to Protestants.
Protestation(prot-es-tā´shun) (n.) a formal declaration of dissent; solemn affirmation.
Protocol(prō´tō-kol) (n.) one who is deputed to draw up the draft of a treaty or other official document; who draws up a strict account of what took place at a secret official meeting; one who arranges with other diplomats the order and procedure of certain events or ceremonies: (n.) the rough draft of a treaty, diplomatic dispatch, etc.
Protoplasm(prō´tō-plazm) (n.) a semi-fluid albuminous substance, regarded as the ultimate basis of physical life, from which all living organisms are formed and developed.
Protract(prō-trakt´) (v.t.) to draw out or lengthen in time; prolong; defer.
Protraction(prō-trak´shun) (n.) the act of protracting; delay; the act of laying down on paper the dimensions of a plot of land, etc.
Protractor(prō-trak´tẽr) (n.) a mathematical instrument for laying down angles on paper; used in surveying, etc.; a surgical instrument for drawing out extraneous bodies; a muscle that draws forward any part.
Protrude(prō-trūd´) (v.t.) to thrust out or push forward: (v.i.) to shoot forward; project.
Protrusion(prō-trū´zhun) (n.) the act of protruding; the state of being protruded.
Protuberance(prō-tū´bẽr-ans) (n.) a swelling; a prominence; tumor.
Protuberant(prō-tū´bẽr-ant) (adj.) swelling; prominent.
Proud(proud) (adj.) having excessive self-esteem; arrogant; ostentatious; haughty; spirited; of lofty mien; pleased; grand; gratified.
Provable(prōōv´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being proved.
Prove(prōōv) (v.t.) to ascertain or try by an experiment or test; establish or ascertain by argument or other evidence; ascertain the genuineness of; experience; endure; try by suffering; show or demonstrate the accuracy of a calculation.
Proven(prōōv´en) (adj.) proved.
Provender(prov´en-dẽr) (n.) dry food for beasts, as hay, fee.
Proverb(prov´ẽrb) (n.) a short familiar pithy saying, expressing some well-known truth or common fact of experience; adage.
Proverbial(prō-vẽr´bi-al) (adj.) pertaining to proverbs; mentioned in, or like, a proverb; widely spoken of or well-known.
Provide(prō-vīd´) (v.t.) to make ready beforehand; furnish; stipulate as a preliminary condition: (v.i.) to procure supplies; make preparations [with for or against].
Provided(pro-vīd´ed) (conj.) on condition.
Providence(prov´i-dens) (n.) timely care or preparation; economy; prudence; foresight and care of God for his creatures; an event directly caused by the power of God.
Provident(prov´i-dent) (adj.) careful for the future; prudent; economical.
Providential(prov-i-den´shal) (adj.) effected by, or proceeding from, Divine providence.
Providentially(prov-i-den´sha-li) (adv.) in a providential manner.
Province(prov´ins) (n.) a division of an empire or state; a dependent country; region; jurisdiction of an archbishop; proper office or business; department of knowledge; (pl.) the country districts.
Provincial(prō-vin´shal) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, a province; rustic: (n.) one who belongs to a province; countryman.
Provincialism(prō-vin´shal-izm) (n.) an idiom or dialect peculiar to a province.
Provision(prō-vizh´un) (n.) the act of providing; the things provided; measures taken beforehand; accumulation of stores; (pl.) food: (v.t.) to supply with food.
Provisional(prō-vizh´un-al) (adj.) provided for present use; temporary.
Provisionally(prō-vizh´un-a-li) (adv.) in a provisional manner.
Proviso(prō-vī´zō) (n.) a conditional clause or stipulation in a deed.
Provocation(prov´ō-kā´shun) (n.) that which excites to anger or resentment; act of provoking.
Provocative(prō-vōk´a-tiv) (adj.) tending to provoke; inciting: (n.) anything that tends to provoke; incitement.
Provoke(prō-vōk´) (v.t.) to excite or stir to action; enrage or irritate; exasperate.
Provost(prov´ust) (n.) the head of a college; superintendent or president; chief dignitary of a cathedral; chief magistrate of a city or town.
Prow(prou) (n.) the bow of a ship.
Prowess(prou´es) (n.) bravery; valor.
Prowl(proul) (v.i.) to wander stealthily as for prey or plunder: (n.) a roving for prey or plunder.
Proximate(proks´i-mat) (adj.) nearest; near and immediate.
Proximity(proks-im´i-ti) (n.) immediate nearness in place, blood, or alliance.
Proxy(proks´i) (n.) the agency of a substitute; the document by which one person is authorized to act or vote for another.
Prude(prōōd) (n.) a woman who affects great reserve, coyness, and excessive virtue.
Prudence(prōō´dens) (n.) the quality of being prudent; wisdom applied to practice.
Prudent(prōō´dent) (adj.) practically wise; careful of the consequences of measures or actions; judicious; cautious; circumspect.
Prudential(prōō-den´shal) (adj.) proceeding from, or influenced by, prudence.
Prudery(prōō´dẽr-i) (n.) affected niceness or scrupulousness in conduct; manners of a prude.
Prudish(prōō´dish) (adj.) like a prude; affectedly precise, nice, or scrupulous.
Prune(prōōn) (n.) a dried plum: (v.t.) to cut superfluous twigs or branches from a vine, bush or tree; trim.
Pruner(prōōn´ẽr) (n.) one who or that which prunes.
Prurience(prōō´ri-ens) (n.) the state or quality of being prurient.
Prurient(prōō´ri-ent) (adj.) having an eager desire for, or characterized by, lewdness; itching.
Pry(prī) (v.i.) to inspect closely or with keen scrutiny: (n.) close inspection; impertinent peeping.
Psalm(sälm) (n.) a sacred song.
Psalmist(sälm´ist) (n.) a composer of psalms, especially of any of the Scriptural psalms.
Psaltery(sawl´tẽr-i) (n.) a stringed musical instrument, used by the ancient Hebrews.
Pseudonym(sū´dō-nim) (n.) a fictitious name.
Pshaw(shaw) (interj.) an expression of contempt.
Psoriasis(so-rī´a-sis) (n.) the itch.
Psychiatrist(si-kī´a-trist) (n.) a specialist in the cure of mental diseases.
Psychiatry(si-kī´a-tri) (n.) the cure of mental diseases.
Psychical(sī´ki-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or connected with, the human soul, spirit, or mind; spiritualistic; psychological. Also psychic.
Psychic(sī´kik) (adj.) pertaining to psychics: (n.) one with psychic abilities; a medium.
Psychics(sīk´iks) (n.) the science of the mind; the study of obscure mental phenomena.
Psychological(sī-kō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to psychology.
Psychologically(sī-kō-loj´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a psychological manner.
Psychologist(sī-kol´o-jist) (n.) one skilled in psychology.
Psychology(sī-kol´o-ji) (n.) the science of mental phenomena and their classification and analysis; mental philosophy; metaphysics.
Psychotherapy(sī-kō-ther´ä-py) (n.) a method of healing diseases by mental or spiritual treatment.
Puberty(pū´bẽr-ti) (n.) the age at which the generative powers begin to be developed.
Pubescence(pū-bes´ens) (n.) the state or age of puberty; soft, short, downy hair.
Pubescent(pū-bes´ent) (adj.) arriving at the age of puberty; covered with soft, downy hairs.
Public(pub´lik) (adj.) pertaining to a nation, state, or community; belonging to the people; circulating among all classes; open; generally known; common to all: (n.) the people in general.
Publican(pub´li-kan) (n.) one who keeps a public-house; among the ancient Romans, a farmer of the public revenues; a collector of tolls, tribute, or customs.
Publication(pub-li-kā´shun) (n.) the act of publishing or making public; the act of publishing a book, etc.
Publicist(pub´li-sist) (n.) a writer on international law, or on current events of political or social interest.
Publicity(pub-lis´i-ti) (n.) the state of being public; notoriety.
Publicly(pub´lik-li) (adv.) in a public manner.
Publish(pub´lish) (v.t.) to make known; announce or proclaim; divulge; print and offer for sale; put into circulation.
Publisher(pub´lish-ẽr) (n.) one who publishes, especially books or periodicals.
Pucker(puck´ẽr) (v.t. & v.i.) to gather into small folds; wrinkle: (n.) a small fold or wrinkle.
Pudding(pood´ing) (n.) a soft kind of food made of flour and various ingredients; an intestine stuffed with meat, etc.; quantity of yarns, matting, or oakum.
Puddle(pud´l) (n.) a small pool of dirty water; clay worked together with sand: (v.t.) to make muddy; render watertight with puddle; convert pig-iron into wrought-iron.
Puerile(pū´ẽr-il) (adj.) pertaining to children; juvenile; boyish; trifling.
Puerility(pū-ẽr-il´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being puerile; childishness.
Puerperal(pū-er´pẽr-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or following, childbirth.
Puff(puf) (n.) a short quick blast; sudden forcible breath; a fungous ball filled with dust; anything light and porous or swollen; a light kind of tart; exaggerated praise or advertisement: (v.i.) to expel air from the mouth with a sudden forcible blast; breathe quick and hard; swell with air; blow in contempt; move with hurry: (v.t.) to drive with a puff; swell, as with wind; praise in exaggerated terms.
Puffer(puf´ẽr) (n.) one who puffs; one who praises in exaggerated terms; one who is hired to force up bids at sales.
Puffiness(puf´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being puffy.
Puffing(puf´ing) (n.) exaggerated praise, especially with the view to advertisement; quick and hard breathing: (p.adj.) praising in exaggerated terms.
Puffy(puf´i) (adj.) distended with air or other light matter; windy; bombastic; tumid.
Pug(pug) (n.) a small dog with face and nose like a bull-dog's; imp or elf; plastic clay: (v.t.) to line or fill up with plastic clay or any other material.
Pugilism(pū´jil-izm) (n.) the art or practice of boxing or fighting with the fists; prize-fighting.
Pugilist(pū´jil-ist) (n.) a prize-fighter; boxer.
Pugilistic(pū-jil-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to pugilism.
Pugnacious(pug-nā´shus) (adj.) disposed to fight; quarrelsome.
Pugnacity(pug-nas´i-ti) (n.) an inclination to fight.
Puke(pūk) (v.i. & v.t.) to vomit.
Pukka(puk´ka) (adj.) solid, complete, genuine.
Pule(pūl) (v.t.) to whine.
Puling(pūl´ing) (adj.) whining; infantile.
Pull(pool) (v.t.) to draw towards one; pluck; rend or tear; drag or haul: (v.i.) to tug: (n.) the act of pulling; struggle; contest; private influence exerted to secure political or other favor.
Pullet(pool´et) (n.) a young hen.
Pulley(pool´li) (n.) a small wheel turning about an axis, and having a groove in which a rope works.
Pulmonary(pul´mon-ẽr-i) (adj.) provided with lungs.
Pulp(pulp) (n.) the soft fleshy part of bodies, as of fruit; any soft uniform mass: (v.t.) to reduce to a soft mass; extract or separate the pulp from.
Pulpiness(pulp´i-nes) (n.) pulpy state.
Pulpit(pool´pit) (n.) an elevated or enclosed desk in a church from which the sermon is delivered; preachers or preaching.
Pulpy(pul´pi) (adj.) consisting of, or like, pulp; soft; succulent.
Pulsate(pul´sāt) (v.i.) to throb; beat.
Pulsation(pul-sā´shun) (n.) a throb or beat, especially of the heart.
Pulse(puls) (n.) the rhythmic beating of the heart or arteries; vibration; leguminous plants or their seeds, as peas, beans, etc.: (v.i.) to beat or throb, as the pulse.
Pulverization(pul-vẽr-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of pulverizing.
Pulverize(pul´vẽr-īz) (v.t.) to reduce to powder.
Puma(pū´ma) (n.) a large cat-like carnivorous animal of America; mountain lion.
Pumice(pum´is) (n.) a hard, light, spongy, volcanic lava or rock.
Pump(pump) (n.) a machine for raising water or other liquid; a light low shoe or slipper: (v.t.) to raise water or a liquid by means of a pump; free from water by a pump; extract information by artful questions.
Pumpkin(pump´kin) (n.) a plant of the gourd family and its edible fruit.
Pun(pun) (n.) a play upon words: (v.i.) to play upon words similar in sound but having a different meaning.
Punch(punch) (n.) a tool for stamping or perforating; a beverage of rum, whiskey, etc., water, lemon-juice, and sugar; the buffoon of a puppet-show; a short fat person: (v.t.) to perforate with a punch; to strike with the fist.
Punctilio(pungk-til´i-ō) (n.) a nice point in conduct or ceremony; formal exactness.
Punctilious(pungk-til´i-us) (adj.) very nice or precise in conduct or ceremony; exact to excess.
Punctual(pungk´tū-al) (adj.) observing, or done at, the exact time.
Punctuality(pungk-tū-al´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being punctual; the characteristic of keeping the exact time of an appointment or engagement.
Punctually(pungk´tū-al-i) (adv.) in a punctual manner.
Punctuate(pungk´tū-āt) (v.t.) to mark with points; divide into sentences by points.
Punctuation(pungk-tū-ā´shun) (n.) the act or art of dividing sentences by points or stops.
Puncture(pungk´tūr) (n.) a small hole or wound made by a pointed instrument: (v.t.) to make a hole in, or pierce, with a pointed instrument.
Pundit(pun´dit) (n.) a learned person who offers their expert opinion or commentary to the public.
Pungent(pun´jent) (adj.) stinging or pricking; piercing; keen; biting; sarcastic; caustic.
Punish(pun´ish) (v.t.) to cause loss or pain to as a penalty for a crime or fault; chastise; correct.
Punishable(pun´ish-a-bl) (adj.) liable to punishment; deserving of punishment.
Punishment(pun´ish-ment) (n.) pain, loss, or penalty, inflicted for a crime or fault.
Punitive(pū´ni-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to, or inflicting, punishment.
Punk(pungk) (n.) wood decayed by the fungus that covers it; a composition made into sticks and intended to burn for a long time and ignite fireworks, fire-crackers, and other explosives; a worthless argument; nonsense.
Punster(pun´stẽr) (n.) one addicted to, or skilled in, punning.
Punt(punt) (n.) a flat-bottomed boat for fishing.
Puny(pū´ni) (adj.) inferior in strength or size; weak; feeble; petty.
Pupa(pu´pa) (n.) stage in which an insect is developed beyond the worm-like larva, but has not yet entered upon the adult stage of its life; chrysalis. The pupa is frequently enclosed in a case.
Pupil(pū´pil) (n.) a young person who is under the care of a tutor; scholar; ward; in law, a boy or girl under the age of puberty 14 and 12 years respectively; the opening in the iris through which rays of light pass to the retina.
Puppet(pup´et) (n.) a small doll or image, especially one moved by wires in a mock drama; one who is under the influence and control of another.
Puppy(pup´i) (n.) a whelp; young dog; a conceited young man.
Purblind(pẽr´blīnd) (adj.) seeing obscurely.
Purchasable(pẽr´chas-a-bl) (adj.) that may be purchased.
Purchase(pẽr´chas) (v.t.) to obtain by paying an equivalent; acquire; buy; expiate or recompense by a fine or forfeit; obtain at the expense of some sacrifice, labor, etc.: (n.) the act of purchasing; thing purchased or bought; mechanical advantage.
Purchaser(pẽr´chas-ẽr) (n.) one who purchases.
Pure(pūr) (adj.) free from moral or physical defilement; chaste; unpolluted, unadulterated; clean; holy; real; mere; absolute.
Purely(pūr´li) (adv.) in a pure manner; absolutely.
Pureness(pūr´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being pure.
Purgative(pẽr´ga-tiv) (adj.) serving to purge.
Purgatorial(pẽr-ga-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to purgatory.
Purgatory(pẽr´ga-tō-ri) (n.) in the doctrine of the Catholic Church, the state after death in which the souls of the faithful departed are purified from venial sins by suffering: (adj.) cleansing; expiatory.
Purge(pẽrj) (v.t.) to cleanse or free from impurities or guilt; make clear or pure; clear from accusation; defecate: (v.i.) to have frequent evacuations: (n.) a cathartic medicine.
Purging(pẽrj´ing) (n.) diarrhea; looseness of the bowels.
Purification(pū-ri-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of purifying; state of being purified; ceremonial cleansing from guilt or uncleanness.
Purifier(pū´ri-fī-ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, purifies.
Purify(pū´ri-fī) (v.t.) to render pure; free from guilt or ceremonial uncleanness; free from impurities, corruptions or barbarisms.
Purism(pū´rizm) (n.) affectation in the precise use of words in literary style.
Purist(pūr´ist) (n.) one who is scrupulously precise in matters of literary style or the choice of correct words.
Purity(pūr´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being pure; chastity; cleanness; freedom from adulteration; freedom from sinister motives, foreign idioms, or barbarisms.
Purl(pẽrl) (n.) a warm spiced ale, or gin; an embroidered or puckered border; a stitch in knitting; the continued murmuring sound of a shallow stream: (v.t.) to fringe or embroider with a waved edging; invert stitches in knitting: (v.i.) to ripple or flow with a gentle manner.
Purlieus(pẽr´lūz) (n. pl.) borders; adjacent districts.
Purloin(pẽr-loin´) (v.t.) to steal.
Purple(pẽr´pl) (adj.) of the color of blended blue and red; regal; livid; dyed with blood: (n.) purple color; purple robe, originally worn only by royalty; imperial government: (v.t.) to render, or dye, purple.
Purport(pẽr´pōrt) (n.) meaning; design; signification: (v.t.) to mean or signify.
Purpose(pẽr´pus) (n.) design; end or aim desired: (v.t.) to intend or resolve; design: (v.i.) to have an intention.
Purposeful(pẽr´pus-fool) (adj.) expressly intended.
Purposeless(pẽr´pus-les) (adj.) without purpose or effect; aimless.
Purposely(pẽr´pus-li) (adv.) on purpose; intentionally.
Purr(pẽr) (n.) the low murmuring of a cat when pleased: (v.t.) to signify by purring: (v.i.) utter a low murmuring sound.
Purse(pẽrs) (n.) a small bag or receptacle for money; sum of money; treasury: (v.t.) to pucker or wrinkle.
Purser(pẽrser) (n.) a, commissioned officer having charge of the provisions, clothing, and money of a ship; a paymaster.
Pursuant(pẽr-sū´ant) (adj.) done in consequence or in prosecution of anything; agreeable: (adv.) in consequence of.
Pursue(pẽr-sū´) (v.t.) to follow for some end; take and proceed in; prosecute; chase; seek: (v.i.) to go on or continue.
Pursuer(pẽr-sū´ẽr) (n.) one who pursues.
Pursuit(pẽr-sūt´) (n.) the act of pursuing; prosecution; chase; occupation; attainment.
Purvey(pẽr-vā´) (v.t.) to provide; procure: (v.i.) to purchase provisions.
Purveyance(pẽr-vā´ans) (n.) the procuring of provisions; provisions provided; the right formerly accorded to royalty of buying up provisions without the owner's consent.
Purveyor(pẽr-vā´ẽr) (n.) one who provides provisions.
Purview(pẽr´vū) (n.) extent; proviso; body of a statute.
Pus(pus) (n.) the white or yellowish-white matter secreted in sores, etc.
Push(poosh) (v.t.) to press against with force; urge forward; drive by pressure: (v.i.) to make a thrust or effort; press hard: (n.) a thrust; force applied; effort; assault; exigence; extremity; persistent endeavor.
Pushing(poosh´ing) (adj.) enterprising; energetic.
Pusillanimity(pū-sil-a-nim´i-ti) (n.) quality or state of being pusillanimous; cowardice.
Pusillanimous(pū-sil-an´i-mus) (adj.) cowardly; mean-spirited; timid.
Puss(poos) (n.) a cat.
Pustule(pus´tūl) (n.) a small elevation of the skin, or pimple containing pus.
Put(poot) (v.t.) to place in, or bring into, any state or condition; cause; drive into action; incite; propose; apply; lay or deposit; throw in; state in language; shoot out or send forth.
Putative(pū´tā-tiv) (adj.) commonly supposed; reputed.
Putrefaction(pū-tre-fak´shun) (n.) the act or process of putrefying; decomposition; rottenness.
Putrefactive(pū-tre-fak´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to, or tending to, putrefaction.
Putrefy(pū´tre-fī) (v.t.) to cause to rot or decay by the decomposition of organic bodies; rot; corrupt: (v.i.) to become putrid.
Putrescence(pū-tres´ens) (n.) a putrid state.
Putrescent(pū-tres´ent) (adj.) pertaining to putrefaction; becoming rotten.
Putrid(pū´trid) (adj.) in a state of putrefaction; stinking; corrupt; rotten.
Putter(pūt´ẽr) (n.) in golf, short-shafted club used when the ball lies near a hole.
Putty(put´i) (n.) a compound of whiting and linseed oil used in glazing: (v.t.) to cement with putty.
Puzzle(puz´l) (n.) something that tries the ingenuity, perplexes, or causes embarrassment: (v.i.) to be puzzled: (v.t.) to perplex; entangle.
Pygmy(pig´mi) (n.) dwarf; anything of a dwarfish nature.
Pyramid(pir´a-mid) (n.) a solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, having its triangular sides terminating in a point at the apex; (pl.) sepulchral monuments of such shape, as in Egypt; a game at billiards.
Pyramidal(pir-am´i-dal) (adj.) shaped like a pyramid.
Pyre(pīr) (n.) a funeral pile.
Pyromania(pī-rō-mā´ni-a) (n.) an insane impulse to destroy by fire.
Pyrotechnics(pī-rō-tek´niks) (n.) fireworks or the art of making them.

Quack(kwak) (n.) the cry of the duck; a pretender to medical skill; charlatan: (v.i.) to cry like a duck; to act like a quack: (adj.) pertaining to quacks or quackery.
Quackery(kwak´ẽr-i) (n.) boastful pretension to skill in medicine; false pretensions to any art; imposture; empiricism.
Quad(kwod) (n.) the quadrangle or court of a college, prison, etc.; a bicycle for four riders.
Quadrangle(kwod´rang-gl) (n.) an open square surrounded by buildings; a plane figure with 4 angles and 4 sides.
Quadrangular(kwod-rang´gū-lar) (adj.) having the form of a quadrangle.
Quadrant(kwod´rant) (n.) the 4th part of a circle, an arc of 90°; an instrument for taking elevations; an instrument for elevating cannon.
Quadratic(kwod-rat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or involving, a square.
Quadrature(kwod´ra-tūr) (n.) the act of squaring; the reduction of a figure to a square, exactly or approximately; the position of a heavenly body when distant 90° from another; said especially of the position of the moon from the sun.
Quadrennial(kwod-ren´i-al) (adj.) comprising, or occurring, every 4 years.
Quadrilateral(kwod-ri-lat´ẽr-al) (n.) a plane figure with 4 sides and 4 angles; the area enclosed and defended by four fortresses.
Quadrille(kwä-dril´) (n.) a dance by four sets of couples; a game at cards played by four persons.
Quadrillion(kwod-ril´yun) (n.) in the French system of numeration, followed in the United States, a thousand trillions; in the English system, the fourth power of a million, or 1 followed by 24 ciphers.
Quadrivium(kwod-riv´i-um) (n.) a place where four roads meet.
Quadruped(kwod´rōō-ped) (n.) a four-footed animal: (adj.) four-footed.
Quadruple(kwod-rōō´pl) (adj.) fourfold: (n.) a sum or quantity four times as great as that taken as the standard: (v.t.) to multiply by four: (v.i.) to increase four-fold.
Quaff(kwaf) (v.t.) to drink or swallow in large quantities: (v.i.) to drink luxuriously.
Quagmire(kwag´mīr) (n.) wet, boggy ground yielding under the feet.
Quail(kwāl) (v.i.) to sink in spirit or by dejection; lose heart; cower: (n.) a gallinaceous bird, allied to the partridge.
Quaint(kwānt) (adj.) singular and antique; not expressed or shown in the usual way; odd; neat.
Quake(kwāk) (v.i.) to tremble or shake; be agitated: (n.) a tremble or shudder.
Quaking(kwāk´ing) (adj.) trembling; shaking: (n.) a shaking or tremor.
Qualification(kwol-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) any quality, endowment, or acquirement which fits a person for any office or occupation; legal power or ability; limitation; restriction.
Qualifier(kwol´i-fī-ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, qualifies.
Qualify(kwol´i-fī) (v.t.) to render fit or capable for any office, occupation, etc.; render legally capable; make fit; moderate; limit: (v.i.) to become qualified.
Qualitative(kwol´i-ta-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to quality; determining the nature of component parts.
Quality(kwol´i-ti) (n.) peculiar power or property; attribute; disposition; rank; superior birth.
Qualm(kwäm) (n.) a sudden fit of sickness; nausea; scruple.
Quandary(kwon´da-ri) (n.) a state of difficulty or perplexity.
Quantify(kwon´ti-fī) (v.t.) to indicate the quantity or extent of.
Quantitative(kwon´ti-tā-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to quantity.
Quantity(kwon´ti-ti) (n.) that property of anything that may be increased or diminished; any indeterminate bulk, weight, or number; large portion, sum, or mass; the measure of time in pronouncing a syllable; anything that can be increased, divided, or measured; in logic, a general conception.
Quantum(kwon´tum) (n.) quantity; amount.
Quarantine(kwor´an-tēn) (n.) isolation of a person, house, etc., afflicted with contagious disease: (v.t.) to place under quarantine.
Quarrel(kwor´el) (n.) an angry dispute; petty fight; altercation; ground of dispute; a square-headed arrow: (v.i.) to dispute violently; be at variance; disagree.
Quarrelsome(kwor´el-sum) (adj.) inclined to quarrel; contentious; easily provoked; irascible.
Quarried(kwor´id) (p.adj.) dug from the quarry.
Quarry(kwor´i) (n.) a place where stone is dug out for building purposes, etc.; game pursued by hawks or hounds: (v.t.) to dig or take from a quarry.
Quart(kwôrt) (n.) 2 pints, or 1-4th of a gallon.
Quarter(kwôr´tẽr) (n.) the 4th part; 28 pounds avoirdupois; 8 bushels; the 4th part of the moon's monthly revolution; part of the globe; particular county, region, or district; life granted to an enemy; mercy; after-part of a ship's side; one of the 4 points of the compass; in heraldry, one of the divisions of a shield when divided crosswise; (pl.) lodgings, especially for soldiers: (v.t.) to divide into four equal parts; furnish with lodgings, as soldiers; bear as an appendage to hereditary arms.
Quartered(kwôr´tẽrd) (p.adj.) divided into quarters; stationed or lodged.
Quartering(kôor´tẽr-ing) (n.) assignment of quarters; the division of a shield containing many coats.
Quarterly(kwôr´tẽr-li) (adj.) consisting of, or containing, a quarter: (adv.) once each quarter of the year: (n.) a publication issued every quarter.
Quartermaster(kwôr´tẽr-mas-tẽr) (n.) an officer whose duty it is to assign quarters and provide food, clothing, forage, ammunition, etc., for a regiment; in the navy, a petty officer who attends to the steerage, signals, stowage, etc., of ships.
Quartet(kwôr-tet´) (n.) anything in fours; musical composition in four parts for four voices or instruments.
Quarto(kwôr´tō) (n.) a book having the sheet folded into four leaves: (adj.) having 4 leaves in a sheet.
Quartz(kwôrts) (n.) a mineral compound of pure silica.
Quash(kwosh) (v.t.) to crush; subdue suddenly or completely; annul.
Quaver(kwā´vẽr) (v.t.) to shake or tremble; vibrate; sing or play with tremulous modulations: (n.) a vibration of the voice; a musical note, one-half a crotchet.
Quay(kē) (n.) a wharf for loading or unloading vessels.
Queasy(kwē´zi) (adj.) affected with, or causing, nausea.
Queen(kwēn) (n.) a female sovereign; consort of a king; sovereign of a swarm of bees queen-bee; a court card with the figure of a queen; a piece in chess; the best or chief of her kind: (v.i.) to play the queen: (v.t.) in chess, to make a queen of.
Queenly(kwēn´li) (adj.) like, or befitting, a queen.
Queer(kwēr) (adj.) odd; singular; droll; strange; out of health: (v.t.) to put wrong; to throw out of the proper status, as, to "queer" a thing: (n.) in thieve's slang, counterfeit money, as, "to shove the queer."
Quell(kwel) (v.t.) to crush or subdue; put an end to; calm; allay.
Quench(kwench) (v.t.) to put out or extinguish; check; allay.
Querulous(kwer´ū-lus) (adj.) complaining; discontented.
Query(kwē´ri) (n.) a question; an inquiry to be resolved; a mark of interrogation: (v.t.) to examine by questions; doubt; mark with a query: (v.i.) to ask questions.
Quest(kwest) (n.) search, inquiry; jury of inquest: (v.t.) to search for.
Question(kwes´chun) (n.) an inquiry; act of asking; interrogation; doubt; subject of discussion; examination by torture: (v.t.) to ask or interrogate; examine by questions; treat as doubtful: (v.i.) to ask a question.
Questionable(kwes´chun-a-bl) (adj.) that may be questioned; doubtful; suspicious.
Questionably(kwes´chun-a-bli) (adv.) in a questionable manner.
Queue(kū) (n.) the tail of a wig; a line of people waiting each his or her turn for entrance to a building.
Quibble(kwib´l) (n.) a petty evasion or cavil; play on words: (v.i.) to evade the truth by artifice or evasion; play on words.
Quibbling(kwib´ling) (n.) evasion.
Quick(kwik) (adj.) rapid; hasty; active; nimble; ready; elastic; sharp in discernment; sprightly; precipitate; living; pregnant: (adv.) quickly: (n.) the living flesh; sensitive parts; a hedge of growing shrubs.
Quicken(kwik´en) (v.i.) to impart life; vivify; show signs of life in the womb: (v.t.) increase the speed of; to resuscitate; stimulate; cheer.
Quickening(kwik´en-ing) (adj.) vivifying.
Quickly(kwik´li) (adv.) soon; swiftly.
Quickness(kwik´nes) (n.) speed; activity; activeness of perception.
Quicksand(kwik´sand) (n.) sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; anything unreliable or treacherous.
Quicksilver(kwik´sil-vẽr) (n.) fluid mercury: (v.t.) to overlay with an amalgam of mercury and tin-foil.
Quiescence(kwī-es´ens) (n.) repose or rest; mental quietude.
Quiescent(kwī-es´ent) (adj.) reposing or resting; calm; silent.
Quiet(kwī´et) (adj.) free from motion, disturbance, or alarm; still; calm; peaceable; gentle; secluded; subdued and modest; not showy: (v.t.) to calm or pacify; reduce to a state of rest: (v.i.) to become quiet.
Quietness(kwī´et-nes) (n.) quality or state of being quiet; freedom from disturbance.
Quietude(kwī´et-ūd) (n.) repose; tranquillity.
Quietus(kwī-ē´tus) (n.) rest; death; final settlement or discharge; heavy blow.
Quill(kwil) (n.) the large strong feather of a bird's wing; such feather used as a pen; a porcupine's spine; a weaver's spindle: (v.t.) to plait or form with small quill-like ridges.
Quilt(kwilt) (n.) a kind of coverlet or counterpane: (v.t.) to stitch together, as two pieces of cloth, with a soft material between.
Quilting(kwilt´ing) (n.) the act or process of making a quilt; material for quilting; quilted work.
Quinine(kwī´nīn) (n.) an alkaline substance obtained from the bark of the Cinchona tree; used as a tonic.
Quinquennial(kwin-kwen´i-al) (adj.) recurring once in, or lasting, five years.
Quint(kwint) (n.) a set or sequence of five.
Quintessence(kwin-tes´ens) (n.) the pure concentrated essence of anything; vital or essential part.
Quintet(kwin-tet´) (n.) a musical composition in five obbligato parts.
Quintuple(kwin´tū-pl) (v.t.) to make five-fold: (adj.) five-fold.
Quip(kwip) (n.) a short sarcastic turn or retort; jeer: (v.i.) to scoff; jeer.
Quire(kwīr) (n.) collection of paper consisting of twenty-four sheets, each having a single fold.
Quirk(kwẽrk) (n.) an artful evasion; subterfuge; quibble; smart retort; a fight irregular air or melody.
Quit(kwit) (v.t.) to depart from; discharge an obligation; give up; forsake: (adj.) set free.
Quite(kwīt) (adj.) wholly; completely.
Quittance(kwit´ans) (n.) discharge from a debt, service, or obligation.
Quitter(kwit´ẽr) (n.) one who yields in the face of difficulties.
Quiver(kwiv´ẽr) (n.) a case for arrows; a trembling or shivering: (v.i.) to tremble, shake, or shiver.
Quixotic(kwiks-ot´ik) (adj.) chivalrous or romantic to extravagance.
Quixotically(kwiks-ot´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a quixotic manner.
Quiz(kwiz) (n.) an enigma or obscure question designed to puzzle anyone; one who quizzes others: (v.t.) to puzzle; make fun of; banter; hoax; examine narrowly with an air of mockery; peer at.
Quizzical(kwiz´i-kal) (adj.) given to, or of the nature of, quizzing; comical.
Quoin(koin) (n.) a wedge used to support and steady a stone; external angle of a building; a wedge of wood or metal to elevate a gun; wedge-shaped wooden block to tighten the pages of type within the chase.
Quoit(kwoit) (n.) a circular ring of iron to be pitched so as to circle a fixed upright piece of wood or metal.
Quondam(kwon´dam) (adj.) former.
Quorum(kwō´rum) (n.) the number of members of a body or corporation competent to transact business by law or constitution.
Quota(kwō´ta) (n.) the part or share assigned to each.
Quotation(kwō-tā´shun) (n.) the act of quoting; that which is quoted; current price.
Quote(kwōt) (v.t.) to adduce [a passage] from some author or speaker, for authority or illustration; give the current price of.
Quoth(kwōth) (v.t.) said.
Quotidian(kwō-tid´i-an) (adj.) recurring daily.
Quotient(kwō´shent) (n.) the number resulting from the division of one number by another.

Rabbet(rab´et) (n.) a groove cut longitudinally in the edge of a plank, etc., so that another may fit into it: (v.t.) to groove and unite by a rabbet.
Rabbi(rab´ī) (n.) Jewish title of a doctor or expounder of the law; pastor of a Hebrew congregation or synagogue.
Rabbit(rab´it) (n.) burrowing rodent animal, esteemed for food and its fur.
Rabble(rab´l) (n.) a noisy crowd or mob, especially of the lower orders.
Rabid(rab´id) (adj.) furious; extremely fanatical; affected with rabies; mad.
Rabies(rā´bi-ēz) (n.) canine madness; madness caused by the bite of a dog; hydrophobia.
Raccoon(ra-kōōn´) (n.) a badger-like animal of North America with a valuable fur.
Race(rās) (n.) a rapid course, as of an animal or river; contest of speed; career; descent or lineage; breed or variety; root; (pl.) horse-races: (v.i.) to run swiftly; contend in running: (v.t.) to cause to contend in a race.
Racecourse(rās´kōrs) (n.) a course or track over which races are run.
Racehorse(rās´hors) (n.) a horse bred for racing.
Raceme(ra-sēm´) (n.) a flower cluster.
Racer(rā´ser) (n.) a race horse, bred for speed.
Raceway(rās´wā) (n.) a channel for water as in a mill-race.
Racial(rā´sial) (adj.) pertaining to race or lineage.
Racily(rā´si-li) (adv.) in a racy manner; amusingly with a touch of malice in it.
Raciness(rā´si-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being racy.
Rack(rak) (n.) an instrument for stretching or straining; an engine for stretching the limbs to extort a confession; a frame in which articles are arranged; a grating above a manger for holding hay; a straight toothed bar working in the pinions of a wheel; an inclined plane on which ore is washed and separated; thin, broken, vapory clouds; entire ruin: (v.t.) to stretch or strain forcibly on, or as on, the rack; torture; wrest; perplex; exhaust; decant or strain off.
Racket(rak´et) (n.) a clattering noise; a network bat used in tennis; a snowshoe; (pl.) tennis: (v.i.) to make a clattering noise; frolic; play tennis: (v.t.) to strike, as with a racket.
Racketing(rak´et-ing) (n.) noisy, confused mirth.
Raconteur(ra-kong-tẽr´) (n.) a very interesting talker and teller of anecdotes.
Racy(rā´si) (adj.) having a strong flavor; mentally exciting; piquant.
Radial(rā´di-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, or using as, a ray; pertaining to the radius of the forearm.
Radiance(rā´di-ans) (n.) brightness shooting in rays; brilliant brightness; splendor.
Radiant(rā´di-ant) (adj.) emitting rays of light or heat; shining; brilliant: (n.) the point from which a shower of meteors proceeds; a straight line proceeding from a given point about which it revolves; the luminous point from which light emanates.
Radiate(rā´di-āt) (v.t.) to send out as rays: (v.i.) to emit, or issue forth in, rays: (adj.) having rays.
Radiation(rā-di-ā´shun) (n.) the emission or diffusion of rays of light or heat from one luminous or heated body to another.
Radiator(rā´di-ā-tẽr) (n.) the body from which rays radiate; a chamber, coil, drum, etc., in an apartment, heated by steam, hot air, or hot water, etc., for radiating warmth into the apartment.
Radical(rad´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to the root or origin; fundamental; original; underived; extreme: (n.) a simple underived word; letter belonging to the root; one of the ultra-liberal party; the base of a chemical compound.
Radically(rad´i-ka-li) (adv.) essentially; entirely.
Radioactive(rā´di-ō-ak´tiv) emitting rays, as certain compounds of uranium.
Radish(rad´ish) (n.) annual plant the pungent root of which is eaten raw.
Radius(rā´di-us) (n.) a straight line from the center to the circumference of a circle; exterior bone of the forearm; ray of a flower; anything like a radius, as the spoke of a wheel.
Raffle(raf´l) (n.) a kind of lottery in which each participant deposits a part of the value of a thing in consideration of the chance of gaining.
Raft(raft) (n.) pieces of timber fastened together for transport by floating; a floating wooden framework: (v.t.) to carry on a raft.
Rafter(raf´tẽr) (n.) an inclined beam supporting the roof of a house: (v.t.) to form into, or furnish with, rafters.
Rafting(raf´ting) (n.) the business of floating rafts.
Rag(rag) (n.) a fragment of cloth; a low-class newspaper; (pl.) worn-out or tattered garments; mean dress.
Rage(rāj) (n.) excessive and uncontrolled anger; vehemence; extreme violence; enthusiasm; extreme desire or eagerness: (v.i.) to be furious with anger; prevail fatally, as a disease; be violently agitated, as the sea; ravage.
Ragged(rag´ed) (adj.) rent or worn into rags; clothed in tattered garments; destitute; rough; jagged.
Raging(rāj´ing) (p.adj.) acting with fury; violent; vehement; frantic: (n.) fury; violence.
Ragtag(rag´tag) (n.) a miscellaneous collection of tramps and beggars.
Raid(rād) (n.) a hostile or predatory incursion: (v.t.) to make a raid upon.
Rail(rāl) (n.) a bar of timber or metal extending from one support to another; wooden or iron fence; a railway; a wading bird with a harsh cry: (v.i.) to bawl; use opprobrious language; scoff: (v.t.) to enclose with rails; dispatch by rail.
Railing(rāl´ing) (n.) material for rails; fence made of posts and rails: (adj.) insulting or reproaching.
Raillery(rāl´ẽr-i) (n.) good-humored irony or satire; banter.
Railroad(rāl´rōd) (n.) a way or road laid with two parallel iron or steel rails along which cars are drawn by steam power, electricity, etc. Also railway.
Railway(rāl´wā) (n.) same as "railroad".
Raiment(rā´ment) (n.) that in which one is dressed; clothing in general.
Rain(rān) (n.) water in drops discharged from the clouds: (v.i.) to fall in drops from the clouds; drop like rain: (v.t.) to pour down like rain.
Rainbow(rān´bō) (n.) the bright-colored arc formed in the heavens by the refraction or reflection of the sun's rays falling upon watery particles in that part of the heavens opposite to the sun.
Raindrop(rān´drop) (n.) a drop of rain.
Rainfall(rān´fawl) (n.) the amount of rain that falls on any given area.
Rainy(rān´i) (adj.) abounding with rain.
Raise(rāz) (v.t.) to cause to rise; lift up; elevate; originate or produce; promote; rouse; increase; construct; levy; collect; cause to appear; cause to swell.
Raisin(rā´zn) (n.) a dried grape.
Rake(rāk) (n.) a toothed implement for smoothing the soil; a loose liver; inclination or slope; that part of the bow or stern of a ship that projects beyond the keel: (v.t.) to gather or smooth with a rake; collect together; scour; fire upon, so as to sweep the deck of a vessel in a longitudinal direction: (v.i.) to slope from the perpendicular.
Rakish(rāk´ish) (adj.) dissolute; debauched.
Rally(ral´i) (v.t.) to collect and arrange, as troops in confusion; reunite; attack with raillery; banter or satirize humorously: (v.i.) to return to order; recover strength; exercise raillery: (n.) the act of recovering order, or of regaining strength; good humored satire; horseplay, as in a pantomime.
Ram(ram) (n.) the male of a sheep, one of the signs Aries of the zodiac; a military engine for battering; a hydraulic engine; an ironclad with a steel beak: (v.t.) to push or press with force.
Ramble(ram´bl) (v.i.) to wander or rove about; visit many places; be desultory: (n.) a roving or wandering from place to place.
Ramification(ram-ī-fi-kā´shun) (n.) a division or separation into branches; sub-division; manner of producing branches.
Ramify(ram´i-fī) (v.t.) to divide into branches, or divisions: (v.i.) to shoot into branches; become divided or sub-divided.
Ramp(ramp) (v.i.) to climb like a plant; spring; leap violently: (n.) a leap or bound.
Rampage(ram´pāj) (v.i.) to prance about with unrestrained spirits; be furious: (n.) a state of excitement.
Rampant(ram´pant) (adj.) overleaping restraint or natural bounds.
Rampart(ram´pärt) (n.) a mound or wall surrounding a fortified place; protection from assault or danger: (v.t.) to fortify with a rampart.
Ramrod(ram´rod) (n.) a rod used for ramming down the charge of a gun.
Ramshackle(ram´shak-l) (adj.) loose; out of repair.
Ran(ran) (p.t.) of run.
Ranch(ranch) (n.) a cattle-farm.
Rancher(ranch´ẽr) (n.) person engaged in ranching; ranchman.
Ranchman(ranch´man) (n.) man in charge of a ranch; rancher.
Rancid(ran´sid) (adj.) having a rank, unpleasant, sour smell or taste.
Rancidity(ran-sid´i-ti) (n.) rancid condition.
Rancor(rang´kẽr) (n.) implacable enmity; deep spite or malice.
Rancorous(rang´kẽr-us) (adj.) malignant; spiteful.
Rand(rand) (n.) an edge, margin, or border.
Random(ran´dum) (n.) want of direction or method; chance: (adj.) done haphazard; left to chance, or without method.
Rang(rang) (p.t.) of ring.
Range(rānj) (v.t.) to set or arrange in a row; place in proper order; rove over; sail along in a parallel direction: (n.) a rank or row; order or class; space or room for excursion; extent of discourse or roaming; power; an extended kitchen grate; distance to which a shot, etc., can be projected.
Ranger(rānj´ẽr) (n.) a rover; the chief official or keeper of a park or forest.
Rank(rangk) (n.) a row or line, especially of soldiers placed abreast station or position; grade; dignity; eminence: (v.t.) to draw up in line; include in a particular class, or order, or division: (v.i.) to hold a certain position: (adj.) luxuriant in growth; excessive; coarse; rancid.
Rankle(rangk´l) (v.i.) to grow more rank or strong; fester; become mentally disquieted or irritated.
Ransack(ran´sak) (v.t.) to search minutely; rummage; plunder.
Ransom(ran´sum) (v.t.) to free from captivity, slavery, or punishment, by a payment; atone for; redeem from the bondage of sin: (n.) price paid for release from captivity, etc., or for goods captured by an enemy; price paid for procuring the pardon of sin and the redemption of the sinner.
Rant(rant) (v.i.) to bluster or be noisily wordy; to rave in extravagant or violent language: (n.) noisy; empty declamation.
Ranter(rant´ẽr) (n.) one who rants; a boisterous preacher.
Rap(rap) (v.i.) to strike a quick, sharp blow; knock: (v.t.) to strike sharply: (n.) a quick, sharp blow; something of no value.
Rapacious(ra-pā´shus) (adj.) given to plunder; seizing forcibly; greedy; avaricious.
Rapacity(ra-pas´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being rapacious.
Rape(rāp) (n.) a seizing and carrying away by force; the seizure and carnal knowledge of a woman against her will; a plant of the cabbage family, from the seeds of which an oil is expressed.
Rapid(rap´id) (adj.) very quick or swift; expeditious: (n. pl.) a swift current in a river where the channel is descending.
Rapidity(ra-pid´i-ti) (n.) quickness of motion or utterance; swiftness; velocity.
Rapier(rā´pi-ẽr) (n.) a long thin sword, used for thrusting.
Rapine(rap´in) (n.) the act of plundering or seizing forcibly; pillage; violence.
Rapport(rap-pōr´) (n.) harmonious relation; affinity.
Rapprochement(ra-prōsh´mäng) (n.) the act of coming together; an understanding.
Rapscallion(rap-scal´yun) (n.) a rascal.
Rapt(rapt) (p.adj.) transported; ravished.
Raptorial(rap-tō´ri-al) (adj.) seizing by violence, as a bird of prey.
Rapture(rap´tūr) (n.) extreme pleasure or delight; ecstasy; enthusiasm.
Rapturous(rap´tūr-us) (adj.) full of rapture; ecstatic.
Rare(rār) (adj.) scarce; uncommon; unusual; thinly scattered; not dense; excellent; incomparable; of loose texture; almost raw.
Rarefaction(rar-e-fak´shun) (n.) the act of rarefying or rendering less dense.
Rarefy(rar´e-fī) (v.t.) to make rare, thin, or less dense; expand: (v.i.) to become less dense.
Rarely(rār´li) (adv.) not often; seldom.
Rareness(rār´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being rare.
Rarity(rār´i-ti) (n.) a rare article; exceptional excellence; rareness.
Rascal(ras´kal) (n.) a mean fellow; a scoundrel; one who is guilty of mean offenses.
Rash(rash) (adj.) hasty; incautious; precipitate; acting without caution or reflection: (n.) a slight cutaneous eruption.
Rasher(rash´ẽr) (n.) a thin slice of bacon.
Rasp(rasp) (v.t.) to rub with, or as with, a rough instrument; file with a rasp: (n.) a kind of rough file.
Raspberry(raz´bẽr-i) (n.) a shrub and its well-known fruit.
Rat(rat) (n.) an animal of the mouse family but larger and more voracious; one who deserts his party; a workman who works during a strike, or for less than the usual wages: (v.i.) to desert one's party; to act the rat, said of a workman; to catch rats.
Ratable(rā´ta-bl) (adj.) that may be rated or set at a certain value; subject to taxation.
Ratchet(rach´et) (n.) the detent which stops a ratchet-wheel.
Rate(rāt) (n.) ratio or proportion; price fixed or stated; comparative value; degree; a tax or assessment; speed at which anything is done or performed; class of warship: (v.t.) to estimate; settle or fix the value, rank, or degree of; scold vehemently and hastily: (v.i.) to make an estimate; be placed in a certain class or rank.
Rater(rā´tẽr) (n.) one who rates or estimates.
Rather(rath´ẽr) (adv.) sooner; more willingly; on the contrary; preferably to the other.
Ratification(rat-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of ratifying or confirming; confirmation.
Ratifier(rat´i-fī-ẽr) (n.) one who ratifies.
Ratify(rat´i-fī) (v.t.) to approve and sanction; settle or confirm; establish.
Rating(rā´ting) (n.) act of estimating or valuing; amount or value at which a thing is rated; rank, degree, or standing.
Ratio(rā´shi-ō) (n.) the relation or proportion of one thing or quantity to another.
Ratiocinate(rash-i-os´i-nāt) (v.i.) to reason deductively; argue.
Ratiocination(rash-i-os-i-nā´shun) (n.) the act or process of reasoning; deducing conclusions from premises.
Ration(rā´shun) (n.) an allowance; (pl.) allowance of provisions given per man for daily subsistence: (v.t.) to furnish with rations.
Rational(rash´un-al) (adj.) agreeable to, or consistent with, reason; neither extravagant nor foolish; wise; judicious.
Rationale(rash-o-nā´lē) (n.) series of reasons assigned for any opinion, action, etc.
Rationalism(rash´un-al-izm) (n.) a system or doctrine which, rejecting revelation, makes reason the sole guide in the interpretation of Scripture and dogma.
Rationalist(rash´un-al-ist) (n.) one who upholds or supports rationalism.
Rationalistic(rash-un-al-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, or like, rationalism.
Rationality(rash-un-al´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being rational; power of reasoning; reasonableness; mental sanity.
Rationalize(rash´un-al-īz) (v.t.) to interpret as a rationalist; convert to rationalism: (v.i.) to rely solely on reason or as a rationalist.
Rationally(rash´un-a-li) (adv.) in a rational manner; in accordance with reason.
Rats(rats) (interj.) a vulgar cry, expressive of indifference and contempt.
Rattan(ra-tan´) (n.) one of the long, smooth, reed-like stems of several species of palms; a rattan walking stick.
Rattle(rat´l) (v.i.) to produce rapidly sharp noises; speak rapidly or noisily; ride rapidly: (v.t.) to cause to make a rapid, sharp noise; stun with noise; drive rapidly; scold: (n.) a succession of rapid, sharp noises; noisy, rapid, empty talk; a child's toy for rattling.
Rattler(rat´lẽr) (n.) one who or that which rattles; a rattlesnake.
Rattlesnake(rat´l-snāk) (n.) a venomous snake with hard bony rings on the tail producing a rattling sound when in motion.
Rattling(rat´ling) (adj.) making a rapid succession of sharp, noisy sounds; quick: (adv.) very: (n.) noise produced by a rattle.
Raucous(raw´kus) (adj.) hoarse; harsh; rough.
Ravage(rav´āj) (v.t.) to lay waste; pillage; plunder or sack: (n.) destruction by violence or decay; devastation; ruin.
Rave(rāv) (v.i.) to wander in the mind or be delirious; rage as a madman.
Ravel(rav´l) (v.t.) to unweave or untwist; involve or entangle: (v.i.) to be unwoven or untwisted; busy one's self with perplexities.
Ravelings(rav´el-ingz) (n. pl.) threads detached by untwisting.
Raven(rā´vn) (n.) a large bird of the crow family noted for its deep black color: (adj.) raven-colored: (rav´n) (v.t.) to obtain, or seize, by violence; devour with greediness or voracity: (n.) violence; plunder; prey.
Ravening(rav´n-ing) (n.) eagerness for plunder.
Ravenous(rav´n-us) (adj.) devouring with rapacity; eagerly voracious; eager for gratification.
Ravine(ra-vēn´) (n.) a long, deep hollow, worn by the action of a stream or torrent; mountain gorge.
Ravish(rav´ish) (v.t.) to seize and to carry away by force; have sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent; transport with delight or rapture.
Ravishment(rav´ish-ment) (n.) forcible violation of chastity; rape; abduction; transport; rapture.
Raw(raw) (adj.) uncooked; crude; without skin; sore; not spun or twisted; in the natural state; untanned; undiluted; unripe; inexperienced; cold and damp: (n.) a sore.
Rawhide(raw´hīd) (adj.) made of untanned skin: (n.) whip made of twisted rawhide.
Ray(rā) (n.) a line or pencil of light proceeding from a radiant point; light; beam of intellectual light; perception or apprehension; a radius; any individual of various species of fish with flattened body and ray-like fins on the breast: (v.t.) to shoot forth, as a ray: (v.i.) shine forth.
Raze(rāz) (v.t.) to level to the ground; blot out; efface; graze or shave.
Razor(rā´zẽr) (n.) a sharp-edged cutting instrument used for shaving.
Re(rē) a prefix for; again; anew; over; back; against.
Reach(rēch) (v.t.) to touch with the extended hand; stretch forth; arrive at; gain; penetrate to; include: (v.i.) to be extended so as to touch; endeavor to obtain something; the power of reaching or attaining; distance that can be reached; limit of power or ability; stretch of water or stream.
Reaction(re-ak´shun) (n.) reverse or return action.
Read(rēd) (v.t.) to observe and apprehend the meaning of something written, printed or inscribed; peruse; discover by observation; study: (v.i.) to perform the act of reading; peruse written or printed matter.
Readable(rēd´a-bl) (adj.) fit to be read; worth reading; legible.
Reader(rēd´ẽr) (n.) one who reads; one who reads prayers in church; a corrector of the press; a university lecturer; a reading-book.
Readily(red´i-li) (adv.) in a ready manner; quickly; easily; willingly.
Readiness(red´i-nes) (n.) the state of being ready; promptness; cheerfulness.
Reading(rēd´ing) (adj.) addicted to reading: (n.) perusal of books; lecture; public recital; variation; version or interpretation of a particular passage in a book or manuscript; observation made by examining a scientific instrument; formal recital of a bill by the proper officer before a legislative assembly.
Readjust(rē-ad-just´) (v.t.) to adjust or put in order again.
Ready(red´i) (adj.) prepared at the moment; quick; prompt; fit for a purpose; willing; near; about to do or be; dexterous.
Real(rē´al) (adj.) actually existing; not fictitious; genuine; true; pertaining to things fixed, as lands or tenements; not personal.
Realism(rē´al-izm) (n.) the representation of nature or social life as it actually appears; the doctrine that the objects immediately known are real existences; a phrase of the same doctrine which teaches that whatever is taught us by our senses is unreal, but that God alone is real.
Realist(rē´al-ist) (n.) one who holds the doctrine of, or practices, realism.
Realistic(rē-al-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to realism and realists.
Reality(rē-al´i-ti) (n.) actual existence; fact; truth.
Realization(rē-al-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of realizing, or of making and believing real; conversion of money into real property, or the contrary.
Realize(rē´al-īz) (v.t.) to bring into act or being; make real; convert into real property or money; bring home to one's self; achieve; complete.
Really(rē´a-li) (adv.) with actual existence; in truth.
Realm(relm) (n.) royal jurisdiction or territory; kingdom; empire; state.
Realty(rē´al-ti) (n.) real estate.
Ream(rēm) (n.) 20 quires, or 480 sheets of paper; 500 sheets [long ream].
Reanimate(rē-an´i-māt) (v.t.) to restore to life; revive.
Reap(rēp) (v.t.) to cut with a scythe, sickle, or corn-cutting machine; perform the operation of reaping; gather in; receive as a reward.
Reappear(rē-ap-pēr´) (v.i.) appear again, or a second time.
Reappearance(rē-ap-pēr´ans) (n.) the act of reappearing.
Rear(rēr) (n.) the part behind the rest; last in order; background; that part of a fleet or army behind the other: (v.t.) raise or lift up; exalt; build; educate; bring to maturity: (v.i.) to assume an erect posture: (adj.) pertaining to the rear.
Reason(rē´zn) (n.) that mental faculty in man which enables him to deduce inferences from facts, and to distinguish between right and wrong; right judgment; efficient or final cause; cause for opinion or act; premise of an argument, especially the minor: (v.i.) to infer conclusions from premises: (v.t.) to persuade by reasoning.
Reasonable(rē´zn-a-bl) (adj.) endowed with reason; rational; equitable; moderate; fair.
Reasonableness(rē´zn-a-bl-nes) (n.) the quality or state of being reasonable; moderation.
Reasonably(rē´zn-a-bli) (adv.) in a reasonable manner.
Reasoner(rē´zn-ẽr) (n.) one who reasons.
Reasoning(rē´zn-ing) (n.) the exercise of the faculty of reason; argumentation; reasons adduced or employed.
Reassure(rē-a-shūr´) (v.t.) to restore confidence; to make certain.
Rebate(rē-bāt´) (n.) a return to shippers by transportation companies of part of charges paid: (v.t.) to make blunt; make obtuse; abate or diminish.
Rebel(reb´el) (n.) one who revolts from his allegiance or defies constituted authority: (adj.) rebellious: (v.i.) (re-bel´) to take up arms and resist lawful or constituted authority; rise against authority.
Rebellion(re-bel´yun) (n.) insurrection against, or open resistance to, lawful or constituted authority; revolt.
Rebellious(re-bel´yus) (adj.) opposing lawful or constituted authority.
Rebind(rē-bīnd´) (v.t.) to recover, bind again, as a book.
Rebound(rē-bound´) (v.i.) to start or leap back; to reverberate: (n.) the act of rebounding; a leaping or flying back.
Rebuff(rē-buf´) (n.) a beating back; sudden check or resistance; defeat; refusal: (v.t.) repel; refuse.
Rebuild(rē-bild´) (v.t.) to build again or anew; to reconstruct.
Rebuke(rē-būk´) (n.) reprimand or reproof; chastisement: (v.t.) to reprimand or chide; chastise.
Rebut(rē-but´) (v.t.) to beat back; oppose by argument or proof; repel: (v.i.) in law, to put in or return an answer.
Rebuttal(rē-but´al) (n.) the act of rebutting.
Recall(rē-kawl´) (v.t.) to call back; remember; revoke; withdraw: (n.) revocation; political, the power of recalling from office an elected official of whom the people disapprove.
Recant(rē-kant´) (v.t.) to withdraw or retract; abjure.
Recantation(rē-kan-tā´shun) (n.) the act of recanting; a declaration recalling and contradicting a former one.
Recapitulate(rē-ka-pit´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to go over, or summarize [the chief points of a discourse, argument, etc.]
Recapitulation(rē-ka-pit-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of recapitulating.
Recapture(rē-kap´tūr) (v.t.) capture back or retake, especially a prize from a captor: (n.) act of retaking; prize retaken.
Recast(rē-kast´) (v.t.) to cast once more, or to cast after the first firing.
Recede(rē-sēd´) (v.i.) to fall back or retrograde; retreat: (v.t.) to cede back to a former possessor.
Receipt(re-sēt) (n.) the act of receiving; reception; a recipe; written acknowledgment of anything received: (v.t.) to give a receipt for; sign in acknowledgment of.
Receivable(re-sēv´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being received.
Receive(re-sēv´) (v.t.) to take or obtain from another in any manner; accept; obtain; entertain; gain knowledge of; suffer; take in, as stolen goods.
Receiver(re-sēv´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which receives; one who buys stolen goods; a person appointed by a court to manage property in controversy.
Recency(rē´sen-si) (n.) the state or quality of being recent; recentness.
Recent(rē´sent) (adj.) of late origin or occurrence; new; modern; fresh; newly arrived; subsequent to man's existence.
Recently(rē´sent-li) (adv.) in a new, fresh manner; having to do with what is of recent occurrence.
Recentness(rē´sent-nes) (n.) quality or state of being recent.
Receptacle(re-sep´ta-kl) (n.) a vessel or place into which anything is received; basis of a flower.
Reception(re-sep´shun) (n.) the act of receiving; the state of being received; welcome; entertainment; admission; formal or official receiving of a person.
Receptive(re-sep´tiy) (adj.) having the quality of receiving or containing; capable of receiving mental impressions.
Recess(re-ses´) (n.) withdrawal; state of being in retirement; seclusion; remission of business; cavity in a room or alcove; niche.
Recession(re-sesh´un) (n.) the act of receding or withdrawal.
Recherche(re-sher-shā´) (adj.) uncommon; rare; exquisite.
Recipe(res´i-pē) (n.) a medical prescription; formula for compounding anything.
Recipient(re-sip´i-ent) (n.) one who receives: (adj.) receiving.
Reciprocal(re-sip´rō-kal) (adj.) mutual; alternating; mutually interchangeable.
Reciprocally(re-sip´rō-ka-li) (adv.) in a reciprocal manner; mutually.
Reciprocate(re-sip´rō-kāt) (v.t.) to give and receive mutually: (v.i.) to alternate; interchange.
Reciprocating(re-sip´rō-kāt-ing) (adj.) moving backwards and forwards.
Reciprocation(re-sip-rō-kā´shun) (n.) interchange of acts; reciprocal motion.
Reciprocity(res-i-pros´i-ti) (n.) reciprocal obligation or right; equal mutual rights or benefits to be yielded or enjoyed between individuals, or [in international law] between nations.
Recital(re-sī´tal) (n.) the act of reciting; rehearsal; narrative; a musical entertainment by one performer.
Recitation(res-i-tā´shun) (n.) a public reading; delivery of a composition committed to memory; the composition so delivered.
Recitative(res-i-tā-tēv´) (adj.) pertaining to recitation; words spoken in the sounds of the musical scale; chant: (adj.) uttered musically; chanted.
Recite(re-sīt´) (v.t.) to repeat aloud from memory; enumerate; rehearse; recapitulate.
Reckless(rek´les) (adj.) heedless of consequences; careless; thoughtless.
Recklessness(rek´les-nes) (n.) carelessness; thoughtlessness; heedlessness.
Reckon(rek´n) (v.t.) to count or compute; number; estimate by rank: (v.i.) to calculate; charge to account; pay a penalty; reason with one's self and conclude from argument; think or suppose.
Reckoning(rek´ning) (n.) computation; calculation; statement of accounts between debtor and creditor; money charged by a host; estimated position of a ship by its progress and course.
Reclaim(re-klām´) (v.t.) to call back; demand the return of; reform; bring under cultivation.
Reclamation(rek-la-mā´shun) (n.) act of reclaiming; state of being reclaimed.
Recline(re-klīn´) (v.t.) to cause to lean or lie back; lean to one side: (v.i.) to rest or repose.
Recluse(re-klōōs´) (n.) one who lives in retirement; hermit; anchorite: (adj.) retired from the world; solitary; secluded.
Reclusive(re-klōō´siv) (adj.) affording retirement from the world or society.
Recognition(rek-og-nish´un) (n.) the act of recognizing; the state of being recognized; remembrance; recollection; formal avowal.
Recognizable(rek´og-nīz-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being recognized.
Recognizance(re-kon´i-zans) (n.) avowal; acknowledgment; badge or token; a legal obligation entered into before a magistrate or court to do, or abstain from doing, some particular act.
Recognize(rek´og-nīz) (v.t.) to know again; acknowledge; avow; admit with a formal acknowledgment: (v.i.) to enter into recognizance.
Recognizer(rek´og-nīz-ẽr) (n.) one who recognizes.
Recoil(rē-koil) (v.i.) to start back in dread or disgust; to rebound.
Recollect(rek-ol-ekt´) (v.t.) to call to memory; (rē-kol-ekt´) to gather together again.
Recollection(rek-ol-ek´shun) (n.) memory; that which is remembered.
Recommend(rek-om-end´) (v.t.) to commend to another; introduce favorably; advise.
Recommendation(rek-om-en-dā´shun) (n.) the act of recommending; favorable introduction.
Recommit(rē-kom-it´) (v.t.) to commit anew; refer back to a committee.
Recompense(rek´om-pens) (n.) an equivalent given in return; reward; compensation: (v.t.) to give back as an equivalent; make amends for; repay or requite.
Reconcilable(rek-on-sīl´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being reconciled.
Reconcile(rek´on-sīl) (v.t.) to restore to friendship or favor after estrangement; adjust; harmonize.
Reconciliation(rek-on-sil-i-ā´shun) (n.) the act of reconciling; the state of being reconciled; renewal of friendship; expiation or atonement.
Recondite(rek´on-dīt) (adj.) deep; abstruse; hidden from view; secret.
Reconnaissance(re-kon´ā-sans) (n.) the act of reconnoitering.
Reconnoiter(rek-o-noi´tẽr) (v.i.) to make a survey of, especially for military purposes.
Reconsider(rē-kon-sid´ẽr) (v.t.) to consider again; to review with care, especially with a view of reversing a previous action.
Reconstruct(rē-kon-strukt´) (v.t.) to build anew.
Reconstruction(rē-kon-struk´shun) (n.) act or process of reconstructing or state of being reconstructed.
Record(re-kôrd´) (v.t.) to remember, or cause to be remembered; register or enroll; celebrate: (n.) (rek´ẽrd) an authentic memorial; register; formal writing or copy of an official document; in sports, the best performance; a disk or cylinder to record airs for mechanical musical instruments; (pl.) public documents.
Recorder(re-kôrd´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, records; one whose official duty is to register writings or transactions.
Recount(re-kount´) (v.t.) to go over or narrate in detail.
Recoup(rē-kōōp´) (v.t.) to indemnify or make good.
Recourse(re-kōrs´) (n.) a going to for aid or protection; application of effort for a particular purpose or end.
Recover(re-kuv´ẽr) (v.t.) to regain; retrieve; cure; obtain as compensation; obtain by judgment in a court of law; cover again: (v.i.) to regain health, strength, or any former state; be successful in a lawsuit.
Recovery(re-kuv´ẽr-i) (n.) the act of recovering; restoration to health; legal right to something after judgment of a court.
Recreant(rek´re-ant) (adj.) cowardly; mean-spirited; apostate; false: (n.) a mean-spirited creature; a coward; an apostate.
Recreate(rek´re-āt) (v.t.) to reanimate, especially after toil; gratify: (v.i.) to take recreation; to create anew.
Recreation(rek-re-ā´shun) (n.) refreshment after toil, etc.; amusement: (n.) (rē-krē-ā´shun) the act of creating anew; a new creation.
Recriminate(re-krim´i-nāt) (v.i.) to return one accusation with another: (v.t.) to accuse in return.
Recrimination(re-krim-i-nā´shun) (n.) the act of recriminating.
Recriminatory(re-krim´i-na-tō-ri) (adj.) retorting an accusation or charge.
Recrudescence(re-krōō-des´ens) (n.) the state of becoming sore again; a sharp relapse.
Recrudescent(re-krōō-des´ent) (adj.) becoming sore or raw again.
Recruit(re-krōōt´) (v.t.) to supply with new soldiers; restore to health; repair by fresh supplies: (v.i.) to obtain fresh supplies; recover health: (n.) a soldier newly enlisted; supply of any want.
Recruiting(re-krōōt´ing) (n.) the enlisting of recruits for the army.
Rectangle(rek´tang-gl) (n.) a 4-sided figure with 4 right angles, or angles of 90°.
Rectangular(rek-tang´gū-lar) (adj.) right-angled.
Rectifiable(rek´ti-fī-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being rectified.
Rectification(rek-ti-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of setting right; repeated distillation of a spirit to concentrate it or render it purer; reduction of a curve to a right line.
Rectify(rek´ti-fī) (v.t.) to set right; adjust; refine by distillation.
Rectilinear(rek-ti-lin´e-ar) (adj.) bounded by straight lines; straight.
Rectitude(rek´ti-tūd) (n.) rightness of principles and practice; honesty; moral integrity.
Rector(rek´tẽr) (n.) in the Episcopal church, a clergyman who has charge of a parish; the head of a university or of a public school; the superior of a convent or religious house.
Rectory(rek´tẽr-i) (n.) the house of a rector; the benefice of a rector, with the rights appertaining to it.
Rectum(rek´tum) (n.) the lowest part of the great intestine.
Recumbent(re-kum´bent) (adj.) reclining; idle.
Recuperate(re-kū´pẽr-āt) (v.t. & v.i.) to recover.
Recuperation(re-kū-pẽr-ā´shun) (n.) recovery.
Recuperative(re-kū´pẽr-a-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to, or tending to, recovery.
Recur(re-kẽr´) (v.i.) return to the mind; return; happen at a stated interval; have recourse.
Recurrence(re-kur´ens) (n.) return; resort.
Recurrent(re-kur´ent) (adj.) returning repeatedly.
Red(red) (n.) one of the true primary colors varying from scarlet to pink: (adj.) red-colored.
Redden(red´n) (v.t.) to make red: (v.i.) to become red; blush.
Reddish(red´ish) (adj.) somewhat red.
Redeem(re-dēm´) (v.t.) to ransom from bondage; rescue; make atonement for; perform; recover; make good use of; ransom from sin and its consequences.
Redeemer(re-dēm´ẽr) (n.) one who redeems.
Redemption(re-demp´shun) (n.) repurchase; release; ransom; freeing of an estate from a mortgage; salvation of mankind by Jesus Christ.
Redemptive(re-demp´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to redemption, or serving to redeem.
Redistribution(rē-dis-tri-bū´shun) (n.) a new distribution.
Redness(red´nes) (n.) quality or state of being red; red color.
Redolence(red´ō-lens) (n.) perfume; fragrance.
Redolent(red´ō-lent) (adj.) emitting a sweet smell; fragrant.
Redouble(rē-dub´l) (v.t.) to repeat again and again; to increase greatly.
Redoubt(re-dout´) (n.) a field-work for strengthening or fortifying a military position without flanks.
Redoubtable(re-dout´a-bl) (adj.) formidable; valiant; terrible to enemies.
Redound(re-dound´) (v.i.) to tend or contribute; be in excess.
Redress(re-dres´) (v.t.) to amend or set right; compensate; relieve from; to dress again: (n.) the reparation of wrong; relief.
Reduce(re-dūs´) (v.t.) to bring into a lower state; degrade; diminish; conquer; shorten; reclaim to order; bring or change numbers or quantities from one denomination into another; bring into classes.
Reducible(re-dūs´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being reduced.
Reduction(re-duk´shun) (n.) the act of reducing; the state of being reduced; diminution; conquest or subjugation; the changing of quantities from one denomination to another; the process of converting a metallic oxide into metal by the expulsion of the oxygen contained in it.
Redundant(re-dun´dant) (adj.) exceeding what is necessary; superfluous in word or images.
Reduplicate(re-dūp´li-kāt) (v.t.) to double again; repeat; multiply.
Reduplication(re-dūp-li-kā´shun) (n.) the act of reduplicating.
Redwood(red´wood) (n.) a gigantic coniferous tree native to California and renowned for its fine-textured durable reddish wood.
Reed(rēd) (n.) kind of coarse grass, common at the sides of rivers, lakes, etc., used for thatching; a pastoral pipe; mouth tube of a musical instrument; the comb-shaped part of a loom which beats the weft up to the web; an arrow.
Reef(rēf) (n.) that part of a sail which can be reduced by being drawn in by small ropes running in eyelet holes; a chain of rock lying at or near the surface of the water: (v.t.) to reduce the size of a sail by means of reefs.
Reefer(rēf´ẽr) (n.) one who reefs; a short jacket of heavy cloth.
Reek(rēk) (n.) smoke; steam: (v.i.) to emit smoke or steam.
Reel(rēl) (n.) a turning frame for winding yarn, etc.; bobbin; an angler's implement for winding his line upon; a lively Scotch dance: (v.t.) to wind on a reel: (v.i.) to stagger; perform a reel.
Reeve(rēv) (n.) a bailiff or steward; the female of the ruff: (v.t.) to pass a rope's end through any hole.
Refection(re-fek´shun) (n.) act of reflecting; sending back of light, heat, etc.; state of being reflected; that which is reflected; attentive consideration; reproach cast.
Refectory(re-fek´tō-ri) (n.) an eating room or hall.
Refer(re-fẽr´) (v.t.) to submit to another person or authority for information, corroboration, or decision: (v.i.) to allude; have relation; appeal.
Referable(ref´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) that may be referred; ascribable.
Referee(ref-ẽr-ē´) (n.) one to whom anything is referred for decision; an umpire.
Reference(ref´ẽr-ens) (n.) the act of referring; allusion; one who, or that which, is referred to; trial or decision by referees.
Referendum(ref´ẽr-en-dum) (n.) the reference of a legislative act to the people for final decision.
Referential(ref-ẽr-en´shal) (adj.) pertaining to, or referring to, something else.
Refine(re-fīn´) (v.t.) to separate from impurities; clear from dross; polish; educate or improve: (v.i.) to become fine or pure; improve in accuracy or delicacy.
Refinement(re-fīn´ment) (n.) the act of refining; state of being refined; elegance; polish; purity of taste, mind, morals, etc.; affectation of elegant or subtle improvements.
Refinery(re-fīn´ẽr-i) (n.) a place where anything is refined or purified.
Refit(re-fit´) (v.t.) to make fit for use again; prepare or fit afresh: (v.i.) to repair damages, especially damages of ships: (n.) the renewal of that which is damaged or worn, especially of parts of a ship.
Reflect(re-flekt´) (v.t.) to throw back, especially rays of light or heat after striking on any substance: (v.i.) to be thrown back, as rays of light, consider in the mind; cast reproach or censure [with upon].
Reflecting(re-flekt´ing) (p.adj.) making reflection; thoughtful; casting reproach or censure.
Reflection(re-flek´shun) (n.) the act of reflecting; state of being reflected; that which is reflected; the turning of thought back upon past experiences or ideas; attentive consideration; reproach.
Reflective(re-flek´tiv) (adj.) throwing back images or rays; considering the operations of the mind or things of the past; reflexive.
Reflectively(re-flek´tiv-li) (adv.) in a reflective manner.
Reflector(re-flek´tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, reflects; a polished surface reflecting rays of light or heat.
Reflex(rē´fleks) (adj.) bent or turned back; directed backwards; illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture; noting the action of the motor nerves acting independently of the will under stimulus from impressions made on the sensory nerves: (n.) reflected light, etc.
Reflexive(re-fleks´iv) (adj.) reflective; having respect to something past; referring back to the grammatical subject.
Reflux(rē´fluks) (n.) a flowing back.
Reform(re-fôrm´) (v.t.) to make better; change or return to a former good state; introduce improvement in or change for the better; amend; correct; form again or anew: (v.i.) to abandon evil for that which is good; become better, or amended: (n.) amendment; change for the better, especially political change; correction.
Reformation(ref-ôr-mā´shun) (n.) the act of reforming; state of being reformed; amendment; political redress; the act of forming again or anew.
Reformative(re-fôrm´a-tiv) (adj.) forming again.
Reformatory(re-fôrm´a-tō-ri) (adj.) tending to reform: (n.) an institution for the detention and reformation of juvenile offenders.
Reformed(re-fôrmd´) (p.adj.) restored to a previous good state.
Reformer(re-fôrm´ẽr) (n.) one who effects a reformation, religious, moral, or political.
Refract(re-frakt´) (v.t.) to break the natural course of, or bend from a straight line.
Refracted(re-frak´ted) (p.adj.) bent back at an acute angle; bent from a direct course.
Refracting(re-frak´ting) (p.adj.) having the power to turn rays from a direct course.
Refraction(re-frak´shun) (n.) the change from a straight line which a ray of light or heat assumes when passing through a smooth surface into a medium of greater density at any angle other than 90°.
Refractive(re-frak´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to refraction.
Refractory(re-frak´tō-ri) (adj.) sullenly or perversely obstinate; difficult of fusion, etc.
Refrain(re-frān´) (v.t.) to restrain: (v.i.) to forbear; abstain from action: (n.) burden of a song repeated at the end of each stanza.
Refresh(re-fresh´) (v.t.) to revive after fatigue or exhaustion; reinvigorate; restore.
Refreshing(re-fresh´ing) (adj.) reanimating; reinvigorating; cooling.
Refreshment(re-fresh´ment) (n.) the act of refreshing; state of being refreshed; that which refreshes, as food or rest.
Refrigerant(re-frij´ẽr-ant) (adj.) cooling; refreshing: (n.) a substance that cools; a cooling medicine.
Refrigerate(re-frij´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to cool, or keep cool, as by a refrigerator.
Refrigeration(re-frij-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) act of cooling.
Refrigerator(re-frij´ẽr-ā-tẽr) (n.) an apparatus or vessel for preserving or cooling things by means of ice, etc.
Refuge(ref´ūj) (n.) protection from danger or distress; shelter or asylum; stronghold; expedient or resource.
Refugee(ref-ū-jē´) (n.) one who flees for protection, especially from political or religious persecution.
Refulgence(re-ful´jens) (n.) brightness; flood of light; splendor.
Refulgent(re-ful´jent) (adj.) casting a bright light; brilliant; splendid.
Refund(re-fund´) (v.t.) to pay back again.
Refusal(re-fūz´al) (n.) the act of refusing; rejection; right to take the preference; option.
Refuse(re-fūz´) (v.t.) to deny or reject, as a demand or request: (v.i.) to decline to accept; not to comply: (n.) (ref´ūs) waste or worthless matter; rubbish: (adj.) rejected; worthless.
Refutable(re-fūt´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being refuted.
Refutation(ref-ū-tā´shun) (n.) the act of refuting; that which is refuted.
Refute(re-fūt´) (v.t.) to prove to be false or erroneous; repel; disprove.
Regain(re-gān´) (v.t.) to recover possession of; get back; reach again.
Regal(rē´gal) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, a king; kingly; royal.
Regale(re-gal´) (v.t.) to entertain with something to delight the senses; feast sumptuously: (v.i.) to feast.
Regalia(re-gā´lia) (n. pl.) the ensigns of sovereignty, as the crown, etc.; royal rights or prerogatives; decorations of an order or office.
Regard(re-gärd´) (v.t.) to observe particularly; heed; esteem; consider; respect; value: (n.) attention; respect; consideration; reference; (pl.) good wishes.
Regardful(re-gärd´fool) (adj.) full of regard; taking notice; heedful; attentive.
Regarding(re-gärd´ing) (prep.) concerning.
Regardless(re-gärd´les) (adj.) having no regard or care; indifferent.
Regatta(re-gat´a) (n.) a sailing or rowing match for prizes.
Regency(rē´jen-si) (n.) the office or jurisdiction of a regent; a body instructed with the duties of a regent.
Regeneracy(re-jen´ẽr-a-si) (n.) the state of being regenerated.
Regenerate(re-jen´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to renew the heart of and cause to turn to the love of God; produce anew: (adj.) renewed; reformed.
Regeneration(re-jen-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of regenerating; the state of being regenerated; formation of new tissue to supply that which has been lost.
Regenerative(re-jen´ẽr-ā-tiv) (adj.) tending to regenerate; renewing.
Regent(rē´jent) (adj.) exercising vicarious authority: (n.) one who governs in the interim during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign; a university teacher; a member of a board of superintendence of colleges and schools in the state of New York.
Regicidal(rej´i-sī-dal) (adj.) pertaining to a regicide or to regicide.
Regicide(rej´i-sīd) (n.) the murder, or murderer, of a king.
Regime(rā-zhēm´) (n.) mode; system or rule of government, social or political.
Regimen(rej´i-men) (n.) systematic regulation of diet or habit; rule; the grammatical regulation of one word by another.
Regiment(rej´i-ment) (n.) a number of companies of soldiers united into one body under the command of a colonel.
Regimental(rej-i-men´tal) (adj.) pertaining to a regiment: (n. pl.) the uniforms worn by the troops of a regiment.
Regimentation(rej-i-men-tā´shun) (n.) enforced socialism.
Region(rē´jun) (n.) a tract of land; country.
Register(rej´is-tẽr) (n.) an official written record; the book containing such record; a list of persons entitled to vote; an organ stop; musical compass or range.
Registrar(rej´is-trar) (n.) an official who keeps a register or record.
Registration(rej-is-trā´shun) (n.) the act of inserting in a register.
Registry(rej´is-tri) (n.) the place where a register is kept.
Reglet(reg´let) (n.) a flat, narrow molding; a slip of wood used for separating lines or filling blank spaces in printing.
Regnant(reg´nant) (adj.) reigning; exercising royal authority; prevalent.
Regress(re´gres) (n.) passage back; return.
Regression(re-gresh´un) (n.) act of returning or receding; retrogression.
Regret(re-gret´) (n.) mental sorrow or concern for anything, as for past conduct or negligence; remorse: (v.t.) to remember with sorrow; bewail the loss or want of.
Regretful(re-gret´fool) (adj.) full of regret.
Regretfully(re-gret´foo-li) (adv.) with regret.
Regrettable(re-gret´a-bl) (adj.) admitting of, or causing, regret.
Regular(reg´ū-lār) (adj.) according to rule, order, or established usage; consistent; governed by rule; uniform; methodical; exact; fully qualified; having sides or surfaces composed of equal figures or lines: (n.) a soldier belonging to a standing army; one who is under monastic rule.
Regularity(reg-ū-lar´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being regular; conformity to rule; uniformity; method or certain order.
Regulate(reg´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to make regular; adjust by rule.
Regulation(reg-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of regulating; order; method; rule.
Regulative(reg´ū-lā-tiv) (adj.) tending to regulate.
Regulator(reg´ū-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who. or that which, regulates; a lever for regulating motion; lever of a watch; an accurate timepiece.
Regurgitate(re-gẽr´ji-tāt) (v.i.) to be thrown or poured back.
Rehabilitate(rē-ha-bil´i-tāt) (v.t.) to reinstate; to restore to a former place or rank.
Rehash(rē-hash´) (n.) literally to hash over, chopping the meat and vegetables again; but oftener used figuratively of repeating something not very attractive, until everyone is weary of it.
Rehearsal(re-hẽr´sal) (n.) a recital in private prior to a public performance.
Rehearse(re-hẽrs´) (v.t.) to repeat, as what has already been said or written; tell or narrate; recite before public performance.
Reign(rān) (v.i.) to exercise sovereign authority; rule; be predominant: (n.) supreme power or influence; time during which a sovereign rules.
Reimburse(rē-im-bẽrs´) (v.t.) pay an equivalent to, for loss or expense; to refund.
Reimbursement(rē-im-bẽrs´ment) (n.) act of reimbursing; refunding.
Rein(rān) (n.) the strap of a bridle; an instrument for curbing, restraining, or governing; power; (pl.) the kidneys, or parts about them; loins; the heart: (v.t.) to govern with a bridle; restrain; control: (v.i.) to check a horse with the reins.
Reincarnation(rā-in-kär-nā´shun) (n.) a return to body and flesh, after having left them for a more spiritual state.
Reindeer(rān´dēr) (n.) a large Arctic deer.
Reinforce(rē-en-fōrs´) (v.t.) to strengthen with new force, assistance or support.
Reinforcement(rē-en-fōrs´ment) (n.) additional support.
Reinstate(rē-in-stāt´) (v.t.) to restore to a former state.
Reinvigorate(rē-in-vig´ō-rāt) (v.t.) invigorate again.
Reiterate(rē-it´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) repeat again; repeat again and again.
Reiteration(rē-it-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) act of reiterating or that which is reiterated; repetition.
Reiterative(rē-it´ẽr-ā-tiv) (n.) a word or part of a word reduplicated; a verb noting reproduction or intensive action.
Reject(re-jekt´) (v.t.) to throw away as useless or vile; refuse; renounce; discard.
Rejection(re-jek´shun) (n.) the act of rejecting.
Rejoice(re-jois´) (v.i.) to feel or express joy or gladness; exult: (v.t.) to make joyful.
Rejoicing(re-jois´ing) (n.) expression, subject, or experience, of joy or gladness.
Rejoin(re-join´) (v.t.) to unite again after separation: (v.i.) to answer a reply; answer as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
Rejoinder(re-join´dẽr) (n.) an answer to a reply; in law, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication.
Rejuvenate(rē-jū´ve-nāt) (v.t.) to make young again.
Relapse(re-laps´) (v.i.) to fall back from a state of convalescence; return to a former bad state or habit: (n.) a falling into a former bad state; return of a disease after convalescence or partial recovery.
Relapsing(re-laps´ing) (p.adj.) subject to relapse.
Relate(re-lāt´) (v.t.) to tell; describe; recite; narrate: (v.i.) to refer.
Related(re-lā´ted) (p.adj.) told or described; allied by kindred or blood relationship.
Relation(re-lā´shun) (n.) the act of relating; the thing related; mutual connection between two or more things; proportion or ratio; connection by birth or marriage; kinsman or kinswoman.
Relationship(re-lā´shun-ship) (n.) the state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.
Relative(rel´a-tiv) (adj.) having, or expressing, relation; pertinent; belonging to or connected with; relating to a word, sentence, or clause: (n.) that which has relation to something else; a person connected by kinship or consanguinity; a word which relates to its antecedent.
Relatively(rel´a-tiv-li) (adv.) in a relative manner; comparatively.
Relax(re-laks´) (v.t.) to slacken; make less close; render less tense, rigorous, or severe; divert, as the mind; loosen, as the bowels; make languid: (v.i.) to take relaxation; become less severe or close.
Relaxation(re-laks-ā´shun) (n.) the act of relaxing; state of being relaxed; diminution of tension; diversion or recreation.
Relay(re-lā´) (v.t.) to lay a second time: (n.) fresh post-horses or hunting dogs to relieve others; new supply; a subsidiary electric circuit.
Release(re-lēs´) (v.t.) to set free; discharge; free from obligation or penalty: (n.) liberation from restraint, penalty, pain, etc.; discharge from an obligation.
Relegate(rel´e-gāt) (v.t.) to banish; consign.
Relegation(rel-e-gā´shun) (n.) the act of relegating.
Relent(re-lent´) (v.i.) to grow less hard or severe; become more tender; yield.
Relenting(re-lent´ing) (n.) the act of becoming less hard or more tender or compassionate.
Relentless(re-lent´les) (adj.) pitiless; having no regard for another; without mercy.
Relentlessly(re-lent´les-li) (adv.) as if caring nothing for another; in the manner of one who is merciless; pitiless.
Relevance(rel´e-vans) (n.) pertinence; applicability; obvious relation.
Relevancy(rel´e-van-si) (n.) applicability; pertinence.
Relevant(rel´e-vant) (adj.) applicable; related; pertinent.
Reliability(re-lī-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being reliable.
Reliable(re-lī´a-bl) (adj.) that may be relied upon; trusty.
Reliably(re-lī´a-bli) (adv.) so as to be relied on.
Reliance(re-lī´ans) (n.) confidence; trust.
Reliant(re-lī´ant) (adj.) having trust; confident.
Relic(rel´ik) (n.) that which is left after the loss or decay of the rest; memorial or souvenir; remains of a person deceased; body or other memorial of a saint held in religious reverence.
Relief(re-lēf´) (n.) that which mitigates pain, grief, etc.; release from some post of duty; assistance given to the poor; aid; redress; the projection of a sculptured design from the plane surface.
Relieve(re-lēv´) (v.t.) to free from pain, suffering, grief, etc.; mitigate; alleviate; help; release from a post of duty.
Religion(re-lij´un) (n.) any system of faith or worship; love and obedience towards God; piety; monastic vow or state.
Religious(re-lij´us) (adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, or set apart for, religion; godly; pious; devotional; conscientiously exact or strict; bound by monastic vows: (n.) one who is bound by monastic vows.
Relinquish(re-ling´kwish) (v.t.) to forsake or abandon; quit; leave with reluctance; desist from; renounce a claim to.
Relinquishment(re-ling´kwish-ment) (n.) the act of relinquishing; abandonment.
Reliquary(rel´i-kwa-ri) (n.) a depository for relics; a casket or small chest for holding relics.
Relish(rel´ish) (v.t.) to like the taste of; use with pleasure; enjoy: (v.i.) to have a pleasing taste: (n.) sensation of flavor; taste; savor; zest; a savory dish; enjoyment given by anything; pleasure; inclination.
Reload(rē-lōd´) (v.t.) to load again.
Reluctance(re-luk´tans) (n.) unwillingness.
Reluctant(re-luk´tant) (adj.) unwilling; disinclined.
Rely(re-lī´) (v.i.) to lean upon with confidence; trust or have confidence in.
Remade(rē-mād´) (n.) something made new again: (p.p.) of "remake".
Remain(re-mān´) (v.i.) to continue; stay; last; endure; be left in a particular state or place; be left after or out of a greater number: (n. pl.) a dead body; the literary works of an author published after his death; ruins.
Remainder(rē-mān´dẽr) (n.) that which remains, or is left behind, after the removal of a part.
Remake(rē-māk´) (v.t.) to make anew.
Remand(re-mand´) (v.t.) to recommit or send back; remit in custody to a future time: (n.) the act of remanding; state of being remanded.
Remark(re-märk´) (v.t.) to note or observe; express; say: (n.) notice or observation; comment.
Remarkable(re-märk´a-bl) (adj.) worthy of notice or remark; extraordinary; strange; famous; uncommon.
Remarkably(re-märk´a-bli) (adv.) in a remarkable manner.
Remediable(re-mē´di-a-bl) (adj.) admitting remedy.
Remedial(re-mē´di-al) (adj.) affording, or intended for, a remedy.
Remedially(re-mē´di-a-li) (adv.) by way of remedy.
Remedy(rem´e-di) (n.) that which cures a disease, or counteracts an evil; a restorative; an efficacious medicine: (v.t.) to repair or remove something evil from.
Remember(re-mem´bẽr) (v.t.) to recall to mind; attend to; keep in mind with gratitude, regard, or reverence.
Remembrance(re-mem´brans) (n.) power of remembering; memory; length of time during which anything can be remembered; recollection.
Remind(re-mīnd´) (v.t.) to bring to the remembrance of; put in mind.
Reminiscence(rem-i-nis´ens) (n.) recovery of ideas; memory; that which is remembered.
Reminiscent(rem-i-nis´ent) (adj.) having recollection.
Remiss(re-mis´) (adj.) careless in the performance of duty or business; heedless; dilatory.
Remissness(re-mls´nes) (n.) quality or state of being remiss.
Remission(re-mish´un) (n.) the act of remitting; pardon; abatement; relaxation.
Remit(re-mit´) (v.t.) to pardon; transmit, as money, bills, etc.; send back: (v.i.) moderate or abate in violence or force.
Remittance(re-mit´ans) (n.) that which is remitted; the sending of money, bills, etc., in payment; the sum so transmitted.
Remittent(re-mit´ent) (adj.) increasing and abating alternately, as a disease.
Remnant(rem´nant) (n.) that which is left after a part has been removed; remainder.
Remonstrance(re-mon´strans) (n.) strong representation against something complained of.
Remonstrant(re-mon´strant) (adj.) expostulatory: (n.) one who takes part in a remonstrance.
Remonstrate(re-mon´strāt) (v.i.) to urge or put forward strong reasons against some act or course complained of; expostulate.
Remorse(re-môrs´) (n.) anguish of mind caused by the sense of guilt; sympathetic sorrow; compunction.
Remorseful(re-môrs´fool) (adj.) full of remorse.
Remorsefully(re-môrs´foo-li) (adv.) with remorse.
Remorseless(re-môrs´les) (adj.) cruel; merciless.
Remote(re-mōt´) (adj.) distant in time or space; far; primary; alien;, foreign; inconsiderable.
Remotely(re-mōt´li) (adv.) at a distance.
Remoteness(re-mōt´nes) (n.) quality or state of being remote; distance.
Removable(re-mōōv´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being removed.
Removal(re-mōōv´al) (n.) the act of removing or displacing; change of place; dismissal; act of putting an end to.
Remove(re-mōōv´) (v.t.) to put from its place; withdraw; cut off, or kill: (v.i.) to change place; change residence: (n.) change of place; removal; promotion; class.
Removed(re-mōōvd´) (p.adj.) remote; displaced.
Remunerate(re-mū´nẽr-āt) (v.t.) to reward as an equivalent for service; recompense.
Remuneration(re-mū-nẽr-ā´shun) (n.) payment for service; recompense; reward.
Remunerative(re-mū´nẽr-a-tiv) (adj.) yielding an equivalent return for outlay; lucrative; profitable.
Renal(rē´nal) (adj.) pertaining to the kidneys.
Renascent(re-nas´ent) (adj.) coming again into being.
Rend(rend) (v.t.) to tear apart with violence; split; lacerate: (v.i.) to become rent.
Render(ren´dẽr) (v.t.) to return; pay back; make up; deliver; afford; yield; furnish; reproduce; translate; cause to be boiled down; exhibit: (n.) payment of rent.
Rendering(ren´dẽr-ing) (n.) a translation; version; execution; first coat of plaster.
Rendezvous(rän´dā-vōō) (n.) appointed place of meeting, especially for warships or troops: (v.i.) to assemble.
Rendition(ren-dish´un) (n.) surrender; translation.
Renegade(ren´e-gād) (n.) one who renounces his faith; apostate; traitor; deserter.
Renew(re-nū´) (v.t.) to make new again; restore; renovate; reinvigorate: (v.i.) to be made new; begin afresh; grow again.
Renewal(re-nū´al) (n.) the act of renewing; state of being renewed; renovation; revival.
Renounce(re-nouns´) (v.t.) to disown; reject publicly and finally; repudiate; reject: (v.i.) in card playing, not to follow suit: (n.) failure to follow suit.
Renouncement(re-nouns´ment) act of renouncing.
Renovate(ren´ō-vāt) (v.t.) to make new again; restore to a previous condition, or to a good state; repair.
Renovation(ren-ō-vā´shun) (n.) renewal; state of being renovated.
Renovator(ren´ō-vā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, renovates; restorer.
Renown(re-noun´) (n.) celebrity; fame; distinction: (v.t.) to make famous.
Renowned(re-nound´) (p.adj.) celebrated; famous; illustrious; distinguished.
Rent(rent) (n.) a tear; fissure; schism; periodical payment for the use of property: (p.t. & p.p.) of rend.
Rental(rent´al) (n.) amount of rent; schedule of rents of an estate; rent-roll.
Renter(rent´ẽr) (n.) one who holds an estate or tenements by payment of rent; one who collects rent.
Renunciation(re-nun-si-ā´shun) (n.) disavowal; rejection.
Repaid(re-pad´) (p.t. & p.p.) of "repay".
Repair(re-pār´) (v.i.) to go to a specified place; betake one's self: (v.t.) to restore after injury; mend; renovate; make amends: (n.) restoration after injury; state of a building.
Reparable(rep´a-ra-bl) (adj.) capable of being repaired.
Reparation(rep-a-rā´shun) (n.) restoration to a good condition; amends or compensation; restitution.
Repartee(rep-är-tē´) (n.) a ready, witty reply.
Repast(re-past´) (n.) a meal; victuals.
Repay(re-pā´) (v.t.) to give back that which is due.
Repayable(re-pā´a-bl) (adj.) liable or arranged to be repaid.
Repayment(re-pā´ment) (n.) act of repaying; that which is repaid.
Repeal(re-pēl´) (v.t.) to revoke or abrogate; annul: (n.) revocation; abrogation.
Repeat(re-pēt´) (v.t.) to do or speak a second time; iterate; recite; quote from memory: (n.) repetition; a sign in music directing a part to be repeated.
Repeatedly(re-pēt´ed-li) (adv.) many times repeated; again and again.
Repeater(re-pēt´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, repeats; revolver; a watch that strikes the hours, when a spring is pressed; a decimal in which the same figure or figures are repeated; one who illegally votes more than once at the same election.
Repel(re-pel´) (v.t.) to drive back resist; check the advance of: (v.i.) to act in opposition to force impressed check or drive inwards.
Repellent(re-pel´ent) (adj.) driving back; tending or able to repel; repulsive.
Repent(re-pent´) (v.i.) to feel pain or sorrow on account of something done or left undone, especially for sin committed leading to repentance; change from past evil: (v.t.) to regret.
Repentance(re-pen´tans) (n.) act of repenting or state of being penitent; penitence; contrition.
Repentant(re-pen´tant) (adj.) feeling or manifesting repentance; contrite; penitent.
Repertoire(rep-ẽr-twär´) (n.) a repository; stock of dramas, songs, etc. ready for use.
Repertory(rep´ẽr-tō-ri) (n.) a storehouse; treasury.
Repetition(rep-e-tish´un) (n.) the act of repeating; recital from memory.
Repine(re-pīn´) (v.i.) to fret one's self; murmur; complain; feel discontent.
Replace(re-plās´) (v.t.) put again in a former place or condition; repay; provide a substitute for; take the place of.
Replacement(re-plās´ment) (n.) act of replacing or state of being replaced.
Replenish(re-plen´ish) (v.t.) to fill up again; fill or stock in abundance.
Replenishment(re-plen´ish-ment) (n.) the act of replenishing; state of being replenished.
Replete(re-plēt´) (adj.) completely filled; full.
Repletion(re-plē´shun) (n.) the state of being too full; plethora.
Replica(rep´li-ka) (n.) a copy of an original picture or statue executed by the same artist or sculptor.
Replicate(rep´li-kat) (adj.) folded back.
Replication(rep-li-kā´shun) a reply; echo; repetition; the plaintiff's answer to the plea of the defendant.
Reply(re-plī´) (v.i.) to answer; respond: (n.) an answer; response; rejoinder.
Report(re-pōrt´) (v.t.) to give an account of; relate; tell from one to another; circulate publicly; take down [spoken words]: (v.i.) to make a statement: (n.) an official statement of facts; description, an account of a meeting, etc.; rumor; hearsay; noise.
Reporter(re-pōrt´ẽr) (n.) one who reports, as for a law court or a newspaper.
Reportorial(re-pōr-to´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or constituted by, reporters.
Repose(re-pōz´) (v.t.) to lay to rest; refresh by rest; compose; lay, place, or rest, as confidence or trust [with in or on]: (v.i.) to sleep; recline: (n.) sleep; quiet; mental rest; certain parts in a picture which tranquilize its aspect.
Repository(re-poz´i-tō-ri) (n.) a warehouse for the storing and safe keeping of goods; shop or warehouse.
Reprehend(rep-re-hend´) (v.t.) to censure.
Reprehensible(rep-re-hen´si-bl) (adj.) deserving censure; culpable.
Reprehensibly(rep-re-hen´si-bli) (adv.) in a reprehensible manner.
Reprehension(rep-re-hen´shun) (n.) censure; reproof.
Represent(rep-re-zent´) (v.t.) to exhibit the image of; show; describe; give an account of; impersonate or act the part of; reproduce; to present again (rē-prē-zent').
Representation(rep-re-zen-tā´shun) (n.) the act of representing; that which represents; portrayal; description; likeness; image or picture; dramatic performance; body of representatives; statement of arguments or reasons.
Representative(rep-re-zen´ta-tiv) (adj.) having the power or character of another; exhibiting a similitude; typical: (n.) one who is authorized to act for another or others; deputy or delegate, especially one chosen by a body of electors; a member of the popular branch of Congress or of a State Legislature; he who, or that which, represents or exhibits a likeness.
Repress(re-pres´) (v.t.) to check or restrain; crush; quell.
Repression(re-presh´un) (n.) the act of repressing.
Repressive(re-pres´iv) (adj.) serving to repress.
Repressively(re-pres´iv-li) (adv.) so as to repress.
Reprieve(re-prēv´) (v.t.) to grant a respite to; delay the execution of: (n.) temporary suspension of a criminal sentence.
Reprimand(rep´ri-mand) (v.t.) to reprove severely; reprove publicly and officially: (n.) a severe reproof.
Reprint(rē-print´) (v.t.) to print a new edition or copy of: (n.) (rē´print) a new edition or copy.
Reprisal(re-prīz´al) (n.) an act of war ostensibly by way of retaliation for an injury suffered.
Reproach(re-prōch´) (v.t.) to censure severely; upbraid: (n.) severe blame mingled with contempt; object of scorn; shame or disgrace.
Reproachful(re-prōch´fool) (adj.) containing, or expressing, reproach.
Reproachfully(re-prōch´foo-li) (adv.) in a reproachful manner.
Reprobate(rep´rō-bāt) (v.t.) to condemn strongly or with detestation; disown: (adj.) abandoned; depraved: (n.) a profligate person.
Reproduce(rē-prō-dūs) (v.t.) produce again; copy; give rise to offspring, as a plant or animal.
Reproduction(rē-prō-duk´shun) (n.) the act of producing again, either an organism, a mental image, or a work of art.
Reproductive(rē-prō-duk´tiv) (adj.) of or pertaining to reproduction; tending or having the power to reproduce.
Reproof(re-prōōf´) (n.) censure; rebuke.
Reproval(re-prōōv´al) (n.) the act of reproving; reproof; admonition.
Reprove(re-prōōv´) (v.t.) to censure or blame; reprimand; rebuke.
Reptile(rep´til) (n.) an animal of the class Reptilia that creeps or crawls on the ground; a mean, groveling person: (adj.) creeping; crawling; groveling.
Reptilian(rep-til´i-an) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, a reptile.
Republic(re-pub´lik) (n.) a state or country in which the supreme power is vested in representatives elected by popular vote; commonwealth.
Republican(re-pub´li-kan) (adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of, a republic: (n.) one who favors republican government.
Republication(rē-pub-li-kā´shun) (n.) the act of republishing; second publication.
Republish(rē-pub´lish) (v.t.) to publish anew; print a new edition of.
Repudiate(re-pū´di-āt) (v.t.) to disown or disclaim; refuse to pay or acknowledge; disavow.
Repudiation(re-pū-di-ā´shun) (n.) the act of repudiating; disavowal; rejection.
Repudiator(re-pū´di-ā-tẽr) (n.) one who repudiates.
Repugnance(re-pug´nans) (n.) aversion; reluctance; dislike.
Repugnant(re-pug´nant) (adj.) highly distasteful or offensive; contrary; hostile.
Repulse(re-puls´) (v.t.) to drive back; beat off; repel: (n.) the state of being driven back or repelled; refusal; denial.
Repulsion(re-pul´shun) (n.) the act of driving back; state of being repelled; the power by which certain bodies recede from each other.
Repulsive(re-pul´siv) (adj.) tending to repel; forbidding; disgusting.
Repulsively(re-pul´siv-li) (adv.) in a repulsive manner.
Repulsiveness(re-pul´siv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being repulsive.
Repurchase(rē-pẽr´chas) (n.) the act of purchasing again; a new purchase.
Reputable(rep´ū-ta-bl) (adj.) esteemed; honorable; respectable.
Reputably(rep´ū-ta-bli) (adv.) in a reputable manner.
Reputation(rep-ū-tā´shun) (n.) good name or character; honor; credit.
Repute(re-pūt´) (v.t.) to estimate; deem: (n.) estimation; character; reputation.
Request(re-kwest´) (n.) desire expressed; petition; prayer; demand; entreaty: (v.t.) to ask for.
Requiem(rē´kwi-em) (n.) a mass, or musical setting of a mass, for the repose of the soul of a person deceased.
Require(re-kwīr´) (v.t.) to ask for or claim as by right or authority; demand; exact; need.
Requirement(re-kwīr´ment) (n.) the act of requiring; that which is required; demand; necessity.
Requisite(rek´wi-zit) (adj.) needful; indispensable: (n.) anything requisite.
Requisition(rek-wi-zish´un) (n.) the act of requiring; that which is required; demand, especially a written one: (v.t.) to demand; make a requisition upon.
Requital(re-kwīt-al) (n.) act of requiting; payment in return; recompense; retaliation.
Requite(re-kwīt´) (v.t.) to make return for treatment, good or evil; recompense; retaliate; revenge.
Rescind(re-sind´) (v.t.) to annul; revoke.
Rescission(re-sizh´un) (n.) the act of annulling.
Rescue(res´kū) (v.t.) to set free from danger, restraint, or violence; liberate; deliver: (n.) deliverance from mistake, restraint, or violence; forcible retaking of persons or goods detained by legal authority.
Research(re-serch´) (n.) laborious, careful inquiry or investigation: (v.t.) to search again; investigate carefully and diligently.
Resemblance(re-zem´blans) (n.) likeness; similarity; that which is similar.
Resemble(re-zem´bl) (v.t.) to have a likeness to; have similarity to.
Resent(re-zent´) (v.t.) to consider as an injury or affront; take ill; be angry in consequence of.
Resentful(re-zent´fool) (adj.) easily provoked to anger; full of resentment.
Resentfully(re-zent´foo-li) (adv.) with resentment.
Resentment(re-zent´ment) (n.) strong anger or displeasure; deep sense of injury.
Reservation(rez-ẽr-vā´shun) (n.) anything kept back or reserved; clause, proviso, or limitation, by which something is reserved; public land reserved for some particular use, as schools, etc.
Reserve(re-zẽrv´) (v.t.) to keep in store; hold back for future use; retain: (n.) closeness or caution in speaking or acting; taciturnity; (pl.) troops kept for the support of an army or to meet any contingency.
Reservoir(rez´ẽr-vwär) (n.) a place where anything [usually fluids and liquids] is collected and stored up for use.
Reset(rē-set´) (v.t.) to set again or anew.
Reside(rē-zīd´) (v.i.) to dwell or inhabit; live.
Residence(rez´i-dens) (n.) place of abode; domicile; act of residing.
Residency(rez´i-den-si) (n.) residence.
Resident(rez´i-dent) (adj.) dwelling in a place: (n.) one who resides.
Residential(rez-i-den´shal) (n.) pertaining to, containing or suitable for, residents.
Residual(re-zid´ū-al) (adj.) remaining after a part has been taken away.
Residuary(re-zid´ū-a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or constituting, the residue; relating or entitled to the remainder of an estate, etc., after deducting legal expenses.
Residue(rez´i-dū) (n.) that which is left behind after a part is taken away; remainder.
Resign(re-zīn´) (v.t.) to yield to another; surrender formally; withdraw from; submit calmly; sign again (re-sīn´).
Resignation(rez-ig-nā´shun) (n.) the act of resigning; state of being resigned; calm submission or acquiescence; patience.
Resilient(re-sil´i-ent) (adj.) springing back; rebounding.
Resin(rez´in) (n.) a solid inflammable substance obtained from various trees which exude it in the form of gum.
Resinous(rez´in-us) (adj.) containing, consisting of, or like, resin.
Resist(re-zist´) (v.t.) to oppose; withstand; thwart; strive against: (v.i.) to make opposition or resistance.
Resistance(re-zis´tans) (n.) the act of resisting; opposition; power of a body that acts in opposition to another.
Resistant(re-zis´tant) (adj.) offering resistance: (n.) one who, or that which, resists.
Resistible(re-zist´i-bl) (adj.) capable of resisting.
Resistless(re-zist´les) (n.) irresistible.
Resolute(rez´ō-lūt) (adj.) determined; having a fixed purpose; decided; firm; steady.
Resolutely(rez´ō-lūt-li) (adv.) in a resolute manner.
Resoluteness(rez´ō-lūt-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being resolute.
Resolution(rez-ō-lū´shun) (n.) the act of resolving; state of being resolved; analysis; fixed determination; constancy of purpose; formal proposal in a legislative assembly or public meeting; solution.
Resolvable(re-zol´va-bl) (adj.) capable of being resolved.
Resolve(re-zolv´) (v.t.) to reduce to constituent parts; analyze; clear or separate; solve; settle in an opinion; decide; determine by vote; disperse, as a tumor, etc.; carry a discord into a concord [Music]: (v.i.) to determine; pass a formal resolution.
Resolved(re-zolvd´) (p.adj.) determined; firm.
Resonance(rez´ō-nans) (n.) the quality of being resonant.
Resonant(rez´ō-nant) (adj.) returning sound.
Resort(re-zôrt´) (v.i.) to betake one's self; go often; have recourse; apply: (n.) place much frequented; concourse; resource.
Resound(re-zound´) (v.i. & v.t.) to reverberate; spread the fame or renown of; send back sound; echo; sound again (rē-sound´).
Resource(re-sōrs´) (n.) source of help or supply; an expedient to which one resorts; (pl.) money; means of any kind.
Respect(re-spekt´) (n.) regard; expression of esteem; deference; manner of treating others; respectful demeanor; point, reference, or particular; (pl.) expression of good-will or regard: (v.t.) to honor or esteem; have relation to.
Respectability(re-spek-ta-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being respectable.
Respectable(re-spek´tā-bl) (adj.) capable or worthy of respect; held in good repute; moderate in excellence or number.
Respectably(re-spek´tā-bli) (adv.) in a respectable manner.
Respectful(re-spekt´fool) (adj.) characterized by respect.
Respectfully(re-spekt´foo-li) (adv.) with respect.
Respecting(re-spek´ting) (prep.) concerning.
Respective(re-spek´tiv) (adj.) relating to a particular person or thing; not absolute; relative.
Respectively(re-spek´tiv-li) (adv.) as each belongs to each; not absolutely.
Respiration(res-pi-rā´shun) (n.) the act or process of breathing; relief from toil.
Respirator(res´pi-rā-tẽr) (n.) a network contrivance for covering the mouth and protecting the lungs from cold, fog, etc.
Respiratory(res´pi-ra-tō-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or serving for, respiration.
Respire(re-spīr´) (v.t.) to draw air into the lungs and expel it again; breathe; inhale: (v.t.) to breathe in and out, as air.
Respite(res´pit) (n.) pause or temporary cessation of anything; delay; interval of rest; reprieve: (v.t.) to grant a respite to; suspend the execution of.
Resplendence(re-splen´dens) (n.) brilliant luster; intense light.
Resplendent(re-splen´dent) (adj.) shining with brilliant luster; intensely bright.
Respond(re-spond´) (v.i.) to answer or reply; be liable for payment: (v.t.) to pay: (n.) short anthem sung between the reading of the lessons.
Respondent(re-spon´dent) (adj.) giving response: (n.) one who answers or replies; one who maintains a thesis in reply; one who answers to a suit at law.
Response(re-spons´) (n.) the act of answering; reply.
Responsible(re-spon´si-bl) (adj.) involving responsibility; answerable; liable.
Responsibly(re-spon´si-bli) (adv.) in a responsible manner.
Responsive(re-spon´siv) (adj.) inclined to respond; answering; correspondent.
Responsively(re-spon´siv-li) (adv.) in a responsive manner.
Responsiveness(re-spon´siv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being responsive.
Rest(rest) (n.) cessation from motion or disturbance; quiet; peace; repose; sleep; death; place of quiet or repose; trust; interval of silence and its sign; remainder: (v.i.) to cease from motion or action; repose; be quiet; sleep; die; stand; (v.t.) to lay to rest; place.
Restaurant(res´to-rant) (n.) a house for refreshment; an eating-house.
Restaurateur(res-to-ra-tẽr´) (n.) the keeper of a restaurant.
Restful(rest´fool) (adj.) full of rest; quiet.
Restfully(rest´foo-li) (adv.) in a restful manner.
Restitution(res-ti-tū´shun) (n.) the act of making good any loss, injury, or damage; compensation; amends.
Restive(res´tiv) (adj.) unwilling to go forward; stubborn; uneasy.
Restively(res´tiv-li) (adv.) in a restive manner.
Restiveness(res´tiv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being restive.
Restless(rest´les) (adj.) constantly active or moving.
Restoration(res-tō-rā´shun) (n.) restoring; replacement; recovery; revival; reparation.
Restorative(re-stōr´a-tiv) (adj.) tending to restore, especially to strength and vigor: (n.) medicine that restores.
Restore(re-stōr´) (v.t.) to bring back to its former strength; repair; rebuild; heal or cure; reinvigorate; renew; amend; reclaim; store again.
Restorer(re-stōr´ẽr) (n.) one who restores or repairs.
Restrain(re-strān´) (v.t.) hold back; to check; hinder; limit.
Restraint(re-strānt´) (n.) the act of restraining; state of being restrained; limitation.
Restrict(re-strikt´) (v.t.) to confine or limit.
Restriction(re-strik´shun) (n.) the act of restricting; limitation; confinement.
Restrictive(re-strik´tiv) (adj.) imposing restraint.
Restrictively(re-strik´tiv-li) (adv.) with restriction.
Result(re-zult´) (v.i.) to follow as a consequence; to come to a decision; ensue; decree: (n.) conclusion or consequence.
Resultant(re-zult´ant) (adj.) following as a result: (n.) a single force compounded of two or more forces and representing their combined effects.
Resulting(re-zult´ing) (p.adj.) following as a result or consequence.
Resume(re-zūm´) (v.t.) to take up again after interruption; begin again; take back.
Resumption(re-zump´shun) (n.) the act of resuming.
Resurrection(rez-ẽr-ek´shun) (n.) a rising again from the dead; moral revival.
Resuscitate(re-sus´i-tāt) (v.t.) to revive from apparent death; revivify.
Resuscitation(re-sus-i-tā´shun) (n.) the act of resuscitating; state of being resuscitated.
Resuscitator(re-sus´i-tā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, resuscitates.
Retail(re-tāl´) (v.t.) to sell in small quantities; sell second-hand: (n.) (rē'tāl) sale of goods in small quantities: (adj.) dealing in small quantities or second-hand.
Retain(re-tān´) (v.t.) to hold or keep in possession; detain; engage by a fee prepaid.
Retainer(re-tān´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, retains; a dependent; attendant; preliminary retaining fee paid to counsel.
Retake(rē-tāk´) (v.t.) take back; recapture; take a second time, as to "retake" one's photograph.
Retaliate(re-tal´i-āt) (v.t.) to return by giving like for like [usually in an ill sense].
Retaliation(re-tal-i-ā´shun) (n.) the act of retaliating.
Retaliative(re-tal´i-a-tjv) (adj.) returning like for like; vindictive.
Retaliatory(re-tal´i-a-tō-ri) (adj.) implying retaliation; retaliating; revenging.
Retard(re-tärd´) (v.t.) to hinder or obstruct; delay; keep back.
Retardation(re-tär-dā´shun) (n.) the act of retarding; hindrance; postponement.
Retch(rēch) (v.i.) to try to vomit; strain in vomiting.
Retention(re-ten´shun) (n.) the act of holding back; power of retaining, especially ideas.
Retentive(re-ten´tiv) (adj.) having the power to retain.
Retentiveness(re-ten´tiy-nes) (n.) the quality of being retentive.
Reticence(ret´i-sens) (n.) silence; reserve.
Reticent(ret´i-sent) (adj.) silent; reserved.
Reticulate(re-tik´ū-lāt) (adj.) formed of, or resembling, network.
Retina(ret´i-na) (n.) one of the coats of the eye, containing the ends of the sensory nerves which receive the impressions which give rise to vision.
Retinue(ret´i-nū) (n.) the suite or attendants of a prince or person of distinction; train.
Retire(re-tīr´) (v.i.) to go to a place of privacy; withdraw; retreat; recede; withdraw from business, official, or active life; to go to bed.
Retired(re-tīrd´) (adj.) secluded from society; having given up business, etc.; private.
Retirement(re-tīr´ment) (n.) the act of retiring; privacy; solitude.
Retiring(re-tīr´ing) (adj.) reserved, not obtrusive; assigned, as a pension, to an official retiring from the public service, etc.
Retort(re-tôrt´) (v.t.) to return, as an argument, incivility, censure, accusation, etc.: (v.i.) to make a retort: (n.) censure, incivility, etc., returned; sharp reply; a vessel used in distilling and decomposing substances.
Retouch(re-tuch´) (v.t.) to touch again; improve by going over a work of art to restore faded parts, etc.
Retrace(re-trās´) (v.t.) to trace back to the beginning.
Retract(re-trakt´) (v.t.) to draw, or take back; recall; rescind; recant: (v.i.) to withdraw something previously said or written: (n.) the prick of a horse's foot in nailing a horseshoe.
Retractable(re-trak´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being retracted.
Retraction(re-trak´shun) (n.) the act of retracting; recantation; disavowal.
Retreat(re-trēt´) (n.) the act of withdrawing or retiring; retirement or seclusion; place of privacy; shelter; the retiring of an army or body of troops from the face of an enemy or an advanced position; signal for retiring from an engagement, or to quarters: (v.i.) to withdraw to seclusion or place of safety; retire before an enemy.
Retrench(re-trench´) (v.i.) cut down expenses.
Retrenchment(re-trench´ment) (n.) curtailment; reduction of expenses; a military work constructed inside another to resist an enemy who has forced the outer one.
Retribution(ret-ri-bū´shun) (n.) reward or punishment suitable to the action; distribution of rewards or punishments in future life at the final judgment.
Retributive(re-trib´ū-tiv) (adj.) rewarding for good deeds and punishing for offenses.
Retrievable(re-trēv´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being retrieved.
Retrieve(re-trēv´) (v.t.) to recover; restore; regain: (v.i.) to act as a retriever.
Retriever(re-trēv´ẽr) (n.) a variety of dog trained to fetch game.
Retroactive(ret-rō-ak´tiv) (adj.) having or intended to have a retrospective effect.
Retrograde(ret´rō-grād) (adj.) going or moving backwards; apparently moving from east to west as a planet; becoming less highly organized: (v.i.) to go backwards.
Retrogression(ret-rō-gresh´un) (n.) the act of going backward.
Retrogressive(ret-rō-gres´iv) same as retrograde.
Retrospect(ret´rō-spekt) (v.t.) consider the past of: (v.i.) look back; consider the past.
Retrospection(ret-rō-spek´shun) (n.) the act or faculty of looking back on the past.
Retrospective(ret-rō-spek´tiv) (adj.) looking back on things past; referring to past things.
Retrospectively(ret-rō-spek´tiv-li) (adv.) in a retrospective manner.
Return(re-tẽrn´) (v.i.) to come back again to the same place or state; revisit; retort: (v.t.) to repay; restore; requite; elect; reply or report officially: (n.) the act of going back or returning; retrogression; repayment; requital; restitution; remittance; advantage; profit; official report.
Reunion(rē-ūn´yun) (n.) a festive gathering of familiar friends or associates; act of reuniting.
Reunite(rē-ū-nīt´) (v.t.) to unite again; reconcile after variance: (v.i.) become, united again.
Reveal(re-vēl´) (v.t.) to make known; disclose: (n.) the vertical side of a doorway, window, etc.
Reveille(rev-el-ē´) (n.) the beat of a drum, or bugle-call at daybreak to awaken soldiers.
Revel(rev´el) (n.) a noisy or riotous feast: (v.i.) to feast with joyous or clamorous merriment.
Revelation(rev-e-lā´shun) (n.) the act of revealing or making known, especially Divine truth; that which is revealed, especially by God to man.
Reveler(rev´el-ẽr) (n.) one who revels.
Revelry(rev´el-ri) (n.) riotous or noisy festivity.
Revenge(re-venj´) (v.t.) to inflict pain or punishment because of; exact retribution for; avenge: (n.) the act of revenging; malicious injuring in return for an injury or offense received; retaliation; malice.
Revengeful(re-venj´fool) (adj.) full of a desire to inflict injury in return; vindictive.
Revengefully(re-venj´foo-li) (adv.) in a revengeful manner.
Revenue(rev´e-nū) (n.) the general income of a State, derived from the annual taxes, excise, customs, etc.; annual profits from lands, etc.
Reverberate(re-vẽr´bẽr-āt) (v.t.) to send back, as sound; re-echo: (v.i.) to be driven back, or reflected, as sound or light.
Reverberation(re-vẽr-bẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of reverberating.
Revere(re-vēr´) (v.t.) to regard with fear mingled with respect and affection; reverence.
Reverence(rev´ẽr-ens) (n.) veneration; honor; respect; act of obeisance; a title given to the clergy [with his, your]: (v.t.) to regard with reverence.
Reverend(rev´ẽr-end) (adj.) worthy of reverence: (n.) a title given to a clergyman or the clergy.
Reverent(rev´ẽr-ent) (adj.) showing, or expressive of, reverence; humble; submissive.
Reverential(rev-ẽr-en´shal) (adj.) proceeding from reverence; respectful.
Reverentially(rev-ẽr-en´sha-li) (adv.) with reverence.
Reverie(rev´ẽr-i) (n.) deep musing; wakeful dreaminess; irregular train of thoughts or fancies in meditation.
Reversal(re-vẽr´sal) (n.) the act of reversing; overthrow or annulling; repeal.
Reverse(re-yẽrs´) (adj.) turned backward; having an opposite direction; made or declared void: (v.t.) to turn upside down; change entirely: (n.) the contrary or opposite; back of a coin or medal; change; vicissitude; defeat.
Reversible(re-vẽrs´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being reversed.
Reversion(re-vẽr´shun) (n.) right to future possession or enjoyment; tendency of an animal or plant to revert to its original form, etc.
Revert(re-vẽrt´) (v.t.) to turn back; change; reverse: (v.i.) to return or fall back; return to the original owner or his heirs.
Revertible(re-vẽrt´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being reverted.
Review(re-vū´) (v.t.) to consider over again; re-examine; look back; revise; examine critically; inspect troops, etc.; write a critical notice of: (n.) the act of reviewing; re-examination; survey of the past; criticism, especially of a new publication; a periodical with criticisms on new books, essays, etc.; inspection of troops, etc.
Revile(re-vīl´) (v.t.) to address with opprobrious or contumelious language reproach.
Revise(re-vīz´) (v.t.) to review and amend; examine for correction: (n.) a revision; second proof-sheet.
Revision(re-vizh´un) (n.) the act of examining for correction; that which is revised.
Revisit(rē-viz´it) (v.t.) to visit again; to revise; to review.
Revival(re-vī´val) (n.) the act of reviving; recovery; renewal of life, renewed performance of; reproduction; spiritual awakening.
Revivalism(re-vī´val-izm) (n.) an interest in revivals of religion, or the methods of procedure to promote such.
Revivalist(re-vī´val-ist) (n.) one who promotes revivals.
Revive(re-vīv´) (v.i.) to recover life; return to vigor or activity, especially from a state of languor, neglect, etc.: (v.t.) to restore to life again renovate; reproduce.
Revivify(re-viv´i-fī) (v.t.) to reanimate; quicken.
Revocable(rev´ō-ka-bl) (adj.) that may be revoked.
Revocation(rev-ō-kā´shun) (n.) the act of revoking; recall; repeal; reversal.
Revoke(re-vōk´) (v.t.) to recall; repeal; annul.
Revolt(re-volt´) (n.) rebellion against constituted authority; insurrection: (v.i.) to turn away in disgust; to rebel: (v.t.) overturn; shock.
Revolting(re-volt´ing) (p.adj.) disgusting; repellent.
Revolute(rev´ō-lūt) (adj.) rolled backwards.
Revolution(rev-ō-lū´shun) (n.) the act of revolving; rotation; change or alteration of system; motion of a point or line about a center; recurrence or succession; fundamental and sudden change in the government of a country.
Revolutionary(rev-ō-lū´shun-a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, tending to produce, or constituting, a revolution: (n.) a revolutionist.
Revolutionist(rev-ō-lū´shun-ist) (n.) one who organizes or takes part in a revolution.
Revolutionize(rev-ō-lū´shun-īz) (v.t.) to cause a revolution or entire change of government or any system.
Revolve(re-volv´) (v.i.) to turn round, as on an axis; roll in a circle; rotate: (v.t.) to cause to turn or roll round; meditate or reflect upon.
Revolver(re-vol´vẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, revolves; a pistol with revolving barrels, fired successively without reloading.
Revolving(re-vol´ving) (adj.) turning round.
Revulsion(re-vul´shun) (n.) sudden and violent change, especially of feeling; diversion of the cause of a disease from one part of the body to another.
Reward(re-wärd´) (n.) something given as a return for good or ill received; recompense retribution; punishment; gift in token of approved merit: (v.t.) to give in return for good or ill received; recompense; punish.
Rhapsodic(rap-sod´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or connected with, rhapsody; unconnected; confused. Also rhapsodical.
Rhapsodize(rap´sō-dīz) (v.i.) to write or utter rhapsodies.
Rhapsody(rap´sō-di) (n.) any unconnected or rambling composition, composed under the influence of excitement; part of an epic poem for recitation at one time.
Rheostat(rē´ō-stat) (n.) an apparatus for regulating an electric current.
Rhetoric(ret´o-rik) (n.) the art of speaking with elegance and force; declamation; oratory.
Rhetorical(re-tor´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to rhetoric; figurative; declamatory.
Rhetorically(re-tor´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a rhetorical manner.
Rhetorician(ret-o-rish´an) (n.) a teacher of rhetoric, or one skilled in the art; an orator.
Rheumatic(rōō-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or affected by, rheumatism.
Rheumatism(rōō´ma-tizm) (n.) a painful disease of the muscles and joints accompanied by swelling and stiffness.
Rhinoceros(rī-nos´ẽr-os) (n.) very large animal having a very thick skin, and one or two horns on the nose.
Rhinoplasty(rī´nō-plas-ti) (n.) a surgical operation by which a new nose is formed or partially restored by grafting new flesh.
Rhizome(rī´zōm) (n.) a thick stem running along or under the ground, producing roots below and shoots above.
Rhomboid(rom´boid) (n.) a four-sided figure having its opposite sides equal, and its angles not right angles: (adj.) lozenge-shaped.
Rhombus(rom´bus) (n.) a four-sided figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides parallel, but which has two of its angles obtuse and two acute; a genus of flat fishes, containing the turbot, etc.
Rhubarb(rōō´bärb) (n.) a plant whose leaf-stalks are used for culinary purposes, and its roots in medicine as a purgative.
Rhyme(rīm) (n.) the correspondence of the sound of the last word or syllable of one verse or line to the sound of the last word or syllable of another; harmonical succession of sounds; poetry: (v.i.) to accord in sound; make verses or rhymes: (v.t.) put into rhyme.
Rhythm(rithm) w. the correspondence measure, or time, in poetry or prose; cadence.
Rhythmic(rith´mik) (adj.) pertaining to rhythm; harmonical; periodical.
Rhythmically(rith´mi-ka-li) (adv.) in a rhythmic manner.
Rib(rib) (n.) one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax; anything resembling a rib; a piece of timber to shape and strengthen the side of a ship; the main vein of a leaf: (v.t.) to furnish, or enclose, with ribs; form with grooves.
Ribald(rib´aid) (adj.) low; obscure; filthy: (n.) a vulgar, foul-mouthed, licentious fellow.
Ribaldry(rib´ald-ri) (n.) obscenity.
Ribbon(rib´on) (n.) a fillet or strip of silk, etc.; narrow strip.
Rice(rīs) (n.) a valuable food grain produced extensively in hot countries.
Rich(rich) (adj.) abounding in money or possessions; wealthy; opulent; sumptuous; valuable; splendid; fertile; fruitful; high-flavored; mellow; full of beauty; vivid; sweet or harmonious in sound: (n.) rich people collectively; (pl.) wealth; affluence.
Riches(rich´ez) (n. pl.) money or possessions in abundance; treasures; wealth; opulence; affluence.
Richness(rich´nes) (n.) the state or the quality of being rich.
Rick(rik) (n.) a pile or heap, as of hay or corn, and usually thatched or sheltered: (v.t.) to pile or heap in a rick.
Rickets(rik´ets) (n.) a disease affecting children, characterized by softness and curvature of the bones, due to vitamin D deficiency.
Rickety(rik´et-i) (adj.) affected with rickets; feeble in the joints; unsteady; shaky; said also of buildings and things without life.
Ricochet(rik-ō-shā´) (n.) the rebounding of a shot or shell, etc., along the ground or from the surface of the water: (v.i.) to bound by touching the earth or the surface of water and glancing off: (v.t.) to cause to ricochet.
Rid(rid) (v.t.) to set free; deliver; clear or destroy by violence: (adj.) clear; free.
Riddance(rid´ans) (n.) the act of ridding or clearing away; deliverance.
Ridden(rid´n) (p.p.) of ride.
Riddle(rid´l) (n.) an enigma; puzzling question; something ambiguous; a large sieve: (v.t.) to solve, as a riddle; to sift by a riddle; perforate with, or as with, shot.
Ride(rīd) (v.i. & v.t.) to be borne along, as on horseback or in a vehicle; practice horsemanship; manage a horse well; sit, float or rest on; to sit on so as to be carried; manage insolently at will: (n.) excursion on horseback or in a vehicle; drive; road.
Rider(rīd´ẽr) (n.) one who rides on, breaks, or manages, a horse; an additional clause to a document; subsidiary problem.
Ridge(rij) (n.) anything formed like an animal's back, as a continuous range of hills, etc.; crest of a roof: (v.t.) to form or furnish with a ridge; wrinkle.
Ridgy(rij´i) (adj.) rising in ridges.
Ridicule(rid´i-kūl) (n.) words or action designed to bring the subject of it into contempt; banter; mockery: (v.t.) to treat or address with ridicule; expose to contempt; laugh at.
Ridiculous(ri-dik´ū-lus) (adj.) deserving or exciting ridicule; preposterous; absurd; ludicrous; droll.
Ridiculously(ri-dik´ū-lus-li) (adv.) in an absurd or foolish manner.
Riding(rid´ing) (p.adj.) employed for traveling: (n.) a road put through a wood or ground for riding upon.
Ridotto(ri-dot´ō) (n.) a public assembly; a public entertainment of music and dancing.
Rife(rīf) (adj.) prevalent, common.
Riffraff(rif´raf) (n.) refuse; the rabble.
Rifle(rī´fl) (n.) a musket with the barrel spirally grooved; (pl.) troops armed with rifles: (v.t.) to groove spirally; pillage.
Rifler(rī´flẽr) (n.) a plunderer.
Rift(rift) (n.) an opening or split in anything; fissure: (v.t.) to cleave or. split.
Rig(rig) (n.) a practical joke or frolic; dressy manner of fitting the masts and rigging to the hull of a vessel: (v.t.) to furnish or fit with rigging; dress [with out].
Rigger(rig´ẽr) (n.) one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a vessel; a band-wheel with a flat or slightly curved rim.
Rigging(rig´ing) (n.) the cordage or ropes by which the masts of a vessel are supported, and the sails extended or furled.
Right(rīt) (adj.) according to truth, justice, or law; correct; fit; true; exact; most direct; noting the side opposed to the left; most convenient; well performed; rising perpendicularly: (adv.) in a right line; justly: (n.) uprightness; truth; justice; rectitude; propriety; virtue; legal claim; the right side: (v.t.) to set upright; make right or straight; correct; do justice to: (v.i.) to recover the vertical position: (interj.) well done!
Righteous(rīt´yus) (adj.) just; equitable; honest; holy; deserved.
Righteousness(rīt´yus-nes) (n.) the quality of being righteous; holiness; justice; moral integrity.
Rightful(rīt´fool) (adj.) having a just claim; accordant with justice.
Rightfully(rīt´foo-li) (adv.) in a right manner.
Rightfulness(rīt´fool-nes) (n.) justice.
Rightly(rīt´li) (adv.) in a manner that is correct, just, or proper.
Rightness(rīt´nes) (n.) conformity to rule, fact, truth, or any other standard; justness; correctness.
Rigid(rij´id) (adj.) not pliant; stiff; inflexible; strict; stern; severely just.
Rigidity(ri-jid´i-ti) (n.) want of pliability; stiffness; resistance to change of form.
Rigmarole(rig´ma-rōl) (n.) foolish, disconnected talk; long story.
Rigor(rig´ẽr) (n.) stiffness or severity; exactitude; strictness; severity of climate.
Rigorous(rig´ẽr-us) (adj.) characterized by, or exercising, vigor; stern; inflexible; scrupulously accurate.
Rill(ril) (n.) a small stream or rivulet: (v.i.) to run in a small stream.
Rim(rim) (n.) a border or margin; raised border; brim: (v.t.) to furnish with a rim.
Rime(rīm) (n.) another form of rhyme.
Rind(rīnd) (n.) the outer covering of fruit, etc.; bark: (v.t.) to strip the rind from.
Ring(ring) (n.) a circle; anything circular in form; small hoop worn on the finger or used as a means of attachment; circular area or course; combination for private ends; pugilists or betting-men collectively [with the]: (v.i.) to sound as a bell when struck; practice the art of ringing bells; tingle: (v.t.) to cause to sound, as metal when struck; sound aloud or abroad.
Ringing(ring´ing) (p.adj.) sounding like a bell; resonant: (n.) the act of sounding as a bell; sound as of a bell ringing.
Ringleader(ring´lē-dẽr) (n.) the head of a riotous body or faction.
Ringlet(ring´let) (n.) a little ring; curl.
Ringworm(ring´wẽrm) (n.) a, contagious cutaneous disease, usually on the scalp, characterized by distinct circular patches.
Rink(ringk) (n.) a long clear space on the ice used for curling; a ground for skating upon: (v.i.) to skate on a rink.
Rinse(rins) (v.t.) to cleanse lightly with clean water; cleanse repeatedly; give a final cleansing to after washing: (n.) a cleansing with a second application of clean water.
Riot(rī´ot) (n.) uproar; tumult; noisy revelry; luxurious excess; disturbance of the public peace by more than three persons: (v.i.) to raise an uproar; go to excess in sensual indulgence; be highly excited.
Rioting(rī´ot-ing) (n.) reveling; uproar.
Riotous(rī´ot-us) (adj.) indulging in riot or excess; licentious; noisy; turbulent; seditious.
Rip(rip) (v.t.) to divide by tearing or cutting; cut asunder; disclose; undo the seam of: (v.i.) to swear with out: (n.) a rent or tear; a rogue or loose woman.
Riparian(rī-pā´ri-an) (adj.) pertaining to the banks of a river.
Ripe(rīp) (adj.) brought to maturity or perfection; ready for harvest; fit for use; complete; resembling ripe fruit.
Ripely(rīp´li) (adv.) in a ripe manner.
Ripen(rīp´en) (v.t.) to make ripe; bring to perfection: (v.i.) to grow ripe.
Ripeness(rīp´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being ripe; maturity.
Riposte(ri-pôst´) (n.) a lunge in return after a parry in fencing; a quick, witty retort.
Ripper(rip´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, rips; something or somebody super-excellent.
Ripping(rip´ing) (p.adj.) exciting; joyous; startlingly interesting.
Ripple(rip´l) (n.) a small curling wave on the surface of water; the sound made by such waves; large comb for cleansing flax: (v.t.) to cover with small curling waves; cleanse with a ripple.
Rippling(rip´ling) (n.) the breaking of, or sound made by, ripples; the act of cleansing flax by a ripple.
Rise(rīz) (v.i.) to ascend; get up from the ground or recumbent position; begin to stir; swell in quantity or extent; grow upward; spring; tower up; appear above the horizon; come in view or existence; be promoted; thrive; be hostile; close a session; ascend from the grave: (n.) the act of rising; ascent; elevated place; appearance above; origin; source; increase of price or value, social advancement or distinction; anger [in "take the rise out of"].
Risen(riz´n) (p.p.) of "rise".
Risibility(riz-i-bil´ti) (n.) inclination to laughter.
Risible(riz´i-bl) (adj.) having the faculty or power of laughing; inclined to laugh; causing laughter.
Rising(rīz´ing) (n.) insurrection; an ascent; closing of a session: (adj.) increasing, as in wealth or influence; appearing above the horizon; reviving from death.
Risk(risk) (n.) possibility of loss or injury; hazard; peril; danger: (v.t.) to hazard; venture upon.
Risky(risk´i) (adj.) hazardous; dangerous; approaching indelicacy.
Risotto(re-sot´ō) (n.) an Italian dish of rice with onions, etc., fried in butter.
Rissole(ris´ōl) (n.) a savory mince enclosed in a thin batter paste and fried.
Rite(rīt) (n.) a solemn religious act; external religious observance.
Ritual(rit´ū-al) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or prescribing, rites: (n.) manner of performing divine service; a book of rites, or manner of service; body of rites used in the Church.
Ritualism(rit´ū-al-izm) (n.) a system of ritual or prescribed forms of religion; excessive observance of forms in divine worship.
Ritualist(rit´ū-al-ist) (n.) one skilled in or devoted to a ritual; one in favor of ritualism.
Ritualistic(rit-ū-al-ist´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characterized by, ritualism.
Ritually(rit´ū-al-i) (adv.) by rites.
Rival(rī´val) (n.) one who strives to equal or excel another in the same object or pursuit; competitor; antagonist: (adj.) having the same claims: (v.t.) to strive to equal or excel; emulate.
Rivalry(ri´val-ri) (n.) competition; emulation.
Rive(rīv) (v.t.) to be split or torn asunder: (n.) a rent, tear, or split.
River(riv´ẽr) (n.) large running stream of water flowing into the sea or another river; copious flow.
Rivet(riv´et) (n.) a short metal bolt clinched by hammering: (v.t.) to secure with, or as with, a rivet; clinch; make firm or secure.
Rivulet(riv´ū-let) (n.) a little stream.
Roach(rōch) (n.) a fresh-water fish; a cockroach.
Road(rōd) (n.) a public way for traveling upon; path; way; (pl.) a place where ships may ride safely at anchor.
Roadster(rōd´stẽr) (n.) a horse suited for traveling; a bicycle for roadwork; an automobile that makes steady speed; a vessel which works by tides.
Roadway(rōd´wā) (n.) that part of a road or street which is traveled by carriages.
Roadwork(rōd´werk) the work done in repairing a road; athletic conditioning exercise done on the roadway, as running or cycling.
Roam(rōm) (v.i.) to wander about without any definite object; ramble: (v.t.) to wander over.
Roan(rōn) (adj.) of a bay or dark color with a shade of red: (n.) a roan color; grained sheepskin leather.
Roar(rōr) (n.) the deep full cry of a large animal; a cry as in distress; any loud noise; loudly expressed mirth; sound of the wind or sea: (v.i.) to utter a roar: (v.t.) to utter in a roar.
Roaring(rōr´ing) (n.) the act or sound of roaring; a disease of horses: (adj.) noisy; brisk.
Roast(rōst) (v.t.) to cook before a fire; heat too violently or to excess; parch by exposure to heat; to banter or ridicule; criticize severely: (v.i.) to be roasted: (adj.) roasted: (n.) that which is roasted.
Rob(rob) (v.t.) to steal; plunder.
Robber(rob´ẽr) (n.) one who robs; a thief.
Robbery(rob´ẽr-i) (n.) theft; the felonious and forcible taking away the money and goods of another.
Robe(rōb) (n.) a loose outer garment; state dress; an elegant gown: (v.i.) to put on robes: (v.t.) to invest with a robe; dress; array.
Robust(rō-bust´) (adj.) hardy; strong; vigorous; muscular.
Rock(rok) (n.) a large mass of stone or stony matter; any mineral deposit; natural deposit of sand, earth, or clay; firm or immovable defense; a movement backwards and forward; distaff: (v.t.) to cause to move backwards and forwards; lull to sleep: (v.i.) to move backwards and forwards.
Rocket(rok´et) (n.) a firework fastened to a stick and which, on being ignited, is projected through the air.
Rockiness(rok´i-nes) (n.) the state of being rocky.
Rocky(rok´i) (adj.) full of, or resembling, rocks; stony; hard; inflexible; feeling ill.
Rod(rod) (n.) a long twig or shoot of any woody plant; a wand; instrument of punishment; cane; a fishing-rod; scepter; measure of length, 5.5 yards.
Rode(rōd) (p.t.) of ride.
Rodent(rō´dent) (adj.) gnawing: (n.) any animal of the Rodentia, an order of Mammalia, containing the rats, mice, squirrels, etc.
Rodeo(rō-dā´ō) (n.) a gathering together of cattle on a ranch.
Roe(rō) (n.) the eggs or spawn of fishes.
Rogue(rōg) (n.) a dishonest person; knave; a sly, mischievous person; wag; term of endearment.
Roguery(rōg´ẽr-i) (n.) knavish or dishonest practices; cheating; mischievous or waggish conduct.
Roguish(rōg´ish) (adj.) fraudulent; dishonest; somewhat mischievous or sly.
Roguishness(rōg´ish-nes) (n.) quality or state of being roguish.
Roil(roil) (v.t.) to render turbid; vex or irritate.
Role(rōl) (n.) a part or character in a play, etc.; function or part.
Roll(rol) (v.i.) to turn like a wheel or on an axis; move in a circular direction; be moved with violence; rock; wallow; make a long deep sound: (v.t.) to revolve; envelop; move on wheels; spread flat under a roller: (n.) the act of rolling; that which rolls; a writing or paper rolled upon itself; an official document; list or register; kind of fancy bread; continued deep sound, as of a drum beaten, thunder, etc.; twist of tobacco.
Roller(rōl´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, rolls; a cylinder used for grinding, smoothing, flattening, etc.; long heavy wave; long broad bandage; a kind of crow.
Rollick(rol´ik) (v.i.) to move or act with a careless, swaggering air.
Rollicking(rol´ik-ing) (adj.) jovial; careless; swaggering.
Rolling(rōl´ing) (adj.) moving on, or as on, wheels; undulating; used for rolling: (n.) a circular motion; undulation; lateral oscillation of a ship.
Romance(rō-mans´) (n.) a work of fiction or adventure; novel; fable: (v.i.) to invent and tell fictitious stories; exaggerate; he.
Romantic(rō-man´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or of the nature of, romance; extravagant; fanciful; ideal; full of wild and fantastic scenery.
Romanticism(rō-man´ti-sizm) (n.) the state or quality of being romantic.
Romp(romp) (n.) an unrestrained, boisterous girl; rough play or frolic: (v.i.) to play in a boisterous, unrestrained manner.
Rood(rōōd) (n.) forty square poles or perches; a cross or crucifix.
Roof(rōōf) (n.) the top covering of a house or other building; canopy; palate of the mouth: (v.t.) to cover with a roof.
Roofer(rōōf´ẽr) (n.) one who roofs or makes roofs.
Roofing(rōōf´ing) (n.) covering with a roof; materials for a roof; a roof.
Rook(rook) (n.) a swindler or sharper; the castle in chess: (v.t. & v.i.) to swindle or cheat.
Rookery(rook´ẽr-i) (n.) a group of nests on trees where rooks resort; place of low resort; low slum.
Room(rōōm) (n.) unoccupied place or space; apartment of a house; freedom to act; opportunity; place of another; a deep blue dye: (v.i.) to lodge.
Roominess(rōōm´i-nes) (n.) quality or state of being roomy; spaciousness.
Roomy(rōōm´i) (adj.) having or affording ample room; spacious.
Roost(rōōst) (n.) the pole, perch, etc., upon which a bird rests at night; number of fowls resting together: (v.i.) to sit or sleep upon a perch, etc.; lodge.
Rooster(rōōs´tẽr) (n.) male of the domestic fowl or chicken; cock.
Root(rōōt) (n.) that part of a plant that descends and fixes itself in the earth by which the plant is nourished; edible root; anything resembling a root; foundation; basis, or origin; fundamental note of any chord; that quantity which multiplied by itself produces a given quantity; the part of a word which expresses its primary or essential meaning, as distinguished from a derivative: (v.t.) to fix by the root; plant in the earth; implant deeply; to dig or burrow with the snout; eradicate [with out]: (v.i.) to take root.
Rope(rōp) (n.) a thick cord, usually over one inch in circumference, of several strands twisted together; small cable; halter; series of things connected: (v.t.) to fasten or draw with a rope: (v.i.) to draw into viscous threads.
Ropy(rōp´i) (adj.) like a rope; viscous.
Rosary(rō´za-ri) (n.) a garland or chaplet; a string of threaded beads by which prayers are counted; the prayers repeated as thus counted.
Rose(rōz) f (n.) plant of the genus Rosa or its well known flower; rose-color; knot of ribbons; rosette; a perforated nozzle: (p.t.) of rise.
Roseate(rō´ze-at) (adj.) rose-colored; rose-like; blooming.
Rosebud(rōz´bud) (n.) the flower of the rose just before it has opened.
Rosemary(rōz´ma-ri) (n.) a sweet-smelling evergreen shrub from which an aromatic water is distilled.
Rosette(rō-zet´) (n.) a cluster of ribbons arranged like a rose.
Rosily(rōz´i-li) (adv.) with a rosy glow.
Rosin(roz´in) (n.) the resinous residue which is left after distilling turpentine with water: (v.t.) to rub with rosin.
Roster(ros´tẽr) (n.) list or muster-roll showing how the duties of military officers, regiments, etc., are regulated.
Rostrum(ros´trum) (n.) platform or pulpit for public speaking.
Rosy(rōz´i) (adj.) like a rose; red; blooming; charming; very favorable.
Rot(rot) (v.i.) to putrefy or become decomposed; decay: (v.t.) to make putrid or corrupt: (n.) putrefaction; decomposition; nonsense.
Rotary(rō´ta-ri) (adj.) turning on an axis; pertaining to rotation. Also rotatory.
Rotate(rō´tāt) (v.t.) to revolve on, or as on, an axis; cause to turn: (v.i.) to turn round like a wheel: (adj.) wheel-shaped.
Rotation(rō-tā´shun) (n.) the act of turning round on an axis, like a wheel; regular succession.
Rotatory(rō´ta-tō-ri) same as rotary.
Rote(rōt) (n.) mechanical repetition, or learning without understanding.
Rotor(rō´tẽr) (n.) the part of a dynamo which rotates.
Rotten(rot´n) (adj.) putrefied; decomposed; unsound; a general term of reproach.
Rottenness(rot´n-nes) (n.) quality or state of being rotten.
Rotund(rō-tund´) (adj.) round; spherical; well-rounded, or too well-rounded, said of the voice or literary style.
Rotunda(rō-tun´da) (n.) a circular domed building.
Rotundity(rō-tun´di-ti) (n.) condition of being round; roundness.
Roue(rōō-a´) (n.) a debauchee.
Rouge(rōōzh) (n.) a cosmetic of red color used for imparting a tint to the cheeks and lips; a kind of lake color: (v.i.) to color or paint with rouge.
Rough(ruf) (adj.) having inequalities on the surface; rugged; not smooth or plane; uneven; uncut; unpolished; harsh to the ear; uncivil; austere; cruel; unfeeling; violent; boisterous; hard-featured; shaggy; vague: (adv.) roughly: (v.t.) to shape out roughly.
Roughen(ruf´en) (v.t.) to make rough: (v.i.) to become rough.
Roughness(ruf´nes) (n.) quality or state of being rough.
Roulette(rōō-let´) (n.) a game of chance played with a revolving disc and ball; a wheeled instrument for making dotted lines.
Round(round) (adj.) a circular; spherical; globular; cylindrical plump; corpulent; whole; considerable; large: (adv.) on all sides; circularly; from one side or party to another: (n.) a circle, sphere, or globe; circuit or tour; routine; step of a ladder; constantly recurring series; cycle; round dance; accustomed walk; volley of firearms; a song in which all the company take part: (prep.) about; on every side of; around: (v.t.) to make round; travel or pass round: (v.i.) to go the rounds, as a patrol, etc.; grow or become round.
Roundabout(round´a-bout) (adj.) indirect; encompassing: (n.) a merry-go-round; a short coat or jacket.
Roundel(roun´del) (n.) circle; roundelay; a small circular Norman shield; semi-circular bastion.
Roundelay(roun´de-lā) (n.) an ancient song or dance in which the passages are repeated.
Roundly(round´li) (adv.) in a round form; straightforwardly.
Roundness(round´nes) (n.) the state or the quality of being round.
Roundup(round´up) (n.) the driving in of cattle on a ranch; a sort of inspection of animals; sometimes, a forced levy of men.
Rouse(rouz) (v.t.) to awaken; stir to thought or action; drive [game] from a covert.
Rousing(rouz´ing) (p.adj.) stirring; exciting; startling; exceeding.
Roust(roust) (v.t.) to disturb.
Rout(rout) (n.) total defeat and flight of an army; resulting disorder from such defeat; tumultuous crowd; uproar; a large evening party; the attempt of three or more persons to avenge some common wrong by an illegal act: (v.t.) to defeat and put to disorderly flight.
Route(rōōt) (n.) way or road traveled; course; journey; march.
Routine(rōō-tēn´) (n.) course of business or official duties regularly pursued; regular habit or practice.
Roux(rōō) (n.) a thickening for soups, etc., of melted butter and flour.
Rove(rōv) (v.i.) to wander or ramble: (v.t.) draw through an eye.
Rover(rōv´ẽr) (n.) a robber; wanderer; fickle person.
Roving(rōv´ing) (p.adj.) rambling.
Row(rō) (n.) line, file, or rank; excursion in a rowboat; noisy disturbance: (v.i.) to labor with an oar; be impelled by oars: (v.t.) to impel by means of oars; as to row a boat.
Rowboat(rō´bōt) (n.) a boat propelled by rowing.
Rowdy(rou´di) (n.) a rough, riotous fellow: (adj.) rough and riotous.
Rowdyism(rou´di-izm) (n.) rude, riotous conduct.
Rowel(row´el) (n.) the small sharp-pointed wheel of a spur; flat ring on a horse's bit.
Rower(rō´ẽr) one who rows, as a rowboat.
Royal(roi´al) (adj.) pertaining to a king or to the crown; befitting or like a king; majestic; kingly; noble; magnificent; specially patronized or founded by a king, or in his service: (n.) a size of paper, 25 x 20 in.; one of the shoots of a stag's head; the highest sail of a ship.
Royalist(roi´al-ist) (n.) an adherent of a king or government by a king.
Royally(roi´a-li) (adv.) in a royal manner; as becomes a king.
Royalty(roi´al-ti) (n.) the character, or status, of a king; person of a king or sovereign; a certain sum paid to the crown or other proprietor on the produce of a mine, etc.; a percentage for the use of a patent or copyright; royal manor.
Rub(rub) (v.t.) to apply pressure with motion to the surface of; clean or scour; wipe; polish: (v.i.) to make a friction; get through difficulties; fret: (n.) the act of rubbing; that which is rubbed; friction; obstruction; pinch.
Rubber(rub´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, rubs; natural or synthetic rubber; coarse file or whetstone; in card-playing, two games out of three, or the winning game: (v.i.) to pry, or peer.
Rubbish(rub´ish) (n.) mixed or waste fragments; ruins of buildings; any mingled mass; anything of no value; nonsense.
Rubble(rub´l) (n.) rough undressed stone; builder's rubbish.
Rubric(rōō´brik) (n.) the directions for liturgical use in prayer-books, formerly printed in red; title or direction printed in red: (v.t.) to rubricate: (adj.) pertaining to, or marked in, rubrics; red.
Rubricate(rōō´bri-kāt) (v.t.) to mark or distinguish, with red.
Ruck(ruk) (v.t.) to wrinkle or crease; (n.) a wrinkle or crease; a heap; a fag-end; the crowd of horses that come in at the end of a race.
Rudder(rud´ẽr) (n.) the frame of wood or metal by which a vessel is steered; anything that directs or governs.
Ruddiness(rud´i-nes) (n.) redness of complexion denoting perfect health; redness.
Ruddy(rud´i) (adj.) approaching to redness; florid; fresh-colored; flesh-colored: (v.t.) to make ruddy.
Rude(rōōd) (adj.) rough; barbarous; uncultivated; harsh; ignorant; not polite; tempestuous; robust; strong; rugged; crude.
Rudely(rōōd´li) (adv.) in a rude manner.
Rudeness(rōōd´nes) (n.) the state of being rude; rude conduct; incivility.
Rudiment(rōōd´i-ment) (n.) first principle; anything in its first or undeveloped state: (v.t.) to instruct in first principles.
Rudimentary(rōōd-i-men´ta-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or containing, first principles; in an undeveloped state.
Rue(rōō) (v.t.) to lament or be sorry for; repent of: (n.) an herb of bitter taste and strong odor, used as a medicine.
Rueful(rōō´fool) (adj.) mournful; sad.
Ruefully(rōō´foo-li) (adv.) mournfully; sadly.
Ruff(ruf) (n.) a large frilled collar; anything plaited: (v.t.) to disorder or ruffle; trump at whist instead of following suit.
Ruffian(ruf´i-an) (n.) a brutal, boisterous fellow; any base, low character, as a robber, etc.
Ruffle(ruf´l) (v.t.) to wrinkle, pucker, or disarrange; furnish or adorn with ruffles; annoy or vex: (v.i.) to grow rough or turbulent; flutter: (n.) plaited article of dress; agitation; discomposure; low roll of a drum; usually a mark of honor.
Rug(rug) (n.) an adjustable floor covering, usually of a textile heavier than carpeting; a coarse warm nappy woolen cloth, used as a coverlet or wrap.
Rugged(rug´ed) (adj.) having an uneven surface; rough; shaggy; brutal; uncouth; crabbed.
Ruin(rōō´in) (n.) overthrow; destruction; downfall; loss of happiness; cause of destruction or decay; ruined building, etc.: (v.t.) to pull down, destroy, subvert, overthrow, or impoverish.
Ruination(rōō´in-ā´shun) (n.) act of ruining; ruin.
Ruined(rōō´ind) (adj.) demolished; destroyed; decayed.
Ruinous(rōō´in-us) (adj.) fallen into ruin; decayed; consisting of ruins; destructive; hurtful.
Rule(rōōl) (n.) standard or guide; maxim or precept; government; law or regulation; canon; an instrument for drawing lines; method of performing any operation; order made between parties to a suit on motion, or to regulate the practice of a court: (v.t.) to govern or control; settle as by a rule; manage or restrain; establish by a decision; mark with lines: (v.i.) to decide; exercise superior authority.
Ruler(rōōl´er) (n.) one who rules or governs; an instrument for ruling lines.
Ruling(rōōl´ing) (p.adj.) governing or having control; marking with lines; predominant: (n.) a rule laid down by a judge or court.
Rum(rum) (n.) spirit distilled from the fermented juice of the sugarcane, or from molasses: (adj.) strange; odd.
Rumble(rum´bl) (v.i.) to make a low, heavy, continued sound: (n.) a rumbling sound; seat for servants behind a carriage.
Rumbling(rum´bling) (adj.) making a rumble: (n.) same as rumble.
Ruminant(rōō´mi-nant) (adj.) chewing the cud: (n.) an animal that chews the cud.
Ruminate(rōō´mi-nāt) (v.i.) to chew the cud; meditate or muse; ponder: (v.t.) to chew again.
Rumination(rōō-mi-na-shun) (n.) the act of chewing the cud; meditation.
Rummage(rum´āj) (v.t.) to search carefully for; ransack: (v.i.) to make a careful search: (n.) a careful searching.
Rumor(rōō´mẽr) (n.) popular report; current story: (v.t.) to circulate by report.
Rump(rump) (n.) the end of the backbone of an animal, with its adjacent parts; buttocks.
Rumple(rum´pl) (n.) a fold or plait: (v.t.) to fold or plait; make uneven.
Rumpus(rum´pus) (n.) great disturbance.
Run(run) (v.i.) to pass quickly with the legs over the ground; extend; move swiftly; flee for escape; contend in a race; sail; flow; melt; pass; shoot; discharge matter; make sudden pressing demands; continue in time: (v.t.) to cause to move swiftly; push; force; fuse or melt; smuggle; start as a candidate; pursue in thought: (n.) the act of running; course run; flow or discharge; free access; distance sailed; sudden pressing demand; pair of mill-stones; prevalence; large grazing ground; in cricket, distance run between the wickets.
Runaway(run´a-wā) (n.) one who runs away from danger or restraint; fugitive; truant: (adj.) fleeing from danger or restraint; done by or in flight.
Runes(rōōnz) (n. pl.) runic letters or poetry.
Rung(rung) (v.t.) of ring: (n.) step of a ladder; a floor-timber in a ship; spar.
Runic(rōō´nik) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, runes: (n.) the alphabet of the earliest Teutonic and Celtic nations the letters of which consisted principally of straight lines.
Runlet(run´let) (n.) a rivulet; a small barrel containing about eighteen gallons.
Runnel(run´el) (n.) a little brook.
Runner(run´ẽr) (n.) one who runs; racer; messenger; keel to support a sleigh; roller; slender, prostrate, shooting sprig; revolving millstone; rope to increase the mechanical power of a tackle.
Running(run´ing) (adj.) moving swiftly; kept for a race; being in motion; continuous; discharging pus: (n.) the act of moving swiftly; that which runs or flows.
Runt(runt) (n.) a dwarf animal, usually a pig; stump.
Rupture(rup´tūr) (n.) the act of bursting or breaking; state of being broken or violently burst asunder; breach or interruption of friendly relations; hernia: (v.t.) to burst or break violently asunder; to affect with hernia: (v.i.) to suffer a breach or disruption.
Rural(rōō´ral) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, the country or agriculture; rustic.
Ruse(rōōs) (n.) a trick; stratagem.
Rush(rush) (v.i.) to move or press forward with impetuosity; enter with undue eagerness: (n.) a driving forward with eagerness and haste; a plant of many species growing on wet ground; anything worthless or of little value.
Russet(rus´et) (adj.) reddish-brown; homespun; coarse: (n.) russet color; homespun cloth; a variety of apple.
Rust(rust) (n.) the reddish matter formed on iron and steel; red oxide of iron; anything resembling rust; mildew on cereals; loss of power by inactivity: (v.i.) to contract rust; degenerate in idleness: (v.t.) to cause to contract rust; impair by time or inactivity.
Rustic(rus´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, the country; rural; artless; unpolished; unadorned: (n.) a countryman; peasant.
Rustically(rus´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a rural manner.
Rusticate(rus´ti-kāt) (v.i.) to reside in the country: (v.t.) to banish for a time from college.
Rustication(rus-ti-kā´shun) (n.) residence in the country; temporary banishment from a college.
Rusticity(rus-tis´i-ti) (n.) rural manners or simplicity; rudeness.
Rustiness(rus´ti-nes) (n.) the state of being rusty.
Rustle(rus´l) (v.i.) to make a soft whispering sound, as the rubbing together of silk or dry leaves; to bestir one's self: (n.) a rustling.
Rustler(rus´lẽr) (n.) one who rustles; one who steals cattle and puts his own brand on them; cattle-thief.
Rustling(rust´ling) (n.) the soft whispering sound made by rubbing silk or dry leaves together; rustle.
Rusty(rus´ti) (adj.) covered with rust; impaired by inactivity; rust-covered.
Rut(rut) (n.) the sexual desire of deer and certain other animals; the track of a wheel; groove or hollow: (v.i.) to be moved with sexual desire, as deer, etc.: (v.t.) to cut into ruts.
Rutabaga(rōō-ta-bā´ga) (n.) a variety of turnip larger than the common one, and of a yellowish color.
Ruthless(rōōth´les) (adj.) without pity; insensible to misery; cruel.
Rye(rī) (n.) a hardy cereal, allied to wheat.

Sabbath(sab´ath) (n.) the seventh day of the week, observed by the Jews as a day of rest, commencing from sunset on Friday and ending at sunset on Saturday; the Christian Sunday.
Sabbatical(sa-bat´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, the Sabbath.
Saber(sā´bẽr) (n.) a cavalry sword: (v.t.) to cut, wound, or kill with, or as with, a saber.
Sable(sā´bl) (n.) a kind of weasel, valued for its handsome, dark, glossy fur.
Sabotage(sa´bō-tazh´) (n.) injury to the work or establishment of an employer by workmen to reduce output and enforce demands.
Sac(sak) (n.) sack or bag for a liquid; membranous cavity or pouch.
Saccharine(sak´a-rin) (adj.) pertaining to, or having the quality of, or producing, sugar.
Sacerdotal(sas-ẽr-dō´tal) (adj.) pertaining to priests or to the priesthood; priestly.
Sachet(sa-shā´) (n.) a small bag or cushion filled with a perfume.
Sack(sak) (n.) a bag, especially a large coarse bag, for holding grain, etc.; quantity contained by a sack; loose garment or cloak; a Spanish dry wine; plunder or pillage by soldiery of a town taken by storm; dismissal with the: (v.t.) to plunder or pillage; ravage; dismiss from service.
Sackcloth(sak´klôth) (n.) coarse material of which sacks are made; coarse rough cloth worn as a token of mourning.
Sackful(sak´fool) (n.) the quantity a sack will hold.
Sacking(sak´ing) (n.) coarse material used for making sacks.
Sacrament(sak´ra-ment) (n.) a sign or pledge of grace; an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace, instituted by Jesus Christ; holy baptism, the Eucharist, Lord's supper.
Sacramental(sak-ra-men´tal) (adj.) pertaining to, or constituting, a sacrament; solemnly pledged.
Sacred(sā´kred) (adj.) pertaining to religion or to religious uses.
Sacredness(sā´kred-nes) (n.) state of being sacred; sanctity; holiness; inviolability.
Sacrifice(sak´ri-fīs) (n.) the act of sacrificing or offering to a deity, especially a victim on an altar; that which is so offered; destruction or giving up one thing for another; goods sold at a loss: (v.t.) to offer to God or a deity in worship; destroy or surrender to gain some other object; devote with loss; kill; sell at a loss: (v.i.) to offer sacrifice.
Sacrificial(sak-ri-fish´al) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting in, or offering, sacrifice.
Sacrificially(sak-ri-fish´a-li) (adv.) by sacrifice.
Sacrilege(sak´ri-lej) (n.) the crime of appropriating to one's self or to secular use what is consecrated to God or religion; breaking into a church and committing felony.
Sacrilegious(sak-ri-lē´jus) (adj.) violating sacred things; guilty of sacrilege; profane.
Sacristan(sak´ris-tan) (n.) one who has the care of church vessels and movables.
Sacristy(sak´ris-ti) (n.) an apartment in a church where the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept; vestry.
Sacrosanct(sak´rō-sangkt) (adj.) preeminently sacred or inviolable.
Sad(sad) (adj.) full of grief; mournful; sorrowful; dark-colored.
Sadden(sad´n) (v.t.) to make sad or sorrowful; tone down: (v.i.) to become sad.
Saddle(sad´l) (n.) a seat, usually of leather, for riding on horseback; anything resembling a saddle: (v.t.) to place a saddle upon; burden or embarrass.
Saddler(sad´lẽr) (n.) one whose occupation is to make saddles.
Saddlery(sad´lẽr-i) (n.) the business of a saddler; articles made by a saddler.
Sadly(sad´li) (adv.) in a sad manner; in a poor condition.
Sadness(sad´nes) (n.) quality or state of being sad; melancholy.
Safari(sä-fär´e) (n.) a word of Arabic origin, meaning an expedition and all its belongings.
Safe(sāf) (adj.) free from danger, injury, or damage, secure; securing from harm; no longer dangerous; sound; sure: (n.) a fire-proof or burglar-proof iron or steel chest.
Safeguard(sāf´gärd) (n.) one who, or that which, guards or protects; defense; protective warrant granted to a foreigner: (v.t.) to protect or guard safely.
Safely(sāf´li) (adv.) in a safe manner.
Safety(sāf´ti) (n.) freedom from danger, injury, or damage; safe keeping.
Sag(sag) (v.i.) to sink down or yield; incline from an upright or horizontal position; incline to leeward: (v.t.) to cause to give way or incline.
Sagacious(sa-gā´shus) (adj.) mentally quick and discerning; judicious; wise; acute.
Sagacity(sa-gas´i-ti) (n.) a readiness of apprehension; discriminative intelligence; acute practical judgment.
Sagas(sä´gaz) (n. pl.) a class of prose epics embodying the myths and heroic tales of the ancient Scandinavians.
Sage(sāj) (adj.) wise; discerning; well-judged; discriminating; characterized by wisdom; grave: (n.) a man of experienced wisdom and of venerable age; an aromatic herb.
Sagely(sāj´li) (adv.) in a sage manner.
Sago(sā´gō) (n.) a kind of granulated food-starch from the pith of certain palms.
Saguaro(sa-gwär´ō) (n.) the giant cactus of Mexico.
Said(sed) (p.t. p.p.) of "say": (adj.) before mentioned.
Sail(sāl) (n.) a sheet of canvas spread to catch the wind by means of which a vessel is driven forward in the water; ship or vessel; an excursion in some vessel: (v.i.) to be moved by a sail or sails; commence a voyage; swim; glide through the air; pass smoothly along: (v.t.) to pass over in a ship; navigate.
Sailing(sāl´ing) (n.) the art of navigation; the act of moving through water, or of setting sail.
Sailor(sāl´ẽr) (n.) one who sails in, or navigates, a ship; a mariner; seaman.
Saint(sānt) (n.) a holy or sanctified person; one eminent for piety and virtue, especially one canonized by the Church of Rome; one blessed in heaven; (pl.) a name applied to themselves by the Mormons: (v.t.) to canonize: (v.i.) to act as a saint.
Sainted(sānt´ed) (p.p.) canonized: (adj.) pious; holy; departed to heaven.
Saintliness(sānt´li-nes) (n.) the quality of being saintly.
Saintly(sānt´li) (adj.) like, or befitting, a saint.
Sake(sāk) (n.) end; purpose; cause; account; regard; reason.
Salable(sāl´a-bl) (adj.) that may be sold; in good demand.
Salacious(sa-lā´shus) (adj.) lustful; impure.
Salacity(sa-las´i-ti) (n.) lustfulness. Also salaciousness.
Salad(sal´ad) (n.) raw herbs cut up and dressed with vinegar, oil, etc.
Salamander(sal´a-man-dẽr) (n.) an amphibious animal resembling a newt.
Salaried(sal´a-rid) (p.adj.) having a salary.
Salary(sal´a-ri) (n.) recompense, usually periodically, for services rendered; stipend.
Sale(sāl) (n.) the act of selling; exchange of a commodity for an agreed price; market; auction; demand.
Salesman(sālz´man) (n.) a man who sells goods.
Salience(sā´li-ens) (n.) the state of being salient.
Salient(sa´li-ent) (adj.) leaping; prominent; noting any angle less than two right angles.
Saline(sā´līn) (adj.) consisting of, containing, or like, salt: (n.) a salt-spring.
Saliva(sa-lī´va) (n.) fluid secreted by the salivary glands, and serving to moisten the mouth and tongue; it contains a digestive ferment.
Salivate(sal´i-vāt) (v.t.) produce an abnormal amount of saliva in.
Salmon(sam´un) (n.) a marine fish of the genus Salmo, which ascends fresh-water rivers to spawn.
Salon(sa-lông´) (n.) a saloon; fine art gallery; (pl.) fashionable circles or assemblage.
Saloon(sa-lōōn´) (n.) a hall or state apartment; large reception room; fine art exhibition; a bar-room.
Salt(sawlt) (n.) chloride of sodium, used for seasoning and the preservation of meat, etc., obtained from the earth or by the evaporation of sea water; anything like salt; the combination of an acid with a base; wit; piquancy attic salt; a sailor: (v.t.) to sprinkle or season with salt: (adj.) flavored, seasoned, or impregnated, with salt.
Saltish(sawlt´ish) (adj.) somewhat salty.
Saltless(sawlt´les) (adj.) without salt; insipid.
Salty(sawlt´i) (adj.) impregnated with salt; tasting of salt.
Salubrious(sa-lōō´bri-us) (adj.) favorable to health; healthful.
Salutary(sal´ū-ta-ri) (adj.) promoting some good or benefit; healthful; wholesome; beneficent.
Salutation(sal-ū-tā´shun) (n.) act or manner of saluting; greeting, or act of paying respect.
Salutatory(sa-lū´ta-tō-ri) (adj.) saluting; greeting: (n.) the opening oration at the commencement in American schools and colleges; any address of welcome.
Salute(sa-lūt´) (n.) a mark of military respect shown by raising the hand to the helmet, etc.; a kiss; greeting; salvo of artillery, lowering of a flag, etc., as a mark of honor: (v.t.) to address with kind wishes; welcome; greet with a kiss or bow; honor by a salvo of artillery, lowering a flag, etc.: (v.i.) to make a salute.
Salvage(sal´vāj) (n.) compensation given to those who assist at saving a vessel or cargo at sea; the goods or vessel saved.
Salvation(sal-vā´shun) (n.) the act of saving; spiritual deliverance from sin and death.
Salve(säv) (n.) a healing ointment; a remedy or soothing application.
Salver(sal´vẽr) (n.) a tray on which anything is presented.
Salvo(sal´vō) (n.) a discharge of a number of pieces of artillery, intended as a salute; general, simultaneous cheering; in law an exception or reservation.
Same(sām) (adj.) identical in kind or degree; exactly alike; before-mentioned.
Sameness(sām´nes) (n.) identity; similarity.
Sample(sam´pl) (n.) a specimen; model; pattern; part shown as indicative of the quality of the whole: (v.t.) to show something similar; take a sample of.
Sampler(sam´plẽr) (n.) a pattern; a piece of ornamental needlework for practice, etc.; one who makes up samples; a collection of samples.
Sanatorium(san-a-tō´ri-um) (n.) a health retreat; an institution for the care of invalids or the treatment of particular diseases.
Sanctify(sangk´ti-fī) (v.t.) make sacred or holy; set apart to sacred use; purify and exalt, as by God's grace; free from sin or evil; make the means of holiness.
Sanctimonious(sangk-ti-mō´ni-us) (adj.) having the appearance of, or affecting, sanctity; hypocritical.
Sanction(sangk´shun) (n.) the act of ratifying, or giving authority to; authority; custom: (v.t.) to give sanction to; countenance.
Sanctity(sangk´ti-ti) (n.) purity; inviolability; sacredness; solemnity; a saint.
Sanctuary(sangk´tū-a-ri) (n.) the most retired and sacred part of a temple; consecrated place; temple; part of a church around the altar; inviolable asylum; shelter; refuge.
Sanctum(sangk´tum) (n.) a sacred or private place.
Sand(sand) (n.) fine particles of crushed or worn rock; (pl.) tracts of sand; hours or time one has to live: (v.t.) to sprinkle with sand.
Sandbag(sand´bag) (n.) a bag filled with sand.
Sandbank(sand´bangk) (n.) a bank of sand.
Sandpiper(sand´pī-pẽr) (n.) a wading bird of the snipe family, distinguished by its clear piping note.
Sandstone(sand´stōn) (n.) stone composed of consolidated sand.
Sandal(san´dal) (n.) a kind of shoe fastened by straps to the foot; a loose slipper.
Sandwich(sand´wich) (n.) two thin slices of bread with ham, etc., between; anything like a sandwich: (v.t.) to place between two other persons or things.
Sandy(sand´i) (adj.) composed of, abounding in, of the color of, or covered with sand; shifting; unstable.
Sane(sān) (adj.) mentally sound or healthy; not disordered in intellect; rational.
Saneness(sān´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sane.
Sang(sang) (p.t.) of sing.
Sanguinary(sang´gwi-na-ri) (adj.) attended with much bloodshed; bloodthirsty; murderous; cruel.
Sanguine(sang´gwin) (adj.) warm and ardent in temper; hopeful; confident: (n.) blood color: (v.t.) to stain with blood.
Sanguinely(sang´gwin-li) (adv.) in a sanguine manner.
Sanitarian(san-i-tā´ri-an) (adj.) of or pertaining to the laws of health; having regard to the public health: (n.) one versed in, or devoted to, sanitary studies; an advocate or promoter of sanitary measures.
Sanitarium(san-i-tā´ri-um) (n.) a place for restoring one to health, especially where the treatment is preventive instead of therapeutic.
Sanitary(san´i-ta-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, connected with, or tending to promote, health, especially by legislative enactment; hygienic.
Sanitation(san-i-tā´shun) (n.) making sanitary; science of rendering sanitary; hygiene.
Sanity(san´i-ti) (n.) state of being sane; soundness of mind or body.
Sank(sangk) (p.t.) of sink.
Sap(sap) (n.) the watery circulating juice of a plant; vital fluid; an excavated trench for approaching a fort; an ardent student: (v.t.) to deprive of vitality; undermine: (v.i.) to study ardently, as for an examination; proceed by secretly undermining.
Sapience(sā´pi-ens) (n.) knowledge; wisdom.
Sapient(sā´pi-ent) (adj.) wise; sagacious.
Sapless(sap´les) (adj.) without sap; without energy; nerveless.
Sapling(sap´ling) (n.) a young tree.
Sapphire(saf´īr) (n.) a precious stone of a blue color, a variety of corundum.
Sappiness(sap´i-nes) (n.) the quality of being sappy.
Sappy(sap´i) (adj.) full of sap; juicy: (adj.) silly, conceited, foolish.
Sarcasm(sär´kazm) (n.) a bitter, cutting, satirical expression.
Sarcastic(sär-kas´tik) (adj.) bitterly satirical.
Sarcastically(sär-kas´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a sarcastic manner.
Sarcoma(sär-kō´ma) (n.) a fleshy tumor.
Sarcophagus(sär-kof´a-gus) (n.) a limestone used by the Greeks for coffins, having the property of eating away the flesh; a stone coffin.
Sardine(sär-dēn´) (n.) a species of pilchard, abundant in the Mediterranean, and preserved in oil for exportation.
Sardonic(sär-don´ik) (adj.) forced, bitter, or heartless; said of a laugh or smile.
Sartorial(sär-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to a tailor.
Sash(sash) (n.) a band, ribbon, or scarf, worn round the waist or over the shoulder; a frame for holding panes of glass: (v.t.) to furnish with sashes.
Sassafras(sas´a-fras) (n.) a tree allied to the laurel, with a fragrant root, wood, and flowers.
Sat(sat) (p.t.) of sit.
Satan(sā´tan) (n.) the Devil; chief of the fallen angels.
Satanic(sa-tan´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, Satan; diabolical; infernal; very malicious.
Satanism(sā´tan-izm) (n.) the evil disposition of Satan; a sect of persons who worship Satan, holding services in his honor, reading the prayers of the Church backward, defiling the Eucharist, and in every way displaying a satanic and diabolical spirit.
Satchel(sach´el) (n.) a small bag for carrying books, papers, etc.
Sate(sāt) (v.t.) to satisfy the appetites or desires of.
Satellite(sat´el-īt) (n.) a small planet revolving round a larger one; an obsequious attendant.
Satiable(sā´shi-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being gratified or satiated.
Satiate(sā´shi-āt) (v.t.) to fill, or gratify fully; surfeit; glut: (adj.) glutted.
Satiety(sa-tī´e-ti) (n.) fullness of gratification beyond desire; repletion.
Satin(sat´in) (n.) a closely woven glossy silk: (adj.) made of, or like, satin.
Satiny(sat´in-i) (adj.) like satin.
Satire(sat´īr) (n.) a species of poetry in which vice and folly are held up to ridicule by sarcasm, burlesque and parody.
Satirical(sa-tir´ik-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or containing, satire; addicted to satire.
Satirically(sa-tir´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a satirical manner.
Satirist(sat´i-rist) (n.) a writer of satire; one who satirizes.
Satirize(sat´i-rīz) (v.t.) to assail or ridicule with satire and mockery.
Satisfaction(sat-is-fak´shun) (n.) the act of satisfying; the state of being satisfied; contentment; gratification; payment; redress conviction.
Satisfactory(sat-is-fak´to-ri) (adj.) giving satisfaction or content; making redress; relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty.
Satisfy(sat´is-fī) (v.t.) to gratify to the fullest degree; free from doubt or uncertainty; pay in full; discharge: (v.i.) to give satisfaction; make atonement or payment.
Saturate(sat´ū-rāt) (v.t.) to soak or imbue.
Saturation(sat-ū-rā´shun) (n.) the act of saturating; the state of being saturated; impregnation of one substance by another until the latter can contain no more.
Saturday(sat´ẽr-dā) (n.) the seventh day of the week named after the Roman god, Saturn.
Saturn(sat´ẽra) (n.) the planet next beyond, and next in magnitude to, Jupiter; the ancient Italian god of seed-time and harvest.
Satyr(sā´tẽr) (n.) one of a number of deities, represented as part man and part goat.
Sauce(saws) (n.) a liquid condiment or seasoning for food; any mixture used as a relish; pertness: (v.t.) to put sauce into; render pungent; treat with pertness.
Saucer(saw´sẽr) (n.) a shallow piece of china, etc., in which a tea or coffee cup is placed.
Saucily(saw´si-li) (adv.) in a saucy manner.
Sauciness(saw´si-nes) (n.) impudent pertness or boldness.
Saucy(saw´si) (adj.) pert; impudent.
Sauerkraut(sour´krout) (n.) a pickle of chopped cabbage packed in layers with salt between, which causes fermentation.
Saunter(sawn´tẽr) (v.i.) to wander about idly; loiter; linger: (n.) a place for sauntering; idle walk or ramble.
Sausage(saw´sāj) (n.) the gut of an animal stuffed with seasoned minced meat; minced meat seasoned with sage, salt, pepper, etc.
Saute(sō-tā´) (n.) a method of cooking by tossing the material in a frying pan of particular construction.
Savable(sāv´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being saved.
Savage(sav´āj) (adj.) uncivilized; wild; cruel; fierce; pitiless; uncultivated; enraged: (n.) a human being in a rude, uncivilized state; barbarian; a fierce, brutal person.
Savagely(sav´āj-li) (adv.) in a savage manner.
Savageness(sav´āj-nes) (n.) quality of being savage; cruelty; barbarity.
Savagery(sav´āj-ri) (n.) the state of being wild or uncivilized; barbarism; brutal roughness.
Savanna(sa-van´a) (n.) an extensive open plain or meadow.
Savant(sa-väng´) (n.) a man of learning or science.
Save(sāv) (v.t.) to bring out of danger or preserve from evil; rescue; deliver from spiritual death; prevent; lay by; take advantage of: (v.i.) to be economical: (prep.) except; not including.
Saving(sāv´ing) (adj.) preserving; frugal; parsimonious; reserving: (n.) an exception or reservation; (pl.) money, etc., saved: (prep.) with exception in favor of.
Savior(sāv´yẽr) (n.) one who saves.
Savor(sā´vẽr) (n.) flavor; taste; relish; scent; characteristic property: (v.i.) to have a particular flavor or smell; exhibit tokens of: (v.t.) to taste or smell with delight.
Savory(sā´vẽr-i) (adj.) having a pleasant savor; palatable.
Saw(saw) (p.t.) of see: (n.) a cutting steel instrument with a toothed edge; a proverb or wise saying: (v.t.) to cut with, or as with, a saw: (v.i.) to be cut with a saw.
Sawdust(saw´dust) (n.) dust, or small pieces of wood, etc., made in sawing.
Sawn(sawn) (p.p.) of "saw".
Sawyer(saw´yẽr) (n.) one who saws timber into planks; a tree in a river, whose branches, partly above water, sway up and down by the force of the current.
