List Words
Quiddity
The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it?
Lagan
See Ligan.
Bonus
A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter.
Windfall
Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc.
Wenching
of Wench
Quoin
Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
Almond
The fruit of the almond tree.
Groundnut
The fruit of the Arachis hypogaea (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
A spot.
Peanut
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit.
Noisette
A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the Lamarque, ..
Interrupting
of Interrupt
Decolorize
To deprive of color; to whiten.
Stink
To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.
Dudgeon
The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made.
Apophthegm
See Apothegm.
Reproached
of Reproach
Syllogistic
Alt. of Syllogistical
Zetetic
Seeking; proceeding by inquiry.
Classificatory
Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification.
Credible
Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.
Cogitable
Capable of being brought before the mind as a thought or idea; conceivable; thinkable.
Imaginable
Capable of being imagined; conceivable.
Appalled
of Appall
Weather-bitten
Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather.
Horror-struck
Horror-stricken; horrified.
Ducat
A coin, either of gold or silver, of several countries in Europe; originally, one struck in the dominions of a duke.
Napoleon
A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3.86.
Guinea
A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
Stalker
One who stalks.
Bash
To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
Exaggerating
of Exaggerate
Inoffensive
Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance.
Counterweigh
To weigh against; to counterbalance.
Outweigh
To exceed in weight or value.
Hid
of Hide
Pail
A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover.
Entree
A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house.
Morphia
Morphine.
Shoveboard
Alt. of Shovegroat
Houyhnhnm
One of the race of horses described by Swift in his imaginary travels of Lemuel Gulliver. The Houyhnhnms were endowed with reason and noble qualities; subject to them were Yahoos, a race of b..
Privately
In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of others.
Certitude
Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty.
Pummel
Same as Pommel.
Puffiness
The quality or state of being puffy.
Energized
of Energize
Actuated
of Actuate
Dissection
The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.
Assaying
of Assay
Cremasteric
Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery.