List Words
Arnica
A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.
Lithic
Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture.
Firer
One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary.
Turfy
Abounding with turf; made of, or covered with, turf.
Sedan
A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single person, -- usually borne on poles by two men. Called also sedan chair.
Stirk
A young bullock or heifer.
Zebu
A bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a la..
Thaw
To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
Mark
To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
Shell
The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
Haggard
A hag.
Kine
of Cow
Cirriped
One of the Cirripedia.
Barger
The manager of a barge.
Punter
One who punts; specifically, one who plays against the banker or dealer, as in baccara and faro.
Twinge
To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
Ope
Open.
Reprise
A taking by way of retaliation.
Masker
One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade.
Frail
The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.
Delegacy
The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power.
Lucent
Shining; bright; resplendent.
Peseta
A Spanish silver coin, and money of account, equal to about nineteen cents, and divided into 100 centesimos.
Owning
of Own
Lawn
An open space between woods.
Atony
Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile.
Cystic
Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa.
Sapped
of Sap
Rower
One who rows with an oar.
Krone
A coin of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, of the value of about twenty-eight cents. See Crown, n., 9.
Dodecandrian
Alt. of Dodecandrous
Clemence
Clemency.
Ceremonial
A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form.
Logging
The business of felling trees, cutting them into logs, and transporting the logs to sawmills or to market.
Rough
Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
Inculcate
To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility.
Discharge
Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation, liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt, or the performance of a trust or duty.
Glazer
One who applies glazing, as in pottery manufacture, etc.; one who gives a glasslike or glossy surface to anything; a calenderer or smoother of cloth, paper, and the like.
Feod
A feud. See 2d Feud.
Macho
The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, / Mexicanus).
Ostrea
A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes the true oysters.
Unlace
To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe.
Mary
Marrow.
Vitriform
Having the form or appearance of glass; resembling glass; glasslike.
Blanketing
of Blanket
Poleax
Alt. of Poleaxe
Flaccid
Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh.
Fief
An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2.
Myopic
Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted.
Duff
Dough or paste.