Saxon(saks´n) (adj.) pertaining to the Saxons, a race of people formerly inhabiting North Germany, their country or language; Anglo-Saxon: (n.) a member of the Saxon race; a native of the kingdom of Saxony in Germany.
Saxophone(saks´o-fōn) (n.) a brass musical instrument with a single reed and clarinet mouthpiece.
Say(sā) (v.t.) to utter in words; declare; speak; decide; allege; pronounce; intone: (v.i.) to speak; relate; answer: (n.) something said; speech; remark.
Saying(sā´ing) (n.) the act of speaking; expression; saw; adage.
Scab(skab) (n.) an incrustation formed over a wound; a contagious disease in sheep; a workman who refuses to join a strike, or who takes the place abandoned by a striker.
Scabbard(skab´ard) (n.) the sheath in which the blade of a sword is kept: (v.t.) to put into a scabbard.
Scabbiness(skab´i-nes) (n.) scabby state.
Scabby(skab´i) (adj.) covered with, or full of, scabs; affected with scab.
Scabies(skā´bi-ēz) (n.) the itch, contagious skin disease, due to parasitic mites.
Scabrous(skā´brus) (adj.) rough to the touch; uneven; dotted; scaly.
Scaffold(skaf´old) (n.) a temporary timber stage or structure; an elevated platform for the execution of a criminal: (v.t.) to furnish or support with a scaffold.
Scaffolding(skaf´old-ing) (n.) a scaffold; materials for erecting scaffolds; framework.
Scalable(skāl´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being scaled.
Scale(skāl) (n.) the dish of a balance; a balance; an instrument or machine for weighing; the small bony or horny plates covering a fish, certain reptiles, and insects; any thin plate or layer; the thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings; incrustation on the interior of a boiler; a series of steps; graduated measure; series of all the tones; relative dimensions; basis for a numerical system; a scale-insect, or bark-louse, very destructive to fruit-trees: (v.t.) to strip or clear of scales; weigh; climb over, as by a ladder; clamber up; ascend by steps or by climbing: (v.i.) to separate and come off in layers.
Scalene(ska-lēn´) (adj.) having the sides and angles unequal; said of a triangle.
Scallop(skal´lup) (n.) a genus of shell-fish; a curved indentation on the edge.
Scalp(skalp) (n.) the skin on the top of the head from which the hair grows; the skin and hair of the head torn off by the North American Indians in token of victory: (v.i.) to deprive of the scalp: (v.i.) to make a small quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; to sell railway tickets at less than the company's rates.
Scalpel(skal´pel) (n.) a small keen-edged knife used in surgery.
Scalper(skal´pẽr) (n.) one who scalps; a person who buys and sells the unused parts of railway tickets.
Scaly(skāl´i) (adj.) covered with, or like, scales; mean; caddish.
Scamp(skamp) (n.) a rascal; worthless fellow; rogue: (v.t.) to execute or perform in a superficial or careless manner and with bad material.
Scamper(skam´pẽr) (v.i.) to run with speed; hasten away: (n.) a hasty flight.
Scan(skan) (v.t.) to examine by counting the metrical feet or syllables; scrutinize or examine carefully.
Scandal(skan´dal) (n.) offense occasioned by the faults of another; something uttered that is false and injurious to the reputation; opprobrium; defamation.
Scandalize(skan´dal-īz) (v.t.) to offend by some supposed improper action or conduct.
Scandalous(skan´dal-us) (adj.) giving offense to the conscience or moral sense; exciting condemnation or opprobrium.
Scant(skant) (adj.) not full or abundant; scarcely sufficient: (v.t.) to stint; treat illiberally; limit: (v.i.) to fail or become diminished.
Scantily(skant´i-li) (adv.) in a scanty manner.
Scantiness(skant´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being scanty.
Scantling(skant´ling) (n.) a small piece of timber.
Scanty(skant´i) (adj.) narrow; barely sufficient; scant.
Scape(skāp) (n.) the shaft of a column where it leaves the base.
Scapegoat(skāp´gōt) (n.) one made to suffer for another's offense.
Scapula(skap´ū-la) (n.) the principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals. Also shoulder-blade.
Scar(skär) (n.) a mark caused by a wound; mark or blemish; a precipitous rock or bank: (v.t.) to mark with, or as with, a scar: (v.i.) to form a scar.
Scarce(skārs) (adj.) not common; not plentiful; not equal to the demand.
Scarcely(skārs´li) (adv.) seldom; rarely; with difficulty.
Scarceness(skārs´nes) (n.) the state of being scarce.
Scarcity(skār´si-ti) (n.) state or condition of being scarce; deficiency; rareness; want.
Scare(skār) (v.t.) to strike with sudden terror; frighten: (n.) a sudden fright or panic.
Scarecrow(skār´krō) (n.) anything fantastic set up in fruit gardens, etc., to scare away birds; a vain cause of terror.
Scarf(skärf) (n.) a light handkerchief or tie for the neck; sash: (v.t.) throw on loosely; dress with a scarf; to unite [two pieces of timber] at the ends by a kind of dovetail.
Scarfing(skärf´ing) (n.) the formation of a beam out of two pieces of timber.
Scarification(skar-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of scarifying.
Scarify(skar´i-fī) (v.t.) to scratch or cut; make small incisions in by a lancet; as, to scarify the skin; to stir up and prepare for planting; as, to "scarify" the soil.
Scarlet(skär´let) (n.) a bright red color; cloth of such a color: (adj.) of a scarlet color.
Scarp(skärp) (n.) a slope or declivity, nearly perpendicular; the slope of a ditch at the foot of a parapet: (v.t.) to cut perpendicularly or nearly so.
Scary(skā´ri) (adj.) causing, or subject to, sudden fright.
Scathe(skāth) (v.t.) to injure or hurt: (n.) injury or harm.
Scathing(skāth´ing) (adj.) injurious; hurtful; very severe or bitter.
Scatter(skat´ẽr) (v.t.) to strew or throw loosely about; disperse or dissipate: (v.i.) to be dispersed or dissipated.
Scatterbrain(skat´ẽr-brān) (n.) person incapable of concentrated thought.
Scavenge(skav´enj) (v.t.) to cleanse, as streets, from mud and filth.
Scavenger(skav´enj-ẽr) (n.) a man employed to clean the streets; any animal that devours refuse or any other deleterious matter, as the scavenger-beetle, the fiddler crab, the buzzard, etc.
Scenario(shā-nä´rē-ō) (n.) the sketch of a plot or chief incidents of a libretto or play.
Scene(sēn) (n.) the time, place, or circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs; part of a play; the imaginary place where the action of a play is supposed to take place; spectacle; exhibition; display of feeling or passion between two or more persons.
Scenery(sēn´ẽr-i) (n.) the appearance of anything presented to the vision; general aspect; combination of natural views; painted representation on a stage.
Scenic(sen´ik) (adj.) pertaining to scenery or to the stage; dramatic.
Scent(sent) (n.) odor; sense of smell; chase followed by means of the scent: (v.t.) to perceive by the olfactory nerves; smell; perfume: (v.i.) to hunt animals by the sense of smell.
Scepter(sep´tẽr) (n.) a staff borne by a sovereign as the emblem of authority; royal mace: (v.t.) to invest with regal authority.
Schedule(sked´ūl) (n.) a written or printed paper or parchment containing a list, or inventory; list or document annexed to a larger instrument, as a will, etc.: (v.t.) to place in a schedule.
Schematic(skē-mat´ic) (adj.) typical in nature; showing a general plan and consistent constitution of the whole.
Scheme(skēm) (n.) a connected combination of things for the attainment of a certain end; plan; contrivance; purpose; plot: (v.t.) to design or plan; plot: (v.i.) to form a scheme or plan.
Schemer(skē´mẽr) (n.) one who schemes; projector; contriver; plotter.
Scheming(skē´ming) (adj.) the act of one who schemes; formation of a plan or project.
Schism(sizm) (n.) a split or division, especially permanent division or separation in the Christian Church; sin of causing such a division.
Schismatic(siz-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, or implying, schism: (n.) one who creates or takes part in a schism.
Schist(shist) (n.) any rock that splits into slates or slabs.
Scholar(skol´ẽr) (n.) a student; disciple; man of letters; an undergraduate on the foundation of a college.
Scholarly(skol´ẽr-li) (adj.) like a scholar: (adv.) in the manner of a scholar.
Scholarship(skol´ẽr-ship) (n.) high attainments in literature or science; learning; erudition; maintenance for a scholar, awarded by an educational institution.
Scholastic(skō-las´tik) (adj.) pertaining to a scholar or to schools; scholar-like; formal.
Scholasticism(skō-las´ti-sizm) (n.) the scholastic philosophy of the Medieval Period; relating largely to logic, metaphysics, and formal theology that the people generally could not understand.
School(skōōl) (n.) a place where instruction is given; scholars or pupils collectively; a medieval seminary for teaching theology, logic, and metaphysics; disciples of a particular teacher; canon, precepts, or body of opinion; examination hall; any means of knowledge; a shoal or great number, as of fish: (v.t.) to train or instruct; chide or admonish.
Schooling(skōōl´ing) (n.) act of teaching; instruction; education.
Schoolmaster(skōōl´mas-tẽr) (n.) a man who presides over and teaches in a school.
Schoolmate(skōōl´māt) (n.) any of the several attendants at the same school; fellow-pupil.
Schoolmistress(skōōl´mis-tres) (n.) a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
Schoolroom(skōōl´rōōm) (n.) a room in which pupils are taught.
Schooner(skōōn´ẽr) (n.) a vessel with two masts, sometimes three, rigged fore and aft; a tall beer-glass.
Science(sī´ens) (n.) systematized knowledge of any one department of mind or matter; acknowledged truths and laws, especially as demonstrated by induction, experiment, or observation.
Scientific(sī-en-tif´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, used in, or skilled in, science; skillful.
Scientifically(sī-en-tif´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a scientific manner.
Scientist(sī´en-tist) (n.) one skilled in, or devoted to, science.
Scimitar(sim´i-tẽr) (n.) an Oriental sword with a curved blade having its edge on the convex side.
Scintilla(sin-til´a) (n.) a spark; the least particle; a trace.
Scintillate(sin´til-āt) (v.i.) to emit sparks, fire, or igneous particles; twinkle.
Scintillation(sin-ti-lā´shun) (n.) the act of scintillating; a spark or flash; twinkle.
Scion(sī´on) (n.) the sprout or shoot of a plant; a descendant; heir.
Scissors(siz´ẽrz) (n. pl.) a cutting instrument resembling shears but smaller.
Sclerosis(sklē-rō´sis) (n.) the hardening of a tissue of the body, as in the membrane of the eye, or those of the brain.
Scoff(skof) (n.) an expression of scorn or contempt; ridicule; derision: (v.i.) to exhibit scorn or contempt: (v.t.) to treat or address with derision.
Scoffer(skof´ẽr) (n.) one who treats another with mockery and ridicule.
Scold(skōld) (v.i.) to chide sharply or rudely; rail in a loud or violent manner: (v.t.) to find fault with: (n.) one who habitually scolds, especially a rude, clamorous woman.
Sconce(skons) (n.) a bulwark; small fort; protection; a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick; tube in a candlestick for inserting the candle; the head; mulct or fine; a small, thin cake of oatmeal, etc.
Scoop(skōōp) (n.) a large ladle; deep shovel; kind of scuttle: (v.i.) to take out or up with a scoop; ladle out; make hollow.
Scoot(skōōt) (v.i.) to walk or run hastily.
Scope(skōp) (n.) room or opportunity for free outlook or action; aim or intention; design.
Scorch(skôrch) (v.t.) to burn or roast superficially; cause pain by heat; to go at a high rate of speed.
Score(skōr) (n.) a notch made as a reckoning; the number 20; line or groove; bill; account; behalf; separate parts of a musical work: (v.t.) to notch or furrow; keep account of.
Scorn(skôrn) (n.) extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disdain; object of contempt: (v.t.) to hold in extreme contempt or disdain.
Scorner(skôrn´ẽr) (n.) one who scorns, especially one who holds religion in derision.
Scornful(skôrn´fool) (adj.) full of scorn; contemptuous; disdainful.
Scorpio(skôr´pi-ō) (n.) the Scorpion, the eighth zodiacal constellation.
Scorpion(skôr´pi-un) (n.) an individual of the genus Scorpio, furnished with lobster-like claws, and armed with a poisonous sting in the tail; a painful scourge.
Scotch(skoch) (adj.) pertaining to Scotland, its inhabitants, or its dialect [also Scottish]: (n.) a wedge, etc., to prevent slipping or rolling; a slight cut: (v.t.) to cut or wound superficially.
Scoundrel(skoun´drel) (n.) a man without honor or virtue; low, worthless fellow.
Scour(skour) (v.t.) to clean by friction; cleanse from grease, dirt, and make bright; pass swiftly along; search thorough; purge.
Scourge(skẽrj) (n.) a whip with thongs used as a punishment: (v.t.) to whip severely; afflict or harass greatly.
Scout(skout) (n.) a person sent out to obtain and bring in information, especially of the movements, etc., of an enemy; a college servant: (v.i.) to act as a scout: (v.t.) to treat with scorn.
Scow(skou) (n.) a large flat-bottomed boat with square ends: (v.t.) to transport in a scow.
Scowl(skoul) (v.i.) to wrinkle the brows in frowning or displeasure; look sullen or angry: (n.) the wrinkling of the brows in displeasure or anger; frown.
Scrabble(skrab´l) (v.i.) to scrawl or scribble; make irregular, meaningless marks: (v.t.) to mark with irregular lines or letters.
Scrag(skrag) (n.) anything thin, lean, or rough; something merely skin and bones; to choke.
Scraggy(skrag´i) (adj.) lean, thin and rough; rough, with irregular points.
Scramble(skram´bl) (v.i.) to clamber with the hands and feet; seize or catch hold of anything with eagerness and roughness: (v.t.) to toss together at random; mix and cook in a confused mass; as, to scramble eggs: (n.) a rude, eager struggle; act of scrambling.
Scrap(skrap) (n.) a small or detached piece; fragment; a scrimmage: (v.i.) to engage in a scrimmage.
Scrapbook(skrap´book) (n.) a blank book for the pasting in of newspaper extracts, etc.
Scrape(skrāp) (v.t.) to make a harsh or grating noise on; rub with something sharp; clean by rubbing; remove by scraping; gather laboriously by small gains or savings: (v.i.) barely succeed, as in passing an examination; play awkwardly or inharmoniously on the violin; bow by awkwardly drawing back the foot: (n.) the act, noise, or effect of scraping; a drawing back of the foot awkwardly; difficulty; perplexity.
Scraper(skrāp´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, scrapes; an instrument for scraping; an awkward violinist miser.
Scratch(skrach) (v.t.) to mark or tear the surface of with something pointed; wound slightly; tear or dig with the claws; erase; remove the name of especially that of a horse from a race: (v.i.) to use the nails or claws in tearing or digging; score by a fluke: (n.) a mark or tear made by scratching; a superficial wound; a kind of wig; a line across the prize ring, up to which boxers are brought when they commence fighting: (adj.) taken at haphazard.
Scrawl(skrawl) (v.t. & v.i.) to write or draw irregularly or hastily; scribble: (n.) hasty, irregular, or illegible writing; scribble.
Scrawny(skraw´ni) (adj.) lean and bony; raw-boned; wasted.
Scream(skrēm) (n.) a sharp, shrill cry as of fear or pain: (v.i.) to utter such a cry.
Screamer(skrēm´ẽr) (n.) an exaggerated statement, or excessively funny joke.
Screech(skrēch) (n.) a harsh, shrill cry: (v.i.) to utter a harsh, shrill cry.
Screed(skrēd) (n.) wooden rules for running moldings; loud, shrill sound; a fragment or piece; a harangue; a piece of poor prose or verse.
Screen(skrēn) (n.) a light movable partition for protection; coarse sieve; the surface on which a moving picture is thrown; a partition separating the chancel from the rest of a church: (v.t.) to shelter or conceal; protect; pass through a coarse sieve.
Screw(skrōō) (n.) a cylinder of metal or wood grooved spirally; one of the six mechanical powers; screw-propeller: (v.t.) to press with a screw; apply a screw to; twist; force or squeeze; oppress by exactions.
Scribble(skrib´l) (v.t.) to write hastily and carelessly: (v.i.) write carelessly and without regard to correctness: (n.) hasty, careless writing.
Scribbler(skrib´lẽr) (n.) one who scribbles; a literary hack, or petty author.
Scribe(skrīb) (n.) a writer; clerk; amanuensis: (v.t.) to cut, mark, or bore with a sharp instrument; to adjust in joinery.
Scrim(skrim) (n.) a kind of fabric of cotton or linen for making blinds, etc.
Scrimmage(skrim´āj) (n.) a general row or tussle.
Scrimp(skrimp) (v.t.) to make small, narrow, or short; limit or straiten: (v.i.) to be parsimonious or miserly: (adj.) short; narrow; curtailed: (n.) a miser.
Scrip(skrip) (n.) a satchel; schedule; certificate; writing; certificate of stock subscribed to a bank or other company.
Script(skript) (n.) a piece of writing; style of writing; type in imitation of writing; original document or instrument.
Scriptural(skrip´tūr-al) (adj.) pertaining to, contained in, or according to, the Scriptures; Biblical.
Scripture(skrip´tūr) (n.) sacred writing; Biblical text; (pl.) the books of the Old and New Testaments; the Bible.
Scrivener(skriv´nẽr) (n.) one who draws up contracts, prepares writings, etc.; formerly a broker or financial agent.
Scroll(skrōl) (n.) a roll of paper or parchment; a convoluted spiral ornament; a flourish to a signature.
Scrotum(skrō´tum) (n.) the pouch which contains the testes.
Scrub(skrub) (v.t.) to rub hard; wash with rubbing or a wet brush: (v.i.) to clean or scour: (n.) one who labors hard and lives meanly; a sorry fellow; a worn-out brush: (adj.) mean or small; untrained; in baseball or foot-ball, a scrub-team is a body of players got together hastily for purposes of practice.
Scrubby(skrub´i) (adj.) mean and small; stunted in growth; covered with brushwood; unshaven.
Scruff(skruf) (n.) the nape of the neck.
Scrunch(skrunch) (v.t.) to crunch.
Scruple(skrōō´pl) (n.) 1-3 of a dram, or 20 grains; hesitation, especially from conscientious motives: (v.i.) to hesitate from conscientious motives.
Scrupulosity(skrōō-pū-los´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being scrupulous; nice or conscientious regard to exactness or propriety; precision. Also scrupulousness.
Scrupulous(skrōō´pū-lus) (adj.) full of scruples; conscientious; exact; careful; strict.
Scrupulousness(skrōō´pū-les-nes) (n.) quality or state of being scrupulous; carefulness.
Scrutinize(skrōō´ti-nīz) (v.t.) to inspect or examine closely.
Scrutiny(skrōō´ti-ni) (n.) close inspection or examination; minute inquiry; examination of votes recorded at an election.
Scud(skud) (v.i.) to run quickly; run before a gale of wind with little or no sail spread: (n.) the act of scudding; vapory clouds driven by the wind.
Scuffle(skuf´l) (v.i.) to fight or struggle confusedly, especially hand to hand: (n.) a struggle for mastery with close grappling; confused conflict; fight.
Scull(skul) (n.) one of a pair of short oars; an oar used at the stern of a boat to propel it: (v.i.) to impel a boat with a scull or sculls.
Scullery(skul´ẽr-i) (n.) a place where culinary utensils, etc., are kept and cleansed.
Scullion(skul´yun) (n.) a servant employed in the menial work of a scullery.
Sculptor(skulp´tẽr) (n.) one who practices the art of sculpture.
Sculptural(skulp´tū-ral) (adj.) pertaining to sculpture.
Sculpture(skulp´tūr) (n.) the art of carving, cutting, or hewing stone or other material into images of men, animals, etc.; carved work or figure: (v.t.) to represent in, or fashion by, sculpture.
Scum(skum) (n.) extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids when boiled or fermented; scoria of metals in a molten state; anything worthless or vile: (v.i.) to form a scum: (v.t.) to clear impurities from the surface of; skim.
Scupper(skup´ẽr) (n.) a hole or tube in the side of a ship to carry off deck water.
Scurf(skẽrf) (n.) minute, white, flaky scales formed on the skin, especially on the scalp; dandruff; loosely adherent matter.
Scurfy(skẽrf´i) (adj.) pertaining to, producing, covered with, or like, scurf.
Scurrile(skur´il) (adj.) befitting a buffoon or vulgar jester; grossly opprobrious or jocosely indecent.
Scurrility(skur-il´i-ti) (n.) vulgar, vile, or indecent jocularity.
Scurrilous(skur´il-us) (adj.) using the low, indecent language of the vulgar; mean; foul-mouthed; vile; containing low indecency or abuse.
Scurry(skur´i) (v.i.) to hasten or move rapidly along: (n.) hurried movement.
Scurvily(skẽr´vi-li) (adv.) in a scurvy manner.
Scurvy(skẽr´vi) (adj.) affected by scurvy; scabby; vile; contemptible; mean; paltry: (n.) a condition of anemia, caused by deficiency of vegetable food or lime juice, causing great weakness, emaciation, etc.
Scutcheon(skuch´un) (n.) an escutcheon; shield for a keyhole.
Scuttle(skut´l) (v.i.) to hasten or hurry: (v.t.) to cut a hole or holes in a ship to sink it: (n.) a quick or short run; a pan for holding coals; lid or door closing or covering an opening in a roof, etc.; hatchway or small opening in the deck of a ship.
Scythe(sīth) (n.) a curved cutting instrument used for mowing grass, etc.
Sea(sē) (n.) an expanse of salt water, less in extent than an ocean, and usually forming a part of, or connecting with, an ocean or larger sea; an inland body of water; the ocean; a billow or large wave; swell of the ocean in a tempest; a large quantity.
Seafarer(sē´fā-rẽr) (n.) a sailor.
Seafaring(sē´fār-ing) (adj.) following the occupation of a sailor.
Seal(sēl) (n.) a carnivorous marine mammal, valuable for its skin and oil; a stamp or die engraved with some device, motto, or image, used for making an impression in relief on wax, etc.; wax or other soft substance set to an instrument, and impressed with a seal; any act of confirmation or ratification; that which seals or fastens; drain-trap (v.t.) to fasten with a seal; set or affix a seal to; ratify or confirm; keep secure or secret.
Seam(sēm) (n.) the line formed by the sewing of two pieces of material together; line of junction or union; narrow vein between two thicker strata; thin layer; piece of needlework: (v.t.) to form a seam upon or of; join with a seam; scar; knit with a particular kind of stitch: (v.i.) to crack open.
Seaman(sē´man) (n.) a sailor.
Seamless(sēm´les) (adj.) without a seam; all of one piece.
Seamstress(sēm´stres) (n.) a woman who sews.
Seamy(sēm´i) (adj.) showing, or like, seams.
Seance(sā-ängs´) (n.) a session as of some deliberative body; a meeting of spiritualists for evoking manifestations; a select scientific gathering.
Seaport(sē´pōrt) (n.) a harbor for vessels; a town near such a harbor.
Sear(sēr) (v.t.) to burn to dryness on the surface; cauterize; brand; render callous or insensible.
Search(sẽrch) (v.t.) to seek for; go over and examine; explore; inspect: (v.i.) to make inquiry; seek: (n.) the act of seeking or looking for something; investigation; examination; pursuit, quest.
Searcher(sẽrch´ẽr) (n.) one who searches; a seeker; an explorer.
Seared(sērd) (adj.) hardened; callous; indifferent; cauterized.
Seascape(sē´skāp) (n.) a picture representing a scene at sea.
Season(sē´zn) (n.) any particular time as distinguished from others; one of the four divisions of the year: (v.t.) to mature; prepare by drying and hardening, or removing natural juices; render palatable; spice moderately: (v.i.) to become mature, acclimated, inured, or seasoned.
Seasonable(sē´zn-a-bl) (adj.) occurring or done in good, or proper, time; opportune.
Seasonably(sē´zn-a-bli) (adv.) opportunely.
Seasoning(sē´zn-ing) (n.) that which is added to give relish or piquancy to food; anything added to increase enjoyment.
Seat(sēt) (n.) that on which anyone sits; chair; post or authority; station; site; residence; mansion; regular or appropriate place of sitting; posture on horseback, etc.; place in Congress or other legislative body: (v.t.) to place on a seat; cause to sit down; establish; place in any site or position; install; fix.
Seaweed(sē´wēd) (n.) plant of the sea.
Secant(sē´kant) (adj.) cutting into two parts: (n.) a right line from the center of a circle through one extremity of an arc, produced till it meets the tangent from the other extremity of the same arc; the number expressing the ratio of this line to the radius of the circle.
Secede(sē-sēd´) (v.i.) to separate one's self; withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association.
Secession(sē-sesh´un) (n.) the act of seceding; withdrawal or separation from the communion or association of others; withdrawal of a State from the Federal Union.
Secessionist(sē-sesh´un-ist) (n.) an upholder of secession; one who took part with the Southern States in the Civil War of 1861-65.
Seclude(sē-klōōd´) (v.t.) to keep apart from the company or society of others; exclude.
Seclusion(sē-klōō´zhun) (n.) separation or withdrawal from the society of others; privacy.
Seclusive(sē-klōō´siv) (adj.) keeping in seclusion.
Second(sek´und) (adj.) immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place, or time; next in value, excellence, merit, dignity, or importance; inferior; subordinate; being of the same kind as another that has preceded; below in pitch: (n.) one or that next the first in place, rank, excellence, or power; one who attends on the principal at a duel; backer; the 1-60th part of a minute of time or of a degree; (pl.) coarse flour: (v.t.) to follow; act as an assistant or supporter of; assist; support, as a motion, etc., by adding one's voice to that of the proposer.
Secondarily(sek´und-a-ri-li) (adv.) in a secondary manner or degree.
Secondary(sek´und-a-ri) (adj.) succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, etc.; not primary; subordinate; inferior; deputed; revolving round a primary planet; noting rocks intermediate between the Primary and Tertiary, the Mesozoic: (n.) a delegate or deputy.
Secondhand(sek´und-hand) (adj.) received from another; not new; used by another: (n.) possession received from the first possessor; hand for marking seconds on a watch or clock.
Secrecy(sē´kre-si) (n.) the state or quality of being hidden; concealment; retirement; solitude; habit of keeping secrets; discretion.
Secret(sē´kret) (adj.) hidden or concealed; removed from sight; kept from the knowledge or view of all except those concerned; silent; private: (n.) that which is concealed; something unknown or undisclosed.
Secretarial(sek-re-tā´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or befitting, a secretary.
Secretary(sek´re-ta-ri) (n.) a confidential person employed to assist another in conducting correspondence, etc.; one who transacts the business of a Government department, company, etc.; an escritoire.
Secretaryship(sek´re-ta-ri-ship) (n.) the office, or term of office, of a secretary.
Secrete(sē-krēt´) (v.t.) to hide or conceal; separate from the blood, sap, etc.
Secretion(sē-krē´shun) (n.) the act of secreting or separating from a circulating fluid; any substance or fluid secreted.
Secretive(sē-krē´tiv) (adj.) given to secrecy; causing, or promoting secretion.
Secretiveness(sē-krē´tiv-nes) (n.) the quality of being secretive.
Secretly(sē´kret-li) (adv.) in a secret manner; not openly; inwardly; in one's heart.
Secretory(sē-krē´tō-ri) (adj.) performing, or connected with, the office of secretion.
Sect(sekt) (n.) a number of persons who, following a teacher or leader, are united by a common attachment to some particular religious or philosophical doctrines.
Sectarian(sek-tā´ri-an) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, a sect: (n.) a member of a sect; dissenter.
Sectarianism(sek-tā´ri-an-izm) (n.) the spirit, tendency, or principles of a sect; adherence to some particular sect.
Sectary(sek´tā-ri) (n.) a member or adherent of a sect; sectarian.
Section(sek´shun) (n.) the act of cutting, or separation by cutting; part or division; slice; the line formed by the intersection of two surfaces; division or subdivision of a chapter or statute; distinct part of a country, people, community, or class; one of the squares of 640 acres each into which public lands are divided; 1-36th of a township; division of a genus; vertical plan of any structure as it would appear if cut by an intersecting plane; part of a musical period.
Sectionalism(sek´shun-al-izm) (n.) regard for the interests of a particular section of one's country; local patriotism.
Sector(sek´tẽr) (n.) that part of a circle included between two radii and the arc; a mathematical instrument for laying down plans, measuring zenith distances, etc.
Secular(sek´ū-lär) (adj.) pertaining to this present world, or to things not sacred; worldly; temporal; extending over, or occurring in, a long period of time; not bound by monastic vows: (n.) an ecclesiastic not bound by monastic vows; a layman; a church official whose duties are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
Secularism(sek´ū-lar-izm) (n.) the principles or tenets of the secularists.
Secularist(sek´ū-lar-ist) (n.) one who objects to religious teaching in elementary schools; one who, discarding the forms of religion, maintains that the duties and problems of this present life should be the primary objects of man's concern.
Secularization(sek-ū-lar-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of secularizing.
Secularize(sek´ū-lar-īz) (v.t.) to convert from sacred to secular or common use; render worldly or unspiritual; convert from regular or monastic into secular as in France of late years.
Secure(se-kūr´) (adj.) free from fear or danger; safe; protected; confident; relying upon [with of]: (v.t.) to make safe; protect; guarantee; make fast; confine effectually; gain possession of; put beyond hazard of losing or not receiving [with against or from].
Securely(se-kūr´li) (adv.) in a secure manner.
Security(se-kūr´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being secure; freedom from fear or danger; assurance; certainty; something given to secure the fulfillment of a contract; pledge; evidence of debt or property; one who becomes surety for another; something given or done to secure good behavior.
Sedan(se-dan´) (n.) a portable covered chair or vehicle for the conveyance of one person.
Sedate(se-dāt´) (adj.) calm; composed; quiet; serious; unruffled.
Sedately(se-dāt´li) (adv.) in a sedate manner.
Sedateness(sē-dāt´nes) (n.) tranquillity; composure.
Sedative(sed´a-tiv) (adj.) allaying nervous irritation and irritability; assuaging pain: (n.) medicine having such an effect.
Sedentary(sed´en-tā-ri) (adj.) accustomed to pass much time in a sitting posture; characterized by much sitting; remaining in one place; inactive.
Sedge(sej) (n.) kind of coarse grass growing in swamps and rivers.
Sedgy(sej´i) (adj.) overgrown with sedge.
Sediment(sed´i-ment) (n.) the matter which subsides or settles at the bottom of a liquid; dregs; lees.
Sedimentary(sed-i-ment´a-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or formed by, or consisting of, sediment.
Sedition(sē-dish´un) (n.) any offense against the state less grave than insurrection or treason; tumultuous assembly of people in opposition to lawful authority; the stirring up of such opposition.
Seditious(sē-dish´us) (adj.) pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, sedition.
Seduce(sē-dūs´) (v.t.) to entice from the Eaths of rectitude, duty, or virtue, by flattery, promises, etc.; persuade to a surrender of chastity.
Seducer(sē-dūs´ẽr) (n.) one who seduces, especially one who persuades a woman to surrender her chastity. Feminine "seductress."
Seduction(sē-duk´shun) (n.) the act of seducing; the act or crime of inducing a woman to surrender her chastity.
Seductive(sē-duk´tiv) (adj.) tending to seduce or lead astray; enticing.
Seductively(sē-duk´tiv-li) (adv.) in a seductive manner.
Seductiveness(sē-duk´tiv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being seductive.
Seductress(sē-duk´tres) (n.) a woman who seduces.
Sedulous(sed´ū-lus) (adj.) diligent; constant; assiduous.
Sedulously(sed´ū-lus-li) (adv.) in a sedulous manner.
See(sē) (n.) the authority of the Pope or papal court; diocese or jurisdiction of an archbishop or bishop: (v.t.) to perceive by the eye; observe; perceive mentally; experience; pay a visit to; meet or associate with; escort or accompany: (v.i.) to have the faculty of sight or of perceiving; discern; examine; take care or heed.
Seed(sēd) (n.) that part of a plant that contains the embryo of the future plant; semen; first principle or source; offspring; descendants; race or birth: (v.i.) to sow, or shed the seed: (v.t.) to sprinkle with seed.
Seedcase(sēd´kās) (n.) the vessel containing seeds.
Seeded(sēd´ed) (adj.) bearing seed; sown or sprinkled with seed; having the seeds removed; as, seeded raisins.
Seediness(sēd´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being seedy; shabbiness; exhaustion or wretchedness.
Seedy(sēd´i) (adj.) abounding with, or run to, seeds; having the flavor of weeds; shabby; exhausted and miserable.
Seeing(sē´ing) (n.) the act or power of sight: (conj.) inasmuch as; considering; since.
Seek(sēk) y.t. to go in search of; look for; resort to; inquire for: (v.i.) to make search or inquiry; try or endeavor.
Seem(sēm) (v.i.) to appear; look; have the resemblance of truth or fact; pretend.
Seeming(sēm´ing) (adj.) apparent; specious: (n.) appearance; show, especially false show.
Seemliness(sēm´li-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being seemly; propriety, decency; comeliness.
Seemly(sēm´li) (adj.) fit or becoming, decent; proper; comely; suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character.
Seen(sēn) (p.p.) of see.
Seer(sēr) (n.) one who foresees future events; prophet; one who sees.
Seesaw(sē´saw) (n.) a reciprocating motion; a game played with a plank balanced on some support enabling those who sit at each end to move up and down alternately: (v.i.) to move up and down with a reciprocating motion.
Seethe(sēth) (v.t.) to boil; prepare for food in a hot liquor: (v.i.) to be hot; be in a condition of boiling.
Segment(seg´ment) (n.) a part divided or set off; section; a part cut off from a figure by a line or plane: (v.i.) to divide into segments.
Segmentation(seg-men-tā´shun) (n.) the act of dividing into segments; state of being divided into segments.
Segregate(seg´rē-gāt) (v.t.) to separate from others.
Segregation(seg-rē-gā´shun) (n.) the act of segregating; state of being segregated.
Seignior(sēn´yẽr) (n.) a lord or fee of a manor.
Seigniorial(sēn-yōr´i-al) (adj.) pertaining to the lord of a manor.
Seine(sān) (n.) a large fishing-net.
Seismic(sīs´mik) (adj.) pertaining to, or produced by, an earthquake.
Seismograph(sīs´mo-graf) (n.) an instrument for recording the motions, duration, and direction of an earthquake.
Seismologist(sīs-mol´ō-jist) (n.) one skilled in seismology.
Seismology(sīs-mol´ō-ji) (n.) the scientific study of earthquakes.
Seize(sēz) (v.t.) to take possession of forcibly or suddenly; grasp; snatch; take hold of; comprehend.
Seizure(sēz´ūr) (n.) the act of seizing; sudden attack, as of a disease.
Seldom(sel´dum) (adv.) rarely; not often.
Select(sē-lekt´) (adj.) more valuable or excellent than others; chosen or picked out as more valuable than others; nicely chosen; choice; superior: (v.t.) to take by preference from among others; choose.
Selection(sē-lek´shun) (n.) the act of selecting; the thing selected.
Selective(se-lekt´iv) (adj.) selecting; tending to select.
Selector(sē-lekt´ẽr) (n.) one who selects.
Self(self) (n.) one's own person; personal interest; personality; personification; identity; selfishness: (adj.) very; particular.
Selfish(self´ish) (adj.) attentive only to one's own interests; influenced in actions from motives of private advantage; egotistical.
Selfishly(self´ish-li) (adv.) in a selfish manner.
Selfishness(self´ish-nes) (n.) quality of being selfish.
Sell(sel) (v.t.) to transfer to another for. an equivalent, as property, goods, etc.; make a matter of sale or bargain of; vend; betray for a pecuniary reward (v.i.) to practice selling; be sold: (n.) hoax; an imposition.
Seltzer(selt´zẽr) (n.) a mineral water, mildly stimulative.
Selvage(sel´vāj) (n.) the edge of cloth so closed by complicating the threads as to prevent raveling; woven border.
Selvages(sel-va-jē´) (n.) a kind of skein of rope yarns, used for stoppers, etc.
Selves(selvz) (n.) plural of self.
Semblance(sem´blans) (n.) likeness; resemblance; exterior; appearance.
Semen(sē´men) (n.) sperm; seed of plants.
Semester(sē-mes´tẽr) (n.) a half-year course, as in a university.
Semi(sem´i) (prefix) half; partially.
Semibreve(sem´i-brēv) (n.) a note equal to four crotchets.
Semicolon(sem´i-ko-lon) (n.) a mark in punctuation (;).
Semicircle(sem´i-sẽr-kl) (n.) half a circle.
Seminal(sem´i-nal) (adj.) pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, seed; primary; radical; original.
Seminary(sem´i-nā-ri) (n.) a place of education; school, academy, or college.
Sempstress(semp´stres) (n.) a woman who does needlework.
Senate(sen´at) (n.) an assembly or body of elders; a legislative body generally.
Semitone(sem´i-tōn) (n.) half a tone.
Semitransparent(sem´i-trans-par´ent) (adj.) half or imperfectly transparent; translucent.
Senator(sen´a-tẽr) (n.) a member of a senate.
Senatorial(sen-a-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or befitting, a senator or a senate; entitled to elect a senator.
Send(send) (v.t.) to throw, cast, or impel; cause to go in any manner; dispatch; cause to be or happen; grant; inflict: (v.i.) to dispatch a messenger; pitch, as a vessel.
Senile(sen´il) (adj.) pertaining to old age; infirm.
Senility(sen-il´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being senile; old age.
Senior(sēn´yẽr) (adj.) prior in age, dignity, rank, or office; elder: (n.) one older than another; one older in dignity, rank, or office; a student in the fourth or final year of his college.
Seniority(sēn-yor´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being senior.
Senor(sā-nyōr´) (n.) a Spanish title of courtesy, equivalent to "Mr." or "Sir."
Senorita(sā-nyō-rē´ta) (n.) a Spanish title of courtesy given to a young lady, equivalent to "Miss"; a young lady.
Sensate(sen´sāt) (adj.) perceived by or through the senses.
Sensation(sen-sā´shun) (n.) perception by the senses; an impression made on the mind or brain by the senses; spiritual or physical affections; state of excited feeling or interest, or its cause.
Sensational(sen-sā´shun-al) (adj.) pertaining to, having, or causing, sensation; fitted to excite great interest; emotional.
Sensationalism(sen-sā´shun-al-izm) (n.) sensational writing or language; the philosophical doctrine that our ideas are the outcome of impressions originating solely in sensation and consist of sensations transformed.
Sensationalist(sen-sā´shun-al-ist) (n.) an advocate of philosophical sensationalism; a sensational writer or speaker.
Sense(sens) (n.) the faculty by which objects are perceived physically, or mentally; discernment; understanding; conviction; good mental capacity; correct judgment; opinion; meaning; signification; moral perception.
Senseless(sens´les) (adj.) incapable of sensation; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; foolish; stupid; nonsensical; opposed to reason or sound judgment.
Sensibility(sen-si-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being sensible; acuteness of perception or emotion; delicacy of feeling; capacity of being sensitive. Also sensibleness.
Sensible(sen´si-bl) (adj.) capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; having moral perception; easily affected; delicate; judicious; reasonable; intelligent.
Sensibleness(sen´si-bl-nes) (n.) quality or state of being sensible.
Sensibly(sen´si-bli) (adv.) in a sensible manner; with intelligence or good sense; appreciably.
Sensitive(sen´si-tiv) (adj.) having keen sense or feeling; quickly and acutely alive to impressions from external objects; easily affected or moved; pertaining to, or depending upon, sensation.
Sensitively(sen´si-tiv-li) (adv.) in a sensitive manner.
Sensitiveness(sen´si-tiv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sensitive.
Sensitivity(sen´si-tiv-i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being sensitive.
Sensitize(sen´si-tīz) (v.t.) to render sensitive.
Sensory(sen´so-ri) (adj.) conveying sensation.
Sensual(sen´shū-al) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the senses; not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; voluptuous; devoted to the indulgence of the passions or appetites.
Sensuality(sen-shū-al´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being sensual; indulgence of the bodily appetites.
Sensuous(sen´shū-us) (adj.) pertaining to, or addressed to, the senses; connected with sensible objects; full of passion.
Sent(sent) (p.t. & p.p.) of send.
Sentence(sen´tens) (n.) judgment, opinion, or decision; judgment pronounced by a court; series of words so arranged as to convey a complete thought, followed by a dot or full point: (v.t.) to condemn by judgment of a court.
Sententious(sen-ten´shus) (adj.) short and energetic; terse; comprising sentences; abounding in axioms or maxims.
Sentience(sen´shi-ens) (n.) the state or quality of being sentient.
Sentient(sen´shi-ent) (adj.) having the faculty or faculties of sensation and perception.
Sentiment(sen´ti-ment) (n.) a thought prompted by passion or feeling; opinion; thought; feeling; sensibility; prevailing feeling; maxim; a toast; thought expressed in striking language; sentence or passage expressive of some wish.
Sentimental(sen-ti-men´tal) (adj.) having, expressing, or given to, sentiment; appealing to sentiment rather than reason; artificially or affectedly tender; romantic.
Sentimentalism(sen-ti-men´tal-izm) (n.) the quality of being sentimental. Also sentimentality.
Sentimentalize(sen-ti-men´tal-īz) (v.i.) to think or act in a sentimental manner; affect sentiment.
Sentimentally(sen-ti-men´ta-li) (adv.) in a sentimental manner.
Sentinel(sen´ti-nel) (n.) one who watches or guards, especially a soldier on guard: (v.t.) to furnish with, or as with, a sentinel; watch over or guard.
Sentry(sen´tri) (n.) a sentinel, guard or watch.
Separability(sep-a-ra-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being separable or divisible.
Separable(sep´a-ra-bl) (adj.) capable of being separated or divided.
Separate(sep´a-rāt) (v.t.) to part or divide; disunite; disconnect; set apart from a number for a particular purpose; withdraw: (v.i.) to part; be disunited; withdraw from each other: (adj.) divided from the rest; disconnected; not united; distinct.
Separately(sep´a-rat-li) (adv.) in a separate state or manner.
Separation(sep-a-rā´shun) (n.) the act of separating; state of being separated; disconnection; legal disunion of married persons; repeal of a union between two or more countries or states.
Sepsis(sep´sis) (n.) infection by pathogenic bacteria; a putrefactive condition.
September(sep-tem´bẽr) (n.) the ninth month of the year.
Septet(sep-tet´) (n.) a musical composition for seven voices.
Septic(sep´tik) (adj.) having the power to promote putrefaction: (n.) a substance having such an effect.
Septuagenarian(sep-tū-a-jē-nā´ri-an) (n.) a person seventy years old.
Sepulcher(sep´ul-kẽr) (n.) a grave or tomb; place of burial: (v.t.) to bury; entomb.
Sepulchral(sē-pul´kral) (adj.) pertaining to a sepulcher, or to monuments erected to the dead; deep, grave, or hollow toned.
Sequel(sē´kwel) (n.) succeeding part or result; continuation; consequence.
Sequence(sē´kwens) (n.) order of succession; series; result; suit of cards in the same order; regular alternate succession of similar chords.
Sequent(sē´kwent) (adj.) following; consequent: (n.) a sequence.
Sequentially(sē-kwen´sha-li) (adv.) by succession.
Sequester(se-kwes´tẽr) (v.t.) to separate from the owner for a time; take possession of the property of another until some claim is paid or established; withdraw; seclude: (v.i.) to renounce, as a widow any interest in the estate of a husband. Also sequestrate.
Sequestered(se-kwes´tẽrd) (adj.) secluded; retired.
Sequestration(se-kwes-trā´shun) (n.) the act of sequestering, especially the act of seizing property by the State during dispute or for the benefit of creditors; the collecting of the fruits of a benefice during a vacancy for the use of the next incumbent; retirement; seclusion.
Sequoia(se-kwoi´a) (n.) a genus of gigantic trees of the cypress family, comprising the redwood and big tree of California.
Seraglio(sē-räl´yō) (n.) the palace of the late Sultan of Turkey at Constantinople, especially that part where the women are kept; a harem.
Serape(sā-rä´pā) (n.) a Mexican blanket or shawl worn by men.
Seraph(ser´af) (n.) an angel of the highest order.
Seraphic(se-raf´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, composed of, or like, seraphs; sublime; angelic.
Sere(sēr) (adj.) dry; wiltered [Poet].
Serenade(ser-e-nād´) (n.) evening music in the open air; music sung or played by a lover in a spirit of gallantry under the window of a lady; piece of music for such an occasion: (v.t.) to entertain with a serenade.
Serene(sē-rēn´) (adj.) clear and calm; placid; unruffled.
Serenely(se-rēn´li) (adv.) in a serene manner; unruffled; calmly.
Serenity(se-ren´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being serene; calmness of mind; equanimity of temper; coolness, composure. Also sereneness.
Serf(sẽrf) (n.) the lowest class of servants or slaves in the Middle Ages, who were attached to the land and transferred with it; a feudal slave; formerly in Russia, one of the peasant class.
Serfdom(sẽrf´dum) (n.) condition of a serf.
Sergeant(sär´jent) (n.) a non-commissioned officer ranking next above a corporal.
Serial(sē´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, a series; published in successive parts or numbers: (n.) a periodical; a tale issued in parts.
Serially(sē´ri-a-li) (adv.) in a series.
Series(sē´rēz) (n.) a number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; an infinite number of terms in succession, increasing or diminishing in a certain ratio.
Serious(sē´ri-us) (adj.) grave in manner or disposition; in earnest; not trifling; religious; solemn.
Seriousness(sē´ri-us-nes) (n.) state of being serious.
Sermon(sẽr´mun) (n.) a discourse on a text of Scripture; homily; serious exhortation.
Sermonize(sẽr´mun-īz) (v.i.) to compose or write a sermon; preach: (v.t.) to preach a sermon to.
Serous(sē´rus) (adj.) pertaining to serum; thin; watery.
Serpent(sẽr´pent) (n.) a reptile of the order Ophidia, with a very long body without feet, and moving by contractions and undulations of the body; a bass wind instrument; a kind of firework; a subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
Serpentine(sẽr´pen-tīn) (adj.) pertaining to, like, or having the qualities of, a serpent; moving or winding like a serpent; zigzag; subtle: (n.) a dark-green rock, susceptible of a fine polish.
Serrate(ser´āt) (adj.) notched on the edge like a saw. Also serrated.
Serried(ser´id) (adj.) crowded; pressed together.
Serum(sē´rum) (n.) the thin yellowish fluid secreted by the serous membranes.
Servant(sẽr´vant) (n.) one who is in the personal service of another; a domestic; a subordinate.
Serve(sẽrv) (v.t.) to work or perform duties for; yield obedience to; wait on; treat or requite; present a writ: (v.i.) to be a servant; to suit; be in subjection; discharge the duties of an office or employment.
Service(sẽr´vis) (n.) the condition or occupation of a servant; duty required or performed in any office; naval or military duty; spiritual obedience and reverence; course of dishes at table; waiting at table; labor, assistance, or kindness to another; number of conveyances plying between places; musical composition for devotional use; profession of respect.
Serviceable(sẽr´vis-a-bl) (adj.) able or willing to serve useful; beneficial; durable.
Serviette(ser-vi-et´) (n.) a table-napkin.
Servile(sẽr´vil) (adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting, a slave or servant; meanly submissive or obsequious; cringing; fawning; not belonging to the original root; not sounded; said of a letter.
Servility(sẽr-vil´i-ti) (n.) mean submission or obsequiousness; baseness.
Servitude(sẽr´vi-tūd) (n.) the condition of a servant or slave; state of slavish dependence; bondage.
Sesame(ses´a-mē) (n.) a plant yielding flat seeds from which an oil is expressed; charm that gives ready admittance, as in "open sesame."
Session(sesh´un) (n.) the actual sitting or assembling of a court, council, or legislative body; the time between the first meeting and the prorogation, dissolution, or final adjournment of a parliament, congress, or legislature.
Set(set) (v.t.) to place or put in any position; fix; plant; make stable; render motionless; spread, as sails; replace; make to agree with some standard; start by fixing the keynote; regulate or adjust; value; assign or prescribe; mark game; compose, as type, etc.: (v.i.) to sink below the horizon; strike root; be fixed closely or firmly; congeal; apply one's self; flow or tend; start with out: (adj.) fixed or established; regular; determined; firm; formal; obstinate; immovable: (n.) the act of setting; direction; number of persons associated together; clique; number of things of the same kind intended for use together; a young plant for growth; number of persons necessary to execute a quadrille; descent below the horizon; flow; permanent twist; in lawn tennis, a series of as many games as will enable one side to win six.
Settee(se-tē´) (n.) a long seat with a back for several persons.
Setter(set´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which sets; a species of hunting-dog.
Setting(set´ing) (n.) the act of one who, or that which, sets; direction of a current of wind; that which sets or holds, as the mounting of a jewel; hardening.
Settle(set´l) (v.t.) to place or set in a fixed State; establish; cause to sink or subdue; free from uncertainty; compose; fix by a legal act; liquidate; pay; clear of dregs; make pure or clear; colonize: (v.i.) to become fixed, stationary, or permanent; descend or stop; grow calm or clear; sink to the bottom, or by its own weight; cease from agitation; adjust differences or accounts; marry and establish a home: (n.) an old-fashioned bench with a back.
Settlement(set´l-ment) (n.) the act or state of being settled; establishment in life, business, condition; jointure granted to a wife; liquidation, payment, or adjustment; subsidence; a colony newly settled; legal residence.
Settler(set´lẽr) (n.) a colonist; something that finally settles or decides a contest.
Seven(sev´n) (n.) the sum of six and one; the symbol representing seven units: (adj.) consisting of one more than six.
Seventeen(sev´n-tēn) (adj.) one more than sixteen.
Seventeenth(sev´n-tēnth) (adj.) noting the next after the sixteenth.
Seventh(sev´nth) (adj.) next in order after the sixth: (n.) one next in order after the sixth; one of seven equal parts; the interval of five tones and a semi-tone.
Seventieth(sev´n-ti-eth) (adj.) next in order after the sixty-ninth: (n.) one of seventy equal parts.
Seventy(sev´n-ti) (n.) the sum of ten times seven; the symbol representing seventy units.
Sever(sev´ẽr) (v.t.) to divide or separate with violence; cut open or through; keep distinct or apart: (v.i.) to make a separation or distinction; be rent asunder; part; distinguish.
Several(sev´ẽr-al) (adj.) distinct; separate; consisting of a number more than two, but not many; different; various.
Severally(sev´ẽr-a-li) (adv.) separately; individually.
Severance(sev´ẽr-ans) (n.) the act of severing; the state of being severed; separation; partition.
Severe(sē-vēr´) (adj.) strictly adhering to rule; strict; austere; rigid; harsh; grave; serious; inclement; inflexible; painful; critical.
Severely(sē-vēr´li) (adv.) in a severe manner.
Severity(sē-ver´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being severe; harshness; rigor; gravity; exactness; strictness; inclemency.
Sew(sō) (v.t.) to unite or fasten together with a needle and thread: (v.i.) to practice sewing.
Sewage(sū´āj) (n.) refuse carried off by a sewer.
Sewer(sū´ẽr) (n.) a pipe or channel to carry off the used or surface water and foul matter of a town, etc.; (sō'ẽr) one who sews.
Sewerage(sū´ẽr-āj) (n.) drainage by sewers; the system of sewers of a town, etc.
Sewn(sōn) (p.p.) of sew.
Sex(seks) (n.) the physical distinction between male and female; one of the two divisions of animals and plants, based on such distinction; women in general [with the].
Sexagenarian(seks-a-jē-nā´ri-an) (n.) one who is sixty years old.
Sexless(seks´les) (adj.) having no sex; neuter.
Sextant(seks´tant) (n.) the sixth part of a circle; an instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, used especially at sea for determining latitude and longitude.
Sextet(seks-tet´) (n.) a band of six singers or players.
Sexton(seks´tun) (n.) an inferior official of a church whose duty it is to attend to burials, the church, etc.
Sexual(seks´ū-al) (adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, based on, or distinguishing, sex; pertaining to the organs of generation.
Sexuality(seks-ū-al´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being distinguished by sex.
Sexualize(seks´ū-a-līz) (v.t.) to attribute sex to.
Sexually(seks´ū-a-li) (adv.) in a sexual manner; with reference or relation to sex.
Shabbily(shab´i-li) (adv.) in a shabby manner.
Shabbiness(shab´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being shabby.
Shabby(shab´i) (adj.) threadbare or worn, as clothes; mean in appearance or conduct; despicable.
Shack(shak) (n.) shabby old house; hut; log cabin, but often built with very expensive carelessness and simplicity. Same as bungalow.
Shackle(shak´l) (n.) anything that confines the hands or legs or obstructs free action, as fetters; handcuffs; the bar of a padlock: (v.t.) to fetter; embarrass or hinder; unite or fasten with a shackle.
Shade(shād) (n.) comparative obscurity caused by the interception of the rays of light; darkness; a shady place; gradation of light; screen or cover; the soul after death; (pl.) wine vaults: (v.t.) to screen from light or heat; shelter; paint in obscure colors; mark with gradation of light or color.
Shadily(shād´i-li) (adv.) in a shady manner.
Shading(shād´ing) (n.) the act of making a shade; representation of light and shade.
Shadow(shad´ō) (n.) shade within defined limits; shade or deprivation of light representing on a surface the forms of the body which intercepts the rays of light; dark part of a picture; obscurity or darkness; protection or security; reflected image; faint representation; inseparable companion; small degree; a detective: (v.t.) to shade; darken or cloud; conceal or screen; represent typically; attend closely as a shadow; follow and watch closely, as a detective.
Shadowy(shad´ō-i) (adj.) full of, or causing, shade or shadows; sheltered from light or heat; dim; unreal; typical.
Shady(shād´i) (adj.) abounding in, or causing, shade; sheltered from the glare of light or heat; pertaining to darkness; dubious; equivocal.
Shaft(shaft) (n.) an arrow; anything resembling an arrow; the long narrow entrance to a mine; handle; part of a chimney; body of a column between the base and the capital.
Shafting(staft´ing) (n.) a system of shafts for transmitting power.
Shag(shag) (n.) a kind of tobacco; rough, woolly hair; a bushy mass.
Shagginess(shag´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being shaggy.
Shaggy(shag´i) (adj.) rough with long hair or wool; rough; rugged.
Shake(shāk) (v.t.) to cause to shiver; move with a quick, short motion; agitate; make afraid; give a tremulous note; to vibrate: (v.i.) to tremble or quake.
Shaken(shāk´n) (p.adj.) agitated; cracked or split.
Shakiness(shāk´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being shaky.
Shaky(shāk´i) (adj.) in a shaking condition; feeble; full of cracks; unsound.
Shale(shāl) (n.) a husk; a laminated clay rock.
Shall(shal) (v.i.) to be under obligation; used in the future tense of the verb.
Shallot(shal´ot) (n.) kind of onion with a flavor like that of garlic.
Shallow(shal´ō) (adj.) having little depth; not profound; superficial; trifling; a flat place where the water is not deep; shoal: (v.i.) to become shallow.
Sham(sham) (n.) a trick, fraud, or make-believe; imposture; counterfeit: (adj.) feigned; false; unreal: (v.i.) to make false pretenses: (v.t.) to make a pretense of in order to deceive.
Shamble(sham´bl) (v.i.) to walk awkwardly and unsteadily; shuffle: (n. pl.) a slaughter-house; meat-market.
Shambling(sham´bling) (n.) an awkward, unsteady pace.
Shame(shām) (n.) a painful sensation caused by the sense of guilt, impropriety, or dishonor; that which causes shame; reproach incurred or suffered; modesty or decorum: (v.t.) to make ashamed; cause to blush; cover with disgrace.
Shameful(shām´fool) (adj.) causing shame; disgraceful; indecent.
Shamefully(shām´foo-li) (adv.) in a shameful manner.
Shameless(shām´les) (adj.) devoid of shame; indifferent to disgrace.
Shammy(sham´i) (n.) a soft leather used for wiping, cleaning, etc.
Shampoo(sham-pōō´) (v.t.) to rub and press [the limbs and joints] after a hot bath; to cleanse and rub the head with soap, etc.: (n.) the act of shampooing.
Shampooer(sham-pōō´ẽr) (n.) one who shampoos.
Shamrock(sham´rok) (n.) a three leaf clover plant; the Irish national emblem.
Shank(shangk) (n.) the leg from the knee to the ankle; long part of any instrument; body of a type.
Shanty(shan´ti) (n.) a rude hut.
Shape(shāp) (n.) the form or figure of a thing; external appearance; pattern: (v.t.) to make into a particular form; fashion regulate; conceive.
Shapeless(shāp´les) (adj.) without shape; ill-formed.
Shapeliness(shāp´li-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being shapely.
Shapely(shāp´li) (adj.) well-formed; symmetrical; comely.
Shard(shärd) (n.) fragment of an earthen vessel or of any brittle substance.
Share(shār) (n.) a portion or part; part allotted or belonging to one; dividend; plowshare: (v.t.) to part among two or more; divide; take or possess in common; partake of or use with others: (v.i.) to have a share or part.
Shark(shärk) (n.) a large voracious fish with sharp teeth; a rapacious, artful man-eater.
Sharp(shärp) (adj.) having a very thin edge or fine point; terminating in an edge or point; very thin; peaked or ridged; keen; severe; acute; subtle: (n.) a character (♯) in music which raises a note a semitone.
Sharpen(shärp´en) (v.t.) to make sharp or sharper; give edge or point to; make more acute: (v.i.) to become sharp; play tricks in bargaining.
Sharper(shärp´ẽr) (n.) a cheat; swindler.
Sharpness(shärp´nes) (n.) quality or state of being sharp.
Sharpshooter(shärp´shōōt-ẽr) (n.) one skilled in the use of a rifle.
Shatter(shat´ẽr) (v.t.) to break into many pieces at once; crack or rend; overthrow; dissipate (n. pl.) broken fragments.
Shave(shāv) (v.t.) to cut or pare off with a razor or other sharp-edged instrument; cut in thin slices; skim along or near the surface of; plunder or fleece: (v.i.) to use the razor in removing hair: (n.) a thin slice; the operation of shaving; an instrument for shaving hoops, etc.
Shaver(shāv´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, shaves; a barber; a youngster.
Shaving(shāv´ing) (n.) the act of one who shaves; a thin slice pared off.
Shawl(shawl) (n.) a square cloth of various materials used as a loose outer covering for the shoulders, etc.: (v.t.) to cover or wrap with a shawl.
She(shē) (pron.) nominative feminine of the personal pronoun of the third person, and used as a substitute for the name of a female, or of something personified as a female.
Sheaf(shēf) (n.) a quantity of grain bound together; a bundle; number of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver: (v.t.) to gather or bind into sheaves.
Shear(shēr) (v.t.) to cut or clip, especially with shears; reap: (v.i.) to use shears: (n. pl.) a cut ting instrument operating like scissors, but larger; an apparatus for raising heavy weights.
Sheath(shēth) (n.) case for a sword, etc.; scabbard; any thin defensive covering, as the membrane covering a stem or branch, or the wing-case of an insect.
Sheathe(shēth) (v.t.) to put into a sheath or scabbard; case with a protecting covering.
Sheave(shēv) (n.) a grooved wheel in a block or pulley over which the rope runs.
Shebang(shē-bang´) (n.) a house of ill-repute, or one that is dilapidated; a broken-down wagon; widely, almost anything of present concern.
Shed(shed) (v.t.) to pour out or diffuse; cause to flow out; emit: (v.i.) to let fall or cast off seed: (n.) light structure usually of wood, for shade or shelter; hut.
Sheen(shēn) (n.) a brightness; splendor: (adj.) bright, glittering: (v.i.) to shine or glisten.
Sheep(shēp) (n.) any ruminant animal of the genus Ovis, valued for its wool and flesh; a foolish, bashful fellow.
Sheepish(shēp´ish) (adj.) awkward, clumsy, shy.
Sheepskin(shēp´skin) (n.) skin of sheep; leather made from it.
Sheer(shēr) (adj.) pure; unmixed; very thin or transparent; precipitous: (v.i.) to deviate from the proper course.
Sheet(shēt) (n.) a large thin slice of anything; broad piece of linen to cover a bed; broad piece of paper; letter; newspaper; broad expanse or surface; rope attached to a sail to extend it; open space in the bow or stern of a boat.
Shekel(shek´el) (n.) an ancient Jewish coin or weight; (pl.) money.
Shelf(shelf) (n.) a flat ledge or board for holding anything; a sandbank or flat projecting ledge of rock.
Shell(shel) (n.) a hard outside covering; any framework; rough kind of coffin; a hollow projectile; lightly constructed boat: (v.t.) to strip off or remove the shell of; take out of the shell; separate from the ear or cob; throw shells upon or into: (v.i.) to fall off, as a shell.
Shellac(shel-ak´) (n.) crude resin from the lac insect, melted and formed into thin plates.
Shellfish(shel´fish) (n.) aquatic animal with an external shell.
Shelter(shel´tẽr) (n.) that which protects or shields; security; asylum; harbor; defense; protector: (v.t.) to protect or shield from injury or violence; conceal: (v.i.) to take or give shelter.
Shelve(shelv) (v.t.) to place on a shelf; furnish with a shelf; dismiss from service, or postpone indefinitely: (v.i.) to incline gradually; slope.
Shelving(shelv´ing) (n.) materials for shelves; shelves collectively.
Shepherd(shep´ẽrd) (n.) one who tends sheep; a pastor: (v.t.) to tend as a shepherd.
Sherbet(shẽr´bet) (n.) a cooling beverage of water and fruit juices sweetened, etc.
Sheriff(sher´if) (n.) highest officer in a county.
Sherry(sher´i) (n.) a dry amber-colored wine.
Shied(shīd) (p.t. & p.p.) of shy.
Shield(shēld) (n.) a broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the left arm; defense or protection; an escutcheon: (v.t.) to protect with, or as with, a shield; ward off or avert.
Shift(shift) (n.) a turning from one thing to another; change; substitution; chemise: (v.t.) to change the place of; dress in fresh clothes: (v.i.) resort to expedients; to alter or change.
Shiftless(shift´les) (adj.) destitute of expedients; having no means of livelihood; lazy; improvident.
Shifty(shift´i) (adj.) full of expedients; changeable; tricky.
Shilling(shil´ing) (n.) a British silver coin.
Shimmer(shim´ẽr) (v.t.) to shine unsteadily or tremulously; flicker: (n.) a tremulous gleam; flicker.
Shin(shin) (n.) the forepart of the leg between the ankle and knee; shank: (v.i.) to climb a tree, etc., by means of the hands and legs.
Shine(shīn) (v.i.) to emit rays of light; e bright or beautiful; be distinguished, eminent, or conspicuous: (v.t.) to cause to shine by reflected light: (n.) sunshine; bright weather; row; prank; fancy for a person.
Shingle(shing´gl) (n.) a thin piece of wood used for roofing; coarse, round, water-worn gravel; (pl.) a cutaneous disease which spreads round the body like a belt: (v.t.) to cover or roof with shingles.
Shining(shīn´ing) (adj.) emitting light; beaming; radiant; illustrious; distinguished.
Shiny(shīn´i) (adj.) shining; diffusing light; bright; splendid; not cloudy.
Ship(ship) (n.) any large vessel for the conveyance of passengers or merchandise, especially one with three masts and square-rigged: (v.t.) to place on board a ship; carry by water; put in its place or proper position: (v.i.) engage for service on board ship.
Shipboard(ship´bōrd) (n.) the deck of a ship.
Shipshape(ship´shāp) (adj.) in good order: (adv.) neatly.
Shipwreck(ship´rek) (n.) wreck or destruction of a ship; destruction; ruin.
Shirk(shẽrk) (v.t.) to avoid; get off; slink away from.
Shirt(shẽrt) (n.) short garment worn next the upper body.
Shirting(shẽrt´ing) (n.) material for making shirts.
Shiver(shiv´ẽr) (v.i.) to tremble; to quiver as from cold or fear.
Shoal(shōl) (n.) a large number of fish swimming together; a sand-bank; a shallow.
Shock(shok) (v.t.) shake by violence; startle the mind or nerves of; offend; disgust; dismay: (n.) pile of sheaves of grain.
Shocking(shok´ing) (adj.) causing to shake or tremble; extremely offensive or disgusting.
Shod(shod) (p.t.) of shoe.
Shoddy(shod´i) (n.) the wool of old woolen fabrics torn to pieces and remade with an admixture of fresh wool into new cloth: (adj.) made of shoddy; not genuine; sham.
Shoe(shōō) (n.) a low covering for the foot, usually of leather; a horseshoe; anything in the shape of a shoe: (v.t.) to furnish with a shoe or shoes; tip.
Shone(shōn) (p.t. & p.p.) of shine.
Shook(shook) (p.t.) of shake.
Shoot(shōōt) (v.t.) to let fly or discharge with a sudden force, as a bullet, etc.; strike with a shot; hurl; emit; kill game in or over: (v.i.) to protrude or project; be shot or propelled forcibly; rush along; sprout; be affected with darting pains: (n.) a young branch or growth; chute.
Shooting(shōōt´ing) (n.) the act of one who shoots; wounding and killing with a firearm; sensation of darting pain: (adj.) pertaining to, or suitable for, shooting.
Shop(shop) (n.) a building where goods are sold by retail; place where mechanics carry on their trade: (v.i.) to visit shops to purchase goods.
Shopkeeper(shop´kēp-ẽr) (n.) one who keeps a shop.
Shoplifting(shop´lift-ing) (n.) stealing goods from a shop.
Shore(shōr) (n.) the coast or land adjacent to the sea, etc.; a prop or support: (v.t.) to support by a shore or shores.
Shoring(shōr´ing) (n.) the act of supporting or strengthening by a shore; props collectively.
Shorn(shôrn) (p.t.) of shear.
Short(shôrt) (adj.) not long either in space or time; near at hand, inadequate; defective; deficient; not tenacious; abrupt; petulant; brief; brittle; crumbling in the mouth; not prolonged in sound; (pl.) ground grain sifted finer than bran: (adv.) abruptly; quickly.
Shortage(shôrt´āj) (n.) amount or quantity lacking to make up a requisite count or measure.
Shortcake(shôrt´kāk) (n.) a cake shortened with butter or lard, then baked.
Shortcoming(shôrt-kum´ing) (n.) a deficiency; a remissness in any duty.
Shorten(shôrt´n) (v.t.) to make short or shorter in time, extent, or measure.
Shorthand(shôrt´hand) (n.) a system of writing by abbreviated symbols.
Shortly(shôrt´li) (adv.) in a short time; soon; quickly.
Shortness(shôrt´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being short.
Shot(shot) (n.) the act of shooting; discharge of a firearm, etc.; missile, especially a bullet or ball; small balls of lead for killing game; a marksman; range of a missile: (v.t.) to load with shot: (p.adj.) intoxicated.
Shotgun(shot´gun) (n.) a light gun for shooting birds and small game, with a charge of shot instead of a bullet or bullets.
Should(shōōd) (p.t.) of shall.
Shoulder(shōl´dẽr) (n.) the articulation connecting the human arm, or the front leg of a quadruped, to the body; that which resembles a shoulder; a prominence; support; (pl.) the upper part of the back: (v.t.) to take upon the shoulder; assume the responsibility of; jostle or thrust about with the shoulder.
Shout(shout) (n.) a loud and sudden cry or outburst of joy, triumph, encouragement, etc.: (v.i.) to utter a loud and sudden cry; (v.t.) to utter with a shout.
Shove(shuv) (n.) a forcible push: (v.t.) to push along; drive before one: (v.i.) to push forward or off.
Shovel(shuv´l) (n.) an implement with a broad scoop and a handle for lifting and throwing coal, etc.: (v.t.) to take and throw up with a shovel; gather up with, or as with, a shovel.
Show(shō) (v.t.) to present to view; display; disclose; make clear; guide; direct; teach; confer or bestow: (v.i.) to appear; manifest one's self: (n.) the act of showing; exposure to sight; ostentatious display; exhibition or spectacle; pretense.
Shower(shou´ẽr) (n.) a fall of rain or hail of short duration; copious fall or supply of anything: (v.t.) to water copiously with rain; bestow liberally: (v.i.) to rain in showers.
Showery(shou´ẽr-i) (adj.) raining or abounding in showers.
Showily(shō´i-li) (adv.) in a showy manner.
Showiness(shō´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being showy; ostentation; parade.
Shown(shōn) (p.p.) of show.
Showy(shō´i) (adj.) ostentatious; gay.
Shrank(shrangk) (p.t.) of shrink.
Shred(shred) (n.) a long narrow piece torn or cut off; piece or fragment: (v.t.) to tear into small pieces.
Shrew(shrōō) (n.) a scolding, vexatious woman; a small, insect eating, burrowing animal, resembling a mouse.
Shrewd(shrōōd) (adj.) sharp-witted or clever in practical affairs; of nice discernment; sagacious; sly; astute.
Shrewish(shrōō´ish) (adj.) like a shrew; peevish; clamorous.
Shriek(shrēk) (v.i.) to utter a shriek: (n.) a sharp, shrill outcry.
Shrift(shrift) (n.) confession to a priest; absolution.
Shrill(shril) (adj.) sharp and piercing in tone: (v.i.) to utter an acute, piercing sound.
Shrimp(shrimp) (n.) a small shellfish allied to the lobster; anything very small of its kind; a dwarf.
Shrine(shrīn) (n.) a case or receptacle in which sacred relics are deposited; any sacred place or hallowed object; an altar: (v.t.) to place in a shrine.
Shrink(shringk) (v.i.) to contract spontaneously; become wrinkled; withdraw; recoil: (v.t.) to cause to contract: (n.) contraction; withdrawal.
Shrinkage(shringk´āj) (n.) the act of shrinking; contraction; decrease in value.
Shrive(shrīv) (v.t.) to confess and absolve: (v.i.) to receive confession.
Shrivel(shriv´l) (v.i.) to be drawn into wrinkles; contract: (v.t.) to cause to contract into wrinkles.
Shroud(shroud) (n.) a winding sheet or covering for the dead; anything that covers or conceals; (pl.) a set of large ropes supporting the masts: (v.t.) to cover with, or as with, a shroud; conceal.
Shrove(shrōv) (p.t.) of shrive.
Shrub(shrub) (n.) a woody plant of less size than a tree; a kind of beverage of lemon juice, spirit, etc.
Shrubbery(shrub´ẽr-i) (n.) a collection of shrubs; plantation of shrubs.
Shrug(shrug) (v.t.) to contract or draw up the shoulders to express doubt, contempt, dislike, etc.: (v.i.) to raise the shoulders: (n.) a raising or contracting of the shoulders.
Shrunk(shrungk) (p.t. & p.p.) of shrink.
Shrunken(shrungk´en) (p.adj.) shriveled up.
Shuck(shuck) (n.) a shell or husk: (v.t.) to deprive of shells or husks.
Shudder(shud´ẽr) (n.) a trembling with fear or horror; cold shivering: (v.i.) to feel a cold tremor from fear or horror; quake.
Shuddering(shud´ẽr-ing) (p.adj.) trembling as with fear or horror.
Shuffle(shuf´l) (v.t.) to push from one to another; change the relative positions of: (v.i.) to change the order of cards in a pack; evade fair questions; prevaricate; drag the feet in walking or dancing: (n.) the act of shuffling; artifice or evasion; slovenly, irregular gait.
Shuffler(shuf´lẽr) (n.) one who shuffles.
Shuffling(shuf´ling) (adj.) moving with a slovenly, irregular gait; evasive.
Shun(shun) (v.t.) to avoid; keep clear of; escape from; neglect; decline.
Shunt(shunt) (v.t.) to turn off, on, or as on, a side rail: (v.i.) to be turned aside: (n.) a turning off to a side rail; a short side-rail.
Shut(shut) (v.t.) to close so as to prevent entrance or exit; prohibit or bar; exclude; close over: (v.i.) to become closed: (adj.) closed.
Shutter(shut´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, shuts; a movable screen for a window.
Shuttle(shut´l) (n.) an instrument used in weaving; sliding thread-holder in a sewing machine.
Shy(shī) (adj.) timid; shunning approach; cautious, reserved; suspicious; modest: (v.i.) to start aside from fear: (v.t.) to throw side-wise with a jerk; fling: (n.) the act of starting aside from fear; a side throw.
Shyly(shī´li) (adv.) in a shy manner.
Shyness(shī´nes) (n.) the state of being shy.
Shyster(shīs´tẽr) (n.) one who carries on legal business in a mean and tricky manner.
Sibilant(sib´i-lant) (adj.) making, or uttering, a hissing sound: (n.) a sibilant letter, as "s," or "z."
Sibilation(sib-i-lā´shun) (n.) utterance with a hissing sound.
Sibyl(sib´il) (n.) a woman endowed with a spirit of prophecy.
Sibylline(sib´i-lēn) (adj.) pertaining to, uttered, or written by, a sibyl.
Sick(sik) (adj.) ill in health; affected with nausea; indued to vomit; disgusted; indisposed; set apart for the sick.
Sicken(sik´n) (v.i.) to become sick; fall ill; be filled with disgust; decay or languish: (v.t.) to make sick; disgust.
Sickening(sik´n-ing) (adj.) making sick; disgusting; nauseating.
Sickish(sik´ish) (adj.) somewhat sick or ill; exciting disgust.
Sickle(sik´l) (n.) a hooked instrument for cutting grain.
Sickly(sik´li) (adj.) ailing; weak; habitually indisposed; producing disease.
Sickness(sik´nes) (n.) the state of being sick or in bad health; illness; diseased condition.
Side(sīd) (n.) the broad and long part or surface of a thing as distinguished from the end; margin; edge; part of a man or animal between the shoulder and hip; slope or declivity; party; position; line of descent; aspect; affectation or self-assertion: (v.i.) to embrace the cause or tenets of one party against another: (v.t.) to stand at the side of.
Sideboard(sīd´bōrd) (n.) a piece of dining-room furniture for holding dining utensils.
Sidelong(sīd´lông) (adv.) obliquely: (adj.) lateral.
Sidereal(sī-dē´rē-al) (adj.) pertaining to the stars; astral; measured by the apparent motion of the stars.
Sidewalk(sīd´wawk) (n.) a way for the use of pedestrians.
Sideways(sīd´wāz) (adv.) toward or on one side; inclining; laterally.
Siding(sīd´ing) (n.) covering of the outside wall of a frame building: (adj.) taking sides.
Sidle(sīd´l) (v.i.) to go or move side foremost.
Siege(sēj) (n.) the surrounding and investing of a place by an army to compel its surrender; continued effort to obtain possession; floor of a glass furnace: (v.t.) to besiege.
Sierra(sē-er´a) (n.) a chain of mountains with serrated ridges.
Siesta(sē-es´ta) (n.) midday or after-dinner nap.
Sieve(siv) (n.) an utensil for separating the finer from the coarser parts of a substance.
Siffleur(si-flẽr´) (n.) a professional whistler.
Sift(sift) (v.t.) to separate with, or as with, a sieve; scrutinize.
Sigh(sī) (v.i.) to inhale and respire with a long, deep, and audible breathing; grieve; lament: (v.t.) to express by sighs; mourn: (n.) the act of sighing.
Sight(sīt) (n.) the act of seeing; perception; visibility; judgment; mental view; spectacle; view; space seen; a small piece of metal on a gun, etc., to guide the eye in aiming; large number or quantity: (v.t.) to see, adjust the sight of.
Sightless(sīt´les) (adj.) blind; devoid of sight.
Sightly(sīt´li) (adj.) pleasing to the eye.
Sign(sīn) (n.) a mark, token, or symbol; that by which anything is known or represented; visible representation; memorial; indication; the twelfth part of the zodiac; omen; wonder; signboard: (v.t.) to represent with a sign; signify; affix a signature to; ratify by writing one's own name; convey formally: (v.i.) to make a sign or signal.
Signal(sig´nal) (n.) a sign for giving notice, especially at a distance; something to attract the eye or ear: (adj.) memorable; distinguished; remarkable; pertaining to signals: (v.t.) to convey by signals; make signals to.
Signalize(sig´nal-īz) (v.t.) to make especially conspicuous; indicate.
Signatory(sig´na-tō-ri) (adj.) signing: (n.) one who signs or subscribes, especially for a state.
Signature(sig´na-tūr) (n.) name of a person written by himself; sign-manual; mark or stamp impressed; flats or sharps after the clef to indicate the key in music.
Signboard(sīn´bōrd) (n.) a board placed conspicuously to call public attention to something advertised.
Signer(sīn´ẽr) one who signs, such as a document.
Signet(sig´net) (n.) a seal, especially that used by a sovereign in sealing documents under sign-manual.
Significance(sig-nif´i-kans) (n.) meaning or import; consequence.
Significant(sig-nif´i-kant) (adj.) designed or adapted to signify; expressive or suggestive; important: (n.) a token or symbol.
Signification(sig-ni-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of signifying; that which is signified; meaning.
Signify(sig´ni-fī) (v.t.) to show by a sign, mark, or token; denote; make known; involve; manifest: (v.i.) to be of consequence.
Silence(sī´lens) (n.) entire absence of sound; having no sound; taciturnity; obscurity; oblivion: (v.t.) to make silent; reduce to silence by irrefutable arguments; cause to cease firing; restrain from the exercise of any function, especially preaching.
Silent(sī´lent) (adj.) noiseless; not speaking; not pronounced; taciturn; quiet.
Silently(sī´lent-li) (adv.) in a silent manner; quietly; noiselessly.
Silhouette(sil-ōō-et´) (n.) the outline or profile filled in with black: (v.t.) to represent by a silhouette.
Silica(sil´i-ka) (n.) sand.
Silk(silk) (n.) a fine, soft, tenacious thread spun by certain caterpillars; cloth made of silk; garment made of silk: (adj.) pertaining to, or made of, silk.
Silken(silk´en) (adj.) made of, or like, silk.
Silky(silk´i) (adj.) pertaining to, made of, or resembling, silk; silken.
Sill(sil) (n.) the foundation of anything in timber or stone, especially a timber at the bottom of a door or window.
Silliness(sil´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being silly.
Silly(sil´i) (adj.) weak in intellect; foolish; indiscreet; absurd; stupid.
Silo(sī´lō) (n.) a store pit for green fodder, potatoes, etc.
Silt(silt) (n.) mud or sand deposited by running or standing water: (v.t.) to fill up or obstruct with silt: (v.i.) to percolate.
Silvan(sil´van) (adj.) pertaining to, inhabiting, or growing in, a wood or grove; rustic; woody.
Silver(sil´vẽr) (n.) a soft, white, metallic element, used for coins and articles of plate, etc.; money, anything resembling silver in brightness or color: (adj.) pertaining to, or made of, silver; soft and clear, as the voice; gentle: (v.t.) to cover or coat with silver.
Silvery(sil´vẽr-i) (adj.) covered with, containing, or like, silver; soft and clear; bright.
Simian(sim´i-an) (adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, or like an ape: (n.) an ape or monkey.
Similar(sim´i-lär) (adj.) having a general likeness or correspondence; alike.
Similarity(sim-i-lar´i-ti) (n.) quality or state of being similar; resemblance.
Simile(sim´i-lē) (n.) a likening by comparison to illustrate something.
Similitude(si-mll´i-tūd) (n.) resemblance; comparison; simile.
Simmer(sim´ẽr) (v.t. & v.i.) to boil gently.
Simper(sim´pẽr) (v.i.) to smile in an affected or silly manner: (n.) affected or silly smile.
Simple(sim´pl) (adj.) single, not complex; undivided; not blended or compounded; pure; plain; unadorned; sincere; natural; unaffected; intelligible; clear; weak in intellect; humble; plain: (n.) something unmixed or not compounded.
Simpleton(sim´pl-tun) (n.) one who is foolish or of weak intellect.
Simplicity(sim-plis´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being simple; artlessness of mind; freedom from duplicity; absence of excessive or artificial ornament; clearness; innocence; folly.
Simplification(sim-pli-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of simplifying.
Simplify(sim´pli-fī) (v.t.) to make simple; render less complex; make plain or easy.
Simply(sim´pli) (adv.) a simple manner; without addition; only; merely; foolishly or weakly.
Simulacrum(smi-ū-lā´krum) (n.) an effigy; image; likeness; ghost.
Simulate(sim´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to pretend or counterfeit; assume the likeness of.
Simulation(sim-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of simulating or feigning that which is not true.
Simultaneity(sim-ul-tā-nē´i-ti) (n.) sameness of time.
Simultaneous(sim-ul-tā´nē-us) (adj.) happening, done, or existing at the same time.
Simultaneously(slm-ul-tā´nē-us-li) (adv.) in a simultaneous manner; at the same time.
Sin(sin) (n.) willful transgression of the Divine law; neglect of the laws of morality and religion; violation of propriety; transgression; iniquity: (v.i.) to commit sin; transgress or offend.
Since(sins) (adv.) from that time; before this or now: (prep.) from the time of; after: (conj.) because; seeing that; considering.
Sincere(sin-sēr´) (adj.) true; honest; not falsely assumed; genuine; frank; upright; pure; adulterated.
Sincerely(sin-sēr´li) (adj.) in a sincere manner.
Sincerity(sin-ser´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being sincere; freedom from hypocrisy or pretense.
Sine(sīn) (n.) a straight line drawn from one extremity of the arc of a circle perpendicular to the diameter passing through the other extremity.
Sinecure(sin´e-kūr) (n.) an office or position with an income attached to it but no necessary work.
Sinew(sin´ū) (n.) a tendon; anything supplying strength.
Sinewy(sin´ū-i) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or like, sinew; vigorous; tough.
Sinful(sin´fool) (adj.) full of sin; wicked; impious; unholy.
Sinfully(sin´foo-li) (adv.) in a sinful manner.
Sing(sing) (v.i.) to utter melodious sounds; make a shrill or humming noise; celebrate in verse or poetry; cry out: (v.t.) to celebrate in song; chant.
Singe(sinj) (v.t.) to burn slightly or on the surface: (n.) a slight burn.
Singer(sing´ẽr) (n.) one who or that which sings.
Single(sing´gl) (adj.) consisting of one only; alone; separate; unmarried; performed by one person or one on each side; straightforward; sincere; honest: (v.t.) to select one person or thing from others; separate: (n.) a unit; (pl.) reeled and twisted filaments of silk; in lawn tennis, a game with only one player on each side.
Singleness(sing´gl-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being single; sincerity.
Singly(sing´gli) (adv.) individually; particularly.
Singsong(sing´sông) (n.) bad singing or poetry; monotonous or drawling tone: (adj.) monotonous.
Singular(sing´gū-lär) (adj.) not complex or compound; alone; noting one person or thing; uncommon; unusual; strange; extraordinary; eminent; peculiar; odd; unique: (n.) in Grammar, the number denoting one person or thing.
Singularity(sing-gū-lar´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being singular; peculiarity; oddity.
Sinister(sin´is-tẽr) (adj.) inauspicious; unlucky; evil; ill-omened; corrupt; dishonest; on the left hand or side.
Sink(singk) (v.i.) to fall or go downwards; fall to the bottom; descend lower and lower; decline gradually; enter deeply; subside: (v.t.) to cause to sink; make by digging; lower in value or amount; reduce or extinguish by payment: (n.) a drain to carry off dirty or superfluous water.
Sinless(sin´les) (adj.) free from sin.
Sinner(sin´ẽr) (n.) one who sins; an offender; transgressor.
Sinuosity(sin-ū-os´i-ti) (n.) a wavy line; the character of being sinuous.
Sinuous(sin´ū-us) (adj.) bending in and out; winding; crooked.
Sinus(sī´nus) (n.) a bay or recess; cavity or depression; fistula.
Sip(sip) (v.t.) to imbibe in small quantities; drink out of; draw into the mouth; taste: (v.i.) to drink a small quantity; take a fluid with the lips: (n.) the act of sipping; taste.
Siphon(sī´fon) (n.) a bent pipe or tube having one end longer than the other, used for drawing off liquids from a higher to a lower level; the respiratory tube of a mollusk; a siphon bottle: (v.t.) to convey or draw off by a siphon.
Sir(sẽr) (n.) title of respect used in addressing a man; title of an English knight or baronet.
Sire(sīr) (n.) a title of respect used in addressing the sovereign; father; head of a family; male of beasts: (v.t.) to procreate.
Siren(sī´ren) (n.) one of certain fabulous nymphs in Southern Italy said to have sung with such sweetness that mariners were irresistibly lured to their destruction; hence a woman dangerous from her fascinating, enticing wiles; a horn; acoustical instrument: (adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, or like, a siren; bewitching.
Sirloin(sẽr´loin) (n.) the loin, or upper part of the loin, of beef.
Sirrah(sir´a) (n.) a term of reproach or contempt.
Sister(sis´tẽr) (n.) a female born of the same parents as another person; a female fellow-Christian; a female of the same religious society, order, or community; nun; one of the same kind or condition.
Sisterhood(sis´tẽr-hood) (n.) sisters collectively; number of females belonging to the same religious society, etc.
Sit(sit) (v.i.) to rest on the lower part of the trunk of the body; perch; rest or lie; repose on a seat; press or weigh; occupy a seat officially; be officially engaged; incubate; hold a session: (v.t.) to sit upon; snub.
Site(sīt) (n.) local position or situation; ground-plot.
Sitting(sit´ing) (adj.) resting on the haunches; perching; incubating: (n.) the state, posture, or act of one who sits; a seat in a church, etc.; a session; time during which one sits; set of eggs for incubation.
Situate(sit´ū-āt) (adj.) permanently fixed; placed with respect to other objects; circumstanced; residing.
Situated(sit´ū-ā-ted) (adj.) having a position; placed with respect to any other object.
Situation(sit-ū-ā´shun) (n.) position; locality; circumstances; office; employment.
Six(siks) (adj.) one more than five: (n.) the number greater by one than five; the symbol representing 6 units.
Sixfold(siks´fōld) (adj.) six times as many or as much.
Sixpence(siks´pens) (n.) a small British silver coin, value six pennies.
Sixteen(siks´tēn) (adj.) fifteen and one more.
Sixteenth(siks´tēnth) (adj.) next in order after the fifteenth.
Sixth(siksth) (adj.) first after the fifth.
Sixtieth(siks´ti-eth) (adj.) next in order after the fifty-ninth.
Sixty(siks´ti) (n.) the product of six and ten: (adj.) ten times six.
Sizable(sīz´a-bl) (adj.) of considerable or suitable size.
Size(sīz) (n.) a kind of thin, weak glue; magnitude or bulk: (v.t.) to prepare or cover with size; adjust or arrange according to size or bulk; separate by means of a sieve.
Sizzle(siz´l) (v.i.) to make a hissing sound; to suffer from heat: (n.) a hissing sound.
Skate(skāt) (n.) a kind of flat fish of the ray family; a metallic runner fitted in a frame for fastening to the boot to slide over ice: (v.i.) to slide on skates; an old and worn out horse; a term of reproach or dislike as "a cheap skate."
Skating(skā´ting) (n.) the art or exercise of gliding on skates.
Skedaddle(skē-dad´l) (v.i.) to run away, especially in terror.
Skein(skān) (n.) a quantity of thread, silk, etc., coiled together.
Skeleton(skel´e-tun) (n.) the bones of an animal separated from the flesh; framework of anything; outline; a secret annoyance; very thin person.
Skeptic(skep´tik) (n.) one who doubts the truth of any doctrine or system; one who doubts the existence of God or revelation; an adherent of philosophical skepticism.
Skeptical(skep´ti-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, a skeptic; characterized by skepticism; doubting the existence of God or Divine revelation.
Skeptically(skep´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a skeptical manner; with doubt.
Skepticism(skep´ti-sizm) (n.) incredulity; doubt; the doctrine that no facts can be known with certainty beyond the range of experience; unbelief in any particular doctrine or system.
Sketch(skech) (n.) an outline; first rough draft; preliminary study: (v.t.) to draw the outline or give principal features of; make a sketch of: (v.i.) to make sketches.
Sketchily(skech´i-li) (adv.) in a sketchy manner.
Sketchiness(skech´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sketchy; incompleteness.
Sketchy(skech´i) (adj.) containing a sketch or outline; incomplete.
Skew(skū) (adj.) oblique; twisted: (adv.) obliquely.
Skewer(skū´ẽr) (n.) pin of wood or metal for securing meat, etc., in form when roasting: (v.t.) to fasten with, or as with, a skewer.
Ski(skē) (n.) Norwegian snowshoe having a long, narrow wooden runner, curved upward and pointed in front, used for sliding over the snow or ice: (v.i.) run, jump, or slide on skis.
Skid(skid) (n.) a sliding wedge or drag to retard the motion of a vehicle by pressure against the wheel; a fender to protect the side of a ship: (v.t.) to cause to move on, or protect with, a skid; retard by a skid: (v.i.) to slip along obliquely.
Skied(skīd) (p.t. & p.p.) of sky.
Skiff(skif) (n.) a small fight boat.
Skill(skil) (n.) expertness in any art or science; aptitude; power to discern and execute.
Skilled(skil´d) (adj.) having the knowledge and ability which come from experience; possessing skill.
Skillet(skil´et) (n.) small metal vessel with a long handle, used for boiling water, stewing meat, etc.
Skillful(skil´fool) (adj.) having, or displaying, skill expert in any art or science; discriminating; clever; dexterous.
Skim(skim) (v.t.) to remove the scum from; brush the surface of lightly: (v.i.) to pass lightly over; read superficially.
Skimmer(skim´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, skims; a perforated ladle.
Skimp(skimp) (v.t.) to do carelessly or superficially: (v.i.) to be parsimonious: (adj.) scanty.
Skin(skin) (n.) the external covering of an animal body; hide; bark or rind; anything resembling a skin: (v.t.) to remove or strip the skin from; flay; fleece; cover with, or as with, skin; reduce to extremities by cheating, etc.: (v.i.) to become covered over with skin.
Skinflint(skin´flint) (n.) a contemptible miser.
Skinniness(skin´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being skinny.
Skinny(skin´i) (adj.) consisting only of skin; very lean.
Skip(skip) (v.t.) to leap lightly over; omit: (v.i.) to leap or bound lightly; pass over unnoticed: (n.) a light leap or bound; omission; a wicker basket.
Skipper(skip´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, skips; the master of a merchant vessel; sea-captain.
Skirmish(skẽr´mish) (n.) a slight combat or irregular fight between two small parties; contest: (v.i.) to fight slightly or in small parties; fight irregularly.
Skirt(skẽrt) (n.) the lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other garment; part below the waist; upper petticoat; midriff of animals; margin or border: (v.t.) to cover with a skirt; border; run or pass along the edge of: (v.i.) to be on the border.
Skirting(skẽrt´ing) (n.) skirts collectively; material for skirts; a narrow vertical board placed round the margin of a floor.
Skit(skit) (n.) satirical literary article; lampoon; slight dramatic sketch.
Skittish(skit´ish) (adj.) shy; easily frightened; volatile; vivacious; wanton.
Skiver(skīv´ẽr) (n.) a paring tool for leather; sheepskin split for book-binding, etc.
Skulk(skulk) (v.i.) to withdraw into a corner for concealment; lurk; avoid work in a cowardly manner: (n.) a skulker; a number of foxes together.
Skull(skul) (n.) the bony case enclosing the brain of a vertebrate animal.
Skunk(skungk) (n.) small North American carnivorous quadruped allied to the weasel, which defends itself by emitting a most offensive fluid.
Sky(skī) (n.) the apparent vault of the heavens; region of clouds surrounding the earth; climate or weather: (v.t.) to raise in the air; hang very high.
Skyrocket(skī´rok-et) (n.) rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies.
Skyscraper(skī´skra-pẽr) (n.) a lofty building; a triangular sail next above the royal.
Slab(slab) (n.) a flat piece of anything, especially marble or stone.
Slack(slak) (adj.) relaxed or loose; inattentive; easy or moderate; not busy; backward: (n.) that part of anything, as a rope, etc., that hangs loose.
Slacker(slak´ẽr) (n.) one who shirks; used largely in England during the European war to designate those who avoid military duty.
Slag(slag) (n.) the dross of a metal; vitrified cinders.
Slain(slān) (p.p.) of slay.
Slake(slāk) (v.t.) to quench; extinguish; mix with water: (v.i.) to be mixed with water.
Slam(slam) (v.t.) to shut violently and with a loud noise; put down with force and loud noise: (v.i.) to strike violently or noisily: (n.) a violent and noisy banging; an attack by ridicule.
Slander(slan´dẽr) (n.) a false or malicious report; verbal defamation: (v.t.) to defame or calumniate.
Slanderous(slan´dẽr-us) (adj.) given to or containing slander.
Slang(slang) (n.) a colloquial language or expression current at any particular period; jargon of some particular calling or class in society: (v.t.) to address with slang; abuse with vulgar language.
Slant(slant) (n.) an inclined plane; a sarcastic remark; a passing breeze: (v.t.) to give a sloping direction to: (adj.) inclined from a straight line.
Slanting(slant´ing) (adj.) oblique.
Slantingly(slant´ing-li) (adv.) in a slanting manner; obliquely.
Slap(slap) (n.) a blow given with the open hand: (v.t.) to strike with the open hand or with anything broad: (adv.) with a sudden, violent blow; direct; quick.
Slapdash(slap´dash) (adv.) in a bold, careless, or random manner.
Slash(slash) (n.) a long cut; random cut; slit in old costumes; (pl.) swampy or wet lands: (v.t.) to cut by striking violently and at random; cut into long slits; cut with a whip: (v.i.) to strike violently and at random.
Slashing(slash´ing) (adj.) sarcastic; severe.
Slat(slat) (n.) a thin, narrow strip of wood or metal used for fastening together larger pieces.
Slate(slāt) (n.) any rock that splits into thin plates; thin stone for roofing; tablet of stone for writing upon; list of candidates, prepared for nomination or election: (v.t.) to cover with slate; register for a political appointment; criticize fiercely.
Slattern(slat´ẽrn) (n.) a careless, slovenly woman.
Slatternly(slat´ẽrn-li) (adj.) slovenly; untidy: (adv.) awkwardly; untidily.
Slaughter(slaw´tẽr) (n.) great destruction of life by violence; carnage; killing of oxen, etc., for human food: (v.t.) to slay or kill with violence; kill beasts for the market.
Slave(slāv) (n.) a human being held in bondage; serf; drudge; one under the power or influence of another: (v.i.) to work like a slave; toil or drudge.
Slaver(slāv´ẽr) (n.) a vessel or trader engaged in the slave trade.
Slavery(slāv´ẽr-i) (n.) the state of entire subjugation to the will of another; condition of a slave.
Slavish(slāv´ish) (adj.) pertaining to; befitting, or characteristic of, a slave.
Slaw(slaw) (n.) sliced cabbage served as a salad.
Slay(slā) (v.t.) to kill or put to death with a weapon; destroy suddenly or with violence.
Sleazy(slā´zi) (adj.) lacking firmness of texture; flimsy; worn thin; corrupt; contemptible.
Sled(sled) (n.) a carriage or vehicle mounted on runners for traveling over snow or ice [also sledge]: (v.t.) to convey or transport on a sled.
Sledding(sled´ing) (n.) the act of transporting on, or conveying by, a sled; snow fit for the running of sleds.
Sledge(slej) (n.) a large, heavy hammer; another form of sled.
Sleek(slēk) (adj.) smooth; glossy.
Sleep(slēp) (n.) slumber; rest; death: (v.i.) to take rest in sleep; be motionless or inactive; be dead; spin rapidly and smoothly.
Sleeper(slēp´ẽr) (n.) one who sleeps; a piece of timber supporting a railway track; a sleeping car.
Sleepily(slēp´i-li) (adv.) in a sleepy manner.
Sleepiness(slēp´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sleepy.
Sleepless(slēp´les) (adj.) without sleep; wide-awake.
Sleeplessness(slēp´les-nes) (n.) the state of being unable to sleep; insomnia.
Sleepy(slēp´i) (adj.) inclined to, or overcome by, sleep; drowsy; sluggish; lethargic.
Sleet(slēt) (n.) rain mingled with snow or hail: (v.i.) to hail or snow with rain mingled.
Sleety(slēt´i) (adj.) consisting of, or like, sleet.
Sleeve(slēv) (n.) the part of a garment that covers the arm: (v.t.) to furnish with sleeves.
Sleeveless(slēv´les) (adj.) a garment without sleeves.
Sleigh(slā) another form of sled.
Sleight(slīt) (n.) dexterity; cunning; artful trick.
Slender(slen´dẽr) (adj.) small or narrow in proportion to the length or height; feeble; slim; moderate.
Sleuth(slōōth) (n.) the track of a man or beast as known by the scent; a detective.
Slew(slōō) (p.t.) of slay.
Slice(slīs) (n.) a thin broad piece of anything; a thin broad knife for taking up or serving fish; a spatula: (v.t.) to cut into thin broad pieces; cut into parts; divide.
Slick(slik) (adv.) immediately; completely: (n.) metal ore, especially gold, crushed and prepared for working smooth; spacious in a cheap way.
Slid(slid) (p.t.) and (p.p.) of slide.
Slide(slīd) (v.i.) to pass smoothly over a surface without leaving it; glide; pass inadvertently or unobserved; slip: (v.t.) to thrust along; cause to slip: (n.) a smooth surface of ice for sliding upon; smooth declivity; picture on glass for exhibition on a screen; fall of a mass of rock or snow down a mountain; a grace of two small notes moving by degrees.
Slight(slīt) (adj.) feeble; inconsiderable; unimportant; not severe; trifling; slender: (n.) neglect; oversight: (v.t.) to disregard as of little value; neglect.
Slim(slim) (adj.) of small diameter; weak; unsubstantial; slender.
Slime(slīm) (n.) glutinous mud; any viscous substance.
Sliminess(slīm´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being slimy.
Slimy(slīm´i) (adj.) consisting of, covered over with, or like, slime.
Sling(sling) (n.) an instrument for throwing stones; a throw; hanging bandage for an injured arm: (v.t.) to hurl with, or as with, a sling; hang so as to swing.
Slink(slingk) (v.i.) to creep away as if ashamed; sneak off; miscarry; said of beasts: (v.t.) to cast prematurely; said of beasts: (adj.) produced prematurely; lean: (n.) the young of a beast prematurely born, especially a calf; a sneak.
Slinky(slingk´i) (adj.) thin.
Slip(slip) slip, (v.i.) to glide or slide; miss one's foothold; fall down; escape observation; enter by oversight; move out of place; depart or escape: (v.t.) to convey secretly; cause to move quickly and smoothly; omit; part from a branch or stem: (n.) the act of slipping; an oversight or omission; indiscretion; strip; twig from a stock; scion; a kind of petticoat; outer covering or case; liquid potter's clay; an incline for launching ships; a young sole; a narrow pew or bench; (pl.) part of a theater at the sides of the stage.
Slipper(slip´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, slips; a kind of loose shoe.
Slipperiness(slip´ẽr-i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being slippery.
Slippery(slip´ẽr-i) (adj.) non-adhesive; without firm hold or footing; unstable; smooth; cunning.
Slipshod(slip´shod) (adj.) wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel; slovenly.
Slit(slit) (v.t.) to cut lengthwise or into long strips; split: (n.) a long cut; narrow opening.
Slither(slith´ẽr) (v.i.) to slide.
Sliver(sliv´ẽr) (v.t.) to cut into long thin, or very small pieces: (n.) a splinter.
Slob(slob) (n.) a person who is fat, untidy, and stupid.
Slobber(slob´ẽr) (n.) saliva: (v.i.) to let saliva or liquid fall from the mouth.
Slogan(slō´gan) (n.) the war-cry or gathering-cry of a Highland clan; rallying cry of any kind.
Sloop(slōōp) (n.) a one-masted vessel with a fore-and-aft rig.
Slop(slop) (n.) water carelessly spilled; puddle; poor liquor or liquid food; (pl.) dirty water; ready-made clothing; seaman's outfit: (v.t.) to soil by letting liquid fall upon.
Slope(slōp) (n.) an oblique direction; surface inclining gradually downwards: (v.t.) to form with a slope; incline or slant; direct obliquely: (v.i.) to take an oblique direction; run off.
Slosh(slôsh) (v.t.) to throw about any liquid in a careless way: (v.i.) to splash.
Slot(slot) (n.) a broad, flat wooden bar; bolt; narrow aperture; mortise; deer's track; trap-door of a stage; valley: (v.t.) to groove; trace by a slot.
Sloth(slōth) (n.) idleness; habitual indolence; a South American arboreal quadruped which walks slowly on the ground.
Slothful(slōth´fool) (adj.) lazy; inactive.
Slothfully(slōth´foo-li) (adv.) lazily; indolently.
Slouch(slouch) (n.) a hanging down, as of the head or other parts of the body; ungainly, clownish gait; awkward, dull fellow: (v.t.) to cause to hang down; depress at the side: (v.i.) to walk in a clumsy, heavy, awkward manner.
Slough(slou) (n.) a deep muddy place; bog: (sluf) (n.) the cast-off skin of a serpent; the part that separates from a foul sore: (v.i.) to separate in dead matter from the sound flesh; come off, as the matter formed over a sore: (slōō) (n.) drainage-stream and marsh in a prairie.
Sloven(sluv´en) (n.) one who is habitually untidy in his dress and negligent of cleanliness; one who is negligent of order and neatness.
Slovenliness(sluv´en-li-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being slovenly.
Slow(slō) (adj.) not quick or rapid in motion; dilatory; not prompt or quick; behind in time; not progressive; dull.
Sludge(sluj) (n.) slush; mire.
Sludgy(sluj´i) (adj.) slushy; miry.
Slue(slōō) (v.t.) to turn about a fixed point, as a spar, etc.; twist round: (v.i.) to turn about [with round].
Slug(slug) (n.) heavy, lazy fellow; snail without a shell; heavy, roundish piece of metal for firing from a gun; strike heavily, as with the fist or a heavy, blunt instrument; (pl.) half-roasted ore.
Sluggard(slug´ẽrd) (n.) one who is habitually lazy and idle.
Slugger(slug´ẽr) (n.) a pugilist who fights without a knowledge or application of the rules and technicalities of scientific boxers, but relies solely on his strength and endurance.
Sluggish(slug´ish) (adj.) habitually lazy and idle; dull; slothful; inactive; slow.
Sluice(slōōs) (n.) a gate for excluding or regulating the flow of water in a canal, etc.; stream of water issuing through a flood-gate: (v.t.) to wash with water from, or as from, a sluice; wet copiously.
Slum(slum) (n.) a low, dirty street or district of a city or town, inhabited by the very poor or criminal classes: (v.i.) to visit slums as a fashionable amusement.
Slumber(slum´bẽr) (v.i.) to sleep lightly; doze; be in a state of inactivity or negligence.
Slump(slump) (n.) gross amount or mass; a bog; a sudden fall, as of shares, etc.: (v.t.) to lump or throw into a single lot: (v.i.) fall or sink suddenly.
Slung(slung) (p.t.) of sling.
Slunk(slunk) (p.t.) of slink.
Slur(slẽr) (v.t.) to sully; soil; contaminate; pass over superficially; disparage; pronounce indistinctly; sing or perform in a fight, gliding manner in music: (n.) a stain; slight reproach or disgrace; stigma; a mark connecting notes that are to be sung or played legato.
Slush(slush) (n.) half-melted snow; a greasy lubricating mixture.
Slut(slut) (n.) a dirty, untidy woman.
Sluttish(slut´ish) (adj.) untidy and dirty.
Sly(slī) (adj.) artfully cunning; underhand and crafty; meanly insidious.
Slyly(slī´li) (adv.) in a sly manner.
Slyness(slī´nes) (n.) the state of being sly.
Smack(smak) (n.) a quick, smart blow; loud kiss; quick, sharp noise with the lips; flavor; taste; a one-masted coasting or fishing vessel: (v.t.) to kiss with a quick sharp noise; strike with a quick, smart blow: (v.i.) make a noise with the lips after tasting something.
Small(smawl) (adj.) little in quantity or degree; inconsiderable; of little worth or ability; not large or extended in dimensions; narrow-minded; mean: (n.) the slender part of anything.
Smallpox(smawl´poks) (n.) a contagious, feverish disease, characterized by eruptions upon the skin.
Smart(smärt) (adj.) causing a quick, sharp pain; poignant; sharp; clever; accomplished; brilliant; witty; vivacious; pretentious; showy; brisk; obtained by sharp practices: (n.) a quick, pungent, lively pain; poignant grief: (v.i.) to feel a lively, pungent pain; endure punishment.
Smarten(smärt´n) (v.t.) to make smart or spruce.
Smartly(smärt´li) (adv.) in a smart manner.
Smash(smash) (v.t.) to break in pieces by violence; crush: (v.i.) to become bankrupt: (n.) a breaking to pieces; bankruptcy.
Smasher(smash´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, smashes.
Smatter(smat´ẽr) (v.i.) to talk superficially or ignorantly; have a superficial knowledge of anything.
Smattering(smat´ẽr-ing) (n.) superficial knowledge.
Smear(smēr) (v.t.) to overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; daub; pollute: (n.) a blot or stain.
Smell(smel) (v.t.) to perceive by the nose; obtain the scent of: (v.i.) to affect the nose or olfactory nerves; exercise the sense of smell: (n.) that quality of bodies which affects the sense of smell; odor.
Smelling(smel´ing) (n.) the sense of smell.
Smelt(smelt) (n.) a small salmon-like fish: (v.t.) to fuse, as an ore, to separate the metal.
Smile(smīl) (v.i.) to express pleasure, moderate joy, love, or kindness by the countenance; look gay, cheerful, or happy; express slight contempt by a smile; favor: (v.t.) to express by a smile: (n.) the act of smiling; a look of pleasure, kindness, happiness, or slight contempt; a drink of liquor.
Smirch(smẽrch) (v.t.) to smear; dirty.
Smirk(smẽrk) (v.i.) to smile affectedly or conceitedly: (n.) an affected smile: (adj.) spruce.
Smite(smīt) (v.t.) to strike, as with the hand or a weapon; kill; overthrow in battle; blast; chasten; affect with any passion: (v.i.) to strike.
Smith(smith) (n.) one who forges metal with a hammer; worker in metals.
Smithereens(smith-ẽr-ēnz´) (n. pl.) small pieces; bits.
Smithing(smith´ing) (n.) the art or process of working or forging metals into shape.
Smithy(smith´i) (n.) a smith's workshop.
Smock(smok) (n.) a chemise; loose shirt-like garment of coarse linen worn over the other clothes by field laborers.
Smoke(smōk) (n.) the vapor or substance that escapes when a substance is burned; vapor; exhalation; act of smoking; pipe or cigar; foolish talk: (v.t.) to apply smoke to; hang up in smoke; dry, scent, or medicate by smoke; inhale and puff out the smoke of; expel by smoke; detect or ferret out: (v.i.) to emit smoke; burn tobacco in a pipe, etc.; inhale and puff out smoke.
Smokeless(smok-les) (adj.) without smoke; applied to an explosive which emits no smoke, as "smokeless powder."
Smoker(smō´kẽr) (n.) one who smokes tobacco.
Smokestack(smōk´stak) (n.) chimney; pipe carrying off smoke.
Smokiness(smōk´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being smoky.
Smoking(smōk´ing) (p.adj.) emitting smoke; used for smoking in.
Smolder(smōl´dẽr) (v.i.) to burn slowly or smoke without vent; exist in a stifled condition.
Smooth(smōōth) (adj.) not rough; even surfaced; frictionless; gently flowing; glossy; bland; soothing; flattering: (v.t.) to make smooth; render easy; calm; regulate: (v.i.) to become smooth: (n.) the act of making smooth; smooth part of anything; a meadow.
Smote(smōt) (p.t.) of smite.
Smother(smuth´ẽr) (v.t.) to destroy the life of by suffocation; stifle; suppress or conceal: (v.i.) to be suffocated: (n.) stifling smoke or thick dust.
Smudge(smuj) (n.) a smear or stain; suffocating smoke; a smoldering fire of damp combustibles emitting dense smoke for the purpose of keeping off mosquitoes: (v.t.) to smear or stain; blacken or stifle with smoke.
Smug(smug) (adj.) affectedly precise or prim.
Smuggle(smug´l) (v.t.) to import or export secretly without paying custom-house duties; convey or introduce clandestinely: (v.i.) to practice smuggling.
Smut(smut) (n.) a spot or stain made by soot or similar dirty matter; bad, soft coal; a fungoid disease affecting cereal grain; obscenity: (v.t.) to soil or blacken with, or as with, smut: (v.i.) to become converted into smut; give off smut.
Smuttiness(smut´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being smutty.
Smutty(smut´i) (adj.) soiled or stained with smut; affected with smut; obscene.
Snack(snak) (n.) a slight, hasty repast.
Snaffle(snaf´l) (n.) a bridle consisting of a joint in the middle and rings at the ends: (v.t.) to put a snaffle in the mouth of.
Snag(snag) (n.) a short rough branch; knot; trunk of a tree fixed in the bed of a river: (v.t.) to injure or destroy by contact with a snag.
Snagged(snag´d) (adj.) full of, or covered with, snags.
Snail(snāl) (n.) a slimy, slow-creeping gastropod of the genus Helix; hence any slow-moving person; drone.
Snake(snāk) (n.) a serpent: (v.t.) to wind round spirally; to draw out: (v.i.) move with serpentine motion.
Snaky(snāk´i) (adj.) pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a snake; deceitful; sly; cunning; insinuating.
Snap(snap) (v.i.) to break short or instantaneously; produce a sharp, sudden sound; utter sharp, angry words; miss fire: (v.t.) to break at once; crack; bite suddenly and unexpectedly: (n.) the act of snapping; noise made by snapping; spring catch; sudden and sharp spell, as of weather; that which can be easily snapped up; a soft snap college slang; (pl.) kind of crisp cake: (adj.) brisk; offhand; made or done without due notice; unfair.
Snappish(snap´ish) (adj.) apt to snap or eager to bite; sharp in retorting; peevish; caustic; easily irritated.
Snapshot(snap´shot) (n.) a quick shot with gun or rifle; instantaneous photography; quickly executed; instantaneous.
Snare(snār) (n.) a running noose to catch an animal; an entangling device; the gut stretched across a drum-head: (v.t.) to catch or entangle with.
Snarl(snärl) (v.i.) to growl like an angry dog; speak surlily: (v.t.) to complicate or entangle, as thread or hair: (n.) the act of snarling; growl; angry contention or quarrel; a complicated entanglement of hair, etc.
Snatch(snach) (v.t.) to take or seize abruptly and suddenly or without permission; seize and carry away: (v.i.) to attempt to seize anything suddenly [with at]: (n.) a hasty catch or seizing.
Sneak(snēk) (v.i.) to creep or steal away privately or meanly; slink; act with servility and meanness; steal: (n.) a mean, servile fellow; petty thief.
Sneer(snēr) (v.i.) to show contempt by some facial expression; insinuate contempt by a covert expression; scoff: (n.) an indirect expression of contempt or scorn.
Sneeze(snēz) (v.i.) to emit a sudden and violent rush of air through the mouth and nostrils, audibly and convulsively: (n.) the act of sneezing.
Snicker(snik´ẽr) (n.) a half-suppressed laugh; a giggle: (v.i.) to laugh slyly; giggle.
Sniff(snif) (v.i.) to draw in the breath through the nose, often as an expression of contempt: (v.t.) to smell or scent: (n.) the act of sniffing.
Snip(snip) (v.t.) to cut or clip off at once, as with scissors: (n.) a single cut with scissors; small piece.
Snipe(snīp) (n.) a long-billed fen fowl; curbstone broker.
Sniper(snīp´ẽr) (n.) one who shoots from an individual ambush, or irregularly, at an enemy, as a sharpshooter, either soldier or civilian.
Snivel(smiv´el) (v.i.) to run at the nose; cry, as a child: (n.) mucus running from the nose; cant.
Sniveler(sniv´el-ẽr) (n.) one who snivels.
Snob(snob) (n.) one who apes his superiors and is insolent towards his inferiors.
Snobbish(snob´ish) (adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, or like, a snob.
Snobbishness(snob´ish-nes) (n.) vulgar or ostentatious show.
Snood(snōōd) (n.) a ribbon for binding up the hair of a maiden; hair-line to connect a fishing-line with the hook.
Snooze(snōōz) (v.i.) to nap: (n.) a nap.
Snore(snōr) (v.i.) to breathe through the nostrils with roughness or hoarseness in sleep: (n.) a noisy breathing in sleep.
Snort(snôrt) (v.i.) force the air with violence and noise through the nostrils, as horses.
Snout(snout) (n.) the projecting nose of a beast; nose of a man [in contempt].
Snow(snō) (n.) frozen particles of vapor in the atmosphere in the form of white feathery flakes: (v.i.) to fall in snow.
Snowfall(snō´fawl) (n.) the quantity of snow which falls during a given time.
Snowshoe(snō´shōō) (n.) broad frame worn on the foot to prevent sinking in the snow.
Snowy(snō´i) (adj.) white like snow; covered with, or abounding in, snow; pure.
Snub(snub) (v.t.) to check or reprimand with sarcasm or asperity; treat with designed contempt: (n.) an intended slight; reprimand.
Snuff(snuf) (v.t.) to draw in through the nose; smell or scent; take the snuff off, as a candle: (v.i.) to snort or sniff; take snuff into the nostrils: (n.) powdered tobacco inhaled through the nose; charred part of the wick of a candle.
Snuffle(snuf´l) (v.i.) to speak or breathe hard through the nose when obstructed: (n.) a speaking through the nose when obstructed; affected nasal twang; cant; plural obstruction of the nostrils by mucus.
Snug(snug) (adj.) concealed; lying close and warm; compact and convenient: (v.i.) to lie close and warm [with up or together].
Snuggle(snug´l) (v.i.) to lie close for warmth and comfort.
So(sō) (adv.) in a like manner or degree; in high. degree; as has been stated; for this reason; therefore; more or less: (conj.) on condition that; if; therefore: (interj.) stop!
Soak(sōk) (v.t.) to cause to suck in moisture; steep in a fluid; wet thoroughly: (v.i.) to become saturated or steeped in fluid; drink excessively.
Soap(sōp) (n.) a compound of oils or fats and an alkali used for washing and cleansing: (v.t.) to rub over, or wash, with soap; wheedle.
Soapiness(sōp´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being soapy.
Soapy(sōp´i) (adj.) covered with, or like, soap; soft and smooth.
Soar(sōr) (v.i.) to fly aloft, as a bird; mount upwards with wings; rise in thought or imagination: (n.) a lofty flight.
Sob(sob) (v.i.) to sigh in a convulsive manner with tears: (v.t.) to utter with a sob: (n.) a convulsive sigh; lamentation.
Sobbing(sob´ing) (n.) the act of sighing with a short convulsive heaving of the breast.
Sober(sō´bẽr) (adj.) habitually temperate, especially in the use of intoxicating liquors; self-possessed; calm; steady; sedate: (v.t.) to make sober: (v.i.) to become sober.
Sobriety(sō-brī´e-ti) (n.) habitual temperance; calmness; seriousness.
Sobriquet(sō-brē-kā´) (n.) a nickname; assumed name.
Soc(sok) (n.) certain privileges of tenants under the feudal system; the feudal lord's power of holding a court in a district.
Sociability(sō-sha-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being sociable; disposition to associate and converse with others.
Sociable(sō´sha-bl) (adj.) disposed to associate and converse with others; social; affable: (n.) a kind of vehicle; tricycle or bicycle for two riders; a social gathering.
Sociably(sō´sha-bli) (adv.) in a sociable manner. Socially.
Social(sō´shal) (adj.) pertaining to men as living in society; inclined to friendly intercourse, and conversation; convivial; growing in groups or masses; living in communities.
Socialism(sō´shal-izm) (n.) an economic theory or system of the reconstruction of society on the basis of cooperation of labor and community of property.
Socialist(sō´shal-ist) (n.) an advocate of socialism.
Socialistic(sō-shal-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, socialism. Also socialist.
Socialize(sō´shal-īz) (v.t.) to render social; regulate according to socialistic principles.
Society(sō-sī´e-ti) (n.) a number of persons united for a common interest; people collectively who live in any region at any given period; fraternity; company; the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations, etc.
Sociological(sō-shi-ō-loj´ik-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, sociology.
Sociologist(sō-shi-ol´ō-jist) (n.) a student of sociology.
Sociology(sō-shi-ol´ō-ji) (n.) the science of the constitution, evolution, and phenomena of human society; social science.
Sock(sok) (n.) a light shoe worn by the classic actors of comedy; a short stocking; warm inner sole.
Socket(sok´et) (n.) a hollow into which something is fitted; hollow of a candlestick.
Sod(sod) (n.) turf: (v.t.) to cover with sod; turf.
Soda(sō´da) (n.) sodium bicarbonate; baking-soda, used in cooking and in the preparation of effervescing drinks and powders; aerated water containing and flavored with syrups.
Sodden(sod´n) (adj.) boiled; saturated: (v.i.) to be soaked or seethed: (v.t.) to saturate.
Sodium(sō´di-um) (n.) a metallic element.
Sofa(sō´fa) (n.) a, long seat with stuffed bottom, back, and arms.
Soffit(sof´it) (n.) a small paneled ceiling; under part of a cornice presenting a flat surface.
Soft(sôft) (adj.) easily yielding to pressure; malleable; smooth to the touch; not glaring; impressionable; effeminate; quiet; easy; mild; kind; somewhat weak in intellect: (n.) a foolish person: (adv.) softly; quietly: (interj.) gently stop.
Soften(sôf´n) (v.t.) to make soft or softer; tone down; palliate; assuage; render less rude or offensive; make effeminate; melt: (v.i.) to become soft or softened.
Soggy(sog´i) (adj.) soaked; wet.
Soil(soil) (n.) the top stratum of the earth's surface; land; dirt; manure; stain: (v.t.) to make dirty; stain or mar: (v.i.) to become soiled.
Soiled(soild) (adj.) dirty; filthy; disgraced.
Soiree(swä-rā´) (n.) an evening party for conversation and social intercourse; public evening entertainment with refreshments.
Sojourn(sō´jẽrn) (v.i.) to dwell for a time: (n.) a temporary residence.
Sol(sōl) (n.) the fifth note of the diatonic scale.
Solace(sol´ās) (n.) comfort in sorrow; consolation: (v.t.) to comfort in sorrow.
Solar(sō´lär) (adj.) pertaining to, measured by, or proceeding from, the sun.
Sold(sōld) (p.t. & p.p.) of sell.
Solder(sod´ẽr) (n.) a metallic alloy for uniting metals: (v.t.) to unite by a fusible metallic cement; join.
Soldier(sōl´jẽr) (n.) a person engaged in military service; a private as distinguished from an officer; man of military skill: (v.i.) to serve or act as a soldier; make a pretense of work.
Soldierly(sōl´jẽr-li) (adv.) like or becoming a soldier; martial; brave; honorable.
Sole(sōl) (n.) the underside of the foot; bottom of a boot or shoe, etc.; bottom of anything; a flat fish of the genus Solea: (v.t.) to furnish with, or as with, a sole: (adj.) alone; being or acting by one's self; unmarried.
Solecism(sol´e-sizm) (n.) a breach of the rules of syntax, or idiom of a language; impropriety; absurdity.
Solely(sōl´li) (adv.) alone; singly.
Solemn(sol´em) (adj.) characterized by religious rites or ceremonies; inspiring awe; serious; devout; formal; attended with a serious appeal to God.
Solemnity(sol-em´ni-ti) (n.) a religious rite or ceremony; ceremony adapted to inspire awe; gravity; impressiveness; affected or mock seriousness.
Solemnization(sol-em-ni-zā´shun) (n.) the act of solemnizing.
Solemnize(sol´em-nīz) (v.t.) to perform with ceremonies; celebrate.
Solenoid(sō´len-oid) (n.) an electromagnetic helix.
Solicit(sō-lis´it) (v.t.) to ask for with earnestness; entreat; invite or summon; endeavor to obtain: (v.i.) to canvass.
Solicitation(sō-lis-i-tā´shun) (n.) the act of soliciting; importunity; the offense of inciting to a felony; offense of accosting by a prostitute.
Solicitor(sō-lis´it-ẽr) (n.) one who solicits; a person legally qualified to act for another in a court of law; an attorney; a canvasser.
Solicitous(sō-lis´i-tus) (adj.) eager; anxious; apprehensive; concerned.
Solicitude(sō-lis´i-tūd) (n.) the state of being solicitous; concern; anxiety; carefulness.
Solid(sol´id) (adj.) having the particles so close or firmly adhering as to resist impression; compact; cubic; not hollow; dense; heavy; weighty; just; unanimous: (n.) a body having its constituent particles firmly adhering together.
Solidarity(sol-i-dar´i-ti) (n.) community of interests and responsibilities.
Solidification(sol-id-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of solidifying, the state of being solidified.
Solidify(sol-id´i-fī) (v.t.) to make solid: (v.i.) to harden.
Solidity(sol-id´i-ti) (n.) density; compactness; stability; truth; moral firmness.
Soliloquize(sō-lil´ō-kwīz) (v.i.) to utter a soliloquy.
Soliloquy(sō-lil´ō-kwi) (n.) a talking or discourse to one's self; a written composition of the nature of a monologue.
Solipsism(sō´lip-sizm) (n.) the most overpowering Egoism; the highest point that Egoism can attain; the belief by any one that he is himself the entire universe.
Solitaire(sol-i-tār) (n.) a game played by one person; a stud; precious stone in single setting; hermit.
Solitariness(sol´i-ta-ri-nes) (n.) the state of being solitary.
Solitary(sol´i-ta-ri) (adj.) living by one's self; lonely; single; done, passed, or suffered alone; remote; unoccupied; gloomy.
Solitude(sol´i-tūd) (n.) the state of being by one's self; loneliness; seclusion; desert.
Solo(sō´lō) (n.) an air, or musical piece performed by a single instrument or by one vocalist.
Soloist(sō´lō-ist) (n.) one who performs or sings a solo.
Solstice(sol´stis) (n.) that point in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the equator, north in summer, south in winter.
Solubility(sol-ū-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state, quality, or degree of being soluble or dissolvable.
Soluble(sol´ū-bl) (adj.) capable of being dissolved in a fluid; capable of solution.
Solution(sū-lū´shun) (n.) the act of dissolving by means of a fluid; deliverance; explanation.
Solvability(sol-va-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being solvable; solvency.
Solvable(sol´va-bl) (adj.) capable of being solved.
Solve(solv) (v.t.) clear up; explain; arrive at a correct and verifiable answer by process of reasoning; bring to a desired result.
Solvency(sol´ven-si) (n.) the state or quality of being solvent.
Solvent(sol´vent) (n.) any liquid that dissolves another substance: (adj.) able to discharge just claims or debts; having the power of dissolving.
Somber(som´bẽr) (adj.) dull; melancholy; dark; gloomy.
Sombrero(som-brā´rō) (n.) a kind of broad-brimmed hat.
Some(sum) a suffix meaning like, same, as winsome, gladsome, etc.: (adj.) more or less; expressing an indeterminate number, person, or quantity; one or the other; about.
Somebody(sum´bod-i) (n.) some person; a person of importance.
Somehow(sum´how) (adv.) in one way or another; by some means.
Someone(sum´wun) (n.) some person; somebody.
Somersault(sum´ẽr-sawlt) (n.) a leap in which a person turns with his heels over his head.
Something(sum´thing) (n.) a thing unknown, or not specified; part or portion; indefinite quantity or degree: (adv.) in some degree.
Sometime(sum´tīm) (adv.) at a time indefinitely; formerly; once.
Somewhat(sum´hwot) (n.) more or less: (adv.) in some degree or extent.
Somewhere(sum´hwār) (adv.) in one place or another.
Somewhile(sum´hwīl) (adv.) once; for a while.
Somewhither(sum´hwith´er) (adv.) to some indeterminate place.
Son(sun) (n.) a male child, or descendant; male issue of a parent, father or mother; pupil; native or inhabitant of a particular country.
Song(sông) (n.) a lyrical poem or ballad; any poetical strain; poetry; poem; notes of birds; mere trifle.
Songbird(sông´bẽrd) (n.) a bird that sings.
Songster(sông´stẽr) (n.) one skilled in singing.
Sonnet(son´et) (n.) a short lyric poem of fourteen lines, each of five accents, with varying rhymes.
Sonorous(sō-nō´rus) (adj.) giving a clear sound when struck; resonant; loud-sounding; vocal; deep-toned.
Soon(sōōn) (adv.) in a short time; quickly; easily; early; without delay.
Soot(soot) (n.) black substance condensed from smoke.
Sooth(sōōth) (n.) truth; reality: (adj.) true; pleasing.
Soothe(sōōth) (v.t.) to please or calm with soft words or blandishments; comfort; allay; pacify; assuage.
Soothsay(sōōth´sā) (v.i.) to predict or foretell.
Soothsayer(sōōth´sā-ẽr) (n.) one who foretells or prognosticates.
Soothsaying(sōōth´sā-ing) (n.) the art or practice of foretelling or making predictions.
Sooty(soot´i) (adj.) pertaining to, producing, or like, spot; dusky, black.
Sop(sop) (n.) anything steeped, dipped, or softened in a liquid, especially in broth; something given to pacify: (v.t.) to steep or dip in a liquid.
Sophism(sof´izm) (n.) a specious but fallacious argument; fallacy.
Sophist(sof´isi) (n.) one of a body of men in ancient Greece [fifth century B. C.] who taught philosophy, eloquence, and politics; a fallacious or captious reasoner.
Sophistical(so-fis´ti-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, a sophist; fallaciously subtle; quibbling. Also sophistic.
Sophisticate(so-fis´ti-kāt) (v.t.) to render worthless by adulteration; pervert; vitiate.
Sophistry(sof´js-tri) (n.) specious but fallacious reasoning; unsound argument.
Sophomore(sof´ō-mōr) (n.) a student in his second academic year at college.
Soppy(sop´i) (adj.) soaked or saturated with a liquid; very wet.
Soprano(sō-prä´nō) (n.) the highest kind of female voice; a singer with such a voice.
Sorcerer(sôr´sẽr-ẽr) (n.) a magician, wizard, or enchanter.
Sorcery(sôr´sẽr-i) (n.) divination by the aid of evil spirits; witchcraft; magic; enchantment.
Sordid(sôr´did) (adj.) mean; vile; base; meanly avaricious.
Sore(sōr) (adj.) tender or painful to the touch; inflamed; painful; sensitive; susceptible of irritation; heavy; grievous; severe; distressing: (adv.) grievously; severely; deeply: (n.) a painful or diseased part in an animal body; ulcer; wound; sorrow; trouble.
Sorely(sōr´li) (adv.) in a sore manner.
Soreness(sōr´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sore; tenderness.
Sorghum(sôr´gum) (n.) a cane; like grass resembling broom corn, yielding sugar; molasses prepared from the juice of sorghum.
Sorority(so-rôr´i-ti) (n.) a word that corresponds antithetically to fraternity; a club or association for women only.
Sorrily(sor´i-li) (adv.) in a sorry manner.
Sorriness(sor´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sorry.
Sorrow(sor´ō) (n.) mental pain or uneasiness caused by loss, disappointment, etc.; grief; distress; unhappiness; regret; affliction: (v.i.) to feel mental pain or uneasiness; grieve; lament; be sad.
Sorrowful(sor´ō-fool) (adj.) full of, or showing, sorrow; sad.
Sorrowfully(sor´ō-foo-li) (adv.) in a sorrowful manner.
Sorry(sor´i) (adj.) feeling regret for the loss of some good; vexed; pained; mean; worthless.
Sort(sôrt) (n.) a kind or species; class, rank, or order; manner; degree: (v.t.) to separate and place in different divisions or classes; select: (v.i.) to consort or associate.
Sot(sot) (n.) one stupefied by habitual drinking.
Sottish(sot´ish) (adj.) like a sot; stupid; infatuated.
Sough(suf) (n.) a hollow murmur or whistling, as of the wind: (v.i.) to murmur or whistle.
Sought(sawt) (p.t. & p.p.) of seek.
Soul(sōl) (n.) the spiritual, rational, and immortal part in man; reason or intellect; conscience; fife; essence; moving or inspiring power; courage; human being.
Soulful(sōl´fool) (adj.) full of soul or feeling.
Soulless(sōl´les) (adj.) without a soul; senseless, spiritless; dull; mean.
Sound(sound) (adj.) whole; entire; unbroken; healthy; not decayed; founded on truth or right; orthodox; solvent; firm; safe; strong; legal; valid; laid on with force: (n.) the impression made on the ear by the vibrations of the air; noise; report; noise without signification; a strait or narrow passage of water: (v.t.) to measure or ascertain the depth of; cause to make a noise; utter audibly; play upon; examine or try; probe: (v.i.) to make a noise or sound; play upon an instrument; be spread or published.
Sounding(sound´ing) (n.) the ascertaining of the depth of water: (adj.) causing sound; resonant.
Soundless(sound´les) (adj.) silent.
Soundly(sound´li) (adv.) in a sound manner; reliable.
Soup(sōōp) (n.) a kind of broth, and having a great number of varieties.
Sour(sour) (adj.) having an acid, sharp, or astringent taste; changed so as to become rancid; disagreeable; cross; morose: (v.t.) to cause to become sour: (v.i.) become morose, peevish, or discontented; to turn from sweet to sour.
Source(sōrs) (n.) that from which anything arises or originates; spring or fountain; first cause; original.
Sourish(sour´ish) (adj.) somewhat sour.
Souse(sous) (n.) pickle made with salt; anything steeped or preserved in pickle; a plunging in water: (v.t.) to steep in pickle; plunge into water; strike with sudden violence: (v.i.) to make a sudden attack: (adv.) with sudden violence.
South(south) (n.) that one of the four cardinal points of the compass directly opposite the north: (adv.) toward the south: (v.i.) to turn or move toward the south; come to the meridian: (adj.) pertaining to the south.
Southern(suth´ẽrn) (adj.) pertaining to, situated in, or proceeding from or toward the South.
Southerner(suth´ẽrn-ẽr) (n.) a native of the South.
Southwest(south-west´) (n.) direction equally distant from south and west; (adj.) pertaining to, proceeding from or toward, or lying in the direction of the southwest.
Souvenir(sōō-ve-nēr´) (n.) a memento or keepsake.
Sovereign(sov´rin) (adj.) royal; supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion; effectual: (n.) a king, emperor, or queen; a British gold coin.
Sovereignty(sov´rin-ti) (n.) supreme power or dominion.
Sow(sou) (n.) a female pig; oblong piece of metal: (sō) (v.t.) to scatter, as seed upon the earth; propagate; disseminate; scatter on or over: (v.i.) to scatter seed for growth.
Sown(sōn) (p.p.) of the verb sow.
Soy(soi) (n.) sauce prepared in China and Japan from soy-beans; the seeds of the soy-bean plant.
Spa(spä) (n.) place where there is a mineral spring of water.
Space(spās) (n.) extension as distinct from substance; largeness; room; place; distance between objects; quantity of time; distance between two points of time; interval; interval between lines or words in books: (v.t.) to arrange at proper intervals.
Spacer(spā´sẽr) (n.) device for making spaces.
Spacial(spā´shal) (adj.) pertaining to space. Also spatial.
Spacious(spā´shus) (adj.) extending far and wide; roomy; vast in extent.
Spade(spād) (n.) an implement for digging, etc., consisting of a broad blade of iron with a handle; one of a suit of cards having one or more figures resembling a spade; a hart three years old: (v.t.) to dig or work with a spade.
Spaghetti(spa-get´i) (n.) a cord-like paste, smaller than macaroni.
Span(span) (n.) the space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; a short space of time; spread or extent of an arch, etc., between its abutments or supports; yoke of oxen or horses; pair of horses similar in color harnessed together: (v.t.) to measure by the span of the hand; reach from one side to the other; fetter or hobble: (v.i.) to be matched for running in harness.
Spangle(spang´gl) (n.) a small plate or boss of shining metal; any glittering ornament, especially for a dress: (v.t.) to set or adorn with, or as with, spangles.
Spanish(span´ish) (adj.) pertaining to Spain, its language, or to its inhabitants.
Spank(spangk) (v.t.) to strike with the open hand; slap: (v.i.) to move quickly: (n.) sounding slap.
Spanking(spangk´ing) (adj.) moving with a quick, lively step, dashing; stout; large: (n.) act of administering spanks; punishment thus administered.
Spanner(span´ẽr) (n.) a wrench for tightening up or loosening the nuts on screws.
Spar(spär) (n.) a lustrous crystalline mineral; a general name for a mast, yard, boom, etc.; a contest at boxing, or in words: (v.i.) to box; contest in words.
Spare(spār) (v.t.) to use in a frugal manner; part with without inconvenience; omit; treat tenderly: (v.i.) to live frugally; forbear or forgive: (adj.) thin or lean; scanty; parsimonious; superfluous; reserved.
Sparing(spār´ing) (adj.) frugal; abstemious.
Spark(spärk) (n.) a small particle of fire or ignited substance thrown off in combustion; small shining body or transient light; small portion of anything active or vivid.
Sparkle(spärk´l) (v.i.) to emit sparks; glisten; scintillate; flash; coruscate.
Sparrow(spar´ō) (n.) a well-known small bird of the Passerine family.
Sparse(spärs) (adj.) thinly scattered; not dense; set or planted here and there.
Sparsely(spärs´li) (adv.) in a sparse manner.
Sparseness(spärs´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sparse; thinness.
Spasm(spazm) (n.) a sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles.
Spat(spat) past tense of spit: (n.) a petty quarrel: (v.i.) to engage in a petty quarrel.
Spate(spāt) (n.) a sudden heavy flood caused by heavy rains.
Spatial(spā´shal) (adj.) pertaining to space.
Spatter(spat´ẽr) (v.t.) to sprinkle with a liquid; defame: (v.i.) to undergo or cause scattering or splashing in drops or small quantities: (n.) a small splash.
Spatula(spat´ū-la) (n.) a broad, flat, thin, flexible knife for spreading materials.
Spawn(spawn) (n.) the ova of fishes, oysters, etc.; offspring or product: (v.i.) to produce and deposit spawn; deposit eggs, as fish, etc.; used contemptuously of a family.
Speak(spēk) (v.i.) to utter articulate sounds; said of human beings; talk; say; utter a discourse or speech; make mention; convey ideas; tell; sound: (v.t.) to utter articulately; declare or pronounce; publish.
Speaker(spēk´ẽr) (n.) one who speaks; one who delivers a discourse in public; the presiding officer of the popular branch of a legislative body, as of congress or a state legislature.
Speaking(spēk´ing) (p.adj.) uttering speech; life-like: (n.) the act of uttering words.
Spear(spēr) (n.) a long-pointed weapon of war and the chase used for thrusting or throwing; a lance with barbed prongs for spearing fish; a shoot, as of grass: (v.t.) to pierce, or kill, with a spear: (v.i.) to shoot into a long stem.
Special(spesh´al) (adj.) pertaining to, or constituting, a species; designed for a particular purpose; different from others; distinctive; uncommon; appropriate; limited in range or extent; specific: (n.) a special train, event, etc.
Specialism(spesh´al-izm) (n.) devotion to a particular and restricted branch of knowledge, science, etc.
Specialist(spesh´al-ist) (n.) one who devotes himself to a particular branch of a profession, etc.
Specialization(spesh-al-i-zā´shun) (n.) application to a special function or use; act of specializing.
Specialize(spesh´al-īz) (v.t.) to particularize; assign to a specific use or function.
Specially(spesh´a-li) (adv.) in a special manner; particularly.
Specialty(spesh´al-ti) (n.) that for which a person is noted or distinguished; special contract or obligation.
Specie(spē´shi) (n.) coined money.
Species(spē´shēz) (n.) a group of individuals agreeing in common attributes and called by a common name; a sub division of a genus; kind; sort.
Specific(spē-sif´ik) (adj.) pertaining to a species; definite or particular; precise: (n.) a remedy for a particular disease.
Specifically(spē-sif´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a specific manner.
Specification(spes-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of specifying; detailed statement of particulars.
Specify(spes´i-fī) (v.t.) to mention or name particularly; designate verbally, so as to distinguish from other things.
Specimen(spes´i-men) (n.) a sample; a part of something to show the quality, etc., of the whole.
Specious(spē´shus) (adj.) appearing well at first sight; plausible; ostensible; fair.
Speck(spek) (n.) a spot; flaw; blemish; small particle; blubber: (v.t.) to spot.
Speckle(spek´l) (n.) a small spot in anything different in substance or color from the thing itself: (v.t.) to variegate with spots of a different color to that of the thing itself.
Spectacle(spek´ta-kl) (n.) something exhibited to view, especially something unusual or worthy of notice; pageant; exhibition; (pl.) an optical instrument with two lenses mounted in a frame to assist the vision.
Spectacular(spek-tak´ū-lär) (adj.) pertaining to shows or exhibitions; adapted to excite wonder or admiration by scenic effect.
Spectator(spek-tā´tẽr) (n.) one who looks on; a beholder.
Specter(spek´tr) (n.) a ghost or apparition.
Spectral(spek´tral) (adj.) ghostly; pertaining to, or produced by, the spectrum.
Spectrum(spek´trum) (n.) the colored and other rays of light separated by refraction through a prism and exhibited on a screen, etc.
Speculate(spek´ū-lāt) (v.i.) to consider or meditate upon; purchase stock, land, goods, etc., out of the usual order of trade with a view to sell them at an enhanced profit by an expected rise in the market.
Speculation(spek-ū-lā´shun) (n.) intellectual examination; theory; purchase of stock, goods, etc., out of the regular order of trade for future sale at an enhanced price.
Speculative(spek´ū-lā-tiv) (adj.) pertaining to, or given to, speculation; contemplative; theoretical; risky.
Speculator(spek´ū-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who engages in speculation.
Sped(sped) (p.t. & p.p.) of speed.
Speech(spēch) (n.) the faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; expression of thought in words; act of speaking; particular language or dialect; formal discourse in public; oration.
Speechless(spēch´les) (adj.) unable to speak; mute.
Speed(spēd) (n.) velocity; swiftness; quickness; success: (v.i.) to make haste; move quickly; fare: (v.t.) to prosper; favor; dispatch quickly; execute; aid.
Speedometer(spēd-om´e-tẽr) (n.) an instrument showing the velocity of a moving vehicle.
Speedy(spēd´i) (adj.) not dilatory or slow; prompt; quick; hasty.
Spell(spel) (n.) a charm or incantation; time during which a person works; duration: (v.i.) to form words with the proper letters, either orally or in writing: (v.t.) to write, repeat, or point out the proper letters of; read with difficulty [with out].
Spellbinder(spel´bīn-dẽr) (n.) a name of humorous signification, meaning an orator who is said to "bind as by a spell."
Speller(spel´ẽr) (n.) one who spells; a spelling-book.
Spelling(spel´ing) (p.adj.) pertaining to spelling: (n.) orthography.
Spelt(spelt) (p.t. & p.p.) of spell.
Spend(spend) (v.t.) to lay out, as money; give for any purpose; dispose of; consume; drain of force or strength: (v.i.) to incur expense.
Spendthrift(spend´thrift) (adj.) prodigal; extravagant (n.) one who is prodigal or lavish in expenditure.
Spent(spent) (p.t. & p.p.) of spend: (adj.) worn out; weary; exhausted.
Sperm(spẽrm) (n.) male seed, as semen of higher vertebrates, spawn of lower vertebrates.
Spew(spū) (v.i.) to vomit; puke.
Sphere(sfēr) (n.) a globe or globular body; the concave or expanse of the heavens; circuit or range of knowledge, influence, action, etc.; place of existence; social position; a solid body contained under a single surface, each point of which is equal distance from a central point.
Spherical(sfer´i-kal) (adj.) globular.
Spherically(sfer´i-ka-li) (adv.) in the form of a sphere.
Spheroid(sfē´roid) (n.) a body resembling a sphere but not quite round.
Spheroidal(sfē-roid´al) (adj.) like a spheroid.
Sphincter(sfingk´tẽr) (n.) a muscle that closes an orifice which it surrounds.
Sphinx(sfingks) (n.) a fabled monster having the head of a woman and the body of a lioness.
Spice(spīs) (n.) any aromatic and pungent vegetable used for seasoning food; relish; small quantity giving flavor to a greater: (v.t.) to season or flavor with, or as with, spice; tincture.
Spicily(spīs´i-li) (adv.) in a spicy manner.
Spiciness(spīs´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being spicy.
Spicule(spik´ūl) (n.) a slender sharp-pointed body.
Spicy(spī´si) (adj.) flavored with, containing, or having the qualities of, spice; aromatic; fragrant; pungent; racy.
Spider(spī´dẽr) (n.) any individual of the genus Arachnida that spins webs to ensnare its prey; something like a spider.
Spigot(spig´ot) (n.) a pointed piece of wood used to stop the vent-hole of a cask or pipe of a faucet.
Spike(spīk) (n.) a large kind of nail; anything like a spike; ear of grain: (v.t.) to fasten with spikes.
Spiky(spīk´i) (adj.) spike-like; set with spikes.
Spill(spil) (n.) a thin strip of paper or wood for lighting a lamp, etc.; a tumble or overthrow: (v.t.) to suffer to run or fall out of a vessel: (v.i.) to fall out.
Spin(spin) (v.t.) to draw out and twist into threads; protract; draw out tediously; cause to whirl rapidly; form by drawing out and twisting the materials of: (v.i.) to practice spinning; whirl; issue in a small stream; move swiftly, as a bicycle: (n.) the act of spinning; single effort; a bicycle run.
Spinach(spin´āj) (n.) an esculent vegetable.
Spinal(spī´nal) (adj.) pertaining to the spine.
Spindle(spin´dl) (n.) the long thin rod used in spinning wheels for twisting the thread; any axis of revolution.
Spine(spīn) (n.) a thorn; a thin, pointed spike; in vertebrates, the backbone.
Spineless(spīn´les) (adj.) having no backbone; lacking decision of character.
Spinster(spin´stẽr) (n.) elderly unmarried woman.
Spiny(spīn´i) (adj.) full of spines.
Spiracle(spir´a-kl) (n.) any minute passage which serves for inhaling or exhaling air or other fluid.
Spiral(spī´ral) (adj.) winding around a center like the thread of a screw tapering or pointed like a spire: (n.) a curve or curved line receding continually from the center about which it revolves.
Spirally(spī´ra-li) (adv.) in a spiral form.
Spirant(spī´rant) (n.) a name applied to those consonants in which the breath is not entirely stopped in articulating.
Spire(spīr) (n.) a slender stalk or blade; a tapering body; winding line; steeple; top: (v.i.) to shoot forth or up like a spire.
Spirit(spir´it) (n.) the soul; the intelligent, immaterial, immortal part of man; life; disembodied soul; apparition; courage; energy; vivacity; power of mind, moral and intellectual; genius; real meaning; essence; any liquid produced by distillation; alcohol; (pl.) intoxicants, as brandy, etc.; liveliness; natural vivacity: (v.t.) to take away suddenly or secretly.
Spirited(spir´it-ed) (adj.) full of spirit or life; animated; vivacious; lively.
Spiritless(spir´it-les) (adj.) without spirit; depressed; dejected.
Spiritual(spir´it-ū-al) (adj.) incorporeal; not material; possessing the nature or qualities of a spirit; mental or intellectual; pure; holy; heavenly-minded; not lay or temporal; ecclesiastical.
Spiritualism(spir´it-ū-al-izm) (n.) the state of being spiritual; the philosophical doctrine that nothing is real except soul or spirit; the belief that certain alleged phenomena, as trances, are caused by the presence of departed spirits who thus manifest their presence; the tenets and practices of spiritualists.
Spiritualist(spir´it-ū-al-ist) (n.) a believer in spiritualism.
Spiritualistic(spir-it-ū-al-is´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, produced by, or characteristic of, spiritualism.
Spirituality(spir-it-ū-al´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being spiritual; spiritual nature; essence as distinguished from matter; that which belongs to the church or religion.
Spiritually(spir´it-ū-a-li) (adv.) in a spiritual manner; like a spirit.
Spirituous(spir´it-ū-us) (adj.) having the quality of spirit; pure; immaterial; alcoholic; ardent.
Spit(spit) (n.) a long pointed rod on which meat is roasted; small point of land or a long narrow shoal running into the sea: (v.t.) to thrust a spit through; impale; eject or throw out: (v.i.) eject saliva from the mouth; drizzle, as rain.
Spite(spīt) (n.) ill-will or hatred toward another, with the desire to thwart or injure; petty malice; grudge: (v.t.) to try to injure or thwart; annoy.
Spiteful(spīt´fool) (adj.) full of spite; malicious; malignant.
Spitefully(spīt´foo-li) (adv.) in a spiteful manner.
Spitfire(spit´fīr) (n.) a very violent or passionate person.
Spittle(spit´l) (n.) saliva; sputum.
Spittoon(spit-tōōn´) (n.) vessel for receiving spittle; cuspidor.
Splash(splash) (v.t.) to spatter with water, mud, etc.: (v.i.) to dash water about: (n.) water or slush thrown upon anything; a noise as from water thrown up, or by anything striking in or upon a liquid.
Splatter(splat´ẽr) (v.t.) to splash; scatter about.
Splay(splā) (v.t.) to dislocate, as the shoulder bone of a horse; slope or slant: (n.) a sloped surface: (adj.) turned or spreading outwards.
Spleen(splēn) (n.) a soft vascular organ near the large extremity of the stomach; ill-humor; melancholy.
Splendid(splen´did) (adj.) magnificent; very bright; brilliant; famous; heroic; celebrated; sumptuous.
Splendor(splen´dẽr) (n.) the appearance of anything splendid; magnificence; pomp.
Splenetic(splen-et´ik) (adj.) fretful; peevish; melancholy.
Splice(splīs) (v.t.) to unite, as two ropes, by interweaving the strands; connect, as pieces of wood or metal, by overlapping parts and making them fast together; to unite in marriage: (n.) the union of ropes, etc., by interweaving or joining.
Splint(splint) (n.) a splinter; a thin piece of wood to keep a broken bone, etc., in position.
Splinter(splin´tẽr) (n.) a thin piece of wood, etc., split or rent off lengthwise; fragment: (v.t.) to split or rend into long thin pieces; shiver: (v.i.) to be rent into splinters.
Splintery(splint´ẽr-i) (adj.) of, or like, splinters.
Split(split) (v.t.) to divide lengthwise; tear asunder violently; cleave; rupture; disunite: (v.i.) burst with laughter [figuratively]; betray confidence; throb or ache violently.
Splotch(sploch) (n.) a stain; daub; spot; smear.
Splurge(splẽrj) (n.) boisterous or ostentatious demonstration or effort.
Splutter(splut´ẽr) (v.i.) to speak hastily and confusedly; scatter ink upon a paper, as with a bad pen: (n.) a confused noise; stir; commotion.
Spoil(spoil) (v.t.) to take away by force; plunder; corrupt; vitiate; ruin; destroy: (v.i.) to become useless; decay: (n.) that which is taken from another by violence; pillage; plunder; booty.
Spoke(spōk) (p.t.) of speak: (n.) one of the bars of a wheel connecting the nave or center with the rim; round of a ladder: (v.t.) to furnish with spokes.
Spoken(spok´n) (p.p.) of speak: (adj.) uttered in speech; oral; speaking.
Spokesman(spōks´man) (n.) one who speaks for another, or others.
Spoliation(spō-li-ā´shun) (n.) the act of plundering or robbery, especially in time of war; injury done to a document.
Sponge(spunj) (n.) the porous, elastic, fibrous framework of any species of Spongida; any substance resembling sponge; a mop for cleansing a gun after its discharge; point of a horseshoe; parasite: (v.i.) to suck in like a sponge; live upon others: (v.t.) cleanse or wipe with a sponge; obtain by mean arts without cost.
Sponginess(spun´ji-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being spongy.
Spongy(spun´ji) (adj.) flexible and full of small cavities; like a sponge; having the quality of imbibing fluids; wet and soft; rainy.
Sponsor(spon´sẽr) (n.) one who promises solemnly for another; surety; godfather or godmother.
Sponsorship(spon´sẽr-ship) (n.) state or position of being a sponsor.
Spontaneity(spon-ta-nē´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being spontaneous; tendency in animal and vegetable organisms to undergo changes irrespective of environment.
Spontaneous(spon-tā´ne-us) (adj.) proceeding from natural disposition or impulses; acting by internal impulse or natural law.
Spoof(spōōf) (n.) a humorous imitation of something; a trick.
Spook(spōōk) (n.) apparition; ghost; belief which is the object of a superstitious veneration.
Spool(spōōl) (n.) a hollow cylinder surrounded with a ridge at each end on which thread, etc., are wound: (v.t.) to wind on a spool.
Spoon(spōōn) (n.) a small domestic implement consisting of a hollow bowl and handle for dipping in liquids and conveying them to the mouth, etc.; a simpleton; a club used in golf: (v.t.) to take up in, or as in, a spoon: (v.i.) to act the part of a demonstrative lover.
Spoonful(spōōn´fool) (n.) as much as a spoon will hold; small quantity.
Spoor(spōōr) (n.) the track or trail of any wild animal.
Sporadic(spō-rad´ik) (adj.) occurring separately or apart from others of the same kind; single.
Sporadically(spō-rad´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a sporadic manner.
Spore(spōr) (n.) minute grain which serves as a seed in non-flowering plants like the fern; source of being.
Sporran(spor´an) (n.) the furry pouch worn in Highland costume in front of the kilt.
Sport(spōrt) (n.) diversion; jest; mirth; mockery; play; outdoor recreation, as hunting, shooting, etc.; athletics and games of skill for which prizes are given or money staked; an animal or plant which deviates in its organism from the normal condition: (v.i.) to play or frolic; trifle; practice field diversions: (v.t.) to divert; exhibit or wear in public.
Sporting(spōrt´ing) (p.adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, or engaging in, sport or sports.
Sportive(spōr´tiv) (adj.) frolicsome; merry.
Sportively(spōr´tiv-li) (adv.) in a sportive manner.
Sportsman(spōrts´man) (n.) one who pursues the sports of the field, as hunting, etc.
Sportsmanship(spōrts´man-ship) (n.) skill or practice in field sports.
Spot(spot) (n.) a blot or mark; discolored place or stain; blemish; disgrace or reproach; locality; place; small part of a different color; dark place on a luminous disc, as of the sun or a planet; mark on a billiard table where the red ball is placed; spot-stroke: (v.t.) to mark with spots; discolor; stain; disgrace or blemish; mark or note so as to recognize; detect.
Spotless(spot´les) (adj.) without any physical blemish or spot; morally untainted, and having no blame.
Spotlight(spot´līt) (n.) an adjustable light for throwing a shifting light on a stage, so as to keep a player within its rays.
Spotter(spot´ẽr) (n.) one or that which recognizes; a detective.
Spotty(spot´i) (adj.) marked with, or full of, spots.
Spousal(spou´zal) (n.) pertaining to a spouse, or to marriage; nuptial; matrimonial.
Spouse(spouz) (n.) a married person; husband or wife.
Spout(spout) (n.) the projecting mouth of a vessel; pipe for conducting a liquid; lift or shoot: (v.t.) to throw out forcibly and abundantly, as from a pipe; pawn: (v.i.) issue with violence, as from a pipe.
Sprain(sprān) (n.) an excessive strain of the muscles or ligaments of a joint without dislocation: (v.t.) to over-strain the muscles or ligaments of a joint without dislocation.
Sprang(sprang) (p.t.) of spring.
Sprawl(sprawl) (v.i.) to stretch the body carelessly when in a horizontal position; lie; stretch or toss out the limbs or move awkwardly; open irregularly, as cavalry; spread in an irregular manner, as a plant.
Spray(sprā) (n.) a small shoot or branch of a tree, or a collection of them; small particles of water driven or dashed in the air; jet of fine medicated water, perfume, etc.: (v.t.) to throw spray upon.
Spread(spred) (v.t.) to extend in all directions; propagate; unfurl; open; emit; scatter; set or furnish with provisions: (v.i.) to be extended or propagated: (n.) extent; table furnished with provisions; feast.
Spree(sprē) (n.) a merry frolic; carousal.
Sprig(sprig) (n.) a small twig or shoot; scion; headless brad or nail; ornament in the form of a spray: (v.t.) to work or adorn with sprigs; drive brads into.
Sprightliness(sprīt´li-nes) (n.) quality or state of being sprightly; vivacity.
Sprightly(sprīt´li) (adj.) vivacious; brisk; animated; airy, gay: (adv.) with vivacity.
Spring(spring) (v.i.) to arise; originate; appear; shoot up; leap; bound; dart; start or rise up suddenly; fly back; issue or proceed; warp: (v.t.) to start or rouse; cause to spring up; explode; crack; strain; cause to close suddenly; leap over; cause to open: (n.) a leap or bound; an elastic body used for various mechanical purposes; a flying back with elastic force; source; a fountain of water; one of the four seasons of the year when plants begin to grow; crack in a mast, etc.
Springiness(spring´i-nes) (n.) elasticity; sponginess.
Springing(spring´ing) (n.) the act or process of leaping; growth, the point at which an arch unites with its support.
Springtime(spring´tīm) (n.) the season of spring; the early and often flourishing period in the existence of something.
Springy(spring´i) (adj.) elastic; light; spongy.
Sprinkle(spring´kl) (v.t.) to scatter in small drops; baptize with a few drops of water; cleanse or purify: (v.i.) to rain in small drops: (n.) a sprinkling.
Sprinkling(spring´kling) (adj.) scattering in small drops: (n.) a small quantity distributed in small drops; a small quantity distributed or scattered, as of people, etc.
Sprint(sprint) (n.) a run for a short distance at full speed: (v.i.) to run at full speed.
Sprinter(sprint´ẽr) (n.) one who sprints; a fast runner.
Sprit(sprit) (n.) spar set diagonally to extend a fore-and-aft sail.
Sprite(sprīt) (n.) a spirit; a fairy; a ghost.
Sprout(sprout) (v.i.) to germinate; shoot, as the seed of a plant: (n.) a shoot; bud.
Spruce(sprōōs) (n.) a fir tree of the genus Picea; wood of the spruce tree; a fermented beverage made from spruce leaves, etc.: (adj.) smart; trim; neat; dandified: (v.t.) to dress with affected neatness.
Spruceness(sprōōs´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being spruce.
Sprung(sprung) (p.t. & p.p.) of spring.
Spry(sprī) (adj.) nimble; sharp; active.
Spud(spud) (n.) a short stout knife; a potato.
Spume(spūm) (n.) froth; foam: (v.i.) to foam.
Spun(spun) (p.t. & p.p.) of spin.
Spunk(spungk) (n.) quick, ardent temper; spirit; mettle.
Spunky(spungk´i) (adj.) quick; spirited; mettlesome; plucky.
Spur(spẽr) (n.) a rowel with sharp points worn on the heel of boots for inciting a horse; any incentive to action; largest root of a tree; something projecting; stiff, sharp spine on a cock's leg, etc.: (v.t.) to prick with a spur; incite to action; hasten: (v.i.) to travel with haste; push on.
Spurious(spū´ri-us) (adj.) not genuine; counterfeit; illegitimate; false.
Spurn(spẽrn) (v.t.) to drive away, as with the foot; reject with contempt; treat with disdain; e (v.i.) to manifest contempt in rejecting anything: (n.) disdainful rejection.
Spurt(spẽrt) (v.i.) to issue forth suddenly or violently in a stream or jet; make a sudden brief effort: (v.t.) to throw out in a stream or jet: (n.) a sudden or forcible ejection of a liquid; brief, sudden effort.
Sputter(sput´ẽr) (v.i.) to throw out moisture in scattered drops; speak rapidly and indistinctly; spit: (v.t.) to emit in small particles with a crackling or spluttering noise: (n.) moist matter thrown out in small drops.
Sputum(spū´tum) (n.) saliva; spittle.
Spy(spī) (v.t.) to discover, especially at a distance; gain sight of; detect; explore; examine secretly: (v.i.) to scrutinize; play the spy: (n.) a person who in time of war enters the enemy's camp to gain information as to its movements, etc.; one who keeps watch on others; secret agent.
Squab(skwob) (n.) a person of short, fat figure; kind of sofa; stuffed cushion; nestling of a pigeon: (adj.) short and fat; bulky: (adv.) with a heavy fall.
Squabble(skwob´l) (v.i.) to wrangle or dispute in a noisy manner: (v.t.) to disarrange; said of type set up: (n.) a noisy wrangle; dispute.
Squad(skwod) (n.) a small party of soldiers assembled for drill, etc.; any small party of persons.
Squadron(skwod´run) (n.) a division of a regiment of cavalry, comprising two troops; detachment of war vessels employed on some particular service.
Squalid(skwol´id) (adj.) extremely dirty; foul; poverty-stricken.
Squall(skwawl) (n.) a sudden and violent gust of wind, often accompanied with rain, sleet, etc.; a loud scream: (v.i.) to scream or cry violently.
Squally(skwawl´i) (adj.) gusty.
Squalor(skwā´lôr) (n.) quality or state of being squalid; filthiness.
Squander(skwon´dẽr) (v.t.) to spend lavishly or wastefully; dissipate: (v.i.) to be wasteful or prodigal.
Square(skwār) (n.) a parallelogram having 4 equal sides and 4 right angles; anything nearly resembling a square; an area of 4 sides having houses on each side; square body of troops; a mathematical instrument for measuring right angles; product of a number multiplied by itself: (adj.) having 4 equal sides and 4 equal angles; forming a right angle; having a straight front; true; upright; honest; just; well-set; stout: (v.t.) to form with 4 equal sides and 4 equal angles; multiply by itself; reduce to a given standard; adjust; regulate; make even; place at right angles with the keel: (v.i.) to accord or agree [with with]; fit; assume a boxing attitude [with up].
Squarely(skwār´li) (adv.) in a square form.
Squareness(skwār´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being square.
Squash(skwosh) (v.t.) to crush, especially into a flat mass or pulp: (n.) something soft and easily crushed; something unripe and soft; unripe pea cod; shock of soft bodies; sudden fall of a soft body; a gourd.
Squashy(skwosh´i) (adj.) easily crushed; soft.
Squat(skwot) (v.i.) to sit down on the hams or heels; cover or lie close, as an animal; to settle on public land; settle on the land of another without a title: (adj.) sitting on the hams and heels; crouching: (n.) the posture of one who squats; small vein of ore.
Squatter(skwot´ẽr) (n.) one who squats; one who settles on new or uncultivated land without a title.
Squawk(skwawk) (v.i.) to utter a loud, harsh noise: (n.) a harsh squeak.
Squeak(skwēk) (v.i.) to utter a short, shrill, sharp cry; make a sharp disagreeable noise; break silence; confess: (n.) a short, shrill, sharp cry; a sharp disagreeable noise.
Squeal(skwēl) (v.i.) to cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound; to turn informer: (n.) a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound.
Squeamish(skwēm´ish) (adj.) sickish at stomach; easily disgusted; nice to excess in taste; fastidious about trifles; scrupulous.
Squeegee(skwē´jē) (n.) a hoe-shaped implement with a rubber edge or plate for cleaning pavements, etc.
Squeezable(skwēz´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being squeezed.
Squeeze(skwēz) (v.t.) to press between two bodies; crush; embrace forcibly; compress; force by compression; cause to pass: (v.i.) to press; push between close bodies: (n.) the act of squeezing; compression between bodies; facsimile in some soft substance; a forcible embrace.
Squelch(skwelch) (v.t.) to crush; silence: (n.) a heavy blow.
Squib(skwib) (n.) petty lampoon; sarcastic publication: (v.i.) to use or write squibs or sarcastic reflections; contend in petty dispute.
Squid(skwid) (n.) a name for various 10-armed cephalopods.
Squint(skwint) (adj.) looking obliquely; said of the eyes: (v.i.) to see or look obliquely; have the vision distorted: (v.t.) to cause to squint: (n.) the act or habit of looking obliquely.
Squirm(skwẽrm) (v.i.) to wriggle; writhe.
Squirrel(skwẽr´el) (n.) a small, agile, reddish-brown rodent with a long bushy tail.
Squirt(skwẽrt) (v.t.) to eject in a stream from a small orifice; spurt: (n.) a small stream or jet; an instrument for ejecting water, etc.
Stab(stab) (v.t.) to pierce with, or as with, a pointed weapon; kill or wound; injure secretly, or by, malicious falsehood or slander: (v.i.) to pierce; inflict a wound: (n.) a thrust or wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; a malicious injury done secretly.
Stability(stā-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being stable or firm; firmness of character; strength of purpose or resolution.
Stable(stā´bl) (adj.) fixed; firm; constant: (n.) a building for lodging horses, cows, etc.: (v.t.) to put or keep in a stable: (v.i.) to dwell or shelter, as in a stable.
Stabling(stā´bling) (n.) the act of putting into a stable; accommodation.
Stack(stak) (n.) a large quantity of hay, corn, wood, etc., piled up in circular or regular form; number of chimneys standing together: (v.t.) to pile into a stack.
Stadium(stā´di-um) (n.) a Greek linear measure 606.75 feet; the course for foot-races at the Olympic games; hence a racecourse.
Staff(staf) (n.) a stick carried for support in walking or for defense; support; prop; pole, handle, or bar; wand as a badge of office; stanza or a series of verses; the five lines and four spaces between them on which music is written; flagstaff; an establishment of officers attached to an army or its commander; number of persons engaged in any undertaking or work.
Stag(stag) (n.) the male of deer; male of any animal; gathering where only men are present.
Stage(stāj) (n.) an elevated platform, especially in a theater; place of scenic entertainments or representations; the theatrical profession; place of rest on a journey; field of action; degree of progress; coach: (v.t.) to put on the stage, as a play.
Stagger(stag´ẽr) (v.i.) to totter or reel; begin to doubt, weary or give way; hesitate: (v.t.) to cause to totter or reel; shock; make less confident: (n.) a sudden reeling or tottering.
Staging(stāj´ing) (n.) a temporary structure of boards and posts; business of running and managing stage coaches; style of play production.
Stagnancy(stag´nan-si) (n.) the state or quality of being stagnant.
Stagnant(stag´nant) (adj.) not flowing, or running in a stream; motionless; not brisk; torpid; dull.
Stagnate(stag´nāt) (v.i.) to cease to flow or run; be motionless; become torpid, inactive, or dull; become impure or foul.
Stagnation(stag-nā´shun) (n.) the state or quality of being stagnant.
Stagy(stā´ji) (adj.) characteristic of the stage; unreal.
Staid(stād) (adj.) sober; sedate; regular; steady; not volatile.
Stain(stān) (v.t.) to blot; spot; tinge with color; dye, soil with guilt or infamy; tarnish; pollute: (v.i.) to take stains; become stained: (n.) discoloration; spot of color different from the ground; spot or blot; taint of guilt or infamy; cause of reproach.
Stainless(stān´les) (adj.) without stain, or taint.
Stair(stār) (n.) one of a series of steps for ascending to a higher level; a step; (pl.) a flight of steps.
Staircase(stār´kās) (n.) a set of steps in a house with railings, etc.
Stairway(stār´wā) (n.) two or more flights of stairs connected by a landing, to span multiple levels.
Stake(stāk) (n.) a post or strong stick sharpened at one end and fixed in the ground; palisade; post to which a person condemned to be burnt was secured; hence martyrdom; that which is pledged, wagered, or put to hazard; prize contested for; small anvil: (v.t.) to fasten or support with stakes; defend with, or mark out the limits of, with stakes; wager or pledge.
Stakeholder(stāk´hōl-dẽr) (n.) a person who holds money entrusted to him by two parties to a wager.
Stalactite(stal-ak´tīt) (n.) an icicle-like incrustation of carbonate of lime, etc., formed by percolation in caverns, etc.
Stalagmite(stal-ag´mīt) (n.) a cone of carbonate of lime, etc., formed on the floor of a cavern in a similar manner to a stalactite.
Stale(stāl) (adj.) not fresh or new; vapid; tasteless; worn out by use or familiarity; trite; common; decayed; past the prime.
Stalemate(stāl´māt) (n.) the position of a king in chess, when he cannot move without being placed in check: (v.t.) to subject to stalemate; bring to a stand.
Staleness(stāl´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being stale.
Stalk(stawk) (v.t.) to pursue stealthily and under cover so as to kill, as game: (v.i.) to walk with high and proud steps: (n.) the stem or main axis of a plant; support which attaches a flower or fruit to a plant or tree; anything like a stalk; a high, proud, stately step.
Stall(stawl) (n.) that part of a stable where a horse or ox is kept and fed; a bench or table where goods are exposed for sale; small house or shed where business is carried on; seat of a church dignitary in the choir of a cathedral; reserved seat in a theater, etc.: (v.t.) to place or keep in a stall; to hold back a train: (v.i.) to kennel, as dogs.
Stallion(stal´yun) (n.) a not castrated male horse kept for breeding.
Stalwart(stawl´wẽrt) (adj.) sturdy; strong; tall and stout; brave; daring.
Stamen(stā´men) (n.) the male organ of a flower.
Stamina(stam´in-a) (n. pl.) tone and vigor of the animal system; backbone; power of endurance.
Stammer(stam´ẽr) (v.i.) to hesitate or falter in speaking, especially from an impediment in speech; stutter: (v.t.) to utter or pronounce with difficulty or hesitation: (n.) difficulty in pronouncing or speaking; stutter.
Stammering(stam´ẽr-ing) (n.) imperfect utterance in speech: (adj.) hesitating in speech.
Stamp(stamp) (v.t.) to strike with the sole of the foot by thrusting it downwards; crush or pulverize; impress; fix deeply; make valid; affix a stamp to; coin: (v.i.) to strike or beat the foot forcibly on the ground: (n.) the act of stamping; die; the impression made; official mark on dutiable things; small piece of paper having a certain device and value impressed upon it by government, required legally to be affixed to a letter, document, etc.; currency; character or reputation; authority.
Stampede(stam-pēd´) (n.) sudden panic seizing a herd of animals causing them to run violently away; any sudden flight or rush: (v.t.) to cause to take to sudden flight: (v.i.) to start off in a panic.
Stanch(stänch) (v.t.) to stop the flowing of, as blood.
Stanchion(stan´shun) (n.) a support or post of iron or wood.
Stand(stand) (v.i.) to be erect; occupy a certain position; cease to move; be at rest or fixed; continue; remain without injury or ruin; be safe; not to fail or yield; be obstinate; be firm; be placed; become a candidate; hold a course at sea; continue in force; stagnate: (v.t.) to endure; sustain; abide by; set in an erect position; pay for: (n.) a stop or halt; interruption; station for the hire of vehicles; raised platform for spectators; small table; state of perplexity or difficulty; resistance.
Standard(stand´ẽrd) (n.) an ensign or flag, especially a national ensign; that which is established by authority as a fixed rule or measure; established rule or model; criterion; a standing tree not supported by a wall; proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.
Standardize(stand´ẽrd-īz) (v.t.) to make conform to a standard; to regulate by a standard.
Standing(stand´ing) (n.) the act of stopping or of being erect on the feet; duration; maintenance of position; reputation; rank or status: (adj.) remaining erect; stagnant; lasting; established or settled; fixed.
Standpoint(stand´point) (n.) a position from which one views things.
Standstill(stand´stil) (n.) state of rest; stand; stop; halt.
Stanza(stan´za) (n.) a number of lines or verses connected with and adjusted to each other, usually ending in a pause; part of a poem containing every variation of measure in the poem.
Staple(stā´pl) (n.) the chief production or industry of a country or district settled market or emporium; principal element or topic; raw material, as cotton, flax, or wool fiber; loop of metal for holding paper, etc.: (adj.) chief; regularly produced; established in commerce: (v.t.) to fasten with a staple.
Stapler(stā´plẽr) (n.) mechanical device to fasten by clamping material together with a staple.
Star(stär) (n.) any celestial body, especially one that is self-luminous; anything resembling a star; a planet supposed to influence a person's destiny; an ornamental rayed badge; an asterisk; a person of distinguished eminence, especially in the theatrical profession: (v.t.) to set or adorn with stars: (v.i.) to shine as a star; be preeminent; appear as principal actor among inferior players.
Starboard(stär´bōrd) (n.) the right-hand side of a vessel looking towards the bow: (adj.) pertaining to, or lying on the right side of a vessel: (v.t.) to put to the right or starboard side of a vessel.
Starch(stärch) (n.) a widely diffuse vegetable substance; used for laundry purposes, etc.: (v.t.) to stiffen with starch; make stiff.
Starched(stärcht) (adj.) stiffened with starch; formal; precise.
Starchy(starch´i) (adj.) consisting of starch; stiff; formal; precise.
Stare(stār) (n.) a fixed look with wide-open eyes: (v.i.) to look with fixed eyes wide open; look earnestly; be very conspicuous; stand out prominently: (v.t.) to gaze at.
Staring(stār´ing) (adj.) looking with fixed eyes; glaring.
Stark(stärk) (adj.) stiff; strong: (adv.) wholly or completely.
Starless(stär´les) (adj.) without stars.
Starred(stärd) (p.adj.) decorated with stars; influenced by the stars.
Starry(stär´i) (adj.) abounding in, consisting of, or proceeding from, stars; star-shaped.
Start(stärt) (v.i.) to be moved or twitched suddenly, as by sudden alarm, etc.; shrink; move abruptly; set out; commence a race, career, etc.; loosen: (v.t.) to originate or set going; rouse suddenly from concealment; empty; dislocate; punish with a rope's end: (n.) the act of starting; outset; a sudden motion or twitch; sudden fit or excitement; quick spring; starting post.
Startle(stärt´l) (v.i.) to move suddenly as by an alarm; to feel sudden alarm: (v.t.) to frighten suddenly; shock.
Starvation(stär-vā´shun) (n.) the state of being starved.
Starve(stärv) (v.i.) to suffer extreme hunger; perish with hunger or cold: (v.t.) subdue by famine; destroy by want of any kind.
Starveling(stärv´ling) (adj.) hungry; weak; lean: (n.) a thin, weak, pining animal or plant.
State(stāt) (n.) circumstances or condition; position or situation; case; quality; pomp; principal persons constituting the government of a country; legislature; whole body of people united under one government; civil power: (adj.) pertaining to the body politic; used on state occasions; ceremonial: (v.t.) to express the details of; represent fully in words; narrate.
Statecraft(stāt´kraft) (n.) diplomatic and political skill.
Stated(stāt´ed) (adj.) settled; established; fixed; regular; named.
Stateliness(stāt´li-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being stately; majestic appearance.
Stately(stāt´li) (adj.) grand; majestic; dignified; displaying state or dignity.
Statement(stāt´ment) (n.) the act of stating; that which is stated; narrative or recital.
Stateroom(stāt´rōōm) (n.) stately room in a palace or mansion; sleeping apartment in a passenger steamer or sleeping-car.
Statesman(stāts´man) (n.) one who is skilled in public affairs and the art of government; politician.
Statesmanship(stāts´man-ship) (n.) the qualification or skill of a statesman.
Static(stat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium; acting by mere weight without producing motion: (n. pl.) that branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium, pressure, weight. etc., of bodies at rest.
Statically(stat´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a statical manner.
Station(stā´shun) (n.) place where a person or thing stands; position; rank or condition of life; class or order; place on a railway for passengers or goods; district police office; military quarters; post for war-vessels: (v.t.) to place in a certain post, rank, or situation; appoint or assign.
Stationary(stā´shun-ā-ri) (adj.) fixed; not moving; not improving.
Stationery(stā´shun-ẽr-i) (n.) paper, pens, pencils, writing materials, etc.
Statistic(sta-tis´tik) (adj.) pertaining to statistics. Also statistical.
Statistically(sta-tis´ti-ka-li) (adv.) by statistics.
Statistician(stat-is-tish´an) (n.) one skilled in statistics.
Statistics(sta-tis´tiks) (n.) the science of the classification and arrangement of facts relating to the condition of a people or class, domestic economy, health, longevity, etc.
Stator(stā´tẽr) (n.) the part of a dynamo or motor which remains at rest.
Statuary(stat´ū-ā-ri) (n.) a sculptor; the art of carving statues; statues collectively.
Statue(stat´ū) (n.) the representation of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid material: (v.t.) to form a statue of; place, as a statue.
Statuesque(stat-ū-esk´) (adj.) having the characteristics of a statue; immobile.
Statuette(stat-ū-et´) (n.) a little statue.
Stature(stat´ūr) (n.) the natural height.
Status(stā´tus) (n.) condition; social standing or place; rank.
Statute(stat´ūt) (n.) a law expressly enacted by the legislature of a country or state; written law; an act of a corporation or of its founders, designed to be a permanent rule.
Statutory(stat´ū-tō-ri) (adj.) enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority.
Staunch(stawnch) (adj.) firm; constant; trustworthy; zealous.
Stave(stāv) (n.) one of the thin narrow strips of wood forming the sides of a cask; a pole or piece of wood of some length; the five parallel lines and the four contained spaces on and within which the notes and rests are written; (pl.) of staff: (v.t.) to break a hole in; burst; pour out; delay or put off.
Stay(stā) (n.) a large, strong rope which stiffens and supports a mast; stop or stand; prop or support; abode or continuance in a place; (pl.) pair of corsets: (v.t.) to hold up or support; sustain; endure; restrain; delay; tack: (v.i.) to remain or abide; wait; rest; stand still; continue; cease; hold out or last.
Stead(sted) (n.) the place or room which another had or might have.
Steadfast(sted´fast) (adj.) firmly fixed or established; steady; constant; uniform.
Steadily(sted´i-li) (adv.) in a steady manner.
Steadiness(sted´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being steady.
Steady(sted´i) (adj.) fixed; regular; firm; constant in feeling or purpose; resolute; undeviating; unwavering; uniform: (v.t.) to make or keep steady or firm; make constant or resolute; regulate: (interj.) be fixed.
Steak(stāk) (n.) slice of meat, as beef, pork, venison, or the like, broiled or fried, or for broiling or frying; specifically, beefsteak.
Steal(stēl) (v.t.) to take by theft; take without leave or right; withdraw or convey clandestinely; gain secretly and gradually: (v.i.) to commit theft; slip in and out unperceived.
Stealth(stelth) (n.) secret means employed to accomplish an object; underhand procedure.
Stealthily(stelth´i-li) (adv.) in a stealthy manner.
Stealthiness(stelth´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being stealthy.
Stealthy(stelth´i) (adj.) done or performed by stealth; clandestine; sly.
Steam(stēm) (n.) vapor into which water is changed when heated to boiling-point; vapor; any exhalation: (v.i.) to emit steam; rise or pass off in steam; move by steam: (v.t.) to apply steam to.
Steamer(stēm´ẽr) (n.) a vessel propelled by steam; road locomotive; an apparatus for steaming articles.
Steaminess(stēm´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being steamy; mistiness.
Steamship(stēm´ship) (n.) large sea-going vessel propelled by steam; ocean steamer.
Steamy(stēm´i) (adj.) consisting of, or like, steam.
Steed(stēd) (n.) a horse, especially one which is spirited.
Steel(stēl) (n.) iron refined and combined with carbon; any instrument of steel; anything made of steel; anything of extreme hardness: (adj.) made of, or resembling, steel: (v.t.) to overlay, edge, or tip with steel; make hard or invulnerable; render like steel.
Steeliness(stēl´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being steely.
Steely(stēl´i) (adj.) made of, or like, steel; hard; inflexible; colored like steel.
Steep(stēp) (adj.) rising or descending with great inclination; precipitous: (n.) a precipitous place: (v.t.) to soak in a liquid; dip; imbue.
Steeple(stē´pl) (n.) a tower or turret tapering to a point; spire.
Steer(stēr) (n.) a young male of the ox kind; bullock: (v.t.) to direct the course of a vessel with the helm; control; guide: (v.i.) to direct a ship in its course; move; be governed.
Steerage(stēr´āj) (n.) the act or practice of steering; that part of a ship allotted to the poorer passengers.
Steersman(stērz´man) (n.) man who steers a ship.
Stein(stīn) (n.) a stone beer-mug holding something less than a quart.
Stellar(stel´är) (adj.) pertaining to stars; astral; starry.
Stem(stem) (n.) the principal axis of a tree or plant; anything resembling a stem; race; pedigree; progeny; branch of a family; the forepart of a vessel; the unchangeable part of an inflected word; the upright or downright line joined to the body of a note: (v.t.) to resist or check; dam up: (v.i.) to move forward against an obstacle.
Stench(stench) (n.) a strong offensive odor.
Stencil(sten´sil) (n.) a thin plate of metal with a pattern, etc., cut out, used for marking, etc.: (v.t.) to mark or color with a stencil.
Stenographer(sten-og´ra-fẽr) (n.) a shorthand writer.
Stenography(sten-og´ra-fi) (n.) the art of writing in shorthand.
Stentorian(sten-tō´ri-an) (adj.) extremely loud.
