4-Letter Nouns Containing E

1. a person who possesses great material wealth

1. where you live at a particular time

2. housing that someone is living in

1. one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

2. a boy who is employed to run errands

1. people who are free

1. an instance or single occasion for some event

2. a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something

1. the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

2. physical position in relation to the surroundings

1. information about recent and important events

2. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine

1. the present location; this place; location, proximal pronoun; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, singular, proximal

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

2. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

1. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

2. the visual percept of a region

1. a similar kind

2. a kind of person

1. the specified day of the month

2. a participant in a date

1. a language unit by which a person or thing is known

2. a person's reputation

1. (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

1. a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

2. a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity

1. a recognizable kind

2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

1. the supreme effort one can make

2. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others

1. that time; that moment

1. a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine

2. a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid

1. something that is read

1. a condition requiring relief

2. anything that is necessary but lacking

1. a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something

2. a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically

1. a characteristic state or mode of living

2. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

1. any rational or irrational number

2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos

1. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

2. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

1. a formation of people or things one beside another

2. a mark that is long relative to its width

1. a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

2. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

1. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

2. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

1. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

2. a subject of study

1. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

2. a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

1. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

1. a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

2. a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

1. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

2. where the air is unconfined

1. an occurrence of something

2. a special set of circumstances

1. a contest with rules to determine a winner

2. a single play of a sport or other contest

1. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

1. the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

2. the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)

1. the words of something written

2. a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon

1. a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

2. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis

1. a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

2. any object of warm affection or devotion

1. (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

1. a particular instance of selling

2. the general activity of selling

1. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees

2. the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

1. location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

2. those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

1. a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

2. two or more draft animals that work together to pull something

1. any period of seven consecutive days

2. hours or days of work in a calendar week

1. a brief written record

2. a short personal letter

1. trying something to find out about it

2. any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc

1. the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

1. a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

2. one of two or more contesting groups

1. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

1. the activity of persuading someone to buy

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

2. the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point

1. blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

2. blue clothing

1. the financial means whereby one lives

2. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

1. a word or expression used for some particular thing

2. a limited period of time

1. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

2. a single domestic animal

1. any small compartment

2. (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

1. your consciousness of your own identity

2. a person considered as a unique individual

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

2. a team that plays basketball

1. proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment

1. a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences

1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

1. an intuitive awareness

2. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

2. the distance covered by a step

1. a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise

2. a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier

1. a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

2. a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal

1. the event of something burning (often destructive)

2. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

1. the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

2. the feelings expressed on a person's face

1. installation from which a military force initiates operations

2. lowest support of a structure

1. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant

2. the dishes making up a meal

1. a specific instance of feeling hopeful

2. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

2. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

1. money extracted as a penalty

1. the act of deciding to do something

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

1. 100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

1. an advantage held by a competitor in a race

2. evidence pointing to a possible solution

1. how something is done or how it happens

2. a particular functioning condition or arrangement

1. an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)

2. a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies

1. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

2. your intention; what you intend to do

1. a particular instance of buying or selling

2. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

1. strongbox where valuables can be safely kept

2. a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests

1. food for domestic livestock

1. a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

2. a figure that branches from a single root

1. fermented juice (of grapes especially)

2. a red as dark as red wine

1. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

2. the opinion of a group as determined by voting

1. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

2. something regarded as a normative example

1. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

2. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

1. the central and most intense or profound part

2. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

1. something left after other parts have been taken away

2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

1. any competition

2. a contest of speed

1. the state of owing something (especially money)

2. money or goods or services owed by one person to another

1. a small group of indispensable persons or things

2. the center of an object

1. a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service

2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

1. people who are no longer living

2. a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

1. device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

1. opinion or judgment

1. a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

2. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

1. a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

1. a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

2. any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

1. a prescribed selection of foods

2. a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)

