List Words
Eagle
Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary fligh..
Swell
To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a ..
Ridge
The back, or top of the back; a crest.
Rib
One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.
Wreathe
To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.
Palaestra
See Palestra.
Junto
A secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics; a number of men combined for party intrigue; a faction; a cabal; as, a junto of ministers; a junto of politicians.
Organization
The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.
Crescendo
With a constantly increasing volume of voice; with gradually increasing strength and fullness of tone; -- a direction for the performance of music, indicated by the mark, or by writing the wo..
Confederacy
A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance.
Cooperative
Operating jointly to the same end.
Wart
A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular papillae, and thickening of the epidermis which covers them.
Girdle
A griddle.
Tiara
A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims..
Lattice
Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework.
Hunch
A hump; a protuberance.
Armory
A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.
Flange
An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flang..
Blob
Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister.
Sounding
of Sound
College
A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and privileges; as, a college of heralds; ..
Blazonry
Same as Blazon, 3.
Call
To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.
Fighting
of Fight
Embrace
To fasten on, as armor.
Sphragistics
The science of seals, their history, age, distinctions, etc., esp. as verifying the age and genuiness of documents.
Diadem
Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general.
Guild
An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fraternity or corporation; as, the Stationers' Guild; the I..
Knot
A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.
Fascia
A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
Shamrock
A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
Envelop
To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship.
Theater
Alt. of Theatre
Confederation
The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states.
Bowl
A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
Deafen
To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.
Bubble
A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.
Pealing
of Peal
Grouping
of Group
Gland
An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.
Alliance
The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compac..
Floor
The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.
Scene
The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.
Combine
To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union.
Chink
A small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as, the chinks of wall.
Rise
To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a ..
Sisterhood
The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister.
Dinging
of Ding
Rink
The smooth and level extent of ice marked off for the game of curling.
Arena
The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand.
