chin: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of chin
- cochin«Word Popularity Bar3/5
cochin
- noun Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
cochin china.
- noun Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
- urchin3/5
urchin
- noun poor and often mischievous city child
- noun poor and often mischievous city child
- kachin2/5
kachin
- noun Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India
Kachinic.
- noun Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India
- capuchin2/5
capuchin
- noun a hooded cloak for women
- noun monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
ringtail; Cebus capucinus.
- noun a hooded cloak for women
- catechin2/5
catechin
- noun a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
- noun a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
- machin2/5
machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- noun an efficient person
- the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- triglochin1/5
triglochin
- noun perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass
genus Triglochin.
- noun perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass
- baldachin1/5
baldachin
- noun ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
- noun ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
- tulchin1/5
tulchin
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- bitchin1/5
bitchin
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- kinchin1/5
- punchin1/5
punchin
See Puncheon .
- zecchin1/5
zecchin
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Suffixes of chin
- chinese«Word Popularity Bar5/5
chinese
Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.
- china5/5
china
- noun high quality porcelain originally made only in China
- noun a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
Cathay; PRC; Communist China; mainland China; Red China; People's Republic of China.
- noun high quality porcelain originally made only in China
- ching4/5
ching
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- chink3/5
chink
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Chinaman.
- noun a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
- chinook3/5
chinook
- noun a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
snow eater; chinook wind.
- noun a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
- noun a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
- chinaman3/5
chinaman
A native of China; a Chinese.
- chinatown3/5
chinatown
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- chins2/5
chin
- noun the protruding part of the lower jaw
mentum.
- noun Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
Kuki; Kuki-Chin.
- noun the protruding part of the lower jaw
- chinks2/5
chink
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Chinaman.
- noun a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
- chine2/5
chine
- noun cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
- noun backbone of an animal
- noun cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
- chinas2/5
china
- noun a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
Cathay; PRC; Communist China; mainland China; Red China; People's Republic of China.
- noun high quality porcelain originally made only in China
- noun a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
- chinamen2/5
chinaman
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
chink.
- noun a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
- chinchilla2/5
chinchilla
- noun the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
- noun a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
- noun the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
- chino2/5
chino
- noun trousers made with chino cloth
- noun a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms
- noun trousers made with chino cloth
- chintz2/5
chintz
- noun a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
- noun a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
- chinos2/5
chino
- noun trousers made with chino cloth
- noun a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms
- noun trousers made with chino cloth
- chinoiserie2/5
chinoiserie
- noun a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
- noun a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
- chinensis2/5
chinensis
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- chinois2/5
chinois
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- chinatowns2/5
- chinned1/5
chin
- noun the protruding part of the lower jaw
mentum.
- noun Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
Kuki; Kuki-Chin.
- noun the protruding part of the lower jaw
- chines1/5
chine
- noun cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
- noun backbone of an animal
- noun cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
- chinning1/5
chin
- noun the protruding part of the lower jaw
mentum.
- noun Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
Kuki; Kuki-Chin.
- noun the protruding part of the lower jaw
- chinking1/5
chink
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Chinaman.
- noun a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
- chinooks1/5
chinook
- noun a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
snow eater; chinook wind.
- noun a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
- noun a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
- chinked1/5
chinked
- adjective satellite having narrow opening filled
stopped-up.
- verb make or emit a high sound
clink; tink; chink; tinkle.
- tinkling bells
- adjective satellite having narrow opening filled
- chinchillas1/5
chinchilla
- noun the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
- noun a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
- noun the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
- chinaberry1/5
chinaberry
- noun evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
false dogwood; Sapindus saponaria; jaboncillo; China tree.
- noun tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
azedarach; azederach; China tree; Melia azederach; chinaberry tree; Melia azedarach; pride-of-India; Persian lilac.
- noun evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
- chintzes1/5
chintz
- noun a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
- noun a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
- chinquapin1/5
chinquapin
- noun shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
Castanea ozarkensis; Ozark chinquapin; Ozark chinkapin.
- noun shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
Castanea pumila; eastern chinquapin; Allegheny chinkapin; dwarf chestnut.
- noun shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
- chinookan1/5
chinookan
- noun a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
Chinook.
- noun a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
- chinchona1/5
chinchona
- noun any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
cinchona.
- noun any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
- chinkapin1/5
chinkapin
- noun small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
chinquapin; chincapin.
- noun small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
- chinaware1/5
chinaware
- noun dishware made of high quality porcelain
china.
- noun dishware made of high quality porcelain
- chintzy1/5
chintzy
- adjective satellite of very poor quality; flimsy
cheap; tinny; punk; crummy; bum; sleazy; cheesy.
- adjective satellite embarrassingly stingy
cheap; chinchy.
- adjective satellite of very poor quality; flimsy
- chinoiseries1/5
chinoiserie
- noun a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
- noun a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
- chinch1/5
chinch
- noun bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
bed bug; Cimex lectularius; bedbug.
- noun bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
- chinless1/5
chinless
- adjective satellite having a receding chin
- adjective satellite having a receding chin
- chindwin1/5
- chinstrap1/5
chinstrap
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- chincha1/5
chincha
(Zoöl.) A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis .
- chinampas1/5
- chindits1/5
- chinar1/5
chinar
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- chinampa1/5
chinampa
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- chinky1/5
chinky
Full of chinks or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts. Dryden.
- chindit1/5
chindit
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- chinkara1/5
- chindi1/5
chindi
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- chinny1/5
- chinkiang1/5
- chinstraps1/5
chinstraps
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Derived words of chin
- machine«Word Popularity Bar5/5
machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- noun an efficient person
- the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- reaching5/5
reaching
- noun the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
stretch; reach.
- noun accomplishment of an objective
arrival.
- noun the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- machines5/5
machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- noun an efficient person
- the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- approaching5/5
approaching
- noun the event of one object coming closer to another
approach.
- noun the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
coming; approach.
- the approach of winter
- noun the event of one object coming closer to another
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switching
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
shift; switch.
- his switch on abortion cost him the election
- verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
switch over; switch; exchange.
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
- stretching5/5
stretching
- noun act of expanding by lengthening or widening
- noun exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
stretch.
- noun act of expanding by lengthening or widening
- teaching5/5
teaching
- noun the profession of a teacher
pedagogy; instruction.
- he prepared for teaching while still in college
- pedagogy is recognized as an important profession
- noun a doctrine that is taught
precept; commandment.
- the teachings of religion
- he believed all the Christian precepts
- noun the profession of a teacher
- machinery5/5
machinery
- noun machines or machine systems collectively
- noun a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
- the complex machinery of negotiation
- the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order
- noun machines or machine systems collectively
- touching5/5
touching
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
touch.
- he longed for the touch of her hand
- the cooling touch of the night air
- noun the act of putting two things together with no space between them
touch.
- at his touch the room filled with lights
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
- teachings5/5
teaching
- noun the profession of a teacher
pedagogy; instruction.
- he prepared for teaching while still in college
- pedagogy is recognized as an important profession
- noun a doctrine that is taught
precept; commandment.
- the teachings of religion
- he believed all the Christian precepts
- noun the profession of a teacher
- catching5/5
catching
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
detection; espial; spying; spotting.
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- watching5/5
watching
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
observance; observation.
- verb look attentively
watch.
- watch a basketball game
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
- searching5/5
searching
- adjective satellite diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
probing; inquisitory.
- a probing inquiry
- a searching investigation of their past dealings
- verb try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
look for; search; seek.
- The police are searching for clues
- They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
- adjective satellite diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
- matching5/5
matching
- adjective satellite being two identical
twinned; duplicate; twin.
- verb be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
gibe; fit; tally; correspond; agree; jibe; check; match.
- The two stories don't agree in many details
- The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
- The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
- adjective satellite being two identical
- preaching5/5
preaching
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
discourse; sermon.
- noun a moralistic rebuke
sermon.
- your preaching is wasted on him
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
- launching4/5
launching
- noun the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
- noun the act of beginning something new
unveiling; introduction; debut; entry; first appearance.
- they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
- noun the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
- pitching4/5
pitching
- noun (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- noun abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
lurch; pitch.
- the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
- noun (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- coaching4/5
coaching
- noun the job of a professional coach
coaching job.
- verb teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
train; coach.
- He is training our Olympic team
- She is coaching the crew
- noun the job of a professional coach
- marching4/5
marching
- noun the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
march.
- it was a long march
- we heard the sound of marching
- verb march in a procession
process; march.
- They processed into the dining room
- noun the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
- branching4/5
branching
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
fork; forking; ramification.
- verb grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
ramify; branch.
- these plants ramify early and get to be very large
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- clutching4/5
clutch
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clench; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun a tense critical situation
- he is a good man in the clutch
- noun the act of grasping
- attaching4/5
attach
- verb cause to be attached
- verb be attached; be in contact with
- verb cause to be attached
- scratching4/5
scratching
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scraping; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- verb cause friction
rub; chafe; scratch; fray; fret.
- my sweater scratches
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
- aching4/5
aching
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
ache.
- verb feel physical pain
ache; suffer; hurt.
- Were you hurting after the accident?
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- etching4/5
etching
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- noun an etched plate made with the use of acid
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- hutchinson4/5
hutchinson
- noun American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
Anne Hutchinson.
- noun American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
- researching4/5
research
- noun systematic investigation to establish facts
- noun a search for knowledge
enquiry; inquiry.
- their pottery deserves more research than it has received
- noun systematic investigation to establish facts
- overarching4/5
overarch
- verb be central or dominant
- This scene overarches the entire first act
- verb form an arch over
arch over.
- Big rocks overarch the stream
- verb be central or dominant
- itching4/5
itching
- noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
itch; itchiness.
- verb scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
rub; scratch; itch.
- Don't scratch your insect bites!
- noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
- fetching3/5
fetching
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
taking; winning.
- a fetching new hairstyle
- something inexpressibly taking in his manner
- a winning personality
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; fetch; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
- twitching3/5
twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitch.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
twitch; jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- crunching3/5
crunch
- noun the sound of something crunching
- he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
- noun a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
- an end-of-the year crunch
- a financial crunch
- noun the sound of something crunching
- dispatching3/5
dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
despatch; communique.
- noun the act of sending off something
despatch; shipment.
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- munching3/5
munch
- noun Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
Edvard Munch.
- noun a large bite
- he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich
- noun Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
- hitching3/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- caching3/5
cache
- noun a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- noun a secret store of valuables or money
hoard; stash.
- noun a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- machining3/5
machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- noun an efficient person
- the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- crouching3/5
crouch
- noun the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
- verb bend one's back forward from the waist on down
stoop; bend; bow.
- he crouched down
- She bowed before the Queen
- The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
- noun the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
- punching3/5
punch
- noun (boxing) a blow with the fist
biff; clout; poke; lick; slug.
- I gave him a clout on his nose
- noun an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
- noun (boxing) a blow with the fist
- quenching3/5
quenching
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
extinction; extinguishing.
- the extinction of the lights
- verb satisfy (thirst)
quench; allay; slake; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
- wrenching3/5
wrenching
- adjective satellite causing great physical or mental suffering
racking.
- a wrenching pain
- verb twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
twist; wrench.
- wrench a window off its hinges
- wrench oneself free from somebody's grip
- a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
- adjective satellite causing great physical or mental suffering
- arching3/5
arching
- adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
bowed; arched; arcuate; arciform; arced.
- an arched ceiling
- verb form an arch or curve
curve; arc; arch.
- her back arches
- her hips curve nicely
- adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
- encroaching3/5
encroaching
- adjective satellite gradually intrusive without right or permission
invasive; trespassing.
- we moved back from the encroaching tide
- invasive tourists
- trespassing hunters
- verb advance beyond the usual limit
infringe; impinge; encroach.
- adjective satellite gradually intrusive without right or permission
- poaching3/5
poaching
- noun cooking in simmering liquid
- verb hunt illegally
poach.
- people are poaching elephants for their ivory
- noun cooking in simmering liquid
- machined3/5
machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- noun an efficient person
- the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- leaching3/5
leaching
- noun the process of leaching
leach.
- verb cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
leach.
- noun the process of leaching
- indochina3/5
indochina
- noun a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
Indochinese peninsula.
- noun a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
- enriching3/5
enrich
- verb make better or improve in quality
- The experience enriched her understanding
- enriched foods
- verb make wealthy or richer
- the oil boom enriched a lot of local people
- verb make better or improve in quality
- hatching3/5
hatching
- noun the production of young from an egg
hatch.
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
crosshatch; hachure; hatch.
- noun the production of young from an egg
- bleaching3/5
bleach
- noun the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
- a complete bleach usually requires several applications
- noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
blanching agent; whitener; bleaching agent.
- noun the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
- machinations3/5
machination
- noun a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
intrigue.
- noun a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
- ranching3/5
ranching
- noun farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
- verb manage or run a ranch
ranch.
- Her husband is ranching in Arizona
- noun farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
- scorching3/5
scorching
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- scorching heat
- verb make very hot and dry
sear; scorch.
- The heat scorched the countryside
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- pinching3/5
pinch
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- the pinch of the recession
- noun an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- snatching3/5
snatch
- noun a small fragment
bit.
- overheard snatches of their conversation
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; twat; slit; cunt.
- noun a small fragment
- breaching3/5
breach
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- noun an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- patching3/5
patching
- noun the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
- verb to join or unite the pieces of
piece; patch.
- patch the skirt
- noun the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
- clenching3/5
clench
- noun a small slip noose made with seizing
clinch.
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clutch; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun a small slip noose made with seizing
- etchings3/5
etching
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- noun an etched plate made with the use of acid
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- lynching3/5
lynching
- noun putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
- verb kill without legal sanction
lynch.
- The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child
- noun putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
- sketching3/5
sketch
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
study.
- he made several studies before starting to paint
- noun a brief literary description
vignette.
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- stitching3/5
stitching
- noun joining or attaching by stitches
sewing.
- verb fasten by sewing; do needlework
sew; sew together; stitch; run up.
- noun joining or attaching by stitches
- screeching3/5
screeching
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- hutchins3/5
hutchins
- noun United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977)
Robert Maynard Hutchins.
- noun United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977)
- urchins3/5
urchin
- noun poor and often mischievous city child
- noun poor and often mischievous city child
- zucchini3/5
zucchini
- noun marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
courgette.
- noun small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
courgette.
- noun marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
- unflinching3/5
unflinching
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unblinking; unshrinking.
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
- schindler3/5
schindler
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- lurching2/5
lurch
- noun an unsteady uneven gait
stagger; stumble.
- noun a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- noun an unsteady uneven gait
- flinching2/5
flinch
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
wince.
- verb draw back, as with fear or pain
squinch; recoil; wince; quail; cringe; shrink; funk.
- she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
- perching2/5
perch
- noun support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- noun a linear measure of 16.5 feet
pole; rod.
- noun support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- trenching2/5
trench
- noun a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
- noun a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
oceanic abyss; deep.
- noun a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
- despatching2/5
despatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
dispatch; communique.
- noun the property of being prompt and efficient
expeditiousness; dispatch; expedition.
- it was done with dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- detaching2/5
detach
- verb cause to become detached or separated; take off
- detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
- verb separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
- detach a regiment
- verb cause to become detached or separated; take off
- bewitching2/5
bewitching
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
captivating; fascinating; entrancing; enthralling; enchanting.
- bewitching smile
- Roosevelt was a captivating speaker
- enchanting music
- an enthralling book
- antique papers of entrancing design
- a fascinating woman
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
- machinist2/5
machinist
- noun a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
shop mechanic; mechanic.
- noun a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
- belching2/5
belching
- noun the forceful expulsion of something from inside
- the belching of smoke from factory chimneys
- noun a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
burping; belch; eructation; burp.
- noun the forceful expulsion of something from inside
- inching2/5
inch
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
in.
- noun a unit of measurement for advertising space
column inch.
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
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machinist
- noun a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
shop mechanic; mechanic.
- noun a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
- slouching2/5
slouch
- noun an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
- he's no slouch when it comes to baseball
- noun a stooping carriage in standing and walking
- noun an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
- ditching2/5
ditch
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- noun any small natural waterway
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- clinching2/5
clinch
- noun (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- noun a small slip noose made with seizing
clench.
- noun (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- machineries2/5
machinery
- noun machines or machine systems collectively
- noun a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
- the complex machinery of negotiation
- the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order
- noun machines or machine systems collectively
- hunching2/5
hunch
- noun an impression that something might be the case
intuition; suspicion.
- he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
- noun the act of bending yourself into a humped position
- noun an impression that something might be the case
- squelching2/5
squelch
- noun a crushing remark
put-down; squelcher; takedown.
- noun an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
squelcher; squelch circuit.
- noun a crushing remark
- drenching2/5
drenching
- noun the act of making something completely wet
soaking; souse; sousing.
- he gave it a good drenching
- verb drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
drench; swamp.
- The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
- noun the act of making something completely wet
- balanchine2/5
balanchine
- noun United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)
George Balanchine.
- noun United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)
- overreaching2/5
overreaching
- adjective satellite revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
vaulting.
- vaulting ambition
- verb fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
overreach.
- adjective satellite revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
- retching2/5
retch
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
heave.
- a bad case of the heaves
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- bunching2/5
bunch
- noun a grouping of a number of similar things
clustering; cluster; clump.
- a bunch of trees
- a cluster of admirers
- noun an informal body of friends
gang; crowd; crew.
- he still hangs out with the same crowd
- noun a grouping of a number of similar things
- blanching2/5
blanch
- verb turn pale, as if in fear
blench; pale.
- verb cook (vegetables) briefly
parboil.
- Parboil the beans before freezing them
- verb turn pale, as if in fear
- mulching2/5
mulch
- noun a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
- verb cover with mulch
- mulch the flowerbeds
- noun a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
- entrenching2/5
entrench
- verb fix firmly or securely
intrench.
- verb impinge or infringe upon
impinge; trench; encroach.
- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
- verb fix firmly or securely
- lunching2/5
lunching
- noun the act of eating lunch
- verb take the midday meal
lunch.
- At what time are you lunching?
- noun the act of eating lunch
- notching2/5
notch
- noun a V-shaped indentation
- mandibular notch
- noun the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
mountain pass; pass.
- we got through the pass before it started to snow
- noun a V-shaped indentation
- broaching2/5
broach
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
breastpin; brooch.
- verb bring up a topic for discussion
initiate.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- kachina2/5
kachina
- noun a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
- noun a deified spirit of the Pueblo people
- noun a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
- birdwatching2/5
birdwatch
- verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat
bird.
- verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat
- preachings2/5
preaching
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
discourse; sermon.
- noun a moralistic rebuke
sermon.
- your preaching is wasted on him
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
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kachina
- noun a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
- noun a deified spirit of the Pueblo people
- noun a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
- sandwiching2/5
sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- verb make into a sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- machination2/5
machination
- noun a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
intrigue.
- noun a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
- beseeching2/5
beseeching
- adjective begging
imploring; pleading.
- verb ask for or request earnestly
beseech; bid; entreat; press; adjure; conjure.
- The prophet bid all people to become good persons
- adjective begging
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lynching
- noun putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
- verb kill without legal sanction
lynch.
- The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child
- noun putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
- retouching2/5
retouch
- verb give retouches to (hair)
- retouch the roots
- verb alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance
touch up.
- This photograph has been retouched!
- verb give retouches to (hair)
- echinoderms2/5
echinoderm
- noun marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
- noun marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
- latching2/5
latch
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
door latch.
- noun catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
- mismatching2/5
mismatch
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- couching2/5
couch
- noun an upholstered seat for more than one person
lounge; sofa.
- noun a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
- noun an upholstered seat for more than one person
- witching2/5
witching
- noun the use or practice of witchcraft
- verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
bewitch; hex; glamour; witch; enchant; jinx.
- noun the use or practice of witchcraft
- impeaching2/5
impeach
- verb challenge the honesty or veracity of
- the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses
- verb charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
- The President was impeached
- verb challenge the honesty or veracity of
- batching2/5
batch
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; 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 all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- thatching2/5
thatch
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- noun plant stalks used as roofing material
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- auchincloss2/5
auchincloss
- noun United States writer (born in 1917)
Louis Stanton Auchincloss; Louis Auchincloss.
- noun United States writer (born in 1917)
- torching2/5
torch
- noun a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- noun tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
common mullein; woolly mullein; Aaron's rod; great mullein; flannel mullein; Verbascum thapsus.
- noun a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- douching2/5
douche
- noun a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
douche bag.
- noun irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents
- noun a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
- parching2/5
parch
- verb cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
sear.
- The sun parched the earth
- verb cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
- vouching2/5
vouch
- verb give personal assurance; guarantee
- Will he vouch for me?
- verb give surety or assume responsibility
guarantee.
- I vouch for the quality of my products
- verb give personal assurance; guarantee
- echinoderm2/5
echinoderm
- noun marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
- noun marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
- echinacea2/5
echinacea
- noun small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs
genus Echinacea.
- noun small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs
- reproaching2/5
reproach
- noun a mild rebuke or criticism
- words of reproach
- noun disgrace or shame
- he brought reproach upon his family
- noun a mild rebuke or criticism
- cochineal2/5
cochineal
- noun a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
- noun Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
Dactylopius coccus; cochineal insect.
- noun a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
- capuchins2/5
capuchin
- noun a hooded cloak for women
- noun monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
ringtail; Cebus capucinus.
- noun a hooded cloak for women
- bitching2/5
bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- this problem is a real bitch
- noun a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
cunt.
- she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- patchiness2/5
patchiness
- noun unevenness in quality or performance
- noun unevenness in quality or performance
- touchingly2/5
touchingly
- adverb in a poignant or touching manner
poignantly; affectingly.