1. a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

2. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

1. the boundary of a surface

2. a line determining the limits of an area

1. a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

2. the presence of heat

1. a substance that can be consumed to produce energy

1. any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

2. pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began

1. a newly hired employee

2. the act of hiring something or someone

1. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

1. a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers

1. a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

1. moral weakness

2. a specific form of evildoing

1. massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

2. an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price

1. ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

2. a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

1. a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening

2. a recording made on magnetic tape

1. a fractional monetary unit of several countries

2. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

1. a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

2. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

1. the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet

1. impairment resulting from long use

2. a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

1. a growth in strength or number or importance

2. the act of changing location in an upward direction

1. a small wooded hollow

1. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

1. a strip of land projecting into a body of water

2. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

1. excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

2. explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel

1. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

2. an anxious feeling

1. a regular route for a sentry or policeman

2. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

1. the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

2. body covering of a living animal

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

2. a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

1. an opening into or through something

2. an opening deliberately made in or through something

1. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

2. a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement

1. morally objectionable behavior

2. that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune

1. the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies

1. the most extreme possible amount or value

2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

1. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

2. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

1. a narrow way or road

2. a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

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

2. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

1. the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

1. an opening that permits escape or release

2. euphemistic expressions for death

1. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

2. a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon

1. the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles

2. contact by fitting together

1. an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

2. a man who is the senior member of a group

1. a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

1. any place of pain and turmoil

2. a cause of difficulty and suffering

1. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

2. (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

1. a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

1. the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

2. an organized group of workmen

1. staying power

1. the back of a military formation or procession

2. the side of an object that is opposite its front

1. a connecting point at which several lines come together

2. any thickened enlargement

1. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

2. a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

1. a visual presentation showing how something works

1. the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

1. grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

2. annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper

1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

2. a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)

1. a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

1. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

2. a reply that repeats what has just been said

1. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

1. any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

2. a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

1. people who are old collectively

1. a small hard fruit

2. a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

1. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

2. a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

1. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

2. the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

1. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

2. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

1. a movable barrier in a fence or wall

2. a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

1. the quality of a person's voice

2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages

1. the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

2. a narrow elongated projecting strip of land

1. conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

2. electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

1. endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

2. a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)

1. a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

2. small flat mass of chopped or ground food

1. one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament

2. a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

1. a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

1. footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

2. (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time

1. fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters

2. a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

1. a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

2. a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.

1. any of various platforms built into a vessel

2. street name for a packet of illegal drugs

1. a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

2. the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time

1. the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

2. seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges

1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

2. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

1. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

2. a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

1. a coniferous tree

2. straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

1. the underside of footwear or a golf club

2. lean flesh of any of several flatfish

1. a way of doing or being

1. the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

2. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

1. the food served and eaten at one time

2. any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times

1. a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

2. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

1. a British peer of the highest rank

2. a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

1. the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

2. the distance covered by a step

1. something that remunerates

1. tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

2. a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it

1. any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

2. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

1. a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

1. a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

2. long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

1. cattle that are reared for their meat

2. meat from an adult domestic bovine

1. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

2. favorable public reputation

1. oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

1. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

2. the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch

1. a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)

2. any long and difficult trip

1. a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information

1. the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

2. a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)

1. a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

2. coarse curly-leafed cabbage

1. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

2. a trivial lie

1. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

1. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

1. distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

1. kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting

1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship

2. a fellow member of a team

1. a professional cook

1. a small island

1. a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

1. an open river valley (in a hilly area)

1. people descended from a common ancestor

1. a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

2. one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions

1. a circular segment of a curve

2. movement that causes the formation of a curve

1. a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)

1. hoop that covers a wheel

1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

2. activity characterized by good humor

1. a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

1. any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

2. any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans

1. the head of the Roman Catholic Church

1. a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain

1. a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces

2. a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing

1. hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

2. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

1. a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

2. a headlong plunge into water

1. a carnival performer who does disgusting acts

2. a person with an unusual or odd personality

1. the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

1. a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

2. aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

1. a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

1. a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

2. a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

1. a small pond of standing water

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

1. a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces

2. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

1. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

2. the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events

1. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

2. any one of two or more competitors who tie one another

1. a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

1. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

1. a state of confusion and disorderliness

2. informal terms for a difficult situation

1. a strong line

2. street names for flunitrazepam

1. socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)

2. man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet

1. flat tableland with steep edges

1. an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

1. a written proposal or reminder

1. the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

2. something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)

1. a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

2. music composed for dancing a reel

1. a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries

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. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

2. one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

1. the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

1. a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

2. a web that resembles a tent or carpet

1. a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

1. a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

1. a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

1. Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

2. a reason for wanting something done

1. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

1. an informal form of address for a man

2. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

1. coagulated blood from a wound

2. a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails

1. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

2. something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement

1. a feeling of intense anger

2. a state of extreme anger

1. an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones

1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

1. any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

2. a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning

1. a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

1. an agenda of things to do

2. the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

1. informal terms for a (young) woman

2. a woman of refinement

1. a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

2. aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities

1. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

1. a small inlet

2. small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

1. the act of flexing

1. people who have severe hearing impairments

1. an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression

2. a performance using gestures and body movements without words

1. a funeral lament sung with loud wailing

1. a charge imposed and collected

2. the act of drafting into military service

1. a wooden strip forming part of a fence

1. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

1. a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

2. a kind of gun emplacement

1. a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

1. a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

2. informal terms for a human head

1. the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

2. the back part of the human foot

1. a notable achievement

1. articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'

2. items for sale to the individual consumer

1. a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite

2. a woman adulterer

1. a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards

1. affected manners intended to impress others

2. a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

1. street names for marijuana

2. a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

1. an instinctive motive

2. a strong restless desire

1. a colorless odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

1. brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

2. a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions

1. a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

2. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

2. highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh

1. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

2. grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

1. a small ball with a hole through the middle

2. a shape that is spherical and small

1. an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape

2. soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi

1. a collection of objects laid on top of each other

2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

2. an abrupt transition

1. an absolute certainty

1. cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

1. any cone-shaped artifact

2. a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

1. sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties

2. Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties

1. a slight indication

2. evidence that helps to solve a problem

1. a beckoning gesture

1. a (usually) large and scholarly book

1. a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

2. something that people do or cause to happen

1. the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos

2. the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos

1. a hole for the escape of gas or air

2. external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate

1. an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

1. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

2. (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)

1. a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)

1. a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

2. an increase in cost

1. a person who evokes boredom

2. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

1. the rind of a fruit or vegetable

1. a capacious bag or basket

1. the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

2. a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence

1. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

2. a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

1. a shop selling ready-to-eat food products

1. a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

1. a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

1. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

2. gradually ceasing to be visible

1. the highest point (of something)

2. the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

1. a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production

1. carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal

2. street names for cocaine

1. a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

2. a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane

1. a humble request for help from someone in authority

2. (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

1. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

2. animal hunted or caught for food

1. a strip of land projecting into a body of water

1. an open skin infection

1. an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

2. someone who acts as assistant

1. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

1. any of numerous small pigeons

2. someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations

1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

1. blatant or sensational promotion

1. an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

2. any customary observance or practice

1. a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

1. the source of an artist's inspiration

1. the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

2. a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

2. a distinctive style or manner

1. an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface

1. someone who doesn't understand what is going on

2. a fabric interwoven with threads of metal

1. an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

2. any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

1. the act of rubbing or wiping

1. female equine animal

2. a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

1. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

2. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float

1. a collection of objects laid on top of each other

2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

1. informal terms for a meal

1. any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

1. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

2. a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra

1. a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played

2. an extravagantly enthusiastic review

1. a dull stupid fatuous person

2. an abrupt spasmodic movement

1. a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

1. a secret look

1. a shaft on which a wheel rotates

1. a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

2. spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)

1. complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

2. something jumbled or confused

1. the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet

1. drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling

1. the part of a metal type that projects beyond its body

1. front part of a vessel or aircraft

1. a deaf person who is unable to speak

2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

1. any loose flowing garment

2. outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

1. sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors

2. a panel or section of panels in a wall or door

1. a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively

1. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

1. a subdivision of a larger religious group

2. a dissenting clique

1. spicy sauce often containing chocolate

2. the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

1. a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano

1. a plant fiber

2. any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

1. a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band

1. hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

2. a slipper that has no fitting around the heel

1. a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

2. any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)

1. made of fermented honey and water

1. a long fixed look

1. a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

2. the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

1. atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

2. confusion characterized by lack of clarity

1. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

2. anything that serves as an enticement

1. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

2. the highest point (of something)

1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

1. swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

2. flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

1. a garment that covers the head and face

2. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

1. steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

2. (figurative) a position of leadership

1. a wad of something chewable as tobacco

2. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

1. hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding

2. tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood

1. a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans

1. a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar

2. street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars

1. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

1. hoop that covers a wheel

1. European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America

2. a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together

1. any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

1. knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote

1. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

1. a blue-green color or pigment

2. any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America

1. a man who is the lover of a man or woman

2. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

1. agitation resulting from active worry

2. food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables

1. a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

2. a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish

1. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

2. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)

1. a dissolute man in fashionable society

2. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

1. someone whose job is to dye cloth

1. (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

1. joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces

2. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

1. a vote that blocks a decision

2. the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

2. an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession

1. a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

2. the founder of a family

1. the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese

2. watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates

1. anything that provides inspiration for later work

2. a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

1. a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

1. a desire for sexual intimacy

1. an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

1. tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous

2. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

1. street names for marijuana

2. an ignorant or foolish person

1. ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

1. sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures

1. a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)

1. a short high tone produced as a signal or warning

1. a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

1. a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

2. a person who inherits some title or office

1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

1. two items of the same kind

2. two performers or singers who perform together

1. an official who carries a mace of office

2. spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed

1. any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

2. any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal

1. a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows

1. a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given

2. money received from the state

1. partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

1. a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

1. any of several small active brown birds of the Northern Hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects

1. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

1. commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

1. a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

2. distinctive and stylish elegance

1. the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage

1. the short weak cry of a young bird

2. a secret look

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

2. vulgar slang for anus

1. a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece

1. (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part

2. (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided

1. the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics

1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

2. excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end

1. informal abbreviation of `gentleman'

2. a boy or man

1. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

1. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

2. an oppressive power

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

2. one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips

1. a large bundle bound for storage or transport

1. a projection or ridge that suggests a keel

2. the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly

1. a person with unusual powers of foresight

2. an observer who perceives visually

1. wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

2. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

1. any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages

1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

2. a raised or strengthened seam

1. meat from a calf

1. one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

2. any means of control

1. a teeming multitude

2. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees

1. small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

1. agitation resulting from active worry

2. a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

1. a beautiful and graceful girl

2. (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

1. the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents

2. the basic unit of money in Turkey

1. a slight but appreciable amount

2. any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

1. (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe

2. the longest division of geological time

1. a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

2. a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc.

1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

2. activity characterized by good humor

1. liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

2. the top of the head

1. a cruel wicked and inhuman person

2. (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

1. biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

2. round red root vegetable

1. the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)

1. a sign of something about to happen

1. a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas

1. street names for marijuana

1. any rational or irrational number

2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos

1. street names for marijuana

1. flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor

2. organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip

1. an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)

1. something causing misery or death

1. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

2. confusion characterized by lack of clarity

1. a bitter quarrel between two parties

1. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)

2. the act of putting something in working order again

1. the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen

1. small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

1. a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks

1. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

2. a tart spicy quality

1. any thick, viscous matter

2. the process of seeping

1. a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

1. the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

1. large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds

1. a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

1. a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid

2. chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard

1. the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice

1. mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

2. a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it

1. long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck

2. growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being

1. smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan

2. larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia

1. beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

2. horny projecting mouth of a bird

1. a negative

1. credibility among young fashionable urban individuals

1. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

2. a suggestive or sneering look or grin

1. the central area of a church

1. plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum

2. related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

2. the matter ejected in vomiting

1. great merriment

2. malicious satisfaction

1. informal terms for money

2. a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

1. a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox

2. (football) a deceptive move made by a football player

1. (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

1. street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings

1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

2. an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus

1. a large quantity of written matter

2. a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires

1. in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month

1. large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia

1. a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)

1. a racing sled for one or two people

1. a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

1. a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds

1. a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air

1. memorization by repetition

1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

1. a coffin along with its stand

2. a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial

1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

1. a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme

2. a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

1. an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)

1. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

2. a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking

1. stalk of a moss capsule

2. a stiff hair or bristle

1. the property of being large in mass

1. a person who is tricked or swindled

1. an elaborate party (often outdoors)

2. an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)

1. leader

1. prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler

1. a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

1. a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette

1. a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it

1. the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

2. body covering of a living animal

1. wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns

1. man with strong sexual desires

1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

1. a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of

1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

1. family based on male descent

1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

2. thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

1. a French abbot

1. a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank

1. a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment

1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

2. deep soft mud in water or slush

1. the basic unit of money in Ghana

1. dignified manner or conduct

1. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

1. balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

2. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance

1. a person who acts and gets things done

1. a very light brown

1. enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century

1. time long past

1. a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope

2. a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road

1. the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod

2. any of several marine food fishes related to cod

1. an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods

2. any of several weedy vetches grown for forage

1. (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield

1. rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads

1. a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost

1. either of two large muscles of the chest

1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

1. ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

2. correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

1. a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram

1. a slope or hillside

1. hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep

1. any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows

1. a large gathering of people of a particular type

2. a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground)

1. a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

1. clarified butter used in Indian cookery

1. the small projection of a mammary gland

1. someone who leaves

1. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

1. the back side of the neck

1. the basic unit of money in Bulgaria

1. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

1. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

1. a light fitful sleep

1. a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog

1. an expression of openmouthed astonishment

2. a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)

1. a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold

1. a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)

2. the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

1. formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa

1. (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

1. small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body

1. someone who copies the words or behavior of another

1. a slow pace of running

2. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

1. a line that indicates a boundary

1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

1. wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

1. a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar

1. a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists

1. (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)

2. a formal expression of praise

1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

1. a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red

1. a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

1. a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade

1. cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)

1. a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

1. stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces

1. flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting

1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

1. any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

1. European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America

1. the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds