ugh: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ugh
- through«Word Popularity Bar5/5
through
- adjective satellite having finished or arrived at completion
done; through with.
- certain to make history before he's done
- it's a done deed
- after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up
- almost through with his studies
- adjective satellite (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
- a through street
- a through bus
- through traffic
- adjective satellite having finished or arrived at completion
- though5/5
though
- adverb (postpositive) however
- it might be unpleasant, though
- adverb (postpositive) however
- although5/5
although
Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though. Although all shall be offended, yet will no I. Mark xiv. 29.
Syn. -- Although ,Though .Although, which originally was perhaps more emphatic than though, is now interchangeable with it in the sense given above. Euphonic consideration determines the choice.
- enough5/5
enough
- noun an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
sufficiency.
- enough is as good as a feast
- there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
- adjective satellite sufficient for the purpose
decent; adequate.
- an adequate income
- the food was adequate
- a decent wage
- enough food
- food enough
- noun an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
- rough5/5
rough
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough in; rough out.
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- laugh5/5
laugh
- noun the sound of laughing
laughter.
- noun a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
- his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
- noun the sound of laughing
- tough5/5
tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- thorough5/5
thorough
- adjective satellite painstakingly careful and accurate
- our accountant is thorough
- thorough research
- adjective satellite performed comprehensively and completely
exhaustive; thoroughgoing.
- an exhaustive study
- made a thorough search
- thoroughgoing research
- adjective satellite painstakingly careful and accurate
- hugh5/5
hugh
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- cough4/5
cough
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
coughing.
- verb exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
- The smoker coughs all day
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
- dough4/5
dough
- noun a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly; bread.
- noun a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
- breakthrough4/5
breakthrough
- noun a productive insight
find; discovery.
- noun making an important discovery
- noun a productive insight
- borough4/5
borough
- noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- noun an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
- noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- trough4/5
trough
- noun a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
gutter.
- noun a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
- plough4/5
plough
- noun a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
plow.
- noun a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
Wagon; Wain; Charles's Wain; Big Dipper; Dipper.
- noun a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
- marlborough3/5
marlborough
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- scarborough3/5
scarborough
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- waugh3/5
waugh
- noun English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
Evelyn Waugh; Evelyn Arthur Saint John Waugh.
- noun English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
- bough3/5
bough
- noun any of the larger branches of a tree
- noun any of the larger branches of a tree
- slough3/5
slough
- noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
gangrene; sphacelus.
- noun a hollow filled with mud
- noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
- hough3/5
hough
Same as Hock , a joint.
- mccullough3/5
mccullough
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- pugh3/5
pugh
Pshaw! pish! -- a word used in contempt or disdain.
- peterborough3/5
- clough3/5
clough
A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley. Nares.
- lough3/5
lough
- noun a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
- noun Irish word for a lake
- noun a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
- furlough3/5
furlough
- noun a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- verb dismiss, usually for economic reasons
lay off.
- She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
- noun a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- gainsborough2/5
gainsborough
- noun English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)
Thomas Gainsborough.
- noun English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)
- limbaugh2/5
limbaugh
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- sourdough2/5
sourdough
- noun a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
- noun a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
- noun a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
- yarborough2/5
- brough2/5
borough
- noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- noun an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
- noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- vanbrugh2/5
vanbrugh
- noun English architect (1664-1726)
John Vanbrugh; Sir John Vanbrigh.
- noun English architect (1664-1726)
- lugh2/5
lugh
- noun ancient Celtic god
Lug.
- noun ancient Celtic god
- ough2/5
ough
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- haugh1/5
haugh
A low-lying meadow by the side of a river. Prov. Eng. & Scot.On a haugh or level plain, near to a royal borough. Sir W. Scott.
- turlough1/5
- chough1/5
chough
- noun a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
- noun a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
- hiccough1/5
hiccough
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
hiccup; singultus.
- how do you cure the hiccups?
- verb breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
hiccup.
- When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
- tombaugh1/5
tombaugh
- noun United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906-1997)
Clyde William Tombaugh; Clyde Tombaugh.
- noun United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906-1997)
- sough1/5
sough
- verb make a murmuring sound
purl.
- the water was purling
- verb make a murmuring sound
- feedthrough1/5
feedthrough
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- harborough1/5
harbour
- noun a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
harbor; haven; seaport.
- noun a place of refuge and comfort and security
harbor.
- noun a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
- ulugh1/5
ulugh
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- faugh1/5
faugh
An exclamation of contempt, disgust, or abhorrence.
- triborough1/5
- brugh1/5
brugh
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- interborough1/5
interborough
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- heugh1/5
heugh
A crag; a cliff; a glen with overhanging sides. Scot. & Prov. Eng.
- augh1/5
augh
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- drivethrough1/5
- eneugh1/5
enough
- noun an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
sufficiency.
- enough is as good as a feast
- there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
- adjective satellite sufficient for the purpose
decent; adequate.
- an adequate income
- the food was adequate
- a decent wage
- enough food
- food enough
- noun an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
- eugh1/5
yew
- noun wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
- noun any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
- noun wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
- fugh1/5
fugh
An exclamation of disgust; foh; faugh. Dryden.
- cleugh1/5
cleugh
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- usquebaugh1/5
usquebaugh
A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland; whisky. The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white hares, pickled salmon, and usquebaugh. Sir W. Scott.
- snowplough1/5
snowplough
- noun a vehicle used to push snow from roads
snowplow.
- noun a vehicle used to push snow from roads
- maugh1/5
maugh
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- saugh1/5
- wherethrough1/5
wherethrough
Through which. R. "Wherethrough that I may know." Chaucer.Windows . . . wherethrough the sun Delights to peep, to gaze therein on thee. Shak.
- ynough1/5
enough
- noun an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
sufficiency.
- enough is as good as a feast
- there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
- adjective satellite sufficient for the purpose
decent; adequate.
- an adequate income
- the food was adequate
- a decent wage
- enough food
- food enough
- noun an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
- sugh1/5
sugh
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Derived words of ugh
- thought«Word Popularity Bar5/5
thought
- noun the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
idea.
- it was not a good idea
- the thought never entered my mind
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
cerebration; thinking; mentation; intellection; thought process.
- thinking always made him frown
- she paused for thought
- noun the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- brought5/5
bring
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
take; convey.
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
- verb cause to come into a particular state or condition
- Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence
- bring water to the boiling point
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- throughout5/5
throughout
- adverb from first to last
end-to-end.
- the play was excellent end-to-end
- adverb used to refer to cited works
passim.
- adverb from first to last
- daughter5/5
daughter
- noun a female human offspring
girl.
- her daughter cared for her in her old age
- noun a female human offspring
- thoughts5/5
thought
- noun the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
idea.
- it was not a good idea
- the thought never entered my mind
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
cerebration; thinking; mentation; intellection; thought process.
- thinking always made him frown
- she paused for thought
- noun the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- caught5/5
catch
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
gimmick.
- it sounds good but what's the catch?
- noun the quantity that was caught
haul.
- the catch was only 10 fish
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- sought5/5
sought
- adjective that is looked for
- the long sought relatives
- verb try to get or reach
seek.
- seek a position
- seek an education
- seek happiness
- adjective that is looked for
- taught5/5
teach
- noun an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
Thatch; Edward Teach; Edward Thatch; Blackbeard.
- verb impart skills or knowledge to
instruct; learn.
- I taught them French
- He instructed me in building a boat
- noun an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
- ought5/5
- bought5/5
buy
- noun an advantageous purchase
steal; bargain.
- she got a bargain at the auction
- the stock was a real buy at that price
- verb obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
purchase.
- The family purchased a new car
- The conglomerate acquired a new company
- She buys for the big department store
- noun an advantageous purchase
- laughed5/5
laugh
- noun the sound of laughing
laughter.
- noun a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
- his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
- noun the sound of laughing
- fought5/5
fight
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
battle; engagement; conflict.
- 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 the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
scrap; combat; fighting.
- a fight broke out at the hockey game
- there was fighting in the streets
- the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- thoroughly5/5
thoroughly
- adverb in an exhaustive manner
exhaustively.
- we searched the files thoroughly
- adverb completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
good; soundly.
- he was soundly defeated
- we beat him good
- adverb in an exhaustive manner
- daughters5/5
daughter
- noun a female human offspring
girl.
- her daughter cared for her in her old age
- noun a female human offspring
- laughing5/5
laughing
- adjective satellite showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
riant.
- laughing children
- verb produce laughter
express joy; express mirth; laugh.
- adjective satellite showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
- roughly5/5
roughly
- adverb (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
about; around; some; approximately; just about; or so; more or less; close to.
- lasted approximately an hour
- in just about a minute
- he's about 30 years old
- I've had about all I can stand
- we meet about once a month
- some forty people came
- weighs around a hundred pounds
- roughly $3,000
- holds 3 gallons, more or less
- 20 or so people were at the party
- adverb with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
rough.
