sse: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of sse
- jesse«Word Popularity Bar4/5
jesse
Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art ; as:(a) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass .(b) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called also tree of Jesse .
- esse«4/5
esse
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- passe«3/5
passe
- adjective satellite out of fashion
antique; demode; old-hat; ex; passee; outmoded; old-fashioned.
- a suit of rather antique appearance
- demode (or outmoded) attire
- outmoded ideas
- adjective satellite out of fashion
- lacrosse«3/5
lacrosse
- noun a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
- noun a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
- hesse«3/5
hesse
- noun Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
Hermann Hesse.
- noun Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
- largesse«3/5
largesse
- noun a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously
largess.
- noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
largess; munificence; magnanimity; openhandedness.
- noun a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously
- impasse«3/5
impasse
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; deadlock; standstill; stalemate.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun a street with only one way in or out
blind alley; dead-end street; cul de sac.
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- masse«3/5
masse
- noun a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
masse shot.
- noun a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
- matisse«3/5
matisse
- noun French painter and sculptor; leading figure of fauvism (1869-1954)
Henri Matisse; Henri Emile Benoit Matisse.
- noun French painter and sculptor; leading figure of fauvism (1869-1954)
- posse«3/5
posse
- noun a temporary police force
posse comitatus.
- noun a temporary police force
- finesse«3/5
finesse
- noun subtly skillful handling of a situation
delicacy; discreetness; diplomacy.
- noun subtly skillful handling of a situation
- suisse«3/5
suisse
- noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
Switzerland; Swiss Confederation; Svizzera; Schweiz.
- noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
- grosse«3/5
gros
A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples;gros de Tours.
- noblesse«2/5
noblesse
- noun the state of being of noble birth
nobility.
- noun members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)
- noun the state of being of noble birth
- crevasse«2/5
crevasse
- noun a deep fissure
- noun a deep fissure
- chasse«2/5
chasse
- noun (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
sashay.
- verb perform a chasse step, in ballet
sashay.
- noun (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
- fosse«2/5
fosse
- noun ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
moat.
- noun ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
- mousse«2/5
mousse
- noun a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
- noun a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
- noun a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
- larousse«2/5
larousse
- noun French lexicographer (1817-1875)
Pierre Larousse; Pierre Athanase Larousse.
- noun French lexicographer (1817-1875)
- crosse«2/5
crosse
- noun a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse
- noun a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse
- bouillabaisse«2/5
bouillabaisse
- noun highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs
- noun highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs
- wrasse«2/5
wrasse
- noun chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
- noun chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
- pelisse«2/5
pelisse
- noun a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur
- noun a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur
- bagasse«2/5
bagasse
- noun the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants
- noun the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants
- duchesse«2/5
duchesse
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- comtesse«2/5
comtesse
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- gosse«2/5
gosse
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- princesse«2/5
prince
- noun a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
- noun a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
- basse«2/5
base
- noun installation from which a military force initiates operations
base of operations.
- the attack wiped out our forward bases
- noun lowest support of a structure
foundation; substructure; groundwork; understructure; fundament; foot.
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
- noun installation from which a military force initiates operations
- jeunesse«2/5
jeunesse
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- russe«2/5
russe
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- interesse«2/5
interesse
Interest. Obs. Spenser.
- risse«2/5
risse
imp. of B. Jonson.Rise .
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- messe«2/5
me
- noun a state in New England
Pine Tree State; Maine.
- noun a state in New England
- rosse«2/5
rise
- noun a growth in strength or number or importance
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
ascension; ascent; ascending.
- noun a growth in strength or number or importance
- laisse«2/5
laisse
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- caisse«2/5
caisse
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- wisse«2/5
wi
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
Wisconsin; Badger State.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
- lasse«2/5
la
- noun a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
atomic number 57; lanthanum.
- noun a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Louisiana; Pelican State.
- noun a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
- sagesse«2/5
- vitesse«2/5
vitesse
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- sasse«2/5
sasse
A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more navigable. Obs. Pepys.
- neisse«2/5
neisse
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- esquisse«2/5
esquisse
(Fine Arts) The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.
- asse«2/5
a
- noun the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
angstrom; angstrom unit.
- noun the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
- necesse«2/5
- cesse«2/5
cease
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; discontinue; lay off; stop; give up.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- casse«2/5
casse
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- richesse«2/5
richesse
Wealth; riches. See the Note under Obs.Riches .Some man desireth for to have richesse. Chaucer.
The richesse of all heavenly grace. Spenser.
- fesse«1/5
fesse
- noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
fess.
- noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
- terrasse«1/5
terrasse
- verb provide (a house) with a terrace
terrace.
- We terrassed the country house
- verb provide (a house) with a terrace
- sousse«1/5
sousse
- noun a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean
Susa; Susah.
- noun a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean
- coulisse«1/5
coulisse
- noun a flat situated in the wings
wing flat.
- noun a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel
- noun a flat situated in the wings
- retrousse«1/5
retrousse
- adjective satellite (used of noses) turned up at the end
tip-tilted; upturned.
- a retrousse nose
- a small upturned nose
- adjective satellite (used of noses) turned up at the end
- politesse«1/5
politesse
- noun courtesy towards women
chivalry; gallantry.
- noun courtesy towards women
- demitasse«1/5
demitasse
- noun small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream
cafe noir.
- noun small coffee cup; for serving black coffee
- noun small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream
- palliasse«1/5
palliasse
- noun mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
paillasse.
- noun mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
- paillasse«1/5
paillasse
- noun mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
palliasse.
- noun mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
- tasse«1/5
tasse
- noun one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs
tasset.
- noun one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs
- cuisse«1/5
cuisse
- noun armor plate that protects the thigh
- noun armor plate that protects the thigh
- repousse«1/5
repousse
Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.
- rasse«1/5
rasse
(Zoöl.) A carnivore ( Viverricula Mallaccensis ) allied to the civet but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is highly prized by the Javanese. Called alsoMalacca weasel , andlesser civet .
- barbusse«1/5
- tristesse«1/5
- wilhelmstrasse«1/5
- pousse«1/5
pousse
Pulse; pease. Obs. Spenser.
- blesse«1/5
blesse
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- causse«1/5
causse
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- brosse«1/5
brosse
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- vicomtesse«1/5
- declasse«1/5
declasse
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- maitresse«1/5
- molasse«1/5
molasse
(Geol.) A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology .
- tendresse«1/5
- desse«1/5
desse
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- brasse«1/5
bra
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
bandeau; brassiere.
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- cosse«1/5
cosse
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- hausse«1/5
hausse
(Gun.) A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm, or a cannon.
- osse«1/5
osse
A prophetic or ominous utterance. R. & Obs. Holland.
- metisse«1/5
metisse
The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.
- nisse«1/5
nisse
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- altesse«1/5
- musse«1/5
musse
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- ivresse«1/5
- kermesse«1/5
- vinasse«1/5
vinasse
(Chem.) The waste liquor remaining in the process of making beet sugar, -- used in the manufacture of potassium carbonate.
- gentilesse«1/5
gentilesse
Gentleness; courtesy; kindness; nobility. Obs. Chaucer.
- gesse«1/5
gesse
To guess. Obs. Chaucer.
- delicatesse«1/5
delicatesse
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- simplesse«1/5
- fougasse«1/5
fougasse
(Mil.) A small mine, in the form of a well sunk from the surface of the ground, charged with explosive and projectiles. It is made in a position likely to be occupied by the enemy.
- lyonnesse«1/5
- empresse«1/5
empresse
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- chausse«1/5
chausse
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- abesse«1/5
- graisse«1/5
- trousse«1/5
trousse
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- hardiesse«1/5
Suffixes of sse
- ssed«Word Popularity Bar1/5
ss
- noun the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
USSS; United States Secret Service; US Secret Service; Secret Service.
- noun special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
Schutzstaffel.
- noun the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
Derived words of sse
- possession«Word Popularity Bar5/5
possession
- noun the act of having and controlling property
ownership.
- noun anything owned or possessed
- noun the act of having and controlling property
- dressed«5/5
dressed
- adjective satellite dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
garmented; habilimented; appareled; attired; garbed; robed.
- the elegantly attired gentleman
- neatly dressed workers
- monks garbed in hooded robes
- went about oddly garmented
- professors robed in crimson
- tuxedo-attired gentlemen
- crimson-robed Harvard professors
- verb put on clothes
get dressed; dress.
- we had to dress quickly
- dress the patient
- Can the child dress by herself?
- adjective satellite dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
- assess«5/5
assess
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
evaluate; measure; value; valuate; appraise.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- possessions«5/5
possession
- noun the act of having and controlling property
ownership.
- noun anything owned or possessed
- noun the act of having and controlling property
- passed«5/5
pass
- noun (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
base on balls; walk.
- he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
- noun (military) a written leave of absence
- he had a pass for three days
- noun (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- assets«5/5
assets
- noun anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
- noun a useful or valuable quality
plus; asset.
- noun anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
- passes«5/5
pass
- noun (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
base on balls; walk.
- he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
- noun (military) a written leave of absence
- he had a pass for three days
- noun (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- assembled«5/5
assemble
- verb create by putting components or members together
tack together; set up; tack; piece; put together.
- She pieced a quilt
- He tacked together some verses
- They set up a committee
- verb collect in one place
meet; gather; forgather; foregather.
- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
- verb create by putting components or members together
- processes«5/5
process
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
procedure.
- the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- it was a process of trial and error
- noun (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
operation; cognitive process; mental process; cognitive operation.
- the process of thinking
- the cognitive operation of remembering
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
- classes«5/5
class
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
category; family.
- there are two classes of detergents
- noun a body of students who are taught together
grade; course; form.
- early morning classes are always sleepy
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- addressed«5/5
addressed
- adjective (of mail) marked with a destination
- I throw away all mail addressed to `resident'
- verb speak to
turn to; address.
- He addressed the crowd outside the window
- adjective (of mail) marked with a destination
- losses«5/5
losses
- noun something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
losings.
- noun something that is lost
loss.
- the car was a total loss
- loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt
- noun something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
- essence«5/5
essence
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; substance; center; centre; nitty-gritty; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
- noun any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- businesses«5/5
business
- noun a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
business organisation; business concern; business organization; concern.
- he bought his brother's business
- a small mom-and-pop business
- a racially integrated business concern
- noun the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
commercial enterprise; business enterprise.
- computers are now widely used in business
- noun a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- addresses«5/5
address
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
reference; computer address.
- noun the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
- pressed«5/5
pressed
- adjective satellite compacted by ironing
- verb exert pressure or force to or upon
press.
- He pressed down on the boards
- press your thumb on this spot
- adjective satellite compacted by ironing
- possess«5/5
possess
- verb have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
- he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East
- noun a temporary police force
posse; posse comitatus.
- verb have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
- missed«5/5
missed
- adjective satellite not caught with the senses or the mind
lost.
- words lost in the din
- verb fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
miss; lose.
- I missed that remark
- She missed his point
- We lost part of what he said
- adjective satellite not caught with the senses or the mind
- possessed«5/5
possessed
- adjective satellite influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
obsessed.
- by love possessed
- verb have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
possess.
- he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East
- adjective satellite influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
- masses«5/5
masses
- noun the common people generally
people; the great unwashed; mass; hoi polloi; multitude.
- separate the warriors from the mass
- power to the people
- noun the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
mass.
- noun the common people generally
- assessing«5/5
assess
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun a pompous fool
ass.
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- accessed«5/5
access
- noun the right to enter
admission; entree; accession; admittance.
- noun the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- noun the right to enter
- glasses«5/5
glasses
- noun optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
eyeglasses; spectacles; specs.
- noun a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
glass.
- noun optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
- assessed«5/5
assess
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun a pompous fool
ass.
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- dismissed«5/5
dismissed
- adjective satellite having lost your job
laid-off; pink-slipped; discharged; fired.
- verb bar from attention or consideration
dismiss; brush aside; brush off; ignore; discount; push aside; disregard.
- She dismissed his advances
- adjective satellite having lost your job
- depressed«5/5
depressed
- adjective satellite lower than previously
down.
- the market is depressed
- prices are down
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
- adjective satellite lower than previously
- processed«5/5
processed
- adjective satellite subjected to a special process or treatment
- prepared ergot
- processed cheeses are easy to spread
- verb subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
process; treat.
- process cheese
- process hair
- treat the water so it can be drunk
- treat the lawn with chemicals
- treat an oil spill
- adjective satellite subjected to a special process or treatment
- possesses«5/5
possess
- noun a temporary police force
posse; posse comitatus.
- verb have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
- he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East
- noun a temporary police force
- assessment«5/5
assessment
- noun the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
appraisal.
- noun an amount determined as payable
- the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership
- noun the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
- essential«5/5
essential
- noun anything indispensable
necessary; requirement; requisite; necessity.
- food and shelter are necessities of life
- the essentials of the good life
- allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
- a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
- adjective satellite absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
indispensable.
- essential tools and materials
- funds essential to the completion of the project
- an indispensable worker
- noun anything indispensable
- expressed«5/5
expressed
- adjective satellite communicated in words
uttered; verbalised; verbalized.
- frequently uttered sentiments
- verb give expression to
evince; express; show.
- She showed her disappointment
- adjective satellite communicated in words
- assembly«5/5
assembly
- noun a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
- noun the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
fabrication.
- noun a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
- vessels«5/5
vessel
- noun a tube in which a body fluid circulates
vas.
- noun a craft designed for water transportation
watercraft.
- noun a tube in which a body fluid circulates
- crossed«5/5
crossed
- adjective placed crosswise
- spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers
- crossed forks
- seated with arms across
- verb travel across or pass over
traverse; track; pass over; get across; cover; cross; cut through; get over; cut across.
- The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
- adjective placed crosswise
- vessel«5/5
vessel
- noun a tube in which a body fluid circulates
vas.
- noun a craft designed for water transportation
watercraft.
- noun a tube in which a body fluid circulates
- asset«5/5
asset
- noun a useful or valuable quality
plus.
- noun a useful or valuable quality
- blessed«5/5
blessed
- adjective highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
blest.
- our blessed land
- the blessed assurance of a steady income
- verb give a benediction to
bless.
- The dying man blessed his son
- adjective highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
- russell«5/5
russell
- noun United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
Charles Taze Russell.
- noun English film director (born in 1927)
Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell; Ken Russell.
- noun United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
- witnesses«5/5
witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- impressed«5/5
impressed
- adjective satellite deeply or markedly affected or influenced
- verb have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
strike; affect; move; impress.
- This child impressed me as unusually mature
- This behavior struck me as odd
- adjective satellite deeply or markedly affected or influenced
- stresses«5/5
stress
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accent; emphasis.
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
tension; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- assessments«5/5
assessment
- noun the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
appraisal.
- noun an amount determined as payable
- the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership
- noun the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
- expresses«5/5
express
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
express mail.
- noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
limited.
- he caught the express to New York
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- weaknesses«5/5
weakness
- noun a flaw or weak point
failing.
- he was quick to point out his wife's failings
- noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
impuissance; helplessness.
- in spite of their weakness the group remains active
- noun a flaw or weak point
- tossed«5/5
toss
- noun the act of flipping a coin
flip.
- noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
flip; pass.
- the pass was fumbled
- noun the act of flipping a coin
- suppressed«5/5
suppressed
- adjective kept from public knowledge by various means;
- verb to put down by force or authority
inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress; curb; conquer.
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
- adjective kept from public knowledge by various means;
- discussed«5/5
discuss
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
discus.
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
discus; saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- essentially«5/5
essentially
- adverb in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
basically; fundamentally.
- He is basically dishonest
- the argument was essentially a technical one
- for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person
- adverb in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
- kissed«5/5
kiss
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
buss; osculation.
- noun a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- witnessed«5/5
witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- stressed«5/5
stressed
- adjective satellite suffering severe physical strain or distress
distressed.
- he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; accentuate; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- adjective satellite suffering severe physical strain or distress
- passengers«5/5
passenger
- noun a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
rider.
- noun a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
- assertion«5/5
assertion
- noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
averment; asseveration.
- noun the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
affirmation; statement.
- noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
- asserted«5/5
asserted
- adjective satellite confidently declared to be so
- the asserted value of the painting
- verb state categorically
assert; asseverate; maintain.
- adjective satellite confidently declared to be so
- passenger«5/5
passenger
- noun a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
rider.
- noun a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
- discusses«5/5
discuss
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
discus.
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
discus; saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- assert«5/5
assert
- verb state categorically
asseverate; maintain.
- verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
avow; affirm; verify; swan; swear; aver.
- Before God I swear I am innocent
- verb state categorically
- messenger«5/5
messenger
- noun a person who carries a message
courier.
- noun a person who carries a message
- embarrassed«5/5
embarrassed
- adjective satellite feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
chagrined; abashed.
- felt abashed at the extravagant praise
- chagrined at the poor sales of his book
- was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
- verb cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
embarrass; abash.
- adjective satellite feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
- lesser«5/5
lesser
- adjective of less size or importance
- the lesser anteater
- the lesser of two evils
- adjective satellite smaller in size or amount or value
- the lesser powers of Europe
- the lesser anteater
- adjective of less size or importance
- tennessee«5/5
tennessee
- noun a state in east central United States
TN; Volunteer State.
- noun a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky
Tennessee River.
- noun a state in east central United States
- dissertation«5/5
dissertation
- noun a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
thesis.
- noun a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
- dresses«4/5
dress
- noun a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
frock.
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
garb; attire.
- formal attire
- battle dress
- noun a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
- assemble«4/5
assemble
- verb create by putting components or members together
tack together; set up; tack; piece; put together.
- She pieced a quilt
- He tacked together some verses
- They set up a committee
- verb collect in one place
meet; gather; forgather; foregather.
- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
- verb create by putting components or members together
- assembling«4/5
assembling
- noun the act of gathering something together
collecting; aggregation; collection.
- verb create by putting components or members together
tack together; set up; tack; assemble; piece; put together.
- She pieced a quilt
- He tacked together some verses
- They set up a committee
- noun the act of gathering something together
- possessing«4/5
possess
- noun a temporary police force
posse; posse comitatus.
- verb have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
- he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East
- noun a temporary police force
- dissemination«4/5
dissemination
- noun the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
spreading; airing; public exposure.
- noun the property of being diffused or dispersed
diffusion.
- noun the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
- presses«4/5
press
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
pressure; insistency; imperativeness; insistence.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
public press.
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
- assemblage«4/5
assemblage
- noun a group of persons together in one place
gathering.
- noun a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
hookup.
- noun a group of persons together in one place
- progresses«4/5
progress
- noun gradual improvement or growth or development
advancement.
- advancement of knowledge
- great progress in the arts
- noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
advance; forward motion; progression; advancement; procession; onward motion.
- noun gradual improvement or growth or development
- misses«4/5
miss
- noun a young woman
young woman; fille; missy; girl; young lady.
- a young lady of 18
- noun a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
misfire.
- noun a young woman
- lessen«4/5
lessen
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- verb make smaller
minify; decrease.
- He decreased his staff
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
- assemblages«4/5
assemblage
- noun a group of persons together in one place
gathering.
- noun a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
hookup.
- noun a group of persons together in one place
- lessened«4/5
lessened
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
vitiated; diminished; weakened.
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
- successes«4/5
success
- noun an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
- let's call heads a success and tails a failure
- the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs
- noun an attainment that is successful
- his success in the marathon was unexpected
- his new play was a great success
- noun an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
- crosses«4/5
cross
- noun a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
crisscross; mark.
- noun a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- guessed«4/5
guess
- noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
conjecture; supposition; surmisal; hypothesis; speculation; surmise.
- noun an estimate based on little or no information
guesswork; dead reckoning; shot; guessing.
- noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- compressed«4/5
compressed
- adjective satellite pressed tightly together
tight.
- with lips compressed
- verb make more compact by or as if by pressing
compact; compress; pack together.
- compress the data
- adjective satellite pressed tightly together
- dissent«4/5
dissent
- noun (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
- he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion
- noun a difference of opinion
- noun (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
- assemblies«4/5
assembly
- noun a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
- noun the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
fabrication.
- noun a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
- progressed«4/5
progress
- noun gradual improvement or growth or development
advancement.
- advancement of knowledge
- great progress in the arts
- noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
advance; forward motion; progression; advancement; procession; onward motion.
- noun gradual improvement or growth or development
- encompasses«4/5
encompass
- verb include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
cover; embrace; comprehend.
- This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
- this should cover everyone in the group
- verb include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- grasses«4/5
grass
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- noun German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
Gunter Grass; Gunter Wilhelm Grass.
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- repressed«4/5
repressed
- adjective satellite characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
pent-up.
- her severe upbringing had left her inhibited
- a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease
- their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions
- repressed rage turned his face scarlet
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; quash; subjugate; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- adjective satellite characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
- essentials«4/5
essential
- noun anything indispensable
necessary; requirement; requisite; necessity.
- food and shelter are necessities of life
- the essentials of the good life
- allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
- a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
- adjective satellite absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
indispensable.
- essential tools and materials
- funds essential to the completion of the project
- an indispensable worker
- noun anything indispensable
- dissenting«4/5
dissenting
- adjective satellite disagreeing, especially with a majority
dissentient; dissident.
- verb withhold assent
dissent.
- Several Republicans dissented
- adjective satellite disagreeing, especially with a majority
- disseminated«4/5
disseminate
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse; circulate.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb cause to become widely known
- bosses«4/5
boss
- noun a person who exercises control over workers
foreman; chief; gaffer; honcho.
- if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
- noun a person responsible for hiring workers
hirer.
- the boss hired three more men for the new job
- noun a person who exercises control over workers
- surpassed«4/5
surpass
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; excel.
- She excelled in math
- verb be or do something to a greater degree
exceed; outperform; outgo; outstrip; outmatch; surmount; outdo.
- her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
- She outdoes all other athletes
- This exceeds all my expectations
- This car outperforms all others in its class
- verb distinguish oneself
- dresser«4/5
dresser
- noun furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
chest; bureau; chest of drawers.
- noun a person who dresses in a particular way
- she's an elegant dresser
- he's a meticulous dresser
- noun furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- hissed«4/5
hiss
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hissing; hushing; fizzle; sibilation.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
razz; boo; razzing; Bronx cheer; hoot; raspberry; bird; snort.
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- lessee«4/5
lessee
- noun a tenant who holds a lease
leaseholder.
- noun a tenant who holds a lease
- encompassed«4/5
encompass
- verb include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
cover; embrace; comprehend.
- This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
- this should cover everyone in the group
- verb include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- possessive«4/5
possessive
- noun the case expressing ownership
genitive; possessive case; genitive case.
- adjective serving to express or indicate possession
genitive.
- possessive pronouns
- the genitive endings
- noun the case expressing ownership
- asserts«4/5
assert
- verb state categorically
asseverate; maintain.
- verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
avow; affirm; verify; swan; swear; aver.
- Before God I swear I am innocent
- verb state categorically
- confessed«4/5
confess
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
fink; squeal.
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
profess; concede.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- rousseau«4/5
rousseau
- noun French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
- noun French primitive painter (1844-1910)
Henri Rousseau; Le Douanier Rousseau.
- noun French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)
- illnesses«4/5
illness
- noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
malady; unwellness; sickness.
- noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
- asserting«4/5
asserting
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
declarative; declaratory.
- verb state categorically
assert; asseverate; maintain.
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
- hussein«4/5
hussein
- noun Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
Husayn; Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti; Saddam; Husain; Saddam Hussein.
- noun king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)
ibn Talal Hussein; King Hussein; Husain; Husayn.
- noun Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
- assertions«4/5
assertion
- noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
averment; asseveration.
- noun the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
affirmation; statement.
- noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
- kisses«4/5
kiss
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
buss; osculation.
- noun a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- distressed«4/5
distressed
- adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
hard put; hard-pressed; in a bad way.
- distressed companies need loans and technical advice
- financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
- we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
- found themselves in a bad way financially
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
- adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
- dissection«4/5
dissection
- noun cutting so as to separate into pieces
- noun a minute and critical analysis
- noun cutting so as to separate into pieces
- essex«4/5
essex
- noun a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
- noun a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
- professed«4/5
professed
- adjective satellite professing to be qualified
- a professed philosopher
- verb practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
profess.
- She professes organic chemistry
- adjective satellite professing to be qualified
- messengers«4/5
messenger
- noun a person who carries a message
courier.
- noun a person who carries a message
- husserl«4/5
husserl
- noun German philosopher who developed phenomenology (1859-1938)
Edmund Husserl.
- noun German philosopher who developed phenomenology (1859-1938)
- excesses«4/5
excess
- noun a quantity much larger than is needed
nimiety; surplusage; surplus.
- noun immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
inordinateness; excessiveness.
- noun a quantity much larger than is needed
- sussex«4/5
sussex
- noun a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
- noun a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
- harassed«4/5
harassed
- adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
harried; vexed; annoyed; pestered.
- harassed working mothers
- a harried expression
- her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
- the vexed parents of an unruly teenager
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; molest; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
- pissed«4/5
pissed
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
nettled; riled; pissed off; peeved; stung; miffed; roiled; steamed; annoyed; irritated.
- made an irritated gesture
- feeling nettled from the constant teasing
- peeved about being left out
- felt really pissed at her snootiness
- riled no end by his lies
- roiled by the delay
- verb eliminate urine
wee-wee; spend a penny; wee; piddle; micturate; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; urinate; puddle; piss.
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
- brussels«4/5
brussels
A city of Belgium, giving its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc.
- oppressed«4/5
oppressed
- adjective satellite burdened psychologically or mentally
laden.
- laden with grief
- oppressed by a sense of failure
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
crush; suppress; oppress.
- The government oppresses political activists
- adjective satellite burdened psychologically or mentally
- assent«4/5
assent
- noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
acquiescence.
- he gave his assent eagerly
- a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; acquiesce.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
- obsessed«4/5
obsessed
- adjective satellite having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
preoccupied; haunted; taken up.
- became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle
- was absolutely obsessed with the girl
- got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children
- he was taken up in worry for the old woman
- verb haunt like a ghost; pursue
ghost; haunt; obsess.
- Fear of illness haunts her
- adjective satellite having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
- assertive«4/5
assertive
- adjective aggressively self-assured
self-assertive; self-asserting.
- an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue
- pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act
- adjective aggressively self-assured
- odyssey«4/5
odyssey
- noun a long wandering and eventful journey
- noun a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
- noun a long wandering and eventful journey
- goddesses«4/5
goddess
- noun a female deity
- noun a female deity
- cassette«4/5
cassette
- noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
- noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
- odysseus«4/5
odysseus
- noun (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
- noun (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
- ulysses«4/5
ulysses
- noun (Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
- noun (Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
- dessert«4/5
dessert
- noun a dish served as the last course of a meal
afters; sweet.
- noun a dish served as the last course of a meal
- assesses«3/5
assess
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun a pompous fool
ass.
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- asses«3/5
ass
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun a pompous fool
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- possessor«3/5
possessor
- noun a person who owns something
owner.
- they are searching for the owner of the car
- who is the owner of that friendly smile?
- noun a person who owns something
- recesses«3/5
recess
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
deferral.
- noun a small concavity
recession; corner; niche.
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
- recessed«3/5
recessed
- adjective satellite having a sunken area
deep-set; sunken.
- hunger gave their faces a sunken look
- verb put into a recess
recess.
- recess lights
- adjective satellite having a sunken area
- possessors«3/5
possessor
- noun a person who owns something
owner.
- they are searching for the owner of the car
- who is the owner of that friendly smile?
- noun a person who owns something
- assembles«3/5
assemble
- verb create by putting components or members together
tack together; set up; tack; piece; put together.
- She pieced a quilt
- He tacked together some verses
- They set up a committee
- verb collect in one place
meet; gather; forgather; foregather.
- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
- verb create by putting components or members together
- classed«3/5
class
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
category; family.
- there are two classes of detergents
- noun a body of students who are taught together
grade; course; form.
- early morning classes are always sleepy
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- accesses«3/5
access
- noun the right to enter
admission; entree; accession; admittance.
- noun the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- noun the right to enter
- essences«3/5
essence
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; substance; center; centre; nitty-gritty; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
- noun any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- focussed«3/5
focussed
- adjective being in focus or brought into focus
focused.
- verb direct one's attention on something
center; centre; pore; focus; concentrate; rivet.
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
- adjective being in focus or brought into focus
- lessening«3/5
lessening
- noun a change downward
drop-off; decrease.
- there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
- there was a sharp drop-off in sales
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- noun a change downward
- dismisses«3/5
dismiss
- verb bar from attention or consideration
brush aside; brush off; ignore; discount; push aside; disregard.
- She dismissed his advances
- verb cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
throw out.
- This case is dismissed!
- verb bar from attention or consideration
- lessens«3/5
lessen
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- verb make smaller
minify; decrease.
- He decreased his staff
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
- trusses«3/5
truss
- noun (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
- noun a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
- noun (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
- reassembled«3/5
reassemble
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- disassembly«3/5
disassembly
- noun the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
dismantling; dismantlement.
- Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons
- noun the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
- likenesses«3/5
likeness
- noun similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
alikeness; similitude.
- man created God in his own likeness
- noun picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
semblance.
- noun similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
- dissenters«3/5
dissenter
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
contestant; objector; dissident; protester.
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
- disseminate«3/5
disseminate
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse; circulate.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb cause to become widely known
- engrossed«3/5
engrossed
- adjective satellite giving or marked by complete attention to
enwrapped; captive; absorbed; wrapped; intent.
- that engrossed look or rapt delight
- then wrapped in dreams
- so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare
- rapt with wonder
- wrapped in thought
- verb devote (oneself) fully to
plunge; immerse; absorb; soak up; engross; engulf; steep.
- He immersed himself into his studies
- adjective satellite giving or marked by complete attention to
- guesses«3/5
guess
- noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
conjecture; supposition; surmisal; hypothesis; speculation; surmise.
- noun an estimate based on little or no information
guesswork; dead reckoning; shot; guessing.
- noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- addressee«3/5
addressee
- noun one to whom something is addressed
- noun one to whom something is addressed
- dissected«3/5
dissected
- adjective satellite having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
cleft.
- verb cut open or cut apart
dissect.
- dissect the bodies for analysis
- adjective satellite having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
- fortresses«3/5
fortress
- noun a fortified defensive structure
fort.
- noun a fortified defensive structure
- disseminating«3/5
disseminate
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse; circulate.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb cause to become widely known
- amassed«3/5
amass
- verb collect or gather
gather; conglomerate; accumulate; cumulate; pile up.
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- verb get or gather together
roll up; compile; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- verb collect or gather
- messed«3/5
mess
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
messiness; muss; mussiness.
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; fix; muddle; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
- suppresses«3/5
suppress
- verb to put down by force or authority
inhibit; stamp down; subdue; curb; conquer.
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
crush; oppress.
- The government oppresses political activists
- verb to put down by force or authority
- abscesses«3/5
abscess
- noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
- noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
- assessor«3/5
assessor
- noun an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
tax assessor.
- noun an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
- thicknesses«3/5
thickness
- noun the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
- noun indistinct articulation
- judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily
- noun the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
- dissension«3/5
dissension
- noun disagreement among those expected to cooperate
discord.
- noun a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
dissonance; disagreement.
- noun disagreement among those expected to cooperate
- surpasses«3/5
surpass
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; excel.
- She excelled in math
- verb be or do something to a greater degree
exceed; outperform; outgo; outstrip; outmatch; surmount; outdo.
- her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
- She outdoes all other athletes
- This exceeds all my expectations
- This car outperforms all others in its class
- verb distinguish oneself
- subclasses«3/5
subclass
- noun (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
- noun (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
- dissecting«3/5
dissect
- verb cut open or cut apart
- dissect the bodies for analysis
- verb make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
take apart; analyze; analyse; break down.
- analyze a specimen
- analyze a sentence
- analyze a chemical compound
- verb cut open or cut apart
- assessors«3/5
assessor
- noun an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
tax assessor.
- noun an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
- passers«3/5
passer
- noun a person who passes by casually or by chance
passerby; passer-by.
- noun a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group
- noun a person who passes by casually or by chance
- compresses«3/5
compress
- noun a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
- verb make more compact by or as if by pressing
compact; pack together.
- compress the data
- noun a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
- dissect«3/5
dissect
- verb cut open or cut apart
- dissect the bodies for analysis
- verb make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
take apart; analyze; analyse; break down.
- analyze a specimen
- analyze a sentence
- analyze a chemical compound
- verb cut open or cut apart
- passer«3/5
passer
- noun a person who passes by casually or by chance
passerby; passer-by.
- noun a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group
- noun a person who passes by casually or by chance
- tosses«3/5
toss
- noun the act of flipping a coin
flip.
- noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
flip; pass.
- the pass was fumbled
- noun the act of flipping a coin
- reassess«3/5
reassess
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
reevaluate.
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
- dispossession«3/5
dispossession
- noun the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
legal ouster; eviction.
- noun freeing from evil spirits
exorcism.
- noun the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
- wessex«3/5
wessex
- noun a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
- noun a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
- hairdresser«3/5
hairdresser
- noun someone who cuts or beautifies hair
stylist; hairstylist; styler.
- noun someone who cuts or beautifies hair
- osseous«3/5
osseous
- adjective composed of or containing bone
bony; osteal.
- osseous tissue
- adjective composed of or containing bone
- buttressed«3/5
buttressed
- adjective satellite held up by braces or buttresses
braced.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
buttress.
- Buttress the church
- adjective satellite held up by braces or buttresses
- tresses«3/5
tress
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
twist; braid; plait.
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- assembler«3/5
assembler
- noun a program to convert assembly language into machine language
assembly program.
- noun a program to convert assembly language into machine language
- dissented«3/5
dissent
- noun (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
- he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion
- noun a difference of opinion
- noun (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
- buttresses«3/5
buttress
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
buttressing.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
- Buttress the church
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- quintessence«3/5
quintessence
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
ether.
- noun the purest and most concentrated essence of something
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- blesses«3/5
bless
- verb give a benediction to
- The dying man blessed his son
- verb confer prosperity or happiness on
- verb give a benediction to
- transsexual«3/5
transsexual
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
transexual.
- noun a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex
transexual.
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
- compasses«3/5
compass
- noun navigational instrument for finding directions
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; reach; orbit; range; scope.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun navigational instrument for finding directions
- regressed«3/5
regress
- noun the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
reasoning backward.
- noun returning to a former state
reversion; retroversion; regression; retrogression.
- noun the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
- impresses«3/5
impress
- noun the act of coercing someone into government service
impressment.
- verb have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
strike; affect; move.
- This child impressed me as unusually mature
- This behavior struck me as odd
- noun the act of coercing someone into government service
- nonessential«3/5
nonessential
- noun anything that is not essential
inessential.
- they discarded all their inessentials
- adjective satellite not of prime or central importance
incidental.
- nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA
- noun anything that is not essential
- harnesses«3/5
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)
- bessel«3/5
bessel
- noun German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846)
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel.
- noun German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846)
- messes«3/5
mess
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
messiness; muss; mussiness.
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; fix; muddle; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
- nasser«3/5
na
- noun a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
atomic number 11; sodium.
- noun a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
- caressed«3/5
caress
- noun a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
- he showered her with caresses
- soft music was a fond caress
- the caresses of the breeze played over his face
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
fondle.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- noun a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
- actresses«3/5
actress
- noun a female actor
- noun a female actor
- assertiveness«3/5
assertiveness
- noun aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
self-assertiveness.
- noun aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
- confesses«3/5
confess
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
fink; squeal.
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
profess; concede.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- quintessential«3/5
quintessential
- adjective representing the perfect example of a class or quality
- adjective representing the perfect example of a class or quality
- harnessed«3/5
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
- reassessment«3/5
reassessment
- noun a new appraisal or evaluation
review; reappraisal; revaluation.
- noun a new appraisal or evaluation
- rasmussen«3/5
rasmussen
- noun Danish ethnologist and Arctic explorer; led expeditions into the Arctic to find support for his theory that Eskimos and North American Indians originally migrated from Asia (1879-1933)
Kund Johan Victor Rasmussen.
- noun Danish ethnologist and Arctic explorer; led expeditions into the Arctic to find support for his theory that Eskimos and North American Indians originally migrated from Asia (1879-1933)
- dispossessed«3/5
dispossessed
- adjective satellite physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security
roofless; homeless.
- made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
dispossess.
- adjective satellite physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security
- undressed«3/5
undressed
- adjective satellite of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
- undressed granite
- undressed hides
- verb get undressed
uncase; peel; strip down; undress; strip; unclothe; disrobe; discase.
- please don't undress in front of everybody!
- She strips in front of strangers every night for a living
- adjective satellite of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
- congresses«3/5
congress
- noun the legislature of the United States government
US Congress; United States Congress; U.S. Congress.
- noun a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- noun the legislature of the United States government
- princesses«3/5
princess
- noun a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
- noun a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
- mistresses«3/5
mistress
- noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
kept woman; fancy woman.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; schoolmistress; schoolmarm.
- noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
- massed«3/5
mass
- noun the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- mattresses«3/5
mattress
- noun a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
- noun a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
- caresses«3/5
caress
- noun a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
- he showered her with caresses
- soft music was a fond caress
- the caresses of the breeze played over his face
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
fondle.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- noun a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
- glosses«3/5
gloss
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
rubric.
- noun an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
glossary.
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- embossed«3/5
embossed
- adjective satellite embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
raised; brocaded.
- brocaded silk
- an embossed satin
- embossed leather
- raised needlework
- raised metalwork
- verb raise in a relief
stamp; emboss; boss.
- embossed stationery
- adjective satellite embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
- professes«3/5
profess
- verb practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
- She professes organic chemistry
- verb confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
- The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
- he professes to be a Communist
- verb practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
- reassert«3/5
reassert
- verb strengthen or make more firm
confirm.
- The witnesses confirmed the victim's account
- verb strengthen or make more firm
- glossed«3/5
gloss
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
rubric.
- noun an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
glossary.
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- waitresses«3/5
waitress
- noun a woman waiter
- verb serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
wait.
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
- noun a woman waiter
- burgesses«3/5
burgess
- noun English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
Anthony Burgess.
- noun a citizen of an English borough
burgher.
- noun English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
- transgressed«3/5
transgress
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against; infract; violate; break; offend; breach.
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
- verb spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
- The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- reasserted«3/5
reassert
- verb strengthen or make more firm
confirm.
- The witnesses confirmed the victim's account
- verb strengthen or make more firm
- essenes«3/5
essene
- noun a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus
- adjective said of or relating to the Essenes
- noun a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus
- tassels«3/5
tassel
- noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
- noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
- assented«3/5
assent
- noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
acquiescence.
- he gave his assent eagerly
- a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; acquiesce.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
- dissertations«3/5
dissertation
- noun a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
thesis.
- noun a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
- cassettes«3/5
cassette
- noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
- noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
- mosses«3/5
moss
- noun tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
- noun tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
- essen«3/5
essen
- noun a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
- noun a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
- connoisseur«3/5
connoisseur
- noun an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
cognoscente.
- noun an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
- tallahassee«3/5
tallahassee
- noun capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida
capital of Florida.
- noun capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida
- blessedness«3/5
blessedness
- noun a state of supreme happiness
beatitude; beatification.
- noun a state of supreme happiness
- eyeglasses«3/5
eyeglasses
- noun optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
spectacles; specs; glasses.
- noun lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
eyeglass; monocle.
- noun optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
- unsurpassed«3/5
unsurpassed
- adjective satellite not capable of being improved on
unexceeded; unexcelled.
- adjective satellite not capable of being improved on
- eyewitnesses«3/5
eyewitness
- noun a spectator who can describe what happened
- verb be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
- noun a spectator who can describe what happened
- russet«3/5
russet
- noun a reddish brown homespun fabric
- adjective satellite of brown with a reddish tinge
- noun a reddish brown homespun fabric
- unstressed«3/5
unstressed
- adjective not bearing a stress or accent
- short vowels are unstressed
- adjective not bearing a stress or accent
- sunglasses«3/5
sunglasses
- noun spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
dark glasses; shades.
- he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades
- noun a convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire
sunglass.
- noun spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
- molasses«3/5
molasses
- noun thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
- noun thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
- rossetti«3/5
rossetti
- noun English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
- noun English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
- mussels«3/5
mussel
- noun black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
- noun marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
- noun black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
- bypassed«3/5
bypass
- noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
ringway; ring road; beltway.
- noun a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
- noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
- carcasses«3/5
carcass
- noun the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
carcase.
- noun the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
- casserole«3/5
casserole
- noun food cooked and served in a casserole
- noun large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served
- noun food cooked and served in a casserole
- mussel«3/5
mussel
- noun black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
- noun marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
- noun black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
- thalassemia«3/5
thalassemia
- noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
Mediterranean anemia; Mediterranean anaemia; thalassaemia.
- noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
- desserts«3/5
dessert
- noun a dish served as the last course of a meal
afters; sweet.
- noun a dish served as the last course of a meal
- knesset«3/5
knesset
- noun the Israeli unicameral parliament
Knesseth.
- noun the Israeli unicameral parliament
- unimpressed«3/5
unimpressed
- adjective satellite not moved to serious regard
- trying to appear unimpressed
- adjective satellite not moved to serious regard
- massey«3/5
massey
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- laissez«3/5
laissez
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- essentialist«3/5
essentialist
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- essentialism«3/5
essentialism
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- wasserman«3/5
wasserman
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- russel«3/5
russel
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- passersby«3/5
passersby
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- lassen«3/5
lassen
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- messer«3/5
mess
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
messiness; muss; mussiness.
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; fix; muddle; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
- kassel«3/5
kassel
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- manasseh«3/5
manasseh
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- prosser«3/5
pro
- noun an athlete who plays for pay
professional.
- noun an argument in favor of a proposal
- noun an athlete who plays for pay
- canvassed«2/5
canvass
- noun the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
canvas.
- the crowded canvas of history
- the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
- noun an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
public opinion poll; poll; opinion poll.
- noun the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- reassemble«2/5
reassemble
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- depresses«2/5
depress
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
- verb lower (prices or markets)
- The glut of oil depressed gas prices
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- ramesses«2/5
ram
- noun the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
read/write memory; random memory; random access memory; random-access memory.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
Aries.
- noun the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
- redressed«2/5
redress
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
indemnification; amends; damages; indemnity; restitution.
- noun act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
remediation; remedy.
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- brasses«2/5
brass
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
brass instrument.
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- inessential«2/5
inessential
- noun anything that is not essential
nonessential.
- they discarded all their inessentials
- adjective not basic or fundamental
unessential.
- noun anything that is not essential
- glassed«2/5
glassed
- adjective fitted or covered with glass
glazed.
- four glazed walls
- verb furnish with glass
glass; glaze.
- glass the windows
- adjective fitted or covered with glass
- reassembling«2/5
reassemble
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- tessellation«2/5
tessellation
- noun the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern
- a tessellation of hexagons
- noun the act of adorning with mosaic
- noun the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern
- wildernesses«2/5
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
- focusses«2/5
focus
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
direction; centering; focussing; focal point; focusing.
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
- he had no direction in his life
- noun maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
- in focus
- out of focus
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
- canvasses«2/5
canvass
- noun the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
canvas.
- the crowded canvas of history
- the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
- noun an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
public opinion poll; poll; opinion poll.
- noun the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- unessential«2/5
unessential
- adjective not basic or fundamental
inessential.
- adjective not basic or fundamental
- countesses«2/5
countess
- noun female equivalent of a count or earl
- verb determine the number or amount of
count; numerate; number; enumerate.
- Can you count the books on your shelf?
- Count your change
- noun female equivalent of a count or earl
- dissensions«2/5
dissension
- noun disagreement among those expected to cooperate
discord.
- noun a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
dissonance; disagreement.
- noun disagreement among those expected to cooperate
- fussed«2/5
fuss
- noun an excited state of agitation
pother; tizzy; dither; flap.
- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
- noun an angry disturbance
bother; trouble; hassle.
- he didn't want to make a fuss
- they had labor trouble
- a spot of bother
- noun an excited state of agitation
- addressees«2/5
addressee
- noun one to whom something is addressed
- noun one to whom something is addressed
- trespasses«2/5
trespass
- noun a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
- noun entry to another's property without right or permission
violation; encroachment; usurpation; intrusion.
- noun a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
- crisscrossed«2/5
crisscrossed
- adjective satellite marked with crossing lines
crisscross.
- verb cross in a pattern, often random
crisscross.
- adjective satellite marked with crossing lines
- unprocessed«2/5
unprocessed
- adjective not refined or processed
crude; unrefined.
- unrefined ore
- crude oil
- adjective not altered from an original or natural state
- unprocessed commodities
- adjective not refined or processed
- transsexuals«2/5
transsexual
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
transexual.
- noun a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex
transexual.
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
- premisses«2/5
premiss
- noun a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
assumption; premise.
- on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
- verb take something as preexisting and given
premise.
- noun a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
- reassessed«2/5
reassess
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
reevaluate.
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
- disassembled«2/5
disassemble
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
take apart; break up; dismantle; break apart.
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
- dissenter«2/5
dissenter
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
contestant; objector; dissident; protester.
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
- hisses«2/5
hiss
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hissing; hushing; fizzle; sibilation.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
razz; boo; razzing; Bronx cheer; hoot; raspberry; bird; snort.
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- lessees«2/5
lessee
- noun a tenant who holds a lease
leaseholder.
- noun a tenant who holds a lease
- dressers«2/5
dresser
- noun furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
chest; bureau; chest of drawers.
- noun a person who dresses in a particular way
- she's an elegant dresser
- he's a meticulous dresser
- noun furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- reassessing«2/5
reassess
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
reevaluate.
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
- assemblers«2/5
assembler
- noun a program to convert assembly language into machine language
assembly program.
- noun a program to convert assembly language into machine language
- nonplussed«2/5
nonplussed
- adjective satellite filled with bewilderment
at a loss; nonplused; puzzled.
- at a loss to understand those remarks
- puzzled that she left without saying goodbye
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite filled with bewilderment
- represses«2/5
repress
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; quash; subjugate; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- verb conceal or hide
muffle; strangle; stifle; smother.
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
- verb put down by force or intimidation
- disassemble«2/5
disassemble
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
take apart; break up; dismantle; break apart.
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
- hairdressers«2/5
hairdresser
- noun someone who cuts or beautifies hair
stylist; hairstylist; styler.
- noun someone who cuts or beautifies hair
- sicknesses«2/5
sickness
- noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
malady; illness; unwellness.
- noun defectiveness or unsoundness
- drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure
- a great sickness of his judgment
- noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
- assessable«2/5
assessable
- adjective satellite capable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxation
- adjective satellite capable of being considered carefully
- the assessable qualities of art
- adjective satellite capable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxation
- governesses«2/5
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)
- dissembling«2/5
dissembling
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
pretence; pretense; feigning.
- noun the act of deceiving
deceit; dissimulation; deception.
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
- dissents«2/5
dissent
- noun (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
- he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion
- noun a difference of opinion
- noun (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
- assessee«2/5
assessee
- noun a person (or property) that is assessed
- noun a person (or property) that is assessed
- disseminates«2/5
disseminate
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse; circulate.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb cause to become widely known
- gasses«2/5
gas
- noun the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
gaseous state.
- noun a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
- noun the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
- abysses«2/5
abyss
- noun a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
abysm.
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; expiate; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- noun a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
- fastnesses«2/5
fastness
- noun a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
speed; swiftness.
- the project advanced with gratifying speed
- noun the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
secureness; fixity; fixedness; fixture.
- noun a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
- mussed«2/5
muss
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
mess; messiness; mussiness.
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
- noun type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
genus Mus; Mus.
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
- transsexualism«2/5
transsexualism
- noun condition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sex
- noun condition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sex
- decompressed«2/5
decompress
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
uncompress.
- decompress data
- verb decrease the pressure of
depressurize; depressurise.
- depressurize the cabin in the air plane
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
- prepossessing«2/5
prepossessing
- adjective satellite creating a favorable impression
- strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance
- verb possess beforehand
prepossess.
- adjective satellite creating a favorable impression
- landmasses«2/5
landmass
- noun a large continuous extent of land
land mass.
- noun a large continuous extent of land
- regresses«2/5
regress
- noun the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
reasoning backward.
- noun returning to a former state
reversion; retroversion; regression; retrogression.
- noun the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
- essentiality«2/5
essentiality
- noun basic importance
essentialness.
- noun basic importance
- passel«2/5
passel
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- disassembling«2/5
disassemble
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
take apart; break up; dismantle; break apart.
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
- grosses«2/5
gross
- noun twelve dozen
144.
- noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
receipts; revenue.
- noun twelve dozen
- grassed«2/5
grass
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- noun German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
Gunter Grass; Gunter Wilhelm Grass.
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- highnesses«2/5
highness
- noun (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
- noun the quality of being high or lofty
loftiness.
- noun (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
- dissects«2/5
dissect
- verb cut open or cut apart
- dissect the bodies for analysis
- verb make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
take apart; analyze; analyse; break down.
- analyze a specimen
- analyze a sentence
- analyze a chemical compound
- verb cut open or cut apart
- gusset«2/5
gusset
- noun a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
voider.
- noun a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
gusset plate.
- noun a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
- superclasses«2/5
superclass
- noun (biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class
- noun (biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class
- prepossessions«2/5
prepossession
- noun the condition of being prepossessed
- the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable
- noun an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
preconceived notion; preconceived opinion; preconception; preconceived idea; parti pris.
- he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions
- noun the condition of being prepossessed
- nesses«2/5
ness
- noun a strip of land projecting into a body of water
cape.
- noun a strip of land projecting into a body of water
- prepossession«2/5
prepossession
- noun the condition of being prepossessed
- the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable
- noun an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
preconceived notion; preconceived opinion; preconception; preconceived idea; parti pris.
- he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions
- noun the condition of being prepossessed
- bypasses«2/5
bypass
- noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
ringway; ring road; beltway.
- noun a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
- noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
- distresses«2/5
distress
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; hurt.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
- noun a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
- a ship in distress
- she was the classic maiden in distress
- noun psychological suffering
- disservice«2/5
disservice
- noun an act intended to help that turns out badly
ill turn; ill service.
- he did them a disservice
- noun an act intended to help that turns out badly
- tassel«2/5
tassel
- noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
- noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
- dissections«2/5
dissection
- noun cutting so as to separate into pieces
- noun a minute and critical analysis
- noun cutting so as to separate into pieces
- grosser«2/5
gross
- noun twelve dozen
144.
- noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
receipts; revenue.
- noun twelve dozen
- hostesses«2/5
hostess
- noun a woman host
- noun a woman innkeeper
- noun a woman host
- basses«2/5
bass
- noun the lowest part of the musical range
- noun the lowest part in polyphonic music
bass part.
- noun the lowest part of the musical range
- consciousnesses«2/5
consciousness
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- he lost consciousness
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; knowingness; awareness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- trespassers«2/5
trespasser
- noun someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
interloper; intruder.
- noun someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
- passerby«2/5
passerby
- noun a person who passes by casually or by chance
passer; passer-by.
- noun a person who passes by casually or by chance
- trespasser«2/5
trespasser
- noun someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
interloper; intruder.
- noun someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
- kindnesses«2/5
kindness
- noun the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
- noun tendency to be kind and forgiving
forgivingness.
- noun the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
- grossest«2/5
gross
- noun twelve dozen
144.
- noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
receipts; revenue.
- noun twelve dozen
- busses«2/5
buss
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
osculation; kiss.
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
coach; omnibus; bus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus; double-decker.
- he always rode the bus to work
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- trussed«2/5
trussed
- adjective satellite bound or secured closely
tied.
- the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied
- a trussed chicken
- verb tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
truss.
- adjective satellite bound or secured closely
- possessiveness«2/5
possessiveness
- noun excessive desire to possess or dominate
- noun excessive desire to possess or dominate
- reassembly«2/5
reassembly
- noun assembling again
refabrication.
- noun assembling again
- grossed«2/5
gross
- noun twelve dozen
144.
- noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
receipts; revenue.
- noun twelve dozen
- reasserting«2/5
reassert
- verb strengthen or make more firm
confirm.
- The witnesses confirmed the victim's account
- verb strengthen or make more firm
- crevasses«2/5
crevasse
- noun a deep fissure
- noun a deep fissure
- essene«2/5
essene
One of a sect among the Jews in the time of our Savior, remarkable for their strictness and abstinence.
- cussed«2/5
cussed
- adjective satellite stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obdurate; unrepentant; obstinate.
- verb utter obscenities or profanities
imprecate; cuss; curse; blaspheme; swear.
- The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
- adjective satellite stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- repossession«2/5
repossession
- noun the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
- noun the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
- transgresses«2/5
transgress
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against; infract; violate; break; offend; breach.
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
- verb spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
- The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- dissemble«2/5
dissemble
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; pretend; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- verb hide under a false appearance
mask; cloak.
- He masked his disappointment
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
- compassed«2/5
compass
- noun navigational instrument for finding directions
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; reach; orbit; range; scope.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun navigational instrument for finding directions
- musset«2/5
musset
- noun French poet and writer (1810-1857)
Alfred de Musset; Louis Charles Alfred de Musset.
- noun French poet and writer (1810-1857)
- trespassed«2/5
trespass
- noun a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
- noun entry to another's property without right or permission
violation; encroachment; usurpation; intrusion.
- noun a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
- dispossess«2/5
dispossess
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
- reasserts«2/5
reassert
- verb strengthen or make more firm
confirm.
- The witnesses confirmed the victim's account
- verb strengthen or make more firm
- stewardesses«2/5
stewardess
- noun a woman steward on an airplane
air hostess; hostess.
- noun a woman steward on an airplane
- overdressed«2/5
overdressed
- adjective satellite dressed too elaborately
- verb dress too warmly
overclothe; overdress.
- You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot
- adjective satellite dressed too elaborately
- tennessean«2/5
tennessean
- noun a native or resident of Tennessee
Volunteer.
- noun a native or resident of Tennessee
- embarrasses«2/5
embarrass
- verb cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
abash.
- verb hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
obstruct; hinder; stymie; blockade; stymy; block.
- His brother blocked him at every turn
- verb cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
- canvassers«2/5
canvasser
- noun a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
solicitor.
- noun someone who examines votes at an election
scrutineer.
- noun a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
- reprocessed«2/5
reprocess
- verb use again after processing
recycle; reuse.
- We must recycle the cardboard boxes
- verb use again after processing
- outclassed«2/5
outclassed
- adjective satellite decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class
- verb cause to appear in a lower class
outclass.
- The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati
- adjective satellite decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class
- pisses«2/5
piss
- noun liquid excretory product
weewee; piddle; urine; water; pee.
- there was blood in his urine
- the child had to make water
- noun informal terms for urination
peeing; pee; pissing.
- he took a pee
- noun liquid excretory product
- kisser«2/5
kisser
- noun someone who kisses
osculator.
- noun the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
smiler; physiognomy; visage; mug; countenance; phiz.
- noun someone who kisses
- wassermann«2/5
wassermann
- noun German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925)
August von Wassermann.
- noun a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection
Wasserman reaction; Wassermann test.
- noun German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925)
- esses«2/5
es
- noun a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
atomic number 99; E; einsteinium.
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
tocopherol; E; vitamin E.
- noun a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
- tasseled«2/5
tasseled
- adjective satellite fringed or adorned with tassels
tasselled.
- adjective satellite fringed or adorned with tassels
- wineglasses«2/5
wineglass
- noun a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
- noun a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
- possessively«2/5
possessively
- adverb in a possessive manner
- he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife
- adverb in a possessive manner
- dissembled«2/5
dissemble
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; pretend; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- verb hide under a false appearance
mask; cloak.
- He masked his disappointment
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
- zinsser«2/5
zinsser
- noun United States bacteriologist who helped develop immunization against typhus fever (1878-1940)
Hans Zinsser.
- noun United States bacteriologist who helped develop immunization against typhus fever (1878-1940)
- stiffnesses«2/5
stiffness
- noun the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
- noun the property of moving with pain or difficulty
- he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck
- noun the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
- hassel«2/5
hassel
- noun Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981)
Odd Hassel.
- noun Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981)
- passerines«2/5
passerine
- noun perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
passeriform bird.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
- noun perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
- reassessments«2/5
reassessment
- noun a new appraisal or evaluation
review; reappraisal; revaluation.
- noun a new appraisal or evaluation
- passerine«2/5
passerine
- noun perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
passeriform bird.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
- noun perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
- bussed«2/5
buss
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
osculation; kiss.
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
coach; omnibus; bus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus; double-decker.
- he always rode the bus to work
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- degassed«2/5
degas
- noun French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
Edgar Degas; Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas.
- verb remove gas from
- noun French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
- tennesseans«2/5
tennessean
- noun a native or resident of Tennessee
Volunteer.
- noun a native or resident of Tennessee
- dispossessing«2/5
dispossess
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
- finessed«2/5
fin
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; pentad.
- noun one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
tail fin; tailfin.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- hosses«2/5
ho
- noun a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
holmium; atomic number 67.
- noun a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
- patisserie«2/5
patisserie
- noun a bakery specializing in French pastry
- noun a bakery specializing in French pastry
- awarenesses«2/5
awareness
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; knowingness; consciousness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
sentience.
- the crash intruded on his awareness
- noun having knowledge of
- cesses«2/5
ce
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; cerium.
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
C.E.; Common Era.
- in 200 CE
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
- morasses«2/5
morass
- noun a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
mire; quag; slack; quagmire.
- noun a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- tessellated«2/5
tessellated
- adjective satellite having a checkered or mottled appearance
- verb fit together exactly, of identical shapes
tessellate.
- triangles tessellate
- adjective satellite having a checkered or mottled appearance
- connoisseurs«2/5
connoisseur
- noun an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
cognoscente.
- noun an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
- dusseldorf«2/5
dusseldorf
- noun an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine
- noun an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine
- priestesses«2/5
priestess
- noun a woman priest
- noun a woman priest
- unexpressed«2/5
unexpressed
- adjective satellite not made explicit
unstated; unverbalised; unvoiced; unuttered; unverbalized; unspoken; unsaid.
- the unexpressed terms of the agreement
- things left unsaid
- some kind of unspoken agreement
- his action is clear but his reason remains unstated
- adjective satellite not made explicit
- basset«2/5
basset
- noun smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
basset hound.
- verb appear at the surface
crop out.
- A seam of coal bassets
- noun smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
- reassertion«2/5
reassertion
- noun renewed affirmation
reaffirmation.
- noun renewed affirmation
- gassed«2/5
gas
- noun the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
gaseous state.
- noun a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
- noun the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
- immunosuppressed«2/5
immunosuppressed
- adjective of persons whose immune response is inadequate
- adjective of persons whose immune response is inadequate
- uncompressed«2/5
uncompress
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
decompress.
- decompress data
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
- bessemer«2/5
bessemer
- noun British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)
Sir Henry Bessemer.
- noun British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)
- seamstresses«2/5
seamstress
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; sempstress.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- trousseau«2/5
trousseau
- noun the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
- noun the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
- headdresses«2/5
headdress
- noun clothing for the head
headgear.
- noun clothing for the head
- cypresses«2/5
cypress
- noun wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
- noun any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
cypress tree.
- noun wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
- masseter«2/5
masseter
- noun a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
- noun a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
- delicatessen«2/5
delicatessen
- noun ready-to-eat food products
delicatessen food.
- noun a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
deli; food shop.
- noun ready-to-eat food products
- oppresses«2/5
oppress
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
crush; suppress.
- The government oppresses political activists
- verb cause to suffer
persecute.
- Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- assenting«2/5
assenting
- noun agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
accession.
- accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent
- assenting to the Congressional determination
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent; acquiesce.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- noun agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
- lasses«2/5
lass
- noun a girl or young woman who is unmarried
jeune fille; young girl; lassie.
- noun a girl or young woman who is unmarried
- repossessed«2/5
repossess
- verb claim back
reclaim.
- verb regain possession of something
take back.
- verb claim back
- uncrossed«2/5
uncrossed
- adjective (of a check) not crossed
- verb change from a crossed to an uncrossed position
uncross.
- She uncrossed her legs
- adjective (of a check) not crossed
- brasserie«2/5
brasserie
- noun a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- noun a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- repossess«2/5
repossess
- verb claim back
reclaim.
- verb regain possession of something
take back.
- verb claim back
- harasser«2/5
harasser
- noun a persistent tormentor
- noun a persistent attacker
harrier.
- the harassers were not members of the regular army
- noun a persistent tormentor
- assemblyman«2/5
assemblyman
- noun someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
- noun someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
- lesseps«2/5
lesseps
- noun French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)
Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps; Ferdinand de Lesseps.
- noun French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)
- gneisses«2/5
gneiss
- noun a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite
- noun a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite
- tesserae«2/5
tessera
- noun a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
- noun a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
- impasses«2/5
impasse
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; deadlock; standstill; stalemate.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun a street with only one way in or out
blind alley; dead-end street; cul de sac.
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- assents«2/5
assent
- noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
acquiescence.
- he gave his assent eagerly
- a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; acquiesce.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
- possessives«2/5
possessive
- noun the case expressing ownership
genitive; possessive case; genitive case.
- adjective serving to express or indicate possession
genitive.
- possessive pronouns
- the genitive endings
- noun the case expressing ownership
- cutlasses«2/5
cutlass
- noun a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
cutlas.
- noun a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
cutlas.
- noun a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
- massenet«2/5
massenet
- noun French composer best remembered for his pop operas (1842-1912)
Jules Emile Frederic Massenet.
- noun French composer best remembered for his pop operas (1842-1912)
- heiresses«2/5
heiress
- noun a female heir
inheritress; inheritrix.
- noun a female heir
- rotisserie«2/5
rotisserie
- noun an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns
- noun a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats
- noun an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns
- bossed«2/5
boss
- noun a person who exercises control over workers
foreman; chief; gaffer; honcho.
- if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
- noun a person responsible for hiring workers
hirer.
- the boss hired three more men for the new job
- noun a person who exercises control over workers
- laundresses«2/5
laundress
- noun a working woman who takes in washing
washerwoman; washwoman; laundrywoman.
- noun a working woman who takes in washing
- unbiassed«2/5
unbiassed
- adjective satellite characterized by a lack of partiality
unbiased; indifferent.
- a properly indifferent jury
- an unbiasgoted account of her family problems
- adjective satellite without bias
unbiased.
- adjective satellite characterized by a lack of partiality
- assemblymen«2/5
assemblyman
- noun someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
- noun someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
- abbesses«2/5
abbess
- noun the superior of a group of nuns
mother superior; prioress.
- noun the superior of a group of nuns
- overpasses«2/5
overpass
- noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
flyover.
- noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
- koussevitzky«2/5
koussevitzky
- noun United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951)
Serge Koussevitzky; Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky.
- noun United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951)
- shepherdesses«2/5
shepherdess
- noun a woman shepherd
- verb watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
shepherd.
- noun a woman shepherd
- posses«2/5
posse
- noun a temporary police force
posse comitatus.
- noun a temporary police force
- colosseum«2/5
colosseum
The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome. Also written Coliseum .
- videocassette«2/5
videocassette
- noun a cassette for videotape
- noun a cassette for videotape
- assertively«2/5
assertively
- adverb in an assertive manner
- `I will take care of my own life,' she said assertively
- adverb in an assertive manner
- casseroles«2/5
casserole
- noun food cooked and served in a casserole
- noun large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served
- noun food cooked and served in a casserole
- russes«2/5
rus
- noun the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
- noun a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum
ruthenium; Ru; atomic number 44.
- noun the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
- connoisseurship«2/5
connoisseurship
- noun love of or taste for fine objects of art
vertu; virtu.
- noun love of or taste for fine objects of art
- albatrosses«2/5
albatross
- noun (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
millstone.
- she was an albatross around his neck
- noun large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
mollymawk.
- noun (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
- deaconesses«2/5
deaconess
- noun a woman deacon
- noun a woman deacon
- unprepossessing«2/5
unprepossessing
- adjective satellite creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
unpresentable.
- adjective satellite creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
- posset«2/5
posset
- noun sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer
- noun sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer
- duchesses«2/5
duchess
- noun the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
- noun the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
- audiocassette«2/5
audiocassette
- noun a cassette for audiotape
- noun a cassette for audiotape
- overstressed«2/5
overstress
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overemphasise; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
- unembarrassed«2/5
unembarrassed
- adjective satellite not embarrassed
unabashed.
- a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality"- Jerome Stone
- an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened
- adjective satellite not embarrassed
- masseuse«2/5
masseuse
- noun a female massager
- noun a female massager
- videocassettes«2/5
videocassette
- noun a cassette for videotape
- noun a cassette for videotape
- masseur«2/5
masseur
- noun a male massager
- noun a male massager
- empresses«2/5
empress
- noun a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
- noun a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
- plassey«2/5
plassey
- noun the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal
battle of Plassey.
- noun the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal
- blessedly«2/5
blessedly
- adverb in a blessed manner
- adverb in a blessed manner
- professedly«2/5
professedly
- adverb with pretense or intention to deceive
- is only professedly poor
- adverb by open declaration
avowedly.
- their policy has been avowedly Marxist
- Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders
- adverb with pretense or intention to deceive
- unaddressed«2/5
unaddressed
- adjective not addressed
- an unaddressed envelope
- adjective not addressed
- confessedly«2/5
confessedly
- adverb as acknowledged
admittedly; true; avowedly.
- true, she is the smartest in her class
- adverb as acknowledged
- quintessentially«2/5
quintessential
- adjective representing the perfect example of a class or quality
- adjective representing the perfect example of a class or quality
- neisseria«2/5
neisseria
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- cassel«2/5
cassel
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- glasser«2/5
glass
- noun a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- noun a container for holding liquids while drinking
drinking glass.
- noun a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- interosseous«2/5
interosseous
(Anat.) Situated between bones; as, an .interosseous ligament
- nissen«2/5
nissen
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- yasser«2/5
yasser
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- prestressed«2/5
prestressed
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- rosser«2/5
ross
- noun Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
Sir John Ross; John Ross.
- noun British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)
James Clark Ross; Sir James Clark Ross.
- noun Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
- presser«2/5
press
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
pressure; insistency; imperativeness; insistence.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
public press.
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
- possessory«2/5
possessory
Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right; of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest; apossessory lord.
- wessel«2/5
wessel
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- missense«2/5
- brassey«2/5
brassey
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- arrondissement«2/5
arrondissement
A subdivision of a department. France✍ The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into departments, those into arrondissements, those into cantons, and the latter into communes.
- hisself«2/5
himself
An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he ; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case;himself will bear the blameas, it is .himself who savedhimself But he himself returned from the quarries. Judges iii. 19.
David hid himself in the field. 1 Sam. xx. 24.
The Lord himself shall give you a sign. Is. vii. 14.
Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. Titus ii. 14.
With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done. Denham.
✍ Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him .It comprehendeth in himself all good. Chaucer.
- issei«2/5
issei
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- assed«2/5
ass
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun a pompous fool
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- essentialized«2/5
- düsseldorf«2/5
- kesselring«2/5
- subassemblies«2/5
subassemblies
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- essentia«2/5
essentia
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- subassembly«2/5
subassembly
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- gasset«2/5
gasset
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- gasser«2/5
gas
- noun the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
gaseous state.
- noun a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
- noun the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
- essentializing«2/5
- chasseurs«2/5
chasseur
(Mil.) One of a body of light troops, cavalry or infantry, trained for rapid movements.
- husserlian«2/5
husserlian
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- brussel«2/5
brussel
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- ressentiment«2/5
- ossetia«2/5
ossetia
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- grasset«2/5
- recrossed«2/5
recross
To cross a second time.
- subprocesses«2/5
- intraosseous«2/5
- grossen«2/5
grossen
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- meissen«2/5
- messerschmidt«2/5
messerschmidt
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- microdissection«2/5
microdissection
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- messenia«2/5
messenia
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- nondepressed«2/5
- cassegrain«2/5
- assemblee«2/5
assemble
- verb create by putting components or members together
tack together; set up; tack; piece; put together.
- She pieced a quilt
- He tacked together some verses
- They set up a committee
- verb collect in one place
meet; gather; forgather; foregather.
- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
- verb create by putting components or members together
- preprocessed«2/5
- dissector«2/5
dissector
One who dissects; an anatomist.
- transsexuality«2/5
- assertoric«2/5
- crossers«2/5
cross
- noun a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
crisscross; mark.
- noun a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- dissensus«2/5
- interossei«2/5
- chasseur«2/5
chasseur
(Mil.) One of a body of light troops, cavalry or infantry, trained for rapid movements.
- kissel«2/5
kissel
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- dissention«2/5
dissention
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- ossetian«2/5
ossetian
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- trussell«2/5
- besses«1/5
be
- noun a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
atomic number 4; glucinium; beryllium.
- verb have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- John is rich
- This is not a good answer
- noun a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
- tessellations«1/5
tessellation
- noun the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern
- a tessellation of hexagons
- noun the act of adorning with mosaic
- noun the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern
- reassembles«1/5
reassemble
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- verb assemble once again, after taking something apart
- obsesses«1/5
obsess
- noun a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
Ob River; Ob.
- noun the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
tocology; midwifery; OB; obstetrics.
- noun a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
- redresses«1/5
redress
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
indemnification; amends; damages; indemnity; restitution.
- noun act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
remediation; remedy.
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- passee«1/5
passee
- adjective satellite out of fashion
antique; demode; old-hat; ex; passe; outmoded; old-fashioned.
- a suit of rather antique appearance
- demode (or outmoded) attire
- outmoded ideas
- adjective satellite out of fashion
- interesses«1/5
inter
- verb place in a grave or tomb
lay to rest; inhume; bury; entomb.
- Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
- The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
- My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday
- verb place in a grave or tomb
- disseminations«1/5
dissemination
- noun the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
spreading; airing; public exposure.
- noun the property of being diffused or dispersed
diffusion.
- noun the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
- fesses«1/5
fess
- noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
fesse.
- noun a city in north central Morocco; religious center
Fez; Fes.
- noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
- gosses«1/5
go
- noun a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn; tour; spell.
- it's my go
- a spell of work
- noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
cristal; ecstasy; XTC; Adam; X; hug drug; disco biscuit.
- noun a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- preussen«1/5
preussen
- noun a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
Prussia.
- in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states
- noun a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
- digressed«1/5
digress
- verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
divagate; wander; stray.
- She always digresses when telling a story
- her mind wanders
- Don't digress when you give a lecture
- verb wander from a direct or straight course
straggle; depart; sidetrack.
- verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- disseminator«1/5
disseminator
- noun someone who spreads the news
propagator.
- noun someone who spreads the news
- fusses«1/5
fuss
- noun an excited state of agitation
pother; tizzy; dither; flap.
- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
- noun an angry disturbance
bother; trouble; hassle.
- he didn't want to make a fuss
- they had labor trouble
- a spot of bother
- noun an excited state of agitation
- unconfessed«1/5
unconfessed
- noun people who have not confessed
- the unconfessed cannot be forgiven
- adjective satellite not admitted
- unconfessed sins
- noun people who have not confessed
- disseminators«1/5
disseminator
- noun someone who spreads the news
propagator.
- noun someone who spreads the news
- guesser«1/5
guesser
- noun a person who guesses
- noun a person who guesses
- prepossessed«1/5
prepossess
- verb possess beforehand
- verb cause to be preoccupied
- The idea of his failure prepossesses him
- verb possess beforehand
- richesses«1/5
riches
- noun an abundance of material possessions and resources
wealth.
- noun people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
rich people; rich.
- only the very rich benefit from this legislation
- noun an abundance of material possessions and resources
- dissevered«1/5
dissever
- verb separate into parts or portions
divide; separate; split up; split; carve up.
- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
- verb separate into parts or portions
- preassembled«1/5
preassemble
- verb to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
prefabricate.
- verb to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
- appressed«1/5
appressed
- adjective satellite pressed close to or lying flat against something
adpressed.
- adpressed hairs along the plant's stem
- igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson
- adjective satellite pressed close to or lying flat against something
- darknesses«1/5
darkness
- noun absence of light or illumination
dark.
- noun an unilluminated area
dark; shadow.
- he moved off into the darkness
- noun absence of light or illumination
- digresses«1/5
digress
- verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
divagate; wander; stray.
- She always digresses when telling a story
- her mind wanders
- Don't digress when you give a lecture
- verb wander from a direct or straight course
straggle; depart; sidetrack.
- verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- amasses«1/5
amass
- verb collect or gather
gather; conglomerate; accumulate; cumulate; pile up.
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- verb get or gather together
roll up; compile; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- verb collect or gather
- gussets«1/5
gusset
- noun a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
voider.
- noun a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
gusset plate.
- noun a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
- decompresses«1/5
decompress
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
uncompress.
- decompress data
- verb decrease the pressure of
depressurize; depressurise.
- depressurize the cabin in the air plane
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
- roughnesses«1/5
roughness
- noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
raggedness.
- noun the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
harshness.
- noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
- engrosses«1/5
engross
- verb devote (oneself) fully to
plunge; immerse; absorb; soak up; engulf; steep.
- He immersed himself into his studies
- verb consume all of one's attention or time
absorb; engage; occupy.
- Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
- verb devote (oneself) fully to
- precesses«1/5
precess
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- reassesses«1/5
reassess
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
reevaluate.
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
- plusses«1/5
plus
- noun a useful or valuable quality
asset.
- noun the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
summation; addition.
- the summation of four and three gives seven
- four plus three equals seven
- noun a useful or valuable quality
- pisser«1/5
pisser
- noun a person who urinates
urinator.
- noun a very disagreeable difficulty
- noun a person who urinates
- hardnesses«1/5
hardness
- noun the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
- noun a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering
- the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present
- noun the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
- happinesses«1/5
happiness
- noun state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
felicity.
- noun emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
- noun state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
- sadnesses«1/5
sadness
- noun emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
unhappiness.
- noun the state of being sad
sorrow; sorrowfulness.
- she tired of his perpetual sadness
- noun emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
- disassembles«1/5
disassemble
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
take apart; break up; dismantle; break apart.
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
- crisscrosses«1/5
crisscross
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
cross; mark.
- verb cross in a pattern, often random
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- dissever«1/5
dissever
- verb separate into parts or portions
divide; separate; split up; split; carve up.
- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
- verb separate into parts or portions
- guessers«1/5
guesser
- noun a person who guesses
- noun a person who guesses
- wickednesses«1/5
wickedness
- noun morally objectionable behavior
iniquity; evil; immorality.
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
iniquity; dark; darkness.
- the powers of darkness
- noun morally objectionable behavior
- emptinesses«1/5
emptiness
- noun the state of containing nothing
- noun having an empty stomach
- noun the state of containing nothing
- percussed«1/5
percuss
- verb strike or tap firmly
- the doctor percussed his chest and back
- verb strike or tap firmly
- ancestresses«1/5
ancestress
- noun a woman ancestor
- noun a woman ancestor
- asserter«1/5
asserter
- noun someone who claims to speak the truth
affirmer; asseverator; avower; declarer.
- a bold asserter
- a declarer of his intentions
- affirmers of traditional doctrine
- an asseverator of strong convictions
- an avower of his own great intelligence
- noun someone who claims to speak the truth
- tendernesses«1/5
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
- tailoresses«1/5
tailor
- noun a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
seamster; sartor.
- verb adjust to a specific need or market
orient.
- a magazine oriented towards young people
- tailor your needs to your surroundings
- noun a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
- unpleasantnesses«1/5
unpleasantness
- noun the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
- noun the quality of giving displeasure
- the recent unpleasantness of the weather
- noun the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
- dispossessions«1/5
dispossession
- noun the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
legal ouster; eviction.
- noun freeing from evil spirits
exorcism.
- noun the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
- goodnesses«1/5
goodness
- noun that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
good.
- weigh the good against the bad
- among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization
- noun moral excellence or admirableness
good.
- there is much good to be found in people
- noun that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- prepossess«1/5
prepossess
- verb possess beforehand
- verb cause to be preoccupied
- The idea of his failure prepossesses him
- verb possess beforehand
- sweetnesses«1/5
sweetness
- noun the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
sweet; sugariness.
- noun the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
sweet.
- noun the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
- flosses«1/5
floss
- noun a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- noun a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
dental floss.
- noun a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- samenesses«1/5
sameness
- noun the quality of being alike
- sameness of purpose kept them together
- noun the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
humdrum; monotony.
- he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
- he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners
- he hated the sameness of the food the college served
- noun the quality of being alike
- musses«1/5
muss
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
mess; messiness; mussiness.
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
- noun type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
genus Mus; Mus.
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
- essentialness«1/5
essentialness
- noun basic importance
essentiality.
- noun basic importance
- greatnesses«1/5
greatness
- noun the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
illustriousness.
- noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number
grandness; immenseness; vastness; immensity; wideness; enormousness; sizeableness.
- noun the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
- vastnesses«1/5
vastness
- noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number
grandness; immenseness; immensity; greatness; wideness; enormousness; sizeableness.
- noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number
- asserters«1/5
asserter
- noun someone who claims to speak the truth
affirmer; asseverator; avower; declarer.
- a bold asserter
- a declarer of his intentions
- affirmers of traditional doctrine
- an asseverator of strong convictions
- an avower of his own great intelligence
- noun someone who claims to speak the truth
- adpressed«1/5
adpressed
- adjective satellite pressed close to or lying flat against something
appressed.
- adpressed hairs along the plant's stem
- igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson
- adjective satellite pressed close to or lying flat against something
- quintessences«1/5
quintessence
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
ether.
- noun the purest and most concentrated essence of something
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- fitnesses«1/5
fitness
- noun the quality of being suitable
fittingness.
- they had to prove their fitness for the position
- noun good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
physical fitness.
- noun the quality of being suitable
- tasselled«1/5
tasselled
- adjective satellite fringed or adorned with tassels
tasseled.
- adjective satellite fringed or adorned with tassels
- cosseted«1/5
cosset
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cocker; mollycoddle; spoil; indulge; baby; coddle.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
- dissentient«1/5
dissentient
- adjective satellite (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
recusant.
- adjective satellite disagreeing, especially with a majority
dissenting; dissident.
- adjective satellite (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
- fricassee«1/5
fricassee
- noun pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
- verb make a fricassee of by cooking
- fricassee meats
- noun pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
- harasses«1/5
harass
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; molest; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb exhaust by attacking repeatedly
- harass the enemy
- verb annoy continually or chronically
- agribusinesses«1/5
agribusiness
- noun a large-scale farming enterprise
agriculture; factory farm.
- noun a large-scale farming enterprise
- unharnessed«1/5
unharness
- verb remove the harness from
- unharness a horse
- verb remove the harness from
- undresses«1/5
undress
- noun partial or complete nakedness
- a state of undress
- verb get undressed
uncase; peel; strip down; strip; unclothe; disrobe; discase.
- please don't undress in front of everybody!
- She strips in front of strangers every night for a living
- noun partial or complete nakedness
- represser«1/5
represser
- noun an agent that represses
repressor.
- noun an agent that represses
- negresses«1/5
negress
- noun a Black woman or girl
- noun a Black woman or girl
- masser«1/5
mass
- noun the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- dissembler«1/5
dissembler
- noun a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
hypocrite; phoney; phony; dissimulator; pretender.
- noun a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
- brightnesses«1/5
brightness
- noun the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
- noun intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
cleverness; smartness.
- noun the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
- jewesses«1/5
jewess
- noun a woman who is a Jew
- noun a woman who is a Jew
- underdressed«1/5
underdressed
- adjective satellite inadequately or too informally clothed
- verb dress without sufficient warmth
underdress.
- She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia
- adjective satellite inadequately or too informally clothed
- concussed«1/5
concuss
- verb shake violently
- verb injure the brain; sustain a concussion
- verb shake violently
- asseveration«1/5
asseveration
- noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
averment; assertion.
- noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
- underclasses«1/5
underclass
- noun the social class lowest in the social hierarchy
lower class.
- adjective satellite belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum
- underclass mothers and children
- noun the social class lowest in the social hierarchy
- nonessentials«1/5
nonessential
- noun anything that is not essential
inessential.
- they discarded all their inessentials
- adjective satellite not of prime or central importance
incidental.
- nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA
- noun anything that is not essential
- biomasses«1/5
biomass
- noun plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
- noun the total mass of living matter in a given unit area
- noun plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
- asseverations«1/5
asseveration
- noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
averment; assertion.
- noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
- cosset«1/5
cosset
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cocker; mollycoddle; spoil; indulge; baby; coddle.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
- canvasser«1/5
canvasser
- noun a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
solicitor.
- noun someone who examines votes at an election
scrutineer.
- noun a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
- tosser«1/5
tosser
- noun terms of abuse for a masturbator
wanker; jerk-off.
- noun someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
- noun terms of abuse for a masturbator
- cusses«1/5
cuss
- noun a persistently annoying person
pesterer; pest; gadfly; blighter.
- noun a boy or man
fella; blighter; lad; gent; fellow; bloke; chap; feller.
- that chap is your host
- there's a fellow at the door
- he's a likable cuss
- he's a good bloke
- noun a persistently annoying person
- repossessions«1/5
repossession
- noun the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
- noun the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
- tessellate«1/5
tessellate
- verb fit together exactly, of identical shapes
- triangles tessellate
- verb tile with tesserae
- tessellate the kitchen floor
- verb fit together exactly, of identical shapes
- temptresses«1/5
temptress
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Delilah; enchantress; femme fatale; siren.
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- meannesses«1/5
meanness
- noun the quality of being deliberately mean
beastliness.
- noun extreme stinginess
tightfistedness; parsimoniousness; minginess; niggardliness; closeness; niggardness; tightness; parsimony.
- noun the quality of being deliberately mean
- largesses«1/5
largess
- noun a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously
largesse.
- noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
largesse; munificence; magnanimity; openhandedness.
- noun a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously
- finesses«1/5
finesse
- noun subtly skillful handling of a situation
delicacy; discreetness; diplomacy.
- noun subtly skillful handling of a situation
- intercrossed«1/5
intercrossed
- adjective satellite produced by crossbreeding
hybrid.
- adjective satellite produced by crossbreeding
- anchoresses«1/5
anchor
- noun a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
ground tackle.
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
mainstay; backbone; linchpin; lynchpin; keystone.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
- mightinesses«1/5
mightiness
- noun physical strength
might; power.
- noun physical strength
- windlasses«1/5
windlass
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
winch.
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- marquesses«1/5
marquess
- noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
marquis.
- noun a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
- noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
- dissemblers«1/5
dissembler
- noun a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
hypocrite; phoney; phony; dissimulator; pretender.
- noun a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
- enchantresses«1/5
enchantress
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
temptress; Delilah; femme fatale; siren.
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
witch.
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- kissers«1/5
kisser
- noun someone who kisses
osculator.
- noun the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
smiler; physiognomy; visage; mug; countenance; phiz.
- noun someone who kisses
- dissembles«1/5
dissemble
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; pretend; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- verb hide under a false appearance
mask; cloak.
- He masked his disappointment
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
- cosseting«1/5
cosset
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
featherbed; pamper; cocker; mollycoddle; spoil; indulge; baby; coddle.
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
- verb treat with excessive indulgence
- asseverated«1/5
asseverate
- verb state categorically
assert; maintain.
- verb state categorically
- coulisses«1/5
coulisse
- noun a flat situated in the wings
wing flat.
- noun a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel
- noun a flat situated in the wings
- headmistresses«1/5
headmistress
- noun a woman headmaster
- noun a woman headmaster
- patisseries«1/5
patisserie
- noun a bakery specializing in French pastry
- noun a bakery specializing in French pastry
- fricasseed«1/5
fricassee
- noun pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
- verb make a fricassee of by cooking
- fricassee meats
- noun pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
- aggressed«1/5
aggress
- verb take the initiative and go on the offensive
attack.
- The Serbs attacked the village at night
- The visiting team started to attack
- verb take the initiative and go on the offensive
- dispossesses«1/5
dispossess
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
- chasses«1/5
chasse
- noun (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
sashay.
- verb perform a chasse step, in ballet
sashay.
- noun (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
- madnesses«1/5
madness
- noun obsolete terms for legal insanity
lunacy; insaneness.
- noun an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
lyssa; hydrophobia; rabies.
- noun obsolete terms for legal insanity
- flossed«1/5
floss
- noun a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- noun a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
dental floss.
- noun a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- inessentials«1/5
inessential
- noun anything that is not essential
nonessential.
- they discarded all their inessentials
- adjective not basic or fundamental
unessential.
- noun anything that is not essential
- tossers«1/5
tosser
- noun terms of abuse for a masturbator
wanker; jerk-off.
- noun someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
- noun terms of abuse for a masturbator
- awkwardnesses«1/5
awkwardness
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
ineptness; ineptitude; maladroitness; clumsiness; slowness.
- noun the quality of an embarrassing situation
nuisance value.
- he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
- passementerie«1/5
passementerie
- noun a decoration or adornment on a garment
trim; trimming.
- the trimming on a hat
- the trim on a shirt
- noun a decoration or adornment on a garment
- tessellating«1/5
tessellate
- verb fit together exactly, of identical shapes
- triangles tessellate
- verb tile with tesserae
- tessellate the kitchen floor
- verb fit together exactly, of identical shapes
- uniquenesses«1/5
uniqueness
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
singularity.
- that singularity distinguished him from all his companions
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
- authoresses«1/5
authoress
- noun a woman author
- verb be the author of
author.
- She authored this play
- noun a woman author
- dessertspoon«1/5
dessertspoon
- noun as much as a dessert spoon will hold
dessertspoonful.
- noun as much as a dessert spoon will hold
- suppresser«1/5
suppresser
- noun someone who suppresses
suppressor.
- dictators are suppressors of free speech
- noun a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
suppressor gene; suppressor; suppresser gene.
- noun someone who suppresses
- murderesses«1/5
murderess
- noun a woman murderer
- verb kill intentionally and with premeditation
murder; off; slay; dispatch; remove; hit; bump off; polish off.
- The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
- noun a woman murderer
- dessertspoonful«1/5
dessertspoonful
- noun as much as a dessert spoon will hold
dessertspoon.
- noun as much as a dessert spoon will hold
- retrogressed«1/5
retrogress
- verb get worse or fall back to a previous condition
regress; retrograde.
- verb go back to bad behavior
recidivate; relapse; lapse; fall back; regress.
- Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
- verb get worse or fall back to a previous condition
- procuresses«1/5
procuress
- noun a woman pimp
- verb get by special effort
procure; secure.
- He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed
- noun a woman pimp
- righteousnesses«1/5
righteousness
- noun adhering to moral principles
- noun adhering to moral principles
- littlenesses«1/5
littleness
- noun the property of having a relatively small size
smallness.
- noun the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
smallness.
- the smallness of her voice
- noun the property of having a relatively small size
- repressers«1/5
- adventuresses«1/5
adventuress
- noun a woman adventurer
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; take a chance; hazard; take chances; chance; adventure; gamble; run a risk.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
- noun a woman adventurer
- bitternesses«1/5
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
- wardresses«1/5
wardress
- noun a woman warder
- noun a woman warder
- fricassees«1/5
fricassee
- noun pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
- verb make a fricassee of by cooking
- fricassee meats
- noun pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
- unlikenesses«1/5
unlikeness
- noun dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
dissimilitude.
- noun dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
- asseverate«1/5
asseverate
- verb state categorically
assert; maintain.
- verb state categorically
- prettinesses«1/5
prettiness
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
cuteness.
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
- waitressed«1/5
waitress
- noun a woman waiter
- verb serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
wait.
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
- noun a woman waiter
- disses«1/5
diss
- noun god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
Orcus; Dis.
- verb treat, mention, or speak to rudely
affront; insult.
- He insulted her with his rude remarks
- the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
- noun god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
- disservices«1/5
disservice
- noun an act intended to help that turns out badly
ill turn; ill service.
- he did them a disservice
- noun an act intended to help that turns out badly
- disseminative«1/5
disseminative
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
diffusive; dispersive; diffusing.
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
- politenesses«1/5
politeness
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
niceness.
- noun the act of showing regard for others
civility.
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- rousseaus«1/5
rousseau
- noun French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
- noun French primitive painter (1844-1910)
Henri Rousseau; Le Douanier Rousseau.
- noun French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)
- outclasses«1/5
outclass
- verb cause to appear in a lower class
- The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati
- verb cause to appear in a lower class
- sesses«1/5
sess
- noun street names for marijuana
skunk; pot; weed; gage; smoke; Mary Jane; sens; grass; green goddess; dope; locoweed.
- noun street names for marijuana
- uneasinesses«1/5
uneasiness
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
edginess; inquietude; disquietude.
- noun physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
malaise; unease.
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
- marchionesses«1/5
marchioness
- noun the wife or widow of a marquis
- noun a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
marquise.
- noun the wife or widow of a marquis
- biassed«1/5
bias
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
preconception; prejudice.
- noun a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
diagonal.
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- sorceresses«1/5
sorceress
- noun a woman sorcerer
- noun a woman sorcerer
- crosser«1/5
cross
- noun a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
crisscross; mark.
- noun a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- harassers«1/5
harasser
- noun a persistent tormentor
- noun a persistent attacker
harrier.
- the harassers were not members of the regular army
- noun a persistent tormentor
- prophetesses«1/5
prophetess
- noun a woman prophet
- noun a woman prophet
- assegai«1/5
assegai
- noun the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
assagai.
- noun the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
- jackasses«1/5
jackass
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; cuckoo; fathead; goose; bozo; zany; twat; goofball.
- noun male donkey
jack.
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
- tessera«1/5
tessera
- noun a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
- noun a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
- dissed«1/5
diss
- noun god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
Orcus; Dis.
- verb treat, mention, or speak to rudely
affront; insult.
- He insulted her with his rude remarks
- the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
- noun god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
- delicatessens«1/5
delicatessen
- noun ready-to-eat food products
delicatessen food.
- noun a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
deli; food shop.
- noun ready-to-eat food products
- odysseys«1/5
odyssey
- noun a long wandering and eventful journey
- noun a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
- noun a long wandering and eventful journey
- basseterre«1/5
basseterre
- noun the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher
- noun the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher
- passeriformes«1/5
passeriformes
- noun largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres
order Passeriformes.
- noun largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres
- fosses«1/5
fosse
- noun ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
moat.
- noun ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
- underpasses«1/5
underpass
- noun an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
subway.
- noun an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
- repossessing«1/5
repossess
- verb claim back
reclaim.
- verb regain possession of something
take back.
- verb claim back
- patronesses«1/5
patroness
- noun a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
patronne.
- noun a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
- dreissena«1/5
dreissena
(Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve shells of which one species ( D. polymorpha ) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome in the fresh waters of Europe.
- abscessed«1/5
abscessed
- adjective satellite infected and filled with pus
- an abscessed tooth
- adjective satellite infected and filled with pus
- assegais«1/5
assagai
- noun the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
assegai.
- noun the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
- schoolmistresses«1/5
schoolmistress
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; mistress; schoolmarm.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- mousses«1/5
mousse
- noun a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
- noun a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
- noun a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
- poetesses«1/5
- adulteresses«1/5
adulteress
- noun a woman adulterer
strumpet; jade; slut; hussy; loose woman; trollop; fornicatress.
- noun a woman adulterer
- blisses«1/5
bliss
- noun a state of extreme happiness
cloud nine; blissfulness; seventh heaven; walking on air.
- noun a state of extreme happiness
- ijssel«1/5
ijssel
- noun a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer
IJssel river.
- noun a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer
- peeresses«1/5
peeress
- noun a woman of the peerage in Britain
noblewoman; Lady.
- verb look searchingly
peer.
- We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around
- noun a woman of the peerage in Britain
- brasseries«1/5
brasserie
- noun a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- noun a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- russets«1/5
russet
- noun a reddish brown homespun fabric
- adjective satellite of brown with a reddish tinge
- noun a reddish brown homespun fabric
- seductresses«1/5
seductress
- noun a woman who seduces
- noun a woman who seduces
- sassed«1/5
sass
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
back talk; sassing; lip; mouth; backtalk.
- don't give me any of your sass
- noun a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
SAS; Special Air Service.
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
- foundresses«1/5
- ijsselmeer«1/5
ijsselmeer
- noun a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee
- noun a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee
- passerina«1/5
passerina
- noun a genus of small North American finches including the New World buntings
genus Passerina.
- noun a genus of small North American finches including the New World buntings
- crassest«1/5
crass
- adjective satellite (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
- adjective satellite (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
- assertable«1/5
assertable
- adjective satellite capable of being affirmed or asserted
affirmable.
- a quality affirmable of every member of the family
- adjective satellite capable of being affirmed or asserted
- blindnesses«1/5
blindness
- noun the state of being blind or lacking sight
sightlessness; cecity.
- noun the state of being blind or lacking sight
- assemblywoman«1/5
assemblywoman
- noun a woman assemblyman
- noun a woman assemblyman
- bassets«1/5
basset
- noun smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
basset hound.
- verb appear at the surface
crop out.
- A seam of coal bassets
- noun smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
- reassertions«1/5
reassertion
- noun renewed affirmation
reaffirmation.
- noun renewed affirmation
- bunchgrasses«1/5
bunchgrass
- noun any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
bunch grass.
- noun any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
- expresser«1/5
express
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
express mail.
- noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
limited.
- he caught the express to New York
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- matisses«1/5
matisse
- noun French painter and sculptor; leading figure of fauvism (1869-1954)
Henri Matisse; Henri Emile Benoit Matisse.
- noun French painter and sculptor; leading figure of fauvism (1869-1954)
- trousseaux«1/5
trousseau
- noun the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
- noun the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
- crasser«1/5
crass
- adjective satellite (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
- adjective satellite (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
- prioresses«1/5
prioress
- noun the superior of a group of nuns
mother superior; abbess.
- noun the superior of a group of nuns
- repossesses«1/5
repossess
- verb claim back
reclaim.
- verb regain possession of something
take back.
- verb claim back
- huntresses«1/5
huntress
- noun a woman hunter
- noun a woman hunter
- winepresses«1/5
winepress
- noun a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes
- noun a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes
- moussed«1/5
mousse
- noun a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
- noun a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
- noun a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
- pipsissewa«1/5
pipsissewa
- noun any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila
prince's pine.
- noun any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila
- ryegrasses«1/5
ryegrass
- noun any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses
rye grass.
- noun any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses
- disembarrassed«1/5
disembarrass
- verb relieve from
rid; free.
- Rid the house of pests
- verb relieve from
- testcrosses«1/5
testcross
- noun a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
test-cross.
- noun a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
- lesses«1/5
le
- noun a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
lupus erythematosus.
- noun a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
- pettinesses«1/5
pettiness
- noun narrowness of mind or ideas or views
- noun the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
puniness; slightness; triviality.
- noun narrowness of mind or ideas or views
- rousseauan«1/5
rousseauan
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
- sempstresses«1/5
sempstress
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; seamstress; needlewoman.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- assemblywomen«1/5
assemblywoman
- noun a woman assemblyman
- noun a woman assemblyman
- possemen«1/5
posseman
- noun an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse
- noun an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse
- archduchesses«1/5
archduchess
- noun a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
- noun a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
- uncrosses«1/5
uncross
- verb change from a crossed to an uncrossed position
- She uncrossed her legs
- verb change from a crossed to an uncrossed position
- audiocassettes«1/5
audiocassette
- noun a cassette for audiotape
- noun a cassette for audiotape
- unassertive«1/5
unassertive
- adjective inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence
- a shy unassertive person
- adjective inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence
- cuirasses«1/5
cuirass
- noun medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
- noun medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
- thalassemias«1/5
thalassemia
- noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
Mediterranean anemia; Mediterranean anaemia; thalassaemia.
- noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
- cussedness«1/5
cussedness
- noun meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
orneriness.
- noun meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
- masseurs«1/5
masseur
- noun a male massager
- noun a male massager
- cresses«1/5
cress
- noun any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
cress plant.
- noun pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
- noun any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
- basser«1/5
bass
- noun the lowest part of the musical range
- noun the lowest part in polyphonic music
bass part.
- noun the lowest part of the musical range
- backcrosses«1/5
backcross
- verb mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
- verb mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
- masseuses«1/5
masseuse
- noun a female massager
- noun a female massager
- unrepressed«1/5
unrepressed
- adjective satellite not repressed
- unrepressed hostilities
- adjective satellite not repressed
- unfocussed«1/5
unfocussed
- adjective (of an image) not being in or brought into focus
unfocused.
- at their edges things were pretty much out of focus
- adjective satellite not concentrated at one point or upon one objective
unfocused.
- diversity...in our huge unfocused country"- Owen Wister
- adjective (of an image) not being in or brought into focus
- backcrossed«1/5
backcross
- verb mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
- verb mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
- unsuppressed«1/5
unsuppressed
- adjective satellite given vent to
- unsuppressed rage
- unsuppressed feelings
- adjective satellite given vent to
- unpressed«1/5
unpressed
- adjective satellite (of clothing) not smoothed with heat
- adjective satellite (of clothing) not smoothed with heat
- tesseract«1/5
tesseract
- noun the four-dimensional analogue of a cube
- noun the four-dimensional analogue of a cube
- nightdresses«1/5
nightdress
- noun lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
gown; night-robe; nightgown; nightie.
- noun lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
- esselen«1/5
esselen
- noun a member of a North American Indian people living on the California coast near Monterey
- noun the Hokan language spoken by the Esselen
- noun a member of a North American Indian people living on the California coast near Monterey
- desses«1/5
des
- noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
stilboestrol; stilbestrol; diethylstilboestrol; diethylstilbestrol.
- noun synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
stilbesterol; diethylstilbesterol.
- noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
- cuisses«1/5
- passero«1/5
passero
- noun a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)
Cape Passero.
- noun a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)
- spyglasses«1/5
spyglass
- noun a small refracting telescope
glass; field glass.
- noun a small refracting telescope
- baronesses«1/5
baroness
- noun a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
- noun a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
- giantesses«1/5
giantess
- noun a female giant
- noun a female giant
- dosser«1/5
dosser
- noun someone who sleeps in any convenient place
street person.
- noun someone who sleeps in any convenient place
- possets«1/5
posset
- noun sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer
- noun sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer
- yesses«1/5
yes
- noun an affirmative
- I was hoping for a yes
- noun an affirmative
- krisses«1/5
kris
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
crease; creese.
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
- nonassertive«1/5
nonassertive
- adjective satellite not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence
- she was quiet and nonassertive as she took control
- adjective satellite not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence
- wrasses«1/5
wrasse
- noun chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
- noun chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
- blunderbusses«1/5
blunderbuss
- noun a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
- noun a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
- sassenach«1/5
sassenach
A Saxon; an Englishman; a Lowlander. Celtic Sir W. Scott.
- sundresses«1/5
sundress
- noun a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders
- noun a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders
- hourglasses«1/5
hourglass
- noun a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
- noun a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
- pelisses«1/5
pelisse
- noun a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur
- noun a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur
- ogresses«1/5
ogress
- noun (folklore) a female ogre
- noun (folklore) a female ogre
- lionesses«1/5
lioness
- noun a female lion
- noun a female lion
- nesselrode«1/5
nesselrode
- noun a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum
Nesselrode pudding.
- noun a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum
- tusser«1/5
tusser
- noun oriental moth that produces brownish silk
tusseh; tussur; tussore; Antheraea mylitta; tussah.
- noun oriental moth that produces brownish silk
- tigresses«1/5
tigress
- noun a female tiger
- noun a female tiger
- unblessed«1/5
unblessed
- adjective satellite not provided with something desirable
- a hovel unblessed with electricity or running water
- adjective satellite not provided with something desirable
- repassed«1/5
repass
To pass again; to pass or travel over in the opposite direction; to pass a second time; as, to repass a bridge or a river; torepass the sea.
- risser«1/5
ri
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
Rhode Island; Little Rhody; Ocean State.
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
- messenian«1/5
messenian
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- rossel«1/5
rossel
Light land; rosland. Obs. or Prov. Eng. Mortimer.
- essentialize«1/5
essentialize
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- messenians«1/5
- chaussee«1/5
chaussee
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- cresset«1/5
cresset
An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions. Starry lamps and blazing cressets, fed With naphtha and asphaltus. Milton.
As a cresset true that darts its length Of beamy luster from a tower of strength. Wordsworth.
- divertissement«1/5
divertissement
A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play. Smart.
- witnesseth«1/5
witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- essentialists«1/5
- addresser«1/5
address
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
reference; computer address.
- noun the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
- rousseauian«1/5
- essequibo«1/5
essequibo
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- arrondissements«1/5
arrondissement
A subdivision of a department. France✍ The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into departments, those into arrondissements, those into cantons, and the latter into communes.
- transseptal«1/5
- assertible«1/5
- messene«1/5
messene
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- disassembler«1/5
disassemble
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
take apart; break up; dismantle; break apart.
- verb take apart into its constituent pieces
- thissen«1/5
- essed«1/5
es
- noun a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
atomic number 99; E; einsteinium.
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
tocopherol; E; vitamin E.
- noun a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
- chaussees«1/5
- unassembled«1/5
- interosseus«1/5
- undiscussed«1/5
- odyssean«1/5
- subclassed«1/5
subclass
- noun (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
- noun (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
- chesser«1/5
chess
- noun weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
cheat; Bromus secalinus.
- noun a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
chess game.
- noun weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
- crossette«1/5
crossette
(Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also ancon ,ear ,elbow .(b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone.
- ossetians«1/5
- sublessee«1/5
sublessee
A holder of a sublease.
- mosser«1/5
moss
- noun tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
- noun tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
- sisseton«1/5
- unwitnessed«1/5
unwitnessed
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- gasserian«1/5
gasserian
Relating to Casserio (L. Gasserius), the discover of the Gasserian ganglion.
- unguessed«1/5
- passen«1/5
passen
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- overijssel«1/5
- essentialization«1/5
- essentialisms«1/5
- pressers«1/5
presser
One who, or that which, presses.
- isoglosses«1/5
- grasser«1/5
grass
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- noun German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
Gunter Grass; Gunter Wilhelm Grass.
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- cesser«1/5
ce
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; cerium.
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
C.E.; Common Era.
- in 200 CE
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
- sessed«1/5
sess
- noun street names for marijuana
skunk; pot; weed; gage; smoke; Mary Jane; sens; grass; green goddess; dope; locoweed.
- noun street names for marijuana
- unasserted«1/5
- fessed«1/5
fess
- noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
fesse.
- noun a city in north central Morocco; religious center
Fez; Fes.
- noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
- divertissements«1/5
divertissement
A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play. Smart.
- dissemblance«1/5
dissemblance
Want of resemblance; dissimilitude. R. Osborne.
- possessio«1/5
possessio
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- jesses«1/5
jess
(falconry) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon .Like a hawk, which feeling freed From bells and jesses which did let her flight. Spenser.
- disseisin«1/5
- pusser«1/5
puss
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
pussy; snatch; twat; slit; cunt.
- noun informal terms referring to a domestic cat
pussycat; pussy; kitty-cat; kitty.
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
- dissentients«1/5
dissentient
- adjective satellite (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
recusant.
- adjective satellite disagreeing, especially with a majority
dissenting; dissident.
- adjective satellite (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
- bioprocesses«1/5
- mousseline«1/5
- dissert«1/5
dissert
To discourse or dispute; to discuss. R.We have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary. Jeffrey.
- tressed«1/5
tress
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
twist; braid; plait.
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- masseteric«1/5
masseteric
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
- sussed«1/5
sus
- noun type genus of the Suidae
genus Sus.
- noun type genus of the Suidae
- canonesses«1/5
canoness
A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
- dissentions«1/5
- missel«1/5
- assertedly«1/5
asserted
- adjective satellite confidently declared to be so
- the asserted value of the painting
- verb state categorically
assert; asseverate; maintain.
- adjective satellite confidently declared to be so
- blissed«1/5
bliss
- noun a state of extreme happiness
cloud nine; blissfulness; seventh heaven; walking on air.
- noun a state of extreme happiness
- tesselated«1/5
- schmeisser«1/5
- vinedresser«1/5
vinedresser
One who cultivates, prunes, or cares for, grapevines; a laborer in a vineyard. The sons of the shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. Isa. lxi. 5.
- glossectomy«1/5
- bassetti«1/5
bassetti
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- tressel«1/5
- essentializes«1/5
- unclassed«1/5
- boisseau«1/5
- crevassed«1/5
- esquisses«1/5
- readdressed«1/5
readdress
To address a second time; -- often used reflexively. He readdressed himself to her. Boyle.
- tapisserie«1/5
tapisserie
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- nonpossessory«1/5
- wissel«1/5
wissel
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unredressed«1/5
- tennesseeans«1/5
tennesseeans
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- embarrassedly«1/5
embarrassed
- adjective satellite feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
chagrined; abashed.
- felt abashed at the extravagant praise
- chagrined at the poor sales of his book
- was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
- verb cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
embarrass; abash.
- adjective satellite feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
- glosser«1/5
gloss
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
rubric.
- noun an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
glossary.
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- microcassette«1/5
- unpossessed«1/5
unpossess
To be without, or to resign, possession of. Obs.
- laisses«1/5
- cuirassed«1/5
cuirass
- noun medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
- noun medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
- dissectors«1/5
dissector
One who dissects; an anatomist.
- outgassed«1/5
outgassed
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- thalassemic«1/5
- cossette«1/5
cossette
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- rousseauist«1/5
rousseauist
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- blesser«1/5
bless
- verb give a benediction to
- The dying man blessed his son
- verb confer prosperity or happiness on
- verb give a benediction to
- mossed«1/5
moss
- noun tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
- noun tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
- assertor«1/5
assertor
One who asserts or avers; one who maintains or vindicates a claim or a right; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator; a defender; an asserter. The assertors of liberty said not a word. Macaulay.
Faithful assertor of thy country's cause. Prior.
- empressement«1/5
- overpassed«1/5
overpass
- noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
flyover.
- noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
- massecuite«1/5
- plussed«1/5
plus
- noun a useful or valuable quality
asset.
- noun the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
summation; addition.
- the summation of four and three gives seven
- four plus three equals seven
- noun a useful or valuable quality
- assertional«1/5
- reexpressed«1/5
reexpressed
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- cressets«1/5
cresset
An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions. Starry lamps and blazing cressets, fed With naphtha and asphaltus. Milton.
As a cresset true that darts its length Of beamy luster from a tower of strength. Wordsworth.
- tassell«1/5
tassel
- noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
- noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
- derepressed«1/5
- declassed«1/5
- misset«1/5
- galleasses«1/5
galleass
(Naut.) A large galley, having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See Galleon , andGalley .Written variously galeas ,gallias , etc.✍ "The galleasses . . . were a third larger than the ordinary galley, and rowed each by three hundred galley slaves. They consisted of an enormous towering structure at the stern, a castellated structure almost equally massive in front, with seats for the rowers amidships." Motley.
- verbesserte«1/5
- cessed«1/5
ce
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; cerium.
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
C.E.; Common Era.
- in 200 CE
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
- brassed«1/5
brass
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
brass instrument.
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- chausses«1/5
chausses
The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of chain mail.
- outcrossed«1/5
- classer«1/5
class
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
category; family.
- there are two classes of detergents
- noun a body of students who are taught together
grade; course; form.
- early morning classes are always sleepy
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- supressed«1/5
- busser«1/5
buss
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
osculation; kiss.
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
coach; omnibus; bus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus; double-decker.
- he always rode the bus to work
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- disseised«1/5
disseize
(Law) To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); -- followed by of; as, to .disseize a tenant of his freeholdWritten also disseise .Which savage beasts strive as eagerly to keep and hold those golden mines, as the Arimaspians to disseize them thereof. Holland.
- essenism«1/5
essenism
The doctrine or the practices of the Essenes. De Quincey.
- assertors«1/5
assertor
One who asserts or avers; one who maintains or vindicates a claim or a right; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator; a defender; an asserter. The assertors of liberty said not a word. Macaulay.
Faithful assertor of thy country's cause. Prior.
- pressel«1/5
- housedresses«1/5
- recrosses«1/5
recross
To cross a second time.
- chasselas«1/5
chasselas
A white grape, esteemed for the table.
- tennesseean«1/5
tennesseean
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- tesselation«1/5
- nonassessable«1/5
- eclaircissement«1/5
eclaircissement
The clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily understood; an explanation. The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the informer. Clarendon.
- recompressed«1/5
- caltanissetta«1/5
- disserve«1/5
disserve
To fail to serve; to do injury or mischief to; to damage; to hurt; to harm. Have neither served nor disserved the interests of any party. Jer. Taylor.
- keypresses«1/5
- fossette«1/5
fossette
A little hollow; hence, a dimple.
- osseus«1/5
osseus
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- redresser«1/5
redress
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
indemnification; amends; damages; indemnity; restitution.
- noun act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
remediation; remedy.
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- essentialise«1/5
essentialise
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- vitesses«1/5
- unassessed«1/5
unassessed
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- jesselton«1/5
- nonpossession«1/5
nonpossession
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- nonpossessive«1/5
nonpossessive
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- masterclasses«1/5
masterclasses
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- inspectresses«1/5
- chassepot«1/5
chassepot
(Mil.) A kind of breechloading, center-fire rifle, or improved needle gun.
- brasseys«1/5
- disassemblers«1/5
- brasser«1/5
brass
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
brass instrument.
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- vinedressers«1/5
vinedresser
One who cultivates, prunes, or cares for, grapevines; a laborer in a vineyard. The sons of the shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. Isa. lxi. 5.
- missee«1/5
- ossetic«1/5
ossetic
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- doublecrossed«1/5
- rousseauistic«1/5
- superessential«1/5
superessential
Essential above others, or above the constitution of a thing. J. Ellis.
- degasser«1/5
degas
- noun French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
Edgar Degas; Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas.
- verb remove gas from
- noun French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
- bosset«1/5
bosset
(Zoöl.) A rudimental antler of a young male of the red deer.
- addressers«1/5
addressers
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- ossements«1/5
- fosset«1/5
fosset
A faucet. Obs. Shak.
- unkissed«1/5
unkiss
To cancel or annul what was done or sealed by a kiss; to cancel by a kiss. Obs.Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me. Shak.
- lessers«1/5
lesser
- adjective of less size or importance
- the lesser anteater
- the lesser of two evils
- adjective satellite smaller in size or amount or value
- the lesser powers of Europe
- the lesser anteater
- adjective of less size or importance
- massel«1/5
massel
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- demonesses«1/5
- dickcissel«1/5
dickcissel
(Zoöl.) The American black-throated bunting ( Spiza Americana ).
- amortissement«1/5
- rousseauesque«1/5
- nossel«1/5
- chessel«1/5
chessel
The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed. Simmonds.
- undissembled«1/5
- reassemblage«1/5
reassemblage
Assemblage a second time or again.
- tsessebe«1/5
- blanchisseuse«1/5
- ossets«1/5
ossets
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- assembl«1/5
assemble
- verb create by putting components or members together
tack together; set up; tack; piece; put together.
- She pieced a quilt
- He tacked together some verses
- They set up a committee
- verb collect in one place
meet; gather; forgather; foregather.
- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
- verb create by putting components or members together
- embosser«1/5
emboss
- verb raise in a relief
stamp; boss.
- embossed stationery
- verb raise in a relief
- preassembly«1/5
preassemble
- verb to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
prefabricate.
- verb to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
- disserved«1/5
disserve
To fail to serve; to do injury or mischief to; to damage; to hurt; to harm. Have neither served nor disserved the interests of any party. Jer. Taylor.
- undissected«1/5
- tessel«1/5
tessel
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- overprocessed«1/5
- glossematics«1/5
- fortressed«1/5
fortress
- noun a fortified defensive structure
fort.
- noun a fortified defensive structure
- rousseauism«1/5
- intercrosses«1/5
- tasseling«1/5
tassel
- noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
- noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
- caresser«1/5
caress
- noun a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
- he showered her with caresses
- soft music was a fond caress
- the caresses of the breeze played over his face
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
fondle.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- noun a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
- unharassed«1/5
- possessiones«1/5
- ossein«1/5
ossein
(Physiol. Chem.) The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are deposited to form bone; -- called also ostein . Chemically it is the same as collagen.
- dassent«1/5
- mousseux«1/5
- messengership«1/5
- bassetto«1/5
bassetto
(Mus.) A tenor or small bass viol.
- preprocesses«1/5
- tressels«1/5
- engrossers«1/5
engrosser
One who copies a writing in large, fair characters.
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