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Dialogue
A written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as, the Dialogues of Plato.
Similarly
In a similar manner.
Operating
of Operate
Likewise
In like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also.
Mealy-mouthed
Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.
Extravaganza
A composition, as in music, or in the drama, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity; esp., a musical caricature.
Open
Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
Maypole
A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had.
Tobacco
An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, pecul..
Work
To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
Toft
A place where a messuage has once stood; the site of a burnt or decayed house.
Proximity
The quality or state of being next in time, place, causation, influence, etc.; immediate nearness, either in place, blood, or alliance.
Tulle
In plate armor, a suspended plate in from of the thigh. See Illust. of Tasses.
Zither
An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the performer, who uses bo..
News
A report of recent occurences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tindings; recent intelligence.
Costmary
A garden plant (Chrysanthemum Balsamita) having a strong balsamic smell, and nearly allied to tansy. It is used as a pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer. Called also alecost.
Rich
Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high..
Flower
The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth.
Mentum
The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium.
Active
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
Mobile
Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition; movable.
Arable
Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.
Visual
Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.
Beneath
Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of.
Winery
A place where grapes are converted into wine.
Affluent
Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Dairy
A dairy farm.
Plentiful
Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample; as, a plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water.
Gneiss
A crystalline rock, consisting, like granite, of quartz, feldspar, and mica, but having these materials, especially the mica, arranged in planes, so that it breaks rather easily into coarse slab..
Hairpin
A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women.
Openly
In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy.
Observable
Worthy or capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable; remarkable.
Detectable
Alt. of Detectible
Coincide
To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles, when placed one on the other.
Unchaste
Not chaste; not continent; lewd.
Directly
In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
Lamellated
Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennae.
Laminate
Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
Sparsely
In a scattered or sparse manner.
For
In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place.
Coxcomb
A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
Dude
A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations.
Bopeep
The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle some one (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened.
Pastoral
Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
Sculpture
The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, wh..
Programme
That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in ..
Pleasurable
Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry.
Liberally
In a liberal manner.
Frankly
In a frank manner; freely.
Nigh
Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
Infrequently
Not frequently; rarely.
Sporadically
In a sporadic manner.
Everywhere
In every place; in all places; hence, in every part; throughly; altogether.
Throughout
Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house.
Roundly
In a round form or manner.
Undermost
Lowest, as in place, rank, or condition.
Aboveboard
Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
Lavishly
In a lavish manner.
Altogether
All together; conjointly.
Osmium
A rare metallic element of the platinum group, found native as an alloy in platinum ore, and in iridosmine. It is a hard, infusible, bluish or grayish white metal, and the heaviest substance ..
Scarcely
With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.
Extravagantly
In an extravagant manner; wildly; excessively; profusely.
Vaudeville
A kind of song of a lively character, frequently embodying a satire on some person or event, sung to a familiar air in couplets with a refrain; a street song; a topical song.
Broadly
In a broad manner.
Simply
In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely.
Distance
The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place.
Plainly
In a plain manner; clearly.
Forepart
The part most advanced, or first in time or in place; the beginning.
Alembic
An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still.
Oxalic
Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family.
Pusher
One who, or that which, pushes.
Behalf
Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.
Granite
A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red color. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in planes, and the..
Weald
A wood or forest; a wooded land or region; also, an open country; -- often used in place names.
Plebeian
Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
Ongoing
The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs; business; current events.
Sugar
A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the evaporated juice of certain plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, beet ..
Refinery
The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.
Functional
Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official.
Epidemic
Alt. of Epidemical
Immobility
The condition or quality of being immobile; fixedness in place or state.
Rife
Prevailing; prevalent; abounding.
Effuse
Poured out freely; profuse.
Galore
Plenty; abundance; in abundance.
Bountiful
Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.
Epicurean
Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy.
Interplanetary
Between planets; as, interplanetary spaces.
Oratorio
A more or less dramatic text or poem, founded on some Scripture nerrative, or great divine event, elaborately set to music, in recitative, arias, grand choruses, etc., to be sung with an orch..
At
Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on..
Abundant
Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with.
Barnyard
A yard belonging to a barn.
Plantation
The act or practice of planting, or setting in the earth for growth.
Continue
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Pilaster
An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See Pier, 1 (b)), but architecturally corresponding to a column, having capital, shaft, and base to agree with t..
Exposed
of Expose
Griddle
An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.
Nard
An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.
Substituent
Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.
Fruition
Use or possession of anything, especially such as is accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived from possession or use.
Well-being
The state or condition of being well; welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential to the well-being of men or of society.
Naturally
In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of things; spontaneously.
Antipodes
Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite.
Wealthy
Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent; affluent; rich.
Fop
One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a coxcomb; an inferior dandy.
Puppy
The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp.
Pantomime
A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor.
Synthetic
Alt. of Synthetical
Skit
To cast reflections on; to asperse.
Croft
A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm.
Gusto
Nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; relish; taste; fancy.
Miracle
A wonder or wonderful thing.
Superabundant
Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient; redundant; as, superabundant zeal.
Location
The act or process of locating.
Triangulate
To divide into triangles; specifically, to survey by means of a series of triangles properly laid down and measured.
Else
Other; one or something beside; as, Who else is coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect anything else?
Masher
One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash.
Outpost
A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy.
Dalliance
The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play.
Blade
Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses.
Emerge
To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear; as, to emerge from the water or the ocean; the sun emerges from ..
Under
Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the ..
Expressly
In an express manner; in direct terms; with distinct purpose; particularly; as, a book written expressly for the young.
Helix
A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve formed by the thread of the ordinary screw. It is distinguished from the spiral, all the ..
Assize
An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business.
Bellyband
A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.
Wilderness
A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind.
Comfort
To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
Sport
That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
Dandy
One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
Gallant
Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
Satisfaction
The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind resulting from compliance with its desires or demands...
Shipyard
A yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or repaired.
Lamp
A thin plate or lamina.
Dairy
The place, room, or house where milk is kept, and converted into butter or cheese.
Sawmill
A mill for sawing, especially one for sawing timber or lumber.
Pottery
The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed and baked.
Extra
Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary; also, extraordinarily good; superior; as, extra work; extra pay.
Again
In return, back; as, bring us word again.
Next
Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.
Also
In like manner; likewise.
Clearly
In a clear manner.
Definitely
In a definite manner; with precision; precisely; determinately.
Farther
More remote; more distant than something else.
Then
At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future).
Mount
A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always instead of mountain, when put before a proper ..
Too
Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much.
Ubiquity
Existence everywhere, or in places, at the same time; omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by those who admit his existence.
Yard
A rod; a stick; a staff.
Distillery
The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic liquors, is carried on.
Dockyard
A yard or storage place for all sorts of naval stores and timber for shipbuilding.
Factory
A house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers.
Arsenal
A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.
Replete
Filled again; completely filled; full; charged; abounding.
Overflowing
of Overflow
Distinctly
With distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of one part or thing another; clearly; plainly; as, to see distinctly.
Luxuriant
Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.
Fashionable
Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress.
Holdfast
Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.
Item
Also; as an additional article.
Polymer
Any one of two or more substances related to each other by polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance by chemical polymerization.
Belladonna
An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as..
Lowly
Not high; not elevated in place; low.
Plastic
Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator.
Piece
A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge.
Stencil
A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking, etc. The pattern is cut out of the plate, which is then laid flat on the surface to be marked, and the color brushed..
Balcony
A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of..
Ordinary
According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.
Fully
In a full manner or degree; completely; entirely; without lack or defect; adequately; satisfactorily; as, to be fully persuaded of the truth of a proposition.
Ruche
A plaited, quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, -- used in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women's dresses and bonnets.
Lavish
Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.
Barrage
An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or water course to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile.
Pleat
See Plait.
More
A hill.
Monologue
A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in monologue.
Vehicle
That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon lan..
Copious
Large in quantity or amount; plentiful; abundant; fruitful.
Plat
To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait.
Plus
More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to minus.
Lamella
a thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed.
Plait
A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.
Binomial
An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3.
Wholesale
Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
Navigate
To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.
Upturn
To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing.
Visible
Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper.
Content
Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
Zest
A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.
Spectacle
Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingst..
Tableau
A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
Happening
of Happen
Riotous
Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious.
Collocation
The act of placing; the state of being placed with something else; disposition in place; arrangement.
Saddle
A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a ..
Much
Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time.
Many
A retinue of servants; a household.
Finis
An end; conclusion. It is often placed at the end of a book.
Productive
Having the quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; as, productive soil; productive enterprises; productive labor, that which increases the number or amount of products...
Platitudinous
Abounding in platitudes; of the nature of platitudes; uttering platitudes.
Inexhaustible
Incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent; as, inexhaustible stores of provisions; an inexhaustible stock of elegant words.
Exuberant
Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous; rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as, exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant foliage.
Romp
To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.
Fertile
Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as, fertile land or fields; a fertile mind or imagination.
Conferva
Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae. The word is frequently used in a wider sense.
Prodigal
Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodi..
Rampant
Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious.
Further
To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.
Plot
A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.
Abroad
At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.
Allocate
To distribute or assign; to allot.
Deploy
To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line..
Ballet
An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.
Service
Alt. of Service
Gratification
The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart.
Active
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
Numerous
Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a numerous army.
Inferior
Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
Cipher
A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold.
Acrimony
A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants.
Sublime
Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Relish
To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food.
Naked
Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.
Teeming
of Teem
Frontier
That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of ..
Bomb
A great noise; a hollow sound.
Locate
To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
Serial
Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial work or publication.
Fribble
A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.
Ease
Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.
Showing
of Show
Hit
It.
Enjoyment
The condition of enjoying anything; pleasure or satisfaction, as in the possession or occupancy of anything; possession and use; as, the enjoyment of an estate.
Amusement
Deep thought; muse.
Kick
To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
Blood
The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted. See under Arterial.
Opera
A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompa..
Comb
An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.
Superior
More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
Vice
A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse.
Failure
Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
Over
Above, or higher than, in place or position, with the idea of covering; -- opposed to under; as, clouds are over our heads; the smoke rises over the city.
Masque
A mask; a masquerade.
Below
Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee.
Yet
Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell.
Beside
At the side of; on one side of.
Furthermore
or conj. Moreover; besides; in addition to what has been said.
Rich
Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor.
Open
Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door,..
Self-indulgence
Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; -- the opposite of self-restraint, and self-denial.
Moreover
Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise.
Luxury
A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.
Beyond
On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.
Spot
A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.
Entertainment
The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.
Morality
The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentiment, when tried by the standard of right.
Voluptuous
Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting sensual desires; luxurious; sensual.
Mystery
A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, s..
Sensual
Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit.
Pageant
A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle.
Luxurious
Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury; supplied with the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a luxurious table; luxurious ease.
Mint
The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See Mentha.
Diffuse
To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse infor..
Flop
To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.
Sloe
A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself.
Drama
A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, ten..
Near
At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
Outside
The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior.
Working
of Work
Revealed
of Reveal
Beau
A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.
Swinger
One who swings or whirls.
Rarely
In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen.
Flower
In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage.
Review
To view or see again; to look back on.
Milepost
A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a given place.
Cover
To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
Apparent
Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
Extravagant
Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign.
Evident
Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the senses; the guilt of an offender can not alw..
Plenty
Full or adequate supply; enough and to spare; sufficiency; specifically, abundant productiveness of the earth; ample supply for human wants; abundance; copiousness.
Fix
Fixed; solidified.
Disclosed
of Disclose
Opulent
Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent; as, an opulent city; an opulent citizen.
Lamina
A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals.
Flush
To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.
Above
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
Uppermost
Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost; supreme.
Dump
A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing.
Noticeable
Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous.
Acting
of Act
Fat
A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
Going
of Go
Roadbed
In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place and ready for travel.
Full
Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house f..
Success
Act of succeeding; succession.
Manifest
Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
Ample
Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
Dispose
To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent.
Mill
A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.
Show
To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing seeing or beholding; as, ..
Localize
To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.
Bottomless
Without a bottom; hence, fathomless; baseless; as, a bottomless abyss.
Position
The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.
Work
Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically, physically labor.
Install
To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a place.
Dialogue
A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises.
Spark
A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
Charade
A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representati..
Thin
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
Sketch
An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves the ..
Anti
A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic.
Running
of Run
Brewery
A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on.
Assign
To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.
Macaroni
Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste.
Clotheshorse
A frame to hang clothes on.
Pole
A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.
Prevalent
Gaining advantage or superiority; having superior force, influence, or efficacy; prevailing; predominant; successful; victorious.
Prevailing
of Prevail
Soap
A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths, usually by boiling, an..
Plant
A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy ..
Latex
A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many i..
Guy
A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard i..
Situate
Alt. of Situated
Melodrama
Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accom..
Pasture
Food; nourishment.
Fold
To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.
Liberal
Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or studies.
Grange
A building for storing grain; a granary.
Campaign
An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.
Fallow
Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound.
Farm
The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of part of its products.
Generous
Of honorable birth or origin; highborn.
Piece
A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces.
Fun
Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement.
Profuse
Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality.
Line
Flax; linen.
Bat
A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.
Station
The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture.
Approach
To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
Hacienda
A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment ..
Homestead
The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it.
Play
To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.
Toft
A knoll or hill.
Pen
A feather.
Ranch
To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion.
Orchard
A garden.
Demesne
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.
Quoit
A flattened ring-shaped piece of iron, to be pitched at a fixed object in play; hence, any heavy flat missile used for the same purpose, as a stone, piece of iron, etc.
Place
Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely, unbounded space.
Swell
To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a ..
Armory
A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.
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
