9-Letter Words Containing S

1. promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

2. written contract or certificate of insurance

1. an executive officer of a firm or corporation

2. the chief executive of a republic

1. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

2. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

1. offer to buy, as of stocks and shares

2. mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)

1. prepared and printed for distribution and sale

2. formally made public

1. call attention to

2. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

1. an association organized to promote art or science or education

2. set up or lay the groundwork for

1. the act of choosing or selecting

2. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

1. anything indispensable

2. unavoidably determined by prior circumstances

1. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

2. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts

1. following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ

1. a firm in the publishing business

2. a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music

1. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

1. other than as supposed or expected

2. in other respects or ways

1. refer for judgment or consideration

2. put before

1. made greater in size or amount or degree

1. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

2. decide upon or fix definitely

1. on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

1. move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

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

1. a person who is head of an administrative department of government

2. an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

1. represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

1. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

2. a condition or position in which you find yourself

1. man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

2. a person who follows or serves another

1. someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

1. sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)

2. held up or having the weight borne especially from below

1. basic and fundamental

2. being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc

1. (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages

2. (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class

1. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

2. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

1. eat an early morning meal

2. provide breakfast for

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

2. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

1. the day immediately before today

2. the recent past

1. the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers

2. sell in large quantities

1. a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

2. act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

1. of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.

2. of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

1. group of people willing to obey orders

2. the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management

1. having no known name or identity or known source

2. not known or lacking marked individuality

1. set up for use

2. put into an office or a position

1. make a logical or causal connection

2. keep company with; hang out with

1. relating to or concerned with strategy

2. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war

1. the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

1. a news report that is reported first by one news organization

2. excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority

1. the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

2. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

1. a social unit living together

1. your name written in your own handwriting

2. a distinguishing style

1. a stipulated condition

2. the activity of supplying or providing something

1. a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

2. a business firm that publishes newspapers

1. a technician who designs or maintains a website

1. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

1. set up or found

2. set up or lay the groundwork for

1. communicated in words

2. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication

1. asked for

1. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

2. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

1. the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

2. the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object

1. an asset of special worth or utility

2. a distinguishing trait

1. the act of discovering something

2. something that is discovered

1. a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes

1. a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market

2. someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)

1. large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

2. broad in scope or content

1. a person who carries a message

1. the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

2. a function expressed as a sum or product of terms

1. planned or scheduled for some certain time or times

1. having knowledge of

2. state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

1. the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point

2. the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

1. a room in a school where lessons take place

1. a licensed medical practitioner

1. a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States

2. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

1. the act of hearing attentively

1. an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

2. painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery

1. noticeable heterogeneity

2. the condition or result of being changeable

1. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

2. responsive to physical stimuli

1. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

2. sow over a wide area, especially by hand

1. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

2. a supplementary component that improves capability

1. the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others

2. the act of having and controlling property

1. any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

2. the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)

1. (of reputation) free from blemishes

2. steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion

1. high in price or charging high prices

1. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

1. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

2. the technical aspects of doing something

1. ludicrously odd

2. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

2. involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

1. identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

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

1. the act of admitting someone to enter

2. an acknowledgment of the truth of something

1. the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

1. the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

2. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

1. (of mail) marked with a destination

1. the state or fact of existing

2. everything that exists anywhere

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

1. in a serious manner

2. to a severe or serious degree

1. in or to another place

1. meet the requirements or expectations of

2. make happy or satisfied

1. store in a warehouse

2. a storehouse for goods and merchandise

1. software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.

1. the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast

2. a stable order (especially of society)

1. the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

2. the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

1. in or at or to some place

2. an indefinite or unknown location

1. the display of a motion picture

2. fabric of metal or plastic mesh

1. make to specifications

2. make according to requirements

1. the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance

1. grant a franchise to

2. an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place

1. subjected to a special process or treatment

2. freed from impurities by processing

1. the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

2. a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

1. a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

1. an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

2. a contest between athletes

1. the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

2. the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point

1. in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature

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

2. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something

1. a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

2. seating on the main floor in a theater

1. the sending and processing of e-mail by computer

1. the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

1. a shop where books are sold

1. the sudden giving off of energy

2. the act of venting

1. involving risk or danger

1. relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

2. able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

2. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

1. To digitally alter a photo

1. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

2. a serious examination and judgment of something

1. relating to or created by statutes

2. prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute

1. the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

2. the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point

1. the starting point for a new state or experience

2. the smallest detectable sensation

1. the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

1. restate (words) from one language into another language

2. change from one form or medium into another

1. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

2. without any delay

1. a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities

1. a state of acute pain

2. misery resulting from affliction

1. including much or everything; and especially including stated limits

1. a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings

1. the state of being included

2. the relation of comprising something

1. a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric

2. a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

1. things that make you comfortable and at ease

1. taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

1. in like or similar manner

1. a focus of public attention

2. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

1. handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed

1. a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations

1. tending to give force or emphasis

2. of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor

1. the act of changing one thing or position for another

1. a solemn statement made under oath

2. an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact

1. the action of attacking an enemy

2. violating or tending to violate or offend against

1. being or feeling set or kept apart from others

2. spaced apart

1. something you have to do

1. of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae

2. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

1. the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

2. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest

1. exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

2. (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; data that is transmitted and loaded continuously as earlier parts are being accessed/processed/displayed

