ling: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ling
- willing«Word Popularity Bar5/5
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
- 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
- ruling5/5
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)
- pulling5/5
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
- 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
- filing5/5
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
- cooling5/5
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
- enabling5/5
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
- travelling5/5
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
- swelling5/5
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
- boiling5/5
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
- feeling5/5
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
- telling5/5
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
- 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
- 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
- healing5/5
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
- 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
- controlling5/5
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
- smiling5/5
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
- rolling5/5
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)
- counseling5/5
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
- failing5/5
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
- 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
- revealing5/5
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
- prevailing5/5
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
- dwelling5/5
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
- coupling5/5
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
- gambling5/5
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)
- appealing5/5
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
- sailing5/5
sailing
- noun the work of a sailor
navigation; seafaring.
- noun riding in a sailboat
- noun the work of a sailor
- darling5/5
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
- selling5/5
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
- modeling5/5
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
- compelling5/5
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
- 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
- signaling5/5
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
- 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
- scheduling5/5
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
- 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
- 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
- spelling5/5
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
- 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
- darling5/5
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- drilling4/5
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- wrestling4/5
wrestling
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grappling; grapple; wrestle; hand-to-hand struggle.
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
- noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
rassling; grappling.
- noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- sibling4/5
sibling
- noun a person's brother or sister
sib.
- noun a person's brother or sister
- storytelling4/5
storytelling
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- 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
- 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
- seedling3/5
seedling
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- snarling3/5
snarl
- noun a vicious angry growl
- noun an angry vicious expression
- noun a vicious angry growl
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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"
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- mumbling3/5
mumbling
- noun indistinct enunciation
- noun ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
gumming.
- noun indistinct enunciation
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- scowling3/5
scowling
- adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
beetle-browed.
- verb frown with displeasure
scowl.
- adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- nibbling3/5
nibble
- noun a small byte
nybble.
- noun gentle biting
- noun a small byte
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- scribbling3/5
scribble
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scrawl; cacography.
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; doodle.
- noun poor handwriting
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- starling3/5
starling
- noun gregarious birds native to the Old World
- noun gregarious birds native to the Old World
- scowling3/5
scowling
- adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
beetle-browed.
- verb frown with displeasure
scowl.
- adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
- 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
- schilling3/5
schilling
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
Austrian schilling.
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
- 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)
- stirling3/5
stirling
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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
- schelling3/5
schelling
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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
- seedling3/5
seedling
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- 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)
- bestselling3/5
bestselling
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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
- scowling3/5
scowling
- adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
beetle-browed.
- verb frown with displeasure
scowl.
- adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
- upwelling3/5
upwelling
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- earthling2/5
earthling
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; worldling.
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
- codling2/5
codling
- noun young codfish
- noun young codfish
- 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
- sapling2/5
sapling
- noun young tree
- noun young tree
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- weakling2/5
weakling
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
doormat; wuss.
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- swashbuckling2/5
swashbuckling
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- adjective satellite flamboyantly adventurous
swaggering.
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- overruling2/5
overrule
- verb rule against
override; overturn; reverse; overthrow.
- The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
- verb rule against
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- belittling2/5
belittling
- noun a belittling comment
denigration.
- noun the act of belittling
- noun a belittling comment
- 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
- reveling2/5
revel
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
revelry.
- verb take delight in
delight; enjoy.
- he delights in his granddaughter
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- revelling2/5
revel
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
revelry.
- verb take delight in
delight; enjoy.
- he delights in his granddaughter
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- reassembling2/5
reassemble
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- snuffling2/5
snuffling
- adjective satellite liable to sniffle
sniffly; snuffly.
- verb sniff or smell inquiringly
snuff; snuffle.
- adjective satellite liable to sniffle
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- hatchling2/5
hatchling
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- reinstalling2/5
reinstall
- verb install again
- She reinstalled the washer after it had been repaired
- verb install again
- earthling2/5
earthling
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; worldling.
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- snorkeling2/5
snorkeling
- noun skin diving with a snorkel
snorkel diving.
- verb dive with a snorkel
snorkel.
- noun skin diving with a snorkel
- pauling2/5
- 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
- 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
- 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
- bawling2/5
bawling
- noun loud cries made while weeping
wailing.
- verb shout loudly and without restraint
bellow; bawl.
- noun loud cries made while weeping
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- excelling2/5
excel
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- verb distinguish oneself
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- reselling2/5
resell
- verb sell (something) again after having bought it
- verb sell (something) again after having bought it
- 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
- 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
- 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
- hireling2/5
hireling
- noun a person who works only for money
pensionary.
- noun a person who works only for money
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- doodling2/5
doodle
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; scribble.
- verb make a doodle; draw aimlessly
- noun an aimless drawing
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- swilling2/5
swilling
- noun the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
guzzling; gulping.
- verb feed pigs
slop; swill.
- noun the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- quisling2/5
quisling
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
collaborator; collaborationist.
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- congealing2/5
congeal
- verb become gelatinous
set; jell.
- the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme
- verb become gelatinous
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- uncoupling2/5
uncouple
- verb disconnect or separate
decouple.
- uncouple the hounds
- verb disconnect or separate
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- bling2/5
bling
- noun flashy, ostentatious jewelry
bling bling.
- the rapper was loaded with bling
- noun flashy, ostentatious jewelry
- 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
- 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
- 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
- rescaling2/5
- 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)
- swashbuckling2/5
swashbuckling
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- adjective satellite flamboyantly adventurous
swaggering.
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- pummeling2/5
pummel
- verb strike, usually with the fist
biff; pommel.
- The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators
- verb strike, usually with the fist
- 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
- 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
- reviling2/5
revile
- verb spread negative information about
vituperate; vilify; rail.
- The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
- verb spread negative information about
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- scrawling2/5
scrawl
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scribble; cacography.
- verb write carelessly
scribble.
- noun poor handwriting
- 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)
- 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
- gosling2/5
gosling
- noun young goose
- noun young goose
- swaddling2/5
swaddle
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
swathe.
- swaddled the infant
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
- 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)
- misspelling2/5
misspelling
- noun a spelling that is incorrect
- verb spell incorrectly
misspell.
- noun a spelling that is incorrect
- uncoiling2/5
uncoil
- verb unwind or untwist
- verb unwind or untwist
- duckling2/5
duckling
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- noun young duck
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- unsmiling2/5
unsmiling
- adjective satellite not smiling
- adjective satellite not smiling
- catling2/5
catling
- noun a long double-edged knife used for amputations
- noun a long double-edged knife used for amputations
- bloodcurdling2/5
bloodcurdling
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
nightmarish; hair-raising.
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
- 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
- sapling2/5
sapling
- noun young tree
- noun young tree
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- sperling2/5
sperling
(Zoöl.) (a) A smelt; a sparling. Prov. Eng.(b) A young herring. Local, U.S.
- homeschooling2/5
homeschooling
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- gosling2/5
gosling
- noun young goose
- noun young goose
- 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
- resampling2/5
- duckling2/5
duckling
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- noun young duck
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- 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
- 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
- weakling2/5
weakling
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
doormat; wuss.
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
- 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
- unbundling2/5
unbundle
To release, as from a bundle; to disclose.
- snelling2/5
snell
Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. Archaic or Prov. Eng. & Scot.That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. Dr. J. Brown.
- ealing2/5
ealing
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- hireling2/5
hireling
- noun a person who works only for money
pensionary.
- noun a person who works only for money
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- oversampling2/5
oversampling
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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
- 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
- bookselling2/5
bookselling
The employment of selling books.
- 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
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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)
- 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
- catling2/5
catling
- noun a long double-edged knife used for amputations
- noun a long double-edged knife used for amputations
- hatchling2/5
hatchling
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- 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.
- backfilling2/5
- undercooling2/5
undercooling
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- noncontrolling2/5
- supercooling2/5
- uninstalling2/5
uninstalling
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- toddling2/5
toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
totter; waddle; paddle; coggle; dodder.
- small children toddle
- verb walk unsteadily
- codling2/5
codling
- noun young codfish
- noun young codfish
- unfulfilling2/5
- subsampling2/5
- earthling2/5
earthling
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; worldling.
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
- downscaling2/5
- 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
- upscaling2/5
- 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
- landfilling2/5
- memling2/5
memling
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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
- supercoiling2/5
- biofouling2/5
- 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
- unbuckling1/5
unbuckle
- verb undo the buckle of
- Unbuckle your seat belt
- verb undo the buckle of
- fingerling1/5
fingerling
- noun a young or small fish
- noun a young or small fish
- 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
- 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)
- greenling1/5
greenling
- noun food fish of the northern Pacific
- noun food fish of the northern Pacific
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- disemboweling1/5
disembowel
- verb remove the entrails of
eviscerate; draw.
- draw a chicken
- verb remove the entrails of
- 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
- 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
- descaling1/5
descale
- verb remove the scales from
scale.
- scale fish
- verb remove the scales from
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- overfilling1/5
overfill
- verb fill beyond capacity
- overfill the baskets
- verb fill beyond capacity
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- drivelling1/5
drivel
- noun a worthless message
garbage.
- noun saliva spilling from the mouth
drool; dribble; slobber.
- noun a worthless message
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- driveling1/5
drivel
- noun a worthless message
garbage.
- noun saliva spilling from the mouth
drool; dribble; slobber.
- noun a worthless message
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- decontrolling1/5
decontrol
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decontrol marijuana
- verb relax or remove controls of
- cobbling1/5
cobbling
- noun the shoemaker's trade
shoe repairing; shoemaking.
- verb pave with cobblestones
cobblestone; cobble.
- noun the shoemaker's trade
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- purling1/5
purl
- noun gold or silver wire thread
- noun a basic knitting stitch
purl stitch.
- noun gold or silver wire thread
- foaling1/5
foal
- noun a young horse
- verb give birth to a foal
- the mare foaled
- noun a young horse
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- backpedaling1/5
backpedal
- verb pedal backwards on a bicycle
- verb step backwards, in boxing
- verb pedal backwards on a bicycle
- 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
- scantling1/5
scantling
- noun an upright in house framing
stud.
- noun an upright in house framing
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- uncurling1/5
uncurl
- verb move out of a curled position
- He uncurled himself
- verb move out of a curled position
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- jelling1/5
jell
- verb become gelatinous
set; congeal.
- the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme
- verb become gelatinous
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ensiling1/5
ensile
- verb store in a silo
- ensile fodder for the cows
- verb store in a silo
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- parboiling1/5
parboil
- verb cook (vegetables) briefly
blanch.
- Parboil the beans before freezing them
- verb cook (vegetables) briefly
- 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
- 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.
- teetotaling1/5
teetotaling
- noun abstaining from alcohol
teetotalism.
- verb practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages
teetotal.
- noun abstaining from alcohol
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- addling1/5
addle
- verb mix up or confuse
puddle; muddle.
- He muddled the issues
- verb become rotten
- addled eggs
- verb mix up or confuse
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- manhandling1/5
manhandle
- verb handle roughly
- I was manhandled by the police
- verb handle roughly
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- nursling1/5
nursling
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
suckling; nurseling.
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- 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
- starveling1/5
starveling
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- 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
- 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
- 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.)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- pummelling1/5
pummel
- verb strike, usually with the fist
biff; pommel.
- The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators
- verb strike, usually with the fist
- underselling1/5
undersell
- verb sell cheaper than one's competition
undercut.
- verb sell cheaper than one's competition
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.)
- canoodling1/5
canoodle
- verb fondle or pet affectionately
- verb fondle or pet affectionately
- 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
- seeling1/5
seel
- verb sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
- verb sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
- 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
- doweling1/5
doweling
- noun fastening by dowels
- noun fastening by dowels
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- parasailing1/5
parasailing
- noun gliding in a parasail
paragliding.
- noun gliding in a parasail
- resealing1/5
reseal
- verb seal again
- reseal the bottle after using the medicine
- verb seal again
- 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
- 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
- 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
- burgling1/5
burgle
- verb commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
burglarize; heist; burglarise.