- she spoke poignantly
- adverb in a poignant or touching manner
- maraschino2/5
maraschino
- noun distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
maraschino liqueur.
- noun cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
maraschino cherry.
- noun distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
- beseechingly2/5
beseechingly
- adverb in a beseeching manner
entreatingly; imploringly; importunately; pleadingly.
- `You must help me,' she said imploringly
- adverb in a beseeching manner
- trichinosis2/5
trichinosis
- noun infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
trichiniasis; myositis trichinosa.
- noun infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
- searchingly2/5
searchingly
- adverb in a searching manner
- `Are you really happy with him,' asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly
- adverb in a searching manner
- catechins2/5
catechin
- noun a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
- noun a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
- echinococcus2/5
echinococcus
- noun tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
- noun tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
- hutchings2/5
hutchings
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- submachine2/5
submachine
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- machina2/5
machina
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- indochinese2/5
indochinese
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- unflinchingly2/5
unflinching
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unblinking; unshrinking.
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
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- achingly2/5
aching
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
ache.
- verb feel physical pain
ache; suffer; hurt.
- Were you hurting after the accident?
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- machinegun2/5
machinegun
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- kuching2/5
- antilynching2/5
- reteaching2/5
reteaching
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- kitching2/5
- machinability2/5
machinability
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- trichinella2/5
trichinella
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- launchings1/5
launching
- noun the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
- noun the act of beginning something new
unveiling; introduction; debut; entry; first appearance.
- they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
- noun the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
- hitchings1/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- twitchings1/5
twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitch.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
twitch; jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- winching1/5
winch
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
windlass.
- verb pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
- winch up the slack line
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- switchings1/5
switching
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
shift; switch.
- his switch on abortion cost him the election
- verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
switch over; switch; exchange.
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
- beaching1/5
beach
- noun an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
- verb land on a beach
- the ship beached near the port
- noun an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
- scratchings1/5
scratching
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scraping; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- verb cause friction
rub; chafe; scratch; fray; fret.
- my sweater scratches
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
- branchings1/5
branching
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
fork; forking; ramification.
- verb grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
ramify; branch.
- these plants ramify early and get to be very large
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- avalanching1/5
avalanche
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
- the program brought an avalanche of mail
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- catchings1/5
catching
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
detection; espial; spying; spotting.
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- touchings1/5
touching
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
touch.
- he longed for the touch of her hand
- the cooling touch of the night air
- noun the act of putting two things together with no space between them
touch.
- at his touch the room filled with lights
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
- scrunching1/5
scrunch
- noun a crunching noise
- verb make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
thud; crump.
- noun a crunching noise
- echinodermata1/5
echinodermata
(Zoöl.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many writers it was formerly included in the Radiata. Written also Echinoderma .✍ The species usually have an exterior calcareous skeleton, or shell, made of many pieces, and often covered with spines, to which the name. They may be star-shaped, cylindrical, disk-shaped, or more or less spherical. The body consists of several similar parts (spheromeres) repeated symmetrically around a central axis, at one end of which the mouth is situated. They generally have suckers for locomotion. The group includes the following classes: Crinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothurioidea. See these words in the Vocabulary, and also Ambulacrum .
- churching1/5
church
- noun one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
Christian church.
- noun a place for public (especially Christian) worship
church building.
- the church was empty
- noun one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
- matchings1/5
match
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
lucifer; friction match.
- he always carries matches to light his pipe
- as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
- noun a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- machinelike1/5
machinelike
- adjective satellite resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
robotlike; automatonlike; automatic; robotic.
- an automatic `thank you'
- machinelike efficiency
- adjective satellite resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
- searchings1/5
search
- noun the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
hunt; hunting.
- noun an investigation seeking answers
- a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing
- the outcome justified the search
- noun the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- pachinko1/5
pachinko
- noun a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board
- noun a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board
- snitching1/5
snitch
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
sneaker; stool pigeon; canary; sneak; stoolpigeon; fink; stoolie; snitcher.
- verb take by theft
cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook.
- Someone snitched my wallet!
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- smooching1/5
smooching
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
spoon; smooch.
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- benching1/5
bench
- noun a long seat for more than one person
- noun a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
terrace.
- noun a long seat for more than one person
- cinching1/5
cinch
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
girth.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
- debauching1/5
debauch
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
bacchanalia; saturnalia; bacchanal; riot; drunken revelry; debauchery; orgy.
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; deprave; vitiate; corrupt; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- pouching1/5
pouch
- noun a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
- noun an enclosed space
sac; pocket; sack.
- the trapped miners found a pocket of air
- noun a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
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watching
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
observance; observation.
- verb look attentively
watch.
- watch a basketball game
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
- mooching1/5
mooch
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
cadger; scrounger; moocher.
- verb ask for and get free; be a parasite
sponge; cadge; bum; grub.
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
- botching1/5
botch
- noun an embarrassing mistake
boo-boo; flub; blooper; blunder; foul-up; pratfall; boner; fuckup; bungle; bloomer.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- noun an embarrassing mistake
- hatchings1/5
hatching
- noun the production of young from an egg
hatch.
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
crosshatch; hachure; hatch.
- noun the production of young from an egg
- besmirching1/5
besmirch
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
sully; smirch; smear; defame; asperse; slander; denigrate; calumniate.
- The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation
- verb smear so as to make dirty or stained
smirch.
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- debouching1/5
debouch
- verb march out (as from a defile) into open ground
march out.
- The regiments debouched from the valley
- verb pass out or emerge; especially of rivers
- The tributary debouched into the big river
- verb march out (as from a defile) into open ground
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echinoidea
(Zoöl.) The class Echinodermata which includes the sea urchins. They have a calcareous, usually more or less spheroidal or disk-shaped, composed of many united plates, and covered with movable spines. See Spatangoid ,Clypeastroid .Written also Echinidea , andEchinoida .
- unhitching1/5
unhitch
- verb unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
- verb unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
- countermarching1/5
countermarch
- noun (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
- verb march back along the same way
- noun (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
- overstretching1/5
overstretch
- verb strain abnormally
pull.
- I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
- The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
- verb strain abnormally
- retrenching1/5
retrench
- verb tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- verb make a reduction, as in one's workforce
- The company had to retrench
- verb tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- leeching1/5
leech
- noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
bloodsucker; hirudinean.
- noun a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
sponge; sponger; parasite.
- noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
- echinochloa1/5
echinochloa
- noun annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions
genus Echinochloa.
- noun annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions
- intrenching1/5
intrench
- verb fix firmly or securely
entrench.
- verb fix firmly or securely
- starching1/5
starch
- noun a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
amylum.
- noun a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
- noun a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
- kvetching1/5
kvetch
- noun (Yiddish) a constant complainer
- noun (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
- noun (Yiddish) a constant complainer
- tachinidae1/5
tachinidae
- noun parasites on other insects
family Tachinidae.
- noun parasites on other insects
- sketchiness1/5
sketchiness
- noun incompleteness of details
- noun incompleteness of details
- blotching1/5
blotch
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splotch; splodge.
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; mottle.
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
- birching1/5
birch
- noun hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
- noun any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
birch tree.
- noun hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
- schinus1/5
schinus
- noun genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China
genus Schinus.
- noun genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China
- scotching1/5
scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- echinocereus1/5
echinocereus
- noun large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States
genus Echinocereus.
- noun large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States
- scratchiness1/5
scratchiness
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
harshness; abrasiveness.
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
- cochins1/5
cochin
- noun Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
cochin china.
- noun Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
- itchiness1/5
itchiness
- noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
itching; itch.
- noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
- crosshatching1/5
crosshatch
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
hachure; hatching; hatch.
- verb shade with multiple crossing lines
- the draftsman crosshatched the area
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
- echinus1/5
echinus
- noun ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column
- noun ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column
- bewitchingly1/5
bewitchingly
- adverb in a bewitching manner
enthrallingly; enchantingly; captivatingly.
- she was bewitchingly beautiful
- adverb in a bewitching manner
- bellyaching1/5
bellyache
- noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
stomach ache; stomachache; gastralgia.
- verb complain
squawk; grouse; beef; gripe; holler; bitch; crab.
- What was he hollering about?
- noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
- bitchiness1/5
bitchiness
- noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
spitefulness; spite; cattiness; nastiness.
- noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
- stanching1/5
stanch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
staunch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- staunching1/5
staunch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
stanch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- adjective satellite firm and dependable especially in loyalty
unswerving; steadfast.
- a steadfast ally
- a staunch defender of free speech
- unswerving devotion
- unswerving allegiance
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- echinops1/5
echinops
- noun genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles
genus Echinops.
- noun genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles
- wenching1/5
wench
- noun informal terms for a (young) woman
doll; chick; skirt; bird; dame.
