Below are possible answers for the crossword clue _empty_.
4 letter answer(s) to _empty_
ABLE
(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"
having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"
ACHE
have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
be the source of pain
a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
ACID
having the characteristics of an acid; "an acid reaction"
harsh or corrosive in tone;
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
being sour to the taste
any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
ALLY
a friendly nation
an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"
become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
friend
AMIS
ANTS
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
ARCH
form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
a passageway under a curved masonry construction; "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory"
naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"
a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
expert in skulduggery; "an arch criminal"
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
ARMS
the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
weapons considered collectively
prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
a human limb; technically the p
ARMY
a large number of people united for some specific purpose
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
ARTS
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation;
photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication;
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"
the creation of beautiful or significant things;
the products of human creativity; works of art collectively;
AWAY
from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"
indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
in or into a proper place (especially for stora
BAIL
remove (water) from a vessel with a container
empty (a vessel) by bailing
secure the release of (someone) by providing security
deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
release after a security has been paid
the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
Part of wicket in game of Cricket
BAND
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
bind or tie together, as with a band
a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
a restraint put around something to hold it together
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
a driving belt in machinery
jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"
a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic
BARS
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"
prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"
the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
an obstruction (usually metal) place
BASS
any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
an adult male singer with the lowest voice
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
the lowest part of the musical range
the lowest adult male singing voice
the lowest part in polyphonic music
BATH
you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"
clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day"
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath"
a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons
BEAM
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
(nautical) breadth amidships
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
a column of light (as from a beacon)
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink;
BEAR
move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The cantee
BELT
the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"
ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
sing loudly and forcefully
an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure"
a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
BEND
form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
change direction; "The road bends"
movement that causes the formation of a curve
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
BEST
most suitable or right for a particular purpose;
without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well"
promoting or enhancing well-being;
indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us"
deserving of esteem and respect;
thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated"
it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"
with or in a close or intimate relationship;
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favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book"
BIKE
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
ride a bicycle
BIRD
watch and study birds in their natural habitat
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
informal terms for a (young) woman
Slang (UK) for a period of time in jail
Isabella Lucy Bird, married name Bishop FRGS (15 October 1831 – 7 October 1904), was a nineteenth-century British explorer, writer, photographer, and naturalist.
BLOW
leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"
be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"
cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
street name for cocaine
play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injur
BOAT
a small vessel for travel on water.
a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
ride in a boat on water.
BOMB
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"
fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
BULL
try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
push or force; "He bulled through his demands"
a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"
mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
the center of a target
the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
an investor with an optimisti
BURN
get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
damage inflicted by fire
feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
BUSH
hair growing in the pubic area
dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
a large wilderness area
George - vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)
George - 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
not of the highest quality or sophistication
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
provide with a bushing
CARD
(golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"
a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami"
a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
thin cardboard, usually rectangular
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys"
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in"
ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is o
CARE
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"
a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife"
an anxious feeling;
be concerned with; "I worry about my grades"
feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"
prefer or wish to do something;
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
provide care for; "The nurse
CASE
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"
(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers; "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"
the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
a statement of facts and reasons used to s
CASH
exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail"
United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)
prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check
money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"
CAST
form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"
select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"
assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?"
a violent throw
the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
the act of throwing dice
object formed by a mold
bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
form
CATS
CELL
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
a room where a prisoner is kept
small room in which a monk or nun lives
any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
CHOP
a small cut of meat including part of a rib
strike sharply, as in some sports
the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); "the boat headed into the chop"
form or shape by chopping; "chop a hole in the ground"
Karate blow
move suddenly
a grounder that bounces high in the air
hit sharply
a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
cut with a hacking tool
a jaw; "I'll hit him on the chops"
cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"
CITY
people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"
an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"
CLEF
a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
COAT
cover or provide with a coat
growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face"
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
COCK
adult male bird
adult male chicken
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
obscene terms for penis
set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
COLD
marked by errorless familiarity;
(color) giving no sensation of warmth;
lacking the warmth of life;
of a seeker; far from the object sought
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication;
feeling or showing no enthusiasm;
having lost freshness through passage of time;
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration;
the absence of heat;
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion;
the sensation produced by low temperatures;
without compunction or human feeling;
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs);
sexually unresponsive;
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable;
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
CROP
a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
the stock or handle of a whip
the output of something in a season; "the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
a collection of people or things appearing together; "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short"
a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"
the yield from plants in a single growing season
let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
yield crops; "This land crops well"
prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
CURE
to heal something or someone
provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne";
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"
be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"
make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
CURL
form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
play the Scottish game of curling
twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
wind around something in coils or loops
shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
a strand or cluster of hair
American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
DAHL
Curried lentil dish
small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant
tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
DAMP
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
a slight wetness
slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
DONE
Cooked to perfection
carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here"
engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
get (something) done; "I did my job"
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"
proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, bu
DOOR
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"
a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"
a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"
anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"
DOTE
shower with love; show excessive affection for; "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"
be foolish or senile due to old age
DOWN
paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace"
drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
in an inactive or inoperative state; "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again"
cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"
shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son"
(American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"
filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy
DUCK
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
submerge or plunge suddenly
dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
EARS
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"
attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear"
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
EDGE
the boundary of a surface
a line determining the limits of an area
provide with an edge; "edge a blade"
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"
provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"
a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"
the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it"
ERGO
(used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
EVEN
divisible by two
occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"
symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"
used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected; "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!"
equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
make even or more even
to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale"
EVER
at any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of all time"
(intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so friendly"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy"
FALL
decrease in size, extent, or range;
be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
Autumn
come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"
come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"
the
FARM
workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
Smallholding
collect fees or profits
be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California"
FIRE
a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"
destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
Sack
go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
start firing a weapon
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
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FISH
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"
the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"
catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"
the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
seek indirectly; "fish for compliments"
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
FIVE
Five(roman numerals) - being one more than four
a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
a team that plays basketball
FLEA
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
FLOP
the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
someone who is unsuccessful
with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud"
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second"
fall suddenly and abruptly
fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"
fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"
FOOT
travel by walking; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"
the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"
lowest support of a structure;
add a column of numbers
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"
walk; "let's hoof it to the disco"
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the fo
FOUL
an act that violates the rules of a sport
make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
commit a foul; break the rules
hit a foul ball
become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter;
characterized by obscenity;
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust;
become soiled and dirty
make unclean; "foul the water"
GAGE
also an item lodged as security for a loan.
A knight's glove or gauntlet thrown to declare combat
place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
street names for marijuana
GAME
an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"
a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours"
frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"
animal hunted for food or sport
the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; "the child received several games for his birthday"
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
willing to face danger
(games)
GATE
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate
total admission receipts at a sports event
supply with a gate; "The house was gated"
Takings
GENT
port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
GIRL
a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle"
a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls"
a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out"
GOLF
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
play golf
GOOD
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;
thorough;
financially sound;
generally admired;
George - Belfast-born soccer player (1946-2005)
exerting force or influence;
resulting favorably;
articles of commerce
not left to spoil;
not forged;
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well');
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful;
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified;
completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly');
benefit;
morally admirable
tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health;
in excellent physical condition;
appealing to the mind;
agreeable or pleasing;
most suitable or right f
GORY
covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger"
accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war"
GRAY
turn grey; "Her hair began to grey"
make grey; "The painter decided to grey the sky"
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair"
intermediate in character or position; "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); "a stalwart grey figure"
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
horse of a light gray or whitish color
clothing that is a grey color; "he was dressed in grey"
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; "the Confederate army was a vast grey"
United States botanist who specialized in North
GRIT
clench together; "grit one's teeth"
cover with a grit; "grit roads"
fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
HALF
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"
(of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"
partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"
partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes"
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"
one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
HALL
a large building for meetings or entertainment
a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall"
a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall"
the large room of a manor or castle
a large and imposing house
United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)
United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)
United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)
United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)
English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)
a larg
HAND
something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
place into the hands or custody of;
a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
terminal part of the fore
HANG
be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"
let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"
give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday"
the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"
be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mi
HEAD
the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower";
the subject matter at issue;
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head;
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head"
forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
HERD
move together, like a herd
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"
keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"
HILL
risque English comedian (1925-1992)
United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)
form into a hill
structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"
HOLE
an opening deliberately made in or through something
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"
informal terms for the mouth
an opening into or through something
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
an unoccupied space
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
make holes in
hit the ball into the hole
HOME
a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey"
inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"
used of your own ground; "a home game"
where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"
relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; "my home town"
place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"
HOOK
take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
a catch for locking a door
secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
anything that serves as an enticement
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a
HORN
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"
a device having the shape of a horn; "horns at the ends of a new moon"; "the hornof an anvil"; "the cleat had two horns"
a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning; <
HOUR
distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"
clock time; "the hour is getting late"
a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"
INIT
JANE
A coin of Genoa; any small coin.
JEST
act in a funny or teasing way
tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
activity characterized by good humor
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
JOHN
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
a prostitute's customer
KING
(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
a competitor who holds a preeminent position
United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"
KNOT
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
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"
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"
tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted her fingers"
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord)
LADY
a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"
a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
a woman of the peerage in Britain
LAMB
give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed"
young sheep
the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food
a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)
English essayist (1775-1834)
LANE
a narrow way or road
a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic
Sir Ralph Lane (c. 1532 – October 1603)[1][2] was an English explorer of the Elizabethan era.
LARK
any carefree episode
play boisterously;
any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
LEAR
the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
LESS
(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"
comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"
LIFT
rise up; "The building rose before them"
the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"
invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"
cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
the act of giving temporary assistance
make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
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LINE
(often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"
reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress; "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather w
LING
American hakes
elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
LIST
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
enumerate;
tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"
cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
An enclosed field for jousting.
