ken: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ken
- taken«Word Popularity Bar5/5
taken
- adjective satellite understood in a certain way; made sense of
interpreted.
- a word taken literally
- a smile taken as consent
- an open door interpreted as an invitation
- verb carry out
take.
- take action
- take steps
- take vengeance
- adjective satellite understood in a certain way; made sense of
- broken5/5
broken
- adjective physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- a broken mirror
- a broken tooth
- a broken leg
- his neck is broken
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- adjective physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- spoken5/5
spoken
- adjective uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
- a spoken message
- the spoken language
- a soft-spoken person
- sharp-spoken
- verb express in speech
verbalise; verbalize; mouth; utter; talk; speak.
- She talks a lot of nonsense
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
- adjective uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
- token5/5
token
- noun an individual instance of a type of symbol
item.
- the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'
- noun something serving as a sign of something else
- noun an individual instance of a type of symbol
- chicken5/5
chicken
- noun the flesh of a chicken used for food
poulet; volaille.
- noun a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Gallus gallus.
- noun the flesh of a chicken used for food
- mistaken5/5
mistaken
- adjective satellite wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
misguided.
- well-meaning but misguided teachers
- a mistaken belief
- mistaken identity
- verb identify incorrectly
misidentify; mistake.
- Don't mistake her for her twin sister
- adjective satellite wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
- undertaken5/5
undertake
- verb enter upon an activity or enterprise
set about; attempt.
- verb accept as a challenge
tackle; take on.
- I'll tackle this difficult task
- verb enter upon an activity or enterprise
- awaken4/5
awaken
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awake; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
- shaken4/5
shaken
- adjective satellite disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
jolted.
- retrieved his named from her jolted memory
- the accident left her badly shaken
- verb move or cause to move back and forth
agitate; shake.
- The chemist shook the flask vigorously
- My hands were shaking
- adjective satellite disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
- weaken4/5
weaken
- verb lessen the strength of
- The fever weakened his body
- verb become weaker
- The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
- verb lessen the strength of
- unbroken4/5
unbroken
- adjective marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
- cars in an unbroken procession
- the unbroken quiet of the afternoon
- adjective satellite not subdued or trained for service or use
- unbroken colts
- adjective marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
- outspoken4/5
outspoken
- adjective satellite given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
vocal.
- outspoken in their opposition to segregation
- a vocal assembly
- adjective satellite characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
frank; straight-from-the-shoulder; point-blank; candid; plainspoken; blunt; free-spoken; forthright.
- blunt talking and straight shooting
- a blunt New England farmer
- I gave them my candid opinion
- forthright criticism
- a forthright approach to the problem
- tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
- it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
- plainspoken and to the point
- a point-blank accusation
- adjective satellite given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
- sunken4/5
sunken
- adjective satellite having a sunken area
recessed; deep-set.
- hunger gave their faces a sunken look
- verb fall or descend to a lower place or level
drop down; drop; sink.
- He sank to his knees
- adjective satellite having a sunken area
- stricken4/5
stricken
- adjective satellite grievously affected especially by disease
afflicted.
- adjective satellite (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
struck; smitten.
- conscience-smitten
- awe-struck
- adjective satellite grievously affected especially by disease
- drunken4/5
drunken
- adjective satellite given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
sottish; boozy; bibulous.
- a bibulous fellow
- a bibulous evening
- his boozy drinking companions
- thick boozy singing
- a drunken binge
- two drunken gentlemen holding each other up
- sottish behavior
- adjective satellite given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
- unspoken4/5
unspoken
- adjective satellite expressed without speech
wordless; tongueless; mute.
- a mute appeal
- a silent curse
- best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson
- the words stopped at her lips unsounded
- unspoken grief
- choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe
- adjective satellite not made explicit
unexpressed; unstated; unverbalised; unvoiced; unuttered; unverbalized; unsaid.
- the unexpressed terms of the agreement
- things left unsaid
- some kind of unspoken agreement
- his action is clear but his reason remains unstated
- adjective satellite expressed without speech
- hearken3/5
hearken
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
hark; harken.
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
- woken3/5
wake
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
aftermath; backwash.
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
- noun an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
Wake Island.
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
- overtaken3/5
overtake
- verb catch up with and possibly overtake
catch; catch up with.
- The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
- verb travel past
overhaul; pass.
- The sports car passed all the trucks
- verb catch up with and possibly overtake
- quicken3/5
quicken
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; accelerate.
- The car accelerated
- verb make keen or more acute
whet.
- whet my appetite
- verb move faster
- darken3/5
darken
- verb become dark or darker
- The sky darkened
- verb tarnish or stain
- a scandal that darkened the family's good name
- verb become dark or darker
- thicken3/5
thicken
- verb make thick or thicker
inspissate.
- Thicken the sauce
- inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch
- verb become thick or thicker
inspissate.
- The sauce thickened
- The egg yolk will inspissate
- verb make thick or thicker
- forsaken3/5
forsake
- verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
abandon; desolate; desert.
- The mother deserted her children
- verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- aiken3/5
aiken
- noun United States writer (1889-1973)
Conrad Potter Aiken; Conrad Aiken.
- noun United States writer (1889-1973)
- shrunken3/5
shrunken
- adjective satellite lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
withered; shriveled; wizen; wizened; shrivelled.
- the old woman's shriveled skin
- he looked shriveled and ill
- a shrunken old man
- a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie
- he did well despite his withered arm
- a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrivel; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- adjective satellite lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
- silken3/5
silken
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
silky; silklike; slick; sleek; satiny.
- glossy auburn hair
- satiny gardenia petals
- sleek black fur
- silken eyelashes
- silky skin
- a silklike fabric
- slick seals and otters
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
- mencken3/5
mencken
- noun United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
H. L. Mencken; Henry Louis Mencken.
- noun United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
- bracken3/5
bracken
- noun fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
Pteridium esculentum.
- noun large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
pasture brake; brake; Pteridium aquilinum.
- noun fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
- heartbroken3/5
heartbroken
- adjective satellite full of sorrow
brokenhearted; heartsick.
- adjective satellite full of sorrow
- hoboken3/5
- aitken3/5
aitken
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- harken2/5
harken
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
hark; hearken.
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
- waken2/5
waken
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- verb stop sleeping
come alive; arouse; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
- awoken2/5
awake
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- adjective not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
- lay awake thinking about his new job
- still not fully awake
- verb stop sleeping
- liken2/5
liken
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
compare; equate.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- partaken2/5
partake
- verb have some of the qualities or attributes of something
- verb have, give, or receive a share of
partake in; share.
- We shared the cake
- verb have some of the qualities or attributes of something
- retaken2/5
retake
- noun a shot or scene that is photographed again
- verb take back by force, as after a battle
recapture.
- The military forces managed to recapture the fort
- noun a shot or scene that is photographed again
- betoken2/5
betoken
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
bespeak; indicate; signal; point.
- These symptoms indicate a serious illness
- Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
- The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
- unshaken2/5
unshaken
- adjective satellite unshaken in purpose
undaunted; undismayed.
- wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made
- adjective satellite unshaken in purpose
- blacken2/5
blacken
- verb make or become black
melanize; black; melanise; nigrify.
- The smoke blackened the ceiling
- The ceiling blackened
- verb burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
char; sear; scorch.
- The cook blackened the chicken breast
- The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
- the flames scorched the ceiling
- verb make or become black
- slacken2/5
slacken
- verb become slow or slower
slow down; slow; slack; slow up.
- Production slowed
- verb make less active or fast
slack up; slack; relax.
- He slackened his pace as he got tired
- Don't relax your efforts now
- verb become slow or slower
- sicken2/5
sicken
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
nauseate; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
- verb get sick
come down.
- She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
- reawaken2/5
reawaken
- verb awaken once again
- verb awaken once again
- oken2/5
oaken
- adjective satellite consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
- a solid oak table
- the old oaken bucket
- adjective satellite consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
- godforsaken2/5
godforsaken
- adjective satellite located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
wild; waste.
- a desert island
- a godforsaken wilderness crossroads
- a wild stretch of land
- waste places
- adjective satellite located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
- oaken2/5
oaken
- adjective satellite consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
- a solid oak table
- the old oaken bucket
- adjective satellite consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
- interlaken2/5
interlaken
- noun a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland
- noun a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland
- gedanken2/5
gedanken
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- milken2/5
- heineken2/5
heineken
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- eucken2/5
- kraken2/5
kraken
A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus. To believe all that has been said of the sea serpent or kraken, would be credulity; to reject the possibility of their existence, would be presumption. Goldsmith.
