List Words
Houyhnhnm
One of the race of horses described by Swift in his imaginary travels of Lemuel Gulliver. The Houyhnhnms were endowed with reason and noble qualities; subject to them were Yahoos, a race of b..
Shoveboard
Alt. of Shovegroat
Morphia
Morphine.
Entree
A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house.
Pail
A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover.
Hid
of Hide
Outweigh
To exceed in weight or value.
Counterweigh
To weigh against; to counterbalance.
Inoffensive
Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance.
Exaggerating
of Exaggerate
Bash
To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
Stalker
One who stalks.
Guinea
A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
Napoleon
A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3.86.
Ducat
A coin, either of gold or silver, of several countries in Europe; originally, one struck in the dominions of a duke.
Horror-struck
Horror-stricken; horrified.
Weather-bitten
Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather.
Appalled
of Appall
Imaginable
Capable of being imagined; conceivable.
Cogitable
Capable of being brought before the mind as a thought or idea; conceivable; thinkable.
Credible
Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.
Classificatory
Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification.
Zetetic
Seeking; proceeding by inquiry.
Syllogistic
Alt. of Syllogistical
Reproached
of Reproach
Apophthegm
See Apothegm.
Dudgeon
The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made.
Stink
To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.
Decolorize
To deprive of color; to whiten.
Interrupting
of Interrupt
Noisette
A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the Lamarque, ..
Peanut
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit.
A spot.
Groundnut
The fruit of the Arachis hypogaea (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
Almond
The fruit of the almond tree.
Quoin
Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
Wenching
of Wench
Windfall
Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc.
Bonus
A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter.
Lagan
See Ligan.
Quiddity
The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it?
Tartarean
Alt. of Tartareous
Loathing
of Loathe
Matinee
A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See SoirEe.
Seasickness
The peculiar sickness, characterized by nausea and prostration, which is caused by the pitching or rolling of a vessel.
Boredom
The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui.
Marasmus
A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.
Verbalization
The act of verbalizing, or the state of being verbalized.
Deficiency
The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect.
Winery
A place where grapes are converted into wine.
