tt: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of tt
- scott«Word Popularity Bar5/5
scott
- noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
George C. Scott.
- noun English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Robert Scott; Robert Falcon Scott.
- noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
- matt5/5
matt
- noun the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
mat; lusterlessness; matte; lustrelessness; flatness.
- adjective satellite not reflecting light; not glossy
flat; matte; mat; matted.
- flat wall paint
- a photograph with a matte finish
- noun the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- bennett5/5
bennett
- noun United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
Floyd Bennett.
- noun United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
- butt4/5
butt
- noun thick end of the handle
butt end.
- noun the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- noun thick end of the handle
- watt4/5
watt
- noun a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
W.
- noun Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
James Watt.
- noun a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
- wyatt4/5
wyatt
- noun English architect (1746-1813)
James Wyatt.
- noun English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542)
Sir Thomas Wyatt; Sir Thomas Wyat; Wyat.
- noun English architect (1746-1813)
- prescott4/5
prescott
- noun a town in central Arizona
- noun a town in central Arizona
- beckett4/5
beckett
- noun a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
Samuel Beckett.
- noun a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
- pitt4/5
pit
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
cavity.
- they dug a pit to bury the body
- noun a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
fossa.
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- boycott4/5
boycott
- noun a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
- verb refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
- noun a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
- bartlett4/5
bartlett
- noun juicy yellow pear
bartlett pear.
- noun United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
Robert Abram Bartlett; Captain Bob; Robert Bartlett.
- noun juicy yellow pear
- gatt4/5
gatt
- noun a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
- noun a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas
- lett4/5
let
- noun a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
Army of the Pure; Army of the Righteous; Lashkar-e-Taiba; Lashkar-e-Tayyiba; Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus
- noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
net ball.
- noun a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
- elliott4/5
elliott
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- barrett4/5
barrett
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- pratt4/5
pratt
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- garrett4/5
garret
- noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
attic; loft.
- noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- abbott4/5
abbot
- noun the superior of an abbey of monks
archimandrite.
- noun the superior of an abbey of monks
- everett4/5
everett
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- barnett4/5
barnett
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- brett4/5
brett
Same as Britzska .
- putt3/5
putt
- noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
putting.
- his putting let him down today
- verb strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter
- he putted the ball several feet past the hole
- noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
- burnett3/5
burnett
- noun United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
Frances Hodgson Burnett; Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett.
- noun United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
- mott3/5
mott
- noun United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)
Lucretia Coffin Mott.
- noun United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)
- pickett3/5
pickett
- noun American Confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875)
George Edward Pickett.
- noun American Confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875)
- alcott3/5
alcott
- noun United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)
Louisa May Alcott.
- noun United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)
- hazlitt3/5
hazlitt
- noun English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
William Hazlitt.
- noun English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
- babbitt3/5
babbitt
- noun an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
Babbitt metal.
- verb line with a Babbitt metal
- noun an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
- mitt3/5
mitt
- noun the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
paw; manus; hand.
- he had the hands of a surgeon
- he extended his mitt
- noun the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
baseball glove; baseball mitt; glove.
- noun the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- corbett3/5
corbett
- noun United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
James John Corbett; Jim Corbett; Gentleman Jim.
- noun United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
- crockett3/5
crockett
- noun United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
Davy Crockett; David Crockett.
- noun United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
- britt3/5
britt
- noun the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
brit.
- noun minute crustaceans forming food for right whales
brit.
- noun the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
- mutt3/5
mutt
- noun an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
cur; mongrel.
- noun an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
- hewitt3/5
hewitt
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- hewlett3/5
hewlett
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- marriott3/5
marriott
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- witt3/5
wit
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; humor; humour.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; brain.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- merritt3/5
merit
- noun any admirable quality or attribute
virtue.
- work of great merit
- noun the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
deservingness; meritoriousness.
- there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded
- noun any admirable quality or attribute
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- emmett3/5
emmett
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- levitt3/5
levitt
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- platt3/5
platt
(Mining) See Raymond.Lodge , n.
- lott3/5
lot
- 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; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
- he bought a lot on the lake
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- dewitt3/5
dewitt
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- garnett3/5
garnet
- noun any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
- noun any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
- jarrett3/5
jarrett
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- hammett2/5
hammett
- noun United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)
Dashiell Hammett; Samuel Dashiell Hammett.
- noun United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)
- smollett2/5
smollett
- noun Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771)
Tobias Smollett; Tobias George Smollett.
- noun Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771)
- kilowatt2/5
kilowatt
- noun a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
kW.
- noun a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
- endicott2/5
endicott
- noun born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
John Endecott; John Endicott; Endecott.
- noun born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
- jowett2/5
jowett
- noun English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)
Benjamin Jowett.
- noun English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)
- megawatt2/5
megawatt
- noun a unit of power equal to one million watts
- noun a unit of power equal to one million watts
- nett2/5
nett
- verb catch with a net
net.
- net a fish
- adjective remaining after all deductions
net.
- net profit
- verb catch with a net
- scuttlebutt2/5
scuttlebutt
- noun a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
comment; gossip.
- the divorce caused much gossip
- noun a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
- sennett2/5
sennett
- noun United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960)
Mack Sennett.
- noun United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960)
- sett2/5
sett
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
cobblestone; cobble.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- talcott2/5
talcott
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- cobbett2/5
- stott2/5
stott
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- pruitt2/5
pruitt
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- narragansett2/5
narragansett
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- moffitt2/5
moffitt
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- ptt2/5
- nott2/5
not
- adverb negation of a word or group of words
non.
- he does not speak French
- she is not going
- they are not friends
- not many
- not much
- not at all
- adverb negation of a word or group of words
- blatt2/5
blatt
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- cott2/5
cott
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- pott2/5
pot
- noun metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
throne; toilet; commode; crapper; stool; potty; can.
- noun metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- olcott2/5
olcott
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- batt2/5
batt
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- kitt2/5
kit
- noun a case for containing a set of articles
- noun gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
outfit.
- noun a case for containing a set of articles
- catt2/5
catt
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- blackett2/5
- piggott2/5
- bott2/5
bott
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- cassatt2/5
cassatt
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- patt2/5
pat
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
tap; rap.
- noun a light touch or stroke
tap; dab.
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
- harriett2/5
harriett
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- puckett2/5
puckett
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- fitt2/5
fit
- noun a display of bad temper
conniption; tantrum; scene.
- he had a fit
- she threw a tantrum
- he made a scene
- noun a sudden uncontrollable attack
paroxysm; convulsion.
- a paroxysm of giggling
- a fit of coughing
- convulsions of laughter
- noun a display of bad temper
- ccitt2/5
- catlett2/5
catlett
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- bobbitt2/5
bobbitt
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- strutt2/5
strut
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
swagger; prance.
- noun brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
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- hatt2/5
hat
- noun headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
lid; chapeau.
- noun an informal term for a person's role
- he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly
- noun headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
- flatt2/5
flat
- noun a level tract of land
- the salt flats of Utah
- noun a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- noun a level tract of land
- ritt2/5
ritt
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- hallstatt2/5
hallstatt
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- plott2/5
plot
- noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
game; secret plan.
- they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
- I saw through his little game from the start
- noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
patch; plot of land; plot of ground.
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
- noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- bridgett2/5
bridgett
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- zermatt2/5
- fett2/5
fett
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- pratchett2/5
pratchett
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- nouakchott1/5
nouakchott
- noun capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast
- noun capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast
- bitt1/5
bitt
- noun a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
bollard.
- the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards
- verb secure with a bitt
- bitt the ship line
- noun a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
- woollcott1/5
woollcott
- noun United States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943)
Alexander Woollcott.
- noun United States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943)
- endecott1/5
endecott
- noun born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
John Endecott; Endicott; John Endicott.
- noun born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
- milliwatt1/5
milliwatt
- noun a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt
- noun a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt
- headbutt1/5
headbutt
- verb butt with the head
- The soccer player headbutted his oponent and was sent off the field
- verb butt with the head
- blitt1/5
blitt
- noun a bachelor's degree in literature
Bachelor of Literature.
- noun a bachelor's degree in literature
- cornett1/5
cornett
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- shott1/5
shott
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- brott1/5
brott
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- yett1/5
yett
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- gutt1/5
gut
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
bowel; intestine.
- noun a narrow channel or strait
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
- kabinett1/5
kabinett
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- murcott1/5
- massachusett1/5
massachusett
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- tatt1/5
tatt
To make (anything) by tatting; to work at tatting; as, .tatted edging
- gigawatt1/5
gigawatt
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- ditt1/5
ditt
See Obs. Spenser.Dit , n.,
- rowett1/5
- domett1/5
domett
A kind of baize of which the ward is cotton and the weft woolen. Blakely.
- errett1/5
errett
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- terawatt1/5
- chott1/5
chott
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- plitt1/5
plitt
An instrument of punishment or torture resembling the knout, used in Russia.
- ballett1/5
ballett
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- bazett1/5
bazett
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- kaputt1/5
kaputt
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- smitt1/5
smite
- verb inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
- verb affect suddenly with deep feeling
- He was smitten with love for this young girl
- verb inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
- quartett1/5
quartet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; 4.
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
quartette.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- duett1/5
duet
- noun two items of the same kind
twosome; span; distich; couple; duo; twain; yoke; couplet; pair; brace; dyad; duad.
- noun two performers or singers who perform together
duette; duo.
- noun two items of the same kind
- slatt1/5
slatt
A slab of stone used as a veneer for coarse masonry. Knight.
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- rackett1/5
racket
- noun a loud and disturbing noise
- noun an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
illegitimate enterprise; fraudulent scheme.
- noun a loud and disturbing noise
- dlitt1/5
- polyglott1/5
polyglott
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- fritt1/5
fritt
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Suffixes of tt
- tty«Word Popularity Bar2/5
tty
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- ttys1/5
ttys
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Derived words of tt
- setting«Word Popularity Bar5/5
setting
- noun the context and environment in which something is set
scene.
- the perfect setting for a ghost story
- noun the state of the environment in which a situation exists
scope; background.
- you can't do that in a university setting
- noun the context and environment in which something is set
- attractive5/5
attractive
- adjective pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
- a remarkably attractive young man
- an attractive personality
- attractive clothes
- a book with attractive illustrations
- adjective satellite having power to arouse interest
- an attractive opportunity
- the job is attractive because of the pay
- adjective pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
- getting5/5
getting
- noun the act of acquiring something
acquiring.
- I envied his talent for acquiring
- he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquire; get.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
- noun the act of acquiring something
- pattern5/5
pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
shape; form.
- the composition presents problems for students of musical form
- a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
practice.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
- patterns5/5
pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
shape; form.
- the composition presents problems for students of musical form
- a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
practice.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
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sitting
- noun (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
posing.
- he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting
- noun the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
- he read the mystery at one sitting
- noun (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
- putting5/5
putting
- noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
putt.
- his putting let him down today
- verb put into a certain place or abstract location
set; pose; place; lay; put; position.
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
- noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
- settled5/5
settled
- adjective established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
- with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night
- verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
settle; settle down.
- dust settled on the roofs
- adjective established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
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setting
- noun the context and environment in which something is set
scene.
- the perfect setting for a ghost story
- noun the state of the environment in which a situation exists
scope; background.
- you can't do that in a university setting
- noun the context and environment in which something is set
- attributes5/5
attribute
- noun a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
property; dimension.
- self-confidence is not an endearing property
- noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
- noun a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
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cutting
- noun the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
film editing.
- noun a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
slip.
- noun the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
- attribute5/5
attribute
- noun a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
property; dimension.
- self-confidence is not an endearing property
- noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
- noun a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- attracted5/5
attract
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
pull; pull in; draw in; draw.
- Her good looks attract the stares of many men
- The ad pulled in many potential customers
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
- The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
- verb be attractive to
appeal.
- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- scattered5/5
scattered
- adjective satellite occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
- scattered showers
- scattered villages
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel; scatter; break up; disperse; dissipate.
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
- adjective satellite occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
- settle5/5
settle
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
settee.
- verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
settle down.
- dust settled on the roofs
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
- gotten5/5
get
- noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquire.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
- noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- attract5/5
attract
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
pull; pull in; draw in; draw.
- Her good looks attract the stares of many men
- The ad pulled in many potential customers
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
- The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
- verb be attractive to
appeal.
- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
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scottish
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, .Scottish industry or economy; aScottish chief; aScottish dialect
- battery5/5
battery
- noun group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- noun a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
electric battery.
- noun group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- attraction5/5
attraction
- noun the force by which one object attracts another
attractive force.
- noun an entertainment that is offered to the public
- noun the force by which one object attracts another
- attained5/5
attained
- adjective satellite achieved or reached
- the actual attained achievement test score
- verb to gain with effort
accomplish; reach; attain; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- adjective satellite achieved or reached
- scattering5/5
scattering
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
sprinkling.
- the first scatterings of green
- a sprinkling of grey at his temples
- noun the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
- attain5/5
attain
- verb to gain with effort
accomplish; reach; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
hit; reach.
- The thermometer hit 100 degrees
- This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
- verb to gain with effort
- little5/5
little
- noun a small amount or duration
- he accepted the little they gave him
- adjective limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
small.
- a little dining room
- a little house
- a small car
- a little (or small) group
- noun a small amount or duration
- better5/5
better
- noun something superior in quality or condition or effect
- a change for the better
- noun someone who bets
wagerer; punter; bettor.
- noun something superior in quality or condition or effect
- matter5/5
matter
- noun a vaguely specified concern
thing; affair.
- several matters to attend to
- it is none of your affair
- things are going well
- noun some situation or event that is thought about
topic; issue; subject.
- he kept drifting off the topic
- he had been thinking about the subject for several years
- it is a matter for the police
- noun a vaguely specified concern
- attempt5/5
attempt
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
try; effort; endeavor; endeavour.
- made an effort to cover all the reading material
- wished him luck in his endeavor
- she gave it a good try
- noun the act of attacking
attack.
- attacks on women increased last year
- they made an attempt on his life
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- attack5/5
attack
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
onset; onrush; onslaught.
- the attack began at dawn
- noun an offensive move in a sport or game
- they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- bottom5/5
bottom
- noun the lower side of anything
undersurface; underside.
- noun the lowest part of anything
- they started at the bottom of the hill
- noun the lower side of anything
- matters5/5
matter
- noun a vaguely specified concern
thing; affair.
- several matters to attend to
- it is none of your affair
- things are going well
- noun some situation or event that is thought about
topic; issue; subject.
- he kept drifting off the topic
- he had been thinking about the subject for several years
- it is a matter for the police
- noun a vaguely specified concern
- attempts5/5
attempt
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
try; effort; endeavor; endeavour.
- made an effort to cover all the reading material
- wished him luck in his endeavor
- she gave it a good try
- noun the act of attacking
attack.
- attacks on women increased last year
- they made an attempt on his life
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- button5/5
button
- noun a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
- noun an electrical switch operated by pressing
push; push button.
- the elevator was operated by push buttons
- the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
- noun a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
- committed5/5
committed
- adjective bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
- committed church members
- a committed Marxist
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
perpetrate; commit; pull.
- perpetrate a crime
- pull a bank robbery
- adjective bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
- attached5/5
attached
- adjective satellite being joined in close association
affiliated; connected.
- affiliated clubs
- all art schools whether independent or attached to universities
- verb cause to be attached
attach.
- adjective satellite being joined in close association
- attacks5/5
attack
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
onset; onrush; onslaught.
- the attack began at dawn
- noun an offensive move in a sport or game
- they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- attempted5/5
attempted
- adjective satellite tried unsuccessfully
- attempted murder
- verb make an effort or attempt
try; attempt; seek; essay; assay.
- He tried to shake off his fears
- The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
- The police attempted to stop the thief
- He sought to improve himself
- She always seeks to do good in the world
- adjective satellite tried unsuccessfully
- attorney5/5
attorney
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
lawyer.
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
- attend5/5
attend
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
go to.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
- verb take charge of or deal with
see; take care; look.
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
- attended5/5
attended
- adjective playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
accompanied.
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
attend; go to.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
- adjective playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
- bottle5/5
bottle
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- noun the quantity contained in a bottle
bottleful.
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- massachusetts5/5
massachusetts
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
MA; Old Colony; Bay State.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay
Massachuset.
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
- attributed5/5
attribute
- noun a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
property; dimension.
- self-confidence is not an endearing property
- noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
- noun a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- transmitted5/5
transmitted
- adjective satellite occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
transmissible; familial; hereditary; genetic; inherited.
- an inherited disease
- familial traits
- genetically transmitted features
- verb transfer to another
transmit; communicate; convey.
- communicate a disease
- adjective satellite occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
- attachment5/5
attachment
- noun a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
fond regard.
- noun a supplementary part or accessory
- noun a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
- attacked5/5
attack
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
onset; onrush; onslaught.
- the attack began at dawn
- noun an offensive move in a sport or game
- they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- submitted5/5
submit
- verb refer for judgment or consideration
subject.
- The lawyers submitted the material to the court
- verb put before
posit; state; put forward.
- I submit to you that the accused is guilty
- verb refer for judgment or consideration
- attempting5/5
attempt
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
try; effort; endeavor; endeavour.
- made an effort to cover all the reading material
- wished him luck in his endeavor
- she gave it a good try
- noun the act of attacking
attack.
- attacks on women increased last year
- they made an attempt on his life
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- attending5/5
attending
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attention.
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attendance.
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- fitting5/5
fitting
- noun making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
adjustment; accommodation.
- noun a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
- noun making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- fitted5/5
fitted
- adjective being the right size and shape to fit as desired
- a fitted overcoat
- he quickly assembled the fitted pieces
- verb be agreeable or acceptable to
accommodate; fit; suit.
- This suits my needs
- adjective being the right size and shape to fit as desired
- buttons5/5
button
- noun a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
- noun an electrical switch operated by pressing
push; push button.
- the elevator was operated by push buttons
- the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
- noun a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
- charlotte5/5
charlotte
- noun a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
- noun the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
Queen City.
- noun a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
- spotted5/5
spotted
- adjective satellite having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
patched; spotty.
- a field patched with ice and snow
- the wall had a spotty speckled effect
- a black-and-white spotted cow
- verb catch sight of
espy; spot; descry; spy.
- adjective satellite having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
- attach5/5
attach
- verb cause to be attached
- verb be attached; be in contact with
- verb cause to be attached
- omitted5/5
omit
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; except; leave off; leave out; exclude.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb leave undone or leave out
pretermit; drop; overleap; leave out; overlook; miss; neglect.
- How could I miss that typo?
- The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- seattle5/5
seattle
- noun a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington
- noun a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington
- bottles5/5
bottle
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- noun the quantity contained in a bottle
bottleful.
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- battalion5/5
battalion
- noun an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
- noun a large indefinite number
plurality; pack; multitude; large number.
- a battalion of ants
- a multitude of TV antennas
- a plurality of religions
- noun an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
- written5/5
written
- adjective set down in writing in any of various ways
- written evidence
- verb produce a literary work
write; pen; compose; indite.
- She composed a poem
- He wrote four novels
- adjective set down in writing in any of various ways
- attention5/5
attention
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attending.
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; tending; care.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- letter5/5
letter
- noun a written message addressed to a person or organization
missive.
- mailed an indignant letter to the editor
- noun the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
alphabetic character; letter of the alphabet.
- his grandmother taught him his letters
- noun a written message addressed to a person or organization
- letters5/5
letters
- noun the literary culture
- this book shows American letters at its best
- noun scholarly attainment
- he is a man of letters
- noun the literary culture
- battle5/5
battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- pretty5/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- attitude5/5
attitude
- noun a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
mental attitude.
- he had the attitude that work was fun
- noun the arrangement of the body and its limbs
position; posture.
- he assumed an attitude of surrender
- noun a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
- settlement5/5
settlement
- noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
colony.
- the American colony in Paris
- noun a community of people smaller than a town
small town; village.
- noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
- attitudes5/5
attitude
- noun a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
mental attitude.
- he had the attitude that work was fun
- noun the arrangement of the body and its limbs
position; posture.
- he assumed an attitude of surrender
- noun a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
- admitted5/5
admit
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
acknowledge.
- He admitted his errors
- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
- verb allow to enter; grant entry to
intromit; let in; allow in.
- We cannot admit non-members into our club building
- This pipe admits air
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- permitted5/5
permit
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
licence; license.
- noun the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
license; permission.
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
- cotton5/5
cotton
- noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
cotton wool; cotton fiber.
- noun fabric woven from cotton fibers
- noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
- matthew5/5
matthew
- noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
St. Matthew the Apostle; St. Matthew; Levi; Saint Matthew the Apostle; Saint Matthew.
- noun one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
Gospel According to Matthew.
- noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
- bitter5/5
bitter
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- noun the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
bitterness.
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- letting5/5
letting
- noun property that is leased or rented out or let
rental; lease.
- verb make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
let; allow; permit.
- This permits the water to rush in
- This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement
- This will permit the rain to run off
- noun property that is leased or rented out or let
- butter5/5
butter
- noun an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
- noun a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
- noun an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
- settlements5/5
settlement
- noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
colony.
- the American colony in Paris
- noun a community of people smaller than a town
small town; village.
- noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
- attendance5/5
attendance
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attending.
- noun the frequency with which a person is present
- a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
- settlers5/5
settler
- noun a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
colonist.
- noun a negotiator who settles disputes
- noun a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
- battles5/5
battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- utter5/5
utter
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
give tongue to; express; verbalise; verbalize.
- She expressed her anger
- He uttered a curse
- verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
let loose; emit; let out.
- She let out a big heavy sigh
- He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
- committee5/5
committee
- noun a special group delegated to consider some matter
commission.
- a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
- noun a self-constituted organization to promote something
citizens committee.
- noun a special group delegated to consider some matter
- forgotten5/5
forgotten
- adjective satellite not noticed inadvertently
disregarded.
- her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night
- he was scolded for his forgotten chores
- verb dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
bury; forget.
- I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
- adjective satellite not noticed inadvertently
- committees5/5
committee
- noun a special group delegated to consider some matter
commission.
- a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
- noun a self-constituted organization to promote something
citizens committee.
- noun a special group delegated to consider some matter
- utterly5/5
utterly
- adverb completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
absolutely; perfectly; dead.
- an absolutely magnificent painting
- a perfectly idiotic idea
- you're perfectly right
- utterly miserable
- you can be dead sure of my innocence
- was dead tired
- dead right
- adverb completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
- fatty5/5
fatty
- noun a rotund individual
roly-poly; butterball; fatso; fat person.
- adjective containing or composed of fat
fat.
- fatty food
- fat tissue
- noun a rotund individual
- ottoman5/5
ottoman
- noun thick cushion used as a seat
pouf; puff; hassock; pouffe.
- noun a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
Osmanli; Ottoman Turk.
- noun thick cushion used as a seat
- pottery5/5
pottery
- noun ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
clayware.
- noun the craft of making earthenware
- noun ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
- latter5/5
latter
- noun the second of two or the second mentioned of two
- Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today
- adjective referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
- in the latter case
- noun the second of two or the second mentioned of two
- cattle5/5
cattle
- noun domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
cows; kine; oxen; Bos taurus.
- so many head of cattle
- wait till the cows come home
- seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible
- a team of oxen
- noun domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
- cigarette5/5
cigarette
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
fag; coffin nail; cigaret; butt.
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- cottage5/5
cottage
- noun a small house with a single story
bungalow.
- noun a small house with a single story
- betty5/5
betty
Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty , forElizabeth , as such an instrument is also calledBess (i. e.,Elizabeth ) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, andJenny (i. e.,Jane ).A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. Written also bettee .The powerful betty, or the artful picklock. Arbuthnot.
- settling4/5
settling
- noun a gradual sinking to a lower level
subsidence; subsiding.
- verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
settle; settle down.
- dust settled on the roofs
- noun a gradual sinking to a lower level
- hitting4/5
hitting
- noun the act of contacting one thing with another
hit; striking.
- repeated hitting raised a large bruise
- after three misses she finally got a hit
- verb cause to move by striking
hit.
- hit a ball
- noun the act of contacting one thing with another
- manhattan4/5
manhattan
- noun a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters
- noun one of the five boroughs of New York City
- noun a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters
- batteries4/5
battery
- noun group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- noun a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
electric battery.
- noun group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- attractions4/5
attraction
- noun the force by which one object attracts another
attractive force.
- noun an entertainment that is offered to the public
- noun the force by which one object attracts another
- attracting4/5
attract
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
pull; pull in; draw in; draw.
- Her good looks attract the stares of many men
- The ad pulled in many potential customers
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
- The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
- verb be attractive to
appeal.
- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- scatter4/5
scatter
- noun a haphazard distribution in all directions
spread.
- noun the act of scattering
scattering; strewing.
- noun a haphazard distribution in all directions
- shuttle4/5
shuttle
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
shuttlecock; bird; birdie.
- noun public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- attaining4/5
attain
- verb to gain with effort
accomplish; reach; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
hit; reach.
- The thermometer hit 100 degrees
- This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
- verb to gain with effort
- attracts4/5
attract
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
pull; pull in; draw in; draw.
- Her good looks attract the stares of many men
- The ad pulled in many potential customers
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
- The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
- verb be attractive to
appeal.
- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- patterned4/5
patterned
- adjective having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
- verb plan or create according to a model or models
pattern; model.
- adjective having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
- attenuated4/5
attenuated
- adjective satellite of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
attenuate; rarefy.
- adjective satellite of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
- flatter4/5
flatter
- verb praise somewhat dishonestly
blandish.
- adjective satellite having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
flat; plane; level.
- a flat desk
- acres of level farmland
- a plane surface
- skirts sewn with fine flat seams
- verb praise somewhat dishonestly
- flutter4/5
flutter
- noun the act of moving back and forth
flicker; waver.
- noun abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
- noun the act of moving back and forth
- attorneys4/5
attorney
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
lawyer.
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
- attacking4/5
attacking
- adjective satellite disposed to attack
assaultive.
- verb launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
assail; attack.
- Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
- Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
- adjective satellite disposed to attack
- pittsburgh4/5
pittsburgh
- noun a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
- noun a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
- attendant4/5
attendant
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
tender; attender.
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
attendee; attender; meeter.
- he was a regular attender at department meetings
- the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- attainment4/5
attainment
- noun the act of achieving an aim
- the attainment of independence
- noun arrival at a new stage
- his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition
- noun the act of achieving an aim
- calcutta4/5
calcutta
- noun the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
Kolkata.
- noun the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
- splitting4/5
splitting
- adjective satellite resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
rending; ripping.
- the tree split with a great ripping sound
- heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward
- verb separate into parts or portions
divide; separate; split up; split; carve up; dissever.
- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
- adjective satellite resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
- formatting4/5
formatting
- noun the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
data formatting; data format; format.
- verb set (printed matter) into a specific format
arrange; format.
- Format this letter so it can be printed out
- noun the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
- committing4/5
commit
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
perpetrate; pull.
- perpetrate a crime
- pull a bank robbery
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; consecrate; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- ottawa4/5
ottawa
- noun a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
- noun a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal
Outaouais; Ottawa river.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
- wittgenstein4/5
wittgenstein
- noun British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)
Ludwig Wittgenstein; Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein.
- noun British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)
- watts4/5
watt
- noun a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
W.
- noun Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
James Watt.
- noun a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
- litter4/5
litter
- noun the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
- noun rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
- noun the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
- mattered4/5
matter
- noun a vaguely specified concern
thing; affair.
- several matters to attend to
- it is none of your affair
- things are going well
- noun some situation or event that is thought about
topic; issue; subject.
- he kept drifting off the topic
- he had been thinking about the subject for several years
- it is a matter for the police
- noun a vaguely specified concern
- ghetto4/5
ghetto
- noun formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
- the Warsaw ghetto
- noun any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
- the relative security of the gay ghetto
- no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool
- noun formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
- attachments4/5
attachment
- noun a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
fond regard.
- noun a supplementary part or accessory
- noun a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
- attic4/5
attic
- noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
loft; garret.
- noun the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
Ionic dialect; Ionic; Classical Greek.
- noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- transmitting4/5
transmitting
- noun the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
transmission; transmittal.
- verb transfer to another
transmit; communicate; convey.
- communicate a disease
- noun the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
- stuttgart4/5
stuttgart
- noun a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture
- noun a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture
- rotten4/5
rotten
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; shitty; stinky; crappy; lousy; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
rotted; decayed.
- rotten floor boards
- rotted beams
- a decayed foundation
- adjective satellite very bad
- attendants4/5
attendant
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
tender; attender.
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
attendee; attender; meeter.
- he was a regular attender at department meetings
- the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- flattened4/5
flattened
- adjective satellite having been flattened
planate.
- verb make flat or flatter
flatten.
- flatten a road
- flatten your stomach with these exercises
- adjective satellite having been flattened
- attested4/5
attested
- adjective satellite established as genuine
authenticated; documented.
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- adjective satellite established as genuine
- glittering4/5
glittering
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
glittery; fulgid; glistering; scintillant; coruscant; sparkly; aglitter; glinting; scintillating.
- bugle beads all aglitter
- glinting eyes
- glinting water
- his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
- shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
- glittery costume jewelry
- scintillant mica
- the scintillating stars
- a dress with sparkly sequins
- `glistering' is an archaic term
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; glisten; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
- submitting4/5
submit
- verb refer for judgment or consideration
subject.
- The lawyers submitted the material to the court
- verb put before
posit; state; put forward.
- I submit to you that the accused is guilty
- verb refer for judgment or consideration
- kettle4/5
kettle
- noun a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
boiler.
- noun the quantity a kettle will hold
kettleful.
- noun a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
- attaching4/5
attach
- verb cause to be attached
- verb be attached; be in contact with
- verb cause to be attached
- attractiveness4/5
attractiveness
- noun the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
attraction.
- her personality held a strange attraction for him
- noun sexual allure
- noun the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
- lafayette4/5
lafayette
(Zoöl.) (a) The dollar fish. (b) A market fish, the goody, or spot ( Liostomus xanthurus ), of the southern coast of the United States.
- battalions4/5
battalion
- noun an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
- noun a large indefinite number
plurality; pack; multitude; large number.
- a battalion of ants
- a multitude of TV antennas
- a plurality of religions
- noun an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
- attaches4/5
attache
- noun a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
- noun a shallow and rectangular briefcase
attache case.
- noun a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
- clutter4/5
clutter
- noun a confused multitude of things
welter; muddle; smother; mare's nest; fuddle; jumble.
- noun unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
- noun a confused multitude of things
- betting4/5
betting
- adjective satellite preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
dissipated; sporting; card-playing.
- led a dissipated life
- a betting man
- a card-playing son of a bitch
- a gambling fool
- sporting gents and their ladies
- verb maintain with or as if with a bet
wager; bet.
- I bet she will be there!
- adjective satellite preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
- bottoms4/5
bottom
- noun the lower side of anything
undersurface; underside.
- noun the lowest part of anything
- they started at the bottom of the hill
- noun the lower side of anything
- unsettled4/5
unsettled
- adjective still in doubt
- an unsettled issue
- an unsettled state of mind
- verb disturb the composure of
faze; unsettle; enervate; unnerve.
- adjective still in doubt
- gettysburg4/5
gettysburg
- noun a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
- noun a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union
Battle of Gettysburg.
- noun a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
- attest4/5
attest
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- I attest this signature
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- attends4/5
attend
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
go to.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
- verb take charge of or deal with
see; take care; look.
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
- flattering4/5
flattering
- adjective showing or representing to advantage
- a flattering color
- verb praise somewhat dishonestly
flatter; blandish.
- adjective showing or representing to advantage
- rotterdam4/5
rotterdam
- noun the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea
- noun the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea
- flattered4/5
flatter
- verb praise somewhat dishonestly
blandish.
- adjective satellite having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
flat; plane; level.
- a flat desk
- acres of level farmland
- a plane surface
- skirts sewn with fine flat seams
- verb praise somewhat dishonestly
- uttered4/5
uttered
- adjective satellite communicated in words
verbalised; verbalized; expressed.
- frequently uttered sentiments
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
give tongue to; utter; express; verbalise; verbalize.
- She expressed her anger
- He uttered a curse
- adjective satellite communicated in words
- palette4/5
palette
- noun the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
pallet.
