academy noun a secondary school (usually private)
acadian noun an early French settler in the Maritimes
acidify verb make sour or more sour
acidity noun the property of being acidic
airdock noun a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maint…
airdrop noun delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by par…
aladdin noun in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he ca…
alidade noun surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodol…
anodize verb coat a metal with an oxide coat
anodyne adjective capable of relieving pain
apadana noun the great hall in ancient Persian palaces
apodeme noun ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports i…
apodous adjective (of snakes and eels) naturally footless
aridity noun the quality of yielding nothing of value
avidity noun a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
baldric noun a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a swo…
baldwin noun United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
bandage verb wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
bandana noun large and brightly colored handkerchief
bandbox noun a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especial…
bandeau noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
banding noun a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
bandlet noun molding in the form of a ring
bandsaw noun an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven aroun…
beading noun ornamentation with beads
bedding noun coverings that are used on a bed
beldame noun an ugly evil-looking old woman
bending noun movement that causes the formation of a curve
bidding noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
bindery noun a workshop where books are bound
binding adjective executed with proper legal authority
bladder noun a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
bondage noun the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstra…
bonding noun a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between hu…
bondman noun a male bound to serve without wages
boudoir noun a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
bradawl noun an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
bradley noun United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los …
bridges noun United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
bridoon noun a bit resembling a snaffle bit
budding adjective beginning to develop
burdock noun any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout …
caddish adjective offensively discourteous
caddoan noun a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the Midwe…
caldera noun a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that colla…
caldron noun a very large pot that is used for boiling
candela noun the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme Interna…
candent adjective emitting light as a result of being heated
candida noun any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida
candied adjective encrusted with sugar or syrup
candour noun the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
cardiac adjective of or relating to the heart
cardium noun type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles
cardoon noun southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultiva…
carduus noun genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles
caudate adjective having a tail or taillike appendage
cheddar noun a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made
chiding noun rebuking a person harshly
chuddar noun a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hin…
cladode noun a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf
coddler noun someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
condemn verb express strong disapproval of
condign adjective fitting or appropriate and deserved
condole verb express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
condone verb excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
conduit noun a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can…
condyle noun a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone
cordage noun the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
cordate adjective (of a leaf) shaped like a heart
cordial adjective diffusing warmth and friendliness
cordite noun explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolve…
cordoba noun the basic unit of money in Nicaragua
credits noun a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of…
crudely adverb in a crude or unrefined manner
crudity noun a wild or unrefined state
curdled adjective transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
dawdler noun someone who takes more time than necessary
deadpan adverb without betraying any feeling
deedbox noun a strongly made box for holding money or valuables
disdain verb look down on with disdain
doddery adjective mentally or physically infirm with age
dowdily adverb in a dowdy unfashionable manner
dredger noun a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
eardrop noun an earring with a pendant ornament
eardrum noun the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
eluding noun look forward to the birth of a child
eroding noun (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down…
erodium noun geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountai…
erudite adjective having or showing profound knowledge
evident adjective clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
exoderm noun the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
exudate verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
eyedrop noun a drop from an eye dropper
faddish adjective intensely fashionable for a short time
faddist noun a person who subscribes to a variety of fads
feedbag noun a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse)
feeding noun the act of consuming food
feedlot noun a building where livestock are fattened for market
fiddler noun a musician who plays the violin
finding noun the act of determining the properties of something, usually by researc…
fledged adjective (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage
folding adjective capable of being folded up and stored
foldout noun an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine
fondant noun candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
fondler noun a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
fording noun the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a ho…
funding noun financial resources provided to make some project possible
gaudery noun cheap or pretentious or vain display
gaudily adverb in a tastelessly garish manner
geodesy noun the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the dete…
geoduck noun a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Paci…
giddily adverb in a giddy light-headed manner
gilding noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
gladdon noun iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves
gliding noun the activity of flying a glider
goading noun a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
goddard noun United States physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fuel…
goldcup noun any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
golding noun English novelist (1911-1993)
gondola noun a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
goodish adjective moderately good of its kind
goodman noun United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including bla…
gordian adjective extremely intricate
gordius noun legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for t…
gradate verb arrange according to grades
grading noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
gradual adjective proceeding in small stages
guiding adjective exerting control or influence
gumdrop noun a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals
haddock noun lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod
handbag noun a container used for carrying money and small personal items or access…
handbow noun a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow
handcar noun a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor
handful noun a small number or amount
handgun noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
handily adverb in a convenient manner
handled adjective having a usually specified type of handle
handler noun one who trains or exhibits animals
handoff noun (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a tea…
handout noun an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supple…
handsaw noun a saw used with one hand for cutting wood
handset noun telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single han…
harding noun 29th President of the United States
hardpan noun crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurr…
hardtop noun a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top
headful noun the quantity of information that a head will hold
heading noun a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
headman noun an executioner who beheads the condemned person
headpin noun the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
headset noun receiver consisting of a pair of headphones
headway noun vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
hindgut noun the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos
holdall noun a capacious bag or basket
holding noun the act of retaining something
holdout noun a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
hoodlum noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
hordeum noun annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South…
huddled adjective crowded or massed together
hundred adjective being ten more than ninety
hurdler noun an athlete who runs the hurdles
hurdles noun a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
iridium noun a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group
khaddar noun a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India
khedive noun one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
kindred adjective similar in quality or character
kurdish adjective of or relating to Kurdistan or the Kurds or their language and culture
landing noun an intermediate platform in a staircase
landler noun music in triple time for dancing the landler
landman noun a person who lives and works on land
leaders noun the body of people who lead a group
leading adjective indicating the most important performer or role
lending noun disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thin…
letdown noun a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are n…
lindane noun a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide
lindera noun aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern A…
lindsay noun United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on severa…
loading noun weight to be borne or conveyed
luddite noun any opponent of technological progress
mahdism noun belief in the appearance of the Mahdi
mahdist noun an adherent of Mahdism
maidism noun a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect…
mandala noun any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the un…
mandate verb assign under a mandate
mandola noun an early type of mandolin
mandrel noun any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating …
mandril noun any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating …
maudlin adjective effusively or insincerely emotional
meddler noun an officious annoying person who interferes with others
mending noun garments that must be repaired
misdate verb assign the wrong date to
misdeed noun improper or wicked or immoral behavior
molding noun the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
mordant adjective harshly ironic or sinister
mordvin noun a member of the agricultural people living in the central Volga provin…
muddied adjective (of color) discolored by impurities
muddled adjective confused and vague
mundane adjective found in the ordinary course of events
needful adjective necessary for relief or supply
needled adjective of trees whose leaves are acerate
nodding adjective having branches or flower heads that bend downward
obadiah noun a Hebrew minor prophet
outdoor adjective located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
outdraw verb draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight
oviduct noun either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the ute…
oxidant noun a substance that oxidizes another substance
oxidase noun any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation
oxidate verb enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
oxidise verb add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
oxidize verb enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
padding noun artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give…
paddler noun someone paddling a canoe
paddock noun pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
pandion noun type genus of the Pandionidae
pandora noun (Greek mythology) the first woman
pardner noun an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
peddler noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at c…
pending adjective awaiting conclusion or confirmation
piddock noun marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-li…
pledged adjective bound by or as if by an oath
pledgee noun someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is dep…
pledger noun someone who makes or gives a pledge
plodder noun someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
powdery adjective consisting of fine particles
predict verb make a prediction about
prodigy noun an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person
product noun commodities offered for sale
prudent adjective careful and sensible
prudery noun excessive or affected modesty
prudish adjective exaggeratedly proper
pudding noun any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
puddler noun a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling
quadric noun a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the…
raddled adjective used until no longer useful
raiding adjective characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
readily adverb without much difficulty
reading noun the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
readout noun the output of a computer in readable form
redding noun a town in north central California on the Sacramento River
reddish adjective of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange)
rending adjective resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or …
rhodium noun a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is…
riddled adjective (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations…
roadbed noun a bed supporting a road
roadman noun a salesman who travels to call on customers
roadway noun a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
rondeau noun a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata
rubdown noun the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes
ruddles noun the common European annual marigold
rundown noun a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
saddled adjective having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
saddler noun a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses
sandbag verb treat harshly or unfairly
sandbox noun mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
sandboy noun a young peddler of sand
sandbur noun grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikele…
sandfly noun any of various small dipterous flies
sandlot noun a vacant lot used by city boys to play games
sandman noun an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make …
sandpit noun a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
sardine noun small fatty fish usually canned
sardius noun a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
sawdust noun fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
seedbed noun a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting
seedpod noun a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
sending noun the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
shadfly noun slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval…
shading noun graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or pa…
shadowy adjective filled with shade
shedder noun an attacker who sheds or spills blood
skidder noun a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
skidpan noun a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can …
skydive verb jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one…
sledder noun someone who rides a sled
sliding adjective being a smooth continuous motion
smidgen noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
smidgin noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
sodding adjective without qualification
soldier verb serve as a soldier in the military
spidery adjective relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
staddle noun a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked
stadium noun a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
studded adjective dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads
student noun a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
studied adjective produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
subdued adjective in a softened tone
subduer noun someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force …
sundial noun timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gno…
sundown noun the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the hori…
swaddle verb wrap in swaddling clothes
swedish adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture…
tandoor noun a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan
tardily adverb without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
tardive adjective late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease)
tending adjective (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
tendrac noun small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar
tendril noun slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themse…
tiddler noun a young person of either sex
trading noun buying or selling securities or commodities
traduce verb speak unfavorably about
trident noun a spear with three prongs
trudger noun someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
twaddle verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
twiddle verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
urodele noun amphibians that resemble lizards
vandyke noun Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)
vaudois noun a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in t…
vending noun the act of selling goods for a living
verdant adjective characterized by abundance of verdure
verdict noun (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for dec…
viaduct noun bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to car…
voiding noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
wadding noun any material used especially to protect something
waddler noun someone who walks with a waddling gait
wedding noun the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
welding noun fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and appl…
wildcat adjective outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
wilding noun a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
windage noun the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
windbag noun a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
winding adjective marked by repeated turns and bends
windows noun (trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
windsor noun a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
woodcut noun a print made from a woodcut
woodlet noun garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
woodman noun someone who lives in the woods
woodsia noun any fern of the genus Woodsia
wording noun the manner in which something is expressed in words
yardage noun distance measured in the aggregate number of yards
yardarm noun either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
yardman noun worker in a railway yard
yiddish noun a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words