List Words
Echoed
of Echo
Entanglement
State of being entangled; intricate and confused involution; that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.
Fashioning
of Fashion
Cornet
An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family.
Circumferential
Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling; circuitous.
Witness
Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.
Hamstring
One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
Overnice
Excessively nice; fastidious.
Degree
A step, stair, or staircase.
Silver-gray
Having a gray color with a silvery luster; as, silver-gray hair.
Yak
A bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long ..
Griseous
Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly.
Moving
of Move
Cul-de-sac
A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
Mortuary
A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation..
Sober
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
Dumpish
Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy.
Etched
of Etch
Impressed
of Impress
Shading
of Shade
Catenary
Alt. of Catenarian
Grievous
Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.
Pessimist
One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; -- opposed to optimist.
Remembrance
The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
Hawser
A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.
Fencing
/); p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fence
Objectionable
Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words.
Unhand
To loose from the hand; to let go.
Estate
Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation.
Miracle
A wonder or wonderful thing.
Puddle
A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a small pool.
Bickering
of Bicker
Satisfying
of Satisfy
Sea wrack
See Wrack.
Seeming
of Seem
Facetious
Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion.
Reap
To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting.
Dagger
A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.
Lemures
Spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters.
Dodging
of Dodge
Demarcation
The act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit; separation; distinction.
Squire
A square; a measure; a rule.
Architect
A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed.
Lariat
A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering..
Phenomenon
An appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation; as, the phenomena of heat, light, or electricity; phenomena of imagination or ..
Hatchet
A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
Rotten
Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.
Matrimonial
Of or pertaining to marriage; derived from marriage; connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; as, matrimonial rights or duties.
Bluffing
of Bluff
Visage
The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face.
