lin: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of lin
- franklin«Word Popularity Bar5/5
franklin
- noun a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
- noun United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
John Hope Franklin.
- noun a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
- berlin5/5
berlin
- noun a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
- noun capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
German capital.
- noun a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
- insulin5/5
insulin
- noun hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
- noun hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
- stalin5/5
stalin
- noun Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; Joseph Stalin.
- noun Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
- dublin5/5
dublin
- noun capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
capital of Ireland; Irish capital.
- noun capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
- clin5/5
clin
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- violin4/5
violin
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
fiddle.
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
- merlin4/5
merlin
- noun small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
pigeon hawk; Falco columbarius.
- noun (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
- noun small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
- penicillin4/5
penicillin
- noun any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
- noun any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
- colin4/5
colin
(Zoöl.) The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite .
- zeppelin3/5
zeppelin
- noun a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
Graf Zeppelin.
- noun German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
- noun a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
- chaplin3/5
chaplin
- noun English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin; Charlie Chaplin.
- noun English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)
- muslin3/5
muslin
- noun plain-woven cotton fabric
- noun plain-woven cotton fabric
- myelin3/5
myelin
- noun a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
myeline; medulla.
- noun a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
- javelin3/5
javelin
- noun an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
- noun a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
- noun an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
- goblin3/5
goblin
- noun (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
hobgoblin; hob.
- noun (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- ampicillin3/5
ampicillin
- noun semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)
Principen; Polycillin; SK-Ampicillin.
- noun semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)
- lublin3/5
lublin
- noun an industrial city of eastern Poland
- noun an industrial city of eastern Poland
- immunoglobulin3/5
immunoglobulin
- noun a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
immune serum globulin; immune gamma globulin; Ig; immune globulin.
- noun a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
- kremlin3/5
kremlin
- noun citadel of a Russian town
- noun citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government
- noun citadel of a Russian town
- globulin3/5
globulin
- noun a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
- noun a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
- marlin3/5
marlin
- noun large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
- noun large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
- mclaughlin3/5
mclaughlin
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- cyclin3/5
cyclin
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- caitlin3/5
caitlin
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- oberlin3/5
oberlin
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- hamlin3/5
hamlin
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- collin3/5
collin
A very pure form of gelatin.
- carlin3/5
carlin
An old woman. Scot. & Prov. Eng.
- tubulin3/5
tubulin
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- olin3/5
olin
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- michelin3/5
michelin
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- moulin3/5
moulin
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- joplin2/5
joplin
- noun United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)
Janis Joplin.
- noun United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917)
Scott Joplin.
- noun United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)
- maudlin2/5
maudlin
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
sentimental; schmalzy; bathetic; mushy; soppy; kitschy; hokey; slushy; soupy; schmaltzy; mawkish; drippy.
- a bathetic novel
- maudlin expressions of sympathy
- mushy effusiveness
- a schmaltzy song
- sentimental soap operas
- slushy poetry
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
- adrenalin2/5
adrenalin
- noun a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
epinephrin; adrenaline; epinephrine.
- noun a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
- tefillin2/5
tefillin
- noun (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
phylactery.
- noun (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
- bartholin2/5
bartholin
- noun Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629)
Caspar Bartholin.
- noun Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629)
- ritalin2/5
ritalin
- noun central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children
methylphenidate.
- noun central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children
- kaolin2/5
kaolin
- noun a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
china stone; china clay; kaoline; porcelain clay; terra alba.
- noun a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
- mandolin2/5
mandolin
- noun a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
- noun a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
- tarpaulin2/5
tarpaulin
- noun waterproofed canvas
tarp.
- noun waterproofed canvas
- tuberculin2/5
tuberculin
- noun a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
- noun a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
- lanolin2/5
lanolin
- noun a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
wool grease; wool fat.
- noun an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)
- noun a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
- vanillin2/5
vanillin
- noun a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings
- noun a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings
- gibberellin2/5
gibberellin
- noun a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth
- noun a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth
- hobgoblin2/5
hobgoblin
- noun (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
goblin; hob.
- noun an object of dread or apprehension
bugbear.
- Germany was always a bugbear for France
- A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
- noun (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- formalin2/5
formalin
- noun a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens
formol.
- noun a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens
- amoxicillin2/5
amoxicillin
- noun an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
Amoxil; Larotid; Trimox; Augmentin; Polymox.
- noun an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
- methicillin2/5
methicillin
- noun antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections
- noun antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections
- medellin2/5
medellin
- noun city in western Colombia; important coffee center
- noun city in western Colombia; important coffee center
- hamelin2/5
hamelin
- noun a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper
Hameln.
- noun a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper
- piperacillin2/5
piperacillin
- noun a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections
Pipracil.
- noun a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections
- gremlin2/5
gremlin
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
hob; elf; brownie; pixie; imp; pixy.
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- ghrelin2/5
ghrelin
- noun a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary
- noun a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary
- thyroglobulin2/5
thyroglobulin
- noun an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins
- noun an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins
- inulin2/5
inulin
- noun used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function
- noun used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function
- enkephalin2/5
enkephalin
- noun an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere
- noun an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere
- tellin2/5
tell
- noun a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
William Tell.
- verb express in words
state; say.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
- noun a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
- catlin2/5
catlin
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- calmodulin2/5
calmodulin
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- sakhalin2/5
sakhalin
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- hematoxylin2/5
hematoxylin
Hæmatoxylin.
- tomlin2/5
tomlin
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- prostacyclin2/5
prostacyclin
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- jilin2/5
jilin
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- paulin2/5
paulin
(Naut.) See Tarpaulin .
- rivlin2/5
- reuchlin2/5
- gamelin2/5
- kaitlin2/5
kaitlin
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- sphingomyelin2/5
sphingomyelin
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- crystallin2/5
crystalline
- adjective consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
- granite is crystalline
- adjective satellite distinctly or sharply outlined
- crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan
- adjective consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
- gorlin2/5
- blin2/5
blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- he spent hours reading to the blind
- noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- he waited impatiently in the blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- maslin2/5
maslin
A mixture composed of different materials ; especially:(a) A mixture of metals resembling brass .(b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye .Written also meslin ,mislin ,maselyn ,mastlin .
- lactoglobulin2/5
- proinsulin2/5
proinsulin
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- pearlin2/5
pearlin
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- poplin1/5
poplin
- noun a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery
- noun a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery
- digitalin1/5
digitalin
- noun a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
digitalis; digitalis glycoside.
- noun a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
- ratlin1/5
ratlin
- noun (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
ratline.
- noun (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
- humulin1/5
- metheglin1/5
metheglin
- noun spiced or medicated mead
- noun spiced or medicated mead
- capulin1/5
capulin
- noun Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit
capulin tree; Prunus capuli.
- noun Mexican black cherry
Mexican black cherry.
- noun Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit
- urobilin1/5
urobilin
- noun brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine
- noun brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine
- hyalin1/5
hyalin
- noun a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
hyaline.
- noun a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
- botulin1/5
botulin
- noun potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
botulismotoxin; botulinus toxin.
- noun potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
- pangolin1/5
pangolin
- noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
scaly anteater; anteater.
- noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
- benzylpenicillin1/5
benzylpenicillin
- noun the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics
penicillin G.
- noun the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics
- dicloxacillin1/5
dicloxacillin
- noun antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin
Dynapen.
- noun antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin
- ventolin1/5
ventolin
- noun a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
albuterol; Proventil.
- noun a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
- tallin1/5
tallin
- noun a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia
capital of Estonia; Tallinn.
- noun a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia
- keratohyalin1/5
keratohyalin
- noun hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum
- noun hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum
- nafcillin1/5
nafcillin
- noun a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
Nafcil.
- noun a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
- oxacillin1/5
oxacillin
- noun a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci
- noun a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci
- motilin1/5
motilin
- noun a gastrointestinal hormone that apparently participates in controlling smooth muscle contractions in the stomach and small intestine
- noun a gastrointestinal hormone that apparently participates in controlling smooth muscle contractions in the stomach and small intestine
- drumlin1/5
drumlin
- noun a mound of glacial drift
- noun a mound of glacial drift
- ptyalin1/5
ptyalin
- noun an amylase secreted in saliva
- noun an amylase secreted in saliva
- pyroxylin1/5
pyroxylin
- noun highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
pyroxyline.
- noun highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
- glutelin1/5
glutelin
- noun a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals
- noun a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals
- dunlin1/5
dunlin
- noun small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
red-backed sandpiper; Erolia alpina.
- noun small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
- amygdalin1/5
amygdalin
- noun a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds
- noun a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds
- durabolin1/5
durabolin
- noun an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
nandrolone; Kabolin.
- noun an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
- capelin1/5
capelin
- noun very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
caplin; capelan.
- noun very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
- caplin1/5
caplin
- noun very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
capelin; capelan.
- noun very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
- dahlin1/5
dahlin
(Chem.) A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also inulin . SeeInulin .
- purlin1/5
purlin
(Arch.) In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.
- flagellin1/5
flagellin
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- alin1/5
alin
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- fibrillin1/5
- concanavalin1/5
- antiglobulin1/5
- macroglobulin1/5
macroglobulin
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- mechlin1/5
mechlin
A kind of lace made at, or originating in, Mechlin, in Belgium.
- hollin1/5
hollin
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- reticulin1/5
reticulin
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- amylin1/5
- pilin1/5
pilin
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- amoxycillin1/5
- haematoxylin1/5
- gallin1/5
gallin
(Chem.) A substance obtained by the reduction of galleïn.
- manitoulin1/5
manitoulin
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- calin1/5
calin
An alloy of lead and tin, of which the Chinese make tea canisters.
- patulin1/5
- podophyllin1/5
podophyllin
(Chem.) A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple ( Podophyllum peltatum ). It is a complex mixture of several substances.
- gobelin1/5
gobelin
Pertaining to tapestry produced in the so-called Gobelin works, which have been maintained by the French Government since 1667.
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- bilin1/5
bilin
(Physiol. Chem.) A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.
- cloxacillin1/5
cloxacillin
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- gaulin1/5
- noradrenalin1/5
noradrenalin
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- luteolin1/5
luteolin
(Chem.) A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the dyer's broom ( Reseda luteola ).
- estlin1/5
estlin
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- carolin1/5
carolin
A former gold coin of Germany worth nearly five dollars; also, a gold coin of Sweden worth nearly five dollars.
- poquelin1/5
poquelin
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- trifluralin1/5
- bowlin1/5
bowlin
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- kimberlin1/5
kimberlin
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- anthralin1/5
anthralin
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- ravelin1/5
ravelin
(Fort.) A detached work with two embankments with make a salient angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called demilune and half-moon.
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- francolin1/5
francolin
(Zoöl.) A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris ) was formerly common in southern Europe, but is now nearly restricted to Asia.
- rattlin1/5
rattlin
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- chitlin1/5
chitlin
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- anilin1/5
anilin
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- meslin1/5
- kylin1/5
kylin
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- codlin1/5
codlin
An apple fit to stew or coddle.
- raglin1/5
raglin
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- catalin1/5
catalin
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- kweilin1/5
- develin1/5
develin
(Zoöl.) The European swift. Prov. Eng.
- esculin1/5
esculin
(Chem.) A glucoside obtained from the Æsculus hippocastanum , or horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions.Written also æsculin .
- aureolin1/5
- mescalin1/5
mescalin
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- cryoglobulin1/5
cryoglobulin
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- angelin1/5
angelin
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- dialin1/5
dialin
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- cephalin1/5
- westlin1/5
westlin
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- euglobulin1/5
- chlorophyllin1/5
- vicilin1/5
- phaseolin1/5
phaseolin
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- khellin1/5
Suffixes of lin
- line«Word Popularity Bar5/5
line
- noun a formation of people or things one beside another
- the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed
- they were arrayed in line of battle
- the cast stood in line for the curtain call
- noun a mark that is long relative to its width
- He drew a line on the chart
- noun a formation of people or things one beside another
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line
- noun a formation of people or things one beside another
- the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed
- they were arrayed in line of battle
- the cast stood in line for the curtain call
- noun a mark that is long relative to its width
- He drew a line on the chart
- noun a formation of people or things one beside another
- linguistic5/5
linguistic
- adjective consisting of or related to language
lingual.
- linguistic behavior
- a linguistic atlas
- lingual diversity
- adjective of or relating to the scientific study of language
- linguistic theory
- adjective consisting of or related to language
- lined5/5
lined
- adjective satellite bordered by a line of things
- tree lined streets
- verb be in line with; form a line along
run along; line.
- trees line the riverbank
- adjective satellite bordered by a line of things
- link5/5
link
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
nexus.
- noun a fastener that serves to join or connect
tie-in; linkup; tie.
- the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
- linked5/5
linked
- adjective satellite connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
joined; coupled.
- verb make a logical or causal connection
tie in; associate; relate; colligate; link; connect; link up.
- I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
- colligate these facts
- I cannot relate these events at all
- adjective satellite connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
- links5/5
links
- noun a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
golf links.
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
nexus; link.
- noun a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
- linking5/5
link
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
nexus.
- noun a fastener that serves to join or connect
tie-in; linkup; tie.
- the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
- linear5/5
linear
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
additive.
- adjective of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
one-dimensional.
- a linear measurement
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
- lincoln5/5
lincoln
- noun 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
President Abraham Lincoln; President Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln.
- noun capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
capital of Nebraska.
- noun 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
- linda5/5
linda
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- lining4/5
lining
- noun a protective covering that protects an inside surface
liner.
- noun a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
liner.
- noun a protective covering that protects an inside surface
- lindsay4/5
lindsay
- noun United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
Howard Lindsay.
- noun United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931)
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay; Vachel Lindsay.
- noun United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
- linguistics4/5
linguistics
- noun the scientific study of language
- noun the humanistic study of language and literature
philology.
- noun the scientific study of language
- lineage4/5
lineage
- noun the descendants of one individual
pedigree; parentage; descent; bloodline; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
- his entire lineage has been warriors
- noun the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
filiation; line of descent; descent.
- noun the descendants of one individual
- linkage4/5
linkage
- noun an associative relation
- noun (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)
gene linkage.
- noun an associative relation
- linen4/5
linen
- noun a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
- noun a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
linen paper.
- noun a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
- linkages4/5
linkage
- noun an associative relation
- noun (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)
gene linkage.
- noun an associative relation
- lingering4/5
lingering
- noun the act of tarrying
tarriance.
- verb remain present although waning or gradually dying
linger.
- Her perfume lingered on
- noun the act of tarrying
- lingered4/5
linger
- verb remain present although waning or gradually dying
- Her perfume lingered on
- verb be about
loaf; footle; mess about; lallygag; lollygag; lurk; tarry; mill about; hang around; lounge; loiter; mill around.
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
- verb remain present although waning or gradually dying
- liner4/5
liner
- noun (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
line drive.
- the batter hit a liner to the shortstop
- noun a protective covering that protects an inside surface
lining.
- noun (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
- linger4/5
linger
- verb remain present although waning or gradually dying
- Her perfume lingered on
- verb be about
loaf; footle; mess about; lallygag; lollygag; lurk; tarry; mill about; hang around; lounge; loiter; mill around.
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
- verb remain present although waning or gradually dying
- linux4/5
linux
- noun an open-source version of the UNIX operating system
- noun an open-source version of the UNIX operating system
- linearly4/5
linearly
- adverb in a linear manner
- linearly polarized radiation
- it grew linearly
- adverb in a linear manner
- ling4/5
ling
- noun water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
Trapa bicornis; ling ko.
- noun common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Scots heather; broom; heather; Calluna vulgaris.
- noun water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
- linguists3/5
linguist
- noun a specialist in linguistics
linguistic scientist.
- noun a person who speaks more than one language
polyglot.
- noun a specialist in linguistics
- linguist3/5
linguist
- noun a specialist in linguistics
linguistic scientist.
- noun a person who speaks more than one language
polyglot.
- noun a specialist in linguistics
- lingual3/5
lingual
- noun a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
- adjective consisting of or related to language
linguistic.
- linguistic behavior
- a linguistic atlas
- lingual diversity
- noun a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
- linings3/5
lining
- noun a protective covering that protects an inside surface
liner.
- noun a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
liner.
- noun a protective covering that protects an inside surface
- lineages3/5
lineage
- noun the descendants of one individual
pedigree; parentage; descent; bloodline; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
- his entire lineage has been warriors
- noun the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
filiation; line of descent; descent.
- noun the descendants of one individual
- linguistically3/5
linguistically
- adverb with respect to the science of linguistics
- linguistically interesting data
- adverb with respect to language
lingually.
- linguistically impaired children
- a lingually diverse population
- adverb with respect to the science of linguistics
- lingua3/5
lingua
- noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
clapper; tongue; glossa.
- noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- lindbergh3/5
lindbergh
- noun United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974)
Charles Augustus Lindbergh; Charles Lindbergh; Charles A. Lindbergh; Lucky Lindy.
- noun United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974)
- liners3/5
liner
- noun (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
line drive.
- the batter hit a liner to the shortstop
- noun a protective covering that protects an inside surface
lining.
- noun (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
- lineup3/5
lineup
- noun (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
batting order; card.
- the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate
- noun a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
- noun (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
- linens3/5
linen
- noun a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
- noun a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
linen paper.
- noun a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
- linnaeus3/5
linnaeus
- noun Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
Karl Linne; Carolus Linnaeus; Carl von Linne.
- noun Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
- lingers3/5
linger
- verb remain present although waning or gradually dying
- Her perfume lingered on
- verb be about
loaf; footle; mess about; lallygag; lollygag; lurk; tarry; mill about; hang around; lounge; loiter; mill around.
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
- verb remain present although waning or gradually dying
- lint3/5
lint
- noun fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
- noun cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
- noun fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
- linoleum3/5
linoleum
- noun a floor covering
lino.
- noun a floor covering
- linearized3/5
linearize
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearise.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- linearity3/5
linearity
- noun the property of having one dimension
one-dimensionality.
- noun the property of having one dimension
- linden3/5
linden
- noun soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
basswood.
- noun any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
linden tree; lime tree; basswood; lime.
- noun soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
- lind3/5
line
- noun a formation of people or things one beside another
- the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed
- they were arrayed in line of battle
- the cast stood in line for the curtain call
- noun a mark that is long relative to its width
- He drew a line on the chart
- noun a formation of people or things one beside another
- lincolnshire3/5
lincolnshire
- noun an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
- noun an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
- lingo3/5
lingo
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
patois; argot; cant; vernacular; slang; jargon.
- they don't speak our lingo
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- lindy3/5
lindy
- noun an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)
lindy hop.
- noun an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)
- lineal3/5
lineal
- adjective in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
direct.
- lineal ancestors
- lineal heirs
- a direct descendant of the king
- direct heredity
- adjective satellite arranged in a line
- adjective in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
- linseed3/5
linseed
- noun the seed of flax used as a source of oil
flaxseed.
- noun the seed of flax used as a source of oil
- lintel3/5
lintel
- noun horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
header.
- noun horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
- linz3/5
linz
- noun city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center
Lentia.
- noun city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center
- lingerie3/5
lingerie
- noun women's underwear and nightclothes
intimate apparel.
- noun women's underwear and nightclothes
- lindsey3/5
lindsey
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- linn3/5
linn
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- linton3/5
linton
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- linker3/5
link
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
nexus.
- noun a fastener that serves to join or connect
tie-in; linkup; tie.
- the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
- lina3/5
lina
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- linus3/5
linus
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- linoleic3/5
linoleic
Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically (Chem.) , designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts.
- lins2/5
lin
- noun United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
Maya Lin.
- noun United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
- lineman2/5
lineman
- noun one of the players on the line of scrimmage
- noun the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole
- noun one of the players on the line of scrimmage
- linemen2/5
linemen
- noun the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage
- noun one of the players on the line of scrimmage
lineman.
- noun the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage
- linguae2/5
lingua
- noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
clapper; tongue; glossa.
- noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- lineation2/5
lineation
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
outline.
- noun the act of marking or outlining with lines
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
- linebacker2/5
linebacker
- noun a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen
line backer.
- noun (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage
line backer.
- noun a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen
- lino2/5
lino
- noun a floor covering
linoleum.
- noun a floor covering
- lineaments2/5
lineament
- noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
character; quality.
- each town has a quality all its own
- the radical character of our demands
- noun the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
feature.
- an expression of pleasure crossed his features
- his lineaments were very regular
- noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
- linchpin2/5
linchpin
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
mainstay; backbone; lynchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
lynchpin.
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
- lineups2/5
lineup
- noun (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
batting order; card.
- the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate
- noun a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
- noun (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
- liniment2/5
liniment
- noun a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
embrocation.
- noun a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
- lincolns2/5
lincoln
- noun 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
President Abraham Lincoln; President Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln.
- noun capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
capital of Nebraska.
- noun 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
- linebackers2/5
linebacker
- noun a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen
line backer.
- noun (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage
line backer.
- noun a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen
- lineament2/5
lineament
- noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
character; quality.
- each town has a quality all its own
- the radical character of our demands
- noun the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
feature.
- an expression of pleasure crossed his features
- his lineaments were very regular
- noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
- linearize2/5
linearize
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearise.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- lintels2/5
lintel
- noun horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
header.
- noun horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
- linnean2/5
linnean
Of or pertaining to Linnæus, the celebrated Swedish botanist.
- lingam2/5
lingam
- noun the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
- noun the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
- linnaean2/5
linnaean
Of or pertaining to Linnæus, the celebrated Swedish botanist.
- linotype2/5
linotype
- noun a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal
Linotype machine.
- noun a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal
- linguine2/5
linguine
- noun pasta in long slender flat strips
linguini.
- noun pasta in long slender flat strips
- linearities2/5
linearity
- noun the property of having one dimension
one-dimensionality.
- noun the property of having one dimension
- lindane2/5
lindane
- noun a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide
- noun a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide
- linac2/5
linac
- noun ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path
linear accelerator.
- noun ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path
- lings2/5
ling
- noun water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
Trapa bicornis; ling ko.
- noun common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Scots heather; broom; heather; Calluna vulgaris.
- noun water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
- linum2/5
linum
(Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax ( Linum usitatissimum ).
- linnet2/5
linnet
- noun small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
house finch; Carpodacus mexicanus.
- noun small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
Carduelis cannabina; lintwhite.
- noun small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
- linder2/5
lind
- noun Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)
Swedish Nightingale; Jenny Lind.
- noun Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)
- linearization2/5
linearization
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- linolenic2/5
linolenic
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- linea2/5
linea
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- linga2/5
linga
The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped in his character of the creative and reproductive power. Whitworth. E. Arnold.
- linlithgow2/5
- linkers2/5
linkers
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- linares2/5
- linwood2/5
linwood
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- lindo2/5
lindo
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- linne2/5
linne
Flax. See Obs.Linen .
- linacre2/5
- linie2/5
linie
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- linsey2/5
linsey
Linsey-woolsey.
- linge2/5
linge
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- linocut1/5
linocut
- noun a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum
- noun a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum
- noun a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum
- linocuts1/5
linocut
- noun a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum
- noun a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum
- noun a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum
- lingually1/5
lingually
- adverb with respect to language
linguistically.
- linguistically impaired children
- a lingually diverse population
- adverb with respect to language
- lineations1/5
lineation
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
outline.
- noun the act of marking or outlining with lines
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
- linesman1/5
linesman
- noun official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)
- noun a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
electrician; lineman.
- noun official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)
- linesmen1/5
linesman
- noun official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)
- noun a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
electrician; lineman.
- noun official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)
- linguas1/5
lingua
- noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
clapper; tongue; glossa.
- noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- linearizing1/5
linearize
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearise.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- linearised1/5
linearise
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearize.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- linkup1/5
linkup
- noun a fastener that serves to join or connect
tie-in; link; tie.
- the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
- noun a fastener that serves to join or connect
- liniments1/5
liniment
- noun a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
embrocation.
- noun a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
- linage1/5
linage
- noun the number of lines in a piece of printed material
lineage.
- noun a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
lineage.
- noun the number of lines in a piece of printed material
- linos1/5
lino
- noun a floor covering
linoleum.
- noun a floor covering
- linchpins1/5
linchpin
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
mainstay; backbone; lynchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
lynchpin.
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
- lints1/5
lint
- noun fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
- noun cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
- noun fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
- linearizes1/5
linearize
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearise.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- linkman1/5
linkman
- noun (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
linkboy.
- noun (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
- linearising1/5
linearise
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearize.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- lingerer1/5
lingerer
- noun someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
loiterer.
- noun someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
- linearise1/5
linearise
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearize.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- linkups1/5
linkup
- noun a fastener that serves to join or connect
tie-in; link; tie.
- the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
- noun a fastener that serves to join or connect
- linages1/5
linage
- noun the number of lines in a piece of printed material
lineage.
- noun a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
lineage.
- noun the number of lines in a piece of printed material
- linalool1/5
linalool
- noun a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils
- noun a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils
- lingeringly1/5
lingeringly
- adverb in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way
protractedly.
- her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossetti
- adverb in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way
- linguini1/5
linguini
- noun pasta in long slender flat strips
linguine.
- noun pasta in long slender flat strips
- lindens1/5
linden
- noun soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
basswood.
- noun any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
linden tree; lime tree; basswood; lime.
- noun soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
- lingoes1/5
lingo
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
patois; argot; cant; vernacular; slang; jargon.
- they don't speak our lingo
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- lingonberry1/5
lingonberry
- noun low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
lingenberry; lingberry; mountain cranberry; Vaccinium vitis-idaea; foxberry; cowberry.
- noun tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller
mountain cranberry; cowberry; lowbush cranberry.
- noun low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
- linds1/5
lind
- noun Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)
Swedish Nightingale; Jenny Lind.
- noun Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)
- lincolnian1/5
lincolnian
- adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln
Lincolnesque.
- adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln
- lingams1/5
lingam
- noun the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
- noun the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
- linstock1/5
linstock
- noun a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons
- noun a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons
- lincolnesque1/5
lincolnesque
- adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln
Lincolnian.
- adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln
- linseeds1/5
linseed
- noun the seed of flax used as a source of oil
flaxseed.
- noun the seed of flax used as a source of oil
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lingonberry
- noun low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
lingenberry; lingberry; mountain cranberry; Vaccinium vitis-idaea; foxberry; cowberry.
- noun tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller
mountain cranberry; cowberry; lowbush cranberry.
- noun low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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linendraper
- noun a retail dealer in yard goods
- noun a retail dealer in yard goods
- lincomycin1/5
lincomycin
- noun antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
Lincocin.
- noun antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
- lineally1/5
lineally
- adverb by an unbroken line of descent
- she is related lineally to the Royal Family
- adverb by an unbroken line of descent
- lingcod1/5
lingcod
- noun the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States
- noun food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings
Ophiodon elongatus.
- noun the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States
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linac
- noun ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path
linear accelerator.
- noun ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path
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linuron
- noun a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables
- noun a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables
- linin1/5
linin
- noun an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
- noun an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
- linaceae1/5
linaceae
- noun a widely distributed family of plants
family Linaceae; flax family.
- noun a widely distributed family of plants
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linnet
- noun small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
house finch; Carpodacus mexicanus.
- noun small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
Carduelis cannabina; lintwhite.
- noun small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
- linaria1/5
linaria
- noun genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon
genus Linaria.
- noun genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon
- linnaea1/5
linnaea
- noun one species: twinflower
genus Linnaea.
- noun one species: twinflower
- lindera1/5
lindera
- noun aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America
genus Lindera.
- noun aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America
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lingayat
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lini
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- lingula1/5
lingula
(Anat.) A tonguelike process or part.
- lingala1/5
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linearis
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linoleate
(Chem.) A salt of linoleic acid.
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linefeed
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- linch1/5
linch
A ledge; a right-angled projection.
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linkable
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lineas
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linga
The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped in his character of the creative and reproductive power. Whitworth. E. Arnold.
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lineatus
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lineata
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linha
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liney
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linters
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- liny1/5
liny
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- lineated1/5
lineated
(Zoöl.) Marked with lines.
- linctus1/5
linctus
Medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
- linnhe1/5
linnhe
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- linter1/5
lint
- noun fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
- noun cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
- noun fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
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linearizable
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lineolaris
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lineatum
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lincoln's
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lindheimeri
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linty
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- lineality1/5
lineality
The quality of being linea.
- linguistical1/5
linguistical
Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.
Derived words of lin
- modeling«Word Popularity Bar5/5
modeling
- noun sculpture produced by molding
mould; clay sculpture; molding; moulding; mold.
- noun a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
moulding; modelling; molding.
- noun sculpture produced by molding
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controlling
- adjective satellite able to control or determine policy
- a controlling interest in the firm
- verb exercise authoritative control or power over
control; command.
- control the budget
- Command the military forces
- adjective satellite able to control or determine policy
- modelling5/5
modelling
- noun a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
modeling; moulding; molding.
- noun the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
modeling; model.
- noun a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
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telling
- noun an act of narration
recounting; relation.
- he was the hero according to his own relation
- his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
- noun informing by words
notification; apprisal.
- noun an act of narration
- calling5/5
calling
- noun the particular occupation for which you are trained
career; vocation.
- verb assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
call; name.
- They named their son David
- The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
- noun the particular occupation for which you are trained
- dealing5/5
dealing
- noun method or manner of conduct in relation to others
- honest dealing
- noun the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
transaction; dealings.
- no transactions are possible without him
- he has always been honest is his dealings with me
- noun method or manner of conduct in relation to others
- discipline5/5
discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; bailiwick; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun a system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
- he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
- for such a plan to work requires discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
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selling
- noun the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
marketing; merchandising.
- verb exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
sell.
- He sold his house in January
- She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit
- noun the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
- falling5/5
falling
- adjective satellite decreasing in amount or degree
- falling temperature
- verb descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
fall.
- The branch fell from the tree
- The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse
- adjective satellite decreasing in amount or degree
- killing5/5
killing
- noun an event that causes someone to die
violent death.
- noun the act of terminating a life
kill; putting to death.
- noun an event that causes someone to die
- sampling5/5
sampling
- noun (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
- noun items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
sample distribution; sample.
- noun (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
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outline
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
lineation.
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
precis; synopsis; abstract.
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
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ruling
- noun the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
opinion.
- verb exercise authority over; as of nations
rule; govern.
- Who is governing the country now?
- noun the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
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smiling
- noun a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
grinning; smile; grin.
- verb change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
smile.
- noun a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
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rolling
- noun a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
peal; pealing; roll.
- noun the act of robbing a helpless person
- he was charged with rolling drunks in the park
- noun a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
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pulling
- noun the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
pull.
- the pull up the hill had him breathing harder
- his strenuous pulling strained his back
- verb cause to move by pulling
pull; draw; force.
- draw a wagon
- pull a sled
- noun the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
- filling5/5
filling
- noun any material that fills a space or container
fill.
- there was not enough fill for the trench
- noun flow into something (as a container)
- noun any material that fills a space or container
- traveling5/5
traveling
- noun the act of going from one place to another
travel; travelling.
- he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel
- verb change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
go; travel; move; locomote.
- How fast does your new car go?
- We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
- The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
- The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
- news travelled fast
- noun the act of going from one place to another
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counseling
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
guidance; direction; counsel; counselling.
- verb give advice to
advise; counsel; rede.
- The teacher counsels troubled students
- The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
- outlined5/5
outlined
- adjective satellite showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
defined.
- hills defined against the evening sky
- the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
sketch; outline; adumbrate.
- sketch the outline of the book
- outline his ideas
- adjective satellite showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
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filing
- noun the entering of a legal document into the public record
- he filed a complaint
- he filed his tax return
- noun a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
- noun the entering of a legal document into the public record
- struggling5/5
struggling
- adjective satellite engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
- a financially struggling theater
- struggling artists
- verb make a strenuous or labored effort
struggle; fight.
- She struggled for years to survive without welfare
- He fought for breath
- adjective satellite engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
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discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; bailiwick; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun a system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
- he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
- for such a plan to work requires discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
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compelling
- adjective satellite driving or forcing
- compelling ambition
- verb force somebody to do something
oblige; obligate; compel.
- We compel all students to fill out this form
- adjective satellite driving or forcing
- masculine5/5
masculine
- noun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
- adjective of grammatical gender
- noun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
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dwelling
- noun housing that someone is living in
abode; dwelling house; domicile; habitation; home.
- he built a modest dwelling near the pond
- they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
- verb think moodily or anxiously about something
dwell; brood.
- noun housing that someone is living in
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travelling
- noun the act of going from one place to another
travel; traveling.
- he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel
- verb change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
go; travel; move; locomote.
- How fast does your new car go?
- We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
- The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
- The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
- news travelled fast
- noun the act of going from one place to another
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gambling
- noun the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
play; gaming.
- his gambling cost him a fortune
- there was heavy play at the blackjack table
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; take a chance; hazard; take chances; chance; adventure; gamble; run a risk.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
- noun the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
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scheduling
- noun setting an order and time for planned events
programming; programing.
- verb plan for an activity or event
schedule.
- I've scheduled a concert next week
- noun setting an order and time for planned events
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darling
- noun a special loved one
ducky; favourite; deary; favorite; pet; dearie.
- noun an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
Darling River.
- noun a special loved one
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feeling
- noun the experiencing of affective and emotional states
- she had a feeling of euphoria
- he had terrible feelings of guilt
- I disliked him and the feeling was mutual
- noun a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
impression; belief; opinion; notion.
- his impression of her was favorable
- what are your feelings about the crisis?
- it strengthened my belief in his sincerity
- I had a feeling that she was lying
- noun the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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feelings
- noun emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
- the remark hurt his feelings
- noun the experiencing of affective and emotional states
feeling.
- she had a feeling of euphoria
- he had terrible feelings of guilt
- I disliked him and the feeling was mutual
- noun emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
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online
- adjective on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system
on-line.
- on-line industries
- adjective connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
on-line.
- an on-line database
- adjective on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system
- decline5/5
decline
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
diminution.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination.
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
- guidelines5/5
guideline
- noun a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
- noun a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action
road map.
- the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam
- noun a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
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blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- he spent hours reading to the blind
- noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- he waited impatiently in the blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
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healing
- noun the natural process by which the body repairs itself
- verb heal or recover
mend; heal.
- My broken leg is mending
- noun the natural process by which the body repairs itself
- handling5/5
handling
- noun manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
- noun the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
manipulation.
- noun manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
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clinton
- noun wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
Hilary Clinton; Hilary Rodham Clinton.
- noun 42nd President of the United States (1946-)
President Clinton; Bill Clinton; William Jefferson Clinton.
- noun wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
- declined5/5
decline
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
diminution.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination.
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
- inclined5/5
inclined
- adjective (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency
- wasn't inclined to believe the excuse
- inclined to be moody
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given; tend.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- adjective (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency
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failing
- noun a flaw or weak point
weakness.
- he was quick to point out his wife's failings
- noun failure to reach a minimum required performance
flunk.
- his failing the course led to his disqualification
- he got two flunks on his report
- noun a flaw or weak point
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collins
- noun tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
Tom Collins.
- noun English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
Wilkie Collins; William Wilkie Collins.
- noun tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
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cooling
- noun the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
temperature reduction; chilling.
- noun a mechanism for keeping something cool
cooling system.
- the cooling was overhead fans
- noun the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
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enabling
- adjective providing legal power or sanction
- an enabling resolution
- enabling power
- verb render capable or able for some task
enable.
- This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street
- The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain
- adjective providing legal power or sanction
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revealing
- noun the speech act of making something evident
disclosure; revelation.
- verb make visible
bring out; uncover; reveal; unveil.
- Summer brings out bright clothes
- He brings out the best in her
- noun the speech act of making something evident
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cylinder
- noun a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
- noun a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
- noun a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
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spelling
- noun forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
- verb orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
spell out; spell.
- How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer
- noun forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
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coupling
- noun a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
yoke.
- noun a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
coupler.
- noun a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
- declining5/5
decline
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
diminution.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination.
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
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signaling
- noun any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
signal; sign.
- signals from the boat suddenly stopped
- verb communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
signalise; signal; signalize; sign.
- He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture
- The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu
- noun any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
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swelling
- noun an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
puffiness; lump.
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; excrescence; jut; gibbosity; protuberance.
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- the hump of a camel
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- noun an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
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appealing
- adjective able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
- He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett
- an appealing sense of humor
- the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing
- verb take a court case to a higher court for review
appeal.
- He was found guilty but appealed immediately
- adjective able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
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boiling
- noun the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
- noun cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
stewing; simmering.
- noun the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
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sailing
- noun the work of a sailor
navigation; seafaring.
- noun riding in a sailboat
- noun the work of a sailor
- trembling5/5
trembling
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; quivering; vibration; palpitation; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- verb move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
tremble.
- His hands were trembling when he signed the document
- noun a shaky motion
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willing
- noun the act of making a choice
volition.
- followed my father of my own volition
- verb decree or ordain
will.
- God wills our existence
- noun the act of making a choice
- illinois5/5
illinois
(Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
- willingness5/5
willingness
- noun cheerful compliance
- he expressed his willingness to help
- noun cheerful compliance
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prevailing
- adjective satellite most frequent or common
rife; dominant; predominant; prevalent.
- prevailing winds
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
dominate; prevail; reign; rule; predominate.
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- adjective satellite most frequent or common
- schooling5/5
schooling
- noun the act of teaching at school
- noun the process of being formally educated at a school
school.
- what will you do when you finish school?
- noun the act of teaching at school
- nonlinear5/5
nonlinear
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree
- unwilling5/5
unwilling
- adjective not disposed or inclined toward
- an unwilling assistant
- unwilling to face facts
- adjective satellite in spite of contrary volition
- adjective not disposed or inclined toward
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carolina
- noun the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
Carolinas.
- noun the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
- ceiling5/5
ceiling
- noun the overhead upper surface of a covered space
- he hated painting the ceiling
- noun (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- noun the overhead upper surface of a covered space
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clinic
- noun a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
- noun meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
- noun a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
- baseline5/5
baseline
- noun an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
- the established a baseline for the budget
- noun the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
service line.
- noun an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
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caroline
A coin. See Carline .
- clinical5/5
clinical
- adjective relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients
- clinical observation
- clinical case study
- adjective satellite scientifically detached; unemotional
- he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony
- adjective relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients
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drilling
- noun the act of drilling
boring.
- noun the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
oil production; boring.
- noun the act of drilling
- settling4/5
settling
- noun a gradual sinking to a lower level
subsidence; subsiding.
- verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
settle; settle down.
- dust settled on the roofs
- noun a gradual sinking to a lower level
- outlines4/5
outline
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
lineation.
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
precis; synopsis; abstract.
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
- siblings4/5
sibling
- noun a person's brother or sister
sib.
- noun a person's brother or sister
- scaling4/5
scaling
- noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
grading.
- noun act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
- noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
- bilingual4/5
bilingual
- noun a person who speaks two languages fluently
bilingualist.
- adjective satellite using or knowing two languages
- bilingual education
- noun a person who speaks two languages fluently
- dealings4/5
dealings
- noun social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
traffic.
- noun mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
relations.
- noun social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
- mailing4/5
mailing
- noun mail sent by a sender at one time
- the candidate sent out three large mailings
- noun the transmission of a letter
posting.
- the postmark indicates the time of mailing
- noun mail sent by a sender at one time
- counselling4/5
counselling
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
counseling; guidance; direction; counsel.
- verb give advice to
advise; counsel; rede.
- The teacher counsels troubled students
- The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
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dwelling
- noun housing that someone is living in
abode; dwelling house; domicile; habitation; home.
- he built a modest dwelling near the pond
- they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
- verb think moodily or anxiously about something
dwell; brood.
- noun housing that someone is living in
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wrestling
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grappling; grapple; wrestle; hand-to-hand struggle.
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
- noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
rassling; grappling.
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
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blink
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
nictitation; winking; eye blink; nictation; blinking; wink.
- verb briefly shut the eyes
wink; nictitate; nictate.
- The TV announcer never seems to blink
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- doubling4/5
doubling
- noun increase by a factor of two
- doubling with a computer took no time at all
- noun raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
double.
- I decided his double was a bluff
- noun increase by a factor of two
- sibling4/5
sibling
- noun a person's brother or sister
sib.
- noun a person's brother or sister
- kneeling4/5
kneeling
- noun supporting yourself on your knees
kneel.
- verb rest one's weight on one's knees
kneel.
- In church you have to kneel during parts of the service
- noun supporting yourself on your knees
- crawling4/5
crawling
- noun a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
crawl; creeping; creep.
- a crawl was all that the injured man could manage
- the traffic moved at a creep
- verb move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
crawl; creep.
- The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed
- noun a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- assembling4/5
assembling
- noun the act of gathering something together
collecting; aggregation; collection.
- verb create by putting components or members together
tack together; set up; tack; assemble; piece; put together.
- She pieced a quilt
- He tacked together some verses
- They set up a committee
- noun the act of gathering something together
- profiling4/5
profiling
- noun recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people
- verb write about
profile.
- The author of this article profiles a famous painter
- noun recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people
- rulings4/5
ruling
- noun the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
opinion.
- verb exercise authority over; as of nations
rule; govern.
- Who is governing the country now?
- noun the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
- circling4/5
circle
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- he calculated the circumference of the circle
- noun an unofficial association of people or groups
band; set; lot.
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- killings4/5
killing
- noun an event that causes someone to die
violent death.
- noun the act of terminating a life
kill; putting to death.
- noun an event that causes someone to die
- outlining4/5
outline
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
lineation.
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
precis; synopsis; abstract.
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
- blinking4/5
blinking
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
nictitation; winking; eye blink; nictation; blink; wink.
- verb briefly shut the eyes
wink; nictitate; nictate; blink.
- The TV announcer never seems to blink
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- blink4/5
blink
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
nictitation; winking; eye blink; nictation; blinking; wink.
- verb briefly shut the eyes
wink; nictitate; nictate.
- The TV announcer never seems to blink
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- whistling4/5
whistling
- noun the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
whistle.
- noun the act of whistling a tune
- his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work
- noun the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- delineated4/5
delineated
- adjective represented accurately or precisely
represented; delineate.
- verb show the form or outline of
delineate; define.
- The tree was clearly defined by the light
- The camera could define the smallest object
- adjective represented accurately or precisely
- tunneling4/5
tunnel
- noun a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
- the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection
- noun a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
burrow.
- noun a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
- sprawling4/5
sprawling
- noun an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
sprawl.
- verb sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
sprawl.
- noun an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
- disciplinary4/5
disciplinary
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- disciplinary problems in the classroom
- adjective relating to a specific field of academic study
- economics in its modern disciplinary sense
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- masculinity4/5
masculinity
- noun the properties characteristic of the male sex
maleness.
- noun the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
- noun the properties characteristic of the male sex
- fulfilling4/5
fulfil
- verb put in effect
execute; accomplish; carry out; carry through; action; fulfill.
- carry out a task
- execute the decision of the people
- He actioned the operation
- verb fill or meet a want or need
satisfy; meet; fulfill; fill.
- verb put in effect
- stealing4/5
stealing
- noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
thieving; larceny; thievery; theft.
- the thieving is awful at Kennedy International
- noun avoiding detection by moving carefully
stealth.
- noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
- installing4/5
installing
- noun the act of installing something (as equipment)
installation; installment; instalment.
- the telephone installation took only a few minutes
- verb set up for use
instal; set up; install; put in.
- install the washer and dryer
- We put in a new sink
- noun the act of installing something (as equipment)
- labeling4/5
label
- noun a brief description given for purposes of identification
- the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture
- noun trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
recording label.
- the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent
- noun a brief description given for purposes of identification
- clinicians4/5
clinician
- noun a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
- noun a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
- recycling4/5
recycling
- noun the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
- verb cause to repeat a cycle
recycle.
- noun the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
- clinician4/5
clinician
- noun a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
- noun a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
- interdisciplinary4/5
interdisciplinary
- adjective drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study
- interdisciplinary studies
- an interdisciplinary conference
- adjective drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study
- declines4/5
decline
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
diminution.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination.
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
- startling4/5
startling
- adjective satellite so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
- Sydney's startling new Opera House
- startling news
- startling earthquake shocks
- verb to stimulate to action
galvanise; startle; galvanize.
- ..startled him awake
- galvanized into action
- adjective satellite so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
- recalling4/5
recall
- noun a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
callback.
- noun a call to return
- the recall of our ambassador
- noun a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
- disciplined4/5
disciplined
- adjective satellite obeying the rules
- verb develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
discipline; train; check; condition.
- Parents must discipline their children
- Is this dog trained?
- adjective satellite obeying the rules
- yelling4/5
yelling
- noun uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
shouting.
- verb utter a sudden loud cry
cry; hollo; squall; shout; call; holler; yell; scream; shout out.
- she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
- I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
- noun uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
- delinquency4/5
delinquency
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- noun a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
dereliction; willful neglect.
- he inherited his delinquency from his father
- his derelictions were not really intended as crimes
- his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- guideline4/5
guideline
- noun a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
- noun a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action
road map.
- the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam
- noun a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
- trailing4/5
trailing
- noun the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
tracking.
- verb to lag or linger behind
drop behind; hang back; trail; drag; get behind; drop back.
- But in so many other areas we still are dragging
- noun the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
- billing4/5
billing
- noun request for payment of a debt
charge.
- they submitted their charges at the end of each month
- verb demand payment
charge; bill.
- Will I get charged for this service?
- We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
- noun request for payment of a debt
- blinded4/5
blinded
- adjective satellite deprived of sight
- verb render unable to see
blind.
- adjective satellite deprived of sight
- smelling4/5
smelling
- noun the act of perceiving the odor of something
smell.
- verb inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
smell.
- noun the act of perceiving the odor of something
- mussolini4/5
mussolini
- noun Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945)
Il Duce; Benito Mussolini.
- noun Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945)
- cylinders4/5
cylinder
- noun a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
- noun a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
- noun a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
- milling4/5
milling
- noun corrugated edge of a coin
- verb move about in a confused manner
mill; mill around; mill about.
- noun corrugated edge of a coin
- smuggling4/5
smuggling
- noun secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
- verb import or export without paying customs duties
smuggle.
- She smuggled cigarettes across the border
- noun secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
- delinquent4/5
delinquent
- noun a young offender
juvenile delinquent.
- adjective satellite guilty of a misdeed
- delinquent minors
- noun a young offender
- appalling4/5
appalling
- noun an experience that appalls
- is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
scandalize; appal; shock; appall; scandalise; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- noun an experience that appalls
- signalling4/5
signal
- noun any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
signaling; sign.
- signals from the boat suddenly stopped
- noun any incitement to action
- he awaited the signal to start
- the victory was a signal for wild celebration
- noun any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
- sealing4/5
sealing
- noun the act of treating something to make it repel water
waterproofing.
- verb make tight; secure against leakage
seal off; seal.
- seal the windows
- noun the act of treating something to make it repel water
- polling4/5
poll
- noun an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
canvass; public opinion poll; opinion poll.
- noun the top of the head
crown; pate.
- noun an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- chilling4/5
chilling
- noun the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
cooling; temperature reduction.
- verb depress or discourage
chill.
- The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers
- noun the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
- swirling4/5
swirl
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
whirl; vortex; convolution.
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
whirl; twiddle; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
- howling4/5
howling
- noun a long loud emotional utterance
ululation; howl.
- he gave a howl of pain
- howls of laughter
- their howling had no effect
- verb emit long loud cries
wail; roar; yawl; yaup; howl; ululate.
- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
- noun a long loud emotional utterance
- tumbling4/5
tumbling
- noun the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
acrobatics.
- verb fall down, as if collapsing
topple; tumble.
- The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
- noun the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
- blinding4/5
blinding
- adjective satellite shining intensely
dazzling; blazing; fulgent; glary; glaring.
- the blazing sun
- blinding headlights
- dazzling snow
- fulgent patterns of sunlight
- the glaring sun
- verb render unable to see
blind.
- adjective satellite shining intensely
- retailing4/5
retailing
- noun the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
- verb be sold at the retail level
retail.
- These gems retail at thousands of dollars each
- noun the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
- remodeling4/5
remodel
- verb do over, as of (part of) a house
reconstruct; redo.
- We are remodeling these rooms
- verb cast or model anew
recast; reforge.
- She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state
- verb do over, as of (part of) a house
- crumbling4/5
crumble
- verb fall apart
collapse; tumble; crumple; break down.
- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
- verb break or fall apart into fragments
fall apart.
- The cookies crumbled
- The Sphinx is crumbling
- verb fall apart
- spilling4/5
spill
- noun liquid that is spilled
- clean up the spills
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
wasteweir; spillway.
- noun liquid that is spilled
- incline4/5
incline
- noun an elevated geological formation
slope; side.
- he climbed the steep slope
- the house was built on the side of a mountain
- noun an inclined surface connecting two levels
ramp.
- noun an elevated geological formation
- trifling4/5
trifling
- noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
dawdling; dalliance.
- verb waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
trifle; piddle away; wanton; wanton away; piddle.
- noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
- disabling4/5
disabling
- adjective satellite that cripples or disables or incapacitates
crippling; incapacitating.
- a crippling injury
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
disenable; disable; incapacitate.
- disable this command on your computer
- adjective satellite that cripples or disables or incapacitates
- pliny4/5
pliny
- noun Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
Pliny the Younger; Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus.
- noun Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
Pliny the Elder; Gaius Plinius Secundus.
- noun Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
- inclination4/5
inclination
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
tendency; disposition.
- he had an inclination to give up too easily
- a tendency to be too strict
- noun (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
inclination of an orbit.
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- deadline4/5
deadline
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- holiness4/5
holiness
- noun the quality of being holy
sanctity; sanctitude.
- noun the quality of being holy
- sterling4/5
sterling
- noun British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
- adjective satellite highest in quality
superlative; greatest.
- noun British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
- loneliness4/5
loneliness
- noun the state of being alone in solitary isolation
solitariness.
- noun sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
forlornness; desolation.
- noun the state of being alone in solitary isolation
- resembling4/5
resemble
- verb appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
- She resembles her mother very much
- This paper resembles my own work
- verb appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
- wellington4/5
wellington
- noun British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
First Duke of Wellington; Iron Duke; Duke of Wellington; Arthur Wellesley.
- noun the capital of New Zealand
capital of New Zealand.
- noun British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
- pauline4/5
pauline
Of or pertaining to the apostle Paul, or his writings; resembling, or conforming to, the writings of Paul; as, the Pauline epistles;Pauline doctrine.My religion had always been Pauline. J. H. Newman.
- cylindrical4/5
cylindrical
- adjective satellite having the form of a cylinder
cylindric.
- adjective satellite having the form of a cylinder
- sparkling4/5
sparkling
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
scintillation; twinkle.
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate; scintillate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
- alkaline4/5
alkaline
- adjective relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
alkalic.
- alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone
- adjective relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
- cycling4/5
cycling
- noun the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
- verb cause to go through a recurring sequence
cycle.
- cycle the laundry in this washing program
- noun the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
- headline4/5
headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
newspaper headline.
- verb publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
- troubling4/5
troubling
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
- headlines4/5
headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
newspaper headline.
- verb publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
- bowling4/5
bowling
- noun a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- noun (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
- noun a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- underlined4/5
underline
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underscore.
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
emphasise; underscore; emphasize.
- Her gesture emphasized her words
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- stumbling4/5
stumble
- noun an unsteady uneven gait
stagger; lurch.
- noun an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
trip-up; misstep; trip.
- he recited the whole poem without a single trip
- he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
- confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
- noun an unsteady uneven gait
- borderline4/5
borderline
- noun a line that indicates a boundary
delimitation; border; boundary line; mete.
- adjective satellite of questionable or minimal quality
marginal.
- borderline grades
- marginal writing ability
- noun a line that indicates a boundary
- cling4/5
cling
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
clingstone.
- verb come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
cohere; cleave; stick; adhere.
- The dress clings to her body
- The label stuck to the box
- The sushi rice grains cohere
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
- shillings4/5
shilling
- noun the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
Ugandan shilling.
- noun the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
Tanzanian shilling.
- noun the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
- dangling4/5
dangling
- noun the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
suspension; hanging.
- there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait
- verb hang freely
drop; dangle; swing.
- the ornaments dangled from the tree
- The light dropped from the ceiling
- noun the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
- dazzling4/5
dazzling
- adjective satellite amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
fulgurous; eye-popping; fulgurant.
- the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps
- these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner
- adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones
- verb to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
dazzle; bedazzle; daze.
- She was dazzled by the bright headlights
- adjective satellite amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
- puzzling4/5
puzzling
- adjective satellite not clear to the understanding
enigmatic; enigmatical.
- I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
- prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite not clear to the understanding
- annealing4/5
annealing
- noun hardening something by heat treatment
tempering.
- verb bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
normalize; anneal; temper.
- temper glass
- noun hardening something by heat treatment
- railing4/5
railing
- noun a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
rail.
- noun material for making rails or rails collectively
- noun a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- detailing4/5
detailing
- noun an individualized description of a particular instance
particularisation; particularization.
- verb provide details for
detail.
- noun an individualized description of a particular instance
- cleanliness4/5
cleanliness
- noun the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections
- noun diligence in keeping clean
- noun the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections
- deadlines4/5
deadline
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- underline4/5
underline
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underscore.
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
emphasise; underscore; emphasize.
- Her gesture emphasized her words
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- shoreline4/5
shoreline
- noun a boundary line between land and water
- noun a boundary line between land and water
- unwillingness4/5
unwillingness
- noun the trait of being unwilling
involuntariness.
- his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made
- in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton
- noun the trait of being unwilling
- coastline4/5
coastline
- noun the outline of a coast
- noun the outline of a coast
- inclinations4/5
inclination
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
tendency; disposition.
- he had an inclination to give up too easily
- a tendency to be too strict
- noun (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
inclination of an orbit.
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- thrilling4/5
thrilling
- adjective satellite causing a surge of emotion or excitement
electrifying.
- she gave an electrifying performance
- a thrilling performer to watch
- verb cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
thrill.
- The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow
- adjective satellite causing a surge of emotion or excitement
- adrenaline4/5
adrenaline
- noun a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
epinephrin; epinephrine; Adrenalin.
- noun a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
- pooling4/5
pool
- noun an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
- noun a small lake
pond.
- the pond was too small for sailing
- noun an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
- relinquish4/5
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
- airlines4/5
airline
- noun a hose that carries air under pressure
air hose.
- noun a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
airway; airline business.
- noun a hose that carries air under pressure
- airline4/5
airline
- noun a hose that carries air under pressure
air hose.
- noun a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
airway; airline business.
- noun a hose that carries air under pressure
- gasoline4/5
gasoline
- noun a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
gasolene; gas; petrol.
- noun a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
- willingly4/5
willingly
- adverb in a willing manner
volitionally.
- I willingly accept
- adverb in a willing manner
- pipeline4/5
pipeline
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
grapevine; word of mouth.
- the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth
- noun a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
line.
- a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
- blindness4/5
blindness
- noun the state of being blind or lacking sight
sightlessness; cecity.
- noun the state of being blind or lacking sight
- clinics4/5
clinic
- noun a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
- noun meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
- noun a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
- saline4/5
saline
- noun an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
saline solution.
- adjective satellite containing salt
- a saline substance
- salty tears
- noun an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
- flint4/5
flint
- noun a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
- noun a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
Flint River.
- noun a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
- timeline4/5
timeline
- noun a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)
- noun a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)
- clinging4/5
cling
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
clingstone.
- verb come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
cohere; cleave; stick; adhere.
- The dress clings to her body
- The label stuck to the box
- The sushi rice grains cohere
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
- ceilings4/5
ceiling
- noun the overhead upper surface of a covered space
- he hated painting the ceiling
- noun (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- noun the overhead upper surface of a covered space
- seedlings4/5
seedling
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- salinity4/5
salinity
- noun the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
salt; saltiness.
- noun the relative proportion of salt in a solution
brininess.
- noun the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
- midline4/5
midline
- noun the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
midplane.
- noun the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
- culinary4/5
culinary
- adjective of or relating to or used in cooking
- adjective of or relating to or used in cooking
- crystalline4/5
crystalline
- adjective consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
- granite is crystalline
- adjective satellite distinctly or sharply outlined
- crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan
- adjective consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
- arlington4/5
arlington
- noun a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
- noun a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
- burlington4/5
burlington
- noun the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
- noun the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
- clinically4/5
clinically
- adverb in a clinical manner
- she is clinically qualified
- adverb in a clinical manner
- blindly4/5
blindly
- adverb without seeing or looking
- he felt around his desk blindly
- adverb without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis
- they bought the car blindly
- he picked a wife blindly
- adverb without seeing or looking
- storytelling4/5
storytelling
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- multidisciplinary4/5
multidisciplinary
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- jacqueline4/5
jacqueline
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- offline4/5
offline
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- kline3/5
kline
- noun United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962)
Franz Kline; Franz Joseph Kline.
- noun United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962)
- monolingual3/5
monolingual
- noun a person who knows only one language
- adjective using or knowing only one language
- monolingual speakers
- a monolingual dictionary
- noun a person who knows only one language
- felling3/5
fell
- noun the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
hide.
- noun seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
felled seam.
- noun the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
- tailings3/5
tailing
- noun the act of following someone secretly
shadowing.
- verb go after with the intent to catch
go after; chase after; track; dog; trail; tail; tag; give chase; chase.
- The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
- the dog chased the rabbit
- noun the act of following someone secretly
- cradling3/5
cradle
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
provenance; birthplace; provenience; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
- tailing3/5
tailing
- noun the act of following someone secretly
shadowing.
- verb go after with the intent to catch
go after; chase after; track; dog; trail; tail; tag; give chase; chase.
- The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
- the dog chased the rabbit
- noun the act of following someone secretly
- battling3/5
battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- delineate3/5
delineate
- verb show the form or outline of
define.
- The tree was clearly defined by the light
- The camera could define the smallest object
- verb determine the essential quality of
delimitate; delimit; specify; define.
- verb show the form or outline of
- stifling3/5
stifling
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
quelling; crushing; suppression.
- the suppression of heresy
- the quelling of the rebellion
- the stifling of all dissent
- verb conceal or hide
muffle; strangle; stifle; smother; repress.
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
- delineation3/5
delineation
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
picture; characterization; characterisation; word picture; depiction; word-painting.
- too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
- the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
- the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
- noun a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
depiction; line drawing; limning.
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
- fledgling3/5
fledgling
- noun any new participant in some activity
newbie; fledgeling; neophyte; newcomer; entrant; freshman; starter.
- noun young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
fledgeling.
- noun any new participant in some activity
- filings3/5
filing
- noun the entering of a legal document into the public record
- he filed a complaint
- he filed his tax return
- noun a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
- noun the entering of a legal document into the public record
- stalinist3/5
stalinist
- noun a follower of Stalin and Stalinism
- adjective of or relating to Joseph Stalin or his times
- noun a follower of Stalin and Stalinism
- crippling3/5
crippling
- adjective satellite that cripples or disables or incapacitates
disabling; incapacitating.
- a crippling injury
- verb deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
stultify; cripple.
- This measure crippled our efforts
- Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
- adjective satellite that cripples or disables or incapacitates
- fooling3/5
fooling
- adjective satellite characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; it is no fooling matter"
casual.
- a broken back is nothing to be casual about
- verb make a fool or dupe of
fool; befool; gull.
- adjective satellite characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; it is no fooling matter"
- encircling3/5
encircling
- adjective satellite being all around the edges; enclosing
skirting.
- his encircling arms
- the room's skirting board needs painting
- verb form a circle around
encircle; circle.
- encircle the errors
- adjective satellite being all around the edges; enclosing
- grappling3/5
grappling
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grapple; wrestle; wrestling; hand-to-hand struggle.
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
- noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
rassling; wrestling.
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- styling3/5
style
- noun how something is done or how it happens
fashion; manner; way; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
- noun a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
expressive style.
- all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper
- noun how something is done or how it happens
- kindling3/5
kindling
- noun material for starting a fire
punk; touchwood; tinder; spunk.
- noun the act of setting something on fire
firing; lighting; ignition; inflammation.
- noun material for starting a fire
- shelling3/5
shelling
- noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
battery; barrage fire; barrage; bombardment.
- they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
- the shelling went on for hours without pausing
- verb use explosives on
shell; blast.
- The enemy has been shelling us all day
- noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- spoiling3/5
spoiling
- noun the process of becoming spoiled
spoilage.
- noun the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
spoilage; spoil.
- her spoiling my dress was deliberate
- noun the process of becoming spoiled
- unraveling3/5
unravel
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unpick; unknot; unscramble.
- unravel the thread
- verb disentangle
ravel out; ravel.
- can you unravel the mystery?
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
- suckling3/5
suckling
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
nursling; nurseling.
- noun English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
Sir John Suckling.
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- consoling3/5
consoling
- adjective satellite affording comfort or solace
consolatory; comforting.
- verb give moral or emotional strength to
soothe; comfort; console; solace.
- adjective satellite affording comfort or solace
- enrolling3/5
enrol
- verb register formally as a participant or member
enroll; enter; recruit; inscribe.
- The party recruited many new members
- verb register formally as a participant or member
- delineating3/5
delineate
- verb show the form or outline of
define.
- The tree was clearly defined by the light
- The camera could define the smallest object
- verb determine the essential quality of
delimitate; delimit; specify; define.
- verb show the form or outline of
- tooling3/5
tool
- noun an implement used in the practice of a vocation
- noun the means whereby some act is accomplished
instrument.
- my greed was the instrument of my destruction
- science has given us new tools to fight disease
- noun an implement used in the practice of a vocation
- expelling3/5
expelling
- noun any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
discharge; emission.
- the discharge of pus
- verb force to leave or move out
kick out; throw out; expel.
- He was expelled from his native country
- noun any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- fiddling3/5
fiddling
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; piffling; niggling; trivial; piddling; picayune; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; shirk; fiddle.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
- flinders3/5
flinders
- noun bits and splinters and fragments
- it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage
- noun British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
Matthew Flinders; Sir Matthew Flinders.
- noun bits and splinters and fragments
- nailing3/5
nail
- noun horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
- noun a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
- noun horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
- bellini3/5
bellini
- noun Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)
Vincenzo Bellini.
- noun Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)
- idling3/5
idling
- noun having no employment
idleness; loafing.
- verb run disconnected or idle
idle; tick over.
- the engine is idling
- noun having no employment
- delineates3/5
delineate
- verb show the form or outline of
define.
- The tree was clearly defined by the light
- The camera could define the smallest object
- verb determine the essential quality of
delimitate; delimit; specify; define.
- verb show the form or outline of
- mailings3/5
mailing
- noun mail sent by a sender at one time
- the candidate sent out three large mailings
- noun the transmission of a letter
posting.
- the postmark indicates the time of mailing
- noun mail sent by a sender at one time
- quarrelling3/5
quarrel
- noun an angry dispute
run-in; wrangle; dustup; words; row.
- they had a quarrel
- they had words
- noun an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- noun an angry dispute
- fillings3/5
filling
- noun any material that fills a space or container
fill.
- there was not enough fill for the trench
- noun flow into something (as a container)
- noun any material that fills a space or container
- nestling3/5
nestling
- noun young bird not yet fledged
baby bird.
- noun a young person of either sex
tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; youngster; child; fry; shaver; tike; minor; kid.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun young bird not yet fledged
- wriggling3/5
wriggling
- adjective satellite moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
writhing; wriggly; wiggly.
- wiggly worms
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
twist; wrestle; writhe; worm; wriggle; squirm.
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- adjective satellite moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
- distilling3/5
distil
- verb undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
condense; distill.
- water condenses
- The acid distills at a specific temperature
- verb extract by the process of distillation
extract; distill.
- distill the essence of this compound
- verb undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
- drooling3/5
drool
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
taradiddle; boloney; humbug; bilgewater; tarradiddle; tosh; bosh; baloney; tommyrot; twaddle.
- noun saliva spilling from the mouth
drivel; dribble; slobber.
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
- paneling3/5
paneling
- noun a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
pane; panelling.
- verb decorate with panels
panel.
- panel the walls with wood
- noun a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
- strangling3/5
strangling
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
strangulation; choking; throttling.
- no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
- verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
strangle; strangulate; throttle.
- he tried to strangle his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- dribbling3/5
dribbling
- noun the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
dribble.
- verb run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
filter; trickle; dribble.
- water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
- reports began to dribble in
- noun the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
- fellini3/5
fellini
- noun Italian filmmaker (1920-1993)
Federico Fellini.
- noun Italian filmmaker (1920-1993)
- concealing3/5
concealing
- noun the activity of keeping something secret
concealment; hiding.
- verb prevent from being seen or discovered
conceal; hide.
- Muslim women hide their faces
- hide the money
- noun the activity of keeping something secret
- tackling3/5
tackle
- noun the person who plays that position on a football team
- the right tackle is a straight A student
- noun gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
rigging.
- noun the person who plays that position on a football team
- blinds3/5
blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- he spent hours reading to the blind
- noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- he waited impatiently in the blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- hauling3/5
hauling
- noun the activity of transporting goods by truck
truckage; trucking.
- verb draw slowly or heavily
haul; hale; drag; cart.
- haul stones
- haul nets
- noun the activity of transporting goods by truck
- scrambling3/5
scramble
- noun an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
scuffle.
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper; scurry.
- noun an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
- compiling3/5
compiling
- noun the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
compilation.
- the job of compiling the inventory took several hours
- verb get or gather together
amass; roll up; compile; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- noun the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
- labelling3/5
label
- noun a brief description given for purposes of identification
- the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture
- noun trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
recording label.
- the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent
- noun a brief description given for purposes of identification
- sling3/5
sling
- noun a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
- noun a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
catapult; slingshot.
- noun a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
- dismantling3/5
dismantling
- noun the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
dismantlement; disassembly.
- Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons
- verb tear down so as to make flat with the ground
rase; level; take down; dismantle; pull down; tear down; raze.
- The building was levelled
- noun the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
- whirling3/5
whirling
- noun the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
gyration.
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twiddle; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
- peeling3/5
peeling
- noun loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
shedding; desquamation.
- verb strip the skin off
pare; peel; skin.
- pare apples
- noun loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
- bubbling3/5
bubbling
- adjective satellite emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
bubbly; foaming; spumy; effervescing; foamy; frothy.
- bubbling champagne
- foamy (or frothy) beer
- verb form, produce, or emit bubbles
bubble.
- The soup was bubbling
- adjective satellite emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
- shuffling3/5
shuffling
- noun walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shambling; shuffle; shamble.
- from his shambling I assumed he was very old
- noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly
make; shuffle.
- noun walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
- failings3/5
failing
- noun a flaw or weak point
weakness.
