List Words
Pedantic
Alt. of Pedantical
Intermit
To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend.
Proper
Belonging to one; one's own; individual.
Flit
To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits away; a cloud flits along.
Rampart
That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark.
Rave
imp. of Rive.
Metastasis
A spiritual change, as during baptism.
Quarter
One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc.
Intentness
The state or quality of being intent; close application; attention.
Parboil
To boil or cook thoroughly.
Bulbul
The Persian nightingale (Pycnonotus jocosus). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family Timaliidae. The green bulbuls belong to the Chloropsis and allied ..
Stay
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft ..
Intellectual
Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.
Corporealness
Corporeality; corporeity.
Speculative
Given to speculation; contemplative.
Prominent
Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.
Courtier
One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.
Segmental
Relating to, or being, a segment.
Asphyxiate
To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. [Used commonly in the past pple.]
Debar
To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or refuse; -- with from, and sometimes with of.
Submerse
Submersed.
Sedition
The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to insurrection; conduct tending to treason, but without an overt act; excitement of discontent against the government, or of resistance to ..
Width
The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door.
Interaction
Intermediate action.
Above
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
Phrenic
Of or pertaining to the diaphragm; diaphragmatic; as, the phrenic nerve.
Conceptive
Capable of conceiving.
Important
Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.
Moot
See 1st Mot.
Capriole
A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
Motion
The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed to rest.
Coiffure
A headdress, or manner of dressing the hair.
Cry
To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.
Pencil
A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.
Traffic
To pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods; to barter; to trade.
Enacting
of Enact
Transom
A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window above it. Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an opening. See Illust. of Mullion.
Passage
The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird..
Coda
A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition.
Flame
A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.
Sentimentality
The quality or state of being sentimental.
Concentrating
of Concentrate
Sappiness
The quality of being sappy; juiciness.
Kowtow
The same as Kotow.
Glaring
of Glare
Significant
Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a significant look.
Companion
One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually; one who is much in the company of, or is associated with, another or others; an ..
Noetic
Alt. of Noetical
Abscind
To cut off.
Dollar
A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains.