dg: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of dg
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judge
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
justice; jurist.
- noun an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
evaluator.
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
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Suffixes of dg
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Derived words of dg
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edge
- noun the boundary of a surface
border.
- noun a line determining the limits of an area
boundary; bound.
- noun the boundary of a surface
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edge
- noun the boundary of a surface
border.
- noun a line determining the limits of an area
boundary; bound.
- noun the boundary of a surface
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judge
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
justice; jurist.
- noun an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
evaluator.
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
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judge
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
justice; jurist.
- noun an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
evaluator.
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
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judge
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
justice; jurist.
- noun an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
evaluator.
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
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knowledge
- noun the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
cognition; noesis.
- noun the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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judgment
- noun an opinion formed by judging something
judgement; mind.
- he was reluctant to make his judgment known
- she changed her mind
- noun the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
judgement; assessment.
- they criticized my judgment of the contestants
- noun an opinion formed by judging something
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bridge
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
span.
- noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
bridge circuit.
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
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budget
- noun a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
- the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year
- noun a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
- the president submitted the annual budget to Congress
- noun a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
- ridge5/5
ridge
- noun a long narrow natural elevation or striation
- noun any long raised strip
- noun a long narrow natural elevation or striation
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judgment
- noun an opinion formed by judging something
judgement; mind.
- he was reluctant to make his judgment known
- she changed her mind
- noun the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
judgement; assessment.
- they criticized my judgment of the contestants
- noun an opinion formed by judging something
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lodge
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
guild; club; society; social club; gild; order.
- he joined a golf club
- they formed a small lunch society
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
- noun English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
Sir Oliver Lodge; Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge.
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
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bridge
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
span.
- noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
bridge circuit.
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
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judgement
- noun the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
opinion; judgment; legal opinion.
- opinions are usually written by a single judge
- noun an opinion formed by judging something
mind; judgment.
- he was reluctant to make his judgment known
- she changed her mind
- noun the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
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acknowledge
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
admit.
- He admitted his errors
- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
- verb report the receipt of
receipt.
- The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
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acknowledged
- adjective recognized or made known or admitted
- the acknowledged leader of the community
- a woman of acknowledged accomplishments
- his acknowledged error
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
admit; acknowledge.
- He admitted his errors
- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
- adjective recognized or made known or admitted
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cambridge
- noun a university in England
Cambridge University.
- noun a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- noun a university in England
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edged
- adjective satellite having a specified kind of border or edge
- a black-edged card
- rough-edged leaves
- dried sweat left salt-edged patches
- verb advance slowly, as if by inches
inch; edge.
- He edged towards the car
- adjective satellite having a specified kind of border or edge
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judging
- noun the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
judgement; judgment.
- verb determine the result of (a competition)
judge.
- noun the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
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budget
- noun a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
- the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year
- noun a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
- the president submitted the annual budget to Congress
- noun a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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wedge
- noun any shape that is triangular in cross section
wedge shape; cuneus.
- noun a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
bomber; hero; sub; hero sandwich; poor boy; submarine; zep; Cuban sandwich; grinder; torpedo; hoagie; Italian sandwich; hoagy; submarine sandwich.
- noun any shape that is triangular in cross section
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lodging
- noun structures collectively in which people are housed
housing; living accommodations.
- noun the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily
lodgement; lodgment.
- the lodgment of the balloon in the tree
- noun structures collectively in which people are housed
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judgement
- noun the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
opinion; judgment; legal opinion.
- opinions are usually written by a single judge
- noun an opinion formed by judging something
mind; judgment.
- he was reluctant to make his judgment known
- she changed her mind
- noun the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
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ridge
- noun a long narrow natural elevation or striation
- noun any long raised strip
- noun a long narrow natural elevation or striation
- lodged4/5
lodge
- noun English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
Sir Oliver Lodge; Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge.
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
guild; club; society; social club; gild; order.
- he joined a golf club
- they formed a small lunch society
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
- noun English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
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budget
- noun a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
- the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year
- noun a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
- the president submitted the annual budget to Congress
- noun a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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lodge
- noun English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
Sir Oliver Lodge; Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge.
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
guild; club; society; social club; gild; order.
- he joined a golf club
- they formed a small lunch society
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
- noun English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
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lodgings
- noun temporary living quarters
diggings; domiciliation; pad; digs.
- noun structures collectively in which people are housed
housing; living accommodations; lodging.
- noun temporary living quarters
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acknowledgment
- noun the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
recognition; acknowledgement.
- the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
- she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
reference; mention; citation; credit; cite; quotation.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- noun the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
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acknowledge
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
admit.
- He admitted his errors
- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
- verb report the receipt of
receipt.
- The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- pledge4/5
pledge
- noun a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- his saxophone was in pledge
- noun someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- noun a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- acknowledges4/5
acknowledge
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
admit.
- He admitted his errors
- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
- verb report the receipt of
receipt.
- The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
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acknowledgment
- noun the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
recognition; acknowledgement.
- the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
- she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
reference; mention; citation; credit; cite; quotation.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- noun the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
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acknowledgement
- noun the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
acknowledgment; recognition.
- the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
- she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
- noun a statement acknowledging something or someone
acknowledgment.
- she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment
- the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her
- noun the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
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acknowledgement
- noun the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
acknowledgment; recognition.
- the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
- she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
- noun a statement acknowledging something or someone
acknowledgment.
- she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment
- the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her
- noun the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
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sludge
- noun the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
- noun any thick, viscous matter
goo; gunk; guck; gook; slime; muck; ooze; goop.
- noun the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
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badge
- noun an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
- they checked everyone's badge before letting them in
- noun any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
- wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability
- noun an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
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bridge
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
span.
- noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
bridge circuit.
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- cartridge4/5
cartridge
- noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
- noun a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
magazine.
- noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
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hedge
- noun a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
hedgerow.
- noun any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
hedging.
- noun a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- knowledgeable4/5
knowledgeable
- adjective satellite highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
knowing; lettered; well-read; learned; well-educated.
- knowing instructors
- a knowledgeable critic
- a knowledgeable audience
- adjective satellite alert and fully informed
knowing.
- a knowing collector of rare books
- surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on
- adjective satellite highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
- dodge4/5
dodge
- noun an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
stratagem; contrivance.
- his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
- noun a quick evasive movement
- noun an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- pledged4/5
pledged
- adjective satellite bound by or as if by an oath
sworn.
- according to an early tradition became his sworn brother
- sworn enemies
- verb promise solemnly and formally
plight; pledge.
- I pledge that I will honor my wife
- adjective satellite bound by or as if by an oath
- ledger4/5
ledger
- noun a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
book; book of account; account book; leger.
- they got a subpoena to examine our books
- noun an accounting journal as a physical object
daybook.
- he bought a new daybook
- noun a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
- ledge4/5
ledge
- noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
shelf.
- noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
- budgetary4/5
budgetary
- adjective of or relating to a budget
- budgetary considerations
- adjective of or relating to a budget
- hedges4/5
hedge
- noun a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
hedgerow.
- noun any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
hedging.
- noun a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
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bridget
- noun Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
St. Brigid; St. Bridget; Brigid; Saint Bridget; Saint Brigid; Bride; Saint Bride; St. Bride.
- noun Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
- hedging4/5
hedging
- noun any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
hedge.
- noun an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
hedge.
- when you say `maybe' you are just hedging
- noun any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
- coleridge4/5
coleridge
- noun English romantic poet (1772-1834)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
- noun English romantic poet (1772-1834)
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edgar
- noun the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
- noun the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
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edging
- noun border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
- verb advance slowly, as if by inches
inch; edge.
- He edged towards the car
- noun border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
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hodgkin
- noun English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)
Thomas Hodgkin.
- noun English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin; Dorothy Hodgkin.
- noun English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)
- budgeted3/5
budget
- noun a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
- the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year
- noun a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
- the president submitted the annual budget to Congress
- noun a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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wedge
- noun any shape that is triangular in cross section
wedge shape; cuneus.
- noun a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
bomber; hero; sub; hero sandwich; poor boy; submarine; zep; Cuban sandwich; grinder; torpedo; hoagie; Italian sandwich; hoagy; submarine sandwich.
- noun any shape that is triangular in cross section
- widget3/5
widget
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
gubbins; gismo; thingumabob; whatchamacallit; doohickey; doodad; thingumajig; whatsis; thingamabob; thingummy; thingmabob; whatchamacallum; doojigger; thingamajig; gimmick; thingmajig; gizmo.
- she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contraption; gismo; gadget; appliance; convenience; contrivance; gizmo.
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
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gadget
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contraption; gismo; appliance; widget; convenience; contrivance; gizmo.
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
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knowledge
- noun the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
cognition; noesis.
- noun the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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widget
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
gubbins; gismo; thingumabob; whatchamacallit; doohickey; doodad; thingumajig; whatsis; thingamabob; thingummy; thingmabob; whatchamacallum; doojigger; thingamajig; gimmick; thingmajig; gizmo.
- she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contraption; gismo; gadget; appliance; convenience; contrivance; gizmo.
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
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pidgin
- noun an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
- noun an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
- gadget3/5
gadget
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contraption; gismo; appliance; widget; convenience; contrivance; gizmo.
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- adjudged3/5
adjudge
- verb declare to be
hold; declare.
- She was declared incompetent
- judge held that the defendant was innocent
- verb declare to be
- fledged3/5
fledged
- adjective (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
mature.
- verb feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
fledge.
- adjective (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
- pledges3/5
pledge
- noun a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- his saxophone was in pledge
- noun someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- noun a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- cartridges3/5
cartridge
- noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
- noun a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
magazine.
- noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
- nudged3/5
nudge
- noun a slight push or shake
jog.
- verb to push against gently
prod; poke at.
- She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant
- noun a slight push or shake
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fledgling
- noun any new participant in some activity
newbie; fledgeling; neophyte; newcomer; entrant; freshman; starter.
- noun young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
fledgeling.
- noun any new participant in some activity
- abridged3/5
abridged
- adjective (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
- an abridged version
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- adjective (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
- wedged3/5
wedged
- adjective satellite wedged or packed in together
impacted.
- an impacted tooth
- verb put, fix, force, or implant
lodge; wedge; stick; deposit.
- lodge a bullet in the table
- stick your thumb in the crack
- adjective satellite wedged or packed in together
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badge
- noun an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
- they checked everyone's badge before letting them in
- noun any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
- wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability
- noun an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
- judgmental3/5
judgmental
- adjective depending on judgment
- a judgmental error
- I think that she is too judgmental to be a good therapist
- adjective depending on judgment
- bridged3/5
bridge
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
span.
- noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
bridge circuit.
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- nudge3/5
nudge
- noun a slight push or shake
jog.
- verb to push against gently
prod; poke at.
- She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant
- noun a slight push or shake
- dislodge3/5
dislodge
- verb remove or force out from a position
free.
- The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums
- He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
- verb change place or direction
reposition; shift.
- Shift one's position
- verb remove or force out from a position
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dredge
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
- verb cover before cooking
- dredge the chicken in flour before frying it
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
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dislodge
- verb remove or force out from a position
free.
- The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums
- He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
- verb change place or direction
reposition; shift.
- Shift one's position
- verb remove or force out from a position
- dredge3/5
dredge
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
- verb cover before cooking
- dredge the chicken in flour before frying it
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
- smudge3/5
smudge
- noun a smoky fire to drive away insects
- noun a blemish made by dirt
smirch; blot; slur; smear; spot; daub.
- he had a smudge on his cheek
- noun a smoky fire to drive away insects
- dredged3/5
dredge
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
- verb cover before cooking
- dredge the chicken in flour before frying it
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
- nudging3/5
nudge
- noun a slight push or shake
jog.
- verb to push against gently
prod; poke at.
- She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant
- noun a slight push or shake
- headgear3/5
headgear
- noun clothing for the head
headdress.
- noun the hoist at the pithead of a mine
- noun clothing for the head
- fridge3/5
fridge
- noun a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor
electric refrigerator.
- noun a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor
- budge3/5
budge
- verb move very slightly
shift; stir; agitate.
- He shifted in his seat
- noun United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
Don Budge; John Donald Budge.
- verb move very slightly
- badger3/5
badger
- noun sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
- noun a native or resident of Wisconsin
Wisconsinite.
- noun sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
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sledge
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sleigh; sled.
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
sledgehammer; maul.
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- dodging3/5
dodging
- noun nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
evasion; escape.
- his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
- that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
- noun a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
dodge; scheme.
- noun nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
- hedged3/5
hedged
- adjective satellite evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement
weasel-worded.
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
dodge; fudge; sidestep; evade; parry; elude; skirt; duck; hedge; circumvent; put off.
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
- adjective satellite evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement
- trudged3/5
trudge
- noun a long difficult walk
- verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
footslog; tramp; plod; slog; pad.
- Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
- noun a long difficult walk
- fudge3/5
fudge
- noun soft creamy candy
- verb tamper, with the purpose of deception
wangle; fake; cook; misrepresent; falsify; manipulate.
- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
- noun soft creamy candy
- drudgery3/5
drudgery
- noun hard monotonous routine work
donkeywork; plodding; grind.
- noun hard monotonous routine work
- unacknowledged3/5
unacknowledged
- adjective not recognized or admitted
- adjective satellite not openly acknowledged
- an unacknowledged emergency
- adjective not recognized or admitted
- rutledge3/5
rutledge
- noun United States jurist and second chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800)
John Rutledge.
- noun United States jurist and second chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800)
- dodged3/5
dodge
- noun an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
stratagem; contrivance.
- his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
- noun a quick evasive movement
- noun an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- edgy3/5
edgy
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; uptight; high-strung; jittery; restive; nervy; overstrung.
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
- ledges3/5
ledge
- noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
shelf.
- noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
- pledging3/5
pledge
- noun a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- his saxophone was in pledge
- noun someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- noun a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- hedgehog3/5
hedgehog
- noun relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
porcupine.
- noun small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
Erinaceus europaeus; Erinaceus europeaeus.
- noun relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
- ledgers3/5
ledger
- noun a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
book; book of account; account book; leger.
- they got a subpoena to examine our books
- noun an accounting journal as a physical object
daybook.
- he bought a new daybook
- noun a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
- misjudged3/5
misjudge
- verb judge incorrectly
- verb judge incorrectly
- rodgers3/5
rodgers
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)
Richard Rodgers.
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)
- partridge3/5
partridge
- noun flesh of either quail or grouse
- noun heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
tinamou.
- noun flesh of either quail or grouse
- coolidge3/5
coolidge
- noun elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
Calvin Coolidge; President Coolidge.
- noun elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
- grudge3/5
grudge
- noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
grievance; score.
- holding a grudge
- settling a score
- verb bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
stew.
- noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- dodgers3/5
dodger
- noun a shifty deceptive person
fox; slyboots.
- noun small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)
corn dab; corn dodger.
- noun a shifty deceptive person
- porridge3/5
porridge
- noun soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
- noun soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
- handgun3/5
handgun
- noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
shooting iron; side arm; pistol.
- noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
- beveridge3/5
beveridge
- noun British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)
First Baron Beveridge; William Henry Beveridge.
- noun British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)
- grudging3/5
grudging
- adjective satellite of especially an attitude
- gave grudging consent
- grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory
- verb bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
grudge; stew.
- adjective satellite of especially an attitude
- wedgwood3/5
wedgwood
- noun English potter (1730-1795)
Josiah Wedgwood.
- noun a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background
- noun English potter (1730-1795)
- foreknowledge3/5
foreknowledge
- noun knowledge of an event before it occurs
precognition.
- noun knowledge of an event before it occurs
- bridgeport3/5
bridgeport
- noun a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
- noun a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
- handguns3/5
handgun
- noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
shooting iron; side arm; pistol.
- noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
- grudgingly3/5
grudgingly
- adverb in a grudging manner
- he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by
- adverb in a grudging manner
- hodges3/5
hodges
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- hodge3/5
hodge
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- hodgson3/5
hodgson
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- madge3/5
madge
(Zoöl.) (a) The barn owl. (b) The magpie.
- woodbridge3/5
- edgeworth3/5
edgeworth
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- bandgap3/5
bandgap
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- bridger3/5
bridger
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- lydgate3/5
- pidgins2/5
pidgin
- noun an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
- noun an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
- ridgeline2/5
ridgeline
- noun a long narrow range of hills
ridge.
- noun a long narrow range of hills
- judgeship2/5
judgeship
- noun the position of judge
judicature.
- noun the position of judge
- prejudge2/5
prejudge
- verb judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
- verb judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
- adjudge2/5
adjudge
- verb declare to be
hold; declare.
- She was declared incompetent
- judge held that the defendant was innocent
- verb declare to be
- smidgen2/5
smidgen
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
smidge; smidgeon; scintilla; iota; smidgin; shred; whit; tittle.
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- judgeships2/5
judgeship
- noun the position of judge
judicature.
- noun the position of judge
- midget2/5
midget
- noun a person who is markedly small
dwarf; nanus.
- adjective satellite very small
bantam; petite; diminutive; tiny; flyspeck; lilliputian.
- diminutive in stature
- a lilliputian chest of drawers
- her petite figure
- tiny feet
- the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
- noun a person who is markedly small
- smudged2/5
smudge
- noun a smoky fire to drive away insects
- noun a blemish made by dirt
smirch; blot; slur; smear; spot; daub.
- he had a smudge on his cheek
- noun a smoky fire to drive away insects
- drawbridge2/5
drawbridge
- noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
lift bridge.
- noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
- bridgehead2/5
bridgehead
- noun an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
foothold.
- an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines
- the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar
- noun a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
- noun an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
- drudge2/5
drudge
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
hacker; hack.
- noun a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
galley slave; peon; navvy.
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
- floodgates2/5
floodgate
- noun something that restrains a flood or outpouring
- suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants
- noun regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
head gate; sluicegate; penstock; sluice valve; water gate.
- noun something that restrains a flood or outpouring
- footbridge2/5
footbridge
- noun a bridge designed for pedestrians
pedestrian bridge; overcrossing.
- noun a bridge designed for pedestrians
- ridged2/5
ridged
- adjective having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
keeled; carinated; carinate.
- a carinate sepal
- verb extend in ridges
ridge.
- The land ridges towards the South
- adjective having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
- abridge2/5
abridge
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb lessen, diminish, or curtail
- the new law might abridge our freedom of expression
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- hodgepodge2/5
hodgepodge
- noun a motley assortment of things
hotchpotch; farrago; ragbag; mingle-mangle; oddments; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; melange; gallimaufry; mishmash.
- noun a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
patchwork; jumble.
- noun a motley assortment of things
- abridgment2/5
abridgment
- noun a shortened version of a written work
capsule; condensation; abridgement.
- noun a shortened version of a written work
- smudges2/5
smudge
- noun a smoky fire to drive away insects
- noun a blemish made by dirt
smirch; blot; slur; smear; spot; daub.
- he had a smudge on his cheek
- noun a smoky fire to drive away insects
- cudgel2/5
cudgel
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- verb strike with a cudgel
fustigate.
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- dislodging2/5
dislodge
- verb remove or force out from a position
free.
- The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums
- He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
- verb change place or direction
reposition; shift.
- Shift one's position
- verb remove or force out from a position
- wedging2/5
wedge
- noun any shape that is triangular in cross section
wedge shape; cuneus.
- noun a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
bomber; hero; sub; hero sandwich; poor boy; submarine; zep; Cuban sandwich; grinder; torpedo; hoagie; Italian sandwich; hoagy; submarine sandwich.
- noun any shape that is triangular in cross section
- prejudgment2/5
prejudgment
- noun a judgment reached before the evidence is available
prejudgement.
- noun a judgment reached before the evidence is available
- abridgement2/5
abridgement
- noun a shortened version of a written work
capsule; condensation; abridgment.
- noun a shortened version of a written work
- sludges2/5
sludge
- noun the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
- noun any thick, viscous matter
goo; gunk; guck; gook; slime; muck; ooze; goop.
- noun the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
- nudges2/5
nudge
- noun a slight push or shake
jog.
- verb to push against gently
prod; poke at.
- She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant
- noun a slight push or shake
- abridging2/5
abridge
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb lessen, diminish, or curtail
- the new law might abridge our freedom of expression
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- bludgeon2/5
bludgeon
- noun a club used as a weapon
- verb overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
- The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas
- noun a club used as a weapon
- fledging2/5
fledge
- verb feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
- verb decorate with feathers
flight.
- fledge an arrow
- verb feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
- cudgels2/5
cudgel
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- verb strike with a cudgel
fustigate.
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- bludgeoned2/5
bludgeon
- noun a club used as a weapon
- verb overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
- The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas
- noun a club used as a weapon
- lodgment2/5
lodgment
- noun bringing a charge or accusation against someone
lodgement.
- noun the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily
lodgement; lodging.
- the lodgment of the balloon in the tree
- noun bringing a charge or accusation against someone
- fledglings2/5
fledgling
- noun any new participant in some activity
newbie; fledgeling; neophyte; newcomer; entrant; freshman; starter.
- noun young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
fledgeling.
- noun any new participant in some activity
- midgets2/5
midget
- noun a person who is markedly small
dwarf; nanus.
- adjective satellite very small
bantam; petite; diminutive; tiny; flyspeck; lilliputian.
- diminutive in stature
- a lilliputian chest of drawers
- her petite figure
- tiny feet
- the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
- noun a person who is markedly small
- dredges2/5
dredge
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
- verb cover before cooking
- dredge the chicken in flour before frying it
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
- gadgetry2/5
gadgetry
- noun appliances collectively
- laborsaving gadgetry
- noun appliances collectively
- smudging2/5
smudge
- noun a smoky fire to drive away insects
- noun a blemish made by dirt
smirch; blot; slur; smear; spot; daub.
- he had a smudge on his cheek
- noun a smoky fire to drive away insects
- bhagavadgita2/5
bhagavadgita
- noun (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
Bhagavad-Gita; Gita.
- noun (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
- pledgee2/5
pledgee
- noun someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge
- noun someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge
- pudge2/5
- bridgeheads2/5
bridgehead
- noun an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
foothold.
- an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines
- the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar
- noun a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
- noun an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
- trudging2/5
trudge
- noun a long difficult walk
- verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
footslog; tramp; plod; slog; pad.
- Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
- noun a long difficult walk
- fidgeting2/5
fidget
- noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
fidgetiness; restlessness.
- he's got the fidgets
- waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
- verb move restlessly
- The child is always fidgeting in his seat
- noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
- sedge2/5
sedge
- noun grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
- noun grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
- hedgerows2/5
hedgerow
- noun a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
hedge.
- noun a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- lodger2/5
lodger
- noun a tenant in someone's house
boarder; roomer.
- noun a tenant in someone's house
- fidgeted2/5
fidget
- noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
fidgetiness; restlessness.
- he's got the fidgets
- waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
- verb move restlessly
- The child is always fidgeting in his seat
- noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
- pudgy2/5
pudgy
- adjective satellite short and plump
podgy; dumpy; roly-poly; tubby.
- adjective satellite short and plump
- endgame2/5
endgame
- noun the final stages of an extended process of negotiation
end game.
- the diplomatic endgame
- noun the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
end game.
- noun the final stages of an extended process of negotiation
- sledges2/5
sledge
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sleigh; sled.
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
sledgehammer; maul.
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- lodgers2/5
lodger
- noun a tenant in someone's house
boarder; roomer.
- noun a tenant in someone's house
- badgers2/5
badger
- noun a native or resident of Wisconsin
Wisconsinite.
- noun sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
- noun a native or resident of Wisconsin
- trudge2/5
trudge
- noun a long difficult walk
- verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
footslog; tramp; plod; slog; pad.
- Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
- noun a long difficult walk
- sledgehammer2/5
sledgehammer
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
sledge; maul.
- verb beat with a sledgehammer
sledge.
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
- hedgerow2/5
hedgerow
- noun a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
hedge.
- noun a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- fidgety2/5
fidgety
- adjective satellite nervous and unable to relax
antsy; fretful; itchy.
- a constant fretful stamping of hooves
- a restless child
- adjective satellite nervous and unable to relax
- fidget2/5
fidget
- noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
fidgetiness; restlessness.
- he's got the fidgets
- waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
- verb move restlessly
- The child is always fidgeting in his seat
- noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
- sedges2/5
sedge
- noun grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
- noun grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
- dodgson2/5
dodgson
- noun English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
Carroll; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson; Lewis Carroll; Reverend Dodgson; Charles Dodgson.
- noun English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
- begrudge2/5
begrudge
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
envy.
- verb wish ill or allow unwillingly
resent.
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
- straightedge2/5
straightedge
- noun hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
- noun hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
- stodgy2/5
stodgy
- adjective satellite heavy and starchy and hard to digest
- stodgy food
- a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full
- adjective satellite (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
fogyish; moss-grown; mossy; stick-in-the-mud.
- moss-grown ideas about family life
- adjective satellite heavy and starchy and hard to digest
- oxbridge2/5
oxbridge
- noun general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
- noun general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
- hedgehogs2/5
hedgehog
- noun relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
porcupine.
- noun small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
Erinaceus europaeus; Erinaceus europeaeus.
- noun relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
- muybridge2/5
muybridge
- noun United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (born in England) (1830-1904)
Edward James Muggeridge; Eadweard Muybridge.
- noun United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (born in England) (1830-1904)
- badgering2/5
badgering
- noun the act of harassing someone
bedevilment; torment; worrying.
- verb annoy persistently
badger; beleaguer; pester; bug; tease.
- The children teased the boy because of his stammer
- noun the act of harassing someone
- badgered2/5
badger
- noun a native or resident of Wisconsin
Wisconsinite.
- noun sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
- noun a native or resident of Wisconsin
- dodges2/5
dodge
- noun an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
stratagem; contrivance.
- his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
- noun a quick evasive movement
- noun an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- misjudge2/5
misjudge
- verb judge incorrectly
- verb judge incorrectly
- budged2/5
budge
- noun United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
Don Budge; John Donald Budge.
- verb move very slightly
shift; stir; agitate.
- He shifted in his seat
- noun United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
- sledging2/5
sledge
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sleigh; sled.
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
sledgehammer; maul.
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- curmudgeon2/5
curmudgeon
- noun a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
- noun a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
- fridges2/5
fridge
- noun a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor
electric refrigerator.
- noun a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor
- hedger2/5
hedger
- noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
tergiversator; equivocator.
- noun someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
- noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
- begrudged2/5
begrudge
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
envy.
- verb wish ill or allow unwillingly
resent.
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
- fidgets2/5
fidget
- noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
fidgetiness; restlessness.
- he's got the fidgets
- waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
- verb move restlessly
- The child is always fidgeting in his seat
- noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
- fudging2/5
fudge
- noun soft creamy candy
- verb tamper, with the purpose of deception
wangle; fake; cook; misrepresent; falsify; manipulate.
- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
- noun soft creamy candy
- fudged2/5
fudge
- noun soft creamy candy
- verb tamper, with the purpose of deception
wangle; fake; cook; misrepresent; falsify; manipulate.
- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
- noun soft creamy candy
- begrudging2/5
begrudge
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
envy.
- verb wish ill or allow unwillingly
resent.
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
- dodger2/5
dodger
- noun a shifty deceptive person
fox; slyboots.
- noun small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)
corn dab; corn dodger.
- noun a shifty deceptive person
- grudges2/5
grudge
- noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
grievance; score.
- holding a grudge
- settling a score
- verb bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
stew.
- noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- partridges2/5
partridge
- noun flesh of either quail or grouse
- noun heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
tinamou.
- noun flesh of either quail or grouse
- dodgy2/5
dodgy
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
chanceful; chancy; dicey.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
- bridgetown2/5
bridgetown
- noun capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
capital of Barbados.
- noun capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
- hindgut2/5
hindgut
- noun the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos
- noun the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos
- grudged2/5
grudge
- noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
grievance; score.
- holding a grudge
- settling a score
- verb bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
stew.
- noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- edginess2/5
edginess
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
inquietude; uneasiness; disquietude.
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
- codger2/5
codger
- noun used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
old codger.
- noun used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
- unabridged2/5
unabridged
- noun a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary
unabridged dictionary.
- adjective (used of texts) not shortened
- an unabridged novel
- noun a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary
- dudgeon2/5
dudgeon
- noun a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')
high dudgeon.
- noun a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')
- gudgeon2/5
gudgeon
- noun small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
goby.
- noun small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers
Gobio gobio.
- noun small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
- midge2/5
midge
- noun minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
- noun minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
- lodgepole2/5
lodgepole
- noun shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
spruce pine; shore pine; Pinus contorta; lodgepole pine.
- noun shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
- midges2/5
midge
- noun minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
- noun minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
- landgrave2/5
landgrave
- noun a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
- noun a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
- nonjudgmental2/5
nonjudgmental
- adjective refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards
- sympathetic and nonjudgmental
- adjective refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards
- unbridgeable2/5
unbridgeable
- adjective not bridgeable
- a wide unbridgeable river
- unbridgeable generation gap
- adjective not bridgeable
- edgewise2/5
edgewise
- adverb with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
edgeways.
- he sawed the board edgeways
- held it edgewise
- adverb as if by an edge; barely
edgeways.
- I could not get a word in edgewise
- adverb with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
- bridgeman2/5
- bridgewater2/5
- rodger2/5
rodger
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- aldridge2/5
aldridge
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- cambridgeshire2/5
- breckenridge2/5
breckenridge
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- ridgeway2/5
ridgeway
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- bridgman2/5
bridgman
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- redgrave2/5
redgrave
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- judgemental2/5
judgemental
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- midgut2/5
midgut
(Anat.) The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large intestine.
- lethbridge2/5
- mudge2/5
mudge
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- begrudgingly2/5
begrudge
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
envy.
- verb wish ill or allow unwillingly
resent.
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
- rudge2/5
rudge
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- medgar2/5
medgar
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- pidgeon2/5
pigeon
- noun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
- noun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
- muggeridge2/5
muggeridge
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- knowledgeably2/5
knowledgeable
- adjective satellite highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
knowing; lettered; well-read; learned; well-educated.
- knowing instructors
- a knowledgeable critic
- a knowledgeable audience
- adjective satellite alert and fully informed
knowing.
- a knowing collector of rare books
- surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on
- adjective satellite highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
- misjudgment2/5
misjudgment
A wrong or unjust judgment.
- edgardo2/5
edgardo
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- bridgette2/5
bridgette
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- podge2/5
podge
A puddle; a plash. Skinner.
- gradgrind2/5
- forjudging2/5
forjudging
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- bridgett2/5
bridgett
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- unhedged2/5
- edgings1/5
edging
- noun border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
- verb advance slowly, as if by inches
inch; edge.
- He edged towards the car
- noun border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
- handgrip1/5
handgrip
- noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
grip; hold; handle.
- he grabbed the hammer by the handle
- it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
- noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- handgrips1/5
handgrip
- noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
grip; hold; handle.
- he grabbed the hammer by the handle
- it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
- noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- prejudging1/5
prejudge
- verb judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
- verb judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
- prejudged1/5
prejudge
- verb judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
- verb judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
- ridgelines1/5
ridgeline
- noun a long narrow range of hills
ridge.
- noun a long narrow range of hills
- adjudging1/5
adjudge
- verb declare to be
hold; declare.
- She was declared incompetent
- judge held that the defendant was innocent
- verb declare to be
- smidge1/5
smidge
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
smidgeon; scintilla; iota; smidgin; shred; whit; smidgen; tittle.
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- smidgeon1/5
smidgeon
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
smidge; scintilla; iota; smidgin; shred; whit; smidgen; tittle.
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- kludge1/5
kludge
- noun a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)
- noun a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)
- adjudges1/5
adjudge
- verb declare to be
hold; declare.
- She was declared incompetent
- judge held that the defendant was innocent
- verb declare to be
- prejudges1/5
prejudge
- verb judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
- verb judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
- floodgate1/5
floodgate
- noun something that restrains a flood or outpouring
- suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants
- noun regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
head gate; sluicegate; penstock; sluice valve; water gate.
- noun something that restrains a flood or outpouring
- lodgement1/5
lodgement
- noun bringing a charge or accusation against someone
lodgment.
- noun the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily
lodgment; lodging.
- the lodgment of the balloon in the tree
- noun bringing a charge or accusation against someone
- bludgeoning1/5
bludgeon
- noun a club used as a weapon
- verb overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
- The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas
- noun a club used as a weapon
- drudges1/5
drudge
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
hacker; hack.
- noun a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
galley slave; peon; navvy.
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
- fledge1/5
fledge
- verb feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
- verb decorate with feathers
flight.
- fledge an arrow
- verb feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
- ridging1/5
ridge
- noun a long narrow natural elevation or striation
- noun any long raised strip
- noun a long narrow natural elevation or striation
- dislodgement1/5
dislodgement
- noun forced removal from a position of advantage
dislodgment.
- noun forced removal from a position of advantage
- dislodgment1/5
dislodgment
- noun forced removal from a position of advantage
dislodgement.
- noun forced removal from a position of advantage
- abridgments1/5
abridgment
- noun a shortened version of a written work
capsule; condensation; abridgement.
- noun a shortened version of a written work
- dislodges1/5
dislodge
- verb remove or force out from a position
free.
- The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums
- He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
- verb change place or direction
reposition; shift.
- Shift one's position
- verb remove or force out from a position
- footbridges1/5
footbridge
- noun a bridge designed for pedestrians
pedestrian bridge; overcrossing.
- noun a bridge designed for pedestrians
- drawbridges1/5
drawbridge
- noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
lift bridge.
- noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
- bludgeons1/5
bludgeon
- noun a club used as a weapon
- verb overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
- The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas
- noun a club used as a weapon
- abridges1/5
abridge
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb lessen, diminish, or curtail
- the new law might abridge our freedom of expression
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- murrumbidgee1/5
murrumbidgee
- noun a river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the Murray River
Murrumbidgee River.
- noun a river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the Murray River
- drudging1/5
drudging
- adjective satellite doing arduous or unpleasant work
labouring; toiling; laboring.
- drudging peasants
- the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton
- toiling coal miners in the black deeps
- verb work hard
moil; travail; dig; grind; labour; drudge; toil; labor; fag.
- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
- adjective satellite doing arduous or unpleasant work
- abridgements1/5
abridgement
- noun a shortened version of a written work
capsule; condensation; abridgment.
- noun a shortened version of a written work
- pledger1/5
pledger
- noun someone who makes or gives a pledge
- noun someone who makes or gives a pledge
- prejudgments1/5
prejudgment
- noun a judgment reached before the evidence is available
prejudgement.
- noun a judgment reached before the evidence is available
- badged1/5
badge
- noun an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
- they checked everyone's badge before letting them in
- noun any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
- wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability
- noun an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
- sedgy1/5
sedgy
- adjective satellite covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)
- adjective satellite covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)
- bodge1/5
bodge
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; 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
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- cudgelled1/5
cudgel
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- verb strike with a cudgel
fustigate.
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- cudgelling1/5
cudgel
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- verb strike with a cudgel
fustigate.
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- badging1/5
badge
- noun an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
- they checked everyone's badge before letting them in
- noun any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
- wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability
- noun an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
- weighbridge1/5
weighbridge
- noun platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc
- noun platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc
- fledgeling1/5
fledgeling
- noun any new participant in some activity
newbie; neophyte; newcomer; entrant; freshman; fledgling; starter.
- noun young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
fledgling.
- noun any new participant in some activity
- drudged1/5
drudge
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
hacker; hack.
- noun a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
galley slave; peon; navvy.
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
- lodgments1/5
lodgment
- noun bringing a charge or accusation against someone
lodgement.
- noun the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily
lodgement; lodging.
- the lodgment of the balloon in the tree
- noun bringing a charge or accusation against someone
- dredgings1/5
dredge
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
- verb cover before cooking
- dredge the chicken in flour before frying it
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
- cudgeled1/5
cudgel
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- verb strike with a cudgel
fustigate.
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- cudgeling1/5
cudgel
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- verb strike with a cudgel
fustigate.
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- pledgers1/5
pledger
- noun someone who makes or gives a pledge
- noun someone who makes or gives a pledge
- headgears1/5
headgear
- noun clothing for the head
headdress.
- noun the hoist at the pithead of a mine
- noun clothing for the head
- prejudgement1/5
prejudgement
- noun a judgment reached before the evidence is available
prejudgment.
- noun a judgment reached before the evidence is available
- pledgees1/5
pledgee
- noun someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge
- noun someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge
- misjudging1/5
misjudge
- verb judge incorrectly
- verb judge incorrectly
- budging1/5
budge
- noun United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
Don Budge; John Donald Budge.
- verb move very slightly
shift; stir; agitate.
- He shifted in his seat
- noun United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
- hedgers1/5
hedger
- noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
tergiversator; equivocator.
- noun someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
- noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
- dredger1/5
dredger
- noun a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
- noun a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
- midgard1/5
midgard
(Scand. Myth.) The middle space or region between heaven and hell; the abode of human beings; the earth.
- trudges1/5
trudge
- noun a long difficult walk
- verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
footslog; tramp; plod; slog; pad.
- Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
- noun a long difficult walk
- smudgy1/5
smudgy
- adjective satellite smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination
- oil-smeared work clothes
- hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust"- Henry Roth
- ink-smudged fingers
- adjective satellite smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination
- ridgepole1/5
ridgepole
- noun a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
ridge; rooftree.
- noun a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
- sledgehammers1/5
sledgehammer
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
sledge; maul.
- verb beat with a sledgehammer
sledge.
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
- dredgers1/5
dredger
- noun a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
- noun a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
- edger1/5
edger
- noun a person who puts finishing edges on a garment
- noun garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard
- noun a person who puts finishing edges on a garment
- edgers1/5
edger
- noun a person who puts finishing edges on a garment
- noun garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard
- noun a person who puts finishing edges on a garment
- podgy1/5
podgy
- adjective satellite short and plump
dumpy; roly-poly; pudgy; tubby.
- adjective satellite short and plump
- edgier1/5
edgy
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; uptight; high-strung; jittery; restive; nervy; overstrung.
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
- cadge1/5
cadge
- verb ask for and get free; be a parasite
sponge; bum; grub; mooch.
- verb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
shnorr; schnorr; scrounge.
- he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends
- verb ask for and get free; be a parasite
- unfledged1/5
unfledged
- adjective (of birds) not yet having developed feathers
immature.
- a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill
- adjective satellite (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers
fledgeless; unvaned.
- shot an unfledged arrow
- adjective (of birds) not yet having developed feathers
- knowledgeability1/5
knowledgeability
- noun wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
initiation; knowledgeableness.
- his knowledgeability impressed me
- his dullness was due to lack of initiation
- noun wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
- bridgework1/5
bridgework
- noun a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
bridge.
- noun a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
- fudges1/5
fudge
- noun soft creamy candy
- verb tamper, with the purpose of deception
wangle; fake; cook; misrepresent; falsify; manipulate.
- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
- noun soft creamy candy
- misjudges1/5
misjudge
- verb judge incorrectly
- verb judge incorrectly
- endgames1/5
endgame
- noun the final stages of an extended process of negotiation
end game.
- the diplomatic endgame
- noun the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
end game.
- noun the final stages of an extended process of negotiation
- cadging1/5
cadge
- verb ask for and get free; be a parasite
sponge; bum; grub; mooch.
- verb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
shnorr; schnorr; scrounge.
- he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends
- verb ask for and get free; be a parasite
- wedgie1/5
wedgie
- noun a shoe with a wedge heel
- noun a shoe with a wedge heel
- metaknowledge1/5
metaknowledge
- noun knowledge about knowledge
- noun knowledge about knowledge
- cadged1/5
cadge
- verb ask for and get free; be a parasite
sponge; bum; grub; mooch.
- verb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
shnorr; schnorr; scrounge.
- he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends
- verb ask for and get free; be a parasite
- curmudgeons1/5
curmudgeon
- noun a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
- noun a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
- drudgeries1/5
drudgery
- noun hard monotonous routine work
donkeywork; plodding; grind.
- noun hard monotonous routine work
- sandglass1/5
sandglass
- noun timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
- noun timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
- woodgrain1/5
woodgrain
- noun texture produced by the fibers in wood
wood grain; woodiness.
- noun texture produced by the fibers in wood
- begrudges1/5
begrudge
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
envy.
- verb wish ill or allow unwillingly
resent.
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
- sledged1/5
sledge
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sleigh; sled.
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
sledgehammer; maul.
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- wedgies1/5
wedgie
- noun a shoe with a wedge heel
- noun a shoe with a wedge heel
- budges1/5
budge
- noun United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
Don Budge; John Donald Budge.
- verb move very slightly
shift; stir; agitate.
- He shifted in his seat
- noun United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
- splodge1/5
splodge
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splotch; blotch.
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
- dodgem1/5
dodgem
- noun a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
bumper car.
- noun a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
- bridgeable1/5
bridgeable
- adjective capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge
- adjective capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge
- splodges1/5
splodge
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splotch; blotch.
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
- dodgems1/5
dodgem
- noun a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
bumper car.
- noun a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
- straightedges1/5
straightedge
- noun hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
- noun hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
- curmudgeonly1/5
curmudgeonly
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
gruff; ill-humored; crusty; ill-humoured.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
- cordgrass1/5
cordgrass
- noun any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders
cord grass.
- noun any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders
- selvedge1/5
selvedge
- noun border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
selvage.
- noun the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
selvage.
- noun border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
- bydgoszcz1/5
bydgoszcz
- noun an industrial city and river port in northern Poland
Bromberg.
- noun an industrial city and river port in northern Poland
- codgers1/5
codger
- noun used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
old codger.
- noun used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
- unknowledgeable1/5
unknowledgeable
- adjective satellite unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
unwitting; ignorant; unknowing.
- he was completely ignorant of the circumstances
- an unknowledgeable assistant
- his rudeness was unwitting
- adjective satellite unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
- mudguard1/5
mudguard
- noun a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels
splash-guard; splash guard.
- noun a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels
- nutsedge1/5
nutsedge
- noun a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
nut sedge; nut grass; nutgrass; Cyperus rotundus.
- noun a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
- edgeless1/5
edgeless
- adjective satellite lacking a cutting edge
- adjective satellite lacking a cutting edge
- mudguards1/5
mudguard
- noun a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels
splash-guard; splash guard.
- noun a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels
- kedgeree1/5
kedgeree
- noun a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish
- noun a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish
- porridges1/5
porridge
- noun soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
- noun soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
- selvedges1/5
selvedge
- noun border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
selvage.
- noun the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
selvage.
- noun border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
- cadger1/5
cadger
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
scrounger; moocher; mooch.
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
- bloodguilt1/5
bloodguilt
- noun the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder
- noun the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder
- wedgwoods1/5
wedgwood
- noun English potter (1730-1795)
Josiah Wedgwood.
- noun a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background
- noun English potter (1730-1795)
- fidgetiness1/5
fidgetiness
- noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
restlessness; fidget.
- he's got the fidgets
- waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
- noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
- stodginess1/5
stodginess
- noun dull and pompous gravity
stuffiness.
- noun dull and pompous gravity
- stodge1/5
stodge
- noun heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food
- noun heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food
- partridgeberry1/5
partridgeberry
- noun creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
boxberry; Mitchella repens; twinberry.
- noun creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
- cadgers1/5
cadger
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
scrounger; moocher; mooch.
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
- coleridgean1/5
coleridgean
- adjective of or relating to Samuel Taylor Coleridge or his writings
Coleridgian.
- adjective of or relating to Samuel Taylor Coleridge or his writings
- gudgeons1/5
gudgeon
- noun small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
goby.
- noun small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers
Gobio gobio.
- noun small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
- edgars1/5
edgar
- noun the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
- noun the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
- budgie1/5
budgie
- noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
budgerygah; budgereegah; budgerigar; grass parakeet; lovebird; Melopsittacus undulatus; shell parakeet.
- noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
- budgerigars1/5
budgerigar
- noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
budgerygah; budgereegah; budgie; grass parakeet; lovebird; Melopsittacus undulatus; shell parakeet.
- noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
- pepperidge1/5
pepperidge
- noun columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
black gum; Nyssa sylvatica; sour gum.
- noun columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
- budgerigar1/5
budgerigar
- noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
budgerygah; budgereegah; budgie; grass parakeet; lovebird; Melopsittacus undulatus; shell parakeet.
- noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
- ungrudging1/5
ungrudging
- adjective satellite without envy or reluctance
- ungrudging admiration
- adjective satellite without envy or reluctance
- sandgrouse1/5
sandgrouse
- noun pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
sand grouse.
- noun pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
- budgies1/5
budgie
- noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
budgerygah; budgereegah; budgerigar; grass parakeet; lovebird; Melopsittacus undulatus; shell parakeet.
- noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
- landgraves1/5
landgrave
- noun a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
- noun a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
- lodgepoles1/5
lodgepole
- noun shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
spruce pine; shore pine; Pinus contorta; lodgepole pine.
- noun shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
- flybridge1/5
flybridge
- noun the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house
flying bridge; fly bridge; monkey bridge.
- noun the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house
- ungrudgingly1/5
ungrudgingly
- adverb in a generous and ungrudging manner
- he ungrudgingly agreed to pay for everybody's dinner when the guests found themselves without cash
- adverb in a generous and ungrudging manner
- widgeon1/5
widgeon
- noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
wigeon; Anas penelope.
- noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
- widgeons1/5
widgeon
- noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
wigeon; Anas penelope.
- noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
- edgeways1/5
edgeways
- adverb as if by an edge; barely
edgewise.
- I could not get a word in edgewise
- adverb with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
edgewise.
- he sawed the board edgeways
- held it edgewise
- adverb as if by an edge; barely
- unpledged1/5
unpledged
- adjective satellite not promised in marriage
unengaged; unpromised.
- continued seeing him but on an unengaged basis
- adjective satellite not promised in marriage
- misjudgments1/5
misjudgment
A wrong or unjust judgment.
- edgard1/5
edgard
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- misjudgement1/5
misjudgement
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- alledged1/5
allege
- verb report or maintain
aver; say.
- He alleged that he was the victim of a crime
- He said it was too late to intervene in the war
- The registrar says that I owe the school money
- verb report or maintain
- pledgor1/5
pledgor
(Law) One who pledges, or delivers anything in pledge; a pledger; -- opposed to pledgee .✍ This word analogically requires the e after g, but the spelling pledgor is perhaps commoner.
- kedge1/5
kedge
(Naut.) To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
- langridge1/5
langridge
See Langrage .Sometimes compounded with shot.
- pidginization1/5
- podgorica1/5
podgorica
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- dodgeball1/5
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- didgeridoo1/5
didgeridoo
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- priviledge1/5
priviledge
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- sedgemoor1/5
- pledgets1/5
- forjudges1/5
forjudges
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- judgmentally1/5
judgmental
- adjective depending on judgment
- a judgmental error
- I think that she is too judgmental to be a good therapist
- adjective depending on judgment
- unbridged1/5
unbridged
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- misjudgements1/5
misjudgements
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- lutwidge1/5
lutwidge
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- bridgeway1/5
- sludgy1/5
sludgy
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- judger1/5
judger
One who judges. Sir K. Digby.
- nonjudgmentally1/5
nonjudgmental
- adjective refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards
- sympathetic and nonjudgmental
- adjective refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards
- pledget1/5
pledget
A small plug. Prov. End.
- kimmeridge1/5
- ridgeback1/5
ridgeback
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- bodger1/5
- sludging1/5
sludge
- noun the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
- noun any thick, viscous matter
goo; gunk; guck; gook; slime; muck; ooze; goop.
- noun the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
- rodge1/5
rodge
(Zoöl.) The gadwall. Prov.Eng.
- frankpledge1/5
frankpledge
(O. Eng. Law) (a) A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, -- each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the public peace; a free surety .(b) The tithing itself . Bouvier.The servants of the crown were not, as now, bound in frankpledge for each other. Macaulay.
- edgily1/5
edgy
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; uptight; high-strung; jittery; restive; nervy; overstrung.
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
- ledged1/5
ledge
- noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
shelf.
- noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
- judgers1/5
judger
One who judges. Sir K. Digby.
- coatbridge1/5
- secondguess1/5
secondguess
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- knowledged1/5
knowledge
- noun the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
cognition; noesis.
- noun the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
- alledge1/5
allege
- verb report or maintain
aver; say.
- He alleged that he was the victim of a crime
- He said it was too late to intervene in the war
- The registrar says that I owe the school money
- verb report or maintain
- unbudgeted1/5
unbudgeted
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- budger1/5
budger
One who budges. Shak.
- headgate1/5
headgate
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- nonknowledge1/5
- patridge1/5
- ridgy1/5
ridgy
Having a ridge or ridges; rising in a ridge. "Lifted on a ridgy wave." Pope.
- lodginghouse1/5
- alledging1/5
alledge
See Obs.Allege .✍ This spelling, corresponding to abridge, was once the prevailing one.
- podger1/5
podger
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- idgah1/5
- nonjudgemental1/5
- fudgy1/5
- wadge1/5
wadge
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- ridgelet1/5
- bridgeless1/5
bridgeless
Having no bridge; not bridged.
- estridge1/5
estridge
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- landgravine1/5
landgravine
The wife of a landgrave.
- pidginized1/5
- arridge1/5
arridge
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- forjudge1/5
forjudge
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- budgeters1/5
budgeters
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- sodger1/5
- gadge1/5
gadge
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- fadge1/5
fadge
To fit; to suit; to agree. They shall be made, spite of antipathy, to fadge together. Milton.
Well, Sir, how fadges the new design ? Wycherley.
- fidge1/5
fidge
See R. Swift.Fidget .
- squidgy1/5
squidgy
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- headgates1/5
- rodgersia1/5
- gudge1/5
gudge
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- squidge1/5
- bridgebuilding1/5
- bludger1/5
bludger
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- bedgown1/5
- ridger1/5
ridger
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- knifeedge1/5
knifeedge
(Mech.) A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
- fussbudget1/5
fussbudget
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- repledge1/5
- kentledge1/5
kentledge
(Naut.) Pigs of iron used for ballast. Written also kintlidge .
- didgeridoos1/5
didgeridoos
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- preknowledge1/5
preknowledge
Prior knowledge.
- bludgers1/5
- wedgelike1/5
- waldgrave1/5
waldgrave
In the old German empire, the head forest keeper.
- wodge1/5
wodge
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