- verb commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
- 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
- catcalling1/5
catcall
- noun a cry expressing disapproval
- verb utter catcalls at
- noun a cry expressing disapproval
- 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
- 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
- brambling1/5
brambling
- noun Eurasian finch
Fringilla montifringilla.
- noun Eurasian finch
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- barling1/5
- 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
- stelling1/5
stell
To place or fix firmly or permanently. Obs. Shak.
- spurling1/5
spurling
(Zoöl.) A tern. Obs. or Prov. Eng. Tusser.
- carpooling1/5
carpooling
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- relabeling1/5
relabeling
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- melling1/5
mell
To mix; to meddle. Obs. Chaucer.
- 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
- 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
- antifouling1/5
antifouling
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- 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
- footballing1/5
footballing
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- 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.
- 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
- 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
- fehling1/5
fehling
(Chem.) See Fehling's solution , underSolution .
- intermeddling1/5
intermeddling
The act of improperly interfering. Burke.
- halfling1/5
halfling
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- 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
- hairstyling1/5
hairstyling
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- fingerling1/5
fingerling
- noun a young or small fish
- noun a young or small fish
- starveling1/5
starveling
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- colling1/5
colling
An embrace; dalliance. Obs. Halliwell.
- mislabeling1/5
mislabeling
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- radiolabeling1/5
- restyling1/5
restyling
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- scantling1/5
scantling
- noun an upright in house framing
stud.
- noun an upright in house framing
- westling1/5
- 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;
- 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
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atheling
An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family. Written also Adeling andÆtheling .
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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
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painkilling
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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.
- 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
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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
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overselling
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odling
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pindling
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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
- 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
- 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
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- 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
- shieling1/5
shieling
A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Scot.Sheeling .
- 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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refiling
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precooling
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- 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
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relabelling
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- westerling1/5
- coling1/5
col
- noun a pass between mountain peaks
gap.
- noun a pass between mountain peaks
- 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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essling
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- sawmilling1/5
- 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
- pling1/5
pling
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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
- herling1/5
herling
(Zoöl.) The young of the sea trout. Prov. Eng.
- firewalling1/5
- 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
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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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- 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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- waling1/5
waling
(Naut.) Same as Wale , n., 4.
- ashling1/5
- wiling1/5
wiling
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- godling1/5
godling
A diminutive god. Dryden.
- subsoiling1/5
subsoil
- noun the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
undersoil.
- noun the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
- 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
- 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
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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)
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underfilling
The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building. Sir H. Wotton.
- shearling1/5
shearling
A sheep but once sheared.
- unshackling1/5
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
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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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- spackling1/5
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
- 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
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- arling1/5
arling
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- morling1/5
morling
Mortling. Eng. Ainsworth.
- vailing1/5
- 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
- seling1/5
seling
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- fickling1/5
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
- moling1/5
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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- respelling1/5
respelling
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- dowelling1/5
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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esterling
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- brandling1/5
brandling
(Zoöl.) Same as Branlin , fish and worm.
- muling1/5
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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- waterfowling1/5
waterfowl
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
water bird; waterbird.
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
- 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
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dearling
A darling. Obs. Spenser.
- retitling1/5
retitling
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- 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
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redialing
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- 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
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rehandling
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overcooling
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- 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
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fosterling
- noun a child who is raised by foster parents
foster-child; foster child.
- noun a child who is raised by foster parents
- 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
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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.
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greenling
- noun food fish of the northern Pacific
- noun food fish of the northern Pacific
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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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
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- 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
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mislabelling
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- 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
- subtotaling1/5
subtotal
- noun the sum of part of a group of numbers
- noun the sum of part of a group of numbers
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- ettling1/5
ettle
To earn. Obs. See Boucher.Addle , to earn.
- brambling1/5
brambling
- noun Eurasian finch
Fringilla montifringilla.
- noun Eurasian finch
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pebble
- noun a small smooth rounded rock
- noun a small smooth rounded rock
- 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
- siling1/5
siling
from Obs. or Prov.Eng.Sile to strain.
- gurling1/5
gurl
A young person of either sex. Obs. See Chaucer.Girl .
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bitterling
(Zoöl.) A roachlike European fish ( Rhodima amarus ).
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seiling
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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
- unsling1/5
unsling
(Naut.) To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings. Totten.
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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
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whitling
(Zoöl.) A young full trout during its second season. Prov. Eng.
- cockling1/5
cockle
- noun common edible European bivalve
- noun common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
- noun common edible European bivalve
- birdling1/5
birdling
A little bird; a nestling.
- spiderling1/5
spiderling
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- deviling1/5
devil
- noun (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Prince of Darkness; Lucifer; the Tempter; Beelzebub; Satan; Old Nick.
- noun an evil supernatural being
daemon; demon; daimon; fiend.
- noun (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
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shaveling
A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; -- used in contempt. I am no longer a shaveling than while my frock is on my back. Sir W. Scott.
- chickling1/5
chickling
A small chick or chicken.
- ratling1/5
ratling
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- manling1/5
manling
A little man. Obs. B. Jonson.
- vetchling1/5
vetchling
- noun any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils
- noun any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils
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rockling
(Zoöl.) Any species of small marine fishes of the genera Onos andRhinonemus (formerlyMotella ), allied to the cod. They have three or four barbels.
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hinderling
A worthless, base, degenerate person or animal. Obs. Callander.
- wildling1/5
wildling
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- greekling1/5
greekling
A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions. B. Jonson.
- reedling1/5
reedling
(Zoöl.) The European bearded titmouse ( Panurus biarmicus ); -- called alsoreed bunting ,bearded pinnock , andlesser butcher bird .✍ It is orange brown, marked with black, white, and yellow on the wings. The male has a tuft of black feathers on each side of the face.
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kitling
A young kitten; a whelp. Obs. or Scot. B. Jonson.
- warling1/5
warling
One often quarreled with; -- word coined, perhaps, to rhyme with darling. Obs.Better be an old man's darling than a young man's warling. Camde.
- houseling1/5
houseling
Same as Housling .
- yeanling1/5
yeanling
A lamb or a kid; an eanling. Shak.
- kingling1/5
kingling
Same as Churchill.Kinglet , 1.
- gadling1/5
gadling
(Mediæval Armor) R.See Gad , n., 4.
- moonling1/5
moonling
A simpleton; a lunatic. Obs.
- kidling1/5
kidling
A young kid.
- troutling1/5
troutling
A little trout; a troutlet.
- gruntling1/5
gruntle
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- bardling1/5
bardling
An inferior bard. J. Cunningham.
- softling1/5
softling
A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary. R. Bp. Woolton. .
- scatterling1/5
scatterling
One who has no fixed habitation or residence; a vagabond. Obs. "Foreign scatterlings." Spenser.
- ridgeling1/5
ridgeling
- noun a colt with undescended testicles
ridgling; ridgil; ridgel.
- noun a colt with undescended testicles
- dukeling1/5
dukeling
A little or insignificant duke. Ford.
- sharpling1/5
sharpling
(Zoöl.) A stickleback. Prov. Eng.
- dwarfling1/5
dwarfling
A diminutive dwarf.
- squireling1/5
squireling
A petty squire. Tennyson.
- oakling1/5
- porkling1/5
porkling
A pig; a porket. Tusser.
- tenderling1/5
tenderling
One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling. R. W. Harrison (1586).
- courtling1/5
courtling
A sycophantic courtier. B. Jonson.
- dapperling1/5
dapperling
A dwarf; a dandiprat. r.
- popeling1/5
popeling
A petty or deputy pope.
- whigling1/5
whigling
A petty or inferior Whig; -- used in contempt. Spectator.
- cringeling1/5
cringeling
One who cringes meanly; a fawner.
- cageling1/5
cageling
A bird confined in a cage; esp. a young bird. Poetic Tennyson.
- wormling1/5
wormling
A little worm. O dusty wormling! dost thou strive and stand With heaven's high monarch? Sylvester.
- rashling1/5
rashling
A rash person. Obs.
- shepherdling1/5
shepherdling
A little shepherd.
- faintling1/5
faintling
Timorous; feeble-minded. Obs. "A fainting, silly creature." Arbuthnot.
- fourling1/5
fourling
One of four children born at the same time.
- chichling1/5
chichling
(Bot.) A leguminous plant ( Lathyrus sativus ), with broad flattened seeds which are sometimes used for food.
- witherling1/5
witherling
A withered person; one who is decrepit. Obs. Chapman.
- wiseling1/5
wiseling
One who pretends to be wise; a wiseacre; a witling. Donne.
- wifeling1/5
- whimling1/5
whimling
One given to whims; hence, a weak, childish person; a child. Go, whimling, and fetch two or three grating loaves. Beau. & Fl.
- whelpling1/5
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- twoling1/5
- twinling1/5
twinling
A young or little twin, especially a twin lamb.
- treeling1/5
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- tireling1/5
tireling
Tired; fatigued. Obs.
- timeling1/5
timeling
A timeserver. Obs.
- timberling1/5
timberling
A small tree. Eng.
- threeling1/5
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swainling
A little swain. R.
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steerling
A young small steer.
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sportling
A little person or creature engaged in sports or in play. When again the lambkins play -- Pretty sportlings, full of May. Philips.
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snobling
A little snob. Jocose Thackeray.
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rootle
- verb dig with the snout
rout; root.
- the pig was rooting for truffles
- verb dig with the snout
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riverling
A rivulet. R. Sylvester.
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punkling
A young strumpet. Obs.
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proudling
A proud or haughty person. Sylvester.
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oysterling
(Zoöl.) A young oyster.
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niggerling
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nameling
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lapling
One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights; -- a term of contempt.
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homel
- noun industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk
Homyel; Gomel.
- noun industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk
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gnatling
(Zoöl.) A small gnat.
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furzeling
(Zoöl.) An English warbler ( Melizophilus provincialis ); -- called alsofurze wren , andDartford warbler .
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flockling
A lamb. Obs. Brome (1659).
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fiveling
(Min.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of five individuals.
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eightling
(Crystallog.) A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals.
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dandyling
A little or insignificant dandy; a contemptible fop.
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antling
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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airling
A thoughtless, gay person. Obs. "Slight airlings." B. Jonson.
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le
- noun a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
lupus erythematosus.
- noun a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
Suffixes of ling
- linguistic«Word Popularity Bar5/5
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
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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
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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
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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
- linguistics4/5
linguistics
- noun the scientific study of language
- noun the humanistic study of language and literature
philology.
- noun the scientific study of language
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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)
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lingerie
- noun women's underwear and nightclothes
intimate apparel.
- noun women's underwear and nightclothes
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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
- 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
- lingam2/5
lingam
- noun the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
- noun the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
- linguine2/5
linguine
- noun pasta in long slender flat strips
linguini.
- noun pasta in long slender flat strips
- linga2/5
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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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
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linge
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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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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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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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
- 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
- lingually1/5
lingually
- adverb with respect to language
linguistically.
- linguistically impaired children
- a lingually diverse population
- adverb with respect to language
- 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
- 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)
- lingams1/5
lingam
- noun the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
- noun the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
- lingerer1/5
lingerer
- noun someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
loiterer.
- noun someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
- lingle1/5
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- lingayat1/5
lingayat
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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lingula
(Anat.) A tonguelike process or part.
- lingala1/5
- lingas1/5
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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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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linguistical
Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.
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lingism
A mode of treating certain diseases, as obesity, by gymnastics; -- proposed by Pehr Henrik Ling, a Swede. See Kinesiatrics .
Derived words of ling
- feelings«Word Popularity Bar5/5
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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willingness
- noun cheerful compliance
- he expressed his willingness to help
- noun cheerful compliance
- siblings4/5
sibling
- noun a person's brother or sister
sib.
- noun a person's brother or sister
- seedlings4/5
seedling
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- seedlings4/5
seedling
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- noun young plant or tree grown from a seed
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- siblings4/5
sibling
- noun a person's brother or sister
sib.
- noun a person's brother or sister
- 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')
- dwellings4/5
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- willingly4/5
willingly
- adverb in a willing manner
volitionally.
- I willingly accept
- adverb in a willing manner
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
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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
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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)
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- bilingualism3/5
bilingualism
- noun the ability to speak two languages colloquially
- noun the ability to speak two languages colloquially
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- sociolinguistic3/5
sociolinguistic
- adjective of or relating to sociolinguistics
- adjective of or relating to sociolinguistics
- unwillingly3/5
unwillingly
- adverb in an unwilling manner
- he had sinned against her unwillingly
- adverb in an unwilling manner
- 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
- startlingly3/5
startlingly
- adverb in a startling manner
- a startlingly modern voice
- adverb in a startling manner
- darlington3/5
darlington
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- ducklings2/5
duckling
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- noun young duck
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- hatchlings2/5
hatchling
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- 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
- earthlings2/5
earthling
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; worldling.
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
- weaklings2/5
weakling
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
doormat; wuss.
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
- hirelings2/5
hireling
- noun a person who works only for money
pensionary.
- noun a person who works only for money
- 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
- 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
- goslings2/5
- fingerlings2/5
fingerling
- noun a young or small fish
- noun a young or small fish
- fingerlings2/5
fingerling
- noun a young or small fish
- noun a young or small fish
- 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
- 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
- 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
- weaklings2/5
weakling
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
doormat; wuss.
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- hatchlings2/5
hatchling
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- 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
- 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
- earthlings2/5
earthling
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; worldling.
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
- 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
- sailings2/5
sailing
- noun the work of a sailor
navigation; seafaring.
- noun riding in a sailboat
- noun the work of a sailor
- 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
- 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
- slinger2/5
slinger
- noun a person who uses a sling to throw something
- noun a person who uses a sling to throw something
- 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
- slingers2/5
slinger
- noun a person who uses a sling to throw something
- noun a person who uses a sling to throw something
- salinger2/5
salinger
- noun United States writer (born 1919)
Jerome David Salinger; J. D. Salinger.
- noun United States writer (born 1919)
- sublingual2/5
sublingual
- adjective beneath the tongue
- adjective beneath the tongue
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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"
- 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
- hirelings2/5
hireling
- noun a person who works only for money
pensionary.
- noun a person who works only for money
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- nonlinguistic2/5
nonlinguistic
- adjective not consisting of or related to language
- depended on his nonlinguistic skills
- adjective not consisting of or related to language
- 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
- 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
- extralinguistic2/5
extralinguistic
- adjective not included within the realm of language
- adjective not included within the realm of language
- psycholinguistic2/5
psycholinguistic
- adjective of or relating to the psychology of language
- adjective of or relating to the psychology of language
- starlings2/5
starling
- noun gregarious birds native to the Old World
- noun gregarious birds native to the Old World
- misspellings2/5
misspelling
- noun a spelling that is incorrect
- verb spell incorrectly
misspell.
- noun a spelling that is incorrect
- appealingly2/5
appealingly
- adverb in an appealing manner
- the table was set appealingly
- adverb in an appealing manner
- cunnilingus2/5
cunnilingus
- noun oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris
cunnilinctus.
- noun oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris
- billingsgate2/5
billingsgate
- noun foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
scurrility.
- noun foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
- goslings2/5
- ducklings2/5
duckling
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- noun young duck
- noun flesh of a young domestic duck
- 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
- appallingly2/5
appallingly
- adverb to an appalling extent
- the prisoners were appallingly thin
- adverb to an appalling extent
- unfailingly2/5
unfailingly
- adverb without fail
- adverb without fail
- 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
- feelingly2/5
feelingly
- adverb with great feeling
- she spoke feelingly of her early childhood
- adverb with great feeling
- islington2/5
- multilingualism2/5
multilingualism
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- metalinguistic2/5
metalinguistic
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- dillinger2/5
dilling
A darling; a favorite. Obs.Whilst the birds billing, Each one with his dilling. Drayton.
- 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
- ethnolinguistic2/5
ethnolinguistic
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- millington2/5
millington
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- 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
- 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.
- crosslinguistic2/5
crosslinguistic
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- collings2/5
colling
An embrace; dalliance. Obs. Halliwell.
- paralinguistic2/5
paralinguistic
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- prelinguistic2/5
- 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
- ferlinghetti2/5
ferlinghetti
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- monolingualism2/5
- interlingual2/5
interlingual
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- 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
- 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
- worldlings1/5
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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- starvelings1/5
starveling
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- 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
- solingen1/5
solingen
- noun a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery
- noun a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery
- worldlings1/5
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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- palingenetic1/5
palingenetic
- adjective of or relating to palingenesis
- adjective of or relating to palingenesis
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- mumblings1/5
mumbling
- noun indistinct enunciation
- noun ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
gumming.
- noun indistinct enunciation
- 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
- quislings1/5
quisling
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
collaborator; collaborationist.
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
- scantlings1/5
scantling
- noun an upright in house framing
stud.
- noun an upright in house framing
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- scribblings1/5
scribble
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scrawl; cacography.
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; doodle.
- noun poor handwriting
- 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
- 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
- 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
- bilingually1/5
bilingually
- adverb in a bilingual manner
- she grew up bilingually
- adverb in a bilingual manner
- chitterlings1/5
chitterlings
- noun small intestines of hogs prepared as food
chitlings; chitlins.
- noun small intestines of hogs prepared as food
- 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
- 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
- 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
- revilings1/5
revile
- verb spread negative information about
vituperate; vilify; rail.
- The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
- verb spread negative information about
- 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
- nurslings1/5
nursling
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
suckling; nurseling.
- noun an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- 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
- 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
- intralinguistic1/5
intralinguistic
- adjective within a particular language
- intralinguistic variation
- adjective within a particular language
- starvelings1/5
starveling
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- noun someone who is starving (or being starved)
- 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
- kiplingesque1/5
kiplingesque
- adjective in the manner of Rudyard Kipling
- adjective in the manner of Rudyard Kipling
- 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
- 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
- schillings1/5
schilling
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
Austrian schilling.
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
- 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
- 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
- sociolinguistically1/5
sociolinguistically
- adverb with respect to sociolinguistics
- sociolinguistically fascinating
- adverb with respect to sociolinguistics
- killingly1/5
killingly
- adverb in a very humorous manner
sidesplittingly.
- adverb in a very humorous manner
- 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
- 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
- unsmilingly1/5
unsmilingly
- adverb without smile; in an unsmiling manner
- unsmilingly, he greeted his in-laws
- adverb without smile; in an unsmiling manner
- 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
- neurolinguistic1/5
neurolinguistic
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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
- mudslinging1/5
mudslinging
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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
- unilingual1/5
- upwellings1/5
- 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
- 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
- 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
- bedlington1/5
bedlington
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- sublingually1/5
- 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
- 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
- crosslinguistically1/5
crosslinguistically
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- scantlings1/5
scantling
- noun an upright in house framing
stud.
- noun an upright in house framing
- 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
- buccolingual1/5
buccolingual
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unsettlingly1/5
unsettle
- verb disturb the composure of
faze; enervate; unnerve.
- verb disturb the composure of
- bilinguality1/5
- 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
- intralingual1/5
- plurilingual1/5
plurilingual
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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
- trilingualism1/5
- prelingual1/5
prelingual
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- audiolingual1/5
- prelingually1/5
- 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.
- skillings1/5
skilling
A bay of a barn; also, a slight addition to a cottage. Prov. Eng.
- godlings1/5
godling
A diminutive god. Dryden.
- 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.
- mesiolingual1/5
- plurilingualism1/5
- halflings1/5
- schellingian1/5
- 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
- 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
- revellings1/5
revel
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
revelry.
- verb take delight in
delight; enjoy.
- he delights in his granddaughter
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
- grumblingly1/5
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
- ethnolinguistics1/5
- clinginess1/5
- shielings1/5
shieling
A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Scot.Sheeling .
- 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
- lordlings1/5
lordling
A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith.
- paralinguistics1/5
- cripplingly1/5
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
- 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
- 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.
- 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)
- 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.
- 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
- 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 .
- 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
- 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
- feelingless1/5
- gunslinging1/5
gunslinging
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- infillings1/5
- shillingsworth1/5
- labiolingual1/5
- 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
- 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
- feelingful1/5
- 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.
- ceilingward1/5
- metalinguistically1/5
metalinguistically
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- telinga1/5
telinga
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