List Words
Quackish
Like a quack; boasting; characterized by quackery.
Basilica
Originally, the place of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used..
Poser
One who, or that which, puzzles; a difficult or inexplicable question or fact.
Spoilsman
One who serves a cause or a party for a share of the spoils; in United States politics, one who makes or recognizes a demand for public office on the ground of partisan service; also, one who ..
Looking
of Look
Inaccessible
Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained, or approached; as, an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince, etc.
Mosque
A Mohammedan church or place of religious worship.
Parishional
Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial.
Complementary
Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers.
Coexistent
Existing at the same time with another.
Inharmony
Want of harmony.
Coterminous
Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with.
Counterpart
A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile.
Inhibited
of Inhibit
Congener
A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action.
Alarming
of Alarm
Comparable
Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
Neve
The upper part of a glacier, above the limit or perpetual snow. See Galcier.
Berm
Alt. of Berme
Shorthorn
One of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short horns. The breed was developed in England.
Completing
of Complete
Answerable
Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable fo..
Tout
To act as a tout. See 2d Tout.
Paving
of Pave
Congruent
Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding.
Accused
of Accuse
Synagogue
A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites.
Lath
A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is someti..
Tambourine
A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel.
Timbering
of Timber
Driftwood
Wood drifted or floated by water.
Firewood
Wood for fuel.
Guiser
A person in disguise; a masker; a mummer.
Clapboard
A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; -- used for weatherboarding the outside of houses.
Masonry
The art or occupation of a mason.
Ovine
Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
Lathwork
Same as Lathing.
Pavement
That with which anythingis paved; a floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient surface for travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative interior floor of til..
Teacher
One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.
Pharisee
One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them t..
Mentor
A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.
Railway
A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure.
Suffixed
of Suffix
Plaza
A public square in a city or town.
Fulguration
The act of lightening.
Defraud
To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to injure by embezzlement; to cheat; to overreach; as, to defraud a servant, or a creditor..
Kettledrum
A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.
Mesa
A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.
Insolvable
Not solvable; insoluble; admitting no solution or explanation; as, an insolvable problem or difficulty.
Pietist
One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th century who sought to revive declining piety in the Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach to those who make a ..
