est: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of est
- best«Word Popularity Bar5/5
best
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- they did their best
- noun the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
topper.
- he could beat the best of them
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- earliest5/5
earliest
- adjective satellite (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
earlier.
- a fashion popular in earlier times
- his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher
- Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera
- adjective at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
early.
- early morning
- an early warning
- early diagnosis
- an early death
- took early retirement
- an early spring
- early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties
- adjective satellite (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
- interest5/5
interest
- noun a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
involvement.
- an interest in music
- noun a reason for wanting something done
sake.
- for your sake
- died for the sake of his country
- in the interest of safety
- in the common interest
- noun a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
- rest5/5
rest
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
residue; residuum; residual; balance; remainder.
- there was no remainder
- he threw away the rest
- he took what he wanted and I got the balance
- noun freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
ease; repose; relaxation.
- took his repose by the swimming pool
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
- greatest5/5
greatest
- adjective satellite highest in quality
sterling; superlative.
- adjective satellite relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
great.
- a great juicy steak
- a great multitude
- the great auk
- a great old oak
- a great ocean liner
- a great delay
- adjective satellite highest in quality
- highest5/5
high
- noun a lofty level or position or degree
- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
- noun an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
- noun a lofty level or position or degree
- largest5/5
large
- noun a garment size for a large person
- adjective above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
big.
- a large city
- set out for the big city
- a large sum
- a big (or large) barn
- a large family
- big businesses
- a big expenditure
- a large number of newspapers
- a big group of scientists
- large areas of the world
- noun a garment size for a large person
- latest5/5
latest
- noun the most recent news or development
- have you heard the latest?
- adjective satellite up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
up-to-the-minute.
- the news is up-to-the-minute
- the very latest scientific discoveries
- noun the most recent news or development
- lowest5/5
lowest
- adjective satellite lowest in rank or importance
last-place; last.
- last prize
- in last place
- adjective less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
low.
- low prices
- the reservoir is low
- adjective satellite lowest in rank or importance
- arrest5/5
arrest
- noun the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
taking into custody; apprehension; pinch; catch; collar.
- the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; hitch; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- biggest5/5
big
- adjective above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
large.
- a large city
- set out for the big city
- a large sum
- a big (or large) barn
- a large family
- big businesses
- a big expenditure
- a large number of newspapers
- a big group of scientists
- large areas of the world
- adjective satellite significant
- graduation was a big day in his life
- adjective above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- oldest5/5
old
- noun past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- adjective (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
- his mother is very old
- a ripe old age
- how old are you?
- noun past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- closest5/5
closest
- adverb (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
nearest; nighest.
- that was the time he came nearest to death
- adjective at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
close.
- close to noon
- how close are we to town?
- a close formation of ships
- adverb (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
- strongest5/5
strong
- adjective having strength or power greater than average or expected
- a strong radio signal
- strong medicine
- a strong man
- adjective satellite not faint or feeble
- a strong odor of burning rubber
- adjective having strength or power greater than average or expected
- earnest5/5
earnest
- noun something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
- adjective satellite characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
solemn; sincere.
- both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
- an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
- a film with a solemn social message
- noun something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
- simplest5/5
simple
- noun any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
- noun a person lacking intelligence or common sense
simpleton.
- noun any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
- west5/5
west
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; W; westward.
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
Occident.
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
- forest5/5
forest
- noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
woods; wood.
- noun land that is covered with trees and shrubs
timberland; woodland; timber.
- noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
- request5/5
request
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
postulation; petition.
- noun the verbal act of requesting
asking.
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
- priest5/5
priest
- noun a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
- noun a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
non-Christian priest.
- noun a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
- honest5/5
honest
- adjective not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
honorable.
- honest lawyers
- honest reporting
- adjective satellite without dissimulation; frank
- my honest opinion
- adjective not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
- modest5/5
modest
- adjective marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
- a modest apartment
- too modest to wear his medals
- adjective satellite not large but sufficient in size or amount
small.
- a modest salary
- modest inflation
- helped in my own small way
- adjective marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
- manifest5/5
manifest
- noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- quest5/5
quest
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
pursuit; pursuance.
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
- noun the act of searching for something
seeking.
- a quest for diamonds
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- nearest5/5
nearest
- adverb (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
nighest; closest.
- that was the time he came nearest to death
- adjective not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
close; near; nigh.
- near neighbors
- in the near future
- they are near equals
- his nearest approach to success
- a very near thing
- a near hit by the bomb
- she was near tears
- she was close to tears
- had a close call
- adverb (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
- northwest5/5
northwest
- noun the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
- noun the northwestern region of the United States
northwestern United States.
- noun the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
- southwest5/5
southwest
- noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
southwestward; sou'-west; SW.
- noun the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
southwestern United States.
- noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
- smallest5/5
small
- noun the slender part of the back
- noun a garment size for a small person
- noun the slender part of the back
- finest5/5
fine
- noun money extracted as a penalty
amercement; mulct.
- verb issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
ticket.
- I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street
- Move your car or else you will be ticketed!
- noun money extracted as a penalty
- test5/5
test
- noun trying something to find out about it
trial; trial run; tryout.
- a sample for ten days free trial
- a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
- noun any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
mental testing; mental test; psychometric test.
- the test was standardized on a large sample of students
- noun trying something to find out about it
- suggest5/5
suggest
- verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
propose; advise.
- the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
- verb drop a hint; intimate by a hint
hint.
- verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- protest5/5
protest
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
protestation.
- they finished the game under protest to the league president
- the senator rose to register his protest
- the many protestations did not stay the execution
- noun the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
objection; dissent.
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
- guest5/5
guest
- noun a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
invitee.
- noun United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)
Edgar Guest; Edgar Albert Guest.
- noun a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
- invest5/5
invest
- verb make an investment
put; place; commit.
- Put money into bonds
- verb give qualities or abilities to
endue; gift; empower; indue; endow.
- verb make an investment
- harvest5/5
harvest
- noun the yield from plants in a single growing season
crop.
- noun the consequence of an effort or activity
- they gathered a harvest of examples
- a harvest of love
- noun the yield from plants in a single growing season
- conquest5/5
conquest
- noun the act of conquering
subjection; subjugation; conquering.
- noun success in mastering something difficult
- the conquest of space
- noun the act of conquering
- contest5/5
contest
- noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
competition.
- noun a struggle between rivals
- noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- chest5/5
chest
- noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
pectus; thorax.
- noun box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
- noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- nest5/5
nest
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- noun a kind of gun emplacement
- a machine-gun nest
- a nest of snipers
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- lest5/5
l
- noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
litre; liter; cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre.
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
50; fifty.
- noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
- fastest4/5
fastest
- adverb most quickly
quickest.
- adjective acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
fast.
- fast film
- on the fast track in school
- set a fast pace
- a fast car
- adverb most quickly
- youngest4/5
young
- noun any immature animal
offspring.
- noun United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
Loretta Young.
- noun any immature animal
- easiest4/5
easy
- adjective posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
- an easy job
- an easy problem
- an easy victory
- the house is easy to heat
- satisfied with easy answers
- took the easy way out of his dilemma
- adjective satellite not hurried or forced
easygoing; leisurely.
- an easy walk around the block
- at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace
- adjective posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
- poorest4/5
poor
- noun people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
poor people.
- the urban poor need assistance
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
wretched; pathetic; pitiable; piteous; misfortunate; miserable; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
- noun people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
- richest4/5
rich
- noun people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
rich people.
- only the very rich benefit from this legislation
- adjective possessing material wealth
- her father is extremely rich
- many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles
- noun people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
- hardest4/5
hard
- adjective not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
difficult.
- a difficult task
- nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
- difficult times
- why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
- adjective dispassionate;
- took a hard look
- a hard bargainer
- adjective not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- fullest4/5
full
- noun the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
full moon; full-of-the-moon; full phase of the moon.
- the moon is at the full
- verb beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening
- full the cloth
- noun the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
- newest4/5
new
- adjective not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- a new law
- new cars
- a new comet
- a new friend
- a new year
- the New World
- adjective satellite original and of a kind not seen before
fresh; novel.
- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
- adjective not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- darkest4/5
dark
- noun absence of light or illumination
darkness.
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
iniquity; darkness; wickedness.
- the powers of darkness
- noun absence of light or illumination
- happiest4/5
happy
- adjective enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- a happy smile
- spent many happy days on the beach
- a happy marriage
- adjective satellite marked by good fortune
felicitous.
- a felicitous life
- a happy outcome
- adjective enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- clearest4/5
clear
- noun the state of being free of suspicion
- investigation showed that he was in the clear
- noun a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
open.
- finally broke out of the forest into the open
- noun the state of being free of suspicion
- weakest4/5
weak
- adjective wanting in physical strength
- a weak pillar
- adjective satellite overly diluted; thin and insipid
watery; washy.
- washy coffee
- watery milk
- weak tea
- adjective wanting in physical strength
- slightest4/5
slight
- noun a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
rebuff.
- verb pay no attention to, disrespect
cold-shoulder.
- She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance
- noun a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
- longest4/5
longest
- adverb for the most time
- she stayed longest
- adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
long.
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
- a long friendship
- a long game
- long ago
- an hour long
- adverb for the most time
- deepest4/5
deep
- noun the central and most intense or profound part
- in the deep of night
- in the deep of winter
- noun a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
trench; oceanic abyss.
- noun the central and most intense or profound part
- digest4/5
digest
- noun a periodical that summarizes the news
- noun something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
compilation.
- noun a periodical that summarizes the news
- unrest4/5
unrest
- noun a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
ferment; tempestuousness; fermentation; agitation.
- the political ferment produced new leadership
- social unrest
- noun a feeling of restless agitation
- noun a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
- dearest4/5
dearest
- noun a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
dear; honey; love; beloved.
- adjective satellite dearly loved
dear; darling; beloved.
- noun a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- pest4/5
pest
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
pestilence; plague; pestis.
- noun any epidemic disease with a high death rate
pestilence; plague.
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- shortest4/5
short
- noun the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- noun accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
short circuit.
- noun the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- tempest4/5
tempest
- noun a violent commotion or disturbance
storm.
- the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
- it was only a tempest in a teapot
- noun (literary) a violent wind
- a tempest swept over the island
- noun a violent commotion or disturbance
- jest4/5
jest
- noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
gag; joke; laugh; jape.
- he told a very funny joke
- he knows a million gags
- thanks for the laugh
- he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
- even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
- noun activity characterized by good humor
jocularity; joke.
- noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- brightest4/5
bright
- adjective emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- the sun was bright and hot
- a bright sunlit room
- adjective satellite having striking color
brilliant; vivid.
- bright dress
- brilliant tapestries
- a bird with vivid plumage
- adjective emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- dishonest4/5
dishonest
- adjective deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
dishonorable.
- adjective satellite capable of being corrupted
bribable; purchasable; corruptible; venal.
- corruptible judges
- dishonest politicians
- a purchasable senator
- a venal police officer
- adjective deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
- widest4/5
wide
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
broad.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; extensive; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- crest4/5
crest
- noun the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- noun the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
crown; top; tip; summit; peak.
- the view from the peak was magnificent
- they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
- the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
- noun the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- eldest4/5
eldest
- noun the offspring who came first in the order of birth
firstborn.
- adjective satellite first in order of birth
firstborn.
- the firstborn child
- noun the offspring who came first in the order of birth
- attest4/5
attest
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- I attest this signature
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- midwest4/5
midwest
- noun the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
middle west; midwestern United States.
- noun the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
- budapest4/5
budapest
- noun capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary
capital of Hungary; Hungarian capital.
- noun capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary
- vest4/5
vest
- noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
waistcoat.
- noun a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
undershirt; singlet.
- noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- incest4/5
incest
- noun sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)
- noun sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)
- farthest4/5
farthest
- adjective satellite (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
uttermost; furthest; utmost; furthermost; farthermost.
- had traveled to the farthest frontier
- don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree
- explored the furthest reaches of space
- the utmost tip of the peninsula
- adverb to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense)
furthest.
- see who could jump the farthest
- chose the farthest seat from the door
- he swam the furthest
- adjective satellite (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
- ernest4/5
erne
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
grey sea eagle; Haliatus albicilla; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; ern; white-tailed sea eagle.
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
- forrest4/5
fore
- noun front part of a vessel or aircraft
prow; stem; bow.
- he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
- adjective situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
- noun front part of a vessel or aircraft
- slowest3/5
slowest
- adverb most slowly
- adjective not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
slow.
- a slow walker
- the slow lane of traffic
- her steps were slow
- he was slow in reacting to the news
- slow but steady growth
- adverb most slowly
- sharpest3/5
sharp
- noun a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
- noun a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
- noun a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
- purest3/5
pure
- adjective free of extraneous elements of any kind
- pure air and water
- pure gold
- pure primary colors
- the violin's pure and lovely song
- pure tones
- pure oxygen
- adjective satellite without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
perfect; double-dyed; complete; gross; arrant; unadulterated; sodding; stark; consummate; utter; thoroughgoing; everlasting; staring.
- an arrant fool
- a complete coward
- a consummate fool
- a double-dyed villain
- gross negligence
- a perfect idiot
- pure folly
- what a sodding mess
- stark staring mad
- a thoroughgoing villain
- utter nonsense
- the unadulterated truth
- adjective free of extraneous elements of any kind
- hottest3/5
hot
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- hot stove
- hot water
- a hot August day
- a hot stuffy room
- she's hot and tired
- a hot forehead
- adjective satellite characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
raging.
- the fighting became hot and heavy
- a hot engagement
- a raging battle
- the river became a raging torrent
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- sweetest3/5
sweet
- noun English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
Henry Sweet.
- noun a dish served as the last course of a meal
dessert; afters.
- noun English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
- wisest3/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
- heaviest3/5
heavy
- noun an actor who plays villainous roles
- noun a serious (or tragic) role in a play
- noun an actor who plays villainous roles
- wildest3/5
wild
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
natural state; state of nature.
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild
- noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
wilderness.
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- strangest3/5
strange
- adjective being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
unusual.
- a strange exaltation that was indefinable
- a strange fantastical mind
- what a strange sense of humor she has
- adjective satellite not known before
unknown.
- used many strange words
- saw many strange faces in the crowd
- don't let anyone unknown into the house
- adjective being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
- toughest3/5
tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- prettiest3/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- truest3/5
true
- noun proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- out of true
- verb make level, square, balanced, or concentric
true up.
- true up the cylinder of an engine
- noun proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- warmest3/5
warm
- verb get warm or warmer
warm up.
- The soup warmed slowly on the stove
- verb make warm or warmer
- The blanket will warm you
- verb get warm or warmer
- lightest3/5
light
- noun (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
visible light; visible radiation.
- the light was filtered through a soft glass window
- noun any device serving as a source of illumination
light source.
- he stopped the car and turned off the lights
- noun (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- coldest3/5
cold
- noun a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
common cold.
- will they never find a cure for the common cold?
- noun the absence of heat
frigidness; coldness; frigidity; low temperature.
- the coldness made our breath visible
- come in out of the cold
- cold is a vasoconstrictor
- noun a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
- saddest3/5
sad
- adjective experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
- feeling sad because his dog had died
- Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti
- adjective satellite of things that make you feel sad
- sad news
- she doesn't like sad movies
- it was a very sad story
- When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti
- adjective experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
- thickest3/5
thick
- noun the location of something surrounded by other things
midst.
- in the midst of the crowd
- adjective not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
- an inch thick
- a thick board
- a thick sandwich
- spread a thick layer of butter
- thick coating of dust
- thick warm blankets
- noun the location of something surrounded by other things
- ablest3/5
able
- adjective (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- able to swim
- she was able to program her computer
- we were at last able to buy a car
- able to get a grant for the project
- adjective satellite have the skills and qualifications to do things well
capable.
- able teachers
- a capable administrator
- children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable
- adjective (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- severest3/5
severe
- adjective satellite intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
terrible; wicked.
- severe pain
- a severe case of flu
- a terrible cough
- under wicked fire from the enemy's guns
- a wicked cough
- adjective satellite very strong or vigorous
knockout; hard.
- strong winds
- a hard left to the chin
- a knockout punch
- a severe blow
- adjective satellite intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- holiest3/5
holy
- noun a sacred place of pilgrimage
sanctum; holy place.
- adjective belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
- noun a sacred place of pilgrimage
- humblest3/5
humble
- verb cause to be unpretentious
- This experience will humble him
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abase; chagrin; mortify; humiliate.
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
- verb cause to be unpretentious
- funniest3/5
funny
- noun an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
funny story; funny remark; good story.
- she told a funny story
- she made a funny
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
risible; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
- noun an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
- coolest3/5
cool
- noun the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
- the cool of early morning
- noun great coolness and composure under strain
sang-froid; aplomb; poise; assuredness.
- keep your cool
- noun the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
- proudest3/5
proud
- adjective feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
- proud parents
- proud of his accomplishments
- a proud moment
- proud to serve his country
- a proud name
- proud princes
- adjective satellite having or displaying great dignity or nobility
gallant; majestic; lofty.
- a gallant pageant
- lofty ships
- majestic cities
- proud alpine peaks
- adjective feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
- safest3/5
safe
- noun strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
- noun a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
- noun strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
- broadest3/5
broad
- noun slang term for a woman
- a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- noun slang term for a woman
- noblest3/5
noble
- noun a titled peer of the realm
nobleman; Lord.
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
imposing; baronial; stately.
- a baronial mansion
- an imposing residence
- a noble tree
- severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- stately columns
- noun a titled peer of the realm
- zest3/5
zest
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
zestfulness; gusto; relish.
- noun a tart spicy quality
piquantness; tanginess; piquance; tang; nip; piquancy.
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- cheapest3/5
cheap
- adjective relatively low in price or charging low prices
inexpensive.
- it would have been cheap at twice the price
- inexpensive family restaurants
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective relatively low in price or charging low prices
- tallest3/5
tall
- noun a garment size for a tall person
- adjective great in vertical dimension; high in stature
- tall people
- tall buildings
- tall trees
- tall ships
- noun a garment size for a tall person
- commonest3/5
common
- noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
green; park; commons.
- they went for a walk in the park
- adjective belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
- for the common good
- common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community
- noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- faintest3/5
faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- fittest3/5
fit
- noun a display of bad temper
conniption; tantrum; scene.
- he had a fit
- she threw a tantrum
- he made a scene
- noun a sudden uncontrollable attack
paroxysm; convulsion.
- a paroxysm of giggling
- a fit of coughing
- convulsions of laughter
- noun a display of bad temper
- quickest3/5
quickest
- adverb most quickly
fastest.
- adjective satellite accomplished rapidly and without delay
quick; speedy.
- was quick to make friends
- his quick reaction prevented an accident
- hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem
- a speedy recovery
- he has a right to a speedy trial
- adverb most quickly
- strictest3/5
strict
- adjective satellite rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
rigorous.
- rigorous application of the law
- a strict vegetarian
- adjective satellite (of rules) stringently enforced
hard-and-fast.
- hard-and-fast rules
- adjective satellite rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
- fairest3/5
fair
- noun a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
funfair; carnival.
- noun gathering of producers to promote business
- world fair
- trade fair
- book fair
- noun a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- nicest3/5
nice
- noun a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- adjective pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
- what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith
- nice manners
- a nice dress
- a nice face
- a nice day
- had a nice time at the party
- the corn and tomatoes are nice today
- noun a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- busiest3/5
busy
- verb keep busy with
occupy.
- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
- adjective actively or fully engaged or occupied
- busy with her work
- a busy man
- too busy to eat lunch
- verb keep busy with
- surest3/5
sure
- adjective having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
certain.
- felt certain of success
- was sure (or certain) she had seen it
- was very sure in his beliefs
- sure of her friends
- adjective satellite exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
certain.
- be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through
- be sure to lock the doors
- adjective having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
- grandest3/5
grand
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
yard; G; thou; thousand; M; chiliad; one thousand; K; 1000.
- noun a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
grand piano.
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- loudest3/5
loud
- adjective characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
- a group of loud children
- loud thunder
- her voice was too loud
- loud trombones
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
- blest3/5
blest
- adjective highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
blessed.
- our blessed land
- the blessed assurance of a steady income
- verb give a benediction to
bless.
- The dying man blessed his son
- adjective highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
- bravest3/5
brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- noun people who are brave
- the home of the free and the brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- meanest3/5
mean
- noun an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
mean value.
- verb mean or intend to express or convey
intend.
- You never understand what I mean!
- what do his words intend?
- noun an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- tiniest3/5
tiny
- adjective satellite very small
bantam; petite; diminutive; midget; flyspeck; lilliputian.
- diminutive in stature
- a lilliputian chest of drawers
- her petite figure
- tiny feet
- the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
- adjective satellite very small
- smartest3/5
smart
- noun a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
smartness; smarting.
- verb be the source of pain
ache; hurt.
- noun a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
- rarest3/5
rare
- adjective satellite not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
- a rare word
- rare books
- adjective satellite recurring only at long intervals
- a rare appearance
- total eclipses are rare events
- adjective satellite not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
- kindest3/5
kind
- noun a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
sort; form; variety.
- sculpture is a form of art
- what kinds of desserts are there?
- adjective having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
- kind to sick patients
- a kind master
- kind words showing understanding and sympathy
- thanked her for her kind letter
- noun a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- choicest3/5
choice
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; pick.
- he was my pick for mayor
- noun the act of choosing or selecting
pick; selection; option.
- your choice of colors was unfortunate
- you can take your pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
- fiercest3/5
fierce
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
furious; ferocious; savage.
- a ferocious beating
- fierce fighting
- a furious battle
- adjective satellite marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
vehement; tearing; trigger-happy; violent.
- fierce loyalty
- in a tearing rage
- vehement dislike
- violent passions
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
- gravest3/5
grave
- noun death of a person
- he went to his grave without forgiving me
- from cradle to grave
- noun a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
tomb.
- he put flowers on his mother's grave
- noun death of a person
- rainforest3/5
rainforest
- noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall
rain forest.
- noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall
- bequest3/5
bequest
- noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
legacy.
- noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
- wealthiest3/5
wealthy
- adjective satellite having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
moneyed; loaded; flush; affluent.
- an affluent banker
- a speculator flush with cash
- not merely rich but loaded
- moneyed aristocrats
- wealthy corporations
- adjective satellite having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
- brest3/5
breast
- noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
chest.
- he beat his breast in anger
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
titty; tit; bosom; knocker; boob.
- noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- remotest3/5
remote
- noun a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
remote control.
- he lost the remote for his TV
- adjective satellite located far away spatially
distant.
- distant lands
- remote stars
- noun a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
- loveliest3/5
lovely
- noun a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
cover girl; pin-up.
- adjective satellite appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
- noun a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
- divest3/5
divest
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- verb deprive of status or authority
disinvest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb take away possessions from someone
- narrowest3/5
narrow
- noun a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
- verb make or become more narrow or restricted
contract.
- The selection was narrowed
- The road narrowed
- noun a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
- detest3/5
detest
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
hate.
- I hate Mexican food
- She detests politicians
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
- merest3/5
mere
- noun a small pond of standing water
- adjective satellite being nothing more than specified
- a mere child
- noun a small pond of standing water
- briefest3/5
brief
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
legal brief.
- noun a condensed written summary or abstract
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- bucharest3/5
bucharest
- noun national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
Bucharesti; capital of Romania; Bucuresti.
- noun national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
- behest3/5
behest
- noun an authoritative command or request
- noun an authoritative command or request
- fewest3/5
fewest
- adjective (superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number
- the fewest birds in recent memory
- adjective a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
few.
- a few weeks ago
- a few more wagons than usual
- an invalid's pleasures are few and far between
- few roses were still blooming
- few women have led troops in battle
- adjective (superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number
- disinterest3/5
disinterest
- noun tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
neutrality.
- noun tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
- ingest3/5
ingest
- verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly
have; take in; consume; take.
- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
- verb take up mentally
assimilate; absorb; take in.
- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
- verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- furthest3/5
furthest
- adjective satellite (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
uttermost; utmost; farthest; furthermost; farthermost.
- had traveled to the farthest frontier
- don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree
- explored the furthest reaches of space
- the utmost tip of the peninsula
- adverb to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense)
farthest.
- went the furthest of all the children in her education
- furthest removed from reality
- she goes farthest in helping us
- adjective satellite (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
- inquest3/5
inquest
- noun an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
- noun an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
- everest3/5
everest
- noun a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
Mt. Everest; Mount Everest.
- noun a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
- wrest3/5
wrest
- verb obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
- wrest the knife from his hands
- wrest a meaning from the old text
- wrest power from the old government
- verb obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
- pretest3/5
pretest
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- retest3/5
rete
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
plexus.
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
- posttest3/5
post
- noun the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
station.
- a soldier manned the entrance post
- a sentry station
- noun military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
military post.
- this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby
- there is an officer's club on the post
- noun the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
- subtest3/5
subtest
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- fest3/5
f
- noun the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
- noun a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
degree Fahrenheit.
- noun the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
- softest2/5
soft
- adjective yielding readily to pressure or weight
- adjective compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- he was soft on his children
- adjective yielding readily to pressure or weight
- smoothest2/5
smooth
- noun the act of smoothing
- he gave his hair a quick smooth
- verb make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
smoothen.
- smooth the surface of the wood
- noun the act of smoothing
- gayest2/5
gay
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
homo; homosexual; homophile.
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
cheery; sunny.
- a cheery hello
- a gay sunny room
- a sunny smile
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- straightest2/5
straight
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight person; heterosexual person; heterosexual.
- noun a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- keenest2/5
keen
- noun a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
- verb express grief verbally
lament.
- we lamented the death of the child
- noun a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
- barest2/5
bare
- verb lay bare
- bare your breasts
- bare your feelings
- verb make public
publicize; publicise; air.
- She aired her opinions on welfare
- verb lay bare
- thinnest2/5
thin
- verb lose thickness; become thin or thinner
- verb make thin or thinner
- Thin the solution
- verb lose thickness; become thin or thinner
- oddest2/5
odd
- adjective not divisible by two
uneven.
- adjective satellite not easily explained
- it is odd that his name is never mentioned
- adjective not divisible by two
- mildest2/5
mild
- adjective moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
- a mild winter storm
- a mild fever
- fortunately the pain was mild
- a mild rebuke
- mild criticism
- adjective satellite humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
modest; meek.
- meek and self-effacing
- adjective moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
- gentlest2/5
gentle
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
ennoble; entitle.
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- cleanest2/5
clean
- noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
clean and jerk.
- verb make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
make clean.
- Clean the stove!
- The dentist cleaned my teeth
- noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
- freest2/5
free
- noun people who are free
free people.
- the home of the free and the brave
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; loose; release; liberate.
- noun people who are free
- sincerest2/5
sincere
- adjective open and genuine; not deceitful
- he was a good man, decent and sincere
- felt sincere regret that they were leaving
- sincere friendship
- adjective satellite characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
solemn; earnest.
- both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
- an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
- a film with a solemn social message
- adjective open and genuine; not deceitful
- basest2/5
base
- noun installation from which a military force initiates operations
base of operations.
- the attack wiped out our forward bases
- noun lowest support of a structure
foundation; substructure; groundwork; understructure; fundament; foot.
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
- noun installation from which a military force initiates operations
- pleasantest2/5
pleasant
- adjective affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
- we had a pleasant evening together
- a pleasant scene
- pleasant sensations
- adjective satellite (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior
- I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around
- adjective affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
- bluest2/5
blue
- noun blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
blueness.
- he had eyes of bright blue
- noun blue clothing
- she was wearing blue
- noun blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
- firmest2/5
firm
- noun the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
house; business firm.
- he worked for a brokerage house
- verb become taut or tauter
tauten.
- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
- noun the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
- foulest2/5
foul
- noun an act that violates the rules of a sport
- verb hit a foul ball
- noun an act that violates the rules of a sport
- neatest2/5
neat
- adjective satellite clean or organized
orderly.
- her neat dress
- a neat room
- adjective satellite showing care in execution
- neat homework
- neat handwriting
- adjective satellite clean or organized
- worthiest2/5
worthy
- noun an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
- he told his story to some conservative worthies
- local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable
- adjective having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
- a worthy fellow
- a worthy cause
- noun an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
- readiest2/5
ready
- noun poised for action
- their guns were at the ready
- verb prepare for eating by applying heat
cook; fix; make; prepare.
- Cook me dinner, please
- can you make me an omelette?
- fix breakfast for the guests, please
- noun poised for action
- greenest2/5
green
- noun green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
viridity; greenness.
- noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
park; commons; common.
- they went for a walk in the park
- noun green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
- queerest2/5
queer
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; pouf; faggot; fag.
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- neediest2/5
needy
- noun needy people collectively
- they try to help the needy
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
poverty-stricken; necessitous; impoverished; destitute; indigent.
- noun needy people collectively
- bleakest2/5
bleak
- adjective satellite offering little or no hope
dim; black.
- the future looked black
- prospects were bleak
- Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge
- took a dim view of things
- adjective satellite providing no shelter or sustenance
barren; desolate; bare; stark.
- bare rocky hills
- barren lands
- the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
- the desolate surface of the moon
- a stark landscape
- adjective satellite offering little or no hope
- starkest2/5
stark
- adjective satellite devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
crude; blunt.
- the blunt truth
- the crude facts
- facing the stark reality of the deadline
- adjective satellite severely simple
severe; austere; stern.
- a stark interior
- adjective satellite devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- feeblest2/5
feeble
- adjective satellite pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
lame.
- a feeble excuse
- a lame argument
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
faint.
- damning with faint praise
- faint resistance
- feeble efforts
- a feeble voice
- adjective satellite pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
- divinest2/5
divine
- noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Jehovah; Creator; God Almighty; Almighty; Lord; Maker; Godhead.
- noun a clergyman or other person in religious orders
cleric; ecclesiastic; churchman.
- noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
- ripest2/5
ripe
- adjective fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
mature.
- ripe peaches
- full-bodied mature wines
- adjective satellite fully prepared or eager
- the colonists were ripe for revolution
- adjective fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- bitterest2/5
bitter
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- noun the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
bitterness.
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- harshest2/5
harsh
- adjective satellite unpleasantly stern
rough.
- wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus
- the nomad life is rough and hazardous
- adjective satellite disagreeable to the senses
- the harsh cry of a blue jay
- harsh cognac
- the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes
- harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway
- adjective satellite unpleasantly stern
- mightiest2/5
mighty
- adjective satellite having or showing great strength or force or intensity
- struck a mighty blow
- the mighty logger Paul Bunyan
- the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
- adverb (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
powerful; right; mightily.
- the baby is mighty cute
- he's mighty tired
- it is powerful humid
- that boy is powerful big now
- they have a right nice place
- they rejoiced mightily
- adjective satellite having or showing great strength or force or intensity
- loftiest2/5
lofty
- adjective satellite of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
idealistic; exalted; noble-minded; elevated; rarefied; rarified; grand; high-flown; high-minded; sublime.
- an exalted ideal
- argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
- a noble and lofty concept
- a grand purpose
- adjective satellite of imposing height; especially standing out above others
towering; soaring; eminent.
- an eminent peak
- lofty mountains
- the soaring spires of the cathedral
- towering icebergs
- adjective satellite of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- blackest2/5
black
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
inkiness; blackness.
- noun total absence of light
lightlessness; pitch blackness; blackness; total darkness.
- they fumbled around in total darkness
- in the black of night
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- healthiest2/5
healthy
- adjective having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
- a rosy healthy baby
- staying fit and healthy
- adjective satellite financially secure and functioning well
- a healthy economy
- adjective having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
- tenderest2/5
tender
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
legal tender; stamp.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
attendant; attender.
- noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- ugliest2/5
ugly
- adjective displeasing to the senses
- an ugly face
- ugly furniture
- adjective satellite inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
surly.
- a surly waiter
- an ugly frame of mind
- adjective displeasing to the senses
- profoundest2/5
profound
- adjective showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
- the differences are profound
- a profound insight
- a profound book
- a profound mind
- profound contempt
- profound regret
- adjective satellite of the greatest intensity; complete
- a profound silence
- a state of profound shock
- adjective showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
- fondest2/5
fond
- adjective satellite having or displaying warmth or affection
lovesome; affectionate; tender; warm.
- affectionate children
- a fond embrace
- fond of his nephew
- a tender glance
- a warm embrace
- adjective satellite extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
adoring; doting.
- adoring grandparents
- deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain
- hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother
- adjective satellite having or displaying warmth or affection
- 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
- crudest2/5
crude
- noun a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
crude oil; oil; fossil oil; petroleum; rock oil.
- adjective satellite not carefully or expertly made
rough.
- managed to make a crude splint
- a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them
- rough carpentry
- noun a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
- vilest2/5
vile
- adjective satellite morally reprehensible
worthless; unworthy; slimy; wretched; ugly; despicable.
- would do something as despicable as murder
- ugly crimes
- the vile development of slavery appalled them
- a slimy little liar
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite morally reprehensible
- driest2/5
dry
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
prohibitionist.
- verb remove the moisture from and make dry
dry out.
- dry clothes
- dry hair
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- liveliest2/5
lively
- adjective full of life and energy
- a lively discussion
- lively and attractive parents
- a lively party
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
racy.
- a racy literary style
- adjective full of life and energy
- plainest2/5
plain
- noun extensive tract of level open land
champaign; field.
- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
- noun a basic knitting stitch
plain stitch; knit; knit stitch.
- noun extensive tract of level open land
- freshest2/5
fresh
- adjective recently made, produced, or harvested
- fresh bread
- a fresh scent
- fresh lettuce
- adjective satellite (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
- a fresh start
- fresh ideas
- adjective recently made, produced, or harvested
- roughest2/5
rough
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough in; rough out.
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- densest2/5
dense
- adjective satellite permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
heavy; impenetrable.
- dense smoke
- heavy fog
- impenetrable gloom
- adjective satellite hard to pass through because of dense growth
thick.
- dense vegetation
- thick woods
- adjective satellite permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- grossest2/5
gross
- noun twelve dozen
144.
- noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
receipts; revenue.
- noun twelve dozen
- immodest2/5
immodest
- adjective having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc
- brash immodest boasting
- adjective offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance
- adjective having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc
- quietest2/5
quiet
- noun a period of calm weather
lull.
- there was a lull in the storm
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
tranquility; tranquillity.
- noun a period of calm weather
- vaguest2/5
vague
- adjective satellite not clearly understood or expressed
obscure.
- an obscure turn of phrase
- an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard
- their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin
- vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
- adjective not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
undefined.
- an undefined term
- undefined authority
- some undefined sense of excitement
- vague feelings of sadness
- a vague uneasiness
- adjective satellite not clearly understood or expressed
- subtlest2/5
subtle
- adjective satellite difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
elusive.
- his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
- a subtle difference
- that elusive thing the soul
- adjective satellite able to make fine distinctions
- a subtle mind
- adjective satellite difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
- dullest2/5
dull
- verb make dull in appearance
- Age had dulled the surface
- verb become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- the varnished table top dulled with time
- verb make dull in appearance
- coarsest2/5
coarse
- adjective of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
harsh.
- coarse meal
- coarse sand
- a coarse weave
- adjective satellite lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
rough-cut; uncouth; vulgar; common.
- he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
- behavior that branded him as common
- an untutored and uncouth human being
- an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy
- appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
- the vulgar display of the newly rich
- adjective of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
- dirtiest2/5
dirty
- verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty
begrime; soil; grime; bemire; colly.
- don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
- adjective soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
soiled; unclean.
- dirty unswept sidewalks
- a child in dirty overalls
- dirty slums
- piles of dirty dishes
- put his dirty feet on the clean sheet
- wore an unclean shirt
- mining is a dirty job
- Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves
- verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty
- lowliest2/5
lowly
- adjective satellite low or inferior in station or quality
small; modest; humble; low.
- a humble cottage
- a lowly parish priest
- a modest man of the people
- small beginnings
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
petty; junior-grade; lower-ranking; subaltern; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- adjective satellite low or inferior in station or quality
- littlest2/5
little
- noun a small amount or duration
- he accepted the little they gave him
- adjective limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
small.
- a little dining room
- a little house
- a small car
- a little (or small) group
- noun a small amount or duration
- swiftest2/5
swift
- noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
Gustavus Franklin Swift.
- noun an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
Jonathan Swift; Dean Swift.
- noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
- sexiest2/5
sexy
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- feeling sexy
- sexy clothes
- sexy poses
- a sexy book
- sexy jokes
- adjective exciting sexual desire
aphrodisiacal; aphrodisiac.
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- whitest2/5
white
- noun a member of the Caucasoid race
White person; Caucasian.
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
whiteness.
- noun a member of the Caucasoid race
- 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
- rudest2/5
rude
- adjective satellite socially incorrect in behavior
unmannerly; unmannered; bad-mannered; ill-mannered.
- resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion
- adjective satellite (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
underbred; bounderish; yokelish; ill-bred; lowbred.
- adjective satellite socially incorrect in behavior
- soundest2/5
sound
- noun the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the sound of rain on the roof
- the beautiful sound of music
- noun the subjective sensation of hearing something
auditory sensation.
- he strained to hear the faint sounds
- noun the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- stupidest2/5
stupid
- noun a person who is not very bright
pillock; dullard; pudding head; poor fish; stupe; pudden-head; stupid person; dolt.
- The economy, stupid!
- adjective lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
- noun a person who is not very bright
- tightest2/5
tight
- adjective closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- tight skirts
- he hated tight starched collars
- fingers closed in a tight fist
- a tight feeling in his chest
- adjective satellite pulled or drawn tight
taut.
- taut sails
- a tight drumhead
- a tight rope
- adjective closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- fattest2/5
fat
- noun a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- pizza has too much fat
- noun a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
fatty tissue; adipose tissue.
- fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
- noun a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- cutest2/5
cut
- noun a share of the profits
- everyone got a cut of the earnings
- noun (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
- noun a share of the profits
- direst2/5
dire
- adjective satellite fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
desperate.
- a desperate illness
- on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall
- a dire emergency
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; horrendous; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
- adjective satellite fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
- dumbest2/5
dumb
- adjective satellite slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
dim; slow; dense; obtuse; dull.
- so dense he never understands anything I say to him
- never met anyone quite so dim
- although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
- dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
- he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
- worked with the slow students
- adjective satellite temporarily incapable of speaking
speechless.
- struck dumb
- speechless with shock
- adjective satellite slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- palest2/5
pale
- noun a wooden strip forming part of a fence
picket.
- verb turn pale, as if in fear
blanch; blench.
- noun a wooden strip forming part of a fence
- wettest2/5
wet
- noun wetness caused by water
moisture.
- drops of wet gleamed on the window
- verb cause to become wet
- Wet your face
- noun wetness caused by water
- stoutest2/5
stout
- noun a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
- noun a garment size for a large or heavy person
- noun a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
- sternest2/5
stern
- noun the rear part of a ship
poop; quarter; after part; tail.
- noun United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
Isaac Stern.
- noun the rear part of a ship
- costliest2/5
costly
- adjective satellite entailing great loss or sacrifice
dearly-won.
- a dearly-won victory
- adjective satellite having a high price
dear; pricey; high-priced; pricy.
- costly jewelry
- high-priced merchandise
- much too dear for my pocketbook
- a pricey restaurant
- adjective satellite entailing great loss or sacrifice
- silliest2/5
silly
- noun a word used for misbehaving children
- don't be a silly
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; wacky; goofy; sappy; whacky; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
- noun a word used for misbehaving children
- hardiest2/5
hardy
- noun United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
Oliver Hardy.
- noun English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
Thomas Hardy.
- noun United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
- nastiest2/5
nasty
- adjective offensive or even (of persons) malicious
awful.
- in a nasty mood
- a nasty accident
- a nasty shock
- a nasty smell
- a nasty trick to pull
- Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
- adjective satellite exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
tight.
- a nasty problem
- a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
- adjective offensive or even (of persons) malicious
- heartiest2/5
hearty
- adjective satellite showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
- gave us a cordial reception
- a hearty welcome
- adjective satellite providing abundant nourishment
solid; substantial; square; satisfying.
- a hearty meal
- good solid food
- ate a substantial breakfast
- four square meals a day
- adjective satellite showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
- calmest2/5
calm
- noun steadiness of mind under stress
equanimity; calmness; composure.
- he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
- noun wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
calm air.
- noun steadiness of mind under stress
- sublimest2/5
sublime
- verb vaporize and then condense right back again
sublimate.
- verb change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
sublimate.
- sublime iodine
- some salts sublime when heated
- verb vaporize and then condense right back again
- foggiest2/5
foggy
- adjective satellite stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
groggy; logy; stuporous; dazed.
- adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
muzzy; hazy; blurred; fuzzy; bleary; blurry.
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
- adjective satellite stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
- extremest2/5
extreme
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- he carried it to extremes
- noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
extremum; extreme point.
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- sickest2/5
sick
- noun people who are sick
- they devote their lives to caring for the sick
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
- noun people who are sick
- cruelest2/5
cruel
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage; barbarous; vicious; brutal; fell; roughshod.
- a barbarous crime
- brutal beatings
- cruel tortures
- Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
- a savage slap
- vicious kicks
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- trickiest2/5
tricky
- adjective satellite not to be trusted
slippery.
- how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
- adjective satellite having concealed difficulty
catchy.
- a catchy question
- a tricky recipe to follow
- adjective satellite not to be trusted
- wittiest2/5
witty
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- completest2/5
complete
- verb come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
finish.
- He finished the dishes
- She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
- The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
- verb bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
- A child would complete the family
- verb come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
- boldest2/5
bold
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
bold face; boldface.
- adjective fearless and daring
- bold settlers on some foreign shore
- a bold speech
- a bold adventure
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
- steepest2/5
steep
- noun a steep place (as on a hill)
- verb devote (oneself) fully to
plunge; immerse; absorb; soak up; engross; engulf.
- He immersed himself into his studies
- noun a steep place (as on a hill)
- molest2/5
molest
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- handsomest2/5
handsome
- adjective satellite pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
fine-looking; well-favoured; better-looking; well-favored; good-looking.
- a fine-looking woman
- a good-looking man
- better-looking than her sister
- very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray
- our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman
- adjective satellite given or giving freely
liberal; giving; big; openhanded; bountiful; freehanded; bighearted; bounteous.
- was a big tipper
- the bounteous goodness of God
- bountiful compliments
- a freehanded host
- a handsome allowance
- Saturday's child is loving and giving
- a liberal backer of the arts
- a munificent gift
- her fond and openhanded grandfather
- adjective satellite pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
- minutest2/5
minute
- noun a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
min.
- he ran a 4 minute mile
- noun an indefinitely short time
moment; bit; mo; second.
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
- noun a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
- bloodiest2/5
bloody
- verb cover with blood
- bloody your hands
- adjective having or covered with or accompanied by blood
- a bloody nose
- your scarf is all bloody
- the effects will be violent and probably bloody
- a bloody fight
- verb cover with blood
- cleverest2/5
clever
- adjective satellite showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
cagy; canny; cagey.
- a cagey lawyer
- too clever to be sound
- adjective satellite mentally quick and resourceful
apt.
- an apt pupil
- you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker
- adjective satellite showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
- luckiest2/5
lucky
- adjective satellite occurring by chance
- a lucky escape
- a lucky guess
- adjective having or bringing good fortune
- my lucky day
- a lucky man
- adjective satellite occurring by chance
- infest2/5
infest
- verb invade in great numbers
overrun.
- the roaches infested our kitchen
- verb occupy in large numbers or live on a host
invade; overrun.
- the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
- verb invade in great numbers
- staunchest2/5
staunch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
stanch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- adjective satellite firm and dependable especially in loyalty
unswerving; steadfast.
- a steadfast ally
- a staunch defender of free speech
- unswerving devotion
- unswerving allegiance
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- chiefest2/5
chief
- noun a person who is in charge
head; top dog.
- the head of the whole operation
- noun a person who exercises control over workers
foreman; gaffer; honcho; boss.
- if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
- noun a person who is in charge
- weirdest2/5
weird
- noun fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
Wyrd.
- adjective satellite suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
eldritch; uncanny; unearthly.
- an eldritch screech
- the three weird sisters
- stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy
- an unearthly light
- he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley
- noun fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
- loneliest2/5
lonely
- adjective satellite lacking companions or companionship
alone; solitary; lone.
- he was alone when we met him
- she is alone much of the time
- the lone skier on the mountain
- a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
- a lonely soul
- a solitary traveler
- adjective satellite marked by dejection from being alone
lonesome.
- felt sad and lonely
- the loneliest night of the week
- lonesome when her husband is away
- spent a lonesome hour in the bar
- adjective satellite lacking companions or companionship
- damnedest2/5
damned
- noun people who are condemned to eternal punishment
- he felt he had visited the realm of the damned
- verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
imprecate; curse; anathemise; damn; bedamn; anathemize; maledict; beshrew.
- The bad witch cursed the child
- noun people who are condemned to eternal punishment
- craziest2/5
crazy
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
loony; weirdo; looney; nutcase.
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
unhinged; brainsick; demented; disturbed; mad; sick; unbalanced.
- a man who had gone mad
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
- deforest2/5
deforest
- verb remove the trees from
disafforest; disforest.
- The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks
- verb remove the trees from
- shallowest2/5
shallow
- noun a stretch of shallow water
shoal.
- verb make shallow
shoal.
- The silt shallowed the canal
- noun a stretch of shallow water
- shrewdest2/5
shrewd
- adjective satellite marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
sharp; astute.
- a smart businessman
- an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease
- he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow
- adjective satellite used of persons
scheming; conniving; calculative; calculating.
- the most calculating and selfish men in the community
- adjective satellite marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- archpriest2/5
archpriest
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
hierarch; high priest; prelate; primate.
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
- fanciest2/5
fancy
- noun something many people believe that is false
phantasy; fantasy; illusion.
- they have the illusion that I am very wealthy
- noun a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- noun something many people believe that is false
- maddest2/5
mad
- adjective satellite roused to anger
sore; huffy.
- stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain
- she gets mad when you wake her up so early
- mad at his friend
- sore over a remark
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
crazy; unhinged; brainsick; demented; disturbed; sick; unbalanced.
- a man who had gone mad
- adjective satellite roused to anger
- noisiest2/5
noisy
- adjective full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
- a noisy cafeteria
- a small noisy dog
- adjective satellite attracting attention by showiness or bright colors
- a noisy sweater
- adjective full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
- riskiest2/5
risky
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; hazardous.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; high-risk.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
- merriest2/5
merry
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund; gay; mirthful; jolly; jovial.
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
festal; gay; festive.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
- palimpsest2/5
palimpsest
- noun a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
- noun a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
- scariest2/5
scary
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
shivery; shuddery; chilling; scarey.
- a scary movie
- the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
- backrest2/5
backrest
- noun a support that you can lean against while sitting
back.
- the back of the dental chair was adjustable
- noun a support that you can lean against while sitting
- bedrest2/5
bedrest
- noun confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
bed rest.
- noun confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
- armrest2/5
armrest
- noun a support for the arm
- noun a support for the arm
- headrest2/5
headrest
- noun a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
head restraint.
- noun a rest for the head
- noun a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
- rinderpest2/5
rinderpest
- noun an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes
cattle plague.
- noun an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes
- houseguest2/5
houseguest
- noun a guest entertained in your house
house guest.
- noun a guest entertained in your house
- footrest2/5
footrest
- noun a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
tuffet; ottoman; footstool.
- noun a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
- mest2/5
m
- noun the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
metre; meter.
- noun concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
molarity; molar concentration.
- noun the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- cest2/5
c
- noun a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
degree centigrade; degree Celsius.
- noun the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
speed of light; light speed.
- noun a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
- liest2/5
li
- noun a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
lithium; atomic number 3.
- noun Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers
- noun a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
- wildebeest2/5
wildebeest
- noun large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
gnu.
- noun large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
- soonest2/5
soonest
- adverb with the least delay
earliest.
- the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M.
- adverb with the least delay
- mayest2/5
may
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
English hawthorn; Crataegus oxycantha; whitethorn; Crataegus laevigata.
- noun the month following April and preceding June
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
- reconquest2/5
reconquest
A second conquest.
- reinvest2/5
reinvest
To invest again or anew.
- postharvest2/5
- hest2/5
h
- noun the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second
Planck's constant.
- noun a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
hydrogen; atomic number 1.
- noun the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second
- sayest2/5
say
- noun the chance to speak
- let him have his say
- verb express in words
state; tell.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
- noun the chance to speak
- gest2/5
g
- noun a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
gramme; gm; gram.
- noun a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine
guanine.
- noun a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
- likeliest2/5
likely
- adjective has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
- these services are likely to be available to us all before long
- she is likely to forget
- a likely place for a restaurant
- the broken limb is likely to fall
- rain is likely
- a likely topic for investigation
- likely candidates for the job
- adjective likely but not certain to be or become true or real
probable.
- a likely result
- he foresaw a probable loss
- adjective has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
- prest2/5
press
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
pressure; insistency; imperativeness; insistence.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
public press.
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
- unmanifest2/5
unmanifest
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- doest2/5
do
- noun an uproarious party
bash; brawl.
- noun the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
doh; ut.
- noun an uproarious party
- veriest2/5
very
- adjective satellite precisely as stated
- the very center of town
- adjective satellite being the exact same one; not any other:
identical; selfsame.
- this is the identical room we stayed in before
- the themes of his stories are one and the same
- saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers
- on this very spot
- the very thing he said yesterday
- the very man I want to see
- adjective satellite precisely as stated
- hillcrest2/5
- oftenest2/5
oftenest
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- shouldest2/5
shall
To owe; to be under obligation for. Obs. "By the faith I shall to God" Court of Love.
- drest2/5
dress
- noun a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
frock.
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
garb; attire.
- formal attire
- battle dress
- noun a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
- cruellest2/5
cruel
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage; barbarous; vicious; brutal; fell; roughshod.
- a barbarous crime
- brutal beatings
- cruel tortures
- Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
- a savage slap
- vicious kicks
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- geest2/5
gee
- noun a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
g-force; g.
- verb turn to the right side
- the horse geed
- noun a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
- almagest2/5
almagest
The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other similar works.
- wouldest2/5
will
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
volition.
- the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
- noun a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
- where there's a will there's a way
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
- sunniest1/5
sunny
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
cheery; gay.
- a cheery hello
- a gay sunny room
- a sunny smile
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
- flattest1/5
flat
- noun a level tract of land
- the salt flats of Utah
- noun a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- noun a level tract of land
- cheeriest1/5
cheery
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
sunny; gay.
- a cheery hello
- a gay sunny room
- a sunny smile
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
- wickedest1/5
wicked
- adjective morally bad in principle or practice
- adjective satellite having committed unrighteous acts
sinful; unholy.
- a sinful person
- adjective morally bad in principle or practice
- intensest1/5
intense
- adjective possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
- intense heat
- intense anxiety
- intense desire
- intense emotion
- the skunk's intense acrid odor
- intense pain
- enemy fire was intense
- adjective satellite extremely sharp or intense
acute.
- acute pain
- felt acute annoyance
- intense itching and burning
- adjective possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
- gloomiest1/5
gloomy
- adjective satellite depressingly dark
glooming; gloomful; sulky.
- the gloomy forest
- the glooming interior of an old inn
- `gloomful' is archaic
- adjective satellite filled with melancholy and despondency
blue; downhearted; dispirited; down in the mouth; depressed; downcast; down; low; low-spirited; grim.
- gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
- gloomy predictions
- a gloomy silence
- took a grim view of the economy
- the darkening mood
- lonely and blue in a strange city
- depressed by the loss of his job
- a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
- downcast after his defeat
- feeling discouraged and downhearted
- adjective satellite depressingly dark
- stiffest1/5
stiff
- noun an ordinary man
- a lucky stiff
- a working stiff
- noun the dead body of a human being
remains; clay; corpse; cadaver.
- the cadaver was intended for dissection
- the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
- the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
- honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
- noun an ordinary man
- tastiest1/5
tasty
- adjective pleasing to the sense of taste
- a tasty morsel
- adjective pleasing to the sense of taste
- grimmest1/5
grim
- adjective satellite not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
unrelenting; inexorable; unappeasable; relentless; stern; unforgiving.
- grim determination
- grim necessity
- Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
- relentless persecution
- the stern demands of parenthood
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; grisly; ghastly; sick; gruesome.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
- adjective satellite not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- steadiest1/5
steady
- noun a person loved by another person
truelove; sweetheart; sweetie.
- verb make steady
becalm; calm.
- steady yourself
- noun a person loved by another person
- unhappiest1/5
unhappy
- adjective experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
- unhappy over her departure
- unhappy with her raise
- after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence
- had an unhappy time at school
- the unhappy (or sad) news
- he looks so sad
- adjective generalized feeling of distress
distressed; dysphoric.
- adjective experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
- dreariest1/5
dreary
- adjective satellite lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
drab.
- her drab personality
- life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
- a series of dreary dinner parties
- adjective satellite causing dejection
blue; dingy; drear; disconsolate; dark; gloomy; dismal; drab; sorry; grim.
- a blue day
- the dark days of the war
- a week of rainy depressing weather
- a disconsolate winter landscape
- the first dismal dispiriting days of November
- a dark gloomy day
- grim rainy weather
- adjective satellite lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
- juiciest1/5
juicy
- adjective full of juice
- adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
toothsome; luscious; red-hot; voluptuous.
- juicy barmaids
- a red-hot mama
- a voluptuous woman
- a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
- adjective full of juice
- sorriest1/5
sorry
- adjective feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
bad; regretful.
- felt regretful over his vanished youth
- regretful over mistakes she had made
- he felt bad about breaking the vase
- adjective satellite bad; unfortunate
distressing; sad; pitiful; lamentable; deplorable.
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs
- adjective feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- amplest1/5
ample
- adjective more than enough in size or scope or capacity
- had ample food for the party
- an ample supply
- adjective satellite affording an abundant supply
plenteous; plentiful; rich; copious.
- had ample food for the party
- copious provisions
- food is plentiful
- a plenteous grape harvest
- a rich supply
- adjective more than enough in size or scope or capacity
- frailest1/5
frail
- noun the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- noun a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
- noun the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- stillest1/5
still
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- he wanted some stills for a magazine ad
- noun (poetic) tranquil silence
hush; stillness.
- the still of the night
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- vainest1/5
vain
- adjective satellite characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
swollen-headed; egotistic; swollen; conceited; self-conceited; egotistical.
- a conceited fool
- an attitude of self-conceited arrogance
- an egotistical disregard of others
- so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
- growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary
- vain about her clothes
- adjective satellite unproductive of success
fruitless; sleeveless; bootless; futile.
- a fruitless search
- futile years after her artistic peak
- a sleeveless errand
- a vain attempt
- adjective satellite characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- soberest1/5
sober
- verb cause to become sober
- A sobering thought
- verb become more realistic
sober up.
- After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up
- verb cause to become sober
- deadest1/5
dead
- noun people who are no longer living
- they buried the dead
- noun a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
- the dead of winter
- noun people who are no longer living
- gladdest1/5
glad
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
gladiolus; sword lily; gladiola.
- adjective showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
- glad you are here
- glad that they succeeded
- gave a glad shout
- a glad smile
- heard the glad news
- a glad occasion
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
- maturest1/5
mature
- verb develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
maturate; grow.
- He matured fast
- The child grew fast
- verb develop and work out fully in one's mind
- I need to mature my thoughts
- verb develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
- roundest1/5
round
- noun a charge of ammunition for a single shot
one shot; unit of ammunition.
- noun an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
rhythm; cycle.
- the never-ending cycle of the seasons
- noun a charge of ammunition for a single shot
- naughtiest1/5
naughty
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; juicy; gamy; racy; spicy; risque; gamey.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite badly behaved
- a naughty boy
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
- openest1/5
open
- noun a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
clear.
- finally broke out of the forest into the open
- noun where the air is unconfined
out-of-doors; open air; outdoors.
- he wanted to get outdoors a little
- the concert was held in the open air
- camping in the open
- noun a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- rottenest1/5
rotten
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; shitty; stinky; crappy; lousy; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
rotted; decayed.
- rotten floor boards
- rotted beams
- a decayed foundation
- adjective satellite very bad
- realest1/5
real
- noun any rational or irrational number
real number.
- noun the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
- noun any rational or irrational number
- smelliest1/5
smelly
- adjective satellite offensively malodorous
stinking; foul-smelling; foul; foetid; funky; noisome; fetid; ill-scented.
- a foul odor
- the kitchen smelled really funky
- adjective satellite offensively malodorous
- solidest1/5
solid
- noun matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- noun the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
solidness; solid state.
- noun matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- stingiest1/5
stingy
- adjective unwilling to spend
ungenerous.
- she practices economy without being stingy
- an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds
- adjective deficient in amount or quality or extent
scrimpy; meager; meagerly; meagre.
- meager resources
- meager fare
- adjective unwilling to spend
- saltiest1/5
salty
- adjective satellite engagingly stimulating or provocative
piquant.
- a piquant wit
- salty language
- adjective containing or filled with salt
- salt water
- adjective satellite engagingly stimulating or provocative
- lousiest1/5
lousy
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; shitty; stinky; crappy; rotten; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- adjective satellite infested with lice
- burned their lousy clothes
- adjective satellite very bad
- funkiest1/5
funky
- adjective satellite offensively malodorous
stinking; foul-smelling; foul; foetid; smelly; noisome; fetid; ill-scented.
- a foul odor
- the kitchen smelled really funky
- adjective satellite (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
low-down.
- adjective satellite offensively malodorous
- swellest1/5
swell
- noun the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
crestless wave.
- noun a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- noun the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
- dingiest1/5
dingy
- adjective satellite thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
begrimed; grimy; grubby; raunchy; grungy.
- a miner's begrimed face
- dingy linen
- grimy hands
- grubby little fingers
- a grungy kitchen
- adjective satellite (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
muddy; muddied; dirty.
- dirty" is often used in combination
- a dirty (or dingy) white
- the muddied grey of the sea
- muddy colors
- dirty-green walls
- dirty-blonde hair
- adjective satellite thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
- perfectest1/5
perfect
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
perfective; perfect tense; perfective tense.
- verb make perfect or complete
hone.
- perfect your French in Paris!
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
- directest1/5
direct
- verb command with authority
- He directed the children to do their homework
- verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
aim; point; place; target.
- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
- criticism directed at her superior
- direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
- verb command with authority
- trustiest1/5
trusty
- noun a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
- adjective worthy of trust or belief
trustworthy.
- a trustworthy report
- an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion
- noun a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
- foolishest1/5
foolish
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
- foolish remarks
- a foolish decision
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; dopy; goosy; anserine; dopey; jerky; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
- shakiest1/5
shaky
- adjective satellite inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
rickety; wobbly; wonky.
- a rickety table
- a wobbly chair with shaky legs
- the ladder felt a little wobbly
- the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
- adjective satellite vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
shivering; trembling.
- a quaking bog
- the quaking child asked for more
- quivering leaves of a poplar tree
- with shaking knees
- seemed shaky on her feet
- sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier
- trembling hands
- adjective satellite inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
- rightest1/5
right
- noun an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; it is something that nobody can take away"
- they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
- Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt
- a right is not something that somebody gives you
- noun location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
- he stood on the right
- noun an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; it is something that nobody can take away"
- blithest1/5
blithe
- adjective satellite lacking or showing a lack of due concern
- spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation
- adjective satellite carefree and happy and lighthearted
light-hearted; lightsome; blithesome; lighthearted.
- was loved for her blithe spirit
- a merry blithesome nature
- her lighthearted nature
- trilling songs with a lightsome heart
- adjective satellite lacking or showing a lack of due concern
- mellowest1/5
mellow
- verb soften, make mellow
- Age and experience mellowed him over the years
- verb become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
mellow out; melt.
- With age, he mellowed
- verb soften, make mellow
- solemnest1/5
solemn
- adjective satellite dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
sober; sedate; grave.
- a grave God-fearing man
- a quiet sedate nature
- as sober as a judge
- a solemn promise
- the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence
- adjective satellite characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
earnest; sincere.
- both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
- an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
- a film with a solemn social message
- adjective satellite dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
- loosest1/5
loose
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; free; release; liberate.
- verb turn loose or free from restraint
let loose; unleash.
- let loose mines
- Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
- flimsiest1/5
flimsy
- noun a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
onionskin.
- adjective satellite lacking solidity or strength
- a flimsy table
- flimsy construction
- noun a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
- weightiest1/5
weighty
- adjective having relatively great weight; heavy
- a weighty load
- a weighty package
- adjective satellite powerfully persuasive
telling; cogent.
- a cogent argument
- a telling presentation
- a weighty argument
- adjective having relatively great weight; heavy
- livest1/5
liv
- adjective satellite being four more than fifty
fifty-four; 54.
- adjective satellite being four more than fifty
- speediest1/5
speedy
- adjective satellite characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
rapid.
- a rapid movement
- a speedy car
- a speedy errand boy
- adjective satellite accomplished rapidly and without delay
quick.
- was quick to make friends
- his quick reaction prevented an accident
- hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem
- a speedy recovery
- he has a right to a speedy trial
- adjective satellite characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
- laziest1/5
lazy
- adjective satellite moving slowly and gently
- up a lazy river
- lazy white clouds
- at a lazy pace
- adjective satellite disinclined to work or exertion
slothful; indolent; faineant; otiose; work-shy.
- faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
- an indolent hanger-on
- too lazy to wash the dishes
- shiftless idle youth
- slothful employees
- the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
- adjective satellite moving slowly and gently
- sorest1/5
sore
- noun an open skin infection
- adjective satellite hurting
raw; sensitive; tender.
- the tender spot on his jaw
- noun an open skin infection
- sturdiest1/5
sturdy
- adjective satellite having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
hardy; stalwart; stout.
- hardy explorers of northern Canada
- proud of her tall stalwart son
- stout seamen
- sturdy young athletes
- adjective not making concessions
uncompromising; inflexible.
- took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks
- uncompromising honesty
- adjective satellite having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
- handiest1/5
handy
- noun United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
W. C. Handy; William Christopher Handy.
- adjective satellite easy to reach
ready to hand.
- found a handy spot for the can opener
- noun United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
- daintiest1/5
dainty
- noun something considered choice to eat
goody; kickshaw; delicacy; treat.
- adjective satellite affectedly dainty or refined
twee; prim; niminy-piminy; mincing.
- noun something considered choice to eat
- politest1/5
polite
- adjective showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
- adjective satellite marked by refinement in taste and manners
civilised; cultured; civilized; genteel; cultivated.
- cultivated speech
- cultured Bostonians
- cultured tastes
- a genteel old lady
- polite society
- adjective showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
- rawest1/5
raw
- noun informal terms for nakedness
birthday suit; altogether.
- in the raw
- in the altogether
- in his birthday suit
- adjective satellite (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
natural; rude.
- natural yogurt
- natural produce
- raw wool
- raw sugar
- bales of rude cotton
- noun informal terms for nakedness
- leanest1/5
lean
- noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
tilt; list; leaning; inclination.
- the tower had a pronounced tilt
- the ship developed a list to starboard
- he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
- verb to incline or bend from a vertical position
tilt; tip; slant; angle.
- She leaned over the banister
- noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- fleetest1/5
fleet
- noun group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
- noun group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
- noun group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
- thorniest1/5
thorny
- adjective satellite bristling with perplexities
- the thorny question of states' rights
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
barbed; burry; briary; bristly; briery; setaceous; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; setose; bristled.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
- adjective satellite bristling with perplexities
- rankest1/5
rank
- noun a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
- the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
- noun relative status
- his salary was determined by his rank and seniority
- noun a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
- sheerest1/5
sheer
- verb turn sharply; change direction abruptly
swerve; cut; veer; trend; curve; slew; slue.
- The car cut to the left at the intersection
- The motorbike veered to the right
- verb cause to sheer
- She sheered her car around the obstacle
- verb turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- scarcest1/5
scarce
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
- adverb only a very short time before
scarcely; barely; hardly; 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
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- unkindest1/5
unkind
- adjective lacking kindness
- a thoughtless and unkind remark
- the unkindest cut of all
- adjective satellite deficient in humane and kindly feelings
pitiless.
- adjective lacking kindness
- meekest1/5
meek
- adjective satellite humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
mild; modest.
- meek and self-effacing
- adjective satellite very docile
tame.
- tame obedience
- meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
- adjective satellite humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- frankest1/5
frank
- noun a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
- noun a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
dog; hot dog; wiener; wienerwurst; frankfurter; weenie; hotdog.
- noun a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
- scantiest1/5
scanty
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
pantie; panty; step-in.
- adjective satellite lacking in amplitude or quantity
spare; bare.
- a bare livelihood
- a scanty harvest
- a spare diet
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
- blandest1/5
bland
- adjective satellite lacking taste or flavor or tang
flat; vapid; flavorless; insipid; savorless; savourless; flavourless.
- a bland diet
- insipid hospital food
- flavorless supermarket tomatoes
- vapid beer
- vapid tea
- adjective satellite lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
flat.
- a bland little drama
- a flat joke
- adjective satellite lacking taste or flavor or tang
- supremest1/5
supreme
- adjective satellite final or last in your life or progress
- the supreme sacrifice
- the supreme judgment
- adjective satellite greatest in status or authority or power
sovereign.
- a supreme tribunal
- adjective satellite final or last in your life or progress
- classiest1/5
classy
- adjective satellite elegant and fashionable
swish; posh.
- classy clothes
- a classy dame
- a posh restaurant
- a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child
- adjective satellite elegant and fashionable
- homeliest1/5
homely
- adjective satellite lacking in physical beauty or proportion
plain.
- a homely child
- several of the buildings were downright homely
- a plain girl with a freckled face
- adjective satellite having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
homey; homelike; homy.
- the homely everyday atmosphere
- a homey little inn
- adjective satellite lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- stateliest1/5
stately
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
imposing; noble; baronial.
- a baronial mansion
- an imposing residence
- a noble tree
- severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- stately columns
- adjective satellite of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
statuesque.
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
- emptiest1/5
empty
- noun a container that has been emptied
- return all empties to the store
- verb make void or empty of contents
- Empty the box
- The alarm emptied the building
- noun a container that has been emptied
- lengthiest1/5
lengthy
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
extended; protracted; prolonged; drawn-out.
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- 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
- haughtiest1/5
haughty
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; 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 having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- likest1/5
like
- noun a similar kind
the likes of; the like.
- dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here
- noun a kind of person
ilk.
- We'll not see his like again
- I can't tolerate people of his ilk
- noun a similar kind
- justest1/5
just
- adjective used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
- a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln
- a kind and just man
- a just reward
- his just inheritance
- adjective fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
equitable.
- equitable treatment of all citizens
- an equitable distribution of gifts among the children
- adjective used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
- shabbiest1/5
shabby
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
ratty; moth-eaten; tatty.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
- adjective satellite mean and unworthy and despicable
- shabby treatment
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
- obscurest1/5
obscure
- verb make less visible or unclear
befog; haze over; fog; becloud; mist; obnubilate; cloud.
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
- verb make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
confuse; obnubilate; blur.
- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
- verb make less visible or unclear
- properest1/5
proper
- adjective marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
- proper medical treatment
- proper manners
- adjective satellite having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; not just a snack"
- wanted a proper dinner
- he finally has a proper job
- adjective marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
- windiest1/5
windy
- adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
blowy; breezy.
- blowy weather
- a windy bluff
- adjective satellite not practical or realizable; speculative
airy; visionary; impractical; Laputan.
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
- visionary schemes for getting rich
- adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
- manliest1/5
manly
- adjective possessing qualities befitting a man
manlike; manful.
- adjective satellite characteristic of a man
manful; male; manlike; virile.
- a deep male voice
- manly sports
- adjective possessing qualities befitting a man
- shiniest1/5
shiny
- adjective satellite reflecting light
lustrous; glistening; sheeny; glossy; shining.
- glistening bodies of swimmers
- the horse's glossy coat
- lustrous auburn hair
- saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
- shining white enamel
- adjective having a shiny surface or coating
glazed.
- glazed fabrics
- glazed doughnuts
- adjective satellite reflecting light
- clumsiest1/5
clumsy
- adjective satellite lacking grace in movement or posture
gawky; unwieldy; clunky; ungainly.
- a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
- clumsy fingers
- what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
- heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
- adjective satellite not elegant or graceful in expression
awkward; inept; ill-chosen; inapt; cumbersome.
- an awkward prose style
- a clumsy apology
- his cumbersome writing style
- if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
- adjective satellite lacking grace in movement or posture
- falsest1/5
false
- adjective not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
- gave false testimony under oath
- false tales of bravery
- adjective satellite arising from error
mistaken.
- a false assumption
- a mistaken view of the situation
- adjective not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
- tamest1/5
tame
- verb correct by punishment or discipline
chasten; subdue.
- verb make less strong or intense; soften
moderate; tone down.
- Tone down that aggressive letter
- The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
- verb correct by punishment or discipline
- aptest1/5
apt
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
given; tending; disposed; minded.
- he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant
- I am not minded to answer any questions
- adjective satellite at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
liable.
- he is apt to lose
- she is liable to forget
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
- priciest1/5
pricy
- adjective satellite having a high price
dear; pricey; high-priced; costly.
- costly jewelry
- high-priced merchandise
- much too dear for my pocketbook
- a pricey restaurant
- adjective satellite having a high price
- gaudiest1/5
gaudy
- noun (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- noun (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
- showiest1/5
showy
- adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
splashy; flamboyant.
- a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
- a splashy half-page ad
- adjective satellite displaying brilliance and virtuosity
- adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
- rosiest1/5
rosy
- adjective satellite reflecting optimism
rose-colored.
- a rosy future
- looked at the world through rose-colored glasses
- adjective satellite having the pinkish flush of health
flushed; rose-cheeked; rosy-cheeked.
- adjective satellite reflecting optimism
- bluntest1/5
blunt
- verb make less intense
- blunted emotions
- verb make numb or insensitive
benumb; dull; numb.
- The shock numbed her senses
- verb make less intense
- lamest1/5
lame
- noun someone who doesn't understand what is going on
square.
- noun a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
- she wore a gold lame dress
- noun someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- honestest1/5
honest
- adjective not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
honorable.
- honest lawyers
- honest reporting
- adjective satellite without dissimulation; frank
- my honest opinion
- adjective not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
- flashiest1/5
flashy
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
showy; gaudy; sporty; jazzy.
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
- messiest1/5
messy
- adjective satellite dirty and disorderly
mussy.
- a mussy fussy bedroom
- a child's messy eating habits
- adjective satellite dirty and disorderly
- skinniest1/5
skinny
- noun confidential information about a topic or person
- he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner
- adjective satellite being very thin
underweight; boney; scraggy; scrawny; weedy.
- a child with skinny freckled legs
- a long scrawny neck
- noun confidential information about a topic or person
- dryest1/5
dry
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
prohibitionist.
- verb remove the moisture from and make dry
dry out.
- dry clothes
- dry hair
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- poshest1/5
posh
- adjective satellite elegant and fashionable
swish; classy.
- classy clothes
- a classy dame
- a posh restaurant
- a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child
- adjective satellite elegant and fashionable
- shrillest1/5
shrill
- verb utter a shrill cry
pipe; pipe up; shriek.
- adjective satellite having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
sharp.
- a shrill whistle
- a shrill gaiety
- verb utter a shrill cry
- shadiest1/5
shady
- adjective satellite (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
fly-by-night.
- a shady operation
- adjective satellite of questionable taste or morality
louche.
- a louche nightclub
- a louche painting
- adjective satellite (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
- securest1/5
secure
- verb get by special effort
procure.
- He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed
- verb cause to be firmly attached
fasten; fix.
- fasten the lock onto the door
- she fixed her gaze on the man
- verb get by special effort
- weariest1/5
weary
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
- verb lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
jade; fatigue; pall; tire.
- I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
- exactest1/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- guiltiest1/5
guilty
- adjective responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
- guilty of murder
- the guilty person
- secret guilty deeds
- adjective satellite showing a sense of guilt
hangdog; shamefaced; shamed.
- a guilty look
- the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
- adjective responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
- muddiest1/5
muddy
- verb dirty with mud
muddy up.
- verb cause to become muddy
- These data would have muddied the prediction
- verb dirty with mud
- drollest1/5
droll
- adjective satellite comical in an odd or whimsical manner
- a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor
- adjective satellite comical in an odd or whimsical manner
- haziest1/5
hazy
- adjective satellite filled or abounding with fog or mist
foggy; brumous; misty.
- a brumous October morning
- adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
muzzy; blurred; fuzzy; foggy; bleary; blurry.
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
- adjective satellite filled or abounding with fog or mist
- sourest1/5
sour
- noun a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
- noun the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
tartness; sourness.
- noun a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
- serenest1/5
serene
- adjective satellite not agitated; without losing self-possession
unagitated; calm; tranquil.
- spoke in a calm voice
- remained calm throughout the uproar
- he remained serene in the midst of turbulence
- a serene expression on her face
- she became more tranquil
- tranquil life in the country
- adjective satellite completely clear and fine
- serene skies and a bright blue sea
- adjective satellite not agitated; without losing self-possession
- addrest1/5
address
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
reference; computer address.
- noun the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
- wannest1/5
wan
- noun a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
wide area network.
- verb become pale and sickly
- noun a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
- vulgarest1/5
vulgar
- adjective satellite lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
rough-cut; uncouth; coarse; common.
- he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
- behavior that branded him as common
- an untutored and uncouth human being
- an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy
- appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
- the vulgar display of the newly rich
- adjective satellite of or associated with the great masses of people
common; plebeian; unwashed.
- the common people in those days suffered greatly
- behavior that branded him as common
- his square plebeian nose
- a vulgar and objectionable person
- the unwashed masses
- adjective satellite lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
- tidiest1/5
tidy
- noun receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
- verb put (things or places) in order
straighten out; tidy up; straighten; clean up; square away; neaten.
- Tidy up your room!
- noun receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
- bulkiest1/5
bulky
- adjective satellite of large size for its weight
- adjective satellite of large size for its weight
- hairiest1/5
hairy
- adjective having or covered with hair
haired; hirsute.
- Jacob was a hairy man
- a hairy caterpillar
- adjective satellite hazardous and frightening
- hairy moments in the mountains
- adjective having or covered with hair
- gamest1/5
game
- noun a contest with rules to determine a winner
- you need four people to play this game
- noun a single play of a sport or other contest
- the game lasted two hours
- noun a contest with rules to determine a winner
- swankiest1/5
swanky
- adjective satellite imposingly fashionable and elegant
swank.
- a swank apartment
- adjective satellite imposingly fashionable and elegant
- wackiest1/5
wacky
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; goofy; sappy; whacky; silly; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
- airiest1/5
airy
- adjective satellite open to or abounding in fresh air
aired.
- airy rooms
- adjective satellite not practical or realizable; speculative
windy; visionary; impractical; Laputan.
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
- visionary schemes for getting rich
- adjective satellite open to or abounding in fresh air
- tensest1/5
tense
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- verb become stretched or tense or taut
strain.
- the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
- "the rope strained when the weight was attached
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- rowdiest1/5
rowdy
- noun a cruel and brutal fellow
yobo; ruffian; tough; bully; roughneck; hooligan; yob; yobbo.
- adjective satellite disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
raucous.
- a raucous party
- rowdy teenagers
- noun a cruel and brutal fellow
- nimblest1/5
nimble
- adjective satellite moving quickly and lightly
quick; agile; spry.
- sleek and agile as a gymnast
- as nimble as a deer
- nimble fingers
- quick of foot
- the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it
- adjective satellite mentally quick
agile.
- an agile mind
- nimble wits
- adjective satellite moving quickly and lightly
- sleekest1/5
sleek
- verb make slick or smooth
slick.
- adjective satellite well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
- sleek figures in expensive clothes
- verb make slick or smooth
- chastest1/5
chaste
- adjective morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
- a holy woman innocent and chaste
- adjective satellite pure and simple in design or style
- a chaste border of conventionalized flowers
- adjective morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
- meetest1/5
meet
- noun a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
sports meeting.
- verb come together
see; come across; run into; run across; encounter.
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
- How nice to see you again!
- noun a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
- murkiest1/5
murky
- adjective satellite (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
muddy; turbid; mirky; cloudy.
- a cloudy liquid
- muddy coffee
- murky waters
- adjective satellite dark or gloomy
mirky.
- a murky dungeon
- murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps
- adjective satellite (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
- crookedest1/5
crooked
- verb bend or cause to bend
crook; curve.
- He crooked his index finger
- the road curved sharply
- adjective having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
- crooked country roads
- crooked teeth
- verb bend or cause to bend
- brainiest1/5
brainy
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
brilliant; smart as a whip.
- some men dislike brainy women
- a brilliant mind
- a brilliant solution to the problem
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
- sleaziest1/5
sleazy
- adjective satellite of cloth; thin and loosely woven
- the coat has a sleazy lining
- adjective satellite of very poor quality; flimsy
cheap; tinny; punk; crummy; bum; chintzy; cheesy.
- adjective satellite of cloth; thin and loosely woven
- sleepiest1/5
sleepy
- adjective satellite ready to fall asleep
sleepy-eyed; sleepyheaded.
- beginning to feel sleepy
- a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids
- sleepyheaded students
- adjective satellite ready to fall asleep
- seediest1/5
seedy
- adjective full of seeds
- as seedy as a fig
- adjective satellite shabby and untidy
scruffy.
- a surge of ragged scruffy children
- he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
- adjective full of seeds
- dustiest1/5
dusty
- adjective satellite covered with a layer of dust
dust-covered.
- a dusty pile of books
- adjective satellite lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
cold; stale; moth-eaten.
- moth-eaten theories about race
- stale news
- adjective satellite covered with a layer of dust
- iciest1/5
icy
- adjective satellite devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
frozen; frigid; glacial; wintry; frosty.
- a frigid greeting
- got a frosty reception
- a frozen look on their faces
- a glacial handshake
- icy stare
- wintry smile
- adjective satellite extremely cold
polar; arctic; frigid; gelid; glacial.
- an arctic climate
- a frigid day
- gelid waters of the North Atlantic
- glacial winds
- icy hands
- polar weather
- adjective satellite devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- wretchedest1/5
wretched
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
miserable; execrable; deplorable; woeful.
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
- adjective satellite characterized by physical misery
miserable.
- a wet miserable weekend
- spent a wretched night on the floor
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
- unhealthiest1/5
unhealthy
- adjective not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
- unhealthy ulcers
- adjective satellite detrimental to health
unhealthful; insalubrious.
- adjective not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
- sparest1/5
spare
- noun an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
spare part.
- noun an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
fifth wheel.
- noun an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
- sagest1/5
sage
- noun a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
- noun aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
- noun a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
- absurdest1/5
absurd
- noun a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
the absurd.
- The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
- adjective satellite inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
- the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
- noun a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
- knottiest1/5
knotty
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
tough; problematic; elusive; baffling; problematical.
- a baffling problem
- I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
- a problematic situation at home
- adjective satellite used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
gnarly; gnarled; knotted; knobbed.
- gnarled and knotted hands
- a knobbed stick
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- genteelest1/5
genteel
- adjective satellite marked by refinement in taste and manners
civilised; polite; cultured; civilized; cultivated.
- cultivated speech
- cultured Bostonians
- cultured tastes
- a genteel old lady
- polite society
- adjective satellite marked by refinement in taste and manners
- blankest1/5
blank
- noun a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
space.
- he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet
- noun a blank gap or missing part
lacuna.
- noun a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
- wariest1/5
wary
- adjective marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
- they were wary in their movements
- a wary glance at the black clouds
- taught to be wary of strangers
- adjective satellite openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
untrusting; suspicious; leery; mistrustful.
- adjective marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
- rockiest1/5
rocky
- adjective satellite abounding in rocks or stones
bouldery; stony; bouldered.
- rocky fields
- stony ground
- bouldery beaches
- adjective causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
jumpy; jolty; jolting; bumpy; rough.
- a rough ride
- adjective satellite abounding in rocks or stones
- promptest1/5
prompt
- noun a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
prompting.
- the audience could hear his prompting
- noun (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
command prompt.
- noun a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
- squarest1/5
square
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
foursquare.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- noun the product of two equal terms
second power.
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- crispest1/5
crisp
- noun a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Saratoga chip; potato chip; chip.
- verb make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
scrunch; crease; crinkle; ruckle; wrinkle; scrunch up.
- The dress got wrinkled
- crease the paper like this to make a crane
- noun a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
- raciest1/5
racy
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
lively.
- a racy literary style
- adjective satellite marked by richness and fullness of flavor
robust; full-bodied; rich.
- a rich ruby port
- full-bodied wines
- a robust claret
- the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
- grayest1/5
gray
- noun a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
grayness; greyness; grey.
- noun clothing that is a grey color
grey.
- he was dressed in grey
- noun a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- tackiest1/5
tacky
- adjective satellite (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
- tacky varnish
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
- yellowest1/5
yellow
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
yellowness.
- verb turn yellow
- The pages of the book began to yellow
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
- chilliest1/5
chilly
- noun very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
chilli; chili; chile; chili pepper.
- adjective satellite not characterized by emotion
- a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham
- noun very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
- pluckiest1/5
plucky
- adjective marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; it was a gutsy thing to do"
gutsy.
- you have to admire her
- the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist
- a gutsy red wine
- adjective satellite showing courage
spunky; feisty.
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
- adjective marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; it was a gutsy thing to do"
- sloppiest1/5
sloppy
- adjective satellite lacking neatness or order
- a sloppy room
- sloppy habits
- adjective satellite wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
- a sloppy floor
- a sloppy saucer
- adjective satellite lacking neatness or order
- goofiest1/5
goofy
- noun a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; wacky; sappy; whacky; silly; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
- noun a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
- hoariest1/5
hoary
- adjective satellite showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
gray-headed; gray; grey-haired; grey-headed; grizzly; grey; white-haired; hoar; gray-haired.
- whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge
- nodded his hoary head
- adjective satellite ancient
rusty.
- hoary jokes
- adjective satellite showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- lustiest1/5
lusty
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
lustful; concupiscent.
- adjective satellite endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
hearty; red-blooded; full-blooded.
- a hearty glow of health
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
- ritziest1/5
ritzy
- adjective satellite luxuriously elegant
- adjective satellite luxuriously elegant
- creamiest1/5
creamy
- adjective satellite of the color of cream
- creamy translucent pebbles
- adjective satellite thick like cream
- adjective satellite of the color of cream
- headiest1/5
heady
- adjective satellite marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
judicious; wise.
- judicious use of one's money
- a wise decision
- adjective satellite extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
intoxicating.
- adjective satellite marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
- spiciest1/5
spicy
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; piquant; savoury; zesty.
- adjective satellite producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
hot.
- hot salsa
- jalapeno peppers are very hot
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
- dimmest1/5
dim
- verb switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
dip.
- verb become dim or lusterless
- the lights dimmed and the curtain rose
- verb switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- reddest1/5
red
- noun red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
redness.
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
Red River.
- noun red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
- filthiest1/5
filthy
- adjective satellite disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
nasty; foul.
- as filthy as a pigsty
- a foul pond
- a nasty pigsty of a room
- adjective satellite vile; despicable
lousy; dirty.
- a dirty (or lousy) trick
- a filthy traitor
- adjective satellite disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
- angriest1/5
angry
- adjective feeling or showing anger
- angry at the weather
- angry customers
- an angry silence
- sending angry letters to the papers
- adjective satellite (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
furious; raging; wild; tempestuous.
- angry clouds on the horizon
- furious winds
- the raging sea
- adjective feeling or showing anger
- mapquest1/5
mapquest
- verb search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program
- you can just mapquest the restaurant
- noun a free, widely-used Web Map Server
- verb search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program
- slimmest1/5
slim
- verb take off weight
melt off; slenderize; reduce; slim down; lose weight; thin.
- adjective satellite being of delicate or slender build
svelte; slender; slight.
- she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris
- a slim girl with straight blonde hair
- watched her slight figure cross the street
- verb take off weight
- sanest1/5
sane
- adjective mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
- appears to be completely sane
- adjective satellite marked by sound judgment
reasonable.
- sane nuclear policy
- adjective mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
- acutest1/5
acute
- noun a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
ague; acute accent.
- adjective having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
- acute appendicitis
- the acute phase of the illness
- acute patients
- noun a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
- 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
- slenderest1/5
slender
- adjective satellite being of delicate or slender build
svelte; slim; slight.
- she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris
- a slim girl with straight blonde hair
- watched her slight figure cross the street
- adjective satellite very narrow
thin.
- a thin line across the page
- adjective satellite being of delicate or slender build
- trendiest1/5
trendy
- adjective satellite in accord with the latest fad
voguish.
- trendy ideas
- trendy clothes
- voguish terminology
- adjective satellite in accord with the latest fad
- shyest1/5
shy
- noun a quick throw
- he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
- verb start suddenly, as from fright
- noun a quick throw
- hugest1/5
huge
- adjective satellite unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
Brobdingnagian; vast; immense.
- huge government spending
- huge country estates
- huge popular demand for higher education
- a huge wave
- the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains
- immense numbers of birds
- at vast (or immense) expense
- the vast reaches of outer space
- the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge
- adjective satellite unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
- quaintest1/5
quaint
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- quaint dialect words
- quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
- adjective satellite very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
- the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott
- a quaint sense of humor
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- winningest1/5
winning
- noun succeeding with great difficulty
- winning is not everything
- verb be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
win.
- He won the Gold Medal in skating
- Our home team won
- Win the game
- noun succeeding with great difficulty
- blindest1/5
blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- he spent hours reading to the blind
- noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- he waited impatiently in the blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- slickest1/5
slick
- noun a slippery smoothness
slickness; slipperiness; slip.
- he could feel the slickness of the tiller
- noun a magazine printed on good quality paper
glossy; slick magazine.
- noun a slippery smoothness
- jolliest1/5
jolly
- noun a happy party
- noun a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
jolly boat.
- noun a happy party
- hungriest1/5
hungry
- adjective feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
- a world full of hungry people
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
athirst; thirsty.
- athirst for knowledge
- hungry for recognition
- thirsty for informaton
- adjective feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
- vastest1/5
vast
- adjective satellite unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
huge; Brobdingnagian; immense.
- huge government spending
- huge country estates
- huge popular demand for higher education
- a huge wave
- the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains
- immense numbers of birds
- at vast (or immense) expense
- the vast reaches of outer space
- the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge
- adjective satellite unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
- stormiest1/5
stormy
- adjective (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
- a stormy day
- wide and stormy seas
- adjective satellite characterized by violent emotions or behavior
tempestuous.
- a stormy argument
- a stormy marriage
- adjective (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
- disinvest1/5
disinvest
- verb deprive of status or authority
divest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
divest.
- The company decided to divest
- the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property
- There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa
- verb deprive of status or authority
- congest1/5
congest
- verb become or cause to become obstructed
clog; choke; foul; clog up; choke off; back up.
- The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
- The water pipe is backed up
- verb become or cause to become obstructed
- pettiest1/5
petty
- noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
petit larceny; petty larceny.
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; subaltern; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
- greediest1/5
greedy
- adjective satellite immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
covetous; prehensile; avaricious; grasping; grabby.
- they are avaricious and will do anything for money
- casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
- a grasping old miser
- grasping commercialism
- greedy for money and power
- grew richer and greedier
- prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
- adjective satellite (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
esurient; avid; devouring.
- avid for adventure
- an avid ambition to succeed
- fierce devouring affection
- the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
- greedy for fame
- adjective satellite immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
- darnedest1/5
darned
- verb repair by sewing
darn.
- darn socks
- adjective satellite expletives used informally as intensifiers
goddamned; goddam; goddamn; blessed; blamed; blame; infernal; damn; deuced; damned; blasted.
- he's a blasted idiot
- it's a blamed shame
- a blame cold winter
- not a blessed dime
- I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
- he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
- a deuced idiot
- an infernal nuisance
- verb repair by sewing
- baldest1/5
bald
- verb grow bald; lose hair on one's head
- He is balding already
- adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
barefaced.
- a barefaced lie
- verb grow bald; lose hair on one's head
- rainiest1/5
rainy
- adjective satellite (of weather) wet by periods of rain
showery.
- showery weather
- rainy days
- adjective satellite (of weather) wet by periods of rain
- sketchiest1/5
sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
unelaborated.
- a sketchy account
- details of the plan remain sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
- crassest1/5
crass
- adjective satellite (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
- adjective satellite (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
- palmiest1/5
palmy
- adjective satellite very lively and profitable
booming; prosperous; thriving; prospering; roaring; flourishing.
- flourishing businesses
- a palmy time for stockbrokers
- a prosperous new business
- doing a roaring trade
- a thriving tourist center
- did a thriving business in orchids
- adjective satellite very lively and profitable
- plumpest1/5
plump
- noun the sound of a sudden heavy fall
- verb drop sharply
plummet.
- The stock market plummeted
- noun the sound of a sudden heavy fall
- cunningest1/5
cunning
- noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
guile; craft; slyness; foxiness; craftiness; wiliness.
- noun crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
- noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- creepiest1/5
creepy
- adjective satellite annoying and unpleasant
- some creepy kids were bothering her
- adjective satellite causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
creepy-crawly.
- a creepy story
- I had a creepy-crawly feeling
- adjective satellite annoying and unpleasant
- bonniest1/5
bonny
- adjective satellite very pleasing to the eye
sightly; comely; bonnie; fair.
- my bonny lass
- there's a bonny bay beyond
- a comely face
- young fair maidens
- adjective satellite very pleasing to the eye
- comeliest1/5
comely
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; decent; becoming; seemly; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite very pleasing to the eye
sightly; bonnie; fair; bonny.
- my bonny lass
- there's a bonny bay beyond
- a comely face
- young fair maidens
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
- coziest1/5
cozy
- noun a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
tea cosy; tea cozy; cosy.
- adjective satellite enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
snug; cosy.
- a cozy nook near the fire
- snug in bed
- a snug little apartment
- noun a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
- skimpiest1/5
skimpy
- adjective satellite containing little excess
lean.
- a lean budget
- a skimpy allowance
- adjective satellite containing little excess
- teeniest1/5
teeny
- adjective satellite (used informally) very small
itsy-bitsy; bitty; teensy; itty-bitty; weensy; wee; teensy-weensy; teentsy; teeny-weeny; weeny; bittie.
- a wee tot
- adjective satellite (used informally) very small
- devoutest1/5
devout
- adjective satellite deeply religious
god-fearing.
- a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
- adjective satellite earnest
dear; earnest; heartfelt.
- one's dearest wish
- devout wishes for their success
- heartfelt condolences
- adjective satellite deeply religious
- eeriest1/5
eerie
- adjective satellite suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
- an eerie feeling of deja vu
- adjective satellite inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
eery.
- an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods
- an eerie midnight howl
- adjective satellite suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
- lushest1/5
lush
- noun a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
souse; alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; soaker.
- adjective satellite produced or growing in extreme abundance
luxuriant; profuse; riotous; exuberant.
- their riotous blooming
- noun a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
- ghastliest1/5
ghastly
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; grisly; sick; gruesome; grim.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
- adjective satellite gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
sepulchral; charnel.
- a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones
- ghastly shrieks
- the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- plushest1/5
plush
- noun a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
- adjective satellite characterized by extravagance and profusion
lavish; lush; lucullan; plushy.
- a lavish buffet
- a lucullan feast
- noun a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
- dampest1/5
damp
- noun a slight wetness
dampness; moistness.
- verb deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
dampen; mute; muffle; tone down; dull.
- noun a slight wetness
- stoniest1/5
stony
- adjective satellite abounding in rocks or stones
bouldery; rocky; bouldered.
- rocky fields
- stony ground
- bouldery beaches
- adjective satellite showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
obdurate; flint; flinty; granitic.
- his flinty gaze
- the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
- adjective satellite abounding in rocks or stones
- drunkest1/5
drunk
- noun a chronic drinker
inebriate; sot; wino; drunkard; rummy.
- noun someone who is intoxicated
- noun a chronic drinker
- spookiest1/5
spooky
- adjective satellite unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
flighty; skittish; nervous.
- adjective satellite unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
- oiliest1/5
oily
- adjective satellite containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
oleaginous; sebaceous; greasy.
- greasy hamburgers
- oily fried potatoes
- oleaginous seeds
- adjective satellite unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
fulsome; buttery; unctuous; soapy; oleaginous; smarmy.
- buttery praise
- gave him a fulsome introduction
- an oily sycophantic press agent
- oleaginous hypocrisy
- smarmy self-importance
- the unctuous Uriah Heep
- soapy compliments
- adjective satellite containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
- snuggest1/5
snug
- noun a small secluded room
snuggery; cubby; cubbyhole.
- adjective satellite offering safety; well protected or concealed
- a snug harbor
- a snug hideout
- noun a small secluded room
- glossiest1/5
glossy
- noun a magazine printed on good quality paper
slick; slick magazine.
- noun a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
- noun a magazine printed on good quality paper
- gabfest1/5
gabfest
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wag; chit-chat; chitchat; chin-wagging; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
- cosiest1/5
cosy
- noun a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
tea cosy; tea cozy; cozy.
- adjective satellite enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
snug; cozy.
- a cozy nook near the fire
- snug in bed
- a snug little apartment
- noun a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
- silkiest1/5
silky
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
silken; silklike; slick; sleek; satiny.
- glossy auburn hair
- satiny gardenia petals
- sleek black fur
- silken eyelashes
- silky skin
- a silklike fabric
- slick seals and otters
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
- afforest1/5
afforest
- verb establish a forest on previously unforested land
forest.
- afforest the mountains
- verb establish a forest on previously unforested land
- oktoberfest1/5
oktoberfest
- noun a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
Octoberfest.
- noun an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer
- noun a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
- hippest1/5
hip
- noun either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
- noun the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
pelvis; pelvic girdle; pelvic arch.
- noun either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
- 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
- reforest1/5
reforest
- verb forest anew
- After the fire, they reforested the mountain
- verb forest anew
- wiliest1/5
wily
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
- craftiest1/5
crafty
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
- nighest1/5
nighest
- adverb (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
nearest; closest.
- that was the time he came nearest to death
- adjective not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
close; near; nigh.
- near neighbors
- in the near future
- they are near equals
- his nearest approach to success
- a very near thing
- a near hit by the bomb
- she was near tears
- she was close to tears
- had a close call
- adverb (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
- alkahest1/5
alkahest
- noun hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
alcahest; universal solvent.
- noun hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
- snowiest1/5
snowy
- adjective satellite marked by the presence of snow
white.
- a white Christmas
- the white hills of a northern winter
- adjective satellite covered with snow
snow-clad; snow-covered.
- snow-clad hills
- snow-covered roads
- a long snowy winter
- adjective satellite marked by the presence of snow
- straitest1/5
strait
- noun a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
sound.
- noun a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
straits; pass.
- noun a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- sparsest1/5
sparse
- adjective satellite not dense
thin.
- a thin beard
- trees were sparse
- adjective satellite not dense
- brownest1/5
brown
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brownness.
- noun Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Robert Brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
- meatiest1/5
meaty
- adjective like or containing meat; let's have a meaty meal"
- enough of vegetarianism
- adjective satellite being on topic and prompting thought
substantive.
- a meaty discussion
- adjective like or containing meat; let's have a meaty meal"
- slyest1/5
sly
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; knavish; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
- pinkest1/5
pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
- noun a light shade of red
- slugfest1/5
slugfest
- noun a fight with bare fists
fistfight; fisticuffs.
- noun a fight with bare fists
- arbalest1/5
arbalest
- noun an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
catapult; mangonel; trebuchet; trebucket; arbalist; bricole; onager; ballista.
- noun an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- canniest1/5
canny
- adjective satellite showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
cagy; clever; cagey.
- a cagey lawyer
- too clever to be sound
- adjective satellite showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
- anapest1/5
anapest
- noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
anapaest.
- noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
- anapaest1/5
anapaest
- noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
anapest.
- noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
- octoberfest1/5
octoberfest
- noun a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
Oktoberfest.
- noun a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
- kest1/5
k
- noun the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
kelvin.
- noun a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
potassium; atomic number 19.
- noun the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- goldcrest1/5
goldcrest
- noun European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch
Regulus regulus; golden-crested kinglet.
- noun European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch
- hartebeest1/5
hartebeest
- noun a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
- noun a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
- mostest1/5
most
- adjective (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
- who has the most apples?
- most people like eggs
- most fishes have fins
- adjective the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree
- made the most money he could
- what attracts the most attention?
- made the most of a bad deal
- adjective (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
- sou'west1/5
sou'west
- adverb to, toward, or in the southwest
south-west; southwest.
- adverb to, toward, or in the southwest
- noninterest1/5
- mightest1/5
- preconquest1/5
- baddest1/5
bad
- noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
badness.
- take the bad with the good
- adjective having undesirable or negative qualities
- a bad report card
- his sloppy appearance made a bad impression
- a bad little boy
- clothes in bad shape
- a bad cut
- bad luck
- the news was very bad
- the reviews were bad
- the pay is bad
- it was a bad light for reading
- the movie was a bad choice
- noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
- imprest1/5
impress
- noun the act of coercing someone into government service
impressment.
- verb have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
strike; affect; move.
- This child impressed me as unusually mature
- This behavior struck me as odd
- noun the act of coercing someone into government service
- preharvest1/5
- norwest1/5
- rearrest1/5
rear
- noun the back of a military formation or procession
- infantrymen were in the rear
- noun the side of an object that is opposite its front
backside; back end.
- his room was toward the rear of the hotel
- noun the back of a military formation or procession
- feest1/5
fee
- noun a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
- noun an interest in land capable of being inherited
- noun a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
- unlikeliest1/5
unlikely
- adjective not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
improbable.
- legislation on the question is highly unlikely
- an improbable event
- adjective has little chance of being the case or coming about
- an unlikely story
- an unlikely candidate for reelection
- a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism
- adjective not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
- damndest1/5
damndest
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- postconquest1/5
- hengest1/5
- darndest1/5
darndest
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- unblest1/5
unblest
Not blest; excluded from benediction; hence, accursed; wretched. "Unblessed enchanter." Milton.
- beest1/5
bee
- noun any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
- noun a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
- noun any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
- sequest1/5
sequest
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- confest1/5
confess
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
fink; squeal.
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
profess; concede.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- idest1/5
id
- noun a state in the Rocky Mountains
Gem State; Idaho.
- noun a card or badge used to identify the bearer
I.D..
- you had to show your ID in order to get in
- noun a state in the Rocky Mountains
- nonforest1/5
nonforest
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- unluckiest1/5
unlucky
- adjective having or bringing misfortune
luckless.
- Friday the 13th is an unlucky date
- adjective satellite marked by or promising bad fortune
ill-starred; ill-fated; doomed; ill-omened.
- their business venture was doomed from the start
- an ill-fated business venture
- an ill-starred romance
- the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
- adjective having or bringing misfortune
- ovest1/5
ov
- noun a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland
Orange Group.
- noun a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland
- hammerfest1/5
- middest1/5
mid
- adjective satellite used in combination to denote the middle
- midmorning
- midsummer
- in mid-1958
- a mid-June wedding
- adjective satellite used in combination to denote the middle
- distrest1/5
distress
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; hurt.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
- noun a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
- a ship in distress
- she was the classic maiden in distress
- noun psychological suffering
- yest1/5
yeast
- noun a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
barm.
- noun any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
- noun a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
- revest1/5
revest
To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter id thus revest and decked with due habiliments. Spenser.
- fiest1/5
fy
A word which expresses blame, dislike, disapprobation, abhorrence, or contempt. See Fie .
- overinvest1/5
overinvest
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- carest1/5
care
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; tending; attention.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
- noun judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
precaution; caution; forethought.
- he exercised caution in opening the door
- he handled the vase with care
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- onliest1/5
only
- adjective satellite being the only one; single and isolated from others
lonesome; solitary; sole; lone.
- the lone doctor in the entire county
- a lonesome pine
- an only child
- the sole heir
- the sole example
- a solitary instance of cowardice
- a solitary speck in the sky
- adjective satellite exclusive of anyone or anything else
alone.
- she alone believed him
- cannot live by bread alone
- I'll have this car and this car only
- adjective satellite being the only one; single and isolated from others
- stickiest1/5
sticky
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
pasty; gluey; gummy; glutinous; mucilaginous; viscid; viscous.
- adjective satellite moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body
- felt sticky and chilly at the same time
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
- uninterest1/5
uninterest
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- decongest1/5
decongest
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- stanchest1/5
stanch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
staunch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- overharvest1/5
overharvest
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- deprest1/5
- agrest1/5
agrest
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- songfest1/5
songfest
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- couldest1/5
can
- noun airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
tin; tin can.
- noun the quantity contained in a can
canful.
- noun airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- nor'west1/5
nor'west
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- postarrest1/5
- piest1/5
piest
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- trest1/5
trest
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- purtiest1/5
- unfittest1/5
unfit
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; disqualify.
- Your income disqualifies you
- adjective below the required standards for a purpose
- an unfit parent
- unfit for human consumption
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
- savviest1/5
savvy
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; discernment; understanding.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- verb get the meaning of something
grok; apprehend; dig; comprehend; grasp; compass; get the picture.
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- windchest1/5
- toniest1/5
tony
A simpleton. L'Estrange.A pattern and companion fit For all the keeping tonies of the pit. Dryden.
- awfullest1/5
awfullest
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- saintliest1/5
saintly
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
angelic; sainted; beatific; saintlike; angelical.
- angelic beneficence
- a beatific smile
- a saintly concern for his fellow men
- my sainted mother
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
Suffixes of est
- established«Word Popularity Bar5/5
established
- adjective brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
constituted.
- the established social order
- distrust the constituted authority
- a team established as a member of a major league
- enjoyed his prestige as an established writer
- an established precedent
- the established Church
- verb set up or found
found; establish; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- adjective brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
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establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
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estimate
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
approximation; estimation; idea.
- an estimate of what it would cost
- a rough idea how long it would take
- noun a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
estimation.
- many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
- in my estimation the boy is innocent
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- estimate5/5
estimate
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
approximation; estimation; idea.
- an estimate of what it would cost
- a rough idea how long it would take
- noun a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
estimation.
- many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
- in my estimation the boy is innocent
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- estimates5/5
estimate
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
approximation; estimation; idea.
- an estimate of what it would cost
- a rough idea how long it would take
- noun a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
estimation.
- many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
- in my estimation the boy is innocent
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- establishing5/5
establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
- esteem5/5
esteem
- noun the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
respect; regard.
- it is held in esteem
- a man who has earned high regard
- noun a feeling of delighted approval and liking
admiration.
- noun the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
- estate5/5
estate
- noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- noun extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
land; demesne; landed estate; acres.
- the family owned a large estate on Long Island
- noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- establishment5/5
establishment
- noun the act of forming or establishing something
formation; organisation; constitution; organization.
- the constitution of a PTA group last year
- it was the establishment of his reputation
- he still remembers the organization of the club
- noun an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
institution.
- noun the act of forming or establishing something
- estimation5/5
estimation
- noun a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
estimate; appraisal.
- noun the respect with which a person is held
estimate.
- they had a high estimation of his ability
- noun a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
- estates5/5
estate
- noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- noun extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
land; demesne; landed estate; acres.
- the family owned a large estate on Long Island
- noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- establishes4/5
establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
- estimating4/5
estimate
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
approximation; estimation; idea.
- an estimate of what it would cost
- a rough idea how long it would take
- noun a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
estimation.
- many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
- in my estimation the boy is innocent
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- esther4/5
esther
- noun (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
- noun an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
Book of Esther.
- noun (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
- esteemed4/5
esteemed
- adjective satellite having an illustrious reputation; respected
prestigious; honored.
- our esteemed leader
- a prestigious author
- verb regard highly; think much of
respect; prise; esteem; value; prize.
- I respect his judgement
- We prize his creativity
- adjective satellite having an illustrious reputation; respected
- estimator4/5
estimator
- noun an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
calculator; computer; figurer; reckoner.
- noun an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
- establishments4/5
establishment
- noun the act of forming or establishing something
formation; organisation; constitution; organization.
- the constitution of a PTA group last year
- it was the establishment of his reputation
- he still remembers the organization of the club
- noun an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
institution.
- noun the act of forming or establishing something
- ester4/5
ester
- noun formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
- noun formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
- estuary4/5
estuary
- noun the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
- noun the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
- estonia4/5
estonia
- noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
Esthonia; Republic of Estonia.
- noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
- estrogen4/5
estrogen
- noun a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
oestrogen.
- noun a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
- este4/5
este
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- estranged3/5
estranged
- adjective satellite caused to be unloved
alienated.
- verb remove from customary environment or associations
estrange.
- years of boarding school estranged the child from her home
- adjective satellite caused to be unloved
- estrangement3/5
estrangement
- noun separation resulting from hostility
alienation.
- noun the feeling of being alienated from other people
alienation; disaffection.
- noun separation resulting from hostility
- estimators3/5
estimator
- noun an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
calculator; computer; figurer; reckoner.
- noun an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
- esters3/5
ester
- noun formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
- noun formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
- estimations3/5
estimation
- noun a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
estimate; appraisal.
- noun the respect with which a person is held
estimate.
- they had a high estimation of his ability
- noun a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
- esthetic3/5
esthetic
- noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
aesthetic.
- he despised the esthetic of minimalism
- adjective concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
esthetical; aesthetical; aesthetic.
- the aesthetic faculties
- an aesthetic person
- aesthetic feeling
- the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success
- noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
- estoppel3/5
estoppel
- noun a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
- noun a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
- estuaries3/5
estuary
- noun the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
- noun the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
- estuarine3/5
estuarine
- adjective of or relating to or found in estuaries
estuarial.
- adjective of or relating to or found in estuaries
- estonian3/5
estonian
- noun the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
Esthonian.
- adjective of or pertaining to Estonia or the people or culture of Estonia
- noun the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
- estrogens3/5
estrogen
- noun a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
oestrogen.
- noun a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
- estradiol3/5
estradiol
- noun the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer
oestradiol.
- noun the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer
- estado3/5
estado
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- estelle3/5
estelle
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- estes3/5
estes
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- estrada3/5
estrada
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- esteban3/5
esteban
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- estab3/5
estab
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- ests2/5
est
- noun standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
Eastern Time; Eastern Standard Time.
- noun standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
- estimable2/5
estimable
- adjective deserving of respect or high regard
- adjective satellite deserving of esteem and respect
honorable; good; respectable.
- all respectable companies give guarantees
- ruined the family's good name
- adjective deserving of respect or high regard
- estrus2/5
estrus
- noun applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
oestrus; heat; rut.
- noun applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
- esthetics2/5
esthetics
- noun (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
aesthetics.
- traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value
- noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
esthetic; aesthetic.
- he despised the esthetic of minimalism
- noun (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
- estrange2/5
estrange
- verb remove from customary environment or associations
- years of boarding school estranged the child from her home
- verb arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
alien; disaffect; alienate.
- She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
- verb remove from customary environment or associations
- esterified2/5
esterify
- verb change (a compound) into an ester
- verb change (a compound) into an ester
- esteems2/5
esteem
- noun the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
respect; regard.
- it is held in esteem
- a man who has earned high regard
- noun a feeling of delighted approval and liking
admiration.
- noun the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
- esteeming2/5
esteem
- noun the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
respect; regard.
- it is held in esteem
- a man who has earned high regard
- noun a feeling of delighted approval and liking
admiration.
- noun the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
- estranging2/5
estranging
- adjective satellite making one feel out of place or alienated
- the landscape was estranging
- verb remove from customary environment or associations
estrange.
- years of boarding school estranged the child from her home
- adjective satellite making one feel out of place or alienated
- estrous2/5
estrous
- adjective (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat
- the estrous state
- the estrous cycle
- adjective (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat
- estragon2/5
estragon
- noun aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia
Artemisia dracunculus; tarragon.
- noun fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning
tarragon.
- noun aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia
- estrone2/5
estrone
- noun a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
theelin; Estronol; oestrone.
- noun a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
- estonians2/5
estonian
- noun the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
Esthonian.
- adjective of or pertaining to Estonia or the people or culture of Estonia
- noun the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
- estrogenic2/5
estrogenic
- adjective relating to or caused by estrogen
- adjective relating to or caused by estrogen
- estriol2/5
estriol
- noun a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency
oestriol.
- noun a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency
- estella2/5
estella
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- esterase2/5
esterase
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- esterification2/5
esterification
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- estopped2/5
estop
(Law) To impede or bar by estoppel. A party will be estopped by his admissions, where his intent is to influence another, or derive an advantage to himself. Abbott.
- estancia2/5
estancia
A grazing; a country house. Spanish America
- esterhazy2/5
esterhazy
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- estre2/5
estre
The inward part of a building; the interior. Obs. Chaucer.
- estela2/5
estela
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- estienne2/5
estienne
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- estrin2/5
estrin
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- esterases2/5
esterases
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- estancias2/5
estancia
A grazing; a country house. Spanish America
- estranges1/5
estrange
- verb remove from customary environment or associations
- years of boarding school estranged the child from her home
- verb arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
alien; disaffect; alienate.
- She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
- verb remove from customary environment or associations
- estrangements1/5
estrangement
- noun separation resulting from hostility
alienation.
- noun the feeling of being alienated from other people
alienation; disaffection.
- noun separation resulting from hostility
- estivation1/5
estivation
- noun (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
aestivation.
- noun (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
aestivation.
- noun (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
- esthetician1/5
esthetician
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
aesthetician.
- noun a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
aesthetician.
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
- esthetical1/5
esthetical
- adjective concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
esthetic; aesthetical; aesthetic.
- the aesthetic faculties
- an aesthetic person
- aesthetic feeling
- the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success
- adjective concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
- estheticians1/5
esthetician
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
aesthetician.
- noun a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
aesthetician.
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
- esthetically1/5
esthetically
- adverb in a tasteful way
aesthetically.
- this building is aesthetically very pleasing
- adverb in a tasteful way
- estoppels1/5
estoppel
- noun a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
- noun a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
- esthonia1/5
esthonia
- noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
Estonia; Republic of Estonia.
- noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
- esthete1/5
esthete
- noun one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
aesthete.
- noun one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
- estuarial1/5
estuarial
- adjective of or relating to or found in estuaries
estuarine.
- adjective of or relating to or found in estuaries
- estival1/5
estival
- adjective satellite (rare) of or occurring in summer
aestival.
- the sky was a burnished aestival blue
- estival winds
- adjective satellite (rare) of or occurring in summer
- esthetes1/5
esthete
- noun one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
aesthete.
- noun one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
- estazolam1/5
estazolam
- noun a frequently prescribed sleeping pill (trade name ProSom)
ProSom.
- noun a frequently prescribed sleeping pill (trade name ProSom)
- estaminet1/5
estaminet
- noun a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee
- noun a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee
- esthonian1/5
esthonian
- noun the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
Estonian.
- noun the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
- esthonians1/5
esthonian
- noun the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
Estonian.
- noun the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
- estacado1/5
estacado
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- estrich1/5
ostrich
- noun a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
- noun fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
Struthio camelus.
- noun a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
- estop1/5
estop
(Law) To impede or bar by estoppel. A party will be estopped by his admissions, where his intent is to influence another, or derive an advantage to himself. Abbott.
- estlin1/5
estlin
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- estimative1/5
estimative
Inclined, or able, to estimate; serving for, or capable of being used in, estimating. We find in animals an estimative or judicial faculty. Sir M. Hale.
- estover1/5
estover
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- esth1/5
esth
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- estadio1/5
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estoile
(Her.) A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, instead of straight like those of a mullet. Written also étoile .
- estrade1/5
estrade
(Arch.) A portion of the floor of a room raised above the general level, as a place for a bed or a throne; a platform; a dais. He [the teacher] himself should have his desk on a mounted estrade or platform. J. G. Fitch.
- estro1/5
estro
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- estats1/5
estate
- noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- noun extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
land; demesne; landed estate; acres.
- the family owned a large estate on Long Island
- noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- estufa1/5
estufa
An assembly room in dwelling of the Pueblo Indians. L. H. Morgan.
- establisher1/5
establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
- estrades1/5
estrade
(Arch.) A portion of the floor of a room raised above the general level, as a place for a bed or a throne; a platform; a dais. He [the teacher] himself should have his desk on a mounted estrade or platform. J. G. Fitch.
- estrogenicity1/5
estrogenicity
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- estable1/5
estable
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- esterling1/5
esterling
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- estray1/5
estray
To stray. Obs. Daniel.
- esteros1/5
esteros
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- establishmentarian1/5
establishmentarian
One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment formed by the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual character. Shipley.
- estridge1/5
estridge
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- estradas1/5
- estheticism1/5
estheticism
The doctrine of æsthetics; æsthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art. Lowell.
- estang1/5
- estall1/5
estall
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- estovers1/5
estovers
(Law) Necessaries or supples; an allowance to a person out of an estate or other thing for support; as of wood to a tenant for life, etc., of sustenance to a man confined for felony of his estate, or alimony to a woman divorced out of her husband's estate. Blackstone.
- estrado1/5
estrado
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Derived words of est
- yesterday«Word Popularity Bar5/5
yesterday
- noun the day immediately before today
- it was in yesterday's newspapers
- noun the recent past
- yesterday's solutions are not good enough
- we shared many yesterdays
- noun the day immediately before today
- destruction5/5
destruction
- noun the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
devastation.
- noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
wipeout; demolition.
- noun the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
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question
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; query.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- noun the subject matter at issue
head.
- the question of disease merits serious discussion
- under the head of minor Roman poets
- noun an instance of questioning
- questions5/5
question
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; query.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- noun the subject matter at issue
head.
- the question of disease merits serious discussion
- under the head of minor Roman poets
- noun an instance of questioning
- interests5/5
interest
- noun a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
involvement.
- an interest in music
- noun a reason for wanting something done
sake.
- for your sake
- died for the sake of his country
- in the interest of safety
- in the common interest
- noun a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
- domestic5/5
domestic
- noun a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
house servant; domestic help.
- adjective of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
- domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction
- noun a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
- lifestyle5/5
lifestyle
- noun a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
life-style; life style; modus vivendi.
- noun a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
- destiny5/5
destiny
- noun an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
fate.
- noun the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
fate.
- we are helpless in the face of destiny
- noun an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- destructive5/5
destructive
- adjective causing destruction or much damage
- a policy that is destructive to the economy
- destructive criticism
- adjective causing destruction or much damage
- rests5/5
rest
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
residue; residuum; residual; balance; remainder.
- there was no remainder
- he threw away the rest
- he took what he wanted and I got the balance
- noun freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
ease; repose; relaxation.
- took his repose by the swimming pool
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
- restraint5/5
restraint
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- the unlawful restraint of trade
- noun discipline in personal and social activities
control.
- he was a model of polite restraint
- she never lost control of herself
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- investment5/5
investment
- noun the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
investing.
- noun money that is invested with an expectation of profit
investment funds.
- noun the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
- interesting5/5
interesting
- adjective arousing or holding the attention
- verb excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
interest.
- adjective arousing or holding the attention
- interested5/5
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
- destroyed5/5
destroyed
- adjective spoiled or ruined or demolished
- war left many cities destroyed
- Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destroy; destruct.
- The fire destroyed the house
- adjective spoiled or ruined or demolished
- restricted5/5
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
- destroy5/5
destroy
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destruct.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
- investments5/5
investment
- noun the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
investing.
- noun money that is invested with an expectation of profit
investment funds.
- noun the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
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forest
- noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
woods; wood.
- noun land that is covered with trees and shrubs
timberland; woodland; timber.
- noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
- destination5/5
destination
- noun the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
finish; goal.
- a crowd assembled at the finish
- he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view
- noun the ultimate goal for which something is done
terminus.
- noun the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- priests5/5
priest
- noun a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
- noun a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
non-Christian priest.
- noun a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
- requests5/5
request
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
postulation; petition.
- noun the verbal act of requesting
asking.
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
- requested5/5
requested
- adjective asked for
- the requested aid is forthcoming
- verb express the need or desire for; ask for
bespeak; call for; quest; request.
- She requested an extra bed in her room
- She called for room service
- adjective asked for
- arrested5/5
arrest
- noun the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
taking into custody; apprehension; pinch; catch; collar.
- the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; hitch; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- restoration5/5
restoration
- noun the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
- noun the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
- noun the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
- restore5/5
restore
- verb return to its original or usable and functioning condition
reconstruct.
- restore the forest to its original pristine condition
- verb return to life; get or give new life or energy
regenerate; rejuvenate.
- The week at the spa restored me
- verb return to its original or usable and functioning condition
- majesty5/5
majesty
- noun impressiveness in scale or proportion
stateliness; loftiness.
- noun impressiveness in scale or proportion
- restored5/5
restore
- verb return to its original or usable and functioning condition
reconstruct.
- restore the forest to its original pristine condition
- verb return to life; get or give new life or energy
regenerate; rejuvenate.
- The week at the spa restored me
- verb return to its original or usable and functioning condition
- gesture5/5
gesture
- noun motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
- noun the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
motion.
- noun motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
- questioned5/5
question
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; query.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- noun the subject matter at issue
head.
- the question of disease merits serious discussion
- under the head of minor Roman poets
- noun an instance of questioning
- ancestors5/5
ancestor
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendent; antecedent; ascendant; root.
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- resting5/5
rest
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
residue; residuum; residual; balance; remainder.
- there was no remainder
- he threw away the rest
- he took what he wanted and I got the balance
- noun freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
ease; repose; relaxation.
- took his repose by the swimming pool
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
- questioning5/5
questioning
- noun a request for information
inquiring.
- verb challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
call into question; question; oppugn.
- We must question your judgment in this matter
- noun a request for information
- rested5/5
rested
- adjective not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
- came back rested from her vacation
- verb not move; be in a resting position
rest.
- adjective not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
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manifestation
- noun a clear appearance
- a manifestation of great emotion
- noun a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
- a manifestation of disease
- noun a clear appearance
- manifestation5/5
manifestation
- noun a clear appearance
- a manifestation of great emotion
- noun a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
- a manifestation of disease
- noun a clear appearance
- manifested5/5
manifest
- noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- prestige5/5
prestige
- noun a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
prestigiousness.
- he wanted to achieve power and prestige
- noun a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
- restrict5/5
restrict
- verb place restrictions on
curtail; curb; cut back.
- curtail drinking in school
- verb place under restrictions; limit access to
- This substance is controlled
- verb place restrictions on
- gestures5/5
gesture
- noun motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
- noun the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
motion.
- noun motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
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orchestra
- noun a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
- noun seating on the main floor in a theater
- noun a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
- western5/5
western
- noun a sandwich made from a western omelet
western sandwich.
- noun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
horse opera.
- noun a sandwich made from a western omelet
- suggested5/5
suggest
- verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
propose; advise.
- the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
- verb drop a hint; intimate by a hint
hint.
- verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- suggests5/5
suggest
- verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
propose; advise.
- the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
- verb drop a hint; intimate by a hint
hint.
- verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- tests5/5
test
- noun trying something to find out about it
trial; trial run; tryout.
- a sample for ten days free trial
- a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
- noun any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
mental testing; mental test; psychometric test.
- the test was standardized on a large sample of students
- noun trying something to find out about it
- testing5/5
testing
- noun the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
- they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons
- noun an examination of the characteristics of something
- there are laboratories for commercial testing
- it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox
- noun the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
- investigation5/5
investigation
- noun an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
probe.
- there was a congressional probe into the scandal
- noun the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
investigating.
- noun an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
- tested5/5
tested
- adjective satellite tested and proved useful or correct
tried; well-tried.
- a tested method
- verb put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
essay; prove; try; examine; try out; test.
- This approach has been tried with good results
- Test this recipe
- adjective satellite tested and proved useful or correct
- testimony5/5
testimony
- noun a solemn statement made under oath
- noun an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact
- according to his own testimony he can't do it
- noun a solemn statement made under oath
- testament5/5
testament
- noun a profession of belief
- he stated his political testament
- noun a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
will.
- noun a profession of belief
- restrictions5/5
restriction
- noun a principle that limits the extent of something
limitation.
- I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements
- noun an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
limitation.
- noun a principle that limits the extent of something
- suggesting5/5
suggest
- verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
propose; advise.
- the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
- verb drop a hint; intimate by a hint
hint.
- verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- aesthetic5/5
aesthetic
- noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
esthetic.
- he despised the esthetic of minimalism
- adjective relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics
esthetic.
- aesthetic values
- noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
- guests5/5
guest
- noun a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
invitee.
- noun United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)
Edgar Guest; Edgar Albert Guest.
- noun a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
- suggestion5/5
suggestion
- noun an idea that is suggested
- the picnic was her suggestion
- noun a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
proposition; proffer.
- it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
- noun an idea that is suggested
- suggestions5/5
suggestion
- noun an idea that is suggested
- the picnic was her suggestion
- noun a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
proposition; proffer.
- it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
- noun an idea that is suggested
- investigations5/5
investigation
- noun an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
probe.
- there was a congressional probe into the scandal
- noun the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
investigating.
- noun an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
- festival5/5
festival
- noun a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
- noun an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
fete.
- a drama festival
- noun a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
- protestant5/5
protestant
- adjective satellite protesting
- noun an adherent of Protestantism
- adjective satellite protesting
- restriction5/5
restriction
- noun a principle that limits the extent of something
limitation.
- I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements
- noun an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
limitation.
- noun a principle that limits the extent of something
- invested5/5
invest
- verb make an investment
put; place; commit.
- Put money into bonds
- verb give qualities or abilities to
endue; gift; empower; indue; endow.
- verb make an investment
- manchester5/5
manchester
- noun largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
- noun a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England
- noun largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
- interestingly5/5
interestingly
- adverb in an interesting manner
- when he ceases to be just interestingly neurotic and...gets locked up"- Time
- adverb in an interesting manner
- restructuring5/5
restructure
- verb construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
reconstitute.
- After his accident, he had to restructure his life
- The governing board was reconstituted
- verb construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
- investigators5/5
investigator
- noun a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
researcher; research worker.
- noun someone who investigates
- noun a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
- investing5/5
investing
- noun the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
investment.
- verb make an investment
put; invest; place; commit.
- Put money into bonds
- noun the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
- destined5/5
destined
- adjective satellite headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
bound.
- children bound for school
- a flight destined for New York
- verb decree or designate beforehand
destine; doom; fate; designate.
- She was destined to become a great pianist
- adjective satellite headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
- investigating5/5
investigating
- noun the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
investigation.
- verb investigate scientifically
investigate; look into.
- Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
- noun the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
- investors5/5
investor
- noun someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
- noun someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
- investigate5/5
investigate
- verb investigate scientifically
look into.
- Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
- verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquire; enquire.
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
- verb investigate scientifically
- investigated5/5
investigate
- verb investigate scientifically
look into.
- Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
- verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquire; enquire.
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
- verb investigate scientifically
- palestine5/5
palestine
- noun a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
- noun an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
Canaan; Promised Land; Holy Land.
- noun a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
- questionnaire5/5
questionnaire
- noun a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
- noun a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
- investor5/5
investor
- noun someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
- noun someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
- livestock5/5
livestock
- noun any animals kept for use or profit
farm animal; stock.
- noun any animals kept for use or profit
- restaurant5/5
restaurant
- noun a building where people go to eat
eating place; eating house; eatery.
- noun a building where people go to eat
- restaurants5/5
restaurant
- noun a building where people go to eat
eating place; eating house; eatery.
- noun a building where people go to eat
- palestinian5/5
palestinian
Of or pertaining to Palestine.
- cholesterol5/5
cholesterol
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
cholesterin.
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
- gestation4/5
gestation
- noun the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
gestation period.
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
pregnancy; maternity.
- noun the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
- terrestrial4/5
terrestrial
- adjective of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
telluric; tellurian; terrene.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
planetary.
- planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley
- the planetary tilt
- this terrestrial ball
- adjective of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
- arrests4/5
arrest
- noun the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
taking into custody; apprehension; pinch; catch; collar.
- the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; hitch; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- restraints4/5
restraint
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- the unlawful restraint of trade
- noun discipline in personal and social activities
control.
- he was a model of polite restraint
- she never lost control of herself
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- lifestyles4/5
lifestyle
- noun a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
life-style; life style; modus vivendi.
- noun a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
- tapestry4/5
tapestry
- noun something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs
- the tapestry of European history
- noun a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
tapis.
- noun something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs
- restlessness4/5
restlessness
- noun the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
- the restlessness of the wind
- noun a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
impatience.
- noun the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
- domesticated4/5
domesticated
- adjective satellite converted or adapted to domestic use
domestic.
- domestic animals
- domesticated plants like maize
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
naturalize; cultivate; tame; naturalise; domesticate.
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
- adjective satellite converted or adapted to domestic use
- destroying4/5
destroy
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destruct.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
- honesty4/5
honesty
- noun the quality of being honest
honestness.
- noun southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
money plant; Lunaria annua; silver dollar; satinpod; satin flower.
- noun the quality of being honest
- restrictive4/5
restrictive
- adjective serving to restrict
- teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments
- adjective satellite (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports
- adjective serving to restrict
- aesthetics4/5
aesthetics
- noun (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
esthetics.
- traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value
- noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
esthetic; aesthetic.
- he despised the esthetic of minimalism
- noun (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
- restless4/5
restless
- adjective satellite worried and uneasy
unsatisfied; ungratified.
- adjective satellite ceaselessly in motion
- the restless sea
- the restless wind
- adjective satellite worried and uneasy
- forestry4/5
forestry
- noun the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
- noun the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
- anesthesia4/5
anesthesia
- noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
anaesthesia.
- noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
- celestial4/5
celestial
- adjective of or relating to the sky
heavenly.
- celestial map
- a heavenly body
- adjective relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
heavenly.
- celestial beings
- heavenly hosts
- adjective of or relating to the sky
- restoring4/5
restore
- verb return to its original or usable and functioning condition
reconstruct.
- restore the forest to its original pristine condition
- verb return to life; get or give new life or energy
regenerate; rejuvenate.
- The week at the spa restored me
- verb return to its original or usable and functioning condition
- requesting4/5
request
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
postulation; petition.
- noun the verbal act of requesting
asking.
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
- ancestor4/5
ancestor
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendent; antecedent; ascendant; root.
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- congestion4/5
congestion
- noun excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
- noun excessive crowding
over-crowding.
- traffic congestion
- noun excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
- restrained4/5
restrained
- adjective satellite cool and formal in manner
reticent; unemotional.
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; restrain; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- adjective satellite cool and formal in manner
- bestowed4/5
bestow
- verb present
confer.
- The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated
- bestow an honor on someone
- verb give as a gift
- verb present
- restricting4/5
restricting
- adjective satellite restricting the scope or freedom of action
constraining; constrictive; confining; limiting.
- verb place restrictions on
restrict; curtail; curb; cut back.
- curtail drinking in school
- adjective satellite restricting the scope or freedom of action
- ancestry4/5
ancestry
- noun the descendants of one individual
lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; bloodline; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
- his entire lineage has been warriors
- noun inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
lineage; filiation; derivation.
- noun the descendants of one individual
- manifesto4/5
manifesto
- noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
pronunciamento.
- noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
- earnestly4/5
earnestly
- adverb in a serious manner
seriously; in earnest.
- talking earnestly with his son
- she started studying snakes in earnest
- a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce
- adverb in a serious manner
- wrestling4/5
wrestling
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grappling; grapple; wrestle; hand-to-hand struggle.
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
- noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
rassling; grappling.
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- destinations4/5
destination
- noun the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
finish; goal.
- a crowd assembled at the finish
- he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view
- noun the ultimate goal for which something is done
terminus.
- noun the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- restrain4/5
restrain
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- verb keep under control; keep in check
- manifests4/5
manifest
- noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- modesty4/5
modesty
- noun freedom from vanity or conceit
modestness.
- noun formality and propriety of manner
reserve.
- noun freedom from vanity or conceit
- destroys4/5
destroy
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destruct.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
- majestic4/5
majestic
- adjective satellite majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
olympian.
- his majestic presence
- olympian detachment
- olympian beauty and serene composure
- adjective satellite having or displaying great dignity or nobility
gallant; proud; lofty.
- a gallant pageant
- lofty ships
- majestic cities
- proud alpine peaks
- adjective satellite majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
- pests4/5
pest
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
pestilence; plague; pestis.
- noun any epidemic disease with a high death rate
pestilence; plague.
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- destitute4/5
destitute
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
poverty-stricken; needy; necessitous; impoverished; indigent.
- adjective satellite completely wanting or lacking
barren; devoid; innocent; free.
- writing barren of insight
- young recruits destitute of experience
- innocent of literary merit
- the sentence was devoid of meaning
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
- gestured4/5
gesture
- noun motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
- noun the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
motion.
- noun motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
- pedestrian4/5
pedestrian
- noun a person who travels by foot
walker; footer.
- adjective satellite lacking wit or imagination
prosaic; prosy; earthbound.
- a pedestrian movie plot
- noun a person who travels by foot
- restraining4/5
restrain
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- verb keep under control; keep in check
- unrestricted4/5
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
- bestow4/5
bestow
- verb present
confer.
- The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated
- bestow an honor on someone
- verb give as a gift
- verb present
- digested4/5
digest
- noun a periodical that summarizes the news
- noun something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
compilation.
- noun a periodical that summarizes the news
- deforestation4/5
deforestation
- noun the state of being clear of trees
- noun the removal of trees
disforestation.
- noun the state of being clear of trees
- protests4/5
protest
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
protestation.
