List Words
Disgusting
of Disgust
Flow
imp. sing. of Fly, v. i.
Serve
To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired ..
Insertion
The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.
Determine
To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.
Stump
The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
Chock
To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.
Approximate
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Ledge
A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
Reconcile
To cause to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to restore to friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who have quarreled.
Reverse
Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.
Import
To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to ..
Bolster
A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows.
Hitch
To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
Teeth
pl. of Tooth.
Strangulation
The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
Mordacity
The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality.
Suspend
To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.
Foreshortening
Representation in a foreshortened mode or way.
Receiver
One who takes or receives in any manner.
Swat
imp. of Sweat.
Dike
A ditch; a channel for water made by digging.
Botcher
One who mends or patches, esp. a tailor or cobbler.
Pig
A piggin.
Infix
To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart.
Wile
A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.
Trip
To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5.
Terming
of Term
Bodkin
A dagger.
Tread
To set the foot; to step.
Medium
That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean.
Stride
To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner.
Talking
of Talk
Gash
To make a gash, or long, deep incision in; -- applied chiefly to incisions in flesh.
Definition
The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.
Hook
A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a ..
Interlope
To run between parties and intercept without right the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic without a proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to intermeddle.
Fusion
The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.
Carve
To cut.
Comfortable
Strong; vigorous; valiant.
Reset
To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond.
Lowborn
Born in a low condition or rank; -- opposed to highborn.
Retain
To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like.
Indivisible
Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts.
Chassis
A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward and forward. [See Gun carriage.]
Waft
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
Monograph
A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range.
Forest
An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated.
Lance
A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and ..
Scatter
To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.
