ain: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ain
- pain«Word Popularity Bar5/5
pain
- noun a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
hurting.
- the patient developed severe pain and distension
- noun emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
painfulness.
- the pain of loneliness
- noun a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
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certain
- adjective satellite definite but not specified or identified
- set aside a certain sum each week
- to a certain degree
- certain breeds do not make good pets
- certain members have not paid their dues
- a certain popular teacher
- a certain Mrs. Jones
- adjective having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
sure.
- felt certain of success
- was sure (or certain) she had seen it
- was very sure in his beliefs
- sure of her friends
- adjective satellite definite but not specified or identified
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plain
- noun extensive tract of level open land
champaign; field.
- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
- noun a basic knitting stitch
plain stitch; knit; knit stitch.
- noun extensive tract of level open land
- vain5/5
vain
- adjective satellite characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
swollen-headed; egotistic; swollen; conceited; self-conceited; egotistical.
- a conceited fool
- an attitude of self-conceited arrogance
- an egotistical disregard of others
- so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
- growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary
- vain about her clothes
- adjective satellite unproductive of success
fruitless; sleeveless; bootless; futile.
- a fruitless search
- futile years after her artistic peak
- a sleeveless errand
- a vain attempt
- adjective satellite characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
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complain
- verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
plain; kvetch; sound off; kick; quetch.
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
- verb make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
- The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client
- verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
- main5/5
main
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
briny.
- noun a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
- explain5/5
explain
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explicate.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
- verb make plain and comprehensible
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contain
- verb include or contain; have as a component
incorporate; comprise.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- verb contain or hold; have within
carry; hold; bear.
- The jar carries wine
- The canteen holds fresh water
- This can contains water
- verb include or contain; have as a component
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domain
- noun a particular environment or walk of life
arena; sphere; area; orbit; field.
- his social sphere is limited
- it was a closed area of employment
- he's out of my orbit
- noun territory over which rule or control is exercised
land; demesne.
- his domain extended into Europe
- he made it the law of the land
- noun a particular environment or walk of life
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train
- noun public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
railroad train.
- express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction
- noun a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
string.
- a string of islands
- train of mourners
- a train of thought
- noun public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- strain5/5
strain
- noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- noun difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
stress.
- she endured the stresses and strains of life
- he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
- noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
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uncertain
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
incertain; unsure.
- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
- adjective not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
- an uncertain future
- a manuscript of uncertain origin
- plans are still uncertain
- changes of great if uncertain consequences
- without further evidence his story must remain uncertain
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- sustain5/5
sustain
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
prolong; keep up.
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
- verb undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
suffer; have; get.
- She suffered a fracture in the accident
- He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
- She got a bruise on her leg
- He got his arm broken in the scuffle
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
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attain
- verb to gain with effort
accomplish; reach; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
hit; reach.
- The thermometer hit 100 degrees
- This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
- verb to gain with effort
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curtain
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
drape; pall; drapery; mantle.
- noun any barrier to communication or vision
- a curtain of secrecy
- a curtain of trees
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- remain5/5
remain
- verb stay the same; remain in a certain state
rest; stay.
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- rest assured
- stay alone
- He remained unmoved by her tears
- The bad weather continued for another week
- verb continue in a place, position, or situation
continue; stay on; stay.
- After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
- Stay with me, please
- despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
- She continued as deputy mayor for another year
- verb stay the same; remain in a certain state
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brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- gain5/5
gain
- noun a quantity that is added
addition; increase.
- there was an addition to property taxes this year
- they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
- noun the advantageous quality of being beneficial
profit.
- noun a quantity that is added
- maintain5/5
maintain
- verb keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
hold; keep.
- hold in place
- She always held herself as a lady
- The students keep me on my toes
- verb keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
preserve; keep up; conserve.
- We preserve these archeological findings
- The old lady could not keep up the building
- children must be taught to conserve our national heritage
- The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
- verb keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
- captain5/5
captain
- noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- noun the naval officer in command of a military ship
skipper.
- noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- obtain5/5
obtain
- verb come into possession of
- How did you obtain the visa?
- verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
receive; incur; find; get.
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
- verb come into possession of
- mountain5/5
mountain
- noun a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
mount.
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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chain
- noun a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
concatenation.
- the chain of command
- a complicated concatenation of circumstances
- noun (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
chemical chain.
- noun a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- grain5/5
grain
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- a grain of sand
- a grain of sugar
- noun foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
food grain; cereal.
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- retain5/5
retain
- verb hold back within
- This soil retains water
- I retain this drug for a long time
- the dam retains the water
- verb allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
continue; keep on; keep.
- We cannot continue several servants any longer
- She retains a lawyer
- The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
- Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
- We kept the work going as long as we could
- She retained her composure
- this garment retains its shape even after many washings
- verb hold back within
- drain5/5
drain
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
drainage.
- noun tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- rain5/5
rain
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
rainfall.
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
rainwater.
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
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britain
- noun a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
U.K.; Great Britain; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- noun a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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spain
- noun a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
Kingdom of Spain; Espana.
- noun a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
- terrain5/5
terrain
- noun a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
- they decided to attack across the rocky terrain
- noun a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
- again5/5
again
- adverb anew
once more; once again; over again.
- she tried again
- they rehearsed the scene again
- adverb anew
- disdain4/5
disdain
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
scorn; despite; contempt.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
condescension; patronage.
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- villain4/5
villain
- noun a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
scoundrel.
- noun the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
baddie.
- noun a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
- stain4/5
stain
- noun a soiled or discolored appearance
discolouration; discoloration.
- the wine left a dark stain
- noun (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
- noun a soiled or discolored appearance
- bargain4/5
bargain
- noun an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
deal.
- he made a bargain with the devil
- he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals
- noun an advantageous purchase
buy; steal.
- she got a bargain at the auction
- the stock was a real buy at that price
- noun an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- ascertain4/5
ascertain
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; check.
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- refrain4/5
refrain
- noun the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
chorus.
- verb resist doing something
forbear.
- He refrained from hitting him back
- she could not forbear weeping
- noun the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
- entertain4/5
entertain
- verb provide entertainment for
- verb take into consideration, have in view
think of; think about; flirt with; toy with.
- He entertained the notion of moving to South America
- verb provide entertainment for
- regain4/5
regain
- verb get or find back; recover the use of
recover; retrieve; find.
- She regained control of herself
- She found her voice and replied quickly
- verb come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
find.
- Did you find your glasses?
- I cannot find my gloves!
- verb get or find back; recover the use of
- chamberlain4/5
chamberlain
- noun the treasurer of a municipal corporation
- noun British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
Arthur Neville Chamberlain; Neville Chamberlain.
- noun the treasurer of a municipal corporation
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slain
- noun people who have been slain (as in battle)
- verb kill intentionally and with premeditation
murder; off; slay; dispatch; remove; hit; bump off; polish off.
- The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
- noun people who have been slain (as in battle)
- restrain4/5
restrain
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- verb keep under control; keep in check
- chaplain4/5
chaplain
- noun a clergyman ministering to some institution
- noun a clergyman ministering to some institution
- constrain4/5
constrain
- verb hold back
encumber; restrain; cumber.
- verb restrict
stiffen; tighten; tighten up.
- Tighten the rules
- stiffen the regulations
- verb hold back
- lain4/5
lie
- noun a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
prevarication.
- noun Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
Trygve Lie; Trygve Halvden Lie.
- noun a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- jain4/5
jain
One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism.
- fountain4/5
fountain
- noun a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- noun a natural flow of ground water
outpouring; spring; natural spring; outflow.
- noun a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- twain4/5
twain
- noun two items of the same kind
twosome; span; distich; couple; duo; yoke; couplet; pair; duet; brace; dyad; duad.
- noun two items of the same kind
- cain4/5
cain
- noun (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
- noun (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
- pertain4/5
pertain
- verb be relevant to
touch on; relate; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
- verb be a part or attribute of
appertain.
- verb be relevant to
- porcelain4/5
porcelain
- noun ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
- noun ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
- ordain3/5
ordain
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
enact.
- The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
- the legislature enacted this law in 1985
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
ordinate; consecrate; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
- bahrain3/5
bahrain
- noun an island in the Persian Gulf
Bahrein Island; Bahrein; Bahrain Island.
- noun an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
Bahrein; State of Bahrain.
- noun an island in the Persian Gulf
- fain3/5
fain
- adjective satellite having made preparations
inclined; disposed; prepared.
- prepared to take risks
- adverb in a willing manner
gladly; lief.
- this was gladly agreed to
- I would fain do it
- adjective satellite having made preparations
- abstain3/5
abstain
- verb refrain from voting
- verb choose not to consume
desist; refrain.
- I abstain from alcohol
- verb refrain from voting
- detain3/5
detain
- verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
confine.
- verb stop or halt
delay; stay.
- Please stay the bloodshed!
- verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- chieftain3/5
chieftain
- noun the leader of a group of people
captain.
- a captain of industry
- noun the head of a tribe or clan
chief; headman; tribal chief.
- noun the leader of a group of people
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floodplain
- noun a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
flood plain.
- noun a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
- swain3/5
swain
- noun a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
beau; fellow; young man; boyfriend.
- if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked
- noun a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
- champlain3/5
champlain
- noun French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
Samuel de Champlain.
- noun a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
Lake Champlain.
- noun French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
- husain3/5
husain
- noun Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
Husayn; Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti; Saddam; Saddam Hussein; Hussein.
- noun king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)
ibn Talal Hussein; Hussein; King Hussein; Husayn.
- noun Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
- gawain3/5
gawain
- noun (Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table
Sir Gawain.
- noun (Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table
- plantain3/5
plantain
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
- noun a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
Musa paradisiaca; plantain tree.
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
- midbrain3/5
midbrain
- noun the middle portion of the brain
mesencephalon.
- noun the middle portion of the brain
- forebrain3/5
forebrain
- noun the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
prosencephalon.
- noun the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
- boatswain3/5
boatswain
- noun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
bo'sun; bosun; bo's'n; bos'n.
- noun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
- mccain3/5
mccain
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- germain3/5
- bain3/5
bain
A bath; a bagnio. Obs. Holland.
- louvain3/5
- tain3/5
tain
Thin tin plate; also, tin foil for mirrors. Knight.
- legerdemain2/5
legerdemain
- noun an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
magic; thaumaturgy; conjuring trick; trick; deception; conjuration; magic trick; illusion.
- noun an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
- overlain2/5
overlie
- verb lie upon; lie on top of
- the granite overlies the older rocks
- verb kill by lying on
overlay.
- The sow overlay her piglets
- verb lie upon; lie on top of
- underlain2/5
underlie
- verb be or form the base for
- verb lie underneath
- verb be or form the base for
- retrain2/5
retrain
- verb teach new skills
- We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment
- verb train again
- He is retraining to become an IT worker
- verb teach new skills
- eyestrain2/5
eyestrain
- noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
asthenopia.
- noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
- sprain2/5
sprain
- noun a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- verb twist suddenly so as to sprain
twist; turn; rick; wrick; wrench.
- wrench one's ankle
- The wrestler twisted his shoulder
- the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
- I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days
- noun a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- wain2/5
wain
- noun large open farm wagon
- noun English writer (1925-1994)
John Wain; John Barrington Wain.
- noun large open farm wagon
- suzerain2/5
suzerain
- noun a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
- noun a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
- bloodstain2/5
bloodstain
- noun a discoloration caused by blood
- noun a discoloration caused by blood
- appertain2/5
appertain
- verb be a part or attribute of
pertain.
- verb be a part or attribute of
- derain2/5
derain
(Old Law) To prove or to refute by proof; to clear (one's self). Obs.
- entrain2/5
entrain
- verb board a train
- verb board a train
- mortmain2/5
mortmain
- noun real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
dead hand.
- noun the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
dead hand of the past; dead hand.
- noun real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
- coxswain2/5
coxswain
- noun the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
cox.
- noun the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
- papain2/5
papain
- noun a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
- noun a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
- hindbrain2/5
hindbrain
- noun the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
rhombencephalon.
- noun the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
- vervain2/5
vervain
- noun any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
verbena.
- noun any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
- quatrain2/5
quatrain
- noun a stanza of four lines
- noun a stanza of four lines
- blain2/5
blain
- noun an inflammatory swelling or sore
- noun an inflammatory swelling or sore
- amain2/5
amain
- adverb at full speed; with great haste
- the children ran down the hill amain
- adverb with all your strength
- he pulled the ropes amain
- adverb at full speed; with great haste
- maritain2/5
maritain
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- petain2/5
petain
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- mcclain2/5
mcclain
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- crain2/5
crain
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- hain2/5
hain
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- kain2/5
kain
(Scots Law) Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord. Wharton (Law Dict.).
- cobain2/5
cobain
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- dain2/5
dain
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- calpain2/5
calpain
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- pontchartrain2/5
pontchartrain
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- nain2/5
nain
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- sain2/5
- intermountain2/5
- cuchulain2/5
cuchulain
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- demain2/5
demain
Rule; management. Obs. Chaucer.
- powertrain2/5
powertrain
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- sartain2/5
certain
- adjective satellite definite but not specified or identified
- set aside a certain sum each week
- to a certain degree
- certain breeds do not make good pets
- certain members have not paid their dues
- a certain popular teacher
- a certain Mrs. Jones
- adjective having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
sure.
- felt certain of success
- was sure (or certain) she had seen it
- was very sure in his beliefs
- sure of her friends
- adjective satellite definite but not specified or identified
- zain2/5
zain
A horse of a dark color, neither gray nor white, and having no spots. Smart.
- pétain2/5
- cassegrain2/5
- bromelain2/5
- souverain2/5
souverain
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- grosgrain1/5
grosgrain
- noun a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs
- noun a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs
- peneplain1/5
peneplain
- noun a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
peneplane.
- noun a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
- marocain1/5
marocain
- noun a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe
crepe marocain.
- noun a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe
- incertain1/5
incertain
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
unsure; uncertain.
- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- scatterbrain1/5
scatterbrain
- noun a flighty and disorganized person
forgetful person.
- noun a flighty and disorganized person
- overstrain1/5
overstrain
- noun too much strain
- verb strain excessively
overextend.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- noun too much strain
- ingrain1/5
ingrain
- verb thoroughly work in
grain.
- His hands were grained with dirt
- verb produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
impress; instill.
- Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
- verb thoroughly work in
- distrain1/5
distrain
- verb levy a distress on
- verb confiscate by distress
- verb levy a distress on
- unchain1/5
unchain
- verb remove the chains from
- verb make free
- verb remove the chains from
- enchain1/5
enchain
- verb restrain or bind with chains
- verb restrain or bind with chains
- birdbrain1/5
birdbrain
- noun a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
loon; addle-head; addlehead.
- noun a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
- counterstain1/5
counterstain
- noun a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
- noun a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
- destain1/5
destain
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- woodgrain1/5
woodgrain
- noun texture produced by the fibers in wood
wood grain; woodiness.
- noun texture produced by the fibers in wood
- detrain1/5
detrain
- verb leave a train
- verb leave a train
- cocain1/5
cocain
- noun a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
cocaine.
- noun a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
- murrain1/5
murrain
- noun any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague
- noun any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague
- novocain1/5
novocain
- noun procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
procaine hydrochloride; novocaine.
- noun procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
- pearmain1/5
pearmain
(Bot.) The name of several kinds of apples; as, the blue .pearmain , winterpearmain , and redpearmain
- chilblain1/5
chilblain
- noun inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
pernio; chilblains.
- noun inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
- drivetrain1/5
- wholegrain1/5
wholegrain
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- multidomain1/5
- interchain1/5
interchain
To link together; to unite closely or firmly, as by a chain. Two bosoms interchained with an oath. Shak.
- efrain1/5
efrain
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- ouabain1/5
- multigrain1/5
- brattain1/5
brattain
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- prochain1/5
prochain
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- gosain1/5
gosain
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- souterrain1/5
souterrain
A grotto or cavern under ground. Obs. Arbuthnot.
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- underdrain1/5
underdrain
An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.
- thrain1/5
thrain
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- cinquain1/5
cinquain
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- quintain1/5
quintain
An object to be tilted at; -- called also quintel .Written also quintin .✍ A common form in the Middle Ages was an upright post, on the top of which turned a crosspiece, having on one end a broad board, and on the other a sand bag. The endeavor was to strike the board with the lance while riding under, and get away without being hit by the sand bag. "But a quintain, a mere lifeless block." Shak.
- distain1/5
distain
To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; -- used chiefly in poetry. "Distained with dirt and blood." Spenser.[She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood. Spenser.
The worthiness of praise distains his worth. Shak.
- codomain1/5
- riverain1/5
- mondain1/5
mondain
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- chymopapain1/5
- putain1/5
- almain1/5
almain
A German. Alsoadj., Shak.German.
- cockswain1/5
cockswain
The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.
- petitgrain1/5
- prestrain1/5
- aubain1/5
aubain
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- arain1/5
arain
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- elain1/5
elain
(Chem.) Same as Olein .
- berain1/5
berain
To rain upon; to wet with rain. Obs. Chaucer.
- maulmain1/5
- haywain1/5
- seatrain1/5
seatrain
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- archvillain1/5
- cocaptain1/5
- overtrain1/5
overtrain
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- champain1/5
- copain1/5
copain
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Suffixes of ain
- ainu«Word Popularity Bar3/5
ainu
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- aina2/5
aina
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- aino2/5
aino
One of a peculiar race inhabiting Yesso, the Kooril Islands etc., in the northern part of the empire of Japan, by some supposed to have been the progenitors of the Japanese. The Ainos are stout and short, with hairy bodies.
- ains1/5
ain
- adjective satellite belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
own.
- for your own use
- do your own thing
- she makes her own clothes
- `ain' is Scottish
- adjective satellite belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
- aintab1/5
aintab
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- ain't1/5
are
- noun a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
ar.
- verb have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
be.
- John is rich
- This is not a good answer
- noun a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- ainus1/5
ainus
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Derived words of ain
- pains«Word Popularity Bar5/5
pains
- noun an effortful attempt to attain a goal
strain; striving; nisus.
- noun a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
hurting; pain.
- the patient developed severe pain and distension
- noun an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- acquaintance5/5
acquaintance
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
conversance; conversancy; familiarity.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintanceship.
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
- training5/5
training
- noun activity leading to skilled behavior
preparation; grooming.
- noun the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
education; breeding.
- a woman of breeding and refinement
- noun activity leading to skilled behavior
- painting5/5
painting
- noun graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
picture.
- a small painting by Picasso
- he bought the painting as an investment
- his pictures hang in the Louvre
- noun creating a picture with paints
- he studied painting and sculpture for many years
- noun graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
- painted5/5
painted
- adjective coated with paint
- freshly painted lawn furniture
- verb make a painting
paint.
- he painted all day in the garden
- He painted a painting of the garden
- adjective coated with paint
- paint5/5
paint
- noun a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
pigment.
- artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
- noun (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
key.
- he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
- he dominates play in the paint
- noun a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
- paintings5/5
painting
- noun graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
picture.
- a small painting by Picasso
- he bought the painting as an investment
- his pictures hang in the Louvre
- noun creating a picture with paints
- he studied painting and sculpture for many years
- noun graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
- complained5/5
complain
- verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
plain; kvetch; sound off; kick; quetch.
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
- verb make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
- The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client
- verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
- plains5/5
plain
- noun extensive tract of level open land
champaign; field.
- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
- noun a basic knitting stitch
plain stitch; knit; knit stitch.
- noun extensive tract of level open land
- contains5/5
contain
- verb include or contain; have as a component
incorporate; comprise.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- verb contain or hold; have within
carry; hold; bear.
- The jar carries wine
- The canteen holds fresh water
- This can contains water
- verb include or contain; have as a component
- explained5/5
explain
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explicate.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- containing5/5
contain
- verb include or contain; have as a component
incorporate; comprise.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- verb contain or hold; have within
carry; hold; bear.
- The jar carries wine
- The canteen holds fresh water
- This can contains water
- verb include or contain; have as a component
- contained5/5
contained
- adjective satellite gotten under control
- the oil spill is contained
- verb include or contain; have as a component
incorporate; comprise; contain.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- adjective satellite gotten under control
- maintenance5/5
maintenance
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
upkeep; care.
- he wrote the manual on car care
- noun means of maintenance of a family or group
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- saint5/5
saint
- noun a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
- noun person of exceptional holiness
holy person; angel; holy man.
- noun a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
- trained5/5
trained
- adjective shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
- a trained mind
- trained pigeons
- well-trained servants
- verb create by training and teaching
educate; train; develop; prepare.
- The old master is training world-class violinists
- we develop the leaders for the future
- adjective shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
- constraints5/5
constraint
- noun the state of being physically constrained
restraint.
- dogs should be kept under restraint
- noun a device that retards something's motion
restraint.
- the car did not have proper restraints fitted
- noun the state of being physically constrained
- explains5/5
explain
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explicate.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- uncertainty5/5
uncertainty
- noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
precariousness; uncertainness.
- the uncertainty of the outcome
- the precariousness of his income
- noun the state of being unsure of something
dubiousness; doubtfulness; doubt; dubiety; incertitude.
- noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
- sustained5/5
sustained
- adjective satellite maintained at length without interruption or weakening
- sustained flight
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
prolong; keep up; sustain.
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
- adjective satellite maintained at length without interruption or weakening
- plaintiff5/5
plaintiff
- noun a person who brings an action in a court of law
complainant.
- noun a person who brings an action in a court of law
- entertainment5/5
entertainment
- noun an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
amusement.
- noun an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
- explaining5/5
explain
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explicate.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- complaint5/5
complaint
- noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
ill; ailment.
- noun (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
- noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- domains5/5
domain
- noun a particular environment or walk of life
arena; sphere; area; orbit; field.
- his social sphere is limited
- it was a closed area of employment
- he's out of my orbit
- noun territory over which rule or control is exercised
land; demesne.
- his domain extended into Europe
- he made it the law of the land
- noun a particular environment or walk of life
- complaints5/5
complaint
- noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
ill; ailment.
- noun (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
- noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- saints5/5
saint
- noun a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
- noun person of exceptional holiness
holy person; angel; holy man.
- noun a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
- constraint5/5
constraint
- noun the state of being physically constrained
restraint.
- dogs should be kept under restraint
- noun a device that retards something's motion
restraint.
- the car did not have proper restraints fitted
- noun the state of being physically constrained
- certainty5/5
certainty
- noun the state of being certain
- his certainty reassured the others
- noun something that is certain
sure thing; foregone conclusion.
- his victory is a certainty
- noun the state of being certain
- attained5/5
attained
- adjective satellite achieved or reached
- the actual attained achievement test score
- verb to gain with effort
accomplish; reach; attain; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- adjective satellite achieved or reached
- strains5/5
strain
- noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- noun difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
stress.
- she endured the stresses and strains of life
- he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
- noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- plaintiffs5/5
plaintiff
- noun a person who brings an action in a court of law
complainant.
- noun a person who brings an action in a court of law
- trains5/5
train
- noun public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
railroad train.
- express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction
- noun a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
string.
- a string of islands
- train of mourners
- a train of thought
- noun public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- restraint5/5
restraint
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- the unlawful restraint of trade
- noun discipline in personal and social activities
control.
- he was a model of polite restraint
- she never lost control of herself
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- acquainted5/5
acquainted
- adjective satellite having fair knowledge of
- they were acquainted
- fully acquainted with the facts
- verb cause to come to know personally
acquaint; present; introduce.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- adjective satellite having fair knowledge of
- remains5/5
remains
- noun any object that is left unused or still extant
- I threw out the remains of my dinner
- noun the dead body of a human being
clay; corpse; stiff; cadaver.
- the cadaver was intended for dissection
- the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
- the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
- honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
- noun any object that is left unused or still extant
- obtained5/5
obtain
- verb come into possession of
- How did you obtain the visa?
- verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
receive; incur; find; get.
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
- verb come into possession of
- remained5/5
remain
- verb stay the same; remain in a certain state
rest; stay.
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- rest assured
- stay alone
- He remained unmoved by her tears
- The bad weather continued for another week
- verb continue in a place, position, or situation
continue; stay on; stay.
- After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
- Stay with me, please
- despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
- She continued as deputy mayor for another year
- verb stay the same; remain in a certain state
- remaining5/5
remaining
- adjective satellite not used up
left over; unexpended; leftover; odd; left.
- leftover meatloaf
- she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
- some odd dollars left
- saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
- unexpended provisions
- verb stay the same; remain in a certain state
remain; rest; stay.
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- rest assured
- stay alone
- He remained unmoved by her tears
- The bad weather continued for another week
- adjective satellite not used up
- maintained5/5
maintained
- adjective satellite kept in good condition
well-kept; kept up.
- verb keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
hold; maintain; keep.
- hold in place
- She always held herself as a lady
- The students keep me on my toes
- adjective satellite kept in good condition
- mountains5/5
mountain
- noun a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
mount.
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- gained5/5
gain
- noun a quantity that is added
addition; increase.
- there was an addition to property taxes this year
- they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
- noun the advantageous quality of being beneficial
profit.
- noun a quantity that is added
- maintaining5/5
maintain
- verb keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
hold; keep.
- hold in place
- She always held herself as a lady
- The students keep me on my toes
- verb keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
preserve; keep up; conserve.
- We preserve these archeological findings
- The old lady could not keep up the building
- children must be taught to conserve our national heritage
- The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
- verb keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
- gains5/5
gain
- noun a quantity that is added
addition; increase.
- there was an addition to property taxes this year
- they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
- noun the advantageous quality of being beneficial
profit.
- noun a quantity that is added
- painful5/5
painful
- adjective causing physical or psychological pain
- worked with painful slowness
- adjective satellite causing misery or pain or distress
sore; afflictive.
- it was a sore trial to him
- the painful process of growing up
- adjective causing physical or psychological pain
- sustainable5/5
sustainable
- adjective capable of being sustained
- adjective capable of being sustained
- retained5/5
retained
- adjective satellite continued in your keeping or use or memory
maintained.
- in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered
- verb hold back within
retain.
- This soil retains water
- I retain this drug for a long time
- the dam retains the water
- adjective satellite continued in your keeping or use or memory
- obtaining5/5
obtain
- verb come into possession of
- How did you obtain the visa?
- verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
receive; incur; find; get.
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
- verb come into possession of
- chains5/5
chains
- noun metal shackles; for hands or legs
irons.
- noun a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
concatenation; chain.
- the chain of command
- a complicated concatenation of circumstances
- noun metal shackles; for hands or legs
- mainstream5/5
mainstream
- noun the prevailing current of thought
- his thinking was in the American mainstream
- noun the prevailing current of thought
- remainder5/5
remainder
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
residue; residuum; residual; rest; balance.
- there was no remainder
- he threw away the rest
- he took what he wanted and I got the balance
- noun the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
- faint5/5
faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- gaining5/5
gain
- noun a quantity that is added
addition; increase.
- there was an addition to property taxes this year
- they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
- noun the advantageous quality of being beneficial
profit.
- noun a quantity that is added
- maintains5/5
maintain
- verb keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
hold; keep.
- hold in place
- She always held herself as a lady
- The students keep me on my toes
- verb keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
preserve; keep up; conserve.
- We preserve these archeological findings
- The old lady could not keep up the building
- children must be taught to conserve our national heritage
- The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
- verb keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
- painter5/5
painter
- noun an artist who paints
- noun a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
- noun an artist who paints
- bargaining5/5
bargaining
- noun the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
- verb negotiate the terms of an exchange
dicker; bargain.
- We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar
- noun the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
- grains5/5
grain
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- a grain of sand
- a grain of sugar
- noun foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
food grain; cereal.
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- constrained5/5
constrained
- adjective satellite lacking spontaneity; not natural
forced; strained.
- a constrained smile
- forced heartiness
- a strained smile
- verb hold back
encumber; constrain; restrain; cumber.
- adjective satellite lacking spontaneity; not natural
- sustainability5/5
sustainability
- noun the property of being sustainable
- noun the property of being sustainable
- certainly5/5
certainly
- adverb definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
sure; sure enough; sure as shooting; surely; for certain; for sure.
- the results are surely encouraging
- she certainly is a hard worker
- it's going to be a good day for sure
- they are coming, for certain
- they thought he had been killed sure enough
- he'll win sure as shooting
- they sure smell good
- sure he'll come
- adverb definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
- mainly5/5
mainly
- adverb for the most part
principally; in the main; chiefly; primarily.
- he is mainly interested in butterflies
- adverb for the most part
- container5/5
container
- noun any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
- noun any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
- drainage5/5
drainage
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
drain.
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- maine5/5
main
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
briny.
- noun a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
- against5/5
against
Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, ; -- in this sense often preceded by over.against the mouth of a riverJacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale.
- ordained4/5
ordained
- adjective satellite fixed or established especially by order or command
prescribed; appointed; decreed.
- at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
ordain; enact.
- The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
- the legislature enacted this law in 1985
- adjective satellite fixed or established especially by order or command
- acquaintances4/5
acquaintance
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
conversance; conversancy; familiarity.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintanceship.
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
- complaining4/5
complaining
- adjective expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
complaintive.
- a complaining boss
- verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
plain; kvetch; sound off; kick; complain; quetch.
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
- adjective expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
- paints4/5
paint
- noun a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
pigment.
- artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
- noun (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
key.
- he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
- he dominates play in the paint
- noun a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
- complains4/5
complain
- verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
plain; kvetch; sound off; kick; quetch.
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
- verb make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
- The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client
- verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
- stained4/5
stained
- adjective marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
- a badly stained tablecloth
- tear-stained cheeks
- verb color with a liquid dye or tint
stain.
- Stain this table a beautiful walnut color
- people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages
- adjective marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
- mainland4/5
mainland
- noun the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
- noun the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
- sustaining4/5
sustain
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
prolong; keep up.
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
- verb undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
suffer; have; get.
- She suffered a fracture in the accident
- He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
- She got a bruise on her leg
- He got his arm broken in the scuffle
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
- curtains4/5
curtain
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
drape; pall; drapery; mantle.
- noun any barrier to communication or vision
- a curtain of secrecy
- a curtain of trees
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- uncertainties4/5
uncertainty
- noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
precariousness; uncertainness.
- the uncertainty of the outcome
- the precariousness of his income
- noun the state of being unsure of something
dubiousness; doubtfulness; doubt; dubiety; incertitude.
- noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
- staining4/5
staining
- noun (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
- noun the act of spotting or staining something
maculation; spotting.
- noun (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
- restraints4/5
restraint
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- the unlawful restraint of trade
- noun discipline in personal and social activities
control.
- he was a model of polite restraint
- she never lost control of herself
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- attaining4/5
attain
- verb to gain with effort
accomplish; reach; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
hit; reach.
- The thermometer hit 100 degrees
- This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
- verb to gain with effort
- stains4/5
stain
- noun a soiled or discolored appearance
discolouration; discoloration.
- the wine left a dark stain
- noun (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
- noun a soiled or discolored appearance
- unexplained4/5
unexplained
- adjective satellite not explained
- accomplished by some unexplained process
- adjective satellite having the reason or cause not made clear
- an unexplained error
- adjective satellite not explained
- brains4/5
brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- retaining4/5
retain
- verb hold back within
- This soil retains water
- I retain this drug for a long time
- the dam retains the water
- verb allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
continue; keep on; keep.
- We cannot continue several servants any longer
- She retains a lawyer
- The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
- Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
- We kept the work going as long as we could
- She retained her composure
- this garment retains its shape even after many washings
- verb hold back within
- drained4/5
drained
- adjective emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
- a drained marsh
- a drained tank
- a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything
- verb flow off gradually
run out; drain.
- The rain water drains into this big vat
- adjective emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
- entertained4/5
entertained
- adjective satellite pleasantly occupied
diverted; amused.
- We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
- verb provide entertainment for
entertain.
- adjective satellite pleasantly occupied
- strained4/5
strained
- adjective satellite lacking natural ease
labored; laboured.
- a labored style of debating
- verb to exert much effort or energy
strain; reach; strive.
- straining our ears to hear
- adjective satellite lacking natural ease
- entertaining4/5
entertaining
- adjective satellite agreeably diverting
- an entertaining puppet show
- films should be entertaining
- verb provide entertainment for
entertain.
- adjective satellite agreeably diverting
- painters4/5
painter
- noun an artist who paints
- noun a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
- noun an artist who paints
- retains4/5
retain
- verb hold back within
- This soil retains water
- I retain this drug for a long time
- the dam retains the water
- verb allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
continue; keep on; keep.
- We cannot continue several servants any longer
- She retains a lawyer
- The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
- Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
- We kept the work going as long as we could
- She retained her composure
- this garment retains its shape even after many washings
- verb hold back within
- restrained4/5
restrained
- adjective satellite cool and formal in manner
reticent; unemotional.
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; restrain; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- adjective satellite cool and formal in manner
- captains4/5
captain
- noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- noun the naval officer in command of a military ship
skipper.
- noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- regained4/5
regain
- verb get or find back; recover the use of
recover; retrieve; find.
- She regained control of herself
- She found her voice and replied quickly
- verb come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
find.
- Did you find your glasses?
- I cannot find my gloves!
- verb get or find back; recover the use of
- detained4/5
detain
- verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
confine.
- verb stop or halt
delay; stay.
- Please stay the bloodshed!
- verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- containment4/5
containment
- noun a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975
- noun (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
- noun a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- obtains4/5
obtain
- verb come into possession of
- How did you obtain the visa?
- verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
receive; incur; find; get.
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
- verb come into possession of
- trainer4/5
trainer
- noun one who trains other persons or animals
- noun simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane
flight simulator.
- noun one who trains other persons or animals
- ascertained4/5
ascertained
- adjective satellite discovered or determined by scientific observation
discovered; observed.
- variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors
- the discovered behavior norms
- discovered differences in achievement
- no explanation for the observed phenomena
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine; ascertain.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- adjective satellite discovered or determined by scientific observation
- lorraine4/5
lorraine
- noun an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
Lothringen.
- noun an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
- straining4/5
straining
- noun an intense or violent exertion
strain.
- noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
twisting; overrefinement; torture; distortion.
- noun an intense or violent exertion
- draining4/5
draining
- adjective satellite having a debilitating effect
exhausting.
- an exhausting job in the hot sun
- verb flow off gradually
run out; drain.
- The rain water drains into this big vat
- adjective satellite having a debilitating effect
- trainers4/5
trainer
- noun one who trains other persons or animals
- noun simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane
flight simulator.
- noun one who trains other persons or animals
- drains4/5
drain
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
drainage.
- noun tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- grained4/5
grain
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- a grain of sand
- a grain of sugar
- noun foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
food grain; cereal.
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- restraining4/5
restrain
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- verb keep under control; keep in check
- trainees4/5
trainee
- noun someone who is being trained
- noun someone who is being trained
- rainfall4/5
rainfall
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
rain.
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- containers4/5
container
- noun any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
- noun any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
- attainment4/5
attainment
- noun the act of achieving an aim
- the attainment of independence
- noun arrival at a new stage
- his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition
- noun the act of achieving an aim
- pertaining4/5
pertain
- verb be relevant to
touch on; relate; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
- verb be a part or attribute of
appertain.
- verb be relevant to
- rainbow4/5
rainbow
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- noun an illusory hope
- chasing rainbows
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- rains4/5
rain
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
rainfall.
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
rainwater.
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- painfully4/5
painfully
- adverb unpleasantly
distressingly.
- his ignorance was painfully obvious
- adverb in or as if in pain
sorely.
- she moved painfully forward
- sorely wounded
- adverb unpleasantly
- rainy4/5
rainy
- adjective satellite (of weather) wet by periods of rain
showery.
- showery weather
- rainy days
- adjective satellite (of weather) wet by periods of rain
- stainless4/5
stainless
- noun steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion
stainless steel; chromium steel.
- adjective satellite (of reputation) free from blemishes
unsullied; untarnished; untainted; unstained.
- his unsullied name
- an untarnished reputation
- noun steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion
- quaint4/5
quaint
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- quaint dialect words
- quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
- adjective satellite very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
- the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott
- a quaint sense of humor
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- mountainous4/5
mountainous
- adjective satellite having hills and crags
craggy; cragged; hilly.
- hilly terrain
- adjective satellite like a mountain in size and impressiveness
- mountainous waves
- a mountainous dark man
- adjective satellite having hills and crags
- fountains4/5
fountain
- noun a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- noun a natural flow of ground water
outpouring; spring; natural spring; outflow.
- noun a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- tainted4/5
tainted
- adjective satellite touched by rot or decay
corrupt.
- tainted bacon
- `corrupt' is archaic
- verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully; defile; corrupt; taint; cloud.
- sully someone's reputation
- adjective satellite touched by rot or decay
- pertains4/5
pertain
- verb be relevant to
touch on; relate; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
- verb be a part or attribute of
appertain.
- verb be relevant to
- chained4/5
chained
- adjective satellite bound with chains
enchained.
- enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones
- prisoners in chains
- verb connect or arrange into a chain by linking
chain.
- adjective satellite bound with chains
- plainly4/5
plainly
- adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
patently; plain; obviously; manifestly; apparently; evidently.
- the answer is obviously wrong
- she was in bed and evidently in great pain
- he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
- it is all patently nonsense
- she has apparently been living here for some time
- I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
- You are plainly wrong
- he is plain stubborn
- adverb in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
simply.
- she was dressed plainly
- they lived very simply
- adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
- cocaine4/5
cocaine
- noun a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
cocain.
- noun a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
- ukraine4/5
ukraine
- noun a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
Ukrayina.
- noun a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
- ukrainian4/5
ukrainian
- noun the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture
- noun the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
- faintly4/5
faintly
- adverb to a faint degree or weakly perceived
- between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly
- stars shining faintly through the overcast
- could hear his distant shouts only faintly
- the rumors weren't even faintly true
- adverb to a faint degree or weakly perceived
- paine4/5
pain
- noun a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
hurting.
- the patient developed severe pain and distension
- noun emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
painfulness.
- the pain of loneliness
- noun a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
- raining4/5
raining
- adjective satellite falling in drops or as if falling like rain
- watched the raining apple blossoms
- verb precipitate as rain
rain down; rain.
- If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding
- adjective satellite falling in drops or as if falling like rain
- rained4/5
rain
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
rainfall.
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
rainwater.
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- migraine4/5
migraine
- noun a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
hemicrania; sick headache; megrim.
- noun a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
- elaine4/5
elaine
(Chem.) Same as Olein .
- disdainful3/5
disdainful
- adjective satellite expressing extreme contempt
scornful; insulting; contemptuous.
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- adjective satellite expressing extreme contempt
- villains3/5
villain
- noun a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
scoundrel.
- noun the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
baddie.
- noun a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
- disdained3/5
disdain
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
scorn; despite; contempt.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
condescension; patronage.
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- bougainville3/5
bougainville
- noun French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)
Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
- noun the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea
- noun French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)
- sustains3/5
sustain
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
prolong; keep up.
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
- verb undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
suffer; have; get.
- She suffered a fracture in the accident
- He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
- She got a bruise on her leg
- He got his arm broken in the scuffle
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
- complainant3/5
complainant
- noun a person who brings an action in a court of law
plaintiff.
- noun a person who brings an action in a court of law
- attains3/5
attain
- verb to gain with effort
accomplish; reach; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
hit; reach.
- The thermometer hit 100 degrees
- This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
- verb to gain with effort
- entertainments3/5
entertainment
- noun an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
amusement.
- noun an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
- painstaking3/5
painstaking
- adjective satellite characterized by extreme care and great effort
scrupulous; conscientious.
- conscientious application to the work at hand
- painstaking research
- scrupulous attention to details
- adjective satellite characterized by extreme care and great effort
- brainstorm3/5
brainstorm
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainwave.
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
- entertainers3/5
entertainer
- noun a person who tries to please or amuse
- noun a person who tries to please or amuse
- acquaint3/5
acquaint
- verb cause to come to know personally
present; introduce.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb make familiar or conversant with
familiarise; familiarize.
- you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
- We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
- verb cause to come to know personally
- retraining3/5
retraining
- noun training for a new occupation
- verb teach new skills
retrain.
- We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment
- noun training for a new occupation
- certainties3/5
certainty
- noun the state of being certain
- his certainty reassured the others
- noun something that is certain
sure thing; foregone conclusion.
- his victory is a certainty
- noun the state of being certain
- entertainer3/5
entertainer
- noun a person who tries to please or amuse
- noun a person who tries to please or amuse
- jainism3/5
jainism
The heterodox Hindoo religion, of which the most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindoo gods, and the denial of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each.
- villainous3/5
villainous
- adjective satellite extremely wicked
nefarious.
- nefarious schemes
- a villainous plot
- a villainous band of thieves
- adjective satellite extremely wicked
- attainable3/5
attainable
- adjective satellite capable of being attained or accomplished
come-at-able.
- choose an attainable goal
- art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study
- adjective satellite capable of being attained or accomplished
- brainstorming3/5
brainstorming
- noun a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions
- we had an intense brainstorming session today
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
brainstorm.
- noun a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions
- trainee3/5
trainee
- noun someone who is being trained
- noun someone who is being trained
- dainty3/5
dainty
- noun something considered choice to eat
goody; kickshaw; delicacy; treat.
- adjective satellite affectedly dainty or refined
twee; prim; niminy-piminy; mincing.
- noun something considered choice to eat
- pained3/5
pained
- adjective satellite hurt or upset
offended.
- she looked offended
- face had a pained and puzzled expression
- verb cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
ail; trouble; pain.
- adjective satellite hurt or upset
- refrained3/5
refrain
- noun the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
chorus.
- verb resist doing something
forbear.
- He refrained from hitting him back
- she could not forbear weeping
- noun the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
- constraining3/5
constraining
- adjective satellite restricting the scope or freedom of action
constrictive; confining; restricting; limiting.
- verb hold back
encumber; constrain; restrain; cumber.
- adjective satellite restricting the scope or freedom of action
- contraindicated3/5
contraindicate
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- ascertaining3/5
ascertain
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; check.
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- unrestrained3/5
unrestrained
- adjective not subject to restraint
- unrestrained laughter
- adjective satellite marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
mad; frantic; excited; delirious.
- a crowd of delirious baseball fans
- something frantic in their gaiety
- a mad whirl of pleasure
- adjective not subject to restraint
- regaining3/5
regaining
- noun getting something back again
restoration; return; restitution.
- upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing
- verb get or find back; recover the use of
regain; recover; retrieve; find.
- She regained control of herself
- She found her voice and replied quickly
- noun getting something back again
- bargains3/5
bargain
- noun an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
deal.
- he made a bargain with the devil
- he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals
- noun an advantageous purchase
buy; steal.
- she got a bargain at the auction
- the stock was a real buy at that price
- noun an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- taint3/5
taint
- noun the state of being contaminated
contamination.
- verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully; defile; corrupt; cloud.
- sully someone's reputation
- noun the state of being contaminated
- saintly3/5
saintly
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
angelic; sainted; beatific; saintlike; angelical.
- angelic beneficence
- a beatific smile
- a saintly concern for his fellow men
- my sainted mother
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
- faintest3/5
faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- gaines3/5
gain
- noun a quantity that is added
addition; increase.
- there was an addition to property taxes this year
- they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
- noun the advantageous quality of being beneficial
profit.
- noun a quantity that is added
- retainer3/5
retainer
- noun a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
consideration.
- noun a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
servant.
- noun a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
- chaplains3/5
chaplain
- noun a clergyman ministering to some institution
- noun a clergyman ministering to some institution
- unconstrained3/5
unconstrained
- adjective satellite free from constraint
- he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society
- the dog was unconstrained
- idle, unconstrained gossip
- adjective satellite free from constraint
- retainers3/5
retainer
- noun a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
consideration.
- noun a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
servant.
- noun a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
- painstakingly3/5
painstakingly
- adverb in a fastidious and painstaking manner
fastidiously.
- it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling
- adverb in a fastidious and painstaking manner
- constrains3/5
constrain
- verb hold back
encumber; restrain; cumber.
- verb restrict
stiffen; tighten; tighten up.
- Tighten the rules
- stiffen the regulations
- verb hold back
- chieftains3/5
chieftain
- noun the leader of a group of people
captain.
- a captain of industry
- noun the head of a tribe or clan
chief; headman; tribal chief.
- noun the leader of a group of people
- fainter3/5
faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- mountaineers3/5
mountaineer
- noun someone who climbs mountains
mountain climber.
- verb climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
- noun someone who climbs mountains
- paintbrush3/5
paintbrush
- noun a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
- noun a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
- refraining3/5
refrain
- noun the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
chorus.
- verb resist doing something
forbear.
- He refrained from hitting him back
- she could not forbear weeping
- noun the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
- abstained3/5
abstain
- verb refrain from voting
- verb choose not to consume
desist; refrain.
- I abstain from alcohol
- verb refrain from voting
- entertains3/5
entertain
- verb provide entertainment for
- verb take into consideration, have in view
think of; think about; flirt with; toy with.
- He entertained the notion of moving to South America
- verb provide entertainment for
- aquitaine3/5
aquitaine
- noun a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
Aquitania.
- noun a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
- mountaineering3/5
mountaineering
- noun the activity of climbing a mountain
mountain climbing.
- verb climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
mountaineer.
- noun the activity of climbing a mountain
- refrains3/5
refrain
- noun the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
chorus.
- verb resist doing something
forbear.
- He refrained from hitting him back
- she could not forbear weeping
- noun the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
- abstaining3/5
abstain
- verb refrain from voting
- verb choose not to consume
desist; refrain.
- I abstain from alcohol
- verb refrain from voting
- contraindications3/5
contraindication
- noun (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
- noun (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
- ingrained3/5
ingrained
- adjective satellite (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
deep-rooted; deep-seated; planted; implanted.
- deep-rooted prejudice
- deep-seated differences of opinion
- implanted convictions
- ingrained habits of a lifetime
- a deeply planted need
- verb thoroughly work in
grain; ingrain.
- His hands were grained with dirt
- adjective satellite (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
- vainly3/5
vainly
- adverb to no avail
in vain.
- he looked for her in vain
- the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution
- adverb to no avail
- detainees3/5
detainee
- noun some held in custody
political detainee.
- noun some held in custody
- painless3/5
painless
- adjective satellite requiring little hard work or exertion
- a painless solution to the problem
- adjective not causing physical or psychological pain
- painless dentistry
- adjective satellite requiring little hard work or exertion
- mainstay3/5
mainstay
- noun a prominent supporter
pillar.
- he is a pillar of the community
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
backbone; linchpin; lynchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun a prominent supporter
- obtainable3/5
obtainable
- adjective satellite capable of being obtained
gettable; getable; procurable.
- savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable
- adjective satellite capable of being obtained
- mains3/5
main
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
briny.
- noun a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
- unattainable3/5
unattainable
- adjective satellite impossible to achieve
unrealizable; unachievable; undoable.
- an unattainable goal
- adjective satellite impossible to achieve
- mainframe3/5
mainframe
- noun a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
mainframe computer.
- noun (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
C.P.U.; processor; central processor; central processing unit; CPU.
- the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached
- noun a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
- attainments3/5
attainment
- noun the act of achieving an aim
- the attainment of independence
- noun arrival at a new stage
- his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition
- noun the act of achieving an aim
- bargained3/5
bargain
- noun an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
deal.
- he made a bargain with the devil
- he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals
- noun an advantageous purchase
buy; steal.
- she got a bargain at the auction
- the stock was a real buy at that price
- noun an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- uncertainly3/5
uncertainly
- adverb in an unsteady manner
unsteadily; falteringly.
- he walked unsteadily toward the exit
- The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs
- adverb showing lack of certainty
- he paused uncertainly
- adverb in an unsteady manner
- rainbows3/5
rainbow
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- noun an illusory hope
- chasing rainbows
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- raincoat3/5
raincoat
- noun a water-resistant coat
waterproof.
- noun a water-resistant coat
- chaining3/5
chain
- noun a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
concatenation.
- the chain of command
- a complicated concatenation of circumstances
- noun (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
chemical chain.
- noun a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- unacquainted3/5
unacquainted
- adjective satellite not knowledgeable about something specified
innocent.
- American tourists wholly innocent of French
- a person unacquainted with our customs
- adjective satellite having little or no knowledge of
unfamiliar with; unacquainted with.
- unacquainted with city ways
- adjective satellite not knowledgeable about something specified
- pertained3/5
pertain
- verb be relevant to
touch on; relate; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
- verb be a part or attribute of
appertain.
- verb be relevant to
- detainee3/5
detainee
- noun some held in custody
political detainee.
- noun some held in custody
- moraine3/5
moraine
- noun accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
- noun accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
- grainy3/5
grainy
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
gritty; granular; farinaceous; mealy; coarse-grained; granulose.
- granular sugar
- the photographs were grainy and indistinct
- it left a mealy residue
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
- contraindication3/5
contraindication
- noun (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
- noun (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
- rainforest3/5
rainforest
- noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall
rain forest.
- noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall
- fainted3/5
faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- fainting3/5
faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- rainwater3/5
rainwater
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
rain.
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
- lidocaine3/5
lidocaine
- noun a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
Xylocaine.
- noun a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
- gainesville3/5
gainesville
- noun a university town in north central Florida
- noun a university town in north central Florida
- mainline3/5
mainline
- verb inject into the vein
- She is mainlining heroin
- verb inject into the vein
- plaintive3/5
plaintive
- adjective satellite expressing sorrow
mournful.
- adjective satellite expressing sorrow
- wainwright3/5
wainwright
- noun a wagon maker
wagonwright; waggonwright.
- noun a wagon maker
- ukrainians3/5
ukrainian
- noun the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture
- noun the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
- mountainside3/5
mountainside
- noun the side or slope of a mountain
versant.
- conifer forests cover the eastern versant
- noun the side or slope of a mountain
- rainforests3/5
rainforest
- noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall
rain forest.
- noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall
- brainstem3/5
brainstem
- noun the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
brain-stem; brain stem.
- noun the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
- untrained3/5
untrained
- adjective not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training
- an untrained voice
- untrained troops
- young minds untrained in the habit of concentration
- adjective not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training
- raindrops3/5
raindrop
- noun a drop of rain
- noun a drop of rain
- migraines3/5
migraine
- noun a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
hemicrania; sick headache; megrim.
- noun a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
- romaine3/5
romaine
- noun lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
cos lettuce; cos; romaine lettuce.
- noun lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
- blaine3/5
blain
- noun an inflammatory swelling or sore
- noun an inflammatory swelling or sore
- sainte3/5
saint
- noun a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
- noun person of exceptional holiness
holy person; angel; holy man.
- noun a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
- fontaine3/5
fontaine
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- unsustainable3/5
unsustainable
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- mainz3/5
mainz
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- rainer3/5
rain
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
rainfall.
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
rainwater.
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- mainstreaming3/5
mainstream
- noun the prevailing current of thought
- his thinking was in the American mainstream
- noun the prevailing current of thought
- baines3/5
baines
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- jaina3/5
jaina
One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism.
- germaine3/5
germane
- adjective satellite relevant and appropriate
- he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue
- adjective satellite relevant and appropriate
- plaintext3/5
plaintext
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- entrainment3/5
entrainment
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- raine3/5
rain
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
rainfall.
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
rainwater.
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- mountaintop3/5
mountaintop
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- domaine3/5
domain
- noun a particular environment or walk of life
arena; sphere; area; orbit; field.
- his social sphere is limited
- it was a closed area of employment
- he's out of my orbit
- noun territory over which rule or control is exercised
land; demesne.
- his domain extended into Europe
- he made it the law of the land
- noun a particular environment or walk of life
- ordaining2/5
ordain
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
enact.
- The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
- the legislature enacted this law in 1985
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
ordinate; consecrate; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
- ordains2/5
ordain
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
enact.
- The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
- the legislature enacted this law in 1985
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
ordinate; consecrate; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
- complainer2/5
complainer
- noun a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
squawker; moaner; sniveller; crybaby; whiner; grumbler; bellyacher.
- noun a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
- complainers2/5
complainer
- noun a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
squawker; moaner; sniveller; crybaby; whiner; grumbler; bellyacher.
- noun a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
- disdainfully2/5
disdainfully
- adverb in a proud and domineering manner
cavalierly.
- he treated his staff cavalierly
- adverb without respect; in a disdainful manner
contemptuously; contumeliously; scornfully.
- she spoke of him contemptuously
- adverb in a proud and domineering manner
- trainings2/5
training
- noun activity leading to skilled behavior
preparation; grooming.
- noun the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
education; breeding.
- a woman of breeding and refinement
- noun activity leading to skilled behavior
- disdaining2/5
disdain
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
scorn; despite; contempt.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
condescension; patronage.
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- disdains2/5
disdain
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
scorn; despite; contempt.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
condescension; patronage.
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- acquaintanceship2/5
acquaintanceship
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintance.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
- vainglorious2/5
vainglorious
- adjective satellite feeling self-importance
big; swelled.
- too big for his britches
- had a swelled head
- he was swelled with pride
- adjective satellite feeling self-importance
- plained2/5
plain
- noun extensive tract of level open land
champaign; field.
- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
- noun a basic knitting stitch
plain stitch; knit; knit stitch.
- noun extensive tract of level open land
- complainants2/5
complainant
- noun a person who brings an action in a court of law
plaintiff.
- noun a person who brings an action in a court of law
- plainer2/5
plain
- noun extensive tract of level open land
champaign; field.
- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
- noun a basic knitting stitch
plain stitch; knit; knit stitch.
- noun extensive tract of level open land
- unexplainable2/5
unexplainable
- adjective satellite not to be accounted for or explained
unaccountable.
- perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress
- an unexplainable fear
- adjective satellite not to be accounted for or explained
- plainest2/5
plain
- noun extensive tract of level open land
champaign; field.
- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
- noun a basic knitting stitch
plain stitch; knit; knit stitch.
- noun extensive tract of level open land
- faintness2/5
faintness
- noun a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
- noun the property of being without strength
- the faintness or potency of the feeling
- noun a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
- acquainting2/5
acquaint
- verb cause to come to know personally
present; introduce.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb make familiar or conversant with
familiarise; familiarize.
- you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
- We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
- verb cause to come to know personally
- gainer2/5
gainer
- noun a person who gains weight
weight gainer.
- noun a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits)
- she was clearly the gainer in that exchange
- noun a person who gains weight
- maintenon2/5
maintenon
- noun French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
Marquise de Maintenon; Francoise d'Aubigne; Madame de Maintenon.
- noun French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
- gainers2/5
gainer
- noun a person who gains weight
weight gainer.
- noun a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits)
- she was clearly the gainer in that exchange
- noun a person who gains weight
- vainglory2/5
vainglory
- noun outspoken conceit
boastfulness.
- noun outspoken conceit
- sustainment2/5
sustainment
- noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
sustentation; upkeep; maintenance; sustenance.
- they were in want of sustenance
- fishing was their main sustainment
- noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- abstainers2/5
abstainer
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
ascetic.
- noun a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
abstinent; nondrinker.
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- brainwave2/5
brainwave
- noun (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
brain wave; cortical potential.
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainstorm.
- noun (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
- curtained2/5
curtained
- adjective furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies
- a curtained alcove
- verb provide with drapery
curtain.
- curtain the bedrooms
- adjective furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies
- mountaineer2/5
mountaineer
- noun someone who climbs mountains
mountain climber.
- verb climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
- noun someone who climbs mountains
- detaining2/5
detain
- verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
confine.
- verb stop or halt
delay; stay.
- Please stay the bloodshed!
- verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- villainy2/5
villainy
- noun the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior
villainousness.
- noun a criminal or vicious act
- noun the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior
- brainwashing2/5
brainwashing
- noun forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
- verb persuade completely, often through coercion
brainwash.
- The propaganda brainwashed many people
- noun forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
- brained2/5
brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- floodplains2/5
floodplain
- noun a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
flood plain.
- noun a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
- bloodstained2/5
bloodstained
- adjective satellite covered with blood
gory.
- a bloodstained shirt
- a gory dagger
- adjective satellite covered with blood
- regains2/5
regain
- verb get or find back; recover the use of
recover; retrieve; find.
- She regained control of herself
- She found her voice and replied quickly
- verb come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
find.
- Did you find your glasses?
- I cannot find my gloves!
- verb get or find back; recover the use of
- sainthood2/5
sainthood
- noun saints collectively
- noun the status and dignity of a saint
- noun saints collectively
- restrains2/5
restrain
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- verb keep under control; keep in check
- brainwashed2/5
brainwashed
- adjective subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones
- brainwashed prisoners of war
- captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers
- verb persuade completely, often through coercion
brainwash.
- The propaganda brainwashed many people
- adjective subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones
- plainness2/5
plainness
- noun the state of being unmixed with other material
- the plainness of vanilla ice cream
- noun clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
perspicuity; perspicuousness.
- noun the state of being unmixed with other material
- remainders2/5
remainder
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
residue; residuum; residual; rest; balance.
- there was no remainder
- he threw away the rest
- he took what he wanted and I got the balance
- noun the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
- repainted2/5
repaint
- verb paint again
- He repainted the same scenery many times during his life
- verb paint again
- He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce
- verb paint again
- sainted2/5
sainted
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
saintly; angelic; beatific; saintlike; angelical.
- angelic beneficence
- a beatific smile
- a saintly concern for his fellow men
- my sainted mother
- verb hold sacred
enshrine; saint.
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
- chieftaincy2/5
chieftaincy
- noun the position of chieftain
chieftainship.
- noun the position of chieftain
- plaint2/5
plaint
- noun (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
- noun a cry of sorrow and grief
wail; lamentation; lament.
- their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
- noun (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
- tamburlaine2/5
tamburlaine
- noun Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
Tamerlane; Timur Lenk; Timur.
- noun Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
- chaplaincy2/5
chaplaincy
- noun the position of chaplain
chaplainship.
- noun the position of chaplain
- captaincy2/5
captaincy
- noun the post of captain
captainship.
- noun the post of captain
- repaint2/5
repaint
- verb paint again
- He repainted the same scenery many times during his life
- verb paint again
- He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce
- verb paint again
- gainsay2/5
gainsay
- verb take exception to
challenge; dispute.
- She challenged his claims
- verb take exception to
- repainting2/5
repaint
- verb paint again
- He repainted the same scenery many times during his life
- verb paint again
- He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce
- verb paint again
- foreordained2/5
foreordained
- adjective satellite established or prearranged unalterably
predestined; predestinate.
- his place in history was foreordained
- a sense of predestinate inevitability about it
- it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
foreordain; predestine; predestinate.
- adjective satellite established or prearranged unalterably
- paintbrushes2/5
paintbrush
- noun a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
- noun a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
- retrained2/5
retrain
- verb teach new skills
- We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment
- verb train again
- He is retraining to become an IT worker
- verb teach new skills
- chamberlains2/5
chamberlain
- noun British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
Arthur Neville Chamberlain; Neville Chamberlain.
- noun the treasurer of a municipal corporation
- noun British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
- taints2/5
taint
- noun the state of being contaminated
contamination.
- verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully; defile; corrupt; cloud.
- sully someone's reputation
- noun the state of being contaminated
- brainstormed2/5
brainstorm
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainwave.
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
- chieftainship2/5
chieftainship
- noun the position of chieftain
chieftaincy.
- noun the position of chieftain
- abstains2/5
abstain
- verb refrain from voting
- verb choose not to consume
desist; refrain.
- I abstain from alcohol
- verb refrain from voting
- reacquainted2/5
reacquaint
- verb familiarize anew
- We reacquainted ourselves with this technique
- verb familiarize anew
- gainsaid2/5
gainsay
- verb take exception to
challenge; dispute.
- She challenged his claims
- verb take exception to
- graining2/5
graining
- noun a texture like that of wood
woodgraining.
- verb thoroughly work in
grain; ingrain.
- His hands were grained with dirt
- noun a texture like that of wood
- ascertains2/5
ascertain
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; check.
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- attainted2/5
attaint
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; shame.
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
- verb condemn by attainder
- the man was attainted
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
- swains2/5
swain
- noun a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
beau; fellow; young man; boyfriend.
- if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked
- noun a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
- stainer2/5
stainer
- noun a worker who stains (wood or fabric)
- noun a worker who stains (wood or fabric)
- plaints2/5
plaint
- noun (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
- noun a cry of sorrow and grief
wail; lamentation; lament.
- their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
- noun (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
- gainsaying2/5
gainsay
- verb take exception to
challenge; dispute.
- She challenged his claims
- verb take exception to
- brainwash2/5
brainwash
- verb persuade completely, often through coercion
- The propaganda brainwashed many people
- verb submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
- verb persuade completely, often through coercion
- rainmaking2/5
rainmaking
- noun activity intended to produce rain
- noun activity intended to produce rain
- ungainly2/5
ungainly
- adjective satellite lacking grace in movement or posture
clumsy; gawky; unwieldy; clunky.
- a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
- clumsy fingers
- what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
- heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
- adjective satellite difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
clumsy; bunglesome; awkward.
- an awkward bundle to carry
- a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
- clumsy wooden shoes
- the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
- adjective satellite lacking grace in movement or posture
- strainer2/5
strainer
- noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
- noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
- grainger2/5
grainger
- noun United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961)
George Percy Aldridge Grainger; Percy Aldridge Grainger; Percy Grainger.
- noun United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961)
- gainful2/5
gainful
- adjective satellite yielding a fair profit
paying; paid.
- adjective satellite yielding a fair profit
- rainier2/5
rainy
- adjective satellite (of weather) wet by periods of rain
showery.
- showery weather
- rainy days
- adjective satellite (of weather) wet by periods of rain
- sprains2/5
sprain
- noun a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- verb twist suddenly so as to sprain
twist; turn; rick; wrick; wrench.
- wrench one's ankle
- The wrestler twisted his shoulder
- the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
- I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days
- noun a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- painkillers2/5
painkiller
- noun a medicine used to relieve pain
analgesic; anodyne; pain pill.
- noun a medicine used to relieve pain
- untainted2/5
untainted
- adjective satellite (of reputation) free from blemishes
unsullied; stainless; untarnished; unstained.
- his unsullied name
- an untarnished reputation
- adjective satellite (of reputation) free from blemishes
- painterly2/5
painterly
- adjective satellite having qualities unique to the art of painting
- adjective satellite having qualities unique to the art of painting
- ascertainable2/5
ascertainable
- adjective satellite capable of being ascertained or found out
discoverable.
- ascertainable facts
- adjective satellite capable of being ascertained or found out
- sprained2/5
sprain
- noun a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- verb twist suddenly so as to sprain
twist; turn; rick; wrick; wrench.
- wrench one's ankle
- The wrestler twisted his shoulder
- the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
- I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days
- noun a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- entrained2/5
entrain
- verb board a train
- verb board a train
- gainsborough2/5
gainsborough
- noun English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)
Thomas Gainsborough.
- noun English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)
- preordained2/5
preordain
- verb foreordain or determine beforehand
foreordain; predestine.
- verb foreordain or determine beforehand
- suzerainty2/5
suzerainty
- noun the position or authority of a suzerain
- under the suzerainty of...
- noun the domain of a suzerain
- noun the position or authority of a suzerain
- brainchild2/5
brainchild
- noun a product of your creative thinking and work
inspiration.
- he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists
- after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality
- noun a product of your creative thinking and work
- daintily2/5
daintily
- adverb in a refined manner
- she nibbled daintily at her cake
- adverb in a delicate manner
- the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold
- adverb in a refined manner
- mainframes2/5
mainframe
- noun a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
mainframe computer.
- noun (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
C.P.U.; processor; central processor; central processing unit; CPU.
- the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached
- noun a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
- moraines2/5
moraine
- noun accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
- noun accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
- appertaining2/5
appertain
- verb be a part or attribute of
pertain.
- verb be a part or attribute of
- verlaine2/5
verlaine
- noun French symbolist poet (1844-1896)
Paul Verlaine.
- noun French symbolist poet (1844-1896)
- attainder2/5
attainder
- noun cancellation of civil rights
civil death.
- noun cancellation of civil rights
- unstained2/5
unstained
- adjective not stained
- An apron keeps his clothing unstained
- adjective satellite not having a coating of stain or varnish
unvarnished.
- adjective not stained
- mainstays2/5
mainstay
- noun a prominent supporter
pillar.
- he is a pillar of the community
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
backbone; linchpin; lynchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun a prominent supporter
- sustainer2/5
sustainer
- noun someone who upholds or maintains
maintainer; upholder.
- firm upholders of tradition
- they are sustainers of the idea of democracy
- noun someone who upholds or maintains
- bloodstains2/5
bloodstain
- noun a discoloration caused by blood
- noun a discoloration caused by blood
- faints2/5
faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- brainy2/5
brainy
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
brilliant; smart as a whip.
- some men dislike brainy women
- a brilliant mind
- a brilliant solution to the problem
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
- captained2/5
captain
- noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- noun the naval officer in command of a military ship
skipper.
- noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- drainages2/5
drainage
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
drain.
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- maintainable2/5
maintainable
- adjective satellite capable of being maintained
- adjective satellite capable of being maintained
- dainties2/5
dainty
- noun something considered choice to eat
goody; kickshaw; delicacy; treat.
- adjective satellite affectedly dainty or refined
twee; prim; niminy-piminy; mincing.
- noun something considered choice to eat
- painkiller2/5
painkiller
- noun a medicine used to relieve pain
analgesic; anodyne; pain pill.
- noun a medicine used to relieve pain
- brainpower2/5
brainpower
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brain; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun mental ability
- saintliness2/5
saintliness
- noun the quality of resembling a saint
- noun the quality of resembling a saint
- unchained2/5
unchained
- adjective satellite not bound by shackles and chains
unshackled; untied; unfettered.
- verb remove the chains from
unchain.
- adjective satellite not bound by shackles and chains
- uncomplaining2/5
uncomplaining
- adjective not complaining
- uncomplaining courage
- adjective not complaining
- maintainer2/5
maintainer
- noun someone who upholds or maintains
upholder; sustainer.
- firm upholders of tradition
- they are sustainers of the idea of democracy
- noun someone who upholds or maintains
- raincoats2/5
raincoat
- noun a water-resistant coat
waterproof.
- noun a water-resistant coat
- maintainers2/5
maintainer
- noun someone who upholds or maintains
upholder; sustainer.
- firm upholders of tradition
- they are sustainers of the idea of democracy
- noun someone who upholds or maintains
- quaintness2/5
quaintness
- noun the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; its quaintness was appealing"
- she liked the old cottage
- noun strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned
- some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness
- noun the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; its quaintness was appealing"
- infotainment2/5
infotainment
- noun a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
documentary film; documentary; docudrama.
- noun a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
- drainpipe2/5
drainpipe
- noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away
drain; waste pipe.
- noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- tainting2/5
taint
- noun the state of being contaminated
contamination.
- verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully; defile; corrupt; cloud.
- sully someone's reputation
- noun the state of being contaminated
- rainfalls2/5
rainfall
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
rain.
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- overstrained2/5
overstrain
- noun too much strain
- verb strain excessively
overextend.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- noun too much strain
- strainers2/5
strainer
- noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
- noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
- paintball2/5
paintball
- noun a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball
- noun a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them
- noun a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball
- plainsong2/5
plainsong
- noun a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
plainchant; Gregorian chant.
- noun a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
- appertains2/5
appertain
- verb be a part or attribute of
pertain.
- verb be a part or attribute of
- fainthearted2/5
fainthearted
- adjective satellite lacking conviction or boldness or courage
faint-hearted; faint; timid.
- faint heart ne'er won fair lady
- adjective satellite lacking conviction or boldness or courage
- bargainers2/5
bargainer
- noun someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
trader; monger; dealer.
- noun negotiator of the terms of a transaction
- he is a hard bargainer
- noun someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
- enchained2/5
enchained
- adjective satellite bound with chains
chained.
- enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones
- prisoners in chains
- verb restrain or bind with chains
enchain.
- adjective satellite bound with chains
- entraining2/5
entrain
- verb board a train
- verb board a train
- raines2/5
rain
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
rainfall.
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
rainwater.
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- rainstorm2/5
rainstorm
- noun a storm with rain
- noun a storm with rain
- terrains2/5
terrain
- noun a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
- they decided to attack across the rocky terrain
- noun a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
- plantains2/5
plantain
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
- noun a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
Musa paradisiaca; plantain tree.
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
- mainsail2/5
mainsail
- noun the lowermost sail on the mainmast
- noun the lowermost sail on the mainmast
- explainable2/5
explainable
- adjective satellite capable of being understood
interpretable.
- explainable phenomena
- adjective satellite capable of being understood
- unobtainable2/5
unobtainable
- adjective satellite not capable of being obtained
untouchable; inaccessible; unprocurable.
- a rare work, today almost inaccessible
- timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands
- untouchable resources buried deep within the earth
- adjective satellite not capable of being obtained
- quaintly2/5
quaintly
- adverb in a strange but not unpleasant manner
- the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly
- adverb in a quaint old-fashioned manner
- the room was quaintly furnished
- adverb in a strange but not unpleasant manner
- fountainhead2/5
fountainhead
- noun an abundant source
well; wellspring.
- she was a well of information
- noun the source of water from which a stream arises
head; headspring.
- they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
- noun an abundant source
- gainfully2/5
gainfully
- adverb in a gainful way
- are you gainfully employed now?
- adverb in a gainful way
- brainless2/5
brainless
- adjective satellite not using intelligence
headless.
- adjective satellite not using intelligence
- procaine2/5
procaine
- noun a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine
Ethocaine.
- noun a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine
- mainstreamed2/5
mainstreamed
- adjective satellite (of the handicapped) placed in regular school classes
- adjective satellite (of the handicapped) placed in regular school classes
- betaine2/5
betaine
- noun a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
- noun a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
- mountainsides2/5
mountainside
- noun the side or slope of a mountain
versant.
- conifer forests cover the eastern versant
- noun the side or slope of a mountain
- wainscoting2/5
wainscoting
- noun a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
wainscotting.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscotting; wainscot.
- noun a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
- rainstorms2/5
rainstorm
- noun a storm with rain
- noun a storm with rain
- chatelaine2/5
chatelaine
- noun the mistress of a chateau or large country house
- noun a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
- noun the mistress of a chateau or large country house
- geraint2/5
geraint
- noun (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table
Sir Geraint.
- noun (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table
- wainscot2/5
wainscot
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
dado.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscoting; wainscotting.
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
- flecainide2/5
flecainide
- noun oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients
Tambocor.
- noun oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients
- benzocaine2/5
benzocaine
- noun a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic
ethyl aminobenzoate.
- noun a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic
- xylocaine2/5
xylocaine
- noun a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
Lidocaine.
- noun a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
- harebrained2/5
harebrained
- adjective satellite very foolish
insane; mad.
- harebrained ideas
- took insane risks behind the wheel
- a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains
- adjective satellite very foolish
- tetracaine2/5
tetracaine
- noun a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic
- noun a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic
- unpainted2/5
unpainted
- adjective not having makeup on
- her sweet unpainted face
- adjective not having a coat of paint or badly in need of a fresh coat
- an unpainted house
- unpainted furniture
- adjective not having makeup on
- plaintively2/5
plaintively
- adverb in a plaintive manner
- the last note of the song rang out plaintively
- adverb in a plaintive manner
- chainsaw2/5
chainsaw
- noun portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain
chain saw.
- noun portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain
- mainspring2/5
mainspring
- noun the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
- noun the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
- bougainvillea2/5
bougainvillea
- noun any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
- noun any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
- raindrop2/5
raindrop
- noun a drop of rain
- noun a drop of rain
- rainmaker2/5
rainmaker
- noun executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
- noun American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain
- noun executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
- chainsaws2/5
chainsaw
- noun portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain
chain saw.
- noun portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain
- quatrains2/5
quatrain
- noun a stanza of four lines
- noun a stanza of four lines
- painlessly2/5
painlessly
- adverb without pain
- after the surgery, she could move her arms painlessly
- adverb without pain
- mainmast2/5
mainmast
- noun the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
- noun the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
- porcelains2/5
porcelain
- noun ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
- noun ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
- chilblains2/5
chilblains
- noun inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
chilblain; pernio.
- noun inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
chilblain; pernio.
- noun inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
- undrained2/5
undrained
- adjective not drained; keep them undrained"
- preserve wetlands
- adjective not drained; keep them undrained"
- fontainebleau2/5
- jains2/5
jain
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Jainism
Jainist.
- Jain gods
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Jainism
- laine2/5
laine
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- maintainability2/5
maintainability
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- hainan2/5
hainan
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- ascertainment2/5
ascertainment
The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery. The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke.
- taine2/5
taine
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- touraine2/5
- sustainably2/5
sustainable
- adjective capable of being sustained
- adjective capable of being sustained
- subdomains2/5
- hain't2/5
have
- noun a person who possesses great material wealth
rich person; wealthy person.
- verb have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
hold; have got.
- She has $1,000 in the bank
- He has got two beautiful daughters
- She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
- noun a person who possesses great material wealth
- gainst2/5
gainst
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- taino2/5
taino
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- plainclothes2/5
plainclothes
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- overtraining2/5
overtraining
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- brainer2/5
brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- nonattainment2/5
- mountaintops2/5
mountaintops
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- charmaine2/5
charmaine
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- loraine2/5
loraine
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- plainfield2/5
- engrained2/5
engrain
To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain .Leaves engrained in lusty green. Spenser.
- mainlanders2/5
mainlanders
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- jermaine2/5
jermaine
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- tains2/5
tain
Thin tin plate; also, tin foil for mirrors. Knight.
- parainfluenza2/5
parainfluenza
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- detainer2/5
detain
- verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
confine.
- verb stop or halt
delay; stay.
- Please stay the bloodshed!
- verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- romains2/5
- paintwork2/5
paintwork
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- jainas2/5
jaina
One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism.
- haine2/5
haine
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- lignocaine2/5
- trainable2/5
trainable
Capable of being trained or educated; Richardson.as, boys .trainable to virtue
- bainite2/5
- tainan2/5
tainan
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- trainspotting2/5
trainspotting
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- hainaut2/5
hainaut
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- maint2/5
maint
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- wainer2/5
wain
- noun English writer (1925-1994)
John Wain; John Barrington Wain.
- noun a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
Wagon; Charles's Wain; Big Dipper; Plough; Dipper.
- noun English writer (1925-1994)
- remainderman2/5
- unsustainability2/5
- tainos2/5
- ordainer1/5
ordainer
- noun a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders
- noun a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders
- ordainers1/5
ordainer
- noun a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders
- noun a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders
- vainest1/5
vain
- adjective satellite characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
swollen-headed; egotistic; swollen; conceited; self-conceited; egotistical.
- a conceited fool
- an attitude of self-conceited arrogance
- an egotistical disregard of others
- so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
- growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary
- vain about her clothes
- adjective satellite unproductive of success
fruitless; sleeveless; bootless; futile.
- a fruitless search
- futile years after her artistic peak
- a sleeveless errand
- a vain attempt
- adjective satellite characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- plaining1/5
plain
- noun extensive tract of level open land
champaign; field.
- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
- noun a basic knitting stitch
plain stitch; knit; knit stitch.
- noun extensive tract of level open land
- vainer1/5
vain
- adjective satellite characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
swollen-headed; egotistic; swollen; conceited; self-conceited; egotistical.
- a conceited fool
- an attitude of self-conceited arrogance
- an egotistical disregard of others
- so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
- growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary
- vain about her clothes
- adjective satellite unproductive of success
fruitless; sleeveless; bootless; futile.
- a fruitless search
- futile years after her artistic peak
- a sleeveless errand
- a vain attempt
- adjective satellite characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- complainings1/5
complain
- verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
plain; kvetch; sound off; kick; quetch.
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
- verb make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
- The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client
- verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
- acquaintanceships1/5
acquaintanceship
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintance.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
- acquaints1/5
acquaint
- verb cause to come to know personally
present; introduce.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb make familiar or conversant with
familiarise; familiarize.
- you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
- We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
- verb cause to come to know personally
- bahraini1/5
bahraini
- noun a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
Bahreini.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or language
- Bahraini beaches
- noun a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
- brainstorms1/5
brainstorm
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainwave.
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
- painfulness1/5
painfulness
- noun emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
pain.
- the pain of loneliness
- noun the quality of being painful
distressingness.
- she feared the painfulness of childbirth
- noun emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
- plainspoken1/5
plainspoken
- adjective satellite using simple and direct language
- a plainspoken country doctor
- adjective satellite characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
frank; straight-from-the-shoulder; outspoken; point-blank; candid; blunt; free-spoken; forthright.
- blunt talking and straight shooting
- a blunt New England farmer
- I gave them my candid opinion
- forthright criticism
- a forthright approach to the problem
- tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
- it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
- plainspoken and to the point
- a point-blank accusation
- adjective satellite using simple and direct language
- brainwaves1/5
brainwave
- noun (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
brain wave; cortical potential.
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainstorm.
- noun (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
- abstainer1/5
abstainer
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
ascetic.
- noun a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
abstinent; nondrinker.
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- restrainer1/5
restrainer
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- noun a person who directs and restrains
controller.
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- villainess1/5
villainess
- noun a woman villain
- noun a woman villain
- mainlands1/5
mainland
- noun the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
- noun the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
- restrainers1/5
restrainer
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- noun a person who directs and restrains
controller.
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- stainings1/5
staining
- noun (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
- noun the act of spotting or staining something
maculation; spotting.
- noun (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
- maintenances1/5
maintenance
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
upkeep; care.
- he wrote the manual on car care
- noun means of maintenance of a family or group
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- edutainment1/5
edutainment
- noun entertainment that is intended to be educational
- noun entertainment that is intended to be educational
- detains1/5
detain
- verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
confine.
- verb stop or halt
delay; stay.
- Please stay the bloodshed!
- verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- unstrained1/5
unstrained
- adjective satellite not placed under psychological stress
- the campaign would not leave party loyalties unstrained
- verb cause to feel relaxed
unwind; relax; unlax; make relaxed; loosen up; unstrain.
- A hot bath always relaxes me
- adjective satellite not placed under psychological stress
- vizcaino1/5
vizcaino
- noun Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615)
Sebastian Vizcaino.
- noun Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615)
- daintiness1/5
daintiness
- noun the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
fineness; delicacy.
- the daintiness of her touch
- the fineness of her features
- noun the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
- plainsman1/5
plainsman
- noun an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
- noun an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
- detainment1/5
detainment
- noun a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
hold; detention; custody.
- his detention was politically motivated
- the prisoner is on hold
- he is in the custody of police
- noun a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- daintiest1/5
dainty
- noun something considered choice to eat
goody; kickshaw; delicacy; treat.
- adjective satellite affectedly dainty or refined
twee; prim; niminy-piminy; mincing.
- noun something considered choice to eat
- reacquaint1/5
reacquaint
- verb familiarize anew
- We reacquainted ourselves with this technique
- verb familiarize anew
- villainies1/5
villainy
- noun the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior
villainousness.
- noun a criminal or vicious act
- noun the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior
- paining1/5
pain
- noun a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
hurting.
- the patient developed severe pain and distension
- noun emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
painfulness.
- the pain of loneliness
- noun a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
- attainability1/5
attainability
- noun the state of being achievable
achievability; attainableness.
- noun the state of being achievable
- contraindicate1/5
contraindicate
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- plainsmen1/5
plainsman
- noun an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
- noun an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
- mainstreams1/5
mainstream
- noun the prevailing current of thought
- his thinking was in the American mainstream
- noun the prevailing current of thought
- brainiac1/5
brainiac
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Einstein; genius; mastermind; brain.
- Mozart was a child genius
- he's smart but he's no Einstein
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- obtainment1/5
obtainment
- noun the act of obtaining
obtention.
- noun the act of obtaining
- containments1/5
containment
- noun a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975
- noun (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
- noun a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- remaindered1/5
remainder
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
residue; residuum; residual; rest; balance.
- there was no remainder
- he threw away the rest
- he took what he wanted and I got the balance
- noun the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
- chieftaincies1/5
chieftaincy
- noun the position of chieftain
chieftainship.
- noun the position of chieftain
- attaint1/5
attaint
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; shame.
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
- verb condemn by attainder
- the man was attainted
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
- graines1/5
grain
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- a grain of sand
- a grain of sugar
- noun foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
food grain; cereal.
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- captaincies1/5
captaincy
- noun the post of captain
captainship.
- noun the post of captain
- subpoenaing1/5
subpoena
- noun a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court
subpoena ad testificandum.
- verb serve or summon with a subpoena
- The witness and her records were subpoenaed
- noun a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court
- chaplaincies1/5
chaplaincy
- noun the position of chaplain
chaplainship.
- noun the position of chaplain
- daintier1/5
dainty
- noun something considered choice to eat
goody; kickshaw; delicacy; treat.
- adjective satellite affectedly dainty or refined
twee; prim; niminy-piminy; mincing.
- noun something considered choice to eat
- curtaining1/5
curtain
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
drape; pall; drapery; mantle.
- noun any barrier to communication or vision
- a curtain of secrecy
- a curtain of trees
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- reacquainting1/5
reacquaint
- verb familiarize anew
- We reacquainted ourselves with this technique
- verb familiarize anew
- bahrainis1/5
bahraini
- noun a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
Bahreini.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or language
- Bahraini beaches
- noun a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
- unrestraint1/5
unrestraint
- noun the quality of lacking restraint
- noun the quality of lacking restraint
- contraindicates1/5
contraindicate
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- chieftainships1/5
chieftainship
- noun the position of chieftain
chieftaincy.
- noun the position of chieftain
- braining1/5
brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- stainers1/5
stainer
- noun a worker who stains (wood or fabric)
- noun a worker who stains (wood or fabric)
- saintlike1/5
saintlike
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
saintly; angelic; sainted; beatific; angelical.
- angelic beneficence
- a beatific smile
- a saintly concern for his fellow men
- my sainted mother
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
- repaints1/5
repaint
- verb paint again
- He repainted the same scenery many times during his life
- verb paint again
- He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce
- verb paint again
- marocains1/5
marocain
- noun a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe
crepe marocain.
- noun a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe
- faineant1/5
faineant
- adjective satellite disinclined to work or exertion
lazy; slothful; indolent; otiose; work-shy.
- faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
- an indolent hanger-on
- too lazy to wash the dishes
- shiftless idle youth
- slothful employees
- the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
- adjective satellite disinclined to work or exertion
- brainiacs1/5
brainiac
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Einstein; genius; mastermind; brain.
- Mozart was a child genius
- he's smart but he's no Einstein
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- baaing1/5
baa
- noun the cry made by sheep
- verb cry plaintively
bleat; blate; blat.
- The lambs were bleating
- noun the cry made by sheep
- fingerpaint1/5
fingerpaint
- noun paint that has the consistency of jelly
finger paint.
- noun paint that has the consistency of jelly
- contraindicating1/5
contraindicate
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- peneplains1/5
peneplain
- noun a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
peneplane.
- noun a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
- captainship1/5
captainship
- noun the post of captain
captaincy.
- noun the post of captain
- jainist1/5
jainist
- noun a believer in Jainism
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Jainism
Jain.
- Jain gods
- noun a believer in Jainism
- plainchant1/5
plainchant
- noun a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
Gregorian chant; plainsong.
- noun a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
- trainmen1/5
trainman
- noun an employee of a railroad
railway man; railroader; railroad man; railwayman.
- noun an employee of a railroad
- rainless1/5
rainless
- adjective satellite lacking rain
- a rainless month
- rainless skies
- adjective satellite lacking rain
- bargainer1/5
bargainer
- noun someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
trader; monger; dealer.
- noun negotiator of the terms of a transaction
- he is a hard bargainer
- noun someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
- distraint1/5
distraint
- noun the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
distress.
- Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien
- noun the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
- traineeships1/5
traineeship
- noun financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job
- the bill provided traineeships in vocational rehabilitation
- noun financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job
- appertained1/5
appertain
- verb be a part or attribute of
pertain.
- verb be a part or attribute of
- drainpipes1/5
drainpipe
- noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away
drain; waste pipe.
- noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- scatterbrained1/5
scatterbrained
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
rattlebrained; scatty; rattlepated.
- his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
- how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
- adjective satellite guided by whim and fancy
flighty; flyaway; head-in-the-clouds.
- flighty young girls
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
- cains1/5
cain
- noun (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
- noun (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
- unrestrainedly1/5
unrestrainedly
- adverb in an unrestrained manner
- adverb in an unrestrained manner
- distrained1/5
distrain
- verb levy a distress on
- verb confiscate by distress
- verb levy a distress on
- mainsheet1/5
mainsheet
- noun (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
tack; sheet; shroud; weather sheet.
- noun (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- quaintest1/5
quaint
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- quaint dialect words
- quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
- adjective satellite very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
- the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott
- a quaint sense of humor
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- entrains1/5
- chaines1/5
chain
- noun a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
concatenation.
- the chain of command
- a complicated concatenation of circumstances
- noun (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
chemical chain.
- noun a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- wains1/5
wain
- noun English writer (1925-1994)
John Wain; John Barrington Wain.
- noun a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
Wagon; Charles's Wain; Big Dipper; Plough; Dipper.
- noun English writer (1925-1994)
- traineeship1/5
traineeship
- noun financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job
- the bill provided traineeships in vocational rehabilitation
- noun financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job
- sustainers1/5
sustainer
- noun someone who upholds or maintains
maintainer; upholder.
- firm upholders of tradition
- they are sustainers of the idea of democracy
- noun someone who upholds or maintains
- captaining1/5
captain
- noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- noun the naval officer in command of a military ship
skipper.
- noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- mainers1/5
mainer
- noun a native or resident of Maine
Down Easter.
- noun a native or resident of Maine
- mainer1/5
main
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
briny.
- noun a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
- trainman1/5
trainman
- noun an employee of a railroad
railway man; railroader; railroad man; railwayman.
- noun an employee of a railroad
- spraining1/5
sprain
- noun a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- verb twist suddenly so as to sprain
twist; turn; rick; wrick; wrench.
- wrench one's ankle
- The wrestler twisted his shoulder
- the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
- I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days
- noun a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- rainiest1/5
rainy
- adjective satellite (of weather) wet by periods of rain
showery.
- showery weather
- rainy days
- adjective satellite (of weather) wet by periods of rain
- overstraining1/5
overstrain
- noun too much strain
- verb strain excessively
overextend.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- noun too much strain
- rainproof1/5
rainproof
- adjective satellite not permitting the passage of water
waterproofed; waterproof.
- adjective satellite not permitting the passage of water
- containership1/5
containership
- noun a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
container ship; container vessel.
- the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds
- noun a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
- unchaining1/5
unchain
- verb remove the chains from
- verb make free
- verb remove the chains from
- suzerains1/5
suzerain
- noun a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
- noun a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
- grainier1/5
grainy
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
gritty; granular; farinaceous; mealy; coarse-grained; granulose.
- granular sugar
- the photographs were grainy and indistinct
- it left a mealy residue
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
- quainter1/5
quaint
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- quaint dialect words
- quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
- adjective satellite very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
- the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott
- a quaint sense of humor
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- containerships1/5
containership
- noun a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
container ship; container vessel.
- the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds
- noun a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
- brainier1/5
brainy
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
brilliant; smart as a whip.
- some men dislike brainy women
- a brilliant mind
- a brilliant solution to the problem
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
- brainiest1/5
brainy
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
brilliant; smart as a whip.
- some men dislike brainy women
- a brilliant mind
- a brilliant solution to the problem
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
- enchaining1/5
enchain
- verb restrain or bind with chains
- verb restrain or bind with chains
- distraining1/5
distrain
- verb levy a distress on
- verb confiscate by distress
- verb levy a distress on
- brainchildren1/5
brainchild
- noun a product of your creative thinking and work
inspiration.
- he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists
- after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality
- noun a product of your creative thinking and work
- enchains1/5
enchain
- verb restrain or bind with chains
- verb restrain or bind with chains
- attainders1/5
attainder
- noun cancellation of civil rights
civil death.
- noun cancellation of civil rights
- crackbrained1/5
crackbrained
- adjective satellite insanely irresponsible
idiotic.
- an idiotic idea
- adjective satellite insanely irresponsible
- ingraining1/5
ingraining
- noun teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
inculcation; instilling.
- verb thoroughly work in
grain; ingrain.
- His hands were grained with dirt
- noun teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
- unconstraint1/5
unconstraint
- noun the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
abandon; wantonness.
- she danced with abandon
- noun the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
- demimondaine1/5
demimondaine
- noun a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society
- noun a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society
- containerized1/5
containerize
- verb package in a container
containerise.
- The cargo was containerized for safe and efficient shipping
- verb package in a container
- uncomplainingly1/5
uncomplainingly
- adverb without complaining
- an equally gallant little wife and mother uncomplainingly keeping up the production of tasty and nourishing meals
- adverb without complaining
- graininess1/5
graininess
- noun the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
coarseness; granularity.
- noun the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
- detraining1/5
detrain
- verb leave a train
- verb leave a train
- greasepaint1/5
greasepaint
- noun a greasy substance used as makeup by actors
- noun a greasy substance used as makeup by actors
- wainscoted1/5
wainscoted
- adjective satellite fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting
paneled.
- adjective satellite fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting
- rogaine1/5
rogaine
- noun a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
minoxidil; Loniten.
- noun a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
- mainlines1/5
mainline
- verb inject into the vein
- She is mainlining heroin
- verb inject into the vein
- tocainide1/5
tocainide
- noun antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed
Tonocard.
- noun antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed
- encainide1/5
encainide
- noun antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients
Enkaid.
- noun antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients
- spains1/5
spain
- noun a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
Kingdom of Spain; Espana.
- noun a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
- destaining1/5
destain
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- sainfoin1/5
sainfoin
- noun Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
holy clover; esparcet; Onobrychis viciaefolia; sanfoin; Onobrychis viciifolia.
- noun Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
- detrained1/5
detrain
- verb leave a train
- verb leave a train
- dibucaine1/5
dibucaine
- noun a local anesthetic that is administered by injection
- noun a local anesthetic that is administered by injection
- plainclothesmen1/5
plainclothesman
- noun a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
- noun a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
- complainingly1/5
complainingly
- adverb with complaints
- she did her work, but she did so complainingly
- adverb with complaints
- stainable1/5
stainable
- adjective capable of being stained (especially of cells and cell parts)
- adjective capable of being stained (especially of cells and cell parts)
- faintheartedness1/5
faintheartedness
- noun the trait of lacking boldness and courage
faintness.
- faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose
- noun the trait of lacking boldness and courage
- mainlining1/5
mainline
- verb inject into the vein
- She is mainlining heroin
- verb inject into the vein
- plaintiveness1/5
plaintiveness
- noun expressing sorrowfulness
- noun expressing sorrowfulness
- coxswains1/5
coxswain
- noun the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
cox.
- noun the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
- drainboard1/5
drainboard
- noun a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink
draining board.
- noun a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink
- containerised1/5
containerise
- verb package in a container
containerize.
- The cargo was containerized for safe and efficient shipping
- verb package in a container
- trainmaster1/5
trainmaster
- noun a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard
yardmaster; train dispatcher.
- noun a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard
- ungainliness1/5
ungainliness
- noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
gawkiness.
- noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
- wainscotting1/5
wainscotting
- noun a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
wainscoting.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscoting; wainscot.
- noun a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
- faintings1/5
faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- betaines1/5
betaine
- noun a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
- noun a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
- mainsails1/5
mainsail
- noun the lowermost sail on the mainmast
- noun the lowermost sail on the mainmast
- plainclothesman1/5
plainclothesman
- noun a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
- noun a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
- destained1/5
destain
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
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constrainedly
- adverb in a constrained manner
- adverb in a constrained manner
- fountainheads1/5
fountainhead
- noun an abundant source
well; wellspring.
- she was a well of information
- noun the source of water from which a stream arises
head; headspring.
- they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
- noun an abundant source
- wainscots1/5
wainscot
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
dado.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscoting; wainscotting.
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
- chatelaines1/5
chatelaine
- noun the mistress of a chateau or large country house
- noun a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
- noun the mistress of a chateau or large country house
- wainwrights1/5
wainwright
- noun a wagon maker
wagonwright; waggonwright.
- noun a wagon maker
- kainite1/5
kainite
- noun a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer
- noun a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer
- rainmakers1/5
rainmaker
- noun executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
- noun American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain
- noun executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
- mainsprings1/5
mainspring
- noun the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
- noun the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
- trainload1/5
trainload
- noun quantity that can be carried by a train
- noun quantity that can be carried by a train
- trainloads1/5
trainload
- noun quantity that can be carried by a train
- noun quantity that can be carried by a train
- novocaine1/5
novocaine
- noun procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
Novocain; procaine hydrochloride.
- noun procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
- ptomaine1/5
ptomaine
- noun any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
ptomain.
- noun a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
ptomaine poisoning.
- noun any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
- cremains1/5
cremains
- noun the remains of a dead body after cremation
- noun the remains of a dead body after cremation
- paintbox1/5
paintbox
- noun a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint
- noun a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint
- boatswains1/5
boatswain
- noun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
bo'sun; bosun; bo's'n; bos'n.
- noun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
- bougainvillaea1/5
bougainvillaea
(Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginaceæ, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts.
- unascertainable1/5
unascertainable
- adjective satellite not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
undiscoverable.
- adjective satellite not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
- chainlike1/5
chainlike
- adjective satellite having a chainlike form
catenulate.
- catenulate bacterial cell colonies
- adjective satellite having a chainlike form
- bougainvilleas1/5
bougainvillea
- noun any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
- noun any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
- ptomaines1/5
ptomaine
- noun any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
ptomain.
- noun a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
ptomaine poisoning.
- noun any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
- grainfields1/5
grainfield
- noun a field where grain is grown
grain field.
- noun a field where grain is grown
- afterpains1/5
afterpains
- noun pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus
- noun pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus
- saintpaulia1/5
saintpaulia
- noun east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated
genus Saintpaulia.
- noun east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated
- braincase1/5
braincase
- noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain
cranium; brainpan.
- noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain
- brainpan1/5
brainpan
- noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain
braincase; cranium.
- noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain
- blains1/5
blain
- noun an inflammatory swelling or sore
- noun an inflammatory swelling or sore
- romaines1/5
romaine
- noun lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
cos lettuce; cos; romaine lettuce.
- noun lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
- entertainingly1/5
entertainingly
- adverb in an entertaining manner
- Byron's consumed memoirs possessed the merit of being well and entertainingly written
- adverb in an entertaining manner
- uncurtained1/5
uncurtained
- adjective not provided with curtains
curtainless.
- blank, curtainless windows stared back at her
- adjective not provided with curtains
- curtainless1/5
curtainless
- adjective not provided with curtains
uncurtained.
- blank, curtainless windows stared back at her
- adjective not provided with curtains
- paintable1/5
paintable
- adjective lending itself to being painted
- a highly paintable landscape
- made of sturdy eminently paintable wood
- adjective lending itself to being painted
- gaine1/5
gain
- noun a quantity that is added
addition; increase.
- there was an addition to property taxes this year
- they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
- noun the advantageous quality of being beneficial
profit.
- noun a quantity that is added
- uncontainable1/5
- migraineurs1/5
- sains1/5
- nonsustained1/5
- uncontained1/5
- unascertained1/5
- containerization1/5
containerization
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- underpainting1/5
- shanghainese1/5
- delaine1/5
delaine
A kind of fabric for women's dresses.
- mainlander1/5
mainland
- noun the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
- noun the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
- migrainous1/5
- mained1/5
maim
- verb injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
- people were maimed by the explosion
- verb injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
- housetraining1/5
- unattained1/5
- nonmainstream1/5
- hains1/5
hains
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- maintien1/5
maintien
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- germains1/5
- haining1/5
haining
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- explainer1/5
explain
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explicate.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- pretraining1/5
- drainer1/5
drain
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
drainage.
- noun tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- haint1/5
have
- noun a person who possesses great material wealth
rich person; wealthy person.
- verb have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
hold; have got.
- She has $1,000 in the bank
- He has got two beautiful daughters
- She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
- noun a person who possesses great material wealth
- containable1/5
containable
Capable of being contained or comprised. Boyle.
- remaindermen1/5
- rainbird1/5
- ibogaine1/5
- unsustained1/5
unsustained
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- saine1/5
sane
- adjective mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
- appears to be completely sane
- adjective satellite marked by sound judgment
reasonable.
- sane nuclear policy
- adjective mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
- tearstained1/5
tearstained
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- daines1/5
deign
- verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
condescend; descend.
- verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- trainability1/5
- painkilling1/5
painkilling
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- counterstained1/5
counterstain
- noun a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
- noun a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
- faine1/5
feign
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; pretend; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- verb make a pretence of
assume; simulate; sham.
- She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
- he feigned sleep
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
- caines1/5
cain
- noun (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
- noun (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
- agains1/5
again
- adverb anew
once more; once again; over again.
- she tried again
- they rehearsed the scene again
- adverb anew
- draine1/5
drain
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
drainage.
- noun tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- cordwainer1/5
cordwainer
A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker. Archaic.
- quaintance1/5
quaintance
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- chainlink1/5
chainlink
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- cordwainers1/5
cordwainer
A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker. Archaic.
- plaintexts1/5
- gainor1/5
- maintainance1/5
maintenance
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
upkeep; care.
- he wrote the manual on car care
- noun means of maintenance of a family or group
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
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- quinzaine1/5
quinzaine
The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both in the reckoning. Written also quinzain .
- maintop1/5
maintop
(Naut.) The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels.
- explainers1/5
explainer
One who explains; an expounder or expositor; a commentator; an interpreter.
- overpainted1/5
overpaint
To color or describe too strongly. Sir W. Raleigh.
- overtrained1/5
overtrained
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- saintship1/5
saintship
The character or qualities of a saint.
- calpains1/5
- chainage1/5
- cainozoic1/5
cainozoic
(Geol.) See Cenozic .
- housepainter1/5
housepaint
- noun paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house
house paint.
- noun paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house
- igraine1/5
igraine
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- graine1/5
grain
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- a grain of sand
- a grain of sugar
- noun foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
food grain; cereal.
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- overpainting1/5
overpaint
To color or describe too strongly. Sir W. Raleigh.
- unattainability1/5
- unordained1/5
unordained
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- entrainer1/5
- souterrains1/5
souterrain
A grotto or cavern under ground. Obs. Arbuthnot.
- drainable1/5
drainable
Capable of being drained.
- mondaine1/5
mondaine
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- undertrained1/5
undertrained
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- chieftainess1/5
chieftainess
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- brainwork1/5
- demaine1/5
demean
- verb reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
take down; disgrace; degrade; put down.
- She tends to put down younger women colleagues
- His critics took him down after the lecture
- verb reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- braindead1/5
- unmaintained1/5
- morainic1/5
morainic
Of or pertaining to a moranie.
- containerisation1/5
containerisation
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- brainteaser1/5
- maining1/5
main
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
briny.
- noun a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
- brainteasers1/5
- villainously1/5
villainous
- adjective satellite extremely wicked
nefarious.
- nefarious schemes
- a villainous plot
- a villainous band of thieves
- adjective satellite extremely wicked
- straints1/5
straint
Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. Obs. Spenser.
- aubaine1/5
aubaine
Succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized. Littré. Bouvier.
- enchainment1/5
enchainment
The act of enchaining, or state of being enchained.
- kainga1/5
kainga
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- counterstaining1/5
counterstain
- noun a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
- noun a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
- fountained1/5
fountain
- noun a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- noun a natural flow of ground water
outpouring; spring; natural spring; outflow.
- noun a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- taintor1/5
- sandpainting1/5
sandpainting
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- nonsustainable1/5
- attainers1/5
attainder
- noun cancellation of civil rights
civil death.
- noun cancellation of civil rights
- rainout1/5
rainout
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- unexplainably1/5
unexplainable
- adjective satellite not to be accounted for or explained
unaccountable.
- perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress
- an unexplainable fear
- adjective satellite not to be accounted for or explained
- rainwear1/5
rainwear
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- rainclouds1/5
- daine1/5
daine
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- gainsayers1/5
gainsayer
One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. "To convince the gainsayers." Tit. i. 9.
- thebaine1/5
thebaine
(Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3 , found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling that of strychnine.
- drainers1/5
drainer
One who, or that which, drains.
- painlessness1/5
painlessness
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- unretained1/5
- underdrains1/5
underdrain
An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.
- warpaint1/5
warpaint
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- dondaine1/5
- daintith1/5
- straint1/5
strain
- noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- noun difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
stress.
- she endured the stresses and strains of life
- he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
- noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- mainyard1/5
- domainal1/5
- detainers1/5
detainer
One who detains.
- mainstreamers1/5
- dizaine1/5
dizaine
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- sandpaintings1/5
- fountaining1/5
fountain
- noun a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- noun a natural flow of ground water
outpouring; spring; natural spring; outflow.
- noun a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- grainer1/5
grain
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- a grain of sand
- a grain of sugar
- noun foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
food grain; cereal.
- noun a relatively small granular particle of a substance
- rainbowed1/5
rainbow
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- noun an illusory hope
- chasing rainbows
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- vaingloriously1/5
vainglorious
- adjective satellite feeling self-importance
big; swelled.
- too big for his britches
- had a swelled head
- he was swelled with pride
- adjective satellite feeling self-importance
- raincheck1/5
- huzzaing1/5
huzza
A word used as a shout of joy, exultation, approbation, or encouragement.
- rainswept1/5
- drainfield1/5
- underdrainage1/5
- wainscotted1/5
wainscot
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
dado.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscoting; wainscotting.
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
- morainal1/5
- reacquaintance1/5
reacquaintance
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- unrestrainable1/5
- nonstaining1/5
nonstaining
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- almaine1/5
- ordainment1/5
ordainment
Ordination. R. Burke.
- kains1/5
kain
(Scots Law) Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord. Wharton (Law Dict.).
- nontraining1/5
- paintless1/5
paintless
Not capable of being painted or described. "In paintless patience." Savage.
- mainliners1/5
mainliners
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- untrainable1/5
- douzaine1/5
- chainless1/5
chainless
Having no chain; not restrained or fettered. "The chainless mind." Byron.
- kaingin1/5
- chainman1/5
chainman
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- maintopsail1/5
- haints1/5
- raincloud1/5
raincloud
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- kainit1/5
kainit
Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.
- overpaint1/5
overpaint
To color or describe too strongly. Sir W. Raleigh.
- mondaines1/5
- taintless1/5
taintless
Free from taint or infection; pure.
- fained1/5
fain
- adjective satellite having made preparations
inclined; disposed; prepared.
- prepared to take risks
- adverb in a willing manner
gladly; lief.
- this was gladly agreed to
- I would fain do it
- adjective satellite having made preparations
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- mainprize1/5
- marraine1/5
- fingerpainting1/5
fingerpaint
- noun paint that has the consistency of jelly
finger paint.
- noun paint that has the consistency of jelly
- migraineur1/5
migraineur
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- sodaine1/5
- nonordained1/5
- unentertaining1/5
unentertaining
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- enchainement1/5
- retainment1/5
retainment
The act of retaining; retention. Dr. H. More.
- unmaintainable1/5
unmaintainable
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- saintliest1/5
saintly
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
angelic; sainted; beatific; saintlike; angelical.
- angelic beneficence
- a beatific smile
- a saintly concern for his fellow men
- my sainted mother
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
- retainable1/5
retainable
Capable of being retained.
- mountainy1/5
- chassaing1/5
- cinquains1/5
cinquains
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