aaron noun United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than…
acres noun extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the …
acrid adjective strong and sharp
aerie noun the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
aired adjective open to or abounding in fresh air
akron noun a city in northeastern Ohio
aorta noun the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of t…
april noun the month following March and preceding May
apron noun a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist …
arras noun a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
array verb lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
arrow noun a mark to indicate a direction or relation
atrip adjective (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
aural adjective of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
auric adjective of or relating to or containing or derived from gold
barbu noun found along western Atlantic coast
barde verb put a caparison on
bared adjective having the head uncovered
barge verb push one's way
baric adjective of or relating to or containing barium
barky adjective resembling the rough bark of a tree
barmy adjective marked by spirited enjoyment
baron noun a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
barth noun Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)
barye noun the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
beret noun a cap with no brim or bill
berne noun the capital of Switzerland
beroe noun delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores
berry verb pick or gather berries
berth verb provide with a berth
beryl noun the chief source of beryllium
birch verb whip with a birch twig
birle verb cause a floating log to rotate by treading
birth verb cause to be born
borax noun an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate
bored adjective tired of the world
borer noun a drill for penetrating rock
boric adjective of or relating to or derived from or containing boron
boron noun a trivalent metalloid element
buret noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap a…
burgh noun a borough in Scotland
burin noun a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point
burka noun a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Musli…
burke verb murder without leaving a trace on the body
burly adjective muscular and heavily built
burma noun a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal
burns noun United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
burnt adjective ruined by overcooking
burro noun small donkey used as a pack animal
burry adjective having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns …
bursa noun a city in northwestern Turkey
burst verb come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
byron noun English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional …
carat noun a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
cards noun a game played with playing cards
caret noun a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to b…
carex noun large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or …
cargo noun goods carried by a large vehicle
carib noun a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America a…
carob noun long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp
carom verb rebound after hitting
carry verb move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one…
carte noun a list of dishes available at a restaurant
carve verb form by carving
carya noun genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees
ceras noun one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on…
ceres noun (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture
ceric adjective of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4
circe noun (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and …
coral adjective of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color
cords noun cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
corer noun a device for removing the core from apples
corgi noun either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect…
corky adjective (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin
cornu noun (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
corny adjective dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
corps noun an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their sup…
corse noun an island in the Mediterranean
cured adjective freed from illness or injury
curet noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodi…
curia noun (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman…
curie noun a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope t…
curio noun something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
curly adjective (of hair) having curls or waves
curry verb season with a mixture of spices
curse verb utter obscenities or profanities
curst adjective deserving a curse
curvy adjective having curves
cyril noun Greek missionary
cyrus noun Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II…
daraf noun a unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad
darky noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people
darts noun a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard
derby noun a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
derma noun the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
dirca noun deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood
dirge noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a de…
dirty verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty
doric adjective of or pertaining to the Doric style of architecture
doris noun (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
dormy adjective in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are hole…
dural adjective of or relating to the dura mater
durio noun a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae
durra noun sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
durum noun wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread…
eared adjective worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned d…
early adverb during an early stage
earth verb hide in the earth like a hunted animal
eerie adjective suggestive of the supernatural
egret noun any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding…
enrol verb register formally as a participant or member
error noun a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
eyrie noun the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
eyrir noun 100 aurar equal 1 krona in Iceland
farad noun the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge o…
farce verb fill with a stuffing while cooking
farsi noun a person of Iranian descent
feral adjective wild and menacing
feria noun a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated
fermi noun a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter
ferny adjective abounding in or covered with ferns
ferry verb transport from one place to another
fired adjective having lost your job
first adverb before anything else
firth noun English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosod…
foram noun marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pse…
force verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or in…
forge verb create by hammering
forgo verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
forte adverb used as a direction in music
forth adverb from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
forty adjective being ten more than thirty
forum noun a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
furan noun a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon
furor noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
furry adjective covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
furze noun very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers
garbo noun United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusivenes…
germy adjective full of germs or pathological microorganisms
girth verb tie a cinch around
goral noun small goat antelope with small conical horns
gorge verb overeat or eat immodestly
gorki noun Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories
gorse noun very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers
gyral adjective relating to or associated with or comprising a convolution of the brain
gyrus noun a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
hardy adjective having rugged physical strength
harem noun living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives…
harpy noun a malicious woman with a fierce temper
harry verb annoy continually or chronically
harsh adjective unpleasantly stern
herat noun a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities
heron noun Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the ar…
hertz noun the unit of frequency
hired adjective having services engaged for a fee
hirer noun a person responsible for hiring workers
horde noun a vast multitude
horny adjective feeling great sexual desire
horse verb provide with a horse or horses
horst noun a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two f…
huron noun the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
hurry verb move very fast
hyrax noun any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-l…
jerez noun a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
jerky adjective lacking a steady rhythm
jerry noun offensive term for a person of German descent
jirga noun a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders
jorum noun a large drinking bowl
jural adjective of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
juror noun someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
karat noun the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy
karen noun the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderla…
karma noun (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determi…
koran noun the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad d…
korea noun an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the S…
kurta noun a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinen…
kurus noun 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
larch noun wood of a larch tree
large adverb at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
largo adverb slowly and broadly
larid noun long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
larus noun type genus of the Laridae
larva noun the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and…
lerot noun dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa
loren noun Italian film actress (born in 1934)
lorry noun a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
lurch verb walk as if unable to control one's movements
lurid adjective horrible in fierceness or savagery
lyric verb write lyrics for (a song)