Like a kraken huge and black. Longfellow.
- betaken2/5
betake
To take or seize. Obs. Spenser.
- bespoken1/5
bespoken
- adjective satellite (of clothing) custom-made
made-to-order; tailored; bespoke; tailor-made.
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
bespeak; indicate; signal; betoken; point.
- These symptoms indicate a serious illness
- Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
- The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
- adjective satellite (of clothing) custom-made
- aken1/5
aken
- noun a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
Aachen; Aix-la-Chapelle.
- noun a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
- plainspoken1/5
plainspoken
- adjective satellite using simple and direct language
- a plainspoken country doctor
- adjective satellite characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
frank; straight-from-the-shoulder; outspoken; point-blank; candid; blunt; free-spoken; forthright.
- blunt talking and straight shooting
- a blunt New England farmer
- I gave them my candid opinion
- forthright criticism
- a forthright approach to the problem
- tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
- it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
- plainspoken and to the point
- a point-blank accusation
- adjective satellite using simple and direct language
- visken1/5
visken
- noun an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension
pindolol.
- noun an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension
- birken1/5
birken
- adjective satellite consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
birchen; birch.
- adjective satellite consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
- housebroken1/5
housebroken
- adjective satellite (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place
house-trained.
- housebroken pets
- `house-trained' is chiefly British
- adjective satellite (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place
- awestricken1/5
awestricken
- adjective having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
awestruck; awed.
- stood in awed silence before the shrine
- in grim despair and awestruck wonder
- adjective having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
- brocken1/5
break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
interruption.
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
- noun an unexpected piece of good luck
good luck; happy chance.
- he finally got his big break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- starken1/5
- wicken1/5
wicken
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- sacken1/5
- untaken1/5
- decken1/5
decken
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- striken1/5
strike
- noun a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
work stoppage.
- the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled
- noun an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
- noun a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- baken1/5
bake
- verb cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
- bake the potatoes
- verb prepare with dry heat in an oven
- bake a cake
- verb cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
- misspoken1/5
misspeak
- verb pronounce a word incorrectly
mispronounce.
- She mispronounces many Latinate words
- verb pronounce a word incorrectly
- trocken1/5
trocken
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- unmistaken1/5
unmistaken
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- turken1/5
turken
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- drucken1/5
drucken
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- stucken1/5
stucken
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- soken1/5
soken
A toll. See Obs.Soc , n., 2.Great sooken had this miller, out of doubt. Chaucer.
- tekken1/5
- locken1/5
locken
of Chaucer.Lock .
- barken1/5
barken
Made of bark. Poetic Whittier.
- wellspoken1/5
- flecken1/5
flecken
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- lucken1/5
lucken
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- tooken1/5
- bricken1/5
- sticken1/5
- backen1/5
backen
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Suffixes of ken
- kent«Word Popularity Bar5/5
ken
- noun range of what one can know or understand
cognizance.
- beyond my ken
- noun the range of vision
sight.
- out of sight of land
- noun range of what one can know or understand
- kennedy5/5
kennedy
- noun 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
Jack Kennedy; JFK; President John F. Kennedy; John Fitzgerald Kennedy; President Kennedy.
- noun a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
Kennedy Interrnational; Kennedy International Airport.
- noun 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
- kentucky5/5
kentucky
One of the United States.
- kenneth5/5
ken
- noun range of what one can know or understand
cognizance.
- beyond my ken
- noun the range of vision
sight.
- out of sight of land
- noun range of what one can know or understand
- kenya4/5
kenya
- noun a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
Republic of Kenya.
- noun a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
- kendall4/5
kendall
- noun United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
Edward Kendall; Edward Calvin Kendall.
- noun United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
- kenny4/5
kenny
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- kenyan3/5
kenyan
- noun a native or inhabitant of Kenya
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Kenya or its people
- Kenyan mountains
- noun a native or inhabitant of Kenya
- kennan3/5
kennan
- noun United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
George Frost Kennan; George F. Kennan.
- noun United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
- kennel3/5
kennel
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
dog house; doghouse.
- verb put up in a kennel
- kennel a dog
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
- kensington3/5
kensington
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- kenyon3/5
kenyon
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- kendra3/5
kendra
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- kendrick3/5
kendrick
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- kens2/5
ken
- noun range of what one can know or understand
cognizance.
- beyond my ken
- noun the range of vision
sight.
- out of sight of land
- noun range of what one can know or understand
- kenyans2/5
kenyan
- noun a native or inhabitant of Kenya
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Kenya or its people
- Kenyan mountains
- noun a native or inhabitant of Kenya
- kentuckians2/5
kentuckian
- noun a native or resident of Kentucky
Bluegrass Stater.
- noun a native or resident of Kentucky
- kentuckian2/5
kentuckian
- noun a native or resident of Kentucky
Bluegrass Stater.
- noun a native or resident of Kentucky
- kennelly2/5
kennel
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
dog house; doghouse.
- verb put up in a kennel
- kennel a dog
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
- keno2/5
keno
- noun a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
bingo; beano; lotto.
- noun a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
- kendal2/5
kendal
A cloth colored green by dye obtained from the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at Kendal, in Westmoreland, England. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).How couldst thou know these men in Kendal green ? Shak.
- kennels2/5
kennel
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
dog house; doghouse.
- verb put up in a kennel
- kennel a dog
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
- kennewick2/5
kennewick
- noun a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
- noun a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
- kentish2/5
kentish
- noun one of the major dialects of Old English
Jutish.
- noun a dialect of Middle English
- noun one of the major dialects of Old English
- kenyatta2/5
kenyatta
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- kenton2/5
kenton
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- kenner2/5
ken
- noun range of what one can know or understand
cognizance.
- beyond my ken
- noun the range of vision
sight.
- out of sight of land
- noun range of what one can know or understand
- kenilworth2/5
- kenai2/5
kenai
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- kenosis2/5
kenosis
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- kennet2/5
kennet
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- kennesaw2/5
kennesaw
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- kenmore2/5
kenmore
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- kenzo2/5
kenzo
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- kendo2/5
kendo
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- kenotic2/5
- kendrew1/5
kendrew
- noun English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structure of blood components (born in 1917)
Sir John Cowdery Kendrew.
- noun English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structure of blood components (born in 1917)
- kents1/5
kent
- noun a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
- noun United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971)
Rockwell Kent.
- noun a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
- kenning1/5
kenning
- noun conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
- noun conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
- kennings1/5
kenning
- noun conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
- noun conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
- kenyapithecus1/5
kenyapithecus
- noun extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya
genus Kenyapithecus.
- noun extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya
- kennelled1/5
kennel
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
dog house; doghouse.
- verb put up in a kennel
- kennel a dog
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
- kenneled1/5
kennel
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
dog house; doghouse.
- verb put up in a kennel
- kennel a dog
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
- kenalog1/5
kenalog
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent
triamcinolone; Aristocort; Aristopak.
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent
- kenaf1/5
kenaf
- noun fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
deccan hemp.
- noun valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
kanaf; Hibiscus cannabinus; bimli; deccan hemp; Bombay hemp; Indian hemp; bimli hemp.
- noun fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
- kente1/5
ken
- noun range of what one can know or understand
cognizance.
- beyond my ken
- noun the range of vision
sight.
- out of sight of land
- noun range of what one can know or understand
- kennell1/5
kennell
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- kenned1/5
ken
- noun range of what one can know or understand
cognizance.
- beyond my ken
- noun the range of vision
sight.
- out of sight of land
- noun range of what one can know or understand
- kennerly1/5
kennerly
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- kend1/5
ken
- noun range of what one can know or understand
cognizance.
- beyond my ken
- noun the range of vision
sight.
- out of sight of land
- noun range of what one can know or understand
- kenema1/5
- kentledge1/5
kentledge
(Naut.) Pigs of iron used for ballast. Written also kintlidge .
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kench
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Derived words of ken
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weekend
- noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
- verb spend the weekend
- noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
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awakening
- noun the act of waking
waking up; wakening.
- it was an early awakening
- it was the waking up he hated most
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- noun the act of waking
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awakened
- adjective aroused or activated
- an awakened interest in ballet
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- adjective aroused or activated
- tokens4/5
token
- noun an individual instance of a type of symbol
item.
- the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'
- noun something serving as a sign of something else
- noun an individual instance of a type of symbol
- weakened4/5
weakened
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
vitiated; diminished; lessened.
- verb lessen the strength of
weaken.
- The fever weakened his body
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
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chicken
- noun the flesh of a chicken used for food
poulet; volaille.
- noun a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Gallus gallus.
- noun the flesh of a chicken used for food
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likeness
- noun similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
alikeness; similitude.
- man created God in his own likeness
- noun picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
semblance.
- noun similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
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darkened
- adjective satellite (of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
- the darkened margins of the paper
- verb become dark or darker
darken.
- The sky darkened
- adjective satellite (of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
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mackenzie
- noun Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
Sir Alexander Mackenzie.
- noun a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea
Mackenzie River.
- noun Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
- weakening4/5
weakening
- noun becoming weaker
- noun the act of reducing the strength of something
- noun becoming weaker
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thickening
- noun any material used to thicken
thickener.
- starch is used in cooking as a thickening
- noun any thickened enlargement
node; knob.
- noun any material used to thicken
- likened4/5
liken
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
compare; equate.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
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thickened
- adjective satellite made or having become thick
- thickened bronchial arteries
- verb make thick or thicker
thicken; inspissate.
- Thicken the sauce
- inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch
- adjective satellite made or having become thick
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dickens
- noun a word used in exclamations of confusion
deuce; devil.
- what the devil
- the deuce with it
- the dickens you say
- noun English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)
Charles John Huffam Dickens; Charles Dickens.
- noun a word used in exclamations of confusion
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weekend
- noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
- verb spend the weekend
- noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
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drunkenness
- noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
tipsiness; insobriety; inebriety; inebriation; intoxication.
- noun habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
inebriation; alcoholism; alcohol addiction.
- noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
- mistakenly4/5
mistakenly
- adverb in a mistaken manner
erroneously.
- he mistakenly believed it
- adverb in a mistaken manner
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awaken
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awake; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
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waken
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- verb stop sleeping
come alive; arouse; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
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quicken
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; accelerate.
- The car accelerated
- verb make keen or more acute
whet.
- whet my appetite
- verb move faster
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darkening
- noun changing to a darker color
blackening.
- verb become dark or darker
darken.
- The sky darkened
- noun changing to a darker color
- weakens3/5
weaken
- verb lessen the strength of
- The fever weakened his body
- verb become weaker
- The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
- verb lessen the strength of
- quickening3/5
quickening
- noun the process of showing signs of life
- the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain
- noun the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
- noun the process of showing signs of life
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ashkenazi
- noun a Jew of eastern European or German descent
- noun a Jew of eastern European or German descent
- likens3/5
liken
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
compare; equate.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
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likeness
- noun similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
alikeness; similitude.
- man created God in his own likeness
- noun picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
semblance.
- noun similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
- thickens3/5
thicken
- verb make thick or thicker
inspissate.
- Thicken the sauce
- inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch
- verb become thick or thicker
inspissate.
- The sauce thickened
- The egg yolk will inspissate
- verb make thick or thicker
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blackened
- adjective satellite darkened by smoke
- blackened rafters
- verb make or become black
melanize; black; blacken; melanise; nigrify.
- The smoke blackened the ceiling
- The ceiling blackened
- adjective satellite darkened by smoke
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sickening
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
nauseate; sicken; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
- sickened3/5
sicken
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
nauseate; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
- verb get sick
come down.
- She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
- slackened3/5
slacken
- verb become slow or slower
slow down; slow; slack; slow up.
- Production slowed
- verb make less active or fast
slack up; slack; relax.
- He slackened his pace as he got tired
- Don't relax your efforts now
- verb become slow or slower
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frankenstein
- noun an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
- noun the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation)
Frankenstein's monster.
- noun an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
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tashkent
- noun the capital of Uzbekistan
capital of Uzbek; Taskent.
- noun the capital of Uzbekistan
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mckenzie
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hearken
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
hark; harken.
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
- hearkening2/5
hearken
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
hark; harken.
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
- harkens2/5
harken
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
hark; hearken.
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
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awakening
- noun the act of waking
waking up; wakening.
- it was an early awakening
- it was the waking up he hated most
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- noun the act of waking
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wakening
- noun the act of waking
awakening; waking up.
- it was an early awakening
- it was the waking up he hated most
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- noun the act of waking
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waken
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- verb stop sleeping
come alive; arouse; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
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darken
- verb become dark or darker
- The sky darkened
- verb tarnish or stain
- a scandal that darkened the family's good name
- verb become dark or darker
- likening2/5
likening
- noun the act of comparing similarities
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
liken; compare; equate.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- noun the act of comparing similarities
- quickens2/5
quicken
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; accelerate.
- The car accelerated
- verb make keen or more acute
whet.
- whet my appetite
- verb move faster
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betoken
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
bespeak; indicate; signal; point.
- These symptoms indicate a serious illness
- Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
- The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
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ashkenazi
- noun a Jew of eastern European or German descent
- noun a Jew of eastern European or German descent
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bookend
- noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
- noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
- betokens2/5
betoken
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
bespeak; indicate; signal; point.
- These symptoms indicate a serious illness
- Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
- The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
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blackening
- noun changing to a darker color
darkening.
- verb make or become black
melanize; black; blacken; melanise; nigrify.
- The smoke blackened the ceiling
- The ceiling blackened
- noun changing to a darker color
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reawaken
- verb awaken once again
- verb awaken once again
- slackening2/5
slackening
- noun an occurrence of control or strength weakening
loosening; relaxation.
- the relaxation of requirements
- the loosening of his grip
- the slackening of the wind
- verb become slow or slower
slacken; slow down; slow; slack; slow up.
- Production slowed
- noun an occurrence of control or strength weakening
- reawakened2/5
reawaken
- verb awaken once again
- verb awaken once again
- thickener2/5
thickener
- noun any material used to thicken
thickening.
- starch is used in cooking as a thickening
- noun any material used to thicken
- sickens2/5
sicken
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
nauseate; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
- verb get sick
come down.
- She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
- thickeners2/5
thickener
- noun any material used to thicken
thickening.
- starch is used in cooking as a thickening
- noun any material used to thicken
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dickensian
- adjective of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)
- adjective of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)
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rickenbacker
- noun the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973)
Eddie Rickenbacker; Edward Vernon Rickenbacker.
- noun the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973)
- outspokenness2/5
outspokenness
- noun the trait of being blunt and outspoken
frankness.
- noun the trait of being blunt and outspoken
- unlikeness2/5
unlikeness
- noun dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
dissimilitude.
- noun dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
- sickeningly2/5
sickeningly
- adverb in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree
revoltingly; distastefully; disgustingly.
- the beggar was disgustingly filthy
- adverb in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree
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spikenard
- noun an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
nard.
- noun an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
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chickenpox
- noun an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
varicella.
- noun an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
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drunkenly
- adverb showing effects of much strong drink
- He sang drunkenly
- adverb showing effects of much strong drink
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alkene
- noun any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
olefine; olefin.
- noun any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
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alkene
- noun any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
olefine; olefin.
- noun any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
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brokenhearted
- adjective satellite full of sorrow
heartbroken; heartsick.
- adjective satellite full of sorrow
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breckenridge
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brokenness
The state or quality of being broken; unevenness. Macaulay.
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skene
See C. Kingsley.Skean .
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blankenship
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tokenism
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broken
- adjective physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- a broken mirror
- a broken tooth
- a broken leg
- his neck is broken
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- adjective physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
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hearken
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
hark; harken.
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
- harkened1/5
harken
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
hark; hearken.
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
- harkening1/5
harken
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
hark; hearken.
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
- unawakened1/5
unawakened
- adjective not aroused or activated
- unawakened emotions
- adjective satellite still asleep
- adjective not aroused or activated
- thickenings1/5
thickening
- noun any material used to thicken
thickener.
- starch is used in cooking as a thickening
- noun any thickened enlargement
node; knob.
- noun any material used to thicken
- bookend1/5
bookend
- noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
- noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
- betokening1/5
betoken
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
bespeak; indicate; signal; point.
- These symptoms indicate a serious illness
- Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
- The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
- ashkenazis1/5
ashkenazi
- noun a Jew of eastern European or German descent
- noun a Jew of eastern European or German descent
- slackens1/5
slacken
- verb become slow or slower
slow down; slow; slack; slow up.
- Production slowed
- verb make less active or fast
slack up; slack; relax.
- He slackened his pace as he got tired
- Don't relax your efforts now
- verb become slow or slower
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glockenspiel
- noun a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
orchestral bells.
- noun a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
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blacken
- verb make or become black
melanize; black; melanise; nigrify.
- The smoke blackened the ceiling
- The ceiling blackened
- verb burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
char; sear; scorch.
- The cook blackened the chicken breast
- The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
- the flames scorched the ceiling
- verb make or become black
- chickenshit1/5
chickenshit
- noun a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear
- noun a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear
- reawakens1/5
reawaken
- verb awaken once again
- verb awaken once again
- weekenders1/5
weekender
- noun someone who vacations on a weekend
- noun a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip
- noun someone who vacations on a weekend
- weekender1/5
weekender
- noun someone who vacations on a weekend
- noun a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip
- noun someone who vacations on a weekend
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hakenkreuz
- noun the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
swastika.
- noun the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
- quickener1/5
quickener
- noun an agent that gives or restores life or vigor
invigorator; enlivener.
- the soul is the quickener of the body
- noun an agent that gives or restores life or vigor
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frankenstein
- noun an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
- noun the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation)
Frankenstein's monster.
- noun an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
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weekend
- noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
- verb spend the weekend
- noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
- unlikenesses1/5
unlikeness
- noun dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
dissimilitude.
- noun dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
- alikeness1/5
alikeness
- noun similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
similitude; likeness.
- man created God in his own likeness
- noun similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
- outspokenly1/5
outspokenly
- adverb in an outspoken manner
- he was outspokenly critical of the Government's new social policy
- adverb in an outspoken manner
- brackens1/5
bracken
- noun fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
Pteridium esculentum.
- noun large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
pasture brake; brake; Pteridium aquilinum.
- noun fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
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chicken
- noun the flesh of a chicken used for food
poulet; volaille.
- noun a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Gallus gallus.
- noun the flesh of a chicken used for food
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- tokenistic1/5
- birkenstock1/5
birkenstock
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awakener
One who, or that which, awakens.
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tarkenton
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- tokening1/5
token
- noun an individual instance of a type of symbol
item.
- the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'
- noun something serving as a sign of something else
- noun an individual instance of a type of symbol
- childlikeness1/5
- iskenderun1/5
- forsakenness1/5
forsakenness
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- tokened1/5
token
- noun an individual instance of a type of symbol
item.
- the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'
- noun something serving as a sign of something else
- noun an individual instance of a type of symbol
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slickensides
The smooth, striated, or partially polished surfaces of a fissure or seam, supposed to have been produced by the sliding of one surface on another.
- alkenyl1/5
- bookended1/5
bookend
- noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
- noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
- lifelikeness1/5
lifelikeness
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- truthlikeness1/5
- frankensteinian1/5
- chickening1/5
chicken
- noun the flesh of a chicken used for food
poulet; volaille.
- noun a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Gallus gallus.
- noun the flesh of a chicken used for food
- awakeners1/5
awakener
One who, or that which, awakens.
- godlikeness1/5
- drunkeness1/5
- tokenize1/5
tokenize
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- barkentine1/5
barkentine
(Naut.) A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. Spelled also See Illust. in Append.barquentine ,barkantine , etc.
- pinkened1/5
- gedankenexperiment1/5
gedankenexperiment
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unbrokenly1/5
unbroken
- adjective marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
- cars in an unbroken procession
- the unbroken quiet of the afternoon
- adjective satellite not subdued or trained for service or use
- unbroken colts
- adjective marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
- krakens1/5
kraken
A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus. To believe all that has been said of the sea serpent or kraken, would be credulity; to reject the possibility of their existence, would be presumption. Goldsmith.
Like a kraken huge and black. Longfellow.
- slickened1/5
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- unweakened1/5
unweakened
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