- he was pushed roughly aside
- they treated him rough
- adverb (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- laughter5/5
laughter
- noun the sound of laughing
laugh.
- noun the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
- he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd
- noun the sound of laughing
- hughes5/5
hughes
- noun English poet (born in 1930)
Edward James Hughes; Ted Hughes.
- noun United States writer (1902-1967)
James Langston Hughes; Langston Hughes.
- noun English poet (born in 1930)
- thoughtful4/5
thoughtful
- adjective satellite having intellectual depth
- a deeply thoughtful essay
- adjective exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
- a thoughtful paper
- adjective satellite having intellectual depth
- drought4/5
drought
- noun a shortage of rainfall
drouth.
- farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season
- noun a prolonged shortage
drouth.
- when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought
- noun a shortage of rainfall
- wrought4/5
wrought
- adjective satellite shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
molded; shaped.
- a shaped handgrip
- the molded steel plates
- the wrought silver bracelet
- verb exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
work.
- I will work hard to improve my grades
- she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor
- adjective satellite shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
- slaughter4/5
slaughter
- noun the killing of animals (as for food)
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; whipping; thrashing; debacle; walloping.
- noun the killing of animals (as for food)
- houghton4/5
houghton
- noun United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
Henry Oscar Houghton.
- noun a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
- noun United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
- laughs4/5
laugh
- noun the sound of laughing
laughter.
- noun a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
- his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
- noun the sound of laughing
- throughput4/5
throughput
- noun output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)
- noun output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)
- thoughtfully4/5
thoughtfully
- adverb in a thoughtful manner
- he stared thoughtfully out the window
- adverb showing consideration and thoughtfulness
- he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share
- adverb in a thoughtful manner
- coughing4/5
coughing
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
cough.
- verb exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
cough.
- The smoker coughs all day
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
- roughness4/5
roughness
- noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
raggedness.
- noun the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
harshness.
- noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
- fraught4/5
fraught
- adjective satellite marked by distress
- a fraught mother-daughter relationship
- adjective satellite filled with or attended with
pregnant.
- words fraught with meaning
- an incident fraught with danger
- a silence pregnant with suspense
- adjective satellite marked by distress
- slaughtered4/5
slaughter
- noun the killing of animals (as for food)
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; whipping; thrashing; debacle; walloping.
- noun the killing of animals (as for food)
- granddaughter4/5
granddaughter
- noun a female grandchild
- noun a female grandchild
- vaughan4/5
vaughan
- noun United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
Sarah Vaughan.
- noun United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
- draught4/5
draught
- noun a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
potation; tipple; draft.
- they served beer on draft
- noun a large and hurried swallow
gulp; swig; draft.
- he finished it at a single gulp
- noun a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- onslaught3/5
onslaught
- noun a sudden and severe onset of trouble
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
onset; attack; onrush.
- the attack began at dawn
- noun a sudden and severe onset of trouble
- toughness3/5
toughness
- noun enduring strength and energy
stamina; staying power.
- noun the property of being big and strong
huskiness; ruggedness.
- noun enduring strength and energy
- tougher3/5
tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- haughty3/5
haughty
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- mughal3/5
mughal
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- naught3/5
naught
- noun a quantity of no importance
cypher; aught; zip; nil; nada; zero; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; nothing; null.
- it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
- reduced to nil all the work we had done
- we racked up a pathetic goose egg
- it was all for naught
- I didn't hear zilch about it
- noun complete failure
- all my efforts led to naught
- noun a quantity of no importance
- burroughs3/5
burroughs
- noun United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
William S. Burroughs; William Seward Burroughs; William Burroughs.
- noun United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
William Seward Burroughs.
- noun United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
- naughty3/5
naughty
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; juicy; gamy; racy; spicy; risque; gamey.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite badly behaved
- a naughty boy
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
- mclaughlin3/5
mclaughlin
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- coughed3/5
cough
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
coughing.
- verb exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
- The smoker coughs all day
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
- distraught3/5
distraught
- adjective satellite deeply agitated especially from emotion
overwrought.
- distraught with grief
- adjective satellite deeply agitated especially from emotion
- boughs3/5
bough
- noun any of the larger branches of a tree
- noun any of the larger branches of a tree
- vaughn3/5
vaughn
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- aught3/5
aught
- noun a quantity of no importance
cypher; zip; nil; nada; zero; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; nothing; naught; null.
- it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
- reduced to nil all the work we had done
- we racked up a pathetic goose egg
- it was all for naught
- I didn't hear zilch about it
- noun a quantity of no importance
- manslaughter3/5
manslaughter
- noun homicide without malice aforethought
- noun homicide without malice aforethought
- toughest3/5
tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- breakthroughs3/5
breakthrough
- noun a productive insight
find; discovery.
- noun making an important discovery
- noun a productive insight
- thoughtless3/5
thoughtless
- adjective showing lack of careful thought
- the debate turned into thoughtless bickering
- adjective satellite without care or thought for others; `Let them eat cake'"
unthinking; uncaring.
- the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread
- adjective showing lack of careful thought
- droughts3/5
drought
- noun a shortage of rainfall
drouth.
- farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season
- noun a prolonged shortage
drouth.
- when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought
- noun a shortage of rainfall
- afterthought3/5
afterthought
- noun thinking again about a choice previously made
rethink; second thought; reconsideration.
- he had second thoughts about his purchase
- noun an addition that was not included in the original plan
- the garage was an afterthought
- noun thinking again about a choice previously made
- nought3/5
nought
- noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
0; zero; cipher; cypher.
- noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- boroughs3/5
borough
- noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- noun an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
- noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- ploughing3/5
ploughing
- noun tilling the land with a plow
plowing.
- he hired someone to do the plowing for him
- verb move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
plow; plough.
- The ship plowed through the water
- noun tilling the land with a plow
- thoroughfare3/5
thoroughfare
- noun a public road from one place to another
- noun a public road from one place to another
- troughs3/5
trough
- noun a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
gutter.
- noun a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
- thoroughness3/5
thoroughness
- noun conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task
- noun conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task
- ploughed3/5
ploughed
- adjective (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
plowed.
- plowed fields
- verb move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
plow; plough.
- The ship plowed through the water
- adjective (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
- coughs3/5
cough
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
coughing.
- verb exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
- The smoker coughs all day
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
- doughnuts3/5
doughnut
- noun a toroidal shape
annulus; ring; anchor ring; halo.
- a ring of ships in the harbor
- a halo of smoke
- noun a small ring-shaped friedcake
donut; sinker.
- noun a toroidal shape
- slaughtering3/5
slaughter
- noun the killing of animals (as for food)
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; whipping; thrashing; debacle; walloping.
- noun the killing of animals (as for food)
- brougham3/5
brougham
- noun light carriage; pulled by a single horse
- noun a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat
- noun light carriage; pulled by a single horse
- doughnut3/5
doughnut
- noun a toroidal shape
annulus; ring; anchor ring; halo.
- a ring of ships in the harbor
- a halo of smoke
- noun a small ring-shaped friedcake
donut; sinker.
- noun a toroidal shape
- rougher3/5
rough
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough in; rough out.
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- laughable3/5
laughable
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; mirthful; amusing; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
- thoroughgoing3/5
thoroughgoing
- adjective satellite performed comprehensively and completely
exhaustive; thorough.
- an exhaustive study
- made a thorough search
- thoroughgoing research
- adjective satellite without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
perfect; double-dyed; complete; gross; arrant; unadulterated; sodding; stark; consummate; pure; utter; everlasting; staring.
- an arrant fool
- a complete coward
- a consummate fool
- a double-dyed villain
- gross negligence
- a perfect idiot
- pure folly
- what a sodding mess
- stark staring mad
- a thoroughgoing villain
- utter nonsense
- the unadulterated truth
- adjective satellite performed comprehensively and completely
- thoroughbred3/5
thoroughbred
- noun a well-bred person
- noun a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
- noun a well-bred person
- broughton3/5
broughton
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- laughingly3/5
laughingly
- adverb with laughter; while laughing
- he told the story laughingly
- adverb with laughter; while laughing
- forethought3/5
forethought
- noun planning or plotting in advance of acting
premeditation.
- noun judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
precaution; caution; care.
- he exercised caution in opening the door
- he handled the vase with care
- noun planning or plotting in advance of acting
- slaughterhouse3/5
slaughterhouse
- noun a building where animals are butchered
butchery; abattoir; shambles.
- noun a building where animals are butchered
- besought3/5
beseech
- verb ask for or request earnestly
bid; entreat; press; adjure; conjure.
- The prophet bid all people to become good persons
- verb ask for or request earnestly
- draughts3/5
draughts
- noun a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
checkers.
- noun a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
draught; potation; tipple; draft.
- they served beer on draft
- noun a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
- thoughtfulness3/5
thoughtfulness
- noun a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
contemplation; reflection; reflexion; rumination; musing.
- noun kind and considerate regard for others
consideration; considerateness.
- he showed no consideration for her feelings
- noun a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- doughty3/5
doughty
Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a .doughty heroSir Thopas wex [grew] a doughty swain. Chaucer.
Doughty families, hugging old musty quarrels to their hearts, buffet each other from generation to generation. Motley.
✍ Now seldom used, except in irony or burlesque.
- thoroughfares3/5
thoroughfare
- noun a public road from one place to another
- noun a public road from one place to another
- haughtily2/5
haughtily
- adverb in a haughty manner
- he peered haughtily down his nose
- adverb in a haughty manner
- connaught2/5
connaught
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- mughals2/5
- maugham2/5
maugham
- noun English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965)
Somerset Maugham; W. Somerset Maugham; William Somerset Maugham.
- noun English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965)
- overwrought2/5
overwrought
- adjective satellite deeply agitated especially from emotion
distraught.
- distraught with grief
- adjective satellite deeply agitated especially from emotion
- roughing2/5
rough
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough in; rough out.
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- ploughs2/5
plough
- noun a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
Wagon; Wain; Charles's Wain; Big Dipper; Dipper.
- noun a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
plow.
- noun a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- mcnaughton2/5
mcnaughton
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- stepdaughter2/5
stepdaughter
- noun a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage
- noun a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage
- granddaughters2/5
granddaughter
- noun a female grandchild
- noun a female grandchild
- roughened2/5
roughened
- adjective satellite used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
chapped; cracked.
- chapped lips
- verb make rough or rougher
roughen.
- roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other
- adjective satellite used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
- haughtiness2/5
haughtiness
- noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
high-handedness; hauteur; lordliness; arrogance.
- noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
- daugherty2/5
daugherty
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bethought2/5
bethink
- verb cause oneself to consider something
- verb consider or ponder something carefully
- She bethought her of their predicament
- verb cause oneself to consider something
- toughened2/5
toughened
- adjective physically toughened
tough.
- the tough bottoms of his feet
- verb make tough or tougher
toughen.
- This experience will toughen her
- adjective physically toughened
- roughest2/5
rough
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough in; rough out.
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- thoughtlessly2/5
thoughtlessly
- adverb in a thoughtless manner
unthinkingly; unthinking.
- he stared thoughtlessly at the picture
- adverb showing thoughtlessness
- he treated his parents thoughtlessly
- adverb in a thoughtless manner
- draughtsman2/5
draughtsman
- noun a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
draftsperson; draftsman.
- noun a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
- ploughman2/5
ploughman
- noun a man who plows
plower; plowman.
- noun a man who plows
- rethought2/5
rethink
- noun thinking again about a choice previously made
second thought; afterthought; reconsideration.
- he had second thoughts about his purchase
- verb change one's mind
- He rethought his decision to take a vacation
- noun thinking again about a choice previously made
- oughtn't2/5
- thoughtlessness2/5
thoughtlessness
- noun the quality of failing to be considerate of others
inconsiderateness; inconsideration.
- noun the trait of not thinking carefully before acting
unthoughtfulness.
- noun the quality of failing to be considerate of others
- laughton2/5
laughton
- noun United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962)
Charles Laughton.
- noun United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962)
- hughie2/5
- dreadnought2/5
dreadnought
- noun battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
dreadnaught.
- noun battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
- sloughing2/5
sloughing
- noun the process whereby something is shed
shedding.
- verb cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
moult; exuviate; shed; molt; slough.
- our dog sheds every Spring
- noun the process whereby something is shed
- roughed2/5
rough
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough in; rough out.
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- slaughterhouses2/5
slaughterhouse
- noun a building where animals are butchered
butchery; abattoir; shambles.
- noun a building where animals are butchered
- roughshod2/5
roughshod
- adjective satellite (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage; barbarous; vicious; brutal; cruel; fell.
- a barbarous crime
- brutal beatings
- cruel tortures
- Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
- a savage slap
- vicious kicks
- adjective satellite (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
- unthought2/5
unthought
- adjective satellite so unexpected as to have not been imagined
unhoped; unhoped-for; unthought-of.
- an unhoped-for piece of luck
- an unthought advantage
- an unthought-of place to find the key
- adjective satellite so unexpected as to have not been imagined
- toughening2/5
toughen
- verb make tough or tougher
- This experience will toughen her
- verb make tough or tougher
- sloughs2/5
slough
- noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
gangrene; sphacelus.
- noun a hollow filled with mud
- noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
- sloughed2/5
slough
- noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
gangrene; sphacelus.
- noun a hollow filled with mud
- noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
- thoroughbreds2/5
thoroughbred
- noun a well-bred person
- noun a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
- noun a well-bred person
- methought2/5
- slaughters2/5
slaughter
- noun the killing of animals (as for food)
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; whipping; thrashing; debacle; walloping.
- noun the killing of animals (as for food)
- onslaughts2/5
onslaught
- noun a sudden and severe onset of trouble
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
onset; attack; onrush.
- the attack began at dawn
- noun a sudden and severe onset of trouble
- toughen2/5
toughen
- verb make tough or tougher
- This experience will toughen her
- verb make tough or tougher
- untaught2/5
untaught
- adjective satellite lacking in schooling
unschooled; untutored.
- untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient
- an untutored genius
- uneducated children
- verb cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
unteach.
- adjective satellite lacking in schooling
- unsought2/5
unsought
- adjective satellite not desired
undesired.
- an undesired result
- adjective satellite not desired
- doughboys2/5
doughboy
- noun an American infantryman in World War I
- noun a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread
- the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut
- noun an American infantryman in World War I
- toughs2/5
tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- roughage2/5
roughage
- noun coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
fiber.
- noun coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
- roughs2/5
rough
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough in; rough out.
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- ploughshares2/5
ploughshare
- noun a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
plowshare; share.
- noun a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
- doughs2/5
dough
- noun a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly; bread.
- noun a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
- afterthoughts2/5
afterthought
- noun thinking again about a choice previously made
rethink; second thought; reconsideration.
- he had second thoughts about his purchase
- noun an addition that was not included in the original plan
- the garage was an afterthought
- noun thinking again about a choice previously made
- aforethought2/5
aforethought
- adjective satellite planned in advance
planned; plotted.
- with malice aforethought
- adjective satellite planned in advance
- laughingstock2/5
laughingstock
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
stooge; goat; butt.
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
- naughtiness2/5
naughtiness
- noun an attribute of mischievous children
mischievousness; badness.
- noun an attribute of mischievous children
- doughy2/5
doughy
- adjective satellite having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; it's a doughy mess"
soggy.
- the cake fell
- adjective satellite having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; it's a doughy mess"
- roughening2/5
roughen
- verb make rough or rougher
- roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other
- verb make rough or rougher
- furloughs2/5
furlough
- noun a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- verb dismiss, usually for economic reasons
lay off.
- She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
- noun a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- doughboy2/5
doughboy
- noun an American infantryman in World War I
- noun a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread
- the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut
- noun an American infantryman in World War I
- throughputs2/5
throughput
- noun output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)
- noun output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)
- draughty2/5
draughty
- adjective satellite not airtight
drafty.
- adjective satellite not airtight
- dreadnoughts2/5
dreadnought
- noun battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
dreadnaught.
- noun battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
- laughably2/5
laughably
- adverb so as to arouse or deserve laughter
ridiculously; preposterously; ludicrously.
- her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well
- adverb so as to arouse or deserve laughter
- ploughshare2/5
ploughshare
- noun a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
plowshare; share.
- noun a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
- draughtsmen2/5
draughtsman
- noun a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
draftsperson; draftsman.
- noun a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
- oughts2/5
- overbought2/5
overbuy
To buy too much.
- goddaughter2/5
goddaughter
- noun a female godchild
- noun a female godchild
- ploughmen1/5
plowman
- noun a man who plows
plower; ploughman.
- noun a man who plows
- roughnecks1/5
roughneck
- noun a cruel and brutal fellow
yobo; ruffian; tough; bully; hooligan; rowdy; yob; yobbo.
- noun a cruel and brutal fellow
- laugher1/5
laugher
- noun a person who is laughing or who laughs easily
- noun an easy victory
romp; blowout; runaway; walkaway; shoo-in.
- noun a person who is laughing or who laughs easily
- throughly1/5
thorough
- adjective satellite painstakingly careful and accurate
- our accountant is thorough
- thorough research
- adjective satellite performed comprehensively and completely
exhaustive; thoroughgoing.
- an exhaustive study
- made a thorough search
- thoroughgoing research
- adjective satellite painstakingly careful and accurate
- slaughterer1/5
slaughterer
- noun a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
butcher.
- noun a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
- roughneck1/5
roughneck
- noun a cruel and brutal fellow
yobo; ruffian; tough; bully; hooligan; rowdy; yob; yobbo.
- noun a cruel and brutal fellow
- draughtsmanship1/5
draughtsmanship
The office, art, or work of a draughtsman.
- haught1/5
haught
High; elevated; hence, haughty; proud. Obs. Shak.
- furloughed1/5
furlough
- noun a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- verb dismiss, usually for economic reasons
lay off.
- She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
- noun a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- soughing1/5
soughing
- adjective satellite characterized by soft sounds
murmurous; susurrous; rustling.
- a murmurous brook
- a soughing wind in the pines
- a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren
- verb make a murmuring sound
sough; purl.
- the water was purling
- adjective satellite characterized by soft sounds
- roughhousing1/5
roughhouse
- verb engage in rough or disorderly play
- verb engage in rough or disorderly play
- roughy1/5
- breughel1/5
breughel
- noun Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
Brueghel; Pieter Breughel; Pieter Brueghel; Pieter Brueghel the Elder; Pieter Bruegel; Bruegel; Breughel the Elder.
- noun Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
- roughen1/5
roughen
- verb make rough or rougher
- roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other
- verb make rough or rougher
- noughts1/5
nought
- noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
0; zero; cipher; cypher.
- noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- uncaught1/5
uncaught
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- stepdaughters1/5
stepdaughter
- noun a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage
- noun a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage
- mought1/5
may
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
English hawthorn; Crataegus oxycantha; whitethorn; Crataegus laevigata.
- noun the month following April and preceding June
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
- slaughterers1/5
slaughterer
- noun a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
butcher.
- noun a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
- hiccoughs1/5
hiccough
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
hiccup; singultus.
- how do you cure the hiccups?
- verb breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
hiccup.
- When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
- roughnesses1/5
roughness
- noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
raggedness.
- noun the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
harshness.
- noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
- roughhouse1/5
roughhouse
- verb engage in rough or disorderly play
- verb engage in rough or disorderly play
- unwrought1/5
- daughterly1/5
daughterly
- adjective satellite befitting a daughter
- daughterly affection
- adjective satellite befitting a daughter
- roughhewn1/5
roughhewn
- adjective satellite of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing
rough-cut.
- adjective satellite of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing
- unbought1/5
- ploughboy1/5
ploughboy
- noun a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow
plowboy.
- noun a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow
- haughtiest1/5
haughty
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- toughens1/5
toughen
- verb make tough or tougher
- This experience will toughen her
- verb make tough or tougher
- inwrought1/5
inwrought
- adjective satellite having a decorative pattern worked or woven in
- an inwrought design
- adjective satellite having a decorative pattern worked or woven in
- sourdoughs1/5
sourdough
- noun a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
- noun a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
- noun a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
- choughs1/5
chough
- noun a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
- noun a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
- naughtily1/5
naughtily
- adverb in a disobedient or naughty way
badly; mischievously.
- he behaved badly in school
- he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister
- behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room
- adverb in a disobedient or naughty way
- draughting1/5
draught
- noun a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
potation; tipple; draft.
- they served beer on draft
- noun a large and hurried swallow
gulp; swig; draft.
- he finished it at a single gulp
- noun a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- droughty1/5
droughty
Characterized by drought; wanting rain; arid; adust. Droughty and parched countries. Ray.
- outfought1/5
outfight
- verb to fight better than; get the better of
- the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs
- The French forces outfought the Germans
- verb to fight better than; get the better of
- roughcast1/5
roughcast
- noun a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
- noun a rough preliminary model
- noun a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
- ploughland1/5
ploughland
- noun arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
cultivated land; farmland; tilled land; tilth; plowland; tillage.
- noun arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
- laughers1/5
laugher
- noun a person who is laughing or who laughs easily
- noun an easy victory
romp; blowout; runaway; walkaway; shoo-in.
- noun a person who is laughing or who laughs easily
- oughly1/5
oughly
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- toughie1/5
toughie
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; tough; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; hood.
- noun a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
poser; sticker; stumper.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
- oughtness1/5
oughtness
The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness. R. N. W. Taylor.
- toughly1/5
toughly
- adverb in a ruggedly tough manner
- toughly vigorous story-telling
- adverb in a ruggedly tough manner
- dreadnaught1/5
dreadnaught
- noun battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
dreadnought.
- noun battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
- toughed1/5
tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- laughters1/5
laughter
- noun the sound of laughing
laugh.
- noun the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
- he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd
- noun the sound of laughing
- roughages1/5
roughage
- noun coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
fiber.
- noun coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
- plughole1/5
plughole
- noun a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away)
- noun a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away)
- bughouse1/5
bughouse
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- toughing1/5
tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- loughs1/5
lough
- noun a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
- noun Irish word for a lake
- noun a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
- hiccoughed1/5
hiccough
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
hiccup; singultus.
- how do you cure the hiccups?
- verb breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
hiccup.
- When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
- unploughed1/5
unploughed
- adjective (of farmland) not plowed
unplowed; unbroken.
- unplowed fields
- unbroken land
- adjective (of farmland) not plowed
- broughams1/5
brougham
- noun light carriage; pulled by a single horse
- noun a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat
- noun light carriage; pulled by a single horse
- jughead1/5
jughead
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- raught1/5
reach
- noun the limits within which something can be effective
range.
- range of motion
- he was beyond the reach of their fire
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; orbit; range; compass; scope.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun the limits within which something can be effective
- naughtiest1/5
naughty
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; juicy; gamy; racy; spicy; risque; gamey.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite badly behaved
- a naughty boy
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
- tought1/5
tought
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- draughted1/5
draught
- noun a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
potation; tipple; draft.
- they served beer on draft
- noun a large and hurried swallow
gulp; swig; draft.
- he finished it at a single gulp
- noun a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- soughed1/5
sough
- verb make a murmuring sound
purl.
- the water was purling
- verb make a murmuring sound
- ploughlands1/5
ploughland
- noun arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
cultivated land; farmland; tilled land; tilth; plowland; tillage.
- noun arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
- throughway1/5
throughway
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
motorway; thruway; pike; freeway; superhighway; state highway; expressway.
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
- hiccoughing1/5
hiccough
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
hiccup; singultus.
- how do you cure the hiccups?
- verb breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
hiccup.
- When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
- retaught1/5
retaught
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- naughtier1/5
naughty
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; juicy; gamy; racy; spicy; risque; gamey.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite badly behaved
- a naughty boy
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
- feedthroughs1/5
- haughtier1/5
haughty
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- daughterhood1/5
- roughish1/5
roughish
- adjective satellite somewhat rough
- adjective satellite somewhat rough
- downdraught1/5
downdraught
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- boughten1/5
boughten
- adjective satellite purchased; not homemade
store-bought.
- my boughten clothes
- a store-bought dress
- adjective satellite purchased; not homemade
- updraught1/5
updraught
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- thoughted1/5
thought
- noun the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
idea.
- it was not a good idea
- the thought never entered my mind
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
cerebration; thinking; mentation; intellection; thought process.
- thinking always made him frown
- she paused for thought
- noun the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- unthoughtful1/5
unthoughtful
- adjective satellite not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
unthinking; unreflective.
- adjective satellite not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
- roughens1/5
roughen
- verb make rough or rougher
- roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other
- verb make rough or rougher
- doughface1/5
doughface
A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded. Political cant, U. S.
- thoroughbass1/5
- rought1/5
rought
imp. of Reach .
- houghs1/5
- dreadnaughts1/5
dreadnaught
- noun battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
dreadnought.
- noun battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
- refought1/5
- roughriders1/5
roughrider
- noun a horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle
- noun a horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle
- sloughy1/5
sloughy
- adjective satellite (of soil) soft and watery
mucky; swampy; soggy; boggy; quaggy; muddy; marshy; sloppy; miry; waterlogged; squashy.
- the ground was boggy under foot
- a marshy coastline
- miry roads
- wet mucky lowland
- muddy barnyard
- quaggy terrain
- the sloughy edge of the pond
- swampy bayous
- adjective satellite (of soil) soft and watery
- merrythought1/5
merrythought
The forked bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also wishbone . SeeFurculum .✍ It is a sportive custom for two persons to break this bone by pulling the ends apart to see who will get the longer piece, the securing of which is regarded as a lucky omen, signifying that the person holding it will obtain the gratification of some secret wish.
- slaughterman1/5
slaughterman
One employed in slaughtering. Shak.
- ploughboys1/5
ploughboy
- noun a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow
plowboy.
- noun a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow
- ploughings1/5
ploughing
- noun tilling the land with a plow
plowing.
- he hired someone to do the plowing for him
- verb move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
plow; plough.
- The ship plowed through the water
- noun tilling the land with a plow
- manslaughters1/5
manslaughter
- noun homicide without malice aforethought
- noun homicide without malice aforethought
- laughingstocks1/5
laughingstock
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
stooge; goat; butt.
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
- tughra1/5
- slaughtermen1/5
slaughterman
One employed in slaughtering. Shak.
- troughed1/5
trough
- noun a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
gutter.
- noun a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
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