rn: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of rn
- turn«Word Popularity Bar5/5
turn
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; crook; bend.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
turning.
- he took a turn to the right
- noun a circular segment of a curve
- burn5/5
burn
- noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
burning.
- noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
sunburn; tan; suntan.
- noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- horn5/5
horn
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- noun one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- return5/5
return
- noun document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
tax return; income tax return.
- his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return
- noun a coming to or returning home
homecoming.
- on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
- noun document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
- modern5/5
modern
- noun a contemporary person
- noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Bodoni font; modern font; Bodoni.
- noun a contemporary person
- western5/5
western
- noun a sandwich made from a western omelet
western sandwich.
- noun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
horse opera.
- noun a sandwich made from a western omelet
- learn5/5
learn
- verb gain knowledge or skills
acquire; larn.
- She learned dancing from her sister
- I learned Sanskrit
- Children acquire language at an amazing rate
- verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
pick up; get a line; discover; see; hear; find out; get wind; get word.
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
- verb gain knowledge or skills
- born5/5
born
- adjective brought into existence
- he was a child born of adultery
- noun British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
Max Born.
- adjective brought into existence
- pattern5/5
pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
shape; form.
- the composition presents problems for students of musical form
- a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
practice.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
- concern5/5
concern
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
- noun an anxious feeling
fear; care.
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- worn5/5
worn
- adjective affected by wear; damaged by long use
- worn threads on the screw
- a worn suit
- the worn pockets on the jacket
- verb be dressed in
wear; have on.
- She was wearing yellow that day
- adjective affected by wear; damaged by long use
- barn5/5
barn
- noun an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
- noun (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
b.
- noun an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
- southern5/5
southern
- adjective in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- southern hospitality
- southern cooking
- southern plantations
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the south
southerly.
- a southern exposure
- took a southerly course
- adjective in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- northern5/5
northern
- adjective in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- Northern liberals
- northern industry
- northern cities
- noun a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
- adjective in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- eastern5/5
eastern
- adjective satellite lying toward or situated in the east
- the eastern end of the island
- adjective of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States
- the Eastern establishment
- adjective satellite lying toward or situated in the east
- corn5/5
corn
- noun tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
maize; Indian corn; Zea mays.
- noun the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
- noun tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
- earn5/5
earn
- verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
bring in; clear; pull in; take in; gain; realise; realize; make.
- How much do you make a month in your new job?
- She earns a lot in her new job
- this merger brought in lots of money
- He clears $5,000 each month
- verb acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
garner.
- verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- torn5/5
torn
- adjective satellite having edges that are jagged from injury
lacerate; lacerated; mangled.
- verb separate or cause to separate abruptly
tear; snap; rupture; bust.
- The rope snapped
- tear the paper
- adjective satellite having edges that are jagged from injury
- stern5/5
stern
- noun the rear part of a ship
poop; quarter; after part; tail.
- noun United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
Isaac Stern.
- noun the rear part of a ship
- govern5/5
govern
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb direct or strongly influence the behavior of
- His belief in God governs his conduct
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- postmodern5/5
postmodern
- adjective of or relating to postmodernism
postmodernist.
- postmodernist architecture
- adjective of or relating to postmodernism
- stubborn4/5
stubborn
- adjective tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
unregenerate; obstinate.
- adjective satellite not responding to treatment
refractory.
- a stubborn infection
- a refractory case of acne
- stubborn rust stains
- adjective tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- intern4/5
intern
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
houseman; medical intern; interne.
- verb deprive of freedom
- During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
- warn4/5
warn
- verb notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- The director warned him that he might be fired
- The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
admonish; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- verb notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- discern4/5
discern
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb detect with the senses
- sworn4/5
sworn
- adjective satellite bound by or as if by an oath
pledged.
- according to an early tradition became his sworn brother
- sworn enemies
- verb utter obscenities or profanities
imprecate; cuss; curse; blaspheme; swear.
- The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
- adjective satellite bound by or as if by an oath
- scorn4/5
scorn
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
despite; contempt; disdain.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun open disrespect for a person or thing
contempt.
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- saturn4/5
saturn
(Roman Myth.) One of the elder and principal deities, the son of Coelus and Terra (Heaven and Earth), anf the father of Jupiter. The corresponding Greek divinity was Kro`nos , laterCHro`nos , Time.
- yarn4/5
yarn
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
recital; narration.
- his narration was hesitant
- noun a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
thread.
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- thorn4/5
thorn
- noun something that causes irritation and annoyance
irritant.
- he's a thorn in my flesh
- noun a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
pricker; spine; prickle; spikelet; sticker.
- noun something that causes irritation and annoyance
- mourn4/5
mourn
- verb feel sadness
- She is mourning her dead child
- verb observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
- verb feel sadness
- cavern4/5
cavern
- noun any large dark enclosed space
- his eyes were dark caverns
- noun a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
- noun any large dark enclosed space
- newborn4/5
newborn
- noun a baby from birth to four weeks
newborn baby; newborn infant; neonate.
- adjective satellite recently born
- a newborn infant
- noun a baby from birth to four weeks
- urn4/5
urn
- noun a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- noun a large pot for making coffee or tea
- noun a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- northwestern4/5
northwestern
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
northwest; northwesterly.
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
- southwestern4/5
southwestern
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southwest
southwesterly; southwest.
- noun a dialect of Middle English
West Saxon.
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southwest
- tavern4/5
tavern
- noun a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
tap house.
- noun a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
- southeastern4/5
southeastern
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southeast
southeast; southeasterly.
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Alabama; Georgia; Florida; Tennessee; South Carolina; North Carolina
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southeast
- lantern4/5
lantern
- noun light in a transparent protective case
- noun light in a transparent protective case
- northeastern4/5
northeastern
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northeast
northeasterly; northeast.
- the northeasterly part of the island
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including the New England states; New York; and sometimes New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northeast
- fern4/5
fern
- noun any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
- noun any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
- unborn4/5
unborn
- adjective not yet brought into existence
- unborn generations
- adjective not yet brought into existence
- adorn3/5
adorn
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- overturn3/5
overturn
- noun the act of upsetting something
upset; turnover.
- he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
- noun an improbable and unexpected victory
upset.
- the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
- noun the act of upsetting something
- astern3/5
astern
- adverb stern foremost or backward
- the steamer went astern at half speed
- adverb at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
aft; abaft.
- stow the luggage aft
- ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft
- the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about
- adverb stern foremost or backward
- porn3/5
porn
- noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
pornography; erotica; porno; smut.
- noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
- capricorn3/5
capricorn
(Astron.) The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic .The sun was entered into Capricorn. Dryden.
- yearn3/5
yearn
- verb desire strongly or persistently
long; hanker.
- verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
ache; languish; pine; yen.
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
- verb desire strongly or persistently
- heartburn3/5
heartburn
- noun a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder
pyrosis.
- noun a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder
- sunburn3/5
sunburn
- noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
tan; burn; suntan.
- noun redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
erythema solare.
- noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- subaltern3/5
subaltern
- noun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
petty; junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- noun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
- kern3/5
kern
- noun the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
Jerome Kern; Jerome David Kern.
- noun the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
- downturn3/5
downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
downswing.
- the market took a downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
- darn3/5
darn
- noun something of little value
tinker's dam; tinker's damn; red cent; hoot; damn; shucks; shit.
- his promise is not worth a damn
- not worth one red cent
- not worth shucks
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
mend; patch.
- her stockings had several mends
- noun something of little value
- cistern3/5
cistern
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
cisterna.
- noun a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
water tank.
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- churn3/5
churn
- noun a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
butter churn.
- verb stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
- noun a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
- cairn3/5
cairn
- noun a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
- noun small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
cairn terrier.
- noun a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
- adjourn3/5
adjourn
- verb close at the end of a session
recess; break up.
- The court adjourned
- verb break from a meeting or gathering
retire; withdraw.
- We adjourned for lunch
- The men retired to the library
- verb close at the end of a session
- auburn3/5
auburn
- adjective satellite (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
- auburn hair
- adjective satellite (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
- sojourn3/5
sojourn
- noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
visit.
- verb spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
- noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
- morn3/5
morn
- noun the time period between dawn and noon
morning time; forenoon; morning.
- I spent the morning running errands
- noun the time period between dawn and noon
- firstborn3/5
firstborn
- noun the offspring who came first in the order of birth
eldest.
- adjective satellite first in order of birth
eldest.
- the firstborn child
- noun the offspring who came first in the order of birth
- hepburn3/5
hepburn
- noun United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)
Katharine Houghton Hepburn; Katharine Hepburn.
- noun United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)
- unicorn3/5
unicorn
- noun an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
- noun an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
- acorn3/5
acorn
- noun fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
- noun fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
- tarn3/5
tarn
- noun a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
- noun a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
- hawthorn3/5
hawthorn
- noun a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
haw.
- noun a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
- severn3/5
severn
- noun a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
Severn River.
- noun a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain
Severn River; River Severn.
- noun a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
- bighorn3/5
bighorn
- noun wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
Ovis canadensis; cimarron; Rocky Mountain bighorn; Rocky Mountain sheep; bighorn sheep.
- noun a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
Bighorn River.
- noun wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
- bern3/5
bern
- noun the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
capital of Switzerland; Berne.
- noun the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
- popcorn3/5
popcorn
- noun corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
Zea mays everta.
- noun small kernels of corn exploded by heat
- noun corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
- inborn3/5
inborn
- adjective satellite present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
congenital; innate.
- adjective satellite normally existing at birth
inbred; connatural.
- mankind's connatural sense of the good
- adjective satellite present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
- forlorn3/5
forlorn
- adjective satellite marked by or showing hopelessness
- the last forlorn attempt
- a forlorn cause
- adjective satellite marked by or showing hopelessness
- midwestern3/5
midwestern
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- a midwestern city
- midwestern accent
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- taciturn3/5
taciturn
- adjective habitually reserved and uncommunicative
- adjective habitually reserved and uncommunicative
- reborn3/5
reborn
- adjective satellite spiritually reborn or converted
born-again; converted.
- a born-again Christian
- adjective satellite spiritually reborn or converted
- blackburn3/5
blackburn
- noun black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
Dendroica fusca; Blackburnian warbler.
- noun black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
- tern3/5
tern
- noun small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
- noun small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
- shorn3/5
shorn
- adjective having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
sheared.
- picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor
- naked as a sheared sheep
- adjective having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
- osborn3/5
osborn
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- dearborn3/5
dearborn
A four-wheeled carriage, with curtained sides.
- mcgovern3/5
mcgovern
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- premodern3/5
premodern
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- comintern3/5
comintern
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- dorn3/5
dorn
(Zoöl.) A British ray; the thornback.
- vern3/5
vern
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- extern2/5
extern
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
medical extern.
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
- outworn2/5
outwear
- verb last longer than others
- This material outwears all others
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
- verb last longer than others
- stillborn2/5
stillborn
- adjective satellite failing to accomplish an intended result
abortive; unsuccessful.
- an abortive revolt
- a stillborn plot to assassinate the President
- adjective satellite (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn
- a stillborn baby
- adjective satellite failing to accomplish an intended result
- spurn2/5
spurn
- verb reject with contempt
freeze off; disdain; reject; scorn; pooh-pooh; turn down.
- She spurned his advances
- verb reject with contempt
- upturn2/5
upturn
- noun an upward movement or trend as in business activity
- noun an upward movement or trend as in business activity
- unlearn2/5
unlearn
- verb try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
- verb discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
- verb try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
- forsworn2/5
forswear
- verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
retract; resile; abjure; recant.
- He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
- She abjured her beliefs
- verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- quern2/5
quern
- noun a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
- noun a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
- unconcern2/5
unconcern
- noun the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
nonchalance; indifference.
- noun a feeling of lack of concern
- noun the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
- bairn2/5
bairn
- noun a child: son or daughter
- noun a child: son or daughter
- relearn2/5
relearn
- verb learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
- After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs
- verb learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
- pronghorn2/5
pronghorn
- noun fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
Antilocapra americana; prongbuck; pronghorn antelope; American antelope.
- noun fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
- matterhorn2/5
matterhorn
- noun a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
- noun a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
- greenhorn2/5
greenhorn
- noun an awkward and inexperienced youth
rookie; cub.
- noun an awkward and inexperienced youth
- foghorn2/5
foghorn
- noun a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
fogsignal.
- noun a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
- noun a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
- blackthorn2/5
blackthorn
- noun a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
sloe; Prunus spinosa.
- noun erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
pear hawthorn; Crataegus calpodendron; pear haw; Crataegus tomentosa.
- noun a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
- peppercorn2/5
peppercorn
- noun pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
pepper.
- noun pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
- buckthorn2/5
buckthorn
- noun a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
- noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
- noun a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
- bourn2/5
bourn
- noun an archaic term for a boundary
bourne.
- noun an archaic term for a goal or destination
bourne.
- noun an archaic term for a boundary
- highborn2/5
highborn
- adjective satellite belonging to the peerage
coroneted; titled.
- the princess and her coroneted companions
- the titled classes
- adjective satellite belonging to the peerage
- barleycorn2/5
barleycorn
- noun a grain of barley
- noun a grain of barley
barley.
- noun a grain of barley
- pastern2/5
pastern
- noun the part between the fetlock and the hoof
fetter bone.
- noun the part between the fetlock and the hoof
- timeworn2/5
timeworn
- adjective satellite repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
well-worn; commonplace; hackneyed; tired; old-hat; trite; banal; threadbare; shopworn; stock.
- bromidic sermons
- his remarks were trite and commonplace
- hackneyed phrases
- a stock answer
- repeating threadbare jokes
- parroting some timeworn axiom
- the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
- adjective satellite repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
- leghorn2/5
leghorn
- noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
Panama hat; skimmer; Panama; sailor; boater; straw hat.
- noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- freeborn2/5
freeborn
- adjective satellite born free of free parents
- adjective satellite born free of free parents
- postern2/5
postern
- noun a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
- noun a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
- careworn2/5
careworn
- adjective satellite showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
raddled; haggard; worn; drawn.
- looking careworn as she bent over her mending
- her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness
- that raddled but still noble face
- shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens
- adjective satellite showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
- bannockburn2/5
bannockburn
- noun a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
- noun a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
- forewarn2/5
forewarn
- verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
previse.
- I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house
- verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
- wellborn2/5
wellborn
- adjective satellite of good or upper-class lineage
- a rich and wellborn husband
- adjective satellite of good or upper-class lineage
- hohenzollern2/5
hohenzollern
- noun a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia
- noun a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia
- bullhorn2/5
bullhorn
- noun a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier
loud-hailer; loud hailer.
- noun a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier
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lovelorn
- adjective satellite unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
unbeloved; bereft.
- adjective satellite unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
- ultramodern2/5
ultramodern
- adjective satellite extremely modern
- Dadism and ultramodern art
- adjective satellite extremely modern
- lectern2/5
lectern
- noun desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
reading desk.
- noun desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
- ern2/5
ern
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
erne; grey sea eagle; Haliatus albicilla; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; white-tailed sea eagle.
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
- longhorn2/5
longhorn
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
Texas longhorn.
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
- bittern2/5
bittern
- noun relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
- noun relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
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prn
- adverb according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions)
as required; as needed; pro re nata.
- add water as needed
- adverb according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions)
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malvern
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cern
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nairn
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rayburn
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chiltern
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pitcairn
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zorn
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leathern
Made of leather; consisting of. leather; "A leathern girdle about his loins." Matt. iii. 4.as, a .leathern purse
- lorn2/5
lorn
Lost; undone; ruined. ArchaicIf thou readest, thou art lorn. Sir W. Scott.
- journ2/5
journ
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- orn2/5
orn
To ornament; to adorn. Obs. Joye.
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raeburn
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bayern
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webern
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tyburn
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elkhorn
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- hern2/5
hern
(Zoöl.) A heron; esp., the common European heron. "A stately hern." Trench.
- dern2/5
darn
- noun something of little value
tinker's dam; tinker's damn; red cent; hoot; damn; shucks; shit.
- his promise is not worth a damn
- not worth one red cent
- not worth shucks
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
mend; patch.
- her stockings had several mends
- noun something of little value
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hartshorn
The horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer.
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pern
To take profit of; to make profitable. Obs. Sylvester.
- karn2/5
karn
(Mining) A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock. See Cairn .
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cleghorn
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- lanthorn2/5
lantern
- noun light in a transparent protective case
- noun light in a transparent protective case
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kirn
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garn
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staghorn
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- gern2/5
gern
To grin or yawn. Obs. "[/He] gaped like a gulf when he did gern." Spenser.
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wilburn
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- pirn2/5
pirn
A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod. Scot.
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slattern
- noun a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
floozy; streetwalker; floozie; street girl; hooker; hustler.
- noun a dirty untidy woman
slovenly woman; slut; trollop.
- noun a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
- silvern1/5
silvern
- adjective satellite resembling or reminiscent of silver
silvery.
- a soft silvern voice
- singing in her silvery tones
- adjective satellite having the white lustrous sheen of silver
silver; silvery.
- a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap
- repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen
- adjective satellite resembling or reminiscent of silver
- suborn1/5
suborn
- verb incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
- He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife
- verb procure (false testimony or perjury)
- verb incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
- attorn1/5
attorn
- verb acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
- he was attorned by the tenants
- verb acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
- norn1/5
norn
(Scandinavian Myth.) One of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld.
- shoehorn1/5
shoehorn
- noun a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
- verb fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
- noun a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
- larn1/5
larn
- verb gain knowledge or skills
acquire; learn.
- She learned dancing from her sister
- I learned Sanskrit
- Children acquire language at an amazing rate
- verb gain knowledge or skills
- earthborn1/5
earthborn
- adjective satellite of earthly origin (as mortals are)
- earthborn existence
- adjective satellite springing from or born on the earth
- earthborn beings
- adjective satellite of earthly origin (as mortals are)
- klavern1/5
klavern
- noun a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan
- noun a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan
- apeldoorn1/5
apeldoorn
- noun a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family
- noun a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family
- shopworn1/5
shopworn
- adjective satellite worn or faded from being on display in a store
shopsoiled.
- shopworn merchandise at half price
- adjective satellite repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
well-worn; commonplace; hackneyed; tired; old-hat; timeworn; trite; banal; threadbare; stock.
- bromidic sermons
- his remarks were trite and commonplace
- hackneyed phrases
- a stock answer
- repeating threadbare jokes
- parroting some timeworn axiom
- the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
- adjective satellite worn or faded from being on display in a store
- outturn1/5
outturn
- noun what is produced in a given time period
output; turnout.
- noun what is produced in a given time period
- lowborn1/5
lowborn
- adjective of humble birth or origins
- a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor
- adjective of humble birth or origins
- liveborn1/5
liveborn
- adjective satellite (of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn
- a liveborn baby
- adjective satellite (of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn
- nonmodern1/5
nonmodern
- adjective not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
- adjective not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
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firethorn
- noun any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
fire thorn; pyracanth; Pyracantha.
- noun any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
- quartern1/5
quartern
- noun one of four equal parts
twenty-five percent; fourth part; one-quarter; one-fourth; fourth; quarter.
- a quarter of a pound
- noun one of four equal parts
- weisshorn1/5
weisshorn
- noun a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)
- noun a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)
- vanern1/5
vanern
- noun a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden
Lake Vanern.
- noun a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden
- wyvern1/5
wyvern
- noun a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs
wivern.
- noun a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs
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whitethorn
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
may; English hawthorn; Crataegus oxycantha; Crataegus laevigata.
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
- weatherworn1/5
weatherworn
- adjective satellite worn by exposure to the weather
weathered; weather-beaten.
- a house of weathered shingles
- adjective satellite worn by exposure to the weather
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cittern
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
cithern; citole; gittern; cither.
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
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sideburn
- noun facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
burnside; side-whiskers; mutton chop.
- noun facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
- waterworn1/5
waterworn
- adjective satellite (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water
- adjective satellite (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water
- baseborn1/5
baseborn
- adjective satellite of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
base; lowly; humble.
- baseborn wretches with dirty faces
- of humble (or lowly) birth
- adjective satellite illegitimate
base.
- adjective satellite of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
- gittern1/5
gittern
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
cithern; citole; cittern; cither.
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
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windburn
- noun redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind
- noun redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind
- tricorn1/5
tricorn
- noun cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points
tricorne.
- noun cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points
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flugelhorn
- noun a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
fluegelhorn.
- noun a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
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longicorn
- noun long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
long-horned beetle; longicorn beetle.
- noun long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
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shorthorn
- noun English breed of short-horned cattle
Durham.
- noun English breed of short-horned cattle
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broomcorn
- noun tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes
Sorghum vulgare technicum.
- noun tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes
- unsworn1/5
unsworn
- adjective not bound by or stated on oath
- the witness stands unsworn
- unsworn testimony
- adjective not bound by or stated on oath
- unshorn1/5
unshorn
- adjective not sheared
unsheared.
- a grizzly unshorn beard
- unshorn sheep
- adjective not sheared
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antimodern
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- carn1/5
carn
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yourn
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- altern1/5
altern
Acting by turns; alternate. Milton.
- unworn1/5
unworn
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- firn1/5
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- durn1/5
durn
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- starn1/5
starn
(Zoöl.) The European starling. Prov. Eng.
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luzern
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sweetcorn
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- decern1/5
decern
To perceive, discern, or decide. Obs. Granmer.
- kinghorn1/5
kinghorn
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- harn1/5
harn
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birn
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- doorn1/5
doorn
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- saltern1/5
saltern
A building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works.
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cliburn
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- sarn1/5
sarn
A pavement or stepping-stone. Prov. Eng. Johnson.
- lavern1/5
lavern
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- inkhorn1/5
inkhorn
A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials. "With a writer's inkhorn by his side." Ezek. ix. 2.From his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn. Longfellow.
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nonreturn
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bearn
See Obs.Bairn .
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inturn
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frorn
Frozen. Obs.Well nigh frorn I feel. Spenser.
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foresworn
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- furn1/5
furn
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unmodern
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overconcern
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tinhorn
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- antiporn1/5
antiporn
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- ourn1/5
ourn
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- subpattern1/5
subpattern
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- powderhorn1/5
powderhorn
A horn in which gunpowder is carried.
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ramshorn
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- nocturn1/5
nocturn
An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by night.
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sorn
To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. Scot. Sir W. Scott.
- shearn1/5
shearn
Dung; excrement. Obs.Written also Holland.shern .
- kearn1/5
kearn
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- tourn1/5
tourn
A spinning wheel. Prov. Eng.
- kurn1/5
kurn
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gurn
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mideastern
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lucern
A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland. My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine. Chapman.
- consarn1/5
consarn
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- sharn1/5
sharn
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- wern1/5
wern
To refuse. Obs.He is too great a niggard that will wern A man to light a candle at his lantern. Chaucer.
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reburn
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shern
See Obs.Shearn .
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supermodern
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carbarn
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trueborn
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- alburn1/5
alburn
(Zoöl.) The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.
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overworn
Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.
- coehorn1/5
coehorn
(Mil.) A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.
Suffixes of rn
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rna
- noun (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
ribonucleic acid.
- ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses
- noun (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
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rnase
- noun a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
ribonuclease; ribonucleinase.
- noun a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
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rnase
- noun a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
ribonuclease; ribonucleinase.
- noun a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
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turned
- adjective moved around an axis or center
- verb change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
turn.
- Turn towards me
- The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face
- She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs
- adjective moved around an axis or center
- turning5/5
turning
- noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
turn.
- he took a turn to the right
- noun act of changing in practice or custom
- the law took many turnings over the years
- noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
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turn
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; crook; bend.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
turning.
- he took a turn to the right
- noun a circular segment of a curve
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attorney
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
lawyer.
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
- burning5/5
burning
- noun the act of burning something
combustion.
- the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance
- noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
burn.
- noun the act of burning something
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burned
- adjective satellite treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
burnt.
- burnt sienna
- verb destroy by fire
fire; burn; burn down.
- They burned the house and his diaries
- adjective satellite treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
- burns5/5
burn
- noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
burning.
- noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
sunburn; tan; suntan.
- noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
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learning
- noun the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
acquisition.
- the child's acquisition of language
- noun profound scholarly knowledge
eruditeness; encyclopaedism; learnedness; erudition; encyclopedism; scholarship.
- noun the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
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morning
- noun the time period between dawn and noon
morning time; forenoon; morn.
- I spent the morning running errands
- noun a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
good morning.
- noun the time period between dawn and noon
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internal
- adjective happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
- internal organs
- internal mechanism of a toy
- internal party maneuvering
- adjective satellite occurring within an institution or community
intragroup.
- intragroup squabbling within the corporation
- adjective happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
- returned5/5
return
- noun document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
tax return; income tax return.
- his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return
- noun a coming to or returning home
homecoming.
- on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
- noun document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
- learned5/5
learned
- adjective satellite having or showing profound knowledge
erudite.
- a learned jurist
- an erudite professor
- verb gain knowledge or skills
acquire; larn; learn.
- She learned dancing from her sister
- I learned Sanskrit
- Children acquire language at an amazing rate
- adjective satellite having or showing profound knowledge
- external5/5
external
- noun outward features
- he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion
- adjective happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- the external auditory canal
- external pressures
- noun outward features
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pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
shape; form.
- the composition presents problems for students of musical form
- a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
practice.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
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concern
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
- noun an anxious feeling
fear; care.
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
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return
- noun document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
tax return; income tax return.
- his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return
- noun a coming to or returning home
homecoming.
- on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
- noun document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
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returning
- adjective satellite tending to return to an earlier state
reverting.
- verb go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
return.
- return to your native land
- the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean
- adjective satellite tending to return to an earlier state
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maternal
- adjective characteristic of a mother
- warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
- adjective relating to or derived from one's mother
- maternal genes
- adjective characteristic of a mother
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turner
- noun a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
- noun United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
Nat Turner.
- noun a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
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governed
- noun the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
- governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- noun the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
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learner
- noun someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
assimilator; scholar.
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
prentice; apprentice.
- noun someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
- arnold5/5
arnold
- noun English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
Matthew Arnold.
- noun United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)
Benedict Arnold.
- noun English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
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bear
- noun massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
- noun an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
- noun massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
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alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
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furnished
- adjective provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
equipped.
- a furnished apartment
- a completely furnished toolbox
- verb give something useful or necessary to
provide; furnish; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- adjective provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
- journalism5/5
journalism
- noun newspapers and magazines collectively
news media.
- noun the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
- noun newspapers and magazines collectively
- supernatural5/5
supernatural
- noun supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
occult.
- She doesn't believe in the supernatural
- adjective not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material
- supernatural forces and occurrences and beings
- noun supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
- government5/5
government
- noun the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
authorities; regime.
- the government reduced taxes
- the matter was referred to higher authorities
- noun the act of governing; exercising authority
administration; government activity; governance; governing.
- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government
- noun the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- alternative5/5
alternative
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
option; choice.
- what option did I have?
- there no other alternative
- my only choice is to refuse
- adjective satellite serving or used in place of another
alternate; substitute.
- an alternative plan
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- corner5/5
corner
- noun a place off to the side of an area
- he tripled to the rightfield corner
- the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean
- noun the point where two lines meet or intersect
- the corners of a rectangle
- noun a place off to the side of an area
- governments5/5
government
- noun the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
authorities; regime.
- the government reduced taxes
- the matter was referred to higher authorities
- noun the act of governing; exercising authority
administration; government activity; governance; governing.
- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government
- noun the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- journey5/5
journey
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
journeying.
- verb undertake a journey or trip
travel.
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
- governor5/5
governor
- noun the head of a state government
- noun a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
regulator.
- noun the head of a state government
- warning5/5
warning
- noun a message informing of danger
- a warning that still more bombs could explode
- noun cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
monition; admonition; word of advice.
- a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality
- the warning was to beware of surprises
- his final word of advice was not to play with matches
- noun a message informing of danger
- governance5/5
governance
- noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
governing body; organisation; administration; organization; brass; establishment.
- he claims that the present administration is corrupt
- the governance of an association is responsible to its members
- he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
- noun the act of governing; exercising authority
administration; government activity; governing; government.
- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government
- noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- earnings5/5
earnings
- noun the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
net profit; lucre; profit; net; profits; net income.
- noun something that remunerates
wage; pay; salary; remuneration.
- wages were paid by check
- he wasted his pay on drink
- they saved a quarter of all their earnings
- noun the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- earned5/5
earned
- adjective gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
- a well-earned reputation for honesty
- earned income
- an earned run in baseball
- verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
earn; bring in; clear; pull in; take in; gain; realise; realize; make.
- How much do you make a month in your new job?
- She earns a lot in her new job
- this merger brought in lots of money
- He clears $5,000 each month
- adjective gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
- governing5/5
governing
- noun the act of governing; exercising authority
administration; government activity; governance; government.
- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- noun the act of governing; exercising authority
- warned5/5
warn
- verb notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- The director warned him that he might be fired
- The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
admonish; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- verb notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- wilderness5/5
wilderness
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor
- he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness
- noun a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor
- bernard5/5
bernard
- noun French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
Claude Bernard.
- noun French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
- corners5/5
corner
- noun a place off to the side of an area
- he tripled to the rightfield corner
- the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean
- noun the point where two lines meet or intersect
- the corners of a rectangle
- noun a place off to the side of an area
- journalists5/5
journalist
- noun a writer for newspapers and magazines
- noun someone who keeps a diary or journal
diarist; diary keeper.
- noun a writer for newspapers and magazines
- journalist5/5
journalist
- noun a writer for newspapers and magazines
- noun someone who keeps a diary or journal
diarist; diary keeper.
- noun a writer for newspapers and magazines
- turnover5/5
turnover
- noun the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
employee turnover; turnover rate.
- noun a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
- noun the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
- international5/5
international
- adjective concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
- international affairs
- an international agreement
- international waters
- noun any of several international socialist organizations
- adjective concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
- journal5/5
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
- internet5/5
internet
- noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
cyberspace; net.
- noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- concerned5/5
concerned
- adjective feeling or showing worry or solicitude
- concerned parents of youthful offenders
- was concerned about the future
- we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand
- greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child
- verb be relevant to
touch on; relate; pertain; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
- adjective feeling or showing worry or solicitude
- concerning5/5
concern
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
- noun an anxious feeling
fear; care.
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- eternal5/5
eternal
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
unending; unceasing; perpetual; ageless; eonian; everlasting; aeonian.
- the ageless themes of love and revenge
- eternal truths
- life everlasting
- hell's perpetual fires
- the unending bliss of heaven
- adjective satellite tiresomely long; seemingly without end
interminable; endless.
- endless debates
- an endless conversation
- the wait seemed eternal
- eternal quarreling
- an interminable sermon
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
- alternatives5/5
alternative
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
option; choice.
- what option did I have?
- there no other alternative
- my only choice is to refuse
- adjective satellite serving or used in place of another
alternate; substitute.
- an alternative plan
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- furniture5/5
furniture
- noun furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
piece of furniture; article of furniture.
- they had too much furniture for the small apartment
- there was only one piece of furniture in the room
- noun furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
- journals5/5
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
- modernity5/5
modernity
- noun the quality of being current or of the present
contemporaneity; contemporaneousness; modernness; modernism.
- a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village
- noun the quality of being current or of the present
- earnest5/5
earnest
- noun something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
- adjective satellite characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
solemn; sincere.
- both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
- an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
- a film with a solemn social message
- noun something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
- cornell5/5
cornel
- noun a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
dogwood tree; dogwood.
- noun a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
- eternity5/5
eternity
- noun time without end
infinity.
- noun a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
timelessness; timeless existence.
- noun time without end
- california5/5
california
- noun a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
CA; Calif.; Golden State.
- noun a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
- afternoon5/5
afternoon
- noun the part of the day between noon and evening
- he spent a quiet afternoon in the park
- noun a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
good afternoon.
- noun the part of the day between noon and evening
- alternatively5/5
alternatively
- adverb in place of, or as an alternative to
or else; instead.
- Felix became a herpetologist instead
- alternatively we could buy a used car
- adverb in place of, or as an alternative to
- overnight5/5
overnight
- adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
nightlong; all-night.
- a nightlong vigil
- an all-night drugstore
- an overnight trip
- adverb during or for the length of one night
- the fish marinates overnight
- adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
- governmental5/5
governmental
- adjective satellite relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state
- governmental policy
- public confidence and governmental morale
- adjective satellite relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state
- underneath5/5
underneath
- adverb on the lower or downward side; on the underside of
- a chest of drawers all scratched underneath
- adverb under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath
- we could see the original painting underneath
- a house with a good foundation underneath
- adverb on the lower or downward side; on the underside of
- burnt4/5
burnt
- adjective satellite ruined by overcooking
burned.
- she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits
- verb destroy by fire
fire; burn; burn down.
- They burned the house and his diaries
- adjective satellite ruined by overcooking
- attorneys4/5
attorney
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
lawyer.
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
- horns4/5
horn
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- noun one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- carnegie4/5
carnegie
- noun United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
Dale Carnegie.
- noun United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
Andrew Carnegie.
- noun United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
- ornaments4/5
ornament
- noun something used to beautify
decoration; ornamentation.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- noun something used to beautify
- adorned4/5
adorned
- adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
decorated.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
- ornament4/5
ornament
- noun something used to beautify
decoration; ornamentation.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- noun something used to beautify
- nocturnal4/5
nocturnal
- adjective belonging to or active during the night
- nocturnal animals are active at night
- nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day
- adjective of or relating to or occurring in the night
- nocturnal darkness
- adjective belonging to or active during the night
- overturned4/5
overturned
- adjective satellite having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
upturned; upset.
- an overturned car
- the upset pitcher of milk
- sat on an upturned bucket
- verb turn from an upright or normal position
tump over; overturn; tip over; turn over.
- The big vase overturned
- The canoe tumped over
- adjective satellite having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
- learner4/5
learner
- noun someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
assimilator; scholar.
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
prentice; apprentice.
- noun someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
- modernization4/5
modernization
- noun making modern in appearance or behavior
modernisation.
- the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process
- noun a modernized version (as of a play)
- noun making modern in appearance or behavior
- learnt4/5
learn
- verb gain knowledge or skills
acquire; larn.
- She learned dancing from her sister
- I learned Sanskrit
- Children acquire language at an amazing rate
- verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
pick up; get a line; discover; see; hear; find out; get wind; get word.
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
- verb gain knowledge or skills
- furnish4/5
furnish
- verb give something useful or necessary to
provide; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- verb provide or equip with furniture
- We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style
- verb give something useful or necessary to
- learns4/5
learn
- verb gain knowledge or skills
acquire; larn.
- She learned dancing from her sister
- I learned Sanskrit
- Children acquire language at an amazing rate
- verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
pick up; get a line; discover; see; hear; find out; get wind; get word.
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
- verb gain knowledge or skills
- alternating4/5
alternating
- adjective (of a current) reversing direction
- alternating current
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump; alternate.
- adjective (of a current) reversing direction
- pornography4/5
pornography
- noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
erotica; porno; smut; porn.
- noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
- mornings4/5
morning
- noun the time period between dawn and noon
morning time; forenoon; morn.
- I spent the morning running errands
- noun a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
good morning.
- noun the time period between dawn and noon
- yearning4/5
yearning
- noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
hungriness; longing.
- verb desire strongly or persistently
yearn; long; hanker.
- noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
- fraternity4/5
fraternity
- noun a social club for male undergraduates
frat.
- noun people engaged in a particular occupation
sodality; brotherhood.
- the medical fraternity
- noun a social club for male undergraduates
- maternity4/5
maternity
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
pregnancy; gestation.
- noun the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
motherhood.
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
- ornamental4/5
ornamental
- noun any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
- adjective satellite serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
decorative; cosmetic.
- cosmetic fenders on cars
- the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative
- noun any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
- furnishings4/5
furnishing
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
trappings.
- noun (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
- turnout4/5
turnout
- noun the group that gathers together for a particular occasion
- a large turnout for the meeting
- noun a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
widening.
- noun the group that gathers together for a particular occasion
- burner4/5
burner
- noun an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
- a diesel engine is an oil burner
- noun the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking
- the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one
- noun an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
- surname4/5
surname
- noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
last name; family name; cognomen.
- noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
- externalities4/5
externality
- noun the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
outwardness.
- the outwardness of the world
- noun the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
- furnishing4/5
furnishing
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
trappings.
- noun (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
- fairness4/5
fairness
- noun conformity with rules or standards
equity.
- the judge recognized the fairness of my claim
- noun ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
fair-mindedness; candor; candour.
- noun conformity with rules or standards
- warner4/5
warner
- noun someone who gives a warning to others
- noun United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
Charles Dudley Warner.
- noun someone who gives a warning to others
- earning4/5
earn
- verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
bring in; clear; pull in; take in; gain; realise; realize; make.
- How much do you make a month in your new job?
- She earns a lot in her new job
- this merger brought in lots of money
- He clears $5,000 each month
- verb acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
garner.
- verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- mourning4/5
mourning
- noun state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
bereavement.
- noun the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
lamentation.
- noun state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
- kernel4/5
kernel
- noun the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
meat.
- black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell
- noun a single whole grain of a cereal
- a kernel of corn
- noun the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
- internally4/5
internally
- adverb on or from the inside
- an internally controlled environment
- adverb on or from the inside
- governors4/5
governor
- noun the head of a state government
- noun a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
regulator.
- noun the head of a state government
- tenderness4/5
tenderness
- noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- noun a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
soreness; rawness.
- the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
- after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
- noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- warnings4/5
warning
- noun a message informing of danger
- a warning that still more bombs could explode
- noun cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
monition; admonition; word of advice.
- a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality
- the warning was to beware of surprises
- his final word of advice was not to play with matches
- noun a message informing of danger
- furnace4/5
furnace
- noun an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
- noun an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
- ernst4/5
ernst
- noun painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)
Max Ernst.
- noun painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)
- mrna4/5
mrna
- noun the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell
informational RNA; messenger RNA; template RNA.
- noun the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell
- modernism4/5
modernism
- noun genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
- noun the quality of being current or of the present
contemporaneity; modernity; contemporaneousness; modernness.
- a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village
- noun genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
- bitterness4/5
bitterness
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
gall; rancour; rancor; resentment.
- noun a rough and bitter manner
acrimony; tartness; acerbity; thorniness; jaundice.
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- vernacular4/5
vernacular
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
patois; argot; cant; slang; jargon; lingo.
- they don't speak our lingo
- noun the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- incarnation4/5
incarnation
- noun a new personification of a familiar idea
embodiment; avatar.
- the embodiment of hope
- the incarnation of evil
- the very avatar of cunning
- noun (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
- noun a new personification of a familiar idea
- journeys4/5
journey
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
journeying.
- verb undertake a journey or trip
travel.
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
- externally4/5
externally
- adverb on or from the outside
- the candidate needs to be externally evaluated
- adverb with respect to the outside
outwardly.
- outwardly, the figure is smooth
- adverb on or from the outside
- harness4/5
harness
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- noun stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- airborne4/5
airborne
- adjective satellite moved or conveyed by or through air
- adjective satellite moved or conveyed by or through air
- paternal4/5
paternal
- adjective belonging to or inherited from one's father
- spent his childhood on the paternal farm
- paternal traits
- adjective characteristic of a father
- adjective belonging to or inherited from one's father
- carnival4/5
carnival
- noun a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
- noun a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
circus.
- it was so funny it was a circus
- the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
- noun a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
- warns4/5
warn
- verb notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- The director warned him that he might be fired
- The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
admonish; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- verb notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- patterned4/5
patterned
- adjective having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
- verb plan or create according to a model or models
pattern; model.
- adjective having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
- governs4/5
govern
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb direct or strongly influence the behavior of
- His belief in God governs his conduct
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- southerners4/5
southerner
- noun an American who lives in the South
- noun an American who lives in the South
- osborne4/5
osborne
- noun English playwright (1929-1994)
John James Osborne; John Osborne.
- noun English playwright (1929-1994)
- discernible4/5
discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
discernable.
- things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
- the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations
- the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles
- adjective satellite capable of being perceived clearly
- an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
- discerned4/5
discern
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb detect with the senses
- internalized4/5
internalize
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
interiorize; interiorise; internalise.
- internalize a belief
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
- cornerstone4/5
cornerstone
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
foundation; basis; groundwork; base; fundament.
- the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
- noun a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- garner4/5
garner
- noun a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
granary.
- verb acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
earn.
- noun a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
- journalistic4/5
journalistic
- adjective of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism
- journalistic writing
- adjective of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism
- thorns4/5
thorn
- noun something that causes irritation and annoyance
irritant.
- he's a thorn in my flesh
- noun a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
pricker; spine; prickle; spikelet; sticker.
- noun something that causes irritation and annoyance
- pernicious4/5
pernicious
- adjective satellite exceedingly harmful
deadly; baneful; pestilent.
- adjective satellite working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
subtle; insidious.
- glaucoma is an insidious disease
- a subtle poison
- adjective satellite exceedingly harmful
- westerners4/5
westerner
- noun an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
western.
- the Western world
- Western thought
- Western thought
- noun an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
- earns4/5
earn
- verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
bring in; clear; pull in; take in; gain; realise; realize; make.
- How much do you make a month in your new job?
- She earns a lot in her new job
- this merger brought in lots of money
- He clears $5,000 each month
- verb acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
garner.
- verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- modernist4/5
modernist
- noun an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles
- noun an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles
- tournament4/5
tournament
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
tourney.
- noun a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
- bernstein4/5
bernstein
- noun United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
Leonard Bernstein.
- noun United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
- hawthorne4/5
hawthorn
- noun a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
haw.
- noun a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
- thornton4/5
thornton
- noun American architect (1759-1828)
William Thornton.
- noun American architect (1759-1828)
- cornwall4/5
cornwall
- noun a hilly county in southwestern England
- noun a hilly county in southwestern England
- otherness4/5
otherness
- noun the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
distinctness; separateness.
- noun the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
- tabernacle4/5
tabernacle
- noun (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
synagogue; temple.
- noun the Mormon temple
Mormon Tabernacle.
- noun (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
- melbourne4/5
melbourne
- noun a resort town in east central Florida
- noun the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center
- noun a resort town in east central Florida
- ethernet4/5
ethernet
- noun a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second
- noun a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second
- eagerness4/5
eagerness
- noun a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
keenness; avidity; avidness.
- noun prompt willingness
zeal; readiness; forwardness.
- readiness to continue discussions
- they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel
- they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority
- he tried to explain his forwardness in battle
- noun a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
- eternally4/5
eternally
- adverb for a limitless time
everlastingly; forever; evermore.
- no one can live forever
- brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore"- P.P.Bliss
- adverb for a limitless time
- afternoons4/5
afternoon
- noun the part of the day between noon and evening
- he spent a quiet afternoon in the park
- noun a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
good afternoon.
- noun the part of the day between noon and evening
- ornate4/5
ornate
- adjective satellite marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
flowery.
- a flowery speech
- ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton
- adjective satellite marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
- postmodernism4/5
postmodernism
- noun genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism
- noun genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism
- earnestly4/5
earnestly
- adverb in a serious manner
seriously; in earnest.
- talking earnestly with his son
- she started studying snakes in earnest
- a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce
- adverb in a serious manner
- corneal4/5
corneal
- adjective of or related to the cornea
- adjective of or related to the cornea
- internationally4/5
internationally
- adverb throughout the world
- She is internationally known
- adverb throughout the world
- alternately4/5
alternately
- adverb in an alternating sequence or position
- They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing
- he planted fir and pine trees alternately
- adverb in an alternating sequence or position
- sternly4/5
sternly
- adverb with sternness; in a severe manner
severely.
- `No,' she said sternly
- peered severely over her glasses
- adverb with sternness; in a severe manner
- ernest4/5
erne
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
grey sea eagle; Haliatus albicilla; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; ern; white-tailed sea eagle.
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
- barnes4/5
barn
- noun an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
- noun (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
b.
- noun an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
- vernon4/5
vernon
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- werner4/5
werner
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- fernando4/5
fernando
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- adorno4/5
adorno
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- barney4/5
barney
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- fernandez4/5
fernandez
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- barnett4/5
barnett
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- cornelius4/5
cornelius
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- intergovernmental4/5
intergovernmental
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- hernandez4/5
hernandez
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- username4/5
username
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- ernie4/5
ernie
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- bernie4/5
bernie
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- varnish3/5
varnish
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- verb cover with varnish
seal.
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- ornamented3/5
ornament
- noun something used to beautify
decoration; ornamentation.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- noun something used to beautify
- diurnal3/5
diurnal
- adjective of or belonging to or active during the day
- diurnal animals are active during the day
- diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night
- diurnal and nocturnal offices
- adjective satellite having a daily cycle or occurring every day
- diurnal rotation of the heavens
- adjective of or belonging to or active during the day
- garnet3/5
garnet
- noun any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
- noun any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
- modernizing3/5
modernize
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
overhaul; modernise.
- You should overhaul your car engine
- overhaul the health care system
- verb become technologically advanced
develop; modernise.
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
- interns3/5
intern
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
houseman; medical intern; interne.
- verb deprive of freedom
- During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
- modernized3/5
modernized
- adjective satellite brought up to date
modernised.
- modernized methods
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
modernize; overhaul; modernise.
- You should overhaul your car engine
- overhaul the health care system
- adjective satellite brought up to date
- supernatant3/5
supernatant
- noun the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate
- adjective satellite of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate
- the supernatant fat was skimmed off
- noun the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate
- modernize3/5
modernize
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
overhaul; modernise.
- You should overhaul your car engine
- overhaul the health care system
- verb become technologically advanced
develop; modernise.
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
- cybernetics3/5
cybernetics
- noun (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
- noun (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
- overturning3/5
overturn
- noun the act of upsetting something
upset; turnover.
- he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
- noun an improbable and unexpected victory
upset.
- the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
- noun the act of upsetting something
- externalizing3/5
externalize
- verb regard as objective
project; externalise.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- adorning3/5
adorn
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- varna3/5
varna
- noun (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
- noun a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
- noun (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
- westernized3/5
westernize
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernise.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- modernisation3/5
modernisation
- noun making modern in appearance or behavior
modernization.
- the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process
- noun making modern in appearance or behavior
- internship3/5
internship
- noun the position of a medical intern
- noun the position of a medical intern
- paternity3/5
paternity
- noun the state of being a father
- tests were conducted to determine paternity
- noun the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
fatherhood.
- noun the state of being a father
- barns3/5
barn
- noun an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
- noun (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
b.
- noun an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
- furnishes3/5
furnish
- verb give something useful or necessary to
provide; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- verb provide or equip with furniture
- We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style
- verb give something useful or necessary to
- garnish3/5
garnish
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- turnaround3/5
turnaround
- noun time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
turnaround time.
- noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision
flip-flop; change of mind; reversal; turnabout.
- noun time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
- cavernous3/5
cavernous
- adjective satellite being or suggesting a cavern
- vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone
- adjective satellite filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood
erectile.
- erectile tissue
- the penis is an erectile organ
- adjective satellite being or suggesting a cavern
- governess3/5
governess
- noun a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- noun a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
- thorny3/5
thorny
- adjective satellite bristling with perplexities
- the thorny question of states' rights
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
barbed; burry; briary; bristly; briery; setaceous; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; setose; bristled.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
- adjective satellite bristling with perplexities
- internment3/5
internment
- noun confinement during wartime
- noun the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
imprisonment.
- noun confinement during wartime
- yearned3/5
yearn
- verb desire strongly or persistently
long; hanker.
- verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
ache; languish; pine; yen.
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
- verb desire strongly or persistently
- ornamentation3/5
ornamentation
- noun the state of being ornamented
- noun something used to beautify
decoration; ornament.
- noun the state of being ornamented
- internships3/5
internship
- noun the position of a medical intern
- noun the position of a medical intern
- externality3/5
externality
- noun the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
outwardness.
- the outwardness of the world
- noun the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
- moderns3/5
modern
- noun a contemporary person
- noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Bodoni font; modern font; Bodoni.
- noun a contemporary person
- burners3/5
burner
- noun an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
- a diesel engine is an oil burner
- noun the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking
- the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one
- noun an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
- stubbornness3/5
stubbornness
- noun the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
obstinance; obstinacy; mulishness.
- noun resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
pigheadedness; self-will; obstinacy; obstinance; bullheadedness.
- noun the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
- bernoulli3/5
bernoulli
- noun Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782)
Daniel Bernoulli.
- noun Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)
John Bernoulli; Johann Bernoulli; Jean Bernoulli.
- noun Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782)
- adornment3/5
adornment
- noun a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
- noun the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting
- noun a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
- horny3/5
horny
- adjective satellite feeling great sexual desire
turned on; randy; ruttish; steamy; aroused.
- feeling horny
- adjective satellite having horns or hornlike projections
- horny coral
- horny (or horned) frog
- adjective satellite feeling great sexual desire
- alternated3/5
alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- surnames3/5
surname
- noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
last name; family name; cognomen.
- noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
- interned3/5
intern
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
houseman; medical intern; interne.
- verb deprive of freedom
- During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
- fraternities3/5
fraternity
- noun a social club for male undergraduates
frat.
- noun people engaged in a particular occupation
sodality; brotherhood.
- the medical fraternity
- noun a social club for male undergraduates
- alternates3/5
alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- governorship3/5
governorship
- noun the office of governor
- noun the office of governor
- yearnings3/5
yearning
- noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
hungriness; longing.
- verb desire strongly or persistently
yearn; long; hanker.
- noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
- tourniquet3/5
tourniquet
- noun bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
compression bandage.
- noun bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
- garnished3/5
garnish
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- journeymen3/5
journeyman
- noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
artificer; artisan; craftsman.
- noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
- journeyman3/5
journeyman
- noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
artificer; artisan; craftsman.
- noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
- cybernetic3/5
cybernetic
- adjective of or relating the principles of cybernetics
- cybernetic research
- adjective of or relating the principles of cybernetics
- discerning3/5
discerning
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
- a discerning critic
- a discerning reader
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
- quaternary3/5
quaternary
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quartet; 4.
- noun last 2 million years
Quaternary period; Age of Man.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- fraternal3/5
fraternal
- adjective of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men
- a fraternal order
- adjective (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova
biovular.
- fraternal twins are biovular
- adjective of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men
- incarnate3/5
incarnate
- verb make concrete and real
- verb represent in bodily form
embody; substantiate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb make concrete and real
- patterning3/5
pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
shape; form.
- the composition presents problems for students of musical form
- a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
practice.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
- carnal3/5
carnal
- adjective satellite marked by the appetites and passions of the body
fleshly; sensual; animal.
- animal instincts
- carnal knowledge
- fleshly desire
- a sensual delight in eating
- music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
- adjective of or relating to the body or flesh
- carnal remains
- adjective satellite marked by the appetites and passions of the body
- furnaces3/5
furnace
- noun an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
- noun an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
- reincarnation3/5
reincarnation
- noun embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
- his reincarnation as a lion
- noun a second or new birth
rebirth; renascence.
- noun embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
- churning3/5
churning
- adjective satellite moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
churned-up.
- winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses
- a car stuck in the churned-up mud
- verb stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
churn.
- adjective satellite moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
- kernels3/5
kernel
- noun the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
meat.
- black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell
- noun a single whole grain of a cereal
- a kernel of corn
- noun the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
- internalization3/5
internalization
- noun learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
internalisation; incorporation.
- noun learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
- cairns3/5
cairn
- noun a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
- noun small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
cairn terrier.
- noun a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
- infernal3/5
infernal
- noun an inhabitant of Hell
- his roar made the infernals quake
- adjective characteristic of or resembling Hell
- infernal noise
- infernal punishment
- noun an inhabitant of Hell
- carnage3/5
carnage
- noun the savage and excessive killing of many people
butchery; massacre; mass murder; slaughter.
- noun the savage and excessive killing of many people
- mourners3/5
mourner
- noun a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
lamenter; sorrower; griever.
- noun a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
- garnered3/5
garner
- noun a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
granary.
- verb acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
earn.
- noun a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
- journeyed3/5
journey
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
journeying.
- verb undertake a journey or trip
travel.
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
- mourned3/5
mourn
- verb feel sadness
- She is mourning her dead child
- verb observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
- verb feel sadness
- inferno3/5
inferno
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
the pits; hellhole; snake pit; hell on earth; hell.
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
- noun a very intense and uncontrolled fire
conflagration.
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
- clearness3/5
clearness
- noun free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
limpidity; pellucidity; lucidity; clarity; lucidness.
- noun the quality of clear water
clarity; uncloudedness.
- when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes
- noun free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
- scorned3/5
scorned
- adjective satellite treated with contempt
hated; detested; despised.
- verb look down on with disdain
scorn; despise; disdain; contemn.
- He despises the people he has to work for
- The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
- adjective satellite treated with contempt
- harnessed3/5
harnessed
- adjective satellite brought under control and put to use
- electricity from the harnessed Colorado River
- the harnessed power of the atom
- verb put a harness
tackle; harness.
- harness the horse
- adjective satellite brought under control and put to use
- pornographic3/5
pornographic
- adjective satellite designed to arouse lust
adult.
- pornographic films and magazines
- adult movies
- adjective satellite designed to arouse lust
- horned3/5
horned
- adjective having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
- horned viper
- great horned owl
- the unicorn--a mythical horned beast
- long-horned cattle
- verb stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
tusk; horn.
- the rhino horned the explorer
- adjective having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
- copernicus3/5
copernicus
- noun Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
Mikolaj Kopernik; Nicolaus Copernicus.
- noun a conspicuous crater on the Moon
- noun Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
- adjourned3/5
adjourn
- verb close at the end of a session
recess; break up.
- The court adjourned
- verb break from a meeting or gathering
retire; withdraw.
- We adjourned for lunch
- The men retired to the library
- verb close at the end of a session
- trna3/5
trna
- noun RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)
transfer RNA; acceptor RNA; soluble RNA.
- noun RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)
- northerners3/5
northerner
- noun an inhabitant of the North
- noun an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Yank; Yankee.
- noun an inhabitant of the North
- caverns3/5
cavern
- noun any large dark enclosed space
- his eyes were dark caverns
- noun a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
- noun any large dark enclosed space
- tarnished3/5
tarnish
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
sully; stain; maculate; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- internalize3/5
internalize
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
interiorize; interiorise; internalise.
- internalize a belief
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
- ternary3/5
ternary
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; tierce; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.
- adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
treble; triple; triplex.
- a ternary operation
- a treble row of red beads
- overcrowding made triple sessions necessary
- triple time has three beats per measure
- triplex windows
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- yarns3/5
yarn
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
recital; narration.
- his narration was hesitant
- noun a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
thread.
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- fornication3/5
fornication
- noun voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
- noun extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
criminal conversation; adultery.
- adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce
- noun voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
- incarnations3/5
incarnation
- noun a new personification of a familiar idea
embodiment; avatar.
- the embodiment of hope
- the incarnation of evil
- the very avatar of cunning
- noun (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
- noun a new personification of a familiar idea
- churned3/5
churn
- noun a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
butter churn.
- verb stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
- noun a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
- corning3/5
corn
- noun tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
maize; Indian corn; Zea mays.
- noun the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
- noun tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
- harnessing3/5
harness
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- noun stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- californian3/5
californian
Of or pertaining to California. --n. A native or inhabitant of California.
- swinburne3/5
swinburne
- noun English poet (1837-1909)
Algernon Charles Swinburne.
- noun English poet (1837-1909)
- supernova3/5
supernova
- noun a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process
- noun a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process
- cornice3/5
cornice
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
valance board; pelmet; valance.
- noun a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
- journeying3/5
journeying
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
journey.
- verb undertake a journey or trip
travel; journey.
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
- internalizing3/5
internalize
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
interiorize; interiorise; internalise.
- internalize a belief
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
- adjournment3/5
adjournment
- noun the termination of a meeting
dissolution.
- noun the act of postponing to another time or place
- noun the termination of a meeting
- carnivorous3/5
carnivorous
- adjective relating to or characteristic of carnivores
- the lion and other carnivorous animals
- adjective (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
- carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects
- adjective relating to or characteristic of carnivores
- spurned3/5
spurned
- adjective satellite rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
jilted; rejected.
- jilted at the altar
- verb reject with contempt
freeze off; spurn; disdain; reject; scorn; pooh-pooh; turn down.
- She spurned his advances
- adjective satellite rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
- southerner3/5
southerner
An inhabitant or native of the south, esp. of the Southern States of North America; opposed to Northerner.
- internationalist3/5
internationalist
- noun an advocate of internationalism
- noun a member of a socialist or communist international
- noun an advocate of internationalism
- hibernation3/5
hibernation
- noun the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
- noun cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
- noun the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
- wernicke3/5
wernicke
- noun German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia (1848-1905)
Karl Wernicke.
- noun German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia (1848-1905)
- californians3/5
californian
- noun a native or resident of California
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of California or its inhabitants
- Californian beaches
- noun a native or resident of California
- westernization3/5
westernization
- noun assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
Westernisation.
- noun assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
- unlearned3/5
unlearned
- adjective not established by conditioning or learning
unconditioned; innate.
- an unconditioned reflex
- verb try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
unlearn.
- adjective not established by conditioning or learning
- hibernate3/5
hibernate
- verb sleep during winter
hole up.
- Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
- verb be in an inactive or dormant state
- verb sleep during winter
- mourner3/5
mourner
- noun a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
lamenter; sorrower; griever.
- noun a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
- harnesses3/5
harness
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- noun stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- incarnated3/5
incarnate
- verb make concrete and real
- verb represent in bodily form
embody; substantiate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb make concrete and real
- cornerstones3/5
cornerstone
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
foundation; basis; groundwork; base; fundament.
- the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
- noun a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- darned3/5
darned
- adjective satellite expletives used informally as intensifiers
goddamned; goddam; goddamn; blessed; blamed; blame; infernal; damn; deuced; damned; blasted.
- he's a blasted idiot
- it's a blamed shame
- a blame cold winter
- not a blessed dime
- I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
- he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
- a deuced idiot
- an infernal nuisance
- verb repair by sewing
darn.
- darn socks
- adjective satellite expletives used informally as intensifiers
- discernment3/5
discernment
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; savvy; understanding.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
taste; appreciation; perceptiveness.
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- internationalization3/5
internationalization
- noun the act of bringing something under international control
internationalisation.
- noun the act of bringing something under international control
- hernia3/5
hernia
- noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
herniation.
- noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
- tornado3/5
tornado
- noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
twister.
- noun a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
crack cocaine; crack.
- noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
- earnestness3/5
earnestness
- noun an earnest and sincere feeling
seriousness; sincerity.
- noun the trait of being serious
seriousness; serious-mindedness; sincerity.
- a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice
- noun an earnest and sincere feeling
- newborns3/5
newborn
- noun a baby from birth to four weeks
newborn baby; newborn infant; neonate.
- adjective satellite recently born
- a newborn infant
- noun a baby from birth to four weeks
- alternation3/5
alternation
- noun successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes
- noun successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- burnett3/5
burnett
- noun United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
Frances Hodgson Burnett; Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett.
- noun United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
- stubbornly3/5
stubbornly
- adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner
obstinately; obdurately; mulishly; pig-headedly; cussedly.
- she remained stubbornly in the same position
- adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner
- internationale3/5
internationale
- noun a revolutionary socialist anthem
- noun a revolutionary socialist anthem
- earners3/5
earner
- noun someone who earn wages in return for their labor
wage earner.
- noun someone who earn wages in return for their labor
- borneo3/5
borneo
- noun 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
Kalimantan.
- noun 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
- tournaments3/5
tournament
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
tourney.
- noun a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
- bourne3/5
bourne
- noun an archaic term for a boundary
bourn.
- noun an archaic term for a goal or destination
bourn.
- noun an archaic term for a boundary
- burnham3/5
burnham
- noun United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
Daniel Hudson Burnham.
- noun United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
- cornered3/5
cornered
- adjective satellite forced to turn and face attackers
at bay; treed; trapped.
- a stag at bay
- she had me cornered between the porch and her car
- like a trapped animal
- verb gain control over
corner.
- corner the gold market
- adjective satellite forced to turn and face attackers
- paternalism3/5
paternalism
- noun the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
- noun the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
- internationalism3/5
internationalism
- noun the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences
- noun quality of being international in scope
internationality.
- he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology
- noun the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences
- moderne3/5
moderne
- adjective satellite of or relating to a popularization of art deco that used bright colors and rectangular shapes
- adjective satellite of or relating to a popularization of art deco that used bright colors and rectangular shapes
- paraphernalia3/5
paraphernalia
- noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
appurtenance; gear.
- noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- cornwallis3/5
cornwallis
- noun commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
First Marquess Cornwallis; Charles Cornwallis.
- noun commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
- parnell3/5
parnell
- noun Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891)
Charles Stewart Parnell.
- noun Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891)
- arno3/5
arno
- noun a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
Arno River; River Arno.
- noun a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
- earner3/5
earner
- noun someone who earn wages in return for their labor
wage earner.
- noun someone who earn wages in return for their labor
- unfairness3/5
unfairness
- noun partiality that is not fair or equitable
- noun injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
inequity.
- noun partiality that is not fair or equitable
- sterne3/5
stern
- noun the rear part of a ship
poop; quarter; after part; tail.
- noun United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
Isaac Stern.
- noun the rear part of a ship
- sternum3/5
sternum
- noun the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
breastbone.
- noun the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
- upturned3/5
upturned
- adjective satellite having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
overturned; upset.
- an overturned car
- the upset pitcher of milk
- sat on an upturned bucket
- adjective satellite (used of noses) turned up at the end
tip-tilted; retrousse.
- a retrousse nose
- a small upturned nose
- adjective satellite having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
- modernists3/5
modernist
- noun an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles
- noun an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles
- burnside3/5
burnside
- noun facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
side-whiskers; sideburn; mutton chop.
- noun United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
A. E. Burnside; Ambrose Everett Burnside.
- noun facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
- thorndike3/5
thorndike
- noun English actress (1882-1976)
Dame Sybil Thorndike.
- noun United States educational psychologist (1874-1949)
Edward Lee Thorndike.
- noun English actress (1882-1976)
- verne3/5
verne
- noun French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)
Jules Verne.
- noun French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)
- carnivores3/5
carnivore
- noun a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
- terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
- noun any animal that feeds on flesh
- Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore
- insectivorous plants are considered carnivores
- noun a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
- burnished3/5
burnished
- adjective satellite made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
bright; shiny; lustrous; shining.
- bright silver candlesticks
- a burnished brass knocker
- she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
- rows of shining glasses
- shiny black patents
- verb polish and make shiny
burnish; furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- adjective satellite made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
- westerns3/5
western
- noun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
horse opera.
- noun a sandwich made from a western omelet
western sandwich.
- noun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
- chernobyl3/5
chernobyl
- noun a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)
- noun a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)
- gubernatorial3/5
gubernatorial
- adjective relating to a governor
- gubernatorial election
- adjective relating to a governor
- smyrna3/5
smyrna
- noun a port city in western Turkey
Izmir.
- noun a port city in western Turkey
- herniation3/5
herniation
- noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
hernia.
- noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
- tornadoes3/5
tornado
- noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
twister.
- noun a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
crack cocaine; crack.
- noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
- acorns3/5
acorn
- noun fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
- noun fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
- urns3/5
urn
- noun a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- noun a large pot for making coffee or tea
- noun a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- sukarno3/5
sukarno
- noun Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat (1901-1970)
Achmad Sukarno.
- noun Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat (1901-1970)
- horne3/5
horn
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- noun one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- copernican3/5
copernican
Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth (b. 1473, d. 1543), who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system.
- bernhardt3/5
bernhardt
- noun French actress (1844-1923)
Henriette Rosine Bernard; Sarah Bernhardt.
- noun French actress (1844-1923)
- sojourner3/5
sojourner
- noun a temporary resident
- noun a temporary resident
- vernal3/5
vernal
- adjective satellite suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
young; youthful.
- he is young for his age
- adjective of or characteristic of or occurring in spring
- the vernal equinox
- adjective satellite suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
- cornmeal3/5
cornmeal
- noun coarsely ground corn
Indian meal.
- noun coarsely ground corn
- internationalisation3/5
internationalisation
- noun the act of bringing something under international control
internationalization.
- noun the act of bringing something under international control
- cornstarch3/5
cornstarch
- noun starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
cornflour.
- noun starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
- cornet3/5
cornet
- noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
horn; trumpet; trump.
- noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
- metternich3/5
metternich
- noun Austrian statesman (1773-1859)
Klemens Metternich; Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich.
- noun Austrian statesman (1773-1859)
- alternations3/5
alternation
- noun successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes
- noun successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- carnivore3/5
carnivore
- noun a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
- terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
- noun any animal that feeds on flesh
- Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore
- insectivorous plants are considered carnivores
- noun a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
- cornea3/5
cornea
- noun the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
- noun the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
- lerner3/5
lerner
- noun United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986)
Alan Jay Lerner.
- noun United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986)
- consternation3/5
consternation
- noun fear resulting from the awareness of danger
dismay; alarm.
- noun fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- ferns3/5
fern
- noun any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
- noun any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
- mournful3/5
mournful
- adjective satellite expressing sorrow
plaintive.
- adjective satellite filled with or evoking sadness
doleful.
- the child's doleful expression
- stared with mournful eyes
- mournful news
- adjective satellite expressing sorrow
- cornish3/5
cornish
Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.
- karnataka3/5
karnataka
- noun state in southern India; formerly Mysore
Mysore.
- noun state in southern India; formerly Mysore
- lanterns3/5
lantern
- noun light in a transparent protective case
- noun light in a transparent protective case
- berne3/5
berne
- noun the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
capital of Switzerland; Bern.
- noun the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
- unconcerned3/5
unconcerned
- adjective lacking in interest or care or feeling
- the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control
- blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight
- adjective satellite easy in mind; not worried
- the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination
- adjective lacking in interest or care or feeling
- paternalistic3/5
paternalistic
- adjective satellite benevolent but sometimes intrusive
- adjective satellite benevolent but sometimes intrusive
- gurney3/5
gurney
- noun a metal stretcher with wheels
- noun a metal stretcher with wheels
- taverns3/5
tavern
- noun a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
tap house.
- noun a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
- nearness3/5
nearness
- noun the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
closeness.
- the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action
- noun the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
- turnpike3/5
turnpike
- noun (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
- noun an expressway on which tolls are collected
toll road.
- noun (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
- cleverness3/5
cleverness
- noun the power of creative imagination
ingeniousness; inventiveness; ingenuity.
- noun intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
smartness; brightness.
- noun the power of creative imagination
- scornful3/5
scornful
- adjective satellite expressing extreme contempt
disdainful; insulting; contemptuous.
- adjective satellite expressing extreme contempt
- barnum3/5
barnum
- noun United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)
P. T. Barnum; Phineas Taylor Barnum.
- noun United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)
- turnips3/5
turnip
- noun widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
white turnip; Brassica rapa.
- noun root of any of several members of the mustard family
- noun widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
- unearned3/5
unearned
- adjective not gained by merit or labor or service
- accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism
- unearned income
- an unearned run
- adjective not gained by merit or labor or service
- cabernet3/5
cabernet
- noun superior Bordeaux type of red wine
Cabernet Sauvignon.
- noun superior Bordeaux type of red wine
- turnip3/5
turnip
- noun widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
white turnip; Brassica rapa.
- noun root of any of several members of the mustard family
- noun widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
- southernmost3/5
southernmost
- adjective satellite situated farthest south
southmost.
- Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States
- adjective satellite situated farthest south
- salerno3/5
salerno
- noun a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943
- noun a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943
- northernmost3/5
northernmost
- adjective satellite situated farthest north
northmost.
- Alaska is our northernmost state
- adjective satellite situated farthest north
- unadorned3/5
unadorned
- adjective not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
undecorated.
- adjective not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
- forewarned3/5
forewarn
- verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
previse.
- I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house
- verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
- guernsey3/5
guernsey
- noun a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
island of Guernsey.
- noun breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
- noun a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
- togetherness3/5
togetherness
- noun affectionate closeness
- togetherness is the new wonder ingredient in marriage
- noun affectionate closeness
- scornfully3/5
scornfully
- adverb without respect; in a disdainful manner
disdainfully; contemptuously; contumeliously.
- she spoke of him contemptuously
- adverb without respect; in a disdainful manner
- cornfield3/5
cornfield
- noun a field planted with corn
corn field.
- noun a field planted with corn
- mournfully3/5
mournfully
- adverb in a mournful manner
- the young man stared into his glass mournfully
- adverb in a mournful manner
- lucerne3/5
lucerne
- noun important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
alfalfa; Medicago sativa.
- noun important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
- fingernails3/5
fingernail
- noun the nail at the end of a finger
- noun the nail at the end of a finger
- postmodernist3/5
postmodernist
- adjective of or relating to postmodernism
postmodern.
- postmodernist architecture
- adjective of or relating to postmodernism
- fingernail3/5
fingernail
- noun the nail at the end of a finger
- noun the nail at the end of a finger
- hornet3/5
hornet
- noun large stinging paper wasp
- noun large stinging paper wasp
- barnard3/5
barnard
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- nongovernmental3/5
nongovernmental
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- sternberg3/5
sternberg
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- burnout3/5
burnout
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- bernhard3/5
bernhard
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- ernesto3/5
ernesto
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- cornelia3/5
cornelia
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- bernardo3/5
bernardo
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- barnabas3/5
barnabas
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- horner3/5
horner
One who works or deal in horn or horns. R. Grew.
- postmodernity3/5
postmodernity
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- lorna3/5
lorna
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- bernardino3/5
bernardino
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- rrna3/5
rrna
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- bernice3/5
bernice
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- burnet3/5
burnet
(Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ( Poterium ); especially, P.Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
- stearns3/5
stearns
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- burney3/5
burney
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- bernadette3/5
bernadette
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- carney3/5
carney
(Far.) A disease of horses, on which the mouth is so furred that the afflicted animal can not eat.
- garnett3/5
garnet
- noun any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
- noun any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
- carnap3/5
carnap
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- claiborne3/5
claiborne
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- hernando3/5
hernando
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- inverness3/5
inverness
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- arne3/5
arne
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- marne3/5
marne
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- bernd3/5
bernd
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- returnees3/5
returnees
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- carnitine3/5
carnitine
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- fernand3/5
fernand
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- algernon3/5
algernon
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- journaling3/5
journal
- noun a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
diary.
- noun a periodical dedicated to a particular subject
- he reads the medical journals
- noun a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
- interneurons3/5
- burnings2/5
burning
- noun the act of burning something
combustion.
- the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance
- noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
burn.
- noun the act of burning something
- turnings2/5
turning
- noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
turn.
- he took a turn to the right
- noun act of changing in practice or custom
- the law took many turnings over the years
- noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- varnished2/5
varnished
- adjective satellite having a coating of stain or varnish
stained.
- verb cover with varnish
varnish; seal.
- adjective satellite having a coating of stain or varnish
- modernising2/5
modernise
- verb become technologically advanced
develop; modernize.
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
modernize; overhaul.
- You should overhaul your car engine
- overhaul the health care system
- verb become technologically advanced
- adorns2/5
adorn
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- externalized2/5
externalize
- verb regard as objective
project; externalise.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- modernised2/5
modernised
- adjective satellite brought up to date
modernized.
- modernized methods
- verb become technologically advanced
develop; modernize; modernise.
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
- adjective satellite brought up to date
- internationalized2/5
internationalize
- verb put under international control
internationalise.
- internationalize trade of certain drugs
- verb make international in character
internationalise.
- We internationalized the committee
- verb put under international control
- varnishes2/5
varnish
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- verb cover with varnish
seal.
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- hibernating2/5
hibernating
- adjective satellite in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
dormant; torpid.
- dormant buds
- a hibernating bear
- torpid frogs
- verb sleep during winter
hole up; hibernate.
- Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
- adjective satellite in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
- modernise2/5
modernise
- verb become technologically advanced
develop; modernize.
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
modernize; overhaul.
- You should overhaul your car engine
- overhaul the health care system
- verb become technologically advanced
- interne2/5
interne
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
houseman; intern; medical intern.
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
- supernal2/5
supernal
- adjective being or coming from on high
- interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men
- adjective satellite of heaven or the spirit
celestial; ethereal.
- celestial peace
- ethereal melodies
- the supernal happiness of a quiet death
- adjective being or coming from on high
- garnets2/5
garnet
- noun any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
- noun any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
- supernatants2/5
supernatant
- noun the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate
- adjective satellite of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate
- the supernatant fat was skimmed off
- noun the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate
- externalize2/5
externalize
- verb regard as objective
project; externalise.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- overturns2/5
overturn
- noun the act of upsetting something
upset; turnover.
- he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
- noun an improbable and unexpected victory
upset.
- the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
- noun the act of upsetting something
- varnas2/5
varna
- noun a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
- noun (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
- noun a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
- internationalizing2/5
internationalize
- verb put under international control
internationalise.
- internationalize trade of certain drugs
- verb make international in character
internationalise.
- We internationalized the committee
- verb put under international control
- internationalize2/5
internationalize
- verb put under international control
internationalise.
- internationalize trade of certain drugs
- verb make international in character
internationalise.
- We internationalized the committee
- verb put under international control
- westernised2/5
westernise
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernize.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- varnishing2/5
varnish
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- verb cover with varnish
seal.
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- ornamenting2/5
ornament
- noun something used to beautify
decoration; ornamentation.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- noun something used to beautify
- westernizing2/5
westernize
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernise.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- internationalised2/5
internationalise
- verb put under international control
internationalize.
- internationalize trade of certain drugs
- verb make international in character
internationalize.
- We internationalized the committee
- verb put under international control
- carnot2/5
carnot
- noun French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot; Sadi Carnot.
- noun French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
- westerner2/5
westerner
- noun an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
western.
- the Western world
- Western thought
- Western thought
- noun an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
- yearns2/5
yearn
- verb desire strongly or persistently
long; hanker.
- verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
ache; languish; pine; yen.
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
- verb desire strongly or persistently
- cornucopia2/5
cornucopia
- noun a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
horn of plenty.
- noun the property of being extremely abundant
profusion; profuseness; richness.
- the profusion of detail
- the idiomatic richness of English
- noun a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
- turnoff2/5
turnoff
- noun something causing antagonism or loss of interest
negative stimulation.
- noun a side road where you can turn off
- I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way
- noun something causing antagonism or loss of interest
- garnishment2/5
garnishment
- noun a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
- noun a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
- parnassus2/5
parnassus
(Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.
- turnkey2/5
turnkey
- noun someone who guards prisoners
screw; jailor; jailer; prison guard; gaoler.
- noun someone who guards prisoners
- adornments2/5
adornment
- noun a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
- noun the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting
- noun a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
- reincarnated2/5
reincarnate
- verb be born anew in another body after death
transmigrate.
- Hindus believe that we transmigrate
- verb cause to appear in a new form
renew.
- the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market
- verb be born anew in another body after death
- sunburned2/5
sunburned
- adjective satellite suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
sunburnt.
- verb get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
sunburn; burn.
- adjective satellite suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
- porno2/5
porno
- noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
pornography; erotica; smut; porn.
- noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
- supernumerary2/5
supernumerary
- noun a person serving no apparent function
- reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries
- noun a minor actor in crowd scenes
spear carrier; extra.
- noun a person serving no apparent function
- externalization2/5
externalization
- noun attributing to outside causes
externalisation.
- noun embodying in an outward form
exteriorization; exteriorisation; externalisation.
- noun attributing to outside causes
- ornithology2/5
ornithology
- noun the branch of zoology that studies birds
- noun the branch of zoology that studies birds
- nernst2/5
nernst
- noun German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941)
Walther Hermann Nernst.
- noun German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941)
- arnica2/5
arnica
- noun used especially in treating bruises
- noun any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica
- noun used especially in treating bruises
- internist2/5
internist
- noun a specialist in internal medicine
- noun a specialist in internal medicine
- learnings2/5
learning
- noun the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
acquisition.
- the child's acquisition of language
- noun profound scholarly knowledge
eruditeness; encyclopaedism; learnedness; erudition; encyclopedism; scholarship.
- noun the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- governesses2/5
governess
- noun a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- noun a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
- hornblende2/5
hornblende
- noun a green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron
- noun a green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron
- turners2/5
turner
- noun United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
Nat Turner.
- noun United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
Henry Hubert Turner.
- noun United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
- carnelian2/5
carnelian
- noun a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
cornelian.
- noun a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
- turnabout2/5
turnabout
- noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision
turnaround; flip-flop; change of mind; reversal.
- noun turning in the opposite direction
reversion; turnaround; reverse; reversal.
- noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision
- saturnalia2/5
saturnalia
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
bacchanalia; bacchanal; riot; debauch; drunken revelry; debauchery; orgy.
- noun an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- hypernatremia2/5
hypernatremia
- noun excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus
- noun excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus
- turnouts2/5
turnout
- noun the group that gathers together for a particular occasion
- a large turnout for the meeting
- noun a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
widening.
- noun the group that gathers together for a particular occasion
- sourness2/5
sourness
- noun the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
tartness; sour.
- noun the property of being acidic
sour; acidity.
- noun the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
- reincarnate2/5
reincarnate
- verb be born anew in another body after death
transmigrate.
- Hindus believe that we transmigrate
- verb cause to appear in a new form
renew.
- the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market
- verb be born anew in another body after death
- internists2/5
internist
- noun a specialist in internal medicine
- noun a specialist in internal medicine
- garnishes2/5
garnish
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- turnarounds2/5
turnaround
- noun time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
turnaround time.
- noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision
flip-flop; change of mind; reversal; turnabout.
- noun time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
- governorships2/5
governorship
- noun the office of governor
- noun the office of governor
- modernizations2/5
modernization
- noun making modern in appearance or behavior
modernisation.
- the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process
- noun a modernized version (as of a play)
- noun making modern in appearance or behavior
- cornelian2/5
cornelian
- noun a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
carnelian.
- noun a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
- garnishing2/5
garnish
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- suborned2/5
suborn
- verb incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
- He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife
- verb procure (false testimony or perjury)
- verb incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
- cisterns2/5
cistern
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
cisterna.
- noun a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
water tank.
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- alternator2/5
alternator
- noun an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
- noun an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
- internecine2/5
internecine
- adjective satellite (of conflict) within a group or organization
- an internecine feud among proxy holders
- adjective satellite characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides
- internecine war
- adjective satellite (of conflict) within a group or organization
- waterborne2/5
waterborne
- adjective satellite transported by water
- waterborne freight
- adjective satellite supported by water
- waterborne craft
- adjective satellite transported by water
- corneille2/5
corneille
- noun French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)
Pierre Corneille.
- noun French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)
- tarnish2/5
tarnish
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
sully; stain; maculate; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- juggernaut2/5
juggernaut
- noun a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
steamroller.
- noun an avatar of Vishnu
Jagannath; Jagannatha; Jagganath.
- noun a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
- easterners2/5
easterner
- noun an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.
- adjective satellite lying toward or situated in the east
eastern.
- the eastern end of the island
- noun an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.
- discerns2/5
discern
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb detect with the senses
- internalised2/5
internalise
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
internalize; interiorize; interiorise.
- internalize a belief
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
- corned2/5
corned
- adjective satellite (used especially of meat) cured in brine
cured.
- verb feed (cattle) with corn
corn.
- adjective satellite (used especially of meat) cured in brine
- mourns2/5
mourn
- verb feel sadness
- She is mourning her dead child
- verb observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
- verb feel sadness
- supernovae2/5
supernova
- noun a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process
- noun a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process
- corns2/5
corn
- noun tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
maize; Indian corn; Zea mays.
- noun the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
- noun tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
- downturns2/5
downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
downswing.
- the market took a downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
- garnering2/5
garner
- noun a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
granary.
- verb acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
earn.
- noun a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
- undernourished2/5
undernourished
- adjective satellite not getting adequate food
ill-fed; underfed.
- gaunt underfed children
- badly undernourished
- verb provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment
malnourish; undernourish.
- The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished
- adjective satellite not getting adequate food
- cornices2/5
cornice
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
valance board; pelmet; valance.
- noun a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
- vernaculars2/5
vernacular
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
patois; argot; cant; slang; jargon; lingo.
- they don't speak our lingo
- noun the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- seaborne2/5
seaborne
- adjective satellite conveyed by sea
- adjective satellite conveyed by sea
- horney2/5
horney
- noun United States psychiatrist (1885-1952)
Karen Danielsen Horney; Karen Horney.
- noun United States psychiatrist (1885-1952)
- scorns2/5
scorn
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
despite; contempt; disdain.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun open disrespect for a person or thing
contempt.
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- ornithine2/5
ornithine
- noun an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea
- noun an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea
- slenderness2/5
slenderness
- noun the quality of being slight or inadequate
- he knew the slenderness of my wallet
- the slenderness of the chances that anything would be done
- the slenderness of the evidence
- noun relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
thinness; tenuity.
- the tenuity of a hair
- the thinness of a rope
- noun the quality of being slight or inadequate
- subalterns2/5
subaltern
- noun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
petty; junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- noun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
- turnovers2/5
turnover
- noun the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
employee turnover; turnover rate.
- noun a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
- noun the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
- carnivals2/5
carnival
- noun a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
- noun a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
circus.
- it was so funny it was a circus
- the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
- noun a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
- scorning2/5
scorn
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
despite; contempt; disdain.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun open disrespect for a person or thing
contempt.
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- warners2/5
warner
- noun United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
Charles Dudley Warner.
- noun someone who gives a warning to others
- noun United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
- internalisation2/5
internalisation
- noun learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
internalization; incorporation.
- noun learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
- supernormal2/5
supernormal
- adjective satellite beyond the range of the normal or scientifically explainable
supranormal.
- supernormal intimations
- adjective satellite exceeding the normal or average
- years of supernormal employment during the war
- a phase of supernormal excitability
- adjective satellite beyond the range of the normal or scientifically explainable
- darning2/5
darning
- noun the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
- verb repair by sewing
darn.
- darn socks
- noun the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
- northerner2/5
northerner
One born or living in the north.
- sterns2/5
stern
- noun the rear part of a ship
poop; quarter; after part; tail.
- noun United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
Isaac Stern.
- noun the rear part of a ship
- ornithologists2/5
ornithologist
- noun a zoologist who studies birds
bird watcher.
- noun a zoologist who studies birds
- ornithological2/5
ornithological
- adjective of or relating to ornithology
- her ornithological interests
- adjective of or relating to ornithology
- internationalists2/5
internationalist
- noun an advocate of internationalism
- noun a member of a socialist or communist international
- noun an advocate of internationalism
- kerning2/5
kern
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
Jerome Kern; Jerome David Kern.
- noun the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
- unlearning2/5
unlearn
- verb try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
- verb discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
- verb try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
- holofernes2/5
holofernes
- noun (Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith
- noun (Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith
- ornithologist2/5
ornithologist
- noun a zoologist who studies birds
bird watcher.
- noun a zoologist who studies birds
- kerns2/5
kern
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
Jerome Kern; Jerome David Kern.
- noun the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
- churns2/5
churn
- noun a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
butter churn.
- verb stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
- noun a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
- returnable2/5
returnable
- adjective that may be returned
- returnable bottles and cans
- this merchandise is returnable if you save the receipt
- adjective that may be returned
- quaternion2/5
quaternion
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- tourney2/5
tourney
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
tournament.
- verb engage in a tourney
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
- incarnates2/5
incarnate
- verb make concrete and real
- verb represent in bodily form
embody; substantiate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb make concrete and real
- ornamentals2/5
ornamental
- noun any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
- adjective satellite serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
decorative; cosmetic.
- cosmetic fenders on cars
- the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative
- noun any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
- spurning2/5
spurn
- verb reject with contempt
freeze off; disdain; reject; scorn; pooh-pooh; turn down.
- She spurned his advances
- verb reject with contempt
- internalise2/5
internalise
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
internalize; interiorize; interiorise.
- internalize a belief
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
- cornu2/5
cornu
- noun (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
- noun (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
- internalizes2/5
internalize
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
interiorize; interiorise; internalise.
- internalize a belief
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
- wildernesses2/5
wilderness
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor
- he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness
- noun a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor
- turncoat2/5
turncoat
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
ratter; renegade; deserter; recreant; apostate.
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- ternate2/5
ternate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections
- carnivora2/5
carnivora
(Zoöl.) An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting flesh, and the jaws powerful.
- quaternions2/5
quaternion
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- cornus2/5
cornu
- noun (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
- noun (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
- spurns2/5
spurn
- verb reject with contempt
freeze off; disdain; reject; scorn; pooh-pooh; turn down.
- She spurned his advances
- verb reject with contempt
- horning2/5
horn
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- noun one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- reincarnations2/5
reincarnation
- noun embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
- his reincarnation as a lion
- noun a second or new birth
rebirth; renascence.
- noun embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
- garners2/5
garner
- noun a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
granary.
- verb acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
earn.
- noun a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
- easterner2/5
easterner
- noun an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.
- adjective satellite lying toward or situated in the east
eastern.
- the eastern end of the island
- noun an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.
- larned2/5
larn
- verb gain knowledge or skills
acquire; learn.
- She learned dancing from her sister
- I learned Sanskrit
- Children acquire language at an amazing rate
- verb gain knowledge or skills
- alternators2/5
alternator
- noun an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
- noun an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
- overborne2/5
overbear
- verb overcome
- overbear criticism, protest, or arguments
- verb bear too much
- verb overcome
- adjourning2/5
adjourn
- verb close at the end of a session
recess; break up.
- The court adjourned
- verb break from a meeting or gathering
retire; withdraw.
- We adjourned for lunch
- The men retired to the library
- verb close at the end of a session
- tarnishing2/5
tarnish
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
sully; stain; maculate; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- westernisation2/5
westernisation
- noun assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
Westernization.
- noun assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
- garnishee2/5
garnishee
- noun a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
- verb take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
garnish.
- His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt
- noun a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
- pornographers2/5
pornographer
- noun someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores
porn merchant.
- noun someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores
- incarnating2/5
incarnate
- verb make concrete and real
- verb represent in bodily form
embody; substantiate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb make concrete and real
- sterna2/5
sternum
- noun the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
breastbone.
- noun the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
- journeyings2/5
journeying
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
journey.
- verb undertake a journey or trip
travel; journey.
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
- afterburner2/5
afterburner
- noun a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust
- noun a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust
- fraternizing2/5
fraternize
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternise.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- fraternize2/5
fraternize
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternise.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- pasternak2/5
pasternak
- noun Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak; Boris Pasternak.
- noun Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
- hernias2/5
hernia
- noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
herniation.
- noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
- bernini2/5
bernini
- noun Italian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680)
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini.
- noun Italian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680)
- internees2/5
internee
- noun a person who is interned
- the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists
- noun a person who is interned
- carnation2/5
carnation
- noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
Dianthus caryophyllus; gillyflower; clove pink.
- noun a pink or reddish-pink color
- noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
- corneum2/5
corneum
- noun the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
horny layer; stratum corneum.
- noun the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
- discernable2/5
discernable
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
discernible.
- things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
- the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations
- the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
- arnhem2/5
arnhem
- noun a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II
- noun a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II
- turntable2/5
turntable
- noun a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
- noun a revolving tray placed on a dining table
lazy Susan.
- noun a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
- carnations2/5
carnation
- noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
Dianthus caryophyllus; gillyflower; clove pink.
- noun a pink or reddish-pink color
- noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
- sojourners2/5
sojourner
- noun a temporary resident
- noun a temporary resident
- internationales2/5
internationale
- noun a revolutionary socialist anthem
- noun a revolutionary socialist anthem
- tabernacles2/5
tabernacle
- noun the Mormon temple
Mormon Tabernacle.
- noun (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
- noun the Mormon temple
- ungovernable2/5
ungovernable
- adjective satellite of persons
indocile; unruly; uncontrollable.
- the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly
- adjective satellite of persons
- brno2/5
brno
- noun an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
Brunn.
- noun an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
- peppercorns2/5
peppercorn
- noun pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
pepper.
- noun pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
- sternocleidomastoid2/5
sternocleidomastoid
- noun one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head
sternocleidomastoid muscle; sternocleido mastoideus; musculus sternocleidomastoideus.
- noun one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head
- preternatural2/5
preternatural
- adjective satellite surpassing the ordinary or normal
uncanny.
- Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will
- his uncanny sense of direction
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
nonnatural; otherworldly; transcendental.
- find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
- adjective satellite surpassing the ordinary or normal
- vernier2/5
vernier
- noun a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
vernier scale.
- noun French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
Paul Vernier.
- noun a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
- garnier2/5
garnier
- noun French architect (1825-1898)
Jean Louis Charles Garnier.
- noun French architect (1825-1898)
- modernities2/5
modernity
- noun the quality of being current or of the present
contemporaneity; contemporaneousness; modernness; modernism.
- a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village
- noun the quality of being current or of the present
- unicorns2/5
unicorn
- noun an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
- noun an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
- fornix2/5
fornix
- noun generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
- noun an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies
trigonum cerebrale.
- noun generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
- pernambuco2/5
pernambuco
- noun a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
Recife.
- noun a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
- nocturne2/5
nocturne
- noun a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
notturno.
- noun a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
- cornering2/5
corner
- noun a place off to the side of an area
- he tripled to the rightfield corner
- the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean
- noun the point where two lines meet or intersect
- the corners of a rectangle
- noun a place off to the side of an area
- supernaturally2/5
supernaturally
- adverb in a supernatural manner
preternaturally.
- she was preternaturally beautiful
- adverb in a supernatural manner
- charnel2/5
charnel
- noun a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
charnel house.
- adjective satellite gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
sepulchral; ghastly.
- a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones
- ghastly shrieks
- the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
- noun a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
- supernaturalism2/5
supernaturalism
- noun a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
- noun the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces
supernaturalness.
- noun a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
- queerness2/5
queerness
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirk; quirkiness; oddity.
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
homosexuality; gayness; homoeroticism; homosexualism.
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- sarnoff2/5
sarnoff
- noun United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971)
David Sarnoff.
- noun United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971)
- maternally2/5
maternally
- adverb in a maternal manner; as a mother
motherly.
- she loved her students almost maternally
- adverb in a maternal manner; as a mother
- blarney2/5
blarney
- noun flattery designed to gain favor
coaxing; soft soap; sweet talk.
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
wheedle; coax; inveigle; cajole; sweet-talk; palaver.
- He palavered her into going along
- noun flattery designed to gain favor
- sojourns2/5
sojourn
- noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
visit.
- verb spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
- noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
- nurnberg2/5
nurnberg
- noun a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)
Nuremberg.
- noun a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)
- halicarnassus2/5
halicarnassus
- noun an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- noun an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- relearning2/5
relearn
- verb learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
- After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs
- verb learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
- sojourning2/5
sojourn
- noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
visit.
- verb spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
- noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
- viburnum2/5
viburnum
(Bot.) A genus of shrubs having opposite, petiolate leaves and cymose flowers, several species of which are cultivated as ornamental, as the laurestine and the guelder-rose.
- modernistic2/5
modernistic
- adjective satellite relating to a recently developed fashion or style;
modern; mod.
- their offices are in a modern skyscraper
- tables in modernistic designs
- adjective satellite relating to a recently developed fashion or style;
- internationals2/5
international
- noun any of several international socialist organizations
- adjective concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
- international affairs
- an international agreement
- international waters
- noun any of several international socialist organizations
- burnishing2/5
burnish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; polish; gloss.
- verb polish and make shiny
furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- carnality2/5
carnality
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
pruriency; lasciviousness; lubricity; prurience.
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
- hibernia2/5
hibernia
- noun an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Emerald Isle; Ireland.
- noun an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
- bairns2/5
bairn
- noun a child: son or daughter
- noun a child: son or daughter
- sojourned2/5
sojourn
- noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
visit.
- verb spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
- noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
- burnish2/5
burnish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; polish; gloss.
- verb polish and make shiny
furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- annapurna2/5
annapurna
- noun wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty
Anapurna; Parvati.
- noun a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)
Anapurna.
- noun wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty
- preternaturally2/5
preternaturally
- adverb in a supernatural manner
supernaturally.
- she was preternaturally beautiful
- adverb in a supernatural manner
- fraternization2/5
fraternization
- noun associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
fraternisation.
- noun associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
- czerny2/5
czerny
- noun Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857)
Karl Czerny.
- noun Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857)
- edirne2/5
edirne
- noun a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian
Adrianopolis; Adrianople.
- noun a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian
- turntables2/5
turntable
- noun a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
- noun a revolving tray placed on a dining table
lazy Susan.
- noun a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
- misgovernment2/5
misgovernment
- noun government that is inefficient or dishonest
misrule.
- noun government that is inefficient or dishonest
- internodes2/5
internode
- noun a segment of a stem between two nodes
- noun a segment of a stem between two nodes
- photojournalist2/5
photojournalist
- noun a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs
- noun a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs
- eternities2/5
eternity
- noun time without end
infinity.
- noun a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
timelessness; timeless existence.
- noun time without end
- nocturnes2/5
nocturne
- noun a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
notturno.
- noun a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
- herniations2/5
herniation
- noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
hernia.
- noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
- internode2/5
internode
- noun a segment of a stem between two nodes
- noun a segment of a stem between two nodes
- tarns2/5
tarn
- noun a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
- noun a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
- tornados2/5
tornado
- noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
twister.
- noun a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
crack cocaine; crack.
- noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
- internee2/5
internee
- noun a person who is interned
- the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists
- noun a person who is interned
- cornflour2/5
cornflour
- noun starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
cornstarch.
- noun starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
- cornets2/5
cornet
- noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
horn; trumpet; trump.
- noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
- laburnum2/5
laburnum
(Bot.) A small leguminous tree ( Cytisus Laburnum ), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms.✍ Scotch laburnum ( Cytisus alpinus ) is similar, but has smooth leaves; purple laburnum isC. purpureus .
- undernourishment2/5
undernourishment
- noun not having enough food to develop or function normally
malnourishment.
- noun not having enough food to develop or function normally
- carnally2/5
carnally
- adverb in a carnal manner
- adverb in a carnal manner
- pernod2/5
pernod
- noun (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise
- noun (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise
- guarnieri2/5
guarnieri
- noun Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
Guiseppe Guarneri; Guarnerius; Guarneri.
- noun founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)
Andrea Guarneri; Guarnerius; Guarneri.
- noun Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
- soberness2/5
soberness
- noun the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
sobriety.
- noun a manner that is serious and solemn
sobriety; graveness; gravity; sombreness; somberness.
- noun the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
- hornpipe2/5
hornpipe
- noun a British solo dance performed by sailors
- noun music for dancing the hornpipe
- noun a British solo dance performed by sailors
- turndown2/5
turndown
- noun the act of refusing an offer
nonacceptance.
- the turndown was polite but very firm
- noun the act of refusing an offer
- corny2/5
corny
- adjective satellite dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
bromidic; platitudinous; platitudinal.
- bromidic sermons
- adjective satellite dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
- sternal2/5
sternal
- adjective of or relating to or near the sternum
- adjective of or relating to or near the sternum
- barnyard2/5
barnyard
- noun a yard adjoining a barn
- noun a yard adjoining a barn
- sterner2/5
stern
- noun the rear part of a ship
poop; quarter; after part; tail.
- noun United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
Isaac Stern.
- noun the rear part of a ship
- externals2/5
external
- noun outward features
- he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion
- adjective happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- the external auditory canal
- external pressures
- noun outward features
- barnacles2/5
barnacle
- noun marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
cirripede; cirriped.
- noun European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
barnacle goose; Branta leucopsis.
- noun marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
- cornbread2/5
cornbread
- noun bread made primarily of cornmeal
- noun bread made primarily of cornmeal
- paternoster2/5
paternoster
- noun a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
- noun a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
- midafternoon2/5
midafternoon
- noun the middle part of the afternoon
- noun the middle part of the afternoon
- barnacle2/5
barnacle
- noun marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
cirripede; cirriped.
- noun European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
barnacle goose; Branta leucopsis.
- noun marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
- sternness2/5
sternness
- noun the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
- the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable
- noun uncompromising resolution
strictness.
- noun the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
- unvarnished2/5
unvarnished
- adjective satellite not having a coating of stain or varnish
unstained.
- adjective satellite free from any effort to soften to disguise
plain.
- the plain and unvarnished truth
- the unvarnished candor of old people and children
- adjective satellite not having a coating of stain or varnish
- sideburns2/5
sideburn
- noun facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
burnside; side-whiskers; mutton chop.
- noun facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
- ornery2/5
ornery
- adjective satellite having a difficult and contrary disposition
crotchety; cantankerous.
- a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
- adjective satellite having a difficult and contrary disposition
- sunburnt2/5
sunburnt
- adjective satellite suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
sunburned.
- adjective satellite suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
- indiscernible2/5
indiscernible
- adjective difficult or impossible to perceive or discern
- an indiscernible increase in temperature
- adjective satellite barely able to be perceived
undetectable; insensible.
- the transition was almost indiscernible
- an almost insensible change
- adjective difficult or impossible to perceive or discern
- turnstile2/5
turnstile
- noun a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
- noun a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
- photojournalism2/5
photojournalism
- noun journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures
- noun journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures
- berns2/5
bern
- noun the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
capital of Switzerland; Berne.
- noun the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
- forewarning2/5
forewarning
- noun an early warning about a future event
premonition.
- verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
forewarn; previse.
- I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house
- noun an early warning about a future event
- corneas2/5
cornea
- noun the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
- noun the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
- sternest2/5
stern
- noun the rear part of a ship
poop; quarter; after part; tail.
- noun United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
Isaac Stern.
- noun the rear part of a ship
- saturnine2/5
saturnine
- adjective satellite bitter or scornful
- the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
- adjective satellite showing a brooding ill humor
dour; morose; sour; dark; glum; glowering; sullen; moody.
- a dark scowl
- the proverbially dour New England Puritan
- a glum, hopeless shrug
- he sat in moody silence
- a morose and unsociable manner
- a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven
- a sour temper
- a sullen crowd
- adjective satellite bitter or scornful
- pimpernel2/5
pimpernel
- noun European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
salad burnet; Poterium sanguisorba; burnet bloodwort.
- noun any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
- noun European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
- paternally2/5
paternally
- adverb in a paternal manner
- he behaves very paternally toward his young bride
- adverb in a paternal manner
- cisterna2/5
cisterna
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
cistern.
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- turnpikes2/5
turnpike
- noun (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
- noun an expressway on which tolls are collected
toll road.
- noun (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
- turnstiles2/5
turnstile
- noun a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
- noun a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
- ungoverned2/5
ungoverned
- adjective satellite not restrained or controlled
uncurbed; unbridled; unchecked.
- unbridled rage
- an unchecked temper
- ungoverned rage
- adjective satellite lacking in discipline or control
undisciplined.
- undisciplined behavior
- ungoverned youth
- adjective satellite not restrained or controlled
- barnstorming2/5
barnstorm
- verb appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper
- verb tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays
- The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month
- verb appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper
- taciturnity2/5
taciturnity
- noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
reticence; reserve.
- noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- cornflower2/5
cornflower
- noun plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
strawflower; Uvularia grandiflora.
- noun an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
bachelor's button; Centaurea cyanus; bluebottle.
- noun plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
- hornbill2/5
hornbill
- noun bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
- noun bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
- cisternae2/5
cisterna
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
cistern.
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cornstalks2/5
cornstalk
- noun the stalk of a corn plant
corn stalk.
- noun the stalk of a corn plant
- pumpernickel2/5
pumpernickel
- noun bread made of coarse rye flour
black bread.
- noun bread made of coarse rye flour
- corncob2/5
corncob
- noun the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
corn cob.
- noun the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
- cornerback2/5
cornerback
- noun a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers
- noun a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers
- vernonia2/5
vernonia
- noun any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue
ironweed.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue
- cornfields2/5
cornfield
- noun a field planted with corn
corn field.
- noun a field planted with corn
- butternut2/5
butternut
- noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
butternut tree; Juglans cinerea; white walnut.
- noun oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
- noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
- verner2/5
verner
- noun Danish philologist (1846-1896)
Karl Adolph Verner.
- noun Danish philologist (1846-1896)
- furnivall2/5
furnivall
- noun English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910)
Frederick James Furnivall.
- noun English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910)
- untarnished2/5
untarnished
- adjective satellite (of reputation) free from blemishes
unsullied; stainless; untainted; unstained.
- his unsullied name
- an untarnished reputation
- adjective satellite (of reputation) free from blemishes
- hornbeam2/5
hornbeam
- noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus
- noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus
- unconcernedly2/5
unconcernedly
- adverb in an unconcerned manner
- war was breaking out in Europe, but she unconcernedly planned for a holiday
- adverb in an unconcerned manner
- dearness2/5
dearness
- noun the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
preciousness; costliness.
- noun the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
- learnedly2/5
learnedly
- adverb with erudition; in an erudite manner
eruditely.
- he talked eruditely about Indian mythology
- adverb with erudition; in an erudite manner
- cornel2/5
cornel
- noun a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
dogwood tree; dogwood.
- noun a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
- westernmost2/5
westernmost
- adjective satellite farthest to the west
westmost.
- adjective satellite farthest to the west
- easternmost2/5
easternmost
- adjective satellite farthest to the east
eastmost.
- adjective satellite farthest to the east
- forlornly2/5
forlornly
- adverb in a forlorn manner
- a single chicken was scratching forlornly in the yard
- adverb in a forlorn manner
- erne2/5
erne
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
grey sea eagle; Haliatus albicilla; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; ern; white-tailed sea eagle.
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
- longhorns2/5
longhorn
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
Texas longhorn.
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
- terns2/5
tern
- noun small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
- noun small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
- hornets2/5
hornet
- noun large stinging paper wasp
- noun large stinging paper wasp
- unturned2/5
unturned
- adjective not turned
- left no stone unturned
- adjective not turned
- ornately2/5
ornately
- adverb in an ornate manner
- the cradle was ornately carved
- adverb in an ornate manner
- unfurnished2/5
unfurnished
- adjective not equipped with what is needed especially furniture
- an unfurnished apartment
- adjective not equipped with what is needed especially furniture
- governmentally2/5
governmentally
- adverb by government
- governmentally determined policy
- adverb by government
- barnaby2/5
barnaby
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- postmodernists2/5
postmodernist
- adjective of or relating to postmodernism
postmodern.
- postmodernist architecture
- adjective of or relating to postmodernism
- darnell2/5
darnel
- noun weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
bearded darnel; cheat; Lolium temulentum; tare.
- noun weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
- myrna2/5
myrna
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- abernathy2/5
abernathy
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- birnbaum2/5
birnbaum
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- verna2/5
verna
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- carne2/5
carne
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- narnia2/5
narnia
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- confraternity2/5
confraternity
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- amarna2/5
amarna
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- gouverneur2/5
gouverneur
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- farnese2/5
farnese
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- midmorning2/5
midmorning
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- cornwell2/5
cornwell
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ernestine
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- herniated2/5
herniated
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- internetwork2/5
internetwork
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- hernan2/5
hernan
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- morningstar2/5
morningstar
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- bournemouth2/5
bournemouth
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- externa2/5
externa
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- modernes2/5
moderne
- adjective satellite of or relating to a popularization of art deco that used bright colors and rectangular shapes
- adjective satellite of or relating to a popularization of art deco that used bright colors and rectangular shapes
- interna2/5
interna
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- cornelis2/5
cornelis
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- hornblower2/5
hornblower
One who, or that which, blows a horn.
- confraternities2/5
confraternities
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- internals2/5
internal
- adjective happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
- internal organs
- internal mechanism of a toy
- internal party maneuvering
- adjective satellite occurring within an institution or community
intragroup.
- intragroup squabbling within the corporation
- adjective happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
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- nongovernment2/5
nongovernment
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- bernays2/5
bernays
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- carnarvon2/5
carnarvon
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- kerner2/5
- earnhardt2/5
earnhardt
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usernames
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- unburned2/5
unburned
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- surnamed2/5
surname
- noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
last name; family name; cognomen.
- noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
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- antigovernment2/5
- killarney2/5
killarney
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- erna2/5
erna
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- jornada2/5
jornada
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- externalism2/5
externalism
The quality of being manifest to the senses; external acts or appearances; regard for externals. This externalism gave Catholicism a great advantage on all sides. E. Eggleston.
- arnot2/5
arnot
The earthnut. Obs.
- tournai2/5
tournai
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- laverne2/5
laverne
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- externalist2/5
externalist
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- hibernian2/5
hibernian
Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish. --n. A native or an inhabitant of Ireland.
- burnley2/5
- paternalist2/5
paternalist
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- livorno2/5
- carnatic2/5
- journalize2/5
journalize
To enter or record in a journal or diary. Johnson.
- bernanke2/5
bernanke
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- cornflakes2/5
cornflakes
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- internat2/5
internat
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- taverna2/5
taverna
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- langhorne2/5
langhorne
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- sarna2/5
sarna
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- turnus2/5
turnus
(Zoöl.) A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of Papilio, ∨ Jasoniades, glaucus . The wings are yellow, margined and barred with black, and with an orange-red spot near the posterior angle of the hind wings. Called alsotiger swallowtail . See Illust. underSwallowtail .
- mearns2/5
mearns
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- tourneur2/5
tourneur
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- internuclear2/5
internuclear
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- californica2/5
californica
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- soekarno2/5
soekarno
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chernomyrdin
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- vernant2/5
vernant
Flourishing, as in spring; vernal. Obs. "Vernant flowers." Milton.
- barnardo2/5
barnardo
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wernher
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- bernese2/5
bernese
Pertaining to the city o canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or to its inhabitants. --n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Bern.
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- ritornello2/5
ritornello
(Mus.) (a) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song. (a) A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.
- interneuron2/5
interneuron
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- herne2/5
herne
A corner. Obs.Lurking in hernes and in lanes blind. Chaucer.
- turney2/5
turney
Tourney. Obs. Chaucer. "In open turney." Spenser. Milton.
- arna2/5
arna
(Zoöl.) The wild buffalo of India ( Bos, or Bubalus, arni ), larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.
- returnee2/5
returnee
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- taverner2/5
taverner
One who keeps a tavern. Chaucer. Camden.
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mornay
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- warningly2/5
warning
- noun a message informing of danger
- a warning that still more bombs could explode
- noun cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
monition; admonition; word of advice.
- a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality
- the warning was to beware of surprises
- his final word of advice was not to play with matches
- noun a message informing of danger
- morne2/5
morn
- noun the time period between dawn and noon
morning time; forenoon; morning.
- I spent the morning running errands
- noun the time period between dawn and noon
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- crna2/5
crna
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unburnt
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- garni2/5
garni
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- modernizers2/5
modernizer
One who modernizes.
- learnable2/5
learnable
Such as can be learned.
- corniche2/5
corniche
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- parnas2/5
parnas
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- governability2/5
governability
Governableness.
- marnier2/5
marnier
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- internus2/5
internus
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- kornberg2/5
kornberg
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carnac
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- governorate2/5
governorate
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bernadine
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chernenko
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smirnoff
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- saturnian2/5
saturnian
(Roman Myth.) Of or pertaining to Saturn, whose age or reign, from the mildness and wisdom of his government, is called the golden age.
- carnet2/5
carnet
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- discarnate2/5
discarnate
Stripped of flesh. Obs. "Discarnate bones." Glanvill.
- bernardine2/5
bernardine
Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks. --n. A Cistercian monk.
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- sheerness2/5
sheerness
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- vernalization2/5
vernalization
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- midwesterners2/5
midwestern
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- a midwestern city
- midwestern accent
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
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bornholm
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californium
- noun a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
atomic number 98; Cf.
- noun a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
- vernix1/5
vernix
- noun a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
vernix caseosa.
- noun a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
- maternalism1/5
maternalism
- noun the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
motherliness; maternity; maternal quality.
- the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children
- noun motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
- noun the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
- externalised1/5
externalise
- verb regard as objective
project; externalize.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalize; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
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interne
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
houseman; intern; medical intern.
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
- externalising1/5
externalise
- verb regard as objective
project; externalize.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalize; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- externalizes1/5
externalize
- verb regard as objective
project; externalise.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- modernizes1/5
modernize
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
overhaul; modernise.
- You should overhaul your car engine
- overhaul the health care system
- verb become technologically advanced
develop; modernise.
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
- westernize1/5
westernize
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernise.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- internationalise1/5
internationalise
- verb put under international control
internationalize.
- internationalize trade of certain drugs
- verb make international in character
internationalize.
- We internationalized the committee
- verb put under international control
- internationalising1/5
internationalise
- verb put under international control
internationalize.
- internationalize trade of certain drugs
- verb make international in character
internationalize.
- We internationalized the committee
- verb put under international control
- externalise1/5
externalise
- verb regard as objective
project; externalize.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalize; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
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bornite
- noun a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits
peacock ore.
- noun a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits
- eternalized1/5
eternalize
- verb make famous forever
immortalize; eternalise; eternize; eternise; immortalise.
- This melody immortalized its composer
- verb make famous forever
- carnallite1/5
carnallite
- noun a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium
- noun a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium
- westernising1/5
westernise
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernize.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- eternalize1/5
eternalize
- verb make famous forever
immortalize; eternalise; eternize; eternise; immortalise.
- This melody immortalized its composer
- verb make famous forever
- externs1/5
extern
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
medical extern.
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
- attorneyship1/5
attorneyship
- noun the position of attorney
- noun the position of attorney
- eternalizing1/5
eternalize
- verb make famous forever
immortalize; eternalise; eternize; eternise; immortalise.
- This melody immortalized its composer
- verb make famous forever
- tourniquets1/5
tourniquet
- noun bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
compression bandage.
- noun bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
- interning1/5
intern
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
houseman; medical intern; interne.
- verb deprive of freedom
- During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
- fornicating1/5
fornicate
- verb have sex without being married
- verb have sex without being married
- externalisation1/5
externalisation
- noun attributing to outside causes
externalization.
- noun embodying in an outward form
externalization; exteriorization; exteriorisation.
- noun attributing to outside causes
- supernumeraries1/5
supernumerary
- noun a person serving no apparent function
- reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries
- noun a minor actor in crowd scenes
spear carrier; extra.
- noun a person serving no apparent function
- slatternly1/5
slatternly
- adjective satellite characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
blowsy; blowzy; sluttish.
- adjective satellite characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
- fornicate1/5
fornicate
- verb have sex without being married
- verb have sex without being married
- sunburns1/5
sunburn
- noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
tan; burn; suntan.
- noun redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
erythema solare.
- noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- thorniest1/5
thorny
- adjective satellite bristling with perplexities
- the thorny question of states' rights
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
barbed; burry; briary; bristly; briery; setaceous; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; setose; bristled.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
- adjective satellite bristling with perplexities
- garnishments1/5
garnishment
- noun a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
- noun a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
- supernaturals1/5
supernatural
- noun supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
occult.
- She doesn't believe in the supernatural
- adjective not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material
- supernatural forces and occurrences and beings
- noun supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
- capricorns1/5
capricorn
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
Goat.
- noun a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius
Capricornus.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
- cairngorms1/5
cairngorm
- noun a smoky yellow or brown quartz
smoky quartz.
- noun a smoky yellow or brown quartz
- subornation1/5
subornation
- noun underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful
- noun perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give
- noun underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful
- cairngorm1/5
cairngorm
- noun a smoky yellow or brown quartz
smoky quartz.
- noun a smoky yellow or brown quartz
- reincarnating1/5
reincarnate
- verb be born anew in another body after death
transmigrate.
- Hindus believe that we transmigrate
- verb cause to appear in a new form
renew.
- the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market
- verb be born anew in another body after death
- ornamentations1/5
ornamentation
- noun the state of being ornamented
- noun something used to beautify
decoration; ornament.
- noun the state of being ornamented
- thornier1/5
thorny
- adjective satellite bristling with perplexities
- the thorny question of states' rights
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
barbed; burry; briary; bristly; briery; setaceous; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; setose; bristled.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
- adjective satellite bristling with perplexities
- turnkeys1/5
turnkey
- noun someone who guards prisoners
screw; jailor; jailer; prison guard; gaoler.
- noun someone who guards prisoners
- suborning1/5
suborn
- verb incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
- He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife
- verb procure (false testimony or perjury)
- verb incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
- burnable1/5
burnable
- adjective satellite capable of burning
ignitible; ignitable.
- adjective satellite capable of burning
- cornucopias1/5
cornucopia
- noun a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
horn of plenty.
- noun the property of being extremely abundant
profusion; profuseness; richness.
- the profusion of detail
- the idiomatic richness of English
- noun a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
- dehorning1/5
dehorn
- verb prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
- verb take the horns off (an animal)
- verb prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
- hornfels1/5
hornfels
- noun a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
hornstone.
- noun a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
- southernness1/5
southernness
- noun the property of being to the south
- noun the property of being to the south
- fornicated1/5
fornicate
- verb have sex without being married
- verb have sex without being married
- turnoffs1/5
turnoff
- noun something causing antagonism or loss of interest
negative stimulation.
- noun a side road where you can turn off
- I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way
- noun something causing antagonism or loss of interest
- reincarnates1/5
reincarnate
- verb be born anew in another body after death
transmigrate.
- Hindus believe that we transmigrate
- verb cause to appear in a new form
renew.
- the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market
- verb be born anew in another body after death
- hypernym1/5
hypernym
- noun a word that is more generic than a given word
superordinate; superordinate word.
- noun a word that is more generic than a given word
- incarnadine1/5
incarnadine
- verb make flesh-colored
- verb make flesh-colored
- internments1/5
internment
- noun confinement during wartime
- noun the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
imprisonment.
- noun confinement during wartime
- hornlike1/5
hornlike
- adjective satellite made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
corneous; horny.
- adjective satellite made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
- disincarnate1/5
disincarnate
- verb make immaterial; remove the real essence of
- verb make immaterial; remove the real essence of
- maternities1/5
maternity
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
pregnancy; gestation.
- noun the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
motherhood.
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
- ornithopter1/5
ornithopter
- noun heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
orthopter.
- noun heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
- externalizations1/5
externalization
- noun attributing to outside causes
externalisation.
- noun embodying in an outward form
exteriorization; exteriorisation; externalisation.
- noun attributing to outside causes
- maternalistic1/5
maternalistic
- adjective satellite showing maternal instincts
- adjective satellite showing maternal instincts
- modernisations1/5
modernisation
- noun making modern in appearance or behavior
modernization.
- the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process
- noun making modern in appearance or behavior
- hypernyms1/5
hypernym
- noun a word that is more generic than a given word
superordinate; superordinate word.
- noun a word that is more generic than a given word
- northernness1/5
northernness
- noun the property of being to the north
- noun the property of being to the north
- hornier1/5
horny
- adjective satellite feeling great sexual desire
turned on; randy; ruttish; steamy; aroused.
- feeling horny
- adjective satellite having horns or hornlike projections
- horny coral
- horny (or horned) frog
- adjective satellite feeling great sexual desire
- corneous1/5
corneous
- adjective satellite made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
horny; hornlike.
- adjective satellite made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
- turnabouts1/5
turnabout
- noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision
turnaround; flip-flop; change of mind; reversal.
- noun turning in the opposite direction
reversion; turnaround; reverse; reversal.
- noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision
- pornos1/5
porno
- noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
pornography; erotica; smut; porn.
- noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
- dehorned1/5
dehorn
- verb prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
- verb take the horns off (an animal)
- verb prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
- vernation1/5
vernation
- noun (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens
- noun (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens
- paternities1/5
paternity
- noun the state of being a father
- tests were conducted to determine paternity
- noun the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
fatherhood.
- noun the state of being a father
- hornstone1/5
hornstone
- noun a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
hornfels.
- noun a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
- carnelians1/5
carnelian
- noun a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
cornelian.
- noun a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
- cornelians1/5
cornelian
- noun a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
carnelian.
- noun a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
- internalising1/5
internalise
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
internalize; interiorize; interiorise.
- internalize a belief
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
- modernisms1/5
modernism
- noun genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
- noun the quality of being current or of the present
contemporaneity; modernity; contemporaneousness; modernness.
- a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village
- noun genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
- pornographer1/5
pornographer
- noun someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores
porn merchant.
- noun someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores
- kernicterus1/5
kernicterus
- noun an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
- noun an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
- internality1/5
internality
- noun preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
inwardness.
- Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch
- noun preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
- fornicators1/5
fornicator
- noun someone who commits adultery or fornication
adulterer.
- noun someone who commits adultery or fornication
- adjournments1/5
adjournment
- noun the termination of a meeting
dissolution.
- noun the act of postponing to another time or place
- noun the termination of a meeting
- moderner1/5
modern
- noun a contemporary person
- noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Bodoni font; modern font; Bodoni.
- noun a contemporary person
- adjourns1/5
adjourn
- verb close at the end of a session
recess; break up.
- The court adjourned
- verb break from a meeting or gathering
retire; withdraw.
- We adjourned for lunch
- The men retired to the library
- verb close at the end of a session
- supernovas1/5
supernova
- noun a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process
- noun a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process
- fornicator1/5
fornicator
- noun someone who commits adultery or fornication
adulterer.
- noun someone who commits adultery or fornication
- fraternized1/5
fraternize
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternise.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- turncoats1/5
turncoat
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
ratter; renegade; deserter; recreant; apostate.
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- tarnishes1/5
tarnish
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
sully; stain; maculate; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- cornua1/5
cornu
- noun (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
- noun (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
- bearnaise1/5
bearnaise
- noun a sauce like hollandaise but made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice
- noun a sauce like hollandaise but made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice
- coturnix1/5
coturnix
- noun Old World quail
genus Coturnix.
- noun Old World quail
- sturnus1/5
sturnus
- noun type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings
genus Sturnus.
- noun type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings
- upturns1/5
upturn
- noun an upward movement or trend as in business activity
- noun an upward movement or trend as in business activity
- eichhornia1/5
eichhornia
- noun water hyacinth; water orchid
genus Eichhornia.
- noun water hyacinth; water orchid
- afterburners1/5
afterburner
- noun a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust
- noun a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust
- hibernates1/5
hibernate
- verb sleep during winter
hole up.
- Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
- verb be in an inactive or dormant state
- verb sleep during winter
- patternings1/5
pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
shape; form.
- the composition presents problems for students of musical form
- a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
practice.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
- infernos1/5
inferno
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
the pits; hellhole; snake pit; hell on earth; hell.
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
- noun a very intense and uncontrolled fire
conflagration.
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
- fornications1/5
fornication
- noun voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
- noun extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
criminal conversation; adultery.
- adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce
- noun voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
- tourneys1/5
tourney
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
tournament.
- verb engage in a tourney
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
- saturnia1/5
saturnia
- noun type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
genus Saturnia.
- noun type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
- leatherneck1/5
leatherneck
- noun a member of the United States Marine Corps
shipboard soldier; devil dog; Marine.
- noun a member of the United States Marine Corps
- juggernauts1/5
juggernaut
- noun a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
steamroller.
- noun an avatar of Vishnu
Jagannath; Jagannatha; Jagganath.
- noun a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
- hibernated1/5
hibernate
- verb sleep during winter
hole up.
- Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
- verb be in an inactive or dormant state
- verb sleep during winter
- leathernecks1/5
leatherneck
- noun a member of the United States Marine Corps
shipboard soldier; devil dog; Marine.
- noun a member of the United States Marine Corps
- internalizations1/5
internalization
- noun learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
internalisation; incorporation.
- noun learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
- cornsilk1/5
cornsilk
- noun each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn
corn silk.
- noun each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn
- barnstormers1/5
barnstormer
- noun an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
playactor; play-actor; trouper.
- noun a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
stunt flier; stunt pilot.
- noun an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
- darnedest1/5
darned
- verb repair by sewing
darn.
- darn socks
- adjective satellite expletives used informally as intensifiers
goddamned; goddam; goddamn; blessed; blamed; blame; infernal; damn; deuced; damned; blasted.
- he's a blasted idiot
- it's a blamed shame
- a blame cold winter
- not a blessed dime
- I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
- he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
- a deuced idiot
- an infernal nuisance
- verb repair by sewing
- cornhuskers1/5
cornhusker
- noun a worker who husks corn
- noun a native or resident of Nebraska
Nebraskan.
- noun a worker who husks corn
- barnstormer1/5
barnstormer
- noun an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
playactor; play-actor; trouper.
- noun a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
stunt flier; stunt pilot.
- noun an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
- quaternity1/5
quaternity
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- fraternise1/5
fraternise
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternize.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- ornamentally1/5
ornamentally
- adverb in an ornamental, nonfunctional manner
- adverb in an ornamental, nonfunctional manner
- cornhusker1/5
cornhusker
- noun a worker who husks corn
- noun a native or resident of Nebraska
Nebraskan.
- noun a worker who husks corn
- ornithorhynchus1/5
ornithorhynchus
(Zoöl.) See Duck mole , underDuck .
- internalises1/5
internalise
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
internalize; interiorize; interiorise.
- internalize a belief
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
- fraternising1/5
fraternise
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternize.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- darns1/5
darn
- noun something of little value
tinker's dam; tinker's damn; red cent; hoot; damn; shucks; shit.
- his promise is not worth a damn
- not worth one red cent
- not worth shucks
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
mend; patch.
- her stockings had several mends
- noun something of little value
- corniced1/5
cornice
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
valance board; pelmet; valance.
- noun a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
- ornamentalism1/5
ornamentalism
- noun the practice of ornamental display
- noun the practice of ornamental display
- tendernesses1/5
tenderness
- noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- noun a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
soreness; rawness.
- the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
- after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
- noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- fraternised1/5
fraternise
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternize.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- sphyrna1/5
sphyrna
- noun type genus of the Sphyrnidae
genus Sphyrna.
- noun type genus of the Sphyrnidae
- ornithischia1/5
ornithischia
- noun extinct terrestrial reptiles having bird-like pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); boneheaded and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods)
order Ornithischia.
- noun extinct terrestrial reptiles having bird-like pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); boneheaded and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods)
- eburnation1/5
eburnation
- noun a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory
- noun a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory
- turnery1/5
turnery
- noun workshop where objects are made on a lathe
- noun products made on a lathe
- noun workshop where objects are made on a lathe
- mournings1/5
mourning
- noun state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
bereavement.
- noun the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
lamentation.
- noun state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
- patternmaker1/5
patternmaker
- noun someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)
- noun someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)
- saturniidae1/5
saturniidae
- noun important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
family Saturniidae.
- noun important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
- unlearnt1/5
unlearn
- verb try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
- verb discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
- verb try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
- caverned1/5
cavern
- noun any large dark enclosed space
- his eyes were dark caverns
- noun a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
- noun any large dark enclosed space
- cybernation1/5
cybernation
- noun the control of processes by computer
computerization.
- noun the control of processes by computer
- kinosternon1/5
kinosternon
- noun type genus of the Kinosternidae
genus Kinosternon.
- noun type genus of the Kinosternidae
- tadorna1/5
tadorna
- noun sheldrakes
genus Tadorna.
- noun sheldrakes
- carnages1/5
carnage
- noun the savage and excessive killing of many people
butchery; massacre; mass murder; slaughter.
- noun the savage and excessive killing of many people
- arng1/5
arng
- noun a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies
Army National Guard.
- noun a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies
- journeyers1/5
journeyer
- noun a traveler going on a trip
wayfarer.
- noun a traveler going on a trip
- pernis1/5
pernis
- noun a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts
genus Pernis.
- noun a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts
- dinornis1/5
dinornis
(Paleon.) A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa .Written also Deinornis .
- kerned1/5
kern
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
Jerome Kern; Jerome David Kern.
- noun the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
- patternmakers1/5
patternmaker
- noun someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)
- noun someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)
- bitternesses1/5
bitterness
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
gall; rancour; rancor; resentment.
- noun a rough and bitter manner
acrimony; tartness; acerbity; thorniness; jaundice.
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- kernes1/5
kern
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
Jerome Kern; Jerome David Kern.
- noun the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
- byrnie1/5
byrnie
- noun a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
hauberk.
- noun a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
- tabernaemontana1/5
tabernaemontana
- noun evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap
genus Tabernaemontana.
- noun evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap
- journeyer1/5
journeyer
- noun a traveler going on a trip
wayfarer.
- noun a traveler going on a trip
- tourneying1/5
tourney
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
tournament.
- verb engage in a tourney
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
- ternaries1/5
ternary
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; tierce; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.
- adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
treble; triple; triplex.
- a ternary operation
- a treble row of red beads
- overcrowding made triple sessions necessary
- triple time has three beats per measure
- triplex windows
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- carnotite1/5
carnotite
- noun a yellow radioactive mineral; an ore of uranium and radium and vanadium
- noun a yellow radioactive mineral; an ore of uranium and radium and vanadium
- sturnella1/5
sturnella
- noun a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks
genus Sturnella.
- noun a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks
- klaverns1/5
- governances1/5
governance
- noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
governing body; organisation; administration; organization; brass; establishment.
- he claims that the present administration is corrupt
- the governance of an association is responsible to its members
- he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
- noun the act of governing; exercising authority
administration; government activity; governing; government.
- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government
- noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- quaternaries1/5
quaternary
- noun last 2 million years
Quaternary period; Age of Man.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quartet; 4.
- noun last 2 million years
- governessing1/5
govern
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb direct or strongly influence the behavior of
- His belief in God governs his conduct
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- photojournalists1/5
photojournalist
- noun a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs
- noun a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs
- darner1/5
darner
- noun a person who mends by darning
- noun a person who mends by darning
- forborne1/5
forbear
- noun a person from whom you are descended
forebear.
- verb refrain from doing
hold back.
- she forbore a snicker
- noun a person from whom you are descended
- hawthorns1/5
hawthorn
- noun a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
haw.
- noun a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
- unharnessed1/5
unharness
- verb remove the harness from
- unharness a horse
- verb remove the harness from
- querns1/5
quern
- noun a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
- noun a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
- greenhorns1/5
greenhorn
- noun an awkward and inexperienced youth
rookie; cub.
- noun an awkward and inexperienced youth
- relearned1/5
relearn
- verb learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
- After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs
- verb learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
- governable1/5
governable
- adjective satellite capable of being controlled
controllable.
- adjective satellite capable of being controlled
- internets1/5
internet
- noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
cyberspace; net.
- noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- fornax1/5
fornax
- noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix
- noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix
- bornean1/5
bornean
- noun a native or inhabitant of Borneo
- noun a native or inhabitant of Borneo
- firstborns1/5
firstborn
- noun the offspring who came first in the order of birth
eldest.
- adjective satellite first in order of birth
eldest.
- the firstborn child
- noun the offspring who came first in the order of birth
- carnauba1/5
carnauba
- noun hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
carnauba wax.
- noun Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
wax palm; Copernicia prunifera; Copernicia cerifera; carnauba palm.
- noun hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
- guarneri1/5
guarneri
- noun Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
Guiseppe Guarneri; Guarnerius; Guarnieri.
- noun founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)
Andrea Guarneri; Guarnerius; Guarnieri.
- noun Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
- fornices1/5
fornix
- noun generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
- noun an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies
trigonum cerebrale.
- noun generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
- scorner1/5
scorner
- noun a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
sneerer.
- noun a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
- morns1/5
morn
- noun the time period between dawn and noon
morning time; forenoon; morning.
- I spent the morning running errands
- noun the time period between dawn and noon
- cornetist1/5
cornetist
- noun a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
trumpeter.
- noun a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
- cornishman1/5
cornishman
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- salicornia1/5
salicornia
- noun glassworts
genus Salicornia.
- noun glassworts
- shoehorned1/5
shoehorn
- noun a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
- verb fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
- noun a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
- perniciously1/5
perniciously
- adverb in a harmfully insidious manner
insidiously.
- these drugs act insidiously
- adverb in a noxiously baneful way
banefully.
- this banefully poisoned climate
- adverb in a harmfully insidious manner
- forlornness1/5
forlornness
- noun sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
loneliness; desolation.
- noun sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
- doornail1/5
doornail
- noun a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
- noun a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
- poorness1/5
poorness
- noun the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
poverty; impoverishment.
- noun less than adequate
- the relative poorness of New England farmland
- noun the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
- pasterns1/5
pastern
- noun the part between the fetlock and the hoof
fetter bone.
- noun the part between the fetlock and the hoof
- foghorns1/5
foghorn
- noun a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
fogsignal.
- noun a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
- noun a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
- picornaviruses1/5
picornavirus
- noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
- noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
- capricornus1/5
capricornus
- noun a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius
Capricorn.
- noun a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- picornavirus1/5
picornavirus
- noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
- noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
- turnbuckle1/5
turnbuckle
- noun an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
- noun an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
- mournfulness1/5
mournfulness
- noun a state of gloomy sorrow
ruthfulness; sorrowfulness.
- noun a state of gloomy sorrow
- pronghorns1/5
pronghorn
- noun fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
Antilocapra americana; prongbuck; pronghorn antelope; American antelope.
- noun fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
- somberness1/5
somberness
- noun a state of partial or total darkness
gloom; sombreness.
- he struck a match to dispel the gloom
- noun a feeling of melancholy apprehension
gloom; gloominess; sombreness.
- noun a state of partial or total darkness
- refurnished1/5
refurnish
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- We refurnished the living room
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- bighorns1/5
bighorn
- noun a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
Bighorn River.
- noun wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
Ovis canadensis; cimarron; Rocky Mountain bighorn; Rocky Mountain sheep; bighorn sheep.
- noun a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
- journalistically1/5
journalistically
- adverb by journalists
- he is being journalistically crucified in his own country
- adverb by journalists
- barnburners1/5
barnburner
- noun someone who burns down a barn
- noun an impressively successful event
- the rock concert was a real barnburner
- noun someone who burns down a barn
- cornishmen1/5
cornishman
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- journalese1/5
journalese
- noun the style in which newspapers are written
- noun the style in which newspapers are written
- fraternisation1/5
fraternisation
- noun associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
fraternization.
- noun associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
- notturno1/5
notturno
- noun a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
nocturne.
- noun a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
- dirndl1/5
dirndl
- noun a full skirt with a gathered waistband
- noun a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt
- noun a full skirt with a gathered waistband
- learnedness1/5
learnedness
- noun profound scholarly knowledge
eruditeness; encyclopaedism; learning; erudition; encyclopedism; scholarship.
- noun profound scholarly knowledge
- verniers1/5
vernier
- noun French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
Paul Vernier.
- noun a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
vernier scale.
- noun French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
- misgoverned1/5
misgovern
- verb govern badly
- verb govern badly
- furnitures1/5
furniture
- noun furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
piece of furniture; article of furniture.
- they had too much furniture for the small apartment
- there was only one piece of furniture in the room
- noun furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
- scorners1/5
scorner
- noun a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
sneerer.
- noun a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
- cornhusk1/5
cornhusk
- noun the husk of an ear of corn
- noun the husk of an ear of corn
- hornpipes1/5
hornpipe
- noun a British solo dance performed by sailors
- noun music for dancing the hornpipe
- noun a British solo dance performed by sailors
- horniness1/5
horniness
- noun a state of sexual arousal
hotness; hot pants.
- noun a state of sexual arousal
- turnbuckles1/5
turnbuckle
- noun an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
- noun an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
- unharness1/5
unharness
- verb remove the harness from
- unharness a horse
- verb remove the harness from
- rubbernecking1/5
rubberneck
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
tripper; excursionist; sightseer.
- noun a person who stares inquisitively
rubbernecker.
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
- cornhusks1/5
cornhusk
- noun the husk of an ear of corn
- noun the husk of an ear of corn
- laburnums1/5
laburnum
- noun flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous
genus Laburnum.
- noun flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous
- ornateness1/5
ornateness
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; grandiloquence; rhetoric; magniloquence.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
- noun an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
elaborateness.
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
- discernments1/5
discernment
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; savvy; understanding.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
taste; appreciation; perceptiveness.
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- bourns1/5
bourn
- noun an archaic term for a boundary
bourne.
- noun an archaic term for a goal or destination
bourne.
- noun an archaic term for a boundary
- viburnums1/5
viburnum
- noun deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree
genus Viburnum.
- noun deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree
- bournes1/5
bourne
- noun an archaic term for a boundary
bourn.
- noun an archaic term for a goal or destination
bourn.
- noun an archaic term for a boundary
- refurnishing1/5
refurnish
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- We refurnished the living room
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- perniciousness1/5
perniciousness
- noun grave harmfulness or deadliness
toxicity.
- noun grave harmfulness or deadliness
- ornithogalum1/5
ornithogalum
- noun sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
genus Ornithogalum.
- noun sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
- internationalisms1/5
internationalism
- noun the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences
- noun quality of being international in scope
internationality.
- he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology
- noun the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences
- herniae1/5
hernia
- noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
herniation.
- noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
- rubberneck1/5
rubberneck
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
tripper; excursionist; sightseer.
- noun a person who stares inquisitively
rubbernecker.
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
- alternanthera1/5
alternanthera
- noun genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
genus Alternanthera.
- noun genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
- parnaiba1/5
parnaiba
- noun a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean
Parnahiba.
- noun a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean
- refurnish1/5
refurnish
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- We refurnished the living room
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- guarnerius1/5
guarnerius
- noun Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
Guiseppe Guarneri; Guarneri; Guarnieri.
- noun founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)
Andrea Guarneri; Guarneri; Guarnieri.
- noun Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
- barnburner1/5
barnburner
- noun someone who burns down a barn
- noun an impressively successful event
- the rock concert was a real barnburner
- noun someone who burns down a barn
- modernness1/5
modernness
- noun the quality of being current or of the present
contemporaneity; modernity; contemporaneousness; modernism.
- a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village
- noun the quality of being current or of the present
- unharnessing1/5
unharness
- verb remove the harness from
- unharness a horse
- verb remove the harness from
- rubberneckers1/5
rubbernecker
- noun a person who stares inquisitively
rubberneck.
- noun a person who stares inquisitively
- burnsides1/5
burnside
- noun United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
A. E. Burnside; Ambrose Everett Burnside.
- noun facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
side-whiskers; sideburn; mutton chop.
- noun United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
- unburnished1/5
unburnished
- adjective satellite of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction
- adjective satellite of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction
- barndoor1/5
barndoor
- noun an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas
- noun an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas
- shoehorning1/5
shoehorn
- noun a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
- verb fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
- noun a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
- burnishes1/5
burnish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; polish; gloss.
- verb polish and make shiny
furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- darners1/5
darner
- noun a person who mends by darning
- noun a person who mends by darning
- carnegiea1/5
carnegiea
- noun caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro
genus Carnegiea.
- noun caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro
- cornaceae1/5
cornaceae
- noun a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia
family Cornaceae; dogwood family.
- noun a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia
- internuncio1/5
internuncio
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio
- unmodernized1/5
unmodernized
- adjective satellite not brought up to date
unmodernised.
- adjective satellite not brought up to date
- borneans1/5
- outturns1/5
outturn
- noun what is produced in a given time period
output; turnout.
- noun what is produced in a given time period
- dirndls1/5
dirndl
- noun a full skirt with a gathered waistband
- noun a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt
- noun a full skirt with a gathered waistband
- turndowns1/5
turndown
- noun the act of refusing an offer
nonacceptance.
- the turndown was polite but very firm
- noun the act of refusing an offer
- sauternes1/5
sauterne
- noun semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California
Sauternes.
- noun semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California
- darnel1/5
darnel
- noun weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
bearded darnel; cheat; Lolium temulentum; tare.
- noun weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
- cornstalk1/5
cornstalk
- noun the stalk of a corn plant
corn stalk.
- noun the stalk of a corn plant
- hornbills1/5
hornbill
- noun bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
- noun bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
- cornflowers1/5
cornflower
- noun plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
strawflower; Uvularia grandiflora.
- noun an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
bachelor's button; Centaurea cyanus; bluebottle.
- noun plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
- gurneys1/5
gurney
- noun a metal stretcher with wheels
- noun a metal stretcher with wheels
- corncobs1/5
corncob
- noun the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
corn cob.
- noun the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
- undiscerning1/5
undiscerning
- adjective lacking discernment
- adjective lacking discernment
- unornamented1/5
unornamented
- adjective satellite lacking embellishment or ornamentation
spare; plain; bare; unembellished.
- a plain hair style
- unembellished white walls
- functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
- adjective satellite lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- tornillo1/5
tornillo
- noun shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
screwbean; Prosopis pubescens; screw bean; screwbean mesquite.
- noun shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
- hairnet1/5
hairnet
- noun a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
- noun a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
- sternpost1/5
sternpost
- noun (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel
- noun (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel
- burnup1/5
burnup
- noun a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road
- noun the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
- noun a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road
- internationality1/5
internationality
- noun quality of being international in scope
internationalism.
- he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology
- noun quality of being international in scope
- sempiternal1/5
sempiternal
- adjective satellite having no known beginning and presumably no end
endless; dateless.
- the dateless rise and fall of the tides
- time is endless
- sempiternal truth
- adjective satellite having no known beginning and presumably no end
- supernaturalist1/5
supernaturalist
- adjective of or relating to supernaturalism
supernaturalistic.
- supernaturalist beliefs
- adjective of or relating to supernaturalism
- cabernets1/5
cabernet
- noun superior Bordeaux type of red wine
Cabernet Sauvignon.
- noun superior Bordeaux type of red wine
- leghorns1/5
leghorn
- noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
Panama hat; skimmer; Panama; sailor; boater; straw hat.
- noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- meagerness1/5
meagerness
- noun the quality of being meager
scantiness; leanness; exiguity; meagreness; scantness; poorness.
- an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
- noun the quality of being meager
- burnous1/5
burnous
- noun a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
burnouse; burnoose.
- noun a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
- supernaturalistic1/5
supernaturalistic
- adjective of or relating to supernaturalism
supernaturalist.
- supernaturalist beliefs
- adjective of or relating to supernaturalism
- sauterne1/5
sauterne
A white wine made in the district of sauterne, France.
- paternosters1/5
paternoster
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
- noun a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
- yarning1/5
yarn
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
recital; narration.
- his narration was hesitant
- noun a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
thread.
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- ethernets1/5
ethernet
- noun a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second
- noun a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second
- tournedos1/5
tournedos
- noun thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin
- noun thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin
- hornworts1/5
hornwort
- noun any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
- noun liverworts with slender hornlike capsules
- noun any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
- barnyards1/5
barnyard
- noun a yard adjoining a barn
- noun a yard adjoining a barn
- barnstormed1/5
barnstorm
- verb appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper
- verb tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays
- The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month
- verb appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper
- forewarns1/5
forewarn
- verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
previse.
- I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house
- verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
- burnoose1/5
burnoose
- noun a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
burnouse; burnous.
- noun a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
- sternwheeler1/5
sternwheeler
- noun a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
- noun a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
- turnverein1/5
turnverein
- noun a club of tumblers or gymnasts
- noun a club of tumblers or gymnasts
- carnassial1/5
carnassial
- adjective satellite (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh
- the carnassial teeth of carnivores
- adjective satellite (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh
- hairnets1/5
hairnet
- noun a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
- noun a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
- cornier1/5
corny
- adjective satellite dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
bromidic; platitudinous; platitudinal.
- bromidic sermons
- adjective satellite dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
- forewarnings1/5
forewarning
- noun an early warning about a future event
premonition.
- verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
forewarn; previse.
- I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house
- noun an early warning about a future event
- cornerbacks1/5
cornerback
- noun a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers
- noun a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers
- wyverns1/5
wyvern
- noun a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs
wivern.
- noun a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs
- properness1/5
properness
- noun correct or appropriate behavior
propriety; correctitude.
- noun correct or appropriate behavior
- farness1/5
farness
- noun the property of being remote
farawayness; remoteness.
- noun the property of being remote
- heartburnings1/5
heartburning
- noun intense resentment
- his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals
- noun intense resentment
- guernseys1/5
guernsey
- noun a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
island of Guernsey.
- noun breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
- noun a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
- posterns1/5
postern
- noun a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
- noun a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
- hornwort1/5
hornwort
- noun any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
- noun liverworts with slender hornlike capsules
- noun any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
- barnstorm1/5
barnstorm
- verb appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper
- verb tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays
- The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month
- verb appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper
- ornithosis1/5
ornithosis
- noun an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
psittacosis; parrot fever.
- noun an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
- yarned1/5
yarn
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
recital; narration.
- his narration was hesitant
- noun a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
thread.
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- windburned1/5
windburned
- adjective satellite suffering from windburn
windburnt.
- adjective satellite suffering from windburn
- heartburning1/5
heartburning
- noun intense resentment
- his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals
- noun intense resentment
- consternated1/5
consternate
- verb fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion
- After the terrorist attack, people look consternated
- verb fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion
- burnouses1/5
burnous
- noun a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
burnouse; burnoose.
- noun a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
- hornbook1/5
hornbook
- noun a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
- noun a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
- hohenzollerns1/5
hohenzollern
- noun a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia
- noun a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia
- infernally1/5
infernally
- adverb extremely
hellishly.
- infernally clever
- hellishly dangerous
- adverb extremely
- ferny1/5
ferny
- adjective abounding in or covered with ferns
ferned.
- the ferny undergrowth
- adjective satellite resembling ferns especially in leaf shape
fernlike.
- the ferny shadows of locust leaves
- adjective abounding in or covered with ferns
- midwesterner1/5
midwestern
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- a midwestern city
- midwestern accent
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- corncrib1/5
corncrib
- noun a crib for storing and drying ears of corn
- noun a crib for storing and drying ears of corn
- butternuts1/5
butternut
- noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
butternut tree; Juglans cinerea; white walnut.
- noun oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
- noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
- bullhorns1/5
bullhorn
- noun a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier
loud-hailer; loud hailer.
- noun a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier
- southernwood1/5
southernwood
- noun shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer
Artemisia abrotanum.
- noun shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer
- northerns1/5
northern
- noun a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
- adjective in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- Northern liberals
- northern industry
- northern cities
- noun a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
- pernio1/5
pernio
- noun inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
chilblain; chilblains.
- noun inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
- fernlike1/5
fernlike
- adjective satellite resembling ferns especially in leaf shape
ferny.
- the ferny shadows of locust leaves
- adjective satellite resembling ferns especially in leaf shape
- tricorne1/5
tricorne
- noun cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points
tricorn.
- noun cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points
- nocturnally1/5
nocturnally
- adverb at night
- nocturnally active bird
- adverb at night
- overnighter1/5
overnighter
- noun a guest who stays overnight
- noun a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight
overnight case; overnight bag.
- noun a guest who stays overnight
- scuppernong1/5
scuppernong
- noun amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States
- noun amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States
- pernickety1/5
pernickety
- adjective satellite characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
persnickety.
- a persnickety job
- a persnickety school teacher
- adjective satellite characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
- hornbooks1/5
hornbook
- noun a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
- noun a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
- postmodernisms1/5
postmodernism
- noun genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism
- noun genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism
- ornithischians1/5
ornithischian
- noun herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
ornithischian dinosaur.
- noun herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
- turnspit1/5
turnspit
- noun a roasting spit that can be turned
- noun a roasting spit that can be turned
- overnighters1/5
overnighter
- noun a guest who stays overnight
- noun a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight
overnight case; overnight bag.
- noun a guest who stays overnight
- ornithischian1/5
ornithischian
- noun herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
ornithischian dinosaur.
- noun herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
- cornpone1/5
cornpone
- noun cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)
pone.
- noun cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)
- orneriness1/5
orneriness
- noun meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
cussedness.
- noun meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
- hornbeams1/5
hornbeam
- noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus
- noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus
- corncribs1/5
corncrib
- noun a crib for storing and drying ears of corn
- noun a crib for storing and drying ears of corn
- parnassia1/5
parnassia
- noun any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
grass-of-Parnassus.
- noun any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
- fraternally1/5
fraternally
- adverb in a brotherly manner
- adverb in a brotherly manner
- bitterns1/5
bittern
- noun relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
- noun relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
- ernes1/5
erne
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
grey sea eagle; Haliatus albicilla; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; ern; white-tailed sea eagle.
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
- bicornuate1/5
bicornuate
- adjective satellite having two horns or horn-shaped parts
bicornate; bicornuous; bicorned; bicorn.
- a bicornuate uterus
- adjective satellite having two horns or horn-shaped parts
- gurnard1/5
gurnard
- noun bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
- noun bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
- lecterns1/5
lectern
- noun desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
reading desk.
- noun desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
- shorthorns1/5
shorthorn
- noun English breed of short-horned cattle
Durham.
- noun English breed of short-horned cattle
- ornithopods1/5
ornithopod
- noun bipedal herbivorous dinosaur
ornithopod dinosaur.
- noun bipedal herbivorous dinosaur
- erns1/5
ern
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
erne; grey sea eagle; Haliatus albicilla; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; white-tailed sea eagle.
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
- ornithopod1/5
ornithopod
- noun bipedal herbivorous dinosaur
ornithopod dinosaur.
- noun bipedal herbivorous dinosaur
- notornis1/5
notornis
- noun flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
Notornis mantelli; takahe.
- noun flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
- gurnards1/5
gurnard
- noun bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
- noun bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
- turnstone1/5
turnstone
- noun migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
- noun migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
- corncrake1/5
corncrake
- noun common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
Crex crex; land rail.
- noun common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
- turnstones1/5
turnstone
- noun migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
- noun migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
- corncrakes1/5
corncrake
- noun common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
Crex crex; land rail.
- noun common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
- bitternut1/5
bitternut
- noun hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
Carya cordiformis; bitter hickory; bitter pignut; bitternut hickory; swamp hickory.
- noun hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
- hornless1/5
hornless
- adjective having no horns
- hornless cattle
- adjective having no horns
- thornless1/5
thornless
- adjective satellite lacking thorns
spineless.
- adjective satellite lacking thorns
- unpatterned1/5
unpatterned
- adjective lacking patterns especially in color
plain.
- adjective lacking patterns especially in color
- yearningly1/5
yearningly
- adverb in a yearning manner
longingly.
- he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'
- adverb in a yearning manner
- unmourned1/5
unmourned
- adjective not grieved for; causing no mourning
unlamented.
- interred in an unlamented grave
- adjective not grieved for; causing no mourning
- nonreturnable1/5
nonreturnable
- adjective that may not be returned
- nonreturnable bottles cannot be exchanged for a deposit
- sale merchandise is nonreturnable
- adjective that may not be returned
- concernedly1/5
concernedly
- adverb in a manner showing concern
- `Are you all right,' he asked concernedly
- adverb in a manner showing concern
- spaceborne1/5
- tournay1/5
- cornett1/5
cornett
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- corno1/5
corno
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- cerned1/5
cerned
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- journalizing1/5
journalize
To enter or record in a journal or diary. Johnson.
- externe1/5
extern
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
medical extern.
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
- maternalist1/5
maternalist
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- durning1/5
durning
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- alderney1/5
alderney
One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called Jersey cattle. See Jersey ,3 .
- suprasternal1/5
suprasternal
(Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the sternum.
- returner1/5
returner
One who returns.
- piperno1/5
- sterno1/5
sterno
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- ornatus1/5
ornatus
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- wornout1/5
wornout
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- indiscernibility1/5
- copernicanism1/5
- orna1/5
orna
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- tavernas1/5
- internetworks1/5
- burnie1/5
burnie
A small brook. Scot. Burns.
- hernani1/5
hernani
A thin silk or woolen goods, for women's dresses, woven in various styles and colors.
- hibernians1/5
hibernian
Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish. --n. A native or an inhabitant of Ireland.
- eternality1/5
- californio1/5
californio
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- discernibly1/5
discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
discernable.
- things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
- the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations
- the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles
- adjective satellite capable of being perceived clearly
- an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
- governorates1/5
- sternomastoid1/5
sternomastoid
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process.
- tournant1/5
- antimodernism1/5
- carnie1/5
carnie
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- internodal1/5
internodal
Of or pertaining to internodes; intervening between nodes or joints.
- carnosine1/5
- terni1/5
terni
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- herniorrhaphy1/5
- cornrows1/5
cornrows
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- externus1/5
externus
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- carnets1/5
- tarnation1/5
- berna1/5
berna
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- externship1/5
externship
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- mourne1/5
mourn
- verb feel sadness
- She is mourning her dead child
- verb observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
- verb feel sadness
- barneys1/5
barneys
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- gerner1/5
- cornified1/5
cornified
(Anat.) Converted into horn; horny.
- torney1/5
torney
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- overlearning1/5
- chernozem1/5
chernozem
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- cerne1/5
cerne
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- californicus1/5
californicus
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- karnofsky1/5
- fernao1/5
fernao
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- czernowitz1/5
- sarney1/5
- tournois1/5
tournois
A former French money of account worth 20 sous, or a franc. It was thus called in distinction from the Paris livre, which contained 25 sous.
- kerne1/5
kern
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
Jerome Kern; Jerome David Kern.
- noun the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
- carnea1/5
carnea
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- cisternal1/5
cisternal
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- westernism1/5
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- downturned1/5
downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
downswing.
- the market took a downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
- semidiurnal1/5
semidiurnal
Pertaining to, or accomplished in, half a day, or twelve hours; occurring twice every day.
- tourne1/5
tourne
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- ternal1/5
ternal
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- counternarrative1/5
counternarrative
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- soilborne1/5
soilborne
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- burnouts1/5
burnouts
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- gerne1/5
- overnights1/5
overnight
- adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
nightlong; all-night.
- a nightlong vigil
- an all-night drugstore
- an overnight trip
- adverb during or for the length of one night
- the fish marinates overnight
- adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
- hernial1/5
hernial
Of, or connected with, hernia.
- concernment1/5
concernment
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- cerning1/5
cerning
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- garniture1/5
garniture
That which garnishes; ornamental appendage; embellishment; furniture; dress. The pomp of groves and garniture of fields. Beattie.
- ornata1/5
ornata
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- arnulfo1/5
arnulfo
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- progovernment1/5
progovernment
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- unwarned1/5
unwarned
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- woodburning1/5
- discerner1/5
discerner
One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, perceives, or judges; as, a .discerner of truth, of right and wrongA great observer and discerner of men's natures. Clarendon.
- jornadas1/5
- unreturned1/5
unreturned
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- bulbocavernosus1/5
- avernus1/5
avernus
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- barny1/5
barny
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- taberna1/5
taberna
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- arni1/5
arni
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- paternalistically1/5
paternalistically
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- urna1/5
urna
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- antimodernist1/5
- volturno1/5
- carny1/5
carny
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- parnassian1/5
parnassian
Of or pertaining to Parnassus.
- gubernaculum1/5
- thornbush1/5
thornbush
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- bernbach1/5
bernbach
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- modernisers1/5
modernisers
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- carniola1/5
- fraternalism1/5
fraternalism
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- cremorne1/5
- ternes1/5
ternes
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- overlearned1/5
overlearned
Too learned. --O"ver*learn"ed , adv. --O"ver*learn"ed*ness , n.
- karns1/5
karn
(Mining) A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock. See Cairn .
- parnellite1/5
parnellite
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- tarnopol1/5
tarnopol
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- modernizer1/5
modernize
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
overhaul; modernise.
- You should overhaul your car engine
- overhaul the health care system
- verb become technologically advanced
develop; modernise.
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
- cornutus1/5
cornutus
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- discernibility1/5
discernibility
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- ungovernability1/5
ungovernability
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- yesternight1/5
yesternight
The last night; the night last past.
- cornuta1/5
cornuta
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- internation1/5
internation
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- harned1/5
harned
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- returners1/5
returner
One who returns.
- sternohyoid1/5
sternohyoid
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or cartilage.
- incarnata1/5
incarnata
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- durned1/5
durned
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- furnisher1/5
furnish
- verb give something useful or necessary to
provide; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- verb provide or equip with furniture
- We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style
- verb give something useful or necessary to
- coeternal1/5
coeternal
Equally eternal. --Co`e*ter"nal*ly , adv.Hail, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first born! Or of the Eternal coeternal beam. Milton.
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- burnisher1/5
burnish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; polish; gloss.
- verb polish and make shiny
furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- governador1/5
governador
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- darndest1/5
darndest
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- sternite1/5
sternite
(Zoöl.) The sternum of an arthropod somite.
- eternalism1/5
- alternant1/5
alternant
(Geol.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.
- herniate1/5
herniate
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- adornos1/5
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- gubernia1/5
gubernia
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- woodturning1/5
- californianus1/5
californianus
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- diurnally1/5
diurnal
- adjective of or belonging to or active during the day
- diurnal animals are active during the day
- diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night
- diurnal and nocturnal offices
- adjective satellite having a daily cycle or occurring every day
- diurnal rotation of the heavens
- adjective of or belonging to or active during the day
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- journalized1/5
journalize
To enter or record in a journal or diary. Johnson.
- ornithol1/5
ornithol
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- nonmaternal1/5
- hornworm1/5
hornworm
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- alternants1/5
alternant
(Geol.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.
- alternifolia1/5
alternifolia
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- detournement1/5
detournement
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lucerna
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falernian
Of or pertaining to Mount Falernus, in Italy; as, .Falernian wine
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barnier
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eternal
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
unending; unceasing; perpetual; ageless; eonian; everlasting; aeonian.
- the ageless themes of love and revenge
- eternal truths
- life everlasting
- hell's perpetual fires
- the unending bliss of heaven
- adjective satellite tiresomely long; seemingly without end
interminable; endless.
- endless debates
- an endless conversation
- the wait seemed eternal
- eternal quarreling
- an interminable sermon
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
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pernot
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tornadic
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sternothyroid
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage.
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vernacularization
The act or process of making vernacular, or the state of being made vernacular. Fitzed. Hall.
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ornis
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srna
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- derne1/5
darn
- noun something of little value
tinker's dam; tinker's damn; red cent; hoot; damn; shucks; shit.
- his promise is not worth a damn
- not worth one red cent
- not worth shucks
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
mend; patch.
- her stockings had several mends
- noun something of little value
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barnaba
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terna
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cornball
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cornet
- noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
horn; trumpet; trump.
- noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
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cornucopian
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borneol
(Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH , resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (Dryobalanops camphora ), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called alsoBorneo camphor ,Malay camphor , andcamphol .
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corni
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vernalis
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paternalists
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- urning1/5
urn
- noun a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- noun a large pot for making coffee or tea
- noun a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
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confraternal
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- upturning1/5
upturn
- noun an upward movement or trend as in business activity
- noun an upward movement or trend as in business activity
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tabernae
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bicornis
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cornflake
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corniculatus
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barnaul
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sternocostal
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the .sternocostal cartilages
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californicum
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barnacle
- noun marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
cirripede; cirriped.
- noun European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
barnacle goose; Branta leucopsis.
- noun marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
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attornment
(Law) The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service; the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord. Burrill. Blackstone.
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saturnalian
Of or pertaining to the Saturnalia.
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- borning1/5
born
- noun British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
Max Born.
- verb have
bear.
- bear a resemblance
- bear a signature
- noun British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
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externe
(med.) An officer in attendance upon a hospital, but not residing in it; esp., one who cares for the out-patients.
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saltern
A building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works.
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hibernators
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bernardone
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carnifex
(Antiq.) The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.
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carnies
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lanthorn
See Obs.Lantern .
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supernational
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aborning
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fourneau
(Mil.) The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.
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urn
- noun a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- noun a large pot for making coffee or tea
- noun a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- modernly1/5
modern
- noun a contemporary person
- noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Bodoni font; modern font; Bodoni.
- noun a contemporary person
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inturned
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cornification
Conversion into, or formation of, horn; a becoming like horn.
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patternless
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terne
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- noninternational1/5
- overnighting1/5
overnight
- adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
nightlong; all-night.
- a nightlong vigil
- an all-night drugstore
- an overnight trip
- adverb during or for the length of one night
- the fish marinates overnight
- adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
- moderniser1/5
modernise
- verb become technologically advanced
develop; modernize.
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
modernize; overhaul.
- You should overhaul your car engine
- overhaul the health care system
- verb become technologically advanced
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fernery
A place for rearing ferns.
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thorn
- noun something that causes irritation and annoyance
irritant.
- he's a thorn in my flesh
- noun a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
pricker; spine; prickle; spikelet; sticker.
- noun something that causes irritation and annoyance
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sternite
(Zoöl.) The sternum of an arthropod somite.
- derned1/5
darn
- noun something of little value
tinker's dam; tinker's damn; red cent; hoot; damn; shucks; shit.
- his promise is not worth a damn
- not worth one red cent
- not worth shucks
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
mend; patch.
- her stockings had several mends
- noun something of little value
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urnings
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ritornello
(Mus.) (a) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song. (a) A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.
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vernus
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herniates
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cavernoma
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longhorn
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
Texas longhorn.
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
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licorne
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subgovernment
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tabernacle
- noun the Mormon temple
Mormon Tabernacle.
- noun (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
- noun the Mormon temple
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burning
- noun the act of burning something
combustion.
- the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance
- noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
burn.
- noun the act of burning something
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photojournalistic
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fern
- noun any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
- noun any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
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journo
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cernua
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discerning
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
- a discerning critic
- a discerning reader
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
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supernaturalist
- adjective of or relating to supernaturalism
supernaturalistic.
- supernaturalist beliefs
- adjective of or relating to supernaturalism
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achernar
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misgovernance
Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior. Obs. Chaucer. Spenser.
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alternating
- adjective (of a current) reversing direction
- alternating current
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump; alternate.
- adjective (of a current) reversing direction
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gubernator
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betterness
The quality of being better or superior; superiority. R. Sir P. Sidney.
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unicornis
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eternalist
One who holds the existence of matter to be from eternity. T. Burnet.
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burny
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xiphisternum
(Anat.) (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum ,ensiform cartilage ,ensiform process , orxiphoid process .(b) The xiphiplastron. --Xiph"i*ster"nal a.
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tarnal
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tournure
Turn; contour; figure.
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gurnet
(Zoöl.) One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus Trigla and allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed cheeks. Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins. Written also gournet .
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southwestern
- noun a dialect of Middle English
West Saxon.
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southwest
southwesterly; southwest.
- noun a dialect of Middle English
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journos
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overnight
- adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
nightlong; all-night.
- a nightlong vigil
- an all-night drugstore
- an overnight trip
- adverb during or for the length of one night
- the fish marinates overnight
- adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
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tereticornis
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wernerian
Of or pertaining to A. G. Werner , The German mineralogist and geologist, who classified minerals according to their external characters, and advocated the theory that the strata of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water; designating, or according to, Werner's system.
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pernel
See Obs.Pimpernel .
- erning1/5
ern
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
erne; grey sea eagle; Haliatus albicilla; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; white-tailed sea eagle.
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
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garrison
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
fort.
- noun United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
William Lloyd Garrison.
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
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turnhalle
A building used as a school of gymnastics.
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northwestern
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
northwest; northwesterly.
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
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copernican
- adjective satellite of radical or major importance
- a Copernican revolution in modern art
- adjective satellite according to Copernicus
- in the Copernican system the earth and other planets revolve around the sun
- adjective satellite of radical or major importance
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norna
(Scandinavian Myth.) One of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld.
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blackburnian
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herniating
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cybernetically
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dourness
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diurna
(Zoöl.) A division of Lepidoptera, including the butterflies; -- so called because they fly only in the daytime.
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subalternation
The state of being subalternate; succession of turns; subordination.
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nocturnus
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ern
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
erne; grey sea eagle; Haliatus albicilla; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; white-tailed sea eagle.
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
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taverner
One who keeps a tavern. Chaucer. Camden.
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hesperornis
(Paleon.) A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had teeth, and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches. Several species are known. See Illust. in Append.
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nocturn
An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by night.
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excarnation
The act of depriving or divesting of flesh; excarnification; -- opposed to incarnation.
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vernalized
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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
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hibernaculum
(Bot.) A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected by closely overlapping scales.
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southern
- adjective in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- southern hospitality
- southern cooking
- southern plantations
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the south
southerly.
- a southern exposure
- took a southerly course
- adjective in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
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cornutum
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- hornel1/5
hornel
(Zoöl.) The European sand eel. Scot.
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parnel
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chernozemic
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earnestine
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terner
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internasal
(Anat.) Between the nasal cavities; as, the .internasal cartilage
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carnosa
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inornata
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burnisher
One who burnishes.
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internuncial
Of or pertaining to an internuncio.
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bernicla
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undiscernible
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ornith
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cornrow
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corniculata
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hern
(Zoöl.) A heron; esp., the common European heron. "A stately hern." Trench.
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sternmost
Farthest in the rear; farthest astern; as, the .sternmost ship in a convoy
- stillborns1/5
stillborn
- adjective satellite failing to accomplish an intended result
abortive; unsuccessful.
- an abortive revolt
- a stillborn plot to assassinate the President
- adjective satellite (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn
- a stillborn baby
- adjective satellite failing to accomplish an intended result
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thornback
(Zoöl.) A European skate ( Raia clavata ) having thornlike spines on its back.
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kopernik
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hornwork
(Fort.) An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a curtain. It is connected with the works in rear by long wings.
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undiscerned
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- sterned1/5
stern
- noun the rear part of a ship
poop; quarter; after part; tail.
- noun United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
Isaac Stern.
- noun the rear part of a ship
- vernacularism1/5
vernacularism
A vernacular idiom.
- ornes1/5
ornes
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quadricornis
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pernik
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herrnhuter
(Eccl. Hist.) One of the Moravians; -- so called from the settlement of Herrnhut (the Lord's watch) made, about 1722, by the Moravians at the invitation of Nicholas Lewis, count of Zinzendorf, upon his estate in the circle of Bautzen.
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dornick
A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournay (in Flemish, Doornick), Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets, etc. Also, a stout figured linen manufactured in Scotland. Formerly written also Halliwell. Jamieson.darnex ,dornic ,dorneck , etc.✍ Ure says that dornock, a kind of stout figured linen, derives its name from a town in Scotland where it was first manufactured for tablecloths.
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cernuus
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cornichon
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morne
Of or pertaining to the morn; morning. Obs. "White as morne milk." Chaucer.
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carnic
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californiensis
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garniture
That which garnishes; ornamental appendage; embellishment; furniture; dress. The pomp of groves and garniture of fields. Beattie.
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metasternum
(Anat.) The most posterior element of the sternum; the ensiform process; xiphisternum.
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hibernator
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- alternat1/5
alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
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hornito
(Geol.) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit. Humboldt.
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excarnate
To deprive or clear of flesh. Grew.
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carnassial
- adjective satellite (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh
- the carnassial teeth of carnivores
- adjective satellite (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh
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herniotomy
(Med.) A cutting for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.
- harns1/5
harns
The brains. Scot.
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jarnut
(Bot.) An earthnut. Dr. Prior.
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eburnea
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prosternum
(Zoöl.) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.
- alburnum1/5
alburnum
(Bot.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.
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ornus
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governmentalism
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churner
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sarnie
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extragovernmental
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farnesiana
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cothurnus
Same as Cothurn .
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `rn`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `rn`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `rn`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `rn`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.