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n.
Bantling

A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.]

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v. i.
Periphrase

To use circumlocution.

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n.
Rotchet

The European red gurnard (Trigla pini).

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n.
Economist

One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.

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n.
Lithographer

One who lithographs; one who practices lithography.

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n.
Accompanier

He who, or that which, accompanies.

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n.
Angelology

A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels.

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n.
Cornice

Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house.

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n.
Gloaming

Twilight; dusk; the fall of the evening.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Breasting

of Breast

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n.
Experimentation

The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.

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n.
Solomon

One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man.

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n.
Tete-a-tete

Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons.

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n.
Grogshop

A shop or room where strong liquors are sold and drunk; a dramshop.

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n.
Disaffection

State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike.

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n.
Oxygenation

The act or process of combining or of treating with oxygen; oxidation.

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n.
Dynamitard

A political dynamiter. [A form found in some newspapers.]

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n.
Judaism

The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined in the laws of Moses.

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n.
Cavendish

Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.

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n.
String

The points made in a game.

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v. t. & i.
Misdoubt

To be suspicious of; to have suspicion.

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n.
Pendice

A sloping roof; a lean-to; a penthouse.

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n.
Gnomon

The index of the hour circle of a globe.

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n.
Bachelordom

The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors.

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n.
Engagement

That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of ..

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a.
Nestorian

relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution.

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n.
Predella

The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or..

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n.
Antiquation

The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated.

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n.
Fabliau

One of the metrical tales of the Trouveres, or early poets of the north of France.

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n.
Subscriber

One who subscribes; one who contributes to an undertaking by subscribing.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Enfranchising

of Enfranchise

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n.
Parabola

A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant fro..

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n.
Stem

The basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian.

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n. pl.
Pudenda

The external organs of generation.

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n.
Auriscope

An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.

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n.
Forecastle

A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.

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n.
Artillery

Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows.

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n.
Apostleship

The office or dignity of an apostle.

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a.
Bicentenary

Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; as, a bicentenary celebration.

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n.
Ratifier

One who, or that which, ratifies; a confirmer.

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n.
Brawn

Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body; sometimes, the arm.

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n.
Anaesthetization

The process of anaesthetizing; also, the condition of the nervous system induced by anaesthetics.

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n.
Oriflamme

The ancient royal standard of France.

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n.
Bankrupt

A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person.

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n.
Long-sufferance

Forbearance to punish or resent.

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n.
Fault-finder

One who makes a practice of discovering others' faults and censuring them; a scold.

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n.
Pawnbroker

One who makes a business of lending money on the security of personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.

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n.
Nickname

A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.

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n.
Didactics

The art or science of teaching.

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n.
Archery

The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.

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n.
Exciseman

An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise duty.

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n.
Hereditability

State of being hereditable.

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n.
Moppet

A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth; hence, also, in fondness, a little girl, or a woman.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Amalgamating

of Amalgamate

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n.
Demission

The act of demitting, or the state of being demitted; a letting down; a lowering; dejection.

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n.
Sans-culottism

Extreme republican principles; the principles or practice of the sans-culottes.

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n.
Maxilla

The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.

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n.
True-penny

An honest fellow.

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n.
Anthomania

A extravagant fondness for flowers.

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n.
Numeration

The act or art of numbering.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Pointing

of Point

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n.
Culvert

A transverse drain or waterway of masonry under a road, railroad, canal, etc.; a small bridge.

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n.
Bombardier

One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner.

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n.
Spinozist

A believer in Spinozism.

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n.
Irritability

The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.

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n.
Spurn

Disdainful rejection; contemptuous tratment.

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n.
Charlatanism

Charlatanry.

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n.
Enablement

The act of enabling, or the state of being enabled; ability.

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n.
Centimeter

Alt. of Centimetre

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n.
Pinking

The act of piercing or stabbing.

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n.
Bombastry

Swelling words without much meaning; bombastic language; fustian.

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a.
Fifteen

Five and ten; one more than fourteen.

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n.
Preengagement

Prior engagement, obligation, or attachment, as by contract, promise, or affection.

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n.
Essence

The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of..

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n.
Superphosphate

An acid phosphate.

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n.
Tontine

An annuity, with the benefit of survivorship, or a loan raised on life annuities with the benefit of survivorship. Thus, an annuity is shared among a number, on the principle that the share of ..

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n.
Tactics

Hence, any system or method of procedure.

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a.
Subordinate

Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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n.
Plaintive

Repining; complaining; lamenting.

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n.
Conchyliologist

Alt. of Conchyliology

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n.
Cowardliness

Cowardice.

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n.
Partialism

Partiality; specifically (Theol.), the doctrine of the Partialists.

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n.
Renegado

See Renegade.

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a.
Sempervirent

Always fresh; evergreen.

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n.
Diphenyl

A white crystalline substance, C6H5.C6H5, obtained by leading benzene through a heated iron tube. It consists of two benzene or phenyl radicals united.

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n.
Bridechamber

The nuptial apartment.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Silvering

of Silver

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n.
Furfurol

A colorless oily liquid, C4H3O.CHO, of a pleasant odor, obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; -- called also furfural.

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n.
Tilter

One who tilts, or jousts; hence, one who fights.

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v. i.
Supervene

To come as something additional or extraneous; to occur with reference or relation to something else; to happen upon or after something else; to be added; to take place; to happen.

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n.
Builder

One who builds; one whose occupation is to build, as a carpenter, a shipwright, or a mason.

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n.
Harefoot

A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs.

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n.
Dysphoria

Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; the fidgets.

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n. pl.
Meninges

The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.

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n.
Slipper

One who, or that which, slips.

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n.
Chronologer

Same as Chronologist.

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n.
Skepticism

An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty.

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n.
Chamfret

A small gutter; a furrow; a groove.

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n.
Mass

A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ..

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n.
Headtire

A headdress.

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n.
Capybara

A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It some..

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n.
Penfold

See Pinfold.

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n.
Downfall

A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin.

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n.
Decollation

The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.

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a.
Hypodermic

Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin.

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n.
Freethinker

One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the chur..

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n.
Outrider

A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff.

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n.
Flashiness

The quality of being flashy.

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n.
Quadrireme

A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.

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n.
Dialogue

A written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as, the Dialogues of Plato.

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n.
Transcriber

One who transcribes, or writes from a copy; a copier; a copyist.

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n.
Cannoneer

Alt. of Cannonier

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n.
Avidity

Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.

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v. t.
Peculiarize

To make peculiar; to set appart or assign, as an exclusive possession.

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n.
Shibboleth

A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, called the word sibboleth. See Judges xii.

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n.
Coryphee

A ballet dancer.

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a.
Adjuratory

Containing an adjuration.

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n.
Mortgagee

The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a mortgage is made or given.

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n.
Waxwork

Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.

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n.
Hogherd

A swineherd.

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n.
Messiah

The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.

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n.
Catechist

One who instructs by question and answer, especially in religions matters.

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n.
Countrywoman

A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant.

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n. pl.
Fantoccini

Puppets caused to perform evolutions or dramatic scenes by means of machinery; also, the representations in which they are used.

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n.
Dogmatizer

One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.

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n.
Shrinkage

The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement.

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n.
Figurine

A very small figure, whether human or of an animal; especially, one in terra cotta or the like; -- distinguished from statuette, which is applied to small figures in bronze, marble, etc.

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a.
Petitionary

Supplicatory; making a petition.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Slouching

of Slouch

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n.
Housewife

A hussy.

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n.
Pendency

The quality or state of being pendent or suspended.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Tallying

of Tally

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n.
Dextrously

Alt. of Dextrousness

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n. pl.
Belles-lettres

Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
excoriating

of Eccoriate

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n.
Auriscopy

Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope.

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n.
Jocularity

Jesting; merriment.

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a. & n.
Alexipharmac

Alt. of Alexipharmacal

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n.
Juniper

Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order Coniferae.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Fleeing

of Flee

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n.
Inference

That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

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n.
Employer

One who employs another; as, an employer of workmen.

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n.
Tincture

A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.

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a.
Flectional

Capable of, or pertaining to, flection or inflection.

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n.
Isatin

An orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial ..

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n.
Claqueur

One of the claque employed to applaud at a theater.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Witching

of Witch

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n.
Gunning

The act or practice of hunting or shooting game with a gun.

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n.
Hyperdulia

Veneration or worship given to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia.

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n.
Brackishness

The quality or state of being brackish, or somewhat salt.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Disclosing

of Disclose

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Sketching

of Sketch

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n.
Coppice

A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes. See Copse.

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v. i.
Gin

To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan.

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n.
Athletics

The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.

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n.
Half-sword

Half the length of a sword; close fight.

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pron.
It

As an indefinite object after some intransitive verbs, or after a substantive used humorously as a verb; as, to foot it (i. e., to walk).

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n.
Sippet

A small sop; a small, thin piece of toasted bread soaked in milk, broth, or the like; a small piece of toasted or fried bread cut into some special shape and used for garnishing.

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n.
Emolument

The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary.

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a.
Cuprous

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its highest proportion.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Centering

of Centre

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n.
Scarabee

A stylized representation of a scarab beetle in stone or faience; -- a symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in jewelry, us..

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n.
Immatureness

The state or quality of being immature; immaturity.

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n.
Insensibleness

Insensibility.

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n.
Rouncy

A common hackney horse; a nag.

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n.
Galilee

A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were ..

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n.
Melodics

The department of musical science which treats of the pitch of tones, and of the laws of melody.

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n.
Vacuousness

The quality or state of being vacuous; emptiness; vacuity.

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n.
Ragout

A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a ragout of mutton.

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n.
Misbehavior

Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.

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n.
Inscriber

One who inscribes.

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n.
Logger

One engaged in logging. See Log, v. i.

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n.
Aeroscope

An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air.

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n.
Quietness

The quality or state of being quiet; freedom from noise, agitation, disturbance, or excitement; stillness; tranquillity; calmness.

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n.
Doziness

The state of being dozy; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.

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n.
Canonist

A professor of canon law; one skilled in the knowledge and practice of ecclesiastical law.

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n.
Speeder

One who, or that which, speeds.

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n.
Annotation

A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Jading

of Jade

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Omitting

of Omit

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n.
Facound

Speech; eloquence.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Obligating

of Obligate

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n.
Kilderkin

A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure.

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n.
Absurdness

Absurdity.

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n.
Hermitess

A female hermit.

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n.
Lithotrity

The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small pieces capable of being voided.

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p. pr. & vb. n.
Embaying

of Embay

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n.
Meetinghouse

A house used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only to a house so used by Dissenters.

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n.
Faytour

See Faitour.

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n.
Naturalization

The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being naturalized.

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n.
Contrapuntist

One skilled in counterpoint.

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n.
Exorcism

The act of exorcising; the driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration; also, the form of conjuration used.

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n.
Inexperience

Absence or want of experience; lack of personal and experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth.

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n.
Calumet

A kind of pipe, used by the North American Indians for smoking tobacco. The bowl is usually made of soft red stone, and the tube is a long reed often ornamented with feathers.

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n.
Ramollescence

A softening or mollifying.

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n.
Coercion

The act or process of coercing.

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n.
Blasphemer

One who blasphemes.

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n.
Extractor

One who, or that which, extracts

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n.
Demolisher

One who, or that which, demolishes; as, a demolisher of towns.

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n.
Fishmonger

A dealer in fish.

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n.
Wallop

A thick piece of fat.

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n.
Moisture

A moderate degree of wetness.

7:35 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Superintendence

The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose of direction; supervision.

7:34 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Nightcap

A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.

7:33 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Damnability

The quality of being damnable; damnableness.

7:33 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Intolerance

Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.

7:32 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Ropewalker

A ropedancer.

7:27 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Barren

A tract of barren land.

7:24 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Cuticle

A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

7:21 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Gentlemanliness

The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly conduct or manners.

7:15 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Assuetude

Accustomedness; habit; habitual use.

7:11 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Caricaturist

One who caricatures.

7:07 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Earthworm

Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also ..

7:05 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Baronage

The whole body of barons or peers.

6:50 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Punching

of Punch

6:28 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Component

A constituent part; an ingredient.

6:14 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Belamy

Good friend; dear friend.

6:14 pm, July 1, 2023
n. masc.
Figurant

One who dances at the opera, not singly, but in groups or figures; an accessory character on the stage, who figures in its scenes, but has nothing to say; hence, one who figures in any scene,..

5:56 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Mixing

of Mix

5:52 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Acquiring

of Acquire

5:51 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Sleekness

The quality or state of being sleek; smoothness and glossiness of surface.

5:30 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Spread

An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points.

5:26 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Kilometer

Alt. of Kilometre

5:23 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Reflecting

of Reflect

5:22 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Yodeling

of Yodle

5:22 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Stockbroker

A broker who deals in stocks.

5:21 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Eclampsia

A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions.

5:12 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Revealing

of Reveal

5:11 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Madrigalist

A composer of madrigals.

5:09 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Bedroom

A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room.

5:07 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Birdling

A little bird; a nestling.

4:46 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Consortship

The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.

4:41 pm, July 1, 2023
a.
Antidotal

Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison.

4:36 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Cutlet

A piece of meat, especially of veal or mutton, cut for broiling.

4:36 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Classicist

One learned in the classics; an advocate for the classics.

4:33 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Aquarius

The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East.

4:31 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Whitening

of Whiten

4:25 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Ala

A winglike organ, or part.

4:17 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Decolorant

A substance which removes color, or bleaches.

4:16 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Coparcener

One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance.

4:14 pm, July 1, 2023
v. t.
Increate

To create within.

4:12 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Titulary

A person invested with a title, in virtue of which he holds an office or benefice, whether he performs the duties of it or not.

4:09 pm, July 1, 2023
v. t.
Cock

To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.

4:05 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Subsulphate

A sulphate with an excess of the base.

4:02 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Buddhist

One who accepts the teachings of Buddhism.

4:01 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Crenelation

The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure.

3:52 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Brocade

Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched.

3:50 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Centumvirate

The office of a centumvir, or of the centumviri.

3:21 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Contesting

of Contest

3:21 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Gaspereau

The alewife.

3:20 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Landsman

One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman.

3:16 pm, July 1, 2023
v. t.
Previse

To inform beforehand; to warn.

3:16 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Inexcitability

The quality of being inexcitable; insusceptibility to excitement.

3:07 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Tun

A weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton.

3:00 pm, July 1, 2023
n. pl.
Myriopoda

See Myriapoda.

2:59 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Ellipsis

Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.

2:56 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Drummer

One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler.

2:55 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Bungler

A clumsy, awkward workman; one who bungles.

2:37 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Pinna

A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate.

2:33 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Deterring

of Deter

2:29 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Sundown

The setting of the sun; sunset.

2:26 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Monocotyl

Any monocotyledonous plant.

2:26 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Apposition

The act of adding; application; accretion.

2:20 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Avocation

A calling away; a diversion.

2:03 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Letterpress

Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types; -- often used of the reading matter in distinction from the illustrations.

1:48 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Disinterment

The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth; exhumation.

1:45 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Scribbler

One who scribbles; a petty author; a writer of no reputation; a literary hack.

1:44 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Fourscore

Four times twenty; eighty.

1:36 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Referendum

A diplomatic agent's note asking for instructions from his government concerning a particular matter or point.

1:35 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Porcupine

Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is ..

1:28 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Restaurant

An eating house.

1:27 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Firecracker

See Cracker., n., 3.

1:22 pm, July 1, 2023
a. & n.
Arian

See Aryan.

1:18 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Munificence

Means of defense; fortification.

1:15 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Helminth

An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.

1:15 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Harassment

The act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry; annoyance; anxiety.

1:12 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Showman

One who exhibits a show; a proprietor of a show.

1:10 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Assinego

See Asinego.

1:08 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Bobsleigh

A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed.

1:02 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Glover

One whose trade it is to make or sell gloves.

12:48 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
User

One who uses.

12:45 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gyrating

of Gyrate

12:41 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Discriminator

One who discriminates.

12:38 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Calculus

Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as, biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.

12:37 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Perfidy

The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.

12:31 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Haunter

One who, or that which, haunts.

12:15 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Inamorato

A male lover.

12:13 pm, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Flanking

of Flank

12:06 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Phylogeny

The history of genealogical development; the race history of an animal or vegetable type; the historic exolution of the phylon or tribe, in distinction from ontogeny, or the development of th..

12:05 pm, July 1, 2023
n.
Dote

An imbecile; a dotard.

11:52 am, July 1, 2023
a.
Kittenish

Resembling a kitten; playful; as, a kittenish disposition.

11:51 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Larceny

The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. Embezzlement.

11:32 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Cerement

A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed.

11:30 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Juniority

The state or quality of being junior.

11:30 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Coziness

The state or quality of being cozy.

11:19 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Anaglyptics

The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc.

11:09 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Anonymity

The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness; also, that which anonymous.

11:01 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Terpsichore

The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance, especially the latter.

10:56 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Greasiness

The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness.

10:53 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Heirship

The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting.

10:51 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Ampliation

Enlargement; amplification.

10:39 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Modifiability

Capability of being modified; state or quality of being modifiable.

10:34 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Quadrinomial

A polynomial of four terms connected by the signs plus or minus.

10:32 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Quaternity

The number four.

10:23 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Matador

The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights.

10:20 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Sumption

A taking.

10:16 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Tube-shell

Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a shelly tube around its siphon, as the watering-shell.

10:13 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Binnacle

A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night.

10:12 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Decemvir

A member of any body of ten men in authority.

10:07 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Carrying

of Carry

10:01 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Corsage

The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as, a low corsage.

9:54 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Delicateness

The quality of being delicate.

9:51 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Bitterweed

A species of Ambrosia (A. artemisiaefolia); Roman worm wood.

9:51 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Agitation

A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation; as, to cause any one agitation.

9:50 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Utopianism

The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable schemes of human perfection; optimism.

9:43 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Arcadia

A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness.

9:34 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Inutility

Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects.

9:25 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Contamination

The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

9:16 am, July 1, 2023
v. t.
Close

Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.

9:16 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Outguard

A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy; hence, anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defen..

9:13 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Heartwood

The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, consisting of the old and matured wood, and usually differing in color from the outer layers. It is technically known as duramen, and distinguis..

9:11 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Cullibility

Gullibility.

9:08 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Erin

An early, and now a poetic, name of Ireland.

9:07 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Dubitancy

Doubt; uncertainty.

9:05 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Cocktail

A beverage made of brandy, whisky, or gin, iced, flavored, and sweetened.

9:03 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Primeness

The quality or state of being first.

8:58 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Dramshop

A shop or barroom where spirits are sold by the dram.

8:50 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Anglicanism

Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the Church of England.

8:46 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Pamphleteer

A writer of pamphlets; a scribbler.

8:41 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Indice

Index; indication.

8:36 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Centigramme

The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See Gram.

8:18 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Depravement

Depravity.

8:08 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Earmarking

of Earmark

8:07 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Acheron

A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.

8:07 am, July 1, 2023
a.
Concessive

Implying concession; as, a concessive conjunction.

8:06 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Alleviator

One who, or that which, alleviates.

7:53 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Desponding

of Despond

7:49 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Blank

A paper containing the substance of a legal instrument, as a deed, release, writ, or execution, with spaces left to be filled with names, date, descriptions, etc.

7:43 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Sustainment

The act of sustaining; maintenance; support.

7:41 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Demonomy

The dominion of demons.

7:40 am, July 1, 2023
n.
List

The lobe of the ear; the ear itself.

7:32 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Toupettit

The crested titmouse.

7:24 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Naturalism

A state of nature; conformity to nature.

7:23 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Specialty

A particular or peculiar case.

7:17 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Evidentness

State of being evident.

7:11 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Transgressor

One who transgresses; one who breaks a law, or violates a command; one who violates any known rule or principle of rectitude; a sinner.

7:11 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Copyhold

A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward of the lord's court.

7:10 am, July 1, 2023
v. t.
Prig

To cheapen.

7:09 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bossing

of Boss

7:01 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Tentative

An essay; a trial; an experiment.

6:54 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Antimacassar

A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.

6:46 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Moistening

of Moisten

6:31 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Rejoinder

An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply.

6:28 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Sermonizing

of Sermonize

6:23 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Loge

A lodge; a habitation.

6:18 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gladdening

of Gladden

6:16 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Abutment

State of abutting.

6:15 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Foreyard

The lowermost yard on the foremast.

6:05 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Prevaricator

One who prevaricates.

5:56 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Polemics

The art or practice of disputation or controversy, especially on religious subjects; that branch of theological science which pertains to the history or conduct of ecclesiastical controversy.

5:54 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Camisole

A short dressing jacket for women.

5:51 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Archive

The place in which public records or historic documents are kept.

5:32 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Foreignism

Anything peculiar to a foreign language or people; a foreign idiom or custom.

5:21 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Caesarism

A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Caesar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or su..

5:05 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Merchandiser

A trader.

4:59 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Hazard

Anything that is hazarded or risked, as the stakes in gaming.

4:57 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Homocercy

The possession of a homocercal tail.

4:46 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Raciness

The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.

4:41 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Stibium

The technical name of antimony.

4:29 am, July 1, 2023
adv.
Moneyed

Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, moneyey men.

4:28 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Moderateness

The quality or state of being moderate; temperateness; moderation.

4:28 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Gunpowder

A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting.

4:22 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Snapper

One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip.

4:22 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Driller

One who, or that which, drills.

4:20 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Cylindroid

A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical.

4:02 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Agama

A genus of lizards, one of the few which feed upon vegetable substances; also, one of these lizards.

3:50 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Sauntering

of Saunter

3:47 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Seeker

One who seeks; that which is used in seeking or searching.

3:41 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Absenting

of Absent

3:20 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Astriction

The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.

3:08 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Sorriness

The quality or state of being sorry.

2:41 am, July 1, 2023
n. pl.
Chitterlings

The smaller intestines of swine, etc., fried for food.

2:36 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Draftsman

See Draughtsman.

2:30 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bristling

of Bristle

2:28 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Bluffness

The quality or state of being bluff.

1:50 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Acetate

A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.

1:39 am, July 1, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Haunting

of Haunt

1:26 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Alderman

A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity.

1:15 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Begetter

One who begets; a father.

1:01 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Conservatism

The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative.

12:50 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Indiscrimination

Want of discrimination or distinction; impartiality.

12:32 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Concerto

A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its ..

12:24 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Bullion

Uncoined gold or silver in the mass.

12:05 am, July 1, 2023
n.
Malefactor

An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.

11:27 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Disappointing

of Disappoint

11:04 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Inattention

Want of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect.

10:58 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Hatchery

A house for hatching fish, etc.

10:57 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Fouling

of Foul

10:48 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Collectivist

An advocate of collectivism.

10:38 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Curculio

One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio..

9:49 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Disinterestedness

The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality.

9:34 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Undiscerning

Want of discernment.

9:29 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Anatomizing

of Anatomize

9:27 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Buzzing

of Buzz

9:24 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Anthesis

The period or state of full expansion in a flower.

9:23 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Misfortune

Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.

9:10 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Meetness

Fitness; suitableness; propriety.

8:24 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Rivulet

A small stream or brook; a streamlet.

8:20 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Evening

of Even

8:10 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Administering

of Administer

7:50 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Doubtfulness

State of being doubtful.

7:50 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Cantrip

A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief.

7:41 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Peculation

The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods intrusted to one's care for management or disbursement; embezzlement.

7:39 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Hogshead

An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52/ imperial gallons; a half pipe.

7:33 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Backgammon

A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a "board" marked off into twenty-four spaces called "points". Each player has fifteen pieces, or "men", the movements of which from point to ..

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n.
Pretender

One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant.

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n.
Pannier

A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass

7:16 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Blackguard

The scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who, in a removal from one residence to another, had charge of the kitchen utensils, and being smutted by them, were ..

6:44 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Debarring

of Debar

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n.
Baseboard

A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard.

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n.
Counterclaim

A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.

6:01 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Taskmaster

One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer.

5:50 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Poltroon

An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited wretch.

5:36 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Addiction

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

5:29 pm, June 30, 2023
a.
Chiliastic

Millenarian.

5:25 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Malison

Malediction; curse; execration.

5:22 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Cuirass

A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle

5:14 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Wagering

of Wager

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n.
Aesthetics

Alt. of Esthetics

5:07 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Lowliness

The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind.

4:18 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Unifying

of Unify

4:17 pm, June 30, 2023
a.
Catacaustic

Relating to, or having the properties of, a caustic curve formed by reflection. See Caustic, a.

3:57 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Caduceus

The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald's staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled abo..

3:28 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Arranging

of Arrange

3:24 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Coveter

One who covets.

3:23 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Annulling

of Annul

3:05 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Carving

of Carve

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n.
Larcenist

One who commits larceny.

2:22 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Abetment

The act of abetting; as, an abetment of treason, crime, etc.

2:10 pm, June 30, 2023
a.
Dissidence

Disagreement; dissent; separation from the established religion.

2:06 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Electron

Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called electrum.

2:02 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Churchgoer

One who attends church.

1:50 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Belly-god

One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an epicure.

1:42 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Desirer

One who desires, asks, or wishes.

1:41 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Chaffer

One who chaffs.

1:39 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Brahmin

A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos.

1:20 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Bibliopegist

A bookbinder.

12:56 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Perpetuation

The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time; continuance.

12:41 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Purloiner

One who purloins.

12:31 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Disherison

The act of disheriting, or debarring from inheritance; disinhersion.

12:24 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Oenophilist

A lover of wine.

12:21 pm, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Directing

of Direct

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v. t.
Hauberk

A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is often used syn..

12:06 pm, June 30, 2023
n.
Elfishness

The quality of being elfish.

11:58 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Coadjutress

Alt. of Coadjutrix

11:25 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Babbler

An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.

11:21 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Glycerin

Alt. of Glycerine

11:18 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Irascibility

The quality or state of being irascible; irritability of temper; irascibleness.

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n.
Fixity

Fixedness; as, fixity of tenure; also, that which is fixed.

11:14 am, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bragging

of Brag

10:47 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Bloodshedder

One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer.

10:30 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Bractlet

A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers.

10:03 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Exciter

One who, or that which, excites.

9:58 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Benefactress

A woman who confers a benefit.

9:55 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Rareness

The state or quality of being rare.

9:48 am, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Appertaining

of Appertain

9:47 am, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bushing

of Bush

9:39 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Contriver

One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas.

9:22 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Edification

The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction.

8:37 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Agnosticism

That doctrine which, professing ignorance, neither asserts nor denies.

8:35 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Eudaemonics

That part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness; the science of happiness; -- contrasted with aretaics.

8:33 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Bunting

A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidae).

8:31 am, June 30, 2023
v. i.
Drizzle

To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain.

8:21 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Irrationality

The quality or state of being irrational.

8:19 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Aerator

That which supplies with air; esp. an apparatus used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.

8:18 am, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Curtaining

of Curtain

8:07 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Dromedary

The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps.

7:53 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Deluder

One who deludes; a deceiver; an impostor.

7:53 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Monopoly

The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anythi..

7:42 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Bashfulness

The quality of being bashful.

7:36 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Equilibrist

One who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous movements; a balancer.

7:32 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Autarchy

Self-sufficiency.

7:24 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Swashbuckler

A bully or braggadocio; a swaggering, boastful fellow; a swaggerer.

7:12 am, June 30, 2023
v. i. & t.
Detrain

To alight, or to cause to alight, from a railway train.

7:10 am, June 30, 2023
a.
Friendless

Destitute of friends; forsaken.

6:44 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Lacquer

A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mache, and wood. The name is also given to ..

6:35 am, June 30, 2023
p. pr. & vb. n.
Hurrying

of Hurry

6:29 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Bandmaster

The conductor of a musical band.

6:16 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Commensal

One who eats at the same table.

6:09 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Nephalism

Total abstinence from spirituous liquor.

6:00 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Baccarat

A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.

5:58 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Aretaics

The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted with eudemonics.

5:57 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Cavalryman

One of a body of cavalry.

5:54 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Emulsion

Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk; as: (a) In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance. (b) In photograp..

5:54 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Ventose

A ventouse.

5:38 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Analyzation

The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts; analysis.

5:33 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Annalist

A writer of annals.

5:24 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Consilience

Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence.

4:20 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Badminton

A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.

4:10 am, June 30, 2023
n.
Disunity

A state of separation or disunion; want of unity.

4:06 am, June 30, 2023
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