afghani adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people
airhead noun a flighty scatterbrained simpleton
alchemy noun the way two individuals relate to each other
alehoof noun trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded lea…
althaea noun any of various plants of the genus Althaea
amphora noun an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck
anaheim noun a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles)
anchovy noun tiny fishes usually canned or salted
anchusa noun any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided c…
anthill noun a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
anthony noun Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars
anthrax noun a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep)
archaic adjective so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
archean adjective of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambri…
archery noun the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
archine noun a Russian unit of length (71 cm)
arching adjective forming or resembling an arch
archway noun a passageway under a curved masonry construction
armhole noun a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
asphalt verb cover with tar or asphalt
asshole noun insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or …
astheny noun an abnormal loss of strength
baghdad noun capital and largest city of Iraq
bashful adjective self-consciously timid
bathing noun immersing the body in water or sunshine
bathtub noun a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to …
bathyal adjective relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to t…
becharm verb control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
beehive noun any workplace where people are very busy
bethink verb cause oneself to consider something
bighead noun any of various diseases of animals characterized by edema of the head …
bighorn noun a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in so…
bowhead noun large-mouthed Arctic whale
boyhood noun the childhood of a boy
brahman noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an…
brahmin noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an…
bushido noun traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and lo…
bushing noun an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass
bushman noun a member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in sout…
bushtit noun active grey titmice of western North America
cachexy noun any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind result…
cashbox noun a strongbox for holding cash
cashier verb discard or do away with
cathari noun a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th cen…
cathars noun a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th cen…
cathect verb inject with libidinal energy
cathode noun a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons enterin…
cepheus noun (Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia
cichlid noun freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to A…
cithern noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shap…
cochlea noun the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) wh…
cowhand noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
cowherb noun European annual with pale rose-colored flowers
cowherd noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
cushing noun United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituita…
daphnia noun minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transpa…
dasheen noun edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
dashiki noun a loose and brightly colored African shirt
dashing adjective lively and spirited
diehard noun one who adheres to traditional views
dighted adjective dressed or adorned (as for battle)
dishful noun the quantity that a dish will hold
dishpan noun large pan for washing dishes
dishrag noun a cloth for washing dishes
duchess noun the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
eightvo noun the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper th…
enchain verb restrain or bind with chains
enthuse verb cause to feel enthusiasm
errhine adjective causing nasal discharge
escheat noun a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the ab…
esthete noun one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
etching noun an impression made from an etched plate
euphony noun any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
euphory noun a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
eyehole noun a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
fashion verb make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
fathead noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
fighter noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
fishery noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
fisheye adjective of or relating to a fisheye lens
fishgig noun an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
fishily adverb in a questionably unusual manner
fishing noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
fishnet noun a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
foghorn noun a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
foxhole noun a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire
fuchsia noun any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy droop…
godhead noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
goshawk noun large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
gothite noun a red or yellow or brown mineral
gushing adjective flowing profusely
hachure noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
hashish noun purified resinous extract of the hemp plant
heshvan noun the second month of the civil year
highboy noun a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on fou…
highway noun a major road for any form of motor transport
houhere noun small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clus…
hushing noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hyphema noun bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye
idahoan noun a native or resident of Idaho
ischium noun one of the three sections of the hipbone
isthmus noun a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connectin…
itching noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
japheth noun (Old Testament) son of Noah
jodhpur noun a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
kachina noun a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to e…
kashmir noun an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pak…
keyhole noun the hole where a key is inserted
kuchean noun a dialect of Tocharian
lashing adjective violently urging on by whipping or flogging
lathery adjective resembling lather or covered with lather
lechery noun unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
leghorn noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
lighted adjective set afire or burning
lighter verb transport in a flatbottom boat
lithium noun a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group
luthier noun a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or vio…
lychnis noun mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects
machete noun a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or f…
machine verb turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
manhole noun a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain ac…
manhood noun the state of being a man
manhunt noun an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime)
meshing noun contact by fitting together
methane noun a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
michael noun (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
mishnah noun the first part of the Talmud
mithras noun ancient Persian god of light and truth
naphtha noun any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures
nephron noun any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrat…
nighest adverb (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
nighted adjective overtaken by night or darkness
nightie noun lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
nightly adverb at the end of each day
offhand adverb without previous thought or preparation
onshore adverb on or toward the land
orchard noun garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
orpheus noun (Greek mythology) a great musician
orphrey noun a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment
pachisi noun an ancient board game resembling backgammon
pachuco noun a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who…
pathway noun a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
pinhead noun an ignorant or foolish person
pinhole noun a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
pithead noun the entrance to a coal mine
pithily adverb in a pithy sententious manner
pochard noun heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and re…
pothead noun someone who smokes marijuana habitually
potherb noun any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are …
pothole noun a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road sur…
pothook noun an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire
pushful adjective marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
pushing noun the act of applying force in order to move something away
pushpin noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
pythium noun any fungus of the genus Pythium
quahaug noun Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells
raphael noun Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High …
rathole noun a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
rawhide noun untanned hide especially of cattle
redhead noun someone who has red hair
reshape verb shape anew or differently
rushing noun (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the…
ruthful adjective feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
samhita noun one of four collections of sacred texts
saphead noun a person who lacks good judgment
sashimi noun very thinly sliced raw fish
saxhorn noun any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with v…
sightly adjective very pleasing to the eye
sikhism noun the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in …
skyhook noun helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and…
sophism noun a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in t…
sophist noun any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century B…
sophora noun cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and s…
spyhole noun a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
subhead noun a heading of a subdivision of a text
swahili noun the most widely spoken Bantu languages
tarheel noun a native or resident of North Carolina
tightly adverb in a tight or constricted manner
toehold noun a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might b…
towhead noun a person with light blond hair
tushery noun writing of poor quality
typhoid noun serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration
typhoon noun a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
unchain verb remove the chains from
upchuck verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
upthrow noun (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of m…
wahhabi noun a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia
warhead noun the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries t…
washday noun a day set aside for doing household laundry
washing noun the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
washout noun the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by wa…
washrag noun bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
washtub noun a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed
wichita noun a member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and centra…
wishful adjective having or expressing desire for something
wishing noun a specific feeling of desire
withers noun the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animal…
xiphias noun type genus of the Xiphiidae
yashmac noun the face veil worn by Muslim women
yashmak noun the face veil worn by Muslim women
yeshiva noun an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
yoghurt noun a custard-like food made from curdled milk
zithern noun a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sound…