List Words
Sophism
The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive.
Halfcocking
of Halfcock
Clothespin
A forked piece of wood, or a small spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line.
Seashore
The coast of the sea; the land that lies adjacent to the sea or ocean.
Peludo
The South American hairy armadillo (Dasypus villosus).
Circumposition
The act of placing in a circle, or round about, or the state of being so placed.
Ferret
An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in ..
Soup
A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by boiling meat and vegetables, or either of them, in water, -- commonly seasoned or flavored; strong broth.
Grandiloquence
The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense.
Mulligatawny
See Mullagatawny.
Wolverine
The glutton.
Mara
The principal or ruling evil spirit.
Mysterious
Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult or impossible to understand; obscure not revealed or explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible.
Swish
To flourish, so as to make the sound swish.
Depute
To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
Shout
To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.
Cleat
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
Magniloquence
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
Urus
A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus / primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Caesar. It had very large h..
Pangolin
Any one of several species of Manis, Pholidotus, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also scaly ant-eater.
Consomme
A clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich.
Superstitious
Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites; superstitious observances.
Frizzle
To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz; to crinkle.
Interplanetary
Between planets; as, interplanetary spaces.
Quilt
Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any ..
Childlike
Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful.
Frankness
The quality of being frank; candor; openess; ingenuousness; fairness; liberality.
Husky
Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
Patchy
Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
Overthwart
Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
Gyre
A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.
Rakehell
A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee; a rake.
Garter
A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.
Blocked
of Block
Chimpanzee
An african ape (Anthropithecus troglodytes or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. When full grown, it is from three to four feet high..
Unknown
Not known; not apprehended.
Unlabored
Not produced by labor or toil.
Overhand
The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
Granivorous
Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds; as, granivorous birds.
International
Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
Tilting
of Tilt
Hid
imp. & p. p. of Hide. See Hidden.
Tilted
of Tilt
Tumbling
of Tumble
Dandify
To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish.
Bareness
The state of being bare.
Ballade
A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and th..
Powdered
of Powder
Arduousness
The quality of being arduous; difficulty of execution.
Kink
A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