- he was quick to point out his wife's failings
- noun failure to reach a minimum required performance
flunk.
- his failing the course led to his disqualification
- he got two flunks on his report
- noun a flaw or weak point
- fling3/5
fling
- noun a usually brief attempt
whirl; offer; crack; pass; go.
- he took a crack at it
- I gave it a whirl
- noun a brief indulgence of your impulses
spree.
- noun a usually brief attempt
- multilingual3/5
multilingual
- adjective using or knowing more than one language
- a multilingual translator
- a multilingual nation
- adjective using or knowing more than one language
- mingling3/5
mingling
- noun the action of people mingling and coming into contact
- all the random mingling and idle talk made him hate literary parties
- verb to bring or combine together or with something else
amalgamate; mix; unify; mingle; commix.
- resourcefully he mingled music and dance
- noun the action of people mingling and coming into contact
- friendliness3/5
friendliness
- noun a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
- noun a friendly disposition
- noun a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
- kipling3/5
kipling
- noun English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
Joseph Rudyard Kipling; Rudyard Kipling.
- noun English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
- billings3/5
billing
- noun request for payment of a debt
charge.
- they submitted their charges at the end of each month
- verb demand payment
charge; bill.
- Will I get charged for this service?
- We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
- noun request for payment of a debt
- rambling3/5
rambling
- adjective satellite spreading out in different directions
sprawling; straggling; straggly.
- sprawling handwriting
- straggling branches
- straggly hair
- verb continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
ramble on; ramble; jog.
- This novel rambles on and jogs
- adjective satellite spreading out in different directions
- buckling3/5
buckle
- noun fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
- noun a shape distorted by twisting or folding
warp.
- noun fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
- wheeling3/5
wheeling
- noun propelling something on wheels
rolling.
- noun a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
- noun propelling something on wheels
- leveling3/5
leveling
- noun changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
grading.
- noun complete destruction of a building
tearing down; demolishing; razing.
- noun changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
- giggling3/5
giggle
- noun a foolish or nervous laugh
- verb laugh nervously
titter.
- The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom
- noun a foolish or nervous laugh
- ugliness3/5
ugliness
- noun qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
- noun the quality of being wicked
nefariousness; wickedness; vileness.
- noun qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
- bilingualism3/5
bilingualism
- noun the ability to speak two languages colloquially
- noun the ability to speak two languages colloquially
- loveliness3/5
loveliness
- noun the quality of being good looking and attractive
comeliness; beauteousness; fairness.
- noun the quality of being good looking and attractive
- retelling3/5
retell
- verb render verbally, "recite a poem"
recite.
- retell a story
- verb make into fiction
fictionalize; fictionalise.
- The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel
- verb render verbally, "recite a poem"
- reclining3/5
reclining
- noun the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
- verb move the upper body backwards and down
recline; lean back.
- noun the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
- splint3/5
splint
- noun a thin sliver of wood
- he lit the fire with a burning splint
- noun an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
- noun a thin sliver of wood
- totaling3/5
total
- noun the whole amount
aggregate; sum; totality.
- noun a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
sum; amount.
- noun the whole amount
- pollination3/5
pollination
- noun transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
pollenation.
- noun transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
- sidelines3/5
sideline
- noun a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
out of bounds.
- noun an auxiliary line of merchandise
- noun a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
- disciplining3/5
discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; bailiwick; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun a system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
- he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
- for such a plan to work requires discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
- splinter3/5
splinter
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
sliver.
- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
break away; secede.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
- juggling3/5
juggling
- noun the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
juggle.
- noun throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
juggle.
- noun the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
- fumbling3/5
fumbling
- adjective satellite showing lack of skill or aptitude
clumsy; bungling; incompetent.
- a bungling workman
- did a clumsy job
- his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
- verb feel about uncertainly or blindly
grope; fumble.
- She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom
- adjective satellite showing lack of skill or aptitude
- cabling3/5
cable
- noun a telegram sent abroad
overseas telegram; cablegram.
- noun a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
transmission line; line.
- noun a telegram sent abroad
- spellings3/5
spelling
- noun forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
- verb orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
spell out; spell.
- How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer
- noun forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
- delinquents3/5
delinquent
- noun a young offender
juvenile delinquent.
- adjective satellite guilty of a misdeed
- delinquent minors
- noun a young offender
- meddling3/5
meddling
- noun the act of altering something secretly or improperly
tampering.
- verb intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
tamper; meddle.
- Don't meddle in my affairs!
- noun the act of altering something secretly or improperly
- inhaling3/5
inhale
- verb draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
- Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled
- verb draw in (air)
breathe in; inspire.
- Inhale deeply
- inhale the fresh mountain air
- The patient has trouble inspiring
- The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well
- verb draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
- dialing3/5
dial
- noun the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
- noun the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
- noun the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
- angling3/5
angling
- noun fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
- verb move or proceed at an angle
angle.
- he angled his way into the room
- noun fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
- channeling3/5
channel
- noun a path over which electrical signals can pass
transmission channel.
- a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company
- noun a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
- the fields were crossed with irrigation channels
- gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street
- noun a path over which electrical signals can pass
- flinging3/5
fling
- noun a usually brief attempt
whirl; offer; crack; pass; go.
- he took a crack at it
- I gave it a whirl
- noun a brief indulgence of your impulses
spree.
- noun a usually brief attempt
- hurling3/5
hurling
- noun a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
- verb throw forcefully
cast; hurtle; hurl.
- noun a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
- splintered3/5
splinter
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
sliver.
- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
break away; secede.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
- scrolling3/5
scroll
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
gyre; ringlet; whorl; coil; curl; curlicue; roll.
- noun a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
roll.
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- masculinities3/5
masculinity
- noun the properties characteristic of the male sex
maleness.
- noun the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
- noun the properties characteristic of the male sex
- violinist3/5
violinist
- noun a musician who plays the violin
fiddler.
- noun a musician who plays the violin
- unveiling3/5
unveiling
- noun putting on display for the first time
- he attended the unveiling of the statue
- noun the act of beginning something new
introduction; debut; entry; first appearance; launching.
- they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
- noun putting on display for the first time
- chuckling3/5
chuckle
- noun a soft partly suppressed laugh
chortle.
- verb laugh quietly or with restraint
chortle; laugh softly.
- noun a soft partly suppressed laugh
- manliness3/5
manliness
- noun the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
virility; manfulness.
- noun the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
- couplings3/5
coupling
- noun a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
yoke.
- noun a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
coupler.
- noun a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
- trampling3/5
trampling
- noun the sound of heavy treading or stomping
trample.
- he heard the trample of many feet
- verb tread or stomp heavily or roughly
trample; tread.
- The soldiers trampled across the fields
- noun the sound of heavy treading or stomping
- toiling3/5
toiling
- adjective satellite doing arduous or unpleasant work
labouring; drudging; laboring.
- drudging peasants
- the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton
- toiling coal miners in the black deeps
- verb work hard
moil; travail; dig; grind; labour; drudge; toil; labor; fag.
- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
- adjective satellite doing arduous or unpleasant work
- violins3/5
violin
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
fiddle.
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
- baffling3/5
baffling
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
tough; problematic; elusive; problematical; knotty.
- a baffling problem
- I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
- a problematic situation at home
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- levelling3/5
level
- noun a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
grade; degree.
- a moderate grade of intelligence
- a high level of care is required
- it is all a matter of degree
- noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
grade; tier.
- lumber of the highest grade
- noun a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- splinters3/5
splinters
- noun wood in small pieces or splinters
matchwood.
- the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
splinter; sliver.
- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
- noun wood in small pieces or splinters
- spiraling3/5
spiraling
- adjective satellite in the shape of a coil
helical; spiral; turbinate; voluted; whorled; volute; coiling.
- verb to wind or move in a spiral course
coil; gyrate; spiral.
- the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
- black smoke coiling up into the sky
- the young people gyrated on the dance floor
- adjective satellite in the shape of a coil
- fouling3/5
foul
- noun an act that violates the rules of a sport
- verb hit a foul ball
- noun an act that violates the rules of a sport
- carolingian3/5
carolingian
- noun a member of the Carolingian dynasty
Carlovingian.
- adjective of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father
- noun a member of the Carolingian dynasty
- bristling3/5
bristle
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- noun a stiff hair
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- canceling3/5
cancel
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
natural.
- verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
scratch; scrub; call off.
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- decoupling3/5
decouple
- verb disconnect or separate
uncouple.
- uncouple the hounds
- verb regard as unconnected
dissociate.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb disconnect or separate
- tiling3/5
tiling
- noun the application of tiles to cover a surface
- verb cover with tiles
tile.
- tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom
- noun the application of tiles to cover a surface
- stalling3/5
stalling
- noun a tactic used to mislead or delay
stall.
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing
dillydally; dilly-dally; drag one's heels; procrastinate; stall; shillyshally; drag one's feet.
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
- noun a tactic used to mislead or delay
- paralleling3/5
parallel
- noun something having the property of being analogous to something else
analogue; analog.
- noun an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
latitude; parallel of latitude; line of latitude.
- noun something having the property of being analogous to something else
- scribbling3/5
scribble
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scrawl; cacography.
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; doodle.
- noun poor handwriting
- twirling3/5
twirl
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
twist; kink.
- noun the act of rotating rapidly
twist; whirl; twisting; spin.
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- sideline3/5
sideline
- noun a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
out of bounds.
- noun an auxiliary line of merchandise
- noun a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
- propelling3/5
propelling
- adjective satellite tending to or capable of propelling
propellent; propellant; propulsive.
- propellant fuel for submarines
- the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency
- universities...the seats of propulsive thought
- verb cause to move forward with force
impel; propel.
- Steam propels this ship
- adjective satellite tending to or capable of propelling
- hailing3/5
hail
- noun precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
- noun many objects thrown forcefully through the air
- a hail of pebbles
- a hail of bullets
- noun precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
- instilling3/5
instilling
- noun teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
inculcation; ingraining.
- verb impart gradually
transfuse; instill.
- Her presence instilled faith into the children
- transfuse love of music into the students
- noun teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
- humbling3/5
humbling
- adjective satellite causing awareness of your shortcomings
mortifying; humiliating; demeaning.
- golf is a humbling game
- verb cause to be unpretentious
humble.
- This experience will humble him
- adjective satellite causing awareness of your shortcomings
- stalinism3/5
stalinism
- noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
tyranny; absolutism; dictatorship; monocracy; shogunate; authoritarianism; despotism; one-man rule; Caesarism; totalitarianism.
- noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- squealing3/5
squealing
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
screechy; screaky; squeaking; squeaky.
- verb utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
oink; squeal.
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
- splints3/5
splint
- noun a thin sliver of wood
- he lit the fire with a burning splint
- noun an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
- noun a thin sliver of wood
- nibbling3/5
nibble
- noun a small byte
nybble.
- noun gentle biting
- noun a small byte
- inclines3/5
incline
- noun an elevated geological formation
slope; side.
- he climbed the steep slope
- the house was built on the side of a mountain
- noun an inclined surface connecting two levels
ramp.
- noun an elevated geological formation
- wrangling3/5
wrangling
- noun an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
haggling; haggle; wrangle.
- verb to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
brawl; wrangle.
- The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street
- noun an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
- veiling3/5
veiling
- noun a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
gauze; netting.
- verb to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
veil.
- women in Afghanistan veil their faces
- noun a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
- toppling3/5
topple
- verb fall down, as if collapsing
tumble.
- The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
- verb cause to topple or tumble by pushing
tip; tumble.
- verb fall down, as if collapsing
- trilling3/5
trill
- noun a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
shake.
- noun the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula
- he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill
- noun a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
- hurtling3/5
hurtle
- verb move with or as if with a rushing sound
- The cars hurtled by
- verb make a thrusting forward movement
lunge; thrust; hurl.
- verb move with or as if with a rushing sound
- extolling3/5
extol
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
- slings3/5
sling
- noun a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
- noun a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
catapult; slingshot.
- noun a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
- clinch3/5
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
- rebelling3/5
rebel
- noun `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Reb; Johnny Reb; greyback; Johnny.
- noun a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
insurgent; freedom fighter; insurrectionist.
- noun `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
- exhaling3/5
exhale
- verb expel air
expire; breathe out.
- Exhale when you lift the weight
- verb give out (breath or an odor)
give forth; emanate.
- The chimney exhales a thick smoke
- verb expel air
- unsettling3/5
unsettle
- verb disturb the composure of
faze; enervate; unnerve.
- verb disturb the composure of
- reconciling3/5
reconciling
- adjective satellite tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
accommodative.
- verb make (one thing) compatible with (another)
accommodate; conciliate; reconcile.
- The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories
- adjective satellite tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
- curling3/5
curling
- noun a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
- verb form a curl, curve, or kink
curl; curve; kink.
- the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
- noun a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
- rattling3/5
rattling
- noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
rattle; rale.
- the death rattle
- verb make short successive sounds
rattle.
- noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
- wailing3/5
wailing
- noun loud cries made while weeping
bawling.
- verb emit long loud cries
wail; roar; yawl; yaup; howl; ululate.
- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
- noun loud cries made while weeping
- whaling3/5
whale
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
giant; heavyweight; hulk.
- noun any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
- bustling3/5
bustling
- adjective satellite full of energetic and noisy activity
- a bustling city
- verb move or cause to move energetically or busily
hustle; bustle; bustle about.
- The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance
- adjective satellite full of energetic and noisy activity
- hyperlink3/5
hyperlink
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- rustling3/5
rustling
- noun the stealing of cattle
- noun a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
whispering; whisper; rustle.
- noun the stealing of cattle
- shilling3/5
shilling
- noun the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
Ugandan shilling.
- noun the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
Tanzanian shilling.
- noun the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
- strolling3/5
stroll
- noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
promenade; perambulation; amble; saunter.
- verb walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
saunter.
- noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- piling3/5
piling
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
stilt; pile; spile.
- verb arrange in stacks
pile; stack; heap.
- heap firewood around the fireplace
- stack your books up on the shelves
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- ailing3/5
ailing
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; indisposed; unwell; sickly; under the weather; seedy; poorly.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
- verb be ill or unwell
ail.
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
- skyline3/5
skyline
- noun the outline of objects seen against the sky
- noun the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
visible horizon; sensible horizon; horizon; apparent horizon.
- noun the outline of objects seen against the sky
- twinkling3/5
twinkling
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
instant; wink; blink of an eye; flash; New York minute; jiffy; heartbeat; split second; trice.
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
- verb gleam or glow intermittently
wink; winkle; flash; twinkle; blink.
- The lights were flashing
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- underlines3/5
underline
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underscore.
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
emphasise; underscore; emphasize.
- Her gesture emphasized her words
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- relinquished3/5
relinquished
- adjective satellite that has been withdrawn or retreated from
- verb part with a possession or right
release; relinquish; give up; free; resign.
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
- adjective satellite that has been withdrawn or retreated from
- streamlined3/5
streamlined
- adjective satellite made efficient by stripping off nonessentials
- short streamlined meetings
- a streamlined hiring process
- verb contour economically or efficiently
streamline.
- adjective satellite made efficient by stripping off nonessentials
- reeling3/5
reel
- noun a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
- noun music composed for dancing a reel
- noun a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
- sprinkling3/5
sprinkling
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
scattering.
- the first scatterings of green
- a sprinkling of grey at his temples
- noun a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
sprinkle; scattering.
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
- rumbling3/5
rumbling
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
rumble; grumble; grumbling.
- they heard the rumbling of thunder
- verb make a low noise
rumble; grumble.
- rumbling thunder
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
- crackling3/5
crackling
- noun the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
greaves.
- noun the sharp sound of snapping noises
crackle; crepitation.
- noun the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
- hyperlinks3/5
hyperlink
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- ellington3/5
ellington
- noun United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)
Duke Ellington; Edward Kennedy Ellington.
- noun United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)
- countervailing3/5
countervail
- verb compensate for or counterbalance
offset.
- offset deposits and withdrawals
- verb oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
counteract; counterbalance; neutralize.
- This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
- verb compensate for or counterbalance
- grumbling3/5
grumbling
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
rumble; rumbling; grumble.
- they heard the rumbling of thunder
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmuring; grumble; muttering; mutter; murmur.
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
- streamline3/5
streamline
- verb contour economically or efficiently
- verb contour economically or efficiently
- berliner3/5
berliner
- noun an inhabitant of Berlin
- noun an inhabitant of Berlin
- glint3/5
glint
- noun a momentary flash of light
spark; flicker.
- noun a spatially localized brightness
- noun a momentary flash of light
- indwelling3/5
indwelling
- adjective satellite existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle
- an indwelling divinity
- an indwelling goodness
- verb to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle
indwell.
- adjective satellite existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle
- patrolling3/5
patrol
- noun a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
- noun the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
- noun a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
- growling3/5
growling
- noun a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
- noun the sound of growling (as made by animals)
growl.
- noun a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
- paddling3/5
paddle
- noun small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- noun a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- noun small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- underlining3/5
underline
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underscore.
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
emphasise; underscore; emphasize.
- Her gesture emphasized her words
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- babbling3/5
babbling
- noun gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
babble; lallation.
- verb utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
babble.
- The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention
- noun gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
- flinched3/5
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
- clings3/5
cling
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
clingstone.
- verb come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
cohere; cleave; stick; adhere.
- The dress clings to her body
- The label stuck to the box
- The sushi rice grains cohere
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
- inkling3/5
inkling
- noun a slight suggestion or vague understanding
glimmer; glimmering; intimation.
- he had no inkling what was about to happen
- noun a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- lifeline3/5
lifeline
- noun a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
line of life; life line.
- noun support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
- the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin
- she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief
- noun a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
- mumbling3/5
mumbling
- noun indistinct enunciation
- noun ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
gumming.
- noun indistinct enunciation
- railings3/5
railing
- noun a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
rail.
- noun material for making rails or rails collectively
- noun a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- cline3/5
cline
- noun American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
Martin Cline.
- noun American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
- middling3/5
middling
- noun any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
- verb put in the middle
middle.
- noun any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
- flinch3/5
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
- malinowski3/5
malinowski
- noun British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942)
Bronislaw Malinowski; Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski.
- noun British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942)
- snarling3/5
snarl
- noun a vicious angry growl
- noun an angry vicious expression
- noun a vicious angry growl
- relinquishing3/5
relinquishing
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishment.
- noun the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishment.
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- straddling3/5
straddle
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- noun a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
- noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
- undisciplined3/5
undisciplined
- adjective satellite not subjected to discipline
- undisciplined talent
- adjective satellite not subjected to correction or discipline
uncorrected.
- let her children grow up uncorrected
- adjective satellite not subjected to discipline
- blindfolded3/5
blindfolded
- adjective satellite wearing a blindfold
blindfold.
- verb cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
blindfold.
- the hostage was blindfolded and driven away
- adjective satellite wearing a blindfold
- fueling3/5
fueling
- noun the activity of supplying or taking on fuel
refueling.
- verb provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
fuel.
- fuel aircraft, ships, and cars
- noun the activity of supplying or taking on fuel
- hairline3/5
hairline
- noun a very thin line
- noun the natural margin formed by hair on the head
- noun a very thin line
- streamlining3/5
streamline
- verb contour economically or efficiently
- verb contour economically or efficiently
- prowling3/5
prowl
- noun the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
- verb move about in or as if in a predatory manner
- The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town
- noun the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
- gurgling3/5
gurgle
- noun the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
- verb flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
babble; burble; guggle; ripple; bubble.
- babbling brooks
- noun the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
- tickling3/5
tickling
- noun the act of tickling
tickle; titillation.
- verb touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
tickle; titillate; vellicate.
- noun the act of tickling
- bottling3/5
bottle
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- noun the quantity contained in a bottle
bottleful.
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- jostling3/5
jostling
- noun the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jostle.
- verb make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
jostle.
- We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform
- noun the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
- bundling3/5
bundling
- noun a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
- noun the act of binding something into a bundle
- noun a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
- grilling3/5
grilling
- noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
broil; broiling.
- verb cook over a grill
grill.
- grill the sausages
- noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
- declination3/5
declination
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
decline.
- noun a downward slope or bend
decline; descent; declivity; downslope; fall; declension.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- glinting3/5
glinting
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
glittery; fulgid; glistering; scintillant; coruscant; sparkly; aglitter; scintillating; glittering.
- bugle beads all aglitter
- glinting eyes
- glinting water
- his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
- shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
- glittery costume jewelry
- scintillant mica
- the scintillating stars
- a dress with sparkly sequins
- `glistering' is an archaic term
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; glisten; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
- worldliness3/5
worldliness
- noun the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
mundaneness; mundanity; sophistication.
- noun concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs
- he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him
- noun the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
- galling3/5
galling
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
pestering; nettlesome; plaguey; plaguy; teasing; vexing; pesky; bothersome; vexatious; annoying; pestiferous; irritating.
- tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
- aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
- found it galling to have to ask permission
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
- verb become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
chafe; gall; fret.
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
- bicycling3/5
bicycling
- noun riding a bicycle
- verb ride a bicycle
wheel; pedal; bike; bicycle; cycle.
- noun riding a bicycle
- refueling3/5
refueling
- noun the activity of supplying or taking on fuel
fueling.
- verb provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
refuel.
- noun the activity of supplying or taking on fuel
- sociolinguistics3/5
sociolinguistics
- noun the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context
- noun the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context
- blindfold3/5
blindfold
- noun a cloth used to cover the eyes
- verb cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
- the hostage was blindfolded and driven away
- noun a cloth used to cover the eyes
- peddling3/5
peddling
- noun the act of selling goods for a living
vending; hawking; vendition.
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
monger; vend; pitch; peddle; hawk; huckster.
- noun the act of selling goods for a living
- tolling3/5
toll
- noun a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
- noun value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
price; cost.
- the cost in human life was enormous
- the price of success is hard work
- what price glory?
- noun a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
- disinclined3/5
disinclined
- adjective unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
- disinclined to say anything to anybody
- verb make unwilling
indispose; disincline.
- adjective unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
- curtailing3/5
curtail
- verb place restrictions on
restrict; curb; cut back.
- curtail drinking in school
- verb terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
cut short; clip.
- My speech was cut short
- Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
- verb place restrictions on
- pipelines3/5
pipeline
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
grapevine; word of mouth.
- the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth
- noun a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
line.
- a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
- tingling3/5
tingling
- noun a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
prickling; tingle.
- verb cause a stinging or tingling sensation
tingle; prickle.
- noun a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
- dwindling3/5
dwindling
- noun a becoming gradually less
dwindling away.
- there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family
- verb become smaller or lose substance
dwindle; dwindle away; dwindle down.
- Her savings dwindled down
- noun a becoming gradually less
- seedling3/5
seedling
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- spline3/5
spline
- noun a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
slat.
- noun a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
- rippling3/5
rippling
- noun a small wave on the surface of a liquid
ripple; riffle; wavelet.
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples
ripple; riffle; undulate; ruffle; cockle.
- noun a small wave on the surface of a liquid
- botulinum3/5
botulinum
- noun anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
botulinus; Clostridium botulinum.
- noun anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
- timeliness3/5
timeliness
- noun being at the right time
seasonableness.
- noun timely convenience
patness; opportuneness.
- noun being at the right time
- godliness3/5
godliness
- noun piety by virtue of being a godly person
- noun piety by virtue of being a godly person
- trickling3/5
trickle
- noun flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
drip; dribble.
- there's a drip through the roof
- verb run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
filter; dribble.
- water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
- reports began to dribble in
- noun flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- sociolinguistic3/5
sociolinguistic
- adjective of or relating to sociolinguistics
- adjective of or relating to sociolinguistics
- centerline3/5
centerline
- noun a line that bisects a plane figure
center line.
- noun a line that bisects a plane figure
- unwillingly3/5
unwillingly
- adverb in an unwilling manner
- he had sinned against her unwillingly
- adverb in an unwilling manner
- curvilinear3/5
curvilinear
- adjective satellite characterized by or following a curved line
curvilineal.
- curvilinear tracery
- curvilinear motion
- adjective satellite characterized by or following a curved line
- welling3/5
well
- noun a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- noun a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- noun a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- uplink3/5
uplink
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- anticholinergic3/5
anticholinergic
- noun a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
anticholinergic drug.
- adjective inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
- anticholinergic drugs
- noun a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
- scowling3/5
scowling
- adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
beetle-browed.
- verb frown with displeasure
scowl.
- adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
- straggling3/5
straggling
- adjective satellite spreading out in different directions
sprawling; rambling; straggly.
- sprawling handwriting
- straggling branches
- straggly hair
- verb wander from a direct or straight course
straggle; digress; depart; sidetrack.
- adjective satellite spreading out in different directions
- grueling3/5
grueling
- adjective satellite characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
heavy; toilsome; punishing; operose; backbreaking; hard; arduous; gruelling; laborious.
- worked their arduous way up the mining valley
- a grueling campaign
- hard labor
- heavy work
- heavy going
- spent many laborious hours on the project
- set a punishing pace
- adjective satellite characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- alkalinity3/5
alkalinity
- noun pH values above 7
- noun pH values above 7
- flailing3/5
flail
- noun an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
- verb give a thrashing to; beat hard
thrash; lam; thresh.
- noun an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
- bolingbroke3/5
bolingbroke
- noun the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
Henry IV; Henry Bolingbroke.
- noun the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
- timelines3/5
timeline
- noun a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)
- noun a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)
- carolinas3/5
carolina
- noun the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
Carolinas.
- noun the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
- entailing3/5
entail
- noun land received by fee tail
- noun the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
- noun land received by fee tail
- interlinked3/5
interlink
- verb be interwoven or interconnected
complect; interconnect.
- The bones are interconnected via the muscle
- verb cause to be interconnected or interwoven
interconnect.
- verb be interwoven or interconnected
- tinkling3/5
tinkling
- adjective satellite like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
tinkly.
- sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal
- verb make or emit a high sound
clink; tink; chink; tinkle.
- tinkling bells
- adjective satellite like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
- baselines3/5
baseline
- noun an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
- the established a baseline for the budget
- noun the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
service line.
- noun an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
- sizzling3/5
sizzling
- adjective satellite hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
- a sizzling steak
- a sizzling spell of weather
- verb make a sound like frying fat
sizzle.
- adjective satellite hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
- tellingly3/5
tellingly
- adverb in a telling manner
- the plain manner of its style all the more tellingly points up the horror of the case
- adverb in a telling manner
- dumplings3/5
dumplings
- noun small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
dumpling.
- noun small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
dumpling.
- noun small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
- storyline3/5
storyline
- noun the plot of a book or play or film
plot line.
- noun the plot of a book or play or film
- splines3/5
spline
- noun a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
slat.
- noun a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
- malingering3/5
malingering
- noun evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
skulking.
- they developed a test to detect malingering
- verb avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
skulk; malinger.
- noun evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
- hyaline3/5
hyaline
- noun a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
hyalin.
- adjective satellite resembling glass in transparency or translucency
hyaloid.
- the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell
- noun a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
- neckline3/5
neckline
- noun the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck
- noun the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck
- acetylcholine3/5
acetylcholine
- noun a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems
- noun a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems
- feline3/5
feline
- noun any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
felid.
- adjective of or relating to cats
- feline fur
- noun any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
- salinas3/5
salina
- noun a town in central Kansas
- noun a town in central Kansas
- mainline3/5
mainline
- verb inject into the vein
- She is mainlining heroin
- verb inject into the vein
- tetracycline3/5
tetracycline
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
Achromycin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
- starling3/5
starling
- noun gregarious birds native to the Old World
- noun gregarious birds native to the Old World
- preclinical3/5
preclinical
- adjective of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared
presymptomatic.
- adjective of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared
- theophylline3/5
theophylline
- noun a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator
Slo-Bid; Theobid; Elixophyllin.
- noun a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator
- stalingrad3/5
stalingrad
- noun a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43
Volgograd; Tsaritsyn.
- noun a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43
- matrilineal3/5
matrilineal
- adjective satellite based on or tracing descent through the female line
matrilinear.
- matrilineal inheritance
- adjective satellite based on or tracing descent through the female line
- bellingham3/5
bellingham
- noun a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
- noun a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
- patrilineal3/5
patrilineal
- adjective satellite based on or tracing descent through the male line
patrilinear.
- a patrilineal society
- adjective satellite based on or tracing descent through the male line
- saplings3/5
- gadolinium3/5
gadolinium
- noun a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
Gd; atomic number 64.
- noun a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
- goblins3/5
goblin
- noun (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
hobgoblin; hob.
- noun (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- unflinching3/5
unflinching
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unblinking; unshrinking.
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
- unfailing3/5
unfailing
- adjective satellite not liable to failure
foolproof.
- a foolproof identification system
- the unfailing sign of an amateur
- an unfailing test
- adjective satellite always able to supply more
- an unfailing source of good stories
- a subject of unfailing interest
- adjective satellite not liable to failure
- balinese3/5
balinese
- noun the Indonesian language of the people of Bali
- noun the Indonesian language of the people of Bali
- subclinical3/5
subclinical
- adjective relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed
- adjective relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed
- proline3/5
proline
- noun an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen)
- noun an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen)
- schilling3/5
schilling
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
Austrian schilling.
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
- immunoglobulins3/5
immunoglobulin
- noun a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
immune serum globulin; immune gamma globulin; Ig; immune globulin.
- noun a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
- rectilinear3/5
rectilinear
- adjective satellite characterized by a straight line or lines
rectilineal.
- rectilinear patterns in wallpaper
- the rectilinear propagation of light
- adjective satellite characterized by a straight line or lines
- unfeeling3/5
unfeeling
- adjective satellite devoid of feeling for others
hardhearted; stonyhearted.
- an unfeeling wretch
- adjective satellite devoid of feeling or sensation
- unfeeling trees
- adjective satellite devoid of feeling for others
- choline3/5
choline
- noun a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat
- noun a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat
- startlingly3/5
startlingly
- adverb in a startling manner
- a startlingly modern voice
- adverb in a startling manner
- cholinergic3/5
cholinergic
- adjective releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound
- adjective releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound
- polycrystalline3/5
polycrystalline
- adjective satellite composed of aggregates of crystals
- polycrystalline metals
- adjective satellite composed of aggregates of crystals
- clint3/5
clint
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- stirling3/5
stirling
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- rosalind3/5
rosalind
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- madeline3/5
madeline
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- schelling3/5
schelling
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- belinda3/5
belinda
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- inline3/5
inline
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- frontline3/5
frontline
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- elinor3/5
elinor
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- melinda3/5
melinda
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- molina3/5
molina
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- nonlinearity3/5
- angelina3/5
angelina
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- catalina3/5
catalina
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- bestselling3/5
bestselling
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- rollins3/5
rollins
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- hotline3/5
hotline
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- upwelling3/5
upwelling
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- darlington3/5
darlington
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- downlink3/5
downlink
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- mullins3/5
mullins
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- journaling3/5
journal
- noun a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
diary.
- noun a periodical dedicated to a particular subject
- he reads the medical journals
- noun a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
- adeline3/5
adeline
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- cellini2/5
cellini
- noun Italian sculptor (1500-1571)
Benvenuto Cellini.
- noun Italian sculptor (1500-1571)
- coiling2/5
coiling
- adjective satellite in the shape of a coil
helical; spiraling; spiral; turbinate; voluted; whorled; volute.
- verb to wind or move in a spiral course
coil; gyrate; spiral.
- the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
- black smoke coiling up into the sky
- the young people gyrated on the dance floor
- adjective satellite in the shape of a coil
- weakling2/5
weakling
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
doormat; wuss.
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
- milliner2/5
milliner
- noun someone who makes and sells hats
modiste; hatmaker; hatter.
- noun someone who makes and sells hats
- whittling2/5
whittle
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
Sir Frank Whittle; Frank Whittle.
- verb cut small bits or pare shavings from
pare.
- whittle a piece of wood
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
- gatling2/5
gatling
- noun United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)
Richard Jordan Gatling.
- noun United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)
- stippling2/5
stipple
- verb engrave by means of dots and flicks
- verb make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
- verb engrave by means of dots and flicks
- weaklings2/5
weakling
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
doormat; wuss.
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
- puddling2/5
puddle
- noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- noun a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
pool.
- there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
- the body lay in a pool of blood
- noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- roebling2/5
roebling
- noun United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)
John Augustus Roebling; John Roebling.
- noun United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)
- milliners2/5
milliner
- noun someone who makes and sells hats
modiste; hatmaker; hatter.
- noun someone who makes and sells hats
- stenciling2/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- monolinguals2/5
monolingual
- noun a person who knows only one language
- adjective using or knowing only one language
- monolingual speakers
- a monolingual dictionary
- noun a person who knows only one language
- zeppelins2/5
zeppelin
- noun German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
- noun a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
Graf Zeppelin.
- noun German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
- bilinguals2/5
bilingual
- noun a person who speaks two languages fluently
bilingualist.
- adjective satellite using or knowing two languages
- bilingual education
- noun a person who speaks two languages fluently
- quarreling2/5
quarrel
- noun an angry dispute
run-in; wrangle; dustup; words; row.
- they had a quarrel
- they had words
- noun an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- noun an angry dispute
- tunnelling2/5
tunnel
- noun a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
- the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection
- noun a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
burrow.
- noun a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
- splintering2/5
splintering
- noun the act of chipping something
chip; chipping.
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
splinter; break away; secede.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
- noun the act of chipping something
- beguiling2/5
beguiling
- adjective satellite highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
alluring; tempting; enticing.
- an alluring prospect
- her alluring smile
- the voice was low and beguiling
- difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement
- a tempting invitation
- verb influence by slyness
juggle; hoodwink; beguile.
- adjective satellite highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
- tilling2/5
tilling
- noun cultivation of the land in order to raise crops
- verb work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
till.
- till the soil
- noun cultivation of the land in order to raise crops
- unravelling2/5
unravel
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unpick; unknot; unscramble.
- unravel the thread
- verb disentangle
ravel out; ravel.
- can you unravel the mystery?
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
- shoveling2/5
shovel
- noun a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
- noun the quantity a shovel can hold
spadeful; shovelful.
- noun a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
- wiggling2/5
wiggle
- noun the act of wiggling
wriggle; squirm.
- verb move to and fro
joggle; jiggle.
- Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!
- noun the act of wiggling
- blinks2/5
blinks
- noun small Indian lettuce of northern regions
water chickweed; Montia lamprosperma; blinking chickweed.
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
nictitation; winking; eye blink; nictation; blinking; blink; wink.
- noun small Indian lettuce of northern regions
- callings2/5
calling
- noun the particular occupation for which you are trained
career; vocation.
- verb assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
call; name.
- They named their son David
- The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
- noun the particular occupation for which you are trained
- apollinaire2/5
apollinaire
- noun French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)
Guillaume Apollinaire; Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki.
- noun French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)
- darlings2/5
darling
- noun a special loved one
ducky; favourite; deary; favorite; pet; dearie.
- noun an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
Darling River.
- noun a special loved one
- reveling2/5
revel
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
revelry.
- verb take delight in
delight; enjoy.
- he delights in his granddaughter
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
- trolling2/5
trolling
- noun angling by drawing a baited line through the water
troll.
- verb circulate, move around
troll.
- noun angling by drawing a baited line through the water
- panelling2/5
panelling
- noun a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
pane; paneling.
- verb decorate with panels
panel.
- panel the walls with wood
- noun a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
- throttling2/5
throttling
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
strangling; strangulation; choking.
- no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; restrain; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- freewheeling2/5
freewheeling
- adjective satellite free of restraints or rules
- freewheeling foolishness
- the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style
- verb live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
drift; freewheel.
- My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school
- adjective satellite free of restraints or rules
- pedaling2/5
pedal
- noun a sustained bass note
pedal point.
- noun a lever that is operated with the foot
foot lever; treadle; foot pedal.
- noun a sustained bass note
- huddling2/5
huddle
- noun (informal) a quick private conference
powwow.
- noun a disorganized and densely packed crowd
- a huddle of frightened women
- noun (informal) a quick private conference
- stilling2/5
still
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- he wanted some stills for a magazine ad
- noun (poetic) tranquil silence
hush; stillness.
- the still of the night
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- nestlings2/5
nestling
- noun young bird not yet fledged
baby bird.
- noun a young person of either sex
tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; youngster; child; fry; shaver; tike; minor; kid.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun young bird not yet fledged
- changeling2/5
changeling
- noun a person of subnormal intelligence
retard; half-wit; idiot; imbecile; moron; cretin.
- noun a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
- noun a person of subnormal intelligence
- equaling2/5
equal
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
peer; compeer; match.
- verb be identical or equivalent to
be.
- One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- rifling2/5
rifling
- noun the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm
grooving.
- verb steal goods; take as spoils
pillage; strip; despoil; plunder; foray; rifle; loot; reave; ransack.
- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
- noun the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm
- revelling2/5
revel
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
revelry.
- verb take delight in
delight; enjoy.
- he delights in his granddaughter
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
- forestalling2/5
forestalling
- noun the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
preclusion; obviation.
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
forbid; prevent; preclude; foreclose; forestall.
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
- noun the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
- jiggling2/5
jiggle
- noun a slight irregular shaking motion
joggle.
- verb move to and fro
wiggle; joggle.
- Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!
- noun a slight irregular shaking motion
- rivaling2/5
rival
- noun the contestant you hope to defeat
contender; competitor; competition; challenger.
- he had respect for his rivals
- he wanted to know what the competition was doing
- verb be equal to in quality or ability
touch; equal; match.
- Nothing can rival cotton for durability
- Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
- Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
- noun the contestant you hope to defeat
- stripling2/5
stripling
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
teen; teenager; adolescent.
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- sniffling2/5
sniffle
- noun the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
snuffle; snivel.
- verb cry or whine with snuffling
blubber; snuffle; snivel; blub.
- Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!
- noun the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
- untangling2/5
untangling
- noun the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
unsnarling; extrication; disentanglement.
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
untangle; disencumber; extricate; disentangle.
- I cannot extricate myself from this task
- noun the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
- prickling2/5
prickling
- noun a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
tingling; tingle.
- verb cause a prickling sensation
prick; prickle.
- noun a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
- delineations2/5
delineation
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
picture; characterization; characterisation; word picture; depiction; word-painting.
- too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
- the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
- the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
- noun a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
depiction; line drawing; limning.
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
- grovelling2/5
grovelling
- adjective satellite totally submissive
wormlike; cringing; groveling; wormy.
- verb show submission or fear
fawn; crawl; grovel; cower; cringe; creep.
- adjective satellite totally submissive
- muffling2/5
muffle
- noun a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
- verb conceal or hide
strangle; stifle; smother; repress.
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
- noun a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
- groveling2/5
groveling
- adjective satellite totally submissive
wormlike; grovelling; cringing; wormy.
- verb show submission or fear
fawn; crawl; grovel; cower; cringe; creep.
- adjective satellite totally submissive
- earthlings2/5
earthling
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; worldling.
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
- doodling2/5
doodle
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; scribble.
- verb make a doodle; draw aimlessly
- noun an aimless drawing
- snuffling2/5
snuffling
- adjective satellite liable to sniffle
sniffly; snuffly.
- verb sniff or smell inquiringly
snuff; snuffle.
- adjective satellite liable to sniffle
- coddling2/5
coddle
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cosset; cocker; mollycoddle; spoil; indulge; baby.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- verb cook in nearly boiling water
- coddle eggs
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
- fledglings2/5
fledgling
- noun any new participant in some activity
newbie; fledgeling; neophyte; newcomer; entrant; freshman; starter.
- noun young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
fledgeling.
- noun any new participant in some activity
- rivalling2/5
rival
- noun the contestant you hope to defeat
contender; competitor; competition; challenger.
- he had respect for his rivals
- he wanted to know what the competition was doing
- verb be equal to in quality or ability
touch; equal; match.
- Nothing can rival cotton for durability
- Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
- Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
- noun the contestant you hope to defeat
- riddling2/5
riddle
- noun a difficult problem
conundrum; enigma; brain-teaser.
- noun a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
- noun a difficult problem
- equalling2/5
equal
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
peer; compeer; match.
- verb be identical or equivalent to
be.
- One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- glinka2/5
glinka
- noun Russian composer (1804-1857)
Mikhail Glinka; Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka.
- noun Russian composer (1804-1857)
- samplings2/5
sampling
- noun (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
- noun items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
sample distribution; sample.
- noun (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
- doublings2/5
doubling
- noun increase by a factor of two
- doubling with a computer took no time at all
- noun raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
double.
- I decided his double was a bluff
- noun increase by a factor of two
- tellings2/5
telling
- noun an act of narration
recounting; relation.
- he was the hero according to his own relation
- his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
- noun informing by words
notification; apprisal.
- noun an act of narration
- heeling2/5
heel
- noun the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
- noun the back part of the human foot
- noun the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
- impaling2/5
impale
- verb pierce with a sharp stake or point
spike; empale; transfix.
- impale a shrimp on a skewer
- verb kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
stake.
- the enemies were impaled and left to die
- verb pierce with a sharp stake or point
- marbling2/5
marbling
- noun the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat
- verb paint or stain like marble
marble.
- marble paper
- noun the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat
- mauling2/5
maul
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
sledge; sledgehammer.
- verb split (wood) with a maul and wedges
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
- mangling2/5
mangle
- noun clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
- verb press with a mangle
- mangle the sheets
- noun clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
- sniveling2/5
sniveling
- noun whining in a tearful manner
snivel.
- verb talk in a tearful manner
snivel; whine.
- noun whining in a tearful manner
- shovelling2/5
shovel
- noun a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
- noun the quantity a shovel can hold
spadeful; shovelful.
- noun a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
- stalinists2/5
stalinist
- noun a follower of Stalin and Stalinism
- adjective of or relating to Joseph Stalin or his times
- noun a follower of Stalin and Stalinism
- girdling2/5
girdle
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
cincture; waistband; sash; waistcloth.
- noun an encircling or ringlike structure
- earthling2/5
earthling
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; worldling.
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
- pedalling2/5
pedal
- noun a sustained bass note
pedal point.
- noun a lever that is operated with the foot
foot lever; treadle; foot pedal.
- noun a sustained bass note
- slinger2/5
slinger
- noun a person who uses a sling to throw something
- noun a person who uses a sling to throw something
- chiseling2/5
chisel
- noun an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
- verb engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
cheat.
- Who's chiseling on the side?
- noun an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
- slingers2/5
slinger
- noun a person who uses a sling to throw something
- noun a person who uses a sling to throw something
- caroling2/5
caroling
- noun singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
- verb sing carols
carol.
- They went caroling on Christmas Day
- noun singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
- repelling2/5
repelling
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
- verb cause to move back by force or influence
repulse; beat back; repel; drive; push back; force back.
- repel the enemy
- push back the urge to smoke
- beat back the invaders
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
- dueling2/5
duel
- noun a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
affaire d'honneur.
- noun any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
- noun a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
- salinger2/5
salinger
- noun United States writer (born 1919)
Jerome David Salinger; J. D. Salinger.
- noun United States writer (born 1919)
- reclined2/5
recline
- verb move the upper body backwards and down
lean back.
- verb cause to recline
- She reclined her head on the pillow
- verb move the upper body backwards and down
- totalling2/5
total
- noun the whole amount
aggregate; sum; totality.
- noun a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
sum; amount.
- noun the whole amount
- hustling2/5
hustle
- noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
bunko; bunco game; bunko game; sting; flimflam; con game; confidence game; gyp; bunco; confidence trick; con.
- noun a rapid active commotion
fuss; flurry; bustle; ado; stir.
- noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- pauling2/5
- swellings2/5
swelling
- noun an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
puffiness; lump.
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; excrescence; jut; gibbosity; protuberance.
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- the hump of a camel
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- noun an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
- liveliness2/5
liveliness
- noun general activity and motion
animation.
- noun animation and energy in action or expression
life; sprightliness; spirit.
- it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
- noun general activity and motion
- squabbling2/5
squabble
- noun a quarrel about petty points
fuss; bicker; pettifoggery; bickering; tiff; spat.
- verb argue over petty things
niggle; pettifog; bicker; brabble; quibble.
- Let's not quibble over pennies
- noun a quarrel about petty points
- overruling2/5
overrule
- verb rule against
override; overturn; reverse; overthrow.
- The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
- verb rule against
- bawling2/5
bawling
- noun loud cries made while weeping
wailing.
- verb shout loudly and without restraint
bellow; bawl.
- noun loud cries made while weeping
- flings2/5
fling
- noun a usually brief attempt
whirl; offer; crack; pass; go.
- he took a crack at it
- I gave it a whirl
- noun a brief indulgence of your impulses
spree.
- noun a usually brief attempt
- ridiculing2/5
ridicule
- noun language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
- noun the act of deriding or treating with contempt
derision.
- noun language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
- cancelling2/5
cancel
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
natural.
- verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
scratch; scrub; call off.
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- clinched2/5
clinched
- adjective satellite closed or squeezed together tightly
clenched.
- a clenched fist
- his clenched (or clinched) teeth
- verb secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
clinch.
- The girder was clinched into the wall
- adjective satellite closed or squeezed together tightly
- tlingit2/5
tlingit
- noun a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska
- noun the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit
- noun a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska
- availing2/5
avail
- noun a means of serving
help; service.
- of no avail
- there's no help for it
- verb use to one's advantage
- He availed himself of the available resources
- noun a means of serving
- inclining2/5
inclining
- noun the act of inclining; bending forward
inclination.
- an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given; tend.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- noun the act of inclining; bending forward
- fondling2/5
fondling
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing.
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
fondle; caress.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- healings2/5
healing
- noun the natural process by which the body repairs itself
- verb heal or recover
mend; heal.
- My broken leg is mending
- noun the natural process by which the body repairs itself
- marveling2/5
marvel
- noun something that causes feelings of wonder
wonder.
- the wonders of modern science
- verb be amazed at
wonder.
- We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities
- noun something that causes feelings of wonder
- dispelling2/5
dispel
- verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
turn back; drive out; drive away; chase away; drive off; run off.
- Drive away potential burglars
- drive away bad thoughts
- dispel doubts
- The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
scatter; break up; disperse; dissipate.
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
- verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
- lolling2/5
loll
- verb hang loosely or laxly
droop.
- His tongue lolled
- verb be lazy or idle
loaf; fuck off; lounge around; lounge about; frig around; bum; arse around; bum around; waste one's time; arse about; loll around; bum about.
- Her son is just bumming around all day
- verb hang loosely or laxly
- carolinians2/5
carolinian
- noun a native or resident of the Carolinas
- noun a native or resident of the Carolinas
- mulling2/5
mull
- noun a term used in Scottish names of promontories
- the Mull of Kintyre
- noun an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides
- noun a term used in Scottish names of promontories
- splinting2/5
splint
- noun a thin sliver of wood
- he lit the fire with a burning splint
- noun an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
- noun a thin sliver of wood
- cuddling2/5
cuddling
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nuzzle; nest; nestle; cuddle; draw close; snuggle.
- We cuddled against each other to keep warm
- The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- soiling2/5
soiling
- noun the act of soiling something
dirtying; soilure.
- verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty
begrime; soil; grime; bemire; dirty; colly.
- don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
- noun the act of soiling something
- chronicling2/5
chronicle
- noun a record or narrative description of past events
account; story; history.
- a history of France
- he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
- the story of exposure to lead
- verb record in chronological order; make a historical record
- noun a record or narrative description of past events
- yearling2/5
yearling
- noun a young child
bambino; toddler; tot.
- noun a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
- noun a young child
- rescheduling2/5
reschedule
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- bailing2/5
bail
- noun (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
bail bond; bond.
- the judge set bail at $10,000
- a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman
- noun the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)
- he is out on bail
- noun (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- refilling2/5
refilling
- noun filling again by supplying what has been used up
renewal; replenishment; replacement.
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
refill; fill again; replenish.
- refill my glass, please
- noun filling again by supplying what has been used up
- channelling2/5
channel
- noun a path over which electrical signals can pass
transmission channel.
- a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company
- noun a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
- the fields were crossed with irrigation channels
- gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street
- noun a path over which electrical signals can pass
- excelling2/5
excel
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- verb distinguish oneself
- underlings2/5
underling
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
subordinate; foot soldier; subsidiary.
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
- tilings2/5
tiling
- noun the application of tiles to cover a surface
- verb cover with tiles
tile.
- tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom
- noun the application of tiles to cover a surface
- entitling2/5
entitle
- verb give the right to
- The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file
- verb give a title to
title.
- verb give the right to
- brawling2/5
brawl
- noun an uproarious party
do; bash.
- noun a noisy fight in a crowd
free-for-all.
- noun an uproarious party
- stockpiling2/5
stockpiling
- noun accumulating and storing a reserve supply
- the stockpiling of war materials
- verb have on hand
carry; stockpile; stock.
- Do you carry kerosene heaters?
- noun accumulating and storing a reserve supply
- uncoupling2/5
uncouple
- verb disconnect or separate
decouple.
- uncouple the hounds
- verb disconnect or separate
- poling2/5
pole
- noun a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- noun a native or inhabitant of Poland
- noun a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- needling2/5
needle
- noun the leaf of a conifer
acerate leaf.
- noun a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
- noun the leaf of a conifer
- cackling2/5
cackle
- noun the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
- noun noisy talk
yack; chatter; yak; yakety-yak.
- noun the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
- shuttling2/5
shuttle
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
shuttlecock; bird; birdie.
- noun public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- dabbling2/5
dabble
- verb dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
- verb play in or as if in water, as of small children
splash around; paddle.
- verb dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
- stallings2/5
stalling
- noun a tactic used to mislead or delay
stall.
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing
dillydally; dilly-dally; drag one's heels; procrastinate; stall; shillyshally; drag one's feet.
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
- noun a tactic used to mislead or delay
- titling2/5
title
- noun a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
statute title; rubric.
- Title 8 provided federal help for schools
- noun the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.
- he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title
- he refused to give titles to his paintings
- I can never remember movie titles
- noun a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- impelling2/5
impelling
- adjective satellite markedly effective as if by emotional pressure
- impelling skill as a teller of tales
- an impelling personality
- verb urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
impel; force.
- adjective satellite markedly effective as if by emotional pressure
- disentangling2/5
disentangle
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
untangle; disencumber; extricate.
- I cannot extricate myself from this task
- verb extricate from entanglement
straighten out; unsnarl.
- Can you disentangle the cord?
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
- recline2/5
recline
- verb move the upper body backwards and down
lean back.
- verb cause to recline
- She reclined her head on the pillow
- verb move the upper body backwards and down
- duelling2/5
duel
- noun a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
affaire d'honneur.
- noun any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
- noun a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
- slinging2/5
slinging
- noun throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)
- verb hurl as if with a sling
catapult; sling.
- noun throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)
- carolinian2/5
carolinian
A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina.
- peopling2/5
people
- noun (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
- old people
- there were at least 200 people in the audience
- noun the body of citizens of a state or country
citizenry.
- the Spanish people
- noun (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
- paling2/5
paling
- noun a fence made of upright pickets
picket fence.
- verb turn pale, as if in fear
blanch; blench; pale.
- noun a fence made of upright pickets
- foretelling2/5
foretelling
- noun a statement made about the future
forecasting; prognostication; prediction.
- noun the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
fortune telling; divination; soothsaying.
- noun a statement made about the future
- quelling2/5
quelling
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
stifling; crushing; suppression.
- the suppression of heresy
- the quelling of the rebellion
- the stifling of all dissent
- verb suppress or crush completely
squelch; quench; quell.
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
- ruffling2/5
ruffle
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
flounce; frill; furbelow.
- noun a high tight collar
choker; neck ruff; ruff.
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- blackmailing2/5
blackmail
- noun extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- verb exert pressure on someone through threats
pressure; blackjack.
- noun extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- oiling2/5
oil
- noun a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
- noun oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
oil color; oil colour.
- noun a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
- millinery2/5
millinery
- noun shop selling women's hats
hat shop.
- noun hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner
woman's hat.
- noun shop selling women's hats
- unrolling2/5
unroll
- verb reverse the winding or twisting of
wind off; unwind.
- unwind a ball of yarn
- verb unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
unfurl.
- unfurl a banner
- verb reverse the winding or twisting of
- dissembling2/5
dissembling
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
pretence; pretense; feigning.
- noun the act of deceiving
deceit; dissimulation; deception.
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
- wholesaling2/5
wholesale
- noun the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
- verb sell in large quantities
- noun the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
- defiling2/5
defile
- noun a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
gorge.
- verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully; corrupt; taint; cloud.
- sully someone's reputation
- noun a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
- snuggling2/5
snuggling
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nuzzle; nest; nestle; cuddle; draw close; snuggle.
- We cuddled against each other to keep warm
- The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- warbling2/5
warble
- noun a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
- verb sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
quaver; trill.
- noun a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
- scuffling2/5
scuffle
- noun disorderly fighting
tussle; dogfight; hassle; rough-and-tumble.
- noun a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
scuffle hoe; Dutch hoe.
- noun disorderly fighting
- assailing2/5
assail
- verb attack someone physically or emotionally
assault; attack; set on.
- The mugger assaulted the woman
- Nightmares assailed him regularly
- verb launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
attack.
- Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
- Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
- verb attack someone physically or emotionally
- hardliners2/5
hardliner
- noun a conservative who is uncompromising
- adjective satellite firm and uncompromising
hardline; hard-line.
- a hard-line policy
- noun a conservative who is uncompromising
- lulling2/5
lull
- noun a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
letup.
- there was never a letup in the noise
- noun a period of calm weather
quiet.
- there was a lull in the storm
- noun a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
- ramblings2/5
ramble
- noun an aimless amble on a winding course
meander.
- verb continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
ramble on; jog.
- This novel rambles on and jogs
- noun an aimless amble on a winding course
- nonlinguistic2/5
nonlinguistic
- adjective not consisting of or related to language
- depended on his nonlinguistic skills
- adjective not consisting of or related to language
- retellings2/5
retell
- verb render verbally, "recite a poem"
recite.
- retell a story
- verb make into fiction
fictionalize; fictionalise.
- The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel
- verb render verbally, "recite a poem"
- scrabbling2/5
scrabble
- noun an aimless drawing
scribble; doodle.
- noun a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
- noun an aimless drawing
- violinists2/5
violinist
- noun a musician who plays the violin
fiddler.
- noun a musician who plays the violin
- nuzzling2/5
nuzzle
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nest; nestle; cuddle; draw close; snuggle.
- We cuddled against each other to keep warm
- The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
- verb rub noses
nose.
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
- reselling2/5
resell
- verb sell (something) again after having bought it
- verb sell (something) again after having bought it
- reassembling2/5
reassemble
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- masculinized2/5
masculinize
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
masculinise; virilise; virilize.
- the drugs masculinized the teenage girl
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- marvelling2/5
marvel
- noun something that causes feelings of wonder
wonder.
- the wonders of modern science
- verb be amazed at
wonder.
- We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities
- noun something that causes feelings of wonder
- hireling2/5
hireling
- noun a person who works only for money
pensionary.
- noun a person who works only for money
- stapling2/5
staple
- noun (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
basic.
- noun a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
staple fiber; staple fibre.
- staple fibers vary widely in length
- noun (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- dulling2/5
dull
- verb make dull in appearance
- Age had dulled the surface
- verb become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- the varnished table top dulled with time
- verb make dull in appearance
- yearlings2/5
yearling
- noun a young child
bambino; toddler; tot.
- noun a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
- noun a young child
- rekindling2/5
rekindle
- verb kindle anew, as of a fire
- verb arouse again
- rekindle hopes
- rekindle her love
- verb kindle anew, as of a fire
- clinching2/5
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
- delinquencies2/5
delinquency
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- noun a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
dereliction; willful neglect.
- he inherited his delinquency from his father
- his derelictions were not really intended as crimes
- his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- niggling2/5
niggling
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; piffling; trivial; piddling; fiddling; picayune; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- verb worry unnecessarily or excessively
niggle; fuss; fret.
- don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
- mottling2/5
mottling
- noun the act of coloring with areas of different shades
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; blotch; mottle.
- noun the act of coloring with areas of different shades
- funneling2/5
funnel
- noun a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
funnel shape.
- noun a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
- noun a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
- quibbling2/5
quibble
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
cavil; quiddity.
- verb evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- underling2/5
underling
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
subordinate; foot soldier; subsidiary.
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
- jailing2/5
jail
- noun a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
slammer; pokey; gaol; jailhouse; clink; poky.
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
incarcerate; jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; put away; imprison; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- noun a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
- comeliness2/5
comeliness
- noun the quality of being good looking and attractive
beauteousness; loveliness; fairness.
- noun the quality of being good looking and attractive
- gunslinger2/5
gunslinger
- noun a professional killer who uses a gun
hit man; hired gun; shooter; gun; triggerman; hitman; gunman; torpedo; gun for hire.
- noun a professional killer who uses a gun
- annulling2/5
annul
- verb declare invalid
invalidate; void; nullify; quash; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- verb cancel officially
revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal; rescind.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- verb declare invalid
- blindsided2/5
blindside
- verb catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
- The economic downturn blindsided many investors
- verb attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
- verb catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
- hirelings2/5
hireling
- noun a person who works only for money
pensionary.
- noun a person who works only for money
- emailing2/5
email
- noun (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
e-mail; electronic mail.
- you cannot send packages by electronic mail
- verb communicate electronically on the computer
e-mail; netmail.
- she e-mailed me the good news
- noun (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
- bewailing2/5
bewail
- verb regret strongly
bemoan; deplore; lament.
- I deplore this hostile action
- we lamented the loss of benefits
- verb regret strongly
- disassembling2/5
disassemble
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
take apart; break up; dismantle; break apart.
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
- prattling2/5
prattle
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
chin music; prate; blether; idle talk.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
- dialling2/5
dial
- noun the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
- noun the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
- noun the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
- dimpling2/5
dimple
- noun a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
dimpled chad; pregnant chad.
- noun any slight depression in a surface
- there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball
- noun a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
- headliner2/5
headliner
- noun a performer who receives prominent billing
star.
- noun a performer who receives prominent billing
- neighborliness2/5
neighborliness
- noun a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors
good-neighborliness; neighbourliness; good-neighbourliness.
- noun a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors
- redlining2/5
redline
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- fulling2/5
full
- noun the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
full moon; full-of-the-moon; full phase of the moon.
- the moon is at the full
- verb beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening
- full the cloth
- noun the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
- extralinguistic2/5
extralinguistic
- adjective not included within the realm of language
- adjective not included within the realm of language
- sailings2/5
sailing
- noun the work of a sailor
navigation; seafaring.
- noun riding in a sailboat
- noun the work of a sailor
- twiddling2/5
twiddle
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- trundling2/5
trundle
- noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
truckle; trundle bed; truckle bed.
- noun small wheel or roller
- noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
- spooling2/5
spool
- noun a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
reel; bobbin.
- verb transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
- noun a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
- toggling2/5
toggle
- noun any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time
- noun a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
on/off switch; toggle switch; on-off switch.
- noun any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time
- carolingians2/5
carolingian
- noun a member of the Carolingian dynasty
Carlovingian.
- adjective of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father
- noun a member of the Carolingian dynasty
- derailing2/5
derail
- verb cause to run off the tracks
- they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste
- verb run off or leave the rails
jump.
- the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks
- verb cause to run off the tracks
- foiling2/5
foiling
- noun an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
frustration; thwarting.
- verb enhance by contrast
foil.
- In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background
- noun an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
- tabling2/5
table
- noun a set of data arranged in rows and columns
tabular array.
- see table 1
- noun a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
- it was a sturdy table
- noun a set of data arranged in rows and columns
- reclines2/5
recline
- verb move the upper body backwards and down
lean back.
- verb cause to recline
- She reclined her head on the pillow
- verb move the upper body backwards and down
- palings2/5
paling
- noun a fence made of upright pickets
picket fence.
- verb turn pale, as if in fear
blanch; blench; pale.
- noun a fence made of upright pickets
- neighbourliness2/5
neighbourliness
- noun a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors
good-neighborliness; neighborliness; good-neighbourliness.
- noun a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors
- shoaling2/5
shoal
- noun a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
- noun a stretch of shallow water
shallow.
- noun a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
- splinted2/5
splint
- noun a thin sliver of wood
- he lit the fire with a burning splint
- noun an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
- noun a thin sliver of wood
- homeliness2/5
homeliness
- noun having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
drabness; dowdiness.
- noun an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
plainness.
- fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness
- noun having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
- sealings2/5
sealing
- noun the act of treating something to make it repel water
waterproofing.
- verb make tight; secure against leakage
seal off; seal.
- seal the windows
- noun the act of treating something to make it repel water
- peelings2/5
peeling
- noun loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
shedding; desquamation.
- verb strip the skin off
pare; peel; skin.
- pare apples
- noun loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
- dovetailing2/5
dovetail
- noun a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
dovetail joint.
- verb fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
- noun a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
- sociolinguists2/5
sociolinguist
- noun a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication
- noun a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication
- burling2/5
burl
- noun the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
- noun a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
- noun the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
- rappelling2/5
rappel
- noun (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
abseil.
- verb lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
abseil; rope down.
- The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous
- You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing
- noun (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
- beetling2/5
beetling
- adjective satellite jutting or overhanging
beetle.
- beetle brows
- verb be suspended over or hang over
overhang; beetle.
- This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town
- adjective satellite jutting or overhanging
- waggling2/5
waggle
- noun causing to move repeatedly from side to side
wag; shake.
- verb move from side to side
wag.
- The happy dog wagged his tail
- noun causing to move repeatedly from side to side
- headliners2/5
headliner
- noun a performer who receives prominent billing
star.
- noun a performer who receives prominent billing
- intermingling2/5
intermingle
- verb combine into one
immingle; intermix; blend.
- blend the nuts and raisins together
- he blends in with the crowd
- We don't intermingle much
- verb combine into one
- snorkeling2/5
snorkeling
- noun skin diving with a snorkel
snorkel diving.
- verb dive with a snorkel
snorkel.
- noun skin diving with a snorkel
- glinted2/5
glint
- noun a momentary flash of light
spark; flicker.
- noun a spatially localized brightness
- noun a momentary flash of light
- orderliness2/5
orderliness
- noun the quality of appreciating method and system
methodicalness.
- noun a condition of regular or proper arrangement
order.
- he put his desk in order
- the machine is now in working order
- noun the quality of appreciating method and system
- airliner2/5
airliner
- noun a commercial airplane that carries passengers
- noun a commercial airplane that carries passengers
- noradrenaline2/5
noradrenaline
- noun a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
norepinephrine.
- noun a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
- walling2/5
wall
- noun an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
- the south wall had a small window
- the walls were covered with pictures
- noun anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
- a wall of water
- a wall of smoke
- a wall of prejudice
- negotiations ran into a brick wall
- noun an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
- clink2/5
clink
- noun a short light metallic sound
click; chink.
- noun a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
slammer; pokey; gaol; jail; jailhouse; poky.
- noun a short light metallic sound
- culling2/5
cull
- noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
reject.
- verb remove something that has been rejected
- cull the sick members of the herd
- noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
- singling2/5
single
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
bingle.
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace; I; unity; one; 1.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
- sublingual2/5
sublingual
- adjective beneath the tongue
- adjective beneath the tongue
- foundling2/5
foundling
- noun a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
abandoned infant.
- noun a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
- coastlines2/5
coastline
- noun the outline of a coast
- noun the outline of a coast
- aline2/5
aline
- verb place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
line up; align; adjust.
- align the car with the curb
- align the sheets of paper on the table
- verb place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
- pollinated2/5
pollinate
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
pollenate; cross-pollinate.
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
- sidelined2/5
sideline
- noun a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
out of bounds.
- noun an auxiliary line of merchandise
- noun a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
- haggling2/5
haggling
- noun an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
wrangling; haggle; wrangle.
- verb wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
chaffer; higgle; haggle; huckster.
- Let's not haggle over a few dollars
- noun an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
- repealing2/5
repeal
- noun the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
abrogation; annulment.
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; rescind.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- noun the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
- boggling2/5
boggle
- verb startle with amazement or fear
- verb hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
- verb startle with amazement or fear
- unappealing2/5
unappealing
- adjective (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
unlikeable; unsympathetic; unlikable.
- all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic
- adjective not able to attract favorable attention
- they have made the place as unappealing as possible
- was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess
- adjective (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
- demyelinating2/5
demyelinate
- verb destroy the myelin sheath of
- the disease demyelinated the nerve fibers
- verb destroy the myelin sheath of
- disinclination2/5
disinclination
- noun that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike
- his disinclination for modesty is well known
- noun a certain degree of unwillingness
hesitation; hesitancy; reluctance; indisposition.
- a reluctance to commit himself
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
- noun that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike
- headlined2/5
headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
newspaper headline.
- verb publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
- wobbling2/5
wobbling
- adjective satellite (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily
- a low-pitched wobbling sound
- verb move unsteadily
wobble; coggle.
- His knees wobbled
- The old cart wobbled down the street
- adjective satellite (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily
- marshalling2/5
marshal
- noun a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
marshall.
- noun (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
marshall.
- noun a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
- bloodline2/5
bloodline
- noun the descendants of one individual
lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
- his entire lineage has been warriors
- noun ancestry of a purebred animal
pedigree.
- noun the descendants of one individual
- shorelines2/5
shoreline
- noun a boundary line between land and water
- noun a boundary line between land and water
- kindliness2/5
kindliness
- noun friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
helpfulness.
- noun friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
- streamlines2/5
streamline
- verb contour economically or efficiently
- verb contour economically or efficiently
- clinker2/5
clinker
- noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
cinder.
- noun a hard brick used as a paving stone
clinker brick.
- noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
- unblinking2/5
unblinking
- adjective satellite showing no visible emotion
- stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unshrinking; unflinching.
- adjective satellite showing no visible emotion
- relinquishment2/5
relinquishment
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishing.
- noun the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishing.
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- flinching2/5
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
- clothesline2/5
clothesline
- noun a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- noun a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- belittling2/5
belittling
- noun a belittling comment
denigration.
- noun the act of belittling
- noun a belittling comment
- rumblings2/5
rumbling
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
rumble; grumble; grumbling.
- they heard the rumbling of thunder
- verb make a low noise
rumble; grumble.
- rumbling thunder
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
- clinking2/5
clinking
- adjective satellite like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped
- verb make a high sound typical of glass
clink.
- champagne glasses clinked to make a toast
- adjective satellite like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped
- roiling2/5
roiling
- adjective satellite (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
churning; roiled; turbulent; roily.
- the river's roiling current
- turbulent rapids
- verb be agitated
moil; churn; roil; boil.
- the sea was churning in the storm
- adjective satellite (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
- hobbling2/5
hobble
- noun a shackle for the ankles or feet
fetter.
- noun the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
limp; hitch.
- noun a shackle for the ankles or feet
- spiralling2/5
spiral
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- noun a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
helix.
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- cowling2/5
cowling
- noun protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
bonnet; hood; cowl.
- there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars
- the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine
- verb cover with or as with a cowl
cowl.
- cowl the boys and veil the girls
- noun protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
- bumbling2/5
bumbling
- adjective satellite lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
butterfingered; handless; ham-handed; bungling; left-handed; ham-fisted; heavy-handed.
- a bumbling mechanic
- a bungling performance
- ham-handed governmental interference
- could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; 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
- adjective satellite lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
- marshaling2/5
marshal
- noun a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
marshall.
- noun (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
marshall.
- noun a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
- cajoling2/5
cajole
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
wheedle; coax; inveigle; sweet-talk; blarney; palaver.
- He palavered her into going along
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
- pickling2/5
pickle
- noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; muddle; jam; hole.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
- keeling2/5
keel
- noun a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
- noun the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
- noun a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
- airliners2/5
airliner
- noun a commercial airplane that carries passengers
- noun a commercial airplane that carries passengers
- commingling2/5
commingle
- verb mix or blend
- His book commingles sarcasm and sadness
- verb mix together different elements
mix; conflate; immix; coalesce; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- verb mix or blend
- beeline2/5
beeline
- noun the most direct route
- he made a beeline for the bathroom
- noun the most direct route
- broiling2/5
broiling
- noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
broil; grilling.
- verb cook under a broiler
broil; oven broil.
- broil fish
- noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
- psycholinguistics2/5
psycholinguistics
- noun the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance
- noun the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance
- scuttling2/5
scuttle
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
coal scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; hatchway.
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- aquiline2/5
aquiline
- adjective satellite curved down like an eagle's beak
hooked.
- adjective satellite curved down like an eagle's beak
- fuelling2/5
fuel
- noun a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
- more fuel is needed during the winter months
- they developed alternative fuels for aircraft
- verb provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
- fuel aircraft, ships, and cars
- noun a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
- entangling2/5
entangle
- verb entrap
mire.
- Our people should not be mired in the past
- verb twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
snarl; tangle; mat.
- The child entangled the cord
- verb entrap
- bloodlines2/5
bloodline
- noun the descendants of one individual
lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
- his entire lineage has been warriors
- noun ancestry of a purebred animal
pedigree.
- noun the descendants of one individual
- blinders2/5
blinder
- noun blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
winker; blinker.
- adjective unable to see
blind; unsighted.
- a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan
- noun blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
- overhauling2/5
overhaul
- noun periodic maintenance on a car or machine
inspection and repair; service.
- it was time for an overhaul on the tractor
- noun the act of improving by renewing and restoring
renovation; redevelopment.
- they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property
- a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed
- noun periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- clinked2/5
clink
- noun a short light metallic sound
click; chink.
- noun a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
slammer; pokey; gaol; jail; jailhouse; poky.
- noun a short light metallic sound
- pilings2/5
piling
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
stilt; pile; spile.
- verb arrange in stacks
pile; stack; heap.
- heap firewood around the fireplace
- stack your books up on the shelves
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- bungling2/5
bungling
- adjective satellite showing lack of skill or aptitude
clumsy; fumbling; incompetent.
- a bungling workman
- did a clumsy job
- his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; 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
- adjective satellite showing lack of skill or aptitude
- curdling2/5
curdling
- noun the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
clotting; coagulation.
- verb turn into curds
clot; curdle; clabber.
- curdled milk
- noun the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
- slink2/5
slink
- verb walk stealthily
- I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey
- verb walk stealthily
- recoiling2/5
recoil
- noun the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
kick.
- noun a movement back from an impact
repercussion; rebound; backlash.
- noun the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
- indiscipline2/5
indiscipline
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
undiscipline.
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
- ambling2/5
amble
- noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
promenade; perambulation; saunter; stroll.
- verb walk leisurely
mosey.
- noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- slingshot2/5
slingshot
- noun a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
catapult; sling.
- noun a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- muddling2/5
muddle
- noun a confused multitude of things
welter; smother; clutter; mare's nest; fuddle; jumble.
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun a confused multitude of things
- hatchlings2/5
hatchling
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- blinder2/5
blinder
- noun blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
winker; blinker.
- adjective unable to see
blind; unsighted.
- a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan
- noun blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
- maeterlinck2/5
maeterlinck
- noun Belgian playwright (1862-1949)
Count Maurice Maeterlinck.
- noun Belgian playwright (1862-1949)
- mishandling2/5
mishandle
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- verb manage badly or incompetently
misconduct; mismanage.
- The funds were mismanaged
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- enthralling2/5
enthralling
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
captivating; fascinating; bewitching; entrancing; enchanting.
- bewitching smile
- Roosevelt was a captivating speaker
- enchanting music
- an enthralling book
- antique papers of entrancing design
- a fascinating woman
- verb hold spellbound
enthrall; ravish; delight; enthral; enrapture; enchant; transport.
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
- tripling2/5
tripling
- noun increase by a factor of three
- verb increase threefold
treble; triple.
- Triple your income!
- noun increase by a factor of three
- gobbling2/5
gobble
- noun the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
- verb eat hastily without proper chewing
bolt.
- Don't bolt your food!
- noun the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
- tangling2/5
tangle
- noun a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
- they carved their way through the tangle of vines
- noun something jumbled or confused
maze; snarl.
- a tangle of government regulations
- noun a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
- sibylline2/5
sibylline
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
sibyllic; vatical; vatic; mantic; divinatory.
- the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
- mantic powers
- a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
- adjective satellite having a secret or hidden meaning
cryptical; cryptic; cabalistic; qabalistic; kabbalistic.
- cabalistic symbols engraved in stone
- cryptic writings
- thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
- 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
- slinking2/5
slink
- verb walk stealthily
- I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey
- verb walk stealthily
- lifelines2/5
lifeline
- noun a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
line of life; life line.
- noun support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
- the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin
- she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief
- noun a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
- barreling2/5
barrel
- noun a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
gun barrel.
- noun a cylindrical container that holds liquids
cask.
- noun a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
- gelling2/5
gel
- noun a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
colloidal gel.
- noun a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects
gelatin.
- noun a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
- waddling2/5
waddle
- noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
- ducks walk with a waddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; paddle; coggle; dodder; toddle.
- small children toddle
- noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
- baling2/5
bale
- noun a large bundle bound for storage or transport
- noun a city in northwestern Switzerland
Basle; Basel.
- noun a large bundle bound for storage or transport
- bling2/5
bling
- noun flashy, ostentatious jewelry
bling bling.
- the rapper was loaded with bling
- noun flashy, ostentatious jewelry
- berliners2/5
berliner
- noun an inhabitant of Berlin
- noun an inhabitant of Berlin
- dubliners2/5
- swindling2/5
swindle
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheat; rig.
- that book is a fraud
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- klinefelter2/5
klinefelter
- noun United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912)
Harry Fitch Kleinfelter; Harry F. Klinefelter.
- noun United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912)
- ogling2/5
ogle
- verb look at with amorous intentions
- verb look at with amorous intentions
- balling2/5
ball
- noun round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
- the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve
- the mayor threw out the first ball
- the ball rolled into the corner pocket
- noun a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
musket ball.
- they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
- noun round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
- borderlines2/5
borderline
- noun a line that indicates a boundary
delimitation; border; boundary line; mete.
- adjective satellite of questionable or minimal quality
marginal.
- borderline grades
- marginal writing ability
- noun a line that indicates a boundary
- fowling2/5
fowl
- noun a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
poultry; domestic fowl.
- noun the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
bird.
- noun a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
- clines2/5
cline
- noun American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
Martin Cline.
- noun American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
- saddling2/5
saddle
- noun a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
- noun a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
saddleback.
- noun a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
- reshuffling2/5
reshuffling
- noun shuffling again
reshuffle.
- the gambler demanded a reshuffle
- verb shuffle again
reshuffle.
- So as to prevent cheating, he was asked to reshuffle the cards
- noun shuffling again
- darkling2/5
darkling
- adjective satellite uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
- a darkling glance
- secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish
- adjective satellite (poetic) occurring in the dark or night
- a darkling journey
- adjective satellite uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
- shambling2/5
shambling
- noun walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shuffle; shamble; shuffling.
- from his shambling I assumed he was very old
- verb walk by dragging one's feet
shuffle; scuffle; shamble.
- he shuffled out of the room
- We heard his feet shuffling down the hall
- noun walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
- dawdling2/5
dawdling
- noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
dalliance; trifling.
- verb take one's time; proceed slowly
dawdle; linger.
- noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
- saintliness2/5
saintliness
- noun the quality of resembling a saint
- noun the quality of resembling a saint
- crumpling2/5
crumple
- verb fall apart
collapse; tumble; break down; crumble.
- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
- verb fold or collapse
buckle.
- His knees buckled
- verb fall apart
- coaling2/5
coal
- noun fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
- noun a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
ember.
- noun fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
- lowliness2/5
lowliness
- noun the state of being humble and unimportant
obscureness; humbleness; unimportance.
- noun a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
low status; lowness.
- noun the state of being humble and unimportant
- blinkered2/5
blinker
- noun a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
flasher.
- noun a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn
trafficator; turn indicator; turn signal.
- noun a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
- pealing2/5
pealing
- noun a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
rolling; peal; roll.
- verb ring recurrently
peal.
- bells were pealing
- noun a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- glints2/5
glint
- noun a momentary flash of light
spark; flicker.
- noun a spatially localized brightness
- noun a momentary flash of light
- masculinization2/5
masculinization
- noun the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
virilization; masculinisation; virilisation.
- noun the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
- swashbuckling2/5
swashbuckling
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- adjective satellite flamboyantly adventurous
swaggering.
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- steeling2/5
steel
- noun an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
- noun a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
brand; blade; sword.
- noun an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
- pollinate2/5
pollinate
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
pollenate; cross-pollinate.
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
- crinoline2/5
crinoline
- noun a skirt stiffened with hoops
hoopskirt.
- noun a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
- noun a skirt stiffened with hoops
- clincher2/5
clincher
- noun an argument that is conclusive
determiner; determining factor.
- noun a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
decisive factor.
- noun an argument that is conclusive
- pollinating2/5
pollinate
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
pollenate; cross-pollinate.
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
- pummeling2/5
pummel
- verb strike, usually with the fist
biff; pommel.
- The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators
- verb strike, usually with the fist
- resettling2/5
resettle
- verb settle in a new place
- The immigrants had to resettle
- verb settle in a new place
- drawling2/5
drawl
- noun a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
- verb lengthen and slow down or draw out
- drawl one's vowels
- noun a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
- wheedling2/5
wheedling
- noun the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
blandishment.
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
wheedle; coax; inveigle; cajole; sweet-talk; blarney; palaver.
- He palavered her into going along
- noun the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
- trilingual2/5
trilingual
- adjective satellite using or knowing three languages
- trilingual speakers
- adjective satellite using or knowing three languages
- inklings2/5
inkling
- noun a slight suggestion or vague understanding
glimmer; glimmering; intimation.
- he had no inkling what was about to happen
- noun a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- retooling2/5
retool
- verb revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
revise.
- We must retool the town's economy
- verb provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
- verb revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
- womanliness2/5
womanliness
- noun the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female
womanlike.
- noun the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female
- squalling2/5
squalling
- adjective satellite characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
squally.
- a home life that has been extraordinarily squally
- verb make high-pitched, whiney noises
squall; wawl; waul.
- adjective satellite characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
- foundlings2/5
foundling
- noun a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
abandoned infant.
- noun a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
- hatchling2/5
hatchling
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- heckling2/5
heckling
- noun shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
barracking.
- verb comb with a heckle
heckle; hatchel; hackle.
- heckle hemp or flax
- noun shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
- blinkers2/5
blinker
- noun a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
flasher.
- noun a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn
trafficator; turn indicator; turn signal.
- noun a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
- victualling2/5
victual
- noun any substance that can be used as food
edible; pabulum; victuals; comestible; eatable.
- verb supply with food
- The population was victualed during the war
- noun any substance that can be used as food
- sidling2/5
sidle
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log
- verb move sideways
sashay.
- verb move unobtrusively or furtively
- kalinin2/5
kalinin
- noun soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946)
Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin; Mikhail Kalinin.
- noun soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946)
- toweling2/5
toweling
- noun any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels
towelling.
- verb wipe with a towel
towel.
- towel your hair dry
- noun any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels
- stonewalling2/5
stonewalling
- noun stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate
- verb obstruct or hinder any discussion
stonewall.
- Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation
- When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls
- noun stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate
- insulins2/5
insulin
- noun hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
- noun hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
- congealing2/5
congeal
- verb become gelatinous
set; jell.
- the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme
- verb become gelatinous
- cufflinks2/5
cufflink
- noun jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt
- noun jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt
- logrolling2/5
logrolling
- noun act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
- noun rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
birling.
- noun act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
- toddling2/5
toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; waddle; paddle; coggle; dodder.
- small children toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
- despoiling2/5
despoil
- verb steal goods; take as spoils
pillage; strip; plunder; foray; rifle; loot; reave; ransack.
- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
- verb destroy and strip of its possession
plunder; violate; spoil; rape.
- The soldiers raped the beautiful country
- verb steal goods; take as spoils
- snowballing2/5
snowball
- noun plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
sweet sand verbena; Abronia elliptica.
- noun ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce
- noun plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
- eyeballing2/5
eyeball
- noun the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
orb.
- verb look at
eye.
- noun the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
- holing2/5
hole
- noun an opening into or through something
- noun an opening deliberately made in or through something
- noun an opening into or through something
- stabling2/5
stabling
- noun accommodation for animals (especially for horses)
- verb shelter in a stable
stable.
- stable horses
- noun accommodation for animals (especially for horses)
- blinker2/5
blinker
- noun a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
flasher.
- noun a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn
trafficator; turn indicator; turn signal.
- noun a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
- pentoxifylline2/5
pentoxifylline
- noun a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet
Trental.
- noun a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet
- wellingtons2/5
wellington
- noun British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
First Duke of Wellington; Iron Duke; Duke of Wellington; Arthur Wellesley.
- noun the capital of New Zealand
capital of New Zealand.
- noun British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
- snowmobiling2/5
snowmobile
- noun tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front
- verb ride a snowmobile
- noun tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front
- befalling2/5
befall
- verb become of; happen to
betide; bechance.
- He promised that no harm would befall her
- What has become of my children?
- verb happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
happen; bechance.
- It happens that today is my birthday
- These things befell" (Santayana)
- verb become of; happen to
- exiling2/5
exile
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
expatriate; expat.
- American expatriates
- noun a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
deportee.
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- muslins2/5
muslin
- noun plain-woven cotton fabric
- noun plain-woven cotton fabric
- uncleanliness2/5
uncleanliness
- noun lack of cleanly habits
- noun lack of cleanly habits
- subtitling2/5
subtitle
- noun translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
caption.
- noun secondary or explanatory title
- noun translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- pearling2/5
pearl
- noun a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
- noun a shade of white the color of bleached bones
ivory; off-white; bone.
- noun a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
- motorcycling2/5
motorcycling
- noun riding a motorcycle
- motorcycling is a dangerous sport
- verb ride a motorcycle
cycle; motorbike; motorcycle.
- noun riding a motorcycle
- mewling2/5
mewl
- verb cry weakly or softly
pule; whimper; wail.
- she wailed with pain
- verb cry weakly or softly
- malingerers2/5
malingerer
- noun someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
shammer; skulker.
- noun someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
- hassling2/5
hassle
- noun an angry disturbance
bother; trouble; fuss.
- he didn't want to make a fuss
- they had labor trouble
- a spot of bother
- noun disorderly fighting
tussle; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble.
- noun an angry disturbance
- gargling2/5
gargle
- noun a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
mouthwash.
- noun the sound produced while gargling
- noun a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
- otherworldliness2/5
otherworldliness
- noun concern with things of the spirit
spiritualism; spirituality; spiritism.
- noun concern with things of the spirit
- blindfolds2/5
blindfold
- noun a cloth used to cover the eyes
- verb cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
- the hostage was blindfolded and driven away
- noun a cloth used to cover the eyes
- scrawling2/5
scrawl
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scribble; cacography.
- verb write carelessly
scribble.
- noun poor handwriting
- sculling2/5
sculling
- noun rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell
- verb propel with sculls
scull.
- scull the boat
- noun rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell
- stalinization2/5
stalinization
- noun social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin
Stalinisation.
- many Hungarians refused to take part in the Stalinization of their country
- noun social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin
- rankling2/5
rankle
- verb gnaw into; make resentful or angry
grate; fret; eat into.
- The injustice rankled her
- his resentment festered
- verb gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- wrinkling2/5
wrinkle
- noun a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crease; seam; crinkle; line; furrow.
- his face has many lines
- ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
- noun a minor difficulty
- they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out
- noun a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
- unavailing2/5
unavailing
- adjective satellite producing no result or effect
otiose; ineffectual; futile.
- a futile effort
- the therapy was ineffectual
- an otiose undertaking
- an unavailing attempt
- adjective satellite producing no result or effect
- recliner2/5
recliner
- noun an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it
reclining chair; lounger.
- noun an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it
- jingling2/5
jingling
- adjective satellite having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells
jingly.
- jingling sleigh bells
- verb make a sound typical of metallic objects
jingle; jingle-jangle; jangle.
- The keys were jingling in his pocket
- adjective satellite having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells
- waterline2/5
waterline
- noun a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
water level; water line.
- noun a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
- disciplinarian2/5
disciplinarian
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
moralist; martinet.
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
- silliness2/5
silliness
- noun a ludicrous folly
absurdity; fatuity; fatuousness.
- the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior
- noun an impulsive scatterbrained manner
giddiness.
- noun a ludicrous folly
- penicillins2/5
penicillin
- noun any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
- noun any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
- kaolinite2/5
kaolinite
- noun a mineral consisting of aluminum silicate; main source of kaolin
- noun a mineral consisting of aluminum silicate; main source of kaolin
- flints2/5
flint
- noun a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
- noun a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
Flint River.
- noun a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
- desalination2/5
desalination
- noun the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desalinization; desalinisation.
- noun the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
- psycholinguistic2/5
psycholinguistic
- adjective of or relating to the psychology of language
- adjective of or relating to the psychology of language
- bilinear2/5
bilinear
- adjective satellite linear with respect to each of two variables or positions
- adjective satellite linear with respect to each of two variables or positions
- ennobling2/5
ennobling
- adjective satellite investing with dignity or honor
dignifying.
- the dignifying effect of his presence
- the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings
- verb confer dignity or honor upon
dignify; ennoble.
- He was dignified with a title
- adjective satellite investing with dignity or honor
- pollinators2/5
pollinator
- noun an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another
- noun an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another
- waistline2/5
waistline
- noun the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
waist.
- noun the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
- swaddling2/5
swaddle
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
swathe.
- swaddled the infant
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
- jangling2/5
jangling
- adjective satellite like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together
jangly.
- cowboys with jangling spurs
- verb make a sound typical of metallic objects
jingle; jingle-jangle; jangle.
- The keys were jingling in his pocket
- adjective satellite like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together
- trawling2/5
trawl
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
setline; spiller; trawl line; trotline.
- noun a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
dragnet; trawl net.
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
- multicollinearity2/5
multicollinearity
- noun a case of multiple regression in which the predictor variables are themselves highly correlated
- noun a case of multiple regression in which the predictor variables are themselves highly correlated
- drizzling2/5
drizzling
- adjective satellite (of rain) falling lightly in very small drops
- a raw drizzing rain
- verb rain lightly
drizzle; mizzle.
- When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant
- adjective satellite (of rain) falling lightly in very small drops
- dateline2/5
dateline
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
date line; International Date Line.
- noun a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
- storylines2/5
storyline
- noun the plot of a book or play or film
plot line.
- noun the plot of a book or play or film
- anticholinergics2/5
anticholinergic
- noun a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
anticholinergic drug.
- adjective inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
- anticholinergic drugs
- noun a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
- javelins2/5
javelin
- noun an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
- noun a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
- noun an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
- monoclinic2/5
monoclinic
- adjective having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection
- monoclinic system
- adjective having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection
- timberline2/5
timberline
- noun line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
timber line; tree line.
- noun line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
- ringling2/5
ringling
- noun United States showman whose song-and-dance troop evolved into a circus (1863-1926)
Charles Ringling.
- noun United States showman whose song-and-dance troop evolved into a circus (1863-1926)
- tourmaline2/5
tourmaline
- noun a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones
- noun a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones
- flinty2/5
flinty
- adjective containing flint
- adjective satellite showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
obdurate; flint; granitic; stony.
- his flinty gaze
- the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
- adjective containing flint
- eyeliner2/5
eyeliner
- noun makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes
- noun makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes
- dumpling2/5
dumpling
- noun small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
dumplings.
- noun dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
- noun small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
- misspelling2/5
misspelling
- noun a spelling that is incorrect
- verb spell incorrectly
misspell.
- noun a spelling that is incorrect
- misspellings2/5
misspelling
- noun a spelling that is incorrect
- verb spell incorrectly
misspell.
- noun a spelling that is incorrect
- guzzling2/5
guzzling
- noun the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
gulping; swilling.
- verb drink greedily or as if with great thirst
guzzle.
- The boys guzzled the cheap vodka
- noun the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
- ridgeline2/5
ridgeline
- noun a long narrow range of hills
ridge.
- noun a long narrow range of hills
- pollinator2/5
pollinator
- noun an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another
- noun an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another
- gruelling2/5
gruelling
- adjective satellite characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
heavy; toilsome; grueling; punishing; operose; backbreaking; hard; arduous; laborious.
- worked their arduous way up the mining valley
- a grueling campaign
- hard labor
- heavy work
- heavy going
- spent many laborious hours on the project
- set a punishing pace
- adjective satellite characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- appealingly2/5
appealingly
- adverb in an appealing manner
- the table was set appealingly
- adverb in an appealing manner
- unfurling2/5
unfurl
- verb unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
unroll.
- unfurl a banner
- verb unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
- refuelling2/5
refuel
- verb provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
- verb take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car
- verb provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
- salinities2/5
salinity
- noun the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
salt; saltiness.
- noun the relative proportion of salt in a solution
brininess.
- noun the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
- swiveling2/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- palindrome2/5
palindrome
- noun a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
- noun a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
- interlinking2/5
interlinking
- adjective satellite linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
interwoven; interlacing; interlocking.
- verb be interwoven or interconnected
complect; interconnect; interlink.
- The bones are interconnected via the muscle
- adjective satellite linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
- embezzling2/5
embezzle
- verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
misappropriate; defalcate; malversate; peculate.
- The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family
- verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
- swilling2/5
swilling
- noun the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
guzzling; gulping.
- verb feed pigs
slop; swill.
- noun the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
- regaling2/5
regale
- verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
treat.
- Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
- She treated her houseguests with good food every night
- verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
- reviling2/5
revile
- verb spread negative information about
vituperate; vilify; rail.
- The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
- verb spread negative information about
- catling2/5
catling
- noun a long double-edged knife used for amputations
- noun a long double-edged knife used for amputations
- crinkling2/5
crinkle
- noun a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crease; seam; line; wrinkle; furrow.
- his face has many lines
- ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
- verb make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
scrunch; crisp; crease; ruckle; wrinkle; scrunch up.
- The dress got wrinkled
- crease the paper like this to make a crane
- noun a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
- quisling2/5
quisling
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
collaborator; collaborationist.
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
- tarpaulins2/5
tarpaulin
- noun waterproofed canvas
tarp.
- noun waterproofed canvas
- reinstalling2/5
reinstall
- verb install again
- She reinstalled the washer after it had been repaired
- verb install again
- interlinear2/5
interlinear
- adjective written between lines of text
interlineal.
- adjective written between lines of text
- unruliness2/5
unruliness
- noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
fractiousness; willfulness; wilfulness.
- noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
- interlink2/5
interlink
- verb be interwoven or interconnected
complect; interconnect.
- The bones are interconnected via the muscle
- verb cause to be interconnected or interwoven
interconnect.
- verb be interwoven or interconnected
- redoubling2/5
redouble
- verb double in magnitude, extent, or intensity
- The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio
- verb double again
- The noise doubled and redoubled
- verb double in magnitude, extent, or intensity
- compline2/5
compline
- noun last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
complin.
- noun last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
- quadrupling2/5
quadrupling
- noun increase by a factor of four
- verb increase fourfold
quadruple.
- His stock earning quadrupled
- noun increase by a factor of four
- fingerlings2/5
fingerling
- noun a young or small fish
- noun a young or small fish
- chilliness2/5
chilliness
- noun the property of being moderately cold
coolness; nip.
- the chilliness of early morning
- noun a lack of affection or enthusiasm
frigidness; coolness; iciness; coldness; frigidity.
- a distressing coldness of tone and manner
- noun the property of being moderately cold
- hemline2/5
hemline
- noun the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
- noun the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
- anticholinesterase2/5
anticholinesterase
- noun a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
- noun a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
- jetliner2/5
jetliner
- noun a large jet plane that carries passengers
- noun a large jet plane that carries passengers
- methacholine2/5
methacholine
- noun parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity
Mecholyl.
- noun parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity
- gibberellins2/5
gibberellin
- noun a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth
- noun a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth
- centerlines2/5
centerline
- noun a line that bisects a plane figure
center line.
- noun a line that bisects a plane figure
- courtliness2/5
courtliness
- noun elegance suggestive of a royal court
- noun elegance suggestive of a royal court
- triclinium2/5
triclinium
- noun a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)
- noun a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome
- noun a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)
- panhandling2/5
panhandle
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia
- noun the handle of a pan
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- uncoiling2/5
uncoil
- verb unwind or untwist
- verb unwind or untwist
- tortellini2/5
tortellini
- noun small ring-shaped stuffed pasta
- noun small ring-shaped stuffed pasta
- hobgoblins2/5
hobgoblin
- noun (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
goblin; hob.
- noun an object of dread or apprehension
bugbear.
- Germany was always a bugbear for France
- A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
- noun (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- necklines2/5
neckline
- noun the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck
- noun the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck
- doxycycline2/5
doxycycline
- noun an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
Vibramycin.
- Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline
- noun an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
- plinth2/5
plinth
- noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
pedestal; footstall.
- noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
- sapling2/5
sapling
- noun young tree
- noun young tree
- tallinn2/5
tallinn
- noun a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia
capital of Estonia; Tallin.
- noun a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia
- myelinated2/5
myelinated
- adjective (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin
medullated.
- adjective (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin
- cholinesterase2/5
cholinesterase
- noun an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
- noun an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
- tetracyclines2/5
tetracycline
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
Achromycin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
- starlings2/5
starling
- noun gregarious birds native to the Old World
- noun gregarious birds native to the Old World
- vaseline2/5
vaseline
A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under Petrolatum .Written also vaselin .
- salina2/5
salina
A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.
- unsmiling2/5
unsmiling
- adjective satellite not smiling
- adjective satellite not smiling
- trampoline2/5
trampoline
- noun gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
- noun gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
- succinylcholine2/5
succinylcholine
- noun a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures
- noun a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures
- unlined2/5
unlined
- adjective not having a lining or liner
- a thin unlined jacket
- adjective satellite smooth, especially of skin
unseamed; seamless.
- his cheeks were unlined
- his unseamed face
- adjective not having a lining or liner
- mescaline2/5
mescaline
- noun the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
peyote.
- noun the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
- moline2/5
moline
The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
- unmyelinated2/5
unmyelinated
- adjective (of neurons) not myelinated
- adjective (of neurons) not myelinated
- landline2/5
landline
- noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
land line.
- a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave
- noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
- semolina2/5
semolina
- noun milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta
- noun milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta
- rescaling2/5
- felines2/5
feline
- noun any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
felid.
- adjective of or relating to cats
- feline fur
- noun any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
- dazzlingly2/5
dazzlingly
- adverb in a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder
- adverb in a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder
- aminophylline2/5
aminophylline
- noun a theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis
- noun a theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis
- ungodliness2/5
ungodliness
- noun impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
godlessness.
- noun impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
- stateliness2/5
stateliness
- noun an elaborate manner of doing something
- she served coffee with great stateliness
- noun impressiveness in scale or proportion
loftiness; majesty.
- noun an elaborate manner of doing something
- bloodcurdling2/5
bloodcurdling
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
nightmarish; hair-raising.
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
- cunnilingus2/5
cunnilingus
- noun oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris
cunnilinctus.
- noun oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris
- sparling2/5
sparling
- noun common smelt of Europe
European smelt.
- noun the common smelt of Europe
Osmerus eperlanus; European smelt.
- noun common smelt of Europe
- billingsgate2/5
billingsgate
- noun foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
scurrility.
- noun foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
- bowline2/5
bowline
- noun a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
bowline knot.
- noun a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
- costliness2/5
costliness
- noun the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
preciousness; dearness.
- noun the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
- gremlins2/5
gremlin
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
hob; elf; brownie; pixie; imp; pixy.
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- plinths2/5
plinth
- noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
pedestal; footstall.
- noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
- salvelinus2/5
salvelinus
- noun brook trout
genus Salvelinus.
- noun brook trout
- oxytetracycline2/5
oxytetracycline
- noun a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
hydroxytetracycline; oxytetracycline hydrochloride; Terramycin.
- noun a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
- flintstones2/5
flintstone
- noun pebbles of flint used in masonry construction
- noun pebbles of flint used in masonry construction
- medline2/5
medline
- noun the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS
- noun the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS
- amitriptyline2/5
amitriptyline
- noun a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
amitriptyline hydrochloride; Elavil.
- noun a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
- demyelination2/5
demyelination
- noun loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
- noun loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
- sertraline2/5
sertraline
- noun a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft)
Zoloft.
- noun a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft)
- gosling2/5
gosling
- noun young goose
- noun young goose
- duckling2/5
duckling
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- noun young duck
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- riesling2/5
riesling
- noun white grape grown in Europe and California
- noun fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California
- noun white grape grown in Europe and California
- collinear2/5
collinear
- adjective satellite lying on the same line
- adjective satellite lying on the same line
- ducklings2/5
duckling
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- noun young duck
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- nortriptyline2/5
nortriptyline
- noun a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs
Pamelor.
- noun a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs
- appallingly2/5
appallingly
- adverb to an appalling extent
- the prisoners were appallingly thin
- adverb to an appalling extent
- hardline2/5
hardline
- adjective satellite firm and uncompromising
hard-line.
- a hard-line policy
- adjective satellite firm and uncompromising
- flintlock2/5
flintlock
- noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
firelock.
- noun an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge
- noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
- globulins2/5
globulin
- noun a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
- noun a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
- minocycline2/5
minocycline
- noun tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections
Minocin.
- noun tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections
- hydroxyproline2/5
hydroxyproline
- noun a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen
- noun a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen
- goslings2/5
- citrulline2/5
citrulline
- noun an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine
- noun an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine
- sulindac2/5
sulindac
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril)
Clinoril.
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril)
- aniline2/5
aniline
- noun oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
phenylamine; aniline oil; aminobenzine.
- noun oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
- unfailingly2/5
unfailingly
- adverb without fail
- adverb without fail
- valine2/5
valine
- noun an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults
- noun an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults
- enkephalins2/5
enkephalin
- noun an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere
- noun an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere
- darjeeling2/5
darjeeling
- noun a fine variety of black tea grown in northern India
- noun a fine variety of black tea grown in northern India
- marlins2/5
marlin
- noun large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
- noun large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
- codling2/5
codling
- noun young codfish
- noun young codfish
- smilingly2/5
smilingly
- adverb with smiles; in a smiling manner
- the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together
- adverb with smiles; in a smiling manner
- ceilinged2/5
ceilinged
- adjective provided with a ceiling especially the overhead interior surface
- the large beam-ceilinged living room
- adjective provided with a ceiling especially the overhead interior surface
- microcrystalline2/5
microcrystalline
- adjective satellite containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope
- adjective satellite containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope
- feelingly2/5
feelingly
- adverb with great feeling
- she spoke feelingly of her early childhood
- adverb with great feeling
- crystallinity2/5
- remodelling2/5
remodel
- verb do over, as of (part of) a house
reconstruct; redo.
- We are remodeling these rooms
- verb cast or model anew
recast; reforge.
- She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state
- verb do over, as of (part of) a house
- evangeline2/5
evangeline
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- masculinist2/5
- kundalini2/5
- credentialing2/5
credential
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
credentials; certificate; certification.
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
- islington2/5
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- rowling2/5
roll
- noun rotary motion of an object around its own axis
axial motion; axial rotation.
- wheels in axial rotation
- noun a list of names
roster.
- his name was struck off the rolls
- noun rotary motion of an object around its own axis
- multilingualism2/5
multilingualism
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- skilling2/5
skill
- noun an ability that has been acquired by training
acquirement; attainment; accomplishment; acquisition.
- noun ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
science.
- the skill of a well-trained boxer
- the sweet science of pugilism
- noun an ability that has been acquired by training
- byline2/5
byline
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- sperling2/5
sperling
(Zoöl.) (a) A smelt; a sparling. Prov. Eng.(b) A young herring. Local, U.S.
- homeschooling2/5
homeschooling
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- nonlinearities2/5
- metalinguistic2/5
metalinguistic
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- multiline2/5
multiline
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- kaliningrad2/5
- acetylcholinesterase2/5
acetylcholinesterase
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- evelina2/5
evelina
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- dillinger2/5
dilling
A darling; a favorite. Obs.Whilst the birds billing, Each one with his dilling. Drayton.
- newline2/5
newline
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- clinicopathologic2/5
clinicopathologic
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- pipelined2/5
pipeline
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
grapevine; word of mouth.
- the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth
- noun a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
line.
- a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
- catiline2/5
catiline
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- cymbeline2/5
cymbeline
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- grayling2/5
grail
- noun the object of any prolonged endeavor
- noun (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
Holy Grail; Sangraal.
- noun the object of any prolonged endeavor
- malinche2/5
- myelination2/5
myelination
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- unbundling2/5
unbundle
To release, as from a bundle; to disclose.
- treblinka2/5
treblinka
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- nonclinical2/5
nonclinical
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- thermocline2/5
thermocline
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- transdisciplinary2/5
transdisciplinary
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- snelling2/5
snell
Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. Archaic or Prov. Eng. & Scot.That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. Dr. J. Brown.
- klingon2/5
klingon
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- compellingly2/5
compelling
- adjective satellite driving or forcing
- compelling ambition
- verb force somebody to do something
oblige; obligate; compel.
- We compel all students to fill out this form
- adjective satellite driving or forcing
- ealing2/5
ealing
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- capitoline2/5
capitoline
Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. "Capitolian Jove." Macaulay.
- helpline2/5
helpline
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- angeline2/5
angeline
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- pipelining2/5
pipeline
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
grapevine; word of mouth.
- the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth
- noun a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
line.
- a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
- slinky2/5
slinky
Thin; lank. Prov. Eng. & U. S.
- unflinchingly2/5
unflinching
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unblinking; unshrinking.
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
- melina2/5
melina
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- galina2/5
galina
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- phosphatidylcholine2/5
phosphatidylcholine
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- ethnolinguistic2/5
ethnolinguistic
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- salinization2/5
salinization
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- collinearity2/5
collinearity
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- hotlines2/5
hotlines
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- millington2/5
millington
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- treeline2/5
treeline
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- ursuline2/5
ursuline
(R. C. Ch.) One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from St. Ursula , under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the United States in 1727. The members are devoted entirely to education.
- unlinked2/5
unlink
To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten. Shak.
- doling2/5
dol
- noun a unit of pain intensity
- noun the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
Labor; Department of Labor; Labor Department.
- noun a unit of pain intensity
- revealingly2/5
revealing
- noun the speech act of making something evident
disclosure; revelation.
- verb make visible
bring out; uncover; reveal; unveil.
- Summer brings out bright clothes
- He brings out the best in her
- noun the speech act of making something evident
- anticline2/5
anticline
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- spalling2/5
spall
- noun a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
spawl.
- a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls
- noun a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
- cyclins2/5
cyclins
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- spirulina2/5
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- chillingly2/5
chilling
- noun the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
cooling; temperature reduction.
- verb depress or discourage
chill.
- The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers
- noun the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
- clingy2/5
clingy
Apt to cling; adhesive. R.
- jawline2/5
jawline
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- snorkelling2/5
snorkel
- noun breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water
- noun air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
snorkel breather; schnorkel; schnorchel; breather.
- noun breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water
- infilling2/5
infilling
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- oversampling2/5
oversampling
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- celina2/5
celina
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- colorblind2/5
colorblind
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- clinique2/5
clinique
(Med.) A clinic.
- clinicopathological2/5
clinicopathological
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- hyperlinked2/5
hyperlink
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
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- tagline2/5
tagline
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- blindingly2/5
blinding
- adjective satellite shining intensely
dazzling; blazing; fulgent; glary; glaring.
- the blazing sun
- blinding headlights
- dazzling snow
- fulgent patterns of sunlight
- the glaring sun
- verb render unable to see
blind.
- adjective satellite shining intensely
- crosslinguistic2/5
crosslinguistic
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- collings2/5
colling
An embrace; dalliance. Obs. Halliwell.
- carling2/5
carling
A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy, worth about seven cents. Simmonds.
- pilling2/5
pill
- noun something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- noun a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
lozenge; tab; tablet.
- noun something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
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- subdiscipline2/5
subdiscipline
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- bookselling2/5
bookselling
The employment of selling books.
- crosslink2/5
crosslink
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- timetabling2/5
timetable
- noun a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place
- noun a schedule of times of arrivals and departures
- noun a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place
- deskilling2/5
deskilling
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- aisling2/5
aisle
- noun a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
- noun passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
gangway.
- noun a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
- ursulines2/5
ursuline
(R. C. Ch.) One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from St. Ursula , under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the United States in 1727. The members are devoted entirely to education.
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apollinaris
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paralinguistic
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- bolling2/5
boll
- noun the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
- noun the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
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- coralline2/5
coralline
Composed of corallines; as, .coralline limestone
- subdisciplines2/5
subdisciplines
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- vitelline2/5
vitelline
(Biol.) Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs; as, the .vitelline membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane surrounding the vitellus
- roofline2/5
roofline
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- tremblingly2/5
trembling
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; quivering; vibration; palpitation; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- verb move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
tremble.
- His hands were trembling when he signed the document
- noun a shaky motion
- easterling2/5
easterling
A native of a country eastward of another; -- used, by the English, of traders or others from the coasts of the Baltic. Merchants of Norway, Denmark, . . . called . . . Easterlings because they lie east in respect of us. Holinshed.
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- ferlinghetti2/5
ferlinghetti
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- marcelino2/5
marcelino
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- undercooling2/5
undercooling
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- purlins2/5
purlin
(Arch.) In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.
- malinda2/5
malinda
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- nonlinearly2/5
nonlinear
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree
- semicrystalline2/5
semicrystalline
(Min.) Half crystalline; -- said of certain cruptive rocks composed partly of crystalline, partly of amorphous matter.
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- uninstalling2/5
uninstalling
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- disciplinarity2/5
disciplinarity
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- arline2/5
arline
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clinopyroxene
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- moulins2/5
moulins
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- marceline2/5
marceline
A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' dresses.
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- longline2/5
longline
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syncline
(Geol.) A synclinal fold.
- punchline2/5
punchline
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palindromic
Of, pertaining to, or like, a palindrome.
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- malines2/5
malines
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- marling2/5
marl
- noun a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
- noun a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
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quinoline
(Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type.Written also chinoline .
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- sickling2/5
sickle
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
reaping hook; reap hook.
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
- harling2/5
harl
A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp.
- rilling2/5
rill
- noun a small stream
run; rivulet; streamlet; runnel.
- noun a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)
- noun a small stream
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- ghibelline2/5
ghibelline
(It. Hist.) One of a faction in Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which favored the German emperors, and opposed the Guelfs, or adherents of the poses. Brande & C.
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- ghibellines2/5
ghibelline
(It. Hist.) One of a faction in Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which favored the German emperors, and opposed the Guelfs, or adherents of the poses. Brande & C.
- plotline2/5
plotline
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- unlink2/5
unlink
To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten. Shak.
- memling2/5
memling
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interlingual
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- colline2/5
colline
A small hill or mount. Obs.And watered park, full of fine collines and ponds. Evelyn.
- outliner2/5
outline
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
lineation.
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
precis; synopsis; abstract.
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
- nulling2/5
null
- noun a quantity of no importance
cypher; aught; zip; nil; nada; zero; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; nothing; naught.
- it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
- reduced to nil all the work we had done
- we racked up a pathetic goose egg
- it was all for naught
- I didn't hear zilch about it
- adjective satellite lacking any legal or binding force
void.
- null and void
- noun a quantity of no importance
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- delineator2/5
delineator
One who, or that which, delineates; a sketcher.
- biofouling2/5
- beveling1/5
bevel
- noun two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
cant; chamfer.
- noun a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
bevel square.
- noun two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
- worldling1/5
worldling
- noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; earthling.
- noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
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worldling
- noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; earthling.
- noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
- drillings1/5
drilling
- noun the act of drilling
boring.
- noun the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
oil production; boring.
- noun the act of drilling
- stencilling1/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- hilling1/5
hill
- noun a local and well-defined elevation of the land
- they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia
- noun structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
mound.
- they built small mounds to hide behind
- noun a local and well-defined elevation of the land
- controling1/5
control
- noun power to direct or determine
- under control
- noun a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- measures for the control of disease
- they instituted controls over drinking on campus
- noun power to direct or determine
- bevelling1/5
bevel
- noun two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
cant; chamfer.
- noun a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
bevel square.
- noun two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
- modelings1/5
modeling
- noun sculpture produced by molding
mould; clay sculpture; molding; moulding; mold.
- noun a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
moulding; modelling; molding.
- noun sculpture produced by molding
- cobbling1/5
cobbling
- noun the shoemaker's trade
shoe repairing; shoemaking.
- verb pave with cobblestones
cobblestone; cobble.
- noun the shoemaker's trade
- franklins1/5
franklin
- noun United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
John Hope Franklin.
- noun printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
Benjamin Franklin.
- noun United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
- purling1/5
purl
- noun gold or silver wire thread
- noun a basic knitting stitch
purl stitch.
- noun gold or silver wire thread
- piddling1/5
piddling
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; piffling; niggling; trivial; fiddling; picayune; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- verb waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
trifle; piddle away; wanton; wanton away; piddle.
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
- rollings1/5
rolling
- noun a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
peal; pealing; roll.
- noun the act of robbing a helpless person
- he was charged with rolling drunks in the park
- noun a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- snivelling1/5
snivel
- noun whining in a tearful manner
sniveling.
- noun the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
snuffle; sniffle.
- noun whining in a tearful manner
- enamelling1/5
enamel
- noun hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
tooth enamel.
- noun a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
- noun hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
- changelings1/5
changeling
- noun a person of subnormal intelligence
retard; half-wit; idiot; imbecile; moron; cretin.
- noun a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
- noun a person of subnormal intelligence
- enameling1/5
enamel
- noun hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
tooth enamel.
- noun a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
- noun hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
- sucklings1/5
suckling
- noun English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
Sir John Suckling.
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
nursling; nurseling.
- noun English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
- chiselling1/5
chisel
- noun an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
- verb engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
cheat.
- Who's chiseling on the side?
- noun an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
- scalings1/5
scaling
- noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
grading.
- noun act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
- noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
- stylings1/5
style
- noun how something is done or how it happens
fashion; manner; way; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
- noun a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
expressive style.
- all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper
- noun how something is done or how it happens
- raveling1/5
raveling
- noun a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
ravelling.
- verb disentangle
ravel out; unravel; ravel.
- can you unravel the mystery?
- noun a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
- fallings1/5
fall
- noun the season when the leaves fall from the trees
autumn.
- in the fall of 1973
- noun a sudden drop from an upright position
tumble; spill.
- he had a nasty spill on the ice
- noun the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- gamboling1/5
gambol
- noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
caper; play; frolic; romp.
- it was all done in play
- their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; frolic.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- gambolling1/5
gambol
- noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
caper; play; frolic; romp.
- it was all done in play
- their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; frolic.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- penciling1/5
pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- noun graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
- the words were scribbled in pencil
- this artist's favorite medium is pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- drivelling1/5
drivel
- noun a worthless message
garbage.
- noun saliva spilling from the mouth
drool; dribble; slobber.
- noun a worthless message
- unscrambling1/5
unscramble
- verb make intelligible
- Can you unscramble the message?
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unpick; unravel; unknot.
- unravel the thread
- verb make intelligible
- carolling1/5
carol
- noun joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
Christmas carol.
- noun a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
- noun joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
- pencilling1/5
pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- noun graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
- the words were scribbled in pencil
- this artist's favorite medium is pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- striplings1/5
stripling
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
teen; teenager; adolescent.
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- stooling1/5
stool
- noun a simple seat without a back or arms
- noun solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
ordure; dejection; BM; faecal matter; feces; faeces; fecal matter.
- noun a simple seat without a back or arms
- haling1/5
hale
- noun a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
Nathan Hale.
- noun United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
George Ellery Hale.
- noun a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
- bugling1/5
bugle
- noun a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
- noun any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
bugleweed.
- noun a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
- skirling1/5
skirl
- noun the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
- verb make a shrill, wailing sound
- skirling bagpipes
- noun the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
- wrestlings1/5
wrestling
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grappling; grapple; wrestle; hand-to-hand struggle.
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
- noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
rassling; grappling.
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- gulling1/5
gull
- noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
fool; soft touch; sucker; patsy; fall guy; mug; chump; mark.
- noun mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
sea gull; seagull.
- noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- stillings1/5
still
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- he wanted some stills for a magazine ad
- noun (poetic) tranquil silence
hush; stillness.
- the still of the night
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- spangling1/5
spangle
- noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
diamante; sequin.
- verb glitter as if covered with spangles
- noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
- enkindling1/5
enkindle
- verb cause to start burning
inflame; kindle; conflagrate.
- The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- verb cause to start burning
- seeling1/5
seel
- verb sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
- verb sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
- ravelling1/5
ravelling
- noun a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
raveling.
- verb disentangle
ravel out; unravel; ravel.
- can you unravel the mystery?
- noun a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
- troweling1/5
trowel
- noun a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
- verb use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
- noun a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
- driveling1/5
drivel
- noun a worthless message
garbage.
- noun saliva spilling from the mouth
drool; dribble; slobber.
- noun a worthless message
- kindlings1/5
kindling
- noun material for starting a fire
punk; touchwood; tinder; spunk.
- noun the act of setting something on fire
firing; lighting; ignition; inflammation.
- noun material for starting a fire
- shellings1/5
shelling
- noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
battery; barrage fire; barrage; bombardment.
- they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
- the shelling went on for hours without pausing
- verb use explosives on
shell; blast.
- The enemy has been shelling us all day
- noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- joggling1/5
joggle
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
dowel pin; dowel.
- noun a slight irregular shaking motion
jiggle.
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
- pullings1/5
pulling
- noun the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
pull.
- the pull up the hill had him breathing harder
- his strenuous pulling strained his back
- verb cause to move by pulling
pull; draw; force.
- draw a wagon
- pull a sled
- noun the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
- fledgeling1/5
fledgeling
- noun any new participant in some activity
newbie; neophyte; newcomer; entrant; freshman; fledgling; starter.
- noun young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
fledgling.
- noun any new participant in some activity
- whistlings1/5
whistling
- noun the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
whistle.
- noun the act of whistling a tune
- his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work
- noun the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- mollycoddling1/5
mollycoddle
- noun a pampered darling; an effeminate man
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cosset; cocker; spoil; indulge; baby; coddle.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- noun a pampered darling; an effeminate man
- bellinis1/5
bellini
- noun Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)
Vincenzo Bellini.
- noun Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)
- settlings1/5
settlings
- noun sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
dregs.
- noun a gradual sinking to a lower level
settling; subsidence; subsiding.
- noun sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
- grapplings1/5
grappling
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grapple; wrestle; wrestling; hand-to-hand struggle.
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
- noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
rassling; wrestling.
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- circlings1/5
circle
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- he calculated the circumference of the circle
- noun an unofficial association of people or groups
band; set; lot.
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- trowelling1/5
trowel
- noun a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
- verb use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
- noun a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
- wattling1/5
wattle
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
lappet.
- noun framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
- stranglings1/5
strangling
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
strangulation; choking; throttling.
- no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
- verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
strangle; strangulate; throttle.
- he tried to strangle his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- redline1/5
redline
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- tattling1/5
tattling
- adjective satellite prone to communicate confidential information
talebearing; leaky; blabbermouthed.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- adjective satellite prone to communicate confidential information
- 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
- waffling1/5
waffle
- noun pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
hesitate; waver.
- Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
- noun pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
- scribblings1/5
scribble
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scrawl; cacography.
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; doodle.
- noun poor handwriting
- bridling1/5
bridle
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
curb; check.
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- yodeling1/5
yodeling
- noun singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto
- verb sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
descant; yodel; warble.
- The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains
- noun singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto
- chortling1/5
chortle
- noun a soft partly suppressed laugh
chuckle.
- verb laugh quietly or with restraint
laugh softly; chuckle.
- noun a soft partly suppressed laugh
- gabbling1/5
gabble
- noun rapid and indistinct speech
jabber; jabbering.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun rapid and indistinct speech
- parceling1/5
parceling
- noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
allocation; apportionment; apportioning; allotment; parcelling; assignation.
- the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
- verb divide into parts
parcel.
- The developers parceled the land
- noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
- ladling1/5
ladle
- noun a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- verb put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
- ladle soup into the bowl
- noun a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- shackling1/5
shackle
- noun a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
trammel; hamper; bond.
- noun a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
- noun a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- riffling1/5
riffle
- noun a small wave on the surface of a liquid
ripple; wavelet; rippling.
- noun shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
- noun a small wave on the surface of a liquid
- splintery1/5
splintery
- adjective satellite subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces
- adjective resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points
slivery.
- a rough splintery floor of old pine boards
- adjective satellite subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces
- overfilling1/5
overfill
- verb fill beyond capacity
- overfill the baskets
- verb fill beyond capacity
- masculinizing1/5
masculinize
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
masculinise; virilise; virilize.
- the drugs masculinized the teenage girl
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- muzzling1/5
muzzle
- noun the open circular discharging end of a gun
gun muzzle.
- noun forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
- noun the open circular discharging end of a gun
- gunslingers1/5
gunslinger
- noun a professional killer who uses a gun
hit man; hired gun; shooter; gun; triggerman; hitman; gunman; torpedo; gun for hire.
- noun a professional killer who uses a gun
- howlings1/5
howling
- noun a long loud emotional utterance
ululation; howl.
- he gave a howl of pain
- howls of laughter
- their howling had no effect
- verb emit long loud cries
wail; roar; yawl; yaup; howl; ululate.
- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
- noun a long loud emotional utterance
- staling1/5
stale
- verb urinate, of cattle and horses
- adjective lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
- stale bread
- the beer was stale
- verb urinate, of cattle and horses
- riling1/5
rile
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- verb make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
roil.
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- trebling1/5
treble
- noun the pitch range of the highest female voice
soprano.
- verb sing treble
- noun the pitch range of the highest female voice
- fingerspelling1/5
fingerspelling
- noun an alphabet of manual signs
finger spelling.
- verb communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language
fingerspell; finger-spell.
- The Deaf often fingerspell
- noun an alphabet of manual signs
- parcelling1/5
parcelling
- noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
allocation; parceling; apportionment; apportioning; allotment; assignation.
- the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
- verb divide into parts
parcel.
- The developers parceled the land
- noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
- speckling1/5
speckle
- noun a small contrasting part of something
spot; patch; maculation; fleck; dapple.
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
- verb produce a mottled effect
stipple.
- The sunlight stippled the trees
- noun a small contrasting part of something
- tussling1/5
tussle
- noun disorderly fighting
dogfight; hassle; scuffle; rough-and-tumble.
- verb fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
scuffle.
- the drunken men started to scuffle
- noun disorderly fighting
- berlins1/5
berlin
- noun capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
German capital.
- noun United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
Israel Baline; Irving Berlin.
- noun capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
- psycholinguists1/5
psycholinguist
- noun a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language
- noun a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language
- dappling1/5
dapple
- noun a small contrasting part of something
speckle; spot; patch; maculation; fleck.
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
- verb colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
cloud; mottle.
- noun a small contrasting part of something
- tlingits1/5
tlingit
- noun a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska
- noun the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit
- noun a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska
- jumbling1/5
jumble
- noun a confused multitude of things
welter; muddle; smother; clutter; mare's nest; fuddle.
- noun small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
jumbal.
- noun a confused multitude of things
- wranglings1/5
wrangling
- noun an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
haggling; haggle; wrangle.
- verb to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
brawl; wrangle.
- The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street
- noun an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
- googling1/5
google
- noun a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
- verb search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
- He googled the woman he had met at the party
- My children are googling all day
- noun a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
- funnelling1/5
funnel
- noun a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
funnel shape.
- noun a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
- noun a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
- tremblings1/5
trembling
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; quivering; vibration; palpitation; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- verb move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
tremble.
- His hands were trembling when he signed the document
- noun a shaky motion
- hardliner1/5
hardliner
- noun a conservative who is uncompromising
- adjective satellite firm and uncompromising
hardline; hard-line.
- a hard-line policy
- noun a conservative who is uncompromising
- travailing1/5
travail
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
lying-in; childbed; labor; parturiency; confinement; labour.
- she was in labor for six hours
- noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
exertion; elbow grease; effort; sweat.
- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- shingling1/5
shingling
- noun (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction
- noun the laying on of shingles
- shingling is a craft very different from carpentry
- noun (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction
- abseiling1/5
abseil
- noun (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
rappel.
- verb lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
rappel; rope down.
- The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous
- You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing
- noun (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
- hulling1/5
hull
- noun dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
- noun persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
- noun dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
- diddling1/5
diddle
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- verb manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
toy; fiddle; play.
- She played nervously with her wedding ring
- Don't fiddle with the screws
- He played with the idea of running for the Senate
- verb deprive of by deceit
- underselling1/5
undersell
- verb sell cheaper than one's competition
undercut.
- verb sell cheaper than one's competition
- initialing1/5
initial
- noun the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
- he refused to put the initials FRS after his name
- verb mark with one's initials
- noun the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
- shapeliness1/5
shapeliness
- noun the quality of having a well-rounded body
voluptuousness; curvaceousness.
- noun the quality of having a well-rounded body
- cavilling1/5
cavil
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
quibble; quiddity.
- verb raise trivial objections
carp; chicane.
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- unsealing1/5
unseal
- verb break the seal of
- He unsealed the letter
- verb break the seal of
- palling1/5
pal
- noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
crony; sidekick; buddy; chum; brother.
- verb become friends; act friendly towards
chum up; pal up.
- noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- masculinised1/5
masculinise
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
virilise; virilize; masculinize.
- the drugs masculinized the teenage girl
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
- cowardliness1/5
cowardliness
- noun the trait of lacking courage
cowardice.
- noun the trait of lacking courage
- finagling1/5
finagle
- verb achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
manage; wangle.
- verb achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
- blindside1/5
blindside
- verb catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
- The economic downturn blindsided many investors
- verb attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
- verb catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
- sociolinguist1/5
sociolinguist
- noun a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication
- noun a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication
- alkalinizing1/5
alkalinize
- verb become alkaline
alkalinise.
- verb make (a substance) alkaline
alkalinise.
- The oxide is alkalized
- verb become alkaline
- disemboweling1/5
disembowel
- verb remove the entrails of
eviscerate; draw.
- draw a chicken
- verb remove the entrails of
- masculinize1/5
masculinize
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
masculinise; virilise; virilize.
- the drugs masculinized the teenage girl
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- collinses1/5
collins
- noun English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
Wilkie Collins; William Wilkie Collins.
- noun tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
Tom Collins.
- noun English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
- moiling1/5
moil
- verb work hard
travail; dig; grind; labour; drudge; toil; labor; fag.
- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
- verb be agitated
churn; roil; boil.
- the sea was churning in the storm
- verb work hard
- redlined1/5
redline
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- pollinations1/5
pollination
- noun transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
pollenation.
- noun transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
- dandling1/5
dandle
- verb move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
- verb pet
- the grandfather dandled the small child
- verb move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
- disembowelling1/5
disembowel
- verb remove the entrails of
eviscerate; draw.
- draw a chicken
- verb remove the entrails of
- unsaddling1/5
unsaddle
- verb remove the saddle from
offsaddle.
- They unsaddled their mounts
- verb remove the saddle from
- yodelling1/5
yodel
- noun a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
- verb sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
descant; warble.
- The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains
- noun a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
- wassailing1/5
wassail
- noun a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
- verb celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
jollify; make whoopie; make merry; revel; whoop it up; racket; make happy.
- The members of the wedding party made merry all night
- Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!
- noun a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
- warblings1/5
warble
- noun a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
- verb sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
quaver; trill.
- noun a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
- descaling1/5
descale
- verb remove the scales from
scale.
- scale fish
- verb remove the scales from
- teetotaling1/5
teetotaling
- noun abstaining from alcohol
teetotalism.
- verb practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages
teetotal.
- noun abstaining from alcohol
- isoclinal1/5
isoclinal
- noun an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination
isoclinic line.
- adjective satellite having equal magnetic inclinations
isoclinic.
- noun an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination
- intralinguistic1/5
intralinguistic
- adjective within a particular language
- intralinguistic variation
- adjective within a particular language
- handlings1/5
handling
- noun manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
- noun the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
manipulation.
- noun manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
- unveilings1/5
unveiling
- noun putting on display for the first time
- he attended the unveiling of the statue
- noun the act of beginning something new
introduction; debut; entry; first appearance; launching.
- they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
- noun putting on display for the first time
- befouling1/5
befoul
- verb spot, stain, or pollute
defile; maculate; foul.
- The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
- verb spot, stain, or pollute
- psycholinguist1/5
psycholinguist
- noun a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language
- noun a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language
- steamrolling1/5
steamroll
- verb bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
steamroller.
- The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat
- verb proceed with great force
steamroller.
- The new teacher tends to steamroller
- verb bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
- blackballing1/5
blackball
- noun the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
barring.
- verb expel from a community or group
ostracize; shun; cast out; ban; ostracise; banish.
- noun the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
- alkalinize1/5
alkalinize
- verb become alkaline
alkalinise.
- verb make (a substance) alkaline
alkalinise.
- The oxide is alkalized
- verb become alkaline
- illinoisans1/5
illinoisan
- noun a native or resident of Illinois
- noun a native or resident of Illinois
- shufflings1/5
shuffling
- noun walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shambling; shuffle; shamble.
- from his shambling I assumed he was very old
- noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly
make; shuffle.
- noun walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
- automobiling1/5
automobile
- noun a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
machine; car; motorcar; auto.
- he needs a car to get to work
- verb travel in an automobile
- noun a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- caviling1/5
cavil
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
quibble; quiddity.
- verb raise trivial objections
carp; chicane.
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- illinoisan1/5
illinoisan
- noun a native or resident of Illinois
- noun a native or resident of Illinois
- suppling1/5
supple
- verb make pliant and flexible
- These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use
- adjective satellite moving and bending with ease
lissome; lithesome; sylphlike; lissom; slender; lithe; svelte.
- verb make pliant and flexible
- piffling1/5
piffling
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; niggling; trivial; piddling; fiddling; picayune; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
- wangling1/5
wangling
- noun an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
wangle.
- verb achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
manage; finagle; wangle.
- noun an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
- embrittling1/5
- parallelling1/5
parallel
- noun something having the property of being analogous to something else
analogue; analog.
- noun an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
latitude; parallel of latitude; line of latitude.
- noun something having the property of being analogous to something else
- stealings1/5
stealing
- noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
thieving; larceny; thievery; theft.
- the thieving is awful at Kennedy International
- noun avoiding detection by moving carefully
stealth.
- noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
- reschedulings1/5
reschedule
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- fosterling1/5
fosterling
- noun a child who is raised by foster parents
foster-child; foster child.
- noun a child who is raised by foster parents
- caballing1/5
cabal
- noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
junto; camarilla; faction.
- noun a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
conspiracy.
- noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- initialling1/5
initial
- noun the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
- he refused to put the initials FRS after his name
- verb mark with one's initials
- noun the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
- dabblings1/5
dabble
- verb dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
- verb play in or as if in water, as of small children
splash around; paddle.
- verb dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
- lowballing1/5
lowball
- verb make a deliberately low estimate
underestimate.
- The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed
- verb make a deliberately low estimate
- impaneling1/5
impanel
- verb enter into a list of prospective jurors
empanel.
- verb select from a list
empanel; panel.
- empanel prospective jurors
- verb enter into a list of prospective jurors
- boilings1/5
boiling
- noun the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
- noun cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
stewing; simmering.
- noun the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
- nettling1/5
nettle
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- verb sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
urticate.
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- graveling1/5
gravel
- noun rock fragments and pebbles
crushed rock.
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- noun rock fragments and pebbles
- masculinizes1/5
masculinize
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
masculinise; virilise; virilize.
- the drugs masculinized the teenage girl
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- tramplings1/5
trampling
- noun the sound of heavy treading or stomping
trample.
- he heard the trample of many feet
- verb tread or stomp heavily or roughly
trample; tread.
- The soldiers trampled across the fields
- noun the sound of heavy treading or stomping
- wheelings1/5
wheeling
- noun a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
- noun propelling something on wheels
rolling.
- noun a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
- redlines1/5
redline
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- verb discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- revealings1/5
revealing
- noun the speech act of making something evident
disclosure; revelation.
- verb make visible
bring out; uncover; reveal; unveil.
- Summer brings out bright clothes
- He brings out the best in her
- noun the speech act of making something evident
- millings1/5
milling
- noun corrugated edge of a coin
- verb move about in a confused manner
mill; mill around; mill about.
- noun corrugated edge of a coin
- twaddling1/5
twaddle
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
taradiddle; boloney; humbug; bilgewater; tarradiddle; tosh; bosh; baloney; drool; tommyrot.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber.
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
- blindsiding1/5
blindside
- verb catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
- The economic downturn blindsided many investors
- verb attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
- verb catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
- minglings1/5
mingling
- noun the action of people mingling and coming into contact
- all the random mingling and idle talk made him hate literary parties
- verb to bring or combine together or with something else
amalgamate; mix; unify; mingle; commix.
- resourcefully he mingled music and dance
- noun the action of people mingling and coming into contact
- yellings1/5
yelling
- noun uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
shouting.
- verb utter a sudden loud cry
cry; hollo; squall; shout; call; holler; yell; scream; shout out.
- she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
- I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
- noun uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
- isoclinic1/5
isoclinic
- adjective satellite having equal magnetic inclinations
isoclinal.
- adjective satellite having equal magnetic inclinations
- headlining1/5
headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
newspaper headline.
- verb publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
- earliness1/5
earliness
- noun quality of coming early or earlier in time
- noun quality of coming early or earlier in time
- clotheslines1/5
clothesline
- noun a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- noun a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- yowling1/5
yowl
- noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
holla; bellow; roar; hollo; holler; hollering; holloa; bellowing; roaring.
- his bellow filled the hallway
- verb cry loudly, as of animals
wrawl; howl; yammer.
- The coyotes were howling in the desert
- noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- consolingly1/5
consolingly
- adverb in a comforting or consoling manner
comfortingly.
- one part of a strange world should be given a comfortingly familiar form
- adverb in a comforting or consoling manner
- manhandling1/5
manhandle
- verb handle roughly
- I was manhandled by the police
- verb handle roughly
- anticlinal1/5
anticlinal
- adjective sloping downward away from a common crest
- adjective sloping downward away from a common crest
- shriveling1/5
shrivel
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- verb decrease in size, range, or extent
shrink.
- His earnings shrank
- My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
- shrilling1/5
shrilling
- noun a continuing shrill noise
- the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searles
- verb utter a shrill cry
pipe; shrill; pipe up; shriek.
- noun a continuing shrill noise
- belling1/5
belling
- noun a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
callithump; chivaree; charivari; shivaree; callathump.
- verb attach a bell to
bell.
- bell cows
- noun a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
- foaling1/5
foal
- noun a young horse
- verb give birth to a foal
- the mare foaled
- noun a young horse
- flinches1/5
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
- unfriendliness1/5
unfriendliness
- noun dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness
- noun an unfriendly disposition
- noun dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness
- gangling1/5
gangling
- adjective satellite tall and thin and having long slender limbs
gangly; lanky; rangy.
- a gangling teenager
- a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man
- adjective satellite tall and thin
gangly; lanky.
- adjective satellite tall and thin and having long slender limbs
- sidelining1/5
sideline
- noun a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
out of bounds.
- noun an auxiliary line of merchandise
- noun a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
- grumblings1/5
grumbling
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
rumble; rumbling; grumble.
- they heard the rumbling of thunder
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmuring; grumble; muttering; mutter; murmur.
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
- inclinometer1/5
inclinometer
- noun an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)
dip circle.
- noun an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
- muscling1/5
muscle
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
musculus.
- noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
muscular tissue.
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
- towelling1/5
towelling
- noun any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels
toweling.
- verb wipe with a towel
towel.
- towel your hair dry
- noun any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels
- wailings1/5
wailing
- noun loud cries made while weeping
bawling.
- verb emit long loud cries
wail; roar; yawl; yaup; howl; ululate.
- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
- noun loud cries made while weeping
- slinks1/5
slink
- verb walk stealthily
- I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey
- verb walk stealthily
- nursling1/5
nursling
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
suckling; nurseling.
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- demyelinated1/5
demyelinate
- verb destroy the myelin sheath of
- the disease demyelinated the nerve fibers
- verb destroy the myelin sheath of
- corralling1/5
corral
- noun a pen for cattle
cow pen; cattle pen.
- verb enclose in a corral
- corral the horses
- noun a pen for cattle
- crinolines1/5
crinoline
- noun a skirt stiffened with hoops
hoopskirt.
- noun a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
- noun a skirt stiffened with hoops
- skylines1/5
skyline
- noun the outline of objects seen against the sky
- noun the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
visible horizon; sensible horizon; horizon; apparent horizon.
- noun the outline of objects seen against the sky
- slingshots1/5
slingshot
- noun a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
catapult; sling.
- noun a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- groundlings1/5
groundling
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- towline1/5
towline
- noun (nautical) a rope used in towing
towing line; towing rope; towrope.
- noun (nautical) a rope used in towing
- clinkers1/5
clinker
- noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
cinder.
- noun a hard brick used as a paving stone
clinker brick.
- noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
- disorderliness1/5
disorderliness
- noun a condition in which things are not in their expected places
disorder.
- the files are in complete disorder
- noun rowdy behavior
rowdyism; rowdiness; roughness.
- noun a condition in which things are not in their expected places
- skinflint1/5
skinflint
- noun a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
churl; niggard; scrooge.
- noun a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- blintzes1/5
blintz
- noun (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
blintze.
- noun (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
- imperiling1/5
imperil
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
- unbuckling1/5
unbuckle
- verb undo the buckle of
- Unbuckle your seat belt
- verb undo the buckle of
- declinations1/5
declination
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
decline.
- noun a downward slope or bend
decline; descent; declivity; downslope; fall; declension.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- rustlings1/5
rustling
- noun the stealing of cattle
- noun a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
whispering; whisper; rustle.
- noun the stealing of cattle
- starveling1/5
starveling
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- cylindric1/5
cylindric
- adjective satellite having the form of a cylinder
cylindrical.
- adjective satellite having the form of a cylinder
- slinked1/5
slink
- verb walk stealthily
- I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey
- verb walk stealthily
- surliness1/5
surliness
- noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
irritability; biliousness; pettishness; snappishness; peevishness; temper.
- his temper was well known to all his employees
- noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- purpling1/5
purple
- noun a purple color or pigment
purpleness.
- noun of imperial status
- he was born to the purple
- noun a purple color or pigment
- backpedaling1/5
backpedal
- verb pedal backwards on a bicycle
- verb step backwards, in boxing
- verb pedal backwards on a bicycle
- malingerer1/5
malingerer
- noun someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
shammer; skulker.
- noun someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
- enfeebling1/5
enfeebling
- adjective satellite causing debilitation
debilitative; enervating; weakening.
- verb make weak
debilitate; enfeeble; drain.
- Life in the camp drained him
- adjective satellite causing debilitation
- neurolinguistics1/5
neurolinguistics
- noun the branch of linguistics that studies the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system
- noun the branch of linguistics that studies the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system
- beastliness1/5
beastliness
- noun the quality of being deliberately mean
meanness.
- noun unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather
- noun the quality of being deliberately mean
- hurdling1/5
hurdling
- noun a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
hurdle race; hurdles.
- verb jump a hurdle
hurdle.
- noun a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
- shrivelling1/5
shrivel
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- verb decrease in size, range, or extent
shrink.
- His earnings shrank
- My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
- bilingually1/5
bilingually
- adverb in a bilingual manner
- she grew up bilingually
- adverb in a bilingual manner
- princeling1/5
princeling
- noun a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality
- noun a young prince
- noun a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality
- pigeonholing1/5
pigeonholing
- noun a system for classifying things into groups
grouping.
- verb place into a small compartment
pigeonhole.
- noun a system for classifying things into groups
- middlings1/5
middling
- noun any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
- verb put in the middle
middle.
- noun any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
- knuckling1/5
knuckle
- noun a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
metacarpophalangeal joint; knuckle joint.
- verb press or rub with the knuckles
- noun a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
- goggling1/5
goggle
- verb look with amazement; look stupidly
gape; gawk; gawp.
- verb look with amazement; look stupidly
- puling1/5
pule
- verb cry weakly or softly
whimper; mewl; wail.
- she wailed with pain
- verb cry weakly or softly
- ratlines1/5
ratline
- noun (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
ratlin.
- noun (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
- gentling1/5
gentle
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
ennoble; entitle.
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- streamliner1/5
streamliner
- noun a streamlined train
- noun a streamlined train
- willinger1/5
willing
- noun the act of making a choice
volition.
- followed my father of my own volition
- verb decree or ordain
will.
- God wills our existence
- noun the act of making a choice
- embroiling1/5
embroil
- verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
sweep; drag; drag in; sweep up; tangle.
- They were swept up by the events
- don't drag me into this business
- verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- princelings1/5
princeling
- noun a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality
- noun a young prince
- noun a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality
- dubliner1/5
dubliner
- noun a resident of Dublin
- noun a resident of Dublin
- mumblings1/5
mumbling
- noun indistinct enunciation
- noun ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
gumming.
- noun indistinct enunciation
- hairlines1/5
hairline
- noun a very thin line
- noun the natural margin formed by hair on the head
- noun a very thin line
- merlins1/5
merlin
- noun (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
- noun small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
pigeon hawk; Falco columbarius.
- noun (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
- pummelling1/5
pummel
- verb strike, usually with the fist
biff; pommel.
- The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators
- verb strike, usually with the fist
- tramlines1/5
tramline
- noun the track on which trams or streetcars run
streetcar track; tramway.
- noun the track on which trams or streetcars run
- blindfolding1/5
blindfold
- noun a cloth used to cover the eyes
- verb cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
- the hostage was blindfolded and driven away
- noun a cloth used to cover the eyes
- uncurling1/5
uncurl
- verb move out of a curled position
- He uncurled himself
- verb move out of a curled position
- babblings1/5
babbling
- noun gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
babble; lallation.
- verb utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
babble.
- The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention
- noun gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
- bulling1/5
bull
- noun uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
- noun a large and strong and heavyset man
strapper; bruiser; Samson.
- he was a bull of a man
- a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
- noun uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
- cracklings1/5
cracklings
- noun the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered
- noun the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
greaves; crackling.
- noun the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered
- freckling1/5
freckle
- noun a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
lentigo.
- verb become freckled
- I freckle easily
- noun a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
- clinks1/5
clink
- noun a short light metallic sound
click; chink.
- noun a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
slammer; pokey; gaol; jail; jailhouse; poky.
- noun a short light metallic sound
- desalinated1/5
desalinate
- verb remove salt from
desalinize; desalinise; desalt.
- desalinate water
- verb remove salt from
- bedeviling1/5
bedevil
- verb treat cruelly
rag; crucify; dun; frustrate; torment.
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; befuddle; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- verb treat cruelly
- palingenesis1/5
palingenesis
- noun emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
recapitulation.
- noun emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
- jelling1/5
jell
- verb become gelatinous
set; congeal.
- the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme
- verb become gelatinous
- truckling1/5
truckling
- noun the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)
- verb yield to out of weakness
truckle.
- noun the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)
- synclinal1/5
synclinal
- adjective sloping downward toward each other to create a trough
- adjective sloping downward toward each other to create a trough
- interlingua1/5
interlingua
- noun an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance languages
- noun an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance languages
- inclinometers1/5
inclinometer
- noun an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)
dip circle.
- noun an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
- quailing1/5
quail
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- noun small gallinaceous game birds
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- condoling1/5
condole
- verb express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
- You must condole the widow
- verb express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
- wiliness1/5
wiliness
- noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
guile; craft; slyness; foxiness; craftiness; cunning.
- noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- sprinklings1/5
sprinkling
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
scattering.
- the first scatterings of green
- a sprinkling of grey at his temples
- noun a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
sprinkle; scattering.
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
- fishtailing1/5
fishtail
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- The airplane fishtailed on the runway
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- barrelling1/5
barrel
- noun a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
gun barrel.
- noun a cylindrical container that holds liquids
cask.
- noun a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
- buttonholing1/5
buttonhole
- noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
button hole.
- verb detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
lobby.
- noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
- cowlings1/5
cowling
- noun protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
bonnet; hood; cowl.
- there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars
- the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine
- verb cover with or as with a cowl
cowl.
- cowl the boys and veil the girls
- noun protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
- footling1/5
footling
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; piffling; niggling; trivial; piddling; fiddling; picayune; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- verb be about
loaf; footle; mess about; lallygag; linger; lollygag; lurk; tarry; mill about; hang around; lounge; loiter; mill around.
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
- rumpling1/5
rumple
- verb disturb the smoothness of
mess up; ruffle up; ruffle.
- ruffle the surface of the water
- verb to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
knit; pucker; crumple; cockle.
- She puckered her lips
- verb disturb the smoothness of
- underlinings1/5
underline
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underscore.
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
emphasise; underscore; emphasize.
- Her gesture emphasized her words
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- libelling1/5
libel
- noun a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
- noun the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
- noun a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
- unholiness1/5
unholiness
- noun the quality of being unholy
- noun the quality of being unholy
- nurslings1/5
nursling
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
suckling; nurseling.
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- tramline1/5
tramline
- noun the track on which trams or streetcars run
streetcar track; tramway.
- noun the track on which trams or streetcars run
- unmanliness1/5
unmanliness
- noun the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
womanishness; effeminateness; sissiness; softness; effeminacy.
- the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy
- Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness
- he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him
- noun the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
- tousling1/5
tousle
- verb disarrange or rumple; dishevel
dishevel; tangle.
- The strong wind tousled my hair
- verb disarrange or rumple; dishevel
- befuddling1/5
befuddle
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- verb make stupid with alcohol
fuddle.
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- inveigling1/5
inveigle
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
wheedle; coax; cajole; sweet-talk; blarney; palaver.
- He palavered her into going along
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
- cauline1/5
cauline
- adjective (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
stemmed; caulescent.
- adjective especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem
- cauline leaves
- adjective (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
- paroling1/5
parole
- noun a promise
word of honor; word.
- he gave his word
- noun a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
word; countersign; password; watchword.
- he forgot the password
- noun a promise
- masculinisation1/5
masculinisation
- noun the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
virilization; masculinization; virilisation.
- noun the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
- candling1/5
candle
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
wax light; taper.
- noun the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
candela; standard candle; cd.
- noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- strickling1/5
strickle
- noun an implement for sharpening scythes
- noun a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure
- noun an implement for sharpening scythes
- hightailing1/5
hightail
- verb leave as fast as possible
- We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in
- verb leave as fast as possible
- soling1/5
sole
- noun the underside of footwear or a golf club
- noun lean flesh of any of several flatfish
fillet of sole.
- noun the underside of footwear or a golf club
- streamliners1/5
streamliner
- noun a streamlined train
- noun a streamlined train
- libeling1/5
libel
- noun a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
- noun the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
- noun a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
- parboiling1/5
parboil
- verb cook (vegetables) briefly
blanch.
- Parboil the beans before freezing them
- verb cook (vegetables) briefly
- naphazoline1/5
naphazoline
- noun vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation
Privine; Sudafed.
- noun vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation
- cudgelling1/5
cudgel
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- verb strike with a cudgel
fustigate.
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- ratline1/5
ratline
- noun (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
ratlin.
- noun (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
- castling1/5
castling
- noun interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
castle.
- verb move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
castle.
- noun interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
- canoodling1/5
canoodle
- verb fondle or pet affectionately
- verb fondle or pet affectionately
- myelinization1/5
myelinization
- noun the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber
myelinisation.
- noun the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber
- unsightliness1/5
unsightliness
- noun ugliness that is unpleasant to look at
- noun ugliness that is unpleasant to look at
- metalling1/5
metal
- noun any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
metallic element.
- noun a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
alloy.
- brass is an alloy of zinc and copper
- noun any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
- destalinization1/5
destalinization
- noun social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
de-Stalinisation; destalinisation; de-Stalinization.
- his statue was demolished as part of destalinization
- noun social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
- bottlings1/5
bottle
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- noun the quantity contained in a bottle
bottleful.
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- ungainliness1/5
ungainliness
- noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
gawkiness.
- noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
- bamboozling1/5
bamboozle
- verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
lead by the nose; play false; snow; hoodwink; pull the wool over someone's eyes.
- He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
- verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
- grizzling1/5
grizzle
- noun a grey wig
- verb be in a huff; be silent or sullen
brood; stew.
- noun a grey wig
- blintz1/5
blintz
- noun (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
blintze.
- noun (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
- cufflink1/5
cufflink
- noun jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt
- noun jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt
- doweling1/5
doweling
- noun fastening by dowels
- noun fastening by dowels
- pollinates1/5
pollinate
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
pollenate; cross-pollinate.
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
- raffling1/5
raffle
- noun a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
- verb dispose of in a lottery
raffle off.
- We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas
- noun a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
- palingenetic1/5
palingenetic
- adjective of or relating to palingenesis
- adjective of or relating to palingenesis
- lordliness1/5
lordliness
- noun formality in bearing and appearance
dignity; gravitas.
- he behaved with great dignity
- noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
high-handedness; haughtiness; hauteur; arrogance.
- noun formality in bearing and appearance
- leisureliness1/5
leisureliness
- noun slowness by virtue of being leisurely
- noun slowness by virtue of being leisurely
- victualing1/5
victual
- noun any substance that can be used as food
edible; pabulum; victuals; comestible; eatable.
- verb supply with food
- The population was victualed during the war
- noun any substance that can be used as food
- starvelings1/5
starveling
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- stalinisation1/5
stalinisation
- noun social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin
Stalinization.
- many Hungarians refused to take part in the Stalinization of their country
- noun social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin
- birling1/5
birling
- noun rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
logrolling.
- verb cause a floating log to rotate by treading
birle; birl.
- noun rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
- bedazzling1/5
bedazzle
- verb to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
dazzle; daze.
- She was dazzled by the bright headlights
- verb to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
- marlinspike1/5
marlinspike
- noun a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
marlinespike; marlingspike.
- noun a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
- slingbacks1/5
slingback
- noun a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
sling.
- noun a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
- reelings1/5
reel
- noun a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
- noun music composed for dancing a reel
- noun a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
- frizzling1/5
frizzle
- verb fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
- verb curl tightly
crape; frizz; kink; crimp; kink up.
- crimp hair
- verb fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
- desalinate1/5
desalinate
- verb remove salt from
desalinize; desalinise; desalt.
- desalinate water
- verb remove salt from
- clingstone1/5
clingstone
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
cling.
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
- growlings1/5
growling
- noun a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
- noun the sound of growling (as made by animals)
growl.
- noun a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
- dibbling1/5
dibble
- noun a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
dibber.
- verb plant with a wooden hand tool
- dibble Spring bulbs
- noun a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
- bobbling1/5
bobble
- noun the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
- the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; 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 the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
- articling1/5
article
- noun nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
- noun one of a class of artifacts
- an article of clothing
- noun nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
- bedevilling1/5
bedevil
- verb treat cruelly
rag; crucify; dun; frustrate; torment.
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; befuddle; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- verb treat cruelly
- bellings1/5
belling
- noun a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
callithump; chivaree; charivari; shivaree; callathump.
- verb attach a bell to
bell.
- bell cows
- noun a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
- addling1/5
addle
- verb mix up or confuse
puddle; muddle.
- He muddled the issues
- verb become rotten
- addled eggs
- verb mix up or confuse
- kiplingesque1/5
kiplingesque
- adjective in the manner of Rudyard Kipling
- adjective in the manner of Rudyard Kipling
- cudgeling1/5
cudgel
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- verb strike with a cudgel
fustigate.
- noun a club that is used as a weapon
- groundling1/5
groundling
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- turtling1/5
turtle
- noun a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
turtleneck; polo-neck.
- noun any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
- noun a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
- monoclinal1/5
monoclinal
- adjective satellite of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
- adjective satellite of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
- scrupling1/5
scruple
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
misgiving; qualm.
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- relinquishments1/5
relinquishment
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishing.
- noun the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishing.
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- towlines1/5
towline
- noun (nautical) a rope used in towing
towing line; towing rope; towrope.
- noun (nautical) a rope used in towing
- curliness1/5
curliness
- noun (of hair) a tendency to curl
waviness.
- noun (of hair) a tendency to curl
- decontrolling1/5
decontrol
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decontrol marijuana
- verb relax or remove controls of
- bowlings1/5
bowling
- noun a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- noun (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
- noun a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- disincline1/5
disincline
- verb make unwilling
indispose.
- verb make unwilling
- slovenliness1/5
slovenliness
- noun a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
unkemptness; sloppiness.
- noun habitual uncleanliness
- noun a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
- burbling1/5
burbling
- adjective satellite uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
burbly; effusive; gushing.
- a novel told in burbly panting tones
- verb flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
babble; burble; guggle; ripple; bubble; gurgle.
- babbling brooks
- adjective satellite uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
- mantling1/5
mantle
- noun the cloak as a symbol of authority
- place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders
- noun United States baseball player (1931-1997)
Mickey Mantle; Mickey Charles Mantle.
- noun the cloak as a symbol of authority
- triclinic1/5
triclinic
- adjective having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles
anorthic.
- triclinic system
- adjective having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles
- patrilineage1/5
patrilineage
- noun line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
agnation.
- noun line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
- sprightliness1/5
sprightliness
- noun animation and energy in action or expression
liveliness; life; spirit.
- it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
- noun animation and energy in action or expression
- tippling1/5
tipple
- noun a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
draught; potation; draft.
- they served beer on draft
- verb drink moderately but regularly
bib.
- We tippled the cognac
- noun a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- palindromes1/5
palindrome
- noun a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
- noun a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
- disciplinarians1/5
disciplinarian
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
moralist; martinet.
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
- gallina1/5
gallina
- noun small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
jungle fowl.
- noun small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
- swivelling1/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- furling1/5
furl
- verb form into a cylinder by rolling
roll up.
- Roll up the cloth
- verb form into a cylinder by rolling
- nepheline1/5
nepheline
- noun a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels
nephelite.
- noun a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels
- caterwauling1/5
caterwaul
- noun the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
- verb utter shrieks, as of cats
yowl.
- noun the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
- matrilineage1/5
matrilineage
- noun line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
cognation; enation.
- noun line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
- parasailing1/5
parasailing
- noun gliding in a parasail
paragliding.
- noun gliding in a parasail
- wellings1/5
well
- noun a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- noun a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- noun a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- unblinkingly1/5
unblinkingly
- adverb showing no emotion
- the convicted killer listened unblinkingly to the reading of his sentence
- adverb showing no emotion
- mandolins1/5
mandolin
- noun a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
- noun a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
- opaline1/5
opaline
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
nacreous; pearlescent; opalescent; iridescent.
- an iridescent oil slick
- nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
- a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
- deadliness1/5
deadliness
- noun the quality of being deadly
lethality.
- noun the quality of being deadly
- hemlines1/5
hemline
- noun the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
- noun the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
- fingerling1/5
fingerling
- noun a young or small fish
- noun a young or small fish
- recliners1/5
recliner
- noun an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it
reclining chair; lounger.
- noun an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it
- jetliners1/5
jetliner
- noun a large jet plane that carries passengers
- noun a large jet plane that carries passengers
- waistlines1/5
waistline
- noun the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
waist.
- noun the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
- salines1/5
saline
- noun an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
saline solution.
- adjective satellite containing salt
- a saline substance
- salty tears
- noun an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
- scantling1/5
scantling
- noun an upright in house framing
stud.
- noun an upright in house framing
- uplinks1/5
uplink
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- bankrolling1/5
bankroll
- noun a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
roll.
- he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag
- verb provide with sufficient funds; finance
- Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?
- noun a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
- oiliness1/5
oiliness
- noun consisting of or covered with oil
oleaginousness; greasiness.
- noun smug self-serving earnestness
oleaginousness; fulsomeness; unction; smarminess; unctuousness.
- noun consisting of or covered with oil
- desalinization1/5
desalinization
- noun the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desalination; desalinisation.
- noun the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
- malingered1/5
malinger
- verb avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
skulk.
- verb avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
- breadline1/5
breadline
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
bread line.
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
- ridgelines1/5
ridgeline
- noun a long narrow range of hills
ridge.
- noun a long narrow range of hills
- ghastliness1/5
ghastliness
- noun the quality of being ghastly
gruesomeness; grimness; luridness.
- noun the quality of being ghastly
- anticholinesterases1/5
anticholinesterase
- noun a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
- noun a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
- gasolines1/5
gasoline
- noun a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
gasolene; gas; petrol.
- noun a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
- resealing1/5
reseal
- verb seal again
- reseal the bottle after using the medicine
- verb seal again
- niggardliness1/5
niggardliness
- noun extreme stinginess
tightfistedness; parsimoniousness; minginess; meanness; closeness; niggardness; tightness; parsimony.
- noun extreme stinginess
- fortunetelling1/5
fortunetelling
- noun the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)
- noun the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)
- quislings1/5
quisling
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
collaborator; collaborationist.
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
- motherliness1/5
motherliness
- noun the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
maternalism; maternity; maternal quality.
- the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children
- noun the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
- relining1/5
reline
- verb provide with a new lining
- the old fur coat must be relined
- verb put new lines on
- reline the paper
- verb provide with a new lining
- garbling1/5
garble
- verb make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
warp; falsify; distort.
- verb make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- hyalinization1/5
hyalinization
- noun the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline
hyalinisation.
- the patient's arterioles showed marked hyalinization
- noun the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline
- ghostliness1/5
ghostliness
- noun strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear
eeriness.
- noun strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear
- fizzling1/5
fizzle
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hissing; hushing; sibilation; hiss.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- noun a complete failure
flop; bust.
- the play was a dismal flop
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- datelined1/5
dateline
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
date line; International Date Line.
- noun a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
- scantlings1/5
scantling
- noun an upright in house framing
stud.
- noun an upright in house framing
- likeliness1/5
likeliness
- noun the probability of a specified outcome
likelihood.
- noun the probability of a specified outcome
- monocline1/5
monocline
- noun a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
- noun a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
- seemliness1/5
seemliness
- noun a sense of propriety and consideration for others
grace.
- a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace
- noun a sense of propriety and consideration for others
- outselling1/5
outsell
- verb be sold more often than other, similar products
- The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin
- verb sell more than others
- This salesman outsells his colleagues
- verb be sold more often than other, similar products
- revilings1/5
revile
- verb spread negative information about
vituperate; vilify; rail.
- The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
- verb spread negative information about
- untimeliness1/5
untimeliness
- noun being at an inappropriate time
unseasonableness.
- noun the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time
inopportuneness.
- noun being at an inappropriate time
- breadlines1/5
breadline
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
bread line.
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
- ensiling1/5
ensile
- verb store in a silo
- ensile fodder for the cows
- verb store in a silo
- patrilineages1/5
patrilineage
- noun line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
agnation.
- noun line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
- malinger1/5
malinger
- verb avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
skulk.
- verb avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
- gallinaceous1/5
gallinaceous
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
- waterlines1/5
waterline
- noun a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
water level; water line.
- noun a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
- clinodactyly1/5
clinodactyly
- noun a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned
- noun a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned
- hohenlinden1/5
hohenlinden
- noun a town in Bavaria (near Munich)
- noun a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians
battle of Hohenlinden.
- noun a town in Bavaria (near Munich)
- relined1/5
reline
- verb provide with a new lining
- the old fur coat must be relined
- verb put new lines on
- reline the paper
- verb provide with a new lining
- handline1/5
handline
- noun a fishing line managed principally by hand
hand line.
- noun a fishing line managed principally by hand
- reline1/5
reline
- verb provide with a new lining
- the old fur coat must be relined
- verb put new lines on
- reline the paper
- verb provide with a new lining
- datelines1/5
dateline
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
date line; International Date Line.
- noun a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
- gallinule1/5
gallinule
- noun any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
water hen; marsh hen; swamphen.
- noun any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
- higgling1/5
higgle
- verb wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
chaffer; haggle; huckster.
- Let's not haggle over a few dollars
- verb wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
- sterlings1/5
sterling
- noun British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
- adjective satellite highest in quality
superlative; greatest.
- noun British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
- interlinks1/5
interlink
- verb be interwoven or interconnected
complect; interconnect.
- The bones are interconnected via the muscle
- verb cause to be interconnected or interwoven
interconnect.
- verb be interwoven or interconnected
- matrilineages1/5
matrilineage
- noun line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
cognation; enation.
- noun line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
- burgling1/5
burgle
- verb commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
burglarize; heist; burglarise.
- verb commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
- killingly1/5
killingly
- adverb in a very humorous manner
sidesplittingly.
- adverb in a very humorous manner
- blindnesses1/5
blindness
- noun the state of being blind or lacking sight
sightlessness; cecity.
- noun the state of being blind or lacking sight
- unreeling1/5
unreel
- verb unwind from or as if from a reel
reel off.
- unreel the tape
- verb unwind from or as if from a reel
- prickliness1/5
prickliness
- noun the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
bristliness; spininess; thorniness.
- noun the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
- midlines1/5
midline
- noun the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
midplane.
- noun the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
- kaolins1/5
kaolin
- noun a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
china stone; china clay; kaoline; porcelain clay; terra alba.
- noun a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
- triclinia1/5
triclinium
- noun a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)
- noun a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome
- noun a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)
- tourmalines1/5
tourmaline
- noun a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones
- noun a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones
- fettling1/5
fettle
- noun a state of fitness and good health
- in fine fettle
- verb remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
- noun a state of fitness and good health
- tootling1/5
tootle
- noun the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument
- he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up
- verb play (a musical instrument) casually
- the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody
- noun the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument
- hackling1/5
hackle
- noun long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
- verb comb with a heckle
heckle; hatchel.
- heckle hemp or flax
- noun long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
- botulinus1/5
botulinus
- noun anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
Clostridium botulinum; botulinum.
- noun anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
- gallinules1/5
gallinule
- noun any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
water hen; marsh hen; swamphen.
- noun any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
- scaliness1/5
scaliness
- noun the property of being scaly
- noun the property of being scaly
- trotline1/5
trotline
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
setline; trawl; spiller; trawl line.
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
- galingale1/5
galingale
- noun European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
Cyperus longus; galangal.
- noun European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
- hipline1/5
hipline
- noun the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
- noun the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
- noun the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
- mothballing1/5
mothball
- noun a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
camphor ball.
- verb put into long-term storage
- noun a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
- fatherliness1/5
fatherliness
- noun the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father
paternal quality.
- the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears
- noun the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father
- kaolinites1/5
kaolinite
- noun a mineral consisting of aluminum silicate; main source of kaolin
- noun a mineral consisting of aluminum silicate; main source of kaolin
- tinklings1/5
tinkle
- noun a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
ting.
- verb make or emit a high sound
clink; tink; chink.
- tinkling bells
- noun a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
- flinter1/5
flint
- noun a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
- noun a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
Flint River.
- noun a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
- quintupling1/5
quintupling
- noun increasing by a factor of five
- verb increase fivefold
quintuple.
- The population of China quintupled
- noun increasing by a factor of five
- trotlines1/5
trotline
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
setline; trawl; spiller; trawl line.
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
- jolliness1/5
jolliness
- noun feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
jollity; joviality.
- noun feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
- miserliness1/5
miserliness
- noun total lack of generosity with money
- noun total lack of generosity with money
- penicillinase1/5
penicillinase
- noun enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
beta-lactamase.
- noun enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
- purblind1/5
purblind
- adjective satellite having greatly reduced vision
dim-sighted; visually impaired; sand-blind; visually challenged; near-blind.
- adjective satellite lacking in insight or discernment
obtuse.
- too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior
- a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
- adjective satellite having greatly reduced vision
- urobilinogen1/5
urobilinogen
- noun a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine
stercobilinogen.
- noun a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine
- flintstone1/5
flintstone
- noun pebbles of flint used in masonry construction
- noun pebbles of flint used in masonry construction
- solingen1/5
solingen
- noun a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery
- noun a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery
- marline1/5
marline
- noun a small usually tarred line of 2 strands
- noun a small usually tarred line of 2 strands
- landlines1/5
landline
- noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
land line.
- a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave
- noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
- chitterlings1/5
chitterlings
- noun small intestines of hogs prepared as food
chitlings; chitlins.
- noun small intestines of hogs prepared as food
- pollinia1/5
pollinium
- noun a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids)
- noun a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids)
- palinurus1/5
palinurus
(Naut.) An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
- trampolines1/5
trampoline
- noun gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
- noun gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
- mainlines1/5
mainline
- verb inject into the vein
- She is mainlining heroin
- verb inject into the vein
- blindest1/5
blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- he spent hours reading to the blind
- noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- he waited impatiently in the blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- callinectes1/5
callinectes
- noun New World blue crabs
genus Callinectes.
- noun New World blue crabs
- cartwheeling1/5
cartwheel
- noun a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
- noun acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel
- noun a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
- chlortetracycline1/5
chlortetracycline
- noun a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
Aureomycin.
- noun a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
- clinometer1/5
clinometer
- noun an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
inclinometer.
- noun an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
- gunflint1/5
gunflint
- noun the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon
- noun the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon
- cholinesterases1/5
cholinesterase
- noun an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
- noun an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
- molindone1/5
molindone
- noun antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia
Moban.
- noun antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia
- chitlins1/5
chitlins
- noun small intestines of hogs prepared as food
chitlings; chitterlings.
- noun small intestines of hogs prepared as food
- clingfilm1/5
clingfilm
- noun a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food
Saran Wrap; cling film.
- noun a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food
- unseemliness1/5
unseemliness
- noun a lack of consideration for others
- noun a lack of consideration for others
- frankliniella1/5
frankliniella
- noun tobacco thrips
genus Frankliniella.
- noun tobacco thrips
- pangolins1/5
pangolin
- noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
scaly anteater; anteater.
- noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
- gallinago1/5
gallinago
- noun snipes
genus Capella; Capella; genus Gallinago.
- noun snipes
- blini1/5
blini
- noun Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
bliny.
- noun Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
- staphylinidae1/5
staphylinidae
- noun rove beetles
family Staphylinidae.
- noun rove beetles
- patrilinear1/5
patrilinear
- adjective satellite based on or tracing descent through the male line
patrilineal.
- a patrilineal society
- adjective satellite based on or tracing descent through the male line
- commelina1/5
commelina
- noun any plant of the genus Commelina
- noun any plant of the genus Commelina
- sociolinguistically1/5
sociolinguistically
- adverb with respect to sociolinguistics
- sociolinguistically fascinating
- adverb with respect to sociolinguistics
- mysoline1/5
mysoline
- noun an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor
primidone.
- noun an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor
- masculines1/5
masculine
- noun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
- adjective of grammatical gender
- noun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
- blinis1/5
blini
- noun Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
bliny.
- noun Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
- tolazoline1/5
tolazoline
- noun vasodilator that is used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis)
- noun vasodilator that is used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis)
- apresoline1/5
apresoline
- noun an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
hydralazine.
- noun an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
- mainlining1/5
mainline
- verb inject into the vein
- She is mainlining heroin
- verb inject into the vein
- unlikeliness1/5
unlikeliness
- noun the improbability of a specified outcome
unlikelihood.
- noun the improbability of a specified outcome
- bowlines1/5
bowline
- noun a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
bowline knot.
- noun a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
- matrilinear1/5
matrilinear
- adjective satellite based on or tracing descent through the female line
matrilineal.
- matrilineal inheritance
- adjective satellite based on or tracing descent through the female line
- theophyllines1/5
theophylline
- noun a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator
Slo-Bid; Theobid; Elixophyllin.
- noun a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator
- colinus1/5
colinus
- noun New World quail: the bobwhites
genus Colinus.
- noun New World quail: the bobwhites
- botulinal1/5
botulinal
- adjective of or relating to or produced by the botulinus
- adjective of or relating to or produced by the botulinus
- catcalling1/5
catcall
- noun a cry expressing disapproval
- verb utter catcalls at
- noun a cry expressing disapproval
- clintonia1/5
clintonia
- noun any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries
Clinton's lily.
- noun any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries
- oldline1/5
oldline
- adjective satellite adhering to conservative or reactionary principles
old-line.
- an oldline senator
- adjective satellite adhering to conservative or reactionary principles
- commelinaceae1/5
commelinaceae
- noun large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
family Commelinaceae; spiderwort family.
- noun large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
- gallinula1/5
gallinula
- noun gallinules
genus Gallinula.
- noun gallinules
- gunflints1/5
gunflint
- noun the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon
- noun the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon
- darlingtonia1/5
darlingtonia
(Bot.) A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves.
- stalino1/5
stalino
- noun an industrial city in the Donets Basin
Donetsk; Donetske.
- noun an industrial city in the Donets Basin
- pollinium1/5
pollinium
- noun a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids)
- noun a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids)
- tolinase1/5
tolinase
- noun a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus
tolazamide.
- noun a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus
- palinuridae1/5
palinuridae
- noun spiny lobsters
family Palinuridae.
- noun spiny lobsters
- ramalina1/5
ramalina
- noun shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus
genus Ramalina.
- noun shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus
- snowblindness1/5
snowblindness
- noun temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice
snow-blindness.
- noun temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice
- praline1/5
praline
- noun cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
- noun cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
- bobolink1/5
bobolink
- noun migratory American songbird
reedbird; Dolichonyx oryzivorus; ricebird.
- noun migratory American songbird
- drumlins1/5
drumlin
- noun a mound of glacial drift
- noun a mound of glacial drift
- schillings1/5
schilling
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
Austrian schilling.
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
- elint1/5
elint
- noun intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
electronics intelligence.
- noun intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
- protriptyline1/5
protriptyline
- noun tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression
- noun tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression
- pralines1/5
praline
- noun cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
- noun cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
- flintlocks1/5
flintlock
- noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
firelock.
- noun an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge
- noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
- javelina1/5
javelina
- noun dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States
Peccari angulatus; Tayassu angulatus; collared peccary; Tayassu tajacu.
- noun dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States
- touchline1/5
touchline
- noun either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby
- noun either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby
- anopheline1/5
anopheline
- noun any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
- adjective relating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoes
- noun any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
- cordyline1/5
cordyline
- noun Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants
genus Cordyline.
- noun Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants
- santolina1/5
santolina
- noun genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads
genus Santolina.
- noun genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads
- rieslings1/5
riesling
- noun white grape grown in Europe and California
- noun fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California
- noun white grape grown in Europe and California
- bobolinks1/5
bobolink
- noun migratory American songbird
reedbird; Dolichonyx oryzivorus; ricebird.
- noun migratory American songbird
- petroselinum1/5
petroselinum
- noun parsley
genus Petroselinum.
- noun parsley
- patrilineally1/5
patrilineally
- adverb by descent through the male line
- adverb by descent through the male line
- javelinas1/5
javelina
- noun dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States
Peccari angulatus; Tayassu angulatus; collared peccary; Tayassu tajacu.
- noun dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States
- rectilineal1/5
rectilineal
- adjective satellite characterized by a straight line or lines
rectilinear.
- rectilinear patterns in wallpaper
- the rectilinear propagation of light
- adjective satellite characterized by a straight line or lines
- matrilineally1/5
matrilineally
- adverb by descent through the female line
- adverb by descent through the female line
- unsmilingly1/5
unsmilingly
- adverb without smile; in an unsmiling manner
- unsmilingly, he greeted his in-laws
- adverb without smile; in an unsmiling manner
- carlina1/5
carlina
- noun genus of Mediterranean thistles
genus Carlina.
- noun genus of Mediterranean thistles
- clinoril1/5
clinoril
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril)
sulindac.
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril)
- prolines1/5
proline
- noun an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen)
- noun an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen)
- nolina1/5
nolina
- noun perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico
genus Nolina.
- noun perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico
- collinsia1/5
collinsia
- noun genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States
genus Collinsia.
- noun genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States
- anophelines1/5
anopheline
- noun any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
- adjective relating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoes
- noun any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
- camelina1/5
camelina
- noun annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
genus Camelina; false flax.
- noun annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
- collinsonia1/5
collinsonia
- noun small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States
genus Collinsonia.
- noun small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States
- brambling1/5
brambling
- noun Eurasian finch
Fringilla montifringilla.
- noun Eurasian finch
- pollinosis1/5
pollinosis
- noun a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen
hay fever.
- noun a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen
- glutelins1/5
glutelin
- noun a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals
- noun a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals
- hypogammaglobulinemia1/5
hypogammaglobulinemia
- noun an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection
- noun an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection
- agammaglobulinemia1/5
agammaglobulinemia
- noun a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection
- noun a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection
- sanderling1/5
sanderling
- noun small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world
Crocethia alba.
- noun small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world
- unfeelingly1/5
unfeelingly
- adverb without compassionate feelings
- unfeelingly, she required her maid to work on Christmas Day
- adverb in a callous way
callously.
- he callously exploited their feelings
- adverb without compassionate feelings
- anilines1/5
aniline
- noun oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
phenylamine; aniline oil; aminobenzine.
- noun oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
- sanderlings1/5
sanderling
- noun small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world
Crocethia alba.
- noun small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world
- dunlins1/5
dunlin
- noun small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
red-backed sandpiper; Erolia alpina.
- noun small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
- greenling1/5
greenling
- noun food fish of the northern Pacific
- noun food fish of the northern Pacific
- noncrystalline1/5
noncrystalline
- adjective not crystalline
- adjective not crystalline
- pemoline1/5
- carolines1/5
caroline
- adjective of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
Carolean.
- adjective of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
- alkalinization1/5
alkalinization
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- dragline1/5
dragline
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- girling1/5
girl
- noun a young woman
young woman; fille; missy; miss; young lady.
- a young lady of 18
- noun a youthful female person
female child; little girl.
- the baby was a girl
- the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle
- noun a young woman
- thrillingly1/5
thrilling
- adjective satellite causing a surge of emotion or excitement
electrifying.
- she gave an electrifying performance
- a thrilling performer to watch
- verb cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
thrill.
- The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow
- adjective satellite causing a surge of emotion or excitement
- caroliniana1/5
caroliniana
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- neurolinguistic1/5
neurolinguistic
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- discipling1/5
disciple
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
adherent.
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
- multilinear1/5
- barling1/5
- macroglobulinemia1/5
macroglobulinemia
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- stelling1/5
stell
To place or fix firmly or permanently. Obs. Shak.
- spurling1/5
spurling
(Zoöl.) A tern. Obs. or Prov. Eng. Tusser.
- hypermasculine1/5
- cylindrica1/5
cylindrica
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- carpooling1/5
carpooling
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- monocrystalline1/5
- hyperinsulinism1/5
- relabeling1/5
relabeling
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- colorblindness1/5
colorblindness
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- interline1/5
interline
To write or insert between lines already written or printed, as for correction or addition; to write or print something between the lines of; Swift.as, to .interline a page or a book
- anticlines1/5
anticlines
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- plotlines1/5
- rosalinda1/5
rosalinda
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- esquiline1/5
- melling1/5
mell
To mix; to meddle. Obs. Chaucer.
- buntline1/5
buntline
(Naut.) One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in. Totten.
- hamline1/5
- petaling1/5
petal
- noun part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
flower petal.
- noun part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
- sightlines1/5
sightlines
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- recompiling1/5
recompiling
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- whiling1/5
whiling
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- gilling1/5
gill
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- unrevealing1/5
- cannellini1/5
- antifouling1/5
antifouling
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- flintshire1/5
- plinius1/5
plinius
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- footballing1/5
footballing
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- masculinism1/5
- gwendoline1/5
gwendoline
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- blinky1/5
- weanling1/5
weanling
a. & n. from Wean , v.The weaning of the whelp is the great test of the skill of the kennel man. J. H. Walsh.
- bylines1/5
bylines
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- cylindrically1/5
cylindrical
- adjective satellite having the form of a cylinder
cylindric.
- adjective satellite having the form of a cylinder
- elling1/5
ell
- noun an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
- noun an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
- fehling1/5
fehling
(Chem.) See Fehling's solution , underSolution .
- violino1/5
- gobelins1/5
gobelin
Pertaining to tapestry produced in the so-called Gobelin works, which have been maintained by the French Government since 1667.
- intermeddling1/5
intermeddling
The act of improperly interfering. Burke.
- carolinensis1/5
carolinensis
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- plinian1/5
plinian
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- phenanthroline1/5
phenanthroline
(Chem.) Either of two metameric nitrogenous hydrocarbon bases, C12H8N2 , analogous to phenanthridine, but more highly nitrogenized.
- carline1/5
carline
A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy, worth about seven cents. Simmonds.
- halfling1/5
halfling
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- blindman1/5
- hostelling1/5
hostel
- noun a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
lodge; auberge; hostelry; inn.
- noun inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
student lodging; youth hostel.
- noun a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- malinke1/5
- hairstyling1/5
hairstyling
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- trilinear1/5
trilinear
(Math.) Of, pertaining to, or included by, three lines; as, .trilinear coördinates
- relinking1/5
- snowline1/5
snowline
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- splined1/5
spline
- noun a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
slat.
- noun a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
- evangelina1/5
evangelina
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- bicuculline1/5
- mudslinging1/5
mudslinging
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- colling1/5
colling
An embrace; dalliance. Obs. Halliwell.
- creatureliness1/5
- aquilino1/5
- salinisation1/5
- mislabeling1/5
mislabeling
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- clinger1/5
cling
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
clingstone.
- verb come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
cohere; cleave; stick; adhere.
- The dress clings to her body
- The label stuck to the box
- The sushi rice grains cohere
- noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
- clinoid1/5
clinoid
(Anat.) Like a bed; -- applied to several processes on the inner side of the sphenoid bone.
- unilingual1/5
- radiolabeling1/5
- newlines1/5
newlines
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- restyling1/5
restyling
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- interlining1/5
interlining
Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation. Bp. Burnet.
- westling1/5
- hyperlinking1/5
hyperlink
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- microcline1/5
microcline
(Min.) A mineral of the feldspar group, like orthoclase or common feldspar in composition, but triclinic in form.
- helling1/5
hell
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
the pits; hellhole; snake pit; hell on earth; inferno.
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
- noun a cause of difficulty and suffering
blaze.
- war is hell
- go to blazes
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
- matriliny1/5
matriliny
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- dolling1/5
doll
- noun a small replica of a person; used as a toy
dolly.
- noun informal terms for a (young) woman
wench; chick; skirt; bird; dame.
- noun a small replica of a person; used as a toy
- plink1/5
plink
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- atheling1/5
atheling
An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family. Written also Adeling andÆtheling .
- driveline1/5
- unblinded1/5
unblind
To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open the eyes of. R. J. Webster (1607).
- colinear1/5
colinear
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- interlined1/5
interline
To write or insert between lines already written or printed, as for correction or addition; to write or print something between the lines of; Swift.as, to .interline a page or a book
- blinde1/5
blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- he spent hours reading to the blind
- noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- he waited impatiently in the blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- kolinsky1/5
kolinsky
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- upwellings1/5
- polyclinic1/5
polyclinic
(Med.) A clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated; especially, an institution in which clinical instruction is given in all kinds of disease.
- unworldliness1/5
unworldliness
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- painkilling1/5
painkilling
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- helplines1/5
helplines
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- mandoline1/5
mandoline
(Mus.) A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.
- bantling1/5
bantling
A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.] In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings. W. Irving.
- bodiliness1/5
bodiliness
Corporeality. Minsheu.
- puzzlingly1/5
puzzling
- adjective satellite not clear to the understanding
enigmatic; enigmatical.
- I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
- prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite not clear to the understanding
- colinearity1/5
colinearity
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- klinker1/5
klinker
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- cryoglobulins1/5
- appling1/5
apple
- noun fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
- noun native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
orchard apple tree; Malus pumila.
- noun fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
- dolina1/5
- dailiness1/5
dailiness
Daily occurence. R.
- isoprenaline1/5
- apollinian1/5
- hartline1/5
hartline
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- trapline1/5
trapline
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- quasilinear1/5
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- prevailingly1/5
prevailing
- adjective satellite most frequent or common
rife; dominant; predominant; prevalent.
- prevailing winds
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
dominate; prevail; reign; rule; predominate.
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- adjective satellite most frequent or common
- malling1/5
mall
- noun a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
promenade.
- noun mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
center; shopping centre; plaza; shopping mall; shopping center.
- a good plaza should have a movie house
- they spent their weekends at the local malls
- noun a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
- brotherliness1/5
brotherliness
The state or quality of being brotherly.
- oxymetazoline1/5
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- stiflingly1/5
stifling
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
quelling; crushing; suppression.
- the suppression of heresy
- the quelling of the rebellion
- the stifling of all dissent
- verb conceal or hide
muffle; strangle; stifle; smother; repress.
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
- firstlings1/5
firstling
The first produce or offspring; -- said of animals, especially domestic animals; Milton.as, the .firstlings of his flock
- unlinking1/5
unlink
To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten. Shak.
- bedlington1/5
bedlington
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- overselling1/5
overselling
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- sublingually1/5
- chainlink1/5
chainlink
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- eyeline1/5
eyeline
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- demeclocycline1/5
demeclocycline
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- relink1/5
relink
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- highline1/5
- isoline1/5
isoline
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- odling1/5
odling
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- euryhaline1/5
- palinode1/5
palinode
An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode.
- hotlinks1/5
hotlinks
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pindling
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rooflines
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windmilling
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- illing1/5
ill
- noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
complaint; ailment.
- adjective affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
sick.
- ill from the monotony of his suffering
- noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- synclines1/5
syncline
(Geol.) A synclinal fold.
- dilling1/5
dill
- noun aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
Anethum graveolens.
- noun aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
dill weed.
- noun aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
- unavailingly1/5
unavailing
- adjective satellite producing no result or effect
otiose; ineffectual; futile.
- a futile effort
- the therapy was ineffectual
- an otiose undertaking
- an unavailing attempt
- adjective satellite producing no result or effect
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- noodling1/5
noodle
- noun a ribbonlike strip of pasta
- noun informal terms for a human head
attic; dome; bean; noggin; bonce.
- noun a ribbonlike strip of pasta
- pseudocholinesterase1/5
pseudocholinesterase
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- gentlemanliness1/5
gentlemanliness
The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly conduct or manners.
- clinal1/5
clinal
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- deschooling1/5
- imperilling1/5
imperil
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
- quilling1/5
quill
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
quill pen.
- noun a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
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draglines
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- shieling1/5
shieling
A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Scot.Sheeling .
- cliniques1/5
- mousseline1/5
- ferling1/5
ferling
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- trialling1/5
trial
- noun the act of testing something
test; run.
- in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
- he called each flip of the coin a new trial
- noun trying something to find out about it
test; trial run; tryout.
- a sample for ten days free trial
- a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
- noun the act of testing something
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interlinkage
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- vitulina1/5
vitulina
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- beguilingly1/5
beguiling
- adjective satellite highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
alluring; tempting; enticing.
- an alluring prospect
- her alluring smile
- the voice was low and beguiling
- difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement
- a tempting invitation
- verb influence by slyness
juggle; hoodwink; beguile.
- adjective satellite highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
- refiling1/5
refiling
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crosslinguistically
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- precooling1/5
precooling
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- beltline1/5
beltline
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- salination1/5
salination
The act of washing with salt water. R. & Obs.. Greenhill.
- noncollinear1/5
- halling1/5
hall
- noun an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
hallway.
- the elevators were at the end of the hall
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
entrance hall; anteroom; antechamber; vestibule; foyer; lobby.
- noun an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
- berline1/5
berline
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- relabelling1/5
relabelling
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- westerling1/5
- coling1/5
col
- noun a pass between mountain peaks
gap.
- noun a pass between mountain peaks
- morpholine1/5
- isocline1/5
isocline
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- nemaline1/5
nemaline
(Min.) Having the form of threads; fibrous.
- celling1/5
cell
- noun any small compartment
- the cells of a honeycomb
- noun (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- noun any small compartment
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longlines
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- meline1/5
meline
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- essling1/5
essling
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- periclinal1/5
- troublingly1/5
troubling
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
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- sawmilling1/5
- intercrystalline1/5
- catilinarian1/5
catilinarian
Pertaining to Catiline, the Roman conspirator; resembling Catiline's conspiracy.
- bodyline1/5
- apolline1/5
- surveilling1/5
surveil
- verb keep under surveillance
follow; survey.
- The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing
- verb keep under surveillance
- slimline1/5
slimline
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- buccolingual1/5
buccolingual
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- isoquinoline1/5
isoquinoline
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- unsettlingly1/5
unsettle
- verb disturb the composure of
faze; enervate; unnerve.
- verb disturb the composure of
- pling1/5
pling
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- sightline1/5
sightline
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- firstling1/5
firstling
The first produce or offspring; -- said of animals, especially domestic animals; Milton.as, the .firstlings of his flock
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- herling1/5
herling
(Zoöl.) The young of the sea trout. Prov. Eng.
- firewalling1/5
- cryptocrystalline1/5
cryptocrystalline
(Geol.) Indistinctly crystalline; -- applied to rocks and minerals, whose state of aggregation is so fine that no distinct particles are visible, even under the microscope.
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- maline1/5
maline
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- nitroaniline1/5
nitroaniline
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- sublinear1/5
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- sublines1/5
- geulincx1/5
- plurilingual1/5
plurilingual
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- perivitelline1/5
perivitelline
(Biol.) Situated around the vitellus, or between the vitellus and zona pellucida of an ovum.
- crestline1/5
- recoupling1/5
- nondelinquent1/5
nondelinquent
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- valinomycin1/5
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- youngling1/5
youngling
A young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life. "More dear . . . than younglings to their dam." Spenser.He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you as with us younglings. Ridley.
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sickliness
The quality or state of being sickly.
- prefiling1/5
- bafflingly1/5
baffling
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
tough; problematic; elusive; problematical; knotty.
- a baffling problem
- I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
- a problematic situation at home
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
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decemlineata
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- bellinzona1/5
- earline1/5
earline
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- aquilinum1/5
aquilinum
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isoclines
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- culinaris1/5
culinaris
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- vierling1/5
- spindling1/5
spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
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- trilingualism1/5
- downlinks1/5
downlinks
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- indeclinable1/5
indeclinable
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- patriliny1/5
patriliny
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- quinolinic1/5
- overline1/5
overline
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- greyling1/5
- cutline1/5
cutline
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- waling1/5
waling
(Naut.) Same as Wale , n., 4.
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- ashling1/5
- downline1/5
- matriline1/5
matriline
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- prelingual1/5
prelingual
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- plinking1/5
plinking
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- inclinable1/5
inclinable
Leaning; tending. Likely and inclinable to fall. Bentley.
- pyrroline1/5
pyrroline
(Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C4H7N , obtained as a colorless liquid by the reduction of pyrrol.
- wiling1/5
wiling
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- polyclinics1/5
polyclinic
(Med.) A clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated; especially, an institution in which clinical instruction is given in all kinds of disease.
- deline1/5
deline
To delineate. Obs.
- godling1/5
godling
A diminutive god. Dryden.
- earthliness1/5
earthliness
The quality or state of being earthly; worldliness; grossness; perishableness.
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- bustline1/5
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geosyncline
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- subsoiling1/5
subsoil
- noun the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
undersoil.
- noun the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
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- lordling1/5
lordling
A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith.
- trialing1/5
trial
- noun the act of testing something
test; run.
- in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
- he called each flip of the coin a new trial
- noun trying something to find out about it
test; trial run; tryout.
- a sample for ten days free trial
- a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
- noun the act of testing something
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- younglings1/5
youngling
A young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life. "More dear . . . than younglings to their dam." Spenser.He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you as with us younglings. Ridley.
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molinism
(Eccl. Hist.) The doctrines of the Molinists, somewhat resembling the tenets of the Arminians.
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- skillings1/5
skilling
A bay of a barn; also, a slight addition to a cottage. Prov. Eng.
- godlings1/5
godling
A diminutive god. Dryden.
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- corbelling1/5
corbel
- noun (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
truss.
- verb furnish with a corbel
- noun (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
- weanlings1/5
weanling
a. & n. from Wean , v.The weaning of the whelp is the great test of the skill of the kennel man. J. H. Walsh.
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underfilling
The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building. Sir H. Wotton.
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carboline
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- molinist1/5
molinist
(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit (in respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists.
- shearling1/5
shearling
A sheep but once sheared.
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doline
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unshackle
To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint; to unfetter. Addison.
- eeling1/5
eel
- noun the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
- noun voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
- noun the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
- mesiolingual1/5
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crystallinum
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- bylined1/5
bylined
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- hoteling1/5
hotel
- noun a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
- noun a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
- skraeling1/5
skraeling
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spackle
- noun powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster
spackling compound.
- noun powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster
- squirreling1/5
squirrel
- noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- noun the fur of a squirrel
- noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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multidiscipline
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- knurling1/5
knurl
A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
- mealing1/5
meal
- noun the food served and eaten at one time
repast.
- noun any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
- noun the food served and eaten at one time
- bassline1/5
- strapline1/5
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myelinate
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- lobeline1/5
lobeline
(Chem.) A poisonous narcotic alkaloid extracted from the leaves of Indian tobacco ( Lobelia inflata ) as a yellow oil, having a tobaccolike taste and odor.
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carolinus
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- arling1/5
arling
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salinized
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coralline
Composed of corallines; as, .coralline limestone
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- morling1/5
morling
Mortling. Eng. Ainsworth.
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- scumbling1/5
scumble
- noun the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
- noun the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
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seling
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fickle
- adjective satellite marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
volatile.
- fickle friends
- a flirt's volatile affections
- adjective satellite liable to sudden unpredictable change
mercurial; erratic; quicksilver.
- erratic behavior
- fickle weather
- mercurial twists of temperament
- a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
- adjective satellite marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
- sparklingly1/5
sparkling
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
scintillation; twinkle.
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate; scintillate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
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mol
- noun the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
gram molecule; mole.
- noun the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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curvilinearity
The state of being curvilinear or of being bounded by curved lines.
- interlinguistic1/5
- stumblingly1/5
stumble
- noun an unsteady uneven gait
stagger; lurch.
- noun an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
trip-up; misstep; trip.
- he recited the whole poem without a single trip
- he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
- confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
- noun an unsteady uneven gait
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- revellings1/5
revel
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
revelry.
- verb take delight in
delight; enjoy.
- he delights in his granddaughter
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
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punchlines
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indiscipline
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
undiscipline.
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
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kingliness
The state or quality of being kingly.
- uplinked1/5
uplink
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
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metroliner
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grumbling
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
rumble; rumbling; grumble.
- they heard the rumbling of thunder
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmuring; grumble; muttering; mutter; murmur.
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
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catlinite
A red clay from the Upper Missouri region, used by the Indians for their pipes.
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respelling
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dowel
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
dowel pin; joggle.
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
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tjalling
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- esterling1/5
esterling
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brandling
(Zoöl.) Same as Branlin , fish and worm.
- apollinarian1/5
apollinarian
(Rom. Antiq.) In honor of Apollo; as, the .Apollinarian games
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muling
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- wildfowling1/5
wildfowl
- noun flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
- noun flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
- witling1/5
witling
A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness. A beau and witing perished in the forming. Pope.
Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.
- pinwheeling1/5
pinwheel
- noun perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
Aeonium haworthii.
- noun a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
- he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'
- noun perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
- frilling1/5
frill
- noun (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
- noun an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
ruff.
- noun (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
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- windling1/5
windle
A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.
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- trampolining1/5
trampoline
- noun gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
- noun gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
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- waterfowling1/5
waterfowl
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
water bird; waterbird.
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
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gallinae
(Zoöl.) An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called Rasores .
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delineator
One who, or that which, delineates; a sketcher.
- unblinding1/5
unblind
To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open the eyes of. R. J. Webster (1607).
- shielings1/5
shieling
A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Scot.Sheeling .
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cylindricity
The quality or condition of being cylindrical.
- tumpline1/5
tumpline
A strap placed across a man's forehead to assist him in carrying a pack on his back. Local, U. S. Bartlett.
- weaseling1/5
weasel
- noun a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
- noun small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
- noun a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
- dearling1/5
dearling
A darling. Obs. Spenser.
- retitling1/5
retitling
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- collineation1/5
collineation
The act of aiming at, or directing in a line with, a fixed object. R. Johnson.
- colins1/5
colin
(Zoöl.) The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite .
- bogglingly1/5
boggle
- verb startle with amazement or fear
- verb hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
- verb startle with amazement or fear
- subline1/5
subline
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lordling
A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith.
- chalkline1/5
- interlineation1/5
interlineation
The act of interlining.
- tellina1/5
tellina
(Zoöl.) A genus of marine bivalve mollusks having thin, delicate, and often handsomely colored shells.
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- paralinguistics1/5
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levulinic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also acetyl-propionic acid), C5H8O3 , obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose).Written also lævulinic .
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crippling
- adjective satellite that cripples or disables or incapacitates
disabling; incapacitating.
- a crippling injury
- verb deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
stultify; cripple.
- This measure crippled our efforts
- Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
- adjective satellite that cripples or disables or incapacitates
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phosphatidylcholines
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geosynclinal
(Geol.) the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to geanticlinal.
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geosynclines
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- goodliness1/5
goodliness
Beauty of form; grace; elegance; comeliness. Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes. Sir P. Sidney.
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- anticlinorium1/5
anticlinorium
(Geol.) The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal.
- subclinically1/5
subclinical
- adjective relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed
- adjective relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed
- uplinking1/5
uplink
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- groundline1/5
- pencillings1/5
pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- noun graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
- the words were scribbled in pencil
- this artist's favorite medium is pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- keyline1/5
- bylina1/5
- redialing1/5
redialing
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- rectilinearity1/5
rectilinearity
The quality or state of being rectilinear. Coleridge.
- steeliness1/5
steeliness
The quality of being steely.
- credentialling1/5
credential
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
credentials; certificate; certification.
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
- hyalinosis1/5
- logline1/5
logline
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- witlings1/5
witling
A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness. A beau and witing perished in the forming. Pope.
Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.
- harmaline1/5
harmaline
(Chem.) An alkaloid found in the plant Peganum harmala. It forms bitter, yellow salts.
- rehandling1/5
rehandling
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- isabelline1/5
isabelline
Of an isabel or isabella color.
- easterlings1/5
easterling
A native of a country eastward of another; -- used, by the English, of traders or others from the coasts of the Baltic. Merchants of Norway, Denmark, . . . called . . . Easterlings because they lie east in respect of us. Holinshed.
- interlinings1/5
interlining
Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation. Bp. Burnet.
- hotlink1/5
hotlink
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- overcooling1/5
overcooling
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- metalinguistics1/5
- darklings1/5
darkling
- adjective satellite uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
- a darkling glance
- secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish
- adjective satellite (poetic) occurring in the dark or night
- a darkling journey
- adjective satellite uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
- bardolino1/5
- thermoclines1/5
- cipollino1/5
- violine1/5
violine
(Chem.) (a) A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature and emetic properties, said to have been extracted from the root and foliage of the violet ( Viola ).(b) Mauve aniline. See under Mauve .
- purfling1/5
purfling
Ornamentation on the border of a thing; specifically, the inlaid border of a musical instrument, as a violin.
- whiffling1/5
whiffle
To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about. Dmpier.
- etheling1/5
- journalling1/5
journal
- noun a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
diary.
- noun a periodical dedicated to a particular subject
- he reads the medical journals
- noun a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
- squiggling1/5
squiggle
- noun a short twisting line
curlicue.
- noun an illegible scrawl
- his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle
- noun a short twisting line
- synclinorium1/5
synclinorium
(Geol.) A mountain range owing its origin to the progress of a geosynclinal, and ending in a catastrophe of displacement and upturning. Dana.
- mainliners1/5
mainliners
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- swizzling1/5
swizzle
- noun any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
- noun any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
- quinoxaline1/5
quinoxaline
(Chem.) Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous bases obtained by the union of certain aniline derivatives with glyoxal or with certain ketones. Written also chinoxaline .
- relinked1/5
relinked
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- crystallines1/5
crystalline
- adjective consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
- granite is crystalline
- adjective satellite distinctly or sharply outlined
- crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan
- adjective consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
- precompiling1/5
- hambling1/5
- nonruling1/5
- unloveliness1/5
- aetheling1/5
- unslinging1/5
unsling
(Naut.) To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings. Totten.
- palingenesia1/5
palingenesia
See Palingenesis .
- cutlines1/5
cutlines
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- pargyline1/5
- quinazoline1/5
- scholarliness1/5
scholarliness
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- downlinked1/5
downlinked
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- sideling1/5
sideling
Sidelong; on the side; laterally; also, obliquely; askew. A fellow nailed up maps . . . some sideling, and others upside down. Swift.
- demasculinization1/5
demasculinization
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- semicylindrical1/5
- quinolines1/5
quinoline
(Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type.Written also chinoline .
- roslindale1/5
- nondisciplinary1/5
nondisciplinary
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- flinger1/5
fling
- noun a usually brief attempt
whirl; offer; crack; pass; go.
- he took a crack at it
- I gave it a whirl
- noun a brief indulgence of your impulses
spree.
- noun a usually brief attempt
- colourblind1/5
colourblind
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- branchline1/5
- multicylinder1/5
- gumline1/5
- fumblingly1/5
fumbling
- adjective satellite showing lack of skill or aptitude
clumsy; bungling; incompetent.
- a bungling workman
- did a clumsy job
- his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
- verb feel about uncertainly or blindly
grope; fumble.
- She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom
- adjective satellite showing lack of skill or aptitude
- subcylindrical1/5
subcylindrical
Imperfectly cylindrical; approximately cylindrical.
- leadline1/5
- feelingless1/5
- cylindroma1/5
- heiling1/5
heiling
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- fatling1/5
fatling
A calf, lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; -- said of such animals as are used for food. He sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 2 Sam. vi. 13.
- smalling1/5
small
- noun the slender part of the back
- noun a garment size for a small person
- noun the slender part of the back
- ravelins1/5
ravelin
(Fort.) A detached work with two embankments with make a salient angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called demilune and half-moon.
- clinostat1/5
- francolins1/5
francolin
(Zoöl.) A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris ) was formerly common in southern Europe, but is now nearly restricted to Asia.
- aminoquinoline1/5
aminoquinoline
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- metalline1/5
metalline
(Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, .metalline properties(b) Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; R.as, .metalline water
- portliness1/5
portliness
The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness. Such pride is praise; such portliness is honor. Spenser.
- deathliness1/5
deathliness
The quality of being deathly; deadliness. Southey.
- gunslinging1/5
gunslinging
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- transcrystalline1/5
- valvoline1/5
valvoline
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- infillings1/5
- owling1/5
owl
- noun nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
hooter; bird of night; bird of Minerva.
- noun nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
- fleshliness1/5
fleshliness
The state of being fleshly; carnal passions and appetites. Spenser.
- wabbling1/5
wabble
To move staggeringly or unsteadily from one side to the other; to vacillate; to move the manner of a rotating disk when the axis of rotation is inclined to that of the disk; -- said of a turning or whirling body; as, a top .wabbles ; a buzz sawwabbles now replaced by wobble.
- setling1/5
settle
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
settee.
- verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
settle down.
- dust settled on the roofs
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
- slinker1/5
slink
- verb walk stealthily
- I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey
- verb walk stealthily
- flagellins1/5
- buntlines1/5
buntline
(Naut.) One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in. Totten.
- methylaniline1/5
methylaniline
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- unpeeling1/5
- painterliness1/5
- cylindroid1/5
cylindroid
A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical.
- picolinic1/5
picolinic
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- shillingsworth1/5
- baroclinicity1/5
- ensouling1/5
ensoul
To indue or imbue (a body) with soul. R. Emerson.
- fabling1/5
fable
- noun a deliberately false or improbable account
fabrication; fiction.
- noun a short moral story (often with animal characters)
parable; allegory; apologue.
- noun a deliberately false or improbable account
- plinked1/5
plinked
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- woolliness1/5
woolliness
The quality or state of being woolly.
- mislabelling1/5
mislabelling
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- labiolingual1/5
- rectilinearly1/5
rectilinear
- adjective satellite characterized by a straight line or lines
rectilineal.
- rectilinear patterns in wallpaper
- the rectilinear propagation of light
- adjective satellite characterized by a straight line or lines
- uncompelling1/5
- shinsplints1/5
shinsplints
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- messaline1/5
- sphingomyelins1/5
- akmolinsk1/5
- disciplinarily1/5
disciplinary
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- disciplinary problems in the classroom
- adjective relating to a specific field of academic study
- economics in its modern disciplinary sense
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- superliner1/5
- fusulinids1/5
- tasseling1/5
tassel
- noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
- noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
- klinkers1/5
- mandolinist1/5
mandolinist
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- catlins1/5
- mealiness1/5
mealiness
The quality or state of being mealy.
- hyalinizing1/5
- stenohaline1/5
- byliny1/5
- labellings1/5
label
- noun a brief description given for purposes of identification
- the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture
- noun trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
recording label.
- the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent
- noun a brief description given for purposes of identification
- decliners1/5
decliner
He who declines or rejects. A studious decliner of honors. Evelyn.
- subtotaling1/5
subtotal
- noun the sum of part of a group of numbers
- noun the sum of part of a group of numbers
- anilino1/5
- antismuggling1/5
- sweetling1/5
- printline1/5
- spiling1/5
- ettling1/5
ettle
To earn. Obs. See Boucher.Addle , to earn.
- sandling1/5
- thumbling1/5
- predrilling1/5
- fishline1/5
fishline
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- revictualling1/5
- pebbling1/5
pebble
- noun a small smooth rounded rock
- noun a small smooth rounded rock
- moulinet1/5
moulinet
The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, or the like.
- feelingful1/5
- sline1/5
sline
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- staphylinid1/5
staphylinid
(Zoöl.) Any rove beetle.
- oculina1/5
oculina
(Zoöl.) A genus of tropical corals, usually branched, and having a very volid texture.
- supralinear1/5
- nonsaline1/5
- heling1/5
hel
- noun (Norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
Hela.
- noun (Norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
- queenliness1/5
queenliness
The quality of being queenly; the; characteristic of a queen; stateliness; eminence among women in attractions or power.
- fatlings1/5
fatling
A calf, lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; -- said of such animals as are used for food. He sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 2 Sam. vi. 13.
- siling1/5
siling
from Obs. or Prov.Eng.Sile to strain.
- rosaniline1/5
rosaniline
(Chem.) A complex nitrogenous base, C20H21N3O , obtained by oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, as a colorless crystalline substance which forms red salts. These salts are essential components of many of the socalled aniline dyes, as fuchsine, aniline red, etc. By extension, any one of the series of substances derived from, or related to, rosaniline proper.
- gurling1/5
gurl
A young person of either sex. Obs. See Chaucer.Girl .
- melinus1/5
melinus
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- bitterling1/5
bitterling
(Zoöl.) A roachlike European fish ( Rhodima amarus ).
- seiling1/5
seiling
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- ceilingward1/5
- metalinguistically1/5
metalinguistically
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- capling1/5
- ballhandling1/5
- franklinian1/5
- abling1/5
able
- adjective (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- able to swim
- she was able to program her computer
- we were at last able to buy a car
- able to get a grant for the project
- adjective satellite have the skills and qualifications to do things well
capable.
- able teachers
- a capable administrator
- children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable
- adjective (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- lupulina1/5
lupulina
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- unsling1/5
unsling
(Naut.) To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings. Totten.
- farewelling1/5
- bilineatus1/5
bilineatus
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- telinga1/5
telinga
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- hosteling1/5
hostel
- noun a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
lodge; auberge; hostelry; inn.
- noun inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
student lodging; youth hostel.
- noun a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- carlins1/5
- aiblins1/5
aiblins
Perhaps; possibly. Scotch Burns.
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