dl: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of dl
- ldl«Word Popularity Bar4/5
ldl
- noun a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
low-density lipoprotein; beta-lipoprotein.
- noun a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
- hdl3/5
hdl
- noun a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
high-density lipoprotein; alpha-lipoprotein.
- noun a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
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pdl
- noun a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons
poundal.
- noun a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons
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vldl
- noun large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL
very low density lipoprotein.
- noun large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL
- lendl1/5
lendl
- noun United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960)
Ivan Lendl.
- noun United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960)
- dirndl1/5
dirndl
- noun a full skirt with a gathered waistband
- noun a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt
- noun a full skirt with a gathered waistband
- bdl1/5
Suffixes of dl
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dle
- noun a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose
discoid lupus erythematosus.
- noun a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose
- dlr2/5
- dlitt1/5
Derived words of dl
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handle
- noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
grip; hold; handgrip.
- he grabbed the hammer by the handle
- it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
- verb be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
manage; deal; care.
- I can deal with this crew of workers
- This blender can't handle nuts
- She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
- noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
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handling
- noun manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
- noun the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
manipulation.
- noun manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
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handled
- adjective having a usually specified type of handle
- pearl-handled revolver
- verb be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
manage; handle; deal; care.
- I can deal with this crew of workers
- This blender can't handle nuts
- She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
- adjective having a usually specified type of handle
- middle5/5
middle
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; eye; center; centre.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
- noun an intermediate part or section
- A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- deadly5/5
deadly
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
deathly; mortal.
- a fatal accident
- a deadly enemy
- mortal combat
- a mortal illness
- adjective satellite of an instrument of certain death
lethal.
- deadly poisons
- lethal weapon
- a lethal injection
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
- friendly5/5
friendly
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- friendlies came to their rescue
- adjective characteristic of or befitting a friend
- friendly advice
- a friendly neighborhood
- the only friendly person here
- a friendly host and hostess
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- needle5/5
needle
- noun the leaf of a conifer
acerate leaf.
- noun a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
- noun the leaf of a conifer
- endless5/5
endless
- adjective satellite tiresomely long; seemingly without end
interminable; eternal.
- endless debates
- an endless conversation
- the wait seemed eternal
- eternal quarreling
- an interminable sermon
- adjective satellite infinitely great in number
- endless waves
- adjective satellite tiresomely long; seemingly without end
- wildlife5/5
wildlife
- noun all living things (except people) that are undomesticated
- chemicals could kill all the wildlife
- noun all living things (except people) that are undomesticated
- hardly5/5
hardly
- adverb only a very short time before
scarce; scarcely; barely; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adverb almost not
scarcely.
- he hardly ever goes fishing
- he was hardly more than sixteen years old
- they scarcely ever used the emergency generator
- adverb only a very short time before
- rapidly5/5
rapidly
- adverb with rapid movements
chop-chop; speedily; apace; quickly.
- he works quickly
- adverb with rapid movements
- repeatedly5/5
repeatedly
- adverb several time
- it must be washed repeatedly
- adverb several time
- badly5/5
badly
- adverb to a severe or serious degree
gravely; seriously; severely.
- fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
- badly injured
- a severely impaired heart
- is gravely ill
- was seriously ill
- adverb (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
ill; poorly.
- he was ill prepared
- it ill befits a man to betray old friends
- the car runs badly
- he performed badly on the exam
- the team played poorly
- ill-fitting clothes
- an ill-conceived plan
- adverb to a severe or serious degree
- saddle5/5
saddle
- noun a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
- noun a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
saddleback.
- noun a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
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idle
- noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- the car engine was running at idle
- verb run disconnected or idle
tick over.
- the engine is idling
- noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- broadly5/5
broadly
- adverb without regard to specific details or exceptions
generally; broadly speaking; loosely.
- he interprets the law broadly
- adverb in a wide fashion
- he smiled broadly
- adverb without regard to specific details or exceptions
- regardless5/5
regardless
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
careless.
- careless of the consequences
- crushing the blooms with regardless tread
- adverb in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
irrespective; disregarding; no matter; disregardless.
- he carried on regardless of the difficulties
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
- kindly5/5
kindly
- adjective satellite showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
sympathetic; benevolent; large-hearted; charitable; good-hearted; openhearted.
- was charitable in his opinions of others
- kindly criticism
- a kindly act
- sympathetic words
- a large-hearted mentor
- adjective satellite pleasant and agreeable
- a kindly climate
- kindly breeze
- adjective satellite showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
- undoubtedly5/5
undoubtedly
- adverb without doubt; certainly
doubtless; doubtlessly.
- it's undoubtedly very beautiful
- adverb without doubt; certainly
- secondly5/5
secondly
- adverb in the second place
second.
- second, we must consider the economy
- adverb in the second place
- supposedly5/5
supposedly
- adverb believed or reputed to be the case
purportedly.
- adverb believed or reputed to be the case
- handles4/5
handle
- noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
grip; hold; handgrip.
- he grabbed the hammer by the handle
- it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
- verb be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
manage; deal; care.
- I can deal with this crew of workers
- This blender can't handle nuts
- She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
- noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- bundle4/5
bundle
- noun a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
parcel; packet; package.
- noun a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
sheaf.
- noun a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
- candle4/5
candle
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
wax light; taper.
- noun the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
candela; standard candle; cd.
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
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candle
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
wax light; taper.
- noun the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
candela; standard candle; cd.
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- deadline4/5
deadline
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- bundles4/5
bundle
- noun a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
parcel; packet; package.
- noun a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
sheaf.
- noun a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
- deadlines4/5
deadline
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- needles4/5
needle
- noun the leaf of a conifer
acerate leaf.
- noun a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
- noun the leaf of a conifer
- needless4/5
needless
- adjective satellite unnecessary and unwarranted
uncalled-for; gratuitous.
- a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life
- noun the leaf of a conifer
acerate leaf; needle.
- adjective satellite unnecessary and unwarranted
- woodland4/5
woodland
- noun land that is covered with trees and shrubs
timberland; forest; timber.
- noun land that is covered with trees and shrubs
- cradle4/5
cradle
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
provenance; birthplace; provenience; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
- headline4/5
headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
newspaper headline.
- verb publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
- headlines4/5
headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
newspaper headline.
- verb publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
- riddle4/5
riddle
- noun a difficult problem
conundrum; enigma; brain-teaser.
- noun a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
- noun a difficult problem
- spindle4/5
spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- bradley4/5
bradley
- noun United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
Thomas Bradley; Tom Bradley.
- noun United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
Omar Nelson Bradley; Omar Bradley.
- noun United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
- handler4/5
handler
- noun one who trains or exhibits animals
animal trainer.
- noun an agent who handles something or someone
- the senator's campaign handlers
- noun one who trains or exhibits animals
- oddly4/5
oddly
- adverb in a manner differing from the usual or expected
curiously; peculiarly.
- had a curiously husky voice
- he's behaving rather peculiarly
- adverb in a strange manner
queerly; strangely; funnily.
- a queerly inscribed sheet of paper
- adverb in a manner differing from the usual or expected
- endlessly4/5
endlessly
- adverb continuing forever without end
infinitely.
- there are infinitely many possibilities
- adverb with unflagging resolve
incessantly; ceaselessly; unceasingly; continuously; unendingly.
- dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste
- adverb continuing forever without end
- huddled4/5
huddled
- adjective satellite crowded or massed together
- give me...your huddled masses
- the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind
- verb crowd or draw together
huddle; huddle together.
- let's huddle together--it's cold!
- adjective satellite crowded or massed together
- godly4/5
godly
- adjective satellite showing great reverence for god
reverent; worshipful.
- a godly man
- leading a godly life
- adjective satellite emanating from God
divine.
- divine judgment
- divine guidance
- everything is black or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Review
- adjective satellite showing great reverence for god
- paddle4/5
paddle
- noun small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- noun a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- noun small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- newfoundland4/5
newfoundland
An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.
- midline4/5
midline
- noun the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
midplane.
- noun the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
- profoundly4/5
profoundly
- adverb to a great depth psychologically
deeply.
- They felt the loss deeply
- adverb to a great depth psychologically
- worldly4/5
worldly
- adjective characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
secular; temporal.
- worldly goods and advancement
- temporal possessions of the church
- adjective satellite very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world
blase.
- the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'
- the benefits of his worldly wisdom
- adjective characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
- vividly4/5
vividly
- adverb in a vivid manner
- he described his adventures vividly
- adverb in a vivid manner
- chandler4/5
chandler
- noun a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
- noun United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
Raymond Thornton Chandler; Raymond Chandler.
- noun a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
- hurriedly4/5
hurriedly
- adverb in a hurried or hasty manner
in haste; hastily.
- the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful
- hastily, he scanned the headlines
- sold in haste and at a sacrifice
- adverb in a hurried or hasty manner
- toddler4/5
toddler
- noun a young child
bambino; yearling; tot.
- noun a young child
- boundless4/5
boundless
- adjective satellite seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
unbounded; limitless.
- unbounded enthusiasm
- children with boundless energy
- a limitless supply of money
- adjective satellite seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
- toddlers4/5
toddler
- noun a young child
bambino; yearling; tot.
- noun a young child
- landlord4/5
landlord
- noun a landowner who leases to others
- noun a landowner who leases to others
- sadly4/5
sadly
- adverb in an unfortunate way
unhappily.
- sadly he died before he could see his grandchild
- adverb with sadness; in a sad manner
- `She died last night,' he said sadly
- adverb in an unfortunate way
- loudly4/5
loudly
- adverb with relatively high volume
aloud; loud.
- the band played loudly
- she spoke loudly and angrily
- he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him
- cried aloud for help
- adverb in manner that attracts attention
clamorously; obstreperously.
- obstreperously, he demanded to get service
- adverb with relatively high volume
- proudly4/5
proudly
- adverb with pride; in a proud manner
- he walked proudly into town
- adverb with pride; in a proud manner
- decidedly4/5
decidedly
- adverb without question and beyond doubt
emphatically; in spades; unquestionably; by all odds; definitely.
- it was decidedly too expensive
- she told him off in spades
- by all odds they should win
- adverb without question and beyond doubt
- boldly4/5
boldly
- adverb with boldness, in a bold manner
- we must tackle these tasks boldly
- adverb with boldness, in a bold manner
- landlords4/5
landlord
- noun a landowner who leases to others
- noun a landowner who leases to others
- mildly4/5
mildly
- adverb to a moderate degree
- he was mildly interested
- adverb in a gentle manner
gently.
- he talked gently to the injured animal
- adverb to a moderate degree
- seedlings4/5
seedling
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- middleton4/5
middleton
- noun English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
Thomas Middleton.
- noun English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
- inwardly4/5
inwardly
- adverb with respect to private feelings
inside.
- inwardly, she was raging
- adverb with respect to private feelings
- coldly4/5
coldly
- adverb in a cold unemotional manner
in cold blood.
- he killed her in cold blood
- adverb in a cold unemotional manner
- markedly4/5
markedly
- adverb in a clearly noticeable manner
- sales of luxury cars dropped markedly
- adverb in a clearly noticeable manner
- wildly4/5
wildly
- adverb to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
- the storyline is wildly unrealistic
- adverb in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner
- He gesticulated wildly
- adverb to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
- unexpectedly4/5
unexpectedly
- adverb in a way that was not expected
out of the blue.
- her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue
- adverb without advance planning
circumstantially; by chance; accidentally.
- they met accidentally
- adverb in a way that was not expected
- gladly4/5
gladly
- adverb in a willing manner
fain; lief.
- this was gladly agreed to
- I would fain do it
- adverb in a willing manner
- reportedly4/5
reportedly
- adverb according to reports or other information
- she was reportedly his mistress for many years
- adverb according to reports or other information
- rigidly4/5
rigidly
- adverb in a rigid manner
stiffly; bolt.
- the body was rigidly erect
- he sat bolt upright
- adverb in a rigid manner
- excitedly4/5
excitedly
- adverb with excitement; in an excited manner
- she shook his hand excitedly
- adverb with excitement; in an excited manner
- blindly4/5
blindly
- adverb without seeing or looking
- he felt around his desk blindly
- adverb without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis
- they bought the car blindly
- he picked a wife blindly
- adverb without seeing or looking
- assuredly4/5
assuredly
- adverb without a doubt
- the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone
- adverb without a doubt
- allegedly4/5
allegedly
- adverb according to what has been alleged
- he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife
- adverb according to what has been alleged
- admittedly4/5
admittedly
- adverb as acknowledged
true; confessedly; avowedly.
- true, she is the smartest in her class
- adverb as acknowledged
- thirdly4/5
thirdly
- adverb in the third place
third.
- third we must consider unemployment
- adverb in the third place
- adler4/5
adler
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- dudley4/5
dudley
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bundled3/5
bundle
- noun a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
parcel; packet; package.
- noun a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
sheaf.
- noun a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
- solidly3/5
solidly
- adverb as an undiversified whole
- the unions voted solidly for Roosevelt
- adverb with strength and soundness
- a solidly built house
- adverb as an undiversified whole
- ladle3/5
ladle
- noun a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- verb put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
- ladle soup into the bowl
- noun a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- bundling3/5
bundling
- noun a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
- noun the act of binding something into a bundle
- noun a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
- fiddle3/5
fiddle
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
violin.
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; shirk.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
- woodlands3/5
woodland
- noun land that is covered with trees and shrubs
timberland; forest; timber.
- noun land that is covered with trees and shrubs
- childlike3/5
childlike
- adjective satellite befitting a young child
childly.
- childlike charm
- adjective satellite exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
simple; wide-eyed; dewy-eyed; round-eyed.
- childlike trust
- dewy-eyed innocence
- listened in round-eyed wonder
- adjective satellite befitting a young child
- hurdles3/5
hurdles
- noun a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
hurdle race; hurdling.
- noun a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
hurdle.
- noun a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
- puddle3/5
puddle
- noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- noun a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
pool.
- there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
- the body lay in a pool of blood
- noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- riddles3/5
riddle
- noun a difficult problem
conundrum; enigma; brain-teaser.
- noun a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
- noun a difficult problem
- riddled3/5
riddled
- adjective satellite (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes
- a sweater riddled with moth holes
- cliffs riddled with caves
- the bullet-riddled target
- verb pierce with many holes
riddle.
- The bullets riddled his body
- adjective satellite (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes
- cradled3/5
cradle
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
provenance; birthplace; provenience; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
- puddles3/5
puddle
- noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- noun a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
pool.
- there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
- the body lay in a pool of blood
- noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- middling3/5
middling
- noun any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
- verb put in the middle
middle.
- noun any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
- cloudless3/5
cloudless
- adjective satellite free from clouds
unclouded.
- under a cloudless sky
- adjective satellite free from clouds
- fiddling3/5
fiddling
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; piffling; niggling; trivial; piddling; picayune; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; shirk; fiddle.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
- spindles3/5
spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- needlework3/5
needlework
- noun a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
needlecraft.
- noun work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle
needlecraft.
- noun a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
- cradling3/5
cradle
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
provenance; birthplace; provenience; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
- panhandle3/5
panhandle
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia
- noun the handle of a pan
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- handlers3/5
handler
- noun one who trains or exhibits animals
animal trainer.
- noun an agent who handles something or someone
- the senator's campaign handlers
- noun one who trains or exhibits animals
- cowardly3/5
cowardly
- adjective lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
fearful.
- cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
- adjective lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
- idleness3/5
idleness
- noun having no employment
idling; loafing.
- noun the quality of lacking substance or value
groundlessness.
- the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized
- noun having no employment
- headlong3/5
headlong
- adjective satellite excessively quick
hasty.
- made a hasty exit
- a headlong rush to sell
- adjective satellite with the head foremost
headfirst.
- a headfirst plunge down the stairs
- a headlong dive into the pool
- adjective satellite excessively quick
- bridle3/5
bridle
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
curb; check.
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- girdle3/5
girdle
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
cincture; waistband; sash; waistcloth.
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- unfriendly3/5
unfriendly
- adjective not easy to understand or use
- user-unfriendly
- adjective not disposed to friendship or friendliness
- an unfriendly coldness of manner
- an unfriendly action to take
- adjective not easy to understand or use
- kindled3/5
kindled
- adjective satellite set afire
ignited; enkindled.
- the ignited paper
- a kindled fire
- verb catch fire
kindle; inflame.
- The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
- adjective satellite set afire
- hurdle3/5
hurdle
- noun a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
- noun an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
- the last hurdle before graduation
- noun a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
- saddled3/5
saddled
- adjective having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
- saddled and spurred and ready to ride
- verb put a saddle on
saddle.
- saddle the horses
- adjective having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
- saddles3/5
saddle
- noun a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
- noun a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
saddleback.
- noun a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
- unbridled3/5
unbridled
- adjective satellite not restrained or controlled
ungoverned; uncurbed; unchecked.
- unbridled rage
- an unchecked temper
- ungoverned rage
- verb remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)
unbridle.
- adjective satellite not restrained or controlled
- kindling3/5
kindling
- noun material for starting a fire
punk; touchwood; tinder; spunk.
- noun the act of setting something on fire
firing; lighting; ignition; inflammation.
- noun material for starting a fire
- candlelight3/5
candlelight
- noun the light provided by a burning candle
candle flame.
- noun the light provided by a burning candle
- wedlock3/5
wedlock
- noun the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
union; spousal relationship; matrimony; marriage.
- a long and happy marriage
- God bless this union
- noun the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
- paddling3/5
paddle
- noun small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- noun a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- noun small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- medley3/5
medley
- noun a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
pastiche; potpourri.
- noun a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
- huddle3/5
huddle
- noun (informal) a quick private conference
powwow.
- noun a disorganized and densely packed crowd
- a huddle of frightened women
- noun (informal) a quick private conference
- paddles3/5
paddle
- noun small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- noun a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- noun small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- kindle3/5
kindle
- verb catch fire
inflame.
- The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
- verb cause to start burning
inflame; enkindle; conflagrate.
- The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
- verb catch fire
- muddle3/5
muddle
- noun a confused multitude of things
welter; smother; clutter; mare's nest; fuddle; jumble.
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun a confused multitude of things
- paddled3/5
paddle
- noun small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- noun a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- noun small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- fiddler3/5
fiddler
- noun a musician who plays the violin
violinist.
- noun someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
twiddler.
- noun a musician who plays the violin
- headland3/5
headland
- noun a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
head; foreland; promontory.
- noun a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
- headless3/5
headless
- adjective not having a head or formed without a head
- the headless horseman
- brads are headless nails
- adjective satellite not using intelligence
brainless.
- adjective not having a head or formed without a head
- idling3/5
idling
- noun having no employment
idleness; loafing.
- verb run disconnected or idle
idle; tick over.
- the engine is idling
- noun having no employment
- worldliness3/5
worldliness
- noun the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
mundaneness; mundanity; sophistication.
- noun concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs
- he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him
- noun the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
- headlights3/5
headlight
- noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
headlamp.
- noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
- noodles3/5
noodle
- noun a ribbonlike strip of pasta
- noun informal terms for a human head
attic; dome; bean; noggin; bonce.
- noun a ribbonlike strip of pasta
- friendliness3/5
friendliness
- noun a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
- noun a friendly disposition
- noun a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
- soundly3/5
soundly
- adverb deeply or completely
- slept soundly through the storm
- the baby is sleeping soundly
- adverb completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
thoroughly; good.
- he was soundly defeated
- we beat him good
- adverb deeply or completely
- midland3/5
midland
- noun the interior part of a country
- noun a town in west central Texas
- noun the interior part of a country
- childless3/5
childless
- adjective satellite without offspring
- in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen
- adjective satellite without offspring
- madly3/5
madly
- adverb in an uncontrolled manner
frantically.
- she fought back madly
- adverb in an insane manner
insanely; crazily; dementedly.
- she behaved insanely
- he behaves crazily when he is off his medication
- the witch cackled madly
- screaming dementedly
- adverb in an uncontrolled manner
- midlands3/5
midland
- noun a town in west central Texas
- noun the interior part of a country
- noun a town in west central Texas
- mindless3/5
mindless
- adjective satellite lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
- the shrieking of the mindless wind
- adjective satellite requiring little mental effort
- mindless tasks
- adjective satellite lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
- dwindling3/5
dwindling
- noun a becoming gradually less
dwindling away.
- there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family
- verb become smaller or lose substance
dwindle; dwindle away; dwindle down.
- Her savings dwindled down
- noun a becoming gradually less
- dwindled3/5
dwindle
- verb become smaller or lose substance
dwindle away; dwindle down.
- Her savings dwindled down
- verb become smaller or lose substance
- goodly3/5
goodly
- adjective satellite large in amount or extent or degree
sizeable; respectable; healthy; hefty; tidy; sizable; goodish.
- it cost a considerable amount
- a goodly amount
- received a hefty bonus
- a respectable sum
- a tidy sum of money
- a sizable fortune
- adjective satellite large in amount or extent or degree
- ungodly3/5
ungodly
- adjective satellite characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
sinful; iniquitous.
- iniquitous deeds
- he said it was sinful to wear lipstick
- ungodly acts
- adjective satellite characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
- meddling3/5
meddling
- noun the act of altering something secretly or improperly
tampering.
- verb intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
tamper; meddle.
- Don't meddle in my affairs!
- noun the act of altering something secretly or improperly
- muddled3/5
muddled
- adjective satellite confused and vague; used especially of thinking
wooly; muzzy; addled; woolly; befuddled; woolly-headed; wooly-minded.
- muddleheaded ideas
- your addled little brain
- woolly thinking
- woolly-headed ideas
- verb make into a puddle
puddle; muddle.
- puddled mire
- adjective satellite confused and vague; used especially of thinking
- godliness3/5
godliness
- noun piety by virtue of being a godly person
- noun piety by virtue of being a godly person
- middlemen3/5
middleman
- noun someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
wholesaler; jobber.
- noun the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
interlocutor.
- noun someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
- bloodless3/5
bloodless
- adjective satellite destitute of blood or apparently so
exsanguinous; exsanguine.
- the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden
- adjective free from blood or bloodshed
- bloodless surgery
- a bloodless coup
- adjective satellite destitute of blood or apparently so
- meddle3/5
meddle
- verb intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
tamper.
- Don't meddle in my affairs!
- verb intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
- straddling3/5
straddle
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- noun a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- heedless3/5
heedless
- adjective marked by or paying little heed or attention; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt
unheeding.
- We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals
- heedless of danger
- heedless of the child's crying
- adjective satellite characterized by careless unconcern
reckless.
- the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton
- reckless squandering of public funds
- adjective marked by or paying little heed or attention; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt
- straddle3/5
straddle
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- noun a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- godlike3/5
godlike
- adjective satellite appropriate to or befitting a god
divine.
- the divine strength of Achilles
- a man of godlike sagacity
- man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref
- adjective satellite being or having the nature of a god; 'tis God-like to create"-J.G.Saxe
divine.
- the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-J.G.Frazier
- the divine will
- the divine capacity for love
- 'Tis wise to learn
- adjective satellite appropriate to or befitting a god
- candlestick3/5
candlestick
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
candle holder.
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
- noodle3/5
noodle
- noun a ribbonlike strip of pasta
- noun informal terms for a human head
attic; dome; bean; noggin; bonce.
- noun a ribbonlike strip of pasta
- shrewdly3/5
shrewdly
- adverb in a shrewd manner
sagaciously; sapiently; astutely; acutely.
- he invested his fortune astutely
- he was acutely insightful
- adverb in a shrewd manner
- fiedler3/5
fiedler
- noun popular United States conductor (1894-1979)
Arthur Fiedler.
- noun popular United States conductor (1894-1979)
- roundly3/5
roundly
- adverb in a round manner
- she was roundly slim
- adverb in a blunt direct manner
brusquely; bluffly; bluntly; flat out.
- he spoke bluntly
- he stated his opinion flat-out
- he was criticized roundly
- adverb in a round manner
- wordless3/5
wordless
- adjective satellite expressed without speech
unspoken; tongueless; mute.
- a mute appeal
- a silent curse
- best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson
- the words stopped at her lips unsounded
- unspoken grief
- choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe
- adjective satellite expressed without speech
- haphazardly3/5
haphazardly
- adverb in a random manner
arbitrarily; willy-nilly; indiscriminately; every which way; randomly; at random.
- the houses were randomly scattered
- bullets were fired into the crowd at random
- adverb without care; in a slapdash manner
haphazard.
- the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard
- adverb in a random manner
- middleman3/5
middleman
- noun someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
wholesaler; jobber.
- noun the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
interlocutor.
- noun someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
- candlesticks3/5
candlestick
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
candle holder.
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
- straddled3/5
straddle
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- noun a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- cordless3/5
cordless
- adjective not having a cord
- cordless telephone
- adjective not having a cord
- peddler3/5
peddler
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
pitchman; hawker; packman; pedlar.
- noun an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
drug peddler; drug dealer; drug trafficker; pusher.
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
- peddling3/5
peddling
- noun the act of selling goods for a living
vending; hawking; vendition.
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
monger; vend; pitch; peddle; hawk; huckster.
- noun the act of selling goods for a living
- determinedly3/5
determinedly
- adverb with determination; in a determined manner
unfalteringly; unshakably.
- he clung to the past determinedly
- adverb with ambition; in an ambitious and energetic manner
ambitiously.
- she pursued her goals ambitiously
- adverb with determination; in a determined manner
- peddlers3/5
peddler
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
pitchman; hawker; packman; pedlar.
- noun an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
drug peddler; drug dealer; drug trafficker; pusher.
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
- padlock3/5
padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- verb fasten with a padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- bedlam3/5
bedlam
- noun a state of extreme confusion and disorder
topsy-turvydom; topsy-turvyness; chaos; pandemonium.
- noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum
crazy house; cuckoo's nest; snake pit; loony bin; booby hatch; madhouse; nuthouse; funny farm; sanatorium; nut house; funny house.
- noun a state of extreme confusion and disorder
- doodle3/5
doodle
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; scribble.
- verb make a doodle; draw aimlessly
- noun an aimless drawing
- outwardly3/5
outwardly
- adverb with respect to the outside
externally.
- outwardly, the figure is smooth
- adverb in outward appearance
- outwardly, she appeared composed
- adverb with respect to the outside
- fondly3/5
fondly
- adverb with fondness; with love
lovingly.
- she spoke to her children fondly
- adverb with fondness; with love
- deadlock3/5
deadlock
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; impasse; standstill; stalemate.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- seedling3/5
seedling
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- timidly3/5
timidly
- adverb in a shy or timid or bashful manner
shyly; bashfully.
- he smiled shyly
- adverb in a shy or timid or bashful manner
- splendidly3/5
splendidly
- adverb extremely well
excellently; famously; magnificently.
- he did splendidly in the exam
- we got along famously
- adverb in an impressively beautiful manner
gorgeously; resplendently; magnificently.
- the Princess was gorgeously dressed
- adverb extremely well
- godless3/5
godless
- adjective satellite not revering god
irreverent.
- adjective satellite not revering god
- contentedly3/5
contentedly
- adverb with equanimity
- `I bought it,' she said contentedly
- adverb with equanimity
- stupidly3/5
stupidly
- adverb in a stupid manner
doltishly.
- he had stupidly bought a one way ticket
- adverb in a stupid manner
- groundless3/5
groundless
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
baseless; unwarranted; idle; wild; unfounded.
- baseless gossip
- the allegations proved groundless
- idle fears
- unfounded suspicions
- unwarranted jealousy
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
- poodle3/5
poodle
- noun an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
poodle dog.
- noun an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
- otherworldly3/5
otherworldly
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
nonnatural; preternatural; transcendental.
- find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
- doggedly3/5
doggedly
- adverb with obstinate determination
tenaciously.
- he pursued her doggedly
- adverb with obstinate determination
- grandly3/5
grandly
- adverb in a grand manner
- the mansion seemed grandly large by today's standards
- adverb in a grand manner
- wickedly3/5
wickedly
- adverb in a wicked evil manner
evilly.
- act wickedly
- grin evilly
- adverb in a wicked evil manner
- lordly3/5
lordly
- adjective satellite of or befitting a lord
august; grand.
- heir to a lordly fortune
- of august lineage
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; swaggering; prideful; imperious; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- adjective satellite of or befitting a lord
- awkwardly3/5
awkwardly
- adverb in an awkward manner
- he bent awkwardly
- adverb in an awkward manner
- idly3/5
idly
- adverb in an idle manner
lazily.
- this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people
- adverb in an idle manner
- landlady3/5
landlady
- noun a landlord who is a woman
- noun a landlord who is a woman
- wholeheartedly3/5
wholeheartedly
- adverb without reserve; without reservation
- he adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized
- adverb without reserve; without reservation
- candidly3/5
candidly
- adverb (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
honestly; frankly.
- honestly, I don't believe it
- candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience
- frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn
- adverb (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
- absurdly3/5
absurdly
- adverb in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree
- an absurdly rich young woman
- adverb in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree
- needlessly3/5
needlessly
- adverb without need
- it would needlessly bring badness into the world
- adverb without need
- validly3/5
validly
- adverb with validity; in a valid manner
- this may not validly be done
- adverb with validity; in a valid manner
- pointedly3/5
pointedly
- adverb in such a manner as to make something clearly evident
- he pointedly ignored the question
- adverb in such a manner as to make something clearly evident
- belatedly3/5
belatedly
- adverb later than usual or than expected
late; tardily.
- the train arrived late
- we awoke late
- the children came late to school
- notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline
- I belatedly wished her a happy birthday
- adverb later than usual or than expected
- straightforwardly3/5
straightforwardly
- adverb with firmness and conviction; without compromise
squarely; foursquare.
- he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers
- dealt straightforwardly with all issues
- adverb with firmness and conviction; without compromise
- avidly3/5
avidly
- adverb in an avid manner
- whatever the flavor or color of your local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for local information
- adverb in an avid manner
- ridley3/5
ridley
- noun a marine turtle
- noun a marine turtle
- landless3/5
landless
- adjective owning no land
- the landless peasantry
- adjective owning no land
- purportedly3/5
purportedly
- adverb believed or reputed to be the case
supposedly.
- adverb believed or reputed to be the case
- reputedly3/5
reputedly
- adverb by repute; according to general belief
- fish with reputedly poisonous flesh
- adverb by repute; according to general belief
- middlesex3/5
- midlife3/5
midlife
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- schindler3/5
schindler
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- biddle3/5
biddle
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- ludlow3/5
ludlow
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bodleian3/5
bodleian
Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century.
- handedly3/5
handed
- adjective having or involving the use of hands
- a handed, tree-living animal
- a four-handed card game
- verb place into the hands or custody of
give; turn over; reach; hand; pass; pass on.
- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
- adjective having or involving the use of hands
- middleclass3/5
- deadliest2/5
deadly
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
deathly; mortal.
- a fatal accident
- a deadly enemy
- mortal combat
- a mortal illness
- adjective satellite of an instrument of certain death
lethal.
- deadly poisons
- lethal weapon
- a lethal injection
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
- middles2/5
middle
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; eye; center; centre.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
- noun an intermediate part or section
- A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- ladles2/5
ladle
- noun a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- verb put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
- ladle soup into the bowl
- noun a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- manhandled2/5
manhandle
- verb handle roughly
- I was manhandled by the police
- verb handle roughly
- ladled2/5
ladle
- noun a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- verb put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
- ladle soup into the bowl
- noun a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- deadlier2/5
deadly
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
deathly; mortal.
- a fatal accident
- a deadly enemy
- mortal combat
- a mortal illness
- adjective satellite of an instrument of certain death
lethal.
- deadly poisons
- lethal weapon
- a lethal injection
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
- unsaddled2/5
unsaddled
- adjective with no saddle
- verb remove the saddle from
unsaddle; offsaddle.
- They unsaddled their mounts
- adjective with no saddle
- beadle2/5
beadle
- noun a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
- noun United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)
George Beadle; George Wells Beadle.
- noun a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
- fiddled2/5
fiddle
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
violin.
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; shirk.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
- cradles2/5
cradle
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
provenance; birthplace; provenience; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
- headlined2/5
headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
newspaper headline.
- verb publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
- badlands2/5
badlands
- noun deeply eroded barren land
- noun an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
Bad Lands.
- noun deeply eroded barren land
- befuddled2/5
befuddled
- adjective satellite stupefied by alcoholic drink
befogged.
- the wino's poor befuddled mind
- a mind befogged with drink
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; befuddle; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- adjective satellite stupefied by alcoholic drink
- fiddles2/5
fiddle
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
violin.
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; shirk.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
- curdling2/5
curdling
- noun the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
clotting; coagulation.
- verb turn into curds
clot; curdle; clabber.
- curdled milk
- noun the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
- coddled2/5
coddle
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cosset; cocker; mollycoddle; spoil; indulge; baby.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- verb cook in nearly boiling water
- coddle eggs
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
- middlebrow2/5
middlebrow
- noun someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow
- noun someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow
- coddling2/5
coddle
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cosset; cocker; mollycoddle; spoil; indulge; baby.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- verb cook in nearly boiling water
- coddle eggs
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
- diddle2/5
diddle
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- verb manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
toy; fiddle; play.
- She played nervously with her wedding ring
- Don't fiddle with the screws
- He played with the idea of running for the Senate
- verb deprive of by deceit
- puddling2/5
puddle
- noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- noun a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
pool.
- there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
- the body lay in a pool of blood
- noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- riddling2/5
riddle
- noun a difficult problem
conundrum; enigma; brain-teaser.
- noun a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
- noun a difficult problem
- puddled2/5
puddle
- noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- noun a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
pool.
- there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
- the body lay in a pool of blood
- noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- threadlike2/5
threadlike
- adjective satellite thin in diameter; resembling a thread
filiform; thready; filamentous; filamentlike.
- adjective satellite thin in diameter; resembling a thread
- twiddling2/5
twiddle
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- coddle2/5
coddle
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cosset; cocker; mollycoddle; spoil; indulge; baby.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- verb cook in nearly boiling water
- coddle eggs
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
- oodles2/5
oodles
- noun a large number or amount
heaps; rafts; wads; piles; lots; scads; slews; tons; gobs; scores; loads; dozens; stacks; lashings.
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers
- noun a large number or amount
- twiddle2/5
twiddle
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- idler2/5
idler
- noun person who does no work
layabout; loafer; bum; do-nothing.
- a lazy bum
- adjective not in action or at work
idle.
- an idle laborer
- idle drifters
- the idle rich
- an idle mind
- noun person who does no work
- cuddle2/5
cuddle
- noun a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
nestle; snuggle.
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nuzzle; nest; nestle; draw close; snuggle.
- We cuddled against each other to keep warm
- The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
- noun a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
- cuddled2/5
cuddle
- noun a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
nestle; snuggle.
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nuzzle; nest; nestle; draw close; snuggle.
- We cuddled against each other to keep warm
- The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
- noun a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
- friendlier2/5
friendly
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- friendlies came to their rescue
- adjective characteristic of or befitting a friend
- friendly advice
- a friendly neighborhood
- the only friendly person here
- a friendly host and hostess
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- fondling2/5
fondling
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing.
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
fondle; caress.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- headlands2/5
headland
- noun a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
head; foreland; promontory.
- noun a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
- placidly2/5
placidly
- adverb in a quiet and tranquil manner
- the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes
- adverb in a placid and good-natured manner
- I put the questions, and she answered them placidly
- adverb in a quiet and tranquil manner
- swindle2/5
swindle
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheat; rig.
- that book is a fraud
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- bloodletting2/5
bloodletting
- noun formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
- noun indiscriminate slaughter
battue; bloodbath; bloodshed.
- a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
- ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name
- the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder
- a huge prison battue was ordered
- noun formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
- cuddling2/5
cuddling
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nuzzle; nest; nestle; cuddle; draw close; snuggle.
- We cuddled against each other to keep warm
- The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- idlers2/5
idler
- noun person who does no work
layabout; loafer; bum; do-nothing.
- a lazy bum
- adjective not in action or at work
idle.
- an idle laborer
- idle drifters
- the idle rich
- an idle mind
- noun person who does no work
- griddle2/5
griddle
- noun cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked
- verb cook on a griddle
- griddle pancakes
- noun cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked
- fondled2/5
fondle
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
caress.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
- swaddling2/5
swaddle
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
swathe.
- swaddled the infant
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
- huddling2/5
huddle
- noun (informal) a quick private conference
powwow.
- noun a disorganized and densely packed crowd
- a huddle of frightened women
- noun (informal) a quick private conference
- bridles2/5
bridle
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
curb; check.
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- fiddlers2/5
fiddler
- noun a musician who plays the violin
violinist.
- noun someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
twiddler.
- noun a musician who plays the violin
- girdles2/5
girdle
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
cincture; waistband; sash; waistcloth.
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- childlessness2/5
childlessness
- noun the condition of being without offspring
- noun the condition of being without offspring
- windlass2/5
windlass
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
winch.
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- fondle2/5
fondle
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
caress.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
- mishandling2/5
mishandle
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- verb manage badly or incompetently
misconduct; mismanage.
- The funds were mismanaged
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- trundled2/5
trundle
- noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
truckle; trundle bed; truckle bed.
- noun small wheel or roller
- noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
- idled2/5
idle
- noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- the car engine was running at idle
- verb run disconnected or idle
tick over.
- the engine is idling
- noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- swaddled2/5
swaddle
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
swathe.
- swaddled the infant
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
- friendliest2/5
friendly
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- friendlies came to their rescue
- adjective characteristic of or befitting a friend
- friendly advice
- a friendly neighborhood
- the only friendly person here
- a friendly host and hostess
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- needlepoint2/5
needlepoint
- noun lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern
point lace.
- noun embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry
needlepoint embroidery.
- noun lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern
- curdled2/5
curdled
- adjective satellite transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
grumose; coagulate; grumous; coagulated.
- coagulated blood
- curdled milk
- grumous blood
- verb turn into curds
clot; curdle; clabber.
- curdled milk
- adjective satellite transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
- mishandled2/5
mishandle
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- verb manage badly or incompetently
misconduct; mismanage.
- The funds were mismanaged
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- kindles2/5
kindle
- verb catch fire
inflame.
- The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
- verb cause to start burning
inflame; enkindle; conflagrate.
- The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
- verb catch fire
- saddling2/5
saddle
- noun a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
- noun a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
saddleback.
- noun a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
- dawdling2/5
dawdling
- noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
dalliance; trifling.
- verb take one's time; proceed slowly
dawdle; linger.
- noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
- feedlot2/5
feedlot
- noun a building where livestock are fattened for market
- noun a building where livestock are fattened for market
- girdled2/5
girdle
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
cincture; waistband; sash; waistcloth.
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- trundle2/5
trundle
- noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
truckle; trundle bed; truckle bed.
- noun small wheel or roller
- noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
- twaddle2/5
twaddle
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
taradiddle; boloney; humbug; bilgewater; tarradiddle; tosh; bosh; baloney; drool; tommyrot.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber.
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
- dawdle2/5
dawdle
- verb take one's time; proceed slowly
linger.
- verb waste time
dally.
- Get busy--don't dally!
- verb take one's time; proceed slowly
- wheedling2/5
wheedling
- noun the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
blandishment.
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
wheedle; coax; inveigle; cajole; sweet-talk; blarney; palaver.
- He palavered her into going along
- noun the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
- treadle2/5
treadle
- noun a lever that is operated with the foot
pedal; foot lever; foot pedal.
- verb tread over
- the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones
- noun a lever that is operated with the foot
- saddleback2/5
saddleback
- noun a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
saddle.
- noun a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
saddleback roof; saddle roof; gable roof.
- noun a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
- headliner2/5
headliner
- noun a performer who receives prominent billing
star.
- noun a performer who receives prominent billing
- redlining2/5
redline
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- feedlots2/5
feedlot
- noun a building where livestock are fattened for market
- noun a building where livestock are fattened for market
- curdle2/5
curdle
- verb turn into curds
clot; clabber.
- curdled milk
- verb go bad or sour
- The milk curdled
- verb turn into curds
- trundling2/5
trundle
- noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
truckle; trundle bed; truckle bed.
- noun small wheel or roller
- noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
- dawdled2/5
dawdle
- verb take one's time; proceed slowly
linger.
- verb waste time
dally.
- Get busy--don't dally!
- verb take one's time; proceed slowly
- cuddles2/5
cuddle
- noun a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
nestle; snuggle.
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nuzzle; nest; nestle; draw close; snuggle.
- We cuddled against each other to keep warm
- The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
- noun a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
- girdling2/5
girdle
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
cincture; waistband; sash; waistcloth.
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- heedlessness2/5
heedlessness
- noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
inattentiveness.
- noun the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
mindlessness; rashness.
- noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
- huddles2/5
huddle
- noun (informal) a quick private conference
powwow.
- noun a disorganized and densely packed crowd
- a huddle of frightened women
- noun (informal) a quick private conference
- endlessness2/5
endlessness
- noun the property of being (or seeming to be) without end
- noun the property of being (or seeming to be) without end
- headliners2/5
headliner
- noun a performer who receives prominent billing
star.
- noun a performer who receives prominent billing
- meddler2/5
meddler
- noun an officious annoying person who interferes with others
- noun an officious annoying person who interferes with others
- muddles2/5
muddle
- noun a confused multitude of things
welter; smother; clutter; mare's nest; fuddle; jumble.
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun a confused multitude of things
- swindles2/5
swindle
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheat; rig.
- that book is a fraud
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- rekindled2/5
rekindle
- verb kindle anew, as of a fire
- verb arouse again
- rekindle hopes
- rekindle her love
- verb kindle anew, as of a fire
- friendless2/5
friendless
- adjective satellite excluded from a society
outcast.
- adjective satellite excluded from a society
- medline2/5
medline
- noun the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS
- noun the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS
- dwindle2/5
dwindle
- verb become smaller or lose substance
dwindle away; dwindle down.
- Her savings dwindled down
- verb become smaller or lose substance
- headlight2/5
headlight
- noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
headlamp.
- noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
- sidled2/5
sidle
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log
- verb move sideways
sashay.
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- rekindle2/5
rekindle
- verb kindle anew, as of a fire
- verb arouse again
- rekindle hopes
- rekindle her love
- verb kindle anew, as of a fire
- bloodline2/5
bloodline
- noun the descendants of one individual
lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
- his entire lineage has been warriors
- noun ancestry of a purebred animal
pedigree.
- noun the descendants of one individual
- maudlin2/5
maudlin
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
sentimental; schmalzy; bathetic; mushy; soppy; kitschy; hokey; slushy; soupy; schmaltzy; mawkish; drippy.
- a bathetic novel
- maudlin expressions of sympathy
- mushy effusiveness
- a schmaltzy song
- sentimental soap operas
- slushy poetry
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
- handlebars2/5
handlebar
- noun the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle
- noun the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle
- unkindly2/5
unkindly
- adjective satellite lacking in sympathy and kindness
unsympathetic.
- unkindly ancts
- adverb in an unkind manner or with unkindness
- The teacher treats the children unkindly
- adjective satellite lacking in sympathy and kindness
- straddles2/5
straddle
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- noun a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- dastardly2/5
dastardly
- adjective satellite despicably cowardly
dastard.
- the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt
- adjective satellite despicably cowardly
- morbidly2/5
morbidly
- adverb in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree
- he was morbidly fascinated by dead bodies
- adverb in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree
- soundless2/5
soundless
- adjective satellite marked by absence of sound
still; silent.
- a silent house
- soundless footsteps on the grass
- the night was still
- adjective satellite marked by absence of sound
- saddlebags2/5
saddlebag
- noun a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle
- noun a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle
- needling2/5
needle
- noun the leaf of a conifer
acerate leaf.
- noun a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
- noun the leaf of a conifer
- bandleader2/5
bandleader
- noun the leader of a dance band
- noun the leader of a dance band
- waddled2/5
waddle
- noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
- ducks walk with a waddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; paddle; coggle; dodder; toddle.
- small children toddle
- noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
- handlebar2/5
handlebar
- noun the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle
- noun the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle
- peddle2/5
peddle
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
monger; vend; pitch; hawk; huckster.
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
- bridled2/5
bridle
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
curb; check.
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- bloodlines2/5
bloodline
- noun the descendants of one individual
lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
- his entire lineage has been warriors
- noun ancestry of a purebred animal
pedigree.
- noun the descendants of one individual
- absentmindedly2/5
absentmindedly
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
inattentively; absently; abstractedly.
- he read the letter absently
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
- swindler2/5
swindler
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
gouger; chiseller; chiseler; defrauder; scammer; grifter.
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
- pedlar2/5
pedlar
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
pitchman; peddler; hawker; packman.
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
- hoodlums2/5
hoodlum
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; tough; goon; punk; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
- handloom2/5
handloom
- noun a loom powered by hand
- noun a loom powered by hand
- beardless2/5
beardless
- adjective satellite having no beard
whiskerless.
- adjective satellite lacking hair on the face
smooth-faced.
- a smooth-faced boy of 14 years
- adjective satellite having no beard
- floodlights2/5
floodlight
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
flood; photoflood; flood lamp.
- verb illuminate with floodlights
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- lucidly2/5
lucidly
- adverb in a clear and lucid manner
limpidly; pellucidly; perspicuously.
- this is a lucidly written book
- adverb in a clear and lucid manner
- addled2/5
addled
- adjective satellite (of eggs) no longer edible
- an addled egg
- verb mix up or confuse
puddle; addle; muddle.
- He muddled the issues
- adjective satellite (of eggs) no longer edible
- peddled2/5
peddle
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
monger; vend; pitch; hawk; huckster.
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
- muddling2/5
muddle
- noun a confused multitude of things
welter; smother; clutter; mare's nest; fuddle; jumble.
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun a confused multitude of things
- broadleaf2/5
broadleaf
- adjective satellite having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
broad-leaved; broad-leafed.
- adjective satellite having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
- hardliners2/5
hardliner
- noun a conservative who is uncompromising
- adjective satellite firm and uncompromising
hardline; hard-line.
- a hard-line policy
- noun a conservative who is uncompromising
- paddlers2/5
paddler
- noun someone paddling a canoe
canoeist.
- noun someone paddling a canoe
- swindlers2/5
swindler
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
gouger; chiseller; chiseler; defrauder; scammer; grifter.
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
- waddling2/5
waddle
- noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
- ducks walk with a waddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; paddle; coggle; dodder; toddle.
- small children toddle
- noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
- swindling2/5
swindle
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheat; rig.
- that book is a fraud
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- windless2/5
windless
- adjective satellite without or almost without wind
- he prefers windless days for playing golf
- adjective satellite without or almost without wind
- swindled2/5
swindle
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheat; rig.
- that book is a fraud
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- waddle2/5
waddle
- noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
- ducks walk with a waddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; paddle; coggle; dodder; toddle.
- small children toddle
- noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
- advisedly2/5
advisedly
- adverb with intention; in an intentional manner
designedly; on purpose; by choice; intentionally; by design; deliberately; purposely.
- he used that word intentionally
- I did this by choice
- adverb with intention; in an intentional manner
- padlocked2/5
padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- verb fasten with a padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- meddled2/5
meddle
- verb intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
tamper.
- Don't meddle in my affairs!
- verb intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
- animatedly2/5
animatedly
- adverb in an animated manner
- they talked animatedly
- adverb in an animated manner
- saddler2/5
saddler
- noun a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses
- noun a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses
- rekindling2/5
rekindle
- verb kindle anew, as of a fire
- verb arouse again
- rekindle hopes
- rekindle her love
- verb kindle anew, as of a fire
- landline2/5
landline
- noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
land line.
- a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave
- noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
- saddlebag2/5
saddlebag
- noun a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle
- noun a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle
- abstractedly2/5
abstractedly
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
inattentively; absently; absentmindedly.
- he read the letter absently
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
- doodles2/5
doodle
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; scribble.
- verb make a doodle; draw aimlessly
- noun an aimless drawing
- doodling2/5
doodle
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; scribble.
- verb make a doodle; draw aimlessly
- noun an aimless drawing
- headlamp2/5
headlamp
- noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
headlight.
- noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
- hoodlum2/5
hoodlum
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; tough; goon; punk; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
- roadless2/5
roadless
- adjective satellite lacking pathways
untrodden; trackless; untrod; pathless; untracked.
- trackless wilderness
- roadless areas
- adjective satellite lacking pathways
- headlamps2/5
headlamp
- noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
headlight.
- noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
- dwindles2/5
dwindle
- verb become smaller or lose substance
dwindle away; dwindle down.
- Her savings dwindled down
- verb become smaller or lose substance
- needled2/5
needled
- adjective satellite of trees whose leaves are acerate
- verb goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
needle; goad.
- He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
- adjective satellite of trees whose leaves are acerate
- crookedly2/5
crookedly
- adverb in a crooked lopsided manner
lopsidedly.
- he smiled lopsidedly
- adverb in a crooked lopsided manner
- nakedly2/5
nakedly
- adverb in an exposed manner; without protection or defense
- they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill
- adverb without clothing
- Henriette saw the weaving figure of an Apache warrior reel nakedly on a pony and rush by with a rifle raised
- adverb in an exposed manner; without protection or defense
- middleweight2/5
middleweight
- noun an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds
- noun a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds
- noun an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds
- sidle2/5
sidle
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log
- verb move sideways
sashay.
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- pedlars2/5
pedlar
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
pitchman; peddler; hawker; packman.
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
- designedly2/5
designedly
- adverb with intention; in an intentional manner
advisedly; on purpose; by choice; intentionally; by design; deliberately; purposely.
- he used that word intentionally
- I did this by choice
- adverb with intention; in an intentional manner
- wheedle2/5
wheedle
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
coax; inveigle; cajole; sweet-talk; blarney; palaver.
- He palavered her into going along
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
- candlewick2/5
candlewick
- noun the wick of a candle
- noun loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern
- noun the wick of a candle
- sidling2/5
sidle
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log
- verb move sideways
sashay.
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- bloodlust2/5
bloodlust
- noun a desire for bloodshed
- noun a desire for bloodshed
- padlocks2/5
padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- verb fasten with a padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- wheedled2/5
wheedle
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
coax; inveigle; cajole; sweet-talk; blarney; palaver.
- He palavered her into going along
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
- toddling2/5
toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; waddle; paddle; coggle; dodder.
- small children toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
- paddler2/5
paddler
- noun someone paddling a canoe
canoeist.
- noun someone paddling a canoe
- sacredly2/5
sacredly
- adverb by religion
religiously.
- religiously inspired art
- adverb by religion
- mindlessness2/5
mindlessness
- noun total lack of meaning or ideas
pointlessness; vacuity; senselessness; inanity.
- noun the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
heedlessness; rashness.
- noun total lack of meaning or ideas
- floodlit2/5
floodlit
- adjective satellite illuminated by means of floodlights
floodlighted.
- the floodlit courtyard
- verb illuminate with floodlights
floodlight.
- adjective satellite illuminated by means of floodlights
- toddle2/5
toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; waddle; paddle; coggle; dodder.
- small children toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
- unhurriedly2/5
unhurriedly
- adverb without haste
- she proceeded unhurriedly
- adverb without haste
- toddled2/5
toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; waddle; paddle; coggle; dodder.
- small children toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
- quodlibet2/5
quodlibet
- noun an issue that is presented for formal disputation
- noun an issue that is presented for formal disputation
- floodlight2/5
floodlight
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
flood; photoflood; flood lamp.
- verb illuminate with floodlights
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- chandlers2/5
chandler
- noun United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
Raymond Thornton Chandler; Raymond Chandler.
- noun a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
- noun United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
- otherworldliness2/5
otherworldliness
- noun concern with things of the spirit
spiritualism; spirituality; spiritism.
- noun concern with things of the spirit
- fixedly2/5
fixedly
- adverb in a fixed manner
- he stared at me fixedly
- adverb in a fixed manner
- blandly2/5
blandly
- adverb in a bland manner
- his blandly incompetent attempts
- adverb in a bland manner
- foundling2/5
foundling
- noun a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
abandoned infant.
- noun a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
- wordlessly2/5
wordlessly
- adverb without speaking
mutely; taciturnly; silently.
- he sat mutely next to her
- adverb without speaking
- spindly2/5
spindly
- adjective satellite long and lean
lank.
- adjective satellite long and lean
- kindliness2/5
kindliness
- noun friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
helpfulness.
- noun friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
- unashamedly2/5
unashamedly
- adverb without shame
shamelessly; barefacedly.
- he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it
- adverb without shame
- cuddly2/5
cuddly
- adjective satellite inviting cuddling or hugging
cuddlesome.
- a cuddlesome baby
- a cuddly teddybear
- adjective satellite inviting cuddling or hugging
- confusedly2/5
confusedly
- adverb in a confused manner
- Queen Augusta wrote him an hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised with him
- adverb in a confused manner
- wretchedly2/5
wretchedly
- adverb in a wretched manner
- `I can't remember who I am,' I said, wretchedly
- adverb in a wretched manner
- distractedly2/5
distractedly
- adverb in a distracted manner
- `Come in,' he said distractedly
- adverb in a distracted manner
- weirdly2/5
weirdly
- adverb in a weird manner
- she was dressed weirdly
- adverb in a weird manner
- soundlessly2/5
soundlessly
- adverb without a sound
noiselessly.
- he stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door
- adverb without a sound
- deadlocks2/5
deadlock
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; impasse; standstill; stalemate.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- heatedly2/5
heatedly
- adverb in a heated manner
hotly.
- `To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,' declared Mr Harvey heatedly
- the children were arguing hotly
- adverb in a heated manner
- dreadlocks2/5
dreadlock
- noun one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
- noun one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
- unworldly2/5
unworldly
- adjective not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations
- was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney
- adjective satellite not wise in the ways of the world
unsophisticated.
- either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver
- this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brien
- adjective not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations
- poodles2/5
poodle
- noun an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
poodle dog.
- noun an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
- guardedly2/5
guardedly
- adverb in a conservative manner
conservatively; cautiously.
- we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000.
- adverb in a conservative manner
- meddlesome2/5
meddlesome
- adjective satellite intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
busy; officious; meddling; interfering; busybodied.
- an interfering old woman
- bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
- busy about other people's business
- adjective satellite intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
- tiredly2/5
tiredly
- adverb in a weary manner
wearily.
- he walked around tiredly
- adverb in a weary manner
- niggardly2/5
niggardly
- adjective satellite petty or reluctant in giving or spending
scrimy; grudging.
- a niggardly tip
- adjective satellite petty or reluctant in giving or spending
- brindle2/5
brindle
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
brinded; tabby; brindled.
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
- rundle2/5
rundle
- noun one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
rung; spoke.
- noun one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
- heedlessly2/5
heedlessly
- adverb without care or concern
carelessly.
- carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment
- adverb without care or concern
- ungodliness2/5
ungodliness
- noun impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
godlessness.
- noun impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
- foundlings2/5
foundling
- noun a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
abandoned infant.
- noun a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
- raggedly2/5
raggedly
- adverb in a ragged uneven manner
unevenly.
- I took the cigarette he offered, drawing at it raggedly
- adverb in a ragged irregular manner
stragglingly.
- a stone wall trails raggedly through the woods
- adverb in a ragged uneven manner
- ruggedly2/5
ruggedly
- adverb in a rugged manner
- adverb in a rugged manner
- godlessness2/5
godlessness
- noun the doctrine or belief that there is no God
atheism.
- noun impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
ungodliness.
- noun the doctrine or belief that there is no God
- dazedly2/5
dazedly
- adverb in a daze; in a dazed manner
torpidly.
- he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn't matter so much
- adverb in a daze; in a dazed manner
- panhandling2/5
panhandle
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia
- noun the handle of a pan
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- learnedly2/5
learnedly
- adverb with erudition; in an erudite manner
eruditely.
- he talked eruditely about Indian mythology
- adverb with erudition; in an erudite manner
- languidly2/5
languidly
- adverb in a languid and lethargic manner
- the men languidly put on their jackets
- adverb in a languid and lethargic manner
- gridlock2/5
gridlock
- noun a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
- noun a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
- devotedly2/5
devotedly
- adverb with devotion
- He served his master devotedly
- adverb with devotion
- mindlessly2/5
mindlessly
- adverb without intellectual involvement
- all day long, he mindlessly filled out forms
- adverb in an unreasonably senseless manner
senselessly.
- these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards
- adverb without intellectual involvement
- dejectedly2/5
dejectedly
- adverb in a dejected manner
in low spirits.
- when she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen
- adverb in a dejected manner
- baldly2/5
baldly
- adverb in a bald manner
- this book is, to put it baldly, an uneven work.
- adverb in a bald manner
- worriedly2/5
worriedly
- adverb in a worried manner
- `I wonder what to do,' she said worriedly
- he paused worriedly before calling the bank
- adverb in a worried manner
- hardline2/5
hardline
- adjective satellite firm and uncompromising
hard-line.
- a hard-line policy
- adjective satellite firm and uncompromising
- stolidly2/5
stolidly
- adverb in a stolid manner
- he said `no' stolidly
- adverb in a stolid manner
- hindlimb2/5
hindlimb
- noun a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals
hind limb.
- noun a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals
- composedly2/5
composedly
- adverb in a self-collected or self-possessed manner
collectedly.
- he announced the death of his father collectedly
- adverb in a self-collected or self-possessed manner
- offhandedly2/5
offhandedly
- adverb without previous thought or preparation
offhanded; offhand.
- couldn't give the figures offhand
- we decided offhand to go to Canada
- she had made these remarks offhandedly
- adverb in a casually inconsiderate manner
offhanded; offhand.
- replied offhand, his mind a million miles away
- she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter
- adverb without previous thought or preparation
- candlemas2/5
candlemas
The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day.
- unconcernedly2/5
unconcernedly
- adverb in an unconcerned manner
- war was breaking out in Europe, but she unconcernedly planned for a holiday
- adverb in an unconcerned manner
- bloodcurdling2/5
bloodcurdling
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
nightmarish; hair-raising.
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
- unqualifiedly2/5
unqualifiedly
- adverb without qualification or limitation
- adverb without qualification or limitation
- headlock2/5
headlock
- noun a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body
- noun a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body
- unabashedly2/5
unabashedly
- adverb in an unabashed manner
- unabashedly, he asked for more
- adverb in an unabashed manner
- delightedly2/5
delightedly
- adverb with delight
- delightedly, she accepted the invitation
- adverb with delight
- resignedly2/5
resignedly
- adverb with resignation and acceptance; in a resigned manner
- resignedly, I telegraphed back that it was all right with me if he insisted
- adverb in a hopeless resigned manner
abjectly.
- she shrugged her shoulders abjectly
- adverb with resignation and acceptance; in a resigned manner
- uninterruptedly2/5
uninterruptedly
- adverb without interruption
- this pleasant state of affairs had continued peacefully and uninterruptedly for many years
- adverb without interruption
- disgustedly2/5
disgustedly
- adverb with disgust
- disgustedly, she averted her eyes when they brought in the mutilated body of the horse
- adverb with disgust
- exaggeratedly2/5
exaggeratedly
- adverb in an exaggerated manner
hyperbolically.
- adverb in an exaggerated manner
- disinterestedly2/5
disinterestedly
- adverb without bias; without selfish motives
- he decided the case disinterestedly
- adverb without bias; without selfish motives
- shamefacedly2/5
shamefacedly
- adverb in a shamefaced manner
- quarrels and dissensions ensued among the cast, most of whom hurriedly and shamefacedly handed over their parts to understudies
- adverb in a shamefaced manner
- deadlocked2/5
deadlocked
- adjective satellite at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
stalemated.
- the chess game ended with white stalemated
- the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits
- adjective satellite at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
- blessedly2/5
blessedly
- adverb in a blessed manner
- adverb in a blessed manner
- codling2/5
codling
- noun young codfish
- noun young codfish
- upwardly2/5
upwardly
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
upward; up; upwards.
- look up!
- the music surged up
- the fragments flew upwards
- prices soared upwards
- upwardly mobile
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
- landlocked2/5
landlocked
- adjective satellite surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
- a landlocked country
- adjective satellite surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
- deservedly2/5
deservedly
- adverb as deserved
- he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season
- adverb as deserved
- avowedly2/5
avowedly
- adverb by open declaration
professedly.
- their policy has been avowedly Marxist
- Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders
- adverb as acknowledged
admittedly; true; confessedly.
- true, she is the smartest in her class
- adverb by open declaration
- unreservedly2/5
unreservedly
- adverb without reservation
- I can unreservedly recommend this restaurant!
- adverb without reservation
- seedless2/5
seedless
- adjective lacking seeds
- seedless grapefruit
- adjective lacking seeds
- professedly2/5
professedly
- adverb with pretense or intention to deceive
- is only professedly poor
- adverb by open declaration
avowedly.
- their policy has been avowedly Marxist
- Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders
- adverb with pretense or intention to deceive
- confessedly2/5
confessedly
- adverb as acknowledged
admittedly; true; avowedly.
- true, she is the smartest in her class
- adverb as acknowledged
- unprecedentedly2/5
unprecedentedly
- adverb in an unprecedented manner
- adverb in an unprecedented manner
- undeservedly2/5
undeservedly
- adverb in an unmerited manner
- the team chalked up another victory, the last one quite undeservedly, in my opinion
- adverb in an unmerited manner
- downwardly2/5
downwardly
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
down; downward; downwards.
- don't fall down
- rode the lift up and skied down
- prices plunged downward
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- heartedly2/5
hearted
Having a heart; having (such) a heart (regarded as the seat of the affections, disposition, or character).
- naturedly2/5
natured
Having (such) a nature, temper, or disposition; disposed; -- used in composition; as, good- natured , ill-natured , etc.
- handley2/5
handley
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- mindedly2/5
minded
- adjective satellite (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
- civic-minded
- career-minded
- verb be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
mind.
- I don't mind your behavior
- adjective satellite (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
- adlai2/5
adlai
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- impliedly2/5
imply
- verb express or state indirectly
connote.
- verb suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
- verb express or state indirectly
- randle2/5
- unbundling2/5
unbundle
To release, as from a bundle; to disclose.
- sdlc2/5
- wildland2/5
wildland
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- spindler2/5
spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- relatedly2/5
related
- adjective being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
related to.
- painting and the related arts
- school-related activities
- related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces
- verb make a logical or causal connection
tie in; associate; relate; colligate; link; connect; link up.
- I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
- colligate these facts
- I cannot relate these events at all
- adjective being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
- woodley2/5
woodley
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- midlevel2/5
- hdlc2/5
hdlc
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- candlelit2/5
candlelit
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- halfheartedly2/5
halfhearted
- adjective satellite feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
tepid; lukewarm; half-hearted.
- a halfhearted effort
- gave only lukewarm support to the candidate
- adjective satellite feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
- candler2/5
candle
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
wax light; taper.
- noun the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
candela; standard candle; cd.
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- fluidly2/5
fluid
- noun a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
- noun continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
- noun a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
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birdlike
Resembling a bird.
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- needleman2/5
- adlerian2/5
adlerian
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- acidly2/5
acid
- noun any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- noun street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Elvis; Zen; dose; battery-acid; back breaker; window pane; pane; Lucy in the sky with diamonds; loony toons; dot; superman.
- noun any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- birdlife2/5
- standardly2/5
standard
- noun a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
measure; criterion; touchstone.
- the schools comply with federal standards
- they set the measure for all subsequent work
- noun the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
criterion.
- they live by the standards of their community
- noun a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- sverdlovsk2/5
sverdlovsk
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singlehandedly
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- unbundled2/5
- wildlands2/5
- landlessness2/5
landlessness
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- windle2/5
windle
A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.
- landlordism2/5
landlordism
The state of being a landlord; the characteristics of a landlord; specifically, in Great Britain, the relation of landlords to tenants, especially as regards leased agricultural lands. J. S. Mill.
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- expectedly2/5
expected
- adjective considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
- prepared for the expected attack
- verb regard something as probable or likely
anticipate; expect.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- adjective considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
- pedler2/5
pedlar
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
pitchman; peddler; hawker; packman.
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
- woodlot2/5
woodlot
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- midlatitude2/5
midlatitude
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- pendle2/5
pendle
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- kindler2/5
kindle
- verb catch fire
inflame.
- The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
- verb cause to start burning
inflame; enkindle; conflagrate.
- The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
- verb catch fire
- woodlots2/5
woodlots
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- unhandled2/5
- rabidly2/5
rabid
- adjective of or infected by rabies
- adjective satellite marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
overzealous; fanatical; fanatic.
- rabid isolationist
- adjective of or infected by rabies
- caudle2/5
caudle
A kind of warm drink for sick persons, being a mixture of wine with eggs, bread, sugar, and spices.
- handless1/5
handless
- adjective without a hand or hands
- a handless war veteran
- noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
grip; hold; handgrip; handle.
- he grabbed the hammer by the handle
- it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
- adjective without a hand or hands
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handling
- noun manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
- noun the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
manipulation.
- noun manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
- manhandling1/5
manhandle
- verb handle roughly
- I was manhandled by the police
- verb handle roughly
- ladling1/5
ladle
- noun a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- verb put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
- ladle soup into the bowl
- noun a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- manhandle1/5
manhandle
- verb handle roughly
- I was manhandled by the police
- verb handle roughly
- unsaddle1/5
unsaddle
- verb remove the saddle from
offsaddle.
- They unsaddled their mounts
- verb remove the saddle from
- footcandles1/5
footcandle
- noun a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle
- noun a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle
- unsaddling1/5
unsaddle
- verb remove the saddle from
offsaddle.
- They unsaddled their mounts
- verb remove the saddle from
- footcandle1/5
footcandle
- noun a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle
- noun a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle
- headlining1/5
headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
newspaper headline.
- verb publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
- diddley1/5
diddley
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; squat; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; jack; diddly; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- you don't know jack
- noun a small worthless amount
- boodle1/5
boodle
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; lettuce; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly; bread.
- noun a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
Michigan; Newmarket; stops; Chicago.
- noun informal terms for money
- piddling1/5
piddling
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; piffling; niggling; trivial; fiddling; picayune; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- verb waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
trifle; piddle away; wanton; wanton away; piddle.
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
- friendlies1/5
friendly
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- friendlies came to their rescue
- adjective characteristic of or befitting a friend
- friendly advice
- a friendly neighborhood
- the only friendly person here
- a friendly host and hostess
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- worldling1/5
worldling
- noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; earthling.
- noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
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worldling
- noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; earthling.
- noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
- deadliness1/5
deadliness
- noun the quality of being deadly
lethality.
- noun the quality of being deadly
- fuddled1/5
fuddled
- adjective satellite very drunk
pixilated; sozzled; soaked; tight; soused; sloshed; slopped; blotto; plastered; crocked; besotted; cockeyed; squiffy; wet; pie-eyed; smashed; blind drunk; stiff; loaded; pissed.
- verb make stupid with alcohol
fuddle; befuddle.
- adjective satellite very drunk
- twiddled1/5
twiddle
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- beadles1/5
beadle
- noun a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
- noun United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)
George Beadle; George Wells Beadle.
- noun a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
- hurdling1/5
hurdling
- noun a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
hurdle race; hurdles.
- verb jump a hurdle
hurdle.
- noun a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
- tweedle1/5
tweedle
- verb sing in modulation
chirp.
- verb play negligently on a musical instrument
- verb sing in modulation
- middlings1/5
middling
- noun any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
- verb put in the middle
middle.
- noun any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
- diddly1/5
diddly
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; squat; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; jack; diddley; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- you don't know jack
- noun a small worthless amount
- caboodle1/5
caboodle
- noun any collection in its entirety
lot; bunch.
- she bought the whole caboodle
- noun any collection in its entirety
- medlars1/5
medlar
- noun small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
wild medlar tree; Vangueria infausta; wild medlar.
- noun small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
Mespilus germanica; medlar tree.
- noun small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
- diddling1/5
diddle
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- verb manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
toy; fiddle; play.
- She played nervously with her wedding ring
- Don't fiddle with the screws
- He played with the idea of running for the Senate
- verb deprive of by deceit
- befuddle1/5
befuddle
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- verb make stupid with alcohol
fuddle.
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
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cloudlike
- adjective satellite resembling a cloud
nebular.
- adjective satellite resembling a cloud
- befuddling1/5
befuddle
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- verb make stupid with alcohol
fuddle.
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
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candle
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
wax light; taper.
- noun the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
candela; standard candle; cd.
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- diddled1/5
diddle
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- verb manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
toy; fiddle; play.
- She played nervously with her wedding ring
- Don't fiddle with the screws
- He played with the idea of running for the Senate
- verb deprive of by deceit
- needlecraft1/5
needlecraft
- noun a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
needlework.
- noun work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle
needlework.
- noun a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
- fuddle1/5
fuddle
- noun a confused multitude of things
welter; muddle; smother; clutter; mare's nest; jumble.
- verb make stupid with alcohol
befuddle.
- noun a confused multitude of things
- saddlebow1/5
saddlebow
- noun handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
pommel.
- noun handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
- coddles1/5
coddle
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cosset; cocker; mollycoddle; spoil; indulge; baby.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- verb cook in nearly boiling water
- coddle eggs
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
- candled1/5
candle
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
wax light; taper.
- noun the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
candela; standard candle; cd.
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- befuddles1/5
befuddle
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- verb make stupid with alcohol
fuddle.
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- boodles1/5
boodle
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; lettuce; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly; bread.
- noun a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
Michigan; Newmarket; stops; Chicago.
- noun informal terms for money
- twiddles1/5
twiddle
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
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panhandle
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia
- noun the handle of a pan
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- redline1/5
redline
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- boundlessness1/5
boundlessness
- noun the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
limitlessness; infinitude; unboundedness; infiniteness.
- noun the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
- enkindled1/5
enkindled
- adjective satellite set afire
ignited; kindled.
- the ignited paper
- a kindled fire
- verb cause to start burning
inflame; kindle; enkindle; conflagrate.
- The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
- adjective satellite set afire
- sandlot1/5
sandlot
- noun a vacant lot used by city boys to play games
- noun a vacant lot used by city boys to play games
- idles1/5
idle
- noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- the car engine was running at idle
- verb run disconnected or idle
tick over.
- the engine is idling
- noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- befuddlement1/5
befuddlement
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
puzzlement; bemusement; mystification; bewilderment; bafflement; obfuscation.
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
- swaddle1/5
swaddle
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
swathe.
- swaddled the infant
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
- meddlers1/5
meddler
- noun an officious annoying person who interferes with others
- noun an officious annoying person who interferes with others
- landlubbers1/5
landlubber
- noun a person who lives and works on land
landsman; landman.
- noun an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
landsman; lubber.
- noun a person who lives and works on land
- fondles1/5
fondle
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
caress.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
- hurdler1/5
hurdler
- noun an athlete who runs the hurdles
- noun an athlete who runs the hurdles
- landlubber1/5
landlubber
- noun a person who lives and works on land
landsman; landman.
- noun an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
landsman; lubber.
- noun a person who lives and works on land
- hurdled1/5
hurdle
- noun a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
- noun an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
- the last hurdle before graduation
- noun a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
- piddle1/5
piddle
- noun liquid excretory product
weewee; urine; water; pee; piss.
- there was blood in his urine
- the child had to make water
- verb waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
trifle; piddle away; wanton; wanton away.
- noun liquid excretory product
- enkindle1/5
enkindle
- verb cause to start burning
inflame; kindle; conflagrate.
- The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- verb cause to start burning
- dandled1/5
dandle
- verb move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
- verb pet
- the grandfather dandled the small child
- verb move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
- medleys1/5
medley
- noun a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
pastiche; potpourri.
- noun a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
- curdles1/5
curdle
- verb turn into curds
clot; clabber.
- curdled milk
- verb go bad or sour
- The milk curdled
- verb turn into curds
- landler1/5
landler
- noun music in triple time for dancing the landler
- noun a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping
- noun music in triple time for dancing the landler
- raddle1/5
raddle
- noun a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
reddle; ruddle.
- verb twist or braid together, interlace
ruddle.
- noun a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
- raddled1/5
raddled
- adjective satellite used until no longer useful
worn-out.
- battered trumpets and raddled radios
- worn-out shoes with flapping soles
- verb twist or braid together, interlace
raddle; ruddle.
- adjective satellite used until no longer useful
- windlasses1/5
windlass
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
winch.
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- griddles1/5
griddle
- noun cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked
- verb cook on a griddle
- griddle pancakes
- noun cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked
- trundles1/5
trundle
- noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
truckle; trundle bed; truckle bed.
- noun small wheel or roller
- noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
- mishandle1/5
mishandle
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- verb manage badly or incompetently
misconduct; mismanage.
- The funds were mismanaged
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- redlined1/5
redline
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- dandling1/5
dandle
- verb move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
- verb pet
- the grandfather dandled the small child
- verb move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
- mollycoddle1/5
mollycoddle
- noun a pampered darling; an effeminate man
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cosset; cocker; spoil; indulge; baby; coddle.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- noun a pampered darling; an effeminate man
- treadles1/5
treadle
- noun a lever that is operated with the foot
pedal; foot lever; foot pedal.
- verb tread over
- the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones
- noun a lever that is operated with the foot
- tiddlywinks1/5
tiddlywinks
- noun a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
- noun a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
- dandle1/5
dandle
- verb move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
- verb pet
- the grandfather dandled the small child
- verb move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
- sandlots1/5
sandlot
- noun a vacant lot used by city boys to play games
- noun a vacant lot used by city boys to play games
- enkindling1/5
enkindle
- verb cause to start burning
inflame; kindle; conflagrate.
- The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- verb cause to start burning
- midlines1/5
midline
- noun the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
midplane.
- noun the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
- tiddler1/5
tiddler
- noun a young person of either sex
nipper; tyke; small fry; nestling; youngster; child; fry; shaver; tike; minor; kid.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun a young person of either sex
- dawdles1/5
dawdle
- verb take one's time; proceed slowly
linger.
- verb waste time
dally.
- Get busy--don't dally!
- verb take one's time; proceed slowly
- newfoundlands1/5
newfoundland
- noun a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland
Newfoundland dog.
- noun an island in the north Atlantic
- noun a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland
- kindlings1/5
kindling
- noun material for starting a fire
punk; touchwood; tinder; spunk.
- noun the act of setting something on fire
firing; lighting; ignition; inflammation.
- noun material for starting a fire
- enkindles1/5
enkindle
- verb cause to start burning
inflame; kindle; conflagrate.
- The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- verb cause to start burning
- hurdlers1/5
hurdler
- noun an athlete who runs the hurdles
- noun an athlete who runs the hurdles
- mollycoddling1/5
mollycoddle
- noun a pampered darling; an effeminate man
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cosset; cocker; spoil; indulge; baby; coddle.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- noun a pampered darling; an effeminate man
- bowdlerization1/5
bowdlerization
- noun written material that has been bowdlerized
bowdlerisation.
- noun the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
bowdlerisation.
- noun written material that has been bowdlerized
- doorhandle1/5
doorhandle
- noun a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain)
doorknob.
- noun a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain)
- piddled1/5
piddle
- noun liquid excretory product
weewee; urine; water; pee; piss.
- there was blood in his urine
- the child had to make water
- verb waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
trifle; piddle away; wanton; wanton away.
- noun liquid excretory product
- mollycoddled1/5
mollycoddle
- noun a pampered darling; an effeminate man
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cosset; cocker; spoil; indulge; baby; coddle.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- noun a pampered darling; an effeminate man
- redlines1/5
redline
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- twaddling1/5
twaddle
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
taradiddle; boloney; humbug; bilgewater; tarradiddle; tosh; bosh; baloney; drool; tommyrot.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber.
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
- griddled1/5
griddle
- noun cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked
- verb cook on a griddle
- griddle pancakes
- noun cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked
- twiddler1/5
twiddler
- noun someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
fiddler.
- noun someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
- twaddles1/5
twaddle
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
taradiddle; boloney; humbug; bilgewater; tarradiddle; tosh; bosh; baloney; drool; tommyrot.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber.
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
- bridling1/5
bridle
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
curb; check.
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- saddlery1/5
saddlery
- noun gear for a horse
tack; stable gear.
- noun workshop where a saddler works
- noun gear for a horse
- unfriendliness1/5
unfriendliness
- noun dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness
- noun an unfriendly disposition
- noun dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness
- bowdler1/5
bowdler
- noun English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
Thomas Bowdler.
- noun English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
- groundlessness1/5
groundlessness
- noun the quality of lacking substance or value
idleness.
- the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized
- noun the quality of lacking substance or value
- bandleaders1/5
bandleader
- noun the leader of a dance band
- noun the leader of a dance band
- handlooms1/5
handloom
- noun a loom powered by hand
- noun a loom powered by hand
- sidles1/5
sidle
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log
- verb move sideways
sashay.
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- doodled1/5
doodle
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; scribble.
- verb make a doodle; draw aimlessly
- noun an aimless drawing
- spiritedly1/5
spiritedly
- adverb in a spirited or lively manner; with animation and vivacity
- adverb in a spirited or lively manner; with animation and vivacity
- ruddle1/5
ruddle
- noun a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
raddle; reddle.
- verb twist or braid together, interlace
raddle.
- noun a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
- saddlers1/5
saddler
- noun a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses
- noun a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses
- addle1/5
addle
- verb mix up or confuse
puddle; muddle.
- He muddled the issues
- verb become rotten
- addled eggs
- verb mix up or confuse
- candlepower1/5
candlepower
- noun luminous intensity measured in candelas
light intensity.
- noun luminous intensity measured in candelas
- waddles1/5
waddle
- noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
- ducks walk with a waddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; paddle; coggle; dodder; toddle.
- small children toddle
- noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
- disappointedly1/5
disappointedly
- adverb in disappointment; in a disappointed manner
- she left the gambling table disappointedly
- adverb in disappointment; in a disappointed manner
- fiddlesticks1/5
fiddlestick
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
violin bow.
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
- bowdlerized1/5
bowdlerize
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; expurgate; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- meddles1/5
meddle
- verb intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
tamper.
- Don't meddle in my affairs!
- verb intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
- skedaddle1/5
skedaddle
- noun a hasty flight
- verb run away, as if in a panic
- noun a hasty flight
- landlines1/5
landline
- noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
land line.
- a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave
- noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
- lidless1/5
lidless
- adjective not having or covered with a lid or lids
- a lidless container
- adjective satellite having no lid
- a lidless container
- adjective not having or covered with a lid or lids
- breadline1/5
breadline
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
bread line.
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
- rekindles1/5
rekindle
- verb kindle anew, as of a fire
- verb arouse again
- rekindle hopes
- rekindle her love
- verb kindle anew, as of a fire
- hardliner1/5
hardliner
- noun a conservative who is uncompromising
- adjective satellite firm and uncompromising
hardline; hard-line.
- a hard-line policy
- noun a conservative who is uncompromising
- peddles1/5
peddle
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
monger; vend; pitch; hawk; huckster.
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
- noddle1/5
noddle
- noun an informal British expression for head or mind
- use your noddle
- noun an informal British expression for head or mind
- niggardliness1/5
niggardliness
- noun extreme stinginess
tightfistedness; parsimoniousness; minginess; meanness; closeness; niggardness; tightness; parsimony.
- noun extreme stinginess
- idlest1/5
idle
- noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- the car engine was running at idle
- verb run disconnected or idle
tick over.
- the engine is idling
- noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- skedaddled1/5
skedaddle
- noun a hasty flight
- verb run away, as if in a panic
- noun a hasty flight
- cowardliness1/5
cowardliness
- noun the trait of lacking courage
cowardice.
- noun the trait of lacking courage
- doodlebug1/5
doodlebug
- noun a small motor vehicle
- noun a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
robot bomb; buzz bomb; flying bomb; V-1.
- noun a small motor vehicle
- lopsidedly1/5
lopsidedly
- adverb in a crooked lopsided manner
crookedly.
- he smiled lopsidedly
- adverb in a crooked lopsided manner
- goodliest1/5
goodly
- adjective satellite large in amount or extent or degree
sizeable; respectable; healthy; hefty; tidy; sizable; goodish.
- it cost a considerable amount
- a goodly amount
- received a hefty bonus
- a respectable sum
- a tidy sum of money
- a sizable fortune
- adjective satellite large in amount or extent or degree
- breadlines1/5
breadline
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
bread line.
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
- floodlighting1/5
floodlight
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
flood; photoflood; flood lamp.
- verb illuminate with floodlights
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- toddles1/5
toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; waddle; paddle; coggle; dodder.
- small children toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
- tiddly1/5
tiddly
- adjective satellite slightly intoxicated
potty; tipsy.
- adjective satellite slightly intoxicated
- handline1/5
handline
- noun a fishing line managed principally by hand
hand line.
- noun a fishing line managed principally by hand
- birdlime1/5
birdlime
- noun a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
lime.
- verb spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
lime.
- noun a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
- doddle1/5
- fiddlestick1/5
fiddlestick
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
violin bow.
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
- needleworkers1/5
needleworker
- noun someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle
- noun someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle
- broadloom1/5
broadloom
- noun a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
- adjective satellite (of rugs or carpets) woven full width
- a broadloom rug
- noun a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
- wizardly1/5
wizardly
- adjective satellite possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
magic; wizard; magical; witching; charming; sorcerous.
- charming incantations
- magic signs that protect against adverse influence
- a magical spell
- 'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare
- wizard wands
- wizardly powers
- adjective satellite possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
- swordlike1/5
swordlike
- adjective satellite shaped like a sword blade
sword-shaped; bladelike; ensiform.
- the iris has an ensiform leaf
- adjective satellite shaped like a sword blade
- doodlebugs1/5
doodlebug
- noun a small motor vehicle
- noun a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
robot bomb; buzz bomb; flying bomb; V-1.
- noun a small motor vehicle
- wheedles1/5
wheedle
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
coax; inveigle; cajole; sweet-talk; blarney; palaver.
- He palavered her into going along
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
- lordliness1/5
lordliness
- noun formality in bearing and appearance
dignity; gravitas.
- he behaved with great dignity
- noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
high-handedness; haughtiness; hauteur; arrogance.
- noun formality in bearing and appearance
- dementedly1/5
dementedly
- adverb in an insane manner
insanely; crazily; madly.
- she behaved insanely
- he behaves crazily when he is off his medication
- the witch cackled madly
- screaming dementedly
- adverb in an insane manner
- quodlibets1/5
quodlibet
- noun an issue that is presented for formal disputation
- noun an issue that is presented for formal disputation
- blackguardly1/5
blackguardly
- adjective satellite lacking principles or scruples
roguish; scoundrelly; rascally.
- the rascally rabble
- the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray
- the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew
- adjective satellite lacking principles or scruples
- padlocking1/5
padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- verb fasten with a padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- bowdlerised1/5
bowdlerise
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
expurgate; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- candlenut1/5
candlenut
- noun large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
Aleurites moluccana; varnish tree.
- noun seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes
- noun large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
- goodlier1/5
goodly
- adjective satellite large in amount or extent or degree
sizeable; respectable; healthy; hefty; tidy; sizable; goodish.
- it cost a considerable amount
- a goodly amount
- received a hefty bonus
- a respectable sum
- a tidy sum of money
- a sizable fortune
- adjective satellite large in amount or extent or degree
- addling1/5
addle
- verb mix up or confuse
puddle; muddle.
- He muddled the issues
- verb become rotten
- addled eggs
- verb mix up or confuse
- worldlier1/5
worldly
- adjective characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
secular; temporal.
- worldly goods and advancement
- temporal possessions of the church
- adjective satellite very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world
blase.
- the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'
- the benefits of his worldly wisdom
- adjective characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
- middleweights1/5
middleweight
- noun an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds
- noun a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds
- noun an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds
- bowdlerize1/5
bowdlerize
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; expurgate; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- dawdler1/5
dawdler
- noun someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
poke; laggard; drone; lagger; trailer.
- noun someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- noddles1/5
noddle
- noun an informal British expression for head or mind
- use your noddle
- noun an informal British expression for head or mind
- dawdlers1/5
dawdler
- noun someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
poke; laggard; drone; lagger; trailer.
- noun someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- kindlier1/5
kindly
- adjective satellite showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
sympathetic; benevolent; large-hearted; charitable; good-hearted; openhearted.
- was charitable in his opinions of others
- kindly criticism
- a kindly act
- sympathetic words
- a large-hearted mentor
- adjective satellite pleasant and agreeable
- a kindly climate
- kindly breeze
- adjective satellite showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
- sidesaddle1/5
sidesaddle
- noun a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse
- adverb on or as if on a sidesaddle
- she rode sidesaddle
- noun a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse
- panhandlers1/5
panhandler
- noun a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
- noun a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
- rodlike1/5
rodlike
- adjective satellite resembling a rod
rod-shaped.
- adjective satellite resembling a rod
- needlelike1/5
needlelike
- adjective satellite ending in a sharp point
sharp; acuate; acute.
- adjective satellite ending in a sharp point
- confoundedly1/5
confoundedly
- adverb in a perplexed manner
perplexedly.
- he looked at his professor perplexedly
- adverb in a perplexed manner
- brindled1/5
brindled
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
brindle; brinded; tabby.
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
- redly1/5
redly
- adverb displaying a red color
- the forge belched redly at the sky"-Adria Langley
- adverb displaying a red color
- groundlings1/5
groundling
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- kindliest1/5
kindly
- adjective satellite showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
sympathetic; benevolent; large-hearted; charitable; good-hearted; openhearted.
- was charitable in his opinions of others
- kindly criticism
- a kindly act
- sympathetic words
- a large-hearted mentor
- adjective satellite pleasant and agreeable
- a kindly climate
- kindly breeze
- adjective satellite showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
- medlar1/5
medlar
- noun small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
wild medlar tree; Vangueria infausta; wild medlar.
- noun small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
Mespilus germanica; medlar tree.
- noun small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
- affectedly1/5
affectedly
- adverb in an affected manner
- adverb in an affected manner
- boundlessly1/5
boundlessly
- adverb without bounds
immeasurably; infinitely.
- he is infinitely wealthy
- adverb without bounds
- panhandler1/5
panhandler
- noun a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
- noun a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
- husbandly1/5
husbandly
- adjective befitting or characteristic of a husband
- adjective satellite related to or suited to a husband
- assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn
- adjective befitting or characteristic of a husband
- paddlewheel1/5
paddlewheel
- noun a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat
paddle wheel.
- noun a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat
- lewdly1/5
lewdly
- adverb in a lewd and obscene manner
obscenely.
- he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely
- adverb in a lewd and obscene manner
- unrestrainedly1/5
unrestrainedly
- adverb in an unrestrained manner
- adverb in an unrestrained manner
- horridly1/5
horridly
- adverb in a hideous manner
monstrously; hideously.
- her face was hideously disfigured after the accident
- adverb in a hideous manner
- discontentedly1/5
discontentedly
- adverb with discontent; in a discontented manner
- he was still rumbling discontentedly when Pike returned bearing a folder of foolscap sheets
- adverb with discontent; in a discontented manner
- unfeignedly1/5
unfeignedly
- adverb with sincerity; without pretense
sincerely; truly.
- she praised him sincerely for his victory
- was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher
- we are truly sorry for the inconvenience
- adverb with sincerity; without pretense
- liverpudlian1/5
liverpudlian
- noun a native or resident of Liverpool
Scouser.
- adjective of or relating to Liverpool or its people
- Liverpudlian streets
- Liverpudlian street urchins
- noun a native or resident of Liverpool
- intrepidly1/5
intrepidly
- adverb without fear
dauntlessly; fearlessly.
- fearlessly, he led the troops into combat
- adverb without fear
- dispiritedly1/5
dispiritedly
- adverb in a dispirited manner without hope
hopelessly.
- the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances
- adverb in a dispirited manner without hope
- perplexedly1/5
perplexedly
- adverb in a perplexed manner
confoundedly.
- he looked at his professor perplexedly
- adverb in a perplexed manner
- chandlery1/5
chandlery
- noun candles and other commodities sold by a chandler
- noun a storeroom where candles are kept
- noun candles and other commodities sold by a chandler
- packsaddle1/5
packsaddle
- noun a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
- noun a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
- jaggedly1/5
jaggedly
- adverb with a ragged and uneven appearance
raggedly.
- a long beard, raggedly cut
- adverb with a ragged and uneven appearance
- disjointedly1/5
disjointedly
- adverb in a disjointed manner
- `We're not married, not really married,' she said, and slowly, reluctantly, disjointedly it came out
- adverb in a disjointed manner
- puddler1/5
puddler
- noun a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling
- noun a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling
- limitedly1/5
limitedly
- adverb in a limited manner
- adverb in a limited manner
- bewilderedly1/5
bewilderedly
- adverb in a bewildered manner
- adverb in a bewildered manner
- canoodling1/5
canoodle
- verb fondle or pet affectionately
- verb fondle or pet affectionately
- conceitedly1/5
conceitedly
- adverb with conceit; in a conceited manner
self-conceitedly.
- he always acts so conceitedly!
- adverb with conceit; in a conceited manner
- middlemost1/5
middlemost
- adjective satellite being in the exact middle
midmost.
- adjective satellite being in the exact middle
- puddlers1/5
puddler
- noun a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling
- noun a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling
- candlemaker1/5
candlemaker
- noun a person who makes or sells candles
- noun a person who makes or sells candles
- friendlessness1/5
friendlessness
- noun being without friends
- noun being without friends
- muddleheaded1/5
muddleheaded
- adjective satellite stupid and confused
addlebrained; addlepated; puddingheaded.
- blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are
- a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne
- adjective satellite stupid and confused
- dreadlock1/5
dreadlock
- noun one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
- noun one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
- bedlamite1/5
bedlamite
- noun an archaic term for a lunatic
- noun an archaic term for a lunatic
- beadlike1/5
beadlike
- adjective satellite small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
beady; buttony; buttonlike.
- bright beady eyes
- black buttony eyes
- adjective satellite small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
- rundles1/5
rundle
- noun one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
rung; spoke.
- noun one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
- soundlessness1/5
soundlessness
- noun the property of making no sound
quietness.
- noun the property of making no sound
- oldline1/5
oldline
- adjective satellite adhering to conservative or reactionary principles
old-line.
- an oldline senator
- adjective satellite adhering to conservative or reactionary principles
- packsaddles1/5
packsaddle
- noun a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
- noun a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
- cursedly1/5
cursedly
- adverb in a damnable manner
damnably; damned.
- kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!
- adverb in a damnable manner
- justifiedly1/5
justifiedly
- adverb with honesty
justly; rightly.
- he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time
- adverb with honesty
- meddlesomeness1/5
meddlesomeness
- noun aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
officiousness; intrusiveness.
- noun aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
- groundling1/5
groundling
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- saddlecloth1/5
saddlecloth
- noun stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
horse blanket; saddle blanket.
- noun stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
- panhandled1/5
panhandle
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia
- noun the handle of a pan
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- dirndls1/5
dirndl
- noun a full skirt with a gathered waistband
- noun a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt
- noun a full skirt with a gathered waistband
- measuredly1/5
measuredly
- adverb in a deliberate unhurried manner
deliberately.
- she was working deliberately
- adverb in a deliberate unhurried manner
- landladies1/5
landlady
- noun a landlord who is a woman
- noun a landlord who is a woman
- luridly1/5
luridly
- adverb in a lurid manner
- it was luridly described in the book as the place where mystics took refuge
- adverb in a lurid manner
- frenziedly1/5
frenziedly
- adverb in a frenzied manner
hectically.
- we rehearsed frenziedly the last few days before the premiere
- adverb in a frenzied manner
- frigidly1/5
frigidly
- adverb without warmth or enthusiasm
frostily.
- `Come in if you have to,' he said frostily
- adverb without warmth or enthusiasm
- evenhandedly1/5
evenhandedly
- adverb without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
fairly; fair.
- deal fairly with one another
- adverb without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
- fiddlehead1/5
fiddlehead
- noun tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
Onoclea struthiopteris; shuttlecock fern; ostrich fern; Pteretis struthiopteris; Matteuccia struthiopteris.
- noun New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
fiddlehead fern; Osmunda cinnamonea; cinnamon fern.
- noun tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
- buddleia1/5
buddleia
- noun tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
butterfly bush.
- noun tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
- needlewoman1/5
needlewoman
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; seamstress; sempstress.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- fiddleheads1/5
fiddlehead
- noun tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
Onoclea struthiopteris; shuttlecock fern; ostrich fern; Pteretis struthiopteris; Matteuccia struthiopteris.
- noun New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
fiddlehead fern; Osmunda cinnamonea; cinnamon fern.
- noun tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
- floridly1/5
floridly
- adverb in a florid manner
- floridly figurative prose
- adverb in a florid manner
- needlewomen1/5
needlewoman
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; seamstress; sempstress.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- unwontedly1/5
unwontedly
- adverb in an unusual manner
- adverb in an unusual manner
- reservedly1/5
reservedly
- adverb with reserve; in a reserved manner
- adverb with reserve; in a reserved manner
- candlewood1/5
candlewood
- noun any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light
- noun any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light
- fervidly1/5
fervidly
- adverb with passionate fervor
fierily; fervently.
- both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people
- a fierily opinionated book
- adverb with passionate fervor
- sordidly1/5
sordidly
- adverb in a sordid or squalid way
squalidly.
- adverb in a sordid or squalid way
- liverpudlians1/5
liverpudlian
- noun a native or resident of Liverpool
Scouser.
- adjective of or relating to Liverpool or its people
- Liverpudlian streets
- Liverpudlian street urchins
- noun a native or resident of Liverpool
- collectedly1/5
collectedly
- adverb in a self-collected or self-possessed manner
composedly.
- he announced the death of his father collectedly
- adverb in a self-collected or self-possessed manner
- ashamedly1/5
ashamedly
- adverb with a feeling of shame
- adverb with a feeling of shame
- constrainedly1/5
constrainedly
- adverb in a constrained manner
- adverb in a constrained manner
- insipidly1/5
insipidly
- adverb in an insipid manner
- insipidly expressed thoughts
- adverb in an insipid manner
- underhandedly1/5
underhandedly
- adverb slyly and secretly
underhand.
- Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne
- oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers
- adverb slyly and secretly
- pallidly1/5
pallidly
- adverb in a manner lacking interest or vitality
dimly; palely.
- a palely entertaining show
- adverb in a manner lacking interest or vitality
- woodlice1/5
woodlouse
- noun any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
slater.
- noun any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
- unadvisedly1/5
unadvisedly
- adverb in an unadvised manner
- adverb in an unadvised manner
- undisputedly1/5
undisputedly
- adverb in an unarguable and undisputed manner
unarguably.
- you write as if this fact whilst inarguably forever condemning me to the ranks of Bohemianism nevertheless earned for me the right of entry into any company
- adverb in an unarguable and undisputed manner
- woodlouse1/5
woodlouse
- noun any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
slater.
- noun any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
- tepidly1/5
tepidly
- adverb in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner
lukewarmly.
- he was lukewarmly received by his relatives
- adverb in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner
- needlefish1/5
needlefish
- noun elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
billfish; gar.
- noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
pipefish.
- noun elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
- lividly1/5
lividly
- adverb in a livid manner
- adverb in a livid manner
- vapidly1/5
vapidly
- adverb in a vapid manner
- a vapidly smiling salesman
- adverb in a vapid manner
- grindle1/5
grindle
- noun primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
Amia calva; dogfish; bowfin.
- noun primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
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paddlefish
- noun primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
duckbill; Polyodon spathula.
- noun primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
- ridleys1/5
- bloodlessly1/5
bloodlessly
- adverb without bloodshed; in a bloodless manner; without shedding blood
- the coup disposed of the dictator bloodlessly
- adverb without bloodshed; in a bloodless manner; without shedding blood
- unitedly1/5
unitedly
- adverb with cooperation and interchange
together.
- we worked together on the project
- adverb with cooperation and interchange
- irregardless1/5
irregardless
- adverb regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously
- adverb regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously
- astraddle1/5
astraddle
- adverb with one leg on each side
astride.
- she sat astride the chair
- adverb with one leg on each side
- deucedly1/5
deucedly
- adverb (used as intensives) extremely
deadly; insanely; madly; devilishly.
- she was madly in love
- deadly dull
- deadly earnest
- deucedly clever
- insanely jealous
- adverb (used as intensives) extremely
- leadless1/5
leadless
- adjective not treated with lead
unleaded.
- unleaded gasoline
- adjective not treated with lead
- weedless1/5
weedless
- adjective free from weeds
- a weedless garden
- adjective free from weeds
- foodless1/5
foodless
- adjective satellite being without food
- adjective satellite being without food
- handleless1/5
handleless
- adjective having no handle
- sleek cabinets with apparently handleless doors
- adjective having no handle
- concernedly1/5
concernedly
- adverb in a manner showing concern
- `Are you all right,' he asked concernedly
- adverb in a manner showing concern
- needlestick1/5
needlestick
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- lightheartedly1/5
lighthearted
- adjective satellite carefree and happy and lighthearted
light-hearted; blithe; lightsome; blithesome.
- was loved for her blithe spirit
- a merry blithesome nature
- her lighthearted nature
- trilling songs with a lightsome heart
- adjective satellite carefree and happy and lighthearted
- newfoundlanders1/5
- concededly1/5
concede
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
confess; profess.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb be willing to concede
yield; grant.
- I grant you this much
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
- birdland1/5
- interestedly1/5
interested
- adjective having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
- an interested audience
- interested in sports
- was interested to hear about her family
- interested in knowing who was on the telephone
- interested spectators
- verb excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
interest.
- adjective having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
- candleholder1/5
candleholder
One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. Shak.
- agitatedly1/5
agitated
- adjective troubled emotionally and usually deeply
- agitated parents
- verb try to stir up public opinion
stir up; agitate; foment.
- adjective troubled emotionally and usually deeply
- heddle1/5
heddle
(Weaving) One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom.
- unaffectedly1/5
unaffected
- adjective undergoing no change when acted upon
- entirely unaffected by each other's writings
- fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment
- adjective satellite unaware of or indifferent to
insensible.
- insensible to the suffering around him
- adjective undergoing no change when acted upon
- candleholders1/5
candleholder
One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. Shak.
- intermeddling1/5
intermeddling
The act of improperly interfering. Burke.
- pronouncedly1/5
pronounced
- adjective satellite strongly marked; easily noticeable
marked.
- walked with a marked limp
- a pronounced flavor of cinnamon
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; enunciate; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- adjective satellite strongly marked; easily noticeable
- tweedledum1/5
tweedledum
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- tweedledee1/5
tweedledee
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- intermeddle1/5
intermeddle
To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with. The practice of Spain hath been, by war and by conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign states. Bacon.
Syn. -- To interpose; interfere. See Interpose .
- bandlimited1/5
- spindled1/5
spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- sadleir1/5
- unbundle1/5
unbundle
To release, as from a bundle; to disclose.
- woodlanders1/5
- misguidedly1/5
misguided
- adjective satellite poorly conceived or thought out
ill-conceived.
- an ill-conceived plan to take over the company
- verb lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
mislead; lead astray; misguide; misdirect.
- The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
- adjective satellite poorly conceived or thought out
- gridlocked1/5
gridlock
- noun a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
- noun a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
- boundedly1/5
bounded
- adjective satellite having the limits or boundaries established
delimited.
- a delimited frontier through the disputed region
- verb move forward by leaps and bounds
jump; spring; leap; bound.
- The horse bounded across the meadow
- The child leapt across the puddle
- Can you jump over the fence?
- adjective satellite having the limits or boundaries established
- fiddly1/5
fiddly
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- deadlift1/5
deadlift
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- unworldliness1/5
unworldliness
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- amusedly1/5
amused
- adjective satellite pleasantly occupied
diverted; entertained.
- We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
- verb occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
disport; amuse; divert.
- The play amused the ladies
- adjective satellite pleasantly occupied
- handlist1/5
- hindlegs1/5
- moodle1/5
moodle
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- calculatedly1/5
calculated
- adjective satellite carefully thought out in advance
measured; deliberate.
- a calculated insult
- with measured irony
- verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
cypher; compute; calculate; work out; reckon; cipher; figure.
- adjective satellite carefully thought out in advance
- bedlington1/5
bedlington
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- riddler1/5
riddle
- noun a difficult problem
conundrum; enigma; brain-teaser.
- noun a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
- noun a difficult problem
- girdler1/5
girdle
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
cincture; waistband; sash; waistcloth.
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- toodle1/5
toodle
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- seidlitz1/5
seidlitz
Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia. Written also Sedlitz .
- ecofriendly1/5
- odling1/5
odling
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- pindling1/5
pindling
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- uninhibitedly1/5
uninhibited
- adjective not inhibited or restrained
- uninhibited exuberance
- adjective not inhibited or restrained
- assumedly1/5
assumed
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
false; put on; pretended; fictitious; fictive; sham.
- an assumed name
- an assumed cheerfulness
- a fictitious address
- fictive sympathy
- a pretended interest
- a put-on childish voice
- sham modesty
- verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
assume; take for granted; presume.
- I assume his train was late
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
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- unguardedly1/5
unguarded
- adjective satellite lacking protection or a guard
- an unguarded gate
- his unguarded queen was open to attack
- adjective satellite displaying or feeling no wariness
- an unguarded remark
- adjective satellite lacking protection or a guard
- noodling1/5
noodle
- noun a ribbonlike strip of pasta
- noun informal terms for a human head
attic; dome; bean; noggin; bonce.
- noun a ribbonlike strip of pasta
- cradleboard1/5
cradleboard
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- cloudland1/5
- criddle1/5
- woodlark1/5
- hoddle1/5
- forwardly1/5
forward
- noun the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- noun a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
- noun the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- paddleboats1/5
- ladleful1/5
ladleful
A quantity sufficient to fill a ladle.
- bemusedly1/5
bemused
- adjective satellite deeply absorbed in thought
deep in thought; preoccupied; lost.
- as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
- lost in thought
- a preoccupied frown
- verb cause to be confused emotionally
bemuse; throw; bewilder; discombobulate.
- adjective satellite deeply absorbed in thought
- bridleway1/5
bridleway
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- exasperatedly1/5
exasperated
- adjective satellite greatly annoyed; out of patience
cheesed off; browned off.
- had an exasperated look on his face
- felt exasperated beyond endurance
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- adjective satellite greatly annoyed; out of patience
- kiddle1/5
kiddle
A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish. Improperly spelled kittle .
- faddle1/5
faddle
To trifle; to toy. --v. t. Halliwell.To fondle; to dandle. Prov. Eng.
- standardless1/5
standardless
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- assertedly1/5
asserted
- adjective satellite confidently declared to be so
- the asserted value of the painting
- verb state categorically
assert; asseverate; maintain.
- adjective satellite confidently declared to be so
- unrestrictedly1/5
unrestricted
- adjective not subject to or subjected to restriction
- adjective satellite free of restrictions on conduct
- I had unrestricted access
- adjective not subject to or subjected to restriction
- paddleboat1/5
paddleboat
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- connectedly1/5
connected
- adjective satellite being joined in close association
affiliated; attached.
- affiliated clubs
- all art schools whether independent or attached to universities
- verb connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
tie; link; connect; link up.
- Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
- Tie the ropes together
- Link arms
- adjective satellite being joined in close association
- bewdley1/5
bewdley
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- singlemindedly1/5
- undauntedly1/5
undaunted
- adjective satellite unshaken in purpose
unshaken; undismayed.
- wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made
- adjective satellite resolutely courageous
- undaunted in the face of death
- adjective satellite unshaken in purpose
- studly1/5
stud
- noun a man who is virile and sexually active
he-man; macho-man.
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
rivet.
- noun a man who is virile and sexually active
- muddler1/5
muddle
- noun a confused multitude of things
welter; smother; clutter; mare's nest; fuddle; jumble.
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun a confused multitude of things
- speedlight1/5
speedlight
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- childlikeness1/5
- husbandless1/5
husbandless
Destitute of a husband. Shak.
- studiedly1/5
studied
- adjective produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
- a studied smile
- a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
canvas; study; analyse; examine; canvass; analyze.
- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
- adjective produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
- invalidly1/5
invalid
- noun someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
shut-in.
- verb force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen
- noun someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
- heddles1/5
heddle
(Weaving) One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom.
- undisguisedly1/5
undisguised
- adjective satellite plain to see
- undisguised curiosity
- adjective satellite plain to see
- spindling1/5
spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- concertedly1/5
concerted
- adjective satellite involving the joint activity of two or more
conjunct; cooperative; conjunctive.
- concerted action
- the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind
- the conjunctive focus of political opposition
- a cooperative effort
- a united effort
- joint military activities
- verb contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
concert.
- adjective satellite involving the joint activity of two or more
- mundle1/5
- embarrassedly1/5
embarrassed
- adjective satellite feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
chagrined; abashed.
- felt abashed at the extravagant praise
- chagrined at the poor sales of his book
- was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
- verb cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
embarrass; abash.
- adjective satellite feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
- unweariedly1/5
unwearied
- adjective satellite with unreduced energy
unweary; untired.
- adjective satellite with unreduced energy
- cloudlets1/5
cloudlet
A little cloud. R. Browning.Eve's first star through fleecy cloudlet peeping. Coleridge.
- brandle1/5
brandle
To shake; to totter. Obs.
- eastwardly1/5
eastward
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
east; E; due east.
- adjective satellite moving toward the east
eastbound.
- eastbound trains
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- needlenose1/5
needlenose
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- godling1/5
godling
A diminutive god. Dryden.
- bradly1/5
brad
- noun a small nail
- verb fasten with brads
- noun a small nail
- newfoundlander1/5
newfoundland
An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.
- buddle1/5
buddle
(Mining) An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of rynning water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions.
- badland1/5
badland
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- lordling1/5
lordling
A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith.
- backwardly1/5
backward
- adjective directed or facing toward the back or rear
- a backward view
- adjective (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
- a backward lover
- adjective directed or facing toward the back or rear
- exhaustedly1/5
exhausted
- adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
spent; dog-tired; worn out; played out; fagged; fatigued; worn-out; washed-out.
- the day's shopping left her exhausted
- he went to bed dog-tired
- was fagged and sweaty
- the trembling of his played out limbs
- felt completely washed-out
- only worn-out horses and cattle
- you look worn out
- verb wear out completely
wash up; exhaust; tucker; beat; tucker out.
- This kind of work exhausts me
- I'm beat
- He was all washed up after the exam
- adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
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- codlin1/5
codlin
An apple fit to stew or coddle.
- godlings1/5
godling
A diminutive god. Dryden.
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- westwardly1/5
westward
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; west; W.
- adjective satellite moving toward the west
westerly; westbound.
- westbound pioneers
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
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microneedle
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- saddlebred1/5
- hindleg1/5
hindleg
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- saddletree1/5
saddletree
The frame of a saddle. For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin. Cowper.
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- wandle1/5
- rudloff1/5
- needler1/5
needle
- noun the leaf of a conifer
acerate leaf.
- noun a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
- noun the leaf of a conifer
- bindle1/5
bindle
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- hoodless1/5
- undesignedly1/5
undesigned
- adjective not done or made or performed with purpose or intent
- adjective not done or made or performed with purpose or intent
- groundlessly1/5
groundless
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
baseless; unwarranted; idle; wild; unfounded.
- baseless gossip
- the allegations proved groundless
- idle fears
- unfounded suspicions
- unwarranted jealousy
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
- sophisticatedly1/5
sophisticated
- adjective having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
- sophisticated young socialites
- a sophisticated audience
- a sophisticated lifestyle
- a sophisticated book
- verb make less natural or innocent
sophisticate.
- Their manners had sophisticated the young girls
- adjective having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
- bodle1/5
bodle
A small Scotch coin worth about one sixth of an English penny. Sir W. Scott.
- amazedly1/5
amazed
- adjective satellite filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
astonished; astounded; stunned; astonied.
- an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation
- I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral
- astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing
- stood in stunned silence
- stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses
- verb affect with wonder
amaze; astonish; astound.
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
- adjective satellite filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
- lizardlike1/5
- worldless1/5
- diddler1/5
diddle
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- verb manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
toy; fiddle; play.
- She played nervously with her wedding ring
- Don't fiddle with the screws
- He played with the idea of running for the Senate
- verb deprive of by deceit
- doubtedly1/5
doubt
- noun the state of being unsure of something
uncertainty; dubiousness; doubtfulness; dubiety; incertitude.
- noun uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
doubtfulness; question; dubiousness.
- the dubiousness of his claim
- there is no question about the validity of the enterprise
- noun the state of being unsure of something
- unriddle1/5
unriddle
To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; Macaulay.as, to .unriddle an enigma or a mysteryAnd where you can't unriddle, learn to trust. Parnell.
- unlimitedly1/5
unlimited
- adjective having no limits in range or scope
limitless.
- to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv
- the limitless reaches of outer space
- adjective satellite without reservation or exception
outright; straight-out.
- adjective having no limits in range or scope
- unrelievedly1/5
unrelieved
- adjective satellite not lessened or diminished
undiminished.
- unrelieved suffering
- adjective satellite not lessened or diminished
- disconnectedly1/5
disconnected
- adjective (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
staccato.
- staccato applause
- a staccato command
- staccato notes
- verb pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
disconnect; unplug.
- unplug the hair dryer after using it
- adjective (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
- unwarrantedly1/5
unwarranted
- adjective satellite incapable of being justified or explained
unjustifiable; unwarrantable; indefensible; insupportable.
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
baseless; groundless; idle; wild; unfounded.
- baseless gossip
- the allegations proved groundless
- idle fears
- unfounded suspicions
- unwarranted jealousy
- adjective satellite incapable of being justified or explained
- godlikeness1/5
- reddleman1/5
- diamondlike1/5
- southwardly1/5
southward
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
due south; S; south.
- adjective satellite moving toward the south
southbound.
- a southbound train
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
- piddly1/5
piddly
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- complicatedly1/5
complicated
- adjective satellite difficult to analyze or understand
- a complicated problem
- complicated Middle East politics
- verb make more complicated
complicate; perplex.
- There was a new development that complicated the matter
- adjective satellite difficult to analyze or understand
- brandling1/5
brandling
(Zoöl.) Same as Branlin , fish and worm.
- unboundedly1/5
unbounded
- adjective satellite seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
boundless; limitless.
- unbounded enthusiasm
- children with boundless energy
- a limitless supply of money
- adjective satellite seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
- detachedly1/5
detached
- adjective satellite showing lack of emotional involvement
degage; uninvolved.
- adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman
- she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive
- an uninvolved bystander
- verb cause to become detached or separated; take off
detach.
- detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
- adjective satellite showing lack of emotional involvement
- qualifiedly1/5
qualified
- adjective meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
- many qualified applicants for the job
- verb prove capable or fit; meet requirements
qualify; measure up.
- adjective meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
- windling1/5
windle
A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.
- pedlers1/5
pedlar
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
pitchman; peddler; hawker; packman.
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
- shortsightedly1/5
shortsighted
- adjective satellite lacking foresight or scope
unforesightful; short; myopic.
- a short view of the problem
- shortsighted policies
- shortsighted critics derided the plan
- myopic thinking
- adjective unable to see distant objects clearly
nearsighted; myopic.
- adjective satellite lacking foresight or scope
- cloudlet1/5
cloudlet
A little cloud. R. Browning.Eve's first star through fleecy cloudlet peeping. Coleridge.
- elatedly1/5
elated
- adjective exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
- the elated winner
- felt elated and excited
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
intoxicate; uplift; elate; pick up; lift up.
- Music can uplift your spirits
- adjective exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
- redlegs1/5
redlegs
(Zoöl.) (a) The redshank. (b) The turnstone.
- temperedly1/5
tempered
- adjective made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
hardened; treated; toughened.
- a sword of tempered steel
- tempered glass
- verb bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
normalize; anneal; temper.
- temper glass
- adjective made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
- lordlings1/5
lordling
A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith.
- presumedly1/5
presume
- verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
assume; take for granted.
- I assume his train was late
- verb take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
make bold; dare.
- How dare you call my lawyer?
- verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
- deadlifts1/5
- northwardly1/5
northward
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
due north; north; N.
- adjective satellite moving toward the north
northbound.
- the northbound lane
- we took the north train
- the northward flow of traffic
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
- flapdoodle1/5
- deadlocking1/5
deadlock
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; impasse; standstill; stalemate.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- headly1/5
head
- noun the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
caput.
- he stuck his head out the window
- noun a single domestic animal
- 200 head of cattle
- noun the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
- goodliness1/5
goodliness
Beauty of form; grace; elegance; comeliness. Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes. Sir P. Sidney.
- widdle1/5
widdle
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- strandline1/5
- statedly1/5
stated
- adjective satellite declared as fact; explicitly stated
declared.
- verb express in words
state; say; tell.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
- adjective satellite declared as fact; explicitly stated
- groundline1/5
- bridleways1/5
bridleways
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- absorbedly1/5
absorbed
- adjective satellite giving or marked by complete attention to
enwrapped; engrossed; captive; wrapped; intent.
- that engrossed look or rapt delight
- then wrapped in dreams
- so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare
- rapt with wonder
- wrapped in thought
- verb become imbued
absorb.
- The liquids, light, and gases absorb
- adjective satellite giving or marked by complete attention to
- unchildlike1/5
- sidler1/5
sidle
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log
- verb move sideways
sashay.
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- cradleboards1/5
- intendedly1/5
intended
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
- your intended trip abroad
- an intended insult
- verb have in mind as a purpose
intend; think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
- trendle1/5
trendle
A wheel, spindle, or the like; a trundle. Obs.The shaft the wheel, the wheel, the trendle turns. Sylvester.
- rehandling1/5
rehandling
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- hadland1/5
- straddlers1/5
straddlers
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- liquidly1/5
liquid
- noun a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
- noun the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
liquid state; liquidness; liquidity.
- noun a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
- nondeadly1/5
- mudlark1/5
mudlark
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- distortedly1/5
distorted
- adjective satellite so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
deformed; misshapen; ill-shapen; malformed.
- deformed thalidomide babies
- his poor distorted limbs
- an ill-shapen vase
- a limp caused by a malformed foot
- misshapen old fingers
- verb make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
warp; falsify; distort; garble.
- adjective satellite so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
- forcedly1/5
forced
- adjective produced by or subjected to forcing
- forced-air heating
- furnaces of the forced-convection type
- forced convection in plasma generators
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
coerce; force; squeeze; hale; pressure.
- He squeezed her for information
- adjective produced by or subjected to forcing
- undecidedly1/5
undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
undetermined; unresolved; open.
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
- adjective satellite characterized by indecision
on the fence.
- some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
- too many voters still declare they are undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- idleman1/5
idleman
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- concentratedly1/5
concentrated
- adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
- their concentrated efforts
- his concentrated attention
- concentrated study
- a narrow thread of concentrated ore
- verb make denser, stronger, or purer
concentrate.
- concentrate juice
- adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
- needlessness1/5
needlessness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- threadless1/5
- restrictedly1/5
restricted
- adjective subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
- of restricted importance
- verb place restrictions on
restrict; curtail; curb; cut back.
- curtail drinking in school
- adjective subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
- laggardly1/5
laggard
- noun someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
poke; dawdler; drone; lagger; trailer.
- adjective satellite wasting time
dilatory; pokey; poky.
- noun someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- undividedly1/5
undivided
- adjective satellite not parted by conflict of opinion
- presented an undivided front
- adjective satellite not shared by or among others
- undivided responsibility
- adjective satellite not parted by conflict of opinion
- leadline1/5
- irritatedly1/5
irritated
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
nettled; riled; pissed off; peeved; stung; miffed; roiled; steamed; annoyed; pissed.
- made an irritated gesture
- feeling nettled from the constant teasing
- peeved about being left out
- felt really pissed at her snootiness
- riled no end by his lies
- roiled by the delay
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
- frustratedly1/5
frustrated
- adjective satellite disappointingly unsuccessful
thwarted; disappointed; defeated; foiled; discomfited.
- disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
- their foiled attempt to capture Calais
- many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
- his best efforts were thwarted
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; queer; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- adjective satellite disappointingly unsuccessful
- birdless1/5
- vexedly1/5
vexed
- adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
harried; annoyed; pestered; harassed.
- harassed working mothers
- a harried expression
- her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
- the vexed parents of an unruly teenager
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
- yardland1/5
yardland
(O. Eng. Law) A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate. Obs.
- paddleball1/5
- dedicatedly1/5
dedicated
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- a dedicated dancer
- dedicated teachers
- dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- consumedly1/5
consume
- verb eat immoderately
down; go through; devour.
- Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
- verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly
have; take in; ingest; take.
- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
- verb eat immoderately
- manifoldly1/5
manifold
- noun a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
- noun a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies
manifold paper.
- an original and two manifolds
- noun a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
- unabatedly1/5
unabated
- adjective satellite continuing at full strength or intensity
- the winds are unabated
- the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated
- adjective satellite continuing at full strength or intensity
- paddlelike1/5
- middleness1/5
- straddler1/5
straddle
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- noun a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- aggrievedly1/5
aggrieve
- verb infringe on the rights of
- verb cause to feel sorrow
grieve.
- his behavior grieves his mother
- verb infringe on the rights of
- premorbidly1/5
- unriddled1/5
unriddle
To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; Macaulay.as, to .unriddle an enigma or a mysteryAnd where you can't unriddle, learn to trust. Parnell.
- tiddle1/5
tiddle
To use with tenderness; to fondle. Obs. or Prov. Eng.
- premeditatedly1/5
premeditated
- adjective characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
- a premeditated crime
- verb consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
premeditate.
- premeditated murder
- adjective characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
- sandlapper1/5
- sandling1/5
- declaredly1/5
declared
- adjective made known or openly avowed
- their declared and their covert objectives
- a declared liberal
- verb state emphatically and authoritatively
declare.
- He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
- adjective made known or openly avowed
- woodless1/5
woodless
Having no wood; destitute of wood. Mitford. --Wood"less*ness , n.
- spraddled1/5
- candlelighters1/5
- intermeddled1/5
intermeddle
To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with. The practice of Spain hath been, by war and by conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign states. Bacon.
Syn. -- To interpose; interfere. See Interpose .
- muddlers1/5
muddler
One who, or that which, muddles.
- fiddleback1/5
- bloodlessness1/5
bloodlessness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- spraddle1/5
spraddle
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- intermeddler1/5
intermeddler
One who meddles with, or intrudes into, the affairs of others. Swift.
- bandle1/5
bandle
An Irish measure of two feet in length.
- toadlike1/5
- candlelighting1/5
candlelight
- noun the light provided by a burning candle
candle flame.
- noun the light provided by a burning candle
- acridly1/5
acrid
- adjective satellite strong and sharp
pungent.
- the pungent taste of radishes
- the acrid smell of burning rubber
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acerbic; vitriolic; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; sulfurous; caustic; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
- adjective satellite strong and sharp
- ballhandling1/5
- peddlar1/5
peddlar
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- midlanders1/5
midland
- noun a town in west central Texas
- noun the interior part of a country
- noun a town in west central Texas
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