Step(step) (n.) the distance measured by the foot in walking or running; pace; small distance; footstep; action; measure; procedure; gait; stair; round of a ladder; a prefix denoting relation by marriage only; (pl.) portable framework of stairs (v.i.) to make a movement by a single change of the position of the foot; walk; advance or retire by pacing; go or come as by chance; walk slowly: (v.t.) to set, as the foot; measure by steps; fix, as a mast.
Steppe(step) (n.) a name for the vast uncultivated plains.
Sterile(ster´il) (adj.) barren; producing little or no crop; destitute of ideas.
Sterility(ster-il´i-ti) (n.) quality or state of being sterile; barrenness.
Sterilization(ster-il-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act or process of rendering sterile; state of being sterile.
Sterilize(ster´il-īz) (v.t.) to make sterile; deprive of the power of reproduction, as bacteria.
Sterling(stẽr´ling) (adj.) pure; unadulterated; genuine; noting English money of standard value; of high merit.
Stern(stẽrn) (adj.) harsh or severe in countenance or manners; austere; unrelenting; steadfast; being in the stern: (n.) the after part of a vessel.
Sternum(stẽr´num) (n.) the central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the clavicle and ribs. Also breast-bone.
Stet(stet) (v.t.) to mark with the word "stet" [let it stand] on a proof, indicating that something marked for omission is to remain.
Stethoscope(steth´ō-skōp) (n.) an instrument for examining the chest, or ascertaining diseases of the chest by sound produced in the thorax.
Stevedore(stēv´e-dōr) (n.) one who loads or unloads a vessel in port, or stows cargo in a ship's hold.
Stew(stū) (v.t.) to boil slowly or with a simmering heat: (v.i.) to be boiled slowly or gently: (n.) a dish prepared by stewing.
Steward(stū´ẽrd) (n.) one who manages the domestic concerns of a family or institution; manager of a large estate or farm; person employed at a hotel, club, or on board ship to superintend culinary affairs; a college official who superintends the kitchen arrangements; a fiscal agent; an officer of the royal household; manager at races, sports, etc.
Stewardess(stū´ẽrd-es) (n.) a woman who attends to female passengers on board ship.
Stewardship(stū´ẽrd-ship) (n.) the office of a steward; management.
Stick(stik) (n.) a small branch or shoot cut off a tree; walking stick; staff; printer's composing-stick; thrust or stab with a pointed instrument; an incompetent or dull speaker: (v.t.) to stab or thrust; pierce; fasten; fix in; make to cohere; attach; set with something pointed; compose or set up type: (v.i.) to be fixed; remain; cleave; adhere; be fastened by piercing; be stayed; hesitate [with at].
Stickiness(stik´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sticky.
Sticky(stik´i) (adj.) adhesive; glutinous; viscous.
Stiff(stif) (adj.) not easily bent; rigid; inflexible; stubborn; not liquid or fluid; strong; violent; not natural or easy; constrained; affected; formal; severe; not written with ease.
Stiffen(stif´n) (v.t.) to make stiff; make more thick or viscous; make torpid: (v.i.) to become stiff; grow more obstinate.
Stiffening(stif´n-ing) (n.) the act of making stiff; material for making anything stiff.
Stiffness(stif´nes) (n.) quality or state of being stiff.
Stifle(stīf´l) (v.t.) to suffocate; smother; extinguish; deaden; suppress or conceal: (v.i.) to be suffocated: (n.) the first joint above a horse's thigh, next the buttock.
Stigma(stig´ma) (n.) a mark made with a branding-iron; mark of infamy or disgrace; the receptive upper part of the pistil of a flower on which the pollen which fertilizes it falls.
Stigmata(stig´ma-ta) (n.) the counterparts of the marks of the wounds in Christ's body, supposed to be impressed on the bodies of certain saints.
Stigmatize(stig´ma-tīz) (v.t.) to mark with a stigma or brand; hold up to disgrace, reproach, or infamy.
Stile(stīl) (n.) set of steps to pass from one side of a fence or wall, etc., to the other; an upright piece in framing or paneling; the gnomon or pin of a sun-dial; style.
Stiletto(sti-let´ō) (n.) a small dagger with a thin, rounded, and pointed blade; pointed instrument for making eyelet holes.
Still(stil) (adj.) at rest; without motion; quiet; calm; silent; not effervescent: (adv.) to this time; nevertheless; always; after that: (v.t.) to make still; calm; render motionless: (n.) an apparatus for distilling liquids; a room for keeping the products of the still.
Stillness(stil´nes) (n.) quality or state of being still; silence; motionlessness.
Stilt(stilt) (n.) a pole of wood with a rest for the foot; used in pairs in walking: (v.t.) to set or raise on stilts.
Stilted(stilt´ed) (adj.) inflated; pompous.
Stimulant(stim´ū-lant) (adj.) serving to stimulate; producing transient increase of vital energy; (pl.) medicines or alcoholic beverages having such an effect.
Stimulate(stim´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to excite or rouse; animate; goad; encourage; excite greater vitality in: (v.i.) to act as a stimulus.
Stimulation(stim-ū-lā´shun) (n.) act of stimulating or exciting; that which stimulates; stimulus; state of being stimulated.
Stimulative(stim´ū-la-tiv) (adj.) having the power of stimulating: (n.) anything that stimulates.
Stimulus(stim´ū-lus) (n.) that which stimulates; a spur; anything exciting to action; incentive; stimulant.
Sting(sting) (n.) the sharp-pointed, poisonous weapon with which certain animals and insect, are furnished; one of the stiff, sharp-pointed, hollow hairs of certain plants; anything that gives acute mental or physical pain; the thrust of a sting: (v.t.) to pierce or wound with, or as with, a sting; cause acute pain to; goad.
Stinging(sting´ing) (p.adj.) piercing, as with a sting; acutely painful; pungent; adapted for stinging.
Stingy(stin´ji) (adj.) close and covetous; meanly avaricious; miserly.
Stink(stingk) (v.i.) to emit a strong, offensive odor: (v.t.) to cause to stink: (n.) a strong, offensive odor; disgusting smell; an unpleasant exposure.
Stinking(stingk´ing) (p.adj.) emitting a stink.
Stint(stint) (v.t.) to restrain within certain Limits: (v.i.) to stop or cease: (n.) a limit; quantity assigned.
Stipend(stī´pend) (n.) salary, especially clerical income.
Stipendiary(stī-pen´di-a-ri) (adj.) receiving stipend or salary: (n.) one who performs services for a salary.
Stipple(stip´l) (v.t.) to engrave by means of dots; paint by small, short touches.
Stipulate(stip´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to arrange or settle definitely or by special mention.
Stipulation(stip-ū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of stipulating; contract, agreement, or bargain; a special condition in a contract.
Stir(stẽr) (v.t.) to put into motion; move; incite; agitate; animate; rouse; instigate: (v.i.) to move or exert one's self; be in motion; change place; rise in the morning: (n.) bustle; agitation; tumult; noise; public disturbance; excitement.
Stirrer(stẽr´ẽr) (n.) one who stirs.
Stirring(stẽr´ing) (n.) the act of moving: (adj.) busy; bustling; exciting; stimulating.
Stirrup(stẽr´up) (n.) an iron hoop suspended by a strap in which a horseman sets his foot when he mounts or rides.
Stitch(stich) (n.) a single pass of a needle and thread through anything made by sewing; link of yarn in knitting; sudden sharp, local pain; a furrow: (v.t.) to form stitches in; unite by stitches; form land into furrows: (v.i.) to practice stitching.
Stitching(stich´ing) (n.) the act of sewing; work sewn; formation of land into furrows.
Stock(stok) (n.) the trunk or stem of a tree or plant; pillar; log, or post; trunk into which a graft is inserted; a blockhead; race, family, or lineage; fund; capital; share of a public debt; store; cattle; stiff cravat; part of a firearm to which the barrel and lock are attached; foundation of soups, etc.; a kind of flower; (pl.) a wooden frame in which the legs of criminals were confined; public funds; shares of capital in a corporate company; frame on which a ship is built: (v.t.) to store up; fill; supply: (v.i.) to take in or obtain supplies: (adj.) kept in stock; permanent.
Stockade(stok-ād´) (n.) a line of posts used as a barrier for defense or enclosure for cattle: (v.t.) to surround with, or defend by, a stockade.
Stockiness(stok´i-nes) (n.) the quality of being stocky.
Stocking(stok´ing) (n.) a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg.
Stocky(stok´i) (adj.) thick and firm; stout; stumpy.
Stodgy(stoj´i) (adj.) wet; clumsy; smug.
Stogy(stō´gi) (n.) a long, thin-rolled cigar of a coarse grade.
Stoic(stō´ik) (n.) a disciple of the Greek philosopher Zeno, who taught that a wise man should be governed by the reason, subdue all passions, and be indifferent to pleasure or pain; one who proposes such doctrines: (adj.) pertaining to the Stoics; indifferent to pleasure or pain.
Stoically(stō´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a stoical manner.
Stoicism(stō´i-sizm) (n.) the doctrines and maxims of the Stoics; real or assumed insensibility to pleasure or pain.
Stoke(stōk) (v.t.) maintain and tend the fire in; as, to stoke a furnace: (v.i.) to act as a stoker.
Stoker(stōk´ẽr) (n.) one who supplies fuel to, and attends to the furnace of, an engine; a fireman.
Stole(stōl) past tense of steal: (n.) a long narrow scarf fringed at the ends, worn by bishops, priests and deacons; a woman's long fur garment for the neck and shoulders.
Stolen(stōl´n) (p.p.) of steal.
Stolid(stol´id) (adj.) stupid; dull; impassive.
Stolidity(stol-id´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being stolid; intellectual dullness.
Stolon(stō´lon) (n.) a trailing branch or creeping sucker which sends down roots.
Stoma(stō´ma) (n.) a minute breathing-pore or aperture.
Stomach(stum´ak) (n.) the principal organ of digestion in the body; appetite; inclination; haughtiness: (v.t.) to resent; put up with.
Stone(stōn) (n.) a hard mass of earthy or mineral matter; gem; material of stone used for building, etc.; calculus; hard seed shell of certain fruits; a weight of varying value, usually 14 pounds avoirdupois; insensibility; hardness.
Stoneware(stōn´wār) (n.) a coarse kind of pottery baked hard and glazed.
Stonily(stōn´i-li) (adv.) in a stony manner.
Stoniness(stōn´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being stony.
Stony(stōn´i) (adj.) pertaining to, of the nature of, or like, stone; rocky; hard; cruel; inflexible; pitiless.
Stood(stood) (p.t.) of stand.
Stool(stōōl) (n.) a seat without a back for one person, usually supported with 3 legs; the seat used in evacuating the bowels; evacuation of the bowels.
Stoop(stōōp) (v.i.) to bend the body downward and forward; descend from rank or dignity; submit; condescend; sweep down on prey: (n.) inclination downward and forward; descent from dignity; condescension; fall of a bird upon its prey; stairway, veranda, or porch with seats.
Stop(stop) (v.t.) to hinder, check, or impede; render impassable; intercept; desist from; regulate the sounds of; deduct; suspend: (v.i.) to cease from any motion or action; reside temporarily: (n.) the act of stopping; state of being stopped; cessation; a device for arresting or limiting musical sounds; series of organ pipes; mark used in punctuation: (interj.) stay! cease!
Stopgap(stop´gap) (n.) that which fills a gap, pause, or want; temporary makeshift.
Stoppage(stop´āj) (n.) the act of stopping; state of being stopped; obstruction; deduction from pay.
Stopper(stop´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, stops; that which closes a vent or hole.
Stopping(stop´ing) (n.) the act of halting; stoppage; something that fills up, or closes.
Stopple(stop´l) (n.) a cork or plug: (v.t.) to close with a stopple.
Storage(stōr´āj) (n.) safe keeping of goods in a warehouse, etc.; price for storage.
Store(stōr) (n.) a large number or great quantity; stock accumulated; abundance or plenty; warehouse; shop; (pl.) naval and military arms, ammunition, clothing, provisions, etc.: (v.t.) to furnish or supply with stores; gather in quantities; accumulate; hoard up; warehouse.
Storehouse(stōr´hows) (n.) house for storing goods; repository; treasury.
Storeroom(stōr´rōōm) (n.) a room in which provisions or other things are kept.
Storied(stōr´id) (adj.) furnished with stories; told in a story.
Stork(stôrk) (n.) a large wading bird, with long legs and large pointed bill.
Storm(stôrm) (n.) a violent atmospheric disturbance; tempest; heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail; violent commotion or agitation; tumult; calamity; violent assault on a fortified place: (v.t.) to attack with violence or open force: (v.i.) to blow violently; be angry or rage.
Stormily(stôrm´i-li) (adv.) in a stormy manner.
Storminess(stôrm´i-nes) (n.) quality or state of being stormy.
Storming(stôrm´ing) (n.) the taking of a fortified place by a violent and open assault: (p.adj.) violently angry or raging.
Stormy(stôrm´j) (adj.) characterized by, or proceeding from, storms; tempestuous; violent.
Story(stō´ri) (n.) a fictitious narrative; pretty tale; short romance; history; stage or floor of a building; division of a house reached by one flight of stairs.
Stoup(stōōp) (n.) a flagon; receptacle for holy water; a liquid measure.
Stout(stout) (adj.) corpulent; thickset; stormy; lusty; brave; resolute.
Stove(stōv) (p.t.) of stave: (n.) an apparatus for enclosing a fire for cooking or heating; hothouse: (v.t.) heat or dry, as in a stove.
Stovepipe(stōv´pīp) (n.) a pipe leading from a stove to a chimney.
Stow(stō) (v.t.) to fill by packing closely; lay up; pack.
Stowage(stō´āj) (n.) the act of stowing; state of being stowed; accommodation for stowing things; money paid for stowage.
Stowaway(stō´a-wā) (n.) one who conceals himself on a vessel leaving port to obtain a free passage.
Straddle(strad´l) (v.t.) to stand or sit astride of: (v.i.) to stand or walk with the legs wide apart.
Stradivarius(strad-i-vā´ri-us) (n.) a violin made by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona (1650-1737).
Straggle(strag´l) (v.i.) to wander from the direct course or way; ramble; rove; roam idly about; be dispersed or scattered; occur at intervals.
Straggler(strag´lẽr) (n.) an idle person; a vagabond; a soldier who does not keep his place while on the march.
Straight(strāt) (adj.) not crooked; right, as a line stretched between two points; direct; upright; undiluted; consistent in support of a candidate or party: (adv.) in a straight manner; direct; at once.
Straighten(strāt´en) (v.t.) to make straight.
Straightforward(strāt-fôr´wẽrd) (adj.) not deviating; honest; open.
Strain(strān) (n.) stock; lineage; race; descent; tune or melody; manner of speech or action; a violent effort; injury by overexertion: (v.t.) to put to its utmost strength; draw; stretch; injure by overtasking; make uneasy or unnatural; filter: (v.i.) to make violent efforts.
Strainer(strān´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, strains; an apparatus for filtering.
Strait(strāt) (adj.) narrow; not broad; confined; distressful; difficult: (n. pl.) a narrow passage of water connecting two seas; difficulty; poverty.
Straiten(strāt´en) (v.t.) to make narrow; contract; confine; put into difficulties; embarrass: (v.i.) to become narrow.
Straitjacket(strāt´jak-et) (n.) a kind of garment for confining mad or delirious persons.
Straitlaced(strāt´lāst) (adj.) laced tightly; strict in manners or morals.
Strand(strand) (n.) the shore of a sea, ocean, or large lake; one of the divisions or twists of a rope: (v.t.) to drive or force upon the sea-shore; run aground; bring into a state of embarrassment: (v.i.) to be lifted or be driven ashore.
Strange(strānj) (adj.) belonging to another country; not domestic; novel; unusual; reserved; inexperienced; unfamiliar.
Strangely(strānj´li) (adv.) in a strange manner.
Strangeness(strānj´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being strange.
Stranger(strānj´ẽr) (n.) a foreigner; guest or visitor; one who is unknown or acquainted; one not admitted to fellowship.
Strangle(strang´gl) (v.t.) to choke; suppress or stifle.
Stranglehold(strang´gl-hōld) (n.) in wrestling a grip which suffocates by compressing the wind-pipe.
Strangulation(strang-gū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of strangling; state of being strangled; suffocation; close constriction.
Strap(strap) (n.) a long, narrow piece of leather or cloth; razor-strop: (v.t.) to fasten or bind with a strap; beat with a strap.
Strapping(strap´ing) (adj.) tall; strong; well-made; handsome.
Stratagem(strat´a-jem) (n.) a device or scheme for defeating an enemy, especially in war; an artifice or plan for deception of any kind, or for gaining some advantage.
Strategic(stra-tēj´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or effected by, strategy or artifice [also strategical]; (pl.) the science of military warfare.
Strategy(strat´e-ji) (n.) strategics; use of artifice or stratagem in carrying out some design.
Stratification(strat-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the process of being arranged or deposited in layers.
Stratified(strat´i-fīd) (adj.) arranged in strata.
Stratify(strat´i-fī) (v.t.) to form, deposit, or arrange, in strata or layers.
Stratum(strā´tum) (n.) a bed of earth or rock, consisting generally of a series of layers; an artificial layer.
Straw(straw) (n.) the stalk of grain; bundle of such stalks when cut and thrashed; anything proverbially worthless; mere trifle.
Strawberry(straw´ber-i) (n.) plant of the genus Fragaria, or its edible fruit.
Stray(strā) (v.i.) to wander from limits or the direct path; deviate; err: (v.t.) to mislead: (adj.) gone astray; wandering.
Streak(strēk) (n.) a line of color different from the ground color; stripe: (v.t.) to form, or mark with, streaks; stripe.
Streaky(strek´i) (adj.) marked with streaks.
Stream(strēm) (n.) a current of water or other fluid; anything flowing out of a source; river, rivulet, or brook; drift or tendency: (v.i.) to issue or flow in a stream; run in a current; issue forth.
Streamer(strēm´ẽr) (n.) a long narrow flag or pennon.
Street(strēt) (n.) a public road in a city or town lined with houses on either side.
Strength(strength) (n.) the state or quality of being strong; active or passive power; muscular force; vigor; power of endurance or resistance; toughness; numbers or amount of any body, as an army; vigor of style; intensity, as of light or color; legal or moral force; potency of liquors.
Strengthen(strength´en) (v.t.) to make strong; confirm; cause to increase in power or security: (v.i.) to become stronger.
Strenuous(stren´ū-us) (adj.) urgent or eagerly pressing; ardent; zealous; strong; vigorous; bold; earnest; valiant.
Stress(stres) (n.) urgency; strain; pressure; force; importance; weight; violence; force of utterance.
Stretch(strech) (v.t.) to draw out to a greater length or width; extend or expand; strain; exaggerate: (v.i.) to be extended; reach; sail by the wind under press of canvas: (n.) the act of stretching; state of being stretched; strain; effort; extension; direction; utmost extent of meaning.
Stretcher(strech´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, stretches; a foot-board used in rowing; a frame or litter for carrying the sick or dead.
Stretchy(strech´i) (n.) elastic; easily stretched.
Strew(strōō) (v.t.) to spread by scattering; scatter loosely.
Striae(strī´ē) (n. pl.) fine thread-like lines; slight furrows; fillets between the channels of columns.
Stricken(strik´en) (p.p.) of strike: (p.adj.) far advanced.
Strict(strikt) (adj.) vigorous; exact; severe; nice to an extreme; careful; rigidly interpreted; straight and narrow.
Stricture(strik´tūr) (n.) a morbid contraction of any passage of the body, especially of the urethra; censure or adverse criticism.
Stride(strīd) (n.) a long step; straddle: (v.i.) to walk with long steps; straddle: (v.t.) to pass by long steps.
Strident(strī´dent) (adj.) harsh; shrill; grating or creaking.
Strife(strīf) (n.) contention for superiority; discord; conflict; quarrel; enmity; war.
Strike(strīk) (v.t.) to hit with a blow or with force; dash; collide; pass quickly; lower or take down; notify by sound; affect strongly or sensibly; produce by a blow or friction; coin or mint; ground; light upon; make, as a bargain: (v.i.) to make a quick blow or thrust; hit; sound by being struck; pay homage, as by lowering a flag or sail in token of respect or submission; cease from work: (n.) cessation of work for higher wages; an instrument for leveling a measure, as of grain; four bushels; direction of the outcrop of a stratum.
Striking(strīk´ing) (adj.) affecting with strong emotions; impressive; forcible; wonderful; surprising.
String(string) (n.) a small cord or line; cord of a musical instrument; cord on which things are filed; series of things connected: (v.t.) to furnish with strings; put in tune; thread on a string; file; deprive of strings.
Stringency(strin´jen-si) (n.) the state or quality of being stringent.
Stringent(strin´jent) (adj.) severe; rigid; strict; binding; tense.
Stringiness(string´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being stringy.
Stringy(string´i) (adj.) consisting of, or like, string; filamentous; viscid.
Strip(strip) (v.t.) to make naked; deprive of a covering; skin or peel; rob or pillage; bereave; take away; milk dry: (v.i.) to undress: (n.) a long narrow piece; trough for washing ore; waste, as destruction of fences.
Stripe(strīp) (v.t.) to variegate with lines of different colors; form the stripes upon; lash or whip: (n.) a line or long narrow division of anything of a different color to the ground; stroke or weal made by a whip, etc.; party badge or color.
Stripling(strip´ling) (n.) a youth; lad.
Strive(strīv) (v.i.) to make exertions or efforts; labor hard or earnestly; aim; struggle; contend in emulation.
Strode(strōd) (p.t.) of stride.
Stroke(strōk) (n.) a knock or blow; calamity or affliction; sudden effect; hostile blow or attack; touch of a pencil or pen; sound of a clock; length of the rectilinear motion of a piston, etc.; sweep of an oar: (v.t.) to rub gently with the hand in one direction; soothe.
Stroll(strōl) (v.i.) to wander on foot; ramble or rove idly: (n.) a leisurely ramble, who.
Stroller(strōl´ẽr) (n.) one who strolls; cart to transport a baby or small child.
Strong(strông) (adj.) having strength; robust; healthy; vigorous; having power of endurance; powerful; violent; muscular; affecting the senses; ardent; well-fortified; rising to higher prices.
Stronghold(strông´hōld) (n.) fastness; fortified place; fortress.
Strop(strop) (n.) a strip of leather for sharpening razors: (v.t.) to sharpen on a strop.
Strophe(strō´fē) (n.) that part of a song or dance in the ancient Greek drama performed by the chorus in turning from the right to the left; the first of two stanzas.
Strophic(strō´fik) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, strophes.
Strove(strōv) (p.t.) of strive.
Struck(struck) (p.t. & p.p.) of strike.
Structural(struk´tū-ral) (adj.) pertaining to structure.
Structure(struk´tūr) (n.) an edifice or building; manner or form of building; form; make; arrangement of parts or organization of a vegetable or animal substance.
Struggle(strug´l) (v.i.) to use violent efforts with contortions of the body; strive with effort; be in pain or agony; contend: (n.) a violent effort with contortions of the body; pain or agony; labor; contest.
Strum(strum) (v.t. & v.i.) to play badly and noisily on a stringed instrument.
Strumpet(strum´pet) (n.) a prostitute.
Strung(strung) (p.t. & p.p.) of string.
Strut(strut) (v.i.) to walk with affected dignity: (n.) a proud step or walk with the head erect; a support of timber.
Strychnine(strik´nin) (n.) a highly poisonous alkaloid.
Stub(stub) (n.) the stump of a tree; a stub-nail: (v.t.) to grub up by the roots; root out; strike against some fixed obstacle; as, to "stub" one's toe.
Stubbed(stub´d) (adj.) short and thick.
Stubble(stub´l) (n.) short stalks or stumps of grain left in the ground after reaping.
Stubborn(stub´ērn) (adj.) immovably fixed in opinion; inflexibly headstrong; obstinate; contumacious.
Stubby(stub´i) (n.) short and thick; stiff and bristling.
Stucco(stuk´ō) (n.) plaster used as a coating for walls or internal decorations; work executed in stucco: (v.t.) to overlay, or decorate, with stucco.
Stuck(stuk) (p.t. & p.p.) of stick.
Stud(stud) (n.) an ornamental knob or button; large-headed ornamental nail; an upright beam; collection of breeding horses and mares; place where they are kept; horses kept for racing, hunting, etc.: (v.t.) to adorn with, or as with, studs; set with detached ornaments or prominent objects.
Studding(stud´ing) (n.) material for studs or joists; studs or joists collectively.
Student(stū´dent) (n.) one who is engaged in study; scholar; one devoted to books or learning; systematic observer.
Studied(stud´id) (adj.) qualified by study; well-read; precise or normal; premeditated.
Studio(stū´di-ō) (n.) workshop of an artist.
Studious(stū´di-us) (adj.) devoted to study or the acquisition of knowledge; diligent; designed; deliberate; careful [with "of"].
Study(stud´i) (n.) the application of the mind to acquisition of knowledge; any particular branch of learning; sketched ideas of a painter, etc., for his future instruction or improvement; a room set apart for a study: (v.i.) to apply the mind closely to a subject; endeavor diligently: (v.t.) to examine closely in order to learn thoroughly; devote one's thoughts to.
Stuff(stuf) (n.) materials out of which anything is made; textile fabrics; furniture; goods; refuse matter; nonsense: (v.t.) to fill by crowding something into; press or pack; fill with seasoning; fill the skin of a dead animal for preservation in its natural form: (v.i.) to eat gluttonously.
Stuffiness(stuf´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being stuffy.
Stuffing(stuf´ing) (n.) that with which anything is, or is to be, filled or stuffed; a food made from bread and seasoning to fill poultry.
Stuffy(stuf´i) (adj.) close or ill-ventilated; sulky.
Stultify(stul´ti-fī) (v.t.) to render foolish; make nugatory.
Stumble(stum´bl) (v.i.) to trip up or fall in walking; light with on or upon; slide into error or crime: (n.) a trip in walking or running; failure or blunder.
Stump(stump) (n.) that part of a tree which remains in the ground after the trunk is cut down; part remaining after amputation, etc.; an artist's soft pencil or rubber: (v.t.) to lop off; reduce to a stump; defeat: (v.i.) travel about making speeches for electioneering purposes; to walk clumsily.
Stumpy(stump´i) (adv.) full of stumps; short and thick.
Stun(stun) (v.t.) to render senseless by, or as by, a blow; confuse with noise; surprise completely; astonish.
Stung(stung) (p.t. & p.p.) of sting; in colloquial language, used of one who has been worsted, or made to appear ridiculous.
Stunk(stunk) (p.t. & p.p.) of stink.
Stunning(stun´ing) (adj.) remarkably fine or large.
Stunt(stunt) (v.t.) to check in growth or progress: (v.i.) to become stunted: (n.) a check in growth; something stunted; an allotted task; a performance.
Stupefaction(stūp-e-fak´shun) (n.) the act of stupefying; state of being stupefied; insensibility; torpor; stupidity.
Stupefy(stūp´e-fī) (v.t.) to deprive of sensibility; make stupid; dull.
Stupendous(stū-pen´dus) (adj.) overcoming the senses by its vastness; astonishing.
Stupid(stū´pid) (adj.) deficient in understanding; insensible; dull; silly; nonsensical.
Stupidity(stū-pid´i-ti) (n.) extreme dullness of perception or understanding; crass ignorance; folly.
Stupor(stū´pẽr) (n.) suspension or great diminution of sensibility; numbness; lethargy; intellectual insensibility.
Sturdily(stẽr´di-li) (adv.) in a sturdy manner.
Sturdiness(stẽr´di-ness) (n.) the state or quality of being sturdy.
Sturdy(stẽr´di) (adj.) hardy; robust; stout; strong; stubborn; vigorous; forcible.
Sturgeon(stur´jun) (n.) a large armored fish used for food.
Stutter(stut´ẽr) (v.i.) to speak with hesitation or stammering: (v.t.) to utter in a stammering manner: (n.) hesitation or stammering in speech. Also stuttering.
Sty(stī) (n.) a pen or enclosure for swine; a filthy or mean place; a kind of boil upon the eyelid: (v.t.) to shut up in a filthy or mean place.
Style(stīl) (n.) a pointed instrument used by the ancients for writing upon wax tablets; the gnomon of a dial; appellation or title; distinctive manner of writing with regard to the choice of words, etc.; manner of speaking; characteristic mode of expression or execution; method of reckoning time; fashion; manner; the stalk between the ovary and stigma of a flower; a probe: (v.t.) to designate or name.
Stylish(stīl´ish) (adj.) displaying, or pretending to, style; fashionable.
Stylist(stīl´ist) (n.) a master of literary style.
Stylistic(stīl-is´tik) (adj.) having an individual quality of writing or speaking; relating to style.
Styptic(stip´tik) (adj.) that contracts, or stops bleeding: (n.) application which checks the flow of blood.
Sub(sub) [prefix] under; less; below.
Suasion(swā´zhun) (n.) act of persuading or advising; advice.
Suave(swäv) (adj.) pleasant in manner.
Suavity(swäv´i-ti) (n.) urbanity; gentleness.
Subaltern(sub-awl´tẽrn) (n.) a commissioned officer under the rank of captain: (adj.) inferior.
Subconscious(sub-kon´shus) (adj.) occurring in the mind, but not in consciousness; faintly, vaguely conscious.
Subdivide(sub-di-vīd´) (v.t.) to divide into smaller divisions.
Subdivision(sub-di-vizh´un) (n.) act of subdividing; part made by subdividing.
Subdue(sub-dū´) (v.t.) to overcome or conquer; vanquish; reduce; lower; tone down.
Subject(sub´jekt) (adj.) under the power or control of another; subordinate; disposed; liable: (n.) one who is under the power or control of another; that which is treated in writing, speaking, etc.; theme; topic; design; a dead body for dissection; substance; material; theme of a proposition; the Ego, as distinguished from the non-Ego or object; theme of a movement: (v.t.) (sub-jekt´) to bring under the power or control of; render subordinate; enslave; subjugate; render liable; expose.
Subjection(sub-jek´shun) (n.) the act of subjecting; state of being subjected.
Subjective(sub-jek´tiv) (adj.) pertaining to the subject as opposed to the object; derived from one's own consciousness.
Subjectively(sub-jek´tiv-li) (adv.) in a subjective manner.
Subjectivity(sub-jek-tiv´i-ti) (n.) quality or state of being subjective; individuality of an author or artist, as exhibited in his works.
Subjoin(sub-join´) (v.t.) add at the end or afterward; affix; append.
Subjugate(sub´jū-gāt) (v.t.) to conquer by force; bring under dominion.
Subjugation(sub-jū-gā´shun) (n.) the act of subjugating; state of being subjugated.
Subjugator(sub´jū-gā-tẽr) (n.) one who subjugates.
Subjunctive(sub-jungk´tiv) (adj.) noting a form of the verb expressive of contingency, condition, or hypothesis.
Sublimate(sub´li-māt) (v.t.) to convert a solid, by heat into vapor, which on cooling returns to the solid state; refine and exalt.
Sublimation(sub-li-mā´shun) (n.) the act of sublimating.
Sublime(sub-līm´) (adj.) awakening feelings of awe and reverence; high in place or excellence; exalted in nature; elevated in manner or style: (n.) that which is awe-inspiring in works of nature or art as distinguished from the beautiful [with the]: (v.t.) to dignify or exalt; render noble: (v.i.) to be capable of sublimation.
Sublimely(sub-līm´li) (adv.) in a sublime manner.
Sublimity(sub-lim´i-ti) (n.) loftiness of style or sentiment; elevation; moral grandeur; excellence.
Submarine(sub´ma-rēn) (adj.) under water; submerged: (n.) a naval vessel that is constructed to be navigated beneath the surface of the water.
Submerge(sub-mẽrj´) (v.t.) to place under water; overwhelm: (v.i.) to be, or lie, under water.
Submersible(sub-mẽr´si-bl) (adj.) capable of being submerged: (n.) a submarine.
Submersion(sub-mẽr´shun) (n.) the act of submerging; state of being submerged. Also submergence.
Submission(sub-mish´un) (n.) the act of submitting or yielding; obedience.
Submissive(sub-mis´iv) (adj.) yielding to authority; obedient; humble.
Submissiveness(sub-mis´iv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being submissive.
Submit(sub-mit´) (v.t.) to yield to the authority of another; surrender; resign; refer to; comply with: (v.i.) to be subject; yield.
Submitter(sub-mit´ẽr) (n.) one who submits.
Subnormal(sub-nôr´mal) (adj.) less than normal.
Subordinate(sub-ôr´di-nāt) (adj.) inferior in rank, value, power, or importance: (n.) one who is inferior to another in rank, etc.: (v.t.) to place in a lower order; render subject.
Subordination(sub-ôr-di-nā´shun) (n.) the act of subordinating or placing in a lower order; subjection; state of being subordinate; inferiority of rank, position, etc.
Suborn(sub-ôrn´) (v.t.) to procure or induce to commit perjury; procure by indirect means or by secret collusion.
Subornation(sub-ôr-nā´shun) (n.) the act of inducing a person to commit perjury by bribes or persuasion.
Subpoena(sub-pē´na) (n.) a writ commanding the attendance of a person in court as a witness under a penalty: (v.t.) to serve with a subpoena.
Subscribe(sub-skrīb´) (v.t.) to write or annex [one's name] to a paper or document; give or promise [a sum of money] for some object by writing one's name; publish [a book] by subscription: (v.i.) to give consent.
Subscription(sub-skrip´shun) (n.) the act of subscribing; name subscribed; signature; sum of money subscribed.
Subsequence(sub´sē-kwens) (n.) the act or state of being subsequent.
Subsequent(sub´sē-kwent) (adj.) following or coming after in time or order; posterior.
Subserve(sub-sẽrv´) (v.t.) to be subservient to; promote; serve instrumentally.
Subservient(sub-sẽrv´i-ent) (adj.) serving to promote; subject; submissive.
Subside(sub-sīd´) (v.i.) to sink or fall to the bottom; tend downward, settle; abate; become tranquil or calm.
Subsidence(sub´si-dens) (n.) the act of subsiding or sinking down; downward tendency.
Subsidiary(sub-sid´i-a-ri) (adj.) auxiliary; furnishing additional supplies: (n.) an auxiliary.
Subsidize(sub´si-dīz) (v.t.) to furnish with a subsidy.
Subsidy(sub´si-di) (n.) pecuniary aid granted by one government to another, especially for war expenses; public grant or subvention to aid an enterprise for the public convenience.
Subsist(sub-sist´) (v.i.) to have existence; to retain the present state; inhere; have the means of livelihood.
Subsistence(sub-sist´ens) (n.) means of support; maintenance; livelihood.
Substance(sub´stans) (n.) matter or material; characteristic and essential part of anything; purport; wealth or property.
Substantial(sub-stan´shal) (adj.) belonging to, or having, substance; containing the essential parts; solid; material; corporeal; having considerable wealth or property; (pl.) essential parts.
Substantially(sub-stan´sha-li) (adv.) in a substantial manner; essentially.
Substantiate(sub-stan´shi-āt) (v.t.) to establish the truth of by proof or competent evidence.
Substantive(sub´stan-tiv) (adj.) expressing existence; real; essential: (n.) that part of speech which expresses the existence of anything material or immaterial; noun.
Substantively(sub´stan-tiv-li) (adv.) in a substantive manner; essentially; as a substantive or noun.
Substitute(sub´sti-tūt) (v.t.) to put in the place of another; change: (n.) one who, or that which, is put in the place of another.
Substitution(sub-sti-tū´shun) (n.) the act of substituting; state of being substituted.
Subsume(sub-sūm´) (v.t.) to include under a more general class or under something else.
Subtend(sub-tend´) (v.t.) to extend under or be opposite to.
Subterfuge(sub´tẽr-fūj) (n.) an evasion or artifice; trick; shift.
Subterranean(sub-tẽr-ā´ne-an) (adj.) below the surface or beneath the earth.
Subtile(sut´l) (adj.) thin; delicately constructed; fine; delicate; refined; acute; cunning; artful.
Subtle(sut´l) (adj.) artful; insinuating; crafty.
Subtlety(sut´l-ti) (n.) acuteness of intellect; cunning; shrewdness.
Subtract(sub-trakt´) (v.t.) to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole; deduct.
Subtraction(sub-trak´shun) (n.) the act of subtracting.
Subtractive(sub-trak´tiv) (adj.) tending, or having power, to subtract.
Subtrahend(sub´tra-hend) (n.) the quantity or number to be subtracted from another.
Suburb(sub´ẽrb) (n.) an outlying district of a city or town.
Suburban(sub-ẽr´ban) (adj.) pertaining to, in, or living within, the suburbs.
Subvention(sub-ven´shun) (n.) a government grant or subsidy.
Subversion(sub-vẽr´shun) (n.) the act of subverting; overthrow; ruin.
Subversive(sub-vẽr´siv) (adj.) tending to subvert.
Subvert(sub-vẽrt´) (v.t.) to turn upside down; ruin; overthrow; corrupt.
Subvertible(sub-vẽrt´i-bl) (adj.) capable of being subverted.
Subway(sub´wā) (n.) an underground passage or railroad.
Succeed(suk-sēd´) (v.t.) to take the place of; follow: (v.i.) to follow in order; obtain one's wishes; be successful; accomplish something attempted; end with advantage; prosper.
Success(suk-ses´) (n.) the prosperous termination of any enterprise; prosperity.
Successful(suk-ses´fool) (adj.) ending in success; prosperous; fortunate.
Successfully(suk-ses´foo-li) (adv.) in a successful manner.
Succession(suk-ses´shun) (n.) the act of following in order; lineage; act or right of coming in the place of another; rotation, as of crops.
Successive(suk-ses´iv) (adj.) following in uninterrupted order; legitimate; consecutive.
Successively(suk-ses´iv-li) (adv.) in a successive manner; consecutively.
Successor(suk-ses´ẽr) (n.) one who succeeds or follows in the place or character of another.
Succinct(suk-singkt´) (adj.) short; concise; tersely expressed.
Succor(suk´ẽr) (v.t.) to help or relieve when in difficulty or distress; aid: (n.) relief; aid.
Succotash(suk´ō-tash) (n.) a dish of green maize and beans boiled together.
Succulence(suk´ū-lens) (n.) quality or state of being succulent; juiciness.
Succulent(suk´ū-lent) (adj.) juicy; said of plants replete with juices.
Succumb(suk-kum´) (v.i.) to yield; submit.
Such(such) (adj.) the same that, or as referred to; denoting a particular person or thing; certain; very great.
Suck(suk) (v.t.) to draw in with the mouth: (v.i.) to draw milk from the breast: (n.) the act of sucking; milk drawn from the breast.
Sucker(suk´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, sucks; piston of a pump; a tube through which anything is drawn; shoot of a plant from the lower part of the stem; a sweet.
Sucking(suk´ing) (adj.) drawing with the mouth or with an instrument; very young.
Suckle(suk´l) (v.t.) to nurse at the breast.
Suckling(suk´ling) (n.) young child or animal being suckled.
Sucrose(sū´krōs) (n.) cane-sugar.
Suction(suk´shun) (n.) the act or process of sucking; act of drawing fluids by the removal of the atmospheric pressure.
Sudden(sud´n) (adj.) happening unexpectedly; instantaneous; without notice; quick.
Suddenly(sud´n-li) (adv.) in a sudden manner.
Suds(sudz) (n. pl.) frothy, soapy water.
Sudsy(sud´zi) (adj.) like suds.
Sue(sū) (v.t.) to prosecute at law: (v.i.) to entreat; beg; petition; pay court; institute legal proceedings [with for].
Suet(sū´et) (n.) the hard fat around the kidneys and loins of sheep and oxen.
Suffer(suf´ẽr) (v.t.) to feel with a sense of pain; undergo; bear; be affected by; allow; tolerate: (v.i.) to feel pain or punishment; be in distress; endure loss or injury.
Sufferable(suf´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) that may be allowed or tolerated; permissible.
Sufferance(suf´ẽr-ans) (n.) patience under pain; toleration; negative consent; permission.
Suffering(suf´ẽr-ing) (n.) the state of enduring physical or mental pain; distress; loss or injury endured.
Suffice(suf-īs´) (v.i.) to be sufficient: (v.t.) to satisfy.
Sufficiency(suf-ish´en-si) (n.) the state or quality or being sufficient; competence; self-confidence; conceit.
Sufficient(suf-ish´ent) (adj.) equal to any end or purpose; adequate; competent.
Suffix(suf´iks) (n.) a letter or syllable added at the end of a word; affix: (v.t.) (suf-iks´) to add, as a letter or syllable at the end of a word.
Suffocate(suf´ō-kāt) (v.t.) to choke by stopping respiration smother; stifle.
Suffocation(suf-ō-kā´shun) (n.) the act of suffocating; state of being suffocated.
Suffrage(suf´rāj) (n.) vote, or right to vote; franchise; voice or vote given on a controverted subject; (pl.) united prayer of a congregation.
Suffragette(suf-ra-jet´) (n.) a woman who demands the suffrage or right to vote.
Suffuse(suf-fūz´) (v.t.) to spread over as with a fluid or a color.
Suffusion(suf-fū´zhun) (n.) the act of suffusing; that which is suffused or spread over.
Sugar(shoog´ẽr) (n.) a sweet crystalline substance obtained from the sugar-cane, beet, etc.; any substance resembling sugar; flattery: (adj.) pertaining to, like, made of, or yielding, sugar; sweet: (v.t.) to sprinkle or mix with sugar; sweeten; flatter.
Sugarcane(shoog´ẽr-kan) (n.) strong cane-stemmed grass which is the chief source of the sugar of commerce.
Sugary(shoog´ẽr-i) (adj.) like, composed of, or fond of, sugar; sweet.
Suggest(su-jest´) (v.t.) to introduce indirectly to the mind or thoughts; hint; insinuate; allude or refer to: (v.i.) to make suggestions.
Suggestion(su-jes´chun) (n.) the act of suggesting; thing suggested; hint.
Suggestive(su-jes´tiv) (adj.) containing, or full of, suggestion.
Suggestively(su-jes´tiv-li) (adv.) by way of suggestion.
Suicidal(sū-i-sīd´al) (adj.) pertaining to, or partaking of, suicide.
Suicide(sū´i-sīd) (n.) a person who kills himself; self-murder; ruin of one's own interests.
Suit(sūt) (n.) a set of things correspondent to each other, as of the same kind; petition or prayer; courtship; one of four sets of a pack of cards; an action or process at law for the recovery of a right or claim: (v.t.) to be fitted to; fall in with; accommodate; please: (v.i.) to correspond or accord; agree.
Suitability(sūt-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being suitable. Also suitableness.
Suitable(sūt´a-bl) (adj.) fitting; appropriate.
Suitably(sūt-a-bli) (adv.) in a suitable manner.
Suite(swēt) (n.) a retinue or company; series; set, as of rooms, furniture, etc.
Suitor(sūt´ẽr) (n.) a petitioner; lover; party to a lawsuit.
Sulfate(sul´fāt) (n.) salt formed by sulfuric acid with a base.
Sulfur(sul´fẽr) (n.) a non-metallic element, brittle and of yellow color, insoluble in water, but fusible by heat.
Sulfuric(sul-fū´rik) (adj.) obtained from, or containing, sulfur.
Sulk(sulk) (v.i.) indulge in a sulky fit or mood; to be sulky.
Sulkily(sulk´i-li) (adv.) in a sulky manner.
Sulkiness(sulk´i-nes) (n.) the state of being sulky.
Sulky(sulk´i) (adj.) sour in temper; morose; sullen; inclined to sulk.
Sullen(sul´en) (adj.) morosely silent; gloomily angry; dismal; heavy.
Sully(sul´i) (v.t.) to tarnish or soil; dirty; stain: (n.) a tarnish or stain.
Sultan(sul´tan) (n.) a sovereign ruler.
Sultrily(sul´tri-li) (adv.) oppressively.
Sultriness(sul´tri-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sultry.
Sultry(sul´tri) (adj.) very hot, close, and oppressive; close and heavy with a moist heat.
Sum(sum) (n.) the aggregate of two or more things taken together; whole; total; quantity of money, substance; compendium; utmost degree; arithmetical problem for solution: (v.t.) to add into one amount condense into few words.
Summarily(sum´a-ri-li) (adv.) in a short way or method; concisely.
Summarize(sum´a-rīz) (v.t.) to state concisely.
Summary(sum´a-ri) (adj.) brief; laconic; compendious; done in a short way or method: (n.) an abridgment; compendium.
Summation(sum-ā´shun) (n.) the act of forming a total; aggregate.
Summer(sum´ẽr) (n.) that part of the year which comprises the hottest months, June, July, and August; large piece of timber to receive the ends of the joists; horizontal girder: (v.i.) to pass the summer: (v.t.) to feed or keep during the summer.
Summit(sum´it) (n.) the top or highest point.
Summon(sum´un) (v.t.) to cite or call by authority; command to appear in court; invite; rouse to exertion; (n. pl.) a citation to appear in court on a certain day; document containing such a citation; authoritative call.
Summons(sum´unz) (n.) authoritative call; call to appear, especially in court, or the writ by which such call is given.
Sumptuous(sump´tū-us) (adj.) expensive; costly; luxurious; magnificent.
Sun(sun) (n.) the luminous body around which the earth, and other planets, etc., of the solar system revolve; the source of light and heat to the earth; any center of a system of worlds; anything like the sun in splendor or power; sunshine: (v.t.) to expose to the sums rays; warm or dry in the sun.
Sundae(sun´dē) (n.) compound of ice-cream and crushed fruit or nuts.
Sunday(sun´dā) (n.) the first day of the week, the Christian Sabbath, or Lord's Day: (adj.) pertaining to Sunday.
Sunder(sun´dẽr) (v.t.) to divide or rend.
Sundial(sun´dī-al) (n.) a device for measuring time by means of an upright piece of stone or metal upon a dial where the shadow moves the hours in a scale.
Sundries(sun´driz) (n. pl.) numerous small or miscellaneous articles or matters.
Sundry(sun´dri) (adj.) more than one or two; various; several.
Sunflower(sun´flow-ẽr) (n.) plant whose flower is a large disk with yellow petals like rays, and which turns toward the sun.
Sung(sung) (p.p.) of sing.
Sunk(sungk) (p.t. & p.p.) of sink.
Sunken(sungk´en) (adj.) lying on the bottom of the sea; fallen or pressed down.
Sunless(sun´les) deprived of sunlight; in shadow.
Sunlight(sun´līt) (n.) light of the sun; daylight.
Sunniness(sun´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sunny.
Sunny(sun´i) (adj.) pertaining to, like, proceeding from, or exposed to, the sun; bright; warm; cheerful.
Sunrise(sun´rīz) (n.) the apparent rising of the sun in the East.
Sunset(sun´set) (n.) the apparent setting of the sun in the West.
Sunshade(sun´shād) (n.) something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as a parasol, awning, etc.
Sunshine(sun´shīn) (n.) the light or rays of the sun; warmth; brightness.
Sunspot(sun´spot) (n.) a dark spot appearing on the sun within 35 of the equator.
Sunstroke(sun´strōk) (n.) a kind of apoplexy, caused by the intense heat of the sun's rays.
Sup(sup) (v.t.) to take into the mouth with the lips; sip: (v.i.) to take supper: (n.) a small mouthful.
Super(sū´pẽr) (adj.) over; above; beyond; in excess.
Superabundance(sū-pẽr-a-bun´dans) (n.) an excessive amount of anything.
Superb(sū-pẽrb´) (adj.) grand; proud; stately; elegant; first-rate; sumptuous.
Supercilious(sū-pẽr:sil´i-us) (adj.) haughty; proud; disdainful; dictatorial; overbearing.
Supererogation(sū-pẽr-ẽr-ō-gā´shun) (n.) the performance of more than is required by duty.
Supererogatory(sū-pẽr-e-rog´a-tō-ri) (adj.) performed beyond what is required by duty.
Superficial(sū-pẽr-fish´al) (adj.) pertaining to, or being on the surface; slight; not deep; unlearned.
Superficiality(sū-pẽr-fish-i-al´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being superficial; slight knowledge.
Superfine(sū´pẽr-fīn) (adj.) of extreme delicacy or fineness.
Superfluity(sū-pẽr-flōō´i-ti) (n.) superabundance; excess.
Superfluous(sū-pẽr´flōō-us) (adj.) more than enough or necessary; excessive.
Superhuman(sū-pẽr-hū´man) (adj.) above what is human; gigantic; enormous; divine.
Superimpose(sū-pẽr-im-pōz´) (v.t.) to place on something else.
Superintend(sū-pẽr-in-tend´) (v.t.) to have, or exercise the charge or oversight of; direct or control.
Superintendence(sū-pẽr-in-ten´dens) (n.) supervision; oversight; control.
Superintendent(sū-pẽr-in-ten´dent) (n.) one who superintends; overseer.
Superior(sū-pē´ri-ẽr) (adj.) higher or above in place, position, rank, dignity, office, or excellence; stronger; surpassing others; not conquered; preferable; beyond the power or influence of; placed above another organ: (n.) one who is superior to others; one of higher rank or position; head of a religious house.
Superiority(sū-pē-ri-or´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being superior; preeminence; advantage.
Superlative(sū-pẽr´la-tiv) (adj.) superior to all others; highest in degree: (n.) a word expressing the highest degree of anything.
Superlatively(sū-pẽr´la-tiv-li) (adv.) in a superlative manner.
Supernal(sū-pẽr´nal) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated in, a higher place or region; celestial.
Supernatural(sū-pẽr-nat´ū-ral) (adj.) beyond, or exceeding, the powers or laws of nature.
Supernumerary(sū-pẽr-nūm´ẽr-a-ri) (n.) a person or thing beyond the stated or required number: (adj.) exceeding the number stated or required.
Superpose(sū-pẽr-pōz´) (v.t.) to place over or upon.
Superscribe(sū-pẽr-skrīb´) (v.t.) to write or inscribe, or engrave on the outside or top.
Superscription(sū-pẽr-skrip´shun) (n.) the act of superscribing; the address or direction.
Supersede(sū-pẽr-sēd´) (v.t.) to set aside or render null and void by superior power; come into, or take, the place of.
Superstition(sū-pẽr-stish´un) (n.) reverence for, and belief in, the supernatural, or objects which are not worthy of worship; false worship or religion; extreme observance of religious rites or ceremonies.
Superstitious(sū-pẽr-stish´us) (adj.) pertaining to, characterized by, proceeding from, or addicted to, superstition; extreme in religious rites or ceremonies.
Superstructure(sū-pẽr-struk´tūr) (n.) anything built or founded on something else; a building.
Supervene(sū-pẽr-vēn´) (v.i.) to come upon as something extraneous; occur.
Supervise(sū-pẽr-vīz´) (v.t.) to oversee.
Supervision(sū-pẽr-vizh´un) (n.) the act of supervising; superintendence.
Supervisor(sū-pẽr-vīz´ẽr) (n.) one who supervises; an overseer.
Supervisory(sū-pẽr-vī´zō-ri) (adj.) exercising supervision.
Supine(sū-pīn´) (adj.) lying on the back; indolent; careless; inattentive; negligent.
Supinely(sū-pīn´li) (adv.) in a supine manner.
Supper(sup´ẽr) (n.) meal taken at the close of the day.
Supplant(sup-plant´) (v.t.) to displace and take the place of, as by craft; supersede.
Supple(sup´l) (adj.) flexible; yielding; servile: (v.t.) to make supple: (v.i.) to grow pliant.
Supplement(sup´le-ment) (v.t.) to add something to; fill up or supply: (n.) something added to render anything more complete or supply defects or errors; appendix; the quantity by which an arc or angle falls short of a semicircle.
Supplemental(sup-le-men´tal) (adj.) serving as a supplement; additional.
Suppleness(sup´l-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being supple; pliancy.
Suppliant(sup´li-ant) (adj.) beseeching; entreating; suing: (n.) one who supplicates; humble petitioner.
Supplicate(sup´li-kāt) (v.t.) to ask or beg humbly and earnestly; address in prayer; beseech; implore.
Supplication(sup-li-kā´shun) (n.) the act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer or entreaty.
Supplier(sup-lī´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, supplies.
Supply(sup-lī´) (v.t.) to furnish with what is required; provide; serve instead of; fill: (n.) the act of supplying; thing supplied; amount of money or food required for daily necessaries, as of an army, etc. [usually plural].
Support(sūp-pōrt´) (v.t.) to sustain; bear up; endure; uphold; favor; second; incur; carry on; provide for or nourish: (n.) the act of supporting; that which supports; maintenance; livelihood; aid.
Supportable(sup-pōrt´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being supported or maintained.
Supporter(sup-port´ẽr) (n.) one who or that which supports.
Suppose(sup-pōz´) (v.t.) to imagine; admit without proof; assume as true; think.
Supposition(sup-pō-zish´un) (n.) the act of supposing; thing supposed; assumption.
Suppository(sup-poz´i-tō-ri) (n.) a medicated mass, usually in the form of a cone, for introduction into some cavity of the body, where it dissolves.
Suppress(sup-pres´) (v.t.) to subdue; crush; keep in or down; quell; conceal; restrain the publication of; arrest the normal secretions of.
Suppression(sup-presh´un) (n.) the act of suppressing; stoppage; concealment; omission.
Suppressor(sup-pres´ẽr) (n.) one who suppresses.
Supremacy(sū-prema-si) (n.) the state or quality of being supreme; highest authority.
Supreme(sū-prēm´) (adj.) highest in power or authority; most excellent; extreme; utmost.
Supremely(sū-prēm´li) (adv.) in a supreme manner.
Surcease(sẽr-sēs´) (v.i.) with from, to cease entirely.
Surcharge(sẽr-chārj´) (v.t.) to overload: (n.) an excessive load or charge.
Sure(shōōr) (adj.) fit to be depended upon; certain; reliable; infallible; firm; safe.
Surely(shōōr´li) (adv.) certainly; without risk, hazard, or doubt.
Sureness(shōōr´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being sure; certainty.
Surety(shōōr´ti) (n.) certainty; security against loss or damage; guarantee; hostage; one who becomes jointly bound with another; bail.
Surf(sẽrf) (n.) the swell of the sea that breaks and foams upon the shore or the rocks.
Surface(sẽr´fas) (n.) the exterior part or upper face of anything; outward appearance; outside: (v.t.) work the surface of, as ground, in searching for gold.
Surfeit(sẽr´fit) (n.) excess in eating or drinking; sickness caused by such excess: (v.t.) to feed to excess and sickness.
Surge(sẽrj) (n.) a large wave or billow; great roll; swell: (v.i.) to roll or rise high.
Surgeon(sẽr´jun) (n.) a medical practitioner, especially one who practices surgery.
Surgery(sẽr´jẽr-i) (n.) the act and art of treating injuries or diseases by manual operations; place where a surgeon operates or keeps his medicines.
Surgical(sẽr´ji-kl) (adj.) of or pertaining to surgery.
Surliness(sẽr´li-nes) (n.) surly behavior.
Surly(sẽr´li) (adj.) gloomily morose; rough; uncivil; churlish; snarling; ill-natured.
Surmise(sẽr-mīz´) (n.) guess or conjecture; suspicion: (v.t.) to imagine without certain knowledge; suspect; conjecture; fancy.
Surmount(sẽr-mount´) (v.t.) to rise above; overcome; conquer; vanquish; exceed.
Surname(sẽr´nām) (n.) a name added to the baptismal names; family name: (v.t.) to give the family name to.
Surpass(sẽr-pas´) (v.t.) to exceed; excel; go beyond in excellence or badness.
Surplice(sẽr´plis) (n.) white outer garment worn by the clergy.
Surplus(sẽr´plus) (n.) that which remains over and above what is required; excess: (adj.) exceeding what is required.
Surprise(sẽr-prīz´) (n.) the act of taking unawares; astonishment; sudden emotion, confusion, or perplexity: (v.t.) to take unawares; confuse or perplex; assail unexpectedly; astonish.
Surprising(sẽr-prīz´ing) (adj.) causing surprise or astonishment; extraordinary.
Surrender(sẽr-ren´dẽr) (v.t.) to yield to the power of another; give up on compulsion; cede; resign: (v.i.) to yield; give up one's self into the power of another: (n.) the act of yielding into the power or possession of another; a yielding or giving up.
Surreptitious(sẽr-rep-tish´us) (adj.) done by stealth or fraud; unauthorized.
Surrey(sẽr´i) (n.) light, two-seated, uncovered carriage.
Surrogate(sẽr´ō-gāt) (n.) substitute; probate judge who presides over the settlement of estates, wills, etc.
Surround(sẽr-round´) (v.t.) to enclose on all sides; encompass; hem in.
Surrounding(sẽr-round´ing) (n.) act of enclosing or encompassing; external or accompanying circumstance; the conditions encompassing a person or thing; usually in the plural.
Surtax(sẽr´taks) (n.) an additional tax: (v.t.) (sẽr-taks´) to impose a surtax on.
Surveillance(sẽr-vāl´yans) (n.) watch; oversight; inspection.
Survey(sẽr-vā´) (v.t.) to inspect or take a view of overlook; examine; measure and estimate, as land: (n.) (sẽr´vā) the act of surveying; particular view or examination; customs district.
Surveying(sẽr-vā´ing) (n.) the art or business of measuring land.
Surveyor(sẽr-vā´ẽr) (n.) one who surveys; one whose business it is to measure land.
Survival(sẽr-vī´val) (n.) continuance beyond the life of another; any ancient use, custom, or belief continuing to the present day.
Survive(sẽr-vīv´) (v.t.) to live longer than; outlive: (v.i.) to remain alive.
Survivor(sẽr-vīv´ẽr) (n.) one who outlives another; the longer-lived of two joint tenants, etc.
Susceptibility(sus-sept-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being susceptible; impressibility; sensibility; capability.
Susceptible(sus-sept´i-bl) (adj.) capable of admitting something additional, or any change, influence, affection, etc.; easily acted upon; impressible.
Susceptive(sus-sep´tiv) (adj.) capable of receiving or admitting.
Suspect(sus-pekt´) (v.t.) to have a suspicion of; imagine to exist; conjecture; mistrust: (n.) (sus´pekt) a person suspected to be guilty of some crime.
Suspend(sus-pend´) (v.t.) to make to hang by anything; delay; interrupt; cause to cease for a time; debar temporarily.
Suspender(sus-pend´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, suspends; (pl.) braces.
Suspense(sus-pens´) (n.) a state of uncertainty, doubt, or anxiety; indecision; act of withholding the judgment; temporary cessation of a man's right.
Suspension(sus-pen´shun) (n.) the act of suspending; state of being suspended; a keeping in doubt; uncertainty; delay; interruption; temporary privation of power, office, privilege, or rights; in music, continuation of a note from one chord to another.
Suspicion(sus-pish´un) (n.) the act of suspecting; distrust; want of confidence; imagination of something wrong on slight or insufficient proof; hint; very small quantity.
Suspicious(sus-pish´us) (adj.) full of, inclined to, or cherishing, suspicion; open to, or exciting, suspicion; doubtful.
Sustain(sus-tān´) (v.t.) to hold up or support; maintain; keep; support; nourish; bear; endure; strengthen.
Sustained(sus-tānd´) (adj.) maintained at a certain pitch or level; uniform.
Sustenance(sus´ten-ans) (n.) that which supports life; food; maintenance or support.
Sutler(sut´lẽr) (n.) a person who follows an army and sells provisions, liquor, etc., to the troops.
Suture(sū´tūr) (n.) the drawing together of the edges of a wound by sewing; lines of junction of the bones of the skull; seam at the union of two margins of a plant.
Suzerain(sū´ze-rān) (n.) a feudal lord, to whom fealty is due; superior or paramount ruler.
Suzerainty(sū´ze-rān-ti) (n.) the office, or dignity, of a suzerain; paramount authority.
Swab(swob) (n.) a mop for cleaning decks, floors, etc.; bit of cotton on the end of a handle for cleaning the ear, mouth, etc.: (v.t.) to rub or clean with a swab.
Swaddle(swod´l) (v.t.) to swathe or bind tightly, especially infants.
Swag(swag) (v.i.) to sink down by its own weight; hang heavily; sag: (n.) an unequal, hobbling motion; thieve's booty.
Swagger(swag´ẽr) (v.i.) to bully or bluster; strut haughtily or with affected superiority: (n.) an affected or insolent manner of walking; noisy boastfulness.
Swain(swān) (n.) a peasant; rustic lover; sweetheart.
Swallow(swol´ō) (n.) migratory bird with long-wings, which seizes its insect food on the wing; groove round a tackle-block; the gullet or esophagus; voracity; as much as can be swallowed at once: (v.t.) to take into the stomach through the esophagus; absorb; engulf; engage entirely; retract; put up with: (v.i.) to perform the act of swallowing.
Swam(swam) (p.t.) of swim.
Swamp(swomp) (n.) wet or boggy land; soft, low land saturated with water: (v.t.) to plunge, overwhelm, or sink in, or as in, a swamp; sink in water; plunge into inextricable difficulties; ruin.
Swan(swon) (n.) a web-footed bird of the genus Cygnus, with a very long neck, and remarkable for its grace in swimming.
Swap(swop) (v.t.) to exchange or barter: (n.) barter; a blow or stroke.
Swarm(swawrm) (v.i.) to throng together in a crowd; collect and rise from the hive; said of bees; breed multitudes; to climb a tree, etc., by embracing it with the arms and leg alternately with up: (n.) a cluster of insects, especially bees; crowd or multitude in motion.
Swarthy(sworth´i) (adj.) of a dark or tawny hue.
Swash(swosh) (n.) a dashing or splashing of water: (v.i.) to dash or splash water about.
Swashing(swosh´ing) (adj.) crushing; slashing.
Swat(swot) (v.t.) to smite: (n.) a loose blow with the open hand.
Swath(swawth) (n.) a line or ridge of grass or grain as cut down by the mower; sweep of a scythe in mowing.
Swathe(swāth) (v.t.) to bind with a bandage or roller; wrap: (n.) a bandage or roller.
Sway(swā) (v.t.) to move backwards and forwards; influence by power or moral force; bias; govern: (v.i.) to incline on one side; be drawn by weight: (n.) the swing or sweep of a weapon; cast of the balance; anything moving with power and bulk; rule; dominion; authority; control; inclination or weight on one side.
Swear(swār) (v.i.) to make a solemn declaration by appealing to God for the truth of what is affirmed; give evidence on oath; use profane language: (v.t.) to utter or affirm by appeal to God; cause to take, or bind by, an oath.
Sweat(swet) (n.) the moisture which exudes from the pores of the skin; toil; exertion: (v.i.) to exude moisture through the pores of the skin; perspire; labor; drudge: (v.t.) to cause to sweat; oppress by employing at an unfair rate of wages.
Sweater(swet´ẽr) (n.) a heavy knitted outer garment, worn in athletic sports.
Sweatshop(swet´shop) (n.) a house or apartment whose residents do home work for dealers at unfairly low wages.
Sweep(swēp) (v.t.) to brush, rub over, or clean, with a broom, etc.; drive or carry along or off with force; strike with a long stroke; touch in passing: (v.i.) to pass with violence, speed, or pomp; pass with celerity or force; move along with a long reach: (n.) the act of sweeping; general destruction; range; extent; direction of a curve; rapid survey with the eye; extent of a stroke; chimney-sweeper; large oar; blackguard.
Sweepstakes(swēp´stāks) (n. pl.) the whole money or other things staked or won at a horse-race or in gaming.
Sweet(swēt) (adj.) pleasing to the senses, as smell, taste, etc.; tasting like sugar; luscious; fragrant; melodious; soft; gentle; kind; obliging; loved; not stale or putrid; fresh; not salted: (n.) a term of endearment; (n. pl.) confectionery; homemade wines.
Sweeten(swēt´n) (v.t.) to make sweet; render mild, kind, grateful, or pleasing; render less painful, difficult, or laborious; palliate: (v.i.) to become sweet.
Sweetheart(swēt´härt) (n.) a lover; one who is the object of a lover's affection.
Sweetish(swēt´ish) (adj.) somewhat sweet.
Sweetmeat(swēt´mēt) (n.) a confection made wholly or partly of sugar.
Sweetness(swēt´nes) (n.) quality or state of being sweet.
Swell(swel) (v.i.) to expand or enlarge; increase in bulk; be inflated; rise and increase by degrees; be puffed up; grow in violence: (v.t.) to heighten; cause to rise or increase; inflate; dilate: (n.) extension of bulk; act or state of swelling; gradual increase of sound; gradual elevation of land; a distinguished personage; fop: (adj.) dandified.
Swelling(swel´ing) (p.adj.) becoming inflated; turgid: (n.) the act of increasing in bulk; tumor or any morbid enlargement.
Swelter(swel´tẽr) (v.t.) to perspire profusely; faint with excessive heat.
Swept(swept) (p.t. & p.p.) of sweep.
Swerve(swẽrv) (v.i.) to turn aside from any prescribed line or rule of duty; deviate, incline.
Swerving(swẽrv´ing) (n.) deviation.
Swift(swift) (adj.) moving far in a short time; rapid; quick; ready; sudden: (adv.) rapidly: (n.) a bird allied to the swallow; a species of moth; the common newt.
Swill(swil) (v.t.) to drink greedily or grossly; inebriate: (n.) drink taken in excessive quantities; liquid food for animals, particularly the refuse or leavings of the kitchen, as given to swine.
Swim(swim) (v.i.) to float on water or other liquid; move progressively in the water by the hands and feet; glide smoothly; overflow; be dizzy: (v.t.) to cause to swim or float: (n.) the act of swimming.
Swimmer(swim´ẽr) (n.) one who swims; water-spider; web-footed aquatic bird.
Swimming(swim´ing) (n.) the act or art of floating or moving progressively in the water by the hands and feet.
Swimmingly(swim´ing-li) (adv.) in a smooth, easy, gliding manner; with great success or without hindrance.
Swindle(swin´dl) (v.t.) to cheat grossly and deliberately under pretense of fair dealing: (n.) a gross fraud.
Swindler(swin´dlẽr) (n.) one who swindles.
Swindling(swin´dling) (adj.) cheating grossly.
Swine(swīn) (n.) any animal of the hog kind; pig.
Swing(swing) (v.i.) to wave or vibrate to and fro; oscillate; practice swinging; float round with the tide; be hanged: (v.t.) to move to and fro; wave loosely brandish: (n.) the act or state of swinging; contrivance for swinging to and fro; full course.
Swinish(swīn´ish) (adj.) pertaining to, like, or characteristic of, swine; bestial.
Swipe(swīp) (n.) a vigorous blow at cricket or golf; sweeping blow; (pl.) thin or small beer: (v.i. & v.t.) to deliver a strong blow; hit out with great force at cricket, etc.; take and carry away; purloin.
Swirl(swẽrl) (v.i.) to rush along in, or form, eddies: (n.) a whirling or eddying motion.
Swish(swish) (v.t.) to beat; flog, or lash.
Switch(swich) (n.) a long, thin, flexible rod; a movable rail for transferring a railway carriage, etc., from one line to another; a device for connecting one electric circuit with another: (v.t.) to lash or flog; shunt.
Swivel(swiv´l) (n.) something fixed in another body so as to turn round in it; twisting link in a chain; a kind of small cannon which turns on a pivot: (v.t. & v.i.) to turn on a swivel or pivot.
Swollen(swōl´n) (p.p.) of swell.
Swoon(swōōn) (v.i.) to sink into a fainting fit, with apparent suspension of the vital and mental powers: (n.) the act of swooning.
Swooning(swōōn´ing) (n.) the act of fainting.
Swoop(swōōp) (v.t.) to fall upon and seize at once, as prey: (v.i.) to catch prey while on the wing: (n.) a sudden falling upon and seizing.
Sword(sōrd) (n.) a keen-edged weapon for cutting and thrusting; destruction by war; emblem of authority, power, justice, or vengeance.
Swordsman(sōrdz´man) (n.) One skilled in the use of the sword.
Swore(swōr) (p.t.) of swear.
Sworn(swōrn) (p.p.) of swear: (adj.) bound by an oath.
Swung(swung) (p.t. & p.p.) of swing.
Sycophancy(sik´o-fan-si) (n.) obsequious or servile flattery.
Sycophant(sik´o-fant) (n.) a mean or servile flatterer, especially of great men; parasite.
Syllabic(sil-ab´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, a syllable.
Syllabify(sil-ab´i-fī) (v.t.) to form into syllables.
Syllable(sil´a-bl) (n.) that part of a word which can be uttered distinctly by a single effort of the voice; anything proverbially concise.
Syllabus(sil´a-bus) (n.) a table of contents; compendium of the heads of a discourse; abstract.
Syllogism(sil´ō-jizm) (n.) an argument stated in logical form, consisting of three propositions, the first two being called the premises, major and minor, and the last the conclusion which contains the matter to be proved.
Syllogistic(sil-ō-jis´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, a syllogism.
Sylph(silf) (n.) an imaginary being inhabiting the air; fairy.
Symbiosis(sim-bī-ō´sis) (n.) the more or less permanent united life of certain animal and vegetable organisms rendering mutual service to each other.
Symbiotic(sim-bī-ot´ik) (adj.) pertaining to symbiosis.
Symbol(sim´bol) (n.) an emblem or sign representing something else; type; mark or character used as an abbreviation; a creed.
Symbolic(sim-bol´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, serving as, or of the nature of, a symbol: (n. pl.) the study of creeds. Also symbolical.
Symbolically(sim-bol´i-ka-li) (adv.) by symbols.
Symbolism(sim´bol-izm) (n.) the use of, or the being represented by, symbols; science of creeds.
Symbolize(sim´bol-īz) (v.t.) to represent by a symbol: (v.i.) to have a typical resemblance; agree.
Symmetrical(sim-met´ri-kal) (adj.) having corresponding parts or relations; harmonious; proportionate. Also symmetric.
Symmetrically(sim-met´ri-ka-li) (adv.) in a symmetrical manner.
Symmetry(sim´e-tri) (n.) the due proportion of the several parts of a body to each other; harmony or adaptation of parts to each other; proportion.
Sympathetic(sim-pa-thet´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, expressing, or inducing, sympathy; compassionate.
Sympathetically(sim-pa-thet´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a sympathetic manner.
Sympathize(sim´pa-thīz) (v.i.) to have a mutual feeling with another; be compassionate.
Sympathy(sim´pa-thi) (n.) mutual feeling of pleasure or pain; compassion; reciprocal action of the organs of a body.
Symphonic(sim-fon´ik) (adj.) agreeing in sound; pertaining to a symphony.
Symphony(sim´fo-ni) (n.) harmony of sound; a musical composition for a full band of instruments; instrumental introduction or ending of a vocal composition.
Symposium(sim-pō´zi-um) (n.) a banquet; a drinking together; merrymaking; an article in a magazine in which various writers express their views on some given topic.
Symptom(simp´tom) (n.) that which indicates the existence of something else of which it is the effect; token or sign.
Symptomatic(simp-to-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, serving as, or indicating, a symptom.
Symptomatically(simp-to-mat´i-ka-li) (adv.) by symptoms.
Synagogue(sin´a-gog) (n.) a religious assembly of Jews for worship; Jewish place of worship.
Synchronize(sing´krō-nīz) (v.t.) to cause to agree in time: (v.i.) happen simultaneously.
Synchronous(sing´krō-nus) (adj.) happening at the same time.
Syncopate(sing´kō-pāt) (v.t.) to contract by omitting a letter or letters from the middle of [a word]; unite [the last note of one bar to the first note of the next] by a slur.
Syncopation(sing-kō-pā´shun) (n.) the act of syncopating.
Syncope(sing´kō-pē) (n.) the omission of a letter or letters from the middle of a word; fainting caused by interruption of the heart's action.
Syndicate(sin´di-kat) (n.) body of men chosen to watch the interests of a company, or to manage a bankrupt's property; combination of capitalists for the promotion of some enterprise; a trust.
Synod(sin´od) (n.) a council or meeting of ecclesiastics for consultation on religious matters; a church council composed of several presbyters.
Synonym(sin´ō-nim) (n.) a word having nearly the same signification as another.
Synonymous(sin-on´i-mus) (adj.) pertaining to synonyms; having the same meaning.
Synopsis(sin-op´sis) (n.) a general or collective view of any subject; summary.
Synoptic(sin-op´tik) (adj.) giving a general view of the whole or principal parts of a thing.
Syntactic(sin-tak´tik) (adj.) pertaining to, or arranged according to, the rules of syntax. Also syntactical.
Syntactically(sin-tak´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a syntactical manner.
Syntax(sin´taks) (n.) that part of grammar which teaches of the proper construction and arrangement of words in a sentence.
Synthesis(sin´the-sis) (n.) composition or putting of two or more things together; opposed to analysis; the method or process of deducing and combining complex ideas from simple ones.
Synthetic(sin-thet´ik) (adj.) pertaining to synthesis.
Synthetically(sin-thet´i-ka-li) (adv.) by synthesis.
Syphilis(sif´i-lis) (n.) infectious, specific venereal disease.
Syringe(sir´inj) (n.) a small tube with a handle and worked like a pump: (v.t.) to inject or cleanse with a syringe.
Syrup(sir´up) (n.) a saturated or medicated solution of sugar in water; liquid refuse of sugar.
System(sis´tem) (n.) combination of parts in a whole; orderly arrangement according to some common law; collection of rules and principles; connected body of principles in science or art; method of transacting business.
Systematic(sis-tem-at´ik) (adj.) methodical; according to system. Also systematical.
Systematically(sis-tem-at´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a systematic manner.
Systematize(sis´tem-a-tīz) (v.t.) to reduce to a system.
Systole(sis´tō-lē) (n.) the shortening of a long syllable; contraction of auricles and ventricles of the heart for expelling the blood and circulating it through the body.

Tab(tab) (n.) a flap of a shoe; metal tip on the end of a shoe-lace; tag; border of a woman's cap; tally; check; account.
Tabby(tab´i) (adj.) having a variegated, wavy, or watered appearance: (n.) a tabby-cat.
Tabernacle(tab´ẽr-nak-l) (n.) a temporary dwelling, movable residence, or tent; the human body as the temporary dwelling of the soul; the movable structure or place of worship carried by the Israelites in the wilderness; receptacle for the consecrated Host in Roman Catholic Churches; place of worship: (v.i.) to sojourn.
Table(tā´bl) (n.) smooth, flat slab or board, with legs, used as an article of furniture; surface on which something is written or engraved; that which is cut or written; inscription; condensed statement; syllabus; index; arrangement of words or numbers in a series of columns; as, the multiplication "table": (v.t.) to catalogue or index; lay or place on a table [as a report] for future consideration.
Tableau(ta-blō´) (n.) a striking and vivid representation or situation.
Tablet(tab´let) (n.) small table; medicine in the form of a small flat disk; something flat on which to write; writing-pad; ancestral monument; small flat cake, as of soap, etc.
Tabloid(tab´loid) (n.) a small tablet or something resembling a tablet; a vulgar newspaper.
Taboo(ta-bōō´) (n.) a religious rite formerly prevalent among the Polynesians by which persons and things wore rendered sacred and inviolable; ban; prohibition: (v.t.) to forbid reproach to, or use of.
Tabor(tā´bōr) (n.) a small drum, beaten with one stick.
Tabular(tab´ū-lär) (adj.) pertaining to, or in the form of, a table; formed in plates or laminae; set down, computed, or arranged in, tables or schedules.
Tabulate(tab´ū-lāt) (v.t.) to reduce to, or arrange in, tables or synopses; shape with a flat surface.
Tachometer(ta-kom´e-tẽr) (n.) an instrument for measuring velocity.
Tacit(tas´it) (adj.) implied, but not expressed verbally.
Taciturn(tas´i-tẽrn) (adj.) habitually silent; not fond of talking.
Taciturnity(tas-i-tẽr´ni-ti) (n.) quality or state of being taciturn; habitual silence.
Tack(tak) (n.) a small broad-headed nail; supplement or appendage; direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails: (v.t.) to fasten with tacks; fasten slightly; attach: (v.i.) to change the coarse of a vessel by shifting the position of her sails.
Tackle(tak´l) (n.) the ropes, rigging, etc., of a vessel; apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights consisting of pulleys and ropes; implements or gear: (v.t.) to harness; seize or lay hold of; deal with or attack vigorously.
Tackling(tak´ling) (n.) the furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel; instrument of action; gear.
Tact(takt) (n.) nice discernment and delicate skill in saying and doing exactly what is expedient or suitable in given circumstances.
Tactic(tak´tik) (adj.) pertaining to the art of tactics. Also tactical.
Tactician(tak-tish´an) (n.) one skilled in tactics.
Tactics(tak´tiks) (n.) science or art of maneuvering military or naval forces in the presence of the enemy; method of proceeding.
Tactile(tak´til) (adj.) perceptible by the touch; capable of being touched.
Tactility(tak-til´i-ti) (n.) discernible by the touch.
Tactless(takt´les) (adj.) without tact; blundering.
Tadpole(tad´pōl) (n.) the young aquatic larva of an amphibian, especially that of the frog.
Taffy(taf´i) (n.) pulled molasses candy; flattery.
Tag(tag) (n.) a point of metal at the end of a string or a lace; something small attached to another; anything paltry or mean; a children's game: (v.t.) to fix a tag to; append or tack on; follow closely and persistently.
Tail(tāl) (n.) the end of the backbone of an animal's body, usually hanging loose; hinder, or inferior part of anything; anything pendant; luminous appendage of the nucleus of a comet: (v.i.) to depart one alter another, as a crowd with off.
Tailboard(tāl´bōrd) (n.) the movable board at the rear of a cart or wagon.
Tailing(tāl´ing) (n.) the part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall; refuse of stamped ore thrown behind the rail of the washing apparatus; (pl.) for the lighter parts of grain separated from the seed in threshing and winnowing; chaff.
Tailless(tāl´les) (adj.) lacking a tail.
Tailor(tāl´ẽr) (n.) one whose business is to cut out and make men's clothes and ladies' costumes.
Taint(tānt) (n.) corruption; infection; spot or stain; disgrace: (v.t.) to imbue or impregnate with anything noxious; infect; corrupt: (v.i.) to be corrupted by incipient putrefaction.
Take(tāk) (v.t.) to lay or seize hold of; obtain; receive mentally; capture; engage or interest; choose; use or require; catch; assume; conduct or lead; transport; tolerate; swallow; note or take down; make or perform a journey or walk: (v.i.) to have recourse; have the intended effect; please: (n.) the amount or quantity received or caught, especially fish.
Taken(tā´kn) (p.p.) of take.
Taker(tāk´ẽr) (n.) one who takes, seizes, or captures; one who accepts a bet.
Taking(tāk´ing) (adj.) attractive; alluring; pleasing; infectious: (n.) the act of gaining possession; seizure; agitation; (pl.) receipts.
Tale(tāl) (n.) a narrative or story; fable; anecdote; reckoning; number reckoned.
Talent(tal´ent) (n.) mental capacity; eminent ability; skill; cleverness; gift.
Talented(tal´ent-ed) (adj.) endowed with talents or eminent ability.
Talisman(tal´is-man) (n.) a magical figure cut in metal or stone supposed to possess magical virtues in averting evil, etc.; something that produces an extraordinary effect.
Talk(tawk) (v.i.) to utter words; speak familiarly; converse; prattle: (v.t.) to utter; make a subject of conversation: (n.) familiar converse; colloquy; subject of discourse; rumor.
Talkative(tawk´a-tiv) (adj.) addicted to much talking.
Talkatively(tawk´a-tiv-li) (adv.) in a talkative manner.
Talkativeness(tawk´a-tiv-nes) (n.) the quality of being talkative.
Talking(tawk´ing) (n.) the act of conversing: (adj.) loquacious.
Tall(tawl) (adj.) high in stature; lofty; extravagant.
Tallow(tal´ō) (n.) the melted fat of oxen and sheep; candle-grease; (v.t.) to grease or smear with tallow; fatten.
Tally(tal´i) (n.) a stick notched to match another stick, used for keeping accounts; one thing made to match or suit another: (v.t.) to make to correspond: (v.i.) to be fitted; match.
Talon(tal´on) (n.) the claw of a bird of prey.
Tambourine(tam-bẽr-ēn´) (n.) a small hand-drum with little cymbals inserted in the hoop.
Tame(tām) (adj.) domesticated; spiritless; insipid: (v.t.) to bring from a wild to a domesticated state; subdue.
Tameable(tām´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being tamed.
Tamp(tamp) (v.t.) drive in or down by repeated gentle strokes.
Tamper(tam´pẽr) (v.i.) to meddle so as to injure or alter anything; use bribery; try small experiments.
Tan(tan) (n.) a yellowish-brown color: (adj.) tan-colored: (v.t.) to convert [a hide] into leather by steeping it in an infusion of tannin [tannic acid]; make brown by exposure to the sun; beat: (v.i.) to become tanned.
Tandem(tan´dem) (adv.) with two horses or persons one before the other: (n.) a vehicle with two horses harnessed one before the other; a bicycle or tricycle for two, one riding before the other.
Tang(tang) (n.) a strong taste or flavor; something that leaves behind a taste peculiar to itself; that part of a knife, fork, tool, etc., which is inserted into the handle; sound or tone: (v.i.) to make a ringing sound.
Tangent(tan´jent) (adj.) touching: (n.) a straight line that meets or touches a circle or curve, but when produced, does not cut it.
Tangential(tan-jen´shal) (adj.) pertaining to, or in the direction of, a tangent.
Tangerine(tan-jẽr-ēn´) (n.) a small, easy to peel, orange-like, citrus fruit.
Tangible(tan´ji-bl) (adj.) perceptible to the touch; capable of being possessed or realized; evident; real.
Tangle(tang´gl) (v.t.) to interweave so as to render difficult to unravel; implicate; embarrass; entangle; complicate: (v.i.) to be entangled: (n.) a knot of things interwoven confusedly in one another; complication; perplexity; a kind of seaweed with long broad fronds.
Tango(tang´ō) (n.) a dance, danced in syncopated time and introducing positions of considerable variety.
Tank(tangk) (n.) a large cistern or reservoir for storing water or other liquid; a kind of armor-clad tractor equipped with guns of various kinds and capable of breaking down wire entanglements and traversing ground of the roughest sort.
Tanner(tan´ẽr) (n.) one who tans hides.
Tannery(tan´ẽr-i) (n.) a place where hides are tanned; process of tanning.
Tannic(tan´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or obtained from, oak-bark.
Tanning(tan´ing) (n.) the process of converting hides into leather; a darkening of the skin from exposure to the sun.
Tantalization(tan-tal-i-zā´shun) (n.) the act of tantalizing; state of being tantalized.
Tantalize(tan´tal-īz) (v.t.) to tease or torment by exciting hopes or fears which will not be realized; provoke; from the classic fable of Tantalus.
Tantalizing(tan´tal-īz-ing) (adj.) teasing or tormenting.
Tantamount(tan´ta-mount) (adj.) equivalent in value or signification.
Tantrum(tan´trum) (n.) a sudden outburst of temper or passion.
Tap(tap) (v.t.) to strike or touch lightly; broach [a vessel] to let out a fluid; put a new sole or heel on; find a new outlet for; bore into: (n.) a gentle blow, or touch; pat; place where liquor is drawn and retailed; pipe through which liquor is drawn from a cask.
Tape(tāp) (n.) a narrow band of linen or cotton cloth.
Taper(tā´pẽr) (n.) small wax candle; small light: (adj.) growing smaller or regularly narrowed towards the point, or from the bottom to the top: (v.i.) to become gradually more slender: (v.t.) to narrow to a point.
Tapering(tā´pẽr-ing) (adj.) gradually diminishing towards a point.
Tapestry(tap´es-tri) (n.) a textile fabric of wool or silk ornamented with a raised; design, figures, etc. f used for hangings: (v.t.) to hang, or adorn with, tapestry.
Tapeworm(tāp´wẽrm) (n.) a flat ribbon-like intestinal worm.
Tapioca(tap-i-ō´ka) (n.) glutinous and granular substance obtained from the roots of the cassava plant of Brazil, used in foods.
Tappet(tap´et) (n.) a small lever or projection for changing or regulating motion.
Tapping(tap´ing) (n.) a tap; act of tapping; a surgical operation for the relief of dropsy.
Taproot(tap´rōōt) (n.) the main root of a plant.
Taps(taps) (n.) the military bugle call at night meaning "lights out!"
Tar(tär) (n.) a thick, dark-brown, oily, viscous substance obtained by distillation from pine, or fir trees, coal, etc.: (v.t.) to smear with, or as with, tar.
Tardily(tär´di-li) (adv.) in a tardy manner; slowly.
Tardiness(tär´di-nes) (n.) slowness of pace or motion; reluctance.
Tardy(tär´di) (adj.) moving with a slow pace or motion; dilatory; reluctant; late.
Tare(tār) (n.) weight of the cask, package, etc., which contains the commodity which is weighed with it and for which an allowance is made.
Target(tär´get) (n.) a small shield; butt or mark set up for rifle and artillery practice; figuratively, object of witticisms, cartoons, satires.
Tariff(tar´if) (n.) a schedule or table of dutiable goods, specifying the customs rates, etc., to be paid or allowed on articles exported or imported; a duty levied according to such a schedule: (v.t.) to fix a duty on.
Tarn(tärn) (n.) a small mountain lake; marsh.
Tarnish(tär´nish) (v.t.) to diminish the luster of; sully: (v.i.) to lose luster; become dull.
Tarpaulin(tär-pal´lin) waterproof cover of coarse canvas.
Tarry(tar´i) (v.i.) to stay behind; delay; linger.
Tart(tärt) (adj.) sharp to the taste; acid; severe; keen: (n.) small open pie.
Tartan(tär´tan) (n.) woolen cloth, checkered with various colors; small Mediterranean coasting vessel: (adj.) made from, or like, tartan.
Tartar(tär´tar) (n.) the yellowish earthy substance deposited on the teeth.
Tartly(tärt´li) (adv.) in a sharp, acid,, unpleasant manner.
Task(task) (n.) business or study imposed by another; usually a definite amount; lesson to be learned; duty; burdensome employment: (v.t.) to impose a task upon; burden.
Taskmaster(task´mas-tẽr) (n.) one who oversees the performance of a task.
Tassel(tas´l) (n.) a pendent ornament of silk, wool, etc.; a male hawk; pendent flower or head of certain plants, as maize.
Tasseled(tas´ld) (p.adj.) adorned with tassels.
Taste(tāst) (v.t.) to perceive by the tongue and palate; obtain pleasure from; test by eating or sipping a little; participate in; experience: (v.i.) to try by the palate; have a flavor; enjoy moderately: (n.) the sensation produced on the tongue and palate by something taken into the mouth; quality or flavor; relish; trial; experiment; intellectual relish or discernment of the sublime or beautiful; choice of pleasures, pursuits, etc.; a sample.
Tasteful(tāst´fool) (adj.) savory; characterized by, or showing, good taste.
Tastefully(tāst´foo-li) (adv.) in a tasteful manner.
Tasteless(tāst´les) (adj.) insipid; without taste.
Tastily(tāst´i-li) (adv.) with good taste.
Tasty(tāst´i) (adj.) showing taste; savory.
Tatter(tat´ẽr) (n.) a loose hanging rag; (pl.) rags: (v.t.) to make ragged; rend.
Tattered(tat´tẽrd) (adj.) being in tatters; ragged; torn.
Tatting(tat´ing) (n.) a kind of narrow lace for edging, made with a small hand-shuttle; art of making such kind of lace.
Tattle(tat´l) (v.i.) to talk idly; prate; tell tales or secrets: (n.) trifling or idle talk.
Tattoo(tat-tōō´) (n.) a beat of drum, especially for warning soldiers to retire to their quarters; marks or figures made by puncturing the skin with a needle and rubbing a stain or dye into the wounds: (v.t.) to mark permanently the skin by puncturing it and staining the wounds.
Tattooing(tat-tōō´ing) (n.) the operation or practice of tattooing the body.
Taught(tawt) (p.t. & p.p.) of teach.
Taunt(tawnt) (adj.) lofty: (n.) bitter or sarcastic reproach; scoff; insulting invective: (v.t.) to reproach with bitter, sarcastic, or insulting language; revile.
Taut(tawt) (adj.) tight; stretched; snug; secure.
Tautological(taw-tō-loj´ik-al) (adj.) of the nature of tautology.
Tautology(taw-tol´ō-ji) (n.) repetition or sameness of words or ideas.
Tavern(tav´ẽrn) (n.) an inn or public-house; a hotel.
Tawdrily(taw´dri-li) (adv.) in a tawdry manner; gaudily.
Tawdriness(taw´dri-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being tawdry.
Tawdry(taw´dri) (adj.) showy or fine without elegance; gaudily dressed.
Tawny(ta´ni) (adj.) the color of tanned things; yellowish brown.
Tax(taks) (n.) a rate or duty on income or property; excise; impost; burdensome or oppressive duty: (v.t.) to impose a rate or duty upon for state or municipal purposes; burden or oppress; accuse.
Taxability(taks-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state of being taxable.
Taxable(taks´a-bl) (adj.) subject or liable to taxation.
Taxation(taks-ā´shun) (n.) the act of taxing; rate or tax imposed; system of raising revenues.
Taxicab(taks´i-kab) (n.) an auto-cab that records the time and length of trip.
Taxidermist(taks´i-dẽr-mist) (n.) one who is skilled in taxidermy.
Taxidermy(taks´i-dẽr-mi) (n.) the art of stuffing and arranging specimens of natural history.
Taxonomy(taks-on´ō-mi) (n.) that department of natural history which treats of the laws and principles of classification.
Tea(tē) (n.) the prepared leaves of the tea plant; the beverage obtained by the infusion of the dried leaves; afternoon repast at which tea is served.
Teach(tēch) (v.t.) to impart knowledge to; instruct; inform; cause to learn or acquire skill in: (v.i.) to give instruction.
Teachable(tēch´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being taught; docile.
Teacher(tēch´ẽr) (n.) one who teaches; an instructor.
Teaching(tēch´ing) (n.) business or occupation of a teacher; that which is taught; instruction.
Teacup(tē´kup) (n.) a cup in which tea is served.
Teak(tēk) (n.) a very hard durable timber obtained from a tropical tree.
Teal(tēl) (n.) a species of small, wild, fresh-water duck.
Team(tēm) (n.) two or more horses, etc., harnessed to the same vehicle for drawing; litter; brood; number of persons associated together to form a side in a game, or to perform a certain piece of work.
Teamster(tēm´stẽr) (n.) the driver of a team.
Teapot(tē´pot) (n.) vessel with a handle and spout of which tea is infused, and from which it is poured into a teacup.
Tear(tēr) (n.) a small drop of the watery fluid secreted by the lachrymal gland of the eye; anything tear-like, or shaped like a tear: (tār) (v.t.) to separate by violence; rend; disrupt; lacerate: (v.i.) to be rent; rave or rant: (n.) a rent.
Tearful(tēr´fool) (adj.) shedding tears; weeping; crying.
Tease(tēz) (v.t.) to comb or unravel, as wool or flax; separate the fibers of; irritate or annoy; vex by petty requests or raillery: (v.i.) be troublesome: (n.) one who teases.
Teaspoon(tē´spōōn) (n.) a small spoon used in drinking tea, coffee, etc.
Teat(tēt) (n.) the nipple of the female breast.
Technical(tek´nik-al) (adj.) pertaining to the mechanical arts; relating to art, science, or to a particular profession.
Technique(tek-nēk´) (n.) artistic execution.
Technological(tek-nō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to technology.
Technologist(tek-nol´ō-jist) (n.) one skilled in technology.
Technology(tek-nol´ō-ji) (n.) the science of the industrial arts.
Tectonic(tek-ton´ik) (adj.) pertaining to building or construction; (pl.) science or art by which implements, vessels, dwellings, and other edifices are constructed.
Tedious(tē´di-us) (adj.) wearisome by continuance or repetition; tiresome.
Tedium(tē´di-um) (n.) the state of being tedious; wearisomeness.
Tee(tē) (n.) the mark aimed at in quoits and curling; in golf, a small mound upon which the ball is placed before first striking it; nodule of earth from which the ball is struck at golf; short piece of connective pipe.
Teem(tēm) (v.i.) to be prolific; be full; be stocked to overflowing.
Teeming(tēm´ing) (p.adj.) full to overflowing.
Teen(tēn) (n.) one who is between 13 to 19 years of age; (pl.) years of one's age ending in teen.
Teepee(tē-pē´) (n.) conical lodge of the Plains Indians.
Teeter(tē´tẽr) (v.i.) to see-saw.
Teeth(teeth) (n.) plural of tooth.
Teething(tēth´ing) (n.) first growth of teeth; process by which teeth grow through the gums.
Telepathic(tel-e-path´lk) (adj.) pertaining to telepathy.
Telepathy(te-lep´a-thi) (n.) the transference of thought from one person to another by the exercise of the will.
Telephone(tel´e-fōn) (n.) an instrument for transmitting sound to a distance by means of electricity: (v.t. & v.i.) to communicate by telephone.
Telescope(tel´e-skōp) (n.) an optical instrument for viewing objects at a distance: (v.t.) to drive into one another, as railway carriages in collision.
Telescopic(tel-e-skop´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, performed by, or like, a telescope; extension by means of joints sliding within or over one another, like the tube of a pocket telescope.
Tell(tel) (v.t.) to express or make known by words; narrate; enumerate; explain; communicate; confess.
Teller(tel´ẽr) (n.) one who tells, narrates, or communicates; a bank clerk whose duty is to receive and pay money over the counter.
Telling(tel´ing) (n.) the act of relating: (adj.) effective.
Telltale(tel´tāl) (adj.) telling tales: (n.) a person who officiously or maliciously divulges the private concerns of others; an automatic device for counting or indicating.
Temerity(te-mer´i-ti) (n.) unreasonable contempt for danger.
Temper(tem´pẽr) (v.t.) to modify or regulate; qualify; assuage; calm; bring to a due proportion; bring to a proper degree of elasticity or hardness: (n.) due proportion of different qualities or ingredients; state of a metal as to its hardness or elasticity; mental disposition; equanimity; mood; natural inclinations; heat of mind or passion; irritation.
Temperament(tem´pẽr-a-ment) (n.) natural constitution or organization; an unequal mixture of opposite or different qualities; peculiar individual constitution; idiosyncrasy.
Temperamental(tem-pẽr-a-ment´al) (adj.) pertaining to temperament, especially to its abnormal phases.
Temperance(tem´pẽr-ans) (n.) moderation, especially in respect to the appetites or passions; patience; sobriety; total abstinence.
Temperate(tem´pẽr-at) (adj.) moderate; not characterized by passion or indulgence of the appetites; abstemious; calm; not liable to excess of heat or cold.
Temperately(tem´pẽr-at-li) (adv.) in a temperate manner; moderately.
Temperateness(tem´pẽr-at-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being temperate.
Temperature(tem´pẽr-a-tūr) (n.) state of a body with respect to sensible heat; degree of any quality.
Tempered(tem´pẽrd) (adj.) constitutionally disposed; hardened.
Tempest(tem´pest) (n.) wind rushing with great violence, usually accompanied by rain, hail, etc.; hurricane; any violent commotion; tumult.
Tempestuous(tem-pes´tū-us) (adj.) very stormy; pertaining to, or like, a tempest; violent.
Templar(tem´plẽr) (n.) one of a religious and military order, especially in the twelfth century.
Template(tem´plāt) (n.) a mold or pattern used by a craftsman, in cutting or setting out their work.
Temple(tem´pl) (n.) an edifice for the worship of a deity or deities; residence of a divinity; place of public worship; the flat part of either side of the head above the check-bones.
Tempo(tem´pō) (n.) rate of movement or degree of quickness with which a piece of music is to be executed; time.
Temporal(tera´pō-ral) (adj.) pertaining to time; secular; measured or restricted by time; civil or political.
Temporarily(tem´pō-ra-ri-li) (adv.) in a temporary manner; not permanently.
Temporariness(tem´pō-ra-ri-nes) (n.) the state of being temporary.
Temporary(tem´pō-ra-ri) (adj.) existing or continuing for a limited time or some special purpose.
Temporize(tem´pō-rīz) (v.i.) to comply with the times; yield to current opinion; parley; delay.
Tempt(tempt) (v.t.) to put to trial; test; persuade to evil; defy; allure; entice.
Temptation(temp-tā´shun) (n.) the state of being tempted; enticement, especially to evil.
Tempter(temp´tẽr) (n.) one who tempts; the Devil [with the].
Tempting(temp´ting) (adj.) alluring; seductive.
Ten(ten) (adj.) one more than 9; twice 5: (n.) the sum of 5 and 5; ten units.
Tenability(ten-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being tenable.
Tenable(ten´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being held, maintained, or defended.
Tenacious(te-nā´shus) (adj.) holding fast or firmly; cohesive; tough; obstinate.
Tenacity(te-nas´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being tenacious; cohesiveness; adhesiveness.
Tenancy(ten´an-si) (n.) the holding of land or tenements on certain conditions and for a specified time; tenure.
Tenant(ten´ant) (n.) one who holds lands or tenements on certain conditions and for a specified time; occupant: (v.t.) to hold as a tenant.
Tenantry(ten´ant-ri) (n.) tenants collectively.
Tend(tend) (v.t.) to care for; attend; watch over or protect; accompany; swing at the turn of the tide; said of a vessel: (v.i.) to move in a particular direction; be directed to any end or purpose; contribute.
Tendency(ten´den-si) (n.) inclination; aim; direction or course.
Tender(ten´dẽr) (adj.) easily impressed or injured; sensitive; soft; not hard; weak and feeble; easily influenced by love, pity, etc.; compassionate; pathetic; gentle; careful: (n.) a vehicle attached to a locomotive containing coal and water; smaller vessel attending a larger one; an offer or proposal for acceptance; offer of a sum due in money under specified legal conditions: (v.t.) to offer for acceptance: (v.i.) to make an offer to do certain work or supply certain goods for a specified price.
Tenderfoot(ten´dẽr-foot) (n.) newcomer, especially in a mining district or pioneer region; novice.
Tenderhearted(ten´dẽr-härt-ed) (adj.) having great susceptibility; full of feeling.
Tenderloin(ten´dẽr-loin) (n.) the tender part of a loin of beef, pork, etc.
Tenderly(ten´dẽr-li) (adv.) in a tender manner.
Tenderness(ten´dẽr-nes) (n.) kindness; benevolence; sensibility; pathos; caution; soreness.
Tending(tend´ing) (n.) the act of attending; the swinging round of a vessel upon her anchor.
Tendon(ten´dun) (n.) the hard bundle of fibers which connects the muscles to the bones.
Tendril(ten´dril) (n.) slender, spiral shoot of a plant by which it attaches itself for support: (adj.) clasping; climbing.
Tenement(ten´e-ment) (n.) a house, shop, land, etc., held by a tenant; dwelling house; suite of rooms; any kind of permanent property, as land, rents, etc.
Tenet(ten´et) (n.) a doctrine, dogma, opinion, or belief held or maintained as true.
Tenfold(ten´fōld) (adj. & adv.) ten times as much or as many.
Tennis(ten´is) (n.) game in which a ball is kept in motion by rackets.
Tenon(ten´un) (n.) the end of a timber cut wedge-shaped for fitting into a mortise in another timber: (v.t.) to form tenons in.
Tenor(ten´ẽr) (n.) manner of continuity; general tendency or drift; purport or substance; exact copy of a writing; the highest of adult male voices between bass and alto: (adj.) pertaining to, or adapted for, tenor.
Tense(tens) (adj.) drawn tightly; rigid; not lax: (n.) a modification in the inflection of a verb, expressing time of action.
Tensely(tens´li) (adv.) with tension.
Tenseness(tens´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being tense.
Tensile(ten´sīl) (adj.) of or pertaining to tension; capable of being stretched.
Tension(ten´shun) (n.) the act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched; mental strain; strong excitement of feeling; expansive or elastic force.
Tensor(ten´sẽr) (n.) a muscle that stretches or tightens a membrane.
Tent(tent) (n.) a temporary shelter or habitation, usually of canvas, supported by poles and ropes; plug or roll of lint for dilating a wound, etc.
Tentacle(ten´ta-kl) (n.) a process or organ in certain invertebrate animals used for feeling, grasping, or locomotion.
Tentative(ten´ta-tiv) (adj.) based on or consisting in experiment; experimental.
Tentatively(ten´ta-tiv-li) (adv.) by experiment.
Tenth(tenth) (adj.) next in order after the ninth; the ordinal of ten.
Tenuity(te-nū´i-ti) (n.) quality or state of being tenuous; thinness.
Tenuous(ten´ū-us) (adj.) thin; slender; slim; not dense; rarefied.
Tenure(ten´ūr) (n.) conditions under which a tenement is held; right or manner of holding real estate; manner of holding; term of holding.
Tepid(tep´id) (adj.) moderately warm; lukewarm.
Tepidity(te-pid´i-ti) (n.) moderate warmth. Also tepidness.
Tercentenary(tẽr-sen´te-na-ri) (adj.) comprising 300 years: (n.) a day or function commemorating some event occurring 300 years before.
Term(tẽrm) (n.) a limit or boundary; limited time; subject or predicate of a proposition; number of a compound mathematical quantity; expression; condition or arrangement; word or expression noting something peculiar to an art or science; time during which the law courts are open; time during which instruction is given in universities, schools, etc.; time when rent is paid; (pl.) conditions or stipulations: (v.t.) to name, designate, or express.
Termagant(tẽr´ma-gant) (adj.) noisy and violent: (n.) a noisy, violent woman.
Terminable(tẽr´mi-na-bl) (adj.) liable to be terminated or brought to a close.
Terminal(tẽr´mi-nal) (adj.) pertaining to the end or extremity; arranged according to the terminations: (n.) a limit or boundary; end; one of the ends of a conducting circuit of a dynamo, etc.
Terminate(tẽr´mi-nāt) (v.t.) to limit or bound; end: (v.i.) to be limited or ended.
Termination(tẽr-mi-nā´shun) (n.) the act of terminating; a bound or limit; end; conclusion or result; final syllable or letter.
Terminator(tẽr´mi-nā-tẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, terminates.
Terminology(tẽr-mi-nol´ō-ji) (n.) the definition of technical terms.
Terminus(tẽr´mi-nus) (n.) a limit or boundary.
Termite(tẽr´mīt) (n.) an ant-like insect pest, which burrows into wood and destroys it completely, causing it to crumble into dust.
Ternary(tẽr´na-ri) (adj.) proceeding by, or consisting of, threes: (n.) the number 3.
Terra(ter´a) (n.) the earth; earth.
Terrace(ter´ās) (n.) a raised level space or platform of earth with sloping sides, usually laid with turf; flat roof on an oriental house; large open balcony or gallery; row of houses: (v.t.) to form into a terrace.
Terracotta(ter´a-kot-a) (n.) fire hardened composition of clay and sand used for statues, pottery, tile, etc.
Terrapin(ter´a-pin) (n.) a species of fresh-water turtle.
Terraqueous(ter-rā´kwe-us) (adj.) consisting of land and water.
Terrestrial(ter-es´tri-al) (adj.) pertaining to, existing on, or consisting of, earth; belonging to the present world; not celestial.
Terrestrially(ter-es´tri-a-li) (adv.) in a terrestrial manner.
Terrible(ter´i-bl) (adj.) exciting or I causing fear or awe; dreadful; extreme; severe.
Terribleness(ter´i-bl-nes) (n.) quality or state of being terrible; dreadfulness.
Terribly(ter´i-bli) (adv.) in a terrible or terrifying manner; violently; dreadfully.
Terrier(ter´i-ẽr) (n.) a breed of small dogs.
Terrific(ter-rif´ik) (adj.) amazing; excellent; creating terror.
Terrify(ter´i-fī) (v.t.) to frighten or alarm exceedingly.
Territorial(ter-i-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to a territory; limited to a particular district.
Territory(ter´i-tō-ri) (n.) the extent of land within the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, city, etc.; large tract of land.
Terror(ter´ẽr) (n.) extreme fear; fright; one who excites extreme fear.
Terrorism(ter´ẽr-izm) (n.) a system of government by terror; intimidation.
Terrorist(ter´ẽr-ist) (n.) one who governs by terror, especially an agent of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
Terrorize(ter´ẽr-iz) (v.t.) to intimidate or coerce by terror.
Terry(ter´i) (n.) a heavy corded pile fabric.
Terse(tẽrs) (adj.) elegantly and forcibly concise.
Tersely(tẽrs´li) (adv.) in a terse manner.
Terseness(tẽrs´nes) (n.) quality of being terse.
Tertiary(tẽr-shi-a-ri) (adj.) of the third order, rank, or formation.
Tessellate(tes´el-āt) (v.t.) to lay with squares or checkered work.
Test(test) (n.) anything by which the nature of a substance is tried; standard; discrimination; proof: (v.t.) to put to the proof; compare with a standard; try.
Testament(tes´ta-ment) (n.) a solemn, authentic instrument in writing disposing of the estate of a person deceased; will.
Testamentary(tes-ta-men´ta-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, bequeathed by, or done by, a will.
Testate(tes´tāt) (adj.) having left a will.
Testator(tes-tā´tẽr) (n.) one who makes and leaves a will.
Tester(tes´tẽr) (n.) a flat canopy; one who tests.
Testicle(tes´ti-kl) (n.) one of the two glands which secrete the seminal fluid in males.
Testify(tes´ti-fī) (v.i.) to bear witness; make a solemn declaration; give evidence: (v.t.) affirm or declare solemnly on oath; bear witness to.
Testily(tes´ti-li) (adv.) in a testy manner.
Testimonial(tes-ti-mō´ni-al) (n.) a writing or certificate bearing testimony to character, proficiency, etc.; a present given as a token of respect; acknowledgment of services rendered, etc.: (adj.) pertaining to, or containing, testimony.
Testimony(tes´ti-mō-ni) (n.) evidence; proof; solemn declaration; profession; the two tables of the Law; divine revelation.
Testiness(test´i-nes) (n.) quality or state of being testy; peevishness.
Testing(test´ing) (n.) the operation of refining gold and silver; assay; proof; trial.
Testis(tes´tis) (n.) a testicle.
Testy(tes´ti) (adj.) peevish; morose; irritable.
Tetanus(tet´a-nus) (n.) a disease caused by a bacillus and characterized by violent spasms of the voluntary muscles; lockjaw.
Tether(teth´ẽr) (n.) a rope for confining an animal within certain limits; scope or freedom allowed: (v.t.) to confine, as an animal, within certain limits.
Tetrahedral(tet-ra-hē´dral) (adj.) four-sided.
Tetrahedron(tet-ra-hē´dron) (n.) a solid figure bounded by four triangles.
Tetrameter(tē-tram´e-tẽr) (n.) a verse or line consisting of four measures.
Text(tekst) (n.) that on which a comment is written; original words of an author; verse, etc., of Scripture forming the subject of a sermon; topic; theme for composition, argument, etc.; kind of writing or type.
Textile(teks´til) (adj.) pertaining to, or formed by, weaving; capable of being woven.
Textual(teks´tū-al) (adj.) pertaining to, contained in, or serving for, a text.
Texture(teks´tūr) (n.) manner of weaving; web; disposition of the several parts of a body in connection with each other; filaments or fibers interwoven; tissue.
Than(than) (conj.) used after the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs expressing diversity or comparison.
Thank(thangk) (v.t.) to express gratitude or obligation to.
Thankful(thangk´fool) (adj.) sensible of kindness received and ready to acknowledge it; grateful.
Thankfully(thangk´foo-li) (adv.) in a thankful manner; gratefully.
Thankless(thangk´les) (adj.) not expressing thanks for favors; not gaining thanks; not deserving thanks.
Thanks(thangks) (n. pl.) an expression of gratitude or obligation.
Thanksgiving(thangks-giv´ing) (n.) the act of expressing gratitude for favors and mercies; a public celebration of divine goodness; a day so set apart.
That(that) (pronoun & adj.) not this but the other: (conj.) because; since.
Thatch(thach) (n.) straw, reeds, etc., used for covering the roofs of cottages, stacks, etc.: (v.t.) to cover with, or as with, thatch.
Thaw(thaw) (v.i.) to melt or become liquid, as ice or snow; become milder or more genial: (v.t.) to dissolve: (n.) the melting of ice or snow by rise of temperature.
The(thē) (def.art.) belonging to a particular class, person or thing.
Theater(thē´a-tẽr) (n.) a public building where dramatic representations are given; large room arranged for lectures, anatomical demonstrations, etc.; scene or sphere of action.
Theatrical(thē-at´ri-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or adapted for, a theater, or scenic representations; resembling the manner of actors; histrionic, pompous; (pl.) dramatic performances.
Theatrically(thē-at´ri-ka-li) (adv.) in a manner adapted for the stage.
Thee(thē) (pron.) objective case of thou.
Theft(theft) (n.) the act of stealing; robbery.
Their(thār) (pron. or adj.) belonging to "them".
Theirs(thārz) (pron. pl.) possessive case of "they".
Theism(thē´izm) (n.) the belief in the existence of a God; opposed to atheist.
Theist(thē´ist) (n.) one who believes in the existence of a God; opposed to atheism.
Theistic(thē-ist´ik) (adj.) pertaining to theism or theists.
Them(them) (pron.) the objective case of they.
Theme(thēm) (n.) the subject or topic of a discourse or dissertation; short essay on a given subject; radical of a noun or verb; in music, a series of notes selected as the subject of a new composition.
Themselves(them-selvz´) (pron. pl.) of himself, herself, and itself.
Then(then) (conj.) in consequence; therefore; in that case: (adv.) next; at that or another time; immediately.
Thence(thens) (adv.) from that place or time.
Theocracy(thē-ok´ra-si) (n.) the government of a state by the immediate direction of God; the state thus governed.
Theologian(thē-ō-lō´ji-an) (n.) one versed in theology; professor of divinity; a divine.
Theological(thē-ō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to theology.
Theology(thē-ol´ō-ji) (n.) the science that treats of the existence, nature, and attributes of God, especially of man's relations to God; divinity.
Theorem(thē´ō-rem) (n.) a proposition to be proved.
Theoretical(thē-ō-ret´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or depending on, theory; not practical; speculative. Also theoretic.
Theoretically(thē-ō-ret´i-ka-li) (adv.) in or by theory.
Theorist(thē´ō-rist) (n.) one who theorizes.
Theorize(thē´ō-rīz) (v.i.) to form a theory or theories; speculate.
Theory(thē´ō-ri) (n.) an exposition of the abstract principles of a science or art considered apart from practice; hypothesis; philosophical explanation of moral or physical phenomena.
Theosophic(thē-ō-sof´ik) (adj.) pertaining to theosophy or theosophists.
Theosophist(thē-os´ō-fist) (n.) a believer in theosophy.
Theosophy(thē-os´ō-fi) (n.) a system of philosophy which professes to investigate the unexplained laws of nature, the powers of man over nature, and the direct knowledge of God attained by extraordinary illumination.
Therapeutic(ther-a-pū´tik) (adj.) pertaining to the healing art; curative: (n. pl.) the art or science of curing diseases.
There(thār) (adv.) in that place; at that point or stage.
Thereafter(thār-af´tẽr) (adv.) after or according to that; afterward in time.
Therefore(thẽr´for) (adv. & conjunction) for that or this reason; for that reason or purpose.
Thereupon(thār-u-pon´) (adv.) upon or in consequence of that or this; immediately.
Thermal(thẽr´mal) (adj.) pertaining to heat; warm.
Thermometer(thẽr-mom´e-tẽr) (n.) an instrument for measuring the degree of heat or temperature of bodies.
Thermostat(thẽr´mō-stat) (n.) an automatic apparatus for regulating temperature.
Thesaurus(the-saw´rus) (n.) a storehouse or treasury; lexicon or dictionary.
These(these) (pl.) of this.
Thesis(thē´sis) (n.) an essay or dissertation on some particular subject; subject set a student on which to write prior to granting him a degree; the exercise itself; in logic, an affirmation.
Thespian(thes´pi-an) (adj.) pertaining to Thespis, the founder of Greek drama; hence dramatic.
Thew(thū) (n.) muscle or strength; nerve; brawn.
They(thā) (pron.) plural of "he", "she", or "it".
Thick(thik) (adj.) not thin; compact; dense; not clear or transparent; misty; muddy; indistinct; dull; very intimate; closely set; crowded; following in quick succession: (adv.) closely; indistinctly; to a great depth; fast: (n.) the thickest part.
Thicken(thik´n) (v.t.) to make thick or thicker; render dense; make dark or obscure: (v.i.) become thick or thicker.
Thickening(thik´n-ing) (n.) something added to a liquid mass to make it thicker.
Thicket(thik´et) (n.) a close wood or cluster of trees.
Thickness(thik´nes) (n.) quality or state of being thick; density; consistence; third dimension of a body, as opposed to length and breadth.
Thickset(thik´set) (adj.) closely planted; having a thick body: (n.) a close, thick hedge.
Thief(thēf) (n.) one who takes unlawfully what is not his own.
Thieve(thēv) (v.t. & v.i.) to steal.
Thievish(thēv´ish) (adj.) addicted to theft; dishonest; obtained by stealing.
Thigh(thī) (n.) the thick muscular part of the leg between the knee and the trunk.
Thimble(thim´bl) (n.) a cup-shaped metallic protective cover for the finger in sewing; anything like a thimble; an iron ring belonging to a sail, fitted to receive a rope.
Thin(thin) (adj.) having little thickness; slim; slender; not dense or thick; not close or crowded; poor; slight; meager; not full or well grown: (adv.) not thickly: (v.t.) to make thin; attenuate: (v.i.) to grow thin.
Thine(thīn) (pronoun & adj.) belonging to, relating to, or being the property of, thee.
Thing(thing) (n.) whatever is distinct, or conceived to be distinct, from one's self or other intelligent beings; inanimate matter; part or portion; an object of pity and contempt; (pl.) clothes; furniture; luggage, etc.
Think(thingk) (v.i.) to have the mind occupied on some subject; form an opinion by reason; believe; judge; intend or purpose; imagine; recollect; consider or reflect; presume: (v.t.) to imagine.
Thinkable(thingk´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being thought; conceivable.
Thinking(thingk´ing) (adj.) having the faculty of thought; capable of a regular train of thought: (n.) meditation; judgment.
Thinness(thin´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being thin.
Third(thẽrd) (adj.) the next after the second; the ordinal of three; noting one of three equal parts: (n.) a third part of anything; in music, an interval of three diatonic sounds and two intervals.
Thirst(thẽrst) (n.) the sensation of a desire to drink; great desire for drink; drought; eager desire: (v.i.) to be thirsty.
Thirstily(thẽrst´i-li) (adv.) in a thirsty manner.
Thirstiness(thẽrst´i-nes) (n.) the state of being thirsty.
Thirsty(thẽrst´i) (adj.) feeling thirst; having a vehement desire for anything.
Thirteen(thẽr´tēn) (adj.) 10 and 3: (n.) the number of 10 and 3.
Thirteenth(thẽr´tēnth) (adj.) next in order after the twelfth; the ordinal of thirteen.
Thirtieth(thẽr´ti-eth) (adj.) next in order after the twenty-ninth.
Thirty(thẽr´ti) (adj.) three times more than 10: (n.) the sum of three tens.
This(this) (pronoun & adj.) that which is present; that which is just now or last mentioned.
Thistle(this´l) (n.) common name of several prickly plants.
Thither(thith´ẽr) (adv.) to that place or end.
Thong(thong) (n.) a thin leather strap or string for fastening something; striking part of a whip.
Thorax(thō´raks) (n.) part of the body between the neck and abdomen.
Thorn(thôrn) (n.) a prickle or spine; prickly tree or shrub; anything that troubles or annoys; care.
Thorny(thôrn´i) (adj.) full of thorns; harassing; annoying.
Thorough(thur´ō) (adj.) passing through or to the end; perfect; finished; complete.
Thoroughfare(thur´ō-fār) (n.) a passage from one street opening to another; an unobstructed way for traffic.
Thoroughly(thur´ō-li) (adv.) completely; fully.
Those(those) (pl.) of that.
Thou(thou) (pron.) person addressed.
Though(thō) (conj.) granting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if: (adv.) nevertheless; however.
Thought(thawt) (p.t. & p.p.) of think: (n.) the act of thinking; that which the mind thinks; meditation; study; care or anxiety.
Thoughtful(thawt´fool) (adj.) full of thought; contemplative; attentive; considerate for others; anxious or careful.
Thoughtfully(thawt´foo-li) (adv.) in a thoughtful manner; with thought.
Thoughtless(thawt´les) (adj.) unthinking; heedless; inattentive; inconsiderate.
Thousand(thou´zand) (adj.) consisting of 1000; any large number: (n.) 1000; any large number.
Thousandth(thou´sandth) (adj.) next in order after 999th; the ordinal of 1000.
Thraldom(thrawl´dum) (n.) serfdom; slavery.
Thrall(thrawl) (n.) a slave; serf.
Thrash(thrash) (v.t.) to beat out grain from the husk; beat or flog soundly: (v.i.) to perform the operation of thrashing; drudge.
Thrasher(thrash´ẽr) (n.) one who or machine which thrashes grain.
Thrashing(thrash´ing) (n.) the operation of separating grain from the husk; a sound flogging.
Thread(thred) (n.) a very thin line or cord of flax, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance twisted and drawn out; a filament; uniform tenor; something continued in a long course; spiral part of a screw: (v.t.) to pass through the eye of; pierce through.
Threadbare(thred´bār) (adj.) worn to the threads; poverty-stricken; hackneyed; dull.
Threat(thret) (n.) declaration of an intention to inflict punishment or other evil upon another; a menace: (v.t. & v.i.) to menace.
Threaten(thret´n) (v.i.) to use threats: (v.t.) terrify by menaces.
Threatening(thret´n-ing) (n.) the act of one who threatens; menace: (adj.) indicating a menace or some impending evil.
Three(thrē) (adj.) noting the sum of 2 and 1: (n.) a number the sum of 2 and 1.
Threefold(thrē´fold) (adv.) three times; repeatedly.
Thresh(thresh) (verb) same as thrash.
Threshold(threshold) (n.) the sill of a door; entrance; door; place or point of entrance.
Threw(thrōō) (p.t.) of throw.
Thrice(thrīs) (adv.) three times; repeatedly.
Thrift(thrift) (n.) frugality; economical management; good husbandry; increase of wealth; profit.
Thriftily(thrift´i-li) (adv.) in a thrifty manner.
Thriftiness(thrift´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being thrifty.
Thriftless(thrift´les) (adj.) without business sense; neglectful of one's affairs.
Thrifty(thrift´i) (adj.) characterized by economy and good management; frugal.
Thrill(thril) (v.t.) to pierce; cause to have a shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation: (v.i.) to penetrate, as something sharp; feel a sharp tingling or exquisite sensation running through the whole body; quiver: (n.) a thrilling sensation; quiver.
Thriller(thril´ẽr) (n.) one who or that which thrills; a cheap novel that excites the reader.
Thrive(thrīv) (v.i.) to prosper by industry, economy, and good management; increase or prosper in business, etc.; grow rich; grow vigorously or luxuriantly; increase or flourish.
Thriving(thrīv´ing) (p.adj.) increasing in wealth; prosperous or successful; growing.
Throat(thrōt) (n.) the fore-part of the neck of an animal containing the windpipe and gullet; contracting part of a vessel, etc.
Throaty(thrōt´i) (adj.) guttural.
Throb(throb) (v.i.) to beat, as the pulse, with more than usual force; palpitate: (n.) a strong pulsation.
Throe(thrō) (n.) agony; extreme pain especially in parturition: (v.i.) in agony.
Thrombosis(throm-bō´sis) (n.) the obstruction of a blood-vessel by a clot of blood.
Throne(thrōn) (n.) a chair of state; sovereign power and dignity: (v.t.) to place upon a throne; exalt.
Throng(thrông) (n.) a multitude; crowd: (v.t.) to crowd or press together; annoy with numbers: (v.i.) to come in multitudes.
Throttle(throt´i) (v.t.) to strangle or choke by pressure on the windpipe: (n.) the windpipe; a throttle-valve.
Through(thrōō) (prep.) from end to end of; between the sides of; in the midst of; among; by the agency of: (adv.) from end to end; from the beginning to the end.
Throughout(thrōō-out´) (adv.) in every part.
Throve(thrōv) (p.t.) of thrive.
Throw(thrō) (v.t.) to fling or hurl; cast to a distance; cast in any manner; propel; overturn; put on hastily or carelessly; strip; shape or form roughly; give utterance to; produce; twist or wind: (n.) the act of flinging or hurling; a cast of dice; distance a missile can be thrown; stroke, as of a slide-valve; potter's wheel.
Thrown(thrōn) (p.p.) of throw.
Thrum(thrum) (v.t.) to fringe or put tufts on; play idly or unskillfully on a stringed instrument with the fingers: (v.i.) to strum; drum.
Thrust(thrust) (v.t.) to push or drive with force; urge or impel: (v.i.) to push forward; enter by pushing; intrude; attack with a pointed weapon: (n.) a violent or sudden push; stab.
Thrusting(thrust´ing) (n.) the act of pushing with force or violence.
Thud(thud) (n.) a dull sound produced by a body falling on a comparatively soft substance.
Thug(thug) (n.) one of a fraternity of robbers and assassins in India who practiced secret murder; a ruffian; bandit.
Thumb(thum) (n.) the short, thick digit of the human hand; anything that looks like a thumb: (v.t.) to handle awkwardly: (v.i.) to play awkwardly.
Thumbscrew(thum´skrōō) (n.) a screw to turn with the finger and thumb.
Thump(thump) (n.) a hard, heavy blow: (v.t.) to strike or beat with dull heavy blows: (v.i.) to fall or strike with a dull heavy blow.
Thunder(thun´dẽr) (n.) the noise accompanying a flash of lightning; loud noise; an alarming denunciation or threat: (v.i.) to produce thunder; make a loud noise: (v.t.) to utter with a loud and threatening voice.
Thunderbolt(thun´dẽr-bōlt) (n.) a shaft of lightning; something resembling lightning in suddenness and terror; dreadful denunciation, especially ecclesiastical censure; daring or irresistible hero.
Thundering(thun´dẽr-ing) (adj.) emitting, or producing, a great noise like thunder; very great: (n.) the report accompanying a discharge of lightning.
Thunderous(thun´dẽr-us) (adj.) very loud; like thunder.
Thunderstruck(thun´dẽr-struk) (p.adj.) astonished or struck dumb by sudden amazement, etc.
Thundery(thun´dẽr-i) (adj.) produced by, or accompanied with, thunder.
Thursday(thẽrz´dā) (n.) the fifth day of the week.
Thus(thus) (adv.) in this or that manner; to this degree or extent; so: (n.) thus the resin of the spruce fir.
Thwack(thwak) (v.t.) to strike with something flat and heavy; thump: (n.) a heavy blow with something blunt and hard; thump.
Thwart(thwawrt) (adj.) crosswise; oblique: (preposition & adv.) across: (n.) a seat in a boat extending from side to side: (v.t.) oppose; run counter to; frustrate.
Thy(thī) (pron.) of, or pertaining to, thee.
Thyme(tīm) (n.) an aromatic kitchen herb.
Thyroid(thī´roid) (adj.) shield-shaped; noting one of the cartilages of the larynx; Adam's apple.
Thyself(thī-self´) (pron.) thou or thee, in person; used for emphasis.
Tiara(tē-ā´ra) (n.) a highly ornamental headdress.
Tic(tik) (n.) convulsive twitching of certain muscles, especially of the face.
Tick(tik) (n.) a name for various parasites which infest dogs, sheep, etc.; a case for holding feathers, etc., for bedding; small mark; small, quick, distinct sound or beat; credit: (v.i.) to make a small, quick, distinct sound; go on credit: (v.t.) to mark off by a tick.
Ticket(tik´et) (n.) a label or card giving its possessor some specific right; label specifying price, etc., of goods; printed list of candidates at an election: (v.t.) to distinguish by, or as by, a ticket.
Tickle(tik´l) (v.t.) to touch lightly so as to produce a thrilling sensation, usually accompanied by laughter; gratify and amuse: (v.i.) to feel titillation.
Tickler(tik´ler) (n.) one who, or that which, tickles; something puzzling or difficult.
Ticklish(tik´lish) (adj.) sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; critical; precarious; difficult; delicate to handle or achieve.
Tidal(tīd´al) (adj.) pertaining to the tides; ebbing and flowing like the tides.
Tidbit(tid´bit) (n.) a choice morsel.
Tide(tīd) (n.) the regular rising and falling of the sea, rivers, etc.; season; turning point; tendency; in mining, period of twelve hours: (v.t.) to drive with the stream: (v.i.) to work in or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide.
Tidily(tīd´i-li) (adv.) in a tidy manner.
Tidiness(tīd´i-nes) (n.) quality or state of being tidy; neatness.
Tidings(tīd´ingz) (n. pl.) news.
Tidy(tīd´i) (adj.) kept or dressed in proper and habitual neatness; trim; neat; orderly: (n.) an ornamental cover for the back of a chair, etc.: (v.t.) to make neat or tidy; put in proper order.
Tie(tī) (n.) a knot or fastening; bond; obligation; beam or rod for holding two parts together; equality in numbers; knot of hair; a necktie; curved line placed over or under two or more notes, signifying they are to be slurred, or be sounded as one: (v.t.) to fasten with, or as with, a cord; bind; restrict; unite, as notes [Music]: (v.i.) to make an equal score.
Tier(tēr) (n.) a row or rank especially one of two or more rows placed one above the other.
Tiff(tif) (n.) a fit of anger; slight quarrel: (v.i.) to be in a fit.
Tiger(tī´gẽr) (n.) fierce animal of the cat kind, nearly as large as a lion; a fierce person.
Tight(tīt) (adj.) not loose; close; tenacious; compactly built; fitting close to the body; not leaky; taut; snug; parsimonious; ill-supplied or stringent; drunk: (n.) plural close-fitting garments, especially for the legs.
Tighten(tīt´n) (v.t.) to make tight.
Tigress(tī´gres) (n.) the female of the tiger.
Tilde(til´de) (n.) a mark (~) placed over "n" in Spanish words to be pronounced "ny" as in señor.
Tile(tīl) (n.) a thin slab of baked clay, used for roofing, etc.: (v.t.) to cover with tiles.
Till(til) (n.) a money drawer in a desk or counter: (prep.) to the time of: (adv.) to the time when: (conj.) to the degree that; until: (v.t.) to prepare [land] for seed, etc.; cultivate.
Tillage(til´āj) (n.) land prepared for crops; husbandry; agriculture.
Tiller(til´ẽr) (n.) a farmer; handle or lever for turning the rudder of a vessel; a sprout springing from a root or stump.
Tilt(tilt) (n.) a tent; the cloth covering of a cart or wagon; cover of a boat or stern awning; a thrust; inclination forward; upheaval of strata to a higher angle: (v.t.) to cover with an awning; point or thrust with, or as with, a lance; raise on end; incline.
Tilting(tilt´ing) (n.) inclination forward; act of one who, or that which, tilts.
Timber(tim´bẽr) (n.) the body or stem of a tree; wood suitable for buildings, carpentry, etc.; piece of wood for building or already framed; wooded land: (v.t.) to furnish or construct with timber.
Timbre(tim´bẽr) (n.) tone or character of a musical sound.
Time(tīm) (n.) measure of duration, whether past, present, or future; particular period of duration; age or period during which anything occurred or a person lived; present life or existence; season; era; epoch; proper time; repetition; leisure; musical measure or duration of sounds; tense; hour of travail: (v.t.) to adapt to the time or occasion; do at the proper season; regulate or measure: (v.i.) to keep or beat time.
Timeliness(tīm´li-nes) (n.) quality or state of being timely.
Timely(tīm´li) (adj.) being or occurring in time; opportune.
Timepiece(tīm´pēs) (n.) any instrument for recording or telling time; clock; watch.
Timid(tim´id) (adj.) wanting in courage; faint-hearted; fearful.
Timidity(tim-id´i-ti) (n.) want of courage.
Timorous(tim´ẽr-us) (adj.) fearful of danger; full of scruples.
Tin(tin) (n.) a silvery-white, soft, malleable, and fusible metal; thin plates of iron covered with tin; a cylindrical vessel of tin; money: (v.t.) to cover with tin, or with tinned iron; put into tins for preservation.
Tincture(tingk´tūr) (n.) a tinge or shade of color; slight taste or quality; solution of any medicine in or by means of spirits of wine; fine or more volatile parts of a substance: (v.t.) to dye or color; tinge.
Tinder(tin´dẽr) (n.) any inflammable material used to kindle a fire from a spark, as rotten wood or scorched linen.
Tine(tīn) (n.) spike or prong of a fork or harrow, etc.
Tinfoil(tin´foil) (n.) tin beaten into thin leaf.
Ting(ting) (n.) a sharp, bell-like sound.
Tinge(tinj) (v.t.) to stain or color; impregnate with something foreign; dye: (n.) a slight degree of some color, taste, or quality imparted to a substance; tint.
Tingle(ting´gl) (v.i.) to feel a thrilling sensation, or pain: (v.t.) to ring; cause to tingle: (n.) a thrilling sensation or pain.
Tinker(ting´kẽr) (n.) a mender of metal pots, kettles, etc.: (v.t.) to patch up: (v.i.) meddle in an officious manner.
Tinkle(ting´kl) (n.) a small, quick, sharp, ringing sound: (v.i.) to make such a sound: (v.t.) to cause to give out a tinkle.
Tinned(tind) (adj.) covered with tin; packed or put up in tins.
Tinsel(tin´sel) (n.) a kind of cloth overlaid or interwoven with gold and silver; thin glittering metallic plate; anything showy but of little value: (adj.) showy to excess; superficial; outwardly fine but really worthless: (v.t.) to decorate with, or as with, tinsel; make outwardly gaudy.
Tint(tint) (n.) a slight coloring distinct from the principal color; hue or shade: (v.t.) to give a slight coloring to.
Tintinnabulation(tin-ti-nab-ū-la´shun) (n.) a tinkling sound, as of bells.
Tiny(tī´ni) (adj.) very small; puny.
Tip(tip) (n.) a point or top of anything small; end; ferrule or nozzle; anther; gentle stroke; small present; private hint, especially in betting; tilt: (v.t.) to form a point to; cover the end of; strike lightly; give private hint to; give a small present to; tilt up.
Tippet(tip´et) (n.) a narrow cape, or covering of cloth or fur for the neck or shoulders.
Tipple(tip´l) (v.i.) to drink spirits or strong liquors habitually; drink frequently in small quantities: (n.) liquor.
Tipsily(tip´si-li) (adv.) in a tipsy manner.
Tipster(tip´stẽr) (n.) one who supplies private information about racehorses, etc.
Tipsy(tip´si) (adj.) partly intoxicated.
Tiptoe(tip´tō) (n.) the end of a toe: (adv.) on tiptoe; stealthily: (v.i.) to walk or stand on tiptoe; be on the strain, or alert.
Tiptop(tip´top) (n.) the highest point or degree; best of anything: (adj.) most excellent.
Tirade(ti-rād´) (n.) a long, violent, declamatory speech; strain of censure or reproof; in music, filling of an interval by the intermediate diatonic notes.
Tire(tīr) (n.) a band or hoop of iron or rubber binding the rim of a wheel: (v.t.) to exhaust the strength of by labor; weary or fatigue; exhaust the patience of: (v.i.) to become weary or fatigued.
Tired(tīrd) (adj.) wearied; exhausted.
Tireless(tīr´les) (adj.) incapable of fatigue; unwearied; lacking a tire [for a wheel].
Tiresome(tīr´sum) (adj.) wearisome; tedious; fatiguing; annoying.
Tiresomely(tīr´sum-li) (adv.) in a tiresome manner.
Tiresomeness(tīr´sum-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being tiresome.
Tissue(tish´ōō) (n.) a woven fabric, especially thin transparent silk used for veiling, formerly interwoven with gold or silver threads; any thin or delicate texture or fabric; thin cellular organization of parts, consisting of forms closely compacted and performing special functions; connected series: (v.t.) to form tissue of; interweave.
Tit(tit) (n.) morsel or bit; teat; nipple.
Tithe(tīth) (n.) the tenth part of anything, especially the tenth part of the annual increase of the profit arising from land, stock, etc., allotted to the support of the clergy; small part: (v.t.) to tax or levy a tithe of.
Tithing(tīth´ing) (n.) the taking of levying of tithes.
Titillate(tit´i-lāt) (v.t.) to cause a tickling sensation in; tickle.
Titillation(tit-i-lā´shun) (n.) a tickling or itching sensation or state of feeling; any slight pleasure or gratification.
Titivate(tit´i-vāt) (v.t.) to make smart or adorn.
Title(tī´tl) (n.) an inscription over or at the beginning of something serving to designate it; name; appellation of dignity, rank, distinction, or preeminence; claim of right; presentation to a curacy as a condition of ordination: (v.t.) to entitle.
Titter(tit´ẽr) (v.i.) to laugh with restraint; giggle; see-saw: (n.) a restrained laugh.
Tittle(tit´l) (n.) a small particle; iota.
Titular(tit´ū-lar) (adj.) existing in name or title only; nominal; having the title without the duties of an office.
To(tōō) (prep.) noting motion towards; in accordance with.
Toad(tōd) (n.) amphibious reptile, like the frog.
Toadstool(tōd´stōōl) (n.) name popularly applied to any poisonous kind of mushroom.
Toady(tōd´i) (n.) a sycophant: (v.t.) to fawn upon as a sycophant: (v.i.) to play the sycophant.
Toast(tōst) (n.) bread scorched or browned before the fire; one who is named when a health is drunk: (v.t.) to brown or heat at the fire; show honor to in drinking; name when a health is drunk.
Toaster(tōst´ẽr) (n.) one who toasts; device for toasting bread, cheese, etc.
Tobacco(tō-bak´ō) (n.) an American plant, of which the dried leaves are used for smoking, chewing, or as snuff.
Toboggan(tō´bog´an) (n.) a kind of sledge in which one or more persons sit for sliding down snow-covered hills or inclines: (v.i.) to slide down a snowy hill by means of a toboggan.
Today(tōō-da´) (n.) the present day: (adv.) on the present day.
Toddle(tod´l) (v.i.) to walk with short, tottering steps like a child: (n.) a toddling walk.
Toddler(tod´lẽr) (n.) one who toddles; a young child.
Toddy(tod´i) (n.) a sweet juice obtained from certain palms; mixture of spirit and water sweetened.
Toe(tō) (n.) one of the terminal members of the foot of a man or animal; forepart of a horse's hoof; a projection: (v.t.) to touch, reach, or strike with the toe or toes.
Toga(tō´ga) (n.) the loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans.
Together(too-geth´ẽr) (adv.) in company or association; mutually; in union or concert; uninterruptedly.
Toggle(tog´l) (n.) a small wooden pin tapering towards both ends and grooved round its center; button or frog.
Toil(toil) (n.) labor oppressive to mind or body; fatiguing exertion; snare; net: (v.i.) to labor or work with pain or fatigue.
Toilet(toi´let) (n.) a bathroom fixture to urinate and or defecate into.
Toilsome(toil´sum) (adj.) bringing fatigue; laborious; wearisome.
Token(tō´kn) a mark or sign; memorial of affection, etc.; symbol of good faith or authenticity; piece of metal not coined by authority, but current by sufferance.
Told(tōld) (p.t. & p.p.) of tell.
Tolerable(tol´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) endurable; supportable; fairly good.
Tolerably(tol´ẽr-a-bli) (adv.) in a tolerable manner; moderately well; passably.
Tolerance(tol´ẽr-ans) (n.) the spirit of toleration for offensive persons or different opinions.
Tolerant(tol´ẽr-ant) (adj.) disposed to, or favoring, toleration.
Tolerate(tol´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to endure; permit; allow so as not to hinder or prohibit.
Toleration(tol-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the act of tolerating; allowance of that which is not wholly approved; recognition of the right of private judgment in religious opinions and modes of worship differing from those of the established Church; freedom from bigotry.
Toll(tōl) (n.) the sound of a bell slowly repeated at short intervals; a duty or tax on travelers or goods passing along a public road or bridge; tax or duty paid for some privilege: (v.i.) to sound or ring slowly, as a bell; annul: (v.t.) to draw or lead.
Tomato(tō-mā´tō) (n.) a plant and its well-known fleshy fruit.
Tomb(tōōm) (n.) a grave, or vault; monument erected to enclose and preserve the memory of the dead: (v.t.) to entomb.
Tomboy(tom´boi) (n.) a wild, romping girl.
Tomcat(tom´kat) (n.) a full-grown male cat.
Tome(tōm) (n.) a large book.
Tomfoolery(tom-fool´ẽr-i) (n.) nonsense; absurd trifles or ornaments.
Ton(tun) (n.) measure of weight equaling 2240 pounds [long ton] in the U.K. and 2000 pounds [short ton] in the U.S.
Tonality(tōn-al´i-ti) (n.) in music, quality of tone; in painting, scheme of color.
Tone(tōn) (n.) sound, or character of sound; note; quality of the voice; state of the body with reference to the healthy performance of its animal functions; harmony of the colors of a painting: (v.t.) to bring to a required shade of color; mitigate.
Tongs(tôngs) (n. pl.) metal instrument with two jointed limbs for grasping anything.
Tongue(tung) (n.) the chief instrument of speech, and the organ of taste; power of speech; manner of speaking; dialect; idiom; discourse; mere words; fluency; clapper of a bell; anything resembling a tongue; promontory: (v.t.) to modulate or modify with the tongue; scold: (v.i.) talk; prate.
Tonic(ton´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, or based on, the key-note; increasing tension; strengthening: (n.) a strengthening medicine.
Tonight(tōō-nīt´) (n.) the present night: (adv.) on the present night.
Tonnage(tun´āj) (n.) the weight of goods carried in a boat or ship; carrying capacity of a vessel; duty or toll on vessels; collective shipping of any port or country.
Tonsils(ton´sil) (n.) one of the two almond-shaped glands at the root of the tongue.
Tonsorial(ton-sō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to shaving or to a barber.
Tonsure(ton´shūr) (n.) the act of clipping the hair or of shaving the crown of the head.
Tontine(ton-tēn´) (n.) a loan raised on life annuities with benefit accruing to the last survivor.
Too(tōō) (adv.) more than enough; likewise; in addition; over and above; also.
Took(took) (p.t.) of take.
Tool(tōōl) (n.) an instrument of manual operation; one who acts as the instrument of another: (v.t.) to shape with a tool.
Tooling(tōōl´ing) (n.) work done with a tool or tools; the tool or tools required for a process.
Toot(tōōt) (v.t.) to sound, as a horn or flute: (n.) a blast on a horn.
Tooth(tōōth) (n.) one of the hard bony processes growing in the jaws used for biting and chewing; any projection resembling a tooth; palate or taste: (v.t.) to indent or form into teeth.
Toothed(tōōtht) (adj.) having teeth or tooth-like projections.
Toothache(tōōth´āk) (n.) pain in a tooth.
Toothless(tōōth´les) (adj.) without teeth.
Toothpick(tōōth´pik) (n.) instrument for picking out anything between the teeth.
Toothsome(tōōth´sum) (adj.) pleasant to the taste.
Top(top) (n.) the highest part; summit; upper side or surface; highest person, place, or rank; crown of the head; small platform at the head of the lower mast; a child's toy: (v.t.) to cover or place on the top; rise to the top of; excel; cut off the top of.
Topaz(tō´paz) (n.) a crystallized mineral of various colors used as a gem.
Topcoat(top´kōt) (n.) overcoat; outer coat.
Topee(tō-pē´) (n.) a cork or pith helmet.
Topic(top´ik) (n.) a subject of discourse, conversation, or argument; theme.
Topical(top´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics; relating to a place; local.
Topically(top´i-ka-li) (adv.) with reference to a particular place or topic.
Topknot(top´not) (n.) a crest of hair or feathers on the top of the head.
Topmast(top´mast) (n.) the second mast from the deck of a ship.
Topmost(top´mōst) (adj.) highest; uppermost.
Topographer(to-pog´ra-fẽr) (n.) one skilled in topography.
Topographic(top-ō-graf´ik) (adj.) descriptive of a particular place. Also topographical.
Topographically(top-ō-graf´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a topographic manner.
Topography(to-pog´ra-fi) (n.) the scientific description of a particular place, etc.; the features of a region or locality.
Topping(top´ing) (adj.) rising above; surpassing: (n.) the act of cutting off the top.
Topple(top´l) (v.t.) to overturn: (v.i.) to fall forward; tumble down.
Topsail(top´sāl) (n.) the sail second from the deck.
Toque(tōk) (n.) a cap; close-fitting bonnet.
Tor(tôr) (n.) high-pointed hill; jutting rock.
Torch(tôrch) (n.) a large light formed of resinous wood, flax, etc., soaked in some inflammable substance, and carried in the hand; any light used in the manner of a torch.
Tore(tōr) (p.t.) of tear.
Toreador(tor-e-a-dōr´) (n.) a bull fighter.
Torment(tôr´ment) (n.) extreme pain; torture; anguish: (v.t.) (tôr-ment´) to put to extreme pain, physical or mental; torture; harass.
Torn(tōrn) (p.t.) of tear.
Tornado(tôr-nā´dō) (n.) a violent tempest or whirlwind.
Torpedo(tôr-pē´dō) (n.) a submarine apparatus for destroying ships by explosion; kind of firework: (v.t.) to destroy by a torpedo.
Torpid(tôr´pid) (adj.) having lost power of motion and feeling; inactive.
Torpidity(tôr-pid´i-ti) (n.) quality or state of being torpid.
Torpor(tôr´pẽr) (n.) a numbness; inactivity.
Torque(tôrk) (n.) a twisted collar or necklace worn by certain ancient barbaric nations; rotational force.
Torrent(tor´ent) (n.) a violent and rapid stream; heavy fall, as of rain; strong current, rising suddenly and rushing rapidly along.
Torrid(tor´id) (adj.) dried with heat; extremely hot; burning; parching.
Torsion(tôr´shun) (n.) the act of turning or twisting; the wrenching or twisting of a body by lateral force.
Torso(tôr´sō) (n.) the trunk of a statue, especially one having the head or limbs mutilated; core of an animal's body without appendages [head, neck, limbs, etc.].
Tort(tôrt) (n.) in law, any wrong, injury, or damage.
Tortilla(tôr-tēl´yä) (n.) a thin unleavened cake of maize.
Tortoise(tôr^tis) (n.) a land dwelling reptile with a very hard shell.
Tortuous(tôr´tū-us) (adj.) crooked; twisted; wreathed; underhand; indirect; deceitful.
Torture(tôr´tūr) (n.) agony of mind or body; excruciating pain; pain inflicted as a punishment or as a means of extorting a confession: (v.t.) to punish with, or as with, torture; put to the rack; excruciate; vex; wrest from the true meaning.
Torus(tō´rus) (n.) a large semi-circular molding in the base of a column; that part of a flower on which the carpels are seated.
Toss(tos) (v.t.) to throw with the hand; throw upward; jerk; put into violent motion; cause to rise and fall: (v.i.) to roll or tumble; be tossed: (n.) a throwing upward or with a jerk.
Tossing(tos´ing) (n.) the act of throwing upward; a rolling or tumbling.
Tossup(tos´up) (n.) the common practice of throwing a coin into the air to decide a wager; hence, an equal chance.
Tot(tot) (n.) anything small or insignificant; a term of endearment; (pl.) a series of figures in column form to be added up as an exercise in rapid calculation: (v.t.) to add; count up.
Total(tō´tal) (adj.) whole; complete; full; not divided: (n.) the whole sum or amount; completeness.
Totality(tō-tal´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being total; entire quantity, amount, or sum.
Totally(tō´tal-i) (adv.) entirely; fully.
Tote(tōt) (v.t.) to carry.
Totem(tō´tem) (n.) an animal used as the symbol or name of a tribe or clan.
Totter(tot´ẽr) (v.i.) to shake as if about to fall; be unsteady; stagger; reel.
Touch(tuch) (v.t.) to come in contact with; perceive by feeling; handle slightly; play; reach; attain to; meddle with; to ask for a loan; add a fight stroke to; affect the senses or sensibility of; injure or. hurt: (v.i.) to be in contact; call in at a port: (n.) the act of touching; state of being touched; contact; sense of feeling; action of the hand on a musical instrument; tried qualities; emotion or affection; single stroke on a painting, etc.
Touchily(tuch´i-li) (adv.) in a touchy or irritable manner; peevishly.
Touchiness(tuch´i-nes) (n.) quality or state of being touchy; irritability.
Touching(tuch´ing) (adj.) affecting; pathetic: (n.) the act of coming in contact with; preposition with respect to; concerning.
Touchstone(tuch´stōn) (n.) any test or criterion.
Touchy(tuch´i) (adj.) irritable; peevish.
Tough(tuf) (adj.) flexible without being brittle; not easily broken or fractured; able to endure hardship; strong; firm; tenacious; viscous; difficult; not easy to masticate: (n.) a rough, bully or rowdy.
Toughen(tuf´n) (v.i.) to grow or become tough: (v.t.) to make tough.
Toupee(tōō-pē´) (n.) a small wig to cover partial baldness.
Tour(tōōr) (n.) a circuitous journey; excursion; trip: (v.i.) to make a tour: (v.t.) to make a tour or circuit of; as, to "tour" the country.
Tourist(tōōr´ist) (n.) one who makes a tour; excursionist.
Tournament(tōōr´na-ment) (n.) a mock fight by knights on horseback; any series of contests or games of skill.
Tourniquet(tōōr´ni-ket) (n.) a surgical instrument for compressing an artery and arresting hemorrhage.
Tousle(touz´l) (v.t.) to pull about roughly; put in disorder.
Tout(tout) (v.i.) to look out for trade in an obtrusive way: (n.) one who goes about soliciting trade in an obtrusive way.
Tow(tō) (v.t.) to drag, as a vessel, through the water by means of a rope: (n.) act of towing or state of being towed.
Toward(tō´ẽrd) (prep.) in the direction of; with a tendency to; with respect to: (adv.) near; at hand. Also towards.
Towel(tou´el) (n.) a cloth for wiping the hands, etc., after washing.
Tower(tou´ẽr) (n.) a lofty building, square or circular, usually flat on the top; fortress: (v.i.) to rise to a great height; to be lofty.
Towering(tou´ẽr-ing) (adj.) very high; elevated; violent; outrageous.
Town(toun) (n.) any collection of houses larger than a village, and not being a city.
Township(toun´ship) (n.) the district or territory into which many of the States are divided and subordinate to the county; 23040 acres.
Toxic(toks´ik) (adj.) poisonous.
Toxicologist(toks-i-kol´ō-jist) (n.) one skilled in toxicology.
Toxicology(toks-i-kol´ō-ji) (n.) the science that treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, etc.
Toxin(toks´in) (n.) poisonous substance in animals, generated in the process of tissue transformation.
Toy(toi) (n.) a child's plaything; something of no real value; bauble; plaything: (v.i.) to dally amorously; trifle.
Trace(trās) (n.) a mark left by anything passing; footprint; small quantity: (v.t.) to delineate by marks; follow by tracks or footsteps; follow exactly.
Traceable(trās´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being traced.
Tracery(trās´ẽr-i) (n.) an architectural ornamentation in Gothic structures.
Trachea(trā´ke-a) (n.) the windpipe, beginning at the larynx and ending at the lungs.
Tracheotomy(trā-ke-ot´ō-mi) (n.) the surgical operation of making an opening into the windpipe.
Tracing(trā´sing) (n.) the act of one who traces; regular path; mechanical copy by marking on thin paper over the original.
Track(trak) (n.) a mark or impression left by the foot; beaten path; course or way; course for racing; permanent way of a railroad: (v.t.) to pursue by following the footprints or marks left behind.
Trackless(trak´les) (adj.) having no track; untrodden and unmarked by human feet.
Tract(trakt) (n.) a short treatise, usually on some religious subject; region of indefinite extent; expanse.
Tractability(trakt-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) quality or state of being tractable; docility.
Tractable(trakt´a-bl) (adj.) docile; easily instructed or managed.
Traction(trak´shun) (n.) the act of drawing; state of being drawn; attraction.
Tractor(trak´tẽr) (n.) that which draws or is used in drawing.
Trade(trād) (n.) commerce; business; buying and selling for money; dealing by way of sale or exchange; traffic; persons engaged in a particular business: (adj.) pertaining to, carried on by, or characteristic of, a trade; (pl.) the trade winds: (v.i.) to carry on commerce; buy and sell; traffic: (v.t.) to sell or exchange in commerce.
Trademark(trād´märk) (n.) a distinguishing device affixed by a merchant to his goods, to show his exclusive right.
Trader(trād´ẽr) (n.) one engaged in trade or commerce; a dealer in buying and selling or barter.
Tradesman(trādz-man) (n.) a shopkeeper; mechanic.
Trading(trā´ding) (p.pr.) trafficking; exchanging commodities by barter, or buying and selling them; carrying on commerce; as, a trading company.
Tradition(tra-dish´un) (n.) the delivery of opinions, doctrines, practices, rites, and customs, from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity; the transmission of any opinions or practice from forefathers to descendants by oral communication, without written memorials.
Traditional(tra-dish´un-al) (adj.) of, pertaining to, or depending on, tradition; based on tradition.
Traditionally(tra-dish´un-a-li) (adv.) in a traditional manner.
Traduce(tra-dūs´) (v.t.) expose to contempt or disgrace; to slander.
Traffic(traf´ik) (n.) commerce; trade; dealings; carrying trade; business done by transportation: (v.t.) exchange; barter; trade: (v.i.) carry on commerce; buy and sell goods.
Trafficker(traf´ik-ẽr) (n.) one who traffics [often used in a bad sense]; trader; dealer.
Trafficking(traf´fik-ing) (n.) the act or the business of carrying on commerce or trade [often used in a bad sense]; trading; trade.
Tragedian(tra-gē´di-an) (n.) a writer or actor of tragedy.
Tragedy(traj´e-di) (n.) drama in which the action and language are elevated, and the catastrophe sad; any fatal or dreadful event.
Tragic(traj´ik) (adj.) pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; fatal to life; mournful; sorrowful; calamitous.
Tragically(traj´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a tragical manner; with fatal issue; mournfully; sorrowfully.
Trail(trāl) (n.) the track or scent left by a hunter; anything drawn or floating behind; train; any beaten path through a wilderness or forest: (v.t.) to drag along the ground; to follow the scent of a hunter, or of game: (v.i.) to be drawn out at length; follow.
Train(trān) (v.t.) to draw along; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; to teach and form by practice; to form to a proper shape; to trace a lode to its head: (n.) that which is drawn along after something else, as the part of a dress which trails on the ground, a retinue of attendants, cars drawn by an engine, etc.; process; course; series; string; file.
Trained(trānd) (adj.) made proficient by training; educated; instructed; practiced.
Trainer(trān´ẽr) (n.) one who trains up; an instructor; one who trains or prepares men, horses, etc., for athletic exercises.
Training(trān´ing) (n.) the act or process of drawing or educating; education.
Traipse(trāps) (v.i.) to walk carelessly.
Trait(trāt) (n.) a distinguishing feature.
Traitor(trā´tẽr) (n.) one who betrays a trust, especially one who aids the enemy of his country; one guilty of treason.
Traitorous(trā´tẽr-us) (adj.) guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a traitorous officer or subject.
Trajectory(tra-jek´to-^ri) (n.) curve described by a flying body, as a planet or a projectile.
Tram(tram) (n.) small car running on rails.
Trammel(tram´ml) (n.) a net used for hunting or fishing; a shackle for horses; anything that impedes progress, action or freedom: (v.t.) to impede, hinder, shackle.
Tramp(tramp) (v.i.) to wander about; to stroll: (n.) a stroller; a vagrant or vagabond.
Trample(tram´pl) (v.t.) to tread under foot; to tread with pride, contempt, and insult.
Trance(trans) (n.) an ecstasy; a state in which the soul seems to have passed out of the body into celestial regions; in medicine, catalepsy, i. e. total suspension of mental power and voluntary motion.
Tranquil(tran´kwil) (adj.) quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful, not agitated.
Tranquilize(tran´kwi-līz) (v.t.) to make tranquil or calm.
Tranquillity(tran-kwil´i-ti) (n.) quality or state of being tranquil; a calm state; freedom from disturbance or agitation.
Tranquilly(tran´kwi-li) (adv.) quietly; peacefully.
Transact(trans-akt´) (v.i.) to conduct matters; to treat; to manage.
Transaction(trans-ak´shun) (n.) the doing or performing of any business; management of any affair.
Transactor(trans-ak´tẽr) (n.) one who performs or conducts any business.
Transatlantic(trans-at-lan´tik) (adj.) beyond or across the Atlantic Ocean.
Transcend(tran-send´) (v.t.) to rise above; surpass; surmount; excel; exceed.
Transcendence(tran-send´ens) (n.) superior excellence.
Transcendent(tran-send´ent) (adj.) superior in excellence; lying beyond human experience.
Transcendental(tran-sen-dent´al) (adj.) surpassing others; concerned with what is independent of experience; metaphysical; extravagant; vague.
Transcendentalism(tran-sen-dent´al-izm) (n.) that which is vague and illusive in philosophy.
Transcribe(tran-skrīb´) (v.t.) write over from one book into another; copy.
Transcript(tran´skript) (n.) a written copy from an original.
Transcription(tran-skrip´shun) (n.) act of copying; a copy.
Transept(tran´sept) (n.) that part of a church at right angles on either side to the chancel.
Transfer(trans-fẽr´) (v.t.) to convey from one person or place to another; convey, as a right, title, etc.; produce by impression, as an engraving from a lithographic stone: (n.) transfer conveyance of a right, title, property, etc., from one person to another; deed by which such a transfer is executed; removal; a soldier transferred from one troop or company to another; drawing or writing printed off from one surface to another.
Transferable(trans-fẽr´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being transferred.
Transference(tians-fẽr´ens) (n.) act of transferring.
Transfiguration(trans-fig-ū-rā´shun) (n.) a change of form or appearance.
Transfigure(trans-fig´ūr) (v.t.) to change the outward form or appearance of.
Transfix(trans-fiks´) (v.t.) pierce; impale; fasten by something sharp thrust through.
Transform(trans-fôrm´) (v.t.) to change the shape or appearance of; convert or change the character of; transmute; metamorphose; change the form of [an algebraic equation] into another of different form without altering its value.
Transformation(trans-fôr-mā´shun) (n.) the act of transforming; state of being transformed; transmutation; metamorphosis; change of character; conversion.
Transformer(trans-fôrm´ẽr) (n.) an induction coil for raising or lowering electric pressure.
Transfuse(trans-fūz´) (v.t.) to pour out of one vessel into another; transfer, as blood, from the veins of a person or animal to those of another.
Transfusion(trans-fū´zhuh) (n.) the act of transfusing; state of being transfused.
Transgress(trans-gres´) (v.i.) to offend by the violation or infraction of any law, rule, etc.; sin: (v.t.) break or violate.
Transgression(trans-gresh´un) (n.) the act of violating any law or rule of moral duty; fault; offense; sin.
Transgressor(trans-gres´ẽr) (n.) one who transgresses.
Transient(tran´shent) (adj.) of short duration; fleeting; brief: (n.) one who or that which is temporary.
Transit(tran´sit) (n.) a passage through or over; passage of a heavenly body across the meridian of a place; passage of an inferior planet across the sun's disc; surveyor's instrument for measuring horizontal angles.
Transition(tran-sish´un) (n.) the passage from one place or state to another; change, as of key in music or of the subject of discourse.
Transitional(tran-sish´un-al) (adj.) involving or denoting transition.
Transitive(tran´si-tiv) (adj.) passing over; in grammar, denoting a verb which has or requires an object after it.
Transitively(tran´si-tiv-li) (adv.) in a transitive manner.
Transitiveness(tran´si-tiv-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being transitive.
Transitory(tran´si-tō-ri) (adj.) continuing but a short time; evanescent; fleeting; unstable.
Translate(trans-lāt´) (v.t.) to render from one language into another; interpret; remove to another place or position; remove to heaven without dying.
Translation(trans-lā´shun) (n.) the act of translating; that which is translated.
Translator(trans-lā´tẽr) (n.) one who translates.
Transliteration(trans-lit-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the representation of the sounds in one language by the alphabetical signs of another.
Translucent(trans-lū´sent) (adj.) allowing light to pass, but not transparent.
Transmigration(trans-mī-grā´shun) (n.) the passage from one place, state, or condition to another.
Transmissible(trans-mis´i-bl) (adj.) that may be passed from one to another, or through a body or substance.
Transmission(trans-mish´un) (n.) the act of transmitting; the things transmitted; passage through.
Transmit(trans-mit´) (v.t.) to cause or suffer to pass over or through; send from one place or person to another.
Transmitter(trans-mit´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, transmits.
Transmutation(trans-mū-tā´shun) (n.) change from one form, nature, substance, or species, into another.
Transmute(trans-mūt´) (v.t.) to change from one form, nature, substance, or species into another.
Transmutable(trans-mū´ta-bl) (adj.) that may be changed into a different form, nature, or substance.
Transom(tran´som) (n.) a cross-beam over a door or over the stern-post of a vessel; horizontal mullion in a window.
Transparency(trans-par´en-si) (n.) the state or quality of being transparent; a picture painted on a semitransparent material through which a light shines.
Transparent(trans-par´ent) (adj.) having the property of transmitting rays of light; clear.
Transpiration(tran-spi-rā´shun) (n.) exhalation through the pores of the skin.
Transpire(tran-spīr´) (v.i.) to be excreted through the pores of the skin; be exhaled; become known; come to pass; occur: (v.t.) to perspire; exhale.
Transplant(trans-plant´) (v.t.) to remove and plant in another place; remove and establish.
Transplantation(trans-olan-tā´shun) (n.) act of transplanting a living plant, or of removing living tissue to another part of the body.
Transport(trans-pōrt´) (v.t.) to carry across or from one place to another; banish as a criminal; carry away by violence of passion, or pleasure: (n.) transport conveyance for baggage or stores; a vessel employed for carrying troops, stores, etc., from one place to another; violent manifestation of anger; rapture; ecstasy.
Transportation(trans-pōr-tā´shun) (n.) act of transporting or state of being transported; conveyance.
Transpose(trans-pōz´) (v.t.) to change the place or order of, by putting each in the place of the other; change the key of; change a term from one side of an equation to the other by changing the sign.
Transposition(trans-pō-zish´un) (n.) the act of transposing; state of being transposed.
Transubstantiation(tran-sub-stan-shi-ā´shun) (n.) the doctrine that after consecration, the elements in the Eucharist are converted into the veritable body and blood of Christ.
Transverse(trans-vẽrs´) (adj.) lying or being across or crosswise; broader than long.
Transversely(trans-vẽrs´li) (adv.) in a transverse direction.
Trap(trap) (n.) an instrument shutting suddenly with a spring for snaring game, vermin, and other animals; snare; ambush; stratagem; a game played with a bat, ball, and shoe-shaped block of wood; a carriage on springs; contrivance for preventing the escape of foul air from a drain; a type of heavy igneous rock; (pl.) baggage; portable articles: (v.t.) to catch in, or as in a trap; ensnare; take by stratagem; furnish with a trap: (v.i.) to set traps for game.
Trapeze(tra-pēz´) (n.) a swinging horizontal bar suspended at each end by a rope, used by gymnasts.
Trapezium(tra-pē´zi-um) (n.) a plane figure bounded by four right lines, of which no two are parallel.
Trapezoid(trap´e-zoid) (n.) a plane figure with four sides, having two sides parallel to each other.
Trapper(trap´ẽr) (n.) one who traps animals, especially to obtain the fur.
Trappings(trap´ingz) (n. pl.) ornamented articles of dress; superficial decorations; ornaments for horses.
Trash(trash) (n.) refuse; worthless or useless matter; rubbish; a worthless person.
Trashiness(trash´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being trashy.
Trashy(trash´i) (adj.) composed of or resembling trash; worthless.
Trauma(tra´ma) (n.) accidental wound; condition of the body caused by violence, as a wound; violence causing bodily injury.
Traumatic(traw-mat´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, applied to, suitable for, or produced by, wounds.
Travail(trav´al) (n.) labor with pain; severe toil; parturition: (v.i.) to suffer the pains of childbirth.
Travel(trav´el) (v.i.) to journey, especially to foreign or distant places; proceed; move: (v.t.) to journey over: (n.) the act of journeying, especially to foreign or distant places; (pl.) an account of occurrences and things seen during a journey.
Traveler(trav´el-ẽr) (n.) one who travels; one who journeys from place to place to solicit custom for a mercantile house; a ring that slides along a rope or spar.
Traverse(tra-vẽrs´) (adj.) lying or being across: (adv.) athwart; crosswise: (n.) a cross piece; something lying or placed across something else; a gallery or loft of communication in a church or large building; formal denial of the pleadings of the opposite party in a lawsuit; parapet and trench across a ditch; the turning of a gun to command different points: (v.t.) to lay or place in a cross direction; thwart; multiply; travel or pass over; survey carefully; turn and point, as a piece of ordnance; plane across the grain; deny formally: (v.i.) to turn as on a pivot; move round; tread or move crosswise.
Travesty(trav´es-ti) (n.) a burlesque or parody: (v.t.) treat so as to render ridiculous; to burlesque; parody.
Trawl(trawl) (n.) a large net of peculiar construction used in deep-sea fishing: (v.i.) to fish with a trawl.
Trawler(trawl´ẽr) (n.) one who trawls; a fishing vessel used in trawling.
Trawling(trawl´ing) (n.) the act or process of fishing with a net which drags along the bottom of the sea.
Tray(trā) (n.) a broad, flat vessel for holding or carrying dishes, glasses, etc.; salver.
Treacherous(trech´ẽr-us) (adj.) betraying a trust; perfidious; faithless.
Treachery(trech´ẽr-i) (n.) treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; violation of allegiance or faith; treason.
Treacle(trē´kl) (n.) a syrup drained from sugar in the process of refining; molasses.
Tread(tred) (v.i.) to step or walk, especially to walk with a more or less stately or measured step; copulate, as birds: (v.t.) to walk on; crush under the feet; subdue or vanquish.
Treadle(tred´l) (n.) that part of a loom or other machine moved by the foot.
Treadmill(tred´mil) (n.) a large wheel driven by persons treading on the steps of the periphery.
Treason(trē´zn) (n.) the offense of betraying the State or subverting the government of the State to which the offender belongs; rebellion.
Treasonable(trē´zn-a-bl) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or involving, treason.
Treasure(trezh´ūr) (n.) accumulated wealth; abundance; plenty; something highly valued: (v.t.) to lay up or collect for future use; hoard; value highly.
Treasurer(trezh´ūr-ẽr) (n.) one who has the charge of a treasure; a public officer who receives the money collected from taxes, duties, etc.; one who has charge of collected funds.
Treasury(trezh´ūr-i) (n.) a place or building where the public revenues are deposited and the public debts discharged; that department of a government which has charge of the finances; the officials constituting such a department; collection of valuable information or facts.
Treat(trēt) (v.t.) to handle or manage in a particular manner; behave towards; entertain with food or drink without cost to the guests; discourse on; manage in the application of remedies: (v.i.) to discuss; negotiate; agree; give a gratuitous entertainment: (n.) an entertainment given as an expression of regard; something which affords great pleasure.
Treatise(trēt´is) (n.) a written composition on some particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained.
Treatment(trēt´ment) (n.) act or manner of treating; usage; management; manipulation.
Treaty(trēt´i) (n.) the act of treating for the adjustment of differences or for forming an agreement; league or agreement between two states, etc.; negotiation.
Treble(treb´l) (adj.) threefold; triple; pertaining to the highest vocal or instrumental part: (n.) the highest vocal or instrumental part; soprano: (v.t.) to make threefold: (v.i.) to become threefold.
Tree(trē) (n.) any woody plant having a single trunk and branches; anything resembling a tree: (v.t.) to drive to refuge in a tree: (v.i.) to take refuge in a tree.
Treeless(trē´les) (adj.) barren of trees.
Trek(trek) (v.i.) to travel by wagon, especially in search of a new settlement; travel; migrate: (n.) a journey by wagon; journey; migration.
Trellis(trel´is) (n.) a structure or frame of lattice-work for supporting vines, etc.
Tremble(trem´bl) (v.i.) to shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, weakness, etc.; shudder; totter; quaver, as sound: (n.) an involuntary shaking; shiver.
Trembling(trem´bling) (adj.) shaking as with fear; quivering.
Tremendous(trē-men´dus) (adj.) exciting fear or terror; dreadful; terrible; terrific; marvelous.
Tremolo(trem´ō-lō) (n.) a tremulous or fluttering effect in vocal or instrumental music; mechanical device in an organ by which a tremolo is produced.
Tremor(trem´ẽr) (n.) an involuntary trembling; quivering or vibratory motion.
Tremulous(trem´ū-lus) (adj.) trembling; quivering; shaking; affected with fear or timidity; vibratory.
Trench(trench) (n.) a long, narrow cut or ditch excavated in the earth; open ditch for draining; an excavation made to interrupt the advance of an enemy, or to cover the advance of troops to a besieged place: (v.t.) to form a ditch in; dig or cultivate deeply: (v.i.) to encroach.
Trenchant(trench´ant) (adj.) sharp; keen; severe.
Trencher(trench´ẽr) (n.) one who or that which trenches.
Trend(trend) (n.) inclination in particular direction; general tendency: (v.i.) to have a particular direction; tend; stretch.
Trepidation(trep-i-dā´shun) (n.) an involuntary trembling; state of terror or alarm; confused haste.
Trespass(tres´pas) (v.i.) to commit any offense; sin; enter unlawfully upon the land of another; intrude; violate any recognized rule of duty or social life: (n.) the act of trespassing; any offense or injury done to the person or property of another; transgression; sin.
Tress(tres) (n.) a braid or lock of hair.
Trestle(tres´l) (n.) movable scaffold or support; framework supporting a bridge, table.
Triad(trī´ad) (n.) a union of three.
Trial(trī´al) (n.) an attempt or endeavor; examination by test or experience; test of virtue, etc., by suffering or temptation; proof; verification; state of being tried; judicial examination.
Triangle(tri´ang-gl) (n.) a plane figure bounded by three lines, and having three angles; a musical instrument of steel in the form of a triangle, sounded by being struck with a rod.
Triangular(trī-ang´gū-lar) (adj.) having three angles; shaped like a triangle.
Triangulate(tri-ang´gū-lāt) (v.t.) to divide into triangles; survey by means of triangles.
Triangulation(trī-ang-gū-lā´shun) (n.) the act of triangulating; the division of a district or a country into triangular portions, as in a trigonometrical survey.
Tribal(trī´bal) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of a tribe.
Tribalism(trī´bal-izm) (n.) the state of existing in tribes; tribal characteristics or feeling.
Tribe(trīb) (n.) a family, race, or class, constituting a distinct portion of a people; a family or series of generations descended from a common ancestor, but kept distinct; nation of uncivilized people under one chief; a group of animals or plants intermediate between an order and a genus.
Tribulation(trib-ū-iā´shun) (n.) severe affliction; deep sorrow; acute trial.
Tribunal(trī-bū´nal) (n.) the seat of a judge; court of justice.
Tribune(trib´ūn) (n.) an ancient Roman official elected by the people to safeguard their liberties; a bench or elevated place; raised stand or rostrum from which speeches are delivered.
Tributary(trib´ū-tā-ri) (adj.) paying tribute; yielding supplies; contributing to make up a greater object of the same kind: (n.) a state or government which pays tribute to a superior; a stream or river flowing into a larger one.
Tribute(trib´ūt) (n.) an annual or stipulated sum of money, etc., paid by one state to another; personal contribution made in token of services rendered or acknowledgment due.
Trice(trīs) (n.) an instant: (v.t.) to haul; hoist and secure with a small rope.
Triceps(trī´seps) (n.) the great three-headed muscle of the arm.
Trichinosis(tri-ki-nō´sis) (n.) the disease produced by the presence of trichinae in the muscles and intestines.
Trick(trik) (n.) a stratagem or artifice; wile; vicious habit or practice; deception; imposition; legerdemain; clever contrivance to puzzle, amuse, or annoy; whole number of cards falling to the winner in one round; (pl.) frolic: (v.t.) to cheat; impose upon; deceive; delineate without color; decorate or set off [with out].
Trickery(trik´ẽr-i) (n.) practice of playing tricks; deception; cheating; fraud; imposture.
Trickily(trik´i-li) (adv.) in a tricky manner.
Trickiness(trik´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being tricky.
Trickle(trik´l) (v.i.) to flow gently down or in a small stream; run down in drops: (n.) a small gentle stream.
Trickster(trik´stẽr) (n.) one who practices trickery; a cheat.
Tricky(trik´i) (adj.) given to tricks; knavish; shifty; artful; cunning.
Tricolor(trī´kul-ẽr) (adj.) of three colors.
Tricycle(trī´si-kl) (n.) a three-wheeled modernized form of velocipede.
Trident(trī´dent) (n.) a scepter or spear with three prongs, especially the scepter of Neptune; hence sovereignty of the sea.
Tried(trīd) (p.adj.) proved; tested; trustworthy; faithful.
Triennial(trī-en´i-al) (adj.) occurring in, or continuing for, three years.
Trier(trī´ẽr) (n.) one who tries or tests in anyway.
Trifle(trī´fl) (n.) anything of little value or importance; a light kind of dish made of sponge-cakes soaked in sherry and covered with jam, cream, etc.: (v.i.) to act or talk with levity; indulge in light or frivolous amusements: (v.t.) to waste or fritter away.
Trifling(trī´fling) (adj.) of small value or importance.
Trig(trig) (adj.) trim; neat: (v.t.) to skid or stop [a wheel]: (n.) a skid.
Trigger(trig´ẽr) (n.) a catch which, when pulled, releases the hammer of a gun.
Trigonometric(trig-ō-nō-met´rik) (adj.) pertaining to, or done by, trigonometry.
Trigonometry(trig-ō-nom´e-tri) (n.) branch of mathematics which treats of the relations between the sides and angles of triangles.
Trilateral(trī-lat´ẽr-al) (adj.) three-sided.
Trill(tril) (n.) a shake or quaver of the voice: (v.t.) to sing with a quaver: (v.i.) to quaver.
Trillion(tril´yun) (n.) in the United States, a thousand billions, or a million millions; in England, a million of millions of millions.
Trilogy(tril´ō-ji) (n.) a series of three dramas each complete in itself, but forming one poetical and historical picture.
Trim(trim) (adj.) neat; compact; in good order or service: (v.t.) to decorate or adorn; make trim; adjust; make smooth: (v.i.) to balance or fluctuate between parties.
Trimmer(trim´ẽr) (n.) one who or that which trims.
Trimming(trim´ing) (n.) that which ornaments or perfects; act of one who trims; (pl.) the remnants of the act.
Trinity(trin´i-ti) (n.) the union of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost in one Godhead.
Trinket(tring´ket) (n.) anything small and of little value; small ornament or jewel.
Trio(trē´ō) (n.) a set of three; three united; composition for three voices or instruments.
Trip(trip) (v.i.) to run or step lightly or nimbly; take short, quick steps; stumble; err; take an excursion: (n.) a nimble, short step; stumble; mistake; journey.
Tripartite(trip´är-tīt) (adj.) having three parts or parties; made in three copies.
Tripe(trīp) (n.) the stomach of a ruminating animal prepared for food; nonsense.
Triple(trip´l) (adj.) threefold; consisting of three united; three times repeated.
Triplet(trip´let) (n.) three united; (pl.) three children at one birth.
Tripod(trī´pod) (n.) a three-legged stool or table.
Triptych(trip´tik) (n.) a picture in three parts side by side; three writing tablets, hinged together.
Trireme(trī´rēm) (n.) ancient warship with three rows of oars on a side.
Trisect(tri-sekt´) (v.t.) to divide into three equal parts.
Trisection(trī-sek´shun) (n.) division into three parts, especially an angle into three equal parts.
Trite(trīt) (adj.) worn out; stale.
Tritely(trīt-li) (adv.) in a trite manner.
Triteness(trīt´nes) (n.) the quality of being trite.
Triton(trī´ton) (n.) in classical mythology, a sea-god, son of Neptune and Venus.
Triumph(trī´umf) (n.) a grand procession in honor of a general who has gained a decisive victory; state of joy at success; victory; conquest: (v.i.) to rejoice over success; obtain a victory.
Triumphal(trī-um´fal) (adj.) pertaining to, indicating, or in honor of, a triumph.
Triumphant(trī-um´fant) (adj.) rejoicing for victory; victorious.
Triumvir(trī-um´vẽr) (n.) one of three men united in office.
Triumvirate(trī-um´vi-rāt) (n.) a coalition of three men in office or authority.
Trivet(triv´et) (n.) a stand for holding a kettle, etc., near the fire.
Trivial(triv´i-al) (adj.) common; of little importance.
Triviality(triv-i-al´i-ti) (n.) the state of quality of being trivial.
Trochee(trok´ē) (n.) a metrical foot of two syllables; the first long, the second short.
Trod(trod) (p.t.) of tread.
Trodden(trod´n) (p.p.) of tread.
Troglodyte(trog´lō-dīt) (n.) a cave dweller.
Trojan(trō´jan) (adj.) pertaining to ancient Troy.
Troll(trōl) (n.) a giant or giantess of supernatural powers; sorceress; a kind of song; reel on a fishing-rod: (v.t.) to sing the parts of in succession: (v.i.) to fish, as for pike, with a rod and line running on a reel.
Trollop(trol´up) (n.) a slut.
Trombone(trom´bōn) (n.) a large brass instrument of the trumpet kind.
Troop(trōōp) (n.) a multitude; small body of cavalry, usually 60; soldiers collectively; company of performers: (v.i.) to march in a body; collect in crowds.
Trooper(trōōp´ẽr) (n.) a cavalry soldier.
Trope(trōp) (n.) a word or expression used in a sense different from its usual signification; figurative word.
Trophy(trō´fi) (n.) a memorial of a victory; memento.
Tropic(trop´ik) (n.) one of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated at each side of the equator, within the limits of which the sun moves in his yearly course; region between the tropics.
Tropical(trop´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated within, the tropics; figurative.
Trot(trot) (v.i.) to move faster than a walk: (v.t.) to cause to trot: (n.) the pace of a horse a little faster than a walk; jogging pace.
Troth(trōth) (n.) betrothal; faith; fidelity.
Trotter(trot´ẽr) (n.) one who or that which trots; specifically, a trotting-horse.
Troubadour(trōō´ba-dōōr) (n.) one of a class of lyric poets who flourished in the south of France and north of Italy from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.
Trouble(trub´l) (n.) mental agitation, distress, or worry; fault or interruption in the stratum of a mine: (v.t.) to agitate, distress, or worry; give occasion of labor to.
Troublesome(trub´l-sum) (adj.) causing trouble.
Trough(trôf) (n.) a long, hollow vessel for holding a liquid, food, etc.; anything hollow out.
Trounce(trouns) (v.t.) to beat severely.
Trouncing(trouns´ing) (n.) a severe beating.
Troupe(trōōp) (n.) a company, especially of actors, acrobats or other performers.
Trousers(trou´zẽrz) (n. pl.) a garment worn by men and boys, from the waist to the ankles, and covering each leg separately.
Trousseau(trōō-sō´) (n.) bride's outfit in dresses and other garments.
Trout(trout) (n.) common name for numerous varieties of freshwater fish of the salmon family.
Trow(trou) (v.i.) to believe; trust.
Trowel(trou´el) (n.) a flat, triangular tool used for spreading mortar; a gardener's tool.
Troy(troi) (n.) system of weight used for gold, silver and precious stones.
Truancy(trōō´an-si) (n.) act of playing truant.
Truant(trōō´ant) (n.) one who absents himself from school without leave; one who idles away from duty or business; loiterer: (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, a truant.
Truce(trōōs) (n.) a temporary peace or cessation of hostilities; brief cessation.
Truck(truk) (n.) a wheeled vehicle for carrying goods; small wooden wheel; small wooden cap on the top of a flagstaff, etc.; barter; garden vegetables: (v.t.) to send by truck; peddle; hawk: (v.i.) to exchange commodities; barter; negotiate.
Truckle(truk´l) (n.) a small wheel or caster: (v.t.) trundle; move on rollers: (v.i.) to yield obsequiously to another's will.
Truculence(truk´ū-lens) (n.) quality or state of being truculent; ferocity.
Truculent(truk´ū-lent) (adj.) ferocious; of fierce aspect; barbarous; cruel.
Trudge(truj) (v.i.) to travel on foot, especially with labor or fatigue.
True(trōō) (adj.) conformable to fact; faithful or loyal; genuine; rightful; correct.
Truffle(truf´l) (n.) a fleshy underground fungus much esteemed as a table delicacy.
Truism(trōō´izm) (n.) a self-evident truth.
Truly(trōō´li) (adv.) in agreement with truth or fact; precisely; sincerely.
Trump(trump) (n.) a trumpet; a winning card; one of the suit of cards that takes any of the other suits; a genuine good fellow: (v.t.) to take with a trump card: (v.i.) to play a trump card.
Trumpery(trump´ẽr-i) (n.) worthless finery; rubbish: (adj.) worthless; insignificant.
Trumpet(trump´et) (n.) a metal wind instrument formed of a single curved tube; an organ stop: (v.t.) to publish by, or as by, the sound of trumpet; noise abroad; praise extravagantly.
Trumpeter(trump´et-ẽr) (n.) one who sounds a trumpet; one who proclaims.
Truncate(trung´kāt) (adj.) appearing as if cut off at the tip: (v.t.) (trung-kāt´) to lop.
Truncated(trung´kā-ted) (adj.) cut off short.
Truncheon(trun´chun) (n.) a short staff or cudgel; baton or staff of authority: (v.t.) to beat with a truncheon.
Trundle(trun´dl) (v.t.) to roll along; roll, as on small wheels: (n.) a little wheel; truck.
Trunk(trungk) (n.) the stem of a tree; body of an animal, as distinguished from the head and limbs; main body of anything; elephant's proboscis; large traveling box or chest; shaft of a column.
Trunnion(trun´yun) (n.) one of the knobs on each side of a gun by which it rests on the carriage.
Truss(trus) (n.) a surgical apparatus for the relief of hernia; a bundle or package; timbers fastened together for the support of a roof; rope or iron for keeping the center of the lower yard to the mast; tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk or stem of certain plants: (v.t.) to bind or pack close; skewer.
Trust(trust) (n.) confidence; faith; credit; special reliance on presumed integrity; combination of capitalists to secure a monopoly; an estate held for the benefit of another: (v.t.) to place confidence in; rely upon; credit; sell upon credit to: (v.i.) to have trust in: (adj.) held in trust.
Trustee(trus-tē´) (n.) a person to whom property or the management of property is committed for the benefit of others.
Trusteeship(trus-tē´ship) (n.) the office or functions of a trustee.
Trustful(trust´fool) (adj.) full of trust; faithful.
Trustfully(trust´foo-li) (adv.) in a trustful manner.
Trustworthy(trust´wẽr-thi) (adj.) worthy of confidence; trusty.
Trusty(trust´i) (adj.) justly deserving confidence; faithful.
Truth(trōōth) (n.) agreement with reality; eternal principle of right, or law of order; veracity; fidelity; fact.
Truthful(trōōth´fool) (adj.) according to, adhering to, or speaking, the truth; reliable.
Truthfully(trōōth´foo-li) (adv.) in a truthful manner.
Try(trī) (v.i.) to exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort; to attempt: (v.t.) to examine; to prove by experiment; to experience; to prove by a test; to examine judicially; to purify; to refine; to strain [the literal sense of the word]: (n.) an attempt or experiment.
Trying(trī´ing) (adj.) afflictive; difficult.
Tryst(trist) (n.) a meeting; a promise to meet.
Tub(tub) (n.) a small cask; sponge bath: (v.t.) to plant or set in a tub; to wash.
Tube(tūb) (n.) a pipe; a hollow cylinder, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes: (v.t.) to furnish with a tube.
Tuber(tū´bẽr) (n.) a fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter.
Tubercle(tū´bẽr-kl) (n.) a small hard local tumor; little tuber.
Tuberculosis(tū-bẽr-kū-lō´sis) (n.) a disease accompanied by the formation of small tubercles in the tissues.
Tuberous(tū´bẽr-us) (adj.) consisting of roundish, fleshy tubers.
Tubing(tū´bing) (n.) length of tube; tubes collectively; materials for tubes.
Tubular(tū´bū-lär) (adj.) having the form of a tube or pipe; consisting of a pipe.
Tuck(tuk) (n.) a long, narrow sword; a rapier; a kind of net; a fold in a dress; roll of a drum: (v.t.) to thrust or press in or together; to fold under.
Tucker(tuk´ẽr) (n.) a small piece of linen for shading the breast of women.
Tuesday(tūz´dy) (n.) the third day of the week.
Tuft(tuft) (n.) a collection of small things in a knot or bunch: (v.t.) to separate into tufts; to adorn with tufts.
Tufted(tuft´ed) (adj.) adorned with, or forming, a tuft.
Tug(tug) (v.t.) to pull or draw with great effort: (v.i.) to labor; to strive; to struggle: (n.) a pull with the utmost effort; small, strong, low-built steam-vessel for towing ships; tug-boat.
Tuition(tū-ish´un) (n.) guardianship; superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; instruction; the act or business of teaching the various branches of learning; the money paid for instruction.
Tulip(tū´lip) (n.) bulbous garden-plant with showy flowers.
Tulle(tūl) (n.) a kind of silk open-work or lace.
Tumble(tum´bl) (v.i.) to roll; to roll about; to fall; to come down suddenly and violently: (v.t.) to turn over; to turn or throw about for examination or searching: (n.) a fall.
Tumbler(tum´blẽr) (n.) one who tumbles; a large drinking glass.
Tumbril(tum´brel) (n.) a cart that may be tilted up; two-wheeled covered cart for conveying tools, ammunition, etc., in a military train.
Tumid(tū´mid) (adj.) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous.
Tumidity(tū-mid´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being tumid.
Tumor(tū´mẽr) (n.) a morbid swelling or enlargement of any part of the body.
Tumult(tū´mult) (n.) the commotion of a number of people; noisy confusion; riot.
Tumultuous(tū-mul´tū-us) (adj.) characterized by, or full of, tumult; disorderly; agitated.
Tunable(tūn´a-bl) (adj.) capable of being tuned; harmonious; melodious.
Tundra(tōōn´dra) (n.) a stretch of mossy, marshy, flat land in Northern Siberia.
Tune(tūn) (n.) series of musical notes with unity of key-note; melody; short musical composition; just intonation; fit disposition or right mood: (v.t.) to cause to produce the proper sounds; harmonize.
Tuneful(tūn´fool) (adj.) musical; harmonious.
Tunefully(tūn´foo-h) (adv.) in a tuneful way; harmoniously.
Tuneless(tūn´les) (adj.) without harmony; discordant.
Tuner(tūn´ẽr) (n.) one who tunes musical instruments.
Tunic(tū´nik) (n.) an undergarment worn by both sexes of the ancient Romans; loose kind of frock worn by women and boys; military coat; membrane covering some organ; covering, as of a seed.
Tunnel(tun´el) (n.) a vaulted underground passage cut through a hill or under a river; funnel; shaft of a chimney; not wide at the mouth and ending in a point: (v.t.) to form a tunnel through or under.
Turban(tẽr´ban) (n.) head-covering worn by eastern nations, consisting of a cap with a sash wound around it.
Turbid(tẽr´bid) (adj.) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; confused.
Turbine(tẽr´bin) (n.) a wheel turning on a vertical axis and driven by steam or water.
Turbot(tẽr´but) (n.) large flat fish, esteemed a delicacy.
Turbulence(tẽr´bū-lens) (n.) quality or state of being turbulent; disorder; agitation.
Turbulent(tẽr´bu-lent) (adj.) disturbed; in violent commotion; disposed to disorder.
Tureen(tū-rēn´) (n.) a deep table-vessel for holding soup.
Turf(tẽrf) (n.) the grassy surface of untilled land; race-course: (v.t.) to cover with turf.
Turfy(tẽrf´i) (adj.) abounding in, or like, turf.
Turgid(tẽr´jid) (adj.) swollen; distended beyond the natural size; inflated; bombastic.
Turgidity(tẽr-jid´i-ti) (n.) the state of being turgid.
Turkey(tẽrk´i) (n.) a large edible bird, native to America.
Turmeric(tẽr´mer-ik) (n.) the root-stock of an East Indian plant, yielding a yellow color used in dyeing.
Turmoil(tẽr´moil) (n.) harassing labor; worrying confusion; noise.
Turn(tẽrn) (v.t.) to cause or make to go round; change the direction of; change from one state to another; reverse; convert; transform; translate; make giddy; nauseate: (v.i.) to have a circular motion; be changed; move as on a pivot; recoil: (n.) the act of turning; movement in a circular direction; bend or curve; change of direction; opportunity; good or evil act; short spell; form or cast; fright or shock; single twist or bend of a rope.
Turncoat(tẽrn´kōt) (n.) a term of contempt for one who changes his party, or becomes a traitor to his country.
Turner(tẽrn´ẽr) (n.) one who turns, especially with a lathe.
Turning(tẽrn´ing) (n.) the act of one who, or that which, turns; deviation; a winding.
Turnip(tẽrn´ip) (n.) a well-known garden plant with a solid bulbous edible root.
Turnkey(tẽrn´kē) (n.) one who has charge of the keys in a prison; warden; ready to be put into use, especially said of new business ventures.
Turnover(tẽrn´ō-vẽr) (n.) a small pie made by using half of the crust with fruit, and then turning the other half over it; amount of money taken in a retail shop during a specified time.
Turnpike(tẽrn´pīk) (n.) a gate or bar to stop vehicles, and sometimes foot passengers, etc., until toll is paid.
Turpentine(tẽr´pen-tīn) (n.) the resinous or viscid juice of pine and fir trees.
Turpitude(tẽr´pi-tūd) (n.) vileness of principles or actions; inherent depravity.
Turquoise(tẽr´kwoiz) (n.) a bluish-green, opaque precious stone.
Turret(tẽr´et) (n.) a small tower; cylindrical rotary steel tower on a man-of-war.
Turreted(tẽr´et-ed) (adj.) furnished with turrets.
Turtle(tẽr´tl) (n.) a shelled reptile akin to the tortoise.
Tush(tush) (interj.) an expression of contempt, rebuke, or silence.
Tusk(tusk) (n.) the long, pointed tooth on each side of the upper jaw of certain mammals.
Tussle(tus´i) (n.) a scuffle; conflict: (v.i.) to scuffle or struggle.
Tussock(tus´ok) (n.) a tuft, clump, or small hillock of grass; a species of grass.
Tut(tut) (interj.) hush! be quiet!
Tutelage(tū´te-lāj) (n.) state of being under a guardian; guardianship.
Tutelary(tū´te-la-ri) (adj.) protecting.
Tutor(tū´tẽr) (n.) a teacher; guardian: (v.t.) to instruct; train or discipline.
Tutorial(tū-tō´ri-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or exercised by, a tutor or instructor.
Tutorship(tū´tẽr-ship) (n.) the office of a tutor; guardianship.
Tuxedo(tuks-ē´do) (n.) an informal dinner coat; a short sack coat used as a substitute for the full-dress coat.
Twaddle(twod´l) (n.) silly talk: (v.t.) to talk in a silly or weak manner.
Twain(twān) (n. & adj.) two.
Twang(twang) (n.) a sharp, quick, vibrating sound; affected nasal tone of voice: (v.t. & v.i.) to sound with a sharp, vibrating noise.
Tweak(twēk) (v.t.) to pinch or pull with a sudden jerk and twist: (n.) a sudden sharp pull or pinch.
Tweed(twēd) (n.) woolen, twilled cloth, generally of two-colored yarn, used for men's suits.
Tweezers(twē´zẽrs) (n. pl.) small pincers for pulling out hairs.
Twelfth(twelfth) (adj.) next in order after the eleventh: (n.) one of twelve equal parts.
Twelve(twelv) (adj.) ten and two: (n.) next number after eleven; the figures representing twelve (12).
Twentieth(twen´ti-eth) (adj.) the ordinal of twenty: (n.) one of twenty equal parts.
Twenty(twen´ti) (adj.) twice ten: (n.) the number which is one more than nineteen; a score.
Twice(twīs) (adv.) two times; doubly.
Twiddle(twid´l) (v.t.) to twirl in a fight manner; touch lightly: (v.i.) to move with a quivering motion: (n.) a twist of the fingers.
Twig(twig) (n.) a small shoot or branch: (v.t.) to notice; understand: (v.i.) to comprehend.
Twilight(twī´līt) (n.) the faint light before sunrise and after sunset; partial illumination: (adj.) obscure; shaded.
Twill(twil) (n.) an appearance of diagonal lines in textile fabrics; fabric woven with a twill: (v.t.) to weave with diagonal lines.
Twin(twin) (adj.) double; closely resembling: (n.) one of two born at a birth; any person or thing very like another.
Twine(twīn) (v.t.) to twist; wind round; unite closely: (v.i.) to be closely united by twisting: (n.) a twist; strong thread.
Twinge(twinj) (v.t.) to affect with a sudden sharp pain; twitch: (v.i.) to suffer a twinge: (n.) a sudden sharp pain.
Twinkle(twing´kl) (n.) a quick motion of the eye; short, tremulous light; an instant: (v.i.) to open and shut the eyes rapidly; blink; shine with a tremulous, sparkling light.
Twirl(twẽrl) (v.t.) to move or turn round rapidly; whirl: (v.i.) to rotate rapidly: (n.) a quick, circular motion; convolution.
Twist(twist) (v.t.) to unite or form by winding together; wind spirally; interlace; writhe or contort; cause to turn from a direct line: (v.i.) to be contorted; move in a curve: (n.) the act of twisting, or thing formed by twisting, as of silk or yarn; convolution; manner of twisting.
Twit(twit) (v.t.) to annoy by reminding of a fault, etc.; upbraid.
Twitch(twich) (v.t.) to pull with a sudden jerk: (v.i.) to contract or move quickly or spasmodically: (n.) a sudden jerk or pull; short spasmodic convulsion.
Twitter(twit´ẽr) (v.i.) to make a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird; feel a tremulous, nervous motion: (n.) a small, tremulous noise; slight nervous agitation.
Two(tōō) (adj.) one and one: (n.) sum of the number one and one.
Twofold(tōō´fōld) (adj.) multiplied by two; double: (adv.) doubly.
Tycoon(tī-kōōn´) (n.) wealthy and powerful business person.
Tying(tī´ing) (p.pr.) of tie.
Type(tīp) (v.t.) to typify; reproduce by a typewriter: (n.) an emblem, sign or symbol; figure or design stamped on coin; distinguishing mark; general form or structure; original design; a letter in metal or wood for printing from.
Typewriter(tīp-rī-tẽr) (n.) a mechanical contrivance for producing letters by means of an inked ribbon and types; a typewriting-machine; an operator of a typewriting machine.
Typhoid(tī´foid) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, typhus: (n.) an enteric fever occasioned by defective drains, etc.
Typhoon(tī-fōōn´) (n.) a violent hurricane in the Chinese and Japanese seas.
Typhus(tī´fus) (n.) contagious fever often occurring as an epidemic.
Typical(tip´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to a type; combining the characteristics of a group.
Typify(tip´i-fī) (v.t.) to represent by an image or emblem; foreshadow.
Typist(tī´pist) (n.) one who operates a typewriting machine.
Typographical(tī-pō-graf´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to the art of printing. Also typographic.
Typographically(tī-pō-graf´i-ka-li) (adv.) by means of type; employed in printing.
Typography(tī-pog´ra-fi) (n.) the art of printing.
Typology(tī-pol´ō-ji) (n.) the doctrine of Scripture types or figures.
Tyrannical(tī-ran´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of, a tyrant; despotic; cruel.
Tyrannically(tī-ran´i-ka-li) (adv.) in a tyrannical manner.
Tyrannize(tir´an-īz) (v.i.) to act like a tyrant; rule with oppressive severity.
Tyrannous(tir´an-us) (adj.) arbitrary; tyrannical; despotic.
Tyranny(tir´an-i) (n.) the government or conduct of a tyrant; severity; absolute monarchy imperiously administered.
Tyrant(tī´rant) (n.) an oppressor; despot.
Tyro(tī´rō) (n.) a beginner; novice.

Ubiquitous(ū-bik´wi-tus) (adj.) existing everywhere; omnipresent.
Ubiquity(ū-bik´wi-ti) (n.) existence everywhere at the same time; omnipresence.
Udder(ud´ẽr) (n.) the glandular organ of a mammal [as a cow] which secretes milk.
Ugh(uh) (interj.) an exclamation of repugnance or disgust.
Ugliness(ug´li-nes) (n.) total absence of beauty; deformity, physical or moral.
Ugly(ug´li) (adj.) that which is offensive to the eye; deformed; morally repellent; ill-natured.
Ulcer(ul´sẽr) (n.) a sore, attended with a secretion of pus.
Ulster(ul´stẽr) (n.) a long, loose overcoat of coarse cloth.
Ulterior(ul-tē´ri-ẽr) (adj.) lying beyond or on the further side; more distant; beyond something else either expressed or implied.
Ultimate(ul´ti-mat) (adj.) being the last; utmost; furthest; extreme; final.
Ultimately(ul´ti-mat-li) (adv.) as a final result; at last; finally.
Ultimatum(ul-ti-mā´tum) (n.) final conditions offered as the basis of an agreement prior to the declaration of hostilities.
Ultimo(ul´ti-mō) (adv.) in the month preceding the present.
Ultra(ul´tra) (adj.) extreme.
Ululate(ul´ū-iāt) (v.i.) howl, as a wolf; hoot, as an owl.
Ululation(ul-ū-lā´shun) (n.) act of ululating or howling.
Umbilical(um-bil-ī´kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or formed like, the navel.
Umbilicus(um-bil-ī´kus) (n.) the navel of the human body; a center.
Umbra(um´bra) (n.) conical shadow of a planet within which the sun is not visible.
Umbrage(um´brāj) (n.) shade; obscurity; shadow; feeling of being overshadowed; suspicion of injury; offense.
Umbrella(um-brel´a) (n.) a covered sliding frame carried in the hand as a screen against the rain or sun.
Umlaut(ōōm´lout) (n.) the change of. a vowel in one syllable through the influence of a vowel in the succeeding syllable.
Umpire(um´pīr) (n.) a third party to whom a dispute is referred for settlement; one chosen in a game to see that its rules are observed: (v.i.) to act as umpire.
Unabated(un-a-bā´ted) (adj.) not diminished; not lowered.
Unable(un-ā´bl) (adj.) not having sufficient strength, power or skill.
Unabridged(un-a-brijd´) (adj.) not shortened; complete; full.
Unaccented(un-ak´sent-ed) having no accent.
Unacceptable(un-ak-sep´ta-bl) (adj.) not acceptable.
Unaccompanied(un-ak-kum´pa-nēd) (adj.) not accompanied; alone.
Unacquainted(un-a-kwān´ted) (adj.) not acquainted; having no knowledge of [followed by with].
Unadorned(un-a-dôrnd´) (adj.) not adorned; plain.
Unadulterated(un-a-durtẽr-ā-ted) (adj.) unmixed; without alloy; pure.
Unadvisedly(un-ad-vī´zed-li) (adv.) Without due consideration; imprudently.
Unaffected(un-a-fek´ted) (adj.) simple in manner; not showy.
Unaffected(un-af-fekt´ed) (adj.) not influenced; not easily affected.
Unalterable(un-al´tẽr-a-bl) (adj.) not alterable; immutable.
Unanimity(ū-na-nim´i-ti) (n.) agreement in opinion.
Unanimous(ū-nam´i-mus) (adj.) agreeing in opinion.
Unanswerable(un-an´sẽr-a-bl) (adj.) impossible to answer; conclusive.
Unappeasable(un-ap-pēz´a-bl) (adj.) not appeasable.
Unapproachable(un-a-prōch´a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be approached or attained.
Unarmed(un-armd´) (adj.) not furnished with defense.
Unassailable(un-a-sā´la-bl) (adj.) incontestable.
Unassuming(un-a-sūm´ing) (adj.) not forward or arrogant; modest.
Unattached(un-a-tacht´) (n.) not attached; free.
Unauthorized(un-aw´thẽr-īzd) (adj.) without authority, or lawful permission.
Unavailing(un-a-vāl´ing) (adj.) of no avail; useless.
Unavoidable(un-a-void´a-bl) (adj.) that may not be avoided; inevitable.
Unaware(un-a-wār´) (adj.) without thought; not cognizant.
Unbalanced(un-bal´anst) (adj.) out of poise; mentally unsound.
Unbar(un-bär´) (v.t.) to remove a bar or hindrance from to unfasten.
Unbearable(un-bāra-bl) (adj.) not to be tolerated.
Unbecoming(un-bē-kum´ing) (adj.) unsuited; unworthy of; not becoming.
Unbelief(un-be-lēf´) (n.) the withholding of belief, especially in divine revelation.
Unbeliever(un-be-lēv´ẽr) (n.) incredulous person; infidel.
Unbelieving(un-be-lēv-ing) (adj.) not believing; infidel.
Unbiased(un-bī´ast) (adj.) without prejudice; with no favor to one side or the other of two conflicting parties, or opinions.
Unbidden(un-bid´n) (adj.) not invited; not summoned.
Unbind(un-bīnd) (v.t.) to remove a band or tie from; to loose; to untie; to set at liberty.
Unbleached(un-blēcht´) (adj.) not bleached; yellow.
Unblemished(un-blem´isht) (adj.) without blemish; pure.
Unblushing(un-blush´ing) (adj.) shameless; impudent.
Unbolt(un-bōlt´) (v.t.) to unfasten; to open.
Unbosom(un-bōōz´um) (v.t.) to relieve by telling one's hidden thoughts.
Unbound(un-bound´) (adj.) not bound; loose; without a cover, as a book.
Unbounded(un-bound´ed) (adj.) not limited.
Unbridled(un-brī´dld) (adj.) not restrained; unruly.
Unbroken(un-brō´kn) (adj.) whole; undisturbed.
Unburnt(un-burnt´) (adj.) not burnt.
Uncalled(un-kawld´) (adj.) not called or invited.
Uncanny(un-kan´i) (adj.) weird; mysterious; dangerous; unpropitious.
Unceasing(un-sē´sing) (adj.) continual; ceaseless.
Unceremoniously(un-ser-ē-mō´ni-us-li) (adv.) in an unceremonious manner; without ceremony.
Uncertain(un-sẽr´tin) (adj.) not certain; doubtful; not reliable.
Uncertain(un-sẽr´tn) (adj.) changeable; doubtful not sure.
Unchain(un-chān´) (v.t.) to free from chains or bondage.
Unchangeable(un-chānj´a-bl) (adj.) not subject to change.
Uncharitable(un-char´i-ta-bl) (adj.) not charitable; harsh; censorious.
Unchaste(un-chāst´) (adj.) immodest; not chaste.
Unchecked(un-chekt´) (adj.) unhindered; not restrained.
Uncial(un´shal) (adj.) pertaining to a large round form of letters used in ancient manuscripts.
Uncivil(un-siv´il) (adj.) rude; discourteous.
Uncivilized(un-siv´l-līzd) (adj.) not civilized; rude; barbarous.
Unclasp(un-klasp´) (v.t.) to loose the clasp of; to undo.
Uncle(ung´kl) (n.) the brother of one's father or mother; husband of one's aunt.
Unclean(un-klēn´) (adj.) not clean; sinful.
Uncoil(un-koil´) (v.t.) to open from being coiled or wrapped one part upon another; to unroll.
Uncollected(un-kol-ekt´ed) (adj.) not collected.
Uncomfortable(un-kum´fôr-ta-bl) (adj.) uneasy; awkwardly situated.
Uncommon(un-kom´un) (adj.) not common; unusual.
Uncompromising(un-kom´prō-mī-zing) (adj.) unyielding; obstinate.
Unconcerned(un-kon-sẽrnd´) (adj.) not anxious; not solicitous.
Unconditional(un-kon-dish´un-al) (adj.) without conditions; unreserved; absolute.
Unconnected(un-kon-nekt´ed) (adj.) not connected.
Unconquerable(un-kong´kẽr-a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be conquered.
Unconscionable(un-kon´shun-a-bl) (adj.) out of all reason or expectation.
Unconscious(un-kon´shus) (adj.) not conscious of self; not perceiving.
Unconstitutional(un-kon-sti-tū´shun-al) (adj.) not authorized or contrary to the constitution.
Uncontrollable(un-kon-trōl´a-bl) (adj.) not capable of being controlled.
Uncontrolled(un-kon-trōl´ed) (adj.) not controlled; not checked or restrained.
Unconventional(un-kon-ven´shun-al) (adj.) not conventional; free in one's ways.
Unconvincing(un-kon-vins´ing) (adj.) not convincing.
Uncooked(un-kookt´) (adj.) not cooked.
Uncouple(un-kup´l) (v.t.) to loose from being coupled; to disconnect.
Uncouth(un-kōōth´) (adj.) awkward, clumsy, grotesque.
Uncover(un-kuv´ẽr) (v.t.) to divest of a covering; to strip; to lay bare or open; to disclose; to detect; to discover.
Uncover(un-kuv´ẽr) (v.t.) to remove the cover of; to expose.
Uncrowned(un-krownd´) (adj.) not crowned; roomy.
Unction(ungk´shun) (n.) the act of anointing as a symbol of consecration; ointment; anything soothing; sham fervor or suavity.
Unctuous(ungk´shus) (adj.) oily; soothing; lenitive; extremely bland.
Uncultivated(un-kul´ti-vā-ted) (adj.) not cultivated or tilled.
Uncultured(un-kul´tūrd) (adj.) lack of refinement; ignorant; uneducated; vulgar.
Uncut(un-kut´) (adj.) not cut.
Undaunted(un-dän´ted) (adj.) bold; intrepid.
Undeceive(un-dē-sēv´) (v.t.) to free from deception or mistake.
Undecided(un-dē-sī´ded) (adj.) not settled; irresolute.
Undefined(un-dē-fīnd´) (adj.) not precisely explained.
Undemonstrative(un-dē-mon´stra-tiv) (adj.) not showing feeling openly; reserved.
Undeniable(un-dē-nī´a-bl) (adj.) not to be denied; beyond a doubt.
Under(un´dẽr) (prep.) beneath; subordinate to; in subjection to; less than; during the time of.
Underbid(un-dẽr-bid´) (v.t.) to offer less than, as at an auction.
Underbrush(un´dẽr-brush) (n.) brushwood or shrubs growing between trees; undergrowth.
Underclothes(un´dẽr-klōthz) (n. pl.) clothing worn under one's outer garments.
Undercurrent(un´dẽr-kur-ent) (n.) a current below the surface of water; any influence or feeling not apparent on the surface.
Undercut(un-dẽr-kut´) (v.t.) to cut under; to strike a heavy blow upward.
Underestimate(un-dẽr-es´ti-māt) (v.t.) to set too low a value on.
Underfed(un-dẽr-fed´) (adj.) not sufficiently nourished.
Undergo(un-dẽr-gō´) (v.t.) to pass through or experience; suffer.
Undergraduate(un-dẽr-grad´ū-at) (n.) a member of a university who has not taken his first degree.
Underground(un´dẽr-ground) (adj.) situated below the surface of the ground.
Undergrowth(un´dẽr-grōth) (n.) the lower growth of plants; plants growing low, or below others; underbrush.
Underhand(un-dẽr-hand´) (adj.) done by meanness or fraud; clandestine.
Underived(un-de-rīvd´) (adj.) not derived or borrowed.
Underlie(un-dẽr-lī´) (v.t.) to lie beneath; to be liable to.
Underline(un-dẽr-līn´) (v.t.) to draw a line under.
Underling(un´dẽr-ling) (n.) an inferior; a subordinate.
Undermine(un-dẽr-mīn´) (v.t.) to weaken the base; to sap secretly.
Undermost(un´dẽr-mōst) (adj.) lowest in place or condition.
Underneath(un-dẽr-nēth´) (adv.) beneath; below.
Underpay(un-dẽr-pā´) (v.t.) to give insufficient wages to.
Underpin(un-dẽr-pīn´) (v.t.) to support underneath; to prop.
Underrate(un-dẽr-rāt´) (v.t.) to underestimate.
Underscore(un-dẽr-skōr´) (v.t.) to draw a line or mark below; to underline: (n.) the character [_].
Underside(un´dẽr-sīd) (n.) the lower side, or side beneath.
Undersign(un-dẽr-sīn´) (v.t.) to write or sign one's name under or at the foot of.
Understand(un-dẽr-stand´) (v.t.) to perceive by the mind; be informed of; assume or imply; know by experience: (v.i.) to have understanding; be informed.
Understanding(un-dẽr-stand´ing) (n.) the rational faculties; intellect; intelligence; wisdom; skill.
Understood(un-dẽr-stōōd´) (adj.) comprehended; implied; assumed.
Understudy(un´dẽr-stud-i) (n.) an actor who studies a role so that he may take the place of the actor playing it, if necessary.
Undertake(un-dẽr-tāk´) (v.t.) to take under one's management; assume; attempt; answer for: (v.i.) to take upon one's self; guarantee.
Undertaker(un´dẽr-tāk-ẽr) (n.) one who undertakes to perform any office or business; one who manages funerals.
Undertaking(un-dẽr-tāk´ing) (n.) any business or project a person engages to perform.
Undertone(un´dẽr-tōn) (n.) a low tone or color.
Undertow(un´dẽr-tō) (n.) the flow of water in a direction opposite to the surface current.
Undervalue(un-dẽr-val´ū) (v.t.) to value below the real worth; to esteem lightly.
Underworld(un´dẽr-wẽrld) (n.) degraded part of mankind; hell; the lower classes of society.
Underwrite(un-dẽr-rīt´) (v.t.) to subscribe one's name to for insurance; to follow the calling of an underwriter.
Underwriter(un´dẽr-rīt-ẽr) (n.) one who insures, as subscriptions to stocks, bonds, etc., or shipping.
Underwriting(un´dẽr-rīt-ing) (n.) the calling of an underwriter; insurance.
Undeserving(un-de-zẽrv´ing) (adj.) not deserving.
Undesirable(un-dē-zī´ra-bl) (adj.) not to be wished for.
Undetermined(un-de-tẽr´mind) (adj.) not determined; undecided; not limited; not defined.
Undeveloped(un-de-vel´opt) (adj.) not developed; not opened or unfolded.
Undeviating(un-dē´vi-āt-ing) (adj.) not deviating or departing from the usual way; regular.
Undignified(un-dig´ni-fīd) (adj.) not consistent with dignity.
Undiluted(un-dī-lūt´ed) (adj.) not diluted.
Undisciplined(un-dis´i-plind) (adj.) not duly exercised, taught or trained.
Undisclosed(un-dis-klōzd´) (p.adj.) not disclosed.
Undiscriminating(un-dis-krim´i-nāt-ing) (adj.) not discriminating.
Undisguised(un-dis-gīzd´) (adj.) not covered with a false appearance.
Undisturbed(un-dis´tẽrbd) (adj.) not disturbed; calm; quiet; tranquil; placid.
Undivided(un-di-vī´ded) (adj.) not divided or separated; unbroken; whole.
Undo(un-dōō´) (v.t.) to reverse what has been done; to open, loosen, unravel.
Undone(un-dun´) (p.adj.) of undo; reversed or annulled, as anything done.
Undraped(un-drāpt´) (adj.) not draped.
Undress(un-dres´) (v.t.) take off the clothes or dressing of: (v.i.) disrobe; strip.
Undressed(un-drest´) (adj.) not dressed; divested of clothes: not regulated; not prepared for manufacture or use.
Undue(un-dū´) (adj.) improper; excessive; not legal.
Undulate(un´dū-lāt) (v.t. & v.i.) to wave, or move like waves; vibrate.
Undulation(un-dū-lā´shun) (n.) a waving motion or vibration.
Unduly(un-dū´li) (adv.) not according to duty or propriety nor in proper proportion; excessively.
Undying(un-dī´ing) (adj.) not dying; not perishing; not subject to death; immortal.
Unearned(un-ẽrnd´) (adj.) not merited by labor or services.
Unearth(un-ẽrth´) (v.t.) to drive from the earth; to uncover, as a fox.
Unearthly(un-ẽrth´li) (adj.) not terrestrial; supernatural; unnatural; weird; appalling.
Uneasily(un-ē´zi-li) (adv.) with uneasiness or pain; with difficulty; not readily.
Uneasiness(un-ē´zi-nes) (n.) a moderate degree of pain; restlessness; want of ease; disquiet.
Uneasy(un-ē´zi) (adj.) feeling some degree of pain; restless; disturbed; unquiet; giving some pain; as, an "uneasy" garment; disturbed in mind; somewhat anxious; unquiet.
Uneaten(un-ē´tn) (adj.) not eaten; not devoured.
Unedifying(un-ed´i-fī-ing) (adj.) not edifying; not improving to the mind.
Uneducated(un-ed´ū-kā-ted) (adj.) not educated; illiterate.
Unembarrassed(un-em-bar´rast) (adj.) not embarrassed; not perplexed in mind; not confused; free from pecuniary difficulties or encumbrances; free from perplexing connection.
Unemotional(un-ē-mō´shun-al) (adj.) not emotional; not readily giving way to feeling.
Unemphatic(un-em-fat´ik) (adj.) having no emphasis.
Unemployed(un-em-ploid´) (adj.) not employed; not occupied; not busy; at leisure; not engaged; not being in use; as, "unemployed" capital or money.
Unencumbered(un-en-kum´bẽrd) (adj.) not encumbered; not burdened.
Unending(un-end´ing) (adj.) not ending.
Unendowed(un-en-doud´) (adj.) not endowed; not furnished; not invested.
Unendurable(un-en-dū´ra-bl) (adj.) not to be endured; intolerable.
Unenlightened(un-en-līt´nd) (adj.) not enlightened; not illuminated.
Unenterprising(un-en´tẽr-prīz-ing) (adj.) not enterprising; indolent; sluggish.
Unenviable(un-en´vi-a-bl) (adj.) not enviable; not an object of envy.
Unequal(un-ē´kwal) (adj.) not equal; not even; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity; not equal in strength, talents, acquirements; not equal in age or station; inferior; insufficient; inadequate; not uniform; disproportionate.
Unequaled(un-ē´kwald) (adj.) not to be equaled; unparalleled; unrivaled.
Unequipped(un-ē-kwipt´) (adj.) not equipped.
Unequivocal(un-ē-kwiv´o-kal) (adj.) not equivocal; not doubtful; clear; evident; not ambiguous nor of doubtful signification; not admitting different interpretations.
Unerring(un-ẽr´ing) (adj.) committing no mistake; incapable of error; infallible.
Unessential(un-es-sen´shal) (adj.) not essential; not absolutely necessary; not of prime importance; not constituting the essence.
Uneven(un-ē´vn) (adj.) not even; not level; not equal; not of equal length.
Unevenness(un-ē´yn-nes) (n.) surface not level; inequality of surface.
Uneventful(un-ē-vent´fool) (adj.) not eventful.
Unexampled(un-egz-am´pld) (adj.) having no example or similar case; having no precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled.
Unexceptionable(un-ek-sep´shun-a-bl) (adj.) not liable to any exception or objection; unobjectionable.
Unexpected(un-ek-spek´ted) (adj.) not expected; not looked for sudden; not provided against.
Unexpectedly(un-ek-spek´ted-li) (adv.) at a time or in a manner not expected or looked for; suddenly.
Unexpired(un-ek-spīrd´) (adj.) not expired; not ended.
Unexplained(un-ek-splānd´) (adj.) not explained; not interpreted; not illustrated.
Unexplored(un-ek-splōrd´) (adj.) not explored; not searched or examined by the eye; unknown.
Unexpressed(un-ek-sprest´) (adj.) not expressed; not mentioned or named; not exhibited.
Unfaded(un-fād´ed) (adj.) not faded.
Unfading(un-fād´ing) (adj.) not liable to lose strength or freshness of coloring.
Unfailing(un-fāl´ing) (adj.) not liable to fail; not capable of being exhausted.
Unfair(un-fār´) (adj.) not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using trick or artifice.
Unfairly(un-fār´li) (adv.) not in a just or equitable manner.
Unfairness(un-fār´nes) (n.) dishonest or disingenuous conduct or practice; use of trick or artifice.
Unfaithful(un-fāth´fool) (adj.) not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; negligent of duty.
Unfaithfulness(un-fāth´fool-nes) (n.) neglect or violation of vows, promises, allegiance, or other duty; breach of confidence or trust reposed; treachery.
Unfaltering(un-fawl´tẽr-ing) (adj.) not faltering; not failing; not hesitating.
Unfamiliar(un-fa-mil´yär) (adj.) not accustomed; not common; not rendered agreeable by frequent use.
Unfamiliarity(un-fa-mil-yär´i-ti) (n.) want of familiarity.
Unfashionable(un-fash´un-a-bl) (adj.) not fashionable; not according to the prevailing mode.
Unfashionably(un-fash´un-a-bli) (adv.) not according to the fashion.
Unfasten(un-fas´tn) (v.t.) to loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.
Unfathomable(un-fath´um-a-bl) (adj.) too deep for measurement or comprehension.
Unfavorable(un-fā´vẽr-a-bl) (adj.) not favorable; not propitious; not disposed or adapted to countenance or support; not propitious; not adapted to promote any object; not kind; not obliging; discouraging.
Unfed(un-fed´) (adj.) not fed; not supplied with food.
Unfeeling(un-fēl´ing) (adj.) insensible; void of sensibility; cruel; hard.
Unfeigned(un-fānd´) (adj.) not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere.
Unfelt(un-felf) (adj.) not felt; not perceived.
Unfermented(un-fẽr-men´ted) (adj.) not fermented; not having undergone the process of fermentation; as liquor; not leavened; as bread.
Unfertile(un-fẽr´til) (adj.) not fertile; not fruitful; sterile.
Unfetter(un-fet´ẽr) (v.t.) to loose from fetters; to unchain; to unshackle; to free from restraint; to set at liberty.
Unfettered(un-fet´ẽrd) (adj.) unchained; unshackled; freed from restraint; not restrained.
Unfilled(un-fild´) (adj.) not filled; not fully supplied.
Unfinished(un-fin´isht) (adj.) not finished; not complete; not brought to an end; imperfect; wanting the last hand or touch.
Unfit(un-fit´) (adj.) not fit; improper; unsuitable; unqualified.
Unfitness(un-fit´nes) (n.) want of suitable powers or qualifications, physical or moral; as, the "unfitness" of a sick man for labor, or of an ignorant man for office.
Unfitting(un-fit´ing) (p.pr.) rendering unsuitable; disqualifying; improper; unbecoming.
Unfix(un-fiks´) (v.t.) to loosen from any fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; to unhinge.
Unflagging(un-flag´ing) (adj.) not flagging or drooping; retaining strength.
Unflattering(un-flat´tẽr-ing) (adj.) not flattering; not gratifying with obsequious behavior; not coloring the truth to please; not affording a favorable prospect; as, the weather is "unflattering."
Unfledged(un-flejd´) (adj.) not yet fledged, as a young bird; immature; untried; inexperienced.
Unflinching(un-flinsh´ing) (adj.) not flinching; not shrinking; determined.
Unfold(un-fōld´) (v.t.) to open folds; to expand; to spread out; to open anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to disclose; to reveal; to declare; to tell; to disclose; to display.
Unforced(un-fôrst´) (adj.) not forced; not compelled; not constrained; not urged or impelled; not feigned; not heightened; natural; easy.
Unforeseen(un-fôr-sēn´) (adj.) not foreseen; not foreknown.
Unforged(un-fôrj´) (adj.) not forged.
Unforgivable(un-fôr-giv´a-bl) (adj.) incapable of being forgiven.
Unforgotten(un-fôr-got´n) (adj.) not forgot; not lost to memory.
Unformed(un-fôrmd´) (adj.) decomposed or resolved into parts; not molded into regular shape.
Unfortified(un-fôr´ti-fīd) (adj.) not fortified; not secured from attack by walls or mounds; not guarded; not strengthened against temptations or trials.
Unfortunate(un-fôr´tū-nāt) (adj.) not successful; not prosperous.
Unfounded(un-found´ed) (adj.) not founded; baseless; false.
Unfrequented(un-frē-kwen´ted) (adj.) rarely visited; seldom resorted to by human beings.
Unfriendliness(un-frend´li-nes) (n.) want of kindness; disfavor.
Unfriendly(un-frend´li) (adj.) not friendly; not kind or benevolent; not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any object.
Unfrock(un-frok´) (v.t.) to divest of a gown; to silence a priest.
Unfruitful(un-frōōt´fool) (adj.) not producing fruit; barren; not producing offspring; not prolific; barren; not producing good effects or works; unproductive; not fertile.
Unfulfilled(un-fool-fild´) (adj.) not fulfilled; not accomplished; as, a prophecy or prediction.
Unfurl(un-fẽrl´) (adj.) to loose and unfold; to expand; to open or spread.
Unfurnished(un-fẽr´nisht) (adj.) stripped of furniture; not supplied with necessaries or ornaments.
Ungainly(un-gān´li) (adj.) clumsy; awkward; uncouth.
Ungenerous(un-jen´ẽr-us) (adj.) selfish; not of a noble mind; not liberal; ignominious.
Ungentlemanly(un-jen´tl-man-li) (adj.) not becoming of a gentleman.
Unglazed(un-glāzd´) (adj.) not glazed; wanting window-glass, or not covered with glass.
Ungodliness(un-god´li-nes) (n.) impiety; wickedness; disregard of God and his commands, and neglect of his worship; or any positive act of disobedience or irreverence.
Ungodly(un-god´li) (adj.) wicked; impious; neglecting the fear and worship of God, or violating his commands.
Ungovernable(un-guv´ẽrn-a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be governed; that cannot be ruled or restrained.
Ungoverned(un-guv´ẽrnd) (adj.) not being governed; not subjected to laws or principles; not restrained or regulated; unbridled; licentious.
Ungraceful(un-grās´fool) (adj.) not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; wanting beauty and elegance.
Ungracious(un-grā´shus) (adj.) wicked; odious; hateful; offensive; unpleasing.
Ungrammatical(un-gram-at´i-kal) (adj.) not according to the established and correct rules of grammar.
Ungranted(un-grant´ed) (adj.) not granted.
Ungrateful(un-grāt´fool) (adj.) not grateful; not feeling thankful for favors; not making returns, or making ill returns for kindness; making no returns for culture; unpleasing; unacceptable.
Ungratefulness(un-grāt´fool-nes) (adj.) ingratitude; want of due feelings of kindness for favors received; ill return for good; disagreeableness; unpleasing quality.
Ungrudging(un-gruj´ing) (adj.) not grudging; freely giving.
Unguarded(un-gärd´ed) (adj.) not guarded; not watched; not defended; having no guard; careless; negligent; not attentive to danger; not cautious; negligently said or done; not done or spoken with caution.
Unguent(un´gwent) (n.) ointment.
Unguided(un-gīd´ed) (adj.) not guided; not led or conducted; not regulated.
Unhallowed(un-hal´ōd) (adj.) profaned; deprived of its sacred character; profane; unholy; impure; wicked.
Unhand(un-hand´) (v.t.) to loose from the hand; to let go.
Unhappiness(un-hap´i-nes) (n.) misfortune; ill luck; infelicity; misery.
Unhappy(un-hap´i) (adj.) unfortunate; unlucky; not happy; in a degree miserable or wretched.
Unhardened(un-hẽrd´nd) (adj.) not hardened; not indurated; as metal; not hardened; not made obdurate.
Unharmed(un-härmd´) (adj.) unhurt; uninjured; unimpaired.
Unharness(un-här´nes) (v.t.) to strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; to disarm; to divest of armor.
Unhatched(un-hatcht´) (adj.) not hatched; not having left the egg; not matured and brought to light; not disclosed.
Unhealthful(un-helth´fool) (adj.) not healthful; injurious to health; insalubrious; unwholesome; noxious; abounding with sickness or disease; sickly.
Unhealthiness(un-helth´i-nes) (n.) want of health; habitual weakness or indisposition; unsoundness; want of vigor; unfavorableness to health.
Unhealthy(un-helth´i) (adj.) wanting health; wanting a sound and vigorous state of body; habitually weak or indisposed; unsound; wanting vigor of growth; sickly; abounding with disease; insalubrious; unwholesome; adapted to generate diseases; morbid; not indicating health.
Unheard(un-hẽrd´) (adj.) not heard; not perceived by the ear; not admitted to audience; not known in fame; not celebrated.
Unheated(un-hēt´ed) (adj.) not heated; not given warmth.
Unheeded(un-hēd´ed) (adj.) not heeded; disregarded; neglected.
Unhelpful(un-help´fool) (adj.) affording no aid.
Unhesitating(un-hez´i-tāt-ing) (adj.) not hesitating; not remaining in doubt; prompt; ready.
Unhewn(un-hūn´) (adj.) not hewn.
Unhindered(un-hin´dẽrd) (adj.) not hindered; not opposed; exerting itself freely.
Unhinge(un-hinj´) (v.t.) to take from the hinges; to displace; to unfix by violence; to loosen; to render unstable or wavering.
Unhistorical(un-his-tôr´i-kal) (adj.) not historical.
Unholiness(un-hō´li-nes) (n.) want of holiness; an unsanctified state of the heart; impiety; wickedness; profaneness.
Unholy(un-hō´li) (adj.) not holy; not renewed and sanctified; profane; not hallowed; not consecrated; common; impious; wicked; not ceremonially purified.
Unhook(un-hook´) (v.t.) to loose from a hook.
Unhorse(un-hôrs´) (v.t.) to throw from horse; to. cause to dismount.
Unhurt(un-hẽrt´) (adj.) not hurt; not harmed; free from wound or injury.
Unicorn(ū´ni-kôrn) (n.) an animal with one horn; the unicorn, in heraldry, is the fabulous unicorn, represented with the figure of a horse and a single horn issuing from its forehead.
Unicycle(ū-ni-sī´kl) (n.) an acrobat's cycle having but one wheel.
Unidentified(un-ī-den´ti-fīd) (adj.) not identified; unknown.
Uniform(ū´ni-fôrm) (adj.) having always the same form or manner; not variable; of the same form with others; consonant; agreeing with each other; conforming to one rule or mode; having the same degree or state: (n.) a dress of the same kind, by which persons are purposely assimilated who belong to the same body, whether military, naval, or any other.
Uniformity(ū-ni-fôrm´i-ti) (n.) conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance.
Uniformly(ū´ni-fôrm-li) (adv.) with even tenor; without variation.
Unify(ū´ni-fī) (v.t.) to make into one.
Unilateral(ū-ni-lat´ẽr-al) (adj.) being on one side or party only; having one side.
Unimaginable(un-i-maj´i-na-bl) (adj.) not to be imagined; not to be conceived.
Unimaginative(un-i-maj´i-na-tiv) (adj.) not imaginative.
Unimpaired(un-im-pārd´) (adj.) not impaired; not diminished; not enfeebled by time or injury.
Unimpeachable(un-im-pēch´a-bl) (adj.) that cannot be impeached; that cannot be accused; free from stain, guilt, or fault.
Unimpeded(un-im-pēd´ed) (adj.) not impeded; not hindered.
Unimportant(un-im-pôr´tant) (adj.) not important; not of great moment.
Unimposing(un-im-pōz´ing) (adj.) not imposing; not commanding respect.
Unimpressive(un-im-pres´iv) (adj.) not impressive; not forcible; not adapted to affect or awaken the passions.
Unimproved(un-im-prōōvd´) (adj.) not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence.
Uninfluenced(un-in´flū-ensd) (adj.) not influenced; not persuaded or moved by others, or by foreign considerations; not biased; acting freely.
Uninformed(un-in-fôrmd´) (adj.) not informed; not instructed; untaught.
Uninhabitable(un-in-hab´it-a-bl) (adj.) not inhabitable; that in which men cannot live; unfit to be the residence of men.
Uninhabited(un-in-hab´i-ted) (adj.) not inhabited by men; having no inhabitants.
Uninjured(un-in´jōōrd) (adj.) not injured; not hurt; suffering no harm.
Uninspired(un-in-spīrd´) (adj.) not having received any supernatural instruction or illumination.
Uninstructed(un-in-strukt´ed) (adj.) not instructed.
Uninsured(un-in-shūrd´) (adj.) not insured; not assured against loss.
Unintelligent(un-in-tel´i-jent) (adj.) not having reason or consciousness; not possessing understanding.
Unintelligible(un-in-tel´i-ji-bl) (adj.) not intelligible; that cannot be understood.
Unintended(un-in-tend´ed) (adj.) not intended; not designed.
Unintentional(un-in-ten´shun-al) (adj.) not intentional; not designed; done or happening without design.
Uninterested(un-in´tẽr-est-ed) (adj.) not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake.
Uninteresting(un-in´tẽr-est-ing) (adj.) not capable of exciting an interest, or of engaging the mind or passions.
Uninterrupted(un-in-tẽr-rupt´ed) (adj.) not interrupted; not broken; not disturbed by intrusion or avocation.
Uninvited(un-in-vīt´ed) (adj.) not invited; not requested; not solicited.
Uninviting(un-in-vīt´ing) (adj.) not inviting; uncomfortable; unfriendly; hostile.
Union(ūn´yun) (n.) the act of joining two or more things into one, or the junction or coalition of things thus united.
Unique(ū-nēk´) (adj.) sole; unequaled; single in its kind or excellence.
Unison(ū´ni-sn) (n.) oneness; agreement.
Unit(ū´nit) (n.) one; a word which denotes a single thing or person; the least whole number; in mathematics, any known determinate quantity, by the constant repetition of which, any other quantity of the same kind is measured.
Unite(ū-nīt´) (v.t.) to put together or join two or more things, which make one compound or mixture; to join; to connect in a near relation or alliance: (v.i.) to join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; to coalesce; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine; to grow together, as the parts of a wound.
United(ū-nīt´ed) (adj.) joined; made to agree; cemented; mixed; attached by growth.
Unity(ū´ni-ti) (n.) the state of being one; oneness.
Universal(ū-ni-vẽr´sal) (adj.) comprehending or affecting the whole; having no exception; unlimited; general; common to all members of a group; suited to all or many purposes, as a machine.
Universe(ū´ni-vẽrs) (n.) the collective name of heaven and earth and all that belongs to them; the whole system of created things.
University(ū-ni-vẽr´si-ti) (n.) institution for scientific research, for teaching the higher branches of learning science., literature, etc., and having power to confer degrees in philosophy, medicine, law, theology, etc.
Unjust(un-just´) (adj.) not just; partial.
Unkempt(un-kempt´) (adj.) not groomed or combed; rough.
Unkind(un-kīnd´) (adj.) not kind; harsh; severe.
Unknown(un-nōn´) (adj.) not known; not discovered; not become an object of knowledge: (n.) one who or that which is not known.
Unlawful(un-law´fool) (adj.) not according to law.
Unlearned(un-lẽrnd´) (adj.) ignorant; illiterate.
Unleavened(un-lev´nd) (adj.) not leavened or fermented, as bread.
Unless(un-les´) (conj.) except; if not.
Unlicensed(un-lī´senst) (adj.) not licensed.
Unlike(un-līk´) (adj.) not like; having no resemblance.
Unlikely(un-līk´li) (adj.) not likely; improbable.
Unlimited(un-lim´i-ted) (adj.) not limited; boundless.
Unload(un-lōd´) (v.t.) to remove a load from; to discharge of a load.
Unlock(un-lok´) (v.t.) to unfasten what is locked; to open.
Unloose(un-lōōs´) (v.t.) to make loose; to set free.
Unlucky(un-luk´i) (adj.) not lucky; unfortunate; prone to misfortune.
Unmanageable(un-man´āj-a-bl) (adj.) not easily controlled or directed.
Unmanly(un-man´li) (adj.) not manly; not becoming a human being.
Unmannerly(un-man´ẽr-li) (adj.) having bad manners; ill-bred.
Unmarked(un-märkt´) (adj.) not marked; not observed; not noted or regarded.
Unmarried(un-mar´id) (adj.) not married; single.
Unmask(un-mask´) (v.t.) to strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose: (v.i.) to pull off a mask.
Unmentionable(un-men´shun-a-bl) (adj.) not worthy of mention.
Unmerciful(un-mẽr´si-fool) (adj.) not merciful; merciless; cruel; inhuman; inexorable; severe; unconscionable; exorbitant; excessive.
Unmerited(un-mer´it-ed) (adj.) not merited; not deserved.
Unmitigated(un-mit´i-gā-ted) (adj.) not abated; having full force.
Unmixed(un-mikst´) (adj.) not mixed or mingled; pure; clear.
Unmoved(un-mōōvd´) (adj.) not moved; firm; calm.
Unnatural(un-nat´ū-ral) (adj.) not according to nature.
Unnecessary(un-nes´e-sa-ri) (adj.) not essential; useless.
Unnerve(un-nẽrv´) (v.t.) to deprive of strength or power; weaken.
Unnoticed(un-nō´tist) (adj.) not noticed; not observed; not remarked; neglected.
Unobjectionable(un-ob-jek´shun-a-bl) (adj.) not liable to objection.
Unobservant(un-ob-zẽr´vant) (adj.) inattentive.
Unobserved(un-ob-zẽrvd´) (adj.) not observed; not heeded; not regarded; neglected.
Unobstructed(un-ob-strukt´ed) (adj.) not obstructed; not hindered or stopped.
Unobtrusive(un-ob-trōō´siv) (adj.) not obtrusive or forward.
Unoccupied(un-ok´ū-pīd) (adj.) not occupied.
Unofflcial(un-of-fish´al) (adj.) not official.
Unorganized(un-ôr´gan-īz) (adj.) not organized; not having organs or organization.
Unorthodox(un-ôr´thō-doks) (adj.) not orthodox; heterodox; heretical.
Unpald(un-pād´) (adj.) not paid; not discharged.
Unparalleled(un-par´a-leld) (adj.) without parallel or precedent.
Unpardonable(un-pär´don-ā-bl) (adj.) not pardonable; that cannot be pardoned or forgiven.
Unperceived(un-pẽr-sēvde´) (adj.) not perceived or observed; unnoticed.
Unplaced(un-plāst´) (adj.) not placed; not holding a governmental office; not among the first three at the end of a race.
Unpleasant(un-plez´ant) (adj.) not pleasant; disagreeable.
Unpleasing(un-plēz´ing) (adj.) not pleasing; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive.
Unplowed(un-ploud´) (adj.) not plowed; untilled.
Unpolished(un-pol´isht) (adj.) not polished; not brightened by attrition; not refined in manners; impolite; rude.
Unpolluted(un-pol-lū´ted) (adj.) not polluted; pure.
Unpopular(un-pop´ū-lar) (adj.) disliked by the people.
Unpracticed(un-prak´tist) (adj.) not practiced; inexperienced; untrained; not skillful.
Unprecedented(un-pre´sē-den-ted) (adj.) without precedent; unparalleled in the past.
Unprejudiced(un-prej´ū-dist) (adj.) not prejudiced; impartial.
Unpremeditated(un-prē-med´i-tā-ted) (adj.) not planned beforehand.
Unprepared(un-prē-pārd´) (adj.) without preparation.
Unprepossessing(un-prē-po-zes´ing) (adj.) not pleasing; not winning.
Unpretentious(un-prē-ten´shus) (adj.) not making pretense; modest.
Unprincipled(un-prin´si-pld) (adj.) without settled principles; unscrupulous.
Unproductive(un-prō-duk´tiv) (adj.) not productive; inefficient.
Unprofessional(un-prō-fesh´un-al) (adj.) having no profession; exceeding professional limits; contrary to the rules or ethics of a particular profession.
Unprofitable(un-prof´i-ta-bl) (adj.) not profitable; serving no purpose.
Unpropitious(un-prō-pish´us) (adj.) not propitious; inauspicious.
Unprosperous(un-pros´pẽr-us) (adj.) not prosperous; unfortunate; unsuccessful; unlucky.
Unprotected(un-prō-tekt´ed) (adj.) not protected; not defended.
Unprovoked(un-prō-vōkt´) (adj.) not having received provocation; uncalled for.
Unpublished(un-pub´lisht) (adj.) not made public; secret.
Unqualified(un-kwol´i-fīd) (adj.) not having qualified, as by passing an examination; incompetent; unrestricted.
Unquenchable(un-kwen´sha-bl) (adj.) that cannot be quenched or extinguished.
Unquestionable(un-kwes´chun-a-bl) (adj.) not to be questioned.
Unquiet(un-kwī´et) (adj.) not quiet; uneasy; agitated; disturbed; restless.
Unraised(un-rāzd´) (adj.) not raised.
Unravel(un-rav´l) (v.t.) to separate; to unfold or explain.
Unreadable(un-rēd´a-bl) (adj.) not to be deciphered; too dull to be read.
Unready(un-red´i) (adj.) not prepared; slow; awkward.
Unreal(un-rē´al) (adj.) not real; illusive.
Unreasonable(un-rē´zn-a-bl) (adj.) not agreeable to reason; exceeding the bounds of reason.
Unreasoning(un-rē´zn-ing) (adj.) not reasoning, or not having or using reason.
Unrecognized(un-rek´og-nīzd) (adj.) not recognized; not known or acknowledged.
Unrefined(un-re-fīnd) (adj.) not refined; not purified: not polished; rude; rough.
Unrelenting(un-rē-lent´ing) (adj.) not relenting; inflexible; cruel.
Unreliable(un-rē-li´a-bl) (adj.) not to be relied on; untrustworthy.
Unremitting(un-rē-mit´ing) (adj.) not remitting; continued; incessant.
Unreserved(un-rē-zẽrvd´) (adj.) not restrained; withholding nothing.
Unrest(un-rest´) (n.) want of rest; disquiet of mind or body.
Unrestrained(un-rē-strānd´) (adj.) not restrained; licentious.
Unrestricted(un-re-strikt´ed) (adj.) not restricted or limited.
Unrighteous(un-rīt´yus) (adj.) wicked; unjust.
Unripe(un-rīp) (adj.) not ripe; immature; too early; untimely.
Unrivaled(un-rī´vald) (adj.) having no rival, competitor, or peer.
Unroll(un-rōl´) (v.t.) to roll down; to open out: (v.i.) to become uncoiled or opened out.
Unruffled(un-ruf´ld) (adj.) not ruffled; calm.
Unruliness(un-rū´li-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being unruly.
Unruly(un-rū´li) (adj.) disregarding restraint or authority; ungovernable; turbulent.
Unsaddle(un-sad´l) (v.t.) to take the saddle off; to throw from the saddle.
Unsafe(un-sāf) (adj.) not safe; dangerous.
Unsaid(un-sed´) (adj.) not said.
Unsanctified(un-sangk´ti-fīd) (adj.) not sanctified; not consecrated; not hallowed or made holy; unholy.
Unsatisfactory(un-sat-is-fak´tō-ri) (adj.) not satisfying.
Unsatisfied(un-sat´is-fīd) (adj.) not satisfied; not having enough or a sufficiency; not gratified to the full.
Unsavory(un-sā´vor-i) (adj.) tasteless; unpleasing.
Unscathed(un-skāthd´) (adj.) not harmed or injured.
Unschooled(un-skōōld´) (adj.) not taught or trained.
Unscrupulous(un-skrōō´pū-lus) (adj.) unprincipled.
Unseal(un-sēl´) (v.t.) to remove the seal of; to open anything that is sealed.
Unsealed(un-sēld´) (adj.) not sealed; without a seal, or having the seal broken; open.
Unseasonable(un-sē´zn-a-bl) (adj.) not in the proper season; untimely.
Unseemly(un-sēm´li) (adj.) not seemly; not becoming; indecent.
Unseen(un-sēn´) (adj.) not seen; in visible.
Unsettle(un-set´l) (v.t.) to make uncertain: (v.i.) to become unfixed.
Unsettled(un-set´tld) (adj.) not settled; not fixed; shaken in steadfastness or firmness; not determined; not steady; wavering; not regular; changeable.
Unshackle(un-shak´l) (v.t.) loose from shackles or bonds; to set free.
Unshackle(un-shak´l) (v.t.) to set free.
Unshaken(un-shā´kn) (adj.) not shaken; firm; steady.
Unshape(un-shāp) (v.t.) to put out of shape; to disorder; to confound; to ruffle.
Unshaven(un-shā´vn) (adj.) not shaven.
Unsheathe(un-shēyh´) (v.t.) to draw from the scabbard, as a sword.
Unsheltered(un-shēl´tẽrd) (adj.) wanting a shelter; not sheltered.
Unshod(un-shod´) (adj.) without shoes; barefoot.
Unshorn(un-shôrn´) (adj.) not shorn; hair or wool not cut.
Unsightly(un-sīt´li) (adj.) not pleasing to the eye; ugly.
Unskilled(un-skild) (adj.) not skilled; wanting knowledge or experience.
Unskillful(un-skil´fool) (adj.) wanting skill or experience; awkward.
Unsophisticated(un-sō-fis´ti-kā-ted) (adj.) genuine; simple; inexperienced; unworldly.
Unsought(un-sawt´) (adj.) not sought; not solicited.
Unsound(un-sound´) (adj.) not sound; dishonest; erroneous.
Unsparing(un-spār´ing) (adj.) not sparing; liberal; unmerciful.
Unspeakable(un-spēk´a-bl) (adj.) not capable of being spoken, uttered or described.
Unspiritual(un-spīr´it-ū-al) (adj.) not spiritual; wanting spirituality; carnal.
Unspun(un-spun´) (adj.) not spun, as fibers for yarn, or honey.
Unstable(un-stā´bl) (adj.) not stable; infirm; unreliable.
Unsteady(un-sted´i) (adj.) not steady; changeable.
Unstudied(un-stud´id) (adj.) done without premeditation; natural; easy.
Unsubstantial(un-sub-stan´shal) (adj.) not substantial; not solid; not real.
Unsuccessful(un-suk-ses´fool) (adj.) not successful; unfortunate; unlucky; not prosperous.
Unsuitable(un-sū´ta-bl) (adj.) not adequate; not fitting; unbecoming.
Unsuited(un-sūt-ed) (adj.) not suited; unfitted.
Unsullied(un-sul´ljd) (adj.) not sullied or stained; untainted; pure; clean; clear.
Unsupported(un-sūp-pōrt´ed) (adj.) not supported.
Unsure(un-shōōr´) (adj.) not sure; uncertain.
Unsuspected(un-sus-pek´ted) (adj.) not suspected; not known.
Unsympathetic(un-sim-pa-thet´ik) (adj.) not sympathetic; without sympathy or correspondence.
Untalnted(un-tānt´ed) (adj.) not tainted; not stained; not sullied; not corrupted; pure.
Untamable(un-tām´a-bl) (adj.) not capable of being tamed.
Untamed(un-tāmd´) (adj.) not tamed; not domesticated.
Untanned(un-tand´) (adj.) not tanned.
Untarnished(un-tär´nisht) (adj.) not tarnished or soiled.
Untaught(un-tawt´) (adj.) not taught; illiterate.
Untenable(un-ten´a-bl) (adj.) not tenable; not defensible.
Unthinking(un-thingk´ing) (adj.) not capable ' of thinking; acting or done without proper thought.
Untidy(un-tī´di) (adj.) not tidy or neat.
Untidy(un-tī´di) (adj.) not tidy; not neat; disorderly; dirty.
Untie(un-tī´) (v.t.) to loosen or free from being tied, or from bonds, convolution, or knot; to unbind; to loosen; to unfasten; to loose; to liberate.
Until(un-til´) (prep.) till; to; as far as.
Untilled(un-tlld´) (adj.) not tilled; unplowed.
Untimely(un-tīm´li) (adj.) not timely; unseasonable.
Untiring(un-tīr´ing) (adj.) not tiring or becoming tired.
Unto(un´tōō) (prep.) to.
Untold(un-tōld´) (adj.) not told.
Untoward(un-tō´ẽrd) (adj.) not easily guided; froward; awkward.
Untrained(un-trānd´) (adj.) not trained, educated, or disciplined; not instructed.
Untried(un-trīd´) (adj.) not yet having stood trial; not tested.
Untrimmed(un-trimd´) (adj.) not adorned with trimmings.
Untrodden(un-trod´n) (adj.) not trodden; unfrequented.
Untrue(un-trōō´) (adj.) not true; false.
Untrustworthy(un-trust´wẽr-thi) (adj.) not worthy of being trusted; unfaithful.
Untruth(un´trōōth´) (n.) a falsehood; lie.
Untutored(un-tū´tẽrd) (adj.) uninstructed; raw; inexperienced.
Untwist(un-twist´) (v.t.) to separate after having been twisted.
Unused(un-ūzd´) (adj.) not used; not put to use; unemployed; not applied.
Unusual(un-ū´zhū-al) (adj.) strange; out of the ordinary; exceptional.
Unutterable(un-ut´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) incapable of being uttered or expressed.
Unvarnished(un-vär´nisht) (adj.) not varnished; not embellished; plain.
Unvarying(un-vā´ri-ing) (adj.) not varying; not changing.
Unveil(un-vāl´) (v.t.) to remove a veil from; to disclose; to reveal.
Unversed(un-vẽrst) (adj.) not versed; unskilled.
Unwarranted(un-wor´an-ted) (adj.) without warrant; not guaranteed; not justified; unnecessary.
Unwary(un-wā´ri) (adj.) not guarding against deception; not wary; not cautious.
Unwavering(un-wāv´ẽr-ing) (adj.) not wavering; firm; steady; settled; fixed; constant; steadfast.
Unwearied(un-wē´rid) (adj.) not becoming wearied; indefatigable.
Unweave(un-wēv´) (v.t.) to unfold; to undo, or separate, as that which has been woven.
Unwelcome(un-wel´kum) (adj.) not welcome; causing unhappiness.
Unwell(un-wel´) (adj.) not well; not in good health.
Unwholesome(un-hōl´sum) (adj.) not wholesome; repulsive.
Unwieldy(un-wēl´di) (adj.) not easily moved or handled.
Unwilling(un-wil´ing) (adj.) not willing; reluctant.
Unwise(un-wīz´) (adj.) not wise; injudicious; foolish.
Unwitting(un-wit´ing) (adj.) not knowing; unaware.
Unwomanly(un-woom´an-li) (adj.) not befitting or becoming a woman.
Unwonted(un-wun´ted) (adj.) not accustomed; uncommon.
Unworldly(un-wērld´li) (adj.) above worldly or selfish considerations.
Unworthy(un-wẽr´thi) (adj.) not worthy; unbecoming.
Unwoven(un-wōv´n) (p.p.) of unweave: (adj.) not woven.
Unwrap(un-rap) (v.t.) to open what is wrapped or folded.
Unwritten(un-rit´n) (n.) not written; not formally recognized; formally accepted as "the unwritten law."
Unyielding(un-yēld´ing) (adj.) not yielding or bending; stiff; obstinate.
Unyoke(un-yōk´) (v.t.) to loose from a yoke; to disjoin.
Up(up) (adv.) on high; above the horizon; from a lower to a higher position.
Upbraid(up-brād´) (v.t.) reproach for something wrong or disgraceful.
Upbringing(up´bring-ing) (n.) the process of nourishing and training.
Upheaval(up-hēv´al) (n.) a lifting from below; a lifting of strata by some internal force.
Uphold(up-hōld´) (v.t.) to support; maintain.
Upholster(up-hōl´stẽr) (v.t.) furnish with hangings, coverings, etc.; furnish with springs, cushions and trimmings.
Upholsterer(up-hōl´stẽr-ẽr) (n.) one who supplies upholstery.
Upholstery(up-hōl´stẽr-i) (n.) wares or business of an upholsterer.
Uplift(up-lift´) (v.t.) to lift up or raise aloft: (n.) uplift, the act of lifting up.
Upon(up-on´) (prep.) on; resting on the top or surface; relating to; noting assumption, security, or time.
Upper(up´ẽr) (adj.) higher in places rank, or dignity.
Uppermost(up´ẽr-mōst) (adj.) highest in place, power, or authority; predominant.
Uppish(up´ish) (adj.) arrogant; assuming.
Upright(up´rīt) (adj.) erect; just; honest; equitable; elevation of a building; timber supporting a rafter.
Uprising(up-rīz´ing) (n.) the act of rising up; ascent; any strong outburst of popular feeling.
Uproar(up´rōr) (n.) noisy disturbance; bustle and clamor.
Uproarious(up-rōr´i-us) (adj.) making great noise and tumult.
Uproot(up-rōōt´) (v.t.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy.
Upset(up-set´) (v.t.) to overthrow; put out of normal condition.
Upshot(up´shot) (n.) final issue; end.
Upside(up´sīd) (n.) the upper side; upper part.
Upstairs(up-starz´) (adj.) pertaining to an upper story or flat: (n.) upper story.
Upstart(up´stärt) (n.) one who suddenly rises from a humble position to wealth or influence.
Uptown(up´toun) (adj.) situated in, or living in, the upper part of a town.
Upturn(up-tẽrn´) (v.t.) turn over; throw into confusion.
Upward(up´ward) (adj.) directed toward a higher part or place: (adv.) toward a higher place; in an upward direction, opposed to downward.
Upwards(up´wẽrdz) (adv.) towards a higher place or source. Also upward.
Uranium(ū-rā´ni-um) (n.) a radioactive metallic element.
Urban(ẽr´ban) (adj.) pertaining to a city or town.
Urbane(ẽr-bān´) (adj.) polite; refined.
Urbanity(ẽr-ban´i-ti) (n.) politeness; refinement.
Urea(ū´rē-a) (n.) the chief solid constituent of the urine of mammals.
Uremia(ū-rē´mi-a) (n.) poisoning of the blood by the presence of urea and other hurtful substances.
Uremic(ū-rē´mik) (adj.) pertaining to uremia.
Urethra(ū-rē´thra) (n.) tube from the bladder to the exterior.
Urge(ẽrj) (v.t.) to incite; impel; provoke: (v.i.) act with earnestness; insist upon; allege proofs.
Urgency(ẽrj´en-si) (n.) pressure of necessity; importunity.
Urgent(ẽrj´ent) (adj.) pressing; calling for immediate attention.
Urinal(ū´ri-nal) (n.) convenience, either public or private, in which to discharge urine.
Urinary(ū´ri-nā-ri) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, urine.
Urinate(ū´ri-nāt) (v.i.) to void urine.
Urine(ū´rin) (n.) the excretion from the kidneys.
Urn(ẽrn) (n.) a roundish vessel of various materials bulging in the middle, usually with a foot or pedestal; a vessel in which the ashes of the dead are preserved.
Ursine(ẽr´sin) (adj.) pertaining to, or resembling, a bear.
Us(us) (pron.) objective case of we.
Usable(ū´za-bl) (adj.) that can be used.
Usage(ū´zāj) (n.) mode of using; treatment; habitual or long continued use or custom.
Use(ūs) (n.) the act of using; application of anything to a particular purpose; employment; custom or practice; treatment: (v.t.) (ūz) to make use of; employ; avail one's self of; possess or enjoy for a time; habituate: (v.i.) to be accustomed.
Useful(ūs´fool) (adj.) full of use, profit, or advantage; beneficial.
Usefully(ūs´foo-li) (adv.) in a useful manner.
Useless(ūs´les) (adj.) having, or being of, no use.
User(ū´zẽr) (n.) one who uses.
Usher(ush´ẽr) (n.) a door-keeper; an officer who introduces strangers or walks before persons of rank; assistant master: (v.t.) to introduce or escort [with in or forth].
Usual(ū´zhū-al) (adj.) occurring in ordinary use; common.
Usually(ū´zhū-a~li) (adv.) according to the usual or common course; commonly.
Usurer(ū´zhūr-ẽr) (n.) one who lends money at an exorbitant rate of interest.
Usurious(ū-zhū´ri-us) (adj.) practicing usury.
Usurp(ū-sẽrp´) (v.t.) to take possession of by force, or without right; applied to seizure and use of office, functions, powers, rights, etc.
Usurpation(ū-sẽr-pā´shun) (n.) the act of usurping, especially the unlawful seizure of regal power.
Usurper(ū-sẽrp´ẽr) (n.) one who usurps.
Usury(ū´zhū-ri) (n.) interest on money beyond the current rate of interest; practice of lending money at exorbitant interest.
Utensil(ū-ten´sil) (n.) an implement, especially one used for domestic or culinary purposes.
Uterine(ū´tẽr-in) (adj.) pertaining to the womb; born of the same mother, but by a different father.
Uterus(ū´tẽr-us) (n.) the womb.
Utilitarian(ū-til-i-tā´ri-an) (adj.) pertaining to, or aiming at, utility: (n.) one who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism.
Utilitarianism(ū-til-i-tā´ri-an-izm) (n.) the doctrine that virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote the highest happiness of mankind.
Utility(ū-til´i-ti) (n.) quality or state of being useful; usefulness; that which is useful or serviceable; intrinsic value.
Utilize(ū´til-īz) (v.t.) to make useful or profitable.
Utmost(ut´mōst) (adj.) in the greatest degree; most distant; furthest; extreme: (n.) the extreme limit or extent.
Utopia(ū-tō´pē-a) (n.) a state or place of ideal perfection.
Utter(ut´ẽr) (adj.) entire; absolute; unqualified; total: (v.t.) to speak; pronounce; publish abroad; circulate, especially counterfeit coins or notes.
Utterable(ut´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being uttered.
Utterance(ut´ẽr-ans) (n.) act of uttering; vocal expression; power of speaking; speech; that which is uttered or spoken.
Utterly(ut´ẽr-li) (adv.) to the utmost extent.
Uttermost(ut´ẽr-mōst) (adj.) extreme; in the furthest, greatest, or highest degree: (n.) the furthest extent or degree.
Uxorious(uk-sō´ri-us) (adj.) excessively fond of or too submissive to a wife.

Vacancy(vā´kan-si) (n.) state of being vacant or empty; listlessness; unoccupied office; open or unoccupied space.
Vacant(vā´kant) (adj.) empty; free from thought or reflection; not occupied.
Vacate(vā´kāt) (v.t.) to make vacant; annul; give up the possession of.
Vacation(vā-kā´shun) (n.) the act of vacating; intermission of a stated employment, or judicial proceedings; school holidays.
Vaccinate(vak´si-nāt) (v.t.) to inoculate with the cowpox as a preventive against smallpox.
Vaccination(vak-si-nā´shun) (n.) act of vaccinating.
Vaccinator(vak´si-nā-tẽr) (n.) one who vaccinates.
Vaccine(vak´sin) (adj.) pertaining to, or obtained from, cows; pertaining to cowpox or vaccination: (n.) a liquid taken from the udder of a cow affected with cow-pox; any anti-serum.
Vacillate(vas´i-lāt) (v.i.) to fluctuate in mind or opinion; be unsteady; waver.
Vacillation(vas-i-lā´shun) (n.) fluctuation of mind; unsteadiness.
Vacuity(va-kū´i-ti) (n.) emptiness; vacant state of mind or expression.
Vacuous(vak´ū-us) (adj.) empty; vacant.
Vacuum(vak´ū-um) (n.) empty space; space empty or devoid of all matter; closed vessel exhausted of air to a high degree; void.
Vagabond(vag´a-bond) (adj.) without fixed habitation; roaming; idle: (n.) a vagrant; scamp.
Vagary(vā-ga´ri) (n.) wandering of the thoughts; freak; whim.
Vagina(va-jī´na) (n.) the canal which leads from the external orifice to the uterus; sheath.
Vaginal(va-jī´nal) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, a vagina or sheath.
Vagrancy(vā´gran-si) (n.) a state of wandering without a settled home; habits and life of a vagrant.
Vagrant(vā´grant) (adj.) wandering from place to place without a settled home: (n.) a tramp.
Vague(vāg) (adj.) uncertain; indefinite; unsettled.
Vaguely(vāg´li) (adv.) in a vague manner.
Vagueness(vāg´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being vague.
Vain(vān) (adj.) unsatisfying; fruitless; conceited; showy; empty; worthless.
Vainglorious(vān-glō´ri-us) (adj.) elated by one's achievements; boastful.
Valance(val´ans) (n.) hanging drapery for a bed, window, etc.
Vale(vāl) (n.) a tract of low land between hills; valley.
Valedictorian(val-e-dik-tō´ri-an) (n.) one who pronounces a farewell address; especially a student in a higher institution of learning who is chosen, either for high scholarship or popularity, to address his class at graduation.
Valedictory(val-e-dik´tō-ri) (n.) a parting address: (adj.) bidding farewell.
Valence(vā´lens) (n.) combining value of a chemical atom, as regards its power of displacing other atoms in chemical compounds.
Valentine(val´en-tīn) (n.) lover or sweetheart chosen on Saint Valentine's day, February 14th; token of affection, or a caricature, sent on that day.
Valet(val´a) (n.) a servant who attends on a gentleman's person: (v.t.) to act as valet to.
Valiant(val´yant) (adj.) brave; heroic.
Valid(val´id) (adj.) having legal force; not weak or defective; sound; well-grounded.
Validity(va-lid´i-ti) (n.) legal force; soundness; strength; justness.
Valise(va-lēs´) (n.) a small portmanteau.
Valley(val´i) (n.) a tract of land situated between ranges of hills or mountains, usually traversed by a river.
Valor(val´ẽr) (n.) that which enables one to encounter danger fearlessly; bravery; intrepidity.
Valorous(val´ẽr-us) (adj.) brave; courageous; intrepid.
Valuable(val´ū-a-bl) (adj.) possessing useful qualities; having value or worth; costly: (n.) a thing or possession of value.
Valuation(val-ū-ā´shun) (n.) the act of valuing; estimated worth or price; estimation.
Value(val´ū) (n.) that which renders anything useful or estimable; price; importance; excellence: (v.t.) to estimate the worth of; appraise; esteem.
Valued(val´ūd) (adj.) highly esteemed or prized.
Valve(valv) (n.) a lid or cover opening in one direction and shutting in another; one of the divisions of a shell.
Vamp(vamp) (n.) the upper leather of a boot or shoe; a piece added to something old to give it a new appearance; an improvised accompaniment: (v.t.) to furnish with an upper leather; patch with up; improvise an accompaniment to.
Vampire(vam´pīr) (n.) a fabled demon or ghost that sucks the blood of persons asleep; a kind of bat.
Van(van) (n.) the front of an army or fleet; a large covered wagon for moving household goods, etc.
Vandal(van´dal) (n.) one who is hostile to art or literature; one who ruthlessly destroys what is artistic or venerable.
Vandalism(van´dal-izm) (n.) hostility to works of art or literature; wanton destruction of what is artistic.
Vane(vān) (n.) strip of wood or metal at the top of a spire, etc., to show which way the wind blows; blade of a windmill; thin web of a feather.
Vanguard(van´gärd) (n.) part of an army preceding the main body.
Vanilla(va-nil´a) (n.) the dried fruit of an orchid, used for flavoring.
Vanish(vanish) (v.i.) pass away; disappear; be annihilated or lost.
Vanity(van´i-ti) (n.) love of indiscriminate admiration; empty pride or conceit; fruitless desire or endeavor; idle show; emptiness.
Vanquish(vang´kwish) (v.t.) to conquer; subdue; refute in argument.
Vantage(van´tāj) (n.) a superior position.
Vapid(vap´id) (adj.) having the spirit or flavor evaporated; dull; insipid.
Vapidity(va-pid´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being vapid.
Vapor(vā´pẽr) (n.) the gas into which most liquids and solids are converted by heat; steam; mist; whim; plural hysteria; melancholia: (v.i.) to pass off in vapor; boast; brag.
Vaporize(vā´pẽr-īz) (v.t.) to convert into vapor.
Vaporous(vā´pẽr-us) (adj.) full of, or like, vapor; unreal.
Vapory(vā´pẽr-i) (adj.) full of vapors.
Variability(vā-ri-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being variable; changeableness.
Variable(vā´ri-a-bl) (adj.) changeable; inconstant; fickle.
Variably(vā´ri-a-bli) (adv.) in a variable manner.
Variance(vā´ri-ans) (n.) state of being varied; change of condition; difference that arises from, or produces, dispute.
Variant(vā´ri-ant) (adj.) variable; different: (n.) a different form of substantially the same thing.
Variate(vā´ri-āt) (v.t.) to diversify.
Variation(vā-ri-ā´shun) (n.) change; deviation; extent to which a thing varies.
Varicose(var´i-kōs) (adj.) abnormally swollen or enlarged; said of veins.
Varied(vā´rid) (adj.) altered; partially changed; various.
Variegate(vā´ri-e-gāt) (v.t.) to mark with different colors or tints; diversify.
Variegation(vā-ri-e-gā´shun) (n.) diversity of colors.
Variety(vā-rī´e-ti) (n.) intermixture or succession of different things; variation; diversity; change; subdivision or peculiar form of a species.
Various(vā´ri-us) (adj.) different; several.
Varlet(vär´let) (n.) formerly a servant, footman, or page; a scoundrel.
Varnish(vär´nish) (n.) a viscid, resinous liquid used for giving a gloss to wood or metal work: (v.t.) to cover with varnish; give a gloss to or over.
Vary(vā´ri) (v.t.) to change; make of different kinds; alter: (v.i.) to undergo a change; alternate; swerve; disagree.
Vas(vās) (n.) a vessel or duct.
Vascular(vas´ku-ler) (adj.) consisting of, or containing, vessels as part of a structure of animal and vegetable organisms.
Vase(väz) (n.) a vessel for various purposes, especially one of antique or ornamental pattern.
Vasectomy(va-sek´to-mi) (n.) cutting of the spermatic duct to render sterile.
Vassal(vas´al) (n.) one who holds lands from, and renders homage to, a superior; a feudal tenant: (adj.) servile.
Vassalage(vas´al-āj) (n.) the state of being a vassal; political servitude; vassals collectively; territory held in vassalage.
Vast(vast) (adj.) of great extent; great in number or degree; very spacious; immense: (n.) boundless space; empty waste; sea.
Vat(vat) (n.) a large tub or vessel, especially one used for brewing beer.
Vatican(vat´i-kan) (n.) the palace of the Pope at Rome; the papal authority.
Vaudeville(vōd´vil) (n.) a light, gay, or topical song; a short drama with comic songs.
Vault(vawlt) (n.) an arched roof; cellar; prison; cavern; tomb of masonry; sky; leap: (v.t.) to shape as a vault; arch: (v.i.) to leap, spring, or bound; exhibit feats of leaping.
Vaulted(vawlt´ed) (adj.) arched like, or covered with, a vault or arched roof.
Vaunt(vawnt) (v.i.) to boast: (v.t.) to brag of; display boastfully: (n.) a boast; vain display.
Vaunting(vawnt´ing) (n.) vainglorious boasting.
Veal(vēl) (n.) flesh of a calf.
Vector(vek´tẽr) (n.) a directive quantity, as a straight line, force, or velocity.
Veer(vēr) (v.i.) to change direction, as the wind; wear: (v.t.) to turn; direct to a different course.
Vegetable(vej´e-ta-bl) (adj.) pertaining to, having the nature of, produced by, or consisting of, plants: (n.) a plant deriving its nourishment from the earth by means of roots; a plant or root cultivated for the table, etc.
Vegetarian(vej-e-tā´ri-an) (n.) one who abstains from a meat diet and lives on fruit, vegetables, or farinaceous food: (adj.) pertaining to vegetarians or vegetarianism.
Vegetarianism(vej-e-tā´ri-an-izm) (n.) the theory and practice of living as a vegetarian.
Vegetate(vej´e-tāt) (v.i.) to grow as a plant; live a useless, indolent life.
Vegetation(vej-e-tā´shun) (n.) plants or vegetables collectively.
Vegetative(vej´e-tā-tiv) (adj.) growing or having the power of growing, as plants.
Vehemence(vē´he-mens) (n.) impetuosity; violent ardor; animated fervor.
Vehement(vē´he-ment) (adj.) very violent or forcible; passionate; ardent; energetic.
Vehicle(vē´hi-kl) (n.) any kind of carriage or conveyance; a medium.
Vehicular(vē-hik´ū-lär) (adj.) pertaining to, or serving as, a vehicle.
Veil(vāl) (n.) a covering more or less transparent for the face; curtain or covering for concealment: (v.t.) to cover with, or as with, a veil; hide; conceal.
Vein(vān) (n.) one of the vessels which convey blood from the arteries to the heart; branching rib of a leaf; seam of rock filled with metallic or mineral matter; train of thought; particular disposition, genius, or style: (v.t.) to fill or cover with, or as with, veins.
Velar(vē´lär) (adj.) sounds that are made by contact of the tongue with the soft palate, or velum.
Vellum(vel´um) (n.) fine parchment; manuscript written on fine parchment.
Velocipede(ve-los´i-pēd) (n.) a light carriage propelled by the feet; the original form of the bicycle.
Velocity(ve-los´i-ti) (n.) speed; rate of movement of a body.
Velum(vel´um) (n.) the soft palate.
Velvet(vel´vet) (n.) a silk fabric with short, close, soft nap; fine down on the horns of young deer.
Velveteen(vel-ve-tēn´) (n.) imitation velvet.
Venal(vē´nal) (adj.) that may be bought, or bribed; mercenary; of or pertaining to the veins.
Venality(vē-nal´i-ti) (n.) prostitution of talents or services for money or reward.
Venation(ve-nā´shun) (n.) the arrangement of veins in a leaf, or insect's wing.
Vend(vend) (v.t.) to sell; offer for sale.
Vendetta(ven-det´a) (n.) practice of taking private vengeance on one who slays a relative.
Vendible(ven´di-bl) (adj.) capable of being sold; marketable; salable.
Vending(vend´ing) (n.) act of selling.
Vendor(ven´dẽr) (n.) one who vends or sells.
Veneer(ve-ner´) (v.t.) to overlay with a thin slice of ornamental or more valuable wood; hence give a gloss to: (n.) a thin strip of superior wood for overlaying; outside show; pretense.
Venerable(ven´ẽr-a-bl) (adj.) worthy of being venerated or reverenced; rendered sacred by religious or lofty associations; title of an archdeacon.
Venerate(ven´ẽr-āt) (v.t.) to esteem as sacred; regard with the highest respect; revere.
Veneration(ven-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) the highest degree of respect and reverence; respect associated with awe.
Venereal(ve-nē´rē-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or arising from, sexual intercourse; aphrodisiac.
Vengeance(venj´ans) (n.) the infliction of pain on another for an injury received.
Vengeful(venj´fool) (adj.) eager for revenge; vindictive; retributive.
Vengefully(yenj´foo-li) (adv.) in a vengeful spirit.
Venial(vē´ni-al) (adj.) pardonable; not heinous; as, a "venial" sin; that may be overlooked or excused; as, a "venial" mistake.
Venison(ven´i-zn) (n.) flesh of animals taken in hunting, especially the deer.
Venom(ven´um) (n.) poison, secreted by certain animals as a means of offense and defense; spite; malice.
Venomous(ven´um-us) (adj.) full of venom; poisonous; malignant; spiteful.
Venous(vē´nus) (adj.) pertaining to, contained in, or consisting of, veins.
Vent(vent) (n.) a small opening for the escape of air, etc.; chimney-flue; outlet; rectum; utterance: (v.t.) to give an opening to.
Ventilate(ven´ti-lāt) (v.t.) to open to the free passage of air; expose to free discussion.
Ventilation(ven-ti-lā´shun) (n.) the act of ventilating; state of being ventilated; free discussion.
Ventilator(ven´ti-lā-tẽr) (n.) a contrivance for regulating the free admission of air.
Ventral(ven´tral) (adj.) belonging to the abdomen; abdominal.
Ventricle(ven´tri-kl) (n.) cavity within an organ, as in the heart or brain.
Ventriloquism(ven-tril´ō-kwizm) (n.) the act or art of speaking as from another source than the voice.
Ventriloquist(ven-tril´ō-kwist) (n.) one who practices ventriloquism.
Venture(ven´tūr) (n.) an undertaking of chance or danger; risk; speculation: (v.t.) to risk; send on a venture: (v.i.) to dare.
Venturesome(ven´tūr-sum) (adj.) inclined to venture; risky; hazardous.
Venturesomeness(ven´tūr-sum-nes) (n.) quality or state of being venturesome.
Venturous(ven´tūr-us) (adj.) daring; fearless.
Venue(ven´ū) (n.) in law, the place where something has happened or where an action is laid.
Venus(vē´nus) (n.) the goddess of beauty and love; most brilliant of the planets, second from the sun.
Veracious(ve-rā´shus) (adj.) habitually disposed to speak the truth; truthful; true.
Veracity(ve-ras´i-ti) (n.) truthfulness; truth.
Veranda(ve-ran´da) (n.) a kind of covered balcony or open portico supported by light pillars.
Verb(vẽrb) (n.) a word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering of action.
Verbal(vẽrb´al) (adj.) expressed in words; oral; literal: (n.) a noun derived from a verb.
Verbally(verb´a-li) (adv.) in a verbal manner; orally.
Verbatim(vẽr-bā´tim) (adv.) word for word; in the identical words.
Verbiage(vẽr´bi-āj) (n.) abundance of words; wordiness; verbosity.
Verbose(vẽr-bōs´) (adj.) containing or employing more words than necessary.; prolix.
Verbosely(vẽr-bōs´li) (adv.) with verbosity.
Verbosity(vẽr-bos´i-ti) (n.) the use of more words than are necessary.
Verdant(vẽr´dant) (adj.) green with grass or foliage; fresh; inexperienced; ignorant; gullible.
Verdict(vẽr´dikt) (n.) the finding of a jury on a trial; judgment; decision.
Verdure(vẽr´dūr) (n.) green vegetation; freshness of plants; green hangings, representing landscapes.
Verge(vẽrj) (n.) a rod, mace, etc., carried as an emblem of authority; shaft of a column; spindle of a watch-balance; border or limit; extreme edge; margin: (v.i.) to approach or come near.
Verger(vẽrj´er) (n.) a sword or mace bearer; in England, an official who takes care of the interior of a church.
Verifiable(ver´i-fī-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being verified.
Verification(ver-i-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the act of proving to be true; confirmation; state of being verified.
Verify(ver´i-fī) (v.t.) show to be true; ascertain to be correct; authenticate, as by an affidavit.
Verily(ver´i-li) (adv.) in truth; certainly.
Verisimilitude(ver-i-si-miri-tūd) (n.) the appearance of truth; probability; that which has the appearance of fact.
Veritable(ver´i-ta-bl) (adj.) according to fact; real.
Verity(ver´i-ti) (n.) agreement with fact; truth reality.
Vermicelli(vẽr-mi-sel´i) (n.) the stiff paste or dough of fine flour made into tubes.
Vermilion(vẽr-mil´yim) (n.) a brilliant red pigment: (v.t.) to color or dye with vermilion.
Vermin(vẽr´min) (n.) noxious small animals or insects, as rats, fleas, etc.; a low, despicable persons.
Vernacular(vẽr-nak´ū-lẽr) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, one's native country or language; local: (n.) one's mother-tongue; language of a particular calling or district.
Vernal(vẽr´nal) (adj.) pertaining to, or appearing in, the spring.
Vernier(vẽr´ni-ẽr) (n.) a graduated scale that sub-divides the smallest divisions on a straight or circular scale.
Versatile(vẽr´sa-til) (adj.) turning with ease from one thing, subject, or opinion to another; many-sided; variable.
Versatility(vẽr-sa-til´i-ti) (n.) quality of being versatile.
Verse(vẽrs) (n.) a measured line of poetry; stanza; poetry; short division of any composition, especially of the chapters of the Bible; part of an anthem for performance by a single voice to each part.
Versed(vẽrst) (adj.) thoroughly acquainted; skilled.
Versification(vẽr-si-fi-kā´shun) (n.) the art or practice of composing metrical verses.
Versifier(vẽr´si-fī-ẽr) (n.) a composer of verses.
Version(vẽr´shun) (n.) a translation from one language into another; particular account or description.
Versus(vẽr´sus) (prep.) against.
Vertebra(vẽr´te-bra) (n.) a single bone of the spinal column.
Vertex(vẽr´teks) (n.) the top, summit, or crown; apex; zenith; point in any figure, opposite to, and most distant from, the base.
Vertical(vẽr´ti-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated at, the vertex; directly overhead; perpendicular to the plane of the horizon.
Vertically(vẽr´ti-ka-li) (adv.) in a vertical manner, position or direction; perpendicularly.
Vertigo(vẽr´ti-gō) (n.) sensation of giddiness; dizziness.
Verve(verv) (n.) the enthusiasm which animates a poet or artist; spirit; energy.
Very(ver´i) (adj.) real; actual; true: (adv.) in a great degree.
Vesicle(ves´i-kl) (n.) a bladder-like vessel or cavity; cyst; sac.
Vesicular(ves-ik´ū-lẽr) (adj.) consisting of vesicles; full of interstices.
Vessel(ves´el) (n.) a utensil for holding something, especially liquids; hollow structure made to float on water; ship; tube or canal in which the fluids of a body are contained; instrument; recipient.
Vest(vest) (n.) waistcoat; body garment, usually with short sleeves: (v.t.) to clothe with, or as with, a garment; invest closely; give fixed right of possession.
Vestal(ves´tal) (adj.) chaste; pure: (n.) a chaste woman; virgin; nun.
Vested(ves´ted) (adj.) clothed; fixed.
Vestibule(ves´ti-būl) (n.) open court or porch before a house; hall next the entrance to a house.
Vestige(ves´tij) (n.) trace or remains of something.
Vestigial(ves-tij´i-al) (adj.) of the nature of a trace; having become small or degenerate.
Vestment(vest´ment) (n.) a garment especially a priestly garment; dress.
Vestry(ves´tri) (n.) a room in a church where ecclesiastical vestments, etc., are kept and parochial meetings held; meeting of parishioners for parish business.
Vestryman(ves´tri-man) (n.) a member of a vestry elected by the parishioners.
Vesture(ves´tūr) (n.) clothing; covering.
Vetch(vech) (n.) a common name for leguminous plants used for green fodder.
Veteran(vet´ẽr-an) (adj.) long exercised or experienced, especially in military life: (n.) one thus experienced.
Veterinarian(vet-ẽr-i-nā´ri-an) (n.) one who practices the art of healing diseases and injuries of domestic animals.
Veterinary(vet´ẽr-i-nā-ri) (adj.) pertaining to the art of healing the diseases of domestic animals, as horses, etc.
Veto(vē´tō) (n.) the right of stopping or preventing the enactment of a law; authoritative prohibition: (v.t.) to reject by veto; refuse assent to; prohibit.
Vex(veks) (v.t.) to irritate by small annoyances or provocations; harass; tease; agitate.
Vexation(veks-ā´shun) (n.) the act of vexing; state of being vexed; annoyance; worry.
Vexatious(veks-ā´shus) (adj.) causing vexation; annoying; troublesome; harassing.
Vexed(vekst) (adj.) much debated or contested, but not settled.
Vexing(veks´ing) (p.adj.) annoying; provoking.
Via(vī´a) (prep.) by way of.
Viability(vī-a-bili-ti) (n.) quality or state of being viable.
Viable(vī´a-bl) (adj.) able to maintain life.
Viaduct(vī´a-dukt) (n.) an arched structure for conveying a railway, road, etc., over low ground.
Vial(vī´al) (n.) a small glass bottle or vessel.
Viands(vī´andz) (n. pl.) dressed meat; food.
Vibrant(vī´brant) (adj.) vibrating; showing or due to vibration; resonant.
Vibrate(vī´brāt) (v.i.) to move backwards and forwards; oscillate; shake; quiver; swing; waver: (v.t.) to cause to quiver.
Vibration(vī-brā´shun) (n.) the act of vibrating; oscillation; resonance.
Vibrator(vī´brā-tur) (n.) one who or that which vibrates.
Vibratory(vī´bra-tō-ri) (adj.) consisting in, or causing, vibrations.
Vicar(vik´ẽr) (n.) a deputy; incumbent of an appropriated benefice, who receives the small tithes.
Vicarage(vik´ẽr-āj) (n.) the benefice, or residence, of a vicar.
Vicarious(vī-kā´ri-us) (adj.) substituted, or performed, in the place of another.
Vice(vīs) (n.) a fault, defect, or blemish; immoral practice or habit; depravity; immorality; a vise.
Vicegerent(vīs-jē´rent) (n.) one deputed by superior authority to exercise the functions of another.
Viceroy(vīs´roi) (n.) a governor of a country ruling in the name and by the authority of the sovereign.
Vicinity(vi-sin´i-ti) (n.) nearness in place; proximity.
Vicious(vish´us) (adj.) characterized by vice or blemish; faulty; corrupt in moral principles or conduct; unruly; spiteful.
Vicissitude(vi-sis´i-tūd) (n.) change, especially an irregular one.
Victim(vik´tim) (n.) a living being, usually some animal, sacrificed to a deity; some person or thing destroyed or injured in the pursuit of some object, or by some accident; dupe.
Victimize(vik´tim-īz) (v.t.) to make a victim of; swindle.
Victor(vik´tẽr) (n.) conqueror; one who wins or gains an advantage.
Victorious(vik-tō´ri-us) (adj.) having conquered in battle or contest; emblematic of victory; triumphant.
Victory(yik´to-ri) (n.) the defeat of an enemy in battle, or an antagonist in a contest.
Victual(vit´l) (v.t.) to supply or store with provisions for food: (n. pl.) food; meat.
Videlicet(vi-del´i-set) (adv.) to wit; namely; that is.
Vie(vī) (v.i.) to strive for superiority; rival; endeavor.
View(vū) (v.t.) to look upon; see; regard attentively; survey mentally; examine intellectually; consider: (n.) the act of seeing; prospect; survey; purpose; mental or intellectual perception; sketch or picture; judgment; opinion.
Vigil(vij´il) (n.) a watching; keeping awake for religious exercise; eve preceding a feast of the Church.
Vigilance(vij´i-lans) (n.) watchfulness; caution.
Vigilant(vij´i-lant) (adj.) attentive to discover and avoid danger; alert; cautious.
Vignette(vin-yet´) (n.) a small engraving not enclosed by a definite border; a portrait of the head and bust only.
Vigor(vig´ẽr) (n.) physical or mental strength and energy; force.
Vigorous(vig´ẽr-us) (adj.) full of physical or mental strength and energy; robust; forcible.
Viking(vī´king) (n.) one of the old Scandinavian pirates, who ravaged the coasts of Europe.
Vile(vīl) (adj.) worthless; despicable; morally base or impure; wicked.
Vilely(vīl´li) (adv.) in a vile manner.
Vileness(vīl´nes) (n.) quality or state of being vile.
Vilify(vil´i-fī) (v.t.) to defame; debase by slander.
Villa(vil´a) (n.) a country seat; suburban residence.
Village(vil´āj) (n.) a small assemblage of houses, less than a town but larger than a hamlet.
Villager(vil´āj-ẽr) (n.) an inhabitant of a village.
Villain(vil´en) (n.) deliberate scoundrel; rascal; rogue; wretch.
Villainous(vil´an-us) (adj.) characterized by extreme depravity; vile; mean.
Villainy(vil´an-i) (n.) extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness.
Vim(vim) (n.) energy; swift use of power.
Vinaigrette(vin-ā-gret´) (n.) a small perforated box of gold, etc., for holding aromatic vinegar or smelling-salts; a popular salad dressing made of oil, wine vinegar, and seasoning.
Vincible(vin´si-bl) (adj.) capable of being conquered or overcome.
Vindicate(vin´di-kāt) (v.t.) to prove to be valid; defend successfully; assert a right to; justify.
Vindication(yin-di-kā´shun) (n.) justification against denial, censure, or oppression; defense; support by proof.
Vindicator(vin´di-kā-tẽr) (n.) one who vindicates.
Vindictive(vin-dik´tiv) (adj.) given to, or prompted by, revenge.
Vindictively(vin-dik´tiv-li) (adv.) in a vindictive manner.
Vine(vīn) (n.) any climbing or trailing plant.
Vinegar(vin´e-gẽr) (n.) an acid obtained by fermentation from wine, beer, etc.; hence anything sour, actually or metaphorically.
Vineyard(vin´yärd) (n.) a plantation of vines producing grapes.
Vinous(vī´nus) (adj.) pertaining to, having the qualities of, or like, wine.
Vintage(vin´tāj) (n.) the yearly crop or produce of the grape; wine produced in one season.
Vintner(vint´nẽr) (n.) wine merchant.
Viola(vē-ō´la) (n.) the tenor violin.
Violable(vī´ō-la-bl) (adj.) capable of being violated or broken.
Violate(vī´ō-lāt) (v.t.) to transgress; break forcibly; injure; ravish; outrage; desecrate; treat with irreverence; disturb.
Violation(vī-ō-lā´shun) (n.) the act of violating, infringing, or injuring; rape; outrage; act of irreverence or profanation.
Violator(vī´ō-lā-tẽr) (n.) one who violates.
Violence(vī´ō-lens) (n.) physical or moral force; vehemence; unjust strength or power; applied to any purpose; assault outrage; crime; rape; eagerness; infringement.
Violent(vī´ō-lent) (adj.) urged or driven by force; vehement; impetuous; forcible; furious; severe.
Violet(vī´ō-let) (n.) plant of many species, with a flower generally of some shade of blue; color of the violet: (adj.) of the color of the violet.
Violin(vī-ō-lin´) (n.) a four-stringed musical instrument, played with a bow.
Violinist(vī-ō-lin´ist) (n.) a performer on the violin.
Viper(vī´pẽr) (n.) a venomous serpent of various species; a crafty, malignant person.
Viperous(vī´pẽr-us) (adj.) viper-like; malignant.
Virago(vī-rā´gō) (n.) a bold, turbulent woman.
Virgin(vẽr´jin) (n.) a woman who has preserved her chastity; maiden; the Virgin Mary [with the]: (adj.) pertaining to, or becoming, a virgin; chaste; modest; pure; new; unmixed.
Virginal(vẽr´jin-al) (adj.) maidenly; hence, pure; fresh; unsullied.
Virginity(vẽr-jin´i-ti) (n.) the state of a virgin; maidenhood; virgin purity.
Virile(vir´il) (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, mature manhood; masculine; manly; procreative.
Virility(vir-il´i-ti) (n.) manhood; power of procreation.
Virtual(vẽr´tū-al) (adj.) in essence or effect, though not in fact; having the efficacy without the material or sensible part.
Virtually(vẽr´tū-a-li) (adv.) in a virtual manner; in effect or efficacy, if not in actuality; practically.
Virtue(vẽr´tū) (n.) moral excellence; practice of duty; excellence in a particular moral quality; force; power; chastity.
Virtuoso(vẽr-tū-ō´sō) (n.) one skilled in the fine arts, antiquities, etc.; a skilled performer on a musical instrument.
Virtuous(vẽr´tū-us) (adj.) possessing, or exhibiting, virtue; moral; chaste.
Virulence(vir´ū-lens) (n.) the state or quality of being virulent; extreme bitterness.
Virulent(vir´ū-lent) (adj.) very poisonous or venomous; actively injurious to life or health; bitter in enmity; malignant.
Virus(yī´rus) (n.) organic, contagious, or poisonous matter, by which disease or poison is introduced into the system; something that acts as a moral poison.
Visage(viz´āj) (n.) the countenance; face; look.
Viscid(vis´id) (adj.) sticky; glutinous.
Viscosity(vis-kos´i-ti) (n.) thickness of a fluid; internal friction of gases and fluids, resisting an instantaneous change of the arrangement of their parts, and producing heat.
Viscous(vis´kus) (adj.) adhesive or glutinous.
Vise(vīs) (n.) a two-jawed instrument for holding work.
Visibility(viz-i-bil´i-ti) (n.) quality or state of being visible.
Visible(viz´i-bl) (adj.) perceptible by the eye, in view; obvious; apparent.
Vision(vizh´un) (n.) the act or sense of seeing; sight; object of sight; divine revelation; apparition; creation of the imagination.
Visionary(vizh´un-a-ri) (adj.) existing only in the imagination; unreal: (n.) an impractical schemer.
Visit(viz´it) (n.) the act of calling to see another; brief stay of friendship, courtesy, or business; official inspection: (v.t.) to call upon; inspect officially; overtake or chastise: (v.i.) to be in the habit of making calls; maintain social intercourse.
Visitant(viz´i-tant) (n.) a visitor.
Visitation(viz-i-tā´shun) (n.) the act of visiting; official visit; infliction of good or evil; retributive affliction.
Visitor(viz´i-tẽr) (n.) one who visits; official inspector.
Visor(vīz´ūr) (n.) part of a helmet covering the face, movable and perforated to see through; piece on a cap, protecting the eyes; mask.
Vista(vis´ta) (n.) a view, especially through an avenue; the trees forming such an avenue.
Visual(vizh´ū-al) (adj.) pertaining to, or used in, sight.
Visualize(vizh´ū-al-īz) (v.t.) to make visible: (v.i.) call up a visual image in the mind.
Vital(vī´tal) (adj.) pertaining to, supporting, or necessary to, life; mortal; essential.
Vitality(vī-tal´i-ti) (n.) quality of being vital; principle or power of life; vital force.
Vitalize(vī´tal-īz) (v.t.) to endow with life; animate.
Vitally(vī´tal-i) (adv.) essentially.
Vitals(vī´talz) (n. pl.) the organs of the body essential to life, as the heart, lungs, etc.
Vitamin(vīt´am-in) (n.) a substance that occurs in various food-products, especially in the outer coats of cereals, which apparently is an essential element in rendering these foods healthy.
Vitiate(vish´i-āt) (v.t.) to render faulty or defective; taint; deprave; annul.
Vitreous(vit´re-us) (adj.) consisting of, like, or obtained from, glass.
Vitrifaction(vit-ri-fak´shun) (n.) the art or process of vitrifying.
Vitrify(vit´ri-fī) (v.t.) to convert by heat and fusion into glass: (v.i.) to be converted into glass.
Vituperate(vī-tū´per-āt) (v.t.) to censure abusively; scold.
Vituperation(vī-tū-pẽr-ā´shun) (n.) act of vituperating; abusive censure.
Vituperative(vī-tū´pẽr-ā-tiv) (adj.) characterized by, or containing, abuse.
Viva(vē´vä) (interj.) long live!
Vivacious(vī-vā´shus) (adj.) lively; active; sportive.
Vivacity(vī-vas´i-ti) (n.) liveliness of manner or character; animation; cheerfulness.
Vivarium(vī-vā´ri-um) (n.) a place for the artificial keeping of animals in their natural state.
Vivid(viv´id) (adj.) life-like; realistic; forming brilliant images.
Vivify(viv´i-fī) (v.t.) make alive; indue with life.
Viviparous(vī-vip´a-rus) (adj.) producing young alive.
Vivisect(viv-i-sekt´) (v.t.) to dissect the living body of.
Vivisection(viv-i-sek´shun) (n.) the dissection of a living animal for scientific study.
Vivisectionist(viv-i-sek´shun-ist) (n.) one who practices or upholds vivisection.
Vixen(viks´n) (n.) a female fox; quarrelsome, ill-tempered woman.
Vocable(vō´ka-bl) (n.) a word; musical note.
Vocabulary(vō-kab´ū-la-ri) (n.) a collection of words of a language, science, etc., arranged alphabetically and explained; words used.
Vocal(vō´kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or having, a voice; uttered or changed by the voice.
Vocalist(vō´kal-ist) (n.) a singer.
Vocalize(vō´kal-īz) (v.t.) to form into voice; utter distinctly.
Vocally(vō´kal-i) (adv.) in a vocal manner; with voice.
Vocation(vō-kā´shun) (n.) calling; occupation.
Vocative(vok´a-tiv) (adj.) noting the case of a noun, adjective, or pronoun in which a person or thing is addressed: (n.) the vocative case.
Vociferate(vō-sif´ẽr-āt) (v.i.) to clamor; bawl: (v.t.) to utter with a loud voice.
Vociferation(vō-sif-ẽr-ā´shun) (n.) loud outcry.
Vociferous(vō-sif´ẽr-us) (adj.) shouting; clamorous; noisy; bawling.
Vociferously(vō-sif´ẽr-us-li) (adv.) in a vociferous manner.
Vodka(yod´ka) (n.) a Russian intoxicant distilled from rye.
Vogue(vōg) (n.) temporary fashion.
Voice(vois) (n.) sound uttered by the mouth, especially by a human being; utterance or mode of utterance; faculty of speech; language; expressed opinions; vote or suffrage: (v.t.) to give utterance or expression to.
Voiceless(vois´les) (adj.) without voice; speechless.
Void(void) (adj.) empty; wanting: (v.t.) to nullify; declare vacant; quit; to emit or send out: (n.) a vacuum.
Volatile(vol´a-til) (adj.) apt to evaporate; diffusing freely; lively; sprightly; fickle; apt to change.
Volatility(yol-a-til´i-ti) (n.) the state or quality of being volatile.
Volatilize(vol´a-til-īz) (v.t.) to render volatile; evaporate.
Volcanic(vol-kan´ik) (adj.) pertaining to, proceeding from, or produced by, a volcano.
Volcano(vol-kā´nō) (n.) a conical hill or mountain from which the products of volcanic action are ejected with great heat in the form of lava, etc.
Volition(vō-lish´un) (n.) the act or power of willing or exerting choice.
Volley(vol´i) (n.) the simultaneous discharge of a number of small-arms; explosive burst; return of a ball at tennis before it reaches the ground; bowling a ball full to the top of the wicket: (v.t.) to discharge with, or as with, a volley: (v.i.) to be thrown out at once; return a ball before it touches the ground.
Volt(vōlt) (n.) the sudden wheeling of a horse; sudden leap to avoid a thrust in fencing; standard unit of electric pressure or force that makes current to flow in a circuit.
Volubility(vol-ū-bil´i-ti) (n.) excessive fluency of speech.
Voluble(vol´ū-bl) (adj.) fluent in speech; easy to roll or move.
Volume(vol´ūm) (n.) a single book; space occupied, measured in cubic units; mass or bulk; quantity or fullness of voice or tone; (pl.) a great deal.
Voluminous(vol-ū´mi-nus) (adj.) extensive; copious; consisting of, or having produced, many books.
Voluntarily(vol´un-ta-ri-li) (adv.) in a voluntary manner; freely.
Voluntary(vol´un-ta-ri) (adj.) willing; acting by choice; freewill; done by design or without compulsions: (n.) an organ solo played before, during, or after, a church service.
Volunteer(vol-un-tēr´) (n.) one who enters into any service of his own free will, especially military service; a foreigner who gives his services in exchange for board and residence: (v.i.) to offer one's services voluntarily, especially for military service: (v.t.) to offer or bestow without constraint or compulsion.
Voluptuary(vō´lup-tū-ā-ri) (n.) one given to sensual enjoyments or luxury: (adj.) devoted to luxury or pleasure.
Voluptuous(vō-lup´tū-us) (adj.) given to the enjoyment of sensual pleasures or luxury; sensual; exciting sensual desires.
Volute(vō-lūt´) (n.) a spiral scroll forming the chief feature of the Ionic capital.
Vomit(vom´it) (v.i.) to eject the con tents of the stomach by the mouth: (v.t.) to throw up from the stomach; discharge with violence: (n.) matter ejected by the stomach; an emetic.
Vomiting(vom´it-ing) (n.) the act of ejecting matter from the stomach.
Voodoo(vōō-dōō´) (n.) a system of magic and superstitious rites, said to be accompanied with cannibalism and human sacrifices.
Voracious(vō-rā´shus) (adj.) greedy in eating; ravenous; rapacious.
Voracity(vō-ras´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being voracious.
Vortex(vôr´teks) (n.) the hollow and circular form assumed by a liquid when set in rotation; whirlpool.
Votary(vō´ta-ri) (n.) one addicted to some particular pursuit or condition of life; one consecrated by a vow.
Vote(vōt) (n.) an expression of choice or preference for some particular candidate for an office, etc., by ballot or other method of suffrage; decision by the majority: (v.t.) to choose by suffrage; characterize: (v.i.) to give a vote.
Voter(vōt´ẽr) (n.) one who votes or is legally entitled to vote.
Voting(vōt´ing) (n.) expression of opinion or preference by suffrage.
Votive(vōt´iv) (adj.) given, consecrated, or promised by vow.
Vouch(vouch) (v.t.) call to witness; maintain by repeated affirmations; warrant; be surety for: (v.i.) bear witness.
Voucher(vouch´ẽr) (n.) one who gives attestation or witness; paper which confirms the truth of anything, as an account.
Vow(vou) (n.) a solemn promise or pledge to fulfill some engagement hereafter, especially one made to God; pledge of fidelity or affection: (v.t.) to promise solemnly; consecrate to God: (v.i.) to make a solemn promise.
Vowel(vou´el) (n.) a simple vocal sound; a letter representing such a sound: (adj.) vocal.
Voyage(voi´āj) (n.) a journey by water from one country or place to another: (v.i.) to make a voyage: (v.t.) to travel or pass over.
Voyager(voi´āj-ẽr) (n.) a traveler by water.
Vulcanize(vul´kan-īz) (v.t.) a process rendering rubber more elastic and stronger.
Vulgar(vul´gẽr) (adj.) pertaining to, characteristic of, or used by, the multitude of common people; common; general vernacular; plebeian; unrefined; coarse; mean: (n.) the uneducated or unrefined class.
Vulgarian(vul-gā´ri-an) (n.) one with vulgar taste or manners; said especially of the vulgar rich.
Vulgarism(vul´gẽr-izm) (n.) a vulgar phrase or expression.
Vulgarity(vul-gar´i-ti) (n.) coarseness of manners or language.
Vulnerability(vul-nẽr-a-bil´i-ti) (n.) the quality of being vulnerable.
Vulnerable(vul´nẽr-a-bl) (adj.) capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or injury.
Vulpine(vul´pin) (adj.) pertaining to, like, or characteristic of, a fox; cunning.
Vulture(vul´tūr) (n.) a large, carnivorous, voracious bird of prey.
Vulva(vul´va) (n.) an entrance or opening; the female generative organ.
Vying(vī´ing) (p.adj.) competing; emulating; practicing in rivalry; striving for superiority.

Wad(wod) (n.) a mass of soft or flexible material used for stuffing garments; small mass of tow, etc., used for keeping the powder, etc., in place in a gun; a slang term for money: (v.t.) to form into, or stuff with, a wad.
Wadding(wod´ing) (n.) a soft stuff of loose texture used for stuffing garments, etc.
Waddle(wod´l) (v.i.) to move from side to side in walking: (n.) a clumsy, rocking gait.
Wade(wād) (v.i.) to walk through any substance that yields to the feet, as water, snow, etc.: (v.t.) to cross by wading; as, to "wade" a brook.
Wader(wā´dẽr) (n.) one who or that which wades.
Wafer(wā´fẽr) (n.) thin disk of dried paste, sometimes colored, used in sealing letters, etc.; thin disk of dried paste, used as a capsule for administering medicine; thin circular piece of unleavened bread used in the administration of the Eucharist; thin light biscuit or cracker.
Waffle(wof´l) (n.) a soft indented cake, baked in an iron utensil over a flame or coals.
Waft(waft) (v.t.) to bear along on a buoyant medium: (v.i.) to float.
Wag(wag) (v.i.) to move backwards and forwards: (v.t.) to cause to oscillate: (n.) the act of wagging; a droll, humorous fellow.
Wage(wāj) (v.t.) to engage in, or carry on, especially war; venture: (n.) payment for service rendered [usually plural].
Wager(wāj´ẽr) (n.) a subject on which bets are laid; something staked on an issue: (v.t.) to hazard to stake: (v.i.) to bet.
Waggery(wag´ẽr-i) (n.) mischievous merriment; tricks of a wag; good-humored sarcasm.
Waggish(wag´ish) (adj.) humorous; sportive.
Waggle(wag´l) (v.i. & v.t.) to move from side to side: (n.) a movement from side to side.
Wagon(wag´un) (n.) a four-wheeled heavy vehicle for carrying goods, agricultural produce, etc.
Wagoner(wag´un-ẽr) (n.) the driver of a wagon.
Waif(wāf) (n.) anything found without an owner; a homeless wanderer.
Wail(wāl) (v.t.) to lament: (v.i.) to express sorrow audibly: (n.) loud lamentation.
Wailer(wāl´ẽr) (n.) one who wails.
Wainscot(wān´skut) (n.) paneled wooden lining on walls: (v.t.) to line with paneled boarding.
Wainscoting(wān´skut-ing) (n.) material used to wainscot a house.
Wainwright(wān´rīt) (n.) a maker of wagons.
Waist(wāst) (n.) smallest part of the human trunk between the ribs and the hips.
Waistcoat(wes´kut) (n.) a short, sleeveless garment for men covering the chest and waist.
Wait(wāt) (v.i.) to stay in expectation; lie in ambush; watch; remain quiet; follow someone; attend; (v.t.) to await; postpone.
Waiter(wāt´ẽr) (n.) a servant in attendance at table; salver or tray. [Feminine waitress.]
Waiting(wāt´ing) (adj.) act or business of a waiter or attendant, or of one who expects; personal attendance on a royal person.
Waitress(wāt´tres) (n.) a female who waits or attends; a female waiter.
Waive(wāv) (v.t.) to give up a claim to; forego.
Wake(wāk) (v.i.) to be awake; be roused from sleep; cease to sleep; be active: (v.t.) to rouse from sleep; revive; watch: (n.) a vigil; watching of a dead body prior to burial; track.
Wakeful(wāk´fool) (adj.) being awake; indisposed to sleep; vigilant.
Waken(wāk´n) same as wake.
Wale(wāl) (n.) a mark left by the stroke of a whip, etc.; ridge on the surface of cloth: (v.t.) to mark with a wale.
Walk(wawk) (v.i.) to advance by alternate steps; go at a moderate pace; take exercise; go restlessly about; pursue a certain course of life or action: (v.t.) to traverse; cause to walk: (n.) act or manner of walking; step or pace; road; place for pedestrian exercise; course of life or action; deportment; frequented track.
Walker(wawk´ẽr) (n.) one who walks; pedestrian; device to assist an elderly, young or disabled person with the act of walking.
Wall(wawl) (n.) a structure of stone, brick, etc.; side of a building; rampart; means of protection: (v.t.) to enclose with, or as with, a wall; defend or protect.
Wallet(wol´et) (n.) a bag or knapsack; a pocketbook.
Wallop(wol´up) (v.i.) to boil with a continued bubbling: (v.t.) to beat soundly: (n.) a blow; gallop.
Wallow(wol´ō) (v.i.) to roll one's body in the mire; tumble or roll in anything soft; live in vice or filth: (n.) a kind of rolling walk; a place to which an animal resorts to wallow.
Walnut(wawl´nut) (n.) a tree of the genus Juglans, yielding an edible fruit and valuable wood.
Walrus(wol´rus) (n.) a large, carnivorous, marine mammal with powerful tusks.
Waltz(wawltz) (n.) a kind of dance; music for such a dance: (v.i.) to dance a waltz.
Wan(won) (adj.) wanting color; pale and sickly; languid.
Wand(wond) (n.) a long, slender rod; rod of authority, or of conjurers.
Wander(won´dẽr) (v.i.) to ramble about; stroll; depart from; be delirious.
Wanderer(won´dẽr-ẽr) (n.) one who strays; a nomad.
Wane(wān) (v.i.) to grow less; decrease; said of the illuminated part of the moon; fail: (n.) the decrease of the illuminated part of the moon.
Wanness(won´nes) (n.) quality or state of being wan; paleness.
Want(wawnt) (n.) absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; necessity; penury: (v.t.) to be destitute of; have need of; desire: (v.i.) to be deficient; not to be present; come short.
Wanting(wawnt´ing) (adj.) deficient; absent.
Wanton(won´tun) (adj.) licentious; lustful; unrestrained; roving; sportive; luxurious; trifling: (n.) a lascivious man or woman.
War(wawr) (n.) a contest between states carried on by force; armed conflict; state of hostility; enmity: (v.i.) to make war; fight; strive violently.
Warble(wawr´bl) (v.t. & v.i.) to sing in a quavering manner; sing, as birds; utter musically: (n.) a soft, sweet flow of melodious sounds; carol.
Warbler(wawr´blẽr) (n.) one who warbles; a singing-bird.
Warbling(wawr´bling) (adj.) singing; quavering.
Ward(wawrd) (v.t.) to guard; defend from danger; turn aside with off: (v.i.) to be vigilant; act on the defensive: (n.) guard; defense; particular division of a city or town; custody; person entrusted to the care of a guardian.
Warden(wawrd´en) (n.) a guardian; keeper; head official.
Warder(wawrd´ẽr) (n.) keeper; guard.
Wardrobe(wawrd´rōb) (n.) room or portable closet for clothes; wearing apparel.
Wardroom(wawrd´rōōm) (n.) a cabin for naval lieutenants.
Ware(wār) (n.) articles used together, or of the same general description, as earthenware.
Warehouse(wār´hous) (n.) a building for storing goods: (v.t.) to deposit in a warehouse.
Wares(wārz) (n.) merchandise; goods.
Warfare(wawr´fār) (n.) contest or struggle carried on between enemies; war.
Warily(wār´i-li) (adv.) in a wary manner; cautiously.
Wariness(wār´i-nes) (n.) caution.
Warlike(wār´līk) (adj.) like, fit, or disposed for, war; belonging to war; soldierly; martial; hostile.
Warlock(wawr´lok) (n.) a wizard.
Warm(wawrm) (adj.) having heat in a moderate degree; subject to heat; zealous; excited; passionate; well-off: (v.t.) to make warm; excite: (v.i.) to become warm.
Warmly(wawrm´li) (adv.) with warmth of feeling; ardently; earnestly.
Warmth(wawrmth) (n.) moderate heat; earnestness or irritability; animation; glowing effect produced by the use of warm colors.
Warn(wawrn) (v.t.) to give notice of possible danger; caution; expostulate; summon by authority.
Warning(wawrn´ing) (n.) caution against danger; previous notice; notice to quit.
Warp(wawrp) (n.) the threads which extend lengthwise in the loom, and are crossed by the woof; towing-rope; a twist out of the true shape: (v.t.) to turn or twist out of shape; pervert; arrange yarns on a warp beam; tow or move a vessel with a warp attached to some fixed object; run, as yarn, off the winches into hulks to be tarred: (v.i.) to swerve or deviate.
Warrant(wor´ant) (v.t.) to guarantee; give assurance to; authorize; maintain; mark as safe; assure: (n.) a commission giving authority; writ for arresting a person; voucher; security.
Warranty(wor´an-ti) (n.) stipulation by deed; deed of security; guarantee.
Warren(wor´en) (n.) an enclosure for protecting game or animals, especially rabbits; fish preserve.
Warrior(wawr´i-ẽr) (n.) one engaged in war or devoted to a military life; brave soldier; fighter.
Warship(wār´ship) (n.) armed vessel for waging war upon the water; naval vessel.
Wart(wawrt) (n.) a dry excrescence on the human skin and certain animals.
Warty(wawrt´i) (adj.) having warts.
Wary(wā´ri) (adj.) guarding against deception, etc.; cautious; showing shrewd circumspection; wily.
Was(waz) (p.t.) of be.
Wash(wosh) (v.t.) to cleanse with water; cover with water; overlay with thin metal; cover with a thin coat of color; cleanse from moral pollution: (v.i.) to cleanse by washing: (n.) the act of washing; waste liquor; alluvial matter; shallow part of an arm of a sea or of a river; bog or marsh; cosmetic lotion.
Washable(wosh´a-bl) (adj.) that can be washed without injury.
Washer(wosh´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, washes; ring of metal, leather, etc., used to secure the tightness of a joint, screw, etc.
Washing(wosh´ing) (n.) the act of cleansing with water; clothes washed at one time.
Washout(wosh´out) (n.) a chasm or deep groove made by the rushing of water.
Wasp(wosp) (n.) a winged insect with a sharp sting; peevish, irritable person.
Waspish(wosp´ish) (adj.) petulant and irritable; having a slender waist, like a wasp.
Wassail(wos´el) (n.) a merry-making accompanied with drinking, especially at Christmas-time; liquor of ale, apples, and sugar: (v.i.) to carouse.
Waste(wāst) (v.t.) to destroy wantonly; diminish; squander; impair: (v.i.) to be diminished: (adj.) lying unused; unproductive; devastated; untilled: (n.) the act of wasting; dissipation of property; useless expenditure; uncultivated country; refuse.
Wasteful(wāst´fool) (adj.) causing waste; spending property extravagantly or uselessly.
Wastefully(wāst´foo-li) (adv.) in a wasteful manner.
Wasting(wā´sting) (adj.) devastating; emaciating: (n.) devastation; atrophy.
Watch(woch) (n.) close observation; guard; vigilance; sentry; attendance without sleep; watchman; division of the night; period during which part of a crew are on duty on deck [4 hours]; pocket timepiece: (v.i.) to be or keep awake; keep guard; act as an attendant: (v.t.) to tend; guard; keep in view.
Watchful(woch´fool) (adj.) vigilant; wary.
Watchfully(woch´foo-li) (adv.) in a watchful manner.
Watchmaker(woch´māk-ẽr) (n.) one who makes clocks and watches, or who repairs them.
Watchman(woch´man) (n.) a man employed either by a community or by private individuals to watch over public or private property.
Watchword(woch´wẽrd) (n.) a password; rallying cry.
Water(waw´tẽr) (n.) fluid which forms the ocean, lakes and rivers; compound of hydrogen and oxygen; any fluid resembling water: (v.t.) to supply with water; irrigate; wet with water; dilute: (v.i.) to get or take in water.
Watercourse(waw´tẽr-kōrs) (n.) a course or channel for water.
Watered(waw´tẽrd) (adj.) supplied with water; sprinkled; having a wavy appearance.
Waterfall(waw´tẽr-fawl) (n.) a body of water falling over a precipice; a cascade.
Waterfowl(wa´tẽr-fowl) (n.) any aquatic fowl; swimming bird, as duck, goose, etc.
Wateriness(waw´tẽr-i-nes) (n.) watery condition.
Waterline(waw´tẽr-līn) (n.) the line on a ship to which the water rises; a water-mark.
Waterlogged(waw´tẽr-logd) (adj.) saturated or filled with water so as to be unmanageable; said of a ship.
Watermark(waw´tẽr-märk) (n.) a mark showing the height to which water has risen; a number of translucent lines running through paper, usually as the trademark of the manufacturer.
Watermelon(waw´tẽr-mel-un) (n.) trailing plant in the gourd family, with large edible fruit.
Waterproof(waw´tẽr-prōōf) (adj.) impervious to water: (n.) a storm-coat.
Watershed(waw´tẽr-shed) (n.) in physical geography, the line of separation between two basins or valleys.
Waterspout(waw´tẽr-spout) (n.) funnel-shaped mass of water, drawn up by a whirlwind.
Watertight(waw´tẽr-tīt) (adj.) so tight as not to admit water, nor let it escape.
Waterway(waw´tẽr-wā) (n.) navigable channel.
Waterwheel(waw´tẽr-hwēl) (n.) wheel moved by water.
Watery(waw´tẽr-i) (adj.) pertaining to, or like, water; transparent or thin; tasteless; tearful.
Watt(wot) (n.) an electrical unit of power.
Wattle(wot´l) (n.) a twig or flexible rod; a hurdle of interwoven rods; fleshy lobe under the throat of a fowl, turkey, etc.; kind of acacia: (v.t.) to twist or interweave twigs or rods one with another: (n.) bird with wattles.
Wave(wāv) (n.) the alternate rising and falling of water above its natural level; undulation; state of vibration propagated through a system of particles or elastic medium: (v.i.) to move like a wave; undulate: (v.t.) to brandish; beckon.
Waver(wāv´ẽr) (v.i.) to move to and fro; vacillate; hesitate or be undetermined.
Wavering(wāv´ẽr-ing) (adj.) hesitating; undecided.
Waviness(wāv´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being wavy.
Wavy(wāv´i) (adj.) rising and swelling in waves; full of waves; undulating.
Wax(waks) (n.) yellow fatty substances produced by bees, and used by them in making their cells; any similar substance: (v.t.) to smear, rub, or join, with wax: (v.i.) to increase in size; pass from one condition or state to another.
Waxen(waks´en) (adj.) made of, like, or consisting of, wax.
Waxiness(waks´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being waxy.
Waxy(waks´i) (adj.) consisting of, or like, wax; soft; adhesive.
Way(wā) (n.) a road; route; progression; motion; course; length of space; distance; relative position or motion; tendency; advance in life; manner; will; plan.
Wayfarer(wā´fār-ẽr) (n.) one who travels on foot.
Waylay(wā´lā) (v.t.) lie in ambush for; accost on the way.
Wayside(wā´sīd) (n.) side of the road.
Wayward(wā´wẽrd) (adj.) forward; perverse; disobedient; wavering; irregular.
We(wē) (pron.) plural of I.
Weak(wēk) (adj.) wanting strength, vigor, spirit, discernment, or wisdom; feeble; soft; pliant; unfortified; vacillating.
Weaken(wēk´n) (v.t.) to make weak; reduce in quality or strength: (v.i.) to become weak.
Weakling(wēk´ling) (n.) a person of no physical or moral force.
Weakness(wēk´nes) (n.) want of vigor or self-control; fault of character; case of indulgence; slight failing.
Weal(wēl) (n.) welfare; prosperity; mark of a stripe: (v.t.) to mark with stripes.
Wealth(welth) (n.) riches; abundance.
Wealthiness(welth´i-nes) (n.) opulence.
Wealthy(welth´i) (adj.) having wealth or riches; rich; opulent; affluent.
Wean(wēn) (v.t.) to accustom and reconcile to a want or deprivation of the breast; alienate the affections from any object or habit.
Weapon(wep´n) (n.) any instrument of offense or defense.
Wear(wār) (v.t.) to impair or waste by time, usage, friction, etc.; carry as covering on the body; put a vessel on another tack; bear or carry: (v.i.) to be wasted or worn by friction or usage; last under use: (n.) the act of wearing; state of being worn.
Wearily(wār´i-li) (adv.) in a weary manner.
Weariness(wēr´i-nes) (n.) the state of being wearied.
Wearisome(wēr´i-sum) (adj.) fatiguing; tedious.
Weary(wēr´i) (adj.) worn out physically or mentally; having the patience exhausted; causing weariness; irksome: (v.t.) to wear out or make weary; harass by something irksome: (v.i.) to become weary, tired or fatigued; become impatient.
Weasel(wē´zel) (n.) a small carnivorous animal with short legs and a long body.
Weather(weth´ẽr) (n.) the state of the atmosphere with respect to cold, heat, wet, dryness, etc.: (v.t.) to expose to, or season by exposure to, the air; endure or resist bravely: (v.i.) to undergo change by the action of the weather.
Weave(wēv) (v.t.) to twist or interlace, as threads, together; form, as cloth, in a loom; compose or fabricate: (v.i.) to practice weaving; work with a loom.
Weaver(wēv´ẽr) (n.) one who weaves.
Web(web) (n.) texture of threads, or thread-like materials; anything carefully contrived; tissue or texture; large roll of paper for newspapers; membrane uniting the fingers and toes in many water-birds and amphibians: (v.t.) to unite or surround with, or as with, a web; entangle.
Webbing(web´ing) (n.) a narrow woven fabric of cotton or flax.
Wed(wed) (v.t.) to marry; unite together: (v.i.) to contract marriage.
Wedding(wed´ing) (adj.) pertaining to or used at a wedding: (n.) nuptial ceremony or festivities; marriage.
Wedge(wej) (n.) a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and thin at the other, used for rending or compressing, etc.; one of the mechanical powers; mass of metal: (v.t.) to cleave, force, drive, or fasten, with a wedge; press closely.
Wedlock(wed´lok) (n.) matrimony.
Wednesday(wenz´dā) (n.) the fourth day of the week.
Wee(wē) (adj.) very small.
Weed(wēd) (n.) any plant growing uncultivated or noxious to cultivated crops; anything useless or troublesome; (pl.) a widow's mourning garments; a cigar or tobacco: (v.t.) to free from weeds, or anything offensive or hurtful.
Weedy(wēd´i) (adj.) pertaining to, or consisting of, weeds; long-legged, thin, and lank.
Week(wēk) (n.) a period of seven days.
Weekday(wēk´dā) (n.) any day of the week except Sunday.
Weekly(wēk´li) (adj.) continuing for, or produced within, or happening in, a week: (adv.) once a week: (n.) a periodical issued once a week.
Ween(wēn) (v.i.) to think over.
Weep(wēp) (v.i.) to express grief by shedding tears: (v.t.) to lament; pour forth.
Weeping(wēp´ing) (n.) the act of shedding tears; discharging a liquid in small drops.
Weevil(wē´vl) (n.) a small beetle, the larvae of which are very destructive to grain, etc.
Weft(weft) (n.) the woof or piling of cloth crossing the warp.
Weigh(wā) (v.t.) to ascertain the weight of; examine by the balance; reflect on carefully: (v.i.) to have weight; bear heavily: (n.) a certain quantity by weight.
Weight(wāt) (n.) the quality of being heavy; gravity; quantity of matter as ascertained by the balance; a definite mass of metal for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; mass; something oppressive; pressure; power; importance.
Weightily(wāt´i-li) (adv.) in a weighty manner; heavily; impressively.
Weightiness(wāt´i-nes) (n.) heaviness; importance; force.
Weighty(wāt´i) (adj.) having weight; heavy; ponderous; momentous; important; serious.
Weir(wēr) (n.) a dam across a stream to raise the level of the water; enclosure of twigs, etc., for catching fish.
Weird(wērd) (adj.) pertaining to, or connected with, fate or destiny; supernatural; caused by magical influence: (n.) a spell or charm.
Welcome(wel´kum) (adj.) received with gladness or hospitality; producing gladness; free to enjoy gratuitously: (n.) kind reception to a guest or newcomer: (v.t.) to salute with kindness; receive with hospitality.
Weld(weld) (v.t.) to unite together by hammering or fusion, as two pieces of heated iron: (n.) a welded joint.
Welfare(wel´fār) (n.) state of faring or being well; prosperity; happiness.
Welkin(wel´kin) (n.) vault of heaven; sky.
Well(wel) (n.) a spring or fountain; shaft sunk to reach a supply of water or other liquid; something resembling a well in shape: (v.i.) to flow or issue forth: (adv.) right; justly; suitably; adequately; favorably; far; not a little: (adj.) good in condition or circumstances; fortunate; sound in body; healthy; safe.
Welt(welt) (n.) swollen stripe on the skin, caused by a blow with a cane or whip; edging round a shoe: (v.t.) flog severely, so as to raise welts; furnish with a welt.
Welter(welt´ẽr) (v.t.) to roll in mud or foul matter; wallow: (v.t.) to cause to rise and fall, as waves: (n.) that in which any person or animal welters: (adj.) pertaining to, or noting, the most heavily weighted race of a meeting.
Wench(wench) (n.) a young girl or maiden; usually in an invidious or bad sense.
Wend(wend) (v.i.) to go; pass: (v.t.) to direct one's way or course.
Went(went) (p.t.) of go.
Wept(wept) (p.t. & p.p.) of weep.
Were(wēr) (p.t.) plural of be.
Werewolf(wer´woolf) (n.) a person transformed into a wolf in form or appetite, either permanently or at certain periods.
West(west) (n.) one of the four cardinal points, exactly opposite the east; point where the sun appears to set: (adj.) pertaining to, situated at, lying toward, proceeding toward, or coming from, the west: (adv.) towards the west.
Western(west´ern) (adj.) tending to, or passing toward, the west.
Westward(west´wẽrd) (adv.) towards the west. Also westwards.
Wet(wet) (v.t.) to make wet; saturate or moisten with water or some other liquid: (n.) water; moisture; rainy or misty weather; a drink: (adj.) containing, consisting of, or soaked with, water or some other liquid; very damp; rainy or misty.
Wether(weth´ẽr) (n.) a gelded ram.
Wetness(wet´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being wet; humidity; moisture.
Whack(hwak) (n.) a smart resounding blow; large piece: (v.t.) to strike with a smart resounding blow.
Whacker(hwak´ẽr) (n.) one who whacks; something very large, especially a lie.
Whale(hwāl) (n.) largest of sea-mammals; someone or something, impressive, or of great size: (v.t.) to beat vigorously upon.
Wharf(hwawrf) (n.) a quay or erection on the shore of a harbor, river, etc., for discharging or taking in cargoes, passengers, etc.
What(hwot) (pron.) that which; the thing that; now great; something: (adj.) of what sort, character, etc.
Whatever(hwot-ev´ẽr) (pron.) everything which; all that; one or another.
Whatnot(hwot´not) (n.) an article of furniture with shelves for books, ornaments, etc.
Wheat(hwēt) (n.) an annual cereal grain from which flour is manufactured.
Wheaten(hwēt´n) (adj.) made of wheat.
Wheedle(hwē´dl) (v.t.) to entice with flattering words; cajole; coax.
Wheel(hwēl) (n.) a circular frame or solid piece of wood or metal turning on its own axis; any wheel-shaped mechanical contrivance; an old instrument of torture; a circular revolving firework: (v.t.) to cause to rotate; convey on wheels: (v.i.) to turn on, or as on, an axis.
Wheelbarrow(hwēl´bar-ō) (n.) a barrow with one or more wheels.
Wheeled(hwēld) (adj.) having wheels; conveyed by wheels.
Wheeler(hwēl´ẽr) (n.) one who wheels; the horse nearest to the wheels of a carriage.
Wheelwright(hwēl´rīt) (n.) a maker of wheels and wheeled carriages.
Wheeze(hwēz) (v.i.) to breathe hard and audibly: (n.) a puffing or blowing, as in labored breathing.
Wheezing(hwēz´ing) (n.) the act of breathing hard and audibly.
Wheezy(hwēz´i) (adj.) affected with wheezing.
Whelm(hwelm) (v.t.) to overwhelm.
Whelp(hwelp) (n.) the young of a dog, lion, fox, etc.; cub: (v.i.) to bring forth young; said of the female of certain animals, as the dog.
When(hwen) (adv.) at, or after, the time that; at what time; although.
Whence(hwens) (adv.) from what place, source, or origin; how.
Where(hwār) (adv.) at which or what place; to which or what place.
Whereabouts(hwār´a-bouts) (adv.) near what or which place; used interrogatively: (n.) approximate situation.
Whereas(hwār-az´) (conj.) since; although; seeing that; when in fact.
Wherefore(hwār´fōr) (adv. & conjunction) for which or what reason; why.
Wherein(hwār-in´) (adv.) in what respect; in which or what.
Whereof(hwār-ov´) (adv.) of what or which.
Whereon(hwār-on´) (adv.) on what or which.
Whereto(hwār-tōō´) (adv.) to what end or purpose; to which.
Whereupon(hwār-up-on´) (adv.) after or in consequence of what; upon which [thing]; in consequence of or immediately after which.
Wherever(hwār-ev´ẽr) (adv.) at or in whatever place.
Wherewith(hwār-with´) (adv.) with which or what.
Wherewithal(hwār-with-al´) (n.) necessary means or money.
Wherry(hwer´i) (n.) light fast rowboat, plying on rivers.
Whet(hwet) (v.t.) to sharpen, especially by rubbing or fraction; stimulate.
Whether(hweth´ẽr) (pron.) which of two: (conj.) which of two alternatives [followed by or].
Whetstone(hwet´stōn) (n.) a stone for sharpening edged tools, etc.
Whey(hwā) (n.) the thin, sweet, watery part of milk, after separation from the curd.
Which(hwich) (pron.) an interrogative, signifying who, or what one, of a number; a relative, used of things; also used adjectively.
Whiff(hwif) (n.) a sudden breath of air, smoke, etc., as from the mouth; light puff: (v.t.) to puff or emit in whiffs.
While(hwīl) (n.) space of time; duration: (conj.) during the time that: (v.t.) to cause to pass; spend; usually followed by away.
Whilom(hwī´lōm) (adv.) formerly; long ago.
Whim(hwim) (n.) an unexpected turn; a capricious fancy; freak; notion.
Whimper(hwim´pẽr) (v.t.) to utter in a low, whining or crying tone: (v.i.) to cry with a low, whining, broken voice.
Whimsical(hwim´zi-kal) (adj.) full of whims; fantastical; odd in appearance.
Whimsically(hwim´zi-ka-li) (adv.) in a whimsical manner.
Whimsy(hwim´zi) (n.) a freak; an odd or curious fancy.
Whine(hwīn) (v.i.) to express sorrow by a plaintive cry; murmur in an unmanly manner: (n.) a plaintive tone; mean or affected complaint.
Whining(hwīn´ing) (adj.) expressing murmurs by a mean, plaintive, or canting tone.
Whinny(hwin´i) (v.i.) to utter a sound like the cry of a horse: (n.) the act of whinnying.
Whip(hwip) (v.t.) to strike or punish with a lash or some other instrument of punishment or correction; flog; lash with sarcasm; beat into a froth; beat out; sew lightly; fish in with a rod and artificial fly: (v.i.) to move nimbly; start suddenly and run: (n.) an instrument for driving horses or other animals or for correction; driver; whipper-in; endless line used for saving life in shipwreck; small tackle with a single rope for hoisting; a member of the British Parliament whose duty it is to summon the members of his party to important divisions; the summons issued.
Whipper(hwip´ẽr) (n.) one who whips, especially an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal flogging.
Whippersnapper(hwip´ẽr-snap-ẽr) (n.) insignificant person who is noisily pretentious.
Whipping(hwip´ing) (n.) the act of punishing with the lash or rod.
Whir(hwẽr) (v.i.) to revolve quickly with a whizzing noise: (n.) a whizzing noise.
Whirl(hwẽrl) (v.t.) to turn round rapidly: (v.i.) to turn or move round with velocity; move along swiftly: (n.) a turning with velocity; rapid rotation or whirling motion.
Whirligig(hwẽrl´i-gig) (n.) a child's toy which is whirled or spun round.
Whirlpool(hwẽrl´pōōl) (n.) a body of water moving with a circular motion forming a vortex or gulf.
Whirlwind(hwẽrl´wind) (n.) a violent wind moving spirally; sudden violent rush.
Whisk(hwisk) (v.t.) to sweep or stir rapidly; move, or carry off nimbly: (v.i.) to move rapidly and nimbly: (n.) the act of whisking; small bundle of grass, hair, etc., used as a brush; small instrument used for beating or whisking, especially eggs.
Whiskers(hwisk´erz) (n. pl.) the hair on a man's cheeks; the bristly hairs on the upper lip of a cat, etc.
Whiskey(hwis´ki) (n.) an intoxicant distilled from barley, rye, etc.
Whisper(hwis´pẽr) (v.i.) to speak in a low voice or as not to be overheard: (v.t.) to say under the breath: (n.) a low, soft tone of voice audible only to the listener; suggestion or insinuation.
Whist(hwist) (n.) a card game: (interj.) hush!
Whistle(hwis´l) (v.i.) to make a shrill sound by forcing the breath through the contracted lips; utter a shrill sound: (v.t.) to call or signal by a whistle: (n.) the shrill noise of one who whistles; small wind-instrument; threat.
Whistler(hwis´lẽr) (n.) one who whistles; broken-winded horse.
Whit(hwit) (n.) smallest particle imaginable; bit.
White(hwīt) (adj.) being without color or of the hue of pure snow; hence pure; innocent; having silvery hair; hoary: (n.) a white man; albumen of an egg: (v.t.) to whitewash.
Whiten(hwīt´en) (v.t.) to make white.
Whitewash(hwīt´wosh) (n.) composition of lime, whiting, size, water, etc., for whitening ceilings, etc.: (v.t.) to whiten with whitewash; clear from imputation or disgrace; clear a bankrupt from his obligations by judicial process.
Whither(hwith´ẽr) (adv.) to what place; to what; how far.
Whiting(hwīt´ing) (n.) pulverized chalk cleansed from impurities.
Whittle(hwit´l) (v.t.) to cut, dress, or sharpen with a knife; reduce bit by bit.
Whiz(hwiz) (v.i.) to make a humming or hissing noise: (n.) a humming or hissing noise.
Who(hōō) (pron.) referring to one or more persons; used relatively and interrogatively.
Whoa(hwō) (interj.) a word of command addressed to horses or cattle, meaning "stop!"
Whoever(hōō-ev´ẽr) (pron.) every one who; whatever person.
Whole(hōl) (adj.) containing all; complete; not defective; hale and sound; unbroken: (n.) entire thing; system.
Wholesale(hōl´sāl) (n.) sale of goods by the piece or in large quantity: (adj.) buying or selling in large quantities.
Wholesome(hōl´sum) (adj.) sound; promoting or favoring morals, religion, or prosperity; salubrious; salutary.
Wholesomely(hōl´sum-li) (adv.) in a wholesome manner.
Wholesomeness(hōl´sum-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being wholesome.
Wholly(hōl´li) (adv.) entirely; exclusively.
Whom(hōōm) (pron.) objective of who.
Whoop(hōōp) (v.i.) to utter a loud, shrill, and prolonged cry; shout: (n.) a loud shout of, or as of, pursuit or attack.
Whop(hwop) (v.t.) to thrash or beat: (v.i.) to fall down suddenly: (n.) a blow or fall.
Whopper(hwop´ẽr) (n.) something unusually large; a monstrous lie.
Whore(hōr) (n.) a female who prostitutes her body for hire; prostitute; adulteress: (v.i.) to fornicate; practice idolatry.
Whoredom(hōr´dum) (n.) fornication; idolatry.
Whorl(hwẽrl) (n.) any set of organs or appendages arranged in a circle round an axis, as flowers or leaves; turn of the spire of a univalve shell; fly of a spindle.
Whorled(hwẽrld) (adj.) furnished with whorls.
Whose(hōōz) (pron.) possessive case of who or which.
Why(hwī) (adv.) for what cause, reason, or purpose: (interj.) used emphatically: (n.) the reason or cause.
Wick(wik) (n.) the cotton or substance of a candle or lamp which supplies the flame.
Wicked(wik´ed) (adj.) evil in principle or practice; sinful; immoral; roguish.
Wickedness(wik´ed-nes) (n.) quality or state of being wicked; evil; sin; crime; vice; moral depravity.
Wicker(wik´ẽr) (n.) small pliant twig: (adj.) of, or covered with, twigs.
Wicket(wik´et) (n.) small gate or window, especially in a larger door.
Wide(wīd) (adj.) extended far each way; broad; vast; very capacious; failing to hit the mark: (adv.) to a great distance; far apart.
Widely(wīd´li) (adv.) in a wide manner.
Widen(wīd´en) (v.t.) to make wide; throw open: (v.i.) to enlarge.
Wideness(wīd´nes) (n.) quality or state of being wide; width; breadth.
Widow(wid´ō) (n.) a woman bereaved of her husband and remaining unmarried: (v.t.) to bereave of a husband.
Widower(wid´ō-ẽr) (n.) a man bereaved of his wife and remaining unmarried.
Width(width) (n.) extent of a thing from side to side.
Wield(wēld) (v.t.) to use or employ with the hand; control or sway; handle.
Wife(wīf) (n.) a woman united in lawful wedlock to a man; woman in some humble employment.
Wifeless(wīf´les) (n.) without a wife; unmarried or a widower.
Wifely(wīf´li) (adv.) like, or becoming, a wife.
Wig(wig) (n.) false hair worn on the head.
Wigged(wigd) (adj.) wearing a wig.
Wigging(wig´ing) (n.) a scolding.
Wight(wīt) (n.) a person, usually male.
Wigwag(wig´wag) (n.) a signaling flag: (v.t. & v.i.) to communicate by means of a wigwag; to wave to and fro.
Wild(wīld) (adj.) living in a state of nature; untamed; uncultivated; native; savage; violent; passionate; unreasonable: (n.) an uncultivated region.
Wildcat(wīld´kat) (adj.) unsafe; speculative; running without control: (n.) a small feline carnivorous animal somewhat resembling the domestic cat.
Wilderness(wil´dẽr-nes) (n.) a region or tract of land uncultivated and uninhabited; desert.
Wile(wīl) (n.) a sly artifice; trick: (v.t.) to cause to pass pleasantly; cajole.
Will(wil) (n.) the faculty of the mind by which one chooses or determines; command; pleasure; divine determination; choice; desire; feeling towards; legal disposition of one's property at death: (v.i.) to exercise the will; decree: (v.t.) to determine in the mind; command; direct; bequeath.
Willed(wild) (adj.) having a will of a given character; as, strong-willed.
Willful(wil´fool) (adj.) governed by the will without regard to reason; stubborn; inflexible; done or suffered by design; intentional.
Willfully(wil´foo-li) (adv.) in a willful manner; stubbornly; on purpose.
Willing(wil´ing) (adj.) inclined to do or grant; complying; spontaneous; voluntary.
Willow(wil´ō) (n.) tree of several species, with slender, pliant branches and soft wood.
Wilt(wilt) (v.i.) wither; fade; decay, as flowers that have been plucked.
Wily(wi´li) (adj.) using, or capable of using, wiles; cunning; crafty; sly.
Wimple(wim´pl) (n.) a kind of silk or linen head-covering formerly worn by women, and still retained by nuns.
Win(win) (v.t.) to gain by superiority in a contest or competition; gain or obtain; bring over to one's party; render friendly or favorable: (v.i.) to be successful; triumph.
Wince(wins) (v.i.) to twist or turn as in pain or uneasiness; shrink; kick: (n.) the act of wincing.
Winch(winch) (n.) the crank of a wheel or axle; a windlass.
Wind(wind) (n.) air in perceptible motion; lungs; power of respiration; breath; flatulence; anything insignificant or light as wind; idle words: (v.t.) to ventilate; scent with the nose as hounds; render scant of breath; allow to rest, as a horse, in order to let him recover breath: (v.i.) wind to turn round something; twist; meander: (v.t.) to coil or encircle.
Winded(wind´ed) (adj.) out of breath; tired; exhausted.
Windfall(wind´fawl) (n.) fruit blown down by the wind; unexpected good fortune.
Windiness(wind´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being windy; flatulence; verbosity.
Winding(wīnd´ing) (n.) turning; twisting.
Windlass(wind´las) (n.) a horizontal cylinder or roller by means of which heavy weights, etc., are raised.
Windmill(wind´mil) (n.) sort of tower containing a grinding apparatus or an arrangement for raising water, the motive power being furnished by the wind which drives enormous sails at the top of the tower.
Window(win´dō) (n.) an aperture, usually glazed, in a building to admit light; frame in such an opening; anything resembling a window.
Windpipe(wind´pīp) (n.) passage for the breath to and from the lungs.
Windshield(wind´shēld) (n.) the sheet of glass across the front of an automobile to break the force of the wind.
Windward(wind´wẽrd) (n.) the direction from which the wind blows: (adv.) toward the wind: (adj.) on the side toward the point from which the wind blows.
Windy(wind´i) (adj.) pertaining to, like, or consisting of, wind; boisterous; windward; exposed to the wind; flatulent; empty.
Wine(wīn) (n.) the fermented juice of grapes; liquor made from the juice of certain fruits; intoxication; wine party.
Wing(wing) (n.) one of the two anterior limbs of a bird, or insect, by which it flies; anything resembling a wing; passage by the wing; flight; side of a building, army, fleet, etc.; care or protection: (v.t.) to furnish with, or as with, wings; transport by flight; supply with side-pieces; wound in the wing: (v.i.) to fly.
Winged(wingd) (adj.) furnished with wings or wing-like expansions; wounded in the wing.
Wingless(wing´les) (adj.) not furnished with wings.
Wink(wingk) (v.i.) to close and open the eyelids with a quick motion; hint by the motion of the eyelids; connive; tolerate: (n.) act of winking; hint given.
Winking(wingk´ing) (n.) the act of shutting and opening the eyes rapidly; act of conniving.
Winner(win´ẽr) (n.) one who wins.
Winning(win´ing) (adj.) adapted to gain favor; attractive; charming: (n. pl.) money gained in any contest or game.
Winnow(win´ō) (v.t.) to separate and drive the chaff from grain by the wind; fan; sift or examine: (v.i.) to separate chaff from grain.
Winsome(win´sum) (adj.) cheerful; attractive; pretty; pleasing.
Winter(win´tẽr) (n.) the cold season of the year; period or condition resembling winter: (v.i.) to pass the winter; hibernate: (v.t.) to feed or maintain during the winter.
Wintry(win´tri) (adj.) of the nature of winter; cold; cheerless.
Wipe(wīp) (v.t.) to rub or dust the surface of with something soft; dry by rubbing; cleanse, as from abuses; obliterate [with out]: (n.) act of cleansing by rubbing; blow or crushing repartee; a small disposable towel.
Wiper(wī´pẽr) (n.) one who or that which wipes.
Wire(wīr) (n.) a metallic thread of uniform diameter: (v.t.) to bind, or snare, with wire.
Wireless(wīr´les) (n.) a message sent without wires.
Wiry(wīr´i) (adj.) made of, or like, wire; strong and flexible; lean and sinewy.
Wisdom(wiz´dom) (n.) knowledge practically applied to the best ends; natural sagacity; prudence; skill in affairs; piety.
Wise(wīz) (adj.) judging correctly from experience; possessing wisdom; skillful; learned; discreet; containing, or directed by, wisdom; suffix denoting manner or mode of acting.
Wiseacre(wīz´ā-kẽr) (n.) a would-be wise person; pretender to learning.
Wisely(wīz´li) (adv.) in a wise manner.
Wish(wish) (v.i.) to have a strong desire: (v.t.) to desire or long for; express desire for: (n.) strong or eager desire; thing desired.
Wisher(wish´ẽr) (n.) one who wishes; used chiefly in composition; as, well-wisher.
Wishful(wish´fool) (adj.) having or cherishing wishes; longing; wistful.
Wisp(wisp) (n.) a handful or small bundle, as of straw or hay.
Wistful(wist´fool) (adj.) thoughtful; eager; longing.
Wit(wit) (v.i.) to know: (n.) knowledge; intellect or mental faculties; sagacity; talent; ingenuity; power of combining ideas with ludicrous effect; one who possesses wit.
Witch(wich) (n.) a woman supposed to have formed a compact with evil spirits, by whose means she possessed supernatural powers; sorceress: (v.t.) to bewitch; enchant.
Witchcraft(wich´kraft) (n.) the practice of witches; supernatural or magical powers.
Witchery(wich´ẽr-i) (n.) irresistible or entrancing influence; fascination.
With(with) preposition denoting nearness or connection; against; among; by; beside.
Withal(with-al´) (adv.) likewise.
Withdraw(with-draw´) (v.t.) to take away, or apart: (v.i.) to retire.
Withe(with) (n.) a tough flexible twig, especially of willow; band of twigs twisted together.
Wither(with´ẽr) (v.t.) to cause to fade and become dry; decay: (v.i.) to become sapless.
Withhold(with-hōld´) (v.t.) to keep back; restrain from action.
Within(with-in´) (prep.) inside; in reach of: (adv.) inwardly.
Without(with-out´) (prep.) outside of; not having: (adv.) on the outside.
Withstand(with-stand´) (v.t.) to stand against; to oppose; to resist.
Witless(wit´les) (adj.) devoid of wit; stupid; dull.
Witness(wit´nes) (n.) attestation of a fact or event; testimony; evidence: (n.) one who sees or has persona knowledge of anything; one who attests: (v.t.) to have direct knowledge of; see; give testimony to; see the execution of [a document] and subscribe it: (v.i.) to give evidence.
Witted(wit´ed) (p.adj.) having wit or understanding.
Witticism(wit´i-sizm) (n.) a witty remark.
Wittiness(wit´i-nes) (n.) the quality of being witty.
Wittingly(wit´ing-li) (adv.) with knowledge.
Witty(wit´i) (adj.) smartly or cleverly facetious; characterized by, or possessed of, wit; satirical.
Wive(wīv) (v.t.) to provide with a wife: (v.i.) to marry.
Wizard(wiz´ẽrd) (n.) one supposed to possess supernatural powers, usually from the Evil One; enchanter; sorcerer; conjurer.
Wobble(wob´l) (v.i.) to sway unsteadily from side to side; to rock; to vacillate: (n.) an unsteady motion.
Wobbly(wob´li) (adj.) shaky; moving unsteadily.
Woe(wō) (n.) sorrow; grief; misery; curse or prediction of disaster.
Woebegone(wō´bē-gôn) (adj.) dolorous; doleful; dreary looking.
Woeful(wō´fool) (adj.) full of, or expressing, woe; sad; mean.
Woefully(wō´foo-li) (adv.) in a woeful manner.
Wold(wōld) (n.) a forest or wood; plain or open country; (pl.) a hilly district.
Wolf(woolf) (n.) a fierce carnivorous animal of the dog kind; hence a person noted for rapacity or cruelty.
Wolfish(woolf´ish) (adj.) like a wolf; ravenously hungry.
Woman(woom´an) (n.) an adult person of the female sex; female attendant; wife.
Womanhood(woom´an-hood) (n.) the state, character, or collective qualities of a woman.
Womanish(woom´an-ish) (adj.) suitable to, characteristic of, or having the qualities of, a woman; effeminate.
Womankind(woom´an-kīnd) (n.) women collectively; women of one's household.
Womanly(woom´an-li) (adj.) having the best quality possessed by woman; not masculine.
Womb(wōōm) (n.) the uterus of a female; place where anything is produced; large or deep cavity: (v.t.) to breed in secret.
Women(wim´en) (n. pl.) of woman.
Won(wun) (p.t. & p.p.) of win.
Wonder(wun´dẽr) (n.) the state of mind produced by anything. new, strange, unexpected, or surprising; astonishment; cause of wonder; marvel; miracle; prodigy: (v.i.) to feel wonder; be astonished at.
Wonderful(wun´dẽr-fool) (adj.) exciting wonder; strange.
Wonderfully(wun´dẽr-foo-li) (adv.) in a wonderful manner.
Wonderland(wun´dẽr-land) (n.) a land of wonders.
Wondrous(wun´drus) (adj.) such as to excite wonder; wonderful.
Wont(wunt) (adj.) used or accustomed: (n.) habit or custom.
Wonted(wunt´ed) (adj.) habitual; usual.
Woo(wōō) (v.t.) to solicit in love; invite with importunity: (v.i.) to court.
Wood(wood) (n.) a large and thick collection of growing trees; solid part of trees; trees sawn for use.
Woodchuck(wood´chuk) (n.) a large burrowing rodent of reddish-brown color and often considered a pest.
Woodcut(wood´kut) (n.) a block of finely grained wood, engraved with a picture or design.
Wooded(wood´ed) (adj.) supplied or covered with wood; abounding with trees.
Wooden(wood´n) (adj.) made, or consisting of, wood; produced as from wood; stiff; awkward; expressionless.
Woodenness(wood´n-nes) (n.) the state of being wooden; lack of spirit or expression; clumsiness.
Woodiness(wood´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being woody.
Woodland(wood´land) (adj.) pertaining to woods: (n.) land covered with wood or trees; forest.
Woodman(wood´man) (n.) a forest officer; forester; one who fells timber; a hunter.
Woodpecker(wood´pek-ẽr) (n.) a bird that taps the trunks of trees to discover insects.
Woodwork(wood´wẽrk) (n.) work, or the part of anything formed of wood.
Woody(wood´i) (adj.) abounding in woods; consisting of, or composed of, or like, wood.
Wooer(wōō´ẽr) (n.) one who woos; lover.
Woof(wōōf) (n.) the weft or cross-threads in weaving; texture.
Wooing(wōō´ing) (adj.) courting: (n.) the act of soliciting in love.
Wool(wool) (n.) the soft fine hair which covers sheep, goats, etc.; fine fiber resembling wool; soft, thick hair.
Woolen(wool´en) (adj.) made of wool: (n.) cloth made of wool; (pl.) woolen goods.
Woolliness(wool´i-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being woolly.
Woolly(wool´i) (adj.) consisting of, like, or clothed with, wool.
Word(wẽrd) (n.) an articulate sound, or combination of sounds expressing an idea; constituent part of a sentence; tidings; message or communication; declaration; promise; (pl.) language; speech; conversation; dispute: (v.t.) to express in words; phrase.
Worded(wẽrd´ed) (adj.) expressed in words.
Wording(wẽrd´ing) (n.) the manner in which anything is expressed in words.
Wordless(wẽrd´les) (adj.) lacking words.
Wordy(wẽrd´i) (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, many words; verbose.
Wore(wōr) (p.t.) of wear.
Work(wẽrk) (n.) physical or intellectual effort directed to some end; result of work; labor; employment; duty; a production of an art or science; causing of motion against a resisting body; (pl.) moving parts of a mechanism; industrial manufacturing establishment; structures in civil or military engineering; moral duties as external to faith: (v.i.) to be occupied in business or labor; perform; act; be in a state of severe exertion; ferment: (v.t.) to make by labor; influence or effect; excite; manage or carry out; sew or embroider.
Worker(wẽrk´ẽr) (n.) one who works; laborer; toiler; sterile female bee or ant; neuter.
Workhouse(wẽrk´hous) (n.) a poorhouse; a house where convicts are confined to labor.
Working(wẽrk´ing) (adj.) engaged in work; as, the working-classes; adapted for doing work; used in active business; as, working capital; adapted to a workman's use.
Workman(wẽrk´man) (n.) one who is engaged in manual labor; a worker; in a higher sense, an artist.
Workmanship(wẽrk´man-ship) (n.) the quality of a workman's labor; the result of it.
Workshop(wẽrk´shop) (n.) building or room where any work or handicraft is carried on.
World(wẽrld) (n.) the earth and its inhabitants; whole system of created things; universe; present state of existence; people generally; public life or society; secular life; sphere or domain; very much.
Worldliness(wẽrld´li-nes) (n.) the state of being addicted to gain and temporal pleasures.
Worldly(wẽrld´li) (adj.) pertaining to, or devoted to, this life and its enjoyments and advantages.
Worm(wẽrm) (n.) any small creeping animal entirely destitute of feet, or having very short ones; anything that gnaws or torments the mind; thread of a screw; spiral pipe in a still or condenser; a groveling, debased creature: (v.i.) to work slowly, secretly, and gradually: (v.t.) to undermine by slow and secret means.
Worn(wôrn) (p.p.) of wear.
Worried(wur´id) (adj.) harassed; tired.
Worrier(wur´i-ẽr) (n.) one who worries.
Worriment(wur´i-ment) (n.) anxiety; trouble.
Worrisome(wur´i-sum) (adj.) causing worry.
Worry(wur´i) (v.t.) to tear or mangle with the teeth; harass with anxiety or care; vex or annoy; tease: (v.i.) to feel or express undue anxiety; be fretful; fight, as dogs: (n.) harassing trouble; anxiety; perplexity.
Worse(wẽrs) (adj.) bad or evil in a greater degree; more sick: (n.) loss; defeat; inferior state or condition: (adv.) bad in a greater degree.
Worship(wẽr´ship) (n.) religious homage; honor paid to God; similar homage toward a person or thing held high; title of honor: (v.t.) to pay divine honors, or religious service, to; reverence with great respect: (v.i.) to perform acts of homage or adoration, especially religious service.
Worshiper(wẽr´ship-ẽr) (n.) one who worships.
Worshipful(wẽr´ship-fool) (adj.) claiming or worthy of respect or honor; a term of respect in England.
Worst(wẽrst) (adj.) superlative of bad; bad or evil in the highest degree; most severe or dangerous: (adv.) worse than all others: (n.) the most evil or calamitous state: (v.t.) to get the advantage of in a contest; overthrow; defeat.
Worsted(woor´sted) (n.) twisted thread spun out of woolen yarn: (adj.) made of worsted.
Wort(wẽrt) (n.) the saccharine infusion of malt which ferments and makes beer; an herb.
Worth(wẽrth) (n.) value; price; moral excellence: (adj.) equal in value to; having estate or wealth to the value of; deserving of.
Worthily(wẽr´thi-li) (adv.) in a worthy manner; justly.
Worthiness(wẽr´thi-nes) (n.) the state or quality of being worthy; excellence.
Worthless(wẽrth´les) (adj.) having no value, virtue, or excellence; morally bad; contemptible.
Worthy(wẽr´thi) (adj.) having worth or excellence; estimable: (n.) a man of eminent worth.
Would(wood) (p.t.) of will.
Wound(wōōnd) (n.) a breach of the skin and flesh given to an animal body by violence; hurt; injury: (v.t.) to make a wound in; lacerate; injure; hurt the feeling of: (p.t. & p.p.) of wind [wound].
Wove(wōv) (p.t.) of weave.
Woven(wōv´n) (p.p.) of weave.
Wow(wou) (n. & interj.) strong expression of surprise: (v.t.) to excite.
Wrack(rak) (n.) seaweed cast ashore; ruin; destruction; a thin, flying cloud.
Wraith(rāth) (n.) the supposed ghost of a person in his exact likeness seen immediately before, or at the time of, his death.
Wrangle(rang´gl) (v.i.) to dispute angrily or noisily: (n.) an angry or noisy dispute.
Wrangler(rang´glẽr) (n.) one who wrangles; an angry or noisy disputant.
Wrap(rap) (v.t.) to roll or wind together; cover with something rolled around; involve; conceal by enveloping: (n.) a wrapper, shawl, or rug.
Wrapper(rap´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, wraps; that in which anything is enclosed or wrapped; loose over or upper garment.
Wrath(räth) (n.) violent anger; extreme passion.
Wrathful(räth´fool) (adj.) full or expressive of wrath; violently angry.
Wreak(rēk) (v.t.) to execute in vengeance or passion; inflict.
Wreath(rēth) (n.) anything curled or twisted; garland or chaplet.
Wreathe(rēth) (v.t.) to twist into a wreath; intertwine: (v.i.) to be interwoven.
Wreck(rek) (n.) the destruction of a ship by being driven ashore, or on a rock, etc.; ruins of a ship so destroyed; remains of anything ruined; destruction: (v.t.) to destroy or cast away, as a ship, by violence; ruin or destroy.
Wreckage(rek´āj) (n.) remains of a wrecked vessel; act of wrecking; state of being wrecked.
Wrecker(rek´ẽr) (n.) one who plunders, or causes, wrecks; one who removes the cargo from a wrecked vessel.
Wrench(rench) (v.t.) to wring or pull with a twist; strain: (n.) a violent twist; sprain; instrument for exerting a twisting strain.
Wrest(rest) (v.t.) to twist, wrench, or force from by violence; distort; turn from its natural meaning; pervert: (n.) violent pulling or twisting; perversion.
Wrestle(res´l) (v.i.) to contend, by grappling with, or striving to trip or throw down, another; strive earnestly: (v.t.) to contend against in wrestling: (n.) the act of one who wrestles.; struggle.
Wrestler(res´lẽr) (n.) one who wrestles; one who is skilled in wrestling.
Wrestling(res´ling) (n.) struggle to throw an adversary; art of throwing another, contest between two with the object of forcing to the ground or mat the adversary's two hips and a shoulder or two shoulders and a hip.
Wretch(rech) (n.) a despicable or worthless person; one sunk in the deepest woe.
Wretched(rech´ed) (adj.) miserable; unhappy; sunk in deep misery or woe; worthless; of miserable quality.
Wriggle(rig´l) (v.i.) to twist to and fro: (v.t.) to move by, or as by, wriggling: (n.) a wriggling motion.
Wriggler(rig´ler) (n.) one who wriggles.
Wright(rīt) (n.) one occupied in some mechanical operation; artificer; carpenter.
Wring(ring) (v.t.) to twist; turn and strain; force or compress; extort: (n.) a forcible twist.
Wringer(ring´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, wrings.
Wrinkle(ring´kl) (n.) a small ridge or furrow on a smooth surface; crease; useful hint or idea: (v.t.) to form or cause wrinkles; crease: (v.i.) to become wrinkled.
Wrist(rist) (n.) the joint uniting the hand to the arm.
Writ(rit) (n.) anything written; a written document to enforce obedience to an order of a court of justice.
Write(rīt) (v.t.) to form with a pen or similar instrument on paper, etc.; express in writing; engrave; produce, as an author: (v.i.) to form letters with the pen; send letters; compose books.
Writer(rīt´ẽr) (n.) one who, or that which, writes; clerk or amanuensis; author; journalist.
Writhe(rīth) (v.t.) to twist with violence; pervert: (v.i.) to contort the body.
Writing(rīt´ing) (n.) the act of forming letters with a pen, etc.; composition, manuscript, or book; legal instrument.
Written(writ´n) (p.p.) of write: (adj.) reduced to writing; committed to pen and paper, opposed to spoken.
Wrong(rông) (adj.) not morally right; false; unjust; mistaken; not fit or suitable; incorrect: (adv.) unjustly erroneously.
Wrongdoing(rông´dōō-ing) (n.) the doing or committing of any wrong; evil-doing; behavior the opposite of that which is right.
Wrongful(rông´fool) (adj.) contrary to moral law or justice; injurious.
Wrongfully(rông´foo-li) (adv.) in a wrongful manner.
Wrongly(rông´li) (adv.) in a wrong manner.
Wrote(rōt) (p.t.) of write.
Wroth(rawth) (adj.) wrathful; much exasperated.
Wrought(rawt) past tense past participle of work, now archaic except in the sense of effecting or working into shape.
Wrung(rung) (p.t. & p.p.) of wring.
Wry(rī) (adj.) distorted; twisted; turned to one side; perverted; false; showing distaste, disgust, impatience, etc.
Wryly(rī´li) (adv.) in a wry manner.
Wryness(rī´nes) (n.) the state or quality of being wry or distorted.

Xanthippe(zan-tip´ē) (n.) a scolding woman; from the termagant wife of Socrates.
Xylophone(zī´lō-fōn) (n.) musical instrument, consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars and sounded by, means of small wooden hammers.

Yacht(yot) (n.) a light, and quick-sailing vessel used for pleasure or racing: (v.i.) to sail or cruise about in a yacht.
Yachting(yot´ing) (adj.) pertaining to a yacht: (n.) the practice of sailing a yacht.
Yachtsman(yots´man) (n.) the owner or sailor of a yacht.
Yahoo(yā-hōō´) (n.) low, boorish, uneducated person: (interj.) expressing delight; yes!
Yak(yak) (n.) a large kind of ox, domesticated in Central Asia, and used as a beast of burden.
Yam(yam) (n.) a large edible tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; the plant itself.
Yank(yangk) (v.t.) to jerk or twist: (v.i.) to work cleverly and pushingly: (n.) a jerk or twist.
Yankee(yank´ē) (n.) the popular name of New England Americans; used generally for citizens of the United States: (adj.) pertaining to, or characteristic of, citizens of the United States.
Yap(yap) (v.i.) to yelp or bark, as a dog: (n.) a yelp or bark; a foolish noisy person.
Yard(yärd) (n.) a standard measure of length 3 feet; a long piece of timber on a mast for spreading square sails; an enclosure adjoining or attached to a house, or where some manufacture is carried on.
Yardstick(yärd´stik) (n.) a stick three feet in length, used for measuring.
Yarn(yärn) (n.) spun thread; one of the threads of a rope; story, either marvelous or untrue or long spun out: (v.i.) to tell a story.
Yaw(yaw) (v.i.) to steer wildly; deviate from the right course; said of a ship; rise in blisters or white froth.
Yawl(yawl) (n.) a light, decked, two-masted boat; jolly-boat: (v.i.) yell; howl, as a cat.
Yawn(yawn) (n.) an involuntary opening of the jaws through drowsiness, etc.: (v.i.) to gape involuntarily.
Ye(yē) pronoun nominative plural of of the second person, "thou"; now superseded by "you".
Yea(yā) (adv.) yes; verily; moreover: (n.) an affirmative vote.
Year(yēr) (n.) the period during which the earth makes one complete revolution round the sun [365.25 days]; (pl.) period of life; age; old age.
Yearbook(yēr´book) (n.) a book which is practically an annual encyclopedia, giving information for the previous year.
Yearling(yēr´ling) (n.) a young animal colt or calf more than one year and less than two years old.
Yearly(yēr´li) (adv.) happening every year; lasting a year.
Yearn(yẽrn) (v.i.) to feel an earnest desire; be filled with eager longing or desire.
Yeast(yēst) (n.) the ferment of beer or other liquor in fermentation; froth; any preparation for raising dough.
Yell(yel) (n.) a sharp, discordant cry, as of agony: (v.t.) to scream: (v.i.) to utter a sharp, discordant cry.
Yellow(yel´ō) (adj.) of a bright, pure color resembling gold: (n.) bright golden color, the hue between orange and green in the rainbow.
Yellowish(yel´ō-ish) (adj.) somewhat yellow.
Yelp(yelp) (v.i.) to utter a sharp bark: (n.) a sharp bark.
Yes(yes) (adv.) expresses affirmation or consent; opposed to no.
Yesterday(yes´tẽr-dā) (n.) the day last past; recent time: (adv.) on the day last past.
Yet(yet) (adv.) in addition; still; moreover: (conj.) nevertheless; however.
Yield(yēld) (v.t.) to submit; produce; concede: (v.i.) to assent; comply; give way; cease opposition; give a return or produce: (n.) product; return.
Yielding(yēld´ing) (adj.) inclined to give way or comply; accommodating: (n.) the act of producing; submission; compliance.
Yodel(yō´del) (v.t. & v.i.) to sing, changing quickly from a natural tone to falsetto and back: (n.) a song or refrain, sung in this manner to meaningless syllables or merely vocalized.
Yoke(yōk) (n.) a piece of hollowed timber for connecting two oxen together; a frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying a pail, etc., suspended to each end; bond, tie, or link; pair or couple; service; mark of slavery; bar attached to the rudder-head to which the steering lines are fastened: (v.t.) to join together; couple; place a yoke upon; enslave; confine.
Yokel(yō´kl) (n.) a rustic; country bumpkin.
Yolk(yōk) (n.) yellow part of an egg.
Yonder(yon´dẽr) (adj.) at a distance, but in view: (adj.) being at a distance, but in view.
Yore(yōr) (adv.) in old time; long ago.
You(ū) (pron.) the pronoun of the second person in the nominative or objective case, indicating the person or persons addressed.
Young(yung) (adj.) being in the early part of fife or growth; inexperienced; not matured; raw; vigorous; fresh; pertaining to youth; of youthful appearance: (n.) offspring collectively.
Youngish(yung´ish) (adj.) somewhat young.
Youngster(yung´stẽr) (n.) a young person; lad.
Your(yōōr) (possessive pronoun) belonging, pertaining, or relating, to you; of you.
Yours(yōōrz) (pron.) possessive of you, when used absolutely.
Yourself(yōōr-self´) (pron.) you in your own person or individuality.
Youth(yōōth) (n.) early life; a young person; young persons collectively; condition of being young.
Youthful(yōōth´fool) (adj.) pertaining to youth or the early part of life; fresh; vigorous.
Youthfully(yōōth´foo-li) (adv.) in a youthful manner.
Yowl(youl) (n.) a howl as of a dog or wolf: (v.i.) to howl or yell.
Yucca(yuk´a) (n.) a evergreen desert plant characterized by its stiff linear leaves.
Yuck(yuk) (v.t.) to snatch forcibly; to scratch; to itch: (n.) something gross or objectionable: (interj.) gross!
Yule(yōōl) (n.) Christmas.

Zany(zā´ni) (adj.) eccentric or absurd in an amusing way: (n.) a buffoon; clown; eccentric person.
Zeal(zēl) (n.) passionate ardor for anything; intense interest; eager striving.
Zealot(zel´ot) (n.) one carried to excess by his zeal; an enthusiast; fanatic.
Zealous(zel´us) (adj.) full of zeal; warmly engaged or ardent in anything; enthusiastic; fervent.
Zebra(zē´bra) (n.) popular name for any of the striped forms of the genus Equus.
Zeitgeist(tsīt´gist) (n.) the spirit of the age; the drift of thought.
Zenith(zē´nith) (n.) point of the heavens directly overhead; greatest height, as of success; culmination.
Zephyr(zef´ẽr) (n.) the west wind; soft, gentle breeze.
Zeppelin(zep´pe-lin) (n.) a type of German dirigible balloon invented by Count Zeppelin.
Zero(zē´rō) (n.) a cipher; nothing; naught; neutral point between any ascending or descending scale or series; point from which a thermometer is graduated; lowest point; arithmetical symbol (0).
Zest(zest) (n.) relish imparted by something; keen enjoyment; skin of orange or lemon used for flavor.
Zigzag(zig´zag) (adj.) having short, sharp turns: (n.) something with short, sharp turns.
Zinc(zingk) (n.) a bluish-white metal.
Zip(zip) (n.) imitation of the sound of a bullet flying through the air: (v.t.) to fasten or unfasten a zipper: (v.i.) to move swiftly.
Zipper(zip´pẽr) (n.) a clasp locker.
Zodiac(zō´di-ak) (n.) an imaginary broad belt in the heavens, containing the twelve constellations or signs of the zodiac which the sun traverses annually.
Zodiacal(zō-dī´a-kal) (adj.) pertaining to, or situated within, the zodiac.
Zonal(zō´nal) (adj.) pertaining to, or formed of, a zone or zones.
Zone(zōn) (n.) one of the five great belts into which the surface of the earth is divided with respect to latitude and temperature; that belt or district within which certain animal or plant forms of life are confined; a girdle or belt: (v.t.) to encircle with, or as with, a zone.
Zoned(zōnd) (adj.) having zones or concentric bands; land divided into development zones.
Zoo(zōō) (n.) a park or other large enclosure in which live animals are kept for public exhibition; zoological garden.
Zoological(zō-ō-loj´i-kal) (adj.) pertaining to zoology.
Zoologically(zō-ō-loj´i-ka-li) (adv.) according to the principles of zoology.
Zoologist(zō-ol´ō-jist) (n.) one skilled in zoology.
Zoology(zō-ol´ō-ji) (n.) that part of biology that treats of animals, their structure, classification, habits, and distribution.
Zoom(zōōm) (v.i.) to move quickly with a low humming sound.
Zymurgy(zī´mẽr-ji) (n.) that branch of industrial chemistry which deals with the processes of fermentation in brewing, wine-making, etc.