List Words
Bouge
To swell out.
Belong
To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
Pignus
A pledge or pawn.
Bunchy
Swelling out in bunches.
Tinny
Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin.
Odin
The supreme deity of the Scandinavians; -- the same as Woden, of the German tribes.
Kale
A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species.
Copier
One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an original; a transcriber.
Ester
An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty..
Calyculated
Having a set of bracts resembling a calyx.
Mentum
The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium.
Arthrodial
Alt. of Arthrodic
Caries
of Carib
Gibing
of Gibe
Herr
A title of respect given to gentlemen in Germany, equivalent to the English Mister.
An
This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically...
Abbey
A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings.
Fitly
In a fit manner; suitably; properly; conveniently; as, a maxim fitly applied.
Sirius
The Dog Star. See Dog Star.
Arcual
Of or pertaining to an arc.
Loppy
Somewhat lop; inclined to lop.
Hurdle
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as r..
Ogre
An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.
Busby
A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder.
Asp
Same as Aspen.
Ingate
Entrance; ingress.
Bonito
A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast.
Duper
One who dupes another.
Interloper
One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes wrongfully or officiously.
Aught
Alt. of Aucht
Nadir
That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand.
Calve
To bring forth a calf.
Fixture
State of being fixed; fixedness.
Floe
A low, flat mass of floating ice.
Ale
An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
Grotto
A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.
Nonage
The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes.
Bedbug
A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix.
Loess
A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.
Greggoe
Alt. of Grego
Jack
A compact, portable machine for planing metal.
Zero
A cipher; nothing; naught.
Paddle
The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a paddle.
Duster
One who, or that which, dusts; a utensil that frees from dust.
Twined
of Twine
Missa
The service or sacrifice of the Mass.
Slated
of Slate
Shaw
A thicket; a small wood or grove.
Favus
A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also favas and sectila.
Crawly
Creepy.