- they finished the game under protest to the league president
- the senator rose to register his protest
- the many protestations did not stay the execution
- noun the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
objection; dissent.
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
- honestly4/5
honestly
- adverb (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
candidly; 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 in an honest manner
aboveboard.
- in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it
- was known for dealing aboveboard in everything
- adverb (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
- protested4/5
protest
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
protestation.
- they finished the game under protest to the league president
- the senator rose to register his protest
- the many protestations did not stay the execution
- noun the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
objection; dissent.
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
- contested4/5
contested
- adjective disputed or made the object of contention or competition
- a contested election
- verb to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
contend; repugn; contest.
- They contested the outcome of the race
- adjective disputed or made the object of contention or competition
- festivals4/5
festival
- noun a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
- noun an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
fete.
- a drama festival
- noun a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
- testify4/5
testify
- verb give testimony in a court of law
bear witness; attest; take the stand.
- verb provide evidence for
show; evidence; bear witness; prove.
- The blood test showed that he was the father
- Her behavior testified to her incompetence
- verb give testimony in a court of law
- questionable4/5
questionable
- adjective subject to question
- questionable motives
- a questionable reputation
- a fire of questionable origin
- adjective satellite able to be refuted
confutable; refutable; confutative.
- adjective subject to question
- charleston4/5
charleston
- noun state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
capital of West Virginia.
- noun a port city in southeastern South Carolina
- noun state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
- testified4/5
testify
- verb give testimony in a court of law
bear witness; attest; take the stand.
- verb provide evidence for
show; evidence; bear witness; prove.
- The blood test showed that he was the father
- Her behavior testified to her incompetence
- verb give testimony in a court of law
- ancestral4/5
ancestral
- adjective satellite inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
patrimonial; transmissible; hereditary.
- ancestral home
- ancestral lore
- hereditary monarchy
- patrimonial estate
- transmissible tradition
- adjective of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
- adjective satellite inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
- suggestive4/5
suggestive
- adjective satellite tending to suggest or imply
implicative.
- artifacts suggestive of an ancient society
- an implicative statement
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
significative; indicatory; revelatory; indicative.
- actions indicative of fear
- adjective satellite tending to suggest or imply
- investigator4/5
investigator
- noun a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
researcher; research worker.
- noun someone who investigates
- noun a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
- semester4/5
semester
- noun one of two divisions of an academic year
- noun half a year; a period of 6 months
- noun one of two divisions of an academic year
- digestion4/5
digestion
- noun the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- noun the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
- noun the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- chester4/5
chest
- noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
pectus; thorax.
- noun box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
- noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- prestigious4/5
prestigious
- adjective satellite having an illustrious reputation; respected
esteemed; honored.
- our esteemed leader
- a prestigious author
- adjective satellite exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige
- a prestigious professor at a prestigious university
- adjective satellite having an illustrious reputation; respected
- harvesting4/5
harvesting
- noun the gathering of a ripened crop
harvest home; harvest.
- verb gather, as of natural products
harvest; glean; reap.
- harvest the grapes
- noun the gathering of a ripened crop
- rochester4/5
rochester
- noun a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
- noun a town in southeast Minnesota
- noun a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
- priesthood4/5
priesthood
- noun the body of ordained religious practitioners
- noun the body of ordained religious practitioners
- contests4/5
contest
- noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
competition.
- noun a struggle between rivals
- noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- harvested4/5
harvest
- noun the yield from plants in a single growing season
crop.
- noun the consequence of an effort or activity
- they gathered a harvest of examples
- a harvest of love
- noun the yield from plants in a single growing season
- restitution4/5
restitution
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
indemnification; amends; redress; damages; indemnity.
- noun the act of restoring something to its original state
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- amnesty4/5
amnesty
- noun a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
- noun a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
pardon.
- noun a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
- attested4/5
attested
- adjective satellite established as genuine
authenticated; documented.
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- adjective satellite established as genuine
- winchester4/5
winchester
- noun a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
- noun a shoulder rifle
- noun a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
- leicester4/5
leicester
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
Leicestershire.
- noun an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
- anesthetic4/5
anesthetic
- noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
anesthetic agent; anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent.
- adjective relating to or producing insensibility
anaesthetic.
- noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
- priestly4/5
priestly
- adjective associated with the priesthood or priests
hieratical; sacerdotal; hieratic.
- priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments
- hieratic gestures
- adjective befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
priestlike.
- priestly dedication to the people of his parish
- adjective associated with the priesthood or priests
- ingestion4/5
ingestion
- noun the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
intake; uptake; consumption.
- noun the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- underestimated4/5
underestimate
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underestimation; underreckoning; underrating.
- verb assign too low a value to
undervalue.
- Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
- worcester4/5
worcester
- noun United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
Joseph Emerson Worcester.
- noun an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston
- noun United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
- restatement4/5
restatement
- noun a revised statement
- noun a revised statement
- restorative4/5
restorative
- noun a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
tonic.
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
corrective.
- noun a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
- unquestionably4/5
unquestionably
- adverb without question
unimpeachably.
- Fred Winter is unquestionably the jockey to follow
- they hired unimpeachably first-rate faculty members
- adverb without question and beyond doubt
decidedly; emphatically; in spades; by all odds; definitely.
- it was decidedly too expensive
- she told him off in spades
- by all odds they should win
- adverb without question
- underestimate4/5
underestimate
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underestimation; underreckoning; underrating.
- verb assign too low a value to
undervalue.
- Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
- gloucester4/5
gloucester
- noun a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
- noun a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
- noun a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
- protesting4/5
protest
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
protestation.
- they finished the game under protest to the league president
- the senator rose to register his protest
- the many protestations did not stay the execution
- noun the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
objection; dissent.
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
- destroyer4/5
destroyer
- noun a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
guided missile destroyer.
- noun a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
ruiner; uprooter; waster; undoer.
- a destroyer of the environment
- jealousy was his undoer
- uprooters of gravestones
- noun a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
- weston4/5
weston
- noun United States photographer(1886-1958)
Edward Weston.
- noun United States photographer(1886-1958)
- festivities4/5
festivity
- noun any joyous diversion
celebration.
- noun any joyous diversion
- festive4/5
festive
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
festal; merry; gay.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
- conquests4/5
conquest
- noun the act of conquering
subjection; subjugation; conquering.
- noun success in mastering something difficult
- the conquest of space
- noun the act of conquering
- trimester4/5
trimester
- noun a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
- noun one of three divisions of an academic year
- noun a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
- testimonies4/5
testimony
- noun a solemn statement made under oath
- noun an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact
- according to his own testimony he can't do it
- noun a solemn statement made under oath
- milestones4/5
milestone
- noun stone post at side of a road to show distances
milepost.
- noun a significant event in your life (or in a project)
- noun stone post at side of a road to show distances
- restart4/5
restart
- verb start an engine again, for example
re-start.
- verb take up or begin anew
re-start; resume.
- We resumed the negotiations
- verb start an engine again, for example
- manifestly4/5
manifestly
- adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
patently; plainly; plain; obviously; apparently; evidently.
- the answer is obviously wrong
- she was in bed and evidently in great pain
- he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
- it is all patently nonsense
- she has apparently been living here for some time
- I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
- You are plainly wrong
- he is plain stubborn
- adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
- protestants4/5
protestant
- noun an adherent of Protestantism
- noun the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
Protestant Church.
- noun an adherent of Protestantism
- vested4/5
vested
- adjective satellite fixed and absolute and without contingency
- a vested right
- verb provide with power and authority
invest; vest; enthrone.
- They vested the council with special rights
- adjective satellite fixed and absolute and without contingency
- northwestern4/5
northwestern
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
northwest; northwesterly.
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
- intestine4/5
intestine
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
bowel; gut.
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
- pesticides4/5
pesticide
- noun a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
- noun a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
- digestive4/5
digestive
- noun any substance that promotes digestion
- adjective relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
- digestive juices
- a digestive enzyme
- digestive ferment
- noun any substance that promotes digestion
- westward4/5
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
- nested4/5
nest
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- noun a kind of gun emplacement
- a machine-gun nest
- a nest of snipers
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- questionnaires4/5
questionnaire
- noun a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
- noun a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
- nests4/5
nest
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- noun a kind of gun emplacement
- a machine-gun nest
- a nest of snipers
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- protestantism4/5
protestantism
The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants.
- pesticide4/5
pesticide
- noun a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
- noun a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
- chestnut4/5
chestnut
- noun wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
- noun any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
chestnut tree.
- noun wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
- nesting4/5
nest
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- noun a kind of gun emplacement
- a machine-gun nest
- a nest of snipers
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- disinterested4/5
disinterested
- adjective satellite unaffected by self-interest
- adjective satellite unaffected by self-interest
- clandestine4/5
clandestine
- adjective satellite conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
hugger-mugger; secret; hole-and-corner; surreptitious; underground; cloak-and-dagger; hush-hush; undercover.
- clandestine intelligence operations
- cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
- hole-and-corner intrigue
- secret missions
- a secret agent
- secret sales of arms
- surreptitious mobilization of troops
- an undercover investigation
- underground resistance
- adjective satellite conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
- westerners4/5
westerner
- noun an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
western.
- the Western world
- Western thought
- Western thought
- noun an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
- vestibular4/5
vestibular
- adjective relating to the sense of equilibrium
- adjective relating to the sense of equilibrium
- intestinal4/5
intestinal
- adjective of or relating to or inside the intestines
enteric; enteral.
- intestinal disease
- adjective of or relating to or inside the intestines
- gastrointestinal4/5
gastrointestinal
- adjective of or relating to the stomach and intestines
GI.
- a gastrointestinal disorder
- adjective of or relating to the stomach and intestines
- limestone4/5
limestone
- noun a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
- noun a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
- southwestern4/5
southwestern
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southwest
southwesterly; southwest.
- noun a dialect of Middle English
West Saxon.
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southwest
- investigative4/5
investigative
- adjective satellite designed to find information or ascertain facts
fact-finding; investigatory.
- a fact-finding committee
- investigative reporting
- adjective satellite designed to find information or ascertain facts
- homestead4/5
homestead
- noun the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- noun land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
- noun the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- westminster4/5
westminster
- noun a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
City of Westminster.
- noun a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
- palestinians4/5
palestinian
- noun a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine
Palestinian Arab.
- adjective of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants
- Palestinian guerrillas
- noun a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine
- lester4/5
l
- noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
litre; liter; cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre.
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
50; fifty.
- noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
- asbestos4/5
asbestos
- noun a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
- noun a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
- testosterone4/5
testosterone
- noun a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics
- noun a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics
- progesterone4/5
progesterone
- noun a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
Lipo-Lutin.
- noun a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
- preston4/5
preston
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- hester4/5
hest
Command; precept; injunction. Archaic See "At thy hest." Shak.Behest .Let him that yields obey the victor's hest. Fairfax.
Yet I thy hest will all perform, at full. Tennyson.
- gestational3/5
gestational
- adjective of or relating to gestation
- adjective of or relating to gestation
- earnestness3/5
earnestness
- noun an earnest and sincere feeling
seriousness; sincerity.
- noun the trait of being serious
seriousness; serious-mindedness; sincerity.
- a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice
- noun an earnest and sincere feeling
- domesticity3/5
domesticity
- noun the quality of being domestic or domesticated
- a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity
- noun domestic activities or life
- making a hobby of domesticity
- noun the quality of being domestic or domesticated
- destructiveness3/5
destructiveness
- noun the quality of causing destruction
- noun the quality of causing destruction
- pedestal3/5
pedestal
- noun a support or foundation
base; stand.
- the base of the lamp
- noun a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
- they put him on a pedestal
- noun a support or foundation
- orchestrated3/5
orchestrated
- adjective arranged for performance by an orchestra
- verb write an orchestra score for
orchestrate.
- adjective arranged for performance by an orchestra
- domestication3/5
domestication
- noun adaptation to intimate association with human beings
- noun the attribute of having been domesticated
tameness.
- noun adaptation to intimate association with human beings
- destinies3/5
destiny
- noun an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
fate.
- noun the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
fate.
- we are helpless in the face of destiny
- noun an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- tapestries3/5
tapestry
- noun something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs
- the tapestry of European history
- noun a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
tapis.
- noun something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs
- orchestrate3/5
orchestrate
- verb write an orchestra score for
- verb plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
organize; direct; organise; engineer; mastermind.
- he masterminded the robbery
- verb write an orchestra score for
- arresting3/5
arresting
- adjective satellite commanding attention
sensational; stunning.
- an arresting drawing of people turning into animals
- a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten
- a stunning performance
- verb take into custody
nab; cop; pick up; apprehend; nail; arrest; collar.
- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
- adjective satellite commanding attention
- restricts3/5
restrict
- verb place restrictions on
curtail; curb; cut back.
- curtail drinking in school
- verb place under restrictions; limit access to
- This substance is controlled
- verb place restrictions on
- anaesthesia3/5
anaesthesia
- noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
anesthesia.
- noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
- manifesting3/5
manifest
- noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- dishonesty3/5
dishonesty
- noun the quality of being dishonest
- noun lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
knavery.
- noun the quality of being dishonest
- domestically3/5
domestically
- adverb with respect to the internal affairs of a government
- domestically, the president proposes a more moderate economic policy
- adverb with respect to home or family
- the housewife bored us with her domestically limited conversation
- adverb with respect to the internal affairs of a government
- restores3/5
restore
- verb return to its original or usable and functioning condition
reconstruct.
- restore the forest to its original pristine condition
- verb return to life; get or give new life or energy
regenerate; rejuvenate.
- The week at the spa restored me
- verb return to its original or usable and functioning condition
- vestiges3/5
vestige
- noun an indication that something has been present
shadow; tincture; trace.
- there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
- a tincture of condescension
- noun an indication that something has been present
- wrestle3/5
wrestle
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grappling; grapple; wrestling; hand-to-hand struggle.
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
- verb combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
- He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- unrestrained3/5
unrestrained
- adjective not subject to restraint
- unrestrained laughter
- adjective satellite marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
mad; frantic; excited; delirious.
- a crowd of delirious baseball fans
- something frantic in their gaiety
- a mad whirl of pleasure
- adjective not subject to restraint
- wrestled3/5
wrestle
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grappling; grapple; wrestling; hand-to-hand struggle.
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
- verb combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
- He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- gesturing3/5
gesture
- noun motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
- noun the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
motion.
- noun motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
- testimonial3/5
testimonial
- noun something that serves as evidence
testimony.
- his effort was testimony to his devotion
- noun something given or done as an expression of esteem
tribute.
- noun something that serves as evidence
- reestablish3/5
reestablish
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reinstate.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
- forestall3/5
forestall
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
forbid; prevent; preclude; foreclose.
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
- verb act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
anticipate; counter; foresee.
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- crested3/5
crested
- adjective satellite bearing an heraldic device
- verb lie at the top of
cap; crest.
- Snow capped the mountains
- adjective satellite bearing an heraldic device
- uninteresting3/5
uninteresting
- adjective arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
- a very uninteresting account of her trip
- adjective satellite characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative
- institutional food
- adjective arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
- infestation3/5
infestation
- noun the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
- noun a swarm of insects that attack plants
plague.
- a plague of grasshoppers
- noun the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
- maestro3/5
maestro
- noun an artist of consummate skill
master.
- a master of the violin
- one of the old masters
- noun an artist of consummate skill
- destabilizing3/5
destabilize
- verb become unstable
destabilise.
- The economy destabilized rapidly
- verb make unstable
destabilise.
- Terrorism destabilized the government
- verb become unstable
- orchestration3/5
orchestration
- noun an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
- noun the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
instrumentation.
- noun an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
- orchestras3/5
orchestra
- noun a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
- noun seating on the main floor in a theater
- noun a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
- vestige3/5
vestige
- noun an indication that something has been present
shadow; tincture; trace.
- there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
- a tincture of condescension
- noun an indication that something has been present
- unquestionable3/5
unquestionable
- adjective incapable of being questioned
- unquestionable authority
- adjective satellite not counterfeit or copied
veritable; bona fide; authentic.
- an authentic signature
- a bona fide manuscript
- an unquestionable antique
- photographs taken in a veritable bull ring
- adjective incapable of being questioned
- restful3/5
restful
- adjective affording physical or mental rest
reposeful; relaxing.
- she spent a restful night at home
- adjective affording physical or mental rest
- indestructible3/5
indestructible
- adjective not easily destroyed
- adjective satellite very long lasting
perdurable; durable; undestroyable.
- less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys
- the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent
- adjective not easily destroyed
- sequestered3/5
sequestered
- adjective satellite providing privacy or seclusion
secluded; cloistered; reclusive.
- the cloistered academic world of books
- sat close together in the sequestered pergola
- sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree
- a secluded romantic spot
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
sequester.
- the estate was sequestered
- adjective satellite providing privacy or seclusion
- testimonials3/5
testimonial
- noun something that serves as evidence
testimony.
- his effort was testimony to his devotion
- noun something given or done as an expression of esteem
tribute.
- noun something that serves as evidence
- reestablished3/5
reestablish
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reinstate.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
- bestows3/5
bestow
- verb present
confer.
- The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated
- bestow an honor on someone
- verb give as a gift
- verb present
- restorations3/5
restoration
- noun the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
- noun the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
- noun the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
- bestowing3/5
bestow
- verb present
confer.
- The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated
- bestow an honor on someone
- verb give as a gift
- verb present
- detestable3/5
detestable
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
abhorrent; repulsive; repugnant; obscene.
- an abhorrent deed
- the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
- morally repugnant customs
- repulsive behavior
- the most repulsive character in recent novels
- adjective satellite unequivocally detestable
abominable; execrable; odious.
- abominable treatment of prisoners
- detestable vices
- execrable crimes
- consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
- destabilize3/5
destabilize
- verb become unstable
destabilise.
- The economy destabilized rapidly
- verb make unstable
destabilise.
- Terrorism destabilized the government
- verb become unstable
- digests3/5
digest
- noun a periodical that summarizes the news
- noun something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
compilation.
- noun a periodical that summarizes the news
- untested3/5
untested
- adjective satellite not tried or tested by experience
untried; young; unseasoned.
- unseasoned artillery volunteers
- still untested in battle
- an illustrator untried in mural painting
- a young hand at plowing
- adjective satellite not yet proved or subjected to testing
untried.
- an untested drug
- untested theory
- an untried procedure
- adjective satellite not tried or tested by experience
- digesting3/5
digest
- noun a periodical that summarizes the news
- noun something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
compilation.
- noun a periodical that summarizes the news
- quests3/5
quest
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
pursuit; pursuance.
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
- noun the act of searching for something
seeking.
- a quest for diamonds
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- gestural3/5
gestural
- adjective satellite used of the language of the deaf
sign-language; signed; sign.
- adjective satellite being other than verbal communication
nonverbal.
- the study of gestural communication
- art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression
- adjective satellite used of the language of the deaf
- bestial3/5
bestial
- adjective satellite resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
brutish; brute; brutal; beastly.
- beastly desires
- a bestial nature
- brute force
- a dull and brutish man
- bestial treatment of prisoners
- adjective satellite resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
- destabilization3/5
destabilization
- noun an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
- noun the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
destabilisation.
- noun an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
- nestling3/5
nestling
- noun young bird not yet fledged
baby bird.
- noun a young person of either sex
tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; youngster; child; fry; shaver; tike; minor; kid.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun young bird not yet fledged
- westernized3/5
westernize
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernise.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- milestone3/5
milestone
- noun stone post at side of a road to show distances
milepost.
- noun a significant event in your life (or in a project)
- noun stone post at side of a road to show distances
- modestly3/5
modestly
- adverb with modesty; in a modest manner
- the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'
- adverb with modesty; in a modest manner
- infested3/5
infest
- verb invade in great numbers
overrun.
- the roaches infested our kitchen
- verb occupy in large numbers or live on a host
invade; overrun.
- the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
- verb invade in great numbers
- gestalt3/5
gestalt
- noun a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
- noun a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
- protesters3/5
protester
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
contestant; objector; dissident; dissenter.
- noun someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
demonstrator.
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
- destroyers3/5
destroyer
- noun a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
guided missile destroyer.
- noun a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
ruiner; uprooter; waster; undoer.
- a destroyer of the environment
- jealousy was his undoer
- uprooters of gravestones
- noun a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
- testifies3/5
testify
- verb give testimony in a court of law
bear witness; attest; take the stand.
- verb provide evidence for
show; evidence; bear witness; prove.
- The blood test showed that he was the father
- Her behavior testified to her incompetence
- verb give testimony in a court of law
- nestled3/5
nestled
- adjective satellite drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
snuggled.
- saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside
- like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms
- 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
- adjective satellite drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
- forested3/5
forested
- adjective satellite covered with forest
- efforts to protect forested lands of the northwest
- verb establish a forest on previously unforested land
forest; afforest.
- afforest the mountains
- adjective satellite covered with forest
- testifying3/5
testify
- verb give testimony in a court of law
bear witness; attest; take the stand.
- verb provide evidence for
show; evidence; bear witness; prove.
- The blood test showed that he was the father
- Her behavior testified to her incompetence
- verb give testimony in a court of law
- orchestral3/5
orchestral
- adjective relating to or composed for an orchestra
- orchestral score
- adjective relating to or composed for an orchestra
- testator3/5
testator
- noun a person who makes a will
testate.
- noun a person who makes a will
- harvests3/5
harvest
- noun the yield from plants in a single growing season
crop.
- noun the consequence of an effort or activity
- they gathered a harvest of examples
- a harvest of love
- noun the yield from plants in a single growing season
- congested3/5
congested
- adjective satellite overfull as with blood
engorged.
- verb become or cause to become obstructed
clog; congest; choke; foul; clog up; choke off; back up.
- The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
- The water pipe is backed up
- adjective satellite overfull as with blood
- restructure3/5
restructure
- verb construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
reconstitute.
- After his accident, he had to restructure his life
- The governing board was reconstituted
- verb construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
- contesting3/5
contest
- noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
competition.
- noun a struggle between rivals
- noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- priestess3/5
priestess
- noun a woman priest
- noun a woman priest
- anaesthetic3/5
anaesthetic
- noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
anesthetic; anesthetic agent; anaesthetic agent.
- adjective relating to or producing insensibility
anesthetic.
- noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
- detested3/5
detested
- adjective satellite treated with contempt
hated; despised; scorned.
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
detest; hate.
- I hate Mexican food
- She detests politicians
- adjective satellite treated with contempt
- attests3/5
attest
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- I attest this signature
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- testaments3/5
testament
- noun a profession of belief
- he stated his political testament
- noun a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
will.
- noun a profession of belief
- restructured3/5
restructure
- verb construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
reconstitute.
- After his accident, he had to restructure his life
- The governing board was reconstituted
- verb construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
- invests3/5
invest
- verb make an investment
put; place; commit.
- Put money into bonds
- verb give qualities or abilities to
endue; gift; empower; indue; endow.
- verb make an investment
- pestilence3/5
pestilence
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
plague; pestis; pest.
- noun any epidemic disease with a high death rate
plague; pest.
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- sequestration3/5
sequestration
- noun the act of segregating or sequestering
segregation.
- sequestration of the jury
- noun the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
- noun the act of segregating or sequestering
- overestimate3/5
overestimate
- noun an appraisal that is too high
overappraisal; overestimation; overvaluation.
- noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
overrating; overestimation; overreckoning.
- noun an appraisal that is too high
- priestley3/5
priestley
- noun English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)
Joseph Priestley.
- noun English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)
- contestants3/5
contestant
- noun a person who participates in competitions
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
objector; dissident; dissenter; protester.
- noun a person who participates in competitions
- indigestion3/5
indigestion
- noun a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
dyspepsia; upset stomach; stomach upset.
- noun a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
- crests3/5
crest
- noun the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- noun the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
crown; top; tip; summit; peak.
- the view from the peak was magnificent
- they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
- the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
- noun the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- overestimated3/5
overestimate
- noun an appraisal that is too high
overappraisal; overestimation; overvaluation.
- noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
overrating; overestimation; overreckoning.
- noun an appraisal that is too high
- uninterested3/5
uninterested
- adjective not having or showing interest
- an uninterested spectator
- adjective satellite having no care or interest in knowing
- she appeared totally uninterested
- adjective not having or showing interest
- anesthesiology3/5
anesthesiology
- noun the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics
- noun the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics
- restroom3/5
restroom
- noun a toilet that is available to the public
comfort station; wash room; public convenience; convenience; public toilet; public lavatory; toilet facility.
- noun a toilet that is available to the public
- mestizo3/5
mestizo
- noun a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
ladino.
- noun a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
- nestle3/5
nestle
- noun a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
cuddle; snuggle.
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nuzzle; nest; cuddle; 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
- restated3/5
restate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- destitution3/5
destitution
- noun a state without friends or money or prospects
- noun a state without friends or money or prospects
- extraterrestrial3/5
extraterrestrial
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
alien; extraterrestrial being.
- adjective originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere
- is there extraterrestrial life?
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
- chesterfield3/5
chesterfield
- noun an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests
- noun suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
Philip Dormer Stanhope; Fourth Earl of Chesterfield.
- noun an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests
- divested3/5
divest
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- verb deprive of status or authority
disinvest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb take away possessions from someone
- questioner3/5
questioner
- noun someone who asks a question
enquirer; asker; querier; inquirer.
- noun someone who asks a question
- bequests3/5
bequest
- noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
legacy.
- noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
- restate3/5
restate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- molested3/5
molest
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- inestimable3/5
inestimable
- adjective satellite beyond calculation or measure
incomputable; immeasurable.
- of incalculable value
- an incomputable amount
- jewels of inestimable value
- immeasurable wealth
- adjective satellite beyond calculation or measure
- vestry3/5
vestry
- noun in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
- noun a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
sacristy.
- noun in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
- predestined3/5
predestined
- adjective satellite established or prearranged unalterably
foreordained; predestinate.
- his place in history was foreordained
- a sense of predestinate inevitability about it
- it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world
- verb decree or determine beforehand
predestine.
- adjective satellite established or prearranged unalterably
- restrooms3/5
restroom
- noun a toilet that is available to the public
comfort station; wash room; public convenience; convenience; public toilet; public lavatory; toilet facility.
- noun a toilet that is available to the public
- attestation3/5
attestation
- noun the action of bearing witness
- noun the evidence by which something is attested
- noun the action of bearing witness
- jester3/5
jester
- noun a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
fool; motley fool.
- noun a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
- intestate3/5
intestate
- adjective having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
- he died intestate
- intestate property
- adjective having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
- attesting3/5
attest
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- I attest this signature
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- semesters3/5
semester
- noun one of two divisions of an academic year
- noun half a year; a period of 6 months
- noun one of two divisions of an academic year
- tempestuous3/5
tempestuous
- adjective satellite characterized by violent emotions or behavior
stormy.
- a stormy argument
- a stormy marriage
- adjective satellite (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
furious; raging; angry; wild.
- angry clouds on the horizon
- furious winds
- the raging sea
- adjective satellite characterized by violent emotions or behavior
- restarted3/5
restart
- verb start an engine again, for example
re-start.
- verb take up or begin anew
re-start; resume.
- We resumed the negotiations
- verb start an engine again, for example
- travesty3/5
travesty
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
farce; farce comedy.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- unquestioning3/5
unquestioning
- adjective satellite not inclined to ask questions
- adjective satellite being without doubt or reserve
implicit.
- implicit trust
- adjective satellite not inclined to ask questions
- anesthetized3/5
anesthetize
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; anaesthetise; put under; anaesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- rainforests3/5
rainforest
- noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall
rain forest.
- noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall
- festivity3/5
festivity
- noun any joyous diversion
celebration.
- noun any joyous diversion
- underestimates3/5
underestimate
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underestimation; underreckoning; underrating.
- verb assign too low a value to
undervalue.
- Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
- intestines3/5
intestine
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
bowel; gut.
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
- chests3/5
chest
- noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
pectus; thorax.
- noun box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
- noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- congestive3/5
congestive
- adjective relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid
- congestive heart disease
- adjective relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid
- investigates3/5
investigate
- verb investigate scientifically
look into.
- Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
- verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquire; enquire.
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
- verb investigate scientifically
- ingested3/5
ingest
- verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly
have; take in; consume; take.
- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
- verb take up mentally
assimilate; absorb; take in.
- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
- verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- polyester3/5
polyester
- noun any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
- noun a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
- noun any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
- tester3/5
tester
- noun someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
quizzer; examiner.
- noun a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)
- noun someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
- pedestrians3/5
pedestrian
- noun a person who travels by foot
walker; footer.
- adjective satellite lacking wit or imagination
prosaic; prosy; earthbound.
- a pedestrian movie plot
- noun a person who travels by foot
- aesthetically3/5
aesthetically
- adverb in a tasteful way
esthetically.
- this building is aesthetically very pleasing
- adverb in a tasteful way
- vestibule3/5
vestibule
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
entrance hall; anteroom; hall; antechamber; foyer; lobby.
- noun any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
- vesting3/5
vest
- noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
waistcoat.
- noun a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
undershirt; singlet.
- noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- anesthetics3/5
anesthetic
- noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
anesthetic agent; anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent.
- adjective relating to or producing insensibility
anaesthetic.
- noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
- contestation3/5
contestation
- noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
contention; arguing; tilt; argument; controversy; disputation; disceptation.
- they were involved in a violent argument
- noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- equestrian3/5
equestrian
- noun a man skilled in equitation
horseback rider; horseman.
- adjective of or relating to or composed of knights
- noun a man skilled in equitation
- predestination3/5
predestination
- noun previous determination as if by destiny or fate
- noun (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
predetermination; foreordination; preordination.
- noun previous determination as if by destiny or fate
- forester3/5
forester
- noun someone trained in forestry
tree farmer; arboriculturist.
- noun English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
C. S. Forester; Cecil Scott Forester.
- noun someone trained in forestry
- nestor3/5
nestor
(Zoöl.) A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka .
- westinghouse3/5
westinghouse
- noun United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914)
George Westinghouse.
- noun United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914)
- chesterton3/5
chesterton
- noun conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton; G. K. Chesterton.
- noun conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
- vests3/5
vest
- noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
waistcoat.
- noun a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
undershirt; singlet.
- noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- protestations3/5
protestation
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
protest.
- they finished the game under protest to the league president
- the senator rose to register his protest
- the many protestations did not stay the execution
- noun a strong declaration of protest
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
- incestuous3/5
incestuous
- adjective resembling incest as by excessive intimacy
- adjective relating to or involving incest
- adjective resembling incest as by excessive intimacy
- testers3/5
tester
- noun someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
quizzer; examiner.
- noun a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)
- noun someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
- chestnuts3/5
chestnut
- noun wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
- noun any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
chestnut tree.
- noun wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
- orestes3/5
orestes
- noun (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
- noun (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
- testamentary3/5
testamentary
- adjective of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament
- adjective of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament
- wrestler3/5
wrestler
- noun combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
matman; grappler.
- noun combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
- molestation3/5
molestation
- noun the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
- noun the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
harassment.
- noun the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
- gloucestershire3/5
gloucestershire
- noun a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
- noun a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
- foresters3/5
forester
- noun English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
C. S. Forester; Cecil Scott Forester.
- noun someone trained in forestry
tree farmer; arboriculturist.
- noun English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
- wrestlers3/5
wrestler
- noun combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
matman; grappler.
- noun combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
- worcestershire3/5
worcestershire
- noun a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce.
- noun a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices
- westwards3/5
westwards
- adverb toward the west
westward.
- they traveled westward toward the setting sun
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; west; W; westward.
- adverb toward the west
- westernization3/5
westernization
- noun assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
Westernisation.
- noun assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
- investiture3/5
investiture
- noun the ceremony of installing a new monarch
enthronization; enthronement; coronation; enthronisation.
- noun the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
investment.
- noun the ceremony of installing a new monarch
- underestimation3/5
underestimation
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underreckoning; underestimate; underrating.
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
- pestle3/5
pestle
- noun machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
stamp.
- noun a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
pounder; muller.
- noun machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- ingesting3/5
ingest
- verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly
have; take in; consume; take.
- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
- verb take up mentally
assimilate; absorb; take in.
- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
- verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- gestapo3/5
gestapo
- noun the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
- noun the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
- harvester3/5
harvester
- noun someone who helps to gather the harvest
reaper.
- noun farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields
reaper.
- noun someone who helps to gather the harvest
- jamestown3/5
jamestown
- noun a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
- noun a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
- galveston3/5
galveston
- noun a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
- noun a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
- fiesta3/5
fiesta
- noun an elaborate party (often outdoors)
fete; feast.
