List Words
Slope
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment...
Screwing
of Screw
Sprouting
of Sprout
Draggled
of Draggle
Androgynous
Alt. of Androgynal
Pickle
See Picle.
Bifid
Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.
Connection
The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.
Brine
Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artifi..
Fervor
Heat; excessive warmth.
Obsession
The act of besieging.
Kipper
A salmon after spawning.
Frowzy
Slovenly; unkempt; untidy; frouzy.
Dowdy
Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking.
Shabby
Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.
Splintered
of Splinter
Clack
To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click.
Ambiguity
The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or ..
Desiccate
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
Dyke
See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
Timpani
of Timpano
Gratifying
of Gratify
Toothsome
Grateful to the taste; palatable.
Tempting
of Tempt
Teaser
One who teases or vexes.
Pairing
of Pair
Facing
of Face
Irony
Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.
Unimpeachable
Not impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from liability to accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault; irreproachable; blameless; as, an unimpeachable reputation; unimpeachable..
Plagiarism
The act or practice of plagiarizing.
Endurable
Capable of being endured or borne; sufferable.
Deviling
of Devil
Plica
A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait.
Cylinder
A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is oblong, and the cross section is ..
Vehicle
That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon lan..
Snare
A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.
Unexceptionable
Not liable to any exception or objection; unobjectionable; faultless; good; excellent; as, a man of most unexceptionable character.
Cyclorama
A pictorial view which is extended circularly, so that the spectator is surrounded by the objects represented as by things in nature. The realistic effect is increased by putting, in the space ..
Slatternly
Resembling a slattern; sluttish; negligent; dirty.
Revival
The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
Growth
The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength..
Iteration
Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
Emigre
One of the natives of France who were opposed to the first Revolution, and who left their country in consequence.
Winning
of Win
Pronate
Somewhat prone; inclined; as, pronate trees.
Reanimation
The act or operation of reanimating, or the state of being reanimated; reinvigoration; revival.
Georama
A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside.
Singer
One who, or that which, singes.
Phantasmagoria
An optical effect produced by a magic lantern. The figures are painted in transparent colors, and all the rest of the glass is opaque black. The screen is between the spectators and the instr..
Cesspool
A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptacle of filth.