Nominal roll
LOCK
a strand or cluster of hair
become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
forward player in rugby
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"
keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
LOTS
(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "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"
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
Parking area
a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
divide into lots, as of land, for example
anything (straws
LOVE
get pleasure from; "I love cooking"
sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"
any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"
have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
be
LYNN
MARY
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
MEUP
MOLE
a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
spicy sauce often containing chocolate
a spy who works against enemy espionage
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
MORI
NEWS
the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world"
a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"
information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone; "it was news to me"
information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"
NILE
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
NOTE
a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"
a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
make mention of;
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;
make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
observe with care or pay close a
NOUN
the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition
a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
NUTS
a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
Egyptian goddess of the sky
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"
a whimsically eccentric person
usually large hard-shelled seed
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband barmy"
half the width of an em
gather nuts
OAKS
a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
ORAL
an examination conducted by spoken communication
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"
using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
OVER
beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position; "a roof that hangs over";
(cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"
over the entire area; "the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers"; "she ached all over"; "everything was dusted over with a fine layer of soot"
throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend"
at or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over and see us some time"; "over there"
throughout an area; "he is known the world over"
OWED
be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
be obliged to pay or repay
be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
PARK
a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark"
a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out"
place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"
maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park"
a lot where cars are parked
Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)
PAUL
United States feminist (1885-1977)
(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
PEAK
a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak"
PEAS
plural of pea - green vegetable
PERI
(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
a beautiful and graceful girl
PIES
Plural of pie
PIPE
the flues and stops on a pipe organ
a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
utter a shrill cry
a tubular wind instrument
trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"
a hollow cylindrical shape
play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"
transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
PLAY
bet or wager (money); "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races"
movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"
put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game; "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"
verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"
stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
move or
POLO
a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
POST
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
assign to a station
place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
mark with a stake; "stake out the path"
affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning"
ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military
RAGE
a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"
something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"
Fury
feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"
be violent; as of fires and storms
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"
RAIL
criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
complain bitterly
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"
travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making
RATE
assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"
the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; "the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
ROAD
a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
ROLL
boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"
rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"
move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
a round
ROOM
live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"
space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
opportunity for; "room for improvement"
ROSE
return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn"
increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
a dusty pink color
become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
move to a better
SEAL
make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"
affix a seal to; "seal the letter"
any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
an indication of approved or superior status
a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal"
a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"
the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal"
decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms"
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SEAS
turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"
anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
SHED
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"
an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
SHOD
wearing footgear
used of certain religious orders who wear shoes
furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"
SHOP
give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop"
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
SHOT
a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
an explosive charge used in blasting
give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
cloth with a warp and weft of different colours giving an iridescent effect
cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried
SHOW
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"
give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"
provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"
something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"
SICK
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
deeply affected by a strong feeling; "sat completely still, sick with envy"; "she was sick with longing"
having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke"
affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble;
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
people who are sick; "they devote their lives to c
SING
to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"
SIZE
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"
a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"
the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric"
(used in combination) sized; "the economy-size package"; "average-size house"
make to a size; bring to a suitable size
sort according to size
cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
SONG
the act of singing;
the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
a distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
a very small sum; "he bought it for a song"
SOUP
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
an unfortunate situation; "we're in the soup now"
any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup
dope (a racehorse)
SOUR
smelling of fermentation or staleness
showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"
having a sharp biting taste
in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
the property of being acidic
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
make sour or more sour
STAR
the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
a star-shaped character * used in printing
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
a performer who receives prominent billing
an actor who plays a principal role
a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
be the star in a performance
feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
STEP
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
place (a ship's mast) in its step
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan i
STOP
an obstruction in a pipe or tube;
a restraint that checks the motion of something;
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments;
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes;
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it;
the event of something ending;
a spot where something halts or pauses;
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
a brief stay in the course of a journey;
the act of stopping something;
SUIT
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit"
accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"
be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"
be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"
TALK
use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"
an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"
a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spille
TAPE
memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview"
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package"
a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape"
measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure"
the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time"
register electronically; "They recorded her singing"
record on videotape
fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"
TATE
United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
TERM
(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"
name formally or designate with a term
one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term"
TIME
a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"
British broadsheet newspaper
the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"
adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"
an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the tim
TODD
fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
TOWN
the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work"
an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"
United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844)
TRAP
informal terms for the mouth
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
a hazard on a golf course
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
a light two-wheeled carriage
a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
TREE
English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree"
stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels"
plant with trees; "this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer"
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
TUBE
a hollow cylindrical shape
convey in a tube; "inside Paris, they used to tube mail"
provide with a tube or insert a tube into
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
place or enclose in a tube
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
ride or float on an inflated tube; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"
TURN
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"
accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels"
a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car"
undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down"
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics; "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"; "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold"
a circular segment
VOWS
make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"
dedicate to a deity by a vow
a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "they took vows of poverty"
WARD
English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
Part of a lock, matching the notches on the key
a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward"
a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"
United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
WARM
of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies"
characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement; "a warm debate"
characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support"
easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"
freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"
in a warm manner; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers"
WELL
in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
an abundant source; "she was a well of information"
to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially"
with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well"
with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse"
with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well"
(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonst
WILL
a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"
decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"
leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way"
WINS
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
something won (especially money)
WIRE
fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
string on a wire; "wire beads"
provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house"
equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
send cables, wires, or telegrams
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
a message transmitted by telegraph
the finishing line on a racetrack
WITH
See Withe.
WOLF
eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza"
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
a cruelly rapacious person
a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)
Austrian composer (1860-1903)
WORK
a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"
go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"
(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body
ZONE
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
5 letter answer(s) to _empty_
ACTOR
a theatrical performer
a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"
thespian
AGENT
a substance that exerts some force or effect
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
ALADY
ALIKE
having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"
in a like manner; "they walk alike"
equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms"
ANGST
an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
APPLE
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
A popular make of phone
An American technology company.
ASDAY
BAIRD
BAKER
a maker of cakes
someone who bakes bread or cake
BALLS
a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nin
BASIN
the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"
Sheltered area for mooring
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin"
a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"
BATOR
BLOCK
a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block"
obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover"
housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
an obstruction in a pipe or tube;
interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle"
a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"
run on a block syste
BORGE
BROWN
(of skin) deeply suntanned
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
make brown in color; "the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard"
fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"
a university in Rhode Island
an orange of low brightness and saturation
abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
CARDS
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys"
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in"
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"
a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"
a game played with playing cards
(golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"
a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami"
a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
a sign
CLOCK
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"
a timepiece that shows the time of day
COAST
move effortlessly; by force of gravity
not trying all that hard
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
the area within view; "the coast is clear"
a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
the shore of a sea or ocean
obsolete word meaning boundary or limit
COURT
the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years"
seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"
respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"
an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"
a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"
a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"
a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges
CROWD
a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"
approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium"
CYRIL
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
DEATH
the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
DEMON
an evil supernatural being
someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math"
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
DOORS
anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"
a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"
a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"
DORMA
DRIFT
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"
cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
wander from a direct cours
EARED
having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination
worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages"
EIGHT
Rowing boat with eight oars
one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face
a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
ELDER
a person who is older than you are
any of various church officers
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."
ELIOT
British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)
British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
ERROR
part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
Mistake
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention;
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
inadvertent incorrectness
departure from what is ethically acceptable
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
FACIE
FAILS
prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close; "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year"
fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"
fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students"
be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child w
FEAST
something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes"
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
partake in a feast or banquet
provide a feast or banquet for
FLING
throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"
move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"
throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"
the act of flinging
a brief indulgence of your impulses
a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
FLUTE
form flutes in
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
a tall narrow wineglass
FRUIT
an amount of a product
the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
bear fruit; "the trees fruited early this year"
cause to bear fruit
GRANT
Support
be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
allow to have; "grant a privilege"
transfer by deed; "grant land"
give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
the act of providing a subsidy
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
a right or privilege that has been granted
bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
Scot
HAIRS
a filamentous projection or process on an organism
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup"
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz"
a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
HASTE
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner;
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry;
HORSE
provide with a horse or horses
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
troops trained to fight on horseback;
HOUND
someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
HOUSE
aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"
the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
the members of a religious community living together
the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
In curling, the circle around the tee within which stones must lie to count.
provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new developm
JERRY
offensive term for a person of German descent
JIMMY
a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
JONES
English phonetician (1881-1967)
one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
United States golfer (1902-1971)
United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
LATTE
strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
LINES
mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
a telephone connection
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
(often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
a short personal letter
MADOX
MAINS
a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
any very large body of (salt) water
MARSH
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"
New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)
United States painter (1898-1954)
Bog
MATER
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
MEDIA
the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"
a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium"
an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
MINOR
not of legal age; "minor children"
a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
of a scale or mode; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"
of lesser seriousness or danger; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"
warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin"
of the younger of two boys with the same family name; "Jones minor"
limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
inferior in number or size or amount; "a minor share of the profits"; "
MONEY
wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"
the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs"
MOUSE
manipulate the mouse of a computer
to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"
person who is quiet or timid
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
NOSED
defeat by a narrow margin
rub noses
push or move with the nose
having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind
advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane"
catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
The rounded edge of a step or moulding
OFONE
OFTHE
OMEGA
the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
ONION
an aromatic flavorful vegetable
bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
the bulb of an onion plant
ORDER
a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order"
established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"
place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically"
bring order to or into; "Order these files"
assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly
OTHER
recently past; "the other evening"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"
very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow
belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
PANTS
underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted"
utter while panting, as if out of breath
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
PARTS
something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
leave; "The family took off for Florida"
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
the part played by a person in bringing about a result;
go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
a line of scalp th
PARTY
have or participate in a party; "The students were partying all night before the exam"
an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"
Celebrate
PENCE
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
The plural of 'penny' - e.g. one penny, two pence, three pence etc. (A penny is 1/100 part of a pound in UK currency)
copper coins
a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
PETER
obscene terms for penis
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
peter out
to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing:
The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
to tire; exhaust
PIECE
an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";
a distance; "it is down the road a piece"
an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all mor
POINT
the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
a punctua
POKER
any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
POWER
supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines"
physical strength
possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
(of a government or government official) holding an
RICHE
ROADS
a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
a partly sheltered anchorage
ROBIN
large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
ROLLS
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the la
SCALE
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale"
the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down"
measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold"
remove the scales from; "scale fish"
a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
climb up by means of a ladder
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
a measu
SCAPE
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
SENSE
comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"
sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"
detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sens
SHIRT
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
put a shirt on
SHORT
low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
A drink of spirits.
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
marked by rude or peremptory shortness;
quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a
SLANG
abuse with coarse language
fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
use slang or vulgar language
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"
SMITH
someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)
someone who works at something specified
Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)
English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)
religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844)
United States blues singer (1894-1937)
United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886)
United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)
United States sculptor (1906-1965)
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
STAGE
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns; "we went out of town together b
STALL
come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
cause an airplane to go into a stall
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
a tactic used to mislead or delay
small area set off by walls for special use
small individual study area in a library
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
deliberately delay an event or action; "she
STEPS
a musical interval of two semitones
move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
cause (a computer) to execute a single command
relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father'
STICK
be a mystery or bewildering to;
threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger"
a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"
pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle
STORE
an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
SUGAR
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
informal terms for money
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"
TEARS
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"
move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging i
THING
a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
a separate and self-contained entity
an action; "how could you do such a thing?"
an artifact; "how does this thing work?"
an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"
any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..."
a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds"
a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about h
THROW
put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"
a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"
organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
cause to be confused emotionally
move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"
to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a phy
TIMES
adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"
regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"
a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve"
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"
the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
a more or less definite period of time
TOWER
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
TRACE
read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, ar
TRADE
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"
turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one"
a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"
engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"
people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of bre
TRUCK
a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains"
VERDE
VERSE
familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"
compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"
a piece of poetry
a line of metrical text
literature in metrical form
WAGES
carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
something that remunerates;
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
WALLS
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"
(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls"
anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"
a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"
surround with a wall in order to
WALLY
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
WHITE
a member of the Caucasoid race
of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"
United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets; "white nights"
United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"
United States architect (1853-1906)
anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror";
YOUNG
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his age"
any immature animal
Not as old
young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"
United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
English poet (1683-1765)
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before comple
8 letter answer(s) to _empty_
ADIMVIEW
ALLSORTS
ALPHABET
the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
ANALYSIS
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
ANDCREAM
BELGRADE
capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated on the Danube
BROTHERS
Plural of brother
Male relations
CALENDAR
a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc); "I have you on my calendar for next Monday"
a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
enter into a calendar
CHILTERN
CHOOSERS
a person who chooses or selects out
CLEMENTS
CONCARNE
DARKNESS
a swarthy complexion
having a dark or somber color
an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
absence of light or illumination
absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
DEFRANCE
DIAMONDS
the baseball playing field
the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps"
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
EQUATION
a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"
the act of regarding as equal
a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
EVIDENCE
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes;
give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
EXPOSURE
the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking"
the act of exposing film to light
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure";
aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; "the studio had a northern exposure"
the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure"
the state of being vulnerable or exposed; "
HAMILTON
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
the capital of Bermuda
a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)
United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)
English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
INCLUDED
add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group"
consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits"
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers"
enclosed in the same envelope or package; "the included check"
LADYLAND
LANGUAGE
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded th
LONGHORN
long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
MAJORITY
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"
(elections) more than half of the votes
the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
MCDONALD
NATIONAL
characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"
inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"
concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"
a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"
owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
NUISANCE
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"
Pests
OFFENDED
hurt or upset; "she looked offended"; "face had a pained and puzzled expression"
cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"
hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
strike with disgust or revulsion;
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises;
OFREASON
PARADISO
PENDULUM
an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
POLANSKI
Roman POLANSKI: Film director
PUNCTURE
be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"
cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon"
the act of puncturing or perforating
reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
a small hole made by a sharp object
pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"
loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
make by piercing; "puncture a hole"
QUESTION
pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"
the subject matter at issue;
place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question"
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"
an instance of questioning; "there was a question about
ROOMONLY
SICKNESS
the state that precedes vomiting
defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
SQUIRREL
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
the fur of a squirrel
STANDARD
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)
Normal
any distinctive flag
an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
commonly used or supplied; "standard procedur
SYMPATHY
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other; "the two of them were in close sympathy"
SYMPHONY
a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony"
SYNDROME
a complex of concurrent things; "every word has a syndrome of meanings"
a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
THEBUNCH
THEGUARD
THOUGHTS
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"
TOBEHOLD
TOGETHER
at the same time; "we graduated together"
with cooperation and interchange; "we worked together on the project"
with a common plan; "act in concert"
in contact with each other or in proximity; "the leaves stuck together"
assembled in one place; "we were gathered together"
in each other's company; "we went to the movies together"; "the family that prays together stays together"
mentally and emotionally stable; "she's really together"
TWISTERS
small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
A game of physical skill played on a large plastic mat.
WHISKERS
a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey"
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
WILLIAMS
English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)
United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)
United States poet (1883-1963)
English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
United States playwright (1911-1983)
WORTHTWO
6 letter answer(s) to _empty_
AGENDA
a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)
a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
ANDDAD
ANDONE
ASLEEP
into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep"
in the sleep of death
dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"
ASTORM
AUSTEN
English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
BENDER
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender"
BISHOP
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
BOOMER
a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
A large male kangaroo, especially of the great grey species.
BOTTLE
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
a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children
the quantity contained in a bottle
put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water"
store (liquids or gases) in bottles
BOWLER
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins
a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
BRIDGE
cross over on a bridge
connect or reduce the distance between
any of various card games based on whist for four players
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
the link between two lenses; rests on the nose
a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
a wooden support that holds the strings up
a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"
make a bridge across; "bridge a river"
CANCER
type genus of the family Cancridae
the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
CARTER
someone whose work is driving carts
39th President of the United States (1924-)
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
Carrier
CASTLE
interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
a large and stately mansion
CHANGE
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"
give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"
the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"
coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a pocketful of change"
a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage"
undergo a change; become different in
CHORUS
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos"
a group of people assembled to sing together
utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused"
a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
sing in a choir
a body of dancers or singers who perform together
CIRCLE
movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle"
street names for flunitrazepan
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle"
something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"
Group of friends/contacts
form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
COALTO
COLLAR
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"
necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
anything worn or placed about the neck; "the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar"; "a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse"
(zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
COLOUR
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for;
a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race
decorate with colors;
any material used for its color;
modify or bias;
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading;
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect;
change color, often in an undesired manner;
the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
add color to;
interest and variety and intensity;
affect as in thought or feeling;
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction;
having or capable of producing colors;
CORNER
turn a corner; "the car corners"
the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
gain control over; "corner the gold market"
an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"
a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"
a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners"
a small concavity
a predicament from
DARWIN
provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
DONKEY
domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
DRIVER
a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
the operator of a motor vehicle
a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
DUNDEE
A city on the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland.
EDITOR
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data
ESCAPE
the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
the act of escaping
ESCORT
accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"
accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door"
the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
FADDLE
To trifle; to toy. -- v. t. To fondle; to dandle.
FOURTH
coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"
the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"
in the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month"
following the third position; number four in a countable series
GABLER
GARDEN
work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
a yard or lawn adjoining a house
the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
GENIUS
unusual mental ability
a natural talent; "he has a genius for interior decorating"
exceptional creative ability
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius";
GIVENS
an assumption that is taken for granted
GRABLE
GROUND
a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
use as a basis for; found on;
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in
GUITAR
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
HEAVEN
the abode of God and the angels
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
HITLER
German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)
HOCKEY
a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
HOLDEM
HUMOUR
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"
the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
put into a good mood
the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"
the liquid parts of the body
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
INLINE
arranged in a single line (as "inline skates" whose wheels are one behind the other)
ISLAND
a zone or area resembling an island
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
KEATON
United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
KEYNES
English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)
LABOUR
productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
LEAGUE
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
unite to form a league
LIGHTS
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"
a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light"
The lungs of sheep, pigs etc
any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"
the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he
LITTLE
a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
(informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
(of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voi
LONGUE
LOUNGE
an upholstered seat for more than one person
sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"
be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
Rested
a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
LOVEOF
MACRON
a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
Emmanuel Macron, President of France from 2017.
MAIDEN
serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
(cricket) an over in which no runs are scored
MANNER
a way of acting or behaving
how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
a kind; "what manner of man are you?"
MANSON
Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922)
MANTIS
predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
MASTER
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
key that secures entrance everywhere
presiding officer of a school
an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"
most important element;
an authority qualified to teach apprentices
directs the work of others
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"
someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
a person who has general authority over others
have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
a combata
MATTER
that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"
(used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
a problem; "is anything the matter?"
some situation or event that is thought about;
written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
MUGGER
a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)
NATION
a politically organized body of people under a single government;
a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
the people who live in a nation or country;
NELLIE
NUMBER
one of a series published periodically;
a symbol used to represent a number;
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;
enumerate;
a concept of quantity involving zero and units;
give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis"
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals;
a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification;
the number is used in calling a particular telephone;
OFFICE
a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"
an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"
OFLIES
OFPISA
OLIVER
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
ONABIT
ONHIGH
PALACE
official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
a large and stately mansion
a large ornate exhibition hall
the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"
PAUSES
temporary inactivity
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"
PERSON
a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"
a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"
PINTER
English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930)
PIPING
(used of heat) extremely; "the casserole was piping hot"
utter a shrill cry
trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"
play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"
transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
playing a pipe or the bagpipes
a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
POCKET
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
a small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"
a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
take unlawfully
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"
an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
POLICE
the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
PRETTY
to a moderately sufficient extent or degree;
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
(used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
more attractive
PUPPET
a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
PUSHER
a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
someone who pushes
an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
READER
one of a series of texts for students learning to read
a public lecturer at certain universities
someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
a person who enjoys reading
a person who can read; a literate person
someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
RINGER
(horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg
a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
a person who is almost identical to another
a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
RISING
come into existence; take on form or shape;
coming to maturity; "the rising generation"
get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
rise up; "The building rose before them"
sloping upward
return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market"
increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest contr
SALADS
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
SALMON
a pale pinkish orange color
flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
of orange tinged with pink
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
SCOTIA
A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.
SEAMEN
a man who serves as a sailor
muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
SEASON
one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
SECOND
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"
a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"
coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
Reserve team
a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"
Second - 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit o
SERIES
(mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
a periodical that appears at scheduled times
a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"
(sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept the series"
similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection; "the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies"
(electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other; "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"
SESAME
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
SEWELL
SILVER
turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively"
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"
silverware eating utensils
make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair"
having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen"
a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace"
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair"
a light shade of grey
made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets"
coins made of silver
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal c
SPIRIT
a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"
animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
the intended meaning of a communication
any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
the vital principle or animating force within living things
the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"
SPREAD
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"
a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"
cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide"
become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; "a table spread with food"
distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
act of extending ove
SPRING
develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
a point at which water issues forth
a natural flow of ground water
the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"
A mooring line for a boat to prevent forward and aft motion
develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"
spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse
SQUARE
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"
(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"
something approximating the shape of a square
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square"
raise to the second power
having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner"
turn the oar, while rowing
characterized by honesty and fairness
SQUASH
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
to flatten
STRIKE
hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure"
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she stru
STRING
stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical"
a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
provide with strings; "string my guitar"
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
a lightweight cord
remove the stringy parts of; "string beans"
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package"
a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
stretch out or arrange like a string
SUGDEN
TABLES
a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"
food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1"
arrange or enter in tabular form
a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"
hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"
THEDAY
THEDOG
THEHUN
THEORY
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory"
THINGS
a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds"
a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"
a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
a separate and self-contained entity
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing); "she packed her things and left"
an action; "how could you do such a thing?"
an artifact; "how does this thing work?"
an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"
any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..."
a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair";
THIRTY
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
being ten more than twenty
TRENCH
dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"
cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"
cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"
fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
any long ditch cut in the ground
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
TURKEY
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"
TURPIN
English highwayman (1706-1739)
WILLOW
a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
WINDOW
an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function; "he could see them through a window in the trees"
the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something; "the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves"; "they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded"
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served; "he stuck his head in the window"
a pane of glass in a window; "the b
WINKLE
remove or displace from a position
gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
edible marine gastropod
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
WONDER
have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
a state in which you want to learn more about something
something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
YELLOW
turn yellow; "The pages of the book began to yellow"
easily frightened
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
cowardly or treacherous; "the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight; "too yellow to stand and fight"
changed to a yellowish color by age; "yellowed parchment"
typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press"
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
fungal or viral disease of plants, characterised by discolouration and stunting
ZURICH
the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country; "Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland"
9 letter answer(s) to _empty_
AGREATJOB
ALBATROSS
large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck"
ALSORISES
ANDLOVERS
ANDTHUMBS
ANIMATION
the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
general activity and motion
the making of animated cartoons
the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed"
BANDWAGON
a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band; "the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade"
a popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon"
BARRYMORE
United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)
United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)
United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
BELEARNED
BETELLING
CAGEDBIRD
CHRISTMAS
a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
DIPLOMACY
subtly skillful handling of a situation
wisdom in the management of public affairs
negotiation between nations
DISPENSER
a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
a person who dispenses
ELEPHANTS
An Imperial paper size of 23 x 28 inches
five-toed pachyderm
the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
ENCOUNTER
Met
a casual meeting with a person or thing
a minor short-term fight
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
GRAPEVINE
gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"
any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
IMPORTANT
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"
having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"
important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
MIRABILIS
four o'clocks
OFREADING
OFTHEYEAR
OFTHRONES
ROOSEVELT
26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919)
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)
SOMEONEON
SQUAREONE
STOCKINGS
the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"
close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
TECHNIQUE
skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"
a practical method or art applied to some particular task
procedure
WRONGNOTE
7 letter answer(s) to _empty_
ALIGNED
brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause
in a straight line; "pearly teeth evenly aligned"
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"
align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
be or come into adjustment with
ANARCHY
a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
ANDDIVE
ARTICLE
one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
bind by a contract; especially for a training period
AWORDIN
BALLADS
a narrative poem of popular origin
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
BERNARD
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
BISCUIT
any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
Unglazed porcelain
BOARDER
a pupil who lives at school during term time
someone who forces their way aboard ship; "stand by to repel boarders"
a tenant in someone's house
BOATOUT
BUBBLES
a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
Suds
expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
cause to form bubbles; "bubble gas through a liquid"
rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles; "bubble to the surface"
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
BULLDOG
a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
attack viciously and ferociously
BUZZARD
the common European short-winged hawk
a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
CAMERAS
plural of camera
CARBIDE
a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
CARROTS
promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";
orange root; important source of carotene
perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
CHARLIE
A familiar nickname or substitute for Charles.
CLAUSES
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
COCHRAN
United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)
COMPANY
organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"
small military unit; usually two or three platoons
crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"
the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
be a companion to somebody
an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company"
a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with
COOKING
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"
tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
CURLIES
usually refers to curly hair as in had him by the 'short and curlies'
DANCING
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room"
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"
DAWKINS
DEFENCE
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"
protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
the speech act
DIARIES
a personal journal (as a physical object)
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
DRAUGHT
make a blueprint of
the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
DRESSER
a wardrobe assistant for an actor
a person who dresses in a particular way; "she's an elegant dresser"; "he's a meticulous dresser"
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
a cabinet with shelves
low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
EMPEROR
a paper size before metrication.
the largest and heaviest penguin.
large richly colored butterfly
large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
red table grape of California
the male ruler of an empire
FISHNOR
FORTIES
the time of life between 40 and 50
the decade from 1940 to 1949
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
GONEMAD
HANCOCK
American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
HAPPENS
come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place without incident"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
HAWKING
clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak"
hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"
sell or offer for sale from place to place
the act of selling goods for a living
English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
HEARTED
Having a heart; having (such) a heart (regarded as the seat of the affections, disposition, or character).
IEXPECT
INVADER
someone who enters by force in order to conquer
attackers
JOHNSON
17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875)
36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
KNOBSON
LANDING
the act of coming to land after a voyage
the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"
structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
an intermediate platform in a staircase
bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
LANTERN
light in a transparent protective case
MAJEURE
MATCHES
set into opposition or rivalry; "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"
an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
a burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"
give or join in marriage
something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"
provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"
a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
MILLION
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies"
(in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
MOUTHIS
NAPPING
take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"
NOTHING
a quantity of no importance; "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"
in no respect; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father"
zero
NUMERAL
a symbol used to represent a number;
of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective"
OFDEATH
OFRILEY
OFSCALE
OFSTATE
OWNBACK
PANTHER
large American feline resembling a lion
a leopard in the black color phase
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
PARKING
space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store"
place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"
maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"
the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily
PERFECT
Exemplary
make perfect or complete;
a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
precisely accurate or exact;
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish;
without fault
PHYSICS
the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something; "he studied the physics of radiation"
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
PICTURE
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "t
PRIVATE
not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath"
concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters"
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
RAISING
bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
create a di
RANGERS
a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
READERS
someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
a person who enjoys reading
a person who can read; a literate person
someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
one of a series of texts for students learning to read
a public lecturer at certain universities
ROBBERY
larceny by threat of violence
plundering during riots or in wartime
SAPIENS
of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens
SEASONS
one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
SERVICE
work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service"
the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"
the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"
an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"
tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
a force that is a branch of the armed forces
make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
SHAKERS
a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
a container in which something can be shaken
a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world
a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world"
SHOWERS
take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"
provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"
spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"
washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"
expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"
a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"
a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"
someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
a brie
SIMPSON
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870)
SISTERS
(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her"
(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God"
a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician"
STATION
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
A regular stop on a railway line
Police headquarters
assign to a station
STRAUSS
Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)
Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899)
German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)
STRIPES
an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"
a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait"
a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
mark with stripes
SURGERY
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
THEBELT
THEDEAD
THEPARK
THEPAST
THEWIND
VERDICT
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
VERSACE
Italian fashion designer (1946-1997)
WALLACE
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)
English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)
WASABOY
WATCHER
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind);
a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body
a guard who keeps watch
WEDDING
take in marriage
perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
a party of people at a wedding
WHISKEY
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
WINDSOR
the British royal family since 1917
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
YARDARM
either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
YOUREYE
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ALLTHEPIES
ANTOINETTE
Queen of France: Marie A....
ATTENPACES
BARGAINING
come to terms; arrive at an agreement
negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
CHALLENGED
raise a formal objection in a court of law
ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
CHANCELLOR
the honorary or titular head of a university
the person who is head of state (in several countries)
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
CONSULTANT
an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"
DETRIOMPHE
ENDINSIGHT
FIRINGLINE
HEMISPHERE
either half of the cerebrum
half of the terrestrial globe
half of a sphere
HYGIENISTS
a medical specialist in hygiene
INTHEWORLD
MANAGEMENT
the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
those in charge of running a business
ONESWEIGHT
PUNISHMENT
the act of punishing
SCREWLOOSE
SIGNALLING
be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
sig·nal (sgnl)
n.
1.
a. An indicator, such as a gesture or colored light, that serves as a means of communication. See Synonyms at gesture.
b. A message communicated by such means.
2. Something that incites action: The peace treaty was the signal
SOMETHINGS
SPECTACLES
optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
SQUAREMILE
SUPPLEMENT
add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"
a supplementary component that improves capability
serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
THEHATCHES
THEJONESES
THEMERRIER
YOUMARRYME
ZEALANDERS
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AMILLIONAIRE
BROADCASTING
a medium that disseminates via telecommunications
taking part in a radio or tv program
cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds"
EXPECTATIONS
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
the feeling that something is about to happen
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
OFATLEASTSIX
OFTHELOSTARK
SWEETCHARIOT
THESUNSHINES
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ANDDANCEABOUT
CONSIDERATION
kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings"
the process of giving careful thought to something
information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"
a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
a considerate and thoughtful act
PRIMEMINISTER
STIFFUPPERLIP
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BEE
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
CAR
a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"
where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor"
the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
CAT
a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
a whip with nine knotted cords;
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant;
a spiteful woman gossip;
an informal term for a youth or man;
A catamaran
DIP
take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
a brief swim in water
go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
a brief immersion
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution
EAR
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"
attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear"
ENS
half the width of an em
Latin: An entity or being; an existing thing; the abstract idea of being
A unit of measurement used in printing equal to one twelfth of a pica, or approximately 0.01384 inch
GEE
give a command to a horse to turn to the right side
turn to the right side; "the horse geed"
G-force - a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
GET
be a mystery or bewildering to;
reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison"
communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake"
suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I
HAT
an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly"
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"
furnish with a hat
INK
fill with ink; "ink a pen"
mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink; "he inked his finger"
append one's signature to; "They inked the contract"
sporting tattoos
dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
IRS
the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections
LIP
either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell
the top edge of a vessel or other container
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx
OUT
not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
outer or outlying; "the out islands"
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"
away from home; "they went out last night"
no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
moving or app
PIE
a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
RAT
desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
one who reveals confidential information in return for money
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "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'"
give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
catch rats, especially with dogs
give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
take the place of work of someone on strike
employ scabs or strike breakers in
SEA
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"
anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
TOO
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; "too big"
in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"
TOP
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance;
a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips;
covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container);
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin;
be ahead of others; be the first;
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"
the greatest possible intensity;
the upper part of anything;
finish up or conclude;
be the culminating event;
cut the top off;
TOR
a high rocky hill
a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
WAR
make or wage war
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
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CLARIFICATIONS
the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
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CONSUMPTION
the act of consuming something
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
HAPPENATSEA
LABOURSLOST
LIKEAKIPPER
NIGHTINGALE
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
PROVOCATEUR
a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
TRANSPORTER
a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships
a long truck for carrying motor vehicles
WITHATROWEL
15 letter answer(s) to _empty_
HEATOFTHEMOMENT
ISIMPORTANTTOUS
WHATSTHEBIGIDEA
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