- noun an elaborate party (often outdoors)
- freestanding3/5
freestanding
- adjective satellite standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
separate.
- a freestanding bell tower
- a house with a separate garage
- adjective satellite standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
- bestseller3/5
bestseller
- noun a book that has had a large and rapid sale
best seller.
- noun a book that has had a large and rapid sale
- westerns3/5
western
- noun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
horse opera.
- noun a sandwich made from a western omelet
western sandwich.
- noun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
- restlessly3/5
restlessly
- adverb in a restless manner
- he cracked his knuckles restlessly
- adverb in a restless manner
- festschrift3/5
festschrift
- noun a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
- noun a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
- vestments3/5
vestment
- noun gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
- noun gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
- candlestick3/5
candlestick
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
candle holder.
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
- domestics3/5
domestic
- noun a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
house servant; domestic help.
- adjective of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
- domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction
- noun a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
- homesteads3/5
homestead
- noun the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- noun land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
- noun the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- limestones3/5
limestone
- noun a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
- noun a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
- candlesticks3/5
candlestick
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
candle holder.
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
- unmolested3/5
unmolested
- adjective satellite not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed
- adjective satellite not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed
- charlestown3/5
charlestown
- noun a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
- noun a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
- reforestation3/5
reforestation
- noun the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
re-afforestation.
- noun the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
- midwestern3/5
midwestern
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- a midwestern city
- midwestern accent
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- testis3/5
testis
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
ball; orchis; nut; ballock; bollock; egg; testicle.
- she kicked him in the balls and got away
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- testes3/5
testis
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
ball; orchis; nut; ballock; bollock; egg; testicle.
- she kicked him in the balls and got away
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- unquestioned3/5
unquestioned
- adjective satellite generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute
unchallenged; undisputed.
- the undisputed fact
- adjective satellite generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute
- westerly3/5
westerly
- noun the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
prevailing westerly.
- adjective satellite of wind; from the west
western.
- noun the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
- testicles3/5
testicle
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
testis; ball; orchis; nut; ballock; bollock; egg.
- she kicked him in the balls and got away
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- firestone3/5
firestone
- noun a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
- noun a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
- noun a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
- kinesthetic3/5
kinesthetic
- adjective of or relating to kinesthesis
kinaesthetic.
- adjective of or relating to kinesthesis
- perestroika3/5
perestroika
- noun an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
- noun an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
- wrested3/5
wrest
- verb obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
- wrest the knife from his hands
- wrest a meaning from the old text
- wrest power from the old government
- verb obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
- guesthouse3/5
guesthouse
- noun a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
- noun a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
- testicular3/5
testicular
- adjective of or involving the testes
- testicular cancer
- adjective of or involving the testes
- oestrogen3/5
oestrogen
- noun a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
estrogen.
- noun a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
- progestin3/5
progestin
- noun any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
progestogen.
- noun any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
- uncontested3/5
uncontested
- adjective not disputed and not made the object of contention or competition
- uncontested authority
- adjective not disputed and not made the object of contention or competition
- sylvester3/5
sylvester
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- celeste3/5
celeste
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- ernesto3/5
ernesto
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- trieste3/5
trieste
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- bestselling3/5
bestselling
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- dorchester3/5
dorchester
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- testable3/5
testable
Capable of being tested or proved.
- timestamp3/5
timestamp
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- reinvestment3/5
reinvestment
The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.
- subtests3/5
- colchester3/5
- westphalia3/5
westphalia
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- protestors3/5
protester
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
contestant; objector; dissident; dissenter.
- noun someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
demonstrator.
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
- agroforestry3/5
- investigational3/5
investigational
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- yesteryear2/5
yesteryear
- noun the time that has elapsed
past; past times.
- forget the past
- noun the time that has elapsed
- yesterdays2/5
yesterday
- noun the day immediately before today
- it was in yesterday's newspapers
- noun the recent past
- yesterday's solutions are not good enough
- we shared many yesterdays
- noun the day immediately before today
- gestations2/5
gestation
- noun the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
gestation period.
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
pregnancy; maternity.
- noun the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
- presto2/5
presto
- adjective satellite (of tempo) very fast
- adverb suddenly
- Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift
- adjective satellite (of tempo) very fast
- destructions2/5
destruction
- noun the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
devastation.
- noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
wipeout; demolition.
- noun the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
- digestibility2/5
digestibility
- noun the property of being easy to digest
digestibleness.
- noun the property of being easy to digest
- orchestrating2/5
orchestrate
- verb write an orchestra score for
- verb plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
organize; direct; organise; engineer; mastermind.
- he masterminded the robbery
- verb write an orchestra score for
- pedestals2/5
pedestal
- noun a support or foundation
base; stand.
- the base of the lamp
- noun a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
- they put him on a pedestal
- noun a support or foundation
- bestiality2/5
bestiality
- noun the stupid brutal quality of a beast
- noun sexual activity between a person and an animal
zooerasty; zooerastia.
- noun the stupid brutal quality of a beast
- intestacy2/5
intestacy
- noun the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will
- noun the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will
- orchestrates2/5
orchestrate
- verb write an orchestra score for
- verb plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
organize; direct; organise; engineer; mastermind.
- he masterminded the robbery
- verb write an orchestra score for
- bester2/5
best
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- they did their best
- noun the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
topper.
- he could beat the best of them
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- digestible2/5
digestible
- adjective capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal
- adjective capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal
- majesties2/5
majesty
- noun impressiveness in scale or proportion
stateliness; loftiness.
- noun impressiveness in scale or proportion
- vestigial2/5
vestigial
- adjective satellite not fully developed in mature animals
rudimentary.
- rudimentary wings
- adjective satellite not fully developed in mature animals
- manifestos2/5
manifesto
- noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
pronunciamento.
- noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
- infestations2/5
infestation
- noun the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
- noun a swarm of insects that attack plants
plague.
- a plague of grasshoppers
- noun the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
- incontestable2/5
incontestable
- adjective incapable of being contested or disputed
incontestible.
- adjective satellite not open to question; obviously true
undisputable; indisputable.
- undeniable guilt
- indisputable evidence of a witness
- adjective incapable of being contested or disputed
- vestal2/5
vestal
- noun a chaste woman
- adjective of or relating to Vesta
- vestal virgin
- noun a chaste woman
- reestablishing2/5
reestablish
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reinstate.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
- destabilized2/5
destabilize
- verb become unstable
destabilise.
- The economy destabilized rapidly
- verb make unstable
destabilise.
- Terrorism destabilized the government
- verb become unstable
- jests2/5
jest
- noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
gag; joke; laugh; jape.
- he told a very funny joke
- he knows a million gags
- thanks for the laugh
- he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
- even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
- noun activity characterized by good humor
jocularity; joke.
- noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- jesting2/5
jesting
- adjective satellite characterized by jokes and good humor
jocular; joking; jocose.
- verb tell a joke; speak humorously
joke; jest.
- He often jokes even when he appears serious
- adjective satellite characterized by jokes and good humor
- tempests2/5
tempest
- noun a violent commotion or disturbance
storm.
- the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
- it was only a tempest in a teapot
- noun (literary) a violent wind
- a tempest swept over the island
- noun a violent commotion or disturbance
- restrains2/5
restrain
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- verb keep under control; keep in check
- gesticulating2/5
gesticulating
- adjective satellite making gestures while speaking
- her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary
- verb show, express or direct through movement
motion; gesticulate; gesture.
- He gestured his desire to leave
- adjective satellite making gestures while speaking
- forestalled2/5
forestall
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
forbid; prevent; preclude; foreclose.
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
- verb act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
anticipate; counter; foresee.
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- suggestibility2/5
suggestibility
- noun susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion
- noun susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion
- testy2/5
testy
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
- questing2/5
quest
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
pursuit; pursuance.
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
- noun the act of searching for something
seeking.
- a quest for diamonds
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- indigestible2/5
indigestible
- adjective digested with difficulty
- adjective digested with difficulty
- domesticate2/5
domesticate
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
naturalize; cultivate; tame; naturalise.
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
- verb overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
domesticize; domesticise; tame; reclaim.
- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- nestlings2/5
nestling
- noun young bird not yet fledged
baby bird.
- noun a young person of either sex
tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; youngster; child; fry; shaver; tike; minor; kid.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun young bird not yet fledged
- palestrina2/5
palestrina
- noun Italian composer (1526-1594)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
- noun Italian composer (1526-1594)
- destruct2/5
destruct
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destroy.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- sequester2/5
sequester
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- the estate was sequestered
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; seize; confiscate; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- destructively2/5
destructively
- adverb in a destructive manner
- he is destructively aggressive
- adverb in a destructive manner
- wrestles2/5
wrestle
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grappling; grapple; wrestling; hand-to-hand struggle.
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
- verb combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
- He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- forestalling2/5
forestalling
- noun the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
preclusion; obviation.
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
forbid; prevent; preclude; foreclose; forestall.
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
- noun the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
- destabilising2/5
destabilise
- verb become unstable
destabilize.
- The economy destabilized rapidly
- verb make unstable
destabilize.
- Terrorism destabilized the government
- verb become unstable
- domesticating2/5
domesticate
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
naturalize; cultivate; tame; naturalise.
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
- verb overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
domesticize; domesticise; tame; reclaim.
- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- sequestering2/5
sequester
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- the estate was sequestered
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; seize; confiscate; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- destabilizes2/5
destabilize
- verb become unstable
destabilise.
- The economy destabilized rapidly
- verb make unstable
destabilise.
- Terrorism destabilized the government
- verb become unstable
- restaurateur2/5
restaurateur
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
restauranter.
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
- questionings2/5
questioning
- noun a request for information
inquiring.
- verb challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
call into question; question; oppugn.
- We must question your judgment in this matter
- noun a request for information
- destabilise2/5
destabilise
- verb become unstable
destabilize.
- The economy destabilized rapidly
- verb make unstable
destabilize.
- Terrorism destabilized the government
- verb become unstable
- oestrus2/5
oestrus
- noun applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
estrus; heat; rut.
- noun type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
genus Oestrus.
- noun applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
- pestilent2/5
pestilent
- adjective satellite exceedingly harmful
deadly; baneful; pernicious.
- adjective satellite likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
pestilential; plaguey; pestiferous.
- a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift
- plaguey fevers
- adjective satellite exceedingly harmful
- manifestoes2/5
manifesto
- noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
pronunciamento.
- noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
- restrictiveness2/5
restrictiveness
- noun a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')
- noun a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits
unpermissiveness.
- noun a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')
- westernised2/5
westernise
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernize.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- eyestrain2/5
eyestrain
- noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
asthenopia.
- noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
- restaurateurs2/5
restaurateur
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
restauranter.
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
- destabilisation2/5
destabilisation
- noun the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
destabilization.
- noun the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
- bestir2/5
bestir
- verb become active
rouse.
- He finally bestirred himself
- verb become active
- orchestrations2/5
orchestration
- noun an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
- noun the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
instrumentation.
- noun an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
- jested2/5
jest
- noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
gag; joke; laugh; jape.
- he told a very funny joke
- he knows a million gags
- thanks for the laugh
- he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
- even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
- noun activity characterized by good humor
jocularity; joke.
- noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- domesticates2/5
domesticate
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
naturalize; cultivate; tame; naturalise.
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
- verb overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
domesticize; domesticise; tame; reclaim.
- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- gamester2/5
game
- noun a contest with rules to determine a winner
- you need four people to play this game
- noun a single play of a sport or other contest
- the game lasted two hours
- noun a contest with rules to determine a winner
- chesty2/5
chesty
- adjective satellite marked by a large or well-developed chest
big-chested.
- he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed
- adjective satellite having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
self-important; arrogant.
- an arrogant official
- arrogant claims
- chesty as a peacock
- adjective satellite marked by a large or well-developed chest
- gesticulated2/5
gesticulate
- verb show, express or direct through movement
motion; gesture.
- He gestured his desire to leave
- verb show, express or direct through movement
- indestructibility2/5
indestructibility
- noun the strength to resist destruction
- noun the strength to resist destruction
- zesty2/5
zesty
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; piquant; savoury; spicy.
- adjective satellite marked by spirited enjoyment
yeasty; barmy; zestful.
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
- orchestrator2/5
orchestrator
- noun an arranger who writes for orchestras
- noun an arranger who writes for orchestras
- maestros2/5
maestro
- noun an artist of consummate skill
master.
- a master of the violin
- one of the old masters
- noun an artist of consummate skill
- maestri2/5
maestro
- noun an artist of consummate skill
master.
- a master of the violin
- one of the old masters
- noun an artist of consummate skill
- westernizing2/5
westernize
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernise.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- pestiferous2/5
pestiferous
- adjective satellite contaminated with infecting organisms
dirty.
- dirty wounds
- obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen
- adjective satellite likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
pestilential; plaguey; pestilent.
- a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift
- plaguey fevers
- adjective satellite contaminated with infecting organisms
- destabilised2/5
destabilise
- verb become unstable
destabilize.
- The economy destabilized rapidly
- verb make unstable
destabilize.
- Terrorism destabilized the government
- verb become unstable
- reestablishes2/5
reestablish
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reinstate.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
- anesthesiologist2/5
anesthesiologist
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
anesthetist; anaesthetist.
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
- contestant2/5
contestant
- noun a person who participates in competitions
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
objector; dissident; dissenter; protester.
- noun a person who participates in competitions
- mestizos2/5
mestizo
- noun a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
ladino.
- noun a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
- festering2/5
festering
- noun (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
maturation; suppuration.
- noun a fluid product of inflammation
sanies; suppuration; purulence; ichor; pus.
- noun (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
- westerner2/5
westerner
- noun an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
western.
- the Western world
- Western thought
- Western thought
- noun an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
- priestesses2/5
priestess
- noun a woman priest
- noun a woman priest
- majestically2/5
majestically
- adverb in a majestic manner
- flamingoes walk majestically through the marshes
- adverb in a majestic manner
- festooned2/5
festoon
- noun a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- noun an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
- noun a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- underestimating2/5
underestimate
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underestimation; underreckoning; underrating.
- verb assign too low a value to
undervalue.
- Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
- divestiture2/5
divestiture
- noun an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
- the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly
- noun the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
- noun an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
- hypercholesterolemia2/5
hypercholesterolemia
- noun the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
hypercholesteremia.
- noun the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
- restarting2/5
restart
- verb start an engine again, for example
re-start.
- verb take up or begin anew
re-start; resume.
- We resumed the negotiations
- verb start an engine again, for example
- cholestasis2/5
cholestasis
- noun a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
acholia.
- noun a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
- undigested2/5
undigested
- adjective satellite not thought over and arranged systematically in the mind; not absorbed or assimilated mentally
- an undigested mass of facts gathered at random
- adjective satellite not digested
- undigested food
- adjective satellite not thought over and arranged systematically in the mind; not absorbed or assimilated mentally
- transvestite2/5
transvestite
- noun someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex
cross-dresser.
- adjective satellite receiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex
transvestic.
- noun someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex
- restating2/5
restate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- crestfallen2/5
crestfallen
- adjective satellite brought low in spirit
chapfallen; chopfallen; deflated.
- left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
- adjective satellite brought low in spirit
- pestering2/5
pestering
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
nettlesome; plaguey; plaguy; galling; teasing; vexing; pesky; bothersome; vexatious; annoying; pestiferous; irritating.
- tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
- aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
- found it galling to have to ask permission
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
- verb annoy persistently
badger; beleaguer; pester; bug; tease.
- The children teased the boy because of his stammer
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
- detestation2/5
detestation
- noun hate coupled with disgust
odium; execration; abhorrence; abomination; loathing.
- noun hate coupled with disgust
- paresthesias2/5
paresthesia
- noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
paraesthesia.
- noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
- anesthesiologists2/5
anesthesiologist
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
anesthetist; anaesthetist.
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
- shoestring2/5
shoestring
- noun a lace used for fastening shoes
shoelace; shoe string; shoe lace.
- noun a small amount of money
shoe string.
- he managed it on a shoestring
- noun a lace used for fastening shoes
- paresthesia2/5
paresthesia
- noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
paraesthesia.
- noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
- avesta2/5
avesta
The Zoroastrian scriptures. See Zend-Avesta .
- disestablishment2/5
disestablishment
- noun the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England
- noun the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England
- overestimates2/5
overestimate
- noun an appraisal that is too high
overappraisal; overestimation; overvaluation.
- noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
overrating; overestimation; overreckoning.
- noun an appraisal that is too high
- restarts2/5
restart
- verb start an engine again, for example
re-start.
- verb take up or begin anew
re-start; resume.
- We resumed the negotiations
- verb start an engine again, for example
- testily2/5
testily
- adverb in a petulant manner; `Go away!'"
pettishly; irritably; petulantly.
- he said testily
- adverb in a petulant manner; `Go away!'"
- festal2/5
festal
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
merry; gay; festive.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
- restates2/5
restate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- divesting2/5
divest
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- verb deprive of status or authority
disinvest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb take away possessions from someone
- molesting2/5
molest
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- transvestism2/5
transvestism
- noun the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
transvestitism; cross dressing.
- noun the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
- anaesthetist2/5
anaesthetist
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
anesthetist; anesthesiologist.
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
- overestimating2/5
overestimate
- noun an appraisal that is too high
overappraisal; overestimation; overvaluation.
- noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
overrating; overestimation; overreckoning.
- noun an appraisal that is too high
- dishonestly2/5
dishonestly
- adverb in a corrupt and deceitful manner
deceitfully; venally.
- he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend
- adverb in a corrupt and deceitful manner
- festoons2/5
festoon
- noun a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- noun an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
- noun a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- fenestration2/5
fenestration
- noun the arrangement of windows in a building
- noun surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
- noun the arrangement of windows in a building
- transvestites2/5
transvestite
- noun someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex
cross-dresser.
- adjective satellite receiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex
transvestic.
- noun someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex
- extraterrestrials2/5
extraterrestrial
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
alien; extraterrestrial being.
- adjective originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere
- is there extraterrestrial life?
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
- restatements2/5
restatement
- noun a revised statement
- noun a revised statement
- questioners2/5
questioner
- noun someone who asks a question
enquirer; asker; querier; inquirer.
- noun someone who asks a question
- trimesters2/5
trimester
- noun a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
- noun one of three divisions of an academic year
- noun a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
- protester2/5
protester
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
contestant; objector; dissident; dissenter.
- noun someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
demonstrator.
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
- cresting2/5
crest
- noun the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- noun the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
crown; top; tip; summit; peak.
- the view from the peak was magnificent
- they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
- the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
- noun the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- restructurings2/5
restructure
- verb construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
reconstitute.
- After his accident, he had to restructure his life
- The governing board was reconstituted
- verb construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
- detests2/5
detest
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
hate.
- I hate Mexican food
- She detests politicians
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
- attestations2/5
attestation
- noun the action of bearing witness
- noun the evidence by which something is attested
- noun the action of bearing witness
- synesthesia2/5
synesthesia
- noun a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
synaesthesia.
- noun a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
- jesters2/5
jester
- noun a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
fool; motley fool.
- noun a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
- dyestuffs2/5
dyestuff
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
dye.
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- deforested2/5
deforest
- verb remove the trees from
disafforest; disforest.
- The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks
- verb remove the trees from
- amnesties2/5
amnesty
- noun a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
- noun a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
pardon.
- noun a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
- anesthetist2/5
anesthetist
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
anaesthetist; anesthesiologist.
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
- nestles2/5
nestle
- noun a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
cuddle; snuggle.
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nuzzle; nest; cuddle; 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
- suggestible2/5
suggestible
- adjective satellite susceptible or responsive to suggestion
- suggestible young minds
- adjective satellite susceptible or responsive to suggestion
- infesting2/5
infest
- verb invade in great numbers
overrun.
- the roaches infested our kitchen
- verb occupy in large numbers or live on a host
invade; overrun.
- the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
- verb invade in great numbers
- divestitures2/5
divestiture
- noun an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
- the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly
- noun the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
- noun an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
- testators2/5
testator
- noun a person who makes a will
testate.
- noun a person who makes a will
- gesticulations2/5
gesticulation
- noun a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
- noun a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
- priesthoods2/5
priesthood
- noun the body of ordained religious practitioners
- noun the body of ordained religious practitioners
- gesticulation2/5
gesticulation
- noun a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
- noun a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
- aesthetical2/5
aesthetical
- adjective concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
esthetic; esthetical; aesthetic.
- the aesthetic faculties
- an aesthetic person
- aesthetic feeling
- the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success
- adjective concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
- anaesthetized2/5
anaesthetize
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; anaesthetise; put under; anesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- anaesthetists2/5
anaesthetist
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
anesthetist; anesthesiologist.
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
- ancestress2/5
ancestress
- noun a woman ancestor
- noun a woman ancestor
- quaestor2/5
quaestor
- noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
- noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
- arrester2/5
arrester
- noun a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
arrester hook.
- noun a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
- gestalten2/5
gestalt
- noun a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
- noun a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
- immodesty2/5
immodesty
- noun the trait of being vain and conceited
- noun the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals
exhibitionism.
- noun the trait of being vain and conceited
- anesthetize2/5
anesthetize
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; anaesthetise; put under; anaesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- lankester2/5
lank
- adjective satellite long and thin and often limp
- grown lank with fasting
- lank mousy hair
- adjective satellite long and lean
spindly.
- adjective satellite long and thin and often limp
- travesties2/5
travesty
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
farce; farce comedy.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- vestris2/5
vestris
- noun Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)
Gaetan Vestris.
- noun Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)
- anesthetists2/5
anesthetist
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
anaesthetist; anesthesiologist.
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
- dyestuff2/5
dyestuff
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
dye.
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- northwestward2/5
northwestward
- noun the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
nor'-west; NW; northwest.
- adjective satellite toward the northwest
- noun the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
- synaesthesia2/5
synaesthesia
- noun a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
synesthesia.
- noun a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
- questionably2/5
questionably
- adverb in a questionable and dubious manner
dubiously.
- these were estates his father questionably acquired
- adverb in a questionable and dubious manner
- festoon2/5
festoon
- noun a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- noun an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
- noun a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- vestries2/5
vestry
- noun in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
- noun a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
sacristy.
- noun in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
- vestals2/5
vestal
- noun a chaste woman
- adjective of or relating to Vesta
- vestal virgin
- noun a chaste woman
- testate2/5
testate
- noun a person who makes a will
testator.
- adjective having made a legally valid will before death
- noun a person who makes a will
- ingestions2/5
ingestion
- noun the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
intake; uptake; consumption.
- noun the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- restive2/5
restive
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; edgy; uptight; high-strung; jittery; nervy; overstrung.
- adjective satellite impatient especially under restriction or delay
- the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
- turkestan2/5
turkestan
- noun a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
Turkistan.
- noun a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
- pesto2/5
pesto
- noun a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
- noun a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
- vesta2/5
vesta
(Rom. Myth.) One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it.
- sidestep2/5
sidestep
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
dodge; fudge; evade; parry; elude; skirt; duck; hedge; circumvent; put off.
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- leicestershire2/5
leicestershire
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
Leicester.
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
- cholinesterase2/5
cholinesterase
- noun an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
- noun an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
- overestimation2/5
overestimation
- noun an appraisal that is too high
overestimate; overappraisal; overvaluation.
- noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
overestimate; overrating; overreckoning.
- noun an appraisal that is too high
- fester2/5
fester
- noun a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
suppurating sore.
- verb ripen and generate pus
suppurate; maturate.
- her wounds are festering
- noun a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
- requester2/5
requester
- noun one praying humbly for something
supplicant; petitioner; suppliant.
- a suppliant for her favors
- noun one praying humbly for something
- freestyle2/5
freestyle
- noun a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
- noun a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
- afforestation2/5
afforestation
- noun the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
- noun the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
- koestler2/5
koestler
- noun British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the Stalinist purges during the 1930s (1905-1983)
Arthur Koestler.
- noun British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the Stalinist purges during the 1930s (1905-1983)
- contestable2/5
contestable
- adjective capable of being contested
- adjective capable of being contested
- restorer2/5
restorer
- noun a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
refinisher; preserver; renovator.
- noun a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
- anaesthetics2/5
anaesthetic
- noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
anesthetic; anesthetic agent; anaesthetic agent.
- adjective relating to or producing insensibility
anesthetic.
- noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
- kestrel2/5
kestrel
- noun small North American falcon
sparrow hawk; American kestrel; Falco sparverius.
- noun small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
Falco tinnunculus.
- noun small North American falcon
- nestorian2/5
nestorian
(Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian .
- pestered2/5
pestered
- adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
harried; vexed; annoyed; 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 annoy persistently
badger; beleaguer; pester; bug; tease.
- The children teased the boy because of his stammer
- adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
- polyesters2/5
polyester
- noun any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
- noun a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
- noun any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
- homesteaders2/5
homesteader
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
nester; squatter.
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- clytemnestra2/5
clytemnestra
- noun (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War
- noun (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War
- unquestioningly2/5
unquestioningly
- adverb in an unquestioning manner
- he followed his leader unquestioningly
- adverb in an unquestioning manner
- molesters2/5
molester
- noun someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
- noun someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
- digester2/5
digester
- noun autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested
- noun autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested
- pester2/5
pester
- verb annoy persistently
badger; beleaguer; bug; tease.
- The children teased the boy because of his stammer
- verb annoy persistently
- pestis2/5
pestis
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
pestilence; plague; pest.
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- protestation2/5
protestation
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
protest.
- they finished the game under protest to the league president
- the senator rose to register his protest
- the many protestations did not stay the execution
- noun a strong declaration of protest
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
- pestilential2/5
pestilential
- adjective satellite likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
plaguey; pestiferous; pestilent.
- a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift
- plaguey fevers
- adjective satellite likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
- decongestants2/5
decongestant
- noun a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
- noun a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
- mestiza2/5
mestiza
- noun a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
- noun a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
- vesture2/5
vesture
- noun something that covers or cloaks like a garment
- fields in a vesture of green
- noun a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
habiliment; wear; clothing; wearable; article of clothing.
- noun something that covers or cloaks like a garment
- molester2/5
molester
- noun someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
- noun someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
- contestations2/5
contestation
- noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
contention; arguing; tilt; argument; controversy; disputation; disceptation.
- they were involved in a violent argument
- noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- nestorians2/5
nestorian
- noun a follower of Nestorius
- adjective relating to Nestorius or Nestorianism
- noun a follower of Nestorius
- restocking2/5
restock
- verb stock again
- He restocked his land with pheasants
- verb stock again
- festered2/5
fester
- noun a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
suppurating sore.
- verb ripen and generate pus
suppurate; maturate.
- her wounds are festering
- noun a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
- decongestant2/5
decongestant
- noun a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
- noun a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
- festuca2/5
festuca
- noun a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae
genus Festuca.
- noun a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae
- restorers2/5
restorer
- noun a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
refinisher; preserver; renovator.
- noun a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
- amnestic2/5
amnestic
- adjective of or relating to or caused by amnesia
amnesic.
- adjective of or relating to or caused by amnesia
- lodestar2/5
lodestar
- noun guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
loadstar.
- noun something that serves as a model or guide
loadstar.
- noun guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
- priestcraft2/5
priestcraft
- noun a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs
- noun the skills involved in the work of a priest
- noun a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs
- bestiary2/5
bestiary
- noun a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
- noun a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
- nonrestrictive2/5
nonrestrictive
- adjective satellite not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
- the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them
- adjective satellite not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
- northwesterly2/5
northwesterly
- adjective satellite coming from the northwest
northwest.
- northwesterly winds
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
northwestern; northwest.
- adjective satellite coming from the northwest
- restock2/5
restock
- verb stock again
- He restocked his land with pheasants
- verb stock again
- nesters2/5
nester
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
homesteader; squatter.
- noun a bird that has built (or is building) a nest
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- lodestone2/5
lodestone
- noun a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
loadstone.
- noun a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
- sidesteps2/5
sidestep
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
dodge; fudge; evade; parry; elude; skirt; duck; hedge; circumvent; put off.
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- nester2/5
nester
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
homesteader; squatter.
- noun a bird that has built (or is building) a nest
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- homesteader2/5
homesteader
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
nester; squatter.
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- restrictively2/5
restrictively
- adverb in a restrictive manner
- this relative clause is used restrictively
- adverb in a restrictive manner
- westernisation2/5
westernisation
- noun assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
Westernization.
- noun assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
- ingests2/5
ingest
- verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly
have; take in; consume; take.
- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
- verb take up mentally
assimilate; absorb; take in.
- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
- verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- requesters2/5
requester
- noun one praying humbly for something
supplicant; petitioner; suppliant.
- a suppliant for her favors
- noun one praying humbly for something
- digesters2/5
digester
- noun autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested
- noun autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested
- pestles2/5
pestle
- noun machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
stamp.
- noun a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
pounder; muller.
- noun machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- anticholinesterase2/5
anticholinesterase
- noun a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
- noun a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
- bucuresti2/5
bucuresti
- noun national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
Bucharest; Bucharesti; capital of Romania.
- noun national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
- avestan2/5
avestan
- noun an ancient Iranian language
Zend.
- noun the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
- noun an ancient Iranian language
- bluestocking2/5
bluestocking
- noun a woman having literary or intellectual interests
bas bleu.
- noun a woman having literary or intellectual interests
- testatrix2/5
testatrix
- noun a female testator
- noun a female testator
- fenestra2/5
fenestra
- noun a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
- noun a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
- kestrels2/5
kestrel
- noun small North American falcon
sparrow hawk; American kestrel; Falco sparverius.
- noun small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
Falco tinnunculus.
- noun small North American falcon
- disestablished2/5
disestablish
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- testa2/5
testa
- noun protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
episperm; seed coat.
- noun protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
- gravestone2/5
gravestone
- noun a stone that is used to mark a grave
tombstone; headstone.
- noun a stone that is used to mark a grave
- cobblestone2/5
cobblestone
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
sett; cobble.
- verb pave with cobblestones
cobble.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- disinterestedness2/5
disinterestedness
- noun freedom from bias or from selfish motives
- noun freedom from bias or from selfish motives
- siesta2/5
siesta
- noun a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
- noun a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
- investigatory2/5
investigatory
- adjective satellite designed to find information or ascertain facts
fact-finding; investigative.
- a fact-finding committee
- investigative reporting
- adjective satellite designed to find information or ascertain facts
- questioningly2/5
questioningly
- adverb in a curious and questioning manner
wonderingly.
- they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions
- adverb in a quizzical and questioning manner
quizzically.
- they looked quizzically at the doctor
- adverb in a curious and questioning manner
- gravestones2/5
gravestone
- noun a stone that is used to mark a grave
tombstone; headstone.
- noun a stone that is used to mark a grave
- harvesters2/5
harvester
- noun someone who helps to gather the harvest
reaper.
- noun farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields
reaper.
- noun someone who helps to gather the harvest
- suggestively2/5
suggestively
- adverb in a suggestive manner
- she smiled suggestively
- adverb in a suggestive manner
- sidestepped2/5
sidestep
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
dodge; fudge; evade; parry; elude; skirt; duck; hedge; circumvent; put off.
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- cobblestones2/5
cobblestone
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
sett; cobble.
- verb pave with cobblestones
cobble.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- firestorm2/5
firestorm
- noun a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- noun an outburst of controversy
- the incident triggered a political firestorm
- noun a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- disinvestment2/5
disinvestment
- noun the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
- noun the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
- fiestas2/5
fiesta
- noun an elaborate party (often outdoors)
fete; feast.
- noun an elaborate party (often outdoors)
- bestowal2/5
bestowal
- noun the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
conferment; bestowment; conferral.
- noun a gift that is bestowed or conferred
bestowment.
- noun the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
- bestsellers2/5
bestseller
- noun a book that has had a large and rapid sale
best seller.
- noun a book that has had a large and rapid sale
- bested2/5
best
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- they did their best
- noun the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
topper.
- he could beat the best of them
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- aesthete2/5
aesthete
- noun one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
esthete.
- noun one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
- nestorius2/5
nestorius
- noun Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451)
- noun Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451)
- wester2/5
wester
- noun wind that blows from west to east
west wind.
- adjective situated in or facing or moving toward the west
west.
- noun wind that blows from west to east
- smokestack2/5
smokestack
- noun a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
stack.
- noun a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- smokestacks2/5
smokestack
- noun a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
stack.
- noun a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- homesteading2/5
homestead
- noun the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- noun land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
- noun the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- freestone2/5
freestone
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit
- sidestepping2/5
sidestep
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
dodge; fudge; evade; parry; elude; skirt; duck; hedge; circumvent; put off.
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- hephaestus2/5
hephaestus
- noun (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
Hephaistos.
- noun (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
- armrests2/5
armrest
- noun a support for the arm
- noun a support for the arm
- vestment2/5
vestment
- noun gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
- noun gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
- southwesterly2/5
southwesterly
- adjective satellite coming from the southwest
southwest.
- the winds are southwesterly
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southwest
southwestern; southwest.
- adjective satellite coming from the southwest
- inquests2/5
inquest
- noun an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
- noun an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
- aesthetes2/5
aesthete
- noun one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
esthete.
- noun one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
- equestrians2/5
equestrian
- noun a man skilled in equitation
horseback rider; horseman.
- adjective of or relating to or composed of knights
- noun a man skilled in equitation
- hestia2/5
hestia
- noun (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
- noun (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
- disinterestedly2/5
disinterestedly
- adverb without bias; without selfish motives
- he decided the case disinterestedly
- adverb without bias; without selfish motives
- bluestem2/5
bluestem
- noun tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
Andropogon furcatus; blue stem; Andropogon gerardii.
- noun tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
- houseguests2/5
houseguest
- noun a guest entertained in your house
house guest.
- noun a guest entertained in your house
- autosuggestion2/5
autosuggestion
- noun a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
self-suggestion; auto-suggestion.
- noun a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
- homesteaded2/5
homestead
- noun the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- noun land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
- noun the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- trestle2/5
trestle
- noun a supporting tower used to support a bridge
- noun sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
- noun a supporting tower used to support a bridge
- testicle2/5
testicle
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
testis; ball; orchis; nut; ballock; bollock; egg.
- she kicked him in the balls and got away
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- bluestone2/5
bluestone
- noun bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building
- noun bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building
- wresting2/5
wrest
- verb obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
- wrest the knife from his hands
- wrest a meaning from the old text
- wrest power from the old government
- verb obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
- clerestory2/5
clerestory
- noun part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
clearstory.
- noun part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
- kinaesthetic2/5
kinaesthetic
- adjective of or relating to kinesthesis
kinesthetic.
- adjective of or relating to kinesthesis
- trestles2/5
trestle
- noun a supporting tower used to support a bridge
- noun sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
- noun a supporting tower used to support a bridge
- westerlies2/5
westerly
- noun the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
prevailing westerly.
- adjective satellite of wind; from the west
western.
- noun the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
- guesthouses2/5
guesthouse
- noun a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
- noun a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
- guestrooms2/5
guestroom
- noun a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests
- noun a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests
- conestoga2/5
conestoga
- noun a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
prairie schooner; Conestoga wagon; covered wagon; prairie wagon.
- noun a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
- minestrone2/5
minestrone
- noun soup made with a variety of vegetables
petite marmite; vegetable soup.
- noun soup made with a variety of vegetables
- guestroom2/5
guestroom
- noun a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests
- noun a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests
- loosestrife2/5
loosestrife
- noun any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
- noun any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia
- noun any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
- asbestosis2/5
asbestosis
- noun lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
- noun lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
- progestins2/5
progestin
- noun any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
progestogen.
- noun any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
- oestrogens2/5
oestrogen
- noun a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
estrogen.
- noun a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
- progestogen2/5
progestogen
- noun any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
progestin.
- noun any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
- rhinestone2/5
rhinestone
- noun an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
- noun an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
- mester2/5
m
- noun the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
metre; meter.
- noun concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
molarity; molar concentration.
- noun the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- rhinestones2/5
rhinestone
- noun an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
- noun an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
- progestogens2/5
progestogen
- noun any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
progestin.
- noun any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
- westernmost2/5
westernmost
- adjective satellite farthest to the west
westmost.
- adjective satellite farthest to the west
- westbound2/5
westbound
- adjective satellite moving toward the west
westerly; westward.
- westbound pioneers
- adjective satellite moving toward the west
- westside2/5
westside
- adjective satellite of the western part of a city
- he lives in upper westside Manhattan
- adjective satellite of the western part of a city
- medroxyprogesterone2/5
medroxyprogesterone
- noun a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders
Provera.
- noun a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders
- oestradiol2/5
oestradiol
- noun the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer
estradiol.
- noun the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer
- diethylstilbestrol2/5
diethylstilbestrol
- noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
stilboestrol; DES; stilbestrol; diethylstilboestrol.
- noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
- megestrol2/5
megestrol
- noun a synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma
megestrol acetate.
- noun a synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma
- awestruck2/5
awestruck
- adjective having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
awed; awestricken.
- stood in awed silence before the shrine
- in grim despair and awestruck wonder
- adjective having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
- reinvested2/5
reinvest
To invest again or anew.
- bundestag2/5
bundestag
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- chested2/5
chest
- noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
pectus; thorax.
- noun box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
- noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- nondestructive2/5
nondestructive
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- heston2/5
heston
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- reestablishment2/5
reestablishment
The act reëstablishing; the state of being reëstablished. Addison.
- aestheticism2/5
aestheticism
The doctrine of æsthetics; æsthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art. Lowell.
- clandestinely2/5
clandestine
- adjective satellite conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
hugger-mugger; secret; hole-and-corner; surreptitious; underground; cloak-and-dagger; hush-hush; undercover.
- clandestine intelligence operations
- cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
- hole-and-corner intrigue
- secret missions
- a secret agent
- secret sales of arms
- surreptitious mobilization of troops
- an undercover investigation
- underground resistance
- adjective satellite conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
- westphalian2/5
westphalian
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- ernestine2/5
ernestine
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- prestressed2/5
prestressed
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- destructor2/5
destructor
A destroyer. R.Fire, the destructive and the artificial death of things. Boyle.
- gestion2/5
gestion
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- acetylcholinesterase2/5
acetylcholinesterase
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- celestine2/5
celestine
(Min.) Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms.
- phosphodiesterase2/5
phosphodiesterase
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- divestment2/5
divestment
The act of divesting. R.
- festa2/5
festa
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- modesto2/5
modesto
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- quaestiones2/5
- testbed2/5
testbed
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- geste2/5
geste
To tell stories or gests. Obs.
- cholesteatoma2/5
cholesteatoma
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- testability2/5
testability
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- feste2/5
feste
The fist. Obs. Chaucer.
- eggleston2/5
eggleston
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- celestina2/5
- prestressing2/5
- pestalozzi2/5
pestalozzi
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- silvester2/5
silvester
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- requestor2/5
requestor
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- cuesta2/5
cuesta
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- folkestone2/5
- sylvestris2/5
sylvestris
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- timestamps2/5
- potestas2/5
- preestablished2/5
preestablish
To establish beforehand.
- westland2/5
westland
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- testamentum2/5
- suggestiveness2/5
suggestiveness
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- nesta2/5
nesta
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- podesta2/5
podesta
One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages. Brande & C.
- cholestatic2/5
- nonwestern2/5
- launceston2/5
- forestland2/5
forestland
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- prester2/5
prester
A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire. Obs.
- domestica2/5
domestica
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- arrestee2/5
arrestee
(Scots Law) The person in whose hands is the property attached by arrestment.
- cholestyramine2/5
- maestra2/5
maestra
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- campestris2/5
campestris
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- leste2/5
l
- noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
litre; liter; cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre.
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
50; fifty.
- noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
- pretesting2/5
pretesting
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- teste2/5
teste
(Law) (a) A witness. (b) The witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; -- said of a writ, deed, or the like. Burrill.
- retested2/5
retested
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- destin2/5
destin
Destiny. Obs. Marston.
- alceste2/5
alceste
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- quaestio2/5
quaestio
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- reinvesting2/5
reinvest
To invest again or anew.
- incontestably2/5
incontestable
- adjective incapable of being contested or disputed
incontestible.
- adjective satellite not open to question; obviously true
undisputable; indisputable.
- undeniable guilt
- indisputable evidence of a witness
- adjective incapable of being contested or disputed
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- retesting2/5
retesting
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- gestae2/5
gestae
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- fenestrated2/5
fenestrated
(Arch.) Having windows; characterized by windows.
- prestress2/5
prestress
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- aestivum2/5
aestivum
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- contestability2/5
contestability
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- westfalen2/5
westfalen
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- peste2/5
p
- noun a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
atomic number 15; phosphorus.
- noun the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
- noun a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
- alcestis2/5
alcestis
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- sesterces2/5
sesterce
(Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, afterward four asses, -- equal to about two pence sterling, or four cents. ✍ The sestertium was equivalent to one thousand sesterces, equal to £8 17s 1d. sterling, or about $43, before the reign of Augustus. After his reign its value was about £7 16s. 3d. sterling. The sesterce was originally coined only in silver, but later both in silver and brass.
- restauration2/5
restauration
Restoration. Obs. Cower.
- arrestees2/5
arrestee
(Scots Law) The person in whose hands is the property attached by arrestment.
- cholesteryl2/5
- aestheticized2/5
- izvestiya2/5
- destructors2/5
destructor
A destroyer. R.Fire, the destructive and the artificial death of things. Boyle.
- celestials2/5
celestial
- adjective of or relating to the sky
heavenly.
- celestial map
- a heavenly body
- adjective relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
heavenly.
- celestial beings
- heavenly hosts
- adjective of or relating to the sky
- domesticus2/5
domesticus
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- lestrade2/5
lestrade
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- bestand2/5
bestand
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- underinvestment2/5
- intestinalis2/5
intestinalis
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- infestans2/5
infestans
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- paestum2/5
- antiestablishment2/5
antiestablishment
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- olestra2/5
- terrestris2/5
terrestris
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- izvestia2/5
izvestia
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- pretests2/5
pretests
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- dniester2/5
dniester
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- potestate2/5
potestate
A chief ruler; a potentate. Obs. Wyclif. "An irous potestate." Chaucer.
- rearrested2/5
rearrested
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- homestay2/5
homestay
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- thyestes2/5
- ceste2/5
ceste
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- orchestre2/5
orchestre
See Orchestra .
- westering2/5
wester
- noun wind that blows from west to east
west wind.
- adjective situated in or facing or moving toward the west
west.
- noun wind that blows from west to east
- pipestone2/5
pipestone
A kind of clay slate, carved by the Indians into tobacco pipes. Cf. Catlinite .
- forestal2/5
forestal
Of or pertaining to forests; as, .forestal rights
- yester2/5
yester
Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday. [An enemy] whom yester sun beheld Mustering her charms. Dryden.
✍ This word is now seldom used except in a few compounds; as, yesterday, yesternight, etc.
- terrestre2/5
terrestre
Terrestrial; earthly. Obs. "His paradise terrestre." Chaucer.
- vestibulocochlear2/5
vestibulocochlear
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- restaging2/5
restaging
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- testimonia2/5
testimonia
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- nestler2/5
nestle
- noun a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
cuddle; snuggle.
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nuzzle; nest; cuddle; 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
- unattested2/5
unattested
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- cholesteric2/5
cholesteric
Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; Ure.as, .cholesteric acid
- midwesterners2/5
midwestern
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- a midwestern city
- midwestern accent
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- testimonium2/5
- hypercholesterolemic2/5
hypercholesterolemic
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- yesteryears1/5
yesteryear
- noun the time that has elapsed
past; past times.
- forget the past
- noun the time that has elapsed
- gestating1/5
gestate
- verb have the idea for
conceive; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb be pregnant with
carry; have a bun in the oven; bear; expect.
- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
- verb have the idea for
- gestate1/5
gestate
- verb have the idea for
conceive; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb be pregnant with
carry; have a bun in the oven; bear; expect.
- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
- verb have the idea for
- gestated1/5
gestate
- verb have the idea for
conceive; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb be pregnant with
carry; have a bun in the oven; bear; expect.
- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
- verb have the idea for
- prestissimo1/5
prestissimo
- adjective satellite (of tempo) as fast as possible
- adverb extremely fast; as fast as possible
- this passage should be played prestissimo
- adjective satellite (of tempo) as fast as possible
- domesticities1/5
domesticity
- noun the quality of being domestic or domesticated
- a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity
- noun domestic activities or life
- making a hobby of domesticity
- noun the quality of being domestic or domesticated
- gestates1/5
gestate
- verb have the idea for
conceive; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb be pregnant with
carry; have a bun in the oven; bear; expect.
- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
- verb have the idea for
- sestet1/5
sestet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
sixer; Captain Hicks; hexad; sise; VI; six; sextet; half a dozen; 6; sextuplet.
- noun six performers or singers who perform together
sextette; sextet.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- interestingness1/5
interestingness
- noun the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
interest.
- they said nothing of great interest
- primary colors can add interest to a room
- noun the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
- restfulness1/5
restfulness
- noun the attribute of being restful
- he longed for the restfulness of home
- noun the attribute of being restful
- comestible1/5
comestible
- noun any substance that can be used as food
edible; pabulum; victuals; victual; eatable.
- adjective suitable for use as food
edible; eatable.
- noun any substance that can be used as food
- unrestraint1/5
unrestraint
- noun the quality of lacking restraint
- noun the quality of lacking restraint
- digestibilities1/5
digestibility
- noun the property of being easy to digest
digestibleness.
- noun the property of being easy to digest
- domestications1/5
domestication
- noun adaptation to intimate association with human beings
- noun the attribute of having been domesticated
tameness.
- noun adaptation to intimate association with human beings
- bestialities1/5
bestiality
- noun the stupid brutal quality of a beast
- noun sexual activity between a person and an animal
zooerasty; zooerastia.
- noun the stupid brutal quality of a beast
- indigestibility1/5
indigestibility
- noun the property of being difficult to digest
indigestibleness.
- noun the property of being difficult to digest
- bests1/5
best
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- they did their best
- noun the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
topper.
- he could beat the best of them
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- wests1/5
west
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
Occident.
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; W; westward.
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
- bestirred1/5
bestir
- verb become active
rouse.
- He finally bestirred himself
- verb become active
- bestrode1/5
bestride
- verb get up on the back of
hop on; get on; mount; mount up; jump on; climb on.
- mount a horse
- verb get up on the back of
- gesticulate1/5
gesticulate
- verb show, express or direct through movement
motion; gesture.
- He gestured his desire to leave
- verb show, express or direct through movement
- celesta1/5
celesta
- noun a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
- noun a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
- forestalls1/5
forestall
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
forbid; prevent; preclude; foreclose.
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
- verb act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
anticipate; counter; foresee.
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- ancestries1/5
ancestry
- noun the descendants of one individual
lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; bloodline; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
- his entire lineage has been warriors
- noun inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
lineage; filiation; derivation.
- noun the descendants of one individual
- quested1/5
quest
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
pursuit; pursuance.
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
- noun the act of searching for something
seeking.
- a quest for diamonds
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- destructed1/5
destruct
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destroy.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- comestibles1/5
comestible
- noun any substance that can be used as food
edible; pabulum; victuals; victual; eatable.
- adjective suitable for use as food
edible; eatable.
- noun any substance that can be used as food
- destructing1/5
destruct
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destroy.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- undomesticated1/5
undomesticated
- adjective satellite not domesticated
- a few undomesticated horses left
- adjective satellite unaccustomed to home life
- after years of marriage he remained essentially undomesticated
- adjective satellite not domesticated
- progestational1/5
progestational
- adjective of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone)
- adjective preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum
- adjective of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone)
- sequesters1/5
sequester
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- the estate was sequestered
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; seize; confiscate; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- bestride1/5
bestride
- verb get up on the back of
hop on; get on; mount; mount up; jump on; climb on.
- mount a horse
- verb get up on the back of
- congestions1/5
congestion
- noun excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
- noun excessive crowding
over-crowding.
- traffic congestion
- noun excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
- zestful1/5
zestful
- adjective satellite marked by spirited enjoyment
yeasty; zesty; barmy.
- adjective satellite marked by spirited enjoyment
- restes1/5
rest
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
residue; residuum; residual; balance; remainder.
- there was no remainder
- he threw away the rest
- he took what he wanted and I got the balance
- noun freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
ease; repose; relaxation.
- took his repose by the swimming pool
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away
- testcross1/5
testcross
- noun a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
test-cross.
- noun a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
- westernize1/5
westernize
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernise.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- disesteem1/5
disesteem
- noun the state in which esteem has been lost
- verb have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
disrespect.
- noun the state in which esteem has been lost
- aestivation1/5
aestivation
- noun (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
estivation.
- noun (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
estivation.
- noun (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
- bestriding1/5
bestride
- verb get up on the back of
hop on; get on; mount; mount up; jump on; climb on.
- mount a horse
- verb get up on the back of
- honester1/5
honest
- adjective not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
honorable.
- honest lawyers
- honest reporting
- adjective satellite without dissimulation; frank
- my honest opinion
- adjective not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
- orchestrators1/5
orchestrator
- noun an arranger who writes for orchestras
- noun an arranger who writes for orchestras
- destabilises1/5
destabilise
- verb become unstable
destabilize.
- The economy destabilized rapidly
- verb make unstable
destabilize.
- Terrorism destabilized the government
- verb become unstable
- terrestrially1/5
terrestrially
- adverb in a worldly manner
mundanely.
- terrestrially changeable
- adverb to a land environment
- terrestrially adapted
- adverb in a worldly manner
- destructs1/5
destruct
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destroy.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- wrestlings1/5
wrestling
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grappling; grapple; wrestle; hand-to-hand struggle.
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
- noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
rassling; grappling.
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- bestrides1/5
bestride
- verb get up on the back of
hop on; get on; mount; mount up; jump on; climb on.
- mount a horse
- verb get up on the back of
- gesticulates1/5
gesticulate
- verb show, express or direct through movement
motion; gesture.
- He gestured his desire to leave
- verb show, express or direct through movement
- manifester1/5
manifest
- noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- destructibility1/5
destructibility
- noun vulnerability to destruction
- noun vulnerability to destruction
- monoester1/5
mono
- noun an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
infectious mononucleosis; kissing disease; glandular fever; mononucleosis.
- adjective satellite designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
monophonic; single-channel.
- noun an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
- anestrus1/5
anestrus
- noun applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
anestrum; anoestrus; anoestrum.
- noun applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- bestirring1/5
bestir
- verb become active
rouse.
- He finally bestirred himself
- verb become active
- aesthesis1/5
aesthesis
- noun an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
sense impression; sense experience; sensation; esthesis; sense datum.
- a sensation of touch
- noun an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
- dishonesties1/5
dishonesty
- noun the quality of being dishonest
- noun lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
knavery.
- noun the quality of being dishonest
- anoestrus1/5
anoestrus
- noun applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
anestrum; anoestrum; anestrus.
- noun applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- prestidigitator1/5
prestidigitator
- noun someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
illusionist; conjurer; magician; conjuror.
- noun someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
- westernising1/5
westernise
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernize.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- unrests1/5
unrest
- noun a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
ferment; tempestuousness; fermentation; agitation.
- the political ferment produced new leadership
- social unrest
- noun a feeling of restless agitation
- noun a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
- bestirs1/5
bestir
- verb become active
rouse.
- He finally bestirred himself
- verb become active
- destress1/5
destress
- verb reduce the emphasis
de-emphasise; de-emphasize.
- verb reduce the emphasis
- testcrosses1/5
testcross
- noun a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
test-cross.
- noun a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
- anesthesias1/5
anesthesia
- noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
anaesthesia.
- noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
- zests1/5
zest
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
zestfulness; gusto; relish.
- noun a tart spicy quality
piquantness; tanginess; piquance; tang; nip; piquancy.
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- destabilizations1/5
destabilization
- noun an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
- noun the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
destabilisation.
- noun an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
- disesteemed1/5
disesteem
- noun the state in which esteem has been lost
- verb have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
disrespect.
- noun the state in which esteem has been lost
- pestilences1/5
pestilence
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
plague; pestis; pest.
- noun any epidemic disease with a high death rate
plague; pest.
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- gestalts1/5
gestalt
- noun a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
- noun a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
- rester1/5
rester
- noun a person who rests
- noun a person who rests
- restructures1/5
restructure
- verb construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
reconstitute.
- After his accident, he had to restructure his life
- The governing board was reconstituted
- verb construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
- jestingly1/5
jestingly
- adverb in jest
jokingly.
- I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express
- adverb in jest
- southwestward1/5
southwestward
- noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
sou'-west; SW; southwest.
- adjective satellite toward the southwest
- noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
- anaesthetised1/5
anaesthetise
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; put under; anaesthetize; anesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- divests1/5
divest
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- verb deprive of status or authority
disinvest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb take away possessions from someone
- arresters1/5
arrester
- noun a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
arrester hook.
- noun a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
- quester1/5
quester
- noun someone making a search or inquiry
searcher; seeker.
- they are seekers after truth
- noun someone making a search or inquiry
- aestheticians1/5
aesthetician
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
esthetician.
- noun a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
esthetician.
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
- czestochowa1/5
czestochowa
- noun a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrims
- noun a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrims
- destructible1/5
destructible
- adjective easily destroyed
- destructible glassware
- adjective easily destroyed
- sequestrated1/5
sequestrate
- verb keep away from others
seclude; sequester; withdraw.
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- verb set apart from others
sequester; set apart; isolate; keep apart.
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
- verb keep away from others
- restiveness1/5
restiveness
- noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
nervousness; jumpiness; jitteriness.
- noun characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
skittishness.
- noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
- digestions1/5
digestion
- noun the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- noun the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
- noun the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- paraesthesia1/5
paraesthesia
- noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
paresthesia.
- noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
- detesting1/5
detest
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
hate.
- I hate Mexican food
- She detests politicians
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
- destine1/5
destine
- verb decree or designate beforehand
doom; fate; designate.
- She was destined to become a great pianist
- verb design or destine
intend; specify; designate.
- She was intended to become the director
- verb decree or designate beforehand
- predestinated1/5
predestinate
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
foreordain; predestine.
- adjective satellite established or prearranged unalterably
foreordained; predestined.
- his place in history was foreordained
- a sense of predestinate inevitability about it
- it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
- anesthetizing1/5
anesthetize
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; anaesthetise; put under; anaesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- infests1/5
infest
- verb invade in great numbers
overrun.
- the roaches infested our kitchen
- verb occupy in large numbers or live on a host
invade; overrun.
- the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
- verb invade in great numbers
- immodestly1/5
immodestly
- adverb without modesty; in an immodest manner
- the book was entitled, immodestly, `All about Wisdom'
- adverb without modesty; in an immodest manner
- restoratives1/5
restorative
- noun a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
tonic.
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
corrective.
- noun a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
- aesthetician1/5
aesthetician
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
esthetician.
- noun a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
esthetician.
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
- fenestrations1/5
fenestration
- noun the arrangement of windows in a building
- noun surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
- noun the arrangement of windows in a building
- testings1/5
testing
- noun the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
- they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons
- noun an examination of the characteristics of something
- there are laboratories for commercial testing
- it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox
- noun the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
- predigested1/5
predigested
- adjective satellite artificially partially digested as by enzymatic action
- predigested foods are a boon for those who are ill or have impaired digestion
- verb digest (food) beforehand
predigest.
- adjective satellite artificially partially digested as by enzymatic action
- fiddlesticks1/5
fiddlestick
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
violin bow.
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
- jokester1/5
jokester
- noun a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
joker.
- noun a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
- winchesters1/5
winchester
- noun a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
- noun a shoulder rifle
- noun a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
- restrainer1/5
restrainer
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- noun a person who directs and restrains
controller.
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- anamnestic1/5
anamnestic
- adjective of or relating to anamnesis; aiding the memory
- adjective of or relating to anamnesis; aiding the memory
- quaestors1/5
quaestor
- noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
- noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
- unrestrainedly1/5
unrestrainedly
- adverb in an unrestrained manner
- adverb in an unrestrained manner
- restitutions1/5
restitution
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
indemnification; amends; redress; damages; indemnity.
- noun the act of restoring something to its original state
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- destines1/5
destine
- verb decree or designate beforehand
doom; fate; designate.
- She was destined to become a great pianist
- verb design or destine
intend; specify; designate.
- She was intended to become the director
- verb decree or designate beforehand
- amnestied1/5
amnesty
- noun a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
- noun a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
pardon.
- noun a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
- predestinate1/5
predestinate
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
foreordain; predestine.
- adjective satellite established or prearranged unalterably
foreordained; predestined.
- his place in history was foreordained
- a sense of predestinate inevitability about it
- it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
- homestretch1/5
homestretch
- noun the end of an enterprise
- they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed
- noun the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
- noun the end of an enterprise
- dagestani1/5
dagestani
- noun an ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan
- noun an ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan
- shoestrings1/5
shoestring
- noun a lace used for fastening shoes
shoelace; shoe string; shoe lace.
- noun a small amount of money
shoe string.
- he managed it on a shoestring
- noun a lace used for fastening shoes
- restituted1/5
restitute
- verb give or bring back
restore.
- Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner
- verb restore to a previous or better condition
renovate.
- They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- verb give or bring back
- interestedness1/5
interestedness
- noun the state of being interested
- noun the state of being interested
- afforested1/5
afforest
- verb establish a forest on previously unforested land
forest.
- afforest the mountains
- verb establish a forest on previously unforested land
- sequestrations1/5
sequestration
- noun the act of segregating or sequestering
segregation.
- sequestration of the jury
- noun the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
- noun the act of segregating or sequestering
- festooning1/5
festoon
- noun a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- noun an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
- noun a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- chesterfields1/5
chesterfield
- noun suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
Philip Dormer Stanhope; Fourth Earl of Chesterfield.
- noun an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests
- noun suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
- transvestitism1/5
transvestitism
- noun the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
transvestism; cross dressing.
- noun the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
- testiness1/5
testiness
- noun feeling easily irritated
tetchiness; touchiness.
- noun feeling easily irritated
- diestrus1/5
diestrus
- noun (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
diestrum.
- noun (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
- questers1/5
quester
- noun someone making a search or inquiry
searcher; seeker.
- they are seekers after truth
- noun someone making a search or inquiry
- restfully1/5
restfully
- adverb in a restful manner
quietly.
- the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass
- adverb in a restful manner
- cestoda1/5
cestoda
- noun tapeworms
class Cestoda.
- noun tapeworms
- molests1/5
molest
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- disinvested1/5
disinvest
- verb deprive of status or authority
divest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
divest.
- The company decided to divest
- the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property
- There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa
- verb deprive of status or authority
- restitute1/5
restitute
- verb give or bring back
restore.
- Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner
- verb restore to a previous or better condition
renovate.
- They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- verb give or bring back
- nondigestible1/5
nondigestible
- adjective satellite not digestible
- adjective satellite not digestible
- leicesters1/5
leicester
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
Leicestershire.
- noun an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
- fiddlestick1/5
fiddlestick
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
violin bow.
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
- predestines1/5
predestine
- verb decree or determine beforehand
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
foreordain; predestinate.
- verb decree or determine beforehand
- chrestomathy1/5
chrestomathy
- noun a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language
- noun a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language
- predestine1/5
predestine
- verb decree or determine beforehand
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
foreordain; predestinate.
- verb decree or determine beforehand
- zestfully1/5
zestfully
- adverb with zest
zestily.
- she scrubbed the floors of the new apartment zestfully
- adverb with zest
- anaesthetize1/5
anaesthetize
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; anaesthetise; put under; anesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- ancestresses1/5
ancestress
- noun a woman ancestor
- noun a woman ancestor
- incontestible1/5
incontestible
- adjective incapable of being contested or disputed
incontestable.
- adjective incapable of being contested or disputed
- congesting1/5
congest
- verb become or cause to become obstructed
clog; choke; foul; clog up; choke off; back up.
- The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
- The water pipe is backed up
- verb become or cause to become obstructed
- destining1/5
destine
- verb decree or designate beforehand
doom; fate; designate.
- She was destined to become a great pianist
- verb design or destine
intend; specify; designate.
- She was intended to become the director
- verb decree or designate beforehand
- deforesting1/5
deforest
- verb remove the trees from
disafforest; disforest.
- The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks
- verb remove the trees from
- restrainers1/5
restrainer
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- noun a person who directs and restrains
controller.
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- jokesters1/5
jokester
- noun a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
joker.
- noun a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
- sequestrate1/5
sequestrate
- verb keep away from others
seclude; sequester; withdraw.
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- verb set apart from others
sequester; set apart; isolate; keep apart.
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
- verb keep away from others
- anesthetizes1/5
anesthetize
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; anaesthetise; put under; anaesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- anaesthetise1/5
anaesthetise
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; put under; anaesthetize; anesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- detestably1/5
detestably
- adverb in an offensive and hateful manner
repulsively; odiously; abominably.
- I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably
- adverb in an offensive and hateful manner
- anaesthetizing1/5
anaesthetize
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; anaesthetise; put under; anesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- worcesters1/5
worcester
- noun United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
Joseph Emerson Worcester.
- noun an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston
- noun United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
- paraesthesias1/5
paraesthesia
- noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
paresthesia.
- noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
- disinvesting1/5
disinvest
- verb deprive of status or authority
divest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
divest.
- The company decided to divest
- the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property
- There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa
- verb deprive of status or authority
- mestizoes1/5
mestizo
- noun a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
ladino.
- noun a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
- anaesthetising1/5
anaesthetise
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; put under; anaesthetize; anesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- unrested1/5
unrested
- adjective satellite not rested or refreshed;
unrefreshed.
- adjective satellite not rested or refreshed;
- priestlike1/5
priestlike
- adjective befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
priestly.
- priestly dedication to the people of his parish
- adjective befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
- northwestwards1/5
northwestward
- noun the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
nor'-west; NW; northwest.
- adjective satellite toward the northwest
- noun the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
- festination1/5
festination
- noun involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)
- noun involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)
- bestially1/5
bestially
- adverb in an inhumane manner
brutishly; in a beastly manner.
- she treated her husband bestially
- adverb in an inhumane manner
- southwestwards1/5
southwestward
- noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
sou'-west; SW; southwest.
- adjective satellite toward the southwest
- noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
- archpriests1/5
archpriest
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
hierarch; high priest; prelate; primate.
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
- predestinating1/5
predestinate
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
foreordain; predestine.
- adjective satellite established or prearranged unalterably
foreordained; predestined.
- his place in history was foreordained
- a sense of predestinate inevitability about it
- it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
- sequestrating1/5
sequestrate
- verb keep away from others
seclude; sequester; withdraw.
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- verb set apart from others
sequester; set apart; isolate; keep apart.
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
- verb keep away from others
- anestrous1/5
anestrous
- adjective of or relating to anestrus
anoestrous; anestric.
- adjective (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat
- an anestrous bitch
- adjective of or relating to anestrus
- congests1/5
congest
- verb become or cause to become obstructed
clog; choke; foul; clog up; choke off; back up.
- The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
- The water pipe is backed up
- verb become or cause to become obstructed
- foresting1/5
forest
- noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
woods; wood.
- noun land that is covered with trees and shrubs
timberland; woodland; timber.
- noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
- bestower1/5
bestower
- noun person who makes a gift of property
donor; conferrer; giver; presenter.
- noun person who makes a gift of property
- behests1/5
behest
- noun an authoritative command or request
- noun an authoritative command or request
- vestibules1/5
vestibule
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
entrance hall; anteroom; hall; antechamber; foyer; lobby.
- noun any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
- restocked1/5
restock
- verb stock again
- He restocked his land with pheasants
- verb stock again
- bestiaries1/5
bestiary
- noun a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
- noun a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
- palimpsests1/5
palimpsest
- noun a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
- noun a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
- nestorianism1/5
nestorianism
The doctrines of the nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.
- synesthetic1/5
synesthetic
- adjective relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense
synaesthetic.
- synesthetic response to music
- synesthetic metaphor
- adjective relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense
- testudo1/5
testudo
- noun a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
- noun type genus of the Testudinidae
genus Testudo.
- noun a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
- festers1/5
fester
- noun a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
suppurating sore.
- verb ripen and generate pus
suppurate; maturate.
- her wounds are festering
- noun a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
- synaesthetic1/5
synaesthetic
- adjective relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense
synesthetic.
- synesthetic response to music
- synesthetic metaphor
- adjective relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense
- tapestried1/5
tapestried
- adjective satellite hung or decorated with tapestry
- adjective satellite hung or decorated with tapestry
- vestrymen1/5
vestryman
- noun a man who is a member of a church vestry
- noun a man who is a member of a church vestry
- travestied1/5
travesty
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
farce; farce comedy.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- vestryman1/5
vestryman
- noun a man who is a member of a church vestry
- noun a man who is a member of a church vestry
- anticholinesterases1/5
anticholinesterase
- noun a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
- noun a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
- fenestrae1/5
fenestra
- noun a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
- noun a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
- reforested1/5
reforest
- verb forest anew
- After the fire, they reforested the mountain
- verb forest anew
- transvestic1/5
transvestic
- adjective satellite receiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex
transvestite.
- adjective satellite receiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex
- bluestockings1/5
bluestocking
- noun a woman having literary or intellectual interests
bas bleu.
- noun a woman having literary or intellectual interests
- ingesta1/5
ingesta
- noun solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
- noun solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
- disestablish1/5
disestablish
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- investitures1/5
investiture
- noun the ceremony of installing a new monarch
enthronization; enthronement; coronation; enthronisation.
- noun the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
investment.
- noun the ceremony of installing a new monarch
- mestizas1/5
mestiza
- noun a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
- noun a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
- hypesthesia1/5
hypesthesia
- noun impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
hypoesthesia.
- noun impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
- disinfestation1/5
disinfestation
- noun the activity of getting rid of vermin
- noun the activity of getting rid of vermin
- molestations1/5
molestation
- noun the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
- noun the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
harassment.
- noun the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
- prestidigitation1/5
prestidigitation
- noun manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
sleight of hand.
- noun manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
- cholinesterases1/5
cholinesterase
- noun an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
- noun an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
- vestures1/5
vesture
- noun something that covers or cloaks like a garment
- fields in a vesture of green
- noun a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
habiliment; wear; clothing; wearable; article of clothing.
- noun something that covers or cloaks like a garment
- guestworker1/5
guestworker
- noun a person with temporary permission to work in another country
guest worker.
- a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists
- noun a person with temporary permission to work in another country
- testee1/5
testee
- noun someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
examinee.
- noun someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
- hypoesthesia1/5
hypoesthesia
- noun impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
hypesthesia.
- noun impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
- testifier1/5
testifier
- noun a person who testifies or gives a deposition
deponent; deposer.
- noun a person who testifies or gives a deposition
- pesters1/5
pester
- verb annoy persistently
badger; beleaguer; bug; tease.
- The children teased the boy because of his stammer
- verb annoy persistently
- vestas1/5
vesta
- noun (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
- noun the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
- noun (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
- reforesting1/5
reforest
- verb forest anew
- After the fire, they reforested the mountain
- verb forest anew
- backrests1/5
backrest
- noun a support that you can lean against while sitting
back.
- the back of the dental chair was adjustable
- noun a support that you can lean against while sitting
- testees1/5
testee
- noun someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
examinee.
- noun someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
- pesthouse1/5
pesthouse
- noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
lazaretto; lazar house; lazarette; lazaret.
- noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
- ephestia1/5
ephestia
- noun small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
genus Ephestia.
- noun small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
- lodestones1/5
lodestone
- noun a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
loadstone.
- noun a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
- digestives1/5
digestive
- noun any substance that promotes digestion
- adjective relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
- digestive juices
- a digestive enzyme
- digestive ferment
- noun any substance that promotes digestion
- disestablishing1/5
disestablish
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- rhymester1/5
rhymester
- noun a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)
versifier; poetizer; poetiser; rhymer.
- noun a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)
- destalinization1/5
destalinization
- noun social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
de-Stalinisation; destalinisation; de-Stalinization.
- his statue was demolished as part of destalinization
- noun social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
- overestimations1/5
overestimation
- noun an appraisal that is too high
overestimate; overappraisal; overvaluation.
- noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
overestimate; overrating; overreckoning.
- noun an appraisal that is too high
- testacea1/5
testacea
(Zoöl.) Invertebrate animals covered with shells, especially mollusks; shellfish.
- underestimations1/5
underestimation
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underreckoning; underestimate; underrating.
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
- testifiers1/5
testifier
- noun a person who testifies or gives a deposition
deponent; deposer.
- noun a person who testifies or gives a deposition
- testudines1/5
testudo
- noun a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
- noun type genus of the Testudinidae
genus Testudo.
- noun a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
- herpestes1/5
herpestes
- noun mongooses
genus Herpestes.
- noun mongooses
- nestings1/5
nest
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- noun a kind of gun emplacement
- a machine-gun nest
- a nest of snipers
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- fenestral1/5
fenestral
- adjective of or relating to or having a fenestra
- adjective of or relating to windows
- adjective of or relating to or having a fenestra
- suggester1/5
suggester
- noun someone who advances a suggestion or proposal
proposer.
- the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool
- noun someone who advances a suggestion or proposal
- catachrestic1/5
catachrestic
- adjective constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis
catachrestical.
- adjective constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis
- contester1/5
contester
- noun someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)
- noun someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)
- northwester1/5
northwester
- noun a wind from the northwest
northwest wind.
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
northwestern; northwest; northwesterly.
- noun a wind from the northwest
- attester1/5
attester
- noun someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something
attestant.
- noun someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something
- dermestidae1/5
dermestidae
- noun carpet beetles
family Dermestidae.
- noun carpet beetles
- travestying1/5
travesty
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
farce; farce comedy.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- bestowers1/5
bestower
- noun person who makes a gift of property
donor; conferrer; giver; presenter.
- noun person who makes a gift of property
- testudinidae1/5
testudinidae
- noun land tortoises
family Testudinidae.
- noun land tortoises
- lodestars1/5
lodestar
- noun guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
loadstar.
- noun something that serves as a model or guide
loadstar.
- noun guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
- besting1/5
best
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- they did their best
- noun the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
topper.
- he could beat the best of them
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- palaestra1/5
palaestra
- noun a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
palestra.
- noun a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
- cestodes1/5
cestode
- noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
tapeworm.
- noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
- mcalester1/5
mcalester
- noun a town in southeastern Oklahoma
- noun a town in southeastern Oklahoma
- predestinarian1/5
predestinarian
- noun anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
determinist; fatalist; predestinationist.
- adjective of or relating to predestination; holding the doctrine of predestination
- noun anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
- polestar1/5
polestar
- noun the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
pole star; Polaris; polar star; North Star.
- noun the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
- headrests1/5
headrest
- noun a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
head restraint.
- noun a rest for the head
- noun a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
- cobblestoned1/5
cobblestone
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
sett; cobble.
- verb pave with cobblestones
cobble.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- kinesthesia1/5
kinesthesia
- noun the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc
kinaesthesia; feeling of movement.
- noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
kinaesthesia; kinesthesis; sense of movement; kinaesthesis; muscle sense; kinesthetics.
- noun the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc
- firestorms1/5
firestorm
- noun a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- noun an outburst of controversy
- the incident triggered a political firestorm
- noun a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- cestode1/5
cestode
- noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
tapeworm.
- noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
- disinvestments1/5
disinvestment
- noun the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
- noun the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
- siestas1/5
siesta
- noun a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
- noun a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
- sou'wester1/5
sou'wester
- noun a strong wind from the southwest
southwester.
- noun waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
- noun a strong wind from the southwest
- forestay1/5
forestay
- noun an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
- noun an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
- defenestration1/5
defenestration
- noun the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
- noun the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
- westers1/5
wester
- noun wind that blows from west to east
west wind.
- adjective situated in or facing or moving toward the west
west.
- noun wind that blows from west to east
- destaining1/5
destain
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- palestra1/5
palestra
- noun a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
palaestra.
- noun a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
- kinesthesis1/5
kinesthesis
- noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
kinaesthesia; sense of movement; kinaesthesis; muscle sense; kinesthesia; kinesthetics.
- noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
- pikestaff1/5
pikestaff
- noun the staff of a pike
- noun the staff of a pike
- harvestmen1/5
harvestman
- noun spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Phalangium opilio; daddy longlegs.
- noun spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
- celestite1/5
celestite
- noun a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate
- noun a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate
- destain1/5
destain
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- forestage1/5
forestage
- noun the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
apron; proscenium.
- noun the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
- bestrewn1/5
bestrew
- verb cover by strewing
- verb cover by strewing
- bestowment1/5
bestowment
- noun a gift that is bestowed or conferred
bestowal.
- noun the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
conferment; bestowal; conferral.
- noun a gift that is bestowed or conferred
- kinesthetics1/5
kinesthetics
- noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
kinaesthesia; kinesthesis; sense of movement; kinaesthesis; muscle sense; kinesthesia.
- noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
- unrestrictive1/5
unrestrictive
- adjective not tending to restrict
- adjective not tending to restrict
- restively1/5
restively
- adverb in a restive manner
- he sat down again, restively
- adverb in a restive manner
- predestinarianism1/5
predestinarianism
- noun the belief or doctrine of predestinarians
- noun the belief or doctrine of predestinarians
- whistlestop1/5
whistlestop
- verb tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election
- verb tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election
- cestrum1/5
cestrum
- noun genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs
genus Cestrum.
- noun genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs
- destained1/5
destain
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
- bestowals1/5
bestowal
- noun the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
conferment; bestowment; conferral.
- noun a gift that is bestowed or conferred
bestowment.
- noun the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
- vestiture1/5
vestiture
- noun an archaic term for clothing
- noun an archaic term for clothing
- loestrin1/5
loestrin
- noun trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone
- noun trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone
- kinaesthesia1/5
kinaesthesia
- noun the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc
feeling of movement; kinesthesia.
- noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
kinesthesis; sense of movement; kinaesthesis; muscle sense; kinesthesia; kinesthetics.
- noun the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc
- harvestman1/5
harvestman
- noun spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Phalangium opilio; daddy longlegs.
- noun spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
- festschriften1/5
festschrift
- noun a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
- noun a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
- cobblestoning1/5
cobblestone
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
sett; cobble.
- verb pave with cobblestones
cobble.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- southwester1/5
southwester
- noun a strong wind from the southwest
sou'wester.
- adjective satellite coming from the southwest
southwest; southwesterly.
- the winds are southwesterly
- noun a strong wind from the southwest
- predestinarians1/5
predestinarian
- noun anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
determinist; fatalist; predestinationist.
- adjective of or relating to predestination; holding the doctrine of predestination
- noun anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
- bestrew1/5
bestrew
- verb cover by strewing
- verb cover by strewing
- kinaesthesis1/5
kinaesthesis
- noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
kinaesthesia; kinesthesis; sense of movement; muscle sense; kinesthesia; kinesthetics.
- noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
- autosuggestions1/5
autosuggestion
- noun a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
self-suggestion; auto-suggestion.
- noun a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
- midwesterner1/5
midwestern
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- a midwestern city
- midwestern accent
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- wrests1/5
wrest
- verb obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
- wrest the knife from his hands
- wrest a meaning from the old text
- wrest power from the old government
- verb obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
- footrests1/5
footrest
- noun a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
tuffet; ottoman; footstool.
- noun a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
- oesterreich1/5
oesterreich
- noun a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
Austria; Republic of Austria.
- noun a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
- restoril1/5
restoril
- noun a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night
temazepam.
- noun a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night
- oestrone1/5
oestrone
- noun a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
theelin; Estronol; estrone.
- noun a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
- bluestones1/5
bluestone
- noun bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building
- noun bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building
- zestril1/5
zestril
- noun an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks
Prinival; lisinopril.
- noun an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks
- clerestories1/5
clerestory
- noun part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
clearstory.
- noun part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
- testaceous1/5
testaceous
- adjective relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell
- testaceous fish
- adjective relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell
- cholesterin1/5
cholesterin
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
cholesterol.
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
- conestogas1/5
conestoga
- noun a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
prairie schooner; Conestoga wagon; covered wagon; prairie wagon.
- noun a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
- anapests1/5
anapest
- noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
anapaest.
- noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
- sidestroke1/5
sidestroke
- noun a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick
- noun a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick
- cholesterols1/5
cholesterol
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
cholesterin.
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
- anapaests1/5
anapaest
- noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
anapest.
- noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
- firestones1/5
firestone
- noun a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
- noun a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
- noun a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
- ovotestis1/5
ovotestis
- noun hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue
- noun hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue
- vester1/5
v
- noun a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
volt.
- noun a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
atomic number 23; vanadium.
- noun a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
- kinesthetically1/5
kinesthetically
- adverb in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia
kinaesthetically.
- he can perceive shapes kinesthetically
- adverb in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia
- anapestic1/5
anapestic
- adjective (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
anapaestic.
- adjective (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
- incestuously1/5
incestuously
- adverb by incest
- incestuously conceived
- adverb by incest
- anapaestic1/5
anapaestic
- adjective (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
anapestic.
- adjective (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
- wildebeests1/5
wildebeest
- noun large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
gnu.
- noun large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
- methyltestosterone1/5
methyltestosterone
- noun an androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain
- noun an androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain
- norgestrel1/5
norgestrel
- noun synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives
- noun synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives
- mestranol1/5
mestranol
- noun a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives
- noun a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives
- oestriol1/5
oestriol
- noun a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency
estriol.
- noun a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency
- progesterones1/5
progesterone
- noun a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
Lipo-Lutin.
- noun a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
- stilbestrol1/5
stilbestrol
- noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
stilboestrol; DES; diethylstilboestrol; diethylstilbestrol.
- noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
- diethylstilboestrol1/5
diethylstilboestrol
- noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
stilboestrol; DES; stilbestrol; diethylstilbestrol.
- noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
- stilboestrol1/5
stilboestrol
- noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
DES; stilbestrol; diethylstilboestrol; diethylstilbestrol.
- noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
- hartebeests1/5
hartebeest
- noun a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
- noun a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
- unaesthetic1/5
unaesthetic
- adjective violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty
inaesthetic.
- inaesthetic and quite unintellectual
- peered through those inaesthetic spectacles
- adjective violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty
- unrequested1/5
unrequested
- adjective not requested
- the merchandise was unrequested
- adjective not requested
- unestablished1/5
unestablished
- adjective not established
- a reputation as yet unestablished
- adjective not established
- awestricken1/5
awestricken
- adjective having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
awestruck; awed.
- stood in awed silence before the shrine
- in grim despair and awestruck wonder
- adjective having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
- unforested1/5
unforested
- adjective satellite not covered with forest
- unforested lands
- adjective satellite not covered with forest
- hyperesthesia1/5
hyperesthesia
Same as Hyperæsthesia .
- needlestick1/5
needlestick
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- whitestone1/5
- crestal1/5
crestal
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- creston1/5
creston
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- sestina1/5
sestina
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- gestes1/5
geste
To tell stories or gests. Obs.
- guestbook1/5
- gested1/5
- forestlands1/5
- unmanifested1/5
- hypercholesterolaemia1/5
hypercholesterolaemia
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- thioester1/5
thioester
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- pretested1/5
pretested
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- restante1/5
restante
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- protestor1/5
protestor
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- posttests1/5
- investable1/5
investable
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- 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
- mesto1/5
mesto
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- manifesta1/5
manifesta
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- nondomestic1/5
nondomestic
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- intertestamental1/5
- vestibulospinal1/5
- westing1/5
west
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; W; westward.
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
Occident.
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
- reinvestigation1/5
reinvestigation
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- oestrous1/5
oestrous
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- antiestrogen1/5
antiestrogen
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- gamesters1/5
game
- noun a contest with rules to determine a winner
- you need four people to play this game
- noun a single play of a sport or other contest
- the game lasted two hours
- noun a contest with rules to determine a winner
- restyled1/5
restyled
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- harvestable1/5
harvestable
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- restorationist1/5
restorationist
One who believes in a temporary future punishment and a final restoration of all to the favor and presence of God; a Universalist.
- chidester1/5
chidester
A female scold. Obs.
- dysesthesia1/5
dysesthesia
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- vestibuli1/5
vestibuli
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- prestations1/5
prestation
(O. Eng. Law) A payment of money; a toll or duty; also, the rendering of a service. Burrill.
- silvestris1/5
silvestris
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- cesta1/5
cesta
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- aestheticizing1/5
- gests1/5
gest
A guest. Obs. Chaucer.
- destry1/5
- domestique1/5
domestique
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- vestigia1/5
vestigia
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- prestation1/5
prestation
(O. Eng. Law) A payment of money; a toll or duty; also, the rendering of a service. Burrill.
- forestation1/5
forestation
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- sidestream1/5
- oestrogenic1/5
oestrogenic
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- cestui1/5
- terrestrials1/5
terrestrial
- adjective of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
telluric; tellurian; terrene.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
planetary.
- planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley
- the planetary tilt
- this terrestrial ball
- adjective of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
- restrictionist1/5
restrictionist
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- realestate1/5
- arrestable1/5
- anaesthesiology1/5
anaesthesiology
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- unvested1/5
- westernism1/5
- unharvested1/5
unharvested
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- restudy1/5
restudy
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- unresting1/5
unrest
- noun a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
ferment; tempestuousness; fermentation; agitation.
- the political ferment produced new leadership
- social unrest
- noun a feeling of restless agitation
- noun a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
- ploesti1/5
- bestuur1/5
- ingestive1/5
ingestive
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- festively1/5
festive
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
festal; merry; gay.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
- antiestrogens1/5
- vestibulitis1/5
- desto1/5
desto
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- overharvesting1/5
- restyling1/5
restyling
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- charlestonians1/5
- seston1/5
- westling1/5
- rupestris1/5
rupestris
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- festing1/5
feast
- noun a ceremonial dinner party for many people
banquet.
- noun something experienced with great delight
- a feast for the eyes
- noun a ceremonial dinner party for many people
- uninvestigated1/5
- interesterification1/5
interesterification
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- diester1/5
diester
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- investible1/5
investible
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- aestheticist1/5
- sequestrum1/5
sequestrum
(Med.) A portion of dead bone which becomes separated from the sound portion, as in necrosis.
- requestors1/5
requestors
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- sequestrants1/5
- preanesthetic1/5
preanesthetic
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- fests1/5
fest
The fist. Obs. Chaucer.
- restitutive1/5
restitutive
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- destitutes1/5
destitute
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
poverty-stricken; needy; necessitous; impoverished; indigent.
- adjective satellite completely wanting or lacking
barren; devoid; innocent; free.
- writing barren of insight
- young recruits destitute of experience
- innocent of literary merit
- the sentence was devoid of meaning
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
- restorable1/5
restorable
Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; Swift. --as, .restorable landRe*stor"a*ble*ness , n.
- restaged1/5
restaged
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- domestiques1/5
- divestments1/5
- unrestored1/5
unrestored
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- arrestor1/5
arrestor
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- westy1/5
- uncontestable1/5
contestable
- adjective capable of being contested
- adjective capable of being contested
- maestoso1/5
maestoso
(Mus.) Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner.
- restrictionists1/5
- restorationists1/5
restorationist
One who believes in a temporary future punishment and a final restoration of all to the favor and presence of God; a Universalist.
- incontestability1/5
incontestability
The quality or state of being incontestable.
- yesternight1/5
yesternight
The last night; the night last past.
- maldigestion1/5
- destrier1/5
destrier
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- reinvests1/5
reinvest
To invest again or anew.
- pesticidal1/5
pesticidal
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- pedestrianized1/5
pedestrianize
To practice walking; to travel on foot.
- westaway1/5
- phosphodiesterases1/5
phosphodiesterases
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- prestate1/5
- copplestone1/5
copplestone
A cobblestone. Obs.
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- unanesthetized1/5
- resthouse1/5
resthouse
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- orchester1/5
orchester
See Orchestra .
- pseudocholinesterase1/5
pseudocholinesterase
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- westie1/5
westie
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- ancestrally1/5
ancestral
- adjective satellite inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
patrimonial; transmissible; hereditary.
- ancestral home
- ancestral lore
- hereditary monarchy
- patrimonial estate
- transmissible tradition
- adjective of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
- adjective satellite inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
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- westerling1/5
- vestibulum1/5
vestibulum
(Zoöl.) A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.
- lovestruck1/5
- arrestingly1/5
arresting
- adjective satellite commanding attention
sensational; stunning.
- an arresting drawing of people turning into animals
- a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten
- a stunning performance
- verb take into custody
nab; cop; pick up; apprehend; nail; arrest; collar.
- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
- adjective satellite commanding attention
- 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
- somesthetic1/5
- aestheticize1/5
aestheticize
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- reestimated1/5
- questor1/5
questor
(Rom. Antiq.) An officer who had the management of the public treasure; a receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.; treasurer of state. Written also quæstor .✍ At an early period there were also public accusers styled questors, but the office was soon abolished.
- maestricht1/5
maestricht
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- gestaltists1/5
- pedestrianism1/5
pedestrianism
The act, art, or practice of a pedestrian; walking or running; traveling or racing on foot.
- cestus1/5
cestus
(Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.
- campestre1/5
campestre
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- festin1/5
festin
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- diesters1/5
- kesteven1/5
kesteven
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- reinvestments1/5
reinvestment
The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.
- inestimably1/5
inestimable
- adjective satellite beyond calculation or measure
incomputable; immeasurable.
- of incalculable value
- an incomputable amount
- jewels of inestimable value
- immeasurable wealth
- adjective satellite beyond calculation or measure
- sestos1/5
- restudied1/5
restudied
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- finestra1/5
- sequestra1/5
sequestra
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- reinvestigate1/5
reinvestigate
To investigate again. --Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion n.
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- balestra1/5
- crestline1/5
- reinvestigated1/5
reinvestigate
To investigate again. --Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion n.
- majestical1/5
majestical
Majestic. Cowley.An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more majestical. M. Arnold.
--Ma*jes"tic*al*ly , adv. --Ma*jes"tic*al*ness , n.
- clandestinity1/5
clandestinity
Privacy or secrecy. R.
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- nonaesthetic1/5
- pedestrianised1/5
pedestrianised
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- undestroyed1/5
undestroyed
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- restage1/5
restage
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- wested1/5
west
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
Occident.
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; W; westward.
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
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- weste1/5
w
- noun a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
tungsten; atomic number 74; wolfram.
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; west; westward.
- noun a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
- pipestem1/5
pipestem
The hollow stem or tube of a pipe used for smoking tobacco, etc. Took a long reed for a pipestem. Longfellow.
- aestheticised1/5
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oranjestad
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agrestis
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- gestio1/5
gestio
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- triestine1/5
- protestingly1/5
protest
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
protestation.
- they finished the game under protest to the league president
- the senator rose to register his protest
- the many protestations did not stay the execution
- noun the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
objection; dissent.
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
- restorationism1/5
restorationism
The belief or doctrines of the Restorationists.
- gestor1/5
gestor
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- pestalozzian1/5
pestalozzian
Belonging to, or characteristic of, a system of elementary education which combined manual training with other instruction, advocated and practiced by Jean Henri Pestalozzi (1746-1827), a Swiss teacher. --n. An advocate or follower of the system of Pestalozzi.
- hyperaesthesia1/5
hyperaesthesia
(Med. & Physiol.) A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the body, or of a part of it. --Hy`per*æs*thet"ic a.
- decongestion1/5
decongestion
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tempestuous
- adjective satellite characterized by violent emotions or behavior
stormy.
- a stormy argument
- a stormy marriage
- adjective satellite (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
furious; raging; angry; wild.
- angry clouds on the horizon
- furious winds
- the raging sea
- adjective satellite characterized by violent emotions or behavior
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arrestment
(Scots Law) The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached.
- timestamped1/5
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reestimate
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- eyestalks1/5
eyestalk
(Zoöl.) One of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea, bear the eyes at the tip.
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nondestructively
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testacy
(Law) The state or circumstance of being testate, or of leaving a valid will, or testament, at death.
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anaesthesiologists
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- eaglestone1/5
eaglestone
(Min.) A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs; aëtites.
- 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
- arrestors1/5
arrestors
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- retests1/5
retests
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anaesthesiologist
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- restant1/5
restant
(Bot.) Persistent.
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restrike
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celestes
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- guested1/5
guest
- noun a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
invitee.
- noun United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)
Edgar Guest; Edgar Albert Guest.
- noun a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
- vestimentary1/5
- celestially1/5
celestial
- adjective of or relating to the sky
heavenly.
- celestial map
- a heavenly body
- adjective relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
heavenly.
- celestial beings
- heavenly hosts
- adjective of or relating to the sky
- sidestreet1/5
sidestreet
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- manifestness1/5
manifestness
The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.
- guesting1/5
guest
- noun a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
invitee.
- noun United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)
Edgar Guest; Edgar Albert Guest.
- noun a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
- reafforestation1/5
reafforestation
The act or process of converting again into a forest.
- restimulated1/5
- restyle1/5
restyle
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restorability
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- uninvested1/5
uninvested
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- yestreen1/5
yestreen
Yester-evening; yesternight; last night. R. or Scot.Yestreen I did not know How largely I could live. Bp. Coxe.
- prestrain1/5
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- nonrestricted1/5
nonrestricted
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mono
- noun an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
infectious mononucleosis; kissing disease; glandular fever; mononucleosis.
- adjective satellite designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
monophonic; single-channel.
- noun an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
- digestif1/5
- cesti1/5
cesti
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- unprotesting1/5
unprotesting
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- gesturally1/5
gestural
- adjective satellite used of the language of the deaf
sign-language; signed; sign.
- adjective satellite being other than verbal communication
nonverbal.
- the study of gestural communication
- art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression
- adjective satellite used of the language of the deaf
- reinfestation1/5
- egestion1/5
egestion
Act or process of egesting; a voiding. Sir M. Hale.
- restabilization1/5
- charlestonian1/5
charlestonian
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- aestivalis1/5
aestivalis
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- minestra1/5
- questionless1/5
questionless
Unquestioning; incurious. R.
- equestrienne1/5
equestrienne
A woman skilled in equestrianism; a horsewoman.
- zester1/5
zest
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
zestfulness; gusto; relish.
- noun a tart spicy quality
piquantness; tanginess; piquance; tang; nip; piquancy.
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- dysesthetic1/5
dysesthetic
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- destoolment1/5
- westies1/5
- arrestation1/5
arrestation
Arrest. R.The arrestation of the English resident in France was decreed by the National Convention. H. M. Williams.
- testamenta1/5
testamenta
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- sequestrant1/5
sequestrant
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- cuestas1/5
cuestas
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- gesten1/5
gesten
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- indigested1/5
indigested
Not digested; undigested. "Indigested food." Dryden.
- questors1/5
questor
(Rom. Antiq.) An officer who had the management of the public treasure; a receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.; treasurer of state. Written also quæstor .✍ At an early period there were also public accusers styled questors, but the office was soon abolished.
- adeste1/5
adeste
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- prestimulus1/5
- prestudy1/5
- kiester1/5
kiester
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- testificandum1/5
testificandum
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- restrung1/5
restrung
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- nor'wester1/5
nor'wester
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- eyestalk1/5
eyestalk
(Zoöl.) One of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea, bear the eyes at the tip.
- westwork1/5
- westm1/5
westm
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- overinvested1/5
overinvested
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- testation1/5
testation
A witnessing or witness. Obs. Bp. Hall.
- testor1/5
testor
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- orchestrion1/5
orchestrion
A large music box imitating a variety of orchestral instruments.
- restrictionism1/5
restrictionism
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- southwesterners1/5
southwestern
- noun a dialect of Middle English
West Saxon.
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southwest
southwesterly; southwest.
- noun a dialect of Middle English
- reestimation1/5
- dermestes1/5
dermestes
(Zoöl.) A genus of coleopterous insects, the larvæ of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is D. lardarius , known as thebacon beetle .
- gestic1/5
gestic
Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary. And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore. Goldsmith.
- questionability1/5
questionability
The state or condition of being questionable. Stallo.
- vestigially1/5
vestigial
- adjective satellite not fully developed in mature animals
rudimentary.
- rudimentary wings
- adjective satellite not fully developed in mature animals
- restages1/5
restages
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- telesterion1/5
- nonrestorative1/5
- pedestalled1/5
pedestal
- noun a support or foundation
base; stand.
- the base of the lamp
- noun a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
- they put him on a pedestal
- noun a support or foundation
- domesticum1/5
domesticum
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- restabilize1/5
- northwesterners1/5
northwestern
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
northwest; northwesterly.
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
- pesty1/5
pesty
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- restiform1/5
restiform
(Anat.) Formed like a rope; -- applied especially to several ropelike bundles or masses of fibers on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.
- stagestruck1/5
stagestruck
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- anesthetization1/5
anesthetization
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- lutestring1/5
lutestring
A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon. Goldsmith.
- coinvestigators1/5
- aestheticizes1/5
- supercelestial1/5
supercelestial
Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven. Waterland.
- sestinas1/5
sestinas
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- typestyle1/5
typestyle
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- restandardization1/5
restandardization
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- hemianesthesia1/5
- unrestrainable1/5
- egesta1/5
egesta
(Physiol.) That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to ingesta.
- restauranteur1/5
restauranteur
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- decongestive1/5
decongestive
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- equestrianism1/5
equestrianism
The art of riding on horseback; performance on horseback; horsemanship; as, feats .equestrianism
- restack1/5
restack
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- pedestaled1/5
pedestaled
Placed on, or supported by, a pedestal; figuratively, exalted. Hawthorne.Pedestaled haply in a palace court. Keats.
- restacked1/5
restacked
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- midsemester1/5
- testamental1/5
testamental
Of or pertaining to a testament; testamentary. Thy testamental cup I take, And thus remember thee. J. Montgomery.
- sidestreets1/5
- prestorage1/5
- pedestrianization1/5
pedestrianization
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- vestigium1/5
- molestie1/5
molestie
Molestation. Obs. Chaucer.
- undigestible1/5
undigestible
Indigestible.
- priestless1/5
priestless
Without a priest. Pope.
- congestus1/5
- teston1/5
teston
A tester; a sixpence. Obs.
- dysaesthesia1/5
dysaesthesia
(Med.) Impairment of any of the senses, esp. of touch.
- restacking1/5
restacking
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- gestaltist1/5
gestaltist
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- antiaesthetic1/5
- kesting1/5
k
- noun the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
kelvin.
- noun a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
potassium; atomic number 19.
- noun the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- westphalians1/5
- destriers1/5
destriers
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- nonforested1/5
- domestical1/5
domestical
Domestic. Obs.Our private and domestical matter. Sir. P. Sidney.
- orchestrally1/5
orchestral
- adjective relating to or composed for an orchestra
- orchestral score
- adjective relating to or composed for an orchestra
- chestful1/5
chestful
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- earnestine1/5
earnestine
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- cholestanol1/5
- ingestible1/5
ingestible
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- restr1/5
restr
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- northwesternmost1/5
- pedestrianisation1/5
pedestrianisation
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- 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
- progestogenic1/5
- westham1/5
westham
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- overharvested1/5
- restitutional1/5
- westlin1/5
westlin
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- aestheticising1/5
- hypocholesterolemia1/5
hypocholesterolemia
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- sesti1/5
sesti
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- questionableness1/5
questionableness
The quality or state of being questionable, doubtful, or suspicious.
- restartable1/5
restartable
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- subquestion1/5
subquestion
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- renesting1/5
- intestates1/5
intestate
- adjective having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
- he died intestate
- intestate property
- adjective having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
- prestored1/5
- restratification1/5
- preinvestment1/5
- indestructibly1/5
indestructible
- adjective not easily destroyed
- adjective satellite very long lasting
perdurable; durable; undestroyable.
- less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys
- the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent
- adjective not easily destroyed
- presterilized1/5
- restoral1/5
restoral
Restoration. Obs. Barrow.
- destigmatization1/5
- prestandard1/5
- fenestrate1/5
fenestrate
Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as, fenestrate membranes;fenestrate fronds.
- coinvestigator1/5
coinvestigator
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- firestop1/5
- typestyles1/5
- nontestamentary1/5
- extradomestic1/5
- forestallers1/5
forestaller
One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market. Locke.
- bestead1/5
bestead
To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place. Only in p. p.They shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: . . . and curse their king and their God. Is. viii. 21.
Many far worse bestead than ourselves. Barrow.
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- restrikes1/5
- singlestep1/5
- nondomesticated1/5
nondomesticated
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- wildebeeste1/5
- restringing1/5
restringing
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- destinal1/5
destinal
Determined by destiny; fated. Obs. "The order destinal." Chaucer.
- radiesthesia1/5
- digestor1/5
- liestal1/5
- festino1/5
- restring1/5
restring
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- reestimating1/5
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overinvesting
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- destructivity1/5
- dermestid1/5
dermestid
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- eyestone1/5
eyestone
A small, lenticular, calcareous body, esp. an operculum of a small shell of the family Tubinid, used to remove a foreign sub stance from the eye. It is rut into the inner corner of the eye under the lid, and allowed to work its way out at the outer corner, bringing with the substance.
- camestres1/5
- reinvestigating1/5
reinvestigate
To investigate again. --Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion n.
- destruens1/5
destruens
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- unesthetic1/5
unesthetic
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- restimulate1/5
restimulate
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- restrictedness1/5
- testudineus1/5
testudineus
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