List Words
Perky
Perk; pert; jaunty; trim.
Atop
On or at the top.
Aoudad
An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament.
Donor
One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor.
Gabber
A liar; a deceiver.
Asylum
A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege.
Mull
A thin, soft kind of muslin.
Incog
Incognito.
Barker
An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.
Choral
Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony.
Keg
A small cask or barrel.
Amber
A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpi..
Guards
A body of picked troops; as, "The Household Guards."
Goiter
Alt. of Goitre
Prude
A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech.
Dulia
An inferior kind of veneration or worship, given to the angels and saints as the servants of God.
Lappet
A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
Cone
A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- called also a right cone. More generally, any solid having a ..
Goth
One of an ancient Teutonic race, who dwelt between the Elbe and the Vistula in the early part of the Christian era, and who overran and took an important part in subverting the Roman empire.
Bavin
A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood.
Silicited
Silicified.
Adam
The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.
Germen
See Germ.
Bonded
of Bond
Pish
An exclamation of contempt.
Quarter
A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.
Sirrah
A term of address implying inferiority and used in anger, contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman. In sililoquies often preceded by ..
Taught
See Taut.
Fibre
Sinew; strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber.
Evince
To conquer; to subdue.
Butty
One who mines by contract, at so much per ton of coal or ore.
Guyed
of Guy
Braced
of Brace
Feral
Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants.
Monger
A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.
Negro
A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick pro..
Cliche
A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief.
Goblin
An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome.
Branny
Having the appearance of bran; consisting of or containing bran.
Genie
See Genius.
Thalia
That one of the nine Muses who presided over comedy.
Winged
of Wing
Owner
One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.
Marine
Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.
Ma
A child's word for mother.
Camel
A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the..
Seller
One who sells.
Burg
A fortified town.
Motile
Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds.
Pamper
To feed to the full; to feed luxuriously; to glut; as, to pamper the body or the appetite.
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