List Words
Encircle
To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city.
Crosier
The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God.
Pugilism
The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist.
Hoop
A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc.
Locale
A place, spot, or location.
Collar
Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog.
Ensphere
To place in a sphere; to envelop.
Cincture
A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.
Knur
A knurl.
Wreath
Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers.
Cingulum
A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.
Ringing
of Ring
Setting
of Set
Girth
A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.
Surround
To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.
Federation
The act of uniting in a league; confederation.
Roundlet
A little circle.
Encompass
To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world.
Cadre
The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.
Mole
A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures.
Junta
A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain.
Thistle
Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants.
Insignia
Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order.
Crook
A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.
Noose
A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
Axis
The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
Style
An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded, for the purpose of making erasures by smoothi..
Knurl
A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
Affiliation
Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.
Chime
See Chine, n., 3.
Eyelet
A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
Chiming
of Chime
Cartel
An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners.
Belt
That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.
Pin
To peen.
Figurehead
The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.
Border
The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.
Discus
A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill.
Wheel
A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used fo..
Toll
To take away; to vacate; to annul.
Crash
To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.
Coliseum
The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the world.
Spar
An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in the case of the gangue minerals of a metalli..
Cell
A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit.
Council
An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for consultation in a critical case.
Range
To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.
Thunder
The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
Shoulder
The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and muscles about that joint.
Chine
A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep.
Canvas
A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
