List Words
Keelhaul
To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies.
Defoliate
Alt. of Defoliated
Mayhem
The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See Maim.
Beneath
Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of.
Supplicator
One who supplicates; a supplicant.
Indigent
Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of.
Sponger
One who sponges, or uses a sponge.
Modus
The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.
Self-knowledge
Knowledge of one's self, or of one's own character, powers, limitations, etc.
Rejoicing
of Rejoice
Oilnut
The buffalo nut. See Buffalo nut, under Buffalo.
Intoxicating
of Intoxicate
Cerebellum
The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.
Arbor vitae
An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus Thuja. The American species is the T. occidentalis.
Frontage
The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front.
Em
The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a type.
Foreland
A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England.
Undercoat
A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat.
Deter
To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc.
Matronize
To make a matron of; to make matronlike.
Diner-out
One who often takes his dinner away from home, or in company.
Misdated
of Misdate
Overdue
Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note.
Pebbled
of Pebble
Bracketed
of Bracket
Pendragon
A chief leader or a king; a head; a dictator; -- a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs.
Shogun
A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally ..
Sahib
Alt. of Saheb
Married
of Marry
Upwards
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward.
Prediction
The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy.
Spatter
To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to spatter a coat; to spatter the floor; to spatter boots with ..
Gimbal
Alt. of Gimbals
Smutch
A stain; a dirty spot.
Greenhouse
A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.
Spindle
The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, o..
Glasshouse
A house where glass is made; a commercial house that deals in glassware.
Pintle
A little pin.
Querl
A coil; a twirl; as, the qwerl of hair on the fore leg of a blooded horse.
Playbill
A printed programme of a play, with the parts assigned to the actors.
Guesswork
Work performed, or results obtained, by guess; conjecture.
Cremasteric
Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery.
Assaying
of Assay
Dissection
The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.
Actuated
of Actuate
Energized
of Energize
Puffiness
The quality or state of being puffy.
Pummel
Same as Pommel.
Certitude
Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty.
Privately
In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of others.