march verb march in a procession
marge noun a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for…
maria noun a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
marks noun English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
marly adjective of or relating to or resembling or abounding in marl
marry verb take in marriage
marsh noun low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
mercy noun leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency c…
merit verb be worthy or deserving
merle noun common black European thrush
merry adjective full of or showing high-spirited merriment
mired adjective entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire
mirid noun a variety of leaf bug
mirky adjective (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
mirth noun great merriment
moral adjective concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standard…
moray noun family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters
morel noun any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a browni…
mores noun (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a gr…
moron noun a person of subnormal intelligence
morph verb cause to change shape in a computer animation
morse noun a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strin…
morus noun type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries
mural adjective of or relating to walls
murky adjective (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
murre noun black-and-white diving bird of northern seas
myrrh noun aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
naris noun any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow throu…
nerve verb get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
nervy adjective being in a tense state
noria noun a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim
norma noun a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in…
norse adjective of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures
north adverb in a northern direction
nurse verb try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
orris noun German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and …
parch verb cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
parer noun a manicurist who trims the fingernails
paris noun the capital and largest city of France
parka noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
parks noun United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a…
parky adjective the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settleme…
parry verb impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
parse verb analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sente…
parsi noun a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin
parts noun the local environment
party verb have or participate in a party
parus noun type genus of the family Paridae
parve adjective containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable wit…
perca noun type genus of the Percidae
perch verb sit, as on a branch
percy noun United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
peril verb pose a threat to
perky adjective characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
perry noun United States philosopher (1876-1957)
porch noun a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a cov…
porgy noun lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of …
porno noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary o…
porta noun an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
porte noun the Ottoman court in Constantinople
porto noun port city in northwest Portugal
purau noun shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores
puree verb rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
purge verb oust politically
purim noun (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massa…
purse verb contract one's lips into a rounded shape
pursy adjective breathing laboriously or convulsively
pyrex noun a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion
pyrus noun fruit trees native to the Old World: pears
rerun verb broadcast again, as of a film
rural adjective living in or characteristic of farming or country life
sarah noun (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
saran noun any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things
saree noun a dress worn primarily by Hindu women
sarin noun a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of chol…
scrag verb strangle with an iron collar
scram verb leave immediately
scrap verb dispose of (something useless or old)
scree noun a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
screw verb have sexual intercourse with
scrim noun a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
scrip noun a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee
scrod noun flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds
scrub verb clean with hard rubbing
scrum noun (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each tea…
serer noun a West African language closely related to Fula
serge noun a twilled woolen fabric
serif noun a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
serin noun any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe
serow noun short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern a…
serra noun Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713…
serum noun an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when bloo…
serve verb serve a purpose, role, or function
servo adjective of or involving servomechanisms
shred verb tear into shreds
shrew noun a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
shrub noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
shrug verb raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
siren noun a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to des…
siris noun large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose cluster…
sirup noun a thick sweet sticky liquid
sorex noun type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews
sorgo noun any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup
sorry adjective feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over somethi…
sorus noun a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
sprag noun a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a…
sprat noun small fatty European fish
spray verb be discharged in sprays of liquid
spree verb engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping
sprig noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division)
sprit noun a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
sprue noun a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and …
strad noun a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family
strap verb tie with a strap
straw verb cover or provide with or as if with straw
stray verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of fo…
strep adjective of or relating to or caused by streptococci
strew verb spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
stria noun any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left b…
strip verb take away possessions from someone
strix noun owls lacking ear tufts
strop verb sharpen on a strop
strum verb sound the strings of (a string instrument)
strut verb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
surge verb rise and move, as in waves or billows
surly adjective inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
surya noun an important god of later Hinduism
syria noun an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterran…
syrup noun a thick sweet sticky liquid
tardy adjective after the expected or usual time
tarot noun any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing …
teras noun (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus
terce noun the third canonical hour
teres noun either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders a…
terms noun status with respect to the relations between people or groups
terry noun English actress (1847-1928)
terse adjective brief and to the point
three adjective being one more than two
thrip noun any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wi…
throb verb pulsate or pound with abnormal force
throe noun severe spasm of pain
throw verb propel through the air
thrum verb sound with a monotonous hum
tired adjective depleted of strength or energy
torah noun the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including t…
torch verb burn maliciously, as by arson
torsk noun large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters
torso noun the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
torte noun rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts
torus noun a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis th…
turki noun any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
turps noun volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin
ugric noun one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages
varan noun any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia a…
varix noun abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
varna noun a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
varus noun a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal de…
verdi noun Italian operatic composer (1813-1901)
verpa noun a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the …
verse verb compose verses or put into verse
verso noun left-hand page
verst noun a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)
vertu noun love of or taste for fine objects of art
verve noun an energetic style
viral adjective relating to or caused by a virus
vireo noun any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey i…
virga noun light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground…
virgo noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo
virtu noun love of or taste for fine objects of art
virus noun (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself on…
warty adjective (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts
wired adjective equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
wirer noun someone who sends a telegram
words noun the words that are spoken
wordy adjective using or containing too many words
works noun buildings for carrying on industrial labor
world adjective involving the entire earth
wormy adjective infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
worry verb be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
worse adverb (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable …
worst adverb to the highest degree of inferiority or badness
worth adjective worthy of being treated in a particular way
xeric adjective being deficient in moisture
xerox verb reproduce by xerography
xyris noun chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers
zoril noun muishond of northern Africa