1. the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

2. high level or degree; the property of being intense

1. join together into a syndicate

2. organize into or form a syndicate

1. a person who is frightened and in need of help

2. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

1. the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

2. the combination of ideas into a complex whole

1. spoiled or ruined or demolished

2. destroyed physically or morally

1. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are

2. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism

1. a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

1. inflammation of a joint or joints

1. propelled violently in a usually narrow stream

1. make by combining materials and parts

2. put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

1. a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company

2. the administrator responsible for student records

1. the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference

2. the technical aspects of doing something

1. agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

1. occurring or extending throughout a state

1. state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

2. emotions experienced when in a state of well-being

1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

1. made less in size or amount or degree

1. a high ranking police officer

2. an investigator who observes carefully

1. the bank of a river

1. (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment

1. the study and classification of human societies

1. greatly pleasing or entertaining

2. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

1. subject to a mathematical transformation

2. change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

1. having the place or position changed

2. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

1. a three-dimensional work of plastic art

2. creating figures or designs in three dimensions

1. an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds

1. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis

2. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words

1. a profession of belief

2. a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die

1. provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

1. a book containing a classified list of synonyms

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

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

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

2. the act of finishing

1. a state of separation between persons or groups

2. a feeling of being disliked and alone

1. maintained at length without interruption or weakening

2. (of an electric arc) continuous

1. beyond normal limits

2. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

1. any animals kept for use or profit

1. the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

2. indistinct articulation

1. the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole

1. impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

2. not prominent or readily noticeable

1. a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

1. replying

1. deeply or markedly affected or influenced

1. a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted

1. a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon

1. indicating exactness or preciseness

2. in a precise manner

1. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

2. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

1. in a special manner

2. to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

1. intentionally conceived

2. (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something

1. being a member of or formed into a labor union

1. thinking that is coherent and logical

2. endowed with the capacity to reason

1. a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

2. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

1. believed likely

1. worth having or seeking or achieving

2. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse

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

2. the act of exploding or bursting

1. equipment designed to serve a specific function

2. (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function

1. any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant

2. a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer

1. the state of being excluded

2. the state of being excommunicated

1. an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)

1. make to specifications

2. make according to requirements

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

2. a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness

1. tending to select; characterized by careful choice

2. characterized by very careful or fastidious selection

1. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

2. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

1. the condition of being essential or indispensable

2. anything indispensable

1. inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin

1. a large or extra supply of something

2. lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water

1. receiving deferential regard

1. an attitude of defensiveness

2. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing

1. a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose

2. the act of enclosing something inside something else

1. relating to or marked by communism

2. a socialist who advocates communism

1. in the near future

2. at this time or period; now

1. a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

1. showing possibility of achievement or excellence

2. likely to turn out well in the future

1. crush together or collapse

2. make smaller or shorter

1. glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board

2. a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes

1. a male spokesperson

1. a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle

1. a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted

2. the act of putting one thing into another

1. very strong; urgently felt

1. with specific intentions; for the express purpose

1. an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

2. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

1. prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

2. kept intact or in a particular condition

1. the act of changing location in an upward direction

2. moving or going or growing upward

1. an educational institution for children too young for elementary school

1. occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

2. lacking orderly continuity

1. made known (especially something secret or concealed)

1. a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

2. a shelter from danger or hardship

1. side by side

1. having great diversity or variety

2. changeable or inconstant

1. someone who gives advice about problems

2. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

1. not firmly fastened or secured

2. without financial security

1. a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)

2. (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

1. a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

1. protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.

2. instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls

1. any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

1. the quality of being able to provide good service

1. show to be right by providing justification or proof

2. (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin

1. the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth

1. a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research

1. causing confusion or disorientation

2. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

1. any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

1. having lost your job

1. the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

2. a surface on which an organism grows or is attached

1. with sincerity; without pretense

2. written formula for ending a letter

1. (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

2. an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object

1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

2. reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character

1. the study of language meaning

2. the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text

1. stock excessively

1. (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration

2. the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another

1. extended verbal expression in speech or writing

2. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

1. a political advocate of socialism

2. advocating or following the socialist principles

1. quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

1. a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use

1. the act of mating by male animals

1. emotionally purging (of e.g. art)

1. an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation

2. a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system

1. still in existence

1. acceptance of despair

2. a verbal act of admitting defeat

1. large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur

1. the act of dwelling in a place

2. the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)

1. displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses

2. ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

1. a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite

1. sharp piercing cry

2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

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

2. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

1. liable to lead to sudden change or violence

2. sudden and loud

1. planned and made or fashioned artistically

1. a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets

2. a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place

1. from appearances alone

1. a salt of phosphoric acid

2. carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid

1. an expert in the science of economics

1. show approval or appreciation of

2. grant credentials to

1. a feeling of delight at being entertained

2. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

1. a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)

1. a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action

2. erosion by chemical action

1. get lost, as without warning or explanation

2. become invisible or unnoticeable

1. the immediate descendants of a person

2. something that comes into existence as a result

1. a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself

2. extinct flightless bird related to the dodo

1. one who stays for only a short time

2. (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load

1. characteristic of scholars or scholarship

1. not faint or feeble

2. having or wielding force or authority

1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

2. prompt willingness

1. the activity of supplying or providing something

1. at or to or toward the back or rear

2. in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

1. stimulating or exalting to the spirit

1. act as a stimulant

2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

1. to stress, single out as important

2. give extra weight to (a communication)

1. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter

1. an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted

1. a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)

1. a person who buys

1. (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

2. extended or spread over a wide area or distance

1. lower than previously

2. flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

1. an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

1. a person who follows next in order

2. a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

1. any entry into an area not previously occupied

2. entrance by force or without permission or welcome

1. a journalist who writes editorials

1. having a strong desire for success or achievement

2. requiring full use of your abilities or resources

1. known widely and usually unfavorably

1. the removal of covering

2. take away possessions from someone

1. assign a name or title to

2. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

1. intense or sharp

2. lavishly elegant and refined

1. give testimony in a court of law

2. provide evidence for

1. (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form

1. too numerous to be counted

1. a second-year undergraduate

2. used of the second year in United States high school or college

1. the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

2. land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law

1. relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics

2. concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

1. stone post at side of a road to show distances

2. a significant event in your life (or in a project)

1. having the nature of or resulting from malice

1. the act of teaching at school

2. the process of being formally educated at a school

1. a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate

2. a shade of blue tinged with green

1. a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements

2. a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project

1. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

2. the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill

1. a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

1. send something via a facsimile machine

2. an exact copy or reproduction

1. relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion

2. any substance that promotes digestion

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

1. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

2. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

1. a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

2. official notice that you have been fired from your job

1. the killing of animals (as for food)

2. a sound defeat

1. the act of making something clean

2. cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

1. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

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

1. analysis into clear-cut components

1. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

2. used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide

1. a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies

1. any of various grasses of the genus Poa

2. a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars

1. a group of followers or enthusiasts

1. a state in which you want to learn more about something

2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

1. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

1. belonging to a thing by its very nature

2. situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts

1. separate into parts or portions

2. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

1. the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis

2. a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party

1. a musician who plays the guitar

1. having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

1. someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.)

2. an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

1. the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends

1. a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen

2. put someone or something on a short list

1. space allocated for your work (as in an office)

1. a system that is part of some larger system

1. a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes

2. a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents

1. depleted of energy, force, or strength

2. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

1. protected from harm or loss

1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

1. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance

2. used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled

1. an article of tableware made of glass

1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

2. someone who supports or champions something

1. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

2. discipline in personal and social activities

1. computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order

1. of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon

2. influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

1. in complete agreement

2. acting together as a single undiversified whole

1. the study of the physical properties of sound

1. an impression that something might be the case

2. doubt about someone's honesty

1. the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map

1. make safe

2. escort safely

1. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will

2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

1. any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

1. morally justified

2. characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

1. someone whose occupation is catching fish

1. tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

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

1. in an adverse manner

1. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

1. a boundary line between land and water

1. becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of

2. the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made

1. any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue

1. a datum that can be represented numerically

1. a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

1. of or relating to the sky

2. relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

1. help oneself, often through improvised means

2. a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on

1. denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

1. a shelf on which to keep books

1. thrown away

1. relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane)

2. consisting of or divided into sections

1. a journey taken for pleasure

2. wandering from the main path of a journey

1. of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices

1. anything indispensable

2. necessary for relief or supply

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

2. a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel

1. of or relating to a recursion

1. a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government

1. give a summary (of)

2. be a summary of

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

2. being one more than sixteen

1. spaghetti served with a tomato sauce

2. pasta in the form of long strings

1. a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

2. a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

1. a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts

2. a person who dispenses

1. a stopping

1. any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

1. a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

1. good at remembering

2. stubbornly unyielding

1. longing for something past

1. a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)

2. (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory

1. very unhappy; full of misery

2. deserving or inciting pity

1. represented in simplified or symbolic form

2. diagram of an electrical or mechanical system

1. a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival

1. charge an extra fee, as for a special service

2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

1. a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

2. an economic system based on state ownership of capital

1. (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)

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

2. a tooth situated at the back of the mouth

1. the residence of a religious community

1. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

1. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

1. an unjust act

2. the practice of being unjust or unfair

1. a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

1. concealed from public view or attention

2. out of view of the public; behind the scenes

1. issue commands or orders for

2. recommend as beneficial

1. encouragement; aiding the development of something

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

1. the back of a horse

2. a narrow ridge of hills

1. one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

1. one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things

2. one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity

1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

2. a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

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

1. not covered by insurance

1. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

2. having more than one possible meaning

1. edible purple or red berries

1. larger than normal for its kind

1. in accordance with convention or custom

2. commonly used or practiced; usual

1. a professional whose work is consistently of high quality

2. a creator of great skill in the manual arts

1. sinking until covered completely with water

2. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse

1. ruined or disrupted

1. not having a point especially a sharp point

2. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

1. water containing salts

1. woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries

2. red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries

1. denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

2. marked by or given to doubt

1. lack of attention and due care

2. willful lack of care and attention

1. an apartment located on the top floors of a building

1. a movement upward; rise above the ground

2. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon

1. a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised

1. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin

2. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

1. the state of being blind or lacking sight

1. watch and direct

2. keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

1. relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity

1. the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

1. diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

1. containing or characterized by error

1. food cooked and served in a casserole

2. large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served

1. a building that is occupied by a social club

1. be greater in scope or size than some standard

2. be superior or better than some standard

1. so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

2. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

2. a prediction of the course of a disease

1. spreading or spread throughout

1. the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

2. the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body

1. resist or confront with resistance

2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

1. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

2. too improbable to admit of belief

1. a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

1. of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere

2. having the shape of a sphere or ball

1. a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books

1. to a remarkable degree or extent

1. spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

1. house for a farmer and family

1. given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments

2. apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing

1. a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

2. a person with unusual powers of foresight

1. distributed or spread over a considerable extent

1. plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

1. the outline of a coast

1. the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

2. a small concavity

1. a program to convert assembly language into machine language

1. meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

2. invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

1. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

2. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

1. capable of arousing and holding the attention

1. disputed or made the object of contention or competition

1. extremely irritating to the nerves

1. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

1. giving assistance

1. resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)

1. an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

1. the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

2. unusual largeness in size or extent or number

1. strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads

1. a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience

2. a stupid mistake

1. depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified

2. that cripples or disables or incapacitates

1. the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer

2. abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)

1. the plot of a book or play or film

1. someone who enlists workers to join a union

2. a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise

1. someone who yields to the will of another person or force

2. someone who submits something (as an application for a job or a manuscript for publication etc.) for the judgment of others

1. a single object (as distinguished from a pair)

2. a set containing a single member

1. lacking in usefulness or value

2. morally reprehensible

1. a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)

1. equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes

2. game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes

1. in a strange manner

1. a boat propelled by a steam engine

1. providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding

1. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

1. obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out

1. having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth

1. process or result of becoming less or smaller

2. the act of becoming less

1. joining or attaching by stitches

1. worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise

1. a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

2. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable

1. a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff

2. a police officer of the lowest rank

1. fastening firmly together

1. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

2. view the outline of by means of an X-ray

1. an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

2. insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have

1. mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden

1. a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

1. something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

2. an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale

1. a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship

2. a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to

1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

2. a state of deep-seated ill-will

1. a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals

1. someone who engages in sports

1. a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions

2. fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross

1. of or relating to menstruation or the menses

1. protected from danger or bad weather

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. a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences

1. someone who responds

1. scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes

1. a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory

1. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

2. an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid

1. enticing someone astray from right behavior

2. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

1. an optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically

1. a person who has obsessions

2. characterized by or constituting an obsession

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

1. the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

1. athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

1. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor

2. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

1. fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

2. including markedly dissimilar elements

1. a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies

1. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft

1. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners

2. exhibiting courtesy and politeness

1. willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

1. one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone

1. shortened

2. cut short in duration

1. the final point in a process

2. something that results

1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

2. the act of severing

1. garments designed to be worn in bed

1. plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

2. edible young shoots of the asparagus plant

1. the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

2. the property of moving with pain or difficulty

1. an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance

1. a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

1. of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax

1. the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe

2. the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe

1. a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided

2. one of three divisions of an academic year

1. the act of enclosing something inside something else

1. pay back for some expense incurred

2. reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

1. secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

1. the act of forcing out someone or something

2. squeezing out by applying pressure

1. an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold

1. the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer

1. make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium

2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

2. musical creation

1. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

1. a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

2. an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

1. the act of shielding from harm

2. a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay

1. (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way

1. identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

1. the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets

1. a scientist trained in physics

1. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

2. extract by the process of distillation

1. a system of symbols and symbolic representations

2. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning

1. power to dominate or defeat

1. loss of the ability to move a body part

1. in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock

2. in the direction that the hands of a clock move

1. recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

2. elastic; rebounds readily

1. to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

2. to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

1. a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers

1. providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future

2. seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

1. having an air of allure, romance and excitement

1. having seven units or components

2. seven times

1. unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons

1. thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing

1. a sudden or mysterious disappearance

2. a sudden disappearance from sight

1. having the qualities or effects of a poison

2. not safe to eat

1. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

2. marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur

1. feeling no shame

1. a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise

2. a member of the middle class

1. burdened psychologically or mentally

1. conduct a prosecution in a court of law

2. bring a criminal action against (in a trial)

1. someone who offers opposition

1. land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

1. install again

1. tending to entice into a desired action or state

1. a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem

2. of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

1. a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives

1. (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms

1. a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality

2. obscure or irrational thought

1. written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface

2. cut or impressed into a surface

1. to an exceedingly great extent or degree

1. any region lying in or toward the south

1. inequality or difference in some respect

1. an advocate of anarchism

1. beneath the surface of the water

2. growing or remaining under water

1. the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated

2. originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

1. so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

1. outlying areas (as of a city or town)

1. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

2. the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

1. the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues

1. growing close together but not in dense mats

2. clustered together but not coherent

1. someone who takes the place of another person

2. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

1. expressing extreme contempt

1. the light of the stars

1. of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings

2. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

1. a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold

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

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

1. (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP

1. higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

2. the property of being long-lived

1. tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)

2. of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock

1. relating to or caused by parasites

2. of or pertaining to epenthesis

1. with restored energy

1. (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation; also, the repeated application or execution of a pattern, function or definition; an expression that is recursive

1. a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn

1. to a massive degree or in a massive manner

1. (mathematics) a lack of symmetry

1. attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

2. the branch of science that studies magnetism

1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

2. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

1. something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

2. the act of adding a seasoning to food

1. marked by breaks or gaps

1. relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration

1. relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony

2. harmonious in sound

1. put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted

2. a list of people who are out of favor

1. position 16 in a countable series of things

2. one part in sixteen equal parts

1. a person afflicted with psychosis

2. characteristic of or suffering from psychosis

1. capable of being corrupted

2. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

1. the decade from 1970 to 1979

2. the time of life between 70 and 80

1. deviating from the general or common order or type

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

1. a person who holds extreme views

2. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

1. poorly conceived or thought out

2. wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

1. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

2. relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case

1. a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire

2. a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns

1. continual and persistent demands

1. a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction

1. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

2. squeezing out by applying pressure

1. a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system

2. written in abbreviated or symbolic form

1. an earnest and sincere feeling

2. the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical

1. having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading

1. derived or originating externally

1. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

1. a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day

2. a drink that refreshes

1. thrown together in a disorderly fashion

1. the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences

1. a stone that is used to mark a grave

1. showing inventiveness and skill

1. the shore of a lake

1. the act of dispersing or diffusing something

1. a crystal of snow

2. white Arctic bunting

1. a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything

2. a small model of a house used as a toy by children

1. the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist

1. a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation

1. genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres

2. the quality of being current or of the present

1. doubt about the truth of something

2. a rejection of belief

1. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

2. the act of fastening things together

1. put in the wrong place or position

2. lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place

1. position or state of being dominant or in control

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

1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly

1. an overwhelming electoral victory

2. a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

1. (biology) a taxonomic category below a family

1. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

2. spitefully sarcastic

1. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

1. with regard to space

1. causing disapproval or protest

1. someone who helps to gather the harvest

2. farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields

1. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

1. having no definite form or distinct shape

2. lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies

1. any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles

2. any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition

1. conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

2. sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind

1. without doubt; certainly

1. June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point

1. distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions

1. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)

2. a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance

1. a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

2. (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce

1. the state of containing nothing

2. having an empty stomach

1. a person who makes or repairs shoes

1. softened by the addition of cushions or padding

1. not serious in content or attitude or behavior

1. a sudden and severe onset of trouble

2. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

1. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

1. a quick and penetrating intelligence

2. the attribute of urgency in tone of voice

1. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

1. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

1. obstruct or hinder any discussion

2. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate

1. a state of misfortune or affliction

2. a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event

1. tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

2. skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

1. in a manner differing from the usual or expected

2. with curiosity

1. lacking power

1. having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters

1. grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

1. abnormally large

2. shockingly brutal or cruel

1. characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being

1. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

2. relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case

1. a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism

1. ceramic ware that is fired in high heat and vitrified and nonporous

1. the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

2. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

1. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

2. acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing

1. a specialist in geology

1. the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism

1. relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles

1. compel to behave in a certain way

2. to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

1. a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes

1. meet at a point

1. the lower side of anything

1. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

1. surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

1. one praying humbly for something

1. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

1. the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

2. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications

1. in a musical manner

1. increase in extent or intensity

2. make more intense, stronger, or more marked

1. small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows

1. performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute

1. skillful after much practice

1. pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)

1. understanding the nature of an event after it has happened

1. the act of causing something to happen

1. (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth

2. (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season

1. give extra weight to (a communication)

2. to stress, single out as important

1. visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope

1. relating to or existing on or affecting the skin

1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

1. make (more) diverse

2. spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate

1. having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

1. someone who signs and is bound by a document

1. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

2. a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

1. continuing forever without end

2. with unflagging resolve

1. commanding attention

1. formerly the basic unit of money in Austria

1. resulting in punishment

2. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

1. of or relating to style (especially in the use of language)

1. any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

1. received directly from a source

2. from the original source; directly

1. not hurried or forced

2. in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

1. a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities

2. someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

1. having no limits in range or scope

2. without limits in extent or size or quantity

1. an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age

1. having a strong distaste from surfeit

1. lacking flavor

2. lacking aesthetic or social taste

1. closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)

2. (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft

1. a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated

2. the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements

1. the process of becoming softer

2. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

1. (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer

2. computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence

1. process of changing to an inferior state

2. changing something with the result that it becomes worse

1. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

2. always watchful

1. a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)

1. (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of

2. failing to keep in mind

1. the study of musical sound

1. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

2. the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

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. of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects

2. a member of a sect

1. publish again

2. revive (a cancelled will or a libel)

1. band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist

2. a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist

1. ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

1. blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)

2. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character

1. giving or marked by complete attention to

2. written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document

1. abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth

1. given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

2. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

1. the relation between causes and effects

1. acceleration of a chemical reaction induced by the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction

1. an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

2. spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

1. emerging to the surface and becoming apparent

1. a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)

1. have on hand

2. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

1. with intention; in an intentional manner

1. of or relating to or found in estuaries

1. tie with a strap

2. beat severely with a whip or rod

1. land or property held under a lease

1. a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore

1. process or result of becoming less or smaller

2. the amount by which something shrinks

1. a person who dissents from some established policy

2. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

1. taking a zigzag path on skis

2. travel across

1. any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers

1. food remaining from a previous meal

1. the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

2. the act of whistling a tune

1. not marked by the use of reason

2. unresponsive to stimulation

1. set anew

2. set to zero

1. overfull as with blood

1. a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar

1. characterized by or performed with much energy or force

2. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

1. walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

1. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

2. so unreasonable as to invite derision

1. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

2. firm and dependable especially in loyalty

1. with anxiety or apprehension

1. not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency

2. lacking professional skill or expertise

1. a speech sound that is not a vowel

2. a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant

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

1. the concentration of attention or energy on something

1. an association of companies for some definite purpose

1. tear down so as to make flat with the ground

2. take apart into its constituent pieces

1. in or at or to some place

1. any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies

1. large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles

2. any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans

1. amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions

1. an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles

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

1. capable of being divided or dissociated

1. safety from exposure to infectious agents

1. move in a spiral or zigzag course

2. a bottle opener that pulls corks

1. enduring strength and energy

2. the property of being big and strong

1. someone who makes or repairs locks

1. a large gathering of people

2. a wide hallway in a building where people can walk

1. send signals by or as if by semaphore

2. convey by semaphore, of information

1. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

2. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known

1. an intense or violent exertion

2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

1. having no straps

2. a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps

1. any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring

2. flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the Northern Hemisphere

1. a state or condition free from damage or decay

2. the quality of being prudent and sensible

1. characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions

1. seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

1. a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

1. aggressively self-assured

1. strikingly out of the ordinary

1. a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

1. very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream

1. a station housing fire apparatus and firemen

1. the state of being held in low esteem

2. cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

1. distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

2. ludicrously odd

1. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

2. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

1. capable of relieving pain

2. a medicine used to relieve pain

1. a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools

1. secret agreement

2. agreement on a secret plot

1. tear into shreds

1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

2. large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

1. ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard

2. a narrow buoyant board for riding surf

1. a young person of either sex

1. a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting

2. a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it

1. relating to the prostate gland

1. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

1. a message whose content is at variance with reason

2. a ludicrous folly

1. of or resembling alabaster

2. a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving

1. restore to the previous state or rank

2. bring back into original existence, use, function, or position

1. invariant with respect to direction

1. the property of being of short spatial extent

2. the condition of being short of something

1. having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

1. without hope of solution

2. (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved

1. occurring immediately after birth

1. an acquaintance that you go to school with

1. a series of questions put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

2. an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers

1. in an anxiously nervous manner

2. with nervous excitement

1. a quality that outshines the usual

2. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

1. a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)

1. a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

2. written or printed below and to one side of another character

1. turn to the right, of helms or rudders

2. located on the right side of a ship or aircraft

1. a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role

1. exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance

2. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

1. the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard

1. exposing human folly to ridicule

1. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

1. common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature

1. the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle

1. any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper

1. in a serious manner

1. an entertainer who has a sensational effect

2. a shocking surprise

1. give or delegate power or authority to

2. grant authorization or clearance for

1. land bordering a body of water

1. old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs

1. lacking in variety and interest

2. weak in color; not colorful

1. one to whom something is addressed

1. of or relating to a messiah promising deliverance

1. the branch of science that studies magnetism

1. casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship

1. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together

2. the quality of being close and poorly ventilated

1. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner

2. an offensive or indecent word or phrase

1. a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves

2. an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude

1. all of the offspring of a given progenitor

2. all future generations

1. marked by extreme and violent energy

1. situated in or oriented toward the south

2. from the south; used especially of wind

1. beguiling but harmful

2. intended to entrap

1. a punctuation mark (;) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

1. change the order or arrangement of

2. transfer from one place or period to another

1. having a margin with rounded scallops

1. be the leader of

2. someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)

1. a shelter for birds

1. a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

2. tender and full of juice

1. of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

1. an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

1. moving toward the west

1. an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

2. formal separation from an alliance or federation

1. inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses

1. flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks

2. large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night

1. a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap

1. an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue

1. the science of architecture

2. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust

1. (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position

2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

1. the shedding of blood resulting in murder

2. indiscriminate slaughter

1. disturb the balance or stability of

2. cause to lose one's composure

1. a musician who plays the violin

1. experiencing delirium

2. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

1. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

2. without forethought

1. relating to or affected with cancer

2. like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads

1. of or relating to or producing a secretion

1. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

1. the beneficiary of a pension fund

1. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

1. subject to change

2. not yet settled

1. in diverse ways

1. (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

2. (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

1. a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

2. a tight feeling in some part of the body

1. the shell of a clam

2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

1. the work of cleaning and running a house

1. of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed

2. having removed clothing

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

2. moving toward the south

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

1. of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics

1. ruin utterly

2. suffer failure, as in some enterprise

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

2. meat from an American bison

1. (poetic) tranquil silence

2. calmness without winds

1. a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area

2. painting depicting a city or urban area

1. a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area

2. an outburst of controversy

1. fill something that had previously been emptied

1. the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity)

1. a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

1. a guest cabin

1. an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener

1. (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner

2. in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy

1. the act of following someone secretly

1. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

2. unable to meet or discharge financial obligations

1. a false statement

2. the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

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

1. not elastic

1. of or pertaining to a recession

2. (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

1. harmful to living things

1. devoid of courage or enthusiasm

2. lacking in feeling or pity or warmth

1. moving toward the east

1. cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers

1. in an inverse or contrary manner

1. a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other

1. professing to be qualified

2. claimed with intent to deceive

1. marked by or given to doubt

2. denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

1. someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)

1. support through subsidies

2. secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces

1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad

1. requiring sitting or little activity

1. the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling

1. be a summary of

2. give a summary (of)

1. in a miserable manner

1. the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

1. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

2. clean with hard rubbing

1. of very great significance

1. frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream

1. with sweetening added

1. absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness

1. having confidence restored; freed from anxiety

1. any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)

2. an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans

1. juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice

2. tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar

1. (during prohibition) an illegal barroom

1. the citadel in ancient Greek towns

1. without nationality or citizenship

1. possessing the ability to repel

2. offensive to the mind

1. (used in the plural) an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached

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

2. the act of secluding yourself from others

1. small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough

1. any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium

1. confined or restricted to a particular location

2. made local or oriented locally

1. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

1. poor enough to need help from others

2. completely wanting or lacking

1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

2. done or made using whatever is available

1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

1. capable of being or liable to be divided or separated

1. a feeling of joy and pride

2. the property of being comparatively small in weight

1. of or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole

1. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

1. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

2. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

1. someone who publicizes

1. not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside

1. something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)

1. take part in social activities; interact with others

2. train for a social environment

1. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

1. related by an isometry

2. of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant

1. having the point made sharp

2. made sharp or sharper

1. being deepest within the self

2. situated or occurring farthest within

1. an estimate based on little or no information

1. American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe

2. Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas

1. take the place or move into the position of

1. hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard

2. the typewriter key used for back spacing

1. pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon

1. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

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

1. an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

2. a state of robust good health

1. of or relating to an autosome

1. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

2. represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols

1. a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior

1. an agent that represses

1. a ludicrous folly

2. an impulsive scatterbrained manner

1. in a passive manner

1. a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes

2. a fabric with very thin stripes

1. state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment

1. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

2. give a guarantee or promise of

1. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

2. a stone that is used to mark a grave

1. caused to be unloved

1. an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column

1. sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)

1. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

2. total absence of light

1. decorative cover for a bed

1. (music) a gradual increase in loudness

2. (music) gradually increasing in volume

1. a miniature model of something

1. without a doubt

1. a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling

1. emitting or containing little or no smoke

1. steadiness of mind under stress

1. an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form

1. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

1. causing or capable of causing death

2. of an instrument of certain death

1. to a meager degree or in a meager manner

1. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

2. prompt willingness

1. an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling

1. without water; especially without water of crystallization

1. used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each

1. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

2. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

1. the light of the Moon

2. whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash

1. dispose of (something useless or old)

2. have a disagreement over something

1. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

1. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

2. act as a critic

1. milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition

1. relating to or characteristic of a burlesque

2. a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)

1. any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)

1. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

1. sit on one's heels

2. be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide

1. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

2. the act of scattering water about haphazardly

1. a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite

1. the process of paying close and continuous attention

2. a state of readiness to respond

1. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

2. an erroneous mental representation

1. a woman priest

1. the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

1. a large burial chamber, usually above ground

1. bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters

1. a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)

2. a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt

1. make ineffective or powerless

2. cripple by cutting the hamstring

1. unproductive of success

1. equipped with a motor or motors

1. makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes

1. paying close attention especially to details

2. quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

1. extremely wicked

1. maintain or assert

2. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom

1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

2. drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

1. an occurrence of control or strength weakening

2. the act of making something less tight

1. causing or able to cause nausea

1. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

2. the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion

1. someone who is punished for the errors of others

1. machine that performs dependably under heavy use

2. a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor

1. condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful

1. not causing disapproval

2. lacking intent or capacity to injure

1. held in check with difficulty

2. completely covered

1. (American football) practice play between a football team's squads

2. a noisy riotous fight

1. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

1. measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source

1. having or showing no mercy

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

2. deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances

1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

2. treat cruelly

1. a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity

2. a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib

1. a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes

2. acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone

1. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

2. the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate

1. to cause to separate and go in different directions

2. move away from each other

1. the feeling that things will turn out badly

2. a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

1. without good sense or judgment

1. a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution

1. without delay; in a summary manner

1. a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening

1. something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

2. anything that serves as an enticement

1. being provided with adequate nourishment

1. small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts

2. nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel

1. a measure or standard used for comparison

2. a ruler or tape that is three feet long

1. divided or organized into speech segments or isolable speech sounds

2. having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters

1. the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

1. calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

1. the person to whom merchandise is delivered over

1. a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty

1. a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread

2. a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)

1. alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts

1. fecal matter of animals

1. producing an effect

1. hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface

2. capable of causing burns

1. a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment

1. unpleasant to look at

1. an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words

1. shockingly brutal or cruel

2. exceptionally bad or displeasing

1. (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance

2. (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster

1. the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark

1. a sound defeat

2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

1. bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers

1. rub with sandpaper

2. stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand

1. the property of being strong and healthy in constitution

2. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

1. the scientific study of food preparation and intake

1. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

1. a medical specialist in hygiene

1. someone who attacks

2. a confident assertive person who acts as instigator

1. a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats

1. a person suffering from asthma

2. relating to breathing with a whistling sound

1. communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

2. be a signal for or a symptom of

1. to the maximum degree

1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission

2. render helpless or defenseless

1. anything that freshens

1. cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

1. of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility

2. vigorously active

1. the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

2. denote or connote

1. of or relating to a summation or produced by summation

1. someone who cannot sleep

2. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

1. a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)

1. invulnerable to fear or intimidation

2. unrestrained by convention or propriety

1. not active or activated

2. marked by a state of tranquil repose

1. be persistent, refuse to stop

1. position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose

2. an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design

1. a temporary resident

1. a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar

1. having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib

1. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

1. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

2. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

1. filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

1. suffering shame

1. a ship powered by one or more steam engines

1. arrange serially

1. at or nearest to the top

2. in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind

1. someone skilled at fencing

1. an old name for sulfur

1. not left to spoil

2. not decayed or decomposed

1. impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

2. affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty

1. the job of clerk

1. in a concise manner; in a few words

1. the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other

1. the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

2. (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation

1. surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible

1. not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety

2. causing distress or worry or anxiety

1. of or relating to epistemology

1. marked by refinement in taste and manners

2. having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

1. a change downward

1. a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)

1. a boy attending school

1. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

1. a socially prominent person

1. in an abundant manner

1. a nonparticipant spectator

1. someone who distills alcoholic liquors

1. the force by which bodies repel one another

2. intense aversion

1. not precise

1. cause to become alive again

2. restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state

1. brought under control and put to use

1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

2. any load that is difficult to carry

1. (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

1. a simple sugar found in lactose

1. the raw material that is required for some industrial process

1. held in check with difficulty

1. intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system

2. initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state

1. a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind

1. repetitive and persistent

2. demanding attention

1. (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

1. experienced at secondhand

2. occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function

1. a sudden inward collapse

2. the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant

1. the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor

1. (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature

2. covered with fine soft hairs or down

1. a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

1. someone indifferent to the busy world

2. a physicist who studies astronomy

1. a woman deacon

1. an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism

1. individually or separately

2. apart from others

1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

1. destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene

1. of or relating to baptism

1. factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry

1. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

1. adopting a vain conceited posture

1. act of reducing or depriving of arms

2. capable of allaying hostility

1. bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream

1. unintelligible talking

1. inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating

1. the property of being extremely abundant

1. someone who plays practical jokes on others

2. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

1. a woman sorcerer

1. perform without preparation

2. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand

1. being or suggesting a cavern

2. filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood

1. having no points scores

1. without offspring

1. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

1. belonging to some prior time

2. at a previous time

1. in the shape of a coil

1. (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired

2. enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips

1. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

1. any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage

1. having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid

2. a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles

1. the offspring who came first in the order of birth

2. first in order of birth

1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

2. a speech of violent denunciation

1. informal terms for insanity

2. the quality of being rash and foolish

1. elastic straps that hold trousers up

1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty

2. intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay

1. unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning

2. indistinctness of shape or character

1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

2. tamper, with the purpose of deception

1. not greedy

2. disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others

1. a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives

1. a disputant who advocates reform

2. favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

1. a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul

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

1. any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros

2. orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe

1. a person who induces hypnosis

1. a person who dissents from some established policy

2. someone who participates in a public display of group feeling

1. yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

2. dried root bark of the sassafras tree

1. a rapid mover; someone who scrambles

2. a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground

1. the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)

1. not desired

1. a very short skirt

1. of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects

1. a junction where one street or road crosses another

1. a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor

1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

1. an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year

1. make brighter and prettier

1. someone who attacks

1. of or relating to or involving vesicles

1. having a hardened crust as a covering

1. a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

1. (used informally) very large

1. aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles

1. a merchant who owns or manages a shop

1. not injured or harmed

1. not having opposition or an opponent

1. an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children)

1. a large entrance or reception room or area

2. any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)

1. a vertical well around which there is a stairway

1. the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)

2. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

1. a professional killer who uses a gun

2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

1. made sanitary

1. of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism

2. exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism

1. a remote and undeveloped area

1. call attention to

2. make public

1. an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

1. an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field

1. separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation

2. divide from the main body or mass and collect

1. dominance through threat of punishment and violence

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

1. being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym

1. an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

1. not excused

1. extremely small

1. recall the past

1. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

2. propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

1. a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher

1. a person who owns something

1. any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood

1. the reovirus causing infant enteritis

1. a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy

2. a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down

1. protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior

1. a removable fitted cloth covering for upholstered furniture

1. the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus

1. a remote and undeveloped area

1. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

2. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces

1. any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare

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

1. catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences

2. attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed

1. common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring

1. rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

1. a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence

1. someone who writes plays

1. free to go or do as one pleases

1. one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury

1. one who speaks in a whisper

1. the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind

2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere

1. (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure

1. any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone

1. a therapist who heals by the use of herbs

1. bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building

1. a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone

1. a relatively well-defined prevailing wind

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

1. the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

1. an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

1. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

2. become stable or more stable

1. a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics

1. relating to abdominal delivery

2. the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)

1. a redistribution of something

2. shuffling again

1. a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor

2. a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months

1. a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio)

1. an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents

2. a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material

1. lacking necessary force for effectiveness

2. lacking teeth

1. cause to suffer

1. excessively greedy and grasping

2. devouring or craving food in great quantities

1. wood in small pieces or splinters

1. sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises

1. a priest who hears confession and gives absolution

2. someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)

1. without aim; in an aimless manner

1. stem of a bean plant

1. of or relating to the records of a cadastre

1. full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will

1. add details to

2. be beautiful to look at

1. destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing

1. very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll

1. causing or able to cause nausea

2. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

1. a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air

1. the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

2. the combination of ideas into a complex whole

1. putting the wrong interpretation on

1. a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

1. transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat

1. a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution

1. capable of being insured or eligible to be insured

1. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

2. resistant to guidance or discipline

1. someone who has won a medal

2. (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament

1. totally perplexed and mixed up

2. be a mystery or bewildering to

1. a trap for catching mice

2. (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated

1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

2. primitive in customs and culture

1. fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit

1. blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease

1. relating to or affected by ischemia

1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

2. the act of giving something up

1. a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

1. relating to or containing or resembling silica

1. piety by virtue of being a godly person

1. someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

1. a brutal barbarous savage act

1. free of guilt; not subject to blame

1. someone who sells newspapers

1. the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

2. submission to others or to outside influences

1. failing to accomplish an intended result

2. (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn

1. intense aversion

1. affecting or influenced by the human mind

2. outside the sphere of physical science

1. a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth

1. the phenomena associated with volcanic activity

1. in need of repairs; in need of repair

1. resist or confront with resistance

2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

1. the property of being comparatively great in weight

2. persisting sadness

1. a state of anticipation of sexuality

2. the arousal of feelings of sexual desire

1. antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis

1. the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

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

1. in a vicious manner

1. a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)

1. a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments

1. spreading by diffusion

1. the property of making no sound

2. a state of peace and quiet

1. sponsor together with another sponsor

1. form into subdivisions

2. divide into smaller and smaller pieces

1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

2. purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

1. a small carved or molded figure

1. eminent beyond or above comparison

1. a conversation that spreads personal information about other people

1. the study or the use of symbols and symbolism

1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

2. a sparkling glittering particle

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

1. in a stylish manner

1. sharp piercing cry

2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time

1. the act of inducing hypnosis

1. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

1. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

2. free or remove obstruction from

1. a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove

2. any of several plants of the genus Digitalis

1. an inflammation of the kidney

1. a male elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns

1. telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand

1. produced without vibration of the vocal cords

2. deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote

1. clothing for the head

1. country or territory ruled by a sultan

1. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

2. an offensive disrespectful impudent act

1. lacking sufficient water or rainfall

1. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

2. extreme stinginess

1. an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

2. shoot beyond or over (a target)

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

1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

2. the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

1. (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer

2. a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food

1. a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

1. a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)

2. sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)

1. stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

1. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

2. providing privacy or seclusion

1. the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time

1. view the outline of by means of an X-ray

2. form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract

1. a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations

1. the class of peasants

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

1. a horse bred for racing

1. of extremely fine size or texture

2. excessively delicate or refined

1. a trait of dignified seriousness

2. a solemn and dignified feeling

1. a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop

2. a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections

1. the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war

1. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

2. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts

1. perceiving the significance of events before they occur

1. not embarrassed

1. a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose

1. someone who resides in the same house with you

1. not hurried or forced

2. not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

1. a chamber that is used as a grave

1. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

1. spreading by diffusion

1. thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil

1. reappear on the surface

2. cover with a new surface

1. bleeding from the nose

1. a method or system for improving the memory

1. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

2. a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

1. housing for a crankshaft

1. the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw

1. a whimsically eccentric person

2. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

1. electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion

2. a weight that balances another weight

1. despicably cowardly

1. a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)

2. (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity

1. a member of a military reserve

1. having a coating of stain or varnish

1. consisting of or divided into sections

1. free from blood or bloodshed

2. destitute of blood or apparently so

1. the work of a sailor

2. travel by water

1. in an egotistical manner

1. an area where a number of shrubs are planted

2. a collection of shrubs growing together

1. inflammation of the retina

1. vigorous and animated

1. (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed

1. become technologically advanced

2. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

1. having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune

2. containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody

1. colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno

1. a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light

1. farthest to the right

1. tending to occlude

2. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

1. a person who expects the worst

1. the person who delivers over or commits merchandise

1. a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

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

1. the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing

1. in a devious manner

1. sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)

1. a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus

2. a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence

1. formerly two short sleds coupled together

2. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

1. the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm

2. a farm together with its buildings

1. a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

1. of or relating to serology

1. pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surface

1. a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable

1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible

2. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

1. an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

1. another word for person; a person not meriting identification

2. a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

1. lacking a backbone or spinal column

2. lacking spiny processes

1. masonry done with stone

1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible

2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

1. not having enough money to pay for necessities

1. a failure to maintain a higher state

1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

2. to cause to separate and go in different directions

1. a fluent and prolific writer

1. perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in Northern Hemisphere; some in Africa and South America

1. heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)

1. stunningly beautiful

1. provoke or stir up

2. serve as the inciting cause of

1. having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will

1. lacking sincerity

1. a statement of fundamental facts or principles

2. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

1. without fault or error

1. a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown

2. a drink taken at sundown

1. related to or characterized by or given to atheism

2. rejecting any belief in gods

1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

2. move or swing from side to side regularly

1. an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.

1. any plant of the genus Veronica

1. go together

2. write a harmony for

1. rising again as to new life and vigor

1. a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant

1. open to or swept by wind

1. indulge in fantasies

2. portray in the mind

1. a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures

1. a specialist in urology

1. of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom

2. of smaller than atomic dimensions

1. a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs

1. a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines

2. an artist skilled at drawing

1. of or relating to or containing sulfur

1. a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism

1. a room in which things are stored

1. the study of the supernatural

2. a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control

1. easy to believe on the basis of available evidence

1. (of an image) not being in or brought into focus

2. not concentrated at one point or upon one objective

1. appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

2. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

1. inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis)

1. an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes

1. slow and laborious because of weight

2. having great mass and weight and unwieldiness