- noun board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used
pallet.
- noun the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
- shattered4/5
shattered
- adjective satellite ruined or disrupted
tattered.
- our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity
- a tattered remnant of its former strength
- my torn and tattered past
- verb break into many pieces
shatter.
- The wine glass shattered
- adjective satellite ruined or disrupted
- utterance4/5
utterance
- noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
vocalization.
- noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
- potter4/5
potter
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
ceramist; thrower; ceramicist.
- verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
monkey around; mess around; monkey; putter; tinker; muck around; muck about.
- The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
- attributable4/5
attributable
- adjective capable of being attributed
- the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale
- an idea attributable to a Russian
- adjective capable of being attributed
- permitting4/5
permit
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
licence; license.
- noun the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
license; permission.
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
- dotted4/5
dotted
- adjective satellite having a pattern of dots
flecked; specked; stippled; speckled.
- verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
constellate; stud; dot.
- Hills constellated with lights
- adjective satellite having a pattern of dots
- bitterness4/5
bitterness
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
gall; rancour; rancor; resentment.
- noun a rough and bitter manner
acrimony; tartness; acerbity; thorniness; jaundice.
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- battered4/5
battered
- adjective satellite damaged by blows or hard usage
beaten-up; beat-up.
- a battered old car
- the beaten-up old Ford
- verb strike against forcefully
batter; knock about; buffet.
- Winds buffeted the tent
- adjective satellite damaged by blows or hard usage
- butterfly4/5
butterfly
- noun diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- noun a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
butterfly stroke.
- noun diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- admitting4/5
admit
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
acknowledge.
- He admitted his errors
- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
- verb allow to enter; grant entry to
intromit; let in; allow in.
- We cannot admit non-members into our club building
- This pipe admits air
- verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- emitted4/5
emit
- verb expel (gases or odors)
breathe; pass off.
- verb give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
give out; give off.
- The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits
- verb expel (gases or odors)
- utterances4/5
utterance
- noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
vocalization.
- noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
- transmitter4/5
transmitter
- noun someone who transmits a message
sender.
- return to sender
- noun any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
vector.
- mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever
- fleas are vectors of the plague
- aphids are transmitters of plant diseases
- when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects
- noun someone who transmits a message
- matthews4/5
matthew
- noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
St. Matthew the Apostle; St. Matthew; Levi; Saint Matthew the Apostle; Saint Matthew.
- noun one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
Gospel According to Matthew.
- noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
- attenuation4/5
attenuation
- noun weakening in force or intensity
fading.
- attenuation in the volume of the sound
- noun the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
- noun weakening in force or intensity
- attribution4/5
attribution
- noun assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
ascription.
- the attribution of language to birds
- the ascription to me of honors I had not earned
- noun assigning to a cause or source
ascription.
- the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath
- he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso
- noun assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
- lottery4/5
lottery
- noun something that is regarded as a chance event
- the election was just a lottery to them
- noun players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
drawing.
- noun something that is regarded as a chance event
- patted4/5
pat
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
tap; rap.
- noun a light touch or stroke
tap; dab.
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
- regretted4/5
regret
- noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
sorrow; ruefulness; rue.
- he drank to drown his sorrows
- he wrote a note expressing his regret
- to his rue, the error cost him the game
- verb feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
repent; rue.
- noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
- cutter4/5
cutter
- noun someone who cuts or carves stone
stonecutter.
- noun someone who carves the meat
carver.
- noun someone who cuts or carves stone
- allotted4/5
allotted
- adjective satellite given as a task
- her allotted chores
- verb give out
portion; assign; allot.
- We were assigned new uniforms
- adjective satellite given as a task
- butterflies4/5
butterfly
- noun diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- noun a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
butterfly stroke.
- noun diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- attacker4/5
attacker
- noun someone who attacks
assailant; aggressor; assaulter.
- noun someone who attacks
- attire4/5
attire
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
dress; garb.
- formal attire
- battle dress
- verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
rig out; dress up; fig out; overdress; trick up; deck out; prink; tog out; get up; fig up; deck up; fancy up; tog up; gussy up; trick out.
- She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
- The young girls were all fancied up for the party
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
- batter4/5
batter
- noun (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
batsman; slugger; hitter.
- noun a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
- noun (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
- chatting4/5
chat
- noun an informal conversation
confab; schmoose; confabulation; schmooze.
- noun birds having a chattering call
New World chat.
- noun an informal conversation
- shutting4/5
shutting
- noun the act of closing something
closing.
- verb move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
close; shut.
- Close the door
- shut the window
- noun the act of closing something
- silhouette4/5
silhouette
- noun an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- noun a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
- noun an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- chatter4/5
chatter
- noun noisy talk
yack; cackle; yak; yakety-yak.
- noun the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
chattering.
- noun noisy talk
- settler4/5
settler
- noun a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
colonist.
- noun a negotiator who settles disputes
- noun a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
- resettlement4/5
resettlement
- noun the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
relocation.
- noun the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
- emitting4/5
emit
- verb expel (gases or odors)
breathe; pass off.
- verb give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
give out; give off.
- The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits
- verb expel (gases or odors)
- attackers4/5
attacker
- noun someone who attacks
assailant; aggressor; assaulter.
- noun someone who attacks
- attrition4/5
attrition
- noun erosion by friction
abrasion; detrition; corrasion.
- noun the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
abrasion; detrition; grinding.
- noun erosion by friction
- petty4/5
petty
- noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
petit larceny; petty larceny.
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; subaltern; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
- muttered4/5
mutter
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
murmuring; muttering; murmuration; murmur; mussitation.
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmuring; grumbling; grumble; muttering; murmur.
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- lattice4/5
lattice
- noun an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
- noun small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
grille; wicket.
- noun an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
- http4/5
http
- noun a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
hypertext transfer protocol.
- noun a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
- forgetting4/5
forget
- verb dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
bury.
- I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
- verb be unable to remember
blank out; block; draw a blank.
- I'm drawing a blank
- You are blocking the name of your first wife!
- verb dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
- plotted4/5
plotted
- adjective satellite planned in advance
planned; aforethought.
- with malice aforethought
- verb plan secretly, usually something illegal
plot.
- They plotted the overthrow of the government
- adjective satellite planned in advance
- battlefield4/5
battlefield
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
battleground; field; field of battle; field of honor.
- they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- intermittent4/5
intermittent
- adjective satellite stopping and starting at irregular intervals
- intermittent rain showers
- adjective satellite stopping and starting at irregular intervals
- attentive4/5
attentive
- adjective (often followed by `to') giving care or attention
- attentive to details
- the nurse was attentive to her patient
- an attentive suitor
- adjective taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
paying attention; thoughtful; heedful.
- heedful of the warnings
- so heedful a writer
- heedful of what they were doing
- adjective (often followed by `to') giving care or attention
- kitty4/5
kitty
- noun the combined stakes of the betters
pool.
- noun the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
jackpot; pot.
- noun the combined stakes of the betters
- motto4/5
motto
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
catchword; slogan; shibboleth.
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
- plotting4/5
plot
- noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
game; secret plan.
- they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
- I saw through his little game from the start
- noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
patch; plot of land; plot of ground.
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
- noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- mattress4/5
mattress
- noun a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
- noun a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
- brittle4/5
brittle
- noun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
toffy; toffee.
- adjective satellite having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
brickle; brickly.
- brittle bones
- glass is brittle
- `brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal
- noun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
- etiquette4/5
etiquette
- noun rules governing socially acceptable behavior
- noun rules governing socially acceptable behavior
- witty4/5
witty
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- lettuce4/5
lettuce
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly; bread.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
- noun informal terms for money
- rattle4/5
rattle
- noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
rale; rattling.
- the death rattle
- noun a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
- noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
- cassette4/5
cassette
- noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
- noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
- knitting4/5
knitting
- noun needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
knit; knitwork.
- noun creating knitted wear
- noun needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
- rattled4/5
rattled
- adjective satellite thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
perturbed; flustered; hot and bothered.
- verb make short successive sounds
rattle.
- adjective satellite thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
- buttocks4/5
buttocks
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
cheek; buttock.
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- bitten4/5
bite
- noun a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- noun a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
bit; morsel.
- all they had left was a bit of bread
- noun a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- rewritten4/5
rewrite
- noun something that has been written again
rescript; revision.
- the rewrite was much better
- verb write differently; alter the writing of
- The student rewrote his thesis
- noun something that has been written again
- unwittingly4/5
unwittingly
- adverb without knowledge or intention
unknowingly; inadvertently.
- he unwittingly deleted the references
- adverb without knowledge or intention
- shutter4/5
shutter
- noun a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
- noun a hinged blind for a window
- noun a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
- cigarettes4/5
cigarette
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
fag; coffin nail; cigaret; butt.
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- gazette4/5
gazette
- noun a newspaper or official journal
- verb publish in a gazette
- noun a newspaper or official journal
- newsletter4/5
newsletter
- noun report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
newssheet.
- noun report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
- bitterly4/5
bitterly
- adverb with bitterness, in a resentful manner
- she complained bitterly
- adverb indicating something hard to accept
- he was bitterly disappointed
- adverb with bitterness, in a resentful manner
- subcommittee4/5
subcommittee
- noun a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
- noun a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
- cottages4/5
cottage
- noun a small house with a single story
bungalow.
- noun a small house with a single story
- patty4/5
patty
- noun small flat mass of chopped food
cake.
- noun small pie or pasty
- noun small flat mass of chopped food
- handwritten4/5
handwritten
- adjective satellite written by hand
- adjective satellite written by hand
- admittedly4/5
admittedly
- adverb as acknowledged
true; confessedly; avowedly.
- true, she is the smartest in her class
- adverb as acknowledged
- otto4/5
- patterson4/5
patterson
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- gotta4/5
gotta
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- sutton4/5
sutton
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- patton4/5
patton
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- annette4/5
annette
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- sitter3/5
sitter
- noun an organism (person or animal) that sits
- noun Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)
Willem de Sitter.
- noun an organism (person or animal) that sits
- attractor3/5
attractor
- noun an entertainer who attracts large audiences
attraction; draw; drawing card; attracter.
- he was the biggest drawing card they had
- noun (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
attracter.
- noun an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- sitters3/5
sitter
- noun Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)
Willem de Sitter.
- noun an organism (person or animal) that sits
- noun Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)
- settles3/5
settle
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
settee.
- verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
settle down.
- dust settled on the roofs
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
- patterning3/5
pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
shape; form.
- the composition presents problems for students of musical form
- a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
practice.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
- fluttering3/5
fluttering
- noun the motion made by flapping up and down
flutter; flap; flapping.
- verb move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
flit; dart; flutter; fleet.
- The hummingbird flitted among the branches
- noun the motion made by flapping up and down
- attains3/5
attain
- verb to gain with effort
accomplish; reach; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
hit; reach.
- The thermometer hit 100 degrees
- This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
- verb to gain with effort
- clotting3/5
clotting
- noun the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
curdling; coagulation.
- verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
clot; coagulate.
- coagulated blood
- noun the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
- butts3/5
butt
- noun thick end of the handle
butt end.
- noun the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- noun thick end of the handle
- attica3/5
attica
- noun the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken
- noun the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken
- scatters3/5
scatter
- noun a haphazard distribution in all directions
spread.
- noun the act of scattering
scattering; strewing.
- noun a haphazard distribution in all directions
- formatted3/5
format
- noun the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
data formatting; formatting; data format.
- noun the general appearance of a publication
- noun the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
- acquitted3/5
acquitted
- adjective satellite declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
not guilty.
- he stands acquitted on all charges
- the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- adjective satellite declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
- rotting3/5
rotting
- noun (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
rot; putrefaction; decomposition.
- verb break down
moulder; molder; rot; decompose.
- The bodies decomposed in the heat
- noun (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- throttle3/5
throttle
- noun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
throttle valve; accelerator.
- noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
gas pedal; accelerator pedal; accelerator; gas; gun.
- he stepped on the gas
- noun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- bottled3/5
bottle
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- noun the quantity contained in a bottle
bottleful.
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- wetting3/5
wetting
- noun the act of making something wet
- noun a euphemism for urination
passing water; leak; making water.
- he had to take a leak
- noun the act of making something wet
- attributing3/5
attribute
- noun a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
property; dimension.
- self-confidence is not an endearing property
- noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
- noun a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- upsetting3/5
upsetting
- adjective satellite causing an emotional disturbance
disconcerting.
- his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen
- an upsetting experience
- verb disturb the balance or stability of
upset.
- The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries
- adjective satellite causing an emotional disturbance
- fluttered3/5
flutter
- noun the act of moving back and forth
flicker; waver.
- noun abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
- noun the act of moving back and forth
- littered3/5
littered
- adjective satellite filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
cluttered.
- the storm left the drivewaylittered with sticks nd debris
- his library was a cluttered room with piles of books on every chair
- verb strew
litter.
- Cigar butts littered the ground
- adjective satellite filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
- hotter3/5
hot
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- hot stove
- hot water
- a hot August day
- a hot stuffy room
- she's hot and tired
- a hot forehead
- adjective satellite characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
raging.
- the fighting became hot and heavy
- a hot engagement
- a raging battle
- the river became a raging torrent
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- nighttime3/5
nighttime
- noun the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
dark; night.
- noun the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
- omitting3/5
omit
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; except; leave off; leave out; exclude.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb leave undone or leave out
pretermit; drop; overleap; leave out; overlook; miss; neglect.
- How could I miss that typo?
- The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- hottest3/5
hot
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- hot stove
- hot water
- a hot August day
- a hot stuffy room
- she's hot and tired
- a hot forehead
- adjective satellite characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
raging.
- the fighting became hot and heavy
- a hot engagement
- a raging battle
- the river became a raging torrent
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- spotting3/5
spotting
- noun the act of spotting or staining something
staining; maculation.
- noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
detection; espial; spying; catching.
- noun the act of spotting or staining something
- cluttered3/5
cluttered
- adjective satellite filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
littered.
- the storm left the drivewaylittered with sticks nd debris
- his library was a cluttered room with piles of books on every chair
- verb fill a space in a disorderly way
clutter; clutter up.
- adjective satellite filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
- squatting3/5
squatting
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
knee bend; squat.
- noun the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
squat.
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- attests3/5
attest
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- I attest this signature
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- hitter3/5
hitter
- noun (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
batsman; batter; slugger.
- noun someone who hits
striker.
- a hard hitter
- a fine striker of the ball
- blacksmiths are good hitters
- noun (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
- chattanooga3/5
chattanooga
- noun a city in eastern Tennessee
- noun in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
battle of Chattanooga.
- noun a city in eastern Tennessee
- squatted3/5
squat
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
knee bend; squatting.
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; jack; diddly; diddley; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- you don't know jack
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- flattening3/5
flatten
- verb make flat or flatter
- flatten a road
- flatten your stomach with these exercises
- verb become flat or flatter
flatten out.
- The landscape flattened
- verb make flat or flatter
- butte3/5
butte
- noun a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
- noun a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper
- noun a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
- rebuttal3/5
rebuttal
- noun the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
- noun (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
rebutter.
- noun the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
- acquittal3/5
acquittal
- noun a judgment of not guilty
- noun a judgment of not guilty
- sputtering3/5
sputtering
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputter; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- verb make an explosive sound
sputter.
- sputtering engines
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- matte3/5
matte
- noun a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
- noun the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
matt; mat; lusterlessness; lustrelessness; flatness.
- noun a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
- flatten3/5
flatten
- verb make flat or flatter
- flatten a road
- flatten your stomach with these exercises
- verb become flat or flatter
flatten out.
- The landscape flattened
- verb make flat or flatter
- jitter3/5
jitter
- noun small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
- noun a small irregular movement
- noun small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
- matted3/5
matted
- adjective satellite tangled in a dense mass
- tried to push through the matted undergrowth
- verb twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
entangle; snarl; tangle; mat.
- The child entangled the cord
- adjective satellite tangled in a dense mass
- attainments3/5
attainment
- noun the act of achieving an aim
- the attainment of independence
- noun arrival at a new stage
- his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition
- noun the act of achieving an aim
- blotting3/5
blot
- noun a blemish made by dirt
smirch; slur; smear; spot; smudge; daub.
- he had a smudge on his cheek
- noun an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
smear; smirch; spot; stain.
- he made a huge blot on his copybook
- noun a blemish made by dirt
- sputtered3/5
sputter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
splutter.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- ghettos3/5
ghetto
- noun formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
- the Warsaw ghetto
- noun any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
- the relative security of the gay ghetto
- no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool
- noun formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
- platte3/5
plot
- noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
game; secret plan.
- they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
- I saw through his little game from the start
- noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
patch; plot of land; plot of ground.
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
- noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- blotted3/5
blot
- noun a blemish made by dirt
smirch; slur; smear; spot; smudge; daub.
- he had a smudge on his cheek
- noun an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
smear; smirch; spot; stain.
- he made a huge blot on his copybook
- noun a blemish made by dirt
- sagittarius3/5
sagittarius
(Astron.) (a) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [&sagittarius;] in almanacs; the Archer. (b) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.
- gillette3/5
gillette
- noun United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)
King Camp Gilette.
- noun United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)
- slotted3/5
slot
- noun a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
- he developed a version of slot grammar
- noun a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
- he put a quarter in the slot
- noun a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
- whittier3/5
whittier
- noun United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
John Greenleaf Whittier.
- noun United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
- marquette3/5
marquette
- noun French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)
Jacques Marquette; Pere Jacques Marquette.
- noun a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan
- noun French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)
- remitted3/5
remit
- noun the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life
- noun (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
remitment; remission.
- noun the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- bottomed3/5
bottomed
- adjective having a bottom of a specified character
- verb provide with a bottom or a seat
bottom.
- bottom the chairs
- adjective having a bottom of a specified character
- settlor3/5
settlor
- noun (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee
trustor.
- noun (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee
- attestation3/5
attestation
- noun the action of bearing witness
- noun the evidence by which something is attested
- noun the action of bearing witness
- flitted3/5
flit
- noun a sudden quick movement
dart.
- noun a secret move (to avoid paying debts)
- they did a moonlight flit
- noun a sudden quick movement
- flitting3/5
flit
- noun a sudden quick movement
dart.
- noun a secret move (to avoid paying debts)
- they did a moonlight flit
- noun a sudden quick movement
- bottling3/5
bottle
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- noun the quantity contained in a bottle
bottleful.
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- tottering3/5
tottering
- adjective satellite unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
tottery.
- a tottering skeleton of a horse
- a tottery old man
- verb move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
totter.
- The drunk man tottered over to our table
- adjective satellite unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
- attenuate3/5
attenuate
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
rarefy.
- verb become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- splattered3/5
splattered
- adjective satellite covered with bright patches (often used in combination)
spattered; splashed; dabbled.
- waves dabbled with moonlight
- a blood-spattered room
- gardens splashed with color
- kitchen walls splattered with grease
- verb cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
splatter; slop; spill.
- spill the milk
- splatter water
- adjective satellite covered with bright patches (often used in combination)
- fayetteville3/5
fayetteville
- noun a town in central West Virginia on the New River
- noun a town in south central North Carolina
- noun a town in central West Virginia on the New River
- attesting3/5
attest
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- I attest this signature
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- hitters3/5
hitter
- noun (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
batsman; batter; slugger.
- noun someone who hits
striker.
- a hard hitter
- a fine striker of the ball
- blacksmiths are good hitters
- noun (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
- wetted3/5
wet
- noun wetness caused by water
moisture.
- drops of wet gleamed on the window
- verb cause to become wet
- Wet your face
- noun wetness caused by water
- transmittance3/5
transmittance
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
transmission.
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
- kettles3/5
kettle
- noun a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
boiler.
- noun the quantity a kettle will hold
kettleful.
- noun a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
- smattering3/5
smattering
- noun a small number or amount
handful.
- only a handful of responses were received
- noun a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
- noun a small number or amount
- fattening3/5
fattening
- adjective satellite subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter
- a fattening hog
- fattening pens
- verb make fat or plump
fatten up; fat; fill out; flesh out; fatten; fatten out; plump out; plump.
- We will plump out that poor starving child
- adjective satellite subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter
- matting3/5
matting
- noun a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
- noun mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
mat.
- noun a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
- batting3/5
batting
- noun (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
batten.
- noun (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
- tattoo3/5
tattoo
- noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- noun a design on the skin made by tattooing
- noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- rattling3/5
rattling
- noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
rattle; rale.
- the death rattle
- verb make short successive sounds
rattle.
- noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
- quitting3/5
quit
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
discontinue; lay off; stop; give up; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- verb give up or retire from a position
step down; leave office; resign.
- The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
- The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
- fittings3/5
fitting
- noun making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
adjustment; accommodation.
- noun a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
- noun making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- attentions3/5
attention
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attending.
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; tending; care.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- attuned3/5
attune
- verb adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
- verb adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
- uttering3/5
utter
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
give tongue to; express; verbalise; verbalize.
- She expressed her anger
- He uttered a curse
- verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
let loose; emit; let out.
- She let out a big heavy sigh
- He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
- muttering3/5
muttering
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
murmuring; mutter; murmuration; murmur; mussitation.
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmuring; grumbling; grumble; mutter; murmur.
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- attainable3/5
attainable
- adjective satellite capable of being attained or accomplished
come-at-able.
- choose an attainable goal
- art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study
- adjective satellite capable of being attained or accomplished
- shattering3/5
shattering
- noun the act of breaking something into small pieces
smashing.
- verb break into many pieces
shatter.
- The wine glass shattered
- noun the act of breaking something into small pieces
- cuttings3/5
cutting
- noun the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
film editing.
- noun a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
slip.
- noun the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
- emitter3/5
emitter
- noun the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate
- noun the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate
- battling3/5
battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- hutton3/5
hutton
- noun English cricketer (1916-1990)
Sir Leonard Hutton.
- noun Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797)
James Hutton.
- noun English cricketer (1916-1990)
- flattery3/5
flattery
- noun excessive or insincere praise
- noun excessive or insincere praise
- attributions3/5
attribution
- noun assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
ascription.
- the attribution of language to birds
- the ascription to me of honors I had not earned
- noun assigning to a cause or source
ascription.
- the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath
- he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso
- noun assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
- pitted3/5
pitted
- adjective satellite pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
cavitied; faveolate; honeycombed; alveolate.
- verb set into opposition or rivalry
oppose; play off; pit; match.
- let them match their best athletes against ours
- pit a chess player against the Russian champion
- He plays his two children off against each other
- adjective satellite pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
- unattractive3/5
unattractive
- adjective lacking beauty or charm
- as unattractive as most mining regions
- adjective satellite lacking power to arouse interest
- being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect
- adjective lacking beauty or charm
- chattering3/5
chattering
- noun the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
chatter.
- noun the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
chatter.
- noun the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
- glitter3/5
glitter
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glister; scintillation; glisten; sparkle.
- noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
sparkle; coruscation.
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- chatted3/5
chat
- noun an informal conversation
confab; schmoose; confabulation; schmooze.
- noun birds having a chattering call
New World chat.
- noun an informal conversation
- gutter3/5
gutter
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
trough.
- noun misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
toilet; sewer.
- his career was in the gutter
- all that work went down the sewer
- pensions are in the toilet
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
- trotted3/5
trot
- noun a slow pace of running
lope; jog.
- noun radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution
Trotskyite; Trotskyist.
- noun a slow pace of running
- netting3/5
netting
- noun a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
gauze; veiling.
- noun creating nets
- noun a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
- begotten3/5
begotten
- adjective satellite (of offspring) generated by procreation
- naturally begotten child
- verb make children
engender; sire; get; father; mother; bring forth; beget; generate.
- Abraham begot Isaac
- Men often father children but don't recognize them
- adjective satellite (of offspring) generated by procreation
- cutters3/5
cutter
- noun someone who cuts or carves stone
stonecutter.
- noun someone who carves the meat
carver.
- noun someone who cuts or carves stone
- bottleneck3/5
bottleneck
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
chokepoint; constriction.
- noun the narrow part of a bottle near the top
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- transmitters3/5
transmitter
- noun someone who transmits a message
sender.
- return to sender
- noun any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
vector.
- mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever
- fleas are vectors of the plague
- aphids are transmitters of plant diseases
- when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects
- noun someone who transmits a message
- patting3/5
pat
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
tap; rap.
- noun a light touch or stroke
tap; dab.
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
- attentional3/5
attentional
- adjective of or relating to attention
- adjective of or relating to attention
- battering3/5
battering
- noun the act of subjecting to strong attack
banging.
- verb strike against forcefully
batter; knock about; buffet.
- Winds buffeted the tent
- noun the act of subjecting to strong attack
- tattoos3/5
tattoo
- noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- noun a design on the skin made by tattooing
- noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- shatter3/5
shatter
- verb break into many pieces
- The wine glass shattered
- verb damage or destroy
- The news of her husband's death shattered her life
- verb break into many pieces
- battled3/5
battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- smitten3/5
smitten
- adjective satellite (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
stricken; struck.
- conscience-smitten
- awe-struck
- verb inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
smite.
- adjective satellite (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
- betterment3/5
betterment
- noun a change for the better; progress in development
advance; improvement.
- noun an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
- noun a change for the better; progress in development
- quitted3/5
quit
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
discontinue; lay off; stop; give up; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- verb give up or retire from a position
step down; leave office; resign.
- The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
- The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
- mutter3/5
mutter
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
murmuring; muttering; murmuration; murmur; mussitation.
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmuring; grumbling; grumble; muttering; murmur.
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- prettiest3/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- mottled3/5
mottled
- adjective satellite having spots or patches of color
dappled.
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; blotch; mottle.
- adjective satellite having spots or patches of color
- pitting3/5
pitting
- noun the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
indentation; roughness.
- verb set into opposition or rivalry
oppose; play off; pit; match.
- let them match their best athletes against ours
- pit a chess player against the Russian champion
- He plays his two children off against each other
- noun the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
- buttoned3/5
buttoned
- adjective furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
fastened.
- verb provide with buttons
button.
- button a shirt
- adjective furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
- potters3/5
potter
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
ceramist; thrower; ceramicist.
- verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
monkey around; mess around; monkey; putter; tinker; muck around; muck about.
- The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
- glittered3/5
glitter
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glister; scintillation; glisten; sparkle.
- noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
sparkle; coruscation.
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- offsetting3/5
offset
- noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
outset; get-go; showtime; starting time; kickoff; start; beginning; commencement; first.
- they got an early start
- she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
- noun a compensating equivalent
counterbalance.
- noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
- trotting3/5
trot
- noun a slow pace of running
lope; jog.
- noun radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution
Trotskyite; Trotskyist.
- noun a slow pace of running
- colette3/5
colette
- noun French writer of novels about women (1873-1954)
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette; Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine Colette.
- noun French writer of novels about women (1873-1954)
- bottlenecks3/5
bottleneck
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
chokepoint; constriction.
- noun the narrow part of a bottle near the top
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- buttress3/5
buttress
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
buttressing.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
- Buttress the church
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- chattel3/5
chattel
- noun personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
personal chattel; movable.
- noun personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
- attired3/5
attired
- adjective satellite dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
garmented; habilimented; appareled; dressed; garbed; robed.
- the elegantly attired gentleman
- neatly dressed workers
- monks garbed in hooded robes
- went about oddly garmented
- professors robed in crimson
- tuxedo-attired gentlemen
- crimson-robed Harvard professors
- verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
rig out; dress up; fig out; overdress; trick up; deck out; prink; tog out; get up; fig up; deck up; fancy up; attire; tog up; gussy up; trick out.
- She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
- The young girls were all fancied up for the party
- adjective satellite dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
- jutting3/5
jutting
- noun the act of projecting out from something
protrusion; projection; jut.
- verb extend out or project in space
project; protrude; jut out; stick out; jut.
- His sharp nose jutted out
- A single rock sticks out from the cliff
- noun the act of projecting out from something
- utters3/5
utter
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
give tongue to; express; verbalise; verbalize.
- She expressed her anger
- He uttered a curse
- verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
let loose; emit; let out.
- She let out a big heavy sigh
- He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
- rotted3/5
rotted
- adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
decayed; rotten.
- rotten floor boards
- rotted beams
- a decayed foundation
- verb break down
moulder; molder; rot; decompose.
- The bodies decomposed in the heat
- adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
- lytton3/5
lytton
- noun English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)
First Baron Lytton; Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton; Bulwer-Lytton.
- noun English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)
- gritted3/5
grit
- noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
gritrock; gritstone.
- noun fortitude and determination
backbone; gumption; guts; sand; moxie.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
- noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
- roulette3/5
roulette
- noun a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
line roulette.
- noun a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
toothed wheel.
- noun a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
- brunette3/5
brunette
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
brunet.
- adjective marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
brunet.
- a brunette beauty
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
- hittite3/5
hittite
- noun a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
- noun the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions
- noun a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
- fretted3/5
fretted
- adjective having frets
- verb worry unnecessarily or excessively
niggle; fuss; fret.
- don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
- adjective having frets
- prettier3/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- fretting3/5
fret
- noun agitation resulting from active worry
swither; sweat; stew; lather.
- don't get in a stew
- he's in a sweat about exams
- noun a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
worn spot.
- noun agitation resulting from active worry
- gutters3/5
gutter
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
trough.
- noun misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
toilet; sewer.
- his career was in the gutter
- all that work went down the sewer
- pensions are in the toilet
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
- putty3/5
putty
- noun a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
- verb apply putty in order to fix or fill
- putty the window sash
- noun a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
- attentiveness3/5
attentiveness
- noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
paying attention; regard; heed.
- his attentiveness to her wishes
- he spends without heed to the consequences
- noun the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
- noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
- regretting3/5
regret
- noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
sorrow; ruefulness; rue.
- he drank to drown his sorrows
- he wrote a note expressing his regret
- to his rue, the error cost him the game
- verb feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
repent; rue.
- noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
- silhouettes3/5
silhouette
- noun an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- noun a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
- noun an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- batted3/5
bat
- noun nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
chiropteran.
- noun (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
at-bat.
- he was at bat when it happened
- he got four hits in four at-bats
- noun nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
- outfitted3/5
outfitted
- adjective satellite furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation
fitted out.
- a well outfitted expedition to the South Pole
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
equip; fit out; fit; outfit.
- The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
- adjective satellite furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation
- palettes3/5
palette
- noun the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
pallet.
- noun board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used
pallet.
- noun the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
- pipette3/5
pipette
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
pipet.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
- netted3/5
netted
- adjective satellite having open interstices or resembling a web
weblike; webby; lacy; webbed; netlike.
- verb make as a net profit
clear; net; sack up; sack.
- The company cleared $1 million
- adjective satellite having open interstices or resembling a web
- silhouetted3/5
silhouette
- noun an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- noun a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
- noun an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- buttressed3/5
buttressed
- adjective satellite held up by braces or buttresses
braced.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
buttress.
- Buttress the church
- adjective satellite held up by braces or buttresses
- splitter3/5
splitter
- noun a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
- noun a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
divider.
- noun a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
- patter3/5
patter
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
spiel; line of gab.
- noun a quick succession of light rapid sounds
- the patter of mice
- the patter of tiny feet
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
- lotteries3/5
lottery
- noun something that is regarded as a chance event
- the election was just a lottery to them
- noun players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
drawing.
- noun something that is regarded as a chance event
- wetter3/5
wetter
- noun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
surfactant; surface-active agent; wetting agent.
- noun a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process
- noun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
- chattels3/5
chattel
- noun personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
personal chattel; movable.
- noun personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
- chattered3/5
chatter
- noun noisy talk
yack; cackle; yak; yakety-yak.
- noun the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
chattering.
- noun noisy talk
- buttresses3/5
buttress
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
buttressing.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
- Buttress the church
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- unattached3/5
unattached
- adjective satellite not fastened together
- adjective not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
uncommitted.
- adjective satellite not fastened together
- whittle3/5
whittle
- verb cut small bits or pare shavings from
pare.
- whittle a piece of wood
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
Sir Frank Whittle; Frank Whittle.
- verb cut small bits or pare shavings from
- batten3/5
batten
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
batting.
- noun a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- scuttled3/5
scuttle
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
coal scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; hatchway.
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- resetting3/5
reset
- noun device for resetting instruments or controls
- verb set anew
- They re-set the date on the clock
- noun device for resetting instruments or controls
- sittings3/5
sitting
- noun (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
posing.
- he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting
- noun the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
- he read the mystery at one sitting
- noun (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
- uttermost3/5
uttermost
- noun the greatest possible degree
utmost; maximum; level best.
- he tried his utmost
- adjective satellite of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
utmost; extreme.
- extreme cold
- extreme caution
- extreme pleasure
- utmost contempt
- to the utmost degree
- in the uttermost distress
- noun the greatest possible degree
- spattered3/5
spattered
- adjective satellite covered with bright patches (often used in combination)
splashed; splattered; dabbled.
- waves dabbled with moonlight
- a blood-spattered room
- gardens splashed with color
- kitchen walls splattered with grease
- verb dash a liquid upon or against
plash; splatter; splash; spatter; splosh; swash.
- The mother splashed the baby's face with water
- adjective satellite covered with bright patches (often used in combination)
- emitters3/5
emitter
- noun the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate
- noun the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate
- kitten3/5
kitten
- noun young domestic cat
kitty.
- verb have kittens
- our cat kittened again this year
- noun young domestic cat
- neurotransmitter3/5
neurotransmitter
- noun a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
- noun a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
- brittany3/5
brittany
- noun a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
Bretagne; Breiz.
- noun a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
- shutters3/5
shutter
- noun a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
- noun a hinged blind for a window
- noun a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
- spitting3/5
spitting
- noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
expectoration; spit.
- verb expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
spew; spue; ptyalise; ptyalize; spit.
- The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
- noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- spaghetti3/5
spaghetti
- noun spaghetti served with a tomato sauce
- noun pasta in the form of long strings
- noun spaghetti served with a tomato sauce
- unwritten3/5
unwritten
- adjective based on custom rather than documentation
- an unwritten law
- rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence
- adjective satellite using speech rather than writing
oral.
- an oral tradition
- an oral agreement
- adjective based on custom rather than documentation
- neurotransmitters3/5
neurotransmitter
- noun a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
- noun a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
- remittances3/5
remittance
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
remitment; remission; remittal.
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
- knotted3/5
knotted
- adjective satellite tied with a knot
- his carefully knotted necktie
- verb make into knots; make knots out of
knot.
- She knotted her fingers
- adjective satellite tied with a knot
- mutton3/5
mutton
- noun meat from a mature domestic sheep
mouton.
- noun meat from a mature domestic sheep
- bodhisattva3/5
bodhisattva
- noun Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
Boddhisatva.
- noun Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
- unfettered3/5
unfettered
- adjective satellite not bound by shackles and chains
unshackled; untied; unchained.
- adjective satellite not bound by shackles and chains
- lettering3/5
lettering
- noun letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
inscription.
- verb win an athletic letter
letter.
- noun letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
- kittens3/5
kitten
- noun young domestic cat
kitty.
- verb have kittens
- our cat kittened again this year
- noun young domestic cat
- ditto3/5
ditto
- noun a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
ditto mark.
- verb repeat an action or statement
- The next speaker dittoed her argument
- noun a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
- admittance3/5
admittance
- noun the right to enter
access; admission; entree; accession.
- noun the act of admitting someone to enter
admission.
- the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic
- noun the right to enter
- ottomans3/5
ottoman
- noun a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
Osmanli; Ottoman Turk.
- noun the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I
Ottoman dynasty.
- noun a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
- clatter3/5
clatter
- noun a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
- the shutters clattered against the house
- the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones
- verb make a rattling sound
brattle; clack.
- clattering dishes
- noun a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
- stuttering3/5
stutter
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
stammer.
- verb speak haltingly
falter; bumble; stammer.
- The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
- battleship3/5
battleship
- noun large and heavily armoured warship
battlewagon.
- noun large and heavily armoured warship
- vignette3/5
vignette
- noun a brief literary description
sketch.
- noun a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
- noun a brief literary description
- attendees3/5
attendee
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
attendant; attender; meeter.
- he was a regular attender at department meetings
- the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
- attitudinal3/5
attitudinal
- adjective of or relating to attitudes
- adjective of or relating to attitudes
- mulatto3/5
mulatto
- noun an offspring of a black and a white parent
- noun an offspring of a black and a white parent
- knitted3/5
knitted
- adjective satellite made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving
- knitted garments
- a hand-knitted sweater
- verb make (textiles) by knitting
knit.
- knit a scarf
- adjective satellite made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving
- fittest3/5
fit
- noun a display of bad temper
conniption; tantrum; scene.
- he had a fit
- she threw a tantrum
- he made a scene
- noun a sudden uncontrollable attack
paroxysm; convulsion.
- a paroxysm of giggling
- a fit of coughing
- convulsions of laughter
- noun a display of bad temper
- gritty3/5
gritty
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
grainy; granular; farinaceous; mealy; coarse-grained; granulose.
- granular sugar
- the photographs were grainy and indistinct
- it left a mealy residue
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
spunky; mettlesome; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
- vignettes3/5
vignette
- noun a brief literary description
sketch.
- noun a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
- noun a brief literary description
- grotto3/5
grotto
- noun a small cave (usually with attractive features)
grot.
- noun a small cave (usually with attractive features)
- mattresses3/5
mattress
- noun a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
- noun a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
- fetters3/5
fetter
- noun a shackle for the ankles or feet
hobble.
- verb restrain with fetters
shackle.
- noun a shackle for the ankles or feet
- inattention3/5
inattention
- noun lack of attention
- noun lack of attention
- battleships3/5
battleship
- noun large and heavily armoured warship
battlewagon.
- noun large and heavily armoured warship
- libretto3/5
libretto
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- battlefields3/5
battlefield
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
battleground; field; field of battle; field of honor.
- they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- counterattack3/5
counterattack
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
countermove.
- noun (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
counterplay.
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
- littoral3/5
littoral
- noun the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
litoral; littoral zone; sands.
- adjective of or relating to a coastal or shore region
- noun the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
- bottomless3/5
bottomless
- adjective satellite extremely deep
- a bottomless pit
- a bottomless lake
- adjective having no bottom
- bottomless pajamas consisting simply of a long top opening down the front
- adjective satellite extremely deep
- squatters3/5
squatter
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
nester; homesteader.
- noun someone who settles on land without right or title
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- battleground3/5
battleground
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
battlefield; field; field of battle; field of honor.
- they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- cassettes3/5
cassette
- noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
- noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
- butterfield3/5
butterfield
- noun English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900)
William Butterfield.
- noun English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900)
- trotter3/5
trotter
- noun foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
- noun a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing
trotting horse.
- noun foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
- corvette3/5
corvette
- noun a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
- noun a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
- setter3/5
setter
- noun one who sets written material into type
typographer; compositor; typesetter.
- noun a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
- noun one who sets written material into type
- squatter3/5
squatter
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
nester; homesteader.
- noun someone who settles on land without right or title
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- bittersweet3/5
bittersweet
- noun poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
bittersweet nightshade; climbing nightshade; poisonous nightshade; woody nightshade; deadly nightshade; Solanum dulcamara.
- noun twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
climbing bittersweet; waxwork; shrubby bittersweet; false bittersweet; staff vine; Celastrus scandens; American bittersweet.
- noun poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
- remittance3/5
remittance
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
remitment; remission; remittal.
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
- embattled3/5
embattled
- adjective satellite prepared for battle
- an embattled city
- verb fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
embattle.
- an embattled castle
- adjective satellite prepared for battle
- boycotts3/5
boycott
- noun a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
- verb refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
- noun a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
- buttered3/5
butter
- noun an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
- noun a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
- noun an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
- ltte3/5
ltte
- noun a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel
Tigers; Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; World Tamil Association; Tamil Tigers; World Tamil Movement.
- the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war
- noun a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel
- lettered3/5
lettered
- adjective satellite highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
knowing; knowledgeable; well-read; learned; well-educated.
- knowing instructors
- a knowledgeable critic
- a knowledgeable audience
- verb win an athletic letter
letter.
- adjective satellite highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
- lattices3/5
lattice
- noun an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
- noun small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
grille; wicket.
- noun an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
- gazetteer3/5
gazetteer
- noun a journalist who writes for a gazette
- noun a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
- noun a journalist who writes for a gazette
- pitts3/5
pitt
- noun a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
George Dibdin Pitt; George Dibdin-Pitt; George Pitt.
- noun English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
Pitt the Younger; Second Earl of Chatham; William Pitt.
- noun a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
- mitterrand3/5
mitterrand
- noun French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996)
Francois Maurice Marie Mitterrand; Francois Mitterrand.
- noun French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996)
- giotto3/5
giotto
- noun Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337)
Giotto di Bondone.
- noun Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337)
- unbuttoned3/5
unbuttoned
- adjective not buttoned
unfastened.
- the wind picked up the hem of her unbuttoned coat
- verb undo the buttons of
unbutton.
- unbutton the shirt
- adjective not buttoned
- fitter3/5
fitter
- noun someone who fits a garment to a particular person
- adjective satellite improved in health or physical condition
healthier.
- noun someone who fits a garment to a particular person
- rosette3/5
rosette
- noun an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
- noun rhizoctinia disease of potatoes
russet scab; stem canker; little potato.
- noun an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
- doolittle3/5
doolittle
- noun United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)
James Harold Doolittle; Jimmy Doolittle.
- noun United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)
- clattering3/5
clatter
- noun a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
- the shutters clattered against the house
- the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones
- verb make a rattling sound
brattle; clack.
- clattering dishes
- noun a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
- battlements3/5
battlement
- noun a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
crenellation; crenelation.
- noun a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
- bodhisattvas3/5
bodhisattva
- noun Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
Boddhisatva.
- noun Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
- potty3/5
potty
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
throne; toilet; commode; crapper; stool; can; pot.
- noun a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
chamberpot; thunder mug.
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- clattered3/5
clatter
- noun a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
- the shutters clattered against the house
- the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones
- verb make a rattling sound
brattle; clack.
- clattering dishes
- noun a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
- rattles3/5
rattle
- noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
rale; rattling.
- the death rattle
- noun a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
- noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
- petting3/5
petting
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb stroke or caress gently
pet.
- pet the lamb
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- nettle3/5
nettle
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- verb sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
urticate.
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- inattentive3/5
inattentive
- adjective showing a lack of attention or care
- inattentive students
- an inattentive babysitter
- adjective satellite not showing due care or attention
neglectful.
- inattentive students
- an inattentive babysitter
- neglectful parents
- adjective showing a lack of attention or care
- jotted3/5
jot
- noun a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
jotting.
- noun a slight but appreciable amount
speck; hint; pinch; soupcon; touch; mite; tinge.
- this dish could use a touch of garlic
- noun a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
- resettled3/5
resettled
- adjective satellite settled in a new location
relocated.
- verb settle in a new place
resettle.
- The immigrants had to resettle
- adjective satellite settled in a new location
- fetter3/5
fetter
- noun a shackle for the ankles or feet
hobble.
- verb restrain with fetters
shackle.
- noun a shackle for the ankles or feet
- attlee3/5
attlee
- noun British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)
Clement Attlee; 1st Earl Attlee; Clement Richard Attlee.
- noun British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)
- stutter3/5
stutter
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
stammer.
- verb speak haltingly
falter; bumble; stammer.
- The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
- shuttered3/5
shuttered
- adjective provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination
- a church with a shuttered belfry and spire
- green-shuttered cottages
- verb close with shutters
shutter.
- We shuttered the window to keep the house cool
- adjective provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination
- nettles3/5
nettle
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- verb sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
urticate.
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- metternich3/5
metternich
- noun Austrian statesman (1773-1859)
Klemens Metternich; Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich.
- noun Austrian statesman (1773-1859)
- nutty3/5
nutty
- adjective satellite having the flavor of nuts
nutlike.
- a nutty sherry
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite having the flavor of nuts
- cotter3/5
cotter
- noun a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
cottar.
- noun a medieval English villein
cottier.
- noun a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
- prettily3/5
prettily
- adverb in a pretty manner
- all this is most prettily done
- adverb in a pretty manner
- setters3/5
setter
- noun one who sets written material into type
typographer; compositor; typesetter.
- noun a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
- noun one who sets written material into type
- unsettling3/5
unsettle
- verb disturb the composure of
faze; enervate; unnerve.
- verb disturb the composure of
- sagittal3/5
sagittal
- adjective satellite located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture
- adjective satellite located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture
- platter3/5
platter
- noun a large shallow dish used for serving food
- noun sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
phonograph recording; phonograph record; record; disc; disk.
- noun a large shallow dish used for serving food
- newsletters3/5
newsletter
- noun report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
newssheet.
- noun report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
- tattered3/5
tattered
- adjective satellite worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
tatterdemalion.
- a man in a tattered shirt
- the tattered flag
- tied up in tattered brown paper
- a tattered barefoot boy
- a tatterdemalion prince
- adjective satellite ruined or disrupted
shattered.
- our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity
- a tattered remnant of its former strength
- my torn and tattered past
- adjective satellite worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
- attentively3/5
attentively
- adverb with attention; in an attentive manner
- he listened attentively
- adverb with attention; in an attentive manner
- intermittently3/5
intermittently
- adverb in an intermittent manner
- intermittently we questioned the barometer
- adverb in an intermittent manner
- rossetti3/5
rossetti
- noun English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
- noun English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
- unattainable3/5
unattainable
- adjective satellite impossible to achieve
unrealizable; unachievable; undoable.
- an unattainable goal
- adjective satellite impossible to achieve
- tattooed3/5
tattoo
- noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- noun a design on the skin made by tattooing
- noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- potted3/5
potted
- adjective of plants; planted or grown in a pot
- potted geraniums
- verb plant in a pot
pot.
- He potted the palm
- adjective of plants; planted or grown in a pot
- embittered3/5
embitter
- verb cause to be bitter or resentful
acerbate; envenom.
- These injustices embittered her even more
- verb cause to be bitter or resentful
- regrettable3/5
regrettable
- adjective satellite deserving regret
too bad.
- regrettable remarks
- it's regrettable that she didn't go to college
- it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church
- adjective satellite deserving regret
- rattlesnake3/5
rattlesnake
- noun pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
rattler.
- noun pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- regrettably3/5
regrettably
- adverb by bad luck
alas; unluckily; unfortunately.
- unfortunately it rained all day
- alas, I cannot stay
- adverb by bad luck
- attache3/5
attache
- noun a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
- noun a shallow and rectangular briefcase
attache case.
- noun a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
- jetty3/5
jetty
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
groyne; bulwark; breakwater; groin; mole; seawall.
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- befitting3/5
befitting
- adjective satellite appropriate to
- behavior befitting a father
- verb accord or comport with
beseem; befit; suit.
- This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!
- adjective satellite appropriate to
- parttime3/5
parttime
- adjective involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity
part-time.
- part-time employees
- a part-time job
- adjective involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity
- buttermilk3/5
buttermilk
- noun residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
- noun residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
- patten3/5
patten
- noun footwear usually with wooden soles
geta; clog; sabot.
- noun footwear usually with wooden soles
- unremitting3/5
unremitting
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
ceaseless; constant; unceasing; perpetual; never-ending; incessant.
- the ceaseless thunder of surf
- in constant pain
- night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
- the never-ending search for happiness
- the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
- man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
- unremitting demands of hunger
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- attila3/5
attila
- noun king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
Scourge of the Gods; Attila the Hun; Scourge of God.
- noun king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
- britten3/5
britten
- noun major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
Edward Benjamin Britten; Lord Britten of Aldeburgh; Benjamin Britten.
- noun major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
- unwitting3/5
unwitting
- adjective satellite not done with purpose or intent
unintentional; unplanned.
- an unintended slight
- an unintentional pun
- the offense was unintentional
- an unwitting mistake may be overlooked
- adjective not aware or knowing
- an unwitting subject in an experiment
- adjective satellite not done with purpose or intent
- platters3/5
platter
- noun a large shallow dish used for serving food
- noun sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
phonograph recording; phonograph record; record; disc; disk.
- noun a large shallow dish used for serving food
- guttural3/5
guttural
- noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
pharyngeal consonant; guttural consonant; pharyngeal.
- adjective satellite like the sounds of frogs and crows
croaky.
- a guttural voice
- acres of guttural frogs
- noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
- tourette3/5
tourette
- noun French neurologist (1857-1904)
Georges Gilles de la Tourette; Gilles de la Tourette.
- noun French neurologist (1857-1904)
- typesetting3/5
typeset
- verb set in type
set.
- My book will be typeset nicely
- set these words in italics
- verb set in type
- abetted3/5
abet
- verb assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- verb assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- vinaigrette3/5
vinaigrette
- noun oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
sauce vinaigrette; French dressing.
- noun oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
- rattan3/5
rattan
- noun climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
rattan palm; Calamus rotang.
- noun the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
rattan cane.
- noun climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
- babysitter3/5
babysitter
- noun a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
sitter; baby-sitter.
- noun a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
- tattooing3/5
tattoo
- noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- noun a design on the skin made by tattooing
- noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- potting3/5
pot
- noun metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
throne; toilet; commode; crapper; stool; potty; can.
- noun metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- mettle3/5
mettle
- noun the courage to carry on
heart; spunk; nerve.
- he kept fighting on pure spunk
- you haven't got the heart for baseball
- noun the courage to carry on
- abetting3/5
abet
- verb assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- verb assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- otter3/5
otter
- noun the fur of an otter
- noun freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
- noun the fur of an otter
- cottonwood3/5
cottonwood
- noun any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
- noun American basswood of the Allegheny region
Tilia heterophylla; white basswood.
- noun any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
- otters3/5
otter
- noun the fur of an otter
- noun freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
- noun the fur of an otter
- petticoat3/5
petticoat
- noun undergarment worn under a skirt
underskirt; half-slip.
- noun undergarment worn under a skirt
- letterhead3/5
letterhead
- noun a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top
- noun a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top
- latterly3/5
latterly
- adverb in the recent past
late; recently; of late; lately.
- he was in Paris recently
- lately the rules have been enforced
- as late as yesterday she was fine
- feeling better of late
- the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also
- adverb in the recent past
- petticoats3/5
petticoat
- noun undergarment worn under a skirt
underskirt; half-slip.
- noun undergarment worn under a skirt
- mittens3/5
mitten
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- gluttony3/5
gluttony
- noun habitual eating to excess
- noun eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
gula; overeating.
- noun habitual eating to excess
- unattended3/5
unattended
- adjective satellite not watched
- she dashed out leaving the bar unattended
- a fire left unattended
- adjective satellite lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort
- unattended women
- problems unattended with danger
- adjective satellite not watched
- palmetto3/5
palmetto
- noun any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
- noun any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
- unforgettable3/5
unforgettable
- adjective impossible to forget
- adjective impossible to forget
- unflattering3/5
unflattering
- adjective showing or representing unfavorably
uncomplimentary.
- an unflattering portrait
- an uncomplimentary dress
- adjective showing or representing unfavorably
- nottingham3/5
nottingham
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- getty3/5
getty
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- henrietta3/5
henrietta
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- posttraumatic3/5
posttraumatic
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- lettres3/5
letter
- noun a written message addressed to a person or organization
missive.
- mailed an indignant letter to the editor
- noun the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
alphabetic character; letter of the alphabet.
- his grandmother taught him his letters
- noun a written message addressed to a person or organization
- antoinette3/5
antoinette
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- ritter3/5
rit
3d pers. ssing. pres. of Chaucer.Ride , contracted from rideth.
- uttar3/5
uttar
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- charlottesville3/5
charlottesville
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- mattie3/5
mattie
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- matthias3/5
matthias
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- gottlieb3/5
gottlieb
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- gottfried3/5
gottfried
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- beatty3/5
- patti3/5
patti
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- hattie3/5
hattie
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- potts3/5
pot
- noun metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
throne; toilet; commode; crapper; stool; potty; can.
- noun metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- loretta3/5
loretta
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- cotta3/5
cotta
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- marietta3/5
marietta
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- jeanette3/5
jeanette
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- terracotta3/5
terracotta
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- outta3/5
outta
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- rutter3/5
rut
- noun a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
- noun a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
groove.
- they fell into a conversational rut
- noun a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
- juliette3/5
juliette
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- bernadette3/5
bernadette
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- bhutto3/5
bhutto
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- sutter3/5
sutter
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- bette3/5
bet
- noun the money risked on a gamble
wager; stake; stakes.
- noun the act of gambling
wager.
- he did it on a bet
- noun the money risked on a gamble
- witted3/5
wit
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; humor; humour.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; brain.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- posttest3/5
post
- noun the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
station.
- a soldier manned the entrance post
- a sentry station
- noun military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
military post.
- this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby
- there is an officer's club on the post
- noun the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
- scotty3/5
scotty
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- battista3/5
battista
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- lettre3/5
lettre
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- vittorio3/5
vittorio
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- wittenberg3/5
wittenberg
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- lottie3/5
lottie
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- gutted3/5
gut
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
bowel; intestine.
- noun a narrow channel or strait
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
- fayette3/5
fayette
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- brigitte3/5
brigitte
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- mountbatten3/5
mountbatten
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- yvette3/5
yvette
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- hatte3/5
hat
- noun headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
lid; chapeau.
- noun an informal term for a person's role
- he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly
- noun headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
- benedetto3/5
benedetto
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- etta3/5
etta
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- rosetta3/5
rosetta
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- tutti3/5
tutti
(Mus.) All; -- a direction for all the singers or players to perform together. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
- jeannette3/5
jeannette
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- atta3/5
atta
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- appomattox3/5
appomattox
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- motte3/5
motte
A clump of trees in a prairie. Local, U.S.
- scottsdale3/5
scottsdale
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- nettie3/5
nettie
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- henriette3/5
henriette
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- attunement3/5
attunement
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- citta3/5
citta
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- attractors2/5
attractor
- noun an entertainer who attracts large audiences
attraction; draw; drawing card; attracter.
- he was the biggest drawing card they had
- noun (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
attracter.
- noun an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- backscatter2/5
backscatter
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- backscattering2/5
backscatter
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- backscattered2/5
backscatter
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- rittenhouse2/5
rittenhouse
- noun United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)
David Rittenhouse.
- noun United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)
- shuttles2/5
shuttle
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
shuttlecock; bird; birdie.
- noun public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- butted2/5
butt
- noun thick end of the handle
butt end.
- noun the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- noun thick end of the handle
- abutting2/5
abut
- verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
march; edge; adjoin; butt; butt against; border; butt on.
- Canada adjoins the U.S.
- England marches with Scotland
- verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- butting2/5
butt
- noun thick end of the handle
butt end.
- noun the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- noun thick end of the handle
- shuttling2/5
shuttle
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
shuttlecock; bird; birdie.
- noun public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- wattage2/5
wattage
- noun the product of voltage and current
electrical power; electric power.
- noun the product of voltage and current
- buttes2/5
butte
- noun a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
- noun a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper
- noun a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
- shuttled2/5
shuttle
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
shuttlecock; bird; birdie.
- noun public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- flutters2/5
flutter
- noun the act of moving back and forth
flicker; waver.
- noun abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
- noun the act of moving back and forth
- abutted2/5
abut
- verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
march; edge; adjoin; butt; butt against; border; butt on.
- Canada adjoins the U.S.
- England marches with Scotland
- verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- litters2/5
litter
- noun the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
- noun rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
- noun the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
- strutting2/5
strut
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
swagger; prance.
- noun brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
- undercutting2/5
undercut
- noun the material removed by a cut made underneath
- noun the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
tenderloin.
- noun the material removed by a cut made underneath
- willamette2/5
willamette
- noun a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
Willamette River.
- noun a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
- chittagong2/5
chittagong
- noun a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
- noun a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
- betters2/5
better
- noun something superior in quality or condition or effect
- a change for the better
- noun someone who bets
wagerer; punter; bettor.
- noun something superior in quality or condition or effect
- tittle2/5
tittle
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
smidge; smidgeon; scintilla; iota; smidgin; shred; whit; smidgen.
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- sputter2/5
sputter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
splutter.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- strutted2/5
strut
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
swagger; prance.
- noun brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
- rutted2/5
rutted
- adjective satellite full of ruts
rutty.
- rutty farm roads
- verb be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
rut.
- adjective satellite full of ruts
- clotted2/5
clotted
- adjective satellite thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
clogged.
- clotted blood
- seeds clogged together
- verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
clot; coagulate.
- coagulated blood
- adjective satellite thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
- attenuates2/5
attenuate
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
rarefy.
- verb become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- tottered2/5
totter
- verb move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
- The drunk man tottered over to our table
- verb walk unsteadily
waddle; paddle; coggle; dodder; toddle.
- small children toddle
- verb move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
- fatten2/5
fatten
- verb make fat or plump
fatten up; fat; fill out; flesh out; fatten out; plump out; plump.
- We will plump out that poor starving child
- verb make fat or plump
- shitty2/5
shitty
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; stinky; crappy; lousy; rotten; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- adjective satellite very bad
- remitting2/5
remit
- noun the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life
- noun (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
remitment; remission.
- noun the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- uncluttered2/5
uncluttered
- adjective satellite having nothing extraneous
unlittered.
- an uncluttered room
- the unlittered shoulders of the road
- verb rid of obstructions
unclutter; clear.
- Clear your desk
- adjective satellite having nothing extraneous
- fattened2/5
fattened
- adjective satellite (of market animals) made ready for market
- verb make fat or plump
fatten up; fat; fill out; flesh out; fatten; fatten out; plump out; plump.
- We will plump out that poor starving child
- adjective satellite (of market animals) made ready for market
- littering2/5
litter
- noun the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
- noun rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
- noun the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
- flattens2/5
flatten
- verb make flat or flatter
- flatten a road
- flatten your stomach with these exercises
- verb become flat or flatter
flatten out.
- The landscape flattened
- verb make flat or flatter
- throttling2/5
throttling
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
strangling; strangulation; choking.
- no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; restrain; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- bettering2/5
bettering
- adjective changing for the better
- verb surpass in excellence
better; break.
- She bettered her own record
- break a record
- adjective changing for the better
- jitters2/5
jitters
- noun extreme nervousness
screaming meemies; heebie-jeebies.
- noun small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
jitter.
- noun extreme nervousness
- attenuating2/5
attenuate
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
rarefy.
- verb become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- spotter2/5
spotter
- noun a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
- noun a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
- noun a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
- throttled2/5
throttle
- noun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
throttle valve; accelerator.
- noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
gas pedal; accelerator pedal; accelerator; gas; gun.
- he stepped on the gas
- noun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- unfitted2/5
unfit
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; disqualify.
- Your income disqualifies you
- adjective below the required standards for a purpose
- an unfit parent
- unfit for human consumption
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
- bettered2/5
better
- noun something superior in quality or condition or effect
- a change for the better
- noun someone who bets
wagerer; punter; bettor.
- noun something superior in quality or condition or effect
- skittered2/5
skitter
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
scamper; scurry; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- verb glide easily along a surface
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
- splatter2/5
splatter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun a small quantity of something moist or liquid
splash; dab.
- a dab of paint
- a splatter of mud
- just a splash of whiskey
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- totter2/5
totter
- verb move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
- The drunk man tottered over to our table
- verb walk unsteadily
waddle; paddle; coggle; dodder; toddle.
- small children toddle
- verb move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
- flatters2/5
flatter
- verb praise somewhat dishonestly
blandish.
- adjective satellite having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
flat; plane; level.
- a flat desk
- acres of level farmland
- a plane surface
- skirts sewn with fine flat seams
- verb praise somewhat dishonestly
- prettiness2/5
prettiness
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
cuteness.
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
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chattahoochee
- noun a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
Chattahoochee River.
- noun a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
- cluttering2/5
clutter
- noun a confused multitude of things
welter; muddle; smother; mare's nest; fuddle; jumble.
- noun unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
- noun a confused multitude of things
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littleness
- noun the property of having a relatively small size
smallness.
- noun the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
smallness.
- the smallness of her voice
- noun the property of having a relatively small size
- pittsfield2/5
pittsfield
- noun a town in western Massachusetts
- noun a town in western Massachusetts
- littlest2/5
little
- noun a small amount or duration
- he accepted the little they gave him
- adjective limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
small.
- a little dining room
- a little house
- a small car
- a little (or small) group
- noun a small amount or duration
- putts2/5
putt
- noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
putting.
- his putting let him down today
- verb strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter
- he putted the ball several feet past the hole
- noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
- mattes2/5
matte
- noun a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
- noun the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
matt; mat; lusterlessness; lustrelessness; flatness.
- noun a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
- throttles2/5
throttle
- noun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
throttle valve; accelerator.
- noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
gas pedal; accelerator pedal; accelerator; gas; gun.
- he stepped on the gas
- noun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- splattering2/5
splattering
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
splashing; splash; spatter; spattering.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- rutting2/5
rut
- noun a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
- noun a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
groove.
- they fell into a conversational rut
- noun a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
- glittery2/5
glittery
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
fulgid; glistering; scintillant; coruscant; sparkly; aglitter; glinting; scintillating; glittering.
- bugle beads all aglitter
- glinting eyes
- glinting water
- his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
- shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
- glittery costume jewelry
- scintillant mica
- the scintillating stars
- a dress with sparkly sequins
- `glistering' is an archaic term
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
- littler2/5
littler
- adjective satellite small or little relative to something else
smaller.
- adjective limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
small; little.
- a little dining room
- a little house
- a small car
- a little (or small) group
- adjective satellite small or little relative to something else
- skittering2/5
skitter
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
scamper; scurry; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- verb glide easily along a surface
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
- attestations2/5
attestation
- noun the action of bearing witness
- noun the evidence by which something is attested
- noun the action of bearing witness
- ghettoes2/5
ghetto
- noun formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
- the Warsaw ghetto
- noun any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
- the relative security of the gay ghetto
- no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool
- noun formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
- rebuttals2/5
rebuttal
- noun the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
- noun (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
rebutter.
- noun the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
- spotters2/5
spotter
- noun a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
- noun a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
- noun a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
- fatted2/5
fat
- noun a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- pizza has too much fat
- noun a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
fatty tissue; adipose tissue.
- fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
- noun a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- brattleboro2/5
brattleboro
- noun a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
- noun a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
- slotting2/5
slot
- noun a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
- he developed a version of slot grammar
- noun a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
- he put a quarter in the slot
- noun a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
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hattiesburg
- noun a town in southeast Mississippi
- noun a town in southeast Mississippi
- acquittals2/5
acquittal
- noun a judgment of not guilty
- noun a judgment of not guilty
- quartette2/5
quartette
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
quartet.
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quadruplet; quartet; quadruple.
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
- ottawas2/5
ottawa
- noun a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
- noun a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal
Outaouais; Ottawa river.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
- unfitting2/5
unfitting
- adjective satellite not in keeping with what is correct or proper
incompatible; out or keeping; inappropriate.
- completely inappropriate behavior
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; disqualify; unfit.
- Your income disqualifies you
- adjective satellite not in keeping with what is correct or proper
- bottoming2/5
bottom
- noun the lower side of anything
undersurface; underside.
- noun the lowest part of anything
- they started at the bottom of the hill
- noun the lower side of anything
- acquitting2/5
acquit
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb behave in a certain manner
comport; bear; behave; conduct; carry; deport.
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- splatters2/5
splatter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun a small quantity of something moist or liquid
splash; dab.
- a dab of paint
- a splatter of mud
- just a splash of whiskey
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- skitter2/5
skitter
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
scamper; scurry; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- verb glide easily along a surface
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
- mattering2/5
matter
- noun a vaguely specified concern
thing; affair.
- several matters to attend to
- it is none of your affair
- things are going well
- noun some situation or event that is thought about
topic; issue; subject.
- he kept drifting off the topic
- he had been thinking about the subject for several years
- it is a matter for the police
- noun a vaguely specified concern
- committal2/5
committal
- noun the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
consignment; commitment.
- noun the act of committing a crime
commission; perpetration.
- noun the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- cattell2/5
cattle
- noun domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
cows; kine; oxen; Bos taurus.
- so many head of cattle
- wait till the cows come home
- seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible
- a team of oxen
- noun domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
- fatter2/5
fat
- noun a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- pizza has too much fat
- noun a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
fatty tissue; adipose tissue.
- fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
- noun a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- plotters2/5
plotter
- noun a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
schemer.
- noun a clerk who marks data on a chart
mapper.
- noun a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
- belittle2/5
belittle
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
minimize; derogate; denigrate.
- Don't belittle his influence
- verb express a negative opinion of
pick at; disparage.
- She disparaged her student's efforts
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
- critters2/5
critter
- noun a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
- noun a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
- attractively2/5
attractively
- adverb in a beautiful manner
beautifully.
- her face was beautifully made up
- adverb in a beautiful manner
- spotty2/5
spotty
- adjective satellite having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
spotted; patched.
- a field patched with ice and snow
- the wall had a spotty speckled effect
- a black-and-white spotted cow
- adjective satellite lacking consistency
uneven; scratchy.
- the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
- adjective satellite having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
- jutted2/5
jut
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; excrescence; gibbosity; protuberance.
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- the hump of a camel
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- noun the act of projecting out from something
protrusion; jutting; projection.
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- batters2/5
batter
- noun (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
batsman; slugger; hitter.
- noun a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
- noun (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
- uncommitted2/5
uncommitted
- adjective not bound or pledged
- adjective not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
unattached.
- adjective not bound or pledged
- putter2/5
putter
- noun a golfer who is putting
- noun the iron normally used on the putting green
putting iron.
- noun a golfer who is putting
- scuttle2/5
scuttle
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
coal scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; hatchway.
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- mutters2/5
mutter
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
murmuring; muttering; murmuration; murmur; mussitation.
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmuring; grumbling; grumble; muttering; murmur.
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- hittites2/5
hittite
- noun a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
- noun the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions
- noun a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
- jittery2/5
jittery
- adjective characterized by jerky movements
- a jittery ride
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; edgy; uptight; high-strung; restive; nervy; overstrung.
- adjective characterized by jerky movements
- transmittal2/5
transmittal
- noun the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
transmission; transmitting.
- noun the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
- plotter2/5
plotter
- noun a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
schemer.
- noun a clerk who marks data on a chart
mapper.
- noun a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
- shatters2/5
shatter
- verb break into many pieces
- The wine glass shattered
- verb damage or destroy
- The news of her husband's death shattered her life
- verb break into many pieces
- critter2/5
critter
- noun a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
- noun a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
- rebutted2/5
rebut
- verb overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
refute.
- The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments
- verb prove to be false or incorrect
controvert; refute.
- verb overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
- bloodletting2/5
bloodletting
- noun formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
- noun indiscriminate slaughter
battue; bloodbath; bloodshed.
- a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
- ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name
- the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder
- a huge prison battue was ordered
- noun formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
- overwritten2/5
overwrite
- verb write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
- overwrite that file
- verb write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
- belittling2/5
belittling
- noun a belittling comment
denigration.
- noun the act of belittling
- noun a belittling comment
- whittled2/5
whittle
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
Sir Frank Whittle; Frank Whittle.
- verb cut small bits or pare shavings from
pare.
- whittle a piece of wood
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
- attics2/5
attic
- noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
loft; garret.
- noun the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
Ionic dialect; Ionic; Classical Greek.
- noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- belittled2/5
belittled
- adjective satellite made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
small; diminished.
- her comments made me feel small
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
minimize; derogate; denigrate; belittle.
- Don't belittle his influence
- adjective satellite made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
- canetti2/5
canetti
- noun English writer born in Germany (1905-1994)
Elias Canetti.
- noun English writer born in Germany (1905-1994)
- begetting2/5
beget
- verb make children
engender; sire; get; father; mother; bring forth; generate.
- Abraham begot Isaac
- Men often father children but don't recognize them
- verb make children
- dotting2/5
dot
- noun a very small circular shape
point.
- a row of points
- draw lines between the dots
- noun the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
Department of Transportation; Transportation.
- noun a very small circular shape
- besetting2/5
beset
- verb annoy continually or chronically
chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; molest; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
set upon.
- verb annoy continually or chronically
- antimatter2/5
antimatter
- noun matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances
- noun matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances
- regatta2/5
regatta
- noun a meeting for boat races
- noun a meeting for boat races
- coquette2/5
coquette
- noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
minx; prickteaser; tease; vamper; flirt; vamp.
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
butterfly; coquet; mash; flirt; romance; philander; dally; chat up.
- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
- My husband never flirts with other women
- noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- spatter2/5
spatter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
splattering; splashing; splash; spattering.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- scuttling2/5
scuttle
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
coal scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; hatchway.
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- pettiness2/5
pettiness
- noun narrowness of mind or ideas or views
- noun the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
puniness; slightness; triviality.
- noun narrowness of mind or ideas or views
- blotter2/5
blotter
- noun absorbent paper used to dry ink
blotting paper.
- noun the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
rap sheet; charge sheet; police blotter; day book.
- noun absorbent paper used to dry ink
- cottons2/5
cotton
- noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
cotton wool; cotton fiber.
- noun fabric woven from cotton fibers
- noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
- buttoning2/5
button
- noun a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
- noun an electrical switch operated by pressing
push; push button.
- the elevator was operated by push buttons
- the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
- noun a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
- whetted2/5
whet
- verb make keen or more acute
quicken.
- whet my appetite
- verb sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
- verb make keen or more acute
- crosscutting2/5
crosscut
- noun a diagonal path
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
cutoff; shortcut.
- noun a diagonal path
- suffragette2/5
suffragette
- noun a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
- noun a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
- butters2/5
butter
- noun an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
- noun a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
- noun an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
- suffragettes2/5
suffragette
- noun a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
- noun a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
- bitters2/5
bitters
- noun alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
bitter.
- noun alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
- gritting2/5
grit
- noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
gritrock; gritstone.
- noun fortitude and determination
backbone; gumption; guts; sand; moxie.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
- noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
- outfitting2/5
outfitting
- noun the act of renovating and fitting out a ship
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
equip; fit out; fit; outfit.
- The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
- noun the act of renovating and fitting out a ship
- retrofitting2/5
retrofit
- noun a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
- noun the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured
- the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles
- noun a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
- quattrocento2/5
quattrocento
- noun the 15th century in Italian art and literature
- noun the 15th century in Italian art and literature
- glitters2/5
glitter
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glister; scintillation; glisten; sparkle.
- noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
sparkle; coruscation.
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- charlottetown2/5
charlottetown
- noun the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island
- noun the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island
- librettist2/5
librettist
- noun author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta
- noun author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta
- mutterings2/5
muttering
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
murmuring; mutter; murmuration; murmur; mussitation.
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmuring; grumbling; grumble; mutter; murmur.
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- whittling2/5
whittle
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
Sir Frank Whittle; Frank Whittle.
- verb cut small bits or pare shavings from
pare.
- whittle a piece of wood
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
- battens2/5
batten
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
batting.
- noun a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- scotts2/5
scott
- noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
George C. Scott.
- noun English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Robert Scott; Robert Falcon Scott.
- noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
- flatterers2/5
flatterer
- noun a person who uses flattery
adulator.
- noun a person who uses flattery
- catty2/5
catty
- noun any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
cattie.
- adjective satellite marked by or arising from malice
cattish; bitchy.
- a catty remark
- noun any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
- wittgensteinian2/5
wittgensteinian
- adjective in the manner of Ludwig Wittgenstein
- adjective in the manner of Ludwig Wittgenstein
- attendances2/5
attendance
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attending.
- noun the frequency with which a person is present
- a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
- splitters2/5
splitter
- noun a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
- noun a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
divider.
- noun a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
- twitter2/5
twitter
- noun a series of chirps
chirrup.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
chitter.
- noun a series of chirps
- attune2/5
attune
- verb adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
- verb adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
- slitting2/5
slit
- noun a long narrow opening
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; snatch; twat; cunt.
- noun a long narrow opening
- bitty2/5
bitty
- adjective satellite (used informally) very small
itsy-bitsy; teensy; itty-bitty; weensy; wee; teensy-weensy; teentsy; teeny; teeny-weeny; weeny; bittie.
- a wee tot
- adjective satellite (used informally) very small
- attenuator2/5
attenuator
- noun an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
- noun an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
- shitting2/5
shitting
- noun the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
laxation; defecation.
- verb give away information about somebody
shop; give away; denounce; tell on; stag; rat; betray; snitch; grass; shit.
- He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
- noun the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
- witticisms2/5
witticism
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
wittiness; wit; humor; humour.
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- spattering2/5
spattering
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; sputter; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
splattering; splashing; splash; spatter.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- cottagers2/5
cottager
- noun someone who lives in a cottage
cottage dweller.
- noun someone who lives in a cottage
- jetting2/5
jetting
- adjective satellite propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
spouting; spurting; squirting.
- verb issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
gush; jet.
- Water jetted forth
- flames were jetting out of the building
- adjective satellite propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
- quitter2/5
quitter
- noun a person who gives up too easily
- noun a person who gives up too easily
- buttressing2/5
buttressing
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
buttress.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
buttress.
- Buttress the church
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- fattest2/5
fat
- noun a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- pizza has too much fat
- noun a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
fatty tissue; adipose tissue.
- fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
- noun a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- chatters2/5
chatter
- noun noisy talk
yack; cackle; yak; yakety-yak.
- noun the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
chattering.
- noun noisy talk
- hatted2/5
hatted
- adjective wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind
- two old ladies, neatly hatted and gloved
- a bearskin-hatted sentry
- verb put on or wear a hat
hat.
- He was unsuitably hatted
- adjective wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind
- mottling2/5
mottling
- noun the act of coloring with areas of different shades
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; blotch; mottle.
- noun the act of coloring with areas of different shades
- flatterer2/5
flatterer
- noun a person who uses flattery
adulator.
- noun a person who uses flattery
- retrofitted2/5
retrofit
- noun a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
- noun the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured
- the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles
- noun a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
- rebutting2/5
rebut
- verb overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
refute.
- The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments
- verb prove to be false or incorrect
controvert; refute.
- verb overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
- rottenness2/5
rottenness
- noun in a state of progressive putrefaction
putrescence; corruption; putridness.
- noun the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
putrescence.
- noun in a state of progressive putrefaction
- glutted2/5
glutted
- adjective satellite exceeding demand
overfull.
- a glutted market
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
engorge; gormandize; gormandise; overgorge; glut; overeat; satiate; englut; stuff; ingurgitate; overindulge; gorge; scarf out; gourmandize; binge; pig out.
- She stuffed herself at the dinner
- The kids binged on ice cream
- adjective satellite exceeding demand
- retransmitted2/5
retransmit
- verb transmit again
- verb transmit again
- allotting2/5
allot
- verb give out
portion; assign.
- We were assigned new uniforms
- verb allow to have
accord; grant.
- grant a privilege
- verb give out
- slatted2/5
slat
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
spline.
- verb equip or bar with slats
- Slat the windows
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
- witticism2/5
witticism
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
wittiness; wit; humor; humour.
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- pipettes2/5
pipette
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
pipet.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
- tatty2/5
tatty
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
ratty; moth-eaten; shabby.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
- burette2/5
burette
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration
buret.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration
- combatting2/5
combat
- noun an engagement fought between two military forces
armed combat.
- noun the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
scrap; fighting; fight.
- a fight broke out at the hockey game
- there was fighting in the streets
- the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
- noun an engagement fought between two military forces
- valletta2/5
valletta
- noun the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island
Valetta; capital of Malta.
- noun the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island
- guttering2/5
gutter
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
trough.
- noun misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
toilet; sewer.
- his career was in the gutter
- all that work went down the sewer
- pensions are in the toilet
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
- natta2/5
natta
- noun Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979)
Giulio Natta.
- noun Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979)
- bottlers2/5
bottler
- noun a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages
- noun a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages
- inattentiveness2/5
inattentiveness
- noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
heedlessness.
- noun the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
- noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
- skittles2/5
skittles
- noun a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
ninepins.
- noun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
skittle; ninepin; skittle pin.
- noun a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
- intermittency2/5
intermittency
- noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
intermittence.
- noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
- puttering2/5
putter
- noun a golfer who is putting
- noun the iron normally used on the putting green
putting iron.
- noun a golfer who is putting
- jetted2/5
jet
- noun an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
jet-propelled plane; jet plane.
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
spurt; squirt; spirt.
- noun an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
- flatteries2/5
flattery
- noun excessive or insincere praise
- noun excessive or insincere praise
- mottle2/5
mottle
- noun an irregular arrangement of patches of color
- it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; blotch.
- noun an irregular arrangement of patches of color
- natter2/5
natter
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; chitchat; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
- cottager2/5
cottager
- noun someone who lives in a cottage
cottage dweller.
- noun someone who lives in a cottage
- shuttlecock2/5
shuttlecock
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
shuttle; bird; birdie.
- verb send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- battened2/5
batten
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
batting.
- noun a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- belittles2/5
belittle
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
minimize; derogate; denigrate.
- Don't belittle his influence
- verb express a negative opinion of
pick at; disparage.
- She disparaged her student's efforts
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
- utterer2/5
utterer
- noun an organism that can utter vocal sounds
vocalizer; vocaliser.
- an utterer of foul oaths
- is the giraffe a vocalizer?
- noun someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins
- noun an organism that can utter vocal sounds
- attempters2/5
attempter
- noun one who tries
trier; essayer.
- noun one who tries
- wattmeter2/5
wattmeter
- noun an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit
- noun an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit
- spatters2/5
spatter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
splattering; splashing; splash; spattering.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- nattering2/5
natter
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; chitchat; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
- putters2/5
putter
- noun a golfer who is putting
- noun the iron normally used on the putting green
putting iron.
- noun a golfer who is putting
- brunettes2/5
brunette
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
brunet.
- adjective marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
brunet.
- a brunette beauty
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
- valetta2/5
valetta
- noun the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island
capital of Malta; Valletta.
- noun the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island
- ratted2/5
rat
- noun any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
strikebreaker; scab; blackleg.
- noun any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- pottering2/5
potter
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
ceramist; thrower; ceramicist.
- verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
monkey around; mess around; monkey; putter; tinker; muck around; muck about.
- The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
- bitterest2/5
bitter
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- noun the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
bitterness.
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- stuttered2/5
stutter
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
stammer.
- verb speak haltingly
falter; bumble; stammer.
- The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
- fittingly2/5
fittingly
- adverb in an appropriate manner
fitly; appropriately; befittingly; suitably.
- he was appropriately dressed
- adverb in an appropriate manner
- tatters2/5
tatter
- noun a small piece of cloth or paper
rag; shred; tag; tag end.
- noun a small piece of cloth or paper
- typewritten2/5
typewrite
- verb write by means of a keyboard with types
type.
- type the acceptance letter, please
- verb write by means of a keyboard with types
- chatty2/5
chatty
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
loquacious; talky; gabby; garrulous; talkative.
- kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
- adjective satellite prone to friendly informal communication
gossipy; newsy.
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
- diskette2/5
diskette
- noun a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
floppy; floppy disk.
- floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price
- noun a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
- benefitted2/5
benefit
- noun financial assistance in time of need
- noun something that aids or promotes well-being
welfare.
- for the benefit of all
- noun financial assistance in time of need
- rosettes2/5
rosette
- noun an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
- noun rhizoctinia disease of potatoes
russet scab; stem canker; little potato.
- noun an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
- buttery2/5
buttery
- noun a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
larder; pantry.
- noun a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
- noun a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
- fettered2/5
fettered
- adjective satellite bound by chains fastened around the ankles
shackled.
- verb restrain with fetters
shackle; fetter.
- adjective satellite bound by chains fastened around the ankles
- knotty2/5
knotty
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
tough; problematic; elusive; baffling; problematical.
- a baffling problem
- I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
- a problematic situation at home
- adjective satellite used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
gnarly; gnarled; knotted; knobbed.
- gnarled and knotted hands
- a knobbed stick
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- pittance2/5
pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- they work all day for a mere pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- kettering2/5
kettering
- noun United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
Charles Franklin Kettering; Charles Kettering.
- noun United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
- statuette2/5
statuette
- noun a small carved or molded figure
figurine.
- noun a small carved or molded figure
- wattle2/5
wattle
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
lappet.
- noun framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
- jettisoned2/5
jettison
- verb throw away, of something encumbering
- verb throw as from an airplane
- verb throw away, of something encumbering
- confetti2/5
confetti
- noun small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)
- noun small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)
- ricotta2/5
ricotta
- noun soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese
- noun soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese
- mulattoes2/5
mulatto
- noun an offspring of a black and a white parent
- noun an offspring of a black and a white parent
- harmattan2/5
harmattan
- noun a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
- noun a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
- letterman2/5
letterman
- noun an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
- noun an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
- outfitters2/5
outfitter
- noun someone who sells men's clothes
- noun a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose
- an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari
- noun someone who sells men's clothes
- jettison2/5
jettison
- verb throw away, of something encumbering
- verb throw as from an airplane
- verb throw away, of something encumbering
- statuettes2/5
statuette
- noun a small carved or molded figure
figurine.
- noun a small carved or molded figure
- georgette2/5
georgette
- noun a thin silk dress material
- noun a thin silk dress material
- attributive2/5
attributive
- adjective of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
prenominal.
- `red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'
- adjective of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
- hatter2/5
hatter
- noun someone who makes and sells hats
modiste; milliner; hatmaker.
- noun someone who makes and sells hats
- lotto2/5
lotto
- noun a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
bingo; beano; keno.
- noun a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
- marionette2/5
marionette
- noun a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
puppet.
- noun a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
- dotty2/5
dotty
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
wild; crazy; gaga.
- crazy about cars and racing
- he is potty about her
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- toilette2/5
toilette
- noun the act of dressing and preparing yourself
toilet.
- he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast
- noun the act of dressing and preparing yourself
- batty2/5
batty
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- jotting2/5
jotting
- noun a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
jot.
- verb write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
jot down; jot.
- noun a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
- prattle2/5
prattle
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
chin music; prate; blether; idle talk.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
- ratty2/5
ratty
- adjective of or characteristic of rats
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
moth-eaten; tatty; shabby.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
- adjective of or characteristic of rats
- dilettante2/5
dilettante
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
dabbler; sciolist.
- adjective satellite showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
sciolistic; dilettantish; dilettanteish.
- his dilettantish efforts at painting
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
- swatted2/5
swat
- noun a sharp blow
- verb hit swiftly with a violent blow
- Swat flies
- noun a sharp blow
- attainder2/5
attainder
- noun cancellation of civil rights
civil death.
- noun cancellation of civil rights
- fritters2/5
fritter
- noun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
- verb spend frivolously and unwisely
shoot; fool; fool away; fritter away; dissipate; frivol away.
- Fritter away one's inheritance
- noun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
- knotting2/5
knot
- noun a tight cluster of people or things
- a small knot of women listened to his sermon
- the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest
- noun any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
- noun a tight cluster of people or things
- outwitted2/5
outwit
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; overreach; outfox; circumvent.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
- vetting2/5
vet
- noun a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
veterinary surgeon; veterinary; veterinarian.
- noun a person who has served in the armed forces
veteran; ex-serviceman.
- noun a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
- magritte2/5
magritte
- noun Belgian surrealist painter (1898-1967)
Rene Magritte.
- noun Belgian surrealist painter (1898-1967)
- resettle2/5
resettle
- verb settle in a new place
- The immigrants had to resettle
- verb settle in a new place
- spluttered2/5
splutter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
sputter.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- vetted2/5
vet
- noun a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
veterinary surgeon; veterinary; veterinarian.
- noun a person who has served in the armed forces
veteran; ex-serviceman.
- noun a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
- brittleness2/5
brittleness
- noun firm but easily broken
crispness; crispiness.
- noun firm but easily broken
- coquettish2/5
coquettish
- adjective satellite like a coquette
flirtatious.
- adjective satellite like a coquette
- counterattacks2/5
counterattack
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
countermove.
- noun (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
counterplay.
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
- mitts2/5
mitt
- noun the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
paw; manus; hand.
- he had the hands of a surgeon
- he extended his mitt
- noun the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
baseball glove; baseball mitt; glove.
- noun the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- twittering2/5
twitter
- noun a series of chirps
chirrup.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
chitter.
- noun a series of chirps
- yttrium2/5
yttrium
- noun a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
Y; atomic number 39.
- noun a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
- giacometti2/5
giacometti
- noun Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966)
Alberto Giacometti.
- noun Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966)
- refitted2/5
refit
- noun outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
- verb fit out again
- noun outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
- potteries2/5
pottery
- noun ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
clayware.
- noun the craft of making earthenware
- noun ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
- rattler2/5
rattler
- noun pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
rattlesnake.
- noun a railroad train consisting of freight cars
freight train.
- noun pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- pattering2/5
patter
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
spiel; line of gab.
- noun a quick succession of light rapid sounds
- the patter of mice
- the patter of tiny feet
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
- typesetter2/5
typesetter
- noun one who sets written material into type
typographer; compositor; setter.
- noun one who sets written material into type
- megawatts2/5
megawatt
- noun a unit of power equal to one million watts
- noun a unit of power equal to one million watts
- woodcutter2/5
woodcutter
- noun cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
- noun cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
- kilowatts2/5
kilowatt
- noun a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
kW.
- noun a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
- corvettes2/5
corvette
- noun a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
- noun a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
- mottoes2/5
motto
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
catchword; slogan; shibboleth.
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
- refitting2/5
refit
- noun outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
- verb fit out again
- noun outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
- tattle2/5
tattle
- noun disclosing information or giving evidence about another
telling; singing.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- grottoes2/5
grotto
- noun a small cave (usually with attractive features)
grot.
- noun a small cave (usually with attractive features)
- outputting2/5
output
- noun final product; the things produced
end product.
- noun production of a certain amount
yield.
- noun final product; the things produced
- diskettes2/5
diskette
- noun a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
floppy; floppy disk.
- floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price
- noun a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
- ledbetter2/5
ledbetter
- noun United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)
Leadbelly; Huddie Leadbetter.
- noun United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)
- marionettes2/5
marionette
- noun a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
puppet.
- noun a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
- swatting2/5
swat
- noun a sharp blow
- verb hit swiftly with a violent blow
- Swat flies
- noun a sharp blow
- letterpress2/5
letterpress
- noun printing from a plate with raised characters
relief printing.
- noun printing from a plate with raised characters
- unbuttoning2/5
unbutton
- verb undo the buttons of
- unbutton the shirt
- verb undo the buttons of
- nutting2/5
nut
- noun usually large hard-shelled seed
- noun Egyptian goddess of the sky
- noun usually large hard-shelled seed
- abattoir2/5
abattoir
- noun a building where animals are butchered
butchery; shambles; slaughterhouse.
- noun a building where animals are butchered
- attendee2/5
attendee
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
attendant; attender; meeter.
- he was a regular attender at department meetings
- the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
- noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting
- mulattos2/5
mulatto
- noun an offspring of a black and a white parent
- noun an offspring of a black and a white parent
- unbutton2/5
unbutton
- verb undo the buttons of
- unbutton the shirt
- verb undo the buttons of
- spluttering2/5
splutter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
sputter.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- gazetteers2/5
gazetteer
- noun a journalist who writes for a gazette
- noun a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
- noun a journalist who writes for a gazette
- trotters2/5
trotter
- noun foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
- noun a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing
trotting horse.
- noun foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
- nettled2/5
nettled
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
riled; pissed off; peeved; stung; miffed; roiled; steamed; annoyed; pissed; irritated.
- made an irritated gesture
- feeling nettled from the constant teasing
- peeved about being left out
- felt really pissed at her snootiness
- riled no end by his lies
- roiled by the delay
- verb sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
nettle; urticate.
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
- wattles2/5
wattle
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
lappet.
- noun framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
- wettest2/5
wet
- noun wetness caused by water
moisture.
- drops of wet gleamed on the window
- verb cause to become wet
- Wet your face
- noun wetness caused by water
- petter2/5
petter
- noun a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
fondler.
- they are heavy petters
- noun a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
- pirouette2/5
pirouette
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- verb do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- lettuces2/5
lettuce
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly; bread.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
- noun informal terms for money
- bottomland2/5
bottomland
- noun low-lying alluvial land near a river
bottom.
- noun low-lying alluvial land near a river
- jettisoning2/5
jettison
- verb throw away, of something encumbering
- verb throw as from an airplane
- verb throw away, of something encumbering
- teakettle2/5
teakettle
- noun kettle for boiling water to make tea
- noun kettle for boiling water to make tea
- attenders2/5
attender
- noun someone who listens attentively
listener; hearer; auditor.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
tender; attendant.
- noun someone who listens attentively
- knitter2/5
knitter
- noun someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread
- noun someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread
- resettling2/5
resettle
- verb settle in a new place
- The immigrants had to resettle
- verb settle in a new place
- mahratta2/5
mahratta
One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit. --a. Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas. Written also Maratha .
- bettor2/5
bettor
- noun someone who bets
better; wagerer; punter.
- noun someone who bets
- counterattacked2/5
counterattack
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
countermove.
- noun (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
counterplay.
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
- outfitter2/5
outfitter
- noun someone who sells men's clothes
- noun a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose
- an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari
- noun someone who sells men's clothes
- fitters2/5
fitter
- noun someone who fits a garment to a particular person
- adjective satellite improved in health or physical condition
healthier.
- noun someone who fits a garment to a particular person
- battlefront2/5
battlefront
- noun the line along which opposing armies face each other
front; front line.
- noun the line along which opposing armies face each other
- prattling2/5
prattle
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
chin music; prate; blether; idle talk.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
- ofttimes2/5
ofttimes
- adverb many times at short intervals
oftentimes; frequently; often; oft.
- we often met over a cup of coffee
- adverb many times at short intervals
- frittered2/5
fritter
- noun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
- verb spend frivolously and unwisely
shoot; fool; fool away; fritter away; dissipate; frivol away.
- Fritter away one's inheritance
- noun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
- battlegrounds2/5
battleground
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
battlefield; field; field of battle; field of honor.
- they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- benefitting2/5
benefit
- noun financial assistance in time of need
- noun something that aids or promotes well-being
welfare.
- for the benefit of all
- noun financial assistance in time of need
- fritter2/5
fritter
- noun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
- verb spend frivolously and unwisely
shoot; fool; fool away; fritter away; dissipate; frivol away.
- Fritter away one's inheritance
- noun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
- epaulettes2/5
epaulette
- noun adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
epaulet.
- noun adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
- bettors2/5
bettor
- noun someone who bets
better; wagerer; punter.
- noun someone who bets
- libretti2/5
libretto
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- submitter2/5
submitter
- noun someone who yields to the will of another person or force
- noun someone who submits something (as an application for a job or a manuscript for publication etc.) for the judgment of others
- he was a prolific submitter of proposals
- noun someone who yields to the will of another person or force
- lunette2/5
lunette
- noun temporary fortification like a detached bastion
- noun oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault
fenestella.
- noun temporary fortification like a detached bastion
- briquettes2/5
briquette
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquet.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- fettuccine2/5
fettuccine
- noun pasta in flat strips wider than linguine
fettuccini.
- noun pasta in flat strips wider than linguine
- outwitting2/5
outwit
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; overreach; outfox; circumvent.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
- pattered2/5
patter
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
spiel; line of gab.
- noun a quick succession of light rapid sounds
- the patter of mice
- the patter of tiny feet
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
- rattigan2/5
rattigan
- noun British playwright (1911-1977)
Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan; Terence Rattigan.
- noun British playwright (1911-1977)
- librettos2/5
libretto
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- frostbitten2/5
frostbitten
- adjective satellite injured by freezing or partial freezing
- frostbitten fingers
- frostbitten grapes unsalable as fresh fruit
- adjective satellite injured by freezing or partial freezing
- brattle2/5
brattle
- verb make a rattling sound
clatter; clack.
- clattering dishes
- verb make a rattling sound
- stutters2/5
stutter
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
stammer.
- verb speak haltingly
falter; bumble; stammer.
- The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
- typesetters2/5
typesetter
- noun one who sets written material into type
typographer; compositor; setter.
- noun one who sets written material into type
- cottony2/5
cottony
- adjective satellite resembling cotton; as soft as cotton
- adjective satellite resembling cotton; as soft as cotton
- woodcutters2/5
woodcutter
- noun cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
- noun cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
- knitters2/5
knitter
- noun someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread
- noun someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread
- battlement2/5
battlement
- noun a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
crenellation; crenelation.
- noun a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
- allegretto2/5
allegretto
- noun a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
- noun a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
- noun a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
- attainted2/5
attaint
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; shame.
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
- verb condemn by attainder
- the man was attainted
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
- carburettor2/5
carburettor
- noun mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
carburetor.
- noun mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
- chatterbox2/5
chatterbox
- noun orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
stream orchid; giant helleborine; Epipactis gigantea.
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prater; chatterer; spouter; magpie; babbler.
- noun orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
- rattlers2/5
rattler
- noun pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
rattlesnake.
- noun a railroad train consisting of freight cars
freight train.
- noun pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- buttering2/5
butter
- noun an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
- noun a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
- noun an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
- abattoirs2/5
abattoir
- noun a building where animals are butchered
butchery; shambles; slaughterhouse.
- noun a building where animals are butchered
- jitterbug2/5
jitterbug
- noun a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
- verb do the jitterbug
- noun a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
- mahrattas2/5
mahratta
- noun a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra
Maratha.
- noun a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra
- splutter2/5
splutter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
sputter.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- hatters2/5
hatter
- noun someone who makes and sells hats
modiste; milliner; hatmaker.
- noun someone who makes and sells hats
- smutty2/5
smutty
- adjective satellite characterized by obscenity
nasty; cruddy; filthy; foul.
- had a filthy mouth
- foul language
- smutty jokes
- adjective satellite soiled with dirt or soot
black.
- with feet black from playing outdoors
- his shirt was black within an hour
- adjective satellite characterized by obscenity
- subletting2/5
sublet
- noun a lease from one lessee to another
sublease.
- verb lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person
sublease.
- We sublet our apartment over the summer
- noun a lease from one lessee to another
- prattled2/5
prattle
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
chin music; prate; blether; idle talk.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
- twittered2/5
twitter
- noun a series of chirps
chirrup.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
chitter.
- noun a series of chirps
- begetter2/5
begetter
- noun a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
male parent; father.
- his father was born in Atlanta
- noun a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
- bachelorette2/5
bachelorette
- noun a young unmarried woman who lives alone
bachelor girl.
- noun a young unmarried woman who lives alone
- dinette2/5
dinette
- noun a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining
- noun a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining
- wittiest2/5
witty
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- bottomlands2/5
bottomland
- noun low-lying alluvial land near a river
bottom.
- noun low-lying alluvial land near a river
- mottos2/5
motto
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
catchword; slogan; shibboleth.
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
- sulphuretted2/5
sulphuretted
- adjective treated or impregnated with sulfur
sulfuretted; sulfurized.
- sulfuretted hydrogen
- adjective treated or impregnated with sulfur
- tatter2/5
tatter
- noun a small piece of cloth or paper
rag; shred; tag; tag end.
- noun a small piece of cloth or paper
- pirouettes2/5
pirouette
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- verb do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- titties2/5
titty
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
tit; bosom; knocker; breast; boob.
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- littre2/5
littre
- noun French lexicographer (1801-1881)
Maximilien Paul Emile Littre.
- noun French lexicographer (1801-1881)
- dilettantes2/5
dilettante
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
dabbler; sciolist.
- adjective satellite showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
sciolistic; dilettantish; dilettanteish.
- his dilettantish efforts at painting
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
- vendetta2/5
vendetta
- noun a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
blood feud.
- noun a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
- babysitting2/5
babysitting
- noun the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
baby sitting.
- noun the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
- settee2/5
settee
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
settle.
- noun a small sofa
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
- cutthroat2/5
cutthroat
- noun someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
- adjective satellite ruthless in competition
fierce; bowelless.
- cutthroat competition
- bowelless readiness to take advantage
- noun someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
- underwritten2/5
underwrite
- verb guarantee financial support of
subvent; subvention.
- The opera tour was subvented by a bank
- verb protect by insurance
insure; cover.
- The insurance won't cover this
- verb guarantee financial support of
- buttock2/5
buttock
- noun either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
cheek.
- noun either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
- unutterable2/5
unutterable
- adjective satellite too sacred to be uttered
unnameable; ineffable; unspeakable.
- the ineffable name of the Deity
- adjective satellite defying expression or description
indefinable; indescribable; ineffable; untellable; unspeakable.
- indefinable yearnings
- indescribable beauty
- ineffable ecstasy
- inexpressible anguish
- unspeakable happiness
- unutterable contempt
- a thing of untellable splendor
- adjective satellite too sacred to be uttered
- petted2/5
pet
- noun a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- noun a special loved one
ducky; favourite; deary; favorite; dearie; darling.
- noun a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- botticelli2/5
botticelli
- noun Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)
Sandro Botticelli; Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi.
- noun Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)
- boycotted2/5
boycott
- noun a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
- verb refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
- noun a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
- patties2/5
patty
- noun small flat mass of chopped food
cake.
- noun small pie or pasty
- noun small flat mass of chopped food
- risotto2/5
risotto
- noun rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
Italian rice.
- noun rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
- atticus2/5
atticus
- noun atlas moth
genus Atticus.
- noun atlas moth
- spittle2/5
spittle
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
saliva; spit.
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
- subcommittees2/5
subcommittee
- noun a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
- noun a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
- rattlesnakes2/5
rattlesnake
- noun pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
rattler.
- noun pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- noncommittal2/5
noncommittal
- adjective satellite refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
- her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together
- adjective satellite refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
- natty2/5
natty
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
rakish; spiffy; snappy; raffish; dashing; spruce; dapper; jaunty.
- a dapper young man
- a jaunty red hat
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
- buttonhole2/5
buttonhole
- noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
button hole.
- verb detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
lobby.
- noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
- glottis2/5
glottis
- noun the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
- noun the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
- curettage2/5
curettage
- noun surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
curettement.
- noun surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
- falsetto2/5
falsetto
- noun a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
- adjective satellite artificially high; above the normal voice range
- a falsetto voice
- noun a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
- besotted2/5
besotted
- adjective satellite very drunk
pixilated; sozzled; soaked; tight; soused; sloshed; slopped; blotto; plastered; crocked; cockeyed; squiffy; wet; pie-eyed; fuddled; smashed; blind drunk; stiff; loaded; pissed.
- adjective satellite very drunk
- omelette2/5
omelette
- noun beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
omelet.
- noun beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
- unsettle2/5
unsettle
- verb disturb the composure of
faze; enervate; unnerve.
- verb disturb the composure of
- videocassette2/5
videocassette
- noun a cassette for videotape
- noun a cassette for videotape
- tintoretto2/5
tintoretto
- noun Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594)
Jacopo Robusti.
- noun Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594)
- buttercup2/5
buttercup
- noun any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
kingcup; butterflower; butter-flower; goldcup; crowfoot.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
- cattlemen2/5
cattleman
- noun a man who raises (or tends) cattle
cow man; beef man.
- noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
puncher; cowherd; cowboy; cowpuncher; cowpoke; cowman; cowhand.
- noun a man who raises (or tends) cattle
- vanzetti2/5
vanzetti
- noun United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927)
Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
- noun United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927)
- unlettered2/5
unlettered
- adjective satellite having little acquaintance with writing
analphabetic.
- special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society
- adjective satellite uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
nescient; unlearned; ignorant.
- an ignorant man
- nescient of contemporary literature
- an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues
- exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions
- adjective satellite having little acquaintance with writing
- glutton2/5
glutton
- noun a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
gourmandizer; trencherman; gourmand.
- noun musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
Gulo gulo; wolverine.
- noun a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
- rotter2/5
rotter
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
git; crumb; stinker; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; puke; dirty dog; bum; skunk; stinkpot; lowlife.
- only a rotter would do that
- kill the rat
- throw the bum out
- you cowardly little pukes!
- the British call a contemptible person a `git'
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- kitchenette2/5
kitchenette
- noun small kitchen
- noun small kitchen
- hottentot2/5
hottentot
(Ethnol.) One of a degraded "pastoral", in MW10 and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.= The tribes speaking Khoisan; Bushman
- boycotting2/5
boycott
- noun a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
- verb refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
- noun a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
- hottentots2/5
hottentot
- noun any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
Khoikhoi; Khoikhoin.
- noun any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
- cottonseed2/5
cottonseed
- noun seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil
- noun seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil
- attar2/5
attar
- noun essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
atar; ottar; athar.
- noun essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
- watteau2/5
watteau
- noun French painter (1684-1721)
Jean Antoine Watteau.
- noun French painter (1684-1721)
- nutter2/5
nutter
- noun a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
wacko; whacko.
- noun a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
- wittily2/5
wittily
- adverb in a witty manner
- he would wittily chime into our conversation
- adverb in a witty manner
- gazetted2/5
gazette
- noun a newspaper or official journal
- verb publish in a gazette
- noun a newspaper or official journal
- jetties2/5
jetty
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
groyne; bulwark; breakwater; groin; mole; seawall.
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- snotty2/5
snotty
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
snot-nosed; bigheaded; stuck-up; persnickety; too big for one's breeches; uppish; snooty.
- a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage
- they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety
- adjective satellite dirty with nasal discharge
snot-nosed.
- a snotty nose
- a house full of snot-nosed kids
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
- jottings2/5
jotting
- noun a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
jot.
- verb write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
jot down; jot.
- noun a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
- rickettsia2/5
rickettsia
- noun any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings
- noun any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings
- buttercups2/5
buttercup
- noun any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
kingcup; butterflower; butter-flower; goldcup; crowfoot.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
- donizetti2/5
donizetti
- noun Italian composer of operas (1797-1848)
Gaetano Donizetti.
- noun Italian composer of operas (1797-1848)
- babysitters2/5
babysitter
- noun a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
sitter; baby-sitter.
- noun a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
- latticed2/5
latticed
- adjective satellite having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
latticelike; fretted; interlaced.
- adjective satellite having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
- matterhorn2/5
matterhorn
- noun a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
- noun a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
- cattleman2/5
cattleman
- noun a man who raises (or tends) cattle
cow man; beef man.
- noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
puncher; cowherd; cowboy; cowpuncher; cowpoke; cowman; cowhand.
- noun a man who raises (or tends) cattle
- coattails2/5
coattail
- noun the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
- noun the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
- pottage2/5
pottage
- noun a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat
- noun thick (often creamy) soup
potage.
- noun a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat
- rattus2/5
rattus
- noun common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
genus Rattus.
- noun common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
- bittern2/5
bittern
- noun relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
- noun relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
- latticework2/5
latticework
- noun framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
lattice; fretwork.
- noun framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
- bitterroot2/5
bitterroot
- noun showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
Lewisia rediviva.
- noun showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
- epiglottitis2/5
epiglottitis
- noun inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing
- noun inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing
- manumitted2/5
manumit
- verb free from slavery or servitude
emancipate.
- verb free from slavery or servitude
- titter2/5
titter
- noun a nervous restrained laugh
- verb laugh nervously
giggle.
- The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom
- noun a nervous restrained laugh
- buttonholes2/5
buttonhole
- noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
button hole.
- verb detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
lobby.
- noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
- suttee2/5
suttee
- noun the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
- noun the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
- pavarotti2/5
pavarotti
- noun Italian tenor (born in 1935)
Luciano Pavarotti.
- noun Italian tenor (born in 1935)
- tittered2/5
titter
- noun a nervous restrained laugh
- verb laugh nervously
giggle.
- The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom
- noun a nervous restrained laugh
- audiocassette2/5
audiocassette
- noun a cassette for audiotape
- noun a cassette for audiotape
- unsettles2/5
unsettle
- verb disturb the composure of
faze; enervate; unnerve.
- verb disturb the composure of
- cutthroats2/5
cutthroat
- noun someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
- adjective satellite ruthless in competition
fierce; bowelless.
- cutthroat competition
- bowelless readiness to take advantage
- noun someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
- frittata2/5
frittata
- noun Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top
- noun Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top
- gazettes2/5
gazette
- noun a newspaper or official journal
- verb publish in a gazette
- noun a newspaper or official journal
- misbegotten2/5
misbegotten
- adjective satellite born out of wedlock
spurious; bastardly; misbegot.
- the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
- adjective satellite born out of wedlock
- videocassettes2/5
videocassette
- noun a cassette for videotape
- noun a cassette for videotape
- banquette2/5
banquette
- noun an upholstered bench
- noun an upholstered bench
- kitchenettes2/5
kitchenette
- noun small kitchen
- noun small kitchen
- curette2/5
curette
- noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
curet.
- noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
- platted2/5
plat
- noun a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
- verb make a plat of
plot.
- Plat the town
- noun a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
- omelettes2/5
omelette
- noun beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
omelet.
- noun beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
- embitter2/5
embitter
- verb cause to be bitter or resentful
acerbate; envenom.
- These injustices embittered her even more
- verb cause to be bitter or resentful
- barrette2/5
barrette
- noun a pin for holding women's hair in place
- noun a pin for holding women's hair in place
- croquettes2/5
croquette
- noun minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
- noun minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
- vendettas2/5
vendetta
- noun a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
blood feud.
- noun a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
- butterfat2/5
butterfat
- noun the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
- noun the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
- stutterers2/5
stutterer
- noun someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
stammerer.
- noun someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
- menotti2/5
menotti
- noun United States composer (born in Italy) of operas (born in 1911)
Gian Carlo Menotti.
- noun United States composer (born in Italy) of operas (born in 1911)
- coquettishly2/5
coquettishly
- adverb in a flirtatious manner
flirtatiously.
- she smiled coquettishly
- adverb in a flirtatious manner
- spittoon2/5
spittoon
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
cuspidor.
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
- gluttons2/5
glutton
- noun a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
gourmandizer; trencherman; gourmand.
- noun musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
Gulo gulo; wolverine.
- noun a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
- scattergood2/5
scattergood
- noun someone who spends money prodigally
spendthrift; spender; spend-all.
- noun someone who spends money prodigally
- novelette2/5
novelette
- noun a short novel
novella.
- noun a short novel
- tittering2/5
tittering
- adjective being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter
thoriated.
- verb laugh nervously
giggle; titter.
- The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom
- adjective being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter
- amaretto2/5
amaretto
- noun an Italian almond liqueur
- noun an Italian almond liqueur
- planchette2/5
planchette
- noun a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages
- noun a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages
- settees2/5
settee
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
settle.
- noun a small sofa
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
- mutts2/5
mutt
- noun an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
cur; mongrel.
- noun an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
- stonecutter2/5
stonecutter
- noun someone who cuts or carves stone
cutter.
- noun someone who cuts or carves stone
- setts2/5
sett
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
cobblestone; cobble.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- lotte2/5
lotte
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Lophius Americanus; allmouth; anglerfish; angler; angler fish; monkfish; goosefish.
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- glottal2/5
glottal
- adjective of or relating to or produced by the glottis
- glottal stops
- adjective of or relating to or produced by the glottis
- scottie2/5
scottie
- noun old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
Scotch terrier; Scottish terrier.
- noun old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
- epiglottis2/5
epiglottis
- noun a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
- noun a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
- stiletto2/5
stiletto
- noun a small dagger with a tapered blade
- noun a small dagger with a tapered blade
- ditty2/5
ditty
- noun a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
- noun a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
- skittish2/5
skittish
- adjective satellite unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
flighty; spooky; nervous.
- adjective satellite unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
- cottonwoods2/5
cottonwood
- noun any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
- noun American basswood of the Allegheny region
Tilia heterophylla; white basswood.
- noun any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
- butternut2/5
butternut
- noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
butternut tree; Juglans cinerea; white walnut.
- noun oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
- noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
- mitten2/5
mitten
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- lafitte2/5
lafitte
- noun French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
Laffite; Jean Laffite; Jean Lafitte.
- noun French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
- befitted2/5
befit
- verb accord or comport with
beseem; suit.
- This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!
- verb accord or comport with
- cattails2/5
cattail
- noun tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
- noun tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
- gluttonous2/5
gluttonous
- adjective given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
- over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands
- a gluttonous debauch
- a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure
- adjective given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
- wittingly2/5
wittingly
- adverb with full knowledge and deliberation
knowingly.
- he wittingly deleted the references
- adverb with full knowledge and deliberation
- banditti2/5
bandit
- noun an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
brigand.
- noun an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
- 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
- ditties2/5
ditty
- noun a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
- noun a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
- cattail2/5
cattail
- noun tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
- noun tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
- culottes2/5
culotte
- noun a divided skirt
- noun a divided skirt
- unspotted2/5
unspotted
- adjective satellite without soil or spot or stain
unsoiled; unstained.
- adjective satellite without soil or spot or stain
- cottontail2/5
cottontail
- noun common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
cottontail rabbit; wood rabbit.
- noun common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
- stilettos2/5
stiletto
- noun a small dagger with a tapered blade
- noun a small dagger with a tapered blade
- poinsettia2/5
poinsettia
- noun tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
lobster plant; Euphorbia pulcherrima; painted leaf; Mexican flameleaf; Christmas star; Christmas flower.
- noun tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
- rickettsial2/5
rickettsial
- adjective relating to or caused by rickettsias
- adjective relating to or caused by rickettsias
- abettors2/5
abettor
- noun one who helps or encourages or incites another
abetter.
- noun one who helps or encourages or incites another
- mattock2/5
mattock
- noun a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
- noun a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
- globetrotters2/5
globetrotter
- noun someone who travels widely and often
world traveler.
- noun someone who travels widely and often
- mignonette2/5
mignonette
- noun Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance
sweet reseda; Reseda odorata.
- noun Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance
- cottier2/5
cottier
- noun a medieval English villein
cotter.
- noun a medieval English villein
- attilio2/5
attilio
- noun a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin
soul patch.
- noun a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin
- abettor2/5
abettor
- noun one who helps or encourages or incites another
abetter.
- noun one who helps or encourages or incites another
- letterheads2/5
letterhead
- noun a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top
- noun a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top
- latte2/5
latte
- noun strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
caffe latte.
- noun strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
- pitta2/5
pitta
- noun any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
- noun any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
- operetta2/5
operetta
- noun a short amusing opera
light opera.
- noun a short amusing opera
- prosciutto2/5
prosciutto
- noun Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin
- noun Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin
- baguette2/5
baguette
- noun narrow French stick loaf
baguet.
- noun narrow French stick loaf
- cuttlefish2/5
cuttlefish
- noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
cuttle.
- noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
- lattes2/5
latte
- noun strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
caffe latte.
- noun strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
- operettas2/5
operetta
- noun a short amusing opera
light opera.
- noun a short amusing opera
- rottweiler2/5
rottweiler
- noun German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs
- noun German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs
- cuttle2/5
cuttle
- noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
cuttlefish.
- noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
- baguettes2/5
baguette
- noun narrow French stick loaf
baguet.
- noun narrow French stick loaf
- bottlenose2/5
bottlenose
- noun any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
bottlenose dolphin; bottle-nosed dolphin.
- noun northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
bottlenose whale; bottle-nosed whale; Hyperoodon ampullatus.
- noun any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
- thermosetting2/5
thermosetting
- adjective having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured
thermoset.
- the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials
- adjective having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured
- forgettable2/5
forgettable
- adjective easily forgotten
- adjective easily forgotten
- unutterably2/5
unutterably
- adverb to an inexpressible degree
unspeakably; indescribably; ineffably.
- she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton
- adverb to an inexpressible degree
- netter2/5
nett
- verb catch with a net
net.
- net a fish
- adjective remaining after all deductions
net.
- net profit
- verb catch with a net
- kenyatta2/5
kenyatta
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- pittman2/5
pittman
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- kitts2/5
kitts
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- paulette2/5
paulette
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- sotto2/5
sotto
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- lynette2/5
lynette
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- attn2/5
attn
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- scatterplot2/5
scatterplot
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- hatteras2/5
hatteras
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- tutto2/5
tutto
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- getter2/5
get
- noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquire.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
- noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
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- sutta2/5
sutta
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- grattan2/5
grattan
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- smitty2/5
smitty
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- mattel2/5
mattel
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- nuttall2/5
nuttall
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- chatterton2/5
chatterton
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- cottrell2/5
cottrell
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- marinetti2/5
- beretta2/5
beretta
Same as Berretta.
- nottinghamshire2/5
- atty2/5
atty
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- gutta2/5
- batterer2/5
batterer
One who, or that which, batters.
- wotton2/5
- posttreatment2/5
posttreatment
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- genette2/5
genette
(Zoöl.) One of several species of small Carnivora of the genus Genetta , allied to the civets, but having the scent glands less developed, and without a pouch.✍ The common genet ( Genetta vulgaris ) of Southern Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa, is dark gray, spotted with black. The long tail is banded with black and white. The Cape genet (G. felina ), and the berbe (G. pardina ), are related African species.
- whitten2/5
whitten
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- batterers2/5
batterer
One who, or that which, batters.
- witter2/5
wit
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; humor; humour.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; brain.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- claudette2/5
claudette
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- suzette2/5
suzette
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- nanette2/5
nanette
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- nitty2/5
nitty
Full of nits. B. Jonson.
- matti2/5
matti
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- scatterers2/5
scatterers
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- benetton2/5
benetton
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- witten2/5
witten
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- litton2/5
litton
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- matta2/5
matta
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- gambetta2/5
- marchetti2/5
- readmitted2/5
readmit
- verb admit anew
- The refugee was readmitted into his home country
- verb admit again or anew
- After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted
- verb admit anew
- posttranslational2/5
posttranslational
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- lisette2/5
- giambattista2/5
giambattista
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- inputting2/5
input
- noun signal going into an electronic system
input signal.
- noun a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
comment; remark.
- from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account
- noun signal going into an electronic system
- rebuttable2/5
rebuttable
Capable of being rebutted.
- attaché2/5
attaché
One attached to another person or thing, as a part of a suite or staff. Specifically: One attached to an embassy.
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- pattie2/5
patty
- noun small flat mass of chopped food
cake.
- noun small pie or pasty
- noun small flat mass of chopped food
- totten2/5
totten
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- janette2/5
janette
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- violette2/5
violet
- noun any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
- noun a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
reddish blue.
- noun any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
- matthean2/5
- scatterer2/5
scatterer
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- chitty2/5
chitty
Full of chits or sprouts.
- kittel2/5
kittel
See Kittle , v. t.
- nonattainment2/5
- kutta2/5
kutta
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- sattva2/5
sattva
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- blatter2/5
blat
- verb cry plaintively
bleat; blate; baa.
- The lambs were bleating
- verb cry plaintively
- gutting2/5
gut
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
bowel; intestine.
- noun a narrow channel or strait
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
- gittin2/5
get
- noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquire.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
- noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- scarlatti2/5
scarlatti
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- formatter2/5
format
- noun the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
data formatting; formatting; data format.
- noun the general appearance of a publication
- noun the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
- emittance2/5
emittance
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- letts2/5
let
- noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
net ball.
- noun a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
Army of the Pure; Army of the Righteous; Lashkar-e-Taiba; Lashkar-e-Tayyiba; Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus
- noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
- cuvette2/5
cuvette
A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table.
- battuta2/5
battuta
(Mus.) The measuring of time by beating.
- fitts2/5
- bettie2/5
betty
Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty , forElizabeth , as such an instrument is also calledBess (i. e.,Elizabeth ) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, andJenny (i. e.,Jane ).A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. Written also bettee .The powerful betty, or the artful picklock. Arbuthnot.
- chatterley2/5
chatterley
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- gratton2/5
- attis2/5
attis
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- reformatted2/5
reformatted
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- getters2/5
getter
One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or procreates.
- vuitton2/5
vuitton
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- stettin2/5
stettin
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- chemoattractant2/5
chemoattractant
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- subglottic2/5
subglottic
(Anat.) Situated below the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx below the true vocal cords.
- tattersall2/5
tattersall
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- olivetti2/5
olivetti
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- kittler2/5
kittle
(Zoöl.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. Prov. Eng. & Scot.
- mette2/5
meet
- noun a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
sports meeting.
- verb come together
see; come across; run into; run across; encounter.
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
- How nice to see you again!
- noun a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
- immunoblotting2/5
- glottic2/5
glottic
Of or pertaining to the glottis; glottal.
- putti2/5
putti
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- trattoria2/5
trattoria
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- unremittingly2/5
unremitting
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
ceaseless; constant; unceasing; perpetual; never-ending; incessant.
- the ceaseless thunder of surf
- in constant pain
- night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
- the never-ending search for happiness
- the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
- man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
- unremitting demands of hunger
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- netiquette2/5
netiquette
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- reattachment2/5
reattachment
The act of reattaching; a second attachment.
- hetter2/5
het
- adjective satellite made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
heated up; het up; heated.
- a heated swimming pool
- wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana
- he was all het up and sweaty
- adjective satellite made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
- mulatta2/5
mulatta
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- bitte2/5
bite
- noun a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- noun a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
bit; morsel.
- all they had left was a bit of bread
- noun a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- reformatting2/5
reformatting
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- reattached2/5
reattach
To attach again. the object reattached may have been an integral part which had never been "attached" (trans), e.g., to reattach a severed finger.
- dette2/5
debt
- noun the state of owing something (especially money)
- he is badly in debt
- noun money or goods or services owed by one person to another
- noun the state of owing something (especially money)
- rigoletto2/5
rigoletto
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- etter2/5
etter
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- pierrette2/5
- unattributed2/5
unattributed
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- pushbutton2/5
pushbutton
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- reattach2/5
reattach
To attach again. the object reattached may have been an integral part which had never been "attached" (trans), e.g., to reattach a severed finger.
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- hettie2/5
hettie
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- pipetting2/5
pipet
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
pipette.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
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- minette2/5
minette
The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.
- splittings2/5
splitting
- adjective satellite resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
rending; ripping.
- the tree split with a great ripping sound
- heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward
- verb separate into parts or portions
divide; separate; split up; split; carve up; dissever.
- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
- adjective satellite resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
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ferlinghetti
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- wyandotte2/5
wyandotte
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- narragansetts2/5
narragansetts
(Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.
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bridgette
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- hatti2/5
hatti
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- pottinger2/5
pot
- noun metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
throne; toilet; commode; crapper; stool; potty; can.
- noun metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- letterbox2/5
letterbox
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- betti2/5
betti
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tattva
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submittal
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- batts2/5
bat
- noun nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
chiropteran.
- noun (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
at-bat.
- he was at bat when it happened
- he got four hits in four at-bats
- noun nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
- betta2/5
betta
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- attractant2/5
attractant
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- pitter2/5
pit
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
cavity.
- they dug a pit to bury the body
- noun a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
fossa.
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- leadbetter2/5
leadbetter
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- botts2/5
botts
(Zoöl.) See Bots .
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- attucks2/5
attucks
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canaletto
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gotthold
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posttranscriptional
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- resubmitted2/5
resubmit
- verb submit (information) again to a program or automatic system
feed back.
- verb submit (information) again to a program or automatic system
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- ratti2/5
ratti
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- shotter2/5
shot
- noun the act of firing a projectile
shooting.
- his shooting was slow but accurate
- noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm
pellet.
- the shot buzzed past his ear
- noun the act of firing a projectile
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attrib
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- atter2/5
at
- noun 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
- noun a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
atomic number 85; astatine.
- noun 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
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- attu2/5
attu
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- slitted2/5
slit
- noun a long narrow opening
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; snatch; twat; cunt.
- noun a long narrow opening
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buttercream
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- charette2/5
- unformatted2/5
unformatted
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- noncommittally2/5
noncommittal
- adjective satellite refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
- her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together
- adjective satellite refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
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- dilettantism2/5
dilettantism
Same as F. Harrison.Dilettanteism .
- inputted2/5
input
- noun signal going into an electronic system
input signal.
- noun a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
comment; remark.
- from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account
- noun signal going into an electronic system
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- charrette2/5
charrette
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- attractants2/5
attractants
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- sitten2/5
sitten
p. p. of Sit , for sat.
- trainspotting2/5
trainspotting
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- micropipette2/5
micropipette
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zwitterionic
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- concetto2/5
concetto
Affected wit; a conceit. Chesterfield.
- hatty2/5
hatty
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- suttles2/5
suttle
(Com.) The weight when the tare has been deducted, and tret is yet to be allowed. MCulloch.
- unattested2/5
unattested
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- mitty2/5
mitty
The stormy petrel. Prov. Eng.
- preformatted2/5
- hottie2/5
hottie
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- pattee2/5
patty
- noun small flat mass of chopped food
cake.
- noun small pie or pasty
- noun small flat mass of chopped food
- bettye2/5
bettye
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- permittee2/5
permittee
One to whom a permission or permit is given.
- attosecond1/5
attosecond
- noun one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond
- noun one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond
- flattest1/5
flat
- noun a level tract of land
- the salt flats of Utah
- noun a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- noun a level tract of land
- scatterings1/5
scattering
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
sprinkling.
- the first scatterings of green
- a sprinkling of grey at his temples
- noun the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
- manhattans1/5
manhattan
- noun one of the five boroughs of New York City
- noun a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters
- noun one of the five boroughs of New York City
- patternings1/5
pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
shape; form.
- the composition presents problems for students of musical form
- a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
practice.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun a perceptual structure
- wattages1/5
wattage
- noun the product of voltage and current
electrical power; electric power.
- noun the product of voltage and current
- settlings1/5
settlings
- noun sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
dregs.
- noun a gradual sinking to a lower level
settling; subsidence; subsiding.
- noun sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
- totters1/5
totter
- verb move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
- The drunk man tottered over to our table
- verb walk unsteadily
waddle; paddle; coggle; dodder; toddle.
- small children toddle
- verb move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
- putted1/5
putt
- noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
putting.
- his putting let him down today
- verb strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter
- he putted the ball several feet past the hole
- noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
- sputters1/5
sputter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
splutter.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- flitter1/5
flitter
- verb move back and forth very rapidly
flicker; quiver; flutter; waver.
- the candle flickered
- verb move back and forth very rapidly
- settlors1/5
settlor
- noun (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee
trustor.
- noun (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee
- ottumwa1/5
ottumwa
- noun a town in southeast Iowa
- noun a town in southeast Iowa
- unattractiveness1/5
unattractiveness
- noun an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers
- noun an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers
- bellybutton1/5
bellybutton
- noun a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
omphalos; navel; omphalus; belly button; umbilicus.
- you were not supposed to show your navel on television
- they argued whether or not Adam had a navel
- she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton
- noun a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
- sagitta1/5
sagitta
- noun any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
- noun a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
- noun any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
- littles1/5
little
- noun a small amount or duration
- he accepted the little they gave him
- adjective limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
small.
- a little dining room
- a little house
- a small car
- a little (or small) group
- noun a small amount or duration
- charlottes1/5
charlotte
- noun the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
Queen City.
- noun a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
- noun the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
- clutters1/5
clutter
- noun a confused multitude of things
welter; muddle; smother; mare's nest; fuddle; jumble.
- noun unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
- noun a confused multitude of things
- jittering1/5
jittering
- adjective satellite undergoing small rapid variations
- adjective satellite undergoing small rapid variations
- intermitted1/5
intermit
- verb cease an action temporarily
break; pause.
- We pause for station identification
- let's break for lunch
- verb cease an action temporarily
- fattens1/5
fatten
- verb make fat or plump
fatten up; fat; fill out; flesh out; fatten out; plump out; plump.
- We will plump out that poor starving child
- verb make fat or plump
- intermitting1/5
intermit
- verb cease an action temporarily
break; pause.
- We pause for station identification
- let's break for lunch
- verb cease an action temporarily
- totting1/5
tot
- noun a small amount (especially of a drink)
- a tot of rum
- noun a young child
bambino; toddler; yearling.
- noun a small amount (especially of a drink)
- attendings1/5
attending
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attention.
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attendance.
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- betted1/5
bet
- noun the money risked on a gamble
wager; stake; stakes.
- noun the act of gambling
wager.
- he did it on a bet
- noun the money risked on a gamble
- quintette1/5
quintette
- noun five performers or singers who perform together
quintet.
- noun a set of five similar things considered as a unit
quintet; quintuple; quintuplet.
- noun five performers or singers who perform together
- acquittance1/5
acquittance
- noun a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
release.
- noun a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
- flittered1/5
flitter
- verb move back and forth very rapidly
flicker; quiver; flutter; waver.
- the candle flickered
- verb move back and forth very rapidly
- flittering1/5
flitter
- verb move back and forth very rapidly
flicker; quiver; flutter; waver.
- the candle flickered
- verb move back and forth very rapidly
- prettified1/5
prettify
- verb make more beautiful
fancify; beautify; embellish.
- verb make more beautiful
- skitters1/5
skitter
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
scamper; scurry; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- verb glide easily along a surface
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
- carburetted1/5
- totted1/5
tot
- noun a small amount (especially of a drink)
- a tot of rum
- noun a young child
bambino; toddler; yearling.
- noun a small amount (especially of a drink)
- transmittances1/5
transmittance
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
transmission.
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
- smatterings1/5
smattering
- noun a small number or amount
handful.
- only a handful of responses were received
- noun a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
- noun a small number or amount
- fatting1/5
fat
- noun a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- pizza has too much fat
- noun a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
fatty tissue; adipose tissue.
- fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
- noun a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- sextette1/5
sextette
- noun six performers or singers who perform together
sestet; sextet.
- noun a set of six similar things considered as a unit
sestet; sextet.
- noun six performers or singers who perform together
- bottlings1/5
bottle
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- noun the quantity contained in a bottle
bottleful.
- noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- flitters1/5
flitter
- verb move back and forth very rapidly
flicker; quiver; flutter; waver.
- the candle flickered
- verb move back and forth very rapidly
- embrittled1/5
- rottenest1/5
rotten
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; shitty; stinky; crappy; lousy; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
rotted; decayed.
- rotten floor boards
- rotted beams
- a decayed foundation
- adjective satellite very bad
- prettify1/5
prettify
- verb make more beautiful
fancify; beautify; embellish.
- verb make more beautiful
- aglitter1/5
aglitter
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
glittery; fulgid; glistering; scintillant; coruscant; sparkly; glinting; scintillating; glittering.
- bugle beads all aglitter
- glinting eyes
- glinting water
- his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
- shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
- glittery costume jewelry
- scintillant mica
- the scintillating stars
- a dress with sparkly sequins
- `glistering' is an archaic term
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
- unclutter1/5
unclutter
- verb rid of obstructions
clear.
- Clear your desk
- verb rid of obstructions
- littlenesses1/5
littleness
- noun the property of having a relatively small size
smallness.
- noun the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
smallness.
- the smallness of her voice
- noun the property of having a relatively small size
- embrittling1/5
- attorn1/5
attorn
- verb acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
- he was attorned by the tenants
- verb acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
- mattings1/5
matting
- noun a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
- noun mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
mat.
- noun a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
- smutted1/5
smut
- noun a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
soot; crock; lampblack; carbon black.
- noun destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
- noun a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
- prettinesses1/5
prettiness
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
cuteness.
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
- quartettes1/5
quartette
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
quartet.
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quadruplet; quartet; quadruple.
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
- abutters1/5
abutter
- noun the owner of contiguous property
- noun the owner of contiguous property
- prettifying1/5
prettify
- verb make more beautiful
fancify; beautify; embellish.
- verb make more beautiful
- surrebuttal1/5
surrebuttal
- noun (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
surrebutter.
- noun (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
- embrittle1/5
embrittle
- verb make brittle
- verb make brittle
- tittles1/5
tittle
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
smidge; smidgeon; scintilla; iota; smidgin; shred; whit; smidgen.
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- bottler1/5
bottler
- noun a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages
- noun a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages
- attuning1/5
attune
- verb adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
- verb adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
- quitters1/5
quitter
- noun a person who gives up too easily
- noun a person who gives up too easily
- librettists1/5
librettist
- noun author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta
- noun author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta
- whetting1/5
whet
- verb make keen or more acute
quicken.
- whet my appetite
- verb sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
- verb make keen or more acute
- flattop1/5
flattop
- noun a closely cropped haircut; usually for men
crew cut.
- noun a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
attack aircraft carrier; aircraft carrier; carrier.
- noun a closely cropped haircut; usually for men
- puttered1/5
putter
- noun a golfer who is putting
- noun the iron normally used on the putting green
putting iron.
- noun a golfer who is putting
- scuttles1/5
scuttle
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
coal scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; hatchway.
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- attenuators1/5
attenuator
- noun an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
- noun an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
- litterateur1/5
litterateur
- noun a writer of literary works
essayist.
- noun a writer of literary works
- ratting1/5
ratting
- noun to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
informing.
- verb desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
rat.
- noun to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
- patters1/5
patter
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
spiel; line of gab.
- noun a quick succession of light rapid sounds
- the patter of mice
- the patter of tiny feet
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
- battler1/5
battler
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
scrapper; combatant; fighter; belligerent.
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
- regattas1/5
regatta
- noun a meeting for boat races
- noun a meeting for boat races
- recommitted1/5
recommit
- verb commit once again, as of a crime
- verb commit again
- It was recommitted into her custody
- verb commit once again, as of a crime
- guttered1/5
gutter
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
trough.
- noun misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
toilet; sewer.
- his career was in the gutter
- all that work went down the sewer
- pensions are in the toilet
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
- litterateurs1/5
litterateur
- noun a writer of literary works
essayist.
- noun a writer of literary works
- catties1/5
catty
- noun any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
cattie.
- adjective satellite marked by or arising from malice
cattish; bitchy.
- a catty remark
- noun any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
- transmittable1/5
transmittable
- adjective satellite (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
contagious; transmissible; communicable; catching; contractable.
- adjective satellite (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
- attenuations1/5
attenuation
- noun weakening in force or intensity
fading.
- attenuation in the volume of the sound
- noun the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
- noun weakening in force or intensity
- fittingness1/5
fittingness
- noun the quality of being suitable
fitness.
- they had to prove their fitness for the position
- noun the quality of being suitable
- remittent1/5
remittent
- adjective satellite (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity
- a remittent fever
- adjective satellite (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity
- nattered1/5
natter
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; chitchat; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
- combatted1/5
combat
- noun an engagement fought between two military forces
armed combat.
- noun the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
scrap; fighting; fight.
- a fight broke out at the hockey game
- there was fighting in the streets
- the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
- noun an engagement fought between two military forces
- silhouetting1/5
silhouette
- noun an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- noun a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
- noun an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- retransmitting1/5
retransmit
- verb transmit again
- verb transmit again
- coquettes1/5
coquette
- noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
minx; prickteaser; tease; vamper; flirt; vamp.
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
butterfly; coquet; mash; flirt; romance; philander; dally; chat up.
- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
- My husband never flirts with other women
- noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- attachable1/5
attachable
- adjective capable of being fastened or added to something else
- a handle attachable by two bolts
- adjective capable of being fastened or added to something else
- bitts1/5
bitt
- noun a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
bollard.
- the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards
- verb secure with a bitt
- bitt the ship line
- noun a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
- blotters1/5
blotter
- noun absorbent paper used to dry ink
blotting paper.
- noun the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
rap sheet; charge sheet; police blotter; day book.
- noun absorbent paper used to dry ink
- nettings1/5
netting
- noun a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
gauze; veiling.
- noun creating nets
- noun a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
- nonattendance1/5
nonattendance
- noun the failure to attend
- noun the failure to attend
- spitter1/5
spitter
- noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
expectorator.
- noun an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
spitball.
- noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
- betterments1/5
betterment
- noun a change for the better; progress in development
advance; improvement.
- noun an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
- noun a change for the better; progress in development
- battening1/5
batten
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
batting.
- noun a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- pottered1/5
potter
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
ceramist; thrower; ceramicist.
- verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
monkey around; mess around; monkey; putter; tinker; muck around; muck about.
- The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
- resettlements1/5
resettlement
- noun the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
relocation.
- noun the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
- coquetting1/5
coquet
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
butterfly; coquette; mash; flirt; romance; philander; dally; chat up.
- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
- My husband never flirts with other women
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- glutting1/5
glut
- noun the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
oversupply; surfeit.
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
engorge; gormandize; gormandise; overgorge; overeat; satiate; englut; stuff; ingurgitate; overindulge; gorge; scarf out; gourmandize; binge; pig out.
- She stuffed herself at the dinner
- The kids binged on ice cream
- noun the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
- attunes1/5
attune
- verb adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
- verb adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
- mottles1/5
mottle
- noun an irregular arrangement of patches of color
- it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; blotch.
- noun an irregular arrangement of patches of color
- quittance1/5
quittance
- noun a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
- noun payment of a debt or obligation
repayment.
- noun a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
- skittle1/5
skittle
- noun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
ninepin; skittle pin.
- verb play skittles
- noun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
- matts1/5
matt
- noun the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
mat; lusterlessness; matte; lustrelessness; flatness.
- adjective satellite not reflecting light; not glossy
flat; matte; mat; matted.
- flat wall paint
- a photograph with a matte finish
- noun the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- attires1/5
attire
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
dress; garb.
- formal attire
- battle dress
- verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
rig out; dress up; fig out; overdress; trick up; deck out; prink; tog out; get up; fig up; deck up; fancy up; tog up; gussy up; trick out.
- She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
- The young girls were all fancied up for the party
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
- battlers1/5
battler
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
scrapper; combatant; fighter; belligerent.
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
- intermittence1/5
intermittence
- noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
intermittency.
- noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
- whittles1/5
whittle
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
Sir Frank Whittle; Frank Whittle.
- verb cut small bits or pare shavings from
pare.
- whittle a piece of wood
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
- twitters1/5
twitter
- noun a series of chirps
chirrup.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
chitter.
- noun a series of chirps
- cattie1/5
cattie
- noun any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
catty.
- noun any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
- wattmeters1/5
wattmeter
- noun an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit
- noun an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit
- shitter1/5
shitter
- noun a person who defecates
voider; defecator.
- noun a person who defecates
- committals1/5
committal
- noun the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
consignment; commitment.
- noun the act of committing a crime
commission; perpetration.
- noun the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- bottlenecked1/5
bottleneck
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
chokepoint; constriction.
- noun the narrow part of a bottle near the top
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- flatbottomed1/5
flatbottomed
- adjective satellite having a flat bottom
flatbottom.
- a flatbottom kettle
- a flatbottomed boat
- adjective satellite having a flat bottom
- gettings1/5
getting
- noun the act of acquiring something
acquiring.
- I envied his talent for acquiring
- he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquire; get.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
- noun the act of acquiring something
- flattops1/5
flattop
- noun a closely cropped haircut; usually for men
crew cut.
- noun a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
attack aircraft carrier; aircraft carrier; carrier.
- noun a closely cropped haircut; usually for men
- pretermitted1/5
pretermit
- verb disregard intentionally or let pass
- verb leave undone or leave out
omit; drop; overleap; leave out; overlook; miss; neglect.
- How could I miss that typo?
- The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
- verb disregard intentionally or let pass
- wittiness1/5
wittiness
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wit; humor; humour.
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- hatting1/5
hat
- noun headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
lid; chapeau.
- noun an informal term for a person's role
- he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly
- noun headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
- outthrust1/5
outthrust
- noun an outcropping of rock that extends outward
- noun an outcropping of rock that extends outward
- putties1/5
putty
- noun a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
- verb apply putty in order to fix or fill
- putty the window sash
- noun a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
- coquetted1/5
coquet
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
butterfly; coquette; mash; flirt; romance; philander; dally; chat up.
- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
- My husband never flirts with other women
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- scatting1/5
scat
- noun singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
scat singing.
- verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
lam; run; head for the hills; hightail it; bunk; run away; take to the woods; scarper; escape; fly the coop; break away; turn tail.
- If you see this man, run!
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up
- noun singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
- shuttlecocks1/5
shuttlecock
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
shuttle; bird; birdie.
- verb send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- shitted1/5
shit
- noun obscene terms for feces
poop; crap; dirt; shite; turd.
- noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior
crap; horseshit; Irish bull; dogshit; bull; bullshit.
- I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
- what he said was mostly bull
- noun obscene terms for feces
- spitters1/5
spitter
- noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
expectorator.
- noun an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
spitball.
- noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
- utterings1/5
utter
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
give tongue to; express; verbalise; verbalize.
- She expressed her anger
- He uttered a curse
- verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
let loose; emit; let out.
- She let out a big heavy sigh
- He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
- reattributed1/5
- recommitting1/5
recommit
- verb commit once again, as of a crime
- verb commit again
- It was recommitted into her custody
- verb commit once again, as of a crime
- bittering1/5
bitter
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- noun the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
bitterness.
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- litterer1/5
litterer
- noun a person who litters public places with refuse
litter lout; litterbug.
- noun a person who litters public places with refuse
- insetting1/5
inset
- noun a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
- noun an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
insert.
- noun a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
- burettes1/5
burette
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration
buret.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration
- attiring1/5
attire
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
dress; garb.
- formal attire
- battle dress
- verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
rig out; dress up; fig out; overdress; trick up; deck out; prink; tog out; get up; fig up; deck up; fancy up; tog up; gussy up; trick out.
- She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
- The young girls were all fancied up for the party
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
- 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
- transmittals1/5
transmittal
- noun the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
transmission; transmitting.
- noun the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
- utterers1/5
utterer
- noun an organism that can utter vocal sounds
vocalizer; vocaliser.
- an utterer of foul oaths
- is the giraffe a vocalizer?
- noun someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins
- noun an organism that can utter vocal sounds
- natters1/5
natter
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; chitchat; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
- bottlenecking1/5
bottleneck
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
chokepoint; constriction.
- noun the narrow part of a bottle near the top
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- utterable1/5
utterable
- adjective satellite capable of being uttered in words or sentences
speakable.
- adjective satellite capable of being uttered in words or sentences
- slatting1/5
slat
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
spline.
- verb equip or bar with slats
- Slat the windows
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
- wetters1/5
wetter
- noun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
surfactant; surface-active agent; wetting agent.
- noun a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process
- noun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
- bitternesses1/5
bitterness
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
gall; rancour; rancor; resentment.
- noun a rough and bitter manner
acrimony; tartness; acerbity; thorniness; jaundice.
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- karttika1/5
karttika
- noun the eighth month of the Hindu calendar
Kartik.
- noun the eighth month of the Hindu calendar
- pettishness1/5
pettishness
- noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
irritability; biliousness; surliness; snappishness; peevishness; temper.
- his temper was well known to all his employees
- noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- chatterings1/5
chattering
- noun the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
chatter.
- noun the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
chatter.
- noun the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
- batterings1/5
battering
- noun the act of subjecting to strong attack
banging.
- verb strike against forcefully
batter; knock about; buffet.
- Winds buffeted the tent
- noun the act of subjecting to strong attack
- attempered1/5
attemper
- verb modify the temperature of
- attemper the air
- verb modify the temperature of
- attempter1/5
attempter
- noun one who tries
trier; essayer.
- noun one who tries
- brattice1/5
brattice
- noun a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
- verb supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines
- noun a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
- pettinesses1/5
pettiness
- noun narrowness of mind or ideas or views
- noun the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
puniness; slightness; triviality.
- noun narrowness of mind or ideas or views
- puttied1/5
putty
- noun a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
- verb apply putty in order to fix or fill
- putty the window sash
- noun a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
- lotted1/5
lot
- 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; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
- he bought a lot on the lake
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- roulettes1/5
roulette
- noun a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
line roulette.
- noun a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
toothed wheel.
- noun a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
- lotting1/5
lot
- 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; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
- he bought a lot on the lake
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- rattrap1/5
rattrap
- noun a difficult entangling situation
- noun filthy run-down dilapidated housing
- noun a difficult entangling situation
- 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
- attorneyship1/5
attorneyship
- noun the position of attorney
- noun the position of attorney
- grottos1/5
grotto
- noun a small cave (usually with attractive features)
grot.
- noun a small cave (usually with attractive features)
- lunettes1/5
lunette
- noun temporary fortification like a detached bastion
- noun oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault
fenestella.
- noun temporary fortification like a detached bastion
- tattling1/5
tattling
- adjective satellite prone to communicate confidential information
talebearing; leaky; blabbermouthed.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- adjective satellite prone to communicate confidential information
- bullshitting1/5
bullshit
- noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior
crap; horseshit; Irish bull; dogshit; bull; shit.
- I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
- what he said was mostly bull
- verb speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
fake; bull; talk through one's hat.
- The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
- noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior
- shirttail1/5
shirttail
- noun a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
- noun fabric forming the tail of a shirt
- noun a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
- titty1/5
titty
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
tit; bosom; knocker; breast; boob.
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- shuttering1/5
shutter
- noun a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
- noun a hinged blind for a window
- noun a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
- wattled1/5
wattle
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
lappet.
- noun framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
- bespattered1/5
bespatter
- verb spot, splash, or soil
spatter.
- The baby spattered the bib with food
- verb spot, splash, or soil
- battlemented1/5
battlemented
- adjective satellite protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through
- adjective satellite having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
embattled; castellated; castled.
- a crenelated molding
- adjective satellite protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through
- ghettoized1/5
ghettoize
- verb put in a ghetto
ghettoise.
- The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized
- verb put in a ghetto
- pottier1/5
potty
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
throne; toilet; commode; crapper; stool; can; pot.
- noun a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
chamberpot; thunder mug.
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- lettings1/5
letting
- noun property that is leased or rented out or let
rental; lease.
- verb make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
let; allow; permit.
- This permits the water to rush in
- This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement
- This will permit the rain to run off
- noun property that is leased or rented out or let
- dilettanti1/5
dilettante
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
dabbler; sciolist.
- adjective satellite showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
sciolistic; dilettantish; dilettanteish.
- his dilettantish efforts at painting
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
- spitted1/5
spit
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
tongue.
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
spittle; saliva.
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- ytterbium1/5
ytterbium
- noun a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime
Yb; atomic number 70.
- noun a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime
- kettledrums1/5
kettledrum
- noun a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
timpani; kettle; tympanum; tympani.
- noun a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
- pacesetter1/5
pacesetter
- noun a leading instance in its field
pacemaker.
- the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations
- noun a horse used to set the pace in racing
pacer; pacemaker.
- noun a leading instance in its field
- toilettes1/5
toilette
- noun the act of dressing and preparing yourself
toilet.
- he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast
- noun the act of dressing and preparing yourself
- kitties1/5
kitty
- noun the combined stakes of the betters
pool.
- noun the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
jackpot; pot.
- noun the combined stakes of the betters
- bluebottle1/5
bluebottle
- noun an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
cornflower; bachelor's button; Centaurea cyanus.
- noun blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
Calliphora vicina.
- noun an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
- gotterdammerung1/5
gotterdammerung
- noun myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
Twilight of the Gods; Ragnarok.
- noun myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
- cappelletti1/5
cappelletti
- noun small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings
ravioli.
- noun small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings
- retting1/5
ret
- verb place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
- verb place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
- pirouetted1/5
pirouette
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- verb do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- leatherette1/5
leatherette
- noun fabric made to look like leather
imitation leather.
- noun fabric made to look like leather
- frittering1/5
fritter
- noun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
- verb spend frivolously and unwisely
shoot; fool; fool away; fritter away; dissipate; frivol away.
- Fritter away one's inheritance
- noun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
- bitterer1/5
bitter
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- noun the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
bitterness.
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- pirouetting1/5
pirouette
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- verb do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- brevetted1/5
brevet
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
- verb promote somebody by brevet, in the military
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
- fettering1/5
fetter
- noun a shackle for the ankles or feet
hobble.
- verb restrain with fetters
shackle.
- noun a shackle for the ankles or feet
- tatting1/5
tatting
- noun needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle
- noun the act or art of making handmade lace
lace making.
- noun needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle
- attainability1/5
attainability
- noun the state of being achievable
achievability; attainableness.
- noun the state of being achievable
- wynette1/5
wynette
- noun United States country singer (1942-1998)
Tammy Wynette; Tammy Wynetter Pugh.
- noun United States country singer (1942-1998)
- clatters1/5
clatter
- noun a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
- the shutters clattered against the house
- the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones
- verb make a rattling sound
brattle; clack.
- clattering dishes
- noun a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
- carburettors1/5
carburettor
- noun mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
carburetor.
- noun mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
- swatter1/5
swatter
- noun an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
flyswat; flyswatter.
- verb splash and flutter about in or as if in water
- She swattered about in the pool
- noun an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
- hairsplitting1/5
hairsplitting
- noun making too fine distinctions of little importance
word-splitting.
- they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously
- adjective satellite developed in excessively fine detail
finespun.
- finespun distinctions
- noun making too fine distinctions of little importance
- briquette1/5
briquette
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquet.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- ghostwritten1/5
ghostwrite
- verb write for someone else
ghost.
- How many books have you ghostwritten so far?
- verb write for someone else
- milliwatts1/5
milliwatt
- noun a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt
- noun a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt
- outturn1/5
outturn
- noun what is produced in a given time period
output; turnout.
- noun what is produced in a given time period
- attritional1/5
attritional
- adjective relating to or caused by attrition
- adjective relating to or caused by attrition
- kettledrum1/5
kettledrum
- noun a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
timpani; kettle; tympanum; tympani.
- noun a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
- ratter1/5
ratter
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
renegade; deserter; turncoat; recreant; apostate.
- noun any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
rat terrier.
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- nettlesome1/5
nettlesome
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
pestering; plaguey; plaguy; galling; teasing; vexing; pesky; bothersome; vexatious; annoying; pestiferous; irritating.
- tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
- aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
- found it galling to have to ask permission
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
- attender1/5
attender
- noun someone who listens attentively
listener; hearer; auditor.
- noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
tender; attendant.
- noun someone who listens attentively
- counterattacking1/5
counterattack
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
countermove.
- noun (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
counterplay.
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
- admittances1/5
admittance
- noun the right to enter
access; admission; entree; accession.
- noun the act of admitting someone to enter
admission.
- the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic
- noun the right to enter
- chatterer1/5
chatterer
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prater; spouter; magpie; chatterbox; babbler.
- noun passerine bird of New World tropics
cotinga.
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
- grotty1/5
grotty
- adjective satellite very unpleasant or offensive
- a grotty little play
- adjective satellite very unpleasant or offensive
- submitters1/5
submitter
- noun someone who yields to the will of another person or force
- noun someone who submits something (as an application for a job or a manuscript for publication etc.) for the judgment of others
- he was a prolific submitter of proposals
- noun someone who yields to the will of another person or force
- wittier1/5
witty
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- manicotti1/5
manicotti
- noun large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce
- noun large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce
- sluttish1/5
sluttish
- adjective satellite characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
blowsy; slatternly; blowzy.
- adjective satellite casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
wanton; light; promiscuous; loose; easy.
- her easy virtue
- he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
- wanton behavior
- adjective satellite characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
- outputted1/5
output
- noun final product; the things produced
end product.
- noun production of a certain amount
yield.
- noun final product; the things produced
- guncotton1/5
guncotton
- noun a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
cellulose nitrate; nitrocotton; nitrocellulose.
- noun a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
- butterball1/5
butterball
- noun a rotund individual
roly-poly; fatty; fatso; fat person.
- noun small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
bufflehead; dipper; Bucephela albeola.
- noun a rotund individual
- cottoned1/5
cotton
- noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
cotton wool; cotton fiber.
- noun fabric woven from cotton fibers
- noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
- chittering1/5
chitter
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
twitter.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
- shirttails1/5
shirttail
- noun a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
- noun fabric forming the tail of a shirt
- noun a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
- etiquettes1/5
etiquette
- noun rules governing socially acceptable behavior
- noun rules governing socially acceptable behavior
- epaulette1/5
epaulette
- noun adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
epaulet.
- noun adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
- cottars1/5
cottar
- noun a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
cotter.
- noun fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together
cotter.
- noun a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
- cottar1/5
cottar
- noun a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
cotter.
- noun fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together
cotter.
- noun a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
- catting1/5
cat
- noun feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
true cat.
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; guy; hombre.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
- noun feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
- pettish1/5
pettish
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
- unbuttons1/5
unbutton
- verb undo the buttons of
- unbutton the shirt
- verb undo the buttons of
- battlefronts1/5
battlefront
- noun the line along which opposing armies face each other
front; front line.
- noun the line along which opposing armies face each other
- cocotte1/5
cocotte
- noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
fancy woman; woman of the street; working girl; bawd; sporting lady; lady of pleasure; prostitute; harlot; cyprian; whore; tart.
- noun a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and served
- noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
- grittier1/5
gritty
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
grainy; granular; farinaceous; mealy; coarse-grained; granulose.
- granular sugar
- the photographs were grainy and indistinct
- it left a mealy residue
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
spunky; mettlesome; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
- attaint1/5
attaint
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; shame.
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
- verb condemn by attainder
- the man was attainted
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
- jettisons1/5
jettison
- verb throw away, of something encumbering
- verb throw as from an airplane
- verb throw away, of something encumbering
- battue1/5
battue
- noun a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
- noun indiscriminate slaughter
bloodbath; bloodletting; bloodshed.
- a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
- ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name
- the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder
- a huge prison battue was ordered
- noun a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
- fattier1/5
fatty
- noun a rotund individual
roly-poly; butterball; fatso; fat person.
- adjective containing or composed of fat
fat.
- fatty food
- fat tissue
- noun a rotund individual
- cotters1/5
cotter
- noun a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
cottar.
- noun a medieval English villein
cottier.
- noun a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
- bonesetter1/5
bonesetter
- noun someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
- noun someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
- pettiest1/5
petty
- noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
petit larceny; petty larceny.
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; subaltern; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
- attributively1/5
attributively
- adverb in an attributive manner
- the genitive noun is used attributively
- adverb in an attributive manner
- sottish1/5
sottish
- adjective satellite given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
drunken; boozy; bibulous.
- a bibulous fellow
- a bibulous evening
- his boozy drinking companions
- thick boozy singing
- a drunken binge
- two drunken gentlemen holding each other up
- sottish behavior
- adjective satellite given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
- catted1/5
cat
- noun feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
true cat.
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; guy; hombre.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
- noun feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
- splutters1/5
splutter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
sputter.
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- revetted1/5
revet
- verb construct a revetment
- verb face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain
- face an embankment
- verb construct a revetment
- larghetto1/5
larghetto
- noun (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio
- adjective satellite (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo
- noun (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio
- bonesetters1/5
bonesetter
- noun someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
- noun someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
- unattractively1/5
unattractively
- adverb in an unattractive manner
- she was unattractively dressed last night
- adverb in an unattractive manner
- tattled1/5
tattle
- noun disclosing information or giving evidence about another
telling; singing.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- fettuccini1/5
fettuccini
- noun pasta in flat strips wider than linguine
fettuccine.
- noun pasta in flat strips wider than linguine
- bluebottles1/5
bluebottle
- noun an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
cornflower; bachelor's button; Centaurea cyanus.
- noun blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
Calliphora vicina.
- noun an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
- flannelette1/5
flannelette
- noun a cotton fabric imitating flannel
- noun a cotton fabric imitating flannel
- jitterbugging1/5
jitterbug
- noun a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
- verb do the jitterbug
- noun a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
- motts1/5
mott
- noun United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)
Lucretia Coffin Mott.
- noun United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)
- flyswatter1/5
flyswatter
- noun an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
swatter; flyswat.
- noun an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
- upsetter1/5
upsetter
- noun an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor
- noun an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor
- clarinettist1/5
clarinettist
- noun a musician who plays the clarinet
clarinetist.
- noun a musician who plays the clarinet
- upsetters1/5
upsetter
- noun an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor
- noun an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor
- chatterers1/5
chatterer
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prater; spouter; magpie; chatterbox; babbler.
- noun passerine bird of New World tropics
cotinga.
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
- pacesetters1/5
pacesetter
- noun a leading instance in its field
pacemaker.
- the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations
- noun a horse used to set the pace in racing
pacer; pacemaker.
- noun a leading instance in its field
- scatterbrain1/5
scatterbrain
- noun a flighty and disorganized person
forgetful person.
- noun a flighty and disorganized person
- chitter1/5
chitter
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
twitter.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
- poulette1/5
poulette
- noun allemande sauce with chopped parsley
- noun allemande sauce with chopped parsley
- nuttier1/5
nutty
- adjective satellite having the flavor of nuts
nutlike.
- a nutty sherry
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite having the flavor of nuts
- rattier1/5
ratty
- adjective of or characteristic of rats
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
moth-eaten; tatty; shabby.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
- adjective of or characteristic of rats
- usherette1/5
usherette
- noun a female usher
- noun a female usher
- prattles1/5
prattle
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
chin music; prate; blether; idle talk.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
- glottochronology1/5
glottochronology
- noun the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
- he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages
- noun the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
- pettier1/5
petty
- noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
petit larceny; petty larceny.
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; subaltern; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
- steamfitters1/5
steamfitter
- noun a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
- noun a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
- tatted1/5
tat
- noun tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
tackiness; cheapness; sleaze.
- noun a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture
Thematic Apperception Test.
- noun tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
- dittos1/5
ditto
- noun a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
ditto mark.
- verb repeat an action or statement
- The next speaker dittoed her argument
- noun a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
- begetters1/5
begetter
- noun a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
male parent; father.
- his father was born in Atlanta
- noun a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
- bartletts1/5
bartlett
- noun United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
Robert Abram Bartlett; Captain Bob; Robert Bartlett.
- noun United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
John Bartlett.
- noun United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
- unattributable1/5
unattributable
- adjective not attributable
unascribable.
- adjective not attributable
- retted1/5
ret
- verb place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
- verb place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
- pettifogger1/5
pettifogger
- noun a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
shyster.
- noun a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
caviler; quibbler; caviller.
- noun a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
- littorals1/5
littoral
- noun the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
litoral; littoral zone; sands.
- adjective of or relating to a coastal or shore region
- noun the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
- babbitts1/5
babbitt
- noun an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
Babbitt metal.
- verb line with a Babbitt metal
- noun an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
- spaghettini1/5
spaghettini
- noun thin spaghetti
- noun thin spaghetti
- battier1/5
batty
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- chittered1/5
chitter
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
twitter.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
- pittances1/5
pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- they work all day for a mere pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- chatterboxes1/5
chatterbox
- noun orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
stream orchid; giant helleborine; Epipactis gigantea.
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prater; chatterer; spouter; magpie; babbler.
- noun orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
- fattish1/5
fattish
- adjective satellite somewhat fat
- adjective satellite somewhat fat
- couchette1/5
couchette
- noun a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping
- noun a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping
- chattier1/5
chatty
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
loquacious; talky; gabby; garrulous; talkative.
- kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
- adjective satellite prone to friendly informal communication
gossipy; newsy.
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
- fatties1/5
fatty
- noun a rotund individual
roly-poly; butterball; fatso; fat person.
- adjective containing or composed of fat
fat.
- fatty food
- fat tissue
- noun a rotund individual
- butterfingers1/5
butterfingers
- noun someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)
- noun someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)
- attitudinizing1/5
attitudinize
- verb assume certain affected attitudes
attitudinise.
- verb assume certain affected attitudes
- patternmaker1/5
patternmaker
- noun someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)
- noun someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)
- muttons1/5
mutton
- noun meat from a mature domestic sheep
mouton.
- noun meat from a mature domestic sheep
- lettermen1/5
letterman
- noun an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
- noun an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
- garrotte1/5
garrotte
- noun an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
garrote; garotte; iron collar.
- verb strangle with an iron collar
garrote; garotte; scrag.
- people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain
- noun an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
- ghettoizing1/5
ghettoize
- verb put in a ghetto
ghettoise.
- The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized
- verb put in a ghetto
- jitterbugs1/5
jitterbug
- noun a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
- verb do the jitterbug
- noun a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
- whittler1/5
whittler
- noun someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)
- noun someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)
- twitterings1/5
twitter
- noun a series of chirps
chirrup.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
chitter.
- noun a series of chirps
- ghettoised1/5
ghettoise
- verb put in a ghetto
ghettoize.
- The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized
- verb put in a ghetto
- pettifoggers1/5
pettifogger
- noun a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
shyster.
- noun a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
caviler; quibbler; caviller.
- noun a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
- ghettoize1/5
ghettoize
- verb put in a ghetto
ghettoise.
- The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized
- verb put in a ghetto
- cocottes1/5
cocotte
- noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
fancy woman; woman of the street; working girl; bawd; sporting lady; lady of pleasure; prostitute; harlot; cyprian; whore; tart.
- noun a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and served
- noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
- garotte1/5
garotte
- noun an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
garrotte; garrote; iron collar.
- verb strangle with an iron collar
garrotte; garrote; scrag.
- people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain
- noun an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
- petters1/5
petter
- noun a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
fondler.
- they are heavy petters
- noun a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
- cattiness1/5
cattiness
- noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
spitefulness; spite; bitchiness; nastiness.
- noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
- smatter1/5
smatter
- verb work with in an amateurish manner
dabble; play around.
- She dabbles in astronomy
- He plays around with investments but he never makes any money
- verb to talk foolishly
babble; blather; blether; blither.
- The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
- verb work with in an amateurish manner
- roomette1/5
roomette
- noun a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car
- noun a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car
- dottle1/5
dottle
- noun the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
- noun the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
- patternmakers1/5
patternmaker
- noun someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)
- noun someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)
- bespatter1/5
bespatter
- verb spot, splash, or soil
spatter.
- The baby spattered the bib with food
- verb spot, splash, or soil
- moquette1/5
moquette
- noun a thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery
- noun a thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery
- attainders1/5
attainder
- noun cancellation of civil rights
civil death.
- noun cancellation of civil rights
- knottiest1/5
knotty
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
tough; problematic; elusive; baffling; problematical.
- a baffling problem
- I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
- a problematic situation at home
- adjective satellite used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
gnarly; gnarled; knotted; knobbed.
- gnarled and knotted hands
- a knobbed stick
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- teakettles1/5
teakettle
- noun kettle for boiling water to make tea
- noun kettle for boiling water to make tea
- wattless1/5
wattle
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
lappet.
- noun framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
- befittingly1/5
befittingly
- adverb in an appropriate manner
fitly; appropriately; fittingly; suitably.
- he was appropriately dressed
- adverb in an appropriate manner
- swotting1/5
swot
- noun an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
wonk; grind; dweeb; nerd.
- verb study intensively, as before an exam
drum; grind away; swot up; bone up; get up; bone; cram; mug up.
- I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
- noun an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- curvetting1/5
curvet
- noun a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
vaulting.
- verb perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
- noun a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
- nettling1/5
nettle
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- verb sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
urticate.
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- remittal1/5
remittal
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
remittance; remitment; remission.
- noun an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
remission; subsidence.
- his cancer is in remission
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
- swatters1/5
swatter
- noun an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
flyswat; flyswatter.
- verb splash and flutter about in or as if in water
- She swattered about in the pool
- noun an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
- sidesplitting1/5
sidesplitting
- adjective satellite very funny
killing.
- a killing joke
- sidesplitting antics
- adjective satellite very funny
- farmerettes1/5
- bullshitted1/5
bullshit
- noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior
crap; horseshit; Irish bull; dogshit; bull; shit.
- I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
- what he said was mostly bull
- verb speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
fake; bull; talk through one's hat.
- The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
- noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior
- battues1/5
battue
- noun a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
- noun indiscriminate slaughter
bloodbath; bloodletting; bloodshed.
- a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
- ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name
- the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder
- a huge prison battue was ordered
- noun a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
- battlewagons1/5
battlewagon
- noun large and heavily armoured warship
battleship.
- noun large and heavily armoured warship
- attester1/5
attester
- noun someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something
attestant.
- noun someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something
- terzetto1/5
terzetto
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; tierce; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- plattdeutsch1/5
plattdeutsch
The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken collectively; modern Low German. See Low German , underGerman .
- nutted1/5
nut
- noun usually large hard-shelled seed
- noun Egyptian goddess of the sky
- noun usually large hard-shelled seed
- usherettes1/5
usherette
- noun a female usher
- noun a female usher
- sagittate1/5
sagittate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
arrow-shaped; sagittiform.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
- tattles1/5
tattle
- noun disclosing information or giving evidence about another
telling; singing.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- resettles1/5
resettle
- verb settle in a new place
- The immigrants had to resettle
- verb settle in a new place
- clitter1/5
clitter
- verb make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
stridulate.
- male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate
- verb make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
- outturns1/5
outturn
- noun what is produced in a given time period
output; turnout.
- noun what is produced in a given time period
- knottier1/5
knotty
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
tough; problematic; elusive; baffling; problematical.
- a baffling problem
- I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
- a problematic situation at home
- adjective satellite used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
gnarly; gnarled; knotted; knobbed.
- gnarled and knotted hands
- a knobbed stick
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- wattling1/5
wattle
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
lappet.
- noun framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
- noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
- smattered1/5
smatter
- verb work with in an amateurish manner
dabble; play around.
- She dabbles in astronomy
- He plays around with investments but he never makes any money
- verb to talk foolishly
babble; blather; blether; blither.
- The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
- verb work with in an amateurish manner
- stutterings1/5
stutter
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
stammer.
- verb speak haltingly
falter; bumble; stammer.
- The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
- battlewagon1/5
battlewagon
- noun large and heavily armoured warship
battleship.
- noun large and heavily armoured warship
- rickettsiae1/5
rickettsia
- noun any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings
- noun any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings
- earsplitting1/5
earsplitting
- adjective satellite loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
thundery; deafening; thunderous.
- adjective satellite loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
- pottle1/5
pottle
- noun a pot that holds 2 quarts
- noun a pot that holds 2 quarts
- gavotte1/5
gavotte
- noun an old formal French dance in quadruple time
- noun music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte
- noun an old formal French dance in quadruple time
- witting1/5
witting
- adjective aware or knowing
- a witting tool of the Communists
- adjective satellite intentionally conceived
conscious.
- a conscious effort to speak more slowly
- a conscious policy
- adjective aware or knowing
- outtakes1/5
outtake
- noun a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film
- noun a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film
- barrettes1/5
barrette
- noun a pin for holding women's hair in place
- noun a pin for holding women's hair in place
- stonecutters1/5
stonecutter
- noun someone who cuts or carves stone
cutter.
- noun someone who cuts or carves stone
- audiocassettes1/5
audiocassette
- noun a cassette for audiotape
- noun a cassette for audiotape
- caretta1/5
caretta
- noun loggerhead turtles
genus Caretta.
- noun loggerhead turtles
- stutterer1/5
stutterer
- noun someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
stammerer.
- noun someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
- stockinette1/5
stockinette
- noun knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments
stockinet.
- noun knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments
- caporetto1/5
caporetto
- noun battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces
battle of Caporetto.
- noun battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces
- launderette1/5
launderette
- noun a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
Laundromat.
- noun a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
- banquettes1/5
banquette
- noun an upholstered bench
- noun an upholstered bench
- slatternly1/5
slatternly
- adjective satellite characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
blowsy; blowzy; sluttish.
- adjective satellite characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
- pettishly1/5
pettishly
- adverb in a petulant manner; `Go away!'"
irritably; petulantly; testily.
- he said testily
- adverb in a petulant manner; `Go away!'"
- barbette1/5
barbette
- noun (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
- noun (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
- fettle1/5
fettle
- noun a state of fitness and good health
- in fine fettle
- verb remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
- noun a state of fitness and good health
- titters1/5
titter
- noun a nervous restrained laugh
- verb laugh nervously
giggle.
- The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom
- noun a nervous restrained laugh
- spittoons1/5
spittoon
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
cuspidor.
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
- tattler1/5
tattler
- noun someone who gossips indiscreetly
telltale; blabbermouth; taleteller; tattletale; talebearer.
- noun any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
- noun someone who gossips indiscreetly
- pattens1/5
patten
- noun footwear usually with wooden soles
geta; clog; sabot.
- noun footwear usually with wooden soles
- lorgnette1/5
lorgnette
- noun eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle
- noun eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle
- soubrette1/5
soubrette
- noun a pert or flirtatious young girl
- noun a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy
- noun a pert or flirtatious young girl
- buttonholed1/5
buttonhole
- noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
button hole.
- verb detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
lobby.
- noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
- alouatta1/5
alouatta
- noun howler monkeys
genus Alouatta.
- noun howler monkeys
- lazaretto1/5
lazaretto
- noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
lazar house; lazarette; lazaret; pesthouse.
- noun a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
glory hole.
- noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
- sitta1/5
sitta
- noun type genus of the Sittidae
genus Sitta.
- noun type genus of the Sittidae
- jitteriness1/5
jitteriness
- noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
nervousness; jumpiness; restiveness.
- noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
- curettes1/5
curette
- noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
curet.
- noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
- pettifogging1/5
pettifog
- verb argue over petty things
niggle; squabble; bicker; brabble; quibble.
- Let's not quibble over pennies
- verb argue over petty things
- bitterns1/5
bittern
- noun relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
- noun relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
- scatterbrained1/5
scatterbrained
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
rattlebrained; scatty; rattlepated.
- his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
- how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
- adjective satellite guided by whim and fancy
flighty; flyaway; head-in-the-clouds.
- flighty young girls
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
- novelettes1/5
novelette
- noun a short novel
novella.
- noun a short novel
- twitted1/5
twit
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
twirp; twerp.
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
taunt; taunting.
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
- tattletale1/5
tattletale
- noun someone who gossips indiscreetly
telltale; blabbermouth; tattler; taleteller; talebearer.
- noun someone who gossips indiscreetly
- roquette1/5
roquette
- noun erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
rocket; Eruca vesicaria sativa; arugula; Eruca sativa; rocket salad; garden rocket.
- noun erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
- littorina1/5
littorina
(Zoöl.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known example. See Periwinkle .
- chitterlings1/5
chitterlings
- noun small intestines of hogs prepared as food
chitlings; chitlins.
- noun small intestines of hogs prepared as food
- karttikeya1/5
karttikeya
- noun Hindu god of bravery
Kartikeya.
- noun Hindu god of bravery
- embittering1/5
embitter
- verb cause to be bitter or resentful
acerbate; envenom.
- These injustices embittered her even more
- verb cause to be bitter or resentful
- maisonette1/5
maisonette
- noun a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
maisonnette.
- noun a small house
maisonnette.
- noun a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
- slattern1/5
slattern
- noun a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
floozy; streetwalker; floozie; street girl; hooker; hustler.
- noun a dirty untidy woman
slovenly woman; slut; trollop.
- noun a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
- ottar1/5
ottar
- noun essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
attar; atar; athar.
- noun essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
- anisette1/5
anisette
- noun liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
anisette de Bordeaux.
- noun liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
- rattans1/5
rattan
- noun climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
rattan palm; Calamus rotang.
- noun the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
rattan cane.
- noun climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
- layette1/5
layette
- noun kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby
- noun kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby
- battledore1/5
battledore
- noun a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
badminton racquet; badminton racket.
- noun an ancient racket game
battledore and shuttlecock.
- noun a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
- mettlesome1/5
mettlesome
- adjective satellite having a proud and unbroken spirit
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
gritty; spunky; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
- adjective satellite having a proud and unbroken spirit
- squatty1/5
squatty
- adjective satellite short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
squat; low-set; chunky; dumpy; stumpy.
- some people seem born to be square and chunky
- a dumpy little dumpling of a woman
- dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
- a little church with a squat tower
- a squatty red smokestack
- a stumpy ungainly figure
- adjective satellite short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
- platting1/5
plat
- noun a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
- verb make a plat of
plot.
- Plat the town
- noun a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
- bottlebrush1/5
bottlebrush
- noun a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
- noun a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
- shatterproof1/5
shatterproof
- adjective satellite resistant to shattering or splintering
splinterless; splinterproof.
- shatterproof automobile windows
- adjective satellite resistant to shattering or splintering
- sagittaria1/5
sagittaria
- noun genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers
genus Sagittaria.
- noun genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers
- trendsetting1/5
trendsetting
- adjective satellite initiating or popularizing a trend
trend-setting.
- adjective satellite initiating or popularizing a trend
- nattier1/5
natty
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
rakish; spiffy; snappy; raffish; dashing; spruce; dapper; jaunty.
- a dapper young man
- a jaunty red hat
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
- potties1/5
potty
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
throne; toilet; commode; crapper; stool; can; pot.
- noun a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
chamberpot; thunder mug.
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- nutters1/5
nutter
- noun a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
wacko; whacko.
- noun a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
- letterer1/5
letterer
- noun a painter of letters
- noun a painter of letters
- frottage1/5
frottage
- noun masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd)
- noun masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd)
- unbefitting1/5
unbefitting
- adjective satellite not befitting
- behavior unbefitting a father
- adjective satellite not befitting
- blotto1/5
blotto
- adjective satellite very drunk
pixilated; sozzled; soaked; tight; soused; sloshed; slopped; plastered; crocked; besotted; cockeyed; squiffy; wet; pie-eyed; fuddled; smashed; blind drunk; stiff; loaded; pissed.
- adjective satellite very drunk
- aigrette1/5
aigrette
- noun a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
aigret.
- noun a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
- tightfitting1/5
tightfitting
- adjective satellite fitting snugly
tight fitting; skinny; tightly fitting; tight-fitting.
- a tightly-fitting cover
- tight-fitting clothes
- adjective satellite fitting snugly
- maisonettes1/5
maisonette
- noun a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
maisonnette.
- noun a small house
maisonnette.
- noun a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
- cavetto1/5
cavetto
- noun a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section
- noun a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section
- outtake1/5
outtake
- noun a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film
- noun a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film
- butterbur1/5
butterbur
- noun small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
Petasites vulgaris; bog rhubarb; Petasites hybridus.
- noun small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
- coattail1/5
coattail
- noun the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
- noun the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
- cottus1/5
cottus
- noun type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins
genus Cottus.
- noun type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins
- buttonholing1/5
buttonhole
- noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
button hole.
- verb detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
lobby.
- noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
- notturno1/5
notturno
- noun a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
nocturne.
- noun a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
- egretta1/5
egretta
- noun small Old and New World herons
genus Egretta.
- noun small Old and New World herons
- embitters1/5
embitter
- verb cause to be bitter or resentful
acerbate; envenom.
- These injustices embittered her even more
- verb cause to be bitter or resentful
- dilettantish1/5
dilettantish
- adjective satellite showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
sciolistic; dilettante; dilettanteish.
- his dilettantish efforts at painting
- adjective satellite showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
- dittany1/5
dittany
- noun Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
gas plant; Dictamnus alba; burning bush; fraxinella.
- noun Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
- bitterroots1/5
bitterroot
- noun showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
Lewisia rediviva.
- noun showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
- lazarette1/5
lazarette
- noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
lazaretto; lazar house; lazaret; pesthouse.
- noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
- inattentively1/5
inattentively
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
absently; absentmindedly; abstractedly.
- he read the letter absently
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
- blatta1/5
blatta
- noun type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide
genus Blatta.
- noun type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide
- tatterdemalion1/5
tatterdemalion
- noun a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
ragamuffin.
- adjective satellite worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
tattered.
- a man in a tattered shirt
- the tattered flag
- tied up in tattered brown paper
- a tattered barefoot boy
- a tatterdemalion prince
- noun a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
- cittern1/5
cittern
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
cithern; citole; gittern; cither.
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
- croquette1/5
croquette
- noun minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
- noun minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
- butterfish1/5
butterfish
- noun any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
- noun small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines
stromateid; stromateid fish.
- noun any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
- vinaigrettes1/5
vinaigrette
- noun oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
sauce vinaigrette; French dressing.
- noun oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
- mittelschmerz1/5
mittelschmerz
- noun pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle)
- noun pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle)
- wildcatters1/5
wildcatter
- noun an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
- noun an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
- rotters1/5
rotter
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
git; crumb; stinker; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; puke; dirty dog; bum; skunk; stinkpot; lowlife.
- only a rotter would do that
- kill the rat
- throw the bum out
- you cowardly little pukes!
- the British call a contemptible person a `git'
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- wildcatter1/5
wildcatter
- noun an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
- noun an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
- twitting1/5
twit
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
twirp; twerp.
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
taunt; taunting.
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
- risottos1/5
risotto
- noun rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
Italian rice.
- noun rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
- scatty1/5
scatty
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
rattlebrained; rattlepated; scatterbrained.
- his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
- how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
- adjective satellite lost in thought; showing preoccupation
absent; absentminded; abstracted.
- an absent stare
- an absentminded professor
- the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
- mylitta1/5
mylitta
- noun Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
Ishtar.
- noun Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
- aigrettes1/5
aigrette
- noun a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
aigret.
- noun a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
- ballottement1/5
ballottement
- noun a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)
- noun a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)
- garrotted1/5
garrotte
- noun an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
garrote; garotte; iron collar.
- verb strangle with an iron collar
garrote; garotte; scrag.
- people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain
- noun an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
- wainscotting1/5
wainscotting
- noun a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
wainscoting.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscoting; wainscot.
- noun a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
- tettigoniidae1/5
tettigoniidae
- noun long-horned grasshoppers; katydids
family Tettigoniidae.
- noun long-horned grasshoppers; katydids
- fettling1/5
fettle
- noun a state of fitness and good health
- in fine fettle
- verb remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
- noun a state of fitness and good health
- prattler1/5
prattler
- noun someone who speaks in a childish way
- noun someone who speaks in a childish way
- elettaria1/5
elettaria
- noun cardamom
genus Elettaria.
- noun cardamom
- psittacus1/5
psittacus
- noun type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey
genus Psittacus.
- noun type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey
- lorgnettes1/5
lorgnette
- noun eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle
- noun eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle
- frittatas1/5
frittata
- noun Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top
- noun Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top
- tottery1/5
tottery
- adjective satellite unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
tottering.
- a tottering skeleton of a horse
- a tottery old man
- adjective satellite unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
- shutterbug1/5
shutterbug
- noun a photography enthusiast
- noun a photography enthusiast
- jotter1/5
jotter
- noun a small notebook for rough notes
- noun a small notebook for rough notes
- layettes1/5
layette
- noun kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby
- noun kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby
- fettled1/5
fettle
- noun a state of fitness and good health
- in fine fettle
- verb remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
- noun a state of fitness and good health
- attalea1/5
attalea
- noun unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
genus Attalea.
- noun unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
- tattletales1/5
tattletale
- noun someone who gossips indiscreetly
telltale; blabbermouth; tattler; taleteller; talebearer.
- noun someone who gossips indiscreetly
- gazetting1/5
gazette
- noun a newspaper or official journal
- verb publish in a gazette
- noun a newspaper or official journal
- tattlers1/5
tattler
- noun someone who gossips indiscreetly
telltale; blabbermouth; taleteller; tattletale; talebearer.
- noun any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
- noun someone who gossips indiscreetly
- chattily1/5
chattily
- adverb in a chatty manner
volubly.
- `when I was a girl,' she said chattily, `I used to ride a bicycle'
- adverb in a chatty manner
- psittacula1/5
psittacula
- noun a genus of Psittacidae
genus Psittacula.
- noun a genus of Psittacidae
- buttonhook1/5
buttonhook
- noun a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole
- noun a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole
- rickettsias1/5
rickettsia
- noun any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings
- noun any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings
- lazarettos1/5
lazaretto
- noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
lazar house; lazarette; lazaret; pesthouse.
- noun a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
glory hole.
- noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
- manumitting1/5
manumit
- verb free from slavery or servitude
emancipate.
- verb free from slavery or servitude
- psittaciformes1/5
psittaciformes
- noun an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
order Psittaciformes.
- noun an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
- cyanocitta1/5
cyanocitta
- noun New World jays
genus Cyanocitta.
- noun New World jays
- blattaria1/5
blattaria
- noun cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
Blattodea; suborder Blattaria; suborder Blattodea.
- noun cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
- gittern1/5
gittern
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
cithern; citole; cittern; cither.
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
- pipefitting1/5
pipefitting
- noun fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together
pipe fitting.
- noun fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together
- blattella1/5
blattella
- noun small cockroaches
genus Blattella.
- noun small cockroaches
- barbettes1/5
barbette
- noun (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
- noun (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
- matteuccia1/5
matteuccia
- noun small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
Pteretis; genus Matteuccia; genus Pteretis.
- noun small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
- psittacidae1/5
psittacidae
- noun coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
family Psittacidae.
- noun coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
- genetta1/5
genetta
- noun genets
genus Genetta.
- noun genets
- blatting1/5
blat
- verb cry plaintively
bleat; blate; baa.
- The lambs were bleating
- verb cry plaintively
- melopsittacus1/5
melopsittacus
- noun a genus of Psittacidae
genus Melopsittacus.
- noun a genus of Psittacidae
- cottidae1/5
cottidae
- noun sculpins
family Cottidae.
- noun sculpins
- garrotting1/5
garrotte
- noun an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
garrote; garotte; iron collar.
- verb strangle with an iron collar
garrote; garotte; scrag.
- people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain
- noun an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
- melanitta1/5
melanitta
- noun scoters
genus Melanitta.
- noun scoters
- blattodea1/5
blattodea
- noun cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
Blattaria; suborder Blattaria; suborder Blattodea.
- noun cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
- brittlebush1/5
brittlebush
- noun fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
Encelia farinosa; incienso; brittle bush.
- noun fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
- gavottes1/5
gavotte
- noun an old formal French dance in quadruple time
- noun music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte
- noun an old formal French dance in quadruple time
- houttuynia1/5
houttuynia
- noun one species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places
genus Houttuynia.
- noun one species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places
- launderettes1/5
launderette
- noun a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
Laundromat.
- noun a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
- bettongia1/5
bettongia
- noun jerboa kangaroo
genus Bettongia.
- noun jerboa kangaroo
- attrited1/5
attrited
- adjective satellite worn by rubbing or friction
- adjective satellite worn by rubbing or friction
- cottonseeds1/5
cottonseed
- noun seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil
- noun seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil
- battledores1/5
battledore
- noun a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
badminton racquet; badminton racket.
- noun an ancient racket game
battledore and shuttlecock.
- noun a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
- butteries1/5
buttery
- noun a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
larder; pantry.
- noun a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
- noun a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
- suttees1/5
suttee
- noun the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
- noun the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
- pettily1/5
- poinsettias1/5
poinsettia
- noun tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
lobster plant; Euphorbia pulcherrima; painted leaf; Mexican flameleaf; Christmas star; Christmas flower.
- noun tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
- musette1/5
musette
- noun a small bagpipe formerly popular in France
shepherd's pipe.
- noun a small bagpipe formerly popular in France
- committeeman1/5
committeeman
- noun a man who is a member of committee
- noun a man who is a member of committee
- unuttered1/5
unuttered
- adjective satellite not made explicit
unexpressed; unstated; unverbalised; unvoiced; unverbalized; unspoken; unsaid.
- the unexpressed terms of the agreement
- things left unsaid
- some kind of unspoken agreement
- his action is clear but his reason remains unstated
- adjective satellite not made explicit
- repotting1/5
repot
- verb put in a new, usually larger, pot
- The plant had grown and had to be repotted
- verb put in a new, usually larger, pot
- puttees1/5
puttee
- noun a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I
- noun a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I
- psittacosis1/5
psittacosis
- noun infectious disease of birds
parrot disease.
- noun an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
ornithosis; parrot fever.
- noun infectious disease of birds
- mattocks1/5
mattock
- noun a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
- noun a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
- culotte1/5
culotte
- noun a divided skirt
- noun a divided skirt
- committeemen1/5
committeeman
- noun a man who is a member of committee
- noun a man who is a member of committee
- cattleya1/5
cattleya
- noun any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known
- noun any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known
- gutturals1/5
guttural
- noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
pharyngeal consonant; guttural consonant; pharyngeal.
- adjective satellite like the sounds of frogs and crows
croaky.
- a guttural voice
- acres of guttural frogs
- noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
- scattershot1/5
scattershot
- adjective satellite covering a wide range in a haphazard way
- adjective satellite covering a wide range in a haphazard way
- abetter1/5
abetter
- noun one who helps or encourages or incites another
abettor.
- noun one who helps or encourages or incites another
- bottommost1/5
bottommost
- adjective satellite farthest down
nethermost; lowermost.
- bottommost shelf
- adjective satellite farthest down
- nattily1/5
nattily
- adverb in a natty manner; with smartness
- it was arranged carefully and nattily
- adverb in a natty manner; with smartness
- buttonwood1/5
buttonwood
- noun very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
Platanus occidentalis; American sycamore; American plane.
- noun very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
- aflutter1/5
aflutter
- adjective satellite excited in anticipation
nervous.
- adjective satellite excited in anticipation
- cottontails1/5
cottontail
- noun common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
cottontail rabbit; wood rabbit.
- noun common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
- shittim1/5
shittim
- noun shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
mock orange; Bumelia lycioides; shittimwood; southern buckthorn.
- noun source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia
shittah; shittah tree.
- noun shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
- globetrotter1/5
globetrotter
- noun someone who travels widely and often
world traveler.
- noun someone who travels widely and often
- repotted1/5
repot
- verb put in a new, usually larger, pot
- The plant had grown and had to be repotted
- verb put in a new, usually larger, pot
- schottische1/5
schottische
- noun music performed for dancing the schottische
- noun a German round dance resembling a slow polka
- noun music performed for dancing the schottische
- kittenish1/5
kittenish
- adjective satellite playful like a lively kitten
frisky.
- adjective satellite playful like a lively kitten
- butternuts1/5
butternut
- noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
butternut tree; Juglans cinerea; white walnut.
- noun oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
- noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
- rutty1/5
rutty
- adjective satellite full of ruts
rutted.
- rutty farm roads
- adjective satellite full of ruts
- oubliette1/5
oubliette
- noun a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
- noun a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
- majorette1/5
majorette
- noun a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band
drum majorette.
- noun a female drum major
drum majorette.
- noun a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band
- potto1/5
potto
- noun arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
honey bear; Potos caudivolvulus; kinkajou; Potos flavus.
- noun a kind of lemur
Perodicticus potto; kinkajou.
- noun arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
- embitterment1/5
embitterment
- noun the state of being embittered
- the embitterment that resulted from the loss of his job never left him
- noun the state of being embittered
- abattis1/5
abattis
- noun a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
abatis.
- noun a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
- scattergun1/5
scattergun
- noun firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
shotgun.
- noun firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
- skittishness1/5
skittishness
- noun characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
restiveness.
- noun characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
- guttersnipe1/5
guttersnipe
- noun a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
street urchin.
- noun a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
- cottiers1/5
cottier
- noun a medieval English villein
cotter.
- noun a medieval English villein
- chapattis1/5
chapatti
- noun flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle
chapati.
- noun flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle
- dotterel1/5
dotterel
- noun rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
Eudromias morinellus; dotrel; Charadrius morinellus.
- noun rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
- majorettes1/5
majorette
- noun a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band
drum majorette.
- noun a female drum major
drum majorette.
- noun a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band
- latten1/5
latten
- noun brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
- noun brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
- lettish1/5
lettish
Of or pertaining to the Letts. --n. The language spoken by the Letts. See Lettic .
- chapatti1/5
chapatti
- noun flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle
chapati.
- noun flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle
- brittles1/5
brittle
- noun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
toffy; toffee.
- adjective satellite having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
brickle; brickly.
- brittle bones
- glass is brittle
- `brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal
- noun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
- cattleyas1/5
cattleya
- noun any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known
- noun any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known
- mattole1/5
mattole
- noun a member of the Athapaskan people living in northwestern California
- noun the Athapaskan language spoken by the Mattole
- noun a member of the Athapaskan people living in northwestern California
- natterjack1/5
natterjack
- noun common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops
Bufo calamita.
- noun common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops
- matthiola1/5
matthiola
- noun genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals
genus Matthiola.
- noun genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals
- falsettos1/5
falsetto
- noun a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
- adjective satellite artificially high; above the normal voice range
- a falsetto voice
- noun a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
- bayonetted1/5
bayonet
- noun a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
- verb stab or kill someone with a bayonet
- noun a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
- committeewoman1/5
committeewoman
- noun a woman who is a member of a committee
- noun a woman who is a member of a committee
- lottes1/5
lotte
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Lophius Americanus; allmouth; anglerfish; angler; angler fish; monkfish; goosefish.
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- butterwort1/5
butterwort
- noun any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects
- noun any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects
- scotties1/5
scottie
- noun old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
Scotch terrier; Scottish terrier.
- noun old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
- petticoated1/5
petticoated
- adjective satellite wearing or furnished with a petticoat
- petticoated ladies
- a petticoated table
- adjective satellite wearing or furnished with a petticoat
- puttee1/5
puttee
- noun a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I
- noun a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I
- oubliettes1/5
oubliette
- noun a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
- noun a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
- guttiferae1/5
guttiferae
- noun widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
family Guttiferae; family Clusiaceae; St John's wort family; Clusiaceae.
- noun widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
- bedsitter1/5
bedsitter
- noun a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
bedsitting room; bedsit.
- noun a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
- spittlebugs1/5
spittlebug
- noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
spittle insect.
- noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
- spittlebug1/5
spittlebug
- noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
spittle insect.
- noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
- pottos1/5
potto
- noun arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
honey bear; Potos caudivolvulus; kinkajou; Potos flavus.
- noun a kind of lemur
Perodicticus potto; kinkajou.
- noun arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
- schottisches1/5
schottische
- noun music performed for dancing the schottische
- noun a German round dance resembling a slow polka
- noun music performed for dancing the schottische
- heartthrob1/5
heartthrob
- noun an object of infatuation
- noun an object of infatuation
- courgettes1/5
courgette
- noun marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
zucchini.
- noun small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
zucchini.
- noun marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
- bratty1/5
bratty
- adjective satellite (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly
brattish.
- adjective satellite (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly
- cottonmouth1/5
cottonmouth
- noun venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
water moccasin; cottonmouth moccasin; Agkistrodon piscivorus.
- noun venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
- sublittoral1/5
sublittoral
- adjective of or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated there
- adjective of or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated there
- serviette1/5
serviette
- noun a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
napkin; table napkin.
- noun a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
- palmettos1/5
palmetto
- noun any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
- noun any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
- rottweilers1/5
rottweiler
- noun German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs
- noun German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs
- courgette1/5
courgette
- noun marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
zucchini.
- noun small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
zucchini.
- noun marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
- arietta1/5
arietta
- noun a short aria
short aria.
- noun a short aria
- biretta1/5
biretta
- noun a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
birretta; berretta.
- noun a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
- serviettes1/5
serviette
- noun a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
napkin; table napkin.
- noun a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
- cuttingly1/5
cuttingly
- adverb in an intentionally unkind way
- a cutting remark
- adverb in an intentionally unkind way
- butty1/5
- brochettes1/5
brochette
- noun a small spit or skewer
- noun a small spit or skewer
- pittas1/5
pitta
- noun any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
- noun any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
- cottonmouths1/5
cottonmouth
- noun venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
water moccasin; cottonmouth moccasin; Agkistrodon piscivorus.
- noun venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
- berretta1/5
berretta
- noun a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
birretta; biretta.
- noun a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
- brochette1/5
brochette
- noun a small spit or skewer
- noun a small spit or skewer
- littleneck1/5
littleneck
- noun a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York
littleneck clam.
- noun a young quahog
littleneck clam.
- noun a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York
- skittishly1/5
skittishly
- adverb in a skittish manner
- the horse pranced around skittishly
- adverb in a skittish manner
- pallette1/5
pallette
- noun one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
palette.
- noun one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
- ariette1/5
arietta
- noun a short aria
short aria.
- noun a short aria
- heartthrobs1/5
heartthrob
- noun an object of infatuation
- noun an object of infatuation
- gluttonously1/5
gluttonously
- adverb in a gluttonous manner
- this man eats gluttonously!
- adverb in a gluttonous manner
- butties1/5
butty
- noun a sandwich
- a bacon butty
- noun a sandwich
- kittiwake1/5
kittiwake
- noun small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
- noun small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
- kittiwakes1/5
kittiwake
- noun small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
- noun small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
- gutturally1/5
gutturally
- adverb in a guttural manner
- gutturally articulated
- adverb in a guttural manner
- rickettsialpox1/5
rickettsialpox
- noun mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox
- noun mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox
- bitternut1/5
bitternut
- noun hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
Carya cordiformis; bitter hickory; bitter pignut; bitternut hickory; swamp hickory.
- noun hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
- butterflyfish1/5
butterflyfish
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
flying gurnard; flying robin.
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
- rattail1/5
rattail
- noun deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
rattail fish; grenadier.
- noun deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
- butterflyfishes1/5
butterflyfish
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
flying gurnard; flying robin.
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
- bettong1/5
bettong
- noun short-nosed rat kangaroo
- noun short-nosed rat kangaroo
- butterbean1/5
butterbean
- noun small flat green bean similar to lima beans
butter bean; civet bean; sieva bean.
- noun small flat green bean similar to lima beans
- psittacosaurus1/5
psittacosaurus
- noun primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal
psittacosaur.
- noun primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal
- unforgettably1/5
unforgettably
- adverb in a memorable manner
memorably.
- Horowitz could play Chopin memorably
- adverb in a memorable manner
- unpatterned1/5
unpatterned
- adjective lacking patterns especially in color
plain.
- adjective lacking patterns especially in color
- unshuttered1/5
unshuttered
- adjective not provided with shutters or having the shuttered open
- unshuttered windows
- adjective not provided with shutters or having the shuttered open
- mayotte1/5
- lorette1/5
lorette
In France, a name for a woman who is supported by her lovers, and devotes herself to idleness, show, and pleasure; -- so called from the church of Notre Dame de Lorette, in Paris, near which many of them resided.
- patta1/5
patta
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- botting1/5
bot
- noun botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
- noun botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
- suttas1/5
suttas
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- picciotto1/5
- patte1/5
pat
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
tap; rap.
- noun a light touch or stroke
tap; dab.
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
- ottinger1/5
ottinger
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- vittles1/5
vittles
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- nitta1/5
nitta
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- putten1/5
putten
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- misattribution1/5
misattribution
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- fluttery1/5
fluttery
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- dolittle1/5
- maquette1/5
maquette
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- hutterite1/5
hutterite
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- tutted1/5
tut
- verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
tut-tut; tsk.
- verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
- bugatti1/5
bugatti
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- kitted1/5
kit
- noun a case for containing a set of articles
- noun gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
outfit.
- noun a case for containing a set of articles
- scattergram1/5
scattergram
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- chetty1/5
chetty
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- bittorrent1/5
bittorrent
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- tetter1/5
tetter
(Med.) A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes. See Herpes .
- vignetting1/5
vignetting
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- stretto1/5
stretto
(Mus.) (a) The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a fugue. (b) In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time. Written also stretta .
- lynnette1/5
lynnette
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- trutta1/5
trutta
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- atte1/5
at
- noun 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
- noun a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
atomic number 85; astatine.
- noun 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
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trendsetters
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cybersquatting
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wettable
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- kittle1/5
kittle
(Zoöl.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. Prov. Eng. & Scot.
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subtle
- adjective satellite difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
elusive.
- his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
- a subtle difference
- that elusive thing the soul
- adjective satellite able to make fine distinctions
- a subtle mind
- adjective satellite difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
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- concetta1/5
concetta
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- slatter1/5
slat
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
spline.
- verb equip or bar with slats
- Slat the windows
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
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pottawatomie
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battleaxe
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trendsetter
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mattoon
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slutty
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luncheonette
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unforgotten
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yttria
(Chem.) The oxide, Y2O3 , or earth, of yttrium.
- fritts1/5
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remittitur
(Law) (a) A remission or surrender, -- remittitur damnut being a remission of excess of damages. (b) A sending back, as when a record is remitted by a superior to an inferior court. Wharton.
- flattish1/5
flattish
Somewhat flat. Woodward.
- cuvettes1/5
cuvette
A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table.
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- condottiere1/5
condottiere
A military adventurer of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, who sold his services, and those of his followers, to any party in any contest.
- botte1/5
botte
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- netty1/5
netty
Like a net, or network; netted. R.
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- defatted1/5
defat
- verb remove the fat from
- verb remove the fat from
- pettis1/5
pettis
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- gettering1/5
getter
One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or procreates.
- flatteringly1/5
flattering
- adjective showing or representing to advantage
- a flattering color
- verb praise somewhat dishonestly
flatter; blandish.
- adjective showing or representing to advantage
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littoralis
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psittaci
(Zoöl.) The order of birds which comprises the parrots.
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litten
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totty
Unsteady; dizzy; tottery. Obs.or Prov. Eng. Sir W. Scott.For yet his noule [head] was totty of the must. Spenser.
- palmette1/5
palmette
A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the honeysuckle ornament .
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- lotter1/5
lot
- 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; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
- he bought a lot on the lake
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
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andretti
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alouette
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wit
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; humor; humour.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; brain.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- mittened1/5
mitten
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
- lette1/5
let
- noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
net ball.
- noun a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
Army of the Pure; Army of the Righteous; Lashkar-e-Taiba; Lashkar-e-Tayyiba; Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus
- noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
- unbegotten1/5
unbegotten
Not begot; not yet generated; also, having never been generated; self-existent; eternal.
- flatted1/5
flat
- noun a level tract of land
- the salt flats of Utah
- noun a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- noun a level tract of land
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brattain
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galette
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- nette1/5
net
- noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
cyberspace; internet.
- noun a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
- noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- putto1/5
putto
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- annatto1/5
annatto
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- batta1/5
batta
Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. Whitworth.
- muette1/5
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- pipetted1/5
pipet
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
pipette.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
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- buttle1/5
buttle
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- ritratto1/5
ritratto
A picture. Sterne.
- aletta1/5
aletta
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- guttata1/5
guttata
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- kittie1/5
kitty
- noun the combined stakes of the betters
pool.
- noun the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
jackpot; pot.
- noun the combined stakes of the betters
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amoretti
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- kettler1/5
kettle
- noun a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
boiler.
- noun the quantity a kettle will hold
kettleful.
- noun a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
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formatters
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woodcut
- noun a print made from a woodcut
wood engraving.
- noun engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
wood engraving; wood block.
- noun a print made from a woodcut
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petti
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allottee
One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made.
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dimittis
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witters
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brittney
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everette
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dimwit
- noun a stupid incompetent person
nitwit; half-wit; doofus.
- noun a stupid incompetent person
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unremitted
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- battel1/5
battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- tutting1/5
tut
- verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
tut-tut; tsk.
- verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
- facetted1/5
facet
- noun a distinct feature or element in a problem
aspect.
- he studied every facet of the question
- noun a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
- noun a distinct feature or element in a problem
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fourchette
A table fork.
- cotte1/5
cotte
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- rivetted1/5
rivet
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
stud.
- noun heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
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- lattin1/5
latin
- noun any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
- noun an inhabitant of ancient Latium
- noun any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
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- tottie1/5
totty
Unsteady; dizzy; tottery. Obs.or Prov. Eng. Sir W. Scott.For yet his noule [head] was totty of the must. Spenser.
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crossette
(Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also ancon ,ear ,elbow .(b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone.
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palmette
A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the honeysuckle ornament .
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irrebuttable
Incapable of being rebutted. Coleridge.
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grisette
A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Sterne.
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reattach
To attach again. the object reattached may have been an integral part which had never been "attached" (trans), e.g., to reattach a severed finger.
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attaché
One attached to another person or thing, as a part of a suite or staff. Specifically: One attached to an embassy.
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betto
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laundrette
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gout
- noun a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
urarthritis; gouty arthritis.
- noun a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
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unsettlement
The act of unsettling, or state of being unsettled; disturbance. J. H. Newman.
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combatant
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
scrapper; fighter; belligerent; battler.
- adjective satellite engaging in or ready for combat
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
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ottava
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atthis
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- bitting1/5
bit
- noun a small piece or quantity of something
spot.
- a spot of tea
- a bit of paper
- a bit of lint
- I gave him a bit of my mind
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
fleck; chip; flake; scrap.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun a small piece or quantity of something
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watter
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- dotter1/5
dot
- noun a very small circular shape
point.
- a row of points
- draw lines between the dots
- noun the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
Department of Transportation; Transportation.
- noun a very small circular shape
- platten1/5
platten
(Glass Making) To flatten and make into sheets or plates; as, to .platten cylinder glass
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bottomry
(Mar.Law) A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and sometimes the accruing freight) as security for the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the ship, if she terminates her voyage successfully. If the ship is lost by perils of the sea, the lender loses the money; but if the ship arrives safe, he is to receive the money lent, with the interest or premium stipulated, although it may, and usually does, exceed the legal rate of interest. See Hypothecation .
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unknot
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unpick; unravel; unscramble.
- unravel the thread
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
- rotta1/5
rotta
(Mus.) See Rota .
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epiglottic
(Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
- batterie1/5
battery
- noun group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- noun a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
electric battery.
- noun group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
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noisette
(Bot.) A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the P. Henderson.Lamarque , theMarechal (or Marshal) Niel , and theCloth of gold . Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous growth.
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shot
- noun the act of firing a projectile
shooting.
- his shooting was slow but accurate
- noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm
pellet.
- the shot buzzed past his ear
- noun the act of firing a projectile
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vedette
A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a vidette.
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rattletrap
Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. Colloq. A. Trollope.
- jittered1/5
jitter
- noun small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
- noun a small irregular movement
- noun small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
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tattooist
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- piatti1/5
piatti
(Mus.) Cymbals. Written also pyatti .
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glitterati
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subglottal
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attenuata
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globetrotting
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belittlement
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maquettes
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- haircutting1/5
haircut
- noun the style in which hair has been cut
- noun the act of cutting the hair
- noun the style in which hair has been cut
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battledress
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ciabatta
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stretta
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dratted
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- retter1/5
ret
- verb place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
- verb place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
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tattooists
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tetter
(Med.) A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes. See Herpes .
- grittiness1/5
grittiness
The quality of being gritty.
- vedettes1/5
vedette
A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a vidette.
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- gitter1/5
git
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
crumb; stinker; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; rotter; puke; dirty dog; bum; skunk; stinkpot; lowlife.
- only a rotter would do that
- kill the rat
- throw the bum out
- you cowardly little pukes!
- the British call a contemptible person a `git'
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
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allottee
One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made.
- jetter1/5
jet
- noun an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
jet-propelled plane; jet plane.
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
spurt; squirt; spirt.
- noun an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
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- trivette1/5
trivet
- noun a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
- noun a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
- noun a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
- plottings1/5
plot
- noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
game; secret plan.
- they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
- I saw through his little game from the start
- noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
patch; plot of land; plot of ground.
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
- noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
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flattener
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- ottered1/5
otter
- noun the fur of an otter
- noun freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
- noun the fur of an otter
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batteau
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- splitted1/5
split
- noun extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
- noun a bottle containing half the usual amount
- noun extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
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ottmar
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cattery
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imagesetter
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zwitterion
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motte
A clump of trees in a prairie. Local, U.S.
- bitted1/5
bit
- noun a small piece or quantity of something
spot.
- a spot of tea
- a bit of paper
- a bit of lint
- I gave him a bit of my mind
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
fleck; chip; flake; scrap.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun a small piece or quantity of something
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butterfly
- noun diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- noun a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
butterfly stroke.
- noun diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
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guttate
Spotted, as if discolored by drops.
- catta1/5
catta
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- vatter1/5
vat
- noun a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
value-added tax; ad valorem tax.
- noun a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
tub.
- noun a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
- committment1/5
commitment
- noun the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
committedness.
- a man of energy and commitment
- noun the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
dedication; loyalty; allegiance.
- his long commitment to public service
- they felt no loyalty to a losing team
- noun the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
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calotte
A close cap without visor or brim. Especially: (a) Such a cap, worn by English serjeants at law.(b) Such a cap, worn by the French cavalry under their helmets.(c) Such a cap, worn by the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church.
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sagittarian
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- ghetti1/5
ghetti
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- ridotto1/5
ridotto
A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves. Brande & C.There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets. Walpole.
- plaquette1/5
plaquette
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littermate
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chatti
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attentat
An attempt; an assault. Obs. Bacon.
- pretties1/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
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attitudinal
- adjective of or relating to attitudes
- adjective of or relating to attitudes
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gigawatts
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permittee
One to whom a permission or permit is given.
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formfitting
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- battement1/5
battement
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- fette1/5
fette
To fetch. Obs. Chaucer.
- unsettlingly1/5
unsettle
- verb disturb the composure of
faze; enervate; unnerve.
- verb disturb the composure of
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unattempted
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- mettled1/5
mettle
- noun the courage to carry on
heart; spunk; nerve.
- he kept fighting on pure spunk
- you haven't got the heart for baseball
- noun the courage to carry on
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phototypesetting
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settable
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kette
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- battels1/5
battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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bassetti
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- presetting1/5
preset
- adjective satellite set in advance
predetermined.
- a preset plan of action
- at a predetermined time
- adjective satellite set in advance
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recutting
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- rotte1/5
rotte
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- jetton1/5
jetton
A metal counter used in playing cards.
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gianbattista
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psittacine
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unflattering
- adjective showing or representing unfavorably
uncomplimentary.
- an unflattering portrait
- an uncomplimentary dress
- adjective showing or representing unfavorably
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wittering
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- tatta1/5
tatta
A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is suffered to trickle, in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters. India
- codetta1/5
codetta
(Mus.) A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either; a short coda.
- fritted1/5
frit
(Glass Making) The material of which glass is made, after having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace, but before vitrification. It is a composition of silex and alkali, occasionally with other ingredients. Ure.
- wagonette1/5
wagonette
A kind of pleasure wagon, uncovered and with seats extended along the sides, designed to carry six or eight persons besides the driver.
- kitting1/5
kit
- noun a case for containing a set of articles
- noun gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
outfit.
- noun a case for containing a set of articles
- reattribution1/5
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wittedness
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- tutty1/5
tutty
(Chem.) A yellow or brown amorphous substance obtained as a sublimation product in the flues of smelting furnaces of zinc, and consisting of a crude zinc oxide.
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rouletted
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batteaux
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letterform
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- micropipettes1/5
- subsetting1/5
subset
- noun a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set
- noun a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set
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- cotts1/5
cotts
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- cornette1/5
cornet
- noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
horn; trumpet; trump.
- noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
- remitter1/5
remit
- noun the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life
- noun (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
remitment; remission.
- noun the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- briquetting1/5
briquet
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquette.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- splatting1/5
splat
- noun a single splash
- he heard a splat as it hit the floor
- noun a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair
- noun a single splash
- battu1/5
battu
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outthink
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bullshit
- noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior
crap; horseshit; Irish bull; dogshit; bull; shit.
- I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
- what he said was mostly bull
- verb speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
fake; bull; talk through one's hat.
- The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
- noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior
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guttatus
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- pattu1/5
pattu
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ritts
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rattlin
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counterbattery
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towelettes
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- cottas1/5
cottas
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- shotts1/5
shot
- noun the act of firing a projectile
shooting.
- his shooting was slow but accurate
- noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm
pellet.
- the shot buzzed past his ear
- noun the act of firing a projectile
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- rette1/5
rette
See Obs. Chaucer.Aret .
- vittatus1/5
vittatus
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- alette1/5
alette
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- hotting1/5
hot
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- hot stove
- hot water
- a hot August day
- a hot stuffy room
- she's hot and tired
- a hot forehead
- adjective satellite characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
raging.
- the fighting became hot and heavy
- a hot engagement
- a raging battle
- the river became a raging torrent
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- resubmitting1/5
resubmit
- verb submit (information) again to a program or automatic system
feed back.
- verb submit (information) again to a program or automatic system
- attornment1/5
attornment
(Law) The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service; the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord. Burrill. Blackstone.
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- vidette1/5
vidette
(Mil.) Same Vedette .
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tottle
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potti
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featurette
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trottoir
Footpath; pavement; sidewalk. Headless bodies trailed along the trottoirs. Froude.
- gyttja1/5
- mittimus1/5
mittimus
(Law) (a) A precept or warrant granted by a justice for committing to prison a party charged with crime; a warrant of commitment to prison. Burrill.(b) A writ for removing records from one court to another. Brande & C.
- attal1/5
attal
Same as Attle .
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cossette
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- frette1/5
fret
- noun agitation resulting from active worry
swither; sweat; stew; lather.
- don't get in a stew
- he's in a sweat about exams
- noun a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
worn spot.
- noun agitation resulting from active worry
- marotte1/5
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- nuttiness1/5
nuttiness
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- vitta1/5
vitta
(Bot.) One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
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curet
- noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
curette.
- noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
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grisette
A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Sterne.
- netters1/5
nett
- verb catch with a net
net.
- net a fish
- adjective remaining after all deductions
net.
- net profit
- verb catch with a net
- blanquette1/5
blanquette
(Cookery) A white fricassee.
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- combattant1/5
combatant
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
scrapper; fighter; belligerent; battler.
- adjective satellite engaging in or ready for combat
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
- pattes1/5
patte
(Her.) Narrow at the inner, and very broad at the other, end, or having its arms of that shape; -- said of a cross. See Illust. (8) of Cross .Written also paté ,patee .
- subpattern1/5
subpattern
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- ratten1/5
ratten
To deprive feloniously of the tools used in one's employment (as by breaking or stealing them), for the purpose of annoying; Trades-union Cant J. McCarthy.as, to .ratten a mechanic who works during a strike
- unsettledness1/5
unsettledness
The quality or state of being unsettled.
- remitters1/5
remitter
One who remits. Specifically:(a) One who pardons .(b) One who makes remittance.
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attainder
- noun cancellation of civil rights
civil death.
- noun cancellation of civil rights
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- attirer1/5
attire
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
dress; garb.
- formal attire
- battle dress
- verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
rig out; dress up; fig out; overdress; trick up; deck out; prink; tog out; get up; fig up; deck up; fancy up; tog up; gussy up; trick out.
- She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
- The young girls were all fancied up for the party
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
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- committer1/5
commit
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
perpetrate; pull.
- perpetrate a crime
- pull a bank robbery
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; consecrate; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
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cattan
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nuttallii
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widmanstatten
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let
- noun a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
Army of the Pure; Army of the Righteous; Lashkar-e-Taiba; Lashkar-e-Tayyiba; Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus
- noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
net ball.
- noun a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
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piquet
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- noun a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
picket.
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
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- unknotting1/5
unknot
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unpick; unravel; unscramble.
- unravel the thread
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
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- patternless1/5
patternless
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sagittal
- adjective satellite located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture
- adjective satellite located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture
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settleability
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tittle
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
smidge; smidgeon; scintilla; iota; smidgin; shred; whit; smidgen.
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
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- flatting1/5
flat
- noun a level tract of land
- the salt flats of Utah
- noun a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- noun a level tract of land
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- shatteringly1/5
shattering
- noun the act of breaking something into small pieces
smashing.
- verb break into many pieces
shatter.
- The wine glass shattered
- noun the act of breaking something into small pieces
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- prettied1/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
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closefitting
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futtock
(Naut.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel. Totten.
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noisette
(Bot.) A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the P. Henderson.Lamarque , theMarechal (or Marshal) Niel , and theCloth of gold . Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous growth.
- fitte1/5
fit
- noun a display of bad temper
conniption; tantrum; scene.
- he had a fit
- she threw a tantrum
- he made a scene
- noun a sudden uncontrollable attack
paroxysm; convulsion.
- a paroxysm of giggling
- a fit of coughing
- convulsions of laughter
- noun a display of bad temper
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- nettler1/5
nettle
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- verb sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
urticate.
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
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- atticism1/5
atticism
A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.
- duetting1/5
duet
- noun two items of the same kind
twosome; span; distich; couple; duo; twain; yoke; couplet; pair; brace; dyad; duad.
- noun two performers or singers who perform together
duette; duo.
- noun two items of the same kind
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burletta
(Mus.) A comic operetta; a music farce. Byron.
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- gitting1/5
git
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
crumb; stinker; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; rotter; puke; dirty dog; bum; skunk; stinkpot; lowlife.
- only a rotter would do that
- kill the rat
- throw the bum out
- you cowardly little pukes!
- the British call a contemptible person a `git'
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
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letterboxes
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- yetter1/5
yet
- adverb up to the present time
- I have yet to see the results
- details are yet to be worked out
- adverb used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
til now; so far; up to now; heretofore; hitherto; thus far; until now; as yet.
- So far he hasn't called
- the sun isn't up yet
- adverb up to the present time
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stonecutting
Hewing or dressing stone.
- duetto1/5
- shortcutting1/5
shortcut
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
crosscut; cutoff.
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
- unrebutted1/5
- kittles1/5
kittle
(Zoöl.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. Prov. Eng. & Scot.
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- hutted1/5
hut
- noun temporary military shelter
army hut; field hut.
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
shack; hutch; hovel; shanty.
- noun temporary military shelter
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vetturino
One who lets or drives a vettura.
- gatter1/5
gat
- noun a gangster's pistol
rod.
- noun a gangster's pistol
- attap1/5
attap
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tatties
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flechette
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cybersquatter
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pipefitter
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- misfitting1/5
misfit
- noun someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
- noun someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
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battleaxes
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batture
An elevated river bed or sea bed.
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futter
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reattaches
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- thermostatted1/5
thermostat
- noun a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
thermoregulator.
- verb control the temperature with a thermostat
- noun a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
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readmit
- verb admit anew
- The refugee was readmitted into his home country
- verb admit again or anew
- After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted
- verb admit anew
- attacher1/5
attach
- verb cause to be attached
- verb be attached; be in contact with
- verb cause to be attached
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bellbottom
- adjective satellite (of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom
bell-bottom; bell-bottomed.
- bell-bottomed trousers
- adjective satellite (of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom
- ettin1/5
ettin
A giant. Obs. Beau & Fl.
- tetty1/5
tetty
Testy; irritable. Obs. Burton.
- attent1/5
attend
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
go to.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
- verb take charge of or deal with
see; take care; look.
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
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- fretter1/5
fret
- noun agitation resulting from active worry
swither; sweat; stew; lather.
- don't get in a stew
- he's in a sweat about exams
- noun a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
worn spot.
- noun agitation resulting from active worry
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ritters
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creature
- noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
animate being; brute; beast; animal; fauna.
- noun a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
wight.
- noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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attractivity
The quality or degree of attractive power.
- reinette1/5
reinette
(Bot.) A name given to many different kinds of apples, mostly of French origin.
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ottorino
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proglottid
(Zoöl) Proglottis.
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betterness
The quality of being better or superior; superiority. R. Sir P. Sidney.
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sunset
- noun the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
sundown.
- noun atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
- noun the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
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muttonchop
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splat
- noun a single splash
- he heard a splat as it hit the floor
- noun a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair
- noun a single splash
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hottle
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battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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matin
Morning. Obs. Shak.
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jetty
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
groyne; bulwark; breakwater; groin; mole; seawall.
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
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muttonchops
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- strutter1/5
strut
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
swagger; prance.
- noun brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
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fossette
A little hollow; hence, a dimple.
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- imbittered1/5
imbitter
To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant. Is there anything that more imbitters the enjoyment of this life than shame? South.
Imbittered against each other by former contests. Bancroft.
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otter
- noun the fur of an otter
- noun freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
- noun the fur of an otter
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cattley
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mascotte
A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.
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pacesetting
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- bottone1/5
bottone
(Her.) Having a bud or button, or a kind of trefoil, at the end; furnished with knobs or buttons.
- futtocks1/5
futtock
(Naut.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel. Totten.
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committer
One who commits; one who does or perpetrates. South.
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chatta
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- slitter1/5
slit
- noun a long narrow opening
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; snatch; twat; cunt.
- noun a long narrow opening
- batton1/5
baton
- noun a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
wand.
- noun a short stout club used primarily by policemen
nightstick; billy club; billystick; billy; truncheon.
- noun a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
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emittances
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ratton
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- towelette1/5
towelette
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- ketting1/5
ket
Carrion; any filth. Prob. Eng. Halliwell.
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- paramatta1/5
paramatta
A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino. Beck (Draper's Dict.)
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datto
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chattiness
The quality of being chatty, or of talking easily and pleasantly.
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- gutty1/5
gutty
(Her.) Charged or sprinkled with drops.
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misattribute
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crocetti
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sansculotte
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chemisette
An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast.
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- fagotto1/5
fagotto
(Mus.) The bassoon; -- so called from being divided into parts for ease of carriage, making, as it were, a small fagot.
- reletting1/5
reletting
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unbuttered1/5
- puttock1/5
puttock
(Zoöl.) (a) The European kite. (b) The buzzard. (c) The marsh harrier. Prov. Eng.
- oversetting1/5
overset
To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; Dryden.as, to .overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building
- sayette1/5
sayette
A mixed stuff, called also sagathy . SeeSagathy .
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rattly
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- attacco1/5
- jotty1/5
jotty
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- rillettes1/5
- readmittance1/5
readmittance
Allowance to enter again; a second admission.
- leafletting1/5
leaflet
- noun a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
cusp.
- noun part of a compound leaf
- noun a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
- gilette1/5
gilette
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- glottidis1/5
glottidis
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- embattlement1/5
embattlement
An intended parapet; a battlement.
- sermonette1/5
sermonette
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- supralittoral1/5
- lecturette1/5
- platteland1/5
- skutterudite1/5
skutterudite
(Min.) A mineral of a bright metallic luster and tin-white to pale lead-gray color. It consist of arsenic and cobalt.
- butterman1/5
butterman
A man who makes or sells butter.
- zitter1/5
zit
- noun a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
hickey; pimple.
- noun a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
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- buttonless1/5
- infralittoral1/5
- huttonian1/5
huttonian
Relating to what is now called the Plutonic theory of the earth, first advanced by Dr. James Hutton. Lyell.
- unsetting1/5
unset
Not set; not fixed or appointed.
- cadette1/5
cadette
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- guttation1/5
- wainscotted1/5
wainscot
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
dado.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscoting; wainscotting.
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
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- hotted1/5
hot
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- hot stove
- hot water
- a hot August day
- a hot stuffy room
- she's hot and tired
- a hot forehead
- adjective satellite characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
raging.
- the fighting became hot and heavy
- a hot engagement
- a raging battle
- the river became a raging torrent
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- chevrette1/5
chevrette
(Mil.) A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.
- unintermitted1/5
- whitter1/5
whit
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
smidge; smidgeon; scintilla; iota; smidgin; shred; smidgen; tittle.
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- posttax1/5
- unhittable1/5
- butterhead1/5
butterhead
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- adagietto1/5
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- mulattas1/5
- halfwitted1/5
- tattie1/5
tatty
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
ratty; moth-eaten; shabby.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
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attributive
- adjective of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
prenominal.
- `red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'
- adjective of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
- unpretty1/5
- lavette1/5
- buttonbush1/5
buttonbush
(Bot.) A shrub ( Cephalanthus occidentalis ) growing by the waterside; -- so called from its globular head of flowers. SeeCapitulum .
- rosetting1/5
- gatten1/5
gatten
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- parquette1/5
- affettuoso1/5
affettuoso
(Mus.) With feeling.
- posttensioned1/5
- bottrop1/5
- zwitter1/5
zwitter
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- sotting1/5
sot
- noun a chronic drinker
drunk; inebriate; wino; drunkard; rummy.
- noun a chronic drinker
- lickspittle1/5
- ketty1/5
ketty
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- gravette1/5
- fetting1/5
fet
- noun a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field
field-effect transistor.
- noun a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field
- scotticisms1/5
scotticism
An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen. That, in short, in which the Scotticism of Scotsmen most intimately consists, is the habit of emphasis. Masson.
- knittle1/5
knittle
A string that draws together a purse or bag. Prov. Eng. Wright.
- flechettes1/5
- catteries1/5
catteries
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- gillnetters1/5
- battalia1/5
battalion
- noun an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
- noun a large indefinite number
plurality; pack; multitude; large number.
- a battalion of ants
- a multitude of TV antennas
- a plurality of religions
- noun an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
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- mottier1/5
motty
Full of, or consisting of, motes. Written also Scot.mottie .The motty dust reek raised by the workmen. H. Miller.
- famiglietti1/5
- fetta1/5
fetta
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- wetterhorn1/5
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- cuttlebone1/5
cuttlebone
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bottae1/5
bottae
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- scutter1/5
- regretter1/5
regret
- noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
sorrow; ruefulness; rue.
- he drank to drown his sorrows
- he wrote a note expressing his regret
- to his rue, the error cost him the game
- verb feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
repent; rue.
- noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
- tabletting1/5
tablet
- noun a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
- noun a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
pad of paper; pad.
- noun a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
- unforgetting1/5
- tattersalls1/5
tattersalls
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- wildcatting1/5
wildcat
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat well.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; savage; wolf; brute.
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
- nonattached1/5
- knotter1/5
knot
- noun a tight cluster of people or things
- a small knot of women listened to his sermon
- the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest
- noun any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
- noun a tight cluster of people or things
- cattily1/5
catty
- noun any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
cattie.
- adjective satellite marked by or arising from malice
cattish; bitchy.
- a catty remark
- noun any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
- grittily1/5
gritty
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
grainy; granular; farinaceous; mealy; coarse-grained; granulose.
- granular sugar
- the photographs were grainy and indistinct
- it left a mealy residue
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
spunky; mettlesome; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
- noncutting1/5
- buttles1/5
- unfetter1/5
unfetter
To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain; to unshackle; to liberate; as, to .unfetter the mind
- featurettes1/5
- skittery1/5
skittery
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- littorale1/5
littorale
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- scattery1/5
- setted1/5
set
- noun a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- a set of books
- a set of golf clubs
- a set of teeth
- noun (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- the set of prime numbers is infinite
- noun a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
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- vignetted1/5
vignetted
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- atwitter1/5
atwitter
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- motty1/5
motty
Full of, or consisting of, motes. Written also Scot.mottie .The motty dust reek raised by the workmen. H. Miller.
- rivetting1/5
rivet
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
stud.
- noun heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
- sagittarii1/5
- curetting1/5
curet
- noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
curette.
- noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
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- gritter1/5
grit
- noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
gritrock; gritstone.
- noun fortitude and determination
backbone; gumption; guts; sand; moxie.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
- noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
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- ettle1/5
ettle
To earn. Obs. See Boucher.Addle , to earn.
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- cotty1/5
cotty
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- cuttler1/5
cuttle
- noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
cuttlefish.
- noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
- glitteringly1/5
glittering
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
glittery; fulgid; glistering; scintillant; coruscant; sparkly; aglitter; glinting; scintillating.
- bugle beads all aglitter
- glinting eyes
- glinting water
- his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
- shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
- glittery costume jewelry
- scintillant mica
- the scintillating stars
- a dress with sparkly sequins
- `glistering' is an archaic term
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; glisten; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
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- nuttalli1/5
nuttalli
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- vettura1/5
vettura
An Italian four-wheeled carriage, esp. one let for hire; a hackney coach.
- frottola1/5
- settledness1/5
settledness
The quality or state of being settled; confirmed state. R. Bp. Hall.
- spottily1/5
spotty
- adjective satellite having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
spotted; patched.
- a field patched with ice and snow
- the wall had a spotty speckled effect
- a black-and-white spotted cow
- adjective satellite lacking consistency
uneven; scratchy.
- the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
- adjective satellite having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
- ambrette1/5
- overplotted1/5
- postattack1/5
- griotte1/5
griotte
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unfittest1/5
unfit
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; disqualify.
- Your income disqualifies you
- adjective below the required standards for a purpose
- an unfit parent
- unfit for human consumption
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
- littleleaf1/5
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- bettas1/5
bettas
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- intromittent1/5
intromittent
Throwing, or allowing to pass, into or within.
- stretti1/5
stretti
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- cottaging1/5
cottage
- noun a small house with a single story
bungalow.
- noun a small house with a single story
- unfettering1/5
unfetter
To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain; to unshackle; to liberate; as, to .unfetter the mind
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- fettucini1/5
fettucini
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bonetta1/5
bonetta
See Sir T. Herbert.Bonito .
- litterbags1/5
- replotting1/5
- attle1/5
attle
(Mining) Rubbish or refuse consisting of broken rock containing little or no ore. Weale.
- quattrini1/5
- forgottenness1/5
- cutted1/5
cut
- noun a share of the profits
- everyone got a cut of the earnings
- noun (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
- noun a share of the profits
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- carotte1/5
- shotting1/5
shot
- noun the act of firing a projectile
shooting.
- his shooting was slow but accurate
- noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm
pellet.
- the shot buzzed past his ear
- noun the act of firing a projectile
- rebuttoned1/5
rebuttoned
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- spottiness1/5
spottiness
The state or quality of being spotty.
- billette1/5
- manhattanite1/5
manhattanite
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- superette1/5
- rouletting1/5
rouletting
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- reattempt1/5
reattempt
To attempt again.
- sansculottism1/5
- kittenhood1/5
- unintermitting1/5
- rewetted1/5
- historiettes1/5
historiette
Historical narration on a small scale; a brief recital; a story. Emerson.
- sprattus1/5
sprattus
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- titted1/5
tit
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
titty; bosom; knocker; breast; boob.
- noun the small projection of a mammary gland
pap; mammilla; teat; mamilla; nipple.
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- navette1/5
- slitty1/5
- tattooer1/5
tattoo
- noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- noun a design on the skin made by tattooing
- noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- hutting1/5
hut
- noun temporary military shelter
army hut; field hut.
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
shack; hutch; hovel; shanty.
- noun temporary military shelter
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- posttensioning1/5
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- troposcatter1/5
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- tittie1/5
tittie
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- cornetts1/5
- baratte1/5
- slotter1/5
slot
- noun a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
- he developed a version of slot grammar
- noun a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
- he put a quarter in the slot
- noun a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
- epiglottal1/5
- fritting1/5
fritting
The formation of frit or slag by heat with but incipient fusion.
- backfitting1/5
- canzonette1/5
canzonet
(Mus.) A short song, in one or more parts.
- shatterer1/5
shatterer
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- attacca1/5
attacca
(Mus.) Attack at once; -- a direction at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately, without any pause.
- nritta1/5
- ettling1/5
ettle
To earn. Obs. See Boucher.Addle , to earn.
- trattorie1/5
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- sagittae1/5
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- gloriette1/5
- bonesetting1/5
boneset
- noun European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
common comfrey; Symphytum officinale.
- noun perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
Eupatorium perfoliatum; thoroughwort; agueweed.
- noun European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
- pattypan1/5
pattypan
A pan for baking patties.
- vaporetti1/5
- fetterlock1/5
- casette1/5
casette
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- rebuttably1/5
rebuttable
Capable of being rebutted.
- letted1/5
let
- noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
net ball.
- noun a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
Army of the Pure; Army of the Righteous; Lashkar-e-Taiba; Lashkar-e-Tayyiba; Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus
- noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
- betties1/5
betty
Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty , forElizabeth , as such an instrument is also calledBess (i. e.,Elizabeth ) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, andJenny (i. e.,Jane ).A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. Written also bettee .The powerful betty, or the artful picklock. Arbuthnot.
- bassetto1/5
bassetto
(Mus.) A tenor or small bass viol.
- cavaletti1/5
- forgettings1/5
forget
- verb dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
bury.
- I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
- verb be unable to remember
blank out; block; draw a blank.
- I'm drawing a blank
- You are blocking the name of your first wife!
- verb dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
- gillnetting1/5
- epauletted1/5
epaulet
- noun adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
epaulette.
- noun adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
- whetter1/5
whet
- verb make keen or more acute
quicken.
- whet my appetite
- verb sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
- verb make keen or more acute
- aiguillettes1/5
aiguillette
A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.
- batties1/5
batty
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- shotten1/5
shotten
Having ejected the spawn; Shak.as, a .shotten herring
- bitterling1/5
bitterling
(Zoöl.) A roachlike European fish ( Rhodima amarus ).
- rutters1/5
rutter
A horseman or trooper. Obs.Such a regiment of rutters Never defied men braver. Beau. & Fl.
- gritten1/5
- sotted1/5
sot
- noun a chronic drinker
drunk; inebriate; wino; drunkard; rummy.
- noun a chronic drinker
- tuttis1/5
tutti
(Mus.) All; -- a direction for all the singers or players to perform together. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
- cornetti1/5
- guttler1/5
guttle
- verb eat greedily
raven; devour; pig.
- he devoured three sandwiches
- verb eat greedily
- chatties1/5
chatty
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
loquacious; talky; gabby; garrulous; talkative.
- kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
- adjective satellite prone to friendly informal communication
gossipy; newsy.
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
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