7-Letter Words Containing A

1. close interaction

2. the act of touching physically

1. a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

2. content communicating a message; what something is about

1. the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

2. the condition of being concealed or hidden

1. an institution created to conduct business

2. small military unit; usually two or three platoons

1. a general officer of the highest rank

2. the head of a religious order or congregation

1. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

2. a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need

1. true confidential information

1. speak to

2. give a speech to

1. a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising

2. a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant

1. being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

2. connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

1. a record or narrative description of past events

2. a short account of the news

1. displaying numbers rather than scale positions

2. relating to or performed with the fingers

1. any of various alternatives; some other; entity, singular, other pronoun; quantifier, singular, another

1. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

2. a degree or grade of excellence or worth

1. an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

2. confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

1. examine and note the similarities or differences of

2. be comparable

1. nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

2. one of a class of artifacts

1. spectators at a golf or tennis match

2. a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

1. a room where books are kept

2. a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

1. relating to the study or practice of medicine

2. requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery

1. a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

2. the act of paying money

1. an item of information that is typical of a class or group

2. a representative form or pattern

1. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

2. the act of liberating someone or something

1. (of words) expressing closely related meanings

2. capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

1. regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

2. carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large

1. a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

2. a periodical dedicated to a particular subject

1. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area

2. serving as an essential component

1. put into an archive

2. a depository containing historical records and documents

1. prior to a specified or implied time

1. (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

2. considered individually

1. something intended to communicate a particular impression

2. something shown to the public

1. someone regarded as certain to succeed

2. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

1. face and withstand with courage

2. cause to slope

1. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

2. achieve or reach on average

1. of or relating to the central government of a federation

2. characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities

1. the commercial activity of providing funds and capital

2. the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets

1. the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

2. a particular interpretation or performance

1. under normal conditions

1. of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

2. considered individually

1. a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

2. any distinct period in history or in a person's life

1. someone who controls resources and expenditures

2. (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

1. spend or take a vacation

2. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

1. the act of storing something

2. a depository for goods

1. a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

2. performed speedily and without formality

1. involving only main features

2. including everything

1. put into a box

2. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

1. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

2. established beyond doubt or question; definitely known

1. a female homosexual

2. of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman

1. any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

2. an efficient person

1. assets available for use in the production of further assets

2. wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

1. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

1. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

2. direct the flow of

1. situated in a particular spot or position

1. a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

2. one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

1. have as a feature

2. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

1. a regular patron

2. a soldier in the regular army

1. a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

2. proper or designated social situation

1. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

1. a creation of the highest excellence

2. an artist who has created classic works

1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

2. a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

1. the largest possible quantity

2. the greatest possible degree

1. a message informing of danger

2. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

1. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

2. the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

1. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things

2. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically

1. the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

2. buying and selling; especially illicit trade

1. in place of, or as an alternative to

2. on the contrary

1. the activity of leading

2. indicating the most important performer or role

1. greater in size or importance or degree

1. disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature

2. promoting peace

1. mail sent by a sender at one time

2. the transmission of a letter

1. loss due to not showing up

2. act of failing to meet a financial obligation

1. provide with a partner

2. act as a partner

1. one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

2. the body of teachers and administrators at a school

1. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

2. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

1. group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

2. a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series

1. the act of playing a musical instrument

2. the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation

1. being actually such in almost every respect

2. existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact

1. come to the surface

2. put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

2. noticeable heterogeneity

1. after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

2. as the end result of a succession or process

1. a person whose occupation is teaching

2. a personified abstraction that teaches

1. characterized by or capable of producing music

2. talented in or devoted to music

1. made or become different in nature or form

2. made or become different in some respect

1. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

2. be pertinent or relevant or applicable

1. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

2. bring forward for consideration or acceptance

1. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge

2. the public sale of something to the highest bidder

1. how something is done or how it happens

2. characteristic or habitual practice

1. buying or selling securities or commodities

1. whip with a leather strap

2. an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

1. a person who requires medical care

2. the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

1. by chance

1. a community of people smaller than a town

2. a settlement smaller than a town

1. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

2. an athlete who does not play for pay

1. a state of equilibrium

2. equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

1. the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

2. mark with one's initials

1. imagination unrestricted by reality

2. fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

1. set up for use

2. put into an office or a position

1. provide with clothes or put clothes on

2. clothing in general

1. a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

2. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

2. software that provides better performance than an earlier version did

1. (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

2. an opportunity to state your case and be heard

1. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States

2. relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world

1. (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

1. matters of personal concern

2. transactions of professional or public interest

1. an exchange of ideas via conversation

1. provide housing for (military personnel)

2. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

1. generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

2. a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has sufficient means of payment and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered

1. an act that fails

2. an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

1. the body of people who lead a group

1. space in which vehicles can be parked

2. the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily

1. plan or create according to a model or models

2. form a pattern

1. a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

2. the art of writing and producing plays

1. belonging to the distant past

2. very young

1. (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

2. of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom

1. a fund of money put by as a reserve

1. of or relating to the graphic arts

2. relating to or presented by a graph

1. without doubt or question

2. in an intelligible manner

1. make larger

2. make large

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

2. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

1. a season's yield of wine from a vineyard

2. the oldness of wines

1. indicating exactness or preciseness

2. just as it should be

1. all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

2. the state of being actual or real

1. someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

2. electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

1. a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

2. the art of writing and producing plays

1. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

2. financially secure and functioning well

1. joined in matrimony

2. of or relating to the state of marriage

1. using or enjoying something jointly with others

2. having in common

1. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

2. being and remaining ready and available for use

1. engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.

2. transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.

1. the particular occupation for which you are trained

1. include or contain; have as a component

2. contain or hold; have within

1. a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

2. a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices

1. a secondary school (usually private)

2. an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature

1. characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality

2. of or relating to dynamics

1. the message that is intended or expressed or signified

2. the idea that is intended

1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

2. a particular point in time

1. to gain with effort

1. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

2. have with oneself; have on one's person

1. the act of removing

2. dismissal from office

1. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

1. of or relating to or involving light or optics

2. relating to or using sight

1. surprising greatly

2. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

1. an expert who gives advice

1. any object that is left unused or still extant

2. a relic that has been excavated from the soil

1. make a passage or journey from one place to another

2. pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)

1. have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

2. compress into a wad

1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

2. the act of attacking

1. the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

2. the prevailing psychological state

1. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

2. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

1. the act of traveling by foot

2. close enough to be walked to

1. make plain and comprehensible

2. define

1. small or little relative to something else

1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely

1. relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis

2. being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms

1. the act of departing

1. a major road for any form of motor transport

1. a very old person

2. a person who lived in ancient times

1. established by conditioning or learning

2. having or showing profound knowledge

1. use cautiously and frugally

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

1. acquired as your own by free choice

1. someone whose employment involves carrying something

2. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

1. subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

2. given medical care or treatment

1. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

2. take the place or move into the position of

1. increase the level of

2. make better or more attractive

1. a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance

2. device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible

1. informal terms for clothing

1. designed or carried out according to a plan

2. with planning and intention

1. fraught with great emotion

2. supplied with carbon dioxide

1. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

2. prepare for eating by applying heat

1. prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

1. place in a chamber

2. a natural or artificial enclosed space

1. of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing

2. conforming to a type

1. computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent

1. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

2. directions for making something

1. an entrance that can be closed by a gate

1. an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

2. a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines

1. a relationship between two lovers

2. an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

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

2. an advantageous purchase

1. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

2. explore or survey for the purpose of making a map

1. a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

2. a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

1. acknowledged as a supposition

1. imposing in size or bulk or solidity

2. being the same substance throughout

1. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

2. grant a charter to

1. any meeting for an exchange of ideas

2. a course offered for a small group of advanced students

1. a hose that carries air under pressure

2. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers

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

2. an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future

1. shop for antiques

2. give an antique appearance to

1. not known before

2. being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

1. of legislation

2. modified for the better

1. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

2. perform as expected when applied

1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

2. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

1. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

2. meat from an American bison

1. the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

1. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

2. something that aids or promotes well-being

1. kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation

2. manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes

1. be the captain of a sports team

2. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

1. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

2. expect, believe, or suppose

1. the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature

2. utility to warm a building

1. method or manner of conduct in relation to others

2. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

1. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

2. a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

1. the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts

2. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

1. weight to be borne or conveyed

2. a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

1. the ability to form mental images of things or events

2. (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body

1. someone who is skilled at analyzing data

2. an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions

1. the charge for mailing something

2. a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid

1. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability

2. (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for

1. a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

2. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

1. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

2. euphemistic expressions for death

1. accomplishment of an objective

2. the act of arriving at a certain place

1. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

1. the natural process by which the body repairs itself

2. tending to cure or restore to health

1. a member of a senate

1. the state of being absent

2. failure to be present

1. (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance

1. the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant

2. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

1. position on a scale in relation to others in status or rank or achievement

2. having a higher rank

1. taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

1. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

1. relating to or associated with heat

2. of or relating to a hot spring

1. of or relating to a coast

2. located on or near or bordering on a coast

1. a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

2. a kindly and lenient attitude toward people

1. be fully aware or cognizant of

2. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

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

2. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

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

1. formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

2. a device that can hold a rechargeable battery by means of an electrical cable

1. shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

1. leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

2. aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs

1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

1. a strong feeling or emotion

2. the trait of being intensely emotional

1. feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth

2. experiencing or manifesting pleasure

1. any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism

1. the event of something being raised upward

2. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

2. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

1. a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

1. being of the age 13 through 19

1. not commonly encountered

2. not usual or common or ordinary

1. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

2. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

1. the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs

1. someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables

2. an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer

1. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

2. involved in military hostilities

1. decreasing in amount or degree

2. coming down freely under the influence of gravity

1. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

2. sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ

1. adopted in order to deceive

1. distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer

1. with speed

1. exercising caution or showing care or attention

2. cautiously attentive

1. having tracks

1. the least possible

1. to an extraordinary extent or degree

1. a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory

2. (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)

1. in large part; mainly or chiefly

2. on a large scale

1. a preparation used in cleaning something

2. the operator of dry-cleaning establishment

1. an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

2. an illusory hope

1. contrary to your interests or welfare

2. in an opposing direction

1. a person who grows or makes or invents things

1. someone who tracks down game

1. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

2. a section of text; particularly a section of medium length

1. receiver consisting of a pair of headphones

1. capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning

2. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

1. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

2. get despite difficulties or obstacles

1. a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit

2. subject to or requiring payment especially as specified

1. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

2. a line of track providing a runway for wheels

1. the act of causing something to happen

1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

2. an understanding of something that is not correct

1. relating to minerals

2. composed of matter other than plant or animal

1. a person who makes plans

2. a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc.

1. a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

1. lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting

2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

1. photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication

1. of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics

2. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior

1. one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute

2. possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics

1. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

2. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

1. to the same degree (often followed by `as')

2. in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way

1. relevant relation or interconnection

2. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

1. a small house with a single story

1. at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative

1. a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims

1. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied

1. wandering freely

1. decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

2. a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead

1. refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

2. suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

1. the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

2. the act of renewing

1. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

2. a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped

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

2. markedly different from an accepted norm

1. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

2. having crucial relevance

1. being unjustly brought into disrepute

2. harmed or injured or spoiled

1. an electric motor for starting an engine

2. a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning

1. cases used to carry belongings when traveling

1. not as far along as normal in development

1. (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

2. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

1. pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space

1. of or relating to or made from a ceramic

2. an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures

1. prove capable or fit; meet requirements

2. pronounce fit or able

1. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

2. a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts

1. having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel

2. having received information

1. give sanction to

2. judge to be right or commendable; think well of

1. a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals

1. the yield from plants in a single growing season

2. the consequence of an effort or activity

1. by a particular locality

2. to a restricted area of the body

1. the work of a sailor

2. riding in a sailboat

1. an area that includes places where several people can sit

2. the service of ushering people to their seats

1. common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere

2. interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color

1. a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

2. a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price

1. payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property

2. royal persons collectively

1. garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

2. workplace where clothes are washed and ironed

1. one who trains other persons or animals

2. simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane

1. any material used especially to protect something

2. the enclosure of something in a package or box

1. an act passed by a legislative body

2. enacted by a legislative body

1. meet the requirements or expectations of

2. make happy or satisfied

1. a serviceman who has seen considerable active service

2. a person who has served in the armed forces

1. an intermediate platform in a staircase

2. structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

1. a treeless grassy plain

1. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

2. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

1. force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen

2. injure permanently

1. (of persons) befitting a warrior

2. suggesting war or military life

1. a defendant in a criminal proceeding

1. held from above and hanging down

2. an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

1. of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root

2. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem

1. a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded

1. declared but not proved

2. doubtful or suspect

1. most quickly

1. a list of employees and their salaries

2. the total amount of money paid in wages

1. a structure or object that impedes free movement

2. any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

1. the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

2. garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

1. to a considerable degree

2. in a heavy-footed manner

1. object formed by a mold

2. the act of creating something by casting it in a mold

1. someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

1. a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

1. the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

1. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

1. the act of setting in operation

2. the act of starting a new operation or practice

1. a building occupied by a state legislature

1. copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

1. having a usually specified type of handle

1. wear out completely

2. use up (resources or materials)

1. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

2. agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life

1. compatibility in opinion and action

2. the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords

1. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

2. keep in one's possession; of animals

1. put into a proper or systematic order

2. make arrangements for

1. a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work

2. an ambassador and his entourage collectively

1. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

2. be attractive to

1. make unable to perform a certain action

2. injure permanently

1. singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)

1. usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

2. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

1. edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc

1. existing for a long time

2. capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay

1. nonexistent

2. inadequate in amount or degree

1. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface

1. in or to a place that is lower

1. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

2. a manner that is serious and solemn

1. bear to eat

2. put up with something or somebody unpleasant

1. the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

2. alternative names for the body of a human being

1. free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression

2. the quality of clear water

1. the fare charged for traveling by airplane

1. immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

1. continuing forever or indefinitely

2. tiresomely long; seemingly without end

1. a female actor

1. a regulated daily food allowance

2. of or relating to the diet

1. going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities

2. provided with a worthy adversary or competitor

1. the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature

2. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

1. film that has been shot

2. a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done

1. suggestive of sexual impropriety

2. badly behaved

1. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations

1. without much difficulty

2. in a punctual manner

1. by law; conforming to the law

2. in a legal manner

1. pull back or move away or backward

2. move away, as for privacy

1. changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose

1. a flaw or weak point

2. failure to reach a minimum required performance

1. constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use

1. ride in a hot-air balloon

2. become inflated

1. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

2. a worthless message

1. the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

2. a warning against certain acts

1. existing for a long time

2. lasting a long time without change

1. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

1. hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity

1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

1. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

2. peacefully resistant in response to injustice

1. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

1. a newspaper or official journal

2. publish in a gazette

1. having testicles or ovaries removed

2. changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose

1. the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy

2. a plan for attaining a particular goal

1. polymerized from acrylonitrile

2. a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives

1. pay for something before receiving it

2. used especially of mail; paid in advance

1. marked by diversity or difference

1. a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

1. a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

2. someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

1. a thin layer covering something

2. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

1. freed from any question of guilt

2. rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush

1. water travel for pleasure

1. relating to or consisting of or being in water

2. operating or living or growing in water

1. marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

2. characterized by certainty or security

1. completely enveloping

1. distance measured in miles

2. the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned

1. device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible

1. (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

1. formulation of the plans and important details

2. a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror

1. alternative names for the body of a human being

2. a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device

1. small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish

1. a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

2. a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

1. a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser

1. arrange or fold as a cover or protection

2. arrange or coil around

1. separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

2. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

1. a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10

2. a number in the decimal system

1. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

1. any amazing or wonderful occurrence

2. a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent

1. a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential

1. bearing or marked with a label or tag

1. a distinguishing symbol

2. a pattern of marks

1. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

2. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

1. obsolete terms for legal insanity

2. an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

1. of or relating to the heart

1. the sport of gliding on skates

1. state emphatically and authoritatively

2. announce publicly or officially

1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

2. drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

1. causing physical or psychological pain

2. causing misery or pain or distress

1. cover as if with a blanket

2. form a blanket-like cover (over)

1. any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers

2. a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)

1. the act of providing approval and support

2. something forming a back that is added for strengthening

1. examine minutely or intensely

2. examine hastily

1. someone who listens attentively

2. a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit

1. support with brackets

2. place into brackets

1. causing or capable of causing harm

1. a ghostly appearing figure

2. something existing in perception only

1. a man who delivers the mail

1. creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire

1. a document giving an official instruction or command

2. a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

1. a very large profit

2. (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)

1. someone who has red hair

2. North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head

1. a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications

2. a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans

1. a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

2. widely known and esteemed

1. the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

2. an active struggle between competing entities

1. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

2. a channel for communication between groups

1. make clear and (more) comprehensible

2. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

1. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

2. used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress

1. one who loves and defends his or her country

1. the act of arranging in a graduated series

2. changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface

1. relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name

2. pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun

1. plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

2. something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)

1. a person trained to compete in sports

1. an expert who gives advice

1. the ability to form mental images of things or events

1. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

1. a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

2. a trodden path

1. a stretch of shallow water

2. lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious

1. an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave

2. a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities

1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

2. any barrier to communication or vision

1. a private box for delivery of mail

2. public box for deposit of mail

1. archaic term for an itinerant peddler

1. the quality of being loyal

2. feelings of allegiance

1. the act of overcoming or outdoing

2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

1. provide a feast or banquet for

2. partake in a feast or banquet

1. travel in a caravan

2. a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

1. put a harness

2. exploit the power of

1. a person who is not a serf or a slave

1. give an education to

2. create by training and teaching

1. process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light

2. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

1. inadequate in amount or degree

2. nonexistent

1. without strain or anxiety

1. one who trains or exhibits animals

2. an agent who handles something or someone

1. taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument

2. translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

1. bring about; accomplish

2. travel around, either by plane or ship

1. a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

2. situated at or extending to the side

1. (of goods or funds) subject to taxation

1. an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

1. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

2. the state of taking in or encircling

1. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

2. in a subordinate position

1. an event that departs from expectations

2. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

1. of or relating to or arranged by topics

2. pertaining to the surface of a body part

1. a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive

1. a wide scenic road planted with trees

1. disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

2. a disgraceful event

1. start an engine again, for example

2. take up or begin anew

1. capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy

2. able to adjust readily to different conditions

1. an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

2. a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

1. marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter

2. having a coating of stain or varnish

1. of or relating to the state of marriage

1. the state of being under the control of another person

2. the practice of owning slaves

1. lengthen or extend in duration or space

2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

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

2. four performers or singers who perform together

1. being unoccupied

2. an empty area or space

1. an artist who paints

2. a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint

1. posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

2. free from worry or anxiety

1. in an ideal manner

1. telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle

1. a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss

1. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

2. a large and imposing house

1. all the weapons and equipment that a country has

2. a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms

1. enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

2. use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal

1. set in the soil for growth

2. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

1. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

2. be alive

1. a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy

2. feudal Japanese military aristocracy

1. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

1. of or relating to the vagina

1. someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

2. works for an expert to learn a trade

1. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

2. engulf and destroy

1. vigorous and animated

2. of sounds that are strong and resonating

1. a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body

2. a person who perspires

1. the act of arranging in a graduated series

2. act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale

1. a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

2. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

1. coincide partially or wholly

2. extend over and cover a part of

1. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

2. arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

1. army unit smaller than a division, typically consisting of a small number of battalions

2. form or unite into a brigade

1. personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)

2. (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)

1. create and charge with a task or function

2. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

1. place in a confining or embarrassing position

2. catch in or as if in a trap

1. a special loved one

2. dearly loved

1. nonstandard usage

2. without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion)

1. brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause

2. in a straight line

1. a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)

2. a bag that fills with air

1. a small amount (especially of food or wine)

2. a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

1. (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights

2. marked with a brand

1. take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

2. provide with workers

1. a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)

1. an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something

2. someone who samples food or drink for its quality

1. any process serving to define the shape of something

2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

1. bringing again into activity and prominence

2. an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion

1. of or coming from the middle of a region or country

2. the interior part of a country

1. a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

2. a leopard in the black color phase

1. an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit

2. (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements

1. (informal) small and of little importance

2. of little substance or significance

1. a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons

1. any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)

1. the act of refusing

2. a message refusing to accept something that is offered

1. of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

2. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

1. impressiveness in scale or proportion

1. especially; in particular

2. to a remarkable degree or extent

1. provide with clothes or put clothes on

2. an article of clothing

1. the mother of your father or mother

1. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

2. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

1. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

2. convert into cash; of goods and property

1. avoiding detection by moving carefully

1. a small number or amount

2. the quantity that can be held in the hand

1. cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair

2. the act of washing your hair with shampoo

1. a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

1. an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year

2. an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year

1. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

2. showing emotional affliction or disquiet

1. not easily deciphered

2. poorly stated or described

1. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

1. branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds

2. turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls

1. enclose in a capsule

2. put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume

1. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

2. break down into components or essential features

1. of great force or power

1. in a joyous manner

2. in an unexpectedly lucky way

1. a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

2. a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

1. a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University

2. a team representing a college or university

1. the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

2. a rapid escape (as by criminals)

1. expressing offensive reproach

2. characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment

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

2. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

1. alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

2. cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

1. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

1. an associative relation

2. (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)

1. an impressive country house (or castle) in France

1. a person who changes something

2. an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention

1. of or relating to the function or production or secretion of urine

2. of or relating to the urinary system of the body

1. an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions

2. small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

1. cover with tar or asphalt

2. mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing

1. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

1. an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug

2. (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead

1. the time between occurrences of a repeating event

2. the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them

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

1. a low area where the land is saturated with water

1. a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

2. a mountain formed by volcanic material

1. some unspecified time in the future

1. being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars

2. indicating the most important performer or role

1. put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

2. establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)

1. a slowly moving mass of ice

1. a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits

1. blow the clarion

2. proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion

1. of or relating to or characterized by facts

2. existing in act or fact

1. the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

2. a shaky motion

1. an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

1. eagerly desirous

2. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

1. a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

1. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

2. get hold of or seize quickly and easily

1. something that can be relied on when needed

2. an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

1. the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline

1. without regard to specific details or exceptions

2. in a wide fashion

1. plant materials and animal waste used as fuel

2. the total mass of living matter in a given unit area

1. highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

2. a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon

1. the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

2. any of several brightly colored butterflies

1. add details to

2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

1. used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

2. of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

1. the sport of shooting arrows with a bow

1. having escaped, especially from confinement

1. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

1. income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments

1. the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline

2. a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

1. easily broken or damaged or destroyed

2. vulnerably delicate

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens

1. someone who is being trained

1. a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

2. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

1. (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head

2. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it

1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

1. any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica

2. pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds

1. the act of removing hair with a razor

2. a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

1. discard or do away with

2. discharge with dishonor, as in the army

1. a workman employed to blast with explosives

1. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

2. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

1. (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing

2. a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story

1. lie upon; lie on top of

2. kill by lying on

1. forsake, leave behind

2. give up with the intent of never claiming again

1. immersing the body in water or sunshine

2. the act of washing yourself (or another person)

1. a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

1. experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

2. generalized feeling of distress

1. a loose dressing gown for women

2. the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

1. of or relating to manic depressive illness

2. of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions

1. unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure

1. more distant in especially space or time

2. more distant in especially degree

1. the amount that many barrels might hold

1. any final competition to determine a championship

1. the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

2. goods carried by a large vehicle

1. (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

2. stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

1. property or goods saved from damage or destruction

2. the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

1. of or relating to an orbit

2. of or relating to the eye socket

1. light in a transparent protective case

1. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft

2. a system of conveying mail by aircraft

1. (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

2. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

1. a salt or ester of sulphuric acid

2. convert into a sulfate

1. a part of a part

1. a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

2. a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive

1. a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

2. large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

1. (logic) a statement that contradicts itself

1. the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)

2. any outstanding award

1. equally distant from the extremes

2. at a point midway between two extremes

1. radiating or as if radiating light

1. a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth

1. a resident of a coastal area

2. someone who coasts

1. the act of grazing

2. the act of brushing against while passing

1. the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

1. with effort or force or vigor

2. with firmness

1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

1. in an aggressive manner

2. in a well delineated manner

1. sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative

2. dilute acetic acid

1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

2. furnish with a preface or introduction

1. a relatively flat highland

1. the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

2. board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used

1. any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

1. providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

2. arousing or provoking laughter

1. a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

2. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

1. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

2. the state of being actual or real

1. large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork

1. fix or set securely or deeply

2. become attached to and embedded in the uterus

1. structure built of stone or brick by a mason

2. the craft of a mason

1. periodically accumulated over time

1. the production of a drama on the stage

2. a system of scaffolds

1. the hereditary derivation of an individual

2. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

1. the act of treating something to make it repel water

1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent

2. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

1. a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta

2. of deep purplish red

1. attach a tag or label to

2. touch a player while he is holding the ball

1. with one layer on top of another

1. of or involving the ovaries

1. full in all respects

1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

2. an animal that is confined

1. cases used to carry belongings when traveling

2. a worthless or immoral woman

1. traveler who moves from one region or country to another

2. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work

1. an inclination to do something

2. a natural inclination

1. the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets

1. measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle

2. having angles or an angular shape

1. of or relating to the external sex organs

1. an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

2. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

1. any of various types of cabbage

2. informal terms for money

1. signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters)

1. a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone

2. waves breaking on the shore

1. a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image

2. any collection of diverse things

1. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

2. suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

1. unit of solar radiation

1. (often followed by `of') not aware

1. mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal

2. a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in

1. the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

2. the extent of something from side to side

1. any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks

2. so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

1. social deportment

1. large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

1. of or relating to or based on a text

1. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

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

2. (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament

1. (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

2. proceeding in small stages

1. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

2. power to dominate or defeat

1. relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

2. that is going out or leaving

1. the pelt of a leopard

2. large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

1. jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe

1. emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)

2. extremely exhausted

1. an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)

1. place or set apart

2. obtain in pure form

1. a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word

1. any expected deliverer

1. marked by the appetites and passions of the body

2. sexually exciting or gratifying

1. a salt or ester of acetic acid

2. a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate

1. the cost of carrying or transporting

2. overland track between navigable waterways

1. a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas

2. a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)

1. a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

1. a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet

2. a poor White person in the southern United States

1. something added to another thing but not an essential part of it

2. a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

1. relating to or involving the stomach

1. someone who who drinks to the health of someone or the success of some venture

2. a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread

1. a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel

1. any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)

2. treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate

1. a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets

1. malicious software, designed to break into a system

1. of comparatively great physical weight or density

2. unusually great in degree or quantity or number

1. the greatest or most complete or best possible

1. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

1. underpants worn by men

2. (used in the plural) underpants worn by women

1. the discharge of a fluid from some container

1. colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750

2. elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

1. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

2. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

1. having been made square

1. move from one country or region to another and settle there

2. move periodically or seasonally

1. a water solution of ammonia

2. a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)

1. a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food

2. erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia

1. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

2. causing inconvenience

1. creating fabric

1. a brisk and lively tempo

2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner

1. reflect brightly

2. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

1. resist doing something

2. choose not to consume

1. a portable gun

1. preferred above all others and treated with partiality

1. European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

2. male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

1. (of time) having passed or slipped by

1. a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people

2. a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia

1. southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves

2. dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads

1. an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount

1. anything that is cast aside or discarded

2. (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit

1. troops trained to fight on horseback

2. a highly mobile army unit

1. something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

2. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

1. inaccessible and sparsely populated

2. the bush country of the interior of Australia

1. relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean

2. resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree

1. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

2. informal intensifiers

1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

2. be valid, applicable, or true

1. a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel

1. feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

1. largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

1. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

2. bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

1. place in proper rank

2. arrange in logical order

1. emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

2. the state of being sad

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

2. (physics) the six kinds of quarks

1. in a forward direction

1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

2. the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service

1. a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

2. a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

1. cut a female screw thread with a tap

2. draw from or dip into to get something

1. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

2. marked by good fortune

1. arranged in a stack

2. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves

1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

2. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws

1. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

2. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

1. a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions

1. any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

2. small brownish European songbird

1. of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions

2. lacking a visible order or organization

1. pull, as against a resistance

2. draw slowly or heavily

1. a person who exercises control over workers

2. a man who is foreperson of a jury

1. the way two individuals relate to each other

2. a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times

1. a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage

2. heard or perceptible by the ear

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

2. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

1. apply a heavy coat to

2. cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

1. the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

1. appropriate for people with good incomes

1. an easy victory

2. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

1. being or having an unknown or unnamed source

1. a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

1. any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions

1. an artist of consummate skill

1. having a common axis

1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth

2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel

1. an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform

1. full of fun and high spirits

1. a female singer with the highest vocal range of all the voice type

2. the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty

1. nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count

1. enthusiastic approval

2. praise vociferously

1. any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)

1. click repeatedly or uncontrollably

2. cut unevenly with a chattering tool

1. depending on free oxygen or air

2. based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency

1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

2. a state of elated bliss

1. a pirate along the Barbary Coast

2. a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)

1. spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

2. to a later time

1. related to or characterized by or given to atheism

2. someone who does not believe in the existence of a god

1. a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals

2. transcribe in braille

1. strongly attracted

2. filled with wonder and delight

1. the activity of flying a glider

2. ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual

1. forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

2. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

1. a thin triangular flap of a heart valve

2. part of a compound leaf

1. a man who serves as a sailor

1. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

1. similar to or containing or dissolved in water

2. produced by the action of water

1. thick cushion used as a seat

2. a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person

1. conceived of or imagined or hoped for

1. deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

2. a person who is unusual

1. of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air

2. belonging to the front part

1. a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer

2. a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and in various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar

1. place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)

2. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

1. freight car without permanent sides or roof

2. an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects

1. childcare during the day while parents work

1. constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)

1. a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

2. a series of acts at a night club

1. expected hopefully

1. protected by armor (used of persons or things military)

2. used of animals; provided with protective covering

1. a person who plays the piano

1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

2. a dissenting clique

1. aroused to impatience or anger

2. troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

2. dominance through threat of punishment and violence

1. half woman and half fish; lives in the sea

1. a feeling of righteous anger

2. a wantonly cruel act

1. an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

1. the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

1. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

1. make broader

2. extend in scope or range or area

1. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

2. giving money or food or clothing to a needy person

1. a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes

1. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

1. having or showing valor

1. a continuing very loud noise

2. the act of subjecting to strong attack

1. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

2. a difficult juncture

1. a pad of paper for keeping notes

1. any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears

1. the father of your father or mother

1. enduring strength and energy

2. the male reproductive organ of a flower

1. issue commands or orders for

2. say out loud for the purpose of recording

1. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

2. the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm

1. (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry

1. abstaining from food

1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

2. performance of music or dance especially by soloists

1. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

2. the act of grouping things or people in pairs

1. a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

1. flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

2. large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins

1. of or relating to words

2. of or relating to dictionaries

1. a large shallow dish used for serving food

2. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

1. an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes

2. a rich and spectacular ceremony

1. with respect to moral principles

2. in a moral manner

1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

2. playful vexation

1. pertaining to or affecting the liver

2. any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses

1. underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

1. to cause to separate and go in different directions

2. move away from each other

1. someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else

2. the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements

1. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

1. short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

1. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

1. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

2. a guard who keeps watch

1. characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions

2. resembling a dream

1. a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication

1. in or toward the northern parts of a state

1. relying on another for support

1. a strong flame that burns brightly

2. shining intensely

1. a recipient of a grant

2. someone to whom the title of property is transferred

1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

2. separate or cause to separate abruptly

1. being of crucial importance

1. a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface

2. the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)

1. with eagerness; in an eager manner

1. a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

2. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

1. falling in drops or as if falling like rain

1. a country person

2. one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers

1. jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds

1. a salt or ester of citric acid

2. cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid

1. a figure of a person made of packed snow

1. someone who is dreaming

2. someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

1. the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

1. regarded with admiration

1. the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short

2. the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters

1. annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves

2. aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food

1. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

1. Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach

2. downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach

1. violently angry and destructive behavior

2. act violently, recklessly, or destructively

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

2. (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world

1. a deep prolonged loud noise

2. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

1. a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

1. an intense desire for some particular thing

1. of or relating to stonemasons or masonry

1. someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals

2. an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display)

1. mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch

2. having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)

1. firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk

2. burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food

1. an elastic synthetic fabric

1. shedding tears

2. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

1. a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing

2. bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body

1. a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

2. a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it

1. resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity

2. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment

1. a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage

2. a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed

1. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

2. in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

1. of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions

2. near the kidneys

1. a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element

1. a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

1. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

2. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

1. a meeting for boat races

1. the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

2. any adverse and unwanted secondary effect

1. someone who walks with long stiff strides

2. someone who stalks game

1. claim back

2. reuse (materials from waste products)

1. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

2. the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation

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

2. perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem

1. a period of time during which there is armed conflict

1. any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship

2. coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads

1. of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

1. any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida

1. rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf

1. a small natural hill

2. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

1. a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

1. an especially rich vein of precious ore

2. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

1. a disposition to remain inactive or inert

2. (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

1. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

2. experiencing or showing fear

1. forceful and extreme and rigorous

1. prudent

1. in or relating to the retina of the eye

2. either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light

1. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

1. a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

2. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

1. (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth

1. unrestrained and violent

2. rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

1. preserve in a can or tin

2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

1. used of automobiles; completely demolished

1. relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity

2. of or pertaining to or involving the use of units

1. having facets

1. the owner or manager of a plantation

2. a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground

1. the act of competing as for profit or a prize

1. a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song

2. a small active songbird

1. feature as the star

2. be the star in a performance

1. a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile

1. being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

2. (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory

1. the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos

1. an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children

1. pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions

1. the act of selling goods for a living

1. a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

1. the state of being behind in payments

2. an unpaid overdue debt

1. the early stage of growth or development

2. the earliest state of immaturity

1. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

2. purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

1. the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos

1. hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England

1. for which vengeance has been taken

1. relating to or characteristic of fascism

2. an adherent of fascism or other authoritarian views

1. fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)

1. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

2. the close of a musical section

1. porridge made of rolled oats

2. meal made from rolled or ground oats

1. a canal for a current of water

2. a course over which races are run

1. a crime that undermines the offender's government

2. disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior

1. understanding and entering into another's feelings

1. (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law

2. (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty

1. an act of being a tenant or occupant

1. suitable for or suggestive of singing

2. expressing deep emotion

1. woven by (or as if by) braiding

1. a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device

2. the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current

1. close violently

2. strike violently

1. someone who operates an aircraft

1. someone who fights for a cause

1. turned in a circle around an axis

1. a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant

2. a team of policemen working under the military platoon system

1. wood of either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

2. either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

1. large and often sumptuous tent

2. permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.

1. a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions

1. excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

2. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

1. a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing

1. found in the ordinary course of events

2. concerned with the world or worldly matters

1. the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull

1. ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons

2. prevent commerce

1. graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting

2. a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades

1. prevent from being seen or discovered

2. hold back; keep from being perceived by others

1. a person who rescues you from harm or danger

1. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America

1. long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game

1. portray in words

2. make a portrait of

1. the activity of transporting goods by truck

1. a person who takes long walks in the country

2. a person whose speech or writing is not well organized

1. a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses

1. a large dark low cloud

1. Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant

1. a person who operates a farm

1. relating to or derived from a glacier

2. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

1. becoming gradually narrower

1. the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed

1. a failure to maintain a higher state

2. deteriorate in health

1. a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games

1. the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

1. consisting of or related to language

2. pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue

1. a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)

2. the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

1. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

1. a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

2. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

1. not adhering to ethical or moral principles

2. deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

1. poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure

2. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

1. an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)

2. the large log at the back of a hearth fire

1. important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop

2. leguminous plant grown for hay or forage

1. a carriage for hire

2. a compact breed of harness horse

1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

2. a state of elated bliss

1. a ray of sunlight

1. ornamentation with beads

2. a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture

1. move by degrees in one direction only

2. mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction

1. strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

2. imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software

1. to the degree or extent that

1. a senior clergyman and dignitary

2. any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet

1. the flow of air

1. a small wave on the surface of a liquid

1. in a confused mass

2. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

1. an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately

1. the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation

2. incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning

1. coat with lacquer

2. a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

1. any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation

1. a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

1. someone who provides food and service (as for a party)

1. touched by rot or decay

1. enlarge or increase

2. grow or intensify

1. a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin

2. an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods

1. in a vague way

1. an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles

2. a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

1. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

2. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

2. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground

1. of or pertaining to or arranged in table form

2. flat; like a table in form

1. (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

2. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

1. the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

2. the act of making something completely wet

1. the act of accumulating

1. very drunk

1. of or relating to plants or botany

1. a musician who play the bass viol

1. high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement

2. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

1. play in which children pretend to put out a fire

2. a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)

1. in an insincerely false manner

2. in an incorrect manner

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

1. plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red

2. ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum

1. a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image

1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

2. occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others

1. a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car

1. tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

1. the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

1. transport in a chariot

2. ride in a chariot

1. financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)

2. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

1. a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another

1. an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy

1. a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep

2. the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep

1. impressive in size, manner, or appearance

2. of size and dignity suggestive of a statue

1. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

1. an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

2. a cruelly rapacious person

1. the act of departing politely

2. a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions

1. a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed

2. tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits

1. flavored with sour orange peel

1. any experience that causes intense suffering

1. close at the end of a session

2. break from a meeting or gathering

1. a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)

1. heighten or intensify

2. give lifelike qualities to

1. the principal character in a work of fiction

2. someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)

1. be relevant to

2. be a part or attribute of

1. lasting a long time

1. (Black English) a member of a youth gang

1. Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food

2. dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus

1. pouch used in the shipment of mail

2. letter carrier's shoulder bag

1. belonging to the period after a war

1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

2. the deliberate act of failing to pay money

1. expletives used informally as intensifiers

1. a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

1. causing fear or dread or terror

1. not bearing a date

1. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

1. sensationalist journalism

2. newspaper with half-size pages

1. pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen

2. containing seeds of later development

1. a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events

2. someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement

1. a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

1. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

2. express that something is worthy of praise

1. do away with

1. a strong man of exceptional physical endurance

1. someone who sends unwanted email (often in bulk)

1. (of weather) wet by periods of rain

1. (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

2. flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas

1. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

2. feeling no fear

1. communicate or signal with a flag

2. provide with a flag

1. an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

2. (informal) strikingly unconventional

1. a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk

1. extreme mental distress

2. extreme distress of body or mind

1. a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

1. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

2. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

1. someone who takes vengeance

1. someone who attacks in search of booty

2. small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

1. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

2. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

1. earthy and sexually explicit

2. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

1. browned over by exposure to heat

1. a crate for packing soap

2. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

1. affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

1. of or relating to angels

2. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint

1. an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

1. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

2. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

1. of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

1. the style in which hair has been cut

2. the act of cutting the hair

1. experiencing a sudden sense of danger

1. having hair on the cheeks and chin

2. having a growth of hairlike awns

1. of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch

2. producing a sensation of touch

1. an ambitious and aspiring young person

1. the savage and excessive killing of many people

1. existing as or having characteristics of a gas

1. refrain from voting

2. choose not to consume

1. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

2. prevent from entering; keep out

1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn

1. a short moral story (often with animal characters)

2. (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message

1. a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer

1. reduce the level of land, as by erosion

2. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

1. cooked in steam

2. aroused to impatience or anger

1. aroused to action

2. emotionally aroused

1. someone that is abnormally large and powerful

1. a sudden desire

1. a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids

1. any liquid suitable for drinking

2. suitable for drinking

1. makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes

1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

1. release or vent

2. release from a leash

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

2. a man who attends or escorts a woman

1. a male witch or demon

1. the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

2. coming apart

1. a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

2. material for making rails or rails collectively

1. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

1. a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style

1. any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum

1. a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery

1. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

2. to play music at loud volume

1. a laborer who builds up a stack or pile

1. a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting

1. provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

1. a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole

2. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

1. a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons

1. the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

1. any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN

2. an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

1. a gaudy outward display

2. (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

1. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

2. little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

1. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

2. raise from a lower to a higher position

1. tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving

1. firmly attached

1. bound with chains

1. increase in size, volume or significance

2. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

2. use of physical or mental energy; hard work

1. a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed

1. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

2. a collection of writings

1. an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food

1. evoking or deserving hatred

2. characterized by malice

1. strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward

2. pike-like freshwater perches

1. one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

2. people having the same social, economic, or educational status

1. a path set aside for walking

1. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

1. pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race

1. the output of a computer in readable form

2. the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device

1. use a knife on

2. stab or pierce

1. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

2. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

1. the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)

1. sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded

1. someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures

2. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

1. arm in advance of a confrontation

2. the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist

1. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

1. suffering from lack of food

2. extremely hungry

1. in a hurried or hasty manner

1. someone who enters by force in order to conquer

1. make sharp or sharper

2. make crisp or more crisp and precise

1. a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon

2. a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle

1. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

1. (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)

1. a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post

1. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

2. male donkey

1. measure the diameter of something with calipers

2. an instrument for measuring the distance between two points

1. curving inward

1. the award given to the champion

2. a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)

1. be an inhabitant of or reside in

2. be present in

1. the property of being acidic

2. the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth

1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth

2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel

1. Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles

1. distinguish oneself

2. be or do something to a greater degree

1. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge

2. alongside each other, facing in the same direction

1. flesh of pompano; warm-water fatty fish

2. any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

1. cover with varnish

2. a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface

1. without law or control

2. lax in enforcing laws

1. without compunction or human feeling

2. belonging to or resembling something nonhuman

1. sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen

1. (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate

2. (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

1. a small pitcher for serving cream

1. lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish

2. important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod

1. the act of arousing

2. a state of heightened physiological activity

1. of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female

1. something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

2. any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

1. lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific

2. marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes

1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

1. mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

1. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

2. surpassing the ordinary or normal

1. a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

1. an insane person

2. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

1. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

2. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

1. press tightly together or cram

2. push down forcibly

1. a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers

2. sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.

1. reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

2. a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

1. a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression

1. of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain

1. liable to sudden unpredictable change

2. having no fixed course

1. of or relating to a wedding

2. relating to a spouse

1. wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed

1. a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship

1. in the shape of a coil

1. prevent from speaking out

2. be too tight; rub or press

1. reproduce someone's behavior or looks

2. appear like, as in behavior or appearance

1. a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine

1. a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)

1. weave a design into (textiles)

2. thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern

1. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes

1. plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae

1. a man who delivers the mail

1. heat beforehand

1. fully ripe; at the height of bloom

2. fully considered and perfected

1. formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne

1. someone who betrays his country by committing treason

2. a person who says one thing and does another

1. used as intensifiers

2. of a dreadful kind

1. of or related to the cornea

1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

2. violate the sacred character of a place or language

1. an executioner who hangs the condemned person

1. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

1. low level country

2. of relatively low or level country

1. not necessarily inaudible but not heard

1. migratory

1. the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal

1. a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow

1. a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles

2. a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals

1. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

1. a friend who is frequently in the company of another

2. used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement

1. an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages

2. a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses

1. a person who does not acknowledge your god

2. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

1. strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

2. make (an emotion) fiercer

1. situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience

2. on the stage

1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

2. cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

1. a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise

2. any new participant in some activity

1. give suck to

2. a salt or ester of lactic acid

1. words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

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

1. (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

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

1. the state of being a man; manly qualities

2. the quality of being human

1. an integrated course of academic studies

1. resistant to guidance or discipline

1. a correction made by erasing

2. a surface area where something has been erased

1. fairly large in size

2. large in amount or extent or degree

1. (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

1. edge of a way or road or path

1. a worker who applies spray to a surface

2. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

1. a frequently visited place

1. partial or total loss of memory

1. put in motion or move to act

2. give an incentive for action

1. challenge the honesty or veracity of

2. charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office

1. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

2. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

1. of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia

2. characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection

1. a departure; especially of airplanes

2. the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne

1. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

2. give false or misleading information to

1. toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)

2. nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism

1. shining intensely

2. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

1. aromatic Eurasian perennial

2. pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets

1. imparting vitality and energy

2. a structural member used to stiffen a framework

1. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

2. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

1. relating to or resembling a cone

1. the fur of the North American racoon

2. an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America

1. in a stingy manner

2. in a cheap manner

1. the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition

1. exchange or give (something) in exchange for

2. move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

1. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

1. worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning

2. a band worn around the upper arm

1. after the expected or usual time; delayed

1. crowd or pack to capacity

2. put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

1. weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians

2. a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)

1. of or relating to or near the femur or thigh

1. a group that defends a principle

2. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

1. a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

2. a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

1. turn aside; turn away from

2. be at variance with; be out of line with

1. a studio especially for an artist or designer

1. a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation

2. pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)

1. small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests

1. a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family

1. having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence

1. sideboard with compartments for holding bottles

1. a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy

1. having characteristics that attract love or affection

1. the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle

1. a large sawing machine

2. a mill for dressing logs and lumber

1. lie at the top of

2. restrict the number or amount of

1. resembling starch

2. a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

1. any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti

2. a vivid purplish-red color

1. wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

2. dress by covering or binding

1. constricted in size

1. causing great physical or mental suffering

1. an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

1. (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms

2. (used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns

1. fit or ready for use or service

2. capable of being put to use

1. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

2. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

1. an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building

1. an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible

2. a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

1. gather

2. call to arms; of military personnel

1. harsh or corrosive in tone

2. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

1. a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain

1. of or relating to a taxonomic order

2. being or denoting a numerical order in a series

1. the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics

1. a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins

1. praise somewhat dishonestly

2. lacking contrast or shading between tones

1. strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

2. diffusing warmth and friendliness

1. an angry dispute

2. an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges

1. oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency

1. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

1. someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)

1. arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops

2. the cultivation of soil for raising crops

1. baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables

2. very wide flat strips of pasta

1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

1. used as expletives

2. expletives used informally as intensifiers

1. distance measured in the aggregate number of yards

1. a person who is rejected (from society or home)

2. excluded from a society

1. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

1. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

2. heard through another rather than directly

1. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

2. change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

1. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

2. a large and hurried swallow

1. arousing or provoking laughter

1. narrow platform extending out into an auditorium

2. narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)

1. a tenant in someone's house

2. someone who forces their way aboard ship

1. increase in size, volume or significance

2. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

1. with anger

1. supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak

1. a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance

1. stab or kill someone with a bayonet

2. a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon

1. someone employed to clean and maintain a building

1. look at

2. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

1. send something via a facsimile machine

1. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

1. habitually clean

2. smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly

1. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

2. having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws

1. untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

1. a sudden and violent collapse

2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

1. a person who makes a grant in legal form

1. a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)

1. a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion

1. any of various hand tools for scraping

1. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

1. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

2. disentangle

1. an automaton that resembles a human being

2. An operating system from Google for mobile devices

1. a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester

1. of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman

1. patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes

2. having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric

1. luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap

1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

2. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

1. an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog

1. symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

2. gain points in a game

1. a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof

2. long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice

1. break into many pieces

2. damage or destroy

1. a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)

1. large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief

1. fasten with a padlock

2. a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut

1. a grotesque product of the imagination

1. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

2. producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease

1. people who are frustrated and perplexed

2. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

2. pull away from a source of disgust or fear

1. a person who is markedly small

2. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

1. a public performer (a dancer or singer)

1. (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse

1. have some of the qualities or attributes of something

2. have, give, or receive a share of

1. a person who owns or operates a ranch

1. distinctive and stylish elegance

2. a feathered plume on a helmet

1. take away a part from; diminish

1. relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean

1. emerged from an egg

2. shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines

1. tread or stomp heavily or roughly

2. injure by trampling or as if by trampling

1. any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis

1. the product of voltage and current

1. relating to or containing bile

2. relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder

1. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

1. a six-sided polygon

1. filled with shade

2. lacking clarity or distinctness

1. any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior

1. a clothing fabric in a plaid weave

1. in a keen or penetrating way

2. having a rapid onset

1. exaggerate or make bigger

2. fill with gas or air

1. a day on which work is done

2. the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage

1. a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors

1. an eight-sided polygon

1. with fatal consequences or implications

1. in a courageous manner

1. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

1. to cover or extend over an area or time period

1. an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams

2. a combination or blend of diverse things

1. of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax

1. marked by extreme anger

1. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

2. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

1. a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)

2. any dramatic scene

1. of or relating to or denoting numbers

2. a symbol used to represent a number

1. a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

2. a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser

1. a persistent attacker

2. a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits

1. of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation

1. long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened

2. plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous

1. music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

1. of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor

1. a wide scope

2. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

1. a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together

1. covered or protected with or as if with a case

1. mark with a scar

2. deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury

1. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

1. bother persistently with trivial complaints

2. worry persistently

1. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

1. (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage

1. to say, state, or perform again

2. run or be performed again

1. an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons

1. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

2. forward movement

1. a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

2. the common European short-winged hawk

1. disabled in the feet or legs

2. fragmentary or halting from emotional strain

1. a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

1. make flat or flatter

2. become flat or flatter

1. of or relating to mucous membranes

1. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

1. plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

2. a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos

1. a short novel

1. being born or beginning

1. someone who lives in the woods

2. makes things out of wood

1. in a grave and sober manner

2. to a severe or serious degree

1. an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there

2. a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person

1. the treasury of a public institution or religious order

1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children

2. a source of concern

1. a turner with a narrow flexible blade

2. a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances

1. the status of being acknowledged as a star

1. having a hemispherical vault or dome

1. fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions

2. large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan

1. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

2. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

1. lively and spirited

2. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

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

1. treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body

1. of an appropriate or pertinent nature

2. at an opportune time

1. a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils

1. someone with the power to settle matters at will

2. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

1. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

2. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness