List Words
Scrutinize
To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals.
Maidenhead
The state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity.
Cloistered
of Cloister
Incogitant
Toughtless; inconsiderate.
Reasonless
Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind.
Undergird
To blind below; to gird round the bottom.
Discourtesy
Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility.
Massacre
The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day.
Unreality
The quality or state of being unreal; want of reality.
Trap
To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.
Underset
To prop or support.
Predestinate
Predestinated; foreordained; fated.
Indiscipline
Want of discipline or instruction.
Blockhead
A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.
Turnstile
A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike, n., 1.
Gateway
A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame, arch, etc., in which a gate in hung, or a structure at an entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense.
Cemental
Of or pertaining to cement, as of a tooth; as, cemental tubes.
Cofferdam
A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc.
Sufferance
The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance.
Steely
Made of steel; consisting of steel.
Ironclad
Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare.
Jutty
A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole; a jetty.
Indictor
One who indicts.
Overpower
To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes.
Stile
A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style. See Style.
Paries
The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.
Most
Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all.
Mendicancy
The condition of being mendicant; beggary; begging.
Barograph
An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure.
Acidification
The act or process of acidifying, or changing into an acid.
Impeacher
One who impeaches.
Obtrude
To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company.
A priori
Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces consequences from definitions formed, or principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes previously known; deductive or deductively. ..
Well-being
The state or condition of being well; welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential to the well-being of men or of society.
Unbrace
To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a drum; to unbrace the nerves.
Clover
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the common red clover, T. pratense, the white, T. repens, and the hare's foot, T. arvense.
Maximum
The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- oppose..
Tiger
A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed..
Imbuement
The act of imbuing; the state of being imbued; hence, a deep tincture.
Humoring
of Humor
Distinguishing
of Distinguish
Compeer
An equal, as in rank, age, prowess, etc.; a companion; a comrade; a mate.
Doomed
of Doom
Thermostat
A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the ..
Substantiated
of Substantiate
Underpin
To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.
Incoming
Coming in; accruing.
Sacrificial
Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice.
Resorbent
Swallowing up.
Hussar
Originally, one of the national cavalry of Hungary and Croatia; now, one of the light cavalry of European armies.
