hes: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of hes
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clothes
- noun clothing in general
apparel; dress; wearing apparel.
- she was refined in her choice of apparel
- he always bought his clothes at the same store
- fastidious about his dress
- verb provide with clothes or put clothes on
enclothe; garment; fit out; garb; raiment; apparel; habilitate; dress; tog; clothe.
- Parents must feed and dress their child
- noun clothing in general
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match
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
lucifer; friction match.
- he always carries matches to light his pipe
- as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
- noun a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
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branch
- noun a division of some larger or more complex organization
subdivision; arm.
- a branch of Congress
- botany is a branch of biology
- the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
- noun a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
- noun a division of some larger or more complex organization
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dish
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present
- noun a particular item of prepared food
- she prepared a special dish for dinner
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
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teach
- noun an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
Thatch; Edward Teach; Edward Thatch; Blackbeard.
- verb impart skills or knowledge to
instruct; learn.
- I taught them French
- He instructed me in building a boat
- noun an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
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approach
- noun ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
plan of attack; attack.
- his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons
- an attack on inflation
- his plan of attack was misguided
- noun the act of drawing spatially closer to something
coming; approaching.
- the hunter's approach scattered the geese
- noun ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
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church
- noun one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
Christian church.
- noun a place for public (especially Christian) worship
church building.
- the church was empty
- noun one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
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reach
- noun the limits within which something can be effective
range.
- range of motion
- he was beyond the reach of their fire
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; orbit; range; compass; scope.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun the limits within which something can be effective
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speech
- noun the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
address.
- he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
- noun (language) communication by word of mouth
oral communication; spoken language; language; voice communication; speech communication; spoken communication.
- his speech was garbled
- he uttered harsh language
- he recorded the spoken language of the streets
- noun the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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hughes
- noun English poet (born in 1930)
Edward James Hughes; Ted Hughes.
- noun United States writer (1902-1967)
James Langston Hughes; Langston Hughes.
- noun English poet (born in 1930)
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inch
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
in.
- noun a unit of measurement for advertising space
column inch.
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- wishes5/5
wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
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ash
- noun the residue that remains when something is burned
- noun any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
ash tree.
- noun the residue that remains when something is burned
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touch
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
touching.
- he longed for the touch of her hand
- the cooling touch of the night air
- noun the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
sense of touch; touch modality; skin senses; cutaneous senses.
- only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
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switch
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
electric switch; electrical switch.
- noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement; transposition; permutation; substitution.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
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publish
- verb put into print
print.
- The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce
- These news should not be printed
- verb prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
bring out; release; issue; put out.
- publish a magazine or newspaper
- verb put into print
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catch
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
gimmick.
- it sounds good but what's the catch?
- noun the quantity that was caught
haul.
- the catch was only 10 fish
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
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finish
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
finishing; coating.
- the boat had a metallic finish
- he applied a coat of a clear finish
- when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
- noun the temporal end; the concluding time
last; finis; finale; close; stopping point; conclusion.
- the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
- the market was up at the finish
- they were playing better at the close of the season
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
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crash
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise
clank; clash; clangour; clangoring; clang; clangor.
- he could hear the clang of distant bells
- noun a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
wreck.
- they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise
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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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sketch
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
study.
- he made several studies before starting to paint
- noun a brief literary description
vignette.
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
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distinguish
- verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; differentiate; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb mark as different
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bush
- noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
shrub.
- noun a large wilderness area
- noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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riches
- noun an abundance of material possessions and resources
wealth.
- noun people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
rich people; rich.
- only the very rich benefit from this legislation
- noun an abundance of material possessions and resources
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coach
- noun (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
handler; manager.
- noun a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
tutor; private instructor.
- noun (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
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stretch
- noun a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- a stretch of highway
- a stretch of clear water
- noun the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
reach; reaching.
- noun a large and unbroken expanse or distance
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fish
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- the shark is a large fish
- in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish
- noun the flesh of fish used as food
- in Japan most fish is eaten raw
- after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat
- they have a chef who specializes in fish
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
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trench
- noun a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
- noun a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
oceanic abyss; deep.
- noun a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
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flash
- noun a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- noun a momentary brightness
- noun a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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push
- noun the act of applying force in order to move something away
pushing.
- he gave the door a hard push
- the pushing is good exercise
- noun the force used in pushing
thrust.
- the push of the water on the walls of the tank
- the thrust of the jet engines
- noun the act of applying force in order to move something away
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bench
- noun a long seat for more than one person
- noun a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
terrace.
- noun a long seat for more than one person
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brush
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; coppice; brushwood; copse.
- noun an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
- noun a dense growth of bushes
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diminish
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- verb lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
belittle.
- don't belittle your colleagues
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
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clash
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise
clank; crash; clangour; clangoring; clang; clangor.
- he could hear the clang of distant bells
- noun a state of conflict between persons
friction.
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise
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niche
- noun a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
- he found his niche in the academic world
- noun a small concavity
recession; corner; recess.
- noun a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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patch
- noun a small contrasting part of something
speckle; spot; maculation; fleck; dapple.
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
- noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
plot; plot of land; plot of ground.
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
- noun a small contrasting part of something
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search
- noun the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
hunt; hunting.
- noun an investigation seeking answers
- a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing
- the outcome justified the search
- noun the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
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beach
- noun an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
- verb land on a beach
- the ship beached near the port
- noun an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
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witch
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
enchantress.
- noun a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
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arch
- noun a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
- noun a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
- noun a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
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research
- noun systematic investigation to establish facts
- noun a search for knowledge
enquiry; inquiry.
- their pottery deserves more research than it has received
- noun systematic investigation to establish facts
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march
- noun the month following February and preceding April
Mar.
- noun the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
marching.
- it was a long march
- we heard the sound of marching
- noun the month following February and preceding April
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attache
- noun a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
- noun a shallow and rectangular briefcase
attache case.
- noun a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
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stitch
- noun a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
- noun a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
- noun a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
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marsh
- noun low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
fen; marshland; fenland.
- thousands of acres of marshland
- the fens of eastern England
- noun United States painter (1898-1954)
Reginald Marsh.
- noun low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
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rush
- noun the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
hurry; haste; rushing.
- in his haste to leave he forgot his book
- noun a sudden forceful flow
upsurge; spate; surge.
- noun the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
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breach
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- noun an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
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watch
- noun a small portable timepiece
ticker.
- noun a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- noun a small portable timepiece
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sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- verb make into a sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
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parish
- noun a local church community
- noun the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- noun a local church community
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headache
- noun something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
vexation; worry; concern.
- New York traffic is a constant concern
- it's a major worry
- noun pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
cephalalgia; head ache.
- noun something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
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barthes
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pitch
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- noun (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
delivery.
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
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scratch
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; excoriation; scrape.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
slit; prick; incision; dent.
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
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breathe
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
respire; take a breath; suspire.
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
- verb be alive
- Every creature that breathes
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
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flourish
- noun a showy gesture
- she entered with a great flourish
- noun an ornamental embellishment in writing
- noun a showy gesture
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launch
- noun a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
- noun the act of propelling with force
launching.
- noun a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
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vanish
- verb get lost, as without warning or explanation
go away; disappear.
- He disappeared without a trace
- verb become invisible or unnoticeable
go away; disappear.
- The effect vanished when day broke
- verb get lost, as without warning or explanation
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furnish
- verb give something useful or necessary to
provide; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- verb provide or equip with furniture
- We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style
- verb give something useful or necessary to
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wash
- noun a thin coat of water-base paint
- noun the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
lavation; washing.
- noun a thin coat of water-base paint
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batch
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
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clutches
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutch; clench; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutch; clench; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun the act of grasping
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bunch
- noun a grouping of a number of similar things
clustering; cluster; clump.
- a bunch of trees
- a cluster of admirers
- noun an informal body of friends
gang; crowd; crew.
- he still hangs out with the same crowd
- noun a grouping of a number of similar things
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dash
- noun distinctive and stylish elegance
elan; panache; style; flair.
- he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
- noun a quick run
sprint.
- noun distinctive and stylish elegance
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cache
- noun a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- noun a secret store of valuables or money
hoard; stash.
- noun a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- hatches3/5
hatch
- noun the production of young from an egg
hatching.
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
crosshatch; hachure; hatching.
- noun the production of young from an egg
- pouches3/5
pouch
- noun a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
- noun an enclosed space
sac; pocket; sack.
- the trapped miners found a pocket of air
- noun a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
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splash
- noun the sound like water splashing
plash.
- noun a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
stir.
- he made a great splash and then disappeared
- noun the sound like water splashing
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enrich
- verb make better or improve in quality
- The experience enriched her understanding
- enriched foods
- verb make wealthy or richer
- the oil boom enriched a lot of local people
- verb make better or improve in quality
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nourish
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- verb give nourishment to
nutrify; aliment.
- verb provide with nourishment
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blemish
- noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
defect; mar.
- a facial blemish
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
deface; disfigure.
- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
- noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
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starches
- noun foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)
- noun a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
amylum; starch.
- noun foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)
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flush
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
prime; flower; blossom; efflorescence; peak; bloom; heyday.
- noun a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
rosiness; blush; bloom.
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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peach
- noun cultivated in temperate regions
peach tree; Prunus persica.
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
sweetheart; beauty; knockout; lulu; smasher; stunner; ravisher; mantrap; dish; looker.
- noun cultivated in temperate regions
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ditch
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- noun any small natural waterway
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
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torch
- noun a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- noun tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
common mullein; woolly mullein; Aaron's rod; great mullein; flannel mullein; Verbascum thapsus.
- noun a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
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lunch
- noun a midday meal
luncheon; tiffin; dejeuner.
- verb take the midday meal
- At what time are you lunching?
- noun a midday meal
- aches3/5
ache
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
aching.
- verb feel physical pain
suffer; hurt.
- Were you hurting after the accident?
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
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dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
despatch; communique.
- noun the act of sending off something
despatch; shipment.
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
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accomplish
- verb put in effect
fulfil; execute; carry out; carry through; action; fulfill.
- carry out a task
- execute the decision of the people
- He actioned the operation
- verb to gain with effort
reach; attain; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb put in effect
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mesh
- noun the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
- a 100 mesh screen
- 100 mesh powdered cellulose
- noun contact by fitting together
engagement; meshing; interlocking.
- the engagement of the clutch
- the meshing of gears
- noun the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
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skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
encounter; brush; clash.
- verb engage in a skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
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couch
- noun an upholstered seat for more than one person
lounge; sofa.
- noun a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
- noun an upholstered seat for more than one person
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notch
- noun a V-shaped indentation
- mandibular notch
- noun the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
mountain pass; pass.
- we got through the pass before it started to snow
- noun a V-shaped indentation
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despatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
dispatch; communique.
- noun the property of being prompt and efficient
expeditiousness; dispatch; expedition.
- it was done with dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
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preach
- verb deliver a sermon
prophesy.
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
- verb speak, plead, or argue in favor of
advocate.
- The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house
- verb deliver a sermon
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snatch
- noun a small fragment
bit.
- overheard snatches of their conversation
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; twat; slit; cunt.
- noun a small fragment
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bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- this problem is a real bitch
- noun a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
cunt.
- she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
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rash
- noun any red eruption of the skin
skin rash; roseola; efflorescence.
- noun a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
blizzard.
- a rash of bank robberies
- a blizzard of lawsuits
- noun any red eruption of the skin
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punish
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
penalize; penalise.
- The students were penalized for showing up late for class
- we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
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avalanche
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
- the program brought an avalanche of mail
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
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lash
- noun any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
eyelash; cilium.
- noun leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
thong.
- noun any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
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breeches
- noun trousers ending above the knee
knee pants; knee breeches; knickers; knickerbockers.
- noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
rear of tube; breech; rear of barrel.
- noun trousers ending above the knee
- punches3/5
punch
- noun (boxing) a blow with the fist
biff; clout; poke; lick; slug.
- I gave him a clout on his nose
- noun an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
- noun (boxing) a blow with the fist
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catastrophe
- noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
tragedy; calamity; cataclysm; disaster.
- the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
- the earthquake was a disaster
- noun a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
disaster.
- lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
- his policies were a disaster
- noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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eyelash
- noun any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
lash; cilium.
- noun any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
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apache
- noun any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
- noun a Parisian gangster
- noun any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
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reproach
- noun a mild rebuke or criticism
- words of reproach
- noun disgrace or shame
- he brought reproach upon his family
- noun a mild rebuke or criticism
- porches3/5
porch
- noun a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
- noun a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
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wretch
- noun performs some wicked deed
- noun someone you feel sorry for
poor devil.
- noun performs some wicked deed
- haunches3/5
haunch
- noun the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
- noun the loin and leg of a quadruped
- noun the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
- mismatches3/5
mismatch
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- swatches3/5
swatch
- noun a sample piece of cloth
- noun a sample piece of cloth
- leeches3/5
leech
- noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
bloodsucker; hirudinean.
- noun a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
sponge; sponger; parasite.
- noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
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ranch
- noun farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
spread; cattle farm; cattle ranch.
- verb manage or run a ranch
- Her husband is ranching in Arizona
- noun farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
- tithes3/5
tithe
- noun a levy of one tenth of something
- noun an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
- noun a levy of one tenth of something
- cliches3/5
cliche
- noun a trite or obvious remark
banality; platitude; commonplace; bromide.
- noun a trite or obvious remark
- crutches3/5
crutch
- noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- noun anything that serves as an expedient
- he uses drugs as a psychological crutch
- noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- cockroaches3/5
cockroach
- noun any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
roach.
- noun any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
- comanches3/5
comanche
- noun a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
- noun the Shoshonean language spoken by the Comanche
- noun a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
- finches3/5
finch
- noun any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
- noun any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
- crushes2/5
crush
- noun leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
crushed leather.
- noun a dense crowd of people
press; jam.
- noun leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
- perishes2/5
perish
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- refreshes2/5
refresh
- verb refresh one's memory
brush up; review.
- I reviewed the material before the test
- verb make (to feel) fresh
freshen.
- The cool water refreshed us
- verb refresh one's memory
- varnishes2/5
varnish
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- verb cover with varnish
seal.
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
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quench
- verb satisfy (thirst)
allay; slake; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out; blow out; extinguish.
- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
- verb satisfy (thirst)
- etches2/5
etch
- verb make an etching of
- He etched her image into the surface
- verb cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
- a face etched with pain
- the leafless branches etched against the sky
- verb make an etching of
- embellishes2/5
embellish
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; blow up; pad; embroider; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb add details to
- 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
- slashes2/5
slash
- noun a wound made by cutting
gash; cut; slice.
- he put a bandage over the cut
- noun an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
- noun a wound made by cutting
- perches2/5
perch
- noun support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- noun a linear measure of 16.5 feet
pole; rod.
- noun support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
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blush
- noun a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
rosiness; bloom; flush.
- noun sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
flush.
- noun a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- blotches2/5
blotch
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splotch; splodge.
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; mottle.
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
- hunches2/5
hunch
- noun an impression that something might be the case
intuition; suspicion.
- he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
- noun the act of bending yourself into a humped position
- noun an impression that something might be the case
- birches2/5
birch
- noun hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
- noun any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
birch tree.
- noun hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
- psyches2/5
psyche
- noun that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
brain; head; mind; nous.
- his mind wandered
- I couldn't get his words out of my head
- noun the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
soul.
- noun that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
- apostrophes2/5
apostrophe
- noun address to an absent or imaginary person
- noun the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
- noun address to an absent or imaginary person
- beeches2/5
beech
- noun any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
beech tree.
- noun wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
beechwood.
- noun any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
- smashes2/5
smash
- noun a vigorous blow
knock; bang; belt; bash.
- the sudden knock floored him
- he took a bash right in his face
- he got a bang on the head
- noun a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
smash-up.
- noun a vigorous blow
- detaches2/5
detach
- verb cause to become detached or separated; take off
- detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
- verb separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
- detach a regiment
- verb cause to become detached or separated; take off
- crunches2/5
crunch
- noun the sound of something crunching
- he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
- noun a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
- an end-of-the year crunch
- a financial crunch
- noun the sound of something crunching
- squashes2/5
squash
- noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
squash vine.
- noun edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
- noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- polishes2/5
polish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; burnish; gloss.
- noun a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
culture; cultivation; finish; refinement.
- they performed with great polish
- I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose
- almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- extinguishes2/5
extinguish
- verb put an end to; kill
snuff out.
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out; blow out; quench.
- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
- verb put an end to; kill
- crouches2/5
crouch
- noun the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
- verb bend one's back forward from the waist on down
stoop; bend; bow.
- he crouched down
- She bowed before the Queen
- The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
- noun the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
- smoothes2/5
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
- mulches2/5
mulch
- noun a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
- verb cover with mulch
- mulch the flowerbeds
- noun a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
- garnishes2/5
garnish
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- bleaches2/5
bleach
- noun the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
- a complete bleach usually requires several applications
- noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
blanching agent; whitener; bleaching agent.
- noun the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
- replenishes2/5
replenish
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
refill; fill again.
- refill my glass, please
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
- leaches2/5
leach
- noun the process of leaching
leaching.
- verb cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
- noun the process of leaching
- blanches2/5
blanch
- verb turn pale, as if in fear
blench; pale.
- verb cook (vegetables) briefly
parboil.
- Parboil the beans before freezing them
- verb turn pale, as if in fear
- larches2/5
larch
- noun wood of a larch tree
- noun any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
larch tree.
- noun wood of a larch tree
- radishes2/5
radish
- noun pungent fleshy edible root
- noun radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
Japanese radish; Raphanus sativus longipinnatus; daikon.
- noun pungent fleshy edible root
- pinches2/5
pinch
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- the pinch of the recession
- noun an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- fetches2/5
fetch
- noun the action of fetching
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- noun the action of fetching
- soothes2/5
soothe
- verb give moral or emotional strength to
comfort; console; solace.
- verb cause to feel better
- the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation
- verb give moral or emotional strength to
- cherishes2/5
cherish
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for.
- verb be fond of; be attached to
- fetishes2/5
fetish
- noun a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
- common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear
- noun a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
juju; voodoo; hoodoo; fetich.
- noun a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
- wrenches2/5
wrench
- noun a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
twist; pull.
- the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
- he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
- noun a jerky pulling movement
twist.
- noun a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- roaches2/5
roach
- noun a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
- noun the butt of a marijuana cigarette
- noun a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
- englishes2/5
english
- noun an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
English language.
- noun the people of England
English people.
- noun an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
- bathes2/5
bathe
- noun the act of swimming
- the Englishman said he had a good bathe
- verb cleanse the entire body
- bathe daily
- noun the act of swimming
- twitches2/5
twitch
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitching.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- ostriches2/5
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)
- swathes2/5
swathe
- noun an enveloping bandage
wrapping.
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
swaddle.
- swaddled the infant
- noun an enveloping bandage
- lathes2/5
lathe
- noun machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
- noun machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
- gashes2/5
gash
- noun a wound made by cutting
cut; slice; slash.
- he put a bandage over the cut
- noun a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
cut.
- noun a wound made by cutting
- gushes2/5
gush
- noun a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
outpouring; flush.
- he heard the flush of a toilet
- there was a little gush of blood
- she attacked him with an outpouring of words
- noun an unrestrained expression of emotion
effusion; ebullition; outburst; blowup.
- noun a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- splotches2/5
splotch
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splodge; blotch.
- verb blotch or spot
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
- hitches2/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- leashes2/5
leash
- noun restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
tether; lead.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; tierce; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; III; trinity; terzetto.
- noun restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- lurches2/5
lurch
- noun an unsteady uneven gait
stagger; stumble.
- noun a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- noun an unsteady uneven gait
- winches2/5
winch
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
windlass.
- verb pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
- winch up the slack line
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- screeches2/5
screech
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screeching; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screeching; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- itches2/5
itch
- noun a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
scabies.
- he has a bad case of the itch
- noun a strong restless desire
urge.
- why this urge to travel?
- noun a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
- encroaches2/5
encroach
- verb advance beyond the usual limit
infringe; impinge.
- verb impinge or infringe upon
impinge; trench; entrench.
- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
- verb advance beyond the usual limit
- loathes2/5
loathe
- verb find repugnant
abominate; execrate; abhor.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- verb find repugnant
- languishes2/5
languish
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
waste; pine away.
- After her husband died, she just pined away
- verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
ache; yearn; pine; yen.
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- creches2/5
creche
- noun a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
foundling hospital.
- noun a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem
- noun a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
- nightclothes2/5
nightclothes
- noun garments designed to be worn in bed
nightwear; sleepwear.
- noun garments designed to be worn in bed
- latches2/5
latch
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
door latch.
- noun catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
- bedclothes2/5
bedclothes
- noun coverings that are used on a bed
bed clothing; bedding.
- noun coverings that are used on a bed
- brooches2/5
brooch
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
breastpin; broach.
- verb fasten with or as if with a brooch
clasp.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- dervishes2/5
dervish
- noun an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
- noun an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
- ambushes2/5
ambush
- noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
lying in wait; ambuscade; trap.
- verb wait in hiding to attack
scupper; lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; waylay; ambuscade.
- noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
- glitches2/5
glitch
- noun a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
bug.
- noun a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- admonishes2/5
admonish
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
warn; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- verb warn strongly; put on guard
monish; caution.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- abolishes2/5
abolish
- verb do away with
get rid of.
- Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia
- verb do away with
- tranches2/5
tranche
- noun a portion of something (especially money)
- noun a portion of something (especially money)
- thrushes2/5
thrush
- noun candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
- noun a woman who sings popular songs
- noun candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
- toothbrushes2/5
toothbrush
- noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
- noun slang for a mustache
soup-strainer.
- noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
- relishes2/5
relish
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
zestfulness; gusto; zest.
- noun spicy or savory condiment
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- hashes2/5
hash
- noun chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
- noun purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
hasheesh; haschisch; hashish.
- noun chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
- relinquishes2/5
relinquish
- verb part with a possession or right
release; give up; free; resign.
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
foreswear; forego; waive; forgo; dispense with.
- We are dispensing with formalities
- relinquish the old ideas
- verb part with a possession or right
- cleanthes2/5
cleanthes
- noun ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as the leader of the Stoic school (300-232 BC)
- noun ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as the leader of the Stoic school (300-232 BC)
- scythes2/5
scythe
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- verb cut with a scythe
- scythe grass or grain
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- underclothes2/5
underclothes
- noun undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
underwear; underclothing.
- noun undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
- wenches2/5
wench
- noun informal terms for a (young) woman
doll; chick; skirt; bird; dame.
- verb frequent prostitutes
- noun informal terms for a (young) woman
- banishes2/5
banish
- verb expel from a community or group
ostracize; blackball; shun; cast out; ban; ostracise.
- verb ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
ban.
- verb expel from a community or group
- paintbrushes2/5
paintbrush
- noun a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
- noun a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
- astonishes2/5
astonish
- verb affect with wonder
amaze; astound.
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
- verb affect with wonder
- broaches2/5
broach
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
breastpin; brooch.
- verb bring up a topic for discussion
initiate.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- demolishes2/5
demolish
- verb destroy completely
pulverise; pulverize.
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
- verb humiliate or depress completely
crush; smash.
- She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
- The death of her son smashed her
- verb destroy completely
- calabashes2/5
calabash
- noun round gourd of the calabash tree
- noun tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds
Crescentia cujete; calabash tree.
- noun round gourd of the calabash tree
- writhes2/5
writhe
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
twist; wrestle; worm; wriggle; squirm.
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- clenches2/5
clench
- noun a small slip noose made with seizing
clinch.
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clutch; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun a small slip noose made with seizing
- sashes2/5
sash
- noun a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
window sash.
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
girdle; cincture; waistband; waistcloth.
- noun a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
- moustaches2/5
moustache
- noun an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
mustache.
- he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache
- noun an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
- britches2/5
britches
- noun informal term for breeches
- noun informal term for breeches
- mustaches2/5
mustache
- noun an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
moustache.
- he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache
- noun an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
- unleashes2/5
unleash
- verb release or vent
- unleash one's anger
- verb release from a leash
- unleash the dogs in the park
- verb release or vent
- heartaches2/5
heartache
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
grief; brokenheartedness; heartbreak.
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
- welches2/5
welch
- verb cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
welsh.
- verb cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
- galoshes2/5
galosh
- noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
rubber; arctic; gumshoe; golosh.
- noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
- stomachaches2/5
stomachache
- noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
stomach ache; bellyache; gastralgia.
- noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
- wristwatches2/5
wristwatch
- noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
wrist watch.
- noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
- backaches2/5
backache
- noun an ache localized in the back
- noun an ache localized in the back
- strophes2/5
strophe
- noun one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama
- noun one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama
- cartouches2/5
cartouch
- noun a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
cartouche.
- noun a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
- conches2/5
conch
- noun any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
- noun any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
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stagecoach
- noun a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
stage.
- we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles
- noun a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
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rosebush
- noun any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
rose.
- noun any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
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bulrush
- noun tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
cat's-tail; nailrod; reed mace; bullrush; reedmace; Typha latifolia.
- noun tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
soft rush; Juncus effusus; bullrush; common rush.
- noun tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
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philosopher
- noun a specialist in philosophy
- noun a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity
- noun a specialist in philosophy
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laches
(Law) Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; delay to assert a claim. It ill became him to take advantage of such a laches with the eagerness of a shrewd attorney. Macaulay.
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plainclothes
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shes
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ches
pret. of Obs. Chaucer.Chese .
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mathes
(Bot.) The mayweed. Cf. Maghet .
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mouthwash
- noun a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
gargle.
- noun a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
- mashes1/5
mash
- noun a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
- noun mixture of ground animal feeds
- noun a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
- hushes1/5
hush
- noun (poetic) tranquil silence
stillness; still.
- the still of the night
- verb become quiet or still; fall silent
- hush my baby!
- noun (poetic) tranquil silence
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debauch
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
bacchanalia; saturnalia; bacchanal; riot; drunken revelry; debauchery; orgy.
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; deprave; vitiate; corrupt; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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stench
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
foetor; stink; fetor; malodor; mephitis; malodour; reek.
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- trashes1/5
trash
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; rubbish.
- noun worthless people
scum.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
- impoverishes1/5
impoverish
- verb make poor
- verb take away
deprive.
- verb make poor
- belches1/5
belch
- noun a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
burping; eructation; belching; burp.
- verb expel gas from the stomach
bubble; burp; eruct.
- In China it is polite to burp at the table
- noun a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
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platyhelminthes
- noun flatworms
phylum Platyhelminthes.
- noun flatworms
- scorches1/5
scorch
- noun a surface burn
singe.
- noun a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
- noun a surface burn
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tarnish
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
sully; stain; maculate; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
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drench
- verb drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
swamp.
- The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
- verb force to drink
- verb drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
- wreathes1/5
wreathe
- verb move with slow, sinuous movements
- verb decorate or deck with wreaths
- wreathe the grave site
- verb move with slow, sinuous movements
- bewitches1/5
bewitch
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
mesmerize; mesmerise; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
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seiche
- noun a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances
- noun a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances
- sheathes1/5
sheathe
- verb cover with a protective sheathing
- sheathe her face
- verb enclose with a sheath
- sheathe a sword
- verb cover with a protective sheathing
- retouches1/5
retouch
- verb give retouches to (hair)
- retouch the roots
- verb alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance
touch up.
- This photograph has been retouched!
- verb give retouches to (hair)
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cavendish
- noun British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
Henry Cavendish.
- noun British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
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airbrush
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- verb paint with an airbrush
- The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
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squelch
- noun a crushing remark
put-down; squelcher; takedown.
- noun an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
squelcher; squelch circuit.
- noun a crushing remark
- parches1/5
parch
- verb cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
sear.
- The sun parched the earth
- verb cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
- frenches1/5
french
- noun the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
- noun the people of France
French people.
- noun the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
- republishes1/5
republish
- verb publish again
- The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections
- verb revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
- verb publish again
- poaches1/5
poach
- verb hunt illegally
- people are poaching elephants for their ivory
- verb cook in a simmering liquid
- poached apricots
- verb hunt illegally
- swashes1/5
swash
- noun the movement or sound of water
- the swash of waves on the beach
- verb make violent, noisy movements
- noun the movement or sound of water
- fleshes1/5
flesh
- noun the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
- noun alternative names for the body of a human being
form; figure; soma; frame; physique; material body; anatomy; shape; chassis; build; human body; physical body; bod.
- Leonardo studied the human body
- he has a strong physique
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
- noun the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
- brandishes1/5
brandish
- noun the act of waving
flourish.
- verb move or swing back and forth
flourish; wave.
- She waved her gun
- noun the act of waving
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crotch
- noun the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
fork.
- they took the south fork
- he climbed into the crotch of a tree
- noun the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
fork.
- noun the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
- seethes1/5
seethe
- verb be noisy with activity
hum; buzz.
- This office is buzzing with activity
- verb be in an agitated emotional state
boil.
- The customer was seething with anger
- verb be noisy with activity
- entrenches1/5
entrench
- verb fix firmly or securely
intrench.
- verb impinge or infringe upon
impinge; trench; encroach.
- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
- verb fix firmly or securely
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bash
- noun a vigorous blow
knock; bang; belt; smash.
- the sudden knock floored him
- he took a bash right in his face
- he got a bang on the head
- noun an uproarious party
do; brawl.
- noun a vigorous blow
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stash
- noun a secret store of valuables or money
cache; hoard.
- verb save up as for future use
squirrel away; cache; lay away; hive up; hoard.
- noun a secret store of valuables or money
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nepenthes
Same as Milton.Nepenthe .
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scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
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vanquish
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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backlash
- noun a movement back from an impact
repercussion; rebound; recoil.
- noun an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
- there was a backlash of intolerance
- noun a movement back from an impact
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munch
- noun Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
Edvard Munch.
- noun a large bite
- he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich
- noun Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
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tach
- noun measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
tachometer.
- noun measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
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slosh
- verb make a splashing sound
splosh; slush; splash.
- water was splashing on the floor
- verb walk through mud or mire
squish; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- verb make a splashing sound
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fetich
- noun a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
juju; voodoo; hoodoo; fetish.
- noun excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
fetish.
- made a fetish of cleanliness
- noun a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
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squinch
- noun a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
- verb crouch down
- noun a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
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ravish
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
violate; dishonor; assault; dishonour; outrage; rape.
- The woman was raped on her way home at night
- verb hold spellbound
enthrall; delight; enthral; enrapture; enchant; transport.
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
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paunch
- noun a protruding abdomen
belly.
- noun a protruding abdomen
- lynches1/5
lynch
- verb kill without legal sanction
- The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child
- verb kill without legal sanction
- hooches1/5
hooch
- noun an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
hootch.
- noun an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
- scrunches1/5
scrunch
- noun a crunching noise
- verb make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
thud; crump.
- noun a crunching noise
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spiranthes
- noun large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids
genus Spiranthes.
- noun large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids
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retch
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
heave.
- a bad case of the heaves
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- mouthes1/5
mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; oral cavity; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
- noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
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tush
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- hootches1/5
hootch
- noun an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
hooch.
- noun an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
- quashes1/5
quash
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; subjugate; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- verb declare invalid
invalidate; annul; void; nullify; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- verb put down by force or intimidation
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shush
- verb silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
- verb silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
- thatches1/5
thatch
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- noun plant stalks used as roofing material
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
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menyanthes
- noun the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans
genus Menyanthes.
- noun the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans
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whoosh
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
swoosh.
- verb move with a sibilant sound
woosh.
- He whooshed the doors open
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
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squish
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- verb walk through mud or mire
slosh; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
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gnash
- verb grind together, of teeth
- verb grind together, of teeth
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whitewash
- noun a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
- noun wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
- noun a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
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cheilanthes
- noun small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
genus Cheilanthes.
- noun small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
- baches1/5
bach
- noun German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach.
- noun the music of Bach
- he played Bach on the organ
- noun German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
- blowtorches1/5
blowtorch
- noun a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
blowlamp; torch.
- noun a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
- leches1/5
lech
- noun man with strong sexual desires
satyr; lecher; letch.
- noun man with strong sexual desires
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countermarch
- noun (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
- verb march back along the same way
- noun (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
- grouches1/5
grouch
- noun a bad-tempered person
churl; grump; crank; crosspatch.
- verb show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
grumble; scold.
- He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
- We grumbled about the increased work load
- noun a bad-tempered person
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bellyache
- noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
stomach ache; stomachache; gastralgia.
- verb complain
squawk; grouse; beef; gripe; holler; bitch; crab.
- What was he hollering about?
- noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
- cloches1/5
cloche
- noun a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold
- noun a woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet
- noun a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold
- clinches1/5
clinch
- noun (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- noun a small slip noose made with seizing
clench.
- noun (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- douches1/5
douche
- noun a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
douche bag.
- noun irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents
- noun a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
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flinch
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
wince.
- verb draw back, as with fear or pain
squinch; recoil; wince; quail; cringe; shrink; funk.
- she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
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catfish
- noun flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
mudcat.
- noun large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
wolf fish; wolffish.
- noun flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
- pastiches1/5
pastiche
- noun a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
potpourri; medley.
- noun a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
- noun a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
- vouches1/5
vouch
- verb give personal assurance; guarantee
- Will he vouch for me?
- verb give surety or assume responsibility
guarantee.
- I vouch for the quality of my products
- verb give personal assurance; guarantee
- snitches1/5
snitch
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
sneaker; stool pigeon; canary; sneak; stoolpigeon; fink; stoolie; snitcher.
- verb take by theft
cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook.
- Someone snitched my wallet!
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- cashes1/5
cash
- noun money in the form of bills or coins
hard currency; hard cash.
- there is a desperate shortage of hard cash
- noun prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check
immediate payment.
- noun money in the form of bills or coins
- thrashes1/5
thrash
- noun a swimming kick used while treading water
- verb give a thrashing to; beat hard
lam; thresh; flail.
- noun a swimming kick used while treading water
- slouches1/5
slouch
- noun an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
- he's no slouch when it comes to baseball
- noun a stooping carriage in standing and walking
- noun an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
- macintoshes1/5
macintosh
- noun a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
mackintosh.
- noun a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
mackintosh; mac; mack.
- noun a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
- vetches1/5
vetch
- noun any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
- noun any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
- brunches1/5
brunch
- noun combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
- verb eat a meal in the late morning
- We brunch in Sundays
- noun combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
- hairbrushes1/5
hairbrush
- noun a brush used to groom a person's hair
- noun a brush used to groom a person's hair
- cinches1/5
cinch
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
girth.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
- gouaches1/5
gouache
- noun an opaque watercolor prepared with gum
- noun a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum
- noun an opaque watercolor prepared with gum
- swishes1/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
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outreach
- noun the act of reaching out
- the outreach toward truth of the human spirit
- noun the act of reaching out
- mackintoshes1/5
mackintosh
- noun a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
macintosh.
- noun a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
mac; mack; macintosh.
- noun a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
- pooches1/5
pooch
- noun informal terms for dogs
doggie; doggy; bow-wow; barker.
- verb round one's lips as if intending to kiss
pooch out.
- noun informal terms for dogs
- overreaches1/5
overreach
- verb fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; outwit; outfox; circumvent.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
- anguishes1/5
anguish
- noun extreme mental distress
torment; torture.
- noun extreme distress of body or mind
- noun extreme mental distress
- flatfishes1/5
flatfish
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- noun any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- botches1/5
botch
- noun an embarrassing mistake
boo-boo; flub; blooper; blunder; foul-up; pratfall; boner; fuckup; bungle; bloomer.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- noun an embarrassing mistake
- backbenches1/5
backbench
- noun any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
- noun any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
- crayfishes1/5
crayfish
- noun warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
rock lobster; spiny lobster; langouste.
- noun tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
crawfish; ecrevisse; crawdad.
- noun warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
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impeach
- verb challenge the honesty or veracity of
- the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses
- verb charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
- The President was impeached
- verb challenge the honesty or veracity of
- sunfishes1/5
sunfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
- noun among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
mola; headfish; ocean sunfish.
- noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
- enmeshes1/5
enmesh
- verb entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
ensnarl; mesh.
- verb entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
- threshes1/5
thresh
- verb move or stir about violently
thresh about; thrash about; convulse; jactitate; slash; toss; thrash.
- The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
- verb move like a flail; thresh about
flail.
- Her arms were flailing
- verb move or stir about violently
- burnishes1/5
burnish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; polish; gloss.
- verb polish and make shiny
furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- whiplashes1/5
whiplash
- noun an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
whiplash injury.
- noun a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
lash; whip.
- the whip raised a red welt
- noun an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
- backstitches1/5
backstitch
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- verb do backstitches
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- refurbishes1/5
refurbish
- verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb make brighter and prettier
- unsheathes1/5
unsheathe
- verb draw from a sheath or scabbard
- the knight unsheathed his sword
- verb draw from a sheath or scabbard
- lushes1/5
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
- mushes1/5
mush
- noun any soft or soggy mass
pulp.
- he pounded it to a pulp
- noun cornmeal boiled in water
cornmeal mush.
- noun any soft or soggy mass
- polianthes1/5
polianthes
- noun genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
genus Polianthes.
- noun genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
- putsches1/5
putsch
- noun a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
coup; takeover; coup d'etat.
- noun a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
- rockfishes1/5
rockfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
- noun marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
- noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
- hutches1/5
hutch
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hut; shack; hovel; shanty.
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- beseeches1/5
beseech
- verb ask for or request earnestly
bid; entreat; press; adjure; conjure.
- The prophet bid all people to become good persons
- verb ask for or request earnestly
- toothaches1/5
toothache
- noun an ache localized in or around a tooth
odontalgia.
- noun an ache localized in or around a tooth
- potlatches1/5
potlatch
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- earaches1/5
earache
- noun an ache localized in the middle or inner ear
otalgia.
- noun an ache localized in the middle or inner ear
- butches1/5
butch
- noun (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
dike; dyke.
- adjective satellite used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
macho.
- noun (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
- withes1/5
withe
- noun band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
- noun strong flexible twig
withy.
- noun band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
- stopwatches1/5
stopwatch
- noun a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
stop watch.
- noun a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
- ketches1/5
ketch
- noun a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
- noun a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
- hagfishes1/5
hagfish
- noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
slime eels; hag.
- noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
- demarches1/5
demarche
- noun a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs
- noun a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs
- debouches1/5
debouch
- verb march out (as from a defile) into open ground
march out.
- The regiments debouched from the valley
- verb pass out or emerge; especially of rivers
- The tributary debouched into the big river
- verb march out (as from a defile) into open ground
- knishes1/5
knish
- noun (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
- noun (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
- goloshes1/5
golosh
- noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
rubber; arctic; gumshoe; galosh.
- noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
- huaraches1/5
huaraches
- noun a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps
huarache.
- noun a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps
huarache.
- noun a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps
- starfishes1/5
starfish
- noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
sea star.
- noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
- bullfinches1/5
bullfinch
- noun United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)
Charles Bullfinch.
- noun common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
Pyrrhula pyrrhula.
- noun United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)
- spathes1/5
spathe
- noun a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
- noun a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
- synecdoches1/5
synecdoche
- noun substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
- noun substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
- jellyfishes1/5
jellyfish
- noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Portuguese man-of-war; man-of-war.
- noun any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
- noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
- brioches1/5
brioche
- noun a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
- noun a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
- rehashes1/5
rehash
- noun old material that is slightly reworked and used again
- merely a dull rehash of his first novel
- verb present or use over, with no or few changes
- noun old material that is slightly reworked and used again
- overarches1/5
overarch
- verb be central or dominant
- This scene overarches the entire first act
- verb form an arch over
arch over.
- Big rocks overarch the stream
- verb be central or dominant
- damselfishes1/5
damselfish
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
demoiselle.
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
- filches1/5
filch
- verb make off with belongings of others
pilfer; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
- verb make off with belongings of others
- smooches1/5
smooch
- noun an enthusiastic kiss
smack.
- verb snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
spoon.
- noun an enthusiastic kiss
- parrotfishes1/5
parrotfish
- noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
pollyfish; polly fish.
- noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
- angelfishes1/5
angelfish
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
Chaetodipterus faber; spadefish.
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- surgeonfishes1/5
surgeonfish
- noun brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
- noun brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
- cacoethes1/5
cacoethes
- noun an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
mania; passion.
- noun an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
- swooshes1/5
swoosh
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
whoosh.
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; swish; lap.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
- lavishes1/5
lavish
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
shower.
- He was showered with praise
- adjective satellite very generous
overgenerous; unstinting; unstinted; munificent; too-generous; unsparing.
- distributed gifts with a lavish hand
- the critics were lavish in their praise
- a munificent gift
- his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
- prodigal praise
- unsparing generosity
- his unstinted devotion
- called for unstinting aid to Britain
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
- boches1/5
boche
- noun offensive term for a person of German descent
Hun; Krauthead; Jerry; Kraut.
- noun offensive term for a person of German descent
- nuthatches1/5
nuthatch
- noun any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
nutcracker.
- noun any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
- quiches1/5
quiche
- noun a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala
- noun a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)
- noun a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala
- lungfishes1/5
lungfish
- noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
- noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
- troches1/5
troche
- noun a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
cough drop; pastille; pastil.
- noun a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
- flitches1/5
flitch
- noun fish steak usually cut from a halibut
- noun salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork
side of bacon.
- noun fish steak usually cut from a halibut
- microfiches1/5
microfiche
- noun small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material
- noun small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material
- barouches1/5
barouche
- noun a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top
- noun a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top
- danishes1/5
danish
- noun a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
- noun light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
danish pastry.
- noun a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
- fitches1/5
fitch
- noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
foulmart; Mustela putorius; polecat; foumart.
- noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
- schottisches1/5
schottische
- noun music performed for dancing the schottische
- noun a German round dance resembling a slow polka
- noun music performed for dancing the schottische
- goldfinches1/5
goldfinch
- noun American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
New World goldfinch; yellowbird; Spinus tristis.
- noun small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
Carduelis carduelis.
- noun American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
- gulches1/5
gulch
- noun a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
flume.
- noun a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
- workbenches1/5
workbench
- noun a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
work bench; bench.
- noun a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
- chaffinches1/5
chaffinch
- noun small European finch with a cheerful song
Fringilla coelebs.
- noun small European finch with a cheerful song
- loaches1/5
loach
- noun slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
- noun slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
- bullrushes1/5
bullrush
- noun tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
bulrush; cat's-tail; nailrod; reed mace; reedmace; Typha latifolia.
- noun tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
bulrush; soft rush; Juncus effusus; common rush.
- noun tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
- butterflyfishes1/5
butterflyfish
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
flying gurnard; flying robin.
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
- megachurches1/5
megachurches
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backslashes
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- ephes1/5
ephes
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vaches
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- moriches1/5
- manches1/5
- natches1/5
natches
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- mapuches1/5
- naches1/5
naches
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- ishes1/5
ishes
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- fiches1/5
fiche
(Her.) See FitchÉ .
- coches1/5
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reattaches
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- graveclothes1/5
graveclothes
The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred.
- subbranches1/5
subbranches
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- crèches1/5
- aitches1/5
aitches
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- microswitches1/5
- greenfinches1/5
greenfinch
A European finch ( Ligurinus chloris ); -- called alsogreen bird ,green linnet ,green grosbeak ,green olf ,greeny , andpeasweep .
- fleches1/5
fleche
(Fort.) A simple fieldwork, consisting of two faces forming a salient angle pointing outward and open at the gorge.
- parfleches1/5
- smallclothes1/5
smallclothes
A man's garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See Breeches .
- ruches1/5
ruche
A plaited, quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, -- used in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women's dresses and bonnets. Written also rouche .
- helminthes1/5
helminthes
(Zoöl.) One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes ,Enthelmintha .✍ The following classes are included, with others of less importance: Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematodea (flukes, etc.), Turbellaria (planarians), Acanthocephala (thornheads), Nematoidea (roundworms, trichina, gordius), Nemertina (nemerteans). See Plathelminthes , andNemathelminthes .
- freshes1/5
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
- ouches1/5
ouches
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- wiches1/5
wiches
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klatches
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relaunches
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unlatches
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Suffixes of hes
- hesitated«Word Popularity Bar5/5
hesitate
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
waver; waffle.
- Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
- verb interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
pause.
- The speaker paused
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- hess4/5
he
- noun a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
helium; atomic number 2.
- noun the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- noun a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
- hesitation4/5
hesitation
- noun indecision in speech or action
vacillation; wavering.
- noun a certain degree of unwillingness
hesitancy; reluctance; disinclination; indisposition.
- a reluctance to commit himself
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
- noun indecision in speech or action
- hesitate4/5
hesitate
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
waver; waffle.
- Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
- verb interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
pause.
- The speaker paused
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- hesitant4/5
hesitant
- adjective satellite lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
hesitating.
- adjective satellite lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
- 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.
- hesse3/5
hesse
- noun Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
Hermann Hesse.
- noun Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
- hesitating3/5
hesitating
- adjective satellite lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
hesitant.
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
hesitate; waver; waffle.
- Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
- adjective satellite lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
- hesiod3/5
hesiod
- noun Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC)
- noun Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC)
- hesitates3/5
hesitate
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
waver; waffle.
- Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
- verb interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
pause.
- The speaker paused
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- hessian3/5
hessian
- noun (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Hessian boot; Wellington boot; jackboot; Wellington.
- noun (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
- hesitancy3/5
hesitancy
- noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
hesitance.
- noun a certain degree of unwillingness
hesitation; reluctance; disinclination; indisposition.
- a reluctance to commit himself
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
- noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
- hesitantly3/5
hesitantly
- adverb with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
hesitatingly.
- he finally accepted hesitantly
- adverb with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
- hesperides2/5
hesperides
(Class. Myth.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night (brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of Hercules. Called also Atlantides .
- 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
- hesperus2/5
hesperus
Venus when she is the evening star; Hesper.
- hesitations2/5
hesitation
- noun indecision in speech or action
vacillation; wavering.
- noun a certain degree of unwillingness
hesitancy; reluctance; disinclination; indisposition.
- a reluctance to commit himself
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
- noun indecision in speech or action
- hessians2/5
hessian
- noun (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Hessian boot; Wellington boot; jackboot; Wellington.
- noun (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
- hesitatingly2/5
hesitatingly
- adverb with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
hesitantly.
- he finally accepted hesitantly
- adverb with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
- heston2/5
heston
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- 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
- hesperian1/5
hesperian
Western; being in the west; occidental. Poetic Milton.
- hesperis1/5
hesperis
- noun biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
genus Hesperis.
- noun biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
- hesitancies1/5
hesitancy
- noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
hesitance.
- noun a certain degree of unwillingness
hesitation; reluctance; disinclination; indisposition.
- a reluctance to commit himself
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
- noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
- hesitance1/5
hesitance
- noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
hesitancy.
- noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
- heshvan1/5
heshvan
- noun the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)
- noun the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)
- hesper1/5
hesper
The evening; Hesperus.
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hesione
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hesychast
One of a mystical sect of the Greek Church in the fourteenth century; a quietist. Brande & C.
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hesperidin
(Chem.) A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
- hesp1/5
hesp
A measure of two hanks of linen thread. Scot.Written also Knight.hasp .
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hesperornis
(Paleon.) A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had teeth, and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches. Several species are known. See Illust. in Append.
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Derived words of hes
- highest«Word Popularity Bar5/5
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
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synthesis
- noun the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
- noun the combination of ideas into a complex whole
synthetic thinking.
- noun the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
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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
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hypothesis
- noun a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
- noun a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
theory; possibility.
- a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
- he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices
- noun a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
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hypothesis
- noun a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
- noun a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
theory; possibility.
- a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
- he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices
- noun a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
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thesis
- noun an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
- noun a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
dissertation.
- noun an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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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
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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
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these
The plural of this. See This .
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adhesive
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
adhesive agent; adhesive material.
- adjective tending to adhere
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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cohesion
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
cohesiveness; coherence; coherency.
- noun (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
- synthesized4/5
synthesize
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesise.
- his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
- The liver synthesizes vitamins
- verb combine and form a synthesis
- Vitamin D only synthesizes when sunlight is available
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
- 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)
- synthesize4/5
synthesize
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesise.
- his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
- The liver synthesizes vitamins
- verb combine and form a synthesis
- Vitamin D only synthesizes when sunlight is available
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
- adhesion4/5
adhesion
- noun abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
- noun a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
- noun abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
- parentheses4/5
parenthesis
- noun either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
- noun a message that departs from the main subject
divagation; digression; aside; excursus.
- noun either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
- cohesive4/5
cohesive
- adjective satellite causing cohesion
- a cohesive agent
- adjective satellite cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
- a cohesive organization
- adjective satellite causing cohesion
- 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
- photosynthesis4/5
photosynthesis
- noun synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
- noun synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
- antithesis4/5
antithesis
- noun exact opposite
- his theory is the antithesis of mine
- noun the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
- noun exact opposite
- chess4/5
chess
- noun weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
cheat; Bromus secalinus.
- noun a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
chess game.
- noun weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
- hypothesized4/5
hypothesize
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; theorise; hypothesise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- theses4/5
thesis
- noun an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
- noun a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
dissertation.
- noun an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
- 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
- ephesians4/5
ephesian
- noun a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus
- adjective of or relating to ancient Ephesus or its people or language or culture
- noun a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus
- duchess4/5
duchess
- noun the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
- noun the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
- chesapeake4/5
chesapeake
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- adhesives3/5
adhesive
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
adhesive agent; adhesive material.
- adjective tending to adhere
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
- synthesizing3/5
synthesize
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesise.
- his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
- The liver synthesizes vitamins
- verb combine and form a synthesis
- Vitamin D only synthesizes when sunlight is available
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
- 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
- theseus3/5
theseus
- noun (Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica
- noun (Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica
- adhesions3/5
adhesion
- noun abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
- noun a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
- noun abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
- parenthesis3/5
parenthesis
- noun either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
- noun a message that departs from the main subject
divagation; digression; aside; excursus.
- noun either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
- 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
- syntheses3/5
synthesis
- noun the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
- noun the combination of ideas into a complex whole
synthetic thinking.
- noun the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
- 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
- biosynthesis3/5
biosynthesis
- noun production of a chemical compound by a living organism
biogenesis.
- noun production of a chemical compound by a living organism
- cohesiveness3/5
cohesiveness
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
cohesion; coherence; coherency.
- noun the property of being cohesive and sticky
gluiness; gumminess; glueyness; viscidness; ropiness; tackiness; viscidity.
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
- hypothesize3/5
hypothesize
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; theorise; hypothesise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- 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
- 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)
- synthesizer3/5
synthesizer
- noun an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
synthesist; synthesiser.
- noun (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
synthesiser.
- noun an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
- 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
- prosthesis3/5
prosthesis
- noun corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
prosthetic device.
- noun corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
- orchestrated3/5
orchestrated
- adjective arranged for performance by an orchestra
- verb write an orchestra score for
orchestrate.
- adjective arranged for performance by an orchestra
- ephesus3/5
ephesus
- noun an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity
- noun the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius
Council of Ephesus.
- noun an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity
- 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
- prophesied3/5
prophesy
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
vaticinate.
- verb deliver a sermon
preach.
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
- prophesy3/5
prophesy
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
vaticinate.
- verb deliver a sermon
preach.
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
- 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
- prostheses3/5
prosthesis
- noun corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
prosthetic device.
- noun corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
- 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
- orchestral3/5
orchestral
- adjective relating to or composed for an orchestra
- orchestral score
- adjective relating to or composed for an orchestra
- acheson3/5
acheson
- noun United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
Dean Acheson; Dean Gooderham Acheson.
- noun United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
- behest3/5
behest
- noun an authoritative command or request
- noun an authoritative command or request
- 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
- 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
- thesaurus3/5
thesaurus
- noun a book containing a classified list of synonyms
synonym finder.
- noun a book containing a classified list of synonyms
- thessalonians3/5
thessalonian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica
- noun a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica
- rhesus3/5
rhesus
- noun of southern Asia; used in medical research
Macaca mulatta; rhesus monkey.
- noun of southern Asia; used in medical research
- bethesda3/5
bethesda
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- cheshire3/5
cheshire
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- dorchester3/5
dorchester
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- colchester3/5
- thess3/5
thess
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- synthesizes2/5
synthesize
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesise.
- his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
- The liver synthesizes vitamins
- verb combine and form a synthesis
- Vitamin D only synthesizes when sunlight is available
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
- 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
- antitheses2/5
antithesis
- noun exact opposite
- his theory is the antithesis of mine
- noun the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
- noun exact opposite
- metathesis2/5
metathesis
- noun a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
- noun a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
double decomposition; double decomposition reaction.
- noun a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
- 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
- nucleosynthesis2/5
nucleosynthesis
- noun (astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom
- noun (astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom
- anthesis2/5
anthesis
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
efflorescence; blossoming; florescence; flowering; inflorescence.
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
- adhesiveness2/5
adhesiveness
- noun the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
adhesion; bond; adherence.
- the mutual adhesiveness of cells
- a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion
- noun the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- 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
- synthesised2/5
synthesise
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesize.
- his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
- The liver synthesizes vitamins
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
- 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
- synthesizers2/5
synthesizer
- noun an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
synthesist; synthesiser.
- noun (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
synthesiser.
- noun an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
- hypothesised2/5
hypothesise
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- hypothesizes2/5
hypothesize
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; theorise; hypothesise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- synthesise2/5
synthesise
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesize.
- his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
- The liver synthesizes vitamins
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
- hypothesizing2/5
hypothesize
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; theorise; hypothesise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- dutchess2/5
dutch
- noun the people of the Netherlands
Dutch people.
- the Dutch are famous for their tulips
- noun the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
- noun the people of the Netherlands
- lachesis2/5
lachesis
- noun the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
- noun the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
- synthesising2/5
synthesise
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesize.
- his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
- The liver synthesizes vitamins
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
- hypothesise2/5
hypothesise
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- 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
- thessaloniki2/5
thessaloniki
- noun a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
Salonica; Thessalonica; Salonika.
- noun a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
- 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
- chessboard2/5
chessboard
- noun a checkerboard used to play chess
chess board.
- noun a checkerboard used to play chess
- thessaly2/5
thessaly
- noun a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece
Thessalia.
- noun a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece
- prophesying2/5
prophesy
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
vaticinate.
- verb deliver a sermon
preach.
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
- clothesline2/5
clothesline
- noun a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- noun a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- diathesis2/5
diathesis
- noun constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
- noun constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
- prophesies2/5
prophesy
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
vaticinate.
- verb deliver a sermon
preach.
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
- thessalonica2/5
thessalonica
- noun a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
Thessaloniki; Salonica; Salonika.
- noun a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- unhesitating2/5
unhesitating
- adjective satellite characterized by quickness and firmness
resolute.
- his reply was unhesitating
- adjective satellite characterized by quickness and firmness
- thespian2/5
thespian
- noun a theatrical performer
player; role player; histrion; actor.
- adjective of or relating to drama
- the movie director had thespian cooperation
- noun a theatrical performer
- chessman2/5
chessman
- noun any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
chess piece.
- noun any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
- epenthesis2/5
epenthesis
- noun the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
- the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis
- noun the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
- clothespins2/5
clothespin
- noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
clothes peg; clothes pin.
- noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
- clothespin2/5
clothespin
- noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
clothes peg; clothes pin.
- noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
- 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
- unhesitatingly2/5
unhesitatingly
- adverb without hesitation
- she said yes unhesitatingly
- adverb without hesitation
- catechesis2/5
catechesis
- noun oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)
- noun oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)
- spondylolisthesis2/5
spondylolisthesis
- noun a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves
- noun a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves
- ephesian2/5
ephesian
Of or pertaining to Ephesus, an ancient city of Ionia, in Asia Minor.
- 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
- 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
- orchestrator2/5
orchestrator
- noun an arranger who writes for orchestras
- noun an arranger who writes for orchestras
- archduchess2/5
archduchess
- noun a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
- noun a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
- thesauri2/5
thesaurus
- noun a book containing a classified list of synonyms
synonym finder.
- noun a book containing a classified list of synonyms
- thessalian2/5
thessalian
Of or pertaining to Thessaly in Greece. Shak. --n. A native or inhabitant of Thessaly.
- duchesses2/5
duchess
- noun the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
- noun the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
- duchesse2/5
duchesse
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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
- borghese2/5
- marchese2/5
- chesnut2/5
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
- marchesa2/5
marchesa
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- vyacheslav2/5
vyacheslav
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- hypothesi2/5
hypothesi
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- lucchese2/5
lucchese
A native or inhabitant of Lucca, in Tuscany; in the plural, the people of Lucca.
- orchestre2/5
orchestre
See Orchestra .
- resynthesis2/5
- richesse2/5
richesse
Wealth; riches. See the Note under Obs.Riches .Some man desireth for to have richesse. Chaucer.
The richesse of all heavenly grace. Spenser.
- marchesi2/5
marchesi
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- osteosynthesis2/5
- alkahest1/5
alkahest
- noun hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
alcahest; universal solvent.
- noun hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
- cohesions1/5
cohesion
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
cohesiveness; coherence; coherency.
- noun (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
- synthesises1/5
synthesise
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesize.
- his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
- The liver synthesizes vitamins
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
- synthesiser1/5
synthesiser
- noun an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
synthesizer; synthesist.
- noun (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
synthesizer.
- noun an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
- hypesthesia1/5
hypesthesia
- noun impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
hypoesthesia.
- noun impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
- hypothesising1/5
hypothesise
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- chemosynthesis1/5
chemosynthesis
- noun synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi
- noun synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi
- hypoesthesia1/5
hypoesthesia
- noun impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
hypesthesia.
- noun impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
- hypothesises1/5
hypothesise
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- synthesisers1/5
synthesiser
- noun an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
synthesizer; synthesist.
- noun (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
synthesizer.
- noun an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
- 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
- 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
- clotheshorse1/5
clotheshorse
- noun a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
- noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
gallant; dandy; fop; beau; swell; dude; sheik; fashion plate.
- noun a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
- 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
- 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
- clotheslines1/5
clothesline
- noun a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- noun a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- chessmen1/5
chessman
- noun any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
chess piece.
- noun any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
- thespians1/5
thespian
- noun a theatrical performer
player; role player; histrion; actor.
- adjective of or relating to drama
- the movie director had thespian cooperation
- noun a theatrical performer
- thespis1/5
thespis
- noun Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)
- noun Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)
- 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
- richesses1/5
riches
- noun an abundance of material possessions and resources
wealth.
- noun people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
rich people; rich.
- only the very rich benefit from this legislation
- noun an abundance of material possessions and resources
- 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
- prophesyings1/5
prophesy
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
vaticinate.
- verb deliver a sermon
preach.
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
- chessboards1/5
chessboard
- noun a checkerboard used to play chess
chess board.
- noun a checkerboard used to play chess
- thessalia1/5
thessalia
- noun a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece
Thessaly.
- noun a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece
- synthesist1/5
synthesist
- noun an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
synthesizer; synthesiser.
- noun an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
- 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
- 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
- thespesia1/5
thespesia
- noun a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree
genus Thespesia.
- noun a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree
- behests1/5
behest
- noun an authoritative command or request
- noun an authoritative command or request
- 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
- orchestrators1/5
orchestrator
- noun an arranger who writes for orchestras
- noun an arranger who writes for orchestras
- 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)
- 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
- blithesome1/5
blithesome
- adjective satellite carefree and happy and lighthearted
light-hearted; blithe; lightsome; lighthearted.
- was loved for her blithe spirit
- a merry blithesome nature
- her lighthearted nature
- trilling songs with a lightsome heart
- adjective satellite carefree and happy and lighthearted
- 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
- lithesome1/5
lithesome
- adjective satellite moving and bending with ease
lissome; sylphlike; lissom; slender; lithe; svelte; supple.
- adjective satellite moving and bending with ease
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- thessalonian1/5
thessalonian
Of or pertaining to Thessalonica, a city of Macedonia. --n. A native or inhabitant of Thessalonica.
- thessalians1/5
thessalian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Thessaly
- noun a native or inhabitant of Thessaly
- thesauruses1/5
thesaurus
- noun a book containing a classified list of synonyms
synonym finder.
- noun a book containing a classified list of synonyms
- plainclothesmen1/5
plainclothesman
- noun a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
- noun a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
- plainclothesman1/5
plainclothesman
- noun a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
- noun a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
- archduchesses1/5
archduchess
- noun a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
- noun a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
- nonadhesive1/5
nonadhesive
- adjective not tending to adhere
- adjective not tending to adhere
- hyperesthesia1/5
hyperesthesia
Same as Hyperæsthesia .
- cohesionless1/5
- rothesay1/5
- mathesis1/5
mathesis
Learning; especially, mathematics. R. Pope.
- cohesively1/5
cohesive
- adjective satellite causing cohesion
- a cohesive agent
- adjective satellite cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
- a cohesive organization
- adjective satellite causing cohesion
- parenthesized1/5
parenthesize
To make a parenthesis of; to include within parenthetical marks. Lowell.
- dysesthesia1/5
dysesthesia
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- psychosynthesis1/5
psychosynthesis
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- anaesthesiology1/5
anaesthesiology
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- parrhesia1/5
parrhesia
(Rhet.) Boldness or freedom of speech.
- photosynthesize1/5
photosynthesize
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- chesser1/5
chess
- noun weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
cheat; Bromus secalinus.
- noun a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
chess game.
- noun weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
- nephesh1/5
- prothesis1/5
prothesis
(Eccl.) A credence table; -- so called by the Eastern or Greek Church.
- photosynthesizing1/5
photosynthesizing
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- adhesively1/5
adhesive
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
adhesive agent; adhesive material.
- adjective tending to adhere
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
- thessalonika1/5
- orchester1/5
orchester
See Orchestra .
- diatheses1/5
- resynthesized1/5
- decohesion1/5
- catecheses1/5
- noncohesive1/5
noncohesive
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- 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.
- chesil1/5
- anaesthesiologists1/5
anaesthesiologists
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- anaesthesiologist1/5
anaesthesiologist
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- polysynthesis1/5
polysynthesis
The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole.
- chesnuts1/5
- chese1/5
cheese
- noun a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
- noun erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
tall mallow; high mallow; Malva sylvestris; cheeseflower.
- noun a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
- resynthesize1/5
resynthesize
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- orchestrion1/5
orchestrion
A large music box imitating a variety of orchestral instruments.
- chessy1/5
chessy
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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
- hemianesthesia1/5
- dysaesthesia1/5
dysaesthesia
(Med.) Impairment of any of the senses, esp. of touch.
- cheshires1/5
- unhesitant1/5
- cheson1/5
cheson
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- chessel1/5
chessel
The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed. Simmonds.
- photosynthesise1/5
photosynthesise
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- cheshvan1/5
- 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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- electrosynthesis1/5
- windchest1/5
- protheses1/5
- radiesthesia1/5
- chessplayer1/5
- adhesional1/5
adhesional
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- incohesive1/5
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