- verb frequent prostitutes
- noun informal terms for a (young) woman
- hemstitching1/5
hemstitching
- noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
hemstitch.
- verb sew with hemstitches
hemstitch.
- hemstitch a sleeve
- noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
- backstitching1/5
backstitch
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- verb do backstitches
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- echini1/5
echinus
- noun ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column
- noun ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column
- echinococcosis1/5
echinococcosis
- noun infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
hydatidosis; hydatid disease.
- noun infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
- filching1/5
filch
- verb make off with belongings of others
pilfer; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
- verb make off with belongings of others
- touchiness1/5
touchiness
- noun feeling easily irritated
testiness; tetchiness.
- noun feeling easily irritated
- zucchinis1/5
zucchini
- noun marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
courgette.
- noun small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
courgette.
- noun marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
- trichina1/5
trichina
- noun parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
Trichinella spiralis.
- noun parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
- echinocactus1/5
echinocactus
- noun any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
barrel cactus.
- noun any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
- trichinae1/5
trichina
- noun parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
Trichinella spiralis.
- noun parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
- shechinah1/5
- gioacchino1/5
gioacchino
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- turbomachinery1/5
turbomachinery
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- synching1/5
synching
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- luchino1/5
luchino
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- machineguns1/5
- echinoids1/5
echinoid
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Echinoidea. --n. One of the Echinoidea.
- unclenching1/5
unclench
Same as Unclinch .
- trichinopoly1/5
- baldacchino1/5
- niching1/5
niching
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- lochinvar1/5
lochinvar
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- relaunching1/5
relaunching
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- reattaching1/5
reattach
To attach again. the object reattached may have been an integral part which had never been "attached" (trans), e.g., to reattach a severed finger.
- nonteaching1/5
- breeching1/5
breech
- noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
rear of tube; rear of barrel.
- noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
- psyching1/5
psyching
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- nonmatching1/5
- nonbreaching1/5
- echinoid1/5
echinoid
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Echinoidea. --n. One of the Echinoidea.
- geocaching1/5
geocaching
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- outreaching1/5
outreach
- noun the act of reaching out
- the outreach toward truth of the human spirit
- noun the act of reaching out
- crossmatching1/5
- punchinello1/5
punchinello
A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet show, a character represented as fat, short, and humpbacked. Spectator.
- outpouching1/5
outpouching
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- fletching1/5
fletch
To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton.[Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: "America loved his brother." Bancroft.
- topstitching1/5
- echinata1/5
echinata
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- unlatching1/5
unlatch
To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to .unlatch a door
- schoolteaching1/5
schoolteaching
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- zecchini1/5
- fetchingly1/5
fetching
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
taking; winning.
- a fetching new hairstyle
- something inexpressibly taking in his manner
- a winning personality
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; fetch; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
- microteaching1/5
- machinable1/5
machinable
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- achiness1/5
achiness
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- tachinid1/5
tachinid
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- preteaching1/5
- wrenchingly1/5
wrenching
- adjective satellite causing great physical or mental suffering
racking.
- a wrenching pain
- verb twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
twist; wrench.
- wrench a window off its hinges
- wrench oneself free from somebody's grip
- a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
- adjective satellite causing great physical or mental suffering
- outstretching1/5
outstretch
To stretch out. Milton.
- potlatching1/5
potlatch
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- machinal1/5
machinal
Of or pertaining to machines.
- inarching1/5
inarching
A method of ingrafting. See Inarch .
- manchineel1/5
manchineel
(Bot.) A euphorbiaceous tree ( Hippomane Mancinella ) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.
- scutching1/5
scutch
To beat or whip; to drub. Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.
- antipoaching1/5
- crunchiness1/5
crunchiness
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- conching1/5
conch
- noun any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
- noun any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
- overmatching1/5
overmatch
To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.
- scorchingly1/5
scorching
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- scorching heat
- verb make very hot and dry
sear; scorch.
- The heat scorched the countryside
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- ruching1/5
ruching
A ruche, or ruches collectively.
- grouchiness1/5
grouchiness
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- hopscotching1/5
hopscotch
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- turbomachine1/5
turbomachine
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- baldachino1/5
- hutching1/5
hutch
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hut; shack; hovel; shanty.
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- photoetching1/5
- machinegunned1/5
- hutchinsonian1/5
hutchinsonian
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- trichinopoli1/5
- multimachine1/5
- iching1/5
ich
I. Obs. Chaucer.✍ In the Southern dialect of Early English this is the regular form. Cf. Ik .
- preachiness1/5
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