List Words
Cravat
A neckcloth; a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck.
Coumarin
The concrete essence of the tonka bean, the fruit of Dipterix (formerly Coumarouna) odorata and consisting essentially of coumarin proper, which is a white crystalline substance, C9H6O2, of v..
Misspent
of Misspend
Previously
Beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed.
Abstracted
of Abstract
Tyke
See 2d Tike.
Notched
of Notch
Serenata
Alt. of Serenate
Punctated
Alt. of Punctated
Vitals
Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain.
Aubade
An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning.
Flecked
of Fleck
Glumness
Moodiness; sullenness.
Chronometer
An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.
Duds
Old or inferior clothes; tattered garments.
Stopping
of Stop
Wimple
A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and still retained in the dress of nuns.
Rectum
The terminal part of the large intestine; -- so named because supposed by the old anatomists to be straight. See Illust. under Digestive.
Scavenger
A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anythin..
Embarkation
The act of putting or going on board of a vessel; as, the embarkation of troops.
Jejunum
The middle division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty after death.
Radiograph
A picture produced by the Rontgen rays upon a sensitive surface, photographic or fluorescent, especially a picture of opaque objects traversed by the rays.
Studded
of Stud
Inwards
Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.
Cavatina
Originally, a melody of simpler form than the aria; a song without a second part and a da capo; -- a term now variously and vaguely used.
Moodiness
The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods.
Calypso
A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The Calypso b..
Canzonet
A short song, in one or more parts.
Transmitter
One who, or that which, transmits; specifically, that portion of a telegraphic or telephonic instrument by means of which a message is sent; -- opposed to receiver.
Ditty
A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.
Dietetics
That part of the medical or hygienic art which relates to diet or food; rules for diet.
Bowwow
An onomatopoetic name for a dog or its bark.
Dichastic
Capable of subdividing spontaneously.
Rise
To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like.
Security
Freedom from risk; safety.
Precipitately
In a precipitate manner; headlong; hastily; rashly.
Ambitiousness
The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness.
Adventurousness
The quality or state of being adventurous; daring; venturesomeness.
Shortly
In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.
Primitiveness
The quality or state of being primitive; conformity to primitive style or practice.
Ginger
A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.
Fleetingly
In a fleeting manner; swiftly.
Canzone
A song or air for one or more voices, of Provencal origin, resembling, though not strictly, the madrigal.
Acclimate
To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
Sextant
The sixth part of a circle.
Upwind
To wind up.
Broaden
To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
Regimen
Orderly government; system of order; adminisration.
Taproot
The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.
Aweather
On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows; -- opposed to alee; as, helm aweather!
