10-Letter Nouns Containing E

1. the body of faculty and students at a university

2. establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching

1. the act of managing something

2. those in charge of running a business

1. the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment

2. the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems

1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

2. the act of governing; exercising authority

1. a specialized division of a large organization

2. the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

1. the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

2. the content of direct observation or participation in an event

1. several things grouped together or considered as a whole

2. a publication containing a variety of works

1. a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

2. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

1. all things that are of importance to a person

1. a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television

1. report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group

1. the activity of protecting someone or something

2. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

1. the state of being employed or having a job

2. the occupation for which you are paid

1. the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit

2. money that is invested with an expectation of profit

1. financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

1. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

2. the state of being connected

1. the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

2. an amount determined as payable

1. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

2. an organization created for business ventures

1. preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure

1. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

2. the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together

1. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

2. a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

1. (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something

2. denial of any connection with or knowledge of

1. the body of members of an organization or group

2. the state of being a member

1. broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects

2. a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points

1. a building where people go to eat

1. act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

2. an appraisal of the value of something

1. creative writing of recognized artistic value

2. the humanistic study of a body of literature

1. a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

2. clarity of outline

1. the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

1. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

1. approval to do something

2. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

1. acting according to certain accepted standards

2. a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

1. the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

2. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

1. transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.)

1. the activity of leading

2. the body of people who lead a group

1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

2. an inflated ball used in playing basketball

1. the feelings expressed on a person's face

2. expression without words

1. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

2. activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation

1. an authoritative command

2. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

1. the act of preventing

1. the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession

1. a large formal assembly

2. something regarded as a normative example

1. an event that results in a transformation

2. a change in the units or form of an expression:

1. the quality of being important and worthy of note

2. a prominent status

1. concurrence of opinion

2. the act of granting rights

1. a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent

2. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

1. an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

2. practices one branch of medicine

1. a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc

2. the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen

1. the state of being retired from one's business or occupation

2. withdrawal from your position or occupation

1. the ratio of the output to the input of any system

2. skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort

1. the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose

2. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

1. a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type

1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

2. a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

1. a formal or official examination

1. readiness to embark on bold new ventures

2. the first of a series of actions

1. a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

2. a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

1. the performance of a part or role in a drama

1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

2. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

1. a device that requires skill for proper use

2. the means whereby some act is accomplished

1. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

2. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

1. (American football) a successful forward pass in football

2. a concluding action

1. someone who maintains and audits business accounts

2. a person who directs and restrains

1. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

2. a community of people smaller than a town

1. a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

2. a supplementary part or accessory

1. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

2. the event of coming into sight

1. a legislative assembly in certain countries

2. a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

1. the act of exhibiting

2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

1. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

1. something that cannot be done

1. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

2. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

1. a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided

1. a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame

1. the speech act of making something evident

1. a particular environment or surrounding influence

2. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade

1. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

2. the testing of an idea

1. an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

2. a union of political organizations

1. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

2. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

1. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

1. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

2. the act of treating with medicines or remedies

1. the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

2. the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

1. the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

2. an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels

1. an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)

1. the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)

2. the frequency with which a person is present

1. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

2. the act of governing; exercising authority

1. a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

2. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

2. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

1. textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

2. a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

1. members of a cooperative enterprise

1. the act of enrolling

2. the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time

1. one who supervises or has charge and direction of

2. a program that controls the execution of other programs

1. a branch of knowledge

2. a system of rules of conduct or method of practice

1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

2. a meeting arranged in advance

1. someone who expresses strong approval

2. someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication

1. the state of being held in high esteem and honor

2. notoriety for some particular characteristic

1. a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

2. the projection of an image from a film onto a screen

1. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

1. (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

1. a strong liking

2. a predisposition in favor of something

1. the quality of being intricate and compounded

1. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

2. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

1. an idea that is suggested

2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

1. the state of lacking unity

2. coming apart

1. the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work

1. the body of people in a learned occupation

2. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

1. the act of gathering something together

1. the state of being friends (or friendly)

1. someone whose business is advertising

1. the activity of converting data or information into code

1. the act of having and controlling property

2. anything owned or possessed

1. the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent

2. someone who responds

1. setting an order and time for planned events

1. the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)

2. the act of changing your residence or place of business

1. freedom to act or judge on one's own

2. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

2. a person to whom a secret is entrusted

1. a span of 1000 years

2. (New Testament) in the Book of Revelation it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness

1. an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

2. the state of being with someone

1. a number that identifies a position relative to an axis

1. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

2. a way of conceiving something

1. someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process

2. someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique

1. a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

1. a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it

1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

2. an outward appearance

1. a person who has undergone a sex change operation

2. a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex

1. the prevailing current of thought

1. a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands

2. an inflated ball used in playing volleyball

1. the ability to create

1. studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

1. the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty

1. the guardianship and control exercised by a deity

2. a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures

1. (politics) a state of disfavor

2. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition

1. (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

1. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

2. a statement made about the future

1. a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs

1. large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus

2. bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle

1. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

2. (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

1. device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

1. one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States

1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

2. a disturbance that is extremely disruptive

1. any female friend

2. a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

1. a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

2. a complete number or quantity

1. the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

2. properties attributable to your ancestry

1. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

2. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

1. the act of going from one place to another

1. eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products

1. all the plant life in a particular region or period

2. the process of growth in plants

1. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

2. a remarkable development

1. a scientist who devotes himself to doing research

1. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

2. the respect with which a person is held

1. paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes

1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

1. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

2. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

1. any fabric impervious to water

2. a water-resistant coat

1. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

1. an event that happens

2. an instance of something occurring

1. an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades

1. the probability of a specified outcome

1. a middle way between two extremes

2. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

1. a coming to an end of a contract period

2. euphemistic expressions for death

1. electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer

1. the speech act of making something evident

2. an enlightening or astonishing disclosure

1. a group of representatives or delegates

2. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

1. a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

2. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

1. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

2. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

1. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

2. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism

1. the position of a medical intern

1. the person who is head of government (in several countries)

2. the honorary or titular head of a university

1. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

2. decorative needlework

1. a written proposal or reminder

1. a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

1. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

1. a component of a mixture or compound

2. an abstract part of something

1. a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

2. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose

1. the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

2. a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound

1. water mixed with waste matter

1. something used to beautify

2. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

1. the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water

1. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

2. lack of an adequate quantity or number

1. a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it

1. the act of playing a percussion instrument

2. the act of exploding a percussion cap

1. a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant

1. the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread

2. (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population

1. a feeling of excitement

2. overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

1. the occurrence of a change for the worse

2. a symptom of reduced quality or strength

1. complete and wholehearted fidelity

2. a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

1. water that is not salty

1. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

2. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

1. a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones

1. sweet fleshy red fruit

2. any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry

1. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

2. repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

1. the state of being without a flaw or defect

2. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

1. informal terms for nakedness

1. someone who upholds or maintains

1. one praying humbly for something

2. someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

1. the act of liberating someone or something

2. the attempt to achieve equal rights or status

1. the tenure of a president

2. the office and function of president

1. a commissioned military officer

2. an officer in a police force

1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

1. excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

2. excessive crowding

1. a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature

1. an unavoidable event

1. a performance of a play

1. a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

1. a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)

1. a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

1. the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

1. an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

2. the condition of prospering; having good fortune

1. an item that can be disposed of after it has been used

1. the act of improving by renewing and restoring

2. the state of being restored to its former good condition

1. cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity

1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

2. the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

1. people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)

1. lack of equality

1. a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated

1. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

2. conformity to one's own sense of right conduct

1. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

2. a person having a strong liking for something

1. a machine for washing dishes

2. someone who washes dishes

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children

1. a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

2. the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

1. someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

1. a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun

1. act of expanding by lengthening or widening

2. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

1. (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)

2. a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount

1. the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

2. (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office

1. a person who travels by foot

1. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

1. the contestant you hope to defeat

1. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

2. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

1. a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

1. a mechanical device that compresses gasses

2. an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.

1. something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else

2. (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7

1. works for an expert to learn a trade

1. the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave

2. a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding

1. (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total

1. a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise

2. a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university

1. the act of achieving an aim

2. arrival at a new stage

1. the criminal class

2. (religion) the world of the dead

1. building again

1. a device for treating injury or disease

1. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

1. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

2. a temporary military unit

1. (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified

2. an item that is incidental

1. a man skilled in equitation

1. magnifier of the image of small objects

1. a following of one thing after another in time

2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order

1. the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

1. act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding

2. a gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth

1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

2. the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

1. attire worn for sport or for casual wear

1. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

1. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

1. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

1. an event that completely destroys something

2. the act of demolishing

1. spreading widely or driving off

2. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume

1. position 19 in a countable series of things

1. a grouping of a number of similar things

1. the gathering of a ripened crop

1. work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course

1. a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

2. some duty that is essential and urgent

1. any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile

1. the act of controlling or directing according to rule

1. status established in order of importance or urgency

2. preceding in time

1. a social club for male undergraduates

2. people engaged in a particular occupation

1. a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact

1. covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture

2. the craft of upholstering

1. a disposition to behave aggressively

2. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

1. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

2. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid

1. half of the terrestrial globe

2. half of a sphere

1. the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

1. a composer of words or music for popular songs

1. counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy

2. deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances

1. a covering material made of glass fibers in resins

1. the contestant you hope to defeat

1. the property of excessive fatness

1. a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views

1. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

1. the act of removing the contents of something

2. the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

1. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

2. the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

1. the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal

1. a government building that houses the offices of a county government

2. a building that houses judicial courts

1. a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing)

1. a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

1. a forest with heavy annual rainfall

1. repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

2. the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded

1. a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot

1. loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

1. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

2. the result of improving something

1. no longer active; extinguished

2. no longer in existence

1. a person who is formally entered (along with others) in a register (and who obtains certain rights thereby)

1. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

2. the act of conceding or yielding

1. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

2. a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

1. a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil

1. the quality of being of practical use

1. a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

1. an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA

1. a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second

1. a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder

2. an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders

1. a new personification of a familiar idea

2. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept

1. an admission of misdeeds or faults

2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party

1. a person who collects things

1. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)

1. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

1. someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)

1. a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration

1. a point asserted as part of an argument

2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

1. the state of being cancelled or annulled

2. the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done

1. someone who solicits financial contributions

2. a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money

1. quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

2. a change for the better

1. land that is covered with trees and shrubs

1. a unit of power equal to 746 watts

1. supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

2. a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

1. a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense

2. an accusation of wrongdoing

1. a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance

1. the act of digging

2. the site of an archeological exploration

1. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

2. people living in a large densely populated municipality

1. the place where someone was born

2. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

1. a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets

1. a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary

1. an event that repeats

2. the act of doing or performing again

1. frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls

1. (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)

1. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

2. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

1. (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

2. the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else

1. a painting produced with watercolors

2. a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists

1. a publication that appears at fixed intervals

1. an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

2. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

1. the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation

2. a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule

1. an asset of special worth or utility

2. a distinguishing trait

1. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

1. transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle

1. the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion

2. (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

1. an expectation

2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

1. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

2. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

1. someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers

1. happening again (especially at regular intervals)

1. an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)

2. a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color

1. an annual school or university reunion for graduates

2. a coming to or returning home

1. the act of subjugating by cruelty

2. the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:

1. a person loved by another person

2. any well-liked individual

1. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

1. assets that are saleable though not material or physical

1. being at the right time

2. timely convenience

1. the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother

1. the trait of being willing to give your money or time

2. acting generously

1. the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

2. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

1. a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action

1. washing clothes and bed linens

1. tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front

1. lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

2. undisputed credibility

1. unstable flow of a liquid or gas

2. instability in the atmosphere

1. any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value

1. skin diving with a snorkel

1. a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

1. geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth

1. branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

1. the path followed by an object moving through space

1. (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

1. the state of being a parent

1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

1. the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

2. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

1. a house separate from the main house; for housing guests

1. a state of forcible subjugation

2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

1. enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease

2. isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease

1. land bordering an ocean

1. the part of a scene that is near the viewer

2. (computer science) a window for an active application

1. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

2. the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland

1. (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)

1. hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time

1. a journey to a sacred place

1. position 18 in a countable series of things

1. a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast

1. an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste

1. the proprietor of a bookstore

1. a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure

1. an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something

2. fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background

1. a young offender

1. responsive to stimulation

2. ready susceptibility to chemical change

1. the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows

1. the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments

1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

1. painting done in a range of tones of a single color

2. a black-and-white photograph or slide

1. the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women

1. a meeting planned at a certain time and place

2. a place where people meet

1. a publication containing a variety of works

2. a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

1. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

1. a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity

1. a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

2. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

1. remedy that alleviates pain without curing

1. a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

2. a flowing together

1. a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat

1. a highly energetic and indefatigable person

2. a team considered to be the best of its class

1. a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things

1. as much as a tablespoon will hold

2. a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving

1. a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution

2. an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market

1. rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon

1. the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied

1. zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel

1. the quality of being one of a kind

1. the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

1. citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp

2. large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half

1. an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus

1. the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)

1. an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another

1. avoiding emotional involvement

2. the act of releasing from an attachment or connection

1. a book that has had a large and rapid sale

1. (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)

2. statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove

1. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

1. a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated

1. the lack of financial resources

1. something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

2. a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something

1. made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust

2. a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire

1. the act of giving a false appearance

1. a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis

1. the state of being subject to danger or injury

2. the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure

1. a hiker who wears a backpack

1. the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

1. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

1. the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes

1. the financial means whereby one lives

1. (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

1. a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes

2. (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

1. a strip of land running along a beach

1. the act of gathering something together

1. a short religious service

1. a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

2. a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party

1. measurement of the properties of light (especially luminous intensity)

1. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

2. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

1. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

2. the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation

1. a spectator who can describe what happened

1. skill in the management of boats

2. a craft designed for water transportation

1. the state of being alone in solitary isolation

2. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

1. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

2. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

1. document effecting a property transfer

2. the transmission of information

1. infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea

1. herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring

2. red gum tree of Tasmania

1. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy

1. someone who makes or enacts laws

1. extreme fatigue

2. serious weakening and loss of energy

1. the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

1. an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

1. the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

2. an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

1. an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding

1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

1. a formal event performed on a special occasion

1. a restaurant that specializes in steaks

1. the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

1. a feeling of thoughtful sadness

2. a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

1. optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest

1. the act of observing; taking a patient look

2. a formal event performed on a special occasion

1. a line that indicates a boundary

1. position 14 in a countable series of things

1. the property of being strong and healthy in constitution

2. the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge

1. the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

2. relative importance or fame

1. two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

1. indecision in speech or action

2. a certain degree of unwillingness

1. a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles

1. inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters

1. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

2. a certain degree of unwillingness

1. a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

2. speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

1. wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber

2. a tree of the genus Eucalyptus

1. someone who suppresses

2. a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)

1. a container that is used to put or keep things in

2. enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

1. the act of purchasing back something previously sold

1. someone suffering psychological depression

1. a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state

2. airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft

1. contemplation of things past

1. the act of making something tighter

1. remorse for your past conduct

1. the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

2. the office of prefect

1. the branch of zoology that studies insects

1. doubt about the truth of something

2. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

1. the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

1. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

2. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

1. a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings

1. (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means

1. an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection

1. nonparticipation in a dispute or war

2. tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement

1. the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

1. a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues

1. gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling

1. the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

2. employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service

1. a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top

1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

1. a dentifrice in the form of a paste

1. cutting so as to separate into pieces

2. a minute and critical analysis

1. an agent that eliminates something

1. fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

2. act of decreasing in length

1. the act of making something wider

2. the action of making broader

1. incorporation by joining or uniting

2. the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation

1. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

2. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

1. the branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genome

1. the person in charge of a post office

1. lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace

1. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

2. someone who gives advice about problems

1. any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases

1. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

1. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

1. payment in advance

1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

1. tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum

2. perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum

1. bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects

1. an African melon

2. large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp

1. the quality of being elongated

2. an addition to the length of something

1. a preacher of the Christian gospel

1. a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home

1. the body of ordained religious practitioners

1. a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color

2. a shade of blue tinged with green

1. a person considered as descended from some ancestor

1. a conventional or formulaic conception or image

1. the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units

1. a four-sided polygon

2. a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

1. any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

1. a payment of money sent to a person in another place

1. the feeling of being alienated from other people

2. separation resulting from hostility

1. (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation

1. a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles

2. the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate

1. migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

1. someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others

1. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences

2. an instrumentality that connects

1. a physicist who studies astronomy

1. the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations

1. a person who holds a credit card or debit card

2. a player who holds a card or cards in a card game

1. a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain

1. an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)

1. the coloring of a person's face

2. a combination that results from coupling or interlinking

1. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

1. membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body

1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

2. a rough and bitter manner

1. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

2. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

1. an inclination to do something

2. a natural inclination

1. nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish

1. position 13 in a countable series of things

1. someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin

1. a person who creates classifications

2. a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs

1. any pathology of the peripheral nerves

1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

2. the narrow part of a bottle near the top

1. the quality of being dishonest

2. lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

1. the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

2. the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring

1. an idea or conclusion having general application

2. the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability

1. a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration

2. a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases

1. the top side of a counter

1. a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin

1. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work

2. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

1. a person who participates in competitions

2. a person who dissents from some established policy

1. the science and technology of metals

1. a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

1. a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones

1. continual and persistent demands

2. the state of demanding notice or attention

1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

1. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

2. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

1. an advocate of federalism

1. small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material

1. someone who controls access to something

2. someone who guards an entrance

1. a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires

2. the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders

1. tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel

1. large and heavily armoured warship

1. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

1. the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring

1. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

2. a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates

1. a very sleepy state

1. the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body

1. an agent who conducts an auction

1. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

1. an appliance designed to add moisture to the air in a building

1. speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas

1. drug that has the effects of epinephrine

1. a line that bisects a plane figure

1. transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle

1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

2. the trait of practicing caution in advance

1. the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people

1. a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

1. an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels

1. beginning again

1. a person unable to read

1. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

1. a longing for something better than the present situation

1. a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person

2. an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks

1. tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature

1. a person who enjoys taking risks

2. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

1. egg yolks and oil and vinegar

1. someone who creates new things

2. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

1. a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

1. any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light

1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

2. the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

1. a medicine used to relieve pain

1. wild or uncultivated flowering plant

1. (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant

1. orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf

2. an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

1. an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)

1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)

1. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

1. mild white Italian cheese

1. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

1. crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening

1. a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition

1. a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

2. a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

1. someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)

1. the act of conquering

1. (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

1. a compound lever used to crack nuts open

2. any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects

1. a city district known for its vice and high crime rate

2. the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column

1. a very tall building with many stories

1. a creation created or assembled by needle and thread

2. work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle

1. a product of condensation

2. atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

1. a negative motivational influence

2. a communication that makes you afraid to try something

1. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body

1. a group of persons together in one place

2. a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose

1. a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen

2. (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage

1. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

2. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

1. the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs

1. the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings

2. an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest

1. descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped

2. changing to a lighter color

1. a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant

1. a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air

2. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure

1. the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject

2. the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)

1. residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture

1. any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

2. reptilian creature supposed to live in fire

1. bringing again into activity and prominence

1. the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body

1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion

1. written matter that is recited from memory

2. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

1. a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream

1. rewording for the purpose of clarification

1. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

1. the act of converging (coming closer)

1. a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery

2. the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target

1. a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

1. a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel

1. a radical supporter of political or social revolution

1. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

2. the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)

1. a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity

1. an expression of lack of respect

2. a disrespectful mental attitude

1. the removal of covering

2. the act of discovering something

1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

1. any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide

1. female homosexuality

1. a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature

1. a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

1. the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

1. a covering spread over a dining table

1. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

1. the act of increasing the density of something

1. the act of breaking something into small pieces

1. training for a new occupation

1. the quality of being unfaithful

1. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

1. a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware

1. a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case

1. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

1. the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another

2. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

1. an event that results in a transformation

1. someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology

1. the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text

1. (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed

2. someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another

1. the trait of avoiding excesses

2. abstaining from excess

1. a shout or song of praise to God

1. a film or illustrated lecture on traveling

1. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

2. any structure that makes progress difficult

1. a course over which races are run

1. a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy

1. any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing

2. large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing

1. a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together

1. ignorance resulting from not reading

2. an inability to read

1. a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests

1. any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism)

1. morally objectionable behavior

2. absence of moral or spiritual values

1. the state of being decayed or destroyed

2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere

1. the quality of being resistant to variation

2. the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it

1. a part of a broadcast serial

2. a part of a published serial

1. the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them

1. the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass

1. a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch

2. powerful and effective language

1. any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells

1. one whose business is the management of funerals

1. the kinship relation between an offspring and the father

2. the status of a religious leader

1. food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated

1. the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word

1. a shop where men can get their hair cut

1. presiding officer of a school

1. a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn

1. the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin

1. a cardboard suitable for making posters

1. small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve

2. air-to-air missile with infrared homing device

1. a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head

2. spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat

1. any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile

1. a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries

1. a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-

2. the univalent anion O2-

1. a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams

1. someone who records the transactions of a business

1. the character of the negative electric pole

2. characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands

1. an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns

2. a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats

1. careful consideration

1. a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar

1. a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid

1. ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

2. a person of second-rate ability or value

1. a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation

1. an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)

1. any material used to thicken

2. any thickened enlargement

1. desire for sensual pleasures

1. an official report (usually sent in haste)

1. a state or condition markedly different from the norm

2. a disorder in one's mental state

1. surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor

1. any substance that produces cancer

1. an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies

1. the evolution of a biological species

1. any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye

1. a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back

1. acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

1. intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

1. a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

1. projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only

1. someone who explores an area for mineral deposits

1. a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans

1. a remote and undeveloped area

1. a period of time spent in military service

2. the act of enlisting (as in a military service)

1. measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation

1. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

2. an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit

1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

1. lack of an adequate quantity or number

2. a lack of competence

1. building reserved for the officiating clergy

1. the activity of keeping something secret

1. destroying or killing a large part of the population

1. a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

2. a restless desire for change and excitement

1. the activity of causing to have energy and be active

1. low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States

2. a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side

1. a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way

1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

2. a preceding occurrence or cause or event

1. (biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class

1. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

2. the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

1. the time that has elapsed

1. any substance that propels

1. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

2. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

1. line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes

1. a person who performs fellatio

2. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

1. the right to enter

2. the act of admitting someone to enter

1. confinement during wartime

2. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

1. an ancestor in the direct line

1. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved

1. puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced

2. nonsensical talk or writing

1. a covering material made of glass fibers in resins

1. a change for the better; progress in development

2. an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility

1. a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

1. a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point

1. a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns

1. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

2. a gradual sinking to a lower level

1. the application of plaster

1. the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration

1. a heading of a subdivision of a text

1. the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field

1. a source of materials to nourish the body

2. the financial means whereby one lives

1. the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding

1. saving the lives of drowning persons

1. a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa

2. a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds

1. a public utility that provides water

2. workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community

1. a person who fells trees

2. a short warm outer jacket

1. someone who tries to bring peace

1. a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

1. a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

1. someone who is the first to think of or make something

2. someone who is the first to observe something

1. very strong or irresistible impulse to travel

1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

2. the act of detonating an explosive

1. a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)

2. a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies

1. a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again

1. a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.

1. a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil)

1. election again

1. small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated

1. a curve that reverses the direction of something

2. an aberrant sexual practice

1. congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son

1. the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

1. report of a mission or task

1. a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling

1. chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers

2. commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

1. perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine

2. an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally

1. a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

1. a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

1. eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)

1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

2. the striking part of a hammer

1. massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout

1. a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake

1. a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

1. the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

2. the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring

1. any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

1. any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

2. a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

1. a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat

1. (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield

2. a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield

1. a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs

1. the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

1. the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women

1. changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state

1. any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers

1. an athlete who plays American football

1. the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes

1. the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure

1. an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin

1. the property of being central

1. a fear of foreigners or strangers

1. (law) someone who conveys a title or property to another

1. a lace used for fastening shoes

2. a small amount of money

1. typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript

1. depositing in a warehouse

1. address to an absent or imaginary person

2. the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

1. the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage

1. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

2. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

1. the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons

1. someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon

1. therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles

1. a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

1. a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.

1. the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless)

1. the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage

1. (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

1. compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury

2. (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors

1. a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines

1. a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas

1. an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically

1. a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides

1. a mischievous elf in Irish folklore

1. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

2. sharp piercing cry

1. someone who writes an account of a person's life

1. a man who has recently been married

2. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony

1. a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

1. a stone that is used to mark a grave

1. your personal financial means

2. a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money

1. a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

1. any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit

1. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

1. a rearrangement in a different order

1. (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made

1. habitual relapse into crime

1. the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine

1. the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual

2. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered

1. workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives

2. a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing

1. closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill

2. instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people

1. production of a chemical compound by a living organism

2. the production of living organisms from other living organisms

1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

1. a merchant who owns or manages a shop

1. a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter

2. caliper for measuring small distances

1. the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration

1. an act of narration

1. a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots

1. a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribed for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract

1. a depository for goods

1. Etiquette practiced or advocated in electronic communication over a computer network.

1. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

1. crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs

1. a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

1. a positive motivational influence

2. act of bringing about a desired result

1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

2. the act of showing regard for others

1. a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation

2. a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere

1. a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

2. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

1. joyful enthusiasm

2. overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

1. someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes

1. a member of the crew of a submarine

1. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

2. a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

1. branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights

2. branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights

1. an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal

1. an act intended to help that turns out badly

1. a police informer who implicates many people

1. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

2. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

1. exact opposite

2. the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance

1. the case expressing ownership

1. a politician who is running for public office

1. the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters

2. voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

1. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

2. any epidemic disease with a high death rate

1. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body

1. ground that is permanently frozen

1. a professional killer who uses a gun

1. the quality or state of having merit or value

1. any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass

2. prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States

1. the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases

1. a communication that belittles somebody or something

2. (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law

1. an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating

2. needed encouragement

1. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

1. an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines

2. a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka

1. the branch of geology that studies earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies

1. meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic)

1. an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body

1. discussion of an event after it has occurred

2. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

1. the motion made by flapping up and down

1. a shade of green tinged with yellow

1. a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye

1. doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

2. the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose

1. the source of water for a well

2. an abundant source

1. a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings

2. a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color

1. tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers

1. going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

1. a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

2. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification

1. a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers

1. an official of a bureaucracy

1. a television broadcaster

1. an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism

1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

2. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

1. measuring the depths of the oceans

1. an enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide

1. the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey

1. East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit

2. two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples

1. a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world

1. a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil

1. the country where you were born

1. partiality that is not fair or equitable

2. injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards

1. a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

1. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

1. a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it

1. forced submission to control by others

2. the act of conquering

1. the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication

1. a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)

1. the quality of being suited to the end in view

1. a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals

1. long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves

1. a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep

1. a very sleepy state

1. the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine

2. the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)

1. a passage between rooms or between buildings

2. a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass

1. (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition

2. (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many')

1. payment or reward (as for service rendered)

2. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

1. a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium

1. the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits

2. an excessive burden

1. a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation

1. the act of marrying again

1. an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow

1. a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

1. an expression of sympathy with another's grief

1. someone who makes or repairs watches

1. the act of mating closely related individuals

1. the coldest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

1. a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid

1. clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed

1. someone who makes or mends dresses

1. the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease

1. makes things out of wood

1. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

1. calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks

1. a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit

1. a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)

2. a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end

1. an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout

1. movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus

1. an athletic contest consisting of five different events

1. someone who asks a question

1. clothing suitable for relaxation

1. loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes

1. bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure

1. the country where you were born

1. a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions

2. any muscular weakness

1. a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism

1. assembling again

1. eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)

1. a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

2. pompously embellished language

1. a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh

2. the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh

1. commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema

1. feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

2. physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

1. a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces

1. the nail at the end of a finger

1. a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

2. berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies

1. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

1. a large sailing ship

1. the property of being remote

2. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

1. the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

2. the property characteristic of old age

1. (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed

2. a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees

1. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

2. official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)

1. someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)

1. act of failing to meet a financial obligation

2. loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid

1. a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

1. a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic

1. spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

2. currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies

1. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

2. the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category

1. the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation

1. matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances

1. a sexual attraction to children

1. unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute

1. a three-sided polygon

1. a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

2. the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated

1. an afterimage of a taste

1. shredded cabbage fermented in brine

1. someone who works in a beauty parlor

1. an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract

1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

2. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

1. a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

1. a grass of the genus Agropyron

1. one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly

1. the property of sticking to a surface

1. a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch

1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

1. predicts the weather

1. lower side

2. the soft belly or underside of an animal's body

1. inflammation of a tendon

1. an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion

1. the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means

2. movement upward in virtue of lightness

1. any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine

2. a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor

1. an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles

1. needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle

2. creating a garment of needlework

1. perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves

1. a speech seconding a motion

2. the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere

1. a leading instance in its field

2. a horse used to set the pace in racing

1. a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad

1. the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance

2. mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other

1. coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle

2. free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds

1. a woman steward on an airplane

1. any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton

1. an expert on geography

1. a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers

1. the uninflected form of the verb

1. very rich thick butter cookie

1. plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried

2. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers

1. a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz

1. a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound

1. lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles

1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

2. the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence

1. a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish

1. an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality

1. a small number or amount

2. a slight or superficial understanding of a subject

1. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

2. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

1. the power of creative imagination

2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

1. the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone

2. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

1. a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind

1. any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell

1. a bridge designed for pedestrians

1. the act of umpiring

1. a person considered as descended from some ancestor

1. a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside

2. a small house

1. a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic

1. the management of a household

1. distinctness that makes perception easy

2. a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read

1. a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

1. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

1. any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean

2. northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead

1. a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather

1. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

2. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

1. someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively

1. a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality

1. mechanical device that regulates movement

1. a feeling of evil to come

2. an unfavorable omen

1. a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression

1. one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual

1. a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat

1. a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore

1. a stadium for horse shows or horse races

1. small ring-shaped stuffed pasta

1. (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding

1. the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit

2. a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood

1. being a person

1. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

2. the application of empirical methods in any art or science

1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

1. pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

1. any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration

1. North American songbirds having a yellow breast

1. the person in charge of performances in a circus ring

1. showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower

1. belief in a single God

1. a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

1. a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)

1. the social class lowest in the social hierarchy

1. someone with special training in biochemistry

1. the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb

1. a photography enthusiast

1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

2. very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas

1. any of several water-loving cresses

2. cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams

1. any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances

1. an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine

1. a device for making something stable

1. seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil

1. excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

2. a profusion of growth on or over something else

1. two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast

1. a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony

2. a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera

1. the act of stealing valuable things from a place

1. the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation

2. the special line of work you have adopted as your career

1. the process of showing signs of life

2. the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

1. the quality of being good looking and attractive

1. the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

2. rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

1. an oleoresin obtained from conifers (especially pines)

2. volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally

1. a biologist who specializes in genetics

1. the act of becoming stiff

2. the process of becoming stiff or rigid

1. occurring in more than one stage

1. (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

1. absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow

1. a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals

1. a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro

2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro

1. a person of subnormal intelligence

2. a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

1. the finger next to the thumb

1. evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans

2. tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

1. common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States

2. venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia

1. someone who is successful in accumulating wealth

2. a project that generates a continuous flow of money

1. an oral antagonist against the action of opiates

1. surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)

1. trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

1. a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

1. large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail

1. a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual

2. a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

1. the act of traveling from one place to another

1. measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere

1. disagreement among those expected to cooperate

2. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

1. a tract of land used for burials

1. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

2. a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists

1. a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application

1. the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism

1. a message that departs from the main subject

2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

1. having knowledge of

2. range of what one can know or understand

1. someone who makes or mends dresses

1. an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased

1. superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail

2. game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin

1. misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading

1. surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis

1. an interchange that does not require left-hand turns

1. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

2. having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

1. the property of using one hand more than the other

1. transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood

1. someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

2. sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

1. measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source

2. photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light

1. a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

1. an accident in which a train runs off its track

1. a large round hard candy

2. a word that is hard to pronounce

1. a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections

1. a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)

1. the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb

1. a person who is qualified and ready to work

1. invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection

1. paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)

1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

1. a person who has religious faith

2. someone who admires too much to recognize faults

1. wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets

1. an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back

1. one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual

1. abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements

1. someone who writes chronicles

1. a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore

1. someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

2. someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains

1. a food rich in sugar

2. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

1. green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood

1. skill in sailing

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

1. steadiness of mind under stress

1. one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond

1. a slight suggestion or vague understanding

1. inflammation of a tendon

1. any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings

1. any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers

2. perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum

1. trivial nonsense

1. a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance

1. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft

1. silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing

2. a silvery variety of Carassius auratus

1. a checkerboard used to play chess

1. the leader of a dance band

1. a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it

1. a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections

1. an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain

1. ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell

1. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

1. the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

1. a spy who works against enemy espionage

1. the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity

1. a person who is discontented or disgusted

1. someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

1. an abrupt excited utterance

1. a price that is too high

1. a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces

1. an employee of a railroad

1. a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape

1. the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures

1. communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire

2. apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

1. focusing again

1. a bakery specializing in French pastry

1. two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death

1. a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

1. animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels

2. the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems

1. a craftsman skilled in building with bricks

1. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

1. any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes

1. a motley assortment of things

2. a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

1. the characteristic of doing things without delay

2. the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time

1. (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop

1. a false or unsupportable quality

2. the advancing of a claim

1. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

2. deliberately deviating from what is good

1. any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)

1. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

1. The state, quality or manner of conforming to accepted standards of conduct.

1. a self-centered person with little regard for others

1. an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis

1. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

2. figure on the bow of some sailing vessels

1. a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

1. oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)

1. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

1. stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material

1. any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals

1. the quality of conforming to law

1. district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area

1. a group of representatives or delegates

2. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

1. music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella

2. a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons

1. venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

1. the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies

1. periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun

1. the wick of a candle

2. loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern

1. the business of a butcher

1. a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)

1. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

1. skill in writing or staging plays

1. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

1. a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools

1. the quality of being sacred

1. a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward

1. a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors

1. a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)

1. a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine

1. trueness of course toward a goal

2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

1. the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

1. a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant

1. someone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites)

1. a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter

1. pasta in flat strips wider than linguine

1. a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

2. conscientious attention to rules and details

1. a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)

1. a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera

1. conscientious attention to rules and details

2. uncompromising resolution

1. rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes

1. a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people)

1. turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls

1. a leukocyte readily stained with eosin

1. the act of indicating or pointing out by name

2. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

1. a person who has a large following on one or more social media platform that works to generate interest in contemporary social issues and/or advertise consumer products

1. overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer

1. an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies

2. a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy

1. a torn ragged wound

2. the act of lacerating

1. relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand

1. a hammer driven by compressed air

1. the act of showing affection

1. exhaled breath

2. the act of expelling air from the lungs

1. a quantity that does not vary

1. a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated

1. the property of being big and strong

2. the quality of being topologically uneven

1. any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes

1. an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate

1. benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks

1. mental ability

1. a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price

1. the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

2. the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

1. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

1. a throaty harshness

1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

2. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

1. the property of being absorbent

1. breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium

1. the state of being polluted

1. green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood

1. small Australian dove

2. any of several Old World wild doves

1. the term during which some position is held

2. a duty that is incumbent upon you

1. the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere

1. a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored

1. an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom

2. the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament

1. an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension

1. a mattress stuffed with feathers

1. an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated