List Words
Eyelid
The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
Lentor
Tenacity; viscidity, as of fluids.
Amply
In an ample manner.
Conoid
Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.
Comma
A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed.
Rogue
A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.
Lilac
A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and S. Persica, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragranc..
Pork
The flesh of swine, fresh or salted, used for food.
Ens
Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings.
Rudder
A riddle or sieve.
Grape
A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for..
Niccolite
A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.
Aright
Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright.
Justly
In a just manner; in conformity to law, justice, or propriety; by right; honestly; fairly; accurately.
Bicorn
Alt. of Bicornous
Rhumb
A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic.
Adder
One who, or that which, adds; esp., a machine for adding numbers.
Monacid
Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical; capable of neutralizing a monobasic acid; -- said of bases, and of certain metals.
Irregeneration
An unregenerate state.
Marlin
The American great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa haematica).
Aurora
The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the redness of the sky just before the sun rises.
Dryly
In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly.
Kist
A chest; hence, a coffin.
Sunday
The first day of the week, -- consecrated among Christians to rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day.
Jesus
The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation.
Carat
The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed.
Claps
Variant of Clasp
Banned
of Ban
Ambush
A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.
Rabbit
Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is remarkab..
Pastry
The place where pastry is made.
Rough
In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
Humped
Having a hump, as the back.
Be-all
The whole; all that is to be.
Called
of Call
Ers
The bitter vetch (Ervum Ervilia).
Eel
An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minu..
Glume
The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt.
Bridal
Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.
Aerie
The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.
Cosmos
The universe or universality of created things; -- so called from the order and harmony displayed in it.
Manure
To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
Dermic
Relating to the derm or skin.
Acetic
Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.
Flora
The goddess of flowers and spring.
Rubbed
of Rub
Amnion
A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles.
Fiasco
A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.
Beaked
Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped.
Carver
One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornments, etc.
Random Quote
"Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldn’t do anything. 'Are you feeling all right?' I asked her. 'I feel all sleepy,' she said. In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead. The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was...in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her. On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunised against measles. ...I dedicated two of my books to Olivia, the first was ‘James and the Giant Peach’. That was when she was still alive. The second was ‘The BFG’, dedicated to her memory after she had died from measles. You will see her name at the beginning of each of these books. And I know how happy she would be if only she could know that her death had helped to save a good deal of illness and death among other children."
I just checked google books for BFG, and the dedication is there.
https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/_/quybcXrFhCIC?hl=en&gbpv=1
Roald Dahl, 1986
