tc: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of tc
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etc
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- ftc3/5
ftc
- noun an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft
Federal Trade Commission.
- noun an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft
- utc3/5
utc
- noun Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds
coordinated universal time.
- noun Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds
- otc3/5
otc
- adjective satellite (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange
over-the-counter.
- over-the-counter stocks
- adjective satellite (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange
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ctc
- noun an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage
Counterterrorist Center.
- noun an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage
- wtc2/5
wtc
- noun twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001
World Trade Center; twin towers.
- noun twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001
- rotc2/5
rotc
- noun a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers
Reserve Officers Training Corps.
- noun a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers
- gtc2/5
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fletc
- noun a center in the Department of that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
- noun a center in the Department of that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies
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3tc
- noun a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV
lamivudine.
- noun a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV
- xtc1/5
xtc
- noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
cristal; ecstasy; Adam; go; X; hug drug; disco biscuit.
- noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Suffixes of tc
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tcp
- noun a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another
transmission control protocol.
- TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission
- noun a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another
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tchaikovsky
- noun important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893)
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky; Peter Tchaikovsky; Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky; Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
- noun important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893)
- tce2/5
tce
- noun a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage
trichloroethylene; trichloroethane.
- noun a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage
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tchad
- noun a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
Republic of Chad; Chad.
- noun a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
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tchotchke
- noun (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman
tsatske; tshatshke; tchotchkeleh; chachka.
- noun (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket
tsatske; tshatshke; chachka.
- noun (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman
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- tche1/5
tche
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Derived words of tc
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match
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
lucifer; friction match.
- he always carries matches to light his pipe
- as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
- noun a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
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switch
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
electric switch; electrical switch.
- noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement; transposition; permutation; substitution.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
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pitch
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- noun (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
delivery.
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
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matching
- adjective satellite being two identical
twinned; duplicate; twin.
- verb be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
gibe; fit; tally; correspond; agree; jibe; check; match.
- The two stories don't agree in many details
- The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
- The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
- adjective satellite being two identical
- matched5/5
matched
- adjective satellite provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
- matched teams
- verb be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
gibe; fit; tally; correspond; agree; jibe; check; match.
- The two stories don't agree in many details
- The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
- The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
- adjective satellite provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
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switching
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
shift; switch.
- his switch on abortion cost him the election
- verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
switch over; switch; exchange.
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
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match
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
lucifer; friction match.
- he always carries matches to light his pipe
- as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
- noun a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
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switch
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
electric switch; electrical switch.
- noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement; transposition; permutation; substitution.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
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outcome
- noun something that results
final result; termination; result; resultant.
- he listened for the results on the radio
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
effect; result; consequence; upshot; issue; event.
- the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
- his decision had depressing consequences for business
- he acted very wise after the event
- noun something that results
- outcomes5/5
outcome
- noun something that results
final result; termination; result; resultant.
- he listened for the results on the radio
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
effect; result; consequence; upshot; issue; event.
- the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
- his decision had depressing consequences for business
- he acted very wise after the event
- noun something that results
- catch5/5
catch
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
gimmick.
- it sounds good but what's the catch?
- noun the quantity that was caught
haul.
- the catch was only 10 fish
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- stretch5/5
stretch
- noun a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- a stretch of highway
- a stretch of clear water
- noun the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
reach; reaching.
- noun a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- stretched5/5
stretched
- adjective satellite (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
- well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury
- verb occupy a large, elongated area
stretch; stretch along.
- The park stretched beneath the train line
- adjective satellite (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
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bankruptcy
- noun a state of complete lack of some abstract property
- spiritual bankruptcy
- moral bankruptcy
- intellectual bankruptcy
- noun inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
failure.
- the company had to declare bankruptcy
- fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
- noun a state of complete lack of some abstract property
- stretching5/5
stretching
- noun act of expanding by lengthening or widening
- noun exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
stretch.
- noun act of expanding by lengthening or widening
- catching5/5
catching
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
detection; espial; spying; spotting.
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
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watch
- noun a small portable timepiece
ticker.
- noun a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- noun a small portable timepiece
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mitchell
- noun English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
R. J. Mitchell; Reginald Joseph Mitchell.
- noun United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)
Billy Mitchell; William Mitchell.
- noun English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
- sketch5/5
sketch
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
study.
- he made several studies before starting to paint
- noun a brief literary description
vignette.
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- patch5/5
patch
- noun a small contrasting part of something
speckle; spot; maculation; fleck; dapple.
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
- noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
plot; plot of land; plot of ground.
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
- noun a small contrasting part of something
- watched5/5
watch
- noun a small portable timepiece
ticker.
- noun a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- noun a small portable timepiece
- kitchen5/5
kitchen
- noun a room equipped for preparing meals
- noun a room equipped for preparing meals
- watching5/5
watching
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
observance; observation.
- verb look attentively
watch.
- watch a basketball game
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
- dutch5/5
dutch
Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants. ✍ Dutch was formerly used for German. Germany is slandered to have sent none to this war [the Crusades] at this first voyage; and that other pilgrims, passing through that country, were mocked by the Dutch, and called fools for their pains. Fuller.
- etc.5/5
etc.
- adverb continuing in the same way
and so forth; and so on; etcetera.
- adverb continuing in the same way
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switch
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
electric switch; electrical switch.
- noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement; transposition; permutation; substitution.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
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pitched
- adjective (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
- high-pitched
- verb throw or toss with a light motion
toss; sky; flip; pitch.
- flip me the beachball
- toss me newspaper
- adjective (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
- fetch4/5
fetch
- noun the action of fetching
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- noun the action of fetching
- hatch4/5
hatch
- noun the production of young from an egg
hatching.
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
crosshatch; hachure; hatching.
- noun the production of young from an egg
- ditch4/5
ditch
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- noun any small natural waterway
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- stretches4/5
stretch
- noun a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- a stretch of highway
- a stretch of clear water
- noun the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
reach; reaching.
- noun a large and unbroken expanse or distance
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catch
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
gimmick.
- it sounds good but what's the catch?
- noun the quantity that was caught
haul.
- the catch was only 10 fish
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
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etching
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- noun an etched plate made with the use of acid
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- fetched4/5
fetch
- noun the action of fetching
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- noun the action of fetching
- etched4/5
etched
- adjective satellite cut or impressed into a surface
incised; graven; engraved; inscribed.
- an incised design
- engraved invitations
- verb make an etching of
etch.
- He etched her image into the surface
- adjective satellite cut or impressed into a surface
- pitching4/5
pitching
- noun (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- noun abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
lurch; pitch.
- the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
- noun (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- witch4/5
witch
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
enchantress.
- noun a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
- patches4/5
patch
- noun a small contrasting part of something
speckle; spot; maculation; fleck; dapple.
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
- noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
plot; plot of land; plot of ground.
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
- noun a small contrasting part of something
- batch4/5
batch
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- 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; 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 all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- scratch4/5
scratch
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; excoriation; scrape.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
slit; prick; incision; dent.
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- sketches4/5
sketch
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
study.
- he made several studies before starting to paint
- noun a brief literary description
vignette.
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
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watch
- noun a small portable timepiece
ticker.
- noun a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- noun a small portable timepiece
- witches4/5
witch
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
enchantress.
- noun a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
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dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
despatch; communique.
- noun the act of sending off something
despatch; shipment.
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
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pitcher
- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
hurler; twirler.
- our pitcher has a sore arm
- noun an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
ewer.
- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
- butcher4/5
butcher
- noun a retailer of meat
meatman.
- noun a brutal indiscriminate murderer
- noun a retailer of meat
- stitch4/5
stitch
- noun a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
- noun a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
- noun a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
- dispatched4/5
dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
despatch; communique.
- noun the act of sending off something
despatch; shipment.
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- snatched4/5
snatch
- noun a small fragment
bit.
- overheard snatches of their conversation
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; twat; slit; cunt.
- noun a small fragment
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notch
- noun a V-shaped indentation
- mandibular notch
- noun the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
mountain pass; pass.
- we got through the pass before it started to snow
- noun a V-shaped indentation
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thatcher
- noun someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage
- noun British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
Iron Lady; Margaret Thatcher; Margaret Hilda Thatcher; Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.
- noun someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage
- scratched4/5
scratch
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; excoriation; scrape.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
slit; prick; incision; dent.
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- sketched4/5
sketch
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
study.
- he made several studies before starting to paint
- noun a brief literary description
vignette.
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- clutch4/5
clutch
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clench; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun a tense critical situation
- he is a good man in the clutch
- noun the act of grasping
- scratching4/5
scratching
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scraping; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- verb cause friction
rub; chafe; scratch; fray; fret.
- my sweater scratches
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
- stitches4/5
stitch
- noun a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
- noun a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
- noun a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
- latch4/5
latch
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
door latch.
- noun catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
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itching
- noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
itch; itchiness.
- verb scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
rub; scratch; itch.
- Don't scratch your insect bites!
- noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
- catchment4/5
catchment
- noun a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
- noun a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
- wretched4/5
wretched
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
miserable; execrable; deplorable; woeful.
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
- adjective satellite characterized by physical misery
miserable.
- a wet miserable weekend
- spent a wretched night on the floor
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
- bitch4/5
bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- this problem is a real bitch
- noun a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
cunt.
- she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- witchcraft4/5
witchcraft
- noun the art of sorcery
witchery.
- noun the art of sorcery
- scotch4/5
scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- shortcut4/5
shortcut
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
crosscut; cutoff.
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
- hutchinson4/5
hutchinson
- noun American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
Anne Hutchinson.
- noun American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
- clutching4/5
clutch
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clench; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun a tense critical situation
- he is a good man in the clutch
- noun the act of grasping
- mismatch4/5
mismatch
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- clutched4/5
clutch
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clench; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun a tense critical situation
- he is a good man in the clutch
- noun the act of grasping
- watchful4/5
watchful
- adjective engaged in or accustomed to close observation
alert.
- caught by a couple of alert cops
- alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came
- constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty
- adjective satellite experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
sleepless; insomniac.
- insomniac old people
- insomniac nights
- lay sleepless all night
- twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare
- adjective engaged in or accustomed to close observation
- kitchens4/5
kitchen
- noun a room equipped for preparing meals
- noun a room equipped for preparing meals
- shortcuts4/5
shortcut
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
crosscut; cutoff.
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
- fletcher4/5
fletcher
One who fletches of feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows. Obs. Mortimer.
- shortcomings4/5
shortcoming
- noun a failing or deficiency
defect.
- that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information
- noun a failing or deficiency
- suitcase4/5
suitcase
- noun a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
grip; bag; traveling bag; travelling bag.
- he carried his small bag onto the plane with him
- noun a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- hitchcock4/5
hitchcock
- noun English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock; Alfred Hitchcock; Sir Alfred Hitchcock.
- noun English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
- outstretched4/5
outstretched
- adjective satellite fully extended especially in length
- a kitten with one paw outstretched
- adjective satellite fully extended especially in length
- postcard4/5
postcard
- noun a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
postal card; post card; mailing-card.
- noun a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
- postcolonial4/5
postcolonial
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- mitch4/5
much
- noun a great amount or extent
- they did much for humanity
- adjective (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
- not much rain
- much affection
- much grain is in storage
- noun a great amount or extent
- pitches3/5
pitch
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- noun (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
delivery.
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- hitch3/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- ditches3/5
ditch
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- noun any small natural waterway
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- hatched3/5
hatched
- adjective satellite emerged from an egg
- verb emerge from the eggs
hatch.
- young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch
- adjective satellite emerged from an egg
- snatch3/5
snatch
- noun a small fragment
bit.
- overheard snatches of their conversation
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; twat; slit; cunt.
- noun a small fragment
- hatching3/5
hatching
- noun the production of young from an egg
hatch.
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
crosshatch; hachure; hatch.
- noun the production of young from an egg
- thatched3/5
thatch
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- noun plant stalks used as roofing material
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- etch3/5
etch
- verb make an etching of
- He etched her image into the surface
- verb cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
- a face etched with pain
- the leafless branches etched against the sky
- verb make an etching of
- hitched3/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- thatch3/5
thatch
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- noun plant stalks used as roofing material
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- fetching3/5
fetching
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
taking; winning.
- a fetching new hairstyle
- something inexpressibly taking in his manner
- a winning personality
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; fetch; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
- hatches3/5
hatch
- noun the production of young from an egg
hatching.
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
crosshatch; hachure; hatching.
- noun the production of young from an egg
- snatches3/5
snatch
- noun a small fragment
bit.
- overheard snatches of their conversation
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; twat; slit; cunt.
- noun a small fragment
- bankruptcies3/5
bankruptcy
- noun a state of complete lack of some abstract property
- spiritual bankruptcy
- moral bankruptcy
- intellectual bankruptcy
- noun inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
failure.
- the company had to declare bankruptcy
- fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
- noun a state of complete lack of some abstract property
- etchings3/5
etching
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- noun an etched plate made with the use of acid
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- hitching3/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- scratches3/5
scratch
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; excoriation; scrape.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
slit; prick; incision; dent.
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- stretcher3/5
stretcher
- noun a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
- noun a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
- noun a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
- watchers3/5
watcher
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; witness; spectator.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun a guard who keeps watch
security guard; watchman.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
- batches3/5
batch
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- 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; 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 all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- sketching3/5
sketch
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
study.
- he made several studies before starting to paint
- noun a brief literary description
vignette.
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- stitching3/5
stitching
- noun joining or attaching by stitches
sewing.
- verb fasten by sewing; do needlework
sew; sew together; stitch; run up.
- noun joining or attaching by stitches
- clutches3/5
clutches
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutch; clench; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutch; clench; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun the act of grasping
- patchwork3/5
patchwork
- noun a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
hodgepodge; jumble.
- noun a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
patchwork quilt.
- noun a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- stitched3/5
stitched
- adjective satellite fastened with stitches
sewn; sewed.
- verb fasten by sewing; do needlework
sew; sew together; stitch; run up.
- adjective satellite fastened with stitches
- itch3/5
itch
- noun a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
scabies.
- he has a bad case of the itch
- noun a strong restless desire
urge.
- why this urge to travel?
- noun a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
- pitchers3/5
pitcher
- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
hurler; twirler.
- our pitcher has a sore arm
- noun an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
ewer.
- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
- dispatches3/5
dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
despatch; communique.
- noun the act of sending off something
despatch; shipment.
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- patched3/5
patched
- adjective satellite mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
- patched jeans
- verb to join or unite the pieces of
piece; patch.
- patch the skirt
- adjective satellite mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
- waistcoat3/5
waistcoat
- noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
vest.
- noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- crotch3/5
crotch
- noun the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
fork.
- they took the south fork
- he climbed into the crotch of a tree
- noun the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
fork.
- noun the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
- hatchet3/5
hatchet
- noun weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
tomahawk.
- noun a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)
- noun weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
- kitchener3/5
kitchener
A kitchen servant; a cook. Carlyle.
- butchers3/5
butcher
- noun a retailer of meat
meatman.
- noun a brutal indiscriminate murderer
- noun a retailer of meat
- notched3/5
notched
- adjective satellite notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
toothed; serrated; saw-toothed; serrate.
- verb cut or make a notch into
notch.
- notch the rope
- adjective satellite notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
- snatching3/5
snatch
- noun a small fragment
bit.
- overheard snatches of their conversation
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; twat; slit; cunt.
- noun a small fragment
- watcher3/5
watcher
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; witness; spectator.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun a guard who keeps watch
security guard; watchman.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
- sketchy3/5
sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
unelaborated.
- a sketchy account
- details of the plan remain sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
- notches3/5
notch
- noun a V-shaped indentation
- mandibular notch
- noun the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
mountain pass; pass.
- we got through the pass before it started to snow
- noun a V-shaped indentation
- bewitched3/5
bewitched
- adjective satellite under a spell
ensorcelled.
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- adjective satellite under a spell
- butchered3/5
butcher
- noun a retailer of meat
meatman.
- noun a brutal indiscriminate murderer
- noun a retailer of meat
- dispatching3/5
dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
despatch; communique.
- noun the act of sending off something
despatch; shipment.
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- patching3/5
patching
- noun the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
- verb to join or unite the pieces of
piece; patch.
- patch the skirt
- noun the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
- latched3/5
latch
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
door latch.
- noun catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
- hatchery3/5
hatchery
- noun a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
- the park authorities operated a trout hatchery
- noun a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
- despatch3/5
despatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
dispatch; communique.
- noun the property of being prompt and efficient
expeditiousness; dispatch; expedition.
- it was done with dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- butch3/5
butch
- noun (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
dike; dyke.
- adjective satellite used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
macho.
- noun (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
- wretch3/5
wretch
- noun performs some wicked deed
- noun someone you feel sorry for
poor devil.
- noun performs some wicked deed
- catcher3/5
catcher
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
backstop.
- noun the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
- a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment
- a catcher plays behind the plate
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- despatched3/5
despatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
dispatch; communique.
- noun the property of being prompt and efficient
expeditiousness; dispatch; expedition.
- it was done with dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- outcry3/5
outcry
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
cry; shout; call; vociferation; yell.
- the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
- verb shout louder than
outshout.
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- twitch3/5
twitch
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitching.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- outcast3/5
outcast
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
pariah; castaway; Ishmael.
- adjective satellite excluded from a society
friendless.
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
- twitching3/5
twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitch.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
twitch; jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- watchman3/5
watchman
- noun a guard who keeps watch
watcher; security guard.
- noun a guard who keeps watch
- twitched3/5
twitch
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitching.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- streetcar3/5
streetcar
- noun a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
tram; tramcar; trolley car; trolley.
- noun a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
- patchy3/5
patchy
- adjective satellite irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.
- a patchy essay
- patchy fog
- adjective satellite irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.
- watchdog3/5
watchdog
- noun a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
- she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses
- noun a dog trained to guard property
guard dog.
- noun a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
- dispatcher3/5
dispatcher
- noun the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
starter.
- noun employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
- noun the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
- dutchman3/5
dutchman
A native, or one of the people, of Holland.
- natchez3/5
natchez
(Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors joined the Creek Confederacy.
- hutchins3/5
hutchins
- noun United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977)
Robert Maynard Hutchins.
- noun United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977)
- outcasts3/5
outcast
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
pariah; castaway; Ishmael.
- adjective satellite excluded from a society
friendless.
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
- outcrop3/5
outcrop
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
rock outcrop; outcropping.
- verb appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
- Big boulders outcropped
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
- wretches3/5
wretch
- noun performs some wicked deed
- noun someone you feel sorry for
poor devil.
- noun performs some wicked deed
- despatches3/5
despatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
dispatch; communique.
- noun the property of being prompt and efficient
expeditiousness; dispatch; expedition.
- it was done with dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- ketchup3/5
ketchup
- noun thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
tomato ketchup; catsup; cetchup.
- noun thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
- mismatched3/5
mismatched
- adjective either not matched or unsuitably matched
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
mismatch.
- adjective either not matched or unsuitably matched
- swatch3/5
swatch
- noun a sample piece of cloth
- noun a sample piece of cloth
- bitches3/5
bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- this problem is a real bitch
- noun a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
cunt.
- she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- outcrops3/5
outcrop
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
rock outcrop; outcropping.
- verb appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
- Big boulders outcropped
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
- mismatches3/5
mismatch
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- christchurch3/5
christchurch
- noun industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region
- noun industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region
- swatches3/5
swatch
- noun a sample piece of cloth
- noun a sample piece of cloth
- watchmen3/5
watchman
- noun a guard who keeps watch
watcher; security guard.
- noun a guard who keeps watch
- watchfulness3/5
watchfulness
- noun the process of paying close and continuous attention
vigilance; alertness; wakefulness.
- wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
- vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
- noun vigilant attentiveness
vigilance; weather eye.
- he keeps a weather eye open for trouble
- noun the process of paying close and continuous attention
- hutch3/5
hutch
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hut; shack; hovel; shanty.
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- ratchet3/5
ratchet
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
rachet; ratch.
- verb move by degrees in one direction only
ratchet down; rachet up.
- a ratcheting lopping tool
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
- saskatchewan3/5
saskatchewan
- noun one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada
- vast fields of wheat grow on Saskatchewan's prairies
- noun one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada
- suitcases3/5
suitcase
- noun a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
grip; bag; traveling bag; travelling bag.
- he carried his small bag onto the plane with him
- noun a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- shortcoming3/5
shortcoming
- noun a failing or deficiency
defect.
- that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information
- noun a failing or deficiency
- satchel3/5
satchel
- noun luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
- noun luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
- wretchedness3/5
wretchedness
- noun a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
miserableness; misery.
- the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable
- noun the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant
- the wretchedness for which these prisons became known
- the grey wretchedness of the rain
- noun a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
- itchy3/5
itchy
- adjective satellite nervous and unable to relax
antsy; fretful; fidgety.
- a constant fretful stamping of hooves
- a restless child
- adjective satellite causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch
- he had an itchy toe from the mosquito bite
- adjective satellite nervous and unable to relax
- sitcom3/5
sitcom
- noun a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
situation comedy.
- noun a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
situation comedy.
- noun a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
- catchy3/5
catchy
- adjective satellite having concealed difficulty
tricky.
- a catchy question
- a tricky recipe to follow
- adjective satellite likely to attract attention
attention-getting.
- a catchy title for a movie
- adjective satellite having concealed difficulty
- nightclub3/5
nightclub
- noun a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
night club; club; cabaret; nightspot.
- don't expect a good meal at a cabaret
- the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night
- he played the drums at a jazz club
- noun a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
- crutches3/5
crutch
- noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- noun anything that serves as an expedient
- he uses drugs as a psychological crutch
- noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- unmatched3/5
unmatched
- adjective satellite of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
unpaired; odd; unmated.
- adjective satellite eminent beyond or above comparison
unrivaled; unrivalled; one and only; peerless; one; matchless; unmatchable; nonpareil.
- matchless beauty
- the team's nonpareil center fielder
- she's one girl in a million
- the one and only Muhammad Ali
- a peerless scholar
- infamy unmatched in the Western world
- wrote with unmatchable clarity
- unrivaled mastery of her art
- adjective satellite of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
- crutch3/5
crutch
- noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- noun anything that serves as an expedient
- he uses drugs as a psychological crutch
- noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- switchboard3/5
switchboard
- noun telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
patchboard; plugboard.
- noun telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
- nightclubs3/5
nightclub
- noun a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
night club; club; cabaret; nightspot.
- don't expect a good meal at a cabaret
- the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night
- he played the drums at a jazz club
- noun a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
- postcards3/5
postcard
- noun a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
postal card; post card; mailing-card.
- noun a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
- fitch3/5
fitch
- noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
foulmart; Mustela putorius; polecat; foumart.
- noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
- matchless3/5
matchless
- adjective satellite eminent beyond or above comparison
unrivaled; unrivalled; one and only; peerless; unmatched; one; unmatchable; nonpareil.
- matchless beauty
- the team's nonpareil center fielder
- she's one girl in a million
- the one and only Muhammad Ali
- a peerless scholar
- infamy unmatched in the Western world
- wrote with unmatchable clarity
- unrivaled mastery of her art
- adjective satellite eminent beyond or above comparison
- gretchen3/5
gretchen
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- hatcher3/5
hatch
- noun the production of young from an egg
hatching.
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
crosshatch; hachure; hatching.
- noun the production of young from an egg
- hitchhiker2/5
hitchhiker
- noun a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles
- noun a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles
- hitchhikers2/5
hitchhiker
- noun a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles
- noun a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles
- caoutchouc2/5
caoutchouc
- noun an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
rubber; natural rubber; gum elastic; India rubber.
- noun an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
- scratchy2/5
scratchy
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
abrasive.
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
- blotches2/5
blotch
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splotch; splodge.
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; mottle.
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
- ditched2/5
ditch
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- noun any small natural waterway
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- fetches2/5
fetch
- noun the action of fetching
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- noun the action of fetching
- hitchhiking2/5
hitchhike
- verb travel by getting free rides from motorists
thumb; hitch.
- verb travel by getting free rides from motorists
- ditching2/5
ditch
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- noun any small natural waterway
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- blotch2/5
blotch
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splotch; splodge.
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; mottle.
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
- hitches2/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- blotched2/5
blotched
- adjective satellite marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
blotchy; splotched.
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; blotch; mottle.
- adjective satellite marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
- escutcheon2/5
escutcheon
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
finger plate; scutcheon.
- noun (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
- rematch2/5
rematch
- noun something (especially a game) that is played again
replay.
- noun something (especially a game) that is played again
- snatchers2/5
snatcher
- noun a thief who grabs and runs
- a purse snatcher
- noun someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
abductor; kidnapper; kidnaper.
- noun a thief who grabs and runs
- thatching2/5
thatch
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- noun plant stalks used as roofing material
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- hitchhiked2/5
hitchhike
- verb travel by getting free rides from motorists
thumb; hitch.
- verb travel by getting free rides from motorists
- hitchhike2/5
hitchhike
- verb travel by getting free rides from motorists
thumb; hitch.
- verb travel by getting free rides from motorists
- hatchback2/5
hatchback
- noun a car having a hatchback door
- noun a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
hatchback door.
- noun a car having a hatchback door
- quitclaim2/5
quitclaim
- noun document transferring title or right or claim to another
quitclaim deed.
- noun act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
- noun document transferring title or right or claim to another
- etches2/5
etch
- verb make an etching of
- He etched her image into the surface
- verb cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
- a face etched with pain
- the leafless branches etched against the sky
- verb make an etching of
- snatcher2/5
snatcher
- noun a thief who grabs and runs
- a purse snatcher
- noun someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
abductor; kidnapper; kidnaper.
- noun a thief who grabs and runs
- catchments2/5
catchment
- noun a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
- noun a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
- latches2/5
latch
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
door latch.
- noun catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
- bewitching2/5
bewitching
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
captivating; fascinating; entrancing; enthralling; enchanting.
- bewitching smile
- Roosevelt was a captivating speaker
- enchanting music
- an enthralling book
- antique papers of entrancing design
- a fascinating woman
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
- butchering2/5
butchering
- noun the business of a butcher
butchery.
- verb kill (animals) usually for food consumption
slaughter; butcher.
- They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter
- noun the business of a butcher
- stretchers2/5
stretcher
- noun a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
- noun a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
- noun a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
- nightcap2/5
nightcap
- noun an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
- noun a cloth cap worn in bed
- noun an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
- watchmaker2/5
watchmaker
- noun someone who makes or repairs watches
horologer; horologist.
- noun someone who makes or repairs watches
- itched2/5
itch
- noun a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
scabies.
- he has a bad case of the itch
- noun a strong restless desire
urge.
- why this urge to travel?
- noun a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
- hatchets2/5
hatchet
- noun weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
tomahawk.
- noun a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)
- noun weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
- chitchat2/5
chitchat
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wag; chit-chat; chin-wagging; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; natter; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
- latching2/5
latch
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
door latch.
- noun catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
- catchall2/5
catchall
- noun an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
- noun an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
- hatcheries2/5
hatchery
- noun a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
- the park authorities operated a trout hatchery
- noun a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
- waistcoats2/5
waistcoat
- noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
vest.
- noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- hopscotch2/5
hopscotch
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- splotches2/5
splotch
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splodge; blotch.
- verb blotch or spot
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
- notching2/5
notch
- noun a V-shaped indentation
- mandibular notch
- noun the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
mountain pass; pass.
- we got through the pass before it started to snow
- noun a V-shaped indentation
- witching2/5
witching
- noun the use or practice of witchcraft
- verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
bewitch; hex; glamour; witch; enchant; jinx.
- noun the use or practice of witchcraft
- priestcraft2/5
priestcraft
- noun a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs
- noun the skills involved in the work of a priest
- noun a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs
- batching2/5
batch
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- 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; 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 all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- itches2/5
itch
- noun a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
scabies.
- he has a bad case of the itch
- noun a strong restless desire
urge.
- why this urge to travel?
- noun a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
- outclassed2/5
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
- bewitch2/5
bewitch
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
mesmerize; mesmerise; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
- catchword2/5
catchword
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
motto; slogan; shibboleth.
- noun a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page
guideword; guide word.
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
- crotchet2/5
crotchet
- noun a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
hook.
- noun a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
quarter note.
- noun a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- catchwords2/5
catchword
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
motto; slogan; shibboleth.
- noun a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page
guideword; guide word.
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
- nightclothes2/5
nightclothes
- noun garments designed to be worn in bed
nightwear; sleepwear.
- noun garments designed to be worn in bed
- matchbook2/5
matchbook
- noun a small folder of paper safety matches
- noun a small folder of paper safety matches
- outcaste2/5
outcaste
- noun a person belonging to no caste
- adjective satellite not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society
casteless.
- the foreigner was a casteless person
- noun a person belonging to no caste
- outcastes2/5
outcaste
- noun a person belonging to no caste
- adjective satellite not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society
casteless.
- the foreigner was a casteless person
- noun a person belonging to no caste
- splotch2/5
splotch
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splodge; blotch.
- verb blotch or spot
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
- crotchets2/5
crotchet
- noun a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
hook.
- noun a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
quarter note.
- noun a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- botched2/5
botched
- adjective satellite spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness
bungled.
- a bungled job
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- adjective satellite spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness
- butchery2/5
butchery
- noun a building where animals are butchered
abattoir; shambles; slaughterhouse.
- noun the business of a butcher
butchering.
- noun a building where animals are butchered
- wristwatch2/5
wristwatch
- noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
wrist watch.
- noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
- catchers2/5
catcher
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
backstop.
- noun the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
- a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment
- a catcher plays behind the plate
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- stopwatch2/5
stopwatch
- noun a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
stop watch.
- noun a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
- glitch2/5
glitch
- noun a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
bug.
- noun a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- matchmaker2/5
matchmaker
- noun someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
matcher; marriage broker.
- noun someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
- etcetera2/5
etcetera
- noun additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same
- his report was full of etceteras
- adverb continuing in the same way
etc.; and so forth; and so on.
- noun additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same
- pitchfork2/5
pitchfork
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- verb lift with a pitchfork
fork.
- pitchfork hay
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- watchtower2/5
watchtower
- noun an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
- noun an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
- outcropping2/5
outcropping
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
outcrop; rock outcrop.
- verb appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
outcrop.
- Big boulders outcropped
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
- streetcars2/5
streetcar
- noun a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
tram; tramcar; trolley car; trolley.
- noun a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
- glitches2/5
glitch
- noun a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
bug.
- noun a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- potlatch2/5
potlatch
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- ketch2/5
ketch
- noun a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
- noun a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
- retching2/5
retch
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
heave.
- a bad case of the heaves
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- watchdogs2/5
watchdog
- noun a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
- she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses
- noun a dog trained to guard property
guard dog.
- noun a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
- dutchmen2/5
dutchman
- noun a native or inhabitant of Holland
Hollander; Netherlander.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Holland
- twitches2/5
twitch
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitching.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- mitchum2/5
mitchum
- noun United States film actor (1917-1997)
Robert Mitchum.
- noun United States film actor (1917-1997)
- greatcoat2/5
greatcoat
- noun a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
topcoat; overcoat.
- noun a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
- snitch2/5
snitch
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
sneaker; stool pigeon; canary; sneak; stoolpigeon; fink; stoolie; snitcher.
- verb take by theft
cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook.
- Someone snitched my wallet!
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- hatchlings2/5
hatchling
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- outcroppings2/5
outcropping
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
outcrop; rock outcrop.
- verb appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
outcrop.
- Big boulders outcropped
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
- outcries2/5
outcry
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
cry; shout; call; vociferation; yell.
- the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
- verb shout louder than
outshout.
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- dispatchers2/5
dispatcher
- noun the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
starter.
- noun employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
- noun the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
- blotchy2/5
blotchy
- adjective satellite marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
blotched; splotched.
- adjective satellite marred by discolored spots or blotches
- blotchy skin
- adjective satellite marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
- bowditch2/5
bowditch
- noun United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
Nathaniel Bowditch.
- noun United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
- overstretched2/5
overstretch
- verb strain abnormally
pull.
- I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
- The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
- verb strain abnormally
- dutchess2/5
dutch
- noun the people of the Netherlands
Dutch people.
- the Dutch are famous for their tulips
- noun the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
- noun the people of the Netherlands
- witchery2/5
witchery
- noun the art of sorcery
witchcraft.
- noun the art of sorcery
- thatcherite2/5
thatcherite
- noun an advocate of Thatcherism
- noun an advocate of Thatcherism
- bitchy2/5
bitchy
- adjective satellite marked by or arising from malice
cattish; catty.
- a catty remark
- adjective satellite marked by or arising from malice
- mismatching2/5
mismatch
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- bycatch2/5
bycatch
- noun unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species
by-catch.
- thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year
- noun unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species
- watchtowers2/5
watchtower
- noun an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
- noun an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
- ratcheting2/5
ratchet
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
rachet; ratch.
- verb move by degrees in one direction only
ratchet down; rachet up.
- a ratcheting lopping tool
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
- stretchy2/5
stretchy
- adjective satellite capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape
stretchable.
- adjective satellite capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape
- matcher2/5
matcher
- noun someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
matchmaker; marriage broker.
- noun someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
- pitchforks2/5
pitchfork
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- verb lift with a pitchfork
fork.
- pitchfork hay
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- ratcheted2/5
ratchet
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
rachet; ratch.
- verb move by degrees in one direction only
ratchet down; rachet up.
- a ratcheting lopping tool
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
- lubavitch2/5
lubavitch
- noun a town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century
- noun a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study
Lubavitch movement; Chabad; Chabad-Lubavitch.
- noun a town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century
- despatching2/5
despatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
dispatch; communique.
- noun the property of being prompt and efficient
expeditiousness; dispatch; expedition.
- it was done with dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- retch2/5
retch
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
heave.
- a bad case of the heaves
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- hatchling2/5
hatchling
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
- kitchenware2/5
kitchenware
- noun hardware utensils for use in a kitchen
- noun hardware utensils for use in a kitchen
- latchkey2/5
latchkey
- noun key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
- noun key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
- botch2/5
botch
- noun an embarrassing mistake
boo-boo; flub; blooper; blunder; foul-up; pratfall; boner; fuckup; bungle; bloomer.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- noun an embarrassing mistake
- retched2/5
retch
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
heave.
- a bad case of the heaves
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- unhitched2/5
unhitch
- verb unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
- verb unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
- matchmakers2/5
matchmaker
- noun someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
matcher; marriage broker.
- noun someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
- wristwatches2/5
wristwatch
- noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
wrist watch.
- noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
- baronetcy2/5
baronetcy
- noun the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
barony.
- noun the title of a baron
- noun the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
- etcher2/5
etcher
- noun someone who etches
- noun someone who etches
- sketcher2/5
sketcher
- noun someone who draws sketches
- noun an implement for sketching
- noun someone who draws sketches
- overstretch2/5
overstretch
- verb strain abnormally
pull.
- I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
- The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
- verb strain abnormally
- bewitchment2/5
bewitchment
- noun a magical spell
enchantment.
- noun a magical spell
- watchword2/5
watchword
- noun a slogan used to rally support for a cause
rallying cry; cry; war cry; battle cry.
- a cry to arms
- our watchword will be `democracy'
- noun a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
word; countersign; password; parole.
- he forgot the password
- noun a slogan used to rally support for a cause
- sketchbook2/5
sketchbook
- noun a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
sketch pad; sketch block.
- noun a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
- sitcoms2/5
sitcom
- noun a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
situation comedy.
- noun a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
situation comedy.
- noun a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
- matchmaking2/5
matchmaking
- noun mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others
- noun mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others
- scotchman2/5
scotchman
A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.
- nutcracker2/5
nutcracker
- noun a compound lever used to crack nuts open
- noun any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
nuthatch.
- noun a compound lever used to crack nuts open
- kitchenette2/5
kitchenette
- noun small kitchen
- noun small kitchen
- britches2/5
britches
- noun informal term for breeches
- noun informal term for breeches
- matchbox2/5
matchbox
- noun a box for holding matches
- noun a box for holding matches
- hatchway2/5
hatchway
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- kutch2/5
kutch
- noun tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas
cutch.
- noun tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas
- postcode2/5
postcode
- noun a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
postal code; ZIP; ZIP code.
- noun a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
- bitching2/5
bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- this problem is a real bitch
- noun a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
cunt.
- she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- catchphrase2/5
catchphrase
- noun a phrase that has become a catchword
catch phrase.
- noun a phrase that has become a catchword
- butterscotch2/5
butterscotch
- noun a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
- noun a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
- switcher2/5
switcher
- noun a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
whipper.
- noun a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
- fruitcake2/5
fruitcake
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
screwball; nut case; nut; crackpot; crank.
- noun a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
- portcullis2/5
portcullis
- noun gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
- noun gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
- watchwords2/5
watchword
- noun a slogan used to rally support for a cause
rallying cry; cry; war cry; battle cry.
- a cry to arms
- our watchword will be `democracy'
- noun a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
word; countersign; password; parole.
- he forgot the password
- noun a slogan used to rally support for a cause
- birdwatching2/5
birdwatch
- verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat
bird.
- verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat
- paramountcy2/5
paramountcy
- noun the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority
- noun the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority
- sketchbooks2/5
sketchbook
- noun a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
sketch pad; sketch block.
- noun a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
- matchstick2/5
matchstick
- noun a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
- noun a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
- patchouli2/5
patchouli
- noun small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
patchouly; Pogostemon cablin; pachouli.
- noun a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
patchouly; pachouli.
- noun small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
- matchsticks2/5
matchstick
- noun a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
- noun a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
- kitchenettes2/5
kitchenette
- noun small kitchen
- noun small kitchen
- patchiness2/5
patchiness
- noun unevenness in quality or performance
- noun unevenness in quality or performance
- switchers2/5
switcher
- noun a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
whipper.
- noun a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
- matchup2/5
matchup
- noun the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition
match-up.
- it was a good match-up but the home team won
- we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools
- noun the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition
- crotchety2/5
crotchety
- adjective satellite having a difficult and contrary disposition
ornery; cantankerous.
- a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
- adjective satellite having a difficult and contrary disposition
- scotchmen2/5
scotchman
- noun a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Scotsman; Scot.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Scotland
- satchels2/5
satchel
- noun luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
- noun luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
- litchi2/5
litchi
- noun Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
lichee; litchi tree; Litchi chinensis; Nephelium litchi.
- noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
lichi; litchee; lychee; litchi nut; lichee; leechee.
- noun Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
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catchphrase
- noun a phrase that has become a catchword
catch phrase.
- noun a phrase that has become a catchword
- thatcherism2/5
thatcherism
- noun (England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher
- noun (England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher
- wretchedly2/5
wretchedly
- adverb in a wretched manner
- `I can't remember who I am,' I said, wretchedly
- adverb in a wretched manner
- vetch2/5
vetch
- noun any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
- noun any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
- farfetched2/5
farfetched
- adjective satellite highly imaginative but unlikely
implausible.
- a farfetched excuse
- an implausible explanation
- adjective satellite highly imaginative but unlikely
- catcalls2/5
catcall
- noun a cry expressing disapproval
- verb utter catcalls at
- noun a cry expressing disapproval
- sasquatch2/5
sasquatch
- noun large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
Bigfoot.
- noun large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
- shortcake2/5
shortcake
- noun very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream
- noun very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream
- switchboards2/5
switchboard
- noun telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
patchboard; plugboard.
- noun telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
- nutcase2/5
nutcase
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
loony; weirdo; crazy; looney.
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
- flycatcher2/5
flycatcher
- noun any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
Old World flycatcher; true flycatcher.
- noun large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
tyrant flycatcher; tyrant bird; New World flycatcher.
- noun any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
- flycatchers2/5
flycatcher
- noun any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
Old World flycatcher; true flycatcher.
- noun large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
tyrant flycatcher; tyrant bird; New World flycatcher.
- noun any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
- switchblade2/5
switchblade
- noun a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
flick knife; flick-knife; switchblade knife.
- noun a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
- nuthatch2/5
nuthatch
- noun any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
nutcracker.
- noun any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
- unlatched2/5
unlatched
- adjective satellite not firmly fastened or secured
unbarred; unsecured; unlocked; unbolted.
- an unbarred door
- went through the unlatched gate into the street
- an unlocked room
- adjective satellite not firmly fastened or secured
- softcover2/5
softcover
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- hutchings2/5
hutchings
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- vietcong2/5
vietcong
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- montcalm2/5
montcalm
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- mitchel2/5
mitchel
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- whitcomb2/5
whitcomb
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- gotcha2/5
gotcha
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- postclassic2/5
postclassic
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- atchison2/5
- switchbacks2/5
switchbacks
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- pitcairn2/5
pitcairn
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- sonofabitch2/5
sonofabitch
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- saatchi2/5
saatchi
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- costco2/5
costco
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- wasatch2/5
wasatch
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- pontchartrain2/5
pontchartrain
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- postcondition2/5
postcondition
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- switchback2/5
switchback
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- fletch2/5
fletch
To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton.[Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: "America loved his brother." Bancroft.
- dotcom2/5
dotcom
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- ivanovitch2/5
ivanovitch
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- sketchpad2/5
sketchpad
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- switchgear2/5
switchgear
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- shortchanged2/5
shortchanged
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- betcha2/5
betcha
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- postcoital2/5
postcoital
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- twitchy2/5
twitchy
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- switchover2/5
- kitching2/5
- overmatched2/5
overmatch
To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.
- etchant2/5
etchant
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- crutcher2/5
crutch
- noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- noun anything that serves as an expedient
- he uses drugs as a psychological crutch
- noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- postcentral2/5
postcentral
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- switchable2/5
switchable
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- shortchange2/5
shortchange
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- pratchett2/5
pratchett
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- mutch2/5
much
- noun a great amount or extent
- they did much for humanity
- adjective (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
- not much rain
- much affection
- much grain is in storage
- noun a great amount or extent
- pitchy1/5
pitchy
- adjective satellite of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
coal-black; jet-black; sooty; jet.
- adjective satellite having the characteristics of pitch or tar
tarry; resiny; resinous.
- adjective satellite of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
- matchings1/5
match
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
lucifer; friction match.
- he always carries matches to light his pipe
- as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
- noun a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- switchings1/5
switching
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
shift; switch.
- his switch on abortion cost him the election
- verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
switch over; switch; exchange.
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
- escutcheons1/5
escutcheon
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
finger plate; scutcheon.
- noun (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
- catched1/5
catch
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
gimmick.
- it sounds good but what's the catch?
- noun the quantity that was caught
haul.
- the catch was only 10 fish
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- hitchings1/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- hatchings1/5
hatching
- noun the production of young from an egg
hatch.
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
crosshatch; hachure; hatch.
- noun the production of young from an egg
- stitcher1/5
stitcher
- noun a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps
- noun a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps
- stitchers1/5
stitcher
- noun a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps
- noun a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps
- catchings1/5
catching
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
detection; espial; spying; spotting.
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- blotching1/5
blotch
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splotch; splodge.
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; mottle.
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
- thatches1/5
thatch
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- noun plant stalks used as roofing material
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- hatchbacks1/5
hatchback
- noun a car having a hatchback door
- noun a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
hatchback door.
- noun a car having a hatchback door
- mitchells1/5
mitchell
- noun English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
R. J. Mitchell; Reginald Joseph Mitchell.
- noun United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)
Billy Mitchell; William Mitchell.
- noun English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
- splotched1/5
splotched
- adjective satellite marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
blotchy; blotched.
- verb blotch or spot
splotch.
- adjective satellite marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
- watchmakers1/5
watchmaker
- noun someone who makes or repairs watches
horologer; horologist.
- noun someone who makes or repairs watches
- crosshatched1/5
crosshatched
- adjective satellite shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines
hatched.
- verb shade with multiple crossing lines
crosshatch.
- the draftsman crosshatched the area
- adjective satellite shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines
- crotches1/5
crotch
- noun the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
fork.
- they took the south fork
- he climbed into the crotch of a tree
- noun the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
fork.
- noun the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
- batched1/5
batch
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- 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; 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 all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- hootch1/5
hootch
- noun an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
hooch.
- noun an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
- hotchpotch1/5
hotchpotch
- noun a motley assortment of things
farrago; ragbag; mingle-mangle; oddments; hodgepodge; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; melange; gallimaufry; mishmash.
- noun a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables
- noun a motley assortment of things
- crosshatch1/5
crosshatch
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
hachure; hatching; hatch.
- verb shade with multiple crossing lines
- the draftsman crosshatched the area
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
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crosshatch
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
hachure; hatching; hatch.
- verb shade with multiple crossing lines
- the draftsman crosshatched the area
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
- scratchings1/5
scratching
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scraping; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- verb cause friction
rub; chafe; scratch; fray; fret.
- my sweater scratches
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
- tetchy1/5
tetchy
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
- scutcheon1/5
scutcheon
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
finger plate; escutcheon.
- noun a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
escutcheon.
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
- nightcaps1/5
nightcap
- noun an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
- noun a cloth cap worn in bed
- noun an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
- matchbooks1/5
matchbook
- noun a small folder of paper safety matches
- noun a small folder of paper safety matches
- scratcher1/5
scratcher
- noun a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- noun a person who scratches to relieve an itch
- noun a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- homestretch1/5
homestretch
- noun the end of an enterprise
- they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed
- noun the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
- noun the end of an enterprise
- stitchery1/5
stitchery
- noun needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
sewing.
- she put her sewing back in the basket
- noun needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
- bewitches1/5
bewitch
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
mesmerize; mesmerise; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
- thatchers1/5
thatcher
- noun British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
Iron Lady; Margaret Thatcher; Margaret Hilda Thatcher; Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.
- noun someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage
- noun British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
- patchworks1/5
patchwork
- noun a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
hodgepodge; jumble.
- noun a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
patchwork quilt.
- noun a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- witched1/5
witch
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
enchantress.
- noun a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
- eyepatch1/5
eyepatch
- noun a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
patch.
- noun a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
- matchwood1/5
matchwood
- noun wood in small pieces or splinters
splinters.
- the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks
- noun wood suitable for making matchsticks
- noun wood in small pieces or splinters
- outclass1/5
outclass
- verb cause to appear in a lower class
- The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati
- verb cause to appear in a lower class
- sketchiest1/5
sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
unelaborated.
- a sketchy account
- details of the plan remain sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
- cowcatcher1/5
cowcatcher
- noun an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
buffer; fender; pilot.
- noun an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- scratchers1/5
scratcher
- noun a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- noun a person who scratches to relieve an itch
- noun a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- letch1/5
letch
- noun man with strong sexual desires
satyr; lecher; lech.
- noun man with strong sexual desires
- switcheroo1/5
switcheroo
- noun a sudden unexpected switch
- noun a sudden unexpected switch
- sketchier1/5
sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
unelaborated.
- a sketchy account
- details of the plan remain sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
- hootches1/5
hootch
- noun an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
hooch.
- noun an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
- chitchatting1/5
chitchat
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wag; chit-chat; chin-wagging; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; natter; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
- scutcheons1/5
scutcheon
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
finger plate; escutcheon.
- noun a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
escutcheon.
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
- scratchiness1/5
scratchiness
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
harshness; abrasiveness.
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
- outclasses1/5
outclass
- verb cause to appear in a lower class
- The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati
- verb cause to appear in a lower class
- chitchatted1/5
chitchat
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wag; chit-chat; chin-wagging; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; natter; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
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metchnikoff
- noun Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
Elie Metchnikoff; Elie Metchnikov; Metchnikov; Ilya Ilich Metchnikov.
- noun Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
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ratchet
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
rachet; ratch.
- verb move by degrees in one direction only
ratchet down; rachet up.
- a ratcheting lopping tool
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
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apparatchik
- noun a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
- Democratic apparatchiks
- noun a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
- noun a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
- sketchily1/5
sketchily
- adverb in a sketchy incomplete manner
- he explained sketchily
- the dishes were only sketchily washed
- adverb in a sketchy incomplete manner
- hutches1/5
hutch
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hut; shack; hovel; shanty.
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- scotched1/5
scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- backstitch1/5
backstitch
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- verb do backstitches
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- snitches1/5
snitch
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
sneaker; stool pigeon; canary; sneak; stoolpigeon; fink; stoolie; snitcher.
- verb take by theft
cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook.
- Someone snitched my wallet!
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- outmatched1/5
outmatch
- verb be or do something to a greater degree
exceed; surpass; outperform; outgo; outstrip; 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 be or do something to a greater degree
- nautch1/5
nautch
- noun an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
nauch; nautch dance.
- noun an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
- greatcoats1/5
greatcoat
- noun a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
topcoat; overcoat.
- noun a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
- overstretching1/5
overstretch
- verb strain abnormally
pull.
- I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
- The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
- verb strain abnormally
- pitchblende1/5
pitchblende
- noun a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore
uraninite.
- noun a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore
- itchiness1/5
itchiness
- noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
itching; itch.
- noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
- potlatches1/5
potlatch
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- butcheries1/5
butchery
- noun a building where animals are butchered
abattoir; shambles; slaughterhouse.
- noun the business of a butcher
butchering.
- noun a building where animals are butchered
- scotches1/5
scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- apparatchik1/5
apparatchik
- noun a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
- Democratic apparatchiks
- noun a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
- noun a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
- snitching1/5
snitch
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
sneaker; stool pigeon; canary; sneak; stoolpigeon; fink; stoolie; snitcher.
- verb take by theft
cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook.
- Someone snitched my wallet!
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- unhitch1/5
unhitch
- verb unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
- verb unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
- etchers1/5
etcher
- noun someone who etches
- noun someone who etches
- snitched1/5
snitch
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
sneaker; stool pigeon; canary; sneak; stoolpigeon; fink; stoolie; snitcher.
- verb take by theft
cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook.
- Someone snitched my wallet!
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- matchers1/5
matcher
- noun someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
matchmaker; marriage broker.
- noun someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
- testcross1/5
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
- twitchings1/5
twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitch.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
twitch; jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- stopwatches1/5
stopwatch
- noun a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
stop watch.
- noun a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
- pitchman1/5
pitchman
- noun an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
peddler; hawker; packman; pedlar.
- noun an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
- stretchable1/5
stretchable
- adjective satellite capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape
stretchy.
- adjective satellite capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape
- watchings1/5
watching
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
observance; observation.
- verb look attentively
watch.
- watch a basketball game
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
- switchman1/5
switchman
- noun a man who operates railroad switches
- noun a man who operates railroad switches
- oatcakes1/5
oatcake
- noun thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
- noun thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
- ketches1/5
ketch
- noun a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
- noun a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
- botching1/5
botch
- noun an embarrassing mistake
boo-boo; flub; blooper; blunder; foul-up; pratfall; boner; fuckup; bungle; bloomer.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- noun an embarrassing mistake
- unnotched1/5
unnotched
- adjective satellite having no notches
untoothed.
- adjective satellite having no notches
- witchcrafts1/5
- bitchiness1/5
bitchiness
- noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
spitefulness; spite; cattiness; nastiness.
- noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
- switchmen1/5
switchman
- noun a man who operates railroad switches
- noun a man who operates railroad switches
- saltcellar1/5
saltcellar
- noun a small container for holding salt at the dining table
- noun a small container for holding salt at the dining table
- etceteras1/5
etcetera
- noun additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same
- his report was full of etceteras
- adverb continuing in the same way
etc.; and so forth; and so on.
- noun additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same
- watchband1/5
watchband
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
watchstrap; bracelet; watch bracelet; wristband.
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
- unhitching1/5
unhitch
- verb unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
- verb unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
- nightcrawler1/5
nightcrawler
- noun terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
earthworm; angleworm; dew worm; fishworm; wiggler; nightwalker; fishing worm; red worm; crawler.
- noun terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
- botches1/5
botch
- noun an embarrassing mistake
boo-boo; flub; blooper; blunder; foul-up; pratfall; boner; fuckup; bungle; bloomer.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- noun an embarrassing mistake
- retches1/5
retch
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
heave.
- a bad case of the heaves
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- oatcake1/5
oatcake
- noun thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
- noun thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
- sketchiness1/5
sketchiness
- noun incompleteness of details
- noun incompleteness of details
- pitchmen1/5
pitchman
- noun an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
peddler; hawker; packman; pedlar.
- noun an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
- whatchamacallit1/5
whatchamacallit
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
gubbins; gismo; thingumabob; doohickey; doodad; thingumajig; widget; whatsis; thingamabob; thingummy; thingmabob; whatchamacallum; doojigger; thingamajig; gimmick; thingmajig; gizmo.
- she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
- scotching1/5
scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- witcheries1/5
witchery
- noun the art of sorcery
witchcraft.
- noun the art of sorcery
- stretchability1/5
stretchability
- noun the capacity for being stretched
stretch; stretchiness.
- noun the capacity for being stretched
- nightcrawlers1/5
nightcrawler
- noun terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
earthworm; angleworm; dew worm; fishworm; wiggler; nightwalker; fishing worm; red worm; crawler.
- noun terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
- outmatch1/5
outmatch
- verb be or do something to a greater degree
exceed; surpass; outperform; outgo; outstrip; 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 be or do something to a greater degree
- hemstitching1/5
hemstitching
- noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
hemstitch.
- verb sew with hemstitches
hemstitch.
- hemstitch a sleeve
- noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
- hemstitch1/5
hemstitch
- noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
hemstitching.
- noun embroidery similar to drawnwork
- noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
- wretchedest1/5
wretched
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
miserable; execrable; deplorable; woeful.
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
- adjective satellite characterized by physical misery
miserable.
- a wet miserable weekend
- spent a wretched night on the floor
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
- matchet1/5
matchet
- noun a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
machete; panga.
- noun a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
- waistcloth1/5
waistcloth
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
girdle; cincture; waistband; sash.
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
- sketchers1/5
sketcher
- noun someone who draws sketches
- noun an implement for sketching
- noun someone who draws sketches
- hemstitched1/5
hemstitch
- noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
hemstitching.
- noun embroidery similar to drawnwork
- noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
- testcrosses1/5
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
- petcock1/5
petcock
- noun regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining
- noun regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining
- backstitching1/5
backstitch
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- verb do backstitches
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- tetchily1/5
tetchily
- adverb in an ill-natured and tetchy manner
- `Are you sure?' he asked her tetchily
- adverb in an ill-natured and tetchy manner
- backstitches1/5
backstitch
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- verb do backstitches
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- baronetcies1/5
baronetcy
- noun the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
barony.
- noun the title of a baron
- noun the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
- outcropped1/5
outcrop
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
rock outcrop; outcropping.
- verb appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
- Big boulders outcropped
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
- ratch1/5
ratch
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
rachet; ratchet.
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
- saltcellars1/5
saltcellar
- noun a small container for holding salt at the dining table
- noun a small container for holding salt at the dining table
- viscountcy1/5
viscountcy
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
viscounty.
- noun the title of a viscount
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
- bewitchments1/5
bewitchment
- noun a magical spell
enchantment.
- noun a magical spell
- ketchups1/5
ketchup
- noun thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
tomato ketchup; catsup; cetchup.
- noun thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
- eldritch1/5
eldritch
- adjective satellite suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
weird; uncanny; unearthly.
- an eldritch screech
- the three weird sisters
- stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy
- an unearthly light
- he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley
- adjective satellite suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
- lubavitcher1/5
lubavitcher
- noun a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism
- noun a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism
- topnotch1/5
topnotch
- adjective satellite of the highest quality
first-rate; ace; tops; A-one; top-notch; crack; tiptop; super.
- an ace reporter
- a crack shot
- a first-rate golfer
- a super party
- played top-notch tennis
- an athlete in tiptop condition
- she is absolutely tops
- adjective satellite of the highest quality
- watchfully1/5
watchfully
- adverb in a watchful manner
vigilantly.
- adverb in a watchful manner
- hotcakes1/5
hotcake
- noun a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
flapjack; flannel-cake; hot cake; griddlecake; flapcake; pancake; battercake; flannel cake.
- noun a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
- bitched1/5
bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- this problem is a real bitch
- noun a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
cunt.
- she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- satchmo1/5
satchmo
- noun United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)
Louis Armstrong; Armstrong.
- noun United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)
- cutch1/5
cutch
- noun tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas
kutch.
- noun tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas
- nutcrackers1/5
nutcracker
- noun a compound lever used to crack nuts open
- noun any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
nuthatch.
- noun a compound lever used to crack nuts open
- patchily1/5
- scratchpad1/5
scratchpad
- noun (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
- noun (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
- fletchers1/5
fletcher
- noun prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
John Fletcher.
- noun prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
- matchboxes1/5
matchbox
- noun a box for holding matches
- noun a box for holding matches
- butches1/5
butch
- noun (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
dike; dyke.
- adjective satellite used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
macho.
- noun (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
- hatchways1/5
hatchway
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- matchups1/5
matchup
- noun the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition
match-up.
- it was a good match-up but the home team won
- we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools
- noun the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition
- fruitcakes1/5
fruitcake
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
screwball; nut case; nut; crackpot; crank.
- noun a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
- postcodes1/5
postcode
- noun a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
postal code; ZIP; ZIP code.
- noun a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
- lubavitchers1/5
lubavitcher
- noun a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism
- noun a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism
- caloosahatchee1/5
caloosahatchee
- noun a river in southern Florida that flows westerly to the Gulf of Mexico; forms the western end of the Cross-Florida Waterway
Caloosahatchee River.
- noun a river in southern Florida that flows westerly to the Gulf of Mexico; forms the western end of the Cross-Florida Waterway
- kvetch1/5
kvetch
- noun (Yiddish) a constant complainer
- noun (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
- noun (Yiddish) a constant complainer
- kvetching1/5
kvetch
- noun (Yiddish) a constant complainer
- noun (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
- noun (Yiddish) a constant complainer
- footcandles1/5
footcandle
- noun a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle
- noun a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle
- latchet1/5
latchet
- noun a leather strap or thong used to attach a sandal or shoe to the foot
- noun a leather strap or thong used to attach a sandal or shoe to the foot
- pitchforked1/5
pitchfork
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- verb lift with a pitchfork
fork.
- pitchfork hay
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- witchlike1/5
witchlike
- adjective satellite being or having the character of witchcraft
- adjective satellite being or having the character of witchcraft
- botcher1/5
botcher
- noun someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
bumbler; sad sack; bungler; fumbler; blunderer; butcher; stumbler; fuckup.
- noun someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
- portcullises1/5
portcullis
- noun gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
- noun gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
- footcandle1/5
footcandle
- noun a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle
- noun a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle
- catchfly1/5
catchfly
- noun any plant of the genus Silene
campion; silene.
- noun mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
lychnis.
- noun any plant of the genus Silene
- mitchella1/5
mitchella
- noun creeping evergreen herbs of North America
genus Mitchella.
- noun creeping evergreen herbs of North America
- pitchstone1/5
pitchstone
- noun dark acid granitic glass
- noun dark acid granitic glass
- birdwatch1/5
birdwatch
- verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat
bird.
- verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat
- litchis1/5
litchi
- noun Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
lichee; litchi tree; Litchi chinensis; Nephelium litchi.
- noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
lichi; litchee; lychee; litchi nut; lichee; leechee.
- noun Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
- catchier1/5
catchy
- adjective satellite having concealed difficulty
tricky.
- a catchy question
- a tricky recipe to follow
- adjective satellite likely to attract attention
attention-getting.
- a catchy title for a movie
- adjective satellite having concealed difficulty
- latchets1/5
latchet
- noun a leather strap or thong used to attach a sandal or shoe to the foot
- noun a leather strap or thong used to attach a sandal or shoe to the foot
- vetches1/5
vetch
- noun any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
- noun any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
- flatcar1/5
flatcar
- noun freight car without permanent sides or roof
flat; flatbed.
- noun freight car without permanent sides or roof
- deathwatch1/5
deathwatch
- noun minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
book louse; Liposcelis divinatorius; booklouse.
- noun bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
deathwatch beetle; Xestobium rufovillosum.
- noun minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
- flatcars1/5
flatcar
- noun freight car without permanent sides or roof
flat; flatbed.
- noun freight car without permanent sides or roof
- bewitchingly1/5
bewitchingly
- adverb in a bewitching manner
enthrallingly; enchantingly; captivatingly.
- she was bewitchingly beautiful
- adverb in a bewitching manner
- shortcakes1/5
shortcake
- noun very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream
- noun very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream
- whipstitch1/5
whipstitch
- noun a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
whipping; whipstitching.
- noun a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
- nutcases1/5
nutcase
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
loony; weirdo; crazy; looney.
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
- dowitcher1/5
dowitcher
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- catclaw1/5
catclaw
- noun erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
cat's-claw; black bead; Pithecellodium unguis-cati.
- noun erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
- catcall1/5
catcall
- noun a cry expressing disapproval
- verb utter catcalls at
- noun a cry expressing disapproval
- catcalling1/5
catcall
- noun a cry expressing disapproval
- verb utter catcalls at
- noun a cry expressing disapproval
- scotchwoman1/5
scotchwoman
- noun a woman who is a Scot
Scotswoman.
- noun a woman who is a Scot
- hitchiti1/5
hitchiti
- noun a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy
- noun the Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti
- noun a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy
- dowitchers1/5
dowitcher
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- stitchwort1/5
stitchwort
- noun low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
greater stitchwort; starwort; Stellaria holostea.
- noun low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
- aitchbone1/5
aitchbone
- noun a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone
- noun a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone
- matchlock1/5
matchlock
- noun an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
- noun an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
- nuthatches1/5
nuthatch
- noun any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
nutcracker.
- noun any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
- matchlocks1/5
matchlock
- noun an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
- noun an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
- flitch1/5
flitch
- noun fish steak usually cut from a halibut
- noun salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork
side of bacon.
- noun fish steak usually cut from a halibut
- oystercatcher1/5
oystercatcher
- noun black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
oyster catcher.
- noun black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
- oystercatchers1/5
oystercatcher
- noun black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
oyster catcher.
- noun black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
- unmatchable1/5
unmatchable
- adjective satellite eminent beyond or above comparison
unrivaled; unrivalled; one and only; peerless; unmatched; one; matchless; nonpareil.
- matchless beauty
- the team's nonpareil center fielder
- she's one girl in a million
- the one and only Muhammad Ali
- a peerless scholar
- infamy unmatched in the Western world
- wrote with unmatchable clarity
- unrivaled mastery of her art
- adjective satellite eminent beyond or above comparison
- flitches1/5
flitch
- noun fish steak usually cut from a halibut
- noun salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork
side of bacon.
- noun fish steak usually cut from a halibut
- switchblades1/5
switchblade
- noun a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
flick knife; flick-knife; switchblade knife.
- noun a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
- catchpenny1/5
catchpenny
- adjective satellite designed to sell quickly without concern for quality
- catchpenny ornaments
- adjective satellite designed to sell quickly without concern for quality
- fitches1/5
fitch
- noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
foulmart; Mustela putorius; polecat; foumart.
- noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
- dogwatch1/5
dogwatch
- noun either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
- noun either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
- lockstitch1/5
lockstitch
- noun machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread
- noun machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread
- midwatch1/5
midwatch
- noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.)
graveyard watch; middle watch; night watch.
- noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.)
- gnatcatcher1/5
gnatcatcher
- noun very small North American and South American warblers
- noun very small North American and South American warblers
- gnatcatchers1/5
gnatcatcher
- noun very small North American and South American warblers
- noun very small North American and South American warblers
- butcherbird1/5
butcherbird
- noun shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
- noun large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
- noun shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
- unhatched1/5
unhatched
- adjective satellite not yet emerged from an egg
- adjective satellite not yet emerged from an egg
- handstitched1/5
handstitched
- adjective satellite sewn by hand rather than machine
handsewn.
- adjective satellite sewn by hand rather than machine
- catchpole1/5
- birdwatchers1/5
birdwatchers
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- baywatch1/5
baywatch
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- postclassical1/5
postclassical
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- crossmatch1/5
crossmatch
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- shortchanging1/5
shortchanging
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- outcompete1/5
outcompete
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- blatch1/5
blatch
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- witchy1/5
witchy
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- sweetcorn1/5
sweetcorn
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- witchdoctor1/5
witchdoctor
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unwatched
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gotch
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hotch
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splotchy
Covered or marked with splotches.
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backstretch
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- natch1/5
natch
The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump.
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topstitch
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gotchas
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- unlatch1/5
unlatch
To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to .unlatch a door
- rotch1/5
rotch
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- potch1/5
potch
To thrust; to push. Obs. "I 'll potch at him some way." Shak.
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watchmaking
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- witcher1/5
witch
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
enchantress.
- noun a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
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birdwatch
- verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat
bird.
- verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat
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catchup
A table sauce made from mushrooms, tomatoes, walnuts, etc. Written also ketchup .
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dotcoms
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unstitch
To open by picking out stitches; to take out, or undo, the stitches of; Collier.as, to .unstitch a seam
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watchable
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nightwatchman
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bitchin
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kisutch
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klatch
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gatch
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- ratched1/5
ratch
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
rachet; ratchet.
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
- titch1/5
titch
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overmatch
To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.
- fletching1/5
fletch
To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton.[Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: "America loved his brother." Bancroft.
- postcritical1/5
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sitchensis
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natches
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- cotch1/5
catch
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
gimmick.
- it sounds good but what's the catch?
- noun the quantity that was caught
haul.
- the catch was only 10 fish
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
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- dogcatcher1/5
dogcatcher
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- sitch1/5
sitch
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- topstitching1/5
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microswitch
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- unlatching1/5
unlatch
To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to .unlatch a door
- fetchingly1/5
fetching
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
taking; winning.
- a fetching new hairstyle
- something inexpressibly taking in his manner
- a winning personality
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; fetch; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
- ditcher1/5
ditch
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- noun any small natural waterway
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- postchaise1/5
- watchet1/5
watchet
Pale or light blue. Obs. "Watchet mantles." Spenser.Who stares in Germany at watchet eyes? Dryden.
- postconception1/5
postconception
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- batcher1/5
batch
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- 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; 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 all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- switchbacking1/5
- twitcher1/5
twitch
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitching.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- catchable1/5
catchable
Capable of being caught. R.
- scritch1/5
scritch
A screech. R.Perhaps it is the owlet's scritch. Coleridge.
- aitch1/5
each
- adjective satellite (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
- each person is mortal
- each party is welcome
- adverb to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
from each one; for each one; to each one; apiece.
- they received $10 each
- adjective satellite (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
- switchyard1/5
switchyard
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- fetcher1/5
fetch
- noun the action of fetching
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- noun the action of fetching
- hotchpot1/5
hotchpot
A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various ingredients; a hodgepodge. A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes. Bacon.
- crutched1/5
crutch
- noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- noun anything that serves as an expedient
- he uses drugs as a psychological crutch
- noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
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- overwatch1/5
overwatch
To watch too much.
- outcross1/5
outcross
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- shortcrust1/5
shortcrust
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- shortcutting1/5
shortcut
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
crosscut; cutoff.
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
- outstretching1/5
outstretch
To stretch out. Milton.
- outcrossed1/5
- shortchanges1/5
shortchanges
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- czarevitch1/5
- unscratched1/5
unscratched
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- potlatching1/5
potlatch
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
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- despatcher1/5
despatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
dispatch; communique.
- noun the property of being prompt and efficient
expeditiousness; dispatch; expedition.
- it was done with dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
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kitchenmaid
A woman employed in the kitchen. Shak.
- unetched1/5
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matchable
Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent. --Match"a*ble*ness , n.Sir Walter Raleigh . . . is matchable with the best of the ancients. Hakewill.
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- fletched1/5
fletch
To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton.[Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: "America loved his brother." Bancroft.
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- scratchwork1/5
scratchwork
See Scratch coat .
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patch
- noun a small contrasting part of something
speckle; spot; maculation; fleck; dapple.
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
- noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
plot; plot of land; plot of ground.
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
- noun a small contrasting part of something
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critch
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- hitcher1/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
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nightclub
- noun a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
night club; club; cabaret; nightspot.
- don't expect a good meal at a cabaret
- the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night
- he played the drums at a jazz club
- noun a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
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outcome
- noun something that results
final result; termination; result; resultant.
- he listened for the results on the radio
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
effect; result; consequence; upshot; issue; event.
- the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
- his decision had depressing consequences for business
- he acted very wise after the event
- noun something that results
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aitches
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- scutching1/5
scutch
To beat or whip; to drub. Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.
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- ditchers1/5
ditcher
One who digs ditches.
- cutcher1/5
cutch
- noun tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas
kutch.
- noun tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas
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- fitcher1/5
fitch
- noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
foulmart; Mustela putorius; polecat; foumart.
- noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
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crotch
- noun the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
fork.
- they took the south fork
- he climbed into the crotch of a tree
- noun the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
fork.
- noun the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
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overmatch
To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.
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litch
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nightwatchmen
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twitcher
One who, or that which, twitches.
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hopscotch
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
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dutchwoman
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shostakovitch
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birdcatcher
One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.
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- outstretch1/5
outstretch
To stretch out. Milton.
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hatcheck
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hopscotch
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- latcher1/5
latch
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
door latch.
- noun catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
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hatchment
(Her.) A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc. Called also achievement .His obscure funeral; No trophy, sword, or hatchment o'er his bones. Shak.
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watchfire
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idiocy
- noun extreme mental retardation
amentia.
- noun extreme mental retardation
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nitch
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watchhouse
A house in which a watch or guard is placed.
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hatchment
(Her.) A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc. Called also achievement .His obscure funeral; No trophy, sword, or hatchment o'er his bones. Shak.
- throatlatch1/5
throatlatch
A strap of a bridle, halter, or the like, passing under a horse's throat.
- hutching1/5
hutch
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hut; shack; hovel; shanty.
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
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quitclaim
- noun document transferring title or right or claim to another
quitclaim deed.
- noun act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
- noun document transferring title or right or claim to another
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hutchinsonian
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klatches
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katcina
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- stretchered1/5
stretcher
- noun a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
- noun a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
- noun a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
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outcast
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
pariah; castaway; Ishmael.
- adjective satellite excluded from a society
friendless.
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
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unlatches
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