List Words
Insulting
of Insult
Street
Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by dwellings or business houses.
Interrupt
To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt th..
Gunshot
Act of firing a gun; a shot.
Handiwork
Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally.
Attainment
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.
Protagonist
One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like.
Immanent
Remaining within; inherent; indwelling; abiding; intrinsic; internal or subjective; hence, limited in activity, agency, or effect, to the subject or associated acts; -- opposed to emanant, tr..
Staunchly
Alt. of Staunchness
Unexampled
Having no example or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled.
Indefeasible
Not to be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of being annulled or made void; as, an indefeasible or title.
Incongruous
Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous r..
Infixed
of Infix
Huffish
Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant.
Indubitable
Not dubitable or doubtful; too evident to admit of doubt; unquestionable; evident; apparently certain; as, an indubitable conclusion.
Trinket
A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
Choleric
Abounding with, or producing choler, or bile.
Defecate
Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified.
Fractious
Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.
Foramen
A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.
Aculeus
A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses.
Introduce
To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.
Dell
A small, retired valley; a ravine.
Patronize
To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.
Abridge
To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
Derivation
A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
Relay
To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement.
Futile
Talkative; loquacious; tattling.
Pour
Poor.
Alleviative
Tending to alleviate.
Cracker
One who, or that which, cracks.
Plicature
A fold; a doubling; a plication.
Incrusted
of Incrust
Chaffing
of Chaff
Drogue
See Drag, n., 6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.
Hissing
of Hiss
Gruff
Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh.
Illumination
The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
Checkrein
A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein.
Inapposite
Not apposite; not fit or suitable; not pertinent.
Curio
Any curiosity or article of virtu.
Buoy
A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc.
Absolution
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
British
Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
Extrication
The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.
Cicala
A cicada. See Cicada.
Motif
Motive.
Incommunicable
Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others.
Enthrone
To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.
Overmuchness
The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance.
