List Words
Alliance
The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compac..
Gland
An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.
Grouping
of Group
Pealing
of Peal
Bubble
A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.
Deafen
To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.
Bowl
A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
Confederation
The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states.
Theater
Alt. of Theatre
Envelop
To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship.
Shamrock
A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
Fascia
A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
Knot
A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.
Guild
An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fraternity or corporation; as, the Stationers' Guild; the I..
Diadem
Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general.
Sphragistics
The science of seals, their history, age, distinctions, etc., esp. as verifying the age and genuiness of documents.
Embrace
To fasten on, as armor.
Fighting
of Fight
Call
To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.
Blazonry
Same as Blazon, 3.
College
A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and privileges; as, a college of heralds; ..
Sounding
of Sound
Blob
Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister.
Flange
An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flang..
Armory
A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.
Hunch
A hump; a protuberance.
Lattice
Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework.
Tiara
A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims..
Girdle
A griddle.
Wart
A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular papillae, and thickening of the epidermis which covers them.
Cooperative
Operating jointly to the same end.
Confederacy
A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance.
Crescendo
With a constantly increasing volume of voice; with gradually increasing strength and fullness of tone; -- a direction for the performance of music, indicated by the mark, or by writing the wo..
Organization
The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.
Junto
A secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics; a number of men combined for party intrigue; a faction; a cabal; as, a junto of ministers; a junto of politicians.
Palaestra
See Palestra.
Wreathe
To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.
Rib
One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.
Ridge
The back, or top of the back; a crest.
Swell
To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a ..
Eagle
Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary fligh..
Circus
A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track..
Fasces
A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
Medal
A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward.
Boss
Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
Sound
The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.
Colosseum
The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome.
Tin
An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when heated. It is not easily..
Chatelaine
An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine chain.
Circlet
A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a bracelet, or a headband.
